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COMMENCEMENT

Saturday, December Ninth

Two Thousand Seventeen

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 Edward Elgar Pomp Circumstance Arranged by Dr. Douglas Snapp and Dr. Michael Olson

National Anthem Laura Schugel ‘18 Minnesota State University, Mankato

Greetings Rudy Rodriguez Board of Trustees Minnesota State Colleges & Universities

Welcome to the Minnesota State University, Mankato Chris Meyer ‘90, PresidentAlumni Association

Address Rachel Schienke Master of Arts, English College of Arts and Humanities

Macarena Garcia Soto Bachelor of Science, International Business College of Business

Kaitlin M. Carlson Bachelor of Science, Mathematics College of Science, Engineering and Technology Conferring of Degrees (Interlude Music by Darian Wohlrabe, Piano)

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: Amy K. Roisum Foley, Conductor Zachary Brown, Percussion Elias Hernandez, Alto Saxophone Jacob Johnson, Tuba Kalyn Kelly, Trumpet Jessica Landsteiner, Trumpet Cole Vandermark, Trombone Darian Wohlrabe, Keyboard

*Audience to remain seated.

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Platform GuestsRICHARD DAVENPORT President Minnesota State University, Mankato

RUDY RODRIGUEZ Board of Trustees Minnesota State Colleges and

Universities

LYNN D. AKEY Assistant VP for Institutional Research,

Planning & Assessment

MATT CECIL Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities

BRENDA FLANNERY Dean of the College of Business

ROBERT FLEISCHMAN Associate Provost and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs

ABO-EL-YAZEED HABIB Faculty Honor Marshal, College of Business

MARK 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

JEFF PRIBYL Faculty Honor Marshal, College of

Science, Engineering & Technology

BARRY J. RIES Associate Vice President of Research

and Dean of Graduate Studies

JOAN ROCA Dean of Library Services

KENT STANLEY Vice President for University Advancement

RICHARD J. STRAKA Vice President for Finance and Administration

LEE TESDELL Faculty Honor Marshal, College of Arts and Humanities

MARILYN WELLS Provost and Senior Vice President for

Academic Affairs

GINGER ZIERDT Assistant Vice President for

Undergraduate Education

Procession ParticipantsJUNIOR HONORMARSHALSCollege of Arts and HumanitiesMatou Fofana, College of

BusinessMadeleine Kennedy, College of Science, Engineering and

Technology

COLLEGE OF ARTS & HUMANITIESMARCHING FACULTY

PROFESSORSHeather HamiltonPaul J. HustolesJulie Kerr-BerryRichard LiebendorferJohn LindbergElizabeth MillerGwen Westerman

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSJacqueline ArnoldHeather CampDavid EngenGeoffrey Herbach

Nadja KramerAmy LautersEllen MrjaMelissa PurdueGregory Taylor

ASSISTANT PROFESSORSAbigail BakkeDavid GadberryGeorge GrubbMichael OlsonSara ParksJustin RudnickStephanie ThorpeJoshua WinklerJulie Wulfemeyer

COLLEGE OF BUSINESSMARCHING FACULTY

PROFESSORSDooyoung ShinStephen Wilcox

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSYilin ChenSung Kim

ASSISTANT PROFESSORSConnie O’BrienKathy RichieCheryl Trahms

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE,ENGINEERING& TECHNOLOGYMARCHING FACULTY

PROFESSORSRebecca BatesAaron BudgeBrian GrohNamyong LeeBertha ProctorDan SingerPatrick TebbeMichael G. WellsHan WuQun Zhang

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSJon HarperBethann LavoieHarry Petersen

Lyudmyla StackpoolBrian Wasserman

ASSISTANT PROFESSORSShaheen AhmedLois AndersonTom BrownAnalia Dall’AsenMatthew KaprothSeong-Jin KimLeah RoueWinston SealyRob SleezerXuanhui WuKe Zhu

LIBRARY FACULTYBobby BothmannMark McCullough

ADMINISTRATIVE and SUPPORT FACULTYJohn BulcockDeb Schulz

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College of Graduate StudiesThe candidates will be presented by Barry J. Ries, Dean.

MASTER OF FINE ARTS

Cimarron S. Burt, Lakota, North DakotaCreative WritingAdvisor: Candace Black Emily G. Dammer, Saint Joseph,

MichiganCreative WritingAdvisor: Geoffrey HerbachThesis: Insanity Christopher D. Hopkins, High Point,

North CarolinaCreative WritingAdvisor: Geoffrey HerbachThesis: Intentional Amnesia Joshua D. Kohman, Saint CloudCreative WritingAdvisor: Diana Joseph

Matthew Moore, Tempe, ArizonaCreative WritingAdvisor: Diana JosephThesis: Digitapolis

Lisa L. Roth, Dekalb, IllinoisForensicsAdvisor: Dr. Leah WhiteThesis: Which traits are learned?:

Determining the levels of argumentativeness and verbal aggressiveness in competitive parliamentary debate

Taylor Tolchin, Denver, ColoradoCreative WritingAdvisor: Richard TerrillThesis: Only I Never Came Back Whole

MASTER OF ACCOUNTING

Travis S. Bruggeman, Rose CreekAccountingAdvisor: Dr. Ferdinand Siagian

Clifford E. Crimmins, CourtlandAccountingAdvisor: Dr. Steven Johnson

Zachary S. Kaufenberg, Redwood FallsAccountingAdvisor: Dr. Steven Johnson

Lucia Madan, MoldovaAccountingAdvisor: Stephen Johnson Herika Putri, IndonesiaAccountingAdvisor: Dr. Steven Johnson Brianna J. Schug, HamburgAccountingAdvisor: Dr. Steven Johnson Alyssa R. Worm, CologneAccountingAdvisor: Dr. Steven Johnson

MASTER OF ARTS

Ryosuke Aoyama, JapanEnglishAdvisor: Dr. Sarah Henderson LeeThesis: Exploring NNESTs’ Beliefs and

Identities: A Case Study of Japanese EFL High School Teachers

Cristy A. Dougherty, Saint FrancisCommunication Studies Advisor: Dr. Sachi Sekimoto

Jerrod T. Foley, Macungie, PennsylvaniaEnglishAdvisor: Dr. Jennifer Veltsos

Jane E. Funk, Alvin, WisconsinEnglishAdvisor: Dr. Roland Nord

Stephen Geffre, MinneapolisArtAdvisor: Amy ToscaniThesis: Elements

Joel D. Hansen, MankatoArtAdvisor: Erik WaterkotteThesis: North of the Heart East of Victory Md Jamal Uddin, BangladeshCommunication Studies Advisor: Dr. Christopher BrownThesis: Motivational Strategies for

Improving Healthy Eating Habits: A Thematic Analysis of a MyPlate Twitter Campaign

Jeff R. Longhurst, Sarasota, FloridaCommunication Studies Advisor: Dr. Christopher Brown Tanzil Malek, BangladeshCommunication Studies Advisor: James Dimock

Lyndon R. McDowell, CanadaEnglishAdvisor: Dr. Gwen Westerman Luke Mosher, MankatoEnglishAdvisor: Dr. Melissa Purdue Quinton C. Neal, Indianapolis,

IndianaCommunication Studies Advisor: Dr. Christopher Brown Rachel Schienke, MankatoEnglishAdvisor: Dr. Gwen Westerman

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Md Shah Jahan, BangladeshCommunication Studies Advisor: Dr. Christopher BrownThesis: The Making of a Virtual

Monster: Ideological Criticism on the ISIS Hate and Extremism

Brian W. Timm, Columbia HtsCommunication Studies Advisor: Dr. Sachi SekimotoThesis: “But you don’t look sick”: An

examination of visual representations of the clinical and lived experiences of chronic illness in Instagram

Kelsey S. Turnbull, St PaulEnglishAdvisor: Dr. Nancy Drescher

Scot T. Zellmer, MankatoCommunication Studies Advisor: Dr. Christopher BrownThesis: Anagoptan po! (Listen!) What

We Can Learn About Our Own Stories by Accepting the Stories of Others: A clinical Discourse Analysis of Competing Narratives within the Dakota Access Pipeline Conflict

MASTER OF BUSINESSADMINISTRATION

Chad D. Berkenes, CorcoranBusiness AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Christine Mahoney Tahir M. Farooqi, PakistanBusiness AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Marilyn Fox

Jeffrey R. Hanson, Maple GroveBusiness AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Marilyn Fox

Akhlaqur Rahman, MankatoBusiness AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Marilyn Fox

Hongxia Yin, MankatoBusiness AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Marilyn Fox

MASTER OF SCIENCE

Rama Nruphal Badunapuram, IndiaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod

Sandra L. Castaneda Medina, ColombiaSpanishAdvisor: Dr. Adriana GordilloThesis: Imágenes fragmentadas y

alucinantes: Encuentros iconotextuales y diálogos extraordinarios hispano/a/mericanos

Wei Kent Chen, EaganManufacturing Engineering TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Harry Petersen Jonathan W. Cody, OwatonnaEngineeringAdvisor: Dr. Sungwon Kim Karen T. Coronel Moreno, ColombiaSpanishAdvisor: Dr. Adriana Gordillo

Manoj Deverapalli, IndiaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod

Olajumoke O. Disu, NigeriaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod Thomas J. Donar, Woodstock, IllinoisSpanish for the ProfessionsAdvisor: Dr. Alfredo Duplat

Sam Ertl, MankatoAutomotive Engineering TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Gary MeadThesis: Kinematic and Compliance

Validation for Vehicle Modeling Mohammed A. Gaafarelkhalifa,

RochesterBiologyAdvisor: Dr. Michael BentleyThesis: The Effects of linoleic Acid on

Rubidium Uptake by Sodium Potassium Pumps in Rat Myocardial Cells

Manju B. Gandhamuneni, IndiaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod

Marta M. Garska, OwatonnaCommunication StudiesAdvisor: James Dimock

Fuad A. Gazal, Saint CloudElectrical EngineeringAdvisor: Dr. Vincent Winstead

Cari L. Graber, Emerald, WisconsinBiologyAdvisor: Dr. David SharlinThesis: Quantification of Brain-Region

Specific Alterations in Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Expression during Developmental Hypothyroidism

Michelle D. Graber, Parkston, South DakotaCommunication & CompositionAdvisor: Dr. Christopher Brown

Meredith J. Gunderson, New UlmSpanish Education K-12Advisor: Dr. Gregory TaylorThesis: Teaching in a Mixed

Secondary Spanish Classroom: A Case Study of Strategies and Successes of Minnesota Teachers

Bradly T. Herr, RochesterCommunication StudiesAdvisor: Dr. Dan Cronn-Mills Matthew D. Job, RichmondInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod

Sai Lakshmi Kasinaboina, IndiaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod

Benny Pranav Katikala, IndiaElectrical EngineeringAdvisor: Dr. Xuanhui Wu

Beulah Preethi Katikala, IndiaEngineeringAdvisor: Dr. Xuanhui Wu

Rojan Kumar Katuwal, NepalManufacturing Engineering TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Kuldeep Agarwal Poonam Katwal, NepalCommunication StudiesAdvisor: Dr. Deepa Oommen

Kokou Kingbede, TogoInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod

Bhavyaka Kolli, IndiaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod

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Suresh Chandra Kuchipudi, IndiaManufacturing Engineering TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Kuldeep AgarwalThesis: Effects of Fiber Orientation

and Volume Fraction of Fiber on Mechanical Properties of Additively Manufactured Composite Material

Roshan Lamsal, NepalManufacturing Engineering TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Harry Petersen Vinay Kalyan S. Malladi, IndiaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod

Scott E. Malotka, WinonaBiologyAdvisor: Dr. Robert Sorensen Prabal Manandhar, NepalInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Mahbubur Syed

Gihanthi D. Meepe Bajjamage, Sri LankaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Sarah Kruse Madeline Michels-Boyce, MinneapolisBiologyAdvisor: Dr. John KrenzThesis: Cold-Climate Adaptation in

the Five-Lined Skink: A Common-Environment Experiment

Bhagya Sree Nanavath, IndiaManufacturing Engineering TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Kuldeep Agarwal Mark D. Neubauer, Saint PeterManufacturing Engineering TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Harry Petersen

Sirri T. Ngwa, Brooklyn ParkBiologyAdvisor: Dr. Timothy Secott Joshua A. Niere, WoodburyEnvironmental SciencesAdvisor: Dr. Christopher Ruhland

Olusola A. Onadipe, NigeriaManufacturing Engineering TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Kuldeep Agarwal

Christine E. Peek, AmboyBiologyAdvisor: Dr. Rachel CohenThesis: Steroidogenesis in the Green

Anole Lizard Brain and Gonad

Kishore Kumar Podilla, IndiaManufacturing Engineering TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Harry Petersen Neelima Racherla Krishna, IndiaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod

Jyoti Rana, NepalInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod Mounica Ravoori, IndiaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod Britt K. Roberts, Creston, IowaSpanish for the ProfessionsAdvisor: Dr. Adriana Gordillo

Ashley E. Saari, RochesterCommunication StudiesAdvisor: Dr. David Engen

Dorothy J. Sandness, HibbingSpanish for the ProfessionsAdvisor: Dr. Alfredo Duplat

Maria F. Scearce, Victorville, California

Spanish for the ProfessionsAdvisor: Dr. Alfredo Duplat

Kapilnath Shanmuganathan, Sri LankaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod

Sratsav Ram Shrestha, NepalElectrical EngineeringAdvisor: Dr. Qun ZhangThesis: Graphical User Interface

(GUI) Development for an Optical Communication Simulator

Jaysimha Reddy Sonty Reddy, IndiaEngineeringAdvisor: Dr. Patrick Tebbe

Praveen Sovenahalli Karanam, IndiaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod

Venkata Aditya Sripathi, IndiaAutomotive Engineering TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Craig EversThesis: The Impact of Active

Aerodynamics on Motorcycles Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations

Ashani K. Sudasinghe, MankatoBiologyAdvisor: Dr. Geoffrey GoellnerThesis: Localization of FAM171B

mRNA Expression in Mouse Brain Using In-Situ Hybridization

Israel E. Tan, SingaporeCommunication StudiesAdvisor: Dr. Deepa Oommen

Quan H. Tran, Pueblo, ColoradoBiologyAdvisor: Dr. Geoffrey Goellner

Dinesh Chowdary Valluri, IndiaManufacturing Engineering TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Harry Petersen

Sairam Vangapally, IndiaEngineeringAdvisor: Dr. Shaobiao CaiThesis: Process Parameter Optimization

with Numerical Modelling and Experimentation Design of Binder Jet Additive Manufacturing

Dheeraj Vaniyamparambath, IndiaInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod

Indumini A. Weeramantri, Sri LankaBiologyAdvisor: Dr. Michael Bentley Jiashi Wei, ChinaManufacturing Engineering TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. David Guerra-Zubiaga

Amanda C. Wunderlin, New UlmInformation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Cyrus Azarbod

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College of Arts and HumanitiesThe candidates will be presented by Matt Cecil, Dean.

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Kate L. Anderson, SpanishCarolyn M. Brandt, EnglishBrooke A. Kiehl, DanceEugene Kim, Mass MediaJules C. Larson, Mass MediaKirstin M. Olson, ArtKirstin M. Olson, EnglishJiyoung Park, SpanishRebekah C. Snead, ArtKatherine C. Torgeson, Speech

Communication

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Alyssa A. Anthony, Dance Alyssa A. Anthony, French Charis A. Anzalone, Mass MediaTrista M. Asplund, Mass MediaJaclyn A. Britz, Theatre ArtsJanelle L. Brown, Mass MediaLori E. DeMars, Speech CommunicationJennifer L. Doering, Technical

CommunicationChelsey L. Fenske, Art

Maggi M. Gertken, Speech Communication

Elleanor D. Hansen, EnglishKandice M. Heenan, EnglishSamuel G. Khwice, Music: EducationAutumn L. Laury, SpanishMichaela N. Meyer, Mass MediaMaureen E. O’Malley, Theatre ArtsRebecca M. Osborn, Cognitive ScienceDolapo A. Oshin, Philosophy, Politics

& EconomicsKelsey C. Schwartz, ArtMichaela R. Shapiro, Theatre ArtsJonathan W. Smith, GermanJillian H. Swan, Art EducationSpencer R. Tuttrup, Interdisciplinary

StudiesBrooke E. Wise, Art EducationJuhe Yoon, Mass Media

CUM LAUDE

Madeline R. Alexander, ArtAllison M. Baumann, SpanishJessica R. Carpenter, ArtCourtney J. Erickson, Speech

Communication

Jaime J. Esqueda, Speech Communication

Morgan S. Gebhardt, EnglishKiana I. Groves, Liberal Studies Lauren R. Hall, Mass MediaLauren R. Hall, SpanishKristen A. Huck, ArtEmily C. Huttner, Speech

CommunicationAlyssa Johnson, Theatre ArtsErin J. Kastens, Interdisciplinary StudiesCody R. Koss, Music IndustryCaitlyn J. Kumpula, Theatre ArtsJourney S. Kunesh, EnglishMolly E. Meysembourg, Art EducationArielle D. Richardson, Art EducationKiana R. Ruch, Liberal Studies Dylan J. Sheehy, Interdisciplinary

StudiesCory B. Strand, EnglishKayla M. Thielhorn, Speech

CommunicationRebekah M. Triethart, SpanishJessica Turek, Mass Media

DEPARTMENT OF ARTProfessor Brian Frink, Chairperson

Madeline R. Alexander, BFA, Farmington

Afi J. Anyide-Ocloo, BA, RochesterDominic W. Bona, BFA, DelanoJessica R. Carpenter, BFA, MankatoElayna D. Carrigan, BFA, Saint PeterFelicia R. DeWald, BS, OwatonnaChelsey L. Fenske, BFA, MankatoDerek C. Fjelstad, BA, Maple GroveNolan M. Graf, BFA, ByronKristen A. Huck, BFA, MapletonHeather A. Johnson, BFA, Lonsdale

Molly E. Meysembourg, BS, EskoKelsey K. Munson, BS, New PragueSamantha C. Ness, BS, Le SueurSolomon O. Obasi, BFA, Coon RapidsKirstin M. Olson, BA, Omaha,

NebraskaLauren J. O’Shea, BFA, Keizer, OregonMackenzie Otterson, BFA, La CrescentLauren E. Peterman, BA, MankatoEmily A. Peterson, BA, MankatoArielle D. Richardson, BS, BurnsvilleMelissa M. Runquist, BA, WoodburyEric S. Ryan, BFA, BloomingtonKelsey C. Schwartz, BFA, HewittDaniel T. Sherman, BFA, RamseyKellen M. Sievert, BFA, New UlmRebekah C. Snead, BFA, Sauk Rapids

Jillian H. Swan, BS, MinneapolisMegan E. Wirtjes, BFA, Blue EarthBrooke E. Wise, BS, Sioux Falls, South

DakotaMai Yer Xiong, BFA, Saint PaulShenyeng Xiong, BFA, Brooklyn Center

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION STUDIESProfessor David Engen,Chairperson

Courtney J. Adair, BS, GaylordDapo O. Adegeye, BS, Brooklyn ParkKelsey V. Allore, BS, North MankatoShelby L. Alt, BS, Sleepy EyeDurico L. Ambrose, BS, Minneapolis

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Adolfo R. Bautista, BS, MinneapolisDaniel J. Becker, BS, Maple LakeTaylor R. Besse, BS, MarshallLea C. Biebesheimer, BS, Golden ValleyAlejandra I. Briones, BS, MankatoAlexis E. Brose, BS, Eden PrairieBrett L. Bybee, BS, RamseyRyan T. Connolly, BS, PlymouthElliott S. Conwell, BS, WyomingDaisy E. Degnan, BS, Side LakeLori E. DeMars, BS, WatervilleJordan R. Diaz, BS, RochesterJoshua T. Dittrich, BS, North MankatoMichael T. Emge, BS, FaribaultCourtney J. Erickson, BS, WatertownJaime J. Esqueda, BS, North MankatoGrant D. Fingalsen, BS, RogersErik J. Fuller, BS, Wauconda, IllinoisPeter D. Gaustad, BS, Fergus FallsMaggi M. Gertken, BS, Saint CloudMichael I. Greenberg, BS, PlymouthAnthony J. Gustafson, BS, FaribaultKatherine F. Harrington, BS, BloomingtonAlex L. Hoffmeyer, BS, MankatoEmily C. Huttner, BS, MankatoChelsea J. Kracht, BS, BloomingtonJacob T. Krutza, BS, Plover, WisconsinAndrea Lagunas, BS, Saint Louis ParkSean D. Lewis, BS, WaconiaSonja K. Linderholm, BS, New PragueMatthew Longen, BS, CetntervilleAlexis M. Lyons, BS, Saint PaulDarrell M. Marshall, BS, MANKATOAlec J. McCarthy, BS, PlymouthNicole E. McClish, BS, BloomingtonMegan A. McCormick, BS, ChaskaSamantha A. Morelli, BS, StillwaterSaed A. Muse, BS, MinneapolisShaela M. Nelson, BS, Prior LakeNicole M. Neumann, BS, LorettoBrittney E. Noon, BS, WadenaTrevor T. Olean, BS, AnnandaleAlexis M. Oliva, BS, Houston, TexasCassandra L. Olson, BS, South Saint

PaulChristopher T. O’Malley, BS, StillwaterAugustino J. Omot, BS, CottageSamuel A. Osborn, BS, FarmingtonMichael J. Palme, BS, West Des

Moines, IowaAlex J. Purfeerst, BS, FaribaultZachary M. Rivera, BS, MankatoJacob T. Rother, BS, SavageStacy M. Schindler, BS, ChaskaNicole M. Schnegelberger, BS,

Cottage GroveShannon M. Schroeder, BS, MinneapolisGrant M. Seiffert, BS, Remer

Crystal D. Suiter, BS, Saint JamesEric A. Teaman, BA, OwatonnaKayla M. Thielhorn, BS, Saint PeterKatherine C. Torgeson, BS, MankatoThao L. Vang, BS, Taylors FallsEdward P. Vivant, BS, NorthfieldMallory M. Ward, BS, FaribaultMax J. Wedin, BS, ChamplinRebecca K. Willett, BS, Saint PeterKatelyn J. Wilson, BS, EdinaBrady M. Wohler, BS, Long LakeSamuel J. Zupan, BS, North Saint Paul

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISHProfessor Matthew Sewell,Chairperson

Zachary K. Bell, BS, Maple GroveCarolyn M. Brandt, BA, Los Angeles,

CaliforniaDawn M. Cogger, BS, Sheffield, VermontJennifer L. Doering, BS, WillmarMorgan S. Gebhardt, BA, LeonardJoshua M. Gorman, BS, RosemountElleanor D. Hansen, BA, BloomingtonKandice M. Heenan, BA, Blue EarthSophie G. Hootman, BA, MankatoYvonne M. Immerheiser, BA, OtsegoSamantha J. Kosse, BS, Waterloo, IowaJourney S. Kunesh, BA, RosemountLauren E. Legler, BA, ChanhassenNicholas A. Nemitz, BA, OwatonnaDwight J. Neville, BA, Golden ValleyJens Nielsen, BA, MankatoKirstin M. Olson, BA, Omaha, NebraskaCristian I. Overland, BFA, EaganWhitney L. Roche, BA, Albert LeaShane P. Ryan, BA, BloomingtonJohn A. Stalter, BA, MankatoCory B. Strand, BA, MankatoVincent Thao, BA, MankatoJoseph Yun, BA, WDM, Iowa

DEPARTMENT OF MASS MEDIAProfessor Amy Lauters,Chairperson

Ben M. Altmann, BS, Sleepy EyeKento Amano, BS, JapanCharis A. Anzalone, BA, MankatoAma Asantewaa, BS, Saint PaulTrista M. Asplund, BS, WatervilleAmanda J. Best, BA, Hudson, WisconsinTyler J. Bowman, BS, ChaskaJanelle L. Brown, BS, WoodburyKoedy V. Burkel, BS, Waconia

Tara M. Buss, BS, RochesterJami M. Fitz, BS, Sioux Falls, South

DakotaLauren R. Hall, BA, Chippewa Falls,

WisconsinKatherine J. Henning, BS, ChaskaJanay D. Henry, BA, MinneapolisGriffin P. Humphrey, BS, WoodburyJarod S. Jackson, BS, PlymouthColt M. Johnson, BS, Forest LakeKayla C. Johnson, BS, MinneapolisSamantha R. Johnson, BS, North MankatoMikayla M. Keener, BA, ChaskaEugene Kim, BS, MankatoJules C. Larson, BS, EaganLindsey A. Lichtscheidl, BS, CentervilleKelsey McMahon, BS, Sauk RapidsJordan T. Meyen, BS, MinneapolisMichaela N. Meyer, BS, LewisvilleTonya M. Milliken, BS, MazeppaChristina T. Nathan, BS, OtsegoDenice M. Perez, BS, ChaskaAna R. Pineda-Ponce, BS, MinneapolisMichael T. Pnewski, BS, ShoreviewCaleb Robb, BA, BurnsvilleEddie Rodriguez, BS, WindomSeth G. Suckow, BS, Eau Claire,

WisconsinDavid M. Swaray, BS, MankatoCloe J. Thelemann, BS, Prior LakeJessica Turek, BS, LonsdaleKelsey C. Valley, BS, MaplewoodThomas R. Wiita, BS, EaganJuhe Yoon, BS, Republic of KoreaAlec T. Young, BS, Minnetonka

DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC Professor Douglas Snapp, Chairperson

Eric M. Benjamin, BS, Eden PrairieBrittany L. Fogelman, BS, Brandon,

South DakotaSamuel G. Khwice, BS, ChaskaCody R. Koss, BS, OwatonnaBennett M. McCoy, BS, Maple GroveMichael T. Pnewski, BS, Shoreview

DEPARTMENT OFPHILOSOPHYProfessor Brandon Cooke, Chairperson

Kelly D. Johnson, BA, FarmingtonRebecca M. Osborn, BS, Sumner, IowaDolapo A. Oshin, BS, WoodburyJacob D. Revier, BS, Olivia

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DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCEProfessor Paul J. HustolesChairperson

Andrew J. Anderson, BFA, RosevilleAlyssa A. Anthony, BS, Newton, IowaJaclyn A. Britz, BFA, CourtlandAlyssa Johnson, BFA, EaganBrooke A. Kiehl, BS, RosemountCaitlyn J. Kumpula, BFA, Glenrock,

WyomingMaureen E. O’Malley, BFA, Golden

ValleyBrandon G. Schultz, BS, Arden HillsMichaela R. Shapiro, BFA, Saint Louis

ParkLuke Steinborn, BFA, Sioux Falls, South

Dakota

DEPARTMENT OF WORLD LANGUAGES &CULTURESProfessor Greg Taylor,Chairperson

Kate L. Anderson, BS, DasselAlyssa A. Anthony, BS, Newton, Iowa Allison M. Baumann, BA, Saint PeterHilary D. Gonzalez Trejo, BA, CrystalLauren R. Hall, BA, Chippewa Falls,

WisconsinRebecca H. Hudson, BS, MinneapolisRegan D. Knapp, BA, Appleton,

WisconsinAutumn L. Laury, BS, AustinJiyoung Park, BA, Republic of KoreaSirah Sawaneh, BA, MankatoJonathan W. Smith, BA, MankatoRebekah M. Triethart, BS, Victoria

FILM & MEDIA STUDIESProfessors Donna Casella andRachael Hanel,Directors

Taylor K. Diedrich, BA, Cottage GroveAlexander A. MacDonald, BA,

ExcelsiorCorbin L. Peterson, BA, North Mankato

INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIESProfessor Kristi Treinen,Director

Abbygail L. Bergman, BS, Spring Lake Park

Corey J. Brent, BS, MankatoZachary D. Copley, BS, JacksonAmber C. Cress, BS, Inver Grove

HeightsMichael R. Day, BS, Brooklyn ParkNicolas R. Flattum, BS, WoodburyJonathan M. Fuqua, BS, Maywood,

IllinoisDavon L. Goodwin, BS, MankatoJennifer M. Grabow, BS, Lake CrystalCoretta W. Grimes, BS, Brooklyn CenterTyler G. Henderson, BS, North MankatoAshley R. Janousek, BS, FaribaultErin J. Kastens, BS, MinneapolisKenthen A. King, BS, MankatoTaylor S. Koehn, BS, ShakopeeThomas F. McGinn, BS, Excelsior Larry Moore, Jr., BS, MankatoJohn J. O’Donnell, BS, MinneapolisAnthony D. Patty, BS, Westchester,

IllinoisHerschel L. Prater, Jr., BS, Belle PlaineCiara N. Royston, BS, Atlanta, GeorgiaDylan J. Sheehy, BS, WatervilleBrianna L. Strandberg, BS, HastingsRose Ann M. Sullivan, BS, BurnsvilleNathan G. Timmons, BS, HayfieldSpencer R. Tuttrup, BS, Waunakee,

WisconsinEvan D. Wood, BS, Brooklyn Park

LIBERAL STUDIESGina Maahs-Zurbey,Student Relations Coordinator

Sarah M. Anderson, AA, PlymouthSeth D. Anderson, AA, Blue Earth Cord A. Anding, AA, EyotaBailey L. Barber, AA, MankatoJessica L. Boykin, AA, PlymouthAutumn A. Devinney, AA, Blue EarthReginald J. Domineck, AA, Apple ValleyNajee R. Farrell, AA, BurnsvilleJoseph B. Flannery, AA, MankatoDesire E. Friton, AA, Sleepy EyeKiana I. Groves, AA, Saint Paul Sean R. Hague, AA, New PragueMatthew G. Heitzman, AA, SpicerSpencer R. Herrmann, AA, WatertownAaron L. Hoffman, AA, Detroit LakesKatrina R. Killey, AA, Lino LakesHannah E. Kohaut, AA, BurnsvilleKelsey A. Laugen, AA, Gilbert, ArizonaEmma L. Michaelis, AA, MonticelloRuth K. Mogire, AA, ChamplinJenaka M. Montemurno, AA, MankatoCourtney J. Nielsen, AA, MankatoAlexis Olerich, AA, ZimmermanCynthia R. Ovadje, AA, NigeriaKiana R. Ruch, AA, Garden CityMustapha O. Sanneh, AA, Brooklyn

CenterZach Schandelmeier, AA, LuverneKerry F. Scofield, AA, MankatoBobbi J. Sellner, AA, North MankatoEzra I. Smith, AA, Decorah, IowaDerek A. Stalcar, AA, RichfieldRachel M. Stege, AA, EdinaNathan R. Sweeney, AA, MankatoTiffany R. Thiesse, AA, New UlmSpencer J. Wartner, AA, MankatoColton J. Weisser, AA, North MankatoKang B. Xiong, AA, Saint PaulBianca A. Yager, AA, Dodgeville,

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College of BusinessThe candidates will be presented by Brenda Flannery, Dean.

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Salma A. Abdelhamid, FinanceKate L. Anderson, ManagementJacob R. Drangstveit, FinanceMarshall Miller, AccountingMegan R. Murray, FinanceJacob C. Porter, FinanceAbigail T. Schmidt, AccountingNicholas M. Simon, AccountingKatherine C. Torgeson, MarketingJoshua T. VonBerge, Accounting

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Carissa M. Allen, FinanceRyan W. Berberich, ManagementTyler S. Borst, AccountingTyler S. Borst, FinanceKatelyn E. Bunde, ManagementAriana N. Diop, AccountingLogan T. Ellinghuysen, FinanceLogan T. Ellinghuysen, AccountingKatherine M. Engels, ManagementMichael J. Gabhart, ManagementMacarena Garcia Soto, International

BusinessNayeon Gil, Marketing

Taylor N. Goettl, AccountingTaylor N. Goettl, ManagementJacob T. Gregg, ManagementJacob T. Gregg, AccountingDaseul Kim, AccountingTrey M. Kockelman, AccountingApril N. Lackas, MarketingZachary A. Ostman, AccountingWilliam H. Owens, International

BusinessZhiyu Qiao, FinanceJay D. Reller, FinanceKatie H. Roemhildt, AccountingTyler J. Santos, FinanceJulian S. Skoeries, AccountingHeewon Suh, FinanceTakuya Terajima, AccountingNicole E. Theobald, ManagementMolly A. Tiemann, AccountingJacob A. Titus, AccountingJackson J. Wieland, FinanceMelanie H. Wolff, Accounting

CUM LAUDE

Grace O. Agbenin, AccountingCaleb D. Arndt, Finance

Emmalee L. Benz, AccountingCharles W. Borneman, ManagementVanessa K. Busse, MarketingAdam C. Carey, AccountingDana M. Enfield, AccountingTyler Green, MarketingAmanda J. Jaquish, AccountingRachel M. Johnston, FinanceLogan R. Kent, FinanceRyan B. Koel, AccountingTori L. Krienke, International BusinessTori L. Krienke, AccountingChelsea E. Lautigar, AccountingMarisa A. Milton, MarketingKay A. Ngede, AccountingJessica R. Nomeland, ManagementOthmane Sekkat, FinanceCory R. Sens, AccountingAustin J. Sirovina, MarketingJay A. Sommers, MarketingJay A. Sommers, ManagementConnor J. Tanhoff, ManagementElissa J. Thier, FinanceRebekah M. Triethart, FinanceAhbin Woo, FinanceSeema K. Xiong, Accounting

DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING ANDBUSINESS LAWProfessor Paul Brennan, Chairperson

Grace O. Agbenin, BS, NigeriaChristina C. Arms, BS, Saint Louis ParkDoljinsuren Batbaatar, BS, Bothell,

WashingtonChristopher J. Baxter, BS, CourtlandEmmalee L. Benz, BS, Le CenterTia B. Bernholtz, BS, Estherville, IowaRyan M. Bernin, BS, North Mankato

D d Tyler S. Borst, BS, MedfordAdam C. Carey, BS, Kirkwood, MissouriJeffrey A. Covey, BS, Saint AugustaAriana N. Diop, BS, FranceJacob M. Elhard, BS, Maple GroveLogan T. Ellinghuysen, BS, WinonaDana M. Enfield, BS, North MankatoRyan A. Flipp, BS, North MankatoNicole E. Forster, BS, New UlmTaylor N. Goettl, BS, Saint ClairJacob T. Gregg, BS, North MankatoGrant D. Hennen, BS, GhentBenjamin C. Holinka, BS, LakevilleGarrett J. Houfer, BS, Annandale

Amanda J. Jaquish, BS, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

Nicholas Jirik, BS, New PragueDaseul Kim, BS, Republic of KoreaAlex J. Klockmann, BS, Le SueurTrey M. Kockelman, BS, Walnut GroveRyan B. Koel, BS, Lacrosse, WisconsinTrevan M. Korthour, BS, Watertown,

South DakotaTori L. Krienke, BS, WatervilleRichard N. Labek, BS, MankatoCourtney E. Lang, BS, New UlmChelsea E. Lautigar, BS, Forest LakeJordan R. Lawrence, BS, North Mankato

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Heather M. Lee, BS, Lake CrystalFabrice Lugali, BS, MankatoDustin L. Maclay, BS, New UlmKyle Mason, BS, FarmingtonElla L. McGrady-Wiley, BS, ChaskaJenna A. Miller, BS, PorterMarshall Miller, BS, Spencer, South

DakotaChieng Ky Moua, BS, Saint PaulIssa Mulamba, BS, Sioux Falls, South

DakotaNathanial M. Nelson, BS, South HavenKay A. Ngede, BS, Sterling Heights,

MichiganStone-Andy N. Nguenkam, BS, BlaineZachary A. Ostman, BS, SlaytonJessica M. Pajari, BS, Leander, TexasKatie H. Roemhildt, BS, ElysianNicholas W. Rose, BS, GlencoeJennifer R. Scherer, BS, Prior LakeAbigail T. Schmidt, BS, Redwood FallsCory R. Sens, BS, MankatoNicholas M. Simon, BS, LonsdaleMitchell J. Skluzacek, BS, MontgomeryJulian S. Skoeries, BS, WoodburyJeremy W. Smith, BS, Bellingham,

WashingtonTakuya Terajima, BS, JapanLee Xeng Thao, BS, Saint PaulMolly A. Tiemann, BS, DasselJacob A. Titus, BS, RochesterJim D. Tong, BS, MankatoJoshua T. VonBerge, BS, Norwood

Young AmericaJacob A. Weierke, BS, JordanMelanie H. Wolff, BS, Madison LakeNong Xiong, BS, Brooklyn ParkSeema K. Xiong, BS, Brooklyn Park

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCEProfessor Roger Severns,Chairperson

Salma A. Abdelhamid, BS, EgyptRose-Cecile D. Ado, BS, Ivory Coast

(Cote D’Ivoire)Carissa M. Allen, BS, SavageJody K. Anderson, BS, FairmontChristina C. Arms, BS, Saint Louis ParkCaleb D. Arndt, BS, Vernon CenterTyler S. Borst, BS, MedfordKendra J. Buss, BS, Prior LakeLucas J. Carlson, BS, Eden PrairieBrendan S. Chrystal, BS, Crystal Lake,

Illinois

Jacob R. Drangstveit, BS, Saint FrancisLogan T. Ellinghuysen, BS, WinonaStephanie E. Fix, BS, Apple ValleyRyan A. Flipp, BS, North MankatoCamron M. Hedman, BS, SpicerRachel M. Johnston, BS, MankatoLogan R. Kent, BS, EaganLacey M. Killian, BS, River Falls,

WisconsinKesha A. Kiven, BS, WoodburyAnne S. Krautkremer, BS, Maple GroveBrennan D. Lane, BS, Bloomer,

WisconsinKristi J. Leathers, BS, WasecaHeather M. Lee, BS, Lake CrystalGhislene M. Magha, BS, CameroonChenwi Mou Bayong, BS, WoodburyChieng Ky Moua, BS, Saint PaulMegan R. Murray, BS, Melrose,

WisconsinBrent M. O’Connell, BS, LeSueurAyan M. Omar, BS, Saint PeterBrandon J. Peters, BS, FaribaultJacob C. Porter, BS, Fort Dodge, IowaZhiyu Qiao, BS, ChinaJay D. Reller, BS, International FallsFataou Sahabi, BS, NigerTyler J. Santos, BS, New UlmOthmane Sekkat, BS, MoroccoSamuel M. Stenson, BS, MinnetristaConnor J. Sternberg, BS, LakevilleHeewon Suh, BS, Republic of KoreaGuang Lin Tan, BS, MalaysiaElissa J. Thier, BS, AdrianRebekah M. Triethart, BS, VictoriaJackson J. Wieland, BS, Ames, IowaJordan M. Wilmes, BS, Saint PeterAhbin Woo, BS, Republic of Korea

DEPARTMENT OFMANAGEMENTProfessor Kathleen Dale,Chairperson

Kate L. Anderson, BS, DasselJeffery R. Battey, BS, MankatoRyan W. Berberich, BS, MankatoAlexandra R. Berg, BS, Saint MichaelIzzak E. Bloch, BS, Ames, IowaCody V. Blom, BS, OakdaleCharles W. Borneman, BS, Albert LeaAshley D. Brown, BS, MontgomeryKatelyn E. Bunde, BS, Hartford, South

DakotaMason J. Clark, BS, HectorKyella Copeland, BS, Golden ValleyNathan J. Denmark, BS, Montgomery

Lauren Deutsch, BS, OakdaleNicholas M. Eklund, BS, MinnetonkaKatherine M. Engels, BS, Circle PinesTrevor J. Englund, BS, RosevilleMichael J. Gabhart, BS, Spencer, IowaThabil D. Gach, BS, MankatoConor M. Gelke, BS, EaganTaylor N. Goettl, BS, Saint ClairJacob T. Gregg, BS, North MankatoBreonna M. Grey, BS, MankatoDouglas W. Hackett, III, BS, Coon RapidsBlake G. Hockert, BS, N. MankatoKristin L. Isakson, BS, Amery, WisconsinCharles R. Jennings, BS, MankatoCaleb D. Johnson, BS, North MankatoEmily J. Johnson, BS, Albert LeaRandy D. Jones, BS, Sun Prairie,

WisconsinDina F. Kabalawi, BS, N. MankatoEmily J. Kasparek, BS, FaribaultJoshua T. Kienlen, BS, New UlmJoseph J. Klukken, BS, PlymouthDesirae K. Kramer, BS, VestaLauren I. Kramer, BS, RochesterNicholas T. Kurszewski, BS, Maple

GroveJonah J. Lee, BS, Columbia HeightsKatie M. Lloyd, BS, Prior LakeJake C. Lorentzen, BS, DelanoAndrew D. Mahler, BS, Howard,

WisconsinMelissa A. Mashburn, BS, MankatoGrant M. Matthews, BS, EaganElla L. McGrady-Wiley, BS, ChaskaJordan R. Meissner, BS, Cottage GroveKonan Y. Menan, BS, Ivory Coast

(Cote D’Ivoire)Jessica R. Nomeland, BS, Lake BentonPreston A. Reinarts, BS, MankatoCourtney L. Roufs, BS, WinstedMorgan K. Schank, BS, Cottage GroveMariah E. Schrupp, BS, ArlingtonEmilee A. Shaikoski, BS, FairmontJay A. Sommers, BS, LewistonBreanna L. Stack, BS, ShakopeeMark R. Suiter, BS, EaganConnor J. Tanhoff, BS, MankatoBrady Tart, BS, MankatoNicole E. Theobald, BS, KassonBrooke E. Tischer, BS, North MankatoJacob T. Trahms, BS, JanesvilleAldair A. Trujillo Fonseca, BS, Saint

JamesBai Vang, BS, Brooklyn CenterThang Y. Vang, BS, Saint Paul

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Tyler Green, BS, MankatoHunter J. Gross, BS, La CrescentBeau J. Hawkinson, BS, Chisago CityGrant D. Hennen, BS, GhentJacob G. Hoffman, BS, Eden PrairieYa Jou Huang, BS, TaiwanFrancis M. Kanneh, BS, Maple GrovePatrick D. Kelley, BS, KassonZachary W. Kessler, BS, AndoverKouagne D. Koffi, BS, Ivory Coast

(Cote D’Ivoire)David J. Kraskey, BS, BlaineBrian A. Krawiecki, BS, Red WingTori L. Krienke, BS, WatervilleApril N. Lackas, BS, Davis, South

DakotaJacob C. Larson, BS, W LakelandKaitlin K. Lindberg, BS, MankatoLaik E. Manship, BS, Apple ValleySawyer S. Marshall, BS, StillwaterConnor W. Martin, BS, ChaskaTrent J. Matlock, BS, Inver Grove

HeightsErik B. Meyer, BS, MinnetristaMarisa A. Milton, BS, Brookings,

South DakotaTure D. Morck, BS, Saint Paul

Alex A. Myklebust, BS, BloomingtonKelly A. Nitzsche, BS, Eden PrairieWilliam H. Owens, BS, Oneida, New YorkEvan L. Perrizo, BS, Eden PrairieNathan T. Picha, BS, NorthfieldEmilio C. Rodriguez, BS, WoodburyNatalie E. Sadaka, BS, MankatoKarl B. Schulz, BS, MankatoTaylor R. Simon, BS, Le CenterAustin J. Sirovina, BS, Oak Creek,

WisconsinLauren E. Skogquist, BS, Elk RiverJay A. Sommers, BS, LewistonTraci M. Stolp, BS, Watertown, South

DakotaKatherine C. Torgeson, BS, MankatoSavannah E. Trout, BS, BuffaloChristian P. Turnbull, BS, EdinaAlexander J. Vollhaber, BS, AndoverDylan M. Walter, BS, CarverStephon T. Williams, BS, Fairbanks,

AlaskaGrant A. Wilson, BS, Eden PrairieMelissa L. Wolf, BS, CologneTyler T. Zemke, BS, Plymouth

DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSProfessor Juan (Gloria) Meng,Chairperson

Precious U. Akaya, BS, NigeriaKelly C. Barnard, BS, Eden PrairieNicole F. Bassing, BS, PlymouthChristian D. Benolkin, BS, ZimmermanAllie M. Bigbee, BS, North MankatoSimone D. Breyer, BS, OwatonnaMichael T. Brown, BS, SavageCody A. Buetow, BS, Cottage GroveVanessa K. Busse, BS, OronocoErin K. Christensen, BS, MorganGavin J. Dick, BS, Saint MichaelMichael L. Doperalski, BS, Big LakeDio Ngome Ebangha Ebot, BS,

CameroonMatthew J. Gam, BS, Arden HillsMacarena Garcia Soto, BS, MexicoNayeon Gil, BS, Republic of KoreaCorey A. Goodwin, BS, BurnsvillePriscilla I. Gouakou, BS, Ivory Coast

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College of Science, Engineering and TechnologyThe candidates will be presented by Brian Martensen, Dean.

Christian M. Dickinson, Electrical Engineering

Emily G. Jones, Biology: ZoologyLouie T. Judnick, General EngineeringDahye Kim, Chemistry: ACSRhiannon L. Klein, General EngineeringDouglas B. Krahmer, Computer and

Information TechnologyRaine S. Mitchell, Biology: Biomedical

SciencesNafiul Karim Nafi, Computer and

Information TechnologyJared D. Olson, General EngineeringMuna M. Omar, Biology: Biomedical

SciencesRobert J. Pederson, General EngineeringJacob Rachuy, BiochemistryShreya Tandul, Computer and

Information TechnologyJaci Ullrich, Biology: EcologyBrandon M. Zehms, Environmental

Sciences

CUM LAUDE

Abdiasis D. Abdilahi, BiologyMohammed A. Al Baloushi, Electronic

Engineering TechnologyAbdullah M. Alamri, Construction

Management

Yam G. Alyami, Construction Management

Cameron J. Brock, Biology: EcologyAnh T. Cong, Chemistry: ACSMitchell A. Cooper, Construction

ManagementNathan D. Drill, BiotechnologyAbby P. Endres, BiologyJustin J. Fahey, Construction ManagementBroderick A. Hudson, Computer and

Information TechnologyAbdifatah H. Ibrahim, BiologySofia C. Isaksson, Biology: EcologyHyungchol Jun, Computer and

Information TechnologyCole E. Knaeble, Construction

ManagementJeffrey R. Kubat, General EngineeringSeghen Y. Mehari, Biology:

Biomedical SciencesJaden J. Roddick, BiologyJoshua L. Schumacher, Manufacturing

Engineering TechnologyKassaundra L. Rossow, BiologyNathan J. Servais, Automotive

Engineering TechnologyZhejian Wang, Computer and

Information TechnologyZhejian Wang, MathematicsAlec M. Wright, Biology: Biomedical

Sciences

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Chetak Agrawal, Information SystemsBailey N. Elbert, Biology: Biomedical

SciencesCaitlin M. Flynn, Environmental SciencesKareem K. Koura, Construction

ManagementApril R. Levar, General EngineeringChad L. Lexvold, Construction

ManagementSanjina Maharjan, Computer and

Information TechnologyBrittany G. O’Brien, Biology:

Biomedical SciencesAli E. Oku, Biology: Biomedical

SciencesMatthew J. Peters, Computer and

Information TechnologyTien T. Pham, General EngineeringKatie M. Schleper, BiologyErtha C. Sefu Omba, Biology:

Biomedical SciencesBipin Thapa, Environmental Sciences

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Kaitlin M. Carlson, MathematicsTaraka Nirmanie P. De Silva, Computer

and Information TechnologyChristian M. Dickinson, Computer

Engineering

DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE ANDMANUFACTURINGENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYProfessor Bruce Jones, Chairperson

Gregory P. Anderson, BS, Horace, North Dakota

Jaxon Z. Antolak, BS, Rochester

Nicholas L. Bottoms, BS, Saint PeterBryan C. Caffin, BS, Hudson, WisconsinIrenius E. Eremon, BS, KenyaJoel H. Faugstad, BS, EmmonsMichael A. Gaglio, BS, Osceola,

WisconsinGrant W. Gensler, BS, Washington,

IllinoisAlexander N. Georgacas, BS,

MahtomediDonald M. Gieseke, BS, North Mankato

Scott W. Hoffman, BS, MankatoJoseph J. Johnson, BS, StillwaterFerdinand M. Mabeya, BS, Saint PeterAndrew M. Magur, BS, Altoona,

WisconsinWhitney G. Mayer, BS, Saint CloudConnor D. McVey, BS, Maple LakeAlex N. Noben, BS, MankatoRyan D. Olson, BS, Little FallsIan M. Rush, BS, Mesa, ArizonaJacob Schuhwerck, BS, Farmington

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Joshua L. Schumacher, BS, PlainviewNathan J. Servais, BS, La Crosse,

WisconsinAbdollah Sharafi, BS, IranWilliam Thao, BS, MankatoMoses M. Wakarura, BS, BloomingtonSamuel N. Wariari, BS, KenyaAlexander J. Willkom, BS, Plover,

WisconsinChoua Xiong, BS, Saint PaulTou L. Xiong, BS, Saint Paul

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCESProfessor Penny Knoblich, Chairperson

Abdiasis D. Abdilahi, BS, CrystalAkelo K. Agwa, BS, MankatoBethlehem M. Alem, BS, EthiopiaMuhammadu Aliu, BS, RochesterMegan J. Barkley, BS, Sioux City, IowaAynura H. Berdyyeva, BS,

TurkmenistanAmber L. Brau, BS, MarshallCameron J. Brock, BS, ElysianTiffinni M. Dewey, BS, BaxterNathan D. Drill, BS, North MankatoAaron K. D’Silva, BS, IndiaBailey N. Elbert, BS, OliviaAbby P. Endres, BS, Maple GroveDelmy T. Escobar Tobar, BS, MadeliaCaitlin M. Flynn, BS, Sioux Falls, South

DakotaBreanne J. Friend, BS, Int’l FallsSamuel G. Gebrehiwot, BS, Saint PaulJake M. Green, BS, ZimmermanMatthew J. Henning, BS, SavageStephanie M. Holtorf, BS, MankatoAbdifatah H. Ibrahim, BS, MankatoSofia C. Isaksson, BS, New UlmEdgar Jimenez, BS, West Saint PaulEmily G. Jones, BS, PillagerTitilope R. Kawonise, BS, Cottage

GroveCarolyn L. Klebs, BS, MankatoLevi S. Kraft, BS, Menomonie, WisconsinKatelin M. Larsen, BS, GranadaHaley R. Laurent, BS, JordanTyler D. Lindblom, BS, MinnetonkaKelsey A. Linnell, BS, Saint ClairNicholas H. Martin, BS, BloomingtonKelly S. McCarthy, BS, BurnsvilleMariah A. McGee, BS, RochesterMekseb Y. Mehari, BS, EaganSeghen Y. Mehari, BS, EaganElyse C. Miner, BS, North MankatoRaine S. Mitchell, BS, New Ulm

Marco A. Morales, BS, WasecaNji Nwi Mou Bayong, BS, WoodburyBrittany G. O’Brien, BS, MankatoAli E. Oku, BS, NigeriaMuna M. Omar, BS, Saint PeterMelissa D. Paul, BS, ChamplinJames K. Penrod, BS, RosemountMikayla A. Puskala, BS, Coon RapidsDonald R. Reid, BS, Inver Grove HeightsGrant G. Ridley, BS, Hudson, WisconsinSamantha F. Rock, BS, MankatoJaden J. Roddick, BS, Sparta, WisconsinKassaundra L. Rossow, BS, Heron Lake Katie L. Rubitschung, BS, HackensackDalton J. Schank, BS, RosemountKatie M. Schleper, BS, Saint JosephErtha C. Sefu Omba, BS, MankatoMichelle A. Steinle, BS, ButterfieldMegan L. Stock, BS, PlymouthDavid J. Tessmer, BS, EaganBipin Thapa, BS, NepalJacob D. Tiegs, BS, HendersonJaci Ullrich, BS, Meservey, IowaKayla R. Van Beck, BS, Maple GroveNkaujci Vang, BS, Brooklyn ParkAlec M. Wright, BS, RochesterTom Xiong, BS, Saint PaulNestor D. Yanez Gutierrez, BS, Eden

PrairieBrandon M. Zehms, BS, Sherburn

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND GEOLOGY Professor Mary Hadley, Chairperson

Sandrine N. Akem, BA, BloomingtonNicholas R. Anderson, BS, ClearwaterRachel A. Ascheman, BS, MankatoNicole E. Bean, BS, Chisago CityAnh T. Cong, BS, VietnamPatrick S. Connolly, BS, BloomingtonAmanda A. Hinde, BS, Dallas,

WisconsinDahye Kim, BS, Republic of KoreaSulafa I. Mohamed, BS, RochesterJacob Rachuy, BS, HastingsAustin A. Vezina, BS, Duluth

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER INFORMATIONSCIENCE Professor Mahbubur Syed, Chairperson

Pulkit Agarwal, BS, IndiaChetak Agrawal, BS, Nepal

Bassam A. Aldelewy, BS, Saudi ArabiaAbdulrahman E. Alzaben, BS, Saudi

ArabiaJeffrey S. Arcuri, BS, Saint PaulNabeel Aslam, BS, PakistanDaniel R. Brock, BS, Lester PrairieIsaac F. Chavie, BS, FaribaultTomas S. Clemens, BS, SavageJames R. Coyne, II, BS, SavageTaraka Nirmanie P. De Silva, BS, Sri LankaBoubacar Diagana, BS, MauritaniaKhalid Y. Diriye, BS, OwatonnaDaniel J. Foley, BS, Coon RapidsBroderick A. Hudson, BS, OwatonnaHyungchol Jun, BS, Republic of KoreaJustice C. Kanu, BS, Coon RapidsDipesh Khadka, BS, NepalMuhammad Z. Khan, BS, PakistanDouglas B. Krahmer, BS, North MankatoBradley J. Kunz, BS, Eagle LakeKylee M. Leiferman, BS, North MankatoScott M. Madsen, BS, FairmontSanjina Maharjan, BS, NepalNafiul Karim Nafi, BS, BangladeshIhe Omeronye, BS, WoodburyMatthew J. Peters, BS, MankatoJordon R. Poliszuk, BS, RogersMishma Tafannum, BS, BangladeshShreya Tandul, BS, NepalStephen O. Tidjani, BS, RichfieldKelly O. Ukpoma, BS, NigeriaDavid A. Wahl, BS, White Bear LakeZhejian Wang, BS, ChinaZachary D. Weiss, BS, MankatoTyler J. Woolsey, BS, IsantiHlao Xiong, BS, White Bear Lake

DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENTProfessor Brian Wasserman, Chairperson

Denise A. Adjidjonu, BS, GhanaAhmed M. Asagoor, BS, Saudi Arabia Saleh H. Al Juhayf, BS, Saudi ArabiaSaud M. Al Marri, BS, Saudi ArabiaTheeb M. Al Rizq, BS, Saudi ArabiaAbdullah S. Al Suwayyid, BS, Saudi

ArabiaAbdullah M. Alamri, BS, Saudi ArabiaMishal M. Alghamdi, BS, Saudi ArabiaMishari M. Alghamdi, BS, Saudi ArabiaAbdullah A. Alhassoon, BS, Saudi ArabiaAli M. Almasoud, BS, Saudi ArabiaMesfer O. Alrabie, BS, Saudi Arabia

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Mansour A. Alsagoor, BS, Saudi Arabia

Khalid H. Alsalem, BS, Saudi ArabiaShalan M. Alshammari, BS, MankatoMohammed H. Althawimer, BS,

Saudi ArabiaTheeb H. Alyami, BS, Saudi ArabiaYam G. Alyami, BS, Saudi ArabiaGarret J. Biebl, BS, MankatoAndrew J. Blaschko, BS, HendersonMitchell A. Cooper, BS, HamptonRodjerick C. Courtney, BS, ShakopeeAlecsander L. DeBar, BS,

Atascadero, CaliforniaJustin L. Erdmann, BS, Dodge CenterJustin J. Fahey, BS, ChaskaDakota A. Flower, BS, Maple GroveAndrew P. Forstner, BS, New UlmLuke R. Grabinger, BS, Maple GroveTyler J. Gross, BS, Brooklyn ParkZachary T. Gross, BS, Brooklyn ParkNicholas R. Guentzel, BS, Good

ThunderWyatt C. Held, BS, WaconiaGreg E. Jurgens, BS, Eden PrairieCalvin L. Kempken, BS, Waterford,

WisconsinBenjamin T. Kitograd, BS, Saint PaulSamuel D. Klehr, BS, Mendota

HeightsCole E. Knaeble, BS, Clear LakeJustin J. Knutson, BS, MankatoKareem K. Koura, BS, EgyptChad L. Lexvold, BS, KenyonJordan S. Loosbrock, BS, ChaskaMatthew C. Maguet, BS, Minnesota

LakeShadrach McCauley, BS, MinneapolisAlex W. Milliren, BS, RobbinsdaleBrandon J. Nasinec, BS, WellsTimothy R. Rohe, BS, EdinaHenry J. Wehlage, BS, LakevilleKyle S. Ziebarth, BS, Cleveland

Timothy J. Nelson, BSE, VirginiaJared D. Olson, BSE, New HopeRobert J. Pederson, BSE, LakevilleTien T. Pham, BSE, VietnamKevin A. Wickland, BSE, WalkerNoah A. Wilde, BSE, Virginia

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS ANDSTATISTICS Professor Charles Waters,Chairperson

Sara S. Bergquist, BS, ChanhassenKaitlin M. Carlson, BS, WelchMaxwell K. Dayton, BS, MaplewoodAngela M. Holin, BS, RichfieldAlexander F. Keeler, BS, RochesterMatthew C. Lindahl, BA, PlymouthTracy Luong, BS, Golden ValleyAli Abbas Niitsu, BS, JapanMarjorie Oguenda-Joseph, BS, Ivory

Coast (Cote D’Ivoire)Zhejian Wang, BS, China

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ANDCIVIL ENGINEERINGProfessor Patrick Tebbe,Chairperson

Anis Y. Abayou, BS Civil Engineering, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Francis G. Del Vecchio, BS Civil Engineering, Rochester

Omar A. El-omar, BS Civil Engineering, Mankato

Luke E. Rose, BSME, Hudson, Wisconsin

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMYProfessor Thomas Brown,Chairperson

Alexander L. Baumgartner, BS, Aitkin

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Feliciano H. Acevedo Trebbau, BS, Venezuela

Mohammed A. Al Baloushi, BS, United Arab Emirates

Maxwell J. Arsenault, BSEE, LakevilleSamuel T. Brule, BS, CrookstonChristian M. Dickinson, BSCE, WasecaChristian M. Dickinson, BSEE, WasecaGenamo K. Ejero, BSEE, MankatoCorbin P. Gillen, BSEE, Maple GroveMd Nazmul Hassan, BSEE,

BangladeshDylan B. James, BSEE, River Falls,

WisconsinBethelhem T. Legesse, BSEE, EthiopiaMohamed E. I. Mohamed, BSEE,

RochesterMaria D. Montanez Arnaus, BSEE,

MexicoDulana D. Rupanetti, BSCE, Sri LankaChao Xiong, BS, MinneapolisHlao Xiong, BS, White Bear LakeDana E. Yochim, BS, Hoffman

DEPARTMENT OF INTEGRATED ENGINEERINGProfessor Dean Kelley, Chairperson

Wyatt D. Benson, BSE, CohassetCody S. Benz, BSE, HibbingDrew E. Erickson, BSE, RosevilleTiffany R. Fideldy, BSE, Grand RapidsAllen M. Huju, BSE, MarcellLouie T. Judnick, BSE, VirginiaRhiannon L. Klein, BSE, CulverKaleb B. Kohlhase, BSE, VirginiaJeffrey R. Kubat, BSE, Grand RapidsApril R. Levar, BSE, ElyNathan W. Max, BSE, AitkinKurtis T. Nelson, BSE, Eveleth

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Program 12:00 p.m.

MSU Hymn Fanfare Arranged by Dr. Douglas Snapp Processional March Edward Elgar Pomp Circumstance Arranged by Dr. Douglas Snapp and Dr. Michael Olson National Anthem Alexis Vencill ‘18 Minnesota State University, Mankato

Greetings Rudy Rodriguez Board of Trustees Minnesota State Colleges & Universities

Welcome to the Minnesota State University, Mankato Chris Meyer ‘90, PresidentAlumni Association

Address Mariah M. Welsh Master of Science, Rehabilitation Counseling College of Allied Health & Nursing

Katherine E. Gibson Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education College of Education

Emma A. Edelen Bachelor of Science, Earth Science Education College of Social & Behavioral Sciences Conferring of Degrees (Interlude Music by Darian Wohlrabe, Piano)

Recessional Music* “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: Amy K. Roisum Foley, Conductor Zachary Brown, Percussion Elias Hernandez, Alto Saxophone Jacob Johnson, Tuba Kalyn Kelly, Trumpet Jessica Landsteiner, Trumpet Cole Vandermark, Trombone Darian Wohlrabe, Keyboard

*Audience to remain seated.

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Platform GuestsRICHARD DAVENPORT President Minnesota State University, Mankato

RUDY RODRIGUEZ Board of Trustees Minnesota State Colleges and

Universities

LYNN D. AKEY Vice President for Institutional

Research, Planning & Assessment

MARIA BEVACQUA Interim Dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

RON BROWNE Faculty Honor Marshal, College of Education

LISA FLECK Faculty Honor Marshal, College of

Allied Health & Nursing

ROBERT FLEISCHMAN Associate Provost and Associate

Vice President for Academic Affairs

JEAN HAAR Dean of the College of Education

MARK JOHNSON CIO and Vice President for IT

Solutions

DAVID P. JONES Vice President for Student Affairs and

Enrollment Management Services

CHRIS MEYER President of Minnesota State

University, Mankato Alumni Association

HENRY MORRIS Dean of Institutional Diversity

THOMAS NORMAN Dean of University Education

KRISTINE RETHERFORD Dean of the College of Allied Heath

and Nursing

BARRY J. RIES Associate Vice President of Research

and Dean of Graduate Studies

JOAN ROCA Dean of Library Services

KENT STANLEY Vice President for University

Advancement

RICHARD J. STRAKA Vice President for Finance and

Administration

PEDRO THOMAS Faculty Honor Marshal, College of

Social & Behavioral Sciences

MARILYN J. WELLS Provost and Senior Vice President for

Academic Affairs

GINGER ZIERDT Assistant Vice President for

Undergraduate Education

Procession Participants

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JUNIOR HONORMARSHALSElyssa Hoversten, College of

Allied Health & Nursing Ridwan Abidogun, College of

EducationKatelyn Schmit, College of

Social and Behavioral Sciences

COLLEGE OF ALLIEDHEALTH & NURSINGMARCHING FACULTY PROFESSORSSue BellBonnie BergHans-Peter de RuiterSandra K. EggenbergerLynette EngeswickM Dawn LarsenMarge Murray-DavisMarlene K. TappeMary VisserPatricia Young

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSJulia HebenstreitDan Moen

Andrew PhemisterStacey Van GelderenHeather Von Bank

ASSISTANT PROFESSORSJessica AlbersPatricia BeierwaltesBrooke BurkJulie DittrichJulie FrederickRachelle FullerJonathan HicksMary KramerJae Min LeeJennifer LondgrenMegan MahowaldMichelle McAlarnenKristi MontandonMarilyn A. SwanSue Tarr

COLLEGE OF EDUCATIONMARCHING FACULTY

PROFESSORSRick AugerDiane CoursolJacqueline LewisJohn Seymour

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSKaren ColumKathleen FoordJason KaufmanKarin Lindstrom BremerAnn MillerAlexandra Panahon

ASSISTANT PROFESSORSBeth BeschornerKyena CorneliusKerry DiekmannKimberly JohnsonTracy PeedHelena StevensLisa VasquezSean Wachsmuth

INSTRUCTORMymique BaxterRobbie Burnett

COLLEGE OF SOCIAL &BEHAVIORAL SCIENCESMARCHING FACULTY

PROFESSORSAfroza AnwaryKebba DarboeMartin Mitchell

Dennis Waskul

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSChristine Black-HughesRhonda Dass Kwang-II ChoeDebra GohaganLaura HarrisonWoo Suk JangCynthia MillerPat NelsonCarlos PanahonSherri Truesdale

ASSISTANT PROFESSORSJonathan AndersonAngelica AquirreJoshua BerkenpasRussell FricanoChad McCutchenAna Perez

LIBRARY FACULTYMonika AntonelliPaul Wyss

ADMINISTRATIVE and SUPPORT FACULTYJohn BulcockDeb Schulz

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College of Graduate StudiesThe candidates will be presented by Barry J. Ries, Dean.

DOCTOR OF EDUCATION

Audie J. Willis, Reno, NevadaCounselor Education & SupervisionAdvisor: Dr. Diane CoursolDissertation: Women’s Choice in

College STEM Majors: Impact of Ability Tilt on Women Students’ Educational Choice

Brian V. Xiong, Saint PaulCounselor Education & SupervisionAdvisor: Dr. Diane CoursolDissertation: The Experiences of Gay

Hmong Men: An Exploratory Study

DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE

Leslie M. Darmofal, BemidjiNursing PracticeAdvisor: Dr. Sandra Eggenberger

DOCTOR OF PSYCHOLOGY

Samantha J. Steinman, New UlmSchool PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Carlos PanahonDissertation: Investigating the Effects of

Performance Feedback and Choice as a Writing Fluency Intervention

SPECIALIST

Brett T. Asleson, Circle PinesEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin

Arslan Aziz, MinnetonkaEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Melissa Krull

Shelly A. Bauer, North MankatoEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin

Norman K. Bell, OakdaleEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Thomas R. Bennett, BloomingtonEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin

Stephanie N. Betley Educational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Maura Brink, Falcon HeightsEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Brigid A. Butler, MinneapolisEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin

Joshua P. Carlson, MankatoEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin

Emily K. Crook, Saint Louis ParkEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin

Elizabeth M. Diemer, Saint PaulEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Lindsey K. Eichenlaub, CrystalEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Melissa Krull

Clayton T. Ellis, SavageEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Krysten B. Ellis, SavageEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin

Amy I. Engler, MinneapolisEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin

Kathryn R. Garvey, Saint PaulEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Rachel R. Gens, ShakopeeEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Benjamin D. Hullerus, SavageEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin

Lori Ledoux, WaconiaEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin HeidiAnn D. Lee, Saint PaulEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin

Amanda S. Licona-Gervich, Saint PaulEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Kevin R. Lynch, OronocoEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Krista M. McNally, Vadnais HeightsEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Luke W. Meredith, MinneapolisEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin

Mollie M. Meyer, North MankatoEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Lisa M. Mickle, HutchinsonEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin

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Jaime S. Morris, WoodburyEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Akram M. Osman, MankatoEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Elizabeth A. Ronning, HanoverEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Suzanne K. Russell, HanoverEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Jonathan L. Schwaegerl, Lake CrystalEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Irina N. Soboleva, New UlmEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Edward R. Spinner, Mendota HeightsEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin

Tina M. Tamura, Lino LakesEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin

Lee Thao, MaplewoodEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin

Lisa Thao, Vadnais HeightsEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin

Veu Thor, Lake ElmoEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Sara E. Tinklenberg, BurnsvilleEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin

James E. Walker, Saint PaulEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin

Kari M. Welter, MankatoEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin

Mai Kou Xiong, White Bear LakeEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin May Lee Xiong, Cottage GroveEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin

Deirdra Yarbro, Oak GroveEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin

MASTER OF ARTS

Cody M. Butcher, MankatoClinical PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Eric SprankleThesis: The Effect of Clinician

Competence and Religiosity on the Trainee Clinician’s Ability to Identify Problematic Sexual Behavior

Zachariah E. Ellsworth, Saint PaulUrban PlanningAdvisor: Dr. Beth Heidelberg

Neil Gleason, MinneapolisClinical PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Eric Sprankle

Nicole Haffield, BloomingtonIndustrial/Organizational PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Kristie Campana

Eric R. Leingang, Brooklyn ParkIndustrial/Organizational PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Daniel SachauThesis: Selection Portfolio: Applying

Modern Portfolio Theory to Personnel Selection

Regina L. Klennert, Albert LeaPhysical Education (Teaching)Advisor: Dr. Susan Tarr Craig D. Kneeland, WindomSport & Exercise PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Cindra Kamphoff

Harvard J. Martin, MankatoSport ManagementAdvisor: Dr. Suzannah Armentrout Leah J. Merten, Saint CloudPhysical Education (Teaching)Advisor: Dr. Susan Tarr

Allison J. Odgren, MinnetonkaPhysical Education (Teaching)Advisor: Dr. Susan Tarr

Colin L. Omori, New UlmIndustrial/Organizational PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Andrea LassiterThesis: Evaluating a Measure

of Student Effectiveness in an Undergraduate Psychology Program

Stephanie J. Pirsig, MankatoClinical PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Jeffrey BuchananThesis: Evaluation of a Mindfulness

Intervention for Children with Emotion Regulation Difficulties

Sephali Pokharel, NepalGender & Women’s StudiesAdvisor: Dr. Ana Perez

Maxwell A. Salazar, Denver, ColoradoIndustrial/Organizational PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Daniel SachauThesis: “Let’s be clear”: Exploring

the role of transparency within the organization

Zorian M. Sasyk, MankatoSociology: GeneralAdvisor: Dr. Paul PrewThesis: Measures of Alienation from

Work Process in Academic Libraries in the Information Age

Stephanie C. Smith-Kellen, Havana, North Dakota

Clinical PsychologyAdvisor: Dr. Eric SprankleThesis: Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

Characteristics and How Social Support Plays a Role

MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING

Jessica M. Chadourne, MinneapolisEducationAdvisor: Dr. Carrie Chapman

Anne E. Erickson, OwatonnaEducationAdvisor: Paolo Infante

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Questor J. German, OwatonnaEducationAdvisor: Dr. Scott Page

Raymond D. Heinz, Cottage GroveEducationAdvisor: Dr. Teresa Kruizenga

Braeden C. Hogie, Lake ParkEducationAdvisor: Dr. Carrie Chapman David L. Hovland, AustinEducationAdvisor: Dr. Teresa Kruizenga

Tara L. Lee, FarmingtonEducationAdvisor: Dr. Carrie Chapman Tara E. McCarron, ChanhassenK-12 LicensureAdvisor: Dr. Teresa Kruizenga

Blanca B. Nava Franco, Prior LakeEducationAdvisor: Dr. Teresa Kruizenga

Robbe S. Nessler, CrookstonEducationAdvisor: Dr. Carrie Chapman Amanda M. Pogatschnik, AvonEducationAdvisor: Dr. Carrie Chapman

Amanda L. Rodgers, MonticelloEducationAdvisor: Dr. Carrie Chapman Kimberly A. Scott, MankatoK-12 LicensureAdvisor: Dr. Deborah Jesseman

Jesse B. Vavreck, Saint PeterEducationAdvisor: Dr. Scott Page

Josef Warta, New UlmEducationAdvisor: Dr. Carrie Chapman Jaisa A. Williams, Lake CityEducationAdvisor: Dr. Scott Page

MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Catrina P. Ankarlo, MilacaPublic AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Jeffrey Granberg-Rademacker

Joseph D. Babcock, FaribaultPublic AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Kevin Parsneau

Kate J. Frantz, Saint PaulPublic AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Jeffrey Granberg-Rademacker

Gaynor M. Gordon, Bronx, New YorkPublic AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Jeffrey Granberg-Rademacker

Robertlyn H. Kiadii, MinneapolisPublic AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Jeffrey Granberg-Rademacker

Barnieh O. Manu, MankatoPublic AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Jeffrey Granberg-Rademacker Kaltrina Rezniqi, KosovoPublic AdministrationAdvisor: Dr. Kevin Parsneau

MASTER OF SCIENCE

Sergio Aguilar, Madison LakeEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Julie Carlson

Jami J. Allhiser, AustinReadingAdvisor: Dr. Maureen Prenn Alissa H. Allison, Albert LeaCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Hsinhuei Chiou

Margo I. Anderson, Red WingEarly Childhood Special EducationAdvisor: Dr. Aaron Deris

Cynthia D. Bahmer, ShakopeeSpecial Education: Learning DisabilitiesAdvisor: Dr. Karen Eastman Kristina L. Barton, EaganCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Hsinhuei Chiou

Jennifer B. Bartsch, DuluthElementary EducationAdvisor: Dr. Beth Beschorner

Anne M. Beck, Mandan, North DakotaExperiential EducationAdvisor: Dr. Julie Carlson

Tammy J. Bohlke, MankatoEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Scott Wurdinger

Kaitlyn G. Borneke, Saint JamesCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Bruce Poburka

Kayla E. Bous, AlexandriaEarly Childhood Special EducationAdvisor: Dr. Aaron Deris Benjamin M. Burk, LakevilleEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Jason Kaufman

Mackenzie E. Burns, Estherville, IowaCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Diane Coursol

Bryan P. Byholm, BlaineGeographyAdvisor: Dr. Cynthia MillerThesis: Remote Sensing of World War

II Era Unexploded Bombs Using Object-Based Image Analysis and Multi-Temporal Datasets: A Case Study of the Fort Myers Bombing and Gunnery Range

Heather M. Cassidy, Eden PrairieCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Ann Miller

Khamprasong Chantharak, KasotaSpecial Education Autism Spectrum

DisorderAdvisor: Dr. Karen Eastman

Breonna A. Clark, New PragueTeaching & LearningAdvisor: Dr. Kathleen Foord

Sonja M. Cleary, Saint Louis ParkSpecial Education: Autism Spectrum

DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Andrew Johnson

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Corinne C. Clifford, WoodburyTeaching and LearningAdvisor: Dr. Kathleen Foord

Kelsey J. Collins, MinneapolisCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Megan Mahowald

Danielle M. Crase, DundasSpecial Education: Emotional Behavior

DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Sean Wachsmuth

Colleen P. Crowell, ChaskaSpecial Education: Emotional Behavior

DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Alexandra Panahon

Jennifer L. Cunningham, Kissimmee, Florida

School Library and Information StudiesAdvisor: Dr. Deborah Jesseman

Yueran Da, ChinaExperiential EducationAdvisor: Dr. Jasper Hunt Jared J. Daggit, HastingsEducation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Carrie Chapman

Zeinab A. Dahir, MankatoGender & Women’s StudiesAdvisor: Dr. Laura Harrison Thesis: Blurred Intersections: The Anti-

Black, Islamophobic Dimensions of CVE Surveillance

Alicia M. Davidson, AlexandriaSpecial Education: Emotional Behavior

DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Sean Wachsmuth

Kelly A. Davis, Lake CrystalExperiential EducationAdvisor: Dr. Jasper Hunt

Gretchen M. Dehn, Glenwood, IowaCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Megan Mahowald

Laura M. Emery, NorthfieldReadingAdvisor: Dr. Beth Beschorner Cori J. Fairbanks, Red WingRehabilitation CounselingAdvisor: Dr. Andrew Phemister

Amanda L. Fay, MinneapolisEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Jason Kaufman

Jillian C. Ferderer, BurnsvilleSpecial Education: Emotional Behavior

DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Sean Wachsmuth

Alexa L. Forstner, JordanReadingAdvisor: Dr. Peggy Ballard Nathaniel P. Gibbs, MaplewoodEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin

Tara P. Goff, ShakopeeEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Elane A. Graham, West Fargo, North

DakotaReadingAdvisor: Dr. Peggy Ballard Courtney H. Green, White Bear LakeSpecial Education: Emotional Behavior

DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Aaron Deris

Michelle R. Gregg, StillwaterEarly Childhood Special EducationAdvisor: Dr. Aaron Deris Heidi G. Guthmiller, MinneapolisSpecial Education Autism Spectrum

DisorderAdvisor: Dr. Karen Eastman

Jeffery J. Hager, Prior LakeSpecial Education: Learning DisabilitiesAdvisor: Dr. Teresa Wallace Kathryn E. Haglin, SartellCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Megan Mahowald

Robyn E. Handley, MankatoExperiential EducationAdvisor: Dr. Scott Wurdinger

Samantha K. Harker, CloquetElementary EducationAdvisor: Dr. Beth Beschorner

Matthew L. Hawk, MinnetonkaSpecial Education: Emotional Behavior

DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Alexandra Panahon

April M. Hayes, FarmingtonEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Jason Kaufman

Taylor L. Heath, Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin

Counseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Karin Lindstrom Bremer Denise M. Hedtke, ChaskaEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Melissa Krull

Jonathan P. Heiderscheit, BurnsvilleCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Bruce Poburka

Krista J. Heim, SartellReadingAdvisor: Dr. Peggy Ballard

Paige E. Heinrich, Wausau, WisconsinEthnic and Multi-Cultural StudiesAdvisor: Hanh Huy Phan

Kayethrin E. Helm, RichmondCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Bruce Poburka

Elizabeth A. Hills, BurnsvilleEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Jason Kaufman

Courtney L. Hinz, Granite FallsCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Hsinhuei Chiou Jacob A. Hoisington, Madison LakeSpecial Education: Emotional Behavior

DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Karen Eastman

Chad D. Hollinbeck, Golden ValleyEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Jason Kaufman

Amber M. Hopper, Forest LakeSpecial EducationAdvisor: Dr. Karen Eastman

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Tessa K. Hupp, MinnetonkaSpecial Education Autism Spectrum

DisorderAdvisor: Dr. Karen Eastman

Tia M. Jacoby, LakevilleCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Megan Mahowald

Steven M. Jensen, ChaskaEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin

Daren L. Johnson, MinneapolisEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin

Kambria M. Johnson, MinneapolisSpecial Education: Emotional Behavior

DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Aaron Deris Kara J. Johnson, BlaineSchool Library and Information StudiesAdvisor: Dr. Deborah Jesseman

Leslie L. Kane, Lemont, IllinoisCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. John Seymour

Julie A. Knudsen, FarmingtonReadingAdvisor: Dr. Peggy Ballard Myles M. Knutson, EaganEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Jason Kaufman

Mouhamed N. Koubaytari, Eden PrairieHealth Science: Community HealthAdvisor: Mark WindschitlThesis: Students’ Oral Health

Knowledge, Oral Health Practices, and Their Susceptibility to Oral Health diseases at a Midwestern University

Devan A. Kreuscher, Northwood, IowaTeaching and LearningAdvisor: Dr. Kathleen Foord

Jill E. Kroeger, MankatoCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Megan Mahowald Tania J. Krueger, Silver LakeCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Karin Lindstrom Bremer

Mariah L. Krusemark, Saint JamesReadingAdvisor: Dr. Beth Beschorner Bradley R. Landgrebe, EaganSpecial Education: Emotional Behavior

DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Aaron Deris

Margo M. Latusek, WellsSpecial Education: Developmental

DisabilitiesAdvisor: Dr. Karen Eastman Matthew T. Leaf, BloomingtonEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Julie Carlson

Devon J. Libby, MankatoGeographyAdvisor: Dr. Phillip Larson Mae Lee Lor, MaplewoodCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Diane Coursol Taylor Lyons, MankatoCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Diane Coursol Lauren M. Manderfeld, ShakopeeReadingAdvisor: Dr. Beth Beschorner

Michelle L. Martindale, FaribaultEarly Childhood Special EducationAdvisor: Dr. Aaron Deris

Andrea N. Martineau, Elbow LakeReadingAdvisor: Dr. Peggy Ballard Morgan L. Matthiesen, Circle PinesCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Megan Mahowald Megan M. McCollom, Hayward,

CaliforniaEducation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Carrie Chapman

Jennifer A. McDougall, South Saint Paul

Special Education: Learning DisabilitiesAdvisor: Dr. Aaron Deris

Rebecca McGaughey, WorthingtonEducation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Carrie Chapman

Jennifer L. McInerney, DuluthSpecial EducationAdvisor: Dr. Karen Eastman

Anne E. Meath, MinneapolisSpecial Education: Learning DisabilitiesAdvisor: Dr. Dana Wagner

Steven Bruno Melitz, Janesville, WisconsinGeographyAdvisor: Dr. Ginger Schmid

Theresa M. Mergens, Inver Grove HeightsEducation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Carrie Chapman

Kristine L. Miller, ElysianCommunity HealthAdvisor: Dr. Amy Hedman-RobertsonThesis: Volunteer Recruitment,

Retention, and Needs of Minnesota Food Shelves: Perspectives of a Sample of Food Shelf Coordinators

Miranda L. Miller, Madison LakeRehabilitation CounselingAdvisor: Dr. Andrew Phemister Emma J. Mittag Arboe, AustinTeaching & LearningAdvisor: Dr. Kathleen Foord

Amy L. Mittelstadt, New PragueSpecial Education: Emotional Behavior

DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Bernadeia Johnson Betsy L. Monson, Saint JamesEarly Childhood Special EducationAdvisor: Dr. Aaron Deris Sheena E. Monson, New UlmExperiential EducationAdvisor: Dr. Julie Carlson

Karen B. Moret, MankatoSpecial EducationAdvisor: Dr. Karen Eastman

Holly J. Munch, OwatonnaCommunity HealthAdvisor: Mark Windschitl

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Shoko Nakamura, JapanSociology: Human Services, Planning

& AdministrationAdvisor: Paul PrewThesis: The Influence of Historical

Processes of Haiti and Japan on the Effects of the Earthquakes

Nicole L. Neisen, Bird IslandCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Hsinhuei Chiou

Jenna C. Neu, Cottage GroveSpecial Education: Autism Spectrum

DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Karen Eastman

Michelle K. Neumann, Howell, Michigan

AnthropologyAdvisor: Dr. Ronald Schirmer Thesis: A Stylistic Analysis Using

Multivariate Statistics of Oneota Pottery from the Upper Mississippi, Blue Earth, and St. Croix River Valleys

Alicia L. Newell, Davidson, North Carolina

Counseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Karin Lindstrom Bremer Michelle S. Nortrup, Lake CrystalCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Ann Miller

Karie M. Oachs, MankatoRehabilitation CounselingAdvisor: Dr. Andrew Phemister

Stephanie C. O’Brien, MaplewoodExperiential EducationAdvisor: Dr. Scott Wurdinger

Elizabeth K. O’Kane, VictoriaCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Ann Miller

Christa C. O’Neal, Kansas City, Missouri

Communication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Bruce Poburka

Elizabeth J. Otto, BuffaloReadingAdvisor: Dr. Peggy Ballard

Matthew A. Pajunen, Saint PaulAnthropologyAdvisor: Dr. Susan Schalge Thesis: Pedagogy, Partnership,

and Practice: Challenges and Opportunities through Service-Learning

Chastity A. Pautzke, Grove CityCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Diane Coursol

Joshua J. Pederson, ZumbrotaSpecial Education: Learning DisabilitiesAdvisor: Dr. Karen Eastman Jolene K. Pikarski, New PragueEducation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Carrie Chapman

Amy L. Poitra, RosevilleEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin Elizabeth L. Powell, South Orange,

New JerseyCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Megan Mahowald Amber C. Prange, WellsEducation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Carrie Chapman

Minde A. Pulvermacher, BuffaloCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Hsinhuei Chiou

Beth A. Raebel, Prior LakeEducation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Carrie Chapman

Nichole L. Remus, Belle PlaineSpecial Education: Learning DisabilitiesAdvisor: Dr. Alexandra Panahon Cleone K. Ritter, MayerCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Bonnie Berg

Cayla R. Roberts, ShakopeeCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Hsinhuei Chiou

Megan M. Rogosheske, SherburnEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Scott Wurdinger

Kirsten E. Rosol, FairmontEducation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Carrie Chapman Derek G. Rotegard, EaganSpecial Education: Emotional Behavior

DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Alexandra Panahon Kyle R. Roth, FaribaultEarly Childhood Special EducationAdvisor: Dr. Aaron Deris

Lauren Sanders, FarmingtonEarly Childhood Special EducationAdvisor: Dr. Aaron Deris

Megan N. Sandhurst, KasotaReadingAdvisor: Dr. Beth Beschorner Sarah S. Schmitz, RochesterReadingAdvisor: Dr. Peggy Ballard Emily A. Schneider, New UlmCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Karin Lindstrom Bremer Terri L. Seedorf, WellsSpecial Education: Developmental

DisabilitiesAdvisor: Dr. Alexandra Panahon

Emily Seru, Saint PaulExperiential EducationAdvisor: Dr. Scott Wurdinger

Hannah M. Seurer, New PragueCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Hsinhuei Chiou

Peter M. Snell, Saint PaulEducation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Carrie Chapman

Madeline L. Statlander-Kottke, OwatonnaCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. John Seymour

Katelyn R. Sternberg, LakevilleCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Diane Coursol Elizabeth K. Stoltz, OwatonnaEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Julie Carlson

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Tara L. Storts, MonticelloEducation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Carrie Chapman

Jason M. Strouf, Apple ValleySpecial Education: Learning DisabilitiesAdvisor: Dr. Aaron Deris

Aldon R. Struchen, OsakisSchool Health EducationAdvisor: Dr. Marge Murray-Davis

Theodore N. Surdy, MankatoCounseling and Student PersonnelAdvisor: Dr. Diane Coursol

Camra M. Sveiven, RamseySpecial Education Autism Spectrum

DisorderAdvisor: Dr. Karen Eastman

Phatt Thaitrong, ThailandGerontologyAdvisor: Dr. Donald Ebel

Kory J. Theil, MankatoEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Scott Wurdinger

Molli K. Tostenson, MontevideoCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Bonnie Berg James S. Tratz, OwatonnaSpecial Education: Learning DisabilitiesAdvisor: Dr. Aaron Deris

Mary E. Unsworth, KenyonSpecial Education: Learning DisabilitiesAdvisor: Dr. Teresa Wallace

Anne Y. Van, Sioux City, IowaEthnic and Multi-Cultural StudiesAdvisor: Dr. Laura Harrison Thesis: More than Skin Deep:

An Analysis of Black Women’s Experiences with Race, Skin Tone, and Cosmetics

Lee Vang, Saint PaulEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Candace Raskin

Vicki A. Vogel-Craig, BlaineReadingAdvisor: Dr. Peggy Ballard

Nicole C. Vorce, HugoCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Bonnie Berg

Amy L. Wardell, South St. PaulEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Jason Kaufman

Mariah M. Welsh, SpicerRehabilitation CounselingAdvisor: Dr. Andrew Phemister Kelly M. Westerham, Saint Louis ParkReadingAdvisor: Dr. Peggy Ballard Ramon J. Wilder, RobbinsdaleEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Jason Kaufman

Tamara L. Wilkins, MankatoExperiential EducationAdvisor: Dr. Jasper Hunt

Vinson A. Williams, Cottage GroveGeographyAdvisor: Dr. Phillip Larson Thesis: Evaluating the Potential

of a Geospatial/Geostatistical Methodology for Locating Rain-Derived Infiltration and Inflow into Wastewater Treatment Systems in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metropolitan Area, Minnesota, USA

Mashaye A. Wilson, New UlmCommunication DisordersAdvisor: Dr. Bonnie Berg

Brent J. Wuollet, MonticelloEducation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Carrie Chapman Pamela J. Yang, BlaineEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Julie Carlson

Emily J. Zahn, OsseoEducational LeadershipAdvisor: Dr. Jason Kaufman

Elizabeth A. Zarn, MankatoReadingAdvisor: Dr. Peggy Ballard Rachael L. Zimmerman, Eagle LakeEducation TechnologyAdvisor: Dr. Carrie Chapman

MASTER OFSCIENCE IN NURSING

Bridgette M. Bernier, Saint PaulNursingAdvisor: Dr. Hans-Peter De Ruiter Andrea C. Davis, Inver Grove HeightsNursingAdvisor: Dr. Sandra Eggenberger Jennifer S. Fury, BlaineNursingAdvisor: Dr. Diane Witt Carolyn M. Klampe, MantorvilleNursingAdvisor: Dr. Sue Bell

Mark L. Lykins, DuluthNursingAdvisor: Dr. Sandra Eggenberger

Marisa J. Melander, EdinaNursingAdvisor: Dr. Hans-Peter De Ruiter

Brittany J. Oberhelman, HibbingNursingAdvisor: Dr. Sue Bell Kelly A. Pearson, Saint PaulNursingAdvisor: Dr. Sandra Eggenberger Ashley B. Ramberg, Brooklyn ParkNursingAdvisor: Dr. Patricia Young Kara S. Ristau, ElmoreNursingAdvisor: Dr. Hans-Peter De Ruiter Jenna M. Rossow, South Saint PaulNursingAdvisor: Dr. Diane Witt

Lindsay R. Slama, RochesterNursingAdvisor: Dr. Diane Witt Ashley A. Wendt, BloomingtonNursingAdvisor: Dr. Sue Bell

Brittany A. White, CookNursingAdvisor: Dr. Sue Bell

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MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK

Bailey A. Alston, HermantownSocial WorkAdvisor: Dr. David Beimers

Shannon M. Bank, WasecaSocial WorkAdvisor: Jennifer Andrashko

Katarina L. Barrett, Saint JamesSocial WorkAdvisor: Dr. Ross Aalgaard

Casie J. DeVos, WasecaSocial WorkAdvisor: Dr. Ross Aalgaard

Lindsay J. Duenow, Saint Ansgar, IowaSocial WorkAdvisor: Dr. Nancy Fitzsimons Alisha C. Field, OwatonnaSocial WorkAdvisor: Dr. David Beimers

Renee M. Gasner, MinneapolisSocial WorkAdvisor: Dr. Kimberly Zammitt Rhonda L. Haugstad, DuluthSocial WorkAdvisor: Dr. Kimberly Zammitt

Leah A. Jacobson, OwatonnaSocial WorkAdvisor: Dr. Kimberly Zammitt

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Rebecca L. Kobernick, Onalaska, Wisconsin

Social WorkAdvisor: Dr. David Beimers

Nicole K. Lidstrom, MankatoSocial WorkAdvisor: Dr. David Beimers

Jenna M. Lipovetz, DuluthSocial WorkAdvisor: Jennifer Andrashko Shelby A. Marx, FaribaultSocial WorkAdvisor: Dr. Nancy Fitzsimons

Dana M. Miller, OwatonnaSocial WorkAdvisor: Dr. David Beimers

Moriah M. Mueller, RochesterSocial WorkAdvisor: Dr. Nancy Fitzsimons

Christopher L. Olson, Albert LeaSocial WorkAdvisor: Dr. David Beimers

Michelle O. Olund-Youngberg, North Mankato

Social WorkAdvisor: Dr. Nancy Fitzsimons

Roxanne M. Paulson, RochesterSocial WorkAdvisor: Dr. Kimberly Zammitt

Michelle A. Remold, FaribaultSocial WorkAdvisor: Dr. Kimberly Zammitt Brittany A. Roulette, RochesterSocial WorkAdvisor: Dr. Kimberly Zammitt

Samantha N. Schafer, Saint Louis ParkSocial WorkAdvisor: Dr. Ross Aalgaard

Anne M. Schuelke, LafayetteSocial WorkAdvisor: Dr. Ross Aalgaard

Jamie M. Schuller, JanesvilleSocial WorkAdvisor: Dr. Ross Aalgaard

Paula J. Skala, Bancroft, IowaSocial WorkAdvisor: Dr. Nancy Fitzsimons McKenzie A. Sohre, Good ThunderSocial WorkAdvisor: Dr. David Beimers Hannah M. Twedt, FrostSocial WorkAdvisor: Jennifer Andrashko

Kimberly K. Wallgren, Saint PeterSocial WorkAdvisor: Dr. Kimberly Zammitt

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College of Allied Health and NursingThe candidates will be presented by Kristine Retherford, Dean.

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Megan K. Allen, Family Consumer Science

Cody E. Benschoter, Rec, Parks & Leisure Services

Rachel V. Carlson, NursingJessica M. Christensen Buck, Rec,

Parks & Leisure ServicesSamantha R. Delzotto, Exercise ScienceKailee R. Heltemes, Family Consumer

Science EducationJessica Hultgren, NursingShelby T. James-Beneke, NursingGina M. Jensen, NursingAlana M. Kliegl, NursingAnna Koenecke, Recreation, Parks &

Leisure ServicesElizabeth R. Kuehne, NursingChelsea J. Leafgreen, NursingSamantha R. Lindquist, NursingTrisha M. Maust, Family Consumer

ScienceClara M. Rathke, Community HealthElizabeth A. Roushar, NursingMegan E. Schmidt, NursingJosalynn M. Scott, NursingAudree M. Temple, NursingClay K. Tucker, Exercise ScienceKathryn L. Warren, NursingKatie A. Weierke, Family Consumer

Science

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Molly E. Ambrose, Rec, Parks & Leisure Services

Joanna M. Atha, Dental HygieneJacob D. Averbeck, Sport ManagementValentina A. Bey, NursingSarah A. Birkelo, NursingJessica M. Bode, Rec, Parks & Leisure

ServicesAlecia M. Bohnsack, Family Consumer

ScienceAmy E. Borchardt, Family Consumer

Science Education

Karissa K. Borchardt, NursingEmily E. Bransky, Exercise ScienceMadelyn M. Brown, Sport ManagementSharon M. Chatleain, Community HealthAlyssa C. Clubb, Rec, Parks & Leisure

ServicesKati M. Davis, NursingKelly G. Diggan, Family Consumer

ScienceChelsea Dorval, Sport ManagementLauren M. Fassbender, Dental HygieneErin E. Fautsch, Rec, Parks & Leisure

ServicesJessica A. Filzen-Boelter, NursingShelby B. Forst, NursingMorgan G. Frandle, Family Consumer

Science EducationSarah E. Giese, Sport ManagementChantel L. Givens, NursingBrennen R. Godeen, Exercise ScienceLacey L. Hagen, Alcohol & Drug StudiesChristie M. Hendel, NursingLuke K. Holt, Health & Physical EducationMegan E. Holt, Rec, Parks & Leisure

ServicesMolly L. Horning, Community HealthMeghan E. Kaveney, Family Consumer

ScienceTori A. King, Exercise ScienceThomas G. Klaphake, NursingAshley M. Klein, NursingJodi E. Kmett, NursingCara J. Knish, NursingTara L. Langmade, NursingSarah M. Lawson, Rec, Parks & Leisure

ServicesShin Eui Lee, NursingCarolyn M. Lovegren, Community HealthBrandi J. Maki, NursingChelsey J. Mandelkow,

Communication DisordersMadeline J. Martinson, NursingAndrea J. Meier, NursingKristin E. Nassen, Exercise ScienceDalton L. Nesset, Community HealthEmily E. Nibbe, Family Consumer

Science

Breeahna M. Ninneman, Family Consumer Science

Angela A. Patterson, NursingElizabeth M. Peterson, Dental HygieneKayla A. Pinc, NursingVioletta I. Plastun, NursingAlex M. Rayman, Exercise ScienceJamie T. Read, Family Consumer

ScienceKimberly M. Renner Bielawski, NursingAshley M. Robertson, Alcohol & Drug

StudiesJohn Rutherford, Dental Hygiene Shelby K. Sechena, NursingCourtney G. Simonette, Alcohol &

Drug StudiesCourtney G. Simonette, Community

HealthMilena B. Sivertson, NursingBriana J. Spicer, Rec, Parks & Leisure

ServicesKenneth B. Spielman, NursingKaitlyn R. Sturdy, Rec, Parks & Leisure

ServicesNao Takahashi, Sport ManagementDevyn A. Tatum, NursingTuyen K. Tran, Dental HygieneMyra Weikleenget, NursingAbby Westphal, NursingAshley S. Wiggert, NursingKailyn R. Wigham, NursingTiffany J. Woelber, NursingAmanda J. Zupfer, Community Health

CUM LAUDE

Michelle R. Asmus, NursingJayme M. Balko, Community HealthNicholas A. Baum, Rec, Parks &

Leisure ServicesMarissa L. Bowman, Community HealthJamie L. Brandt, NursingJoDean L. Bruess, NursingMarissa N. Carnevale, NursingHailey L. Champa, NursingLauren E. Deans, Exercise ScienceTaylor J. Doyle, Nursing

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Elissa L. Drescher, NursingGabriell A. Edel, Rec, Parks & Leisure

ServicesTheresa A. Eggleston, Exercise ScienceEleanor L. Elchert, Sport ManagementAbbey M. Erlanson, Family Consumer

ScienceHannah M. Eustice, Family Consumer

ScienceMaria F. Garcia, NursingKelsey L. Gibson, NursingIlda Gonzalez, NursingMelissa J. Gunther, Dental HygieneGeena G. Hardie, Rec, Parks &

Leisure ServicesMadeline M. Hauble, Rec, Parks &

Leisure ServicesGina M. Hauge, Rec, Parks & Leisure

ServicesJoshua L. Henderson, Exercise ScienceKaitlin E. Holznagel, Rec, Parks &

Leisure ServicesMadeline M. Johnson, Exercise ScienceMatthew K. Johnson, Community Health

Megan E. Kiehne, Communication Disorders

Lindsey N. Lahr, Family Consumer Science

Rebecca R. Lindstrom, NursingAdam J. Loisel, Alcohol & Drug StudiesChase J. Lonetti, Rec, Parks & Leisure

ServicesNicole Luppino, Rec, Parks & Leisure

ServicesMegan E. Matthews, NursingBreanna L. Morries, Exercise ScienceKhongtxuj Moua, Exercise SciencePa Zao Moua, Family Consumer ScienceManna M. Muroya, NursingElizabeth E. Murphy, Communication

DisordersKathryn A. Murphy, Rec, Parks &

Leisure ServicesTaylor M. Naatz, Rec, Parks & Leisure

ServicesTori J. Narum, Dental HygieneHamdi M. Omar, Nursing

Emily M. Otto, Community HealthMikayla E. Paulson, Exercise ScienceHanna E. Peterson, NursingPeter J. Piotrowski, Exercise ScienceEmily E. Schmidt, Rec, Parks & Leisure

ServicesKatherine M. Schroeder, Community

HealthJessica J. Schug, NursingCherie J. Sickmann, Communication

DisordersSamuel L. Sloan, Rec, Parks & Leisure

ServicesNicole L. Stommes, NursingChristina A. Sunderman, NursingAshley J. Timm, Exercise ScienceMegan J. Voss, Recreation, Parks &

Leisure ServicesJoshua R. Wenzel, Exercise ScienceOlivia A. Wolbert, Sport ManagementEmma E. Woodruff, Family Consumer

ScienceJaylnn R. Yonker, Community Health

D d DEPARTMENT OF DENTAL HYGIENEProfessor Angela Monson,Chairperson

Joanna M. Atha, BS, Monroe, North Carolina

Katie L. Breemeersch, BS, ProctorLauren M. Fassbender, BS, Brookfield,

WisconsinBreanna J. Foster, BS, MinnetonkaJenna L. Fuller, BS, Wasilla, AlaskaJennifer L. Gau, BS, Bellflower, CaliforniaNicole A. Gresczyk, BS, OakdaleMelissa J. Gunther, BS, Barron,

WisconsinWendy D. Hageman, BS, Windsor,

CaliforniaAshli E. McNallan, BS, WabashaTori J. Narum, BS, AdaElizabeth M. Peterson, BS, RosevilleNicole Pfingsten, BS, Pollock Pines,

CaliforniaMichele L. Propes, BS, Loveland,

ColoradoGwen M. Russell, BS, Redwood FallsJohn Rutherford, BS, Topeka, KansasDenise J. Sieg, BS, Santa Rosa,

CaliforniaKathleen C. Smith, BS, Johnstown,

ColoradoLoRel N. Steffl, BS, Worthington

Tuyen K. Tran, BS, VietnamLauren M. Villalobos, BS, Gardner