EHE Commencement
College of Education and Human Ecology
Commencement for Master’s, Specialist and Doctoral Graduates
April 30, 2025
Mershon Auditorium
Order of Exercises
National Anthem
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Noelle Arnold, PhD
Senior Associate Dean
Commencement Address
Dean Don Pope-Davis, PhD
Student Awards
Dean’s Award for Excellence - Leslie Dillon
Distinguished Dissertation Awards
Educational Studies – Monica Lu
Human Sciences – Shiqi Zhang
Teaching and Learning – Yizhe Jiang
Outstanding Graduate Student Leadership Awards
Educational Studies – Sohan Daniel
Human Sciences – Balea Schumacher
Teaching and Learning – Meghan Kuehnle
Graduate Teaching Awards
Educational Studies – August Masonheimer
Human Sciences – Brittani Becher
Keynote Address
Melissa Shivers, PhD
Senior Vice President for Student Life
EHE Graduates
Doctor of Philosophy, Educational Studies | Doctor of Education, Educational Studies | Educational Specialist, Educational Studies | Master of Arts, Educational Studies | Master of Learning Technologies | Doctor of Philosophy, Consumer Sciences | Doctor of Philosophy, Human Development and Family Science | Doctor of Philosophy, Kinesiology | Doctor of Philosophy, Nutrition | Master of Science, Consumer Sciences | Master of Science, Human Development and Family Sciences | Master of Science, Human Nutrition | Master of Science, Kinesiology | Master of Sports Coaching | Doctor of Philosophy, Teaching and Learning | Master of Education, Teaching and Learning | Master of Arts, Teaching and Learning
Presentation of Department of Educational Studies Graduates
Doctor of Philosophy, Educational Studies
Mohammed Aljufayr+
Lindsay Ammirante
Alanis De La Cruz Perez
Natese Dockery*
Emily Drought
Mariah Hagadone-Bedir
Mark Hamilton
Kyle Harris
Hoda Hashemi*
Sarah, Henry*
Jamie Herman
Sean Hickey+
Quinn Hughes
Darwin Jacobs
Debbie Jones
William Kuehnle*
Maria Lammy
Michelle Leao
Sedrick Leslie
Monica Lu
August Masonheimer
Rachel McConnell
Alexander Nichols
Dhwani Parikh
Hannah Reyes
Suzanne Schier+
Yue (Tiffany) Sheng
Brian Strzempkowski
Caleb Thompson
Kristen Toole+
Kaitlyn Viera
Ziye Wen
Kyle Williams
Jeremy Winston
Emily Wojniak-Heselton
Junyeong Yang*
Huizi Zeng
Sarah Zhang
Jinjie Zhu*
Doctor of Education, Educational Studies
Michael Allbright
Heidi Aune
Georgia Bass
Isabel Bozada-Jones
Jennifer Brello
Kendall Coffman
Jennifer Couch
Lisa Duffy
Heather Dwyer
Ivory Hister
Aaron Klein
James Kloepfer
Rick Logue
Ramel Mitchell
Brian Morton*
Shantay Piazza
Shelli Shoemaker
Hilary Sloat+
Alex Sommer
Anna Stewart
Latasha Turner
Allison Williams
Educational Specialist, Educational Studies
Hannah Berger
Anna Davis
Adam Friend
Maggie Friend
Ali Mroczkowski
Master of Arts, Educational Studies
Anjanette Cahall+
Dylan Clark+
Riley Adleta
Sage Albert
Ali Alkhalaf
Courtney Alvis
Luke Anderson
Morgan Beebe
Joan Beetstra
Ariel Burns
Ronnie Burris*
Bobby Burt
Holland Cavanaugh
Kaidra Chapin
Addie Cheney
Kala Coyan-McClure
Sohan Daniel
Christina D'Emilio+
Abbey Dillon
Jessica Drown
Maryam Elmajdoubi
Emma Emrich
Megan Fisher
Emma Fry
Allison Fry
Filiz Gatton+
Madeline Gautreaux
Alyssa Gift
Jacob Glorioso
Olivia Gregory*
Emma Guritza
Julia Hall
Emma Heideman
Conner Hicks
Meredith Hilke
Michael Hilty
Zoe Hiss
Alison Holmes
John Hyder*
Natasha Jimenez Marchany
Katie Jividen
Chan Jones
Klaire Kazmerzak
Elizabeth Keck
Ava Keller
Brian Kirk
William Kuehnle*
Matthew Lang
Madelin Larick
Hannah Lewis
Warren Lor
Carlyn Marsh
Rachel McKim
Quantazia Merchant
Andrea Moore
Vivienne Moore
Elise Nelson
Alyssa Newman
Tatum Nicols
Ruitong Offutt+
Rita Oskay+
Abby Phillips
Lane Piska*
Angel Presberry+
Orlando Ramirez
Paige Riggs*
Annelise Robinson
Nicholas Rodgers
Morgan Rowan
Leana Sapp
Yurie Sarver
Cierra Sawyer
Madison Scheiner
Nichole Schiff
Mary-Hope Schmidt
Julie Schnell
Olivia Sexton
Kyla Shabazz
Camille Sims
Olivia Spradlin
Sam Stephens
Alyssa Sturm+
Annemarie Turpin
Andrew Vasel
Wanda Wang+
Kortney Weeks
Elizabeth Westrick
Caitlin Wiechman+
Sarah Williams
Laura Wingert*
Jillian Wood
Master of Learning Technologies
Sarah DeShon
Noah Grissett
Suzanna Hammond*
Jason Hazel+
Jason Johns+
Sydney Palsgrove
Allison Schultz+
Janet Smith
Presentation of Department of Human Sciences Graduates
Doctor of Philosophy, Consumer Sciences
Eric Olsen*
George Rooney*
Ruoxi Qi
Jake Berard
Kai Su
Xuerui Yang
Dong Won Yoon
Egbert Zhang
Doctor of Philosophy, Human Development and Family Science
Colin Page McGinnis
Riley Whiting*
Kathryn Zimmermann
Doctor of Philosophy, Kinesiology
Quadrian Banks+
Brittani Becher
Alex Buga
Mariah Clay*
Julie Dallas
Leslie Dillon
Ross Jordan
Carlos Padilla
Balea Schumacher
Thomas Wilson+
Doctor of Philosophy, Nutrition
Maryan Dualle
Avinash Pokala+
Shahabeddin Rezaei
Lisa Robinette*
Andrew Weeks*
April White+
Ericka Velez-Bonet+
Shiqi Zhang+
Min Zeng+
Master of Science, Consumer Sciences
Ana Garcia Escalante+
Hollie Hinton
Kari Melberger
Krushi Patel
Ragul Senthil*
Aminah Shahzad
Master of Science, Human Development and Family Sciences
Johannah Bogart
Nicole Buckley+
Jasmine Denofsky*
Brad Golowin
Emily Kattner+
Ellison Luthy
Aimee Miley
Sharda Mougey
Millie Reidinger
Sam Yu
Master of Science, Human Nutrition
Maria Antonius
Nabilla Audina
Megan Baily
Janaki Dave
Ryan Dickerson
Patience Huagu*
Ali Kalhori+
Morgan Kraus+
Camryn Moulton
Natalie Noble
Julia Orloff+
Master of Science, Kinesiology
Ryan Arcuri
Emily Armstrong*
Sean Baker
Cayla Barnes*
Hannah Bilka*
Riley Brengman*
Abby Bruner
Jenna Buglioni
Lorraine Burnett
Nate Capek
Kolby Carothers
Jackson Chandler+
Maurice Chatman
Niamh Coffey
Chauncey Collins
Eric Colombo+
Mikayla Colvin
Drew Decker*
Xavier Deloatch
Lexi Edwards
Trey Elerick
Jenn Gardiner*
Tyler Gleim
Madison Greene
Jalin Holloway*
Nehemiah Jackson*
Zoe Jackson
Carley Jones
Aydan Jordan
Kira Katterle
Jade Kempton-Trainer
Eric Kimura*
Kelsey King*
Kelsey Kohmann*
Brandon Lam
Sara LaRussa
Emily Londot+
Christina Machi*
Mario McDonald
Will McIntyre
Nolan Michaels+
Morgan Miller
Reagan Milliken
Jacob Morin*
Diana Parks*
Cody Pestino*
Rylee Rader+
Rachel Rayburn
Abbey Redding
Lilly Reisenfeld*
Kate Reymann+
Sarah Richards
Julie Rodijk*
Hayden Sabovik
Jayson Schott
Brooke Shields
Matt Soileau
Scott Thomas
Tess Thompson*
Maya Walker
Makenna Webster
Abby Weller
Kiara Zanon
Master of Sports Coaching
Hudson Bates+
Jamison Battle*
Will Bertsch
Dale Bonner*
Riley Brengman
Alejandra Cangrejo*
Whale Chen*
Tegan Cortelletti*
Sam Hackenbracht*
Will Howard+
Carson Kharchla*
Paul Kirk III+
Kohl Kutsch
Emma Leavens*
Jordan Mathews*
Joseph Mershon*
Gregory Oden*
Klay Reeves
Keaton Royce
Thomas Scarpa
Presentation of Department of Teaching and Learning Graduates
Doctor of Philosophy, Teaching and Learning
Tryanti Abdulrahman*
Jordan Alves-Foss*
Susan Ataei Masjedloo+
Kun Chen*
Emilie Curtis*
Lorianne Fitzgerald+
Rudi Hartono
Jin Wei Hung*
Yizhe Jiang+
Janice Jung*
Se Hyun Kim*
Solbee Kim+
Meghan Kuehnle
Joo Won Lee*
Bethany Martens*
Emma McNamara*
Joselyn MITCHELL-PARKER*
Sidrah Rachman
Charise Richards
Mutia Syifa*
Kalia Vue*
LaVada Washington*
Stephanie Welch-Grenier*
Master of Education, Teaching and Learning
Iqra Abdi
Saynab Ahmed
Elizabeth Blackshire
Summer Brecht
Sophie Clark
Wilson Cole
Jennifer Coty-McAuley*
Jennifer Dulaney*
David Eubank
Tori Haller
Claire Hinterschied
Haylee Holt*
Haley Kaylor
Franny Marshall
Fin Matejka
Chelsea McGlinch
Paul Mendola
Stephanie Mesa-sanchez
Ava Marguerite Moore
Myles Nessif
Shrey Patel
Taylor Pemberton
Gretchen Rudolph
Isaac Shui
Olivia Starr
Lauren Sullivan
Nathanael Swart
Sydney Toshok
Sumedha Vadlamani
Carter Williams
Peyton Williams
Lyle Yost*
Master of Arts, Teaching and Learning
Jordan Alves-Foss*
Rose Aly*
Spencer Ayres+
Ashley Borger*
Joseph Crawford+
Colleen Csiszarik*
Jenna DeSalvo+
Mauricio Antonio Dos Santos
Rebecca Fiete
Lauren Foley
Addie Green
Amber Haist
Angga Hidayat*
Thomas Jones
Caroline Karbowski*
Shelly Kingham
Sarah Kline
Luke Kuhns*
Briahna Lally
Linzhen Luo*
Robert Maye*
Jessica McCallum
Cara McKinley
Ruth Oliwe
Sidrah Rachman*
Rebecca Riley*
Corinne Taylor+
Cailin Wade+
Nicole Wargo
Sophia Zamarelli
*SU24 Graduate
+AU24 Graduate
Welcome from the Alumni Society
Gina Ginn, PhD, ’05, ‘14
President, Alumni Society Board of Governors
Closing Remarks
Dean Don Pope-Davis, PhD
Carmen Ohio
Thank you to those who help make graduation a success each year.