TrumanState University

CommencementAugust 1, 2020

Stokes Stadium

7:00 p.m.

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Board of Governors

Jennifer Kopp DameronChair

K. Brooks Miller, Jr.Vice Chair

Sarah BurkemperSecretary

David Lee Bonner

Philip J. Christofferson

Cheryl J. Cozette

Nancy Gingrich

Mike McClaskey

Jim O’Donnell

Tiffany MiddlemasStudent Representative

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CommenCement Ceremony

musiCal Prelude

The music for commencement is provided by the Truman Brass Quintet under the direction of Eric Dickson, Assistant Professor of Music.

Fanfare from “La Peri” — Paul Dukas, arr. Wayne BarringtonFestmarch — Richard Wagner, arr. Wayne Bailey

Sonata from “Die Bankelsangerlieder” — Anonymous, ed. Robert KingPomp and Circumstance — Edward Elgar

ProCessional

VFW Post 2508 Color Guard

Grand MarshalDavid Gillette, Professor of Economics

Platform Party

Susan L. Thomas, President of the University

Janet L. Gooch, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost

Commencement SpeakerJudge Duane Benton

Student SpeakerJared Kolok

Bachelor of Arts in Biology/Bachelor of Science in Political Science

Board of Governors

John Nash, Alumni Association Board of Directors

Vocal SoloistJack McFarling, Senior Computer Science and Music (General) major

ReadersJay Self, Professor of Communication Bridget Thomas, Professor of Classics

MarshalK. Scott Alberts, Professor of Mathematics

Candidates for the Degree Master of AccountancyCandidates for the Degree Master of Arts

Candidates for the Degree Master of Arts in EducationCandidates for the Degree Master of Athletic Training

Candidate for the Degree Master of ScienceCandidates for the Degree Bachelor of Fine Arts

Candidates for the Degree Bachelor of MusicCandidates for the Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Candidates for the Degree Bachelor of ArtsCandidates for the Degree Bachelor of Science

Faculty Honorees

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The Faculty and Administration

the national anthem

Star Spangled Banner — Francis Scott Key

Jack McFarling

introduCtion of distinGuished Guests

President Thomas

GreetinGs from Board of Governors

Jennifer Kopp Dameron, Chair

introduCtion of sPeaker

President Thomas

CommenCement address

Judge Duane Benton

reCoGnition of faCulty honorees

Provost Gooch and President Thomas

M. Anne Bergey, Instructor Emerita in BiologyMichael W. Blum, Professor Emeritus of Business Administration

Beverly A. Perrachione, Professor Emerita of Elementary EducationDaisy R. Rearick, Reference/Periodicals Librarian Emerita

George L. Shinn, Professor Emeritus of BiologyMark A. Smith, Professor Emeritus of Communication

Chein-Hsing (Jane) Sung, Professor Emerita of Economics

introduCtion of student sPeaker

Provost Gooch

student address

Jared Kolok

reCoGnition of honor students

Provost Gooch

ConferrinG of deGrees

President Thomas

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Presentation of Candidates

Provost Gooch

ReadersJay Self

Bridget Thomas

Candidates for the Degree Bachelor of Fine ArtsCandidates for the Degree Bachelor of Music

Candidates for the Degree Bachelor of Science in NursingCandidates for the Degree Bachelor of Arts

Candidates for the Degree Bachelor of ScienceCandidates for the Degree Master of Accountancy

Candidates for the Degree Master of ArtsCandidates for the Degree Master of Arts in EducationCandidates for the Degree Master of Athletic Training

Candidate for the Degree Master of Science

GreetinGs from truman alumni assoCiation

John Nash

ameriCa the Beautiful

arranged by Roger Cody

Jack McFarling

America the BeautifulO beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grainFor purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain!

America! America! God shed his grace on thee,And crown thy good with brotherhood

From sea to shining sea.

reCessional and Postlude

Quintet No. 1, Mvt. III – Victor Ewald

Junior marshals

The Junior Marshals, robed in white, serve as escorts during the Commencement ceremony.

CommenCement sPeaker

JUDGE DUANE BENTON

Duane Benton is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, which hears appeals from the federal courts in seven Midwestern states and is subject to review only by the U.S. Supreme Court. He has the distinction of being the first and only U.S. circuit judge who is a certified public accountant.

Previously, Benton served on the Missouri Supreme Court from 1991 until 2004. In 1997, the other judges of the court elected him chief justice for a two-year term.

Born in Springfield, Benton grew up in Mountain View and Willow Springs, Missouri. He is a 1972 graduate of Northwestern University, graduating summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Benton received a law degree from Yale Law School in 1975, distinguishing himself as editor and managing editor of the Yale Law Journal. Selected as a Danforth Fellow, he completed the Senior Executives Program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

A Vietnam veteran, Benton retired from the U.S. Naval Reserve at the rank of captain after 30 years of active and reserve service. He is a graduate of the Naval War College and has assumed leadership roles in the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Missouri Military Advisory Commission.

From 1975 to 1979 Benton served with the U.S. Navy as a judge advocate. While in the Navy, he attended Memphis State University, earning a master’s degree in business administration and accountancy.

In a decorated professional career, Benton excelled as the chief of staff to a Missouri congressman, a private attorney in Jefferson City and the 14th director of revenue in the history of Missouri. Additionally, he taught as an adjunct professor at Westminster College and at the law schools of Vanderbilt, Missouri, Brooklyn, Pepperdine and St. Louis University.

Among his many public service appointments, Benton was chair of the Multistate Tax Commission and president of the Midwestern State Association of Tax Administrators. He served on the board of the Missouri State Employees Retirement System, the Missouri Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation, the Council for Drug Free Youth and the Jefferson City United Way. An active Rotarian, Benton has been president of two clubs, a district governor and president of Show Me Rotary multidistrict president-elect training.

Benton is a member of the Missouri Bar, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Academy of Attorney-CPAs.

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the Graduates

The Commencement program is a roster of candidates, not an official list of graduates. Appropriate degrees and honors will be awarded to candidates who successfully complete all requirements by established deadlines.

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTSAbygayle Faith Adams, Creative WritingNathan Appelbaum, Creative Writing *Caleb A. Barkhurst, Creative WritingTaylor Marie Beckerle, Creative WritingRiley Behlke, Creative Writing (Also BS)Mattea Kathryn Buerge, Creative WritingTaylor Mae Marie Byington, Creative WritingLucas Campbell, Creative WritingDanielle Steven Capehart, Creative WritingJinxuan Chen, DesignRebecca Comas, DesignNicole Maya Jamie Craft, DesignMonica Fallone, Creative WritingJoshua Fish, DesignEmily Ann Griffith, DesignCaroline Grace Holden, Creative WritingTave Hollins, ArtJoseph Katz, Creative WritingVy Le, DesignEmily Mollet, Design (Also BA) *Linnea Moody, ArtCody Pease, Creative WritingBenjamin Phelps, Creative WritingLindsay Lennon Picht, ArtCameron Quinn, ArtHannah Laurel Robinson, Creative WritingAlejandra Regan Romer, Creative WritingNatalie Grace Schmickley, Creative Writing (Also BA)Halie Renae Scott, DesignJudith Steinhoff, DesignMarianne Strickler, DesignKaitlin Makenna Tait, ArtDakota Christopher Threlkeld, Creative WritingBreann Lea Turner, Creative Writing *Artemis FaeFox Winkeler, Creative WritingJeffrey Yung, Design

BACHELOR OF MUSICAnna Marie Graves, Music Emphasis Groups (BM)Meredith Harrach, Music Emphasis Groups (BM)Christian Brian Kuhlman, Music Emphasis Groups (BM) *Tony S. Lucas, IV, Music Emphasis Groups (BM) (Also BA)Robin Jake Wilson, Music Emphasis Groups (BM) *

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSINGAlyssa Rachelle BechererHannah Lee BlackmoreCarlie Jennifer BurnsMorgan Roseanna CabralAlyssa Retelle CarrollMelinda ChiangCasey Leanne CookLily Ann CrandallRobert Lee DannerWhitney Katherine EbertIngrid Kaya EricksonJessica Ann FleshmanBrianna Paige FloresZoe Marie FrantomAlyssa FreinerZoie Cheyene GibbsMadelyn Jane GieglingLuke GittemeierGrace HaarmannSarah Elizabeth HolcombGabriella Ann Horvath *Casey KelleyClaire Jean KendallJustin Randall KiddHannah Marie KruseMollie KurtzSusan LaFeverLaTisha MicetichShannon Eileen MisselCassidy MyersMaria PapesMary Kate PattonSydney Katherine PerkinsKenna Nichole SchmidtEmily SchulzErica ScieszinskiMorgan Ann StollAlexia Christine TolsonSamantha Kay TrimmerAbigail Faith Van SoelenAnna Elizabeth WehrSarah E. WhangerEmily Christine White

* – denotes August 2020 graduate

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BACHELOR OF ARTSEryn Juleighanne Adams, History *Chloe Aguilar, EnglishBailey Nicole Alexander, EnglishAndrew James Annand, MathematicsSummer Nicole Arazi, Psychology and Philosophy & ReligionAbigail Grace Atwell, Philosophy & ReligionNicholas R. Baer, CommunicationYermeya Bagunu, MathematicsMadison Bailey, EnglishChloe Grace Barrett, Business Administration and SpanishIsabella Noelle Beard, Communication *Angelique Beasley, EnglishPeyton Laurel Beasley, HistoryMyranda Billington, PsychologyRachel Ann Blackburn, EnglishJon Wright Blaine, PhysicsGrayson Tyler Bledsoe, EnglishLauren Elizabeth Boeding, Communication DisordersSamantha Bowman, Theatre *Katherine Anne Boxerman, PsychologyHali Marie Boyd, Biology *Lillian Hope Brink, EconomicsAudrey Noelle Brinkhorst, ArtJon Tucker Broadbooks, History and CommunicationJoshua Dean Brown, Music (Pre-Certification)Shereese Deiondra Brown, Business AdministrationHarrison Page Bruch, Political Sci & Intl RelationsKatherine Bruton, Business AdministrationKaley Burroughs, Communication and

Political Sci & Intl RelationsTyler Austin Bush, CommunicationTimothy James Bushdiecker, GermanRachel Grace Buttram, Music (Pre-Certification)Emily Grace Camden, ClassicsBernardo Gamaliel Chavez, Business AdministrationRui Che, Business Administration *Coal Thomas Chedwick, English and Philosophy & ReligionAmanda Claywell, GermanGrace Lorraine Clemens, French and CommunicationJames Thomas Clemens, Interdisciplinary StudiesJacob James Colangelo, English (Also BS)Annie Rhyane Colwell, Political Sci & Intl RelationsAdrienne P. Compton, CommunicationAnna Rose Cooke, Communication DisordersThea Sue Cornwell, Communication DisordersGina Lyn Cracchiola, EnglishCaleb Daniels, Business AdministrationRisa Dauve, CommunicationAugust William Davis, EnglishAutumn Dodd, EnglishEmily Caitlin McNulty Donohue, Political Sci & Intl Relations

and StatisticsPaige Durovic, Communication

Rachel Emmaline Duzan, Communication DisordersRachel Wenmi Elder, Business AdministrationSamuel Elkins, Interdisciplinary StudiesMichaela Beth Elsbernd, French (Also BA)Mackenzie Kathleen Emmert, PsychologySarah K. Finley, EconomicsMary Fletcher, ClassicsAbigail Christie Ford, EnglishEmma Kate Francois, PsychologyZhuoqun Gao, Business AdministrationSamantha Jo Garrett, Interdisciplinary StudiesMolly Garrison, TheatreMeghan Rose Gasper, Communication DisordersDestiny Elizabeth Geusz, Business AdministrationKayla Anne Gibson, MusicMadeline Elizabeth Girard, Modern LanguageJacob Gnolfo, Political Sci & Intl RelationsAlexander Matthew Goerke, CommunicationOlivia Gooch, EnglishBriana Michelle Guy, CommunicationSydney Adeline Gwaltney, BiologyLydia Christine Hampel, Music (Pre-Certification)Isaac Graham Brow Hampton, EconomicsRita Rose Hanch, Communication and EnglishErin Hannegan McKee, Psychology and Modern LanguageMarianne Susan Hansen, Economics (Also BS)Orielle Romi Heilicher, Sociology/Anthropology and

CommunicationRachel Elizabeth Heinen, EnglishWyatt Hensel, TheatreZyanya Hernandez, Spanish and FrenchMargaret Hickey, CommunicationSean Hicks, CommunicationJacob Highsmith, CommunicationShayla Elizabeth Hinson, Music (General)Kira Hintz, EnglishMegan Amanda Hodge, EnglishBlake Hollis, Art HistoryAlexis Breann Hopkins, Communication DisordersAllyson Horst, Communication DisordersFaith Howard, Music (Pre-Certification)Jinyuan Hu, EnglishHao Huang, Business AdministrationJohn Thomas Huggins, MathematicsKathleen Rose Huggins, HistoryKyle Alan Hume, HistoryAlec Daniel Jarvis, CommunicationLawrence Joseph Jennings, TheatreKendall Johnson, Music (Pre-Certification)Madeline Jones, EnglishRoss Edward Jones, SpanishArjeet Dhoj Joshi, Business AdministrationJackson Scott Kasper, Music (Pre-Certification)Victoria L. Keilholz, English

* – denotes August 2020 graduate

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Harrison Paul Kessler, TheatreSarah Elaine Kimbrough, HistoryEmily Claire Knowles, Romance LanguageHaley Maria Koch, ArtShannon Leigh Koch, Business AdministrationCatherine Koelling, PsychologyJared Kolok, Biology (Also BS)Travis Joseph Koons, Sociology/AnthropologyJoseph J. Kosiek, MusicMicah Ann Krueger, Communication Disorders (Also BS)Amy Elizabeth Kruse, Art HistoryLaurie Michelle Lackman, FrenchShelby Gabrielle LaFollette, EnglishAndrew Michael LaMartina, CommunicationWenyu Lan, Business AdministrationRachel Lappe, Modern Language *Janet Lemus, PsychologyYixuan Li, Business AdministrationJesse Liebmann, Political Science and RussianAndrew Stephen Lind, Business Administration (Also BS)Faith Locke, TheatreConnor Lovera, Political Sci & Intl RelationsJocelyn Grace Lozano, CommunicationTony S. Lucas, IV, Music (Pre-Certification) (Also BM)Kara Nicole Luechtefeld, Business AdministrationSara Maakestad, CommunicationMelina Elise Matheney, Interdisciplinary StudiesSamantha Matthews, EnglishTimothy Matthew May, EnglishVincent Salvatore Mazzola, MathematicsKameron Alexander McClinton, TheatreMolly McDermott, Political Sci & Intl RelationsJohn Paul McDonald, BiologyJacquelyn Marie McGoon, EnglishMolly McGrady, Communication DisordersSydney Lynae McIntire, Business AdministrationKatherine McIntyre, EnglishGordon Alexander McPherson, English and CommunicationMerric Meehan, Political Sci & Intl RelationsJared Michael Meister, MathematicsAshley Merideth, EnglishAnna Leigh Miller, BiologyAbby Miriani, ArtMargaret L. Mitchell, EnglishRamya Chandra Mogallapu, EconomicsClemence Molle, Business AdministrationEmily Mollet, Business Administration (Also BFA) *Kellan Scott Mooi, Philosophy & ReligionKaitlin Delaney Moore, Business Administration *Elva Moreno Del Rio, EnglishVictoria Louise Morrow, CommunicationLarissa Paige Mrasek, EnglishMark Anthony Nagel, English

Danielle Gabri Nahm, Romance LanguageVincent Francis Newman, EnglishJulianna Ngo Nguyen, Political ScienceJane Chioma Obi, PsychologyAudrey Elizabeth O’Brien, Political ScienceKaitlyn O’Brien, Communication DisordersNana Yaw Adjei Ohemeng, CommunicationNicole Orf, Mathematics and SpanishRachel Elizabeth Owings, Political Sci & Intl Relations

(Also BS)Sumin Park, Business AdministrationAmber Parkinson, PsychologySamuel Thomas Pey, Sociology/AnthropologyKathleen Louise Placke, Modern LanguageDalaney Danielle Plott, English (Also BS)Emily Susan Pollman, Art HistoryKennedy Marie Post, French and Spanish *Seth Jacob Powell, EnglishCara Quinn, EnglishHamza Ashfaq Raja, EconomicsGabrielle Lynn Redfield, EnglishClaire Noelle Reinert, History *Aaron Gabriel Renaud, HistoryMax Richards, TheatreZachary Lynn Richardson, CommunicationSamantha Roberge, Interdisciplinary StudiesMallory Christine Rodell, Sociology/AnthropologySam Roettgen, CommunicationJack Ryan Roither, Political Sci & Intl RelationsMadison Reneigh Roloff, EnglishGarrett Thomas Ryan, HistoryAbigail Rose Sanders, PsychologyMegan Claire Sapp, Business AdministrationJonathan Cooper Satterfield, Philosophy & Religion (Also BS)Nolan Schad, Russian (Also BS)Erica Schamel, CommunicationEmma Scherer, CommunicationAbigail Schilly, English (Also BS)Madison Ann Schmerbach, Business AdministrationNatalie Grace Schmickley, Communication (Also BFA)Benjamin Schmidt, CommunicationDeanna Kay Schmidt, Interdisciplinary StudiesAdam Henry Schmitz, ClassicsLydia Schuchard, English and SpanishMadison Scott, CommunicationLauren Seifried, Music (Pre-Certification)Chloe Celine Shoulders, History (Also BS)Jacklyn Kaylei Sidenstricker, EnglishChristina Marie Slipke, Economics and ClassicsCameron Smith, TheatreZachary Daniel Smith, Biology (Also BS)Rachel Ann Snyder, Communication DisordersLillian Hope Socha, Communication

* – denotes August 2020 graduate

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Alycia Nicole Solomon, TheatreKaitlyn Lorraine Speh, PsychologyBethany Spitzmiller, Communication and EnglishMadeleine Staley, Psychology *Hillary Mack Stanford, BiologyAndrew Halstead Stewart, HistoryHan Sun, Business AdministrationYu Sun, Business Administration *Hunter Takamiya, MusicWenbo Tan, Business Administration *Catherine Tyler Timson, English *Sloane Totta, Communication DisordersEmily Ann Tucker, Business AdministrationMadeline Valencia, PsychologyMadison Taylor Viola, EnglishClaire E. Viviano, SpanishRebekah Grace Vollenweider, CommunicationBailey Faith Waddell, Sociology/AnthropologyRebecca Faith Walker, CommunicationEmily Walters, HistoryCarley Walton, English and Art HistoryChenyang Wang, Business AdministrationHaoming Wang, Business AdministrationLindi Wang, Business Administration *Rui Wang, Business AdministrationAmbria Whitlock, Business AdministrationIan Jacob Whitsitt, EnglishMiranda Jean Whitworth, PsychologyAllison Jill Wills, EnglishNatalie Renae Wilson, English and CommunicationNatalie Ann Wimmer, EnglishMadison Paige Wiseman, Political Sci & Intl RelationsAva Wohlstadter, EnglishJefferson Lehn Wolfe, Jr., Political Sci & Intl RelationsKaley Jasara Wyckoff, EnglishHan Xu, Business AdministrationYou Xing Yang, Business AdministrationSamuel Scherer Yoder, Communication DisordersElla Youmans, Interdisciplinary StudiesMaria Katherine Zak, Business Administration and SpanishPeixuan Zhang, Business AdministrationYirou Zhao, Business AdministrationEmma Anne Zimmer, Communication DisordersZhiyu Zuo, Business Administration *

BACHELOR OF SCIENCEAlexander Hunter Abrams, Exercise ScienceTyler Phillip Acosta, Computer ScienceAnup Adhikari, StatisticsCaitlin Elayne Adolphsen, PsychologyShaban Shamsaddin Agayev, Computer ScienceDina Alabsew, Health ScienceKaylin Albin, Biology

Garry Daniel Alcorn III, Computer ScienceSamuel Allen, BiologyValerie Darleny Alvarado, Exercise ScienceJeremie Anthony Amano, Computer ScienceBansari Amin, Health ScienceNathaniel Devine Andert, Exercise Science and BiologyMatthew Ethan Applegate, AccountingEmma Marie Archer, ChemistryGavin James Arnold, AccountingSofi Camille Bacandreas, Justice SystemsMatthew Anthony Backes, Agricultural ScienceZane Bahrs, Justice SystemsEmily M. Bailey, Health ScienceMelissa Bailey, BiologyKaitlyn Marie Baker, BiologyHannah Katrina Bakker, PsychologyEric John Bals, Business AdministrationTeresa JoAnn Banki, BiologyKristen Nicole Baranski, AccountingJoshua Joseph Bast, Political Sci & Intl RelationsMira Gabrielle Basuino, BiologyHannah Jean Bateman, Health ScienceBlake S. Becka, Mathematics *Claudia Becker, Health ScienceMikenzie Beckley, Health ScienceMargaret Beem, Exercise ScienceRiley Behlke, Linguistics (Also BFA)Jacob Daniel Bertish, Computer ScienceAriell Rose Bertrand, Political Sci & Intl RelationsMridul Bhattarai, Physics and MathematicsNatalie Biddle, BiologyMakayla Bindel, Health ScienceTi Dakota Bingaman, Health ScienceTyler John Blackington, Political ScienceDavid Henry Blanck, Computer ScienceJack Andrew Blansitt, Justice SystemsJared Alexander Bloustine, AccountingJackson Boerckel, Exercise ScienceJared Richard Boeving, Business AdministrationBethany L. Bogguss, Business Administration *Clare Bolesta, PsychologyDylan Bond, Computer ScienceLaurel Kaziah Bonebrake, BiologyMeredith Boone, PsychologyDane Charles Bossert, Health ScienceErin Leslie Bowe, Justice SystemsRichard Bowles, BiologyBridget Elizabeth Boyce, BiologyJordan Nicole Britt, Exercise ScienceKatherine E. Brockland, Health ScienceZachary Brockmeyer, Business AdministrationBenjamin Ray Brooke, Health ScienceAlexandra Caeley Brown, Health ScienceCurtis James Brownfield, Business Administration

* – denotes August 2020 graduate

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Katie D. Bruggeman, Psychology and Justice SystemsViolet Marie Brunkhorst, Agricultural ScienceElizabeth Buchholz, AccountingLinhphi Sonya Buipham, Business AdministrationAren Buresh, Business AdministrationHanna Burke, Health Science and Business AdministrationJohanna Briane Burroughs, Health ScienceMichael Bryan Bush, Communication DisordersJianxiu Cai, Computer Science and StatisticsDasia Lee Caraballo, BiologyAnna Carl, Exercise ScienceMatthew Joseph Carr, BiologySamantha Erin Carroll, PsychologyChayton Cerroni, Exercise ScienceBreauna Chaney, Health ScienceJessica Chen, Health SciencePranwab Khattri Chhettri, Computer Science *Adam Victor Childers-Arnold, Political Sci & Intl RelationsSengchhi Chroek, Exercise ScienceMichael Clarkson, Agricultural ScienceJacob James Colangelo, Linguistics (Also BA)Liam Collins, Business Administration *Saylor McIntosh Collins, AccountingKaitlin Faith Coltharp, Health Science and BiologyRebecca Ann Conover, PsychologyBailey Jo Cook, PsychologyColby Bishop Cook, Philosophy & ReligionRobin Luella Cooksey, Accounting *Amelia Rose Coyne, StatisticsAllison Cross, Exercise ScienceTess Caroline Cummings, BiologyAbigail Rose Daiber, Agricultural ScienceThong Dang, Business AdministrationGarron Cruz Daniels, Justice SystemsEmily Sue Davis, Exercise ScienceVanessa Nicole Davis, Justice SystemsKerrion Cornelius Dean, Agricultural ScienceEthan Debrecht, Political ScienceCarl Henry Deister IV, MathematicsDaniel Auguste DeLaPorte, Exercise ScienceSavannah Lauren Dieckmann, Justice SystemsMadison Louise Dobberstine, BiologyJordan Dorsey, Exercise ScienceClair Elizabeth Doyle, BiologyTaylor Mason Duncan, Agricultural ScienceKatherine Durant, Computer ScienceFelicia Brooke Dustman, Psychology and StatisticsMackenzie Elise Eaker, Exercise ScienceSean Joseph Eberle, HistoryBrian Edell, Business AdministrationSeth Allen Edwards, AccountingKarsten James Ekern, Health ScienceMichaela Beth Elsbernd, Linguistics (Also BS)Daniel Mark Engelhardt, Political Sci & Intl Relations

Robert Ewing, PsychologyPatricia Nicole Fadri, BiologyMilyn Farrier, Sociology/AnthropologyHannah Mae Faust, Agricultural Science *Grant Spencer Fauth, Business AdministrationRebecca Ruth Fazio, AccountingClarissa M. Fennessey, BiologyChristian E. Ferguson, Business Administration and

PsychologyNatalie Kate Ficht, BiologyGarrett Lee Fiegenbaum, EconomicsBrian Fields, Justice SystemsAllysson Nicole Figueroa Paredes, PsychologyJessica Nicole Filla, BiologyKathryn Marie Finn, BiologyHannah L. Finnell, Accounting and Business AdministrationWesley Allen Fitzsimmons, BiologyCole Flottman, LinguisticsJake Thomas Floyd, Exercise ScienceBenjamin Forsythe, Mathematics and StatisticsMiranda Margaret Fotis, Psychology and Justice SystemsJeremy Noah Freese, PsychologySummer Fritz, Interdisciplinary StudiesClaire Elizabeth Fuchs, Computer ScienceDalton Erwin Fucik, Exercise ScienceMadeline Paige Gajdosik, PsychologyShane Michael Gallagher, HistoryNatalie Galluzzo, Exercise ScienceCarly Rae Garnett, AccountingKaitlynn Hope Gaskill, Justice SystemsSamrawit Gebremichael, BiologyTaylor Ann Gerstner, Health Science and BiologySonia Leora Giannotti, Business AdministrationLliot Gieseke, Exercise ScienceIsaac Tobias Gottman, HistoryCatherine Miriam Grace, Exercise ScienceMax William Grasser, HistoryAustin Green, Political ScienceJordan Christopher Gudde, BiologyDavid Lee Gunn, Exercise ScienceLaura Gurrieri, PsychologySteven Robert Haarmann, MathematicsBrandon Hackamack, AccountingKayley Nicole Hagl, Interdisciplinary StudiesAlyssa K. Hajduk, Business AdministrationTorin Jeffrey Halbert, BiologyHunter Brianne Halley, Communication DisordersTrent Richard Halterman, Business AdministrationMarianne Susan Hansen, History (Also BA)Zhengyang Hao, AccountingEmily Augusta Harl, Exercise ScienceBlaine Andrew Harper, StatisticsSadeja Harper, Health ScienceJohn Harrell, Business Administration

* – denotes August 2020 graduate

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Brenden Harris, Business AdministrationNoneeka Domonique Harris, Justice SystemsOlivia Claire Harris, Health ScienceJared Hartmann, Business AdministrationBaylee Hatter, PsychologyJordan J. Hauck, Exercise ScienceJordan Alexander Hawkins, Business AdministrationTrenesha Nasha Hayes, Justice Systems *Jacob William Hearst, Mathematics and Computer Science *William Patrick Hebrank, Health Science and Business

AdministrationZachary Hegemann, MathematicsBenjamin Joseph Heggemann, Justice SystemsAbigail Held, ChemistryHannah Nicole Hendrickson, Chemistry and BiologyAshley Kate Herdman, BiologyTaylor David Hession, Health ScienceCarson Alexander Heumphreus, Business AdministrationEvan Hanne Hicks, Exercise ScienceHannah Rose Higbie, Exercise ScienceJacob Robert Higginson, BiologyRachel Christina Ramaeker Hillman, Exercise ScienceBrandi Lynn Hipkins, Business AdministrationSydnee Lynn Hoewing, Accounting *Gabriele Hoffman, BiologyMadalynn Abagail Holiway, Health ScienceJustin David Honey, MathematicsJohn Wilbren Hooker IV, BiologyWilliam F. Hopkins, AccountingMohammad Shafayet Jamil Hossain, StatisticsWyatt Parker Hough, PsychologyAllison A. Houghton, BiologyDaniel William House, MathematicsAlexis Christine Houser, Exercise ScienceSeleen Janea Hubbert, PsychologyLeashanna Lynn Hughes, LinguisticsLogan Hunt, LinguisticsMonica Lynn Hunter, Exercise ScienceJames William Huss, AccountingYussuf Mohamud Hussein, AccountingCharlotte Julienne Hutchison, Communication DisordersEmma Zhen Xue Iffrig, Health Science and PsychologyChristopher Jach, Business AdministrationAllison Marie Jackson, Exercise ScienceJoshua W. Jackson, Exercise ScienceElizabeth Ruth Jaeger, Health ScienceJasmine C. Jaquess, Exercise ScienceLauren Taylor Jewell, Interdisciplinary StudiesMelissa Cherry Jiang, Health ScienceAubrey Jinga, Health Science *Emily Johnson, PsychologyMelanie Marie Jones, Communication DisordersShannon Jones, BiologyDrew Jurad, Health Science

Sarah Elizabeth Kabacinski, MathematicsAnish Karki, MathematicsCourtney Elizabeth Karl, BiologyAudrey Zhen-Hui Kastner, BiologyRiley Katsev, BiologyAnukul KC, Accounting *Binu KC, AccountingCole Keiper, StatisticsMakayla Kelley-Bros, PsychologyMackenzie Kellogg, Business AdministrationDanielle Elizabeth Kemper, BiologyMikayla M. Kempf, Communication DisordersKatherine Anne Kielkopf, Business AdministrationJohn Kilian, ChemistryJustin Connor King, Business AdministrationMason Donald King, Business AdministrationDean M. Kirk, ChemistryMackenzie Kloth, Health ScienceBrittany Michelle Ko, Exercise ScienceJacob Michael Koenig, Accounting and Business

AdministrationKathleen Hemingway Kohmetscher, Health ScienceJared Kolok, Political Science (Also BA)Je Ni Koo, Business AdministrationJake Michael Koons, Computer ScienceKatherine A. Kottmeyer, Business AdministrationLindsey Elise Kramer, BiologyLevi Anthony Krauss, Business Administration and

AccountingJulianne M. Krepps, PsychologyAlexandra Kelly Kretsinger, PsychologyLauren Richelle Kreutz, Exercise ScienceTaylor Kreutz, Health ScienceTanner Krewson, Computer ScienceMicah Ann Krueger, Psychology (Also BA)Artur Krysiuk, Health ScienceKen Kugel, BiologySamantha Lagemann, Communication DisordersBlake Laird, BiologyConnor Trenton Lake, BiologyHunter Riedy Lambert, Business AdministrationLauren Lambert, Exercise ScienceRobert Joseph Leddin, EconomicsYeonju Lee, AccountingHannah Leif, Exercise ScienceAshley Lemonds, BiologyKaitlin Elizabeth LePage, EconomicsJordan Adalene Lewis, Exercise ScienceWencheng Li, AccountingHanna Jo Liljegren, BiologyKaty Nichole Lillard, Exercise ScienceKatelyn Lincoln, Health ScienceAndrew Stephen Lind, Accounting (Also BA)Wenli Liu, Business Administration

* – denotes August 2020 graduate

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Jocelynn C. Livingston, Exercise ScienceAnna Kathleen Livingstone, Health ScienceBrionna R. Lizotte, Psychology and Justice SystemsTandra Logiudice, Health Science *Caleb J. Longley, Exercise ScienceMatthew D. Look, BiologyZunyuan Luan, AccountingPatrick Ryan Lucitt, Business AdministrationRachel Janel Ludwig, Business AdministrationSavana Marie Luebbert, AccountingSheila Alysse Lunkenheimer, PsychologyWesley Luntsford, Computer Science *Hayden Lux, Accounting and Business AdministrationKiara Leonor Malone, Exercise ScienceJordan Malugen, PhysicsMadison Manning, Health ScienceAlec Maple, Business AdministrationRian McCoy Markes, Computer Science *Jonathan Marple, Computer ScienceAlexandra Marshall, Political ScienceKathleen Lucille Martin, Communication DisordersKelcy Martin, Health ScienceKatherine Elizabeth Martz, BiologyDavid Christopher Massie, LinguisticsLauren Faith Massot, Exercise ScienceJeff Masters, Accounting and Business AdministrationAmber Mathai, Health ScienceAmanda Matteucci, Computer ScienceJoseph Michael Mattivi, HistoryAustin Mayer, StatisticsConnor Joseph Mayer, Business AdministrationEmily Mazdra, Health ScienceBrandon Cole McCarty, Business AdministrationHaily A. McClanahan, Exercise ScienceJustin McCune, Business AdministrationJaelen McDonald, Health ScienceAllison Jane McEnery, PsychologyCorinna Joan McFall, Health Science *Kelly Jean Louise McKay, BiologyRory Michael McKeown, Exercise ScienceCorey McNab, PhysicsEmily Nicole Melgren, BiologyVartan Zavenovich Melkumov, BiologyKevin Liam Melter, BiologyMegan Mensinger, BiologyLily Merz, Exercise ScienceCaleb Meyer, PsychologyPreston Meyer, BiologyTiffany Minh-Thu Middlemas, Interdisciplinary StudiesAdam Mathew Miesner, Political ScienceBailey Nicole Mihalovich, Business AdministrationEboni Miller, Justice SystemsJuliette Y. Miller, Computer ScienceKayden Elizabeth Miller, Biology

Kayli Lenae Miller, Health ScienceMackenzie Miller, Justice Systems *Quinn Tyler Miller, Business AdministrationHaley Diane Marcelle Mills, Health ScienceZoie Elizabeth Mincks, Exercise ScienceLauren Elizabeth Minor, Health ScienceAndrew James Moen, Mathematics and EconomicsSavannah Moore, Communication DisordersAlexander E. Morose, Exercise ScienceKylie A. Moser, Business AdministrationAbigail Kime Munger, Agricultural ScienceAidan Ellis Murphy, Justice SystemsTimothy Nahach, Business AdministrationKaitlyn Nance, BiologyMary Margaret Neisen, Agricultural Science *Do Truc Mai Nguyen, Health ScienceNgoc Lam Quynh Nguyen, AccountingPhuong Nguyen, LinguisticsJoseph Hunter Niblock, Business AdministrationRebecca Arlene Niemeier, Linguistics and Computer ScienceAnjila Niraula, BiologyOnyekachukwu Myrian Nkenchor, Health ScienceKaitlin Nicole Nowack, AccountingBennett Thomas Nowotny, HistoryIsaiah Michael Beda Oakes, BiologyHanna Sophia Oberg, Health ScienceLogan O’Carroll, Justice SystemsAaron Michael Ockenfels, Exercise ScienceOlawale Odofin, Exercise ScienceOluwaranti Oginni, Exercise ScienceAmanda Marie Ogunjobi, Justice Systems and PsychologyDavid O’Leary, BiologyHanna O’Leary, Health ScienceLuke Adler Oliver, MathematicsRiley Olson, Business AdministrationGabriella Madeline Ong, PsychologyMarco Antonio Ortiz, AccountingBennett Nathaniel Osburn, Exercise ScienceRachel Elizabeth Owings, Economics (Also BA)Maria Eugenia Padron Garcia, LinguisticsDravid R. Paiva, BiologyAmulya Raj Pandey, StatisticsEmma Ruth Panning, BiologyAndrew Timothy Parker, Justice SystemsHaley Parker, Exercise ScienceLaura Elizabeth Perry, BiologyJessica Nicole Peterein, Communication Disorders and

PsychologyKayla Peterson, Business AdministrationNoah Thomas Peterson, Business AdministrationKelsey Kay Petre, AccountingOtto Austen Pfneisel, Business AdministrationDinh Huy Phan, Business AdministrationAaryn Elizabeth Phillips, Mathematics

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Allison Paige Phillips, Exercise ScienceKarlee M. Phillips, Interdisciplinary StudiesSarah Jessica Philpot, Health ScienceAaron Juan Pile Jr., Health Science and BiologyKiden Paul Pitia, Health Science *Jameson David Plate, MathematicsDalaney Danielle Plott, History (Also BA)Zachary N. Plunkett, Exercise ScienceHannah Rose Pohl, HistoryTristan Porter, AccountingKali Catherine Post, Health ScienceKathryn M. Posto, BiologyNarayan Poudel, Computer ScienceMaranatha Rose Prenger, Agricultural ScienceGenevieve Elise Presley, Health ScienceSamantha Pritchard, Agricultural ScienceDevin Robert Prost, Exercise ScienceSydney X. Prow, Health ScienceNathan Mathew Puthenveetil, Biology and Health ScienceOlivia Rademacher, PsychologyRejeena Rai, AccountingAshish Rajthala, Computer Science *Ujjwal Rasaily, Accounting and Business AdministrationPujita Ravichandar, PhysicsSneha Ravikumar, Biology *Thomas Matthew Reardon, PhysicsTyler Reaves, Exercise ScienceLauren Reddin, Health ScienceJacob Tyler Reffitt, Health Science *Fatima Rehan, Business AdministrationRyan David Reiling, AccountingEthan Gregory Reinwald, Exercise ScienceAllison Rose Rice, PsychologyAndrew Thomas Richter, Computer ScienceNoah Riebeling, Accounting and Business AdministrationAlyssa Rivera, Exercise ScienceJordan Lewis Roling, Business AdministrationRyan Romprey, AccountingRebecca Rothe, ChemistryZule Ruan, Computer ScienceAnna Ruiz Esparza, Health ScienceBrandon Ruoff, Computer ScienceDevon Solomon Russell, Computer ScienceMatthew S. Safley, Exercise ScienceJordan Sean Ta’Afuli Salima, Exercise ScienceJonathan Cooper Satterfield, Computer Science (Also BA)Miriana Scatola, Justice SystemsNolan Schad, Linguistics (Also BA)Abigail Schilly, Psychology (Also BA)Taylor Schlotzhauer, EconomicsKarie Nicole Schmitz, Mathematics and StatisticsNatalie Ann Schodl, BiologyGabrielle Elizabeth Schulte, ChemistryAndrew Schultz, Business Administration

Rylee Schultz, ChemistryTurner Scott, Exercise ScienceMatthew Sell, AccountingHannah Sells, Exercise ScienceTaylor Marie Shanders, Health ScienceSydney Caroline Shank, BiologySavannah Kathleen Shaon, Justice SystemsKaveri Sharma, BiologyMegan Elizabeth Shipley, Communication DisordersChloe Celine Shoulders, Agricultural Science (Also BA)Jordan Elizabeth Shroyer, PhysicsPooja Sigdel, Health ScienceWilliam James Sills, Justice SystemsKaylee Kimmel Sisson, Communication DisordersKatelyn Sitton, PsychologyRyan Michael Skinner, PsychologySamantha Nicole Slane, Health ScienceHannah Smiles, Exercise ScienceColin Smith, Exercise ScienceErika Louise Smith, Exercise ScienceLindsey Nicole Smith, Exercise ScienceRebekah K. Smith, Business Administration *Taylor Ann Smith, Exercise ScienceZachary Daniel Smith, Chemistry (Also BA)Sydney Dione Snyder, Exercise ScienceAlyssa Renee Soles, BiologyHannah Revay Sparling, BiologyAleah S. Y. Squires, Exercise ScienceMarilise McKayla Ruanne Stamps, PsychologyStone Sean Staszcuk, BiologyChristopher Josiah Steger, ChemistryKelsey Stephan, Business AdministrationRaymond Lee Stewart III, Sociology/AnthropologyDaniel Stobbe, Computer ScienceMaryClare Stoker, HistoryAdam Stolley, Mathematics and StatisticsMolly Jane Stolze, Communication DisordersKendall C. Streigle, AccountingCaleb M. Stull, BiologyBrandon Stumpf, MathematicsAmanda Caitlyn Sulz, Agricultural ScienceJason Michael Terry, Exercise ScienceKusum Thapa, Business AdministrationMahima Thapa, BiologyJackson Robert Theobald, Business Administration and

AccountingNicholas Thiele, Economics and MathematicsEvan R. Thierry, Mathematics and EconomicsRenata Nicole Thoeny, BiologyBrodric Thomas, PsychologyChristian Gary Thomas, Computer ScienceDavid Mark Thompson, BiologyIsaiah Joseph Thompson, Exercise ScienceHaoyu Tian, Accounting

* – denotes August 2020 graduate

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Je’Lynn Tiberi-Ramos, Health ScienceZachary Brian Traylor, BiologyKyle Anthony Trojahn, Political Sci & Intl RelationsMichaela Marie Trout, Health ScienceCody True, Business AdministrationElizabeth Danielle Twehus, Exercise ScienceRyan James Unnerstall, ChemistryZachary Bernard Vahlkamp, Justice Systems and PsychologyKelsey P. Vail, Sociology/Anthropology and Justice SystemsKevin Daniel Vanhooser, AccountingDorothy Lynn Vasquez, Justice SystemsChad Richard Verdier, Athletic TrainingNoah Gajjar Vermette, Health ScienceAlexis Rose Vittengl, Mathematics and BiologyThu Vo, Computer ScienceAdam Vonarx, HistoryLauren Michelle Wacker, Exercise ScienceMolly Elizabeth Waddle, Exercise ScienceAbigail Caroline Walker, Psychology *Stephen Wallace, Exercise ScienceYuhan Wang, Business AdministrationZiYi Wang, BiologyLaniya Nichelle Ward, Biology *Hunter Warmack, Exercise ScienceErin Janett Marie Warner, Justice SystemsShannon Lashay Washington, PsychologyAustin Cole Watson, Exercise ScienceNoah M. Webber, Business AdministrationAndrew Lawrence Gerhard Weber, Exercise ScienceKyle Alexander Weber, Interdisciplinary StudiesMorgan Wegener, Justice Systems *Margaret Mae Wehmeyer, Exercise Science

Emily Weichelt, PsychologyElizabeth Joy Weirich, PsychologyNicholas Dillon Weiss, Business AdministrationAbbie Elaine White, Communication DisordersDerek Scott White, Jr., Exercise ScienceZachary Alan Whitehead, Business AdministrationLauren Michelle Wiggins, Exercise ScienceDominique Alexis Williams, Exercise ScienceMira Marie Williams, Agricultural ScienceLyndsey Willyerd, Political Sci & Intl RelationsKatelynn Renee Wilson, Exercise ScienceNicholas M. Wilson, AccountingNathan Edward Winter, Agricultural ScienceAdam Matthew Wittenauer, Business Administration and

AccountingIsabel McVey Wohlstadter, Agricultural ScienceClara E. Wolf, Biochemistry & Molecular BiolWilliam August Wood, HistorySamantha Holly Workman, BiologyPeter Worsham, Health ScienceEmily Claire Wren, BiologyCarl Dean Yarwood, Mathematics and Computer ScienceYue Yin, AccountingCaroline Louise Young, Political ScienceMichael Young, Exercise ScienceEmily Marie Zaner, AccountingChristina Zarcone, Health ScienceTanner Jacob Zeil, Exercise ScienceZimin Zhang, AccountingWenshan Zhou, Business Administration *Jinpei Zou, Computer ScienceAlyson Michelle Zuhler, Sociology/Anthropology

* – denotes August 2020 graduate

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MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCYBriley Elizabeth Anderson Michael F AndersonTyler AthonAustin Chad BakerEmily Kay BaumgarthCarson R. BowmanLauren Elizabeth BuerckCaitlin Renee CarpunkyErin Rebecca ChynowethBryan Thomas ClarkKayley Gabrielle CollinsStacey C DoggettZachary FalaszTanner Lee ForckZhendong GaoYichun Guo *Mitchell T. HendersonChance Austin HillMark Henry HoganMary HowardWendy HuangMadelyn Elayne JobeMary Ashley KidwellCharles Philip KrehAbigail Ruth LeeJoshua Patrick MurphyJohn NowakAna Franchesca OrozcoCatherine Page PenceJordan PetersTristan Nicholas PorterZhengtao Qian *Jenna Lynn RakersMargaret Ann RiceElizabeth ScanlonJennifer SeithelKeegan WalshChristopher Joseph WattersAllen Lee Yu

MASTER OF ARTSAllison Ann Althoff, Communication DisordersJacqueline Noelani Arnold, EnglishMadelin Bell, Communication DisordersAlanna Catherine Benoit, MusicBreanna Helen Daniels, LeadershipGrace Catherine Fodor, EnglishHannah Corinne Gallamore, MusicEmily Jeanine Hathhorn, Communication DisordersTraix Alexander Heiden, MusicMolly GuangNan Johnson, Communication DisordersTaylor Louis Jokerst, English

Karmin Mazzocchi, MusicKelsey Brooke McCall, Communication DisordersAdam Robert McCann, MusicHaley Angel Mills, Communication DisordersMateo Montano, Leadership *Holly Lauren Henry, EnglishSarah Muir, EnglishMadelyn Lee Norkiewicz, Communication DisordersStacey Ellyn Pettit, Communication DisordersKyle David Rieger, MusicPaul Kenneth Rueschhoff, MusicSean Robert Schierbecker, MusicDavid Tatenda Shoko, LeadershipNicole L. Sisson, Communication DisordersRandi Ann Slaughter, Communication DisordersErica Wallen, Communication DisordersLeah Wollmering, Communication Disorders

MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATIONHannah Catherine Ahlenius, MusicMarissa Albracht, Special EducationMorgan Elizabeth Alexander, EnglishHolly Alyssa Applegate, Special EducationJacqueline Noelani Arnold, EnglishErica Jane Atnip, Elementary EducationRebecca E. Bates, Exercise Science *Kaley Christine Black, Music *Erin Boren, Special EducationNatalie Marie Brimeyer, ScienceAdam William Brown, MusicChristina Danelle Davis Brubeck, History/Social ScienceTimothy Melvin Lee Clasby, MusicEmily Connor, EnglishFrank Edward Consolino, ScienceJohn Bruce Crane III, Foreign Language *Matthew Thomas Dade, Elementary EducationLauren Elizabeth Dale, Elementary EducationAndrea Lynn Daud, Elementary EducationRegan Lynn Dauve, Special EducationJosephine Violette DeMoor, Elementary EducationJennifer Fazio, EnglishRiley T. Finney, History/Social ScienceDaniel Gregory Floyd, Science *Rachael French, Elementary EducationLisa Renee Gehring, Elementary EducationMarissa Elizabeth Gress, Exercise ScienceKaitlin Sophia Hackbarth, Elementary EducationJulia C. Heath, Special EducationMadeline Louise Hessling, Elementary EducationMaryan M. Hill, Elementary EducationSarah Katherine Holtmeyer, EnglishSavana Rienne Hughes, Elementary Education

* – denotes August 2020 graduate

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Jennie Ly Huynh, Mathematics *Devin Ann Illy, Elementary EducationJacqueline Elizabeth Jacezko, Elementary EducationApril Dawn Renee Johnson, Science *Taylor Louis Jokerst, EnglishVirginia Claire Jones, History/Social ScienceNathaniel Allan Kennard, MusicEmily Nuelle Kickham, Elementary EducationKathryn Christine Kirner, Elementary EducationJonathon Kroeger, MusicNoah Daniel Krueger, MusicTiffany Lawson, History/Social ScienceSteven Daniel Livingstone, History/Social ScienceJames Alexander Lynn, MusicHaley Cheyanne May, Elementary Education *Payton May, Elementary EducationPaige Nicole McClamroch, Special EducationMichaela Danielle Menke, Special EducationDrew Stephen Miller, History/Social ScienceMichaela Mooney, Special EducationHannah Julia Perry, Elementary Education *Rowan Pugh, EnglishBrock Michael Rohler, ScienceElizabeth Elaine Runyon, MusicNichole Sloane Schroeder, EnglishLaurie Beth Shipley, Elementary Education

Tessa Rose Smith, Science *Benjamin Albert Smythe, History/Social ScienceChristopher R. Stilwell, Exercise ScienceJulia Marie Swank, Elementary EducationSidney Marie Smith, Elementary EducationBridgette Marie Longley, Special EducationChase E. Tolson, Mathematics *Alexandra Grace Vogel, Elementary EducationRiley Grace Vonder Haar, Elementary EducationNicollette Rae Wagner, EnglishMolly West, Elementary Education *Sarah Elizabeth Wilson, MusicDanielle Dawn Wohlstadter, Elementary EducationMargaret Katherine Woodward, Elementary EducationKatlyn Michelle Wortham, Elementary Education

MASTER OF ATHLETIC TRAININGAshley Marie Garlock, Athletic TrainingKatherine Alexine Steiger, Athletic Training

MASTER OF SCIENCEJessica Nicole Plaggenberg, Biology

* – denotes August 2020 graduate

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Valedictorian

4.0 GPA

Gavin James ArnoldMelissa BaileyLauren Elizabeth BoedingKatherine BrutonElizabeth BuchholzJacob James ColangeloThea Sue CornwellAmelia Rose CoyneAllison CrossTess Caroline CummingsRachel Emmaline DuzanMichaela Beth ElsberndClaire Elizabeth FuchsCarly Rae GarnettSonia Leora GiannottiJacob GnolfoMarianne Susan HansenEvan Hanne HicksShayla Elizabeth HinsonAlexis Christine HouserKathleen Rose HugginsMonica Lynn HunterMelanie Marie JonesCourtney Elizabeth KarlAshley LemondsHanna Jo LiljegrenSheila Alysse LunkenheimerGordon Alexander

McPhersonVartan Zavenovich

MelkumovLily MerzTiffany Minh-Thu MiddlemasQuinn Tyler MillerKaitlyn NanceEmma Ruth PanningLaura Elizabeth PerryJessica Nicole PetereinKayla PetersonTristan PorterKarie Nicole Schmitz

Christina Marie SlipkeHannah SmilesSloane TottaAllison Jill WillsClara E. WolfSamuel Scherer Yoder

Summa Cum Laude

3.90 - 3.99 GPA

Matthew Anthony BackesKristen Nicole BaranskiChloe Grace BarrettHannah Jean BatemanAriell Rose BertrandDavid Henry BlanckClare BolestaErin Leslie BoweRichard BowlesLillian Hope BrinkHarrison Page BruchAren BureshKaley BurroughsSamantha Erin CarrollKaitlin Faith ColtharpBailey Jo CookAnna Rose CookeRobin Luella Cooksey *Katherine DurantGrant Spencer FauthRebecca Ruth FazioGarrett Lee FiegenbaumSarah K. FinleyCole FlottmanMolly GarrisonMadelyn Jane GieglingAnna Marie GravesLaura GurrieriRita Rose HanchErin Hannegan McKeeEmily Augusta HarlRachel Elizabeth HeinenGabriele HoffmanAllison A. Houghton

Faith HowardAllison Marie JacksonMadeline JonesRoss Edward JonesKathleen Hemingway

KohmetscherMicah Ann KruegerShelby Gabrielle LaFolletteBlake LairdJordan Adalene LewisKaty Nichole LillardAndrew Stephen LindSavana Marie LuebbertWesley Luntsford *Melina Elise MatheneyAllison Jane McEneryKatherine McIntyreKayden Elizabeth MillerPhuong NguyenGabriella Madeline OngNicole OrfDalaney Danielle PlottAndrew Thomas RichterZule RuanJonathan Cooper SatterfieldDeanna Kay SchmidtLydia SchuchardKaveri SharmaJordan Elizabeth ShroyerRachel Ann SnyderMarilise McKayla Ruanne

StampsMahima ThapaRenata Nicole ThoenyElizabeth Danielle TwehusErin Janett Marie WarnerAdam Matthew WittenauerEmily Claire Wren

Magna Cum Laude

3.75 - 3.89 GPA

Bansari AminEmma Marie Archer

Abigail Grace AtwellSofi Camille BacandreasEmily M. BaileyMira Gabrielle BasuinoAngelique BeasleyPeyton Laurel BeasleyRiley BehlkeTi Dakota BingamanTyler John BlackingtonJackson BoerckelMeredith BooneMattea Kathryn BuergeCarlie Jennifer BurnsMatthew Joseph CarrAnnie Rhyane ColwellGarron Cruz DanielsEmily Sue DavisWhitney Katherine EbertKarsten James EkernPatricia Nicole FadriMonica FalloneMilyn FarrierNatalie Kate FichtWesley Allen FitzsimmonsMary FletcherZoe Marie FrantomMadeline Paige GajdosikSamantha Jo GarrettLuke GittemeierGrace HaarmannJohn HarrellOrielle Romi HeilicherZyanya HernandezJacob Robert HigginsonMegan Amanda HodgeCaroline Grace HoldenJustin David HoneySeleen Janea HubbertKendall JohnsonShannon JonesAudrey Zhen-Hui KastnerRiley KatsevJoseph KatzDanielle Elizabeth Kemper

reCoGnition of honor Graduates

UNIVERSITY HONORSUndergraduate students receiving a baccalaureate degree with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.50 or above will have

the degree conferred with honors. Honor graduates will wear special insignia during commencement. University Honors are awarded based on the following overall grade point averages:

* – denotes August 2020 graduate

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John KilianCatherine KoellingTanner KrewsonChristian Brian Kuhlman *Mollie KurtzHunter Riedy LambertAnna Kathleen LivingstoneHayden LuxLauren Faith MassotConnor Joseph MayerHaily A. McClanahanJohn Paul McDonaldMolly McGradySydney Lynae McIntireMegan MensingerAshley MeridethZoie Elizabeth MincksShannon Eileen MisselLinnea MoodyElva Moreno Del RioRachel Elizabeth OwingsCody PeaseSamuel Thomas PeyLindsay Lennon PichtKathleen Louise PlackeEmily Susan PollmanCara QuinnTyler ReavesClaire Noelle Reinert *Noah RiebelingMallory Christine RodellGarrett Thomas RyanMiriana ScatolaNolan SchadAbigail SchillyKenna Nichole SchmidtAdam Henry SchmitzEmily SchulzHannah SellsLillian Hope SochaAleah S. Y. SquiresMadeleine Staley *Molly Jane StolzeAmanda Caitlyn SulzNicholas ThieleEvan R. ThierryDavid Mark ThompsonAlexia Christine TolsonKyle Anthony TrojahnBreann Lea Turner *Chad Richard VerdierNoah Gajjar VermetteKyle Alexander WeberLauren Michelle Wiggins

Nicholas M. WilsonAva WohlstadterPeter WorshamCaroline Louise Young

Cum Laude3.50 - 3.74 GPA

Tyler Phillip AcostaCaitlin Elayne AdolphsenKaylin AlbinBailey Nicole AlexanderNathan Appelbaum *Nicholas R. BaerYermeya BagunuJoshua Joseph BastAlyssa Rachelle BechererClaudia BeckerMridul BhattaraiNatalie BiddleMyranda BillingtonGrayson Tyler BledsoeDylan BondDane Charles BossertBridget Elizabeth BoyceAudrey Noelle BrinkhorstKatherine E. BrocklandHanna BurkeTaylor Mae Marie ByingtonMorgan Roseanna CabralJianxiu CaiBreauna ChaneyCoal Thomas ChedwickAdam Victor

Childers-ArnoldGrace Lorraine ClemensRebecca ComasCasey Leanne CookColby Bishop CookAbigail Rose DaiberRisa DauveVanessa Nicole DavisSavannah Lauren DieckmannMadison Louise DobberstineJordan DorseyFelicia Brooke DustmanBrian EdellRachel Wenmi ElderIngrid Kaya EricksonHannah Mae Faust *Clarissa M. FennesseyChristian E. FergusonJessica Ann FleshmanBrianna Paige FloresJake Thomas Floyd

Jeremy Noah FreeseAlyssa FreinerDalton Erwin FucikZhuoqun GaoKaitlynn Hope GaskillSamrawit GebremichaelMadeline Elizabeth GirardOlivia GoochIsaac Tobias GottmanEmily Ann GriffithSydney Adeline GwaltneySteven Robert HaarmannBrandon HackamackIsaac Graham Brow

HamptonMeredith HarrachAbigail HeldHannah Nicole HendricksonHannah Rose HigbieJohn Wilbren Hooker IVAlexis Breann HopkinsWyatt Parker HoughDaniel William HouseJohn Thomas HugginsCharlotte Julienne

HutchisonAlec Daniel JarvisEmily JohnsonJackson Scott KasperVictoria L. KeilholzHarrison Paul KesslerEmily Claire KnowlesBrittany Michelle KoJared KolokLevi Anthony KraussAmy Elizabeth KruseHannah Marie KruseSusan LaFeverConnor Trenton LakeHannah LeifKaitlin Elizabeth LePageJesse LiebmannJocelyn Grace LozanoRachel Janel LudwigKara Nicole LuechtefeldSara MaakestadJonathan MarpleMolly McDermottJaelen McDonaldMerric MeehanJared Michael MeisterAdam Mathew MiesnerAnna Leigh MillerJuliette Y. Miller

Abby MirianiAndrew James MoenSavannah MooreVictoria Louise MorrowMark Anthony NagelTimothy NahachDavid O’LearyBennett Nathaniel OsburnMaria PapesAndrew Timothy ParkerAmber ParkinsonMary Kate PattonSydney Katherine PerkinsKelsey Kay PetreAaryn Elizabeth PhillipsAaron Juan Pile Jr.Jameson David PlateKali Catherine PostKennedy Marie Post *Seth Jacob PowellNathan Mathew PuthenveetilThomas Matthew ReardonFatima RehanAllison Rose RiceMax RichardsAlyssa RiveraJack Ryan RoitherAnna Ruiz EsparzaMadison Ann SchmerbachNatalie Grace SchmickleyRylee SchultzErica ScieszinskiMadison ScottLauren SeifriedSamantha Nicole SlaneAlyssa Renee SolesKaitlyn Lorraine SpehBethany SpitzmillerJudith SteinhoffMaryClare StokerCaleb M. StullBrandon StumpfJason Michael TerryCatherine Tyler Timson *Zachary Brian TraylorSamantha Kay TrimmerCody TrueEmily Ann TuckerZachary Bernard VahlkampKelsey P. VailAbigail Faith Van SoelenClaire E. VivianoLauren Michelle WackerAustin Cole Watson

* – denotes August 2020 graduate

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Anna Elizabeth WehrSarah E. WhangerDominique Alexis WilliamsLyndsey WillyerdNatalie Renae WilsonRobin Jake Wilson *Kaley Jasara WyckoffYue YinJeffrey YungMaria Katherine ZakTanner Jacob ZeilPeixuan ZhangYirou ZhaoJinpei ZouAlyson Michelle Zuhler

HONORS SCHOLARS General honors in arts and sciences are awarded to graduating seniors who have completed five specially designated courses. At least one course must be from the areas of mathemat-ics, science, humanities, and social science. Only grades of “A” and “B” may count toward the General Hon-ors grade point average requirement of at least 3.50 in those five courses and students must have an overall grade point average of 3.50.

Lillian Hope BrinkRachel Elizabeth OwingsChristina Marie SlipkeJacob Robert HigginsonEvan R. ThierryKyle Anthony Trojahn

DEPARTMENTAL HONORSDepartmental honors in the major are available in several disciplines for outstanding majors who have achieved distinction as determined by measures specific to the Departmental Honors Program. Students meeting the requirements for Departmental Honors will have their transcript annotated.

Agricultural Science

Abigail Rose DaiberSamantha PritchardAmanda Caitlyn SulzIsabel McVey Wohlstadter

Art History

Amy Elizabeth KruseEmily Susan Pollman

Art: Design

Rebecca ComasEmily Ann GriffithJudith Steinhoff

Art: Studio Art

Lindsay Lennon Picht

Athletic Training

Chad Richard Verdier

Biology

Melissa BaileyJared Kolok

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Clara E. Wolf

Chemistry

Emma Marie ArcherAbigail HeldHannah Nicole HendricksonJohn KilianRylee SchultzZachary Daniel Smith

Classics

Mary FletcherAdam Henry SchmitzChristina Marie Slipke

Communication

Nicholas R. BaerGrace Lorraine ClemensLillian Hope SochaBethany Spitzmiller

Communication Disorders

Thea Sue CornwellMelanie Marie Jones

Computer Science

David Henry BlanckClaire Elizabeth FuchsTanner KrewsonJonathan MarpleAndrew Thomas RichterJonathan Cooper Satterfield

Economics

Lillian Hope BrinkGarrett Lee FiegenbaumSarah K. FinleyRachel Elizabeth OwingsNicholas ThieleEvan R. Thierry

English

Jacob James ColangeloDalaney Danielle PlottAllison Jill Wills

* – denotes August 2020 graduate

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Exercise Science

Jordan DorseyDalton Erwin FucikEmily Augusta HarlHannah Rose HigbieAlexis Christine HouserMonica Lynn HunterAllison Marie JacksonJordan Adalene LewisKaty Nichole LillardLily MerzHannah Smiles

Health Science

Emily M. BaileyHannah Jean BatemanAnna Kathleen Livingstone

History

Jon Tucker BroadbooksMarianne Susan HansenDalaney Danielle Plott

Linguistics

Nolan Schad

Mathematics

Steven Robert HaarmannDaniel William House

Modern Languages

Erin Hannegan McKeeKathleen Louise Placke

Music (General)

Shayla Elizabeth Hinson

Music (Pre-Certification)

Kendall JohnsonJackson Scott KasperLauren Seifried

Music with Emphasis Groups

Anna Marie GravesMeredith HarrachChristian Brian Kuhlman *Robin Jake Wilson *

Nursing

Carlie Jennifer BurnsCasey Leanne CookWhitney Katherine EbertBrianna Paige FloresMadelyn Jane GieglingLuke GittemeierGrace HaarmannHannah Marie KruseMollie KurtzShannon Eileen MisselSydney Katherine PerkinsEmily SchulzAlexia Christine TolsonAbigail Faith Van SoelenSarah E. Whanger

Philosophy and Religion

Abigail Grace AtwellJonathan Cooper Satterfield

Physics

Thomas Matthew ReardonJordan Elizabeth Shroyer

Political Science

Ariell Rose BertrandTyler John BlackingtonCaroline Louise Young

Political Science & International Relations

Harrison Page BruchKaley BurroughsAdam Victor Childers-ArnoldAnnie Rhyane ColwellJacob GnolfoRachel Elizabeth OwingsKyle Anthony Trojahn

Psychology

Myranda BillingtonSamantha Erin CarrollFelicia Brooke DustmanMadeline Paige GajdosikLaura GurrieriErin Hannegan McKeeSeleen Janea HubbertAllison Rose RiceMarilise McKayla Ruanne Stamps

Sociology/Anthropology

Orielle Romi HeilicherSamuel Thomas PeyMallory Christine RodellMilyn Farrier

Spanish

Zyanya HernandezRoss Edward JonesNicole OrfLydia SchuchardClaire E. VivianoMaria Katherine Zak

Statistics

Amelia Rose CoyneFelicia Brooke DustmanKarie Nicole Schmitz

DISCIPLINE HONORSThe Academic Honor Awards were established to recognize the outstand-ing senior/graduating student major in each discipline. Each discipline nominates students to receive the Out-standing Student Award. The Awards can be given to both the Outstanding Undergraduate and Outstanding Graduate Student in a discipline.

School of Arts and Letters

Art Audrey Noelle Brinkhorst

Art History Emily Susan Pollman

Art: Studio Art Linnea Moody

Art: Visual Communication Rebecca Comas

Classics Mary Fletcher

Creative Writing Monica Fallone

English Jacob James Colangelo

English (Graduate)Mary Elizabeth Nixon

German Cody Dean Boyd

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Linguistics Cole Flottman

Music: General Shayla Elizabeth Hinson

Music: Performance Adam Michael Baker

Music: Pre-Certification Jocelyn Corinne Brauns

Russian Nolan Schad

Spanish Ross Edward Jones

Theatre Molly Garrison

School of Business

Accounting Carly Rae Garnett

Accounting (Graduate)Stacey C Doggett

Business Administration: Finance Quinn Tyler Miller

Business Administration: International Business

Madison Ann SchmerbachBusiness Administration: Management

Kayla PetersonBusiness Administration: Marketing

Aren Buresh

School of Health Sciences and Education

Athletic Training Chad Richard Verdier

Communication Disorders Thea Sue Cornwell

Communication Disorders (Graduate)

Shiloh Paige WilsonEducation/Elementary (Graduate)

Kaitlin Sophia HackbarthEducation/K-12 (Graduate)

Marissa Elizabeth GressEducation/Secondary (Graduate)

Nichole Sloane SchroederEducation/Special Education (Graduate)

Michaela MooneyExercise Science

Lily MerzHealth Science

Anna Kathleen LivingstoneNursing

Carlie Jennifer Burns

School of Sciences and Mathematics

Agricultural Science Matthew Anthony Backes

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Clara E. Wolf

Biology Mahima Thapa

Chemistry John Kilian

Computer Science Claire Elizabeth Fuchs

Mathematics Karie Nicole Schmitz

Physics Jordan Elizabeth Shroyer

Statistics Amelia Rose Coyne

School of Social and Cultural Studies

Anthropology Mallory Christine Rodell

Communication: Communication Studies

Gordon Alexander McPhersonCommunication: Journalism

Orielle Romi HeilicherCommunication: Public Communication

Lillian Hope SochaEconomics

Rachel Elizabeth OwingsHistory

Marianne Susan HansenJustice Systems

Erin Janett Marie WarnerLeadership (Graduate)

Breanna Helen DanielsPhilosophy

Jonathan Cooper SatterfieldPolitical Science

Ariell Rose BertrandPsychology

Samantha Erin CarrollPsychology

Bailey Jo CookReligion

Abigail Grace AtwellSociology

Samuel Thomas Pey

Interdisciplinary Studies

Interdisciplinary StudiesDeanna Kay Schmidt

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messaGe to new alumni

Congratulations! Under the most unusual circumstances, it is especially important to take a moment to celebrate you and your years of hard work developing your academic talents as well as your evolution as an individual who is capable of affecting change in your community. You are uniquely situated to tackle critical issues and bridge philosophies in the coming years because of your rigorous liberal arts and sciences education. We know that you worked hard, but also know you built friendships and memories that helped develop you into the person you are today.

In a dramatic way, your experiences at Truman came to a halt, but as alumni, we know your experiences do not belong to any one location. You do not take your next steps alone. The Alumni Association is about maintaining old and creating new connections with fellow Bulldogs. With more than 62,000 Bulldogs worldwide, we carry our Truman teachings near and far. The Truman experience is irreplaceable, so join us. You can find alumni groups located across the country:

Even if you are not able to join an alumni group in one of these areas, please connect with us through social networks (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram). As times change, we have also changed, hosting our first completely virtual event this spring. We challenge you to spread your Truman story and build an increasingly stronger network of Bulldogs for future generations.

As you join other Truman alums throughout the world, we believe you will find the same benefits that we do: an amazing network of people that share the indescribable experience of a Truman education.

Be proud of your accomplishments, you have worked hard and earned this incredible achievement! The class of 2020 will always be known as resilient, strong, and steadfast. Welcome to the next chapter of your life and your continued opportunity to fulfill the Bulldog Forever legacy. Congratulations on your many triumphs. We can’t wait to hear what comes next!

Bulldog Forever,

Natalie Gerhart (’07) President Alumni Association Board of Directors

OmahaSpringfield, MissouriSt. LouisUpper Northeast (CT, NJ, NY)Wichita

ArizonaCaliforniaChicagoColoradoDallas

IowaKansas CityMid-Atlantic (D.C. area)Mid-MissouriNortheast Missouri

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CommenCement information

THE UNIVERSITYIn 1867, Joseph Baldwin returned to Missouri from Indiana, looking for a location to open a school to educate teachers. On September 2, 1867, Baldwin opened the North Missouri Normal School and Commercial College in Kirksville. In 1870, Baldwin’s school became the First District Normal School of Missouri, the first in the state’s new normal school system, dedicated to the education of teachers for the public schools.

At the close of the 1869-70 academic year, the Normal School graduated its first class of 15 men. The Commencement program was held in the auditorium of the Cumberland Academy building on Friday, June 24, 1870. President Joseph Baldwin preached the sermon and T.A. Parker, state superintendent of schools, delivered the address.

Today, Missouri’s statewide public liberal arts and sciences university celebrates its August Commencement with over 1,000 men and women graduating with bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Although the people, the campus, the mission, and the name of the University have changed during the last 152 years, the traditions of the commencement ceremony have remained intact.

THE DRESSThe academic costume worn today is the dress of the medieval secular clergy with a few alterations introduced by 16th century Protestant reformers. The intellectual revival of the 12th century gave impetus to the founding of the European universities. Students in these institutions were clerks; thus, they wore the dress of the secular clergy. In the 16th century, Protestant reformers, who associated academic habits with popery, adopted more civilian gowns.

The oldest article of academic wear was the robe, which was a loose gown. The habit, a tunic with short, wide sleeves, was worn over the robe. A hood lined with fur or inexpensive skins could be gathered around the neck or pulled up on the head as a turban. Finally, there were three kinds of caps worn: the round cap, reserved for doctoral dignity; a round cap with strings tied under the chin, worn by jurists; and the square cap. Universities such as Oxford made the square cap official; however, secular universities adopted the Tudor bonnet still worn by doctors of law, medicine and music.

American academic costume was not established until 1895. It consists of three types of gowns, three styles of hoods and two kinds of cap tassels. The bachelor’s gown has long, pointed open sleeves with no ornamentation. The master’s gown has even longer sleeves, which are closed at the bottom but feature openings about halfway down for the hands. The doctor’s gown has full-length lapels of velvet and bell-shaped sleeves with three horizontal velvet bars. The color of caps and gowns is usually black; however, some universities feature doctoral gowns of distinctive colors, such as Harvard’s crimson and Yale’s deep blue. Many schools outside the United States have also adopted colorful gowns.

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The doctor’s hood is the longest and fullest among the degrees. The major field of study can be determined from the velvet facing on the hood according to the following color scheme: white, the arts; gold-yellow, science; purple, law; apricot, nursing; green, medicine; sapphire, business administration; lemon, librarianship; scarlet, theology; and dark blue, doctors of philosophy.

The hood is lined with silk in the colors of the institution which granted the degree. Truman’s masters graduates, for example, wear a purple and white-lined hood. The faculty at Truman State University represent doctoral-granting institutions around the world. A few of their hood colors are the blue and white of Duke, the orange and black of Princeton, the crimson of Harvard, and the scarlet of Oxford.

The candidates for graduation wear black caps to which are attached tassels of colors illustrative of their degrees:

White: Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Master of Accountancy, Master of Science, Master of Arts in Education, Master of Athletic Training

Brown: Bachelor of Fine ArtsYellow-Gold: Bachelor of ScienceApricot: Bachelor of Science in NursingPink: Bachelor of Music, Master of Music

The medallions worn by some of the undergraduate degree candidates signify the designation of “honor graduate.” There are three levels of honors based on a student’s cumulative grade point average (GPA): an antiqued bronze medallion signifies Cum Laude, a GPA of 3.50 to 3.74; a silver medallion signifies Magna Cum Laude, a GPA of 3.75 to 3.89; and a gold medallion signifies Summa Cum Laude, a GPA of 3.90 to 4.0. Undergraduates with a 4.0 GPA are given the honor of valedictorian and wear a white satin stole with the Truman State University logo embroidered on the left and “Valedictorian” embroidered on the right. Final honors will be determined after all grades have been received and may be adjusted from those awarded for Commencement.

The academic procession is led by the Grand Marshal. The Grand Marshal carries the University Mace which symbolizes the academic corporate body of scholars possessing its own jurisdiction and legally constituted authority. The mace is made of Missouri black walnut and is decorated with purple and white tassels, and is topped with the University seal. Following the Grand Marshal are the platform guests dressed in doctoral robes with hoods featuring the purple and white colors of the University. Following the Marshal are the degree candidates aligned according to the degrees granted. The University faculty are brightly attired in the academic dress of their degree-granting institutions.

Junior marshals appear throughout the procession dressed in white robes and caps. They help form the procession and seat the commencement participants.

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CommenCement PreParations

Special recognition goes to the following for commencement preparations and arrangements:

Academic Affairs OfficeAdvancement OfficeAthletics Department Communication DepartmentDisability Services OfficeGraduate OfficeInformation Technology ServicesMusic Department

Physical PlantPresident’s OfficePublic RelationsPublic SafetyPublicationsRegistrar’s OfficeSodexoStudent Union