Hooding Ceremony
MAY 8 , 2026
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
POST-MASTER’S NURSING CERTIFICATE
Processional
Welcome .....................................................................................
Sue Willcox, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Invocation ......................................Ellen King, DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC, RNC-OB, Associate Professor of Nursing
National Anthem .............. .......................................................................Marita Muller, Candidate for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Provost’s Remarks .......................................................................
Sue Willcox, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
President’s Remarks ...............................................................
Sandra Cassady, Ph.D., President
Student Speakers ............... ....................................................................Jessica Besgrove, Candidate for the Degree of Master of Science in Nursing, Hooding
Hooding ...........................................................Caroline Olawaiye, DNP, RN, CRRN, Assistant Dean of Nursing and Graduate Nursing Programs Director
Reader….........................................Samantha Dodds, Clinical Readiness Coordinator
Closing Blessing ................................................................. ..........................Kelly Yost Assistant Professor of Nursing
Recessional
Stage Party
Sandra Cassady, Ph.D., President
Sue Willcox, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Caroline Olawaiye, DNP, RN, CRRN, Assistant Dean of Nursing and Graduate Nursing Programs Director
Mylene Schriner, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Saint Luke’s College of Nursing and Health Science
Samantha Dodds, Clinical Readiness Coordinator
m aster of science in nursing
Taylor Kathryn Abbott
Ugbaad Mohamed Akil
Eric Oliver Akrish
Emily Ann Almai
Jennifer Alisa Alvarez
Leslie Lyn An
Rebecca J. Anderson
Anneliese Marie Andretti
Caitlin Maree Antoff
Shelby Blake Barmann
Morgan Bennett
Jessica M. Besgrove
Cassidy Brinckman
Stephani Yong Brooks
Kelsey Lee Burkey
Nathaniel Alan Buss
Jessica Marie Carney
Crystal Vanessa Carrillo
Madalyn Bonita Clark
Alyssa Brianna Cornish
Keith Countess
Misty D. Crouch
Josselyn Anabella Cruz Lopez
Morgan Rae Cunningham
Alyssa Nicole Davis
Abigail Donnelly
Marianna Elizabeth Donze
Mallory E. Downing
Paige Marie Driscoll
Shelby Leanne Duran
Krystle Colleen Dwyer
Andrea Lauren Elliott
Sara Louise Elliott
Jalynn D. Ervin
Mitchell S. Erwin
Deborah Lynn Fenton
Ashley Fite
Cody L. Frame
Emily M. Fuller
Haylee Hayes Gant
Elizabeth Ann Garton
Drew E. Geckler
Travis B. Gillihan
Cynthia Guilford
Preshona Hall
Morgan Grace Hartwick
Kristin Elise Haxton
Tisha M. Hayes
Lauren Hellebusch
Stacey L. Helton
Hayden Bethany Hernandez
Hope Catherine Hess
Cheri L. Hobbs
Rachel Hoffer
Jennah L. Hoopingarner
Amanda Lanae Hopkins
Corbin Bradley Horak
Lilli Aunna Howard
Ashley Rebecca Huffman
Samantha Geralyn Huizenga
Lenore Antoinette Hurd
Elaine Ruth Jackson
Njeri Susan Kamunyu
Chrissie Nicole King
Emilee Catherine Lammoglia
Ali Libel
Claudia Patricia Manrique-Matthes
Tessa Roeanne Martin
Kristen M. Martinez
Britt C. Masters
MacKenzie McGill
Nicole Joy Miller
Sujhan Hailet Montalto
Tylar Nichole Montgomery
Ashlee Taylor Murnan
Chloe Nelson
Sarah Rene Katherine Nix
Monica J. Nolasco
Ede Maureen Ogaga
Audrey Regina-Parra Ohlman
Merritt Dawn Ortiz
Ruth Ouzts
Noah Park
Kealan Pavlak
Kadijah Nicole Peabody
Lindy Peterson
Jachelle LaShannon Powell
Jessica Ann Quade
Neille Emiko Quinn
Shannon Christine Redmond
Morgan Rezaei Lien
Mollie Katherine Richmeier
Rosa Gabriela Robles
Madison E. Roderick
Tyler Blair Rogers
Abigail L. Ruhlmann
Miranda K. Sandoval
Jillian Anne Sbravati
Kathleen Susan Schafer
Derek Schmidt
Hillary Anne Schuberger
Lisa Marie Seawood
Susan N. Seeley
Jayne Martin Shelton
Breanna Faith Shrable
Sandra Senyangqu Jiang Sieg
Joyce M. Sila
Jamie Leigh Silvey
Ashlyn Smith
Shelby Marie Snowden
Morgan M. Souders
Sarah Sheldy Theloma
Stevie Doris Tierney
Madison Marie VanBuhler
Jennifer A. VandenBerghe
Michael Ernest VanHooser
Kaylee Marie Varghese
Catherine Anne Ward-Bopp
Jade Marielena Watkins
Myisha Antwanette Watson
Emily Marie Whitmore
Matthew Ray Wiggins
Riley J. Wiggins
Preston L. Wilhelms
Andrea C. Wilson
Hong Xu
Tiffany Nicole Young
Sarah Zimmerman
a Dult- gerontology acute c are nurse P ractitioner
Post-m aster’s certificate ( non-Degree)
Solange F. Kamdem
Psychiatric m ental h ealth nurse P ractitioner
Post-m aster’s certificate ( non-Degree)
Kimberly Tunell Haber
Johannah Joy Hetherington
Mikaela Riane Johnson
Madelaine Karanevich
Marshay Kinney
Martin Frederick Murphy
Kimberly Carol Patterson
family nurse P ractitioner Post-m aster’s certificate ( non-Degree)
Diana Laura Ponce
Madison Dee Smith
Amity D. Wamsley
Anne C. Campbell
Crystal Lorraine Fordyce
Sherita Kelly
Amber Lynn Olson
Rebecca J. Schleuger-Valadao
Marie Ruth Tabler
r egistere D nurse first a ssistant ( non-Degree)
Shalan Marie Stroud
