2025 Fall Commencement

Order of Ceremony

Opening Remarks

Undergraduate Speaker – Selby Falzone

Graduate Speaker – Brianna Locante

Remarks to Graduates – Dean Lori L. Popejoy

Presentation of Diplomas

Honors & Awards Recognition

Conferring of Degrees

Closing

Students at Commencement


Baccalaureate Students
with Latin Honors

Nicklaus Brinkley

Ryan Brunette

Emma Ek

Paige Huck

Olivia Kramer

Annica Luebbering

Ana Meyers

Abigail Moore

Shelby Redecker

Ella Stopka

Selby Falzone

Lydia Fox

Alexandra Johnson

Lindsay Laughlin

Carolyn Lindgren

Kendall Nerney

Annika Schulstrom

Allison Trosky

Adelyn Amor

Kimberly Arodi

Madelynne Ashlock

Grayson Barnes

Miranda Blatt

Haley Booth

Anastyn Curry

Mallory Daniel

Adrienne Dubbs

Jillian Foley

Brooke Gangel

Ethan Goetting

Allison Haslag

Mary Hope

Kane Kruse

Krista Kuhn

Anna McLaughlin

Emma Orth

Taylor Quilty

Carli Ramella

Virginia Seabrook

Sherrin Senoga

Olivia Skipworth

Landry Thompson

Logan Westmoreland



Honors, Scholars and Affiliations

Morgan Berkley

Nick Brinkley

Ryan Brunette

Lily Foster

Emmie Hope

Krista Kuhn

Anna Mclaughlin

Ana Meyers

Annika Schulstrom

Ella Stopka (Watson)

Landry Thompson

Allison Trosky

Nicklaus Brinkley

Ryan Brunette

Mary Hope

Kane Kruse

Anna McLaughlin

Ana Meyers

Annika Schulstrom

Ella Stopka

Landry Thompson

Allison Trosky

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE

Haley Booth
Nicklaus Brinkley
Selby Falzone
Lydia Fox
Ethan Goetting
Olivia Kramer
Ana Meyers
Shelby Redecker
Ella Stopka
Allison Trosky
Logan Westmoreland

GRADUATE DEGREE

Evangelyn Arinze
Jiyoung (Christine) Jang
Kelley Kaiser



Undergraduate Degrees

Teagan Adams

Adelyn Amor

Kimberly Arodi

Madelynne Ashlock

Kora Bain

Ava Baker

Grayson Barnes

Sydney Bauer

Madeline Beetham

Grace Benton

Morgan Berkley

Miranda Blatt

Haley Booth

Mary Brasser

Nicklaus Brinkley

Ryan Brunette

Grace Charlton

Carson Croasdale

Anastyn Curry

Mallory Daniel

Adrienne Dubbs

Elizabeth Edmiston

Emma Ek

Selby Falzone

Hannah Feeney

Jillian Foley

Lily Foster

Lydia Fox

Brooke Gangel

Grace Gebhart

Kayla Gibson

Ethan Goetting

Allison Grisham

Emma Guenther

Emma Hankins

Allison Haslag

Dylann Henley

Mary Hope

Paige Huck

Lillian Huss

Brooke Jackson

Alexandra Johnson

Olivia Kramer

Kane Kruse

Krista Kuhn

Lindsay Laughlin

Carolyn Lindgren

Sadie Lobrano

Annica Luebbering

Emily Majors

Allisyn Mayer

Anna McLaughlin

Ana Meyers

Abigail Moore

Ryan Myers

Kendall Nerney

Halei Nesbitt

Alvira Nishat

Emma Orth

Payton Padilla

Anne Polansky

Maecynn Poston

Taylor Quilty

Carli Ramella

Cassidy Ramirez

Shelby Redecker

Kathryn Redlinger

India Reed

Shelby Renner

Lauren Ringgenberg

Sydney Romanowicz

Madeline Sawyer

Annika Schulstrom

Virginia Seabrook

Sherrin Senoga

Olivia Skipworth

Emma Skouby

Olivia Sloan

Jordanne Steuck

Ella Stopka

Landry Thompson

Sheyanne Tipsord

Allison Trosky

Kylie Turner

Logan Westmoreland

Elsa Wollet

Khalid Yusuf

Mia Cherrito

Kinady Fischer

Christine Anderson

Jessica Bennett

Dominique Cartee

Samantha Garman

August Hayhurst

Madisyn Hood

Melody Huff

Coryne Johnson

Shayleea McLaughlin

Kaysha Ritchie

Becca Scharfenberg

Gracie Schultz



Graduate Degrees

Lacey Pruitt

Maria Adah

Caleb Coulter

Kelley Kaiser

Kristina Lee

Melissa Mahurin

Ashley Martin (Reed)

Jennifer McCullough

Sara Mount

Shenghua Sinkler

Antonio Thomas

Courtney Wood

Brandon Abel

Kimberly Amaonye

Evangelyn Arinze

Yvette Baffour

Casandra Crow-Vistine (Gaulding)

Juanita Cruz

Kayla Francis

Traci Grove

Michelle Huntebrinker Clark

Jiyoung (Christine) Jang

Charlsie Johnson-Wilson

Clarissa Kopp

Alex Langenhorst

Anna Langworthy (Smith)

Brianna Locante

Emily Maupin (Vogel)

Paul Orji

Elisabeth Pauley

Hayley Petrie (Krebs)

Fisher Wadlow

Jennifer Jacob-Freese

Jennifer Babka

Tywana Lawson

Ashley Woods



DNP Scholarly Projects

  • Dr. Brandon Abel
    Enhancing Stroke Identification Accuracy Through Rural Mobile Simulation-Based
  • Dr. Kimberly Amaonye
    An Educational Intervention to Improve Diagnostic Accuracy and Self-Efficacy of Dermatologic Conditions in Skin of Color
  • Dr. Evangelyn Arinze
    Evaluation of Standardized Charge Nurse Orientation
  • Dr. Yvette Baffour
    Nursing Education To Reduce Pediatric Enteral Tube Dislodgment and Mitigate Care
  • Dr. Casandra Crow-Vistine (Gaulding)
    Improving Veteran Satisfaction in Outpatient Mental Health
  • Dr. Juanita Cruz
    Discharge Planning Tool
  • Dr. Kayla Francis
    Evaluation of Diabetes-Related Distress with Patients in a Rural Primary Care Clinic  
  • Dr. Traci Grove
    Improving Infection Prevention Knowledge Among BSN Nursing Students: A Multimodality Simulation Boot Camp Program
  • Dr. Michelle Huntebrinker Clark
    Improving the Quality of Bowel Preparation for Patients Undergoing a Colonoscopy
  • Dr. Jiyoung (Christine) Jang
    Addressing Nursing Incivility: A Faculty Development Initiative
  • Dr. Charlsie Johnson-Wilson
    Improving Health Outcome Through Records Review of Frequency, of Abnormal Involuntary Movement (AIMS) Screening for Tardive Dyskinesia in a Large Hospital
  • Dr. Clarissa Kopp
    Records Review of Frequency, of Abnormal
  • Dr. Alex Langenhorst
    Involuntary Movement (AIMS) Screening
  • Dr. Anna Langworthy (Smith)
    For Tardive Dyskinesia in a Large Hospital
  • Dr. Brianna Locante
    Setting: A Quality Improvement Project
  • Dr. Emily Maupin
    Heart & Mind: Delirium Prevention in the Cardiac Intensive Care
  • Dr. Paul Orji
    Improving Nurses’ Knowledge of Depression Screening of Autistic Individuals
  • Dr. Elisabeth Pauley
    Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Through Implementation of Central Line Maintenance Bundle
  • Dr. Hayley Petrie (Krebs)
    Mental Health Stigma Reduction Targeted Education in School Settings
  • Dr. Fisher Wadlow
    Diabetic Education for Rural Healthcare Providers
  • Dr. Jennifer Jacob-Free
    Preoperative Bathing Compliance for Pediatric Patients Experiencing Delayed Sternal Closure

PhD Dissertations

  • Dr. Jennifer Babka
    Animal-Assisted Interventions For Dementia In The Outpatient Clinic Setting: A Feasiblity Study
  • Dr. Tywana Lawson
    Exploring Differences in Novice Nurses’ Perceptions When Communicating With Physicians Based on Communication Apprehension and Race
  • Dr. Ashley Woods
    Exploring Pain Assessment and Management Experiences in Recently Hospitalized Minoritized Older Adults: A Qualitative Study