We have 157 reasons to celebrate this weekend! Meet CUAA’s Class of 2023!

Baccalaureate Service

Sunday, May 14, 11:00 a.m. | Chapel of the Holy Trinity


Commencement Ceremony

Sunday, May 14, 2:00 p.m. | Field House | Tickets required


Master of Arts

Jacob Culp
Digital Humanities

Master of Science

Sara Al-Mahawili
Secondary Teacher Education Certification

Gadir Algahim
Physician Assistant

Jordan Anheuser
Physician Assistant

Moira Armstrong
Physician Assistant

Krista Barnes
Physician Assistant

Liliana Bloom
Secondary Teacher Education Certification

Kari Borowiak
Curriculum Instruction–ESL

Joshua Cosek
Physician Assistant

Shelby Cox
Physician Assistant

Breanne Craven
Physician Assistant

Shannon Davis
Curriculum Instruction–ESL

Shannon Dean
Special Education Learning Disabilties

Jesse Deucher
Elementary Education Teacher Certification

Nicola Dorrington-Morse
Elementary Teacher Education Certification

Alicia Dykman
Child Life

Hunter Foisy
Physician Assistant

Carina Ghafari
Physician Assistant

Ayverie Giller
Physician Assistant

Tori Gossard
Secondary Teacher Education Certification

Hannah Graefe
Child Life

Dejah Hall
Secondary Teacher Education Certification

Lauren Hix
Physician Assistant

Betty Jellison
Physician Assistant

Margaret Keedy
Physician Assistant

Matthew Keener
Physician Assistant

Kathleen Kramer
Physician Assistant

Lucas Krupski
Physician Assistant

Jennifer Levine
Curriculum Instruction–ESL

Brian Lewis
Educational Leadership

Nicole Manduzzi
Physician Assistant

Kimberly Miller
Secondary Teacher Education Certification

Brin Murray
Special Education Learning Disabilties

Zeinab Musa
Physician Assistant

Blake Nelson
Physician Assistant

James Pack
Educational Leadership

Steven Price
Educational Leadership

Michaella Renaud
Physician Assistant

Ashley Rose
Secondary Teacher Education Certification

Iantha Scheiwe
Secondary Teacher Education Certification

Alexa Scroggie
Physician Assistant

Daniel Shonnard
Physician Assistant

Meghan Sidhar
Physician Assistant

Michelle Spektor
Physician Assistant

Gabrielle Stanton
Physician Assistant

Faith Stewart
Physician Assistant

Maikala Swanson
Elementary Teacher Education Certification

Brooklyn Tolkacz
Physician Assistant

Luis-Antonio Trujillo-Ramos
Elementary Teacher Education Certification

Seth Vincent
Physician Assistant

Kevin Welling
Secondary Teacher Education Certification

Shaleen Wilkins
Secondary Teacher Education Certification

Eva Yakima
Curriculum Instruction–ESL

Danielle Yousif
Physician Assistant

Jillian Zafarana
Physician Assistant

Master of Science in Athletic Training

Lydia Adkins
Athletic Training

Laron Richardson
Athletic Training

Master of Social Work

Kayla Markle
Social Work

An undergraduate candidate who achieves a cumulative grade point average of 3.90 or better will graduate SUMMA CUM LAUDE; one who achieves a cumulative grade point average of 3.80 or better will graduate MAGNA CUM LAUDE; and one who achieves a cumulative grade point average of 3.60 or better will graduate CUM LAUDE.

*** = Summa Cum Laude   ** = Magna Cum Laude   * = Cum Laude

Bachelor of Arts

Elizabeth Boulware*
Elementary Early Childhood Education

Aaron Brazelton
Mass Communication

Zachary Burk
Secondary Physical Education

Alexander Cetinel**
Psychology

Karissa Chibbaro*
Psychology

Mary-Grace Chirco
Psychology

Zachary Clark***
Secondary Physical Education

Sydney Deutsch**
Digital Media Design

Hannah Doan***
Psychology

Alec Escandon**
Secondary Education Social Studies

Christian Guy*
English

Hailey Hall
Elementary Education Language Arts

Grace Hasley
Secondary Education English

Kendra Holley
Music

Mackenzie Howe
History

Jillian Ingalsbe***
Music

Daniel Jakob
Family Life Ministry

Janah Kimmel
Psychology

Jocelyn Kohls***
Digital Media Design

Julienne Landa Ekanane***
Family Life Ministry

Kenna Millhouse
Behavioral Science Marketing

Caitlyn Mitchell
Psychology

Taylor Nesbitt
Elementary Education Language Arts

Gabriel Penhallegon**
Church Music

Isabelle Petit*
Family Life Education

William Poole
General Studies

Leah Quinlan***
Secondary Education English

Hope Renfer***
Psychology

Sydni Sledz
Psychology

Sierra Stechebar
Psychology

Charles Wallace
Applied Theology

Emma Weber*
Family Life Education

Bachelor of Science

Haley Beam
Biology

Zachary Belinsky
Sport & Entertainment Business

Christopher Bostrom
Human Resource

Deandra Campbell***
Biology

Alexander Cetinel**
Computer Science

Karissa Chibbaro*
Justice and Public Policy

Tara Cicilian
Health Care Studies

Adam Dahl
Biomedical Sciences

Samantha Dorn*
Biomedical Sciences

Brendan Downer
Computer Science, Software Engineering

Dorian Edmond
General Business

Sara Eitzman*
Health Care Studies

Catherine Elias*
Accounting

Shayne Erni
Rehabilitation Science

Kip French*
Management

Paul Gauss**
Marketing

Brenden Gossman*
Sport & Entertainment Business

Alyvia Hock
Justice and Public Policy

Elliott Holliday*
Computer Science, Software Engineering

Zackary Johnson***
Justice and Public Policy

Nikolas Karras
Accounting

Gabrielle Kelel***
General Business

Hunter Kepple
Justice and Public Policy

Ryan Kotecki
Rehabilitation Science

Matthew Lockhart
Finance & Business-Entrepreneurship

Joseph Loria
Justice and Public Policy

Gerald McHenry
Justice and Public Policy

Tyler Mckee
Health Care Studies

Jake Mlynarek*
Justice and Public Policy

Erik Mroczek
Sport & Entertainment Business & Business Analytics and Organizational Performance

Cody Nawrot
General Business

Elissa Peterson*
Rehabilitation Science

Bruce Pollatz*
Justice and Public Policy

Timothy Pomaville
Sport & Entertainment Business

Korey Reichard**
Sport & Entertainment Business

Charles Rescigno
Justice and Public Policy

Grace Samples
Sport & Entertainment Business

Kiera Savage***
Biomedical Sciences

McKinley Schmitz**
Management

Sydney Schuyler
Sport & Entertainment Business

Jonathan Shields
Management

John Shutt*
Management

Austin Smith
General Business

Nolan Smith
Sport & Entertainment Business

Megan Starkey*
General Business

Ethan Szabados
Accounting

Collin Vaughn
Justice and Public Policy

Jack Vrba
Sport & Entertainment Business

Kara Ward
Public Relations

Kash Warren
Sport & Entertainment Business

Timothy White
Hospitality & Event Business

Samantha Whitley*
Rehabilitation Science

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Jenny Borgstrom**
Nursing

Lawrence Donnelly
Nursing

Ruby Dudley**
Nursing

Kendall Frohn
Nursing

Taylor Kolosar
Nursing

Sabrina Lee
Nursing

Katrisa Lockhart*
Nursing

Katie Macinnis*
Nursing

Mara McMahon
Nursing

Ayan Mohamed
Nursing

Laney Roberts
Nursing

Elena Sanabria
Nursing

Isabel Stropich
Nursing

Bachelor of Social Work

Whitney Carlson*
Social Work

Anna Jones*
Social Work

Halle Kallsen
Social Work

Madeline Longenbarger*
Social Work

Sydni Sledz
Social Work

Sierra Stechebar
Social Work

Asaria Turman
Social Work


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