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2018 FALL COMMENCEMENT FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2018

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2018 FALLC O M M E N C E M E N T

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2018

Let me be the first to congratulate you on graduating from Metropolitan State University of Denver. You set a goal, worked diligently and made it to the finish line. It’s time to celebrate!

Let me also extend my gratitude to your family and friends who have supported you along the way. Without people cheering us on, we would never succeed in reaching our dreams.

You are part of a remarkable graduating class: 1,611 students applied for Commencement this fall. That’s an impressive number of Roadrunners who are on their way to great things.

And that’s good news for MSU Denver, too. Because when you succeed, the University succeeds.

We believe that every student should have an opportunity to better their life. And we know that higher education is the key factor in providing upward economic and social mobility. That’s why we offer the highest-quality education at the lowest cost in Colorado.

Our students come from every background and experience. We have veterans looking to re-establish themselves in the workforce, first-generation college students trying to do a little better than their parents and plenty of people who want to change directions in their careers. They may have taken a zigzagging path to get to college, but they find their way here and graduate as proud Roadrunners.

Today, you join an alumni community of nearly 92,000, with 80 percent living in Colorado. That’s why we say that Roadrunners power the state economy and add to the cultural vibrancy of its communities.

It’s also further proof of why we need to give every student a fair shot, why we define ourselves not by whom we exclude but by whom we include. Because every student has the potential to be something or someone greater, to move up the social and economic ladder – in short, to achieve the American dream.

When you leave here today, you’ll start on your next road. As a well-rounded, critical-thinking, career-ready graduate, you will go on to incredible places and, ultimately, to amazing achievements. Please let us know when you get there, so we can brag about your success.

And don’t forget to proudly tell everyone you know that you graduated from MSU Denver: the model urban university for opportunity, diversity, excellence and transformation.

Sincerely,

Janine Davidson, Ph.D. President

Dear Roadrunners

PHOTO BY MARK WOOLCOTT

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CONTENTS

Fall Commencement Friday, December 14, 2018

Letter from the President

Marshals, Commencement Planning Committee, Retirees, Emeritus, Board of Trustees

Academic Regalia

Academic Colors

The Roadrunner Difference

MORNING CEREMONY: College of Business College of Professional Studies

Program

Commencement Speaker

President’s Award Recipient

Graduation Candidates

Seating Diagram

AFTERNOON CEREMONY: School of EducationCollege of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Program

Commencement Speaker

Provost’s Award Recipient

Graduation Candidates

Seating Diagram

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Faculty and Staff Marshals

Andre Adeli, J.D., M.A.Jenny Allert, M.S.N. Ed.Mark A. Baccei, Ph.D.Tyler BachelderBrian Bagwell, Psy.D., MACBiff Baker, D.M.Shelby Balik, Ph.D.Stacy Barton, M.F.A.Michelle Baum, M.A.Erin K. Bissell, Ph.D.Henricus Bouwmeester, Ph.D.Jennifer Bradford, Ph.D.Laura BraunschmidtEmily Brower, M.S.N., R.N., C.E.N.Mallory Brunel, M.S., R.N.Joseph CaoBill Carnes, Ph.D.Karen Carnicello Wenzel, M.A.Christopher Cooley, M.S.Melissa C. Dafni M.B.A., M.S.Hope Dalton, B.S., M.P.A.S. Leone Dick, B.S.Cynthia Dormer, Ph.D., R.D.James Drake, Ph.D.Darrin Duber-Smith, M.S., M.B.A.Cynthia Erickson, Ph.D.Faith Fitzgerald, B.S.Maureen Flynn, Ph.D.Meg Frisbee, Ph.D.Ally Garcia, M.A.Kyle W. Garrity, B.B.A.Christine C. Good, Ph.D.Jeff HammondPaul R. Harrison, M.B.A.Daniel Haupt, M.B.A.Jovan Hernandez, Ph.D.Michael B. Jacobs, Ph.D.Samuel M. Jay, Ph.D.Janelle M. Johnson, Ph.D.Eunjoo (EJ) Kang, Ph.D.Lisa Kirscht, J.D., M.S.David KleinMark Koester, Ph.D.Cindy Krentz, D.N.P., R.N.Steve Krizman, M.A.Jackson Lamb, M.B.A.Megan S. Lazorski, Ph.D.Katrina Little, M.S.N., R.N.Ellen Mahoney, M.A.Deborah A. Mathias, M.S.N., R.N.Emily Matuszewicz, D.C.Kelly MonicoJim Murphy, M.B.A.Patricia Nickel, Ph.D.Melinda Olivarez, B.S.Jooeun Pak, D.M.Loni Peterson, M.L.S.

Carolyn Kruesi Richards, M.A.Courtney A. Rocheleau, Ph.D.Jean Rother, M.S.Alfredo Sanchez, M.A.Carmen H. Sanjurjo, Ed.D.Roland Schendel, Ph.D.Sarah Schliemann, Ph.D.April Schofield, M.B.A.Vida Senkus Melvin, Ph.D.Lauren Shaffer, B.S., B.A.Dorothy L. Shapland, Ed.D.Sara Jackson Shumate, Ph.D.Christina M. Sigala, M.A.R., MSWRachel Sinley, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D.Yadira Solis, B.A.Ellen Spitler, Ph.D.Lauren Sullivan, M.A.Hedieh Taraghi, R.D.H., M.A.Margaret H. Thulson, B.A.Tisha Townsend, B.A.Kim VanHoosier-Carey, Ph.D.Cynthia Vannucci, Ph.D.Jessica Weiss, Ph.D.Ann Williams, Ph.D.Kip Wotkyns, M.S.J.Michael L. Wray, Ph.D.Cora Zaletel, M.A.

CommencementPlanning CommitteeTiffany Snell, B.A. University Events and Protocol Manager

Cora Potter, B.A. Special Events and and Protocol Coordinator

Rachel Alles, B.A. (2019) Assistant, Special Events and Commencement Activities

Karen Becker, B.A.Randi Brazeau, Ph.D.Mallory Brunel MSN, R.N.Bill Carnes, Ph.D.Ingrid Carter, Ph.DRaenea Gomez, M.A.Shawn Jung, MBA, Ph.D.Brandon Matthews, Ph.D.Katie Mnichowicz, M.Ed.Brandi Rideout, M.Ed.Connie SandersShaun T. Schafer, Ph.D.Roland Schendel, Ph.D.Salina Siddique, MPA, Ph.D. Blair Quiring, M.EdKaren Wenzel, M.A.Lorri Wray, B.S.Ed Zarate

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William Emerson, Ph.D. - Professor Emeritus of Mathematics

Margaret Fraser, Ed.D. - Professor Emeritus of Education

John Hathorn, Ph.D. - Professor Emeritus of Accounting

Sandra Haynes, Ph.D. - Emeritus Deputy Provost

Carol Jensen, M.Ed. - Professor Emeritus of Health Professions

Stephen Jordan, Ph.D. - President Emeritus Michael Kornelsen, D.M.A. - Professor Emeritus of Music

Lupe Martinez, Ph.D. - Professor Emeritus of Elementary Education

Stuart Monroe, Ph.D. - Professor Emeritus of Computer Information Systems

MSU Denver Board of TrusteesJack Pogge – Chair, J.D.

Barbra Barnes Grogan – Vice Chair, B.A.

Elaine Gantz Berman, M.S.P.H.

Terrance D. Carroll, J.D.

Wendy J. Dominguez, M.B.A.

Walter Isenberg, B.S.

Michelle M. Lucero, J.D.

James Mulligan, J.D.

William Jeffrey Shoemaker, B.A.

Christopher Harder – Faculty Trustee, Ph.D.

Joe Rice – Alumni Representative, B.A.

Lacey Hyde – Student Trustee

RetireesDiane Carroll, Ph.D. - Associate Professor of Special Education

William Emerson, Ph.D. - Professor of Math

Margaret Fraser, Ed.D. - Professor of Teacher Education

Elizabeth Frederick, Ph.D. - Associate Professor of Management

Joice Gibson, Ph.D. - Lecturer of Music

Timothy Gould, Ph.D. - Professor of PhilosophyClayton Ramon Griffin, Ph.D. - Associate Professor of Finance

Carol Jenson, M.Ed. - Professor of Health Professions

Michael Ketterer, Ph.D. - Professor of Chemistry

Jean Lundy, Ed.D. - Associate Professor of Speech, Hearing and Language Sciences

Lupe Martinez, Ph.D. - Associate Professor of Elementary Education

Nancy Moke, M.A. - Associate Professor of Human Services

Linda Stroup, Ph.D., R.N. - Chair, Professor of Nursing

Luis Torres, Ph.D. - Interim Chair of Communications, Arts and Sciences

Tara Tull, M.A. - Lecturer of Human Services

EmeritusWilliam Baxendale, Ph.D. - Professor Emeritus of Biology

Robert Breitenbach, Ph.D. - Professor Emeritus of Management

Arthur Campa, Ph.D. - Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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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 wear 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.

Academic Regalia

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 her academic regalia, President Janine Davidson, Ph.D. wears the University’s chain of office, a visible symbol of her authority as the institution’s leader.

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Master’s Degree Hood Colors Business (M.B.A., M.P.Acc.) – Drab

Education (M.A.T.) – Light blue

Health (M.H.A.) – Kelly green

Social Work (M.S.W.) – Citron

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.

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

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

Academic Colors

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

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

SALUTE National Veterans Honor Society – Red, White and Blue cords

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.

In the summer of 2017, President Janine Davidson, Ph.D., conducted a listening tour with industry and business leaders across Colorado. She also spoke with members of the campus community and gathered feedback from a Universitywide survey and focus groups.

What she found in her research was that graduates of MSU Denver share five characteristics that set them apart from their peers. These traits are the reason why so many companies seek and hire the University’s alumni, and why Roadrunners tend to have success in almost every field.

She dubbed these characteristics the Roadrunner difference.

Roadrunners are:

Tenacious They are determined to succeed and achieve. If they get knocked down, they get back up.

Diverse They come from every background imaginable and learn to be broad-minded by grappling with a variety of experiences and viewpoints.

Primed They have job-ready skills and a deep knowledge of the issues and dynamics that shape the workforce.

Purposeful They want to use their education to make change. Every degree earned has a ripple effect, spreading benefits across metro Denver and beyond.

Entrepreneurial They don’t settle for walking on well-worn trails – they run their own roads.

Today, you join the nearly 92,000 Roadrunner graduates who embody these traits. Go forth and show the worldwhat makes MSU Denver alumni unique – the Roadrunner Difference.

The Roadrunner Difference

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MORNING CEREMONY PROGRAM9-11 a.m.

College of Business

College of Professional Studies

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PROCESSIONAL

Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39, No. 1 (Please stand for the procession)

The Star-Spangled Banner

Amazing Grace

Call to Order

Presidential Greetings

Keynote Speaker

Introduction of the President’s Award Recipient

Remarks from the Fall Class of 2018

Presentation of Candidates

Conferring of Master’s Degrees

Presentation of Diplomas

College of Business

College of Professional Studies

Conferring of Bachelor’s Degrees

Presentation of Diplomas

College of Business College of Professional Studies

Introduction of Candidates

Tassel Ceremony

Closing Ceremony

RECESSIONAL

Sir Edward ElgarBoulder Brass Michael Hengst, D.M.A.Associate Professor of Trumpet, Director of Brass and Percussion Studies

Francis Scott KeyMadison Falkenstine Soprano, Graduating Voice Performance Major

Boulder Brass Michael Hengst, D.M.A.Associate Professor of Trumpet, Director of Brass and Percussion Studies

John Newton Eric Anduha, Violin Graduating Music Performance Major

Stephen Valeriano, Classical Guitar Graduating Music Performance and Music Composition Major

Matthew Makley, Ph.D., President, Faculty Senate

Janine Davidson, Ph.D., President, MSU Denver

Shane Portfolio, M.S. Senior Vice President, Technical Operations and Engineering, West Division, Comcast Cable; alumnus, ’00

Ann Murphy, Ph.D., Dean College of Professional Studies

Luis Paredes, President’s Award Recipient Graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Vicki Golich, Ph.D., Provost

Janine Davidson, Ph.D., President, MSU Denver

Ann Murphy, Ph.D., Dean

Jennifer Capps, Ph.D., Dean

Janine Davidson, Ph.D., President, MSU Denver

Ann Murphy, Ph.D., Dean

Jennifer Capps, Ph.D., Dean

Gene Roberts, M.M.Assistant Professor, Director of Opera Theatre, Department of Music

Alfredo Sanchez, M.S.Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism and Technical Communication

Shaun T. Schafer, Ph.D.Chair and Professor, Department of Journalism and Technical Communication

Brandon Matthews, D.M.A.Associate Professor, Department of Music

Janine Davidson, Ph.D., President, MSU Denver

Matthew Makley, Ph.D., President, Faculty Senate

Interpreters for those who are hearing-impaired: Michelle Gardner and Leora Rosenbaum

Commencement Speaker: Shane Portfolio, M.S.

Shane Portfolio is senior vice president of Technical Operations and Engineering for the Comcast West Division, with responsibility for engineering, technical operations and advanced services serving approximately 11,000 employees and 9 million customers. Shane oversees the Division’s fiber network and IP-based infrastructure, and is instrumental in overseeing testing and deployment of new technologies and resources to assist the Division’s technical operations and engineering teams in delivering a reliable network and customer experience, with innovative new products and services.

Prior to joining the West Division team, Portfolio was vice president, Engineering for the California Region, where he was responsible for the oversight, guidance, direction and vision for all Technical Engineering aspects throughout the Comcast California footprint.

Portfolio served as the vice president of engineering and XOC in Comcast’s Central Division before moving to California. In that role, Shane was responsible for a team of 350 employees. Prior to that, Shane was the senior director of Network Operations for Comcast’s TPX organization. He has also served as Comcast’s senior director of IP Operations.

Portfolio began his career in cable as a Comcast account executive answering technical phone calls.

Portfolio holds a bachelor’s degree from Metropolitan State University of Denver, as well as completed master’s degrees from Regis University, University of Denver and programs at Dartmouth University, Stanford University and University of Notre Dame. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership.

He is on the board of directors for the National Diversity Council and the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers, and serves on the Foundation Board for Metropolitan State University of Denver. He also is a former platoon sergeant and leadership instructor for the U.S. Army and successfully completed multiple military leadership courses.

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Luis Paredes, President’s Award Winner

Defying the odds by crunching the numbers,Luis Paredes earns two accounting degrees while working full time and advocating for his peers.

Luis Paredes is a man with a plan. He’s receiving both his bachelor’s degree in accounting and his master’s degree in professional accountancy this December, a traditional five-year path that Paredes finished in four years.

It’s an impressive accomplishment even before you factor in the 45 hours a week he works in sales. It’s a work schedule that allowed him to save up enough money to buy his parents a house as a junior in college, all while putting himself through college.

How did he manage two degrees and two housing payments while working full time?

With a spreadsheet, of course.

Paredes tracked his classes, schoolwork and Sunday-to-Friday work shifts in Microsoft Excel along with his free time, or lack thereof, and his finances.

“I was really having a hard time keeping up with rent, and I was helping my parents pay their rent, too. I couldn’t do it anymore. So, I came up with a plan to buy my parents a home,” Paredes said. “With my Principles of Accounting class experience, I decided to build a spreadsheet, which is what we do. I tracked all my expenses and made a financial picture of what I should do and what it should look like.”

Paredes is a Mexican immigrant covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Although he’s lived in the U.S. since he was 8 years old, he wasn’t comfortable with his immigrant status until finding his way at Metropolitan State University of Denver, where he became an active voice for his fellow DACA students. His advocacy and work ethic, combined with his 3.77 GPA while completing two rigorous degrees, have earned him MSU Denver’s President’s Award for fall 2018.

“The main reason I applied for the President’s Award is that I used to be very ashamed of being a DACA student. I know there are students out there who may still be ashamed. I want to show them there’s no reason to be,” Paredes said.

At MSU Denver, Paredes became a Puksta Scholar, a scholarship program that requires students to complete a civic engagement project in the community. Paredes’ project “Funding the Dream” was personal: He set out to find financial-aid sources for DACA students, who aren’t eligible for federal aid.The Migration Policy Institute estimates that DACA recipients are almost as likely as other U.S. adults to enroll in college, but just 4 percent earn a bachelor’s degree (compared with 18 percent of other adults). Finances no doubt play a part.

“As a Puksta Scholar, Luis applied for and participated in a rigorous program designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills and experiences necessary to become catalysts for lasting positive change in the community,” said Tim Meeks, civic engagement program manager at MSU Denver.

Paredes got involved with MSU Denver’s DREAMer Network and began using his own immigrant experience to fundraise for scholarships in the community.

His hard work has paid off. He’ll start as a full-time tax associate at CPA firm CliftonLarsonAllen in January, and once he gets through tax season, he’s got a new goal in mind: his first vacation in four years.

PHOTO BY MARK STAHL

College of BusinessGraduation Candidates Fall 2018

Kamrin Robert Asfar

Kezrin Fouad Asfar

Courtney Bellinger

Michelle Marie Davis

Lilyana Frayre

Peter Lynn Gerbracht

Karen Lynn Gurgel

Kanachin Spencer Hounhouenou

Christopher Thomas Johnson

Urielle Nelly Grace KAFFE

Richard Kumi

Trevor Lockwood

Swati K. Suri

Brandon Tyler

Jessica Madera

Zachary Michael McKenzie

Brooklyn Paige Raile Petrillo

Salvador Rico

Anna Marie Russo

Luis C. Paredes Saltijeral

Jennifer Ann-Marie Sands

Scott Charles Schlaufman

Cameron Tavares

Courtney Meghan Wright

Ashley Maier Zabenco

Master’s Candidates

Bachelor’s Candidates

Master of Professional Accountancy

Master of Business Administration

Accounting Natalie Louise Addy

Kaylin Verkina Asfar

Robin Lee Astbury-True

Buyan-Undrakh Bayarsaikhan

Brian John Bourquin

Aaron Scott Briggs

Brandon C. Buzzell

Christopher Jordan Caldwell

Hugo Calvo

Bryce S. Carpenter

Michelle Ann Carr

FF Nikolas Cook

Desiree’ Renee’ Dana

Puspa L Dhital

Aboubacar Diallo

David Dale Ferrin

Talia Finamore

Peter Lynn Gerbracht

Taylor Jerad Gross

Henry Aaron Guerra

Elizabeth Lynn Hardin

Benjamin Caleb Harris

Danielle Ashley Hauptmann

Kristina Rose Hernandez

FFF Emily Jane Hoover

Kalyn Cathleen Howard

Sandra Hubbard

Gregory Edward Ingram

Christine Marie Johnson

Lisa Mary Johnson

Angel D Juarez

Tonny Sosa Juarez

Scott Jonathan Kohler

Brian Alan Leak

Chuefue Lor

Christopher Kirby Mann

Lesly Estefania Martin del Campo

Ryan Matthew Mastin

Jessica Ann McCloskey

FF Nicole Ashley Meeds

Nathanael Timothy Moon

Chamee Emily Moua

Vietbinh Nguyen

Janet Payan

Alexander Drake Pyszniak

Maryam Rahimkhani

Rosemary Robison

F Markus James Rodriguez

F Spencer Gregory Rogers

Hinna Mohamedhussein Sado

FF Luis C. Paredes Saltijeral

Laiba Saqib

FFF Maura Mae Saunders

Samuel Morey Shkolnik

Daryna Skliarova

Marquis P Smith

Shelbi Marie Souther

FF David Craig Sternburg

Meng Sun

Rwanda Todea

Peter Tran

Kaitlyn Josaphine Vigil

Dylan John Volaski

Rafida Wills

Courtney Meghan Wright

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Computer Information Systems and Business Analytics Humam M Abdulmunem

FF Saman Ali

FFF David Snider Babylon III

Rolando Banuelos

Andrew James Barborak

FFF Gabriel Adam Bundy

Jose Alejandro Cazun Cuellar

Alan Cutting

Casey Dale Cyrus Jr.

Jason Duque

Hannah Marie East

Amber Victoria Feldman

Tyler McKechan FitzGerald

Michael Isaac Gebremichael

Jeremy Ryan George

Robert Alexander Graham

Johnny Gutierrez

Heidi Marie Hartman

Sean Patrick Hintz

Anthony Stephen Holmes Jr.

Robert Hunnefield

Mohamed Houssieni Iraqi

Kurt Alexander Koloscha

Timothy P. Lor

Madelaine Macapinlac Lumba

James Andrew Mancebo

Alex Michael Nickoles

Ryan Michael Ortt

Leonardo Esteban Osorio

Christian Reyes

F Markus James Rodriguez

Marcus Anthony Simental

Adam Smith

Kristen Tolmasoff

F To-quyen Tran

F Hayden Greer Traynor

Jonathan Valdez

Joseph Edward Westwood

Economics FF Devin Calvin Anderson

Christopher Stephen Baerns

FFF Gary O’Grant Chapman

Adam David Fitzpatrick

Shanneill Tamara Gayle

Christopher John Edwin Hampton

Sean Ryan Marshall Imes

Kevin Johnson

Alexander Nickerson Keller

Paul Andres Nina Larota

Trevor Lockwood

Kevin Wayne McBroom

Jonah Ryan O’Keefe

Kayla Roesler

Eric William Roy

Gustavo Ferrão Santos

D. Luke Schultz

Bharat Vasa

Jingxuan Wang

Zehua Wang

Finance F Kambri Hope Bertagnolli

Cameron Bristol

Joshua Patrick Brymer

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Vivian Melanie Chan

Fernando Compean

Alexander James Crowe

Jesse J. Darnell

Lawson Evan Darrow

Angela Garneau

Juan P Guzman

Sergio Guzman

Danielle Ashley Hauptmann

FF Gunnar Stephan Haynes

Erin Marie Ivaska-Lloyd

Daniel Mark Jurney

Kathryn Anne Kimmick

Jessi Rae Lawin

Leon Deshaun Lockhart

Jessica Madera

Michael Lloyd McHenry

Reginald Lamont McNair Jr.

Yonatan Mekbib

Alejandro E. Montoya

Sergelen Munkhbaatar

Nhi Yen Thi Nguyen

FF Wade D. Nichols

Scott Joseph Ranalletta

F Spencer Gregory Rogers

Hinna Mohamedhussein Sado

Alberta Alison Shockey

Artem Solodiankine

Jacob Tyler Stone

Kenneth Amarante Suazo

Aziz Zaka Sulehria

Peter Tran

Tyler Reidar Alexander Valks

April Marie Zarzuela Management Mohamed A Aden

Evans Afriyie

MacChloe Moll Altea

Annika Lynne Anderson

Austin Scott Anderson

Jonathan William Beckman

Chanel Diane Marie Berumen

Chris Bostwick

Dirk M. Bowman

Jordan Renee Burgess

Monica G Carbajal

Victoria Elisabeth Caruso

Gerardo Castellanos-Lopez

FF Shawn Tyler Colbridge

Zachary Austin Cook

Chase Coomer

Adriana Rico Cordova

Brogan L Davey

Sean DeCrescenzo

Brian Matthew Eichman

FF Anthony Edward Foley

Jalynn Louise Fortt

RoMelia Artimese Fox

Dylan Robert Franck

Hugh Arnold Fuller

Desiree M Gamboa-Sandoval

Hope Bowen Garcia

Jammie Lee Gearhart

Kayla Gentz

Daniel Godoy

Noel Gonzalez

Brandon Halperin

FF Matthew Alan Hammond

Collin Hankins

Nicolaus D Hansen

Michael Joseph Hashman

Drew Alexander Henry

Lauren Fatima Hmami

Kyli Elizabeth Hopkins

Daniel James Huppenthal

Myles James Karnazes

Erin Morgan Keefe

Kaylee Rae Lawson

Elisha Lewis

Kyle Loomis Lillmars

Miriam Margot Lopez

Nelum Gail Madanayake

Christopher Kirby Mann

Savannah Marie Martin

Edward John Mash

Lauren Michelle Mast

Alexandria Jade Maupin

FF Kelly Maria McCracken

Kristine Medina

Louie Medina

Lucien Dieudonne Milanda

Paige Christine Milstein

Kelli Leigh Moody

Thomas Ray Moore

Joseph Michael Nicosia Jr.

Bryson Michael Olejnik

Grant Michael Pachner

Maitte Perez

Scott Joseph Ranalletta

Joshua David Robison

Alexandra Dara Rain Rogers

Denise Salazar

Michael Paul Santoyo

Sopheap Lilly Sath Kha

Luan Silva

Fabian Silva-Chavez

Mandy Beth Sisk

College of Business Bachelor’s Candidates Fall 2018

Justin Embrey Suddeth Sr.

Adil Mohammad Ismail Tahir

Jordyn Savannah Taylor

Mahdi Saif Terazi

Gregory Michael Thompson Jr.

LaQoya Theresa Thornton

Richard Steven Torres

Cindy Denisse Villegas Trujillo

F Giovanni Joseph Valdez

FF Jarrett Scott Vigil

Nicole Lynn Volz

Lynsey Nicole Walton

Jeffrey Whitt

Dustin Williams

Randy Allen Yanez

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College of Business Bachelor’s Graduates Summer 2018

Jessica Espinoza-Murillo Marcia Lynn Evangelista Kayla Lee Gainey Andrew William Hayes Christopher Ryan Hempstead Ryan Garrison Higgs Caidyn Drew Humrich Riley Ashton Jacobs Darya Kolpakova Irhad Kozic Brittany Michelle Krickbaum Cody Landry Nathan William Leclerc Gilbert Allen Lettig III Grace Ann Joanna Macaluso Amber E May Laura Ines Peralta Rajaee Shaheem-Issa Randolph Katherine Robles Iomar Rodriguez Ryan Scott Russell Nuri E. Silvestre-Rodriguez Steven Daniel Smith Megan Standke Kathy Tran Kyle Douglas Watts Ashlyn Whitford

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Ryan James Askam

Dennis Wong Tan

Megan Trembath

Xiaohong Wang

Master’s GraduatesMaster of Professional Accountancy

College of Business Bachelor’s Graduates Summer 2018

Nadia Lynn Solano

Dylan Anthony Stalcar

Andrea E Sullivan

Brenda Ivette Tovar Delgado

Destiny Yvonne Venegas

Christian Tanner Wallis

Jessica Lynn Wedel

Marketing Deborah Margaret Phyllis Abreu

Vivian Miranda Diaz Bodden

Justin M Dougherty

Rashad O’neil Fox

Erica Helen Greenfield

Caitlin Ann Hatfield

Ralph R Jackson III

Amy Lynn Jensen

Jacob Cole Kalinoski

Logan Andrew Kuhr

Nolan Douglas Lamson

Johnny Meza

Jessica Renee Moon

Kiyasha Newson

Danielle Salinas

FF Jacob Edward Hawkins Schultz

Brittany Lin Sendzicki

Shane Angela Studer

Ellie Toevs

Phong Vang

Accounting Sadie Marie Bell-Blank

Afton Bolowich

Alexandria Dawn Braunagel

Sumer Lynne Carver

Lorenzo Alberto Castaño

Jasmin Cigarroa

Paul Joseph Crabbe

Alexus Victoria Frazzini

Ryan Patrick Golden

Kalie Janet Guerra-Crisosto

Brady J Haines

John Robert Harrison

Tyler Weston Jones

Sankriti KC

Hannah Katherine Leewaye

Joshua Michael Munro

Kayce Leigh Nelson

Duy Nguyen

Melinda R Salazar

Andrew Snider

FF Jessica E Stanley

John Michael Sullivan

Liem T Vo

Catherine L Von Behren

Hannah Jo Whiteside

Tanner William Wolff

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Harenet H Gebrechristos

Scott Koda

Steven Kolberg

Cindy K Moua

Melinda R Salazar

Yia Vue

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Economics Brandon Jacob Andrews

Brian Patrick Madigan

Yiming Qin

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Nicholas Patrick Almdale

Nathaniel Ray Breece

Joseph A. Cook

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Merry Lynn Dennis

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Catherine Kim Nguyen

Colin Veerkamp

Tanner William Wolff

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Robert Diaz

Katie Elizabeth Divelbess

Kevin Andrew Ferris

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Lillian Jane Hart

Emily Beth Hawver

FFF David Jacob Head

Tiffany Denee Hendrix

Isaac Lundgren

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Michael James Nuanes III

Michael David Phillips

Danielle Marie Pierre

Ryan Sherwood Richardson

Arianna Rosales

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College of Business Summer Graduates • July 28, 2018

Nancy Earl Grubb Richard Michael Kantor Nimotalahi Idera Kelani Brenda Amelia Mundaca Margaret Hattie O’Brien

Catherine Ann Dornfeld Kendra Clare O’Brien

College of Professional StudiesGraduation Candidates Fall 2018

Master’s CandidatesMaster of Health Administration

Master of Social Work

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Naira Tatijana Polonsky Morgan Katherine Reedy Eliana Arely Reynolds Kaitlin I Saari

Bachelor’s Candidates

Advanced Manufacturing Science Institute Noah Peter Rouzaud

Aviation and Aerospace Science Samantha J. Blymer

John Joseph Boyd

Hampus Karl Johan Bryngelsson

Adam Michael Burkhart

Alfredo Saucedo Bustos

Pedro Carlos Caballer

Anthony Clark

Jared Andrew Cook

Carson Mathew Dillahunty

Dakota Ray Donnell

Daniil Sergeyevich Dorovskikh

Jeremy Robert Ellenberg

Breydon Curtis Franklin

Kyle Louis Garry

Victoria A. Gonzalez

Connor Michael Hanley

Brianna T. Hardy

Matthew John Henderson

Jason Alan Henke

Cody Wayne Hennecke

Michael Brett Hoffman

Ethan James Jandreau

Connor William Janson

Ryan T. Johanns

Kyle Knowles

Ryan Christopher LeFebvere

Hunter Thomas Linder

Gabriel Lee Lucero

Katherine Luchau

Erick Luna

Rachael Catharine McKee

Benjamin Asher Menkal

Ian Ross Miller

Natalie Moureaux

Kristel Marie Nagel

Omar Ndiaye

Ryan James Pommerer

Mark Harlan Satterfield

Dusty Scheid

Jansen J Scott

Zachary T. Selby

Carrington Alan Simoneau

Tyler John Sipes

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Luis Valerio-Soto

Tony Vo

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Dusty Roper Webster

Madison Wolf Criminal Justice and Criminology Michelle Aguayo-Gutierrez

Jacob Lynn Anthony

Jaelyn M Archuleta

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Jade Olivia Balleydier

Brenda I Berrum Martinez

Tanya Michelle Campbell

Elizabeth Campuzano

Viviana B Caraveo

Trent Michael Carnahan

Lindsay Ann Carr

Drew Carroll

Neida A. Castañón-Guerreró

Jon Lopaka Ceda

Jessica N. Chacon

Brittany Lynne Chicoine

Jasmine Marie Conners

Corissa Rae Cygan

Allison Olivia Dean

Melia Louise Deffenbaugh

Austin Tyler Deleon

Niquete Marissa Dominique

Jayro Eric Espino

Amber Maria Picciurro

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FF Brittany Lauren Fitzgerald

Lacey Quinn Fuss

Aaron Ames Futrell

Amy Ann Gallagher

Tara Josephine Gannon

Yvette Lynn Gomez

Giovanni Gonzalez

David Kyle Guffy

Molli Breana Gurule

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Thomas James Heriot

Linda Dieu Ho

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Erick Lara Holguin

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Jasmin Huerta Hernandez

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David Carl Lindberg

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Lindsay Marie Patton

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Nicole Rene Pickett

Emily Guadalupe Plata

Lesley Quintana

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Kayla Nicole Riley

Yahaira Rodriguez

Jason Paul Romero

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Itzel Santos-Casillas

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F Zachary Richard Sheppard

Carlos Adrian Silva

Ailen Marilin Silva-Hidalgo

Kip Marcus Sixbery

Zachary Thomas Spond

Erika Marie Spraker

Victor M. Torres

Taylor Michelle Valde

Alyssa Christine Valdez

Stephen Andrew Wade

Taylor Worth

Nicole Yuki Yamaguchi

Engineering and Engineering Technology Ahmad Othman Abuhejleh

Abdullah S Alhawaj

Alpha Ibrahima Balde

Chad Lee Barrett

Abdullah Ben-Nikhi

El khalifa Beyah

Gary Alan Borkowski

Connor Dennistoun Brown

Nicholas August Buller

Brian J Bunting

Brycen James Calvin

Jose Carlos Corona

Garrett Allen Crowl

Michael Yu Minsun Dalton

Rodolfo Del Toro

Emmanuel Figueroa

Dylan Seth Forrester

Kevin Daniel Frazier

Adam James Garnhart

Alexander Ghebrehiwet

Scott Richard Harbaugh Jr.

Christopher Eric Hardin

Ithiel I Prieto Hernandez

Roger Patrick Jean

Eric Christopher Jobes

Azamat Khadikov

Harley Robert Leho

Tyler R. Lindblad

Matthew Joseph McNamara

Mahmoud Nassar

Raby Burgess Plank

Austin William Price

Mathew Vincent Ritmiller

Andrew E.G. Soper

Daniel Joseph Spiesman

Streeter M Sutton

Nghi Trang

Jakeob Michael Twogood

Diana Laura Vacio Guevara

Nathan Jay Yudnich

Health Professions Bibha Adhikari

Richard Perry Akoto Jr.

Christine Theresa Alarcon

Nadiyo Bashir Ali

Yenifer Alvizo

Imani Amissi

Dailiana Astorga Lara

Sarah Elizabeth Baker

Samiat Balogun

Louise Cassidy Betz

Shannon Kathleen Boarman

Maura Coelho Benetti Bouchard

Jason Eliot Boyer

Jennifer Jean Broker

Denise Alexandra Caro

Alija Maria Casias

Mirella Chavez Silva

Mikaela Marie Craig

Justin Patrick Doty

Hailey Noel Eisenhauer

Courtney Fix

FF Cortez Barcelona Garcia

Jaelyn Nicolle Gonzales

Armah Grant

Janelle Hassell

Rachel Emily Haun

Shannon Claire Johansen

Paige MacKenzie Johnson

Matthew Everett Jonseof

FF Alexandra Anne Kees

Melina Khat

Taylor Ashley Klein

Hailey Knight

Aimee Michelle Lange

Mayra Karina Loera De Luna

Kiera Kathleen Longua

Samuel Scott Low

Brittany Lucas

Brennen Paul Lucio

Anne Marie Lumba

Jessica Rose Lund

Cari Melissa Mesta

Brianne Meyer

F Janelle Monaghan

F Ravenn Noel Mosco

Emily Ann Mossberger

Kidest G Mulu

Ashley Nicole Nielsen

Andrea Orozco

Jordan Rae Paulson

Jennifer Erika Peaslee

Valentina Peña

Elizabeth Anne Poling

Melissa B Pond

Olivia Porcaro

Katheryn Marvella McCoy

Nickalus Brian Rhodes

Blanca Yadira Rodriguez

Claudia Lorena Romero

John Alan Selden

Josiphat Onsarigo Sereti

Abigail Allysa Simon

Amber Solomon

Zachary Adam Tapp-Wilson

Dakota Jane Taylor

Kyle David Tibbetts

Kristen Emily Kurylas-Torres

Jocelyn Elise Trujillo

Laura L Vogel

College of Professional Studies Bachelor’s Candidates

Jordan Alexander Wales

Kelly Lauren White

FFF Shannon Francis Worthman

Pauline Alires Zamora

Hospitality, Tourism and Events Kristin Gabrielle Alvarez

Nina Clare Andres

Jordan Taylor Aragon

Vanessa Renee Baker

Jessica Verenice Bautista Barragan

Kristin Michelle Barton

Austin James Beger

Spencer Renae Bingenheimer

Jordan James Brungardt

Perla Magaly Bustillos-Gutierrez

Leslie Karime Bustos

Bryson Greg Galicinao Cayaban

Spencer Lee Connell

Alexandra Nicole De La Torre

Angelica Lorraine De Robles

Matt Carl DeBoer

Danielle Corey Diaz

Berkeley D Everett

Kerri Marie Feldman

David M Keller

Courtney Jean Kibiloski

Taylor Caroline Kinsman

Gabriel Eric Larson

James Christopher Leety

Jacob David Lemmons

Brieana Marie Lewis

Derek Fong Li

FF Olivia Marina Lieb

Madalia Maaliki

FFF Sara Ann Martin

Leah Migacz

Anne Marie Narlesky

FFF Katarina S Nilsson

Julia Marie O’Donnell

Rachel Opel

Natyce Marie Parent

Lindsey J Paulette

Emily Rae Peterson

Kyle Strauss Rackley

Sheldon Roberts

Alexandria Taylor Sanchez

Joshua A Schweigart

Shivane Sharma

Selby A. Stebbins

Leslie Tran

Blake Allison Trujillo

Blanca Franco Ugarte

Julia Michelle Whaley

Katherine May Wood

Pamela Yang

Bijan Yarto

Sarah Paige Zamani

Human Performance and Sport Ty Joseph Richard Archuleta

Joselyn Marie Baez

Deanna C. Baker

Erin Elizabeth Barton

Drake David Biggins

Madison Leigh Block

Jacklyn Snedeger Bodaness

Lucas Steven Burdick

Araceli Izabell Candelaria-Rodriguez

Eamonn James-Kojo Colgan

Jake Philip Ekman

Elysa Espinoza

Clinton William Franz

Ryan T. Gifford

Kellye Louise Giles

Keelan Robert Hammonds

Sara Kathleen Elisabeth Hudson

Aaron Patrick Ittner

Mitchell Jamison

Emily V Kerr

Alyson Laughlin

Madison K Leier

April Samantha Lira

Sarah Maria Felicia Maestas

Trent Dean Maloney

Michael Masao Miyake Jr.

Irvin Moultry

Maty Ethel Ndiaye

Andy Nguyen

Adam A. Norman

Garrett Norvell

Maria E Nunez-Lopez

Sean Oblizalo

Christopher William Page

Britany Peck

Chandler Pedersen

FFF Fernando Pessoa Pelet

n Conner P. Pepin

FFF Stephanie Lee Purnell

Emily Romer

Michael Allen Schulte

Zayne Seibert

Riley Corrine Shawhan

Parker Douglas Smith

Joshua Ryan James Steward

v Dean Thomas Suiter

Cindy Jaqueline Varela

Christine Vigil

Daniel Paul Vigil

Sarah Justine Wallace

Jacob Christopher Wright

Human Services and Counseling Courtney J. Beaudo Milton R. Blackledge Douglas D. Branstetter Jessica L. Carter Rose Casebolt Kristy Maria Casulo Holly Nicole Cieloha Nicholas R. Conner Rodney D. Davis Hawa Fahn Karina E. Flores Britne Citrece Fox-Birdwell Luz M. Garcia Rebecca Lynne Heaton Amanda Jo Hendrick Amanda Marie Hernandez William Alexander Hutchinson Christopher A. Inglee Amber N. Landrum Rebecca S. Lasanen Molly Jane Lickly Maritza Luevano Lucero Martinez Ebony Ann McGee Sara J. Mcgraw Matthew P. Meyer Nathanael J. Micklos Debra A. Morton Michelle Fatima Nambe Otoniel Navarrete Jared Olson Destiny D. Patterson Jeremy J. Pearson Caitlyn Nicole Picerno Adriana Rodriguez Christine Russell Denisee Ofelia Sierra Silva Nicole Ashley Spillane Irene Ramos Tera Travis Edwin Taylor Jairo A. Tiscareno Chennelle A. Valenzuela Caitlin Warner ShaReese Wilson Erica Marie Winslow

Industrial Design Corey John Baughman

Benjamin Glenn Booker

Rachel Kathleen Briggs

Howard K. Brown

Peter J Carey

FF Evan Patrick Coyle

Max G. Dahl

Jonathan Ronald Dehmlow

Ezra Leo DePree

Daniel Ethan Everett

John W Flavin VIII

John Arthur Franquemont

Tyler Mann Gray

David Kestenberg Greenstein

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Momo Anna Hayashi

Derek Lawrence Hopp

Wendy Corin Hughes

Zephen Grey James

Austin John Kahlow

Peter Sprague Massee

Eduardo Salvador Mendoza-Castillo

William Emanuel Nalker

Jordan Harrison Nelson

Benjamin Edward Niesen

Archie M Paulson

Evan Alexander Powell

Bo Quinlan Randolph

Roxanne Marie Roll

Alex Brandon Wennerstrom

Journalism and Technical Communication Marcus A Allen

Richard McGill Allen

Alexander Artus

Caleb Ballesteros

Joella E Baumann

Molly Elizabeth Bercow

Tesla Ann Buntyn

Mayra Guadalupe Cabrera

Jordan Capra

Dutch VanBuren Coburn

Jessica L Compaore

Carly Cormier

Steven Wilder Davis

Herman Edwards

Dominique Jaylynn Gonzales

Mariah Jennifer Hansen

F Jesse D Hartsook

Cory William Hilborne

F Shaun David Hogan

Daniel Andrew Huerta

Wright Hugus IV

Carolyn Ann Jarvis

Ian Andres Lausa

Hayes Drew Madsen

FF Montana Elle Martin

Melovy Melvin Melvin

Marcellus D Mershon

Nicholas Scott Ogg

Alaysha Loralei Powell

Matthew P Skingel

Natalya Snegireva

Lorenzo G Snoddy

FF Yasmin Solis

Amanda Louise Taylor

Eric Duane Uran

Adam Joseph Uribes

Nursing LaNay Patrice Abogah

Crisanne Renee Allaire

Adriana Maria Arias-Marin

Roan Bacalla

FFF Jennifer Michelle Beutler

FF Brookelynn Amber Cass

April Dianne Coronel

Joanne Echeverria

F Takisha Marie Edwards

Danielle Ruth Gee

Kaitlin Elizabeth Griffith

Lilacea Marcelina Hernandez

Faith O Igberaese

Cadence Anna Kellenaers

FFF Molly Ann Kosovich

Ashley Alison Krause

Kristin Lyn Kucma

FFF Jed Larson

Hannelore Alise Leavy

Aaron Lepkin

FFF Heidi Marie Luise Marquard

Jessica Alida Marshall

Daisha April McDermott

Andrew McElwain

Darlene A. Mendoza

FF Dakota D Millard

Ashton Nicole Millikan

Alessandra Mills

Richard Harold Mosby Jr.

Sherry M. Oliver

Bridget Marie Onan

Angelica Ortiz

FF Tara Megan Paxson

Alexandra Nicole Peterson

Blaine Wyatt Piner

Jasmine Marie Rivera

Jessica Renee Robitaille

FFF Lauren Vera Rose

Arunrith Chula Thim Scheribel

Muhim Shireh

Talina Ann Smith

Leigh Katherine Townsend

Angela Kay Vopat-Patton

FF Dayna Lynn Wilson

Bao Vang Yang

Nutrition Claire K Abate

Amber Denean Arnold

Jacqueline Avant

Chione Hunter Brooks

Alexander John Cripe

FFF John Patrick Davis

Taylor R Dean

Katie Ann Enwright

B Amy Cheryl Everhart

Victoria Sheridan Glenn

Nora Jefferson

Kayla Jimerson

Sarah Victoria Johns

Sibylle Kern

Nalani Rose Kuglin

FF Sarah Helen Larson

Zakkary Christopher Levin

FFF Kaitlynn Ashleigh Virginia McGettigan

Ashley Nicole Miknis

Thomas Miltenberger

Shiva Muhamed

FFF Matthew L Murphy

Mercedes Mariah Nagel

FFF Briana M Neison

Sydney Morenike Odion-Smith

Renae Elizabeth Reeve

FFF Nicole Renee Rockenbach

Nicole Robyn Flint Rodriguez

Ariana Tarin Sanchez

Amy Santos

Maria Jaqueline Saucedo-Garcia

Elizabeth A Schuetz

FF Anne Marie Severson

Breanna Starika

Nicole A. Steere

FFF Emily Jeanne TenBarge

FFF Jeffrey Lee Thorland

Vivian Torres

FFF Renee Michelle Walker

Anna Wasmundt

Hillary Miriam Weinstein

Samantha Nichole Westman

Social Work Wendy Renee Emmel

Leah R Owens

Denise Ruiz Esparza

Silvia Lazaro-Estala

Master’s GraduatesMaster of Social Work

Bachelor’s GraduatesAviation and Aerospace Science Kyle Robert Abbotts

Lucas Jantzen Billingsley

John Mbonge-Nkumu ETSA

Alexander Montoya

Sanjay Tripathi

Jostein Brubeck Unhammer

Criminal Justice and Criminology Maritza Aguilar

F Marilu Almanza Barajas

Graciela Josie Archibeque

Shantel M. Barrios

Cheryl Bower

Kaylynn Nadine Chadwick

Barbara Despres

Collin Ryan Engrav

Caitlin Ann Keating

Molly Katherine LaBrash

Hannah Katherine Leewaye

Evan E Lugdon

Michaela Noelle Martch

Garrey R. Martinez

Darren D Medina

Julie Ann Miller

Ryan Michael Nestor

Charlene Deanne Prante

Victoria Jessica Saenz

David Jude Salazar Jr.

Ashley S. Tryels

Jonathan F. Walker

Ronda Warden

Engineering and Engineering Technology Ahmad N M KH M Alkhas

Nicholas M. Ausmus

Sean Lee Boylan

Jordan Z. Brown

Raejanna Megan Church

David Marcus Crihfield

Alexi Drozd

Jennifer Mollie Jones

Nicholas Tyler Lee

Sara Anne Mckenzie

Pieter Van Cor-Hosmer

Neil Paul Vlier-Kraus

Ryan Richard Zillmann

Health Professions Joni Marie Alber

Jecca Bennett

Corina Donley

Damisha Angelise Edwards

Glenda Louise Griego

Timo Kaempfen

Courtney Elizabeth Lamb

Bethany Marie Nieman

FF Taylor Noelle Procop

FF Prisca Wambuyi Shima

Zuleima Torres

Hospitality, Tourism and Events Viviana Angulo

Bailey Rose Bigelow

Cynthia A Davis

Matthew Steve Dilbeck

Alexis Keleigh Foster

Jasmine Marguerite Gill

Jesse Andrew Gordon

Gabrielle C Klimek

Greer Marshall Larson

Briana C Mazzucca

Austin Christina Ferrell Nickel

Robert Jere Pike

F Paloma Gabriela Santillan

Genevieve Spielhagen

F Bailey Marie Thomas

F Charley Triplett

Mario Antonio Vasquez

Human Performance and Sport Kevin Robert Beck

Bader Belfekih

Rodrigo Bello

Bradley John Birling

Jacklyn Mary Bodaness

Jacob Evan Nainoa Davis

Benjamin James Demko

Anthony Michael Diele

Shelbi Marie Durbin

Sarena Brianna Espinoza

Justin Reed Glivar

FFF Kailey Marie Haight

F Courtney Gail Harms

Andrew Alexander Klug

Katherine Grace Kluth

Connor Manning Law

Glenn Allen Miller Jr.

Madison Renee Miller

Adam Zane Rivera

Ténci Shanie Thompson

Alan Walters

Human Services and Counseling Molly Catherine Fitzgerald

Stacy Margarita Ramirez

Matthew Bryan Souders

Stephen Trujillo

Industrial Design Brandon Dean Cooke

Ethan Gilbert Miller

Journalism and Technical Communication Morgan Lian Bia

Alex Thomas Bruce

Giacomo Anthony Di Franco

Callan Austin Gouger

Ryan Matthew Holt

John William McMinn

Lubna A Nasreldin

Mikala Drew Roman Redel

Nicholas J Reilly

Toni Smith

Erin Ashley Wanke

F Juli Anna Williams

Nursing F Zelalem Sendek Alemu

Gina Lee Cutinelli

Leah Ann Glade

F Melissa Lynne Graves

F Jessica Marie Griffeth

Lot Hamilton

Oriana Lilly

Ruth Elizabeth Martinez

Tamra Marie Martinez

Margaret Means

Debra Kim Morrey

Oanh Kim Nguyen

Sherri Soto

Tashina Lee Spears

Nutrition Jecca Bennett

Elisabet Anne Green

FFF Emily Irene Hunt

Social Work Staci Longoria Alarid-Jaramillo

Sariah Shai Allen

F Luvanda Michele Rider

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STAGE RampRamp

ADA with Guest Seating Section

People with Visual and Hearing Disabilities

FacultyAdministrators

and Staff

Special Guests of the University

ADA with Guest Seating Section

People with Visual and Hearing Disabilities

Seating Diagram College of Business and College of Professional Studies

College of Business • Master of Professional Accountancy

• Master of Business Administration

• Accounting

• Computer Information Systems and Business Analytics

• Economics

• Finance

• Management

• Marketing

College of Professional Studies • Master of Health Administration

• Master of Social Work

• Advanced Manufacturing Sciences Institute

• Aviation and Aerospace Science

• Criminal Justice and Criminology

• Engineering and Engineering Technology

• Health Professions

• Hospitality, Tourism and Events

• Human Performance and Sport

• Human Services and Counseling

• Industrial Design

• Journalism and Technical Communications

• Nursing

• Nutrition

• Social Work

People with Visual and Hearing Disabilities

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AFTERNOONCEREMONY PROGRAM3-5 p.m.

School of Education

College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

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PROCESSIONAL

Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39, No. 1 (Please stand for the procession)

The Star-Spangled Banner

Amazing Grace

Call to Order

Presidential Greetings

Keynote Speaker

Introduction of the President’s Award Recipient

Remarks from the Spring Class of 2018

Presentation of Candidates

Conferring of Master’s Degrees

Presentation of Diplomas

School of Education

Conferring of Bachelor’s Degrees

Presentation of Diplomas

School of Education

College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Introduction of Candidates

Tassel Ceremony

Closing Ceremony

RECESSIONAL

Interpreters for those who are hearing-impaired: Michelle Gardner and Leora Rosenbaum

Sir Edward ElgarBoulder Brass Michael Hengst, D.M.A.Associate Professor of Trumpet, Director of Brass and Percussion Studies

Francis Scott KeyKinsey Scholl Soprano, Current Classical Voice and Music Education Major

Boulder Brass Michael Hengst, D.M.A.Associate Professor of Trumpet, Director of Brass and Percussion Studies

John Newton Eric Anduha, Violin Graduating Music Performance Major

Stephen Valeriano, Classical Guitar Graduating Music Performance and Music Composition Major

Matthew Makley, Ph.D., President, Faculty Senate

Janine Davidson, Ph.D., President, MSU Denver

Michelle Lucero, J.D. Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel, Children’s Hospital Colorado; MSU Denver Trustee 2007-18

Arlene Sgoutas, Ph.D. Dean, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Becky Alter, Provost’s Award RecipientGraduating with a Bachelor of Arts Individualized Degree – Cross-Curricular

Vicki Golich, Ph.D., Provost

Janine Davidson, Ph.D., President, MSU Denver

Elizabeth Hinde, Ph.D., Dean

Janine Davidson, Ph.D., President, MSU Denver

Elizabeth Hinde, Ph.D., Dean

Arlene Sgoutas, Ph.D., Dean

Marilyn A. Hetzel, Ph.D.Professor, Department of Theatre

Scott Lubinski, M.F.A.Chair and Professor, Department of Theatre

Jeffrey Parker, M.F.A.Associate Professor, Department of Theatre

Bradley Thompson, D.M.A.Associate Professor, Department of Theatre

Janine Davidson, Ph.D., President, MSU Denver

Matthew Makley, Ph.D., President, Faculty Senate

Commencement Speaker: Michelle Lucero, J.D.

Michelle Lucero, chief administrative officer and general counsel for Children’s Hospital Colorado, heralds from the small, rural town of Ignacio, Colorado. After attaining her bachelor’s degree at Rockhurst College in Kansas City, Missouri, she earned a Juris Doctorate from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Lucero leads the Legal Affairs, Corporate Compliance, Information Security, and Risk Management teams for Children’s. Previously she served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Vice President of Employee Relations/Associate General Counsel for Centura Health; Deputy City Attorney for Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper; Associate General Counsel for

US West; Associate General Counsel for Graphic Packaging; and Assistant General Counsel for Denver Health.

She is a Trustee for the Boettcher Foundation as well as MSU Denver, where she was a former chair. She serves on the Denver Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Exploratory Committee, the Denver Chamber of Commerce Leadership Foundation Board, the Winterpark Authorization Authority and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science’s President’s Leadership Council. She also has served on the board of Mi Casa Resource Center for Women, the Women’s Bar Association, the Denver Bar Association, the Colorado Prevention Center, the Denver Victims Service and is a past president of the Colorado Hispanic Bar Association. On a global scale, she leads all legal matters and assists the CEO of the Papua New Guinea Tribal Foundation in strategic initiatives. In 2015, Michelle joined forces with two partners to start Edgefinders, LLC, a business consulting and leadership/dream making business.

Lucero’s honors include a 2013 Woman of Distinction from the Girls Scouts of Colorado, a 2015 “25 Most Powerful Women in Colorado” from Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce, a 2015 Trailblazer Award from the Latinas First Foundation, the 2016 Outstanding Corporate Counsel by the University Of Colorado School of Law, the 2016 Business Woman of the Year by the Colorado Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the 2017 Outstanding Woman in Business (Law) by the Denver Business Journal, and a 2018 Denver Business Journal C-Suite Award.

Michelle is the proud mom to Jordan, Alex and Noah.

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Becky Alter, Provost’s Award Winner

Becky Alter has toured much of the world as a musician. Her next gig is preserving it for generations to come.

Playing at Red Rocks Amphitheater might be the crowning achievement for some musicians. But for Becky Alter, it was another steppingstone on a zig-zag path that will next lead the individualized degree program student across the Commencement stage this December to graduate summa cum laude.

“I knew I was being called for something bigger, and there was a little voice in the back of my head saying, ‘You need to go back to school to do it,’” she said.

That something bigger is sustainable strategic planning for energy solutions, something she discovered while on tour overseas, where she observed the international

impacts of climate change. After returning stateside and eventually enrolling as a Roadrunner, she got connected to the University’s Honors Program, where she was a natural fit in a community of like-minded high achievers and instrumental in supercharging programming efforts, recounted Megan Hughes-Zarzo, Ph.D., Honors Program director.

Alter’s ambition serving on the Student Honors Council also translated to her thesis project titled “Motivating Millennials to Mitigate Climate Change,” which she said began as a look at communication strategies but evolved into a critical, deeper understanding of intergenerational appreciation and empowerment.

“She’s constantly willing to put ideas under scrutiny of someone who doesn’t think like her,” said Hughes-Zarzo. “That’s brave and constructive; that’s the mindset that helps build bridges across polarized environments.”

Being interdisciplinary isn’t just an approach to blend areas of academic study for Alter’s Independent Degree Program in sustainable strategic planning, either. She’s been an executive businesswoman who’s launched and run a successful management, marketing and sales company; built restaurants from the ground up in two countries; and learned three languages and performed in seven countries as a touring singer-songwriter.

“She’s a creative force and drives that force into whatever she’s doing to make it excellent,” said Hughes-Zarzo.

Alter said she appreciated the real-life applied background of MSU Denver faculty members and the constant advocacy of her wife, Kara King, and her parents.

“Even in your 40s, you need Mom and Dad’s love,” she said.

The road ahead isn’t set in stone for Alter, who’s exploring options in economic development, strategy and urban/wildland planning; she also discussed potential graduate study.

But with a proven record of determination and reinvention, it’s the connections she cultivated at MSU Denver she credited for cementing her dream of helping Colorado become the model location for renewable resources.

“I’ve had the opportunity to be educated by the most profoundly good, intelligent people I could imagine and have been able to work on wicked-cool projects, engaging with others as a community,” she said. “And that matters, because we’re all woven into this fabric together.”

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• Mathematical and Computer Sciences

• Modern Languages

• Music

• Philosophy

• Physics

• Political Science

• Psychology

• Sociology and Anthropology

• Theatre

People with Visual and Hearing Disabilities

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Special Guests of the University

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