Commencement Schedule

Friday, Dec. 8, 2017 6

Graduate School Bramlage Coliseum, 1 p.m.

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Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus Student Life Center, Salina, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017 28

College of Arts and Sciences Bramlage Coliseum, 8:30 a.m.

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College of Education Bramlage Coliseum, 10 a.m.

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College of Business Administration Bramlage Coliseum, 11:30 a.m.

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College of Agriculture Bramlage Coliseum, 1 p.m.

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College of Human Ecology Bramlage Coliseum, 2:30 p.m.

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College of Engineering Bramlage Coliseum, 4 p.m.

1 CelebratingOur Future

Dear Graduates,

On behalf of Kansas State University, we extend our sincerest congratulations and best wishes on your graduation.

Your degree represents work and commitment on your part and on the part of those who have helped you along your way. Whether it is your family, friends, faculty, staff or fellow students, know that all are proud of your accomplishments.

Commencement marks a milestone in your life and sets you on a journey toward a productive and fulfilling career. We hope you use the knowledge and preparation you received at K-State to move forward and make a difference throughout your life, whether in the career field, in the community or in other worthy pursuits.

As you embark and progress in your career and life, know that Kansas State University will always encourage you along the way. You are now part of our network of more than 200,000 proud alumni worldwide. We urge you to remain connected to the university through the K-State Alumni Association, which is providing you and fellow graduates with a year of free membership.

Please find opportunities to return to campus, whether to continue your education, share your experiences and expertise with future K-Staters, take in an athletic or cultural event, or just to catch up on your alma mater. Congratulations and best wishes for the future,

Richard B. Myers April C. Mason President Provost and Senior Vice President

2 Letter byAlma H.W. Jones,Mater class of 1888

I know a spot that I love full well, 'Tis not in forest nor yet in dell; Ever it holds thee in magic spell, I think of thee, Alma Mater.

K-S-U, we’ll carry the banner high. K-S-U, long, long may thy colors fly. Loyal to thee, thy children will swell the cry. Hail, Hail, Hail, Alma Mater.

Alma Mater 3 About Kansas State University

ansas State University is on its way to K-State also enjoys strong support from its alumni Kansas State University, becoming one of the nation’s Top 50 public and friends. With more than 200,000 alumni, the Kresearch universities by 2025. The visionary K-State Alumni Association is ranked among the by the numbers K-State 2025 plan, launched in 2010, serves as a top five alumni associations in the nation for the 1 — Where Money magazine ranks K-State on its list of guide for our decision-making and priority-setting percentage of graduates who are members. The best colleges in Kansas. in all facets of the university, including academics, Kansas State University Foundation's Innovation 3 — Years in a row K-State is rated the best value in facility needs, research, engagement and athletics. and Inspiration Campaign has already earned $1 Kansas by SmartAsset. For more information and to track our progress, go billion and is on its way to reaching $1.4 billion by to k-state.edu/2025. 2020. 4 — Years in row K-State receives the HEED Award for diversity and inclusion. Founded in 1863 as the country’s first operational Called "the Silicon Valley for biodefense" because 5 — Years in a row K-State's National Strategic Selling land-grant university, Kansas State University has of its leadership in food safety and security and Institute named one of nation's top sales programs. campuses in Manhattan, Salina — now known as agrodefense, Kansas State University is home to 8 — Years in a row K-State's Crops Team is national Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus — four Feed the Future labs, an initiative by the U.S. and Olathe, as well as K-State Global Campus, Agency for International Development to increase champion. which serves distance education students. K-State food production in nations with limited resources. 9 — Times in the last 12 years K-State's Black Student Research and Extension also has a presence The university also is home to the Biosecurity Union named best in the Big 12. throughout Kansas. Research Institute, which supports comprehensive 9 — Academic colleges, offering a variety of academic “farm-to-fork” infectious disease research programs disciplines. The mission of Kansas State University is to foster that address threats to plant, animal and human excellent teaching, research and service that develop health. Construction is underway adjacent to the 200+ — Fellowships held by faculty, and patents a highly skilled and educated citizenry necessary Manhattan campus of the U.S. Department of developed at the university. to advancing the well-being of Kansas, the nation Homeland Security’s National Bio and Agro- $236 million — Financial aid distributed annually, and the international community. The university defense Facility, which will be the nation’s premier including scholarships, student wages and veterans' embraces diversity and inclusion, encourages animal disease research facility. benefits. engagement and is committed to the discovery of knowledge, the education of undergraduate and Total research efforts at Kansas State University 250+ — Academic majors and options. graduate students, and improvement in the quality have led to more than 200 patents to date. The of life and standard of living of those we serve. university has more than 90 research centers, including the 8,600-acre Konza Prairie Biological Forbes magazine, Princeton Review and U.S. News Station and the Johnson Cancer Research Center. & World Report have recognized Kansas State Our distinguished faculty members are tackling University as one of the best in America. such issues as climate change, cybersecurity, sustainable energy, urban revitalization and more Nearly 23,000 students from across the U.S. and — often involving undergraduate students in their more than 100 countries attend Kansas State work. University. Students can choose from more than 250 majors and options in nine colleges: Agriculture; Architecture, Planning & Design; Arts and Sciences; Business Administration; Education; Engineering; Human Ecology; Technology and Aviation; and Veterinary Medicine. The Graduate School offers more than 110 academic programs.

4 About Kansas State University About our ceremonies

The university mace The Kansas State University mace made its debut in September 2009 at the inauguration of Kirk H. Schulz as the university’s 13th president. A mace is a decorative symbol of office and typically carried at the front of academic processions. The university’s mace is carried in the processional at the Graduate School ceremony and is displayed at each college’s ceremony. Designed by Tom Boley, a 1970 university graduate, the mace is made from a purple wood called purpleheart and a light- colored maple. Academic dress The history of academic dress dates to medieval European universities of the 12th century. Universities in the United States have standardized academic dress so its features are common and uniform throughout the country. The gown — At Kansas State University, gowns are black and typically made of synthetic material or worsted wool. The pattern varies with the degree held — open sleeves for the bachelor’s degree; long, closed sleeves with slits for the hands for the master’s degree; and round, bell sleeves for the doctoral degree. The hood — Students receiving graduate degrees wear hoods. The master’s hood is shorter than the doctoral hood and lacks the panels of the doctoral hood. Hoods are lined with the colors of the university; the university’s lining is purple with two inverted chevrons. The binding or edging of the hood is the color pertaining to the subject of the degree. The caps — All bachelor’s and master’s degree candidates wear a black mortarboard. Doctoral students may wear a mortarboard or a soft velvet tam with either six or eight sides. The tams can be dark blue or black for Doctor of Philosophy candidates, and light blue for Doctor of Education candidates. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine candidates wear a black mortarboard. Tassel color for all degree candidates depends on the degree and/or degree field.

Trimming colors on hoods Master of Landscape Architecture White Brown Dark blue Bachelor of Arts Master of Fine Arts Doctor of Philosophy Bachelor of Arts in Music Master of Arts Master of Landscape Architecture Golden yellow Dark blue Associate degrees Bachelor of Science Graduation honors Doctor of Philosophy Bachelor’s degree candidates who are earning Gray Master of Science graduation honors from Kansas State University wear Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Gray a purple-and-white honor cord on the left shoulder of Lavender Doctor of Veterinary Medicine their commencement gown. Honors are awarded based Master of Architecture Lavender on their Kansas State University grade point average. Light blue Master of Architecture Eligible students also must have completed a minimum Doctor of Education Light blue of 60 hours in residence, with at least 50 hours in graded Maize Bachelor’s degrees in Education courses. Master of Agribusiness Doctor of Education K-State graduation honors: Navy blue Maize Summa cum laude — For students with a 3.95 or above Master of Interior Architecture & Product Design Bachelor’s degrees in Agriculture GPA. Orange Master of Agribusiness Magna cum laude — For students with a 3.85-3.949 Master of Software Engineering Maroon GPA. Cum laude — For students with a 3.75-3.849 GPA. Master of Engineering Management Bachelor’s degrees in Human Ecology Note: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree candidates Peacock blue Navy blue receive these honors based on courses completed in the Master of Public Administration Master of Interior Architecture & Product Design professional program. Honors indicated in this program Master of Regional & Community Planning Orange are determined on a minimum of 45 hours in residence Pink Bachelor’s degrees in Engineering completed prior to the term of graduation, with at least Master of Software Engineering Master of Music 36 credit hours in graded courses. Salmon Master of Engineering Management Master of Public Health Peacock blue Commencement program key (Scl) Summa cum laude Tan/drab brown Master of Regional & Community Planning (Mcl) Magna cum laude Master of Accountancy Master of Public Administration (Cl) Cum laude Master of Business Administration Pink (H) Honors program White Bachelor of Applied Education (S) Secondary major Master of Arts Bachelor of Music Education (S17) Spring 2017 graduate (SU17) Summer 2017 candidate Yellow Master of Music (S18) Spring 2018 candidate Master of Science Salmon (D) Dual degree Master of Public Health * Double, multiple majors Tassel colors on candidates’ caps Tan/drab brown (P) Posthumous degree Brown Bachelor’s degrees in Business Administration Bachelor of Fine Arts Master of Business Administration Master of Fine Arts Master of Accountancy

About our ceremonies 5 Graduate School

Introduction: Graduate Student Council Gerard Kluitenberg, Professor, Agronomy Greetings: Derek Lawson, President, Graduate Student Council Processional: Stephen Kucera, Master's Student, Accounting Presentation of Graduate Faculty: Carol Shanklin, Dean National Anthem: Cooper McGuire, Junior, Applied Music Conferral of Degrees: Carol Shanklin, Dean Greetings from the Kansas Board of Regents: Recessional: D. Shane Bangerter, Regent Stephen Kucera, Master's Student, Accounting

Recognition of University Marshals: Brett DePaola, Professor, Physics Distinguished Professors: Gerard Kluitenberg, Professor, Agronomy April C. Mason, Provost and Senior Vice President Chwen Sheu, Associate Dean, College of Business Administration, and Professor, Management Honorees: Christy Craft, Associate Professor, Student Affairs Phillip Klebba, Professor and Department Head, Sunanda Dissanayake, Professor, Civil Engineering Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Sonya Britt-Lutter, Associate Professor, Personal Timothy Musch, Professor, Kinesiology, and Anatomy Financial Planning and Physiology Anil Pahwa, Professor, Electrical and Computer Reader: Engineering Vincent Carlisle Yan Soibelman, Professor, Mathematics Kun Yan Zhu, Professor, Entomology University Mace Carrier: Brian Lindshield, Associate Professor, Food, Dietetics, Recognition of Commerce Bank Nutrition and Health and W.T. Kemper Foundation Graduate Teaching Award: Carol Shanklin, Dean

Honorees: Christine Aikens, Professor, Chemistry Frederick Burrack, Professor, Music Education, and Director, Office of Assessment

Introduction of Commencement Speaker and Presentation of Honorary Degree: Richard B. Myers, President

Commencement Address: James C. Richardson, Photographer, National Geographic

Alumni Association Greetings: Amy Button Renz, President and CEO, K-State Alumni Association

6 Graduate School Kansas Board of Regents

.Shane Bangerter, He has served on the board of trustees for Dodge Bangerter received his bachelor’s degree in 1987 Dodge City, was City Community College, the board of governors from Oral Roberts University and a law degree in Dappointed to the Kansas for the University of Kansas School of Law and on 1990 from the University of Kansas School of Law. Board of Regents by the boards of the Dodge City Housing Authority, He and his wife, Kirstin, have two children, Austin, Gov. Sam Brownback in Dodge City Roundup Rodeo, Alley Teen Center an F-16 pilot in the U.S. Air Force, and Paige, a 2013. He is the owner and Dodge City Raceway Park. The American Trial student at the University of Kansas School of Law. of Bangerter Law, a Lawyers Association has honored him as a Top 100 legal practice that has an Trial Lawyer in Kansas. He has been named a Super In his free time, Bangerter enjoys ranch horse emphasis on civil litigation Lawyer and listed in Best Lawyers in America for competitions, flying aerobatics and training bird and workers' compensation more than 14 years. Best Lawyers in America also dogs. cases. Bangerter grew up in honored him with Lawyer of the Year for workers' D. Shane Bangerter Leoti, working endless hours compensation in its 2013, 2014 and 2016 editions. of farm and ranch labor between school activities and university attendance.

Richardson's work has taken him around the world, considered a photo essay classic and is used in covering issues of the environment, cultures and college classrooms. In 2015 he was honored by his travel, landscapes and perils to the night sky. His fellow National Geographic photographers as their Speaker ongoing coverage of food and agriculture issues "Photographer’s Photographer." has been a centerpiece of National Geographic's coverage of world food. Richardson lectures and teaches internationally ames C. Richardson and leads travel groups for National Geographic is a photographer for Richardson is also known for his documentary Expeditions. Known for his dogged research and NationalJ Geographic photography of small towns and rural issues. devotion to craft, he is a sought-after mentor to magazine and a CBS' "Sunday Morning" twice profiled his new photographers. He lives in Lindsborg, where contributing editor for 40-yearslong journal of Cuba, Kansas. ABC's his work is featured at his Main Street gallery, Small its sister publication, "Nightline" chronicled Richardson’s coverage of World. TRAVELER magazine. the Columbia River and the process of assembling the resulting National Geographic magazine As the photographer of story. Martha Stewart Living and myriad books more than 30 stories for and magazines have profiled his work. His 1979 James C. Richardson National Geographic, study of adolescence, "High School USA," is now

Awards

University Distinguished Professors such as the National Institutes of Health and the He is a member of the American Association for National Science Foundation. He has more than 84 the Advancement of Science, the American Society hil Klebba is the head publications. for Microbiology and the American Society of of the biochemistry Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Some of Pand molecular biophysics For several decades he has served as a referee his career accolades include receiving the 1981 department. His research for funding agencies and scientific journals. He Evelyn Neizer Post-Doctoral Research Award focuses on three areas: is a managing editor for Frontiers in Bioscience from Stanford University, Phillipe Foundation iron acquisition by active and served as an editorial board member for the International Scholar awards in 1993 and 2002, transport through the Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology and for and a 2011 Burroughs-Wellcome Research Scholar cell envelopes of bacteria; Advances in Biological Chemistry. Award at the University of California, Los Angeles. novel antibiotics against bacterial pathogenesis; Klebba spent 2002-2003 as a Fulbright scholar Klebba earned his bachelor's degree in biology and biophysical analyses at Institut Necker Enfants Malades in Paris. He from the University of Notre Dame in 1975, his Phillip Klebba of bacterial membrane remains involved with the Fulbright Scholar doctorate in biochemistry from the University transport in living cells. Program of the U.S. State Department and is a of California, Berkeley in 1982, and performed biochemistry specialist for the program's Council postdoctoral research at Stanford University and at Klebba came to Kansas State University in 2012. for Exchange of International Scholars. In 2001 the University of California, Berkeley from His research and collaborative projects have he was an international professor of the American 1982-1984. garnered more than $9 million in continuous Society for Microbiology at the University of São research funding since 1986, from organizations Paulo in Brazil.

Graduate School, Kansas Board of Regents, Speaker, Awards 7 imothy Musch is nil Pahwa holds the an Soibelman is a faculty member Logan-Fetterhoof director of the inT the departments of electricalA and computer KansasY State University's kinesiology, and anatomy engineering faculty of M-Center for Mirror and physiology. He is the distinction chair. His Symmetry and Tropical co-director of the College research focuses on Geometry. He researches of Veterinary Medicine's reliability, automation and algebra, deformation Cardiorespiratory Exercise optimization of power theory, algebraic geometry, Physiology Research distribution systems. topology, symplectic Laboratory. His research His work has provided geometry, representation interests include the innovative and practical theory, non-commutative Anil Pahwa Yan Soibelman Timothy Musch mechanisms associated with solutions for electricity geometry, differential exercise performance in distribution as well as large-scale integration equations, mathematical physics and string theory. health and disease focusing on chronic heart failure. of renewable energy resources in the system to decrease dependence on fossil fuels. He joined K-State in 1994. He has received He came to Kansas State University in 1993 and 27 grants and awards. His work has received served as the College of Human Ecology's interim A Kansas State University faculty member since support from the National Science Foundation, associate dean for research and scholarship from 1983, Pahwa served as the electrical and computer the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics, Clay 2013-2015. He has received more than $4.8 million engineering department head from 2004-2007. He Mathematics Institute and the International in research funding from a variety of national has engaged in 38 funded research projects with Congress of Mathematicians. His research has organizations, including the National Institutes of about $8.8 million in total funding, largely from the appeared in 70 publications, monographs and Health and the American Heart Association. He National Science Foundation. He has been the lead proceeding volumes. has published nearly 200 peer-reviewed journal principal investigator on 28 of these projects. Pahwa articles and book chapters, and his work has been has published more than 225 articles and reports Soibelman has been a referee and editor for 21 cited more than 7,000 times. with more than 60 refereed journal papers and his publications and organizations, including the research has received more than 2,400 citations. National Science Foundation, the National Security Musch is a fellow of the American College of Agency and the European Research Council. He Sports Medicine and the American Physiological Pahwa is an IEEE — formerly the Institute of has given more than 175 conference presentations Society. He also is a member of the American Electrical and Electronics Engineers — fellow and lectures across the world. He has been an Heart Association and has served on the Scientific and has served in many leadership positions in invited speaker at more than 50 regional and Advisory Council for the American Federation for the IEEE Power and Energy Society during the national conferences in Russia and the United Aging Research. past 20 years, including chair of the Power and States. Energy Education Committee and editor of IEEE He has provided service to numerous national Transactions on Power Systems. A Clay Mathematics Institute fellow, he is a scientific organizations, including NASA, the member of the American Mathematical Society American College of Sports Medicine, the He has served on the advisory committee of and the Kiev Mathematical Society in Ukraine. American Physiological Society and the National DistribuTECH, a premier conference focused He holds a distinguished visiting research chair at Institutes of Health. He has been an associate editor on automation of power distribution systems, the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in and manuscript reviewer for several journals. for more than 25 years. The National Academies Waterloo, Canada. selected Pahwa for a 2014-2015 Jefferson Science He received the national New Investigator Award in Fellowship and he served as a senior scientific Soibelman has been a visiting scholar or professor 1986 and the national Citation Award in 2013 from adviser in the Economic Policy Office of the State at Cambridge University in the U.K.; Massachusetts the American College of Sports Medicine. He also Department's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Institute of Technology; Harvard University; the received the national Arthur C. Guyton Educator Affairs as a part of the fellowship. Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New of the Year Award from the American Physiological Jersey; the Institute of Advanced Research in Society in 2013. At K-State, he has received Pahwa has received several awards during his Bures-sur-Yvette, France; Research Institute for the 1998 Presidential Award for Undergraduate professional career, including the IEEE Power Mathematical Sciences in Kyoto, Japan; and the Teaching and the 2014 Zoetis Award for Excellence and Energy Society's Douglas M. Staszesky Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn, in Research. Distribution Automation Award in 2012 and the Germany, among other institutions. Outstanding Alumni Award from Birla Institute Musch earned bachelor's and master's degrees of Technology and Science in 2014. At K-State, He received his master's degree and doctorate in in physical education from the University of he received the College of Engineering's Erickson mathematics from Rostov University, now Southern California, Berkley and a doctorate in exercise Public Service Award in 2011 and Frankenhoff Federal University in Russia. physiology from the University of Wisconsin, Outstanding Research Award in 2012. Madison. He was a postdoctoral fellow in un Yan Zhu has an cardiovascular physiology at the University of Pahwa earned a bachelor's degree in electrical international reputation Texas Health Science Center at Dallas, now the engineering from Birla Institute of Technology Kin insect toxicology and University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. and Science in Pilani, India; a master's degree in molecular biology and his electrical engineering from the University of Maine, research spans from basic Orono; and a doctorate in electrical engineering to applied studies. He has from Texas A&M University. collaborated with more than 50 scientists in the U.S. and around the world.

He discovered a new Kun Yan Zhu insecticide target gene in a major agricultural insect pest, which was cited as

8 Graduate School, Awards "a breakthrough in this toxicological riddle" by cited numerous times. In 2016 alone, their work Education," the "Sage Encyclopedia of Education his international peers. He received a U.S. patent generated more than 700 citations. Research, Measurement and Evaluation," "Music in 2014 for developing genetics-based insect pest Assessment Across Cultures and Continents: The management strategies. Promoted to full professor in 2015, Aikens has Culture of Shared Practice," "Connecting Practice, earned many prestigious honors, including an Measurement and Evaluation" and "Teaching Zhu came to Kansas State University in 1996. NSF CAREER award in 2010, Hewlett-Packard Music Through Performance in Band." He has been involved in research projects that Outstanding Junior Faculty Award from the have received more than $7.6 million in funding, American Chemical Society in 2011 and a Camille The author of nearly 40 peer-reviewed publications primarily from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dreyfus Teaching-Scholar Award from 2011-2016. on topics in both music education and assessment, He has served as an editor and editorial board She also was named a Kavli fellow in 2012 and he also has presented his work at many national member for 12 scientific journals and has peer- awarded an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship and international conferences. He is member of the reviewed 395 manuscripts for 63 international from 2011-2013. She has delivered more than International Review Panel for the International journals. He has authored 13 books and book 100 presentations at national and international Symposium on Assessment in Music Education and chapters. His research has appeared in 155 peer- conferences and workshops, including presenting former chair of the Special Research Interest Group reviewed publications, more than 360 presentations the 2017 Kroto Lecture in Chemical Physics at on Music Assessment for the Society of Research and has been cited more than 4,700 times. Florida State University and the 2015 Journal of in Music Education of the National Association Physical Chemistry A Lectureship. for Music Education. Currently, he is serving on Zhu is a 2012 fellow of the American Association the Knowledge Task Force for the Association for for the Advancement of Science and a 2014 fellow At the graduate level, Aikens has been major the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education, of the Entomological Society of America. He also professor to five successful doctoral candidates at which is charged with identifying and facilitating is a member of the American Chemical Society and K-State. She has taught six graduate-level courses, ways to advance the development of knowledge will be the 2018 vice president-elect for the Insect including a course she developed, Introduction devoted to assessing and improving student learning Physiology, Biochemistry and Physiology section of to Computational Chemistry. She also includes in higher education. the Entomological Society of America. postdoctoral researchers and undergraduate students on her research team. As chair of graduate studies in music education Honored with several noteworthy awards for his in the university's School of Music, Theatre, and research and teaching, Zhu received K-State's 2014 Aikens graduated summa cum laude with a Dance, Burrack has worked to increase and sustain Commerce Bank and W.T. Kemper Foundation bachelor's in chemistry from the University of the quality of graduate students in the program, Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award and 2016 Oklahoma and earned her doctorate in physical ensuring they receive high-quality instruction, College of Agriculture Excellence in Graduate chemistry from Iowa State University. She research opportunities and mentoring so that they Teaching Award. completed postdoctoral studies at Northwestern may be successful in their careers. He also has University. been a member of 141 Master of Music graduate A bachelor's degree graduate in plant protection committees and the chair of 14 doctoral committees from Zhejiang University in China, Zhu earned rederick Burrack is at the university. a master's degree and a doctorate in biology a professor of music from Utah State University. He also served as a Feducation and director of A member of the Kansas State University faculty postdoctoral research associate at the University of the university’s Office of since 2005, Burrack was promoted to full professor Massachusetts. Assessment. Combining in 2014. He earned a Bachelor of Music Education his knowledge and from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa; a Master research interests in both of Music in music education from Northwestern Commerce Bank and W.T. Kemper assessment and music University; and a doctorate in curriculum and Foundation Distinguished education, Burrack serves instruction-music education from the University of the teaching profession Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Graduate Faculty Award on a national scale. As Frederick Burrack director of the university's hristine Aikens Office of Assessment, he is a professor of leads initiatives to improve the effectiveness and Cchemistry at Kansas State efficiency of assessment at the university. He also University. Since joining guides student learning assessment processes for the university's faculty all of the university's graduate programs. His as an assistant professor efforts helped Kansas State University earn the in fall 2007, Aikens' inaugural Excellence in Assessment designation work on developing a from the National Institute for Learning Outcomes theoretical understanding Assessment in 2016. The designation recognizes of the relationship between the university's commitment to comprehensive structure and properties assessment of student learning outcomes. Christine Aikens of nanomaterials — including the structure Burrack led a team of nine researchers that designed and spectroscopic properties of gold and silver the model cornerstone assessments for the new nanoparticles and nanoparticle arrays, and the national music education standards. He currently reactivity of nanostructured metal oxide particles — is working on a book, "Assessing Student Learning has garnered more than $2.3 million in extramural for the 2014 National Standards for Music in support. Her work has been supported by the K-12 Context: A Research-Supported Approach National Science Foundation, Department of to Applying Model Cornerstone Assessments Energy, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, in School Music Programs," about the project American Chemical Society and more. Aikens for publisher Roman and Littlefield. He has and her research group have written more written book chapters in the "Oxford Handbook than 90 manuscripts that have appeared in top on Assessment Policy and Practice in Music chemistry and scientific journals and have been

Graduate School, Awards 9 Degree Candidates

Adult Learning and Leadership Randi Marie Wise James Emery Brown Major Professor: Anna Zolkiewska Major Professor: Jun Li Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation: The role of the secretory pathway and cell Dissertation: Advances in electrical energy storage Joel A. Buck (Su17) surface proteolysis in the regulation of the aggressiveness using core-shell structures and relaxor-ferroelectric Major Professor: Royce Ann Collins of breast cancer cells materials Dissertation: An exploratory examination of reflective Natalia Vladimirovna Karimova thinking in human performance improvement Biological and Agricultural professionals Major Professor: Christine Aikens Engineering Dissertation: Theoretical study of the optical properties of noble metal nanoparticles: CD and MCD spectroscopy Agronomy Doctor of Philosophy Vladimir Rustemovich Karimov Ruben Shrestha Doctor of Philosophy Major Professor: Aleksey Sheshukov Major Professor: Ping Li Olalere Marcus Olatoye Dissertation: Mathematical modeling of ephemeral Dissertation: Molecular mechanism and enzymological Major Professor: Geoffrey Morris gully erosion studies of dye-decolorizing perixodases (DyPs) from T. Dissertation: Quantitative Genomic Dissection of curvata and E. lignolyticus Agroclimatic Adaptation in Sorghum Biology K.L. Dimuthu M. Weerawardene Huan Wang Doctor of Philosophy Major Professor: Christine Aikens Major Professor: Vara Prasad Dissertation: Optical and luninescence properties of Mary K. Mills Dissertation: Crop assessment and monitoring using noble nanoparticles optical sensors Major Professor: Kristin Michel Dissertation: Vector-pathogen interactions within the Manomi Dharshika Perera (Su17) vector, Culicoides sonorensis Animal Science Major Professor: Christer Aakeroy Daniel S. Sullins (Su17) Dissertation: Hydrogen and halogen bonding in co- Doctor of Philosophy Major Professor: David Haukos crystallization: from fundamentals to applications Jared R. Johnson Dissertation: Regional variation in demography, George Valentin Podaru (Su17) Major Professor: Michael Brouk distribution, foraging, and strategic conservation of Major Professor: Viktor Chikan Dissertation: Techniques to increase silage stability lesser prairie chickens in Kansas and Colorado Dissertation: Exploring Controlled Drug Release and starch availability and the effects of heat stress (Su17) abatement systems on reducing heat load in dairy cattle Bram Hendrik Ferdinand Verheijen From Magneto Liposomes Major Professor: Brett Sandercock (Su17) Aaron Michael Jones Dissertation: Demographic responses of grassland Bo Wang Major Professor: Jason Woodworth songbirds to rangeland management in the tallgrass prairie Major Professor: Mark Hollingsworth Dissertation: Effects of specialty protein sources on Dissertation: Synchrotron studies of “self-compression” nursery pig performance in urea inclusion compounds Chemical Engineering (Su17) Benjamin Eugene Voelz Civil Engineering Major Professor: Luis Mendonca Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation: Heat stress and uterine disease: Stressors Haider Hassan Almkhelfe Major Professor: Placidus Amama Doctor of Philosophy influencing reproduction of dairy cattle (Su17) Dissertation: Scalable carbon nanotube growth and Rund Ahmad Al-Masri design of efficient catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Major Professor: Hayder Rasheed Biochemistry Dissertation: Analytical and finite element buckling solutions of anisotropic laminated composite columns/ Doctor of Philosophy Chemistry plates under axial compression with various boundary Yan Shipelskiy conditions Major Professor: Phillip Klebba Doctor of Philosophy Medha Jaimini Gunaratna Anhettigama Gamaralalage Dissertation: Gram positive heme acquisition Major Professor: Duy Hua Dissertation: Design, synthesis and bio-evaluation of piperidines and CGRP peptides; Synthesis of substituted 6-(dimethylamino)-2-phenylisoindolin-1-ones for the inhibition of luciferase

10 Graduate School, Degree Candidates (Su17) (Su17) Computer Science Sara Elizabeth Schwerdtfeger Sean Alexander Red Corn Major Professor: Sherri Martinie Major Professor: Kakali Bhattacharya Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation: Elementary preservice teachers’ Dissertation: Set the prairie on fire: An and elementary inservice teachers’ knowledge of autoethnographic confrontation of colonial entanglements Hong Liu mathematical modeling Major Professor: Eugene Vasserman Melissa Gail Van Zant Electrical Engineering Dissertation: Black-, grey-, and white-box side- Major Professor: Todd Goodson channel programming for software integrity checking Dissertation: Poetry in American education on Doctor of Philosophy standards from 1971-2011 Jacob Michael Lamb (Su17)

Counseling and Student (Su17) Major Professor: Behrooz Mirafzal Alexander Minh Wimmer Dissertation: Corrective schemes for internal and Development Major Professor: Frederick Burrack external abnormalities in cascaded multilevel inverters Dissertation: An exploration of a beginning Doctor of Philosophy undergraduate music student conducting with expressivity Xin Li Ophelia Marlene Blackwell Co-Major Professors: Don Gruenbacher and Co-Major Professors: Doris Wright Carroll and Economics Caterina Scoglio Kakali Bhattacharya Dissertation: Enhancing network robustness using Dissertation: Case study of counselors’ self-disclosure in Doctor of Philosophy software-defined networking a multicultural therapeutic alliance with military clients Haydory Akbar Ahmed (Su17) Heman Shakeri (S17) Major Professor: Steven Cassou Major Professor: Caterina Scoglio Dissertation: Essays on fiscal deficit, debt and Curriculum and Instruction Dissertation: Complex network analysis using monetary policy: A nonlinear approach modulus of families and walks Doctor of Philosophy (Su17) Mohammad Iqbal Ahmed Haotian Wu Asma Abdulmana Alhamadi Major Professor: Steven Cassou Co-Major Professors: Don Gruenbacher and Major Professor: KayAnn Taylor Dissertation: Essays in asymmetrical empirical Caterina Scoglio Dissertation: The influence of social media on Saudi macroeconomics graduate students: An exploratory case study Dissertation: OpenFlow-enabled dynamic DMZ for (Su17) local networks Melissa Gale Short McKendree (Su17) Aysha Sulaiman Bajabaa Major Professor: Glynn Tonsor Co-Major Professors: David Allen and Haijun Kang Dissertation: Essays on beef cattle economics Environmental Design & Planning Dissertation: Influential factors and faculty members’ (Su17) practices in technology integration using ISTE standards Sheryll Pugong Namingit Doctor of Philosophy for teacher preparation at Taibah University-Saudi Arabia Major Professor: William Blankenau Erebecca Berhanemeskel (Su17) Dissertation: Essays on how health and education Major Professor: John Keller Monica Elva Vaca Cardenas affect the labor market outcomes of workers Dissertation: The housing experience of Hispanic Co-Major Professors: Todd Goodson and immigrants: The case of Finney, Kansas KayAnn Taylor Nicolas Efrain Quintana Ashwell Dissertation: Teaching philosophies and best practices: Co-Major Professors: Nathan Hendricks and Elizabeth Michelle Musoke A qualitative case study that examines experiences, Jeffrey Peterson Major Professor: Timothy Keane philosophies and pedagogies of University Distinguished Dissertation: Essays on optimal extraction of Dissertation: Understanding the adoption of soil and Teaching Scholars at Kansas State University groundwater in Western Kansas water conservation practices: The role of social capital

(Su17) Cristina A. Fanning Steven Ramsey Co-Major Professors: Jessica Heier Stamm and Genetics Major Professor: Thomas Vontz Jason Bergtold Dissertation: Beliefs in the crossroads: Teachers’ Dissertation: Advances in land-use and stated-choice Doctor of Philosophy personal epistomology and effective practice for modeling using neural networks and discrete-choice models Mingqin L.L. Shao culturally and linguistically diverse students Co-Major Professors: Guihua Bai and Guorong Zhang (S17) (P) Nicole Jean Hunter Educational Leadership Dissertation: QTL mapping of pre-harvest sprouting Major Professor: Socorro Herrera and stripe rust resistance in wheat cultivars Danby Doctor of Education and Tiger Theodora D. oR op María del Pilar Mejía Vélez Major Professor: Todd Goodson Major Professor: Kakali Bhattacharya Narinder Singh Dissertation: Tier II intervention in the intermediate Dissertation: ¡Soy bilingüe! The experience of bilingual Major Professor: Jesse Poland grades: The effects of reciprocal (RT) training on teachers under the leadership of monolingual principles: Dissertation: Genetic diversity of wheat wild relative, standardized literacy assessments An ethnographic case study Aegilops tauschii, for wheat improvement

Graduate School, Degree Candidates 11 (Su17) (Su17) Wei Yue Human Nutrition Jie Ren Major Professor: Christopher Toomajian Major Professor: Yan Soibelman Dissertation: Characterization of genetic variation in Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation: Cohomological Hall algebras and 2 secondary metabolites in Fusarium Xi Chen Calabi-Yau categories Major Professor: Weiqun Wang Cong Tuan Son Van Grain Science Dissertation: Functional food-related bioactive Major Professor: Alexander Ramm compounds: Effect of sorghum phenolics on cancer cells Dissertation: Numerical solution to some Doctor of Philosophy in vitro and conversion of short- to long-chain omega-3 (Su17) inverse problems Hyma Gajula polyunsaturated acids in duck liver in vivo Major Professor: Hulya Dogan Dissertation: Effect of wheat bran on gluten network Brooke Johanna Cull (Su17) Mechanical Engineering formation as studied through dough development, dough Major Professor: Sara Rosenkranz rheology and bread microstructure Dissertation: Youth Wellness Promotion for Doctor of Philosophy Development of Positive Dietary and Physical Activity Xi Chen (Su17) (Su17) Haijing Liu Behaviors Major Professor: Melanie Derby Major Professor: Xiuzhi "Susan" Sun Dissertation: Droplet dynamics in mini-channel steam (Su17) Dissertation: Wet adhesion properties of oilseed Sam Robert Emerson flow condensation proteins stimulated by chemical and physical Major Professor: Sara Rosenkranz interactions and bonding Dissertation: Postprandial Metabolism and Mario Michael Dippolito (Su17) Inflammation: Novel Insights Focusing on Major Professor: Youqi Wang True-to-Life Application Horticulture Dissertation: Real scale simulation of ballistic test for soft armor Yijing Li Doctor of Philosophy Major Professor: Tandalayo Kidd Nanxi Li (Su17) (Su17) Ross Charles Braun Dissertation: Using a non-diet approach to prevent Major Professor: Amy Betz Major Professor: Dale Bremer overweight and obesity among 6th to 8th grade youth Dissertation: High-pressure pool boiling and physical Dissertation: Environmental and management in a low-income racial/ethnic community in Kansas insight of engineered surfaces impacts in turfgrass systems: Nitrous oxide emissions, carbon sequestration, and drought and traffic stress Mutiara Tirta Prabandari Lintang Kusuma (Su17) Major Professor: Tandalayo Kidd Pathobiology Pabodha Galgamuwa Galgamuwe Arachchige Dissertation: Strengthening the competence of dietetics Major Professor: Charles Barden students on providing nutrition care for HIV patients: Doctor of Philosophy Pragathi Belagola Shridhar (Su17) Dissertation: Ecological restoration of an oak Application of attribution theory woodland in Kansas informed with remote sensing of Major Professor: Jianfa Bai vegetation dynamics Dissertation: Detection, quantification and genetic Industrial Engineering characterization of six major non-O157 Shiga toxin- producing Escherichia coli serogroups and E. coli O104 Human Ecology Doctor of Philosophy in feedlot cattle feces Yan Kuang (Su17) Doctor of Philosophy Major Professor: David Ben-Arieh Pius Stephen Ekong (Su17) Stacy Rene Conner Dissertation: Modeling and analysis of competing Major Professor: Michael Sanderson Major Professor: Jared Anderson dynamic ecological systems Dissertation: Data collection, analysis and Dissertation: Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care development of a pre-harvest quantitative microbial (ROSC): Understanding individual and system-level risk assessment (QMRA) for Shiga toxin-producing barriers and facilitators to implementation of ROSC in Mathematics Escherichia coli (STEC) in beef production an addictions treatment community Doctor of Philosophy Yuekun Lang (Su17) Maria Mercedes Dominguez Ashok Aryal Major Professor: Wenjun Ma Co-Major Professors: Sandra Stith and Joyce Baptist Major Professor: Ivan Blank Dissertation: Identification and evaluation of Dissertation: The moderating role of problem-solving Dissertation: Geometry of mean value sets for general antivirals for Rift Valley fever virus in black-white marriages: A common fate model divergence from uniformly elliptic operators Jinhwa Lee (S17) (Su17) (Su17) Chen-Wei Tao Hui Chen Major Professor: Wenjun Ma Major Professor: Junehee Kwon Major Professor: Zongzhu Lin Dissertation: Effects of PB1-F2 and PA-X on the Dissertation: Development of restaurant service Dissertation: Counting representations of deformed pathogenicity of H1N1 influenza virus sabotage scale preprojective algebras

12 Graduate School, Degree Candidates Tiffany Lynn Lee (Su17) Neda Dadashzadeh (Su17) Mathias James Simmons Major Professor: Daniel Thomson Major Professor: Kristan Corwin Major Professor: Clive Fullagar Dissertation: The health and welfare of fed cattle after Dissertation: Improved performance of an optically Dissertation: Leader self-development: An emerging transport to commercial slaughter facilities pumped mid-infrared acetylene-filled hollow-core strategy for building leadership capacity fiber laser (Su17) Lance Wade Noll Taylor W. Wadian (Su17) Major Professor: T.G. Nagaraja Yuba Raj Dahal Major Professor: Mark Barnett Dissertation: Detection and quantification of the top- Major Professor: Jeremy Schmit Dissertation: The power of personalization: Using seven Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli serogroups Dissertation: Equilibrium and kinetic factors in a personalized storybook depicting a cross-group in feces and on hides of feedlot cattle and whole genome protein crystal growth friendship to improve white children’s reactions to black sequence-based analysis of O103 serogroup and Hispanic peers Bahar Modir (Su17) Luca Nicolae Popescu Major Professor: Eleanor Sayre Major Professor: Raymond Rowland Dissertation: Problem-solving in physics: Security Studies Dissertation: Diagnostic techniques for classical swine Undergraduates' framing, procedures and fever virus decision-making Doctor of Philosophy Patricia Jean Blocksome (Su17) Gaochan Wang (Su17) Jeffrey Alan Powell Major Professor: Sam Bell Major Professor: Philip Hardwidge Co-Major Professors: Christopher Sorenson and Dissertation: A ways and means analysis of sub-state Dissertation: Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli signaling Artem Rudenko political violence and interactions with host innate immunity and Dissertation: Strong-field driven dynamics of metal (Su17) intestinal microbiota and dielectric nanoparticles Muhammad A. Nawaz Co-Major Professors: David Stone and Andrew Long Personal Financial Planning Plant Pathology Dissertation: How Terrorism Ends: The Impact of Lethality of Terrorist Groups on Their Longevity Doctor of Philosophy Doctor of Philosophy Derek Thomas Tharp Yapa Mudiyanselage Ananda Yapa Bandara Major Professor: Martin Seay Major Professor: Christopher Little Sociology Dissertation: Three essays on personality characteristics Dissertation: Dissecting the molecular responses of and financial satisfaction Sorghum bicolor to Macrophomina phaseolina infection Doctor of Philosophy Ryan L. Button (Su17) Dennis R. Witherspoon Rodrigo Pedrozo (Su17) Major Professor: W. Richard Goe Major Professor: Martin Seay Major Professor: Christopher Little Dissertation: An Exploratory Study of the Effects Dissertation: The effects of financial stress on health, Dissertation: Characterization of soybean seedborne of Cultural Capital on the Successful Completion of a morale, and social functioning Fusarium spp. in the state of Kansas, USA Two-Year Honors Program

(Su17) Derek Joseph Schneweis Nicole L. John-Danzell (Su17) Physics Major Professor: Dorith Rotenberg Major Professor: Alisa Garni Dissertation: Characterizing global gene expression Dissertation: Unretirement and the (re)construction of Doctor of Philosophy and antiviral response in Frankliniella occidentalis age in post-industrial America Utuq Ablikim (Su17) infected with tomato spotted wilt virus Major Professor: Daniel Rolles Stacy Smith (S17) Dissertation: Fragmentation of molecular ions in Major Professor: Lothar Weyher ultrafast laser pulses Psychology Dissertation: Dead and still grateful: Deriving mechanisms of social cohesion from deadhead culture Wutukejiang Abulikemu Doctor of Philosophy Major Professor: Daniel Rolles Courtney June Fea David Wayne Westfall Dissertation: Coulomb explosion imaging of Major Professor: Laura Brannon Major Professor: Gerad Middendorf polyatomic molecules after photoionization with X-rays Dissertation: Value source, value priming, and social Dissertation: A lost generation? Kony, conflict, and the and strong laser fields norms as predictors of engaging in minor moral/legal cultural impacts in Northern Uganda violations Benjamin Jeffrey Berry (Su17) Major Professor: Itzhak Ben-Itzhak Heather Sovern Morgan Dissertation: Imaging laser-induced fragmentation of Major Professor: Patrick Knight molecular beams, from positive to negative molecules Dissertation: Examining the importance of employee engagement in low-contact service models

Graduate School, Degree Candidates 13 (Su17) (Su17) Special Education Carina Michelle de Armas Rhonda Lee Hymas Sandberg Major Professor: Charlie Nutt Major Professor: Dan Wilcox Doctor of Education (Su17) Rebecca Lee Evans Lesa Beth Mecham Snyder Betsy Lou Crawford Major Professor: Kenneth Hughey Major Professor: Dan Wilcox Major Professor: Warren White

Dissertation: Lights up when plugged in, the (Su17) Alexander Joseph Ferge Amy Raquel Soto superpower of disability: An arts-based narrative Major Professor: Doris Wright Carroll Major Professor: Kenneth Hughey

Statistics Gerald Glen Francisco Sarah Beth Summerbell (Su17) Major Professor: Kenneth Hughey Major Professor: Kenneth Hughey Doctor of Philosophy (Su17) Ashleigh Dawn Fulghum Sharif Mahmood Diane Taylor Taylor Major Professor: Dan Wilcox Major Professor: Michael Higgins Major Professor: Marilyn Kaff Dissertation: Finding common support and assessing Zachary N. Hennis matching methods for causal inference Neil Scott Volker (Su17) Major Professor: Marilyn Kaff Major Professor: Charlie Nutt Balasubramaniam Natarajan Tiffany Ann Jersey Major Professor: Weixing Song Brooke Hayes Walker (Su17) Major Professor: Lisa Rubin Dissertation: Asymptotic properties of non- Major Professor: Dan Wilcox parameteric regression with beta kernels Lendora N. Johnson Jennifer Lyn Washick Major Professor: Marilyn Kaff Richard Opoku-Nsiah Major Professor: Dan Wilcox Major Professor: Haiyan Wang Brandon Robert Keith (Su17) Dissertation: A computationally efficient bootstrap- Stephen Raymond Watts Major Professor: Christy Craft equivalent test for ANOVA in skewed populations with Major Professor: Dan Wilcox a large number of factor levels Rachel M. Kelly (Su17) Jean Elizabeth Wondell Major Professor: Marilyn Kaff Academic Advising Major Professor: Charlie Nutt Tasha Janae Lisle Mike Zunin Master of Science Major Professor: Dan Wilcox Randa Shanell Alvord (Su17) Major Professor: Doris Wright Carroll Major Professor: Marilyn Kaff Michelle Maller (Su17) Major Professor: Charlie Nutt Jennifer A. Archibald Accounting Major Professor: E. Ann Knackendoffel Emily Jo Molchan (Su17) Master of Accountancy Cynthia Ann Breese (Su17) Major Professor: Charlie Nutt Kelsey Camille Case Major Professor: E. Ann Knackendoffel Major Professor: Joseph Ugrin Bobbe Jo Molter (Su17) (Su17) Kelly Briggs Major Professor: Marilyn Kaff Courtney Renee Cooke Major Professor: E. Ann Knackendoffel Major Professor: Mark Linville Deana F. Paine Carol Sue Buttice Major Professor: E. Ann Knackendoffel William Davis (Su17) Major Professor: Dan Wilcox Major Professor: Mark Linville George Francis Paulicivic Kathryn Connaughton Clark Major Professor: Marilyn Kaff Evan Reid Hartter Major Professor: Charlie Nutt Major Professor: Mark Linville Paul Christopher Pierce Sara May Comer Major Professor: Lisa Rubin Josephine Barbara Hayes Major Professor: E. Ann Knackendoffel Major Professor: Amy Hageman Jay Africa Fisi'italia Puafisi Erin Christine Couture Major Professor: Judith Hughey Jacob Tyler Kujath Major Professor: E. Ann Knackendoffel Major Professor: Joseph Ugrin (Su17) Joanna Patrycja Czarniecki (Su17) Lorena Elizabeth Rogel Major Professor: Christy Craft Major Professor: Christy Craft Qiuying Li Major Professor: Amy Hageman

14 Graduate School, Degree Candidates Braxton William Lind Brooke Elizabeth Istas Todd Raymond Higgins (Su17) Major Professor: Joseph Ugrin Major Professor: Jeffrey Zacharakis Major Professor: Jason Bergtold

Bridget Ann McGuire (Su17) Brandon Lewis Maxam Matthew Joseph Irsik Major Professor: Amy Hageman Major Professor: Haijun Kang Major Professor: Keith Harris

Taylor Anne Middleton (Su17) Gaya Jessica Mazzoni (Su17) Ednah Ngoma Kasanda (Su17) Major Professor: Joseph Ugrin Major Professor: Royce Ann Collins Major Professor: Vincent Amanor-Boadu

(Su17) Alex Steven Poage Nathaniel James Mccoy (Su17) Kayla Lynn Lichty Major Professor: Danny Fisher Major Professor: Royce Ann Collins Major Professor: Gregg Hadley

Hillary M. Richards Jana Meyers Agricultural Economics Major Professor: Amy Hageman Major Professor: Judith Favor

(Su17) Master of Science Jaclyn Jo Sheets Jennifer Ann Morris Jiajing He Major Professor: Joseph Ugrin Major Professor: Susan Yelich Biniecki Major Professor: Andrew Barkley

(Su17) Britni Suzanne Slater Paula Virgen Page Cody L. O’Brien (Su17) Major Professor: Mark Linville Major Professor: Royce Ann Collins Major Professor: Elizabeth Yeager

(S17) Taylor Nicole Stricker Christopher George Petty Jayce Stanton Stabel Major Professor: Danny Fisher Major Professor: Judith Favor Major Professor: Terry Griffin

(Su17) Sarah Christine Urbanczyk Holly Christine Pishney Candice Wilson (Su17) Major Professor: Joseph Ugrin Major Professor: Jeffrey Zacharakis Major Professor: Mykel Taylor

Nicole M. Vestal Moire Elizabeth Riley Major Professor: Joseph Ugrin Major Professor: Susan Yelich Biniecki Agricultural Education and Communication Logan Kerry Winter (Su17) Julianne Nicole Shoup Major Professor: Danny Fisher Major Professor: Susan Yelich Biniecki Master of Science Courtney Danielle Boman (Su17) Kelly David Stewart (Su17) Major Professor: Jason Ellis Adult Learning and Leadership Major Professor: Jeffrey Zacharakis Jeremy Martin D’Angelo (Su17) Master of Science (Su17) Junie Kathleen Swift Jenny Leigh Burkowski Major Professor: Jason Ellis Major Professor: Susan Yelich Biniecki Major Professor: Royce Ann Collins Shelly Ingram Kira Elizabeth Wilbanks Major Professor: Lauri Baker Suzanne Oliver Evans Major Professor: Royce Ann Collins Major Professor: Royce Ann Collins Cheyenne Marie Moyer (S17) Major Professor: Shannon Washburn Elizabeth Rae Farmer Agribusiness Major Professor: Judith Favor Master of Agribusiness Agronomy Lisa A. Fernholz Frances E. Bretz (Su17) Major Professor: Royce Ann Collins Major Professor: Nathan Hendricks Master of Science Blake Leo Bergkamp Gregorio H. Flores (Su17) Aaron Andrew Cling (Su17) Major Professor: S.V. Krishna Jagadish Major Professor: Royce Ann Collins Major Professor: Allen Featherstone Ana Julia Carvalho Basilio de Azevedo Leila Rose Fuetterer Fabian Farr (Su17) Major Professor: Ignacio Antonio Ciampitti Major Professor: Royce Ann Collins Major Professor: Allen Featherstone Seth Alan Filbert Ryan Thomas Hughes Carrie Lynn Gregoire (Su17) Major Professor: Allen Fritz Major Professor: Royce Ann Collins Major Professor: Vincent Amanor-Boadu

Graduate School, Degree Candidates 15 (S17) (Su17) Marshall Mark Hay Tyler John Spore Biochemistry Major Professor: Dallas Peterson Major Professor: Dale Blasi

(Su17) Master of Science Brent Robert Jaenisch Kelly Rose Vierck Simranjot Bawa Major Professor: Romulo Lollato Major Professor: Travis O’Quinn Major Professor: Erika Geisbrecht

(Su17) Samida Khadka Apparel and Textiles Major Professor: Johanna Dille Biological and Agricultural Engineering Master of Science Ashley Abagail Lorence Estee M. Baskerville Major Professor: Antonio Asebedo Major Professor: Melody LeHew Master of Science Xiwen Cao Ethan John Menke Major Professor: Donghai Wang Katie Ellen Krongard Major Professor: William Schapaugh Jr. Major Professor: Kim Hiller Connell Bairen Pang Seth Brandon Menzer Major Professor: Donghai Wang Sadie L. Stauffer Major Professor: Mithila Jugulam Major Professor: Melody LeHew Austin Anthony Schmitz (Su17) Karthik Putta (Su17) Major Professor: Daniel Flippo Christine Kay Spradling Major Professor: Mithila Jugulam Major Professor: Sherry Haar Sarah Jane Schuetze (Su17) Co-Major Professors: Daniel Thomson and Marcie Renee Oelke Allison Marie Perlin (Su17) Ronaldo Maghirang Major Professor: Colby Moorberg Major Professor: Joy Kozar

Ryan Scott Strasser (Su17) Animal Science Architecture Major Professor: Ajay Sharda

Master of Science Master of Architecture (Su17) Biology Tara Jo Ellerman Jessica Lynne Carson Major Professor: James Drouillard Major Professor: Vladimir Krstic Master of Science Seton R. Bachle (Su17) Lane Kurtis Giess Julia Carol Guerra (Su17) Major Professor: Jesse Nippert Major Professor: Robert Weaber Major Professor: Vladimir Krstic

(Su17) (Su17) Christine Michelle Carson Erica Tomi Jacquay Kylie Brynn Schwaller (Su17) Major Professor: Lydia Zeglin Major Professor: Joann Kouba Major Professor: Vladimir Krstic

(Su17) Brady Robert Jensen (Su17) Amy Nicole Erickson Major Professor: Megan Rolf Architectural Engineering Major Professor: Brett Sandercock

(Su17) Katherine Van Jordan Master of Architectural Engineering Mark R. Herse Major Professor: Alice Boyle Major Professor: James Lattimer Austin C. Curnutt Major Professor: Donald Phillippi Ryland B. Taylor Savannah L. Katulski Major Professor: Martha Mather Major Professor: James Drouillard Lauren Leigh Brannom Damron Major Professor: Julia Keen Claire Elizabeth Ward (Su17) Austin James Langemeier (Su17) Major Professor: Stephen Chapes Major Professor: Jim Nelssen Curtis Mathias Johnson Major Professor: Kimberly Kramer Yunzhi Luo (Su17) (S17) Biomedical Science Brandi Nichole Martin Major Professor: Lindsey Hulbert Major Professor: Kimberly Kramer Master of Science Hans Christian Müller Rachel Erin Bardot (Su17) Samuel James McConnell Major Professor: James Drouillard Major Professor: Bob Rowland Major Professor: Kimberly Kramer Ciana Marie Scaletti (Su17) Justin Allen Engels (Su17) Major Professor: James Lattimer Major Professor: Alison Adams

16 Graduate School, Degree Candidates Omar José González Cintrón (Su17) Jacob Charles Reimer Major Professor: Walter Renberg Major Professor: John Morris

Kaitlin Amelia Haukos (Su17) Douglas Rodriguez (Su17) Major Professor: Elizabeth Davis Major Professor: Stacy Kovar

Jiachen Huang (Su17) Matt Patrick Seiwert Major Professor: Weiping Zhang Major Professor: Ansley Chua

Justin Barret Ludwig Jeffery Edward Sliger Major Professor: T.G. Nagaraja Major Professor: Chwen Sheu

Jessica D. Monday (S17) Timothy R. Taton Major Professor: Robert Larson Major Professor: William Turnley Jr.

Robert David Munson (Su17) Brian James Weber Major Professor: Daniel Thomson Major Professor: Diane Swanson

Rebecca Ariel Ober Abby Christine Wood Major Professor: Megan Niederwerder Major Professor: John Morris

Rachel Aline Rusk (Su17) Chemical Engineering Major Professor: Jodi McGill Master of Science Rebecca Anne Sease Chaoran Huang Major Professor: Alison Adams Major Professor: Jennifer Anthony

Ellen Marie Unruh Chemistry Major Professor: Robert Larson Master of Science Yang Yang Chelsea Nicole Weese Major Professor: Philip Hardwidge Major Professor: Ryan Rafferty

Business Administration Civil Engineering

Master of Business Administration Master of Science Garrett Ross Arner Jack Reid Cunningham Major Professor: Ansley Chua Major Professor: Eric Fitzsimmons

Corey Lynn Brasel Ya Gao Major Professor: Diane Swanson Major Professor: Mustaque Hossain

Matthew Allen Buckwalter Benjamin Gilbert Nye Major Professor: Ansley Chua Major Professor: Eric Fitzsimmons

(Su17) Stephen Gregory Harrison Tyler Penfield Major Professor: Dawne Martin Major Professor: Prathap Parameswaran

(Su17) Drew Curry Liddle Tracy Nicole Spade (Su17) Major Professor: William Turnley Jr. Major Professor: Stacey Kulesza

Molly Pennington Myers Kailey Marie Younkin Major Professor: Marne Arthaud-Day Major Professor: Asad Esmaeily

Austin Alan Pfannenstiel Nader Zad Major Professor: John Morris Major Professor: Asad Esmaeily

Graduate School, Degree Candidates 17 Communication Studies Narasimha Rao Jasti Madhu Lauren Elizabeth Meis Major Professor: Daniel Andresen Major Professor: Sherri Martinie

Master of Arts (Su17) Kazim Yigit Akin (Su17) Maitreyi Tata Kelly Elizabeth Novosel Major Professor: Gregory Paul Major Professor: William Hsu Major Professor: Sally Yahnke

(Su17) Daniel Paul Cutter Counseling and Student Brenna Alane Mary Pavluk Major Professor: Soumia Bardhan Major Professor: Kimberly Staples Development (Su17) Ashley Nicole Denney Marlen Odette Peña Major Professor: Timothy Steffensmeier Master of Science Major Professor: Deepak Subramony Kris O. Bailey Major Professor: Jessica Lane Miranda Blaise Klugesherz (Su17) Amalea Michelle Peters Major Professor: Timothy Shaffer Major Professor: Socorro Herrera Michael D. Hargrove (S17) Major Professor: Doris Wright Carroll David Conner Lamb (Su17) Zachary Jordan Raugewitz Major Professor: Colene Lind Major Professor: Deepak Subramony Carter Thomas Olson (Su17) Major Professor: Lisa Rubin Samuel William Malone (S17) Xueying Tang (Su17) Major Professor: Colene Lind Major Professor: Deepak Subramony Curriculum and Instruction Kayla Marie Taylor (Su17) Community Development Master of Science Major Professor: Todd Goodson Whitney Diane Axman Master of Science Major Professor: Socorro Herrera Daniela A. Thrasher (Su17) Diana O. Alva Major Professor: Deepak Subramony Major Professor: Huston Gibson John Thomas Barstow Major Professor: Kimberly Staples Lewis Earl Whitson Amy Elizabeth Kelly (Su17) Major Professor: Thomas Vontz Major Professor: Cornelia Flora Gina Marie Bergin (S17) Major Professor: Sally Yahnke Computer Science Dietetics Heather A. Campbell (Su17) Master of Science Major Professor: Deepak Subramony Master of Science (Su17) Valerie Ann Donelan ChandraVyas Annakula (Su17) Major Professor: Kevin Sauer Major Professor: William Hsu Claire Elise Elliott Major Professor: David Allen Urmi Chakravarty Kelly Anne Freno Major Professor: Daniel Andresen Rachel J. Harmon (Su17) Major Professor: Kevin Sauer Major Professor: Vicki Sherbert Chaney Lee Courtney (Su17) Sophie Elizabeth Maier Major Professor: Mitchell Neilsen Jennifer Lynn Jeffers (Su17) Major Professor: Kevin Sauer Major Professor: Suzanne Porath Andre Maurice Gregoire (Su17) Nancy Guadalupe Navarro Sandoval Major Professor: Mitchell Neilsen Marlen Pena Jimenez (Su17) Major Professor: Jennifer Hanson Major Professor: Deepak Subramony (Su17) Aruna Sai Kannamareddy Economics Major Professor: William Hsu Kevin M. Johnston Major Professor: Socorro Herrera Master of Science (Su17) Arjun Khanal Yunyun Lv Major Professor: Daniel Andresen Jessica Lee Laster Major Professor: Lance Bachmeier Major Professor: Sherri Martinie Bhavani Krithivasan Major Professor: Doina Caragea Sandra Loo Major Professor: Socorro Herrera

18 Graduate School, Degree Candidates (Su17) (Su17) Educational Leadership Lisa Arlene Heller Nicholas Edward Owen Major Professor: Mary Devin Major Professor: Donna Augustine-Shaw

Master of Science (Su17) (Su17) Amanda Leigh Araujo (Su17) Deirdre Anne Hoff Karen Byers Phillips Major Professor: Donna Augustine-Shaw Major Professor: Donna Augustine-Shaw Major Professor: Mary Devin

(Su17) (Su17) Tyrek James Artley (Su17) Crystal Sue Holzer Kristin Kathleen Reeder Major Professor: Mary Devin Major Professor: Mary Devin Major Professor: Mary Devin

(Su17) (Su17) Craig Preston Babcock (Su17) Micah Stewart Karl Angela Jean Reese Major Professor: Mary Devin Major Professor: Mary Devin Major Professor: Donna Augustine-Shaw

(Su17) (Su17) Kristin Dawn Barker (Su17) Brittany Lynn Kisner Dylan Michael Richardson Major Professor: Mary Devin Major Professor: Donna Augustine-Shaw Major Professor: Mary Devin

(Su17) (Su17) Leslie Rickert Campbell (Su17) Eryn N. Koons Alyssa Rene Schmitt Major Professor: Mary Devin Major Professor: Donna Augustine-Shaw Major Professor: Mary Devin

(Su17) (Su17) Brandon Jamaal Cheeks (Su17) Meredith Kathleen Lenfestey Abigail Elizabeth Schuster Major Professor: Donna Augustine-Shaw Major Professor: Mary Devin Major Professor: Mary Devin

(Su17) (Su17) Kylene Jo Comeau (Su17) Katherine J. Lindsay Tami S. Simkins Major Professor: Donna Augustine-Shaw Major Professor: Donna Augustine-Shaw Major Professor: Mary Devin

(Su17) (Su17) Shelby Christine Davis (Su17) Erin Alicia Lopez Ashley Marie Smith Major Professor: Donna Augustine-Shaw Major Professor: Mary Devin Major Professor: Mary Devin

(Su17) (Su17) Krista E. DeVoe (Su17) James Scott Lumley Stephanie Jo Sowell Major Professor: Donna Augustine-Shaw Major Professor: Donna Augustine-Shaw Major Professor: Mary Devin

(Su17) (Su17) Elizabeth Mae Dierking (Su17) Sarah Janae Maxwell Elane Klein Stein Major Professor: Mary Devin Major Professor: Mary Devin Major Professor: Donna Augustine-Shaw

(Su17) (Su17) Nathan V. Downs (Su17) Barbara Murphy McClintock Meshell Lee Thornley Major Professor: Mary Devin Major Professor: Mary Devin Major Professor: Mary Devin

(Su17) (Su17) Kristin Rene Timm Mathew Byron Duckworth (Su17) Stephanie Kathryn McNemar Major Professor: Mary Devin Major Professor: Mary Devin Major Professor: Mary Devin

(Su17) (Su17) Anna Dawn Voth Sabrina Gail Fink (Su17) Austyn Dale McNew Major Professor: Donna Augustine-Shaw Major Professor: Donna Augustine-Shaw Major Professor: Mary Devin

(Su17) (Su17) Emily Christine Warren Amanda Lynne Freeman (Su17) Patricia L. McVay Major Professor: Mary Devin Major Professor: Donna Augustine-Shaw Major Professor: Donna Augustine-Shaw

(Su17) (Su17) Agnes Jo Zadina Jennifer Ann Garrison (Su17) Nichole Anne Monroe Major Professor: Donna Augustine-Shaw Major Professor: Mary Devin Major Professor: Mary Devin

Miriam Elise Gogadi (Su17) Larry F. Myers (Su17) Electrical Engineering Major Professor: Donna Augustine-Shaw Major Professor: Mary Devin Master of Science Katie Suzann Hagenmaier (Su17) Sandra Marily Orellana (Su17) Omar J M A Alhouli (S17) Major Professor: Mary Devin Major Professor: Mary Devin Major Professor: Medhat M. Morcos

Alyssa Rene Harrison (Su17) Ava Lynn Owen (Su17) Jianwei Cui Major Professor: Mary Devin Major Professor: Donna Augustine-Shaw Major Professor: Hongyu Wu

Graduate School, Degree Candidates 19 (Su17) (Su17) Tianyu Lin Entomology Aubrey Nichole Nickell Major Professor: Steve Warren Major Professor: Linda Hoag

Master of Science (Su17) Henry Sarmiento Perez Basak Coskun (Su17) Whitney Lee Root Major Professor: Anil Pahwa Co-Major Professors: Kun Yan Zhu and Major Professor: Jane Garcia Kristopher Silver Md Mahbubul Huq Riad (S17) Erin Gale Schwant Major Professor: Caterina Scoglio Major Professor: Bronwyn Fees Family and Community Services Todd William Rider (Su17) Charity Ruth Smith Major Professor: William Kuhn Master of Science Major Professor: Karen Myers-Bowman Jessica Michelle Flores

Major Professor: Charlotte Olsen (Su17) Nicholas Sean Rome (S17) Makenzie Lane Stansbury Major Professor: Bala Natarajan Major Professor: Kristin Pelczarski Family Studies and Human Services Jordan R. Thompson Lori A. Train (Su17) Major Professor: Anil Pahwa Master of Science Major Professor: Elaine Johannes Bailee Nichole Barrett James Joseph Zemzicki (S17) Major Professor: Jane Garcia Michelle Elyse Washburn-Busk Major Professor: Anil Pahwa Major Professor: Amber Vennum Lakyn Farris Baughman Ryan Michael Zimmerman (Su17) Major Professor: Linda Hoag Sarah Elaine Wilcox (Su17) Major Professor: Anil Pahwa Major Professor: Jane Garcia James Gavin Bridges Major Professor: Amber Vennum Engineering Management Food Science Timothy Ryan Cochran Master of Engineering Major Professor: Linda Hoag Master of Science Management Maureen Noel Alderman (Su17) Major Professor: Jayendra Amamcharla Richard F. Gazdzik Jordan Ashley Crosson Major Professor: Bradley Kramer Major Professor: Jared Anderson Candice Marie Bigjohn Crystal Diane Jackson Amanda Laird Frey Major Professor: Abbey Nutsch Major Professor: Bradley Kramer Major Professor: Elaine Johannes Angela Faye Brown (S17) Dilpesh Kantibhai Patel (Su17) Rachel Leigh Genrich Major Professor: Fadi Aramouni Major Professor: Bradley Kramer Major Professor: Jane Garcia Brian James Chylik Taylor Anthony Smith (Su17) Aimee Kathleen Hubbard Major Professor: Randall Phebus Major Professor: Bradley Kramer Major Professor: Jared Anderson Danielle Lorean Druin (Su17) Tran B. Tran Abilene Marie Katt Major Professor: J. Scott Smith Major Professor: Bradley Kramer Major Professor: Jane Garcia Frank R. Farello (Su17) (Su17) David Lee Winrick Emily Elizabeth Koochel Major Professor: Delores Chambers Major Professor: Bradley Kramer Major Professor: Melinda Markham John Jerimiah Frederick (S17) Kassy Landon (Su17) Major Professor: Fadi Aramouni English Major Professor: Kristin Pelczarski Molly Irene Frana (Su17) Master of Arts Jackie Dawn Lehechka (Su17) Major Professor: Jon Faubion (S17) Elizabeth Marie Potter Major Professor: Jane Garcia Major Professor: Mark Crosby Gagan Gandhi Callie Ann McAtee Major Professor: Jayendra Amamcharla (Su17) Christopher A.M. Sheffer Major Professor: Elaine Johannes Major Professor: Elizabeth Dodd Maria Monica Rosalina Gotomo Major Professor: Jayendra Amamcharla

20 Graduate School, Degree Candidates (Su17) Alice Marie Luikart Colleen Marie Gura Horticulture Major Professor: J. Scott Smith Co-Major Professors: Saugata Datta and Pamela Kempton Master of Science Patrice Ann-Marie Lyon Susanna J. Algrim (Su17) Major Professor: Elizabeth Boyle Kale William Janssen Major Professor: Ryan Sharp Major Professor: Matthew Totten Francisco Najar Villareal Kevin Theirry Gargot (Su17) (Su17) Major Professor: Elizabeth Boyle Kyle Anthony Marquart Major Professor: Ted Cable Major Professor: Matthew Kirk Ronald J. Noble Raul Jefferson Osorio Morillo(Su17) Major Professor: Kadri Koppel Bethany Kathleen Morter Major Professor: Charles Barden Major Professor: Matthew Brueseke (S17) Cole Aaron Pearson (Su17) Kyle Wait Major Professor: Fadi Aramouni Erik Mark Patton Major Professor: Adam Ahlers Major Professor: Saugata Datta Scott Perlman (S17) Major Professor: Sara Gragg Michael Alan Tummons (Su17) Hospitality and Dietetics Major Professor: Matthew Kirk Administration Caitlin Emily Pineda Major Professor: Fadi Aramouni Master of Science Gerontology Ryan Irvin (Su17) Rachel Marie Richmond Major Professor: Jichul Jang Major Professor: Sara Gragg Master of Science Shanda Mary Hogan Jennifer Elyse Roberts (Su17) Major Professor: Gayle Doll Human Nutrition Major Professor: Karen Schmidt Roy Valenzuela Master of Science Bingyi Li Sprick Major Professor: Gayle Doll Jayashan Adhikari Major Professor: Jayendra Amamcharla Major Professor: Edgar Chambers IV Anthony Zepeda (Su17) Major Professor: Gayle Doll David Alejandro Gomez Baquero Genetics Major Professor: Edgar Chambers IV

Master of Science Grain Science Han Li (Su17) (Su17) Jose Manuel Espinola Lopez Major Professor: Kadri Koppel Major Professor: Revathi Govind Master of Science (Su17) Pervin Ari Akin Taylor Lauren Terry Major Professor: Rebecca Miller Geography Major Professor: Mark Haub Laura C. Ehmke Master of Arts (Su17) Major Professor: Rebecca Regan Industrial Engineering Austin Ray Braget Major Professor: James Hutchinson Rajesh Kumar Master of Science (Su17) Major Professor: Sajid Alavi Aram Bahrini Samira Safaee Major Professor: Shing Chang Major Professor: Jida Wang Quan Li (Su17) Major Professor: Xiuzhi "Susan" Sun Hanxiong Fan Geology Major Professor: Dong Lin

Master of Science History Courtney Michelle Faucett Ian Edward Andree (Su17) Major Professor: Malgorzata Rys Major Professor: Saugata Datta Master of Arts (Su17) Kevin Dallas Burton Jordan May Gutsch (Su17) Samuel E. Berkelhammer (Su17) Major Professor: Robert Linder Major Professor: Shing Chang Major Professor: Matthew Brueseke Bradley M. Galka Sai Pradeep Medarametla (S17) Michelle Mae Berube (Su17) Major Professor: Donald Mrozek Major Professor: Shuting Lei Major Professor: Saugata Datta

Graduate School, Degree Candidates 21 (Su17) Eric John Rogler Emily Jordan Jagels Mechanical Engineering Major Professor: Shing Chang Major Professor: Alpa Nawre

(Su17) Master of Science Lucas George Verschelden Jonathan Edward Knight Zayed Ahmed (S17) Co-Major Professors: Jessica Heier Stamm and Major Professor: Jessica Canfield Co-Major Professors: Terry Beck and Todd Easton Mohammad Hosni Lindsay Stucki Major Professor: Brent Chamberlain (S17) Interior Architecture & Tian Bai Major Professor: Xiaojiang Xin Product Design Tyler John Swehla (Su17) Major Professor: Alpa Nawre Derek James Black Master of Interior Architecture and Major Professor: Dale Schinstock Product Design Tyler Wayne Tucker (Su17) Emily Rose Erbert (Su17) Major Professor: Laurence Clement Kevin Kombo Bultongez (Su17) Major Professor: Rodney Troyer Major Professor: Melanie Derby

(Su17) Mass Communications Patrick Edward Smith Jeremy Wayne Hass Co-Major Professors: Rodney Troyer and Major Professor: Xiaojiang Xin Ryadi Adityavarman Master of Science Alix Carole Onmalela Bilip Major Professor: Samuel Mwangi Jeffrey Thomas Hicks Kinesiology Major Professor: Bryon Jones Matthew Leon Blomberg (Su17) (S17) Master of Science Major Professor: Louise Benjamin Asrar Ahmed Syed Andrew Michael Alexander Major Professor: Donald Fenton Major Professor: Thomas Barstow Karly Lynne Craig (Su17) Major Professor: Thomas Hallaq Modern Languages Luis Fernando Chavez Major Professor: Thomas Barstow Danielle Katherine Golway (Su17) Master of Arts Major Professor: Xiaochen Zhang Graciela Berumen (Su17) Jacob Nathaniel Frye Major Professor: Mary Copple Major Professor: Carl Ade Tazrin Jannat Khan Major Professor: Nancy Muturi Sean Christopher Cochran (Su17) (S17) Chelsey Noel Glatz Co-Major Professors: Phillip Marzluf and Major Professor: Emily Mailey Joseph Michael Kucharski Earl Brown Major Professor: Barbara DeSanto (Su17) Shane Michael Hammer Magdalena Alicia Egan (Su17) Major Professor: Thomas Barstow Kaidi Wang Major Professor: Lucia Garavito Major Professor: Xiaochen Zhang (S17) Dennis Martin Jilka Jadyn Elizabeth Urbina Major Professor: Timothy Musch Mathematics Major Professor: Mary Copple Evan Alexander Kempf Major Professor: Steven Copp Master of Science Music Peter Kwadwo Asante Major Professor: Natalia Rojkovskaia Shelbi Lorrae Sutterfield Master of Music Kirsten Tara Champion Cunningham (Su17) Major Professor: Carl Ade Wenbo Li (Su17) Major Professor: Frank Tracz Major Professor: Hrant Hakobyan Landscape Architecture Maria Gunselman (Su17) Andrew Patrick Ostergaard (Su17) Major Professor: Frank Tracz Master of Landscape Architecture Major Professor: Sarah Reznikoff Taylor Elizabeth Allen (Su17) Bryan Paul Kirk (Su17) Major Professor: Jason Brody David Patrick Williams Major Professor: Frank Tracz Major Professor: David Yetter Neal Eugene Heidt (Su17) Abel Josue Maldonado (Su17) Major Professor: Laurence Clement Blane Dannon Worley (Su17) Major Professor: Frank Tracz Major Professor: Andrew Bennett

22 Graduate School, Degree Candidates (Su17) Kirsten T. McManus Personal Financial Planning Psychology Major Professor: Frank Tracz Master of Science Master of Science Elizabeth-Hannah Petropulos Alan Jason Baumann Sergio Ayala Major Professor: Patricia Thompson Major Professor: Sonya Britt Major Professor: Clive Fullagar

(S17) Michael Lance Quilling C. Daniel Delgadillo Brian Edward Burdorf Major Professor: Frederick Burrack Major Professor: Maurice MacDonald Major Professor: Clive Fullagar

(Su17) (S17) Meredith Anne Reid Mitchell Clayton Friedemann Tiago Darocha Major Professor: Julie Yu Oppenheim Major Professor: Maurice MacDonald Major Professor: Clive Fullagar

(Su17) Katherine Anne Todd Maribel Gonzalez-Lee Rebecca Kay Giertz Major Professor: Frederick Burrack Major Professor: Maurice MacDonald Major Professor: Clive Fullagar

Nuclear Engineering John Robert Howe Susan Michele Hutcheson Major Professor: Maurice MacDonald Major Professor: Clive Fullagar

Master of Science (Su17) (Su17) Alan Edward Jilka Jacob Nathaniel Werneke Edwards Clayton Thomas Johnson Major Professor: Maurice MacDonald Major Professor: Hitesh Bindra Major Professor: Clive Fullagar

(Su17) Melanie R. Mendiola Zoairia Idris Lyric Nicklas J. Jones Major Professor: Sonya Britt Major Professor: Douglas McGregor Major Professor: Patrick Knight

James Matthew Moten Conor James O'Dea (Su17) Nutrition, Dietetics and Major Professor: Maurice MacDonald Major Professor: Donald Saucier

Sensory Sciences (Su17) Sarah Lowe Pakizer Samuel Clay Parker (Su17) Master of Science Major Professor: Maurice MacDonald Major Professor: Patrick Knight Traci D. Bolin (S17) Major Professor: Jennifer Hanson Efren Edwin Robinson Zachary Lawrence Stewart Major Professor: Maurice MacDonald Major Professor: Patrick Knight

Operations Research Jacqueline L. Schlup (Su17) Stephen R. VanKrevelen Major Professor: Maurice MacDonald Master of Science Major Professor: Clive Fullagar (S17) Andres Roberto Donoso Philip Lawson Tull (S17) Lisa Vangness Major Professor: Todd Easton Major Professor: Maurice MacDonald Major Professor: Michael Young

Cody Quick Christopher Ryan Wells Phoebe Fleur Walker Major Professor: Todd Easton Major Professor: Maurice MacDonald Major Professor: Patrick Knight

Jeromie Donald Smith Aaron Timothy Winters Sheryl Lynn West Major Professor: Todd Easton Major Professor: Maurice MacDonald Major Professor: Patrick Knight (S17) (Su17) ZarahemIa Valdivia Zuniga Daniel Joseph Sourile Major Professor: Maurice MacDonald Jewel Michelle Yell Major Professor: Todd Easton Major Professor: Patrick Knight Ma Guadalupe Vega Andrade Political Science Major Professor: Todd Easton Master of Arts Becky Jean O’Donnell Major Professor: Sabri Ciftci

Jarred Michael Stindt (Su17) Major Professor: Nathaniel Birkhead

Graduate School, Degree Candidates 23 Public Administration Software Engineering Teaching

Master of Public Administration Master of Software Engineering Master of Arts in Teaching Michael Ames Howard II (Su17) Chandrika Mitra Lindsay M. Rowley (S17) Major Professor: Brianne Heidbreder Major Professor: Doina Caragea Major Professor: Thomas Vontz

Diana L. McElwain Keith Alan Moyer (Su17) Patricia Ellen Butler Spiess (S17) Major Professor: James Franke Major Professor: Eugene Vasserman Major Professor: Thomas Vontz

Madushika Nadeeshani Weerasinghe Pathiranage Joyce Allison Swopes-White (Su17) Major Professor: Ethan Bernick Special Education Major Professor: Thomas Vontz Master of Science Public Health Andrew Lloyd Biery Technology Major Professor: Mickey Losinski Master of Public Health Professional Master of Technology Deidre Kim Bean (S17) Erica Lynn Howard (Su17) William Robert Jones Major Professor: Thu Annelise Nguyen Major Professor: E. Ann Knackendoffel Major Professor: Frederick Guzek

Nathaniel Kapaldo (Su17) Casie Lynn Wiebe (Su17) Ramon Ortega Rubio (Su17) Major Professor: Lee Cohnstaedt Major Professor: Mickey Losinski Major Professor: Raju Dandu

Holly Jo Kuckelman Rebecca Rose William (Su17) Daniel Joseph Scott Major Professor: Sandra Procter Major Professor: E. Ann Knackendoffel Major Professor: Frederick Guzek

Corey Aaron Miller Major Professor: Tandalayo Kidd Statistics Theatre

Matthew Bruce Franklin Powell (Su17) Master of Science Master of Arts Zachary Lee Ahlers (Su17) Teri Lynn Grunthaner Major Professor: Richard Rosenkranz Major Professor: Christopher Vahl Major Professor: Sally Bailey

Victoria Kinley Reed Shatha Abdulsalam Alahmadi (Su17) Hannah Anona Rockey Major Professor: Ellyn Mulcahy Major Professor: Weixing Song Major Professor: Jennifer Vellenga

Aaron Caleb Swank Samirah Hamid Alzubaidi Peyton Welch (Su17) Major Professor: Emily Mailey Major Professor: Perla Reyes Cuellar Major Professor: Sally Bailey

Alyssa Rae Toillion Chixiang Chen (Su17) Major Professor: Robert Larson Major Professor: Weixing Song

Amanda Jo Worthington Xukun Li Major Professor: Ellyn Mulcahy Major Professor: Haiyan Wang

Jonathan Yang Xiao Liang (Su17) Major Professor: Robert Larson Major Professor: Christopher Vahl

Sociology Shenshen Lu Major Professor: Wei-Wen Hsu Master of Arts Dusty Ray Xianzhe Xue (Su17) Co-Major Professors: Gerad Middendorf and Major Professor: Wei-Wen Hsu Laszlo Kulcsar

24 Graduate School, Degree Candidates Graduate School 25 Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus

Announcer: Reader: James Westling, Rocking M Media, Salina Alysia Starkey, Professor and Associate Dean, Academics

Processional:* Alumni Association Greetings: Nicholas Ramirez, President, Student Governing Brad Sidener, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, K-State Alumni Association Association Conferral of Degrees: National Anthem:* Verna M. Fitzsimmons, CEO and Dean Eric Cole, Guest Musician Recessional: Welcome: Eric Cole, Guest Musician Verna M. Fitzsimmons, CEO and Dean Student Marshal: Student Address: Nicholas Ramirez, President, Student Governing Nicholas Ramirez, President, Student Governing Association Association *The audience will please rise. Introduction of Commencement Speaker: Verna M. Fitzsimmons, CEO and Dean

Commencement Address: Kaye Crawford, Mayor, City of Salina

Presentation of Degree Candidates: Terri Gaeddert, Associate Professor, Director of Academic Operations

Presentation of Diplomas: Verna M. Fitzsimmons, CEO and Dean

Assisted by: Kurt Barnhart, Professor and Associate Dean, Research and Engagement

26 Kansas State Polytechnic Speaker

aye Crawford has been Before being elected to office, Crawford spent the Crawford was born and raised in Salina. She serving the Salina majority of her career working for the city of Salina, graduated from Marymount College with a Kcommunity for more than first as an investigator and then as the head of the bachelor’s degree in business. She traveled across the 30 years. Elected as mayor human relations department. During her 25 years country for 15 years with her husband, a member of in 2016 and 2017, her focus with the city, one of her primary responsibilities the military and a Vietnam veteran, before resettling has been on improving was implementing Chapter 13, the Salina equal in Salina. Crawford later earned her Master of the quality of life for all opportunity ordinance, which meant accepting Science in adult education from Kansas State citizens, including bettering and processing allegations of discrimination in University. neighborhoods and creating employment, housing and public accommodations. more affordable housing. She credits the people who came to her department She also served two terms seeking assistance — many of whom were low- Kaye Crawford as city commissioner, from income and disadvantaged — for inspiring her to get 2011-2015. into local decision-making and policymaking.

Degree Candidates

School of Integrated Studies Derek J. Rogy, Peoria, Illinois Technology Management Nicholas Henry Terrapin, Alma Bachelor of Science Alexander Robert Tidwell, Olathe Professional Master of Technology Connor David Haarhuis, Overland Park Dylan Lowell Todd, Sedgwick William Robert Jones, Cusseta, Alabama Aaron John Jacobs, Augusta Michael Joseph Williams, St. Marys Daniel Joseph Scott III, New Orleans, Louisiana Adam Louis Karnowski, Wamego Timothy P. Kenney, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Aeronautical Technology/Airport Aeronautical Technology/ Andrew Paul Lake, Lenexa Management Unmanned Aircraft Systems Eva Ling Yu Liou Landess, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science Haley Lara Lundblad, Junction City Hsin Huang, Taichung City, Taiwan (Cl) Brian Ray Krug, Oakley Matthew Aaron Parsons, Kansas City, Missouri Jacob Timothy Spain, Lawrence Christopher Reynolds Maddy, Norton Philip J. Rowe, Vancouver, Washington (Cl) Christopher Ralph Stroda, Herington Brandon Joshua Rapp, Salina Stephen Bret Stone, Walla Walla, Washington Spencer Ryan Schrader, Salina Meredith Pierce Thompson, Salina Aeronautical Technology/Aviation Christopher Thomas Stewart, Lenexa Toby Francis Tracy, Great Bend (Mcl) Engineering Technology/ Maintenance Management Dillon Stewart Wallis, Claremore, Oklahoma Bachelor of Science Computer Systems Associate of Technology Christian Tucker Johansen, Manhattan Engineering Technology/Computer Carsten Pfessdorf, Apolda, Germany Wayne A. Gerleman, Lincoln Ryan Wade Roth, Holcomb (Cl) Systems Bachelor of Science Engineering Technology/Mechanical Aeronautical Technology/ Matthew Allen Miller, Salina Associate of Technology (D) Helicopter Pilot Greggory Allen Baehr, Salina Engineering Technology/Electronic Bachelor of Science Taelor Logan Mendenhall, Concordia (Scl) and Computer Engineering College of Human Ecology Technology Aeronautical Technology/ Bachelor of Science Family Studies and Human Services Benjamin Paul Kyle, Wichita Bachelor of Science Professional Pilot (D) Courtney Joy Hoffman,Chapman Bachelor of Science Mychal Dean Akers, Merced, California Engineering Technology/Mechanical Klayton Louis Beasley, Parsons Bachelor of Science Personal Financial Planning (D) Christopher Martin Bugyi, Easton, Pennsylvania Greggory Allen Baehr, Salina Bachelor of Science (D) Yuki Busujima, Ota, Japan (Scl) Joshua Alan Brown, Salina Courtney Joy Hoffman,Chapman (Cl) Kayode Fawusi, Wichita Jacob Scott Marney, Topeka Johnathon Fraser Hagen, Belton, Missouri (Cl) Glenn Michael Morgan, Hope Andrew Morgan Pahlke, Bartlett, Illinois

Kansas State Polytechnic, Speaker, Degree Candidates 27 College of Arts and Sciences

Processional: Charge to the Class: David Pickering, Associate Professor, Music Amit Chakrabarti, Dean

National Anthem:* Alma Mater:* Samuel Massey, Bachelor’s Candidate, Applied Music Samuel Massey, Bachelor’s Candidate, Applied Music

Welcome and Introductions: Recessional: Amit Chakrabarti, Dean David Pickering, Associate Professor, Music

Recognition of Ronald N. Gaches Marshals: Teaching Awards: Michael Krysko, Associate Professor and Department Mary Kohn, Assistant Professor, English Chair, History Don Hedrick, Professor, English Gregory Paul, Associate Professor and Interim Department Head, Communication Studies Recognition of William L. Stamey Charles W. Martin, Professor and Department Head, Geography Teaching Awards: Heather Bailey, Assistant Professor, Psychological Sciences *The audience will please rise. Carla Martinez Machain, Associate Professor, Political Science Amanda Martens, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Psychological Sciences

Commencement Address: Kevin Rabas, Poet Laureate of Kansas; and Department Chair, English, Modern Languages and Journalism, Emporia State University

Conferral of Degrees: Richard B. Myers, President

Presentation of Diplomas: Amit Chakrabarti, Dean Kristan Corwin, Interim Associate Dean Kimathi Choma, Assistant Dean

Readers: Louise Benjamin, Associate Dean Alison Wheatley, Assistant Dean

Alumni Association Greetings: Amy Button Renz, President and CEO, K-State Alumni Association

28 College of Arts and Sciences Speaker

evin Rabas, poet Nelson Poetry Book Award winner. His most recent A 1998 Master of Arts graduate in English from laureate of Kansas, poetry collection, "Songs for My Father: Poems & Kansas State University, Rabas received the College Kteaches at Emporia State Stories," was published by Meadowlark in 2016. A of Arts and Sciences’ Alumni Merit Award in University where he chairs playwright, Rabas' plays have been produced across October 2017. the Department of English, Kansas and in North Carolina and San Diego, and Modern Languages and his work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize Journalism and leads the six times. poetry and playwriting tracks. A recipient of the Emporia State President’s Award for Research and Creativity, Rabas also is the Rabas is the author of nine winner of the Langston Hughes Award for Poetry, books, including “Lisa’s the Victor Contoski Poetry Award, the Jerome Kevin Rabas Flying Electric Piano,” a Johanning Playwriting Award and the Salina New Kansas Notable Book and Voice Award.

Awards

Ronald N. Gaches Teaching Awards international immigrants in the Great Plains region, Hedrick has led study tours to London, Prague documenting varieties of Latinx English spoken and Las Vegas, and has directed workshops and within communities that emerged because of residencies, including Camp Shakespeare, for high ary Kohn, associate immigration and trade reform in the 1990s. school teachers. He lectures and publishes both professor of English, nationally and internationally. With a commitment Mworks to foster a love of Kohn earned a Bachelor of Arts from Appalachian to public humanities outreach, he lectured statewide language among students in State University, a Master of Arts from North for the Kansas Humanities Council and frequently all of her classes, including Carolina State University and a doctorate from the brought London actors to K-State's McCain ENGL 430, Structure University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She Auditorium for residencies and performances. of English; ENGL 476, joined the K-State faculty in 2013. American English; and Recently, Hedrick received a National Endowment ENGL 490, History of t Kansas State for the Humanities grant for teaching Shakespeare English. University for 41 years to undergraduates, which included coaching Mary Kohn andA counting, Don Hedrick students to lead community programs for veterans, Language and ethnicity, has taught more than 3,000 retirees and high school students. In 2016 he regional variation and students. He includes organized campus and community events in language variation across adolescence are among research on entertainment’s conjunction with the university's Marianna Kistler Kohn's research interests. Utilizing the Frank Porter early history in his Beach Museum of Art exhibition on Shakespeare’s Graham Project, she investigates phonetic variation innovative, interdisciplinary 400-year-old First Folio of plays. patterns over the lifespan and authored "The Way I courses for honors, pre-law, Communicate Changes But How I Speak Don’t: A gender studies and film Thrilled when students eventually discover Longitudinal Perspective on Adolescent Language students, as well as for the Shakespeare is actually fun, Hedrick especially Variation and Change," which was published by Don Hedrick cultural studies program, wants them to “own” Shakespeare profoundly the Duke University Press. Her new co-authored of which he is founding and personally, as did Abraham Lincoln, Nelson book, "African American English: Language director. Many of his students have gone on to Mandela, John F. Kennedy and many others Development from Infancy to Adulthood," is prestigious graduate programs, and many teach throughout history. A strong hope for increased scheduled for release in fall 2018 by Cambridge Shakespeare, a major focus of Hedrick's work. support and acknowledgement of public education University Press. and the humanities fuels his dedication. Among his many honors include the K-State Kohn is a founding member of TALK, or Talking English department's teaching award and the A native Kansan and summa cum laude graduate about Language in Kansas, a joint undergraduate endowed Donnelly Scholar award. Hedrick also has of the University of Kansas, Hedrick received his research initiative through which she heads served in several visiting positions and fellowships, doctorate in Renaissance literature from Cornell the Kansas Speaks Project. This project is a including at Colgate University, the Cornell Society University. collaboration with undergraduate researchers to for Humanities, Amherst College, University of document language variation and change in California, Irvine and at Charles University in rural and suburban Kansas. As part of this study, Prague on a Fulbright Senior Teaching Fellowship. Kohn's research team explores the linguistic impact of "new destination" communities for

College of Arts and Sciences, Speaker, Awards 29 William L. Stamey Teaching her master's degree in experimental psychology at She received her Bachelor of Arts in economics and Wake Forest University, and her doctoral degree in political science and her master's and doctorate in Awards cognitive psychology from Kent State University. political science, all from Rice University. She was a postdoctoral fellow at Washington eather Bailey University in St. Louis before joining K-State. s a graduate student, joined Kansas State Amanda Martens has HUniversity's psychological arla Martinez Machain beenA the instructor of record sciences department as an is an associate professor 15 times. Her experiences assistant professor in 2013. Cof political science. Her range from teaching research focuses on coercion introductory courses, such Her research interests focus at both the international as General Psychology and on learning and memory, and domestic levels. In Introductory Psychology which provide a clear particular, she has been Lab at Emporia State connection between her engaged in work on conflict University, to teaching Heather Bailey work in the laboratory and outcomes, military policy both introductory and her goals in the classroom. and repression. Martinez Amanda Martens upper-level courses, such Whether inside the classroom or in the lab, Bailey Carla Martinez Machain has done much as General Psychology, is passionate about the material she teaches and study on the various effects Psychology of Women, Social Psychology, Machain strives to cultivate that same passion in her students. of U.S. troop deployments Personality Psychology and Forensic Psychology, She uses a variety of evidence-based practices, such abroad on host states’ policy. Her work has appeared as a graduate teaching assistant at Kansas State as low-stakes testing and self-relevancy, to help in various journals, including International Studies University, where she is a doctoral student in the students effectively learn and better remember Quarterly, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal social psychology program. information. She finds that if students regularly test of Peace Research, Conflict Management and Peace their own knowledge and make the information Science, International Interactions, and Foreign Martens' primary research interests include relevant to their own lives, they learn the material at Policy Analysis. examining perceptions of women within the lenses a much deeper level. of both traditional and contemporary gender Her teaching interests include courses in foreign roles. She uses her research program not only to Teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate policy, international relations and security studies. discover novel empirical findings to further the levels, Bailey has taught larger classes, such as She also is a faculty advisor to the K-State Model extant knowledge of social psychology, but also as a Experimental Methods and Cognitive Psychology, United Nations team. vehicle by which she empowers her undergraduate as well as smaller classes, such as Psychology of collaborators. She mentors five undergraduates in Aging. She currently serves on the Undergraduate A program chair for the Scientific Study of her laboratory each semester. To date, she has co- Program Committee in the psychological sciences International Processes' section of the International authored 17 national conference presentations with department and is the faculty advisor for Psi Chi, Studies Association, or ISA, Martinez Machain her undergraduate collaborators. the international honor society in psychology. has been a board member for ISA Midwest In each of these roles, she aims to connect with and an editorial board member for the journal Along with teaching and research, Martens has students and help prepare them for their future Foreign Policy Analysis. Her work won the Frank served as president of K-State’s Graduate Student careers. J. Klinggberg Award for best paper presented by Council. She earned her Bachelor of Science from a faculty member at the ISA Midwest annual Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, and her Bailey earned her Bachelor of Science in psychology conference in 2015. Master of Science from Emporia State University. from Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville,

Degree Candidates

American Ethnic Studies Kellie Jay Goss, Basehor Biology Tanner Dylan Hall, Olathe David Wayne Hammons, Houston, Texas Bachelor of Arts Allison Elizabeth Olsen, Manhattan Bachelor of Science Katelyn Marie Pahls, Jewell Jackson Thomas Alex, Olathe (D) Lauren Sanders, Wichita Daijah Antwone Porchia, Kansas City, Missouri Fajer J N Y Alhajji, Mishref, Kuwait * Sydney Marie Sneed, Lake Quivira Emily Kate Baker, Yates Center Shelby Jo Stoneking, Eudora (Cl) Bachelor of Science Madison Lynn Wedekind, Wichita Luke Christian Bontrager, Wichita * (Cl) Nakia Jahna'e Hope, Kansas City Yawen Zheng, Yangzhong, China Haley Marie Bumgarner, Lenexa Mamie Lee Ann Cairns, Salina Art Biochemistry Grant C. Christiansen, Wichita Lindsay Faith Curl, Bennington (Scl) Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science Erek Aslan Dannenberg, Raleigh, North Carolina Weiyi Li, Changchun, China Justin D. Walker, Salina Nicole Tipton Fuchs, Shawnee Cory Wasko, Winfield Joshua William Garber, Overland Park (Mcl) Bachelor of Fine Arts Natalie Mae White, Wichita Samantha Ruth Grieger, Manhattan Monica Plunkett Disberger, Morton, Illinois Janaye Daniele Hanschu, McPherson Ben T. Dodge, Everest

30 College of Arts and Sciences, Awards, Degree Candidates Hayley Edwards Von Veltheim Holt, Bachelor of Science Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies Country Club, Missouri Alexander James Bahr, McPherson Jessie Catherine Horn, Oceanside, California Kamaron D. Davis, Phoenix, Arizona Bachelor of Science Taryn Aileen Huckabay, Topeka Paige Lynne Decker, Rose Hill Ty Thomas Dowdy, San Diego, California Kyle Joseph Ismert, Kansas City, Missouri Nathaniel David Jelinek, Topeka Joshua Michael Ethier, Phoenix, Arizona Zhiyuan Jiang, Hefei, China Abigail Marie Fiser, Overland Park Geography Lauren Marie Kennedy, Winfield (Mcl) Kevin Thomas Furdek, Overland Park * Rachel Marie Ketter, Topeka Grant Connor McLaughlin, Olathe Bachelor of Arts Katherine Helen Geist, McPherson Meg Katherine Laures, Lenexa Paige Penelope Nelson, Farmers Branch, Texas Logan Dale Mahan, Manhattan Katlyn Krause, Sugar Land, Texas Akara Marie Regimand, Olathe Sushma Parajuli Tuladhar, Manhattan Dalton William Risner, Wiggins, Colorado Tyler James Patterson, Highlands Ranch, Colorado Bachelor of Science Emily Nicole Pender, Fort Worth, Texas Megan Love Roe, Arlington, Texas Colin Patrick Bailey, Chicago, Illinois Peyton Michelle Pender, Junction City Isaiah Alexander Ross, Lawrence Caelan Joelle Blair, Wathena * Afton Ilise Schwahn, Lincoln, Nebraska Leah Nicole Schirber, Overland Park Brenna Alexandra Contreras, Murrieta, California Caroline Kay Skidmore, Goddard Jacob Darryl Sims, Franklin, Tennessee Abbey Leigh Marcotte, Manhattan David Maxwell Stuckey, Junction City Samantha Ruth Siuda, Lake Zurich, Illinois Linsey Janett Swanson, Salina Reagan Irene Vigola, Topeka Chad Laurence Touslee, Great Bend Anastasia Rose Weston, Overland Park * Economics Rachel Victoria Wilkins, Overland Park Geology Molly Grace Zych, Shawnee (Scl) Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science Fisheries, Wildlife and Dallas Fidel Hug de Belmont Brugada, Ben Richard Haller, Manhattan Conservation Biology Asunción, Paraguay (Cl) Ishaq Danlami Ibrahim, Kaduna, Nigeria Chenchen Duan, Xuzhou, China David Alan Martin, Louisburg Tianran Li, Guangzhou, China Caleb Spencer Tanner, Whitewater Bachelor of Science (Cl) * Matthew Aaron Couchman, Manhattan Kellie Weeks, Weskan Chad Michael Dykstra, Lakin Tabitha Ann Wyckoff, Phillipsburg Austin Lee Earl, Mound City Bachelor of Science * Jennie Roberta Grill, Henderson, Nevada Fajer J N Y Alhajji, Mishref, Kuwait History Richard H. Rogers, Wichita Musab Turki A. Alotaibi, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Alex Duncan Trumble, Manhattan Osama Turki A. Alotaibi, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Bachelor of Arts Marissa Lynne Zaricor, Manhattan Anwar Moslih Alsilmy, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Abbie Caroline Walker, Houston, Texas Sean Michael Diesel, St. Marys Jamie Gordon Wilson, Lawrence Microbiology Jarelle A. Easterwood, Kansas City Jared Miles Erpelding, El Dorado Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science Matthew Joel Johnson, Wichita Joshua Ryan Smith, Easton, Maryland Jordyn Nicole Fales, Nortonville Ronald Lee Tucker, Parsons Nicholas Charles Jones, Overland Park Samantha Erlina Schluter-Pascua, Overland Park Lucas Jay Minear, Wichita Kaelynn Mical Underwood, Derby Matthew Carter Nerz, Houston, Texas Humanities Connor Stanley Philgreen, Bucyrus (Cl) Chemistry Andrew Jackson Ryal V, Buford, Georgia Bachelor of Arts Axel Daniel Maldonado Hernandez, Olathe Cody Allen Sherbert, Wakefield Bachelor of Science Allie Young, Denver, Colorado Lydia Lawlor, Olathe Andrew John Unruh, Louisburg Theresa Marie Vail, Manhattan (Cl) * Life Sciences Kellie Weeks, Weskan English Bachelor of Science Communication Studies Tera Lynn Finley, Fridley, Minnesota Bachelor of Arts Hope Cathleen Grable, Kansas City Trenna Joyanna Cox, Smith Center Bachelor of Arts (Scl) * Jeffrey Louis Herwig, Salina Anna Rose Baocai Meyer, Atchison (Cl) Elizabeth Ann Golay, Wichita Kathleen Marie Huerter, St. Benedict Miranda Renee Larkin V, Rockwall, Texas Gehric Walk Milton, Wichita T. Lee Jones, Overbrook (Cl) Chloe Lamone Nelson, Kansas City, Missouri Riley Elizabeth Morsman, Overland Park Margaret R Kellstrom, Manhattan Lauren Nicole Rockhold, Uniontown Rachel Marie Ketter, Topeka *

College of Arts and Sciences, Degree Candidates 31 (Cl) (Mcl) (D) Caitlyn Marie Kohake, Seneca Daniel Christian Longfellow, Concordia Philosophy Caitlin Mary Lingg, Stockton Christopher John Martin, Hanover (Cl) Phoebe Anne Loehr, Wichita Ann Marie Mignano, Manhattan Bachelor of Arts Garrett Spencer Macklin, Kingwood, Texas Emma Katherine Nelson, Leawood (Mcl) Paul Leonard Hargrove, Manhattan Taylar Rae Morgan, Tonganoxie Modern Languages Alyssa Lynn Rudzik, Meade McKenzie Lorraine Schmitt, Shawnee Bachelor of Science (Cl) Bachelor of Arts Bradie Elizabeth Armstrong, Lubbock, Texas Mallory Louise Searcy, Topeka (Mcl) * Margaret Jean Anderson, Leawood Blake Austin Correll, Shawnee (Mcl) * Katherine Boulanger, Bartlesville, Oklahoma Jonah Robert Hall, Goddard * (D) Journalism and Mass Alexandra Marie ElAttar, Westwood Cameron Houston Powell, Topeka (Mcl) (D) Communications Courtney Michelle Faucett, Manhattan Darnell Jerone Wallace, Kansas City Margaret Elizabeth Suzanne Lang, Olathe (Cl) * Bachelor of Arts Lameese Ahmed Madi, Shawnee Physical Sciences Eli Christopher Anderson, Kansas City, Missouri Allison Nichole McNary, Sabetha Anna Rose Baocai Meyer, Atchison (Scl) * Abigail Rose Cambiano, Kansas City, Missouri Bachelor of Science Katherine Gravel-Coursol, Mirabel, Quebec, Samantha Elizabeth Wright, Overbrook Jameson Miles Hackney, Manhattan Canada (Mcl) Melissa Nicole Huerter, Lenexa (Mcl) Music, Theatre, and Dance Raushaid Akeem Penn, McDonough, Georgia Physics Kari Lynn Porter, Gardner (Scl) Applied Music Brittany Nicole Reed, Omaha, Nebraska Bachelor of Science (Scl) Sara Savatovic, Belgrade, Serbia Bachelor of Music Pauline Marie Dredger, St. Marys (Mcl) * (Cl) * Fabiola Itati Sierra, Johnson City Blake Arthur Cordell, Derby Margaret Elizabeth Suzanne Lang, Olathe Zanri Van Der Merwe, Pretoria, South Africa (Cl) Samuel Aquilla Massey, Manhattan Patrick James Glen McIntyre, Herington Glenn Agustín Williams, Coppell, Texas Diamond Connor McNeill, Bellevue, Nebraska Political Science Bachelor of Science Music Taj Alexandria Brimmer, Kansas City (D) * Bachelor of Arts Adriana Liz Nahyr Cabanas Chamorro, Manhattan Bachelor of Arts Marrissa Justine Core, Scottsdale, Arizona Anthony Richard Cannizzaro, Lenexa Rebekah Leigh Fillmore, Belle Plaine Paul Leonard Hargrove, Manhattan (Scl) Jane Marie Chaffee,Overland Park Kyle Stephen McCullough, Olathe Taylor Jacob Czajkowski, Topeka Music Education Dre'Vel Dupree Taylor, Manhattan Emily Catherine Dye, Basehor Kyle James Elliott, Wichita Bachelor of Science Katherine Joanne Hiebert, Lawrence Bachelor of Music Education Ramat Abanishe, Kansas City Logan Caywood, Hutchinson Aleksandrs Thomas Jirgens, Lehigh Caelan Joelle Blair, Wathena * (Scl) Ryan Allan Dillon, Plano, Texas Juliana Paige Karber, Andover Kenya Clark, Stanton, Tennessee Stephanie Kaylee Goering, Ellinwood (Scl) Carrie Ann Miller, Seneca Jonah Robert Hall, Goddard * Rachael Katherine Gros, La Crosse (Scl) Colby Dean Moore, Springtown, Texas Alexandria Kaye Mangum, San Antonio, Texas Morgan LeAnn Karr, Olathe (Mcl) Courtney J. Nance, Wichita Tyler Joseph Owsley, Shawnee Kodi Christian Lamar Shouse, Leavenworth DaRiel Nixon, Buford, Georgia Cameron Houston Powell, Topeka Colin James Novick, Fairway Jessica A. Ruiz, Topeka * (Mcl) Katherine Hannah Oxler, Wichita Theatre Mary Catharine Sabatini, Topeka Nicholas Anthony Paperi, Overland Park Lance Edward Smith, Mansfield, Texas (Mcl) * * Jessica A. Ruiz, Topeka Bachelor of Arts Darnell Jerone Wallace, Kansas City (Mcl) * Amanda Ryann Shepley, Tonganoxie Katherine Boulanger, Bartlesville, Oklahoma Kaitlyn Nicole Willis, Abilene (Cl) Kara Jane Tanner, Topeka Evan James Brittain, Andover Brittni Marina Walters, Overland Park (Mcl) * Blake Arthur Cordell, Derby Psychological Sciences Geneva Kierra White, Junction City Aubrey Renea Mann, Goddard Peighton Sierra Jamison, Gardner Bachelor of Arts Mathematics Brooke Ellen Hall, Kansas City, Missouri (Mcl) Bachelor of Science Chloe Joy Jex, Manhattan * Bachelor of Science Kelli Jean Jones, Smith Center Penny Lighthill, Manhattan Hassna Fehaid H. Aljaloud Sr., Manhattan Austin Louis Magette, Dodge City Alexander Benton Crouch, Overland Park Kira Patricia Shropshire, Manhattan (D) Joseph Townsend Davis, Kansas City Jasmine Annastasia Elise Tuitt, Albany, Georgia Susan Marie Leimbach, Quincy, Illinois (Scl) (D)

32 College of Arts and Sciences, Degree Candidates Bachelor of Science Aryn Karlyne Hopson, Cottonwood Falls Anthropology Nathan Michael Bahnmaier, Lenexa Ryan Michael Jurgensmeier, Topeka Hannah Irene Beachner, Gardner Aayat Saleem Kazi, Overland Park Bachelor of Arts Patrick Keegan McKernan, Seneca (Mcl) Kristoffer David Boyle,St. John Margaret Jean Anderson, Leawood Soren Robert Knapic, Lawrence * Nicholas Christopher Bright, Wichita Chloe Joy Jex, Manhattan * Juan Anthony Logan, St. Louis, Missouri Adam Robert Capps, Harper Erica Nicole Nickolett, Overland Park (Cl) George Michael Matsakis, Lawrence * Steven Thomas Chalman, Manhattan Bianca Beatriz Rodriguez, Topeka Kyle Tanner Coffey, Edmond, Oklahoma Dylon Daniel Meyer, Manhattan Jesse McGovern Miller, Overland Park Elsa Maria Costa, Mount Vernon, New York Bachelor of Science Adam Christopher Ernst, Pocatello, Idaho Paige Elise Nickell, Manhattan (D) (Cl) Benjamin Paul Adams, Louisburg Hannah Jo Fenton, Hesston Ryan Patrick Opat, Junction City * Fajer J N Y Alhajji, Mishref, Kuwait Erica Michelle Fuller, Rose Hill (Mcl) * Jessica Leigh Parker, Melissa, Texas Brecken Anne Brown, Burlington Pamela Merced Hernandez, Garden City Hunter Rose, Manhattan Rosemary Hellene Harris, Lenexa Ashley Marie Huffman,Manhattan Matthew William Roth, Overland Park (Cl) KaZoua Elizabeth Lo, Manhattan Kylie Marie Huneycutt, Wichita (Scl) (D) Abigail C. Sprague, Clay Center Deondra Lee Johnson, Junction City Jessica J. Woods, New Orleans, Louisiana Karli Jo Kubik, Wichita (Cl) Hannah Rae Wurtz, Topeka Social Work Alexis Paige Leikam, Overland Park Kristen C. McGatlin, Linn Sociology, Anthropology and Bachelor of Arts (Mcl) Justine Erin Morano, Manhattan * Karen Stacey Barroeta, Lenexa Social Work (D) * Elena Michele Nicholson, Kansas City Taj Alexandria Brimmer, Kansas City Timothy Edward Olsen, Wichita * Sociology Marisa Carina Garcia, La Habra, California Courtnay Ray Slifer, Frankfort Courtney Denise Payne, Manhattan Carly Ann Smerchek, Topeka Bachelor of Arts Amanda Jo Stuchlik, Marion Jessica Kaye Thompson-Bray, Wichita Cynthia Anne Bressler, Logan (Scl) Carly Frances Tracz, Manhattan Bianca Beatriz Rodriguez, Topeka * Bachelor of Science Margarita Athanasia Tsipas, St. Charles, Illinois Kelli Nicole Strader, Overland Park (D) Jordan Leigh Achilles, Inman Anastasia Rose Weston, Overland Park * Caitlin Marie Charbonneau, Clyde * Kyndal Marie Whitecotton, Wagoner, Oklahoma Bachelor of Science Jessica Jasmyn Martinez, Liberal Adam Robert Capps, Harper * Gina Medina, Miami, Florida Samuel Alan Cox, Wamego Monica Kay Reaser, Olathe Social Sciences (Cl) Danielle Sherice Edwards, Manhattan Abeline Yulissa Rueda, Liberal Bachelor of Arts Matthew Joseph Elpers, Overland Park Martha Rebekah Grace Schumm, Manhattan Katelyn Michelle Voorhees, Newton Makayla Ashley Alderson, Valley Center Parker James Finch, Ottawa (Mcl) * Abigail Lynn Wilson, Lawrence David Bennett Batchelor, Leavenworth Erica Michelle Fuller, Rose Hill Gustavo Arturo Contreras, El Paso, Texas Daniella Rose Harper, Riverside, California Nicholas David Seiler, Garden Plain Savannah Faith Hoang, Olathe Statistics and Data Science Nakia Jahna'e Hope, Kansas City * Bachelor of Science Jake Owen Huber, Clay Center Bachelor of Science William Cody Kiser, Coffeyville Kendall T. Adams, Fort Worth, Texas Trenton Allen Loganbill, Cherryvale Lea Mae Leon Guerrero, Milford Vuna Adams III, Dallas, Texas Emanuel Guadalupe Lopez, Tyson Bradley Beaune, Turlock, California Santa Maria, California JeRon Michael Betts, Kansas City Justine Erin Morano, Manhattan * Christopher Michael Bourland Sr., Timothy Edward Olsen, Wichita * Placentia, California Byron Pringle, Tampa, Florida Martin Anthony Cade-Ambeau, Honolulu, Hawaii Curtis A. Reese Jr., San Antonio, Texas Nakia Monique Colon-Warfield,Leavenworth Terron Kevin Roberts, Frankfort Madeline Robin Connelly, Fairway Melanie Santiago, Manhattan Konnor Lee Cook, Louisburg Sarah Claire Sikora, Olathe Charles Anthony Cramer, Glenwood, Illinois Lance Edward Smith, Mansfield, Texas (Mcl) Elida Escarcega, Liberal Zachary Tyler Streit, Lincoln William M. Geary, Topeka Bryce Logan Ward, Jenks, Oklahoma Josiaha Darius Harjo, Pryor, Montana Isabelle Grace Whitead, Sioux City, Iowa Ryan Scott Harshbarger, Westmoreland Kyndal Marie Whitecotton, Wagoner, Oklahoma * Kasey Elizabeth Haverkamp, Seneca Mary Christine Whitlow, Overland Park Delmar Winston Hininger III, Lansing

College of Arts and Sciences, Degree Candidates 33 College of Education

Processional:* Alma Mater: Stephen Kucera, Master’s Student, Accounting Michael Fibelkorn, Senior, Music Education

Welcome: Recessional: Debbie Mercer, Dean Stephen Kucera, Master's Student, Accounting

National Anthem:* Marshals: Michael Fibelkorn, Senior, Music Education David Allen, Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction Ken Hughey, Professor and Department Chair, Special Presentation of Michael C. Holen Education, Counseling and Student Affairs Excellence in Research Award: Lotta Larson, Associate Professor, Curriculum and Debbie Mercer, Dean Instruction Kimberly Staples, Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction Presentation of Student Awards: Be Stoney, Associate Professor, Curriculum and Todd Goodson, Associate Professor and Department Instruction Chair, Curriculum and Instruction Jim Teagarden, Associate Professor, Special Education, Counseling and Student Affairs Commencement Address: Sally Yahnke, Associate Professor, Curriculum and *The audience will please rise. Instruction

Student Commencement Address: Micah Barfuss, Bachelor’s Candidate, Elementary Education

Conferral of Degrees: Richard B. Myers, President Oath of Education Presentation of Degrees: Debbie Mercer, Dean hereby pledge my dedication to the profession Richard B. Myers, President of teaching. I accept the obligations and the April C. Mason, Provost and Senior Vice President Ichallenges of guiding students to knowledge, David Griffin Sr., Assistant Dean always showing them care and concern. I will Paul Burden, Assistant Dean encourage respect for all people, and will cultivate Bradley Burenheide, Associate Professor, Curriculum the disciplined, yet free minds necessary for a and Instruction democratic way of life.

I promise to champion policies which promote quality in teaching and learning. I will provide everyone engaged in education the opportunity to achieve their own level of excellence. I will strive to become a knowledgeable, ethical, caring decision maker and emulate these qualities which I pledge to foster. I recognize that at times my endeavors may prove discouraging. Nonetheless, I remain faithful to the belief that my actions in the pursuit of these goals make me worthy of my profession, and make my profession worthy of a free people.

34 College of Education economics education and a doctorate in vocational development to faculty in the College of Education education, teacher education and staff development and its professional development school partners from Colorado State University. to examine the undergraduate teacher education Speaker program and ensure undergraduates were being Her service includes leadership positions in several prepared to be quality teachers. She has continued faculty member of the professional organizations, including the American this focus and is currently working on a Kansas College of Education Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Board of Education grant to assist alternatively andA Kansas State University the National Association of Teacher Educators for licensed career and technical education teachers for 23 years, Sally Yahnke Family and Consumer Sciences, and the Family be better prepared to meet the challenges of their is an associate professor and Consumer Sciences Education Association. classrooms. in the curriculum and Yahnke has published and presented at conferences instruction department, and served on several editorial boards. In June 2016, The most rewarding part of Yahnke's job is working teacher educator for family she was recognized as a Leader and a Legend in with undergraduate students, especially watching and consumer sciences Family and Consumer Sciences by the American them grow from the first time she meets them education and coordinator Association of Family and Consumer Sciences and to the day they graduate, and then seeing them Sally Yahnke for career and technical Kappa Omicron Nu National Honor Society for the become teachers who are making a difference in education. Human Sciences. their own classrooms. She truly believes teachers are heroes and she is on a mission to help all teachers Yahnke earned a bachelor's degree in home Yahnke has focused on teacher quality throughout believe this is true. economics education from South Dakota State her career at K-State. She secured more than $14 University. She earned a master's degree in home million in grant funding to provide professional

Award Michael C. Holen Excellence in education career began as a teacher of sixth- to Losinski’s current research concerns identifying eighth-grade students with severe emotional evidence-based practices and examining the Research Award disturbances in Tampa, Florida. After teaching in legal and policy issues on the delivery of special ickey Losinski, public schools for more than six years, Losinski education to students with disabilities. associate professor earned a doctorate in curriculum and instruction Mof special education, with an emphasis in special education at Clemson Active with the Council for Children with counseling and student University. Behavioral Disorders, the national advocacy affairs, is the 2017 recipient organization for children with emotional of the Michael C. Holen He joined K-State in 2013 to work in the special disturbances, Losinski also serves on the editorial Excellence in Research education department. In his time at the university, boards of the journals Behavioral Disorders, Award from the College of Losinski has published more than 40 articles Beyond Behavior, Intervention in School and Education. in peer-reviewed journals, presented at national Clinic, and the Journal of Disability Policy Studies. conferences and co-authored four book chapters. Additionally, Losinski has made a firm commitment After completing a Master Most recently he was invited to co-author a chapter to mentoring future leaders in the field of special Mickey Losinski of Fine Arts in sculpture on the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 in "The education by including a number of doctoral at Washington State Law and Special Education," the leading special students in his current research projects and University, Losinski's education law textbook authored by Mitchell Yell. publications.

Degree Candidates

Elementary Education BreAnne Lynette Caudle, Bendena Blake Elizabeth Fingalsen, Manhattan Abbey Elizabeth Coffin,Norfolk, Nebraska (Cl) Christina Marie Frost, Sarasota, Florida Holly Rene Cooper, Palmer Kara Jayne Galbraith, Leawood (Cl) Bachelor of Science (Cl) Kelly-Anne Lorraine Agee, Overland Park Kinsey Michelle Cox, Clay Center Emma Lynne Glessner, Leonardville (Scl) Alec Nicole Anderson, Norton Kelsey Brooke Crawford, Manhattan Lindsey Marie Goff,Manhattan Alexia Antunez, Leawood Barbara Christine Crosby, Gold Bar, Washington Lauren Caroline Gregory, Overland Park (Scl) Sara Stephanie Ault, Olathe Allison Kate Devlin, Manhattan Morganne Marie Hamm, Tampa Micah Lynn Barfuss, Manhattan Maddison Laurel Downard, Topeka Seth Eugene Hiatt, Belleville Morgan Bailey Beemer, Chapman Margaret Anne Dugan, Wichita Cara Jean Hillman, Kansas City, Missouri Marley Paige Brooks, Overland Park Katelyn Mary Dunlap, Abilene Taylor Marie Hoover, Abilene

College of Education, Speaker, Award, Degree Candidates 35 Alexis Seymone Hullaby, Kansas City Secondary Education Kylie Marie Huneycutt, Wichita (Scl) Brooke Lee Jackson, Arkansas City (Scl) Bachelor of Science Elizabeth Anne James, Shawnee (Mcl) Mayci Dawn Agler, Topeka Jordan C. Jimerson, Council Grove Jackson Thomas Alex, Olathe Taylor Casey Johnson, Hutchinson Autumn Lynn Bullock, Wichita MacKenzie M. Justice, Hutchinson (Mcl) Hannah Byun, Junction City Madison Grace Lingard, Topeka (Cl) Jaci Crist, Quinter Stephanie Michelle Long, Kansas City Jenee Marie Davis, Scott City Savanna Jasmine Lytle, Spring Hill (Cl) Mitchell Robert Engelken, Seneca Emma Klaire Miller, Dodge City Hannah Jordan Miller, Manhattan Miguel Richard Flores, Derby (Scl) Kailey Elise Morash, Westwood Katherine Grace Gehrt, De Soto Mackenzie Hope Nelson, Overland Park Adam Lynn Gudenkauf, Havensville (Scl) Lauren Ruth Pearl Nitcher, Wichita Brett Matthew Hamilton, Augusta Carrie Elizabeth Pilkington, Oakley Sandra Natalie Havel, Junction City Bethany Gail Porting, Axtell Jacob Robert Herlihy, Overland Park Anne Kristine Roberson, Manhattan (Mcl) Raegan Cecelia Hermreck, Onaga Amanda Kate Rogowski, Kansas City, Missouri (Cl) Tammy Holmberg, Lovington, New Mexico Tina Bianca Rollins, White City Tara Leigh Hurt, Huntingtown, Maryland Margaret Rose Salisbury, Overland Park Joshua Karimi, Topeka (Cl) Tiffany Rose Shaheen,Manhattan Shaun Martin Knipp, Hutchinson Halston Lea Shaw, Arkansas City Candice Virginia Lane, Manhattan Morgan Nicole Shupe, Lenexa Susan Marie Leimbach, Quincy, Illinois (Scl) Eileen Marin Sieck, Overland Park Tucker Don Love, Merriam (Mcl) Sarah Grace Spradling, Overland Park Matthew Garett Lundy, Spring Hill (Cl) Abby Leigh Stos, McPherson Michael Alan Meador, Olathe Zachary Brett Stout, Liberal Ryan Patrick Mullins, Wamego Jada Michelle Stringfield,Wichita (Mcl) Isaiah Vincent Murdock, Wichita Kelly Anne Sweeney, Shawnee Jessica Lynn Nguyen, Mulvane Kassandra Necole Swisher, Wray, Colorado Mackenzie Adam Phrommany, Olathe (Cl) Laura Beth Tefft, Wakefield (Scl) Miranda Lynne Rider, Manhattan Brianna Lee Thrailkill, Denver, Colorado Julia Grace Ruszczyk, Shawnee Johanna Lee Van Holland, Shawnee Teresa Lee Wade, St. John Ashley Nichole Strasser, Lenexa (Cl) Hayley Jo Wallace, Overland Park (Mcl) Jordan Scott Sutton, Wichita Caitlin Marie Watson, Andover Ryan Jeffrey Swift,Olathe Jordan Alyse Weems, Salina Matthew James Taylor, Grafton, Massachusetts Jamie Miranda Williams, Chattanooga, Tennessee (Scl) Joseph Matthew Weakland, Olathe Emmaline Rose Wyrill, Kirwin (Mcl) Junior Webb, Junction City Kyra Irene Zaldivar, Superior, Colorado (Mcl) Christina Marie Wilkinson, Rosenberg, Texas Tanner Cy Young, Wichita Brianna Ruth Zweimiller, Hartford

36 College of Education, Degree Candidates College of Business Administration

Processional:* Alumni Association Greetings: Stephen Kucera, Master's Student, Accounting Amy Button Renz, President and CEO, K-State Alumni Association National Anthem:* Jessica Schreiner, Bachelor’s Candidate, Student Remarks: Entrepreneurship Patrick Kennedy, Bachelor’s Candidate, Finance and Megan Zeman, Senior, Secondary Education Management

Welcome and Introductions: Presentation of Degrees: Kevin Gwinner, Dean Kevin Gwinner, Dean Stacy Kovar, Associate Dean, Academic Administration Chwen Sheu, Associate Dean, Academic Programs Commencement Remarks: David Lehman, Instructor, Marketing Michael W. Upchurch, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Kansas City Southern Assisted by: Richard B. Myers, President Presentation of Awards: April C. Mason, Provost and Senior Vice President Kevin Gwinner, Dean Recessional: Kansas State Bank Teaching Stephen Kucera, Master's Student, Accounting Excellence Award Doug Walker, Associate Professor, Marketing *The audience will please rise.

College of Business Administration Outstanding Contribution in Research Award Roger McHaney, Professor, Management

College of Business Administration Professional Staff Excellence Award Emily Brueseke, Director, Career Development Program

Outstanding Senior in Business Cooper Clawson, Bachelor’s Candidate, Agricultural Economics and Finance

College of Business Administration 37 Speaker alliances are primary components of a North Upchurch earned his bachelor's in accounting from ichael W. Upchurch American Free Trade Agreement railway system, Kansas State University. He is a certified public is executive vice linking the commercial and industrial centers of the accountant and serves on the College of Business Mpresident and chief financial U.S., Mexico and Canada. Administration's advisory board. He also has been officer for Kansas City a member of the K-State accounting department's Southern. Headquartered In his current position since October 2008, advisory board for many years. He is a former in Kansas City, Missouri, Upchurch previously served as senior vice president board member of the Boy Scouts of America Heart the transportation holding of financial management and purchasing. He of America Council and the Multiple Sclerosis company has railroad joined Kansas City Southern in March 2008. He Society-Mid America Chapter. In June 2011 he was investments in the U.S., previously served in various positions at Sprint recognized by the Kansas City Business Journal as Mexico and Panama. Nextel over a 16-year career, including as senior vice chief financial officer of the year. Kansas City Southern's president for financial operations. He started his North American rail career with Price Waterhouse. Upchurch is an avid K-State sports fan who has Michael W. Upchurch holdings and strategic season tickets for both football and basketball.

Awards

Kansas State Bank Teaching College of Business Administration College of Business Administration Excellence Award Outstanding Contribution in Professional Staff Excellence Award

oug Walker, associate Research Award mily Brueseke, career professor of marketing, development program oger McHaney, Dis the recipient of the Edirector for the College of professor and the 2017 Kansas State Bank Business Administration, RDaniel D. Burke chair Teaching Excellence Award. is the 2017 recipient of for exceptional faculty He has been nominated the College of Business in the management for a top teaching award Administration Professional department and a university each semester he has been Staff Excellence Award. distinguished teaching eligible in his academic This award goes to a scholar, is the recipient career, and was a three-time professional staff member of the 2017 College of winner of the premiere who has demonstrated Business Administration teaching award in the outstanding performance in Doug Walker Outstanding Contribution Emily Brueseke College of Business at Iowa their work area. in Research Award. State University before coming to Kansas State Roger McHaney University in 2015. Brueseke earned a Bachelor of Science in biology This honor recognizes from Butler University in 2002 and a Master a faculty member who has excelled in research Walker incorporates analytics and data-driven of Science in college student personnel from activities. McHaney's main research interests decision-making into each of his courses, including Miami University in 2004. She joined Kansas include computer simulation and its intersection Marketing Management, Customer Relationship State University and the College of Business with industrial systems, health care, big data and Management and Sports Marketing. He regularly Administration staff in 2007 as an academic advisor. other areas. He has authored and co-authored finds ways to involve his students in experiential numerous journal articles, scholarly books and learning opportunities, and actively works to help In 2011, she transitioned roles to lead the Business textbooks. He teaches courses primarily in students land internships and jobs. Executive Mentor Program. In her current management information systems. role, Brueseke manages the Executive Mentor, Current research by Walker focuses on applying Professional Advantage and Young Alumni Leaders McHaney earned his Bachelor of Science and cutting-edge analysis methods in the areas of sales programs. Brueseke was the 2008 recipient of Master of Business Administration from Lake and public policy. His research has been published the Kansas State Bank Award for Outstanding Superior State University, and doctorate in in top journals, presented at international and Advising. computer information systems and quantitative national conferences, and reported by hundreds of analysis from the Sam M. Walton College of television, radio, print, and online outlets. Business at the University of Arkansas. Before earning his doctorate, McHaney worked in various Walker earned undergraduate degrees in marketing software development and simulation analyst roles and finance from K-State. He earned his Master at a major industrial automation firm. He joined the of Business Administration and doctorate from the management department faculty at Kansas State C.T. Bauer College of Business at the University of University in fall 1995. Houston.

38 College of Business Administration, Speaker, Awards Degree Candidates

Accounting Hao Cai, Jinjiang, China Management Cooper Jace Clawson, Meade (Cl) Courtney Brianne Anschutz, Basehor * Tyler S. Edwards, Gardner William D. Allen, St. Joseph, Missouri Eli Camp, Winfield (Scl) (S18) * Brooks Christopher Elder, Kansas City, Missouri Audra Rose Anderson, McPherson Troy Dewey, Wichita * Brandon Dean Fahsholtz, Wichita * Matthew Daniel Anderson, Overland Park Bryan Douglas Ezell, Shawnee Marcel Adrian Gutierrez Meraz, Manhattan Michael Erin Bird, Mulvane Tevin James Grace, Salina (Scl) Garrett Joseph Haney, Salina Tyler Brennecke, Olathe (Mcl) Rachel Raeann Gumm Cameron Douglas Homolka, Leawood Cody James Brown, Haysville Jennifer LeeAnn Hitschmann, Claflin * Andrew Jewell, Salina Jacob Wayne Callanan Ann Truc Hoang, Wichita Cody Robert Kaemmer, Overland Park Yongbin Choi, Anasan, South Korea Logan Francis Horsch, Andale (Scl) Kip Jameson Keeley, La Crosse Madison Paige Cunningham, Tonganoxie Sheridan Rose Koster, Jewell (Mcl) (S18) Patrick John Kennedy, Paola (Mcl) * Adam Emmanuel Daugherty Nathan Michael Lorson, Hope (Mcl) Carson Courchaine King, Spring Hill Alexandra Brooke Deegan, Hesston Joshua Lindstrom Mullins, Olathe Forest A. Kozan, Wichita Winston M. Dimel, Manhattan Caine Hanley Pacheco, St. Robert, Missouri * Wen Liu, Tianjin, China Erica Faith Edwards, Louisburg Zachary David Porter, Holton Ian Loren Lloyd, Roeland Park Brent Oliver Estes, Wichita Nicole Irene Reisert, Danbury, Connecticut (Cl) Jack Mckie Longan, Leawood Hayden Thomas Garvey, Shawnee * Hillary M. Richards, Salina (Cl) Ryan Michael Mealy, Overland Park Pedro Gurrola, Kansas City Matthew Chase Ryan, Colby Jesse Daniel Medina, Los Angeles, California Monique Ta'nisha Harris, Landover, Maryland (SU17) * Aaron Michael Schmelzle, Axtell Michael John Meenen, Topeka Kaneil Antonio Harrison, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica Garrett William Smith, Hutchinson Quentin J. Miller, Andover Shay Matthew Lehmann, Riley Tyler James Strecker, Park City James Michael Mindrup, Manhattan Domingo Macario Lopez, Topeka * (S18) Emilie Thill, Great Bend Thiba Nagaraja,Manhattan Matthew Marshall, Great Bend * (Cl) Molly Irene Ward, Chanute Vincent D. Nguyen, Olathe Alexander M. Maryman, Wichita Blake Henry Sanders, Stilwell Benjamin Arthur McCann, Chicago, Illinois (Mcl) Entrepreneurship Andrew Scott Schrum, Norton Aleida Virginia Mejia, Guatemala City, Guatemala Nicholas Andrew Scott, Olathe Tendai Munyanyi, Dartford, United Kingdom (S18) Kayla Lynn Blatt, Enterprise Leah Marie Siebert, Lake Quivira Audrey Elizabeth Oswald, Olathe (Mcl) Jonathan Michael Darnall, Lawrence * Maureen Kathleen Stott, Littleton, Colorado Maxwell A. Payne, Shawnee * Luke Patrick Eckert, Minneapolis Tyler Jason Swartz, Alta Vista Dalton Reese Porter, Newton Brianna Meryl Engle, Manhattan Blake Ryan Vargo, Manhattan Trevor Michael Reid, Maize Alexis Robin Eron, Wichita * Zachary Lake Winter Bailey Adaire Reynolds, Paris, Texas Hannah Rey Hawley, Redding, California (S18) Emily Marie Wolf, Salina Parker Daniel Rigler, Edmond, Oklahoma Mitchell Tarin Holaday, Topeka * Michaela Kristi Yau, Manhattan Jessica Rogers, Wichita Chase Douglas Lambert, Mahaska * Joshua Carl James Zdeb, Shawnee Jessica Lynn Ryan, Stilwell Diana Milena LeBlanc, Duitama, Colombia Mengxuan Zhang, Wuhan, China Jessica Shane Ryan, Abilene Brannt Michael Loroff,Troy Zhihong Zhang, Shuozhou, China Keith James Schnug, Elk City Weston Michael Penn, Minneapolis Ryan Simpson, Lenexa Matthew Jon Penner, Olathe General Business Cindy Michelle Spahalski, Overland Park Alonzo Edward Range, Brooklyn, New York Steven Ray Stimac, Kansas City Eric Christopher Rice, Kansas City Michaela Louise Frazer, Anchorage, Alaska (Scl) Zachary Supple, Reno, Nevada Jessica Taylor Schreiner, Topeka Monica Renee Kieffer,Topeka Kathleen Tann, Shawnee (Mcl) * Matthew William Sullivan Angela D. Lara, Manhattan Daeshon Allen Trent, Lansing Jason Robert Van Maren, Bonner Springs Kristen Elizabeth Martin, Overland Park Beau Allen Turner, Olathe Donald E. Wright Lindsay J. Miller, Ellsworth Bradley Coy Vanzandt, Tahlequah, Oklahoma Marisol Ochoa Miller, Los Angeles, California Madeline Rose Wagner, Atchison Finance Nathaniel Lawrence Tenbrink, Olathe Hao Wang, Manhattan Callie Afton Woolery, Overland Park Sara Ann Wildin, Wamego Anthony William Alvarez, Leawood Logan Michael Wilkins, Lenexa Andrew Charles Baxter, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Hunter Dylan Winget, Las Vegas, Nevada Rogelio Rivas Benitez Florentin, Asunción, Paraguay Jinghan Yang, Kunming, China Matthew Joseph Brophy, Lenexa (Mcl)

College of Business Administration, Degree Candidates 39 (S18) Management Information Systems Maria Fernanda Rivero Perez, Santa Cruz, Bolivia Kyle Christopher Rohrmann, Fresno, California Alex Aubuchon, Overland Park Laura Christine Rook, Junction City Brett Alan Brunner, Hutchinson * Joan Ai Jia Tan, Bukit Mertajam, Malaysia (Cl) Nahom Solomon Daba, Olathe Ruixin Tang, Wuhan, China Riley Keenan Flinn Yilin Teng, Changshu, China Kurstin Rae Guy, Abilene Francisco A. Torres, Haviland Jonathan Terrell Hadley, Kansas City Jordan Renee Vigola, Topeka Brandon Myles Hoffman,South Hutchinson Hailey Erin Walstad, Frisco, Texas Nia Leanne Marshall, Laramie, Wyoming Kalin Christine Watson, Wichita * Phuong Viet Nguyen, Hanoi, Vietnam Collin Robert Weems, Lake Quivira Johnathon Paul Poorman, Mundelein, Illinois Vance Simon Wentz, Leawood Chante Marie Thompson, Olathe Lauren Wilderson, Lenexa Ryan Scott Woodson, Overland Park Marketing Molly Madelyn Young, Denver, Colorado

(Cl) Levi Charles Bailey, Riley Certificate in International Haley Anne Barrett, Shawnee Abdulrahman Asaad H Barri, Medina, Saudi Arabia Business Breanne Lorraine Lombard, Northwood, Iowa Wyatt Russell Bayless, Great Bend Emily Lauren Lucas, Olathe Raul Alexis Beltran, Lakin Audrey Elizabeth Oswald, Olathe Eric Michael Braun, Overland Park Andrew Michael Breault, Wichita Savana Avery Brush, Downs Certificate in Integrated Austin Charles Butterfield,Centennial, Colorado Investment Management Nicholas Patrick Christian, Mulvane Rogelio Rivas Benitez Florentin, David Lee Crawford, Russell Asunción, Paraguay Laura Marie Crosley, Lee’s Summit, Missouri Matthew Joseph Brophy, Lenexa Kayla Ann Curnutte, La Cygne Cooper Jace Clawson, Meade Courtney Marie Davis, Wichita Brooks Christopher Elder, Kansas City, Missouri Kathryn Elizabeth Buchanan Fernandes, Andrew Scott Schrum, Norton Flower Mound, Texas Bryce Davison Fitzner, San Diego, California * Certificate in Professional Sage Austin Geller Strategic Selling Victoria Alizabeth Gilmore, Salina Eric Michael Braun, Overland Park Dustin Francis Hermesch, Centralia Austin Charles Butterfield,Centennial, Colorado Julia Elizabeth Hinman, Wellington David Lee Crawford, Russell Hao Hou, Manhattan Kayla Ann Curnutte, La Cygne Daryn Nicole Ireton, Olathe Kathryn Elizabeth Buchanan Fernandes, Connor Dawson Jarman, Lake Quivira Flower Mound, Texas Yaojun Jia, Shanghai, China Bryce Davison Fitzner, San Diego, California Jaylen Ross Lane, Andale Connor Dawson Jarman, Lake Quivira Breanne Lorraine Lombard, Northwood, Iowa Justine Mae Moore, Manhattan (SU17) Yuncheng Lu, Beijing, China Samuel Michael Preston, Overland Park Emily Lauren Lucas, Olathe Alonzo Edward Range, Brooklyn, New York Wiley E. Lundy, Marion Matthew William Sullivan * Ryan Todd Mantz, Olathe Jason Robert Van Maren, Bonner Springs Anthony McNeely, Pittsburg Ryan Scott Woodson, Overland Park Chase Michael Middleton, Cumming, Georgia Molly Madelyn Young, Denver, Colorado Joel Andrew Milford, Fowler Joshua Carl James Zdeb, Shawnee Justine Mae Moore, Manhattan (Mcl) Maxwell Chase Oberbroeckling, Shawnee Callie Marie Pfeffer-Hahn,Herndon, Virginia Samuel Michael Preston, Overland Park Qiang Qin, Zhengzhou, China

40 College of Business Administration, Degree Candidates College of Agriculture

Processional: Presentation of Diplomas: Stephen Kucera, Master’s Student, Accounting John Floros, Dean

National Anthem: Assisted by: Adam Johnson, Senior, Bakery Science and Sandy Klein, Assistant Dean Management, and Food Science and Industry Shannon Washburn, Assistant Dean Zelia Wiley, Assistant Dean Reflections: Celine Marie Beggs, Bachelor’s Candidate, Recessional: Agricultural Communications and Journalism, and Stephen Kucera, Master’s Student, Accounting Agricultural Economics

Introductions: Don Boggs, Associate Dean

Recognition of Honors Graduates: Shannon Washburn, Assistant Dean

Commencement Address: Chad Miller, Associate Professor, Horticulture and Natural Resources

Student Commencement Speaker: Cooper Clawson, Bachelor’s Candidate, Agricultural Economics and Finance

Conferral of Degrees: John Floros, Dean

Presentation of Degree Candidates: Allen Featherstone, Professor and Department Head, Agricultural Economics Jason Ellis, Associate Professor and Interim Department Head, Communications and Agricultural Education Joe Harner, Professor and Department Head, Biological and Agricultural Engineering Gary Pierzynski, Professor and Department Head, Agronomy Candice Shoemaker, Professor and Department Head, Horticulture and Natural Resources Ken Odde, Professor and Department Head, Animal Sciences and Industry Karen Schmidt, Professor, Animal Sciences and Industry Gordon Smith, Professor and Department Head, Grain Science and Industry

College of Agriculture 41 Speaker

n associate professor Miller is passionate about horticulture and Miller also focuses on scholarship of teaching and of horticulture in the connecting with students who have similar interests. learning research to improve the classroom and horticultureA and natural In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he advises laboratory experiences for his students. resources department at undergraduate and graduate students in horticulture, Kansas State University, serves as an advisor to Horticulture Club and Pi Among Miller's many honors and awards are Chad Miller earned a Alpha Xi, the horticulture honor society, and is an the 2018 USDA Food and Agriculture Sciences Bachelor of Science in active member of the K-State chapter of Gamma Excellence New Teacher Award, 2017 Perennial horticulture from the Sigma Delta, the agriculture honor society. Miller Plant Association Academic Award, 2017 North University of Wisconsin, is active in many different professional societies and American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture River Falls and a Master organizations, including the American Society for Educator Award, 2015 Kansas State University of Science and doctorate Horticulture Sciences where he is currently the chair College of Agriculture Innovative Teaching & from Cornell University. of its Certified Horticulturist Board. Learning Award, 2014-2015 College of Agriculture Chad Miller Miller joined K-State in Advisor of the Year and Fall 2014 College of 2011. He teaches several Miller's research has focused on the physiology Agriculture Teaching Faculty of the Semester. courses, including Plant Propagation, Landscape of different greenhouse plants and on landscape Plants I and II, and Preparing for Your Horticulture performance of various species. His passion is Career. In addition, he assists with the department's flowering bulb species and underused and new plant international education abroad experiences. species. With his significant teaching appointment,

Degree Candidates

Agricultural Economics BrookeLynn Jean Minihan, Manhattan Communications and Allison Renee Nickelson, Penokee (Scl) Agricultural Education Agribusiness Katie Ann O'Brien, Matfield Green Jack Arthur Rickabaugh, Garnett Bachelor of Science Kristin Elizabeth Stiebe, Kinsley (Cl) Agricultural Communications in Agribusiness Lukas Alan Weldon, Wichita and Journalism Jared Mitchell Bohl, Norton Shelby Nicole Zink, Oxford, Indiana Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Timothy John Bugner, Garden Plain Celine Marie Beggs, Clearfield, Iowa Tyler Michael Burdiek, Circleville Madison Marion Blevins, Greeley Hunter Joseph Burk, Gardner Agricultural Economics Sarah Esther Krehbiel, Inman Ashley Chalfant, Effingham (Mcl) Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Carlee Jaye Meeks, Taylor, Nebraska Chase Robert Congrove, Lake Quivira Devin Michael Ammann, Highland, Illinois * Madison Caroline Ogle, Olathe Derek David Dahl, Towanda Celine Marie Beggs, Clearfield, Iowa Payton Stoppel, Russell Hannah Eilert, Jewell Brett Robert Burdiek, Centralia (Cl) Andrew Scott Ellis, Norton Cooper Jace Clawson, Meade Christopher Dale Fisher, Norton Duncan Paul Davidson, Hope Agricultural Brooke Rachel Jensen, Courtland (Cl) George Winton Huston III, St. Charles, Illinois (Scl) (H) Technology Management Dan Maurice Johnson, Dillon, Montana AshLee Noel Lattner, Montrose, Pennsylvania Clayton Michael Kaminski, Basehor Jacob Henry Law, Garden City Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Blair Ellen Fern McGehee, Wichita (Mcl) Me'Quelle Prentyst Keeling, Olathe Daniel Lee Denman, Cortland, Ohio (Mcl) William Ohlde, Clyde Nathan Michael Lorson, Hope Colton Austin Funk, North Newton Juliette Marie Reimer, Kalvesta (Mcl) Andrew James Mahoney, St. Joseph, Missouri Joshua Delaine Hinkle, Hiawatha Anna Christine Setter, Humboldt (Mcl) Caitlyn Maree Maloney, Florence Nicole Louise Kruse, Oskaloosa Gage Walker Woodard, Maize (Scl) Dustin John McClure, Stafford Jason Spencer Logan, Rossville Emily Jean Meeks, Sabetha Lucas Daniel Madding, Mulvane Tyler Scott Peterson, Annawan, Illinois Andrew William Waldron, Olathe Joshua Mark Zeller, Overbrook

42 College of Agriculture, Speaker, Degree Candidates (Scl) Agronomy Chase Michael Middleton, Cumming, Georgia Kevin Robert Meng, Kingman Shane Christopher Pokorney, Wellsville Haley Marie Miller, Overland Park Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Nolan Ray Rush, Wellsville Madison Micayla Moniz, Palm Springs, California Robert Dean Askew, Dodge City Clayton Eugene Swanson, Arkansas City NatiCia V. Morris, Topeka Derek Morey Balzer, Belle Plaine Luke Andrew Whitlow, Gardner Kirsten Jeanine Nilges, Shawnee Patrick Christopher Bean, Osage City Graham Rasmus Zurschmiede, Wichita Sarah Anne Ostrom, Naperville, Illinois Dillon Randall Boeh, Ottawa Rachel Lynne Overmohle, Lenexa Benjamin Franklin Harrison, Moultrie, Georgia Animal Sciences and Industry Justin Ray Prothe, Paola Timothy James Hertz, Abilene Alice J. Radenberg, Claflin (Scl) Drew Patrick Hoffman,Wathena Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Anne Ruble Recker, Prairie Village Yanrui Liu, Jinan, Shandong, China Devin Michael Argo, Seneca Mackenzie Kaebree Riffel,Abilene Wyatt Brady Oliver, Smith Center Janet Elizabeth Attanasio, Otego, New York Brooklyn Nichole Rollett, Humboldt Luke Thomas Rush, Bendena (Mcl) Hayley Allison Banister, Auburn Taylor Rae Rossillon, Le Roy Liam Paul Williams, Olpe Trevor Joe Birky, Strang, Nebraska Kylianne Michelle Rupp, Olathe Rebecca Louise Biswell, Wamego (Cl) Sofia Scavone,Asunción, Paraguay Horticulture, Forestry and Taylor Renee Brenner, Burlington, Colorado Elizabeth Jean Sharp, Cimarron Jessica Lynn Brumbaugh, Richmond, Virginia Erica Lynn Shearer, Wright Recreation Resources Erika Ann Brunt, Fullerton, California Natalie Jane Shinn, Topeka Helen Ying Carter, Riley Madison Ann Smith, Hutchinson (Mcl) Horticulture Michelle Beth Cederberg, Andover Karley Cassandra Stockton, Meade Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Cole Ainsworth Clanton, Bucyrus Tiffany Michelle Tappen, Lansing Stewart Mitchell Chalkley, Cimarron Wyatt Jackson Colburn, Visalia, California Shelby Leigh Teague, Fort Morgan, Colorado Aliczander Cole Erpelding, Overland Park Mar'Quel Ka'Cynthia Collins, Florissant, Missouri Tyndol Marie Turkovic, Abilene Andrew Daniel Fox, Syracuse Bradley Eugene Dedon, Walker, Louisiana Natasha Brianne VanGundy, Americus (Cl) Eric Michael Grant, Wichita Nicole DeMars-Reierson, Miltonvale Bryna Ann Vogel, Clearwater Kendell Ann Lolley, Manhattan Kacey Michelle DeWeese, Americus Kathleen Renee Waite, Camp Verde, Arizona Scott Meyer, Kingman Nicole Diane Diekemper, Olathe Kaitlyn Nichole Williams, Overland Park W. Cooper Michel, Topeka Logan Eric Drake, Winfield Arisa Danielle Yamashita-Taylor, Derek Troy Price, Hutchinson Cale Randall Dunlap, Abilene Boca Raton, Florida Josie Mae Riggs, Marquette Madison Paige Eaton, Madison Logan Jarrett Slattery, Kansas City, Missouri Alexandrea Caitlin Eckert, Wichita Food Science and Industry Ellyn Nicole Stimac, Overland Park Quentin Kane Ediger, Minneola Chase Hunter Tjelmeland, Topeka Cassandra Nicole Filipi, Olathe Parker Grant Whitney, Wichita Jocelyn Elaine Flowers, Florissant, Missouri Bachelor of Science in Food Crissa Breann Fortner, Mount Hope Science and Industry Park Management and Conservation Katelyn Marie Franco, Los Angeles, California Robert Miguel Acevedo, Oakland, New Jersey Ana Luisa Arvelo, Minneapolis Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Haley Mae Freelove, Colony (Cl) Jennifer Borchers, Northfield, Minnesota Katlyn Aleigha Alexander, Monticello, Illinois Laura Ann Furstenberg, Wichita Ronald Joe Bragg, Manhattan Madeline Claire Becker, Lenexa Tiana Marlee Garcia, Las Animas, Colorado Taylor Woodson Cannon, Louisburg Britany Coffman,Cheney Stephanie Caroline Maria Geven Sr., Syracuse Robert Cassill, Eugene, Oregon Troy Daniel Cowdin, Dwight Mikayla JoAnn Goering, Inman Chelsea Danielle Crow, Troy, Missouri Logan Alexander Cox, Bucyrus Erika Michelle Graham, Manhattan Dominic Edward DeBlasio, Orland Hills, Illinois Sandra K. Fangohr, Lawrence Victoria Brooke Greer, Chanute Meghan Polly Dugan, Wichita (Scl) Nathan Andrew Fischer, Overland Park Shaily Brock Harshbarger, Oxford James Michael Fantine, Wellington, Ohio Michael Raymond Jardine, Manhattan Alexandra Taylor Hatchett, Wichita Dawn Christine Halbrook, Phoenix, Arizona Jared Mark King, Hillsboro Elizabeth Marie Heimerman, Conway Springs Qianqian Li, Jiangsu, China Derek Kent Kvasnicka, Ellis Alexis Dawn Hissong, Oberlin Alex Michael Jeffery Strege,St. George Matthew James Jenkins, Bucyrus Bria Liana Morton, Christiansted, Virginia DeMarcus Leon Jones, Tyler, Texas Kayla Dennette Root, Derby Alaycia Renee Ryan, Great Bend Wildlife and Outdoor Isla Floreen Jones, Kansas City, Missouri Riley Jae Jones, Liberal Mayra S. Sanchez, Great Bend Enterprise Management Mariah Ashlee Kinkade, Liberty, Missouri Emily Ann Schmitz, Centralia Bachelor of Science in Wildlife and Lydia Ellen Kramer, Wellsville Bennett Cody Uhl, Overland Park Outdoor Enterprise Management Alicia Michaelle Maloney, Florence Trinisa D. Williams, Chicago, Illinois Spencer Jacob Anderson, Chapman Augusta Adele Marston, Canton John Erle Gengler, Beloit Carolina Isabel Mattioli, Houston, Texas Elliot Neil Matyac, Durham, North Carolina Victoria Gaye Maurath, Halstead

College of Agriculture, Degree Candidates 43 Grain Science and Industry

Bakery Science and Management Bachelor of Science in Bakery Science and Management Andrew Russell Habiger, Los Alamos, New Mexico Ian Michael Jolliffe, Leawood (Cl) Jordan Rae Ochs, Jetmore (D) Gary Shi, Manhattan Kenzie Sinclair, Great Bend

Feed Science and Management Bachelor of Science in Feed Science and Management Jared Wayne Hoffman, Effingham Bryce Allan Roberts, Hillsboro Jon Michael Millard Rubey, Mount Pleasant, Iowa

Milling Science and Management Bachelor of Science in Milling Science and Management Kyle Dean Armstrong, Andale Keaton Mathew Hale, Salina Oliver Frank Kindel, Wichita Jordan Rae Ochs, Jetmore

44 College of Agriculture, Degree Candidates College of Human Ecology

Processional:* Presentation of Diplomas: Stephen Kucera, Master’s Student, Accounting John Buckwalter, Dean

Welcome: Assisted by: Karen Pence, Assistant Dean Richard B. Myers, President April Mason, Provost and Senior Vice President National Anthem:* Sam Wilson, Senior, Applied Music Charge to the Class: John Buckwalter, Dean Recognition of Faculty Awards: John Buckwalter, Dean Alma Mater:* Sam Wilson, Senior, Applied Music Dean Barbara S. Stowe Endowed Faculty Development Fund: Recessional: Sara Rosenkranz, Assistant Professor, Food, Nutrition, Stephen Kucera, Master’s Student, Accounting Dietetics and Health *The audience will please rise. Recognition of Student Speaker: John Buckwalter, Dean

Student Address: Jacob Lofquist, Bachelor's Candidate, Kinesiology

Recognition of Student Honors: Shawna Jordan, Assistant Dean and Research Assistant Professor, Food, Nutrition, Dietetics and Health

Commencement Address: Sonya Britt-Lutter, Associate Professor, Personal Financial Planning

Alumni Association Greetings: Amy Button Renz, President and CEO, K-State Alumni Association

Conferral of Bachelor's Degrees: John Buckwalter, Dean

Presentation of Degree Candidates: Barbara Anderson, Associate Professor and Department Head, Apparel, Textiles, and Interior Design Dorothy Durband, Professor and Director, School of Family Studies and Human Services Michael Ottenbacher, Professor and Department Head, Hospitality Management Karen Pence, Assistant Dean, Human Ecology Mark Haub, Professor and Department Head, Food, Nutrition, Dietetics and Health Craig Harms, Professor and Department Head, Kinesiology

College of Human Ecology 45 Speaker Wall Street Journal, Kiplinger’s and Yahoo! on first-generation students, food insecurity, onya Britt-Lutter is Finance to name a few. She and her co-authors and veterinary and pre-veterinary students. Her an associate professor won the best theoretical paper award at the work at the financial counseling centers at Texas Sof personal financial 2016 Financial Planning Association national Tech University and Kansas State University has planning in the School meeting for "Tightwads & Spenders: Predicting guided the effectiveness of her financial counseling of Family Studies and Financial Conflict in Couple Relationships." research agenda. Her work with college financial Human Services. She is a Her developmental work in the emerging field counseling programs is the subject of a co-edited certified financial planner of financial therapy is summarized in "Financial book with Dorothy Durband, "Student Financial with training in marriage Therapy: Theory, Research and Practice" with Literacy: Campus-Based Program Development." and family therapy. As co-editors Brad Klontz and Kristy Archuleta. a researcher and teacher Britt-Lutter has applied her research over the last Britt-Lutter received her bachelor’s and master’s of financial therapy, 10 years into a love and money curriculum and degrees from Kansas State University and her Sonya Britt-Lutter Britt-Lutter explores the forthcoming book for young couples. doctorate from Texas Tech University. She was role of money in couple founding president of the Financial Therapy relationships, families and with the individual. Active in promoting financial literacy and Association and continues to serve on other Britt-Lutter’s research on money arguments and financial well-being on campus, Britt-Lutter has national boards. She enjoys spending time at home their influence on relationship satisfaction and worked with multidisciplinary teams to focus with her husband, two boys and many pets. divorce has appeared in The New York Times,

Award honor, supports the professional development of but also for the association between poor nutritional ara Rosenkranz, outstanding faculty who translate research-based quality and risk for chronic disease in adults and assistant professor of knowledge of human ecology into practice in higher children. Sfood, nutrition, dietetics education, business, industry or public policy. and health, is the recipient The funding from the award will allow the research of the Dean Barbara S. Rosenkranz, who received the honor at the College team to add an outreach component. Researchers Stowe Endowed Faculty of Human Ecology's Fall Forum in August, was will look to strengthen existing connections as well Development Fund Award. recognized for her project, "Community Outreach as build new connections between the research team for Best Practice School Lunches," which looks and those affiliated with the National School Lunch Stowe served as dean of to positively influence local school policies and Program. human ecology at K-State practices related to nutritional quality of food from 1983 to 1998. The served within the school setting. The project studies Sara Rosenkranz fund, established in her nutritional quality not only for obesity prevention,

Degree Candidates

Apparel, Textiles, and Family Studies and Human Services Jocelyn Nicole Marten, Onaga Michael Slaight Moore, Denver, Colorado (Mcl) Interior Design (Scl) (S) Bachelor of Science in Family Laura Anne Munk, Shawnee Brock Christopher Sexton, Derby Bachelor of Science in Studies and Human Services (Scl) (S) Jessica Gale Shields, Lake Elmo, Minnesota Apparel and Textiles (Communication Sciences Anna Ione Sunderland, Sabetha (Mcl) Blair Katherine Burdiek, Centralia (Scl) and Disorders) Allison Ann Vollintine, Topeka (Scl) (H) Annabelle Elizabeth Frese, Tonganoxie Regan Rae Albertini, St. Paul (Scl) (Mcl) Ashton McKenzey Hanna, Richfield (Scl) (S) Anna Miquel Boyer, Junction City Holly Patrice Peterman, Shawnee (Scl) (H) (Early Childhood Education) Hannah Marie Carlgren, North Newton (Mcl) Jennifer Marie Vogt, Holton Raine Ashlan Davis, Topeka Christina Isabel DeGraffenreid,Overland Park (Mcl) (H) (S) Yang Yue, Hefei, China Courtney Megan O'Grady, Olathe Baylee Anna Eck, Colwich (Mcl) Fabiana Beatriz Zalazar Vega, Asunción, Paraguay Tessa Marie Pearson, Topeka (Scl) Abigail Ann Enneking, Seneca (Cl) (S) Lauren Nicole Vlasity, Olathe (Cl) Marcy Louise Gagna, Salina (Cl) (S) Jenna Marie Haverkamp, Seneca (Mcl) (S) Kylie Lynn Manville, Valley Falls (Scl) (S)

46 College of Human Ecology, Speaker, Award, Degree Candidates (Family Studies and Bachelor of Science in Personal Hospitality Management Human Services) Financial Planning Keturah Marie Adams, Manhattan Kyle Steven Becher, Lenexa Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Kaitlin Beth Albert, Smith Center (Mcl) Racheal Lynn Davis, St. John Management Jesse Adeyemi Ayodeji Dada, New York, New York Courtney Joy Hoffman,Chapman (D) Heather Frances Baldwin, Wichita Susan Ann Bartlett, Meriden Dayton Daniel Schmalzried, Junction City Grant A. Baublitz, Manhattan Melody Yong Battis, Benton Michelle Nicole Cameron, Fort Riley Alyssa Marie Bazurto, Salina Food, Nutrition, Dietetics and Taylor Dawn Clark, Sedgwick Sarah Ann Benedict, Topeka (Scl) Kamrin Crawford, Paola (Cl) Health (S) Madeline Faye Briscoe, Overland Park Megan Leigh Hadley, Stilwell Kirsten Micah Bundy, Manhattan Lauren Marie Hauser, Gardner Gabriella Sofia Casenove,Goddard Bachelor of Science in Athletic Stormie Jo Hittle, Concordia (Mcl) Allison Marie Curtin, Erie Training Jessica Lauren Surgeon, Fayetteville, North Carolina (S) Katheryn Ann Dixon, Louisburg Tressa Elizabeth Chandler, Falls City, Nebraska Haleigh Adele Viramontes, Lake Havasu City, Arizona Emily Elizabeth Eddins, Lenexa Calista Irene Hickman, Holton Megan Elizabeth Williamson, Spring, Texas Cassie Marie Enright, Wellsville Patience Jenee Ivy, Wichita Jolynne Olivia Yankoviz, Kansas City Kaitlin Elizabeth Ensminger, Moran (Scl) Harold Lee Flanary, St. Marys Bachelor of Science in Dietetics Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Madeleine Frances Forbes, Bradford, Pennsylvania Adele Bohn, Columbus (Cl) (S) Restaurant Management Jacob Conner Frey, Sabetha Karen Marie Case, Kansas City, Missouri (Cl) Mengni Chen, Wuhan, China Staci Sophie Frost, Dummer, New Hampshire Lea Marie Himes, Wichita Rhett Aron Jones, Hutchinson Karlee Joelle Garza, Louisburg Ariel Joy Johnston, Overland Park (Mcl) Alyssa Michelle Wortz, Newton Taylor Jean Gnagi, Topeka (Scl) Emily J. Lincicome, Wichita Jon Douglas Groskurth, Derby Beth McCracken, Earleville, Maryland (Scl) Gilbert Herrera, Manhattan Camille Marie Osborne, Powell, Wyoming Human Ecology Amanda Leigh Hoelting, Shawnee Mandel Johnson Smith, Royersford, Pennsylvania (Cl) (S) Courtney Joy Hoffman,Chapman (D) Quintina Grace LeOra Ruth Tillotson, Whitewater Bachelor of Science (Scl) Samantha Jo Hofmeister, Louisburg (Scl) Chaya Mushka Wilhelm, Brooklyn, New York in Human Ecology BreAnn Nicole Jaeger, Minneola (General Human Ecology) Rachael Sue Jongsma, Olathe Bachelor of Science in Human Megan Lee Donovan-White, Minneapolis (S) Stephanie Marie Littrell, Clay Center Nutrition Alex Nicole Harden, Kingman Mikaela Lee Meehan, Baldwin City Sarah Louise Long, Crystal Lake, Illinois (Nutrition and Health) (S) Chloe Marie Nicholson, Wichita (S) Laura Elizabeth Rush, Highland Makenzie Kathryn Bexten, Leawood Sabrina Renae Norris, Watonga, Oklahoma (Mcl) Hali Renee Stiner, Frankfort Meagan Marie Champion, Andale Christina June Ortizshaemaker, Christiansburg, Virginia (Cl) (Mcl) Chelsea Patrice Graham, Rockton, Illinois Anna Grace Rackley, Overland Park (S) Mary Frances Harner, St. George (Family and Consumer Gladys Ciara Ramos, Junction City Mariah Stephanie Kieffer,Clifton Sciences Education) Sarah Elizabeth Rawitch, Stilwell Marisa Dawn Lott, McPherson Shawn Floyd Finch, Seattle, Washington Kinze Danyelle Reimer, Phillipsburg Laura Nicole Mackie, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Erin Elizabeth Ridder, Omaha, Nebraska (S) Sydney Allison McIntosh, Prairie Village Lori M. Schrader, Lebanon, Ohio (Mcl) Kinesiology Stephanie Anne McKee, Daphne, Alabama Jaime Marie Schultz, Rose Hill Samantha Brook Rosado, Olathe Robert Garfield Simmons Jr.,Junction City Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology Rosemarie Wadman, Crystal Lake, Illinois Tristan Scott Alderson, Salina Leah Madeline Smith, Kansas City, Missouri Colin Michael Amick, Kansas City, Missouri Kirsten Lynn Steinlage, Sabetha (Nutrition and Kinesiology) McKenna Christine Bayless, Colby Savanah Jane Thorne, Lee's Summit, Missouri (D) Lauren Marie Del Vecchio, Crystal Lake, Illinois Kolton Riley Buer, Derby Cody Dawn Turner, Kerrville, Texas (D) Rebekah Irene Heiland, Dodge City Jonathan Matthew Clark, Milford Raquel Amaya Vergara, Manhattan Kasey Lynn Crauthers, Upper Township, New Jersey Megan Elisabeth Wanamaker, Manhattan (S) Dylan Berend Crawford, Topeka Megan Nicole Watson, Chapman (Nutritional Sciences) (S) Julie Elizabeth Davis, Edgerton Ashley Marie Wells, Manhattan Isaac Otto Tisdel, Leavenworth (Cl) (D) (Mcl) Lauren Marie Del Vecchio, Crystal Lake, Illinois Rachel Christine Wittry, Louisburg Jason Michael Warring, Smithville, Missouri Megan Elizabeth Donley, Wichita Theresa Rose Zaruba,Overland Park Katelynn Kiley Gamble, Greensburg (Cl) (S) Timothy Allen Gauntt, Manhattan Tevin Geddis, Wichita Rebekah Irene Heiland, Dodge City (D)

College of Human Ecology, Degree Candidates 47 Erika Brittani Hess, Powhatan, Virginia Ashea Diane Hiatt, Ottawa Tyler James Hubbs, Overland Park Cheyene L. Hudson, Wichita Jennifer Jolene Jackson, Topeka (Cl) (S) Baylie Nicole Jurgensen, Wichita Brandon Russell Keller, Lenexa Courtney Alaina Kipp, Wamego Keaton James Larsen, Garden City Jacob Scott Lofquist, Overland Park (Cl) Jocelyn Gissel Macias, Los Angeles, California Justin Carter Matthews, Olathe Andreanna Roxanne McLeod, Haslet, Texas Giancarlo Molina, Wichita Grace Katherine Muller, Overland Park Jennica Nadine O'Neill, Wamego Dominique Lashay Proctor, Tulsa, Oklahoma Christopher Riley Ratliff,Manhattan Kendall Ann Reynolds, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Theresa Rena Schaller,Wichita (Scl) Lindsay Michelle Simmons, Liberal Rachel Lee St. Clair, Osborne Connor Tobisch, Sedgwick Jacob Tyler VanBurkleo, Wichita Justin James Volkman, Hope Taylor Diane Wheelock, Cheney (S) Hannah Nichole Willems, McPherson Madelaine Jayne Winkler, Manhattan

48 College of Human Ecology, Degree Candidates College of Engineering

Processional:* Conferral of Degrees: Student Brass Quintet Darren Dawson, Dean

Welcome: Recital of College of Engineering Craig Wanklyn, Assistant Dean Pledge: Bette Grauer, Assistant Dean National Anthem:* Mark Ronning, Bachelor's Candidate, Electrical Engineering Alma Mater:* Mark Ronning, Bachelor's Candidate, Electrical Engineering Recognition of Honors Graduates: Darren Dawson, Dean Recessional: Student Brass Quintet Student Address: Samuel James McConnell, Bachelor's Candidate, Architectural Engineering Grand Marshals: Ronaldo Maghirang, Associate Dean Andy Fund, Assistant Dean Commencement Address: James M. Johnson, President and CEO, GE Johnson *The audience will please rise. Construction Co.

Alumni Association Greetings: Amy Button Renz, President and CEO, K-State Alumni Association

Presentation of Degree Candidates: Ray Buyle, Associate Professor and Department Head, Pledge Architectural Engineering and Construction Science and Management Joseph Harner, Professor and Department Head, As a graduate of the Biological and Agricultural Engineering Keith Hohn, Professor, Chemical Engineering College of Engineering, I pledge: Mustaque Hossain, Professor and Interim Department To give the utmost of performance; Head, Civil Engineering To participate in none but honest enterprise; Scott DeLoach, Professor and Department Head, To live and work according to the laws of humanity, Computer Science and the highest standards of professional conduct; Don Gruenbacher, Associate Professor and Department To place service before profit, the honor and Head, Electrical and Computer Engineering standing of the profession before personal Bradley Kramer, Professor and Department Head, advantage, and the public welfare above all other Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering consideration. William Dunn, Professor and Department Head, In humility and with need for Divine Guidance, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering I make this pledge.

Presentation of Diplomas: College of Engineering Pledge Darren Dawson, Dean Based on the Engineer's Creed, National Society of Professional Engineers Assisted by: Gary Clark, Senior Associate Dean Bette Grauer, Assistant Dean

College of Engineering 49 Speaker

ames M. Johnson Johnson earned a Bachelor of Science in construction Presidents Organization. Johnson is a past board assumed the role of science from Kansas State University in 1984. He has member of the Associated General Contractors of presidentJ and CEO of long been active with the university and is a member Colorado, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, El GE Johnson Construction of the Kansas State University Foundation's board Pomar Community Health, Goodwill Industries of Co., a commercial general of trustees, the College of Engineering's advisory Colorado Springs and Penrose Hospital Foundation. contractor with annual sales council and the K-State Alumni Association's board He is a past chair of the Penrose Foundation in excess of $300 million, of trustees. Capital Campaign and a past member of the in 1997. Before becoming Greater Colorado Springs Economic Development president of the company, He is a current board member of the Colorado Corporation and the Southeast Denver Douglas which is headquartered Community College System — State Board for County Economic Development Council. in Colorado Springs, Community Colleges and Occupational Education, Colorado, Johnson served as Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, YMCA He married his wife, Laura, in 2000, and they live with James M. Johnson vice president with primary of the Pikes Peak Region Foundation and the Wells his sons, Jared and Joey, and her children, Nicole and responsibilities that included business development Fargo Bank-Colorado Springs community board Tyler. and formation of the special projects division. of directors. He also is a member of the Young

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Architectural Engineering Anthony Nicholas Chapman, Washington Kaley Renee Brungardt, Ellsworth Trenton Alexander Cox, Sabetha Alison Rose Cioffi,Olathe Shannon Tyler Dial Cody Mikkel Lokken, Abilene Bachelor of Science (Scl) Austin C. Curnutt, Belton, Missouri (Mcl) Quentin Shelvie-Mikel Gould, Buhler Erica Ann Schmitz, Hiawatha Eddy A. Gomez, Garden City Nathan Burke Haas, Topeka Sarah Jane Schuetze, Cimarron Colin Glen Hitz, Pratt Matthew Taylor Hastert, Overland Park Brendan Joseph Whitney, Wichita Tyler Jacobs, Wichita Marco Antonio Herrera, Liberal Antonio Lamar McBee, St. Louis, Missouri Robert Philip Holland, Dallas, Texas Chemical Engineering Samuel James McConnell, Canyon, Texas (Cl) Dai'Shaun Lamont Isaiah, Kansas City, Missouri Connor James Lee Meeske, Wichita Garrett James Krehbiel, Andale Bachelor of Science Daniel Allan Minks, Wichita Mitchell Link Lochbihler, Charlotte, North Carolina Diana Mi Abbott, Chapman Michelle Diane Ragan, Kansas City, Missouri Mike Alvin Loreg, Attica Abdullah Khalil Aldoukhi, Jubail, Saudi Arabia Austin John Shafer, Hutchinson Matthew Steven McCarthy, Manhattan Montgomery Carl Baker-Fales, Winchester (Cl) Matthew Robert Sipes, Suwanee, Georgia Connor Michael McGill, Wichita Reggeany Irina Barrios, Panama City, Panama (Cl) Christopher Mark White, El Dorado Jack Harlan Mitchell, Kansas City, Missouri David Adrian Kourchenko, Olathe Taylor John Nuessen, Gardner Sultan Abdulrahman Seyedahmed, Medina, Saudi Arabia Construction Science Lance Andrew Putnam, Wichita John Alan Rector, Overland Park Civil Engineering and Management Whitney Vaughan Reed, Las Vegas, Nevada Kyle Andrew Romick, Topeka Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science Tyler Daniel Stifter Joshua Michael Abel, Wichita Maryam Ahmad Alhendi, Kuwait City, Kuwait Daniel Jared Straub, Shawnee Kyle Jacob Affeldt,Leavenworth Luke Strand Augustine, Salina Ben Tredway, Manhattan Craig Dillon Archambeau, Winfield Theresa Margaret Collins, Kansas City Laura Ann Trickett, Louisburg Cory Michael Armendariz, Halstead John McArthur DeVault, St. Charles, Illinois Cameron Luke Uphoff,Manhattan Karsten Francis Barragree, Wichita Ian Michael Deggendorf, Bonner Springs Jackson Charles Wicker, Shawnee Zachary Stephen Beck, Wamego Katlyn Hall Dotson, Junction City Nickolas James Bedford, Lovewell Lake Andrew Stephen Foerster, Overland Park (Mcl) Jordan Richard Bieberle, Wichita Biological Systems Engineering Bryan James Harkrader, New Strawn Collin James Bond, Overland Park Justin Edward Harris, South Haven Hayden James Borth, Meade Bachelor of Science Zackaryah Lee Hughes, Fairbanks, Alaska Thomas Kenner Bowers,Kansas City, Missouri Devon Ali Bandad, Shawnee Casey John Keller, St. Francis Lorien Lynn Breckenridge, Wichita Kaitlyn Renee Barnes, Baldwin City Blake Nicholas Moris, Hutchinson Jonathan Cascioli, Clarksville, Maryland Miranda Nicole Beck-Robert, Leawood Rory Macphail Reichelt, Portland, Oregon

50 College of Engineering, Speaker, Degree Candidates Ryan Patrick Salliotte, Lancaster, California Arunothayan Paramanathan, Mannar, Sri Lanka Trevor D. Carpenter, Ottawa Dylan Gregory Swoyer, Shawnee Eric Thomas Schmar, Topeka (Scl) David Austin Chandler, Valley Center Elena Trang Watson, Baldwin City (Cl) Tyler Jordan Tryon, Robinson Wayne Thomas Chism, Independence Joel Steven Woodward, Overland Park Collin Andrew Vossman, Overland Park Abdullah Choudhry, Gujranwala, Pakistan George Willis Walker, Onaga William Christopher Clark, Overland Park Computer Engineering An Wei, Beijing, China Lucas Coyne Commerford, Manhattan Olivia Paige Cox, Augusta Joseph Michael Cribbin, Keller, Texas Bachelor of Science Information Systems (Cl) Kyle Conard Brown, Overland Park Damian Anton Cyr, Clyde Brandon Robert Dunn, Manhattan Bachelor of Science Kolton Chandler Decker, Hugoton Wesley C. Thomas, Wichita Joshua Eric Durbin, Manhattan Matthew Charles Dolezal, Valley Center Phillip Ross Urban, Salina Ethan D. Haley, DeWitt, Iowa Killian Andrew Doze, Liberal Dan W. Wagner, El Dorado Jacob Thomas Moldrup, Manhattan (Scl) Alex Christian Dzewaltowski, Manhattan Sean William Pittman, Overland Park Matthew Lawrence Esquibel, Dodge City Adam Lee Ewing, Phillipsburg Electrical Engineering Devlin Rein Smiley, Wichita John David Wildman, Louisburg Zackary Forrest Ewing, Phillipsburg Kyler Michael Farmer, Little River Bachelor of Science (Cl) Heather Renae Ferry, Overland Park Hunter James Dellere, Wichita (Scl) Industrial Engineering Mitchell Scott Fowler, Overland Park Benjamin Denis Elsbernd, Topeka Peter James Gardner, Leavenworth Jonah Ferguson, Carlisle, Pennsylvania Bachelor of Science Brendan Charles Gundy, Halstead Chad Westin Gobber, Hutchinson Adeeb Ali Alqhtani, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia James Thomas Hamilton, St. Marys Tyler James Hinnen, Shawnee Ian Bain Alter, Overland Park (Mcl) Andrew Weston Harlow, Lenexa Cooper Douglas Hoefling,Wichita Mohammed Bashir Baba, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Halie Jane Headrick, Mullinville Michael Joseph Hotujac, Overland Park Jackson Philip Bever, Hutchinson Benjamin Dayton Hower, Overland Park He Huang, Shanghai, China Christoffer John Walter Dewes Burgweger,De Soto Ali H A M E Jamal, Qadisiya, Kuwait Nicholas Raymond Mannoni, Shawnee Asif Chowdhury, Ontario, Canada Christopher Jacob Kehr, St. Louis, Missouri Denton Kansas McAdam, Belle Plaine Brenna Dirks, Hillsboro Michael Lynn Kelley, Waverly Haley Bryce McElyea, Overland Park Corey Nicholas Egger, Minneapolis Chandler W. Klamm, Topeka Tyler Justin O'Briant, Tonganoxie Courtney Michelle Faucett, Manhattan (Mcl) Brian L. Koenig, Eagan, Minnesota Noor Abdirashid Omar, Olathe Aaron Jacob Holsworth, Overland Park Julie Mae Kohl, Leavenworth Jose Paul, Topeka Mathew John Kaiser, Carlsbad, California Elijah R. Koziol, Lincoln, Nebraska Jason Keegan Reilly, Salina (Cl) Stanten Kyle Krone, Beloit Clark William Kroupa, Marion Mark Hofmeister Ronning, Prairie Village (Cl) Stephen B. Leu, Andover Nicholas Tyler Kuchta, Overland Park Samuel William Rozell, Manhattan Miranda Marie Maass, Omaha, Nebraska (Cl) Andrew Michael Llewelyn, Manhattan Dylan Roy Shalberg, Lakin Carla Patricia Tam Ramos, Trujillo, Peru Seth Allen Martin, Lenexa Paul Winston Cabrera Suson, Junction City Lucas George Verschelden, Lenexa (Cl) Jeffrey Brian Morrow,Derby Chao Wang, Chongqing, China Taylor Nicholas Murphy, Dodge City Weiyuan Xu, Shanghai, China (Scl) Mechanical Engineering Nathan Cole Pageler, Wamego Zaihui Zhong, Chengdu, China Gabe Alan Probst, Andale Bachelor of Science Mary Catherine Ross, Westwood Computer Science Joshua Ryan Affholder,Stilwell Christian Nathaneal Sasher, Derby Mohmed Ahmed Alabdulaali, Dammam, Saudi Arabia Ronald Andres Sastoque Prieto, Wichita Bachelor of Science Tyler Bryce Albright, Kingman Devin Martin Schottler, Northglenn, Colorado Cody Lee Baldwin, Wichita Rakan Ahmed Ashi, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Austin Marsh Schuberth, Shawnee (Cl) Christopher Charles Boschert, Wichita Jace Alan Beavers, Junction City Austin James Scott, Hugoton Kyle Conard Brown, Overland Park Rachel Nicole Bohm, Rose Hill Garrett Noel Stewart, Minneola (Cl) Eujun Chin, Bayan Lepas, Malaysia Blake Andrew Bombardier, Bel Aire Valerie Joanna Vega, Topeka (Mcl) Ashley Aaron Coleman, Colby Hannah Elizabeth Bongers, Wichita Zakery Joel Voelker, Palmer (Scl) Joseph Townsend Davis, Kansas City Eric Austin Brown, Mansfield, Texas Kyler Scott Werth, Wichita Caleb Robert Fleming, Overbook Trevor Michael Brown Austin David Wiley, Leavenworth Jonathan David Howard, Peru Brent Michael Broxterman, Ozawkie Paige Williams, De Soto (Cl) Jiaji Liu, Xi’an, China Haley Anne Brun, Topeka Zachary Thomas Williams, Olathe (Scl) (Mcl) Daniel Christian Longfellow, Concordia Collin Matthew Douglas Buller, Wichita John Randall Willnauer, Stilwell Jacob Daniel Martin, Great Bend Leroy James Burke III, Olathe Joseph Shawn Wolfenberger, Newton Diamond Connor McNeill, Bellevue, Nebraska Kord Jens Byers, Wichita Tyler James Woodman, Castle Rock, Colorado Troy William Nagle, Pretty Prairie Joshua Alexander Camarena, Leavenworth Dustin Woolsey, Olathe

College of Engineering, Degree Candidates 51 52 Anderson Hall, 1939 53 University Distinguished Professors he title of University Distinguished Professor is the highest honor Kansas State University can bestow on its faculty. This lifetime title recognizes faculty making outstanding contributions to teaching, research and service to their professions and communities. University Distinguished Professors are appointed followingT a universitywide competition conducted by the provost and senior vice president. Each recipient receives a commemorative medallion upon appointment. The honorees 2017 2008 1998 Phillip Klebba, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Edgar Chambers IV, Human Nutrition Gary W. Conrad, Biology Timothy Musch, Kinesiology, and Anatomy and Philine Wangemann, Anatomy and Physiology Timothy R. Donoghue, Physics (honorary) Physiology T.G. Nagaraja, Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology Jan E. Leach, Plant Pathology Anil Pahwa, Electrical and Computer Engineering 2007 1997 Yan Soibelman, Mathematics Dale Herspring, Political Science C. Lewis Cocke, Physics Kun Yan Zhu, Entomology Duy Hua, Chemistry Bikram S. Gill, Plant Pathology Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan, Biochemistry Peter M.A. Sherwood, Chemistry 2016 P.V. Vara Prasad, Agronomy 2006 1994 Bharat Ratra, Physics John M. Blair, Biology John J. Iandolo, Pathology and Microbiology Daniel C. Marcus, Anatomy and Physiology James L. Marsden, Regents Distinguished Professor 2015 Richard A. Marston, Geography of Animal Sciences Wayne Goins, Music Douglas S. McGregor, Mechanical and Nuclear 2005 1993 Engineering Michael R. Kanost, Biochemistry Neville "Bill" Reay, Physics Harald E.L. Prins, Anthropology 2014 James Shanteau, Psychological Sciences 1990 Yolanda Broyles-González, American Ethnic Studies Chii-Dong Lin, Physics Gary Pierzynski, Agronomy 2004 Michael W. Suleiman, Political Science Sandra Stith, Family Studies and Human Services James R. Coffman,Clinical Sciences (honorary) Bhadriraju Subramanyam, Grain Science and David C. Hartnett, Biology 1989 William Fateley, Chemistry Industry Yoshiro Ikeda, Art Norman J. Fedder, Theatre Hongxing Jiang, Physics Terry Johnson, Biology 2013 Joseph V. Ortiz, Chemistry James H. Edgar, Chemical Engineering Sonny Ramaswamy, Entomology Stephen Higgs, Biosecurity Research Institute 1988 Ted Schroeder, Agricultural Economics Cornelia B. Flora, Sociology Ryszard Jankowiak, Chemistry Jonathan Holden, English Nancy Monteiro-Riviere, Anatomy and Physiology 2003 Kenneth W. Jones, History Philip Nel, English M.M. Chengappa, Diagnostic Medicine and Kenneth Klabunde, Chemistry Jürgen A. Richt, Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology Pathobiology Patrick Richard, Cortelyou-Rust Distinguished Jim Riviere, Anatomy and Physiology Robert D. Linder, History Professor of Physics Mike Tokach, Animal Sciences and Industry David A. Schmidt, Computing and Information Sciences Sadahiro Saeki, Mathematics 2012 2002 Christer Aakeröy, Chemistry Alan Knapp, Biology 1987 L.T. Fan, Chemical Engineering Itzik Ben-Itzhak, Physics S. Lillian Kremer, English David Leith, Regents Distinguished Professor Susan Brown, Biology Thomas E. Roche,Biochemistry of Pathology Ruth Welti, Biology Barbara Valent, Plant Pathology Donald Setser, Chemistry 2011 2001 Michael Dryden, Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology Frank Blecha, Anatomy and Physiology 1986 Duane Acker, Animal Sciences and Industry Brett Esry, Physics David Littrell, Music Horst Leipold, Pathology John Hatcliff, Computing and Information Sciences Talat Rahman, Physics John Leslie, Plant Pathology Larry Takemoto, Biology 1985 Xiuzhi "Susan" Sun, Grain Science and Industry Dean Zollman, Physics Richard Consigli, Biology 2010 2000 1984 Elizabeth Dodd, English Rob Denell, Biology Kenneth Hoyt, Education Anthony Joern, Biology Christopher M. Sorensen, Cortelyou-Rust Distinguished Professor of Physics 1974 2009 Ernest E. Shult, Regents Distinguished Professor Walter K. Dodds, Biology 1999 of Mathematics Charles W. Rice, Agronomy E. Wayne Nafziger, Economics Brian S. Spooner, Biology 1964 Dudley Williams, Regents Distinguished Professor of Physics

54 University Distinguished Professors Coffman Chair for University Distinguished Teaching Scholars he Coffman Chair for University Distinguished Teaching Scholars was created in 1995 to underscore Kansas State University’s commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching and learning. A facultyT member acknowledged as a leading teaching scholar is appointed to the chair by the university’s provost and senior vice president for one academic year. All who hold the chair retain the title of University Distinguished Teaching Scholar throughout their careers. During the year in residence, the scholar’s time and resources are spent advancing the interests of undergraduate teaching and learning at the university. The honorees 2017-2018 2003-2004 Todd Easton, Industrial and Manufacturing Andrew Barkley, Agricultural Economics Systems Engineering 2002-2003 2016-2017 Jana Fallin, Music Patricia Ackerman, Arts, Sciences and Business 2001-2002 2015-2016 Medhat M. Morcos, Electrical and Computer Donald Saucier, Psychological Sciences Engineering 2014-2015 2000-2001 Mick Charney, Architecture Stephen Thien, Agronomy 2013-2014 1999-2000 John Fliter Jr., Political Science Larry Williams, Biology 2012-2013 1998-1999 N. Sanjay Rebello, Physics Bryan Schurle, Agricultural Economics 2011-2012 1997-1998 Michael Wesch, Anthropology Ann Stalheim-Smith, Biology 2010-2011 1996-1997 Kimberly Williams, Horticulture Dean Zollman, Physics 2009-2010 1995-1996 Doug Benson, Modern Languages Cliff Meloan,Chemistry 2008-2009 Greg Eiselein, English 2007-2008 Christopher M. Sorensen, Physics 2006-2007 Roger McHaney, Management 2005-2006 Michael Boland, Agricultural Economics 2004-2005 Harald E.L. Prins, Anthropology

Coffman Chair for University Teaching Scholars 55 University administration Duane Dunn, Interim Dean, K-State Global Campus The K-State Alumni Association is your link for Richard B. Myers, President Lori A. Goetsch, Dean, K-State Libraries life to K-State. Learn more and stay connected by April C. Mason, Provost and Senior Vice President Ralph C. Richardson, CEO and Dean, K-State Olathe visiting K-State.com. Cindy Bontrager, Vice President for Administration and Finance Kansas Board of Regents Program notes Pat Bosco, Vice President for Student Life and Dean The Kansas Board of Regents is the governing The Commerce Bank and W.T. Kemper Foundation of Students board of the state’s six universities and the statewide Distinguished Graduate Teaching Awards are funded Peter Dorhout, Vice President for Research coordinating board for the state’s 32 public higher by the W.T. Kemper Foundation and the Commerce Jeffery Morris, Vice President for Communications education institutions — seven public universities, 19 Bankshares Foundation. and Marketing community colleges and six technical colleges. The The organ was supplied by Mid-America Piano, Gary Pratt, Chief Information Officer president and CEO of the Kansas Board of Regents Manhattan. Jay Stephens, Vice President for Human is Blake Flanders. The following individuals are members of the Board of Regents: Capital Services Terry Ferguson is the bagpiper for all ceremonies at Joseph B. Bain, Goodland Bramlage Coliseum and at Kansas State University Academic divisions D. Shane Bangerter, Dodge City Polytechnic Campus. John Floros, Dean, College of Agriculture; and Director, Ann Brandau-Murguia, Kansas City K-State Research and Extension Bill Feuerborn, Garnett If available, the hometowns of undergraduate Timothy de Noble, Dean, College of Architecture, Dennis Mullin, Manhattan students from Kansas are included in the listing of Planning & Design Dave Murfin,Wichita degree candidates. For students from out of state or out of country, the hometown and state or country Amit Chakrabarti, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Zoe Newton, Sedan are included. Kevin Gwinner, Dean, College of Business Daniel Thomas, Mission Hills Administration Helen Van Etten, Topeka Debbie Mercer, Dean, College of Education Commencement questions? If you have questions or comments about Darren Dawson, Dean, College of Engineering Alumni membership All colleges have provided graduates with a one-year commencement, please contact: Office of the Provost John Buckwalter, Dean, College of Human Ecology and Senior Vice President, Kansas State University, Verna M. Fitzsimmons, CEO and Dean, Kansas State membership to the K-State Alumni Association. Graduates also will receive a gift from the alumni 108 Anderson Hall, 919 Mid-Campus Drive University Polytechnic Campus association in recognition of their graduation today. North, Manhattan, KS 66506-0113, 785-532-6224, Bonnie Rush, Interim Dean, College of Veterinary K-Staters are some of the most loyal alumni in the [email protected]. Medicine country, and we are excited to welcome you into a Carol Shanklin, Dean, Graduate School new relationship with your alma mater.

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