DPT & OTD Convocation 2026

Convocation Ceremony APRIL 10, 2026

DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY DOCTOR OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Graduates, Congratulations on this momentous occasion!

Today, we celebrate your outstanding achievements and the significant steps you are about to take in your careers. We also recognize and congratulate those who supported you along your educational journey— spouses and children, family and friends, faculty and mentors. The entire University has confidence in you as you move forward, making a positive impact on the healthcare world and in your communities.

Thank you for choosing to study at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMU). Our entire University community of faculty and staff have felt it an honor to be with you. Your research, lab work, classroom instructions, advisement, and campus activities have been guided by outstanding faculty and staff within stateof-the-art facilities to help you accomplish your dreams. It has been a privilege for all of us to be a part of your educational journey as we unitedly strive to improve the human condition.

As you continue your professional and personal goals, we want you to stay connected with RMU. You will always be an honored and critical part of the RMU community.

Please continue to stay involved with RMU through the Alumni Association by mentoring students and sharing your stories of impact, specifically how your efforts to love and lift those in need—one patient at a time.

Congratulations again, and may your future endeavors be filled with success and fulfillment!

Sincerely,

Dr. Cameron K. Martin University President & CEO

CEREMONY CONDUCTING Dr. Bryan Gee

OTD Program Director & Department Chair

GRADUATE PROCESSIONAL Pomp and Circumstance

Written by Sir Edward Elgar (Please stand)

WELCOME Dr. Jeff Lau

Dean, College of Rehabilitation Sciences

OTD GRADUATE SPEAKER Christen R. Ellis

OTD 1, Program Advisory Board Member

DPT GRADUATE SPEAKER Nathan Pyles

DPT 21 Class President

PRESENTATION OF OTD PROGRAM AWARDS Presented by Dr. Bryan Gee

OTD Program Director & Department Chair

EXEMPLARY CAPSTONE AWARD ACADEMIC MERIT AWARD PERSEVERANCE AWARD PROFESSIONAL AMBASSADOR AWARD

CEREMONY PRESENTATION OF DPT PROGRAM AWARDS TOP SCHOLARS Presented by Dr. F. David Paulson Director of Accreditation & Assessment

NATIONAL PHYSICAL THERAPY STUDENT HONOR SOCIETY Presented by Dr. F. David Paulson Director of Accreditation & Assessment

CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AWARD Presented by Dr. Tim Stevenson Co-Director of Clinical Education

OUTSTANDING CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR AWARD Presented by Dr. Tim Stevenson Co-Director of Clinical Education

LEADERSHIP AWARD Presented by Dr. Greg Koberstein Assistant Professor

FACULTY RECOGNITION AWARD Presented by Dr. Megan Kisner Assistant Professor

PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT AWARD Presented by Dr. Hina Garg Associate Professor

LIFTING OTHERS AWARD Presented by Dr. Miriam Cortez-Cooper Assistant Program Director

CEREMONY READING OF NAMES AND DEGREES Gretel Cosman Registrar

REMARKS Dr. Cameron K. Martin University President & CEO

ALUMNI WELCOME Dr. Glory Dioh-Esona

Alumni Association Board President, DNP/FNP Alumna

CONCLUDING REMARKS Dr. Steve Wilkinson

DPT Program Director & Department Chair

GRADUATE RECESSIONAL (Please stand)

Participation in the ceremony does not indicate degree completion. Upon degree completion, the Registrar’s Office will post the degree on the academic transcript and graduates will receive an official RMU diploma.

COLLEGE OF REHABILITATION SCIENCES DOCTOR OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY GRADUATES Danielle Brooke Archer

Christen R. Ellis

Katelyn Elizabeth Spiker

Lauren Ashley Colley

Danae Smith

Cynthia Uriarte

DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY GRADUATES Romy Bailey

Jessica Gribi

Hope Peterson

Harmony Rubymoon Beppler

Erin Hackett

Nathan Pyles

Trenton Bowler

McKenna Wiscombe Harris

Sarah Rasmussen

Hannah Christeny Hart

Nathan Schneider

Sara Mia Herrera

Ryan Sedig

Jordan Campbell

Liany Nicole Holdsworth Holt

Marissa Briann Sendejas

Reese Darrington

Jacob Matthew Jensen

Lindsey Davis

Jonathan Jimenez Flores

Hunter Bradshaw Blayne Bridge

DJ Dobbs Shane Allen Duran Conner Eyre

Brayden Johnson Jimmy Khamphoumanivong

Joyce Shin Weston Gary Soudan Ellie Steiner Audrey Steinhagen Emilia Troyano

Kaiti Leister

Madie Westerlind

Luis Garza

Jordan Alexander MillsKapele

Damian Whyte

Daniel Caleb Godbey

Ali Wittman

Isaac Montague

Alex Gomez

Aubrey Jill Wood

Amanda Myers

Patrick Daniel Greding

Toulong Xiong

Shelby Nelson

Sarah Greger

Margaret Yorkgitis

Emma Gabrielle Nieves

Cameron Dyreng Gagon

Spencer Ochko

PROGRAM LEADERSHIP DOCTOR OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY Program Director and Department Chair

Bryan Gee PhD, OTR/L, BCP, CLA, FAOTA

Doctoral Capstone Coordinator Kristin Domville PhD, DrOT, OTR/L

Academic Fieldwork Coordinator Keren Shavit-Buckley EdD, MS, OTR/L

DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY Program Director and Department Chair

Assistant Program Director

Co-Director of Clinical Education

Associate Program Director

Assistant Program Director

Director of Accreditation and Assessment

Steve Wilkinson PT, PhD Associate Professor

Joel Tenbrink PT, PhD, ATC Associate Professor

Michael Bartholomew PT, DPT, PhD, GCS, CEEAA Assistant Professor

Miriam Cortez-Cooper PT, PhD Associate Professor

Co-Director of Clinical Education Tim Stevenson PT, DPT, PhD, OCS Assistant Professor

Will Sykes PT, DPT Assistant Professor

F. David Paulson PT, DPT, OCS Assistant Professor

PROGRAM FACULTY DOCTOR OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY Rebecca Argabrite-Grove

Raegan Furman

Anna Miller

Kent Crossley

Taylor Hoyt

Sonia Paquette

Lyndsay Fait

Ellen Hudgins

Michelle Webb

Jed Farley

Kimberly Lloyd

MS, OTR/L, FAORA, CRP, CAE Assistant Professor

PhD, MS, ATC Assistant Professor

OTD, OTR/L Assistant Professor

MS, DC, PhD, CSCS Assistant Professor

PhD, OTR/L, BCP Assistant Professor

OTD, OTR/L Assistant Professor

OTD, OTR/L, ITOT Associate Professor

OTD, MOTR/L Associate Professor

MOT, OTR/L Assistant Professor

OTD, OTR/L, CPE Associate Professor

EdD, OTD, OTR/L, CAPS Associate Professor

PROGRAM FACULTY DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY Kaiwi Chung-Hoon

Tyler Luszeck

Paul Stoneman

Hina Garg

Megan Merrill

Angela Thomas

Kelsey Hopkinson

Crystal Miskin

Misti Timpson

Megan Kisner

Rhodri Purcell

Elizabeth Willison

Greg Koberstein

Tyler Robinson

Christa Young

Jeff Lau

Douglas Santillo

PT, PhD, CEEAA Professor

PT, MS, PhD, NCS, CEEAA Associate Professor

PT, DPT, GCS Associate Professor

PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, Cert DN, COMT Assistant Professor

PT, DPT Assistant Professor

PT, DPT, PhD, CMPT Associate Professor

PT, DPT, NCS Assistant Professor

PT, DPT, PCS Assistant Professor

PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT Assistant Professor

PT, MPT, EdD, OCS, CSCS, Cert DN Associate Professor

PT, DPT, Cert DN Assistant Professor

PT, DPT, PhD Assistant Professor

DPT, PhD Professor

PT, DPT Assistant Professor

PT, DPT, PhD, NCS Professor

PT, DPT, ScD, WCS, PRPC, Cert Wound Care, Cert DN Assistant Professor

PT, PhD, NCS Associate Professor

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Dr. Michael Skurja, Jr.

Dr. Rogan L. Taylor

Dr. Michael Nelson

Dr. Greg Myer

Dr. Leah I. Fullman

Dr. Richard P. Nielsen

Mr. Michael Held

Dr. Sunnie Giles

Mr. James Suel

Dr. Susan Lucht

Dr. Lily S. Hsu

Dr. Roy Zwahlen

Dr. Jessica Egbert

Dr. Gregory D. Myer

Dr. Cameron K. Martin

Chair

Vice Chair Treasurer

Secretary

Ex officio

UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION & OFFICERS Dr. Cameron K. Martin

Mr. Stephen L. Whyte

Mr. Jeffery L. Fisher

Dr. Malissa Martin

Mr. Richard Peterson

Dr. Tom Cappaert

Mr. Jeffery B. Bate

Ms. Dana L. Marsh

Ms. Tanya Snelson

University President & Chief Executive Officer

Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs & Provost

Executive Vice President of Finance/Chief Financial Officer

Executive Vice President of University Relations

Chief of Staff

Vice President of Enrollment, Marketing, and Communications

Senior Executive Director of RMU Foundation, Ex officio

Vice Provost

Senior Executive Assistant, Office of the President and Board of Trustees

Mr. Dan Harmuth

Vice President of Technology & Innovation/Chief Information Officer

DEANS Dr. Ericka Zimmerman Dean, College of Health Sciences

Dr. Jeff Lau

Dean, College of Rehabilitation Sciences

Dr. Adam Hickenbotham

Dean, College of Optometric Medicine

WELCOME TO THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION On behalf of the Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Alumni Association, we congratulate you on graduating from RMU and officially welcome you as a new member of the Alumni Association. As you now embark on the next phase of your life, know that you are part of an incredible network of more than 5,000 healthcare professionals who are alumni of RMU. As a graduate, you have access to the following: • 15% tuition discount on a future certificate or program • 15% tuition discount on RMU PEAKS continuing education offerings • Library resources and research databases • ORSP guidebook for getting published • Access to alumni reunions and University events We encourage you to get involved, be informed, and stay connected as alumni. To learn more, visit rm.edu/alumni.

Congratulations, graduates!

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