2024 Fall Commencement

Order of Ceremony

Opening Remarks

Presentation of Diplomas

Honors & Awards Recognition

Conferring of Degrees

Closing Remarks



Baccalaureate Students
with Latin Honors

Brooke Bates

Grace Cox

Olivia Doolittle

Anna Ford

Skylar Headrick

Hannah McCracken

Emma Morrow

Kierstin Nichols

Elise Niere

Katie Pieper

Riley Quinn

Rachel Rosacker

Hannah Schweikert

Amelia Seiz

Malia Stoneman

Abby Banister

Natalie Barclay

Leah Barnes

Grace Bishop

Grace Brownfield

Samantha Chapman

Kylee Degen

Joseline Gonzales Padilla

Claire Koenigsfeld

Anna Michel

Meg Rubino

Malachi Schierling

Abby Springer

Julia Barth

Brooke Beczkala

Addie Black

Megan Breese

Alyssa Dufault

Savannah Eisman

Maddie Fischer

Morgan Fischer

Lucie Garza

Jenna Griffith

Kinzy Hale

Molly Halverson

Emma Heskett

Rylee Ingram

Audrey Lampe

Gianna Malek

Ethan McCrary

Maia McCrary

Jakob McKee

Brian Mokua

Max Oscarson

Annika Owens

Avery Peach

Maddi Phillips

Jake Powers

Morgan Rahn

Elise Roettger

Libby Schultz

Emily Scott

Sarah Silvernail

Adelle Simmons

Andrea Skaggs

Mia Staehling

Connor Surtin

Teresa Voss

Cassie Wilbanks



Honors, Scholars and Affiliations

Claire Koenigsfeld 

Hannah McCracken 

Emma Morrow 

Kierstin Nichols 

Morgan Rahn 

Megan Rahn 

Rachel Rosacker 

Amelia Seiz 

Malia Stoneman 

Connor Surtin 

Grace Brownfield

Grace Cox

Maddie Fischer

Morgan Fischer

Megan Garazin

Lucie Garza

Claire Koenigsfeld

Hannah McCracken

Emma Morrow

Kierstin Nichols

Morgan Rahn

Megan Rahn

Rachel Rosacker

Meg Rubino

Amelia Seiz

Adelle Simmons

Malia Stoneman

Connor Surtin

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE

Emma Morrow

Claire Koenigsfeld

Rachel Rosacker

Amelia Seiz

Alyssa Dufault

Kinzy Hale

Leah Barnes

Kylee Degen

Abby Springer

Ashleigh Gifford

GRADUATE DEGREE

Antionette Brown

Emily Calabretta

Daphne Chakurian

Kelsey Day

Bailey Dent

Haley Hallford

Kim Jackson

Nicole Schnakenberg

Elysha Walters

Emma Morrow

Avery Peach



Undergraduate Degrees

LaKenzie Bailey-House

Abby Banister

Natalie Barclay

Leah Barnes

Julia Barth

Hannah Basile

Brooke Bates

Brooke Beczkala

Sarah Birkenmeyer

Christian Birtell

Grace Bishop

Shae Boatman

Megan Breese

Grace Brownfield

Samantha Chapman

Grace Cox

Mary Cummins

Kylee Degen

Olivia Doolittle

Alyssa Dufault

Savannah Eisman

Maddie Fischer

Morgan Fischer

Carly Fisher

Madison Foelsch

Megan Garazin

Lucie Garza

Ashleigh Gifford

Millie Gough

Essence Green

Jenna Griffith

Kinzy Hale

Molly Halverson

Morgan Hammer

Lexie Hayes

Skylar Headrick

Tilson Herz

Emma Heskett

Amber Hueste

Rylee Ingram

Kierstin Jones

Jackson Kite

Claire Koenigsfeld

Audrey Lampe

Ivy Lepage

Vy Luong

Gianna Malek

Hannah McCracken

Jakob McKee

Anna Michel

Brian Mokua

Emma Morrow

Matty Murawski

Mike Neill

Kierstin Nichols

Elise Niere

Max Oscarson

Annika Owens

Debora Paez Perez

Jaia Parrish

Avery Peach

Maddi Phillips

Katie Pieper

Jake Powers

Riley Quinn

Morgan Rahn

Megan Rahn

Reagan Richards

Grace Richardson

Elise Roettger

Rachel Rosacker

Meg Rubino

Kate Ryan

Abbie Salzstein

Libby Schultz

Emily Scott

Garrett Seal

Amelia Seiz

Riley Selby

Sarah Silvernail

Adelle Simmons

Julia Spalding

Abby Springer

Mia Staehling

Rylee Stone

Malia Stoneman

Connor Surtin

Kariona Thompson

Teresa Voss

Carter  Green

Addie Black

Delanie Brown

Lindsi Burden

Rileigh Eberhardt

Fletcher Nichole

Ford Anna

Joseline Gonzales Padilla

Kaiser Kane

Maia McCrary

McCrary Ethan

Malachi Schierling

Hannah Schweikert

Skaggs Andrea

Torres Michael

Cassie Wilbanks



Graduate Degrees

Latisha Acklin

Kennedi Barker

Casey Cooper

Stephenson Crain

Kelly Crain (Goebel)

Bailey Dent

Heather Evans

Destin Finnegan (Barker)

Jennifer Gerling

Madeline Goering

Joy Goodie

Daniel Green

Haley Hallford

Elizabeth Hammond

Marley Jackson

Dwight Jones

Meghan Elizabeth Klaas

Andrea Kuthe

McKenna Madche

Cynthia Onyewuche

Jacob  Pegou

Miriam Perel

Nicole Schnakenberg

Drew Thurman

Buffie Vicars

Dr. Morteza Amini

Dr. Angie Black

Dr.Antionette Brown

Dr. Emily Calabretta

Dr. Jessica Casey

Dr. Kelsey Day

Dr. Baffour Gyamfi

Dr. Michele Herndon

Dr. Tara Hertweck

Dr. Garland Hummel

Dr. Goodluck Okereke

Dr. Stacy Skeens

Dr. Kathryn Vestal

Dr. Elysha Walters

Dr. Daphne Chakurian

Dr. Elizabeth Doss

Dr. Matthew Farmer

Dr. Kim Jackson



DNP Scholarly Projects

  • Dr. Morteza Amini
    Nurse-Led Patient Education to Reduce Hospital Readmission
  • Dr. Angie Black
    Evaluation of Asthma Best Practices on Outcomes and Revenue in Urban School Health
  • Dr. Antionette Brown
    Improving Delirium Management in Hospitalized Elderly Patients
  • Dr. Emily Calabretta
    Increasing Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination Rates Through a Provider Education Program: A Quality Improvement Project
  • Dr. Jessica Casey
    Impact of Mental Health Referrals On HIV Care Outcomes
  • Dr. Kelsey Day
    Nursing Students’ Self-Efficacy in Caring for Gender-Diverse Patients
  • Dr. Baffour Gyamfi
    Educational Intervention for Staff on the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Patients Taking Second-Generation Antipsychotics
  • Dr. Michele Herndon
    Faculty Wellness
  • Dr. Tara Hertweck
    Evaluation Of A Large, Community-Based Hospital’s Failure Program- Medication Management Upon Inpatient Discharge With Patient’s Who Possess A Reduced Ejection Fraction
  • Dr. Garland Hummel
    A Yoga Based Intervention For ICU Nurse Burnout
  • Dr. Goodluck Okereke
    Implementation Of A Triage Standing Order In An Emergency Department
  • Dr. Stacy Skeens
    Enhancing Bedside Shift Report with Safety Checks to Reduce Falls
  • Dr. Kathryn Vestal
    Improving Pediatric Primary Care Provider Adherence to Asthma Guidelines: A Quality Improvement Project
  • Dr. Elysha Walters
    Utilizing An Interdisciplinary Team Approach For Managing Diabetes Mellitus Of The Uninsured: A Program Review

PhD Dissertations

  • Dr. Daphne Chakurian
    Coping with Social Stigma: Correlates and Predictors of Loneliness in Family Caregivers of Autistic Adults
  • Dr. Elizabeth Doss
    Family Impacts of Diabetic Extremity Wounds: A Qualitative Case Study
  • Dr. Matthew Farmer
    The Relationship Between Internet Adoption and Diabetes Prevalence in U.S. Counties
  • Dr. Kim Jackson
    Experiences Of Emergency Triage Nurses And Evidence Of Bias