Graduate Hooding Ceremony
College of Education and Human Ecology
Commencement for Master’s, Specialist and Doctoral Graduates
May 6, 2026
Order of Exercises
Processional
National Anthem
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Noelle Arnold, PhD
Senior Associate Dean
Commencement Address
Interim Dean Erik Porfeli, PhD
Student Awards
Distinguished Dissertation Awards
Educational Studies – Marcella Gallmeyer
Human Sciences – Maria Abdul-Masih
Teaching and Learning – Derek Braun
Outstanding Graduate Student Leadership Awards
Educational Studies – Aalissa Thomas
Human Sciences – Emily Gallagher
Teaching and Learning – La Toya Tingle
Graduate Teaching Awards
Educational Studies – Ionell Terogo
Human Sciences – Jake Berard
Teaching and Learning – Anna Zaitseva
Dean’s Award for Excellence
Onur Ozkaynak
Keynote Address
Kat DePizzo, ‘03
Justice Design Lab
Recognition of 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
Mimi Adjei
Kate Anderson
Adrian Bitton
Carrie Burggraf
Jacob Campbell
Igdalia Covarrubias
Emily France
Marcella Gallmeyer
Sarah Geiger*
Mark Hamilton
Danielle Haslem
Mariah Hagadone-Bedir*
Arianna Henning*
Jamie Herman*
Lizeng Huang*
Dantavious Hicks
Sarah Hudler
Jenna Hurlburt
Jennifer Jackson
Ning Jin
Elizabeth Kazemi +
Henry Lara-Steidel
Jongwoo Lee*
Sangeun Lee
Mickey Lin
Alexis Malone
Sara Martin
Adriana Martinez*
Qiwei Men +
Jarrett Murphy
Rumbidzai Mushunje*
Filiz Oskay+
Joey Oteng
Ezekiel Peebles
Julie Planke+
Monica Quezada
Michelle Richard
Pasha Sergeev
Io Terogo
Ivy Tyson*
Kaitlyn Viera*
Megan Vinco+
Jackie von Spiegel
Yun Weng
Winifred Wilberforce*
Kyle Williams*
Trisha Wolfe+
Jiarui Xie
Huizi Zeng*
Sarah Zhang+
Doctor of Education, Educational Studies
Kevin Cullen
Michelle Dasgupta
Kiev Lamarr
Yuri Melendez
Ryan Provost
Meagen Rinard
Jasmine Roberts-Crews
Z Tenney
Andrew Vogel
Anna Wagner
Allan Williams
Educational Specialist, Educational Studies
Jacob Anderman
Grace Baker
Seamus Bruns
Maia Creager
Noga Eitam
Leilah Erickson
Maria Hammerle
Kylan Harper
Natalee Harris
Raven Lowe
Caitlin Porter
Torey Rothert
Kristin Sandel
Master of Arts, Educational Studies
Cassidy Arbuthnot
Natalie Asher
Hadeel Atala
Sanaa Azabaziz*
Diana Azaryan
Daniel Bacon*
Lizzy Bank*
Shea Bertman
Jon Billups
Stephanie Bingham
Shelby Brown
Amber Brown
Carrie Burggraf
Jami Caldwell
Cameron Carter
Daphine Choy
Jo Cooley-Love
Johana Coronado*
Kaitlin Deal
Kristin Deroads
Evan Fairrow
Angel Fields
Kyra Fife
Kyleigh Finn
Braeden Flint
Jesse Fry*
Kelsy Gibson
Katherine Graham*
Celina Hairston
Erika Harman+
Brian Husbands
Kira Imowitz
Emily Jeans
Sara Jennings+
Nya Jerdine*
Grace Johnson
Elizabeth Kazemi+
Emily Kramer+
Cassidy Kidwell
Sarah Kise
Dave Knerem
Alyssa Knickerbocker*
Ray Ko
Keri Kolker
Taylor Koon
Casey Kuhlman
Allison Li
Wenrong Li*
Jasmine Lyng
Allie Mackey
Christina Mahan*
Mantoa Manaka
Jordan Marschhausen
Emily Marschhausen
Olivia Martin
Samantha McManus
Rylee Medina
Sam Melican
John Mere
Taylor Mims+
Max Mordarski+
Trinity Morton
Lydia Muldoon
Sarah Murray
Kirsten Myers
Desmond Myles+
Amanda Nelson
Samuel Nolan*
Nken Ntati
Brittney Oliver
Emma Ondrus
Brittani Parker
Priyal Patel
Wes Payne
Haylee Perry
Madeline Platfoot
Cheryl Poindexter*
Hannah Portner
Renata Prevedello
Deja Rice
Janayia Rodgers+
Diona Ross
Emma Roush
Tate Rubinstein*
Mallory Saltar
Chelsea Sample
Mason Schmeling
Crystal Sheppard+
Camille Sims*
Caroline Sirk
Sophia Slavin
Myles Smith
Katrice Stallworth
Matt Terrazzino
Aalissia Thomas
Emily Thomas+
Akmonshak Turusbekova
Riley Watroba
Haley Whitt
Alex Williams
Martia Williams
Michaela Williams*
Emily Winship
Kayden Wright
Jennifer Yee+
Master of Learning Technologies
Kacie Bauer
Trischa Bell
Katherine Dahs*
Miah Dettorre
Sophia Dettorre
Marco Finocchi
Julia Hart+
Robbie Long*
Isaiah Noftz
Aura Novo+
Beatrice Quinn*
Josh Thompson
Ashley Smith*
Katrinna Withrow
Lauren Wretschko
Presentation of Department of Human Sciences Graduates
Doctor of Philosophy, Consumer Sciences
Jacob Berard*
Julie Gressley
Nahae Kang +
Maria Landekhovskaya
Kai Su
Dong Won+
Doctor of Philosophy, Human Development and Family Science
Yvonne Gong
Colin Page
LeeAnn Swager
Doctor of Philosophy, Kinesiology
Bobby Dhaliwal
Lin-Hsiang Kang
Chad Lowe
Bradley Robinson
Emaly Vatne
Phil Yackee
Doctor of Philosophy, Nutrition
Maryan Dualle+
Dakota Dustin*
Ashley Kennedy
Kate Marris
Sushma Nepal
Kiyeon Park
Shahabeddin Rezaei
Master of Science, Consumer Sciences
Kallyn Buckenmyer*
Courtney Griggs
Aminah Shahzad*
Ashley Smith+
William Yuan+
Master of Science, Human Development and Family Sciences
Kat Diana
Caitlin Ganote+
Julius Jofferion
Amy Miley*
Sharda Mougey*
Langston Myers
Millie Reidinger*
Christine Stuart
Master of Science, Human Nutrition
Maria Antonius*
Samanta Diaz+
Binod Pokharel
Patrick Sellers
Katie Zamary
Master of Science, Kinesiology
Katie Castelli*
Ryan Donnery*
Tyler Eatman*
Ryan Hudson*
Brandon Lam*
Chris Laska+
Beichen Lu+
Gannon Matthews*
Connor McCarthy+
Drew Mulcahy*
Dionte Nunn+
Niko Papakirk*
Khushboo Patel
Veronika Poliakova
Sydni Ratliff
Jocelyn Sayin
Tyler Spitz
Justen Stoner
John Taylor+
Nia Thomas*
Tia Thomas
Zack Vestal
Becky Wade-Mdivanian+
Storm Whitfield+
Master of Sports Coaching
Ryan Butler*
Moustapha Faye*
Aiden Hansen*
Spencer Hill*
Max Lomonico*
Bradon Noel
Paola Pineda*
Bridget Schodorf
Trey Skelton+
Bobby Van
Maddi Wheeler*
Yuqi Yan+
Presentation of Department of Teaching and Learning Graduates
Doctor of Philosophy, Teaching and Learning
Bahar Balaban*
Derek Braun
Kristen Foos
Angga Hidayat*
Linda Key
Kyle King
Melissa LaCaze
Shea Martin
Mark McGuire+
Skye O’Beollain*
Onur Ozkaynak
Lanoke Paradita+
Andrew Seibert
Joe Spurlock*
Laurentia Sumarni
Carrie Thomas+
LaToya Tingle
Charlize Wang
Tara West*
Chia-Hsin Yin
Anna Zaitseva
Master of Education, Teaching and Learning
Joseph Butso
Zack Campbell
Emily Cline
Neal Davis
Max DeBord
Anthony Dodds
Katie Dorton
Emmet Fink
Rui Gibbs
Marcus Hunter
Austin Lewis
Danielle Marshal
Jeongmin Morrissey
Cayden Pomeroy
Katrina Zimmerman
Master of Arts, Teaching and Learning
Emma Brown
Soledad Callisaya*
Megan Carcaise
Allison Engle+
Fnu Erlina
Sara Faust+
Morgan Fetsko*
Katie Foster
Whitney Gherman
YI Guo
Yvonne Haight*
Chelsea Humiston+
Lauren Karap
Jianing Li+
Yi Luo+
Natashja Lusk
Asma Mohamoud
Brittany Oliver
Sarah Peddicord*
Laurentia Sumarni
Erin Swager*
Chia-Hsin Yin
Zhongyao Zhang*
*SU25 Graduate
+AU25 Graduate
Welcome from the Alumni Society
Gina Ginn, ’05, ’14, PhD
President, Alumni Society Board of Governors
Closing Remarks
Interim Dean Erik Porfeli, PhD
Carmen Ohio
Recessional