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Candidates for graduation 2022

Augustana’s Commencement ceremony is a celebration of the pride we share in our students’ accomplishments and opportunities during their studies on our campus. Names listed here represent candidates for graduation; inclusion does not indicate completion of the degree requirements.

* Degree completed fall 2021
** Degree to be completed summer 2022
+ Degree to be completed fall 2022

Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology

Sarah Marie Austin, Orland Hills, Ill.

Grace Elizabeth Bialobok, Orland Park, Ill., cum laude

Victoria Ann Cimino, Wheaton, Ill., magna cum laude

Sara Lynn DuBois, Naperville, Ill., cum laude

Jacqueline Joy Kibir-Evans, Oak Park, Ill.

Lauren Elizabeth Leganski, Moline, Ill.

Ashley Amparo Mancera, East Moline, Ill., cum laude

Katelyn Erin McClellan, Milan, Ill.

Erika Quinlan, Park Ridge, Ill.

Alejandra Raya, Moline, Ill., cum laude

Madeline Rose Shane, Dunlap, Ill., cum laude

Lily Kathryn Ivey Tewksbury, Morton, Ill.

Bachelor of Arts

A-B

Brandon Michael Abbs, Batavia, Ill., psychology, cum laude

Emily Faith Acquaviva, Geneva, Ill., psychology, Spanish, +

Gisma Adam, East Moline, Ill., business administration-finance; women, gender, and sexuality studies

Ashim Adhikari, Kathmandu, Nepal, business administration-finance; business administration-management information systems

Sophia Aoxi Ahlberg, Wheaton, Ill., history education, middle grades; education-social science

Anas Akkar, Temara, Morocco, computer science, engineering physics

Timothy Andrew Alfonso, Hawthorn Woods, Ill., business administration-management

Haider Ali, Bolingbrook, Ill., biology, magna cum laude

Lucy Tian Allen, Peoria, Ill., biology

Sarah Elizabeth Allen, East Moline, Ill., middle grades educationmathematics, teaching mathematics, cum laude

Oscar Almanza Cisneros, Moline, Ill., accounting, business administration-management, Spanish for professional use, magna cum laude

Zerik Edward Alonzo, St. Charles, Ill., biology, +

Walid J. Alzein, Lisle, Ill., biology, neuroscience, magna cum laude

Erica Amdal, Winnebago, Ill., anthropology, art, summa cum laude

Mya Grace Amendola, Frankfort, Ill., communication sciences and disorders, Spanish for professional use

Natalie Jasmin Amezola, Sterling, Ill., elementary education

Alexander David Anderson, Bradenton, Fla., business administration-finance, business administration-management, cum laude

Joshua R. Anderson, Port Byron, Ill., computer science

Justin Will Anderson, Elmwood, Ill., elementary education

Megan Caroline Anderson, Bettendorf, Iowa, chemistry, engineering physics, cum laude

Lilliana I. Andujar, St. Charles, Ill., multimedia journalism and mass cmmunication

George James Angelos, Elmhurst, Ill., biology, public health

Jazlyn Arce, Belvidere, Ill., psychology, public health

Gabriela C. Arreguin, Beloit, Wis., communication studies, public health

Marcela C. Arreguin, Beloit, Wis., public health

Zoe Lynn Arvanitis, Rock Island, Ill., American Chemical Society Approved Major in Chemistry, summa cum laude

Shaye Kristen Arwood, Warrenville, Ill., biochemistry, magna cum laude

Ezekiel Octavius Aurelius, Rock Island, Ill., Classics, cum laude

Rodrigo Emilio Ayala Guerrero, Santa Tecla, El Salvador, businessa administration-finance, computer science

Frederick Nikolaus Baethke, Cary, Ill., biology, magna cum laude

Olivia Banach, Elk Grove Village, Ill., accounting, business administration-management, summa cum laude*

Breanna Nicole Banker, McHenry, Ill., communication sciences and disorders, Spanish for professional use, magna cum laude

Giselle Barajas, Romeoville, Ill., multimedia journalism and mass communication, political science, magna cum laude*

Korryn M. Baraks, Orion, Ill., biology, business administration-management

Mary E. Baril, Davenport, Iowa, political science, sociology, cum laude

Jacob Timothy Barker, Severance, Colo., biology, kinesiology, cum laude

Bessie Lanae Barlow, Country Club Hills, Ill., neuroscience, sociology

Jordan N. Bartels, Braceville, Ill., teaching Spanish, magna cum laude

Cheyenne Victoria Bartelt, Belvidere, Ill., geography, geology, magna cum laude

Lauren Lynn Barton, Aledo, Ill., graphic design, magna cum laude

Olivia Mae Bates, Gilson, Ill., elementary education

Cole Bathje, Rockford, Ill., communication studies, multimedia journalism and mass communication

Andrew Bae Baxter, Roscoe, Ill., geology, magna cum laude

Ryan Joseph Benac, Milan, Ill., computer science, data analytics, magna cum laude

Jaecylyn Jayde Noelle BendixenBettendorf, Iowa, philosophy, pre-medicine **

Brett Paul Benedetti, Avon, Colo., business administration-marketing +

Semhal Solomon Berhe, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, business administration-finande business administration-marketing, economics

Jaidan Berry, Rockford, Ill., psychology

Grayson Alexander Bilskey, Sugar Grove, Ill., communication studies

Broderick McCarthy Blackford, Peoria, Ill., accounting, business administration-finance, business administration-management

Allison Paige Blicharz, Washington, Ill., biology, magna cum laude

Madison Margaret Bonati, Metamora, Ill., biology, neuroscience

Claire Borsch, Manhattan, Ill., kinesiology+

Justin Alexander Bottorff, Quincy, Ill., business administration-management

Kyle Joseph Boudreau, Antioch, Ill., psychology

Ashley Madison Bowden, Ottawa, Ill., psychology, sociology and anthropology

Irysa Rea Boyer, Geneseo, Ill., geology

Andrew Robert Bradshaw, Crystal Lake, Ill., vocal music education, cum laude

Fernando Bravo Garcia, Vernon Hills, Ill., middle grades educationmathematics, teaching mathematics

Rachel A. Bresnahan, Pekin, Ill., business administration-management, business administration-marketing

Alexis J. Brinker, Geneva, Ill., communication studies, psychology, cum laude

Luke Jeffery Brinkman, Hillsdale, Ill., accounting, business administration-finance

Etta Brooks, Monrovia, Liberia, psychology, sociology

Anna Bross, Aurora, Ill., middle grades educationmathematics, religion, teaching mathematics, cum laude

Clarice R. Brown, East Moline, Ill., history education, middle grades education-social science, cum laude

Garrett A. Brown, Moline, Ill., history education, middle grades education-social science, magna cum laude+

Mark J. Brown, Hampshire, Ill., English**

Carmen Elizabeth Bruchnak, Plymouth, Mich., communication sciences and disorders, summa cum laude

Bui Trong Hoang, Vung Tau, Vietnam, applied mathematics, data analytics, summa cum laude

Reid Allen Burens, Chicago, economics

Annelisa Jean Burns, Naperville, Ill., English, German studies, religion, summa cum laude

Jouwana Bzal, Plainfield, Ill., biology, French, magna cum laude

C-D

John T. Calabrese, Park Ridge, Ill., business administration-marketing, economics

Berenice Campos, DePue, Ill., business administration-management, business administration-marketing, Spanish for professional use

Margaret A. Cannizzaro, St. Charles, Ill., sociology-social welfare, Spanish, summa cum laude

Lyka May Andres Canto, Woodstock, Ill., English, philosophy

Anh Nguyen Quang Cao, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, business administration-marketing+

Anh Phuong Cao, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, business administration-marketing, multimedia journalism and mass communication, summa cum laude

Amedeo Joseph Carmine,Roscoe, Ill., computer science, magna cum laude

Meghan Hope Carr, Morris, Ill., geology, cum laude

Kyndall Marie Carter, Country Club Hills, Ill., business administration-management, political science

Rebecca Elise Casad, Davenport, Iowa, computer science, German studies, theater arts

Justin Tyler Cassens, Bonney Lake, Wash.,computer science, engineering physics, magna cum laude

Melida Del Carmen Castro Sánchez, Miami, Fla., creative writing, English

Rey Castro-Paredes, Plano, Ill., sociology

Charles Cathcart, Geneseo, Ill., computer science

Margaret Susanne Cecilio, San Jose, Calif., neuroscience

Taylor Cederoth, Coal Valley, Ill., elementary education*

Veronica M. Cervantes, Frankfort, Ill., biology, environmental studies, cum laude

Ranjeet Chaudhari, Moline, Ill., graphic design

Gemma Marie Chavez, Mundelein, Ill., biology, cum laude

Maya Chavez, Moline, Ill., Asian studies, international business, cum laude

Robert Joseph Christel, Manhattan, Ill., business administration-management, business administration-marketing, psychology, cum laude

Emma Marie Cintado, Northbrook, Ill., teaching Spanish, magna cum laude

Abigail Faye Clark, Twin Lakes, Wis., geography, geology, summa cum laude

Jillian E. Clifton, Chatham, Ill., elementary education, magna cum laude

Michael Andrew Collier, Fort Myers, Fla., history +

Hannah Marie Collins, Lees Summit, Mo., anthropology, magna cum laude

Shannon Elizabeth Conniff, Darien, Ill., international business

Annalise M. Connolly, Milan, Ill., communication sciences and disorders, cum laude

Isabela Costa, Denver, N.C., biology, cum laude

Anthony Michael Cozzi, Elmhurst, Ill., business administration-finance

Madison Linn Crawford, Decatur, Ill., communication sciences and disorders

Megan Marie Crawford, Manhattan, Ill., accounting, business administration-finance, business administration-marketing, summa cum laude

Israel Cuevas, Aurora, Ill., biochemistry**

John A. Currie, Cambria, Ill., accounting, business administration-management, cum laude

Vincent Patrick D’Orazio, St. Charles, Ill., biology, cum laude+

Joseph M. De Matteo, Wilmette, Ill., biology, Spanish for professional use, cum laude

Brooke Alexis Dean, Atlanta, Ill., middle grades educationmathematics, teaching mathematics

Ashley Nicole Dehmlow, Spring Grove, Ill., biology, public health

Katie Caroline DeJulius, Frankfort, Ill., biochemistry, biology, magna cum laude

Noelle V. Dela Cruz, St. Charles, Ill., business administration-management, communication studies

Haley Lin DeLille, Coal Valley, Ill., business administration-management, business administration-marketing, graphic design

Jaden Walker Dellitt, Aledo, Ill., business administration-marketing**

Kerry Devaney, Bloomingdale, Ill., biology, philosophy

Harris Ghan Dibek, Schaumburg, Ill., middle grades educationmathematics, teaching mathematics

Nicholas Robert Dispensa, Geneva, Ill., accounting, business administration-finance, communication studies, summa cum laude

Olivia Therese Doak, Crystal Lake, Ill., communication studies, multimedia journalism and mass communication, summa cum laude

Fátima Dominguez, Poplar Grove, Ill., history, political science

Stephanie Dominguez, Chicago, multimedia journalism and mass communication, political science+

James Anthony Donofrio, Roselle, Ill., history education, middle grades education-social science

Samuel Edward Dossey, Pekin, Ill., business administration-management

Furman Wade Doty II, Rock Island, Ill., physics

Abigail Rose Douglass, Elmhurst, Ill., history

Dylan Drawer, Roselle, Ill., biology

Caleb Thomas Drew, Sterling, Ill., biology, public health, cum laude

Sydney Anne Nicole Drozdowski, Yorkville, Ill., communication sciences and disorders, psychology, cum laude

Jordan Jennifer Dryfhout, Orland Park, Ill., communication studies, multimedia journalism and mass communication, cum laude

Cameron William Duffy, Glenview, Ill., accounting, economics, summa cum laude

Haley Amanda Dulabaum, Elgin, Ill., accounting, business administration-management, English, magna cum laude

Chi Ha Duong, Hanoi, Vietnam, psychology +

Sabrina Kay Duran, Davenport, Iowa, teaching French, cum laude

E-G

Yassemine Elansari, Moline, Ill., business administration-marketing

Keenan Tracy Ellis, Seneca, Ill., psychology, theatre arts

Jacob Michael Emrich-Muise, Rockford, Ill., English education, middle grades education-English

Gisel Selene Escajadillo Solis, Chicago, biology**

Aaron Escamilla, Gilberts, Ill., music education-instrumental, magna cum laude

Noah Michael Thomas Fackler, Lincoln, Neb., creative writing+

Ketsia Rubuye Faraja, Kinshasa, Congo, international business, political science

Nicholas Fedele, East Moline, Ill., biology, psychology, summa cum laude

Alexander Wallace Fedor, Fort Worth, Texas, computer science, cum laude

Emily Z. Ferreyra, Rock Island, Ill., psychology

Madison Amelia Filippi, Huntley, Ill., communication studies, graphic design

Trinity Annaleah Filut, Naperville, Ill., theatre arts

Rachael M. Flacco, East Galesburg, Ill., biology, Spanish for professional use

Brendan Michael Fleming, Vernon Hills, Ill., biology, psychology

Jeffrey Allen Flinchem, Geneva, Ill., psychology, magna cum laude

Alexis Alousia Fogt, Bolingbrook, Ill., biology, cum laude

Benjamin Louis Ford, Geneseo, Ill., business administration-management, geography, cum laude

Anna Catherine Foreman, Geneva, Ill., communication sciences and disorders**

Madison Joann Fouts, Prophetstown, Ill., music education-instrumental, summa cum laude

Quin Frame, Earlville, Ill., biology

Cameran Grace Frank, Willowbrook, Ill., applied mathematics, computer science, data analytics, cum laude

Litsy Penelope Freites, Woodstock, Ill., biochemistry, biology

Isabel Galvez, Burbank, Ill., elementary education

Emma Lynne Gannaway, Darien, Ill., neuroscience, pre-medicine, sociology

Alicia Elizabeth Garcia, Lake Mary, Fla., communication sciences and disorders, summa cum laude

Luis Eduardo García, Guayaquil, Ecuador, business administration-finance, business administration-marketing, communication studies

Madeleine Rose Garcia, Moline, Ill., psychology, sociology and anthropology, magna cum laude

Bryn Elisabeth Gatz, Sterling, Ill., business administration-marketing, creative writing

Mary Therese Gehrmann, Bettendorf, Iowa, American Chemical Society Approved Major in Chemistry, German studies, magna cum laude

Nicholas M. Gerasch, Morris, Ill., biology, cum laude

Rachel Jordan Gibson, Hudson, Ill., creative writing, English, cum laude

Michael Austin Gille, Roscoe, Ill., biology

Sophia Michelle Gilmore, Folsom, Calif., public health

Keegan Glaus, LeClaire, Iowa, business administration-management*

Devin M. Glover, Montgomery, Ill., engineering physics

Jason Gluzkin, Glenview, Ill., business administration-management, business administration-marketing, communication studies, magna cum laude

Nicole Gomes Pacheco, Sao Paulo, Brazil, business administration-marketing, graphic design, magna cum laude

Samantha Marie Goodmanson, Arlington Heights, Ill., communication sciences and disorders, cum laude

Marissa J. Gorsegner, Oregon, Ill., biology, cum laude

John Henry Graber, Elmhurst, Ill., history

Abigail M. Grafe, Aurora, Ill., elementary education, cum laude

Amani Greaves, Evanston, Ill., English*

Claire Campbell Gregory, Alexis, Ill., biology, magna cum laude

Juan Andres Grijalva, Guayaquil, Ecuador, international business, cum laude

Bridget Noelle Mei Grimm, Batavia, Ill., business administration-marketing, communication studies, magna cum laude

Victoria Aneta Grudzien, Cary, Ill., communication sciences and disorders

Benjamin James Gruenstein, Eden Prairie, Minn., business administration, international business

Grace Guo, West Des Moines, Iowa, business administration-management, multimedia journalism and mass communication

H-J

Olivia Rose Kathryn Hagerty, Rockford, Ill., communication studies, multimedia journalism and mass communication, cum laude

Fenet Yabowerk Haile, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, psychology, cum laude

Lauren Hall, Rock Island, Ill., history education, middle grades education-social science, magna cum laude

Summer Lynn Hall, Milo, Iowa, psychology, public health, cum laude

Tate Allen Hancock, Orion, Ill., American Chemical Society Approved Major in Chemistry, biochemistry, summa cum laude

Emma G. Harper, Rockford, Ill., biochemistry, pre-medicine, cum laude

Spencer Harvey, St. Louis, Mo., creative writing **

Talha Hassan, Lahore, Pakistan, computer science, data analytics

Sarah Hassoune, Rock Island, Ill., psychology +

Matthew Orrin Helms, Palatine, Ill., accounting, business administration-finance+

Melanie Elizabeth Henley, West Lafayette, Ind., biology, cum laude

Alex James Herrera, Wheaton, Ill., accounting, business administration-finance

Chloe Victoria Mary Heslop, Geneva, Ill., psychology **

Kathryn Stratton McKearney Hettiger, Portage, Ind., biology, cum laude

Erin J. Hettinger, Yorkville, Ill., psychology

Noah Hill, Cisne, Ill., theatre arts

Dylan T. Hinrichs, Sterling, Ill., vocal music education

Trang Hoang, Hanoi, Vietnam, applied mathematics, computer science, summa cum laude

Chaadah Gar Hodges, St. Louis, Mo., biology

Pyone Myat Thinzar Htet, Yangon, Myanmar, business administration-marketing, graphic design

Connor James Hughes, East Moline, Ill., accounting, data analytics

Damon Ezekiel Hulick, Annawan, Ill., business administration-management, data analytics ,magna cum laude

Noel Jean Huntley, Rock Island, Ill., English, theatre arts-performance

Ryan J. Hurdle Romeoville, Ill., theatre arts

Hannah Lynnelle Hutton, Moline, Ill., communication sciences and disorders, , magna cum laude

Muhammad Moeez Imdad Malakand, KPK, Pakistan, accounting, business administration-management, business administration-management information systems, cum laude

Peter Isota, Nairobi, Kenya, graphic design +

Caleb P. Izenbart, Glenwood, Ill., kinesiology, cum laude **

Brielle J. Jackson, Rochelle, Ill., biochemistry, cum laude

Julia Joy Janis-Ryan, Elburn, Ill., international business, Spanish for professional use

Hunter Lee Jarvis, Bartonville, Ill., anthropology

Brady Scott Johnson, Loves Park, Ill., multimedia journalism and mass communication

Lindsey Marie Johnson, Rockford, Ill., art

Luke James Johnson, Longmont, Colo., accounting, business administration-management

Megan Johnson, Geneva, Ill., communication sciences and disorders

Matthew Gene Junk, Peoria, Ill., computer science, psychology, magna cum laud

K-L

Mariah Kathleen Kaufmann, La Salle, Ill., business administration-management, business administration-marketing, graphic design, cum laude

Laura Kathryn Keenan, Elmhurst, Ill., communication studies, graphic design, summa cum laude

Liam Edmund Kelly, Chicago, creative writing, history 

Izan Khan, Lahore, Pakistan, computer science, data analytics 

Pyae Pyae Khine, Yangon, Myanmar, biology +

Jenna Elizabeth Kiermas, Cary, Ill., psychology, cum laude

Grace Myung-In Kim, Warrenville, Ill., vocal music education,,magna cum laude

Meikeila Marie-Francis Kincaid, Silvis, Ill., political science

Kelsey Jolyn King, Stockton, Ill., biology, magna cum laude

Alyssa Anne Klauer, Rock Island, Ill., anthropology, public health, cum laude

Tanner L. Klein, Silvis, Ill., computer science,  magna cum laude

Brandon Matthew Knapp, Batavia, Ill., business administration-finance, business administration-marketing

Ryley Steven Knar, Fox River Grove, Ill., mathematics+

Brett Andrew Kneeland, Round Lake Beach, Ill., business administration-management

Erynn Alexus Knight, Chicago, anthropology, psychology

Olivia Knohl Evanston, Ill., sociology

Katrina G. Krebasch, Wood Dale, Ill., accounting, business administration-management, business administration-marketing

Nicole Ashley Krumm, Madison, Wis. French, pre-medicine, cum laude

Cassandra Dianne Kruse, Clarendon Hills, Ill., psychology, religion, magna cum laude

Nicholas Loren Kruse, Lakeville, Minn., English, philosophy, cum laude

Abigail L. Kulak, Plainfield, Ill., environmental studies

Nicole Katherine Kunz, Cary, Ill., history education, middle drades education-social science

Ashley Rose Laermans, Port Byron, Ill., psychology, Scandinavian studies, magna cum laude

Matthew Clark LaForte, Aurora, Colo., kinesiology

Taylor Belle Laible, Washburn, Ill., biology

Paola Antonella Laitano Trimarchi, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, applied mathematics, engineering physics

Phuong Anh Lam, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, chemistry, communication studies, cum laude

Cora Jane Lamb, Danville, Ill., business administration-marketing, graphic design, cum laude

Kirsten Marie Lancaster, Marion, Iowa, sociology, women, gender and xexuality studies, magna cum laude

Jakob Woods Larson, Mapleton, Ill., biology

Joshua Karan Lawrence, Vernon, Conn., engineering physics, cum laude

Kyle Robert Leavitt, Park Ridge, Ill., business administration-management

Jordan Hope Lehto, Rock Island, Ill., instrumental music education, magna cum laude

Aidan Paul Lenehan, Oak Park, Ill., communication studies, magna cum laude

Lauren Olivia Licursi, Oak Lawn, Ill., biology, neuroscience, cum laude

Cole Alexander Long, Joliet, Ill., biology

Rosalie Amber Looijaard, Dordrecht, Netherlands, philosophy, political science, summa cum laude

Amayrani Lopez, O Fallon, Ill., French, political science, Spanish, summa cum laude

Ainslie Bryn Lounsbury, Libertyville, Ill., instrumental music education, Scandinavian studies, summa cum laude

Hunter D. Love, Rock Island, Ill., engineering physics

Landen B. Love, Rock Island, Ill., Asian studies, computer science

Xavier Lugo, Romeoville, Ill., business administration-management

Man T. Lun, Rock Island, Ill., biology

Jacob D. Lyford, Roscoe, Ill., American Chemical Society Approved Major in Chemistry, biochemistry, magna cum laude

M-O

John Alexander Macdonald, Batavia, Ill., communication studies

Alec Jeffrey Mager, McKinney, Texas, biology, public health, cum laude

Chase Maifield, Round Lake, Ill., business administration-marketing+

Mahnam Abdullah Malik, Lahore, Pakistan, women, gender and sexuality studies+

Priyanka Malla, Lalitpur, Nepal, business administration-management, business administration-management information systems, economics

Aakash Manandhar, Kathmandu, Nepal, business administration-marketing, business administration-management information systems, data analytics

Nathan Donald Maras, Elburn, Ill., vocal music education

Dina Sofia Marin Urbina, Managua, Nicaragua, accounting, business administration,international business

Tyler James Markell, Berthoud, Colo., biochemistry, chemistry

Robert Martin III, Chicago, elementary education

Thomas O. Martin, Metamora, Ill., kinesiology, cum laude

Alvaro Martin Grande, Rock Island, Ill., computer science, physics, magna cum laude

Elizabeth Martinez, Aurora, Ill., teaching Spanish

Madelynn Grace Marunde, Belvidere, Ill., biology, sociology, summa cum laude

David Mason, Canton, Mich. accounting, business administration-marketing*

Madison Rose Mayer, Rolling Meadows, Ill., biology, environmental studies, public health, summa cum laude

Andrew William Mayszak, Naperville, Ill., business administrationmanagement, business administration-marketing, summa cum laude

Matthew McCarthy, Lemont, Ill., history education, middle grades education-social science

Aidan Dean McConkey, Windermere, Fla., biology, neuroscience, cum laude

Caitlyn Nicole McIntire, Pittsfield, Ill., sociology and anthropology

Megan Kelly McLaughlin, Arlington Heights, Ill., elementary education, cum laude

Kathleen Rose McManus, Midlothian, Ill., psychology

Rebecca A. McNamar, Quincy, Ill., middle grades education-science, teaching biology

Margaret M. Meer, Chicago, business administration-marketing, communication studies

Jannae Catherine Mehaffey, Englewood, Colo., biology, cum laude

Luke C. Melton, Moline, Ill., history

Stanley Nana Kofi Osborn Mensah, Accra, Ghana, data analytics **

Caitlyn Paige Merkel, Somonauk, Ill., communication sciences and disorders, communication studies, summa cum laude

Elizabeth Jean Merrill, Medford, Wis.,biology, public health, cum laude

Christopher C. Meyer, Sycamore, Ill., elementary education

Kari E. Meyer, Moline, Ill., psychology, cum laude

Alexander Michalak, Wheaton, Ill., biology, summa cum laude*

Dayne Thomas Millard, Oswego, Ill., biology, Spanish for professional use, cum laude

Jessica Rene Miller, Homewood, Ill., communication sciences and disorders

Lexis Miller, Oswego, Ill., communication studies

Caleb Christopher Minnis, Downers Grove, Ill., communication studies, international business-marketing

Adriana Leticia Miranda, East Moline, Ill., neuroscience

Kirubel Mognehode, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, computer science, graphic design, cum laude

Aida J. Mohammed, Minneapolis, Minn., biochemistry, pre-medicine, magna cum laude

Kevin Monroy, Guayaquil, Ecuador, international business *

Corbyn Monson, Roscoe, Ill., anthropology, Scandinavian studies

Kellis Maryele Montgomery, Naperville, Ill., biology, Classics, cum laude **

Philip Edouard Moyer, Moline, Ill., History **

Nicholas Emerson Mueller, Woodstock, Ill., psychology, cum laude

Irfan Jan Sora Mughal, Islamabad, Pakistan, international business

Brittany Ann Murphy, Davenport, Iowa, Asian studies, history, summa cum laude

Nicholas G. Muskopf-Stone, Rock Island, Ill., engineering physics, magna cum laude

Logan James Myers, Davenport, Iowa, business administrationmanagement, political science, cum laude

Molli Kate Naber, Rockford, Ill., accounting, economics, cum laude

Spencer Peter Napiwocki, Bolingbrook, Ill., Geology, cum laude

Mubashir Ali Naqvi, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, data analytics

Nichole Rae Nash, Moline, Ill., biology

Sofia Marie Nava, Mount Prospect, Ill., communication sciences and disorders, Spanish for professional use, cum laude

David C. Nevarez, Moline, Ill., biology, cum laude

Amy Neway, Bole, Ethiopia, data analytics, neuroscience, cum laude

Huy Quang Nghiem, Hanoi, Vietnam, applied mathematics, summa cum laude

Anh Trang Phuong Nguyen, Pleasanton, Calif., applied mathematics, computer science, magna cum laude

Nguyen Minh Khue, Hanoi, Vietnam, international business-management, magna cum laude+

Lam Son Nguyen, Hanoi, Vietnam, business administration-marketing, cum laude +

Nguyen Khanh Long, Hanoi, Vietnam, applied mathematics, magna cum laude

Nam Thanh Nguyen Hanoi, Vietnam, business administrationmanagement, data analytics

Phung H. Nguyen, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, philosophy, psychology, summa cum laude

Tuan Cong Nguyen, Hanoi, Vietnam, applied mathematics, computer science

Vuong Tien Nguyen, Hanoi, Vietnam, computer science, cum laude

Amy Lynn Nicholson, Cole Camp, Mo., environmental studies, theatre arts, magna cum laude

Emma Katherine Nuckles, Monmouth, Ill., public health, religion, cum laude

Jack Michael O’Boyle, Monee, Ill., business administration-finance

Alondra Ochoa,Waukegan, Ill., French, history, political science

Sydney Ohrtmann, Macomb, Ill., biology, summa cum laude

Kidus Yohannes Olana, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, applied mathematics, computer science, engineering physics

Andrew John Oliger, Davenport, Iowa, business administration-finance

Isabela Pessoa Tavares de Oliveira, Seattle, Wash., creative writing

Madelyn Margaret Oliver ?, Naperville, Ill., elementary education

Erin Elizabeth Osadjan, Poplar Grove, Ill., environmental studies

Sophia Inez Osborn, Lisle, Ill., art, psychology

Elizabeth Rose Oswalt, Dixon, Ill., business administration-management, English

Michael Tyler Owsley, Barrington, Ill., business administration-marketing

Matthew Tyler Ozanic, Franklin Park, Ill., business administration-management, business administration-marketing, magna cum laude+

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Zoe Mckenzie Page, Colona, Ill., Asian studies, multimedia journalism and mass communicatiom

Lauren Taylor Palmer magna cum laude, Galesburg, Ill., neuroscience, pre-medicine, Spanish for professional use

Danielle Marie Palmieri magna cum laude, Glen Ellyn, Ill., communication sciences and disorders

Leonardo Cargnino Panosso, Caxias Do Sul, Brazil, business administration,international business, business administration-management

Summer Ann Parent, Iron River, Mich., pre-medicine

Jinsoo Park, Sedona, Ariz., graphic design

Melanie Marie Parker, Geneseo, Ill., accounting, business administration-management

Jackson W. Parrish, Woodstock, Ill., political science, Spanish

Gaurav Patwal, Roorkee, India, business administration-marketing, business administration-management, business administration-management information systems, data analytics, cum laude

Saurabh Patwal, Rock Island, Ill., accounting, business administration-management, business administration-marketing, business administration-management information systems, data analytics, cum laude.

Emma Lynne Paulson, Oak Brook, Ill., public health, Spanish for professional use, cum laude

Matthew David Payton, Sugar Grove, Ill., history education, middle grades education-social science, cum laude

Grace Elizabeth Peckenschneider, Sherrard, Ill., communication sciences and disorders, psychology, magna cum laude

Isabella M. Perez, Brookfield, Ill., English, political science

Kevin Perez, Elgin, Ill., business administration-marketing-finance, music

Ralph Oscar Peterson-Veatch, Winfield, Kansas, music,physics, magna cum laude

Doan Quang Trung Pham, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, applied mathematics, economics, magna cum laude

Logan Reece Pierard, Braidwood, Ill., biology, cum laude

Matthew Connor Pierson, Downers Grove, Ill., accounting, business administration-marketing

Brian Pietryk, Orland Park, Ill., psychology

Julianna Anina Piz, Windsor, Colo., communication studies, multimedia journalism and mass communication, cum laude

Anna Podborny, Fox River Grove, Ill., multimedia journalism and mass communication

Ambrose David Poduska, Lowden, Iowa, neuroscience, cum laude

Ariela Grace Policastro, Geneva, Ill., vocal music education, cum laude

Matthew Evan Polit, Coal Valley, Ill., applied mathematics **

Josephine G. Prempeh, Evanston, Ill., public health, cum laude

Halley Elizabeth Price, Lockport, Ill., engineering physics

Kelly Elizabeth Prusak, Tinley Park, Ill., psychology, summa cum laude

Bryson David Prusator, Mendota, Ill., history education, middle grades education-social science

Ariana’ Marie Pullara, Morris, Ill., biology

Michelle Renee M. Quinn, Tinley Park, Ill., communication studies, multimedia journalism and mass communication, magna cum laude

Liam Robert Rafferty, West Dundee, Ill., business administration-finance

Lauren Avery Raike, San Antonio, Texas, biology

Mohamed Amine Rais, Rabat, Morocco, international business **

Amartya Rajbhandary, Kathmandu, Nepal, accounting, business administration-finance, business administration-management information systems, data analytics, magna cum laude

Carlos Ramirez, Schiller Park, Ill., biology

Jacob Carson Ramos, Plainfield, Ill., business administration-management, public health

Christopher L. Raye, Plainfield, Ill., multimedia journalism and mass communication, cum laud

Jacob Derek Reaban, Tempe, Ariz., accounting, economics

Sydney Kristin Rector, Fishers, Ind., biology, magna cum laude

Abigail R. Redlinger, Taylor Ridge, Ill., accounting, business administration-management, business administration-management information systems, cum laude

Mouncef Rekkab, Temara, Morocco, data analytics, international business

Grant Michael Reuter, Littleton, Colo., business administration-management

Triston Randy Richardson, McCausland, Iowa, business administration-marketing, communication studies

Daina Riser, Bloomingdale, Ill., biology **

Priscila Rivera Avila, Denver, Colo., biology, cum laude

Frida Elena Rocha, East Moline, Ill., psychology +

John Timothy Roche, Glen Ellyn, Ill., business administration-management, religion

Helena Rodriguez, Oswego, Ill., history*

Madeleine Laurel Rodriguez, Bountiful, Utah, business administration-finance, music, cum laude

Alexandria Elizabeth Roggensack, Loves Park, Ill., business administration-management

Jules Liana Rollberg, Oak Lawn, Ill., creative writing, English, magna cum laude

Alondra Romero, Belvidere, Ill., psychology

Claudette Nicole Daoang Rosario, Princeton, Ill., psychology

Natalie P. Rosborough, Racine, Wisconsin, Biology

Christina M. Rossetti, Sleepy Hollow, Ill., English education, middle grades education-English

Ian D. Rotherye, Wheaton, Ill., neuroscience, cum laud

Aksa Roy, Kochi, India, biochemistry, niology

Susan Roy, Trivandrum, India, biology **

Olivia Claire Ruffatto, Lockport, Ill., biology, middle grades educationscience, teaching biology, magna cum laude

Faith E. Rund, Monticello, Ill., teaching Spanish

Justin R. Runde, Mount Prospect, Ill., creative writing **

Madeline Jewell Runge, Batavia, Ill., elementary education, cum laude

Cadie Leigh Rzeppa, South Elgin, Ill., philosophy, psychology, summa cum laude

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Ryan James Sackfield, Matherville, Ill., Asian studies, English, cum laude

Jude Albert Nuguid Salazar, Machesney Park, Ill., Pre-Medicine

Mary Isabel R. Sales, Orland Park, Ill., psychology, Spanish, cum laude

Derek Reed Sandstedt, Berthoud, Colo., data analytics

Summer Elizabeth Sant Amour, Bettendorf, Iowa, communication studies, multimedia journalism and mass communication

Sophia Marie Sarabasa, Aledo, Ill., psychology, cum laude

Prajwal Sarkar, Kathmandu, Nepal, computer science, economics

Genesis Isabelle Sarmiento, Chicago, accounting, computer science

Michael Scarpinato, Sherrard, Ill., business administration-management, business administration-marketing

Claire F. Schaecher, Rock Island, Ill., instrumental music education, magna cum laude

Madeline Renee Schaefer, Elgin, Ill., communication studies, psychology, summa cum laude

Mark Thomas Schafer, Muscatine, Iowa, accounting

Brooklyn Marie Schelling, Oregon, Ill., communication sciences and disorders, Spanish for professional use, summa cum laude

Hayley Diana Flatau Schlabowske, Morris, Ill., biology, teaching biology, middle grades education-science, cum laude

Kendall Lexie Schmidt, West Dundee, Ill., business administration-management, magna cum laude

Eva V. Schmitt, Geneseo, Ill., English, German studies, political science, cum laude

Audrianna Nicole Schneider, Geneseo, Ill., creative writing, geology, cum laude

Carl D. Schoenfield, Mundelein, Ill., biology, geography, summa cum laude

Brett Steven Schofield, Freeport, Ill., biology, psychology

Bethany Mabel Lian Schorr, Aurora, Ill., biology, magna cum laude

Rylie Eileen Schurter, Crystal Lake, Ill., political science, Spanish, cum laude

Sarah Kathryn Schwarm, Cary, Ill., history education, middle grades education-social science, magna cum laude

Jacob Thomas Schwerbrock, Kewanee, Ill., accounting, business administration-management

Isabelle Sophia Seten, Champaign, Ill., environmental studies, geology

Aakanchha Shahi, Kathmandu, Nepal, accounting, communication studies, cum laude

Jenna Justine Shannon, St. Charles, Ill., business administration-marketing

Shubhi Sharma, Bettendorf, Iowa, biology, cum laude

Sam Lukas Shaver, Delafield, Wis., multimedia journalism and mass communication

Julia R. Shaw, Wheaton, Ill., communication sciences and disorders

Paige Marie Sheppard, Peru, Ill., English education, middle grades education-English, summa cum laude

Nicholas Tyler Sheren, Antioch, Ill., business administration-management

Srijal Shrestha, Lalitpur, Nepal, applied mathematics, computer science

Sydney M. Silverthorn, Eureka, Ill., graphic design

Apoorva Bahadur Singh, Kathmandu, Nepal, graphic design

Lara C. Skarbek, Naperville, Ill., biology, cum laude

Iliana Smiser, Lincoln, Ill., biology,magna cum laude*

Erin Nicole Smith, Highlands Ranch, Colo., biology, public health, cum laude

Jessica Katherine Smith, Roanoke, Ill., psychology, sociology

Josephine Antoinette Smith, Wheaton, Ill., communication sciences and disorders

Olivia Taylor Smith, Hampshire, Ill., English, multimedia journalism and mass communication, cum laude

Nathaniel F. Soldwisch, Indianola, Iowa, biology

Ryan Matthew Sorenson, Lake Barrington, Ill., biology, neuroscience, cum laude

Adrian Kyle Sowicz, Beloit, Wis., applied mathematics

Sarah Margaret Spears, Hoffman Estates, Ill., biology, neuroscience, magna cum laude

Isaac Stanley, Coal Valley, Ill., Philosophy, political science,cum laude*

Marc John Stasinski, Algonquin, Ill., business administration-finance, business administration-management

Mary Grace Stefanski, Round Lake, Ill., elementary education, magna cum laude+

Devon James McLendon Storm, Moline, Ill., business administration-management, business administration-management information systems

Annika J. Strack, Hainesville, Ill., psychology, magna cum laude

Jaylin Strong, Chicago, psychology, sociology

Brandon A. Suydam, Cameron, Ill., psychology, sociology

Lindsey Rose Sykora, Moline, Ill., communication studies, political science +,

Troy Arthur Tams, Geneva, Ill., business administration-management, psychology, cum laude

Michael J. Tarchala, St. Charles, Ill., graphic design, theatre arts +

Lauryn Nicole Tassell, McHenry, Ill., pre-medicine, public health

Haille E. Taylor, Chillicothe, Ill., business administration-management

Isabella Estee Taylor, Downers Grove, Ill., communication sciences and disorders, cum laude

Nicholas A. Teng, Arlington Heights, Ill., psychology, Spanish for professional use, cum laude

Irais Tenorio, Poplar Grove, Ill., neuroscience

Jamie S. Terrt, Huntley, Ill., biology, public health, cum laude

Mark Steven Teschke, Orland Park, Ill., environmental studies, geography, cum laude

Dheeraj Thapa, Syangja, Nepal, applied mathematics, engineering physics

Jordan L. Thompson, Rockton, Ill., applied mathematics, computer science, cum laude

Brian A. Thomson, Johnsburg, Ill., psychology

Jessica Ana Thoresen, Crete, Ill., biology

Milica Tica, Darien, Ill., biochemistry, cum laude

Mario J. Toledo, Guayaquil, Ecuador, communication studies**

Roxanne J. Torian, Sycamore, Ill., communication sciences and disorders, theatre arts, magna cum laude

Anna Catherine Triska, Elmhurst, Ill., elementary education, cum laude

Alyssa Turner, Hopedale, Ill., art, psychology*

Alyssa Twilbeck, Colorado Springs, Colo., French, history, political science, summa cum laude

Dejan Ubiparipovic, Roscoe, Ill., psychology

Lianna Ubungen, Colorado. Springs, Colo., biology

Maame Araba Amponsah Vander-Pallen, Accra, Ghana, computer science

Brianna Elizabeth Varvil, Peoria, Ill., biology

Yesenia Villegas Vera, Immokalee, Fla., Asian studies, communication studies

Adam Ronald Vogel, Coal Valley, Ill., accounting, business administration-finance, business administration-management, cum laude

John Joseph Vohasek, Roselle, Ill., history education, middle grades education-social science, cum laude

Grace Isabel Voyles, Granite City, Ill., elementary education, magna cum laude

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Kody Coy Walker, Elgin, Ill., public health

Juliana Marie Wallace, Joliet, Ill., instrumental music education, cum laude

Jameshia M. Walls, Rock Island, Ill., Classics-Latin emphasis, pre-medicine, cum laude

Isabel G. Warner, Elgin, Ill., graphic design

Evan Thomas Webber, Vernon Hills, Ill., accounting

Andrew James Weber, Cary, Ill., vocal music education

Claire Dillon Weeks, Sleepy Hollow, Ill., data analytics

Justin Ryan Wehr, Bettendorf, Iowa, business administration-management, business administration-marketing

Ellen Virginia Weiss, Orland Park, Ill., business administration-marketing

Hope E. Wells East Moline, Ill., anthropology, magna cum laude,

Noah A. Wicherek, Orland Park, Ill., biology

Emma M. Wiegmann, Minooka, Ill., neuroscience, Spanish for professional use, magna cum laude

Abby Katherine Wierzal, Frankfort, Ill., English education, middle grades education-English, magna cum laude

Teya Renee Williams, Moline, Ill., psychology**

Brenon Thomas Wilson, Milan, Ill., business administration-management, business administration-marketing

Joshua David Wintroub, Littleton, Colo., accounting, data analytics, cum laude+

Kyle Thomas Wise, Geneseo, Ill., business administration-marketing

Devin M. Wisniewski, Bartlett, Ill., English education, middle grades education-English, summa cum laude

Brycen R. Witt, Machesney Park, Ill., geology, theatre arts

Mark Jude Wroblewski, Frankfort, Ill., communication studies, creative writing, cum laude

Brittany Lynn-Marie Wunderlich, Prophetstown, Ill., psychology, sociology

Elisa J. Wynn, Channahon, Ill., art history, graphic design, cum laude

Gretta Paige Yahn, Madison, Wis., business administration-management, business administration-marketing, communication studies, cum laude

Natalie Kathleen Yoder, St. Louis, Mo., communication sciences and disorders, psychology, cum laude

Anna Christina Young, Crystal Lake, Ill., elementary education, summa cum laude

Madeline Louise Young, Davenport, Iowa, anthropology, summa cum laude

Justice A. Youngberg, Silvis, Ill., kinesiology, summa cum laude

Michael D. Yuchs, Bolingbrook, Ill., middle grades education-science, teaching physics

Aviana Maria Zahara, Moline, Ill., biology**

Anthony Peter Zavala, Gilbert, Ariz., instrumental music education

Luis Angel Zavala, Jr., Frankfort, Ill., business administration-finance, data analytics, cum laude

Katie Lynn Zeniseke, Montgomery, Ill., biology, public health, summa cum laude

Jiaming Zhang, Springfield, Ill., business administration-marketing, international business

Yichi Zhange, Taiyuan, China, engineering physics, cum laude

Karsten J. Zielinski, Bartlett, Ill., biology, religion


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