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2018 SPRING
COMMENCEMENT
Saturday, May Fifth
Two Thousand Eighteen
Bresnan Arena, Taylor Center
Minnesota State University, Mankato
To Our GuestsToday we recognize our graduates’ accomplishments. This ceremony is an important and meaningful occasion for students, their families and friends, and the faculty and staff of Minnesota State University, Mankato. We offer you the following guidelines to enhance the dignity and smooth flow of the ceremony:
Please withhold applause during the presentation of the degrees until all candidates for graduation have returned to their seats.
Please remain seated throughout the ceremony.
Please do not enter the aisles to take pictures or video of the graduates. Arrangements have been made to have three professional photos taken of each graduate.
When the ceremony has concluded, we ask that you immediately proceed out of the arena. Your cooperation ensures a pleasant, memorable experience for everyone.
Thank you.
An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity University. This document is available in alternative format to individuals with disabilities
by calling the Office of Special Events 507-389-1798 (V), 800-627-3529 or 711 (MRS/TTY).
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Program 9:00 A.M.
MSU Hymn Fanfare Arranged by Dr. Douglas Snapp
Processional March Pomp and Circumstance Edward Elgar Arranged by Dr. Douglas Snapp and Dr. Michael Olson
National Anthem Gabriel Sell, ‘18 Minnesota State University, Mankato
Greetings Basil Ajuo Board of Trustees Minnesota State System
Welcome to the Minnesota State University, Mankato Chris Meyer ‘90, PresidentAlumni Association
Student Speakers Latisha T. Townsend Bachelor of Science, Communication Studies College of Arts and Humanities
Faical Rayani Bachelor of Science, Computer Information Technology College of Science, Engineering and Technology
Conferring of Degrees (Interlude music by xxxxxx)
Recessional March* “Hornpipe” (from Water Music) George Fredric Handel Orchestrated by Dr. Douglas Snapp Produced by Dr. Michael Olson
Celebration Kool & The Gang Orchestrated by Dr. Douglas Snapp Produced by Dr. Michael Olson
Musicians: Keyboard / Conductor Zachary Brown, Percussion Elias Hernandez, Alto Soxophone Jacob Johnson, Tuba David Kaiser, Trumpet Julian Manley, Trumpet Cole Vandermark, Trombone
*Audience to remain seated.
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Platform GuestsRICHARD DAVENPORT President Minnesota State University, Mankato
BASIL AJUO Board of Trustees Minnesota State System
LYNN D. AKEY Associate VP for Institutional Research,
Strategy and Effectiveness
MATT CECIL Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities
ANNE DAHLMAN Acting Dean of Global Education
ROBERT FLEISCHMAN Associate Provost and Associate VP for Academic Affairs
MARK A. JOHNSON CIO and Vice President for IT Solutions
DAVID P. JONES Vice President for Student Affairs and
Enrollment Management
BRIAN MARTENSEN Dean of the College of Science,
Engineering and Technology
CHRIS MEYER President of Minnesota State
University, Mankato Alumni Association
HENRY MORRIS Dean of Institutional Diversity
THOMAS NORMAN Dean of University Extended Education
JOAN ROCA Dean of Library Services
KENT STANLEY Vice President for University Advancement
STEPHEN STOYNOFF Interim Associate VP of Research and
Dean of Graduate Education
RICHARD J. STRAKA Vice President for Finance and Administration
MARILYN J. WELLS Provost and Senior Vice President for
Academic Affairs
GINGER L. ZIERDT Assistant VP for Undergraduate Education
Procession ParticipantsFACULTY HONORMARSHALSKimberly Contag, Professor, College of Arts and HumanitiesHarry Petersen, Professor, College of Science, Engineering and Technology
JUNIOR HONORMARSHALSCallie Pospishil, College of Arts and HumanitiesDivin Emmanuel Kashala Bebela, College of Science, Engineering and Technology
COLLEGE OF ARTS & HUMANITIESMARCHING FACULTY PROFESSORSBrandon CookeDan Cronn-MillsPaul HustolesJulie Kerr-BerryDavid McCarlRoland NordJohn PaulSteve Smith
Enrique TornerDavid Viscoli
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSEvan BibbeeKirsti ColeKaren LybeckJoshua PreissMavis RichardsonDavid RogersDan Stark
ASSISTANT PROFESSORSScott AndersonEdward AvilaAlfredo DuplatRachael HanelPaolo InfanteLaura JacobiAnne KerberChris McCormickAreca RoeMelissa RosenbergerSteven RybinElizabeth Williamsen
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE,ENGINEERING &TECHNOLOGYMARCHING FACULTY
PROFESSORSGeoffrey GoellnerFrancis T. HannickMuhammed KhaliqIn-Jae KimJohn KrenzMark PickarDanae Quirk DorrPatrick TebbeYea-Ling TsaoCharles WatersQun Zhang
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSRachel CohenBrad CookMohamed F. DiabStephen DruschelPuteri Megat HamariDean KelleyMarie Miller-PomijeLeah RoueGuarionex SaliviaBrian D. Wasserman
Chad WittkopMark Zuiker
ASSISTANT PROFESSORSShaheen AhmedThomas BrownRajeev BukraliaSeong-Jin KimSarah KruseAllison LandEleanor LeungElizabeth PluskwikRob SleezerWinston SealyJacob SwansonYuezhou WangNazli WodzinskiXuanhui WuMohammad Yamin
LIBRARY FACULTYRobert L. BothmannKellian ClinkLynne Weber
ADMINISTRATIVE and SUPPORT FACULTYJohn BulcockDebra Schulz
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College of Graduate StudiesThe candidates will be presented by Stephen Stoynoff, Dean.
MASTER OF FINE ARTS
Kathryn S. Arbuckle, Williamsburg, Virginia
Creative WritingAdvisor: Geoffrey HerbachThesis: Swimmergirl
Tyler S. Barton, MankatoCreative WritingAdvisor: Robin BeckerThesis: Get Empty
Michael W. Bremer, Corunna, Michigan,
Creative WritingAdvisor: Diana JosephThesis: Run and Jump Emily M. Buehler, MazeppaCreative WritingAdvisor: Richard RobbinsThesis: Heirloom James A. Figy, MankatoCreative WritingAdvisor: Geoffrey HerbachThesis: Scavenger Hunt Kristin N. Fox, MankatoTheatre ArtsAdvisor: Melissa RosenbergerThesis: The Directing of Melanie
Marnich’s These Shining Lives Matthew A. Gilbertson, MankatoTheatre ArtsAdvisor: George GrubbThesis: Technical Direction of Little
Women
Jessica Guess, Fort Lauderdale, FloridaCreative WritingAdvisor: Diana JosephThesis: Karlie, Karlie, Where Did You
Go?
Donald C. Hart, Elroy, WisconsinTheatre ArtsAdvisor: Dr. Paul HustolesThesis: The Direction of Why Torture is
Wrong, and the People Who Love Them
Michelle Hilderbrand, MankatoCreative WritingAdvisor: Robin Becker Emily M. Johnson, New Richmond,
WisconsinCreative WritingAdvisor: Diana Joseph Emily J. Kimball, MankatoTheatre ArtsAdvisor: David McCarlThesis: The Costume Design of Little
Women the Musical
Cassandra M. Knudsen, Gulfport, Mississippi
Creative WritingAdvisor: Geoffrey HerbachThesis: The Phoenix Lantern Alexis M. Kruckeberg, New RichlandCreative WritingAdvisor: Candace BlackThesis: The Sweetest Meat Amanda R. Malone, MankatoCreative WritingAdvisor: Diana Joseph
Alyssa Striplin, Independence, MissouriCreative WritingAdvisor: Geoffrey Herbach
MASTER OF ARTS
Jason D. Boldt, Pine CityArtAdvisor: Amy Toscani Thesis: A Profile in Scale Nolan D. Brinkman, Saint PeterCommunication StudiesAdvisor: Dr. Laura JacobiThesis: Racial Identities on Social
Media: Projecting Racial Identities on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Bernadette Cash, Normal, IllinoisEnglishAdvisor: Dr. Jennifer Veltsos
Wendi F. Coleman, Xenia, OhioEnglishAdvisor: Dr. Roland Nord Balencia S. Crosby, Spring, TexasCommunication StudiesAdvisor: Dr. Kristi Treinen Mathew E. Gabriel, NigeriaMathematicsAdvisor: Dr. Namyong Lee Bonnie C. Gomez Torres, ColombiaEnglishAdvisor: Paolo Infante Adrienne Gruenes, Saint CloudCommunication StudiesAdvisor: Dr. Kristi Treinen William C. Hart, Gilbert, ArizonaEnglishAdvisor: Dr. Roland Nord Alyssa Harter, Omaha, NebraskaCommunication StudiesAdvisor: Dr. Laura Jacobi
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Ching-I Huang, TaiwanEnglishAdvisor: Paolo Infante Khadiza Tul Jannat, BangladeshCommunication StudiesAdvisor: Dr. Anne Kerber Jesse J. LaPorte, Little FallsMathematicsAdvisor: Dr. In-Jae Kim Kyle D. Lenzen, Eden PrairieArtAdvisor: Brian FrinkThesis: Augmentation of Music Joseph L. Loeffler, MankatoMathematicsAdvisor: Dr. Namyong Lee Thomas Maldonado, Jr., MankatoEnglishAdvisor: Dr. Glen Poupore Tia M. Massar, LaPorteCommunication StudiesAdvisor: Dr. David Engen Benjamin M. Matzke, NicolletCommunication StudiesAdvisor: Dr. Deepa Oommen Caroline R. McGowan, MankatoEnglishAdvisor: Dr. Gwen Westerman Hanna I. Newman, Lake CityArtAdvisor: Todd ShanafeltThesis: MISFITS Nasiba Z. Norova, UzbekistanEnglishAdvisor: Dr. Sarah Henderson Lee Anthony C. Peavy, Bondurant, IowaCommunication StudiesAdvisor: Dr. Justin Rudnick Lal Bahadur Rana, NepalEnglishAdvisor: Dr. Sarah Henderson LeeThesis: L1Use in L2 Writing: A Case
of Multilingual Undergraduates in a Basic Writing Course
Marcus A. Rembert, Birmingham, Alabama
Communication StudiesAdvisor: Dr. David Engen Philip M. Robey, StewartvilleMathematicsAdvisor: Dr. Namyong Lee Kathleen Romero, Springfield, MissouriEnglishAdvisor: Dr. Abigail Bakke Abigail Saffert, New UlmEnglishAdvisor: Dr. Danielle Haque Joshua A. Schutz, Stoddard, WisconsinArtAdvisor: Todd ShanafeltThesis: Fruitcake Morgan C. Sierra, MankatoArtAdvisor: Elizabeth MillerThesis: Home is Where the Morphine Is Samantha Sousa, Tulare, CaliforniaEnglishAdvisor: Dr. Jennifer Veltsos Adrienne Urban, Cedar Falls, IowaEnglishAdvisor: Dr. Roland Nord Gina S. Weber, Findlay, OhioEnglishAdvisor: Dr. Roland Nord Adam W. Wissman, MinneiskaEnglishAdvisor: Dr. Roland Nord Riley Zahn, Menomonee Falls,
WisconsinCommunication StudiesAdvisor: Dr. Justin Rudnick
MASTER OF MUSIC
Cory A. Westgard, BlaineChoral ConductingAdvisor: Dr. David Dickau Darian C. Wohlrabe, AndoverMusicAdvisor: Dr. David Viscoli
Siyu Yang, ChinaMusicAdvisor: Dr. David Viscoli
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Omoshalewa R. Adebiyi, NigeriaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod Ravali Akkati, IndiaElectrical EngineeringAdvisor: Dr. Han-Way Huang Pranay Ananthula, IndiaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod Santhosh Annambhotla, IndiaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod Sriram Reddy Annem, IndiaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod Leslie A. Anorga, MankatoSpanish for the ProfessionsAdvisor: Dr. Kimberly Contag Ulises O. Ayala, Saint JosephSpanish for the ProfessionsAdvisor: Dr. Alfredo Duplat Arun Babu, IndiaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod Saroj Bhetawal, NepalElectrical EngineeringAdvisor: Dr. Puteri Megat Hamari Sai P. Chowdavaram, IndiaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod
Vinay K. Dabbiru, IndiaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Christophe Veltsos Brian M. Dorr, MinneapolisCommunication & CompositionAdvisor: Dr. Dan Cronn-Mills Zithendrareddy Duba, IndiaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Christophe Veltsos
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Gulmira A. Fazilova, UzbekistanMath: Statistics OptionAdvisor: Dr. Mezbahur Rahman Alicia E. Freeman, MankatoBiologyAdvisor: Dr. John Krenz Manju B. Gandhamuneni, IndiaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod
Yamini Bhavya Garlapati, IndiaElectrical EngineeringAdvisor: Dr. Nannan He
Michael J. Hedin, AndoverElectrical EngineeringAdvisor: Dr. Xuanhui Wu Yahya Jabri, MoroccoElectrical EngineeringAdvisor: Dr. Puteri Megat Hamari Yang Jiao, ChinaMath: Statistics OptionAdvisor: Dr. Han Wu Jongyun Jung, Republic of KoreaMath: Statistics OptionAdvisor: Dr. Mezbahur Rahman Charindu Kariyawasan Jalath Thanth,
Sri LankaManufacturing Engineering TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Gary MeadThesis: Enhanced Handheld Engine
Ethanol Study Rojan Kumar Katuwal, NepalManufacturing Engineering TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Kuldeep Agarwal Satish Kumar, IndiaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod
Scott E. Malotka, WinonaBiologyAdvisor: Dr. Robert SorensenThesis: Patters of Trematode Distribution
from Hosts Collected at Lake Winnibigoshish, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Thevaraja Mayooran, Sri LankaMath: Statistics OptionAdvisor: Dr. Mezbahur Rahman
Jacob A. Michels, HanskaApplied StatisticsAdvisor: Dr. Mezbahur Rahman Bhagya Sree Nanavath, IndiaManufacturing Engineering TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Kuldeep Agarwal
Sirri T. Ngwa, Brooklyn ParkBiologyAdvisor: Dr. Timothy SecottThesis: Designing a Luminescence
Assay to Measure In Vitro Binding of the Fibronectin Attachment Protein (FAP) of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis to Fibronectin
Kathryn G. Novotny, RochesterCommunication & CompositionAdvisor: Dr. Kirsti Cole Noel Opoti, Saint PaulManufacturing Engineering TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Shaheen Ahmed Melissa J. Oubre, CourtlandBiologyAdvisor: Dr. Phillip Larson Joshua N. Peters, ZumbrotaBiologyAdvisor: Dr. Rachel CohenThesis: Gene Regulation in the
Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis of the Green Anole Lizard (Anolis carolinensis)
Channing L. Pick, Le Mars, IowaCommunication StudiesAdvisor: Dr. Kristi Treinen Kishore Kumar Podilla, IndiaManufacturing Engineering TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Harry Petersen
Sanjusha Polkampally, IndiaElectrical EngineeringAdvisor: Dr. Nannan He Sai Deepak Pothagani, IndiaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod Neelima Racherla Krishna, IndiaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod
Sneha Salla, IndiaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod
Bindusree Samikeri, IndiaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod
Oumar Sanogo, MaliBiologyAdvisor: Dr. Allison Land Siguian M. Sawadogo, MankatoMath: Statistics OptionAdvisor: Dr. Deepak Sanjel
Tharuka D. Senevirathne, Sri LankaElectrical EngineeringAdvisor: Dr. Vincent Winstead Alexander L. Sheldon, AustinManufacturing Engineering TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Kuldeep Agarwal Sratsav Ram Shrestha, NepalElectrical EngineeringAdvisor: Dr. Qun Zhang
Jaysimha Reddy Sonti Reddy, IndiaEngineeringAdvisor: Dr. Jin Park Sandarsh Sridhar, IndiaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod
Aaron R. Stokke, ChaskaPhysicsAdvisor: Dr. Analia Dall’Asen Kurt M. Straube, Ossian, IowaCommunication & CompositionAdvisor: Dr. Dan Cronn-Mills Giri Chandra S. Talagadadeevi, IndiaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod Steven C. Thuening, WaconiaManufacturing Engineering TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Kuldeep AgarwalThesis: Manufacturing a Composite
Wheel Prototype Using 3D Printed Molds
Eric Tiedeken, FaribaultInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod
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Quan H. Tran, Pueblo, ColoradoBiologyAdvisor: Dr. Geoffrey GoellnerThesis: Expression of FAM171B Protein
in Mouse Brain Tissue Indumini A. Weeramantri, Sri LankaBiologyAdvisor: Dr. Michael Bentley
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Kelly L. Wray, RosemountSpanishAdvisor: Dr. Kimberly Contag Joshua A. Wuollet, StaplesMath: Statistics OptionAdvisor: Dr. Deepak Sanjel
Pavankumar Yakkali, IndiaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod Mohammad Safath Zaman,
BangladeshInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod
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College of Arts and HumanitiesThe candidates will be presented by Matt Cecil, Dean.
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Sarah A. Aldrich, Spanish Education K-12
Joy Andrews, Philosophy, Politics & Economics
Abby D. Berg, Mass MediaMairin T. Bierer, Art HistoryAndrea N. Bongalao Miraflor,
Communication StudiesGreta Gleiter, EnglishAndrew J. Hansen, Creative WritingMichelle I. Manivel, SpanishMacaria J. Meza, Theatre ArtsMargaret J. Murphy, Communication
StudiesSarah M. O’Brien, Communications
Arts & Literature EducationOmoleso R. Ogunnowo, PhilosophyDavid R. Ostrom, Music IndustryTaehui Park, Mass MediaKyle M. Quast, Film and Media StudiesJessica J. Staricka, EnglishAlissa K. Thielges, Mass MediaSarah Thomas, Theatre ArtsRoberta Zamma Gallarati, Art
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Lindsay Abram, Interdisciplinary StudiesCourtney C. Anderson, Mass MediaHenry A. Anderson, Theatre ArtsMaria Ardanova, German Julia J. Armstrong, DanceAbdullah S. Bachelani, Film and
Media StudiesIsabella R. Barberena, Theatre ArtsJoshua R. Bartels, ArtRyan M. Carter, Interdisciplinary StudiesMikhayla R. Clausen, Theatre ArtsAlexander J. Dupont, SpanishSamantha C. Fairchild, Theatre ArtsJacklyn A. Gehling, Cognitive ScienceMegan E. George, SpanishElisa T. Goodsell, Mass Media
Stephen J. Hewitt, Technical Communication
Kayla C. Jensen, ArtYoungmin Kim, Mass MediaZachary J. Liverseed, Film and Media
StudiesKayla J. Meyer, Communication StudiesSarah Mitchell, Mass MediaMax Moser, ArtJamie R. Nesbit, Technical
CommunicationKayla A. Newell, Communication
StudiesLy Y. Nguyen, Art EducationDaniella M. Reardon Boueche, Mass MediaShelbi M. Schadendorf,
Communication StudiesLaura K. Schugel, Music: EducationMorgan R. Seaton, Mass MediaMikeayla B. Stadler, Mass MediaHaley J. Thompson, Art EducationLatisha T. Townsend, Communication
StudiesJessica Turek, Mass MediaAlexis D. Vencill, Theatre ArtsAndrea R. Weaver, Communication
StudiesElizabeth J. Wick, Communication
StudiesAlyssa A. Winch, MusicShuk Ping Wong, Communication
StudiesJessica A. Wubben, Theatre ArtsAshley Ziegler, Theatre Arts
CUM LAUDE
Taylor L. Callahan, Film and Media Studies
Julius T. Coffman, Jr., Communication Studies
Andrew J. Coyle, Communications Arts & Literature Education
Jennifer M. Curtis, Communications Arts & Literature Education
Hannah M. Davidson, Mass MediaKadiatou Diallo, French Education K-12 Alexis A. Duhn, Communication StudiesDevon M. Flohrs, ArtLydia J. Flowers, Philosophy, Politics &
EconomicsFrank C. Funwi, Mass MediaDustin P. Gill, Music IndustryRosemary M. Hampton, Art HistoryGabriel T. Hewitt, Mass MediaSarah B. Huttner, ArtTimothy M. Jackman, Interdisciplinary
Studies Lili Z. Kovacs, ArtLili Z. Kovacs, Mass MediaRobert D. Kueny, Mass MediaKara L. Lattery, Mass MediaMorgan A. Lewison, Mass MediaIsabella M. Lindley, Liberal Studies Samuel D. Maertens, English: LiteratureDalen C. O’Connell, Theatre ArtsRegan M. O’Connor, DanceMargaret L. Philbrick, Communication
StudiesAlyssa Pilney, ArtMary Pine, Mass MediaCole A. Polson, Communications Arts
& Literature EducationDustin W. Pumarlo, ArtSpencer J. Reinke, Communication
StudiesBradley L. Revier, Communication
StudiesScott M. Saager, Mass MediaJennifer A. Skalicky, Mass MediaKami N. Skochenski, Communication
StudiesJessica J. Staples, Theatre ArtsSarah V. Tobiason, ArtHannah M. Zaborowski, Mass MediaTaylor M. Zenz, Mass Media
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DEPARTMENT OF ARTProfessor Brian Frink, Chairperson
Joshua R. Bartels, BFA, RochesterElena Beglit, BA, MoldovaMairin T. Bierer, BA, MankatoDominic W. Bona, BFA, DelanoWilliam J. Brown, BFA, Eden PrairieTimothy J. Falconer, BFA, Coon RapidsMegan E. Fick, BFA, PlainviewDevon M. Flohrs, BFA, Saint JamesReece W. Flug, BA, Hudson,
WisconsinRosemary M. Hampton, BA, RamseyKevin P. Hebert, BFA, Lake CrystalSarah B. Huttner, BFA, North MankatoOlivia F. Isaacson, BA, MankatoKayla C. Jensen, BFA, CarverKyle J. Johnson, BFA, BloomingtonMeaghan N. Kazak, BA, RochesterLili Z. Kovacs, BA, Sioux Falls, South DakotaMakeba M. Magambo, BFA,
Camoga Park, CaliforniaKathryn E. Mast, BFA, Prior LakeJacob J. Milbrett, BFA, Saint ClairMax Moser, BFA, LakevilleSamantha A. Murnane, BFA, AndoverLy Y. Nguyen, BS, MankatoEthan M. Owusu, BFA, Saint PaulLauren E. Peterman, BA, MankatoJennifer R. Petersen, BS, DunnellAlyssa Pilney, BFA, Mendota HeightsBrieanna C. Puckett, BFA, Brooklyn ParkDustin W. Pumarlo, BFA, Brooklyn ParkTycen K. Rhodes, BFA, New HopeKailee C. Seifert, BA, Big LakeElizabeth A. Stensland, BFA, Sioux
Falls, South DakotaAlexandra M. Stoffel, BS, LakelandGunnar B. Stoltz, BFA, Inver Grove
HeightsHaley J. Thompson, BS, ChaskaSarah V. Tobiason, BFA, MankatoZachary V. Wang, BFA, Inver Grove
HeightsRoberta Zamma Gallarati, BA, Saint Peter
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION STUDIESProfessor David Engen,Chairperson
Courtney J. Adair, BS, GaylordDapo O. Adegeye, BS, Brooklyn Park
Denis Beaird, BS, Golden ValleyAndrea N. Bongalao Miraflor, BS,
ChaskaArchibald S. Briggs, BS, Saint PaulSarah A. Cain, BS, AlphaRachel K. Chavis, BS, Coon RapidsHannah M. Christensen, BS, MankatoJulius T. Coffman, Jr., BS, StacyCarli J. Coleman, BS, SavageJacob J. Cooper, BS, HastingsDaisy E. Degnan, BS, Side LakeCollin J. Deloney, BS, ChaskaAlexis A. Duhn, BS, LakevilleHannah J. Dye, BS, Mendota HeightsMarissa S. Eddy, BS, LakevilleKennedy V. Erickson, BS, New BrightonJerry S. Esquivel, BS, MankatoLaura A. Farrell, BS, ChaskaSamuel J. Fenske, BS, OwatonnaAlec J. Gibney, BS, ChanhassenBenjamin T. Haeg, BS, SavageBianca J. Hagg, BS, JordanTara J. Haggerty, BS, Apple ValleyJosh P. Hamilton, BS, RosemountMackenzie S. Hanson, BS, BloomingtonKaitlyn L. Iliff, BS, BloomingtonLogan F. Johnson, BS, Mounds ViewThomas M. Kemp, BS, BloomingtonMatthew J. Kroening, BS, RosemountSavannah T. Krueger, BS, LakevilleJacob M. Kuhlman, BS, LakevilleMark S. Lundholm, BS, Brooklyn CenterMadison N. Martin, BS, MinneapolisDevin K. Mayfield, BS, Madison,
WisconsinKaleb J. McGuire, BS, New BrightonKayla J. Meyer, BS, New PragueNaomi R. Molloy, BS, MinneapolisTyler O. Moylan, BS, Belle PlaineMargaret J. Murphy, BS, West Saint PaulShaela M. Nelson, BS, Prior LakeKayla A. Newell, BS, Mason City, IowaKasandra N. Nguyen, BS, ShakopeeJennifer M. Oelfke, BS, HamburgMichelle L. Overman, BS, Twin Lakes,
WisconsinMatthew L. Peterson, BS, BurnsvilleMargaret L. Philbrick, BS, Buffalo LakeSpencer J. Reinke, BS, EaganBradley L. Revier, BS, White Bear LakeAaron B. Rozek, BS, BurnsvilleAshley L. Russ, BS, CorcoranNicholas C. Santjer, BS, ChanhassenShelbi M. Schadendorf, BS, Algona,
IowaNicole M. Schnegelberger, BS,
Cottage Grove
Craig J. Schumacher, BS, Baldwin, Wisconsin
Vivian Siafah, BS, MankatoMatthew T. Skarohlid, BS, SavageKami N. Skochenski, BS, Lino LakesJessica L. Stead, BS, RichfieldEmilee P. Steinbauer, BS, OwatonnaJordan A. Taylor, BS, Vancouver,
WashingtonCarolyn L. Thornton, BS, BurnsvilleLatisha T. Townsend, BS, Brooklyn ParkChristina M. van Essen, BS, NetherlandsLani Vang, BS, StacyMeghan J. Vesey, BS, LakefieldAndrea R. Weaver, BS, LewistonBrittany J. Werner, BS, BlaineElizabeth J. Wick, BS, RushfordPaul J. Winchester, BS, BloomingtonShuk Ping Wong, BS, Hong Kong
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISHProfessor Matthew Sewell,Chairperson
Mariah E. Betzler, BS, Elk RiverBillie K. Bock, BA, MankatoMargaret F. Bones, BS, PlymouthAndrew J. Coyle, BS, HarmonyJennifer M. Curtis, BS, CambridgeEllisha L. Dunnigan, BS, Mounds ViewShane D. Freed, BA, North MankatoGreta Gleiter, BA, Elk RiverSheba P. Gordon, BS, Gaithersburg,
MarylandAndrew J. Hansen, BA, SavageStephen J. Hewitt, BS, PlymouthCaleb W. Holldorf, BA, Wilson,
WisconsinLisa A. Kneiszler, BS, MoraRyan P. Kopelke, BA, MankatoAshley C. Lavelle, BFA, OakdaleSamuel D. Maertens, BA, MankatoJamie R. Nesbit, BS, ByronSarah M. O’Brien, BS, Round Lake
Beach, IllinoisFarhan A. Omar, BS, Saint PaulCole A. Polson, BS, PlainviewMeghan L. Schaumburg, BA, Sturgeon LakeIan R. Schlechter, BS, ChamplinKelsi A. Spencer, BA, North MankatoJessica J. Staricka, BA, SwanvilleSirena Thao-Vangsoua, BA, Saint PaulErika E. Thissen, BA, MankatoKong Vang, BS, Brooklyn ParkBryan L. Wurdeman, BA, Lakefield
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DEPARTMENT OF MASS MEDIAProfessor Amy Lauters,Chairperson
Courtney C. Anderson, BS, Sioux Falls, South DakotaAbby D. Berg, BS, EssigBarry T. Blanchard, BS, Saint Louis ParkJoshua H. Brengman, BS, Cottage
GroveCharlie N. Brown, BS, Joplin, MissouriReed R. Carr, BS, MankatoMichael J. Cushing, BS, MankatoHannah M. Davidson, BS, CanadaJeremy S. Dean, BS, Lake ElmoCeleste G. Devine, BS, AftonJerrick J. Drude-Smith, BS, Cottage
GroveAshley D. Fredericks, BS, MankatoFrank C. Funwi, BS, MinneapolisElisa T. Goodsell, BS, Elk RiverGabriel T. Hewitt, BS, FridleyStephanie Hollerud, BS, Saint MichaelMolly A. Jansen, BS, Good ThunderYoungmin Kim, BS, Republic of KoreaJaedyn Kimbrough, BS, Golden ValleyLili Z. Kovacs, BA, Sioux Falls, South
DakotaMadison R. Krings, BS, Lake Elmo Cullen D. Krueger, BS, Cottage GroveRobert D. Kueny, BS, Golden ValleyKara L. Lattery, BS, SavageMorgan A. Lewison, BS, RochesterLindsey A. Lichtscheidl, BS, CentervilleSarah Mitchell, BS, WasecaColton J. Molesky, BS, MankatoJohn F. Mueller, BS, Saint PaulPochea O. Ogul, BS, Columia HeightsTaehui Park, BS, Republic of KoreaSamantha V. Petersen, BS, Cottage
GroveMary Pine, BS, MankatoDaniella M. Reardon Boueche, BS,
StillwaterDiana K. Rojo-Garcia, BS, MankatoScott M. Saager, BS, Dakota Dunes,
South DakotaMalaya T. Saenlouangraj, BS, PipestoneRebecca K. Schenck, BS, BloomingtonMorgan R. Seaton, BS, Verona,
WisconsinRyan M. Sjoberg, BS, Sioux Falls,
South DakotaJennifer A. Skalicky, BA, BethelMikeayla B. Stadler, BS, East BethelSeth G. Suckow, BS, Eau Claire,
Wisconsin
Anna E. Sutherland, BS, MankatoAlissa K. Thielges, BS, Belle PlaineJessica Turek, BS, LonsdaleStephanie R. Vogel, BS, MankatoHannah M. Zaborowski, BA, WinonaTaylor M. Zenz, BS, Anoka
DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC Professor Douglas Snapp,Chairperson
Dustin P. Gill, BS, ChaskaJessica L. Landsteiner, BA, MapletonJustin Moua, BA, Brooklyn ParkDavid R. Ostrom, BS, BloomingtonGretchen M. Poster, BA, BlaineLaura K. Schugel, BS, ShoreviewAlyssa A. Winch, BA, Mankato
DEPARTMENT OFPHILOSOPHYProfessor Brandon Cooke, Chairperson
Patrick P. Adas, BS, Andover Joy Andrews, BS, Mendota HeightsLydia J. Flowers, BS, MankatoJacklyn A. Gehling, BS, East BethelNathaniel H. Lingbeck, BS, Eagle LakeOmoleso R. Ogunnowo, BS, NigeriaAlex C. Schaefbauer, BS, Lakeville
DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCEProfessor Paul J. Hustoles, Chairperson
Henry A. Anderson, BFA, StillwaterJulia J. Armstrong, BS, BemidjiIsabella R. Barberena, BA, ExcelsiorMikhayla R. Clausen, BFA, Belle PlaineSamantha C. Fairchild, BS, Falcon
HeightsMelissa L. Forkner, BS, MankatoBrittny Hollenbeck, BS, BloomingtonMacaria J. Meza, BFA, West Saint PaulDalen C. O’Connell, BFA, MankatoRegan M. O’Connor, BFA, Sioux Falls,
South DakotaAbby R. Pleiss, BS, Albert LeaGabriel J. Sell, BFA, ExcelsiorKyleen L. Smith, BA, Wheatland,
WyomingJessica J. Staples, BFA, MinneapolisSarah Thomas, BFA, RosevilleAlexis D. Vencill, BFA, Mankato
Jessica A. Wubben, BS, Buffalo Center, IowaAshley Ziegler, BFA, Brighton, Colorado
DEPARTMENT OF WORLD LANGUAGES &CULTURESProfessor Greg Taylor,Chairperson
Sarah A. Aldrich, BS, JordanEric A. Anderson, BS, WayzataMaria Ardanova, BS, Bloomington Kadiatou Diallo, BS, Mankato Alexander J. Dupont, BS, WaconiaMegan E. George, BS, WoodburyKassandra S. Hopp, BS, Palatine, IllinoisNatalie E. Klein, BA, BlaineKourtney T. Krogman, BA, Lake LillianMichelle I. Manivel, BS, White Bear LakeJason L. Trandahl, BA, North MankatoMarvin G. Vega, BA, Saint Peter
FILM & MEDIA STUDIESProfessors Donna Casella and Rachael Hanel,Directors
Abdullah S. Bachelani, BA, RosemountEamon G. Brodek, BA, MinneapolisTaylor L. Callahan, BA, PlymouthTaylor K. Diedrich, BA, Cottage GroveJoshua D. Koimene, BA, Brooklyn ParkZachary J. Liverseed, BA, FaribaultAlexander A. MacDonald, BA, ExcelsiorJamie L. Nelson, BA, SavageCorbin L. Peterson, BA, North MankatoKyle M. Quast, BA, GaylordAustin C. Schaub, BA, RogersRuon Y. Tut, BA, Owatonna
HUMANITIESProfessor Gwen Westerman,Director
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIESProfessor Kristi Treinen,Director
Lindsay Abram, BS, Hudson, Wisconsin
Gwendolyn C. Bauer, BS, ZimmermanNicholas C. Belzer, BS, Bondurant,
IowaKatelyn R. Boyd, BS, Cary, IllinoisEmilie P. Brennan, BS, ShakopeeChloe C. Brusacoram, BS, Savage
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Geno M. Bullard, BS, BahamasKenisha L. Butler, BS, Saint PaulRyan M. Carter, BS, Saint PaulJamie S. Chrobak, BS, AlbertvilleJasmine T. Collier, BS, MinnetonkaTroy H. Garland, BS, Jersey City, New
JerseyKarlona Gregory, BS, MinneapolisNadiya V. Gunchak, BS, Oak GroveLauren C. Gunhus, BS, Shakopee Trey W. Hable, BS, OwatonnaVirgil T. Hammond, BS, Oak Creek,
WisconsinJustin T. Henrich, BS, Saint JamesDevyn M. Hoffman, BS, Jamestown,
North DakotaMyles Hunter, BS, Conyers, GeorgiaTimothy M. Jackman, BS, North
Mankato Christian D. Kendrix, Jr., BS,
Springfield, MissouriJames Knuth, BS, Johnston, IowaTaylor S. Koehn, BS, ShakopeeMcKenna M. Krause, BS, Chanhassen
James Bradley R. McClure, BS, CanadaRyan J. Moffett, BS, Bradenton, FloridaPrince Nyankun, BS, MankatoJacob M. Ojile, BS, BlaineMicheal L. Sandle, BS, MankatoBryant J. Schmidt, BS, RochesterMaenuna Sedibeh, BS, Bronx, New YorkGage R. Seehafer, BS, Marathon,
WisconsinPaul N. Selman, BS, Glen Ellyn, IllinoisAlexander T. Sjoquist, BS, BurnsvilleMelvin D. Smith, BS, Fremont,
CaliforniaShelbi L. Steiner, BS, Cottage GroveBrianna L. Strandberg, BS, HastingsQuinten M. Strub, BS, Woodbury Jovonte’ S. Suber, BS, Saint Louis,
MissouriTierra D. Tart, BS, MinneapolisAriel D. Thomas, BS, Downey,
California Luke G. Waldek, BS, Trumbull,
ConnecticutAltoniece Williams, BS, Miami, Florida
LIBERAL STUDIESGina Maahs-Zurbey,Student Relations Coordinator
Emma C. Bjork, AA, Saint CloudJayce M. Bogen, AA, Owatonna Shelby A. Bosell, AA, CambridgeHannah E. Currin, AA, BloomingtonRiley Goracke, AA, HutchinsonSara L. Haugo, AA, SpringfieldMercy Jolo, AA, Sioux Falls, South
DakotaJohn A. Kaseforth, AA, SpringfieldTyler M. Kratzke, AA, GaylordIsabella M. Lindley, AA, Dallas, Texas Emily N. Loberg, AA, Elk RiverJordan J. Lund, AA, WoodburyKaleb D. Malakowsky, AA, Albert Lea Stephanie K. Morrison, AA,
FarmingtonDiamonique M. Moore, AA,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Krista M. Murray, AA, Chatfield Logan G. Paige, AA, OtsegoTeanna M. Peterson, AA, VirginiaMegan R. Racine, AA, FaribaultTeresa L. Spears, AA, Lake Mills, IowaEsther M. Watson, AA, Monticello
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College of Science, Engineering and TechnologyThe candidates will be presented by Brian Martensen, Dean.
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Macy J. Christensen, Medical Technology
Lisa M. Dobbelaere, Medical Technology
Michael L. Fasbender, Computer Engineering Technology
Benjamin R. Gettis, PhysicsBenoit A. Girard, Manufacturing
Engineering TechnologyBrandon A. Haan, MathematicsTanner J. Haglund, Automotive
Engineering TechnologySarah J. Hast, Biol: ZoologyMcCall G. Helstrom, BiologyMegan E. Hulscher, Biology:
Biomedical SciencesBrooke T. Jones, BiologyClaire C. Jordan, Biology: Biomedical
SciencesTyler J. Keller, Mathematics TeachingTaylor P. Knuth, Biology: ZoologyMaria A. Leeson, Mathematics TeachingBrandon S. Marohn, Automotive
Engineering TechnologyWinston P. Moh Tangongho, Computer
EngineeringSatyam Nepal, Computer and
Information TechnologyStephanie R. Peterson, Biology:
Biomedical SciencesEmily N. Rosenbery, Computer
Information TechnologyJohn J. Ruprecht, Automotive
Engineering TechnologyYun Ha Seo, Computer Information
TechnologyCaylin M. Steinberg, Biology:
Biomedical SciencesFlevis F. Waindim, Biology: Biomedical
SciencesBrianna J. Weinand, Construction
ManagementNicholas T. Winjum, Mechanical
Engineering
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Ashley A. Adam, BiologyJoshua W. Albrecht, BiologyJoshua I. Allen, Information SystemsAdam J. Blomgren, Physics TeachingTravis J. Britz, Computer Information
TechnologyDavis P. Burnham, Manufacturing
Engineering TechnologyJoshua D. Dickinson, Mechanical
EngineeringNicholas N. Ebner, Chemistry: ACSAdam T. Fleischhacker, Information
SystemsCaitlin A. Foley, Biology: Biomedical
SciencesKristoffer N. Goetzke, BiochemistryCecilia A. Hake, Construction
ManagementSalinda S. Jayaweera, Information
SystemsAlexander S. Johnson, General
EngineeringBradly C. Johnson, BiologyNoah T. Johnson, Computer EngineeringMehari H. Kahsay, Computer
Information TechnologyUzair A. Khan, Electrical EngineeringMatthew K. Kisch, Construction
ManagementNicholas W. Kreutziger, Construction
ManagementAldo A. Kusnardi, Mechanical
EngineeringIsaac A. Leonard, Automotive
Engineering TechnologyAlyssa S. Lillehaugen, Computer
Information TechnologyJacob C. Makela, Computer EngineeringJacob C. Makela, Electrical EngineeringHeidi L. Moe, Biol: Biomedical SciencesGloria B. Mushiya, Medical
TechnologyCarene A. Ndong Sima, Biology:
Biomedical SciencesAaron D. Nelson, Biology
Robert K. Nicholson, Electrical Engineering
Hassan M. Orabi, Computer Application Development
Alexander G. Orum, Environmental Sciences
Evan D. Privet, PhysicsAlysia S. Przybilla, Biology:
Biomedical SciencesJacob Rachuy, BiochemistrySahayata Rayamajhi, Information SystemsAustin R. Rieder, Civil EngineeringSajid Sarkar, Mechanical EngineeringLaura A. Schueller, BiologySabrina M. Sturm, BiochemistryBenjamin D. Torgerson, Computer
Information TechnologyJacob C. Tschann, Mathematics TeachingAsif Uddin, Electrical EngineeringEkaterina Voytsekhovskaya, Chemistry:
ACSRyder B. Wahl, Biology: Biomedical
SciencesTyler S. Watterud, Construction
ManagementHannah M. Wendel, Medical
TechnologyJordan W. Wiesenburger, Construction
ManagementBridget L. Yokiel, Information SystemsDahyun Yu, Biology: Biomedical
SciencesAaron M. Zigan, Civil EngineeringChristopher D. Zimmer, Mechanical
Engineering
CUM LAUDE
Olagoke Afolabi, Civil EngineeringKazi R. Ahmed, Computer Information
TechnologyKatie M. Anderson, Environmental
SciencesErin R. Baker, Biology: ZoologyBethany J. Bartko, BiotechnologyAlek M. Bixby, Mathematics TeachingNicholas L. Bottoms, Automotive
Engineering Technology
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Michael A. Budesky, Electrical Engineering
Ross A. Buttleman, BiotechnologyJihyun Choi, ChemistryLouis J. Critelli, Construction
ManagementAlex F. Escarcega, General EngineeringJustin J. Fahey, Construction
ManagementSamantha J. Foltz, Environmental SciencesSamuel W. Forde, Automotive
Engineering TechnologyPaul D. Fraser, BiologyJordan J. Fuglseth, Automotive
Engineering TechnologyEric T. Gerber, Computer and
Information TechnologyGisell Gonzalez Sanchez,
Manufacturing Engineering TechnologyEmily G. Haan, Biology: Biomedical
SciencesNaeemul Hassan, Electrical
EngineeringEvan J. Hedman, Electrical EngineeringColt J. Jones, Environmental SciencesMelissa D. Jones, Environmental
Sciences
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John H. Kauphusman, III, BiologyAnna L. Keys, BiologyRashad J. Khan, Computer Information
TechnologyJustin D. Kirlin, Biology: Biomedical
SciencesBenjamin T. Kleese, Construction
ManagementJeffrey R. Kubat, General EngineeringErin M. Liebl, Mathematics TeachingGustavo E. Marinos Julca, Mechanical
EngineeringAndrew M. Matter, Mechanical
EngineeringSebastian F. Millin, Computer
Information TechnologyChaydon J. O’Fallon, Environmental
SciencesKathryn A. Ostman, General EngineeringLaura M. Ostman, General EngineeringBecky L. Picha, Environmental SciencesAlec W. Pietz, Civil EngineeringRobert C. Plagge, Computer
Information Technology
Hunter T. Reynolds, Computer Information Technology
Jacob S. Schober, Mechanical Engineering
Neil D. Schroeder, General Engineering
Sampath Senanayake, Electrical Engineering
Brandon M. Smith, Automotive Engineering Technology
Ezra I. Smith, Biology: Biomedical Sciences
Casey K. Stemper, Construction Management
Brooke L. Thorson, General EngineeringPaKou Vue, Chemistry: ACSJesse A. Wagenbach, Mechanical
EngineeringAustin J. Weinandt, Life Science
(Biology) Daniel T. Welscher, Manufacturing
Engineering TechnologyEvan J. Williams, Automotive
Engineering TechnologyKatie M. Zehms, Biology
DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE ANDMANUFACTURINGENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYProfessor Bruce Jones, Chairperson
Jeff M. Arulandoo, BS, Sri LankaSamuel E. Biljan, BS, Inver Grove
HeightsMitchel R. Boike, BS, MadeliaNicholas L. Bottoms, BS, Saint PeterZachary A. Bremer, BS, CeylonDavis P. Burnham, BS, Apple ValleyColin M. Chabot, BS, KasotaSamuel W. Forde, BS, BrainerdJordan J. Fuglseth, BS, MinnetristaGrant W. Gensler, BS, Washington,
IllinoisBenoit A. Girard, BS, FranceGisell Gonzalez Sanchez, BS, FaribaultTravis T. Goss, BS, AndoverTanner J. Haglund, BS, ZimmermanZachary J. Hanlon, BS, Plainview
Christopher S. Harteau, BS, MankatoJoseph L. Horvath, BS, Stevens Point,
WisconsinJacob C. Jones, BS, MankatoNolan D. Kermode, BS, Big LakeStorm C. Lenz, BS, WyomingIsaac A. Leonard, BS, ZumbrotaBrandon S. Marohn, BS, Elk RiverAdan M. Mohamed, BS, MinneapolisKhansaa M. Myran, BS, Northfield Scott V. Neil, BS, PlymouthNoah A. Nelson, BS, MankatoCassey J. Nielsen, BS, HutchinsonBrody J. Olson, BS, Pepin, WisconsinPatrick A. Pierret, BS, MankatoCharles R. Quiram, BS, Elk RiverJohn J. Ruprecht, BS, PaynesvilleHarrison R. Sanders, BS, HastingsAbdollah Sharafi, BS, IranGurpal Singh, BS, IndiaBrandon M. Smith, BS, Roberts,
WisconsinNicholas J. Stolarczyk, BS, CedarWillis B. Stout, BS, PlymouthSamuel N. Wariari, BS, North
Mankato
Daniel T. Welscher, BS, CaledoniaEvan J. Williams, BS, MankatoWichai Yang, BS, Columbia Heights
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCESProfessor Penny Knoblich, Chairperson
Naomi Abraham, BS, Saint PaulAshley A. Adam, BS, OwatonnaCarl F. Adamek, BS, WillmarJoshua W. Albrecht, BS, Blair, WisconsinAbraham J. Aldes, BS, Golden ValleyBethlehem M. Alem, BS, EthiopiaKatie M. Anderson, BS, Saint PeterNaiom Appiah, BS, ShakopeeErin R. Baker, BS, Grand RapidsAndrew D. Barnett, BS, North BranchBethany J. Bartko, BS, Ham LakeSamuel L. Bass, BS, ByronNathan Beilke, BS, MankatoDana M. Bennett, BS, MankatoBrandon D. Bentley, BS, FridleyLibby R. Berg, BS, Eden PrairieFanuel G. Biratu, BS, Mankato
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Taylor P. Knuth, BS, Plymouth, WisconsinLevi S. Kraft, BS, Menomonie, WisconsinBenjamin P. Kubes, BS, MankatoKaitlyn T. Kuehn, BS, Oak GroveEmma K. Kumbier, BS, Fond Du Lac,
WisconsinAlyssa S. Lange, BS, ChaskaRyan A. Leba, BS, HugoLuis Lepe, BS, MilanColeman D. Mamer, BS, StillwaterAustin A. Marty, BS, Saint PaulCalvin A. Mcdevitt-Coryell, BS,
BloomingtonHeidi L. Moe, BS, FarwellIsai Morales Cruz, BS, JordanAlexi J. Moreno, BS, MankatoAlexandra K. Morris, BS, BloomingtonGloria B. Mushiya, BS, Democratic
Republic of the CongoCarene A. Ndong Sima, BS, GabonAaron D. Nelson, BS, Bismarck, North
DakotaDolpert N. Nyambane, BS, Eden PrairieChaydon J. O’Fallon, BS, ShakopeeRebecca L. O’Hotto, BS, Oak GroveSamson M. Okorie, BS, NigeriaErik A. Olson, BS, MankatoAlexander G. Orum, BS, MankatoSang Ho Park, BS, Republic of KoreaMelissa D. Paul, BS, ChamplinStephanie R. Peterson, BS, Lino LakesBecky L. Picha, BS, New PragueNicole R. Piowlski, BS, MankatoKristopher A. Plath, BS, BeckerAlysia S. Przybilla, BS, PierzSamantha M. Rangel, BS, Cottage
GroveSamuel A. Schmid, BS, Apple ValleyLaura A. Schueller, BS, Big LakeEzra I. Smith, BS, Decorah, IowaGyuseon Song, BS, Republic of Korea Bethany A. Sorensen, BS, JacksonPablo A. Sotomayor, BS, Ecuador Caylin M. Steinberg, BS, Eagle LakeDuachy Thao, BS, Brooklyn ParkYong cha Thao, BS, St. Paul Tyler P. Tran, BS, MankatoMaria A. Uscategui Calderon, BS,
ColombiaBao Vue, BS, MaplewoodRyder B. Wahl, BS, ShoreviewFlevis F. Waindim, BS, Brooklyn ParkNedia G. Warner, BS, LiberiaAustin J. Weinandt, BS, New Prague Hannah M. Wendel, BS, Mason City,
IowaTanner N. Westmoreland, BS,
Madison Lake
Mahala K. Wolff, BS, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Ryan T. Xiong, BS, NewportTou Xiong, BS, North MankatoEunseo Yang, BS, Republic of KoreaDahyun Yu, BS, Republic of Korea Chelsea J. Zblewski, BS, MankatoKatie M. Zehms, BS, Sherburn
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND GEOLOGY Professor Mary Hadley, Chairperson
Nicole E. Bean, BS, Chisago CityZachary W. Berkebile, BS, Apple ValleyKristen M. Blumhoefer, BS, New UlmScott P. Bowman, BS, Oak GroveJihyun Choi, BA, Republic of KoreaDaniel R. Crane, BS, New HopeAleksander P. Dierl, BA, MankatoNicholas N. Ebner, BS, PrestonKristoffer N. Goetzke, BA, North
MankatoSulafa I. Mohamed, BS, RochesterZachariah Newell, BA, Waterloo, IowaJacob Rachuy, BS, HastingsBrittany A. Rios, BA, RochesterSabrina M. Sturm, BA, Saint CloudEkaterina Voytsekhovskaya, BS,
Russian FederationPaKou Vue, BS, Walnut Grove
DEPARTMENT OFCOMPUTER INFORMATION SCIENCEProfessor Mahbubur Syed,Chairperson
Kazi R. Ahmed, BS, BangladeshJesse F. Aland, BS, MankatoJoshua I. Allen, BS, Cottage GroveBibek Amatya, BS, NepalKalkidan T. Atnafu, BS, EthiopiaTyler J. Bade, BS, FarmingtonRojin Bajracharya, BS, NepalCharles W. Bassett, BS, WoodburyJohn O. Bently, BS, MankatoEvan A. Blomgren, BS, Eden PrairieTravis J. Britz, BS, CourtlandIkthedar K. Chowdhury, BS, BangladeshRuffine D. Detoh Messan, BS, TogoZahid Dewan, BS, BangladeshMichael T. Doran, BS, ElysianAdam T. Fleischhacker, BS, MaplewoodScott Fleming, BS, IndiaCaleb J. Fox, BS, Prior Lake
Nodir L. Boymatov, BS, TajikistanCindal E. Breckenridge, BS, OwatonnaIan M. Brickley, BS, BlaineMallorie R. Briggs, BS, Cottage GroveRoss A. Buttleman, BS, Mendota HeightsAna P. Castillo, BS, EaganMacy J. Christensen, BS, SlaytonTiernan K. Collins, BS, MankatoCurran J. Couchman, BS, PlymouthTy Dennis, BS, Genoa City, WisconsinAicha K. Diamoutani, BS, MaliNissan S. Diomande, BS, Ivory Coast
(Cote D’Ivoire)Lisa M. Dobbelaere, BS, Saint CloudMaimuna Z. Fariha, BS, BangladeshCaitlin A. Foley, BS, Sioux City, IowaSamantha J. Foltz, BS, MankatoMegan L. Ford, BS, Yankton, South
DakotaAlexandra S. France, BS, PlymouthPaul D. Fraser, BS, Le SueurBreanne J. Friend, BS, Int’l FallsGrant C. Gale, BS, ChanhassenHannah R. Garza, BS, Inver Grove
HeightsCurtis D. Gaul, BS, WorthingtonYasuhiro Gutierrez, BS, BloomingtonEmily G. Haan, BS, FarwellCarter T. Hansen, BS, MankatoMehedi Hasan, BS, MankatoSarah J. Hast, BS, Rapid City, South
DakotaMcCall G. Helstrom, BS, WaconiaJeriel B. Hess, BS, MankatoLauren M. Hoese, BS, BloomingtonCody Hoffman, BS, Omaha, NebraskaMegan E. Hulscher, BS, Lake CrystalMutma Inna, BS, PlymouthPeter T. Jada, BS, Rochester Alyxandra N. Jeseritz-Coleman, BS,
WoodburyBradly C. Johnson, BS, MankatoBrooke T. Jones, BS, Waterloo, IowaColt J. Jones, BS, Aurora, ColoradoMelissa D. Jones, BS, Sioux Falls,
South DakotaClaire C. Jordan, BS, Green Bay,
WisconsinJudith M. Kamara, BS, MankatoJohn H. Kauphusman, III, BS, WinonaKirsten Keller, BS, Lino LakesMikayla M. Kenney, BS, Oak Creek,
WisconsinAnna L. Keys, BS, Cottage GroveEunwon Kim, BS, Republic of KoreaJustin D. Kirlin, BS, MankatoNatalie E. Klein, BS, Blaine
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Mohammed K. Alsagoor, BS, Saudi Arabia
Abdulkarim H. Alsalem, BS, Saudi ArabiaAbdullah M. Alsulaiman, BS, Saudi
ArabiaMohammed H. Althawimer, BS, Saudi
ArabiaKhalid A. Alyami, BS, Saudi ArabiaDarin S. Anderson, BS, FaribaultSamuel B. Araya, BS, MinneapolisMustafa M. Bahreldin, BS, MankatoCollin J. Bennett, BS, PrestonRiley A. Benzel, BS, MadeliaAaron T. Bixby, BS, Spring Hill, TennesseeAndrew J. Bortolotti, BS, Port
Washington, WisconsinWestin J. Buss, BS, White Bear LakeLouis J. Critelli, BS, ShakopeeTyler D. Edwards, BS, MankatoJoseph M. Erickson, BS, KandiyohiCristian S. Escobar Tobar, BS, MadeliaJustin J. Fahey, BS, ChaskaCecilia A. Hake, BS, FaribaultMichael T. Hayes, BS, WasecaNathan M. Hennes, BS, Rubicon,
WisconsinRyan D. Jandro, BS, FaribaultNicholas T. Janssen, BS, Saint PaulNicholas T. Jepson, BS, Wausau,
WisconsinJohn W. Kamp, BS, BloomingtonMatthew K. Kisch, BS, Saint MichaelBenjamin T. Kleese, BS, KenyonNicholas W. Kreutziger, BS, SavageTyler S. Lawry, BS, Forest LakeJake A. Leistico, BS, BuffaloRiley V. Lovell, BS, LakevilleNicholas J. McCoy, BS, Inver Grove
Heights Jonathan W. Polzin, BS, OtsegoCody Prange, BS, WasecaNathan P. Roach, BS, Saint PeterJoshua J. Rocha, BS, MankatoTimothy R. Rohe, BS, EdinaTaylor R. Salzwedel, BS, LakefieldAlex J. Schmoll, BS, CedarBryce R. Skiles, BS, Aledo, IllinoisRiley N. Sletten, BS, AlbertvilleCasey K. Stemper, BS, CaledoniaDavid F. Svoboda, BS, LonsdaleFaseka Tamerat, BS, Saint PaulLondon P. Thurman, BS, RochesterTyler S. Watterud, BS, HastingsBrianna J. Weinand, BS, OakdaleConnor T. Wierschem, BS, Faribault
Jordan W. Wiesenburger, BS, HastingsAustin J. Winkels, BS, AvonBailey M. Wolff, BS, Waseca
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTERENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYProfessor Vincent Zhang, Chairperson
Alec C. Abkemeier, BSCE, MankatoAneeg Ashfaq, BS, PakistanBryan Barthel, BSCE, BrownsvilleMichael A. Budesky, BSEE, MonticelloCamron A. Chaboki, BSCE, CrystalMichael S. Collins, BSCE, Eagle Lake Brandon J. Erickson, BS, MankatoMichael L. Fasbender, BS, AdamsGarten T. Haeska, BSCE, Lake CityWilliam M. Harris, BS, Elgin, IllinoisRashedul Hasan, BSEE, BangladeshNaeemul Hassan, BSEE, BangladeshEvan J. Hedman, BSEE, ChaskaNoah T. Johnson, BSCE, NorthropNibrasul Karim Nibras, BSEE,
BangladeshMuhammad A. Khan, BSEE, Pakistan Uzair A. Khan, BSEE, PakistanPradeep Kuikel, BSCE, NepalToua Lao, BS, Saint FrancisBethelhem T. Legesse, BSEE, EthiopiaJacob C. Makela, BSEE, MankatoJacob C. Makela, BSCE, MankatoIsaac D. Matzke, BSCE, ShakopeePhillicia Mitchell, BS, BahamasWinston P. Moh Tangongho, BSCE,
CameroonRobert K. Nicholson, BSEE, ExcelsiorChukwuemeka D. Okonkwo, BSEE,
NigeriaBrandon J. Rabenhorst, BSEE, MankatoYousuf K. Rumi, BSEE, MankatoSampath Senanayake, BSEE, MankatoAaron M. Sjolander, BSEE, MankatoJacob R. Spates, BSEE, North
Mankato Nicholas E. Steinkopf, BS, MankatoJames M. Stevens, BS, LakevilleRyan M. Thomas, BSEE, RogersAsif Uddin, BSEE, BangladeshAlexander A. Vrudny, BSEE, MankatoDerrick J. Whiting, BSEE, TylerJibong Yang, BSEE, Republic of Korea
Eric T. Gerber, BS, AdamsDustin E. Hawkins, BS, MankatoSalinda S. Jayaweera, BS, Sri LankaMason J. Johnson, BS, MankatoOguljan Jumakuliyeva, BS, TurkmenistanMehari H. Kahsay, BS, MankatoDura T. Keonangphane, BS, SavageRashad J. Khan, BS, BangladeshSubrata Lahiri, BS, BangladeshAlyssa S. Lillehaugen, BS, Arden HillsSushil Manandhar, BS, NepalMichael P. Mason, BS, South Saint PaulSebastian F. Millin, BS, RochesterAaron D. Morley, BS, WoodburyJordan D. Mullan, BS, Saint Paul ParkSatyam Nepal, BS, NepalHassan M. Orabi, BAS, EgyptTyler J. Phillips, BS, Redwood FallsRobert C. Plagge, BS, Cannon FallsTyson C. Ranslow, BS, MorristownSahayata Rayamajhi, BS, NepalFaical Rayani, BS, TunisiaHunter T. Reynolds, BS, LakevilleJacob M. Richards, BS, BloomingtonAbdi B. Roba, BS, Saint PaulEmily N. Rosenbery, BS, LakevilleAmit Rozario, BS, BangladeshBony A. Sany, BS, BangladeshParker S. Scott, BS, WindomYun Ha Seo, BS, Republic of KoreaRandy M. Steinberg, BS, OwatonnaMishma Tafannum, BS, BangladeshJohn L. Teeslink, BS, North MankatoEzana T. Tesfaye, BS, EthiopiaBenjamin D. Torgerson, BS, MankatoMinhaz Uddin, BS, BangladeshDavid A. Wahl, BS, White Bear LakePamal D. Wanigasinghe, BS, Sri LankaMiles L. Winston, BS, WoodburyPatrick J. Wolyniec, BS, WorthingtonBridget L. Yokiel, BS, Mankato
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENTProfessor Brian Wasserman, Chairperson
Mohammed A. Abu Saq, BS, Saudi Arabia
Carl F. Adamek, BS, WillmarMishal M. Alghamdi, BS, Saudi ArabiaAbdulkarim F. Almurayh, BS, Saudi
ArabiaMansour A. Alsagoor, BS, Saudi Arabia
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DEPARTMENT OF INTEGRATED ENGINEERINGProfessor Dean Kelley, Chairperson
Katie R. Corwin, BSE, PlymouthFrank V. Cruz, BSE, MinneapolisStephen C. Curtis Jr., BSE, Shakopee Drew E. Erickson, BSE, Roseville Alex F. Escarcega, BSE, Saint PaulChristopher P. Fransen, BSE, TrumanWalter N. Gramer, BSE, Cottage
GroveTory V. Gritzmacher, BSE, EvelethSteven M. Haley, BSE, FarmingtonJared M. Huddleson, BSE, BurnsvilleAlexander S. Johnson, BSE, VirginiaJeffrey R. Kubat, BSE, Grand RapidsBenjamin J. Landry, BSE, MinneapolisBenjamin J. Lindquist, BSE, BloomingtonMitchel P. Lorentz, BSE, Grand RapidsKathryn A. Ostman, BSE, Mountain IronLaura M. Ostman, BSE, Mountain IronGustavo E. Lahoud Pepe, BSE, Venezuela Tyler A. Porter, BSE, VirginiaAndrew N. Puleo, BSE, HugoNeil D. Schroeder, BSE, Mountain IronKendall B. Swenson, BSE, Apple ValleyColin P. Terry, BSE, HastingsBrooke L. Thorson, BSE, PengillyAdam S. Towley, BSE, Big Lake
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS Professor Charles Waters,Chairperson
Stephen J. Berg, BS, MankatoAlek M. Bixby, BS, MankatoBrandon A. Haan, BS, Puyallup,
Washington
Tyler J. Keller, BS, MedfordSpencer L. Koehn, BS, Watertown,
South Dakota Metz Cynthia E. Konan, BS, Ivory
Coast (Cote D’Ivoire)Maria A. Leeson, BS, Forest LakeErin M. Liebl, BS, WabassoMatthew C. Lindahl, BA, PlymouthCody J. O’Brien, BS, Chandler, ArizonaDong Young Park, BS, Republic of KoreaKendahl L. Rogers, BS, Saint JamesZohaib R. Syed, BS, Eden PrairieJacob C. Tschann, BS, ZumbrotaDarrin L. Williams, BS, Brooklyn Park
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ANDCIVIL ENGINEERINGProfessor Patrick Tebbe,Chairperson
Olagoke Afolabi, BSCE, MankatoOghomwen Amadasun, BSCE,
FarmingtonRylan D. Andersen, BSCE, San Jose,
CaliforniaPeter J. Baldwin, BSME, BurnsvilleMatthew S. Balko, BSME, Maple GroveKhada N. Dhungana, BSCE,
MaplewoodPadam L. Dhungana, BSCE, MaplewoodJoshua D. Dickinson, BSME, WasecaSamuel L. Domeier, BSME, Saint Paul
ParkWilliam A. Ener, BSME, Saint PaulMatthew J. Gutzman, BSME, Lino LakesMarcus A. Johnson, BSCE, AdamsDaniel A. Julson, BSCE, StillwaterSubhan Khalid, BSME, PakistanJacob E. Kraemer, BSME, ChanhassenPaul R. Kriegel, BSME, Plymouth,
Wisconsin
Aldo A. Kusnardi, BSME, IndonesiaMitchell T. Ledin, BSME, CentervilleJenna M. Lepper, BSCE, Plattsmouth,
NebraskaGustavo E. Marinos Julca, BSME,
JordanAndrew M. Matter, BSME, Hager City,
WisconsinNicholas J. Peterson, BSCE, Apple ValleyAlec W. Pietz, BSCE, New UlmGregory A. Pionkowski, BSME, Eau
Claire, WisconsinIsabelle Race, BSCE, Clear LakeJonathan J. Ramirez-Hernandez, BSME,
AustinAustin R. Rieder, BSCE, Eau Claire,
WisconsinEden P. Rogers, BSCE, West Bend,
WisconsinSajid Sarkar, BSME, BangladeshJacob S. Schober, BSME, BlaineMichael Seffren, BSME, Golden ValleyJoshua S. Sonday, BSME, BloomingtonZachary J. VanOstrand, BSCE,
RochesterJesse A. Wagenbach, BSME, Grand
MeadowNicholas T. Winjum, BSME, Saint
BonifaciusConnor J. Writz, BSME, MankatoAaron M. Zigan, BSCE, RochesterChristopher D. Zimmer, BSME, Walker
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMYProfessor Thomas Brown,Chairperson
Eric J. Ahlers, BS, FuldaAdam J. Blomgren, BS, ButterfieldBenjamin R. Gettis, BS, WinnebagoEvan D. Privet, BS, Caledonia
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Program 12:00 p.m..
MSU Hymn Fanfare Arranged by Dr. Douglas Snapp
Processional March Pomp and Circumstance Edward Elgar Arranged by Dr. Douglas Snapp and Dr. Michael Olson
National Anthem Matthew J. Ruff Minnesota State University, Mankato
Greetings Basil Ajuo Board of Trustees Minnesota State System
Welcome to the Minnesota State University, Mankato Chris Meyer ‘90, PresidentAlumni Association
Student Speakers Tiana H. Dixon Bachelor of Science, Communication Disorders
College of Allied Health and Nursing
Nawaf Morgan Alsugean Bachelor of Science, Aviation College of Education
Conferring of Degrees (Interlude Music by xxxxxxx)
Recessional March * “Hornpipe” (from Water Music) George Frideric Handel Orchestrated by Dr. Douglas Snapp Produced by Dr. Michael Olson
Celebration Kool & The Gang Orchestrated by Dr. Douglas Snapp Produced by Dr. Michael Olson
Musicians: Keyboard / Conductor Zachary Brown, Percussion Elias Hernandez, Alto Soxophone Jacob Johnson, Tuba David Kaiser, Trumpet Julian Manley, Trumpet Cole Vandermark, Trombone
*Audience to remain seated.
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Platform Guests
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RICHARD DAVENPORT President Minnesota State University, Mankato
BASIL AJUO Board of Trustees Minnesota State System
LYNN D. AKEY Associate VP for Institutional Research,
Strategy and Effectiveness
ANNE DAHLMAN Acting Dean of Global Education
ROBERT FLEISCHMAN Associate Provost and Associate Vice
President for Academic Affairs
JEAN HAAR Dean of the College of Education
MARK A. JOHNSON CIO & Vice President for IT Solutions
DAVID P. JONES Vice President for Student Affairs and
Enrollment Management
CHRIS MEYER
President of Minnesota State University, Mankato
Alumni Association
HENRY MORRIS Dean of Institutional Diversity
THOMAS NORMAN Dean of University Extended Education
KRISTINE RETHERFORD Dean of the College of Allied Health and Nursing
JOAN ROCA Dean of Library Services
KENT STANLEY Vice President for University Advancement
STEPHEN STOYNOFF Interim Associate VP of Research and
Dean of Graduate Education
RICHARD J. STRAKA Vice President for Finance and Administration
MARILYN J. WELLS Provost and Senior Vice President for
Academic Affairs
GINGER L. ZIERDT Assistant VP for Undergraduate Education
Procession ParticipantsFACULTY HONORMARSHALSJulia Hebenstreit, Professor,
College of Allied Health and Nursing
Teresa Kruizenga, Professor, College of Education
JUNIOR HONORMARSHALSAlexandra Rivers, College of
Allied Health and NursingXxxxx, College of Education
COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH & NURSINGMARCHING FACULTY PROFESSORSSue BellBonnie BergSandra EggenbergerLynnette EngeswickMarge Murray-DavisPatrick SextonMarlene K. TappeMary Visser
James WisePatricia Young
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSTheresa MackeyMolly TimlinStacy Van GelderenHeather Von Bank
ASSISTANT PROFESSORSKristen Abbott-AndersonJessica AlbersFadumaSara AliPatricia BeierwaltesJulie FrederickRachelle FullerJonathan HicksJae Min LeeMegan MahowaldMichelle McAlarnenKristi MontandonVicki SchullBen SchwambergerMarilyn A. SwanDiane Witt
COLLEGE OFEDUCATIONMARCHING FACULTY
PROFESSORSRick AugerJulie CarlsonDiane CoursolKaren EastmanJacqueline LewisCandace RaskinJohn SeymourTeri Wallace
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSRon BrowneCarrie ChapmanKaren ColumAaron DerisKathleen FoordJason KaufmanKarin Lindstrom BremerAnn MillerAlexandra Panahon
ASSISTANT PROFESSORSTim BerryBeth BeschornerVicky CaiKyena CorneliusKerry DieckmannJinger GustafsonKiersten HensleyKimberly JohnsonTracy PeedHelena StevensLisa VasquezSean WachsmuthDana Wagner
INSTRUCTORMymique Baxter
LIBRARY FACULTYBarb BergmanKellian ClinkJoseph E. Holtermann
ADMINISTRATIVE and SUPPORT FACULTYJohn BulcockDebra Schulz
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College of Graduate StudiesThe candidates will be presented by Stephen Stoynoff, Dean.
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION –COUNSELOR EDUCATIONAND SUPERVISION
Casey E. Baker, JanesvilleCounselor Education & SupervisionAdvisor: Dr. Karin Lindstrom Bremer Jamie D. Hedin, MinneapolisCounselor Education & SupervisionAdvisor: Dr. Richard AugerDissertation: The Experience of
Microaggressions within Cross-Racial Videoconferencing Supervision: A Case Study
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION –EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Michael W. Haskins, MankatoEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Scott WurdingerDissertation: Improving
Mathematical Skill: The Perceptions of Rural Minnesota Mathematics Educators
Sarah A. Huseby, Sacred HeartEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace RaskinDissertation: Effective Characteristics
of Rural English Learner Programs Promeet Jaswant Singh, IndiaEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Jason KaufmanDissertation: A Study of the Soft
Skills that Contribute to the Success of Newly Graduated Business Students in the Workplace
Peter J. McGahey, Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Educational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Julie CarlsonDissertation: What Happens Now?
Coaching and Leading following a Student-Athlete Death – A Phenomenological Study
Patti L. Strukel, HuntleyEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Julie CarlsonDissertation: Instructional Design:
How Secondary Teachers Promote Student Comprehension of Informational Text
Kenneth O. Turner, Brooklyn ParkEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Timothy Berry
DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE
Carrie S. Dickson, MaplewoodNursing PracticeAdvisor: Dr. Sue Bell Heather L. Schmidtknecht,
Cochrane, WisconsinNursing PracticeAdvisor: Dr. Sue Bell
SPECIALIST
Sherri J. Alm, StacyEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Michelle L. Azure, Brooklyn ParkEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Laura M. Blackledge, RobbinsdaleEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin
Steph Casmer, New HopeEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin
Jodi A. DeVolder, WoodburyEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Jinger Gustafson
Shannon R. Durand, FridleyEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Jinger Gustafson
Katie A. Gag, New UlmEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Jamie Groth, ChamplinEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Kimberly J. Henke, Maple GroveEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Lori A. Klein, FaribaultEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Angela D. Kleinedler, JordanEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Heidi J. Kouba, AndoverEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Jinger Gustafson Shannon M. Lacy, MinneapolisEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin
Lana K. Lindeman, Saint MichaelEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Ryan C. Meyer, North MankatoEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin
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Jennifer M. Miller, PlymouthEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin
Bethany A. Mohs, RichfieldEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin,
Pam H. Morrison, River Falls, Wisconsin
Educational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin
Laura R. Nelson, Belle PlaineEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin
Jeren K. Porter, RosemountEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin
Kai SillEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin
Holly K. Vos, ByronEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin
Lindsey R. Weiers, New PragueEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin
Stephanie M. Wheelock, RichfieldEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin
Casey I. Young, RogersEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin MASTER OF ARTS
Ashley M. Bos, EdgertonPhysical Education (Teaching)Advisor: Dr. Susan Tarr
Molly J. Arola, CarlosPhysical Education (Teaching)Advisor: Dr. Ben Schwamberger
Ryan A. Bacon, RochesterPhysical Education (Teaching)Advisor: Dr. Ben Schwamberger
Allison M. Brady, MankatoSport & Exercise PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Michelle McAlarnen
Joshua Corbin, Prior LakeSport ManagementAdvisor: Dr. Jon Lim
Mitchell A. Elofson, Saint PeterSport & Exercise PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Cindra Kamphoff Kassandra M. Gall, Hudson, WisconsinSport ManagementAdvisor: Dr. Vicki Schull
Benjamin J. Gort, MinneapolisPhysical Education (Teaching)Advisor: Dr. Susan Tarr Ashley M. Greig, Pine CityPhysical Education (Teaching)Advisor: Dr. Susan Tarr
Tyler J. Hajek, Sioux Falls, South DakotaSport ManagementAdvisor: Dr. Jon Lim
Bryan T. Hall, Easton, MarylandPhysical Education (Teaching)Advisor: Dr. Ben Schwamberger
Amber J. Hauschen, FaribaultSport ManagementAdvisor: Dr. Jon Lim
Brian J. Huybrecht, PlymouthPhysical Education (Teaching)Advisor: Dr. Ben Schwamberger
Trent J. Jackson, ChaskaSport ManagementAdvisor: Dr. Jon Lim
Kathryn J. Johnson, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sport & Exercise PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Michelle McAlarnen Steven J. Kluver, AlexandriaPhysical Education (Teaching)Advisor: Dr. Ben Schwamberger Christopher M. Langlois, Wausau,
WisconsinSport ManagementAdvisor: Dr. Jon Lim
Haley A. Larson, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Sport & Exercise PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Cindra Kamphoff
Justin R. Lusk, Cromberg, CaliforniaSport & Exercise PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Cindra Kamphoff Samuel D. Maus, NorthfieldSport ManagementAdvisor: Dr. Jon Lim
Terry J. McDaniel, II, Grinnell, IowaSport ManagementAdvisor: Dr. Jon Lim
Scott M. McDowell, Clarendon Hills, Illinois
Sport ManagementAdvisor: Dr. Jon Lim
Kylie McKinney, Petersburg, IllinoisSport & Exercise PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Michelle McAlarnen Bryan A. Mejia, Miami, FloridaSport & Exercise PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Cindra Kamphoff
Zachary J. Miner, HutchinsonSport ManagementAdvisor: Dr. Jon Lim
Paul L. O Brien, United KingdomSport ManagementAdvisor: Dr. Jon Lim
Ryan M. Olson, MankatoSport & Exercise PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Cindra Kamphoff Isaac M. Rodriguez, Orlando, FloridaSport ManagementAdvisor: Dr. Jon Lim
Travis R. Schubauer, Rapid City, South Dakota
Physical Education (Teaching)Advisor: Dr. Ben Schwamberger Byron J. Synstegaard, ChaskaSport ManagementAdvisor: Dr. Jon Lim
Mark R. Vasey, Yorktown Heights, New York
Sport ManagementAdvisor: Dr. Jon Lim Sarah M. Waldo, KelliherPhysical EducationAdvisor: Dr. Susan Tarr
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Cassandra Weaver, LakevilleSport & Exercise PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Cindra Kamphoff Justin M. White, MankatoSport ManagementAdvisor: Dr. Vicki Schull
Kyle H. Wiren, Thornton, ColoradoSport & Exercise PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Cindra Kamphoff
Faryn J. Wirkus, Edgar, WisconsinSport ManagementAdvisor: Dr. Jon Lim
Bennet A. Woltjer, KandiyohiSport ManagementAdvisor: Dr. Jon Lim MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING
Kadie E. Becker, Saint PaulEducationAdvisor: Dr. Teresa Kruizenga Braeden C. Hogie, Lake ParkEducationAdvisor: Dr. Carrie Chapman Elizabeth R. Minnihan, MinnetristaEducationAdvisor: Dr. Carrie Chapman MASTER OF SCIENCE
Alexis V. Adams, North MankatoCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. John Seymour Claire Alexander, Topeka, KansasCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Karin Lindstrom Bremer
Nicole M. Amos, StewartvilleCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Bruce Poburka
Jennifer E. Anderson, GaylordSpecial Education: Autism Spectrum
DisorderAdvisor: Dr. Karen Eastman
Mariah B. Anderson, Pequot LakesCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Megan Mahowald Luke M. Audette, Belle PlaineEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Amy J. Baasch, West Fargo, North
DakotaReadingAdvisor: Dr. Peggy Ballard Anna R. Bauer, BloomingtonCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Tracy Peed
Nicole R. Bell, Blue EarthCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Diane Coursol
Laura Bermudez Jurado, ColombiaExperiential EducationAdvisor: Dr. Julie Carlson
Tammy J. Bettermann, ZumbrotaEarly Childhood Special EducationAdvisor: Dr. Aaron Deris Brooke A. Binner, EaganCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Bonnie Berg
Bethany G. Bishop, Rapid City, South Dakota
Communication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Megan Mahowald Stephanie C. Bove, Saint PeterCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Bonnie Berg
Erin L. Brackey, Albert LeaReadingAdvisor: Dr. Peggy Ballard Annie C. Brecht, Cold SpringCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Megan Mahowald Daniel J. Carlson, LakevilleSchool Health EducationAdvisor: Dr. Marge Murray-Davis Molly K. Cedergren, MankatoCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Diane Coursol
Kathryn N. Clay, MankatoCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Jacqueline Lewis
David M. Cox, MankatoEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Julie Carlson
Bethany R. Degner, OwatonnaCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. John Seymour
Katlyn J. Delaney, RochesterEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Jason Kaufman
Michelle Devens, MankatoCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Richard Auger
Anna L. Dibley, MinneapolisReadingAdvisor: Dr. Peggy Ballard
Lexi M. Dierauer, Elk Mound, Wisconsin
Communication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Bruce Poburka
Sidney E. Dirks, Madison LakeExercise PhysiologyAdvisor: Dr. Jessica Albers Erin E. Donovan, West Branch, IowaCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Ann Miller
Victoria L. Dreyer, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Education TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Qijie Cai Kristi A. Easley, Mason City, IowaSchool Health EducationAdvisor: Dr. Marge Murray-Davis
Zachery R. Eichler, Cottage GroveCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Ann Miller
Kelsey M. Ellingson, North MankatoCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Diane Coursol
Bailey K. Farrell, WaconiaCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Bonnie Berg
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Benjamin N. Faugstad, MankatoTeaching & LearningAdvisor: Dr. Kathleen Foord
Courtney L. Ferry, Wausau, WisconsinExercise PhysiologyAdvisor: Dr. Jessica Albers Nicole J. Fiala, WilliamsReadingAdvisor: Dr. Peggy Ballard Shelby A. Flegel, BensonCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Ann Miller Stephanie M. Forster, CentervilleSpecial Education: Learning DisabilitiesAdvisor: Dr. Dana Wagner
Sara J. Fox, HanoverCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Bruce Poburka Wendy M. Fredrickson, JacksonTeaching & LearningAdvisor: Dr. Kathleen Foord Jonathan M. Friday, WellsEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Julie Carlson
Ryan M. Gebur, MankatoAthletic TrainingAdvisor: Patrick Sexton Megan M. Genz, WaconiaEarly Childhood Special EducationAdvisor: Dr. Aaron Deris Caitlyn D. Gerchak, MankatoReadingAdvisor: Dr. Peggy Ballard
Heidi M. Gillmore, North MankatoCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Helena Stevens Alexis R. Gleason, OwatonnaReadingAdvisor: Dr. Peggy Ballard
Sadira Glendenning, MinneapolisExperiential EducationAdvisor: Dr. Julie Carlson
Ty A. Haley, OwatonnaCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Jacqueline Lewis Kristina A. Hanson, ElktonCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Megan Mahowald Shonita L. Harper, North MankatoEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Jason Kaufman
Alexandra T. Hartman, MankatoExercise PhysiologyAdvisor: Dr. Jessica Albers
Britney N. Hayes, MankatoCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Kerry Diekmann Jenna M. Hess, ChamplinCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Richard Auger
Rachel M. Hicks, Eden PrairieEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin
Samantha R. Hildreth, Johnston, IowaEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Julie Carlson
Michele A. Hoerdt, BloomingtonCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Bonnie Berg
Peter J. Hoks, BloomingtonSpecial Education: Learning DisabilitiesAdvisor: Dr. Andrew Johnson
John F. Holland, MankatoExercise PhysiologyAdvisor: Dr. Mary Visser
Steph Houlihan, ElysianEarly Childhood Special EducationAdvisor: Dr. Aaron Deris
Emma D. Horner, MinneapolisEarly Childhood Special EducationAdvisor: Dr. Aaron Deris
Kathryn J. Humphrey, ShorewoodCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Richard Auger
Debra M. Irrgang, New HopeEarly Childhood Special EducationAdvisor: Dr. Aaron Deris
Erin E. Janda, North MankatoCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Bonnie Berg
Myles M. Johnson, Painesdale, Michigan
Educational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Scott Wurdinger Susanna A. Kahnke, JanesvilleCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Karin Lindstrom Bremer Michael A. Kantor, Columbia HeightsExercise PhysiologyAdvisor: Dr. Jessica Albers
Diana A. Kemper, KimballElementary EducationAdvisor: Dr. Karen Colum Theodore M. Ketter, Brooklyn ParkCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Richard Auger Spencer J. Klevan, MankatoExercise PhysiologyAdvisor: Dr. Jessica Albers
Kallen R. Knott, LonsdaleCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Helena Stevens Juliet C. Koegel, RosevilleSpecial Education: Learning DisabilitiesAdvisor: Dr. Sean Wachsmuth Kiyomasa Komatsu, JapanAthletic TrainingAdvisor: Patrick Sexton Megan Kremin, BurnsvilleEarly Childhood Special EducationAdvisor: Dr. Aaron Deris Luke M. Krynski, MankatoExercise PhysiologyAdvisor: Dr. Mary Visser
Whitney D. Kuehn, MankatoReadingAdvisor: Dr. Beth Beschorner
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Angelica-Louise Lapus, Corona, California
Communication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Bruce Poburka
Cindy R. Laverdure, Fargo, North Dakota
ReadingAdvisor: Dr. Beth Beschorner
Andrew Lawton, OakdaleEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Jason Kaufman Sydney M. Lester, Gulfport, MississippiAthletic TrainingAdvisor: Dr. Patrick Sexton
Erika J. Lieser, SlaytonEarly Childhood Special EducationAdvisor: Dr. Aaron Deris
Mackenzie L. Madsen, Prior LakeReadingAdvisor: Dr. Peggy Ballard
Cheryl L. Matson, Eden PrairieEarly Childhood Special EducationAdvisor: Dr. Aaron Deris
Michelle C. Maurer, VictoriaSpecial Education: Learning DisabilitiesAdvisor: Dr. Alexandra Panahon Kelly N. McMahon, CanadaSchool Health EducationAdvisor: Dr. Marge Murray-DavisThesis: Using the Health Belief
Model to Assess Undergraduate College Students’ Knowledge and Perceptions of Human Papillomavirus in Order to Better Understand Vaccine Intentions
Emily A. Menk, Eagle LakeCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Jacqueline Lewis Caitlin M. Miller, PlatoCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Bonnie Berg
Samantha J. Minter, JanesvilleCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. John Seymour
Chatou Moua, MaplewoodEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Scott Wurdinger
Joseph N. Muchungu, MaplewoodCommunity HealthAdvisor: Mark Windschitl Amy E. Muehlenhardt, North MankatoExperiential EducationAdvisor: Dr. Julie Carlson
Anita Mulari, MankatoCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Tracy Peed Jade M. Mussehl, North BranchCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Hsinhuei Chiou Tyler J. Nelson, HayfieldAthletic TrainingAdvisor: Patrick Sexton
McKensie A. Nielsen, Detroit LakesSpecial Education Autism Spectrum
DisorderAdvisor: Dr. Karen Eastman Taylor M. Nippoldt, Belle Plaine,Education TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Carrie Chapman
Lyndee E. Nohner, JanesvilleSpecial EducationAdvisor: Dr. Karen Eastman Emily E. Norell, GaylordEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Kelsey B. Notaro, WoodburyCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. John Seymour Emily J. Novak, Manitowoc,
WisconsinExercise PhysiologyAdvisor: Dr. Jessica Albers
Jacqueline J. Ohman, Forest LakeCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Bruce Poburka
Emeka V. Okoro, NigeriaCommunity HealthAdvisor: Mark Windschitl
Kari A. Olson, EaganReadingAdvisor: Dr. Peggy Ballard Kelsey L. Otto, Redwood FallsCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Megan Mahowald
Rhonda R. Petrowiak, GranadaSpecial Education: Emotional Behavior
DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Andrew Johnson Rebekah A. Pitassi, EmilyEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Julie Carlson Heather L. Plagge, KassonCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Bonnie Berg
Slater K. Powell, Hamilton, MontanaExercise PhysiologyAdvisor: Dr. Jessica Albers Mary A. Powers Mach, Louisburg,
North CarolinaLibrary Media EducationAdvisor: Dr. Deborah Jesseman Lisa A. Provost, Prior LakeCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Richard Auger Tori L. Raimann, New RichlandCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. John Seymour Kari Rasmussen, Verona, WisconsinCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Tracy Peed
Nicole M. Rechtzigel, Apple ValleyCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Megan Mahowald
Leah E. Rode-Mulder, WelcomeEducation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Carrie Chapman Cassidy L. Ross, SartellCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Bruce Poburka
Megan M. Scherber, Prior LakeEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Jason Kaufman
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John M. Schmitt, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Counseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Diane Coursol
Alyssa M. Schroeder, AustinSpecial EducationAdvisor: Dr. Karen Eastman
Mallory E. Schweim, North MankatoCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Jacqueline Lewis
Rebecca B. Share, Maple GroveCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Kerry Diekmann Stephanie E. Siatsis, MankatoCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Helena Stevens
Breanna M. Steele, EaganEducation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Carrie Chapman Kim M. Stevermer, EastonEducation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Carrie Chapman
Kimberly K. Stevermer, MankatoSpecial EducationAdvisor: Dr. Karen Eastman
Jamie L. Streich, North MankatoEarly Childhood Special EducationAdvisor: Dr. Aaron Deris
Larry E. Tate, Jr.., New HopeEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin
Sandra J. Tautges, Fort RipleySchool Health EducationAdvisor: Dr. Marlene Tappe
Emily K. Templeton, RochesterEarly Childhood Special EducationAdvisor: Dr. Aaron Deris
Gao K. Thao, Saint PaulExperiential EducationAdvisor: Dr. Julie Carlson
Bonnie R. Theis, BloomingtonCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Ann Miller
Nicole M. Thompson, BensonCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Tracy Peed
Breanna M. Tofteland, Brandon, South Dakota
Community HealthAdvisor: Dr. Joseph ViskerThesis: Assessing the Relationship
between Parenting Styles and Dietary Behaviors among Young Adults
Whitney M. Wager, BloomingtonCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Megan Mahowald
April D. Wallace, LuverneTeaching & LearningAdvisor: Dr. Kathleen Foord Amber J. Warrick, Grand RapidsReadingAdvisor: Dr. Peggy Ballard
Katelyn N. Weed, Lino LakesExercise PhysiologyAdvisor: Dr. Mary Visser Simon J. Williams, BurnsvilleCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Kerry Diekmann Julia A. Young, MadeliaEarly Childhood Special EducationAdvisor: Dr. Aaron Deris
Binnan Yu, ChinaAthletic TrainingAdvisor: Dr. Patrick Sexton Nicole Zitur, HugoEducation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Carrie Chapman MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
Margaret A. Bach, MankatoNursing ScienceAdvisor: Dr. Rhonda Cornell
Srijana Bhandari, EdinaNursing ScienceAdvisor: Dr. Hans-Peter De RuiterThesis: American Nursing Students’
Immersion Experience in Ghana: A Qualitative Study
Adam J. Eisenbraun, RochesterNursing ScienceAdvisor: Dr. Nicole Schmitz
Maria P. Gaz, RochesterNursing ScienceAdvisor: Dr. Amy Haycraft
Jessica A. Lemker, Forest LakeNursing ScienceAdvisor: Dr. Amy Haycraft
Katie M. Schaufler, RochesterNursing ScienceAdvisor: Dr. Amy Haycraft Shailynn N. Shipley, Int’l FallsNursing ScienceAdvisor: Dr. Rhonda Cornell
Sarah M. Tupper, WoodburyNursing ScienceAdvisor: Dr. Rhonda Cornell
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College of Allied Health and NursingThe candidates will be presented by Kristine Retherford, Dean
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Allison J. Anderson, Family Consumer Science
Sarah K. Bates, Family Consumer Science Education
Hannah J. Bergstrom, Dental HygieneJessica M. Boespflug, Communication
DisordersCassidy B. Breer, Family Consumer
Science EducationDillon J. Bruxvoort, Exercise ScienceAmy E. Clark, Dental HygieneMackenzie Dahl, Exercise ScienceKelly A. Delacruz, Family Consumer
Science EducationTiana H. Dixon, Communication
DisordersKristin L. Elsbernd, Exercise ScienceKaitlyn E. Felsheim, Recreation, Parks
& Leisure ServicesNicole J. Fricke, Dental HygieneMeghan M. Gavin, Communication
DisordersKristen L. Heesch, NursingMichelle A. Hoff, Recreation, Parks &
Leisure ServicesLauren L. Johnson, Dental HygieneLauren Kizlik, Exercise ScienceAmelia R. Kjos, NursingAnna Koenecke, Recreation, Parks &
Leisure ServicesMadison M. Mueller, Communication
DisordersRachel A. Neubauer, NursingBrenna R. Oberg, Family Consumer
ScienceSydney E. Orr, Community HealthKarlye K. Peterson, NursingKatelyn M. Pike, NursingThea M. Rogers, NursingCallie J. Rohlik, Exercise ScienceAnna L. Ruel, Family Consumer ScienceStacy J. Smidt, Family Consumer ScienceKailee R. Steen, NursingMargreth Sutphen, NursingSydney S. Tapp, Dental Hygiene
Angela M. Tell, Communication DisordersSean C. Thomez, Exercise ScienceJoshua M. Weakly, Community HealthJenny M. Wiesner, Nursing
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Jessica N. Adrian, NursingStirling E. Adrian, NursingLeah M. Anderson, Family Consumer
ScienceLogan A. Anderson, Exercise ScienceMegan E. Atchinson, NursingLexi M. Banwart, Exercise ScienceSeth D. Bass, Exercise ScienceJessica M. Bode, Recreation, Parks &
Leisure ServicesAllison M. Boelter, Communication
DisordersAllison M. Boelter, Family Consumer
ScienceHanna E. Bosma, NursingHaley J. Carver, Recreation, Parks &
Leisure ServicesYoung Hwan Choi, Exercise Science Nancy J. Christianson, Family
Consumer ScienceAlyssa C. Clubb, Recreation, Parks &
Leisure ServicesLindsey A. Coleman, Sport ManagementAmanda M. Conway, Exercise ScienceIsabella V. Crespo, Sport ManagementCassidy C. Dahl, Exercise ScienceHilary M. Day, NursingAbby R. Deeth, NursingHannah N. Domaas, NursingMikayla Ebert, Sport ManagementMary L. Ecker, NursingMadison J. Eggermont, Health &
Physical EducationKarli M. Emholtz, Dental HygieneSarah E. Etter, Dental HygieneCaitlin E. Fahy, NursingAubree A. Florey, NursingRetta B. Gavin, Community HealthAlyssa J. Gibson, NursingCourtney M. Goble, Nursing
Hannah K. Gosen, Exercise ScienceEmily J. Gulden, Dental HygieneKatelyn J. Halbur, NursingMiranda R. Hanson, Alcohol & Drug
StudiesKaelea R. Hasselstrom, Alcohol & Drug
StudiesZachary A. Hendrickson, NursingMykaela J. Henrickson, Recreation,
Parks & Leisure ServicesElizabeth M. Herrick, Family Consumer
ScienceAlyssa L. Hill, NursingMyah M. Holinka, Family Consumer
ScienceHaley R. Johnson, Community HealthAshley M. Jones, Dental HygieneIngrid M. Karlsrud, Family Consumer
Science EducationAdrianne A. Kirschenman, Family
Consumer ScienceLexi C. Knudsen, Communication
DisordersKatelyn A. Kroska, Dental HygieneRachel D. Kutzler, Community HealthJenna N. Lahlum, Recreation, Parks &
Leisure ServicesNhi Lam, Community HealthChristopher M. Larson, Exercise ScienceEmma M. Laudenbach,
Communication DisordersPa Z. Lee, Family Consumer ScienceAmber L. Lenartz, NursingTeela L. Lener-Shaw, NursingBrittney A. Lentsch, Dental HygieneChase L. Lester, Exercise ScienceKarli J. Levchak, Family Consumer
ScienceMicah M. Link, Family Consumer
ScienceNichole H. Lohrke, Dental HygieneNicole Luppino, Recreation, Parks &
Leisure ServicesKatelynn L. Malecha, Exercise ScienceAmanda L. Martin, Exercise ScienceKianna D. Martinson, Communication
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Morgan A. Matthaei, NursingMackenzie M. McCarthy,
Communication DisordersMarissa F. McNallan, Exercise ScienceJordan K. Meyer, Exercise ScienceLauren G. Meyer, NursingPenelope I. Nelson, Alcohol & Drug
StudiesVia M. Ness, Dental HygieneMaggie R. O’Connor, Family
Consumer Science EducationCassidy A. Olson, NursingCiarra M. Olson, NursingWilliam Olson, Sport ManagementRachel E. Purcell, Dental HygieneMackenzie L. Reinke, Exercise ScienceAlexis A. Reynolds, Family Consumer
ScienceJessica R. Rowley, Alcohol & Drug
StudiesAshley A. Schaefer, Communication
DisordersLeah E. Schroepfer, Dental HygieneBenjamin J. Schuller, Recreation, Parks
& Leisure ServicesMiranda C. Schultz, Alcohol & Drug
StudiesKatherine R. Sherman, Family
Consumer ScienceHannah L. Sieberg, Family Consumer
ScienceMadison P. Sjelin, NursingSamantha J. Slater, Community HealthKaralyn A. Southwick, NursingBriana J. Spicer, Recreation, Parks &
Leisure ServicesMichael P. Spielvogel, Exercise ScienceLaney L. Stadler, Dental HygieneMariah A. Stein, Exercise ScienceMadison S. Swenson, NursingCassandra J. Thompson, Dental HygieneKaylee R. Vanderhoff, Communication
DisordersKristen N. Vigil, Communication
DisordersMegan J. Voss, Recreation, Parks &
Leisure ServicesChelsey R. Wersal, Dental HygieneBrittany A. Wickoren, Communication
DisordersSai Yang, NursingErin L. Zempel, Alcohol & Drug StudiesAmanda J. Zupfer, Community Health
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Quinn D. Ahern, Exercise ScienceElizabeth L. Anderson, Sport
ManagementJoy L. Anderson, Dental HygieneThomas Asper, Communication DisordersNicholas A. Baum, Recreation, Parks
& Leisure ServicesAlexander T. Beck, Sport ManagementTeresa M. Becker, NursingHolly F. Becking, Exercise ScienceKatherine R. Behnke, NursingBeverly J. Bischof, Exercise ScienceSydney R. Blum, Family Consumer
ScienceDerrick J. Connor, Family Consumer
ScienceKarleen J. Doering, NursingTravis W. Dorf, Sport Management Autumn C. Dose, Exercise ScienceMitchel A. Enos, NursingCharles W. Erickson, Family Consumer
ScienceElizabeth M. Erickson, Community HealthSerena A. Failor, NursingJacqueline K. Frederickson, Alcohol &
Drug StudiesCourtney R. Fruchey, Family Consumer
ScienceKayla M. Giannini, Family Consumer
ScienceBretta L. Gonzales, Exercise ScienceDallas E. Gonzales, Sport
ManagementAshley A. Greene, Dental HygieneKiana I. Groves, Family Consumer
ScienceKelsey J. Hanefeld, Sport ManagementLila M. Hanzel, NursingMichaela D. Haraldson, Alcohol &
Drug StudiesHannah N. Harris, NursingMargaret J. Holcombe, Community
HealthMargaret J. Holcombe, School Health
EducationAmanda M. House, Communication
DisordersKacie J. Hunt, Alcohol & Drug StudiesSarah A. Jacobson, NursingAllyson J. Johnson, Dental HygieneMikayla L. Jones, Exercise Science
Krystal Klicka, Community HealthKirsten M. Kruizenga, Family
Consumer ScienceTarin T. Kuball, Recreation, Parks &
Leisure ServicesRebecca J. Lang, Communication
DisordersSarah K. Legatt, Dental HygieneTess R. Leland, Family Consumer ScienceAdam J. Loisel, Alcohol & Drug StudiesKeyanna R. McGowan, Exercise
ScienceBreanna L. Morries, Exercise SciencePaige L. Oberle, Community HealthChaydon J. O’Fallon, Exercise ScienceRichard Pepper, Alcohol & Drug StudiesEric A. Petersen, Sport ManagementKaitlin M. Pfeffer, Family Consumer
ScienceOlivia L. Phillips, Recreation, Parks &
Leisure ServicesConnor R. Rautio, Health & Physical
EducationCarly D. Roese, Exercise ScienceLarissa M. Rohlik, Family Consumer
ScienceSelena S. Roman, Recreation, Parks &
Leisure ServicesMitchell R. Ruedy, Exercise ScienceCara C. Ryan, NursingJacob J. Ryan, Sport ManagementElizabeth J. Schmidt, Dental HygieneEmily E. Schmidt, Recreation, Parks &
Leisure ServicesKatherine M. Schroeder, Community
HealthJack M. Simota, Exercise ScienceSamantha M. Smith, Exercise ScienceAshley A. Sommer, Community HealthBrittany K. Sunder, Family Consumer
ScienceSheng Thao, Family Consumer ScienceMackenzie R. Vanbuskirk, NursingHailey A. Vosberg, Communication
DisordersJessica C. Weide, Family Consumer
ScienceJessica L. Weis, Communication DisordersEmma K. Wittchow, Sport ManagementKim T. Zahn, Family Consumer ScienceKylie K. Zellmann, Communication
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DEPARTMENT OF DENTAL HYGIENEProfessor Angela Monson,Chairperson
Joy L. Anderson, BS, WarroadHannah J. Bergstrom, BS, Thief RiverHilary M. Bottema, BS, AdamsAmy E. Clark, BS, Onalaska, WisconsinAlexandra L. Decker, BS, Jackson,
WisconsinKarli M. Emholtz, BS, River Falls,
WisconsinSarah E. Etter, BS, OakdaleNicole J. Fricke, BS, Maple GroveAshley A. Greene, BS, MankatoEmily J. Gulden, BS, New UlmAllyson J. Johnson, BS, Apple ValleyLauren L. Johnson, BS, RosemountAshley M. Jones, BS, Centuria,
WisconsinAmber N. Klingaman, BS, Denver,
ColoradoBrianna L. Kortuem, BS, Sauk RapidsKatelyn A. Kroska, BS, HastingsDiane M. Larson, BS, ElkoSarah K. Legatt, BS, FoleyBrittney A. Lentsch, BS, EaganNichole H. Lohrke, BS, OakdaleBrittany N. Luch, BS, Sun Prairie,
WisconsinTiffany Mueller, BS, Lake in the Hills,
IllinoisVia M. Ness, BS, EaganKayla M. Nicholson, BS, ChanhassenAmanda L. Peters, BS, RochesterRachel E. Purcell, BS, Clear Lake, IowaAngela Rayl, BS, Alpine, California Mallory M. Regan, BS, Wahpeton,
North DakotaElizabeth J. Schmidt, BS, ChaskaLeah E. Schroepfer, BS, Saint PeterLaney L. Stadler, BS, MorristownSydney S. Tapp, BS, DexterCassandra J. Thompson, BS, Blue EarthColleen A. Volenberg, BS, Stoughton,
WisconsinChelsey R. Wersal, BS, New Ulm
DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY CONSUMERSCIENCEProfessor Heather Von Bank,Chairperson
Allison J. Anderson, BS, Pine IslandEmily E. Anderson, BS, Anoka
Kayla A. Anderson, BS, AtwaterLeah M. Anderson, BS, Eden PrairieSarah K. Bates, BS, New Carlisle,
IndianaSydney R. Blum, BS, Maple GroveAllison M. Boelter, BS, WinonaCassidy B. Breer, BS, RushfordJordan G. Cavello, BS, MinnetonkaNancy J. Christianson, BS, WellsDerrick J. Connor, BS, OwatonnaKelly A. Delacruz, BS, Lake CrystalJacob D. Elfmann, BS, AnnandaleCharles W. Erickson, BS, BloomingtonCourtney R. Fruchey, BS, OwatonnaKayla M. Giannini, BS, OakdaleSarah M. Gilleland, BS, EaganKiana I. Groves, BS, Saint PaulMai K. Hang, BS, MinneapolisHannah V. Herman, BS, Mountain LakeElizabeth M. Herrick, BS, Franklin,
WisconsinMyah M. Holinka, BS, FuldaTayshia M. Howard, BS, PlymouthPhillip M. Huisenga, BS, Spencer, IowaMiranda C. Kane, BS, La Crosse,
WisconsinIngrid M. Karlsrud, BS, Saint PeterAdrianne A. Kirschenman, BS, Sioux
Falls, South DakotaKirsten M. Kruizenga, BS, Hudson,
WisconsinKalli R. Larrabee, BS, RogersPa Z. Lee, BS, Saint PaulTess R. Leland, BS, Maple GroveKarli J. Levchak, BS, HanoverMicah M. Link, BS, ShakopeeAnna M. Long, BS, Plymouth Marissa R. Marcotte, BS, BlaineAshley E. Meister, BS, LakevilleAlexa R. Nash, BS, MantorvilleBrenna R. Oberg, BS, HastingsMaggie R. O’Connor, BS, Leclaire, IowaKennedy L. O’Reilly, BS, LakelandKaitlin M. Pfeffer, BS, Inver Grove
HeightsKelsey J. Price, BS, AnokaAlexis A. Reynolds, BS, Pella, IowaLarissa M. Rohlik, BS, WabassoAnna L. Ruel, BS, ZimmermanElizabeth M. Rummel, BS, New UlmTori Sautner, BS, Stevens Point, WisconsinTevyn J. Schmidt, BS, MankatoKatherine R. Sherman, BS, RochesterHannah L. Sieberg, BS, Eagle LakeStacy J. Smidt, BS, Sioux Falls, South
DakotaAndrea E. Steele, BS, MankatoKathryn E. Stoltzman, BS, Good Thunder
Brittany K. Sunder, BS, BurnsvilleKayla E. Taylor, BS, LakevilleSheng Thao, BS, Saint PaulJamie Thompson, BS, Spring ValleyKelsey N. Wall, BS, HamptonJessica C. Weide, BS, OwatonnaMegan M. Westermayer, BS, MankatoKim T. Zahn, BS, Sioux Falls, South
DakotaAlyssa L. Zakrzewski, BS, Oakdale
DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH SCIENCEProfessor Marlene Tappe, Chairperson
Kimberly A. Aanestad, BS, MinnetonkaLina Y. Adem, BS, MankatoSara P. Aguilar, BS, MadeliaFemata Amara, BS, Brooklyn CenterHans K. Amy, BS, DennisonIsaiah J. Armendariz, BS, Madison LakeJessica E. Beetch, BS, Madison LakeMelina S. Chanthanouvong, BS, Elk RiverJoshua L. Christianson, BS, Mankato Seth G. Dahle, BS, MankatoGabriela A. Davalos, BS, BlaineJodi L. Diercks, BS, MankatoSamantha M. Dimmerman, BS, Eagle
LakeBrittney A. Dufresne, BS, Cottage GroveTeresa A. Dulac, BS, OwatonnaJacqulene P. Dupre, BS, Elk RiverMadison J. Eggermont, BS, OwatonnaElizabeth M. Erickson, BS, EaganDerek M. Finsterwalder, BS, MankatoKayla A. Forsythe, BS, MankatoJacqueline K. Frederickson, BS, Blue
EarthRetta B. Gavin, BS, MankatoAllyson C. Grunklee, BS, ClaremontNancy T. Guar, BS, Brooklyn CenterMiranda R. Hanson, BS, Brooklyn CenterMichaela D. Haraldson, BS, Saint
MichaelSamantha M. Hartman, BS, Newton,
IowaKaelea R. Hasselstrom, BS, FarmingtonRachel E. Hegseth, BS, HamburgMargaret J. Holcombe, BS, ShakopeeGrace A. Hume, BS, Coon RapidsKacie J. Hunt, BS, FaribaultHanan M. Jamali, BS, Mankato Michaela R. Jensen, BS, WaconiaHaley R. Johnson, BS, MankatoHayley M. Johnson, BS, OakdaleZachary Jordan, BS, Clinton, WisconsinMekedes T. Kebede, BS, Rosemount
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Massa E. Kessellie, BS, New BrightonKrystal Klicka, BS, HermantownRachel D. Kutzler, BS, BloomingtonNhi Lam, BS, RosemountGao A. Lee, BS, Lino LakesRebecca Lian, BS, Saint Louis ParkAdam J. Loisel, BS, BemidjiTamra L. Masog, BS, MantorvilleShelbie L. Morrell, BS, Elmwood,
WisconsinPenelope I. Nelson, BS, MadeliaPaige L. Oberle, BS, FridleySydney E. Orr, BS, FaribaultJohnathan L. Parker, BS, Lakeville Austin C. Pasch, BS, Warrens,
WisconsinRichard Pepper, BS, Madison LakeCorey A. Pritchett, BS, LitchfieldReace L. Rainwater, BS, New UlmConnor R. Rautio, BS, Mountain IronJessica R. Rowley, BS, RosemountAmran A. Sabrie, BS, MankatoRylie M. Scheff, BS, FairmontKatherine M. Schroeder, BS, New UlmMiranda C. Schultz, BS, WaconiaSophia R. Simonson, BS, Bismarck,
North DakotaAlexandria N. Sirois, BS, SartellSamantha J. Slater, BS, MayerAshley A. Sommer, BS, Brandon, South
DakotaKyle P. Strand, BS, Cottage GroveJennifer A. Stromquist, BS, Eden PrairieBreeAnna F. Strouf, BS, LyleKaoshoua Thao, BS, SavageKatelyn R. Tollefson, BS, Albert LeaJoshua M. Weakly, BS, RamseyKristen E. Zapf, BS, FoleyErin L. Zempel, BS, MankatoAmanda J. Zupfer, BS, New Ulm
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN PERFORMANCEProfessor Lynnette Engeswick, Chairperson
Quinn D. Ahern, BS, Plainfield, IllinoisCamille I. Anderson, BS, AustinElizabeth L. Anderson, BS, LucanLogan A. Anderson, BS, Clear Lake,
IowaLexi M. Banwart, BS, Cedar Falls, IowaSeth D. Bass, BS, SlaytonTaylor A. Bass, BS, RochesterAlexander T. Beck, BS, Ham LakeHolly F. Becking, BS, Watertown,
South DakotaSloane M. Bergert, BS, Minneapolis
Beverly J. Bischof, BS, Arden, North Carolina
Valerion K. Bradley, BS, MinneapolisDillon J. Bruxvoort, BS, Urbandale, IowaAlexander R. Carew, BS, Burlington,
WisconsinAlex D. Christensen, BS, Minneota Young Hwan Choi, BS, Republic of
Korea Dylan E. Clucas, BS, MankatoLindsey A. Coleman, BS, SavageAmanda M. Conway, BS, Romeoville,
IllinoisIsabella V. Crespo, BS, ChanhassenCassidy C. Dahl, BS, FarmingtonMackenzie Dahl, BS, MinnetonkaJeffrey T. Davies, BS, Lino LakesTravis W. Dorf, BS, Woodbury Autumn C. Dose, BS, GaylordMikayla Ebert, BS, Saint Louis ParkLucas K. Eggebraaten, BS, Detroit LakesKristin L. Elsbernd, BS, WoodburyCody A. Erickson, BS, Saint PeterZachary O. Erickson, BS, North MankatoAaron G. Fitzner, BS, CanadaBretta L. Gonzales, BS, South Saint PaulDallas E. Gonzales, BS, South Saint PaulHannah K. Gosen, BS, ExcelsiorJoshua P. Grems, BS, North MankatoAlexander M. Hahn, BS, Milwaukee,
WisconsinKelsey J. Hanefeld, BS, WindomDaneng Hang, BS, Brooklyn CenterEric R. Hanson, BS, SavageHannah M. Hertling, BS, Albert LeaJennifer J. Hoerter, BS, Stevens Point,
WisconsinHailey N. Holtz, BS, TrimontJacob Iverson, BS, Circle PinesMichael T. Jewett, BS, CrystalOlivia C. Johnson, BS, OakdaleMikayla L. Jones, BS, Saint Paul ParkLauren Kizlik, BS, Springbrook,
WisconsinJacob J. Kronback, BS, MankatoAndrew J. Lanners, BS, Maple GroveChristopher M. Larson, BS, AndoverConnor C. Larson, BS, AlbertvilleShannon K. Lemmens, BS, MankatoChase L. Lester, BS, Clear Lake, IowaKatelynn L. Malecha, BS, LonsdaleAmanda L. Martin, BS, Peoria, ArizonaTiffany L. Maunu, BS, Aberdeen, South
DakotaKeyanna R. McGowan, BS,
Chippewa Falls, WisconsinMarissa F. McNallan, BS, AndoverJordan K. Meyer, BS, Coon Rapids
Nathan W. Meyers, BS, La Crosse, Wisconsin
Breanna L. Morries, BS, Cottage GroveCasey Nelson, BS, SpicerTrina M. Nett, BS, MankatoBertrand F. Ngoua, BS, CameroonMeghann D. Norrbom, BS, Big LakeChaydon J. O’Fallon, BS, ShakopeePaige N. O’Leary, BS, Maple GroveWilliam Olson, BS, Saint JamesCaleb L. Paarmann, BS, MankatoKyle A. Patterson, BS, RamseyEric A. Petersen, BS, MankatoRobert J. Petersen, BS, Eagle Lake Justin T. Prince, BS, Golden ValleyDevon T. Ramsarran, BS, SavageBrooke A. Ranagan, BS, SavageMackenzie L. Reinke, BS, Saint PeterCarly D. Roese, BS, Prior LakeCallie J. Rohlik, BS, VestaHayley C. Rosenberg, BS, FairmontAaron B. Rozek, BS, BurnsvilleMitchell R. Ruedy, BS, Circle PinesJacob J. Ryan, BS, MankatoGene Sanguma, BS, Big LakeBradley A. Scharber, BS, SavageKai M. Schoen, BS, RosevilleDarian Sharifi, BS, Janesville, WisconsinJack M. Simota, BS, Saint PeterLuke D. Skluzacek, BS, FaribaultSamantha M. Smith, BS, Ham LakeMichael P. Spielvogel, BS, Appleton,
WisconsinNicholas A. Stark, BS, SpringfieldMariah A. Stein, BS, New UlmSamuel J. Steinwand, BS, AndoverReginald J. Stubblefield, BS, Brooklyn
ParkSpencer H. Syvertson, BS, MankatoCassandra M. Terrizzi, BS, CambridgeSean C. Thomez, BS, WatervilleAlexander M. Tillery, BS, Cottage GroveHunter J. Tuveson, BS, Albert LeaDakota D. Welsh, BS, EyotaVictor F. Wesmann, BS, ShorewoodChance M. Wigand, BS, HendersonHeather A. Williamson, BS, Spencer,
IowaEmma K. Wittchow, BS, Burnsville
DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION, PARKS ANDLEISURE SERVICES Professor Rachelle Fuller,Chairperson
Will J. Anderson, BS, DelanoMadison M. Bacon, BS, Mankato
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Courtney L. Baerg, BS, Brooklyn ParkNicholas A. Baum, BS, HastingsJessica M. Bode, BS, GibbonNathan L. Bruflodt, BS, ElkoAmy L. Byro, BS, MadeliaHaley J. Carver, BS, Saint PaulAlyssa C. Clubb, BS, Maple GroveMadeline J. DuBois, BS, RamseyKaitlyn E. Felsheim, BS, WasecaGriffin Goode, BS, Harrisburg, South
DakotaZachary A. Hemmingson, BS, Saint
Paul ParkMykaela J. Henrickson, BS, KandiyohiHayden R. Herzog, BS, RochesterMichelle A. Hoff, BS, Saint PaulCole C. Hoins, BS, Eagle LakeJacob T. Hruska, BS, MoraSara L. Ingledew, BS, FairmontDaniel P. Johnson, BS, HopkinsRebecca Klatt, BS, FairfaxAnna Koenecke, BS, Omaha, NebraskaTarin T. Kuball, BS, WasecaJenna N. Lahlum, BS, Vadnais HeightsAbby J. Logeais, BS, MinneapolisNicholas Luecken, BS, Mounds ViewNicole Luppino, BS, FridleyMichael A. Maaninen, BS, Saint PeterNathan T. McKenzie, BS, EaganCherise M. Michels, BS, North MankatoAnders A. Nygaard, BS, ShoreviewOlivia L. Phillips, BS, BurnsvilleTaylor S. Reetz, BS, SartellBrent M. Ricci, BS, Brooklyn ParkSelena S. Roman, BS, Sleepy EyeZachary A. Sandbakken, BS, CentervilleEmily E. Schmidt, BS, Norwood Young
AmericaKelton E. Schmitz, BS, New UlmBenjamin J. Schuller, BS, JanesvilleGerrod M. Smith, BS, MorristownNoah A. Sonie, BS, PlymouthBlake E. Spanier, BS, Gilbert, ArizonaBriana J. Spicer, BS, La Crosse,
WisconsinLauren E. Stasi, BS, AustinMagarsa A. Tashoma, BS, Saint PaulGabriel M. Valdez, BS, Aztec, New
MexicoMegan J. Voss, BS, Belle PlaineMichael P. White, BS, Saint PaulArron R. Willis, BS, North MankatoBlake A. Yungbauer, BS, AlexandriaAnna E. Zust, BS, Saint Peter
DEPARTMENT OFSPEECH, HEARING ANDREHABILITATION SERVICESProfessor Bonnie Berg, Chairperson
Thomas Asper, BS, South Saint PaulAllison M. Boelter, BS, WinonaJessica M. Boespflug, BS, Lino LakesTiana H. Dixon, BS, Onalaska,
WisconsinMeghan M. Gavin, BS, CarverAmanda M. House, BS, RochesterLexi C. Knudsen, BS, RichfieldEmily A. LaCasse, BS, North Saint
PaulRebecca J. Lang, BS, ComfreyEmma M. Laudenbach, BS, Saint
CloudYer Lee, BS, MinneapolisCleo E. Maloney, BS, Lewisville Kianna D. Martinson, BS, Mountain IronMackenzie M. McCarthy, BA,
Franklin, WisconsinMadison M. Mueller, BS, HutchinsonAshley A. Schaefer, BS, GlencoeMaria J. Schmit, BS, EaganAngela M. Tell, BS, Prior LakeKaylee R. Vanderhoff, BS, WaconiaKristen N. Vigil, BS, Prior LakeHailey A. Vosberg, BS, PrincetonJessica L. Weis, BS, RosemountBrittany A. Wickoren, BS, RogersKylie K. Zellmann, BS, Nya
SCHOOL OF NURSINGProfessor Julia Hebenstreit, Chairperson
Hafsa B. Abdi, BS, HibbingJessica N. Adrian, BS, Apple ValleyStirling E. Adrian, BS, BurnsvilleAyan D. Ali, BS, Saint PaulErin B. Andersen, BS, ShakopeeMegan E. Atchinson, BS, Brooklyn ParkTiah D. Badger, BS, New PragueZoreena Baksh, BS, PlymouthBetsy Baudhuin, BS, Saint Louis ParkTricia D. Bazille, BS, GoodviewNicole L. Beck, BS, Brooklyn ParkJami L. Becker, BS, MadeliaTeresa M. Becker, BS, CaledoniaKatherine R. Behnke, BS, Cannon FallsHanna E. Bosma, BS, WorthingtonBlake J. Bostrom, BS, FarmingtonCarol A. Brierley, BS, Hibbing
Gretchen E. Butts, BS, LakevilleAmy R. Christen, BS, Sauk CentreLaTisha M. Clark, BS, Brooklyn ParkChelsea M. Davis, BS, Cannon FallsHilary M. Day, BS, Lake CrystalAbby R. Deeth, BS, PrincetonJane M. Dennison, BS, GlencoeDanielle M. Deutsch, BS, Grand RapidsAllison L. Dicke, BS, Red WingMariah S. Dobmeier, BS, WillmarKarleen J. Doering, BS, HutchinsonHannah N. Domaas, BS, WaconiaJordan N. Duehn, BS, CourtlandMary L. Ecker, BS, West Saint PaulKayla A. Engen, BS, Maple GroveMitchel A. Enos, BS, SavageAbby J. Evers, BS, Sleepy EyeCaitlin E. Fahy, BS, Pine IslandSerena A. Failor, BS, Prior LakeBreanna L. Felske, BS, MankatoAubree A. Florey, BS, Watertown,
South DakotaRachel N. Fontela, BS, VirginiaTracy A. French, BS, Saint PaulGayle L. Fricke, BS, ExcelsiorKate Furry, BS, AuroraTina M. Garakani, BS, MankatoAshley R. Geisenhof, BS, New UlmAlyssa J. Gibson, BS, EaganCourtney M. Goble, BS, Superior,
WisconsinLisa M. Grund, BS, NorthfieldKatelyn J. Halbur, BS, AlexandriaLila M. Hanzel, BS, Mendota HeightsHannah N. Harris, BS, MankatoNimcorise M. Hashi, BS, MinneapolisKristen L. Heesch, BS, Inver Grove
HeightsZachary A. Hendrickson, BS, La CrescentAlyssa L. Hill, BS, North MankatoKelsey J. Hill, BS, Side LakeDavid Hirigoyen, BS, Saint PaulBethany M. Humerickhouse, BS, AmboyTiffany A. Jacobs, BS, SavageSarah A. Jacobson, BS, Golden ValleySara A. Jamieson, BS, MaplewoodKarin A. Jordahl, BS, EaganAlly K. Judnick, BS, VirginiaFarhiya M. Khandid, BS, MinnetonkaAmelia R. Kjos, BS, River Falls,
WisconsinNoelle A. Korpela, BS, Saint PaulHeather R. Kral, BS, MapletonKaylyn I. Lage, BS, New UlmDawn M. Labiosa, BS, Apple Valley Mary T. Larson, BS, RosemontAmber L. Lenartz, BS, So. Saint PaulTeela L. Lener-Shaw, BS, Mankato
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Sarah J. Lindquist, BS, FarmingtonSusan M. Madison, BS, MinneapolisNicole K. Magee, BS, SavageMorgan A. Matthaei, BS, Salem,
South DakotaAmy E. Mattke, BS, Huron, South
DakotaKatherine D. May, BS, Saint Louis ParkSamuel L. Membe, BS, BurnsvilleKyndra J. Meyer, BS, MadeliaLauren G. Meyer, BS, GibbonOthman K. Mohamed, BS, MinneapolisShylah A. Morris, BS, ElysianNche Mou Bayong, BS, Inver Grove
HeightsRachel A. Neubauer, BS, Waterford,
WisconsinErin J. Nordstrom, BS, HopkinsJudith A. Okoth-Dogo, BS, RochesterBrittany L. Olson, BS, HutchinsonCassidy A. Olson, BS, WellsCiarra M. Olson, BS, WinnebagoFrancesca A. Olson, BS, MankatoMiriam O. Ongeta, BS, ShakopeeKatie L. Orsucci, BS, MoundEmmaculate A. Payne, BS, Cottage
GrovePisey Pech, BS, Eden PrairieHeather M. Penland, BS, Jordan
Karlye K. Peterson, BS, Hudson, Wisconsin
Katie N. Peterson, BS, RosemountMichael L. Pickrell, BS, EaganAmanda A. Pierson, BS, EaganKatelyn M. Pike, BS, BrownsdaleLindsey C. Pratt, BS, Saint PaulAmanda N. Preston, BS, Prior LakeJennifer L. Raines, BS, MankatoAkawak A. Regassa, BS, Saint Louis
ParkDerek D. Rieke, BS, New UlmThea M. Rogers, BS, WoodburyRebecca J. Rohl, BS, River Falls,
WisconsinCara C. Ryan, BS, Apple ValleyCynthia M. Schult, BS, Inver Grove
HeightsJayme C. Scott, BS, Bloomington Lori J. Seamans, BS, CrystalCalie C. Shemwell, BS, StillwaterRiley J. Sherman, BS, RochesterLaura V. Showers, BS, Cannon FallsMadison P. Sjelin, BS, Saint MichaelCathleen A. Sletten, BS, ChamplinAngela M. Smith, BS, Grand RapidsAndria K. Snyder, BS, Eden PrairieLaure Audrey K. Sonmene, BS,
Columbia Heights
Victor P. Soro, BS, Saint AnthonyKaralyn A. Southwick, BS, JanesvilleRene C. Stanley, BS, Saint Louis ParkKailee R. Steen, BS, HanoverHeather M. Stuber, BS, MarbleMargreth Sutphen, BS, Le SueurKatrina A. Swanson, BS, FarmingtonMadison S. Swenson, BS,
Chamberlain, South DakotaChristopher T. Taylor, BS, North Port,
FloridaDani Thomas, BS, Madison LakeJoni L. Tolman, BS, ClaremontMiranda J. Trick, BS, HibbingKelley J. Upham, BS, LakevilleMackenzie R. Vanbuskirk, BS, Forest
LakeJessica M. Vieths, BS, GoodhueLeah M. Walters, BS, MapletonMica D. Wamstad, BS, MontevideoKyleen E. Waterhouse, BS, WaconiaAyele M. Weldegebriel, BS, OakdaleJanae M. White, BS, Rose CreekJenny M. Wiesner, BS, Watertown,
South DakotaSarina N. Wilson, BS, AndoverSteven Wilson, BS, Maple GroveSai Yang, BS, Saint PaulCarrie C. Zuchowski, BS, Owatonna
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SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Nicholas G. Anderson, AviationJustin D. Bergemann, AviationKali J. Cummins, Elementary EducationBrooke N. Dunkelberger, Special
Education: Academic & Behavioral Strategist
Deanna R. Friend, Special Education: Academic & Behavioral Strategist
Megan E. Gjemse, Special Education: Academic & Behavioral Strategist
Mikayla K. Hempeck, Elementary Education
John T. Lindsey, Jr., AviationKaitlin E. Meger, Elementary EducationMoaed S. Mulla, AviationMariah J. Schwecke, Special
Education: Academic & Behavioral Strategist
John J. Seipel, Elementary EducationNicholas D. Wolbert, AviationKalli A. Woyda, Special Education:
Academic & Behavioral Strategist
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Abdulrahman A. Abulhamail, AviationMcKayla R. Aubrey, Elementary
EducationAlexis Bunting, Special Education:
Academic & Behavioral StrategistMariah M. Choudek, Special
Education: Academic & Behavioral Strategist
Samantha M. Dahl, Special Education: Academic & Behavioral Strategist
Amy P. Delaney, Elementary EducationAlison R. Ellefson, Elementary Education
Michelle L. Fetter, Elementary EducationAdam K. Fleischacker, Special
Education: Academic & Behavioral Strategist
Megan E. George, Elementary EducationCourtney L. Glazier, Special
Education: Academic & Behavioral Strategist
Kaitlyn M. Gudmundson, Elementary Education
Laura J. Hermansen, Special Education: Academic & Behavioral Strategist
Brittany R. Jensen, Special Education: Academic & Behavioral Strategist
Monroe C. Julius, Elementary EducationYousef N. Khan, AviationAnna E. Marquardt, Elementary
EducationDevan K. Masessa, Elementary
EducationLauren A. Meredith, Elementary
EducationMackenzie A. Mrkvicka, Elementary
EducationBenedict O. Nwachukwu, AviationKevin M. Olund, Elementary EducationEric T. Ouren, Special Education:
Academic & Behavioral StrategistHyeongjun Park, AviationRebecca S. Pauly, Special Education:
Academic & Behavioral StrategistAbby R. Pleiss, Dance Education (K-12)Makenzie B. Raiber, Elementary
EducationAshley L. Rogers, Elementary EducationGhaly M. Samman, AviationJade M. Schultz, Special Education:
Academic & Behavioral StrategistCalleena R. Sieberg, Elementary
Education
Jessica N. Trautman, Elementary Education
Amy E. Wagner, Elementary EducationCody R. Willemarck, Aviation
CUM LAUDE
Jessica L. Adams, AviationAbdullah K. Alimam, AviationJacob S. Berg, AviationAbby M. Chappuis, Special
Education: Academic & Behavioral Strategist
Austin A. Edwards, AviationAustin L. Gowen, Elementary
EducationAmy J. LaRoche, Special Education:
Academic & Behavioral StrategistMichael D. Ness, AviationMarina E. Pavek, Elementary
EducationNathan D. Peterson, Elementary
EducationBrianna R. Pooley-Haack, Special
Education: Academic & Behavioral Strategist
Abigail M. Roemhildt, Elementary Education
Hatem M. Shaikh Omar, AviationAdam B. Taylor, AviationChalina R. Whitney, Elementary
EducationAnna M. Willems, Elementary
EducationJoseph E. Williams, AviationKayla M. Zwicke, Special Education:
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DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION Professor Vincent Winstead, Coordinator
Abdulrahman A. Abulhamail, BS, Saudi Arabia
Jessica L. Adams, BS, Buffalo Center, Iowa
Abdullah K. Alimam, BS, Saudi ArabiaSaud F. Aljahil, BS, Saudi ArabiaMohammed A. Alkhulaidi, BS, Saudi
ArabiaTurki Alodailah, BS, Saudi ArabiaNawaf M. Alsugean, BS, Saudi ArabiaCharles E. Anderson, BS, White Bear
LakeNicholas G. Anderson, BS, Little FallsJacob S. Berg, BS, Coon Valley,
WisconsinJustin D. Bergemann, BS, AustinAndrew A. Brandvold, BS, Cottage
GroveMatthew Cade, BS, Viroqua,
Wisconsin Austin A. Edwards, BS, MarshallRyan R. Frank, BS, BrainerdBradford D. Hartman, BS, New PragueRozlyn A. Holasek, BS, WaconiaAbdullah M. Ibrahim, BS, Saudi ArabiaYousef N. Khan, BS, Saudi ArabiaLindsey M. Lang, BS, MankatoJohn T. Lindsey, Jr., BS, Blue EarthMohammed Majed, BS, Saudi ArabiaAbdullah S. Memarji, BS, Saudi ArabiaDaniel J. Mueller, BS, Prior LakeMoaed S. Mulla, BS, Saudi ArabiaMichael D. Ness, BS, Green Bay,
WisconsinBenedict O. Nwachukwu, BS,
Brooklyn ParkKody L. Odegard, BS, Granite FallsOladele O. Oridota, BS, Brooklyn CenterHyeongjun Park, BS, Republic of
KoreaShannon L. Parker, BS, MankatoGhaly M. Samman, BS, Saudi ArabiaJoseph Saydeeju, II, BS, Brooklyn CenterHatem M. Shaikh Omar, BS, Saudi
ArabiaMoyosoreoluwa E. Shokunbi, BS,
North Saint PaulAdam B. Taylor, BS, WasecaLeighton Thron, BS, StillwaterCody R. Willemarck, BS, Duluth
Joseph E. Williams, BS, RosemountNicholas D. Wolbert, BS, MilacaMiky S. Wondimu, BS, MinneapolisMichael J. Youngs, BS, Eden PrairieYusuf A. Yusuf, BS, Minneapolis
DEPARTMENT OFCOUNSELING ANDSTUDENT PERSONNELProfessor Jacqueline Lewis,Chairperson
DEPARTMENT OFEDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIPProfessor Candace Raskin,Chairperson
DEPARTMENT OFEDUCATIONAL STUDIES:ELEMENTARY AND EARLYCHILDHOOD EDUCATIONProfessor Karen Colum,Chairperson
McKayla R. Aubrey, BS, MilacaMelanie A. Collins, BS, BloomingtonKali J. Cummins, BS, Saint PeterAmy P. Delaney, BS, MankatoAlison R. Ellefson, BS, MankatoMichelle L. Fetter, BS, Prior LakeMegan E. George, BS, WoodburyAustin L. Gowen, BS, TrimontKaitlyn M. Gudmundson, BS, AndoverMikayla K. Hempeck, BS, Mountain
LakeMonroe C. Julius, BS, HutchinsonKayla M. Malecha, BS, New PragueAnna E. Marquardt, BS, HutchinsonDevan K. Masessa, BS, EskoKaitlin E. Meger, BS, CarverLauren A. Meredith, BS, AvonThomas Jaye M. Mision, BS, EaganMackenzie A. Mrkvicka, BS, BrowntonKevin M. Olund, BS, FarmingtonMarina E. Pavek, BS, MankatoJohn F. Peters, BS, Prior LakeNathan D. Peterson, BS, La CrescentMakenzie B. Raiber, BS, ForestonAbigail M. Roemhildt, BS, MontgomeryAshley L. Rogers, BS, RosevilleAmanda M. Rooney, BS, Shakopee Kayli N. Rudeen, BS, FarmingtonPhylicia A. Schindler, BS, FarmingtonMarissa F. Schroeder, BS, Marshall
John J. Seipel, BS, GlencoeCalleena R. Sieberg, BS, Good ThunderAshley M. Sodergren, BS, BurnsvilleJessica N. Trautman, BS, North MankatoAlyssa J. Tschida, BS, WarsawMai Yia Vang, BS, RichfieldAmy E. Wagner, BS, Eden PrairieChalina R. Whitney, BS, MadeliaAnna M. Willems, BS, Hamburg
DEPARTMENT OFEDUCATIONAL STUDIES:K-12 AND SECONDARYPROGRAMSProfessor Scott Page,Chairperson
DEPARTMENT OFMILITARY SCIENCE ANDLEADERSHIPMAJ Robert Rogers,Chairperson
DEPARTMENT OFSPECIAL EDUCATIONProfessor Alexandra Panahon,Chairperson
Douglas R. Boyer, BS, Saint PeterAlexis Bunting, BS, Indianola, IowaAbby M. Chappuis, BS, FaribaultMariah M. Choudek, BS, MontgomerySamantha M. Dahl, BS, BelgradeBrooke N. Dunkelberger, BS,
Mountain LakeAdam K. Fleischacker, BS, AnnandaleDeanna R. Friend, BS, Eden PrairieMegan E. Gjemse, BS, ClevelandCourtney L. Glazier, BS, Eden PrairieLaura J. Hermansen, BS, SavageBrittany R. Jensen, BS, Eagle LakeAmy J. LaRoche, BS, FaribaultCasey C. Ochiagha, BS, PlymouthEric T. Ouren, BS, MankatoRebecca S. Pauly, BS, JordanBrianna R. Pooley-Haack, BS, JanesvilleKeshia M. Reuvers, BS, OwatonnaJade M. Schultz, BS, New RichlandMariah J. Schwecke, BS, GibbonSamuel P. Udermann, BS, FoleyAndrea M. Wahlstrom, BS, North
MankatoKalli A. Woyda, BS, New PragueKayla M. Zwicke, BS, Nicollet
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MSU Hymn Fanfare Arranged by Dr. Douglas Snapp
Processional March Pomp and Circumstance Edward Elgar Arranged by Dr. Douglas Snapp and Dr. Michael Olson
National Anthem Erika Dobie Minnesota State University, Mankato
Greetings Basil Ajuo Board of Trustees Minnesota State System
Welcome to the Minnesota State University, Mankato Chris Meyer ‘90, President Alumni Association
Student Speakers Allison M. Theis Bachelor of Science, Finance College of Business
David J. Johnson Bachelor of Science, Law Enforcement College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Conferring of Degrees (Interlude music by xxxxxx)
Recessional March* “Hornpipe” (from Water Music) George Frideric Handel Orchestrated by Dr. Douglas Snapp Produced by Dr. Michael Olson
Celebration Kool & The Gang Orchestrated by Dr. Douglas Snapp Produced by Dr. Michael Olson
Musicians: Keyboard / Conductor Zachary Brown, Percussion Elias Hernandez, Alto Soxophone
Jacob Johnson, Tuba David Kaiser, Trumpet Julian Manley, Trumpet Cole Vandermark, Trombone *Audience to remain seated.
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Platform Guests RICHARD DAVENPORT President Minnesota State University, Mankato
BASIL AJUO Board of Trustees Minnesota State System
LYNN D. AKEY Associate VP for Institutional
Research, Strategy and Effectiveness
MARIA BEVACQUA Interim Dean of the College of
Social and Behavioral Sciences
ANNE DAHLMAN Actiing Dean of Global Education
BRENDA FLANNERY Dean of the College of Business
ROBERT FLEISCHMAN Associate Provost and Associate VP
for Academic Affairs
MARK A. JOHNSON CIO & Vice President for IT Solutions
DAVID P. JONES Vice President for Student Affairs
and Enrollment Management
CHRIS MEYER President of Minnesota State
University, Mankato Alumni Association
HENRY MORRIS Dean of Institutional Diversity
THOMAS NORMAN Dean of University Extended Education
JOAN ROCA Dean of Library Services
KENT STANLEY Vice President for University Advancement
STEPHEN STOYNOFF Interim Associate VP of Research
and Dean of Graduate Education
RICHARD J. STRAKA Vice President for Finance and Administration
MARILYN J. WELLS Provost and Senior Vice President
for Academic Affairs
GINGER L. ZIERDT Assistant Vice President for
Undergraduate Education
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FACULTY HONORMARSHALSRoger Severns, Professor,
College of BusinessBarbara Keating, Professor,
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
JUNIOR HONORMARSHALSRaissa Toure, College of
BusinessAndreea Bogdan, College
of Social and Behavioral Sciences
COLLEGE OF BUSINESSMARCHING FACULTY PROFESSORSQueen BookerKevin ElliottAnaam Hasmi
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSKathy DaleJohn KaliskiByron Pike
ASSISTANT PROFESSORSDan HiebertSteven Johnson
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL &BEHAVIORAL SCIENCESMARCHING FACULTY
PROFESSORSAfroza AnwaryBarbara CarsonColleen ClarkeChristopher CorleyDonald FriendDebra GohaganAnnelies HagemeisterBarbara Keating
Lori LahlumPhillip MillerMiriam PorterEmily Stark
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSWayne AllenChristine Black-HughesAngela Jill CooleyKathryn ElliottWoo Suk JangShannon MillerPatricia NelsonFrederick Slocum
ASSISTANT PROFESSORSRoss AalgaardJustin BielCarl LafataAna Perez
Shawna Petersen-BrownJeffery DennisRussell FricanoCarol GlasserPhillip LarsonJaime Madden Christine Mollenkopf-Pigsley
LIBRARY FACULTYLisa BauresKellian ClinkDaardi Sizemore
ADMINISTRATIVE and SUPPORT FACULTYJohn BulcockDebra Schulz
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College of Graduate StudiesThe candidates will be presented by Stephen Stoynoff, Dean.
MASTER OF ACCOUNTING
Tyler J. Hong, RamseyAccountingAdvisor: Dr. Ferdinand Siagian Ashley A. James, Palmer, AlaskaAccountingAdvisor: Dr. Ferdinand Siagian Erin K. Mesker, Belle PlaineAccountingAdvisor: Dr. Ferdinand Siagian Iman M. Nashed, SyriaAccountingAdvisor: Dr. Ferdinand Siagian Molly D. Quach, Prior LakeAccountingAdvisor: Dr. Ferdinand Siagian
Michala M. Schramm, Whitewater, Wisconsin
AccountingAdvisor: Dr. Ferdinand Siagian Madeline R. Taylor, PlymouthAccountingAdvisor: Dr. Ferdinand Siagian
Yaxuan Yu, ChinaAccountingAdvisor: Dr. Ferdinand Siagian
MASTER OF ARTS
Jane A. Adade, GhanaUrban PlanningAdvisor: Dr. Raymond Asomani-Boateng Cody L. Anderson, Allenton, WisconsinIndustrial/Organizational PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Lisa Perez
Namuun Bayasgalan, MongoliaUrban PlanningAdvisor: Dr. Miriam Porter
Kelly A. Bergstrom, Superior, WisconsinClinical PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Jeffrey Buchanan Louise Chan, San Jose, CaliforniaIndustrial/Organizational PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Lisa Perez
Jacob T. Dada, NigeriaUrban PlanningAdvisor: Dr. Miriam Porter Jaclyn A. Essandoh, GhanaUrban PlanningAdvisor: Dr. Raymond Asomani-Boateng
Elizabeth B. Gibson, EaganClinical PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Eric Sprankle
Katlyn M. Hanson, Hartville, MissouriClinical PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Eric Sprankle
Samantha J. Heyne, BurnsvilleIndustrial/Organizational PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Lisa Perez
Abigail E. Hoy Nissen, Spencer, IowaHistoryAdvisor: Dr. Lori Lahlum
Kathryn Ira, Spillville, IowaClinical PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Jeffrey Buchanan Samantha Kalsow, ShoreviewIndustrial/Organizational PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Lisa Perez
Grace M. Kasahara, BloomingtonClinical PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Daniel HoulihanThesis: Gender Differences in Social
Media Use and Cyberbullying in Belize
Vanessa J. King, Apple ValleyGender & Women’s StudiesAdvisor: Dr. Ana PerezThesis: Race, Stigma, and the Politics
of Black Girls’ Hair
Caroline B. Kinskey, MoorheadClinical PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Jeffrey BuchananThesis: The Effects of a Cognitive
Training Program for Cognitively Intact Older Adults
Salome A. Kushindana, Baton Rouge,
LouisianaGender & Women’s StudiesAdvisor: Dr. Ana PerezThesis: The Criminalization of Poverty:
The Impact of Cash Bail System on Black Women in New Orleans
Samuel D. Lawson, Noblesville, Indiana
Industrial/Organizational PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Andrea LassiterThesis: Gender Differences in
Development Center Performance in a Healthcare Organization
Gregory S. Lee, San Ramon, CaliforniaClinical PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Daniel Houlihan
Hannah Lee, Los Angeles, CaliforniaIndustrial/Organizational PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Daniel Sachau Maryam Moeinian, IranUrban PlanningAdvisor: Dr. Raymond Asomani-Boateng
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Michael Moura, MankatoIndustrial/Organizational PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Lisa Perez Timothy K. O’Neil, MankatoIndustrial/Organizational PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Lisa Perez Amanda Perera, Frederick, MarylandClinical PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Jeffrey BuchananThesis: Differences in the Perceptions
of Gerotranscendence between Certified Nursing Assistants and Older Adults
Ellsbeth R. Schmachtenberger, Fort
Collins, ColoradoIndustrial/Organizational PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Lisa Perez Cody Schulte, Waverly, IowaClinical PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Eric Sprankle Jessica Self, Vadnais HeightsIndustrial/Organizational PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Lisa Perez Ahmed M. Shiiraar, MankatoUrban PlanningAdvisor: Dr. Raymond Asomani-Boateng Jeremy R. Solomon, MinneapolisHistoryAdvisor: Dr. Kathleen GormanThesis: Deepening Divisions: The
Influence of Protestant Faith in Civil War Reconciliation
Samuel D. Spencer, MankatoClinical PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Jeffrey BuchananThesis: Comparing Brief Acceptance
and Control-Based Interventions: Evaluating Public Speaking Performance in Socially-Anxious Individuals
Kate Taylor, BloomingtonUrban PlanningAdvisor: Dr. Russell Fricano Dylann Ward, Le SueurSociology: GeneralAdvisor: Dr. Barbara KeatingThesis: The Symbolic U.S. Dollar: An
Exploration of Transforming Meanings
Anthony R. Welch, GlencoeUrban and Regional StudiesAdvisor: Dr. Beth Heidelberg Miao Zhang, Bellevue, WashingtonIndustrial/Organizational PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Lisa Perez
MASTER OF BUSINESSADMINISTRATION
Kyle J. Barker, Eden PrairieBusiness AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Marilyn Fox
Mark P. Blashack, NicolletBusiness AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Marilyn Fox Adam A. Canaday, North MankatoBusiness AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Marilyn Fox
Mackenzie R. Dougan, Madison LakeBusiness AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Marilyn Fox
Ben G. Johnson, MinneapolisBusiness AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Marilyn Fox
Chantill A. Kahler Royer, FairmontBusiness AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Marilyn Fox Atibordee Kongprepan, ThailandBusiness AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Marilyn Fox Amanda L. Kruse, MankatoBusiness AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Marilyn Fox
Busara Kunajitpimol, ThailandBusiness AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Marilyn Fox
Samuel C. Putrah, MankatoBusiness AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Marilyn Fox
PROFESSIONAL SCIENCE MASTER’S
Stephanie C. O’Brien, Maplewood,Geographic Information Science, Advisor: Dr. Donald Friend
MASTER OF PUBLICADMINISTRATION
Adedamola O. Aina, NigeriaPublic AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Kevin Parsneau Kaysin H. Birik, Saint PaulPublic AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Jeffrey Granberg-
Rademacker
Chuol D. Dak, MankatoPublic AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Jeffrey Granberg-
Rademacker
Fardowsa O. Egal, MinneapolisPublic AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Jeffrey Granberg-
Rademacker
Travis E. Higgs, MankatoPublic AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Kevin Parsneau Ronald A. Holbeck, JordanPublic AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Jeffrey Granberg-
Rademacker Lual A. Omot, Saint CloudPublic AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Jeffrey Granberg-
Rademacker
Katrina Ortloff, MinneapolisPublic AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Kevin Parsneau
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Joshua B. Anderson, BagleyAnthropologyAdvisor: Dr. Ronald Schirmer Serena N. Boyce, MankatoSociology: Human Services, Planning
& AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Donald Ebel
Clayton G. Anzalone, MankatoGeographyAdvisor: Dr. Donald Friend
Jonathan C. Graves, Eagle LakeGeographyAdvisor: Dr. Rama Mohapatra
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Miriah C. Hager, New UlmAnthropologyAdvisor: Dr. Kathryn Elliott Zachary T. Hilgendorf, Reedsburg,
WisconsinGeographyAdvisor: Phillip Larson
Andrew C. Hill, NicolletGeographyAdvisor: Dr. Martin MitchellThesis: Agricultural Intensification in
the Midwest: Impacts on Regional Surface Humidity
Janessa A. Jandt, OwatonnaSociology: Human Services, Planning
& AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Sarah Epplen
Megan J. Karsten-Knoll, Saint PaulAnthropologyAdvisor: Dr. Kathryn Elliott
Devon J. Libby, MankatoGeographyAdvisor: Dr. Phillip LarsonThesis: Assessing Historical Platform
Channel Change in an Altered Watershed with Quantification of Error and Uncertainty Present in a GIS/Aerial Photography-Based Analysis: Case Study: Minnesota River, Minnesota, USA
K Lighty, MankatoGender & Women’s StudiesAdvisor: Dr. Laura Harrison George N. Moochi, HopkinsHistoryAdvisor: Dr. Agnes Odinga-Oluoch
Janine E. Ray, WoodburyCross-Disciplinary StudiesAdvisor: Dr. Carlos Panahon Johnathon T. Salfer, North MankatoGeographyAdvisor: Dr. Woo Suk Jang
Alissa R. Shape, AndoverGender & Women’s StudiesAdvisor: Dr. Shannon MillerThesis: Cultural Competency for
Native Women at Southern Minnesotan Anti-Violence Advocacy Programs
Jaclyn A. Skinner, RochesterAnthropologyAdvisor: Dr. Ronald SchirmerThesis: Understanding Complex Late
and Terminal Woodland Sites in the Red Wing, Minnesota, Area
Paul J. Tatting, Saint Louis ParkGeographyAdvisor: Dr. Woo Suk Jang Anne Y. Van, Sioux City, IowaGender & Women’s StudiesAdvisor: Dr. Laura Harrison Rachel A. Walden, MankatoAnthropologyAdvisor: Dr. Kathryn Elliott
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College of BusinessThe candidates will be presented by Brenda Flannery, Dean.
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Rasheed A. Al Arami, AccountingChelsey J. Ehleringer, ManagementCaprice C. Geldon, AccountingMichael G. Hoff, MarketingJacquelyn R. Jones, MarketingKatherine M. Kalenberg, ManagementJenna M. Kaukjarvi, ManagementJosseline M. Lopez, AccountingRachel N. Lueck, AccountingRachel N. Lueck, MarketingJulie A. Monsen, ManagementHeather M. Natterstad, AccountingConnor J. Power, FinanceMichaela E. Rehm, FinanceRebecca A. Tricker, MarketingDiego Villalpando de la Garza E,
FinanceChristian M. Wiersma, Accounting
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Salma A. Abdelhamid, FinanceDaniel J. Adamany, FinanceDolly Baruah, International BusinessKathryn M. Bidulka, AccountingRyan J. Corrigan, MarketingHaley M. Doan, MarketingCaleb D. Ebeling, FinanceMacarena Garcia Soto, International
BusinessJoshua W. Harris, FinanceLindsey R. Hendrickson, MarketingAnnie B. Huynh, MarketingLucas J. Jackson, FinanceKyle A. Johnson, Finance
Misaki Kawano, FinanceAndrew J. Kelley, FinanceMakayla R. Kroenke, ManagementApril N. Lackas, MarketingSara A. Maslakow, AccountingMarla A. McDonough, MarketingDayton C. Meacham, MarketingZoey T. Nguyen, AccountingLauren N. O’Brien, FinanceLauren N. O’Brien, AccountingMalaika F. Paye, MarketingCody H. Pinewski, ManagementCody H. Pinewski, MarketingCory T. Rickheim, MarketingBlake M. Ross, AccountingBlake M. Ross, FinanceShelbi M. Schadendorf, MarketingMatthew D. Simon, AccountingTyler J. Stoffel, AccountingCourtney L. Van De Velde, MarketingAntonio V. Vesselinov, FinanceJulia R. Walton, MarketingAlex H. Willson, FinanceKyle D. Yerges, Management
CUM LAUDE
Mohammad A. Alfawzani, AccountingEmmalee L. Benz, AccountingSaijal S. Bhakta, ManagementCharles W. Borneman, ManagementNathaniel I. Branwall, FinanceDylan A. Bruehl, ManagementAaron Caswell, FinanceJanice Chen, AccountingKyndal D. Cox, MarketingSydney J. Dunski, Accounting
Amy E. Fuller, MarketingNicole T. Haarstad, ManagementJoseph M. Haugh, ManagementKatherine A. Henning, ManagementShun Ito, ManagementHansol Kim, MarketingMorgan Larson, ManagementRyan E. Lindquist, FinanceRyan E. Lindquist, AccountingTaylor A. Livermore, ManagementJack E. Livingston, FinanceRyan P. Malecha, FinanceTimothy L. Marihart, FinanceLogan J. McKenzie, FinanceBrett A. Meyer, AccountingAshley M. Niss, MarketingJason M. Obinger, FinanceSamantha V. O’Hara, International
BusinessSamantha V. O’Hara, MarketingJustine K. Pasker, AccountingColton J. Pasvogel, ManagementThomas R. Patton, MarketingAlexis R. Pszanka, AccountingHarley J. Ries, MarketingHarley J. Ries, ManagementMallory M. Sackey, MarketingOthmane Sekkat, FinanceAnton M. Spanjers, MarketingCameron M. Stone, ManagementSean E. Thielen, MarketingClare S. Walker, ManagementGrant S. Wilson, FinanceScott D. Wohnoutka, MarketingJohnny Tou Lee Xiong, Marketing
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DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING ANDBUSINESS LAWProfessor Paul Brennan, Chairperson
Rasheed A. Al Arami, BS, YemenMohammad A. Alfawzani, BS, Saudi
ArabiaSultan R. Alhumaid, BS, Saudi ArabiaCharles R. Anderson, BS, FarmingtonEmmalee L. Benz, BS, Le CenterKathryn M. Bidulka, BS, CanadaJanice Chen, BS, MankatoSydney J. Dunski, BS, East BethelZachary J. Fenske, BS, Howard LakeCaprice C. Geldon, BS, MankatoMelanie D. Gordon, BS, WaconiaBlaine S. Henkel, BS, Coon RapidsKaleb M. Kubat, BS, WasecaRyan E. Lindquist, BS, MankatoJosseline M. Lopez, BS, MadeliaRachel N. Lueck, BS, PrincetonKristen L. Manor, BS, StillwaterSara A. Maslakow, BS, MapletonElla L. McGrady-Wiley, BS, ChaskaBrett A. Meyer, BS, Brooklyn ParkNicholas A. Michels, BS, Saint PeterPriscilla J. Nabatanzi, BS, UgandaHeather M. Natterstad, BS, MankatoZoey T. Nguyen, BS, MankatoLauren N. O’Brien, BS, Coon RapidsJustine K. Pasker, BS, MankatoAlexis R. Pszanka, BS, Rapid City,
South DakotaJackson J. Rachel, BS, CrystalBlake M. Ross, BS, RosemountHaydon D. Schmidt, BS, Rapid City,
South DakotaMatthew D. Simon, BS, LonsdaleMegan L. Stack, BS, ShakopeeJoel J. Stadem, BS, WillmarTyler J. Stoffel, BS, North MankatoMatthew A. Stricker, BS, Circle PinesChristian M. Wiersma, BS, Mankato
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCEProfessor Roger Severns,Chairperson
Salma A. Abdelhamid, BS, EgyptDaniel J. Adamany, BS, Prairie du
Chien, WisconsinMarc-Arthur Akoiblin, BS, Ivory Coast
(Cote D’Ivoire)
Charles R. Anderson, BS, FarmingtonMichael A. Ashwill, BS, Saint CloudBeau A. Backhaus, BS, AlexandriaNathaniel I. Branwall, BS, West LakelandBlake A. Brekken, BS, CrookstonAaron Caswell, BS, OwatonnaAshley G. Chala, BS, MinnetonkaGeorges Evrard Coulibaly, BS, Ivory
Coast (Cote D’Ivoire)Mamadou Aliou Diallo, BS, GuineaDjavlon D. Djamilov, BS, UzbekistanCaleb D. Ebeling, BS, Saint PeterTyler S. Fandrich, BS, Saint ClairChase T. Garvin, BS, RosevilleGrant R. Germscheid, BS, Madison LakeDavid E. Gnonkonte, BS, Ivory Coast
(Cote D’Ivoire)Valentyn Gromov, BS, MinnetonkaCylie A. Hankins, BS, WatervilleJoshua W. Harris, BS, Prior LakeCarter J. Herrity, BS, Jefferson, South
DakotaLucas J. Jackson, BS, Emmetsburg, IowaJocelyn Johnson, BS, WoodburyKyle A. Johnson, BS, New PragueMisaki Kawano, BS, JapanAndrew J. Kelley, BS, MankatoKurt A. Klitzke, BS, MontroseBrach D. Kraus, BS, New UlmKaleb M. Kubat, BS, WasecaHarrison M. Lausch, BS, LakevilleRyan E. Lindquist, BS, MankatoJack E. Livingston, BS, OwatonnaNicholas J. Makovsky, BS, MankatoRyan P. Malecha, BS, NorthfieldTimothy L. Marihart, BS, Elk RiverLogan J. McKenzie, BS, Sioux Falls,
South DakotaNathanial M. Nelson, BS, MankatoJason M. Obinger, BS, Lino LakesLauren N. O’Brien, BS, Coon RapidsTawakalitu F. Olanigbogbo, BS, NigeriaChristian S. Olson, BS, MankatoAyan M. Omar, BS, Saint PeterAndrew S. Peterson, BS, OwatonnaCole J. Pope, BS, WatervilleConnor J. Power, BS, Ames, IowaAndrew D. Prokop, BS, Cottage GroveMichaela E. Rehm, BS, Emmetsburg, IowaBlake M. Ross, BS, RosemountAustin B. Schefers, BS, Waite ParkOthmane Sekkat, BS, MoroccoSamuel E. Slaughter, BS, North BranchBrooke A. Stewart, BS, SavageAlec J. Sutton, BS, Inver Grove HeightsAllison M. Theis, BS, Saint MichaelAntonio V. Vesselinov, BS, Belle Plaine
Diego Villalpando de la Garza E, BS, Mexico
David A. Voelker, BS, MankatoAlex H. Willson, BS, Saint PeterGrant S. Wilson, BS, New Ulm
DEPARTMENT OFMANAGEMENTProfessor Kathleen Dale,Chairperson
Hannah L. Albers, BS, MankatoAhmad E. Aly, BS, MinneapolisCameron Amos, BS, AndoverNoah P. Anderson, BS, New Ulm Francesca Behr, BS, ChamplinSaijal S. Bhakta, BS, Saint PeterMitchell A. Boege, BS, BlaineCharles W. Borneman, BS, Albert LeaHanane S. Bouzid Dahouet, BS, Ivory
Coast (Cote D’Ivoire)Hannah Brahan, BS, Eau Claire,
WisconsinDylan A. Bruehl, BS, WoodburyCatherine J. Cagle, BS, RockfordCarson D. Canedy, BS, NorthfieldBrett T. Carlson, BS, WoodburyBrandon J. Christenson, BS, WillmarDouglas W. Curtis, Jr., BS, North
MankatoBriana DeGross, BS, Ellsworth,
WisconsinDylan R. Dresel, BS, Chisago CityKelsey L. Eder, BS, WaconiaChelsey J. Ehleringer, BS, MorrisSamuel L. Eisenberg, BS, AustinOlivia L. Eustice, BS, JanesvilleFeras S. Felemban, BS, Saudi ArabiaKenna M. Flolo, BS, BensonJoshua J. Franklin, BS, Saint PeterMari M. Gelking, BS, Saint PaulJeanMarie R. Golden, BS, AppletonNicole T. Haarstad, BS, HutchinsonJoseph M. Haugh, BS, Prior LakeKatherine A. Henning, BS, MoundChayse T. Hickok, BS, North MankatoThor H. Holstad, BS, AlbertvilleShun Ito, BS, JapanTanner R. Jacobus, BS, LakevilleMarissa B. Johnson, BS, Oak GroveDina F. Kabalawi, BS, N. MankatoKatherine M. Kalenberg, BS, Buffalo LakeJenna M. Kaukjarvi, BS, FinlandJoseph C. Keating, BS, Grand RapidsZebadiah G. Knutson, BS, Tea, South
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Makayla R. Kroenke, BS, DentMegan Lagermeier, BS, MinnetonkaMorgan Larson, BS, Menomonie,
WisconsinMason J. Lawler, BS, Prior LakeJennifer S. Leovan, BS, MapletonSamuel Lessard, BS, RochesterClint A. Lewis, BS, BurnsvilleTaylor A. Livermore, BS, Muscatine, IowaMason M. Lovett, BS, HugoLeesa Maharjan, BS, MankatoEdvin A. Martinez, BS, FaribaultWilliam Mateffy, BS, VictoriaCameron A. Matusik, BS, Flint, MichiganElla L. McGrady-Wiley, BS, ChaskaTanner J. Mills, BS, Saint MichaelJulie A. Monsen, BS, ChaskaKevin A. Morris, BS, FairmontKyle J. O’Malley, BS, OsseoColton J. Pasvogel, BS, LakevilleCarter D. Pesch, BS, HayfieldMichael M. Pham, BS, Eagle LakeCody H. Pinewski, BS, Nowthen Kallie A. Rezac, BS, MankatoHarley J. Ries, BS, Storm Lake, IowaDalton T. Roach, BS, Eau Claire,
WisconsinAnthony M. Roisum, BS, BloomingtonRobert T. Roos, BS, BelgradePatrick J. Seeman, BS, Circle PinesNikia A. Selbrade, BS, FairmontLogan P. Selvig, BS, IsantiSamson R. Shepard, BS, Maple GroveJulia S. Sherbert, BS, BlaineCatherine L. Sherman, BS, TrumanCameron M. Stone, BS, Hartford,
South DakotaPhillip A. Stribling, BS, Golden ValleyAbdul K. Sylla, BS, Ivory Coast (Cote
D’Ivoire)Benjamin T. Thao, BS, Maple GroveCojtug A. Thao, BS, HastingsMarcus R. Thoennes, BS, MiltonaEthan J. Thompson, BS, WatervilleDillon J. Valdez, BS, SavageSong Vang, BS, Brooklyn ParkMacy N. Wagner, BS, MapletonClare S. Walker, BS, FaribaultHunter J. Walsh, BS, Bismarck, North
DakotaKelli A. Wettstein, BS, RosemountKyle D. Yerges, BS, MankatoMatthew S. Zolper, BS, Hanover Park,
Illinois
DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSProfessor Juan (Gloria) Meng,Chairperson
Lydia M. Able, BS, Ivory Coast (Cote D’Ivoire)
Skylar T. Adkins, BS, StillwaterElizabeth C. Allen, BS, Eden PrairieTanja S. Andersen, BS, MontroseEric A. Anderson, BS, WayzataDolly Baruah, BS, IndiaMohammed M. Bin Hamsa, BS, YemenBridget M. Bregel, BS, WoodburyBrett T. Carlson, BS, WoodburySalman Chowdhury, BS, BangladeshBenjamin M. Christensen, BS, Mankato Rosalin A. Cobb, BS, Saint PaulKeaton Collas, BS, Onalaska,
WisconsinRyan J. Conito, BS, LakevilleKeenan P. Corona, BS, Cold SpringRyan J. Corrigan, BS, Eden PrairieKyndal D. Cox, BS, Arlington, TexasHaley M. Doan, BS, SavageSarah Duwenhoegger, BS, MahtomediDio Ngome Ebangha Ebot, BS,
CameroonLucas J. Etchason, BS, Dodge CenterAmy E. Fuller, BS, Onalaska,
WisconsinThomas B. Gadbois, BS, HugoKurt D. Gadient, BS, Pine IslandMacarena Garcia Soto, BS, MexicoGriffin J. Gartner, BS, ZumbrotaSydney R. Goodman, BS, ChamplinCorey A. Goodwin, BS, Burnsville Priscilla I. Gouakou, BS, Ivory Coast
(Cote D’Ivoire)Kelly M. Grove, BS, BurnsvilleJacob L. Grzeskowiak, BS, SavageBenjamin R. Gustafson, BS, Lino LakesLindsey R. Hendrickson, BS, Elk RiverMichael G. Hoff, BS, Saint PaulSean T. Hornig, BS, RosemountAnnie B. Huynh, BS, North MankatoJustin D. Irvine, BS, MankatoJacquelyn R. Jones, BS, Maple GroveNatalie A. Keyes, BS, Coon RapidsHansol Kim, BS, Republic of KoreaSeung Eui Kim, BS, Republic of KoreaNathan J. Kime, BS, Maple GroveWalker W. Knapek, BS, LakevilleSteven K. Kopelke, BS, Afton
Audelia A. Kouame, BS, Ivory Coast (Cote D’Ivoire)
Miranda E. Kroyer, BS, Prior LakeSabrina J. Kruchten, BS, Saint CloudApril N. Lackas, BS, Davis, South
DakotaJacob C. Larson, BS, W LakelandRachel N. Lueck, BS, PrincetonTrent J. Matlock, BS, Inver Grove
HeightsMarla A. McDonough, BS, FaribaultDayton C. Meacham, BS, FairmontJessica M. Meidl, BS, LakevilleRachel M. Menz, BS, LakevilleKyle T. Miller, BS, White Bear LakePaige K. Mullen, BS, Hayward,
WisconsinEvan T. Nelson, BS, NorthfieldChase G. Nihart, BS, Saint PaulAshley M. Niss, BS, JanesvilleDevon M. Noehring, BS, SartellSamantha V. O’Hara, BS, Saint CloudDylan P. Pahl, BS, LakevilleThomas R. Patton, BS, Rapid City,
South DakotaMalaika F. Paye, BS, Brooklyn ParkCristian J. Perez, BS, Young AmericaLandon J. Pikala, BS, WyomingCody H. Pinewski, BS, Nowthen Jaclyn E. Przybylski, BS, Apple ValleyAlexander J. Reiland, BS, BurnsvilleCory T. Rickheim, BS, BloomingtonHarley J. Ries, BS, Storm Lake, IowaScott A. Roy, BS, Coon RapidsMallory M. Sackey, BS, Saint MichaelDovian E. Sayre, BS, ZimmermanShelbi M. Schadendorf, BS, Algona,
IowaSamuel G. Schrauth, BS,
Campbellsport, WisconsinKarl B. Schulz, BS, MankatoJacob H. Seedenburg, BS, Phoenix,
ArizonaColin Q. Shoen, BS, HastingsLauren E. Skogquist, BS, Elk RiverAnton M. Spanjers, BS, Maple GroveMadison J. Splettstoeszer, BS, DelanoClint J. Suess, BS, HugoAdmir Suljic, BS, Schaumburg, IllinoisBlake E. Swenson, BS, StillwaterSean E. Thielen, BS, Chippewa Falls,
WisconsinAustin E. Thurmes, BS, Cottage GroveRebecca A. Tricker, BS, FaribaultGoldie Grace T. Tugonon, BS, Mankato
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Courtney L. Van De Velde, BS, HastingsChelsea K. Van Otterloo, BS, Saint PeterNgoyi J. Wa Ngoyi, BS, SavageBrent R. Wallace, BS, Burnsville
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Julia R. Walton, BS, Forest LakeJake A. Weinberger, BS, Hudson,
WisconsinScott D. Wohnoutka, BS, Saint Paul
Johnny Tou Lee Xiong, BS, Brooklyn ParkKimberly H. Yang, BS, Eau Claire,
Wisconsin
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SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Shannon E. Bruce, PsychologyChord W. Buscho, HistoryMarissa D. DeWitz, Social Studies &
EducationBridget M. Forst, Social WorkJeremy J. Freeman, AnthropologyChessa L. Goergen, PsychologyLeke Hoxha, Political ScienceDavid J. Johnson, Law EnforcementKatherine M. Kalenberg, PsychologyLauren Kizlik, PsychologyMcKenzie A. Lampman, Law EnforcementJack A. Lindsay, Political ScienceLindsey A. Malcein, PsychologyMichelle I. Manivel, Social WorkAdam A. Omar, International RelationsSamuel P. Orinstien, SociologyMelissa L. Printup, PsychologyAmanda M. Reasor, PsychologyAutumn C. Risch, PsychologyStephanie R. Roberton, HistoryEmily C. Roiger, Social WorkEmily C. Roiger, Gender & Women’s
StudiesBethany R. Rykhus, AnthropologyLogan R. Sharp, Law EnforcementLogan R. Sharp, Political SciencePaige T. Shoutz, Gender & Women’s
StudiesPaige T. Shoutz, PsychologyDerek A. Stalcar, Law EnforcementBenjamin J. Stonehocker, Law EnforcementErika Teachout, Political ScienceMegan R. Thompson, PsychologyHannah M. Witzig, Earth Science &
Education
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Santiago A. Acuna, Law EnforcementLaura J. Berger, Social WorkBrianna K. Bohlmann, EconomicsChelsea J. Calhoon, CorrectionsChelsea J. Calhoon, Law EnforcementNicholas J. Cross, Law Enforcement
Alex M. Dauwalter, PsychologyOmele V. Edeh, International RelationsBridget M. Epps, Social WorkNicole M. Feragotti, Social WorkJacklyn A. Gehling, PsychologyMarie A. Howe, PsychologyTae Woong Hwang, Economics Andrew J. Kelley, EconomicsJamie K. Kennedy, Social WorkJonah B. Kenyon, HistoryJunya Kosaka, International RelationsKaly Lee, Social WorkEstefania Lujan, AnthropologyStephanie M. Luna, Gender &
Women’s StudiesCassandra J. Macedo, Gender &
Women’s StudiesDJ Macedo, Social WorkJon B. Margenthaler, Social Studies
GeneralKaren Martinez Tinajero, Social
Studies & EducationAlexis C. Mau, Law EnforcementAshley J. Meyer, CorrectionsAshley J. Meyer, Law EnforcementMadison M. Moland, PsychologyKristin N. Mossman, SociologyKatie J. Nance, PsychologyBaylee R. Nelson, Social WorkKylie J. Petterson, Social WorkElizabeth M. Piepho, EconomicsKarissa M. Proctor, Social WorkTyler R. Quast, PsychologyJosephine G. Reiman, Geography:
ProfessionalJessica R. Rowley, CorrectionsChad M. Saari, HistorySierra R. Sanders, Social WorkEmma L. Schlei, Gender & Women’s
StudiesEmma L. Schlei, HistoryAdelaide C. Schmidt, Geography:
ProfessionalMiranda C. Schultz, PsychologyTaylor E. Scott, Social WorkBridget L. Stewart, Applied
Organizational Studies
Yomiyu M. Temesgen, International Relations
Andrew J. Traeger, Law EnforcementHallie M. Uhrich, AnthropologyMonica L. Waite, Geography:
ProfessionalMonica L. Waite, Urban and Regional
StudiesStephanie M. Wallace, Law
EnforcementCharles W. Ward, Political ScienceMiranda R. Wolf, Psychology Seung Hwan Yoon, Political ScienceClaire D. Ziegler, Social WorkKyle J. Ziegler, Geography:
Professional
CUM LAUDE
Benjamin L. Albert, Geography: Professional
Shannon A. Allie, PsychologyAnastasia N. Atchley, PsychologyWilliam D. Atwill, PsychologyBrooke F. Bardal, Social WorkMatthew J. Borash, Law EnforcementKelsey L. Cawiezell, SociologyIsabella Cock-Villafane, PsychologyCourtney E. Colton, Law EnforcementAshlee D. Conley, Social WorkMeghan M. Dauk, PsychologyCori M. Deming, HistoryLindsay A. Dooner, PsychologyEmmalee B. Eide, Social WorkSean T. Farnham, Law EnforcementDaniel J. Gardner, Earth ScienceDerek J. Gjestson, Law EnforcementMichaela D. Haraldson, Social WorkLandon D. Harmon, CorrectionsSeth M. Heinen, Law EnforcementBrittney N. Hjelmeland, PsychologyJeremy R. House, Geography:
ProfessionalStephanie A. Johnson, PsychologyRyan R. Kingdon, Law EnforcementJoshua I. Kingsley, PsychologyJoshua I. Kingsley, Law Enforcement
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Noah A. Korger, Law EnforcementNoah A. Korger, PsychologyQuincey R. Krein, PsychologyKimberly E. Lohse, Gender & Women’s
StudiesThomas A. Lorendo Jr., Applied
Organizational StudiesLiberty S. Lough, Gender & Women’s
StudiesLiberty S. Lough, Social WorkMatthew G. Loverink, HistoryJenna A. Macziewski, Psychology
Sarah P. Martin, HistoryGao Ly Moua, EconomicsFatima A. Musse, Social WorkMyles W. Olson, PsychologyBailee A. Peterson, PsychologyMonica C. Renner, PsychologyKarla A. Resendiz Dominguez,
Geography: ProfessionalAmanda M. Rieke, Social WorkCody L. Sandstrom, PsychologyJillian M. Schemenauer, Political
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Kristen E. Shaw, PsychologyAbigail J. Solland, CorrectionsMara K. Soupir, AnthropologyMara K. Soupir, HistoryNicholas S. Stark, PsychologyJustin R. Stiles, PsychologyMitchell S. Tersteeg, Law EnforcementAmanda M. Thielman, Applied
Organizational StudiesAustin M. Tretbar, GeographyCourtney J. Turvold, Social WorkStephanie M. Winter, Psychology
AGING STUDIES PROGRAMProfessor Donald Ebel,Director
AMERICAN INDIGENOUSSTUDIES PROGRAMProfessor Rhonda Dass, Director
DEPARTMENT OFANTHROPOLOGYProfessor Kathleen Blue, Chairperson
Emily B. Evenson, BS, MankatoJeremy J. Freeman, BA, Saint PeterAmber N. Jones, BS, West St. Paul Pakou Lee, BS, MankatoPanhia Lee, BS, MankatoEstefania Lujan, BA, Columbia HeightsBethany R. Rykhus, BA, WasecaMara K. Soupir, BS, MankatoHallie M. Uhrich, BA, Custer, South
DakotaNicolet M. Vevea, BS, Eagan
APPLIED ORGANIZATIONALSTUDIES PROGRAMProfessor Christine Mollenkopf-Pigsley,Director
Rhonda M. Besel, BS, AustinAaron P. Eason, BS, BurnsvilleSamantha P. Flipp, BS, North MankatoJohn C. Frid, BS, South Saint PaulTrevor S. Heeren, BS, Elk Point, South
Dakota
Don W. Jacobs, BS, BloomingtonAdam J. Johnson, BS, Conroe, TexasMiranda E. Layman, BS, BurnsvilleThomas A. Lorendo Jr., BS, Saint PaulSteven P. Meendering, BS, Eden PrairieCynthia R. Ovadje, BS, NigeriaTrent D. Palm, BS, WorthingtonShelly H. Ruble, BS, BurnsvilleBridget L. Stewart, BS, HendersonSavanah Stifel, BS, Eden PrairieAmanda M. Thielman, BS, WayzataRoger E. Vinge, BS, ShakopeeMackenzie M. Witzel, BS, Stillwater
EARTH SCIENCEPROGRAMProfessor Phillip Larson, Director
DEPARTMENT OFECONOMICS Professor Phillip Miller, Chairperson
Jean Jacques D. Aboule, BS, Ivory Coast Ivan N. Atchoukeu, BA, MankatoNadiat A. Atilola, BS, NigeriaMarietou K. Bagayoko, BS, MaliBrianna K. Bohlmann, BA, New UlmCody Clark, BS, WaconiaJesse B. Durfee, BS, Prior LakeKathleen M. Foley, BS, Oakdale Tae Woong Hwang, BS, Republic of
Korea Andrew J. Kelley, BS, MankatoJustin D. Larson, BS, MankatoRyan G. Miller, BS, Little CanadaSkyler J. Mollet, BS, Chanhassen
Gao Ly Moua, BA, MaplewoodJacob L. Olsen, BS, North MankatoCharles J. Pesch, BS, MinneotaElizabeth M. Piepho, BS, MankatoMoussa I. Sanou, BS, Ivory Coast
(Cote D’Ivoire)Zachary S. Schuler, BS, ChaskaKarl T. Stenerson, BA, Cottage GroveAndrew L. Van Ravenswaay, BS, Belle
PlaineMark S. Wickelgren, BS, Raleigh,
North CarolinaJoshua A. Wise, BS, Andover
DEPARTMENT OF ETHNIC STUDIESProfessor Kebba Darboe,Chairperson
Emma C. Hall, BS, Farmington
DEPARTMENT OFGENDER & WOMEN’S STUDIES Professor Shannon Miller, Chairperson
Courtney R. Kittock, BS, Pequot LakesTaylor A. Kvam, BS, EaganKimberly E. Lohse, BS, RaymondLiberty S. Lough, BS, So. Saint PaulStephanie M. Luna, BA, MankatoCassandra J. Macedo, BS, New RichlandEmily C. Roiger, BS, New UlmEmma L. Schlei, BS, LambertonPaige T. Shoutz, BS, Buffalo
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DEPARTMENT OFGEOGRAPHY Professor Donald Friend, Chairperson
Benjamin L. Albert, BA, CrystalMargaret F. Bones, BS, PlymouthKayla J. Christiansen, BS, Weston,
WisconsinCameron R. Corcoran, BS, MankatoAshly R. Fairchild, BS, ElyJoseph W. Franck, BS, Belle PlaineDaniel J. Gardner, BS, North MankatoJessica A. Graham, BS, MankatoJames T. Hague, BS, Virginia Beach,
Virginia Jeremy R. House, BS, MaplewoodScott D. Howarter, BS, Prior LakeLuis Lepe, BS, MilanKelli M. Meyman, BS, WoodburyKeaton D. Mumm, BS, RogersTrey M. Nehowig, BS, Maple GroveKenny P. Nguyen, BS, PlymouthWilliam D. Opheim, BS, MinnestristaJosephine G. Reiman, BS, MankatoKarla A. Resendiz Dominguez, BS,
Mitchell, South DakotaJake M. Reuben, BS, WaconiaAdelaide C. Schmidt, BS, WasecaAustin M. Tretbar, BS, ZimmermanMonica L. Waite, BS, Rice Lake,
WisconsinHannah M. Witzig, BS, ChanhassenKyle J. Ziegler, BS, Mapleton
DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT(International Relations, LawEnforcement and Political Science)Professor Scott Granberg-Rademacker,Acting Chairperson
Santiago A. Acuna, BS, RobbinsdaleHumoud F. Aladwani, BS, KuwaitSydney R. Baldwin, BS, MankatoMatthew J. Borash, BS, MedfordJoshua W. Bradley, BS, Le RoyChelsea J. Calhoon, BS, Milton,
WisconsinCynthia R. Callais, BS, MankatoJay J. Casella, BS, EaganKevin L. Clifton, BS, ShakopeeCourtney E. Colton, BS, MahtomediNicholas J. Cross, BS, HastingsLindsey A. Cullers, BS, RosemountRebecca L. Daul, BS, Waukesha,
Wisconsin
Derek O. Donald, BS, DuluthOmele V. Edeh, BA, NigeriaJeremy J. Evers, BS, New UlmSean T. Farnham, BS, MankatoTristen J. Forstner, BS, AftonTanner S. Fritsinger, BS, CloquetGarrett M. Ganskie, BS, Apple ValleyAyodeji A. Gbadebo, BA, Cottage
GroveDerek J. Gjestson, BS, Knapp, WisconsinDayna L. Gums, BS, Eagle LakeAmanda E. Harff, BS, Maple GroveHarmony C. Hazelett, BS, MankatoSeth M. Heinen, BS, StillwaterOrlando F. Hernandez, BS, MankatoLeke Hoxha, BS, KosovoAlex T. Jacobson, BS, MankatoDavid J. Johnson, BS, Maple GroveErik J. Keller, BS, WatervilleRyan R. Kingdon, BS, Lino LakesJoshua I. Kingsley, BS, Apple ValleyAndrew M. Kinnetz, BS, Saint JamesJonah W. Koeppen, BS, Inver Grove
HeightsNoah A. Korger, BS, LakevilleJunya Kosaka, BA, JapanKourtney T. Krogman, Ms., BA, Lake
LillianBenjamin P. Kubes, BS, MankatoMcKenzie A. Lampman, BS, Red WingAshleigh M. Larrive, BS, White Bear LakeJakob R. Lee, BS, FarmingtonJack A. Lindsay, BS, MankatoZachary S. Lueders, BS, KandiyohiJose L. Martinez, BS, MankatoSamuel A. Mathis, BS, MankatoAllison K. Mattheisen, BS, Eden PrairieAlexis C. Mau, BS, EaganDrew McBrayer, BS, SherburnAshley J. Meyer, BS, MankatoHannah Misgen, BS, FaribaultMuna A. Mohamed, BA, OwatonnaMalachi K. Moser, BS, CrystalMitchell T. Nelson, BS, Belle PlaineWesley C. Ohnstad, BS, FaribaultAdam A. Omar, BA, MankatoKevin A. Peterson, BS, Prior LakeMichael V. Pierre, BS, WoodburyBryce L. Potvin, BS, PrincetonZoe E. Presley, BS, RochesterMatt S. Pysick, BS, WatertownRebecca M. Roeker, BS, JanesvilleBrianna R. Rommen, BS, Spearfish,
South DakotaAmanda J. Rothbauer, BS, BlaineRyan J. Schaefer, BS, ClevelandJillian M. Schemenauer, BS, Chippewa
Falls, Wisconsin
Greta L. Sefu Shako, BA, MankatoLogan R. Sharp, BS, StillwaterRyan J. Sobaszkiewicz, BS, South
Saint PaulNicholas J. Sorgenfrey, BS, Durant, IowaCullen J. Soukup, BS, Ham LakeDerek A. Stalcar, BS, RichfieldMaxwell M. Stewart, BS, Sioux City,
IowaBenjamin J. Stonehocker, BS, MankatoErika Teachout, BS, MankatoYomiyu M. Temesgen, BA, EthiopiaMitchell S. Tersteeg, BS, Vernon CenterNicholas J. Teske, BS, StillwaterDanielle L. Tousignant, BS, Brooklyn ParkAndrew J. Traeger, BS, Hudson,
WisconsinEmica T. Tran, BS, AustinJason L. Trandahl, BA, North MankatoBrandon J. Tripp, BS, Peru, NebraskaJulie R. Ulrich, BS, Le SueurAndrea D. Vasquez, BA, AustinStephanie M. Wallace, BS, EaganCharles W. Ward, BS, JanesvilleCarissa A. Weber, BS, MankatoColton L. Witte, BA, Chaska Taylor M. Witt, BA, New PragueJohn M. Wold, BS, BloomingtonMichelle K. Yang, BS, Brooklyn ParkSeung Hwan Yoon, BA, Republic of
KoreaAustin L. Zechmann, BS, PrincetonDillon R. Zerwas, BS, New Prague
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY Professor H. Matthew Loayza,Chairperson
Zachary J. Bartosh, BS, WindomMattie L. Berg, BS, WatertownKevin S. Beseman, BS, WoodburyChord W. Buscho, BA, KilkennyCori M. Deming, BS, EvanHunter A. Fisher, BS, MankatoJonah B. Kenyon, BS, RollingstoneMatthew G. Loverink, BS, HollandaleSarah P. Martin, BS, ChatfieldMegan M. Morgan, BA, Pequot LakesStephanie R. Roberton, BS, BlaineChad M. Saari, BS, MoraEmma L. Schlei, BS, LambertonZachary S. Simonson, BS, Lake CrystalMara K. Soupir, BS, Mankato
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DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY Professor Andrea Lassiter,Chairperson
Corey Abernathy, BS, Sumner, IowaMiski N. Abshir, BS, RochesterShannon A. Allie, BS, West Saint PaulAnastasia N. Atchley, BS, MankatoWilliam D. Atwill, BS, Eden PrairieJaime Bartels, BS, ShoreviewChase T. Beaupre, BS, IndependenceAlexandra N. Blumhoefer, BS, WinthropBenjamin J. Brackelsberg, BS, Saint
JamesShannon E. Bruce, BS, Saint JamesAlexis A. Burns, BS, MankatoSophia M. Carlson, BS, Maple GroveIsabella Cock-Villafane, BS, Brooklyn
ParkEmily A. Cordova, BS, Mendota HeightsMeghan M. Dauk, BS, Madison LakeAlex M. Dauwalter, BS, North MankatoLeona C. Diggs, BS, RamseyLindsay A. Dooner, BS, AndoverStephanie M. Driste, BS, Elk RiverElissa A. Dulski, BS, North MankatoSeth J. Elwood, BS, FaribaultMadeline Fields, BS, New London,
WisconsinLauren Fish, BS, Eagle LakeJessica L. Gadbaw, BS, HamburgJessica R. Gagakuma, BS, GhanaStephanie J. Gansen, BS, ShakopeeJacklyn A. Gehling, BS, East BethelChessa L. Goergen, BS, DexterEric K. Gray, BS, BurnsvilleKaitlyn I. Helfter, BS, Leland, IowaJustin T. Henrich, BS, Saint JamesBrittney N. Hjelmeland, BS, Saint PeterJohn R. Holt, BS, MapletonMarie A. Howe, BS, Grand RapidsQendresa Isniqi, BS, KosovoCourtney L. Jensen, BS, Elk RiverCasey R. Johnson, BA, RosemountStephanie A. Johnson, BS, RogersKatherine M. Kalenberg, BS, Buffalo LakeBenjamin M. Kiecker, BS, MankatoSungjin Kim, BS, Republic of KoreaJoshua I. Kingsley, BS, Apple ValleyLauren Kizlik, BS, Springbrook,
WisconsinNoah A. Korger, BS, LakevilleQuincey R. Krein, BS, Forest City, Iowa
Zacharias D. Laughlin, BS, MankatoSaron T. Leul, BS, EthiopiaJordan L. Lueck, BS, Coon RapidsBreanna L. Lyon, BS, ChamplinJenna A. Macziewski, BS, WaverlyLindsey A. Malcein, BS, Eau Claire,
WisconsinMadison M. Moland, BS, Inver Grove
HeightsTyler Q. Myers, BS, Racine, WisconsinKatie J. Nance, BS, MankatoDenzell D. Oats, BS, Brooklyn CenterMyles W. Olson, BS, LakevilleEmily A. Paulson, BS, Forest LakeBailee A. Peterson, BS, CrystalMelissa L. Printup, BS, Eden PrairieTyler R. Quast, BS, DelanoAmanda M. Reasor, BS, Elk RiverJoshua B. Rem, BS, Maple GroveMonica C. Renner, BS, Sleepy EyeAutumn C. Risch, BS, Howards Grove,
WisconsinGabrielle S. Robinson, BS, MankatoSamantha A. Robinson, BS,
MinneapolisAbigail L. Roediger, BS, DarwinCody L. Sandstrom, BS, MankatoMiranda C. Schultz, BS, WaconiaKristen E. Shaw, BS, FaribaultPaige T. Shoutz, BS, BuffaloNicholas S. Stark, BS, WasecaRachel L. Statz, BA, ShoreviewJustin R. Stiles, BS, WasecaAmy C. Taylor, BS, ShakopeeMegan R. Thompson, BS, HutchinsonAlda Tsadwa, BS, MankatoElijah D. Vouk, BS, MankatoShelby A. Vukich, BS, Forest LakeStephanie M. Winter, BS, Saint PeterMiranda R. Wolf, BS, Mankato Chengleng Xiong, BS, Saint PaulBethelehem B. Yegezu, BS, EthiopiaHailee G. Zellmann, BS, Norwood
Young America
SOCIAL STUDIES PROGRAMProfessor Kyle Ward, Director
Zachary J. Bartosh, BS, WindomMarissa D. DeWitz, BS, Pine IslandJon B. Margenthaler, BS, North Mankato
Karen Martinez Tinajero, BS, Owatonna
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK Professor David Beimers,Chairperson
McKenzie J. Alfred, BSSW, New UlmBrooke F. Bardal, BSSW, FaribaultLaura J. Berger, BSSW, Oconomowoc,
WisconsinAshlee D. Conley, BSSW, WasecaEmmalee B. Eide, BSSW, New PragueBridget M. Epps, BSSW, EdinaNicole M. Feragotti, BSSW, Prior LakeBridget M. Forst, BSSW, New UlmMichaela D. Haraldson, BSSW, Saint
MichaelJamie K. Kennedy, BSSW, WasecaKaly Lee, BSSW, Saint PaulLiberty S. Lough, BSSW, So. Saint PaulDJ Macedo, BSSW, WorthingtonDanielle E. Maher, BSSW, Ham LakeMichelle I. Manivel, BSSW, White
Bear LakeKaltum M. Mohamed, BSSW,
MinneapolisFatima A. Musse, BSSW, HopkinsBaylee R. Nelson, BSSW, HanskaKylie J. Petterson, BSSW, OwatonnaKarissa M. Proctor, BSSW, MaplewoodBrianna M. Ridl, BSSW, MankatoAmanda M. Rieke, BSSW, GibbonCourtney C. Roach, BSSW, Saint PeterEmily C. Roiger, BSSW, New UlmSierra R. Sanders, BSSW, Mellen,
WisconsinSophie L. Sandin, BSSW, LitchfieldPatrick A. Schlueter, BSSW, GaylordKenzie K. Schuch, BSSW, Eagle LakeTaylor E. Scott, BSSW, OwatonnaCourtney J. Turvold, BSSW, Saint ClairMaddison E. Venberg, BSSW,
WyomingStephanie D. Vue, BSSW, Saint PaulSarah L. Willette, BSSW, BricelynMaly Xiong, BSSW, MinneapolisJennifer S. Yocom, BSSW, WellsClaire D. Ziegler, BSSW, Mankato
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Joseph L. Agre, BS, CorcoranMelissa M. Blackstad, BS, FaribaultSarah L. Blasing, BS, MankatoRachel M. Bode, BS, North MankatoJoseph J. Borud, BS, DuluthKendra A. Burke, BA, PlymouthChelsea J. Calhoon, BS, Milton,
WisconsinKelsey L. Cawiezell, BS, Saint PeterCourtney J. Dudgeon, BS, Sun Prairie,
WisconsinPaige E. Engelhardt, BS, Saint ClairIsaiah J. Fails, BS, Owatonna Latavia M. Ford, BS, Brooklyn ParkAmbriel M. Fulghum, BS, Le Sueur Lamar L. Gaye, BS, Coon RapidsLandon D. Harmon, BS, Waterville
Mekedes T. Kebede, BS, RosemountRyan P. Kopelke, BS, MankatoNicholas S. Kuempel, BS, Coon RapidsTaylor A. Kvam, BS, EaganKaitlyn L. Lawler, BS, BlomkestMcKenzie J. Lindberg, BS, Brooklyn
CenterAshley J. Meyer, BS, MankatoKristin N. Mossman, BS, Winthrop, IowaSamuel P. Orinstien, BS, MoundDominique J. Revis, BS, Hampton,
VirginiaJessica R. Rowley, BS, RosemountTrista M. Rudstrom, BS, RamseyWillow B. Schafer, BS, HectorAbigail J. Solland, BS, HartlandMorgan R. Svobodny, BS, Granite FallsJessica L. Ungs, BS, MantorvilleGeorge S. Usmanov, BS, Eden PrairieAnnabelle G. Vang, BS, Cottage GroveLisa Vang, BS, TracyTina Vang, BS, TracyGillian K. Wychor, BS, Rosemount
URBAN AND REGIONAL STUDIES INSTITUTE Professor Thomas Walkington,Program Coordinator
Elizabeth G. Cap, BS, FaribaultPeter K. Ferderer, BS, Saint PaulMarcus P. Leach, BS, Red WingBrian J. McCann, BS, PlymouthSydney Otundo, BS, Burnsville I Putu S. Prasta, BS, White Bear LakeParis M. Segura, BS, MankatoMatthew L. Simon, BS, OwatonnaMonica L. Waite, BS, Rice Lake,
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University-Wide Honors and DistinctionsBaccalaureate students who have achieved high cumulative grade point averages wear gold medallions with colored satin ribbons. Gold ribbons signify summa cum laude (minimum cumulative of 3.8), purple ribbons signify magna cum laude (minimum cumulative of 3.5 admitted before Fall 2015; minimum cumulative of 3.6 admitted Fall 2015 or later), and purple and gold ribbons signify cum laude (minimum cumulative of 3.3 admitted before Fall 2015; minimum cumulative 3.4 admitted Fall 2015 or later).
Members of Phi Kappa Phi wear white satin ribbons decorated with an ancient Greek pattern to symbolize the classical roots of the society. Phi Kappa Phi honors outstanding academic achievement among undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty members.
Graduates of the University’s Honors Program wear gold stoles and medals signifying their achievement of the program competencies of leadership, research and global citizenship. The mission of the honors program is to provide students with exceptional learning opportunities, mentoring relationships and a community of scholars that foster their development as future leaders in a global society.
Members of the Golden Key International Honor Society wear solid blue and gold honor cords or gold honor stole. Membership in Golden Key is conferred upon students who exhibit exceptional scholarship and leadership potential.
International Scholars wear a purple and gold sash with a global emblem. These graduates have gained unique global perspectives either by studying abroad or joining our university from other nations.
Members of the Maverick Army Reserve Officer Training Program (ROTC) wear the red, blue and white cord. The Maverick Army ROTC program trains, develops and commissions students to become 2nd Lieutenants in the Army Reserve, National Guard and Active Army. The graduating students signify the dedication, leadership, teamwork, critical thinking and problem solving required to become future leaders in the Army.
In recognition of their scholarly achievement, each student who presents at the Undergraduate Research Conference (URC) is awarded a medal. A solid green ribbon is in recognition of participation at the URC while a green and gold ribbon highlights recipients of the Foundation Awards.
Presidential ScholarsEach year, Minnesota State University, Mankato seeks incoming first-year and transfer students who demonstrate top academic performance; strong leadership skills; and a commitment to community involvement. Funding for Presidential Scholarships comes from business, estates and individuals through Minnesota and the nation. Minnesota State Mankato honors graduates of the Presidential Scholarship program.
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Chord W. Buscho Presidential ScholarBA, History/Social Studies
Marissa D. DeWitzPresidential ScholarBS, Social Studies Education
Mary L. EckerLloyd Presidential ScholarBS, Nursing
Claire C. JordanJenson Presidential ScholarBS, Biomedical Sciences
Tyler J. KellerPresidential ScholarBS, Mathematics Teaching
Jacob. C. MakelaKlenz Presidential ScholarBS, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Heather M. NatterstadJacobson Presidential ScholarBS, Accounting
Mara K. SoupirZeno Presidential ScholarBA, Anthropology / History
Jessica J. StarickaPresidential ScholarBA, English
Tyler J. StoffelZeno Presidential ScholarBS, Accounting
Christopher D. ZimmerDean’s Presidential ScholarBS, Mechanical Engineering
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Program Honors and DistinctionsNote: Academic program honors and distinctions are listed in this program. You may see graduates wearing various colored cords or sashes not listed here. These cords or sashes may indicate participation in or affinity to a particular non-academic campus group or organization.
Alpha Lambda Delta is an honor society for first year students earning a 3.5 or higher grade point average in their first year. Alpha Lambda Delta’s mission is to encourage superior academic achievement, to promote intelligent living and a continued high standard of learning, and to assist students in recognizing and developing meaningful goals for their unique roles in society. ALD members wear red and gold honor cords.
Alpha Mu Gamma is a national collegiate honor society for students majoring or minoring in world languages. Minnesota State Mankato’s Beta Zeta chapter was chartered in 1961. The purposes of the Society are to recognize achievement in the field of world-language study; to stimulate a desire for linguistic attainment; to encourage a continuing interest in the study of world languages, cultures and civilizations; and to foster sympathetic understanding of other peoples and international friendship.
Members of the Alpha Delta chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma, the National Criminal Justice Honor Society, wear gold and blue honor cords. Membership in Alpha Phi Sigma is conferred upon Law Enforcement or Corrections majors who exhibit exceptional scholarship and leadership potential.
Members of the Pi Psi chapter of Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society, wear green and red honor cords and/ or gold medallions. Since its founding in 1922, more than 430 Tribeta chapters have been established in the United States. Membership in Tribeta is conferred to faculty and students dedicated to strong scholastic achievement, the understanding of biological study and extending the boundaries of human knowledge.
Beta Gamma Sigma is the international honor society recognizing the outstanding academic achievements of students enrolled in collegiate business and management programs accredited by AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Membership in the Society is the highest recognition a business student anywhere in the world can receive and is denoted by the wearing of blue and gold honor cords.
Gamma Sigma Alpha National Academic Greek Honor Society is committed to the leadership, academic achievement and excellence of Greek members everywhere. We seek to promote success in all academic achievement among the Greek community at Minnesota State. Gamma Sigma Alpha members wear red and gold honor cords.
Members of Delta Sigma Pi, an international co-educational business fraternity, wear entwined purple and gold honor cords. Membership in Delta Sigma Pi is conferred upon College of Business students who exhibit scholarship excellence and superior leadership potential.
Members of Education Minnesota wear gold honor cords to exhibit student involvement, service to the community and the profession, scholarship and leadership potential. The members of the Education Minnesota Student Program believe that the active participation of students in education in the development of educational policy is essential for sound education in a democratic society.
Members of Eta Sigma Gamma, a national health honor society strives in promoting the discipline by elevating the standards, ideals, competence and ethics of professionally prepared men and women in Health Education. They recognize academic achievement and support health education advocacy initiatives. Eta Sigma Gamma members wear gold and green cords.
Members of Gamma Theta Upsilon, the International Geographical Honor Society, wear honor cords (one each of blue, gold, and brown) representing the three domains of geography: brown for the Earth, light blue for the Sea, and gold for the sunlight in the Sky. Gamma Theta Upsilon activities support geography knowledge and awareness.
Members of Lambda Alpha, the National Collegiate Honor Society for Anthropology, wear a white satin stole with gold lettering. The purpose of this society is to encourage and stimulate scholarship and research in Anthropology by recognizing and honoring superior achievement in the discipline among students, faculty and other persons engaged in the study of Anthropology.
Lambda Pi Eta honor graduates wear scarlet and white honor cords as symbols of their commitment to scholarship and their demonstrated leadership in communication studies. Lambda Pi Eta is the official communication studies honor society of the National Communication Association (NCA). Founded in 1985, Lambda Pi Eta stands for Logos (logic and reasoning), Pathos (emotion) and Ethos (personal ethics and character).
Members of the Maverick Chapter of the National Residence Hall Honorary wear royal blue and white honor cords. These graduates have made outstanding contributions to the residence halls at Minnesota State during their college careers.
Members of the National Student Nurses’ Association (NSNA) wear royal blue and white honor cords. NSNA student leaders honor cords are royal blue, white and gold. The mission of NSNA is to mentor and prepare students for licensure as registered nurses, and to convey the standards, ethics and skills that students will need as responsible and accountable leaders and members of the profession.
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The mission for NorthStar STEM Alliance is to help underrepresented students receive a baccalaureate degree in science, Technology, engineering and math (STEM) in a five-year period. The Alliance is a partnership with fourteen higher education institutions and three community partners. The NSSA members wear navy blue and white cords.
Order of Omega is a Leadership Honor Society that recognizes students that have attained a high standard of leadership in inter-Greek activities. They strive to bring together the most representative fraternity and sorority members, and to create an organization which will help mold the sentiment of the institution on questions of local and intercollegiate affairs. Order of Omega members wear ivory and gold honor cords.
Phi Alpha, the National Social Work Honor Society, provides an opportunity for closer bonds among students of social work and promotes humanitarian goals and ideals. Phi Alpha fosters high academic standards of education for social workers and invites into membership those who have attained excellence in scholarship and achievement in social work. Members of Phi Alpha wear gold honor chords.
Members of the Epsilon Lambda chapter of Phi Sigma Pi, the National co-educational Honor Fraternity, wear purple and yellow stoles. This honor fraternity is for students earning a 3.0 or higher grade point average after the completion of 12 credits. Membership is Phi Sigma Pi is conferred upon several academic majors with the mission to uphold the three values of scholarship, leadership and fellowship.
Members of Phi Upsilon Omicron, an Honor Society in Family Consumer Science, wear purple, yellow, and white honor cords. Membership in Phi Upsilon Omicron is conferred upon Family Consumer Science majors who exhibit superior scholarship and leadership potential.
Members of Pi Delta Phi, the National French Honor Society, wear red, white and blue honor cords. This honor society recognizes outstanding scholarship in the French language and its literature, increases the knowledge and appreciation of Americans for the cultural contributions of the French-speaking world, and stimulates and encourages French and francophone cultural activities.
Members of the Upsilon Alpha chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honorary society, wear brass-finish medallions on broad red ribbons; red, black and white honor cords; or both. The purpose of Pi Sigma Alpha is to encourage excellence in the study of political science, international relations and public administration; to promote social and educational opportunities, as well as scholarly activity for students in these fields.
Members of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, wear double cords with tassels of blue and gold along with blue, white, and gold medallions. Psi Chi membership signifies high standards of personal behavior, superior grade point average, and high class rank. The purpose of Psi Chi is to encourage, stimulate, and maintain excellence in scholarship of its members in all fields, particularly in psychology, and to advance the science of psychology.
Sigma Nu is an undergraduate college fraternity with a mission to develop ethical leaders inspired by the principles of Love, Honor and Truth, to foster the personal growth of each man’s mind, heart and character, and to perpetuate lifelong friendships and commitment to the Fraternity. Members of Sigma Nu wear Gold, Black, and White cords.
Members of the School of Nursing’s Honor Society Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), Mu Lambda, wear orchid and white honor cords. The mission of STTI is to improve the health of people worldwide through the development of nursing knowledge and nurse leaders. Criteria include high grade point average and class rank, academic integrity, and professional leadership potential.
Members of the Chi Iota chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society, wear cardinal and black honor cords. Sigma Tau Delta has conferred distinction upon outstanding students of the English language and literature in undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies since 1924.
Symbolism and TraditionProcessionA traditional academic procession introduces the commencement exercises at Minnesota State University, Mankato. The wearing of distinctive apparel as an indication of scholarship and academic rank dates back to the 1300s and was adopted in the United States circa 1900.
GownThe Minnesota State University, Mankato President’s Academic Gown has been specially constructed of heirloom-quality materials for use during formal academic occasions. The bachelor’s gown is relatively simple, falling in straight lines from an elaborate yoke. The master’s gown is distinguished by its longer sleeves. The doctoral gown is purple, elaborately decorated with velvet panels down the front and three bars of matching velvet on the bell-shaped sleeves.
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Mortarboard and TasselThe square “Oxford cap” or mortarboard of serge or broadcloth is worn for most degrees, although a soft tam is also permitted. The tassel that hangs to the side is switched from the right to the left at the moment the degree is awarded. The color of the tassel indicates the college or area from which a student will receive his or her degree.
HoodThe hood is to be worn by graduates of the College of Graduate Studies and Research. The color of the hood worn by Master’s and Doctoral graduates indicates the degree. The velvet edging on the hoods indicate the specialty of study.
MaceThe Minnesota State University, Mankato mace has been made entirely from Minnesota materials in recognition of the value and beauty of the state’s natural resources and people. A university mace symbolizes both the university’s power to overcome ignorance and prejudice by seeking truth, and the power of the university’s president to protect the university and its community from forces opposed to those goals. The mace used in today’s ceremony was commissioned and donated to Minnesota State by Fred and Karin Bock. The mace was created by Phil Swan ‘68.
Presidential Medallion The Minnesota State University, Mankato Medallion is a round bronze piece that features the University seal and is worn around the neck of the President. The University seal is the official representation of Minnesota State University, Mankato, and use of it or its image is reserved for only the most dignified of occasions.
Minnesota State University, Mankato FlagThe Minnesota State University, Mankato flag features the University seal against a field of purple, one of the designated colors of the University. The flag was commissioned in honor of the October 2003 Inauguration of Dr. Richard Davenport to symbolize the President’s chosen direction for his term. The seal is the official representation of Minnesota State University, Mankato and is used sparingly and with dignity. It represents our past and our future and symbolizes our strength and global perspective.
International FlagsThe international flags represent countries and sovereign nations of our students. All 11 Minnesota Reservation flags are represented.
Honor GuardThe special honor guard presenting our national colors is from the Department of Military Science Department, Maverick Battalion, Army ROTC.
Minnesota State University, Mankato Alumni AssociationCongratulations on your graduation! And welcome to the Minnesota State Mankato Alumni Association, a powerful network of over 122,000 alumni. Our mission is to engage alumni, friends and students in ways that benefit its members and Minnesota State Mankato, through opportunities that stimulate a lifetime of interest, loyalty and support.
As an alumna/us, you’re a vital participant in the future of the University. To help you to maintain the connections you’ve built here at Minnesota State University, Mankato, we’ll soon send you your first issue of TODAY, the University magazine for alumni and friends and the Alumni LINK, our e-newsletter. To ensure that you continue to receive the magazine and the e-newsletter and to stay up-to-date with our alma mater, we invite you to update your contact information with us via e-mail at [email protected] or by logging onto the Alumni web site at www.mnsu.edu/alumni
We celebrate this proud day with you, and look forward to your continued association with Minnesota State Mankato!
Best regards,
Chris Meyer, ‘90President, Alumni Association
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University HistoryMankato Normal School opened as the state’s second teacher training school in 1868 in downtown Mankato with 27 students. Tuition was free in return for a student’s pledge to teach two years in Minnesota’s schools. Old Main was constructed in 1870, and this marked the beginning of the Valley Campus that would serve the institution for a century. In the 1880s, the school expanded and curriculum grew. In 1921 the school became Mankato State Teachers College, and in 1927 the institution awarded its first four-year degree, a bachelor of education.
In the late 1950s, the school was renamed Mankato State College, and construction began on the 300-acre Highland Campus. The College maintained two locations for several years. In 1975, the College received full university status. Four years later consolidation on the Highland Campus was complete. In 1998, for the fifth time in its 130-year history, the University adopted a new name to reflect expanded service to Minnesota and the nation. Minnesota State University, Mankato continues to gain renown for the quality of its programs and the breadth of its service.
Dr. Richard Davenport, appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, assumed his responsibilities as the University’s twelfth president on July 1, 2002. Under Dr. Davenport’s leadership, the University has embraced new strategic priorities; engaged in an academic master planning process; examined its commitment to diversity, and begun to take action to become a more inclusive and welcoming campus; and told our story further and wider than ever before, to legislators, leaders, parents, and alumni throughout the state and the nation.
Minnesota State Mankato offers more than 130 undergraduate programs and more than 85 graduate programs, including masters, specialist and doctoral programs. Our 15,000 students — including more than 1,100 international students from more than 90 countries — and 2,000 faculty and staff represent cultural diversity and a rich mix of intellectual and creative perspectives. Our alumni live and work around the globe, making professional and personal contributions that bring the proud Maverick tradition to new heights.
Minnesota State Mankato in on the Internet at https://mankato.mnsu.edu/.
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Celebrating 150 Years of Big Ideas and Real-World ThinkingMinnesota State University, Mankato turns 150 on October 7, 2018—the anniversary of the first day of classes at Mankato Normal School in 1868.
In July 1868, the State Normal School Board authorized the establishment of the second State Normal School in Mankato (the first was in Winona) after the community raised the $5,000 required by state statute. Since then the school has changed names four times. Most of those name changes happened in conjunction with the evolution of the degrees that the school offered, from the first bachelor’s degrees in the 1920s to doctoral degrees in the 2000s. In 1998, the name changed to Minnesota State University, Mankato to reflect the growing national and international presence of the University’s programs.
The University’s physical presence has evolved over the past 150 years as well. In 1870, the Mankato State Normal School building was completed in downtown Mankato. That building, known as Old Main, served as the only campus building until the Laboratory School was built in 1909. Since then more than 40 academic buildings, residence communities, libraries, research facilities, athletic spaces, and a student union have been constructed. The most recent buildings were opened in 2017: the Clinical Sciences Building and the University Dining Center.
Today, Minnesota State Mankato offers more than 130 programs of study—including more than 85 master’s doctoral and certificate programs. It has become known as a university where people expect to go further than they thought possible by combining knowledge and the passion to achieve great things—where big ideas meet real-world thinking.
Please join us in celebrating the University’s sesquicentennial over the next several months. Myriad events have been planned leading up to the actual anniversary, including a week-long celebration that will kick off with a special Homecoming parade in downtown Mankato on September 29, 2018, and culminate with a party on campus on Saturday, October 6. For more information about the sesquicentennial celebrations, please visit www.mnsu.edu/150/.
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AcknowledgmentsBOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MINNESOTA STATE SYSTEMChancellor Devinder MalhotraTrustee AbdulRahmane Abdul-AzizTrustee Basil AjuoTrustee Ann Anaya Trustee Alex CirilloTrustee Jay CowlesTrustee Dawn ErlandsonTrustee Amanda FredlundTrustee Robert HoffmanTrustee Jerry JanezichTrustee Roger MoeTrustee Rudy RodriguezTrustee George SouleTrustee Louise SundinTrustee Cheryl TeferTrustee Michael Vekich, Chair
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MANKATO CABINETRichard Davenport, PresidentLynn D. AkeyMark A. JohnsonDavid P. JonesHenry MorrisKent StanleyRichard J. StrakaMarilyn J. Wells
STUDENT MARSHALSSamikshya BhattaraiMackenzie DockendorfFreeborn MilksAnjola OnadipeSteven OvraitiKelly Rexroat
Miscellaneous Information
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Beverages are available for purchase in the Concession Stand.
Jazzman’s Café in the Centennial Student Union is open today from 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Einstein’s Bagels in Myers Field House hallway is open today from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Barnes and Noble Bookstore has items for purchase in the hallway outside the arena.
Roses and gifts are available for purchase in the hallway outside the arena. Proceeds go to the Asian American Affairs Association.
Sesquicentennial items are available for purchase in the hallway outside the arena.
Live web streaming services are provided by Minnesota State Mankato’s IT Solutions.
Lost and Found Area is located in Myers Field House - Room MF129.
Photo Opportunities are available (weather permitting): Alumni Arch; Bell Tower; Gateway/Stone Pillars; Minnesota State mound (corner of Stadium and Warren); Fountain (in front of the
Library); Flame (in front of Wigley Administration building), etc.
GradImages will be taking individual and family portraits for graduates and their families in the Myers Field House from 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. No appointment is necessary and portrait sittings are free. GradImages will also be taking three candid photographs of the graduates during the ceremony. You may place orders at www.gradimages.com.
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ANNOUNCERSKaren Wright, 9:00 a.m. ceremonyOperations Director, KMSU Radio
James Gullickson, 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. ceremoniesGeneral Manager, KMSU Radio
VOLUNTEERSWe would like to thank the emeriti, faculty, staff, students and alumni, whose time and energy helped to make today’s ceremonies possible.
SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERColleen Gerdts
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College ReceptionsCollege of Allied Health and Nursing Pre-Commencement Recognition Ceremony and Reception for CAHN Graduate (Master’s) Students and Families9:00 –10:00 a.m. Ostrander AuditoriumThe ceremony includes special recognition and/or hooding for students receiving their Master’s degree.
College of Allied Health and Nursing Pre-Commencement Receptions:
• Dental Hygiene - was held on Friday• Family Consumer Science: 10:00 a.m. –11:00 a.m.,
CSU Ballroom North• Health Science: 10:00 a.m. –11:00 a.m., CSU 253, 254, 255• Human Performance: 10:00–11:00 a.m., Highland Center 1700 A&B• Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services: 11:15 a.m. –11:30 a.m. , Myers Field House during line-up• Speech, Hearing and Rehabilitation Services: 10:00 a.m. –11:00 a.m. , Clinical Sciences Building Atrium
Graduates will receive a College pin at their respective reception.
School of Nursing Pre-Commencement Ceremony Reception Celebrating RN-to-BS Completion and Masters Degree Graduates10:00 a.m. –11:00 a.m. Centennial Student Union 245This reception is for the above graduates and their guests to meet with faculty from the School of Nursing and receive a College of Allied Health & Nursing pin.
College of Arts and Humanities Reception 10:30 a.m. –12:00 p.m. CSU Hearth LoungeGraduates and their guests are invited to join the department faculty and staff for refreshments and conversation.
College of Business Pre-Commencement Reception and Recognition Ceremony12:00 p.m. Recognition Ceremony1:00 p.m. ReceptionCSU Ostrander AuditoriumGraduates, family and friends are invited to join faculty and staff at a reception and recognition ceremony. Each graduate will be recognized and receive a university pin. The ceremony includes special recognition and/or hooding for students receiving their Master’s degree.
College of Education Graduate Degree Hooding Ceremony 9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Hooding Ceremony Earley Center for Performing Arts, Ted Paul TheatreReception immediately following ceremony
College of Science, Engineering and Technology Reception10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.Main level of Ford Hall - Student Commons areaGraduates, family and guests are invited to join faculty and staff for refreshments.
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Reception and Recognition Ceremony12:15 p.m. Dessert Reception12:45 p.m. Recognition CeremonyCSU BallroomGraduates, family and friends are invited to join faculty and staff at a reception and recognition ceremony. Each graduate receives special recognition and a College of Social & Behavioral Sciences graduation pin.
Certified Emergency Medical Technicians and/or First Responders are members of the Minnesota State University, Mankato Security staff.
The printed commencement program is a ceremonial publication. The program is not intended to be an official representation of University records. The use of this program to signify completion of a Minnesota State University, Mankato degree is strictly prohibited. This program was designed and printed by Minnesota State University, Mankato Printing Services.
Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy and completeness. We apologize for any omissions, misspellings, or misplaced names. Contact the Office of the Registrar at 507-389-6266 (voice), 800-625-3529 or 711 (MRS/TTY) with questions or corrections for undergraduate degrees. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies at 507-389-5684 (voice), 800-625-3529 or 711 (MRS/TTY) with questions or corrections for graduate degrees.
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