Commencement SATURDAY, OC TOB ER 21, 2017 INDIAN APOL IS, I NDIANA Memb&r Governors Alaska Nevada The Honorable The Honorable Bill Walker Brian Sandoval Arizona New Mexico The Honorable The Honorable Doug Ducey Susana Martinez California North Dakota The Honorable The Honorable Jerry Brown Doug Burgum Colorado Oklahoma The Honorable The Honorable John Hickenlooper Mary Fallin Guam Oregon The Honorable The Honorable Eddie Baza Calvo Kate Brown Hawaii South Dakota The Honorable The Honorable David Ige Dennis Daugaard Idaho Texas The Honorable The Honorable C. L. “Butch” Otter Greg Abbott Indiana Utah The Honorable The Honorable Eric Holcomb Gary R. Herbert Montana Washington The Honorable The Honorable Steve Bullock Jay R. Inslee Nebraska Wyoming The Honorable The Honorable Pete Ricketts Matt Mead -2- B(ard (f Trustees Chairman The Honorable Jim Geringer Director, Policy & Public Sector, ESRI Governor, State of Wyoming (1995 – 2003) John W. Bluford III Tammy Johns President, Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute; CEO, Strategy & Talent; Former President, Truman Medical Centers Former Executive, Manpower Group Cole Clark Lenny Mendonca Executive Director, Higher Education Client Director Emeritus, McKinsey & Company Relations Deloitte Services, LP; Former Global VP for Education and Research, Scott D. Pulsipher Oracle Corporation President, Western Governors University Dr. Therese (Terry) Crane David Simmons President, Crane Associates; President, Simmons Media Group Former Executive with Apple and AOL Dr. Samuel H. Smith Robert Evanson President Emeritus, Washington State University Former President, McGraw-Hill Education Charles W. Sorenson, MD, FACS Joseph Fuller President and CEO Emeritus, Intermountain Professor of Management Practice and Healthcare; Director, Intermountain Healthcare Co-Director of the Managing the Future Leadership Institute of Work Project, Harvard Business School Jessie Woolley-Wilson The Honorable Gary Herbert CEO & President, Dreambox Learning Governor, State of Utah The Honorable John Hickenlooper Governor, State of Colorado -3- Commencement Speaker GEorveirnco rH of Iondlicanoa mb Eric Holcomb is the 51st Governor of Indiana. A lifelong Hoosier, Gov. Holcomb is a veteran of the United States Navy, served as the state’s 51st Lt. Governor, was a trusted advisor to both Governor Mitch Daniels and Senator Dan Coats, and was a former state chairman of the Indiana Republican Party. He was elected governor in November 2016, following an unprecedented 106-day campaign, and was sworn in on January 9, 2017. Already, Gov. Holcomb is moving our state forward. He led the way for the largest long-term infrastructure investment in our state’s history, with the 20-year Next Level Roads program, which will invest $4.7 billion for roads and bridges in the first five years alone. To meet our state’s rapidly changing workforce needs, he unveiled the Next Level Jobs program to help get more Hoosiers into high-demand, high-wage jobs. In his first legislative session as governor, he rallied bipartisan support from Indiana lawmakers to expand pre-K for low-income Hoosier kids, and he unveiled Next Level Recovery—a one- stop shop for information and resources on the state’s comprehensive and community-based effort to fight the opioid crisis. All of this work is underscored by Gov. Holcomb’s commitment to providing great government service for Hoosier taxpayers. He has a mission to make Indiana competitive in the global economy by “bringing the world to Indiana and taking Indiana to the world.” So far, the governor has met with officials and industry leaders in the United Kingdom, Japan, Hungary, France, and more to showcase Indiana’s assets and build global economic ties. Throughout his career in service, he has earned a reputation of being a consensus builder. He has traveled extensively throughout the state—talking with folks wherever he goes about how to make Indiana an even better place to live, work, and play. A lifelong basketball fan, Gov. Holcomb has shot and made a basket in each of Indiana’s ninety-two counties. The governor is a graduate of Pike High School in Indianapolis and Hanover College in southeastern Indiana, where he majored in U.S. History with a focus on the American Civil War and the Reconstruction Era. He is a collector of presidential signatures and currently has documents signed by forty-two of our nation’s forty-four presidents. He and his wife, Janet, live with their dog, Henry, in the Governor’s Residence on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis. -4- Commencement P)ogram PROCESSIONAL Music provided by Candlewood Strings NATIONAL ANTHEM Sophie Rosenbaum Member of the Indianapolis Children's Choir WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS Dr. Allison Barber Chancellor, WGU Indiana COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS The Honorable Eric Holcomb Governor, State of Indiana GRADUATE SPEAKERS Sean Copeland B.S. Business Management Indianapolis, IN DeAnna Klingbeil M.S. Nursing Leadership and Management Ixonia, WI Michael Updike B.S. Information Technology Indianapolis, IN Heyde Mitchell Master of Business Administration Fort Wayne, IN CONFERRAL OF DEGREES Dr. Allison Barber Chancellor, WGU Indiana CLOSING REMARKS Scott D. Pulsipher President, Western Governors University RECESSIONAL -5- GRADUATE DEGREES –– TEACHERS COLLEGE –– Master (f Arts ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING Nina Bowman Megan Culp Alison Dillman Pamela Howard Columbus, IN Goshen, IN Greenwood, IN Merrillville, IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION Kristina Chapin Kassandra Jenkins Trent Martin Melissa Tucek Anderson, IN Anderson, IN Rockport, IN Pendleton, IN Brittney Daly Kyler Kearby Melissa Mireles Joseph Walker Avon, IN Nappanee, IN Elwood, IN Fort Wayne, IN James Dirig Angola, IN SCIENCE EDUCATION Karen Jolliff Michael McNeely Vincent Tubuo Tracy Tuell Indianapolis, IN New Carlisle, IN Powell, OH Odon, IN Heather Lutz Catherine Stout Anderson, IN Valparaiso, IN Master (f Arts 'n Teaching ENGLISH EDUCATION Jill Byrd Jessica Neff Bremen, IN Shelbyville, IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION Nicole Baly Amanda Mezarina Mathew Noggle Bridget Przybylski Merrillville, IN Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis, IN Belvidere, IL SCIENCE EDUCATION Nathan Long Halee Sluder Emily Williams Goshen, IN Terre Haute, IN Plainfield, IN -6- Master (f Education INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN David Bertolet Catherine Johns Andrew Kramer Cristine McArdle Whiteland, IN Indianapolis, IN West Lafayette, IN Zionsville, IN Scott Hutchins Barbra Koenig Indianapolis, IN Danville, IN LEARNING AND TECHNOLOGY Kimberly Estep Nicole Isenberg Melissa Raveed Dennis Wiegmann Indianapolis, IN Fishers, IN Indianapolis, IN Huntington, IN Myranda Hughes-Piche Robert Morris Lisa Wellinghoff Sara Wilking Muncie, IN Fort Wayne, IN Fishers, IN Greenwood, IN Master (f S%ience CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION Tracy Altman Jennifer Eble Teresa Johnson Kendra Scanlon Chatham, IL Richland, IN Huntington, IN Terre Haute, IN Batise Braxton Mackenzie Hawkins Rachel Nassiff Christine Schrage Philadelphia, PA Evansville, IN Corydon, IN Bellefontaine, OH Susan DeMoss Courtney Henson Sheryl Niccum Carlee Wagner Ellettsville, IN Mooresville, IN Westfield, IN New Albany, IN Kirsten Drwal Richland, IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Sara Barrett Christopher Hall Richard Hull Megan McGehee Roanoke, IN Monroeville, IN Anderson, IN Roanoke, IN Lisa Burkey Marc Hall Kevin Jefferson Dustin McKinney Howe, IN Rensselaer, IN Fort Wayne, IN Crawfordsville, IN Christy Chitwood- Joyce Hannibal Brittney King Whitney Reinhart McKinnon Fort Wayne, IN New Albany, IN Seymour, IN Indianapolis, IN Andrew Hawk Kelsey Knox Amber Revoir Bradley Hagg Lafayette, IN Huntington, IN Goshen, IN Warsaw, IN Gina Hierlmeier Joshua Madden Erin Swinford Plymouth, IN Indianapolis, IN Frankfort, IN -7- EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONT’D Ashleigh Trumble Melvin Wireman Gail Wisecarver Brian Yager La Porte, IN Medaryville, IN New Albany, IN Fort Wayne, IN Amy Weber Evansville, IN SPECIAL EDUCATION Rebecca Bjurquist Cristi Lee Brad Sickler Laura Summers Prairie Du Chien, WI Westfield, IN Fort Wayne, IN Greenwood, IN Jennifer Byrne-Stasiek Mary Nolan Jeffrey Snyder Erica Taylor North Judson, IN Hanover, IL Carmel, IN Fort Wayne, IN Tristan Hargis Barbara Radcliffe Lindsey Stroud Michael Winn Evansville, IN West Lafayette, IN Evansville, IN Indianapolis, IN Ronald Kennett Indianapolis, IN -8- ENDORSEMENT & POST-BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS –– TEACHERS COLLEGE –– Endorsement P)eparation P)ogram EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Shannon DePrey Julie Sessions Travis Swanson Lacy Wooten Fort Wayne, IN Indianapolis, IN Goshen, IN Danville, IN Timothy French Greenville, IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING Rachel Colburn Staci Miller Mayra Quiroz Valerie Winkler Greenwood, IN Indianapolis, IN Highland, IN Indianapolis, IN Valerie Eiler Loren Oboikovitz Courtney Ramos Indianapolis, IN Mishawaka, IN Indianapolis, IN P(st-B$ccalaureate Teacher P)eparation P)ogram ELEMENTARY EDUCATION Roman Graff Cassondra McCormack Kimberlee Riddle Melissa Streeval Indianapolis, IN Osceola, IN Plymouth, IN Columbus, IN Jamie Haupert Urbana, IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION Tonya Gill John Huser Jeffrey Poisel Paul White Lapel, IN Carmel, IN Brownsburg, IN Indianapolis, IN SCIENCE EDUCATION Megan Grabner Leo, IN SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION Kyle Green Benjamin Pennington Kurt Wermers Vevay, IN Shelbyville, IN Crown Point, IN -9- GRADUATE DEGREES –– COLLEGE OF BUSINESS –– Master (f B*siness Administration MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Michele Adams David Blasdel John Dick Bethany Garrity Butler, OH Bloomington, IN Fishers, IN Indianapolis, IN Timothy Adams Jonathan Bond David Doody