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1 overview e Beginning ......................................................... 2 Friday Ceremony Order of Processional............................................... 5 Order of Exercises .................................................... 6 Graduates ................................................................. 7 Saturday Ceremony Order of Processional.............................................23 Order of Exercises ..................................................24 Graduates ...............................................................25 Honors & PartnershipS Honors at Graduation ...........................................53 International Partnerships - Graduates..................56 Awards, Academic History & Recognition President’s Distinguished Scholar Award ..............66 Navigator Award....................................................66 Pilot Award ............................................................67 Torch Award ..........................................................68 Academic History ..................................................69 Academic Regalia...................................................70 Symbols..................................................................71 University Mascot ..................................................72 About Our Students ..............................................73 Retiring Faculty and In Memoriam ......................74 History of FHSU Leadership ................................75 Alumni Association ...............................................76 FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY 112th COMMENCEMENT Friday Ceremony • Gross memorial Coliseum Friday Ceremony • Gross memorial Coliseum College of Business & Entrepreneurship and College of Health & Life Sciences May 15, 2015 • 6:00 pm Saturday Ceremony • Gross Memorial Coliseum Saturday Ceremony • Gross Memorial Coliseum College of Arts & Sciences and College of Education & Technology May 16, 2015 • 10:00 am Commencement 112 112th th Annual Annual download the new commencement mobile app! Visit the App store or the following link: http://2015fhsucommencement.quickmobile.mobi

Transcript of 2015-commencement-program.pdf - Fort Hays State University

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overview

Th e Beginning .........................................................2

Friday Ceremony

Order of Processional ...............................................5Order of Exercises ....................................................6Graduates .................................................................7

Saturday Ceremony

Order of Processional .............................................23Order of Exercises ..................................................24Graduates ...............................................................25

Honors & PartnershipS

Honors at Graduation ...........................................53International Partnerships - Graduates ..................56

Awards, Academic History

& Recognition

President’s Distinguished Scholar Award ..............66Navigator Award ....................................................66Pilot Award ............................................................67Torch Award ..........................................................68Academic History ..................................................69Academic Regalia ...................................................70Symbols ..................................................................71University Mascot ..................................................72About Our Students ..............................................73Retiring Faculty and In Memoriam ......................74History of FHSU Leadership ................................75Alumni Association ...............................................76

FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY 112th COMMENCEMENT

Friday Ceremony • Gross memorial ColiseumFriday Ceremony • Gross memorial Coliseum

College of Business & Entrepreneurship and College of Health & Life Sciences

May 15, 2015 • 6:00 pm

Saturday Ceremony • Gross Memorial ColiseumSaturday Ceremony • Gross Memorial Coliseum

College of Arts & Sciences and College of Education & Technology

May 16, 2015 • 10:00 am

Commencement

112112thth Annual Annual

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The Beginning

“Twas built by the toil of our fathers:To its glory our voices swell. Hail to old Fort Hays State!”

This is our Heritage: This Is Fort Hays State

Fort Hays State University (FHSU) is a state, tax-assisted liberal and applied arts university established and maintained by the state to serve the people of Kansas.

Th e university was established to satisfy a need felt by the early settlers for educational facilities in the new region. Martin Allen, a horticulturist who came to Hays in 1873, and other Hays residents, conceived the idea of using the Fort Hays Military Reservation land, about to be abandoned by the government, for experimental and educational purposes.

Th e fort was abandoned in 1889. From that time until 1900, the proposal for its use was repeatedly presented to Congress by farseeing residents of the area. In 1900 the federal government enacted legislation granting the land to the state of Kansas for a state college, an agricultural experimental station, and a state park. In 1901 the Kansas legislature accepted the grant.

On June 23, 1902, the university opened with 34 students, two faculty members, and 19 courses. For two years, sessions were held in two old buildings on the fort grounds. In 1904, the fi rst stone building was completed on the “fl ats” adjacent to Hays and the young institution was moved to its present location.

Th e university opened as the Western Branch of the Kansas Normal School of Emporia. Th e curriculum for the fi rst two years consisted of the upper two years of high school supplemented by courses in teaching methods.

After 1910, the fi rst degree, A.B. in Education, was authorized at this time, although the degree was later changed to B.S. in Education. Liberal arts degrees of A.B. and B.S. were authorized in 1930. Graduate work leading to the master’s degree was fi rst off ered in 1929; in 1958 the university was given permission to grant the specialist in education degree.

During its years of educational service, the university has had several changes in its name. In 1914, the Hays Normal was made independent of the Emporia Normal School and its name became Fort Hays Kansas State Normal School. In 1923, the name of the university was changed to Kansas State Teachers College of Hays.

Th e right to confer liberal arts degrees was approved by the Board of Regents early in 1931 and the legislature authorized the change to the name of Fort Hays Kansas State College in the same year. In 1977, the name of the university was changed to Fort Hays State University.

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Principal Picken (far left, front row) and faculty posing for a shot with Picken Hall in the upper-left hand corner. Late 1900s.

Opening Day of the Western Branch of Kansas State Normal School on the grounds of the old Fort Hays Military Reservation.

Left: Picken Hall

Right: South side of Industrial Building with greenhouse;

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Th e university wishes to express its appreciation to the audience for extending courtesy to each graduate. Before we begin, please be reminded that previous graduates have expressed their appreciation for the audience remaining seated and courteous.

Th is allows the names of all our graduates to be heard by family and friends. We ask that you please turn off your cell phone and remain seated until the end of the ceremony. Please allow all graduates of a college to return to their seats before applauding.

Courtesy to Graduates

seating

Seating is available for family and friends on the bleachers and in the balcony. Reservation of large sections of seating is not allowed. Seating is on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis. Security offi cers have been asked to monitor seating and will request the removal of any eff ort or materials intended to reserve seats. Please help us make seating guests a pleasant experience.

Limited seating is available for the disabled in the bleacher area on either side in front of the stage.

One person, if necessary, will be allowed to accompany an individual in this seating area.

Seating is available for the hearing impaired in Section C. Rebecca Luedders will act as the sign language interpreter for those guests requiring that service.

FIRST AID, courtesy of the Ellis County EMS, is located on the lower level at gate 2.

Photos

Individuals who wish to take personal pictures beyond those off ered by the professional photographer may do so from an area designated on either side of the stage. It is respectfully requested that individuals refrain from taking pictures in front of the stage and on the stage fl oor aisles where the

candidates are seated, as this disrupts the fl ow of traffi c for the candidates in the commencement ceremony. Graduates and their families are welcome to use the stage after the ceremony for photos.

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Friday Ceremony

Friday Ceremony • Gross memorial ColiseumFriday Ceremony • Gross memorial Coliseum

College of Business & Entrepreneurship and

College of Health & Life Sciences

May 15, 2015 • 6:00 pm

Friday Ceremony

Order of Processional ......................................5Order of Exercises ...........................................6

Departments/Degrees

Master’s DegreesCollege of Business & Entrepreneurship .......7College of Health & Life Sciences..................9

College of Business and EntrepreneurshipEconomics, Finance and Accounting ...........13Informatics ....................................................14Management and Marketing .......................15

College of Health and Life SciencesAgriculture ....................................................17Allied Health .................................................18Biological Sciences ........................................19Communication Disorders ..........................19Health and Human Performance .................19Nursing .........................................................20Associate Degrees ..........................................21

Order of Processional

Platform Party

Marshals

Flag Bearer

Joey Linn

Mirta MartinChris CrawfordShane Bangerter

Joy HatchMike Barnett

Paul FaberMark Bannister

Paul AdamsJeff Briggs

Tim CrowleyCindy ElliottDennis King

Dosse ToulaboeTo be announcedTo be announcedTo be announced

Brenda Meder

Vice President of Student Aff airs, Registrar,and Mace BearerPresidentInterim ProvostKansas Board of RegentsVice President, TechnologyVice President, Administration and FinanceDean, College of Arts and SciencesDean, College of Business and EntrepreneurshipDean, College of Education and TechnologyDean, College of Health and Life SciencesDean, Graduate School Assistant Provost for Strategic PartnershipsDirector, Virtual College2014 President’s Distinguished Scholar2015 Navigator Award Recipient2015 Pilot Award Recipient2015 Torch Award RecipientReader of Names

John Zody & Gregory Weisenborn Melissa Hunsicker-WalburnHelen Miles & Denise Orth

Stacey Smith & Carolyn AndersonKathleen Ward & Fred Britten

Graduate SchoolFacultyDegree CandidatesBusiness and EntrepreneurshipHealth and Life Sciences

LeAnn BrownShane Schartz

Elmer Finck

Graduate SchoolBusiness and EntrepreneurshipHealth and Life Sciences

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Flourish for Wind BandResplendent Glory

Courtly Airs and DancesTh e PatriotsPolly Oliver

Th ree MiniaturesCoat of Arms

America the Beautiful

Ralph Vaughan WilliamsRosso GalanteRon NelsonClifton WilliamsTh omas RootRobert SheldonGeorge KennySamuel Ward; Carmen Dragon, arr.

Platform Party Processional

Pomp and CircumstanceStar Spangled Banner

Edward Elgar; Merle Issac, arr.John Staff ord Smith, Francis Scott Key

Introductions

welcome

Greetings

Keynote

Recognition of candidates

University anthem

Chris Crawford Interim Provost

Mirta Martin President

Shane Bangerter Kansas Board of Regents

Mirta Martin President

Chris CrawfordMirta Martin

Chris CrawfordMirta Martin

Chris CrawfordMirta Martin

Presentation of Candidates for Ed.S and Master’s DegreesConferring of DegreesPresentation of Candidates for Baccalaureate DegreesConferring of DegreesPresentation of Candidates for Associate DegreesConferring of Degrees

FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY FRIDAY CEREMONY

Prelude

Fort Hays Singers Conducted by Terry Crull

Friday Commencement Order of Exercises

Fort Hays State University Symphonic BandJeff Jordan and Lane Weaver, Conductors

Note: Th e audience will stand during the platform party processional and remain standing for the National Anthem. An interpreter and limited seating for the hearing impaired will be located in Section C.

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Master of Business Administration

Jonathon Richard Ahlvers, Monument, CO Marketing

Jason Ross Ball, Hays General Business

Jack Ryan Boucher, WichitaLeadership Studies

Kevin Brousson, Nice, Alpes-Martimes, France Finance

Yubo Cao, Beijing, China Finance

Yixin Chang, Shenyang, Liaoning, China Human Resource Management

Heather Renée Clingman, BeloitFinance

Jay Martin Connelly, Norfolk, NEFinance

Joshua Paul Cork, WichitaGeneral Business

Kristen Beth Council, Augusta Human Resource Management

Jiayi Da, Nanyang, Henan, ChinaFinance/Tourism and Hospitality Management

Luzi Ding, Nanyang, Henan, China Finance

Qi Dong, Kaifeng, Henan, China Finance

Peipei Feng, Zhengzhou, Henan, China Finance

Renlong Feng, Zhengzhou, Henan, ChinaFinance

Rachel Marie Frische, Overland Park Health Care Management

John A. Gallo, Orlando, FLInformation Assurance

Qian Gao, Xingyang, Henan,ChinaFinance/Tourism and Hospitality Management

Daniel N. Gichohi, Nyahurura, Rift Valley, KenyaFinance

Yan Guan, Zhengzhou, Henan, China Finance

Jeremy Lee Hacker, WilsonFinance

Zhizhe Han, Anyang, Henan, ChinaInternational Business

Jillian Marie Hansen, Derby General Business

Xiaobei Jin, Beijing, China Human Resource Management

Jeremy Charles Jones, Jacksonville, AL Management Information Systems

Courtney Lea Kanzenbach, VictoriaGeneral Business

Celina Kaur, Denver, COHuman Resource Management

Janae Michelle Kraus, HaysGeneral Business

Robert Tonyeh Kwi, Lee’s Summit, MOFinance

Siyu Lei, Zhengzhou, Henan, China Finance

Xiaomeng Lin, Anyang, Henan, ChinaFinance

Guijiang Liu, Gaizhou, Liaoning, ChinaFinance

Kai Liu, Zhengzhou, Henan, ChinaFinance

Kathryn Moberg, Agoura Hills, CAGeneral Business

Jill Deann Moeder, Hays Marketing

Lincoln Joseph Mohler, WaKeeney Finance

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Eric Scott Morgan, Bardwell, KYMarketing

Brandi Leigh Obermueller, Lincoln General Business

Junjie Pan, Zhengzhou, Henan, China Human Resource Management

Sicheng Pan, Zhengzhou, Henan, ChinaFinance

Matthew James Alan Patzner, Great Bend Sports Management

Bo R. Randolph, Limon, COFinance

Jennifer Lynne Rodgers-Skeens, Sarasota, FL Health Care Management

Amy Becknell Rose, Overland Park Health Care Management/Leadership Studies

Jessica Jean Sanders, Lake City, FL General Business

Montric Denise Santee’, Little Elm, TX Finance

Misty Dawn Schartz, HaysGeneral Business

Hayley Ann Schmidtberger, Hays Health Care Management

Zheng Shan, Zhengzhou, Henan, ChinaFinance

Pengfei Shao, Xi’an, Shaanxi, ChinaFinance

Ya Shen, Luoyang, Henan, ChinaHuman Resource Management

Shuo Sun, Shenyang, Liaoning, ChinaFinance

Yan Sun, Zhengzhou, Henan, China Human Resource Management

Mary Katherine Swanson, San Francisco, CA Human Resource Management

Elisha Marie Swope, Wichita Tourism and Hospitality Management

Monica Shara Taskinen, SalinaHealth Care Management

Biya Tian, Xinzheng, Henan, ChinaFinance

Andres Steven Torres-Caballero,Bogota, Colombia General Business

Kaushik Venkatesh, Henderson, NVInformation Assurance

Binyao Wang, Shenyang, Liaoning, ChinaMarketing

Junteng Wang, Zhengzhou, Henan, China Finance

Kaiqiang Wang, Zhengzhou, Henan, China Finance

Wenping Wang, Jiaozuo, Henan, China Human Resource Management

Yang Wang, Xinyang, Henan, ChinaFinance

Zhiqian Wang, Shenyang, Liaoning, ChinaHuman Resource Management

Clinton William Westover, Texarkana, TXManagement Information Systems

David Burdette White, WellingtonFinance

Laurence George Winters, Dyersburg, TNFinance

Brianna Marquee Wright, San Clemente, CA Human Resource Management

Xiangyu Xiao, Luoyang, Henan, ChinaGeneral Business/Marketing

Zui Xu, Yongkang, Zhejiang, ChinaFinance

Han Yan, Pingdingshan, Henan, China Finance

Xiaohang Yuan, Puyang, Henan, ChinaHuman Resource Management

Duoduo Zhang, Zhengzhou, Henan, China Accounting

Mingluo Zhang, Luoyang, Henan, China Finance

Ruixin Zhang, Beijing, ChinaFinance

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Xiaofang Zhang, Luoyang, Henan, ChinaGeneral Business

Xiaoxi Zhang, Zhengzhou, Henan, ChinaGeneral Business

Nan Zheng, Hebi, Henan, China Finance

Biology - Master of Science

Christopher Andrew Baroody, Hugo, OKBiology

Patrice Marie Betz, Hutchinson Biology

Bradley Adam Bott, SalinaBiology

Scott Alan Brack, NewtonBiology

Brandon Lee Calderon,IndependenceBiology

Jeff rey James Carter, Westminster, CO Biology

Frances Owen, Teeds Grove, IABiology

Brian Anton Serpan, TimkenBiology

Brianna Rose Watkins, McCook, NEBiology

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Christopher Th omas Anderson, Greentown, IN Health and Human Performance

Michael David Bammes, Manhattan Health and Human Performance

Sarah Elizabeth Bankhead, Springfi eld, MO Health and Human Performance

Zathan Alexander Bark, Hayden, CO Health and Human Performance

Adrian Joseph Barker, Phillipsburg Health and Human Performance

Brett Daniel Becker, TopekaHealth and Human Performance

Jake Ryan Bellon, Chariton, IA Health and Human Performance

Lauren Marie Briggs, Broken Bow, NEHealth and Human Performance

Grant Alan Brown, Glen Elder Health and Human Performance

Kara Lane Bulmer, Ottawa Health and Human Performance

Tanner Wade Christensen, Brush, CO Health and Human Performance

Michiel William Ciaburri, Webster, NYHealth and Human Performance

Margaret C. Eck, CheneyHealth and Human Performance

Joshua Epperson, Lenoir City, TNHealth and Human Performance

Andrew J. Gannon, Columbus, NE Health and Human Performance

Whitney Anna Gillman, Silver Lake Health and Human Performance

George Joseph Greene, Islip Terrace, NYHealth and Human Performance

Ryan David Gress, Seneca Health and Human Performance

Health & Human Performance - Master of Science

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Robert Alex Hall, Hull, England Health and Human Performance

William J. Hendrick, Naperville, ILHealth and Human Performance

Christopher Matthew Jones, Tulsa, OK Health and Human Performance

Kalie E. Judd, Peabody, MAHealth and Human Performance

Rheannon Arlene Logue, Loveland, COHealth and Human Performance

Tracy Harbourt McLaughlin, Baton Rouge, LAHealth and Human Performance

Jennifer M. Milhon, Bartley, NEHealth and Human Performance

Talia Marie Miller, Tryon, NE Health and Human Performance

Sean J. Moore, San Francisco, CA Health and Human Performance

Christopher James Ouellette, East Millinocket, MEHealth and Human Performance

Petra Poznic, Velenje, Slovenia, YugoslaviaHealth and Human Performance

Ryan Andrew Prosser, Clafl in Health and Human Performance

Kerry Shannon, Vilonia, AR Health and Human Performance

Melissa Siemens, BuhlerHealth and Human Performance

Melissa Skovira, Parker, CO Health and Human Performance

Andrew Jon Sogn, Sioux Falls, SD Health and Human Performance

Dani Dolores Steff en, Naples, FLHealth and Human Performance

Justin Dean Stevens, HolcombHealth and Human Performance

Craig Scott Szymczak, Newton, NJHealth and Human Performance

Katie Leigh Szymczak, Celina, OHHealth and Human Performance

Dereje Tesfa, Seattle, WA Health and Human Performance

Nathan Andrew Th ies, Salina Health and Human Performance

Nathan Alan Wheelock, Russell Health and Human Performance

Jesse Wright, Maribel, WIHealth and Human Performance

Master of Science in Nursing

Modester Khatuyi Ahindukha, Kakamega, KenyaNursing Education

Susan J. Aistrup, Hanston Family Nurse Practitioner

Alicia Danae Arias, HaysNursing Education

Andrea Beth Blumer, Hanover Family Nurse Practitioner

Karen Sue Crump, Bridgeport, IL Nursing Education

Tiff any Diane Day, LawrenceNursing Education

Natasha DeWald, Macksville Nursing Education

Ruthann Maureen Farley, WichitaNursing Education

Abra Jeanene Friess, Topeka Family Nurse Practitioner

Elisabeth Anne Hansen, Ogden Family Nurse Practitioner

Kimberly Ann Hansen, CunninghamNursing Education

Heather Morine Hosford, HesstonNursing Education

Elesa Lynee Ignowski, Towanda Family Nurse Practitioner

Shawna Rae Moresco, Salina Family Nurse Practitioner

Marsha D. Nicholson, Santa Maria, CANursing Education

Lea Maura Borst Nilson, SalinaNursing Administration

Beth A. Peters, WamegoNursing Education

Jessica Lynn Pfeifer, Ellis Family Nurse Practitioner

Kresha Danelle Richardson, Blue Springs, MO Nursing Administration

Barbara Anne Schaetzel, Lawrence Nursing Education

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Jolene Mary Singhateh, Atwood Nursing Administration

Kenneth Russell Sisley, ManhattanNursing Education

Autumn Jade Mosier Spellmeier, Goodland Family Nurse Practitioner

Elizabeth A. Stevenson, Phillipsburg Family Nurse Practitioner

Heather Lynnette Webber, Colony Nursing Education

Carey Jo Wettstein, Wichita Family Nurse Practitioner

Casey Jeanette Wettstein, Wichita Family Nurse Practitioner

Jennifer Anne Wilson, Wichita Family Nurse Practitioner

Rachel Marie Wilson, Ottawa Family Nurse Practitioner

Jana J. Zeller, Dodge CityNursing Education

Master of Professional Studies

Malinda Marie Arensdorf, Flagler, CO Human Resource Management

Shirley Marie Bader, OberlinHuman Resource Management

Christine R. Barker, Columbus, OHInstructional Design

Jennifer S. Bixby, ManhattanHuman Resource Management

Cheryl Lynn Bridges, Yorba Linda, CA Web Development

Tiff ani L. Brown, Philadelphia, PA Human Resource Management

Joy Alexia Brungardt, Kansas City Instructional Design

Arlea Rae Carmack, Goodland Instructional Design

Douglas Shane Cruze, Knoxville, TN Information Assurance Management

Jovan Lamont Currie, Chicago ILCyber Security

Kindra Denae Degenhardt, HaysHuman Resource Management

Elise Marie di Sabella, Forest Grove, OR Human Resource Management

Xiaona Ding, Zhoukou, Henan, ChinaInformation Assurance Management

Melanie D. Emily, BelprePublic Health Administration

Qian Gao, Xinzheng, Henan, ChinaCyber Security

Adrianne Gomez, Hillsboro, ORHuman Resource Management

Jullie Griffi th-Storlie, Billings, MTHuman Resource Management

Alexander C. Harder, NewtonCyber Security

Patrick R. Harris, Greenville, SC Human Resource Management

Heidi Helene Huber, Newton Human Resource Management

Dane Allan Hundley, AtchisonHuman Resource Management

Jacob Nicholas Hunter, Taylor, MI Human Resource Management

Charlotte Ann Johnston, Austin, TXHuman Resource Management

Kaley Renee Klaus, Hays Organizational Leadership

SophiaVivienne R. Langton, Eureka, CA Human Resource Management

Ting Lei, Zhengzhou, Henan, ChinaComputer Networking

Silu Li, Xinxiang, Henan, ChinaComputer Networking

Steven Luttrull, Jr., Buford, GAHuman Resource Management

Jean Elizabeth Majercin, Eugene, ORSocial Entrepreneurship

NaCole De Majors, Hydro, OKHuman Resource Management

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Tyler James Manwarren, Great BendInstructional Design

Ashley Nicole Merz, Winfi eldCriminal Justice

Miranda Lynn Morrison, Moses Lake, WA Human Resource Management

Tiff any Felice Nickens, Charlotte, NC Human Resource Management

Paul Christopher Padilla, Albuquerque, NMInformation Assurance Management

Shilvant Raol, Schaumburg, ILCyber Security

Douglas Owen Reha, HolcombComputer Networking

Jamie Kay Richards, HaysPublic Health Administration

Brina Siddiq, Irvine, CA Human Resource Management

Kyle Brandon Gene Stark, Las Vegas, NVComputer Networking

Scott Michael Tallman, Oxford, PA Human Resource Management

Sam Tchatoky, WichitaComputer Networking

Jeremy Lee Willig, MulvaneCyber Security

Telethia Lachelle Willis, Orlando, FLComputer Networking

John S. Wyrabkiewicz, Ida, MIComputer Networking

Ce Xiao, Xi’an, Shaanxi, ChinaCyber Security

Chenliu Yang, Nanyang, Henan, ChinaComputer Networking

Boqian Yuan, Zhengzhou, Henan, ChinaCyber Security

Kelei Zhang, Zhengzhou, Henan, ChinaCyber Security

Wenze Zhang, Zhengzhou, Henan, ChinaComputer Networking

Yangbin Zhou, Zhengzhou, Henan, ChinaWeb Development

Keri Renee Becker, Cheney Speech-Language Pathology

Rachel Nicole Bettis, Great Bend Speech-Language Pathology

Amanda Rebecca Carlson, Shickley, NESpeech-Language Pathology

Sydnee Cole, Phillipsburg Speech-Language Pathology

Kylene M. Cosand, Mankato Speech-Language Pathology

Michele Lynn Duryea, Seneca Speech-Language Pathology

Shauni Michelle Hoekman, AbileneSpeech-Language Pathology

Hannah Mayree Holcomb, PlevnaSpeech-Language Pathology

Amanda Th eresa Johnsen, Toms River, NJSpeech-Language Pathology

Mackenzie Reigh McCartney, Nelson, NE Speech-Language Pathology

Devon Ann Parks, McPherson Speech-Language Pathology

Joyce Nicole Preisner, Ashland Speech-Language Pathology

Shelby Nicole Sisel, Dwight, NE Speech-Language Pathology

Elizabeth Suzanne Smith, Lena, IL Speech-Language Pathology

Torri Adele Smith, Ness CitySpeech-Language Pathology

Susan Marjorie Todd, SenecaSpeech-Language Pathology

Christina Susan Whinery, Denver, OK Speech-Language Pathology

Phillip Andrew Williams, Denver, COSpeech-Language Pathology

Crystal Lee Zink, Sterling Speech-Language Pathology

Speech-Language Pathology - Master of Science

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Business and Entrepreneurship

Th e College of Business and Entrepreneurship proudly presents the business, media and technology leaders and innovators of tomorrow. Th ese students continue a tradition of excellence and will build the reputation of Fort Hays State University through their work ethic, ability to solve problems and dedication to improving the organizations in which they work and the communities in which they live.

Th e faculty, staff and I off er our congratulations to these new graduates on the hard work and dedication they have applied to their studies. We commend them and celebrate with them as they take an important next step in their lives. We will support them throughout their lives in both their personal and professional endeavors and will maintain the connection and bonds established through learning and friendship.

Mark Bannister

Economics, Finance and Accounting

Mark BannisterEmily Breit

Melissa Hunsicker-WalburnGregory Weisenborn

DeanEconomics, Finance and Accounting, ChairInformatics, Interim ChairManagement and Marketing, Chair

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Brady Austin Abrahams, Silver LakeTyler A. Adams, TescottFawaz Sulaiman Alfaez, HaysSalem Hamad Alyami, Abqiq, Saudi ArabiaErin Nichole Aufdemberge, HaysCody Alan Behrends, Great BendJohn Timothy Booze, Ness CityBrandon Lee Broeckelman, Sylvan GroveTaber Alan Brown, Hill CityJanae Noel Carter, AndoverJacob Dale Crandall, HaysJason Kyle Cunningham, Columbia, MOBrandon N. Eberle, WaKeeneyMichael Vincent Eck, ColwichChasity June Farr, Great Bend

Sean Weston Gaither, WichitaPaige Eileen Goebel, NorwichAmanda Ileen Groff , HaysAndrea Marie Haerich, HaysJeff rey C. Heptig, Winfi eldAlexander Karl Jenkner, Dodge CityKendra Jordan, HaysSkyler Jacob Kraft, Ness CityXi Lin, Tonglu, ChinaHeather May Lyle, RussellDustin Ames MacArthur, HutchinsonErnesto Mendoza, Garden CityNicholas E. Meyer, Garden PlainCristal Olivia Navarro, LiberalChiagoziem Alex Okeke, Surulere, LAJordan Elise Ortega, Garden City*Leah Renae Overmiller, BeloitJay Donald Petz, Hays

Nikolous David Rempe, McPhersonCody Scheck, VictoriaSophia Ann Schippers, Hays*Kenzie Virginia Schlegel, Dodge City*Olivia Evelyn Stutz, Cheyenne Wells, COBeiyu Sun, Zhengzhou, Henan, ChinaGabriela Trejo Hernandez, SubletteMakenzie Nicole Weinman, PhillipsburgAshley Nicole Werth, HaysEris Boyne Wilson, Coff eyvilleAllison Leanne Young, Utica

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BACHELOR OF ARTS

Brittany Michelle Kaup, Phillipsburg

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Patrick Scott Adamson, North Platte, NEAbdulelah Mohammed Almutairi, HaysAbdulrahman Ahmed Alrashdi, Alkharj, Saudi ArabiaAbdulrahman Alzahrani, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaRussell Doyle Chiles, Edna, TXDelani Lenae Clatfelter, WichitaHuy Trong Dao, Irving, TXTimothy John DePuy, Cleveland, OHStacy Lynn Divine, WamegoHeather Gutierrez, Greenville, SCDemetrias Lynn Jones, SalinaW. Keith Rathbun III, Garden CitySymon Edward Seaton, Bonner Springs

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATICS

Sammar Nasser Alammar, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaBasin Abdullah AlAnazy, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSami M. Alasami, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaAyed Ibrahim M. Alayed, Alrass, Saudi ArabiaAbdulrahman Aldhafeeri, Zulfi , Saudi Arabia

Ahmed Abdulrazaq Alghamdi, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaOmar Ahmed Alhamdan, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaMurad Ibrahim Alharbi, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaTracee Mae Alley, SalinaAbdulelah Mohammed Almutairi, Medina, Saudi ArabiaFaisal Mohammed Alnoghaither, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaAmro Abdulfattah Aloufi , Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaAbdulrahman Ahmed Alrashdi, Alkharj, Saudi ArabiaSaeed Mohi Alrufaidi, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaYasir Altayyar, Zulfi , Saudi ArabiaAbdulrahman Alzahrani, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaAndy J. Andrews, WichitaSpencer Th omas Autem, BendenaJaycelyn N. Barten, WoodbineYaser Saeed Bin Mirdhah, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaAustin Spencer Bridge, GoddardBradley D. Burns, Joplin, MORachel Lyn Christensen, Puyallup, WAEthan Reed Cooper, WichitaTaylor James Cooper, HaysDerek Cornelsen, WichitaJoshua Edward Crane, San Mateo, CADavid L. Dalrymple, Park CityHuy Trong Dao, Irving, TXSierra Christiana Deterding, Cambridge, NE

Mitchell Scott Dolan, OlatheJeff ery Scott Duft, Kansas CityBradley John Fikan, ColbyJeremy Christopher Finn, WichitaRobert C. Fisher, Garden CityRobert Joseph Floersch, HaysScott Eugene French, MilfordJoshua M. Gale, AgraJustin Lee Gallentine, HaysDavid Christopher Guiboa, Killeen, TXGlenn Allen Harrington, SalinaCarrie Heller, EudoraRichard Duane Kraisinger Jr., OtisTravis A. Lake, WichitaShawn Th omas Leaver, Elk Grove, CATravis Ryan Lowe, Rose HillTrey W. Lynd, HaysHolly Marie Miela, Fair Haven, MIKennith Moreno, Spring Lake, NCMichael Sean Morgan, WichitaMichael Th omas Nash, Hampstead, MDRyan Th omas Norton, Louisville, COLane J. Patterson, Hays Collin Wayne Pfeifer, Hill CityElisha Michelle Reeves, Arkansas CitySteavon Rochelle, Calhan, COGarrett Wayne Sager, SalinaEugene Salazar, Poteet, TXHannah Marie Schippers, HaysMark Douglas Schneweis, Hays*

Informatics

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Symon Edward Seaton, Bonner SpringsDevin Sinclair Seats, TopekaMitchell Ray Sharp, RileyJustin Ryan Temple, Hays

Brittani Nhi Tuyet Tran, LiberalPaul Harlan Tuchtenhagen, Rochester, MNRay Dean Turner, Junction CityLogan Tyler Vick, Lansing

Shelby J. Westerhaus, WichitaDavid James William, RussellE. Brian Yocam, WichitaKyle Zerr, Stockton

Management and Marketing

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Trisha L. Adams, Harrisburg, PAVictoria Antle, Louisville, COTawnia Patrice Askew, Aurora, COSummer Marie Azam, LarnedFaith Lanay Bacon, Winfi eldSean Patrick Baker, DerbyKarla R. Benedetti, WichitaAshlee Renae Bishop, SalinaCaitlyn L. Blakeslee, MackstillJenna Leigh Bloomfi eld, CliftonAli Jean Boaldin, ElkhartJamie Mae Boeckman, BeloitKaitlyn Elizabeth Bogart, Arkansas CityHallie Katherine Bones, OttawaBrooke Danielle Borger, JetmoreJohn Kelly Brady, JohnsonAaron Richard Breit, HaysJared Wade Brungardt, WichitaSeth Jackson Burian, Seibert, COBetsy Lynn Cameron, Aurora, CORui Gong Cao, Dongchang Beijing, ChinaPatrice Casper, WichitaMeagan Ann Cavanaugh, EnterpriseShannon Sue Chaney, Overland ParkI Jen Chen, Kaohsiung, TaiwanHsin Yu Chiang, Kaohsiung, TaiwanSamuel Allen Christianson, Omaha, NEMatthew Ryan Coe, Knightdale, NC

Nicole Marie Cooper, OsawatomieBrian Harold Daff ern, San Diego, CATayler Wilson Davis, Centennial, COSilvino Jr. De La Rosa, Dodge CityMichael R. Draemel, BeloitJohn Joseph Dunn, Prairie VillageNicole Lynn Fajen, RileyJoanna Sarah Marie Ferrell, LenexaPenny Lynn Finley-Weckwerth, TopekaTalyn Kay Froelich, RussellNoel Erik Gaucin, Dodge CityGregory Michael Goode, HaysJennifer Lea Grant, WaKeeneyBrian Charles Gray, Kansas CityScott Gregory, Miami, FLBridget Nicole Hale, Conway SpringsEmily Son Harper, Junction CityRobyn Lynn Harris, Junction CityAlex Ross Harvey, WichitaTyson Wayne Hill, Medicine LodgeAmber Leigh Hilt, Overland ParkBrett Randall Hockett, Kansas City, MOElizabeth Marie Hodges, Overland ParkJeremy Blake Holt, WichitaKari Jo Hoofnagle, Estes Park, COZachary Lee Hooper, Wichita

Sonya Rene´ Huhn, HutchinsonKimberly Dawn Hummel, Littleton, COEric Kyle Hymer, Overland ParkCatherine Mae Jensen, HaysAshley Nicole Johnson, OlatheAdonis Eugene Jones, SalinaDavaLynn Joy, WichitaAlicyn Jacqueline Kidd, Valley CenterSamuel David Kilian, RussellGrigoriy Kirdyashev, South HutchinsonKristine Leigh Kirkman, ManhattanMichelle Lynn Klepper, EllinwoodSpencer V. Lakeman, Rapid City, SDRyan Anthony LeValley, Charlotte, NCJiahui Li, Xi’an, ChinaEmilie Ruth Magnus, Winfi eldApril Leigh Marshall, TiptonBobby Lee Martinez, Pooler, GAJeremy D. Marts, Charlotte, NCEricka L. McClain, Las Vegas, NVAmy C. Mendez, LenexaBastian Caleb Mills, HutchinsonLuis D. Montelongo, Dodge CityCliff ord Brice Moore, SterlingKatie Frances Morgenstern, EllinwoodAda L. Mullix, Wesley Chapel, FLDarren Th omas Nay, BenningtonMarina Lea Neira, Hugoton

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Steven Frank Nelson Jr., WichitaTracie Louise Nelson, JamestownDaniel Leon Oller, Collinsville, OKVictor Eugene Otero, Garden CityCarrie Owen, WichitaCameron Eugene Owens, TopekaClint E. Palmer, WichitaMegan Marie Pater, DerbyTara Kathleen Patterson, WichitaCody R. Pedulla, Minatare, NEJeff rey Eric Peters, Kansas City, MOCasi Ann Petrie, Aurora, COBritny Marie Pfannenstiel, RansomNicole Lynnzy Pfeifer, EllisKayla Jo Phillips, TribuneBriA’nna Lynne Ploude, MeridenLaura Nicole Regnier, Colorado Springs, COEdith Reza-Martinez, Great BendJoshuwa Alexander Rodriguez, UlyssesTeresa Diane Rosso, Clover, SCEmily Christine Saengerhausen, WichitaKristin Leigh Schartz, LarnedJoshua R. Schroeder, ColbyRachel E. Sherley, ManhattanShaun Steven Shufelberger, TopekaChristopher Aaron Smith, Houston, TXLindsey Marie Smith, BurdettMicah Lawrence James Smith, ColonyStephanie Lynn Snell, Halstead

Olivia Ann Soukup, EllsworthMark Casmir St. Peter, HaysKally Jo Stauff er, Pretty PrairieBrandon Scott Taylor, GreensburgMichael Anthony Trew, Akron, OHDeanne Carol Unruh, IngallsJacob Jeronimus VonLintel, HaysFalynn Rose Wasinger, VictoriaTera Beth Weisbender, ManhattanMandy Rae Westeman, SyracuseBraxtyn Jaymes Wheeler, BenningtonAmanda Kay White, ChaseAmy Michelle White, South HutchinsonRory John Wilkinson, Gibbon, NEStacey Lynn Williams, WichitaShayna Michelle Winkel, Glen ElderChelsea Marie Winney, OlatheTy Nathan Wood, North Platte, NETh omas Howard Wylie, EdgertonDylan Young, Tonganoxie

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS EDUCATION

Mohammed Fraihi Alfraih, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaTaylor Michael Betts, La Crosse*

Jeremiah W. Blake, WichitaSonya Denise Culver, Columbia, SCDawn Marie Keener Ensley, Olmitz*Robin J. Koelsch, Smith Center*Kyle Mitchell Fox, Ellis*Keri Wright Lemieux, Wichita

Amber Nicole Light, OakleyRosanna Melendez, Dodge CityCourtney Paige Reynolds, HesstonMichael Eugene Russell, Towanda*Sutton Aleece Sanders, SalinaJames Paul Soltwedel, Yoder, CO*Samantha Jo Tolle, ColbyChristina Marie Weigel, Hays

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

CaiAnne Marguerite Bohr, Holdrege, NEChristina Jo Fabarez, ConcordiaLindsey Louise Fry, Park CityStefannie Marie Hammond, Delton, MIMisti Dawn Jenkins, McLouthMorgan RaeAnn Lampe, Dodge CityEfrain Lira Jr., LiberalKayla Lowry, Clearwater, FLValeria Manriquez, LiberalAllison Lynn Meier, Kansas CityCasey Rolon Pridey, Ness CityCaroline Marie Riney, Pratt Audrey Marie Rupp, TribuneJessica Nicole Zinser, LeavenworthAmber Renee Zvolanek, Russell

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Th e College of Health and Life Sciences is home to challenging and exciting degree programs in the fi elds of agriculture, allied health, biological sciences, communication disorders, health and human performance and nursing. Each department off ers programs that prepare students for careers in some of the fastest-growing occupations in the United States. In addition to discipline-specifi c coursework, students have many opportunities to gain experience and knowledge through research projects, internships, teaching apprenticeships, service-learning activities, fi eld trips and student exchange. Students graduate with a wealth of knowledge in their fi elds. Th ey develop well-honed skills that prepare them to be practitioners, scientists, health care providers, educators, managers and policy makers destined for key roles in the health and life sciences. Our alumni are a testament to our success.

Jeff Briggs

Health and Life Sciences

Agriculture

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE

Joseph Robert Aker, Abilene*Drew Paul Amerin, PlainsJoseph Ryan Augustine, HaysLuke Robert Bellar, HowardMegan Lynn Berkley, OsborneAndrew Joseph Bixenman, Grainfi eldJared James Cahoj, McDonaldTayla Lynn Cannella, Calhan, COSamuel Mark Carlson, SmolanRyan Alex Draper, St. FrancisMason James Eck, SharonAmber Lee Elrod, Jacksonville, NCAndrew Tyler Flanagin, ColbyShaun Dominic Gilbert, RexfordTyler John Hafl iger, WaKeeney

Kody Steven Hale, Strasburg, COEmily Kathleen Harre, Exeter, NEJared Scott Helfrich, WrightMichael Alan Herbert, Dodge CityRebecca Fay Heroneme, ZurichSarah Fern Homeier, EllsworthKendall Hostler, Grand Island, NEKate Elizabeth Huschka, GardenKilee Sue Hutchison, Macksville*Logan Beau Huxoll, Cambridge, NEClayton Eric Johnson, BeelerBlair Ryan Jones, Monte Vista, COClinton Edward Kershner, Rush CenterJay Daniel Kindler, Alma, NELexi Louise Kiniston, Ridgway, CORiley Neyer Klitzke, Ransom

Kimberly Marie Lee, CummingsJennifer B. McGonegal, Castle Rock, CO*Lindy Ann McKinney, GreensburgJoshua Lorne Middleton, ColbyDavid Michael Murray, GoodlandJeremy Dean Myers, ColbyRachel Emma Olson, Fullerton, NENolan David Queen, Burlington, COJessie Lyn Rager, HaysJared Michael Reiman, Lawrence, NEAbbey Jean Rudd, BucklinAnthony Joseph Schmidtberger, Victoria

Jeff BriggsJohn Greathouse

Brenda HoopingarnerGreg Farley

Jayne BrandelGlen McNeil

Christine Hober

DeanAgriculture, ChairAllied Health, ChairBiological Sciences, ChairCommunication Sciences and Disorders, ChairHealth and Human Performance, ChairNursing, Chair

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BACHELOR OF SCIENCEIN MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING

Megan Renee Arp, GoddardAshley Dawn Bartlett, ManhattanChelsi Teal Beam, Mankato*Jerri Dawn Beesley, Page CityWhitney A. Brooks, EmporiaMyrah Jeanell Brown, Palisade, NELacey Marie Brownell, ConcordiaKatie Lynn Carmichael, HaysSara Rae Crosser, Kansas City, MOMelinda Ann DePiero, Lebanon, ORGretchen L. Dietz, HaysKelsie Ann Dinkel, HaysChristina Marie Engel, HaysCraig Michael Farlee, Kearney, NETavia Ann Fazel, Concordia*Becky Joan George, Kalamazoo, MIKara Rae Gfeller, Winona*Jordan Ashley Gross, Grand Island, NE*

Andrea Lynn Hoff man, Victoria*Samantha Brooke Hudson, Alliance, NEJessica Renee Jaax, Clearwater*Deandra Louise Kaiser, HoisingtonDallas Michael Karlin, VictoriaDesirae Ann Karlin, Victoria*Emily Danielle Kralik, Ellsworth*Aleasha Janaye Krehbiel, HolcombGabriele Th erese Latawiec, WichitaDerek Joseph Leiker, HaysJulie Mai, Garden CityTara Kay McGuire, Hays*Ashley Rene Milford, Fowler*Michelle D. Mog, HutchinsonValerie Suzanne Molina, WichitaAshley Dawn Moulton, SalinaShalee Danae Myers, Tribune*Samuel Collins Njeri, Dallas, TXRobyn D. Patrick, Riverside, CABianca Tyadira Perez, Sublette*Kelsey Marie Peterson, Wamego*

Hallie Marie Powell, ElkhartNicole Marie Ritter, ColbyKirstin May Robinson, Kingman*Rachel Hannah Ruder, Hays*Derrick L. Sand, WichitaSimona Daunae Sankoh, WichitaCassandra Lee Schaben, HaysHunter Alan Scheib, Emporia*Jamie Nicole Smith, WichitaSydney Marie Smith, Inman*Amanda Mae Steinle, Lucas*Leigha Corrine Sweet, Holton*Zachary James Taylor, PrattRyan Scott Tull, Garden CityBayleigh Rose Warner, HutchinsonJohn Michael Wasinger, HanstonKayla D. Webb, MinneapolisMariah Ann Weis, DownsWendy Jo Williams, GeneseoMacy Shay Ziegler, Collyer*

Cammie Renee Schmidtberger, VictoriaClayton Kendall Sellard, BucklinEmma Mae Skinner, Belle PlaineTye Th omas Smith, Bartley, NE

Jacob Wyatt Snyder, Clay Center*Aranda Dee Stolz, Burlington, COBrent Joseph Stoss, OlmitzBrynae Ashton Th ompson, ParadiseAngel Humberto Varela, Ingalls

Brooke Margaret Weber, ConcordiaGeoff rey Douglas Whisman, PalcoChelsea Dawn Wilkens, WashingtonChristian Wilson, Colby

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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Brandon Lee Beckman, GrinnellKelsey Dawn Bieker, HaysPatrick Connor Brennan, Kansas City, MOKeri Lynn Caudle, Burkburnett, TXBrea Lynette Campbell, SalinaJacob K. Christiansen, EllinwoodJesse Lynn Crockett, TopekaDanielle Ellen Dougherty, Little River

Garrit Joseph Flax, Dodge City*Kaylin Hawman, HaysElyse Cecilia Hecht, Council GroveSamantha Jean Hobson, HaysNathan Daniel Honas, Medicine Lodge*Jennifer Lynn Howard, HaysEmily Kristine Huse, HaysKaitlan Marie Klitzke, WichitaAmanda Rae Kuxhausen, HaysHailey M. Long, Hays

Zachary Colter McClure, TescottKira Rose Meitl, DresdenJayce Miles Newell, DamarKeriann Dawn Shaw, Deweese, NEGarrett Smith, Eads, COAriel Snyder, Dodge CityJennifer Michelle Snyder, Kansas CityJason Cole Swart, HaysMelissa Anne Vides, Garden CityEllen Katherine Vitztum, Hays

Biological Sciences

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Kamee Estele Benisch, Sharon SpringsDanielle Nicole Black, HaysKasha Elizabeth Broce, Conway Springs

Andrea Nicole Burcham, HaysTylee Jade Coff man, Dunning, NEAngela Louise Crayton, MorlandJill Elizabeth Dennis, OakleyMadison Paige LeRock, OsborneBethanee Mae Ochs, Garden CityAbigail Alyssa Rohr, Colby

Kathryn Suzanne Stolz, WichitaKatherine Eleanor Svoboda, Mitchell, NEKelsey Nicole Voss, ColbyMargaret Mae Wilson, Derby

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Health and Human Performance

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ATHLETIC TRAININGCase Wiley Beckman, Ness CityErica Lynn Deines, HaysChelsea L. Linenberger, HaysAndrew Anthony Scheer, ColwichAshleigh Nicole Slofkiss, Aurora, COEduardo Velazco, Garden City

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH AND HUMAN PERFORMANCEScott Anthony Abel, Dodge City*David Arebalo Jr., Loveland, COJamie Nicole Babyak, Austin, TX

Shawn D. Bammes, ManhattanAlexandria Jolen Barton, ColbyHaley Ann Bergen, El DoradoKelsey Anne Billinger, HaysTaylor Leigh Blackwill, QuinterVictoria Renea Brass, WilmoreKeaton Alante’ Callins, Guthrie, OKAmanda Catherine Casey, PlainvilleEmilie Elizabeth Clare, DerbyMatthew James Cunningham, EllisKelsey Rene´ Darnell, WichitaJoseph David Dohrmann, Medicine Lodge*Garrett Michael Dreiling, Victoria

Amy Noel Dunn, Lakin*Jacob Louis Durham, SterlingAlex William Feldkamp, DerbyAnthony Kyle Fox, SubletteClayton James Garland, Cheyenne, WYKristen Lynn Goertzen, Dodge City*Jakob Dale Groskurth, DerbyMolly Ann Gruenbacher, Mount HopeJacob William Scott Ham, Clay CenterKaitlyn Rae Hanson, Walden, CO

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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

Benjamin Joseph Alleman, Th ibodaux, LAEunise Anaya, HaysDavid Andrew Anderson, WichitaJennifer Lynn Anderson, GorhamMallory Erwin Backstrom, ConcordiaBrooke Lynn Beikmann, LinnWesley Kipkosgei Biwott, Houston, TXCalie Faye Borthwick, HaysAmber N. Bosarge, WichitaHaley Nicole Bowser, Chandler, AZPhilip Ormond Bradley III, AugustaKaylee Leann Braun, Clay Center

Brianna Lee Brown, TopekaErica Marie Brown, AtwoodMyranda Kaye Bryant, TopekaAndrea Renee Buckholtz, TopekaJames Edward Burghardt, Clinton, MSNichole Marie Chamley, OnagaRussell A. Clark, AndoverGail Linda Codougan, Brooklyn, NYMelissa M. Crump, ConcordiaTiff any Amber Curtis, LenexaCourtney Noelle Daily, HaysNicole Denney, CheneyRandy Allen Denson, Kansas CityDaniel Joseph Drouhard, HutchinsonKayla Ann Ellis, RussellTiff any Lynn Fabriz, Lawrence

Rena C. Fahey, CliftonCynthia Marie Finley, WichitaJennie Kristine Fowler, KensingtonEmily Brianna Freeman, Waverly Corinna Lynn Gagnon, VictoriaMichele Denise Garson, White CityLori Jean Golbek, BenningtonAshley Lynn Greenwood, Piedmont, OKE. Jill Hall, Avilla, MOMelanie Joy Hall, Belle PlaineAbby May Hammerschmidt, Arkansas CityAllison Marie Hanna, TopekaEmily Marie Hartman, McLouthGuadalupe Hernandez, Dodge CityMichelle R. Higgins, El Dorado

Jobi Leanne Hasenauer, Wellfl eet, NEGentry Tod Heimerman, HalsteadSara Marie Hewson, Loveland, CORyan B. Hill, Medicine Lodge*Preston Charles Hollenbeck, ColwichTera Marie Ingalsbe, WamegoRebekah Lynn Ingram, Colorado Springs, COHorace Ryan Johnson, Raymore, MOChristopher Demetris James Jones, Colorado Springs, COJames Randall Kaiser, Winfi eldCory William Keehn, SoldierLuke Adam Keller, St. FrancisSeth Jacob Klausmeyer, Garden Plain*Carson Wade Konrade, SpearvilleDerek Jordan Krier, Salina

Tanner Dane Kriss, Colby*Charles Agustine Leake, Redondo Beach, CANicholas Lasaro Martinez, LyonsLuke Th omas McKay, AugustaTonya M. Meeker, Great BendJordan Lee Miller, Spring HillEmily Laura Minter, OlatheKeaton Michael Newell, DamarScott Christopher Ochs, QuinterTonnica Nykole Ouelette, Yoder, COFrank Allen Owens, HaysHannah Gibson Page, Pratt Kendra Janae Pfannenstiel, Ness CityRachel Catherine Pfannenstiel, HaysRyan Kyle Quimby, SubletteMegan Elizabeth Quinley, SalinaBrandon C. Rasmussen, ColbyJoseph Daniel Reid, BerrytonKarla Gabriela Reza-Martinez,

Great BendHannah Grace Robinson, Edmond, OKJennifer Renee Ruff , LoganSophia Ann Schippers, Hays*Carly Alyssa Schmale, Garden CitySarah Elizabeth Schmidt, Junction City*Megan Whitney Schroeder,MacksvilleBrianne Nicole Swob, ColbyAmanda Beth Talbott, Escondido, CAAustin Phillip Tatro, WichitaJahmil Isaiah Taylor, Denver, COMichael Xavier Terry, Angleton, TXShaun Dustin Wasinger, HaysMarty Joseph Wendel, Ingalls*Suzanne Marie Whitaker, HaysChristopher Jordan Wilson, Lincoln

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Rystal Nichole Hoeme, PrattKathleen Houp, La CrosseSarah Elizabeth Huerter, MarysvilleKimberly Huff -Caplan, Overland ParkHighness Humphrey, HaysSamantha Hundley, DerbyJoshua David Huston, Longmont, COAlexis Jenae Inlow, HaysAnthony J. Ivey, SalinaFaye Ann Jones, BellevilleGrace M. Kanyanga, McKinney, TXSarah Diane Kassin, TopekaGail Ann Keller-Cox, WichitaRobert William Kentner, Ponca, NENathan Andrew Koerber, ConcordiaAmanda Marie Kreutzer, EllisDaniel Marc Laff ery, Clay CenterTara Dawn Lawrenz, HaysvilleChalla Ann Lawson, SalinaSamantha Kay Ledy, ColwichKelsi Lynn Loop, HavenBindhu Madathil, LiberalJeneba Maibata, Bronx, NYMegan Renae Maier, GreensburgJaime Anne Maine, Springfi eld, MORiley Kay Mayden, AbileneRebecca Marie McCoy, Fairview

Katina Marie Meyer, TopekaRachel Nicole Meyer, LincolnJillian Ann Miller, WichitaMaverick Matthew Miller, Centennial, COChristy Moeder, HaysMeredith Frances Morris, GoddardKatelyn Marie Mosshart, PlainvilleAshley Marie Nance, Kansas CityMary Geralyn O’Connor, Stony Point, NYNicole Lynae Penner, ShawneeHeather H. Pitts, Seminole, FLKaylyn Renee Powers, ArlingtonKarissa Lee Prentice, Garden CityElizabeth Charity Purling, TopekaRobert Francis Quintero, El Cajon, CAGigi Ramos, Old Bridge, NJDesirea Briann Renz, HaysRhandi Lee Rexroat, LakinBrittney Alexandra Ricci, Parker, COAmber Rose Leimomi Riley, Stayton, ORAmanda Kay Robinson, Storm Lake, IAMacy Janelle Rouse, OberlinYvonne Rush, Columbus, GAChristine Danielle Russell, Carlton

Loretta Jean Rust, DuPont, WAAshli Michelle Samson, OberlinMichelle Ann Scharff , Culpeper, VAKathleen Marie Schiltz, MenloLaura L. Simpkinson, Ammon, IDLoni Jo Smith, WichitaTerri Lynne Smith, SalinaAmber Mae Stegman, DerbyStephanie L. Storie, OakleyAllison Leigh Straub, HaysTracey Lynn Stuckey-Gardner, Goodwell, OKTaylor Paige Th ibault, OsborneTapha Trawallay, Oakland, CACorene Kimberly Trevino, Clay CenterAndrea Marie Trost, ConcordiaJennifer Marie Tyree-Taylor, Macon, MOJenna Marie Ulrich, LurayNicki Lee Upshaw, AmericusLisa Marie Vance, Scott CityAnn Marie Vonfeldt, RussellRachel Suzanne Wary, ColwichEmily Beth Wilson, BasehorMichelle Lynn Woods, GoddardSyed Zaidi, La Crescenta, CAEmily Rebecca Zillinger, Logan

Allied Health

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY

Bailey K. Adair, Kearney, NE

Britany Marie Axman, Hoisington

Chelsi Teal Beam, Mankato*

Tavia Ann Fazel, Concordia*

Kara Rae Gfeller, Winona

James Calvin Glover, Solomon

Jordan Ashley Gross,

Grand Island, NE*

Keith Alan Herrman, Hays

Jodie Lynn Hilt, Garden City

Andrea Lynn Hoff man, Victoria*

Katelin N. Holland, Haviland

Jessica Renee Jaax, Clearwater*

Desirae Ann Karlin, Victoria*

Bryna Lynnae Knox, Clifton

Emily Danielle Kralik, Ellsworth*

Justin Jon Lampe, Minneola*

Tara Kay McGuire, Hays*

Ashley Rene Milford, Fowler*

Shalee Danae Myers, Tribune*

Bianca Iyadira Perez, Sublette*

Kelsey Marie Peterson, Wamego*

Kirstin May Robinson, Kingman*

Rachel Hannah Ruder, Hays*

Hunter Alan Scheib, Emporia

Sydney Marie Smith, Inman

Amanda Mae Steinle, Lucas*

Leigha Corrine Sweet, Holton*

Kristin Ann Wagner, Downs

Macy Shay Ziegler, Collyer*

* Receiving more than one degree

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SATURDAY Ceremony

Order of Processional ....................................23Order of Exercises .........................................24

Departments/Degrees

Ed.S. and Master’s DegreesCollege of Arts and Sciences .........................25College of Education and Technology .........30

College of Arts and SciencesArt and Design..............................................39Chemistry .....................................................40Communication Studies ..............................40Computer Science and Information Systems Engineering ...................................................40English ..........................................................40General Studies .............................................41

Geosciences ...................................................43History ..........................................................44 Justice Studies ...............................................44Leadership Studies ........................................45Mathematics and Computer Science ...........45Modern Languages .......................................46Music and Th eatre ........................................46Physics ...........................................................46Political Science .............................................46Psychology ....................................................47Sociology and Social Work ...........................47Associate Degrees ..........................................49

College of Education and TechnologyTeacher Education ........................................50Institute of Applied Technology ...................52

Saturday Ceremony • Gross Memorial ColiseumSaturday Ceremony • Gross Memorial Coliseum

College of Arts & Sciences and College of Education & Technology

May 16, 2015 • 10:00 am

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Platform Party

Marshals

Flag Bearer

Jennifer Bonds-Raacke & Dorothy FultonLorie Cook-Benjamin

Hendratta AliEric Deyo & Christie BrungardtDuane Renfrow & Kenny Rigler

Graduate SchoolFacultyDegree CandidatesArts and SciencesEducation and Technology

Robert MoodyLee Powers

Sherri Brantley

Graduate SchoolArts and SciencesEducation and Technology

Joey LinnMirta Martin

Chris CrawfordShane Bangerter

Joy HatchMike Barnett

Paul FaberMark Bannister

Paul AdamsJeff Briggs

Tim CrowleyCindy ElliottDennis King

Dosse ToulaboeTo be announcedTo be announcedTo be announced

Brenda Meder

Vice President of Student Aff airs and Mace BearerPresidentInterim ProvostKansas Board of RegentsVice President, TechnologyVice President, Administration and FinanceDean, College of Arts and SciencesDean, College of Business and EntrepreneurshipDean, College of Education and TechnologyDean, College of Health and Life SciencesDean, Graduate School Assistant Provost for Strategic PartnershipsDirector, Virtual College2014 President’s Distinguished Scholar2015 Navigator Award Recipient2015 Pilot Award Recipient2015 Torch Award RecipientReader of Names

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Flourish for Wind BandResplendent Glory

Courtly Airs and DancesTh e PatriotsPolly Oliver

Th ree MiniaturesCoat of Arms

America the Beautiful

Ralph Vaughan WilliamsRosso GalanteRon NelsonClifton WilliamsTh omas RootRobert SheldonGeorge KennySamuel Ward; Carmen Dragon, arr.

Platform Party Processional

Pomp and CircumstanceStar Spangled Banner

Edward Elgar; Merle Issac, arr.John Staff ord Smith, Francis Scott Key

Introductions

welcome

Greetings

Keynote

Recognition of candidates

University anthem

Chris Crawford Interim Provost

Mirta Martin President

Shane Bangerter Kansas Board of Regents

Mirta Martin President

Chris CrawfordMirta Martin

Chris CrawfordMirta Martin

Chris Crawford Mirta Martin

Presentation of Candidates for the Ed.S. and Master’s DegreesConferring of DegreesPresentation of Candidates for the Baccalaureate DegreesConferring of DegreesPresentation of Candidates for the Associate DegreesConferring of Degrees

Fort Hays Singers Conducted by Terry Crull

Prelude

Saturday Commencement Order of Exercises

Fort Hays State University Symphonic BandJeff Jordan and Lane Weaver, Conductors

Note: Th e audience will stand during the platform party processional and remain standing for the National Anthem. An interpreter and limited seating for the hearing impaired will be located in Section C.

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College of Arts & Sciences

School Psychology - Education Specialist

Brett Michael Bieberle, Lyons School Psychology

Heidi Jo Hines, O’Neill, NE School Psychology

Drew Isaac House, Wichita School Psychology

Brandi L. Mertens, KingmanSchool Psychology

Sarah Nicole Nuss, Hoisington

School Psychology

Art - Master of Fine Arts

Michaela Margareta Valli Groeblacher, LindsborgCeramics

Joshua James Knott, Lincoln, NEInter-media

Christina Lamoureaux, HoisingtonInter-media

Katrina Mae McCarter, Overton, NE Ceramics

Communication - Master of Science

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Shu Chen,

Zhengzhou, Henan, China

Organizational

Yao Cheng,

Zhengzhou, Henan, China

Organizational

Xinchen Hou,

Lanzhou, Gansu, China

Organizational

Xiangxiang Ji,

Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China

General

Danielle Janae Windholz, Victoria

Organizational

Ning Zhang, Puyang, Henan, China

Organizational

Yajuan-Jane Zhou, Washington, DC

General

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Katherine Cobo, Hays English

Sydney Merrill Dippel, Lindsborg English

Patricia Tilafaiga Tuimalealifano Fuiava, Faleasao, American SamoaEnglish

Lisa Kathleen Jones, Th ornton, COEnglish

Rhonda K. Lippert-Bortz, Smith Center English

Stacia Lynn Walters, ShawneeEnglish

Stacey D. Wheeler, Wichita English

Jennifer Lynn Wright, Hardin, MOEnglish

Wen Xin, Lanzhou, Gansu, China English

Master of Liberal Studies

Sarah Elisabeth Bailey, WaKeeney Global Studies

Leslie H. Barbour, Adams Center, NY Organizational Leadership

James Bell, HaysPolitical Science

Patrick Jerel Bridges, Camden, ALCriminal Justice

David Cliff ord Byers, Smyrna, TNInformation Networking and Telecommunications

Jack Campbell, Jr., LawrenceLiterary Arts

Chen Chen, Xi’an, Shaanxi, ChinaGlobal Management

Saundra Lynn Choate-Hudson, Homer, AKHealth Sciences

Stephen McFadden Combs, Winter Park, FL Humanities

Sherri Ann Conard, AndoverOrganizational Leadership

Jason Paul Craft, SalinaInstructional Sciences

Joanna Crews, Chapel Hill, NCe-Learning Professional

English - Master of Arts

Kelsie Deryn Abrams, Casper, WYGeology

Joshua James Fry, Latrobe, PA Geology

Mackenzie Emma Kirchner-Smith, New Albany, IN Geology

Melissa Kay Macias, Leeds, UT Geology

Steven Shane Reed, Hays Geology

Ian J. Trevethan, Spokane, WA Geology

Geosciences - Master of Science

November Lou Wilson Black, Brainerd, MN History

Whitney Hersh, Topeka History

Timothy L. Northrup, Jr., AbileneHistory

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Jonathan Istvan Curtis, Lampasas, TXInformation Networking and Telecommunications

Kirk Randall Cusick, SalinaOrganizational Leadership

Guoyan Dai, Pu’er City, Yunnan, ChinaGlobal Professional English

Ryan Eugene Dailey, Mandan, NDCriminal Justice

Jason Andrew Dandl, Northfi eld, MNOrganizational Leadership

Aaron Matthew Dechant, HutchinsonInstructional Sciences

Reid Cliff ord DeVoge, Houghton, MICriminal Justice

Bradley Ray Dickson, Staff ordOrganizational Leadership

Jiawei Dong, Xi’an, Shaanxi, ChinaGlobal Management

Wenxun Du, Xinzheng, Henan, China International Enterprise Leadership

John-David Ettore, Fort Scott Organizational Leadership

Kathy Lynn Evers, Great BendOrganizational Leadership

Joel Ewy, Dodge CityOrganizational Leadership

Haozhe Feng, Xinzheng, Henan, China Digital Cinema Production

Eric Benjamin Frasure, Denver, NCOrganizational Leadership

Runfeng Fu, Xinzheng, Henan, ChinaSocial Entrepreneurship

Hanqi Gao, Xinyang, Henan, China Digital Cinema Production

Serena Garcia, St. Simons Island, GASocial Sciences

Alison Brown Garner, Lake in the Hills, IL Literary Arts

Russell Th omas George, Clarkston, GAOrganizational Leadership

Natalee Christine Geye, Bakersfi eld, CA Art

Russell Lynn Gibson, Monroe, LATeaching and Learning

Jamie Jeannine Gideon, Wichita Political Science

Michael Gerard Gordon, Bel Aire Public Administration

Tena Melou Green, Chattanooga, TN Organizational Leadership

Aaron Kale Hachmeister, Topeka Public Administration

Mary L. Hall-Pumphrey, Park Forest, IL Management Information Systems

Heidi Kristian Harris, Centerville, UT Public Administration

Susan Lee Harris-Broomfi eld, McCook, NE Gerontology

Rachael Ann Harshbarger, TopekaHealth Sciences

Bil Gregory Hawkins, Albuquerque, NM Organizational Leadership

Yuanxu He, Shenyang, Liaoning, ChinaInternational Enterprise Leadership

LaBaron Hedgemon, Meridian, MS Organizational Leadership

Jenae Lynn Heller, Council Grove Public Administration

Krys Marque’ Henderson, Colorado Springs, COOrganizational Leadership

Jeramie Bashawn Herrera, Guymon, OKLiterary Arts

Amanda Michelle Hirsch, Argyle, TXOrganizational Leadership

Cathy Hodsdon, Redding, CAPolitical Science

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Jeannine Chapman Hollon, Dallas, TX Literary Arts

Shuming Hou, Luoyang, Henan, China International Enterprise Leadership

Yikun Hu, Tianshui, Gansu, ChinaInternational Enterprise Leadership

Jing Jia, Zunhua, Hebei, China Global Management

Reginald K. Johnson, Jacksonville, FLTeaching and Learning

Connie Kerns-Grams, Irene, SDPolitical Science

Chad C. LaFever, LawrenceOrganizational Leadership

John Ivey Lanier, Statesville, NCCriminal Justice

Ang Li, Dalian, Liaoning, China Political Leadership and Public Service

Daoming Liu, Puyang, Henan, China Digital Cinema Production

Jianing Liu, Luoyang, Henan, China Global Management

Yanna Liu, Xinzheng, Henan, China Social Networking Management

Tiff any Marie Logue, TopekaOrganizational Leadership

Matthew Cody Loveless, St. Charles, MO Criminal Justice

Ruisheng Ma, Nanyang, Henan, ChinaInternational Enterprise Leadership

Julie Hisey Maranto, Alexandria, LA Humanities

Abby J. Maska, Hays Global Studies

Claudia Elizabeth Mather, Searcy, AR Criminal Justice

Mark Robert Minty, Portland, OR Health Sciences

Douglas Jeff rey Molzahn, AgraOrganizational Leadership

Alexandria M. Musgrove, Hugoton Political Leadership and Public Service

Jinfeng Nan, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China Global Management

Horohito Norhatan, Surabaya, East Java, IndonesiaPolitical Leadership and Public Service

Felix Otieno Onyango, Nairobi, Kenya Organizational Leadership

Adam Clinton Paredes, Salina Criminal Justice

Lauren Souther Patterson, Albemarle, NCCriminal Justice

Jeanette Leah Pellegrin, Ahoskie, NC History

Shawn Coleman Pinkerton, Sullivan, IN Criminal Justice

Kenneth D. Piper, Houston, TX Criminal Justice

Morag A. Polaski, Richlands, NC Social Sciences

Sargon Poulis, San Diego, CA Political Science

Yuanlong Qi, Shenyang, Liaoning, ChinaPolitical Leadership and Public Service

Zhao Qin, Jiaozuo, Henan, ChinaInternational Enterprise Leadership

Dongya Qu, Zhengzhou, Henan, ChinaInternational Enterprise Leadership

Zhi Qu, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China Political Leadership and Public Service

Jonathan N. Ramos, San Diego, CAEducation Leadership and Management-Technology

Kathy D. Reinert, HutchinsonCriminal Justice

Rhea Th eresa Reitmeyer-Littrell, Hays History

Rolan Resendiz, Hollister, CAPublic Administration

Nathan Lloyd Riedel, Hays e-Learning Professional

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Heather Marie Rinkenbaugh, Augusta Organizational Leadership

Kennedy B. Rogers, ManhattanSocial Entrepreneurship

Adam Ross, Saint George, UT Organizational Leadership

Marina Lee Rumbin, New Haven, CT Organizational Leadership

Karim U. Saba, New York, NYPolitical Science

Laura Evelyn Samples, Longview, TXHuman Resource Management

Nicole Elaine Sampson, Pleasant Hill, CAOrganizational Leadership

Shianne D. Sampson, Pleasant Hill, CAOrganizational Leadership

Sherri Yvonne Schroder, Oklahoma City, OK Social Networking Management

Megan B. Scott, Lawrenceville, ILLiterary Arts

Michael William Sell, Albany, OR Teaching and Learning

Joshua S. Sharon, Fowler, CO Political Science

Tan Shi, Zhengzhou, Henan, China Global Professional English

Matthew Robert Simpson, TopekaCriminal Justice

Monica M. Simpson, ErieSocial Networking Management

Karen K-Ann Smith-Banks, Arlington, TX Political Science

David Wayne Spangler, Paris, TX Criminal Justice

Nicole L. Springer, Alta Vista Criminal Justice

Cliff ord A. Stein, Bellmore, NYTeaching and Learning

Shannon Marie Steinman, Boston, MAHistory

Zhuo Sun, Shenyang, Henan, China Global Management

Eli Benjamin Svaty, Liberal Literary Arts

Timothy Hubert Swift, Richmond, INCriminal Justice

Jason Gregor Tilley, Eureka, CA Criminal Justice

Mandi A. Titus, Newport, VTOrganizational Leadership

Anjali Tiwari, Franklin, TNHuman Resource Management

Valerie Marie Waller,, Liberty Township, OHOrganizational Leadership

Nicole Marie Walz, Garden CityOrganizational Leadership

Nathan Wayne Ward, Douglasville, GA Criminal Justice

Nathan Cale Waters, Fort Worth, TXInformation Assurance

Jia Wei, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaHealth Sciences

Cassandra Lee Wilson, Abilene Public Administration

Nicholas A. Woods, Yakima, WAOrganizational Leadership

Jiali Xu, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China Political Science

Bo Yang, Yan’an, Shaanxi, ChinaGlobal Management

Liping Yang, Xi’an, Shaanxi, ChinaGlobal Professional English

Eugene Young, IV, Norman, OK Health Sciences

Yuqing Zhao, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaHealth Sciences

Jing Zhou, Zhumadian, Henan, ChinaInternational Enterprise Leadership

Serhiy Vitalivich Zhykin, Cherkassy, Ukraine Organizational Leadership

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Psychology - Master of Science

Jennifer Renea Begnoche, Clay Center School

Mahnlaye Beloh Boayue, Chicago, ILSchool

Brenda L. Francis, Topeka School

Lyndsey Marie Gilmore, StocktonClinical

Lindsey M. Gordon, Hays Clinical

Clayton Wayne Howard, FowlerClinical

Buffi e Marie Kulton, Winchester, VASchool

Carmen Pirvu, Sumter, SC School

Scott Michael Ploharz, Layton, UT Clinical

Alyssa Nicole Roberts, St. John School

College of Education & Technology

Education Specialist

Morgan Marie Amundson, Story City, IA School

Täna Marie Arnold, Hugoton Community

Kelsey Leigh Beisner, NatomaSchool

Alisha Lynn Bell, Great BendCommunity

Jamie Lynn Blew, Dodge CitySchool

Kerra Nicole Cossman, JetmoreSchool

Cory Michael Cox, WichitaSchool

Olivia Rose Davenport, AtwoodSchool

Gretchen Anne Elliott, LindsborgSchool

Emily Marie Hamlin, Garden City School

Scott Matthew Kinderknecht, Wichita School

Sally Anne Lee, Clay Center School

ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL

STUDIES

Suzann Faye Bouray, Beloit Education Administration

Ryan James Karjala, Emporia Education Administration

Dennis Harland King, Appleton, WI Education Leadership

Kris Gerald Munsch, Ness CityEducation Leadership

Benjamin Matthew Smith, AbileneEducation Administration

EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION

Dawn Marie Lindsley, Stillwater, OKEducation Administration

Donnel Jo Murray-Clay, ClearwaterEducation Administration

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Lacey Lachelle Likely, UniontownSchool

Amanda Christine McCurdy, WichitaSchool

Christopher Todd Michel, SalinaSchool

Jennifer M. Morton, Abilene Community

Janelle Dawn Osborn, WichitaCommunity

Jamie W. Pedigo, Dodge CityCommunity

Heather Nicole Pfannenstiel, Alma School

Megan Elizabeth Pfannenstiel, Hays Community

Clint R. Rodriguez, Hutchinson School

David W. Roth, KingmanCommunity

Carla Faye Schartz, Derby School

Kelley Colleen Schuckman, WichitaSchool

Rachel Autumn Th exton, Great Bend School

Darci Weiser, McPhersonSchool

Elsa Paulina Zacapa-Reyes, Dodge City Community

Heather Dawn Zogleman, WichitaSchool

Education - Master of Science in Education

Leila Dawn Ajlani, Jupiter, FLReading Specialist

Amy Erica Aldrich, Falls Church, VA Transition to Teaching

Nicole Marie Allen, Garden CityEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages

Bradley Lynn Anderson, UlyssesEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages

Tara Dawn Appel, Great Bend Reading Specialist

Lisa Renee Arnold, Alexandria, VA Reading Specialist

Veronica Lee Baker, Ridgely, MDJROTC Instructor Prep

Callie Marie Bartelson, Mayfi eld Library Specialist

Martha Becker, Plainville Reading Specialist

Dale Allan Blake, Disputanta, VAJROTC Instructor Prep

Gennifer G. Booth, Junction CityLibrary Specialist

Kimberly S. Boxberger, Russell English for Speakers of Other Languages

Kelsey Lynnae Bristow, WichitaReading Specialist

Michille Ann Bryan, LiberalTransition to Teaching

Parker Harrison Bryant, Parkville, MO Higher Education Student Aff airs

David E. Burchfi eld, Caney Transition to Teaching

James C. Burk, WaKeeneyEducation

Marcie Ann Carr, Halstead Reading Specialist

Corinna Kay Carrillo, Elkhart English for Speakers of Other Languages

Elisabeth Anne Carroll, Bellevue, WA Reading Specialist

Chase Andrew Casteel, FredoniaTransition to Teaching

Christophe Cheroret, Paris, FranceEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages

Jennifer Renee Cochrane, HutchinsonReading Specialist

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Justin Blain Coff ey, Dodge CityTransition to Teaching

Tana Kayleen Cooper, Great BendHigher Education Student Aff airs

Anthony Wane Cornelius, Spring Hill, TNJROTC Instructor Prep

Melinda Janette Cornelsen, Hugoton Reading Specialist

Hannah Aletha Curtis, Garden CityEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages

Sherry Lynn Curtis, BucklinTransition to Teaching

Katelyn Irene Cutchall, Lodi, CAEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages

Larry Lamar Dennis, Brooklyn, NYJROTC Instructor Prep

Chailendreia Monique Dickens, Yorktown, VAJROTC Instructor Prep

D. Edward Diepenbrock, LiberalTransition to Teaching

Stacy Lee Dillinger, Hugoton Reading Specialist

Lindsay Michelle Downing, Wichita Transition to Teaching

Courtney Anne Dunn, SatantaTransition to Teaching

Jeff rey Stewart Edwards, Yucaipa, CA English for Speakers of Other Languages

Rosalie Amar Emnace-Th reewit, Manhattan Reading Specialist

Ashley Lynn Farney, WilsonReading Specialist

Gena Lee Feldt, Norton Reading Specialist

William Joseph Fetherman, Bangor, PA JROTC Instructor Prep

Erica Ann Fisher, Hays Higher Education Student Aff airs

Deanna L. Foust, Amarillo, TXJROTC Instructor Prep

Teasha Fuller, Boynton Beach, FLReading Specialist

Darral Robert Garner, Haysville Transition to Teaching

April R. Georgetti, Bolivar, MOReading Specialist

Kacey Ann Glaze, Greensburg English for Speakers of Other Languages

Denise Lynn Goevert, HesstonTransition to Teaching

Nicholas Alexander Goodman, Kenmore, WA Higher Education Student Aff airs

Rachel Lynn Goodpasture, LansingReading Specialist

Jessica Marie Groff , HaysEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages

Ellen Mowery Hagan, Columbus, GAJROTC Instructor Prep

Elizabeth Gause Hawks, Santaquin, UTEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages

Allen Rossi Haynes, El Paso, TXJROTC Instructor Prep

Alma G. Hidalgo, Perryton, TX Higher Education Student Aff airs

Miranda Sue Hodo, Wellsville Reading Specialist

Danielle Rae Hopwood, Oakley Transition to Teaching

Randall W. Jordan, Jr., HaysEducation

Lisa Dawn Kennedy, Hooker, OKTransition to Teaching

Kristina Louise Kidwell, Roeland ParkEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages

Michael Lee Kilgore, III, SolomonTransition to Teaching

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Allison Marie Kitchen, Hays English for Speakers of Other Languages

Wendy Suzanne Koehn, MontezumaLibrary Specialist

Anne Lisa Koroknay, Bethesda, MDEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages

Jillian L. Korte, GoodlandTransition to Teaching

David Eugene Lenhart, Spencerville, OHEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages

Abbi Rose Linville, ShawneeEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages

William Mercer Maderos-Treaster, Lecompton Transition to Teaching

Joseph John Mancuso, Peoria, AZ English for Speakers of Other Languages

Joshua Dean Maples, Lindsborg Higher Education Student Aff airs

Tiff any Nicole Matthews, HutchinsonReading Specialist

Michael David McDaniel, LiberalTransition to Teaching

Tyrone Stephen Middleton, Waynesville, MOJROTC Instructor Prep

Maureen M. Mulligan, Denver, COEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages

Crystal Naylor, Satanta Transition to Teaching

Christine Kay Neeb, Garden CityReading Specialist

Laura Lynn Nielsen, Overland ParkLibrary Specialist

Renee Mary Nonamaker, KensingtonReading Specialist

Marshell J. Norris, HaysReading Specialist

Isaac J. Ortega, Waukesha, WI Higher Education Student Aff airs

Sara Leonore Ouimet, Budd Lake, NJ Higher Education Student Aff airs

Scott Franklin Outlaw, Corpus Christi, TX JROTC Instructor Prep

Katie Margene Perez, HutchinsonReading Specialist

Sara Emily Peterson, Columbia, MOEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages

Dallas Wayne Plumley, Hamlin, WV JROTC Instructor Prep

Elise Marie Potocnik, Herington English for Speakers of Other Languages

Tarieek Ali Punter, Decatur, GAEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages

Annette Rose Quaney, Colwich Reading Specialist

Katie Melissa Rages, MontezumaTransition to Teaching

Gregory Hiatt Rauch, WichitaTransition to Teaching

Chelsea Romaine Reed, AndoverLibrary Specialist

Diane Lynn Richard, ManhattanLibrary Specialist

Janelle Arlene Rieger, Clay Center Transition to Teaching

Robert E. Rodriguez, Las Cruces, NMJROTC Instructor Prep

Trista Ann Rusk, WichitaTransition to Teaching

Kellen David Ryan, GalenaTransition to Teaching

Susan Janet Spring Schiff elbein, Baldwin City Reading Specialist

Aaron William Shayne, St. Louis, MOEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages

Stephanie Ann Stauff er, Vilonia, AR Higher Education Student Aff airs

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Lori Mae Alexandra Marie Amaro, FordEducation Administration

Ashley Ann Anderson, Maryville, MO Education Administration

Margarita Santiago Aviles, Haysville Education Administration

Carolina Ayerbe, Woodstock, GAEducation Administration

Anita Kay Breen, DelphosEducation Administration

Matthew Alan Browning, Wichita Education Administration

Jason Wade Calton, West Liberty, OH Education Administration

Stacy Nicole Ignacia Camou, Hacienda Heights, CAEducation Administration

Adam Cole Conard, Severy Education Administration

Sandra K. Crawford, Rio Rancho, NMEducation Administration

Th omas Roy DeBauche, Manhattan Education Administration

Andrew Ryan Dempewolf, OberlinEducation Administration

Jay Andrew Doornbos, Council Grove Education Administration

Christopher Th omas Drees, Hays Education Administration

Meaghan Durham, Hoboken, NJEducation Administration

Deborah Louise Eaton, Springfi eld, IL Education Administration

Ryan Jared Fletke, Middleville, MIEducation Administration

Bob L. Friesen, CimarronEducation Administration

Jennifer Ann Steinert, HoisingtonTransition to Teaching

Michael David Strack, OlatheEducation

Jennifer Lynn Stuck, Junction City Library Specialist

Th omas Wayne Surber, Richmond, VAJROTC Instructor Prep

Scott Brandon Sutton, WeirTransition to Teaching

Krista Marie Th omas, Clay CenterReading Specialist

Michael D. Th ompson, Rainelle, WV JROTC Instructor Prep

Andrea Trevino, Riverside, CA English for Speakers of Other Languages

Tobias Zachariah Tyner, Newton Transition to Teaching

Barry Scott Vanden Berg, Straff ord, MOJROTC Instructor Prep

Christine Veronica Wasko, Philadelphia, PA English for Speakers of Other Languages

Federico Julian White, II,Las Vegas, NVJROTC Instructor Prep

Michele Dawn White, EurekaTransition to Teaching

Tara K. Wildeman, EllisEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages

Eric Joseph Wilson, II, Pomona, CA Higher Education Student Aff airs

Billie Jo Wing, Dodge CityEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages

Jana Elaynn Winter, ManhattanReading Specialist

Lacy Nikole Wolters, OakleyTransition to Teaching

Kelsea Ruth Wright, WichitaReading Specialist

Richard Demond Young, Midlothian, TX English for Speakers of Other Languages

Education Administration - Master of Science

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Michael Brandon Garrett, Buena Vista, VAEducation Administration

Jennifer Dee Gatz, Robinson Education Administration

Mitchell A. Gebhardt, Gypsum Education Administration

Valerie Kay Gehrer, CaneyEducation Administration

Victoria Marie Goetz, Oakley Education Administration

Debra JoAnn Hagans, UticaEducation Administration

John Page Hamilton, Salina Education Administration

Matthew Ted Hawken, Pueblo, COEducation Administration

Kimberly Dawn Herron, Inman Education Administration

Joshua Andrew Hevel, WaverlyEducation Administration

Branden Robert Hoefert, Harrisburg, SD Education Administration

Joseph Andrew Holdren, BeloitEducation Administration

Christopher Paul Korbe, Lakin Education Administration

Weston Adam Laudermilk, Sterling Education Administration

Aaron Daniel Leichner, Wichita Education Administration

Tammy Kae Martin, WichitaEducation Administration

Brad A. McCormick, Garden PlainEducation Administration

Rachel Mae McVean, GreenleafEducation Administration

Sheila Denise Meggers, Hutchinson Education Administration

Sierra Michelle Michelstetter, HutchinsonEducation Administration

Sheila Marie Mortimer, Salina Education Administration

Tracy M. Parker, Chapman Education Administration

Casey Marie Peine, WichitaEducation Administration

Ryan J. Rapp, Adrian, MO Education Administration

Corey Rae Ritter, Salina Education Administration

Leighton Dean Rudd, BucklinEducation Administration

Shanna Kay Russell, AuburnEducation Administration

Kristina Faye Salmans, Hugoton Education Administration

Shawn G. Schenk, Oklahoma City, OK Education Administration

Joy Beth Schmidt, Bird CityEducation Administration

Kevin Scott Smiley, Abilene Education Administration

Michelle Renee Smith, SalinaEducation Administration

Jeff rey Charles Spilker, Papillion, NE Education Administration

Michelle Renae Tiedeman, Liberal Education Administration

Travis Dale Van Vleck, RossvilleEducation Administration

Lynsey Brooke Webb, Salina Education Administration

Melissa M. Wells-Martin, TopekaEducation Administration

Joshua James Wilbert, Wichita Education Administration

Michael David Wilmott, II, Valley Center Education Administration

Ashley Ann Wolting, Lincoln Education Administration

Stacey Marie Wright, Tacoma, WAEducation Administration

Shauna Elizabeth Zweifel, HaysEducation Administration

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Sara S. Bowling, Garrettsville, OH Instructional Technology

Sarah Dawn Calhoon, Andover Instructional Technology

Kelly Marie Cocking, Goddard Instructional Technology

Jon David Daniels, WichitaInstructional Technology

Samantha Nicole Donald, Overland Park Instructional Technology

Melissa Hinderliter Edenburn, New Braunfels, TXInstructional Technology

Tammy Donnel Goebel, NorwichInstructional Technology

Tra’Mel Jayvonni Harrell, Belleville, ILInstructional Technology

Mary Elizabeth Huyck, Iowa City, IAInstructional Technology

Sharron Yvette Jordan, San Diego, CA Instructional Technology

Brian E. Latta, Cheney Instructional Technology

Janet J. Leonard, Preston, MS Instructional Technology

Erin Nicole Lewis, Topeka Instructional Technology

Jennifer Alene Martinez, Derby Instructional Technology

Charles Allen McIntyre, Grottoes, VAInstructional Technology

Cassandra Lee Newman, Wamego Instructional Technology

Michael F. Nogle, Lewiston, IDInstructional Technology

Ashley Paige Rawlings, Hugoton Instructional Technology

Jeff rey Gile Rhoden, EllisInstructional Technology

Angela Nicole Rhynerson, LaCygneInstructional Technology

Joseph Patrick Riavez, III, Lanoka Harbor, NJInstructional Technology

Laryssa Lee Scheepers, Oak Harbor, WA Instructional Technology

Josef Richard Schler, Las Vegas, NV Instructional Technology

Nikki Lee Simmons-Burton, Minneola Instructional Technology

Lorrie Tomlinson, Jeff erson, NCInstructional Technology

Cory Allen Triplett, Dighton Instructional Technology

Sarah Janeen Vitali, Garfi eld, ARInstructional Technology

Keith Adam Walker, Forest City, IA Instructional Technology

Michael Anthony Watters, Olympia, WA Instructional Technology

Mark Travis Willey, AbileneInstructional Technology

Amie S. Wright, HaysInstructional Technology

Kersten Corinne Zauche, Bel AireInstructional Technology

Jessica Rae Zehr-Krievins, Wellsville Instructional Technology

James Raymond Zimmer, Wichita Instructional Technology

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McKenzie Stephens Allen, Garden CityAdaptive

Eric Meredith Allenbach, Edmond, OK Adaptive

Codie Renae Berntsen, ClearwaterAdaptive

Hope Lynn Brosius, TopekaAdaptive

Jason Michael Brown, Topeka Adaptive

Nicholas Lee Brown, DerbyAdaptive

Quinton Lee Burgess, Byron Center, MIAdaptive

Jennifer Casteel, Abilene Adaptive

Jessica Seren Cook, WichitaAdaptive

Laurel Nichole Cook, RivertonAdaptive

Tyler William Cordts, BasehorAdaptive

Bridgett Georgenia Delmar-McPherson, Lexington Park, MDAdaptive

Marlene Germaine Dodge, Ulysses Adaptive

Rebecca Hartmann Dopheide, Overland Park Adaptive

Dana Lynn Ellis, Topeka Adaptive

Sarah Alisha Frohmberg, WellsvilleAdaptive

Annalyse Rose Garcia, Frederick, COGifted

Harry L. Garr, Liberty, MO Gifted

Kristen Marie Gaschler, Ellis Adaptive

Mary Alice Geier, Weir Gifted

Joseph Robert Graber, Jr., Bordentown, NJ Adaptive

Shalanda Denise Griffi n, Kansas City Adaptive

Veronica Ann Hauptman, Hays Adaptive

Kenneth M. Hawkins, Jr., HalsteadAdaptive

Crystal Lynn Hoff man, DightonAdaptive

Brooke Evan Hollon, Argonia Adaptive

Nicole René Howie, OsawatomieAdaptive

Dustin C. Hughes, Scott CityAdaptive

Jeremy Douglas Hunt, Belle PlaineAdaptive

Adam Joseph Hutzell, TopekaAdaptive

Th eodore Nelson Jacobson, EskridgeAdaptive

Grace Kastens, Atwood Gifted

Rhonda Kay Kauff man, Goldendale, WA Adaptive

Joyce Keyes, West Sacramento, CAAdaptive

Stephanie J. Kramer, Atchison Adaptive

Nathan Allen Lamphier, Oelwein, IAAdaptive

Th resa Marie Lassiter, Denison Adaptive

Jenna Leigh Lenkner, PrattAdaptive

Melisa Michelle Lord, EudoraAdaptive

Robin Ann Luke, North East, PAAdaptive

Triston Alexander McPherson, Lexington Park, MDAdaptive

Special Education - Master of Science

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Traci Miller, Great Bend Adaptive

Lisa Rebecca Myers, OttawaAdaptive

Hope D. Neal, HutchinsonAdaptive

Johanna L. Nutter, SalinaAdaptive

Steven Wayne Oltman, El Dorado Adaptive

Patricia Sulph Ortiz, Newport, RI Adaptive

Heath Jacob Owens, St. Francis Adaptive

Mickaela Marie Perez, HugotonAdaptive

Tera Jo Pfl aum, HaysAdaptive

Brandon Lowell Pigorsch, Clay Center Adaptive

Jessica Lynn Quade, WichitaAdaptive

Elizabeth Renee Raine, AugustaAdaptive

Bridgett Sue Reed, Topeka Gifted

Jamie Ann Scheiderer, Greenville, TXAdaptive

Lori Ann Schmitt, Tipton Adaptive

Lacy Marie Schreck, Onaga Adaptive

Kelli Jo Sheahon, Wichita Adaptive

Marie Ann Simon, ClearwaterAdaptive

Mallory Lauren Stanton, Gower, MO Adaptive

Cheyenne Nicole Stelter, WamegoAdaptive

Lavona Ann Swank, Plains Adaptive

Alice Anne Swanson, Alamogordo, NM Adaptive

Kristin Cutright Swisher, LawrenceAdaptive

Amy Michelle Turner, Kinsley Adaptive

Brande Lyn Vogele, Harper Adaptive

Letitia Ann Warren, Great Bend Adaptive

Ryan Wade Welch, PaolaGifted

Annjeannette Wells, Evergreen, CO Gifted

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Arts and Sciences

Congratulations to all of this year’s graduates from the faculty and staff of the College of Arts and Sciences. Th e faculty of the 17 departments in Arts and Sciences have touched the lives of most FHSU students through the General Education program, our undergraduate majors, and our graduate degrees. We have aimed to provide you with an opportunity to gain a world-class education in the classroom and in the fi eld, so we hope you will be leaving us as knowledgeable, refl ective, holistically thinking and civically engaged citizens of the world. Again, congratulations!

Paul Faber

Paul FaberBrad Will

Leland PowersLoretta DornScott Robson

Gavin Buffi ngtonPauline Scott

P. Grady DixonKim Perez

John RaackeJill Arensdorf

Mohammad Riazi-KermaniDan Kulmala

Ben ClineGene Rice

Gavin Buffi ngtonShala Mills

Jennifer Bonds-RaackeBrett Zollinger

DeanAssistant Dean of Arts and SciencesArt and Design, ChairChemistry, ChairCommunication Studies, ChairComputer Science and Information Systems Engineering, Interim Chair English, ChairGeosciences, ChairHistory, ChairJustice Studies, ChairLeadership Studies, ChairMathematics, ChairModern Languages, ChairMusic & Th eatre, ChairPhilosophy, ChairPhysics, ChairPolitical Science, ChairPsychology, ChairSociology and Social Work, Chair

BACHELOR OF ARTSAshley Renee Eshbaugh, LoganChelsey Brianne Gotchall, Great BendTraci Michelle Polifka, BeloitBlake A. Stoppel, Olathe

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTSColin James Baker, WashingtonRyan H. Claybaugh, Salina

Brenna Marie Cole, AndaleCody Robert Custer, HaysLong Hoang Do, WichitaSusan Elizabeth Dreiling, HaysRenilda Nichole Dreiling-Cline, HaysCrystal Yvonne Eckert, McPhersonTeresa Marie Escarcega, Garden CityJoanne Gemma Glynn, Denver, CO Adam Elwood Grob, Kanakakee, IL

Jodi Rae Habr, Washington*Ashley Dawn Heier, HaysJohnny Wayne Hill III, Falcon, COJessica Lynn Hughes, BeloitCari Marie Kelly, StocktonZackary Dean Kretsch, DerbyTyler Bradley Kruger, HutchinsonElizabeth Lynn McDowell, LeavenworthKristen Marie Miller, Lawrence

Art and Design

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David James Mizell, NortonJacob Paul Mizell, NortonBrianne Renee Nelson, NortonBrandyn C. Nickel, BuhlerCatherine Jo Riedel, WaKeeney

Gabriela Ana Saravia Lopez, Lima, PeruColin James Schmidtberger, VictoriaJordann Lindsay Seirer, LurayCory Lee Smart, Coldwater

Christian D. Stueve, SalinaAndrew Phillip Timme, ConcordiaShannon Renee Trevethan, RussellErika Kay Victor, Garden City

BACHELOR OF ARTS Bryant Michael Bombardier, HaysTrey Joseph Herman, HaysRobert Joseph Hollerich Jr., TiptonJobeth Aliece Nozicka, North Platte, NE

Connor Austin Shoemaker, Glen Elder

BACHELOR OF SCIENCEDakota Lane Grote, Wichita

Jared Leigh Hass, Superior, NE*Ryan Michael Steinert, ConcordiaJanelle Catherine Th immesch, AndaleBrandon Alan Wagner, Medicine Lodge

chemistry

BACHELOR OF ARTSNathan David Briar, NewtonLaura Estefana Calvillo-Martinez, Lancaster, TXHipolito Castillo, Turpin, OK

Samantha Micha Drees, HaysErin Leigh Givens, Great BendRandy Lee Gonzales, AlmenaNoelle Lyn Husmann, Kearney, NEBailey Cristine Koerperich, Colby

Jessica Grace Marston, Great BendMarcella Kay McCluskey, Great BendJamie Danielle Sproul, Augusta

BACHELOR OF ARTS Jose Alfredo Anaya-Alarcon, Liberal*Brianna Marie Baumgartner, Strasburg, CO*Jessica Ann Bittel, HaysTaylor Ann Deutscher, Solomon

Rachel Katherine Everett, WilsonKaci Ann Ferguson, GladeBrigid Elizabeth Markey, Olathe*Matthew Elton McIntyre, Dalton, GA*Seonjin Na, Gwang-Ju, South Korea

Kirsten Eve Tidd, LawrenceKimberly Dawn Voeller, St. Francis*Patrick Roland Vulgamore, NorwichMargaret Jeanean Waymire, Alta VistaHolly Rachel Weiss, Anthony*

English

communication studies

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCEMohammed Saud Alshabanat, HaysChad Lee Befort, HaysTyler Dale Hardwick, HaysBretton G. Hillery, Scott CityDylan Christian Hogan, Winfi eld

Daniel J. Jecha, WichitaLogan Tyler Jones, Blackwell, OKCody James Killingsworth, St. FrancisJason August Kirchman, Dodge CityJeff rey Philip Lang, HaysEvan Jacob Steitz, Strasburg, CO

Connor Eugene Storer, Cawker CitySchon Christopher Ray Tatman, HaysLandon Taylor, HaysSteff y Th ottasseril, HaysTh ao Th anh Tran, Salina

Computer Science & Information

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BACHELOR OF GENERAL STUDIES

Chad Allen Austin, Pfl ugerville, TXBarbara Anne Baird, Th ornton, COJeff rey Duane Baker, Hull, IAArun Tyler Ball, GoddardHaley Jessica Barrett-Ward, OberlinMikki Kay Beasley, GoodlandBrittanie Rose Belk, LeavenworthEllen Annette Bell, Cincinnati, OHMiles Wesley Bidwell, SeveryElyse Ann Bigler, AshlandKeith D. Bishop, WellsvilleKelly Janette Black, Bentonville, ARGayle Blankenship, Columbus, OHPatricia Ann Bodkin, Perryville, ARClaire Sophia Bohm, HaysJoseph Charles Bolte, Colorado Springs, COSean Michael Bragg, Cary, NCAndrea Mae Brandt, WatervilleRenee Marie Brennan, Bloomfi eld Hills, MIJulie Mae Bretado, SalinaJimmy Dale Brewer, Hope, ARSarah Christine Brissie, Winder, GAGabe Hendrick Bristow, HaysKate Lynn Broeckelman, GrenolaRani Dae Brown, St. Charles, MOShirley Shanic Burke, Milwaukee, WIUsman Umaru Bubaram, Yobe, NigeriaLaura Danielle Burns, TopekaBret A. Bush, Hays*Stacy Leigh Cairns-Abdein, Calera, ALKathleen Fawn Calhoun, Chickasha, OKGabriel Calvillo, Garden City

Elisabeth Ann Caraballo, Junction CityJacob Alan Carlsen, Chula Vista, CASamantha Dawn Carter, MeadeDeborah Marie Tyree Cassidy, Bethune, SCPeggy Patterson Castaneda, Bryan, TXChristopher Scott Chambers, Everett, WAPatrice Yvonne Chambers, Walterboro, SCHao Chen, LanZhou, ChinaYihong Chen, Xi’an, Shaanxi, ChinaLouri Anne Christie, Dallas, TXJennifer Ciccone, Ponte Vedra Beach, FLTammy Jane Clark, Kansas CityJenna Janine Clarke, Great BendDaniel Lee Conant, Alma Center, WISarah Ann Conklin, CarbondaleRachal Michaelia Cotherman, Sweetwater, TXCraig E. Cottrell, Los Angeles, CAJennifer Leigh Cox, Kingsland, GALeah Morgan Crossland, WaKeeneyJennifer Kay Crotts, OakleyErin Elizabeth Cuellar, Onsted, MIAmy J. Damon, ManhattanDominique M. Davis, Overland ParkAllison N. Day, WichitaNiccole Dawn Deegan, HesstonDaniel F. DelGrosso, Staff ord, VADana A. Dobbie-Blindt, TopekaSean P. Dougherty, Churchville, PAAshley Lynn Douglass, PaxicoLori Leann Dugan, AtchisonLacey Edwards, Douglasville, GALaura Marie Edwards, Stow, OH

Jeff rey S. Elliott, Springfi eld, MOLauren Nicole Ely, Charlotte, NCNichole Marie Enloe, LeavenworthLeesa Dawn Fagen-Sneath, JetmoreChilsai Myranda Fahrenkrog, AbileneErhui Fan, Lanzhou, Gansu, ChinaYangyue Fan, Xi’an, ChinaTerry Jay Finck, Madison, SDMichaela Heidemarie Fink, LindsborgChristopher Adam Fischer, LansingAmber Marie Flamer, Waxhaw, NCMarieka Rose Ford, LiberalLisa Nicole Foster, OsawatomieJunyan Fu, Zhuhai, ChinaErica Marie Gadea, San Bernardino, CASamuel W. Galvan, Sand Diego, CAMichael James Gasho, WichitaEmma Chanae Gilligan, HumboldtMichael A. Given, Morrison, ILMichael Tomas Gonzalez, Manhattan, NYJ.D. Goodwin, Hampton, VAAndrea Nicole Gort, WichitaJennifer Kay Green, AbileneTobey Meghan Green, BurnsValerie Lynn Greenup, Olympia, WAMichael Guercio, Aurora, ILMiao Han, Xi’an, Shaanxi, ChinaSheng Min Han, Yinchuan, ChinaYixin Han, Xi’an, Shaanxi, ChinaTessa Elizabeth Hann, LeawoodJohn Alan Harp, Overland ParkDacia Renae Haselhorst, HaysMichele Haugh, La Porte, TXMingwei He, Harbin Heilongjiang, China

General Studies

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Earnest Dale Hefl in Jr., Hennessey, OKSpencer Kenneth Hemmert, WaKeeneyKyle Blair Henderson, Crescent, OKAlex Hernandez, Newark, CAJessica Uilani Higa, Makawao, HIColin Fitzpatrick Hilliman, Brooklyn, NYKathy Jo Hoback, Manassas, VAVera Lucia Hochhalter, Mesa, AZCharles-Tee Lorynne Hogan, Osceola, MORebekah Ann Holdeman, Arlington, TXCortney JoAnn Holliday, TopekaSandra K. Holmes, Gastonia, NCKathy Marie Howard, Chehalis, WARamona Jacqualine Hughes-Adams, St. Louis, MOSade Marie Humphrey, Hays Ellis McDaniel Hunter II, Daphne, ALPaul Hyllested, Phoenix, AZJustin Michael Ihrig, GoodlandKayla Cristal Ingram, Chelsea, ALFrank Vincent Insalaco, Mt Juliet, TNBhagavan Rao Jalli, Cupertino, CANaomi Beth James, WichitaSusanne Jamison-Gibson, Mableton, GATeri Lyn Jenks, Berrien Springs, MIFan Jiang, JiYuan City, ChinaJeff rey Johnson, Frisco, TXSean LaShea Johnson, Vicksburg, MSDavid Adam Johnston, DerbyMartin Lawrence Jones, Big Lake, MNStanford Jones, Canton, MSTerence John Jones, Salem, OR

Drew Scott Joy, Smith CenterJonathan Lucas Kast, OlatheTravis Eugene Kaufman, KingmanMary Ann Kaus, Fort RileyToni Keller, Highland, CAStephen James Kennelly, Comanche, OKPatrick Edwin Kerigan, Redondo Beach, CAMolly Kathleen Kierscht, SalinaKellynn A. Kirkwood, Palm Desert, CAJavan Andrew Koehn, MarionGregory Gerald Konen, HutchinsonRoetta Grace Kremer, Independence, MOEthan John Kuhlmann, KensingtonBruno La Hoz Compodonico, Santa Clarita, CAErin Nicole Lacio, LawrenceChasity A. Lewis, PlainvilleDereck Anthony Lewis, New Orleans, LACheng Li, Zhengzhou, ChinaChengi Li, Xiangyang, ChinaYani Li, Xi’an, Shaanxi, ChinaXiaoying Liang, Yulin, Shaan, ChinaPatricia Ann Liles, Lithia, FLXi Lin, Tonglu, ChinaBrady S. Linner, NortonXin Liu, Fugu, ChinaLiv Kristin Longfellow, ConcordiaJoanna F. Loring, San Diego, CAJanet G. Lowman, Sheridan, WYSamuel Ray Lucero, TopekaMengJia Luo, Xi’an, Shaanxi, ChinaAlex Yu Mabunay, Orange Park, FLEric Louis Madrid, Fort Worth, TXJeremy Ryan Marchand, WichitaKeisha C. Martin, Hugoton

Kevin Douglas Mathieu, RussellTeresa A. Dreiling McCabe, HaysJoshua S. McGlothlin, Rose HillRebecca Bendale Medina, Junction CityJusto Mendoza, El Paso, TXMargaret Ann Merkert, Denver, COAlaina Elizabeth Michel, Seville, OHDarius L. Miles, WichitaDavid Lee Miller II, Keystone Heights, FLNicole Marie Miller, Valencia, CATracy Lee Miller, Great BendStacy Ellen Mitchell, Great BendCarlos Santez Mobley, Albany, GAAlesia Veronica Moore, Newnan, GADouglas Allen Moore, Kingsland, TXKylea Nicole Moore, OlatheMarva J. Morgan, SalinaWilliam P. Mosteller, Ashland City, TNShelly Ann Mundt, Alliance, NEOmar Myint, Th e Bronx, NYMehmet Nacar, Gaziantep, TurkeyKillian Emmanuelle Naughton, ManhattanJamie Rae Neal, Longmont, COJennie Marie Neis, WellsvilleChelsie Alynne Newell, Staff ordShannon Lee Newton, TopekaJeri Lee Anna Nickle, Arkansas CityYushuai Niu, Xi’an, ChinaApril M. Norton, ManhattanKatherine Th eresa Novick, LawrencePaige Rena Nutsch, LinnBrandie Marie O’Dell, Garden CityJohn Jackson Oldham, Dodge CityDebra Kay Olivas, Arkansas CityKellsi Irene Olsen, Wickenburg, AZTroy H. Orosco, Santa Maria, CA

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Alice Owens, Yonkers, NYMahima Pant, Sterling, VAHugo Perez, SalinaJuan Garcia Perez, Manor, TXShairee Joy Perez, Hampton, VATracy Rainer Perez, Garden CityKendra Sa´de Pressley, Columbia, SCLynn Marie Ramsay, Valparaiso, INSamual Lee Raprager, NewtonClayton Douglas Reed, HeringtonJennifer Anne Reinke, Wausau, WIKaty Dawn Richerson, Arkansas City De’Aundre Lamar Riggins, Gadsden, ALMatthew Robinson, Cincinnati, OHKristen Dawn Ronnebaum, RossvilleMisty Renee’ Roper, Belle PlaineJohn Hawk Ezekiel Rouse, Ardmore, OKHaylee Eloise Roush, Lindenwood, ILSkylar Rudman, PlainvilleAmanda Jo Rust, Smith CenterKelli Ruzicka, Grand Island, NEKatherine Irene Saiz, WichitaRana Gamal Mohamed Sayed Ahmed, San Fransisco, CAJenaya Jolene Marie Scheuerman, AtholNoël Nicole Servais Leach, EllisDaniel William Schmidt, Leavenworth

Laura Renee Schmitz, HaysvilleMehran Hashemi Seddighzadeh, Corpus Christi, TXKylie Jo Shuffl ebarger, McLouthMarvin M. Slade, Axton, VARhonda J. Snincak, Fort Mill, SCAbigail Nicole Solorio, El DoradoJill Spann, Crofton, MDBrandon K. Staff ord, WichitaRadley-Lee Ford Steff en, HutchinsonRobert Eugene Steinbrook, Bremerton, WABrandon Scott Stevens, Davenport, IABrittany Michele Stoker, Kansas CityJessica Lynn Sudermann, MankatoSara Marie Sumner, Baldwin CityJennifer Dawn Pierce Tanner, KismetEvyonne Michelle Taylor, ShawneeLuke Eden Terrell, LinwoodChelsea Janae Turk, Baldwin CityDavid W. Turnbull, WoodstonRobyn Lyn Vanden Broeder,ConcordiaJeannie Vang, Hickory, NCAshley Renee Vogt, KinsleyCong Wang, Lanzhou, ChinaHuatao Wang, Hefi , AnHui, ChinaLu Lu Wang, Xi’an, ChinaXingchen Wang, Xi’an, ChinaSherri Lynn Warden, WichitaPenpitcha Pam Watson, Saint John

Wei Wei, Baoji, Shaanxi, ChinaMatthew Isaiah Weller, WichitaChristopher Michael Welsh, HutchinsonSarah Andrea Werling, SolomonLisa Lee Werner, LawrenceAshley Marie Westfahl, WichitaChad Damon Whaley, WellingtonJoshua P. White, WichitaLaynna Lynn Wiggins Badgett, WichitaRoyce Kenneth Williams, Los Angeles, CARyan Patrick Williams, LawrenceTanya Nicole Wimsett, ChanuteCynthia Marie Woods, Arkansas CitySusan Snyder Wooten, New Market, VAJoshua Michael Wright, HaysStephen Michael Wright, Doncaster, United KingdomMengchen Wu, Lanzhou, ChinaSarah Elizabeth Wyatt, Overland Park Jiao Xie, Xi’an, Shannxi, ChinaZongpu Yang, Xi’an, Shannxi, ChinaSara Nicole Zeigler, SalinaJingLin Zhai, Lanzhou, Gansu, ChinaFan Zhou, Beijing, ChinaNa Zhou, Yinchuan, ChinaYihan Zhou, Kunming, ChinaZachary Aaron Zweygardt, St. Francis

Geosciences

BACHELOR OF SCIENCEEllen Kristine Boeding, TopekaCade Patrick Canaday, Valley CenterGaret Leon Dinkel, HaysErnest Joseph Fink IV, EllisBraden Francis Hrencher, Medicine Lodge

Anna Catherine Kuhn, VictoriaMichael Scott Kyllonen Jr., HaysKristopher John Neuhauser, HaysDerek Jay Rebel, Ness CitySamuel Edward Sowers, St. FrancisWesley James Toews, Ithaca, MINathan Joseph Zimmerman, Hays

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN GEOGRAPHYZeyang Chen, Shantou, Guanydong, ChinaKyle P. Eilts, HaysRachael Elizabeth Engelsman, Norton

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Deric Edward Jerby, PhillipsburgSteven Walter McCluskey, Hays

Christopher James Petzold, Phoenix, AZ

Corey James Rozean, Hays

History

BACHELOR OF ARTSChristopher Michael Barnum, ColbyMitchell Riley Bean, Garden CityAmanda Marie Fabian, Russell

Jeremy Michael Gill, Garden CityStephanie Lynn Mason, Coff eyvilleKyle Robert Sims, Chapman

Mary Elizabeth Strong-Pfeifer, KinsleyDan Weigel, Hays

Justice Studies

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Camille Haas, HaysBryan Scott Newhouse, Aurora, CO*Jeff ery Jacob Pfannenstiel, HaysTeresa Lynne Shaff er, WaldoLauren Elizabeth Swartz, Staff ord, VAAngela Faye Torres, Johnson

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN

JUSTICE STUDIES

Selia Roxann Anthony, Huntsville, ALHarley Danielle Arnold, JetmoreJulia Nicole Baughman, TopekaKali Lanae Beil, JetmoreJodie Michelle Berry, TopekaEmma Katherine Blachet, HaysShawna Michelle Bolton, TopekaMelinda S. Boone, East Stroudsburg, PAGuillermo Emmanuel Botello, Winfi eldTia Lynn Brungardt, WichitaRyan William Burton, La CrosseAndrea E. Cady, OsborneWilliam Englund Carr, LindsborgErin Michelle Carroll, Junction CitySarah Amber Cashon, NewtonJerry Castro, Dinuba

Marissa Angelica Cervantez, TopekaNicholas Todd Collins, AugustaJake Allen Cox, ColbyRyan Warren Dunham, LenexaSpencer Martin Evenson, Fresno, CAWendy Lynn Fields, AtwoodHayden DeWitt Fowler, LawrenceMu Cai French, ManhattanWilliam Dean Frey II, Overland ParkAaron M. Frost, Ruidoso, NMJoshua Kyle Fullmer, Stratton, COTaylor Richard Ganoung, PlainvilleAriel Rehann Greenwood, Boone, CO*Kelsey Lynne Grey, Littleton, COWayne Hall, LansingZachary Tyler Hartman, Northglenn, COShauna Haynes, HaysDanielle Rose Hayward, Great BendJerod J. Heidrick, BeloitTyler John Herrmann, Dodge CityZane August Hesting, Burr OakDamien Joseph Hightower, HaysJohn Allen Humphries, WichitaChaun Michael Johnson, Denver, COMichelle D. Johnson, HoxieMolly Lynn Johnson, Phoenix, AZ

Jeremy Th omas Jones, Decatur, ALRoss Ethan Keimig, Medicine LodgeDarris Jay Keller, St. FrancisSteven Andrew Koenig, Johnstown, COSteven Andrew Kyler, EllsworthJill Kristine Leatherbury, HutchinsonBryan Scott Longfellow, ConcordiaTh omas Allan Loomis, Great BendBrooke A. Lopez, Garden CityChason Anton Lueth, Great BendBenito Mendoza, LiberalAmanda Jane Miller, Ness CityLauren Nicole Miller, SedanTh omas Samuel Molesi, Oceanside, CAEric Allen Nelson, SalinaJared Scott Nickel, Rose HillCody Michael Oberheim, Hays Rex Obinna Onyeador, HaysZeonnia Arlean Parrish, Aurora, COKristina Marie Pierre, LawrenceTraci Shaye Pletcher, TopekaDakota Jacob Reese, GypsumJacob T. Reling, BeloitAmy A. Rhoads, EudoraHarold JoKeith Robinson, Tyrone, OKJoseph Blair Robinson, Fort Worth, TX

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Joseph N. Rogers, Detroit, MIPatrick Vincent Rooney, LawrenceJoshua R. Rounkles, HaysCordarol Demetri Scales, North Hollywood, CACaitlin Marie Schaal, WichitaChristopher Edwin Scheidegger, NetawakaNicholas Edward Schmelzle, SenecaErika Joy Schmidt, HaysJennifer Michelle Sharp, HutchinsonJoni Lee Ayne Showalter, ColbyBrandon Michael Siebert, Elizabeth, CO

André Smith, Bakersfi eld, CAEdward Smith, Miami, FLMegan Elizabeth Snook, HaysMichael Monroe Sterling, HaysAaron Kyle Stickler, Amarillo, TXTiff any Renay Stickler, Borger, TXBrady Lane Tien, Prairie ViewJasmine Nichole Th ibodeaux, Colorado Springs, COClay Michael Th ompson, Suwanee, GAManuel Ultreras III, Dodge CityAshley Ann Van Eaton, Norton

Amanda Michelle Vaupel, Overland Park Nelson Anthony Vazquez, Tampa, FLJennifer Elisa Vizcaya, Aurora, COTate Adam Th omas Weidner, CopelandAmber Wells, EudoraEdward Lee Williams, Tampa, FLLisa Ann Wilson, Atlanta, GATamatha Lea Woodman, TopekaMichael Brandon Woolard, Parker, CO

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Maureen Patricia Duff y, HaysHolly Rachel Weiss, Anthony*Kimberly Dawn Voeller, St. Francis*

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Haley Ellen Anderson, OttawaJoni Leann Barker, WichitaKorby Matthew Boswell, OnagaMonica Guadalupe Cabrera-Johnson, LawrenceSusan Rachel Caldwell, Mound ValleyKendra Ann Clark, Amherst, NE

Lindsey D. Cooper, OsawatomieConnie Irene Duff ey, SalinaErika Lynn Espinoza, LiberalJanae Nicole Falconer, JetmoreJennifer Lee Farrington, HaysAshley Jerree Fitzsimmons, CunninghamHeather Anne Froggatte, WilliamsburgTre´ Lorenzen Giles, Colorado Springs, COLawanda M. Gleason, LawrenceTyler Morgan Hayes, McCook, NETonya Leigh Hines, SpearvilleBrenna Renee Johnson, BeloitBradley Austin Luthe, Wichita

Meagan Eileen Maher, BasehorJessica-Shon Longino Mastel, MarienthalLois Anne Millspaugh, WichitaDanett Nicolli Nelson, Osage CityBrooke Lynn Noltimier, Hill CityClint Ryan Reed, CheneyBrittany Ann Rojas, Dodge CityBrian Lee Smith, Maxwell, NEPaul Daniel Stevens, Jonesboro, ARRyan Olin Sturdy, ColbyWhitney Nicole Swender, Garden CitySamantha Walton, Valley CenterBrandon Weigel, HaysSarah Elizabeth White, Lawrence

Leadership Studies

Mathematics

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MATHEMATICSAmanda M. Barnum, Colby*Nikolaus W. Boyle, Saint John**Posthumously awardedErin Kay Deenihan, Hill City

Jacqueline McDowell Dues, Smith Center Sherri Ann Gourd, Mounds, OK*Jared Leigh Hass, Superior, NE*Kyle Matthew LeRoy, Great BendSteiner Lynn Scott, Hoxie

Andrew Walter Jay Shaver, LarnedJamie Leigh Spoonemore, Goessel*C. Aidan Winblad, Hays*Royall Whitney Yonkers, Amherst, NE

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BACHELOR OF ARTSKala Shaylene Coulson, LarnedJesús Garcia, Salina

Leon Israel Luna Gonzalez, Durango, Mexico Gabriela Trejo Hernandez, Sublette*

Layne Michelle Perdew, GoodlandMariah Lynn Stortzum, MeridenMaria Aidee Villa, Dodge City

Modern Languages

Music and Theatre

BACHELOR OF ARTS Ching-Hsuan Chiu, Kaohsiung, TaiwanLexi Lynn Corbett, DouglassEmily Elizabeth Cox, EllisHannah Marie Koshgarian, SalinaStryder D. Montgomery, DightonGalen F. Schmidtberger, VictoriaCameron Stephen Shoemaker, Lawrence

Quincy Donn Stanton, Colorado Springs, COYun-Ju Tai,Kaohsiung City, TaiwanHsing-Yu Wu, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

BACHELOR OF MUSICErin Elizabeth Bundy, Chapman*Eriana Meritt Holle, Hays

Kevin Hien Nghia Pham, Hays*Michael Emmet Ritzel, Ottawa*Matthew E. Rome, Hays*Alexander Robert Stout, KanopolisMichael George Herbert Rhys Walker, Parsons

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Abdullah A. Alsolmi, Hays

Britton Bo Beims, Concordia

Luis Daniel Gutierrez, Liberal

Stephanie Ann Horton, Hoisington

Tara Dion King, Lincoln

Kyle Lewis Mans, Andale

Nicholas Anthony Marinoff ,

Moorpark, CA

Bryan Scott Newhouse,

Aurora, CO*

Tyler E. Parks, Elkhart

Mark Douglas Schneweis, Hays*

Samantha Nicole Srok, Hays

Rachel Cori Strong, Brighton, CO

Rochele Mary Beth Tillett, Salina

Nathan Paul Yunker, Hays

Political Science

BACHELOR OF SCIENCEJonathan David Folkerts, HaysPeter Michael Gallagher Jr., OgdenAustin Taylor Kane, Scott CityJess Th omas Lemon, Chapman

Nyasha Gracious Maforo, Winfi eldAyrton Lynn Pittman, HaysBentley James Regehr, Ryley, Canada

Rachel Christine Schmidt, AtchisonAlec Jason Weaver, Monroe, WIC. Aidan Winblad, Hays*

Physics

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PSYCHOLOGY

BACHELOR OF ARTSAmanda Jo Clark, ConcordiaAmanda Coe Gulick, EurekaLeslie Ann Hasson, LyonsCecily Nicole Miller, La CrosseBiancca Nava, Brush, COOzge Ozinan, Antalya, TurkeyKelly Jean Reynolds, NewtonSarah Renee Th ompson, TopekaLeah Marie Tucker, IndependenceRachel Leann Wessel, Dodge CityStefanie Wiesen, Wichita

BACHELOR OF SCIENCEAdrienne Beth Anderson, HaysShayne Bryant Baxter, Largo, FLMatthias Russell Carter, Highlands Ranch, CORachel Delanie Carvalho, WichitaCasie Lynn Clarke, LyonsZachary Daniel DePriest, Aurora, OHAmy Noel Dunn, Lakin*Eda Egilmez, HaysCamilla Sue Ferguson, Coff eyvilleKayla Jo Glines, Grand Island, NE

Ariel Rehann Greenwood, Boone, CO*Maggi Jean Hackney, Medicine LodgeSarah Sue Hales, HaysJennifer J. Hallam, HaysLaurin A. Hengen, Peyton, CORaul G. Lemus Hernandez, LiberalTalisha Richelle Hesher, HoisingtonKayle Lynn Holsman, KensingtonSarah Elizabeth Hull, HaysAnthony Rex Hutabarat, LeavenworthShareika Me’kiel Jones, SalinaMorgan Chalan King, Great BendLakyn Alison Mackley, WinonaTabitha LeAnn Manche, South HutchinsonBraden S. Mayes, HaysHannah Christine McGahey, AlmaSusan Lanae McMurtrey, GasConley Shane, Moorhous, OakleyJennifer Marie Navrat, OlatheMiranda Jo Ornelas, ChanuteNicole Ann Paisley, Versailles, KY

Valerie Nichole Ramage, WheatonKelli Marie Roberts, GardnerJordan Leigh Schroeder, Greenwood, MONathan William Shattuck, Great BendLindsey Michelle Shelton, Overland ParkHilary Margaret Shepard, HaysAmanda Leanne Smith, GoddardJacob Wyatt Snyder, Clay Center*Ashley Lynn Stika, HeringtonLeanna J. Streeter, PomonaSydney Siobhan Strickert, Garden CityTara Jo Unruh, JetmoreJennifer Lynn Vagts, NewtonAmber Kae VanDoren, HunterCarrie S. Vess, LawrenceIvy Jo Wendt, GoodlandShelby Ariel Werner, SalinaRandalynn Werth, RussellJeff rey Randall Wheeler, Grand Prairie, TX

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Jason Robert Archer, Hays

Marlowe Raye Basgall, Hays

Lauren Bird, Oberlin

Edward Lee Brown III, Bradenton, FL

LaDrelle Bryant, Muncie, IN

Shanna Ann Carter, Wichita

Janelle Marie Cavanaugh, Hays

Laine Marie Collier, Newton

Suzanne Renee Davidson,

Arkansas City

Doris Elaine Decker, Bronson

Lacey Pearl DeFalco, Wichita

Kristin Jennifer Dunn, Edwardsville

Steven Anthony Finelli,

Cape Coral, FL

Amber Mykelle Frazier, Falcon, CO

Mark Lavel Gant Sr., Wichita

Ashley Elizabeth George, Wichita

Tamara Jean Gish, Independence

Lynn Reed Guthrie, Wylie, TX

Carol Kay Harrison, Roland, OK

Marie Elizabeth Holloman, Chapman

Amanda C. Jasper, De Soto

Julie Dawn King, Colby

Eunice Cometa Lunceford,

Cajidiocan, Philippines

Sociology and Social Work

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Sadie Elizabeth Lungren, ManhattanAshley Marie Manary, Overland Park Vilma Liset Martinez, Adelanto, CAAlex Michael McCandless, HutchinsonMelanie Lynn Medved, Wheatland, PASusan Louise Medved, Hermitage, PACassandra Elizabeth O’Brien, LouisburgAnthony Pierre Oliver Jr., Murphysboro, ILDanelle Palazzi, Prescott, AZRoxanne Marie Parker, Newkirk, OKKorin Alyse Peltier, Castaic, CATina Louise Marie Pederson, Caldwell, IDTammy Lee Perry, BronsonOralia Rocha, Garden CityJanette M. Sweem, Richmond, MEPenne A. Th urston-Wege, OzawkieKristina Marie Van Horn, Manhattan

Amanda Weigart, EdgertonKristine Ann Welch, Indiana, PAChiara Nicole West, Garden CityJedel Rose Galloway Yunker, Houston, TX

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORKAdam Edward Adams, Hays Caitlin Marie Birney, DightonJoanna Delia Bustamante, Garden CityMalacie Nicole Bybee, MadisonNicholas Wayne Carlson, HillsboroBrook Cisneros, Garden CityMelinda Sue Davis, BucklinFabiola Valentina Fraire, LiberalDiane C. Glenn, Dodge CityRosa I. Gonzalez, Garden CityKylee Dawn Green, HutchinsonJohana A. Hernandez, Garden CityShelby Nicole Herrman, AbileneCorey L. Hirsch, Sylvan Grove

Crystal Jane Huxman, RussellSamantha Elizabeth Kochanowski, HaysVictoria Michelle Kramer, Wray, COMarissa Yvette Lujan, Garden CityPatricia M. Lujan, LewisLois K. Magie, Scott CityFlor E. Marquez, Garden CityErika Martinez, Garden CityTraci Danielle Martinez, Garden CityLuis Horacio Medina, HolcombEmily Ann Melia, RozelAshley N. Mustain, Garden CityTonjia LeeAnn Pohlman, EllinwoodKelli Lynn Oppliger, HaysMegan Marie Reiss, SubletteAmanda Jo Rome, HaysHolly Yvonne Solis, HolcombSharilyn May Stewart, Scott CityChelsey Bray Th ompson, St. JohnCaitlin Marie Watts, KingmanSarah Jane Wolf, Oberlin

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associate degrees

ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIESGosnell Aaron, Castle Rock, COOrlando Lee Almon, Dalton, GABrandon Tyler Barker, Ashland, OHStephanie Michelle Benzel, MacksvilleOuida Lee Biggs, Pensacola, FLDennis John Bottass Jr., Leesburg, FLBrittany Nicole Burns, DightonBret A. Bush, Hays*Vincent Aaron Carswell, SalinaJessica Clayton, MullinvilleEdward Lucas Creek, MarysvilleLucas Daniel Crist, PhillipsburgCassie Marie Current, Tontogany, OHKristina Amy Davis, Brush, COHaley Lynn Dietz, WaKeeneyLucas Paul Dillie, Sterling, COKayce Nicole Dreiling, GorhamVeronica Marie Dunlavy, Belle PlaineKristen M. Farris, TopekaShayla Ann Gottschalk, HaysKoral Marie Harper, Soddy Dasiy, TNAmanda Michelle Haws, TopekaJoshua Robert Johnson, Virginia Beach, VAVictoria Jones, Chicago, ILDennis Jewel Keaton, Atlanta, GAAlicia Laurel Kroeger, EllisFrancisco Laredo Jr., UlyssesJohn Dennis Ledbetter, Sarasota, FLLaura Ewing Lines, McCook, NE

Arika Karleen Livesay, HaysWendy Michelle Lucke, Metairie, LAStephanie Eleanor Mallar, Bangor, MESarah Marie Mamot, Saint Paul, NEStefany Lynn Marchewka, Katy, TXJonida Martin, Houston, TXLisa E. McCormick, HaysMichelle L. McElwee, WichitaMichelle Andrenita Miller, West Palm Beach, FLJamie Renee Mondo, Dorchester, SCJason Michael Mushrush, Kissimmee, FLLucas Ryan Neuburger, PrattErik Pando, Dallas, TXLester Th omas Peak, KirwinAlexis Marie Pfannenstiel, HaysCaleb Huei Sing Quay, Ayer Tawar, MalaysiaWalter Neil Radick Jr., Maryville, MIMylyn Grace Peralta Ramos, San Antonio, TXJoseph Carlton Riggs, Elizabeth City, NCYusef Aukie Roberson, Fayetteville, NCBenjamin Alec Roe, WichitaBrenda Lizbeth Romero, Dodge CityKaitlyn Lee Ross, NortonHayden Wayne Sanders, SalinaHannah Marie Sattler, Wichita

Tyson Cole Schmidtberger, RussellErin Leigh Seguine, Phillipsburg, NJJohn M. Shubert, WaKeeneyAudrey Louise Sibilia, Franklin, NJTina Lynn Sibilia, Greentown, PAAmber Eve Sibla, Miles City, MITiff any Ann Sims, PrattMorgan Taylor Skiles, HaysCassandra Michelle Smith, Nixa, MOHannah Elizabeth Steinbock, OlatheKelly A. Stephens, OverbrookNikia Ann Stone, SalinaDonielle Kristine Swires, Th ornton, COMark Allen Vance, Lynchburg, VALeslie Lynne Vanderpool, Osage CityNicholas George VonLintel, HaysAnthony Joseph Voth, LawrenceFelicia Marie Voth, NewtonJacob Andrew Wagner, Henderson, NVTara Ann Weldon, Sarasota, FLTravis Weldon, Sarasota, FLBeverly Kim Williamson, Staff ord, VANicole Renee Wise, HaysMary Wollin, TopekaKayla LeAnn Woolsey, MulvaneRandall Scott Zahand, Englewood, COBree Renae Zeik, Topeka

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Education and technology

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION

Scott Anthony Abel, Dodge City*

Sarah Alexis Ackerman, Spring Hill

Sonya Adams, Augusta

Morgan M. Allaman, Liberal

Jose Alfredo Anaya-Alarcon, Liberal*

Natalie Victoria Armijo, Garden City

Amanda M. Barnum, Colby*

Brandon Robert Bauer,

Wentzville, MO

Brianna Marie Baumgartner,

Strasburg, CO*

Amanda L. Beeghly, Hutchinson

Elizabeth Marie Belt, Emporia

Alayna Marie Bergkamp, HalsteadTaylor Michael Betts, La Crosse*Emily Lynn Bevan, Park CityKayme Elizabeth Beverly, Douglasville, GAAdrianna Rose Bieker, SchoenchenKari Annette Blackford, LeavenworthTeresa Marie Blea, McPhersonJoey Alexandria Blessing, HutchinsonRaven K. Boettger, Knoxville, TNBreeAnna Lynn Bond, TopekaDarwin Albert Bouray, BeloitRachael Leann Brachtenbach, Stratton, COKelsey Lynne Brack, Cheney

Michelle Monique Buffi ngton-Th acker, HaysErin Elizbeth Bundy, Chapman*Nina Renee Burton, Great BendKelsey Elila Butler, EllisCaitlin Ann Callahan, Lincoln, NERiane Dawn Carey, KinsleyMargaret Ellen Clark, LyonsJohn Luke Close, WichitaKyna Croft, TopekaBradley William Crump, Little RiverMaryanne L. Cruz, WichitaKileigh Lynn Cure, HanstonCynthia M. Curry, Valley CenterKerri Dawn Cushing, Topeka

Th e College of Education and Technology takes great pride in preparing elementary and secondary teachers, school specialists in reading, library media, counseling, school administrators, community counselors and business/industrial personnel. We off er bachelor, master and education specialist degrees housed in outstanding departments focused on undergraduate and graduate teaching programs as well as applied technology. Th e programs recently underwent a successful accreditation review from a joint state and national team of examiners. Innovative programs such as Transition to Teaching (an alternative path to teacher licensure) are helping ease the teacher needs in our state. Partnerships with service centers, community colleges, and school districts strengthen the mission of the College. Th e College has knowledgeable, caring faculty members who love to teach. Th ey continue to share their enthusiasm for our profession while preparing professional educators for success. We are proud of the impact of FHSU education and technology graduates make in Kansas schools and beyond.

Paul Adams

Paul AdamsJames BarrettKim Stewart

Adam Holden

DeanAdvanced Education Programs, ChairInstitute of Applied Technology, Executive DirectorTeacher Education, Chair

Teacher education

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Amanda Meredith DeWeerd, LenexaTami Lynn Dillon, WellingtonJoseph David Dohrmann, Medicine Lodge*Janae Michelle Donham, Great BendJennifer Diane Downs, OlatheLynne A. Easter, BeloitSandra Marie Elmore, Jacksonville, FLAlyse Nicole Ferguson, PaolaSarah Linsey Fischer, BurdenAndrea Renae Fish, Hillsboro Garrit Joseph Flax, Dodge City*Tammy Lea Fleming, HaysvilleMorgan Elise Fletchall, Great BendTarra Ann Foster, Great BendKyle Mitchell Fox, Ellis*Morgan Michelle Fox, Stratton, COKeenan William Ganz, Sioux City, IAElisa Cardwell Gawith, MinneapolisJessica Marie Geist, AbileneAllison Lee Gerhardt, BentleyKristen Lynn Goertzen, Dodge City*Stephanie Elaine Goff , GrenolaAllison Ilene Gough, Scott CitySherri Ann Gourd, Mounds, OK*Ruth E. Graber, WichitaStacy Leigh Graff , LeotiSarah M. Graham, Saint Joseph, MOZackery Austin Grimes, Osawatomie*Jodi Rae Habr, Washington*Lacy Alison Hammack, RussellRachel Elizabeth Harder-Clawson, Great BendBrittany Nichole Hartman, Winfi eldMelissa Kay Heathman, LiberalHeather Ann Hempler, HaysMeagan Renee Henry, Great BendMelissa Jane Hern, HarperJared Duane Hett, MoundridgeCarman Leigh Hill, Hoxie

Ryan B. Hill, Medicine Lodge*Nathan Daniel Honas, Medicine Lodge*Riqueza Yolanda Honore, Junction CityKimberly Kay House, PaolaKelli Lee Hueneke, PhillipsburgKelsey Leigh Hunchusky, TopekaAubrey Ann Hunter, KirwinSarah Lynn Hutchison, KinsleyAnthony Scott Hyde, EastonMelissa Diane Hyman, GlascoKimberly Ingraham, OlatheVictoria Kassandra Melledawn Jackson, WichitaMicala Marie Jamison, HoisingtonHaleigh Michole Jernberg, HoytDenise Nicole Juenemann, ColwichDawn Marie Keener Ensley, Olmitz*Alana Lindsey Kennedy, EnsignKatlyn Haley Kern, WichitaChristina Katherine Kindle, WichitaShelby Danielle Kite, Scott CityAlayna Katherine Klausmeyer, Garden PlainSeth Jacob Klausmeyer, Garden Plain*Robin J. Koelsch, Smith Center*Taylor Meg Kresie, MinneapolisTanner Dane Kriss, Colby*Jessica Jordan Lalicker, PhillipsburgJamie Th eresa Larsen, LawrenceJessica Kay Lauridsen, Overland ParkBrittni Rose Legg, Cheyenne Wells, COKate E. Lehman, NewtonHallie Noel Linnebur, WichitaRanda K. Linner, Caldwell, TXMeagan Rose Lowe, Maple HillMelissa L. Lutt, Great BendBrigid Elizabeth Markey, Olathe*

Kelsey Kay Marquez, Brule, NEAnna Margaret Martin, Nampa, IDChristina Marie Maus, Conway SpringsShayna Rae McCoy, HowardJennifer Marie McElroy, HoltonJennifer B. McGonegal, Castle Rock, CO*Matthew Elton McIntyre, Dalton, GA*Tracey Ellen McNeely, WichitaMargaret Johanna Meier, OlatheAndrew Robert Meyer, PerryMichelle Renee Meyer, AbileneDiane Marie Miller, Little RiverKimberly Dawn Miller, MorrowvilleMichelle Danae Miller, EllinwoodTara Amber Mitchell, WichitaElizabeth Kay Mizell, MeridenShannon Kaye Monson, CheneyKelly Nichelle Moore, Kansas CitySarah Jean Neeland, Great BendJoel Willis Nichols, WellingtonShannon Nishimura, Norristown, PAAshley Marie Nix, PrattKimber Michelle Noblitt, Great BendCurtis Russell Noon, DelphosLindsay Renee Osborn, LiberalNicole Lauren Palen, SalinaKevin Hien Nghia Pham, Hays*Jessica D. Pinkley, MulvaneLeah Idell Piper, St. MarysTraci Ann Price-Waugh, GoodlandCourtney Cheyenne Priest, Topeka*Wendy Dawn Pulkrabek, Center, COAngela Lynn Radabaugh, AbileneKaryn Lianne Radabaugh, Lakeland, GADouglas Paul Randa Jr., HaysHaley Jane Rankin, Sharon

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Michael Emmet Ritzel, Ottawa*Dominic Andre Roberson, NewtonDavid Alan Robinett, SalinaBrandt Dylan Rogers, MeadeMatthew E. Rome, Hays*Michael Eugene Russell, Towanda*Tina Nelson Sand, Houston, TXAmber Dawn Schaf, Shelby, NENicole Marie Schartz, Great BendSarah Elizabeth Schmidt, Junction City*Kelsey Jane Schowengerdt-Marquez, Dodge CityChalina Marie Seems, PhillipsburgLaShonte DeJour Simon, Tacoma, WAMolly Kathleen Simons, Prairie VillagePaul Franklin Sluga, LenexaCrystal Dawn Smith, South Haven

Wanda Jeanette Smith, CheneyMiranda Kay Snyder, IngallsJames Paul Soltwedel, Yoder, CO*Clara L. Sowers, BerrytonBrenda L. Spangler, BeloitJamie Leigh Spoonemore, Goessel*Abigail Alexandra Staab, Hays Karly Beth Standley, RussellHeather Renee Steiner, MarionSusan Beth Steiner, TopekaTricia Ann Stockwell, Loganville, GAJessa Marie Stramel, HaysRebekah Evelyn Strand, Loveland, CODarby Gwen Strawn, HutchinsonKaytlin Mae Sutherland, Rossmoor, CAGina Th omas, WamegoHeather Th ompson, Overland Park

Jaime Elizabeth Tilton, HutchinsonSamantha Kay Trembath, Clay CenterCaimen Ann VanAllen, Sharon SpringsSara Ann Van Baale, LeavenworthMatthew Wade Varner, Belle PlaineFallon Marie Votipka, WashingtonShane Eugene Wade, Erie, COJessica K. Wadel, HolcombChristopher Anthony Walden, Bird CityAdam Nicholas Wells, Garden Plain*Marty Joseph Wendel, Ingalls*Rachel Renee Weston, TonganoxieKristi Elaine Whaley, WellingtonKylie Marie Williams, MulvaneMeagan Rachelle Wilson, La Crosse

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN

TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP

Casy Lynn Arganbright, Minneapolis

Bret Ryan Lawson, Ottawa

Ronald J. Nieman, Colwich

James David Sutton, Manhattan

Blaine Ryan Webster, Arlington, TX

Brian Allen Witcher, Bristol, TN

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN

TECHNOLOGY STUDIES

Ross Alan Addison, Cimarron

Joseph M. Ambre, Olathe

Chase Jarrett Berg, Gem

Ethan Malcom Cox, Ellis

Steven William DeSchneau, Buena Vista, COLogan Mical Downing, HaysCameron Christian Eickhoff , NatomaNoland R. Forsythe, Grand Island, NEDalton Gasper, VictoriaAdam Joseph Goetz, HaysZackery Austin Grimes, Osawatomie*Daniel Lee Honas, EllisJose Antonio Ibarra, UlyssesJacob Curtis Ingham, ChaseLathan Henry Kraft, Allen, NECliff ord Jerold Kukus, Brush, CO

William R. Leighton, QuinterAdam Paul Moritz, HaysTravis Lee Pfannenstiel, Hays Adam Bradley Potter, HutchinsonJoshua John Roy, HaysAndrew John Schmidtberger, VictoriaRyan Alexander States, Hays Adam Nicholas Wells, Garden Plain*Cole Dennis Werner, PlainvilleChase Neal Wiggins, RussellKellan Dean Ziegelmeier, Colby

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED

SCIENCE

Zachary Lee Briggs, TopekaTravis Levi Jacobs, Wamego

Institute of Applied Technology

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Honors at Graduation

Chase Jarrett Berg, Gem

John Timothy Booze, Ness City

Lacey Marie Brownell, Concordia

Andrea Nicole Burcham, Hays

Kileigh Lynn Cure, Hanston

David L. Dalrymple, Park City

Kelsey Rene´ Darnell, Wichita

Suzanne Renee Davidson,

Arkansas City

Melinda Sue Davis, Bucklin

Sierra Christiana Deterding,

Cambridge, NE

Jeff rey S. Elliott, Springfi eld, MO

Becky Joan George,

Kalamazoo, MI

Shaun Dominic Gilbert, Rexford

Rachel Elizabeth Harder-Clawson,

Great Bend

Jared Scott Helfrich, Wright

Johnny Wayne Hill III, Falcon, CO

Kendra Jordan, Hays

Michelle Lynn Klepper, Ellinwood

Bailey Cristine Koerperich, Colby

Carson Wade Konrade, Spearville

Melanie Lynn Medved,

Wheatland, PA

Susan Louise Medved, Hermitage, PA

David Lee Miller II,

Keystone Heights, FL

Michelle Danae Miller, Ellinwood

Nicole Ann Paisley, Versailles, KY

Valerie Nichole Ramage, Wheaton

Nikolous David Rempe, McPherson

Kirstin May Robinson, Kingman

Cody Scheck, Victoria

Anthony Joseph Schmidtberger,

Victoria

Cammie Renee Schmidtberger,

Victoria

Megan Whitney Schroeder, Macksville

Keriann Dawn Shaw, Deweese, NE

James Paul Soltwedel, Yoder, CO

Abigail Alexandra Staab, Hays

Stephanie L. Storie, Oakley

Rebekah Evelyn Strand,

Loveland, CO

Sarah Andrea Werling, Solomon

Margaret Mae Wilson, Derby

Summa Cum Laude

Th ere are three levels of academic honors at commencement. Summa cum laude is awarded to graduates achieving a grade point average of 3.90 or above on their cumulative and FHSU coursework, magna cum laude to graduates achieving a grade point average of 3.80 to 3.89 on their cumulative and FHSU coursework, and cum laude to graduates achieving a grade point of 3.60 to 3.79 on their cumulative and FHSU coursework.

Each student graduating with academic honors must have attended the University for one of the last two years, and at least 60 hours must be earned in an institution off ering regular upper-division credit. Honors are based on all undergraduate work completed.

While honors will be listed in the commencement program for those who may reasonably anticipate them, the listing in the program is not a guarantee of receiving honors. Th e listing and reading of honors for spring degree candidates are based on the grade indexes achieved at the beginning of the student’s fi nal semester. Th e offi cial honor awarded based on fi nal grade indexes will be noted on the student’s diploma and transcript.

Magna Cum Laude

Natalie Victoria Armijo, Garden City

Alayna Marie Bergkamp, Halstead

Jodie Michelle Berry, Topeka

Kayme Elizabeth Beverly,

Douglasville, GA

Joey Alexandria Blessing, Hutchinson

Joseph Charles Bolte,

Colorado Springs, CO

Kelsey Elila Butler, Ellis

Amanda Catherine Casey, Plainville

Deborah Marie Tyree Cassidy,

Bethune, SC

Huy Trong Dao, Irving, TX

Doris Elaine Decker, Bronson

Christina Jo Fabarez, Concordia

Jeremy Christopher Finn, Wichita

Garrit Joseph Flax, Dodge City

Scott Eugene French, Milford

Mingyang Fu, Shenyang, China

Sean Weston Gaither, Wichita

Dalton Gasper, Victoria

Allison Lee Gerhardt, Bentley

Sarah M. Graham, Saint Joseph, MOKelsey Lynne Grey, Littleton, CO

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Amanda Ileen Groff , HaysGuadalupe Hernandez, Dodge City

Corey L. Hirsch, Sylvan GroveKathy Marie Howard, Chehalis, WABraden Francis Hrencher, Medicine LodgeHighness Humphrey, HaysToni Keller, Highland, CARobert William Kentner, Ponca, NENathan Andrew Koerber, ConcordiaKate E. Lehman, NewtonMelissa L. Lutt, Great BendAnna Margaret Martin, Nampa, IDChristina Marie Maus, Conway SpringsMargaret Johanna Meier, Olathe

Rachel Nicole Meyer, LincolnAmanda Jane Miller, Ness CityTracy Lee Miller, Great BendChristy Moeder, HaysConley Shane Moorhous, OakleyKatelyn Marie Mosshart, PlainvilleWilliam P. Mosteller, Ashland City, TNJeri Lee Anna Nickle, Arkansas City Joshua R. Rounkles, HaysKatherine Irene Saiz, WichitaSophia Ann Schipper, HaysCarly Alyssa Schmale, Garden CityRachel Christine Schmidt, AtchisonAndrew John Schmidtberger, Victoria

Cameron Stephen Shoemaker, LawrenceAmanda Leanne Smith, GoddardJamie Nicole Smith, WichitaAmber Mae Stegman, DerbyAllison Leigh Straub, HaysJessica Lynn Sudermann, MankatoBrandon Scott Taylor, GreensburgAndrew Phillip Timme, ConcordiaChelsea Janae Turk, Baldwin CityRay Dean Turner, Junction CityMatthew Isaiah Weller, WichitaShelby Ariel Werner, SalinaNathan Paul Yunker, HaysKellan Dean Ziegelmeier, ColbyMacy Shay Ziegler, Collyer

Cum Laude

Morgan M. Allaman, Liberal

Saeed Mohi Alrufaidi,

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Adrienne Beth Anderson, Hays

Haley Ellen Anderson, Ottawa

Victoria Antle, Louisville, CO

Joseph Ryan Augustine, Hays

Conghui Bai, Shenyang, China

Colin James Baker, Washington

Amanda M. Barnum, Colby

Jaycelyn N. Barten, Woodbine

Alexandra Jolen Barton, Colby

Julia Nicole Baughman, Topeka

Jerri Dawn Beesley, Page City

Cody Alan Behrends, Great Bend

Adrianna Rose Bieker, Schoenchen

Elyse Ann Bigler, Ashland

Danielle Nicole Black, Hays

Calie Faye Borthwick, Hays

Korby Matthew Boswell, Onaga

Aaron Richard Breit, Hays

Kate Lynn Broeckelman, Grenola

Whitney A. Brooks, Emporia

Michelle Monique Buffi ngton-

Th acker, Hays

Erin Elizabeth Bundy, Chapman

Tayla Lynn Cannella, Calhan, CO

Simin Chen, Shenyang, China

Russell A. Clark, Andover

Laine Marie Collier, Newton

Jennifer Leigh Cox, Kingsland, GA

Maryanne L. Cruz, Wichita

Erin Elizabeth Cuellar, Onsted, MI

Cynthia M. Curry, Valley Center

Brian Harold Daff ern, San Diego, CA

Erin Kay Deenihan, Hill City

Luying Deng, Shenyang, China

Randy Allen Denson, Kansas City

Gretchen L. Dietz, Hays

Janae Michelle Donham, Great Bend

Dongdong Dou, Shenyang, China

Jennifer Diane Downs, Olathe

Susan Elizabeth Dreiling, Hays

John Joseph Dunn, Prairie Village

Cameron Christian Eickhoff , Natoma

Jennifer Lee Farrington, Hays

Kaci Ann Ferguson, Glade

Bradley John Fikan, Colby

Terry Jay Finck, Madison, SD

Christopher Adam Fischer, Lansing

Marieka Rose Ford, Liberal

Jennie Kristine Fowler, Kensington

Kyle Mitchell Fox, Ellis

Amber Mykelle Frazier, Falcon, CO

Corinna Lynn Gagnon, Victoria

Elisa Cardwell Gawith, Minneapolis

Emma Chanae Gilligan, Humboldt

Michael A. Given, Morrison, IL

Kristen Lynn Goertzen, Dodge City

Allison Ilene Gough, Scott City

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Stacy Leigh Graff , LeotiTobey Meghan Green, BurnsAriel Rehann Greenwood, Boone, COZackery Austin Grimes, OsawatomieFangyu Gu, Shenyang, ChinaMichael Guercio, Aurora, ILLacy Alison Hammack, RussellMichele Haugh, La Porte, TXTyler Morgan Hayes, McCook, NEShauna Haynes, HaysMelissa Kay Heathman, LiberalEarnest Dale Hefl in Jr., Hennessey, OKGentry Tod Heimerman, HalsteadHeather Ann Hempler, HaysMeagan Renee Henry, Great BendTrey Joseph Herman, HaysMelissa Jane Hern, HarperCarman Leigh Hill, HoxieSamantha Jean Hobson, HaysAndrea Lynn Hoff man, VictoriaCharles-Tee Lorynne Hogan, Osceola, MOKayle Lynn Holsman, KensingtonSarah Elizabeth Huerter, MarysvilleJessica Lynn Hughes, BeloitNoelle Lyn Husmann, Kearney, NEEric Kyle Hymer, Overland ParkVictoria Kassandra Melledawn Jackson, WichitaDeric Edward Jerby, PhillipsburgBreanna Renee Johnson, BeloitDesirae Ann Karlin, VictoriaTravis Eugene Kaufman, KingmanSamantha Elizabeth Kochanowski, HaysJavan Andrew Koehn, Marion

Robin J. Koelsch, Smith CenterGregory Gerald Konen, HutchinsonEmily Danielle Kralik, EllsworthAleasha Janaye Krehbiel, HolcombTaylor Meg Kresie, MinneapolisJessica Jordan Lalicker, PhillipsburgJill Kristine Leatherbury, HutchinsonJoanna F. Loring, San Diego, CASadie Elizabeth Lungren, ManhattanKelsey Kay Marquez, Brule, NELindy Ann McKinney, GreensburgAlaina Elizabeth Michel, Seville, OHDiane Marie Miller, Little RiverKimberly Dawn Miller, MorrowvilleKristen Marie Miller, LawrenceEmily Laura Minter, OlatheDavid James Mizell, NortonKelly Nichelle Moore, Kansas CityShelly Ann Mundt, Alliance, NEAshley N. Mustain, Garden CityJoel Willis Nichols, WellingtonShannon Nishimura, Norristown, PADanelle Palazzi, Prescott, AZNicole Lauren Palen, SalinaTammy Lee Perry, BronsonKelsey Marie Peterson, WamegoLeah Idell Piper, St. MarysTraci Michelle Polifka, BeloitCourtney Cheyenne Priest, TopekaClint Ryan Reed, CheneyKarla Gabriela Reza-Martinez, Great BendKaty Dawn Richerson, Arkansas CityMichael Emmet Ritzel, OttawaAbigail Alyssa Rohr, ColbyMatthew E. Rome, HaysChristine Danielle Russell, Carlton

Loretta Jean Rust, DuPont, WAHannah Marie Schippers, HaysColin James Schmidtberger, VictoriaConnor Austin Shoemaker, Glen ElderLindsey Marie Smith, BurdettAriel Snyder, Dodge CityAbigail Nicole Solorio, El DoradoBrenda L. Spangler, BeloitJamie Leigh Spoonemore, GoesselSamantha Nicole Srok, HaysPaul Daniel Stevens, Jonesboro, ARTricia Ann Stockwell, Loganville, GADonna Strawser, Harrisburg, PAJessa Marie Stramel, HaysWhitney Nicole Swender, Garden CityZachary James Taylor, PrattBrady Lane Tien, Prairie View Wesley James Toews, Ithaca, MILeah Marie Tucker, IndependenceJenna Marie Ulrich, LurayCaimen Ann VanAllen, Sharon SpringsKristina Marie Van Horn, ManhattanAlec Jason Weaver, Monroe, WIAdam Nicholas Wells, Garden PlainMarty Joseph Wendel, IngallsCole Dennis Werner, PlainvilleJeff rey Randall Wheeler, Grand Prairie, TXKylie Marie Williams, MulvaneC. Aidan Winblad, HaysBrian Allen Witcher, Bristol, TNStephen Michael Wright, Doncaster, United KingdomSyed Zaidi, La Crescenta, CA

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International Partnerships - Graduates

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATICSQilong Cao, Xinzheng, ChinaShen Chen, Xinzheng, ChinaWenxin Cheng, Xinzheng, ChinaWei Du, Xinzheng, ChinaChang Gao, Xinzheng, ChinaQi Guo, Xinzheng, ChinaShen Guo, Xinzheng, ChinaYu Han, Xinzheng, ChinaYuan Li, Xinzheng, ChinaMu Miao, Xinzheng, ChinaShaohui Tao, Xinzheng, ChinaXin Wang, Xinzheng, ChinaYan Wang, Xinzheng, ChinaYang Wang, Xinzheng, ChinaYaodong Wang, Xinzheng, ChinaQing Xie, Xinzheng, ChinaChao Xu, Xinzheng, ChinaDaxin Xu, Xinzheng, ChinaJian Yan, Xinzheng, ChinaZenghui Zhang, Xinzheng, ChinaLubo Zhou, Xinzheng, ChinaYinghao Zhu, Xinzheng, China

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONJingwei An, Xinzheng, ChinaJindi Ba, Xinzheng, ChinaJun Bai, Shenyang, ChinaWen Bai, Xinzheng, ChinaYangyang Bi, Xinzheng, ChinaJianfei Cao, Xinzheng, ChinaKexin Cao, Xinzheng, ChinaLei Cao, Xinzheng, ChinaYafei Cao, Xinzheng, ChinaYang Cao, Xinzheng, ChinaJing Chang, Xinzheng, ChinaBei Chen, Xinzheng, ChinaBofan Chen, Xinzheng, ChinaDi Chen, Xinzheng, China

Hao Chen, Xinzheng, ChinaJieqiong Chen, Xinzheng, ChinaKangyi Chen, Xinzheng, ChinaLiang Chen, Xinzheng, ChinaLinlin Chen, Xinzheng, ChinaMingming Chen, Xinzheng, ChinaPin Chen, Xinzheng, ChinaQuan Chen, Xinzheng, ChinaWei Chen, Xinzheng, ChinaWen Chen, Xinzheng, ChinaXiangzhen Chen, Xinzheng, ChinaXiaoxuan Chen, Xinzheng, ChinaXuewei Chen, Xinzheng, ChinaYanmin Chen, Xinzheng, ChinaYu Chen, Xinzheng, ChinaYue Chen, Xinzheng, ChinaYunan Chen, Xinzheng, ChinaHuanan Cheng, Xinzheng, ChinaJun Cheng, Xinzheng, ChinaSi Cheng, Xinzheng, ChinaYanan Cheng, Xinzheng, ChinaShaoli Cui, Xinzheng, ChinaXinxin Cui, Xinzheng, ChinaYunlong Dai, Xinzheng, ChinaNing Deng, Xinzheng, ChinaYiyang Deng, Xinzheng, ChinaChilei Ding, Xinzheng, ChinaRonghui Dong, Xinzheng, ChinaShu Dong, Xinzheng, ChinaYing Dong, Xinzheng, ChinaYixiao Dong, Xinzheng, ChinaYujia Dong, Xinzheng, ChinaJuilin Du, Xinzheng, ChinaJiahui Du, Xinzheng, ChinaRuijun Du, Xinzheng, ChinaYueheng Du, Xinzheng, ChinaCe Duan, Xinzheng, ChinaTianxiang Duan, Xinzheng, ChinaHuijuan Fan, Xinzheng, ChinaKai Fan, Xinzheng, ChinaPengfei Fan, Xinzheng, China

Xiaomeng Fan, Xinzheng, ChinaZhinan Fan, Xinzheng, ChinaGuoxu Fang, Xinzheng, ChinaQiang Fang, Xinzheng, ChinaShuo Fang, Xinzheng, ChinaHaifeng Feng, Xinzheng, ChinaRuohan Feng, Xinzheng, ChinaHaijie Fu, Xinzheng, ChinaHan Fu, Xinzheng, ChinaHe Gao, Xinzheng, ChinaYixiong Gao, Xinzheng, ChinaJing Ge, Xinzheng, ChinaYao Ge, Xinzheng, ChinaXin Geng, Xinzheng, ChinaKaiqi Gong, Xinzheng, ChinaXiaocui Gong, Xinzheng, ChinaYiming Guan, Xinzheng, ChinaJiayi Gui, Xinzheng, ChinaBei Guo, Xinzheng, ChinaChang Guo, Xinzheng, ChinaDinan Guo, Xinzheng, ChinaJiaqi Guo, Xinzheng, ChinaJiarong Guo, Xinzheng, ChinaLinning Guo, Xinzheng, ChinaMengying Guo, Xinzheng, ChinaPengli Guo, Xinzheng, ChinaShuai Guo, Xinzheng, ChinaXiangming Guo, Xinzheng, ChinaXiaoyu Guo, Xinzheng, ChinaXiumei Guo, Xinzheng, ChinaYuhan Guo, Xinzheng, ChinaBonan Han, Xinzheng, ChinaJunliang Han, Xinzheng, ChinaShuang Han, Xinzheng, ChinaTianshu Han, Xinzheng, ChinaXiaoyu Han, Xinzheng, ChinaXu Han, Xinzheng, ChinaYunlu Han, Xinzheng, ChinaHuiting Hao, Xinzheng, ChinaLili Hao, Xinzheng, ChinaYuanyuan Hao, Xinzheng, China

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Liangliang He, Xinzheng, ChinaShu He, Xinzheng, ChinaXin He, Xinzheng, ChinaXisheng He, Xinzheng, ChinaYijun He, Xinzheng, ChinaYanxiao Heng, Xinzheng, ChinaYue Hou, Xinzheng, ChinaCanwen Hu, Xinzheng, ChinaKairui Hu, Xinzheng, ChinaTianshu Hu, Xinzheng, ChinaXiaomeng Hu, Xinzheng, ChinaYue Hu, Xinzheng, ChinaZhichao Hu, Xinzheng, ChinaJin Huang, Xinzheng, ChinaLijun Huang, Xinzheng, ChinaPeipei Huang, Xinzheng, ChinaShuai Huang, Xinzheng, ChinaBoyuan Ji, Xinzheng, ChinaGuanhua Jia, Xinzheng, ChinaPeiyuan Jia, Xinzheng, ChinaXiaokang Jia, Xinzheng, ChinaXiaoping Jian, Xinzheng, ChinaYang Jiao, Xinzheng, ChinaBinguan Jin, Xinzheng, ChinaChenlin Jin, Xinzheng, ChinaJing Jin, Xinzheng, ChinaRufan Jin, Xinzheng, ChinaSha Jin, Xinzheng, ChinaZhe Jin, Xinzheng, ChinaMengyu Kang, Xinzheng, ChinaQianwen Kong, Xinzheng, ChinaZiyi Kong, Xinzheng, ChinaMengchen Lai, Xinzheng, ChinaHongyan Lan, Xinzheng, ChinaJunya Lei, Xinzheng, ChinaKaiwen Lei, Xinzheng, ChinaTing Lei, Xinzheng, ChinaHan Li, Xinzheng, ChinaJie Li, Xinzheng, ChinaKangli Li, Xinzheng, ChinaLingyun Li, Xinzheng, ChinaMengxing Li, Xinzheng, ChinaMengzhen Li, Xinzheng, China

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Nairui Wang, Shenyang, ChinaQi Wang, Xinzheng, ChinaQi Wang, Xinzheng, ChinaRongyan Wang, Xinzheng, ChinaRui Wang, Xinzheng, ChinaRuixin Wang, Xinzheng, ChinaRun Wang, Shenyang, ChinaSensen Wang, Xinzheng, ChinaShengbo Wang, Shenyang, ChinaShuaicai Wang, Xinzheng, ChinaShuo Wang, Xinzheng, ChinaShuyi Wang, Shenyang, ChinaXiangning Wang, Shenyang, ChinaYanan Wang, Shenyang, ChinaYayu Wang, Xinzheng, ChinaYipeng Wang, Xinzheng, ChinaYouxuan Wang, Xinzheng, ChinaYulin Wang, Xinzheng, ChinaYumeng Wang, Shenyang, ChinaZhaoju Wang, Xinzheng, ChinaZhe Wang, Shenyang, ChinaZhenlin Wang, Xinzheng, ChinaZhi Wang, Shenyang, ChinaZhonghui Wang, Xinzheng, ChinaChen Wei, Xinzheng, ChinaDakai Wei, Shenyang, ChinaTianshu Wei, Shenyang, ChinaYi Wei, Xinzheng, ChinaZhongyan Wei, Shenyang, ChinaHaitian Wu, Shenyang, ChinaSiying Wu, Xinzheng, ChinaSizhe Wu, Shenyang, ChinaTuobang Wu, Shenyang, ChinaZiyi Wu, Shenyang, ChinaLibing Xiao, Shenyang, ChinaMengchen Xiao, Xinzheng, ChinaZixin Xie, Xinzheng, ChinaHongquan Xu, Xinzheng, ChinaJiarui Xu, Shenyang, ChinaJiaying Xu, Shenyang, ChinaJunming Xu, Xinzheng, ChinaKailin Xu, Shenyang, ChinaMengxi Xu, Shenyang, China

Mingyu Xu, Shenyang, ChinaQian Xu, Xinzheng, ChinaQiang Xu, Xinzheng, ChinaShaohua Xu, Shenyang, ChinaShuoyang Xu, Shenyang, ChinaTianming Xu, Shenyang, ChinaTianyiming Xu, Xinzheng, China Weiling Xu, Shenyang, ChinaXianfeng Xu, Shenyang, ChinaXiaomin Xu, Xinzheng, ChinaYinhui Xu, Xinzheng, ChinaYue Xu, Shenyang, ChinaZijie Xu, Xinzheng, ChinaLanqi Xue, Shenyang, ChinaXiaojie Xue, Xinzheng, ChinaLijia Yan, Xinzheng, ChinaZhaobo Yan, Xinzheng, ChinaChao Yang, Shenyang, ChinaChen Yang, Shenyang, ChinaFujia Yang, Shenyang, ChinaHan Yang, Xinzheng, ChinaJinghua Yang, Xinzheng, ChinaMengzheng Yang, Xinzheng, ChinaQing Yang, Shenyang, ChinaTongyao Yang, Xinzheng, ChinaWangru Yang, Shenyang, ChinaXiaoyongji Yang, Shenyang, ChinaXinchen Yang, Xinzheng, ChinaZhexi Yang, Shenyang, ChinaZiyuan Yang, Shenyang, ChinaJingxuan Yao, Shenyang, ChinaYuzhe Yao, Xinzheng, ChinaLulu Yin, Xinzheng, ChinaMenghao Yin, Shenyang, ChinaKaili You, Shenyang, ChinaBaoquan Yu, Xinzheng, ChinaHaizhou Yu, Shenyang, ChinaHaojie Yu, Xinzheng, ChinaMiao Yu, Shenyang, ChinaXin Yu, Shenyang, ChinaXiude Yu, Shenyang, ChinaXueli Yu, Xinzheng, ChinaYang Yu, Shenyang, China

Yang Yu, Shenyang, ChinaZhao Yu, Shenyang, ChinaQilei Yuan, Xinzheng, ChinaXiaoshan Yuan, Xinzheng, ChinaShiyang Zeng, Xinzheng, ChinaYinghan Zhai, Shenyang, ChinaBizhou Zhang, Shenyang, ChinaCe Zhang, Shenyang, ChinaChangqing Zhang, Xinzheng, ChinaDongyang Zhang, Shenyang, ChinaFan Zhang, Xinzheng, ChinaFeifei Zhang, Xinzheng, ChinaHang Zhang, Xinzheng, ChinaHongxue Zhang, Shenyang, ChinaJiabao Zhang, Xinzheng, ChinaJiaQi Zhang, Shenyang, ChinaJinbiao Zhang, Xinzheng, ChinaJinshang Zhang, Xinzheng, ChinaKai Zhang, Xinzheng, ChinaKaixuan Zhang, Xinzheng, ChinaLe Zhang, Xinzheng, ChinaLihan Zhang, Xinzheng, ChinaMingxin Zhang, Xinzheng, ChinaMingyue Zhang, Xinzheng, ChinaQiming Zhang, Shenyang, ChinaShuming Zhang, Shenyang, ChinaTian Zhang, Xinzheng, ChinaTiantai Zhang, Xinzheng, ChinaTieyi Zhang, Shenyang, ChinaWenxin Zhang, Xinzheng, ChinaXuechun Zhang, Shenyang, ChinaYao Zhang, Shenyang, ChinaYing Zhang, Shenyang, ChinaYuchen Zhang, Shenyang, ChinaYue Zhang, Shenyang, ChinaYufeng Zhang, Shenyang, ChinaZhen Zhang, Xinzheng, ChinaZiyi Zhang, Shenyang, China Chenyang Zhao, Xinzheng, ChinaDan Zhao, Xinzheng, ChinaFanding Zhao, Xinzheng, ChinaHuimin Zhao, Xinzheng, ChinaMingchao Zhao, Xinzheng, China

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Putain Zhao, Xinzheng, ChinaRuidong Zhao, Xinzheng, ChinaSen Zhao, Xinzheng, ChinaShanshan Zhao, Xinzheng, ChinaShuai Zhao, Xinzheng, ChinaShuang Zhao, Xinzheng, ChinaShuang Zhao, Shenyang, ChinaTiandi Zhao, Xinzheng, ChinaWenfang Zhao, Xinzheng, ChinaXuanjing Zhao, Shenyang, ChinaYalin Zhao, Xinzheng, ChinaYiping Zhao, Xinzheng, ChinaYisen Zhao, Xinzheng, ChinaYu Zhao, Xinzheng, ChinaQiang Zheng, Xinzheng, ChinaWei Zheng, Xinzheng, ChinaXinyi Zhong, Shenyang, ChinaHong Zhou, Xinzheng, ChinaJunjie Zhou, Xinzheng, ChinaMo Zhou, Shenyang, ChinaQian Zhou, Xinzheng, ChinaSihan Zhou, Shenyang, China

Tianyu Zhou, Shenyang, ChinaYifan Zhou, Xinzheng, ChinaYuanzhe Zhou, Xinzheng, ChinaYue Zhou, Xinzheng, ChinaZeyuan Zhou, Xinzheng, ChinaDi Zhu, Xinzheng, ChinaGuangyuan Zhu, Xinzheng, ChinaQing Zhu, Xinzheng, ChinaShenhui Zhu, Xinzheng, ChinaShuting Zhu, Shenyang, ChinaWenxin Zhu, Shenyang, ChinaXiaoguang Zhu, Shenyang, ChinaYu Zhu, Shenyang, ChinaChuntong Zou, Shenyang, China

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCEShengni Chen, Shenyang, ChinaHaodong Fang, Shenyang, ChinaFangyu Gu, Shenyang, ChinaFeifei Huo, Shenyang, ChinaLizhe Li, Shenyang, China

Na Liang, Shenyang, ChinaSirui Liu, Shenyang, ChinaTengda Ruan, Shenyang, ChinaFei Wang, Shenyang, ChinaLingyun Wang, Shenyang, ChinaMu Wang, Shenyang, ChinaYuan Wang, Shenyang, ChinaYunni Wang, Shenyang, ChinaZiyi Wang, Shenyang, ChinaChumin Wei, Shenyang, ChinaDi Wu, Shenyang, ChinaZhaoen Xie, Shenyang, ChinaHangwei Xu, Shenyang, ChinaJing Zhang, Shenyang, ChinaManlin Zhang, Shenyang, ChinaYi Zhang, Shenyang, ChinaShu Zhou, Shenyang, China

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Awards, Academic History

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Th e President’s Distinguished Scholar Award was fi rst awarded in 1989. All unclassifi ed employees of the university are eligible for consideration each year and are evaluated for this honor by analysis of their performance in the categories of research/creative activities, service, and instruction. Acceptable levels of performance must be demonstrated in service and instruction, with the primary focus of this award being on research/creative activities. Applications are reviewed by an evaluation committee and a recommendation is forwarded to the president of the university.

Th e honoree presents a scholarly lecture during the Honors Convocation. Th e awardee is recognized on a plaque displayed in the Memorial Union, given a certifi cate, specially-designed medallion, and receives a monetary acknowledgement.

President’s Distinguished Scholar

Th e Navigator Award was established in 1998 by the Student Government Association to recognize an outstanding academic advisor based on how closely the advisor adheres to the university goals for academic advising. All academic advisors are eligible for this award. Past award recipients will become eligible after a fi ve-year waiting period. Candidates are nominated, interviewed, and selected by graduating seniors.

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Th omas T. JacksonRuth FirestoneKenneth NeuhauserKathleen KucharPaul R. KrutakMichael F. JilgNancy S. VogelAlbert J. GeritzWeldon F. ZengerRaymond WilsonLewis M. MillerEugene FlehartyStephen B. Klein

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Karrie Simpson VothScott JonesCole EngelNanette FitzhughGreg FarleyMary MartinBeth Walizer Mark StutzJennie Straight

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Jill Staff ordKarrie Simpson VothJoleen BriggsRoland NesethDebbie MercerShala BannisterLouis CaplanDale McKemey

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Th e prestigious Pilot Award, established by the Alumni Association in 1974, annually recognized two outstanding faculty members, one male and one female. Full-time teaching faculty became eligible after two years of continuous service on the campus of Fort Hays State University. In 1997, the awards committee of the Alumni Association Board of Directors revised the criteria so that any teaching faculty member would be eligible after three years of continuous service to FHSU. Th e past recipients would also be eligible to receive this honor again after a fi ve-year waiting period. Finally, the award was to be given to one faculty member irrespective of gender rather than two. Candidates are nominated by members of the graduating senior class on the basis of professional excellence and commitment to outstanding teaching. Th e recipient is chosen by a committee of seniors, faculty, and Alumni Association Board members.

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Cheryl Duff yGene RiceJill ArensdorfJeff BurnettFred BrittenMark BannisterBeth WalizerGreg FarleyShala MillsCarol PatrickGermaine TaggartJohn HeinrichsRaymond WilsonSharon WilsonStephen TramelCliff ord EdwardsJames L. MurphyTh omas T. JacksonRobert B. LuehrsMichelle Hull KnowlesMichael SlatteryKenneth NeuhauserStephen TramelEugene FlehartySharon BartonPaul GatschetKatharine Ninia SmithJohn D. KlierEllen VeedLawrence Gould

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Martha A. Clafl inWilliam E. Clafl inNancy VogelKeith CampbellSandra S. RuppGary K. HulettWilda M. SmithDonald B. SlechtaJudith VogtArris JohnsonAlice R. McFarlandRonald J. FundisDonna HarshJ. Dale PeierKathleen KucharSamuel WarfelPatricia RhoadesJames CostiganSuzanne TrauthWilmont ToalsonClarice PeteeteAlex FrancisMaxine Hoff manRobert DresslerRose ArnholdHarold D. ChoguillLorraine MachanDan Rupp

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Th e coveted Torch Award was established in 1974 by the Alumni Association to recognize one male and one female outstanding senior. In 1991, the awards committee of the Alumni Association Board of Directors revised the criteria to recommend the selection of one senior recipient. Candidates are nominated by members of the faculty on the basis of leadership and academic excellence. A committee of faculty, administrators, and Alumni Association Board members selects the recipient.

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Jordan VossJessica TormeyLayne KrizekMichelle WebbAndrew LeikerKatie EdwardsJoan DreilingDiane BeckerJason CristMitch HallJennifer MayersRigo RamirezRebecca BlocksomeJulie Ann BrullLena SiddersMardy RobinsonKaren E. MeierTravis CritesStacia GresselMary DeschKarla WagnerTammy BrooksGrant BannisterCoy MartinMarlys GwaltneyDoris LangMordecai BooneDarcey Lee DeinesLee Alan FisherTammy EilertJoe Dinges

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Academic History

Th e First Annual Commencement took place on July 2, 1903 at the Grand Army of the Republic Hall in Hays, after being postponed from May 1903 because one of the graduates could not get back to Hays from Emporia. Flooding prevented the train from making its trip.

Freda Schwaller, Fred E. Lindley and Ida Shaff er were the fi rst graduates of the Western Branch of the Kansas State Normal School.

Final exams and commencement were cancelled in May 1951 after a fl ood hit the campus on May 22. Th e graduates were honored at the summer school commencement later that year.

Th rough the years, commencement exercises have been held in Sheridan Coliseum, Lewis Field and Gross Memorial Coliseum.

History of Commencement

In the history of FHSU, there have been three diff erent songs that were adopted by general usage.

Th e words and music of the fi rst song, the Kansas State Teacher’s College Hymn, were written by Pearl Sidenius, who was a member of the faculty from 1915 to 1917.

Some years later, Dr. Rob Roy Macgregor, 1928-1935 faculty member, wrote the words of a College Anthem which was sung to the tune of “Men of Harlech.”

Jack Juergens, a music faculty member from 1948 to 1951, wrote the words and music of a new College Anthem, the third of the songs to be used as the Alma Mater song by students and faculty. Th e fourth song is the University Hymn, written by Dr. Donald Stout who conducted choirs at FHSU for 36 years.

Th e fi fth song, University Fight Song, used in athletic contests, is and adaptation of the Northwestern University fi ght song.

University Anthem & Other Songs

Th e mace has an ancient history as a symbol of authority. In medieval times it was a studded, clublike weapon. Made of iron and capable of breaking armor, these giant clubs were chiefl y used by knights. Th ey were also often borne by a royal bodyguard to protect the king in processions.

By the 14th century, maces assumed more ceremonial functions and lost their warlike appearance. Th ey were often decorated with jewels and precious metals. Th e ceremonial mace stands for lawful power and regal authority.

Eventually the mace also became a symbol for academic institutions, an emblem of order and authority in the pageantry of ceremonial occasions. Th e fi rst dated record of the ceremonial academic mace goes back to 1385 at the University of Vienna.

An academic mace is traditionally carried in procession and mounted on stage whenever degrees are granted or when the faculty is assembled in formal academic dress. During commencement ceremonies at Fort Hays State University, a mace is carried by the University Registrar before the president and other dignitaries in the platform party.

Th e Fort Hays State University mace was designed and crafted by Mr. Dale Ficken, Associate Professor of Art, in late August - September 1969 for the inauguration of Dr. John W. Gustad, the fi fth president in the history of Fort Hays State University, on October 5, 1969.

History of the Academic Mace

Soon after President Lewis came to the campus, he suggested that since the offi cial color of the school was old gold (from the previous connection with the Normal School at Emporia) the school ought to adopt an additional color to distinguish it from Emporia. Th e color suggested

was black. Th is would give the school the colors of gold and black, which would enable it to adopt the tiger as its athletic symbol. President Lewis was from Missouri, where he was, of course, loyal to the Missouri “Tigers.”

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Th e academic apparel worn at commencement ceremonies has its origins in the 12th and 13th centuries when scholars (whether student or teacher) at European universities wore hoods and gowns as their customary, daily attire. Th e long gowns may have been necessary for warmth in unheated buildings. Since there was a close tie between early universities and the Church, it is not surprising that academic gowns resembled cassocks and elaborate clerical vestments. Th e American fashion of academic caps and gowns derives mainly from the gowns worn at Oxford University.

Th e bachelor’s gown is primarily distinguished by its long pointed sleeves. Th e master’s gown is similar, except for having oblong sleeves from which the forearm protrudes through a slit near the elbow. Th e doctor’s gown has rounded sleeves and also has velvet panels around the neck and down the front of the gown, as well as three velvet bars on the sleeves.

Hoods are typically worn with the master’s and doctoral gowns. Hoods are permitted to be worn with the bachelor’s gown, but it is customary in many large institutions to dispense with the hood.

Originally, the hood was used as a cowl, cape, and—when hung from the shoulder—a sack to collect alms. It is said that when large wigs were in fashion, the cap section of the hood then fell back clear of the wig. Th is hood style continues to today, with the narrow end of the hood shaped as a neckband connecting the two halves of the cape.

Like the gown, the hood diff ers for the various degrees. Th e doctor’s hood is the longest and is a fuller shape than the master’s hood and is usually bordered with velvet, the color of which indicates the kind of degree. Th e hood is lined with silk in the colors of the institution that granted the degree. Th e edging of the hood is velvet or velveteen, three inches wide for the master’s hood and fi ve inches wide for the doctor’s hood. Th e traditional rule is that a candidate for a degree should not wear the hood of that degree until it is actually conferred.

Th e assignment of colors to signify certain degrees was a later development and was standardized in the United States in the late 19th century. A signifi cant contribution to the development of this system was made by Gardner Cotrell Leonard of Albany, New York. Mr. Leonard designed gowns for his class at Williams College.

Following the publication of an article by him on academic dress in 1893, he was invited to work with an Intercollegiate Commission consisting of representatives of leading institutions of higher education to establish a suitable system of academic apparel.

In 1932 the American Council on Education (ACE) reviewed and approved the code of academic dress. In 1959 and 1986, the ACE reviewed the costume code and made several changes.

Academic Regalia

For all academic purposes, these colors are associated with the diff erent academic disciplines:

Agriculture- MaizeArts, Letters, Humanities- WhiteCommerce, Accountancy, Business-DrabDentistry- LilacEconomics- CopperEducation- Light BlueEngineering- OrangeFine Arts, Architecture- Brown

Forestry- RussettJournalism- CrimsonLaw- PurpleLibrary Sciences- LemonMedicine- GreenMusic- PinkNursing- ApricotOratory (Speech)- Silver GrayPharmacy- Olive Green

Philosophy- Dark BluePhysical Education- Sage GreenPublic Admin., Foreign Service- Peacock BluePublic Health- SalmonScience- Golden YellowSocial Work- CitronTh eology- ScarletVeterinary Science- Gray

Th e traditional cap is the mortarboard with black cloth cover. Although it came into popular use in the 16th Century, its origins are clouded. Some believe it is shaped to resemble a book; others claim it is patterned after the mortarboard of a master craftsman or the quadrangle shape of an Oxford campus. Th e mortarboard has a long tassel that is fastened by a button on the top. Th e tassel worn at some institutions refl ects the color representing the degree earned. However, the tassel worn at Fort Hays State University represents the traditional colors of the university: black and gold.

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Symbols

Banners and Flags

In 1969, Dr. John W. Gustad approached Mr. John Th orns, art faculty member, concerning FHSU’s lack of symbols connected with the formality of offi ce, such as a medallion or mace. To rectify this, Gustad commissioned the Department of Art and Design to create three items for his presidential inauguration: a mace, a relief statue and a presidential medallion.

Th e mace, created by Mr. Dale Ficken, is typically used for ceremonial purposes. More information on the mace can be found in previous sections of the program. Mr. Jim Hinkhouse designed the relief sculpture, second of the three symbols, which was placed at the back of the room during Gustad’s inauguration. Th is sculpture has since been destroyed.

Th e presidential medallion was fashioned by Mr. Olli Valanne. Made of silver, this piece of jewelry features a unique design. According to Th orns, the medallion was created “in recognition of the individual who is president.” It is to be used in conjunction with all academic aff airs and is worn any time the president of the university wears the academic regalia. In 2014 Todd Voth, FHSU graduate and jeweler at Showcase Jewelers of Hays, created a special chain from which the medallion hangs. Th e chain is adorned by nameplates engraved with the names of former presidents of the university.

Th e medallion has been passed down to each consecutive president after Gustad and will continue to represent the leadership and FHSU in the future.

President’s Medallion

Th e circular seal was originally adopted in 1934. Th e artist who designed it was Marjorie Meade Jacobs.

Th e college was established on the old Fort Hays military reservation. Th e building depicted in the seal is the old stone block house, which was a part of the fort. In typical fashion for the building, the seal features a fl ag pole and hills in the background.

In 1992, it was updated for digital purposes by FHSU Creative Director Mary Ridgway.

Th e university seal is exclusively reserved for offi cial documents such as diplomas, transcripts, certifi cates and ceremonial recognition gifts.

University Seal

Military fl ags are also displayed in recognition of those graduates who have served or are currently serving in the armed forces.

During the processional, a representative from each college carries a banner stating the college’s name. Th e banner signifi es the division of the university colleges. Flags are displayed during the ceremonies in recognition of the graduates’ countries of origin. For 2015, the following countries are represented among FHSU graduates:AustraliaBahamasBangladeshBrazilCanadaChinaColombiaCroatiaCyprusDenmark

FranceGambiaGazaGermanyGhanaIndiaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenya

MadagascarMalaysiaNepalNigeriaPakistanPalestineParaguayPeruPolandRussian Federation

Saudi ArabiaSouth KoreaSouth VietnamSpainTanzaniaTogoTurkeyUnited Kingdom UkraineZambia

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University Mascot

No one knows for certain how the Tiger came to be FHSU’s mascot, but it may have been the brainchild of W.A. Lewis, the president of the Western Branch Normal School (FHSU).

What is certain is that the FHSU symbol made his debut in 1914, when tiger head insignias were fi rst sewn onto school jerseys. In that same year, Ralph Archer, a sports reporter for the Leader, fi rst referred to FHSU students as “Tigers.”

Th e image rapidly gained popularity on campus. In 1919, the yearbook published the fi rst drawing of the mascot. He wore a soldier’s cap, and one of his paws rested on a German war helmet to symbolize the defeat of the Kaiser in World War I.

However, that image changed in 1924 and the tiger took on a more powerful pose. It was used to introduce the sports pages, and the athletic department used it as a symbol of aggressiveness.

Th e Tiger retained his fi erce look through the 1930s, perhaps as a symbol of the tough economic conditions of the Depression. And in the 1937 yearbook, the Tiger served as a background for the top four football players of the year. However, the mascot did regain his fi ghting image in the early 1950s when car decals featured him in a uniform from Custer’s Seventh Cavalry.

In 1963, the best known version of the mascot appeared -- a tiger carrying the school banner. Th is cat was used to add personality to school shirts, steins and stationery. He could also be seen on road signs just outside Hays and Manhattan pointing the way to his home campus.

Th e Tiger returned to his more serious nature in 1978, when he was featured in a circular logo designed by Jackquie Harris Meitler, Palco art student. Th e Tiger was drawn as though he were a photographic negative; that is, his black stripes were white, and vice versa.

In 1999, a new Tiger graphic was tested with students, faculty, staff , alumni and friends of the university -- and a few tweaks made -- President Hammond unveiled the fi rst offi cial mascot in the university’s long history in a public ceremony during the spring 2000 semester.

A few months later, based on suggestions from students, the new mascot was given his name, Victor E. Tiger. Alumnus Larry Dreiling, who played the role of the FHSU mascot as a student, purchased the fi rst Victor E. Tiger mascot suit for the university. On April 3, 2000, the current mascot was unveiled. It is now the only acceptable image of the university’s Tiger.

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About Our Students

Fort Hays State University prides itself on fi rst generation college students. An individual can claim fi rst generation student status if neither one of his or her parents, guardians or siblings possess a four-year degree.

First Generation College Students

Th ere are military programs for both active and inactive military personnel and their spouses. Th ese courses are off ered through the Virtual College, providing fl exibility to meet the needs of our servicemen and servicewomen.

Th e following branches of the military are currently represented at FHSU: Army National Guard Institute, Coast Guard Institute, Community College of the Air Force, ConAP, DANTES, GoArmyEd, Navy College Partnership Distance Learning Partnership, SOCAD, SOCCOAST, SOCCOAST Afl oat Institutional Partnership, SOCMAR and SOCNAV.

Military/Veteran Students

Students who study at a distance using various forms of technology sometimes blended with face-to-face learning approaches are defi ned as Virtual College students. Sometimes, on-campus students take one or more virtual courses to complement their on-campus learning experience. FHSU uses the virtual learning environment as a strategic asset to off er complete degrees or help retain students, increase graduation rates and deliver professional development training. In addition, this type of learning experience may be used to help internationalize the campus and the curriculum through global delivery of courses and programs. Th e university’s Virtual College is the delivery vehicle for both domestic and international programming from each of the four academic colleges.

Virtual College Students

Fort Hays State University hosts approximately 400 on-campus international students each year from over 32 countries. International students are fully blended into the classroom setting, allowing for a greater level of cultural awareness campuswide. Th is is increasingly important in reinforcing the university’s brand of “Forward thinking, World ready.”

Th e countries currently represented on the campus of FHSU are: Algeria, Australia, Bahamas, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, Mongolia, Nigeria, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Guinea, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Korea, Vietnam, Sweden, Tanzania, Taiwan, Th ailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kindgdom of Great Britian and Northern Ireland, Venezuela and Zambia.

International Students

Fort Hays State University was the fi rst American university to be approved by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China to off er dual bachelor’s degrees under the framework of the Sino-Foreign University of Cooperation in Running Schools.

In Fall 2000, FHSU began off ering courses in mainland China to 40 students.

Currently, FHSU is serving over 3,100 students at Sias International University in Xinzheng, Henan, and Shenyang Normal University in Shenyang, Liaoning, China. Chinese students complete the degrees in their home country and FHSU conducts a similar graduation at these partner universities.

International Partnerships

Fort Hays State University’s physical campus is home to an increasingly rich mix of traditional age (18-24 years) and non-traditional age (25-55 years) students from a variety of ethnic, social and cultural backgrounds. Many of the approximately 4,800 on-campus learners are from Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska and the Midwest with a growing number of international students helping to enrich the traditional learning environment.

On Campus Students

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RETIREMENTS 2015

In Memoriam

Cheryl Helget, Systems Software Analyst, Computing and Telecommunications Center

John C. Th orns Jr., Professor of Art, former Chair of the Art department

Judith Caprez, Associate Professor of Sociology and Social Work

Gorman “Mick” Glaze, Instructor of Agriculture

Carla Hattan, Assistant Professor of Advanced Education Programs

Linda Hyatt, Associate Professor of Advanced Education Programs

Micol Maughan, Associate Professor of Management and Marketing

Joan Rumpel, Assistant Professor of Economics, Finance and Accounting

Jean Ann Sellers, Professor of Management and Marketing

Gladys Swindler, Assistant Professor of Informatics

Carolyn Bird, Assistant Athletic Director and Assistant Women’s Administrator

Stan G. Compton, Associate Director, Kansas Small Business Development Center

Michael Karl, Director of Field Experiences, Education and Technology

Alfred Leiker, Jr., Management Information System Coordinator, Computing and Telecommunications Center

John E. Huber, Associate Professor of Music

Ervin M. Eltze, Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science

Faculty Professional Staff

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Fort Hays State University Leadership

1933-1941

William S. Picken1902-1913

Western Branch of the Kansas Normal School of Emporia (1902-1914)

William A. Lewis1913-1933

Fort Hays Kansas State Normal School (1914-1923)

Kansas State Teachers College of Hays (1923-1931)

Lyman D. Wooster M.C. Cunningham John W. GustadClarence E. Rarick1941-1949 1969-19751949-1969

Fort Hays Kansas State College (1931-1977)

Gerald W. Tomanek Edward H. Hammond1975-1987 1987-2014

Fort Hays State University (1977)

Mirta M. Martin2014 -

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A special thank you to everyone who helped

make this year’s commencement ceremonies a success.

Without you, we wouldn’t be able to

keep things running smoothly and efficiently.

Thank you for your time and dedication

to making this a memorable event

for the newest Fort Hays State University alumni.

Th e FHSU Alumni Association is proud to welcome all members of the Class of 2015 as new Bronze Tiger members of the Alumni Association. You will receive e-mail notifi cation about your new membership status upon verifi cation of your graduation from the university. Your benefi ts will include the Homecoming issue of FHSU Magazine, FHSU-TigerTalk, the monthly e-newsletter, access to the online alumni directory, and more!

Want to stay better connected to FHSU and keep abreast of all the excitement in store for the future growth of the university? Consider paid membership with the Alumni Association. Paid members receive many more on and off campus benefi ts and discounts including all issues of the FHSU Magazine • Tiger Credit Card • Discounts on local and national hotels and rental cars • Tiger merchandise discounts • University Bookstore discount • Sternberg Museum discount • Athletic tickets discount • Local/regional alumni chapters • Global travel programs • Access to FHSU Career Services • FHSU Forsyth Library privileges • Invitation to special events and so much more!

Th e Alumni Association wishes you well in your future endeavors. Wherever your career takes you, please stay in touch with your alma mater. As a new graduate of FHSU, you will become part of a worldwide network of more than 50,000 alumni. Wherever you go, you’re always close to Tiger alumni and friends, and we want to ensure that you know about all alumni gatherings in your neighborhood. For more information contact the Alumni Association by e-mail at [email protected] or by phone at 785-628-4430 or toll free at 1-888-351-3591. Visit the Alumni Association’s Web site at www.goforthaysstate.com.

Again, congratulations on your graduation and best wishes in future endeavors from your alma mater!

Congratulations

Congratulations class of 2015 from your FHSU Foundation!

Did you know that tuition and state funding only covered 58% of FHSU’s operating budget this school year? Th e remaining 42% of this comes from sources such as grants and private gifts from alumni and friends. We hope you return the favor by making a gift in honor of those individuals who supported you. For more information, please visit http://foundation.fhsu.edu or call 785-628-5620.

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