WMU Commencement Booklet, June 2020

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Commencement June 2020

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Welcome from the President...........................................................5 Greeting to our Newest Alumni.......................................................7 The University...................................................................................9 The University Seal.........................................................................10 Academic Colleges, Units and Institutes.......................................11 Honor Accessories..........................................................................12 Academic Regalia...........................................................................13 The Platform Party.........................................................................15 Honor Societies..............................................................................17 Candidates for Graduation Doctor of Audiology.....................................................................21 Doctor of Education....................................................................21 Doctor of Philosophy...................................................................21 Specialist in Education ...............................................................23 Graduate Certificate Program.....................................................23 Master of Arts ..............................................................................23 Master of Business Administration ............................................25 Master of International Development Administration..............25 Master of Music............................................................................25 Master of Public Administration ................................................26 Master of Public Health...............................................................26 Master of Science.........................................................................26 Master of Science in Accountancy..............................................27 Master of Science in Engineering ...............................................27 Master of Science in Medicine.....................................................27 Master of Science in Nursing.......................................................27 Master of Social Work..................................................................27

Bachelor of Arts ..........................................................................31 Bachelor of Business Administration .........................................32 Bachelor of Fine Arts ...................................................................34 Bachelor of Music ........................................................................34 Bachelor of Musical Arts..............................................................35 Bachelor of Science ....................................................................35 Bachelor of Science in Engineering ...........................................39 Bachelor of Science in Nursing...................................................40 Bachelor of Social Work .............................................................40

Commissioned U.S. Army…….......................................................41 Omitted from Spring 2020 Program……......................................41 Recognition ....................................................................................43 Passages: Retirements and In Memoriams ..................................44 Commencement Committee.........................................................45

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Welcome From the President It is my great pleasure to congratulate the members of Western Michigan University’s Class of 2020. Earning their degree represents one of the major milestones in the lives of our graduates and highlights their transition from being college students to WMU alumni.

I join with the many family and friends who celebrate this immense accomplishment and take no small sense of pride in how far their loved ones have come. Though they are beginning their new journeys at a time of great challenge, they can look forward to a vast array of opportunities spread out before them as they begin the next chapter in their lives.

Throughout their time with us as Broncos, our students have proven they possess the grit and determination to achieve success and reach their goals. The adversity we are experiencing today will, no doubt, help us all develop a deeper sense of compassion for others, reinforce our stores of resilience, and bolster our resolve to push forward and build fuller careers and better lives.

Our graduates were already developing as leaders and we sorely need them to live up to their years of training and potential now, as never before. Our world will call upon the leadership and potential of this generation of Broncos to make their mark and help lead us forward. And, when we get to the other side of this current crisis together, we will look forward to the opportunity to be with you in person to celebrate your accomplishments.

I want to extend my heartfelt congratulations to all of our graduates. We know they did not get to this moment on their own, so I also want to thank the parents, spouses and partners, children, extended family members, friends, faculty, staff members and community partners who have played a significant role in supporting them through their pathways. Each one of the graduates has benefitted from a support network that has provided guidance, tough love, laughter and encouragement throughout the journey that is culminating with a diploma, greater understanding and a wealth of valuable experiences.

We are not focused on endings, but on new beginnings. Graduates, as you move forward with your future plans in starting your career, continuing your studies or building a successful life, you will take with you the expertise, passion and grit acquired through your experiences at WMU. Thank you for including us in your journey, and never forget that as you take the knowledge and inspiration that you built here out into the world, you will always be part of the Bronco community.

Congratulations and warm regards,

Edward Montgomery President Western Michigan University

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Congratulations and welcome to the WMU Alumni Association!

WMUalumni.org

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Welcome to YOUR Alumni Association!

To our newest alumni, It is my honor to welcome you to a community of 250,000 Broncos who, just like you, call Western Michigan University their alma mater.

While you may be ending your time as a student and perhaps preparing to move far from Kalamazoo, know that your connection to WMU will remain as strong as ever as part of the WMU Alumni Association. With Broncos in every state of the nation and in over 100 countries around the world, you will never be far from your fellow alumni.

The first steps in maintaining your connection to WMU are by updating your contact information at WMUalumni.org/InfoUpdate and by following the WMU Alumni Association on social media. The Office of University Advancement is eager to keep you updated about news and events on campus, and WMU events that will be in your area. There are a number of ways to stay involved with WMU, and we hope you will take advantage of them as you begin your new journey as part of the alumni community.

On behalf of the WMU Alumni Association, I congratulate you and wish you all the very best in your next chapter in life.

Onward for the Brown and Gold,

DeRondal Bevly, B.B.A. 2003 President, WMU Alumni Association WMUalumni.org

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The University Ranked in the top 11% of all universities, WMU is a globally engaged university that promotes success for learners at all levels.

Founded in 1903, the University has undergone dramatic growth in size and stature during its more than 115 years of service. Today, WMU offers 263 academic programs to students pursuing degrees through the doctoral level. More than 20% of its 21,470 students are enrolled in graduate coursework, studying in disciplines that range from geosciences and atomic and nuclear physics to medieval literature and blind rehabilitation. Of the 113 graduate offerings available, 35 lead to a doctoral degree.

Recent developments include expanding facilities at the College of Aviation to add new classrooms and laboratories at the Aviation Education Center. Started in summer 2019, the renovation is expected to be completed and ready for occupancy in March 2021. In addition, the University is in the process of expanding the Business and Research Technology Park, which provides internship and employment opportunities for students.

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifies WMU as a doctoral university that is one of just 185 public universities in the nation conducting research at a high level. In addition, U.S. News &

World Report has named WMU among the nation’s best national universities since 1991.

Home to a thriving undergraduate honors college, WMU is one of four public universities in Michigan to be granted its own chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and most widely recognized academic honor society in the nation. Just 107 other public universities in the country have been selected to shelter a chapter.

The University has garnered such success by encouraging an emphasis on both teaching and research.

Many of WMU’s more than 930 fulltime faculty members are engaged in cutting-edge research, helping to enhance the body of knowledge and, at the same time, ensuring their students have access to the most current information.

Among WMU’s hallmarks are engagement with the communities it serves, innovation and outreach to enhance economic development.

WMU plays an integral part in efforts to diversify the state’s economy.

It contributes to the economy by providing talented graduates who are able to be immediately productive in their chosen fields, offering research and product development for private industry, and supporting startup companies that will be the source of future jobs.

Both the faculty and the student body reflect WMU’s reputation in the world and its commitment to diversity. The University attracts students from across the nation and from more than 100 other countries. Minority students comprise of 24% of the student population while international students make up 8%. WMU’s faculty members have been trained at some of the world’s finest institutions, and they bring to the campus a global perspective that enhances the learning environment.

Western Michigan University provides higher education and professional development opportunities beyond its main campus. WMU offers over 50 complete degree programs and graduate certificates, online or through six regional locations throughout Michigan: Metro-Detroit, Battle Creek, Benton Harbor/St. Joseph, Grand Rapids and Traverse City.

The University also sponsors study abroad programs in numerous countries, has exchange agreements with institutions around the globe, and is a higher education leader in such areas as sustainability and educating former foster-care youth.

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The University Seal

In 1957, the year that Western Michigan University became a university, WMU art professor John Kemper made a sketch on the back of his faculty identification card that would eventually be adopted as the official seal of WMU. The circular design by Kemper has remained the University’s official mark for more than 60 years. It has four components: •

Five stars that symbolize the main academic units in place when WMU gained university status— the schools of Applied Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Graduate Studies

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A tree that signifies the University’s continuing growth, while its roots acknowledge the institution’s firm planting through its creation by the Michigan Legislature in 1903

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A stone arch that symbolizes a gateway to knowledge as well as solid growth, while the missing keystone indicates the University’s growth is incomplete, with much more remaining to be accomplished and discovered

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A pyramid, which stands for the building of knowledge and features a flame at its apex to signify enlightenment—WMU’s true purpose.

Prior to the current design, four different seals represented the University under its various names. The first two emblems were circular and modeled on components of Michigan’s state seal. The two subsequent seals were rectangular and featured depictions of campus buildings.

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Academic Colleges, Units and Institutes College of Arts and Sciences

Haworth College of Business

College of Fine Arts

Department of Biological Sciences Department of Chemistry School of Communication Department of Comparative Religion Department of Economics Department of English Department of Gender and Women's Studies Department of Geography Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences Department of History Department of Mathematics Department of Philosophy Department of Physics Department of Political Science Department of Psychology School of Public Affairs and Administration Department of Sociology Department of Spanish Department of Statistics Department of World Languages and Literatures Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Institute for Intercultural and Anthropological Studies

Department of Accountancy Department of Business Information Systems Department of Finance and Commercial Law Department of Management Department of Marketing Department of Military Science and Leadership

Frostic School of Art Department of Dance School of Music Department of Theatre

College of Aviation Department of Aviation Sciences

College of Education and Human Development Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology Department of Family and Consumer Sciences Department of Human Performance and Health Education Department of Special Education and Literacy Studies Department of Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department of Chemical and Paper Engineering Department of Civil and Construction Engineering Department of Computer Science Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems Department of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

College of Health and Human Services Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies WMU Bronson School of Nursing School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Program Department of Occupational Therapy Department of Physical Therapy Department of Physician Assistant School of Social Work Specialty Program in Alcohol and Drug Abuse Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences

Extended University Programs The Graduate College Haenicke Institute for Global Education Lee Honors College University Libraries Institutes Medieval Institute Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations Mallinson Institute for Science Education

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Honors Accessories WMU acknowledges that honors accessories worn with a graduation gown signify milestones of success during a student’s studies. WMU salutes graduates wearing cords, fourrageres, medals, medallions, pins, stoles and sashes.

Honor Cords Alpha Delta Sigma Red and White Alpha Eta Rho Red, Black and Gold Alpha Kappa Delta Gold Alpha Kappa Mu Blue and White Alpha Lambda Delta Red, White and Gold Alpha Phi Omega Royal Blue and Gold Alpha Phi Sigma Royal Blue and Gold Aviation Student Council Gold and Green Beta Alpha Psi Black and Red Beta Gamma Sigma Blue and Gold Certified Nonprofit Professional Purple and White Chi Sigma Iota Blue and White Delta Alpha Pi Royal Blue and Gold Eta Kappa Nu Gold with Red Tassels Eta Sigma Gamma Green and Gold Food Marketing Association Executive Board Red Gamma Theta Upsilon Brown, Gold and Light Blue

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Golden Key Royal Blue and Gold

Pi Delta Phi Blue, White and Red

Iota Iota Iota Lavender

Pi Kappa Lambda Gold and White

Kappa Delta Pi Purple and Green

Pi Mu Epsilon Gold, Purple and Lilac

Kappa Omicron Nu Cream and Burgundy

Pi Sigma Alpha Gold

Lambda Pi Eta Red and White

Psi Chi Navy and Silver

Lavender Ceremony Graduate Lavender

Sigma Tau Delta Red or Red and Black

Lee Honors College Brown and Gold Order of Omega Gold and White Phi Alpha Gold Phi Alpha Theta Red and White Phi Beta Kappa Blue and Pink Phi Chi Theta Purple and Gold Phi Epsilon Kappa Black and Gold Phi Kappa Phi Navy and Gold Phi Sigma Pi Purple and Gold Phi Theta Kappa Royal Blue and Gold Pi Alpha Alpha Light Blue and Yellow

Sigma Theta Tau Orchid and White Student Dietetic Association Green Tau Alpha Pi Green and Gold Tau Beta Pi Orange and White Tau Sigma Maroon and Gold TRIO Program SSP Red and Black TRiO Future Educator Success Program Red and Black Veterans Red, White and Blue University Honors Gold (Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, Summa Cum Laude)

Fourragere Study Abroad Black, Gold and White

Medals/Medallions Epsilon Mu Eta Foundation Scholars Medallion Scholars Phi Kappa Phi Phi Beta Kappa

Pins Alpha Kappa Delta College of Aviation Wings Matriculation Ceremony WMU Bronson School of Nursing

Stoles/Sashes Alpha Pi Mu Financial Management Association International HCOB Student Leadership Advisory Board Kappa Kappa Psi National Student Speech Language Hearing Association Seita Scholars Student Athletes University Innovation Fellows

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Academic Regalia The use of academic dress stems from costumes worn in universities in the 14th and 15th centuries, particularly at Cambridge and Oxford in England. Since colonial times, it has been worn in the United States and was standardized by an Intercollegiate Code in 1895.

The major distinguishing characteristics of the gowns are the sleeves, styled in the following fashions: bachelor, long pointed; master, oblong; and doctor and specialist, bell shaped. The doctor’s gown has a velvet collar, facing and three bars on the sleeves. The specialist’s gown differs from a doctor’s in that it has no sleeve bars.

Masters, specialists and doctors wear hoods lined with the official colors of the university from which the degree is granted. They vary in size and shape to indicate the several degrees. The doctor’s hood is the largest and most lavishly decorated. The color of the velvet that circles the opening of the hood shows the degree earned—silver for doctor of audiology, light blue for doctor of education, dark blue for doctor of philosophy, peacock blue for doctor of public administration.

Caps are mortar boards with the tassel worn over the left front quadrant. The tassel’s color indicates the academic program area.

Graduate Degree

Bachelor’s Degree

WHITE Arts

WHITE Arts

SILVER Audiology (Doctoral only)

SAPPHIRE BLUE Business Administration

SAPPHIRE BLUE Business Administration and Accountancy

ORANGE Engineering

WHITE Development Administration LIGHT BLUE Education (Doctoral and Specialist) ORANGE Engineering Brown Fine Arts PINK Music

BROWN Fine Arts PINK Music APRICOT Nursing GOLDEN YELLOW Science CITRON Social Work

DARK BLUE Philosophy (Doctoral only) GREEN Medicine PEACOCK BLUE Public Administration SALMON Public Health GOLDEN YELLOW Science CITRON Social Work

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The Platform Party The leaders of Western Michigan University include representatives of the institution’s governing boards and its administration, as well as various campus organizations.

Board of Trustees James B. Bolger Chair Whitehall

Lynn L. Chen-Zhang Vice Chair Portage

David Behen Saline

Christopher Cheatham, Ph.D. Vice Provost for Budget and Personnel

Ron Cisler, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Health and Human Services

Carrick D. Craig, J.D. General Counsel

Satish Deshpande, Ph.D.

Shani J. Penn Detroit

Jeffrey A. Rinvelt Ann Arbor

Dean, University Libraries

Daniel G. Guyette, M.F.A. Dean, College of Fine Arts

Hal B. Jenson, M.D.

Dean, School of Medicine

Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Diane K. Anderson, Ph.D. Vice President for Student Affairs

Kathy Beauregard, M.A. Director, Intercollegiate Athletics

Jennifer Bott, Ph.D.

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Jeffrey Breneman, B.A.

Vice President for Research

Carla M. Koretsky, Ph.D. Ming Li, Ed.D.

Dean, College of Education and Human Development

Irma Lopez, Ph.D

Interim Dean, Lee Honors College

Nancy B. Mansberger, Ed.D.

Director, Labor Relations and Contract Negotiations

Edwin Martini, Ph.D.

Associate Provost, WMUx

Candy McCorkle, Ph.D.

Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion

Vice President for Goverment Relations

David M. Powell, B.S.

Steve Butt, Ph.D.

Tony Proudfoot, B.S.

Interim Dean, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Christine Byrd-Jacobs, Ph.D.

Interim Dean, Graduate College

Steve V Chamberlin, M.A. Vice President of Organizing

Julie A. Garrison, M.L.I.S.

Edward Montgomery, Ph.D.

Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Board of Trustees

President

Sarah Husain, B.B.A.

University Administration

Kahler B. Schuemann, Ph.D.

Associate Provost, Haenicke Institute for Global Education

Teaching Assistants Union (TAU)

Terri Goss Kinzy, Ph.D.

President

Paulo Zagalo-Melo, Ph.D.

Rebeca Perez-Menon, Ph.D.

DeRondal Bevly, B.B.A.

Kristen DeVries, B.A.

Kalamazoo

Associate Vice President for Community Partnerships

Vice President for University Advancement

William D. Johnston Ron Kitchens

Kara Wood, M.P.A.

Part-Time Michigan State Instructors Employees Organization (PIO) Association (MSEA)

WMU Alumni Association

Dean, Haworth College of Business

Portage

Vice President for Business and Finance

Douglas Coulter, Ph.D.

Plainwell

Shelly Edgerton

Jan Van Der Kley, M.S.A.

Dean, College of Aviation

President

Vice President

Emeriti Council Gary Lawson, Ph.D. Chair

Vice President of Contract Enforcement

Adam Bennett President

Naomi Bick, M.A. Vice President

Donna Oas, M.A.

American Federation of State, County American and Municipal Association Employees of University Professors (AAUP), (AFSCME) University Chapter Chuncey Mapps Vice Chair

Carol A. Weideman, Ph.D.

President

Jeff Landers

Chief Union Steward

Mike Walden Job Steward

Police Officers Association (POA) Nathan Lutz President

Professional Support Staff Organization (PSSO) Shannon Rininger, M.P.A. President

Amber Hutson, B.S. Vice President

Graduate Student Association (GSA) Craig Morris, B.A. President

Nicole Slater

Claire Herhold, M.A.

Faculty Senate Executive Board

Administrative Professional Association (APA)

Western Student Association (WSA)

Richard Gershon, Ph.D.

Malia Roberts, M.S.

President

Laura Large, B.B.A.

Vice President

President

Mark St. Martin, Ph.D. Vice President

President Marilyn Kritzman, M.A. Vice President

Vice President

President

Vice President

Lauren Smith Taylor West

Vice President

Vice President for Marketing and Strategic Communications

David Reinhold, Ph.D. Associate Provost for Assessment and Undergraduate Studies

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Members of Honor Societies Lee Honors College Each of these outstanding graduates mastered challenging coursework, served as a community volunteer, and pursued their passions by applying their knowledge to complete an original work of research or a creative activity, the honors thesis.

Ali Al Maamuri

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Khadejah Ali M Al Muhaisin

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Nicole Y. Bays

Battle Creek, Michigan

Abigail M. Bolen

Kentwood, Michigan

Tahlia M. Cain

Wyoming, Michigan

Morgan Ashley Chown Metamora, Michigan

Matthew E. Craven

Parchment, Michigan

Kassidy Drew Davis Riverview, Michigan

Nicole M. Dotson

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Heidi L. Gartley

Union City, Michigan

Taylor E. Groulx

Edwardsburg, Michigan

Benjamin J. Hahn

West Olive, Michigan

Allegra Bliss Kistler Ellis Kalamazoo, Michigan

Trinh Le

Grand Blanc, Michigan

Rebecca R. McNamee Marquette, Michigan

Austin Lee Mills Delton, Michigan

Hannah M. Mitchell

Edwardsburg, Michigan

Brendan T. Niewinski Chicago, Illinois

Rachel C. Pavone

Commerce Township, Michigan

Kacey R. Richardson Livonia, Michigan

Maximillian M. Richardson Atlantic Mine, Michigan

Tyler P. Signorella Aurora, Illinois

Emma K. Somers Lapeer, Michigan

Novena Kresentia Sutiono Indonesia

Chloe R. Symington

Harrison Township, Michigan

Annalea R. Targosz Orland Park, Illinois

Theodore J. Wampuszyc White Lake, Michigan

Katelynn M. Welch Lawton, Michigan

Matthew Wrightman Kalamazoo, Michigan

Alpha Delta Sigma Mission: To recognize and encourage scholastic achievement in advertising studies. Sponsored by the American Advertising Federation, it is the only national, professional advertising honorary society in American higher education.

Natalee V. Dagher Livonia, Michigan

Kylie Regan Madsen

Alpha Lambda Delta

Ravyn M. Gardner

Tyler W. Squire

Jessica F. Graber

Cameron S. Stella

Benjamin J. Hahn

Chloe R. Symington

Jacob S. Hanson

Annalea R. Targosz

Luke R. Hirshman

Jada S. Toliver

Shelby Township, Michigan

Dawson Michael Horning

Rachel L. Traxler

Shaikha Hamood Yahya Al Rawahi

Charnae' T. Hunter

Aubrey M. VanDoeselaar-Troxell

Mission: To recognize superior academic achievement, to promote intelligent living and a continued high standard of learning, and to assist students in recognizing and developing meaningful goals for their roles in society.

Alexander A. Aboona

Oman

West Olive, Michigan Lake Odessa, Michigan Canton, Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Royal Oak, Michigan

Plymouth, Michigan

Harrison Township, Michigan Orland Park, Illinois

South Holland, Illinois Mattawan, Michigan

Tricia A. Kelly

Allendale, Michigan

White Lake, Michigan

Mohamed Fayez Haider Hasan Ali

Hayden L. Klotz

Vermontville, Michigan

Bianca M. Koupparis

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Francesco M. Lochirco

Alpha Phi Sigma

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Bahrain

Nathaniel G. Barnett Ann Arbor, Michigan

Jacquelinne Barreto Tufino Shelby Township, Michigan

Alanna C. Berezak Plymouth, Michigan

Tyler D. Caster

Vicksburg, Michigan

Morgan Ashley Chown Metamora, Michigan

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Alpha Kappa Delta

Sophia M. Daddario

INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Mission: To recognize and encourage scholastic achievement in advertising studies. Sponsored by the American Advertising Federation, it is the only national, professional advertising honorary society in American higher education.

Kassidy Drew Davis

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Milan, Michigan

Marshall, Michigan

Bayan Abdulmohsan A Alfaraj

Andersen M. Czyz

Elizabeth C. Meimers

Farmington Hills, Michigan

Bartlett, Illinois

Kalamazoo, Michigan Riverview, Michigan

Riley William Delinski Niles, Michigan

Crystal G. DeRoo

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Elise Nicole DiLaura

Mount Clemens, Michigan

Heather C. Dolegowski Kalamazoo, Michigan

Gabrielle C. Eick

Manahawkin, New Jersey

Christopher B. English Grand Haven, Michigan

Jefry Rafael Garcia Bernabe

Paterson, New Jersey

Richland, Michigan

Macomb, Michigan

Shelby Township, Michigan

Hunter W. Marsh

Brooklyn, Michigan

Rebecca R. McNamee Marquette, Michigan

Elizabeth C. Meimers Kalamazoo, Michigan

Austin Lee Mills Delton, Michigan

Hannah M. Mitchell

Edwardsburg, Michigan

Alyson L. Mrofchak Highland, Michigan

Jonathan D. Olson Orland Park, Illinois

Audrey M. Pickering Kalamazoo, Michigan

Samantha J. Pursley Kalamazoo, Michigan

Trevor P. Quinn

Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan

Mia Angela Raffin

Shelby Township, Michigan

Kacey R. Richardson Livonia, Michigan

Brenda N. Robson New Lenox, Illinois

Tyler P. Signorella Aurora, Illinois

Timothy William Snyder Three Oaks, Michigan

Theodore J. Wampuszyc Matthew A. Weirick

Mission: To honor academic excellence, to promote community service, to enhance educational leadership and to encourage unity.

Hanna J. Harter

White Lake, Michigan

Alpha Pi Mu INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING HONOR SOCIETY Mission: To recognize those students who have shown exceptional academic interests and abilities in the field of industrial engineering.

Anna Elizabeth Konstant Hinsdale, Illinois

Kshitij Pathak

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Beta Alpha Psi Mission: To encourage and recognize scholastic and professional excellence in the field of accounting

Melissa A. Bradham Baroda, Michigan

Trinh Le

Grand Blanc, Michigan

Ryan D. Pudelko

Schofield, Wisconsin

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Certified Nonprofit Delta Sigma Pi Professional CO-ED INTERNATIONAL

Gamma Theta Upsilon

These students are graduating with a minor in nonprofit leadership.

They have also completed additional requirements and been credentialed by the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance as Certified Nonprofit Professionals. The Alliance includes colleges, universities, nonprofit organizations and collaborating professional organizations that are concerned about the growing need for skilled and educated nonprofit professionals.

Natalee V. Dagher

INTERNATIONAL GEOGRAPHICAL HONOR SOCIETY Mission: To recognize excellence in geographical literacy at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, to promote high scholarship, and to encourage meaningful professional contributions to society and the world as a whole.

Anthony J. Proia

Portage, Michigan

Alyssa R. Brandt

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Emma Elizabeth Tavolacci Coloma, Michigan

Chi Sigma Iota COUNSELING ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL HONORS SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL Mission: To promote scholarship, research, professionalism, leadership and evidence in counseling, and to recognize high attainment in the pursuit of academic and clinical excellence in the profession of counseling.

Morgyn R. Heim

Schoolcraft, Michigan

Karli R. Henning

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Jared W. Holmes

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Jessica R. Horness

Traverse City, Michigan

Brent M. Murphy

Coldwater, Michigan

Rebekah B. Shyne

Muskegon, Michigan

Jay B. Tompkins

Kalamazoo, Michigan

PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS FRATERNITY Mission: Delta Sigma Pi is a professional fraternity organized to foster the study of business in universities; to encourage scholarship, social activity and the association of students for their mutual advancement by research and practice.

Livonia, Michigan

Washington Township, Michigan

Epsilon Mu Eta Mission: To recognize students from engineering management bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs who have demonstrated superior academic achievement and who have displayed exemplary character during their time as a student.

Matthew L. Barringer Portage, Michigan

Esther Akoto Amoako Dennis Donkor Toledo, Ohio

Gabrielle C. Eick

Manahawkin, New Jersey

Dana T. Heusinkveld Holland, Michigan

Iota Iota Iota GENDER AND WOMEN'S STUDIES HONOR SOCIETY Mission: To encourage and support scholarship and excellence in gender and women's studies.

Leah M. Johnson Flushing, Michigan

Shamarei L. Lane Portage, Michigan

Kimi N. Rook

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Carley M. Vanderploeg Holland, Michigan

Holly M. Young

Sanford, Michigan

Phi Beta Kappa As the nation’s oldest and most prestigious undergraduate academic honors organization, Phi Beta Kappa was founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary. Its mission is to foster and recognize excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. WMU is one of only 280 colleges and universities in America that have been deemed rigorous and intellectually challenging enough to be granted a Phi Beta Kappa chapter.

Courtney Adams Ali Al Maamuri

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Matthew L. Barringer Portage, Michigan

Cameron D. Braaten

Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Rachel L Burroughs Kalamazoo, Michigan

Antonio C. Evans

Wyoming, Michigan

Kelly Caitlin Fleming Orland Park, Illinois

Marina C. Geider

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Michensey A. Hamlin Kalamazoo, Michigan

Alayna N. Anderson

Jefry Rafael Garcia Bernabe

Allegra Bliss Kistler Ellis Kalamazoo, Michigan

Sydney Catherine Kopp

Brynn E. Harrier

Battle Creek, Michigan

Kristin M. Ingersoll

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Jad J. Kawouk

Paw Paw, Michigan

Allegra Bliss Kistler Ellis

Paw Paw, Michigan

Federico Licini

Indonesia

Elizabeth C. Meimers

Orland Park, Illinois

Kacey R. Richardson Livonia, Michigan

Lambda Pi Eta COMMUNICATION STUDIES HONOR SOCIETY OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION Mission: To stimulate interest in the field of communication; to recognize, foster and reward outstanding scholastic achievement; and to promote and encourage professional development.

Alyssa R. Brandt

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Carmen Deleon Dyson Kalamazoo, Michigan

Patrick Flood

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Britney Elise Gizzi

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Alexandria Poole

Lathrup Village, Michigan

Emma Elizabeth Tavolacci Coloma, Michigan

Kelsey Zook

Kalamazoo, Michigan

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Kingsley, Michigan

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Lansing, Michigan

Wheaton, Illinois

Milan, Michigan

Colin J. Rensch

Michael J. Hart

PROFESSIONAL HEALTH EDUCATORS SOCIETY Mission: To elevate the standards, ideals, confidence and ethics of the profession.

Jessica F. Graber

Mission: To promote the pursuit of excellence in all fields of higher education and to recognize outstanding achievements by students and faculty.

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Traverse City, Michigan

Davison, Michigan

Phi Kappa Phi

THE NATIONAL HISTORY HONOR SOCIETY Mission: To recognize those students who have shown exceptional academic interests and abilities in the field of history.

Nicole M. Dotson

Eta Sigma Gamma

Siarah R. Cole

Phi Alpha Theta

Paterson, New Jersey Farmington Hills, Michigan Portage, Michigan

Kalamazoo, Michigan Kalamazoo, Michigan Italy

Kimberly A. Madsen

Emily Rachael Manzon Kalani J. Reeves

Andrew J. Strzynski Novena Kresentia Sutiono Annalea R. Targosz

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Susanna R. Var

Phi Chi Theta

Torrey E. Wenger

NATIONAL CO-ED PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS FRATERNITY Mission: To promote the cause of higher business education and training for all individuals pursuing a career in business.

Chelsei L. Domagalski White Lake, Michigan

Kalamazoo, Michigan Kalamazoo, Michigan

Joshua J White

Portage, Michigan

Herlik Wibowo

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Jodie Lynn Willard

Santa Barbara, California

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Phi Sigma Pi

Psi Chi

Tau Beta Pi

Mission: To advance academic, professional and social ideals.

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN PSYCHOLOGY Mission: To produce well-educated, ethical and socially responsible members committed to contributing to the science and profession of psychology and to society in general.

ENGINEERING HONOR SOCIETY Mission: To confer honor upon those who have distinguished scholarship and exemplary character as students. This is the only interdisciplinary engineering honor society.

Brandy S. Avery

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Desjah Amara Cherice Hood Westland, Michigan

Pi Alpha Alpha PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL HONORARY SOCIETY Mission: To encourage and recognize outstanding scholarship and accomplishment in public affairs and administration, and to foster integrity, professionalism and effective performance in the conduct of government and related public service activities.

Jeremy R. Byma

Byron Center, Michigan

Pi Kappa Lambda THE NATIONAL MUSIC HONOR SOCIETY Mission: To recognize and encourage the highest level of musical achievement and academic scholarship.

Benjamin J. Hahn

West Olive, Michigan

Pi Sigma Alpha NATIONAL POLITICAL SCIENCE HONOR SOCIETY Mission: To stimulate scholarship and interest in political science.

Sydney B. Bulock

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Tahlia M. Cain

Wyoming, Michigan

Jessica Fett

Pinckney, Michigan

Alyssa N. Horne

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Kacey R. Richardson Livonia, Michigan

Sigma Tau Delta Mission: To confer distinction upon students of the English language and literature in undergraduate, graduate and professional studies. One of the largest members of the Association of College Honor Societies, Sigma Tau Delta has more than 600 active chapters, more than 900 faculty sponsors and annually inducts about 7,000 members.

Sigma Tau Delta provides opportunities for members to enrich their educations, receive help making career choices, advance their careers and be recognized for their outstanding achievements.

Bader Adnan A Alqernas Saudi Arabia

Khalifah Saad K Al Saad Kalamazoo, Michigan

Erin Leigh Dowd

Brighton, Michigan

Benjamin J. Hahn

West Olive, Michigan

Anna Elizabeth Konstant Hinsdale, Illinois

Tau Sigma Mission: To recognize and promote the academic excellence and involvement of transfer students.

Heather K. Aljida

West Bloomfield, Michigan

Jamie M. Dunn

Annemarie Pusateri

Jami S. Dykstra

Mackenzie M. Reaume

Timothy Leo Funke

David Allexanders Rosario Coste

Paw Paw, Michigan Portage, Michigan Bangor, Michigan

River Forest, Illinois Portage, Michigan

Priscila Garza

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Logan E. Gray

Lapeer, Michigan

Battle Creek, Michigan

Taylor M. Sayers

Alejandro Alfredo Hued Perez

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Matthew M. Taylor

Laura Catherine Johnson

Zachary Dylan Waterman

Trinh Le

Chase Williamson

Emily M. McCostlin

Zihang Zhou

Portage, Michigan

Kalamazoo, Michigan Portage, Michigan

Grand Blanc, Michigan Trufant, Michigan

Hanna M. Ruddock

Mattawan, Michigan Mattawan, Michigan

Kalamazoo, Michigan Kalamazoo, Michigan

Emily Elizabeth Melcher

Clinton Township, Michigan

Jessica A. Miller

Portland, Michigan

Harrison T. Ogrentz Chicago, Illinois

Kelsey A. Arnold Holland, Michigan

Isaac L. Brown Jr.

Norton Shores, Michigan

Noah C. Bushaw

Saint Clair Shores, Michigan

Dustin Corwin

Coldwater, Michigan

Sydney L. Linders

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Demetrius R. Goodale Kalamazoo, Michigan

Leslie Sowah Pobee Kalamazoo, Michigan

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Candidates for Graduation

Graduate Degrees This program contains the names of candidates for graduation at this commencement.

Certification is subject to the completion of requirements.

Doctor of Audiology Danielle Beurmann Northrup

Kalamazoo, Michigan “Audiology Scope of Practice with Auditory and Vestibular Assessment: Survey of Student and Faculty Awareness” Project Chair: Robin Criter, Ph.D.

Doctor of Education Sarah J. Bacalia

Kalamazoo, Michigan Special Education “Examining District Administrators’ Professional Development DecisionMaking Process Concerning New Special Education Teachers” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Elizabeth Whitten, Ph.D.

Doctor of Philosophy Noha Mahammad Mahmoud Abdelghany

Kalamazoo, Michigan Mathematics “On Codes Over Rings: The MacWilliams Extension Theorem and the MacWilliams Identities” Chair of the Doctoral Committee: Jay Wood, Ph.D.

Sarah Soud R Albalawi

Portage, Michigan Chemistry “Strategic Surface Selection for Nanoparticle Immobilization to Enhance Catalytic Reactivity” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Ekkehard Sinn, Ph.D.

Ida Marie Arcinas Alcantara

Kalamazoo, Michigan Statistics “Statistical Properties and Applications of PRESS Statistic” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Joshua Naranjo, Ph.D.

Sarah Abdulaziz A Almuhanna

Saudi Arabia Biological Sciences “Molecular Genetics Analysis of the Role of M-line Proteins in Thick Filament Assembly and Attachment in C. elegans” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Pamela Hoppe, Ph.D.

Mesfer Saleh M Alrizq

Saudi Arabia Computer Science “Changing Energy Consumption Patterns Based on Multi-Agent Human Behavior Modeling for Analyzing the Effects of Feedback Techniques” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Elise de Doncker, Ph.D.

Hussein Salim Qasim Alsheakh

Iraq Computer Science “A Unified Decentralized Trust Framework for Detection of IoT Device Attacks in Smart Homes” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Shameek Bhattacharjee, Ph.D.

Fahad Khudier A Alshehri

Saudi Arabia Geosciences “An Integrated Approach (Remote Sensing, Hydrogeology, GIS, and Statistical Modeling) to Identify the Distribution of Shallow Groundwater Occurrences over Southwest Saudi Arabia” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Mohamed Sultan, Ph.D.

Bayan Abdulla N Alsubaie

Saudi Arabia Psychology: Behavior Analysis “International, Remote Behavioral-Skills Training of Discrete-Trial Procedures for Teachers in Saudi Arabia” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Richard Malott, Ph.D.

John A. Byczynski

Portage, Michigan History “Beyond the Farm: Capitalism in North-Central Minnesota, 1880-1940” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Eli Rubin, Ph.D.

Lin Cheng

Kalamazoo, Michigan Computer Science “Program Testing and Synthesis by Program Semantics” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Zijiang Yang, Ph.D.

Vicky L. Deur

Big Rapids, Michigan Educational Leadership: Higher Education “How and Why Higher Education Information Technology Professionals Keep Their Skill Sets Current” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Louann Bierlein Palmer, Ed.D.

Hassan Mohammad M Fagehi

Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering “Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Free Water Surface Evaporation in Case of Natural Convection” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Parviz Merati, Ph.D.

Jennifer Kathleen Fortuna

Hastings, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Sciences “Exploring Functional Health Literacy in Older Adults with Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Linda Shuster, Ph.D.

Marcela Maria Fuster de Hernandez

Dominican Republic Educational Leadership: Higher Education “Choosing to Be a Teacher: Understanding the Career Choice of Academically Excellent University Students Who Had Graduated from High Performing High Schools in the Dominican Republic” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Louann Bierlein Palmer, Ed.D.

Alexandra Julia Garcia Munoz

Dominican Republic Educational Leadership: Higher Education “Adjustment Issues as Students Transition from High School to the Dominican Republic’s First Community College” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Louann Bierlein Palmer, Ed.D.

Jason Paul Gauthier

Dorr, Michigan Mathematics “Reflective Teacher Change Processes in the Presence of a Mathematics Professional Development Intervention” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Steven Ziebarth, Ph.D.

Hassan Ali S Ghazwani

Saudi Arabia Mechanical Engineering “Experimental Study of Collecting Running Water from Moderately Heated Water Vapors Using Turbulence-Induced Particle Collision Device” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Tianshu Liu, Ph.D.

Mofareh Hassan H Ghazwani

Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering “Use of Dimpling Techniques to Alter the Vibration and Acoustic Characteristics of Beams and Plates” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Koorosh Naghshineh, Ph.D.

Keiondra J. Grace

Kalamazoo, Michigan Sociology “Collateral Consequences: The Experiences of Black Women with Incarcerated Loved Ones” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Angela Moe, Ph.D.

Victor Armando Henry Ubiera

Dominican Republic Educational Leadership: Higher Education “Community College Student Success: Connections to Student Perceptions of Faculty Behaviors, and Classroom Motivators” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Louann Bierlein Palmer, Ed.D.

Nancy S. Hock

Lowell, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Sciences “Pinch Span and Force: Normative Data, Requirements for Functional Tasks and the Influence of Carpometacarpal Joint Osteoarthritis” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Linda Shuster, Ph.D.

Brandon Walker Koch

Limekiln, Pennsylvania Public Administration “Increasing Odds: The Impact of Casino Gaming Size, Location, and Economic Stream Style on County Revenue in Pennsylvania” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Robert Peters, Ph.D.

Robert J. Kohler

Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis “The Effects of Low Dose Lysergic Acid Diethylamide Administration in a Rodent Model of Delay Discounting” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Lisa Baker, Ph.D.

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Anita Li

Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis “Training Practitioners on the Effects of Psychotropic Medications on a Web-Based Platform” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Alan Poling, Ph.D.

James R. MacDonald

Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering “Turbulence Investigations in the Core-Flow of an Internal Combustion Engine” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Claudia Fajardo-Hansford, Ph.D.

Olivia M. McLaughlin

Yakima, Washington Sociology “Politically and Historically Bound: Examining Whiteness and Intersectionality Among Self-Indentified Feminists” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Angela Moe, Ph.D.

Haider Abdallatif M. Mohamed Kazim

Kalamazoo, Michigan Electrical and Computer Engineering “Efficient and Robust Adaptive Filtering Framework Based on Individualized LogTerm Time-Varying Stepsize Adjustment Mechanism” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Ikhlas Abdel-Qader, Ph.D.

Sara L. Olivares

Kalamazoo, Michigan Geosciences “Integrating Detailed Petrography, Geochemistry, and Mineralogy to Elucidate Extensive Early Diagenesis in the Eocene Carbonates of Qatar” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Stephen Kaczmarek, Ph.D.

Ateeb Akhter Shah Syed

Kalamazoo, Michigan English: Creative Writing Migratory Sound Chair of Doctoral Committee: Nancy Eimers, Ph.D.

Kalamazoo, Michigan Applied Economics “Three Essays on the Macroeconomy of Pakistan” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Mark Wheeler, Ph.D.

Sofia F. Peters

Burak Onur Tan

Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis “Using a Video Modeling Treatment Package to Teach Imitation to Children with Autism” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Richard Malott, Ph.D.

Lydia L. Royeen

Chicago, Illinois Interdisciplinary Health Sciences “Occupational Therapy as Part of a Team-Based Approach in Primary Care Settings” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Kieran Fogarty, Ph.D.

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Brooks H. Ryan

Grand Rapids, Michigan Public Affairs “Food Insecurity: A Closer Look at How Households Cope with Food Insecurity and How This Phenomenon Affects Their Overall Health” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Matthew Mingus, Ph.D.

Kaylee R. Tomak

Susanna R. Var

Michael L. Tomak

Herlik Wibowo

Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis “Teaching Receptive Identification to Children Who Were Unsuccessful with a Standard Training Program” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Richard Malott, Ph.D. Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis “Teaching Children with Autism to Make Independent Requests Using an Echoic-toMand Procedure” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Richard Malott, Ph.D.

Kelly L. VanKoevering

Grand Rapids, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Sciences “Methods for Improving Quality of Care within Acute and Post-acute Settings” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Linda Shuster, Ph.D.

Kalamazoo, Michigan Biological Sciences “An Examination of Microglial Involvement in Neuroregeneration Following Damage to the Olfactory Bulb” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Christine Byrd-Jacobs, Ph.D. Kalamazoo, Michigan Physics “Investigation of Finite Temperature and Continuum Effects in Nuclear Excitations” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Elena Litvinova, Ph.D.

Qi Zhang

Kalamazoo, Michigan Evaluation, Measurement, and Research “An Empirical Study of Design Parameters for Planning Two-Level and Three-Level Cluster Randomized Trials to Detect Moderator Effects” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Jessaca Spybrook, Ph.D.

COMMENCEMENT, JUNE 2020

Specialist in Education

Ryan T. Lietzau

Elizabeth K. Jackson-Spaner

Samantha A. Meyer

Kalamazoo, Michigan Educational Leadership

Graduate Certificate Program Wessam Ibrahim Saad Abdelaziz Kalamazoo, Michigan Applied Statistics

Ida Marie Arcinas Alcantara

Kalamazoo, Michigan Biostatistics

Howell, Michigan Biostatistics Lakeville, Minnesota Biostatistics

Willie S. Moore

Kalamazoo, Michigan Integrative Holistic Health and Wellness

Elizabeth A. Oliver

Twin Lake, Michigan Biostatistics

Sarah M. Renner

Southgate, Michigan Holistic Approaches to Enhance Living

Christopher E. Shank Kalamazoo, Michigan Applied Statistics

Wassnaa Al-Mawee

Kelly L Vigants

Esther Akoto Amoako

Barrett M. Walquist

Kalamazoo, Michigan Applied Statistics

Portage, Michigan Geographic Information Science

Thomas E. Batsky

Saint Joseph, Michigan Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Taylor L. Berry

Battle Creek, Michigan Holistic Approaches to Enhance Living

Daniell J. Bracey

Battle Creek, Michigan Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Anita M. Brown

Holland, Michigan Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Virginia E. W. Dicken-Gracen

Jackson, Michigan Holistic Approaches to Enhance Living

Dennis Donkor

Toledo, Ohio Geographic Information Science

Harmony M. Durden

Pontiac, Michigan Holistic Approaches to Spirituality and Healing

Allendale, Michigan Kinship Care Families Wyoming, Michigan Hydrogeology

Ashley Watkins

Kalamazoo, Michigan Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Master of Arts Sohilah Samih I Abudaoud Kalamazoo, Michigan Educational Leadership: Educational and Global Leadership

Hassan Abdullah A Almater

Kalamazoo, Michigan Educational and Instructional Technology

Ahmed Atiahallah B Alzahrani

Saudi Arabia Practice of Teaching: Curriculum and Instruction

Maryam Saeed Y Alzahrani Saudi Arabia Mathematics

Gregory P. Anderson Kalamazoo, Michigan Geography

Timothy Leo Funke

Kenneth C. Arent

Md Sakibur Hasan

Rosanna Babore

Cassondra P. Koletar

Bahareh Badiei

Bangor, Michigan Alcohol and Drug Abuse Kalamazoo, Michigan Biostatistics Toano, Virginia Holistic Approaches to Mindfulness

Kalamazoo, Michigan Applied Economics Clayton, North Carolina Orientation and Mobility Kalamazoo, Michigan Communication

Vilitcia Barghouti Okemos, Michigan Political Science

Andrew S. Barnes

Kalamazoo, Michigan Educational and Instructional Technology

Amy J. Barnhard

Bradenton, Florida Practice of Teaching: Early Childhood Education

Michelle L. Barton Scotts, Michigan Literacy Studies

Trice D. Batson

Grant T. Carmichael

Grand Rapids, Michigan Counselor Education: Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling

Miguel Angel Castaneda Pino

Kalamazoo, Michigan Hispanic Studies

Melissa Chaffins Orleans, Michigan Literacy Studies

Leah K. Dillard

Taylor, Michigan Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Sokhna H. Diop

Kalamazoo, Michigan Evaluation Measurement and Research

Lindsey Paige Dopheide Lawton, Michigan Counseling Psychology

Emily B. DuLaney

Kalamazoo, Michigan Organizational Change Leadership

Ashley M. Chlebek

Kalamazoo, Michigan Sociology

Angola, Indiana Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Elizabeth F. Bedore

Kerri L. Clarkin

Tiffany A. Dungan

Alysia M. Beier

Nicole M. F. Clemens

Patrick R. Dunham

Alyssa L. Bergsma

Brian R. Collins

Jacob Henry Blanchard

Joan E. Conte

Rapid City, Michigan Counselor Education: School Counseling Rochester, Michigan Literacy Studies Grand Rapids, Michigan Counseling Psychology Ave Maria, Florida Biological Sciences

Megan L. Block

Interlochen, Michigan Science Education

Alexander R. Brand

Kalamazoo, Michigan Anthropology

Bryan J. Bremiller Jackson, Michigan Mathematics

Zachary L. Brizendine

Gobles, Michigan Teaching Children Who Are Visually Impaired

Rebecca A. Brown Quincy, Michigan Literacy Studies

Jacob P. Bullock

Lansing, Michigan Sport Management

Sydney B. Bulock

Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis

Jacob H. Bultema

Jacksonville, Florida Educational Leadership: K-12 School Principal

Matthew T. Burley

Kalamazoo, Michigan Medieval Studies

Rachel L Burroughs Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis

Luling, Louisiana Orientation and Mobility for Children Livonia, Michigan Literacy Studies

Kalamazoo, Michigan Sport Management

Kalamazoo, Michigan Counselor Education: Rehabilitation Counseling Vicksburg, Michigan Counselor Education: College Counseling

James C. Dunnigan Jackson, Michigan Anthropology

Kalamazoo, Michigan Educational Leadership: Higher Education and Student Affairs

Lauren T. Edmonds

Samantha J. Coon

Antonio C. Evans

Ypsilanti, Michigan Sport Management

Heather A. Cox

Grand Rapids, Michigan Practice of Teaching: Early Childhood Education

Megersa Debela Daksa Kalamazoo, Michigan Applied Economics

Samantha J. Darrow

Wyoming, Michigan Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling

KayLee J. Davis

Wyoming, Michigan Counselor Education: College Counseling

Montiana S. Davis Flushing, Michigan Literacy Studies

Richard B. Davis

West Columba, South Carolina Physical Education: Pedagogy

Camille A. DeLano

Dorr, Michigan Educational Leadership: K-12 School Principal

Michelle E. DeVries

Kalamazoo, Michigan History

Alana M. Diaz

Kalamazoo, Michigan Comparative Religion

Portland, Oregon Orientation and Mobility for Children Wyoming, Michigan Workforce Education, Development, and Leadership

Marquin J. Evans

Saginaw, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis

Kyle J. Fall

Kalamazoo, Michigan Educational Leadership: K-12 School Principal

Harizo Dyas Fanivana

Berrien Springs, Michigan Evaluation Measurement and Research

Nicholas A. Faus

Elkhart, Indiana Sport Management

Raychel A. Figurski

Wyoming, Michigan Mathematics Education

Katie Elaine Fitzgerald Portage, Michigan Educational Technology

Jillian A. Fletcher

West Chester, Ohio Sport Management

Ta’Alea L. Fluellen

Kalamazoo, Michigan Practice of Teaching

Kaisey N. Foltz

Kalamazoo, Michigan Counseling Psychology

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WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Craig A. Fowler

Lei-Ann S. Her

Taylor P. Koopman

John J. McNeal

Karly J. Freeman

Robert M. Herzing

Lauren A. Kubacki

Tina L. Mekeel

Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemistry Gaylord, Michigan Literacy Studies

Katherine R. Fringer Prophetstown, Illinois Family and Consumer Sciences

Bochen Gao

Kalamazoo, Michigan Sport Management

Monica Garza

Dowagiac, Michigan Practice of Teaching: Early Childhood Education

Marina C. Geider

Marshall, Michigan Literacy Studies

Patricia R. Hilliard

Portage, Michigan Counseling Psychology

Jennifer Elizabeth Hinga Kalamazoo, Michigan Literacy Studies

Jared W. Holmes

Grand Rapids, Michigan Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Jessica R. Horness

Ypsilanti, Michigan Sociology

Traverse City, Michigan Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Rachel L. Gerson

Victor G. Hubbard

Kentwood, Michigan Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Ryan T. Glasgow

Portage, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis

Meri Anne Goldman

Grand Bay, Alabama Vision Rehabilitation Therapy

Demetrius R. Goodale Kalamazoo, Michigan Political Science

Taylor L. Grantham

Canton, Michigan Counselor Education: Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling

Nichole A. Greene

Wyoming, Michigan Counselor Education: College Counseling

Jacqueline E. Hulderman Portage, Michigan Educational Leadership: Higher Education and Student Affairs

Panama City, Florida Communication Vicksburg, Michigan Literacy Studies

Chance J. Lacina

Kalamazoo, Michigan Philosophy

Connor A. LaGrone Des Moines, Iowa Sport Management

Jennifer Lantz

Okemos, Michigan Counseling Psychology

Courtney N. Lapehn Granger, Indiana Sport Management

Angela L. Fleming Layton Gobles, Michigan Literacy Studies

Ryan Robert Lemasters Plymouth, Michigan Comparative Religion

Abigail C. Lewandowski Kalamazoo, Michigan Sociology

Liu Liu

Cecilia D. Innes

Greenville, Michigan Teaching: Teaching Chinese as a Second Language

Jivka S. Jeliazkova

Brandon T. Lukes-Howard

Melissa J. Jennings

Amanda A. Lynn

Kalamazoo, Michigan Counseling Psychology Holland, Michigan Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Allegan, Michigan Educational Leadership: K-12 School Principal

Portage, Michigan Educational Leadership: K-12 School Principal Battle Creek, Michigan Literacy Studies

GuoFeng Ma-Hoy

Battle Creek, Michigan Special Education: Administration

Cassandra D Jessie

Flint, Michigan Teaching: Teaching Chinese as a Second Language

Mingzhu Guo

Jenifer C. Jongekryg

Tatvia A. Manuel

Jamie L. Hatfield

Ashley M. Kettenbeil

China Philosophy

Kalamazoo, Michigan Literacy Studies

Bryan J. Heany

Kalamazoo, Michigan Communication

Dana Rose Hedke

Farmington Hills, Michigan Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Morgyn R. Heim

Daytona Beach, Florida Vision Rehabilitation Therapy Holland, Michigan Literacy Studies

Portage, Michigan Educational Leadership: K-12 School Principal

Anna M. Kietzerow Eau Claire, Michigan Philosophy

Minyoung Kim

Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis

Detroit, Michigan Educational Leadership: K-12 School Principal

Alison M. Marchbanks Grand Blanc, Michigan Art Education

Tara K. Martin

Comstock Park, Michigan Family and Consumer Science

Elizabeth A. Martinez South Haven, Michigan Literacy Studies

Schoolcraft, Michigan Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Mark R. Kloosterman

Linda M. Massey

Karli R. Henning

Kelly Knapp

Gary Michael McDonald

Grand Rapids, Michigan Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling

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Potterville, Michigan Literacy Studies

Kalamazoo, Michigan Sport Management

Lincoln Park, Michigan Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Portage, Michigan Educational Foundations Canada Physical Education: Adapted Physical Education

Kalamazoo, Michigan Sport Management

Mallory L. Otten

Grand Rapids, Michigan Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Janesville, Wisconsin Orientation and Mobility for Children

Sofia Ovalle-Lopez

Amanda Marie Miller

Derrick James Oxley

Natasha Victoria Miller

Dominique Pacitti

Sterling Heights, Michigan Literacy Studies White Pigeon, Michigan Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Hugh R. Milner

Kalamazoo, Michigan Medieval Studies

Shawn M. Minger

Newaygo, Michigan Hispanic Studies Litchfield, Michigan Art Education

Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania Family and Consumer Science

Patricia J. Parcells

Kalamazoo, Michigan Literacy Studies

Portage, Michigan Educational Leadership: K-12 School Principal

Yeong H. Park

Breanna A. Mobley

Joshua T. Parks

Natalie T. Mueller

Christine E. Parm

Kalamazoo, Michigan Sport Management Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis

Brent M. Murphy

Coldwater, Michigan Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Valerie M. Murray

Battle Creek, Michigan Counseling Psychology

Melodie B. Myrick Macomb, Michigan Literacy Studies

Mustafa Nazari

Grand Rapids, Michigan Sport Management Holland, Michigan Medieval Studies Benton Harbor, Michigan Educational Technology

Sheryl A. Peterson

Kalamazoo, Michigan Practice of Teaching: Curriculum and Instruction

Eleonora Y. Philopoulos Kalamazoo, Michigan Educational Leadership: Educational and Global Leadership

Kara N. Piekarski

Riverview, Michigan Literacy Studies

Kalamazoo, Michigan Educational Leadership: Educational and Global Leadership

Dakota H. Proctor

Chantelle M. Nichols

Kalani J. Reeves

Auburn, Michigan Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Amy A. Niklasch

Muskegon, Michigan Literacy Studies

Elijahwa W. Ninnemann Bellingham, Washington Mathematics

Kayleen Marie O’Donnell Kalamazoo, Michigan Workforce Education, Development, and Leadership

Jennifer A. Ostheimer Clarkston, Michigan Literacy Studies

Charles J. Oswald

Kalamazoo, Michigan Philosophy

Gaylord, Michigan Educational Leadership: K-12 School Principal Paw Paw, Michigan Literacy Studies

Colin J. Rensch

Kalamazoo, Michigan History

Jeromy J. Robertson

Grand Junction, Michigan Workforce Education, Development, and Leadership

Lindsey A. Rossiter

Portage, Michigan Educational Leadership: Educational and Global Leadership

Mysie E. Sabin

Franklin, Wisconsin Orientation and Mobility for Children

COMMENCEMENT, JUNE 2020 Mysie E. Sabin

Cameron T. Taylor

Valerie M. Weeks

Jared L. Cort

Stephanie J. Stambek

Robert B. Savage

Tosha M. Tessen McDonald

Torrey E. Wenger

James R. Horein

Oliver P. Takuh

Oshkosh, Wisconsin Art Education

Kalamazoo, Michigan Teaching, Learning, and Educational Studies

Sherie L. Schjolin

Jessica E. Thelen

Kelsey Nicole Werner

Franklin, Wisconsin Teaching Children with Visual Impairments Detroit, Michigan Counseling Psychology Eugene, Oregon Family and Consumer Science

Lombard, Illinois Coaching Sport Performance

Grand Rapids, Michigan Special Education: Master Teacher

Royal Oak, Michigan Literacy Studies

Battle Creek, Michigan Educational Leadership: K-12 School Principal

Katrina G. Schuette

Thomcy Mary Thomas

Devin Junell Willis

Kaley E. Scott

Imani B. Tinter

Kathryn M. Wilmotte

Jay B. Tompkins

Irene M. Wilson

Grand Rapids, Michigan Counseling Psychology Grand Rapids, Michigan Practice of Teaching: Early Childhood Education

Christopher E. Shank

India Counseling Psychology Kalamazoo, Michigan History

Kalamazoo, Michigan Evaluation Measurement and Research

Kalamazoo, Michigan Counselor Education: Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling

Jacques D. Short

Amanda R. Torres

Albion, Michigan Counseling Psychology

Rebekah B. Shyne

Modesto, California Physical Education: Adapted Physical Education

Muskegon, Michigan Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Emma R. Tosh

Jenna B. Silverstein

Lauren E. Townley

Novi, Michigan Special Education: Master Teacher

Andrew Robert Smith

Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Industrial/ Organizational Behavior

Terrin L. Smith

Saint Louis, Michigan Career and Technical Education

Jerred E. Sonneborn

Spokane, Washington Teaching Children Who Are Visually Impaired

Anthony Spencer

Kalamazoo, Michigan Literacy Studies

Ashley Diane Stadel Muskegon, Michigan Special Education: Administration

Kalamazoo, Michigan Sociology Mansfield, Ohio Physical Education: Adapted Physical Education

Lucas D. Townsend

Marshall, Michigan Orientation and Mobility

Brett M. VanDeRoer

Byron Center, Michigan Educational Leadership: K-12 School Principal

Richard S. Vanover

Tempe, Arizona Orientation and Mobility

Elizabeth J. Van Portfliet

Comstock Park, Michigan Counselor Education: College Counseling

Matthew E. VanStreain Kalamazoo, Michigan Educational Technology

Kira Ann Wadsworth

Kalamazoo, Michigan Counseling Psychology

Commerce Township, Michigan Family and Consumer Science

Alexander B Stephens

Garret C. Waldie

Sarah E. Stewart

Emily M. Warren

Shatia L. Steel-Pawlowski

Albion, Michigan Chemistry

Eaton Rapids, Michigan Counselor Education: Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling

Kelly L. Taunt

Augusta, Michigan Practice of Teaching

Battle Creek, Michigan Orientation and Mobility Otsego, Michigan Comparative Religion

Lindi M. Watts-Shields Galesburg, Michigan Literacy Studies

Kalamazoo, Michigan Counseling Psychology Kalamazoo, Michigan Medieval Studies Kalamazoo, Michigan Literacy Studies

Leslie R. Wilson

Holland, Michigan Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Mikaela T. Wyatt

Portage, Michigan Mathematics

Yang Yang

Kalamazoo, Michigan Teaching: Teaching Chinese as a Second Language

Nengyuan Yin

Kalamazoo, Michigan Sport Management

Sibo Zhai

Kalamazoo, Michigan Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Lan Zhang

Kalamazoo, Michigan Sport Management

Master of Business Administration Chelayne Lindsay Bailey Canada Business Administration: Management

Nathan W. Brown

Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Administration: Management

Stephanie M. Brown

Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Administration: Management

Thomas D. Carlisle

Portage, Michigan Business Administration: Computer Information Systems

Akshay Goutam Chawath Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Administration

Benton Harbor, Michigan Business Administration Vicksburg, Michigan Business Administration: Computer Information Systems

Danielle E. Larson-Jaramillo

Auburn Hills, Michigan Business Administration

Kimberly A. Madsen

Battle Creek, Michigan Business Administration

Victoria S. Morse

Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Administration: Management

James Mumford

Portage, Michigan Business Administration

Kristopher J. Murdock Grandville, Michigan Business Administration

Rejoice Musa

Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Administration

MaryJo M Newnum

Portage, Michigan Business Administration: Management

Ariel Kristina Palau

Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Administration: Management

John P. Persak

Grand Rapids, Michigan Business Administration: Finance

Alex M. Peterson

Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Administration: Management

Sebastian Ramirez

Grand Rapids, Michigan Business Administration

Kristin R. Salmon

Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Administration

Portage, Michigan Business Administration: Finance

Tanya D. Thompson

Lawton, Michigan Business Administration

Joshua Thomas Turner Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Administration

Nicole Anastasia Walker Pierson, Michigan Business Administration

Kyle A. Wallace

Grand Rapids, Michigan Business Administration: Management

Benjamin M. Walters

Marshall, Michigan Business Administration

MacKenzie L. Walters

Milford, Michigan Business Administration: Management

Master of International Development Administration Paul M. Okello

Berrien Springs, Michigan International Development Administration

Leslie Sowah Pobee

Kalamazoo, Michigan International Development Administration

Breanne C. Stokes

Redford, Michigan International Development Administration

Master of Music

Portage, Michigan Business Administration: Marketing

Sheridan Rockwell Brown

Janani Shivaguru Bangalore

Angela M. Danowski

Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Administration: Finance

Stewart A. Smith

Hastings, Michigan Business Administration: Finance

Katelynne M. Spaans

Wayland, Michigan Business Administration: Management

Chicago, Illinois Music Therapy

Prentice, Wisconsin Music Therapy

Amy Joy Diffenderfer

Peachtree City, Georgia Music Therapy

Taylor G. Fox

Hoffman Estates, Illinois Music Therapy

Molly A. Grettenberger Chicago, Illinois Music Therapy

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WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Andrew W. Saliba

Kalamazoo, Michigan Music Composition

Shira I. Simon

Mundelein, Illinois Music Therapy

Master of Public Administration Shawna M. Allen

Battle Creek, Michigan Public Administration: Human Resources Administration

Hussein Niazi Chalabi

Kalamazoo, Michigan Public Administration: Public Management

Victoria C. Fata

Flint, Michigan Public Administration: Health Care Administration

Jana M. Zollinger

Kalamazoo, Michigan Public Administration: Nonprofit Leadership Administration

Master of Public Health Jessica A. Adams Parma, Michigan Public Health

Asuama Barima

Kalamazoo, Michigan Public Health

Lansing, Michigan Public Administration: Health Care Administration

Shelby L. Brueck

Ashley M. Glass

Alecia M. Chenault

Kalamazoo, Michigan Public Administration: Nonprofit Leadership Administration

Allison K. Gowan

Kalamazoo, Michigan Public Administration: Nonprofit Leadership Administration

Michael J. Hart

Lansing, Michigan Public Administration: Public Management

Jessica Kate Hypatidis Australia Public Administration: Nonprofit Leadership

Kelsey R. Krupp

Mendon, Michigan Public Health

Schoolcraft, Michigan Public Health

Rebecca A. Christianson Mattawan, Michigan Public Health

Rebekah M. Condon Middleville, Michigan Public Health

Nia Tyler Evans Wheeling, Illinois Public Health

Fanta Jatta

Wixom, Michigan Public Health

Chloe B. Jordan

Grand Rapids, Michigan Public Health

Eagle, Michigan Public Administration: Public Management

Adam M. King

Joshua I. Lyman

Madisson N. Martin

Grand Ledge, Michigan Public Administration: Public Management

Karalyn M. Niemetta

Lincoln, Michigan Public Administration: Health Care Administration

Evan C. Pazkowski

Grand Rapids, Michigan Public Administration: Nonprofit Leadership Administration

Jodie L. Shaver

Holt, Michigan Public Administration: Human Resources Administration

Meghan M. Swain

Fowlerville, Michigan Public Administration: Nonprofit Leadership Administration

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Ashley M. Whidbee

Sparta, Michigan Public Health Waterford, Michigan Public Health

Komal N. Razvi

Kalamazoo, Michigan Public Health

Ian A. Reagin

Grand Rapids, Michigan Public Health

Cameryn A. Ryan

Grand Rapids, Michigan Public Health

Kailee R. Smith

Kalamazoo, Michigan Public Health

Kimberly M. Smith Ortonville, Michigan Public Health

Jessica J. Wiese

Galesburg, Michigan Public Health

Master of Science Kelli B. Adams

Spartanburg, South Carolina Athletic Training

Mamoon M. Ali

Hamtramck, Michigan Biological Sciences

Abdullah Ali Alyousif

Kalamazoo, Michigan Paper and Printing Science

James C. Babbitt

Kalamazoo, Michigan Athletic Training

Matthew L. Barringer

Portage, Michigan Engineering Management

Alexander J. Bodurka Portage, Michigan Computer Science

Jennifer Metz Brenneman Kalamazoo, Michigan Biological Sciences

Troy A. Burtchett

Coloma, Michigan Biological Sciences

Man Wing Chan

Erie, Pennsylvania Applied and Computational Mathematics

Swarnava Chatterjee Kalamazoo, Michigan Computer Science

Alberto F. Cintron-Colon Kalamazoo, Michigan Biological Sciences

McKenna Paige Duffy Hartford, Michigan Occupational Therapy

Dana T. Heusinkveld

Margaret Mary Mooney

Mia L. Jawor

Halle M. Nienhaus

Zakiya Kelley

Corey S. Oldenberg

Matthew S Kempf

Jackline Awino Onyango

Holland, Michigan Geography

Merrillville, Indiana Chemistry Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Biological Sciences Kalamazoo, Michigan Applied and Computational Mathematics

Madison Jo Kerber

Hopkins, Michigan Occupational Therapy

Joy J. Kiefer

Fayetteville, Pennsylvania Geosciences

Lauren N. Koch

Plainwell, Michigan Occupational Therapy

Caitlin E. Koob

Fort Wayne, Indiana Occupational Therapy

Albert B. Lam

Kalamazoo, Michigan Biological Sciences

Lauren M. Lavelle

Shelby Township, Michigan Athletic Training

Skye Leake

Emerado, North Dakota Geography

Hao Li

Macomb, Michigan Computer Science

Yuzhong Liu

Bluffton, South Carolina Athletic Training

China Exercise and Sports Medicine: Exercise Physiology

Kelly Caitlin Fleming

David M. Longjohn

Sean P. Fitzsimmons

Orland Park, Illinois Occupational Therapy

Zhongqiu Gao

Kalamazoo, Michigan Computer Science

Claire E. Gilbert

Owosso, Michigan Geography

Ashley S. Godawski

Orland Park, Illinois Occupational Therapy

Md Sakibur Hasan

Kalamazoo, Michigan Statistics

Kevin B. Haynes

Columbia, South Carolina Geography

Michael J. Hayosh

Kalamazoo, Michigan Geography

Kalamazoo, Michigan Information Security: Computer Information Systems

Austin Damien Lynn Inkster, Michigan Exercise and Sports Medicine: Exercise Physiology

Kalamazoo, Michigan Aerospace Engineering Farmington, Michigan Biological Sciences Kalamazoo, Michigan Computer Science Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemistry

Joshua R. Paris

Norton Shores, Michigan Biological Sciences

Sydney E. Paw

Richland, Michigan Occupational Therapy

Haley M. Potters

Wheelersburg, Ohio Athletic Training

Serena K. Roehl

Hutchinson, Minnesota Athletic Training

Hannah P. Rohrer

Hartford, Michigan Occupational Therapy

Laura Lee Sherwood

Traverse City, Michigan Occupational Therapy

Cassandra Marie Simpson Charlevoix, Michigan Occupational Therapy

Megan L. Stanchfield Kalamazoo, Michigan Biological Sciences

Zachary A. Stoner

Mattawan, Michigan Biological Sciences

Aaron F. Strong

Kalamazoo, Michigan Occupational Therapy

Lindsey K. Trebilcock Ira, Michigan Occupational Therapy

Molly B. Trimble

Kalamazoo, Michigan Athletic Training

Rachael Marie Underwood Cary, Illinois Occupational Therapy

Emily Rachael Manzon

Audrey S. VanEssen

Ashleigh Anne Miller

Brooke Marilyn Werner

Molly H. Milstein

Taylor Anne Wexall

Jaeik Min

Alexis Vale Yelland

Kalamazoo, Michigan Biological Sciences

Dorr, Michigan Occupational Therapy

Presque Isle, Michigan Occupational Therapy Kalamazoo, Michigan Statistics

Grand Rapids, Michigan Occupational Therapy Hudsonville, Michigan Occupational Therapy Kalamazoo, Michigan Occupational Therapy Kalamazoo, Michigan Athletic Training

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Master of Science in Accountancy Yulan Li

Kalamazoo, Michigan Accountancy

Ryan P. Loiselle

Stanwood, Michigan Accountancy

Ryan D. Pudelko

Schofield, Wisconsin Accountancy

Olivia C. Reinhard

Fort Gratiot, Michigan Accountancy

Brendan C. Schneider

Grand Rapids, Michigan Accountancy

Breanna R. Staton

Clinton Township, Michigan Accountancy

Jack Michael Szott Naperville, Illinois Accountancy

Michael L. Vanscoder Charlotte, Michigan Accountancy

Shanshan Wang

Kalamazoo, Michigan Accountancy

Zihang Zhou

Kalamazoo, Michigan Accountancy

Aakash Prataprao Ghorpade

Kalamazoo, Michigan Industrial Engineering

Mayyar Bassam A Ghulman

Kalamazoo, Michigan Civil Engineering

Keerthan Kumar Gunasekaran

Kalamazoo, Michigan Industrial Engineering

Yogesh Bappasaheb Jagdale

Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering

Jivya Kumar Jain

Kalamazoo, Michigan Industrial Engineering

Harsh Joshi

Yuki Kanamori

Japan Electrical Engineering

Anna Elizabeth Konstant Hinsdale, Illinois Industrial Engineering

Prateek Singh Kundu Kalamazoo, Michigan Industrial Engineering

Sharthak Bhandary

Valliammai Palaniappan

Varun Naresh Bhombore

Kshitij Pathak

Brian L. Bradley

Sanket Abhinandan Patil

India Mechanical Engineering Kalamazoo, Michigan Industrial Engineering India Electrical Engineering Kalamazoo, Michigan Industrial Engineering Kalamazoo, Michigan Industrial Engineering

Hrishikesh Milind Bugad

Euponine S. Pierre

Jack William George Cameron

Shivu Prasad

Kalamazoo, Michigan Industrial Engineering

United Kingdom Civil Engineering

Iqbal Singh Chahal

Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering

Soham Ravindra Gargate Rochester Hills, Michigan Industrial Engineering

Jenna N. Jackson

Lauren M. Vandenberg

Akshay Sudhakar Ukey

Suzanne M. Jubb

Ashley B. Veale

Henry F. Wagerson

Benjamin L. Ketter

Stephanie Wong

Joshua J White

Melina T. Kokales

Katie G. Zhong

Bo Ching Wong

Rebecca Lynn Learman

Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering India Chemical Engineering

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Computer Engineering Portage, Michigan Electrical Engineering Hong Kong Mechanical Engineering

Keriah Khairi Abd

India Electrical Engineering

Ahmad Amani

Caledonia, Michigan Civil Engineering

Sudharsan Sridhar

Nikita Sunil Kakade

Monish Nunna

India Electrical Engineering

Vanya A. Valencia

Farmington Hills, Michigan Industrial Engineering

Suraj Sanjay Nikam

Kalamazoo, Michigan Civil Engineering

Sydney G. Hus

Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering

Master of Science in Medicine

Master of Science in Engineering Kalamazoo, Michigan Civil Engineering

Prabhjot Singh

Kalamazoo, Michigan Civil Engineering India Industrial Engineering

Darren R. Promer

Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering

Mihir Shailesh Rajhans India Industrial Engineering

Luis F. Silva-Velasco

Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering

Sterling Heights, Michigan Physician Assistant

Jessica M. Alkema Plainwell, Michigan Physician Assistant

Olivia Alnajjar

Rochester Hills, Michigan Physician Assistant

Katie M. Armbruster

Canyon Country, California Physician Assistant

Cesar Carrizales

Kalamazoo, Michigan Physician Assistant

Alexandra M. Christmas Montague, Michigan Physician Assistant

Brighton, Michigan Physician Assistant Troy, Michigan Physician Assistant

Grand Rapids, Michigan Physician Assistant Battle Creek, Michigan Physician Assistant Kalamazoo, Michigan Physician Assistant Ann Arbor, Michigan Physician Assistant

Courtney J. Lin

Brighton, Michigan Physician Assistant

Christina M. Lindahl Kalamazoo, Michigan Physician Assistant

Sterling Heights, Michigan Physician Assistant Northville, Michigan Physician Assistant

Negaunee, Michigan Physician Assistant Lake Orion, Michigan Physician Assistant Troy, Michigan Physician Assistant

Master of Science in Nursing Julie A. Kurzer

Ann Arbor, Michigan Nursing

Sarah P. Lucero

Master of Social Work

Mallory Q. Marlowe

Huthaifah Abdulaziz A Al Ibrahim

Dearborn Heights, Michigan Physician Assistant Grand Rapids, Michigan Physician Assistant

Conor B. McCabe

Kalamazoo, Michigan Physician Assistant

Joel E. Michalak

Kalamazoo, Michigan Physician Assistant

Alexandria J. Miller Marysville, Michigan Physician Assistant

Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work: Policy Planning and Administration

Jonathan Christian Anthony

Three Rivers, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice

Brittany R. Ball

Holland, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice

Lora L. Commissaris

Johanna P. Orca-Handyside

Kathryn Lynn Barcelona

Sturgis, Michigan Physician Assistant

Grand Rapids, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice

Rebecca M. Cronin

Gregory S. Post

Alexa M. Bates

Haley L. Durrant

Jasmine L. Rankin-Hawkins

Kalamazoo, Michigan Physician Assistant Kalamazoo, Michigan Physician Assistant Clarkston, Michigan Physician Assistant

Jessica E. Fifelski

Byron Center, Michigan Physician Assistant

Donesha J. Garrett Muskegon, Michigan Physician Assistant

Ariana M. Gonzales Chicago, Illinois Physician Assistant

Chloe J. Goodhope

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Physician Assistant

Arianna R. Herron Portage, Michigan Physician Assistant

Byron Center, Michigan Physician Assistant

Michigan Center, Michigan Physician Assistant

Maria L. Reilly

Kalamazoo, Michigan Physician Assistant

Katlyn E. Slowik

Kalamazoo, Michigan Physician Assistant

McKay R. Tingey

Herriman, Utah Physician Assistant

Allison Grace Trevino Carson City, Michigan Physician Assistant

Ada, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice

Deshalan M. Bennett-Lucas

Wyoming, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice

David M Betts

Grand Rapids, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice

Paige J Capel

Grand Rapids, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice

Kimberly Ann Case-Wright Hopkins, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice

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WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Cindy L. Casey

Timothy J. Liggins

Taryn I. Sinclaire

Alicia Danielle Dortch

Aubrey J. Longstreet

Theodore M. Smith

Jonathan C. Egedus

Uriah W. Marriott

Savannah Swanson

Micah R. Gargala

Allyson Y. McClellan

Sarah Y. Taylor

Rachael S. Goldberg

Carly A. McElreath

Jessica Van Dam

Esmina Hamzagic

Kayla M. McKnight

Mikayla L. Vogel

Danika L. Hewitt

Mitchell R. Misiasz

Ashley R. Walker

Kailey L. Hindes

Karlie R. Mitchell

Ashley Watkins

Alisha Jackson

Carson R. Noordyke

Lindsey M. Wiejaczka

Elizabeth A. Jansen

Amber L. Patricelli

Patrick Shane Williams

Brett Johnson

Mckinzie L. Pittelkow

Casey M. Young

Dwayne A. Johnson

Caitlyn R. Potter

Michael T. King

Linnea A. Randall

Michael B. Knapp

Kayla E. Roberts

Kathryn A. Knox

Morgan Marie Rooy

Toriann S. Lawrence

Andrew T Schohl

Muskegon, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Grand Haven, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Grand Rapids, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Holland, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Farmington Hills, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Caledonia, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Allendale, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Grand Haven, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Battle Creek, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Sturgis, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Bloomingdale, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Grand Rapids, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Lansing, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Grandville, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice

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Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Jenison, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Coldwater, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Otsego, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Grand Rapids, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Grant, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Grand Rapids, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Bailey, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Shelbyville, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Grand Rapids, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Bronson, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Midland, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Caledonia, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice

Ionia, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Cedar Springs, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Wyoming, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Brighton, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Portage, Michigan Social Work: Policy Planning and Administration Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Grand Rapids, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Grandville, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Cedar Springs, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice

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COMMENCEMENT, JUNE 2020

Candidates for Graduation

Bachelor’s Degrees This program contains the names of candidates for graduation at this commencement.

Certification is subject to the completion of requirements. Honors listings here are based on the accumulated averages earned during all enrollment periods except the final enrollment period. Undergraduate honors graduates wear a gold cord. The honor and grade point averages are: Summa Cum Laude, 3.90 to 4.0; Magna Cum Laude, 3.70 to 3.89; Cum Laude, 3.50 to 3.69.

Bachelor of Arts Dominic M. Alderman Southgate, Michigan Criminal Justice

Alisha B. Alexander-White Kalamazoo, Michigan Criminal Justice

Kierra Lanay Allen

Clinton Township, Michigan Criminal Justice

Nicole Allen Cum Laude

Schoolcraft, Michigan Criminal Justice

Yasmeen Ali Alqahtani Kalamazoo, Michigan Global and International Studies

Alayna N. Anderson

Traverse City, Michigan Political Science: American Public Policy; Gender and Women’s Studies

Jordan W. Asbury

Waterford, Michigan Criminal Justice

Yanto Assuk

Kalamazoo, Michigan Global and International Studies

Alexander Nikolai Bacik Battle Creek, Michigan Public History

Antwuan J. Bacon

Justin E. Black

Kalamazoo, Michigan Public Relations; African American and African Studies

Sarah J. Blasius

Grand Rapids, Michigan University Studies

Abigail M. Bolen

Magna Cum Laude

Kentwood, Michigan Spanish

Karissa R. Boss

Kalamazoo, Michigan Communication Studies

Alyssa R. Brandt

Summa Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Organizational Communication

Micah C. Brantley Detroit, Michigan Criminal Justice

Melissa L. Brossard

New Baltimore, Michigan University Studies

Aaron Brown

Magna Cum Laude

Dowagiac, Michigan Theatre: Theatre Studies

Maxwell E.F. Brown Ann Arbor, Michigan University Studies

Molly J Budge

Springport, Michigan Sociology

Megan Cordi

Grass Lake, Michigan University Studies

Joseph A. Corridor

Brighton, Michigan Communication Studies

Jefry Rafael Garcia Bernabe

Taylor J. Holmes

Crystal G. DeRoo

Paterson, New Jersey Anthropology

Brandon C. Damour

Kalamazoo, Michigan Anthropology; Environmental and Sustainability Studies

Isabella A. DiMascio

Westland, Michigan Communication Studies

Heather C. Dolegowski Kalamazoo, Michigan Spanish: Secondary Education; English: Secondary Education

Lonnie J. Duncan

Kalamazoo, Michigan Economics

Carmen Deleon Dyson Kalamazoo, Michigan Communication Studies

Gabrielle C. Eick Cum Laude

Manahawkin, New Jersey Tourism and Travel; Communication Studies

Danielle Chilvere

Nicole Y. Bays

Lucile M. Clark

Kalamazoo, Michigan Art

Gabriel Ryan Coble

Orland Park, Illinois Communication Studies

Battle Creek, Michigan English: Creative Writing

Andrew J. Birchmeier

Kalamazoo, Michigan Theatre: Theatre Studies

Dearborn, Michigan Anthropology Los Angeles, California Criminal Justice

Hannah C. Conklin Portage, Michigan Public Relations

Julia M. Hicks

Margaret S. Himmel

Kalamazoo, Michigan Criminal Justice

Jessica A. Bates

Cum Laude

Cecelia A. Foley

Royal Oak, Michigan Political Science

Colleen Marie Friar

Sophia M. Daddario

Muskegon, Michigan Sociology; Criminal Justice

Grand Rapids, Michigan University Studies

Kalamazoo, Michigan Japanese

Andrew J. Heenan

Hanover, Michigan English: Rhetoric and Writing Studies

Spencer L. Caldwell

Vicksburg, Michigan Religion

Cum Laude

Ferndale, Michigan Anthropology

Brighton, Michigan Public Relations

Battle Creek, Michigan Criminal Justice; Political Science

Woodhaven, Michigan University Studies

Madison M. Flynn

Miguel A. Espinoza Cum Laude

Alexis D. Etherton Daniel B. Feltman Patrick Flood Cum Laude

Grand Rapids, Michigan Film, Video and Media Studies

Grand Rapids, Michigan Art

Cum Laude

Heidi L. Gartley

Magna Cum Laude

Union City, Michigan Anthropology

Britney Elise Gizzi

West Dundee, Illinois Public Relations Detroit, Michigan Criminal Justice

Armen Miles Idriss Portage, Michigan Sociology

Kristen Janks

Clinton Township, Michigan University Studies

Magna Cum Laude

Jessica Jirous

Ryan P. Grant

Felicie V. Jones

Colorado Springs, Colorado Interpersonal Communication Carol Stream, Illinois Public Relations

Laura Ann Gratzianna

Wyoming, Michigan Criminal Justice Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan English

Cum Laude

Jasmine A. Jordan

Bryan J. Grinnell IV

Katelyn M. Kahler

Joseph A. Grossberg

Paul R. Kidd

Elmhurst, Illinois Criminal Justice Kalamazoo, Michigan Sociology; Criminal Justice Kalamazoo, Michigan Dance

Tianchen Gu

China Telecommunications and Information Management

Brynn E. Harrier

Southfield, Michigan Public Relations Portage, Michigan Anthropology

Magna Cum Laude

Coloma, Michigan Criminal Justice

Allegra Bliss Kistler Ellis Summa Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Spanish

Summa Cum Laude

Shailee Kurowski

Hanna J. Harter

Paige M. Lamb

White Lake, Michigan Criminal Justice

Taylor Marie Leister

Farmington Hills, Michigan English Magna Cum Laude

Lucas P. Hayes

Tecumseh, Michigan Criminal Justice

Novi, Michigan Anthropology

Farmington Hills, Michigan Criminal Justice Magna Cum Laude

Beavercreek, Ohio Environmental and Sustainability Studies; Interpersonal Communication

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WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Sydney L. Linders

Karl Norfleet Jr.

Kalamazoo, Michigan English: Rhetoric and Writing Studies

Eric M. Osborne

Cum Laude

Jacob S. Lindquist Summa Cum Laude

Brighton, Michigan Communication Studies

Molly K. Lowe

Kalamazoo, Michigan English: Creative Writing; English: Rhetoric and Writing Studies

Jonathan A. Lucas

Farmington Hills, Michigan Global and International Studies

Mariamawit T. Mamo

Kalamazoo, Michigan Global and International Studies

Daneail P. Martin

Southfield, Michigan Criminal Justice

Alexander Southgate McCormick Ann Arbor, Michigan Art

Danneisha Mary McDole Saginaw, Michigan Journalism

Albion, Michigan University Studies

Dana E Parham-Buchanan Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies

Steven D. Pasque

Shelby Township, Michigan English: Creative Writing

Portland, Michigan University Studies

Jordan M. Miller

Kalamazoo, Michigan Criminal Justice

Paige Kimberly Morgan Jenison, Michigan Communication Studies

Jillian Morisette

Rochester, Michigan Political Science

Matthew P. Murphy

Kalamazoo, Michigan Communication Studies

Mitchell W. Newstead Howell, Michigan Public History

Muskegon, Michigan University Studies

Cameron R. Whitten

Matthew Wrightman

Arlington, Texas Political Science

Michael J. Pellerito Coloma, Michigan Criminal Justice

Audrey M. Pickering Kalamazoo, Michigan English

Shelby E. Pilger

Magna Cum Laude

Portage, Michigan Interpersonal Communication

Alexandria Poole

Augusta, Michigan Communication Studies

Jessica K. Reid

Alexander S. Merry

Jessica A. Miller

Laydee D. Spencer

Kaylen Wheeler-Gooden

Andrew J. Strzynski

South Haven, Michigan University Studies

Brighton, Michigan Global and International Studies

Kalamazoo, Michigan English

Southfield, Michigan Criminal Justice

Nikko A. Payton

Sydney C. Merkle

Cum Laude

Tyler Speier

Daysia A. Weeks

Briana T. Williams

Kalamazoo, Michigan Organizational Communication

Ann Arbor, Michigan Public Relations

Kalamazoo, Michigan Criminal Justice

Mattawan, Michigan Journalism

Kylie McKenna Stroub

Hartford, Michigan Criminal Justice

Monica I. Rayos

Kalamazoo, Michigan Sociology

Warren Earl Smith Jr

Kaitlin J. Walton

Magna Cum Laude

Alivia M. Payne

Kalamazoo, Michigan Criminal Justice; Spanish Summa Cum Laude

Pinckney, Michigan Film, Video and Media Studies

Hudsonville, Michigan Film, Video and Media Studies

Jasmine O. McLemore

Elizabeth C. Meimers

Scott David Smith

Muskegon Heights, Michigan Communication Studies

Lathrup Village, Michigan Organizational Communication

Magna Cum Laude

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Detroit, Michigan Interpersonal Communication

David B. Rock

Marcus H. Rottenberk Troy, Michigan Music

Kelsey Katherine Roy

Sterling Heights, Michigan Political Science

Nicole J. Rubino Troy, Michigan Public Relations

Jordan A. Schneider

Vernon Hills, Illinois Communication Studies

Charisse Rakem Seyoum Kalamazoo, Michigan Communication

Pushwinder Singh Portage, Michigan Criminal Justice

Benjamin Drennan Sly Cum Laude

Marathon, Florida Political Science

DeWitt, Michigan Art

Summa Cum Laude

Paw Paw, Michigan Art

Luke T. Taber

Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan Criminal Justice

Yurina Takahashi

Kalamazoo, Michigan Global and International Studies

Emma Elizabeth Tavolacci Coloma, Michigan Film, Video and Media Studies

Aileen Teh

New York, New York University Studies

Mckenzie S. Teske Magna Cum Laude

Hastings, Michigan Criminal Justice

Onkari N. Thomas

Kalamazoo, Michigan Criminal Justice; Sociology

Cristofer J. Toering

Kalamazoo, Michigan Political Science

Amanda Elise Torello Kimball, Michigan University Studies

Taylor L. Trowell Detroit, Michigan Criminal Justice

Kaylah Inez Turner

Southfield, Michigan Global and International Studies

Forrest B. Varney Portage, Michigan Political Science

Redford, Michigan University Studies

Kalamazoo, Michigan Theatre: Theatre Studies

Courtney Brooke Yergeau Saint Joseph, Michigan Public Relations

Shakeela Renee Young Benton Harbor, Michigan Organizational Communication

Victoria L. Young

Kalamazoo, Michigan Organizational Communication

Kelsey Zook

Kalamazoo, Michigan Organizational Communication

Bachelor of Business Administration Essa Ahmed Saad Alabdulhay

Kalamazoo, Michigan Management

Mohammed Adel A Alabdulmuhsin

Kalamazoo, Michigan Integrated Supply Management

Loay Mohammad Al Alharith

Kalamazoo, Michigan Integrated Supply Management

Saud Ayed K Alanazi Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance

Jordan Danielle Walker

Mansour Nasser M Al Darees

Christopher Walters

Ali Baqer A Aldubaisi

Norton Shores, Michigan Political Science Augusta, Michigan Japanese

Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance Kalamazoo, Michigan Accountancy

Ammar Ali A Alfaraj

Kalamazoo, Michigan Integrated Supply Management

Basel Abdulrahem M Alfaraj Kalamazoo, Michigan Management

Mohamed Fayez Haider Hasan Ali

Magna Cum Laude

Bahrain Finance

Saleh Mohammed Aljubarah

Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance

Fahad M S M L Almarri Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance

Yasir Abdullah A Almohsen Kalamazoo, Michigan Computer Information Systems

Ahlam Abdulmajeed A Alnemer Kalamazoo, Michigan Integrated Supply Management

Abdulrahman A B F N Alotaibi

Morgantown, West Virginia Finance

Turki Masoud S Alquraini Kalamazoo, Michigan Management

Abdulaziz Taleb Alruwaili Kalamazoo, Michigan Management

Hussain Ali A Alsaihati Kalamazoo, Michigan Management

Basel Saleh A Alsaleh Kalamazoo, Michigan Integrated Supply Management

Abdulaziz Saeed A Alshahrani

Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance

Talal Mohammed J Alyami Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance

Tyler M. Anderson

Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance

Michael M. Arenberg Cary, Illinois Integrated Supply Management

Brandy S. Avery Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Accountancy

COMMENCEMENT, JUNE 2020 Christopher Anthony Bailey Summa Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance; Accountancy

Abdulmajed Abdulhadi O Bakhedar Kalamazoo, Michigan Management

Cammie K. Ballinger

Benton Harbor, Michigan Human Resource Management

Evelyn L. Banks

Kalamazoo, Michigan Management

Korey Bartos

Port Huron, Michigan Marketing

Juan Manuel Bautista Collado

Dominican Republic Finance

Alexis T. Benjamin

Bay City, Michigan eBusiness Marketing

Hannah M. Black Durand, Michigan Marketing

Jack Nicholas Block

Mason James Clatterbaugh

Canton, Michigan Management

Joshua R. Colwell Portage, Michigan Marketing

Morgan M. Conley Granger, Indiana Finance

John W. Corbin

Kalamazoo, Michigan Human Resource Management

Lawton J. Courtnall

Thousand Oaks, California Marketing

Matthew E. Craven Summa Cum Laude

Parchment, Michigan Accountancy

Andersen M. Czyz Bartlett, Illinois Marketing

Natalee V. Dagher Cum Laude

Livonia, Michigan Advertising and Promotion

Riley William Delinski

Kalamazoo, Michigan Management

Niles, Michigan Integrated Supply Management

Melissa A. Bradham

Chelsei L. Domagalski

Baroda, Michigan Accountancy

Hailey S. Brooks

Rochester Hills, Michigan Finance

Robert Joseph Bryan Otsego, Michigan Finance

Kayla S. Callaway

Battle Creek, Michigan Marketing

Jordan D. Cardenas Saginaw, Michigan Computer Information Systems

Kyle R. Carter

Grand Blanc, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing

Ashley N. Caruthers Magna Cum Laude

Saint Joseph, Michigan Management

Christine A. Cataldo Kalamazoo, Michigan Integrated Supply Management

Tawuan R. Chestnut Macomb, Michigan Computer Information Systems

White Lake, Michigan Human Resource Management

Rodney C. Drew Novi, Michigan Integrated Supply Management

Jacob A. Drewek

Ortonville, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing

John Duda

Troy, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing

Annelise Marie Dudley

Hickory Corners, Michigan Finance

Luis Jose Duran Perez

Dominican Repiblic Food and Consumer Package Goods Marketing

Reginald E. Ealy

Eastpointe, Michigan Accountancy

McLain Rindge Eccker Macatawa, Michigan Marketing

Drew C. Engle

Hastings, Michigan Integrated Supply Management

Shelby Irene Ernst

Battle Creek, Michigan Accountancy

Caleb W. Eversole Plainwell, Michigan Entrepreneurship

Nathaniel J. Failla Cum Laude

Lincoln, Michigan Computer Information Systems

Matthew R. Gilbert

Beverly Hills, Michigan Computer Information Systems

Joanie M. Gilger Cum Laude

Mattawan, Michigan Accountancy

Benjamin A. Goodney

Francisco José Hernández Micheli

Kalamazoo, Michigan Management

Luke R. Hirshman Canton, Michigan Integrated Supply Management

Joseph A. Hoggard Magna Cum Laude

Grand Rapids, Michigan Integrated Supply Management

Haley M. Horiski

White Lake, Michigan Human Resource Management

Dawson Michael Horning Ann Arbor, Michigan Finance

Romeo, Michigan Integrated Supply Management

William R. Hough

John Grace

Daniel John Howard

Cum Laude

East Lansing, Michigan Integrated Supply Management

Luke S. Gulau

Novi, Michigan Integrated Supply Management

Marlee A. Guswiler Dexter, Michigan Management

Cevastian T. Guzman Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Accountancy

Sean M. Hall

Traverse City, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing

Macy Hancock

Summa Cum Laude

East Leroy, Michigan Accountancy

Keith Patrick Hannen Magna Cum Laude

Parma, Michigan Accountancy

Jacob S. Hanson

Lake Odessa, Michigan Human Resource Management

Robert A. Harter Elkhart, Indiana Accountancy

Mitchell Robert Heimbuch Bruce Township, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing

Conner Monroe Henderson

Vicksburg, Michigan Integrated Supply Management

Richland, Michigan Marketing Evergreen Park, Illinois Marketing

Jay’Shawn J. Howell Kalamazoo, Michigan Marketing

Alejandro Alfredo Hued Perez

Kalamazoo, Michigan Food and Consumer Package Goods Marketing

Lindsay L. Hunt

Westland, Michigan Finance

Katrina D. Inthavong Magna Cum Laude

Holland, Michigan Marketing

Rebecca Israel

Bruce Township, Michigan Human Resource Management

Tiffany Jarman

Sawyer, Michigan Accountancy

Brendan M Kansier

Farmington Hills, Michigan Marketing

Justin A. Krieger Coloma, Michigan Management

Nicholas D. Kuenzer Tecumseh, Michigan Finance

David Kurkowski

Kalamazoo, Michigan Management

Alexander Joseph Laurin Grand Blanc, Michigan Integrated Supply Management

Trinh Le

Magna Cum Laude

Grand Blanc, Michigan Accountancy

Remy S. Lewbel

Bingham Farms, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing

Danari Lindsey

Southfield, Michigan Management

Francesco M. Lochirco

Shelby Township, Michigan Accountancy

Joshua T. Lopez Grant, Michigan Marketing

Kevin G. Maas

Richmond, Michigan Management

Kyla Sharnae MacCreery Battle Creek, Michigan Marketing

Kylie Regan Madsen

Grand Rapids, Michigan Advertising and Promotion

Joshua Main

Plainwell, Michigan Computer Information Systems

Yeorgos Nicholas Manikas Ann Arbor, Michigan Marketing

Samuel W. Manring

Battle Creek, Michigan Marketing

Collin M. Martin

Erin Kathleen Kash

Vandalia, Michigan Marketing

Kalamazoo, Michigan Integrated Supply Management

Tshiswaka Maweja

John L. Kelley

Zachary D. McClellan

Hayden L. Klotz

Connor T. McCririe

Magna Cum Laude

Evergreen Park, Illinois Management Vermontville, Michigan Human Resource Management

Lansing, Michigan Management

Plainwell, Michigan Finance

Ann Arbor, Michigan Management

Brenden P. McGorisk White Lake, Michigan Marketing

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WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Jay Jesse McIntosh Kalamazoo, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing

Dawn Chariz Medina Kalamazoo, Michigan Marketing

Natalia Meza

Decatur, Michigan Food and Consumer Package Goods Marketing

Grant J. Miller

Bay City, Michigan Advertising and Promotion

Austin Lee Mills

Summa Cum Laude

Delton, Michigan Computer Information Systems

Nayera Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Kalamazoo, Michigan Marketing

Keenan M. Moore, Jr. Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance

Alyson L. Mrofchak Highland, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing

Kirsten Elizabeth Murphy Marshall, Michigan Computer Information Systems

Mateos Mydini Cum Laude

Waterford, Michigan Finance

Ariel C. Newell

Portage, Michigan Computer Information Systems

Tabitha S. Nguyen Richland, Michigan Accountancy

Nicklas A. Nordstrom Wixom, Michigan Accountancy

Kennosuke Nouchi

John T. Rupp

Scott M. VanderWalle

Summer Noi Hoang

Jonathan D. Olson

Jeremy N. Ryan

Charles E. Vantrees

Baily Catherine McDaniel

Southfield, Michigan Management Orland Park, Illinois Marketing

Samuel C. Olson

Kalamazoo, Michigan Integrated Supply Management

Brittany T. Osmun

Kalamazoo, Michigan Marketing

Katelynn Marie Paul

Fruitport, Michigan Advertising and Promotion

Savannah Jean Pawlicki-Mason

Kalamazoo, Michigan Accountancy

Anthony Peck Cum Laude

Climax, Michigan Computer Information Systems

Sophia Kate Petrangelo Monroe, Michigan Marketing

Caleb Michael Philipp Mattawan, Michigan Integrated Supply Management

Jenna L. Pink

Arlington Heights, Illinois Sales and Business Marketing

Anthony J. Proia

Washington Township, Michigan Integrated Supply Management

Gianna Rambow

Battle Creek, Michigan Accountancy

Garrett L. Read

South Lyon, Michigan Marketing

William A. Reid

Japan Management

Mason, Michigan Integrated Supply Management

Tesha C. Nousain

Antonio M. Reyna

Concord, Michigan Management

Kalamazoo, Michigan Accountancy

Rodolfo M. Nowakowski

James T. Ripley

Fort Gratiot, Michigan Integrated Supply Management; Marketing

Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance

Summa Cum Laude

Dann Austin O’Connor Cum Laude

Portage, Michigan Personal Financial Planning

Owen T. Odette

Kalamazoo, Michigan Marketing

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Opefoluwa P. Olaleye

Cum Laude

David Allexanders Rosario Coste

Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance

Tanner E. Rose

Nunica, Michigan Entrepreneurship

Kalamazoo, Michigan Management Middleville, Michigan Marketing

Portage, Michigan Finance Detroit, Michigan Marketing

Jett R. Schilke

Matthew Scott Vaughn

Kyler C. Schmidt

Niels Verleum

Kalamazoo, Michigan Marketing Livonia, Michigan Food and Consumer Package Goods Marketing

Abdulaziz Mohammed Y Shlowan Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance

Katelyn R. Shull

Mattawan, Michigan Management

Justin D. Simon

Kalamazoo, Michigan Marketing

Toney A. Simpkins Paw Paw, Michigan Management

Timothy William Snyder Three Oaks, Michigan Finance

Zachary J. Spiegla

Kalamazoo, Michigan Integrated Supply Management

Michelle Renee St. Louis Midland, Michigan Integrated Supply Management

Cameron S. Stella Plymouth, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing

Niles, Michigan Management

Three Rivers, Michigan Accountancy

Jason Lloyd Violette Portage, Michigan Business Analytics

Zachary T. Vogel

Saint Clair Shores, Michigan Finance

Matthew E. Warner

Clinton Township, Michigan Accountancy

Nicholas Phillip Warner Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Integrated Supply Management

Samuel B. Westra

Lawrence, Michigan Marketing

Treasure Elizabeth Wilder Kalamazoo, Michigan Human Resource Management

James Williams

Magna Cum Laude

Magna Cum Laude

Harrison Township, Michigan Accountancy

Mason C. Terburg

Delton, Michigan Personal Financial Planning

Jazmine Lenise Thomas

Dearborn Heights, Michigan Management

Connor S. Vandenberg Plainwell, Michigan Finance

John R. VanderMey

Wolverine Lake, Michigan Marketing

Cum Laude

Northville, Michigan Music Theatre Performance

Jacob M. Myny

Sterling Heights, Michigan Theatre: Design and Technical Production

Jasmine D. Piper Magna Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Theatre: Acting

Benjamin M. Sagarin Wilmette, Illinois Theatre: Design and Technical Production

Austin Ray Smith

Kalamazoo, Michigan Graphic Design

Duane L. Smith

Detroit, Michigan Theatre: Acting

Emma K. Somers Lapeer, Michigan Art

Hannah Josephine Spiroff Frankfort, Illinois Theatre: Acting

Theodore J. Wampuszyc

White Pigeon, Michigan Accountancy

White Lake, Michigan Theatre: Acting

Summa Cum Laude

Brianna Nicole Zausa

Chloe R. Symington

Madison P. Merlanti

Brianna L. Wyant

Novena Kresentia Sutiono Indonesia Finance

Kalamazoo, Michigan Graphic Design

Crea LaRae Taylor

Kai R. Yuponco

Summa Cum Laude

Cum Laude

Portage, Michigan Integrated Supply Management

Erwani Suebu Indonesia Accountancy

Holland, Michigan Graphic Design

Ann Arbor, Michigan Economics: Business

Kalamazoo, Michigan Graphic Design Cum Laude

Myles P. Wright

Pontiac, Michigan Theatre: Acting

Orland Park, Illinois Management

Bachelor of Music

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Cum Laude

Juliette D. Baker

Magna Cum Laude

Southgate, Michigan Art Education

Tyler D. Caster

Vicksburg, Michigan Dance

David J. Dekens

Magna Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Theatre: Acting

Madeline A. Hillock

Traverse City, Michigan Theatre: Acting

Matthew J. Epperson Ann Arbor, Michigan Music Composition

David B. Frazier Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Music Performance: Instrumental

Benjamin J. Hahn Summa Cum Laude

West Olive, Michigan Music Performance: Instrumental; Electrical Engineering

COMMENCEMENT, JUNE 2020 Michensey A. Hamlin Summa Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Music Performance: Keyboard

Ken’Nita T. Agee

Clinton Township, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Keiwon X. Lambert

Amanda G. Aguirre-Jaimes

Nicholas A. McCready

Rayan Smail I Albattat

Kalamazoo, Michigan Music Performance: Vocal Jenison, Michigan Music Therapy

Joshua R. Moran Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Music: Jazz Studies

Melissa L. Rink

Summa Cum Laude

Grand Rapids, Michigan Music Therapy

Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies Mattawan, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations

Megan G. Alderman Magna Cum Laude

Portage, Michigan Biology

Heather K. Aljida

Magna Cum Laude

Victoria K. Stevens

West Bloomfield, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology

Kalamazoo, Michigan Music Therapy

Tanner L. Allen

Magna Cum Laude

Kara Renee Stralina Portage, Michigan Music Therapy

Grace A. VanHoven

Twain Harte, California Music Performance: Vocal

Matthew A. Weirick

Kalamazoo, Michigan Music Therapy

Bachelor of Musical Arts Gabrielle N. Oliva

Kalamazoo, Michigan Music

Bachelor of Science Lukas Aaron

Summa Cum Laude

Grand Rapids, Michigan Freshwater Science and Sustainability

Alexander A. Aboona

Shelby Township, Michigan Exercise Science

Andrew A. Aboona

Shelby Township, Michigan Biomedical Sciences

Allison C. Ackerly

Williamston, Michigan Earth Science

Courtney Adams

Magna Cum Laude

Kingsley, Michigan Freshwater Science and Sustainability

Diamoni J. Adams

Detroit, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences

Mariah C. Barnes

Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies

Nathaniel G. Barnett Magna Cum Laude

Ann Arbor, Michigan Exercise Science

Austin J. Bassett

South Bend, Indiana Aoiation Management and Operations

Andrew I. Baxter

Battle Creek, Michigan Computer Science

Madeline G. Beauchamp Magna Cum Laude

Benton Harbor, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Skyler S. Behn

Hastings, Michigan University Studies

Clifton, Virginia Aviation Flight Science; Aviation Management and Operations

Ali Al Maamuri

Mara L. Benson

Magna Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences

Abigail Almeida Arrieta Battle Creek, Michigan Biomedical Sciences

Shaikha Hamood Yahya Al Rawahi Cum Laude

Oman Geophysics

Luke Z. Anderson

Schoolcraft, Michigan Psychology: Behavioral Science

Kanarrius K. Arrington Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology

Iman Arshad

Kalamazoo, Michigan Dietetics

Ranada C. Atkins

Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies

Rebecca Austin Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies

Brad T. Bagley

Augusta, Michigan University Studies

Alexis C. Bailey Cum Laude

Muskegon, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences

Bria J. Baker

Detroit, Michigan Fashion Merchandising and Design: Design and Development

Robert John Bolzman Jr Roscommon, Michigan Freshwater Science and Sustainability

Laurel Bonney

Sophia Frederica Jean Calhoun Magna Cum Laude

Richland, Michigan Geology

Lowell, Michigan Child and Family Development

Jacob H. Cantley

Austin Z. Borton

Mary Margaret Carlson

Portage, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations

Kayli R. Bowen

Summa Cum Laude

Paw Paw, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Cameron D. Braaten Summa Cum Laude

Highlands Ranch, Colorado Aviation Flight Science

Alexander Davis Branham

Grosse Ille, Michigan Aviation Flight Science Rochester Hills, Michigan Exercise Science

Shanise C. Carlson Magna Cum Laude

Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan Psychology: Behavioral Science

Conner Carpenter Summa Cum Laude

Grand Haven, Michigan Geology

Emilio A. Castro

Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies

Bad Axe, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations

Allyson Kristine Bray

Syrenthea V. Cenance

Plymouth, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Inti Brito Diaz

Morgan Ashley Chown

Maria Lucia Bernard

Alicia Ann Broden

Oak Ridge, Tennessee University Studies

Alanna C. Berezak

Lansing, Michigan Freshwater Science and Sustainability

Molly J. Berry

Grand Rapids, Michigan Child and Family Development

Lifase R. Bilima

Berrien Springs, Michigan Child and Family Development

Joshua K. Bilski

Washington Township, Michigan Engineering Management Technology

Leena Saleh Binafif Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Speech Pathology and Audiology

Matthew F. Bissinger Dearborn, Michigan University Studies

Natalie M. Blowers

Kalamazo-o, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Au Train, Michigan Child and Family Development

Dominican Republic University Studies Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences

Isaac L. Brown Jr. Magna Cum Laude

Norton Shores, Michigan Biology

Mark A. Brown

East Lansing, Michigan University Studies

Tessa Jane Browning

Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan University Studies

Cecilia M. Bruce Homer, Michigan University Studies

Cassandra A Bryce

Saint Clair Shores, Michigan University Studies

Breijahnae Burney

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan University Studies

McLane M. Burtrum

Waterford, Michigan Psychology: Behavioral Science

Heather Nicole Bustraan

Stephanie L. Bodnar

Dallas, Texas Child and Family Development

Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies

Tahlia M. Cain

Summa Cum Laude

Cum Laude

Southfield, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences Cum Laude

Metamora, Michigan Biomedical Sciences

Dae’Zhane D. Cleary

Detroit, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences

Bree Maria Cleveland Oak Park, Michigan Family Studies

Ryan J. Clutter Cum Laude

Niles, Michigan University Studies

Courtney Colborn Dorr, Michigan University Studies

Siarah R. Cole

Davison, Michigan Public Health

Jazzmine C. Collins Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies

Tenisha N. Collins

Madison Heights, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology; Criminal Justice

Shelby Jaye Cooper Omaha, Nebraska Exercise Science

Nicholas S. Corey

Kalamazoo, Michigan Engineering Management Technology

Wyoming, Michigan Psychology: Behavioral Science

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WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Katherine L. Cox

Paw Paw, Michigan Fashion Merchandising and Design: Merchandising

Bryce A. Crawford

Temperance, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

TyJuan Alexis Crenshaw Detroit, Michigan Family Studies

Micah A’lea Cross

Three Rivers, Michigan Exercise Science

Michelle L. Crouch

Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology

Anton D. Curtis

Grosse Pointe, Michigan University Studies

Tyler E. Czajka

Portage, Michigan Aviation Flight Science

Gregory Mark D. Dangcil

Battle Creek, Michigan Food Service Operations and Sustainability

Hanna M. Darwish

Newberry, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations

Summer L. DeWitt Magna Cum Laude

Grand Haven, Michigan Psychology: Behavioral Science

Meghan Leigh Diddia Woodridge, Illinois Exercise Science

Jordan W. Dorry

Summa Cum Laude

Saint Joseph, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Nicole M. Dotson Magna Cum Laude

Christian Davonte Dawkins Detroit, Michigan Exercise Science

Jada U. Decker

Kalamazoo, Michigan Education and Human Development

Ian Walker Dell

Cary, Illinois Psychology: Behavioral Science

Conor S. Demitz

Kalamazoo, Michigan Biology

Audai D. Demps

Lansing, Michigan Biomedical Sciences

Kyle Roland Denham Romulus, Michigan Exercise Science

Sydney K. Dennis

Westland, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Fadi Attef A Filfilan

Germantown, Maryland Aviation Management and Operations

Joseph D. Fisher

Warren, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Megan M. Flanders Magna Cum Laude

Tekonsha, Michigan Family Studies

Edward T. Florek

Dillon Fort

Magna Cum Laude

Brighton, Michigan Biomedical Sciences

Olivia M. Drapeau Cum Laude

Plymouth, Michigan Child and Family Development

Jamiese Taheera Edmonson

Canada Exercise Science

Pinckney, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology

Erin Leigh Dowd

Kassidy Drew Davis

Leann Amira Metsella Davis

Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences

Calyn E. Drouillard

Riverview, Michigan Exercise Science

Jessica Fett

Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Maintenance Technology

Kalamazoo, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services Summa Cum Laude

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Samuel L. Derusha

Auburn Hills, Michigan University Studies

Kalamazoo, Michigan Child and Family Development

Christopher B. English

Grand Haven, Michigan Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Angela N. Erdt

Grand Blanc, Michigan Interior Design

D’Wayne Contrell Eskridge Jefferson City, Missouri Recreation: Sport Management

Kayla A. Evans Cum Laude

Columbus, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Marlin James Evans

Ypsilanti, Michigan Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Michael A. Francisco

Macomb, Michigan Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Kayley E. Fraser

White Lake, Michigan Fashion Merchandising and Design: Merchandising

Ravyn M. Gardner

Farmington Hills, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Sarah Gardner

Magna Cum Laude

Sand Lake, Michigan Child and Family Development

Bangor, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Jessica F. Graber

Summa Cum Laude

Milan, Michigan Public Health

Ian Frederick Graham Portage, Michigan University Studies

Evan A. Gray

Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies

Logan E. Gray

Battle Creek, Michigan Exercise Science

Alexis N. Grimshaw

Montague, Michigan Aviation Flight Science

William K. Grosshauser Kalamazoo, Michigan Athletic Training

Taylor E. Groulx

Magna Cum Laude

Edwardsburg, Michigan Biomedical Sciences

Jesse H. Grover

Holland, Michigan Biology

Cassandra M. Gutierrez New Lenox, Illinois Interdisciplinary Health Services

Michael A. Guzman

Grand Rapids, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology

Portage, Michigan Fashion Merchandising and Design: Merchandising

Grace A. Halloran

Madison J. Geier Cum Laude

Portage, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Caleb A. Gibson

Grand Junction, Michigan Exercise Science

Michael P. Evans

Zachary C. Glascock

Novi, Michigan Freshwater Science and Sustainability

Joy R. Goossens

Michael A. Hall

Cum Laude

Benjamin P. Gilson

Aaron Matthew Fekaris

Hastings, Michigan University Studies

Priscila Garza

Saginaw, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management

Battle Creek, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management

Jason M. Goggins

Dexter, Michigan University Studies Cum Laude

Vicksburg, Michigan Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Robert W. Goetz

Pinckney, Michigan Aviation Flight Science

Southfield, Michigan University Studies Magna Cum Laude

Warren, Michigan Child and Family Development

Jane V. Hammerle

Huntington Woods, Michigan Fashion Merchandising and Design: Merchandising

Erin E. Hand

Naperville, Illinois Psychology: General Psychology

Brice Henry Harris La Salle, Michigan University Studies

Edward B. Hardy Jr.

Detroit, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations

Hanna J. Harter

Magna Cum Laude

White Lake, Michigan Biology

James F. Haun

Mattawan, Michigan Student Integrated Curriculum

Amiya L. Haywood

Kentwood, Michigan Education and Human Development

Sydney M. Herman

Kalamazoo, Michigan Family Studies

Brandon L. Hernandez Magna Cum Laude

Burr Oak, Michigan University Studies

Luis A. Hernandez

Battle Creek, Michigan Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Oren G. Hirschman

Charlottesville, Virginia Aviation Management and Operations

Derek J. Hobson

Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Flight Science

Andrew R. Hoffmann

Grand Blanc, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology; Religion

Skyler Troy Hogan

Detroit, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences

Omeclia S. Holden

Norton Shores, Michigan University Studies

Minjae Hong

Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Maintenance Technology

Desjah Amara Cherice Hood Westland, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Alyssa N. Horne

Magna Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Behavioral Science

Sarah Howard

Fraser, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Donovan J. Hughes Detroit, Michigan Exercise Science

Charnae’ T. Hunter

Royal Oak, Michigan Education and Human Development

COMMENCEMENT, JUNE 2020 Kristin M. Ingersoll

Sadiyah T. Jones

Portage, Michigan Biomedical Sciences

Flint, Michigan Child and Family Development

Yesayee Israilian

Ashley N. Jones-Stewart

Magna Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations

Jameelah T. Jackson Kalamazoo, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Amanda G. Jacobs

Northville, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences

Reilly Jacobson Cum Laude

Waukee, Iowa Psychology: General Psychology

Paul B. Jansen

Lansing, Michigan University Studies

Jade F. Jarocki Cum Laude

Harrison Township, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Lauren Evelyn Jaskot

Rochester, Michigan Earth Science; Environmental and Sustainability Studies

Raymond H. Jee

Norton Shores, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations

Donovan R. Jennings Niles, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology

Jonie Jipping

Summa Cum Laude

Battle Creek, Michigan Family Studies

Aliyah F. Johnson

Detroit, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Brandon E. Johnson Lynwood, Illinois University Studies

Laura Catherine Johnson Cum Laude

Portage, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences

Leah M. Johnson Flushing, Michigan Public Health

Dylan P. Johnstone

Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Maintenance Technology

Wyoming, Michigan Education and Human Development

Scott M. Kahanec

Jackson R. Kocis

Michael A. Leonard

Indira E. Martiboza

Calvin H. Koetje

Lawrence D. Leonardi Jr

Meghan N. Matekel

Arlington Heights, Illinois Chemistry; German Mendon, Michigan Aviation Maintenance Technology

Sydney Catherine Kopp

Canton, Michigan University Studies

Wheaton, Illinois Fashion Merchandising and Design: Merchandising

Katelyn M. Kahler

Nikalus I. Korbylo

Portage, Michigan Biomedical Sciences

Cortney L. Kaminski

Saint Joseph, Michigan University Studies

Emily A. Kapnick

Adrian, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology

Kevin M. Karst

Summa Cum Laude

Marshall, Michigan Aviation Maintenance Technology

Benjamin P. Kassab

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan University Studies

Jad J. Kawouk Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences

Kody M. Keller

Paw Paw, Michigan Psychology: Behavioral Science

Tricia A. Kelly Cum Laude

Richland, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Collin M. Kermath

Louisville, Kentucky Aviation Flight Science

Najwa S. Kouja

Carmel, Indiana Hydrogeology

Watervliet, Michigan Biomedical Sciences

Marieclaire R. Leslie Chicago, Illinois Biomedical Sciences

Bryce M. Libtow

Waterford, Michigan Aviation Flight Science

Federico Licini

Summa Cum Laude

Portage, Michigan Biomedical Sciences

Italy Psychology: General Psychology

Bianca M. Koupparis

Jenessa N. Lillard

Macomb, Michigan Exercise Science

Frisco, Texas Education and Human Development

Elizabeth Kreager

Gonzalo N. Limenza

Riley Gerhard Kremkus

Kelsey M. Lindquist

Cum Laude

Wyoming, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services Dexter, Michigan Aviation Flight Science; Aviation Management and Operations

Jared Michael Krug

Bound Brook, New Jersey Aviation Management and Operations Parma, Michigan Child and Family Development

Brooke Linebaugh Summa Cum Laude

Alexander J. Mauri

Allen Park, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences

Rachel R. Mayhawk

Jackson, Michigan Education and Human Development

R. Lillian Mazzone

Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology

Ashli L. McCarrell

Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences

Vera E. Lobb

Ebony Nikole McDaniel

Jane E. Labadie

Traverse City, Michigan Freshwater Science and Sustainability

Trevor A. McMahon

Chisago City, Minnesota Aviation Flight Science Magna Cum Laude

Magna Cum Laude

Indonesia Aviation Management and Operations

Margaret G. Lacey

Saint Joseph, Michigan University Studies Summa Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations

Crete, Illinois Exercise Science

Dearborn, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Lillian D. Manning

Landon C. Kirby

Shamarei L. Lane

Valeria Marin-Moreno

Portage, Michigan Public Health

Timothy A. Larson

Chicago, Illinois University Studies

Kalamazoo, Michigan Education and Human Development

Christopher J. Ko

Dongyun Lee

Andrew M. Koch

Alanson, Michigan Freshwater Science and Sustainability

Christopher A. Kugel

Hunter W.T. Machin

Grand Rapids, Michigan Aviation Flight Science

Samantha Lee Maun

Emily M. McCostlin

Kalamazoo, Michigan Exercise Science

Anis Labene

Karlyn E. Knoy

Bay City, Wisconsin Aviation Management and Operations

Kenya Lloyd

Lauren M. Kersten

Paw Paw, Michigan Recreation: Recreation Management

Magna Cum Laude

Wolverine Lake, Michigan Engineering Design Technology

Ivan V. Krylov

Troy, Michigan Exercise Science

Savannah A. Kiel

Trey A. Mattson

Amberly N. McCormack

Camille S. Luther

Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology

Saginaw, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Belding, Michigan Child and Family Development

Allegan, Michigan University Studies

Kalamazoo, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Cum Laude

Holland, Michigan Biomedical Sciences

South Korea Psychology: General Psychology

Kalamazoo, Michigan Interior Design Wyoming, Michigan Family Studies

Zachery J. Markielewicz

Saint Clair Shores, Michigan University Studies

Hunter W. Marsh

Summa Cum Laude

Brooklyn, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Otsego, Michigan University Studies Trufant, Michigan Exercise Science

Pontiac, Michigan University Studies

Hudsonville, Michigan Aviation Flight Science

Charmaine K. McQueen Livonia, Michigan Biology

Rachael McVay

Magna Cum Laude

Hillsdale, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Anne M. Mejeur

Lake Worth, Florida University Studies

Emily Elizabeth Melcher Magna Cum Laude

Clinton Township, Michigan Exercise Science

Sarah Katherine Mensinger

Port Huron, Michigan Freshwater Science and Sustainability

Brighton, Michigan University Studies

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WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Andrew B. Michalek

Northville, Michigan Freshwater Science and Sustainability

Heath M. Miley

Kaycee L. Preissing

Kaitlin O. Oakes

Samantha J. Pursley

Rockford, Michigan Aviation Flight Science

Oakland City, Indiana Aviation Flight Science

Otsego, Michigan Child and Family Development

Hannah M. Mitchell

Paul J. Oard

Edwardsburg, Michigan Biomedical Sciences

Grand Rapids, Michigan Engineering Design Technology

Kostandin J. Moni

Ahmad Ghazi A Obaid

Magna Cum Laude

Grand Rapids, Michigan University Studies

Maxwell R. Montgomery Cum Laude

Clinton Township, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations

Lauren E. Moore

Auburn Hills, Michigan Exercise Science

Emmalynn Jean Morales Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology

Magdalena R. Morales Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations

Harrison T. Ogrentz Magna Cum Laude

Chicago, Illinois Multimedia Arts Technology - Music

Tayler J. Oldham

Roseville, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Samantha D. Olin

Kalamazoo, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Niles, Michigan University Studies

Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences

Annemarie Pusateri River Forest, Illinois Interior Design

Patrick J. Quinn

Battle Creek, Michigan Aviation Flight Science

Trevor P. Quinn

Magna Cum Laude

Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan Aviation Flight Science

Mia Angela Raffin

Shelby Township, Michigan Food Service Operations and Sustainability

Katie Lynn Randt

Kalamazoo, Michigan Family Studies

David A. Rangel

Wixom, Michigan Biomedical Sciences

Michael Francis Rascop

Clarendon Hills, Illinois Interdisciplinary Health Services

Eva L. Olivares

Oak Lawn, Illinois Recreation: Sport Management

John C. Moran

Caitlin Owens

Sarah Anne Rasnake

Rockford, Michigan Education and Human Development

Madeline J. Mularski

Sterling Heights, Michigan Exercise Science

James Thomas Mulhall Magna Cum Laude

Buena Vista, Colorado Aviation Flight Science

Vincent M. Musso Oak Lawn, Illinois University Studies

Mary K. Nelson

Lake Leelanau, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Hera Niaz

Magna Cum Laude

Portage, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Daniel Vincent Niekrasz Des Plaines, Illinois Engineering Design Technology

Brendan T. Niewinski Cum Laude

Chicago, Illinois Aviation Flight Science

Ange E. Nissen

Punta Gorda, Florida Aviation Flight Science

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Joshua Nowak

Mattawan, Michigan Biomedical Sciences Grand Rapids, Michigan Child and Family Development

Rosie Lashawn Palmer Woodhaven, Michigan Child and Family Development

William Michael Paoletti Jersey City, New Jersey University Studies

Aaryn Tonae Patton

Warren, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences

Andrew M. Paul

Brooklyn, New York Education and Human Development

Rachel C. Pavone

Commerce Township, Michigan University Studies

Vita E. Perez

Covert, Michigan University Studies

Haiden S. Pfister

Berrien Springs, Michigan Biomedical Sciences

Jessica O. Phillips-Smith Three Rivers, Michigan University Studies

Karleigh J. Pleyer

Hartford, Michigan Aviation Flight Science

Cum Laude

Wayland, Michigan Student Integrated Curriculum

Mackenzie M. Reaume Portage, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology

Victoria M. Rempfer Dekalb, Illinois University Studies

I’Van Christian Rhodes Kalamazoo, Michigan Student Planned Major

Kendra Richards

Norton Shores, Michigan University Studies

Kacey R. Richardson Summa Cum Laude

Livonia, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology; Gender and Women’s Studies

Maximillian M. Richardson Summa Cum Laude

Atlantic Mine, Michigan Aviation Flight Science

Michael M. Richardson Taylor, Michigan Aviation Flight Science

Collin N. Rickstad

Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences

Molly K. Rider

Matthew J. Schanski

Odessa T. Riley

Ionia, Michigan Elementary Professional Education; Elementary/ Middle School Mathematics

Portage, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services Portage, Michigan Biology

James A. Robinson Cum Laude

Summa Cum Laude

Stanislaw S. Schelske South Lyon, Michigan Exercise Science

Copemish, Michigan Freshwater Science and Sustainability

Marissa I. Schuh

Kyle Jestin Robinson

Deven L. Schultz

Carmen D. Robles

Amanda M. Schumacher

Kalamazoo, Michigan Exercise Science Lawrence, Michigan Biomedical Sciences

Brenda N. Robson

Farmington Hills, Michigan Family Studies Benton Harbor, Michigan Exercise Science Dorr, Michigan Child and Family Development

New Lenox, Illinois Interdisciplinary Health Services

Traci Lynn Scott

Linda Roob

Emilee A. Seggerman

Magna Cum Laude

Dexter, Michigan Fashion Merchandising and Design: Merchandising

Kimi N. Rook

Magna Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Public Health

Jennifer Sturgeon Roos

Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan Dietetics

Stephanie R. Root

Saint Joseph, Michigan University Studies

Grand Haven, Michigan University Studies Niles, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology

Jakob A. Sell

Kalamazoo, Michigan Biology

Jonathan W. Shatter Westland, Michigan Education and Human Development

Brandon R. Shaw Magna Cum Laude

Wyalusing, Pennsylvania Aviation Flight Science

Michelle R. Rounds

Austin K. Shelp

Hanna M. Ruddock

Brianna Shook

Richland, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology Magna Cum Laude

Lapeer, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Nina Pacari Ruiz

Kalamazoo, Michigan Child and Family Development

Paul J. Saigh

Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies

Daniel E. Sanborn

Lawrence, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations

Yahya Naji A Sanyour Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Maintenance Technology

Vanessa CeCe Schaefer Ira, Michigan Exercise Science

Brighton, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations Macomb, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Tyler P. Signorella

Aurora, Illinois Biomedical Sciences

Jordan M. Skinner

South Haven, Michigan Biology

Jill K. Slaght

Marshall, Michigan University Studies

Jojo Sloan

Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences; German

Melaney Simone Sloan Detroit, Michigan Exercise Science

Cassandra J. Smith

Eaton Rapids, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

COMMENCEMENT, JUNE 2020 Charletta N. Smith

Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies

Kayla Eyvette Smith Kalamazoo, Michigan Family Studies

Nicholas M. Smith Augusta, Michigan Computer Science

Paige M. Smith

Clio, Michigan Biomedical Sciences

Riley Alexander Smith

Saint Clair Shores, Michigan Aviation Maintenance Technology

Ashley Lauren Smittendorf Fulton, Michigan University Studies

Bailey James Snyder Battle Creek, Michigan Athletic Training

Emma K. Somers Magna Cum Laude

Lapeer, Michigan Biology

Carlos Daniel Spicci Herrera

Portage, Michigan Education and Human Development

Tyler W. Squire

Marshall, Michigan Biomedical Sciences

Kyle M. Stahulak

Naperville, Illinois Aviation Management and Operations

Jared Alan Stansbury Cum Laude

Mattawan, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management

Jordan E. Stark

Mulliken, Michigan University Studies

Hailey M. Stasiak Cum Laude

Lowell, Michigan Aviation Flight Science

Heidi R. Sterling Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Early Childhood Professional Education

Nathan Daniel Stetler Ferndale, Michigan Aviation Flight Science

Ali Mohamed-Ibrahim Sultan Magna Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences

Fatmata Swaray

Lansing, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Joshua C. Swix

Rachel L. Traxler

Summa Cum Laude

Mattawan, Michigan Child and Family Development

Davidson, North Carolina Interdisciplinary Health Services

Douglas D. Tripp, Jr.

Darrius Terrill-Corey Tait

Alison L. Trout

Jackson, Michigan University Studies

Christopher L. Wallace

Anthony B. Worden

Mackenzie R. Warning-Couch

Molly A. Wright

Fife Lake, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations

Martin, Michigan Child and Family Development

Kalamazoo, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services Kalamazoo, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Jia Ying Yeoh

Brighton, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology

Kayla Irene Warren

Macomb, Michigan Biomedical Sciences

Malaysia Psychology: General Psychology

Daija L. Talley

Damiah M. Tucker

Braxton I. Washington

Costantina Denise Yoteni

Annalea R. Targosz Magna Cum Laude

Shatia Shavay Almetria Tyler

Suat Tastekin

Carley M. Vanderploeg

Detroit, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management

Southfield, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences

Orland Park, Illinois Aviation Flight Science Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Flight Science; Aviation Management and Operations

Matthew M. Taylor

Mattawan, Michigan Biology; Philosophy: Professional and Applied Ethics

Alexander J. Thomas Brighton, Michigan Aviation Flight Science

Carly Jo Thomas

Muskegon, Michigan Education and Human Development

Eastpointe, Michigan University Studies Magna Cum Laude

Holland, Michigan Public Health

Sarah A. Vandewege

Grand Rapids, Michigan Child and Family Development

Aubrey M. VanDoeselaar-Troxell Allendale, Michigan University Studies

Grant T. Van Dorn

Muskegon, Michigan University Studies

Swartz Creek, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations

Nia Thomas

Tanner A. Van Petten

Kapolei, Hawaii Exercise Science

Tiara M. Thomas

Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences

Kaitlin R. Thompson

Galesburg, Michigan Elementary Professional Education; Elementary/ Middle School Social Studies

Robert W. Thompson

Kalamazoo, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management

Tracy L. Vansyckle

Lowell, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Adrienne Vaughn

Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Flight Science

Nakisha Latrice Ventress

Rockford, Illinois Aviation Flight Science

Zachary Dylan Waterman Mattawan, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management

Corey A. Young

Bayon J. Watts III

Holly M. Young

Detroit, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management

Cathryn Elizabeth Weger

Tamiya J. Young

Battle Creek, Michigan Education and Human Development

Autumn R. Wheeler

Qinkai Zhang

Harold M. Whitcomb

Tyler J. Ziem

Kevin Quinton Damon White

Haley E. Zimmer

Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies

Portage, Michigan Child and Family Development

Jodie Lynn Willard

Camilla Zukowski

Flushing, Michigan Aviation Flight Science

Santa Barbara, California Student Integrated Curriculum

Laura A. Willard Cum Laude

Keyahna D. Williams

Jada S. Toliver

Brian Vondette

South Holland, Illinois Interdisciplinary Health Services

Jason W. Topp

Magna Cum Laude

Palatine, Illinois Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Tiffany A. Toutant

Imlay City, Michigan University Studies

Apex, North Carolina University Studies

Aaron Vonk

Holland, Michigan University Studies

Listten Miera Wagner

Goodrich, Michigan Freshwater Science and Sustainability

Detroit, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences: Occupational Therapy

South Haven, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Jennifer E. Vetter-Fair

Cum Laude

Nancy N. Young

Erica E. Westra

Ruth Fraulin Tokoro

Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies

Sanford, Michigan Public Health Kalamazoo, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Ceresco, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Kalamazoo, Michigan Earth Science

Vicksburg, Michigan Aviation Flight Science

Plainwell, Michigan Exercise Science

Benton Harbor, Michigan Family Studies

Trout Valley, Illinois Aviation Flight Science

Indonesia Aviation Management and Operations

Detroit, Michigan Child and Family Development

Chase Williamson

Kalamazoo, Michigan Biology

Jayla C. Windham

Farmington Hills, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Donald James Wood Lapeer, Michigan University Studies

China Geography; Statistics White Lake, Michigan Aviation Flight Science

Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies

Jason Zuziak

Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies

Bachelor of Science in Engineering Ashlee Adams

Baroda, Michigan Chemical Engineering

Abdulaziz Faleh N Alanazi Kalamazoo, Michigan Electrical Engineering

Bayan Abdulmohsan A Alfaraj Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemical Engineering

Khalid Ibrahim S Alharbi West Roxbury, Massachusetts Electrical Engineering

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Saudi Arabia Chemical Engineering

Khalifah Saad K Al Saad

Ana Gabriela Mata Gonzalez

Magna Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemical Engineering

Cum Laude

Chandler R. McFalls

Sara Nasser Al Saadi

Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemical Engineering Kalamazoo, Michigan Civil Engineering

Kelsey A. Arnold

Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemical Engineering Lowell, Michigan Civil Engineering

Kentwood, Michigan Mechanical Engineering

Shelby Township, Michigan Mechanical Engineering

Zeeland, Michigan Construction Engineering

Ana Belen Blasco Lantigua

Tristan T. Richardson

Benton Harbor, Michigan Chemical Engineering

Puravindran Sandaran Malaysia Mechanical Engineering

Audrey M. Searles

Grand Ledge, Michigan Chemical Engineering

Jarupong Chayawattana

Ahmed Hamed Mohammed Al Shandudi

Thailand Mechanical Engineering

Alec F. Craig Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering

Erick J. Daschner Portage, Michigan Paper Engineering

Benjamin T. Devries Kalamazoo, Michigan Civil Engineering

Erin Leigh Dowd

Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemical Engineering

Richard M. Sutterfield Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemical Engineering

Linden A. Waling

Kalamazoo, Michigan Electrical Engineering

Shawn R. Weese

Kalamazoo, Michigan Electrical Engineering

Nicholas J. Williams

Magna Cum Laude

Grand Blanc, Michigan Mechanical Engineering

Carolyn Guzmán Chávez

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Brighton, Michigan Chemical Engineering Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemical Engineering

Gabriel R. Hendrickson Jackson, Michigan Mechanical Engineering

Amjad Ahmad A Homadi

Kalamazoo, Michigan Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering

Andrew D. House

Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemical Engineering

Carson R. Malinowski

Chico, California Aerospace Engineering; Applied Mathematics

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Kalamazoo, Michigan Civil Engineering

Noah C. Bushaw

Saint Clair Shores, Michigan Civil Engineering

Rebecca R. McNamee

Elizabeth K. Bowden

Jacquelinne Barreto Tufino Jason M. Parker

Magna Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work

Cum Laude

India J’Rae Mclaurin

Saleh A. Mohamed

Branden Duane Bodfish

Shyla S. Lipsey

Muskegon, Michigan Mechanical Engineering

Luisindi Avdulla

Dominican Republic Chemical Engineering

Taylor N. Bloomhuff

Khadejah Ali M Al Muhaisin

Abdullah Ali Fares Alnahdi

Jacob E. Meyer

Saint Clair Shores, Michigan Mechanical Engineering

Richland, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track Albion, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track

Turki Bakheet A Alzahrani Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemical Engineering

Richard A. Berning III

Kimberly K. Aron

Springfield, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track

Maribeth Baker

West Bloomfield, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track

Bridget Lynne Baumgart Allendale, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track

Bellevue, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track

Debra S. DeGayner

East Leroy, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track

Rebecca A. Dillenbeck Kalamazoo, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track

Jami L. Dunn

Lawrence, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track

Jillon M. Gillaspie

Fulton, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track

Allison L. Krawczak

Three Rivers, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track

Tegan A. Laurens

Richland, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track

Kristen Elizabeth Murillo Lawton, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track

Stanley Sibusiso Nyirenda Kalamazoo, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track

Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work Magna Cum Laude

Holland, Michigan Social Work

Austin D. Barcy

Lansing, Michigan Social Work

Kelsey S. Bialobrzeski Brownstown, Michigan Social Work

Madilyn Brink Cum Laude

Hartford, Michigan Social Work

Dustin Corwin

Coldwater, Michigan Social Work

Bailey L. Crist Cum Laude

Gwinn, Michigan Social Work

Elise Nicole DiLaura Magna Cum Laude

Mount Clemens, Michigan Social Work

Jamie M. Dunn

Magna Cum Laude

Paw Paw, Michigan Social Work

Sara M. Gentry

Magna Cum Laude

Clinton Township, Michigan Social Work

Sarah Gruber

South Haven, Michigan Social Work

Nikkole Delois Marie Rhew Sarah M. Homan Benton Harbor, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track

Magna Cum Laude

Vanessa A. Tillison

Madison Iazzetto

Gobles, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track

Bachelor of Social Work Veronica Aburto Cortes Covert, Michigan Social Work

Abdulrahman Eisa A Algobbi Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work

Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work Bridgman, Michigan Social Work

Lorena Jaimes-Salinas Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work

Mikayla M. James Magna Cum Laude

Lawton, Michigan Social Work

Britney M. Kieft

Muskegon, Michigan Social Work

Allegra Bliss Kistler Ellis Summa Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work

Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work Magna Cum Laude

Marquette, Michigan Social Work

Kaitlynn G. Newby Hudson, Indiana Social Work

HanMyo Kungwa Ngandu Caledonia, Michigan Social Work

Martia Shaena Robinson Portage, Michigan Social Work

Rylee F. Rollins

Magna Cum Laude

Mattawan, Michigan Social Work

Taylor M. Sayers

Magna Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work

Amira G. Sieber Cum Laude

Plainwell, Michigan Social Work

Mackenzie E. Sower Belding, Michigan Social Work

Hannah M. Talmage Jackson, Michigan Social Work

Shelby E. Thompson Cum Laude

Delton, Michigan Social Work

Alyssa Walker

Magna Cum Laude

Otsego, Michigan Social Work

Katelynn M. Welch Magna Cum Laude

Lawton, Michigan Social Work

Hunter C. Willard

Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work

Artmeatria L. Williams Magna Cum Laude

Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work

COMMENCEMENT, JUNE 2020

Commissioned U.S. Army Allison C. Ackerly

Williamston, Michigan Earth Sciences Branch: Chemical National Guard

Austin J. Bassett

South Bend, Indiana Aviation Management and Operations Branch: Ordinance National Guard

Jared Michael Krug

Allegan, Michigan University Studies Branch: Quartermaster National Guard

Kristen Elizabeth Murphy Marshall, Michigan Computer Information Systems Branch: Signal Army Reserves

Omitted from the Spring 2020 Program Master of Arts Aimee E. Greene

Bachelor of Business Administration Sahil Sachdev

Portage, Michigan Finance

Holland, Michigan Family and Consumer Sciences

Bachelor of Science

Denis K. Mundere

Allison N. Bisel

Amy J. Palmer-Stauffer

Jacob E. Evans

Grand Rapids, Michigan Counseling Psychology Vicksburg, Michigan Special Education: Master Teacher

Bachelor of Arts Gregory L. Bolton

Kalamazoo, Michigan Criminal Justice; Sociology

Otsego, Michigan Biology Magna Cum Laude

Schoolcraft, Michigan Biomedical Sciences

Claire M. VanderVelden Kalamazoo, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services

Hannah E. Klingler Plymouth, Michigan Criminal Justice

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Recognition Foundation Scholars

Gwen Frostic Doctoral Fellowship

Anthony A. Bowie Ada, Michigan

Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences

Crystal G. DeRoo

John A. Byczynski

Cristal Cardoso Sao Mateus

Jesse J. Garchow

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Valeria Marin-Moreno Wyoming, Michigan

Graduate College Scholars All-University Graduate Research and Creative Scholar Award Mia Jawor

Merrilville, Indiana Chemistry Master of Science

Anita Li

Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology Doctor of Philosophy

Susanna R. Var

Kalamazoo, Michigan Biological Sciences Doctor of Philosophy

Qi Zhang

Kalamazoo, Michigan Evaluation, Measurement, and Research Doctor of Philosophy

All-University Graduate Teaching Effectiveness Award Wessam Ibrahim Saad Abdelaziz

Kalamazoo, Michigan Applied Statistics Graduate Certificate Program

Keiondra J. Grace

Kalamazoo, Michigan Sociology Doctor of Philosophy

Olivia M. McLaughlin Yakima, Washington Sociology Doctor of Philosophy

Charles J. Oswald

Kalamazoo, Michigan Philosophy Master of Arts

Portage, Michigan History Doctor of Philosophy

Dissertation Completion Fellowship James R. MacDonald

Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering Doctor of Philosophy

Susanna R. Var

Kalamazoo, Michigan Biological Sciences Doctor of Philosophy

Medallion Scholars

Marketing

Psychology Brazil

Sara C. Femminineo

Shelby Township, Michigan

University Studies

Skidway Lake, Michigan

Conner H. Carpenter

Joy Caroline Goldschmidt

Austin, Texas

Troy, Michigan

Geological and Environmental Sciences

Aaron P. Carr Statistics

Houghton, Michigan

Joshua D. Chandler Computer Science

Grand Ledge, Michigan

Jasmine C. Clark Dance

Franklin, Tennessee

Ava M. Daly

Integrated Supply Management

Benjamin J. Hahn

Electrical and Computer Engineering West Olive, Michigan

Julia A. Herman History

Rochester, Michigan

Marshall L. Kim Geography

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Benjamin J. Hahn

Family and Consumer Sciences

Makayla R. Long

Theodore J. Wampuszyc

Madilyn L. Darling

Lauren J. Maksymiuk

Livonia, Michigan

Richmond, Michigan

West Olive, Michigan White Lake, Michigan

Matthew Wrightman Kalamazoo, Michigan

Presidential Scholars for 2020 Ismail N. Abuzir

Aviation Sciences Lockport, Illinois

Brielle Elise Babcock

Gender and Women’s Studies

Wyandotte, Michigan

Communication

Art

Megan Nicole Miller

Davisburg, Michigan

Lake Orion, Michigan

Theatre

Kassidy D. Davis

Human Performance and Health Education Riverview, Michigan

Lauren E. Denby

Intercultural and Anthropological Studies Royal Oak, Michigan

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Lydia S.V. Bajema

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Grandville, Michigan

Edwardsburg, Michigan`

Costandina J. Daros

Kennedy T. Dixon

Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management

Biological Sciences

Music

Conor A. Doig

Management

Marcus S. Moore Mathematics

Portage, Michigan

Charlotte A. Morse

Comparative Religion Hartland, Michigan

Haley G. Mowry

Special Education and Literacy Studies Mattawan, Michigan

Carolyn V. Nauta

Physics

Civil and Construction Engineering

Logan T. Dolence

Jessica R. Poling

Zeeland, Michigan

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Rochester Hills, Michigan

Rockford, Michigan

Global and International Studies

Interdisciplinary Health

Music Theatre Performance

Cindy Mhay Borja

Levi R. Durham

Emily J. Raak

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Zeeland, Michigan

Rebekah E. Bensley Schoolcraft, Michigan

Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies Philippines

Philosophy

Claire Shadow Dziewicki Economics

Parchment, Michigan

Spencer D. Robertson Accountancy

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Austin Z. Salome Chemistry

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Hannah G. Sargent

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Lewis Center, Ohio

Lorna Mirren Sture Sociology England

Ali M.Tinai

Political Science Eritrea

Alyssa N.Tittle

Environment and Sustainability Niles, Michigan

Luis E. Vargas

Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems South Haven, Michigan

Nicholas M. Vichinsky English

Portage, Michigan

Hannah E.M. Vinande World Languages and Literatures Midland, Michigan

Joshua M. Wenke

Business Information Systems Kalamazoo, Michigan

Megan C. Wicklein Finance and Commercial Law

Downers Grove, Illinois

Kendel N. Wiercinski Nursing

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Taylor A. Young Social Work

Portage, Michigan

Spanish

Erin C. Riley

Chemical and Paper Engineering Dryden, Michigan

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2019-20 Passages Faculty Retirements

Arthur McGurn

Sisay Asefa

University Libraries

Economics

William Charland Art

Barbara Cockrell

David McKee Yirong Mo Chemistry

Daniel Morgan

In Memoriam, Students Gisela Burton 1998 - 2020

Teddie M. Fornwalt 1998 - 2019

University Libraries

Special Education and Literacy Studies

Joshua P. Goodell

Suhashni Datta-Sandhu

James Murray

Michael J. Guzy III

Bryce Dickey

Lynn Nations Johnson

Bassey O. Offiong

Howard Dooley

Nina Nelson

Margaret Dupuis

Susan Nelson

Jan Gabel-Goes

Dennis Pence

Political Science

Family and Consumer Sciences History

English

Business Information Systems

Harold Glasser

Environment and Sustainability

Edward Harkness Art

Kathryn Hillenbrand

Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences

Alan Hovestadt

Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology

Charles Ide

Biological Sciences

Paul Johnston English

Mitch Kachun History

Renata Knific Music

Thomas Knific Music

James Leja

Blindness and Low Vision Studies

Stephen Malcolm

Biological Sciences

Richard Malott Psychology

Gary Mathews Social Work

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Physics

History

Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies Dance

Nursing

Mathematics

Maria Perez-Stable University Libraries

Mary Peterson

Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences

Sharon L. Peterson

Educational Leadership, Research and Technology

Lewis Pyenson History

Jack Ruhl

Accountancy

Judith Rypma English

Rudolf Siebert

Comparative Religion

Mary Stahl Nursing

Robert Trenary

Computer Science

Robert Wertkin Social Work

Jo Wiley

Business Information Systems

Jay Wood

Mathematics

Richard Zinser

Family and Consumer Sciences

2001 - 2019 2000 - 2019 1994 - 2020

Nathaniel Osborn 1995 - 2019

COMMENCEMENT, JUNE 2020

Commencement Committee Kahler Schuemann

Committee Co-Chair Office of the Board of Trustees

Carrie Cumming

Committee Co-Chair Office of the Registrar

Becky Chambers WMU Bookstore

Paula M. Davis

Office of Marketing and Strategic Communications

Deputy Chief Carol Dedow Department of Public Safety

Mark C. Frever

Facilities Management

Steven D. Gilsdorf

Facilities Management

Gloria Johnson

Facilities Management

Steve Kettner

Media Services

Deanne Puca

Office of Marketing and Strategic Communications

For more information, visit wmich.edu/commencement.

Shannon A. Rininger Miller Auditorium

Anand Sankey Physical Plant

Arnold S. Taylor

Office of Information Technology

Stacy L. Thinnes

Office of the President

Rob Pennock

Miller Auditorium

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