Kansas Wesleyan University Spring 2008 Commencement Day events Saturday
MEDIA CONTACT: Leslie Eikleberry, Director of Public Relations, 785-827-5541 ext. 1127
May 5, 2008
Nearly 220 Kansas Wesleyan University degree candidates and Fall 2007 graduates are eligible to participate in Commencement Day activities on Saturday (May 10, 2008).
The day’s activities will begin with the Baccalaureate Service at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at University United Methodist Church. Degree candidates/graduates, faculty, administration, and other dignitaries will process from Pioneer Hall to University United Methodist Church at approximately 10:15 a.m., weather permitting. In case of inclement weather, the group will process from the basement of the church to the sanctuary.
Commencement is scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday in the Salina Bicentennial Center. Dr.
Walter Broadnax, President of Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia, will deliver the Commencement address. During Commencement, Broadnax will be presented with an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree from Kansas Wesleyan University. Broadnax, who was raised in western Kansas, is the second President of Clark Atlanta University (CAU) and has served in that capacity since 2002. Currently the largest of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) institutions, CAU was established in 1988 with the consolidation of two historic institutions, Atlanta University (1865) and Clark College (1869). Clark Atlanta University is affiliated with The United Methodist Church.
Additionally, the annual Nurses Pinning Ceremony is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday in Sams Chapel. Dr. Patricia Brown, who is retiring at the end of the academic year as chair of Nursing Education at Kansas Wesleyan, will be the speaker. Thirty-five nursing degree candidates are scheduled to participate in the ceremony.
Following are the names of degree candidates and Fall 2007 graduates who are eligible to participate in Commencement Day activities. Fall 2007 graduates’ names appear with an asterisk.
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE
Bavaria: Timothy Brady
Bennington: Randall Gantvoort
Gypsum: Nathan Carrier
Lincoln: Mindy Balthazor*
Miltonvale: Jonathan Patterson
Salina: Nolan Ahlvers*, Anna Boson, Travis Callaway, Jennifer Dreiling, Jonathan Gilbert, David Grover, Jill Herschbach*, James Ko*, Kasi Morales, David Nichols*, Jennifer Nunes*, Lori Parks*, Amy Payne, Andrew Phillips, Michael Reid, Eric Ritzman, Andrew Schneider, Burke Schroeder*, Thomas Srack*, Kadem Tharp*, David Winters, Jeannette Wools*
Republic of China
Changle: Mingke Li*
Fuqing: Xianxing Zheng*
Fuzhou: Hui Chen, Yajing Chen*, Wei Zhao*, Maowen Zheng*, Shumei Zheng*, Zhongai Zheng*
Lianjiang: Wen Fang*
India
Surat: Anandkumar Chauhan
Taiwan, Republic of China
Taichung: Chia-Ching Liao*, Jen-Ching Yang*
Taipei: Juo-Yi Chao, Yi-Hung Cheng*, Sheng-Yuan Hsu*, Wen-Ling Hsu*, Tsung-Hung Lai, Chih-Mei Lin*, Yu-Ling Wen, Hsueh-Yun Wu
Taipei City: Wen-Ling Lin*
Taipei County: Chien-Hui Chuang*, Wen-Sen Lee*, Shih-Chien Tai*, Taoyuan Tzu-Fang Liao*
Xinzhung City, Taipei Ct: Chia-Pi Hsu*
Yang Mei: Kuei Huang
BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE
Abilene: Cindy Davis*, Megan Hagaman*, Bobbi Middleton*
Assaria: Matt Garretson
Bennington: Gabriel Russell
Burlingame: Kayla Banzhaf*
Clay Center: Andrew Brockman
Concordia: Rio Deal, Andrew Pellant*
Dodge City: Chelsea Nichols*
Hays: Ashley Coker*
Hutchinson: Tiffany Bergsten*
Jetmore: Thomas Schwartz*
Junction City: Heather Watson
La Crosse: Lori Haas
Lawrence: Robert Brubaker
Logan: Kelli Berg
Lucas: Jera Kressly
Manhattan: James Rivers
Mankato: Ciara Collins
McPherson: Sarah Jennings
Milford: Megan Martin
Minneapolis: Mariln Crosson, Dustin McCown
Overland Park: Andrea Klemm*
Plains: Leonel Alvarado Soto*
Pomona: Carlsie Eichenberger
Salina: Amber Beikmann*, Dale Billodeaux*, Amanda Bohrer*, Melissa Burrows, Mallory Catlin, Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Rachel Forman, Jennifer Ganzenmuller, Kaoru Hakoda, Carl Hines*, Jason Huscher, Chelsie Knudson, Lindsay Kraisinger, Daniele Leite, Barbara Lowe, Miranda Lumley, Danielle McKinney, Darcie Nguyen*, Shari O'Rorke, Shannon Pantoja, Edith Polk, Aide Robles, Kaysie Rowson*, Kenneth Schneider*, Leasha Strang, Jessica Swendson, Rocko Talley, David Toelle, Thu-Han Truong, Blair Waite, Jonathan Watson, Trevor Welsh, David Younger
Wakefield: Michelle Arcuri
Wichita: Michael Helmer, Cameron Jackson
Arizona
Mesa: Tyler Colby, Rashaun Thompson
Phoenix: Jeffrey Baron*, Bryan Carrasquillo, Brian Dobyns
California
Canyon Country: Whitney Johnson
Freedom: Andre Avila*
Lancaster: Joel Gunterman
Lodi: Michael Holst*
Lucerne Valley: Sarah Williams
Newhall: Kelly Holloway
Oak Hills: Jennifer Ware
Palmdale: Ashley Trinidad
Red Bluff: Darell Grames
San Jose: Destinee Powers
Santa Clarita: Jessica Resendez*
Colorado
Burlington: Kolby Rhoades
Idaho Springs: Whitney DuBois*
Missouri
Clinton: Holly Harris*
Nebraska
Benkelman: Jenny Baney
Minden: Sarah Carlson*
York: Angela Hass
New Mexico
Socorro: Bradley Winton*
Nevada
Las Vegas: Derryl Hill, Dustin Romero
Oregon
Keizer: Jordan Hanslovan
Texas
Dallas: Kelton Mullen
Grapeland: Dustin Pugh
Houston: Matthew Franklin, Michael Manning
Humble: Brandon McGinn*
Irving: John Pope
Kingwood: Jonathan Varca
Spring: Robert Nelson Jr.
Washington
Renton: Kayli Kauzlarich
Canada
Calgary: Ryan Smith
Zimbabwe
Mutare: Gertrude Manyika
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE
Assaria: Travis Penn
Bridgeport: Susan Repp
Concordia: Leslie Wetzel
El Dorado: Jessica Haigler
Elk Falls: Jeremy Washburne
Enterprise: Donna Vandivier
Hoxie: Brent Deibert
Lincoln: Jerre Wassenberg
Lindsborg: Jill Gregg, Klay Spiller
Manchester: Sheila Raub
Minneapolis: Kailene Hamilton*
Salina: Dane Baxa, Kathryn Betts*, Lisa Bowman, Abigail Braasch, Elizabeth Braasch, Robyne Clark, Hayley Foster, Kyle Jones, Alida Kindler*, Tina Lewis*, Jerry Short, Monica Simpson*, Michelle Swanson, Michelle Witte
California
Canyon Country: Nicholas Rowin
El Cajon: Yeleny Torres
Ontario: Miguel Wenceslao
Missouri
Kansas City: Micheal Donald
Oklahoma
Glenpool: Andrew Stroud
Texas
New Braunfels: Rebecca McKay*
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING DEGREE
Abilene: Karen Brillhart, Dawn Serafini-Arriola
Assaria: Rebecca Racette
Clyde: Nicole Liby
Galva: Cynthia Goering
Great Bend: Hanna Shirk
Green: Shantel Pfizenmaier
Gypsum: Megan Durall
Hutchinson: Ashley Jackson
Kechi: Nancy Conyers
Lindsborg: Julie Warrington, Lindsay Wendelin
Riley: Terry McCormick
Salina: Andrea Alexander, Ann Alexandres, Katie Askren, Erin Bennett, Miranda Brown, Jolayne Copas, Jill Dixson, Teresa Fekas, Connie Harzman, Monica Heidewald, Levi Kinderknecht, Amy King*, Shelby Leister, Benjamin Mungei, Shana Reed, Christina Reidelberger, Mollie Shriver, Katharine Stineman
Solomon: Brandon Romberger
Minnesota
Moorhead: Mary Medford
Texas
Keller: Mary Ballentine
