Congratulations to all the amazing scholars who will soon be celebrating their graduation from Concordia University Ann Arbor!


At 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 18, 70 candidates will celebrate the completion of their academic degree.

Candidates for degrees

The following individuals have completed the requirements to earn degrees at the bachelor’s or master’s levels. Please join us in wishing them God’s blessings as they continue to serve Christ in the Church and in the world.

Graduation Honors

*** = Summa Cum Laude | An undergraduate candidate who achieves a cumulative grade point average of 3.90 or better

** = Magna Cum Laude | An undergraduate candidate who achieves a cumulative grade point average of 3.80 or better

* = Cum Laude | An undergraduate candidate who achieves a cumulative grade point average of 3.60 or better

Master of Business Administration

Billy Blair | Management

Halie Howard | Business Management

Master of Science

Noor Alnasir | Curriculum Instruction-ESL

Desiree Blasius | Curriculum Instruction-ESL

Julia Copple | Curriculum Instruction-ESL

Kaitlyn DenHarder | Secondary Teacher Education Certificate

Jenna Flynn | Special Education-Learning Disabilities

Melissa Greener | Educational Leadership

Kelsey Gregorio | Child Life

Cassandra Hendrix | Secondary Teacher Education Certificate

Maria Isabel McLean | Secondary Teacher Education Certificate

Lindsay Mcparlane | Curriculum Instruction-ESL

Catherine Minter | Child Life

Misa Nakamura | Family Life

Amanda Persinger | Secondary Teacher Education Certificate

Heidi Swanson | Secondary Teacher Education Certificate

Jordan VanSickle-Covey | Secondary Teacher Education Certificate

Bachelor of Arts

Andrew Backus | Parish Music

Averi Bebble*** | Elementary Education—Language Arts

Peyton Grice | Psychology

Julia Hendrix | Secondary Education-Math

Sarah Jackemeyer*** | Elementary Education-Math

Madison Massey* | Elementary Education-Early Childhood Education

Abigail Penhallegon*** | English

Rachel Reddeman** | Elementary Education-Early Childhood Education

Isaac Riddle* | Music

Lydia Schroeder | Elementary Education-Early Childhood Education

Kyra Wade* | Elementary Education-Early Childhood Education

Kristie Wenk | Elementary Education-Early Childhood Education

Bachelor of Science

Darius Arrington | General Business

Kane Bourbina | Radiologic Technology

Nyle Ellis | General Business

Zenab Gamy | Health Studies

Chloe Haynes | Computer Science-Software Engineering

Donovan Johnson | Sport & Entertainment Business

Marissa Kunkle | Health Studies

Conner Long | General Business

Travis Lysiak | Sport & Entertainment Business

Caleb Moore | General Business

Matthew Pearson | Management

Nathan Roehr | Finance

Anna Roman | Justice and Public Policy

Luca Ruffino* | Finance & Management

Brody Smith* | Biology

Dalton Stiegler | Justice and Public Policy

Julia Tirla* | Health Care Studies

Austin Ventimiglio | Biology

Melina Walker | Radiologic Technology

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Ashlee Anderson | Nursing

Madison Birchmeier | Nursing

Rebeckah Bottorff** | Nursing

Nathalie Diaz | Nursing

Margaret Fry | Nursing

Abigael Harkins | Nursing

Kelly Hudson | Nursing

Tanisha Jones | Nursing

Taylor Jordan*** | Nursing

Lisa Kohl | Nursing

Olivia Kuhn | Nursing

Anna Leeper* | Nursing

Katie Long* | Nursing

Britney McGinnis | Nursing

Neely Michalishyn | Nursing

Marquida Mobley* | Nursing

Mackenzie Pietrzyk | Nursing

Joshua Ramsey** | Nursing

Kassidy Scheben | Nursing

Isabella Thaut* | Nursing

Samantha Toth* | Nursing

Mary’Alexis Walker | Nursing

Joseph Wright* | Nursing


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