Truman State University Announces
Fall 2017 Graduation List

Truman State University has released the names of students who graduated during fall commencement. More than 300 students participated in the Dec. 16 ceremony.

Students who graduated with honors will have that distinction noted by their names. Cum laude recognizes those who earned a grade point average between 3.50-3.74. Magna cum laude is for graduates with a grade point average between 3.75-3.89. Summa cum laude honors graduates with a grade point average above 3.9.

Masterโ€™s degree recipients will have that distinction noted by their names.

The list is organized by state and hometown. Hometowns are based upon the permanent address given to the University by the student. Students who have requested a directory hold on their information are not included on the list. Any questions regarding student eligibility for inclusion on the list can be directed to the Registrarโ€™s Office at (660) 785-4143.

A video of the commencement ceremonies can be viewed here.

Founded in 1867, Truman is Missouri’s public liberal arts and sciences university. Truman has the highest graduation rate among the state’s public colleges and universities. U.S. News & World Report has rated Truman as the No. 1 public university in the Midwest region for 20 consecutive years, and Washington Monthly recognized Truman as the No. 1 masterโ€™s university in the nation.

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Tucson Brendan Patrick Glaeser
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Rialto Seth A. Martin
Simi Valley Dakota Heer
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Castle Rock Shelby Josephine Nord
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Lynn Haven Trapper James Gerdes
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Belleville Caitlin Donahue-Gleeson
Julianna Foster
Berwyn Maureen Elise Puccetti Master of Arts in Education
Bethalto Mackenzie Dale Maberry Summa Cum Laude
Carlinville Kelli Susanne Stewart Master of Arts
Cary Thomas S. Carroll
Champaign Devan Baetz
Chicago Jessica Lynn Campbell Master of Arts
Aviance Alliyiah Webb
Columbia Sarah Kay Garmer
Emily Elizabeth O’Connor Cum Laude
Crystal Lake Sarah Cormier Master of Arts in Education
Benjamin Obadiah Peters Cum Laude
Darien Clarissa M. Todd
DeKalb Marissa D. Butler Cum Laude
Dolton Brian Johnathan Craft
Dunlap Arthur Henry Lueken II Cum Laude
Edwardsville Easton Noble
Glen Ellyn Tania Cristina Ortiz Master of Arts
Griggsville Rachel Leeann Smith Summa Cum Laude
Hometown Jessica Lee Schlesser Master of Arts in Education
Jerseyville Alec Beuttel Valedictorian/Summa Cum Laude
Lake Villa Heather N. Brostrom Magna Cum Laude
Kimberly Heersche
Liberty Seth William Wolfmeyer Cum Laude
Libertyville Ryan James Smrz Cum Laude
Naperville Raymond M. Hilger III Master of Arts in Education
Norridge Christos Eugene Iliopoulos
Pittsfield Caitlyn Christine Harter Cum Laude
Quincy Adam Cole Bringer
Nicholas D. Reichert Master of Arts in Education
Springfield Jackson Keith Page
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Albia Susana Lee Merrick
Bloomfield Kiley Morgan Vinyard Cum Laude
Dubuque Jenna Evelyn Reichel Magna Cum Laude
Mitchell Schroeder
Marion Seth Andrew Reimer Magna Cum Laude
Mount Pleasant Nicholas Michael Villareal
West Des Moines John Matthew Micka Jr. Summa Cum Laude
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Bel Aire Bailey Rose Holm Summa Cum Laude
Lansing Joseph George Krebs III
Leavenworth Abigail Jane McWilliams Cum Laude
Leawood Madeline Marie Smith Summa Cum Laude
Lenexa Mackenzie Rae Neeley Master of Arts in Education
Louisburg Lindsey Kathleen Allen
Prairie Village Piercyn Charbonneau Cum Laude
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Saint Peter Keegan Archer McCabe Summa Cum Laude
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Agency Danielle Nicole Beers Master of Arts in Education
Ashland Joshua Huston Shumate
Adrian Keith Wheeler
Ballwin Natalie Madeline Keller Master of Arts
Parker Todd Neff Magna Cum Laude
Ashley Jacquelyn Ploudre
Jeremy R. Schmich Cum Laude
Barnard Erynn Paten Skoglund Cum Laude
Barnhart Michaela Therese Duing
Bates City Jacob Thomas Fallman Valedictorian/Summa Cum Laude
Blue Springs Emily Jayne Ackley
Alyse Donie Engle
Brashear Shelynda K. Blakely Master of Arts
Bridgeton John M. Collins III
Brookfield Paige Alison Clawson Magna Cum Laude
Lydia Katherine Palmer
William Brock Wright Cum Laude
Browning Mary Samantha Heppermann-Floyd
Cairo Aimee Lynn McPherson
Chesterfield Jessica Chandler Master of Arts in Education
Sarah Elizabeth DeVeer Magna Cum Laude
Jesse William Foster
Alyssa Rose LaFever Valedictorian/Summa Cum Laude
David Newell Summa Cum Laude
Jonathan Michael Rembold Master of Arts in Education
Caroline Paige Taylor
Columbia Mary Morin Master of Arts
Danville Brandon Christopher Bethel Magna Cum Laude
De Soto Krystal Tiara Barker Summa Cum Laude
Ezra Thomas Butcher
Clayton Alexander Edwards
Des Peres Scott Kieffer McEachern Cum Laude
Desloge Caleb William Calloway
Edina Lacey Marie Woods
Ellisville Cody Gardner Master of Accountancy
Eric Kaiman
Eureka Jessi Falvey Cum Laude
Alicia Christine Kilpatrick Magna Cum Laude
Thomas Ryan Lampe
Kyle J. Spratt Cum Laude
Farmington Kristen Greif Master of Arts
Corrine Elise Reeves Magna Cum Laude
Katherine Anne Stuart Magna Cum Laude
Fenton Sara Anne Avery
Tanner August Hageman
William James Kienle Cum Laude
Nicole Kaylee Sparks
Rachel Tucker
Festus Luke Allen Hampton
Thomas Brendan Stoll
Elizabeth Lynn Willey Cum Laude
Florissant Darby Lee Dachroeden Master of Arts in Education
Jennifer Judith Fazio Magna Cum Laude
Fulton Katherine Louise Burch Summa Cum Laude
Glencoe Sara Nicole Holmes
Hannibal Destinee Christine Lear
Amanda Marie Lewis Master of Arts
Harrisburg Starlight Grace Katsaros Cum Laude
Hannah Antoinette Nicks
Harrisonville Madison Hope Collins Master of Arts
High Ridge Robert Michael Mudd
Hillsboro JoAnna Marie Hill
Imperial Kaitlyn Nicole Burke Magna Cum Laude
Brandon Weaver Haefner
Independence Berenice Marrufo Cum Laude
Jackson Samuel D. Lowes Summa Cum Laude
Cheryl K. Petzoldt
Jefferson City Hannah JoAnn Denkler
Jordan Duncan Magna Cum Laude
Laura Beth Hartman Summa Cum Laude
Lewis Robinson Mills III
Joseph G. Smith
Kansas City Jackson Thomas Beckett
Qui Thanh Bui
Madelyn Grace Dobbie Master of Arts in Education
Austin James Kiolbasa
Erin Elizabeth Martin Cum Laude
Kali Noelle Reynolds
Nathaniel Thomas
Dana Leigh Thompson Magna Cum Laude
Jace Arnelle Villanueva-Galang
George Edward Zackert
Kirksville Robert Jacob Atkinson Cum Laude
Anurag Baral
Shanna Lee Barker
Nicole Batinick Valedictorian/Summa Cum Laude
Kassidy R. Bilin Cum Laude
Jinho Cho Cum Laude
Paige Morgan Cline
Chase Steven Colton Cum Laude
Changling Du
Colette Lorna Fortin Cum Laude
Leslie Clarice Hickman Summa Cum Laude
Megan Renee Howard
Timothy Willis Hudson Valedictorian/Summa Cum Laude
Sarrah Elizabeth Hunt Master of Arts in Education
Jacob Charles Jones
Jeremy Jorden Cum Laude
Kirsten Leigh Kovack Magna Cum Laude
Mitch William Kriegshauser
Anthony Charles LaMarche
Nathan Andrew Lamp
Longhui Li
Yuandong Li
Jinkai Liu
Jingwen Lou
Qiaohui Lu
Yue Lu
Cory James Madden
Elina Manandhar Master of Arts
Sydney Paige Merriman
Robert S. Payne Magna Cum Laude
Shannon Shaffer Magna Cum Laude
Eric Shanahan
Randi Ann Slaughter
Asa Linton Sparks
Callie Leila Templeton Master of Arts
Rohana Sarah Tooth
Weiyi Wang Cum Laude
Jennifer Lyn Whicker Cum Laude
Brandy Michelle Williams
Shuaishuai Wu
Hao Xu
Feiyu Zhang
Gefei Zhang Cum Laude
Kirkwood Timothy E. Coleman
Lancaster Lydia Anne Whitacre Master of Arts
Lathrop Raven Alexandra Eisenberger
Lebanon Janessa Lynn Richardson Cum Laude
Lees Summit Jesse Renee Dinkins Magna Cum Laude
Bailey Caroline Eames
Georgia Madeline Gettys Cum Laude
Megan Elizabeth Goebel Master of Arts
Steven Tyler Goold
Lewistown Christopher S. Bogguss
Linn Creek Shayda Fatemeh Afrassiab Cum Laude
Macon Valerie F. Schmidt Master of Accountancy
Manchester Samantha Jane Gienke Master of Arts in Education
Danika Marie Rodriguez
Mexico Bo E. Bell Master of Accountancy
Moberly Eryn Nicole Crawford Master of Arts in Education
Sabrina Nicole Lavezzi
Gabriel Kenneth Warren Master of Arts in Education
New Florence Brandon Lee Thurman
Novinger Montana Brooks Jacques
O Fallon Jacob Gregory Brown Cum Laude
Allyx Davenport
Stephanie Marie Marguerite Hulett Cum Laude
Allison Leigh Lockett
Kelsey Maureen Murphy
Abigail Ohlms
Isaiah John-Lawrence Winkelmann
Pacific Brett Joseph Judkins
Parkville Madison A. McDowell Master of Arts
Peculiar Tyler Trusk
Plato Ryan P. Nichols
Platte City Daniel Christopher Spencer
Pleasant Hill Summer Kirchhofer
Rolla Lydia Kent Bagnall
Saint Charles Oyuntsetseg Amartsetseg
Christopher Alexander Burk
Joshua Gwaltney
Francis Joseph Matteoni
Megan E. Oostendorp
Marc Anthony Osborn
Natalie R. Punzo
Saint Joseph Erin Jones
Saint Louis Andrew Timothy Barrett
Kathryn Boesch Master of Arts in Education
Alexandria N. Brown
Jeffrey F. Chin Cum Laude
Caroline Rose Decker Master of Arts in Education
Caitlin Elizabeth Dempsey Master of Arts
Abigail Dorsey
Andrea Leigh Fanara
Shannon Rose Giles Master of Arts in Education
Shane Hartwig Master of Arts in Education
John Edward Heuer
Carolyn Nicole Mann
Abagail Marie Meyer
Margaret Catherine Meyer Summa Cum Laude
Julia Kavanaugh Missel Cum Laude
Bryan Kenneth O’Leary
Stephen Powers
Valerie Jeanne Reid Master of Arts
Robert Smith
Emily Lynn Wild
Laura Michelle Woods Cum Laude
Saint Peters Jack Donovan Derbak
Dohen Gallagher Cum Laude
Alyssa Marie Luedtke Cum Laude
Christina Naumann Master of Accountancy
Calvin Nguyen Pham Cum Laude
Matthew Kenneth Ragsdale
Michael Andrew Sit
Ryan Michael Staines Master of Arts in Education
Cassidy Marie Stoner Cum Laude
Stacie Glynn Wiegman
Sainte Genevieve Brandon Michael Mueller Cum Laude
Springfield Claire Annora Briggs
Dustin Wayne McClintock
Madison Jane Phillips Magna Cum Laude
Taylor Wade Sutter Magna Cum Laude
Town and Country John Lee Frost
Trenton Joshua Carl Davis Cum Laude
Kaitlynn Elizabeth Ewald
Melvin Chanse Aaron Houghton
Troy Benjamin Louis Chaney
Morgan LeAnn Grandon Summa Cum Laude
Truxton Nathan Charles Schwartz
Vandalia Sheridan Laurel Cole
Vichy Margaret Stormes
Washington Elizabeth Ann King Magna Cum Laude
Weldon Spring Alexandria M. Broaders
Wentzville Melissa Kay Camp Master of Arts
Brittany Hazel
Katherine K. Lee
Hailey Leonard Cum Laude
Charles Brendan Mahood Cum Laude
Wildwood Danielle Marie Christian
Lucas Vincent Meyrer Cum Laude
Jared C. Rahe
Sarah Elizabeth Wilson Magna Cum Laude
Wright City Katy Lynne Adair Summa Cum Laude
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Lincoln Sienna Pace Magna Cum Laude
Omaha Quentin Bishop
Blake Eugene Johnson
Laura Michele Ney Cum Laude
Lara Grace Pfeiffer Cum Laude
Hanna Marie Slosson Cum Laude
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Brooklyn Ikeolu Esther Oladipo
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Mason Junxiu Liu
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Kingsport Travis John Albert Rolstead Cum Laude
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Fort Worth Aaron J. Hartfield
Ingleside Shelby Marie Partridge
Lewisville Jordan Jorgenson
Richmond Anh Nam Nguyen Cum Laude
San Antonio Rachel Leigh Harris
The Colony Isaiah Doral Hinton
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Cottage Grove Joshua O. Oruya
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Kerstin Verena Berndt Cum Laude
Hester Breeuwsma
Hyerin Kim Magna Cum Laude
Kana Kotani Master of Accountancy
Mingxiao Wang