Order of Commencement

Processional

*Invocation...... Dr. Jacob L. Goodson United Methodist Exemplary Teacher, Southwestern College Welcome...... Dr. W. Richard Merriman, Jr. President Awards...... President Merriman Professor Fran Jabara Leadership Award and Charles H. and Verda R. Kopke Distinguished Teaching Award Recognition of Student Academic Honors...... Dr. James A. Sheppard Provost

Conferring of Degrees...... President Merriman

Presentation of Graduates...... Dr. Sheppard

Presentation of Diplomas...... Ms. Linda Weippert Registrar

Presentation of Honorary Degree...... Dr. David E. Smith Chair, Board of Trustees *Alma Mater...... Mr. Dylan Moore Class of 2015 *Alma Mater Far above the Walnut Valley Far above the stir and bustle On a lofty height, Of the busy town, Stands our noble Alma Mater, Reared against the arch of heaven, Bathed in golden light. Looks she calmly down. Chorus Lift the chorus, speed it onward, To the heights she calls us daily, Over hill and dale, Alma Mater, dear, Hail to thee, beloved Southwestern, Heights of knowledge, hope, and courage, Alma Mater, Hail! Free from doubt and fear.

Benediction...... Dr. Matthew Sigler Campus Minister

*Please stand

PLEASE MAKE SURE ALL PAGERS AND CELL PHONES ARE OFF DURING THE CEREMONY. Antionette Foster*, Psychology, Junction City, Kansas THE CLASS OF 2015 Elizabeth N. Freeman*, Elementary Education, Alexandria, Virginia Valedictorian Salutatorian Kelcey Danielle Gabriel, Psychology, minor in Leadership, Lincoln, Nebraska Dylan Moore Esther Oliver Saskia Gaiser, Psychology, Buffalo, New York Abby Jordan Gengler, summa cum laude, Accounting, Bachelor of Arts Business Administration, Lindsborg, Kansas Amie Archer, Elementary Education, Derby, Kansas Shane Franklin Gilbert, Business Administration, Derby, Lauren Kristen Atkinson*, Psychology, Glen Burnie, Kansas Maryland Francesca L. Gilley, Elementary Education, Alexandria, Rachel Michelle Baker, summa cum laude, Accounting, Virginia minor in Business Administration, Edmond, Kathryn Hamilton, cum laude, Business Administration, Oklahoma minors in Leadership and Sustainability and Anthony Jene Barraza, Business Administration, Environmental Studies, Bartlesville, Oklahoma Groesbeck, Texas Crystal Hanson, cum laude, Elementary Education, Allison N. Bethurem, Elementary Education, Winfield, Andover, Kansas Kansas Mary Hayano, Elementary Education, Minneapolis, Toni Bishop, magna cum laude, Elementary Education, Minnesota Lansing, Kansas Candace L. Hays, magna cum laude, Elementary Michael Alan Bond, Business Administration, minor in Education, Wellington, Kansas Leadership, Wichita, Kansas Kenneth Lee Henderson, Business Administration with Baylee Brock, Elementary Education, Grand Island, emphasis in Marketing, Hutchinson, Kansas Nebraska Emily Morgan Hicks*, Biology, minor in Psychology, Nicole Brundage*, Elementary Education, Wichita, Broaddus, Texas Kansas Shari L. High, Elementary Education, Douglass, Kansas Sean Olin Bucholz, magna cum laude, Elementary Bobby S. Hines*, Pastoral Studies, Hampton, Virginia Education, Silverdale, Washington Casey Dale Holt, Biology, Sedan, Kansas Ruth Louise Byrd, Elementary Education, Abilene, Vicki Lyn House, Elementary Education, magna cum Kansas laude, Charles City, Virginia Chaoming Cai, Business Administration, Zhongshan, Caleb Mark Jackson*, Business Administration, Tulsa, Guangdong, China Oklahoma Jeff D. Carpenter, Elementary Education, Wichita, Ashton Renee' Kelly, Psychology, Business Kansas Administration, minor in Philosophy and Religion, Dalton J. Carver, Communication with emphasis in Winfield, Kansas Convergent Journalism, Ozawkie, Kansas Susanna Lee Killgore, Elementary Education, Wichita, Mindy M. Cashion, Elementary Education, Augusta, Kansas Kansas Bridgett LaDawn Kostelecky, cum laude, Elementary Maecy E. Charleston*, Communication with emphasis Education, Manhattan, Kansas in Professional Communication, Clarksville, Janie Lou Kruse Murk, Elementary Education, Junction Tennessee City, Kansas Hunter Jay Cline, Business Administration, Oswego, Miranda Rachelle Laing, magna cum laude, Elementary Kansas Education, Early Childhood Education, Augusta, Ginnie Mae Copeland, cum laude, Elementary Kansas Education, Wichita, Kansas Yingjie Lan*, Business Administration, Zun Yi, Adrienne Joann Cornejo, Elementary Education, Guizhou, China Oxford, Kansas Sicilee Anne Lansbury*, Psychology, Junction City, Mindy Elise Courter*, Psychology, Fairbanks, Alaska Kansas Evelyn Charlene Davidson*, Pastoral Studies, David Martin Larson, Pastoral Studies, Willmar, Cincinnati, Ohio Minnesota Sara Michelle Davis, magna cum laude, Elementary David D. Leonard*, Business Administration Education, Wichita, Kansas Bo Lian, Business Administration, Hefei Anhui, China Taylor Alayne Easum*, Psychology, Perry, Kansas Zenas M. Lopez, Business Administration, minor in Bobbi J. Eriksen, cum laude, Early Childhood Education, Theatre Arts, Anchorage, Alaska Moore, Oklahoma Juliette Lowrance, Theatre with emphasis in Technical Melissa Robin Evers, cum laude, Early Childhood Theatre, Coffeyville, Kansas Education, Eugene, Missouri Jonathon William Lyons, Accounting, minor in Mattie L. Ford, Elementary Education, Kansas City, Criminal Justice and Legal Studies, Angleton, Texas Kansas *Due to timing for printing, the appearance of names on this program does not necessarily signify issuance of degrees by Southwestern College. Summer and late May graduates are indicated by an asterisk on the program. 1 Rosana C. Macias, Psychology, Wichita, Kansas Austin Lewis Sheppard*, Psychology, Wichita, Kansas Maria Concepcion Magdaleno-Rolon, Elementary Blake E. Smith, Biology, Douglass, Kansas Education, Wichita, Kansas Kelsey Anne Smith, magna cum laude, Elementary Ashlee Mammenga, Elementary Education, Arkansas Education, Winfield, Kansas City, Kansas Nikia Faith Smith, Theatre with emphasis in Musical Garrett Joseph Mangrum, Business Administration, Theatre, Syracuse, Kansas Winfield, Kansas Michelle Sommerhauser, Psychology, Rose Hill, Kansas Hayley C. Mata, Communication with emphasis in Jake Alan Stecklein, Elementary Education, Wichita, General Communication, Olathe, Kansas Kansas Paul Hugh Xavier Mata, Philosophy and Religion, Lauren Marie Strain, Psychology, minor in Leadership, Carrollton, Texas McAlester, Oklahoma Christopher R. Mayer, Psychology, Tucson, Arizona Laura Velez Tappan*, Elementary Education, Chanel Opal McCray*, Chemistry, Wichita, Kansas Hollywood, Florida Zachary Chase McDowell, Elementary Education, Kaitlin Cristina Thompson, Psychology, Wichita, Arkansas City, Kansas Kansas Jessica Diane McMahan, Elementary Education, Aaron Michael Tisdale, Pastoral Studies, Colorado Trenton, Georgia Springs, Colorado Samantha Mae Miller, summa cum laude, Elementary Jordan Drae Tompkins, Elementary Education, Education, Mulvane, Kansas Wellington, Kansas Rachel Min Wong, summa cum laude, Psychology, Joe Do Tran, Music, Arlington, Texas Mathematics, Singapore Odis Lee Tucci Jr., Pastoral Studies, Leavenworth, Evan Ames Orr, Business Administration with emphasis Kansas in Finance, Neodesha, Kansas Shelby Tucker*, Business Administration with emphasis Victoria F. Ortiz, Elementary Education, Fort Stewart, in Finance, Barnsdall, Oklahoma Georgia Tavinia Novella Tucker, Psychology, minor in Samantha Jo Parr*, Elementary Education, Leadership, San Antonio, Texas Leavenworth, Kansas Angel Vadillo Delgado, Communication with emphasis George Myers Petts III, Pastoral Studies, Fort Leonard in Radio and TV Production and Performance, Wood, Missouri Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico Michael G. Phillips, cum laude, Middle Level Bethany Venn, Psychology, minor in Philosophy and Mathematics Education, Monte Vista, Colorado Religion, Winfield, Kansas Darnell Lee Pittman, Business Administration, Courtney Vitamvas*, Psychology, Human Resource Melbourne, Florida Development, Vacaville, California Brandon E. Pride*, History, Spring City, Tennessee Christian S. Wacker, Mathematics, Loveland, Colorado Crystal Dawn Pritchett, Elementary Education, Lindsey Marie Wagner, magna cum laude, Elementary Clearwater, Kansas Education, Derby, Kansas Heidi Nathania Raisa, summa cum laude, Early Nicholas Eli Warnke, cum laude, Business Administration Childhood Education, Business Administration, with emphasis in Finance, Wichita, Kansas Jakarta, Indonesia Mariah Ann Warren*, Theatre with emphasis in Musical Mengting Ren, summa cum laude, Business Theatre Administration, Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China Courtney Watson, Psychology, Commerce, Oklahoma Luiz Reyes*, Business Administration, Houston, Texas Morgan Elizabeth White, cum laude, Elementary Sarah Ribordy, magna cum laude, Early Childhood Education, Oxford, Kansas Education, Tonkawa, Oklahoma Grahm M. Whitley, Interdisciplinary Studies, Winfield, Alyssa Marie Richardson, Communication with Kansas emphasis in Professional Communication, minor in Kristina M. Williard, Elementary Education, Wichita, Business Administration, summa cum laude, Lantana, Kansas Texas Kylea Dian Wilson, cum laude, Elementary Education, Stacy Faith Roberts, Psychology, West Orange, New Mooreland, Oklahoma Jersey Rachel Wong Min, summa cum laude, Psychology, Hunter Thane Rockhill, Music, Derby, Kansas Mathematics, Singapore Jessica Rogers, cum laude, Elementary Education, Morgan E. Workman, Middle Level Mathematics Topeka, Kansas Education, Parsons, Kansas Erica Catherine Schall, Elementary Education, Maize, Jill Nadine Young, Accounting, Plentywood, Montana Kansas Shane Wyatt Valentine Schrag, Theatre with emphasis Bachelor of General Studies in Theatre Performance, Arkansas City, Kansas Vince Edward Folston, General Studies, Lake City, Larry K. Shepherd Sr., Elementary Education, Belle Florida Plaine, Kansas Richard L. Hanson, General Studies, Chapman, Kansas

2 Brianna Meredith Helton, General Studies, minor in Allen D. Billings, magna cum laude, Human Resource Leadership, Augusta, Kansas Development, Millersburg, Ohio David Lee Madrigal, General Studies, Winfield, Kansas Zachary Paul Leo Birkes, cum laude, Computer Science and Digital Arts with emphasis in Game Bachelor of Music Development, Belle Plaine, Kansas Dylan T. Moore, summa cum laude, Music Education, Amanda Dean Bishop*, Business Administration, Music with emphasis in Performance, minor in Human Resource Development, Benton, Kansas Leadership, Ottawa, Kansas Trevor L. Bliven*, Operations Management, Sioux City, Iowa Tamra Ja' Nene Bower*, Healthcare Administration, Bachelor of Science White Settlement, Texas Amber Dawn Adams*, Human Resource Development, Lourdes Alejandra Bravo*, Business Quality Ponca City, Oklahoma Management, Tempe, Arizona David W. Addison, summa cum laude, Computer Tacarra Theresa Monique Brown, cum laude, Human Operations Technology, Greenville, Alabama Resource Development, Hinesville, Georgia Gaige Thomas Adkins, Sport Management, Neodesha, Earnest James Buffin Jr., Criminal Justice, Mesquite, Kansas Texas Desire' Danielle Agosto, Human Resource Tanya Leigh Bulluck*, Strategic Leadership, San Development, Wichita, Kansas Antonio, Texas Aukshawlahshieba Allen, Human Resource Drew A. Busby, Operations Management, Oklahoma Development, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Jacob Allen, summa cum laude, Security Management, Lorena M. Butler, Business Quality Management, Florissant, Missouri Wichita, Kansas Michael W. Allen, Business Administration, Concord, Jared Camper*, Human Resource Development, North Carolina Derby, Kansas Israel Alvarado*, Accounting, San Diego, California Walter I. Campos*, Computer Operations Technology, Tracy H. Alvey*, Security Management, Panama City Woodbridge, Virginia Beach, Florida William H. Casey Jr., Healthcare Administration, Las Erik Emil Amato*, Strategic Leadership, Glendora, Vegas, Nevada California Alberto Castañeda Jr., summa cum laude, Business Nicholas Joseph Ammerman*, Healthcare Administration, Selma, Texas Administration, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Alan Christopher Chaney*, Human Resource Matthew T. Andersen, Computer Programming Development, Baltimore, Maryland Technology, Noble, Oklahoma Austin Thomas Childs*, Business Administration, Donte Anderson, Strategic Leadership, Baltimore, Belton, Missouri Maryland Tyler A. Christensen, Criminal Justice, Des Moines, Cameron Ashely Ashe-Bedgood*, Security Iowa Management, Montgomery, Alabama Nicholas Lee Clair, Computer Operations Technology, Benjamin Freeman Agbenyaga Ayivorh*, Strategic Kansas City, Kansas Leadership, Burke, Virginia Richard Clark, magna cum laude, Operations Koy Aden Baird*, Marine Biology, Neodesha, Kansas Management, Lee's Summit, Missouri Tonya Baker*, Healthcare Administration, Beavercreek, Amir Ngoc Diep Cochran, Security Management, Ohio Pelham, Georgia Andrew Kurt Barger, summa cum laude, Computer Todd D. Coleman, Human Resource Development, Programming Technology, Overland Park, Kansas Chicago, Illinois Jeffrey Lee Barnes, cum laude, Criminal Justice, Bossier Anthony Michael Collins, cum laude, Operations City, Louisiana Management, Burden, Kansas Keena R. Bassi, Criminal Justice, Camp Hill, Logan Commins, summa cum laude, Operations Pennsylvania Management, Schertz, Texas John Edward Baughman, Criminal Justice, Corvallis, Ryan P. Condrey, Human Resource Development, Oregon Bellevue, Nebraska Collin James Baulch, Business Administration Lucas E. Connelly, Operations Management, Arkansas Cory M. Beck, Business Quality Management, City, Kansas Galveston, Indiana Leland Douglas Cook, Business Administration, Malaika Bell*, Human Resource Development, Snellville, Georgia Strategic Leadership, Wichita, Kansas Sarah Elizabeth Crabtree, Sport Management, Baldwin Andrew D. Bessette*, Business Quality Management, City, Kansas Wausau, Wisconsin

*Due to timing for printing, the appearance of names on this program does not necessarily signify issuance of degrees by Southwestern College. Summer and late May graduates are indicated by an asterisk on the program. 3 Catherine Cranmer, Sport Management, cum laude, Taylor Kimberlin Fogle, Biology, minor in Leadership, Andover, Kansas Bartlesville, Oklahoma Kalua Rene Crow, Strategic Leadership, Anaheim, Lynne L. Foss*, Computer Operations Technology, California Wichita, Kansas Robert Allen Cummings*, Human Resource Brian David Fowler*, Business Quality Management, Development, Youngsville, Pennsylvania Douglass, Kansas Christopher E. Czerwonka*, Business Administration, Thomas Josef Full, cum laude, Human Resource Doniphan, Missouri Development, Mulvane, Kansas Lisa Marie Davis, Business Quality Management, Plant Chelynmae G. Fuller, Operations Management, City, Florida Madison, Alabama Tony Eric Davis, Security Management, Junction City, Julia Elizabeth Fuquay, cum laude, Biology, minor in Kansas Leadership, Lake Junaluska, North Carolina Rhonda L. DaVolt-Troutman*, Business Quality Christopher Robert Furlough, cum laude, Criminal Management, Yellville, Arkansas Justice, Saint Charles, Missouri Curtis A. Dawson, magna cum laude, Criminal Justice, Kaitlin Renee Gibbs, Marine Biology, Lampe, Missouri Gassville, Arkansas Evan Matthew Gillespie, Healthcare Administration, Ashley Nicole DeHoff*, Human Resource Enid, Oklahoma Development, Douglass, Kansas Michael Thomas Gillette, magna cum laude, Operations Emmanuel James DeLouiser Sr.*, Criminal Justice, Management, Allentown, Pennsylvania Tulsa, Oklahoma Dalton Tyler Grant, Computer Science and Digital Arts David Henry DeOrio*, Business Administration, San with emphasis in Game Development, Winfield, Diego, California Kansas Joel Andrew DesJardin, magna cum laude, Computer Thomas Wayne Grantland III, Healthcare Operations Technology, Rochester, New York Administration, California, Maryland Shawn Michael Dixon, Computer Programming Kelsey Marie Gresham, Physical Performance and Sport Technology, Sedgwick, Kansas Studies, Wichita, Kansas Patricia A. Dochterman, Operations Management, Brandon L. Griffith, Computer Programming Herington, Kansas Technology, Greenville, South Carolina John Paul Dold*, Business Administration, Wichita, Joy K. Haig*, Healthcare Administration, Andover, Kansas Kansas Christopher M. Downing, cum laude, Computer Daniel Gene Hampt, magna cum laude, Computer Operations Technology Operations Technology, Lincoln, Nebraska James Edward Driscoll, Strategic Leadership, Falcon, Michael Hanks*, Criminal Justice, Humboldt, Colorado Tennessee Obie Lee Dubose III, Criminal Justice, Los Angeles, Quincy D. Harper Sr., Business Administration, California Colorado Springs, Colorado Dustin R. Dulier, magna cum laude, Business Caitlin Harris, Biology, minor in Christian Discipleship Administration, Human Resource Development Studies, Edmond, Oklahoma Brandy L. Eldridge, Healthcare Administration, Janeen M. Harris*, Criminal Justice, San Antonio, Texas Palmetto, Georgia Eugene Griffin Harris IV*, Business Administration, Daina T. Elliott, Accounting, Laurinburg, North Montgomery, Alabama Carolina James Clay Harvill III, Criminal Justice Christopher Jack Ellis*, Computer Operations Brandon Lee Hatch, cum laude, Biology, Biochemistry, Technology, Yorktown, Virginia Chanute, Kansas Barbara J. Epperly*, Computer Operations Technology, Daniel R. Hawkins, Security Management, Wichita, Kansas Chesterfield, Missouri Tracy Lavonda Epting, Healthcare Administration, Stevie Randell Heidzig, Biology, minors in Leadership Human Resource Development, Gulfport, Mississippi and Mathematics, Gillette, Wyoming Daniel Erb, Computer Operations Technology, Marcus D. Hicks*, Operations Management Temple, Texas Michael A. Hile, Security Management, Manhattan, Jake A. Fason, summa cum laude, Business Kansas Administration, Smithfield, Virginia Michael G. Hill*, Computer Operations Technology, Joshua Robert Fisher*, Computer Operations Saratoga Springs, New York Technology, Goldsboro, North Carolina ToRhonda Kaye Hill, Business Quality Management, Jason M. Fitts*, Strategic Leadership, St. Louis, Missouri Washington, DC Michael Phillip Fiyalko*, Business Quality Michael T. Hilliard, Strategic Leadership Management, Tucson, Arizona Jeremy H. Hines*, Criminal Justice, Wilmington, Anderson Curtis Flansburg, Business Administration, North Carolina Germantown, Tennessee

4 Jessica Michelle Hobbs, Biology, summa cum laude, Robert Thomas Legg, Computer Programming Harrah, Oklahoma Technology Jordan Elizabeth Hobbs, Biology, minor in Christian Jeramy Ray Lemons*, Criminal Justice, Anderson, Discipleship Studies, cum laude, Harrah, Oklahoma Alaska Mark Anthony Hoffman, Human Resource Cody William LeNeve, Security Management, Development, Phoenix, Arizona Belgrade, Montana Devin Wayne Hofner*, Computer Operations Leslie Deanna Leverton*, Criminal Justice, Clayton, Technology, Austin, Minnesota Illinois Christian Honeywood, cum laude, Business Quality Jennifer L. Levine, cum laude, Security Management, Management, London, United Kingdom Savannah, Georgia Lorenzo LaQuain Houston*, Accounting, Mexia, Texas Lucas T. Lill, Business Administration, Maize, Kansas Jeremy Wayne Humble, Computer Science and Digital Eric A. Lint*, Computer Operations Technology, Arts with emphasis in Game Development, Ponca Orlando, Florida City, Oklahoma John Cody Locklair, cum laude, Operations Johanan D. Hyatt, Security Management, Management, Jacksonville, Florida Lawrenceville, Georgia Matthew K. Lohman, magna cum laude, Criminal Justice, Steffon Jackson, Operations Management, Wichita, Wray, Colorado Kansas Milton S. Lopez Jr.*, Business Quality Management, Michael Paul Jarrell, cum laude, Operations East Chicago, Indiana Management, Business Quality Management, Travis B. Lovell, Healthcare Administration, Garland, Goddard, Kansas Texas Richard J. Jay, magna cum laude, Strategic Leadership, Jonathan Mackey, Business Administration, San San Diego, California Antonio, Texas Mark T. Jegel, magna cum laude, Strategic Leadership, Derek David Madlener, Human Resource Saint Louis, Missouri Development, Merritt Island, Florida Marissa R.P. Jones*, Healthcare Administration, Andrew Robert Marks, cum laude, Computer Eunice, Louisiana Operations Technology, Montrose, Michigan Nicholas Lawrence Robbie Jones*, Physical Rodney J. Marner, Physical Education, Clearwater, Performance and Sport Studies, Ruffin, South Kansas Carolina Jose A. Marroquin*, Human Resource Development, Jeremy T. Jordan, Computer Operations Technology, Escondido, California Centerville, Ohio Kametra R. Marzette, Computer Operations Muhammad Adam KarimiSaleh*, Criminal Justice Technology, El Paso, Texas Michael Taylor Karl, summa cum laude, Business Carie M. McDonald*, Human Resource Development, Administration, Sanford, Maine Strategic Leadership, Amherst, Ohio Scott Thomas Kauffman, Healthcare Administration, Brian D. McElhenny, summa cum laude, Operations Saint Johns, Florida Management, Strategic Leadership, Vandenberg, AFB Spencer L. Kelly*, Human Resource Development, Brendon Sean McInnish*, Human Resource Marinette, Wisconsin Development, Jacksonville, Florida Brett A. Kemp, cum laude, Business Quality Shaun Alan McKeegan, Computer Operations Management, West Palm Beach, Florida Technology, Las Vegas, Nevada Jay W. Killen Jr.*, Business Quality Management Jason Mehl*, Computer Operations Technology, Nicole Kirkhart, Marine Biology, Andover, Kansas Computer Programming Technology, Wichita, Skylor Anthony Kistler, Sport Management, Winfield, Kansas Kansas Stacey-Lee Mente, magna cum laude, Human Resource Brent Allen Knight, cum laude, Computer Operations Development, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Technology, Marietta, Ohio Sierra Meyer, Sport Management, Manhattan, Kansas Mark Ray Koehler, summa cum laude, Business Aaron Christopher Mielke, Business Administration, Administration, Mansfield, Pennsylvania Milwaukee, Wisconsin Elliot C. Koester, Biology, Tucson, Arizona Timothy I. Mills, summa cum laude, Business Quality Bradley Konz, Business Administration, Kiel, Wisconsin Management Chad Eldon Kuntz*, Business Quality Management, TaMika L. Mitchell, Healthcare Administration, Operations Management, Abilene, Kansas Wichita, Kansas Jeffrey Lanning, cum laude, Computer Operations Tausilia Moliga, Security Management, Tacoma, Technology, Wichita, Kansas Washington Emily Lantz, Biology, Bel Aire, Kansas Melody Chrystal Monroe*, Human Resource Steven J. Laser, magna cum laude, Business Quality Development Management, Calimesa, California

*Due to timing for printing, the appearance of names on this program does not necessarily signify issuance of degrees by Southwestern College. Summer and late May graduates are indicated by an asterisk on the program. 5 Jeffrey Neal Moore, Operations Management, Crystal A. Price, Accounting, Newkirk, Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Brandon Lee Priest, Computer Science and Digital Arts Melanie J. Moore*, Accounting, Valdosta, Georgia with emphasis in Computer Science, Coweta, Steven James Moore, cum laude, Business Oklahoma Administration, Randall, Iowa John F. Pritchett, magna cum laude, Security Joseph L. Motes, Human Resource Development, Management, Derby, Kansas Commerce, Georgia Joseph Araneta Quevedo*, Business Administration, Jason P. Muhle, Computer Operations Technology, Pampanga, Philippines Omaha, Nebraska Patrick Kevin Raleigh*, Computer Operations Ian Mutio, Sport Management, London, England Technology, Business Quality Management, Kings Blake Jonathon Nachbor*, Business Quality Park, New York Management, Douglass, Kansas Lauren Adel Reed, Physical Performance and Sport Terry T. Namkung, Strategic Leadership Studies, Ottawa, Kansas Gabriel A. Nerf, magna cum laude, Computer Operations William R. Reisner*, Operations Management, Technology, Sandy, Oregon Marathon, Wisconsin Ben Isaac Nichols, Business Administration, Springfield, Dustin M. Remmenga*, Business Administration, Missouri Leavenworth, Kansas Brittany Marie Nodine, Physical Performance and Sport Montana Renee Rickey, Biochemistry, minor in Studies, Coffeyville, Kansas Biology, Tecumseh, Oklahoma Tommie S. Oakman*, Computer Operations Nicholas David Riedel, summa cum laude, Computer Technology, Wichita, Kansas Operations Technology, Wichita, Kansas Esther Rose Oliver, summa cum laude, Biology, Bobbie J. Riensche, summa cum laude, Computer Republic, Missouri Operations Technology, Jasper, Florida Carlos Ramon Ortiz Jr., Computer Operations Justin Alexander Rizzo, Computer Programming Technology, Criminal Justice, Wichita, Kansas Technology, Las Vegas, Nevada Matthew W. Osborn, cum laude, Operations Jamie M. Roasa, Human Resource Development, San Management, Eagle River, Alaska Antonio, Texas Matthew S. Osborn, Strategic Leadership, Warrensburg, Charles Clifford Roberts, magna cum laude, Business Missouri Quality Management, Blacklick, Ohio Derek Thomas Owen, summa cum laude, Criminal Ally M. Rodriguez, magna cum laude, Security Justice, Security Management, East Hartford, Management, Boston, Massachusetts Connecticut Whitney S. Rogers*, Human Resource Development, Alan K. Parker Jr., cum laude, Business Administration, Union City, Tennessee Lenoir, North Carolina Sandra Ruiz, Business Administration, Buckeye, Jayen B. Patel, summa cum laude, Human Resource Arizona Development, Chatsworth, California David Ruley, magna cum laude, Criminal Justice, Austin, Edward J. Paxton, magna cum laude, Human Resource Arkansas Development, Anchorage, Alaska Bradley Stephen Sabotka, magna cum laude, Computer Sara Elizabeth Peck, Biology, minor in Leadership, Operations Technology, Macomb, Michigan Wellington, Kansas Taylor Satterthwaite, Physical Education, Winfield, Clyde Russell Pence, Computer Operations Kansas Technology, Coffeen, Illinois David Benjamin Schlanger*, Criminal Justice, Melissa A. Pennington, magna cum laude, Human Albuquerque, New Mexico Resource Development, Williston, Florida Jessica L. Schleyer, Security Management, Arvada, Albert Shawn Peterson, Criminal Justice, Valdosta, Colorado Georgia Marc E. Scofield Jr., summa cum laude, Human Resource Kevin Joel Philippe*, Strategic Leadership, Fort Development, Derby, Kansas Benning, Georgia Matthew Seely, Computer Science and Digital Arts with Lana M. Pohlman, cum laude, Healthcare emphasis in Digital Arts, Wichita, Kansas Administration, Augusta, Kansas Christina Settles, Criminal Justice, Wylie, Texas Penny Jane Poland*, Human Resource Development, Allison Marie Shields, cum laude, Marine Biology, minor Wichita, Kansas in Sustainability and Environmental Studies, Ashley Leann Powell*, Human Resource Development, Lincolnville, Kansas Wichita, Kansas Bradley P. Showalter*, Business Quality Management, Denise Renae Powell*, Criminal Justice, Wichita, Garden City, Kansas Kansas Joshua Sipes, magna cum laude, Mathematics, Secondary Matthew G. Powley*, Business Administration, Licensure in Mathematics, Sabetha, Kansas Dillsburg, Pennsylvania David S. Small, magna cum laude, Operations Ashley A. Presley, cum laude, Strategic Leadership Management, Dayton, Ohio

6 Jimmy W. Snow, cum laude, Strategic Leadership, Eric Michael White*, Human Resource Development, Waynesboro, Virginia Tualatin, Oregon Erik F. Snyder, magna cum laude, Business David W. White III, summa cum laude, Human Resource Administration, Coshocton, Ohio Development, Rockledge, Florida David Lee Soberano*, Operations Management, Derby, Isa LaVoe Whitley, cum laude, Physical Performance and Kansas Sport Studies, Wichita, Kansas Mitchell J. Stein, summa cum laude, Criminal Justice, Amanda Mae Will, Biology, Osborne, Kansas Crescent City, Illinois Brandyn Willard, Physical Performance and Sport Jon L. Stewart, Strategic Leadership Studies, Andover, Kansas Conner Stone*, Sport Management, Dexter, Kansas Austin Jerral Williams, Sport Management, Clearwater, Kenneth Durell Stricker*, Business Quality Florida Management, Merritt Island, Florida Daniel Morel Williams*, Human Resource Rodney Tanner Strohl, Sport Management, Shawnee, Development, Saint Louis, Missouri Kansas Vivian Wright Williams, Business Administration Nicole R. Struxness, Biology, San Antonio, Texas Cindy Lou Willis, Computer Operations Technology, David Joseph Sullivan, cum laude, Operations Andover, Kansas Management, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Lauren DeLanie Wilt, Healthcare Administration, Greyson Thompson, magna cum laude, Computer Augusta, Kansas Operations Technology, Youngsville, North Carolina Telly R. Woods, Business Administration, Milwaukee, Matthew Thompson, Physical Performance and Sport Wisconsin Studies, Stilwell, Oklahoma Harrison E. Wynn II, Biology, Mulvane, Kansas William Tisdale II*, Sport Management, minor in Jason D. Yearwood, magna cum laude, Operations Business Administration, Tulsa, Oklahoma Management, Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands Mauricio Torres, cum laude, Computer Science and Phuong Yim, Computer Programming Technology, Digital Arts with emphasis in Game Development, Lynn, Massachusetts Macksville, Kansas William Ashe Young II, Human Resource Allison Nicole Totty, Biology, Wichita, Kansas Development, Shreveport, Louisiana Chelsea Nan Trask, Healthcare Administration, Human Adam E. Zakrzewski, Security Management, Depew, Resource Development, Oxford, New York New York Stacy Dawn Underwood*, Accounting, Derby, Kansas Robert Paul Zelaya*, Criminal Justice, Castro Valley, David Valenzuela*, Business Administration, El Paso, California Texas Brian Troy Ziegler, Biology, Grainfield, Kansas Erin Leslie Vales*, Business Quality Management, Human Resource Development, Wichita, Kansas Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training Peter Robert Van Damme, summa cum laude, Criminal Caitlin Elizabeth Hays, cum laude, Athletic Training, Justice, Lyons, New York minor in Biology, Garden Plain, Kansas William Brent Van Scoy, Computer Programming Amanda Watson, cum laude, Athletic Training, minors in Technology, Glenwood, Iowa Biology and Leadership, Commerce, Oklahoma Michelle K. Vaught, summa cum laude, Accounting, Burden, Kansas Bachelor of Science in Nursing Larry Lynn Vester II*, Human Resource Development, Debra Birdwell*, Nursing, Valley Center, Kansas Indianapolis, Indiana Tonya S. Dresher*, Nursing, Augusta, Kansas Stacy L. Vickery, Business Quality Management, Derby, Ashley Renee' Edwards*, Nursing, Derby, Kansas Kansas Jessika Lenora Haselbauer*, Nursing, Elizabethtown, John Anthony Von Waldner Jr.*, Criminal Justice, Kentucky Savannah, Georgia Scarlett A. Ledford, Nursing, Gainsville, Georgia Audrey Dione Vorderlandwehr, Sport Management, Kaleah J. Simmons, Nursing, Phoenix, Arizona Yukon, Oklahoma Cindy Priscilla Smith, Nursing, Derby, Kansas Jessica Ann Weaver, Computer Operations Technology, Pamela Y. Thomas-Knighten*, Nursing Manhattan, Kansas Terry Dean Weaver Jr., Security Management, Fort Associate of General Studies Riley, Kansas James Compty, General Studies Jerrod Bryce Webb*, Business Administration, Ferriday,

Louisiana

Michal W. Wells, magna cum laude, Operations Management, Rock Spring, Georgia Sharon Marie West*, Business Quality Management, Douglass, Kansas

Graduation with honors. General honors are awarded to those members of the graduating class who have completed their degrees and have attained a high level of scholastic achievement. Graduates with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.85 or higher graduate summa cum laude (with highest honors); a 3.70 is required for magna cum laude (with high honors), and a 3.50 for cum laude (with honors). For students who have transferred hours to Southwestern, both the resident and cumulative GPAs must meet the standard. Order of the Mound. Southwestern College honors those members of the graduating class who have completed their degrees and whose academic work has been outstanding by naming them members of the Order of the Mound. After calculation of their final grades, these seniors are the top 10% of the graduating class. Students must have 60+ graded hours completed at Southwestern College to be eligible. A purple and gold cord denotes this honor. Valedictorian/Salutatorian. The graduating senior with the highest grade point average is recognized as valedictorian. The second highest ranking student is named salutatorian. If two or more persons are ranked equally for valedictorian, all are named such and no salutatorian is recognized. A purple and gold neck ribbon with a medallion denotes this honor. Sashes and honor cord color designations. Membership in honor societies is denoted as follows: Beta Beta Beta (biological honor society), red and green sashes; Pi Gamma Mu (social science honor society), royal blue and white cords; Sigma Theta Tau (nursing honor society), purple and white cords; Kappa Mu Epsilon (mathematics honor society), pink and white cords, pins; Phi Beta Delta (international honor society), medallions with red and yellow ribbon; Alpha Sigma Lambda (adult learners honor society), burgundy and antique gold cords; National Student Nurses’ Association, blue and white honor cords. Education graduates are wearing light blue and white cords; gold, purple, green, and red cords denote membership in Campus Players. Charles H. Kopke ’44 and Verda R. Kopke. Charles and Verda Kopke have endowed the Distinguished Teaching Award at Southwestern College to recognize members of the college’s faculty who exemplify Southwestern’s commitment to excellence in teaching. Mr. Kopke resides in Kansas City, Missouri. He retired as senior vice president at Commerce Bank of Kansas City. Professor Fran Jabara. Professor Jabara earned his undergraduate degree from Oklahoma State University and completed his graduate studies at Northwestern University. He is an advocate of the American free enterprise system and founded the Center for Entrepreneurship at Wichita State University in 1977. A nationally recognized leader in entrepreneurship, Mr. Jabara has received numerous recognitions, awards, and honors. The award presented today in his honor is to encourage the spirit of entrepreneurship and excellence in its recipients. Junior marshals. Junior marshals lead the procession of graduates and are garbed in ivory robes with purple stoles. They are chosen from those students who meet specified grade point average standards. This year’s junior marshals are Luke Nicolay and Lindsey Graber. Summer and late May graduates. Students who plan to complete their degrees during the summer of 2015 or who are involved in college-approved dual-degree programs are invited to process in this ceremony. Their names are indicated by an asterisk (*) on the program. Academic Regalia. On formal academic occasions the faculty appears in academic dress that originated in the Middle Ages. This dress includes the gown, the hood, and the mortarboard (cap). The gown distinguishes holders of the three degrees –doctorate, master’s, and bachelor’s. The doctoral gown is faced with velvet and has bell-shaped sleeves, on each of which are three velvet chevrons. The master’s gown has sleeves which reach nearly to the knees and are slit above the elbow. The bachelor’s gown has pointed sleeves and lacks the velvet trimming of the doctoral gown. The hood indicates by the color of its velvet edging the area of study in which the wearer’s degree was taken, and its silk lining displays the color or colors of the institution that conferred the degree. (For instance, Southwestern College’s colors are purple and white.) On most campuses the most common degrees are in arts, letters, or humanities (white); business administration or accounting (drab); economics (copper); education (light blue); fine arts (brown); journalism (crimson); library science (lemon); music (pink); nursing (apricot); philosophy (dark blue); physical education (sage green); science (golden yellow); social science (citron); speech (silver gray); and theology (scarlet). The mortarboard tassel of the faculty holding bachelor’s or master’s degrees is usually black. Gold tassels are worn only by holders of doctoral degrees and by heads of institutions. Academic dress that differs from this description usually indicates a degree from a university abroad or at home which does not follow the typical pattern.

Additional Information Graduation regalia. Graduates are wearing environmentally responsible gowns made from an acetate fabric that is proven to completely decompose in soil within a year. The gowns also contain an Eco-Zip zipper that is made from 100% recycled PET. The college is a member of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). Official photographs. Commencement photographs are being taken by Grad Images. After graduation, order online at www.gradimages.com or call 800.261.2576. An area has been provided for family and friends to take individual pictures. Please observe the restriction of areas that should not be used. Interpreter for the hearing impaired. Provided by Sign Language Interpreting Service. Closed circuit viewing. Closed circuit viewing of the Commencement convocation is available in Richardson Performing Arts Center in Christy Administration Building, in the Java Jinx in the upper level of the Roy L. Smith Student Center, and in the campus life office in the lower level of the student center. The ceremony may also be viewed on Winfield cable channel 20. Restrooms. Restrooms are located in the main level of Stewart Field House, near the lobby and in the lower level of Stewart Field House, off Farney Family Plaza. Restrooms can also be found by the press box of Richard L. Jantz Stadium and on the main level of the Sutton Center. Assistance. Should you require assistance during the Commencement activities, please contact one of our Commencement staff personnel. *Please make sure all pagers and cell phones are off during the ceremony. *Please make sure all pagers and cell phones are off during the ceremony.