LUTHER COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT CLASS OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY
Commencement Ceremony Sunday, May 24, 2020 10 a.m. Virtual Celebration
W ELCO M E Jenifer K. Ward, president
I N V O C AT I O N Anne Edison-Albright, director of college ministries Ashalul Aden Anila Bano Malia Bennett
L I TA N Y O F M I S S I O N * Nana Anim Asante-Apeatu, International Students and Allies Association Shannon Baker, Focus student leader Darnelle Lyng, Black Student Union president Collin Zollinger, Student Senate president * The Litany of Mission incorporates themes from Luther’s Mission Statement; Rooted and Open: The Common Calling of the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU); wisdom from our namesake, Martin Luther; and scriptures and sacred texts from diverse cultures and faith traditions. The rich spectrum of faith traditions, core commitments, and beliefs represented in the Luther community help us embody our shared calling to be rooted and open as a community of faith and learning. Scriptures and sacred texts cited from the Holy Bible, New Revised Standard Version, and The Illustrated Book of Sacred Scriptures, Timothy Freke (Theosophical Publishing, 1998).
PROCES SION O F FL AGS representing the 27 countries of origin of graduating seniors
Afghanistan, Armenia, Barbados, Bosnia, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Egypt, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Somalia, South Africa, Thailand, Timor-Leste, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
LUT H ER COLLEGE CO N CERT BA N D “Festive Overture” Dmitri Shostakovich Joan deAlbuquerque, conductor
GR EE TIN G F RO M T H E BOA R D O F R EGEN TS Wendy Davidson ’92, chairperson, Board of Regents
P R E S E N TAT I O N O F T H E J E N S O N M E D A L Corey Landstrom, vice president and dean for student life
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P R E S E N TAT I O N O F C A N D I D AT E S AND CONFERRING OF DEGREES Kevin Kraus, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college Jenifer K. Ward
A LU M NI COU N CIL Willie ’84 and Denise (Davis) Davismckennie ’82, co-presidents, Alumni Council
LUT H ER STUD EN TS A N D A LU M NI “To Luther” Gustav B. Wollan, class of 1897 To Luther let us sing A joyous song of love and cheer. May our voices loudly ring In praise of Alma Mater dear. May our thoughts to thee oft turn When we’re absent far away. May we then sincerely yearn To return to thee someday.
C O L L E G I AT E C H O R A L E “More Than Enough” Susan LaBarr and Wendell Berry Jennaya Robison ’96, conductor
BENEDICTION Anne Edison-Albright
SENDING FORTH Luther College faculty and staff
LUT H ER COLLEGE SY M PHO N Y ORCH EST R A “Academic Festival Overture” Johannes Brahms Daniel Baldwin, conductor
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E L I Z A B E T H A . A N D PA U L G . J E N S O N M E D A L In affirmation of the Luther mission, the Elizabeth A. and Paul G. Jenson Medal is presented to an outstanding senior, selected by the graduating class, who best demonstrates the ideals of the college through service to students and to the college community. The Jenson Medal was established through an endowment gift from Luther alumni Elizabeth (Dybdal) ’49 and Paul Jenson ’48 of Vassalboro, Maine.
LU T H E R C O L L EG E BAC H ELO R O F A R T S D EG R EE Any student who aspires toward a bachelor of arts degree from Luther College must be formally admitted to the degree program by the Faculty Admissions Committee. To qualify for a degree, a student must earn at least 128 semester hours of credit at a level of proficiency specified by the faculty. Slightly more than one-third of these hours must be applied toward fulfillment of a system of general requirements determined by the faculty; slightly less than one-third must be applied toward fulfillment of requirements for a major prescribed by the faculty of a student’s major discipline; the remainder are considered elective hours, to be acquired in classes selected by the student in consultation with a faculty advisor. The registrar of the college reviews the academic records of all senior students to determine whether degree requirements have been fulfilled. The registrar then brings a roster of candidates before an assembly of department heads for their approval. The dean of the college, acting on behalf of the faculty, recommends to the Board of Regents that approved candidates be awarded the diploma. The president, by the authority vested in her by the Board of Regents, then confers the degree. Students who complete degree requirements with a cumulative grade point average of 3.90 and above are awarded the degree summa cum laude; those with an average of 3.70 to 3.899, magna cum laude; and those with an average of 3.50 to 3.699, cum laude.
ACADEMIC TR ADITION AND REGALIA Since 1866, when the eight members of Luther’s first graduating class were awarded their degrees, Luther College has conferred before today a total of 30,785 bachelor of arts degrees, 526 certificates in education, and 231 honorary degrees. Commencement exercises have been held successively in the chapel of the first Main Building, the frame gymnasium, C.K. Preus Gymnasium, Nustad Field, the Luther Field House, Carlson Stadium, and, as of today, across the country and around the globe. Luther College traces its academic lineage to the medieval University of Copenhagen, Denmark (founded 1479). Following the Reformation, Copenhagen was reorganized as a Lutheran university in 1537 by graduates of Wittenberg in Germany. At that time, the Copenhagen and Wittenberg faculties (including Martin Luther in Wittenberg) wore academic garb almost identical to what is worn today at Luther College. For more than 300 years, Copenhagen was the only university in Denmark and Norway. By 1811, the Royal Fredrik University had been established in Oslo, Norway, by graduates of Copenhagen. Fifty years later, in 1861, graduates of Royal Fredrik University established Luther College as the university’s first daughter institution in the New World. From the three items of academic attire—the cap, gown, and hood—it is possible to distinguish the institution from which the wearer graduated, the field of learning in which his or her degree was earned, and the level of degree—bachelor, master, or doctorate.
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The cap, originally round, is now a square black mortarboard, standard at most colleges and universities in the United States. Its distinguishing feature is the color of the tassel—black for holders of bachelor’s and master’s degrees, gold for doctoral degrees and the governing officers of educational institutions. The gown is also usually black, although the chief officers of many universities wear colored gowns, and several institutions have authorized doctoral gowns that embody the institution’s colors. The level of degree is indicated by the gown’s cut. The bachelor’s gown is full with a closed front and long, pointed sleeves. The master’s gown is open in the front with square-cut sleeves that reach nearly to the wearer’s knees. The doctoral gown is open in the front with velvet collar, front panels, and three bars on each sleeve. In the United States, the hood is the most distinctive feature of academic attire. The cape is worn at the back, suspended from the shoulders. The length of the hood and the width of the velvet border indicate the level of degree held. The length of the bachelor’s hood is three feet, and the velvet border is two inches. The hood for the master’s degree is three and one-half feet long with a three-inch border. The doctoral hood is four feet long, and the border five inches wide. The color of the hood’s velvet border indicates the field of learning in which the degree was earned. In assigning the distinctive colors, the Intercollegiate Commission retained many historical associations. The white border for arts and letters is taken from the white fur trim of the Oxford and Cambridge bachelor of arts hood. The royal purple of King’s Court signifies law. Blue, the color of wisdom and truth, signifies philosophy. The color chosen for the fine arts is brown; for music, pink; for science, gold; for business administration, drab; for education, light blue; for physical education, sage green; for divinity, scarlet; for economics, copper; for library science, lemon; for oratory (speech), silver green; for nursing, apricot; and for social work, citron. The hood’s lining indicates the university that conferred the degree through the use of the official colors of that institution. Luther College currently has chapters in several national and international honor societies. Honor society membership criteria are established by the national offices and local chapters. Some seniors inducted into honor societies wear honor cords or stoles representing their membership. The honor societies, academic discipline, and representative colors are Phi Beta Kappa (liberal arts—pink and sky blue), Lambda Alpha (anthropology—blue and yellow), Chi Alpha Sigma (athletics—black and gold), Beta Beta Beta (biology—red and green), Eta Sigma Phi (classics— purple and gold), Lambda Pi Eta (communication studies—gold or red and white), Omicron Delta Epsilon (economics—royal blue and yellow), Sigma Tau Delta (English—cardinal and black), Pi Delta Phi (French—blue, white, and red), Delta Phi Alpha (German—black, red, and gold), Phi Alpha Theta (history—madonna red and blue), Alpha Mu Alpha (marketing—red), Pi Mu Epsilon (mathematics—violet, gold, and lavender), Pi Kappa Lambda (music—gold and white), Sigma Pi Sigma (physics—green and ivory), Pi Sigma Alpha (political science—red, white, and black), Psi Chi (psychology—blue and gold), Phi Alpha (social work—royal blue and light gold), and Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish—red and yellow). A variety of other groups award stoles for nonacademic recognition. The list above includes academic honors only.
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C A N D I D AT E S F O R B A C H E L O R O F A R T S D E G R E E MIA NATIVIDAD ABCEJO** Nursing Rochester, Minnesota
ANDREW PAUL AVILA Elementary Education Minneapolis, Minnesota
IAN MCKAY ADAMS History Minneapolis, Minnesota
CHRIS BADE Social Work Maplewood, Minnesota
JACK ADAMS History Mount Prospect, Illinois
ALEXIS BAHR Music Waukon, Iowa
ASHALUL ADEN Political Science, Religion Rochester, Minnesota
JORDAN BAKER Management Tracy, California
MADELINE AJACK* Religion Waukesha, Wisconsin
SHANNON ELSIE BAKER Summa cum laude English, Spanish Duluth, Minnesota
JENNA ALAINA ALSVIG Psychology Plano, Illinois
ANILA BANO Biology, Psychology Gilgit, Pakistan
WAYLON ALVARADO Biology La Crosse, Wisconsin
MONICA BARRON Music Munster, Indiana
ALEC DUANE ANDERSON Computer Science Rochester, Minnesota
VITOR BARTOLOMEU CANTINI* Management Rio, Brazil
EMILY ANDERSON Summa cum laude English Saint Paul, Minnesota
ANNA KATHLEEN BARTON Political Science Eagan, Minnesota
MAGDELINE ANDERSON Magna cum laude Biology Saint Peter, Minnesota
GARRET HUNTER BAUMLER Cum laude Music Decorah, Iowa
MEGHAN ANDERSON Communication Studies Des Moines, Iowa
PATRICK BEATTY Management Spring Hill, Florida
NANA ANIM ASANTE-APEATU Physical Education Accra, Ghana
CHLOE BARBARA BECK Magna cum laude Data Science Rockford, Minnesota
*Completed graduation requirements in January 2020 **Completed graduation requirements in December 2019 ***Completed graduation requirements in May 2019 Graduation requirements pending for remaining candidates. This list of graduates and their honors was compiled May 8. Some changes in the honors listing and the intended dates of graduation may have occurred in the final weeks of the semester.
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JOHN BENDT Music Hudson, Wisconsin
JACEY BURNS Nursing Beloit, Wisconsin
MALIA BENNETT Social Work Orono, Minnesota
EMMA CLAIRE BUSCH Cum laude English New Prague, Minnesota
JENA LESLIE BENSON Summa cum laude Biology Spring Grove, Minnesota
BEN CADY Mathematics/Statistics Prior Lake, Minnesota
SANNA KATHLEEN BERDAHL Summa cum laude Social Work Duluth, Minnesota
SAMUEL CAMACHO Health Sylmar, California BETHANY CARLSON Music Circle Pines, Minnesota
ELIZABETH BERG English Rosemount, Minnesota
LINNEA MARGARET CARLSON Management Decorah, Iowa
LUKE BERKLEY Music Owatonna, Minnesota
MEGAN CARMEAN Nursing Leonore, Illinois
RUPAK BHATT Economics, Philosophy Kathmandu, Nepal GRANT BLISS History Rockford, Illinois
JESSICA SARA CARPENTER Magna cum laude Elementary Education Cedar Rapids, Iowa
KYLE A. BODE Chemistry Corcoran, Minnesota
KELSEY CHANG Elementary Education Plymouth, Minnesota
KATHERINE FAE BOUSKA Cum laude Biology Iowa City, Iowa
JORGE CHAVEZ Biology Saint Charles, Minnesota JACKSON CHARLES CHURCHILL Summa cum laude Music Duluth, Minnesota
LAUREN MARIE BRISTOL Summa cum laude Nursing Northfield, Minnesota MICHAEL BULLOCK Nursing Long Valley, New Jersey
JANE ALEXANDRA CLARE Cum laude Religion Palm Desert, California
EMMY ROSE BUNTROCK Cum laude Elementary Education Rochester, Minnesota
HANNAH CLARK Cum laude Biology Mount Vernon, Iowa
JOSHUA BURNIECE Music Burnsville, Minnesota
ABIGAIL MARIE CORNEJO Elementary Education Palatine, Illinois
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COLIN COSGROVE Cum laude Music River Falls, Wisconsin
ELIZABETH EDLUND Magna cum laude Biology Carver, Minnesota
MARSHALL CREECH Environmental Studies Marion, Iowa
JOSEPH EDWARDS Management Wesley Chapel, Florida
TOMAS DANDAS Art Teplice, Czech Republic
GUNNAR LEE DILLON EHLERS Music, Russian Studies Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
BENJAMIN MARK DAVIDSON Summa cum laude Physics Onalaska, Wisconsin
MAXWELL ENESS Magna cum laude Environmental Studies, Philosophy Ames, Iowa
HUNTER DECMAN Accounting Rockford, Illinois
SIMON ENGSTLER Data Science Fountain City, Wisconsin
DANIEL DEJAPIN Social Work Manila, Philippines
ABRAM ESPE Environmental Studies Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
MICHAELA RAE DELZER Management Edgerton, Wisconsin
ABBIGAIL FAHRENKAMP Cum laude Mathematics, Physics Waconia, Minnesota
NAT DENPONGPAN Computer Science Bangkok, Thailand
MORGAN AMELIA FANNING Music, Theatre Saint Charles, Illinois
ELIZABETH DEPRENGER Management Iowa City, Iowa
MASSI FAQIRI Computer Science, Management Kabul, Afghanistan
HOLLY DE SERANO Cum laude Management, Psychology Grinnell, Iowa
KEENAN FELDPAUSCH Health Eldridge, Iowa
MAIJA DIAMOND Environmental Studies Everett, Washington
BAILEY FIELDS Theatre Mantorville, Minnesota
MARTIN DONOVAN Cum laude Political Science Minneapolis, Minnesota
TAYLOR FISHWILD Communication Studies Maquoketa, Iowa MACKENZIE FLAHERTY English, Social Work Galesville, Wisconsin
ELISABETH DO ROSÁRIO VICENTE Magna cum laude Data Science, Economics Dili, Timor-Leste
MARY KATHERINE FLAHERTY** Music Sycamore, Illinois
SARAH EACHUS* Psychology Waterloo, Iowa
BRETT FLEMING Chemistry Red Wing, Minnesota
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MADELEINE FLOM-STAAB Cum laude German, Psychology Saint Paul, Minnesota
MELANIE BETH GOSSMAN Summa cum laude Accounting, Management Decorah, Iowa
LUKE FORSBERG* Cum laude Environmental Studies Plymouth, Minnesota
KELLY KATHLEEN GRBA Magna cum laude Music Bolingbrook, Illinois
CARTER FRITZ Psychology Minnesota City, Minnesota
BROOKE MARIE GREENWOOD Health Mason City, Iowa
MEREDITH SOPHIA GADE Cum laude Nursing Rochester, Minnesota
EMBER GRIEBLING Psychology Red Wing, Minnesota ABIGAIL R. GRINAGER Dance, Psychology Sioux Falls, South Dakota
EVELYN AMES SCHWARTZ GALSTAD Magna cum laude Music, Nordic Studies Iowa City, Iowa
HANNAH ELISE GROSS Nordic Studies, Social Work Sioux City, Iowa
PATRICK GARIN Computer Science Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
KIRA NICOLLE GUETSCHOW* Magna cum laude Mathematics/Statistics La Crosse, Wisconsin
ABIGAIL GEHRINGER Psychology Indianola, Iowa
ERIN MARY HAEFNER Music Byron, Minnesota
KLARISSA GEIGER Magna cum laude Biology Golden Valley, Minnesota
COYA HALL Cum laude Nursing Minneapolis, Minnesota
KAILEY GERING Magna cum laude Music Waunakee, Wisconsin
LAURA HAMILTON Magna cum laude Biology Chanhassen, Minnesota
RAELEN GIPPLE Psychology Columbus Junction, Iowa
AIMEE ELIZABETH HAMPTON Summa cum laude Music Montevideo, Minnesota
GRETCHEN GLICK Cum laude Elementary Education Galena, Illinois
KRISTEN HANSEN Magna cum laude Women and Gender Studies Oronoco, Minnesota
MEGAN NANCY JOY GMITRO** Cum laude History Naperville, Illinois
MERETTA HANSON Magna cum laude Neuroscience Owatonna, Minnesota
ANNALISE GOODELL German, History Augusta, Wisconsin
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PAIGE HANSSEN Health, Physical Education Eldridge, Iowa
PHUONG ANH HOANG Summa cum laude Accounting, Mathematics/Statistics Hanoi, Vietnam
MATTHEW HARPER Cum laude Music Coralville, Iowa
KARINA HOFF Summa cum laude Computer Science, Nordic Studies Hortonville, Wisconsin
ELLEN HARVEY Nursing Stillwater, Minnesota
KATHERINE HOFFMAN Psychology Cannon Falls, Minnesota
MARYA HAUGLAND Music Waconia, Minnesota
TYLER HOFFMANN Management, Political Science Watertown, Wisconsin
SOPHIA HAUGLAND Cum laude Elementary Education, Spanish Waconia, Minnesota
RYAN HOLLIBAUGH Health Grinnell, Iowa
GABRIEL HAUPTS Nursing Martensdale, Iowa
ANN HOLMES** Summa cum laude Biology Rochester, Minnesota
WINTER HAWLEY Political Science Decorah, Iowa
BRITA HOLMLUND Nursing Chicago, Illinois
MIRANDA KAY HEAGNEY Music Warren, Illinois
SARAH GRACE HOLTZ Summa cum laude Communication Studies Austin, Minnesota
BRANDON HEILSKOV Management Ankeny, Iowa
CLAIRE MARIE MORKEN HONL** Summa cum laude Nursing Denver, Colorado
MADILYN HEINKE Cum laude Physics, Visual Communication Seymour, Wisconsin
VICTORIA HORNBY Music South Saint Paul, Minnesota
ELISSA HEMKER Cum laude Elementary Education Winona, Minnesota
GRAHAM HOSHAW** Biology Polk City, Iowa
SAVANNA HENTHORN Management Beloit, Wisconsin
GRACE O’MALLEY HUBER Summa cum laude Music, Theatre Iowa City, Iowa
HERIK HERNANDEZ-ORTIZ Communication Studies, Visual Communication Grinnell, Iowa
ANNA HUG Magna cum laude Music Roseville, Minnesota
AUBREY HIGHUM Cum laude Biology Waseca, Minnesota
MONTANA ROSE JACKSON Philosophy Plymouth, Minnesota
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BEN JASPER Data Science, Economics Minneapolis, Minnesota
TYLER KAIN Cum laude Mathematics, Physics Owatonna, Minnesota
ALEX JENDERSEE Psychology New Prague, Minnesota
MITCHELL BRIAN KALESO Chemistry Shawasha Hills, Harare, Zimbabwe
SARAH JENNINGS International Studies Wabeno, Wisconsin
JAMES KAPPUS Management Tennessee Colony, Texas
COLE JENSEN English West Des Moines, Iowa
BIRUK KASSAHUN Computer Science Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
TRE JENSEN Physical Education Granada, Colorado
JOSEPH KEELEY* Magna cum laude History, Political Science Eden Prairie, Minnesota
ANNIKA JOHNSON Communication Studies Saint Peter, Minnesota
CARA KEITH Cum laude English, Visual Communication Prior Lake, Minnesota
BROOKE DANIELLE IRELAND JOHNSON Cum laude Biology Oakdale, Minnesota
BENJAMIN KELLER Communication Studies Vadnais Heights, Minnesota
DACODA JOHNSON Art Harmony, Minnesota
LAUREN KELLER Elementary Education Rochester, Minnesota
EMMA JOHNSON International Studies, Spanish Minneapolis, Minnesota
KATHARINE KENNEDY Elementary Education Chaska, Minnesota
ERIK JOHNSON Political Science Decorah, Iowa
COLLIN PATRICK KERN Summa cum laude Political Science Bloomington, Minnesota
IRIS CÄZILIA JOHNSON Art Rock Island, Illinois KELBY JOHNSON Health Lakeville, Minnesota
SHAUBHAGYA KHADKA** Cum laude Biology Kathmandu, Nepal
LILLY JOHNSON* Summa cum laude Biology Minnetrista, Minnesota
KARISSA LOUISE KIME Magna cum laude Communication Studies Stewartville, Minnesota
STEPHANIE JOAN KAARE Elementary Education Eden Prairie, Minnesota
CHRISTIAN KIRKER Management Palmetto, Florida
CASSIDY LYNN KAHL** Management Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
GILLIAN KYRA KLEIN Cum laude English Ames, Iowa
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KIMBERLY KLEVE Physical Education Clermont, Iowa
KELSEY KRUSE Nursing Decorah, Iowa
BENJAMIN KLIMESH Management Spillville, Iowa
MARISSA KRUSE Magna cum laude English Caledonia, Minnesota
VINH KLINZING Cum laude English Elko New Market, Minnesota
MADELINE KUEHN Magna cum laude Computer Science, Mathematics Plato, Minnesota
ILSA FEDELER KNIVSLAND Cum laude Nursing Cedar Falls, Iowa
JONATHAN KUEHNER Neuroscience Cedar Falls, Iowa
JP KNUTSON Management Northfield, Minnesota
IAN KUYKENDALL Accounting, Management Tampa, Florida
RACHEL KOLLER Magna cum laude Biology Worthington, Minnesota
QUON MICHAEL LAMBERT Management Apollo Beach, Florida COLIN LANE Cum laude Communication Studies West Des Moines, Iowa
KHWANHATAI PLOY KONGKAPETCH Social Work Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand KILEY ELIZABETH KOREY English Tiskilwa, Illinois
JOSEPHINE LANGE Cum laude Communication Studies Chaska, Minnesota
BENJAMIN KOTTKE Cum laude Biology Saint Paul, Minnesota
RILEY LANNON Summa cum laude Russian Studies Woodbury, Minnesota
SAM KOTTKE Summa cum laude English Wayzata, Minnesota
MEGAN L APLANTE Nursing Chatfield, Minnesota
MORGAN KRANZ Magna cum laude Management, Psychology Sauk Centre, Minnesota
HANS RICHARD LARSON Data Science Stillwater, Minnesota NOAH SCOTT LAUER Music Cedar Rapids, Iowa
MADELINE GRACE KROEGER** Summa cum laude Chemistry Eldridge, Iowa
ABBY C. L EBLANC Elementary Education Saint Paul, Minnesota
CALEB KRUCKENBERG Biology Garrison, Iowa
FAYE LEE Cum laude International Studies Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ALAYNA KRUEGER** Nursing Menomonie, Wisconsin
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LAURA LEHMAN Social Work Minneapolis, Minnesota
ANNA LUBER Anthropology, Classics Peosta, Iowa
MATTHEW JAMES LEO LENSING English, German Mason City, Iowa
JACK LUNDERBY International Studies, Spanish Northfield, Minnesota
LAUREN LEONARD Environmental Studies Gravette, Arkansas
MCKENZIE KAYE MAIJALA LUNDQUIST Elementary Education Prior Lake, Minnesota
EVAN CHRISTIAN LIEBER Economics Colorado Springs, Colorado
SHANNON LUNN** Cum laude Nursing Rosemount, Minnesota
DEREK LIN Magna cum laude English Ames, Iowa
LINH LUONG Neuroscience La Crosse, Wisconsin
MICHAELA SERENE LINDEMANN** Cum laude Chemistry Plymouth, Minnesota
DARNELLE LYNG History Blaine, Minnesota NOAH MADRYGA Athletic Training Bella Vista, Arkansas
VERA LINDHORST Cum laude Biology Saint Cloud, Minnesota
ABBIE JO MADSON Magna cum laude Physical Education Delano, Minnesota
JENA LISOWSKI Magna cum laude English, Political Science Winona, Minnesota
MARIA MAGUIÑA Management Decorah, Iowa
EVAN LOBDELL Summa cum laude Communication Studies, English Sterling, Illinois
ERIK MANDSAGER Magna cum laude English Northfield, Minnesota
GAVIN LOCHTEFELD Computer Science Kenosha, Wisconsin
NOAH MANKE Music Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
IZZI LOCKHEIMER TOSO English Plymouth, Minnesota
SABRINA LYNN MARKEN Social Work Ossian, Iowa
JOHN LOF Political Science Grinnell, Iowa
MADELINE MARKET** Nursing Lakeville, Minnesota
ISAAC LOGEMAN** Magna cum laude Mathematics Saint Cloud, Minnesota
MICHAEL WILLIAM MARTIN** Economics Iowa City, Iowa
COLTEN L. LOWLEY Accounting, Management Jeddito, Arizona
SAMSON MASANGA Computer Science Nairobi, Kenya
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DZENITA MASIC** Philosophy Kladanj, Bosnia-Herzegovina
HARRY MERZ Magna cum laude Political Science Auckland, New Zealand
SYDNEY MAULE* Magna cum laude Data Science, Mathematics/Statistics Appleton, Wisconsin
KEATON SULLIVAN MEYER Management Decorah, Iowa
NOAH HANDLEY MAYER Chemistry Trempealeau, Wisconsin
STEPHANIE ANN MEYER Biology Kasson, Minnesota
TIMOTHY MAYNARD Biology Bridgetown, Barbados
CASSANDRA MICHEL Magna cum laude Elementary Education Littleton, Colorado
CONNOR LOWELL MCBRIDE Magna cum laude Accounting Saint Louis Park, Minnesota
ANDREW MILLÁN Cum laude Data Science, Spanish Plymouth, Minnesota
DEREK SCOTT MCCREADY Psychology Saint Charles, Minnesota
NKOSI MNGOMEZULU Data Science Ezulwini, Eswatini
LINDSAY MCFARLAND Cum laude Neuroscience Lakeville, Minnesota
FEZILE MNISI Art Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland)
BRIANA MCGRANE Magna cum laude Music Plymouth, Minnesota
ALEXANDER MOE Biology Richfield, Minnesota HUNTER MOORE Music Cedar Rapids, Iowa
SEAN MCKENZIE Magna cum laude Environmental Studies, Political Science Des Moines, Iowa
MARIA MORALES Communication Studies Storm Lake, Iowa
WES MCNEESE Management DeForest, Wisconsin
SAMANTHA PAIGE MORGAN Neuroscience Monroe Center, Illinois
TYLER MENEGAY History Ankeny, Iowa
LOGAN HARRY MORRISION Physical Education White Bear Lake, Minnesota
MARA MCARTHUR MERGENS Cum laude Environmental Studies Saint Paul, Minnesota
THOMAS MORRISON Art Long Lake, Minnesota
AMANDA MERTENS Biology Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
SAMUEL MOYER Cum laude Data Science, Mathematics/Statistics Albert Lea, Minnesota
ELLIS MERTENS Music Grinnell, Iowa
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ROBERT MULLER Summa cum laude Biblical Languages, Religion Urbandale, Iowa
EMILY KATHRYN OLSON Cum laude Nursing Grafton, Wisconsin
ANNELISE RULON MYERS Magna cum laude German Charlottesville, Virginia
JACK R. OLSON Art Milan, Minnesota LAURA OLSON Mathematics Webster, Minnesota
ALECSANDAR NATANSON Psychology Verona, Wisconsin
MAREN OLSON Sociology Great Falls, Montana
LEO NAUGHTON HERBACH Philosophy Minneapolis, Minnesota
SAMUEL OLSON** Computer Science Circle Pines, Minnesota
REBEKAH RUTH NESTINGEN Anthropology Evergreen, Colorado COLE LLOYD NEVEL** Nursing Brooklyn, Wisconsin
GRACE ONSRUD Cum laude Political Science Minneapolis, Minnesota
SAI OO HSENG NGIN Management Mongpan, Myanmar
DARCY O’REGAN English Serena, Illinois
MINH ANH NGUYEN Cum laude Philosophy Ha Long, Vietnam
AHMAD OSMAN Magna cum laude Computer Science, Data Science Cairo, Egypt
KATIE NIKCEVICH History Duluth, Minnesota
TRENT OSTBY Management Morris, Minnesota
MORGAN NINER Cum laude Anthropology, French Indianola, Iowa
KAILEE PAAL Cum laude Social Work Prior Lake, Minnesota
VIOLA NIYIZIGAMA International Studies Marion, Iowa
BISHAL PARAJULI Art, Biology Kathmandu, Nepal
LAURA NOVOTNY Nursing Rochester, Minnesota
KATELIN ROSE PARKINSON Cum laude Music Freeport, Illinois
HAWI NAOMI NYIERA Chemistry Nairobi, Kenya
SIMON PARRIS Computer Science Bridgetown, Barbados
ALEC OLSON Nursing Lakeville, Minnesota
HANNAH PERENDY Magna cum laude Nursing Eagan, Minnesota
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ANTHONY RAMÓN PÉREZ SOTO Political Science, German Puntarenas, Costa Rica
PRINCESS RAMABELE Nursing Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa
THOMAS PERKINS Music Kenosha, Wisconsin
PHILLIP RAMSEY Computer Science San Diego, California
MICHAEL MATTHEW PETERSEN Psychology Crystal Lake, Illinois
SAMANTHA RANNEY Cum laude Nursing Brookfield, Wisconsin
ANNA PETERSON Magna cum laude Computer Science La Crescent, Minnesota
ALEC RANUM Religion Starbuck, Minnesota
KENDRA PETERSON Music Vinton, Iowa
AUSTIN REESE Cum laude Computer Science, Data Science Lakeville, Minnesota
THU PHAM Magna cum laude Data Science Bien Hoa, Vietnam
IJU REGMI International Studies Dailekh, Nepal
MICHAELA PHILLIPS Magna cum laude Music Western Springs, Illinois
NOAH REISDORFF* Music Gretna, Nebraska TANNER REISING Accounting Oelwein, Iowa
TREVOR CHRISTIAN PHILLIPS Summa cum laude Biology Decorah, Iowa
SHIANNE RESCHKE Religion Westby, Wisconsin
DAVID PONTIUS Biology Woodbury, Minnesota
FRANCES SZWEDA RHODES Neuroscience Garmisch, Germany
MICHAEL ALOYSIUS POVEY Communication Studies Orangevale, California
CIARA RICE** Cum laude Nursing Plymouth, Minnesota
AUSTIN POWELL Communication Studies Whitehall, Wisconsin
EMILY MERIETTA RILEY Music La Crescent, Minnesota
LUTHER JOHN PRESTEMON Cum laude Biology Northfield, Minnesota
ANGELIQUE RIVERA Management Chicago, Illinois
TYLER RILEY PRIVIA Music Underwood, Iowa
CONNOR KENNETH ROISUM Communication Studies Stoughton, Wisconsin
LANE EARL RAHLF Communication Studies Decorah, Iowa
SERENA ROLLAND Chemistry Burnsville, Minnesota
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KAYLA ROSS Health, Physical Education Coon Rapids, Minnesota
KYLE SCHNOBRICH Management Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
MADELEINE ROSS Social Work Wayzata, Minnesota
CHRIS SCHRAMM** Nursing Hillsboro, Oregon
ANNA RUBLE Magna cum laude Computer Science, Visual Communication West Des Moines, Iowa
JAMISON SCHUH Cum laude Accounting Plymouth, Minnesota
MCKENNA RUCHTI Elementary Education Kenosha, Wisconsin
NATHAN SCHULTE Cum laude Computer Science, Management Cedar Rapids, Iowa
BRENNEN RUSSELL Biology Austin, Minnesota
RACHEL LYN SCHUNDER Cum laude Health West Hartford, Connecticut
HAILEY MARIE SANCHEZ Biology Denver, Colorado
ANNIE SEE Social Work Mount Vernon, Iowa
ANNIKA SANDFORD** Magna cum laude Nursing Minnetonka, Minnesota
MORGAN SEEMANN Magna cum laude Art Waterloo, Iowa
ABIGAIL SANER Summa cum laude Music Onalaska, Wisconsin
TYLER SEFRIED Psychology Lodi, California
MARRI SAUNDERS Summa cum laude Elementary Education, Spanish Waconia, Minnesota
GRACE KATHERINE SEILER Cum laude Physics Van Meter, Iowa
ALEXANDER SCHAEFFER Biology New Prague, Minnesota
ALIX SHARP Summa cum laude Biology Iowa City, Iowa
NICHOLAS SCHANSTRA Management Rockford, Illinois
CASEY SHAW Management, Music Spencer, Wisconsin
JACOB SCHMIDT Music Janesville, Wisconsin
LINDSEY SHELDON Summa cum laude Music Davenport, Iowa
VAUGHAN CHRISTIAN SCHMIDT Art Preston, Minnesota
ASIA KOFO SHITTU** Nursing Chicago, Illinois
LENA SCHMITT Biology Apple Valley, Minnesota
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NDALOYENKHOSI WILSON SIBANDZE Accounting Manzini, Kingdom of eSwatini
SAMUEL STAHL Accounting Minneapolis, Minnesota
MEGHAN SICKEL Anthropology, Biology Lakeville, Minnesota
MATTHEW STAVER Environmental Studies Bloomington, Illinois
HALLIE CHRISTINE SIMON Cum laude Music Saint Paul, Minnesota
MARIN KAY STELLNER Summa cum laude Social Work Byron, Minnesota
JOSÉ PEDRO SIMON Nursing Montevideo, Uruguay
HANNAH STENOIEN Communication Studies, Political Science Eden Prairie, Minnesota
MIKAYEL SIMONYAN Art Ijevan, Republic of Armenia
TERYN KATHRYN STIEFEL* Nursing, Psychology Warren, Illinois
GRACE MARIE SIMPSON Summa cum laude Music Menomonie, Wisconsin
NICOLE STIER** Nursing Hastings, Minnesota EMILY STIFTER Magna cum laude French, Music River Falls, Wisconsin
JULIA SIMPSON Dance, Theatre Osseo, Wisconsin LUKE SINCLAIR Environmental Studies, Political Science Carlisle, Iowa
KELSEY STINE Magna cum laude Accounting Mason City, Iowa
SAM SIXTA Computer Science Altoona, Iowa
BRENNAN STRAIN Environmental Studies Byron, Minnesota
BEN SIZELOVE Cum laude Data Science Grayslake, Illinois
OZVALDO IVAAN SUAREZ Spanish Dos Palos, California
ROBERT JAMES SMEDSRUD Management Decorah, Iowa
DANIEL SUHR Magna cum laude Computer Science Altoona, Iowa
MERRSADIZ SMITH English Waterloo, Iowa
LAUREN ELIZABETH SUMMERS** Nursing Rockford, Illinois
PEDER SMITH Magna cum laude Management, Nordic Studies Baxter, Minnesota
SARA MICHELLE SURI Accounting, Biology Deerfield, Illinois
AMBER LYNN SORENSON Cum laude Communication Studies Newton, Iowa
JAMIE FRANKLIN SWARTLEY Cum laude Music Cedar Falls, Iowa
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JOSHUA TANK Biology Hastings, Minnesota
AUSTIN UETZ Summa cum laude Computer Science, Data Science Minneapolis, Minnesota
TAMAR TEDLA Social Work Saint Paul, Minnesota
DIRK ALLEN UMBANHOWAR Cum laude Communication Studies, Political Science Dennison, Minnesota
EMMA TEWES Cum laude Music Albert Lea, Minnesota
MAYA SOPHIA UPTON Nursing Houston, Minnesota
JORDAN TIDWELL Management Wauconda, Illinois
JADA ANNE VANDEN BRINK Athletic Training Decorah, Iowa
NOAH PHILIP LORENZ TIEGS Summa cum laude Spanish, Theatre Coralville, Iowa
BRYN VANZEE Art Madelia, Minnesota
PAIGE TIMMERMAN Nursing Cedar Rapids, Iowa
TRAVIS VARGAS Management Sparks, Nevada
EMILY TOENSING* Magna cum laude History Centerville, Minnesota
LAUREN VOIGT Accounting, Management Saint Louis Park, Minnesota ANTON JAMES WACHMANN Environmental Studies, Music Waverly, Iowa
MORGAN TOWNE Accounting Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
CALLI JO WAGNER Accounting Winona, Minnesota
RACHEL TRAUTMANN Cum laude Elementary Education Holmen, Wisconsin
EVAN WALKER History Minneapolis, Minnesota
CHARLES TROMBLEY Social Work Eagan, Minnesota
CHRISTINE WATTERMANN*** Cum laude Sociology Savage, Minnesota
CASSIDY JO TRUSSONI History Genoa, Wisconsin
HUNTER JAMES WEAVER Management Loganton, Pennsylvania
EMILY TURNER Art Shoreview, Minnesota
COLIN WEBER Summa cum laude Mathematics, Physics Rochester, Minnesota
JORDANNE TWIGG Cum laude Biology Eldridge, Iowa
ELISE WEBER Summa cum laude Biology, Psychology Rochester, Minnesota
BRADY JAMES UEKERT English Mosinee, Wisconsin
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KENDRA WEIRENS Biology Woodbury, Minnesota
HANNAH MICHELLE WOLLACK Psychology Madison, Wisconsin
BLAKE JOHNATHON WEITZEL Music Mason City, Iowa
SAM WOOLLUMS Magna cum laude Computer Science, Data Science Wayzata, Minnesota
JOHANNA WELTER Magna cum laude Nursing Eden Prairie, Minnesota
SARAH MARIE WYATT Cum laude Elementary Education East Bethel, Minnesota
ADAM DAVID WEST Biology North Liberty, Iowa
KATHRYN ELLYN WYRE Magna cum laude Classics, Music Newton, Iowa
CALEB SHAW WEST Communication Studies Golden Valley, Minnesota
SIYUAN XUAN Management Shanghai, China
KATHERINE WESTON Summa cum laude Mathematics/Statistics Cedar Rapids, Iowa
APRIL YELICH Magna cum laude Accounting Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
RAYMOND WHITLOCK Management Saint Louis Park, Minnesota
PAIGE YONTZ* Cum laude Accounting, Management Urbandale, Iowa
BRIANNA WILHELMY** Cum laude Nursing Maple Grove, Minnesota
WARSAN MOHAMED YUSUF Elementary Education Hargeisa, Somalia
AUSTIN WILLHITE Music Buffalo Lake, Minnesota
LILY ZARECKY English Colorado Springs, Colorado
ANNE ELISE WILSON Religion Zumbrota, Minnesota
TYLER ZEIMET* Summa cum laude Psychology Davenport, Iowa
EMMA WINGAD Cum laude Accounting Eagan, Minnesota
ZACHARY ZIARNIK Summa cum laude Anthropology Barrington, Illinois
LEAH WITTENBERG Music Saint Hilaire, Minnesota
ADAM ZIEBOL Nursing Lakeville, Minnesota
ALAINA WITTIG Spanish Green Bay, Wisconsin
COLLIN MATTHEW ZOLLINGER Political Science Sterling, Illinois
SUSAN WOLD Environmental Studies Sheridan, Wyoming
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