The front of CUW's official commencement booklet

Congratulations to all the amazing scholars who will soon be celebrating their graduation from Concordia University Wisconsin!


At 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, candidates will celebrate the completion of their academic degree.

Candidates for degrees

The following individuals have completed the requirements to earn degrees at the bachelor’s or master’s levels. Please join us in wishing them God’s blessings as they continue to serve Christ in the Church and in the world.

The Concordia University seal, as shown in the official commencement booklet.
Graduation Honors

*** = Summa Cum Laude | An undergraduate candidate who achieves a cumulative grade point average of 3.90 or better

** = Magna Cum Laude | An undergraduate candidate who achieves a cumulative grade point average of 3.80 or better

* = Cum Laude | An undergraduate candidate who achieves a cumulative grade point average of 3.60 or better

Doctor of Education

Tina Berg

Leadership in Innovation and Continuous Improvement

Leanna Billings

Leadership in Innovation and Continuous Improvement

Bonnie Boyd

Leadership in Innovation and Continuous Improvement

Victoria Burton

Leadership in Innovation and Continuous Improvement

Melissa Fried

Leadership in Innovation and Continuous Improvement

Lindsey Gerke

Leadership in Innovation and Continuous Improvement

Amity Glenn-Chase

Leadership in Innovation and Continuous Improvement

Jennifer Gracyalny

Leadership in Innovation and Continuous Improvement

Carolynn Julien

Leadership in Innovation and Continuous Improvement

Richard Mannisto

Leadership in Innovation and Continuous Improvement

Tammy Marti

Leadership in Innovation and Continuous Improvement

Melissa Murray

Leadership in Innovation and Continuous Improvement

Karen Tuohey

Leadership in Innovation and Continuous Improvement

Indira Vadapally

Leadership in Innovation and Continuous Improvement

Candice Wright

Leadership in Innovation and Continuous Improvement

Doctor of Occupational Therapy

Brianna Casper

Occupational Therapy

Emily Furmanek

Occupational Therapy

Cherie Gauthier

Occupational Therapy

Caroline Holverson

Occupational Therapy

Kyra Lenzi

Occupational Therapy

Baylee Noe

Occupational Therapy

Hannah Schultz

Occupational Therapy

Regina Zehnder

Occupational Therapy

Master of Arts

Sara Kutcher

Individualized-Product Development with Chemical Concentration

Hunter DePorter

Individualized-Product Development with Food and Beverage Concentration

Stephanie Ruvalcaba Rodriguez

Individualized-Product Development with Pharmaceutical Concentration

Lacy Brandau

Individualized-Product Development with Pharmaceutical Concentration

Master of Business Administration

Abimbola Adjanor

Management

Pallin Allen

Non-Profit Management

Joseph Anderson

Management

Adedoyin Biodun

Management & Finance

Mckenna Brust

Health Care Administration

Rebekah Buchholz

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Wenyu Chen

Management

Xiaoyun Chen

Management

Yuehying Chien

Management

Erin DeJarlais

Health Care Administration

Lucky Denenga

Health Care Practitioner

Kaitlyn Ewe

Health Care Administration

Cristina Galvez

Management

Alexandra Gleason

Management

Yihong Guo

Management

Tyler Hasler

Accounting

Weicheng He

Management

Weili He

Management

Yan He

Management

Halie Howard

Management

Bin Huang

Management

Sheng Huang

Management

Yujia Huang

Management

Weiguo Huang

Management

Lars Emil Ihlen-hansen

Finance

Robert Jackson

Sustainability Management and Analytics

Christopher Johnson

Management

Kaitlyn Kelley

Management

Rebekah Kellogg

International Business

Akbar Khan

Health Care Administration

Shabana Khan

Health Care Administration

Jany Kong

Accounting

Steven Lange

International Business

Daoyu Li

Management

Jianzhao Liang

Management

Liru Linn

Management

Jianai Linn

Management

Xueling Linn

Management

Jieyu Liu

Management

Kourtney Mangan

Health Care Administration

Paakwesi Mauro

Health Care Administration & Management Information Systems

Seneca Miller

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Don Mubanga

Finance

Ifeanyi Okafor

Management Information Systems

Arun Paria

Management Information Systems

Joshua Peterson

Finance

Luke Ranallo

Management

Lisha Ren

Management

Waile Safy

Finance

Anthony Singleton

Risk Assessment and Management

Yinzhou Sun

Management

Hao Sun

Management

Jinren Sun

Management

Xiaolin Tang

Management

Haigang Tian

Management

Stacy Tolomeo

Communications and Public Relations

Elzbieta Trabinski

Health Care Practitioner

Jacob Veach

Sustainability Management and Analytics

Diannah Watson

Communications and Public Relations

Madison Wilson

Sustainability Management and Analytics

Jinfeng Wu

Management

Anne Wylie

Strategic Marketing

Yalin Xiong

Management

Jia Xu

Management

Xingzheng Yang

Management

Rui Yang

Management

Matthew Young

Management

Cui Yu

Management

Dang Zhang

Management

Jian Zheng

Management

Junsheng Zheng

Management

Sihong Zheng

Management

Zhenhua Zhong

Management

Yuna Zhuang

Management

Master of Church Music

Daniel Colgan

Organ

Michael Marquardt

Choral Music

Master of Occupational Therapy

Mary Beirne

Occupational Therapy

Erin Belling

Occupational Therapy

Nicole Demlow

Occupational Therapy

Lexi Dugue

Occupational Therapy

Megan Fisher

Occupational Therapy

Taylor Guns

Occupational Therapy

Caitlin Hadden

Occupational Therapy

Abby Herrmann

Occupational Therapy

Allison Hindman

Occupational Therapy

Makenna Kees

Occupational Therapy

Alicia Keifenheim

Occupational Therapy

Jenna Klos

Occupational Therapy

Brittney Lapalme

Occupational Therapy

Rachel Lutz

Occupational Therapy

Karina Mrosko

Occupational Therapy

Margaret Ray

Occupational Therapy

Ashley Saniter

Occupational Therapy

Erin Stoner

Occupational Therapy

Camryn Szolyga

Occupational Therapy

Anna Thompson

Occupational Therapy

Breana Trepes

Occupational Therapy

Alissa Wagner

Occupational Therapy

Sara Ward

Occupational Therapy

Taylor Weyer

Occupational Therapy

Megan Whitmer

Occupational Therapy

Faith Yang

Occupational Therapy

Master of Science in Computer Science

Michael Brocker

Computer Science-Software Engineering

Ryan Fesser

Computer Science-Information Systems

Sukesh Kumar Gajji

Computer Science-Software Engineering

Camila Godoy De Matos

Computer Science-Software Engineering

Sai Sumith Jagarlamudi

Computer Science-Software Engineering

Brandon Kellogg

Computer Science-Software Engineering

Israel Mitchell

Computer Science-Business Data Applications

Lisa Schuler

Computer Science-Information Systems

Naga Vyshnavi Yeddula

Computer Science-Software Engineering

Master of Science in Education

Raven Avery-Moore

Teaching and Learning-Secondary

Allison Birschbach

Educational Administration

Olivia Bloom

Professional Counseling

Tanya Brooks

Teaching and Learning-Elementary

Allie Carney

School Counseling

Shelby Carter

School Counseling

Leslie Christiansen

Literacy

Maryna Contreras

Literacy

Justin Crandall

Educational Administration

Haley Crenshaw

Educational Design and Technology

Miranda Dahlke

Literacy

Amy Dignan

School Counseling

Kelly Downs

Educational Administration-Director of Instruction

Karen Dupuis

Family Life

Jessika Eiden

Professional Counseling

Kristina Ewald Johnson

Literacy

Alysa Falk

Teaching and Learning

Gail Goodacre

Professional Counseling

Cindy Guest

Literacy

Dalila Gutierrez

Teaching and Learning-Early Childhood

Yvette Hansen

Teaching and Learning-Gifted and Talented

Claudine Harper

School Counseling

DeAngela Harris

Early Childhood

Rolanda Hill

Special Education-Cross Categorical

Lucas Inn

Teaching and Learning

Elyse Jeffries

Educational Administration

Tiffany Jurczyk

Literacy

Amber Kalishek

Educational Administration

Jennifer Kalista

Professional Counseling

Marie Kilps

Literacy

Samantha Klump

Educational Administration

Michelle Kooiker

Teaching and Learning-Gifted and Talented

Alyssa Krautkramer

Early Childhood

Heather Kuechenmeister

Teaching and Learning-Secondary

Stacy Laluzerne

Professional Counseling

Aurora Lameka

Early Childhood

Adriana Last

Literacy

Kaileigh Lobrano

School Counseling

Margaret Mauney

Teaching and Learning-Elementary

Jessica McElyea

Literacy

Lora McNeely

Literacy

Elizabeth Mentink

School Counseling

Erin Middleton

Literacy

Cullin Mohn

Early Childhood

Laura Morgan

Teaching and Learning-Elementary

Rachael Mueller

Teaching and Learning-Elementary

Kelly Oliver

Family Life

Megan Panasewicz

Literacy

Mayra Pasayes

Counseling Foundations

Nicole Petit

Educational Administration

Haley Pfeuffer

School Counseling

Bradley Price

Family Life

Sarah Rigge

School Counseling

Emily Rodriguez

Educational Administration

Silvina Rubiano

Educational Administration

Kaitlin Rueter

Literacy

Tayler Schaltz

Literacy

Tammy Schellpfeffer

Literacy

Kate Schleif

Literacy

Chelsea Schmidt

Teaching and Learning-Elementary

Carrie Schulz

Educational Administration

John Simonis

Educational Administration

Coral Slavin

Family Life

Stacey Smies

Educational Administration

Whitnee Smith

Professional Counseling

Christie Steinberg

Literacy

Sarah Townsend

Literacy

Johanna Tyler

Educational Administration

Rebecca Walquist

Educational Administration

Julianne Wagner

Teaching and Learning-Secondary

Samuel Weber

Professional Counseling

Laura Wiggins

Educational Administration

Bethany Worth

Teaching and Learning-Secondary

William Xiong

Educational Administration

Brandis Zarder

Professional Counseling

Master of Science in Information Technology

Andrea Tadlock

Information Technology

Master of Science in Leadership

Terry Albitz

Instructional Leadership

Stephanie Woodington

Leadership

Master of Science in Nursing

Amy Barrette

Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Lela Bland

Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Kelsy Brill

Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Bethany Brown

Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Allison Brusewitz

Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Kaitlin Clay

Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Susan Colemer

Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Alison Dunlap

Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Jennifer Erich

Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Grace Faulls

Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Rebecca Fellenz

Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Ashley Griffin

Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Brooke Jeske

Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Kuldeep KC

Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Shana Lebanowski

Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Briana McAuly

Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Nicole Meissner

Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Matthew Mickelson

Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Jaclyn Miller

Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Alexis Moore

Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Anaisa Nagy

Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Mariah O’Connell

Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Kathie Pereira

Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Krista Radish

Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Jaime Reinke

Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Natalie Scherff

Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Jennifer Stephany

Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Sara Stevenson

Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Katie Strachan

Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Abigail Tiodin

Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Jenell Valenzuela

Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Jacob Webber

Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Kate Weis

Family Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Meredith Winkelhake

Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Panhia Yang

Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Master of Science in Organizational Leadership and Administration

Cooper Burkhart

Organizational Leadership and Administration

Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies

Halee Behrens

Physician Assistant

Roselyn Cantwil

Physician Assistant

Katelyn Curtis

Physician Assistant

Katelynn Eikmeier

Physician Assistant

Margaret Fellenz

Physician Assistant

Lukas Gessay

Physician Assistant

Kayla Giese

Physician Assistant

Victoria Greilinger

Physician Assistant

Angelina Herrera

Physician Assistant

Hailee Hoffmann

Physician Assistant

Alexander Isabel

Physician Assistant

Jacob Jodat

Physician Assistant

Madison Johnson

Physician Assistant

Emily Karls

Physician Assistant

Rachael Khodl

Physician Assistant

Maura King

Physician Assistant

Meara Malloy

Physician Assistant

Elijah Muigai

Physician Assistant

Matthew Ollmann

Physician Assistant

Alexis Saaman

Physician Assistant

Sadie Siarkiewicz

Physician Assistant

Alexandra Slowik

Physician Assistant

Anna Smith

Physician Assistant

Elizabeth Stassi

Physician Assistant

Joshua Tatum

Physician Assistant

Morgan Uetrecht

Physician Assistant

Christina Vlahos

Physician Assistant

Terry Voelske

Physician Assistant

Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology

Samantha Kumm

Speech-Language Pathology

Ganna Valinova

Speech-Language Pathology

Associate of Arts

Brianna Williford *

Human Resource Management

Bachelor of Arts

Catalina Agudelo **

Individualized-Educational Studies

Emily Anderson **

Interior Architecture and Design

Maricela Aranda *

Business Management

Koryn Behrends

Business Management

Emily Binley

Graphic Design

Lonna Bogaart **

Human Resource Management

Katie Borcherding **

Elementary Education

Kimberly Causey *

Health Care Management

Grace Charvat **

Interior Architecture and Design

Andrew Cole ***

Theological Studies

Maggie Cox

Management of Criminal Justice

Diara Crowder *

Business Management

Rebecca Deruyter

Elementary Education

Evoria Elliott

Health Care Management

Alia Fortney ***

Music

Jacob Freehauf *

Business Management

Rebecca Gehm

Secondary Education-English

Paris Green

Human Resource Management

Ivan Gwyer *

Interior Architecture and Design

Karoline Haugland

Elementary Education

Ryan Hoefs

Individualized-Educational Studies

Veronda Jackson

Management of Criminal Justice

Kevin James

Business Management

Austin Jost

Business Management

Owen Kannenberg

Business Management

Grace Kelle ***

Early Childhood and Elementary Education

Ryan Kroonblawd ***

Christian Thought

Jeri Lubeno *

Human Resource Management

Kayla McAfee

Management of Criminal Justice

Jacob Miller

Business Management

Ku Mo

Special Education-Early Childhood

Malyun Mohamed

Health Care Management

Joseph Moore *

Theological Languages

Ryan Murray *

English

Rachel Osell *

Secondary Education-Science Broad Field

Andria Ostovich

Elementary Education

Mary Jo Pergande *

Special Education-Grades 1-8

Kyle Schneider *

Business Management

Michael Schommer

Theological Studies

Anna Schroeder

Individualized-Educational Studies

Alexandrea Schulthess *

Theological Studies

Nicole Sipin *

Human Resource Management

Tabitha Smith *

Business Management

Luke Symmank *

Mass Communication

Helen Travlos ***

Human Resource Management

Kim Vaughn **

Management and Communication

Anna Wiesneski **

Elementary Education

Faith Wieting

Elementary Education

Madona Wilber

Business Management

Edyonna Williams *

Early Childhood Education

Theresa Wilson *

Human Resource Management

Arleisha Wooden

Business Management

Bachelor of Science

Anna Asmus ***

Hospitality and Event Business

Madelyn Bernhardt ***

Rehabilitation Science

Megan Bichler

Biology

Jake Blazei

Sport and Entertainment Business

Shelby Block

Biomedical Sciences

Christian Booker

Sport and Entertainment Business

Rebekah Buchholz ***

Marketing

William Bushie *

Computer Science-Artificial Intelligence and Robotics & Computer Science-Software Engineering

Marla Canda *

Rehabilitation Science

Maggie Clarey **

Rehabilitation Science

Mario Decicco

Management

Logan Decorah

Management of Construction and Trades

Cory Dennis

Exercise Physiology

Michael Duda

Health Care Management

Alexa Eggers

Human Resource and Strategic Leadership

Olivia Eggert *

Rehabilitation Science

Sydney Erdmann

Rehabilitation Science

Brianna Freund *

Rehabilitation Science

Payton Godbold ***

Rehabilitation Science

Charlotte Groth

Rehabilitation Science

Jillene Hammen *

Accounting

William Hammen **

Accounting

Allison Heersink *

Rehabilitation Science

Hannah Held ***

Rehabilitation Science

Simon Heller **

Management

Carlie Hendricks *

Rehabilitation Science

Michael Herrmann **

General Business

Hannah Himmelman ***

Rehabilitation Science

Jared Holan

General Business

Quinn Hoopman **

Finance

Timothy Houlihan

Sport and Entertainment Business

Erica Huenink *

Rehabilitation Science

Nicholas Hummel

Rehabilitation Science

Alyssa Jodarski **

Rehabilitation Science

Gabriella Kaebisch *

Rehabilitation Science

Sydney Kalk **

Rehabilitation Science

Taryn Kannon **

Rehabilitation Science

Peter Kapak

Exercise Physiology

William King

Economics

Kathryn Kirkwood

Justice and Public Policy

Blake Kittredge **

Rehabilitation Science

Khloe Koch *

Rehabilitation Science

Kelly Kreger **

Rehabilitation Science

Jordan Lafferty ***

Computer Science-Software Engineering & Computer Science-Information Systems

Dalton Lardinois

Rehabilitation Science

Sara Lemke

Accounting

James Linn

Justice and Public Policy

Jenna Martin

Marketing

Reid McNeill

Marketing & Management

Samuel Meerstein *

Entrepreneurship

Nicole Monsanto

Accounting

Amie Moore

Rehabilitation Science

Brian Morrison *

Horticulture

Amanda Mowery

Rehabilitation Science

Alec Murano

Economics

Madeline Nimocks

Rehabilitation Science

Reagan Obry *

Rehabilitation Science

Alicia Parchment ***

Radiologic Technology

Alicia Picord *

Rehabilitation Science

Brendan Renkes

Exercise Physiology

Daniel Rust

Finance

Audrie Seabaugh ***

Rehabilitation Science

Morgan Sharp

Sport and Entertainment Business

Jacob Stemper

Marketing

Andre Stewart **

Actuarial Science & Finance

Justin Tepora

Rehabilitation Science

Braedon Thur

Computer Science

Sean Tillmon

Marketing

Andre Turner

Management

Olivia Urwiller *

Rehabilitation Science

Emilie Valdez

Accounting

Juliana VanBoxtel ***

Biomedical Sciences

Heidea Vaudt **

Rehabilitation Science

Elinor Werner ***

Rehabilitation Science

Julia Wol *

Rehabilitation Science

Emily Wolfram *

Rehabilitation Science

Tylin Xiong

Marketing

Kaosheng Yang

Rehabilitation Science

Matthew Young ***

Marketing

Jenna Zahorik ***

Rehabilitation Science

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Elizabeth Baird ***

Nursing

Megan Bigler

Nursing

Carolina Bishop

Nursing

Abby Bodoh

Nursing

Olivia Brabant ***

Nursing

Brittney Buege *

Nursing

Brittany Clark

Nursing

Sophia Collins *

Nursing

Derritt Dietlmeier *

Nursing

Olateju Eduson *

Nursing

Casey Ganiere ***

Nursing

Suzanne Gessner

Nursing

Lucas Gitzlaff

Nursing

Alicia Hilbelink

Nursing

Andrea Hough *

Nursing

Barbara Kaczmarek ***

Nursing

Jessica Lee

Nursing

Debra Mielkie *

Nursing

Nadia Miller *

Nursing

Heewon Oh

Nursing

Taylor Pederson ***

Nursing

Monica Perez ***

Nursing

Melissa Phillips ***

Nursing

Noah Preston

Nursing

Katie Sears *

Nursing

Sarah Starzynski **

Nursing

William Syty

Nursing

Lauren Van Ornum

Nursing


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