Congratulations to our Class of 2021 December graduates!


A total of 106 candidates for graduation will cross the commencement stage this afternoon. Commencement exercises will begin at 2 p.m. Eastern today, Dec. 19.

Tickets are no longer available for today’s event, but you can watch the ceremony via Livestream here:

Watch Livestream

*The stream begins 5 minutes before the start of the ceremony.

Scroll down to view the list of graduates.

Key: *** = Summa Cum Laude ** = Magna Cum Laude * = Cum Laude
Graduation Honors

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.


Master of Business Administration

Janice David
Management Information Systems


Master of Science

Asia Blaney
Organizational Leadership Administration

Valerie Carpani
Educational Leadership

Chelsea Cicero
Educational Leadership

Susan Crimmins
Curriculum & Instruction – ESL

Samantha Cucu
Educational Leadership

Andrew Ebron
Organizational Leadership Administration

Sadarra Fields
Family Life

Beth Freedman
Curriculum & Instruction – ESL

Cobi Gaigalas
Special Education – Learning Disabilities

Shanell Griffin
Elementary Education – Teaching Certification

Alyssa Hathaway
Curriculum & Instruction – ESL

Shirin Huwih
Educational Leadership

Megan Laib
Organizational Leadership Administration

Shahzad Mahmood
Educational Leadership

Valerie Matyas
Curriculum & Instruction

Aaron Rahn
Organizational Leadership Administration

Michael Roberts
Educational Leadership

Paula Rowley
Special Education – Learning Disabilities

LaVaun Scott
Educational Leadership

Matthew Sexton
Educational Leadership

Courtney Slucter
Secondary Education – Teaching Certification

Megan Stephenson
Educational Leadership

Wendy Szuminski
Curriculum & Instruction

Katelyn Tarrant
Secondary Education – Teaching Certification

Laura Vaccaro
Educational Leadership

Andrew Webber
Secondary Education – Teaching Certification

Hayley Wrinkle
Special Education – Learning Disabilities


Bachelor of Arts

Grace Adams*
Elementary Education – Language Arts

Jacob Adams*
Family Life Ministry

Amanda Archer
Psychology

Grace Blair**
Educational Studies

Ryan Christ***
Family Life Ministry

Brandon Crayne
Secondary Education—Physical Education

Alicia Dykman*
Family Life Ministry

Andrew Foerster
Secondary Education – Social Studies

Megan Hinkle***
Elementary Education – Early Childhood

Melanie Richardson*
Secondary Education – English

Jessica Ryan*
Psychology

Yasmin Saraiva-Meissner
Digital Media – Social Media

Tara Schatzle**
Elementary Education – Early Childhood

Vanessa Shields**
Family Life Ministry

Zane Simon**
Family Life Ministry

Jacob Smith***
Exercise Science

Julian Sykes
Family & Community Studies

Lee Thompson-Kolar***
Mass Communication – Web Content Management

Jeremy Ziemann
Family Life Ministry


Bachelor of Science

Nathan Adams**
Justice & Public Policy

Ahmard Clay
Biology

Austin Corona
Marketing

Jacob Cuso
Sport & Entertainment Business

Grace Dame**
Justice & Public Policy

Darryl Davenport
General Business

Tanguy Flachez
Biology

Maxwell Fritz
Justice and Public Policy

Austin Harless
Computer Science

Eric Hawley
Radiologic Technology

Thomas Hronis
Accounting

Harrison Kinney
Sport & Entertainment Business

Alyson Lenz
Biomedical Sciences

Elizabeth Martin
Nursing

Adrienne McCarty
Health & Behavioral Sciences

Keegan McGinnis*
Computer Science

Nicole Molotky*
Justice & Public Policy

Jeb Palka
Marketing

John Psarouthakis
Justice & Public Policy

Aaron Rahn
Sport & Entertainment Business

Mica Robinson
Management

James Simmons*
General Business

Hunter Smith
Computer Science

Rachel Turner*
Biology


Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Stephanie Abraham
Nursing

Rahmeh Almasarweh**
Nursing

Tammy Delane**
Nursing

Allison Garstecki**
Nursing

Tarikua Gebresilase
Nursing

Aryanna Gray
Nursing

Amina Halwani
Nursing

Kelsey Heaton
Nursing

Amber Hiney
Nursing

Allyson Hunt
Nursing

Audrianna Jones
Nursing

Bernard Kasanda
Nursing

Sydney Korte***
Nursing

Grace Krawczyk*
Nursing

Grace Krzyzaniak
Nursing

Emma Lariviere*
Nursing

Allison Lentz*
Nursing

Lindsey Luff
Nursing

Jesmin Lundquist
Nursing

Hally Marrocco
Nursing

Alexis Mccullough
Nursing

Courtney Meyer
Nursing

Olivia Operti
Nursing

Brooklynn Paradoski
Nursing

Tyler Prihoda
Nursing

Lauren Reichel*
Nursing

Brianna Rice*
Nursing

Kaelyn Rowland
Nursing

Kymberlee Smith
Nursing

Sierra Tischer
Nursing

Matthew Walters
Nursing

Luke Wilson
Nursing

Cierra Winn
Nursing


Bachelor of Social Work

Elizabeth Reed**
Social Work

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