Dec. 2023 Hooding Program for Graduate Business and Education

Hooding Ceremony December 16, 2023

Program Processional Welcome.......................................................................... Sue Willcox, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Invocation........................................................... The Rev. Stephen Hess, S.J., Vice President for Mission and Ministry National Anthem...................................................................... Luke Spencer, Rockhurst University Student Provost’s Remarks............................................................. Sue Willcox, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs President’s Remarks.....................................................Sandra Cassady, Ph.D., President and CEO Student Speakers........................................................................ Jacob Hetzel, Candidate for the degree of Master of Business Administration, Hannah Bechtel, Candidate for the degree of Master of Education Hooding for Master of Science in Data Analytics, Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership and Master of Business Administration......................................Missy Ling, DBA, Assistant Professor of Accounting and Finance Hooding for Master of Education.................................... Sarah Hicks, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education Closing Blessing.................................................. The Rev. Stephen Hess, S.J., Vice President for Mission and Ministry Recessional Name Reader............................................................ Janet Spallo Mitchelson, Director of Field Experience in Education Deans.......................................................................... Myles Gartland, Ph.D., Dean College of Business and Technology Michael Marvin, Ph.D., Acting Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciecnces

Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership Courtney Butler

Mary Therese Silva

Master of Business Administration Matthew J. Buckley Jr. Carolyn Elizabeth Byrd Matthew Joseph Cribbin Susan Denise Edwards Brittany Marie Eggleston Paloma Carmona Espinoza Trevor Ryan Gaskill Winder Pessoa Guimaraes Jacob C. Hetzel Jordan Frederick Ill

Evan Douglas Mathers M. Tyler Nelson Rachel Ann Pellegrino Nicholas Joseph Ribeiro Sbravatti Santiago Rocca Sr. Mark David Rose Courtney L. Starnes Daniel Joseph Sullivan Theodore H. Weishaar Kristin Elizabeth Wuellner

Master of Education Shannon Marie Fitzwater-Vicker William Caleb Travis

Hannah Marie Bechtel

Master of Science in Data Analytics Benjamin K. Andoh Ana Lucia Barraza Theresa Le Cardona Richard L. Fendley Jr.

Sarah Lor Steven Reinhardt Lotz Mariana Valles Meza

Master of Science and Master of Business Administration (Dual Degree) Patrick Michael Curran Roberto Antonio Melgar-Martinez

John Yuto Rees Gracen Kylie Higareda