2016 SPRING COMMENCEMENT - MSU Denver

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2016 SPRING COMMENCEMENT METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2016

Transcript of 2016 SPRING COMMENCEMENT - MSU Denver

2016 SPRING COMMENCEMENTMETROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER

SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2016

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Letter from the President .......................... 2

MSU Denver: Transforming Lives, Communities and Higher Education .... 3

Marshals, Commencement Planning Committee, Emeritus Awards, Retirees .................. 4

In Memoriam, Board of Trustees ............. 5

Academic Regalia ....................................... 6

Academic Colors ......................................... 7

Morning CereMony: School of Education and College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

President’s Award Recipient ................ 8

Program ................................................ 9

Graduation Candidates ...................... 10

Seating Diagram ................................ 17

Afternoon CereMony: College of Business and College of Professional Studies

Provost’s Award Recipient .................. 18

Program .............................................. 19

Graduation Candidates ....................... 20

Seating Diagram ................................ 27

Spring CommenCement Saturday, may 14, 2016

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Congratulations to you, our newest graduates! We welcome your families and friends who have anticipated this day — this triumph — with immense pride. And we welcome you as our newest alumni.

I’d also like to welcome our Special Recognition Alumni, graduates of the University who were unable to attend their original commencement ceremonies. Some of you were serving our country abroad, while others had personal or professional commitments that kept you from the ultimate celebration of your time at college. We are excited you’ll have the opportunity to celebrate with us today, while also exemplifying the success our graduates go on to achieve.

You might have heard that this is MSU Denver’s 50th anniversary year, which means that you, our students, have the unique distinction of graduating during our golden anniversary. Having served as president of this incredible institution for 11 years, I know firsthand that many of you have discovered golden opportunities during your time here: a high-quality education guided by professors who care deeply about your personal and professional success.

Since 1965, MSU Denver has evolved from a small, downtown college with only six majors into Colorado’s preeminent urban university. Today, we offer 244 degree options across three colleges, including three master’s degrees. We have built the Student Success Building, Hotel and Hospitality Learning Center, and our new Regency Athletic Complex was recently honored with a Downtown Denver Award from the Downtown Denver Partnership. We have been recognized nationally for everything from our services for veteran students to the number of Latinos we graduate and our leadership in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education.

And your alma mater is not done yet! In 2017, we will add master’s degrees in business administration and health administration and open our Aerospace and Engineering Sciences Building, which will house the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing Sciences with a corresponding undergraduate degree. We’re expanding our online offerings as well, including programs that can be pursued exclusively online, like our Master of Social Work and new certificates in health data science and wellness coaching.

We also are making a name for ourselves for developing public-private partnerships that benefit our students and the community. A recent example is our partnership with the internationally known Detroit Institute of Music Education, which allows their students to take our music courses taught by University faculty. We anticipate starting a similar program in Denver and potentially expanding to other cities.

While these are significant achievements that highlight the value of your MSU Denver degree, there is nothing that makes me prouder than what you have accomplished. Please accept my congratulations on joining the more than 85,000 Roadrunner alumni who are transforming their communities and our world!

Sincerely,

Stephen M. Jordan, Ph.D.President, Metropolitan State University of Denver

dear 2016 Spring graduation CandidateS:

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mSu denver: tranSforming LiveS, CommunitieS and HigHer eduCation

As Metropolitan State University of Denver’s 50th anniversary comes to a close, the year’s significant accomplishments assure that our transformative educational impact will continue into the future.

Foremost, the 2015-16 academic year saw the College of Business earn accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Only 755 business schools in 51 countries and territories – fewer than 5 percent of the world’s business programs – have earned AACSB accreditation, the hallmark of excellence in business education.

Our anniversary also saw on Oct. 8, 2015, the groundbreaking of the University’s Aerospace and Engineering Sciences Building, which will house the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing Sciences and an undergraduate degree that integrates STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) disciplines.

While the workforce needs of Colorado’s aerospace industry will be met through this new institute, MSU Denver’s Hospitality, Tourism and Events Program continues to collaborate with the growing sectors of the state’s hospitality industry. A new Beer Industry Operations Program has been added and a degree in Event and Meeting Management will be offered in 2017. Meanwhile, the success of our Hotel and Hospitality Learning Center is unparalleled: The SpringHill Suites Denver Downtown, run in partnership with Sage Hospitality, provides a training ground for our students and was named the No. 1 hotel near the Pepsi Center by USA Today in its “10 Best” list.

Our 50th anniversary year also saw approval of new master’s programs in business administration and health administration as well as an innovative partnership with the Detroit Institute of Music Education that will offer DIME students our Music Department’s curriculum in performance, songwriting and music entrepreneurship taught by our faculty.

From its opening in 1965 as a high-quality, high-value and yet accessible college with 1,189 students to its evolution into a university with more than 20,000 students, MSU Denver has never lost sight of its promise of transformation for underrepresented and first-generation students. With a 37 percent ethnic-minority student population, MSU Denver overwhelmingly leads Colorado’s four-year institutions in diversity. And the University prides itself on having a population that is 32 percent first-generation college students who, after graduation, will help transform their families and communities. We are also proud of our ranking by Military Times as one of the top 50 colleges in the U.S. for veterans in its “Best for Vets: Colleges 2015” report.

MSU Denver will continue as an agent for change and transformation for the next 50 years, creating boundless possibilities for our students, our graduates and Colorado.

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MARSHALS

Faculty Marshal Sheila Rucki, Ph.D.

Faculty and Staff Assistant MarshalsBob Amend, M.A. Sally Baalbaki, Ph.D. Brian Bagwell, Psy.D. Shelby Balik, Ph.D. Sue Barnd, Ed.D. Darcy Vigneault Beery, M.S. Philip E. Bernhardt, Ed.D. Travis Boyd, C.P.A. Angela Busila, Ph.D. Bill Carnes, D.M. Ingrid Carter, Ph.D. Lorretta Chávez, Ph.D. Gregory Clifton, J.D., L.L.M. Christopher Cooley, M.S. Diane E Davis, Ph.D. Lori Diefenbacher, Ed.S.Amy Dore, D.H.A. Amy Eckert, Ph.D., J.D. Jan Perry Evenstad, Ph.D. Megan E. Filbin-Wong, Ph.D. Meg Frisbee, Ph.D. Jennifer Gagliardi-Seeley, Ph.D. Ally Garcia, M.A. Anahi Russo Garrido, Ph.D. Krista Fiedler Griffin, Ed.D. Ramon Griffin, Ph.D. Steve Haigh, B.A. Jeff Helton, Ph.D. James Hightshoe, Ph.D. Deborah Horan, Ph.D. David W. Jackson III, Ph.D. Michael B. Jacobs, Ph.D. Amy Kern, M.I.D. Michael J. Kolb, Ph.D. Diana Kurniawan, M.P.H., M.P.A. Jackson Lamb, M.B.A. Cynthia Lindquist, Ed.D. Laura K. Love, M.F.A. Jean Lundy, Ed.D. Andrea R. Maestrejuan, Ph.D. Edgar Maldonado, Ph.D. Joshua P. Martin, Ph.D. Alysyn Middleton, M.P.S. Troy Morgan, M.S. Ned Muhovich, Ph.D. Jim Murphy, M.B.A., C.P.A. Hyon Namgung, Ph.D. Nhu Nguyen, Ph.D.

Christine Z. J. Noel, Ph.D., C.P.A. Andrea Peterson, M.T.A. Tonya L. Porter, M.S.W. Catherine Reddy Shelley B. Rohde, Ph.D. Lori Saiki, Ph.D., R.N. Carmen H. Sanjurjo, Ed.D. Susan M. Schelble, Ph.D. Roland Schendel, Ph.D. Brandi Scott, M.S. Corey R. Sell, Ph.D. Arlene Sgoutas, Ph.D. Rae Shevalier, Ph.D. Ted Jinseup Shin, M.F.A. Ellen Spitler, Ph.D. Lauren Sullivan, M.A. Hope Szypulski, N.D. Kim VanHoosier-Carey, Ph.D. Cynthia Vannucci, Ph.D. Helene Ver Eecke, Ph.D. Nicole Vowles, Ph.D. Ann Williams, Ph.D. Kip Wotkyns, M.S.J. Kathryn Young, Ph.D.

COMMENCEMENTPLANNING COMMITTEEStacey DeFore, B.A.

Director of Government Relations and University EventsPaige Olivier B.S., (2016)

Assistant, Special Events and Commencement ActivitiesTiffany Snell, B.S. (2016)

Assistant, Special Events and Commencement ActivitiesIngrid Carter, Ph.D.Sonia Gonzales, B.A.Cookie Hetzel, Ph.D.Paul Hitchcock, B.A.Jamie Hurst, J.D.Edgar Maldonado, Ph.D. Troy Morgan, M.S.Christine Noel, Ph.D.Brandi Rideout, M.A.Roland Schendel, Ph.D.Arlene Sgoutas, Ph.D.Hope Szypulski, N.D.Ann Williams, Ph.D.Lorri Wray, B.S.Ed Zarate

EMERITUS AWARDS Bruce J. Degi, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of EnglishGeorge Donovan, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of MathematicsElsie G. Haley, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of EnglishLynn L. Kaersvang, M.S.W.

Professor Emeritus of Social WorkJames T. Loats, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of MathematicsSheldon Steinhauser, B.S.

Associate Professor Emeritus of Sociology Leslie A. Swetnam, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Elementary Education and LiteracyMary Ann Watson, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of PsychologyMilton J. Wieder, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Chemistry

RETIREESBarbara Barclay, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Social WorkR. William Baxendale, Ph.D.

Professor of BiologyDianna Blea-Hernandez

Administrative Assistant 3, Department of Computer Information SystemsVirginia Cruz, D.S.W.

Associate Professor of Social WorkScott DeMuro, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Human ServicesGeorge Donovan, Ph.D.

Professor of MathematicsJean Ethredge, M.S.

Director, Mathematics Peer Study Program Gail Garcia

Program Generalist, Department of Political Science

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Debbie Hendricks, M.Ed. Head Women’s Volleyball

Coach, M.Ed.Gregori Reed, M.S.

Director, Alternative Teacher Licensure Program

IN MEMORIAMLinda White, M.D.

Lecturer of Health Professions

MSU DENVER BOARD OF TRUSTEESMichelle M. Lucero, J.D.

ChairJohn (Jack) Pogge, J.D.

Vice ChairElaine Gantz Berman, M.S.P.H.Hon. Terrance Carroll, J.D.Wendy Dominguez, M.B.A.Barbara Grogan, B.A.William (Bill) Hanzlik, B.S.Walter Isenberg, B.S.William Jeffrey Shoemaker, B.A.Kenneth Bisio, M.F.A.

Faculty TrusteeMaria Garibay Campos, B.S.

Student TrusteeJudy George, B.S.

Alumni Trustee

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aCademiC regaLia

Academic attire is modeled after monks’ clothing from the Middle Ages, when college faculty and students were members of religious orders. In England, the faculty of many colleges and universities still wears gowns, hoods and caps in the classroom.

In the early 20th century, colleges and universities throughout the world adopted guidelines for the design and colors of academic regalia. An institution may design and register special attire for its administrators and graduates, but it must conform to certain standards. Once registered, the design and color combination may not be duplicated by other institutions.

The bachelor’s gown is most often black and has long sleeves that taper to a point in the back. It is always worn closed.

The gown signifying the master’s degree also is usually black, but may be worn open or closed. It features oblong sleeves that hang below the wrist, tapering to a square cut with a cutaway arc.

Although usually black, the doctoral gown is sometimes seen in colors – often gold, purple, blue or red. The gown may be worn open or closed. The opening of the gown is faced with velvet, and three velvet chevrons run across its bell-shaped sleeves. The velvet facing and chevrons may be black or the color representing the graduate’s field of study.

The hood varies in length and shape according to the degree it represents: the shortest and smallest signifies a bachelor’s degree, and the longest and widest signifies a doctoral degree. The velvet bordering the hood represents the graduate’s field of study.

The satin lining of the hood, each a specific design, represents the college or university at which the individual earned his or her degree.

The Oxford cap, or mortarboard as it is better known, completes the attire. Those holding graduate degrees usually wear black tassels on the Oxford cap, but those holding doctoral degrees may wear tassels of gold thread and may also elect to wear a four-sided or eight-sided velvet tam instead of the Oxford cap. Some universities have designated the Cambridge cap – a large, soft beret – for their administrators and those who have earned a doctoral degree at that institution.

At MSU Denver, bachelor’s candidates wear colored tassels on the Oxford cap to represent the academic department from which they earned their degrees. Master’s candidates wear a hood with the representative color.

In addition to his academic regalia, President Stephen M. Jordan wears the University’s chain of office, a visible symbol of his authority as the institution’s leader.

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Honor Societies Delta Alpha Pi (Individuals with

Disabilities) – Gold cord and a gold pin

Delta Gamma Xi (Alpha Phi Sigma National Criminal Justice Honor Society) – Navy blue and gold cords

Delta Phi Alpha (German Language, Literature and Civilization) – Black, red and gold cords

Golden Key (All-University International Honour Society) – Gold cord

Iota Iota Iota (Women’s Studies) – Lavender cord; graduating officers also wear a medallion with a gold ribbon

Lambda Pi Eta (Communications) – Red, white and gold cords

National Society of Collegiate Scholars – Golden and burgundy cords tied together. One of the cords has a circular gold medallion with a center torch that has a torch within it, a book underneath it, three stars above it and a laurel wreath facing upward at its base. Surrounding the wreath, torch and stars are the words “The National Society of Collegiate Scholars.”

Phi Alpha Epsilon Lambda (Social Work) – Blue and gold cords

Phi Alpha Theta (History) – Red and blue cords

Phi Sigma Iota (Modern Foreign Languages) – Purple and white cords

Psi Chi (Psychology) – Double gold cords with tassels of blue and gold

Sigma Alpha Pi (Leadership and Success) – Black and platinum cords

Sigma Tau Delta (English) – Red and black cords; members with special distinction in scholarship wear a black and gold medallion with the Greek letters STD hanging from a maroon neck ribbon

Tau Upsilon Alpha (Human Services) – Gold satin stole with royal blue Greek letters TUA, with the chapter name Iota

aCademiC CoLorS

Master’s Degree Hood ColorsBusiness (M.P.Acc.) – Drab

Social Work (M.S.W.) – Citron

Education (M.A.T.) – Light blue

Bachelor’s Degree Tassel ColorsCollege of Business – Drab

College of Letters, Arts and Sciences – White

College of Professional Studies – Peacock blue

School of Education – Light blue

Academic DistinctionYou will notice graduation candidates who are wearing one or more cords, stoles or medallions of various colors or designs around the neck of their gowns to represent high academic achievement.

Summa Cum Laude (with highest praise) – Gold and blue cord

Magna Cum Laude (with great praise) – Silver and blue cord

Cum Laude (with praise) – Bronze and blue cord

Honors Program – Gray cord MSU Denver encourages students to enroll in and complete its Honors Program, an especially rigorous course of interdisciplinary study that complements their major and minor degree requirements.

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preSident’S award reCipient

Jennifer Nava BelloBachelor of Arts in Modern Languages (Spanish) with Elementary Education Licensure, Summa Cum Laude

Jennifer Nava Bello almost gave up.

She had come to a crossroads, one of those moments that define a life. She’d already been through years of “abuse, tears and failure,” and now her husband had abandoned her with two young children. She had no roof over her head and couldn’t see a way forward.

“I was in a dark place,” Nava Bello recalls, “but I saw an opportunity to become something better, not only for myself,

but for my children. Metropolitan State University of Denver offered me a chance to start over, and going to school changed who I am.”

Nava Bello blossomed at MSU Denver. She majored in modern languages with an emphasis in Spanish and took a minor in elementary education with licensure. She attacked her classwork like someone who understands the value of a second chance, resulting in a perfect 4.0 GPA.

But her stellar grades only tell part of the story. “My GPA is more than just a number,” she says. “It represents my drive, passion and commitment to becoming the best I can be. Each ‘A’ represents hours of hard work. Yet with every hour, I knew I was becoming a better student, a better learner and, most importantly, a better member of my community.”

After graduation, Nava Bello plans to make an impact on her community as a fifth or sixth grade teacher.

Associate Professor of Spanish Maria Rey-Lopez, Ph.D. is excited by what her pupil will bring to the classroom.

“… I know she will become a role model for future generations,” Rey-Lopez wrote in her recommendation letter. “She will not only be an example of professionalism, but also an example of an exceptional human being. She will awake in her students a passion for learning and studying, a passion for life, which has been and will be her personal and unique gift for all of us.”

After Nava Bello finishes her student-teaching assignment at Little Elementary in Arvada, she hopes to work at a school where most students speak Spanish, believing her language skills will allow her to connect on a deeper level with those students and their families.

Her long-term goal is to earn master’s and doctoral degrees and teach at the college level where she feels she can have an even greater impact by educating the next generation of teachers. But for now, she is excited about the prospect of continuing in an elementary school classroom.

Nava Bello’s message is one she thinks can be very valuable to students.

“I come from a background that gave me every excuse to give up, but I didn’t. Life can be challenging, but despite everything you go through, you can rise above it.”

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ProcessionalPomp and Circumstance, Op. 39, No. 1 ........................................................................... Sir Edward Elgar (Please stand for the procession)

Boulder BrassMichael Hengst, D.M.A., Assistant Professor of Music, Conductor

Star-Spangled Banner...........................................................................................................Francis Scott KeyChad J. Rendon-Thofson, Tenor, Graduating Music Performance Major

Boulder Brass Michael Hengst, D.M.A, Assistant Professor of Music, Conductor

Amazing Grace ...............................................................................................................................John Newton Francisca Leilani Mayo, Cello, Graduating Music Performance Major

Call to Order ......................................................................................................................... Sheila Rucki, Ph.D. President, Faculty Senate

Presidential Greetings .............................................................................................Stephen M. Jordan, Ph.D. (Special 50th Anniversary Alumni Recognition) President

Introduction of the President’s Award Recipient .......................................................Joan L. Foster, Ph.D. Dean, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Remarks from the Spring Class of 2016 ..........................................................................Jennifer Nava Bello President’s Award Recipient, Graduating Modern Languages Major

Presentation of Candidates ...............................................................................................Vicki Golich, Ph.D. Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs

Conferring of Master’s Degrees .............................................................................Stephen M. Jordan, Ph.D.

Presentation of DiplomasSchool of Education .................................................................................... Elizabeth R. Hinde, Ed.D.

Dean College of Letters, Arts and Sciences ................................................................Joan L. Foster, Ph.D.

Conferring of Bachelor’s Degrees .........................................................................Stephen M. Jordan, Ph.D.

Presentation of DiplomasSchool of Education .................................................................................... Elizabeth R. Hinde, Ed.D. College of Letters, Arts and Sciences ................................................................Joan L. Foster, Ph.D.

Introduction of Candidates ...................................................................................... Marilyn A. Hetzel, Ph.D. Chair and Professor, Department of Theatre Scott Lubinski, M.F.A.

Associate Professor, Department of Theatre Gene Roberts, M.M. Assistant Professor, Department of Music Bradley Thompson, D.M.A. Assistant Professor, Department of Music

Tassel Ceremony .......................................................................................................Stephen M. Jordan, Ph.D.

Closing Ceremony ............................................................................................................... Sheila Rucki, Ph.D.

RecessionalInterpreters for People who are Hearing Impaired:

Michelle Gardner and Leora Rosenbaum

morning Ceremony program

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Master’s Candidates

School of Education

Master of Arts in Teaching✹ Nathaniel Larelle Bailey✹ Michealle Lee Brown✹ Jessica J. Bush✹ Emily Joan Cousins✹ Jennifer L. DeLorenzo✹ Farah Marie Anne Ferdows✹ Kimberly Jane Geer✹ Jeanne Ann Gregory✹ Tracy Maria Grove✹ Andrea Rose Harbaugh✹ Rebecca Nola Hirsch✹ Vera Anastasia Jackson✹ Jeremiah J. Johnson✹ Rachael Elizabeth Johnson✹ Nicole Logan✹ Catheleen A. Loughry✹ April Dawn Luna✹ Rebecca M. Maiolo✹ Tara Susan Matos✹ Lindsey Kae McCormick✹ Gabrielle Jovana Montoya✹ Tessa Kristine Murphy✹ Andrew Perez✹ Molly Elizabeth Perkins✹ Cierra L. Qui✹ Elaine Rose Reisman✹ Kaitlyn E. Rosenberg Main✹ Anne Lundahl Swanson✹ Kelli Ann Walter✹ Alyson M. Wells✹ Christopher L. Wenholz✹ Colter Dean Wiggins✹ Bridget G. Zito

College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Master of Social WorkKylee Lynn AdolfsonConnie Louise AlbrightMaurice T. AndersonDanielle AnstedEstefania Munoz BarriosTravis Michael BerryDavid Solomon BlankTara Fisher BoersmaTeri Lynn BoknSarah Anne BoothNohemi Elizabeth BurciagaLaura BurkhardtCharles Robert Buteyn

Jessica Marie CalderonRyan Benjamin CatzMayra Alejandra CejaKaren Renee CottaEmily Lynn CuttingJessica Marie DavieKimberly M. DavisJaclyn Isabella DeLongJessica Anne DyrudDon F. Emmerich Jr.Roxane Dawn FalsettoMari Elizabeth FosterMcKenzie Leigh GundersonBridget Blanning HandPaula Mary HarveyMaria Charlotte HayesJillian Elizabeth HeckmanLeah Loren HeilKaise Justine HolenIsable M. HughesSamantha I. HughesJames Warren JacksonKatelyn JonesKatherine Sloane KerkmansAinslie Karl KopperudBlake Arthur LohmanMargaret Elizabeth LoweryCasey LucarelliCaitlin Moran LullCailun Shayne McCulloughMolly Kathleen McDonaldKeelan Lee McFallAngela Gayle MillerRobin Lynn MunroAdam Michael NowickiKyle James O’NeillRyan Allan PlourdeAbigail Guajardo QuaneMara Kathleen RaceJanet M. ReichartAnne Louise ReinkingKatherine Evelyn ReitanMairi Alane RisnerMadison Waite RonzioErica Paige RutherfordErica Lynn RzasaMarque Anne SchulteKelsey Elaine SchwartzTina Jean SchwinglerBrandi A. SilvaRachel Elizabeth SmithKirsten Michelle SpielmannAndrea Fischer SteinbergDayshun StevensTravis Scott StickneyChristina SuarezApril Hana SugimotoMarquis Tate

Lindsay Paige TaylorIan Michael TolarCynthia K. TransmeierBryson James TrujilloJamie Helene VillemonteEmily J. WhiteJalisa LaTrice WilliamsJordan Alexandra WolffRachel Yoon Hee YagerChristina Gonzalez YanezTrevor John Zarnowski

Baccalaureate Candidates

School of Education

Special Education, Early Childhood, and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education✹ Chelsea Ann Dowdell✹ Kayla Rae Druse✹ Maegan Elizabeth Hainey✹ Catherine E. LaFlamme✹ Timothy Scott McCormack✹ Nicole Allyse Prokaski✹ Ziva Razumovski✹ Dominique Saindon✹ Kelly Brianna Sheridan✹ Kyle D. Summers

College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Africana StudiesSamrawit AlemayehuJamil A. Shabazz

✹ Ashley Denae Shorten

ArtBritney Lee AbbottJoshua Williams AdamsApril F. AndersonSusan Elizabeth AustgenEdward Ayala Jr.Namuun BaatarjavNathan Eugene BalfourSara Michelle BredengerdMarc Addison BrownSteven Leroy CalvertSteven H. Mackenzie CampbellFrancisco Manuel CastroHeather Kristine Bieber ChabotCedric Alessandro ChambersBridgit M. CoffmanAllison Copeland

graduation CandidateS

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Lila Loomis CreightonKevin William CruwysBrandee Peach DanceAlanna Marie DanielsonPaul Hans DavisNicholas David DelgadoElizabeth EckerdtAlyssa LeAnn EdmundsKaylie Sook EndersLora L. GroffSamantha Leigh HavilandHannah Nicole HerboldMark Lawrence Hickox

✹ Melissa Renee HoffAmber Marie HuetherChristina M. John

✹ Lucy Elizabeth KaruzasCaryn Elizabeth KefferLisa Marie KeithXavian Mitchell LaheyBryon Garrett LawrenzAngel LopezAdria C. MarinoBethany Ann MastersonCynthia Ann Garcia McBrideBrittany LeeAnn McDonaldCaitlin Rose McGraw

v David Michael Nall Kevin William NorrisKatie Ann OakleyKristin Leigh OlsonKyle Alexander O’NeillAshley Victoria Ortiz

✹ Christina Jane ParsonsWestley G. PostKayla M. Purcell

✹ Alysa Renee QuintanaEvonna Victoria RamirezRonald Neil ReevesKevin Daniel RoysdenMacarena Salazar

✹© Brandon Nathaniel SextonBrianna ThorsenJack M. Tolmachoff

© Brittney Kay VerBerkmoesAshley Rene Votaw

t Brianna Raylynn WalkerNancy E. Yu

BiologyWinta Makele AbrahamMaxwell Roy Adams-BergerMiranda Trevorre AlcornMelissa E. AmadorLauren Ashley Arellano

© Jessica Lee BackhusMi J. Baek

© Laura Athelle BaldridgeNolan Lucas BeauvaisEmily Anne BergerJennifer M. BreitTrent Allen BrownEden Christine Burch

Krista Marie BurneySara Bustos

v Selyce E. BynesHeidi Rae ClarkKristen Claussen

© Andrew Jamison CloydClarence Levi ColemanKaitlyn Nicole CookChandler Rochelle CoonJordan ND CooperKimberly CrenellaMary Ellen Culkin

t Laura Anne CymanskyBaniaha Randolph DaileyChristopher R. D’Arcy

v Arielle Dening© Robin Marie DeVries

Amanda M. DressThomas Zeno Duff

v David Louis DuMoulinClaudia Marie FanningChelsie Marie FearKasi Mae GarciaViviana GarciaTaylor Salvatore GiarritanoJose Alejandro Parra GonzalezTiffany Fern GreerHayley Ann GriffenDeisy Valeria GrijalvaEnrique Grimaldo GomezLindsay HagelStesha Lee HallMaretta Eve HammanWhitney Elizabeth HawkinsElizabeth Ashley HedrickGerica Anne HeltonTed Menne HeronBrandi Nicole HollandSuan HongRose Adriana HospNiko Joseph HubbartChristopher James JohnsonNitacia Evelyn JosephAlexander Robert Kelley

✹ Alexzander Kellyv Warren T. Keyser

Daniel Elias KissingerBrendan J. Kosovich

v Catherine M. Laird✹ Branden Sudar Lane

Ashley Langleyt Vivian Le

Maria Raquel LermaJoyce Lyn LevisHeeyae Jennifer LimLianne Malia Lorenzo

t Terrin Lacy ManesNicole M. MarinielloRicky Lee MartinezAlexandria Nichole MartiniSamuel Joseph MatthewsKirsten Esther MayerRayshon McClain

Madison Elizabeth McDonnellSarah Ann McEnany

v Kristin Alexandra Michalski✹ Maureen Catreanna Morton

Sarah Elizabeth MugharbilRylan James Neilsen

✩t Kyle J. NolanKathleen A. O’MalleyZahra OuasmineEmily PaoloRhiannon PassmoreJoshua Abram PedrickNguyet Minh PhungKarly Ann Portenier

v Luis Andres PosadaSonja Rae PowellDesiree Ronele QuintelierSahel Sadrzadeh RafieiRyan Edward RagleAlec E. Rippe

✹ Aubrey Danielle RodriguezEdgar RojasDavid Paul RomeroHamdi Ibrahim SalatJessica Renee SalazarJohnny Joel SandovalApril D. Shields

© Elizabeth Jane Shields Salvatore Alexander SorisiMadison Taylor SteffeyHanna StimacHannah M. StriplingSamantha Marie Frances TaylorJonathan Garrett ThomasRiley ThompsonTaylor TischhauserMonica TouchNatalie D. TranChelsea Shay TrioloLillienne Sebastiani Thuy VanAaron Matthew VicklesTetiana VietrovaNatalie Marie WahlCharles B. WaltersThomas WombakerSia Yang

ChemistryWinta Makele AbrahamTravis P. BroneskeSara BustosTrevor Joseph Fields

t Ana L. FranklinCesar GarciaMadison Paige GastSoondis Mansur HabilSusan Elizabeth JettNicholas Jeffrey KuehlAngela Su LarijaniToni Rose MarrJared Daniel MinagaEvan MorrisonDustin William Morton

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Benjamin Allan MountAlice Ngoc NguyenSon Xuan NguyenAlexander I. PakHeather Laurel RunbergRozan ShresthaSharon M. SmithRashaed Michael SolomonHanna Elizabeth Stimac

© An Tien TaKhoa Minh TruongChristopher VizcainoNichole Marlene Welch

Chicana and Chicano StudiesFrank Christopher Hanagan

Communication Arts and SciencesSweta AdhikariStacy R. ArbanasinSaskia Katharina BagataisVictoria Renee BerryJames Alexander BoeningAlexander BurbridgeSteven Joseph Call

v Tiffany J. CastilloAdam Christopher ClarksonAngelita ColonZachary T. CooleyColton Donald CraftKathleen Schaefer De BeverAndrew Joseph DioneseAleisha L. DowningBridget Catherine Everett

v Samantha Anne FleischmannCynthia M. GardenhireScott Barry GlennonAzuree Elizabeth GorehamChristina Elena GrantDhiraj Kumar GurungCarolyn N. HenryAmanda Lee HentzCharlie Robert HoshallAngelica Huizar-EstradaMatthew R. HurleyGabrielle Marie LeeJohn Joseph MacauleyJohn William MaddenCora McKeeMehrgan MizaniKimberly D. Perez

t Aspen Victoria PetersenSean A. RhodesAnthony Reed RodriguezBenjamin Ward RovenstineChelsea A. RuybalKathlein Toukta SaycocieLiat N. SchindlerDevin Ross Schriener

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t Katherine ThomasDawnlaura M. WanbergGarrett Holston Watts

t Tiffany L. WeedLennox Rickardo WilliamsQuaynae L. WilliamsKelly Korrin Wogen

Earth and Atmospheric SciencesAmy P. AguirreIan J. BacaAdam Garrett BakerRaymond Scott BarrowKacia N. BeugelsdijkDwight E. BlancheSara Denise BrewerEric Barry Brink

© Tyler Keith CroanTatiana EsmeralTyler Wayne EversaulJohn E. GloverJoel Garrett HansenAmanda G. HazeltonJason Raymond A. HillardMitzi HoldrenKrystal D. HonahniMitchell JacobFarraban Diakite KabaBenjamin James KeillySteven Anthony Latino Jr.Gregory Johnathan LeFevreJoshua A. LoganDavid George MacumberLindsay Kay MajorMadison ManginesAlex Les MartinezChristopher Roger MathernMelda Ann McGowanSamantha Mikesell

t Emelie MollerstenDavid J. MoormanFelix NiyongaboNicolette Paige NolanAlexandra O’BrienLaci Marnella OrrelCarole ParagesGregg ParrotRyan Michael PierceJonathan Cameron PomeroyKristian Michael Price Ronald James ReinfortBrandi Kay RoushAllen Lev Russ

Andrew Jonathan SchwartzDerek James ScottJessica Marie SergeantMeghan Helene StellCorey Bryan StewartAaron M. StrandBrandon Jon Thorne

✹ David Mark TrujilloAbigial Marina WalkerRoyce Kyle WalkerJordan Kehaulani WilkesTori Jane Wood

EnglishKatherine Jeanette Aki

✹ Sarah Danielle AndersonTyler Livingston Anderson

t Margot Alice Anthonyt Jennifer Mae Bird

Joseph Allan Blaineyv Shannon Lynn Blair

Karl Wesley BozemanKayla BrunoConnor Matthew BucklesKrista Marie Burney

✩t Emily Pamela Butler-ProbstJaren Alan Carr-RabbNadia CenicerosJennifer Marie ClarkKiersten D. CosbyMelody J. Costa

✹ Amy Kendall Crockett✹ Jordan B. Day

Lane Kerfoot DicksonLindsay Nicole DitchCristina Ann DonahuePatricia Ann DurfeeAmanda Rae ErckTiffany Diane FoxCourtney M. FrancisKyle Daniel French

✹ Ashley Ann Marie GerberRachael Julia Delores Gibson

© Brady Tyler HansenJessie Jaye HendrixsonSuzanne C. Kramb

✩© Lindsay Paige Lake✹© Lisa Marie Lane✹ Michelle Lee Larsen

Michael Andrew LeBoist Kristin Lee Macintyre✩ Liukura A. Mariman

Natalie Lynne McAnullaCassidy Robert MelczakDehlia MendenhallSamantha JoAnn MillerRyan Stephen Mills

✹ Alexandra Marie Molleck

graduation CandidateS

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BriAnn Marie Myers✹ Larena Kay Nawrocki© Caitlyn Nicole Nelsonv Kelsey Taylor Nelson✹v Mackenzie R. Packard

Derek Harvie PedersenAlyssa Rae PerezAlexander W. PostTimothy Darrell PostlewaiteDerek Price

✹ Rachel Nicole RobinsonJesse Alan SchafferErin Leigh SerrNatalie Kay SkallaMatthew Dale Smith

✹ Sarah Katherine SmithTiffany Ann LaShay SmithMarina Rae Stambaugh

✹ Patrice DeNae Sterlingt Hannah Clark Stewartv Julia Marguerite Swanson✹ Kayla Louise Twedt

Catlin D. Van EyzerenCherish Nicole VogelTyler Austin WernetMaxx Michael Zenisek

HistoryJustin John Arfsten

© Travis Gordon ArnoldBen Henry BaileyElizabeth BenderNicholas Steven BoyllsEva Marie BristerStephanie Marie BullenCherie Ann Cash

✹ Chelsea L. ChandlerChristopher Alan CorbettBlake Christopher CrossEvan Michael DaviesThomas James De Cino IIIStephan Donald DeHavenDaniel J. DingmannKelly Martel FergusonNatalie Anne Fochtman

✹ Kayla Marrie FranklinShelby Mariah FritzMegan Ann FunkLauren A. GeorgeJason GibsonErin Elizabeth GoyinsRobert Eugene Harmon III

v Jennifer Susanne HarrelsonMarshall Lee Harris

✹ Ruth Ashleigh HastyRachael Marie Heim

v Janet Ann Helms✹ Carly Louise Hillmer

Michael Leigh HolroydChristopher Kevin Horton

✹t Damian Aaron JordanMichael J. KenneyHue Adell Le

Vance Aaron LindsleyMichael F. LynnJohn S. Lyons

✹ Jordan M. Madison✹ Brandon J. Madrigal

Erienne Melinne MassieKelly Joseph MccallaMichael Allen McMoranFernando Ivan MillanKatie Marie Poveda

✹© Julia Darden PuckettNadia RendonDael Mike RichKyle Donald Rickert

✹v Alexandria Vittoria Rizzo✹ Amanda Lynn Ryd

Kailey Ann Shallenberger✹ Melissa Kaye Spence

Sydney Alexandra SpiveyAlexander Alan SteinkampSpencer Douglas StevensCarson Wheeler Stolper

✹t Jeffrey John Stuetz© Katrina Helene Vandeven

Mark Patrick Websterv Ashley Cherie Weed

Sean Joseph WissingJacob Nathaniel Wyatt

Individualized Degree ProgramShellyann B. AllenBrittany Marie BaileySarah Ann BalaMason BalistreriMelissa M. BlaisKristofer Luke Ray BroomDawn Michelle BrownEfrain BuenoAshlee BustaMeghan R. CamposKevin B. CanadaKevin Mark CarpaniniIan M. ChastagnerDanielle CollinsPatricia Ann ConnerSamantha M. CowdenJessica Lee DaveyKevin James EmeryHannah Joan Nana’ikalani

EmmonsElizabeth A. EngelmanRyan Jackson FinleyEleanor A. Garin

© Matthew G. GastonChristine M. GillMark E. GoldmanDeidre GonzalesRobert Dennis Gonzales Jr.Rex Logan GrayJeremy Scott GregoryEric HamiltonBrandi Lynn HansenPatricia L. Heiden

Jhia Milan HendersonGabriela Hernandez-CarbajalPeter Dylan HerodBryonny Ann HilandPatrick Joseph HonahanVictor H. Becerra IbarraJennifer Lind JefferyLauren Ashley JohnsonAubrey L. Kermode

t Bonnie Lee KobzoffKristine Nicole KoltiskaScott Andrew LachenmaierChristina L. LavelyMelissa Ann LechugaLuke Charles Lemon

© Zarah Renee LevyRyan Charles MaderPhuc Huu MaiJason Michael MathewsJanet B. MatthewsKatie Ellise McNaryFlora M. Mulowayi

v David Michael NallNathan A. NicklasUchenna G. OhayaAmy Lynn OliverMuna Ali OmerJessica Nova OusleyAdrianne Michelle ParksAbigial PedersenTung Thanh PhamKristin Mary PillsEmilio Ray Prado-EstradaD. Chandrika PremBrandon Christopher RaslawskiCalan Edward ReichsteinMatthew Sayre RossiBrian Michael SaulinoCharles Robert ScarberryRobert Bryan ShaughnessyBo Scott ShirleyKelsey Laurene SmithDavid William Tatum

v William Carr TempletonAlexandra Skyler VinesKeith D. WagnerAlexander C. Walker

© Jeanette Marie Wardv Cailleach Jo Way

Nancy E. YuJasmine R. Bellamy Zion

Mathematical and Computer Sciences

Dean Bailey IIIPhilip Ross BaldwinMikhail BatkalinChristopher L. BendaBenjamin Alan BoudraJonathan Andrew CohenCaitlyn Ann ColeJonathon R. CornwellJoshua Lee Coyle

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© Tyler Keith CroanSteven T. CrossEdmund Warren CruzKaitlyn CulleyJames Cameron CurranGriffin Thomas DeJohnCollin J. FausnaughJacob FisherLuke William FisherNeal FriedmanBradley Taylor GillIan J. GreenwaldCody James GriffithAbel Adedouro GuillaumeClaudia Jensen HahnJalen Ray HalversonJennifer Nichole HerreraJesse Hester

t Nicholas Alexander KentShelley Melissa KingJeff LazerusMatthew Ralph LongoFaiza Abdelah MahmoudLauren Ann MaloneMatthew William McGuireMichael McCoy MesereauAdam Grant MillerCharles MitchellCasey James MonsonKenneth Jeffrey MorrisonAnna NaoumovaAaron Phillip ParkerBenjamin Edward PhillipsJohn Alton QuallsKirsten Jenee RawlsFred Guillermo Montoya RivasAshton Scott RobinsonRobert Franklin Slavik Jr.Randall David SorensenMichael David StarkJulie Strahan

✹v Christopher Joseph TarketRose Mary ThomasKaitlyn Fae TinsleyCharles Lamar Tucker IIISann VounAndrew David Vincent Wesch

Modern Languages✹ Amber Samantha Arenas

Yvonne G. Bardwell✹t Jennifer Nava Bello

Efrain BuenoSamantha Paige Burk

© Ethan CorkeryCharles Orlando DeHerrera III

✹t Evelyn A. FirmanMeghan Goheen

vVanessa Noriega GrayFrank Christopher Hanagan

✹v Caroline Carlow HastingsJohn Dudley Ignatius IIMegan M. MoraMaureen Catreanna Morton

✹ Jacob Alan OlerichAlicia Marie ScottStephanie Serrano

© Emily Elisabeth SmithApril M. Sorensen

t Hannah Clark StewartCody R. Witsken

MusicGina Natalia Bauza

© Matthew Harry BergenMaria Luisa Angelica BurgosAlejandro Castano

v Solomon J. Chapman✹© Ryan Grant Cleverley

Jacob Lee CozadStuart Joseph FahieRobert Nathaniel FergusonAva FranciscoKevin Christopher GuzzoSarah Yvonne HaywoodWilliam Randall Heinz

© Emilee HodgesBritta Rose Hurula

✹ Kevin Joseph MackinEverette Stephan Marshall

© Rebecca Leigh Marshallv Francisca Leilani Mayo✹ Jaclyn Taylor Newman-Roolf

Vanessa R. PolkD. Chandrika PremChad Jeremy Rendon-ThofsonAlvaro Rivas Jr.Kristopher David SageEric E. Vigil

v Catherine Hart Murray Williams

Philosophyt Travis Alan Atwood

Catheryn Alicia Barrena-PhippsHaley Irene BurkeJustin Wells JimmersonAspen Taylor JohnsonElena Marina LobatoEvan MorrisonSamuel Patrick MunroeJohn Michael Patten ReiterKarlie Danielle SchaferCater J. SheppardAlex Michael StadlerAlec C. Stoncius

© Stephen Monroe Tuckert Andrew N. Watters

PhysicsYvonne Britton GrayNicholas Jeffrey KuehlMatthew Ralph LongoKirsten Jenee RawlsChristopher Daniel Ray

Political ScienceAsha M. AbdulkadirDarrin Anthony BradfordRobert Daniel BrazellStephanie Lauren BrodieAmy Jo BruningStephanie Marie BullenHali CarterMatthew Mark CiancioCorey Mathew CruzRobert Thomas Dran JrTaylor Marie DybdahlEbyan A. ErigElizabeth G. HauptmanRyan P. Johnson

t Daniel Abram LastraKayla LehneRobert Maxwell McIntosh

© Nathan Edward MeyerTreven Alexander MillsAlexander London ReiterMitchell Claudius SeemanEmmanuel ShimaEden Hagos SolomonMelissa Lynn StefanichDenisse VazquezAna Cristina Temu VidroStephanie L. Wentz

PsychologyAshley Sierra Adams

t Natasha AmiriMisty Breeze ApodacaTodd ArntsonPaulo Sergio ArroyoDuha I. Ashour

t Travis Alan AtwoodAmanda Ford AultNicole Marie BarrLisa Elaine BattanLaura Nichole BlackmondAlexia Jill BlairBrittany Marie BleiErik Michael Boss Robyn Garland BradleySarah Janay BrashearTrevor W. BridgemanEbony D. BrownLisa Lynn Brown

✹ Carolyn Sue BuckleyMichelle LeeAnn Burkey

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Courtney Ann Byrne✹ Emily Lauren Campbell ✹ Ma De Guadalupe Ceniceros

Shaun Cameron ChapmanJosias Michael ChavezLynsey Patricia ChristiansonRachael L. ClarkJonathan Nathaniel ClarkeAmanda ClaytonBridget LaVonne CollinsSydnee J. CookPaul William CrosslandNina Zavareh DadabhoySamantha Rene DennisonDanielle N. DeHerrera

✹ Renee M. Del ToroJennifer N. DelaneyJennifer Leah DeLangeAmy DelaRowApril H. de DiosJacob Wayne DolanJulia Rae DorseyStephanie D. DuerAmanda Michelle DwyerDavid William EastmanAmanda Lyon EllisonKristen Melanie EvansKimberly Fleckenstein

t Darcy Christine FreundSteven Lee GarciaKyle Timothy GarlingAlyssa Shirley GestBridget Ann GlasseyTabitha A. GoetzDiane Christine Gomez

© Bianca Gonzalez-De La RosaDenise Renee GonzalezKayla Nicole GosselinkAlyssa Mariah GuzmanKendra Faye HaagMeron Beryl HamiltonMichael Jonathon HarrisSamala Kaiulani Harris

✹t Breanna Jordan Hemming© Maria C. Hendrixt Holly Ann Hickman

Kristina Hillt Caitlin Grey Hinshawt Kelsie Shea Howell

Lizeth Caldera Ibarra✹ Trevor N. Jones

Ameerah Amy Kais✹ Taylor Denise Kaiser

Beau M KaminRonnie Leroy KenfieldSavannah E. Kerr

✹ Macie Grace Caroline KiteClaudia Julia Kouakou

✹v Jennifer Sue LamphKristin R. Lanes

© Paige Lynn LarsonElizabeth LedesmaPaige Marie Leedy

Christy D. Lewis© Jacob Robert Lewis

Jessie Dian LucasGiomara Montserratt MaciasLina Araceli Cedillo Maldonado

t Julian D. MalekKelsey Arryn Mangnall

t Rachel Emmalee ManisLaurel Autumn MarinTina L. MartinezAshley Lauran McCarthyJulie McCoart McCawley

✹ Rachel Nicole McGillAna Bertha Mendoza de LaxLina MikeleviciusHannah Marie MillerAlexis MirandaBriana N. Montoya

t Kristie A. MoralesDerek J. MortonDarci Yuri MurataPatrick Oliver MurphyPatrick Steven MurphyTerri Marie Nalty O.F.S.Abigail Christine NewellJordan Rose NewmanRachel Christine NielsenShelby Dale NielsonMichael Brandon NokeGabriela OlivasMaureen PadillaJessica PalmaShayna Michelle ParagMorgan T. PassLauren Emily PearceMary Caroline PedersonMi Ngoc Pham

✹ Nathan J. PickensChristina Maria PinoMiguel S. Perez PortilloBrenda Kellen Pratt

t Elin Henny, Helena Price-OlovssonErika A. Rael

✹ Allyson Woods Ragland✹© Catherine Zoe Ramirez

Jamilah Tanae Rashidv Shannon Suzanne Ridge✹ Sara Elizabeth Rigato✹ Chardae Nichole Rocha

Audra Renee RogersHayley Jacqueline Rosenberg

v Charyce Lee RountreeAlexa Carren RussellJacklyne Shana RutmanKarinia SanchezStephanie Visentainer Sanchez

v Erica Rey SandovalNishaka Shrestha

✹© Angelina SiegfriedLauren SilacciErin Christine Smith-CordovaMarie Louise StephensonNicole Kay Thoutt

✹ Cassie A. Dalence TorrezDustin Christopher TrujilloMaishoua VangNichole LaDawn Vanlandingham

v Jessica Rosalie VillarrealKendra Lea Vonasek

© Keegan Seth WalkerCharles B. WaltersC. E. WebsterKirsten WelandMichael Lynn WellsAryanna M. Wiggins-Tommervik

t Genel K. WilcoxScott M. WilliamsonKaitlan A. Wilmore

✹ Stephanie M. Wilsonv Samantha Cristine Zillich

Social WorkNoel Louisa AbeytaMegan Marlene Al-YasiryMandy AmbrosioAlejandra Delgado Avila

v Linda Jennie BaldwinKeitha Lynn BerryAngela Marie BrathEmily Nicole BrettmannLisa A. BryantJesus Gabriel Chavez

v Elizabeth Maria CoetRoxana Colin

tOlivia Renee CooperAmy Christine Coy

v Anthony Allen DelisaRuby EspinoAshton Nicole EverlyBilli Sue Ewing-Rigby

t Sarah Anne GaleHaley A. GalvinDenisse A. Gamez-RasconMichael William GerberOna Marina HaydenPhilip S. Henke

© Gisela Columba HernandezNicole M. HodgesColleen A. Hopkins

© Allison E. JoelChristina M. KellermanSheila Lynne KingJessica Nicole KnappDiana MaksimovMichelle Raeann ManicaLauren A. MarshNicole N. MaxwellTimothy Jay MaxwellChristine Elizabeth MoserAreli J. MunozKathryn Marie ParkerKayla Renee Petering

v Vicki C. Pynet Pamela Lynn Quick-Reynolds

Megan E. ReardonEdith Reyes

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Luz Elena Ruiz-GarciaBonnie G. Rusch

v Micah SchnursteinErica Beatrice SesayAlexis M. Sisneros

t Ann SlavkinMorgan A. SpeichingerJennifer Dianne StandoffRebecca L. SteigerwaltRyan Thomas StricklandMelissa Marie ThompsonCara J. Thornburg

✩ Rebecca Bernice KrekelerElise Yvonne TorresKady TranRachel Jean TrinenAmanda May UpthegroveGuadalupe Vargas

v Emily Lee WalthKristy Lynn WescottWhitney Mariah Dawn Whitaker

© Allison Marie WildemanStormy Estelle WilkinsonColleen McDuffee YoungpeterLorena C. Zamora-Amador

Sociology, Anthropology and Behavioral Science

Ashley Marie BabcockPaul A. BarrigaNaomi F. BoltsCarlie Rae Brockmann

© Kathryn Elizabeth BurnsJeremiah Preston CampCatherine Vivian CashHannah Victoria ClubineSarah Cole

✹ Kayla T. Cooper

Dawnelyn Nicole Davisv Arielle Dening✹ Samantha Gutierrez Dinkel

Caroline Jean EltrichJulie Marie Bass Evans

✹ Kaela Lynn EvansChelsea Lynn FarivarTayler Andrea FlemingRobert Sidney FryGen FujitaNicholas E. HawkinsJared Adams HerzingChelsey M. HessMaciel Judith Molina JamezJoseph Martin JordanMary E. KesterFatima Kay KiassDesiRae Marie KraftAaron Levi LambElizabeth A. Latino

✹ Jordan Richelle LehtiIlya Liptsen

✹ Alyssa Jo LoydMaria Krystell B. MalabananVida B. MartinezHannah Jean McCartyJoyce Yvonne MillerBecca Margaret MoorheadPatrick Oliver MurphyMichelle Fay NeathammerLaura Ann Olson

✹ Emily L. OwenJessica Viviana PachecoMichelle A. PerezJessica N. PinyanZachary Len Robinson

✹ Justin M. Russo© Michael Sanchez

Nicole Lucinda SandovalAmanda M. SchwaningerMolly StillmanTasha Danielle TilleryKenya Sarai TrejoLawrence C. TroyanoHaley UnderwoodMarilyn Yoonhae WadsworthSean Joseph WissingCetan Olowan Zephier

TheatreMelanie Jean AugensteinRachel Marie BrandaKevin Abbott CarsonKatherine Rose CarterBonnie Emerald CavotoDerik Arthur DaSilvaChristae Chandini EvansonPhillip Anthony KnightMadison Shea Kuebler

t Allyson Rose Lacey-KachelmeierLarraine Marie MoralesGustavo Adolfo Marquez RomeroEmma Moody ShapiroJordan Marie SilberPeter J. Van Atta

Women’s Studies© Breanna Mary Ahlgren

Brittany Lynn AlvarezYesenia Meza CalderaMorgan Taylor RobinsonElizabeth A. SanchezNatalie Kay SkallaTasha Marie SvendsenJessica Louise Stackpool

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ADA with Guest Seating Section

People with Visual and Hearing Disabilities

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION COLLEGE OF LETTERS, ARTS AND SCIENCES

Special Guests of the University

FacultyAdministrators

and Staff

Special RecognitionAlumni Seating

General Audience Seating

Master of Arts in Teaching

Special Education, Early Childhood, and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education

Master of Social Work

Africana Studies

Art

Biology

Chemistry

Chicana and Chicano Studies

Communication Arts and Sciences

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

English

History

Individualized Degree Program

Mathematical and Computer Sciences

Modern Languages

Music

Philosophy

Physics

Political Science

Psychology

Social Work

Sociology, Anthropology and Behavioral Sciences

Theatre

Women’s Studies

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How does one succeed in college while raising seven children, working full time and struggling with deafness in both ears?

For Jennifer Ann-Marie Sands, a first-generation college student, it came down to determination.

“When I set a goal, I don’t let anything sidetrack me,” she says. “I’m a very determined person. I’ll admit there were some tears, and not much sleep, but I wasn’t going to let anything stop me.”

And nothing did. In fact, Sands finished her degree early. She completed the program in two years and nine months, twice requesting special approval to take more than the maximum of 18 credits per semester. And she still managed to keep a 3.95 GPA and graduate Summa Cum Laude.

Beyond her academic achievements, Sands is active in several student groups, serving in leadership roles as president of the Health Care Executives Club and vice president of graduate relations for the Golden Key International Honour Society.

She also works full time at a physical therapy clinic, where she spends half of her week as an intern and the other half as a regular employee. And she still finds time to volunteer in the community as well with the March of Dimes, several Parent Teacher Organizations and others.

How does Sands balance all of this?

Her secret weapon is a great support system. She credits her family, in particular, for helping her achieve her goals.

“This is not just my accomplishment,” she says. “It’s my family’s accomplishment. I couldn’t have done it without a very supportive husband, amazing parents and my kids helping along the way.”

Sands takes on her next big challenge this fall, when she begins graduate school. She’ll study accounting with an emphasis in fraud detection. After her master’s degree, she plans to test for the Certified Fraud Examiner certification in hopes of one day becoming a health-care fraud investigator, perhaps with the FBI.

Sands targeted this field from the beginning of her studies at MSU Denver in 2013. She felt that it would give her the opportunity to use five years of accounting skills from a past job and apply them in the growing field of health care. She hopes that tackling health-care fraud issues will make a significant impact on people’s lives.

For now, despite some urgency to get her career started, Sands is trying to enjoy the major milestone that is graduation. She brought a large contingent of people to the ceremony to celebrate, and confesses that the achievement will be a little sweeter enjoyed among family and friends – the people who understand what she has overcome to get here and who supported her on the road to success.

provoSt’S award reCipient

Jennifer A. SandsBachelor of Science in Health Care Management with a Minor in Accounting, Summa Cum Laude

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afternoon Ceremony program

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ProcessionalPomp and Circumstance, Op. 39, No. 1 ........................................................................... Sir Edward Elgar (Please stand for the procession)

Boulder BrassMichael Hengst, D.M.A., Assistant Professor of Music, Conductor

Star-Spangled Banner...........................................................................................................Francis Scott KeyGina Bauzá, Soprano, Graduating Music Performance Major

Boulder Brass Michael Hengst, D.M.A., Assistant Professor of Music, Conductor

Amazing Grace ...............................................................................................................................John Newton Stuart Fahie, Flute, Graduating Music Performance Major

Call to Order ......................................................................................................................... Sheila Rucki, Ph.D. President, Faculty Senate

Presidential Greetings .............................................................................................Stephen M. Jordan, Ph.D. (Special 50th Anniversary Alumni Recognition) President

Introduction of the Provost’s Award Recipient .........................................................Sandra Haynes, Ph.D. Dean, College of Professional Studies

Remarks from the Spring Class of 2016 .............................................................................Jennifer A. Sands Provost’s Award Recipient, Graduating Health Care Management Major

Presentation of Candidates ...............................................................................................Vicki Golich, Ph.D. Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs

Conferring of Master’s Degrees .............................................................................Stephen M. Jordan, Ph.D.

Presentation of DiplomasCollege of Business ................................................................................................ Ann Murphy, Ph.D.

Dean

Conferring of Bachelor’s Degrees .........................................................................Stephen M. Jordan, Ph.D.

Presentation of DiplomasCollege of Business ................................................................................................ Ann Murphy, Ph.D.College of Professional Studies.........................................................................Sandra Haynes, Ph.D.

Introduction of Candidates .........................................................................................Carol Krugman, M.Ed. Chair and Assistant Professor, Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Events Brandon Matthews, D.M.A. Associate Professor, Department of Music Gene Roberts, M.M. Assistant Professor, Department of Music Bradley Thompson, D.M.A. Assistant Professor, Department of Music

Tassel Ceremony .......................................................................................................Stephen M. Jordan, Ph.D.

Closing Ceremony ............................................................................................................... Sheila Rucki, Ph.D.

RecessionalInterpreters for People who are Hearing Impaired:

Michelle Gardner and Leora Rosenbaum

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College of Business

Master of Professional AccountancySteven James AlvaradoBrandon Matthew AndersonCassandra Sarah AurichBoulos Emil AwadSabina I. BarbalyukTyler Takashi BrooksJean Margaret CannuJarrod Cullen DiehlJenna J. HaynesMartin C. JonesKristen Elizabeth LutonNoemi Janeth Madeni-

ChoquevillcaMy Thi Tra MaiJuliane MannJonathan Michael MeyerMichael Jordan MontoyaSujan ShresthaKenneth R. ThrowerDaniel David Williams

Baccalaureate Candidates

College of Business

AccountingvJessica Lynn Ahnerv Brandon Matthew Anderson

Alita A. ApaseuthKamrin Robert AsfarBinta BahNicholas Maurice BakerMiranda Nicole BargasGregg W. BelcherElsa B. Berhanu

© Patrick L. BlazekAmanda Ann BotelloJason Alexander BowersCassandra Anne CameronShilugei ChinsanaaBrennen George Julius CookMichelle Lee CoulterBrittany CrabtreeCristy L. CressDustin CroyKristen Nicole DeMarco

t Audrey Anne DePierreWilliam E. Dewey Jr.Michael Digrazia

Long DuchKatelyn Ann Dutil

t Seth Adam FriedmanVance Fulcomer-ZeppRaul Miguel GarciaGregory Charles Gallup GessfordDaniel GnegyPatricia L. GreenSara Jane GroseJulianne Jean Gruber

v Lindsey Rose HabermanKevin Thomas HandlonPaul D. HollowayAngela M. Holton

© Sarah Michelle HomanSally HoongJacob James HrubySanaz Khademi

t Yeti Raj KhanalKenny KimKaylee Anne KnosalaAvi Kohen

t Veronica Michelle Kramlikt Shelby Rene Lloyd

Pedro Antonio Madera Jr.Liam Nguyen Mai

t My Thi Tra MaiHillary Ann MajewskiMaryah Charissa MedinaAbu Mohamed

v Jonathan E. MurphyAnnabel Suubi NakalemaPeter NaquinTracy Khuong NguyenZachary Lawrence NolanAdam M. NyreTyler ParsonsLiana PerkinsBryan Robert PetrichDaisy Sanchez PinaMonica L. PockrusRichard Marcus PottBrooklyn Paige RaileAnas Afzal RanaLuis M. Reyes

v Zachariah James RuffAnna Marie Russo Matt Thomas SaxhaugMariah C. SchoolfieldJesse SherackRichard Thomas ShivelyOusmane SingbeogoMariem SkalliFrancisco Soto-RodriguezTodd Edgar Stanchfield

t Evan Andrew StathopulosAnn Marie Stokes

Jennifer K. Merrion StreateRobert Yates ThompsonSunmisola C. TowolawiMontana TranLauren Brooke TravisEstela TrejoSumesh Raj TripathiSylvana A. VueKayla Christine WannerDawson L. WeberTammy Lynn White

v Mark Allan WhitneyAmanda Kristyne WilcoxMonica Star WiserTsering K. YuthokWeilun Zhen

Computer Information SystemsMuayad Fouad AldargazalyEynar AyupovHerbert Paul BeckFrancesca Rene BerardNicolas A. BrandanRyan Kenneth BrownLinda Carol CalkinsCourtney Danielle Chapman

v Kyle Andrew CornelissenBrian Robert GemoetsDuane L. GuruleJessica GutierrezKevin Thomas HandlonMaurice Alexander HedmanJermell A. JamesClifford W. Julian IIJohn M. KincannonNicholas S. LehtoKiawa Lelyn LewisDavid K. MellottRolando Antonio Menendez-Guerra

v Jonathan E. MurphyJohn Paul MurrayChristopher J. OrtegaTimothy James OrttJulia Lynne PaustianDustin James RennilsonSonia Renee ReynoldsMark Joseph RoddyMicah Duane RountreeDeserie Justine Smith

v Stephen Glenn StaufferDaniel Lee Tellez

© Jasmine Marie ThompsonJohnson Garfai TseChance Warren WallaceJaron Uriah WhiteKris WittDavid Duque Wood

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EconomicsDesmond J. CatoDawn Marie Gocio

v Lindsey Marie HannaAndrew Garrett HaralsonCody Robert KnepperVictor Manuel MezaDianna Danay MontoyaJordan Thomas MosierWilliam D. SeelyeJacob SpectorThomas James Sulgrove

v Logan Leah ThompsonDex Yudelson

FinanceAmber L. AlsadiPrisca ArpiAlex Matthew AvilaJason Wendell BadgerNicholas Maurice BakerMiranda Nicole BargasLuke Robert BashfordAndrew Christian CelaniJoyce Lorraine CouillardMiguel Orlando Dacres Jonathan D. DayAdrien Andre DelvauxJohnathan Patrick DignanHeather Janette DunningJacqueline Enriquez-SandovalMartin W. FairlieJarod L. FioriniGabrielle Olivia GouldJason Michael Guber

v Alexandria Michelle HamptonGarrett Patrich HarisenMichael D. HymanEric Ray KincaidNathan KrumBrock Edward LabertewJuliane MannFrank J. MendozaLoren C. MontoyaFaith MoranChristina Teresa MuglestonRaquel Norales

v Josephine Abena Dokuah OkyereJesus A. Fierro PonceBrooklyn Paige RaileGage D. RaimondoCherilyn RasmussenJeremy RowellAaron B. SandryChristopher Anthony SchmidtJessica Renea SheppyNicholas Andrew Springer

t Evan Andrew StathopulosJacob Joseph StranskyEdson D. Gallardo VazquezAlfred Paul WestBenjamin Allen Zimmerman

ManagementTeaira Vania Lee AllenWalker AllnuttAndrea Guadalupe Salcido AlvarezVivian BanchongchithAllison R. BenaTsvetelina Ivova BerkowitzAmanda BlaylockAmy LeeAnn BokuskyHardik Manoj BoraTyler J. BoxBen Jason Bressler

v Lucas Christopher BrideLesli CahenzliKaydee J. CarsonMadelyn Simone Carvin

v Spencer L. ChavezDimitrios Everett DavrosMark Edward DelucasAdrien Andre DelvauxNichelle DobbsBreann Nicole EdsonAlyssa FajardoNayeli Anahi FernandezMitchell E. FranklinAndrew Cory FrayserJesse D. GaassGeorgina GarciaNicole Marie GonzalesDenise Renee GonzalezPaloma A. GonzalezJohana Guzman-RealzolaCrystal Marie Harrison

v Jonnica Marue HawkChar Kathryn HernandezHarrison Dersham HillJonathan T. HoakJessica G. HodorowskiBritta Rose HurulaJavier IbarraKimberly Marie JamesSteven Ryan JeffreyXandria Tavielle KaiserLaura Beth Kovach

t Liisa KreydatusSamantha Joanne LanganKelsey Wilma Lee LennemannKenneth Christopher LiemRyan LitzingerAli MahmoodGabriel Abraam Martinez-EmbryThomas Tipton McGuireAndrew Bradley McPhersonRodlyson Jebka MileonSean Matthew MyersCassandra Brittany NoeDustin R. PadillaMonica I. PerezCatherine Lynn PetrasLindsey Nichole PhillipsLindsey Rae PoellotAlexis Jordan Pugin

Dalia QuezadaTravis M. ReddickIsiah Lee RelfordAlexis RiveraJonathan S. RiveraMatthew John RobinsonKevin Anthony RojasMakayla RoushJulie Ellen RoyseEmily Anne ScottDeserie Justine SmithJonathan C. SonmoreDalia Yazmin Quezada SoteloAnthony D. SoucieEli Jacob SteigerJeremy Aaron StoltzBennett Gene SytsmaScott Gerald TakaseWendy Kathryn ThomasEric Allen TreschRoxana Madrid TrevizoMason Ryan TrujilloBerenice UgaldeKevin D. UnderkoflerAndrew James Valdez-RomeroGavin L. Van AukenJosefina VidaurriMartha Alicia VigilChance Warren WallaceRaeAnn Dawn WilsonChase Michael Wrisht

MarketingAlex Matthew AvilaChelsea M. BarnettSavannah S. BassHerbert Paul BeckLainey Jane BohallKristen BowlingAshleigh Makayla BrennanSarah Rose BrettiDale Phillip BrunkeBenjamin T. BurroughKarina Kay CarboneJonathan Frederick CarlsonDeonnah Nichole CarolusCarlos Jose CespedesOlivia Yolande CizeskiSpencer Gray ClarkAustin M. DaleMegan Katherine DepperschmidtClarence Porter Dodge EmeryNancy Iusalem Herrera EscarcegaDustin Albert EvansCameron Nicole FransonAlexandre Bastos FrimmJaron A. GalloYonata T. GebruParker Edward GodkinKai-Syliece McKenzie Harris-CookAmir Scott HarrisonDavid HerCharles A. Hodges Jr.

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Davery IbuadoJohn Thomas JohnstonTaylor Michelle KidderKevin Anthony KosorokAnne Elise LaferriereJanay Katlin LebsockJeffrey Kimball LevettCharles LevinsonChristopher Robert LutesDylan Davis McCarthyKatie MoellerMaximillian S. MontanoJohn Huynh NguyenAbigail NolandKersten OlsonChris O’Neil

v Matthew Brett PerryJake Ryan PetzkeNicole C. PorterJuliana Rose PruittAshley Rose RandolphEric Jeffrey Rayer

v Trevor McFadden RobbinsTaylor RogersApril RoosJoseph B. ShamburgNicholas Alan ShaverHo SonDennis Lee Stepanich IIINatenapith SuchaiyaErik N. SyrstadRonald O. Thomas III

© Jasmine Marie ThompsonChanae TrujilloBerenice UgaldeChristina Marie VetromilaCody Scott WalterTaylor WestSteven Andrew White

t Emily WinterDaniel WymanShayan Zarei

College of Professional Studies

Aviation and Aerospace ScienceAdam Christopher AllenKevin Peter BreidtJesus Aaron Roman CardielEfrem Wesley CarterAdam Wayne ChristopherCalvin J. ColasantoBenjamin Scott Cramer

© Jordan Michelle DaneDaily R. DaviesKeith Allen DawsonSean P. Dohoney

Spencer Mitchell DownsThomas Roy FullerKyle Austin GarnerNathan Benjamin GheeCameron P. GreeneZachary Bryce HamnerLindsay HarrisErin Elizabeth HelgrenCole W. HendersonCharlie James Johnson III

v Rachel Alyse KellerDemetry Felix KoretskiyPaul Thomas LaskoPierce William LesterDavid Joseph LofreddoTyler Leigh MaxSean E. McBethKip M. McClainKyle S. McclintockJohn Roxwell McInerneyChristian Jackson McMillanHumberto Junior MendozaMichael Blaise MusserSean Adam NaveLuke J. NelsonClayton ObridgewitchJacob Cody O’Shea

© Tyler Ryan ParkJonathan Winslow PassAaron Christopher PateLane Hollin PhillipsJustin Neil Pifer

© Amanda Kay Pippitt© Matthew Bruce Shurtleff

Sean Ryan SurberAlexander James SweetmanMichael Gerard TowleConor M. WaldronTravis John WeidemannGera Wolf

Criminal Justice and CriminologyNidia AbencerrajeRobert Pearson AcsellMcKinzie Lynn AndersonMegan Mae BabbittJosette Ashley Marie Barraza

© Kristen Aline BatesTaylor Matthew Beam

t Russell Lyle BohnerVictoria Ann BolanderAndrea D. BradburyDavid Thomas Brandhorst

© Linda J. Briones© Carlie Rae Brockmann

Sheketha N. BrooksMeagan BuddenhagenTaylor Nicholette Lee Campbell

Lisa N. CantaranoMichael Daniel CarterChristopher Anthony Castillo

© Raziel Ulises Chaparro-YanezRyan L. ChestnuttTed Hamilton CrichtonKristi Michele DarnerMichael J. Del NegroShane Patrick DillonChristina DunahueIan EvansChris Anthony FernandezJeree Dawn FieldsDaniel FierroDavid Michael FincherAlyssa Shirley GestAlexander Joseph GuesnierCrystal M. GuigonHenriette Uwimpaye HabimanaBrittany Elizabeth HaflingAmanda Rose HarndenMarcus Dwayne HarrellChristopher Dale HasenbalgLatina HedgecockMegan Marie HermanNayely Hernandez-PadillaDaniel Ross HodgesDerek M. HowardChelsea M. IsaacAlexander D. JamesKiarra JenkinsFelicia Olivia JimenezKayla Susan KarmazynBrittany KimmelLisa Marie KitchenKeshia Jewel KogerJohn Michael KregarMegan Kathleen KrohnShelby Nichole LancasterAustin James LeFebreRosario LermaJocelynn S. LewisElena Marina Verolin LobatoLeticia Lomeli-MendozaJose Manuel LopezLorka B. LopezDessire Lopez-MendozaMonica LubinSpencer Ray LueckMichael Scott MacklinBrianne Lynn MaldonadoDylan S. MannMaria Victoria Deleon Marquez

✩ Raquel MarquezKimberly Michelle MartinTimothy Dean MartinezMelissa N. Martinez-Cisneros

v Nikayla Amanda Mattison

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Matthew Arnold McCrystalJessica A. McKenzieMichelle Paulina MendezVictor Miguel Gomez MendozaAustin Joel MillerMichael Charles MoellendorfTaylor Jill MullaneJordan Lee Mullins-OrcuttSandra Nichole NagelChristopher M. Neely

v Susan T. NguyenCory D. NickersonFelipe Nunez-MedinaNicolette Ivy Padilla

t Jose Guadalupe Palomino-Martinez

Walter A. Pena-NavasCindy L. RainvilleJessica L. RamirezEvan RauerBrittany Susan ReimersDeniese Selena Rico-OrdonezJesse J. RioGraham Max RosenbergTyler Joseph RuderSarah Elizabeth RutherfordViviana Alexa SaenzAlexandria T. SamSilvia Sanabria-JavierBrittinie Nicole SandovalChase Bronson SavageKyle Jared SchefflerAlicia Marie ScottMatthew B. SeloverLiset SimentalRyan Joseph SmedraPatrick Michael StilenSteven A. StoeppelAlec C. Stoncius

© Kristopher Anthony SwansonSamira Estela TamayoTiffany TarsaChristofer John TaylorNolan Wayne TaylorManda Desiree Thurlow-MartinezKatrina Danielle TimkovichKaren A. Torres De SantiagoQuoc TranNatalie K. Valdez

v Lizet VasquezMiguel Esteban VenturaBrandy VerversBryan Andrew VogelDonald Joseph Whicher IIIJamie Salina Williams Ma YahgJo-Anne Ashley Zimmerle

Engineering TechnologyAli M. Abu-OkalDustin Kent BillingsRaymundo Daniel Bocanegra Jr.Evan Gould CarterWilliam Patrick Carver

Matthew Raymond ClevelandStephen Andrew CowperthwaitMark Alan DickersonJonathan Tyler DixonDinh Hung DoanJoseph Leon DogueMichael James DolanSamuel E. DouglasTimothy Cooke DunningAla Ahmed ElbagirAbate EndeshawTimothy J. EricksonSamuel Ascencio EstradaSteven Jerry FraireMichael D. HendersonAdrienne Danielle HernandezChristopher Joseph HowardShawn Reginald JermanJames Peter Kohn

t Christopher J. LeeJohn Shander Levonyak IIIJose Miguel Lopez-RodriguezMatthew Aaron MarcotteBarrett James McConnellEmmanuel Robert McKeeJose Daniel Soledad Mercado

v Wesly MontgomeryJoshua Lee PattersonJacobo PerezOleg Eric ProchodaGeorge Shannon RayburnRyan Michael ReppeRyan Daniel Robarge

v Lauren G. RudmanWilliam P. RyanKevin SantosIbrahim Ali SayidCarlos Andres Sepulveda

t Scott Edward Thibodeaux© Bipesh Tuladhar

Stephen Michael WeberKevin Bruce Youngling

Health ProfessionsYasin AdenGloria Josephine AltobelliBradford Warren Bednar

© Kaley Marie Boydv Charlet Ann Brandner

Angela Jeanne CavaleriAaron V. ChaconAllyson Christine ChardAnna Susan CoatmanJoshua Samuel CoopeStevi Nicole CouchJames Daniel CuaronSambridhi Deoja

v Kylea D. DePottyondy© Christopher Scott Edgar

Gary Manuel Esparza IIv Jessica Anne Farrell

Selamawit Y. GhebremeskelNatalie M. Gisvold

Lauren Tess GoehlJennifer Erin GravestockMatthew GreenhouseAlain I. HabimanaSuleiman HajiadowBryant HernandezRose Adriana Hosp

t Jessica L. JohnsonMaryann Elizabeth KingAmanda Kay LawinRiad MansorCassandra Aimee McIntoshRosalin Mendoza

v Jenica Renae MillerJuan Carlos MontanezErik Jamal MontoyaNicole Celeste Lucero MoodySelina Marie MorelliCarly Jo Nelson

t Mallory Lauryn O’ConnellKelly Jacob OlsonBrook Renee OwensHannah M. PagliucaAnastasia Viatcheslav PellouchoudJasmine Mariah PharesJoel Michael PritchettCourteny QuinlanAnna Lorraine RapinchukCaitlyn N. RebarchikLeilani Mikaela Irene RedmondMadeline D. RenzTeresa Faith ReynoldsDanielle Leigh RuzyckiJacquelyn R. RuzyckiMahad Ibrahim Salat

t Jennifer Ann-Marie SandsAndrea E. Godina SilveiraSarah SquierKyra Lynn SteinmeyerGanjargal SukhmyagarMegan Anne SummersMariam M. Tahir

Hospitality, Tourism and EventsChristian David Abeyta

© Megan AdamsDorothy Franae AlbertsonTatianna Renne Hayako AndersonDarby Breann AttardSean AvritClaire Elizabeth BabishBrian G. BaileyMorgan Christopher BartlettJared L. BertramCourtney BertschDana Naomi BoyleAshley Marie BrownJennifer BurtonDwayne Carlos Comlan

t Chennelle Maria DiongSophia Marie FalboBrayan FelixKeghlan Amanda Flatness

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Aubrey Ann GarfiasConnor Patrick GiesMadison Alice GrosshueschKristin Laura Guerra

v LeAnn Tousley Gunnellv Jessica Kathleen Haddix

Jordan Brook HallAndrew John Hensley Sarah Beth HowleySasha McKinsey JohnstonElizabeth Joy JonesMolly JonesMaisey Nadine LeschakMayya MacaleeseMichele Eve MalinowskiAmber Elizabeth MartiMcKenzie Carol MartinChristy MartinezSarah Malinda MaynardKatie Nicole McCuskerJacklyn Jo McIntoshAmanda Irene MiracleBrittney Kay MorrisThomas Jeff Mortensen

t Corinne Irene NicholsMichelle Kathryn NicholsMadison Marie NortonCharlene L. O’BrienLindsay Michelle OhlhauserEvanna Christine OrtizHeidi Marie OstergrenBrandon Michael PedersenDejah PeoplesCassidy Paige RichardsonAva Frances RingerudJazmin Nicole SanfordMitchell John SchupanitzElizabeth Anne SettambrinoKelly Shanteau

© Gabriella Kathryn ShimkusElizabeth Roseann Skowron

v Tiffany Nichole SnellTaylor N. SpanglerJacob Matthias ThinnesHeidi Alexandra TorresMary Elizabeth TownerAlexander David TraudtMichael P. TrujilloWhitney Mary Lorraine TuckerEvan Mae UttechBenjamin Heath WilliamKatherine Williamson Kathryn Danger WilsonMari YokotaKayla Lynn YoumansMark Deacon Zahab IISabrina Imelda Escalera Zamudio

t JoJo Xiaomei Zheng

Human Performance and SportCaley Jo Amen Joselyn M. BaezJeremy Lloyd BallardJoel Kameron BartilottaSamantha Bartle

✹ Anthony David BendeverCatherine Shayne Berner

© Michael J. Bigelow✹ Jeromie S. Bongard✹ Anas Ayi Bonte

Geoffrey Christner BrittainGreg BrockDesiree D. Brotherton

✹ Todd J. BuelterCourtney Leigh CastilloBrandy D. CuellarKayla M. CzarnekRyan Emanuel DemseyAustin Lee DowningSteve Fragleasso

✹ Bethany Dawn GanjeDiana GarciaKeri Lee GentheTaylor HanbergKaylynn A. HarmonMark Belvin HarperChelsea E. HartmanDanielle Faith HeglinRudy J. HernandezKevin W. HerrimanMelody June Holland

✹ Wraner Flint HornJourdon Lewis-Miles HunterChantelle Angelique JenkinsTimothy Sherwood JenkinsMotoki KamikuraJacob Douglas KernCaitlin Anne KingAmanda KubecJeffrey Weston LewisDanielle Mara LookZachary Ryne LoucksKatharina Isabella LunderAndre B. LyseightBenjamin Isaac MadridNicole MallicoatMia C. MarzulloReilly MauKristin A. McCargarLennon McCarthyKaitlin Lee McKeonSarah Patricia McManusRelly William MercurioMichael Martin NeubertJanelle Katherine OrsbornRebecca Ann ParishAndrew Logan Paust

DeShawn PhenixJustin D. RichieDaniel C. RodgersJazmine Cynice RolandKlaudia Fatima ScipiorHailey Nicole SeemanBlake Anthony SelleGeorgina SmithThea Janine SmithKristen Michelle SortmanCasey Dominic StockBenjamin Josesph StroudKyle A. TetraultMarcus Anthony ThomasAngelica Marie TrujilloStaci L. VagherAshley Cheri VallanaZachary David VergesEmily Woessner

t Paul Glenn YarboroughAshlynn YeagleStephanie J. Zoesch

Human Servicest David W. Acker

Lemba Amboko© Rodney J. Babcock

Sabre R. Birdsellv Staci Elizabeth Blinn

Rose Elizabeth BushnellKylie Rain Caven

v Molly Ann CorriganVictoria De La FuenteTia Monee De VilleElizabeth Dunn

v Celina Shantell Duran© Dominic Daniel Duran

Cassandra E. Ellingsont Adam Russell Erganbright© Jessica N. Ervin

Gina Yvette FlamencoAmber Marie Ford Shelly Lynn FornofJessica M. GonzalezMaria Mercedes Gordillo-MaltezSamantha Lee HannKristen Anne HarrisLieutenant L. HollisCoraima Argentina JimenezRebekah Boudar Lamar

© Thomas Coleman Leonard© Brooklyn C. Long

Vanessa R. LuceroTyler Elaine MaxfieldTaylor Marie McDonaldRachel Christine McElhinney

© Kelly Antonia McPherson© Kristina Marie Monks

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Susan Lynn NicholsElisia M. OgazBrittany Michelle PeitersenAngela Lynn Pena

t Stacey PottishSicily Dawn RemeniusKamille Tarvontra ReynoldsMolly J. RobertsonKay Lynn SalatinoAna I. SanchezVictoria Lynn Schreiber

© Sarah Beth SkalakGina Marie SloanStephanie SnelgrovePaola Ivonne Ontiveros SolisJennifer Marie Sumey

v Darol E. Williams Cindy Carole WoodsonDoug WoodWolf WooleyGabriela Anna Zarate

Industrial DesignEben Andrew BergDuke BlendKaitlynn Marie BrownAdam J. FialaJacob R. GartnerNatalie S. GreenbergMomo Anna HayashiChristopher Lee HendricksonCaryn Elizabeth Keffer

v Peter Schuyler LivingstonMark A. McHenryNicholas John MullenNghiep Hong NguyenLeah Nicole RichBrian August SchickedanzBradley James WhiteheadBrian Paul Kim Myeong WooLue Xiong

Journalism and Technical Communication

Micah Thomas BridgesJessica Lynn BrovskyKayla Marie Brown

© Kathryn Elizabeth BurnsAlexander E. CervenyKristy V. ChaparroYuqi CongVeronica Contreras de RayaSarah Rebecca CourtneyChristopher James DiamondThomas Tonatiuh Dominguez-

LopezEzra Excellence-Ray EllisJonathan Paul GiehlAlexia GirinAlexandra GorskiKelsey R. HammondJames C. HansenMichel R. HansenKylee Cae HoaglandRachel D. Holton

Douglas R. HrdlickaAngelica Huizar-Estrada

© Angela M. JacksonRebekah Grace KellerSamuel Joseph KirsonKathryn Shaun KramerPriyanka LalJordyn M. LangSterling Garrett Lenway-Stowe

© Amelia June MartinezMackenzie MassonBrian Timothy McGinnStanlon Andrew MilowMichael Raymond MuellerJoshua Adam MurdockHunter Malcolm NeiblumHeather Rena PastoriusNeishishial RichardsonJose Alberto Rodriguez Jr.Shannen L. RyanDziedzorm A. SanakiJustin SchoenbornAllen Charles Devey Scott IIIDaniel Paul SheehanJames SluzewskiJustin David TateTia Nicole TerlajeRyan Joseph TuleyRyan J. TurnerGeorge Logan UmbreitDaisy Rocha VasquezNaomi Tillie VerdunYara Weber de SantanaDylan James WhiteKyle Preston WoodBryan Thomas Wos

NursingMegan Kathleen ActonCailee Nicole AndersenTamara Nicole AscherMelissa Lynnette BarrowsSewit Bereketab Berhe

t Susan Elizabeth BoltChris Aaron Breznay

t Ashley Elizabeth BryantNatalie Renee BusseTigist Esubalew Chirie

t Paulina Elisabeth ChognardBeth Marie ClemensonElizabeth Rene CrockerJessica Kristine Cucchi

© Jennifer Lynn Davidsont Manassawee Agar Davis

Rachel Marie De BenedictisGrant Edward DiegelMelissa Ann Dowell

v Zackary James DurbinJennifer Eckles

v Alexandra Michelle FicheraYesenia FigueroaKayla Rae FrenchSamle F. Ghirmatsion

Cheryl M. Gibsont Andrea Kristen Glissmann

Brittany Michelle Herrent Journi Jena Jones

Gregory A. KilcoyneKristaBelle Bernadette KiperSy Lin Le

t Debby Gay Linkt Danielle Elizabeth Lovely

Olivia Lorren Maddoxt Jennifer Ann Marr

Katrina JoAnn MastersBrian Michael Merlin

v Kimberly Marie MorelloPaige Kristine Murrell

t Karla Yelena NajeraBonnie Kathrine Orr

t Zenya Rene PetersonTuyet N.T. Pham

© David Keith Roae© Ryan Anthony Roberts© Clayton Neal Robertson

Nina E. RodriguezZaira RodriguezKara RomeroSarah Teresa SchabelMegan Lorraine SiegleSusanne M SilberSarah A. SolisLindsey Beth Steigerwald

t Kelsey Rose TempleKeneshia Lenae TurnerKristine Maria WadeDeonicia L. WagnerAnne Karinne WaterburyJohn Paul Wawro

© Kolby WeberSamantha Marie WellerElizabeth Lynne Youtsey

NutritionAna Sofia AbbudTara Lynn Admire

t Maria Arredondov Leighza Irene Baasch

Rachel M. BensonAlexis Rae Biles

v Ashley Marie BozekowskiJulie Breidenstein

✩ Maggie N. BrownSeth Burton CarnahanMario Edgar Chavarria-MarquezNicole Lynnette CurnowStephanie Suzan Davari

t Allison Shea FeddersMelani Feinberg

t Donna Marie FellAllison Christina FieldsNatalie Teresa GallegosVince John GillilandVeronica GrengsKimberly A. GrieveTimi Irene Grulke

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Richard D. Guerrero Jr.Vanessa Nicole Henderson

v Renae HenjumBrooke Ann IannacitoAmanda Marie Impalli

t Jessica Ellen Kellert Christina Vickstrom Killette© Alice Elizabeth Kimbrell

Maureen A. KronerRaquel Kristina LaBriolaJennifer L. LeoneKathryn B. LescenskiMadisson Janelle LiverisElizabeth MaiSandra Elizabeth Mathurin

t Melissa Estelle McLaughlinMary Rose MontanoMichael Scott Morgan

Joshua Bradley Morrisont Jessica Ann Mumaugh

Richard John Munoz IIBryan Owen Nelson

v An NguyenElaine Ribeiro da SilvaDaniel Ortiz RivasAmber Ann RiserShoroq I. Sawaqed

t Jenna Lee SeifriedMaureen ShayYelena ShvartsBethany Marie Slawnikowski

t Shane Allen Spritzerv Katrina Marie Stechler© Kim Justine Templin

Rebecca Lynn ThiviergeJennea L. Tobin

t Nicole Anne TopakasBrittany L. TrammellLindsay Van NiceStephen Nicholas VongTara Marie Waddle

t Carolyn Ann WahlKristin H. Zimmerman

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