The One Hundred and Seventy-Sixth Year
COMMENCEMENT Class of 2023
UNDERGRADUATE CEREMONIES AND GRADUATE SCHOOL CEREMONY
SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 2023
Memorial Stadium, Westerville, OH
Undergraduate Commencement
Cheryl L. Herbert Chair, Board of Trustees
John L. Comerford President
Commencement Concert.............................................................................. Otterbein University Wind Ensemble
All ceremony music was previously recorded and curated by Michael S. Yonchak, Associate Professor of Music
Processional Crown Imperial ............................................. Performed by the Otterbein College Wind Ensemble (William Walton/trans. W.J. Duthoit)
Conducted by Gary R. Tirey H’90 from Otterbein College Bands: Traditions, 2002
Welcome Cheryl L. Herbert Chair, Board of Trustees
* Invocation 9:30 a.m.
Jennifer Bechtold Assistant Provost and Executive Director, Student Success and Career Development 1:30 p.m. ..........................................................................................................................Denise Hatter-Fisher Professor, Department of Psychology
Class Greeting 9:30 a.m. ...........................................................................................................................
Madelyn Nelson ’23 Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations
1:30 p.m. .............................................................................................................................
Timmy Wotring ’23 Bachelor of Arts in Communications Studies and Public Relations
Conferring of Honorary Degree............................................................................................
John L. Comerford President
Wendy Sherman Heckler
Provost and Senior Vice President
Cheryl L. Herbert Chair, Board of Trustees
Jonathan Hargis ’79
Doctor of Humane Letters
Commencement Address 9:30 a.m.
Senator Rob Portman
Doctor of Public Service
Jonathan Hargis ’79
Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Charter Communications 1:30 p.m. .........................................................................................................................
Senator Rob Portman
Former United States Senator, Ohio
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Undergraduate Commencement
Conferring of Undergraduate Degrees in Course ...............................................................John L. Comerford President
Wendy Sherman Heckler
Provost and Senior Vice President
Graduates announced by: .................................................................................................................................................. Andrew P. Mills
Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy and Religion
Bachelor of Arts • Bachelor of Science • Bachelor of Science in Education • Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Music • Bachelor of Music Education • Bachelor of Fine Arts
Presentation of Emeriti
1:30 p.m.
Wendy Sherman Heckler
Provost and Senior Vice President
Concluding Remarks John L. Comerford President
* Benediction
9:30 a.m. Nick Wile ’23 Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
1:30 p.m...................................................................................................................................Zoya Bokhari ’23 Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management
* Otterbein Love Song
(Glenn Grant Grabill ’1900 and Celia Ihrig Grabill H’64/arr. by Kris A. Lehman ’81)
9:30 a.m. ...................................................................................................................... Led by Bri Mitchell ’23 Bachelor of Arts in Music
1:30 p.m. ....................................................................................................................Led by John Graham ’23 Bachelor of Music Education
Recessional Sine Nomine...................................................Performed by the Otterbein College Wind Ensemble by Ralph Vaughan Williams (arr. Alfred Reed)
Conducted by Gary R. Tirey H’90 from Otterbein College Bands: Traditions, 2002
* Please stand as able.
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Undergraduate Speakers
9:30 a.m. Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
Jonathan Hargis ’79
Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Charter Communications
Jonathan Hargis ’79 graduated from Otterbein with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and went on to become the top marketing executive at a Fortune 100 company. Hargis was executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Charter Communications from 2012-2022, when he retired. In that role, he was responsible for customer relationship growth and revenue for the $51 billion company, which employs 25,000 sales and marketing professionals. He also developed and launched the new Spectrum brand.
Prior to joining Charter, Hargis was executive vice president, marketing for Cablevision Systems Corporation, where he worked from 2000-2012. He started his career at AT&T in 1979 and served in various leadership positions, including national sales director from 1995-1996 and director of marketing from 1997-2000. Hargis also served on the board of the Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM) Educational Foundation from 2008-2012 and chaired the CTAM board from 2011-2012.
At Otterbein, Hargis was a member of the tennis team, Sigma Delta Phi Fraternity, and was president of the InterFraternity Council his senior year. After graduating, he went on to earn his master’s degree in business administration from Wright State University and certificate in strategic marketing management from Harvard University.
Hargis met his future wife, Gretchen Freeman Hargis ’77, when both were students at Otterbein. The Cardinal couple went on to have three daughters. They live in Long Island, NY. Now that he is retired, Hargis spends his time boating and playing golf and tennis.
1:30 p.m.
Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
Senator Rob Portman
Former United States Senator, Ohio
Rob Portman’s career in public service spanned three decades and included service in three presidential administrations, two terms in the United States Senate, and six terms in the United States House of Representatives.
In the George W. Bush administration, he served in two cabinet-level jobs, as director of the Office of Management and Budget and U.S. trade representative. Under President George H.W. Bush, he served as associate counsel to the president and director, White House Office of Legislative Affairs.
Portman is known for his civility, successful bipartisan policymaking, work ethic, and grasp of a broad range of complex issues. Over 220 of Portman’s bills were signed into law by Presidents Biden, Trump, and Obama during his tenure in the Senate. He served as the lead Republican negotiator on the bipartisan infrastructure law that is making historic improvements to our nation’s roads, ports, rails, bridges, broadband, and more.
He played a key role in U.S. foreign policy through his seat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and as co-chair and founder of the Senate Ukraine Caucus. He made 10 trips to Ukraine since the Revolution of Dignity in 2014 and is a key advocate for congressional support of Ukraine against Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression.
Portman was born and raised in Cincinnati, where he still lives today with his wife, Jane. Together they have three adult children, Jed, Will, and Sally.
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Commencement Procession
The Colors
At the appearance of the colors, the audience will rise and stand until the flags have been placed, and then may be seated during the remainder of the procession.
The Mace
The mace bearer is an honor bestowed upon the senior-most faculty member, Teri Walter, Professor, Department of Health and Sport Sciences.
The Otterbein University Seal
The seal bearer is an honor bestowed upon the 2023 recipient of the Teacher of the Year Award, Kristina Escondo, Associate Professor, Department of History, Political Science, Languages and Cultures.
The Flambeau
The flambeau bearer is an honor bestowed upon the 2023 recipient of the New Teacher of the Year Award, Brandon Sinn, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Earth Science.
Trustees of the University
Faculty and Senior Administrators of the University
The Class of Two Thousand Twenty-Three The Chair of the Board of Trustees and the Commencement Speaker The President of the University
Otterbein Colors
In 1891, Florence Cronise chaired the “Color Committee” to select school colors. The committee chose tan and cardinal, the colors of the Class of 1893. The May 1891 issue of Aegis, the Otterbein newspaper from 1890 to 1917, announced the new colors flew marvelously during the annual field day.
The Mace and Flambeau
The mace and flambeau signify the authority of Otterbein, represented by a globe; and the light of learning, represented by a flame. Commissioned by President Emerita Kathy A. Krendl in 2014, the pieces were designed and crafted by Professor Emeritus Donald T. Austin.
The Otterbein Seal
The Otterbein seal has remained virtually unchanged since 1926. It contains two of the oldest symbols of learning: the oil lamp and the open book. In almost every religious tradition, the lamp is a symbol of enlightenment, of light casting out the darkness. The open book symbolizes education and intelligence. The nine scallops surrounding the seal stand for the three sets of three upon whose work the university rests: Philip William Otterbein, Martin Boehm, and John Wesley, the founders of the United Brethren and the Methodist churches; Lewis Davis, William Hanby, and Jonathan Dresbach, the three primary founders of Otterbein University; and the Holy Trinity of Christianity.
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Graduate School Commencement
Cheryl L. Herbert, Chair, Board of Trustees
John L. Comerford, President
Commencement Concert.............................................................................. Otterbein University Wind Ensemble
All ceremony music was previously recorded and curated by Michael S. Yonchak, Associate Professor of Music
Processional Crown Imperial ............................................
Performed by the Otterbein College Wind Ensemble (William Walton/trans. W.J. Duthoit)
Conducted by Gary R. Tirey H’90 from Otterbein College Bands: Traditions, 2002
Welcome ..................................................................................................................................... Cheryl L. Herbert Chair, Board of Trustees
* Invocation ................................................................................................................................ Deanna Smith ’23
Conferring of Honorary Degree
Doctor of Nursing Practice, Master of Science in Nursing ’22
John L. Comerford President
Wendy Sherman Heckler
Provost and Senior Vice President
Cheryl L. Herbert Chair, Board of Trustees
Barb Smoot, Doctor of Humane Letters
Commencement Address Barb Smoot
President and CEO, Women for Economic and Leadership Development
Conferring of Graduate School Degrees in Course ............................................................John L. Comerford President
Presented by Doctor of Nursing Practice ..........................................................................
Master of Science in Nursing
Post-Masters Certificate ..............................................................................
Wendy Sherman Heckler
Provost and Senior Vice President
John D. Chovan and Regina Prusinski
John D. Chovan and Regina Prusinski
John D. Chovan and Regina Prusinski
Master of Science in Allied Health................................................................................ Joan Rocks and Rob Braun
Master of Business Administration Don Eskew and Kurt Lykins
Master of Arts in Teaching .................................................................................... Dee Knoblauch and Diane Ross
Master of Arts in Education ................................................................................. Dee Knoblauch and Diane Ross
Master of Arts Jeremy Moore and Jeff Smith
Concluding Remarks ........................................................................................................................ John L. Comerford President
* Benediction Holly Hunt ’23
Doctor of Nursing Practice, Master of Science in Nursing ’22
* Otterbein Love Song Led by Isabelle Lindsey ’23 (Glenn Grant Grabill ’1900 and Celia Ihrig Grabill H’64 Bachelor of Arts in Music and Theatre /arr. by Kris A. Lehman ’81)
Recessional: Sine Nomine ..................................................... Performed by the Otterbein College Wind Ensemble by Ralph Vaughan Williams (arr. Alfred Reed)
Conducted by Gary R. Tirey H’90 from Otterbein College Bands: Traditions, 2002
* Please stand as able.
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Graduate School Speaker
Barb Smoot President and CEO, Women for Economic and Leadership Development
Barb Smoot is the president and CEO of Women for Economic and Leadership Development (WELD), a national nonprofit that develops and advances women’s leadership to strengthen the economic prosperity of the communities it serves. She is the driving force behind WELD’s rapid growth and serves as primary community liaison, overseeing fundraising, collaborative partnerships and development and implementation of WELD’s strategic initiatives, including WELD’s national expansion. In her current role, she builds programs to prepare women and women of color for advanced leadership opportunities including service on government boards and commissions and for-profit company boards.
Smoot, a past Fellow in the Society of Actuaries, has more than 20 years of financial services experience at Nationwide. As vice president of business development for the In-Retirement Division at Nationwide Financial, she led the development and implementation of IRA rollover strategies to retain customer assets from Nationwide’s nearly $100 billion Retirement Plans business segment and to attract new customers to the company. Previous roles include serving as business development head for income products and product manager for the company’s individual life insurance line of business, a profit center that generated over $80 million in pre-tax operating earnings and over $175 million in first-year premiums and a variable universal life insurance product line ranked fourth in the industry at the time.
The Ohio Latino Affairs Commission honored Smoot with the 2022 Nuestra Familia Award for her impact in Ohio’s Latino community. She is a 2021 Otterbein University Honorary Alumna and a 2020 YWCA Columbus Woman of Achievement honoree. She was recognized by Columbus Business First on its Power 100 list from 2019-2021; by Columbus CEO as its CEO of the Year for Small Nonprofits in 2017; and by Smart Business on its Smart 50 list in 2017. Smoot was also recognized as the 2014 National Association of Women Business Owners’ Columbus Women’s Business Champion. Under her leadership, WELD was awarded the Columbus Business First 2019 Outstanding Diversity Organization (Micro Category) and featured as Community Network of the Year by The Women’s Book
Smoot has extensive board service and currently chairs the advisory board of Western Governors University Ohio. She is a former commissioner on the Columbus Women’s Commission, chairing its Gender Equity in the Workplace Committee. She has served on boards of Nationwide Federal Credit Union, the Martin Luther King Arts Complex, National Church Residences, and St. Joseph Montessori School.
She graduated from Amherst College with a bachelor of arts degree in physics.
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Otterbein Love Song
Words by Celia Ihrig Grabill H'64/Music by Grant Grabill, Class of 1900In a quiet, peaceful village there’s one we love so true. She ever gives a welcome to her friends both old and new. She stands serene
’mid tree tops green. She’s our dear Otterbein.
CHORUS:
Old Otterbein, our college, we sing of thee today; Our memories round thee linger, in a sweet and mystic way.
O Otterbein, we love thee, our hearts are only thine, We pledge anew, we will be true, Dear Otterbein.
Commencement Concert
The pre-ceremony playlist includes the following pre-recorded selections:
Prelude and Fugue in Bb
J.S. Bach/arr. Alfred Reed
Otterbein Wind Ensemble, 2013
Don Ricardo
Gabriel Musella/arr. Rodriguez
Otterbein Wind Ensemble, 2013
Shenandoah
trad/arr. Frank Ticheli
Otterbein Wind Ensemble, 2010
Courtly Airs and Dances
Ron Nelson
VI. Allemande
Otterbein Wind Ensemble, 2018
Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite
Karl King/arr. Bainum
Otterbein Wind Ensemble, 2018
“Nimrod” from the Enigma Variations
Edward Elgar/arr. Reed
Otterbein Wind Ensemble, 2019
Children’s March “Over the Hills and Far Away”
Percy Grainger/ed. Rogers
Otterbein Wind Ensemble, 2018
Rhosymedre
Ralph Vaughan Williams/arr. Beeler
Otterbein Wind Ensemble, 2019
March of the Belgian Paratroopers
Perre Leemans/arr. Swearingen
Otterbein Wind Ensemble, 2016
Hymn for a Child
James Swearingen
Otterbein Wind Ensemble, 2016
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Candidates for degrees
Due to publishing time constraints, degrees and honors listed in this program were based upon grades earned through Fall Semester and projected completion of Spring Semester coursework taken on and/or away from campus. Thus, the commencement program information is not considered official. The degrees and honors listed will actually be conferred only upon those who satisfactorily meet all requirements as stipulated in the Otterbein University Course Catalog.
Summa Cum Laude – An undergraduate student who has attained a cumulative grade point average of 3.950 or better is graduated “Summa Cum Laude.” This designation appears on the diploma and permanent transcript record.
Magna Cum Laude – An undergraduate student who has attained a cumulative grade point average of 3.800 to 3.949 is graduated “Magna Cum Laude.” This designation appears on the diploma and permanent transcript record.
Cum Laude – An undergraduate student who has attained a cumulative grade point average of 3.600 to 3.799 is graduated “Cum Laude.” This designation appears on the diploma and permanent transcript record.
With Honors – Honors students were accepted into the Honors Program on the basis of outstanding academic ability, have completed the sequence of Honors courses, and have written an Honors Thesis. The “With Honors” designation appears on the diploma and permanent transcript record. Honors graduates wear a silver medallion with the academic regalia.
With Distinction – An undergraduate student who has satisfactorily completed an approved program of independent study and research, who has submitted a thesis, and has passed written and oral examinations in the field studied, is graduated “With Distinction.” This designation appears on the diploma and permanent transcript record. A student graduating “With Distinction” wears a bronze medallion with the academic regalia.
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Academic Costume
A commission appointed in 1959 by the American Council on Education prescribes a code for academic costume that dictates two components of dress: caps and gowns.
The first component, dealing with caps, allows the mortarboard or Oxford type cap. Occasionally, the Cambridge model, a soft cap resembling a beret, is worn. Either type is correct as long as it is black and of an appropriate material, except that velvet is reserved for recipients of doctoral degrees.
The tassel worn with the cap has three variations. First, it may be black for any degree. Second, it may be in the color of the major field of learning in which the degree was granted. Third, a tassel of gold metallic may be worn by recipients of doctoral degrees and by governing officials of institutions. Some schools make a ceremony of switching the tassel from the right to the left at the moment the degree is awarded as a substitute for individual hooding of candidates.
The second main element of academic costume concerns the gown which should be all black, aside from variations in materials and fullness. The bachelor’s gown falls in straight lines from a fairly elaborate yoke. Its distinguishing characteristic is the long, pointed sleeves. A master’s gown is distinguished by arc-shaped panels on the long or short sleeves. The doctor’s gown is an elaborate costume marked by velvet panels down the front and around the neck as well as by three bars of the same material on the bell-shaped sleeves. It is cut much fuller than the other gowns and, unlike them, may be ornamented in color. Both the paneling and the sleeve bars may show the area in which the degree was awarded.
For the Otterbein Doctoral Regalia, designed in 2013, the panels and bars on the gown are cardinal velvet, trimmed in tan piping. The cap is an eight-pointed velvet tam with a gold tassel. The velvet on the four-and-one-half-foot doctoral hood is specific to the field of study and the hood is lined with cardinal and tan silk.
Presidential Collar and Medallion
Chains of office, also known as collars, were used as badges of office in the Middle Ages. Today, they are custom-designed metal necklaces worn by the president during academic ceremonies as part of their regalia. The chain of office designed for the 21st President of Otterbein University, John L. Comerford, Ph.D., is made of bronze, a strong and durable metal. The medallion of the necklace is dominated by the University seal. The seal is an appropriate choice for the design of the medallion because it represents the president’s responsibility to the sound education and experiential learning of each and every student at Otterbein. The metal connector, or bail, that joins the medallion and the chain, represents the institution’s bond between the faculty, staff and students. Equally, the 32-inch chain represents the joining of the desire to teach and the eagerness to learn demonstrated by Otterbein faculty, staff, and students.
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Class of 2023 Graduate School
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Shawn Barkalow
Nurse Anesthesia
Miamisburg, OH
Carly Bedinghaus Hillman
Nurse Anesthesia
Columbus, OH
Megan Berens
Nurse Anesthesia
Lancaster, OH
Mary Boadu Nurse Anesthesia
Baltimore, MD
Carla Bonczak
Family Nurse Practitioner
Marysville, OH
Tricia Brown
Family Nurse Practitioner
Bellville, OH
Stacey Michelle Carey
Family Nurse Practitioner
Orient, OH
William H. Carson II
Nurse Anesthesia
Heath, OH
Victor L. Clark
Nurse Anesthesia
Westerville, OH
Nicholas Colangelo
Nurse Anesthesia
Palos Heights, IL
Mitch Corn
Nurse Anesthesia
Willow Wood, OH
Olivia Fleetwood
Nurse Anesthesia
Kingston, OH
Tessa Friend Nurse Anesthesia
Lancaster, OH
Tiffany Danielle Fry Family Nurse Practitioner
Coshocton, OH
Brandi Lynn Herman Family Nurse Practitioner
Grandview Heights, OH
Kathryn Hernandez Nurse Anesthesia
Columbus, OH
Holly Melissa Hunt Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Sugar Grove, OH
Teresa Jordan
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Bremen, OH
Samantha Jo Kingsley Nurse Anesthesia
Columbus, OH
Sean Lawler Nurse Anesthesia
Hilliard, OH
Raymond Lengel
Advanced Practice
North Ridgeville, OH
Christina Lower Nurse Anesthesia
Columbus, OH
Kevin McClellan
Advanced Practice
Leslie, MI
Queen Ngwangong Mitti
Nurse Anesthesia
Cleveland, OH
Justin Momeyer
Nurse Anesthesia
Columbus, OH
Ayushma Neupane
Family Nurse Practitioner
Lewis Center, OH
Alyssa Ott
Nurse Anesthesia
Murrieta, CA
Noah Prebish
Nurse Anesthesia
Doylestown, OH
Theresa Reed
Nurse Executive
Palm Coast, FL
Peter J. Seivers
Family Nurse Practitioner Grove City, OH
Rachel Leigh Shirey
Psychiatric and Mental Health
Nurse Practitioner
Columbus, OH
Alec Smith
Nurse Anesthesia
Columbus, OH
Deanna Smith
Family Nurse Practitioner
Hilliard, OH
Chad Webster
Nurse Anesthesia
Brookville, OH
Lauren E. Zaleski
Nurse Anesthesia
Columbus, OH
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Master of Science in Nursing
Grace Elizabeth Alford
Family Nurse Practitioner
Columbus, OH
Natasha Asante
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Accra, Ghana
Kathryn L. Bland
Family Nurse Practitioner
Carroll, OH
Laura Brewer
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Gahanna, OH
Christina Marie Eagle
Family Nurse Practitioner
Mount Vernon, OH
Makilah Furlan
Family Nurse Practitioner
Madison, OH
Heather Guthrie
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Coshocton, OH
Allie Luther
Family Nurse Practitioner
Millersport, OH
Ellen MacDonald
Family Nurse Practitioner
Columbus, OH
Chimezie Christiana Onuchukwu
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Newark, NJ
Mari Martha Rearley
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Chillicothe, OH
Michael Slivka
Family Nurse Practitioner
Malta, OH
Post-Masters Certificate
Erin Beesley
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
New Albany, OH
Kimberly Bernacki
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Granville, OH
Rajene Fox
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Coshocton, OH
Elisabeth Sanderson
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Edmonton, KY
Bethany Stemen
Family Nurse Practitioner
Columbus, OH
Heather Tatusko
Family Nurse Practitioner
Columbus, OH
Rachelle Marie Virgin
Family Nurse Practitioner
Upper Arlington, OH
Rachel Webber
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Columbus, OH
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Master of Science in Allied Health
Kelly Bachmann
Healthcare Administration
Zionsville, IN
Alyssa Bosse
Healthcare Administration
Columbus, OH
Andrew Caddas
Healthcare Administration
Worthington, OH
Jessica Gunter
Exercise and Health Science
Pataskala, OH
Sammer Ibrahim Hamed
Healthcare Administration
Silwad, Palestine
Jarret Hubbard
Healthcare Administration
Worthington, OH
Evan Kennaley
Exercise and Health Science
Huber Heights, OH
Erica Kick
Healthcare Administration
Mansfield, OH
Noah Richard Kuhn
Healthcare Administration
Perry, OH
Megan Losey
Healthcare Administration
Columbus, OH
Jade Morant
Healthcare Administration
Columbus, OH
Tiffany O'Donnell
Healthcare Administration
Gahanna, OH
Matallyn Overmyer
Healthcare Administration
Lindsey, OH
Trudy Railing
Healthcare Administration
Wheeling, WV
Priscilla Severance
Healthcare Administration
Columbus, OH
Brandon Wall
Healthcare Administration
Adelaide, Australia
Kyle Zies
Exercise and Health Science
Granville, OH
Master of Business Administration
James Akers
Business Administration
Delaware, OH
Andrew Augustson
Business Administration
Canal Winchester, OH
Phanawn Bailey
Business Administration
Cleveland, OH
Aissata Barry
Business Administration
Westerville, OH
Morgan Victoria Buchanan
Business Administration
Copley, OH
Jerusa Cadorin Rovai
Business Administration
Nova Trento, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Justin Carter
Business Administration
Newark, OH
Ferris A. Clark
Business Administration
Columbus, OH
Molly Colantonio
Business Administration
Westerville, OH
Mackenzie James Conlon
Business Administration
Hillsboro, OH
Hannah Cousino
Business Administration
Westerville, OH
Kevin Crawford
Business Administration
Johnstown, OH
Catie Duzzny
Business Administration
Powell, OH
Kaitlyn Hann
Business Administration
Gahanna, OH
Angelia Nicole Jackson
Business Administration
Cincinnati, OH
Michael Kantor
Business Administration
Whitehall, OH
Tiffany Nga-Lai Leung
Business Administration
Westerville, OH
Bryn Mangold
Business Administration
West Chester, OH
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Alyssa Moodley
Business Administration
Marion, OH
Abigail Neisel
Business Administration
Dover, OH
James Eugene Pearce II
Business Administration
Grove City, OH
Meghan Phillips
Business Administration
Concord, OH
Coury Rogers
Business Administration
Granville, OH
Zach Rumora
Business Administration
Columbus, OH
Christopher Charles Salva
Business Administration
Groveport, OH
Laura Spillman
Business Administration
Marysville, OH
Tanner Spinosi
Business Administration
Lewis Center, OH
Adam Swindell
Business Administration
Wooster, OH
Master of Arts in Teaching
Natalie Barranada
Special Education
Columbus, OH
Kelsie Brinker
Special Education
Cleveland, OH
Samantha Flores
Middle Childhood Education
Columbus, OH
Madeline Hedrick
Special Education
Columbus, OH
Sarah Hunter
Middle Childhood Education
Hilliard, OH
Lane Johnson
Middle Childhood Education
Circleville, OH
Jordan Stoll
Middle Childhood Education
Westerville, OH
Dora J. Wagner
Middle Childhood Education
Columbus, OH
Tyler Templin
Business Administration
Lancaster, OH
Wesley Thompson
Business Administration
Columbus, OH
Ivan Alexander McNair Trent
Business Administration
Virginia Beach, VA
Michelle Leigh Watts
Business Administration
Kenova, WV
Nasteeho Warsame
Special Education
Columbus, OH
Mackenzie Wendt
Special Education
North Canton, OH
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Master of Arts in Education
Nina Rose Angelo
Curriculum and Instruction
Westerville, OH
Melinda Bozzo
Curriculum and Instruction
Dublin, OH
Jamie Alan Carmack
Curriculum and Instruction
Columbus, OH
Katy Cooper
Curriculum and Instruction
Columbus, OH
Master of Arts
Charles Vincent Freeland
Educational Mathematics
Columbus, OH
Tamra Haurani
Educational Mathematics
Columbus, OH
Valentina Dixon
Curriculum and Instruction
Buffalo, NY
Jennifer Druggan
Curriculum and Instruction
St. Johns, FL
Deborah Gabelman
Curriculum and Instruction
Westerville, OH
Adrien Hope Leatherwood
Curriculum and Instruction
Columbus, OH
Hannah Million
Curriculum and Instruction
Columbus, OH
Marisol Salcedo
Curriculum and Instruction
Westerville, OH
Catherine Snowden
Reading
Columbus, OH
Harlie Jackson
Educational Mathematics
Columbus, OH
Melanie Ann Kopp
Educational Mathematics
Pataskala, OH
Michelle Morris
Educational Mathematics
Westerville, OH
Molly Nottingham
Educational Mathematics
Westerville, OH
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Class of 2023 Undergraduates
Bachelor of Arts
Evyenia M.A. Agganis
Communication Studies
Columbus, OH
Fahima Ali
Sociology
Columbus, OH
Cum Laude with Honors
Rachel Allen Biology
Alexandria, OH
Preston Alterio
Sport Management
Lexington, OH
Delilah Appeldorn
Sport Management
New Albany, OH
Jordan Armentrout
Journalism and Media Communication
Sport Management
Lithopolis, OH
Katherine "Ashton" Bader
English Creative Writing
Farmington Hills, MI
Cum Laude
Grasha Bannister
Educational Studies
Gahanna, OH
Avery Lynn Barrett
Art with Studio Concentration
Theatre
Cedar Park, TX
Cum Laude
Lydia Baumgartner
Psychology
Hilliard, OH
Reneé Bernard
Psychology
Carnegie, PA
Hope Beverick
Public Relations
Lewis Center, OH
Lance Bianchini
Sport Management
Port St. Lucie, FL
Hannah Binkley Psychology
Lewis Center, OH
Ramsey Blommel Public Health Education
Dayton, OH
James Boima Global Studies
Columbus, OH
Zoya Anne Bokhari Theatre
Dallas, TX
Nathan Boyd
Journalism and Media Communication
Westerville, OH
Cum Laude
Alijah Bracey
Sport Management
Akron, OH
Mckenzie Bray
English Literary Studies
Westerville, OH
Cum Laude
Andrew Brazell
Communication Studies
Marion, OH
Ashley Bright
Philosophy and Religion
Theatre
Columbus, OH
Cum Laude
Brandon Michael Bronaugh-Ayers
Criminology and Justice Studies
Huber Heights, OH
Hannah Brown Biology
Newark, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Joseph Buckland
Sport Management
West Jefferson, OH
Lily Mae Burnside
Economics
Mount Vernon, OH
Summa Cum Laude with Honors
Sarah Marie Cabe
Music
Columbus, OH
Chase Carpenter
Allied Health
Mount Vernon, OH
Kerri Carson
Zoo and Conservation Science
Lewis Center, OH
Magna Cum Laude with Honors
Cecelia Jeannette Carter
Leadership
Westerville, OH
Cum Laude
Mackenzie Lanae Cashman
Biology
Delaware, OH
With Honors
Bailey Chatfield
Criminology and Justice Studies
Sociology
Springfield, OH
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Payton Chatfield Biology
Springfield, OH
With Honors
Nicholas Cipriano
Economics
Upper Arlington, OH
Summa Cum Laude with Honors
Sheridan Clark
Criminology and Justice Studies
Medina, OH
Nicholas P. Clay
Sport Management
Columbus, OH
Michael Woodrow Colley
Mathematics
Grove City, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Emily Combs
Allied Health
Newark, OH
Olivia Jewel Conley
Music
Cleveland, OH
Carly Rae Conner
Psychology
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Waynesville, OH
Grace Elizabeth Cory
Allied Health
Lewis Center, OH
Kennedy Craven
Biology
Environmental Science
Buffalo, NY
Carlie Marie Craycraft
Psychology
Marion, OH
Cum Laude
Dalia Cruz Santos
English
Oaxaca, Mexico
Mary Elizabeth Curtis
History
Rocky River, OH
Margo Isabella D’Agostino English Political Science
Wyoming, OH
Summa Cum Laude with Honors
Anissa Dahlkemper
Equine Business Management
Pittsburgh, PA
Danielle Davis English Creative Writing
Columbus, OH
Kathleen Morgan DeCarlo Sport Management
Bay Village, OH
Sophia Domanik
Criminology and Justice Studies
Westerville, OH With Honors
Colton Alan Doup
Criminology and Justice Studies
Psychology
Lewis Center, OH
Mikhayla Draper Psychology
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Hilliard, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Clara Driscoll Economics Music
Crete, IL
Danielle Dupree
Psychology
Streetsboro, OH With Honors
Anna Egensperger
Communication Studies
Political Science
Concord, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Wesley Engel
History
Portage, IN
Magna Cum Laude
Cincere Cairo Engram
Public Health Education
Westerville, OH
Maryam Abdirashid Ese
Educational Studies
Columbus, OH
Cameron Elizabeth Etkin
Art with Studio Concentration
Aspen, CO
Corinne Eutsey
Criminology and Justice Studies
Political Science
Mount Vernon, OH
Summa Cum Laude with Honors
Genevieve Eversole
English Creative Writing
English Literary Studies
Columbus, OH
Ellory Anne Farmer
Allied Health
Coldwater, MI
Magna Cum Laude
Cwinn Febus
Criminology and Justice Studies
Sociology
Medina, OH
Isabelle Fisher
Journalism and Media Communication
Public Relations
West Jefferson, OH
Cum Laude
Tyler Allen Forney
History
Journalism and Media Communication
Cary, IL
Magna Cum Laude with Honors
Erin Nicole Fossier
Communication Studies
Powell, OH
17
Katie Jean Frame
Journalism and Media Communication
Zanesville, OH
Magna Cum Laude with Honors
Anggie Francisco
Psychology
Columbus, OH
Cum Laude
Zachary Franz
Sport Management
Columbus, OH
Frank Fu
Art
Qingdao, China
Natalie Galaida
Health Communication
Brunswick, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Heath Herzle Garrett
Sport Management
Delaware, OH
Christopher Geidans
Computer Science
Galena, OH
Abigail Giardina
Public Health Education
Powell, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Valerie Marie Golden
Equine Business Management
Bellville, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Chasen Graley
Environmental Science
Blacklick, OH
Cum Laude
Jacob Greer
Sport Management
Ashland, OH
Irene Groat
Biology
Mansfield, TX
Cum Laude with Honors
Caitlin Groh
Psychology
Butler, NJ
Summa Cum Laude
Gracelyn Kay Groves
Public Relations
Galion, OH
Olivia Hammer
History
Worthington, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Jordan Lynn Hamzee
Communication Studies
Journalism and Media Communication
Worthington, OH
Ezekiel Hannon
Public Relations
Columbus, OH
Cole Harris
Sport Management
Dublin, OH
Paige Madison Hartley
Allied Health
Marietta, OH
Rachel Hatley Biology
Canal Winchester, OH
Logan Henderson
Sport Management
Seville, OH
Dulce Rubi Hernandez Grande
English Literary Studies
Spanish and Latin American Studies
Columbus, OH
Genevieve Hilt
Criminology and Justice Studies
Westerville, OH
Cum Laude with Distinction
Miranda Hilt
English Literary Studies
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Westerville, OH
Cum Laude with Distinction
Haley Elise Hodge
Psychology
Reynoldsburg, OH
Jenna Hoschouer
Sport Management
Dayton, OH
Cum Laude
Zachary Isaac Howard
Sport Management
Sunbury, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Liam Howatt
History
Fairview Park, OH
Natalie Hu
Music
Spanish and Latin American Studies
Westerville, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Michael Hunkins
Art History and Visual Culture
History
Columbus, OH
Nicole Hunter
Theatre
Columbus, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Katelyn Hussing
Criminology and Justice Studies
Zanesville, OH
Cole Jackson
Sport Management
Galena, OH
Ayah Jaser
Psychology
Columbus, OH
Daria Erika Johansen
English Literary Studies
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Lewis Center, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Fernando Guadalupe Jose-Chairez
Spanish and Latin American Studies
Columbus, OH
18
Corina Ann Kain
Allied Health
Nashport, OH
Dalia Khalil
Psychology
Cairo, Egypt
Cum Laude
Bhawana Khatiwada
Communication Studies
Computer Science
Reynoldsburg, OH
Kelsie Kinsey
Health Communication
Public Relations
Reynoldsburg, OH
Andreas Kladias
Mathematics
Chios, Greece
Magna Cum Laude
Kaeli Knight
Art with Studio Concentration
Westerville, OH
Anneliese Kolaska
Psychology
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
New Albany, OH
Mackenzie Anne Koons
Mathematics
Psychology
Lewis Center, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Sydney Kossel
Psychology
Bellefontaine, OH
Cum Laude
Emily Lynne Kreachbaum
Psychology
Groveport, OH
Cum Laude
Matthew Lanning
Communication Studies
Spanish and Latin American Studies
Westerville, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Aishat Lawal
Sociology
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Columbus, OH
Carolina Lech
Zoo and Conservation Science
Dublin, OH
Rylee Lent
Equine Business Management
Carroll, OH
Isabelle Lindsey
Music
Theatre
Gahanna, OH
Delaney Rose Lombardi
Educational Studies
English Literary Studies
Columbus, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Finley Lopez
English Literary Studies
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Columbus, OH
Taylor MacDonald Biology
Sanford, ME
Cum Laude with Honors
Sarah MacLean
Biology
Worthington, OH
Pranith Madishetti
Global Studies
Dublin, OH
Cum Laude with Honors
Siham Mahamud
Criminology and Justice Studies
Sociology
Columbus, OH
Cum Laude
Elissa Mamick
Biology
Zoo and Conservation Science
Spencer, OH
Jayla Manley
Educational Studies
Akron, OH
Jarrett Daniel Marshall
Criminology and Justice Studies
Psychology
Columbus, OH
Amaya Isabelle Martin
Environmental Science
Salem, OH
Nick McCafferty
Health Communication
Public Relations
Mount Gilead, OH
Logan McClain
Economics
New Albany, OH
Cum Laude
Raegan McCormack
Art with Studio Concentration
Biology
Zoo and Conservation Science
Newark, OH
Makenzie Rae McDonald
Art with Studio Concentration
Granville, OH
Cum Laude with Honors
Becca McMillen
Health Communication
Public Relations
South Bend, IN
Magna Cum Laude
Alexis Ryann McNeal
Public Relations
Zanesville, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Brandon McQuithy
Mathematics
Wheelersburg, OH
Marland R.J. McWilson Jr.
Mathematics
Cincinnati, OH
19
Emma Mierzejewski
Psychology
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Westerville, OH With Distinction
Slobodan Misko Mihajlov
Communication Studies
Sport Management
Reynoldsburg, OH
Cum Laude
Ashleigh Miller
English Creative Writing
Westerville, OH
Magna Cum Laude
BriAnne Mitchell Music
Hilliard, OH
Anthony Moffitt Economics
Powell, OH
Caleb Montgomery Chemistry
Grove City, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Aaron James Mundziak History
Etna, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Lydia Isabella Namakydoost Theatre
Powell, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Jessica Navarro-Mendez
Computer Science
Worthington, OH
Nathan Elijah Neal Economics
Fairfield, OH
Madelyn Silence Nelson
Public Relations
Coshocton, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Ellie Jane Newman
Communication Studies
Journalism and Media Communication
Westerville, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Nate Newman Psychology
Columbus, OH
Melissa May Ng Sociology
Powell, OH
Lauren Nobile Psychology Hilliard, OH Cum Laude
Othni Obas Psychology
Columbus, OH
Bridget Renee Oder Public Relations
Mount Gilead, OH Cum Laude
Jennifer N. Odiri Public Health Education
Gahanna, OH
Jake Olenick
Zoo and Conservation Science
Lewis Center, OH Cum Laude
Alec Olson
Allied Health
Delaware, OH
Linsey Orlovsky Biology
Moon Township, PA Cum Laude
Elizabeth Orosz
Equine Business Management
Columbus, OH
Morgan Overley History
Pickerington, OH Cum Laude
Catherine Pascual
Criminology and Justice Studies
Columbus, OH
Jamarr Elijah Patterson
Allied Health
Columbus, OH
Cassandra Marie Iannaggi Perlatti Theatre
Cleveland, OH
Cum Laude
Logan Pharmer Mathematics
Ashland, OH
Cum Laude
Riley Joseph Philhower
Sport Management
Dayton, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Caine Delamar Pittman-Prince Communication Studies
Columbus, OH
Margaux Plaumann
Equine Business Management
Purchase, NY
Courtney Polcyn Biology
Jackson, OH
Cum Laude with Honors
Zacheriah Polster Biology
Zoo and Conservation Science
Dayton, OH
Jacob Pribe
Sport Management
Columbus, OH
Kenz Elaine Rentz Biology
Newark, OH
Belinda Reynolds Psychology
Carthage, TN
20
Nicholas Joel Rice
Music
Westerville, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Addie Richmond
Art History
Theatre
Tampa, FL
Magna Cum Laude with Distinction
Baylee Roberson
Art with Studio Concentration
Westerville, OH
Cum Laude with Honors
Emma Roberts
Environmental Science
Sustainability Studies
Columbus, OH
Summa Cum Laude with Honors
Natalie Rose Roeder
Health Communication
Public Relations
Eastlake, OH
Jacob Ronk
Theatre
Cincinnati, OH
Daisy Noelle Rooney
Public Health Education
Galena, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Jarrod Setliff
Sport Management
Medina, OH
Samuel John Shalvey
Journalism and Media Communication
Westerville, OH
Alexis Sheets
Communication Studies
English Creative Writing
Waterford, OH
Cum Laude
Kayla Simms
Psychology
Columbus, OH
Robert L. Simpson IV
Biology
Blacklick, OH
Kenzie Ann Slemmer
Psychology
Columbus, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Natalie Smith
Health Communication
Public Relations
Powell, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Anna Stamper
Sociology
Pataskala, OH
Nelson Stegmaier
Global Studies
Grove City, OH
Auburn L. Stickles
Psychology
Columbus, OH
Seth Stobart
English Literary Studies
Philosophy
Columbus, OH
Summa Cum Laude with Honors
Maya Stokes
Health Communication
Liberty Township, OH
Hannah Sturgeon
Environmental Science
Political Science
Sustainability Studies
Granville, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Jessica Syzdek
Organizational and Business
Communication
Columbus, OH
Ethan Tackett
Biology
Granville, OH
Gray Takahashi
Biology
English Literary Studies
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Centerville, OH
Magna Cum Laude with Honors
Curtis Tatum Jr.
Philosophy
Columbus, OH
Atsoupe Fafa Tchakou
Public Health Education
Columbus, OH
Breanna Lynn Teece
Biology
Environmental Science
Sustainability Studies
Mantua, OH
Eric Terranova
Computer Science
Columbus, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Godson Tetteh Mensah
Computer Science
Columbus, OH
Niah Themelaras
English
Theatre
Westerville, OH
Cum Laude
Cassie Thompson
Mathematics
Lancaster, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Gavin Thompson
Economics
New Concord, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Elizabeth Thomson
Art
Johnstown, OH
Deloren Tisdel
Communication Studies
English
Cleveland, OH
21
Maddie Torbert
Biology
Hilliard, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Samantha Tracy
Allied Health
Urbana, OH
Angilina Renee Tron
Psychology
Marion, OH
Halle Troutman
Psychology
Westerville, OH
Kathryn Tuma
Equine Business Management
North Olmsted, OH
Magna Cum Laude with Honors
Wesley Robert Utsler
Political Science
Columbus, OH
Shayla Vazquez
Psychology
Grove City, OH
Magna Cum Laude with Distinction
Paige Elizabeth Violante
Allied Health
Hilliard, OH
Cum Laude
Ryan Christian Walker
Criminology and Justice Studies
Psychology
Columbus, OH
Jacob Steven Ware
Sport Management
Cincinnati, OH
Danielle Janaé Washington
Psychology
Westerville, OH
Elisabeth Webber
Environmental Science
Sustainability Studies
Dublin, OH
Cum Laude
Logan Weber
Criminology and Justice Studies
Harrison, OH
Grace Weidenhamer
Health Communication
Public Relations
Westerville, OH
Emma Hailey Weiss-Urhammer
Public Relations
Sunbury, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Alana White
Criminology and Justice Studies
Sunbury, OH
Cum Laude with Distinction
Sophia Whyte Psychology
Los Angeles, CA
Cum Laude
Faith Wickizer
Biology
Powell, OH
Summa Cum Laude with Honors
Tyler James Wilkerson
Criminology and Justice Studies
Liberty Township, OH
Abigail Wilkinson Biology
Downers Grove, IL
Cum Laude
Abigail Freedom Wilson
Public Health Education
Columbus, OH
Cum Laude with Honors
Katlyn Marie Wilson
Spanish and Latin American Studies
Pickerington, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Kayley Wilson
Sociology
Zanesville, OH
Magna Cum Laude with Honors
Alisa Wimberly
Public Relations
Westerville, OH
Aleena Winston
Sport Management
Sandusky, OH
Keegan Lee Wolfe
Communication Studies
Columbus, OH
Amanda Woods
Equine Business Management
Medina, OH
Summa Cum Laude with Honors
Olivia Fayon Wooldredge
Allied Health
Stow, OH
Summa Cum Laude with Honors
Timmy Wotring
Communication Studies
Public Relations
Galloway, OH
Cal Yackin
Biology
Willoughby Hills, OH
Cum Laude
Abigail Yates
Biology
Medina, OH
Magna Cum Laude with Honors
Sofia Isabella Yosick
Music
Pataskala, OH
Emma Young
Equine Business Management
Alexandria, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Tong Yu
Mathematics
Harbin, China
Nicholas Zorne
Educational Studies
Steubenville, OH
22
Bachelor of Science
Florence Acheampong
Business Administration and Management
Columbus, OH
Matthew Kwame Akomea Ahenkora
Business Administration and Management
Worthington, OH
Fahima Ali Psychology
Columbus, OH
Cum Laude with Honors
Sarah Alloto
Allied Health
Gahanna, OH
Magna Cum Laude with Distinction
Nasrudeen Ameer
Finance
Columbus, OH
David O. Ayinde
Mechanical Engineering
Columbus, OH
Matthew Baemel
Mathematics
Circleville, OH
Austin Bails
Business Administration and Management
North Lewisburg, OH
Taylor Baran
Allied Health
Upper Arlington, OH
Summa Cum Laude with Honors
Luke Barnhart
Business Analytics
Marketing
Grove City, OH
Luke Jamison Barren
Allied Health
Hilliard, OH
Gage Beireis
Mechanical Engineering
Englewood, OH
Renee Billy Psychology
Maple Heights, OH
Yam Bista
Allied Health
Columbus, OH
Tyler Boales
Business Analytics
Centerburg, OH
Liz Boehringer
Exercise Science and Health
Promotion
Thompson, OH
Cum Laude
Katie Boggs
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Louisville, KY
Magna Cum Laude
Zoya Anne Bokhari
Business Administration and Management
Dallas, TX
Olivia Brickey
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Biology
Dublin, OH
With Honors
Hannah Brown
Zoo and Conservation Science
Newark, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Max Alan Bruckner
Business Administration and Management
Canton, OH
Cory Burkhart
Psychology
Zanesville, OH
Magna Cum Laude with Honors
Na’Gee Burks
Business Administration and Management
Columbus, OH
Landon Burns
Allied Health
Springfield, OH
C. Campagna
Biology
Westerville, OH
Cum Laude with Honors
Mackenzie Lanae Cashman
Zoo and Conservation Science
Delaware, OH
With Honors
Alexandra Cernelich
Equine Pre-Veterinary and Pre-Graduate Studies
Kirtland Hills, OH
Cum Laude
Jackson Chard Peloquin
Business Administration and Management
Finance
Johnstown, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Payton Chatfield
Zoo and Conservation Science
Springfield, OH
With Honors
Kam San Lun Cing
Mathematics
Columbus, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Nicholas Cipriano
Finance
Upper Arlington, OH
Summa Cum Laude with Honors
Adam Clay
Finance
Worthington, OH
23
Colton Allen Clay
Finance
Westerville, OH
Kelvin Cleto Biology
Zoo and Conservation Science
Yonkers, NY
Noah Clever Biology
Zoo and Conservation Science
Edinboro, PA
With Honors
Michael Woodrow Colley
Physics
Grove City, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Anton Colvin
Business Administration and Management
Westerville, OH
Braden Comford
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Hilliard, OH
Joshua Conroy
Accounting
Blacklick, OH
Audrey M. Costantini
Equine Veterinary Technology
Hinckley, OH
Kayla Cousar
Psychology
Lewis Center, OH
Nathan Craft
Mechanical Engineering
Lancaster, OH
Magna Cum Laude with Honors
Kennedy Craven
Zoo and Conservation Science
Buffalo, NY
Carlie Marie Craycraft
Allied Health
Marion, OH
Cum Laude
Courtney Allison Cress
Athletic Training
London, OH
Collin Croft
Allied Health
Ravenna, OH
Emily Crow
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Biology
Trenton, OH
William Daily Business Administration and Management
Delaware, OH
Kaitlin Dean
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Pataskala, OH
Summa Cum Laude with Honors
Gabriel Detwiler
Exercise Science and Health Promotion
Marion, OH
Cum Laude
Anthony DiDonato
Exercise Science and Health Promotion
Marysville, OH
Gianna Giuseppa DiMassa
Accounting
Brook Park, OH
Sophia Domanik
Psychology
Westerville, OH
With Honors
Carley Elizabeth Downing
Psychology
Delaware, OH
Magna Cum Laude with Distinction and Honors
Dylan Duvall
Computer Science
Circleville, OH
Michael Dwyer
Exercise Science and Health
Promotion
Lexington, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Henry Dyer
Computer Science
Columbus, OH
With Honors
Brianna Dykes
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Columbus, OH
Harrison Eckels
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Biology
Milford, OH
Magna Cum Laude with Honors
Serena Esqueda
Equine Pre-Veterinary and Pre-Graduate Studies
Redwood City, CA
Genevieve Eversole Psychology
Columbus, OH
Blaise Facemyer
Marketing
Pomeroy, OH
Cameron Fast
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Wooster, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Natalie Galaida
Business Administration and Management
Brunswick, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Luis Jafeth Garcia Soriano
Computer Science
Tijuana, Mexico
Cum Laude
Nathan Gehrke
Business Administration and Management
Elgin, IL
24
Mitchell Gifford
Accounting
Westerville, OH
Cum Laude
Savanna Michelle Glass
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Biology
Grove City, OH
Valerie Marie Golden
Business Administration and Management
Bellville, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Cameron Gonce
Accounting
Grove City, OH
Allison Gorgias
Business Administration and Management
Reynoldsburg, OH
Cum Laude
Carter Graham
Psychology
Pittsburgh, PA
Magna Cum Laude with Honors
Ryan Wolfe Grant
Exercise Science and Health
Promotion
Reynoldsburg, OH
Audrey Gremmer
Allied Health
Mansfield, OH
Wayne Grindle IV
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Biology
Zoo and Conservation Science
Parma, OH
Cum Laude with Honors
Irene Groat
Zoo and Conservation Science
Mansfield, TX
Cum Laude with Honors
Jason Hamzee
Finance
Worthington, OH
Abby Hanselman
Environmental Science
Westerville, OH
Katelyn Harrah
Public Health Education
Westerville, OH
Cole Harris
Business Administration and Management
Dublin, OH
Austin Michael Harter
Business Administration and Management
Reynoldsburg, OH
Darby Hartman
Allied Health
Newark, OH
Hashim Hassan
Exercise Science and Health Promotion
Westerville, OH
Jamal Hassan Systems Engineering
Columbus, OH
Alan Hatfield
Mechanical Engineering
Lakeview, OH
Adam Henson
Exercise Science and Health
Promotion
Westerville, OH
Sofia Henson
Equine Pre-Veterinary and Pre-Graduate Studies
Pasadena, CA
Kayla Hetrick
Business Administration and Management
Powell, OH
Genevieve Hilt
Psychology
Westerville, OH
Cum Laude with Distinction
Miranda Hilt
Biology
Westerville, OH
Cum Laude with Distinction
Anthony Edward Holmes
Accounting
Cincinnati, OH
Magna Cum Laude with Honors
Jenna Howard
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Blacklick, OH
Andrew Hubbard Systems Engineering
Springfield, OH
Bethany Hulst Biology
Equine Pre-Veterinary and Pre-Graduate Studies
Holland, MI
Cum Laude with Honors
Chad Michael Hunkele
Allied Health
Lancaster, OH
Will Isaac
Allied Health
Grove City, OH
Dekaider Jackson
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Worthington, OH
Kaitlynn Johnson
International Business and Management
Delaware, OH
Will Johnson
Systems Engineering
Plant City, FL
Jake Kemp
Finance
Medina, OH
Megan Kenny
Equine Pre-Veterinary and Pre-Graduate Studies
Westerville, OH
Cum Laude
25
Mason Ketron
Business Administration and Management
Granville, OH
Catherine Kirk
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Biology
Sardinia, OH
Ashley Renae Kish
Exercise Science and Health
Promotion
Doylestown, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Clairese Kivala
Equine Pre-Veterinary and Pre-Graduate Studies
South Park, PA
Andreas Kladias
Actuarial Science
Chios, Greece
Magna Cum Laude
Corey Lee Knutson
Business Administration and Management
Westerville, OH
Evan Koknat
Systems Engineering
Columbus, OH
Suraj Kopparam
Computer Science
Lewis Center, OH
Sydney Krupp
Business Administration and Management
Lewis Center, OH
Sam Lahmon
Finance
Oakwood, OH
Hollissa Leep
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Proctorville, OH
Cum Laude
Rylee Lent
Business Administration and Management
Carroll, OH
Ebyan Bashir Loyan
Allied Health
Westerville, OH
Judah Lozano
Marketing
Sunbury, OH
Rachel Caroline Lyda
Equine Pre-Veterinary and Pre-Graduate Studies
Ravenna, OH
Taylor MacDonald
Zoo and Conservation Science
Sanford, ME
Cum Laude with Honors
Sarah MacLean
Zoo and Conservation Science
Worthington, OH
Kalin MacQueen
Equine Pre-Veterinary and Pre-Graduate Studies
Ortonville, MI
Cum Laude
Pranith Madishetti
Psychology
Dublin, OH
Cum Laude with Honors
Zack Martin
Accounting
Columbus, OH
Cum Laude
Shep Marty
Business Analytics
Cincinnati, OH
Megan Elizabeth Masciola
Zoo and Conservation Science
Lewis Center, OH With Honors
April Mast
Marketing Columbus, OH
ReBecca Maston
Exercise Science and Health
Promotion
Columbus, OH
Cum Laude
Samantha Anne Matese
Allied Health
Brook Park, OH
Alyvia Matthews
Accounting
Westerville, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Josie Mayle
Biology
Westerville, OH
With Honors
Eddie McDonald
Accounting
Westerville, OH
Leah Evelyn McNutt
Athletic Training
Wadsworth, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Jennifer McPeek
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Equine Pre-Veterinary and Pre-Graduate Studies
Louisville, KY
Summa Cum Laude with Honors
Caleb Neville Meade
Systems Engineering
Sunbury, OH
Allison Miller
Business Administration and Management
Westerville, OH
Cum Laude
Olivia Miller
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Biology
Columbus, OH
Cum Laude with Honors
Bradley Minnard
Exercise Science and Health Promotion
Lancaster, OH
26
Anthony Moffitt
Finance
Powell, OH
Tyson Moore
Systems Engineering
Galion, OH
Madison Mueller
Marketing
Lexington, OH
Siraj Muhammad
Accounting
Whitehall, OH
Mamadu Nabe
Athletic Training
Columbus, OH
Cum Laude
Logan Nelson
Psychology
Pittsburgh, PA
Summa Cum Laude with Honors
Lauren Newkirk
Business Administration and Management
Granville, OH
Cum Laude
Jose Nieves-Diaz
Finance
Dublin, OH
Linsey Orlovsky
Zoo and Conservation Science
Moon Township, PA
Cum Laude
Jose Abraham Ornelas Rodriguez
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Columbus, OH
Matthew Parker
Systems Engineering
Plain City, OH
Michael Parker
Mechanical Engineering
Plain City, OH
Lexi Patterson
Exercise Science and Health Promotion
Galloway, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Sarita Pattisam
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Biology
Dublin, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Lindsey Payton
Equine Pre-Veterinary and Pre-Graduate Studies
Canton, OH
Mackenzie Peeke
Allied Health
Worthington, OH
Logan Pharmer
Actuarial Science
Ashland, OH
Cum Laude
Pau Piang
Business Administration and Management
Kalaymyo, Myanmar
Courtney Polcyn
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Jackson, OH
Cum Laude with Honors
Amber Pratt
Environmental Science
Columbus, OH
Cum Laude
Christopher Pumphrey
Business Administration and Management
Mount Vernon, OH
Christian Ramos
Systems Engineering
Columbus, OH
Maria Isabel Ramos
Allied Health
Columbus, OH
Caleb Rice
Exercise Science and Health
Promotion
Washington Court House, OH
Cum Laude
Jacob Rinehart
Systems Engineering
Galena, OH
Elizabeth Rioch Psychology
Athens, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Kendrick Rodgers
Finance
Columbus, OH
Dominic Romano
Computer Science
Lodi, OH
Trevor Rusk
Marketing
Columbus, OH
Jesus Salgado-Sanchez
Computer Science
Columbus, OH
George Makkas Sauter
Finance
Columbus, OH
Carter Schaefer
Marketing
Lewis Center, OH
Stephen "SteveO" Schmitt
Business Administration and Management
Centerburg, OH
Zachary Connor Schonhiutt
Allied Health
Worthington, OH
Tre'Vonn Scott
Systems Engineering
Cleveland Heights, OH
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Jarrod Setliff
Exercise Science and Health
Promotion
Medina, OH
Adam Shadd
Mechanical Engineering
Ashland, OH
Gabriel Sharrock
Allied Health
New Franklin, OH
Mara Shields
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Chemistry
Newark, OH
Summa Cum Laude with Honors
Allison Shonk
Business Administration and Management
Columbus, OH
Logan Siebert
Business Administration and Management
Waukesha, WI
Magna Cum Laude
Kalie Marie Siereveld
Athletic Training
Cincinnati, OH
Robert L. Simpson IV
Zoo and Conservation Science
Blacklick, OH
Jennifer Smith
Environmental Science
Zanesville, OH
Cum Laude
Luke Snider
Mechanical Engineering
Hilliard, OH
Hannah Stapp
Business Analytics
Marketing
Willoughby, OH
Magna Cum Laude with Honors
Brayden Stark
Exercise Science and Health
Promotion
Marion, OH
Cum Laude
Auburn L. Stickles Biology
Columbus, OH
Coby Stover
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Hilliard, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Ridge Stuckey
Business Administration and Management
Columbus, OH
Isabelle Szulewski
International Business and Management
Mount Gilead, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Cory Tackett
Systems Engineering
Worthington, OH
Reid Taylor
Exercise Science and Health
Promotion
Urbana, OH
Olivia Teague
Athletic Training
Pataskala, OH
Cum Laude
Haylee Ternovan
Allied Health
Westerville, OH
Andrew Thompson
Psychology
Columbus, OH
Cum Laude
Bethany Thompson
Business Analytics
Carroll, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Cassie Thompson
Actuarial Science
Lancaster, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Tayler Thompson
Business Administration and Management
Pataskala, OH
Tia Thompson
Biology
Zoo and Conservation Science
Honolulu, HI
Hunter Thornsberry
Business Administration and Management
Newark, OH
Maddie Torbert
Zoo and Conservation Science
Hilliard, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Luke Philip Trimmer
Systems Engineering
Westerville, OH
Stephen C. Troutner
Mechanical Engineering
Columbus, OH
With Honors
Lincoln Troxell
Business Administration and Management
Springboro, OH
Brandon Tuller
Mechanical Engineering
Hilliard, OH
Kathryn Tuma
Accounting
North Olmsted, OH
Magna Cum Laude with Honors
Antonieta van den Berg Monsalve
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
New Albany, OH
Summa Cum Laude with Honors
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Liam Walits
Biology
Environmental Science
West Olive, MI
Magna Cum Laude
Natalie Deanna Wallace
Allied Health
Galena, OH
Jaden Watkins
Chemistry
Chillicothe, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Brett Weaver
Allied Health
Pataskala, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Nathan Weita
Business Administration and Management
Finance
Hilliard, OH
Cole Werbrich
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Indian Hill, OH
Magna Cum Laude with Honors
Alana White
Psychology
Sunbury, OH
Cum Laude with Distinction
Brent J. White
Computer Science
Mount Gilead, OH
Cum Laude
Ryan Michael Whitten
Computer Science
Dayton, OH
Faith Wickizer
Equine Pre-Veterinary and Pre-Graduate Studies
Powell, OH
Summa Cum Laude with Honors
Nick Wile
Mechanical Engineering
Hilliard, OH
Cum Laude
Abigail Wilkinson
Zoo and Conservation Science
Downers Grove, IL
Cum Laude
Emily Grace Willms
Business Administration and Management
Finance
Cincinnati, OH
Cum Laude
Abigail Freedom Wilson
Psychology
Columbus, OH
Cum Laude with Honors
Jackson Wilson
Psychology
Johnstown, OH
Sarah Wolfe Biology
Zoo and Conservation Science
Westerville, OH
Magna Cum Laude with Honors
Moriah Wood
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Biology
Equine Pre-Veterinary and Pre-Graduate Studies
Zoo and Conservation Science
North Canton, OH
Magna Cum Laude with Distinction
Amanda Woods
Business Administration and Management
Medina, OH
Summa Cum Laude with Honors
Lea Wright
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Biology
Zoo and Conservation Science
Portsmouth, OH
Cal Yackin
Zoo and Conservation Science
Willoughby Hills, OH
Cum Laude
Abigail Yates
Zoo and Conservation Science
Medina, OH
Magna Cum Laude with Honors
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Bachelor of Science in Education
Krystin Allard
Middle Childhood Education
Worthington, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Kari Billman
PreK-5 Primary Education
Dublin, OH
Alayna Bray
Early Childhood Education
Columbus, OH
Izabella Caruso
PreK-5 Primary Education
Blacklick, OH
Cum Laude
Hayley Cebula
PreK-5 Primary Education
Brunswick, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Marilyn Dolbeare
PreK-5 Primary Education
Plain City, OH
Cum Laude
Grace Dunaway
PreK-5 Primary Education
Chicago, IL
Summa Cum Laude with Honors
Grace Kristine Glowacki
Early Childhood Education
Worthington, OH
Julia M. Gott
PreK-5 Primary Education
Lorain, OH
Madison Harrington
PreK-5 Primary Education
Powell, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Madison Hayes
Early Childhood Education
Grove City, OH
Kristina Hoffman
PreK-5 Primary Education
Galena, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Danielle Horsley
Middle Childhood Education
Bucyrus, OH
Cum Laude
Aubrey Hudson
PreK-5 Primary Education
Hilliard, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Tessa Kathryn John
Middle Childhood Education
Grove City, OH
Carly Ann Kilkenny
PreK-5 Primary Education
Columbus, OH
Cum Laude
Abigail Lieb
PreK-5 Primary Education
Columbus, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Annabelle Grace Livesay
K-12 Intervention Specialist
PreK-5 Primary Education
Tipp City, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Jacob Patrick McDivitt
Middle Childhood Education
Cortland, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Morgan Bailey Meyers
Early Childhood Education
Johnstown, OH
Cum Laude
Julia Kay Miller
PreK-5 Primary Education
Westerville, OH
Tess Miller
PreK-5 Primary Education
Worthington, OH
Cum Laude
Abigail Montag
PreK-5 Primary Education
Worthington, OH
Olivia Shade Rodriguez
PreK-5 Primary Education
Pickerington, OH
Cum Laude
Sydney Kate Salisbury
PreK-5 Primary Education
Westerville, OH
Cum Laude
Riley Seielstad
Early Childhood Education
Albion, NY
Cassidi Shelby
Middle Childhood Education
Piqua, OH
McKenzi Staheli
PreK-5 Primary Education
Milford Center, OH
Cum Laude
Mia Stanich
Middle Childhood Education
Galena, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Anna May Summers
PreK-5 Primary Education
Canton, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Morgan Swazuk
PreK-5 Primary Education
Columbus, OH
Magna Cum Laude
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Kifah Shina Adawe
Nursing
Reynoldsburg, OH
Cum Laude
Martha Rose Bennett Nursing
Whitehall, OH
Paige Brechtel Nursing
Canton, OH
Elizabeth Brown Nursing
Pickerington, OH
Cum Laude with Honors
Kaitlyn Makaila Brown Nursing
Columbus, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Gabrielle Adelaide Bruner Nursing
Centerville, OH
Nicole Bryant Nursing
Dresden, OH
Magna Cum Laude with Honors
Carlie R. Caoua Nursing
Hilliard, OH
Cum Laude
Andrea Jeanine Caughell Nursing
Newark, OH
Itzia Yessenia Centeno Nursing
Westerville, OH
Cum Laude
Makayla Cornell Nursing
Hilliard, OH
Tatianna Craig
Nursing
Worthington, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Sydney Cropper
Nursing
Columbus, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Joanne Theresa Davis
Nursing
London, OH
Cum Laude
Mackenzie Davis Nursing
Thornville, OH
Cum Laude
Anna Donner Nursing
Bellville, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Baylee Erb
Nursing
Westerville, OH
Cum Laude
Nathan Fullerton Nursing
Westerville, OH
Cum Laude
Amber Greeley
Nursing
Lima, OH
Cum Laude
Shaina Haack
Nursing
Delaware, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Brittany Ann Harper
Nursing
Chillicothe, OH
Hannah Harris
Nursing
Whitehall, OH
Olivia Hatfield
Nursing
Columbus, OH
Cum Laude
Maisy Johnson
Nursing
Delaware, OH
Magna Cum Laude with Honors
Sarah Midura
Nursing
Delaware, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Alexandra Milligan
Nursing
Lewis Center, OH
Saida Mohamed
Nursing
Columbus, OH
Cum Laude
London Newman
Nursing
Palmdale, CA
Cum Laude
Olivia O'Neill
Nursing
Circleville, OH
Summa Cum Laude with Honors
Kase Orahood
Nursing
Richwood, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Roslyn Grace Regino
Nursing
Ozamiz City, Philippines
Summa Cum Laude with Honors
Loryn Renick
Nursing
Mentor, OH
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Nigel Rich Nursing
Columbus, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Udaya Sangraula Nursing
Blacklick, OH
Grace Irene Seiple Nursing
Stow, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Jordynn Inez Shriner Nursing
Heath, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Esmeralda Lizbet Sierra-Arteaga Nursing
Orient, OH
Cum Laude
Marissa Snyder
Nursing
Galion, OH
Lily Toman Nursing
Terrace Park, OH
Abigail Wasto Nursing
Grove City, OH
Payton Whitacre Nursing
Galena, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Carson White Nursing
Pickerington, OH
Cum Laude
Alexa Wilson
Nursing
Archbold, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Evan Wiseman Nursing
Gallipolis, OH
Terryann Nicole Woodcox Nursing
Grove City, OH
Libbie Grace Woodland Nursing
Delaware, OH
Cum Laude
Judith Zang Nursing
Pickerington, OH
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Bachelor of Music
Matthew Boles
Music Performance
Westerville, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Samantha McGonigal
Music Performance
Marysville, OH
Bachelor of Music Education
Lauren Absten
Music Education
Grove City, OH
Paige Dawn Blevins
Music Education
Grove City, OH
Bella Brennan
Music Education
Dublin, OH
John Edwards Graham IV
Music Education
Columbus, OH
Lydia Isabella Namakydoost
Music Education
Powell, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Tanner Peyton Robertson
Music Education
Pickerington, OH
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Gabriela Ahumada
Theatre Design and Technology
Zihuatanejo, Mexico
Cum Laude
Emily Baggarly
Musical Theatre
Claremont, CA
Summa Cum Laude
Lucy Hagen Breedlove
Musical Theatre
Vienna, VA
Cum Laude
Addison Chapman
Theatre Design and Technology
Mount Gilead, OH
Cum Laude
Nijah Dent
Musical Theatre
Cincinnati, OH
Kora Duvall Acting
Louisville, KY
Grace Guichard Acting
Walnut Creek, CA
Summa Cum Laude
Samuel Hoyer
Musical Theatre
Cincinnati, OH
Morgan T. Joyner
Theatre Design and Technology
Fort Worth, TX
Daniel Keeling Acting
Naperville, IL
Cum Laude
Tulia Spurgeon
Music Performance
Worthington, OH
Cheyenne Elizabeth Wise
Music Education
Galloway, OH
Brittany Koscinski
Musical Theatre
Oviedo, FL
Magna Cum Laude
Caitlin Rose Maniuszko
Musical Theatre
Scottsdale, AZ
John Michael McCall
Acting
Marin County, CA
Makenzie Rae McDonald
English Creative Writing
Granville, OH
Cum Laude with Honors
Victoria Mesa
Musical Theatre
Miami, FL
Summa Cum Laude
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Taylor Reister
Acting
Sarasota, FL
Magna Cum Laude
Anna Kate Reynolds
Theatre Design and Technology
Houston, TX
Elizabeth Ellen Sanford
Acting
Burlingame, CA
Cum Laude
Dale Ross Saunders
Musical Theatre
Vermilion, OH
Hannah Schmidt
Musical Theatre
Bainbridge Township, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Allison Nicole Steele
English Creative Writing
Johnstown, OH
Cum Laude with Honors
Isaac Steiger Acting
Westerville, OH
Tru Stites
Musical Theatre
Richland, WA
Magna Cum Laude
Tiffany Stone
Theatre Design and Technology
Dallas, TX
Magna Cum Laude
Katelyn Wagner
Musical Theatre
Lewis Center, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Anna Wehrmann
Theatre Design and Technology
Dallas, TX
Dean Yurecka
Musical Theatre
Clearwater, FL
Summa Cum Laude
Carson Zoch
Acting
Houston, TX
Magna Cum Laude
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Departmental Honors
A student who has attained a cumulative grade point average of 3.7 through Cardinal Term 2022 in all courses in the major is graduated “With Departmental Honors.”
Art and Art History
Kaeli Knight
Raegan McCormack
Makenzie Rae McDonald
Addie Richmond
Baylee Roberson
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Katie Boggs
Kaitlin Dean
Harrison Eckels
Cameron Fast
Jennifer McPeek
Sarita Pattisam
Mara Shields
Coby Stover
Antonieta van den Berg Monsalve
Cole Werbrich
Moriah Wood
Biology and Earth Science
Hannah Brown
Harrison Eckels
Irene Groat
Sarita Pattisam
Emma Roberts
Hannah Sturgeon
Maddie Torbert
Liam Walits
Faith Wickizer
Abigail Wilkinson
Sarah Wolfe
Moriah Wood
Abigail Yates
Business, Accounting, and Economics
Lily Mae Burnside
Jackson Chard Peloquin
Nicholas Cipriano
Natalie Galaida
Valerie Marie Golden
Anthony Edward Holmes
Zack Martin
Alyvia Matthews
Lauren Newkirk
Logan Siebert
Hannah Stapp
Isabelle Szulewski
Bethany Thompson
Gavin Thompson
Kathryn Tuma
Amanda Woods
Chemistry
Caleb Montgomery
Mara Shields
Jaden Watkins
Communication
Cecelia Jeannette Carter
Anna Egensperger
Isabelle Fisher
Tyler Allen Forney
Katie Jean Frame
Natalie Galaida
Bhawana Khatiwada
Matthew Lanning
Becca McMillen
Alexis Ryann McNeal
Slobodan Misko Mihajlov
Madelyn Silence Nelson
Ellie Jane Newman
Bridget Renee Oder
Alexis Sheets
Natalie Smith
Grace Weidenhamer
Emma Hailey Weiss-Urhammer
Education
Krystin Allard
Alayna Bray
Hayley Cebula
Marilyn Dolbeare
Grace Dunaway
Julia M. Gott
Madison Harrington
Kristina Hoffman
Danielle Horsley
Aubrey Hudson
Tessa Kathryn John
Carly Ann Kilkenny
Abigail Lieb
Annabelle Grace Livesay
Delaney Rose Lombardi
Jacob Patrick McDivitt
Tess Miller
Olivia Shade Rodriguez
Sydney Kate Salisbury
McKenzi Staheli
Mia Stanich
Anna May Summers
Morgan Swazuk
Nicholas Zorne
Engineering
Nathan Craft
Eric Terranova
English
Katherine "Ashton" Bader
Mckenzie Bray
Margo Isabella D’Agostino
Miranda Hilt
Daria Erika Johansen
Delaney Rose Lombardi
Finley Lopez
Makenzie Rae McDonald
Ashleigh Miller
Alexis Sheets
Allison Nicole Steele
Seth Stobart
Gray Takahashi
Niah Themelaras
Equine Science
Alexandra Cernelich
Valerie Marie Golden
Bethany Hulst
Megan Kenny
Kalin MacQueen
Jennifer McPeek
Kathryn Tuma
Faith Wickizer
Moriah Wood
Amanda Woods
Emma Young
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Health and Sport Sciences
Sarah Alloto
Delilah Appeldorn
Taylor Baran
Ramsey Blommel
Michael Dwyer
Ellory Anne Farmer
Abigail Giardina
Jenna Hoschouer
Zachary Isaac Howard
Ashley Renae Kish
ReBecca Maston
Leah Evelyn McNutt
Slobodan Misko Mihajlov
Lexi Patterson
Riley Joseph Philhower
Jacob Pribe
Caleb Rice
Daisy Noelle Rooney
Brayden Stark
Olivia Teague
Paige Elizabeth Violante
Brett Weaver
Olivia Fayon Wooldredge
History and Political Science
Margo Isabella D’Agostino
Anna Egensperger
Corinne Eutsey
Tyler Allen Forney
Olivia Hammer
Pranith Madishetti
Aaron James Mundziak
Morgan Overley
Hannah Sturgeon
Mathematics and Actuarial Science
Kam San Lun Cing
Michael Woodrow Colley
Andreas Kladias
Mackenzie Anne Koons
Logan Pharmer
Cassie Thompson
Modern Languages and Cultures
Natalie Hu
Fernando Guadalupe Jose-Chairez
Matthew Lanning
Katlyn Marie Wilson
Music
Matthew Boles
Natalie Hu
Lydia Isabella Namakydoost
Nicholas Joel Rice
Tanner Peyton Robertson
Tulia Spurgeon
Nursing
Kaitlyn Makaila Brown
Nicole Bryant
Tatianna Craig
Sydney Cropper
Mackenzie Davis
Anna Donner
Shaina Haack
Maisy Johnson
Sarah Midura
Olivia O'Neill
Kase Orahood
Roslyn Grace Regino
Nigel Rich
Grace Irene Seiple
Jordynn Inez Shriner
Payton Whitacre
Alexa Wilson
Libbie Grace Woodland
Philosophy and Religion
Seth Stobart
Physics
Michael Woodrow Colley
Psychology
Cory Burkhart
Carlie Marie Craycraft
Sophia Domanik
Carley Elizabeth Downing
Mikhayla Draper
Anggie Francisco
Carter Graham
Caitlin Groh
Genevieve Hilt
Dalia Khalil
Mackenzie Anne Koons
Sydney Kossel
Pranith Madishetti
Logan Nelson
Lauren Nobile
Elizabeth Rioch
Kenzie Ann Slemmer
Andrew Thompson
Shayla Vazquez
Alana White
Sophia Whyte
Sociology, Criminology, and Justice Studies
Sheridan Clark
Corinne Eutsey
Genevieve Hilt
Aishat Lawal
Siham Mahamud
Alana White
Kayley Wilson
Sustainability Studies
Emma Roberts
Hannah Sturgeon
Elisabeth Webber
Theatre and Dance
Emily Baggarly
Avery Lynn Barrett
Lucy Hagen Breedlove
Ashley Bright
Addison Chapman
Grace Guichard
Nicole Hunter
Daniel Keeling
Brittany Koscinski
Isabelle Lindsey
Caitlin Rose Maniuszko
Victoria Mesa
Lydia Isabella Namakydoost
Cassandra Marie Iannaggi Perlatti
Taylor Reister
Addie Richmond
Elizabeth Ellen Sanford
Hannah Schmidt
Tru Stites
Tiffany Stone
Niah Themelaras
Katelyn Wagner
Dean Yurecka
Carson Zoch
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Mikhayla Draper
Miranda Hilt
Daria Erika Johansen
Aishat Lawal
Finley Lopez
Emma Mierzejewski
Gray Takahashi
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The national academic honorary societies proudly acknowledge the following members who have maintained a 3.5 or higher cumulative grade point average throughout their undergraduate program at Otterbein.
Taylor M. Baran
Matthew J. Boles
Elizabeth N. Brown
Kaitlyn M. Brown
Nicole K. Bryant
Caylee J. Campagna
Carlie R. Caoua
Kerri L. Carson
Hayley N. Cebula
Itzia Y. Centeno
Jackson G. Chard Peloquin
Makayla Cornell
Kaitlin M. Dean
Sophia M. Domanik
Grace M. Dunaway
Brianna R. Dykes
Harrison E. Eckels
Anna M. Egensperger
Corinne E. Eutsey
Cameron T. Fast
Nathan R. Fullerton
Natalie R. Galaida
Abigail L. Giardina
Alan J. Hatfield
Olivia M. Hatfield
Haley E. Hodge
Anthony E. Holmes
Jenna M. Hoschouer
Aubrey D. Hudson
Mackenzie A. Koons
Brittany C. Koscinski
Matthew T. Lanning
Hollissa R. Leep
John M. McCall
Jacob P. McDivitt
Jennifer L. McPeek
Olivia F. Miller
Alexandra M. Milligan
Saida O. Mohamed
Abigail E. Montag
Caleb A. Montgomery
Lauren A. Newkirk
Olivia A. O’Neill
Kase W. Orahood
Lexi Patterson
Sarita S. Pattisam
Mackenzie Peeke
Casandra M. Perlatti
Taylor M. Reister
Olivia S. Rodriguez
Daisy N. Rooney
Grace I. Seiple
Mara R. Shields
Jordynn I. Shriner
Esmeralda L. Sierra-Arteaga
Kenzie Slemmer
Natalie E. Smith
Tulia F. Spurgeon
Hannah E. Stapp
Harrison R. Stuckey
Hannah E. Sturgeon
Anna M. Summers
Isabelle I. Szulewski
Grace E. Takahashi
Eric A. Terranova
Madeline G. Torbert
Samantha N. Tracy
Halle J. Troutman
Abigail L. Wasto
Faith Wickizer
Emily G. Willms
Abigail F. Wilson
Kayley R. Wilson
Sarah E. Wolfe
Moriah K. Wood
Libbie G. Woodland
Olivia Wooldredge
Abigail N. Yates
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Alpha Lambda Delta/Phi Eta Sigma
Parent and Family Honor Roll
The families of our Otterbein students are an important part of our Cardinal Family. We are grateful that you have given us the opportunity to be a part of your student’s journey and we celebrate alongside you as we recognize their accomplishments today. We would like to say a special thank you to the parents and other family members listed below who have made a generous gift to Otterbein during their student's journey. Your gift has made an important impact at the University.
Brad and Carolyn Baggarly
Melissa Binkley
Graham and Kelly Breedlove
Jeremy and Christina Brown
Charley and Lisa Brown
Brent Bruckner
John and Carrie Bruner
David and Susan Buchanan
William and Jessica Cashman
Morgan and Cathy Clever
Ottorino and Kathryn Costantini
Scott and Beth Craft
Christopher and Kelly Craycraft
Marciana Santos and Magdaleno Cruz
Tony and Erin DeCarlo
Elizabeth and Christopher Domanik
Timothy ‘92 and Helyn Doup
Gwendolyn Dretzka
Matthew and Laura Dupree
Thomas and Debra Fast
Joel and Kelly Forney
Dave and Tracey Gehrke
Mike and Karla Giardina
Daniel '88 and Deanna Gifford
Alison Hiester and Robert Graham
Tracey Kellar Graham MAE'04 and John Graham
Brad and Heather Graley
Wayne and Patricia Grindle
Matthew and Eileen Guichard
Diane and Richard Hanselman
Janet Hay
Douglas and Valerie Holmes
Jon and Jill Howard
Patrick and Janet Hulst
Jeanne O'Connell and William Keeling
Travis and Shari Ketron
Elizabeth Kidwell ‘92
Barbara Mackinaw-Koons '95 and Brandon Koons '94 MA'98
Kevin and Felice Koscinski
Gary and Shawna Leep
Keith and Chelly Maniuszko
Richard and Shelie McCall
Susan McPeek
Misko and Nancy Mihajlov
Garry and Penny Montgomery
Maurice and Sue Moore
Ronald Mundziak
Jennifer Lowe Nelson '93 and Scott Nelson
Brian and Leslie Newkirk
Mark and Kristie Price
David and Darcy Reister
Latresa Rieves
Robert and Tina Roeder
Dennis and Janell Rogers
Blair and Amy Sanford
Daryl and Theresa Saunders
Joseph and Hollace Schmidt
Jimmie and Lynn Shadd
Caroline Stites
Kelly Pifer Stoll '90 and Kenneth Stoll
Danny and Lilah Stone
Jason and Jody Sturgeon
William and Leonarda Themelaras
Joseph and Lori Toman
Scott and Kathleen Torbert
Rev. Judith Guion-Utsler and Eric Utsler
Mindy Vensil
Jeffrey and Dawn Wagner
Gary and Joni Watkins
Paul and Tracy Wehrmann
Patrick and Lara White
Dirk and Elizabeth Willms
Michael and Eileen Woods
John and Sharon Wooldredge
Jodi Wright
Matthew and Stacie Yates
Phil and Bridget Yurecka
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2023 Class Gift Donors
This year, seniors chose for the 2023 Class Gift to benefit the Nigel Chatman Student Emergency Fund. This fund honors Nigel Chatman ’22, who passed away as he traveled to football practice at Otterbein in 2019. Gifts to this fund support students with emergency needs such as food, toiletries, books, utilities, car repairs, and more. By contributing to this fund, the following Otterbein students not only honor Nigel’s life and memory, they have helped to create a lasting legacy that will serve and support fellow and future Cardinals.
Jordan Armentrout
Hope Beverick
Yam Bista
Ramsey Blommel
Sarah Cabe
Chase Carpenter
Cecelia Carter
Hayley Cebula
Kam Cing
Braden Comford
Kayla Cousar
Joanne Davis
Gabriel Detwiler
Erin Fossier
Jiazhen Fu
Will Isaac
Maisy Johnson
Michael Kantor
Ashley Kish
Clairese Kivala
Anneliese Kolaska
Megan Losey
Siraj Mahamud
Megan Masciola
Samantha Matese
Jacob McDivitt
Caleb Meade
Madelyn Nelson
Jacob Olenick
Linsey Orlovsky
Sarita Pattisam
Cassandra Perlatti
Logan Pharmer
Kenzie Prickett
Board of Trustees
Peter R. Bible ’80
Roslyn Regino
Mackenzie Rentz
Belinda Reynolds
Addie Richmond
Gabriel Sharrock
Natalie Smith
Coby Stover
Hannah Sturgeon
Morgan Swazuk
Isabelle Szulewski
Eric Terranova
Brandon Tuller
Ryan Walker
Natalie Wallace
Grace Weidenhamer
Alexa Wilson
Timothy Wotring
Trustees and Officers
Mechelle Buys Du Plessis P’20, P’22
April Jones Casperson ’03
John L. Comerford, Ph.D.
Deborah Ewell Currin ’67
Talisa Dixon, Ph.D.
David W. Fisher ’75, P’11
James L. Francis ’71
Daniel C. Gifford ’88, P’21, P’23
Living Trustee Emeriti
Annie Ames ’86
Thomas R. Bromeley ’51
Michael H. Cochran ’66, P’93
Michael E. Ducey ’70
William L. Evans ’56
Judith Graham Gebhart ’61
Terry L. Goodman ’70
Mary F. Hall ’64, Ph.D.
John T. Huston ’57, P’85, P’89, M.D.
Rev. Erwin K. Kerr H’02, P’91
John E. King ’68
William E. Harrell Jr. ’94
Theresa Harris
Cheryl L. Herbert
Lisa L. Hinson P’17
Gregory Jordan
K. Christopher Kaiser ’77
Yasmeen Khafagy ’25
Susan Millsap, Ph.D.
Madelyn Nelson ’23
John W. Magaw ’57
Thomas C. Morrison ’63
Hon. Alan E. Norris ’57
Jane W. Oman H’96
Paul S. Reiner ’68
Peggy Miller Ruhlin ’79
James A. Rutherford P’99
Wolfgang R. Schmitt ’66, P’91
Kent D. Stuckey ’79, P’23
Mark R. Thresher ’78, P’05
Alec Wightman
Nevalyn Fritsche Nevil ’71
Mindy S. Phinney ’85, M.D.
Brant O. Smith ’95
Kathryn Felsenthal Stephens ’97
John Tansey, Ph.D.
Alan P. Varrasso MBA ’11
Alan Waterhouse ’82
Officers of the University
Chair: Cheryl L. Herbert
Vice-Chair: William E. Harrell Jr. ’94
Secretary: Alan Waterhouse ’82
Assistant Secretary: Theresa Harris
President of the University: John L. Comerford, Ph.D.
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Special Thanks
HES Facilities Management
Live Technologies
National Carts
Oakland Nursery
O’Neil Tents
Parkhurst Dining
Reno’s Flowers, Westerville
All Otterbein alumni, faculty, staff, and students supporting this weekend’s events.
Photos and Streaming
Grad Images is the official photographer for today’s commencement ceremony. A picture of each graduate will be taken at the time they cross the stage. In mid-May, Grad Images will automatically send a proof and order form to all graduates. All orders received by July 1 will be delivered by Aug. 1. Late orders will be accepted until Dec. 31. There is no obligation to purchase pictures or to respond to Grad Images correspondence.
Text family and friends that today’s ceremony is streamed live on the web. They can go to www.otterbein.edu to watch.
It’s time to CELEBRATE
We proudly celebrate the Class of 2023. May your achievements as scholars, your contributions as professionals, and your leadership as citizens stand as a meaningful reflection of Otterbein’s bold promise.
Otterbein University celebrates with you and welcomes you into the tradition of launching great futures since 1847.
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