FORTY-NINTH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES

MAY 2021 2 // NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY FORTY-NINTH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES

MAY 2021

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Greetings from the Alumni Association...... 2 BOARD OF REGENTS Order of Exercises May 8, 10 a.m. Ceremony...... 3 Andrá R. Ward, Chair Commencement Speakers...... 4 Normand Desmarais, Vice Chair Greg Shumate, Secretary College of Education...... 5 Michael Baranowski College of Arts and Sciences...... 7 Richard A. Boehne Lauren Goodwin Order of Exercises May 8, 3 p.m. Ceremony...... 13 Ashley F. Himes Commencement Speakers...... 14 Jim Parker Ken Perry Haile/US Bank College of Business...... 15 Dennis Repenning College of Informatics...... 19 Lee Scheben Order of Exercises May 9, 10 a.m. Ceremony...... 23 PRESIDENT’S CABINET Commencement Speakers...... 24 Ashish K. Vaidya, President College of Health and Human Services...... 25 Ken Bothof, Director of Athletics University Awards...... 29 Bonita Brown, Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer Ande Durojaiye, Interim Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Other Awards...... 30 Joan Gates, Vice President for Legal Affairs & General Counsel Eric C. Gentry, Vice President for University Advancement Scholarship Recipients...... 31 Michael Hales, Interim Vice President for Administration and Honors Symbols...... 39 Finance/Chief Financial Officer Valerie Hardcastle, St. Elizabeth Healthcare Executive Director of the Advisory Boards and Foundations...... 40 Institute for Health Innovation & Vice President for Health Innovation Eddie Howard, Vice President for Student Affairs Darryl A. Peal, Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer Kim Scranage, Vice President of Enrollment & Degree Management Lori Southwood, Chief Human Resources Officer

ACADEMIC DEANS James J. Buss, Dean, Honors College Judith Daar, Dean, Salmon P. Chase College of Law Ginni Fair, Dean, College of Education Andrea Falcone, Dean, W. Frank Steely Library Hassan R. HassabElnaby, Dean, Haile/US Bank College of Business Kevin G. Kirby, Dean, College of Informatics Diana McGill, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Dale Stephenson, Dean, College of Health and Human Services

UNIVERSITY HONORS AND EMERITUS PROFESSORS COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Dr. Bill Attenweiler, Associate Professor, Psychology Nancy Jentsch, Senior Lecturer, World Language & Literatures Thomas F. McGovern III, Professor, Visual Arts COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Dr. James C. Votruba, President Emeritus, Professor, Educational Leadership HAILE/US BANK COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Dr. Gregory S. Martin, Professor, Marketing W. FRANK STEELY LIBRARY Perry R. Bratcher, Professor, Library Science Allen W. Ellis, Professor, Library Science

2021 MAY COMMENCEMENT // 1 GREETINGS FROM THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

Dear NKU Class of 2021,

On behalf of the Alumni Association, I am pleased to offer my sincere congratulations. During these unprecedented times, please know how proud I am of your strong finish. I know that despite the current obstacles in front of you, your Norse pride and resilience will be sources of strength throughout your life and career. Stay strong, have faith and believe. The best is yet to come!

I also want to be the first to officially welcome you into the Alumni Association as a graduate of NKU. You are now part of this elite organization with more than 77,000 members. No matter where you will be living or working, we encourage you as an alumnus to stay in touch and contribute to the success of the university through volunteering, connecting your workplace and colleagues with NKU, advocating for the university, attending campus and community events, or giving a gift. Be sure to join the NKU alumni community online, and show your Norse pride by wearing your spirit wear wherever you go. No matter what it is, we hope you will continue to find ways to MARIA demonstrate your commitment to the university! REYNOLDS ‘87, ‘18 It is your persistence, hard work and commitment to education that have made this moment possible. The NKU alumni community looks forward to connecting with you and celebrating your personal accomplishments—not just upon your graduation, but as you go forward. As an alumnus, you are the face and legacy of the university. We have no doubt you will represent us well!

NKU has alumni all over the world, accomplishing the unimaginable, achieving the impossible and creating the unthinkable, and it all started here. Go forward and continue to do great things in your life as you begin a new Alumni journey. Congratulations, and Go Norse! Association Sincerely,

Maria Reynolds ‘87, ‘18 President, NKU Alumni Association

ALUMNI NOTES Congratulations to NKU’s newest alumni! All graduates automatically become members of the Alumni Association and are eligible for a number of benefits and other perks, both on and off campus. For a complete listing of alumni benefits and discounts or to request an official membership card, visit nku.edu/alumni.

Don’t be a stranger! We love to hear from alumni with updates on careers, promotions and other achievements, which you can share via our Class Notes form at nku.edu/alumni. We also have information on alumni-focused events or volunteer opportunities.

Check out our NKU Alumni Association social media channels to keep on top of all the newest information, and always feel free to reach out to us as a resource at (859) 572-5486 or [email protected].

GO NORSE! The Office of Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving nku.edu/alumni

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FORTY-NINTH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES COLLEGE OF EDUCATION COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL CHARGE TO GRADUATES John Farrar Ashish K. Vaidya President, NKU Faculty Senate President, Northern Kentucky University Grand Marshal CONFERRING OF DEGREES NATIONAL ANTHEM Ashish K. Vaidya Francis Scott Key PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES IN Students in the School of the Arts THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Ginni Fair WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS Dean, College of Education Ande Durojaiye Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES IN Academic Affairs THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Diana McGill RECOGNITION OF FACULTY AND STAFF Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Ande Durojaiye ALMA MATER ADDRESS Original lyrics and melody Charles Wiley Andrá Ward ‘86 rev. Carolyn Hagner/harm. Kurt Sander Chair, Northern Kentucky University Board of Regents Students in the School of the Arts

INTRODUCTION OF STUDENT SPEAKER CLOSING REMARKS Lauren Goodwin ‘21 Ande Durojaiye President, NKU Student Government Association RECESSIONAL Hannah Burns ‘21 Student Representative, College of Education

2021 MAY COMMENCEMENT // 3 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS

COMMENCEMENT STUDENT SPEAKER COMMENCEMENT ANDRÁ R. WARD ‘86 SPEAKER Chair, Northern Kentucky University HANNAH BURNS Board of Regents College of Education

Mr. Andrá R. Ward is the president, chief cultural & transformation officer Hannah Burns is graduating magna cum laude with a degree from the and founding principal of The KhafreWard Corporation, which is focused College of Education in both elementary and special education. During her on human resource management and talent development. Since 1992, time at NKU, Hannah has accumulated several honors including both Dean’s KhafreWard has specialized in improving organizational effectiveness, and President List appearances as well as receiving the Outstanding Senior maximizing individual leadership competencies, enhancing productivity in Special Education Award. through cultural agility, leveraging thinking and effective communication Hannah has known what she wanted be when she grew up since she was styles, and strengthening the broadest scope of diversity/inclusion to 6 years old: a teacher. Born and raised in northern Kentucky, she is enhance strategic business results. Mr. Ward is a highly regarded panelist, committed to giving back to her community through educating others. speaker, and master facilitator and executive coach. His global impact and Hannah chose NKU for many reasons, but she especially connected to NKU’s travels span across the United States and 22 other countries including Asia, emphasis on community engagement in the greater Cincinnati region. Europe, Africa, South America and the Caribbean West Indies. Throughout her time at NKU and because of the incredible faculty, she feels Mr. Ward is an alumnus of Northern Kentucky University. He graduated more than equipped to make her 6 year-old self’s dream a reality in the in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in radio, television & film. He earned coming months. a Master of Science in Positive Organizational Development & Change In the future, Hannah plans to begin her teaching career in the northern Management (MSPOD) from the Weatherhead School of Management at Kentucky area. She looks forward to being able to apply all of the knowledge Case Western Reserve University with honors in 2016. He also pursued she has gained through her time in the teacher education program. graduate studies in Humanities-Organizational Leadership at Xavier University. Mr. Ward holds an executive coaching certification from The Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University along with six other professionally designated certifications in human behavioral assessments and instruments. He is also a very strong advocate and proponent of interdisciplinary studies. He credits the foundation of his current career success to a background in sociology, history and liberal arts/humanities. His service to the university is significant. He is presently an emeritus member of the Northern Kentucky University Foundation, which he ably served from 1997-2009. Mr. Ward has also served on the Alumni Council and was a member of the 2007 Lincoln Awards Selection Committee. He received the NKU Outstanding Alumni Award in 1996 and the NKU Distinguished Service Award in 2018. Mr. Ward actively mentors NKU students and several young professionals in business and industry. He is passionate about his mentoring relationships and considers working with students to be the highlight of his NKU service.

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DOCTORAL CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES IN THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

DOCTOR OF EDUCATION

SERHAN AL-SERHAN JAMIE KUNZ Utilizing Questions from NSSE to Confirm Six Social Capital Constructs in An Exploration of the Perceptions of Skilled Elementary School Principals on Relation to the Academic Success and Retention of First Time, Full Time How to Create a Positive School Climate Freshmen in a Public Institution of Higher Education Shawn Faulkner, Ph.D.; Theodore Hodgson, Ph.D.; & James Allen, Ed.D. Mark Wasicsko, Ph.D.; Melissa Jones, Ph.D.; & Shawn Rainey, Ed.D. LISA ANN MAUTHE BRITTANY DIANE CORDE Incarceration and Personal Finance: Exploring the Financial Experiences of Engaging an Unseen Workforce: Perceiving Hiring Manager Barriers When Returning Citizens Employing Returning Citizens Brandelyn Tosolt, Ph.D.; Melissa Jones, Ph.D.; & Abdullah Al-Bahrani, Ph.D. Melissa Jones, Ph.D.; Mark Wasicsko, Ph.D.; & Shawn Faulkner, Ph.D. MEREDITH BETH MASON RAMLER JOSEPH DANIEL CRESS She Can Do It All But Not Alone: A Phenomenological Study of the Meaning First-Year Student Perspectives of the Theory-Practice Gap in of Roles and Role Interactions for Community College Faculty Mothers Chest Radiography Melissa Jones, Ph.D.; Brandelyn Tosolt, Ph.D.; & Elise Radina, Ph.D. Shawn Faulkner, Ph.D.; Theodore Hodgson, Ph.D.; & Gannon Tagher, Ed.D. LEIGHANN SCHROEDER RECHTIN MELISSA HESS Best Practices in College Teaching: A Program Evaluation Initiate, Sustain, Support: A Case Study of One Church-School Partnership Mark Wasicsko, Ph.D.; Paul Wirtz, Ph.D.; & Jacqueline Emerine, Ph.D. Melissa Jones, Ph.D.; Jeff Girton, Ph.D.; & Sandra Beam, Ph.D. VICTORIA DIANE VOGELGESANG ROBBIN CORESSA HIGGINS A Quantitative Analysis of High Impact Practices and Civic Engagement What Influences Veterans’ Self-Identify Among Benefits Eligible Outcomes Among Community College Students Female Veterans Theodore Hodgson, Ph.D.; Shawn Faulkner, Ph.D.; & Teri VonHandorf, Ed.D. Melissa Jones, Ph.D.; Brandelyn Tosolt, Ph.D.; & Steven Wilson, Ed.D. TYNISHA NICOLE WORTHY ISAAC LEE HILPP If We Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Race, We Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Nothin’: Uncovering the Queering PYD: Queer Youths’ Experiences with Positive Youth Lived Experiences of Black Students in Schools Development Theory Brandelyn Tosolt, Ph.D.; Melissa Jones, Ph.D.; & Bettina Love, Ph.D. Brandelyn Tosolt, Ph.D.; Melissa Jones, Ph.D.; & Antomia Farrell, Ed.D.

THERESE EILEEN HUNT Are They Ready? What is Social-Emotional Learning in Preschool, and How Does it Impact Kindergarten Readiness? Mark Wasicsko, Ph.D.; James Allen, Ed.D.; & Kimberly Visse, Ed.D.

2021 MAY COMMENCEMENT // 5 COLLEGE OF EDUCATION GRADUATE CANDIDATE DEGREES EDUCATION SPECIALIST MASTER OF ARTS IN Olivia D. Sand MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING Michele Ehrman EDUCATION Sarah Setters Rachel Blackwood Amanda Rae Newman Corey Robert Burns Autumn Siemer Matthaeus Huelse Karissa Storey Stacey Nicole Buus Jessica Bryanna Skinner Ian Lyons Shayna Richter Daniel Edward Dempsey II Lauren Stewart Darin Smith Corina Marie Fay David Michael Wheatley Chereste Mariah West Samantha Marie Reynolds Kelly Woodard Connie Lynn Ritterholz

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION UNDERGRADUATE CANDIDATE DEGREES

BACHELOR OF ARTS † † Madeline Jo Flaugher † Cydnee Iyanna Locke Hannah Morgan Saylor Taylor Nicole Baioni Joseph William Frakes Angelina Marie Lopez † Casey Jean Schlotman † † Kailey Morgan Beck † † Grace Ariel Frecke † † Taylor Marie Lykins † April Renee Schoenfeld Irina Elizabeth Berberich Kelsey Ryan Fritz † Savannah Martin †† † Kendall Elaine Schuler Eva Marie Blackaby Ellen Elizabeth Frommeyer Carlee McCarthy †† † Savannah J. Shepard † † Abigail Rose Bohman †† † Paula Marie Gagné † Mary Elizabeth Marcella †† † Jennifer Arisara Somtrakool †† † Noelle Elizabeth Brooks † Kayela Ann Goeing McNay Jessica Lorene Spenlau † † Hannah Louise Burns †† † Emily Greenhill Lauren Elizabeth Miller Cassandra Marie Stark †† † Molly Marie Burns Sydney Maria Hardin Samantha Allison Mink Austin James Stevens Malia Michelle Callahan †† † Jessica Elizabeth Harris Hollie Nicole Mishlan †† † Kristina Mae Stewart Ashley Kate Collins Grace Mekenzie Hartman Abigayle Marie Mueller † † Cayla Jo Stutz † Rebecca Anne Collopy †† † Evan Michael Durham † Skylar Lyn Mullis † Tiffani Renna Toll Amanda Jordan Contreras Hodges Bellamarie Neff Jakob Michael Turner † Olivia Madison Cooper † Cecily Nicole Hunt † Jamie Alexandra Newberry †† † Carla Usman Kathleen Elizabeth Curry Briana Marie Ireton Kelsey Noel Olson † Mikaela Rose Vaughn † † Ashley Nicole Davis † Emily Catherine King † Serena Danielle Polley Melissa Anne Vollhardt † Philip Alistair Decker †† † Abigail Rose Klette Summer Rose Rapp † Ariel Rhiannon Windham Joy Shamon Dickerson † Brooke Kuetemeyer † † Gabrielle Ann Richardson † Lydia Rae Wolf Hayli Mishele Dawn Epps †† † Shelby Lynn Leach † Joshua Levi Rinehart † † Madelynn J. Woolwine Michelle Elizabeth Farrell † Adrian Lynn Lewis † Candice Lynn Roell † Lauren Kae Fields Amber Nicole Lobenstein † Emily Lauren Roth

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AWARDS AND HONOR SOCIETIES

OUTSTANDING STUDENT IN OUTSTANDING STUDENT IN OUTSTANDING STUDENT IN UNIVERSITY HONORS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ELEMENTARY EDUCATION SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOLARS Irina Berberich Paula Gagne Hannah Burns University Honors Scholars complete 21 credit hours of OUTSTANDING STUDENT IN OUTSTANDING STUDENT IN OUTSTANDING STUDENT IN interdisciplinary seminars including INTERDISCIPLINARY EARLY MIDDLE GRADES EDUCATION MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING an independent capstone project CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Grace Frecke Autumn Strong under the guidance of a faculty Molly Burns mentor. OUTSTANDING STUDENT IN Ariel Windham SECONDARY EDUCATION Savannah Shepard

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COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES GRADUATE CANDIDATE DEGREES

MASTER OF ARTS IN ENGLISH MASTER OF ARTS IN PUBLIC MASTER OF PUBLIC GRADUATE CERTIFICATE Jeremy Daugherty HISTORY ADMINISTRATION Robin Monique Brice A. L. N. Manira Joseph Paul Andrews Stefanie Clayton Stefanie Clayton Sally Ann Reusch Kasey Ale-Sandra Thomas G. Elfers Rachel Elizabeth Davis Taylor Isabel Winkleski Grace Burton Michelle Elizabeth Henderson Pamela Fisher Samantha Jo Burton DiEshia Bree’ Myers Daniel James Ginn MASTER OF ARTS IN Gregory James Middleton Danielle Ashley Ott Joshua Mitchell Lanning INTEGRATIVE STUDIES Andrea Shiverdecker Thomas Joseph Perry A. L. N. Manira Robin Monique Brice Nicholas James Vance Sydney Anne Renner Sydney Anne Renner Brittany Nichole Duncan Aaron Williams Austin Edward Rittinger Erin Nikole Wallace-Wimsatt Jenna Forrest Taylor Jo Wolfe Erin Nikole Wallace-Wimsatt Michael B. Lockard Isiah Price MASTER OF SCIENCE IN Jacob Darrell Slone INDUSTRIAL-ORGANIZATIONAL Macy Lane Wright PSYCHOLOGY Rachel Elizabeth Davis Joshua Mitchell Lanning

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES UNDERGRADUATE CANDIDATE DEGREES

BACHELOR OF ARTS † Amanda S. Brandner † Alexander Francis Deffinger † † Julien Anthony Galyon Bailey Elizabeth Adair † † Annalee Elizabeth Brewer Destiny Shay Dehner Anna M. Garcia Adil Aftab Akhtar Maxwell Lee Brinkley Logan Douglas Delauder †† † Kaelin Michelle Gentile Kayla Allen Shawnee Leigh Brock Natalie Elizabeth DeMeo † Aaron Keith Gibbs † Mansoor Ahmed Humaid † Christopher Paul Brown † Aaron Duvall Devers Christian Michael Giglio Aljabr Alsuwaidi Conner Douglas Brown Issa Diawara † Felicity Lillianne Gloeckner † Roberto Amazendes Kara Lynn Brueggemeier Zachary William Dichtl Gunnar William Goepper † Kaylan Isobel Anderson Kristen Lynn Bryant Blake Scott Dickerson Taylor Mckenzie Goetz William Zane Arnold † † Bianca Santos Calipo †† † Jordan Taylor Dimmitt Kirsten Taylor Goldick †† † Alexis Julia Arsenault Michael Kenneth † † Joshua Draeden Dinger †† † Lauren Danielle Goodwin Kendrah Michelle Ashby Campbell, Jr. † Melissa Corinne Dooley Mark Hamilton Gray Malachi Robert Ashcraft Nellie Jean Campbell † Anna Elizabeth Dressman Logan Charles Griffin Billy Joel Avery Elijah Maynor Canel † China Star Dryer Tessa Marie Grigson Peytton Bagwell Robby Todd Cann Peter Duke † Jessica Kay Guard Michael Anthony Baker III Cruz Carrillo Jackson Dungan Kennedy Danielle Hall Erin Renee Ballou Kathryn Ashleigh Caudell Kymberly Cierra Durbin Mikaela Ann Hall Bijaya Baniya Rebecca Cheyanne Mason Kaila Marie Earehart † † Kari Suzanne Hamilton Raven M. Barber † Leandra Nicole Clifton † Sabrina Paige Edmondson †† † Valerie Lynn Handorf Brookelynn Jordan Bethany M. Coffman Erin Kathleen Edwards Ashley Nicole Harney Marie Bargo Matthew Ryan Coffman Adham Eleeda Samantha Marie Harrell Gunnar Bryan Barnard Caroline Elizabeth Coguer Julie Ellis Autumn Storm Harrington Trayonna Denay Barnes Zachary Thomas Collins Mi’Rell Egdrese Englemon Rachael Anne Haupt Kayla Imani Belser † Ian Louis Combs † Robert Solomon Farris † Richard Wesley Hedger † † Alexis Nicole Bensberg † Amanda Lynn Connell Brandon Aaron Feiler †† † Danielle Marie Heiert Nathan Daniel Black †† † Stephen Douglas Cordle † † Samuel Damien Flick Jodi Marie Hendrickson Jordan Thomas Blackburn Carter Brandon Cornett †† † Benjamin J. Fooks † LeeAnne Elizabeth Hendry Catherine Marie Boden Marcus Dale Couch Josiane Claire Frazier Lavar James Herron † Jeffrey Boden † Garrett William Crider Shianne Jamelynn † † Jarod Patrick Higgins Ian Bohman † † Kendra Allyce Darby Sherree Fuehner Erin Hill †† † Kevin Lee Brandenburg †† † Derek Michael Darwish †† † Logan James Gabbard † Isabella Kimber-Lee Hill

2021 MAY COMMENCEMENT // 7 COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES UNDERGRADUATE CANDIDATE DEGREES CONTINUED

†† † Chelsea Grace Hitzler † Brittany McCubbin Alexis Lenae Roark Shelby Whitt † Noah Nicholas Holtman Jonathan Thomas McGee Isaac Blake Robinson Andrew Craig Wieder †† † Faith Elizabeth Howard Zoie McKnight Dakota Chase Roland James Leroy Wilkins III Tyler Edward Huber Mary Ruth McNeill Lucas Kyle Rolfsen Briona V’triece Williams Nicole M. Hudson Tyler Drew McPeek Alondra Rosales Hernandez McKinnie † Jeffery Hughes Madison Meier † Tyler Charles Rosner Owen T. Williams Kyra Hughes † † Meagan Feldhaus Meints † Carter Aleksander Ross Cody Wade Wilson Brittnee Lee Hunt † † Katya Melgoza Saige Michele Roundtree Riley Sioux Wilson †† † Taylor Lee Hurley † Danielle Lacy Mendenhall † Brittney Elizabeth Ryan † Kayla Paige Winkle Jasmin Seleste Cruz Ibarra Lindy Kay Messer † Megan Victoria Ryan † Amy Ruth Withrow † Joshua Robert Isabell † Ashley Gail Milius Veronica Peony Sanchez † † Jacob Patrick Wolfe Taylor Alyse Jenkins Daisy Kay Miller Brendan Chase Scanlon † Mitchell David Worden † Abigail Lynn Johnson † † James Robert Thomas Miller † Madelynn Elizabeth Nicholas Daniel Wuest † Amy Nicole Johnson † † Allan Michael Millward Schweitzer † Lillian Paige Young †† † Casey Carmen Johnson Taylor Mae Mingus † Destani Sears Brian Allen Youtsey Kania Lynnette Kehaulani † Alecia Amber Mize †† † Maria Jane Seiter Erica Ann Zapp Johnson Jalen Duwayne Moore Shane Randall Sester Brittany Lenea Jolly Kelsey Fae LeAnne Moore Matthew A. Seth BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS Erin Lynn Jones † † Andrea Cristina Kylie Ann Seward Charles Michael Simpson Nicolas Tucker Judy Moreno Garza † Olivia Nicole Seward Adams † † Samuel Isaac Kaiser † † Holly Taylor Moutardier † Jadyn Grace Sgro † Mary Evelyn Aldridge Jacob Paul Keating Davon Edward Mucker †† † Savannah J. Shepard † Victoria Paige Avery Blaire Kennedy Skylar Marie Mullins † Destiny Danielle Simmons †† † Ethan Brooks Baker Jonah Robert Keyser Austin Robert Neff Makayla Simon †† † Mary Margaret Bays Evan Michael Klein †† † Phillip Neidhardt Savannah Lynne Slaby † Trevor Dylan Browning Matthew C. Knuckles, Jr. †† † Hunter Elaine Neilan Isabell Grace Slater % Allyson Blair Davis Jennifer Nicole Kougios Stewart Newburger Courtney Brooke Smith Kylie Renee Flick Olivia Marie Kresser Shifa Noor Jessica D. Smith Shelby Flynn Luke Thomas Kues Brandi Lee Norman † Kourtney Lee Smith † † Allison Marie Gabert Lisa Marie Kuhn Lydia Anne Northcutt Jared B. Smock † † Mary Faustina Gorham † † Amanda Gaydash Lakatos †† † Kayla Elizabeth Norton † Julia Snow Natalie Annmarie Hohman Dareyan Louise Lang April O’Conner Katherine Snyder † † Jon Justin Huddilston Kurt Lange Samantha O’Daniel Mariem Soud †† † Jackson Hall Hurt Celeste Gabrielle Lantz Ryan Scott Ogden † † Fatoumata Sow † † Emily May Kaeppner † † Alexander Jee Ho Lapin Nii Abekang Okromansah, Jr. Kamryn Elise Spence †† † Isabella Tedesco Keller †† † David Larson Brian Osborne † Meredith Frances Spencer †† † Blair Madeline Lamb Scott Warner Lawrence Erich Otterbein † Coralynn Tatum Spicer † Kailey Joy Maggard † † Kate Christian Lawson † † Colleen Anne Pangburn Brayden Daniel Spivey Kali Marie Marsh †† † Anna Marie Leach †† † Natalie Morgan Parker †† † Joshua Stephenson †† † Brianna Elizabeth Mullins † Vanessa G. Leahr †† † Sarah Mackie Parlow †† † Mallory Grace Sykes Nicholas Giovanni Palazzolo Jonathan Douglas Leicht Travis Lamar Pate-Farlow Breanna Alicia Tanksley † † Molly Anne Payne Courtney Nicole Leighton † † Molly Anne Payne Benjamin Jerrod Taylor Rachel Alexis Rigsby Donald Wayne Leonard, Jr. † Jacob Max Pease Samuel Thoburn † Makenzie Briann Ruff Kevonna Kay Lewis Jonah Daniel Perkins Rin Abigail Tierney †† † Sierra Faith Shreves Ethan Patrick Lindsey † Gillian Reece Perry Rachael Marie Tingley † Olivia Margaret Sketch Taylor Rose Littrell † Levi Douglas Pertuset †† † Abigail Kathleen Turley Alexander Dennis Slade Gabriella Emily Rose Locke John Clay Edgar Prather † Atefeh Valanezhadbari † † Janie Madison Smith Bryson Lonsbury Chad Michael Price Allison Ivone Vesgas Ramos †† † Danielle Elizabeth Ullman Angelina Marie Lopez Janise Ra’Nelle Price †† † Vivi Lee Vincent †† † Joshua Bernard Van Nort † † Kayla Marie Lovett James Proctor Faith Mackenzie Von Handorf † † Grace Catherine Vetter Dylan Mitchell Lykins Brookelyn June-Hope Purcell † Tessa Marie Wagner Logan Anthony Weinfurtner Jenna Lynn Makin Michelle Lynn Rader † † Isabel Nicole Walker † Adria Renee Whitfill Ryan Lee Malone Lindsay Rainwater Lindsey Marie Watters Alison Marie Mann Aleesha Nicole Rayl Caleb Tyler Wears BACHELOR OF MUSIC † Michael Martin Tyler W. Reese † Kaila P. Webb † Victor Manuel Cabezas †† † Eggla Yamile Mason †† † Amanda Dorothy Reinmuller † Allison Lynn Weihe †† † Megan Elizabeth Knudten † † Miles Spencer Mayon Alexander L. Reynolds † † Shelby Kay Wellman †† † Laura Chloe Lamb †† † Samuel B. McAlpin Nicholas Karl Rhoden Blair Sylvester Wesley Zion Rose Sosa Jace-Ma’Lik Jadarren McCall Courtney Jo Tucker †† † Madison Page West †† † Gita Annamarie Srinivasan Marquis Dupree McClendon † † Emily Lou Ricket Kylie Jordan White Oscar Thompson Nykel Jacqueze McCrary † Andres Eduardo Rivera Christian White % Posthumous degree

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BACHELOR OF MUSIC Symantha Danielle Caperton †† † Theodore James Huster † Jared Marshall Slavey EDUCATION Brianna Marie Casey Abdiasis Sadaq Jama Alyssa Kate Smith Robert Lynn Elrod, Jr. Joseph Lewis Clark Angela Elaine Jenkins †† † Roy Kane Smith † Heather Michelle Hacker † † Mary Clarke †† † Kayla Nicole Jenkins Sarah Madison Spigelmyer Garrette Lee Koeninger †† † Kaitlyn Haley Coffey Sarah Joy Kaffenberger William Lucas Stacy † Zoe Elizabeth Cordial Hailey Lynnette Keeney † Olivia Renee Staten BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Amila Coric Alex Keith †† † Sara Ann Steffen † Ahmad Abdel Wahed † Andrew Dallas Cox † Sarah Anne Kirchhoff †† † Joseph Michael Stoeckle †† † Rebecca Leianne Adams † Miranda Robin Craig Margaret L. Kirst Summer Rose Suetholz Jacob Patrick Adkins †† † Emma Kate Dasenbrock- Christopher Knight Tanner Gage Sutphin † † Eric Michael Adriano Gammon Kevin Anthony Korth Emerson Faith Swoger †† † Natalie Marie Adriano Brooke Sharise Dawson Luke Thomas Kues Nathan Andrew Tackett † Shams R Al Janabi †† † Abraham Delshad † Kimberly Noelle Kusler Olivia Paige Timmerding † † Douglas Wayne Olivia Catherine DeMoisey Brennan Andrew Lameier Jasmine Lily Trejo Aguilon Alexander, Jr. Randall Gene Dennis † McKenzie Renee Ledonne Patrick Allen Vanarsdale Faleh Mutlaq Alhajri Haley Densler Dylan Levsey †† † Janey Katharine Vandegrift Nasser Mathkar Alhajri † † Hailey Mckenna Dieter †† † Zachary Hunter Long † † Jacob Kristopher Vrolijk Isabelle Grace Allen † Makenna Nicole Dinser Evan Patrick Lyons †† † Brittany Nicole Vu Majid Sultan Yousef † Joshua Clay Dodson Motaz Wajeeh Marashdeh Margaret Ann Ward Abdulla Almannaei †† † Kelsey Marie Donahue Alexander Jacob Mardis † Barbie Watkins Zayad Bader Alotaibi, Sr. Jessica Marie Donaldson Benjamin Matthew Martin Hannah Watton Rashed Rassam Alqahtani † Kelsey Eden Donaldson † † Mark Andrew Middendorf Madeleen M. Weaver Abdulrahman Saud † † Jaéydah Nichéle Edwards † Haley Marie Midkiff Alex Jay Wedding Alshammari, Sr. Randall P. Egan Jessica Marie Minshall Sarah Elizabeth Weidner Tariq Atallah Alsharari, Sr. Karly Egbers Luis Fernando Montes Ted Lee Weiner † Jalen Deion Amos † Elijah Flerlage Jacob Benjamin Moore † Jacob Thomas West † † Joseph Christopher Ampfer Madison Leigh Fraunfelter † † MacKenzie Ann Nelson † Adria Renee Whitfill Elijah Aaron Andrews † † Olivia Kendyl Gilliam † Kennedy Rose Neltner Abby Jessica Austin † Adrianna Dawn Goodwin † † Samuel Justin Noyes ASSOCIATE OF ARTS Katarina Anne Bales Madison Nicole Goodwin † Kush Sanjaybhai Patel Kyle R. Armitage Teresa Marion Bales † † Simon Shane Gores † † Shreyaben Kalpeshkumar Jordan Daria-White Cullen Lee Beard † Chyna Rayne Greear Patel Camille Grant Ashley Beers † Evan Darius Groneman Jeremy Perce Alison Virginia Kilvington Jacob R. Bergman †† † Patricia Steele Gullett Ashton Lynn Popp Shelby Elizabeth Strickley Erin Elizabeth Birkett Erica Marie Hancock Cameron Alan Poweleit †† † Gillian Lynn Boone † Kylie Paige Harden John Peter Rademacher UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE † † Annalee Elizabeth Brewer Bailey Elaine Hardy Lauren Rae Rigg Faleh Mutlaq Alhajri Shiann D. Briscoe † Madisyn Makenzie Hayes †† † Dominic Mark Ruwe Nasser Mathkar Alhajri Samantha Nichole Brummett Cameron Daniel Hoover Stephanie Ilene Saner Ronald Paul-Joseph Burns III †† † Taylor Lee Hurley † Benjamin Joseph Setters

2021 MAY COMMENCEMENT // 9 COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES AWARDS AND HONOR SOCIETIES

THE CLARA RICHARDS AWARDS ACS ORGANIC OUTSTANDING SENIOR OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN IN BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY AWARD IN GEOLOGY ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP Brooke Bailey Sarah Kirchhoff Mackenzie Nelson ONLINE PROGRAM Amila Coric Kevin Brandenburg Jaeydah Edwards LAURA PADOLIC GENERAL OUTSTANDING SENIORS IN Zoey Fay CHEMISTRY AWARD ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING OUTSTANDING SENIOR Victoria Ferguson Thu Nguyen TECHNOLOGY IN ORGANIZATIONAL Ashley O’Brien Minh Ngoc Do LEADERSHIP PACE JUDITH BLACKBURN Joshua Dodson Colleen Pangburn JOHN W. THIERET WRITING AWARD UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH Savannah Shepard OUTSTANDING SENIORS ENID HENRY AWARD AWARD IN MECHANICAL & Dylan McDaniel Olivia Staten WILLIAM BYRON AWARD MANUFACTURING IN ENGLISH ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY DISTINGUISHED MPA MIRIAM KANNAN SERVICE Danielle Heiert Andrew Baden GRADUATE AWARD IN BIOLOGICAL Abraham Delshad Victoria Short SCIENCES THAD LINDSEY BOOK Joseph Stoeckle AWARDS IN ENGLISH OUTSTANDING SERVICE OUTSTANDING MPA STUDENT Chloe Cook IN GEOLOGY Sydney Gebka OUTSTANDING GRADUATE Shelby Doyle Kimberly Kusler IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE DISTINGUISED MPA ALUMNA AWARD THAD LINDSEY LEADERSHIP OUTSTANDING SERVICE Jennifer Steele Elaina Staggs AWARD IN ENGLISH IN PHYSICS Anna Leach Dylan Levsey OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS OUTSTANDING GRADUATE IN ORGANIZATION LEADERSHIP IN BIOLOGY AWARD ROBERT AND BARBARA OUTSTANDING SERVICE IN Felicia Huesman Kelsey Donahue COLLIER ENGLISH ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP Sean Raynett OUTSTANDING SENIOR OUTSTANDING GRADUATE Lily Sis IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE IN NEUROSCIENCE AWARD OUTSTANDING PRE-ENGINEER Taylor Hurley Sara Steffen ERIC MEYER MEMORIAL Matthew Rice POETRY SCHOLARSHIP ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE OUTSTANDING SENIOR Briona Williams McKinnie OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE IN CHEMISTRY IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AWARD Natalie Adriano STALLINGS ENGLISH Stephen Douglas Cordle Kaelin Gentile SCHOLARSHIP ALBERT AND LOUISE COOPER Mercede Maschinot OUTSTANDING SENIOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE Bailey Hardy OUTSTANDING SENIOR Robert Farris AWARD IN MATHEMATICS Jacob Gerwert DEPARTMENT AWARD Roy Smith OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE Bereket Bekele OUTSTANDING SENIOR ONLINE PROGRAM SERVICE EXCELLENCE AWARD IN STATISTICS Kelsey Moore Andrea Moreno Garza DEPARTMENT AWARD Zack Leffler IN BIOCHEMISTRY OUTSTANDING SENIOR DR. CHARLES BARON MENTAL Joseph Ampfer OUTSTANDING GRADUATES IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES HEALTH AWARD IN MUSIC Roberto Amazendes Alexis Arsenault ACS ANALYTICAL Laura Lamb CHEMISTRY AWARD Gita Srinivasan OUTSTANDING SENIORS IN VICTORIA VINCENT Kaitlyn Coffee ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP MEMORIAL AWARD OUTSTANDING SENIOR Cameron Dalton Goble Kennedy Neltner ACS INORGANIC IN PHYSICS Carter Ross CHEMISTRY AWARD Kendra Herweck Barbie Watkins

10 // NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES AWARDS AND HONOR SOCIETIES CONTINUED JOSEPH BOWDEN NEELY OUTSTANDING GERMAN MINOR ALPHA KAPPA DELTA Dominic Ruwe MEMORIAL AWARD FOR Jack Flesch International Honor Society in Stephanie Saner OUTSTANDING STUDENT IN Sociology Kathryn Schneider ANTHROPOLOGY OUTSTANDING JAPANESE Taylor Rose Anglin Alyssa Smith Casey Johnson MAJOR Orla Caitlin Fitzsimmons Sarah Spigelmyer Joshua Stephenson Valerie Handorf Benjamin Toebbe ALPHA PSI OMEGA Christopher Wallace AWARD OF ACADEMIC OUTSTANDING SPANISH National Theatre Honor Society Barbie Watkins EXCELLENCE IN MAJOR Ethan Brooks-Baker Hannah Watton ANTHROPOLOGY Annalee Brewer Shelby Flynn Natalie Wehrle Elizabeth Farrar Randolph Geers Miles Mayon GERMAN AMERICAN CITIZENS Jarod Higgins PHI SIGMA IOTA Amanda Reinmuller LEAGUE BOOK AWARD Emmy Kaeppner International Foreign Language Mallory Sykes Amila Coric Vanessa Leahr Honor Society RECONOCIMIENTO DE Nicholas Palazzolo Catherine Boden OUTSTANDING STUDENT EXCELENCIA ACADÉMICA EN Sierra Shreves Annalee Brewer IN NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES ESPAÑOL Joshua Van Nort Andrea Holt Peter Duke Reshawna Bell Faith Vonhandorf Isabel Walker PHI SIGMA TAU OUTSTANDING SOCIOLOGY STEM AMBASSADORS International Honor Society in GRADUATE IN COMMUNITY Annalee Brewer DELTA CHI XI – ETA CHAPTER Philosophy OUTREACH AND SERVICE Emma Dasenbrock Gammon Honorary Dance Fraternity, Inc. Aaron Devers Christopher Knight Elija Flerlage Hannah Duvall Russ Gifford Joe Stoeckle Allison Gabert Lindy Messer OUTSTANDING SOCIOLOGY Bella Keller Isabel Sleczkowski MAJOR IN APPLIED SOCIOLOGY UNIVERSITY HONORS Brianna Mullins Alexandria Underwood Abdiasis Jama SCHOLARS Carli Robinette Madison West University Honors Scholars Olivia Sketch OUTSTANDING STUDENT complete 21 credit hours of Janie Smith PI MU EPSILON IN PHILOSOPHY AWARD interdisciplinary seminars National Mathematics and Statistics Isabel Sleczkowski including an independent capstone GAMMA SIGMA EPSILON Honorary Society project under the guidance of a National Chemistry Honor Society Leah Gillespie OUTSTANDING STUDENT IN faculty mentor. Nominees Kendra Herweck RELIGIOUS STUDIES AWARD Ahmad Abdel Wahed Natalie Adriano Taylor House Madison West Rebecca Adams Anna Askren Smit Patel Olivia DeMoisey Elise Bezold Roy Smith OUTSTANDING GRADUATING Kelsey Donaldson Annalee Brewer SENIOR IN SOCIOLOGY Robert Farris Adrianna Brownstead PSI CHI Brigitte Brown Olivia Gilliam Kaitlyn Coffey International Honor Society in Adrianna Goodwin Emma Dasenbrock-Gammon Psychology OUTSTANDING SERVICE IN Patricia Gullett Hailey Dieter Alexis Arsenault PHILOSOPHY AWARD Casey Johnson Karly Egbers Aaron Devers Aaron Devers Mary McNeill Morgan Fraley Patricia Gullett Phillip Neidhardt Olivia Gilliam Taylor Hurley OUTSTANDING STUDENTS IN Megan Ryan Adrianna Goodwin Amy Johnson THEATRE AND DANCE Stephanie Saner Simon Gores Kennedy Neltner Trevor Browning Sierra Shreves Evan Groneman Blair Lamb Fatoumata Sow Bailey Hardy Brianna Mullins Coralynn Spicer Madisyn Hayes Anna Schwartz Olivia Staten Getayia Henry Tanner Sutphin Ramey Hensley OUTSTANDING FRENCH MAJOR Nathan Tackett Alex Keith Cassandra Rinehard Vivi Vincent Sarah Kirchhoff Madeleen Weaver Donald Price Shelby Wellman Lauren Rigg

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FORTY-NINTH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES HAILE/US BANK COLLEGE OF BUSINESS COLLEGE OF INFORMATICS

ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL CHARGE TO GRADUATES John Farrar Ashish K. Vaidya President, NKU Faculty Senate President, Northern Kentucky University Grand Marshal CONFERRING OF DEGREES NATIONAL ANTHEM Ashish K. Vaidya Francis Scott Key PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES IN Students in the School of the Arts THE HAILE/US BANK COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Hassan R. HassabElnaby WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS Dean, Haile/US Bank College of Business Ande Durojaiye Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES IN Academic Affairs THE COLLEGE OF INFORMATICS Kevin G. Kirby RECOGNITION OF FACULTY AND STAFF Dean, College of Informatics Ande Durojaiye ALMA MATER ADDRESS Original lyrics and melody Charles Wiley Normand Desmarais rev. Carolyn Hagner/harm. Kurt Sander Vice Chair, Northern Kentucky University Board of Regents Students in the School of the Arts

INTRODUCTION OF STUDENT SPEAKER CLOSING REMARKS Lauren Goodwin ‘21 Ande Durojaiye President, NKU Student Government Association RECESSIONAL Nicholas Elleman ‘21 Student Representative, College of Informatics

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COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER STUDENT COMMENCEMENT NORMAND SPEAKER DESMARAIS Vice Chair, Northern Kentucky NICHOLAS ELLEMAN University Board of Regents College of Informatics

Norm Desmarais currently serves as Founding Partner of TiER1 Performance Nicholas Elleman is graduating cum laude from Northern Kentucky Solutions as well as CEO of ENTREP, an organization dedicated to assisting University with a degree in business information systems and a business entrepreneurs. Since 1989, Mr. Desmarais has founded several high-tech minor. Nicholas has been heavily involved on campus in his time at NKU, companies serving industries including entertainment, Fortune 500, serving as a student athlete on the NKU tennis team, a member of the government agencies, Department of Defense, and health care. College of Informatics Ambassadors, a campus tutor and working as a research assistant alongside several professors. Nicholas has had the honor Starting with a single office in Covington, KY, TiER1 has grown to over 300 to serve his college as president of the College of Informatics Ambassadors, employees in 9 cities, has been recognized for fourteen straight years on student representative for the Dean’s Advisory Board, and member of the Inc. Magazine’s fastest growing private companies in the U.S.; named Inc. College of Informatics recruitment committee. Magazine’s Top 50 Best Workplaces in the U.S. for 2017-2018; Cincinnati’s Best Places to Work from 2010–2019 and received the U.S. Chamber of Nicholas has earned the 2020-21 Outstanding Service Award for Business Commerce Blue Ribbon Award for 2007 and 2008. Mr. Desmarais was also Information Systems majors, Best Paper Award at the International the 2007 SBA Kentucky Small Business Person of the Year. Conference on Information Management 2020, and is a three-time Horizon League Honor Roll athlete. Following his graduation from NKU, Nicholas Mr. Desmarais currently serves on the Northern Kentucky University Board plans to work as an information assurance analyst at VNDLY INC, a startup of Regents and TriEd Board. Previous volunteer efforts included Kentucky’s tech company in Mason, Ohio. Commission for Small Business Advocacy, Gateway Community and Technical College Foundation Board, United Way’s 211 Advisory Board, Covington’s Bicentennial Committee, NKY Ezone and many more.

Mr. Desmarais holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Fitchburg State University and an MBA from Western New England University.

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HAILE/US BANK COLLEGE OF BUSINESS GRADUATE CANDIDATE DEGREES

MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY Christina Marie Burns Joshua Adam Higdon Paige Michael Noday Carla Jo Burgdorf Kayla Nicole Burton Catrina Dewaynia Hirschauer Mary Elizabeth Noonan Timothy Andrew Cambridge Nyoca Tiffoney Bygrave Tia Marree Holderby Alexandria Brooke Oney- Nicole Cobb Erin Margaret Carr Cheyenne Jent Zimmerman Ponlork Eng Theresa Deck James Patrick Edward Andrew Orth Madison Hunter Held Samir Delic Johnson Jennifer Gail Parks Laura Larken Ravi Dattatraya Dhobale Susan Marie Keuper Brandy Peterson Tori Lynn McCrory Anthony Jacob Dingledine Jasmyn Patricia Kozlowsky Jaclyn Nicole Phillips Kirk Thomas Tabeling G.Quentin Dunn Nicholas Eugene Kruse Frank Garrett Pittman Leslie Williams Benjamin James Elefritz James Theodore Kruszynski Devon Philip Poeppelman Wynita Worley Leticia Evans Elizabeth Ann Lackey Marc A. Raymond April Madonna Ferguson Ava Lawson Chelsea Rohlfs MASTER OF BUSINESS Hillary Kaitlin Gaffin Malinda Legg Kristina Nicole Saurber ADMINISTRATION Cherran Marie Gaunt John Martin Lewin Kelly Schutte Allison Lea Ann Abbott Hillary D. Gentry Andrew S. Long Julie Christine Schutzman Jennifer Nicole Adkins Nathaniel James Goetz Steven Peter Looby Meghan Sears Anita Afranie Robert L. Goff Sarah Mahmoud Ahmed Shammisaldeen Aaron Paul Armbruster Katie Alyse Gorman Samantha Mardis Eric Snell Aaron Arthur Anna Nicole Gray Jillian Marks Carissa Stamper Nathan Aukerman David Keith Greene III Rebecca Nicole McClellan Chad Stelzer Tina Renee’ Bacon Sarah Drew Griffith Bryanne Messmore Christopher Taylor Devan H. Baker Meghan Michelle Gullette Marlon Jesus Miranda David Lam Trinh Nicole Lynn Beckman Abigail Elizabeth Harrison Villanueva Laura Ann Nonno Kerri Nicole Bennett Brian M. Harvey Vincent Mathew Monks Jennifer Marie White Brian Brookshire Kelsey Elizabeth Hatcher Stephanie Teater Amy Michelle Willhoff Katherine Hayes Brun Amari Deadria Henderson Muhlenkamp Timothy Dale Wright

HAILE/US BANK COLLEGE OF BUSINESS UNDERGRADUATE CANDIDATE DEGREES

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE † Juliena Carol Chadwell † † Justin Earle Amber Marie Godfrey † Michael Jordan Abdon Justin T. Chatham Samuel Ebelhar Kevin Robert Grannen Saud Ayed Alanazi † Jacob Todd Cliff Alexis Marie Ellis Jakob Graydon † † Jacob Chandler Allender Quentin David Cole Maryah D’shay English † Mariah Green †† † Kerri Elizabeth Austin Julian Coleman Robert Charles Ervin Micah Todd Green Oscar Adrian Barajas Alexander Joseph Collins Timothy Hunter Faehr Jenna Christina Gressler Saul C. Barriga † Alyssa Morgan Collins Rebecca Ellen Fee † Jacob Allen Griffin Johnathan Cade Beach † Chloey Alissa Collins Joshua Hayden Clarence †† † Rayn Griffin Blake Matthew Beiting Colin Lee Compton Ferguson † † Isabella Alexis Grimes Taylor Marie Belongia Michael Dean Constantino Taylor Ferguson † Justin Groeschen Andrew Robert Bezold Cheyenne Marcelia Corbin † † Logan Earl Fields Stuart Haas † John Ryan Bishop † † Samantha Michele Cornelius Ashley JoAnn Fischer † † Joshua Ethan Haller Timothy Ronald Black † Savannah Rain Corwin Christopher Ryan Fleek † † James William Harrigan Madison Renee Boyd † † Shayla Ann Delamar Khloe Abigail Fletcher Pat Martin Hart II Jeremy Austin Brock †† † Bradley Joseph Deters Narjisse Fqih Lacie Heard Stacey Marie Bryan † † Dustin Ray Dezarn Austin M. Fries † † Samuel Charles Hedges † † Danni Ray Perry Buckler Brittney Dobias Lawson Funke † † Cody Michael Held Kathryn Cahill Griffin Doersching † † Caige Elaine Geier Madyson Paige Herren † Ian Andrew Campbell †† † Stephanie Raye Downs Jazmyne Geist † Felipe Hidalgo Cass Carter, Jr. James Edward Dunham William Andrew Glenn, Jr. Rodney Jerome Hines, Jr.

2021 MAY COMMENCEMENT // 15 HALIE/US BANK COLLEGE OF BUSINESS UNDERGRADUATE CANDIDATE DEGREES CONTINUED

Nhu T. Ho Donaven Markell Martin Brian Philip Pfaffinger † Alexander Michael Strasser Alexa Marie Hodge Rachel Elaine Martin †† † Chi Linh Pham † Jessica Cameron Sullivan Caitlin Marie Holdsworth † Lionnelle Mashini Brandon Kellis Phelps James Tarter Sarah Katherine Holland Cameron McKellar † Michael Plunkett Nathan Ryan Thomas Corinne Madeline Holmes Masten, Sr. Monica Therese Plye Jade Alexander Tillett Connor Tennyson Howard † Julie Kay McGinnis Abigail Breann Puterbaugh Jenna Lynn Tracy † Whitley Howe Madison McGinnis Morgan Everett Race † Kenneth John Troyan Eh Th’Blay Htoo Sean Patrick McMahon Nathan Ronald Raleigh † † Leah Kuuipo Tucker Jasmine Marie Huff †† † Paige Elizabeth Messmer Zachary Anthony Sullivan Bryn Anthony Turcios-Soler † Justin James Huff †† † Emma Marie Meyer Ramirez Hunter Michael Turner Tyler Robert Huser Anna Lee Middendorf † Jennifer Marie Renaker Emily Joy Uebel † Rebecca Noel Isble Sherry Renae Mikell †† † Alexander Eric Ribail John Aaron Kelcy Vince Ethan Michael Ishmael Katie Elizabeth Mitchell Cathern Marie Richardson Zhenxian Wang † Jacob Andrew Jenkins Jason M. Moeller †† † Hannah Grace Shao Lindsey Marie Waters †† † Luke Jeffrey Jenkins Luke Patrick Moeves Nixiang Roberts Jeremiah Antwone Weaver Haley Nicole Johnson Savannah Montgomery Jorge Rodriguez Agudo † † Mollie Michelle Weber † Aaliyah Nicole Jones Courtney Moore Dawson Rogers † † Carly Lynn Werring Aniya Lynnette Jones Meghan Elizabeth Moore † † Grayson Elizabeth Rose Jessica Ann Wert James Jones † Dalton Taylor Moran Ashlee Lynn Ross † Katherine Opal Whitesell †† † Trevor Joseph Kahmann Cassi Lynn Mowery † Noah Roth † Dylan Michael Whitlock † Megan Kappen Davon Edward Mucker Quentin Teaundree Rowe Britny Wilhoite Evan Michael Kenwright Jared Thomas Mueller † † Brandon Michael Sandlin Jonah David Williams Hannah Krogstad Key Morgan Nicole Mueller Bryce W. Sauer † Justin Williams Alex Michael Kief †† † Micah Caldwell Myers Kylee Jo Schaadt Kelsey Rebecca Wind † Olivia Marie Kirst Brendan Neltner Nathan Harrison Schild Madison Ashley Winters † Hunter Thomas Klump Kevin Wolf Neumann Courtney Elizabeth Schmits Holden Gray Wolfe Sean Patrick Kneipp Tara Elaine Niehaus † Noah Patrick Sell Carsyn Marie Woltz † Zackary Charles Knox Isaac Walton Oelling †† † Jacob William Davis Matthew G. Wood † Maria Gracia Koo Morales Paul Okemmiri Shepherd McKenzie Brook Wood Justine Lampke Ashley M. Ollberding Braden Mathew Siebert Maggie Woolf † Courtney Ann Landrum Spencer John Pangallo Koudjanie Sirima Ronalee P. Youngsam Benjamin Bernard Lehman Skyler Mckinzie Parsons † Austin Slovacek Austin James Zalac Gordon Paul Lovensheimer † Urvi Anil Patel Caleb M. Smith Austin Douglas Magee Briana Payne Haley Kathleen Ann Smith ASSOCIATE OF Whitney Grace Manor † † Arissa LaRie Peace Francis Laurelle Davis APPLIED SCIENCE Emily Elizabeth Marcum Kevin Weston Pelley Souther Brandon Kellis Phelps Jonathan Kyre Marcus Cayla R. Petrowski † Isabela Stracieri Wibe

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SINGULAR OUTSTANDING OUTSTANDING COMPTON ALLYN BETA GAMMA SIGMA STUDENT UNDERGRADUATE IN HUMAN OUTSTANDING STUDENT International Business Honor Logan Fields RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN MASTER OF BUSINESS Society for students enrolled in Logan Fields ADMINISTRATION business schools accredited by OUTSTANDING Kaushik Chakrabarty AACSB UNDERGRADUATE IN OUTSTANDING UNDERGRDUATE Jacob Allender ACCOUNTANCY IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS OUTSTANDING STUDENT Carla Burgdorf Cody Held Hannah Roberts IN MASTER OF EXECUTIVE Bradley Deters LEADERSHIP AND Ponlork Eng OUTSTANDING OUTSTANDING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE Logan Fields UNDERGRADUATE IN UNDERGRADUATE IN Ife Bell Anna Gray CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT James Harrigan Austin McDaniel Michael Abdon UNIVERSITY HONORS Abigail Harrison SCHOLARS Cody Held OUTSTANDING OUTSTANDING University Honors Scholars Luke Jenkins UNDERGRADUATES IN UNDERGRADUATE IN GENERAL complete 21 credit hours of Tori McCrory ECONOMICS BUSINESS interdisciplinary seminars Andrew Orth Joshua Haller Stephanie Downs including an independent capstone Arissa Peace Zach Leffler project under the guidance of a Brandon Sandlin OUTSTANDING faculty mentor. Jacob Shepherd OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE IN Juliena Chadwell Kirk Tabeling UNDERGRADUATE IN MARKETING Shayla Delamar ENTREPRENEURSHIP Brandon Sandlin Jade Tillett Jessica Wert OUTSTANDING OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE IN UNDERGRADUATES IN FINANCE SPORTS BUSINESS & EVENT Kerri Austin MANAGEMENT Micah Myers Macy Griffin

OUTSTANDING OUTSTANDING STUDENTS IN UNDERGRADUATE IN GLOBAL MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Timothy Cambridge Felipe Hidalgo Wynita Worley

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COLLEGE OF INFORMATICS GRADUATE CANDIDATE DEGREES

MASTER OF ARTS IN Grace Marie Fix MASTER OF SCIENCE IN Kelly Michelle Jenkins- COMMUNICATION Anthony Wayne Kappesser COMPUTER SCIENCE Woodrum Maxwell Peter Edwards Hong Nguyen Mohammad Walid Al-Shatrat Kayla Ann Webb Wayne Gates Selvakumaar Subramani Jillian Hudson Bundy Robby Richard Dean Johnson Damodaran Alexander Walker GRADUATE CERTIFICATE Robert Edward Rundle Robert Edward Rundle MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER INFORMATION HEALTH INFORMATICS BUSINESS INFORMATICS TECHNOLOGY Charles Edward Blackburn III Jocelyn Whitfield Banks Justin Beitz Matthew Jacob Bone Charita Brewer Tanner Coleman Tanita S. Dean Jessica Dudi Tammy Ann Riley Garick David Hill

COLLEGE OF INFORMATICS UNDERGRADUATE CANDIDATE DEGREES

BACHELOR OF ARTS Emily Brianna Gast Mikaela Louise Perez Nathaniel Scott Bailey †† † Emily Elizabeth Adams Elizabeth Ruby Glancy Haydon Allen Reynolds † † Rita J. Baker Alexandra Marie Anderson Madison Grace Godsey † Jack Thomas Reynolds † Tyler Joseph Benjamin † Alyssa Michelle Anderson † Katelyn Melissa Goller † † Ian Nicholas Roe † † Noah Bermingham Jacob Arthur Lelia Lane Graf Isabella Crystal Roth Sagar Bhandari † Jared Ryan Barker †† † Patricia Steele Gullett † Christopher Chay Rust † † Noah Patrick Birrer Callista Caitlyn Bayer Gabriella Morgan Hajjar Ryan Samuel Schauberger Jacob Raymond Blatz Kaelyn Mae Beach †† † Natalie Louise Hamren Tarryn Ann Schimke † Nicholas Bryan Boldery Madeline Elise Berter Peter Ryan Heckmuller † † Josephine Kathryn Schultz Cory Michael Bradford † Gage Robert Boone Breanna Dawn Heightchew † † Isaac Mitchell Schuster James Finley Calean †† † Sara Tiffany Braden Megan M. Henize Trevor Dylan Sisomxuine Brinegar Natalie Michelle Braun James Payden Hinkle †† † Abigail Rose Slusher Benjamin Boyd Brogan Shiann D. Briscoe † † Jason Tyler Houston †† † Rachel Kay Smith Benjamin Aldrich Brooks Maxwell Anthony Brummer Ethan Luke Howard Mackenzie Sorensen Asa Alexander Brown † † Bianca Santos Calipo Patricia Leanne Howell † Tyler Jakob Stacy Robert Brunner Andrew Isaiha Miguel Shaya Marie Winter Jackson Jackson Ray Stamm Bryston D-Hayes Bryant Carpenter Daniel Alexander Jones Chandler Ross Sterrett Christopher Michael Allen Darian Amir Childress Joshua Logan Kelly Zachary Stone Chitwood † † Kaelin Elizabeth Clemens † Jacob Kennedy Alaina Paige Stowers † Ryan Clifton Jamaiyla L. Cloud-Reed † † Evan Thomas Kramer Lamont Marshall Taylor David Matthew Collins † † Jackson Cody Janna Lewis Jill N. Thompson Michael William Cummings † † Janae Preston Cofield Joseph Charles Linneman † Alyssa Mariah Weber Dylan Thomas Damico † Garrett Wayne Collier †† † Kelsey Marie Logsdon Grace Kathryn Wesson †† † Bradley Joseph Deters † † Ty A. DeBonis Ruben Magallan Herrera † Michael Christopher West Zachary Richard Deyhle Alexis Mackenzie Decker Dana C. Merritt Morgan Suzanne Whitaker Zachary William Dichtl † Hunter Michael Deno Gloria Miller Ian Shawn Laurence Whitlow Kamdem-Paul Djoko Zachary William Dichtl Marianna Mills Serena Elizabeth Wright David John Bigelow Dodge † Cameron Maxwell Doan †† † Megan Lea Mixon Austin Conner Elkins Kayla Elizabeth Ellis † Jordan Tyler Murphy BACHELOR OF SCIENCE † Nicholas Ryan Elleman † Malik Valentino Demonte † Samantha Carson Murrell Samarah Abdulkarim Travis Brownfield Fletcher Ervin Tanner Michael Neal Olakunle Akinpelu Justin Michael Fuller † † Rhett William Frambes Caleb Daniel Nikolich † Ahmed Khalfan Alqaydi Tyler Vincent Gates †† † Katelyn Sinclair Fulmer Andrew Noe Fatimah Alsaffar † † Ethan Michael Gil † † Jacob Cy Funk † † Alysa Nicole Parr †† † Reagan Nicole Atchison Courtney Ann Godbey

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†† † Trace Goldsmith † Sarah Martin Hernandez Adam Thompson † † Kristen Lynn Graves Cameron Glen McDonald Brett Pontzius Jonathan Lucas Tungate † † James William Harrigan Craig McGhee Jacob L. Rider † † Celine G. Wardrop † Joshua Kendell Hemingway Austin Jeffrey Minks † Ken Kim Ryumae Danielle N. Watkins † Kevin Charles Hester † † Jacob Michael Minshall Jose Arnaldo Salazar Useche Austin Gregory Wolfe † Jacob Henry Hiltenbeitel † Timothy Joseph Munson James Schindler † † Shawn C. Huesman, Jr. † Prekshya Nepal † † Karen Michelle Seidler UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE † Brennan Lee Johnson Max Ralf Neumann Ahmed Shamsan Tyler Joseph Benjamin †† † Matthew Kenton Johnson † Zachary Lee Newman Eve Marguerite Shepherd Ryan Clifton Angela Kozel † † Katherine Rosalie Ismail Sidiya Madison Nicole Goodwin Ellery Kaitlyn Kring Nightingale Gavin Dale Siekman Matthew Kenton Johnson † Anjal Lawaju Ashtin N. Odoy † Jared Marshall Slavey Vanessa G. Leahr John Addison Laycock † Smit Kalpeshkumar Patel †† † Roy Kane Smith Cameron Glen McDonald † McKenzie Renee Ledonne † † Cody Michael Perdue †† † Olivia Lauryn Snowden Max Ralf Neumann † Zachary Lee Nicholas Austin Phelps † † Matheus Stracieri Wibe Olivia Lauryn Snowden † † John Anthony Lorenzo Arsenijs Poga Kaitlyn Marie Tabscott † Christopher Jacob Lovelace David Michael Pollard John Connor Tellep Ceasar Kaizari Lwaissa Victor Manuel Ponce † † Babita Thapa

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OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN OUTSTANDING OUTSTANDING SENIORS IN UNIVERSITY HONORS COMMUNICATION STUDIES COMMUNICATION RESEARCHER BUSINESS INFORMATION SCHOLARS Patricia Gullett Jeff Lawrey SYSTEMS: ACADEMIC University Honors Scholars Reagan Atchison complete 21 credit hours of OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN OUTSTANDING Bradley Deters interdisciplinary seminars ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION including an independent capstone BROADCASTING PRACTITIONER OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN project under the guidance of a Kelsey Logsdon Wayne Gates HEALTH INFORMATICS faculty mentor. Sydney Stamm Emily Adams OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN OUTSTANDING COMPUTER David Dodge HEALTH COMMUNICATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OUTSTANDING STUDENT IN Cody Perdue Caitlyn Benton STUDENT MASTER OF SCIENCE, BUSINESS Rachel Smith Olivia Snowden INFORMATICS Olivia Snowden OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN Selvakumaar Subramani JOURNALISM OUTSTANDING COMPUTER Damodaran LAMBDA PI ETA Rachel Smith SCIENCE STUDENT is a national communication Celine Wardrop OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE honor society of the National OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN MASTER OF SCIENCE, BUSINESS Communication Association MEDIA INFORMATICS OUTSTANDING DATA SCIENCE INFORMATICS PROGRAM Bianca Calipo Hay Douglas STUDENT Jessica Dudi Janae Cofield Prekshya Nepal Patricia Gullett OUTSTANDING SENIOR IN OUTSTANDING STUDENT IN Kelsey Logsdon PUBLIC RELATIONS OUTSTANDING COMPUTER MASTER OF SCIENCE, HEALTH Michael West Katelyn Fulmer INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFORMATICS GRADUATE STUDENT Garick Hill OUTSTANDING GRADUATE Tammy Riley STUDENT IN COMMUNICATION OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE Maxwell Edwards OUTSTANDING COMPUTER MASTER OF SCIENCE, HEALTH SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENT INFORMATICS PROGRAM COMMUNICATION TOP Alexander Walker Matthew Bone SCHOLARS Emily Adams Sara Braden

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FORTY-NINTH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL CHARGE TO GRADUATES John Farrar Ashish K. Vaidya President, NKU Faculty Senate President, Northern Kentucky University Grand Marshal CONFERRING OF DEGREES NATIONAL ANTHEM Ashish K. Vaidya Francis Scott Key PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES IN Students in the School of the Arts THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Dale Stephenson WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS Dean, College of Health and Human Services Ande Durojaiye Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for ALMA MATER Academic Affairs Original lyrics and melody Charles Wiley rev. Carolyn Hagner/harm. Kurt Sander RECOGNITION OF FACULTY AND STAFF Ande Durojaiye Students in the School of the Arts

ADDRESS CLOSING REMARKS Normand Desmarais Ande Durojaiye Vice Chair, Northern Kentucky University Board of Regents RECESSIONAL

INTRODUCTION OF STUDENT SPEAKER Lauren Goodwin ‘21 President, NKU Student Government Association

Amanda Woll ‘21 Student Representative, College of Health and Human Services

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COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER STUDENT COMMENCEMENT NORMAND SPEAKER DESMARAIS Vice Chair, Northern Kentucky AMANDA WOLL University Board of Regents College of Health and Human Services

Norm Desmarais currently serves as Founding Partner of TiER1 Performance Amanda Woll (Mandy to her friends, colleagues, and professors) is Solutions as well as CEO of ENTREP, an organization dedicated to assisting graduating cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in athletic training. She has entrepreneurs. Since 1989, Mr. Desmarais has founded several high-tech been an active member of the Activities Programming Board for all of her companies serving industries including entertainment, Fortune 500, four years at NKU, serving in multiple executive board positions including government agencies, Department of Defense, and health care. 2020 homecoming director and most recently executive director/president. Starting with a single office in Covington, KY, TiER1 has grown to over 300 Mandy has served as a College of Health and Human Services ambassador, employees in 9 cities, has been recognized for fourteen straight years on a Norse Violence Prevention Center ambassador and Athletic Training Club Inc. Magazine’s fastest growing private companies in the U.S.; named Inc. president. Mandy has also volunteered on the Medical Team for the Flying Magazine’s Top 50 Best Workplaces in the U.S. for 2017-2018; Cincinnati’s Pig Marathon in Cincinnati and as a student athletic trainer for summer Best Places to Work from 2010–2019 and received the U.S. Chamber of camps sponsored by NKU Athletics. Commerce Blue Ribbon Award for 2007 and 2008. Mr. Desmarais was also the 2007 SBA Kentucky Small Business Person of the Year. Throughout all of her involvement on campus, she has maintained an outstanding GPA, receiving Dean’s List and Presidential Honors almost every Mr. Desmarais currently serves on the Northern Kentucky University Board semester during her time at NKU. She also completed 900+ clinical hours of Regents and TriEd Board. Previous volunteer efforts included Kentucky’s with athletic trainers throughout her program. After graduation, Mandy Commission for Small Business Advocacy, Gateway Community and will sit for her Board of Certification exam, with plans to be a high school or Technical College Foundation Board, United Way’s 211 Advisory Board, college athletic trainer. She also looks forward to more time with her family, Covington’s Bicentennial Committee, NKY Ezone and many more. friends, and her dog Max. Mr. Desmarais holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Fitchburg State University and an MBA from Western New England University.

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DOCTORAL CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES IN THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE

MERCY EWO ABUNAW STEPHANIE JACOBS WILLIAM EDWARD PLOTTS JENNIFER LEE PRIEST WISEMAN Evaluating the Effectiveness Reduction of Rehospitalizations An Evaluation of an External Stress Political and Professional Advocacy: of the Doximity Application in in Home Health Utilizing Seven Rating Tool for Bedside Nurses A Grassroots Quality Improvement Improving Provider Collaboration Touches in Seven Days Brenda A. Conklin, MHA, MSN, RN; Project and Outcomes for Patients with Missy Stober, DNP, RN, NEA-BC; Karen O’Connell, Pd.D., RN, CEN, Donna Fiaschette, DNAP, APRN, Depression in a Nursing Home Karen O’Connell, Pd.D., RN, CEN, NEA-BC CRNA; Setting NEA-BC Karen O’Connell, Pd.D., RN, CEN, Sheila Lambi-Oben, DNP, FNP-C, HELENA POWELL NEA-BC MPH; JACKLYNN ANN LESNIAK Strategies to Reduce Loss to Follow- Kevin Brunacini, DNP, APRN Improved Outcomes for up Rates in Veterans Post Radiation JESSICA WOLFF Hospitalized Older Adults Utilizing Treatment: A Quality Improvement Nurse Leader Rounding: A ANONA NICOLE ARCHER a Person-Centered Care Approach Project Framework to Improve the Patient 24/7 Nurse and Nurse Practitioner to Prevent Functional Decline and Mary McCabe, DNP, CNS, RN; Experience Coverage Impact on Stroke Patient Delirium Kevin Brunacini, DNP, APRN Adonica Hall, DNP, RN, CNOR; Outcomes in a Non-Academic Michelle Simpson, Pd.D., RN; Karen O’Connell, Pd.D., RN, CEN, Center Amanda Curtsinger EMILY MARIE SELCH NEA-BC Curtis Given, MD; Adolescent Confidence, Ruth Cangialosi, DNP, MSN, RN-BC CINDY LOUISE LEWIS Participation and Compliance with Ensuring Delayed is Not Denied: Medical Care: Effects of Targeted CALLIE ELIZABETH BEUKE APN Coordination of Surgical Education Implementation of a Dedicated Candidature for Total Joint Missy Stober, DNP, RN; Education Unit: A Quality Replacements Denise Robinson, Pd.D., RN, APRN Improvement Project Carol Payton, DNP, RN; Olivia Urlage, DNP, MBA, RN; Denise Robinson, Pd.D., RN, APRN RHONDA ANDREWS STEWART Lisa Long, Pd.D., RN Supporting Perioperative Nurse DAWNETTA CAROL MARCUM Interns Through Mentorship: A Pilot ELIZABETH ANN DELANEY Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Study Embracing Mindfulness to Develop Disease and Readmissions: Julie Hudson, DNP, RN, CNOR; Resiliency in Children Impacted by Patients, Protocol, and Outcomes Denise Robinson, Pd.D., RN, APRN Family Incarceration Tauna Fleming Gulley, Pd.D., RN, Nicole Pennington, DNP, RM; FNP; KIMBERLY WHITE Kevin Brunacini, DNP, APRN Lisa Long, Pd.D., RN The Effect of Primary Care Diabetes Education on HgA1C and Lipid CALLIE RUTH GOLLIHUE KRYSTLE MAYNARD Levels Integration of Learning Styles into Examining Nurses’ Perceptions on Katherine Rogers; the Practice Environment a Workload Acuity Tool and Its Effect Denise Robinson, Pd.D., RN, APRN Laura Canter, MPsych, Ed.D.; on Nursing Job Satisfaction Lisa Long, Pd.D., RN Tricia Kellenbarger, MSN, CNS; Kevin Brunacini, DNP, APRN

2021 MAY COMMENCEMENT // 25 COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GRADUATE CANDIDATE DEGREES

MASTER OF ARTS IN SCHOOL Anastasia Ekaterini Calas Sharon D. Ingrum Lindsey Gabrielle Redd COUNSELING Deonna Ann Campbell Camie Lynn Jacobs Cortney Lynn Rife Nicolette Paige Bush Leslie Dianne Canicatti Charity Johnston Heather Rigney Carley Layne Elder Reneille Capanas Elizabeth Rose Jungkunz Sheila Renee Rodriguez Kelcy Marie Carlson Theresa Elaine Spencer Kayla Ann Roller MASTER OF SCIENCE IN Shawnda Renee Carter Karcher Christina Rosenberger CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH Shari Lynne Casey Breanna Marie Kartes Hannah Brooke Sandberg COUNSELING Jared Caudill Judith Flore Tongang Kelly Lisa Ann Schowalter Jessica Lynn Knaley Siew Yeng Chai Kaitlin Rosemary Kenney Gabriella Schultz Cailin Louise McKinney Kayla D. Chapman Molly Elizabeth Kirk Daniel Patrick Selter Alexandra Rauf Lady Crockett Teena Ann Kissee Christina Sexton David Scott Croston Brent Allen Kleier Gina R. Sharp MASTER OF SCIENCE IN Kaitlyn Curry Anthony J. Koch Rahma Sahal Sheikh-Dahir EXERCISE SCIENCE Kelsey Curry McKenzie Elizabeth Rinkoo Sidhu Courtney Marie Burns Lauren Curry Kunnecke Joey Alexander Simri Anthony Couch Savannah Nicole Davis Chelsea Marie Lange Erika Marie Skinner Jennah Elizabeth Flairty Molly Rebecca Dohner Jessica Smiley Lapp Rebecca Marie Smart Katherine Adele Jones Crystal Lynn Downhour Ingrid Elizabeth LaRrett Kayla Marie Smith Gualterio Nolan Tabitha Drane Jaime Danielle LeComte Michelle R. Smith Rebecca Scheper Eric James Duty Madeline Lewis Whitney Shoulta Sowell Melissa A. Dye Makayla Dianne Little Kylie Renea Sparks MASTER OF SCIENCE IN Sophia Grace Dye Norah Lunga Samantha Jo Sparks HEALTH SCIENCE Molly Winter Elam Youssef Makki Stacy Lynn Spencer Laura Ann Boettcher Caitlyn Schlie Fannin Mary S. Mann Kneisha Lovett Stapleton Samantha Grace Bell Borer Taylor Leigh Filback Erica May Alivia Raye Parker Kelly Renae Fedder Hannah Grace Fizer Nichole Allene McCoy Ashley Stewart Karen Hoskins Aminata Fofanah Gregory L. McFall Sarah Frances Sumila Grace Ellen Miller John Forbes Robin Janayle McKiddy Andrea Deshawn Tackett Jessica Marie Pomfrey Samantha Jo Fritch John Thomas Merrill, Jr. Nicolas Thomas Sarah Elizabeth Robinson Erin Lane Fulkerson Corie Lynn Miles Elizabeth Ann Thompson Pamela Gale Gardner Scott Michael Miller Leslie Anne Thompson MASTER OF SCIENCE IN Madolin Elizabeth Garl Josh Minjarez Megan Toomer NURSING Grace Leona Geiman Stephen Michael Maria Truss Heather Caldwell Adams Kayleigh Ann Geiser Montgomery, Jr. Lia Therese Vilardo Jasmine Elizabeth Adams Danielle Kayla Ginter Amber Michelle Moore Christen Nicole Wahl Jackie Gail Adington Courtney Glenn Ashli Niccolette Moore Brittney Lean Ward Innocent Akwa Barrett Langbridge Green Tyneah Morris Hillary Jean Watson Natalie Morgan Anderson Jason Guevara Naomi Mputu Joanne Wethington Christina Louise Arnett Patricia Ann Haas Annabelle Mary Mulligan Alicia Marie Wheatley Tia Raven Arnold Alyssa Caitlin Hale Kristin Louise Mulloney Erin Marie Whitehouse Ben Barnett Jessica Hall Anitra Marie Niece Tiffany Lynn Whitson Robert David Barnett Lisa Marie Hall Elizabeth Ann Nierlich Lora Kendal Whitt Christina Barone Amy Nicole Hancock Matthew Noll Ashley Elisabeth Wiggers Allena Lynn Barrett Barbara Jaclyn Hardyman Jennifer O’Bannon Allie Kathlean Williams Ryan Bernas Angela Marie Haroldson Na’Sha Onuoha Bethany Nicole Williams Rebecca Jane Beverly Kelly Marie Harris Michael Sterling Orton Denyelle Willis Rita Ndongkou Biedenharn Terry Neal Harrod, Jr. Tracy Lynn Owens Caitlin Wilschevick Mackenzie Taylor Bishop Emily Nicole Helsley Morgan Andrea Pennekamp Danielle Nicole Wolfe Dona Jean Blankenship Meryl Anne Hemmerle Elma Lynn Perez Ashley Michele Wolfer Meghan Lyn Blum Kayla Alexandria Henry Amy Pinsen Roosevelt Hezekiah Angela Marie Brandt Jenna Marie Hoeh Madeline Jane Pippin Wortham-Florence Elizabeth Paige Bridges Gregory Victor Holben Latisha Ann Popplewell Jolynn Marie Young Rebecca S. Bruner Stacey Lynn Holder Carla Yvette Pottmeyer Kristin Leigh Zenz Sarah Brungs Dominique Lacarla Holmes Beth Ann Pruitt Allyssa Buchanan Andrea J. Holt Jennifer Ayn Pruitt MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK Danielle Nicole Bular Jayme Brooke Holt Yuning Qiao Sarah Carloynn Adams Haley Burgi Jody Howard Nicole Sue Rasche Tala Wajdi Al-Masri Kiley Lane Buring Crystal Howlett Haley Lynn Rascoe Gail Lynn Bacis Rachel M. Byrd Tamara Lynn Hull Michelle Wissman Read Lindsey Koch

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Timothy Michael Beagle Kristin Lynn Johnson Arleene Kay Salyer-Oliver Leigh Ann Gebhardt Emily Renee Bowen Whitney Michelle Johnson Justin Michael Sanford Stacy W. Gilkey Victoria Lee Brackett Sarah Lynn Johnston Alban Schneider Ashley Gould Johanna Elizabeth Bryant Hannah Marie Kandrack Miranda Carol Seta Michelle M. Gove Brooke Buckler Jamin Andrew Kennedy Savannah Taylor Shiveley Hannah Gronotte Isabel Anna Childs Roxana Shohreh Kennedy Brittany Lace Smith Stephanie Jacobs Kieran Eileen Conway William James Kirschner Natalie Paola Soto Leslie Suzanne Jones Tarin Jade Cook Stephanie Paige Kisling Cara Alexis Sumner Glenda Denise Kebortz Asha Nailah Cornett Katelyn Leighanne Kuntz Michaela Marie Terry Lori Lee Kisting Morgan Juanita Lynn Couch Clare Maria Lees Samantha Michelle Van Dyke Jacqueline Suzanne Klee Amanda Marie Daugherty Jenna Leisure Jessica Mary-Thelma Vogel Tracy Christine Meyers Rebecca Ann Davis Chasitee Dannay Little Casey Martina Whitaker Philomina Toni Elizabeth Alice Dubovsky Alexandra Lubans-Jones Shannon Marie Wilson Michelle Rena Nichols Laura Ann Ferrarelli Keely Lyons Lisa A. O’Shaughnessy Samantha Fitzpatrick Tina May Malone GRADUATE CERTIFICATE Turnure Lindsay Jo Fowler Sarah Elizabeth Martin Bridget Anakwe Lilian Oguh Taylor Graham Kirsten Matala Alison Bailey Bernice Boatemaa Ohene Alondra Griffith Donald Lawrence McGlothin Chriscia Bane Jessica N. Oranika Kathryn Elizabeth Grinstead Marcus Jamal McNeil Renee Noel Bauer Krishona Latrice Poignard Natosha Habig Rachael Elizabeth Miller Melanie Belle-Wells Mary Elizabeth Rollins Jasmine Harris Mackenzi Minton Sandra Lynn Breeding Jessica Marie Scheller Karis Kimberly Hawkins Angela Marie Parsons Lindsey Whitaker Brown Ericka L. Sunnerville Deanna Kay Hengge Valentine Peterson Teresa M. Browning Pollyanna Cimbaljevich Leigh Ann Hoskins Brett P. Phillips Angela Campbell Vujovic Anna Huff Bridgitte Lynn Price Jennifer Lynne Datta Monshare V. Hughes Sarah Lynn Reynolds Janelle Elaine Fitzgerald- Tara Ashley Irvin Norma Erika Taylor Salter Kratzenberg

COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES UNDERGRADUATE CANDIDATE DEGREES

BACHELOR OF ARTS †† † Caylee Elizabeth Duncan †† † Laura Marie Meer Ryelle Calvin Paul Troy Wilson Caseltine † Jessie Lee Edward † † Breanna Kay Merriweather Valenzuela Ulanday Kevin Donald Graham Devin Corine Elder Alexis Mae Meyer † Victoria Catherine Van Pelt William Charles Lytle Mia Ricole Englemon Cole Miller † Macee Elizabeth Vaske Jonah Paul Smith † Erin Nicole Fornwald Tisha Mills † Emma Kathryn Von Lehman Alyson Rayann Fox † Juliette Leigh Neblett David Walzer BACHELOR OF SCIENCE †† † Chloe Anne Gastright † Frank Opoku †† † Christina Kelly Webster Kwame Barffour Asare Breanna Rose Gibbs Macie Elizabeth Orth Rebecca Ann Weiss †† † Alayna E. Baca Ashlie Nicole Hamilton † † Emma Faye Owen † Terra Renee Werring †† † Jaylah Alexsaundra Bailey † † Leah Jettner Hannah † Brianna Belle Pack Hailey Brooke Whitmer †† † Hollie Ann Bauer Rachel L. Hartig Judelyne Paul †† † Trysta Kaelyn Whitson † † Jennifer Lynne Bell †† † Heather Ann Hodge † Ryan Purnell † Amanda N. Woll †† † Nichole Catherine Bezold † † Michael Joseph Hoffman Robert Record † Shania Marie Young Tristan Alan Brown Alyssa Faye Horstman † † Katie Jo Reis Taylor A. Brumley Samantha Howard Bethany Morgan Sargent BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN † † Haley Marie Canup Corbin Turner Hughes †† † Jennifer Schaeffer NURSING Sydney Jo Carrington † Lauren Ashley Jernigan † † Olivia Claire Schalk †† † Glenda B. Adams † Morgan Ann Chaney † † Peyton Michelle Jones † † Paige Alexus Schank Ana De Jesus Alza Rodriguez † Alexander Claspill † Arneisha Jordan † Alexandria Rae Schneider † Ifeoluwa Courage Babarinde McKenzie Collins † † Stacy Marie Kaiser Connor Schojbert † Rachel Skylar Barrie Kendall Elaine Conley Stephanie Loriene Klein †† † Lynne Seiler † Ashley Jean Begley † Isabella Marie Cooney Luke Charles LaFrange Brooke Faith Sepate † Cara Susan Beusterien Kahla Marie Cornett † Brenna Katherine Laytart † Karis Shiveley † Brittany Rose Bezold Alaysia Nicole Culbertson Bethany Joy Lemming † † Chandler Renee Singley † Claire Elizabeth Blackwell Logan Patrick Curington Courtney Michelle Lind Alexis Lyn Stephens † † Trina M Blue Brittany Marie Dee † Diana Lungu † Hailey Nichole Stinnett † Janie Bratcher Kauleen Nicole Dee † Erin Nicole Maines Lindsay Marie Swindling † Jenna Brewer Alyssandra Defiglio †† † Alicia Ann McCarty † Paige Caristo Tefiku † † Brenna Colleen Burton † Kelsey Marie Dubuc † Sydney Taylor McClurg † † Ashton Elizabeth Terrill † † Sharon Kay Butcher † Chelsa Jane Dumford † † Tracy Boiko McIntosh †† † Braden Callen Cheesman

2021 MAY COMMENCEMENT // 27 COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES UNDERGRADUATE CANDIDATE DEGREES CONTINUED

† Rebecca Marie Cline Brooke Katja Kavesh †† † Emily Morgan Strzelewicz Maria Leeann Flowers †† † Megan Ashley Cookendorfer † Kayla Marie King † † Amanda Mae Swinney †† † Ida Darlene Froehle † † Tamara Desiree Corbin † Katelyn Kimberly Mae Kirby † † Shanice Lynnette Trotter † Jun Rainer Fularz Jackie Cox † Claire Elizabeth Kohler Devi M. Upreti † Madison Brooke Hannah †† † Brenna Marie Cummings †† † Ashley Marie Koller † † Zachery Robert Volk Sydney Belle Hardin † † Rebecca Rosalie Cuti † Dylan Kyle Kramer Jennifer Weghorn Yasmeen S. Harrison Kathryn Boyd Doss † Morgan Emily Liter † † Lauren Mary Wehner †† † Ashley Marie Helton † † Tyler Janelle Duran Niki Luken †† † Mallory Elizabeth Werner Ally Marie Hendrickson † Olga Ann Edwards Meghan Alice Lynch †† † Pamela S. Wilder † Andrea Teresa Holt †† † Ria Ekinovic † Drake Main Franklin Wilkerson Kathryn Grace Hoover † † Cindi Lyn Epperson † † Haley Morray Maines †† † Jimmy Williams † † Kailey Jean Ivins †† † Elizabeth Marie Farrar † † Nicole Martinek †† † Tad K. Williams †† † Erin Lae Jennings Alexandra Hayle Fowee Haley Rae Martini †† † Brooklyn Wilson † Bathsheba C. Johnson † Helena Laura Frisch † Caroline Michele McGhee Melea Susanna Yaslovitz Tyler King Margaret Cooney Gallenstein †† † Amberly Sue Mcroberts Korie Ashton Yates † † Gabrielle Leah Lawson †† † Taylor Aaron Gibson † † Amber L. Meinzer † † Belen Astrid Zamudio † Alexandra Paige Maberry Angela Lee Goins † † Lilliann Frances Ruth Morales Aguirre Samantha Alexis Myers Leigh Ann Grubb † Courtney Elizabeth Oldfield † Hannah Elizabeth Poindexter † † Jamie Luann Gunning †† † Kelsey Erin Pennington BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK Zakayla Lanay Riley Katlan Ethel Hall Ashley Polley Jessica Nia Alexander † † Brianna Evelisse Sanchez † † Larry Jerome Hatton Michael Aaron Popper II † McKenna Anderson † † Isabel Rose Schmitt † † Lexanne Rae Hawke Rhiannon Noel Rasnick †† † Cynthia Auer † Alyssa P. Sipple Carey Marie Heekin †† † Rachel Marie Rehkamp Thelisia Marie Beasley-Guin † Brianna Marie Smith † Alexandra Ariel Hernandez † Toryee Lynn-Rae Renfrow Mykaela Nicole Bevins Xavier Sullivan † Sally Rebecca Hoffman †† † Nathan Bailey Rice † Sierra Latrice Lanora Buckner † † Hannah Lynnlee Swegman † Deanndra Holloway † Jennifer Robbins † Suzanne Lynn Buerkett † Hannah Louise Troll †† † Macy Ann Jefferson †† † Mary Jo Rowlett Katelyn Comer † † Alexus S. Twehues Youhong Linda Jeoung † Phoebe Rae Salyers † † Miranda Gene Cox † Autumn M. Von Handorf †† † Mikayla Ann Johnson † Megan Marie Schalk Mackenzie Beth Craig †† † Tracy L. Ware † Samantha Lin Jones † Kelly Lynn Smith †† † Joseph Nathaniel Dennis Kaelin Anne Welch Erica Kalb-Schmidt † Kendra Marie Spencer † Kennedy Mone’ Drayton Audrey Lynn Willman †† † Brooke Renae Lynn Kallner † † Tameika St. Thomas † Rebecca Jean Eckstein † † Lauren Wright

COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AWARDS AND HONOR SOCIETIES

RADIOLOGIC SCIENCE RESPIRATORY CARE OUTSTANDING STUDENT FOR LAMBDA NU PROGRAM AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP AWARD PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND National Honors Society of CLINICAL EXCELLENCE Brenna Laytart HEALTH Radiologic and Imaging Sciences Laura Meer Troy Wilson Caseltine Nicole Bezold RESPIRATORY CARE Laura Meer JIM WOODS R.T. (R) AWARD OUTSTANDING CLINICAL UNIVERSITY HONORS FOR OUTSTANDING STUDENT PERFORMANCE REWARD SCHOLARS PHI ALPHA HONOR SOCIETY TECHNOLOGIST Ashlie Hamilton University Honors Scholars National Honor Society for social Nichole Bezold complete 21 credit hours of work students EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMIC interdisciplinary seminars Suzanne Buerkett RADIOLOGIC SCIENCE AWARD SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS including an independent capstone Mackenzie Craig FOR ACADEMIC DISTINCTION Chelsea Dresner project under the guidance of a Maria Flowers Laura Meer Jerred McCarty faculty mentor. Brianna Sanchez Shania Young Brianna Smith RADIOLOGIC SCIENCE OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP Hannah Troll OUTSTANDING CLINICAL AND SERVICE IN NURSE LAMBDA BETA SOCIETY Audrey Willman PERFORMANCE ANESTHESIA National Honor Society for the Alyssandra DeFiglio Chelsea Dresner Profession of Respiratory Care SIGMA THETA TAU Benjamin Fullwood International Honor Society of RESPIRATORY CARE AWARD ATHLETIC TRAINING PROGRAM Brenna Laytart Nursing FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE OUTSTANDING STUDENT Frank Opoku Jenna Brewer Frank Opoku AWARD Samantha Jones Amanda Woll Haley Maines Phoebe Salyers Emily Strzelewicz

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REGENTS AWARD UNIVERSITY SERVICE AWARD Taylor Hurley Faith Howard The Regents Award is given to a senior student who has The University Service Award is given to a senior student demonstrated professionalism and leadership within who has provided outstanding service to the University the university community and who has an emphasis on through: (1) student involvement in such areas as continuation of studies at the graduate level. A minimum sports, fraternity/sorority affiliations, intramurals, student grade-point average of 3.3 is required. The student government, student organizations, the Northerner, may show evidence of the intent to pursue further etc.; (2) student involvement in civic organizations or educational opportunities. This award will be presented agencies such as Easter Seals, Redwood School, Boys upon completion of degree requirements. This award and Girls Club, YMCA, Boy and Girl Scouts, Welcome is sponsored by the Northern Kentucky University Board of Regents. This year’s House, etc.; and (3) academic achievement such as student publications, student recipient is Taylor Hurley, double major in psychology and theatre/dance. presentations, grade-point average, etc. While a minimum grade-point average of 3.00 is required, the individual’s academic record should be given equal weight with student involvement in both university and community activities. This PAUL J. SIPES AWARD award will be presented upon completion of degree requirements. This award is Luke Kues sponsored by the Northern Kentucky University Alumni Association. This year’s The Paul J. Sipes Award is presented to an outstanding recipient is Faith Howard, political sciences major. senior student who displays (through documentation provided by the nominator and nominee) the personal qualities of honesty, character and industry and who has NKU FOUNDATION STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD actively participated in community affairs. The person Lauren Goodwin will also be strong academically and, although a specific The NKU Foundation Student Leadership Award is given grade-point average is not required, the individual’s to a student leader who has provided outstanding academic record should be given equal weight along service to the University through student government with the listed personal qualities and community involvement. This award will be or another significant student leadership role. Although presented upon completion of degree requirements. This award is sponsored by a specific grade-point average is not required, the the Northern Kentucky University Alumni Association. This year’s recipient is Luke individual should be strong academically, as their Kues, double major in biological sciences and psychology. academic record will be considered. Sponsored by the NKU Foundation, this award was created to honor Cliff Borland, John Brooking and Henry “Bud” Pogue for their leadership roles in EXCELSIOR AWARD creating the Foundation and for their many years of service to the Foundation and Barbie Watkins the University. This year’s recipient is Lauren Goodwin, criminal justice major and The Excelsior Award is presented to an outstanding senior double minor in pre-law and organizational leadership. student who has overcome great obstacles to achieve his/ her academic pursuits. These obstacles may be physical, emotional, financial, age-related, etc. A minimum PRESIDENT’S AWARD grade-point average of 3.0 is required. This award will be Felipe Hidalgo presented upon completion of degree requirements. This The President’s Award is given to a senior student who award is sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs. This has greatly contributed to the development of a strong year’s recipient is Barbie Watkins, chemistry major. sense of community at Northern Kentucky University through special efforts to break down barriers of discrimination, increase international awareness, further FACULTY SENATE AWARD interaction between traditional and non-traditional Natalie Adriano students, promote diversity, or improve handicap access The Faculty Senate Award is given to a senior student and awareness. A minimum grade-point average of 2.5 who has demonstrated exceptional skills and productivity is required. The award will be presented upon completion of degree requirements. in an independent study project. An independent study This award is sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Students. This year’s recipient project is defined as a faculty-supervised research or is Felipe Hidalgo, global supply chain management major. scholarly work which has as its goal the publication, presentation and/or exhibition of results. The project should be conducted outside of a formal classroom and last at least one semester, preferably longer. This award will be presented upon completion of degree requirements. This award is sponsored by the Faculty Senate. This year’s recipient is Natalie Adriano, chemistry major.

2021 MAY COMMENCEMENT // 29 OTHER AWARDS

OFFICE OF STUDENT LATINO PROGRAMS AND OFFICE OF AFRICAN OFFICE OF LGBTQ ENGAGEMENT SERVICES AMERICAN STUDENT PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES (AASI) SERVICES SENIOR LEADERS OF THE YEAR LATINO STUDENT Jessica Archer OF THE YEAR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENT FRIENDS OF THE OFFICE OF Josh Kelly Andrea Moreno-Garza INITIATIVES (AASI) BLAZING LGBTQ PROGRAMS AND STAR AWARD SERVICES AWARD NORSE LEGACY AWARDS Sierra Blair Kaetlyn Dyer Kate Goller Isabel Walker Allison Weihe AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENT INITIATIVES (AASI) AMBASSADOR AWARD Briana Payne

30 // NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ACHIEVER’S SCHOLARSHIP GOVERNOR’S SCHOLARS KENTUCKY GOVERNOR’S PROJECT GRADUATE Devan Baker Meryl Anne Hemmerle SCHOLARSHIP Theresa Deck Michelle Elizabeth Henderson Samantha Marie Reynolds Meryl Anne Hemmerle Carley Layne Elder Katelyn Leighanne Kuntz Macy Wright Latisha Ann Popplewell Ava Lawson KYLE GIBSON SCHOLARSHIP Jenna Leisure HAILE/US BANK COLLEGE Daniel Dempsey CHARLES W. RATLIFF Danielle Ashley Ott OF BUSINESS GRADUATE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Olivia Sand SCHOLARSHIP LEON BOOTHE STUDY ABROAD Jeremy Daugherty Michaela Marie Terry Susan Marie Keuper SCHOLARSHIP Tori Lynn McCrory Daniel James Ginn R. C. DURR ENDOWED NKU ALUMNI FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP INTERNATIONAL MERIT MICHAEL FRANCIS ZALLA Lindsey Barriger Lindsey Barriger SCHOLARSHIP MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Anthony Couch Daniel Dempsey Selvakumaar Subramani Danielle Ashley Ott Victoria Vogelgesang Damodaran SADIE BROWN ENDOWED MPA DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP BEYOND THE CLASSROOM INTERNATIONAL STUDY Dieshia Myers Lindsey Barriger STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Daniel James Ginn Nicolette Paige Bush NANCY JANES BOOTHE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Tia Raven Parks Stacey Nicole Buus SCHOLARSHIP Natosha Habig Taylor Jo Wolfe Daniel James Ginn Daniel Dempsey Meryl Anne Hemmerle SHELDON & FERN STORER CCSA NKU SCHOLARSHIP Danielle Ashley Ott NKU EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP HONORS SCHOLARSHIP Daniel James Ginn Tia Raven Parks Gail Lynn Bacis Kasey Burton Sydney Renner Kiley Lane Buring Danielle Ashley Ott CHEERLEADING SCHOLARSHIP Andrea Shiverdecker Kasey Burton Sydney Renner Taylor Graham Taylor Jo Wolfe Nicole Cobb Loranna Nicole Cox-Gilvin SPIRAL FESTIVAL COMMONWEALTH EXCELLENCE JAMES C. AND RACHEL Samir Delic SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP M. VOTRUBA ENDOWED Daniel James Ginn Rachael Elizabeth Miller Lindsey Barriger SCHOLARSHIP Valentine Peterson Brooke Buckler Nicolette Paige Bush Sydney Renner STAFF CONGRESS BOOK Makayla Little AWARD Natalie Paola Soto JANE M. DOTSON MEMORIAL NORTHERN DIFFERENCE Susan Marie Keuper SCHOLARSHIP Lindsey Barriger DEAN’S SCHOLARSHIP Lindsey Barriger Kasey Burton STUDY ABROAD FACULTY Kiley Lane Buring Morgan Juanita Lynn Couch LEAD SCHOLARSHIP Kasey Burton JANE MEIER ENDOWED Grace L. Geiman Corina Marie Fay Daniel Dempsey SCHOLARSHIP Daniel James Ginn Tia Raven Parks Sydney Renner Ava Lawson Jasmine Harris Dieshia Myers STUDY ABROAD FEDERATED DEPARTMENT JRG SCHOLARSHIP DEPARTMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP STORES FOUNDATION Devan Baker NORTHERN KENTUCKY Taylor Jo Wolfe DIVERSITY ENDOWED RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION/ SCHOLARSHIP KAY CRIST ENDOWED BERNSTEIN ENDOWED TOM AND FRAN ZANIELLO Tia Raven Parks SCHOLARSHIP IN NURSING SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Tia Raven Parks Samir Delic Sydney Renner GATEWAY 2 NKU AWARD Leigh Ann Hoskins KCTCS SCHOLARSHIP PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP TRANSFER AWARD Hannah Marie Kandrack Leigh Ann Hoskins Tia Raven Parks Robin Brice Tina May Malone Hannah Marie Kandrack Lauren Stewart Taylor Jo Wolfe Rachael Elizabeth Miller Amanda Rae Newman Alexander Walker

2021 MAY COMMENCEMENT // 31 GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS CONTINUED

VICKI LOUISE TEAL MEMORIAL WESTERN & SOUTHERN LIFE WOMEN’S GOLF SCHOLARSHIP WOMENS SOFTBALL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP NURSING SCHOLARSHIP Macy Wright SCHOLARSHIP Grace L. Geiman Grace L. Geiman Ava Lawson Joanne Wethington

UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

A.D. ALBRIGHT HONORS Alyssa Faye Horstman NKU ALUMNI FAMILY CHRISTIAN MICHAEL THOMAS SCHOLARSHIP Samantha Paige Howard SCHOLARSHIP MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP John Addison Laycock Kailey Jean Ivins Justin Groeschen Nathaniel Scott Bailey Abdiasis Jama Lionnelle Mashini Celine G. Wardrop ACHIEVER’S SCHOLARSHIP Brittany Lenea Jolly Jose Arnaldo Salazar Useche Bailey Elizabeth Adair Aniya Lynnette Jones Ismail Sidiya CINSAM SCHOLARSHIP Roberto Amazendes Hailey Lynnette Keeney Jalen Deion Amos Alayna E. Baca Jonah Robert Keyser AMELIA SIMPSON Bailey Elaine Hardy Taylor Nicole Baioni Megan Elizabeth Knudten SCHOLARSHIP Symantha Danielle Caperton Saul Crisostamo Barriga Claire Elizabeth Kohler Ifeoluwa Courage Babarinde Amila Coric Tyler Joseph Benjamin Ellery Kaitlyn Kring Abraham Delshad Cara Susan Beusterien Gabrielle Leah Lawson AMY LYNN CASSON MEMORIAL Jaeydah Nichele Edwards Brittany Rose Bezold Brenna Katherine Laytart SCHOLARSHIP Karly Egbers John Ryan Bishop Courtney Nicole Leighton Arissa Larie Peace Madisyn Makenzie Hayes Jacob Raymond Blatz Kevonna Kay Lewis Noah Nicholas Holtman Jeremy Austin Brock Taylor Rose Littrell MEN’S BASEBALL McKenzie Renee Ledonne Max Anthony Brummer Dylan Mitchell Lykins SCHOLARSHIP Mackenzie Ann Nelson Samantha Nichole Brummett Evan Patrick Lyons Gunnar Bryan Barnard Prekshya Nepal Lanora Sierra Latrice Buckner Katie Elizabeth Mitchell Griffin Doersching Max Ralf Neumann Kathryn Ashleigh Caudell Luke Patrick Moeves Bryson Lonsbury Sarah Madison Spigelmyer Jacob Todd Cliff Courtney Moore Jonathan Thomas McGee Jasmine Lily Trejo Aguilon Matthew Ryan Coffman Timothy Joseph Munson Jacob Max Pease Janey Katharine Vandegrift David Matthew Collins Samantha Carson Murrell Barbie Watkins Amanda L. Connell Samantha Alexis Myers BEYOND THE CLASSROOM Hannah Watton Olivia Madison Cooper Tanner Michael Neal STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP James Leroy Wilkins Kahla Marie Cornett Spencer John Pangallo Trevor Dylan Browning Ashley Nicole Davis Rhiannon Noel Rasnick Kelsey Marie Logsdon COLLEGE OF INFORMATICS Logan Douglas Delauder Robert Record EMB STUDY ABROAD Zachary Richard Deyhle Gabrielle Ann Richardson BILL AKER BASEBALL SCHOLARSHIP Zachary Dichtl Lauren Rigg SCHOLARSHIP Malik Ervin Cameron Maxwell Doan Zakayla Lanay Riley Griffin Doersching Jason Tyler Houston Griffin Doersching Isabella Crystal Roth Kelsey Marie Logsdon Kennedy Mone’ Drayton Veronica Peony Sanchez BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Caleb Daniel Nikolich Peter Duke Kylee Jo Schaadt ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP Jack Thomas Reynolds Erin Kathleen Edwards Ryan Samuel Schauberger Luis Fernando Montes Ria Ekinovic Trevor Dylan Sisomxuine COMMONWEALTH EXCELLENCE Alexis Marie Ellis Haley Kathleen Ann Smith CAROL’S PERIPATETIC SCHOLARSHIP Malik Ervin Kamryn Elise Spence ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP Jacob Patrick Adkins Michelle Elizabeth Farrell Nathan Ryan Thomas Ronald Paul-Joseph Burns Jared Ryan Barker Rebecca Ellen Fee Jenna Lynn Tracy Stephanie Ilene Saner Abigail Rose Bohman Alexandra Hayle Fowee Kenneth John Troyan Natalie Michelle Braun Josiane Claire Frazier Autumn M. Von Handorf CCSA NKU SCHOLARSHIP Trevor Dylan Browning Justin Fuller Lindsey Marie Watters Emily Rose Gabriella Locke Taylor A. Brumley Allison M. Gabert Alyssa Mariah Weber Bianca Santos Calipo Emily Brianna Gast Mollie Michelle Weber CHEERLEADING SCHOLARSHIP Symantha Danielle Caperton Kayela Ann Goeing Lauren Mary Wehner Taylor Marie Belongia Janae Cofield Katelyn Melissa Goller Terra Renee Werring Symantha Danielle Caperton Ian Louis Combs Mikaela A. Hall Blair Sylvester Wesley Emily Brianna Gast Amila Coric Natalie Louise Hamren Riley Sioux Wilson Dareyan Louise Lang Savannah Rain Corwin Erica Marie Hancock Bethany L. Zimmer Zachary Wayne Stone Garrett William Crider Pat Martin Hart Kendra Darby Natalie Annmarie Hohman Derek Michael Darwish Noah Nicholas Holtman Shayla Delamar

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Jordan Taylor Dimmitt CORBETT MUSIC AND THEATRE Jaylah Bailey DODD FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP Brittney Dobias SCHOLARSHIP Trayonna Denay Barnes IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Austin Conner Elkins Jamaiyla Cloud-Reed Saul Crisostamo Barriga James Leroy Wilkins Travis Brownfield Fletcher Noah Jacob Bermingham Christian Michael Giglio CORBETT INSTITUTIONAL Shiann D. Briscoe ERIC D. MEYER POETRY Elizabeth Ruby Glancy SCHOLARSHIP Sierra Latrice Lanora Buckner SCHOLARSHIP Breanna Dawn Heightchew Erin Renee Ballou Victor Manuel Cabezas Savannah J. Shepard Joshua Kendell Hemingway Jamaiyla Cloud-Reed Bianca Santos Calipo Jacob Henry Hiltenbeitel Madisyn Makenzie Hayes Andrew Isaiha Carpenter ETTA COWAN FAMILY Corinne Madeline Holmes Gita Annamarie Srinivasan Kathryn Ashleigh Caudell ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP Andrea T. Holt Erica A. Zapp Juliena Carol Chadwell Autumn M. Von Handorf Faith Elizabeth Howard Janae Cofield Cecily Nicole Hunt DATA SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP Olivia Madison Cooper EVA G. FARRIS INFORMATICS Jacob Ralph Kennedy Dylan Thomas Damico Shayla Delamar SCHOLARSHIP Emily Catherine King Elijah Robert Flerlage Cameron Maxwell Doan Kerri Elizabeth Austin Dylan Kyle Kramer Travis Brownfield Fletcher Kelsey Eden Donaldson Shayla Delamar Kayla Marie Lovett Madison Goodwin Kennedy Mone’ Drayton Cameron Maxwell Doan Drake Main Jaeydah Nichele Edwards Ethan M. Gil Sydney Taylor McClurg DAVID AND RUTH B. ILER Ria Ekinovic Justin Groeschen Mary Elizabeth Marce McNay ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP Mia Ricole Englemon Patricia Steele Gullett Laura Marie Meer Bailey Elaine Hardy Malik Ervin Natalie Louise Hamren Megan Lea Mixon Macy Ann Jefferson Justin Fuller Luke Jeffrey Jenkins Savannah Montgomery Ethan M. Gil Hunter Thomas Klump Andrea Cristina Moreno Garza DAVID L. HOLT MEMORIAL Sydney Belle Hardin Emma Marie Meyer Tara Elaine Niehaus SCHOLARSHIP Ashley Nicole Harney Katherine Rosalie Nightingale Caleb Daniel Nikolich Jazmyne Geist Alexandra Ariel Hernandez Briana Denise Payne Ryan Scott Ogden Aniya Lynnette Jones Cody Michael Perdue Ashley M. Ollberding ROY AND ELIZABETH DAWN Joshua Logan Kelly Cayla R. Petrowski Skyler Mckinzie Parsons MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Vanessa Geneva Leahr Hannah Grace Shao Shreyaben Kalpeshkumar Patel Kendra Darby Joseph Charles Linneman Nixiang Roberts Brandon Kellis Phelps Cydnee Iyanna Locke Brandon Michael Sandlin Arsenijs Poga DEAN’S SCHOLARSHIP John Anthony Lorenzo Jacob William Davis Shepherd Janise Ra’Nelle Price Jaylah Bailey Drake Main Michael Christopher West Zachary Anthony Sullivan Ramirez Bianca Santos Calipo Samuel B. McAlpin Toryee Lynn-Rae Renfrow Jaeydah Nichele Edwards Jace-Ma’Lik Jadarren McCall EVA G. FARRIS BUSINESS Alexander L. Reynolds Allison M. Gabert Marquis Dupree McClendon SCHOLARSHIP Cathern Marie Richardson Chloe Anne Gastright Alexis Mae Meyer Lionnelle Mashini Rachel Alexis Rigsby Lauren D. Goodwin Brianna Elizabeth Mullins Jacob William Davis Shepherd Makenzie Briann Ruff Miles Mayon Mikaela Louise Perez Brianna Evelisse Sanchez Laura Marie Meer Victor Manuel Ponce FACULTY SENATE Hannah Morgan Saylor Brandon Michael Sandlin Janise Ra’Nelle Price SCHOLARSHIP Maria Jane Seiter Alexander Eric Ribail Simon Shane Gores Mariem Soud DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARSHIP Zakayla Lanay Riley Jonah Daniel Perkins Meredith Frances Spencer SUPPORTED BY GIFTS FROM Brianna Evelisse Sanchez Alexis Lyn Stephens ALICE SPARKS, RON AND Veronica Peony Sanchez FIFTH THIRD BANK Mallory Grace Sykes SHERRIE NOEL, WILLIAM Zion Rose Sosa ENTREPRENEURSHIP Breanna Alicia Tanksley AND BETTY VERST, AND Kamryn Elise Spence INSTITUTE ENDOWED Ashton Elizabeth Terrill HUNTINGTON BANK Breanna Alicia Tanksley SCHOLARSHIP Allison Ivone Vesgas Anna Dressman Allison Ivone Vesgas Ashley M. Ollberding David Walzer Autumn M. Von Handorf Vivi Lee Vincent Jessica Ann Wert EASTERN KENTUCKY Jeremiah Antwone Weaver Lydia Rae Wolf ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP James Leroy Wilkins FINE ARTS SCHOLARSHIP - Matthew Wood Owen T. Williams Bethany L. Zimmer MUSIC Austin James Zalac Robert Elrod EDUCATIONAL DIVERSITY ELSA M. HEISEL SULE Shelby Flynn CONNIE AND FIRMIN WIDMER SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Julien Anthony Galyon ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP IN Jessica Nia Alexander Cameron Maxwell Doan Megan Elizabeth Knudten SOCIAL JUSTICE Roberto Amazendes Garrette Lee Koeninger Zakayla Lanay Riley Jalen Deion Amos ENID C. HENRY MEMORIAL Alexander Jee Ho Lapin Alexandra Marie Anderson SCHOLARSHIP Zion Rose Sosa Alayna E. Baca Phillip Neidhardt Oscar Thompson

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FINE ARTS SCHOLARSHIP - Savannah Martin WILLIAM H. GREAVES Justin Earle THEATRE Eggla Yamile Mason SCHOLARSHIP Nhu T. Ho Jackson Hall Hurt Tracy McIntosh Jalen Deion Amos Anjal Lawaju Emily May Kaeppner Ashley Salyers Gillian Lynn Boone Motaz Wajeeh Marashdeh Kali Marie Marsh Matthew Seth Emma Kate Dasenbrock-Gammon Lionnelle Mashini Molly Anne Payne Katherine Snyder Elijah Robert Flerlage Prekshya Nepal Rachel Alexis Rigsby Austin James Stevens Madisyn Makenzie Hayes Chi Linh Pham Makenzie Briann Ruff Bryn Anthony Turcios Soler John Anthony Lorenzo Arsenijs Poga Sierra Faith Shreves Carla Usman Cody Michael Perdue Fatoumata Sow Isabel Nicole Sleczkowski Holden Gray Wolfe Jared Marshall Slavey Babita Thapa Janie Madison Smith Sarah Madison Spigelmyer Grace Kathryn Wesson GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT AWARD Olivia Renee Staten INTERNATIONAL STUDY Sagar Bhandari Janey Katharine Vandegrift SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDERS SCHOLARSHIP Anjal Lawaju Emily Elizabeth Adams Joseph Christopher Ampfer Babita Thapa THE ROGER F. GREIN ENDOWED Rebecca Leianne Adams Kerri Elizabeth Austin ATHLETICS SCHOLARSHIP Mary Margaret Bays Noah Jacob Bermingham GOLF SCHOLARSHIP Josiane Claire Frazier Trevor Dylan Browning Mary Clarke Joseph Lewis Clark Faith Elizabeth Howard Ronald Paul-Joseph Burns Kaitlyn Haley Coffey Ty A. Debonis Janae Cofield Emma Kate Dasenbrock-Gammon Jacob Kristopher Vrolijk HAILE/US BANK COLLEGE OF Ian Louis Combs David John Dodge BUSINESS SCHOLARSHIP Kendra Darby Kelsey Eden Donaldson GOVERNOR’S SCHOLARS Kerri Elizabeth Austin Issa Diawara Ashley Joann Fischer Charles Michael Simpson Adams Jeremy Austin Brock Malik Ervin Valerie Lynn Handorf Emily Elizabeth Adams Robby Todd Cann Kristen Lynn Graves Jarod Patrick Higgins Mary Evelyn Aldridge Julian Coleman Valerie Lynn Handorf Jacob Andrew Jenkins Kaylan Isobel Anderson Justin Groeschen Samantha Marie Harrell Brennan Lee Johnson William Zane Arnold Jacob Paul Keating Danielle Marie Heiert Evan Thomas Kramer Alexis Julia Arsenault Hunter Thomas Klump Jason Tyler Houston Samuel B. McAlpin Victoria Paige Avery Emma Marie Meyer Eh Th’Blay Htoo David Michael Pollard Mykaela Nicole Bevins Urvi Anil Patel Alex Boyd Keith Nathan Bailey Rice Noelle Elizabeth Brooks Briana Denise Payne Kimberly Noelle Kusler Christopher Chay Rust Ronald Paul-Joseph Burns Hannah Grace Shao Blair Madeline Lamb Dominic Mark Ruwe Garrett Wayne Collier Nixiang Roberts Gabriella Emily Rose Locke Olivia Lauryn Snowden Stephen D. Cordle Brandon Michael Sandlin Kelsey Marie Logsdon Nathan Andrew Tackett Kathryn Boyd Doss Caleb Maurice Smith Molly Anne Payne Sarah Elizabeth Weidner Paula Marie Gagne Katherine Opal Whitesell Jack Thomas Reynolds Maggie Elizabeth Woolf Olivia Kendyl Gilliam Dylan Michael Whitlock Zakayla Lanay Riley Mary Faustina Gorham Dominic Mark Ruwe FRIENDS OF FINE ARTS Danielle Marie Heiert HONORS TRAVEL Phoebe Rae Salyers SCHOLARSHIP Evan Michael Durham Hodges SCHOLARSHIP Brandon Michael Sandlin Mary Evelyn Aldridge Taylor Lee Hurley Emily Elizabeth Adams Stephanie Ilene Saner Jackson Hall Hurt Trevor Joseph Kahmann Rebecca Leianne Adams Rin Abigail Tierney Emily May Kaeppner Isabella Tedesco Keller Ronald Paul-Joseph Burns Abigail Kathleen Turley Isabel Nicole Sleczkowski Abigail Rose Klette Shayla Delamar Oscar Thompson Blair Madeline Lamb Danielle Marie Heiert INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVER’S Laura Chloe Lamb Dominic Mark Ruwe SCHOLARSHIP FRIENDS OF STEELY LIBRARY Kelsey Marie Logsdon Tanner Gage Sutphin Bijaya Baniya SCHOLARSHIP Amanda Jordan Maloyed Sagar Bhandari Rita Jo Baker Mary Ruth McNeill INFORMATICS SCHOLARSHIP Narjisse Fqih Micah Caldwell Myers James Jared Schindler Anjal Lawaju GATEWAY 2 NKU AWARD Hunter Elaine Neilan Jose Arnaldo Salazar Useche Eva Marie Blackaby Sarah Mackie Parlow INTERNATIONAL DIVERSITY Ismail Sidiya Kathleen Elizabeth Curry Arissa Larie Peace SCHOLARSHIP Fatoumata Sow Joseph Nathaniel Dennis Isabel Rose Schmitt Ifeoluwa Courage Babarinde Babita Thapa Mariah Catherine Green Jadyn Grace Sgro Fatoumata Sow Olivia Margaret Sketch JAMES C. AND RACHEL Kevin Charles Hester Alexander Dennis Slade INTERNATIONAL MERIT M. VOTRUBA ENDOWED Deanndra Holloway Hailey Nichole Stinnett SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Jon Justin Huddilston Adria Renee Whitfill Ifeoluwa Courage Babarinde Kerri Elizabeth Austin Alexandra Paige Maberry Shania Marie Young Bijaya Baniya Mary Margaret Bays Haley Morray Maines Sagar Bhandari Kaitlyn Haley Coffey

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Kendra Darby Leeanne Elizabeth Hendry THE MEARNS/PROUD FAMILY Morgan Ann Chaney Emma Kate Dasenbrock-Gammon Kevin Charles Hester ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP Braden Callen Cheesman Kathryn Boyd Doss Zackary Charles Knox Brianna Smith Rebecca Cheyanne Cherry Brennan Lee Johnson Eggla Yamile Mason Joseph Lewis Clark Alex Boyd Keith Alecia Amber Mize MEN’S BASKETBALL Ryan Clifton Olivia Lauryn Snowden Samantha O’Daniel SCHOLARSHIP Rebecca Marie Cline Franklin Alexander Wilkerson Bethany Morgan Sargent Kamdem-Paul Djoko Jackson Cody Jonah Paul Smith Adham Eleeda Caroline Elizabeth Coguer JAMES C. AND RACHEL M. Bryn Anthony Turcios Soler Christopher Rayfon Knight Ashley Kate Collins VOTRUBA SCHOLARSHIP FOR Carla Usman Chloey Alissa Collins STUDY ABROAD Tracy Ware MEN’S TENNIS SCHOLARSHIP Katelyn Comer Ronald Paul-Joseph Burns Trysta Kaelyn Whitson Nicholas Ryan Elleman Megan Ashley Cookendorfer Ian Louis Combs Holden Gray Wolfe Felipe Hidalgo Isabella Marie Cooney Alex Boyd Keith Jorge Rodriguez Agudo Zoe Elizabeth Cordial Zakayla Lanay Riley KEYER-SCOTT WOMEN’S GOLF Carter Brandon Cornett Dominic Mark Ruwe SCHOLARSHIP MEREDITH CUBERO WOMEN’S Andrew Dallas Cox Abigail Kathleen Turley Lillian P. Young BASKETBALL ENDOWED Miranda Gene Cox SCHOLARSHIP Brenna Marie Cummings JAN WALLING MEMORIAL KONSTANTINOW SHORT TERM Caleb Maurice Smith Logan Patrick Curington SCHOLARSHIP STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP Dylan Thomas Damico Chandler Ross Sterrett Blair Madeline Lamb MICHAEL FRANCIS ZALLA Alexis Mackenzie Decker Molly Anne Payne MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Philip Alistair Decker JANE M. DOTSON MEMORAL Jade Alexander Tillett Alexander Francis Deffinger SCHOLARSHIP KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARD Olivia Catherine DeMoisey Erin Lae Jennings SCHOLARSHIP NKU EXCELLENCE Hunter Michael Deno Michael Kenneth Campbell SCHOLARSHIP Bradley J. Deters JEFFREY A. HARDIN Nykel Jacqueze McCrary Noah Tyler Adams Aaron Duvall Devers MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Trysta Kaelyn Whitson Rebecca Leianne Adams Dustin Ray Dezarn Robert Elrod Natalie Marie Adriano Hailey Mckenna Dieter LAURA PADOLIK GENERAL Isabelle Grace Allen Joshua Draeden Dinger JOE O’BRIEN ENDOWED CHEMISTRY AWARD McKenna Anderson Makenna Nicole Dinser SCHOLARSHIP Annalee Elizabeth Brewer Peytton Bagwell Kelsey Marie Donahue Agudo Jorge Rodriguez Jaylah Bailey Melissa Corinne Dooley THE LEE CORDRAY ENDOWED Nathaniel Scott Bailey Caylee Elizabeth Duncan JOYCE YEAGER SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Michael Anthony Baker Jackson Dungan Maria Gracia Koo Morales Rebecca Leianne Adams Katarina Anne Bales James Edward Dunham Hannah Watton Teresa Marion Bales Kymberly Cierra Durbin LEON BOOTHE STUDY ABROAD Mary Margaret Bays Sabrina Paige Edmondson JRG SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Kaelyn Mae Beach Jaeydah Nichele Edwards Jacob Patrick Adkins Mary Margaret Bays Alexis Nicole Bensberg Nicholas Ryan Elleman Asa Alexander Brown Issa Diawara Jacob R. Bergman Elizabeth Marie Farrar Amila Coric Kathryn Boyd Doss Andrew Robert Bezold Robert Solomon Farris Christian Michael Giglio Nichole Catherine Bezold Lauren Kae Fields Rayn Griffin LINDA BOWEN WASICSKO Sagar Bhandari Logan Earl Fields Donaven Markell Martin SOCIAL WORK ENDOWED Erin Elizabeth Birkett Madeline Jo Flaugher Brandon Michael Sandlin SCHOLARSHIP Claire Elizabeth Blackwell Kylie Renee Flick Stephanie Ilene Saner Brianna Evelisse Sanchez Catherine Marie Boden Benjamin J. Fooks Michael Christopher West Ian Bohman Joseph William Frakes MACY’S CONSTRUCTION Annalee Elizabeth Brewer Madison Leigh Fraunfelter KCTCS SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Maxwell Lee Brinkley Grace Ariel Frecke Eric Michael Adriano Brandon Kellis Phelps Benjamin Boyd Brogan Helena Laura Frisch Eva Marie Blackaby Asa Alexander Brown Ida Froehle Sara Tiffany Braden MARY EVELYN KLINGENBERG Kristen Lynn Bryant Katelyn Sinclair Fulmer Molly Marie Burns EDUCATION ENDOWED Danni Ray Perry Buckler Jacob Cy Funk Kendall Elaine Conley SCHOLARSHIP Victor Manuel Cabezas Margaret Cooney Gallenstein Joseph Nathaniel Dennis Olivia Madison Cooper Malia Michelle Callahan Kaelin Michelle Gentile Samuel Parker Ebelhar Nellie Jean Campbell Breanna Gibbs Kelsey Ryan Fritz MARY K. ROZIER Haley Marie Canup Ethan M. Gil Chyna Rayne Greear SCHOLARSHIP Andrew Isaiha Carpenter Felicity Lillianne Gloeckner Mariah Catherine Green Joy Shamon Dickerson Sydney Jo Carrington Madison Grace Godsey Kari Suzanne Hamilton Juliena Carol Chadwell Trace Goldsmith

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Adrianna Dawn Goodwin Brittany McCubbin Roy Kane Smith Michelle Elizabeth Farrell Lauren D. Goodwin Julie Kay McGinnis Mackenzie Sorensen Khloe Abigail Fletcher Lelia Lane Graf Sean Patrick McMahon Francis Laurelle Souther Jacob Allen Griffin Kristen Lynn Graves Alexis Mae Meyer Jessica Lorene Spenlau Tessa Marie Grigson Jacob Allen Griffin Emma Marie Meyer Coralynn Tatum Spicer Kennedy D. Hall Rayn Griffin Haley Marie Midkiff Tyler Jakob Stacy Autumn Storm Harrington Tessa Marie Grigson Allan Michael Millward Sara Ann Steffen Abdiasis Jama Isabella Alexis Grimes Taylor Mae Mingus Joseph Michael Stoeckle Evan Thomas Kramer Evan Darius Groneman Jacob Michael Minshall Alaina Paige Stowers Donaven Markell Martin Leigh Ann Grubb Jacob Benjamin Moore Tanner Gage Sutphin Miles Mayon Jessica Kay Guard Jalen Duwayne Moore Hannah Lynnlee Swegman Jace-Ma’Lik Jadarren McCall Patricia Steele Gullett Jordan Tyler Murphy Emerson Faith Swoger Luis Fernando Montes Heather Michelle Hacker Phillip Neidhardt Babita Thapa Savannah Montgomery Grace Mekenzie Hall Max Ralf Neumann Rin Abigail Tierney Jordan Tyler Murphy Kennedy D. Hall Zachary Lee Newman Jade Alexander Tillett Urvi Anil Patel Joshua Ethan Haller Kayla Elizabeth Norton Jonathan Lucas Tungate Serena Danielle Polley Ashley Nicole Harney Brianna Belle Pack Abigail Kathleen Turley Hannah Grace Shao James William Harrigan Nicholas Giovanni Palazzolo Alexus S. Twehues Nixiang Roberts Lexanne Rae Hawke Kush Sanjaybhai Patel Danielle Elizabeth Ullman Megan Victoria Ryan Samuel Charles Hedges Urvi Anil Patel Joshua Bernard Van Nort Haley Kathleen Ann Smith Carey Marie Heekin Molly Anne Payne Janey Katharine Vandegrift Mackenzie Sorensen Alexandra Ariel Hernandez Mikaela Louise Perez Grace Catherine Vetter Michael Joseph Hoffman Cayla R. Petrowski Vivi Lee Vincent NORTHERN KENTUCKY Kathryn Grace Hoover Brian Philip Pfaffinger Zachery Robert Volk GOLFERS ASSOCIATION Jason Tyler Houston Nicholas Austin Phelps Faith Mackenzie Von Handorf ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP Connor Tennyson Howard Hannah Elizabeth Poindexter Lehman Emma Von Ty A. Debonis Ethan Luke Howard Serena Danielle Polley Jacob Kristopher Vrolijk Whitley Howe Ashton Lynn Popp Tessa Marie Wagner PATRICIA LAMPE ENDOWED Theodore James Huster Michael Aaron Popper Celine G. Wardrop WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Ethan Michael Ishmael Brookelyn June-Hope Purcell Hannah Watton SCHOLARSHIP Kayla Nicole Jenkins Morgan E. Race Madeleen Mary Weaver Grayson Elizabeth Rose Luke Jeffrey Jenkins John Peter Rademacher Kaila Webb Erin Lae Jennings Amanda Dorothy Reinmuller Allison Lynn Weihe PEARSON MEMORIAL Amy Nicole Johnson Katie Jo Reis Logan Anthony Weinfurtner SCHOLARSHIP Haley Nicole Johnson Jennifer Marie Renaker Kaelin Anne Welch Felicity Lillianne Gloeckner Samantha Lin Jones Jack Thomas Reynolds Mallory Elizabeth Werner Samuel Isaac Kaiser Alexis Lenae Roark Carly Werring ROBERT LOUIS PERDAN Brooke Renae Lynn Kallner Hannah Grace Shao Hailey Brooke Whitmer SUMMER OPPORTUNITY Megan M. Kappen Nixiang Roberts James Leroy Wilkins SCHOLARSHIP Alex Boyd Keith Candice Lynn Roell Jonah David Williams Amila Coric Joshua Logan Kelly Dawson Rogers Owen T. Williams Blaire Kennedy Lucas Kyle Rolfsen Ariel Rhiannon Windham PETE STUNTEBECK MEMORIAL Kayla Marie King Carter Aleksander Ross Kayla Paige Winkle ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP Olivia Marie Kirst Brandon Michael Sandlin Amanda N. Woll Jacob Kristopher Vrolijk Evan Michael Klein Stephanie Ilene Saner Carsyn Marie Woltz Amanda Gaydash Lakatos Megan Marie Schalk Lillian P. Young PHILLIP C. YEAGER ENDOWED Brennan Andrew Lameier Olivia Claire Schalk SCHOLARSHIP Alexander Jee Ho Lapin Kendall Elaine Schuler NKU UNDERGRADUATE Madelynn Schweitzer Anjal Lawaju Josephine Kathryn Schultz HISPANIC AWARD Scott Warner Lawrence Isaac Mitchell Schuster Ethan M. Gil PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP John Addison Laycock Benjamin Joseph Setters Andrea Cristina Moreno Garza Rebecca Rosalie Cuti Shelby Lynn Leach Olivia Nicole Seward Victor Manuel Ponce Anna Dressman Vanessa Geneva Leahr Eve Marguerite Shepherd Veronica Peony Sanchez Elijah Robert Flerlage McKenzie Renee Ledonne Jacob William Davis Shepherd Madison Goodwin Bethany Joy Lemming Destiny Dannielle Simmons NORTHERN DIFFERENCE Tyler Drew McPeek Christopher Jacob Lovelace Alyssa Sipple Shams Rabiaa Al Janabi Shelby Wellman Taylor Marie Lykins Isabel Nicole Sleczkowski Kendrah Michelle Ashby Kailey Joy Maggard Abigail Rose Slusher Jeremy Austin Brock PROJECT GRADUATE Whitney Grace Manor Alyssa Kate Smith Andrew Isaiha Carpenter Jacob Arthur Donaven Markell Martin Janie Madison Smith Sabrina Paige Edmondson Kelsey Marie Dubuc Jace-Ma’Lik Jadarren McCall Rachel Kay Smith Robert Elrod Mark Hamilton Gray

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David Larson SCHOLARSHIP AWARD FRANK AND VIRGINIA VOLLEYBALL SCHOLARSHIP Juliette Leigh Neblett Alaysia Nicole Culbertson R. STALLINGS ENGLISH Peytton Bagwell Danielle Lacy Mendenhall Julien Anthony Galyon SCHOLARSHIP Kaelin Michelle Gentile Margaret Ann Ward Cody Held Isabella Kimber-Lee Hill Ashton Elizabeth Terrill Kyra Hughes CHARLES W. RATLIFF Shaya Jackson STUDENT GOVERNMENT WM. T. (TAY) ROBINSON IV MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Travis Lamar Pate-Farlow AWARD ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP Trayonna Denay Barnes Levi Douglas Pertuset Noelle Elizabeth Brooks Felipe Hidalgo Sagar Bhandari Monica Therese Plye Paula Marie Gagne Andrew Isaiha Carpenter Allan Michael Millward WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Jamaiyla Cloud-Reed SCRIPPS HOWARD SCHOLARSHIP Katelyn Comer FOUNDATION THELMA LOUISE GREIN Megan M. Kappen Shayla Delamar COMMUNICATION ENDOWED ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP Brianna Belle Pack Mi’Rell Englemon SCHOLARSHIP Savannah J. Shepard Yasmeen Harrison Katelyn Sinclair Fulmer WOMEN’S GOLF SCHOLARSHIP Aniya Lynnette Jones Jared Marshall Slavey TRANSFER AWARD Kathryn Boyd Doss Anjal Lawaju Ahmed Khalfan Alqaydi Karly Egbers Taylor Rose Littrell SEHNERT-PUGH SCHOLARSHIP Tariq Atallah Alsharari Lillian P. Young Katherine Rosalie Nightingale Olakunle Akinpelu Julian Coleman Travis Lamar Pate-Farlow Anjal Lawaju Brooke Sharise Dawson WOMEN’S SOCCER Janise Ra’Nelle Price Cody Michael Perdue Karly Egbers SCHOLARSHIP Ismail Sidiya Jared Marshall Slavey Adham Eleeda Kailey Jean Ivins Fatoumata Sow Babita Thapa Nhu T. Ho Emma Von Lehman Celine G. Wardrop Peyton Michelle Jones R. C. DURR ENDOWED Kimberly Noelle Kusler WOMEN’S SOFTBALL SCHOLARSHIP CHARLES L. SELIGMAN FAMILY Motaz Wajeeh Marashdeh SCHOLARSHIP Leeanne Elizabeth Hendry SCHOLARSHIP Jonathan Thomas McGee Josiane Claire Frazier Taylor Rose Littrell Kendra Darby Prekshya Nepal Faith Elizabeth Howard Gabriella Emily Rose Locke Kevin Anthony Korth Travis Lamar Pate-Farlow Hailey Brooke Whitmer Isaac Walton Oelling Jacob Max Pease Melissa A. Vollhardt SHELDON & FERN STORER Chi Linh Pham WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Brittany Nicole Vu HONORS SCHOLARSHIP Joshua Levi Rinehart SCHOLARSHIP Tracy Ware Emily Elizabeth Adams Noah Roth Kaitlyn Haley Coffey Michael Christopher West Rebecca Leianne Adams Connor John Schojbert Jazmyne Geist Franklin Alexander Wilkerson Jaylah Bailey Sierra Faith Shreves Janna Lewis Sydney Jo Carrington Austin Lee Slovacek Grayson Elizabeth Rose ROBERT AND ROSALEE Shayla Delamar Cayla Jo Stutz WHEELER SCHOLARSHIP Patricia Steele Gullett Danielle Nicole Watkins WOMEN’S TENNIS Andrew Robert Bezold Theodore James Huster Mitchell David Worden SCHOLARSHIP Danni Ray Perry Buckler Alex Boyd Keith Lauren Hawley Wright Maria Gracia Koo Morales Brandon Kellis Phelps Phillip Neidhardt Hannah Watton Stephanie Ilene Saner TRIO ACHIEVER’S ROBERT W. AND SUE D. Jared Marshall Slavey SCHOLARSHIP YES FESTIVAL BOOK GODERWIS ENDOWED Roy Kane Smith Trayonna Denay Barnes SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Coralynn Tatum Spicer Gabriella Emily Rose Locke Makenzie Briann Ruff Adrianna Dawn Goodwin Tanner Gage Sutphin Alexis Lenae Roark Vivi Lee Vincent ROBERT H. CASTELLINI Madeleen Mary Weaver UPTOWN ARTS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION II HONORS Shania Marie Young Jackson Hall Hurt PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIP FOR Brianna Elizabeth Mullins BUSINESS MAJORS SUTTON G. LANDRY Logan Earl Fields MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Sarah Mackie Parlow ROBERT W. MULLEN Noah Roth Grace Kathryn Wesson SCHOLARSHIP Janae Cofield SOAR SCHOLARSHIP UPWARD BOUND Alysa Nicole Parr Austin Conner Elkins INSTITUTIONAL SCHOLARSHIP Savannah Rain Corwin CHUCK AND SADIE BROWN MEN’S SOCCER SCHOLARSHIP HONORARY SCHOLARSHIP Justin Earle VICKI & GAUT RAGSDALE Carly Werring ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP Janae Cofield

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Commencement exercises today at Northern Kentucky University give COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES special attention to the pageantry of the ceremony. The counterpart of Master of Arts in School Counseling (light blue) this pageantry is enacted each year on campuses all over the world. It is Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (light blue) the solemn climax and recognition of the graduates’ years of study and Master of Social Work (citron) preparation for increased responsibility. Master of Science in Exercise Science (old gold) Master of Science in Health Sciences (sage green) ACADEMIC ATTIRE Master of Science in Nursing (apricot) Today, all candidates for degrees and those who hold degrees, including Doctor of Nursing Practice (apricot) college officials, faculty and visiting dignitaries, are attired in traditional cap and gown. The formal color for most caps and gowns is black. However, INTERNATIONAL SASHES holders of different degrees wear distinctive tassels on their caps (called Different flags are displayed on colorful sashes worn by international mortarboards). Hoods of various hues drape down the back of the gowns. students and students who studied abroad during their time at NKU. The Recipients of the associate and bachelor degrees at Northern Kentucky sashes display the flag or emblem commemorating a student’s favorite University wear black gowns and black tassels; recipients of the master and study abroad location or the original country of birth or citizenship of an doctoral degrees wear black gowns and tassels that correspond to the color international student. of their particular discipline; and recipients of the degree of Juris Doctor wear black gowns and purple tassels. HONORS CORDS Those wearing academic costumes wear caps in the academic processions The gold and white Honors Cords worn by bachelor degree graduates and throughout the ceremony. signify that they have achieved at least a 3.5 cumulative overall grade-point average on a 4.0 scale for their academic careers. The black and white Members of the University governing body are entitled to wear doctoral Honors Cords are worn by those associate degree graduates with at least a gowns. The Regents regalia is a gold gown with three black chevrons and trim 3.5 cumulative overall grade-point average. and an eight-sided tam with gold tassel. This attire is distinctive of the Board of Regents of Northern Kentucky University. GRAND MARSHAL For all academic purposes, including trimmings of doctor’s gowns, edgings The Grand Marshal is the President of the Faculty Senate, or his/her of hoods and tassels of caps, the colors associated with the colleges and designate, and represents the faculty. President John Farrar holds this degrees at NKU are as follows: honor today.

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES PRESIDENTIAL AMBASSADORS Master of Arts in English (white) Student ushers are Presidential Ambassadors. They are selected on the basis of Master of Arts in Integrative Studies (white) their records of scholastic achievement and their ability to serve the University. Master of Arts in Public History (white) Master of Public Administration (peacock blue) THE UNIVERSITY MACE Master of Science in Industrial-Organizational Psychology (old gold) The mace, which traces its roots to medieval weaponry, has become a symbol of scholarship and integrity for universities since the eleventh HAILE/US BANK COLLEGE OF BUSINESS (DRAB) century. Today, the University’s Grand Marshal carries the mace to indicate Master of Accountancy the solemnity of the occasion and the confirmation of the academic process. Master of Business Administration Northern Kentucky University’s mace is rich in symbolism. The spiral base, Master of Science in Business Leadership and Innovation made of walnut-stained mahogany, suggests growth, evolution and higher COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (LIGHT BLUE) achievement. The gold-leaf flame, inspired by NKU’s official seal, the lamp of learning, symbolizes eternal light and learning. The gold and white Master of Arts in Education braided cords flowing from the base of the flame represent purity as well as Master of Arts in Teaching Northern’s school colors. Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership The mace was presented as a gift to the University from the Northern COLLEGE OF INFORMATICS (COPPER) Kentucky University Foundation, Inc. It was designed by Kari Messner ‘91 Master of Arts in Communication and was sculpted by local artist Jack True. Master of Science in Business Informatics Master of Science in Computer Information Technology Master of Science in Computer Science Master of Science in Health Informatics

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Northern Kentucky University is proud of its diverse student body including students ††† SUMMA CUM LAUDE representing 58 countries: Students who attain a grade-point average of 3.90 to 4.00 are graduated Summa Cum Laude. Australia India Norway Benin Indonesia Peru †† MAGNA CUM LAUDE Brazil Ireland Qatar Students who attain a grade-point average of 3.75 to Burkina Faso Ivory Coast Romania 3.899 are graduated Magna Cum Laude. Canada Japan Saudi Arabia † CUM LAUDE Central African Republic Jordan Senegal Students who attain a grade-point average of 3.50 to China Kenya Sierra Leone 3.7499 are graduated Cum Laude. Costa Rica Korea Spain Croatia Kuwait St. Lucia *** WITH HIGH DISTINCTION Democratic Republic of Latvia Sweden Students who attain a grade-point average of 3.80 to 4.00 the Congo Lebanon Thailand are graduated With High Distinction. Dominican Republic Madagascar Trinidad & Tobago Ecuador Mali Ukraine ** WITH DISTINCTION El Salvador Mauritania United Arab Emirates Students who attain a grade-point average of 3.50 to Equatorial Guinea Mauritius United Kingdom 3.799 are graduated With Distinction. Ethiopia † Bachelor degree honor Mexican United States of America * Associate degree honor France Nepal Uzbekistan Germany Netherlands Venezuela Ghana New Zealand Vietnam Guatemala Nigeria

2021 MAY COMMENCEMENT // 39 ADVISORY BOARDS AND FOUNDATIONS

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND Mary Ucci David Daugherty SPORTS BUSINESS AND EVENT COLLEGE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES TJ White Sean Foley MANAGEMENT ADVISORY Ginni Fair, Dean Diana McGill, Dean Tynisha Worthy Chris Gephart BOARD Guy Harmon Jamie Berkley ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING POLITICAL SCIENCE, CRIMINAL Hassan HassabElnaby Mary Conner ADVISORY COMMITTEE TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY JUSTICE & ORGANIZATIONAL Heather Hawkins Tom Gamble Carly V. Adkins BOARD LEADERSHIP ADVISORY BOARD Paul Hemmer Jr. Katie Haag Scott Alter Brett Blackmore Victoria Ames Greg Herrin Corey Hawthorne Cecilia M. Baker Zane Decker Emir Delanovic Teresa Huddleston Maria Holmes Kristopher Berry Michael DeVore Paul Dierig Boshra Karimi Ryan Holmes Adam D. Bessler Mike Duffy Randy Ficke Gregory Kelly Alicia Lawrence Rebekah J. Browning Derek Gronek Anthony Gigliotti Jeff Kennedy Doug Pelfrey Tonya K. Brummer Kevin Haas Andrew Pullium Tim Knapke Jackie Reau Dominique A. Cruey Jeff Hesse Ramona Rowan Adam Kuehne Sam Riber Abby T. Cunningham Mike McCormill Jeff Weckbach Aron Levin Chris Ryan Danielle Diehl Jonathan Nash Ausbra Mcfarland Matthew Wagner Leannda M. Drysdale Tom Ogonek SOTA ADVISORY BOARD Clint Mollere Laura R. Eibel Kyle Schack Dan Barczak Greg Purdon ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE Lindsey R. Elrod Ben Schawe Tina Diaz Ihab Saad RESOLUTION CENTER ADVISORY Karen M. Fuchs Michael Schutte Gary Johnston Joe Salzano BOARD Michael J. Goodenough Paul Simmons Elizabeth Koeninger Chris Schildmeyer Jeannine Abukhater Lambert Camille N. Hornsby Timo Van der Plas Betsy Neyer Jack Scott Kathleen Carnes Anna Hutchinson Tim Waters Peggy Schmitt Tim Turton Michael Carrell Erin N. King Gerry Sturm Dan Vornhagen Teressa L. Elliott Kenda K. Kohls GEOLOGY ADVISORY BOARD Gretchen Vaughn Joan Gates Katy Kunkel Bill Brab ECONOMICS AND FINANCE Michael W. Hawkins TW Loring Craig Dietsch ADVISORY BOARD William Heekin Rachel McConnachie Dale Elifrits HAILE/US BANK COLLEGE Brigitte Blom Ramsey Jim Kruer Paul McDole Rebecca Freeman OF BUSINESS Jessica Fette Cathie Kuhl Gabrielle Montgomery Kristy Hopfensperger Hassan R. HassabElnaby, Dean Janet Harrah Andrea Lambert South Myra E. Morgan Bill Haneberg Doug Koo John Lucas Jane Paulin Mike Luessen DEAN’S ADVISORY BOARD Steve Mackie Louis J. Manchise Regina L. Pelfrey Paul McColgan Eric P. Avner T.J. Phillips Henry L. Stephens Tina M. Reynolds Roger Olson Brian P. Berning Warren Richardson Judge Karen A. Thomas Connie A. Ryle Jackie Rowe Chris Carle Stephen Yungbluth Nicole Schickling Brent Cooper ACCOUNTING ADVISORY Michael J. Shires INDUSTRIAL- ORGANIZATIONAL Monica R. Egger BOARD CENTER FOR INNOVATION AND Jena L. Smiddy PSYCHOLOGY ADVISORY BOARD Regan Forman Bradley Abbott ENTREPRENEURSHIP ADVISORY Kimberly A. Visse Elizabeth Baldock Kevin Gessner Tricia Austing BOARD Abbey N. Volpenhein Lisa Blank Dan Groneck Carol Barton Kim Banham Tina R. Wartman Janet Brinkman Corey Hawthorne Brian Berning Karla Boldery Clarissa L. Wilson Meredith Easton Greg Herrin Todd W. Best Gary Darna Judy Gamm Jacob A. Holbrook Andrew Donnelly Sean Donovan MIDDLE GRADES EDUCATION Robert Gibby William T. Hoover Jeremy Hayden George Hagan ADVISORY COMMITTEE Linda Gravett Bryson Lair Branden Keller Stephanie Hughes Laurie Angel Noreen Hayes John C. Pauly Brian Mischel Dave Knox William E. Beinkemper Steve Johnston Majid Samarghandi Shannon Peed Dino Lucarelli Ashley Brockman Daniel Keefe Jackie Reinecke Tarita Preston Lydia Brooks Rodney McCloy MASTER OF BUSINESS George Sparks Darrin Redus Jacqueline A. Butts Laura McGreevy LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION Josh Reid Mac Cooley Steve McMillen ADVISORY BOARD GLOBAL SUPPLY Daniela Tomusko-Yoder Eydie Franklin Steve Sauter Deborah Heater CHAIN MANAGEMENT John Zurborg Loryn L. Gavula Tom Wonderly Terri Iacobucci ADVISORY BOARD Amanda Girvin Anita Southwick Christiane Bazzini OUTREACH ADVISORY BOARD Courtney B. Nored MASTERS OF PUBLIC Dennis Tirman James K. Biro Durran Alexander Jackie G. Shelley ADMINISTRATION ADVISORY Pamela Viscione Dan Bosch Brian Cobb Stacey Welch BOARD Bonnie Curtis Darius Fatemi Patrick Duhaney CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT Paul Eaglin Tammy Godby SECONDARY EDUCATION David Elmer ADVISORY BOARD Bulent Erenay Amanda Johannemann ADVISORY COMMITTEE David Johnston Tim Allison Cameron Hauss Gene Kirchner Brittany L. Black Juliana Baquero McGuinn Matt Blankenship Brian Jaynes Davis Robinson Nolan T. Boone David Moore Brian Bozeman Todd Johnson Sandra Spataro Tanya M. Boyle John P. Scott Tony Budke Mark Thackeray Shelly Walter Derek Brown Rolonda Smith Jim Cutter Anna Wright Tiffany Burris Drew Tilow Majed Dabdoub Yee H. Chan

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Jacob R. Cheesman SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND Traci Freeman David Lavinder Yin Chen COMMITTEE HUMAN SERVICES Julie Hart Adam F. Leisring Thomas G. Clark Amanda N. Bell Dale Stephenson, Dean Teresa Huber Robert Luft Elizabeth A. Cobb Amanda M. Berringer Jennifer Hunter Shawn McMillian Joseph M. Craig Daniel E. Dempsey DEAN’S ADVSORY BOARD Lisa Long John D. Zuziak Tracey L. Daugherty Allie Flaugher Tom Cahill Shari Lotspeich Kimberly L. Dirksing Alena N. Harthun Teresa Davidson Susan McDonald COMPUTER SCIENCE ADVISORY Laurie Dirr Laura J. Hellmann Emily Greis Stephanie Meade COUNCIL Zachary A. Dunford Deanna Izzo Bob Langenderfer Pamela Millay Ben Baxter Nicole R. Dunigan Lauren D. Palmer Lynn Saddler Victoria Montavon Michael L. Clark Beth Fields-Hunt Amanda L. Robinson Dale Stephenson Julie Moody Joshua V. Falter Heidi Frost Jennifer L. Schneider Wanda Wilson Karen O’Connell Jillian M. Maher Elizabeth Glass Autumn Siemer Eileen O’Hare James Masters Ashley Gore Lauren Steltenkamp HUMAN SERVICES AND Angela Powell Andrew Harris Natalie Stoeppel ADDICTIONS BOARD Joann Randolph NKU RESEARCH FOUNDATION Rebecca S. Heineke Rebecca L. Thomas Matt Barnes Erin Robinson BOARD Ryan M. Henry Stephanie L. Turner Tim Beagle Tiffany Scherzinger Samantha Langley, Chair Jesse J. Herbst Mei Mei Burr Gannon Tagher Karen O’Connell, Vice Chair Jill Holthaus MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION Amy Danzo Megan Vasseur Mary Ucci, Director Dana J. Kasselmann – TEACHER AS A LEADER James Ellis Michael Hales, Treasurer Sara A. Lainhart ADVISORY BOARD Josh Elliott RADIATION THERAPY ADVISORY Dov Rosenberg, Secretary Alyssa K. Leimenstoll Julie Ackerman Bonnie Hedrick BOARD Alyssa Appelman Nick W. Little Jay T. Brewer Beth Hodge William Barrett Matthew Delaney Ryan N. Lovelace Kathlyn M. Burkhardt Jane Kidwell Stephanie Chitwood Ande Durojaiye Erin M. Maley Angela L. Gumm-Buschle Meredith Mason-Ramler Timothy D. Franklin Brandon Helm Patrick Mason Steven M. McClamrock Kathy O’Conner Tara Good Diana McGill Michael S. McDonald Kelly Middleton Anita Prater Michael Grindstaff Jordan Vogel Stephanie L. Nagel Jane Paterson Heather Story Kristie Hater Eileen Weisenbach Keller Kevin J. Noll Jane Paulin Nicole Tanghe Robin Hite Larry Williams Ian Orlano Timothy J. Schneider Carolyn Hollan Pamela Pennington Robert (Robb) Smith PHYSICAL EDUCATION/ HEALTH Jenny Kerlin GO NORSE FUND BOARD Rebecca Pfefferman Shelli L. Wilson EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD Julie Lasley Thomas F. McGill, President Steven Remley Ryan Booth Karen Mrusek Jeff Baldwin, Angela Y. Rice MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING Lisa Brewer Michael Shook Executive Committee Natalie Schearer ADVISORY BOARD Jason Dalhover Dale Stephenson J.D. Bender, Toni S. Schneller Brian W. Alessandro Matt Gessner David Tataw Executive Committee William M. Schwartz Natasha Averett Russell Harden Ashley Rose Walsh Kenneth R. Bothof, Bethany L. Sketch Kelsey B. Brockman Andi Henry Angie Wise Executive Committee Eric Turner Jessica L. Duty Juli Martin Michael Yamond Jonathan K. Daniels, President Elect Lucas C. Vessa Erika K. Ludwig Executive Committee Katherine Miller ATHLETIC TRAINING ADVISORY James R. Ferguson INTERDISCIPLINARY EARLY Wesley V. Murray BOARD COLLEGE OF Executive Committee CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Jessica Pass James Bilbo INFORMATICS Theresa Gastright, ADVISORY COMMITTEE Holly J. Pitts Katie Hamberg Kevin G. Kirby, Dean Executive Committee Hallie Barth Chris C. Shadwell Scott Helton Gregory L. Houston, Barbara Berringer Travece Turner Rachel Kloentrup COLLEGE OF INFORMATICS Executive Committee Kelly D. Bigham Thomas P. Walsh Nick Repka ADVISORY BOARD Mackenzie M. Laumann, Tesa A. Clark Rocky Tekulve Andrew C. Aiello Executive Committee Lisa K. Connor NKU PRINCIPAL PREPARATION Chris Unkraut Shawn Brock Shannon L. Lewandowski, Sara Covert ADVISORY COUNCIL Molly Woods Rita David Executive Committee Matthew D. Engel James G. Allen Jerry Gels Thomas S. Moore, Michelle Fair Erika L. Bowles EXERCISE SCIENCE ADVISORY Matthew D. Godsted Executive Committee Peggy Farmer Billy R. Bradford BOARD Jacqueline J. Johnson Sean S. Wagner, Dellisa Ford-Edwards Mac Cooley Terrance Anderson Gary L. Johnston Executive Committee Nichole L. Hayden Justin R. Kaiser Brian Boos Nicholas T. Kaufman Marinell Kephart Jeanetta Kathman Jessica Gromes Brian Keys Craig J. Carlson Elizabeth S. Kirby Mark Krummen Sandy Knecht Deborah A. Kramer Dennis P. Egan Tara Neimeister Joanne P. Nesmith Alycia Rahe Julie A. McGehee Matthew E. Eilers Mary E. Savchick Craig A. Reinhart Jessica Shields Michael E. Nitardy Karen A. Finan Amy Schardein Lisa Resing Stephane Tucker Daniel E. Tobergte Arther J. Hammond Allison Smith Brennon Sapp Shawn Yockey Lisa Votaw Jonathan J. Hickman Barbara Sweeney Robert (Robb) Smith Wendy Vonderhaar Michael B. Kessling Tiffany C. Taul Jason M. Steffen NURSING ADVISORY BOARD John R. Ward John E. Lange Lise M. Tewes Heidi M. Waters Benita Anderson J C. Woolums Thomas J. Munninghoff Jennifer E. Williamson Julie D. Whitis Jeff Arlinghaus Casey A. Ruschman Laurie Wolsing Judy Audas CENTER FOR INFORMATION Herb Schul Sandra Woodall Marybeth Baribeau SECURITY ADVISORY BOARD Matthew J. Shoulta Ellen J. Zimmer Lisa Cuntz Mark Angel Lamont Smith \ Kim Dinsey-Read Michael G. Carr Jack D. Snodgrass Felicia Dooley Joshua T. Hankins Gerald E. Sturm Belinda Eldridge Holly Johnson Adrian C. Wilkinson

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NORTHERN KENTUCKY NKU ALUMNI BOARD OF FRIENDS OF STEELY LIBRARY Joyce Griffin ohn Webster and UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC. DIRECTORS Board Members Robert and Carol Griffin Sandra Rodgers-Webster Executive Committee Maria M. Reynolds ’87 ‘18 Greg Edwards Deborah and Richard Grover Charles and Gail Wells Jason O. Jackman President President Ken Gunkel Geraldine Williams President Jennifer Sheffel ’02 Michael Berry Ann E. Hicks John and Linda Winkler Thomas C. Wiedemann ‘90 Vice President Gayle Brown Linda Griffin Holt Marian C. Winner Vice President Amy Wylie ’92 John Campbell Jim Huff Realty, Inc. Karen Zerhusen Kruer Kevin E. Gessner ’97, ‘00 Treasurer/Secretary Kent Curtis Huntington National Bank Treasurer Michael J. Adriatico ‘91 Shannon Eggleston Barry and Mary Jo Kienzle Deceased Mary Zalla ‘87 Lisa K. Blank ’82 ’01 ‘06 Ken Gunkel Kathleen McBryan and Debbie Ellis Secretary Shannan Boyer ‘00 Holly Hart Dennis O’Connor Margaret T. Fulford Martin C. Butler ‘77 Shelly E. Deavy ‘00 Stephen L. Hoffman Kevin and Julie McGehee Dennis Griffin At Large Kevin D. Donnelly ’12 ‘15 Lisa Poor Steve McMillen Gladys R. Harding Richard A. Boehne ‘81 Paul A. Eaglin ‘03 Jeff Richardson Geoffrey and Jennifer Mearns George and Nancy Martin Normand Desmarais Kathy Espinosa ’07, ‘14 Mark Stenger Rick and Paula Meyers Danny Miller Ashish K. Vaidya Crystal I. Gibson ‘01 Eileen Whaley Michael and Laurie Murray Alice Kennelly Roberts Eric C. Gentry Josh S. Heuser ‘01 Lauren Whaley Shanna Osborne Lois R. Rosenthal Executive Director Alyse Bender Hoffer ’08, ‘11 Andrea Falcone Sue Ott Rowlands John and Judy Ruthven Jamie Holtzapfel ’03 ex officio Park National Bank Brennan Scanlon Board of Directors Erika T. Jay ‘14 Martha Pelfrey Stuart Sprague Garren Colvin ‘96 Monique Johnson ‘05 Life Members Nancy B. Perry Frank Stallings Brent M. Cooper Nicole E. Lunsford ‘09 Arne and Sharon Almquist Procter & Gamble W. Frank Steely Karen A. Finan ‘82 Becky MacDonald ‘97 Jane and Roger Augé II Ken and Dianne Ramey William G. Verst Michele Hargis Thomas Neltner ’88 Don and Carole Beere Mary Leonhard Ran Barbara M. Johnson Kadori Ngirabakunzi ’16 ‘20 Cincinnati Bell Republic Bank & Trust Co. Jack G. Kenkel ‘76 Serena R. Owen ’98, ‘04 Nancy and J. David Bender William and Phyllis Riffle Jacqueline LeVoir Urvi Patel Michael Berry and Melanie Garner Raymond H. Rolwing John M. Lucas ’72, ‘79 Randolph J. Poe ’83 ’85 ‘13 Catherine A. Brug-Reeves Richard H. Rosenthal Fred A. Macke, Jr. ’75, ‘77 Christina A. Rogers ‘04 Ruth S. Doering Mark and Rosemary Schlachter H. McGuire Riley ‘86 Rocke Saccone ‘94 Greg Edwards The E.W. Scripps Company Tim Schigel Hannah Siefert ‘18 Laurie and Dan Eggemeier Nathan and Mary Lee Smith Rosemary K. Schlachter Ronald Lance Vaught ‘06 Ron Ellis Gerry and Peggy St. Amand Julie Schneider ‘87 Wade Williams ’97 ‘01 Steve and Mary Ellen Elsbernd Betty Verst Tracy L. Schwegmann ‘95 Oakley and Eva Farris Jim and Rachel Votruba Chad T. Scott ‘97 Christopher Gist Historical Society Robert Wallace and Joan Ferrante Nathan E. Smith ‘94 J Kara Williams ‘01

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ALMA MATER

Northern, let your vision lead us, hearts of women, men and youth. Help us seek the higher virtues, guide us to the greater truth. Northern, Northern, alma mater, may our lives enrich your name. And in time leave us, your children, better far than when we came.

Original lyrics and melody by Charles Wiley Revised by Carolyn Hagner Harmonization by Kurt Sander