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The President, the Board of Trustees, and the Faculty of Taylor University extend greetings to the families and friends of the graduates who share in these days of celebration and wish the graduates God’s richest blessings.
Nine thirty in the morning
Saturday, the twenty-fourth of May,
Two thousand and twenty-five
Throughout the years at Taylor University, Commencement has served three primary purposes: to honor God; to recognize the accomplishments of our graduates, their families, and the faculty members who have impacted their lives; and to celebrate the rich legacy of Christ-centered academic excellence. The Latin phrase, Soli Deo Gloria! (Glory to God Alone!), is used during the conferral of degrees to recognize that the ultimate author and finisher of truth, knowledge, and faith is God.
Taylor University’s graduating Class of 2025 consists of 405 graduates: 220 women and 185 men. Of these graduates, 21 are candidates for a Master of Arts degree; 180 are candidates for a Bachelor of Arts degree; 188 are candidates for a Bachelor of Science degree; three are candidates for a Bachelor of Music degree; 13 are candidates for a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Also, 34 Bachelor degree recipients are completing the requirements for at least two majors.
Apart from representing 27 states in the United States, our graduates also represent 18 additional countries – Bahamas, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Germany, Ghana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Korea, and Zimbabwe.
The graduates of the class of 2025 will join 27,198 previous graduates of Taylor University.
Two-hundred forty-eight Baccalaureate degree recipients have earned Commencement honors and will wear gold tassels, cords, or stoles at Commencement. Of these students, 82 have attained summa cum laude honors, 104 have achieved magna cum laude honors, and 62 have earned cum laude honors. Eighteen undergraduates are anticipated to graduate with a perfect 4.0 grade point average during their years at Taylor: Mary Jensen Abrell, Morgan Elizabeth Back, Riley Emma Britt, Faith Abigail Sai Conover, Nichole Elise DeBruin, Daniela Quynh Gavilanez, Hannah Grace Harvey, Drew James Loy, Kenedy Charlene Manuel, Abigail Joy Mays, Shiloh Ellen McFarland, Kate Nicole Mikels, Alyssa Danielle Reinoso, Nathanael Edgar Riddle, Samantha Joon Saad, Madeline Rose Schultz, Grace Caroline Timm, and Ethan Joseph Watts.
I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.
John 16:33
We, your brothers and sisters in the Taylor University family, congratulate you on this exciting day! You are joining a group of 27,198 Taylor alumni who have cheered for you during these past four years and now welcome you into our growing and vibrant community.
Your Taylor experience does not end today! Each year in May, the faculty and staff send off another class of graduates and say our “goodbyes.” But we know that is not the end. In many ways, it begins anew with Taylor Gatherings in your hometown; exciting Taylor alumni magazine announcements of your new careers, marriages, and growing families; and Homecoming reunions for years to come.
The Taylor family is made up of teachers, businesspeople, doctors, government officials, pastors, lawyers, computer programmers, journalists, missionaries, and many others who, like you, experienced God’s touch at Taylor University.
It is with great anticipation that we look forward to watching you, “The Great Cloud of Witnesses,” minister Christ’s redemptive love, grace, and truth to a world in need.
Congratulations!
The Office of Alumni and Parent Relations
Taylor welcomes the largest class in 178 years with 581 freshmen and 51 transfer students.
A $10 million gift establishes the Cornwall School of Business and Leadership
Taylor University forms an articulation agreement with Washington University’s #1 ranked Doctor of Physical Therapy program.
Taylor welcomes over 2,000 alumni, parents, family members, and friends for Homecoming and Family Weekend.
Taylor hits $300 million toward the $500 million “Life to the Full” Campaign.
Taylor receives initial accreditation for the Nursing Program.
A $1.75 million READI 2.0 grant paves the way for new housing and infrastructure improvements in Upland.
A record number of nine students win singing awards in the Indiana District Auditions for the National Association of Teachers of Singing.
Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship hosts the 11th Trojan Arena, giving $8,500 for student-presented ideas and projects.
Taylor’s 1846 Giving Circle is awarded $350,000 in grants.
Six students from Taylor are offered prestigious and highly sought-after Orr Fellowships.
Silent Night fills Odle Arena with national coverage from ESPN, CBS, and local channels.
273 students travel abroad during the January term.
Taylor introduces an Artificial Intelligence concentration available fall 2025.
Taylor hosts Special Olympics in the KSAC for Take-It-To-The-Hoop, a Special Olympics competition.
Envision Film Festival highlights the best work of student filmmakers and offers film workshops from industry guests.
Airband celebrates 41 years of lip-synced musical performances.
Taylor hosts 600+ partners and alumni to campus for TUGather and celebrates ribbon cuttings for Taylor’s School of Nursing, the Don Wood Foundation engineering wing, and the PREACH Lab.
405 members of the Class of 2025 graduate during Commencement in the KSAC.
Christian education . . . should open [student’s eyes] to truth wherever it may be found, truth that is ultimately unified in and derived from God. It should be a liberating experience that enlarges horizons, deepens insight, sharpens the mind, exposes new areas of inquiry, and sensitizes our ability to appreciate the good and beautiful as well as the true.
Arthur Holmes, The Idea of a Christian College
A Taylor diploma represents an education that expands interests and understanding, focuses on the big questions of life, and challenges students through rigorous academic and co-curricular programs. The Taylor education is designed to nurture and refine intellectual virtues like problem solving, critical thinking, and reasoning as well as Christian virtues of honesty, patience, and compassion. These are invaluable tools graduates will draw upon and hone for the rest of their lives. Receiving the diploma is only the beginning.
On the night He was betrayed, Jesus took not only the bread and the cup as lasting symbols of His sacrificial love, but also a servant’s towel. During the Passover meal in John 13, Jesus stepped down from the seat of honor, took off His outer clothing, and put a towel around His waist. He lowered Himself to the position of a house servant and washed His disciples’ feet. In doing so, He offered His disciples a profound and radically counter-cultural demonstration of the heart of God. The life into which He invites His followers involves taking up the towel with Him.
The towel is an important symbol at Taylor. It was first employed during Commencement in 1983 as a tangible expression of the mission of the University. As we celebrate past achievements and future hopes, the Taylor towel reminds graduates that every significant accomplishment comes by participating in the servant ministry of Jesus Christ. His ministry of redemption and reconciliation extends to all godly pursuits and callings.
The Taylor towel is not intended to be kept in a glass display in order to be admired and left untouched. It is intended to grow tattered and worn through daily use. The mission of the towel is the Christian life following the original Towel Bearer who calls us into participation and enables us to join in His patient, costly, liberating ministry.
President Michael Lindsay and his wife, Rebecca, present each graduating senior with a Bible imprinted with the Taylor University seal, as well as a commemorative bookplate with the following message:
As you go forth from this place, we pray that you will carry the light and faith of Jesus Christ to a world in need. Thank you for blessing the Taylor community with your life and your witness. We pray God’s very best for you as you enter a new season of faithful service. When we think of this graduating class, we are reminded of one of our favorite passages of Scripture: “…We were delighted to share with you not only the Gospel of God, but our lives as well, because you have become so dear to us.” (1 Thessalonians 2:8)
Rebecca and Michael Lindsay
Graduates pass by faculty, their mentors for the past four years. The tunnel symbolizes the support, academic preparation, and whole-person education that marks students’ experiences at Taylor, and is a highlight for students and faculty members alike.
The flags displayed represent the home countries of this year's graduates.
In recognition of superior scholarship, the University awards three levels of honors at graduation to students who meet the GPA requirements. For ceremony purposes, honors will be announced and appropriate honors regalia worn using the GPA calculated after January interterm this year. Final graduation honors placed on diplomas and transcripts are determined after students have completed all requirements for their baccalaureate degrees.
Cum laude 3.5–3.69 Gold tassels
Magna cum laude 3.7–3.89 Gold cords, Gold tassels
Summa cum laude 3.90+ Gold stoles, Gold tassels
Taylor’s Honors Guild honors Harold J. Ockenga 1927, one of Taylor’s most notable alumni – pastor at Boston’s influential Park Street Church for 33 years, founding president of the National Association of Evangelicals, co-founder and first president of Fuller Theological Seminary, first president of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and a key player in the creation of the periodical Christianity Today.
At Taylor, the Honors Guild is a community of students, faculty, and other mentors who want to use critical thinking abilities in a holistic way, connecting research with practice, scholarship with service, and thoughtful study with meaningful social action. Member graduates are indicated by an *.
The mace is carried this year by 2025-26 Student Body President Michael Hoover. The mace signifies the authority vested in the University President by the Board of Trustees. The mace used in today’s ceremony is an African walking stick that once belonged to Bishop William Taylor, the University’s namesake. It was donated by Temple United Methodist Church of San Francisco in 1997.
The order of march at Taylor University is functional, not hierarchical. Leading the procession are the flag bearers followed by faculty marshals and then the faculty, who are grouped by department. The faculty then form a corridor through which the graduates pass. The graduates are led by the Taylor University shields and student marshals.
At the conclusion of the graduate candidates’ entrance, the platform party, led by the University mace, enters.
Today’s academic dress has its origin in the Middle Ages when scholars adopted robes and hooded capes for warmth. In the United States of America, the gown is usually black, pattern varying with the degree held. The hood is the most distinctive part of the academic costume. Hoods are lined with silk in the colors of the institution granting the degree. The color of the velvet binding on the hood designates the discipline in which the degree is held. Colors seen in today’s ceremony include:
Arts—white
Business—tan brown
Communication Arts—gray
Education—light blue
Engineering—orange
English—white
Fine Arts—brown
Higher Education—light blue
Leadership—drab
Library Science—lemon
Literature—white
Ministry—scarlet
Music—pink
Philosophy—dark blue
Physical Education—sage green
Science—gold yellow
Social Science—citron
Theology—scarlet
Special Robe—Taylor Trustees
Founded in 1846, Taylor University has established itself as a pre-eminent Christian educational institution, training women and men for lifelong learning and ministering the redemptive love, grace, and truth of Jesus Christ to a world in need.
Forged in the fire of intense religious beliefs, Taylor began as Fort Wayne Female College, founded with the conviction that women as well as men should have an opportunity for higher education. The school became Fort Wayne College several years later when men were admitted, and in 1890 merged with the Fort Wayne College of Medicine, changed its name to Taylor University, and in 1893, moved to Upland, Indiana. Ninety-nine years later in 1992, Taylor University reestablished itself in Fort Wayne with a merger/acquisition agreement with Summit Christian College (formerly Fort Wayne Bible College), creating Taylor University Fort Wayne (TUFW). While operations on the campus ceased on May 31, 2009, the legacy of alumni and friends of the campus lives on and is preserved through digital archives.
God has used the lives of many to shape the University into the Taylor we know today. One of those individuals was the University’s namesake, Methodist Episcopal Bishop William Taylor, a missionary evangelist who was known as the St. Paul of the nineteenth century. Taylor was born in Virginia after his grandfather emigrated his family from Ireland. Known for his evangelistic zeal, Taylor traveled for more than 50 years as a missionary and amassed a quarter-of-a-million miles of ocean voyages to proclaim the love of Jesus Christ. The bagpiper in today’s program recalls and honors Bishop Taylor’s Scotch-Irish heritage.
Another influential individual was Samuel Morris, a Liberian student who studied at Taylor prior to the University’s move to Upland. He died from pneumonia in 1893, but his passion for Jesus Christ impacted and changed Taylor so significantly that we celebrate his legacy today with sculptures, scholarship programs, and a residence hall that bears his name.
Student, alumnus, and administrator Dr. Milo A. Rediger was a graduate of the class of 1939 and served the University as a Dean of Students and the Academic Dean for many years. He was instrumental in Taylor’s first accreditation in 1947 and later served as President. As quoted in Dr. William C. Ringenberg’s book Taylor University: The First 150 Years, Dr. Rediger claimed, “People are more important than paper and policy; caring is better than manipulation; serving is better than power.” His people-focused philosophy helped shape Taylor for the coming decades.
Taylor University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, Council for Higher Education Accreditation, National Association of Schools of Music, Council on Social Work Education, Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, Commission on English Language Program Accreditation, Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs. The University is a founding member of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities and the Christian College Consortium, and a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, among others. Numerous honors and distinctions have been awarded the University, including ranking in the region’s top three institutions, many times at number one, for 28 consecutive years in US News and World Report.
Our graduates serve God and humanity throughout the world in professions ranging from computer programming, teaching, and media communication to ministry, medicine, and business. Taylor is deeply encouraged by the annual alumni giving, which is more than double the national average. The institution’s administration, faculty, staff, students, and alumni stand committed to the Taylor heritage of intentional Christian community, robust academic discovery, and deep global engagement with faithful service.
D. Michael Lindsay, Ph.D., President, Presiding
Brass Quintet
Matt Gerhard, Organist
Danielle Nobles-Lookingbill, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Engineering
Linda K. Taylor, M.F.A., Assistant Professor of Professional Writing
Nicolette M. Potter ’26 and Audrey M. Hunt ’26
United States—Ashton J. Whitby ’27
Christian—Philip B. Ritchie ’27
Indiana—Nicholas R. Bragg ’26
Taylor University—Owen W. Brookshire ’26
Taylor University—Grace D. Masters ’28
Graduate Programs—Gracelyn N. Fletcher ’27
Hope T. Oaks, B.S., Bagpiper
Michael C. Hoover ’26, 2025-26 Student Body President
D. Michael Lindsay
Chris L. Goeglein, M.B.A. ’96, Vice Chair, Board of Trustees
Afia A. Asamoah ’25
Mary Kathryn Brewer, D.A., Assistant Professor of Music
Lisa A. Wurster, Member, Parents Advisory Council
D. Michael Lindsay
Jewerl T. Maxwell
Jewerl T. Maxwell
D. Michael Lindsay and Jewerl T. Maxwell
Rebecca W. Lindsay, M.A., Ambassador for the University
Assisted by Caroline M. Lindsay and Emily A. Lindsay
Hope T. Oaks
Brass Quintet
*Audience please stand
Hope Oaks plays the bagpipes for various ceremonies and special events.
Hope Oaks studied music from the age of 12, and funded part of her education via a music performance scholarship. She began bagpipe lessons in 1997 and is a graduate of the North American Academy of Piping, the Ontario School of Piping, and the Invermark College of Piping. Oaks performed Peter Maxwell Davies’ “An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise” with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. In 2013, she performed Disney’s “Pixar in Concert” with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and performed “Field of Gold” with the Indianapolis Opera at their 2018 gala. Oaks performs at over 100 events annually and has taken part in multiple Taylor University special ceremonies, including several Commencements and two Inaugurations.
Doctorate of Divinity, honoris causa
Bishop Oscar Muriu is senior pastor of The Nairobi Chapel. Under his leadership, the Chapel has grown from a small congregation to a network of 30 churches with more than 14,000 worshippers every week. Bishop Muriu frames his calling and ministry through the exhortation in Psalm 71:18: “Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your might to all who are to come.”
Muriu received a Bachelor of Science in Zoology from the University of Delhi (India) and his Master of Divinity from the Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology. He has ministered in many countries within Africa and globally. He and his wife Beatrice Wambui have four daughters and a granddaughter.
Doctorate of Business, honoris causa
A longtime member of Taylor’s Board of Visitors, Daphna Tobey has demonstrated robust personal and professional dedication to Taylor's educational mission. She has two daughters, both of whom are Taylor graduates. Two of her five grandchildren are Taylor graduates as well. Tobey has been an active supporter for the University and created the "Million Dollar Match" for the Taylor Fund. She is president and owner of the Newberry Group of Indianapolis, which owns and manages long-term care facilities in the Indianapolis area. She is also certified in Health Care Administration and is a Dementia Training Specialist. Daphna is also a teacher on the John 17 Ministries radio program, Daphna’s Daily Bible Readings, which transmits to over 70 countries every week.
Doctorate of Humane Letters, honoris causa
Dr. Carlos Campo honed his leadership capabilities as president of Regent University and Ashland University. In a 20-year career in academia, he has been recognized as an Outstanding Educator and Educator of the Year by local and national organizations. He has served on the boards of Elevate Early Education, the Alliance for Hispanic Education, the Social Capital Campaign, and the Museum of the Bible—where in 2024 he was appointed as its CEO.
Dr. Campo was previously elected as a member of the NCAA’s President’s Council, and during his time at Ashland he led the most successful comprehensive fundraising campaign in its history, raising more than $100 million (double the initial goal). He has been an educational consultant for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and is a leading voice in the American Hispanic Evangelical community. Campo holds three degrees from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas: a B.A. in Theater, M.A. in English and a Ph.D. in English Language. He and his wife Karen have three children.
Professor of Sociology
Dr. Steven Bird concludes 32 years of service to the Taylor University faculty. He holds his B.S. from Boise State University, M.A. from University of Washington, and his Ph.D. in Sociology from Purdue University.
During his time at Taylor, Steven has won the Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award in 2006 and the Taylor University Distinguished Lecture in 2022.
During his time at Taylor, Steven has taught numerous courses in many areas including applied statistics, social research data collection, social problems, and global societies.
Dr. Bird has also written about spiritual changes in the USA associated with generational realities and societal change.
He is married to Barbara and has two children, Seth and Rachel, all of whom graduated from Taylor.
Associate Professor of Accounting
Mr. David Poucher concludes 18 years of service to the Taylor University faculty. He holds his B.S. in Accounting from Taylor University, M.A. in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary, and a M.B.A. in Business Administration from University of North Carolina.
Prior to joining the Taylor faculty, Mr. Poucher has experience as an accountant, covering public and private industry positions for 23 years. He also functioned as a principal financial officer, treasurer, and controller of a publicly held corporation.
During his time at Taylor, David has taught numerous courses in many areas including corporate finance, accounting, auditing, fraud, professional ethics, and CPA Topics & Certification. He has also served as Treasurer on the Board of Directors of Project Mercy, an international relief agency focused on Ethiopia.
David is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Public Accountant (CPA), Global Management Accountant (CGMA), Fraud Examiner (CFE), and Internal Auditor (CIA), having received a Certificate of Excellence on his November 1992 CIA examination (in other words, a top five score internationally).
David has been married nearly 40 years to his wife Susanna (’81). They have two grown children and four grandchildren.
Undergraduate students are listed by name, honors, degree, and major. Graduate students are listed by name and master’s degree.
Robert Joseph Breckel
BS in Accounting/Systems
Jacob Cole King
magna cum laude
BS in Accounting/Systems
‡Conner Evan Miller
magna cum laude
BS in Accounting; Finance
Allison Grace Pflugner
BS in Accounting/Systems
Luke S Picchiotti
BS in Accounting
Michael Alexander Behlmer
cum laude
BS in Finance
Jared Marcus Crandall
BS in Finance
Brayden Martin Gilbert
summa cum laude
BS in Finance
Audrey Marie Grimm
cum laude
BS in Finance
Micah David Long
cum laude
BS in Finance
Reid Alexander Long
cum laude
BS in Finance
Collin Scott Maris
BS in Finance
Braden James Matsudo
BS in Finance
Samantha Marie McCammon
BS in Finance
Connor Preston Norman
BS in Finance
Logan Charles Ochs
BS in Finance
Jacob Lester Odell
BS in Finance
Peyton Christopher Tilson
BS in Finance
‡Luke William Balkema
BS in Management/Systems; Computer Science/Systems
Lauren Mae Collins
BA in Management
Trevor Martin Eckmann
BS in Management/Systems
‡Matthew Harris Faulks
magna cum laude
BA in Management; Sport Management
Caleb Joseph Gammons
magna cum laude
BA in Management
Samuel Adam Hayes
BA in Management
Bennett Nathan Hill
cum laude
BA in Management
‡Grant Fredrick Jones
BA in Management; Marketing
Kaleb Matthew Kolpien
magna cum laude
BA in Management
Daniel Lee
BA in Management
Hyunwook Lee
cum laude
BA in Management
Momodu Bah Mansaray
BA in Management
‡Jeremiah Michael Mansfield
BA in Management; Marketing
Silas Timothy Martin
BA in Management
‡Steven Trace Muylle
BA in Management; Marketing
‡Allison Jean Myers
magna cum laude
BA in Management; Sport Management
‡James Daniel Proodian
BA in Management; Marketing
Alec Jordan Schrock
BS in Management/Systems
Dakohta Olin Sonnichsen
BA in Management
Bryce Cadon Swift
BA in Management
Sydney Ella Thompson
magna cum laude
BA in Management
Randall Jay Veldman
BA in Management
Anton Isaiah Webb II
BA in Management
‡Jessi Maurine Barnes
cum laude
BA in Marketing; Management
‡Braden Robert Bixler
cum laude
BA in Marketing; Management
‡Peyton Elise Bowers
summa cum laude
BA in Marketing; Management
‡Faith Emma Carrell
cum laude
BA in Marketing; Management
*Levi Andrew Carrell
magna cum laude
BA in Marketing
Annika Joy Erickson
BA in Marketing
‡Wade Allan Frances
BA in Marketing; Management
‡Blake Fredrick Gilbert
cum laude
BA in Marketing; Management
Deanna Jade Grey
BA in Marketing
Janelle Lura Lamsa
BA in Marketing
‡Enci Peng
magna cum laude
BA in Marketing; Management
Megan Ruth Shaffer
cum laude
BS in Marketing/Systems
Caleb Jay Van Donselaar
cum laude
BA in Marketing
Ellie Megan Beavins
cum laude
BS in Sport Management
Ian Cade Brookshire
BS in Sport Management
Cham Dony Clairsaint
BS in Sport Management
Dawit Julien Cronin
BS in Sport Management
Kaden Jon Fuhrmann
BS in Sport Management
Bryce Lawrence
BA in Sport Management
Collin Robert Norman
BS in Sport Management
Jillian K. Osswald
cum laude
BS in Sport Management
David Spencer Platt
BS in Sport Management
Nicolas L. Simpson
BA in Sport Management
Kael Jonathan Swartz
BS in Sport Management
Arika Lee Warren
magna cum laude
BS in Sport Management
Xandria Renee Bruce
magna cum laude
BS in Educational Studies
Riley Grafton
BS in Educational Studies
Emily Hoekema
cum laude
BS in Educational Studies
Megan Marie Metzger
BS in Educational Studies
Sydney Nicole Anderson
magna cum laude
BS in Educational Studies
Katelyn Irene Benes
summa cum laude
BS in Educational Studies
Zurisadai Benitez
BS in Educational Studies
Mackenzie Lynn Boyer
summa cum laude
BS in Educational Studies
Ella Ruth Colquhoun
cum laude
BS in Elementary Education
Nichole Elise DeBruin
summa cum laude
BS in Elementary Education
Tiffany Dood
magna cum laude
BS in Elementary Education
Mikayla Kathleen Ellis
summa cum laude
BS in Elementary Education
Hannah Joy Franklin
summa cum laude
BS in Elementary Education
Zoe Yen Frisby
summa cum laude
BS in Elementary Education
Madeline Joy Gast
cum laude
BS in Elementary Education
Brynn Marie Green
summa cum laude
BS in Elementary Education
Hannah Michele Hammond-Van Donselaar
BS in Elementary Education
Caroline Joyce Hanback
magna cum laude
BS in Elementary Education
Claire Elizabeth Hite
magna cum laude
BS in Elementary Education
Claire Elisabeth Johnson
magna cum laude
BS in Elementary Education
Sarah Michelle Kleager
summa cum laude
BS in Elementary Education
Kennedy Joy Kohler
magna cum laude
BS in Elementary Education
Ella Rae Kregel
summa cum laude
BS in Elementary Education
Evan Michael MacMillan
magna cum laude
BS in Elementary Education
Sarah Joy McEvoy
summa cum laude
BS in Elementary Education
Lydia Marie Nevels
BS in Elementary Education
Natalie Grace Schneider
magna cum laude
BS in Elementary Education
Sydney Marcella Smith
BS in Elementary Education
Zayda Michelle Strother
cum laude
BS in Elementary Education
Emma K. Surufka
BS in Elementary Education
Sarah Lynae Swartz
summa cum laude
BS in Elementary Education
Maycee Rae Woods
summa cum laude
BS in Elementary Education
Kaitlyn Taylor Black
magna cum laude
BA in Psychology
Ella J. Boyce
cum laude
BA in Psychology
Riley Emma Britt
summa cum laude
BA in Psychology
Valeria Calvo Peñaloza
magna cum laude
BA in Orphans and Vulnerable Children; Psychology
Elijah Teakham Choi
magna cum laude
BA in Psychology
Faith Abigail Sai Conover
summa cum laude
BA in Psychology
Gracelynn Rose Conway
BA in Psychology
Meredith Elanor Eowyn Craddock
summa cum laude
BA in Psychology
Gustavo Adolfo Davalos
BA in Psychology
Abrianna Nicole Davidson
summa cum laude
BA in Psychology
Summer Jenae Davidson
magna cum laude
BA in Pre-Art Therapy; Psychology
Hannah Grace Faragoi
summa cum laude
BA in Psychology; Spanish
Yile Fu
cum laude
BA in Psychology
Abigail Elizabeth Girgis
magna cum laude
BA in Psychology
Gabrielle P. Huffer
BA in Psychology
Raenah M. Hyde
BA in Psychology
Alan Kenneth Keysor
cum laude
BA in Psychology
Sara Khalaj
magna cum laude
BA in Psychology
Jaci Reese Knott
magna cum laude
BA in Psychology
Sydney Lorene Kurtz
cum laude
BA in Psychology; Social Work
Hannah Faith Learned
summa cum laude
BA in Psychology
Jiyoung Lim
BA in Psychology
Gengyu Liu
magna cum laude
BA in Psychology
Grace Elizabeth Martin
magna cum laude
BA in Psychology
Abigail Joy Mays
summa cum laude
BA in Psychology
Lydia Ruth McGinness
BA in Psychology
Aliah E. Minaya
BA in Psychology
Peter Gordon Mitchell
cum laude
BA in Psychology
Elaina Grace O'Neal
cum laude
BA in History; Psychology
José Cruz Pérez
BA in Psychology
Valencia Elaine Placencia
cum laude
BA in Psychology
Alethea Grace Pritchard
magna cum laude
BA in Psychology
Olivia H Ross
summa cum laude
BA in Psychology
Nathaniel Ryan Schubert
BA in Psychology
Lindsey Nicole Schumm
summa cum laude
BA in Psychology
Mackenzie Leigh Scudder
BA in Psychology
Callie Ann Smucker
magna cum laude
BA in Psychology
Natalia Elizabeth Snyder
summa cum laude
BA in Psychology
Ellie N. T. Stamper
summa cum laude
BS in Psychology/Systems
Meg Olivia Stanley
BA in Psychology
Stephanie Nila Liscomb Stough
magna cum laude
BA in Psychology; Orphans and Vulnerable Children
Alison Lynne Stuart
summa cum laude
BA in Psychology
Caroline Grace Sutter
summa cum laude
BA in Psychology
Jenna Lynn Vander Ark
magna cum laude
BA in Communication; Psychology
Christina Lynn Veatch
summa cum laude
BA in Psychology
Annabel Grace Beatty
BS in Social Work
Sydney Lorene Kurtz
cum laude
BA in Psychology; Social Work
Jordyn Elizabeth Mercer
cum laude
BS in Social Work
Joon Lee
BA in Sociology
Rollin Josiah Allman
BA in Biology
Audrey Nicole Brinkruff
magna cum laude
BA in Biology
Mason Thomas David
summa cum laude
BA in Biology
Grace Catherine Kerton-Johnson
magna cum laude
BA in Biology; History
Elayna Catharine Kitt
magna cum laude
BA in Biology
Drew James Loy
summa cum laude
BA in Biology
Dane Andrew Nicholson
cum laude
BS in Biology
Grayson Joseph Rasmus
summa cum laude
BA in Biology
Alyssa Danielle Reinoso
summa cum laude
BA in Biology
Alyssa Rae Schmidt
summa cum laude
BA in Biology
Jonathan M. Sichak
BA in Biology
Kacey Marie Ott
magna cum laude
BS in Biology Health Sciences
Grace Caroline Timm
summa cum laude
BS in Biology Health Sciences
Parker Davis Whitby
magna cum laude
BS in Biology Health Sciences
Afia Asantewaa Asamoah
summa cum laude
BS in Biology Investigations and Applications
Sophie Ann Vermilya
magna cum laude
BS in Biology Investigations and Applications
Ellenor Lelia Karst
summa cum laude
BS in Environmental Science; Public Health
Rebekah Alise Novak
magna cum laude
BS in Environmental Science
Emerson Marie Smith
cum laude
BS in Environmental Science
Sophia A St. John
BS in Environmental Science
James Benjamin Sublett
BS in Environmental Science
William Thomas VanderKodde
magna cum laude
BS in Environmental Science
Colton Thomas White
summa cum laude
BS in Environmental Science
Alivia Grace Gustrowsky
magna cum laude
BS in Individual Goal Oriented
Natalie Ann Staritz
magna cum laude
BS in Sustainable Development
Carter Richard Ahlstedt
summa cum laude
BS in Biochemistry
Sarah Anne Mullins
summa cum laude
BS in Biochemistry
Kirsten M. Stinson
magna cum laude
BS in Biochemistry
Gabriel Swinney
summa cum laude
BS in Biochemistry
Daniela Quynh Gavilanez
summa cum laude
BA in Chemistry
Jakeb Brent Kinsey
BS in Chemistry
Seung Hun Lee
BA in Chemistry
Elizabeth Claire Toth
summa cum laude
BS in Chemistry
Thomas Albert McWatters IV
magna cum laude
BS in Computer Engineering
Harrison Paul Schmitt
magna cum laude
BS in Computer Engineering
Luke William Balkema
BS in Management/Systems; Computer Science/Systems
Esther Brandle
magna cum laude
BS in Computer Science
Mason J. Holland
cum laude
BS in Computer Science/Systems
Lucas Michael Holloway
BA in Computer Science
Ethan Hoyt
BS in Computer Science
Donghwan Hwang
cum laude
BS in Computer Science/Systems
Carl Martin Hynson
summa cum laude
BS in Computer Science; Music
Tinashe Shammah Madakadze
BA in Computer Science
Kate Nicole Mikels
summa cum laude
BS in Computer Science
Evan J. Mink
magna cum laude
BA in Computer Science
Ashley Rose Moore
magna cum laude
BS in Computer Science/Systems
Dawson Robert Ochs
magna cum laude
BS in Computer Science
Dayne Lowell Pefley
cum laude
BS in Computer Science/Systems
Caleb Jo Ranzau
BS in Computer Science/Systems
Nathanael Edgar Riddle
summa cum laude
BS in Computer Science/Systems
Matthew Daniel Saxby
BS in Computer Science/Systems
Gabriel Edward Wilson
BS in Computer Science
Sameer Sindhu Sikander
cum laude
BS in Computer Science—Cybersecurity
Caleb Thomas White
BS in Computer Science—Cybersecurity
Makayla Hanwen Hynson
magna cum laude
BA in Computer Science—Digital Media; Christian Ministries
Charles A. Mikels
BA in Computer Science—Digital Media
Colten James Yeats
cum laude
BS in Computer Science—Digital Media/Systems
Jada Kay Bayless
magna cum laude
BS in Exercise Science
Avery Lynn Birkla
BS in Exercise Science
Hali Grace Bontrager
cum laude
BS in Exercise Science
Emma Elizabeth Clarke
summa cum laude
BS in Exercise Science
Katherine Anne Dengler
BS in Exercise Science
Jaylynn Rachelle Dunsmore
BS in Exercise Science
Sabra B. Harms
magna cum laude
BS in Exercise Science
Erikson Andrew Jones
magna cum laude
BS in Exercise Science
Rachel Emily Landis
magna cum laude
BS in Exercise Science
Mackenzie Jean Noah
magna cum laude
BS in Exercise Science
Lambrine Britney Pappas
BS in Exercise Science
Caleb Andrew Peters
BS in Exercise Science
Cobee J. Rice
BS in Exercise Science
Yeabsera Evelyn Tesema Rodgers
BS in Exercise Science
Jonathon Sergei Roth
BS in Exercise Science
Madeline Rose Schultz
summa cum laude
BS in Exercise Science
Bryson Judd Robert Scott
BS in Exercise Science
Sarah Grace Scott
cum laude
BS in Exercise Science
Jennifer Lynn Springer
summa cum laude
BS in Exercise Science
Dalton James Swinehart
BS in Exercise Science
Andrew Dmitry Wurster
BS in Exercise Science
Mary Jensen Abrell
summa cum laude
BS in Human Physiology and Preventive Medicine
Morgan Elizabeth Back
summa cum laude
BS in Human Physiology and Preventive Medicine
Bradley David Braxton
BS in Human Physiology and Preventive Medicine
Sophia Renee Diaz
BS in Human Physiology and Preventive Medicine
Rachel Elizabeth Moser
magna cum laude
BS in Human Physiology and Preventive Medicine
Jacqueline Huai Norris
cum laude
BS in Human Physiology and Preventive Medicine
Amy Tevya Vasudevan
cum laude
BS in Human Physiology and Preventive Medicine
Kendall Elizabeth Wayne
magna cum laude
BS in Human Physiology and Preventive Medicine
Caden Daniel Winters
summa cum laude
BS in Human Physiology and Preventive Medicine
Carys Rose Wisnewski
magna cum laude
BS in Human Physiology and Preventive Medicine
Grace Ariel Ieremia
BS in Public Health
Massah Jenkins Kamara
BS in Public Health
Ellenor Lelia Karst
summa cum laude
BS in Environmental Science; Public Health
Thomas V. Walatka
magna cum laude
BS in Orphans and Vulnerable Children; Public Health
Jason Christopher Lewis
magna cum laude
BS in Mathematics Education
MaryGrace Lynn Osborn
magna cum laude
BS in Mathematics Education
Jonathan Jinoo Pawley
summa cum laude
BS in Mathematics Education
Hannah Joy Pefley
summa cum laude
BS in Mathematics, Data, and Systems
Katelyn Abigail Creek
magna cum laude
BS in Mathematics—Interdisciplinary
Kristine Virginia Lee
cum laude
BS in Mathematics—Interdisciplinary
Luke Daniel Burden
magna cum laude
BS in Engineering
Cynthia Janee Dawalt
cum laude
BS in Engineering
Theophilus Eliot Sohmer
cum laude
BS in Engineering
Isaiah Matthew Barnes
BS in Mechanical Engineering
Nolan Robert Bond
cum laude
BS in Mechanical Engineering
Calen Brady Campbell
summa cum laude
BS in Mechanical Engineering
Elijah J. Conley
BS in Mechanical Engineering
Alexander William Duell
BS in Mechanical Engineering
John P. Kuligowski
cum laude
BS in Mechanical Engineering
Joseph Enoch Pawley
magna cum laude
BS in Mechanical Engineering
Simeon John Popa
BS in Mechanical Engineering
Kobrin Conley Rodgers
magna cum laude
BS in Mechanical Engineering
Lance Jeffrey Rupp
magna cum laude
BS in Mechanical Engineering
Gretchen Sue Vander Kolk
magna cum laude
BS in Mechanical Engineering
Jonathan Levi Yoder
cum laude
BS in Mechanical Engineering
Jacob Victor Zamorano
BS in Mechanical Engineering
Seong Ho Park
BA in Physics
Ethan Andrew Sosnowski
cum laude
BS in Physics
Emily Susannah Rodman
summa cum laude
BS in Pre-Nursing
+Luke H. Hernandez
summa cum laude
BS in Health Science
+Kathryn Isabel Kopchick
summa cum laude
BS in Health Science
+Emma Grace Muterspaw
summa cum laude
BS in Pre-Nursing
+Alison Grace Unruh
BS in Pre-Nursing
Chloe Louise Holtz
magna cum laude
BS in Art Education
Emily Ann Mitchell
BS in Art Education
Summer Jenae Davidson
magna cum laude
BA in Pre-Art Therapy; Psychology
Joseph Winfield Johnson
BA in Studio Art
Emmanuel Joseph
BFA in Design
Anna Grace Mishler
magna cum laude
BFA in Design
Hayden Yvonne Monteith
BFA in Design
Luke R. Nelson
magna cum laude
BFA in Design
Cole Thomas Whitehead
BFA in Design
Taylor Emery
BA in Graphic Art
Emily Jane Hudson
magna cum laude
BA in Graphic Art
Kayla Jane Malmquist
magna cum laude
BA in Graphic Art
Olivia Grace Lynne Mott
BA in Graphic Art
Bailey Jo Tichenor
BA in Graphic Art
Samuel Neil Trudeau
BA in Graphic Art
Abigail E. Davis
cum laude
BFA in Illustration
Caroline Hope Draper
magna cum laude
BFA in Illustration
Clara Grace Elffers
summa cum laude
BFA in Illustration
Caeli E. Harman
summa cum laude
BFA in Illustration
Danielle F. Pritchard
BFA in Illustration
Joshua Roberto Quintana
magna cum laude
BFA in Illustration
Morgan Karlee Smith
magna cum laude
BFA in Photography
Jameson Andrew Chesser
magna cum laude
BA in Film and Media Production
Jack Anthony Fauser
cum laude
BS in Film and Media Production
John Frederick Frede
BS in Film and Media Production
Chloe Virginia Gard
BA in Film and Media Production
Ethan Michael Kleiman
BS in Film and Media Production
Isaac Benjamin Maas
cum laude
BS in Film and Media Production
Patrick Josiah Marsh
magna cum laude
BS in Film and Media Production
Elise Ann Masters
summa cum laude
BA in Film and Media Production
Noah J. McClintock
BS in Film and Media Production
Ryan Joshua Mishler
magna cum laude
BA in Film and Media Production
Nathan Alexander Montalvo
BA in Film and Media Arts
Carolyne Elizabeth Paschal
cum laude
BS in Film and Media Production
Tavin Darren Reeves
cum laude
BS in Film and Media Production
Joel D Rodgers
magna cum laude
BA in Film and Media Arts
Callia Emma Stichter
magna cum laude
BA in Film and Media Production
Jonathan Paul Susantio
summa cum laude
BA in Film and Media Production
Thane Everitt Syswerda
cum laude
BA in Film and Media Production
Kiersten Taylor Williams
summa cum laude
BA in Film and Media Production
Zachary Grant McKowen
magna cum laude
BA in Biblical Literature
Rylie Marie Newcomer
magna cum laude
BA in Biblical Literature
Nathan Daniel Abraham
BA in Christian Ministries
Aubree Anderson
BA in Christian Ministries; Intercultural Studies
Eleanor Irene Cooper
BA in Christian Ministries; Biblical Literature
Kaitlyn Brianna Crawford
magna cum laude
BA in Christian Ministries
Sydney Paige Dolson
summa cum laude
BA in Christian Ministries
Sydnee Catherine Follett
magna cum laude
BA in Christian Ministries
Olivia Faith Greene
summa cum laude
BA in Christian Ministries
Makayla Hanwen Hynson
magna cum laude
BA in Computer Science—Digital Media; Christian Ministries
Sarah LouAnn Kelley
cum laude
BA in Christian Ministries
Mitch F. McGeath
summa cum laude
BA in Christian Ministries; Biblical Literature
Matthew John Stemple
magna cum laude
BA in Christian Ministries
Andrew Mitchell Windisch
cum laude
BA in Christian Ministries
Adam Samuel Wood
BA in Christian Ministries
Brenda Esther Antigua Hernandez
BA in Youth Ministry
Lynae Joy Ackley
magna cum laude
BA in Philosophy; Biblical Literature
Marco Antonio Aguirre
BA in Philosophy
Samuel Berkeley Spiegel
magna cum laude
BA in Philosophy
Hugo Eduardo Alemán
BA in Communication
Erik David Allen
BA in Communication
Caleb Daniel Belzer
BA in Communication
Annabella Grace Eckert
cum laude
BA in Communication
Hazel Elizabeth Gates
BA in Communication
Emma Goossen
summa cum laude
BA in Communication
Briona Samantha Symira Graham
BA in Communication
Sarah Grace Maloney
magna cum laude
BA in Communication
London Charene Rogers
summa cum laude
BA in Communication
Jonathan Benett Stiver
magna cum laude
BA in Communication
Vaglene Gabriella Trotter
BA in Communication
Jenna Lynn Vander Ark
magna cum laude
BA in Communication; Psychology
Enoch Anand Graceson Eicher
BS in Multimedia Journalism
Samuel David Maurer
cum laude
BS in Multimedia Journalism
Samantha Joon Saad
summa cum laude
BA in Multimedia Journalism
Contessa Elene Hussong
summa cum laude
BS in Professional Writing
Isabelle LaPapa
magna cum laude
BS in Professional Writing
Sarah Lozier
cum laude
BS in Professional Writing
Casey Vincent Bane
cum laude
BA in Public Relations
Emma Zi Zhan Barile
BA in Public Relations
Martin Conway Didier
BA in Public Relations
William Joseph Lot
BA in Public Relations
Lauren Nicole Stephens
magna cum laude
BA in Public Relations
Betsy Tait Underwood
BA in Public Relations
Ashley Faith Wynalda
summa cum laude
BA in Public Relations
Lydia Frances Channell
summa cum laude
BA in English
Maren Carolyn Olson
BA in English
Matthew Dillon Roach
magna cum laude
BA in English
Cara C Young
summa cum laude
BA in English
Hannah Elizabeth Jeane Crowe
magna cum laude
BS in English Education
Elisabeth Leigh Edwards
magna cum laude
BS in English Education
Hannah Grace Harvey
summa cum laude
BS in English Education
Grace E. Johnson
magna cum laude
BS in English Education
Moriah Jordan Dunham
BS in Spanish Education
Stephen Lee Allgeier
cum laude
BA in Spanish; Global Studies
Hannah Grace Faragoi
summa cum laude
BA in Psychology; Spanish
Sierra Lynne Rupp
magna cum laude
BA in Spanish
Lydia Jane Bergevin
summa cum laude
BA in Orphans and Vulnerable Children
Valeria Calvo Peñaloza
magna cum laude
BA in Orphans and Vulnerable Children; Psychology
Rebekah Lynn Hirschhorn
magna cum laude
BS in Orphans and Vulnerable Children
Anna M. Runion
magna cum laude
BS in Orphans and Vulnerable Children
Wendy Susan Schmitt
cum laude
BA in Orphans and Vulnerable Children
Katherine Shepherd
magna cum laude
BA in Orphans and Vulnerable Children
Noelani René Stahl
magna cum laude
BA in Orphans and Vulnerable Children
Stephanie Nila Liscomb Stough
magna cum laude
BA in Psychology; Orphans and Vulnerable Children
Thomas V. Walatka
magna cum laude
BS in Orphans and Vulnerable Children; Public Health
Bailey Lynn Wood
BS in Orphans and Vulnerable Children
Stephen Lee Allgeier
cum laude
BA in Spanish; Global Studies
Briana Elizabeth Ibrahim
summa cum laude
BA in Global Studies; Politics and Public Service
Alexander Robert Bumgardner
BA in History
William P. Johnson
magna cum laude
BA in History
Grace Catherine Kerton-Johnson
magna cum laude
BA in Biology; History
Rachel Lewchanin
magna cum laude
BA in History
Kenedy Charlene Manuel
summa cum laude
BA in History; Global Studies
Elaina Grace O'Neal
cum laude
BA in History; Psychology
Timothy David Bartley
cum laude
BS in Social Studies Education
Shiloh Ellen McFarland
summa cum laude
BS in Social Studies Education
Joshua Luke Brown
cum laude
BA in Political Science, Philosophy, and Economics
Liam Nicholas Callan
BA in Political Science, Philosophy, and Economics
Maria Arianna Kristan Fish
summa cum laude
BA in Political Science, Philosophy, and Economics
William Logan Fish
BA in Political Science, Philosophy, and Economics
Emma Dianne Gayed
cum laude
BA in Political Science, Philosophy, and Economics
Emerson Claire Jones
summa cum laude
BA in Political Science, Philosophy, and Economics
Trevor Glenn Macdonald
cum laude
BA in Political Science, Philosophy, and Economics
Luke E. Rolling
magna cum laude
BA in Political Science, Philosophy, and Economics
David John VanDyke
summa cum laude
BA in Political Science, Philosophy, and Economics
Samuel Henry Voss
summa cum laude
BA in Political Science, Philosophy, and Economics
Benjamin Tobey
BA in Politics and Public Service
Josiah Thomas Friesen
BM in Composition
Ethan Joseph Watts
summa cum laude
BM in Composition
Rachel Elisabeth Beeler
summa cum laude
BA in Music
Josiah Daniel Gonzales
summa cum laude
BS in Music
Carl Martin Hynson
summa cum laude
BS in Computer Science; Music
Bethany Dawne Myers
magna cum laude
BM in Music Education
Ris Bland
BFA in Musical Theatre
Delight Darenya
MA in Higher Education
Jacob R. Hockett
MA in Higher Education
Gage B. Holder
MA in Higher Education
Gary Connor Richardson
MA in Higher Education
Jacob Daniel Buffington
MA in Leadership
Kobe J. Funderburk
MA in Leadership
Seth Scott Griswold
MA in Leadership
Ava Rose Henson
MA in Leadership
Jacob Jonathan McKim
MA in Leadership
Michael Bradley Medlock
MA in Leadership
Peter J. Schwarck
MA in Leadership
Talitha Lauren Stichter
MA in Leadership
Ella E. Vermilion
MA in Leadership
Kenya Grace Cole
MA in Ministry
Gary Lee Edwards
MA in Ministry
Caleb Michael Hodgson
MA in Ministry
Anthony Victor Popov
MA in Ministry
Monalisa Denise Rutherford
MA in Ministry
Patrick Bernard Rutherford
MA in Ministry
Jordan Tanner Vaughn
MA in Ministry
Zaye Imani Wide
MA in Ministry
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