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Candidates for graduation 2024

Augustana's Commencement ceremony is a celebration of the pride we share in our students’ accomplishments and opportunities during their studies on our campus. Names listed here represent candidates for graduation; inclusion does not indicate completion of the degree requirements.

* Degree completed fall 2023
** Degree to be completed summer 2024
+ Degree to be completed fall 2024

Candidates are alphabetized by last name.


Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology

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Emily Mae Atchison
Marengo, Illinois

Olivia Renee Book
Kansas City, Missouri

Emily Nicole Buster
Peoria, Illinois

Sierra Chapman
Davenport, Iowa

Victoria Aneta Grudzien
Cary, Illinois

Alexandra M. Handchetz
Lake in the Hills, Illinois

Megan Johnson-Haque
Geneva, Illinois

Hannah Lynnelle Hutton
Moline, Illinois

Rebecca Major +
Naperville, Illinois

Jessica Rene Miller
Homewood, Illinois

Elisa J. Padro
Moline, Illinois

Shae Alexis Romero
Rock Falls, Illinois

Roxanne Judy Torian
Sycamore, Illinois

Natalie Kathleen Yoder
St. Louis, Missouri

 

Bachelor of Arts

A, B

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Kalib Hamza Aboobaker
Poplar Grove, Illinois
Political science

Bethany Faith Abrams, summa cum laude
Tinley Park, Illinois
Creative writing, English, psychology

Bridget L. Adamec
Milledgeville, Illinois 
Business administration–finance

Eric John Adams Jr.
Roselle, Illinois 
Accounting, business administration–management

Brecken Grace Adamson, magna cum laude
New Windsor, Illinois 
Business administration–management

Aaron Yohannes Afework +
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Business administration–finance, computer science

Lesley Aguilar
Wheeling, Illinois 
Chemistry, Spanish for professional use

Phoenix Karyna Agyepong +
Skokie, Illinois 
Graphic design

Miguel Angel Alfaro
Chicago, Illinois
English

Kenaya Kennedy Allen
Rock Island, Illinois 
Asian studies, political science

Samuel Timothy Allen, magna cum laude
Macomb, Illinois 
History education, middle grades education–social science

Emily Margaret Allison, cum laude
Tinley Park, Illinois 
Psychology

Alexandra Marie Amacher, cum laude
Rock Island, Illinois 
Multimedia journalism and mass communication, political science

Barry Joseph Amiano II
Morris, Illinois 
Business administration–finance, business administration–marketing, communication studies

Alexis Bryleigh Anderson, magna cum laude
Overland Park, Kansas
Classics, political science

Lauren Elizabeth Anderson, summa cum laude
Port Byron, Illinois 
Communication sciences and disorders

Lilley Anderson, magna cum laude *
Sherrard, Illinois 
Psychology

Noah Roderick Anderson, magna cum laude
Naperville, Illinois 
Psychology

Francesca Julianna Anduray
Mount Prospect, Illinois 
Communication sciences and disorders

Yaw Owusu Ansah **
Woodridge, Illinois 
Accounting, business administration–marketing

Nora Margaret Ansburg, cum laude
Mokena, Illinois 
Biology, biology education, middle grades education–science

Rei Aoki, summa cum laude
Kakamigahara-shi, Japan
Accounting, business administration–business intelligence, business administration–finance, economics

Michael Anthony Aragon, cum laude +
Fort Myers, Florida
Biology

Arianna Marie Augustine, magna cum laude
Aurora, Illinois 
Accounting, data analytics–data science

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Ameliese Paris Louise Baehr-Ross, cum laude
Thornton, Colorado 
Communication studies; psychology; women, gender, and sexuality studies

Frank Robert Baio, magna cum laude
Chicago, Illinois 
Communication studies, political science

Kennedy Maye Scout Baldwin, summa cum laude
Heyworth, Illinois 
Biology, biology education

Leslie Erin Bandera, magna cum laude
Oregon, Illinois 
Biochemistry, chemistry

Luca James Barba, magna cum laude
Rockford, Illinois 
Philosophy 

Brooke Davie Barlow
Golden, Illinois 
Communication sciences and disorders

Mark Daniel Baron
Aurora, Illinois 
Business administration–finance, business administration–management

Molly Clare Bath, summa cum laude
Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
Communication studies, multimedia journalism and mass communication

Jack H. Bathje, cum laude
Rockford, Illinois 
Business administration–management, business administration–marketing

Lauren Elizabeth Beck, cum laude
Bettendorf, Iowa
Communication studies, multimedia journalism and mass communication

Amen Kassahun Bekele, cum laude +
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Business administration–business intelligence, business administration–finance, psychology

Brooklyn E. Bencivenni
Davenport, Iowa
Biology

Julia Elizabeth Bendfeldt
Round Lake Heights, Illinois 
Religion; women, gender, and sexuality studies

Adam Bendoraitis ** 
Batavia, Illinois 
Accounting

Karsyn McKenzie Bennett, magna cum laude
Williamsfield, Illinois 
Psychology, public health

Brianna Rose Berndt
Bloomington, Illinois 
Art education

Victoria Rose Bernero, magna cum laude
Addison, Illinois 
English education, middle grades education–English

Genevieve Elizabeth Berryman, cum laude
Gurnee, Illinois 
Biology, neuroscience

Marshall J. Beverly
Spring Grove, Illinois
Business administration–management

Cole Ethan Bhardwaj +
Algonquin, Illinois 
Accounting

Matias Emilio Bidegaray, cum laude
Rock Island, Illinois 
Economics, political science

Morgan Elizabeth Bielfeldt, cum laude
Chicago, Illinois 
Biology 

Ryan Samuel Bingham
Naperville, Illinois 
Communication studies, multimedia journalism and mass communication

Chase Scott Binkley
Byron, Illinois 
Business administration–finance, business administration–marketing

Matthew B. Bjork, cum laude
Moline, Illinois 
Accounting, business administration–finance

Rachel Nicole Blankenship
Washington, Illinois 
Psychology

Olivia Rose Blood, cum laude
North Riverside, Illinois 
Communication sciences and disorders

Anna Katherine Boardman
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin 
Engineering physics

Brooke Vivian Borchart
Illinois City, Illinois 
Creative writing, English

Danielle Nicole Bornstein
Orland Park, Illinois 
Biology, Geography

Harrison Asher Boushele
Aurora, Colorado 
Business administration–management, business administration–marketing

Jack David Brandt, cum laude
Geneva, Illinois 
Computer dcience, German studies, Scandinavian studies

Paige A. Breslin
St. Charles, Illinois 
Business administration–international business, political science

Brenson Robert Brown
Evansville, Indiana
Environmental studies, geography

Jake Brumbaugh *
Montgomery, Illinois 
Kinesiology

Claudia Ann Buchholz, cum laude
Waukesha, Wisconsin 
Business administration–marketing

Xavier Buckley *
Bensenville, Illinois 
Business administration–marketing

Van Thi Minh Bui, cum laude
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 
Applied mathematics, economics

Viet Minh Bui, magna cum laude
Dĩ An City, Vietnam
Computer science, engineering physics

Travis Bush
Monmouth Junction, New Jersey 
Psychology 

Blen Samuel Buticho, magna cum laude +
Hawassa, Ethiopia
Business administration–management, data analytics–business analytics, public health

Meredith Ann Butler, cum laude
Oswego, Illinois 
Elementary education 

Derek C. Butts, magna cum laude
Illinois City, Illinois 
Biology education, middle grades education–science

C, D

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Ashley Camacho, cum laude
East Moline, Illinois 
Biology, Spanish for professional use

Caitlin Grace Campbell, summa cum laude
Romeoville, Illinois 
Creative writing, multimedia journalism and mass communication

Kyle James Campbell
St. Charles, Illinois 
Accounting, business administration–management

Abigail Marie Campisi
Wonder Lake, Illinois 
Environmental studies

Bailey Elizabeth Capan, cum laude
Moline, Illinois 
Biology, psychology

James Christopher Caprio +
Chicago, Illinois 
Business administration–marketing

Grace Lauren Carlson, cum laude
Naperville, Illinois 
Communication sciences and disorders, Spanish for professional use

Portia Rose Carrera
Pueblo, Colorado 
Biology, geography

Presley Case, cum laude *
Eldridge, Iowa
Elementary education

Fernando Castaneda
Blue Island, Illinois 
Biology

Janey Rae Castoe, cum laude
La Quinta, California
Psychology

Briana E. Castro, cum laude
Moline, Illinois 
Music education–vocal

Nicolas I. Castro, cum laude
Moline, Illinois 
English education, middle grades education–English

Hiuling Sofia Chan Joiner, summa cum laude
Managua, Nicaragua
Biology, psychology

Ashanti Chatman
Urbana, Illinois 
French, pre-medicine

Manuela Chavez
Moline, Illinois 
Neuroscience, pre-medicine

Dean T. Check
Nevada, Iowa
Biology

Caitlin Rose Chiavola, cum laude
Chicago, Illinois 
Accounting, business administration–management

Katerina Elizabeth Clark, magna cum laude
Valparaiso, Indiana
Elementary education

Braeden Joseph Clements, magna cum laude
Yorkville, Illinois 
Biology

Andrew Joel Cochrane, summa cum laude
Arlington Heights, Illinois 
English education, middle grades education–English

Caleb A. Conard
Darien, Illinois 
Psychology

Elizabeth Elayne Considine, cum laude
Brookfield, Illinois 
Psychology, public health

Maya Simone Conway
Hinsdale, Illinois
Computer science

Luke Austin Cowan, summa cum laude
Buckley, Illinois 
Accounting, business administration–management, data analytics–business analytics

Mikala D. Crede
Colona, Illinois 
Psychology

Santiago Cuevas
Wheeling, Illinois 
Biology, multimedia journalism and mass communication, psychology

Katherine Louise Cummings
Cary, Illinois 
Biology, psychology

Ally J. Curley
Fulton, Illinois 
Communication sciences and disorders

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Erika Dahlstrand, summa cum laude
Villa Park, Illinois 
French education

Vincenzo Daleno
Addison, Illinois 
Communication studies, multimedia journalism and mass communication

Isaac Christopher Daniels
Moline, Illinois 
Kinesiology

Dao Trung Kien
Hanoi, Vietnam
Data analytics

Ayomide Mary David
Chicago, Illinois 
Psychology

Brett Charles David, magna cum laude
Sugar Grove, Illinois 
Accounting, business administration–finance, business administration–management

Tamara Day
Davenport, Iowa
Biology

Casey Rebecca De La Cruz **
Chicago, Illinois
Biology

Adrianna Gilda DeCicco, magna cum laude
Elmhurst, Illinois 
Accounting, business administration–finance, business administration–management

Makaia Delancey Decker, cum laude
Ottawa, Illinois 
Public health; women, gender, and sexuality studies

Laine Marie Degnan, magna cum laude
Villa Park, Illinois 
Business administration–finance, business administration–marketing

Matthew Dennis Degnan
Yorkville, Illinois 
Biology

Alessandra Vanessa Dennis
North Aurora, Illinois 
Psychology

Katelyn Jo Dennis, cum laude
Winona, Minnesota 
Computer science, creative writing

Mark William Dennison
Downers Grove, Illinois 
History education, middle grades education–social science

Olivia Renee Devore, cum laude
Monticello, Illinois 
Creative writing, English

Aubry Dewald, cum laude
Yorkville, Illinois
Biology

Man S. Dim
Khampat, Myanmar
Accounting, business administration–finance

Zachary Michael Dinkel, magna cum laude
Naperville, Illinois 
Accounting, business administration–finance, data analytics–business analytics

Dejan Djenadic
Lindenhurst, Illinois 
Accounting, business administration–finance

Jason Matthew Donohue
Grayslake, Illinois 
Accounting, data analytics

Andrew Ryan Douglas, cum laude
Coal Valley, Illinois 
Accounting

Ella Lee Douglas, cum laude
Andalusia, Illinois 
Accounting, business administration–management

Sophie Haline Douvris, cum laude +
Schaumburg, Illinois 
Music education–vocal

Jennifer Marie Dunder, magna cum laude
Longmont, Colorado 
Business administration–marketing, political science

E, F, G

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Austin Aberle Earley, cum laude
Annawan, Illinois 
Biology

Brianna Marie Ebenroth, summa cum laude
Frankfort, Illinois 
Psychology, sociology and anthropology

Christopher Eckard
Bensenville, Illinois 
Accounting, business administration–finance, economics

Mariam Elahmady, summa cum laude
Fulton, Illinois 
Biology

Aidan Reece Ellinger
Village of Lakewood, Illinois 
Biology

Nicole Marie Ellis
Milan, Illinois 
Communication sciences and disorders

Mauricio Michael Escarria, cum laude
East Moline, Illinois 
Accounting, business administration–management

Tyler Estes, magna cum laude
Rock Island, Illinois 
Kinesiology 

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Lucas Fahnoe, summa cum laude 
Arlington Heights, Illinois 
Neuroscience, philosophy

Shazil Farhan, summa cum laude +
Karachi, Pakistan
Computer science, mathematics

LaQuesha S. Farley
Milan, Illinois 
Business administration–management, psychology

Madeleine LeBlanc Feltner, cum laude
Newbury Park, California
Public health

Feven Tadele Ferede, cum laude +
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Business administration–business intelligence, business administration–finance, data analytics

William Thomas Fern Jr. 
Chicago, Illinois 
Business administration–management

Alexander Louis Ferruzza
Carol Stream, Illinois 
Kinesiology

Brook Marie Fieldman, summa cum laude
Plainfield, Illinois 
Communication sciences and disorders

Chloe R. Fisher, magna cum laude
Chicago, Illinois 
Elementary education

John Patrick Flannery, summa cum laude
Washington, Iowa
Music composition, music performance–piano

Carter Foat +
McHenry, Illinois 
Accounting, business administration–finance

Austin Jacob Ford
Rock Island, Illinois 
Business administration–management

Daniel Frederick Ford
Geneseo, Illinois 
Accounting, business administration–management

Kaitlyn Mackenzie Forehand, summa cum laude
Morris, Illinois 
Biology

Caden Griffin Foulke
Brentwood, Tennessee 
Business administration–marketing, graphic design

Jackson Fowler
Bettendorf, Iowa
Sociology and anthropology

Alyssa Frazier *
Weston, Florida
Theatre–musical theatre

Hunter M. Freye
Lake in the Hills, Illinois 
Kinesiology

Avery Elizabeth Frick, cum laude
Geneva, Illinois 
Accounting, data analytics–business analytics

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Rachel Galluzzo, summa cum laude *
West Des Moines, Iowa
Kinesiology, psychology

Molly Clare Garrison
Elburn, Illinois 
Engineering physics

Kira Garza, cum laude
Sterling, Illinois 
Biology

Genevieve Carlene Gehring-Gervase
Griffith, Indiana
Communication sciences and disorders

Devin Arnold Gephart, cum laude
Hillsdale, Illinois 
Kinesiology

Anthony Joseph Geraci
Addison, Illinois 
Engineering physics 

Carson Alan Ghys, magna cum laude
Gurnee, Illinois 
Engineering physics

Anne Gill, cum laude
Naperville, Illinois 
Biology

Ruth Teweldebirhan Girma, magna cum laude +
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Business administration–business intelligence, business administration–finance, data analytics–business analytics

Neima Gonzalez
Chicago, Illinois 
Multimedia journalism and mass communication, psychology

Ian Gorken *
Crystal Lake, Illinois 
Business administration–marketing, communication studies

Leandra Skylar Gottschalk, cum laude
Streamwood, Illinois 
Computer science, data analytics–business analytics

Elijah Aaron Graesser, cum laude
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 
Biology

Amanda Nicole Gravelle, summa cum laude
Bloomington, Illinois 
Engineering physics, environmental studies

Jason Matthew Grimes **
Naples, Florida
Economics

Julia Gromm, cum laude *
Ottawa, Illinois 
Philosophy

H, I, J

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Elena Louise Haffner, summa cum laude
Geneseo, Illinois 
History; women, gender, and sexuality studies

Harry Mesfin Hailemeskel, summa cum laude +
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Biochemistry, biology

Jenna N. Hale, cum laude +
Davis Junction, Illinois 
Elementary education

Claire E. Hall, cum laude +
Geneseo, Illinois 
Biology

Thomas Raymond Hall
Metamora, Illinois 
Accounting, business administration–management

Houssam Hallouch +
Fes, Morocco
Business administration–finance, business administration–marketing, data analytics–business analytics

Corine E. Hamilton
Shorewood, Illinois 
Kinesiology

Eilis Theresa Hannon
Hickory Hills, Illinois 
Biology, neuroscience

Logan David Hansen
Geneseo, Illinois 
Computer science

Caitlyn Jessica Hanulikova, cum laude
Ames, Iowa
Public health, sociology and anthropology

Nicholas Hanusiak
Wood Dale, Illinois 
Business administration–finance, business administration–marketing, communication studies

Lillian Anita Hart, cum laude
Stonefort, Illinois 
Art, Asian studies

Sylvia Harvin, cum laude *
Riverside, Illinois 
Mathematics education, middle grades education–mathematics

Liam M. Haskill
Rock Island, Illinois 
Art, communication studies, graphic design

Jayla Hathorn, magna cum laude *
Rock Island, Illinois 
Business administration–marketing

Katelin Faith Hatlestad, cum laude
New Windsor, Illinois 
History education, middle grades education–social science

Jaaliyah Heard *
Fairview Heights, Illinois 
Biology

Sara E. Heiser
Bartlett, Illinois 
Elementary education

Raymond Gray Herd
Coal Valley, Illinois
History

John W. Hibler 
Arlington Heights, Illinois 
Political science

Andrew Everett Hipes, cum laude
Morris, Illinois 
Pre-medicine

Linh Ha Hoang, cum laude +
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Art, film, graphic design

Colin Oliver Hogan, cum laude
Mundelein, Illinois 
Mathematics, physics

Abigail Ann Holtan
Prior Lake, Minnesota 
Art history, Scandinavian studies

Joanna Horne
Snellville, Georgia
English, political science

Zachary Nelson Horve, summa cum laude
Mackinaw, Illinois 
Environmental studies

Liam Michael Hosack
Brookfield, Illinois 
Business administration–finance, Spanish for professional use

Michael Alden Hudson
Alpharetta, Georgia
Business administration–finance

Jack David Hughes, cum laude
Lubbock, Texas
Geology

Raymond Weaver Hughes
Eureka, Illinois 
History, political science

Makenna Grace Hulet, summa cum laude
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Biology

Gage Allen Humphreys
Coal Valley, Illinois 
Accounting, business administration–finance

Rukkus Hunkins, cum laude +
Huntley, Illinois 
Applied mathematics, physics

Margaret L. Huntley
Westfield, Indiana
Data analytics–business analytics, sociology and anthropology

Jon Patrick Jude Hutton, cum laude **
Moline, Illinois 
History

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Ricardo Gabriel Iñiguez
Geneva, Illinois 
Business administration–marketing, communication studies

- J -

Wilton A. Jackman, cum laude
Gardner, Illinois 
Multimedia journalism and mass communication

Faith Margaret Jackson, cum laude
Port Byron, Illinois 
Accounting, business administration–business intelligence

Hope Marie Jackson
Port Byron, Illinois 
Biochemistry, chemistry

Ilyas Jamil +
Tangier, Morocco
Computer science

Katie Jean Janas +
Glen Carbon, Illinois
Biochemistry, chemistry

Zachary Richard Janicki
Palos Park, Illinois 
Psychology

Gelila Gelgelo Jarso
Chicago, Illinois 
International business–finance

Emmy Jenkins
Erie, Illinois 
Psychology, public health

Linnea Grace Johansen, summa cum laude
Manchester, Missouri
Music education–instrumental

Cain Rashad Johnson +
Galesburg, Illinois 
Sociology and anthropology

Hannah Eileen Johnson, summa cum laude
Elmhurst, Illinois 
Art, psychology

Jade Lynann Johnson **
Loves Park, Illinois 
Psychology

Maxwell J. Johnson, cum laude
Coal Valley, Illinois 
English education, middle grades education–English

RaMaya Havilah Johnson
Chicago, Illinois 
Public health

Ryan Christopher Jones, cum laude
Lake Zurich, Illinois 
Music education–vocal

Anjual Deshawn Joyner **
Evanston, Illinois 
Public health

Jaden Renae Julius
Winslow, Illinois 
Biology

K, L

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Jack Kaczmarek *
Pewaukee, Wisconsin
Communication studies, psychology

Marley Emma Kaforski
Serena, Illinois 
Communication sciences and disorders

Dymitri Kanellakis, magna cum laude
Cary, Illinois 
Business administration–finance, business administration–management

Celine Marie Kapolnek, magna cum laude
Park Ridge, Illinois 
Chemistry education

Anna Olivia Karcz, summa cum laude
McHenry, Illinois 
Elementary education

Lamrot Asrat Kebede +
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Business administration–finance, business administration–marketing

Utah Keehner, cum laude
East Moline, Illinois 
History, political science

Matthew Ray Kessler
Canton, Illinois 
Accounting, business administration–finance

Mir Khadka, cum laude
Lalitpur, Nepal
Biology, neuroscience

Emma Kidane +
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Accounting, business administration–finance, data analytics–business analytics

Jaclyn Grace Kiermas, cum laude
Cary, Illinois 
Biology

Sarah W. Kingston
Danvers, Illinois 
Psychology; women, gender, and sexuality studies

Rose Elaine Klinger
Elmhurst, Illinois 
Psychology

Eleanor Klink, magna cum laude *
Hoffman Estates, Illinois 
Graphic design

Benjamin Ryan Klocke
Moline, Illinois 
Accounting

Tyler G. Knuth +
Roscoe, Illinois 
Communication studies

Stephen Kodua
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Computer science

Micaela Jordan Koeppen, cum laude
Orange, California
Kinesiology, Spanish for professional use

Jackson McCain Kogut
Tinley Park, Illinois 
Psychology

Thomas Wayne Kopman +
Shorewood, Illinois 
Environmental studies

Justin Randal Kornas
Huntley, Illinois 
Business administration–finance, economics

Margaret O’Malley Kotowski, cum laude
Chicago, Illinois 
Psychology

John Richard Kovarik, cum laude
Lisle, Illinois 
Biochemistry, chemistry

Sydney Kathryn Krueger
Elmhurst, Illinois 
Kinesiology

Constance Rose Krupa
Chicago, Illinois 
Pre-medicine, psychology

Megan Elizabeth Kukulka
New Lenox, Illinois 
Accounting

Emilie Marie Kulak, cum laude
Plainfield, Illinois 
Art, environmental studies

Jillian French Kunkel
Wheaton, Illinois 
Psychology

Brett Michael Kuras, cum laude
Batavia, Illinois 
Multimedia journalism and mass communication, political science

Madeline Eileen Kusar, summa cum laude
Chicago, Illinois 
German studies, Scandinavian studies

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Myles Joseph Laffey, cum laude
Downers Grove, Illinois 
Psychology

April Alexis Lambert, magna cum laude
Kewanee, Illinois 
Creative writing, film 

Narita Ann Lambert 
North Aurora, Illinois 
Biology, Spanish for professional use

Taylor Jane Marie Lang **
Kewanee, Illinois 
Political science

Addison Blair Larson, magna cum laude
Kimberly, Idaho
Biochemistry, chemistry, public health

Makenzie Taylor Laskowski, cum laude
Joliet, Illinois 
Communication sciences and disorders, psychology

Maria Fernanda Lavanderos
Johnsburg, Illinois 
Communication sciences and disorders, Spanish for professional use

Nhi Da Quynh Le
Danang, Vietnam 
Computer science, data analytics–data science

Vinh Ngoc Le, magna cum laude
Vinh City, Vietnam
Applied mathematics, computer science

Antonio Lebron
Davenport, Iowa
Psychology

JoonSoo Lee, cum laude
Seoul, South Korea
Computer science

Emma Marie Legare, cum laude
Colona, Illinois 
Kinesiology

Jacob Bradley Lenschow +
Hampshire, Illinois 
Business administration–management

Melinda Ann Levandowski, magna cum laude
Hoffman Estates, Illinois 
Kinesiology

Maya Angela Lewis
Batavia, Illinois 
Political science, psychology

Nan Za Li **
East Moline, Illinois 
International business

Ceu Bik Lian, cum laude
Chin State, Myanmar 
Art, graphic design

Makenzie E. Lieferman
Blue Grass, Iowa
Accounting

Aaron Michael Lopez
Midlothian, Illinois 
Business administration–finance

Connor James Lopez
Metamora, Illinois 
Multimedia journalism and mass communication

Samuel A. Loversky
Glen Ellyn, Illinois 
Biology

Markee Janae Low, magna cum laude
Camanche, Iowa 
Biology

Paige Marie Lowery
Sherrard, Illinois 
Business administration–marketing, economics

Lu Ha Phuong, magna cum laude +
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Business administration–marketing

Bryce A. Luckey
Coal Valley, Illinois 
Business administration–international business

Mukupa Musonda Lungu, cum laude
Lusaka, Zambia
Psychology, theatre–musical theatre

M, N, O

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Lindsay Maalouf
Park Ridge, Illinois
Biology

Alyssa Ann Macias, cum laude
Davenport, Iowa
Public health

Christine Lee Mack
Milan, Illinois 
Business administration–marketing

James M. Macklin
Walnut, Illinois 
Business administration–management, business administration–marketing

Kathryn Mae Madiol, magna cum laude
Wheaton, Illinois 
Elementary education

Norika Maeda +
Kashiwa-Shi, Japan
Art, psychology

Kobe James Magee, cum laude
Pecatonica, Illinois 
Business administration–business intelligence, business administration–finance, data analytics–business analytics

Gustaf Kristofer Magnusson
Stillwater, Minnesota 
Elementary education

Americus Mahatshahi, cum laude +
Lalitpur, Nepal
Pre-pedicine, sociology and anthropology

Savonia Mahr-Threw, cum laude
Peoria, Illinois 
Communication studies, French

Megan Elizabeth Markiewicz, cum laude
Temple, Texas
Neuroscience

Emily Ann Martin, cum laude
Troy, Missouri
Environmental studies, geology

Giovanni Martinelli
Itasca, Illinois 
History education, middle grades education–social science

Carina Isabel Martinez, summa cum laude
Kansas City, Missouri
Elementary education, Spanish

Fabian Martinez +
Moline, Illinois 
Communication studies

Audrey Nicole Marx, cum laude
Orland Park, Illinois 
Biology, psychology

Ashlyn Noel Mathers, cum laude
Westminster, Colorado 
Biology

Connor M. McBride, summa cum laude
Dixon, Illinois 
Kinesiology

John Francis McCurdy
Neenah, Wisconsin 
Business administration–management, psychology

Joseph John McDonough
Romeoville, Illinois 
Accounting, business administration–finance

Alec James McGinnis, magna cum laude +
Normal, Illinois 
Business administration–finance, business administration–management

Pooja Elizabeth Johns Mehr
Glen Ellyn, Illinois 
Psychology

Thomas J. Memmott
Elk Grove Village, Illinois 
Mathematics

Collin Michael Mendoza
Rockford, Illinois 
Business administration–management, business administration–marketing

Oliver M. Michalak, cum laude
Wheaton, Illinois 
History

Emily Kay Miller
Hooppole, Illinois 
Communication sciences and disorders

Jason Lucas Miller, magna cum laude
Griffith, Indiana
Accounting

Kelci Miller, cum laude
Wauconda, Illinois 
Biology

Patrick Miller
Plainfield, Illinois 
Business administration–finance, business administration–management

Sydney Lucille Miller +
DeWitt, Iowa
Biology, creative writing

Eyouel Zewdu Mognehode, magna cum laude +
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Accounting, business administration–finance, business administration–management

Zamzam Endris Mohammed, cum laude
Silvis, Illinois 
Business administration–marketing

Grace Elizabeth Molloy, cum laude
Orland Park, Illinois 
Biology

Via Grace Montgomery
Grinnell, Iowa
Classics–Greek emphasis, philosophy

Trevor Jack Richard Moore
Erie, Colorado 
Business administration–management, business administration–marketing

Bernard Joseph Morgano
Naperville, Illinois 
Business administration–finance, business administration–management

Joseph D. Morris
Columbus, Wisconsin
Business administration–management, business administration–marketing

Erin Elizabeth Morrisey, cum laude +
Blue Grass, Iowa
English education, middle grades education–English

Madison Ann Morrow **
Walnut, Illinois 
Biology

Khalil Perrion Mosley +
Chicago, Illinois 
Graphic design

Adam Mouktadi
Casablanca, Morocco
Data analytics–business analytics

Samfraol Taye Mulugeta **
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Business administration–business intelligence, business administration–marketing, data analytics–business analytics

Takafumi Murakami
Sakado-Shi, Japan
Business administration–international business

William Emilio Murillo
Chicago, Illinois 
Engineering physics

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Rachel Matanda Nandelenga, cum laude
Cary, Illinois 
Neuroscience, pre-medicine

Arslaan Shahid Naseer
Rockford, Illinois 
Public health

Luis Jose Navarrete, cum laude
San Salvador, El Salvador
Communication studies, French

Huy Nguyen, cum laude
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Computer science

Nguyen Ngoc Huong Ly
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Business administration–marketing, communication studies

Michael W. Ninni
Geneva, Illinois 
Business administration–international business, business administration–management, business administration–marketing

Samantha Elaine Novak, cum laude
Bensenville, Illinois 
Elementary education 

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Christina O’Connell, summa cum laude *
Moline, Illinois 
Art, graphic design

Esme Isabella O'Rourke, cum laude 
Longmont, Colorado 
Art, graphic design

Jorge Garcia-Ocampo
Prospect Heights, Illinois 
Biology, neuroscience

Alec Ogarek *
Frankfort, Illinois 
History

Erika Ojeda
Moline, Illinois 
Biology

Allison Kathryn Olenek, cum laude
Geneva, Illinois 
Biology, neuroscience

Blake Raymond Oliver, magna cum laude
Carol Stream, Illinois 
Accounting, business administration–business intelligence, business administration–finance, data analytics–business analytics

Celeaciya Elizabeth Louise Olvera
East Moline, Illinois 
Communication studies, multimedia journalism and mass communication, theatre–performance

Cecilia Ortega
Moline, Illinois 
Biology, public health

Alexis Angelica Osei-Kofi
Aurora, Illinois 
Biology, public health

P, Q, R

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Kayla Skye Palliser, summa cum laude
Rock Island, Illinois 
Business administration–marketing, communication studies

Makayla F. Palm **
Groveland, Illinois 
Geology

Sophia Elizabeth Parent, cum laude
Boise, Idaho
Spanish

Clemencia Tamara Patiño
Aurora, Illinois 
Biology, sociology and anthropology

Roger D. Pavey Jr.
LeClaire, Iowa
Graphic design, theatre

Laurence Walter Pavlik
Oak Lawn, Illinois 
Classics, geology

Logan James Pearce, summa cum laude
Milan, Illinois 
Business administration–management, data analytics

Deven Jeffery Pearson, cum laude
Peoria, Illinois 
Business administration–marketing

Olivia Kaitlyn Penniston, cum laude
Rock Island, Illinois 
Psychology

Donald Fredrick Peters IV
Downers Grove, Illinois 
Computer science, political science

Jessica Peters
Chicago, Illinois 
Art

Phillip B. Pham +
Moline, Illinois 
Biology

Isabelle Grace Phillips
Burlington, Wisconsin
Chemistry education

Nicholas Edward Phillips
Wonder Lake, Illinois 
Business administration–finance, Spanish for professional use

Olivia Renee Pigliacelli, cum laude
Woodstock, Illinois 
English, political science, sociology and anthropology

Kacey C. Plambeck
Sherrard, Illinois 
Geology

Luke James Prescott
Downers Grove, Illinois 
Psychology

Miranda Grace Preuss, cum laude
Bartlett, Illinois 
Music education–instrumental

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Alexis Ann Qualls, magna cum laude
Dunlap, Illinois 
Business administration–marketing, English

Vincent Duke Querciagrossa
Metamora, Illinois
Environmental studies, geography

Amanda Marie Quinn, summa cum laude
Exton, Pennsylvania
Philosophy, sociology and anthropology

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Samuel Louis Rabideau, cum laude
Freeport, Illinois 
Creative writing, history

Benjamin Scott Radeke
New Lenox, Illinois 
Business administration–marketing

Rafael Ramirez
Rock Island, Illinois 
Accounting, Spanish

Nadia Patricia Ranieri, cum laude
North Riverside, Illinois 
Biology, public health

Cameron Eric Ranne, cum laude
Chicago, Illinois 
Business administration–finance, international business–finance

Anubhav Rayamajhi, summa cum laude +
Bhaktapur, Nepal
Computer science

Micah Kenneth Reaban +
Tempe, Arizona
Kinesiology

Kelly Marie Ready
Sugar Grove, Illinois 
Biology

Corey Joseph Reagan, cum laude
Moline, Illinois 
Computer science

Ella Grace Reckamp, cum laude
Mount Prospect, Illinois 
French education

Mia Catherine Reese, summa cum laude
Wheaton, Illinois 
Communication sciences and disorders, Spanish for professional use

Sri Krishna Vamsi Regalla
Hyderabad, India
Biology

Carl Alan Reina
Chicago, Illinois 
Geography

Amanda Rose Reitmeister, magna cum laude
Crystal Lake, Illinois 
Elementary education 

Marcus Wayne Rembert
Plainfield, Illinois 
Kinesiology

Rayven Alexandria Repplinger
Castle Rock, Colorado 
Kinesiology

Zachary Caven Reser
Valley Center, California
Environmental studies, geography

Jenna Marie Revell, summa cum laude
Pecatonica, Illinois 
Biology

Sophia Michelle Rhodes
Avon, Illinois 
Sociology and anthropology; women, gender, and sexuality studies

Tyler Jordan Rivelli
Bartlett, Illinois 
Kinesiology

Karen Emily Rizzo, summa cum laude
Huntley, Illinois 
Art history

Patrick J. Roche
Orland Park, Illinois 
Kinesiology

Kierstyn Taylor Rogers, cum laude
Waukon, Iowa
Communication sciences and disorders

Kara M. Rohlf **
Eldridge, Iowa 
Biology

Seyedeh Saghi Rokneddini, magna cum laude
Yazd, Iran
Biochemistry, biology, chemistry

Taylor Megan Roth **
Morton Grove, Illinois 
Creative writing, English

Ainsley Jane Rothery, cum laude
Wheaton, Illinois 
Biology, psychology

Maria Fernanda Rubi Carmona, magna cum laude
Managua, Nicaragua
Communication studies, multimedia journalism and mass communication, political science

Mattheia M. Rudolph
Plainfield, Illinois 
Music education–vocal

Mia Sara Ruggiero
Elmwood Park, Illinois 
Kinesiology

David Robert Russ, cum laude
Indianapolis, Indiana
Biology, kinesiology

S, T, U, V

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Eliot Saint-Paul
Paris, France
International business–finance

Brian Salinas
West Chicago, Illinois 
Accounting, business administration–finance

Karie Lynn Sanders +
Viola, Illinois 
Psychology

Isabelle Marie Sansom, cum laude
Tucson, Arizona
Engineering physics

Jennifer Santos-Martinez
Immokalee, Florida
Business administration–marketing

Cavit James Schempp
Atlanta, Illinois 
Accounting, geology

Emily P. Schipper, cum laude
Fulton, Illinois 
Communication sciences and disorders, psychology

Trystyn Nicholas Schoonover
Champaign, Illinois 
Sociology and anthropology

Hayden W. Schultz
Batavia, Illinois 
Environmental studies

David Michael Schwartz
Bettendorf, Iowa 
Accounting, geography

Giana Mari Scimeca
Elk Grove Village, Illinois 
Psychology

Riley Lynn Scrivner, magna cum laude
Bartlett, Illinois 
Political science, psychology

Max Emmanuel Sellers, cum laude
Edwardsville, Illinois 
Computer science, data analytics–data science

Ezana Fesseha Seyoum, cum laude
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Computer science, data analytics–data science

Aymane Sghier
Rabat, Morocco
Computer science

Madison A. Shaw
South Beloit, Illinois 
Biology

Valerie Adela Silva +
Chicago, Illinois
Communication studies

Hannah Claire Simmer
Rock Island, Illinois 
Communication sciences and disorders

Alexander Wrigley Simon, cum laude **
Naperville, Illinois 
Environmental studies, geography

Jaidyn Sisler
Savanna, Illinois 
History education, middle grades education–social science

Daniel Jeffrey Skold, cum laude
Ottawa, Illinois 
Kinesiology

Krystina Madison Slack
Lincoln, Illinois 
Multimedia journalism and mass communication, political science

Jared Thomas Slusher
Wheaton, Illinois 
History education, middle grades education–social science

Calista Joy Smith +
Shannon, Illinois 
Communication sciences and disorders

Jake D. Smith
North Aurora, Illinois 
Pre-medicine

Jaren Robert Smith, cum laude
Joliet, Illinois 
Communication studies, multimedia journalism and mass communication

Jason Thomas Smith, summa cum laude
Port Byron, Illinois 
Biology, environmental studies

Lily Alice Smith
Savoy, Illinois 
Communication studies

Tamara Janelle Sneddon, cum laude +
Galesburg, Illinois 
Music education–vocal

Madalyn Alayne Snyder
Gladstone, Michigan
Communication sciences and disorders

Jennica Alexis Soliz
Moline, Illinois 
Psychology

Sarah Jane Sorrell, cum laude
Sherrard, Illinois 
Biology

Joseph Frank Sottile, magna cum laude
Carol Stream, Illinois 
Business administration–management, psychology

Grace Adelia Lou Sottos, cum laude
Milan, Illinois 
Communication sciences and disorders, French

Addison Avery Southwick +
Arvada, Colorado 
Biology

Jayde Elizabeth Speight
Edwardsville, Illinois 
Accounting, business administration–finance, business administration–marketing

Aykeem M. Spivey, cum laude
Gurnee, Illinois 
Art, psychology

Robert J. Stanislawski
Elk Grove Village, Illinois 
Business administration–marketing

David Staples
Chicago, Illinois 
Psychology

Colin Patrick Stapleton, cum laude
Lockport, Illinois 
International business, Spanish for professional use

Ellys Grace Stasinski
Algonquin, Illinois 
Pre-medicine, psychology

Alexis Marie Stevens
Dupo, Illinois 
Pre-medicine, psychology

Mackenzie Marie Stone
Spring Grove, Illinois 
Communication sciences and disorders

Alec Straw
Rock Island, Illinois 
Business administration–finance

Ilsa Jane Strelow
Brookfield, Wisconsin 
Art

Anthony Robert Steaven Sus, magna cum laude
Waukee, Iowa 
English, sociology and anthropology

Molly M. Sweeney, summa cum laude
Urbana, Illinois 
Multimedia journalism and mass communication, psychology

Isabel Marie Swift +
Chicago, Illinois 
Biology 

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Ethan Thomas Taylor
Aurora, Illinois 
Business administration–management, business administration–marketing, communication studies

Hildana Workija Teklegiorgis, cum laude
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Business administration–business intelligence, business administration–management, data analytics–business analytics

Abriana Rosetta Tereza, cum laude
Port Barrington, Illinois 
Music education–vocal

Elnatan Mesfin Tesfa, cum laude +
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Computer science, data analytics–data science

Nazrawi Amanuel Tesfay
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Business administration–international business 

Brock Michael Theisen
Freeport, Illinois 
Business administration–finance, business administration–management

Brian Craig Thomas, magna cum laude
Waukesha, Wisconsin
English

Zion A. Thomas
Houston, Texas
Psychology, sociology and anthropology

Rachel Mary Thomaschefsky
Sterling, Illinois 
Music education–vocal

Alexander James Thomson, magna cum laude
Batavia, Illinois 
Computer science, music

Emily Torres
Carpentersville, Illinois 
Art, international business–marketing

Anahí Jaquelyn Torres-Cantȇ
East Moline, Illinois 
Spanish education

Adam Bradley Torry, summa cum laude
Caroline, Alberta, Canada
Pre-medicine

Alexander S. Tosetti
Nokomis, Illinois 
Accounting, business administration–finance

Hung Trong Tran, summa cum laude +
Hanoi, Vietnam
Computer science, physics

Jalane Maiva Tsague Nguepi, summa cum laude
Douala, Cameroon 
Business administration–management

Cipara Tsegaye **
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Accounting, public health

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None

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Zachary T. Vandagriff **
Papillion, Nebraska
Neuroscience

Deepak Vayara
Hyderabad, India
Accounting, business administration–finance, business administration–management

David Jenner Vaynerman, summa cum laude
Galesburg, Illinois 
Biology, kinesiology

Luke Ryan Vega, cum laude
Lake in the Hills, Illinois 
Biology

Jacob Evan Vernikoff, cum laude
Englewood, Colorado 
Psychology, sociology and anthropology

Jordan M. Vesey
Hampton, Illinois 
Business administration–marketing

Bryan Villegas
Chicago, Illinois 
Communication studies, religion

Olivia Anne Vincent, cum laude
Bettendorf, Iowa
Communication sciences and disorders

Benjamin Voigts
Plano, Illinois 
Accounting, business administration–finance, business administration–management

Grace E. Vranicar
Sugar Grove, Illinois 
Biology

Grace Kendal Vroman
Downers Grove, Illinois 
Psychology 

W, X, Y, Z

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Delaney Anne Walsh
Davenport, Iowa
Kinesiology

Nathan Waltrip *
Rock Island, Illinois 
Business administration–management

Nicholas Ian Weilbaker, magna cum laude
Lindenhurst, Illinois 
Biochemistry, chemistry

Quinne Avery Weinzierl, cum laude
Geneseo, Illinois 
Music education–instrumental

Hallie May Weis
Janesville, Wisconsin
Communication studies, creative writing

Sophia Josephine Weiss
Orland Park, Illinois 
Business administration–management

Kara Grace West, summa cum laude
Grinnell, Iowa
Psychology; Spanish; women, gender, and sexuality studies

Kobe James West, cum laude +
Atalissa, Iowa
English education, middle grades education–English

Olivia M. White
Moline, Illinois 
Elementary education

Sierra L. White
Moline, Illinois 
Neuroscience

Grey Onyx White
Mokena, Illinois 
Business administration–management, theatre–musical theatre

Liesl Jane Whitener, cum laude +
Belleville, Illinois 
Biology, kinesiology

Corey Louise Whitlock, cum laude
Davenport, Iowa
Creative writing

Haley Morgan Wills
Carlinville, Illinois 
Middle grades education–mathematics

Karli Alyssa Wilson, summa cum laude
Lombard, Illinois 
Communication studies, multimedia journalism and mass communication, public health

Cassidy Wiltjer
Aurora, Illinois 
Music education–vocal

Anna K. Winn, summa cum laude
Davenport, Iowa
Music education–vocal

Ella Winn, cum laude
Saint Paul, Minnesota 
International business, Scandinavian studies

Chloe N. Wiseley **
Erie, Illinois 
Biology

Ethan Riley Witzel
Parker, Colorado 
Engineering physics

Hannah Yvonne Wiyrick, cum laude
Colona, Illinois 
Music education–vocal

Sophronia Monalee Wolfe
Bettendorf, Iowa
Business administration–marketing, communication studies

- X -

None

- Y -

Emma Yager, cum laude
Naperville, Illinois 
Communication sciences and disorders, psychology

Eyasu Chalachew Yenesew, summa cum laude
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Data analytics–business analytics, economics

Sarem Berhane Yibabe
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Sociology and anthropology

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Jessica Zabala *
Moline, Illinois 
Biology, classics

Kaite Zaborenko
Glenview, Illinois 
Accounting, business administration–management

Mason Robert Zaccardi
Oswego, Illinois 
Biology, neuroscience

Odalis Zapata-Martinez
Immokalee, Florida
Political science

Victoria Page Zaragoza, cum laude
New London, Iowa
Art education

Marthalyn N. Zarwolo
Monrovia, Liberia
Communication studies

Feven Zewdu +
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Communication studies, economics, multimedia journalism and mass communication

Valerie Zlotnikova, cum laude *
Rock Island, Illinois 
Sociology and anthropology, Spanish


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