Saturday, April 24, 2021 10:00 a.m. | 2:00 p.m. | 6:00 p.m

Saturday, April 24, 202110:00 a.m. | 2:00 p.m. | 6:00 p.m.

2021Commencement Ceremonies

Circleville Campus

2021 Commencement CeremoniesSaturday, April 24, 2021

10:00 a.m.

* PROCESSIONAL Pomp & Circumstance, Op. 39 By Edward Elgar

GREETINGS Dr. Jon S. Kulaga President of the University

* INVOCATION Mr. Philip Tipton Chairman of the Board of Trustees

SCRIPTURE READING Dr. Sylvia McDonald Faculty Member & Mother of Graduate

OHIO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY CHORALE ? ?

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Mr. Richard Swiger Ohio Director of Field Programimg for Prison Fellowship

ASSOCIATE AND BACHELOR’S DEGREE GRADUATES Dr. Bradford Sample, Provost Dr. Krista Stonerock, Dean, School of Arts & Sciences Dr. Jon Tomlinson, Dean, School of Business Dr. Val Jones, Dean, School of Education Dr. Larry Olson, Dean, School of Social & Behavioral Sciences

PRESENTATION OF GRADUATES The Provost & Deans

CONFERRAL OF DEGREES Dr. Jon S. Kulaga

* BENEDICTION ? ?

* RECESSIONAL Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring By Johann Sebastian Bach

* Audience will please stand After the Benediction please wait in your seat while the faculty and graduates exit.

Candidates for GraduationArts & SciencesAssociate of Arts

Gwennyth BondInterdisciplinary Studies

SarahAnn M DillhoffInterdisciplinary Studies

Jeremiah C TaylorInterdisciplinary Studies

Daleyna M TuckerInterdisciplinary Studies

Erica GriffithReligious Studies

Bachelor of Arts

Mang L ThangBiblical StudiesCum Laude

Kaylynn ColemanChristian Ministries

Derrick A Gilliland Christian MinistriesSumma Cum Laude, Circleville Honor Graduate, School of Arts & Sciences; Association of Christian Librarians Research Award

Cade R GremillionChristian MinistriesSumma Cum Laude

Cody TrippChristian Ministries

Benjamin T JohnsonChristian Ministries & BusinessSumma Cum Laude, Honors Program Graduate

Jacob A McFarlandChristian Ministries & BusinessSumma Cum Laude

Eric M ShanerChristian Ministries & Business

Jeffrey C JordanEnglishCum Laude

Gabrielle PollackEnglishSumma Cum Laude

Maria SayreEnglishSumma Cum Laude

Amber L ReisingerHistory

Daniel J WiltIntercultural MinistriesSumma Cum Laude

Michael D HortonIntercultural Ministries & BusinessSumma Cum Laude, Honors Program Graduate

Gideon J DriverInterdisciplinary StudiesCum Laude

Austin T GauldenInterdisciplinary StudiesSumma Cum Laude

Cameron J GremillionInterdisciplinary Studies

Andrew R HuttonInterdisciplinary Studies

Deborah N Janowski Interdisciplinary Studies

Caitlin N MurphyInterdisciplinary Studies

Kayla L WolfeInterdisciplinary StudiesMagna Cum Laude

Makayla BriggsMusic

Rachael E JenkinsMusic

Marissa L McCrary Worship LeadershipMagna Cum Laude

Abigail K RiffeWorship Leadership & BusinessSumma Cum Laude

Mylie M LaFountaineWorship Leadership & PsychologySumma Cum Laude

Michael H CrabtreeYouth Ministries

Mitchell P FrostYouth MinistriesCum Laude

Candidates for GraduationBusinessAssociate of Arts

Kierra R BrownBusiness Management

Adam D KeetonBusiness Management

Avary L PerryBusiness Management

Bachelor of ArtsRonald CurrentAccounting

Chayla J DavisAccounting & Finance

Logan C KottenbrookAccounting & Finance

Samantha BuxtonBusinessSumma Cum Laude

Quinn H ChapmanBusiness

Michael K CooperBusiness

Aaron T CurtisBusiness

Briley S GreenBusiness

Logan A HillBusiness

Hunter D HoltBusinessMagna Cum Laude, Sigma Beta Delta

Miranda L KemptonBusiness

Kristen E KingBusiness

Adam KulagaBusiness

Helaina LimasBusinessMagna Cum Laude, Sigma Beta Delta

Jacob A SanfordBusiness

Sarah L TaylorBusinessSumma Cum Laude

Lydia VolzBusinessSumma Cum Laude

Hannah N WilliamsBusiness

Liam L BensonBusiness Management

Tanner J PoppBusiness Management

Taylor L BarrettSport Management & BusinessCum Laude

Blake BrignerSport Management & BusinessCum Laude, Circleville Honor Graduate, School of Business

Logan M HarrisSport Management & Business

Jeremiah L MartindaleSport Management & BusinessCum Laude

Serenity L McCardleSport Management & BusinessMagna Cum Laude, Sigma Beta Delta

Jacob M RoutzahnSport Management & Business

Ryan D WeberSport Management & Business

Blake M WrightSport Management & Business

Candidates for GraduationEducationAssociate of Science

Madison B ScottEarly Childhood Development

Bachelor of ScienceNoah R HenryAdolescence to Young Adult Education

Andrew S LoweAdolescence to Young Adult Education

Megan M NewtonAdolescence to Young Adult EducationCum Laude

Autumn O PaughAdolescence to Young Adult EducationSumma Cum Laude

Robert T SextonAdolescence to Young Adult EducationMagna Cum Laude

Sara StewartAdolescence to Young Adult Education

Kerri M AdkinsEarly Childhood Education

Rachel E BentleyEarly Childhood EducationCum Laude, Kappa Delta Pi

Crystal P BethelEarly Childhood Education

Aidan L BrouwerEarly Childhood EducationSumma Cum Laude, Kappa Delta Pi

Alexandra G MarkleEarly Childhood EducationSumma Cum Laude

Rebekah F McCartyEarly Childhood EducationSumma Cum Laude, Kappa Delta Pi

Samantha F ShawEarly Childhood EducationCum Laude

Maliyah K WhiteEarly Childhood EducationCum Laude

Tori M WilliamsEarly Childhood EducationSumma Cum Laude

Monica L CaldwellMiddle Childhood Education

Gabriel D CaseyMiddle Childhood EducationCum Laude

Sarah R HelselMiddle Childhood EducationCum Laude

Katie J JoosseMiddle Childhood EducationSumma Cum Laude, Kappa Delta Pi

Seth L McDonaldMiddle Childhood EducationCum Laude, Kappa Delta Pi

Taylor M RawlingsMiddle Childhood EducationSumma Cum Laude, Kappa Delta Pi; Circleville Honor Graduate, School of Education

Katharine A ThompsonMiddle Childhood EducationSumma Cum Laude, Honors Program Graduate

Lauren M TruexMiddle Childhood EducationCum Laude

Caley M UhrigMiddle Childhood EducationSumma Cum Laude, Kappa Delta Pi

Morgan E JenkinsMild to Moderate Intervention Specialist

Adison R SchumacherMild to ModerateIntervention SpecialistMagna Cum Laude, Kappa Delta Pi

Heather J TuckerMild to Moderate Intervention SpecialistMagna Cum Laude, Kappa Delta Pi

Candidates for GraduationSocial & Behavioral SciencesBachelor of Science

Bryant LungCriminal Justice Alpha Phi Sigma

Brooke N MazzoccaCriminal Justice Cum Laude

Joel D RodgersCriminal Justice

John E EbaughEmergency & Disaster Management and BusinessSumma Cum Laude

Bethany J ErginoEmergency & Disaster Management Summa Cum Laude

Caitlin M McGarveyEmergency & Disaster ManagementMagna Cum Laude

Alexis N RoseEmergency & Disaster ManagementCum Laude

Jonathan D Scibiur Emergency & Disaster ManagementCum Laude

Alexis N MillerGovernment & Public ServiceCum Laude

Samuel R DiggsGovernment & Business Dual Major

Ian B RycengaGovernment & Business Dual Major

Carrie L KerrHuman ServicesCum Laude

Brett A TaylorHuman Services

Kristen K TimmonsHuman ServicesSumma Cum Laude

Travis J BalesPsychologySumma Cum Laude

Keena M BlankenshipPsychologyMagna Cum Laude

Jesse D CurrentPsychologyMagna Cum Laude, Honors Program Graduate

Rachel L LawwellPsychologyCum Laude, Alpha Phi Sigma

Bryanna L LintonPsychologySumma Cum Laude

Madigan A MarshallPsychology

Cody M McClurgPsychology

Shae M MillerPsychologySumma Cum Laude

Nathan L RosePsychologyMagna Cum Laude, Circleville Honor Graduate, School of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Lauryn C RutanPsychologySumma Cum Laude

Kassandra SextonPsychology

Shelby L SpencerPsychology

Kara M VeltePsychology

Casandra L WoodgeardPsychology

Dakotah L ZaphSubstance Abuse Counseling


2:00 p.m.




SCRIPTURE READING Dr. Lynn Lease Faculty Member


COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Mr. Richard Swiger Ohio Director of Field Programimg for Prison Fellowship

BACHELOR’S DEGREE GRADUATES Dr. Bradford Sample, Provost Dr. Krista Stonerock, Dean, School of Arts & Sciences Dr. Jon Tomlinson, Dean, School of Business Dr. Val Jones, Dean, School of Education Dr. Larry Olson, Dean, School of Social & Behavioral Sciences



* BENEDICTION ? ?



Candidates for GraduationArts & SciencesBachelor of Arts

Nicholas J AllenBiblical Studies

Gabriele R HoverBiblical StudiesSumma Cum Laude

Engie LeeBiblical StudiesSumma Cum Laude

Vyruth MotenBiblical StudiesCum Laude

Aaron D ReedBiblical Studies Summa Cum Laude

Joseph E SageBiblical StudiesSumma Cum Laude

Emily AndersonEnglishSumma Cum Laude

Terrance L AndrewsEnglishCum Laude

Erin ClementsEnglishSumma Cum Laude

Brittany T DavisEnglishCum Laude

Jordan R FaethEnglish

Danielle FocarettEnglish

Molly H GroseEnglish

Julia A HarrisEnglishCum Laude

Indigo ManningEnglishCum Laude

Karen SaariEnglishMagna Cum Laude

Amariah TannerEnglishSumma Cum Laude

Melinda UhlEnglishSumma Cum Laude

Liza CaballeroHistory

Catherine D CarrollHistory

Sharon MarkHistorySumma Cum Laude

Cameron SondenoHistoryCum Laude

Micah R YoungHistoryMagna Cum Laude

Brandy BistorInterdisciplinary Studies

Carley A BrewsterInterdisciplinary Studies

Paul CarverInterdisciplinary StudiesSumma Cum Laude

Leslie CarverInterdisciplinary StudiesMagna Cum Laude

Tiffany DanielsInterdisciplinary Studies

Deloris HerronInterdisciplinary Studies

David JahnInterdisciplinary StudiesCum Laude

Barbara Mitchell MilesInterdisciplinary Studies

Michael MorganInterdisciplinary Studies

Danielle NoriegaInterdisciplinary StudiesSumma Cum Laude

Jessica RodulfoInterdisciplinary StudiesMagna Cum Laude

Jennifer B SachsInterdisciplinary StudiesSumma Cum Laude

Morgan SchaafInterdisciplinary Studies

Rhonda R SlarkInterdisciplinary Studies

Antonio SuttonInterdisciplinary Studies

Jon M ThomasInterdisciplinary Studies

Jason WilliamsInterdisciplinary Studies

Eve C WinlandInterdisciplinary StudiesSumma Cum Laude

Cortney AndersonLeadership and MinistryMagna Cum Laude

Carmen M BellLeadership and MinistryMagna Cum Laude

Dietra K BlackLeadership and Ministry

Theresa A BrownLeadership and MinistrySumma Cum Laude

Bernard ChapmanLeadership and Ministry

Jenny V ConnerLeadership and Ministry

Aaron W DominiqueLeadership and MinistrySumma Cum Laude

Marty L DymondLeadership and MinistrySumma Cum Laude

Matthew EarlsLeadership and MinistrySumma Cum Laude

Maureen EhirimLeadership and MinistryCum Laude

Lewayne GodfreyLeadership and Ministry

Denise D HargrowLeadership and Ministry

Lula HinesLeadership and Ministry

Tivona R HopkinsLeadership and MinistrySumma Cum Laude

Jenna M HowardLeadership and MinistryCum Laude

Robert HowardLeadership and Ministry

Michael HurstLeadership and Ministry

Rashad W JacksonLeadership and MinistryCum Laude

Allison G KellerLeadership and MinistrySumma Cum Laude

Cheryl KingLeadership and MinistrySumma Cum Laude

Charles A LannsLeadership and MinistrySumma Cum Laude

Dawn L MaysLeadership and MinistrySumma Cum Laude

Franklin McDanielLeadership and MinistryCum Laude

Matthew R McKelveyLeadership and MinistrySumma Cum Laude

Haley K ProrokLeadership and Ministry

Amanda R ReidlingLeadership and MinistrySumma Cum Laude

Caleb SayreLeadership and Ministry

Shane SevyLeadership and Ministry

Chyrel D SimmonsLeadership and Ministry

Clarence VoidLeadership and MinistrySumma Cum Laude

Eugene WashingtonLeadership and MinistryCum Laude

Alicia WhiteLeadership and MinistryPinnacle Honor Society

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Jodi CainNursing

Phillip M CrosbyNursingSumma Cum Laude

Tammy K TiptonNursing Summa Cum Laude

Candidates for GraduationBusinessBachelor of Arts

Joshua D AlbrechtBusiness

Stephen Z AndersonBusiness

Nathaniel AringtonBusinessSumma Cum Laude

Georgia A BaldwinBusinessSumma Cum Laude, Online HonorGraduate, School of Business

Seth C BrumfieldBusinessMagna Cum Laude

Dawnya BurtonBusinessMagna Cum Laude

Troy P ButcherBusinessSumma Cum Laude

Jacob ChapmanBusinessSumma Cum Laude

Jamie L ColwellBusinessSumma Cum Laude

Mark S DouglasBusiness

Ceesha R DurhamBusiness

Aimee E EdeBusiness

Grant E EleyBusinessCum Laude

Tonya L EstradaBusinessCum Laude

Mara L FergusonBusiness

Joshua FlanneryBusinessSumma Cum Laude

Nichol R GouchBusiness

Pearline HallBusiness

Jeremy HeadBusinessMagna Cum Laude

Mary D HerbertBusinessMagna Cum Laude

Steven HoldrenBusinessSumma Cum Laude

Angela HornBusinessSumma Cum Laude

Waymond L HughesBusinessSumma Cum Laude

Angelique JenkinsBusinessMagna Cum Laude

Jordan KachenmeisterBusinessCum Laude

Joanna R KinnerBusiness

Angela S KiserBusinessMagna Cum Laude

Morgan E KuhnBusiness

Joseph KurtzBusinessMagna Cum Laude

Dawn M LamBusinessSumma Cum Laude

Stacey LauermanBusinessSumma Cum Laude

David L Locke Jr.Business

Zenovdia LoveBusiness

Ruthie MaysBusinessSumma Cum Laude

Troy MundyBusinessCum Laude

Benjamin MurphyBusinessMagna Cum Laude

Michelle D OrahoodBusinessCum Laude

Darla B OsborneBusiness

Kelci C OvermanBusiness

Carina RamosBusiness

Aaron D ReedBusinessSumma Cum Laude

Lakota RheaBusiness

Fallon N SandersBusinessSumma Cum Laude

Sandra ScollardBusiness

Tereen M SolomonBusiness

Duane SowersBusiness

Wendy SpiveyBusinessCum Laude

Charity N StutzmanBusinessSumma Cum Laude

Aaron L TaylorBusiness

Kristen M TeglovicBusinessCum Laude

Cory M ThomassonBusiness

Benjamin L ThompsonBusinessCum Laude

Shalonda WalkerBusiness

Kelli WeidemierBusinessCum Laude

Lexie N WiesenbachBusiness

Makayla C YoungBusiness

Ashley N LandrumMarketing & Consumer Behavior

Bachelor of Science

Ricky A DettyInformation Technology

Zachary D RamseyInformation TechnologyCum Laude

Vanessa RobeyInformation TechnologySumma Cum Laude

Candidates for GraduationSocial & Behavioral SciencesBachelor of Arts

Amanda M ChinnCriminal Justice

Danielle N GrahamCriminal Justice

Rachel D JordanCriminal Justice

Adam KeeslerCriminal JusticeSumma Cum Laude

Miranda M LoseyCriminal Justice

Devonah K PicklesimerCriminal Justice

Taylor R SteppCriminal JusticeMagna Cum Laude

Lesli A HoltEmergency & Disaster ManagementSumma Cum Laude

Lynda A BakerHuman Services

Carolyn BarnettHuman Services

Kersten BuckHuman ServicesCum Laude

Wesley A CampHuman Services

James CaudillHuman ServicesMagna Cum Laude, Pinnacle Honor Society

Sheila Y DingleHuman ServicesMagna Cum Laude

Donna J HerringHuman Services

Jonika R JimersonHuman ServicesSumma Cum Laude

Erin LowHuman ServicesMagna Cum Laude

Katherine D MaysHuman Services

Jeremy N MuckHuman Services

Brynn ShermanHuman Services

Sylvia SimonHuman ServicesMagna Cum Laude

Jeanie M SpenceHuman Services

Sarah E SteinHuman ServicesMagna Cum Laude

Faith D SuazoHuman ServicesSumma Cum Laude

LaToia M ThompsonHuman Services

Patricia ToussaintHuman Services

Jacob TurnerHuman ServicesSumma Cum Laude

Leshiba YatesHuman Services

Kema O GrovesPolitical ScienceMagna Cum Laude

Shane G TracePolitical Science

Miguel AguileraPsychology

Gabrielle E AllenPsychologySumma Cum Laude

Austin J BuchananPsychologySumma Cum Laude

Online Honor Graduate, School of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Shelby BuchananPsychology

Nancy R BuckiusPsychologySumma Cum Laude

Takara BurtonPsychology

Courtland C CanterPsychologyMagna Cum Laude

Nicole M Clinton-FarmerPsychologyCum Laude

Rita J CokerPsychology

Isaac M ConradPsychology

Dayzsha CosmePsychology

Laquita CurtisPsychologyMagna Cum Laude

Jasmine FreemanPsychologyCum Laude

Jennifer C GarciaPsychologyMagna Cum Laude

Jayme J GulleyPsychologySumma Cum Laude

Chiquita HallPsychologyCum Laude

Nadia G HallerPsychologySumma Cum Laude

Ebony HarperPsychologyMagna Cum Laude

Haleigh HayesPsychologySumma Cum Laude

Chantell HaynesPsychology

April JanesPsychologyCum Laude

Donna JohnsonPsychology

Angela M KiserPsychologyMagna Cum Laude

Saharah M McCoyPsychology

Kalee OravecPsychologySumma Cum Laude

Dawn PerezPsychologySumma Cum Laude

Amanda L PlacePsychologySumma Cum Laude

Uhleric G ReynoldsPsychology

Donna L RiersonPsychologySumma Cum Laude

Holly J RoushPsychology

Katlinn E SappingtonPsychology

Melanie WinklesPsychologyCum Laude

Kisha M BarbeeSubstance Abuse CounselingCum Laude

Sandra L ConnollySubstance Abuse CounselingCum Laude

Sunita M FreySubstance Abuse CounselingCum Laude

Marcella L HarrisSubstance Abuse CounselingCum Laude

Michael L HickmanSubstance Abuse CounselingSumma Cum Laude

Miriam Kelly-FergusonSubstance Abuse Counseling Cum Laude

Bobbi MooreSubstance Abuse Counseling Cum Laude

Eugene PiguesSubstance Abuse CounselingMagna Cum Laude

Kaitlin A RankinSubstance Abuse CounselingSumma Cum Laude

Angela RedmonSubstance Abuse CounselingSumma Cum Laude

Natalie RobinsonSubstance Abuse Counseling

Michele SaegertSubstance Abuse Counseling Cum Laude

Rhonda TiltonSubstance Abuse CounselingSumma Cum Laude

Kelly A WatsonSubstance Abuse CounselingMagna Cum Laude


6:00 p.m.




SCRIPTURE READING Dr. Gerald Mershimer Faculty Member


COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Dr. Jon S. Kulaga President of the University

ASSOCIATE & MASTER’S DEGREE GRADUATES Dr. Bradford Sample, Provost Dr. Krista Stonerock, Dean, School of Arts & Sciences Dr. Jon Tomlinson, Dean, School of Business Dr. Val Jones, Dean, School of Education Dr. Larry Olson, Dean, School of Social & Behavioral Sciences



* BENEDICTION ? ?



Candidates for GraduationArts & SciencesAssociate of Arts

William C AllisonChristian Ministry

Alicia AlstonChristian Ministry

Jeremy BenderChristian Ministry

Kenneth N BlountChristian Ministry

Takesha BrownChristian Ministry

Dion BryantChristian Ministry

Sarah CoeChristian Ministry

Keith M CornellChristian Ministry

Cierra E DrawhornChristian Ministry

Lannice FryerChristian Ministry

Diana M GonzalesChristian Ministry

Austin GroverChristian Ministry

Paula GuillardChristian Ministry

Marcellas HowardChristian Ministry

Sabrina T JohnsonChristian Ministry

Derek B KurtzChristian Ministry

Erika LanierChristian Ministry

Saundra K LesterChristian Ministry

Joseph Lewis JrChristian Ministry

Ambra MaloneChristian Ministry

Garland ManceChristian Ministry

Jerry McCauleyChristian Ministry

Robert A McClellanChristian Ministry

Curtis McMurrayChristian Ministry

Kevin MehokChristian Ministry

Eric MelsonChristian Ministry

Alvin C MitchellChristian Ministry

Peter E MonastChristian Ministry

Marissa M PriestChristian Ministry

Robert PruittChristian Ministry

Jonathan RamirezChristian Ministry

Donaldo SanchezChristian Ministry

Mary SheridanChristian Ministry

Christopher P SingerChristian Ministry

Alexandria StansberryChristian Ministry

Thomas Stanton Jr Christian Ministry

Debra SwainChristian Ministry

Carmelo TorresChristian Ministry

Etta TowlesChristian Ministry

Annemarie WeberChristian Ministry

Steve WrightChristian Ministry

Christopher BradshawInterdisciplinary Studies

Emily ClarkInterdisciplinary Studies

Karen CollinsInterdisciplinary Studies

Rebecka A CopleyInterdisciplinary Studies

Adam CunninghamInterdisciplinary Studies

Janine DillardInterdisciplinary Studies

Andrew GoreInterdisciplinary Studies

Christopher HanesInterdisciplinary Studies

Robin HerriottInterdisciplinary Studies

Kyle MarkelInterdisciplinary Studies

Marla McPheeInterdisciplinary Studies

Steven ParsonsInterdisciplinary Studies

Joshua PateInterdisciplinary Studies

Daniel TrayterInterdisciplinary Studies

Jason VernoyInterdisciplinary Studies

Chakiris Williams Interdisciplinary Studies

Candidates for GraduationBusinessAssociate of Arts

Alisha M AlbinsonBusiness

Anastasia AmanBusiness

Christina D ArcherBusiness

Alexandria R BowenBusiness

Samantha E BrensingerBusiness

Michelle BrightBusiness

Qushawnda BryantBusiness

Crosby BuaduBusiness

Bayola M ByrdBusiness

Jessica DavisBusiness

Amber DeutschBusiness

Malachi DewhurstBusiness

Laken EmmertBusiness

Dominique FranksBusiness

Jordan D GrahamBusiness

Keyona GravesBusiness

Tapatha HullBusiness

Leandra I JohnsonBusiness

Natalie LehmanBusiness

Hannah S MartindaleBusiness

Jakatie A McBurrowsBusiness Spire Honor Society

Curt McCarthyBusiness

Clarice McGuireBusiness

Timothy McGuire IIBusiness

Lesley A McMichaelBusiness

Prarthana PatelBusiness

Frank Phillips JrBusiness

Anthony M PottsBusiness

Jason W PutnamBusiness

Andrew A RaverBusiness

Kelsey L ShopeBusiness Spire Honor Society

Kiana R StarksBusiness

Derek SturgellBusiness

Jill TackettBusiness

Deborah WaddyBusiness

Mintoria Y WebbBusiness

Associate of Science

Zackary AyersInformation Technology

Kelly CrooksInformation Technology

Candidates for GraduationSocial & Behavioral SciencesAssociate of Arts

Chadwick N AndersonHuman Services

Natalie M BanksHuman Services

Mary BarryHuman Services

Kaitlyn G BoehnleinHuman Services

Lakeya L BookerHuman Services

Samuel BrewerHuman Services

Tobias BrownHuman Services

Michelle D BurtonHuman Services

Kelly E BurtonHuman Services

Ally E ChaffinHuman Services

Lisa M ChapmanHuman Services

Sarah E ClumHuman Services

Medra L CorouthersHuman Services

Erica L CortezHuman Services

Jazmin CoulversonHuman Services

Zacharias CummingHuman Services

Nadege DormeusHuman Services

Tina M EllerHuman Services

Ashley ErvinHuman Services

Heather N FollHuman Services

Tierra FordHuman Services

Bradley E GivensHuman Services

Marya GrayHuman Services

Rebecca N HancockHuman Services

Kayla HavensHuman Services

Stephanie HaydocyHuman Services

Karole K HeadHuman Services

Jessica HebertHuman Services

Michael D HenryHuman Services

Toni HorsleyHuman Services

Jennifer HurleyHuman Services

Brianna JapsonHuman Services

Katrina LambHuman Services

Jordan J LealHuman Services

Megan LeslieHuman Services

Denal S LockstedtHuman Services

Jenise LynchHuman Services

Jacob A MarianoHuman Services

Alexandra MercurioHuman Services

Kaitlin E MingusHuman Services

Loren MooreHuman Services

Shamika OrtizHuman Services

Miranda OstranderHuman Services

Maria I Padilla-PellotHuman Services

Shannon PennHuman Services

Claudia PiedraHuman Services

Melissa P PiercyHuman Services

Jeremy RhoadesHuman Services

Perla RodriguezHuman Services

Brooke D RoushHuman Services

Kelly J SchusterHuman Services

Amy R SeversHuman Services

Paula ShabazzHuman Services

Jason ShireyHuman Services

Cassie E StapletonHuman Services

Jessica N StoneHuman Services

Carrie P SykesHuman Services

Kelli D ThomasHuman Services

Jared TimberlakeHuman Services

Tinuola O TinuadeHuman Services

Deondra TurnerHuman Services

Ronald WaitsHuman Services

Julie WegleitnerHuman ServicesSpire Honor Society

Edward WestHuman Services

Heidi L WilliamsHuman Services

Crystal WittmanHuman Services

Taylor WolfeHuman Services

Natalie WyattHuman Services

Candidates for GraduationArts & SciencesMaster of Arts

Nicholas A AcostaMinistry

Tamara AttisMinistry

Marlon BautistaMinistry

ShanKara BohmMinistry

Brendalyn BuchananMinistry

Tara BulgerMinistry

Martha BurrellMinistry

Courtney R Coates Ministry

Alexander ColeMinistry

Joseph CornettMinistry

Anthony K DavisMinistry

Quentin DocksMinistry

Adam GarmanMinistry

Linda L HalmMinistry

Juli HardenMinistry

Laquita S KellyMinistry

Brenda J Kelly-PressleyMinistry

Rocky LaPradeMinistry

Leigh LinnMinistry

John MayfieldMinistry

Anthony McDuffieMinistry

Adam McMahanMinistry

Jessica MeyerMinistry

Rayvon MooreMinistry

Steven E NagelMinistry

Vanessa O’NeillMinistry

Britt ParkMinistry

Cindy E PattersonMinistry

Roger ProssMinistry

Gladys PruittMinistry

Benjamin RutanhiraMinistry

Lura SpencerMinistry

Marcus SteeleMinistry

Sean W TarrantMinistry

Kimberly M ThomasMinistry

Ortez VandrossMinistry

Taisha WallaceMinistry

Martiz WareMinistry

Cheryl WelchMinistry

James S WellsMinistry

Donald WilliamsonMinistry

Candidates for GraduationBusinessMaster of Arts

Ellen Akin-KentLeadership

Walter D Daniels SrLeadership

Sarah FisherLeadership

Cathryn GodwinLeadership

Willie HouserLeadership

Boomer J SmithLeadership

Allen WaltonLeadership

Daniel WelchLeadership

Master of Business Administration

Richard Addison

John Babiarz

Kaylynn Bell

Priscilla Brantley

Randall Caldwell

Dennis D Coe

Ashley Cox

Brandon Davis

Abigail E Duffy

Eunice Eason

Eric Edwards

Raymond W Ferrell

Casey Frueh

John Gartner

Whitney Gilkeson

Carrie Griffin

Cesalie F Gustafson

Carly Haines

Patrick Kawooya

Elijah Loughridge

Melissa M Maynard

John McCann

Veronica McDaniel-Caldwell

Natasha Milner

Daniel Milota

Dina Minougou-Tackett

Edward Mukomazi

Morgan B O’Bryan

Andrew Parise

Isaac Parker

Candace Pass

Chandra Pifer

Joshua Rawlins

Jeannett Rhoads

NaTonja Rutledge

Daniel Santoj

Aleese Spangler

Kimberly F Stultz

Tracy L Udrija-Peters

Burnard J Varney

Victoria C Villarreal

Garrett VonBerge

Mark Young

Ernesto A Zapata

Master of Business Administration and Master of Arts (Ministry)

Susan R Chapman Newsome

Douglas Esselburn

Justin M Fletcher

Nouchemana Florvilus

Gregory Foster

Tony Gardner

Belinda Harris

Audra Hatfield

Misty A Middleton

Stephanie M Ray

Joseph P Reidling

Victor Smith

Philip C Tabler

Vera V Washington

Rosetta Willis

Honor Recognition Alpha Phi SigmaAlpha Phi Sigma recognizes academic excellence of Undergraduate and Graduate students of Criminal Justice, as well as Juris Doctorate students. The goals of Alpha Phi Sigma are to honor and promote academic excellence, community ser-vice, educational leadership, and unity. Alpha Phi Sigma is the only Criminal Justice Honor Society, is a certified member of the Association of College Honor Societies and is affiliated with the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

Epsilon Pi Phi Epsilon Pi Phi is the national honor society in Emergency Management/Homeland Security/Business Continuity for universities and colleges established by The Foundation ofHigher Education in 2006. The Mission of Epsilon Pi Phi is dedicated to the professional development of students through promotion and recognition of excellence in scholarship, leadership, research, and community service. The society functions as a federation of chapters located at accredited universities and colleges. Students become members by applying to the their local chapter or the National Chapter. The chapters are operated by the faculty advisors and elected Chapter President. The EPP Honor Society Executive Board guides the affairs of the organization and determines policy. The national office is located in Richardson, TX.

Kappa Delta PiKappa Delta Pi (KDP), International Honor Society in Education, was founded in 1911 to foster excellence and pro-mote fellowship among those dedicated to teaching. The mission of Kappa Delta Pi is to sustain an honored community of diverse educators by promoting excellence and advancing scholarship, leadership, and service. The vision of Kappa Delta Pi is to help committed educators be leaders in improving education for global citizenship. Members must earn a 3.25 GPA and exhibit leadership and service skills to be formally admitted into the Teacher Education Program.

Sigma Beta Delta Sigma Beta Delta was established to honor students who have attained superior records in business programs in schools and colleges with regional accreditation. To qualify for member ship in this honor society, students must be a junior or senior contributing to the School ofBusiness and Government, have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above, good Christian character, and be recommended by professors of business.

Honors Program Graduates The Honors Program requires the student to take an additional 8 credit hours of courses during their four years of study at OCU. It culminates with a senior’s honor research project approved by the faculty.

Honor Graduates One Honor Graduate is selected by the faculty in each department or school from the traditional program and one from the College of Adult and Graduate Studies. Those graduates must have distinguished himself or herself in academic achievement, Christian service, and leadership potential.

Association of Christian Librarians Research AwardThe Association of Christian Librarians (ACL), established in 1957, is one of the oldest and largest evangelical academic library organizations in existence, with more than 500 individual and 180 institutional members. The ACL Research Award honors a student who has demonstrated excellence in research. Additionally, the recipient has displayed a record of leadership, ability, and Christian character witnessed by the faculty who nominated them.

National Spire Honor Society To qualify for membership students should:

• Be a graduating sophomore • Have a minimum GP A of 3.0 • Have been involved in at least three campus, community, or church ministries• Demonstrate leadership, persistence, and future promise • Maintain the highest ethical standards

Pinnacle Honor Society College of Adult & Graduate Studies students qualify for membership in the Pinnacle Honor Society. Membership is limited to 15% of graduating class. To qualify for membership students should:

• Be a graduating senior • Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 • Have been involved in at least three campus, community activities, or church ministrie• Demonstrate leadership, persistence, future promise and maintain the highest ethical standards

Latin Honors To graduate with the following honors, students who have earned at least 60 credit hours in residency in coursework which assign letter grades that affect the student’s cumulative GPA.

Summa Cum Laude Graduation with highest honors requires a cumulative grade point average of 3.9 or aboveMagna Cum Laude Graduation with high honors requires a cumulative grade point average of 3. 7 5-3.80 Cum Laude Graduation with honors requires a grade point average of 3.5-3.74

Students who have earned between 40 and 59.9 credit hours in residency in course work which assign letter grades that affect the student’s cumulative GPA must meet the following criteria.

Summa Cum Laude Graduation with highest honors requires a cumulative grade point average of 3.95 or above Magna Cum Laude Graduation with high honors requires a cumulative grade point average of 3.80-3.94 Cum Laude Graduation with honors requires a grade point average of 3.55-3. 79.

The Academic RegaliaThe academic regalia worn on formal occasions in American colleges dates back to the Middle Ages. The oldest universities of northern Europe grew out of church schools and regarded faculty and students alike as clergy; therefore, they wore clerical garb styled from monastic dress.

Principle elements of academic dress are the gown, the cap, and the hood. The universities of Cambridge and Oxford have made academic dress a matter of university control since the fifteenth century. American universities first agreed on a uniform system of dress in 1895, with a revised code being adopted in 1932. More recently, however, some major universities, harkening back to Europe an forebears, have instituted their own distinctive academic attire.

The Gown: The flowing gown comes from the twelfth century, most likely from the habit of the Benedictine monks. It may have been worn as protection against the cold of unheated buildings. Today it has become more symbolic of the democracy of scholarship, for it covers any dress of rank or social standing. It is usually black or the color of the sponsoring college, with pointed sleeves for the Bachlor’s degree; long closed sleeves with a slit at the arm or wrist for the Master’s degree; and full bell double sleeves for the Doctor’s degree. The doctoral gown is also faced down the front and across the sleeves with velvet trim, either in black or the color of the wearer’s academic discipline.

The Cap: When Roman law freed the slave, he won the privilege of wearing a cap. In the universities this cap acquired a point on top which evolved into today’s tassel. The academic cap is a sign of freedom of scholarship and the responsibility and dignity with which scholarship endows the wearer. The color of the tassel denotes the scholarly discipline, although the Doctor’s tassel may be gold, regardless of discipline.

The Hood: Originally a head covering worn as protection in bad weather, and otherwise dropped to the shoulders like the monk’s cowl, the hood was worn by faculty and students alike. In the early sixteenth century, it was reserved for graduation. The size and shape of the hood indicates the degree level of the wearer. The color of the facing of the hood denotes the discipline represented by the degree, while the color combination of the lining designates the university or college from which the degree was granted. Colors associated with the disciplines represented by the OCU faculty are as follows:

Arts/Letters/Humanities White Business Brown Counseling Light Blue Education Light Blue Library Science Lemon Yellow Law Purple Music Pink Philosophy Dark Blue Psychology Gold Theology Scarlet

Blue Cord A blue cord is given to graduates who have given a monetary contribution to the Alumni Association or Alumni Legacy Scholarship.

Red, White and Blue The red, white and blue honor cord designates graduates who have served or currently serve in any branch of our United States military.

Commencement Speaker

As a servant of Jesus Christ, Richard Swiger currently lives in Medina Ohio with his wife Deborah and their three children, Benjamin, Zachary, and Joseph. Presently, he serves as the Ohio Director of Field Programmimg for Prison Fellowship. He is a graduate of Ashland University.

Richard has a powerful story of restoration, perseverance and the power of a life transformed by Jesus Christ. Richard endured a childhood marked by the violent loss of a parent, the loss of a young sister, much time in foster care and many years incarcerated in prisons throughout Ohio.

On the other side of that he has become a devoted husband and father, a champion for Biblical justice, an in-demand speaker, educator and in his favorite role, a beloved child of the Most High God. Richard’s story is a confirmation there is no life out of the reach of our God and no barrier that He cannot overcome.

Thank you to Wagner’s Flowers for donating the plants used to decorate the Maxwell Center.

Richard SwigerOhio Director of Field Programmimg for Prison Fellowship

1476 lancaster pike | circleville, oh 43113ohiochristian.edu

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