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Commencement ST. NORBERT COLLEGE Commencement ™ May 16, 2021 Commencement Program May 16, 2021 Presiding Brian Bruess ’90 President of the College Chief Marshal and Mace Bearer Lucy Arendt Professor of Business Administration-Management and Special Assistant to the Vice President of Academic Affairs for Accreditation Faculty Chair Prelude Integrity Fanfare and March ....................................................................Julie Giroux Fanfare for Tomorrow ...............................................................................Peter Boyer Highland Cathedral ...................................................Michael Korb & Ulrich Roever Canterbury Procession .......................................................... Ralph Vaughan Williams arr. Gene Milford The Earl of Oxford’s March ..................................................................William Byrd arr. Gordon Jacob Let Us Rejoice: Fanfare and Hymn.........................................................Bill Locklear Processional Arsenal ........................................................................................... Jan Van der Roost National Anthem Star-Spangled Banner ...................................................................Francis Scott Key/ John Stafford Smith Student Vocalist ...........................................................................Maverick Berner ’21 Student Conductor with the St. Norbert College Wind Ensemble ...................................Kylie Klenke ’21 Posting of Colors Commencement Prayer The Rt. Rev. Dane Radecki, O.Praem., ’72 Abbot, St. Norbert Abbey Greeting Brian Bruess ’90 President St. Norbert College Commencement • May 16, 2021 • 3 Awarding of Hood and Diploma for Honorary Degrees DOCTOR OF LAWS Michael Walsh Presenter: Fred Schmidt ’75 St. Norbert College Trustee Author of Citation: Wendy Scattergood Assistant Professor of Political Science DOCTOR OF LAWS Abbot General Jos Wouters, O.Praem. Presenter: Karen McDiarmid ’75 St. Norbert College Trustee Author of Citation: The Rev. Andrew Ciferni, O.Praem., ’64 Chairman of the St. Norbert College Board of Trustees Commencement Address Abbot General Jos Wouters, O.Praem. Authorization to Confer Master’s and Baccalaureate Degrees The Rev. Andrew Ciferni, O.Praem., ’64 Conferring of Master’s Degrees and Awarding of Diplomas and Hoods Brian Bruess ’90 President Jennifer Bonds-Raacke Vice President for Academic Affairs Candidates for Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Degree Candidates for Master of Business Administration Degree Candidates for Master of Theological Studies Degree Conferring of Baccalaureate Degrees and Awarding of Diplomas Brian Bruess ’90 Jennifer Bonds-Raacke Candidates for Bachelor of Arts Degree Candidates for Bachelor of Business Administration Degree Candidates for Bachelor of Music Degree Candidates for Bachelor of Science Degree 4 • St. Norbert College Commencement • May 16, 2021 Class of 2021 Student Speaker Hattie Kruschek ’21 Faculty Awards Jennifer Bonds-Raacke Welcoming of New Alumni Grace Meyer ’84 President, St. Norbert College Alumni Board Benediction The Rev. James Neilson, O.Praem., ’88 Special Assistant to the President for Mission Integration Recessional “Pomp and Circumstance” March No. 1 ................................................Edward Elgar St. Norbert College Commencement • May 16, 2021 • 5 Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Jaime Gonzalez Nina Katherine Nolan Rouse Appleton, Wisconsin Bonduel, Wisconsin Master of Business Administration Aymee Anne Balison Samantha Joleen Kops Green Bay, Wisconsin Pickett, Wisconsin Stacy Ann Brault Daniel Richard Lukes Denmark, Wisconsin De Pere, Wisconsin Stephanie S. Bray Annmarie Nicole Miller Green Bay, Wisconsin De Pere, Wisconsin John Joseph Danforth Amy Olson Oneida, Wisconsin Green Bay, Wisconsin Kimberly DeWane Carley A. Reiter Green Bay, Wisconsin Kaukauna, Wisconsin Nguyet Minh Do Carmen Van Schyndel Green Bay, Wisconsin De Pere, Wisconsin Crystal L. Guns Daniel G. Webster De Pere, Wisconsin Green Bay, Wisconsin Christopher Michael Hayes Chrystal D. Woller Algoma, Wisconsin De Pere, Wisconsin Master of Theological Studies Anthony John Abts Scott D. Pearce Appleton, Wisconsin Appleton, Wisconsin Maria E. Cruz-Cordoba Stephen Michael Rehnberg Chandler, Arizona Albuquerque, New Mexico Greg J. Hakeem Rene Monique Ronquillo Albuquerque, New Mexico Harvey, Louisiana Deana V. Hernandez Joseph Alex Valdez Albuquerque, New Mexico Espanola, New Mexico Amy Baker Krull Daniel L. Wagnitz Greenville, Wisconsin Oneida, Wisconsin Rhonda Newby-Torres Los Lunas, New Mexico 6 • St. Norbert College Commencement • May 16, 2021 Bachelor of Arts Najma Abdi Ahmed Kali Nicole Cashion Green Bay, Wisconsin Hartford, Wisconsin Sara Ann Allaire Ian David Chomeau Magna Cum Laude Ephraim, Wisconsin Arlington Heights, Illinois Morgan Cornette Hannah Marie Ament Bonduel, Wisconsin Cum Laude Merrill, Wisconsin Tekoya Daniel Cosby Wausau, Wisconsin Anais Aurard Villard de Lans, France Hailey Ann Cramer Cum Laude Paige M. Bain-Vrba Random Lake, Wisconsin Abrams, Wisconsin Luke J. Crotteau Elizabeth Barbato Mukwonago, Wisconsin Loxahatchee, Florida Thomas Czech Brianne L. Barta St. Paul, Minnesota Cum Laude, Graduate of the Honors Program Kewaunee, Wisconsin Kaylee Marie Daniels Greenville, Wisconsin Peter Bates Evanston, Illinois Daniel Richard Daugherty Buffalo, Minnesota Cora Marie Baudhuin Brussels, Wisconsin Destiny A. Dayton Shawano, Wisconsin Grace Beno Cum Laude Daniel John Decker Green Bay, Wisconsin Coleman, Wisconsin Brittany Bergelin Erynne Olivia Dehler Green Bay, Wisconsin Fremont, Wisconsin Emma Katherine Blazel Emily Rose Dehmer Summa Cum Laude, Recipient of the John E. Cramer Summa Cum Laude, Graduate of the Honors Program Prize in Sociology & Anthropology, the Basil R. Reuss Lino Lakes, Minnesota Prize in History and the Cassandra J. Voss Award in Women’s & Gender Studies Berlin, Wisconsin Sara Dillon Cum Laude Thomas K. Blink McFarland, Wisconsin Summa Cum Laude Antigo, Wisconsin Samuel Diny De Pere, Wisconsin Carlee Margaret Boevers Summa Cum Laude, Graduate of the Honors Program Erika Lynn Ditzman Campbellsport, Wisconsin Magna Cum Laude Green Bay, Wisconsin Sydney E. Bos De Pere, Wisconsin Danielle Marie Dolan Cum Laude Grace Elizabeth Brick La Crosse, Wisconsin St. Paul, Minnesota William Christopher Donohue Steven James Callahan Chicago, Illinois Aurora, Illinois St. Norbert College Commencement • May 16, 2021 • 7 Bachelor of Arts (continued) Christina Margaret Dull Sean Patrick Grimm Cum Laude Geneva, Illinois Frankfort, Illinois Sarah Aurelia Groeschel Mary Catherine Dull Theresa, Wisconsin Frankfort, Illinois Randi K. Groff Reed Edmunds Oak Creek, Wisconsin Washburn, Wisconsin Kaitlyn M. Grossbier Claire Marie Frieders Ferguson Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude, Graduate of the Honors De Pere, Wisconsin Program, Recipient of the Elizabeth G. King Award for Excellence in International Studies Catherine Hanlon Gundrum Appleton, Wisconsin Magna Cum Laude, Recipient of the Thomas Phelan & James Regan Award for Excellence in Philosophy William Elias Fischer Franklin, Wisconsin Green Bay, Wisconsin Alexandria Marie Haag Allison Kay Fisher Kenosha, Wisconsin Verona, Wisconsin Delaney Haanen Bryanna Catherine Fogel Cum Laude Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin Green Bay, Wisconsin Samuel Joseph Fonder Morgan Hackelberg Magna Cum Laude, Recipient of the Rev. Joseph E. Green Bay, Wisconsin Dorff Award in Psychology Green Bay, Wisconsin Stephanie Florence Harlow Little Chute, Wisconsin Jared Gartzke Appleton, Wisconsin Hannah Rae Hein Shawano, Wisconsin James W. Gear Appleton, Wisconsin Matthew Joseph Hellman Cum Laude Maria Elizabeth Gervasio Eau Claire, Wisconsin Delafield, Wisconsin Benjamin Dean Holtzen Taylor Giefer Lisbon, Wisconsin New London, Wisconsin Corey G. Incandela Ashley Glodowski Summa Cum Laude, Recipient of the Rev. Robert J. Wrightstown, Wisconsin Cornell Award for Excellence in Political Science Plainfield, Illinois Bianca S. Gomez Green Bay, Wisconsin Peyton J. Jack Summa Cum Laude, Recipient of the Rev. Edward C. Megan Elizabeth Gonnering Killeen Award for Distinction in Economics Magna Cum Laude, Graduate of the Honors Program Neenah, Wisconsin Kimberly, Wisconsin Rebecca Ann Jacques Justin D. Gottshall Oneida, Wisconsin Manitowoc, Wisconsin Janie Anne Janczakowski Dwight Green Summa Cum Laude, Recipient of the Cum Laude Communication Award Appleton, Wisconsin Green Bay, Wisconsin Garret Green Cecelia Kathryn Jewson Appleton, Wisconsin Magna Cum Laude Sun Prairie, Wisconsin 8 • St. Norbert College Commencement • May 16, 2021 Bachelor of Arts (continued) Cole Johnson Claire Kubica Summa Cum Laude, Recipient of the Thomas Phelan Appleton, Wisconsin & James Regan Award for Excellence in Philosophy and the Theology & Religious Studies Award Samuel Anthony Kussow Antigo, Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin Emma Ann Johnson Vincenzo Stefano La Via Egg Harbor, Wisconsin Cum Laude Menominee, Michigan Grace Maryellen Johnson Cum Laude Donovan Lee Marinette, Wisconsin Bellwood, Illinois Luke Randle Johnson Megan Elizabeth Leisgang Summa Cum Laude, Graduate of the Honors Program Summa Cum Laude, Recipient of the Spanish Award Wausau, Wisconsin Green Bay, Wisconsin Maggie Elizabeth Johnson Tiana Jenaye Leitzke Mundelein, Illinois Magna Cum Laude Wausau, Wisconsin Ross Lawrence Johnson Summa Cum Laude, Recipient of the Basil R. Reuss MariJo E. Lesatz Prize in History Cum Laude Germantown, Wisconsin Little Suamico, Wisconsin Jordan M. Jorgensen Abigail R. Lesch Luxemburg, Wisconsin Rhinelander,
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