This afternoon, a total of 459 candidates for graduation will cross the commencement stage in CUW's R. John Buuck Field House. Commencement exercises will begin at 1:30 p.m. today, Dec. 18.
Commencement exercises will begin at 1:30 p.m. today, Dec. 18. Tickets are no longer available for today’s ceremony, but you can watch via livestream here. The stream will begin 5 minutes before the start of the ceremony.
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Key: *** = Summa Cum Laude ** = Magna Cum Laude * = Cum Laude
An undergraduate candidate who achieves a cumulative grade point average of 3.90 or better will graduate SUMMA CUM LAUDE; one who achieves a cumulative grade point average of 3.80 or better will graduate MAGNA CUM LAUDE; and one who achieves a cumulative grade point average of 3.60 or better will graduate CUM LAUDE.
Doctor of Education
Lisa Blount
Leadership, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement
Benjamin Bourassa
Leadership, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement
Nicole Brown
Leadership, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement
Willie Garrison
Leadership, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement
Tammy Gaydos
Leadership, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement
Amber Gray
Leadership, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement
Alma D. Hall
Leadership, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement
Marietto Jeffries
Leadership, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement
Cheri Johnson
Leadership, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement
Natalia Mathews
Leadership, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement
JaNae McCarthy
Leadership, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement
Hakeem Mir
Leadership, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement
Jane Montero
Leadership, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement
Emily Ousley
Leadership, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement
Laurie Pogorzelski
Leadership, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement
Valerie Reaves
Leadership, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement
Emily Slater
Leadership, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement
Irma Smith
Leadership, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement
Alicia Tyson Sherwood
Leadership, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement
Esther Wallen
Leadership, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement
Rashida Willard
Leadership, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement
Samantha Yahn
Leadership, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement
Master of Business Administration
Ghazal Akhtar
Management Information Systems
Maria Aragon-Aragonez
Healthcare Administration
Abigail Becker
Strategic Marketing
Jeremy Bennett
Strategic Marketing
Miguel Angel Betancourt
Management
S Tosha Browne
Risk Assessment & Management
Qin Chen
Management
Yingfan Chen
Management
Mae Cornelius
Management
Xiuhong Cui
Management
Megan Deleeuw
Non-Profit Management
Jonathan Detwiler
Strategic Marketing
Anindya Dey
Management Information Systems
David Echeverria
Management Information Systems
Sharell Edwards
Public Administration
Yu Fang
Management
Shuli Feng
Management
Jennifer Garbo-Shawhan
Strategic Marketing
Kyle Gassenhuber
Management Information Systems
Lindsay Graycarek
Public Administration
Nathan Grossenbach
Management
Xiang Guo
Management
Zhujun He
Management
Michael Hein
Healthcare Administration
Meghan Hernandez
Management
Isaiah Hinds
International Business
Alegra Holt
Healthcare Administration
William Horton
Finance/Management Information Systems
Halie Howard
Management
Wen Hu
Management
Zhengzheng Hu
Management
Guyi Hu
Management
Minzhi Huang
Management
Nicholas Jackson
Finance
Randy Johnson
Finance
Michael Kalinowski
Risk Assessment & Management
Devon Kirkpatrick
Non-Profit Management
Na Lee Lee
Finance
Fujian Li
Management
Qingyun Li
Management
Jia Li
Management
Lihua Li
Management
Yue Liu
Management
Jun Lu
Management
Michele Mars
Public Administration
Tiffany Mcphan
Management
Andrew Melzer
Management Information Systems
Fei Miao
Management
Teresa Michaelson
Human Resource Management
Kristine Micke
Strategic Marketing
Kelly Nelson
Communications & Public Relations
Christine Olson
Management
Michelle Olson
Management Information Systems
Christina Packard
Accounting/Non-Profit Management
Jacob Palmerio
International Business
Adam Purdy
Finance
Ke Ren
Management
Asia Revels
Management Information Systems
Terri Schiltz
Accounting
Jedd Sebion
Healthcare Administration
Yiqing Shou
Management
Nadia Spivey
Accounting
Jennifer Stecker
Human Resource Management
Amanda Stippich
Management
Meghan Tague
Management
Cheng Tan
Management
Yong Tian
Management
Megan Urie
Healthcare Administration
Tou Long Vue
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Grant Waege
Management Information Systems
Fei Wang
Management
Victoria Wayne
Management
Cody Wegner
Healthcare Administration for Practitioners
Danielle Wren
Healthcare Administration
Qing Xia
Management
Sue Yang
Accounting
Kai Yang
Management
Zixi Yang
Management
Yashu Yang
Management
Yong Yu
Management
Linyan Yu
Management
Guosen Yu
Management
Alyssa Zarling
Accounting
Cazandra Zepeda
Human Resource Management
Leyun Zhang
Management
Weixuan Zhang
Management
Sheng Zhu
Management
Huilong Zhu
Management
Holly Zupec
Healthcare Administration for Practitioners
Master of Church Music
Hope Loescher
Choral Music
Charles Russell
Organ
Master of Occupational Therapy
Madeline Aguilar
Occupational Therapy
Hannah Boettcher
Occupational Therapy
Elizabeth Brusse
Occupational Therapy
Melanie Cisler
Occupational Therapy
Seth Cox
Occupational Therapy
Ashley Dudka
Occupational Therapy
Alexis Gaatz
Occupational Therapy
Meghan Green
Occupational Therapy
Abigail Haller
Occupational Therapy
Cassandra Hoffman
Occupational Therapy
Abigail Johnson
Occupational Therapy
Jenna Keller
Occupational Therapy
Alexa Kempen
Occupational Therapy
Sandu Lama
Occupational Therapy
Kaitlynn Lloyd
Occupational Therapy
Molly Mammosser
Occupational Therapy
Greta Mccash
Occupational Therapy
Hawii Mekonnen
Occupational Therapy
Alena Naqvi
Occupational Therapy
Rachel Peppler
Occupational Therapy
Tryn Peterson
Occupational Therapy
Heather Renard
Occupational Therapy
Shayna Ruplinger
Occupational Therapy
Grace Toebes
Occupational Therapy
Rebekah Wilson
Occupational Therapy
Rachel Zingelman
Occupational Therapy
Master of Science
Kaitlyn Albright
Educational Administration
Jaimee Alston
Organizational Leadership Administration
Katrina Anderson
Professional Counseling
Tommy Anderson
Educational Administration
Miles Bankston
Teaching & Learning
Cynthia Behrens
Teaching & Learning
Melvin Beversdorf
Educational Administration
Rachel Binns
Early Childhood
Joanna Binsfeld
Teaching & Learning
Asia Blaney
Organizational Leadership Administration
Nicole Brennan
Educational Administration
Samantha Burg
Professional Counseling
LaShanda Carr
Family Life
Hannah Chlystek
Educational Design and Technology
Erik Cornelius
Organizational Leadership Administration
Nicole Crocker Markusen
Organizational Leadership Administration
Tonia Davis
Early Childhood
Bess De La Cruz
Teaching & Learning
Patrick Doherty
Educational Administration
Caitlin Dowden
Educational Administration
Heather Dray
Teaching & Learning
Danielle Ebener
Teaching & Learning
Andre Ebron
Organizational Leadership Administration
Stephanie Ehardt
Educational Administration
Austin Elam
School Counseling
Alyssa Ellis
Professional Counseling
Nicholas Erdman
Teaching & Learning
Kristina Ewald Johnson
Literacy
Sadarra Fields
Family Life
Brandon Frechette
Organizational Leadership Administration
Justin Frisque
Educational Design and Technology
Aysia Fullilove-Randolph
Organizational Leadership Administration
Rachel Giovannetti
Teaching & Learning
Lori Gleed
Computer Science – Information Systems
Tim Gotzler
Educational Design and Technology
Dayna Hann
Early Childhood
Melody Harris
Art Education
Anika Heaverlo
Professional Counseling
Andrew Heffler
Organizational Leadership Administration
David Hlawek
Applied Exercise Science
Timothy Hyer-Devine
Professional Counseling
Ryan Johnson
Teaching & Learning
Lisa Johnson
Educational Administration
Lynda Johnston
Special Education – Cross Categorical
Michelle Kasbohm
Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education
Simran Kaur
Information Technology
Taylor Kirkpatrick
Teaching & Learning
Mikea Knox
Professional Counseling
Aleksandra Kostic
Educational Design and Technology
Shyrida Lane
Professional Counseling
Christina Larson
Counseling Foundations
Andrea Lodoen
Teaching & Learning
Devi Prasad Malisetty
Computer Science – Information Systems
Jayme Martin
Educational Administration
Kelli Massey
School Counseling
Michelle May
Professional Counseling
Dorian McClendon
Teaching & Learning
Jack Metcalf
Teaching & Learning
Deanna Moore
Family Life
Robert Neuman
Professional Counseling School Counseling
Sameria Overton
Organizational Leadership Administration
Mounica Goud Panjala
Information Technology
Megan Pluemer
Teaching & Learning
Corey Raimond
Teaching & Learning
Dawn Rall
Organizational Leadership Administration
Matthew Ramlet
Educational Administration
Bianca Rentmeester
Organizational Leadership Administration
Kathryn Rice
Teaching & Learning
Danica Riedeman
School Counseling
Michael Roach
Organizational Leadership Administration
Andrew Rosenau
Counseling Foundations
Kristin Roth
Professional Counseling
Mark Roth
School Counseling
Dana Royer
Organizational Leadership Administration
Mackenzie Ryan
Literacy
Rosa Salinas
Teaching & Learning
Rebecca Schicantek
Educational Administration
Jessica Schmeling
Teaching & Learning
Katie Schmidt
Teaching & Learning
Shaun Shambeau
Professional Counseling
Kailee Smith
Literacy
Nancy Stoehr
Teaching & Learning
Pajkubci Thao
Organizational Leadership Administration
Ariana Tripoli
Teaching & Learning
Abby Vanevenhoven
Teaching & Learning
Mai Vang
Organizational Leadership Administration
Teresa Wagner
Literacy
Nicole Walters
School Counseling
Lindsey Warneke
School Counseling
Siri Wilds
Educational Administration
Jenna Wisdorf
Educational Administration
Keri Wulf
School Counseling
Emily Wynn
Educational Administration
Serena Yu
Professional Counseling
Master of Science in Nursing
Demitu Baissa-Tesfahun
Family Nurse Practitioner
Michelle Basye
Family Nurse Practitioner
Colleen Brown
Family Nurse Practitioner
Teal Calaway
Family Nurse Practitioner
Daniele Doberstein
Family Nurse Practitioner
April Marianne Enriquez
Family Nurse Practitioner
Nicole Franklin
Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Karenee Grier
Family Nurse Practitioner
Riley Hermreck
Family Nurse Practitioner
Kristin Jensen
Family Nurse Practitioner
Cassandra Juntunen
Family Nurse Practitioner
Megan Knapp
Family Nurse Practitioner
Chelsea Kurtz
Family Nurse Practitioner
Ashley LaRock
Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Stephanie Magnin
Family Nurse Practitioner
Atalie Mittelstedt
Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Bonnie Poppy
Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Breanne Prothero
Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Sara Ravenscraft
Family Nurse Practitioner
Jennifer Renner
Family Nurse Practitioner
Samantha Robe
Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
David Smiley
Family Nurse Practitioner
Danielle Spencer
Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Colten Thewis
Family Nurse Practitioner
Nicole Van Maren
Family Nurse Practitioner
Brenda VanMersbergen
Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Jessica Wroblewski
Family Nurse Practitioner
Bachelor of Arts
Cynthia Alexander-Williams
Business Management
Carletta Andrews*
Management of Criminal Justice
Emily Andrews*
Elementary Education
Crystal Askew-Moore
Human Resource Management
Sofia Asmus
Interior Architecture & Design
Olivia Beaudoin*
Business Management
Derek Bieber
Elementary Education
Kelsey Bollon***
Secondary Education – Mathematics
Deborah Breaker*
Healthcare Management
Katie Breselow***
Human Resource Management
Holly Briggs-Finn*
Business Management
Beatrice Brown
Management of Criminal Justice
Catherine Canaday***
Business Management
Alexandra Cortez
Human Resource Management
Devon Daniels
Business Management
Katrina Dering***
Healthcare Management
Monica Dickerson
Human Resource Management
Kayla Ebert**
Human Resource Management
Jean’nice Echols
Management of Criminal Justice
Tammy Ellison***
Business Management
Kelly Emmons*
Healthcare Management
Brianna Erdmann
Business Management
Jessica Evans
Human Resource Management
Leah Federwitz***
Elementary Education
Jody Fellers***
Theological Studies
Bria Fields
Human Resource Management
Amy Forrest
Human Resource Management
Shantonie Forte
Early Childhood Education
Almon Gill
Business Management
Rachel Goodwin***
Early Childhood and Elementary Education
Elena Groth***
Music Therapy
Linda Halopka-ivery*
Business Management
James Hammond***
Business Management
Nicholas Heppe*
Business Management
Elexus Jackson
Business Management
Alvina Jernigan
Human Resource Management
Rebecca Karrels*
Business Management
Joshua Kastens
Director of Church Ministries
Kelsey Koepke*
K-12 Education – Art Education
Ryan Koney***
Healthcare Management
Alexandria Krider***
Interior Architecture & Design
Sanja Krizan
Business Management
Andrew Labute
Healthcare Management
Stephanie Lindner
Psychology Studies
Emily Lindsey***
Elementary Education
LaTonya Lucas
Business Management
Lacey Luxton**
Business Management
Jordan Mahnken**
Elementary Education
Francisco Martinez**
Liberal Arts
Maria Mitchell*
Music
Josiah Miu*
Theological Studies
Paul Mroczenski***
Theological Languages
Kiley Mroczynski**
Business Management
Michelle Navarro
Business Management
Katherine Newman**
Elementary Education
Cassaundra Nichelson***
Healthcare Management
Nina Orlando
Early Childhood Education
Alishea Parker
Early Childhood Education
Karen Pate
Human Resource Management
Rhyanna Pettry
Theology
Ashwin Pokharel
Business Management
Noel Putze
Human Resource Management
Nathanael Quezada**
English
Candace Rabas***
Healthcare Management
Anna Radewahn***
Business Management
Elizabeth Reddy***
Mathematics
Nicole Reyes
Business Management
Levi Rice
Business Management
Erin Rice***
History
Michella Robles
Early Childhood Education
Erin Robles
Healthcare Management
James Rockhill**
Theological Studies
Emma Roscoe*
Business Management
Savannah Ross
Theology
Alan Sanders
Business Management
Kristen Schueffner**
Illustration
Sharon Scott
Healthcare Management
Rachel Siegel***
Healthcare Management
Quiara Sparkman
Business Management
Sarah Theisen*
Educational Studies
Alaina Thompson***
Spanish
La’creacia Thompson
Human Resource Management
Erika Thomsen
Business Management
Katlin VanDyke**
Human Resource Management
Victor Velazquez*
Business Management
Paulette Vildberg
Business Management
Matthew Wallander*
Management of Criminal Justice
Abigail Wegner**
Music Therapy
Letisha Wesley
Healthcare Management
Tiphanie Williamson
Human Resource Management
Joseph Woodlin
Early Childhood Education
Dianne Xiong***
Human Resource Management
Jose Zavala*
Business Management/Bachelor of Science
Sofia Abel*
Healthcare Studies
Raghad Alfaraj
Rehabilitation Science
Turki Alrashdi
Biomedical Sciences
Mario Baregi
Marketing
Ellie Basting
Marketing
Benjamin Behling
Marketing Management
Mary Beirne**
Rehabilitation Science
Erin Belling***
Rehabilitation Science
Chelsi Bookstaff
Rehabilitation Science
Taylor Brittnacher***
Actuarial Science/Finance
Michael Brocker***
Computer Science
Wesley Brouillard*
Management/Finance
Cassandra Butts
Rehabilitation Science
Bennett Campbell
General Business
Corinne Chambers-Boucher
Biomedical Sciences
Kristopher Clancy*
Computer Science – Artificial Intelligence & Robotics
Michael Cox
Sport and Entertainment Business
Nicole Demlow**
Rehabilitation Science
Autumn Dittman
Biomedical Sciences
Payton Dorn
Rehabilitation Science
Taylor Doro
Exercise Physiology
Savannah Duckett
Rehabilitation Science
Lexi Dugue***
Rehabilitation Science
Amaria Fagundes
Biomedical Sciences
Nathan Fingeroos**
Justice and Public Policy
Megan Fisher*
Rehabilitation Science
Michael Gerschke**
Finance
Allison Griffin*
Rehabilitation Science
Taylor Guns*
Rehabilitation Science
Mallory Gurin
Sport and Entertainment Business
Noah Hardy
Sport and Entertainment Business
Abby Herrmann**
Rehabilitation Science
Brogan Howard
Management
Jacob Huhn
General Business
Nicole Jandre***
Rehabilitation Science
Philip Johnson
Sport and Entertainment Business
Makenna Kees***
Rehabilitation Science
Alicia Keifenheim
Rehabilitation Science
Jenna Klos***
Rehabilitation Science
Brittney Lapalme
Rehabilitation Science
Zachary Larsen
Exercise Physiology
Mackenzie Larsen
Biomedical Sciences
Emily Lewis*
Rehabilitation Science
Rachel Lutz**
Rehabilitation Science
Bethany Meador*
Exercise Physiology
Matthew Montgomery
Management
Sarah Nawn
Biomedical Sciences
Hilarie Nigro
Healthcare Studies
Katarina Oryszczyn**
Sport and Entertainment Business
Jonathan Pearson
Rehabilitation Science
Nickolas Penge
Sport and Entertainment Business
Sarah Peter
Biomedical Sciences
Margaret Ray*
Rehabilitation Science
Kate Rodewald
Marketing
Brooke Rollins
Accounting
Abigail Roskuszka***
Rehabilitation Science
Bomi Ryang
Biomedical Sciences
Tyler Salvador
Sport and Entertainment Business
Ashley Saniter*
Rehabilitation Science
Firas Sawaf
Rehabilitation Science
Kathryn Schlinsog
Justice and Public Policy
Jacob Schmidt***
Exercise Physiology
Karina Seidl***
Rehabilitation Science
Paige Splittgerber
Rehabilitation Science
Marissa Steinhaus***
Biomedical Sciences
Troy Stewart
Finance
Connor Stoming***
Finance
Erin Stoner**
Rehabilitation Science
Camryn Szolyga*
Rehabilitation Science
Anna Thompson*
Rehabilitation Science
Jarrett Tranel**
Computer Science
Breana Trepes*
Rehabilitation Science
Jacob Verhelst*
Accounting/Finance
Sara Ward**
Rehabilitation Science
Steven Warren
Rehabilitation Science
Monica Wellner
Rehabilitation Science
Shelby West
Biomedical Sciences
Taylor Weyer
Rehabilitation Science
Megan Whitmer*
Rehabilitation Science
Sheilla Wilber**
Rehabilitation Science
Wyatt Wilderman
Marketing
Anna Wueller*
Rehabilitation Science
Faith Yang***
Rehabilitation Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Megan Birenbaum
Nursing
Kimberly Brown*
Nursing
Carly Daane***
Nursing
Jodi Falconer*
Nursing
Kaitlyn Gamroth
Nursing
Valerie Goldberg
Nursing
Travis Hendrikse**
Nursing
Lindsey Leonhard*
Nursing
Erin Lockwood
Nursing
Lia Lor
Nursing
Jordan Luebker***
Nursing
Shelby Maurer***
Nursing
Antonio Montiel
Nursing
Allison Morgano
Nursing
Sarah Mueller***
Nursing
Clare Nyangor*
Nursing
Samantha Pawelski
Nursing
Emma Reimer
Nursing
Gina Ruchti*
Nursing
Trevor Sanchez
Nursing
Suzanna Sanchez**
Nursing
Bonnie Schuenke*
Nursing
Rosa Valenzuela*
Nursing
Halle VanHandel***
Nursing
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