SVSU Commencement Program - Fall 2023

Commencement Saginaw VaIIey State University December 16, 2023

Saturday, December 16, 2023

James E. O’Neill Jr. Arena Ryder Center Saginaw Valley State University

Contents Message from the President . . . . . . . 2 Greetings to our Newest Alumni . . . 3 University Administration . . . . . . . . . . 4 Academic Regalia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 University Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 About SVSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Order of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Commencement Speaker . . . . . . . . . 13

❧ Graduate Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Baccalaureate Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . 16

❧ The SVSU Seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

OUR MISSION We transform lives through educational excellence and dynamic partnerships, unleashing possibilities for impact in our community and worldwide.

OUR VISION We will be renowned for our innovative teaching, experiential learning and state-of-the-art facilities and be the first choice for those striving for personal and professional success.

Julia Stacey Edwards Bell Tower

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A Message from the President We at SVSU are proud of you for completing your degree. Congratulations!

Your commitment and determination to earn your degree stand out and exemplify leadership. The lessons you have learned will serve you well throughout your life and career.

I believe that education is one of the great equalizers in life. It opens doors and creates opportunities; it helps people realize the potential they did not see in themselves. I am confident you will benefit from your SVSU education and the personal growth you achieved during your time here.

As we commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of SVSU, I hope you share your Cardinal story with your future coworkers, neighbors and friends. Your success is our success; the success of a university and its graduates are forever intertwined.

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On behalf of my colleagues — your professors, staff, mentors and supervisors and all who have influenced your academic journey — thank you. Thank you for believing in us and believing in yourself. We hope the relationships you have built on campus will last for many years to come and continue to support and inspire you.

Once again, congratulations. Enjoy this special day with your family, friends and loved ones, and please stay in touch with your alma mater.

Sincerely,

George Grant Jr, President

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Greetings to our Newest Alumni Congratulations on your achievement, graduates!

As your degree is conferred upon you today, you join a group of more than 53,000 Saginaw Valley State University alumni. Let me be the first to welcome you to the SVSU Alumni Association!

Your membership in the Alumni Association grants you access to a growing list of exclusive benefits available to SVSU graduates. On top of these benefits are the connections you have gained or perhaps have yet to establish. With over 53,000 alumni, you can find a fellow Cardinal nearly everywhere you go! SVSU is here for you professionally and personally as you continue in your education, career and other pursuits.

Every Cardinal has a unique story, and all Cardinal stories are worth telling.

You can reach out to the Alumni Office at any time to share your story or update your contact information to continue to receive information about events and opportunities at SVSU. Sharing your story could impact the success of students or even open new connections for you.

It is my greatest hope that SVSU has become like a home to you as you pursued your degree. That feeling of belonging will remain each time you step on campus today and every day in the future. Your Cardinal home is always here for you, and we hope you will stay in touch.

On behalf of the SVSU Alumni Association, I extend my congratulations and best wishes for your future. It is forever and always a GREAT day to be a CARDINAL. Your fellow Cardinal,

Lindsay Maynard Richardson, B.B.A., ’13 President, SVSU Alumni Association Board of Directors

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University Administration The Platform Party George Grant Jr, Ph.D. President Deborah R. Huntley, Ph.D. Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs Marc H. Peretz, D.M.A. Dean, College of Arts & Behavioral Sciences Jayati Ghosh, Ph.D. Dean, Scott L. Carmona College of Business

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James E. Tarr, Ph.D. Dean, College of Education Marcia M. Ditmyer, Ph.D. Dean, Crystal M. Lange College of Health & Human Services Andrew M. Chubb, Ph.D. Dean, College of Science, Engineering & Technology Mamie T. Thorns, Ed.D. Associate Vice President/Chief Diversity Officer for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Ken Fettig, M.B.A. Vice President for Enrollment Management Susan Crane, M.A. Interim Vice President of Administration & Business Affairs Ellen Crane, J.D. Associate Vice President, General Counsel & Interim Executive Director of the SVSU Foundation Brandon Haskett, D.M.A. Professor of Music & Faculty Association President Marie J. Rabideau, Ed.D. Associate Provost for Student Affairs/Dean of Students

J.J. Boehm, M.A. Executive Director of University Communications John Kaczynski, M.P.A. Executive Director of Governmental & Community Affairs Nic Taylor, M.Ed. Executive Director of Alumni Relations John Lewandowski, B.B.A. Director of Athletics Corrie Piotrowski, B.B.A. Director of Human Resources Clifford K. Dorne, Ph.D. Commencement Marshal/Registrar Emeritus

Honored Guests Karen S. Carter President, Packaging & Specialty Plastics, Dow Commencement Speaker

Pre-Commencement Concert Cardinal Brass Quintet Norman Wika, D.M.A., Director

Photography Professionals will take photographs of the graduates during the ceremony.

Professional photographs taken of each graduate are available at gradimages.com/ saginawvalleystateuniversity

Acknowledgements The graduates’ names, and appropriate honors, are read by J.J. Boehm, M.A., executive director of University Communications. Ushering services are provided by the SVSU Alumni Association and SVSU employees.

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Academic Regalia Official participants in commencement ceremonies wear distinctive apparel referred to as regalia. The gowns, caps and hoods worn today evolved from costumes worn several centuries ago in European ceremonies. Gowns traditionally are black, although some academic institutions prescribe a school color for their graduates’ gowns. SVSU graduates who have completed bachelor’s degrees wear red gowns; those who have completed master’s degrees wear black regalia. Members of the Board of Control and the president wear red regalia to distinguish them as serving on the university’s governing board.

Caps are either mortarboard or a soft beret modeled after the cap of Cambridge University. The tassel on the cap may be black or a color indicating the field of study for the earned degree. A gold tassel signifies the holder of a doctoral degree.

Hoods, which drape over the back of the gown, are worn only by those with a master’s degree and higher. The colors in the hood denote the degree earned, academic institution and field of study.

The colors revealed in the center back of the hood signify the school colors of the academic institution granting the degree (SVSU colors are red and blue).

The velvet trim showing around the neck, and also on some doctoral gowns, represents the field of study.

Qualifying students completing bachelor’s degrees may elect to don honors cords over their gown to visibly display the academic honors they have earned. At SVSU, students who graduate cum laude (GPA of 3.4 to 3.59) may wear a navy cord; students who graduate magna cum laude (GPA of 3.6 to 3.79) may wear a silver cord; students who graduate summa cum laude (GPA of 3.8 or higher) may wear a gold cord.

SVSU Degree Colors for Hood and Tassel College of Arts & Behavioral Sciences Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White Fine Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brown Scott L. Carmona College of Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drab College of Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Light Blue Crystal M. Lange College of Health & Human Services Nursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apricot Medical Laboratory Science, Occupational Therapy . . . Gold Social Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Citron College of Science, Engineering & Technology Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold Engineering & Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange Faculty members may be wearing hood colors indicating a field of study other than those offered at SVSU. Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maize Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue Violet Dentistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lilac Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copper Forestry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Russet Home Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maroon Journalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crimson Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purple Letters, Humanities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White Library Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lemon Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Green Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pink Oratory (Speech) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silver Gray Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olive Green Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dark Blue Physical Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sage Green Public Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peacock Blue Public Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salmon Pink Theology, Divinity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scarlet Veterinary Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gray

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University Boards Board of Control

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Raj M Wiener Chair Williamston

John D. Cherry Jr. Secretary Clio

Lindsay S. Eggers Vice Chair Linwood

Vanessa Guerra Treasurer Saginaw

JoAnn T. Crary Frankenmuth Carl M. Williams Saginaw

SVSU Foundation Board of Directors Waheed Akbar Chair Saginaw

George Grant Jr First Vice Chair SVSU Mary F. Draves Second Vice Chair Midland Mary Anne Ackerman Secretary SVSU Ellen E. Crane Interim Executive Director SVSU Susan L. Crane Treasurer SVSU

David J. Abbs Saginaw

Deborah R. Huntley SVSU

Victor H. Aviles Saginaw

Kizhakepat P. Karunakaran Saginaw

Jessica R. Bentoski Clarkston Sheilda D. Braddock Saginaw Scott L. Carmona Bay City Bethany Charlton Freeland Sarah L. Delahanty Midland Anne H. Flegenheimer Saginaw Vance B. Fulton West Bloomfield Jimmy E. Greene Saginaw John D.L. Humphreys Saginaw

George Grant Jr President (Ex-officio)

Bhushan Kulkarni Ann Arbor John M. Kunitzer Saginaw Adele R. Martin Frankenmuth Kimberly A. Norris Saginaw Kenneth G. Roznowski Bay City Vicki L. Rupp Saginaw Cassie Jo Thierfelder Redford Michael T. Tribble Saginaw Raj M Wiener Williamston

Katie Zehnder Weiss Frankenmuth

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Alumni Association Board of Directors Lindsay Maynard Richardson President Saginaw

Jeffrey Domagala Chelsea

Jake Parcell Lansing

Justin Garcia Bay City

Tanika Phillips-Williams Saginaw

Gordon Aiello Washington, D.C.

Steve Hensley Saginaw

Christopher Purnell Southfield

Alan Burman Clinton Township

Ashley Lister Flushing

Staci Rosales Saginaw

Nathan Collison Saginaw

Nancy Maurer Rochester Hills

Jason Wolverton Saginaw

Lisa Coney Saginaw

Lori Miller Grayling

Board of Fellows Diane Mahoney Chair Bay City

Ramont Roberts Vice Chair Saginaw Jon Lynch Past Chair Midland Brooke Beebe Midland Moira Branigan Bay City Sarah Brooks Hemlock Jeff Collier Saginaw Ben Denay Saginaw Heather Gallegos Essexville

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Matthew Gave Bay City

Magen Samyn Essexville

Michael Goad Midland

Maliha N. Shaikh Saginaw

Veronica Horn Frankenmuth

Tony Stamas Midland

Neil Juhnke Bay City

Jenée Velasquez Midland

Brandon Kern Bay City

Michael Zehnder Frankenmuth

Trevor Keyes Bay City Julie Malesky Bay City Brenda Moore Saginaw Seth Perigo Bay City Annette Rummel Saginaw

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WHAT SETS SVSU APA OUTSTANDING JOB PLACEMENT RATE SVSU graduates earn a 97% job placement rate upon graduation. Many of those fresh alumni, in fact, receive job offers prior to earning their academic degree, setting them up for success immediately after they have completed their studies.

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SVSU offers more than 100 programs of study for students ambitious to pursue a variety of exciting careers. These programs are provided in SVSU’s colleges of Arts & Behavioral Sciences; Business; Education; Health & Human Services; and Science, Engineering & Technology.

TOP-RATED ACADEMIC OFFERINGS SVSU is an accredited institution and many of its academic programs have earned high marks of accreditation from top agencies. For instance, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accredited SVSU’s Scott L. Carmona College of Business, ranking it in the top 6% of business schools globally.

VALUABLE WORK EXPERIENCE SVSU students are prepared for their careers through a number of programs that offer experiential learning outside of classroom studies. For example, at SVSU, future educators are prepared with more than 500 hours of experience in K-12 classroom settings. Also, 85% of students receive service learning experience outside of the classroom.

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PART FROM THE REST SECOND-TO-NONE AFFORDABILITY With the lowest tuition among the state universities in Michigan, SVSU is a reliable, proven investment for students and alumni. Nearly 33% of SVSU students graduate with zero debt, while many others graduate with little debt in comparison to graduates from other higher education institutions.

EXCELLENT SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT Along with low tuition rates, a variety of financial support – including scholarships – allows SVSU students to enjoy an affordable college experience. In total, 90 percent of Cardinals receive scholarships or financial aid, thanks in large part to resources made available at the university.

AN INCREDIBLE CAMPUS LIFE With its personable staff and faculty, SVSU earns a reputation as a “home away from home” for students. That designation especially applies to residential students living in SVSU’s housing facilities, which the website Niche ranked No. 1 in the nation among public universities.

AN ENGAGED COMMUNITY Centrally located between the Great Lakes Bay Region’s most vibrant communities, SVSU students and alumni remain engaged in a range of activities and organizations.

One of the university’s longstanding traditions is Battle of the Valley, an annual student-run fundraiser that has donated more than $600,000 to nonprofit organizations in the region.

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Order of Events December 16, 2023

Presiding George Grant Jr, Ph.D., President

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National Anthem

Megan Donnelly, B.A. in Music Education from Bay City

Invocation

Mamie T. Thorns, Ph.D., Associate Vice President/Chief Diversity Officer for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Commencement Speaker

Karen S. Carter, President, Packaging & Specialty Plastics, Dow Presented by George Grant Jr

Conferring of Honorary Degree (10 a.m. Ceremony) Karen S. Carter

Presentation of Graduate Degree Candidates Deborah R. Huntley, Ph.D., Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs

Conferring of Graduate Degrees George Grant Jr

Presentation of Baccalaureate Degree Candidates Deborah R. Huntley

Conferring of Baccalaureate Degrees Deborah R. Huntley

Alumni Association Welcome

Nic Taylor, M.Ed., Executive Director of Alumni Relations

Concluding Remarks George Grant Jr

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Commencement Speaker Karen S. Carter Karen S. Carter is President of Dow’s Packaging & Specialty Plastics (P&SP) business operating segment, which consists of the Packaging and Specialty Plastics commercial business and Olefins, Aromatics & Alternatives (OAA) hydrocarbons business.

With annual sales of more than $29 billion, P&SP is widely recognized as the world’s largest materials suppliers of polyethylene resins and functional polymers used in a variety of applications for key growth markets like food packaging, supply chain packaging, health and hygiene, infrastructure, and consumer goods. P&SP consistently ranks as a top quartile performer amongst its industry peers, delivering disruptive, award-winning innovation that meets customers’ expectations on performance and sustainability. P&SP’s products and solutions can enable a circular economy at lower carbon impact. Carter is responsible for transforming P&SP in alignment with Dow’s sustainability goals and targets.

Carter has served in a progression of roles at Dow since beginning her career with the company in 1993, including most recently as Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Inclusion Officer, where she successfully institutionalized inclusion and diversity as key drivers for long-term growth.

Carter is on the board of directors for the Great Lakes Bay Region Boys and Girls Clubs of America.

She is also on the board of directors for Southwire, a leading manufacturer of wire and cable used in the transmission and distribution of electricity. Carter was recently appointed as the chair of the Business Leaders Committee on the State of Michigan’s Black Leadership Advisory Council. She is also a member of the Executive Leadership Council and chair of the Catalyst Board of Advisors.

Carter has a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Howard University and a master’s degree in international business from DePaul University. In 2014, Carter was named to the prestigious Forty Women to Watch Over 40 list for her innovative leadership contributions. In 2018, she was named to Black Enterprise’s Top Executives in Diversity list. In 2019, Carter was named to Black Enterprise’s Most Powerful Women in Corporate America list. In 2020, 2021 and 2022, Carter was recognized as one of the 100 Ethnic Minority Executives on the EMpower Ethnic Minority Role Model Lists supported by Yahoo Finance.

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Graduate Degrees College of Arts & Behavioral Sciences Marc H. Peretz, Dean

Master of Arts

Amber U. Hadley

Sarah E. Binder

Amanda L. Jones

Public Administration

Public Administration Public Administration

Laura Nail Public Administration

Daijon Shamar Parker Public Administration

Scott L. Carmona College of Business Jayati Ghosh, Dean

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Master of Business Administration Ahmed Fahad A Alshalash

Jenna M. Rowe

Di Shang

College of Education James E. Tarr, Dean

Education Specialist Stephanie Louise Davis Directorship of Special Education Central Office Administrative

Natalie Renee Fuller Directorship of Special Education

Tracey L. Springfield Directorship of Special Education

Anthony Michael Stanley Directorship of Special Education

Master of Arts

Desiree A. Renz

Alexis Marie Papazoglou

Karri Jean Spooner

Technology Learning Systems and Design

Master of Arts in Teaching Karie L. Campbell Early Childhood

Lynn Freeman Early Childhood

Katelynn R. Jacob Special Education

Angela Kathrine Jackson Early Childhood

Blerina R. Kalmeta Early Childhood

Jenni McFadden Special Education

Tesha Anne Milliron Early Childhood

Early Childhood Early Childhood

Elizabeth J. Zito Special Education

Master of Education Hubert C. Dixon Principalship

Kara Rose Hotchkiss Principalship

Nicole R. Howard Principalship

Deanna M. Jolley Principalship

Shirley Small Principalship

Amanda L. Walker Principalship

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Crystal M. Lange College of Health & Human Services Marcia M. Ditmyer, Dean

Master of Public Health Victor Ahmed Abraham Chanda Marie Ahern Shanice D. Cooper Tia A. Falzarano Kristie L. Haller Nicola Hurston Julie Johnson Kelsey D. Keysor Thomas L. Ross Savannah M. Solomon Brandon Robert Webster

Master of Science Daniel Diaz Health Administration and Leadership

Amanda Lynn Jacobi Health Administration and Leadership

Ben Mayne III Health Administration and Leadership

Pooja Vasudevan Health Administration and Leadership

Meredith Colleen Harrison Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner

Elizabeth Grace Johnson Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner

Kari Lynn Latocki Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner

Lauren M. Littleton Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner

Elizabeth McBride Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner

Corinne Elizabeth Mulvaney Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner

Sierra June Murphy Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner

Stephanie Lynne Neubecker Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner

Jorie T. Reder Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner

Master of Science in Nursing

Ashley E. Selle-Colby

Kayla Nicole Batzer

Brittany L. Selleke

Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner

Rachel Leigh Christie Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner

Jane Nyambura Doyen Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner

Kalen Denise Gerulski Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Education/Nurse Administration Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner

Aubree Snow Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner

Angela Grace Steih Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner

Zachary J. Stewart Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner

Sarah Marie Taylor Nurse Educator

Karly Twining Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner

Bryan Albert Wright Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner

Master of Science in Occupational Therapy Emily Danielle Albrant Karsyn Rae Alexander Alexys Lorraine Anderson Carah A. Bannister Lauren Elizabeth Buckner Grace Abigail Collison Jessica LeeAnn Dillon Brooklynn Ann Marie Duffey Adrianna D. Ellis Sydney A. Esparza Elizabeth R. Evers Madison Geier Ashlynn Grace Gorman Makenzie Mae Harmon Alexandra Hodges Peyton Hubel Emily M. Jancarik Sydney I. Kayfes Shannon M. Kellenberger Gracie A. Lefler Haley Lynn Lewis Jenna Ann Mandernach Nicholas Stewart McClellan

College of Science, Engineering & Technology Andrew M. Chubb, Dean

Master of Science Babatunde Ololade Adigun Computer Science & Information Systems

Nayana Shrestha Computer Science & Information Systems

Bryce J. Wilson Computer Science & Information Systems

Taylor Marie McIllwain Allan Michael McMonagle Madalyn Janette Murray Sasha M. Neff Dylan S. North Christopher Ryan Osborne Katherine Denise Overbeek Nathan R. Paquet Delanie L. Pavlichek Summer L. Perkins Emily Ann Powers Paige Arlene Richardson Hannah Nichole Robinson Sylvia Sartorelli Serena Grace Selwyn Caitlyn Elizabeth Siler Dhanveer Singh Heather Marie Smith Sarah V. Spagnuolo Jenna Marie Starkey Lauren A. Steen Emma M. Thompson Kirstyn McKenzie Tyler Trevor Sheldon Vance Courtney Ann Vanest Saige L. Wagner Courtney M. Wardlow Amber K. Willard Kylie Nicole Williams Cali Jade Wright

Master of Social Work Shaina L. Winchell

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Baccalaureate Degrees Academic Honors

Honors are indicated after the student’s name in the listing that follows. In order to graduate with academic honors, a student must have completed a minimum of 62 credit hours at SVSU. The three honors categories and grade point averages are: • Summa Cum Laude, 3.80 to 4.00 • Magna Cum Laude, 3.60 to 3.79 • Cum Laude, 3.40 to 3.59

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College of Arts & Behavioral Sciences Marc H. Peretz, Dean

Bachelor of Fine Arts Nicole M. Szymanski CUM LAUDE

Fine Art Graphic Design

Bachelor of Arts Gabrielle R. Adamczak Criminal Justice

Skye B. Adams Criminal Justice

Madison Joanna Auito SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Psychology

Madeline Isabella Baese CUM LAUDE

Connor J. Biggins MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Communication

Madelyn R. Bochenek Communitcation

Gabby V. Bourgeois MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Creative Writing Professional/Technical Writing

Olivia C. Bruzewski SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Communication

Faith T. Burton French

Stephanie Marie Coon SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Political Science

Criminal Justice

Elaine B. Curtis

Maurice Barnett

Criminal Justice

Communication

Dante Malik Barthwell Communication

Katelynn Maxine Bell CUM LAUDE

Creative Writing

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Robert L. Cvetanovski Political Science

Camille Elise Davis Criminal Justice

Danielle L. Davis Psychology

Brianna Nicole DeMeyers Sociology U.S. ARMY

Makayla Marie Densmore Criminal Justice

Alexis Elizabeth Diaz Criminal Justice

Jordan Donnell Douglas Psychology Criminal Justice

Bri’Ana Janel Dunn SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Political Science - Public Administration U.S. ARMY

Nicole E. Ehrhart SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Psychology

Hannah Emington SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Psychology

Emily L. Fetherolf Criminal Justice

Christopher Micheal Flores Psychology

Emma Lee Goforth Psychology

Sheridan R. Goss MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Psychology

Madyson E. Green CUM LAUDE

Art

Holly Marie Greif Theatre

Skylar B. Gremel Psychology

Jacob A. Haggerty Criminal Justice

Ananda J. Harrington Criminal Justice

Sarah Katherine Harvey Literature

Trinity Elizabeth Marie Hatfield Criminal Justice

Baleigh Sue Hill Psychology

C O M M E N C E M E N T Justin P. Houlihan Criminal Justice

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Cody H. Hunt

Emily Millen Martin

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Sofie M. Wickham

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Political Science

Emily Roy

Criminal Justice

Political Science

Creative Writing

Caitlin MacKenzi MacDonald

Olivia N. Sabin

Criminal Justice

Isobel R. Jarema MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Criminal Justice

Kelan A. Johnson Communication

Neema Kalinga CUM LAUDE

Communication

Noah M. Karas Psychology

Tyler J. Knochel Psychology

Hope M. Kuenker SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Criminal Justice

Rebecca Nicole Kwaiser SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Psychology

Arthur Kade Lambert Literature

Bethany J. LaPrad Psychology

Jayna Marie Leichner SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Sociology

Jacob Liniarski MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Criminal Justice

Myana Peri Lowllun Criminal Justice

Psychology Criminal Justice MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Alyssa Nichole McMillan Psychology

Lela Symone Miano Psychology Creative Writing

Rachael Elizabeth Miller SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Graphic Design

Ashton Devon Morse Psychology

Jajuan Jamar Moten Criminal Justice

Pablo Andres Ortiz Gonzalez MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Communication

Ainsley Jae Osterlund CUM LAUDE

Criminal Justice

Vincent I. Papajesk Communication

Alyssa M. Parsons CUM LAUDE

Criminal Justice

Sydney L. Peck MAGNA CUM LAUDE

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Magdalena Perez

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Jeffrey Charles Ramsey

Madison Taylor Hutchison SUMMA CUM LAUDE

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Kyle Allen Seacat Criminal Justice

Hope Louann Shilling Psychology

Taylor Lynn Smith SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Psychology

Jacob Spencer Political Science French

MacKenzie L. Stumpf Psychology

Sarah E. Tabit Criminal Justice

Nathan Talakai Criminal Justice

Keith D. Tunstall Jr. Criminal Justice

Jaime L. Ureel Psychology

Zachary Vance Creative Writing

Mackenzie Rae Victory CUM LAUDE

Political Science

Kirsten Taylor Walker

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Lilly L. Wilson SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Criminal Justice

Julianna Wright Psychology

Kai Zhu Graphic Design

Bachelor of General Studies Bridget K. Anderson Andrew J. Belger Kyle G. Mesh LaToya Cevia Montgomery Alexis T. Nimmo SUMMA CUM LAUDE

James W. Preston Stephanie L. Putnam Zachary T. Setula Felicity R. Soares Rachel Linda Soper Aaron Thompson Angelica Rose Nichole Tibbits Joshua M. Ulman Hailey M. Windiate CUM LAUDE

Psychology

Adrianne M. Wentworth History

CUM LAUDE

Communication

Scott L. Carmona College of Business Jayati Ghosh, Dean

Bachelor of Arts Brooke Marlena Gross SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Economics

Bachelor of Business Adminstration Quentin K. Andrews Accounting

Carson Alan Donald Bassett General Business

Cory Alan Berkimer SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Finance

Shawn Bingman General Business

Nolan D. Bovee Accounting

Jared C. Braley Marketing

Cailyn Hannah Briggs Marketing

Charles Joseph Brown Finance

Kurtireea M. Bryant

Cassandra A. Campbell Management

Maggie Marie Campeau Management

Courtney L. Carlisle

Accounting

Management

Azonte D. Burks

Aiden S. Collins

General Business

Madison Rose Campagna MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Management

CUM LAUDE

Management

Kennedy Rose Conrad General Business

Camryn E. Coonan General Business

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S A G I N A W Alfred Lee Dailey Jr.

Hunter M. Kensa

Finance

Finance

Bailie N. Daisy

Owen E. Kosal

Marketing

Ryan C. Damron Economics

Barbara S. Davidson Accounting

Emily May Depew Management

Hannah V. DiBerardino SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Management General Business

Kanai Ameik Dozier Management

Emily M. Geiger MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Management

Courtney Kathryn Gray Finance

Stephen W. Grundei General Business

Hannah Renee Harris MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Management

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Jordan Christian Harvey Management

Tyler Heckroth MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Management

Whitney M. Johnson Marketing

Hunter Wayne Keim CUM LAUDE

General Business

Kevan M. Kennedy SUMMA CUM LAUDE

General Business

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Finance

Shaun Michael Lachcik General Business

Sydney Jordan Mason Marketing

Cynthia Lynn Martin Jr. Management

Jonathan J. Marsh General Business

Kennedy J. McCue Management

Lauren L. McFarland CUM LAUDE

Marketing

Miles Edwin McLeod Management

Pin-Ju Mu MAGNA CUM LAUDE

General Business

Kailee A. Norton Supply Chain Management

Jack David Pickell MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Finance

Nicholas G. Randall General Business

Heather N. Reinke SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Economics

Olivia Ann Rombach SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Finance

Matthew Thomas Rygwelski

S T A T E

U N I V E R S I T Y

Keigen Saxton CUM LAUDE

Marketing

Kyler D. Schmitt SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Accounting

Jordan L. Schulte Marketing Management

Jackson Edward Shreve Supply Chain Management

Devin J. Smith Marketing

Malik-Jamaal Smith Supply Chain Management

Olivia Lee Smith Management

Paige A. Stanko Management

Damion Stewart Management

Conroy A. Stolsonburg Accounting

Noah Christian Suber Supply Chain Management

Benjamin M. Tedrow Management

John Patrick Van Sumeren

Bachelor of Professional Accountancy Thomas S. Brooks SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Abigail L. Grossmeyer SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Noah R. Harry SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Sydney M. Herioux SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Finance

Erika E. Kiehler MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Virginia Kurzemska Accounting

Connor Lucier MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Jenna K. Mathison SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Brooke Eveline Miller SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Nathan John Streich CUM LAUDE

Jayson Relias Tunstall CUM LAUDE

Jarrett Dennis Warner SUMMA CUM LAUDE

General Business

Gracie Marie Weishuhn Management

Derek B. Wiess General Business

Noah R. Zalewski Management

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Accounting

College of Education James E. Tarr, Dean

Bachelor of Arts Andrea Leigh Addicott CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education

Meghan Alcorn SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education

Jamie L. Bacon SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education Lower Elementary

Rylinne J. Baker

Elisabeth Bree Brown

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Social Studies Major 6-12 Secondary Teaching

Jamera Shavell Bates SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education

Nicole Battinkoff English Education

Nathan Marshall Bell SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education

Teacher Education

Joslyn Ann Brubaker MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education

Austin Jerome Butterfield CUM LAUDE

Communication and Theatre Education

Selena Carranza English Education

Jacob Evan Chambers Social Studies Major 6-12

Alanna A. Combs Teacher Education

Kylee Corlew SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education

Allison L. Cramer MAGNA CUM LAUDE

English Education

Mikayla Beth Crum SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education

C O M M E N C E M E N T Shannon M. Curtis Teacher Education Autism Spectrum Disorder

Kira L. Cushway CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education

Callie Jane Decorte Communication and Theatre Education

Dustin Dennis CUM LAUDE

Social Studies Major 6-12 U.S. MARINE CORPS

Faith Dennis MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Music Education

Lukas R. Dexter SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Social Studies Major 6-12

Megan Alana Donnelly SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Music Education

Sarah Elizabeth Doran CUM LAUDE

History Education

Sidney Douglas SUMMA CUM LAUDE

English Education

Nicholas Jacob Eashoo

Rylie N. Weiler

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Special Education Health and Physical Education K-12

Darren Louis Hampton MAGNA CUM LAUDE

English Education

Wesley Joe Hampton MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Social Studies Major 6-12

Haylee Marie Hannah MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education

Paige Harde SUMMA CUM LAUDE

History Education

Karsyn E. Huber MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education English Langugage Arts

Sydney Rae Hunt SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education

Brooke Elizabeth Jones SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education

Katlin A. Kady SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education

Teacher Education

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Anna Michelle Lee SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education

Teacher Education

Cassie R. Lehman

Carson D. Gardner

English Education

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Social Studies Major 6-12

Madison Marie Gentry Health and Physical Education K-12

Zachary Adam Goodman MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Health and Physical Education K-12

Garrett Wayne Gresh MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Elementary Education Elementary Education Mathematics

Brady M. Hagenow MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education Upper Elementary Elementary Intergrated Science

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Jenna Renee Odykirk

Emily Ann Eisenhauer Ethan Scott Ells

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Stephanie E. Lane

English Education

D E C E M B E R

Haley Jaye Hamilton

Health and Physical Education K-12 MAGNA CUM LAUDE

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Alayna Renee Mantei CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education Elementary Education Social Studies

Haley L. Marsiglio MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education

Max McClelland Social Studies Major 6-12

McKaylan Elizabeth Meinzer CUM LAUDE

Early Childhood Education

Shelby Marie Mott SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Music Education

Eric James Roe Niestroy Social Studies Major 6-12

Teacher Education

Teacher Education

Jacob David Parski

Tarryn Lee Winter

Elementary Education Elementary Education Mathematics

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Hannah Elizabeth Peil

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education

Autumn Lynn Prescott SUMMA CUM LAUDE

English Education

MacKenzie Nicole Ramey MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Health and Physical Education K-12

Rachael M. Schelke MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education

Lakyn L. Schumann SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education

Kaitlin Z. Schwenke SUMMA CUM LAUDE

English Education

Brittany E. Sharpsteen CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education

Lauren Grace Sherwood MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education

Mallory J. Simms SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education

Joseph Arnold Snider History Education

Alyssa M. Sockow SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education

Brendan M. Trenkle SUMMA CUM LAUDE

English Education

Emily Tretyak CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education

Haley Victoria Turner SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Music Education

Laura Lynn Valliere MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education

Carter David Van Hine SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Social Studies Major 6-12

Grace Anne Waterman SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education

Teacher Education

Jay Wirth Teacher Education

Logan L. Worthing MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education

Nicolette R. Younglove MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education

Kaitlyn M. Zarycki CUM LAUDE

Health and Physical Education K-12

Hailey J. Zwingman MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Teacher Education

Bachelor of Science Mackenzie M. Bernreuter SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Mathematics Education

Anna Kathryn Reid MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Integrated Science Secondary

Trevor J. SanchezDeleon Integrated Science Secondary

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Crystal M. Lange College of Health & Human Services Marcia M. Ditmyer, Dean

Katelyn E. Taylor SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Bachelor of Science – Rehabilitation Medicine Honors Program Thesis: A Biopsychosocial Analysis of Functional Fitness Participants; Merrick Lincoln, Honors Thesis Adviser

Bachelor of Science

Emoni Ariel Fitzgerald

Hawra Bint Ali Al-Hasawi

CUM LAUDE

Neuroscience

Siera A. Baginski Public Health

Emily L. Beach Public Health

Payten Alexis Beebee CUM LAUDE

Rehabilitation Medicine

Allison Blaszczyk Rehabilitation Medicine

Alyssa R. Chestnut SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Rehabilitation Medicine

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Frida S. Chico Public Health

Jacob A. Collier CUM LAUDE

Medical Laboratory Science

Joanna K. Cooley Neuroscience

Colin J. Cornwell SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Rehabilitation Medicine

Alexa Renee’ Cross CUM LAUDE

Exercise Science

Tyler T. Dallas CUM LAUDE

Rehabilitation Medicine

Rylee N. Davis CUM LAUDE

Public Health

Aaron A. Diaz Neuroscience

D’Andre DeJuan Dixon Health Science

Cameron J. Dusenbery CUM LAUDE

Rehabilitation Medicine

Lauren Elisabeth Ellsworth Medical Laboratory Science

Otto Paul Ernst Exercise Science

Health Science

Jacob W. Franz Neuroscience

Ella Gardner MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Public Health

Jeremy Alonzo Gates Exercise Science

Gavin R. Gatica Exercise Science

Elena K. Holley Medical Laboratory Science

Tyler P. Hoye Exercise Science

Kaitlyn M. Ill MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Rehabilitation Medicine

Olivia Marie Iskra MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Health Science

Bryanne Karr MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Medical Laboratory Science

Mytraya Timone Kennedy CUM LAUDE

Health Science

Kelsey D. Keysor Public Health

Aspen Elaine Koehler CUM LAUDE

Public Health

Sydney L. Koppinger MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Exercise Science

Marielle Kathleen Lewis CUM LAUDE

Public Health

Gabrielle T. Matuszewski MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Medical Laboratory Science

Olivia Mylani Medina Neuroscience

Vivian M. Messerschmidt Health Science

Alesha Mills Exercise Science

Alexandria Marie Moore CUM LAUDE

Exercise Science

Alyssa Rose Muench MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Exercise Science

Colleen M. O’Connor CUM LAUDE

Rehabilitation Medicine

Yesha Chhotubhai Patel Medical Laboratory Science

Delanie L. Pavlichek MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Rehabilitation Medicine

Dana Sue Radosa SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Medical Laboratory Science

Mark R. Razmus CUM LAUDE

Medical Laboratory Science

Emily M. Rettelle Neuroscience

Casey Rice CUM LAUDE

Health Science

Raeann M. Rowe Exercise Science

Connor D. Sonnier Exercise Science

Meghan Nicole Stange MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Rehabilitation Medicine

Ashton R. Stewart Health Science

Anna Kate Szalkowski Health Science

Rakesh Tamang Health Science

Katherine Marie Tennyson CUM LAUDE

Health Science

Arianna Lyn Tyson CUM LAUDE

Exercise Science

Rylee M. Zimmer Public Health

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Natalie Ann Aldrich SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Crystal L. Alshakhori Fatimah Jaber Al Taroti Noelle L. Augustyniak CUM LAUDE

Breeana Lynn Barr CUM LAUDE

Sarah Bauer MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Ava Nicole Befus SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Emma Kay Bell SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Elena Louise Beyerlein Laila Brianna Boggan MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Haley A. Boursaw Sue Bovee Nicole A. Bragg CUM LAUDE

Renee Brooker Kristen Jean Brylowski MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Ciara Marie Brzezinski SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Josie R. Butterfield SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Sydnee N. Burger CUM LAUDE

Shantel Campfield Tyler Robert Champenoy CUM LAUDE

Mariah L. Curtiss MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Trace Donahey Parker B. Dreher Madison Inez Drentlaw Katie Lee Eason U.S. ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

Caitlyn L. Elisech Whitney Marie Ellison

C O M M E N C E M E N T Mackenzie Taylor Falls

Alexis Nicole Madak

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

CUM LAUDE

Michelle Renee Ferrell

Sarah Marie Mattison Dixie Nicole McNees

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Sarah Fredrick MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Lauren M. Gerard CUM LAUDE

Alexis J. Gills CUM LAUDE

Isabella C. Grillo SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Alyssa R. Grzemkowski CUM LAUDE

Jenna Nicole Hine MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Kylie Beaudry Howard SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Rylyn E. Hrabal SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Gabrielle Jenae Isles MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Brittany Nicole Johnson CUM LAUDE

Heather L. Johnstone Brooklyn D. Kelly CUM LAUDE

Jasmon R. Kjaer CUM LAUDE

Allyson O. Konuszewski MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Olivia M. Kreger Kyle David Krupp MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Nicolas Lee LaPratt Amber D. Lavrack Kaitlyn Sue Leahy Brendan Thomas-Dale Littlefield Baelee K. MacDonald Kayla M. McCann

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Alyssa Middleton MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Elizabeth Lorraine Mikolajek Alexa Renee Mort

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Nathaniel Scott Scheuer Joann A. Seefried Kelly Sarai Shaub CUM LAUDE

Elle Victoria Shelvey

Hailey Marie Sirut Grace Charlene Sloan John Thomas Spryshak

Capri Rebecca Pharis CUM LAUDE

Lilly M. Piorkowski MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Sarah Jane Pretzer SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Carla Pribila Paige Renee Prime CUM LAUDE

Christian Joseph Rawling Jacquelyn Marie Roy McKenna Jennifer Rusz MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Madison P. Saleh MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Emily C. Sanders Samantha L. Scheidler

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

CUM LAUDE

CUM LAUDE

Noah William Gordon

Nikita Shrestha Allyson E. Simmons

Kathleen L. Morris Haley Catherine Murphy Jacqueline Elizabeth Nicholson Jorgia L. Nye Julie A. Paulson Hailey E. Pfaff Lauren Marie Pfleghaar

Bachelor of Social Work

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

CUM LAUDE

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CUM LAUDE

Micah Joel Stinson SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Alexandra Marie Stob Kiersten K. Stoddard CUM LAUDE

McKenzie C. Stomack CUM LAUDE

Chelsey R. Stovall Rheanna M. Swinson MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Caleb Terrian Erika Diane-Michelle Torrez Madison Kaye Tousigna CUM LAUDE

Naomi Kay Truslow CUM LAUDE

Kaitlyn Mae Tuckey Hanna D. VanConett Mikaela A. VanErp SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Skylar A. Walser CUM LAUDE

Katee L. Wellman Madeline M Yanoski SUMMA CUM LAUDE

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College of Science, Engineering & Technology Andrew M. Chubb, Dean

Bachelor of Science

Haley Marie Mueller

Sierra Jacqueline Yell

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Caleb William Albrecht

Alexia K. Mularz

Biology

Sabrina Rose Barrat MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Mathematics

Brendan M. Breuss SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Computer Science

Trevor D. Byers Engineering Technology Management

Katelyn N. Clarke Environmental Science

Luke J. deBeauclair SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Applied Mathematics

Leah M. Denome Biochemistry

Emily Engelhart Biology

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Tammy Louise Gingery Biology

Shane A. Gross SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Engineering Technology Management Electrical Engineering

Rakibul Hassan Computer Science

Nicolas Jordan MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Computer Science

Robert Daniel Karinen Computer Information Systems

Justin T. Kruskie Computer Science

Joseph A. Lavigne SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Physics

Jamie L. Levalley Engineering Technology Management

Emily Lezotte MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Sciences

Kayla Alexis McDonald Biology

Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology Biology

Emma M. Muron CUM LAUDE

Biology

Hien Thi Ngoc Thao Nguyen SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Mathematics

Alexander S. Odette MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Biology

Manish Raj Osti Computer Science

Angela Papp Engineering Technology Management

Nicholas F. Perry Biology

Kylene Quandt Applied Mathematics

Caleb J. Renner Engineering Technology Management

Jasmine L. Smith Biology

Emily Anne Stemple Biological Science

Lauren E. Stewart SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Sciences

Darrian Andre Summerville CUM LAUDE

Engineering Technology Management

Jensen J. Taylor MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Biology

Seth H. Verzinski CUM LAUDE

Engineering Technology Management

Blake C. Webber Engineering Technology Management

Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Sciences

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Ayman Jassim H Al Abdrbalnabi Keith Allen Brandon U.S. ARMY

Drew P. Germain SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Deon Renard Gray Jr. Samuel S. Schofield Timothy Allen Townley CUM LAUDE

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Habib Ali Aljarash Jonathan William Besaw Rachel A. Boensch Alexis R. Brzezinski CUM LAUDE

Jack DeMara SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Elliot Geisert Cameron LeFevre Jonathan A. Mahmoudi Beau Jerry Nickerson Andrew R. Rombach CUM LAUDE

Brendan James Schriber SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Thomas A. Thiede Matthew Warner

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The SVSU Seal The triangle within the SVSU seal symbolizes the geo­graphical area formed by Bay City, Midland and Saginaw.

It denotes the linking of three separate communities and surrounding areas through an institution dedicated to higher education. The year of the university’s founding, 1963, appears below the triangle. Three symbols within the triangle are of Egyptian origin. The figure at the top represents life, denoting that education is an ongoing, lifelong process and has a value that lasts forever. The symbol at the lower left represents light — perhaps the inner light.

It recognizes that our knowledge is a torch of smoky pine that lights the pathway but one step ahead. Opposite the light of knowledge in the lower right corner is a staff, which stands for strength. This may be regarded as an appeal for the endurance necessary to search for and find the truth, as well as the strength to speak and live it.

Land Acknowledgement Statement for Saginaw Valley State University At Saginaw Valley State University, we recognize that we are located on the ancestral homelands of the Anishinaabe, Wyandot, and Sauk. We specifically acknowledge the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe and the land ceded in the Saginaw Treaty of 1819, on which we reside. We appreciate the importance of preserving and honoring the traditions of Indigenous People, who are an integral part of our shared history. As we pledge to serve as responsible stewards of the land, we endeavor for this history to inform our teaching, scholarship, and our commitment to community.

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