Order of Ceremony
Opening Remarks
Undergraduate Speaker – Irena Malek
Graduate Speaker – Takara Schomberg
Remarks to Graduates – Dean Lori L. Popejoy
Presentation of Diplomas
Honors & Awards Recognition
Conferring of Degrees
Closing
Baccalaureate Students
with Latin Honors
Grace Edwards
Allison Flatt
Anna Speichinger
Hannah Vrba
Sigourney Anderson
Kharis Andrews
Claire Barnhart
Avery Beitzinger
Ella Cleppe
Emma Griffeth
Madeline Hennessey
Claudia Lehman
Haley Mansfield
Nailah Owusu
Lindsey Sebesta
Lauren Sirtak
Sidney Timms
Avery Vance
Gianna Annella
Elliana Bednarz
Kamryn Bell
Jessica Bennett
Lily Brengarth
Trista Cella
Audrey Dugan
Josephine Ferrario
Teagan Fischbach
Grace Fischer
Emma Rose Foster
Lauren Galey
Allisyn Kirchgessner
Samara Lewis
Hannah Luetkemeyer
Irena Malek
Caitlyn Malz
Chrystal Nguyen
Olivia Pinzke
Schuyler Podolski
Mary Rocco
Eugenia Rodriguez Savage
Ann Rose
Lauren Shear
Atlas Stallings
Emma Tucker
Gabriel Turner
William Wappler
Katherine Williams
Honors, Scholars and Affiliations
Kharis Andrews
Elliana Bednarz
Avery Beitzinger
Madison Ewens
Teagan Fischbach
Claudia Lehman
Samara Lewis
Lauren Peters
Eugenia Rodriguez Savage
Ann Rose
Lindsey Sebesta
Anna Speichinger
Atlas Stallings
Emma Tucker
Elaina Twenter
Avery Vance
Hannah Vrba
William Wappler
Madison Ewens
Allisyn Kirchgessner
Nailah Owusu
Emma Renz
Mary Kate Rocco
Jasmin Rodriguez Salas
Laure Sirtak
Elaina Twenter
Kharis Andrews
Claire Barnhart
Elliana Bednarz
Avery Beitzinger
Ali’ya Buchanan
Audrey Dugan
Madison Ewens
Teagan Fischbach
Claudia Lehman
Samara Lewis
Lauren Peters
Eugenia Rodriguez Savage
Ann Rose
Lindsey Sebesta
Anna Speichinger
Atlas Stallings
Sidney Timms
Emma Tucker
Avery Vance
Hannah Vrba
William Wappler
Sina Aiono
Kharis Andrews
Claire Barnhart
Elliana Bednarz
Avery Beitzinger
Danielle Bertram (Lautenbach)
Pamelia Bertrand
Lily Brengarth
Allison Buschmann
Ella Cleppe
Miriam Denton
Grace Edwards
Alexis Egeberg
Rebecca Gray
Emma Griffeth
Victoria Haubrich
Erin Jones
Claudia Lehman
James Lowell
Irena Malek
Caitlyn Malz
Haley Mansfield
Emily Naumann
Chrystal Nguyen
Meghan Phifer
Schuyler Podolski
Maegan Reid (Decker)
Mary Rocco
Elizabeth Rolwing
Emma Rose Foster
Johanna Ruble
Takara Schomberg
Lindsey Sebesta
Lauren Shear
Anna Speichinger
Paige Steiner
Emma Tucker
Hannah Vrba
Katherine Williams
Undergraduate Degrees
Catherine Anderson
Sigourney Anderson
Kharis Andrews
Gianna Annella
Kaitlyn Ardini
Kora Bain
Claire Barnhart
Joshua Bartgis
Elliana Bednarz
Avery Beitzinger
Kamryn Bell
Jessica Bennett
Natalie Bennett
Kayla Blanche-Relerford
Lily Brengarth
Ali’ya Buchanan
Allison Buschmann
Trista Cella
Ella Cleppe
Evan Colench
Addison Conrad
Kaitlyn Conway
Sophia Crecelius
Mackenzie Davis
Paige Davis
Miriam Denton
Olivia Dilley
Angel-Frenessy Dominguez
Adalyn Dudding
Audrey Dugan
Grace Edwards
Alexis Egeberg
Madison Ewens
Daniel Feldmann
Josephine Ferrario
Jenna Fetters
Teagan Fischbach
Grace Fischer
Madison Fischer
Allison Flatt
Emma Rose Foster
Lauren Galey
Cienna Gehrke
Emma Griffeth
Najma Hassan
Alexis Haston
Madeline Hennessey
Kayla Hiatt
Reese Hill
Katharine Hoover
Sabrina Huddleston
Carlisa Jones
Sierra Kersten
Allisyn Kirchgessner
Claudia Lehman
Samara Lewis
Hannah Luetkemeyer
Irena Malek
Caitlyn Malz
Haley Mansfield
Amina Massey
Samara McClendon
Julian McKoy
Raelee Mylott
Natalie Nagy
Chrystal Nguyen
Isaac Nickens
Nailah Owusu
Lauren Peters
Olivia Pinzke
Schuyler Podolski
Hannah Powell
Emma Renz
Mary Rocco
Jasmin Rodriguez Salas
Eugenia Rodriguez Savage
Ann Rose
Lindsey Sebesta
Lauren Shear
Lauren Sirtak
Sophia Smola
Anna Speichinger
Mia Spellman
Atlas Stallings
Mia Stukel
Juliette Talley
Sidney Timms
Danecia Trusty
Emma Tucker
Gabriel Turner
Elaina Twenter
Avery Vance
Aaron Volk
Hannah Vrba
William Wappler
Katherine Williams
Jessica Bennet
Haylee Berve
Kirsten Chapman
Joe Crain
Nichole Cramer
Lana Davis
Miriam Denton
Parker Dimond
Yue Du
Elizabeth Dunn
Maggie Fennewald
Debbie Freemantle
Susana Gonzalez
Ashley Gunn
Riley Hale
Jada Henry
Melody Huff
Jen, Jennifer Jones
Rupa Kumari
Hunter Miesner
Rachel Neale
Braden Orscheln
Paige Randolph
Lesly Reyes Lopez
Marissa Ruppel
Hannah Scheperle
Chelsea Strope
Melissa Tabor
Gabe Turner
Megan Weiss
Graduate Degrees
Danielle Bertram (Lautenbach)
Ashley Best
Arianna Bracey
Tarrah Brock
Chelsea Brunzie (Williams)
Abigail Dauma (Jurgeson)
Matthew Dean
Mohamed Elgarably
Ezra Fagbemi
Mallory Foley (Hardcastle)
Brandon Gilliam
Kristin Gleeson (Baker)
Elizabeth Hinojosa
Donnetta House
Erin Jones
James Jouret
Nia Kline
Alyssa Laughlin (Shoemaker)
Bilisuma Legese
Angela Linder (Bunge)
Erin Locke (Campbell)
James Lowell
McCall Lutmer
Tracey Mamerow
Margarita Markosyan
Kaitlyn Matthews
Emily Naumann
Kristin Parker
Nicole Pasquali
Megan Pedrotty (Alvis)
Julia Peiffer
Meghan Phifer
Anne Pourney (DeGreef)
Maegan Reid (Decker)
Zachary Roark
Katrina Schache (Fannin)
Rebekah Shaffer
Alexandra Siemens
Grace Sparks
Paige Steiner
Meka Stephens
Jill Tebbenkamp
Karly Thomas (Miller)
Jessica Tompkins
Abigail Weber (Gruendler)
Sethariah Windsor
Oluyinka Adeyemi
Sina Aiono
Natalie Babb (Cibulka)
Olga Bali
Taylor Berry
Casey Caddell
Samantha Donelson (Loman)
Lindsey Emrich (Hodge)
MacKenzie Evans
Gretchen Fink
Jennifer Franklin (Horstmeyer)
Eddaliss Gonzalez-Ruiz
Rebecca Gray
Victoria Haubrich
Alyson Hill (Coder)
Sarah Hollenberg (Meeks)
Jennifer Jacob-Freese
Cassie Lamp
Laura McManemy
Laura Nold
Lauren Petryshyn
Elizabeth Rolwing
Johanna Ruble
Kadie Showalter
Jacob Sibe Pegou
Monica Spintman (Ludwin)
Amy Stone
Meredith Stratmann
Daniel Vice
Pamelia Bertrand
Takara Schomberg
DNP Scholarly Projects
Dr. Oluyinka Adeyemi
Efficacy of Combined Pharmacology and Psychotherapy in Treating Depression
Dr. Sina Aiono
Evaluation of Safewards Interventions for Safetynet Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Units
Dr. Natalie Babb (Cibulka)
Evaluation of an Outpatient Screening Tool in the Prevention of Hypoglycemic Events in the Diabetic Patient
Dr. Olga Bali
Improving Depression Knowledge and Treatment Adherence
Dr. Taylor Berry
Implementing ACE Screening and Education in an Outpatient Mental Health Setting
Dr. Casey Caddell
Utilizing Bedside Ultrasounds for Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Placement & Positioning in a Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Dr. Samantha Donelson (Loman)
Effectveness of Mindfulness on Stress Levels of Nurses on the Cardiovascular Service Line at University of Missouri Hospital
Dr. Lindsey Emrich (Hodge)
Creating a Pathway for Oncology Patients to Receive Palliative Care
Dr. MacKenzie Evans
Improving Students’ Nutritional Knowledge
Dr. Gretchen Fink
Improving Nursing Efficiency and Patient Stability: A Quality Improvement Project Comparing Long-Acting Injectables and Oral Anti-Psychotics in Long-Term Psychiatric Care
Dr. Jennifer Franklin (Horstmeyer)
Optimizing Asthma Referral Rates Through Targeted School-Based Screening
Dr. Eddaliss Gonzalez-Ruiz
Expanding Fall Reporting Requirements in VHA
Dr. Rebecca Gray
Evaluation of Intimate Partner Violence Screening in the Ambulatory Setting
Dr. Victoria Haubrich
Screening for Postpartum Depression in Mothers of 2-Week-Old Infants in the Outpatient Pediactric Clinic
Dr. Alyson Hill (Coder)
Preparing Students for Interprofessional Practice through Simulation
Dr. Sarah Hollenberg (Meeks)
Employee Recognition to Decrease Employee Intent to Leave
Dr. Jennifer Jacob-Freese
Day of Surgery Bathing Timeliness for Pediatric Patients Experiencing Delayed Sternal Closure
Dr. Cassie Lamp
Implementation of a Comprehensive Training Program for Sterile Processing Services
Dr. Laura McManemy
Improving Provider Handoff in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Dr. Laura Nold
Enhancing Ethics Education in Nursing Students: A Quality Improvement Project
Dr. Lauren Petryshyn
Effectiveness of Various Treatment Methods for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Dr. Elizabeth Rolwing
Evaluating the Impact of a Resiliency Program on Nursing Student Anxiety: A Quality Improvement Project
Dr. Johanna Ruble
Improving Sepsis Protocol Adherence for Emergency Room Nurses: A Quality Improvement Project
Dr. Kadie Showalter
Evaluation of Nurse Leader Self-Care Pilot Program
Dr. Jacob Sibe Pegou
Comparative Impact of Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Training on Restraint Use at Ascension St. John Main Hospital’s Medical Surgical Acute Care
Dr. Monica Spintman (Ludwin)
Increasing Provider Nutrition Knowledge and Confidence through an Educational Intervention
Dr. Amy Stone
Implementing the Tiger Five Initiative: A Quality Improvement Project
Dr. Meredith Stratmann
Improving Nutrition in African American Patients with End Stage Renal Disease
Dr. Daniel Vice
Empowering Behavioral Health Providers With 4-7-8 Breathing: A Brief Educational Intervention
PhD Dissertations
Dr. Pamelia Bertrand
Sustaining Healthcare Workforce Peer Support Programs: Front-Line Peer Supporter Perspectives
Dr. Takara Schomberg
Rurality Matters: Exploring Nurse Suicide in Rural and Urban Populations Using National Violent Death Reporting System Data