Park University Kansas City Area December 2018 Graduates Announced
Dec. 10, 2018 — Park University held its December 2018 Kansas City Area Commencement ceremony on Dec. 8 at the Community of Christ Auditorium in Independence, Mo. The University had 433 students eligible to participate in the ceremony — 174 students received a master’s degree and/or a graduate certificate, and 259 students received a bachelor’s degree, associate degree and/or undergraduate certificate. Ron Blumkin, chairman of Nebraska Furniture Mart, presented the keynote address.
LIST OF GRADUATE DEGREES CONFERRED
(Name, Degree Concentration [if applicable], Hometown and High School Attended [if provided])
Master of Arts in Communication and Leadership
• Matthew Alan Ashpaugh, Kansas City, Mo.
• Michael J. Carden, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
• Rebecca M. Clark, Layton, Utah
• Cassandra Marie Hamilton, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Pomona [Kan.] High School)
• Alexis Briana Hurt, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Park Hill High School)
• Roslyn Ann Lewis, Raleigh, N.C.
• Bridget N. Locke, Kansas City, Kan. (attended F.L. Schlagle High School)
• Michele R. Logue, Parkville, Mo.
• Kevin Nicholas McCarty, Carbondale, Ill. (attended Knox [Ind.] High School)
• Lorraine Moore, Kansas City, Mo.
• Edgar Ordonez, El Paso, Texas (attended Socorro [Texas] High School)
• Megan Raney, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Olathe [Kan.] East High School)
• Norma L. Vizcaino, El Paso, Texas
Master of Business Administration
• Sebastian J. Anderson, Business Administration, Kansas City, Mo.
• Antanisha R. Baggett, Human Resource Management, Kansas City, Mo.
• Crystal Eileen Roberta Bailey, Management Information Systems, Kansas City, Mo.
• Michael E. Bartels, International Business, Denver, Colo.
• Daniel Benitez, International Business, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Eastport-South Manor High School, Manorville, N.Y.)
• Michael A. Best, Business Administration, Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (attended Mogollon High School, Heber, Ariz.)
• Jimmie Lee Binford, Management Information Systems, Camp Foster, Japan
• Darnell Lovell Branch, Business Administration, Glen Burnie, Md.
• Robert M. Brown III, Business Administration, Little Rock, Ark.
• Andrew S. Cole, Business Administration, Kansas City, Mo.
• Sherri S. Comer, Project Management, Gladstone, Mo. (attended Winnetonka High School)
• Andrew E. Crain, Business Administration, Kansas City, Mo. (attended North Kansas City [Mo.] High School)
• Robert J. Cunningham Jr., Human Resource Management, Rowlett, Texas
• Jay J. Dillman, Finance, Overland Park, Kan.
• Noelle B. Douglas, Business Administration, Kansas City, Mo.
• Patricia B. Dressel, Management Accounting, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Calabasas [Calif.] High School)
• Austin During, Business Administration, Overland Park, Kan.
• Camilla Enkhtuya, Finance, Kansas City, Mo.
• Victoria Escobar, Business Administration, Round Rock, Texas
• Jacob William Essi, Management Information Systems, Lincoln, Neb.
• Elizabeth Maureen Faircloth, Human Resource Management, Leavenworth, Kan. (attended Lawrence [Kan.] High School)
• Craig L. Foust, International Business, Goiania, Brazil (attended Sullivan County High School, Laport, Pa.)
• Dana L. Fraher, Human Resource Management, Springfield, Mo. (attended West High School, Waterloo, Iowa)
• Christopher J. Francis, Business Administration, Colorado Springs, Colo. (attended Northridge High School, Layton, Utah)
• Candace M. Franklin, Project Management, Overland Park, Kan. (attended Washington High School, Kansas City, Kan.)
• Michael K. Frazee, Business Administration, Newark, Ohio (attended East Knox High School, Howard, Ohio)
• Jared S. Fugate, Finance, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Raymore-Peculiar High School, Peculiar, Mo.)
• Gregory Galloway, Business Administration, O’Fallon, Ill.
• Andrew Garner, Business Administration, Prairie Village, Kan. (attended Liberal [Kan.] High School)
• Kirt Godbey, Business Administration, Hendersonville, Tenn. (attended Somerset [Ky.] High School)
• Shawn William Gorrell, Management Information Systems, Olathe, Kan. (attended East High School, Des Moines, Iowa)
• Diane Harris, Human Resource Management, El Paso, Texas
• Elle M. Henning, Finance, Parkville, Mo. (attended Park Hill South High School, Riverside, Mo.)
• Sarah Henshaw, Project Management, St. Joseph, Mo. (attended Savannah [Mo.] High School)
o Henshaw also earned a Graduate Certificate in Project Management
• Elizabeth A. Hobbs, Business Administration, Trimble, Mo. (attended Kearney [Mo.] High School)
• Lisa Michelle Hussey, Human Resource Management, Kansas City, Mo.
• Mark D. Johnson, Finance, Lee’s Summit, Mo. (attended Belton [Mo.] High School)
• Dina S. Jones, Project Management, Kansas City, Mo.
• Lana Jones, Project Management, Kansas City, Mo.
• Paiton Lee Jones, Management Information Systems, Wheatland, Mo. (attended Orrick [Mo.] High School)
• Rachel C. Jones, Management Accounting, Kansas City, Mo.
• Ryan E. Jordan, Project Management, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Bishop Miege High School Roeland Park, Kan.)
• Emilee K. Karnes, Finance, Platte City, Mo. (attended Park Hill South High School, Riverside, Mo.)
• Jessica Rebecca Klaber, Finance, Oakton, Va.
• Latonya Marie Koshinski, Human Resource Management, Oklahoma City, Okla. (attended Harker Heights [Texas] High School)
• Oleg S. Latyshev, Human Resource Management, Lee’s Summit, Mo.
• Nadine Robyn-Jean Leishman, Human Resource Management, Kansas City, Mo.
• Anthony Ray Long, Business Administration, El Paso, Texas
• Katrina G. Lopez, Human Resource Management, Las Cruces, N.M. (attended Onate High School)
• Jennifer A. Love, Project Management, Lee’s Summit, Mo. (attended William Chrisman High School, Independence, Mo.)
• Waylon S. Magobotha, Human Resource Management, Overland Park, Kan.
• Christine M. Miller-Lane, Management Information Systems, Fallston, Md. (attended Hartford Christian School, Darlington, Md.)
• Amrul Ameed Ali Mohammed Javeed, Management Information Systems, Olathe, Kan.
• Silah Kiptoo Mutai, Business Administration, Kansas City, Mo. (originally from Nairobi, Kenya)
• Bradley E. Myers, Business Administration, DuQuoin, Ill. (attended Lebanon [Ill.] High School)
• Christy Myers, Business Administration, Trimble, Mo. (attended Park Hill High School, Kansas City, Mo.)
• Donna L. Newland, Human Resource Management, Dayton, Ohio
• Shannon R. Nichols, Human Resource Management, Kansas City, Mo.
• Raven M. Olivarez, Business Administration, Shawnee, Kan. (attended Turner High School, Kansas City, Kan.)
• Donald C. Ott, Project Management, Liberty, Mo. (attended Hickory High School, Hermitage, Pa.)
• Parthkumar N. Patel, Finance, Kansas City, Mo.
• Whitney Jane Peters, Project Management, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Lansing [Kan.] High School)
o Peters also earned a Graduate Certificate in Project Management
• Derek A. Phillips, Finance, Kansas City, Mo.
• Kyle Wayne Radford, Project Management, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Steelville [Mo.] High School)
• Kevin E. Ramos, Business Administration, Hacienda Heights, Calif. (attended Glen A. Wilson High School)
• Elia M. Saenz, Management Information Systems, El Paso, Texas (attended Socorro [Texas] High School)
• Katee A. Schimming, Human Resource Management, Kansas City, Mo.
• Mona Nandit Shah, Business Administration, Catonsville, Md. (originally from Bogota, Columbia)
• Sarah Elisabeth Smallwood, Finance, Lee’s Summit, Mo.
• Bethany Cousins Smith, Business Administration, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kan.)
• Derek Smith, Management Information Systems, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• Mario Smith, Project Management, Madrid, Spain
• Kylee E. Spence, Finance, Pasco, Wash. (attended Southridge High School, Kennewick, Wash.)
• Scott B. Stordahl, Finance, Kansas City, Kan. (attended Washington High School)
• Traci R. Strate, Finance, Holden, Mo. (attended Holden High School)
• Stephen W. Terry, Finance, Olathe, Kan.
• Scott B. Unruh, Management Information Systems, Bates City, Mo. (attended Osceola High School, Kissimmee, Fla.)
• Philippe C. Vieira, Finance, Kansas City, Mo.
• Olha S. Vovk, Management Information Systems, Olathe, Kan.
• Joshua Wasserman, Business Administration, Lake Forest, Calif.
• Ronald H. Wells, Business Administration, El Paso, Texas (attended Midland [Mich.] High School)
• Danielle J. White, Management Accounting, Gladstone, Mo. (attended Trenton [Fla.] High School)
• Becky DeAnn Wiederholt, Human Resource Management, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Bishop LeBlond High School, St. Joseph, Mo.)
• Jeffrey Wortmann, Business Administration, Beaumont, Calif. (attended Norfolk [Neb.] High School)
• Zhenghao Wu, Finance, Wendeng, China
• Stephanie Zech, Management Information Systems, Olathe, Kan. (attended William Chrisman High School, Independence, Mo.)
• Francisco O. Zeckua, Human Resource Management, Moody, Ala. (attended Castle Park High School, Chula Vista, Calif.)
Master of Education
• Jordan Daniel Adkins, Educational Leadership/Principalship, Cameron, Mo. (attended Richmond [Mo.] High School)
• Kyla Paige Bell, Language and Literacy, Kansas City, Mo.
• Keri L. Best, Language and Literacy, Liberty, Mo.
• David Elliot Bockelman, Educational Technology for Teachers, Springfield, Mo.
• Margaret Alice Brooks, Language and Literacy, Kansas City, Mo.
• Jill A. Brown, Language and Literacy, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Liberty [Mo.] High School)
• Jennifer Elisabeth Cannon, Educational Technology for Teachers, Kansas City, Mo. (attended St. Clair [Mo.] High School)
• Hector Carrillo, Adult Education, El Paso, Texas (attended Jefferson High School)
• Clint Thomas Coffey, Educational Technology for Teachers, Macon, Mo.
• Shayla Luan Coffey, Educational Technology for Teachers, Macon, Mo.
• Breanna Constance Collins, Educational Leadership/Principalship, Clinton, Mo.
• Nicole Elizabeth Elo, Educational Leadership/Principalship, Olathe, Kan.
• Claire E. Eyler, Leading Adult and Organizational Learning, Yokota Air Base, Japan
• Pia Luna Carranza Floyd, Leading Adult and Organizational Learning, Midwest City, Okla.
• Chelsea B. Frick, Educational Leadership/Principalship, Liberty, Mo. (attended Mansfield [Mo.] High School)
• Sherron Rochelle Gerard, Language and Literacy, St. Peters, Mo.
• Donna Rae Gwodz, Educational Technology for Teachers, Odessa, Mo.
• Amy M. Harder, Educational Leadership/Principalship, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Liberty [Mo.] High School)
• John Richard Houser, Educational Leadership/Principalship, Holt, Mo.
• Mary Ruth Kistler Hull, Language and Literacy, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Washington High School, Kansas City, Kan.)
• Ashley N. Jacobs, Language and Literacy, Liberty, Mo.
• Erin Kathleen LaHue, Language and Literacy, Kansas City, Mo. (attended St. Pius X High School)
• Geraldine Matthews, Language and Literacy, Kansas City, Mo.
• Ashley Nicole Mays, Language and Literacy, Kansas City, Mo.
• Ashley Nicole McGuire, Educational Leadership/Principalship, Montreal, Mo.
• Tracy Colette Merritt, Language and Literacy, Kansas City, Mo.
• Megan Elizabeth Miller, Language and Literacy, Greenwood, Mo.
• Janice Leigh Motta, Educational Technology for Teachers, Greenwood, Mo.
• Jessica Marie Mularoni, Educational Technology for Teachers, Kansas City, Mo.
• Heather Lea Oldham, Educational Technology for Teachers, Kearney, Mo. (attended Blue Springs [Mo.] South High School)
• Shauna Lynn Oldham, Educational Technology for Teachers, Kansas City, Mo.
• Darlena Dawn Poynter, Educational Leadership/Principalship, Richland, Mo.
• LaShanda Melissa Proden, Educational Leadership/Principalship, Kansas City, Mo.
• Shavon N. Robinson, Language and Literacy, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Northeast Law Public Service High School)
• Kaycee Lynn Speiser, Educational Technology for Teachers, Holt, Mo.
• Nichole Alexandria Sullinger, Educational Technology for Teachers, Kansas City, Mo.
• Risa Tarokh, Language and Literacy, Kansas City, Mo. (attended North Kansas City [Mo.] High School)
• Shannon Jo Tucking, Educational Technology for Teachers, Kearney, Mo. (attended Liberty [Mo.] High School)
• Emily Theresa Way, Educational Leadership/Principalship, Gower, Mo.
• Amber Lynn Welter, Educational Technology for Teachers, St. Joseph, Mo.
• Christopher William Wever, Educational Leadership/Principalship, Utica, Mo.
Master of Healthcare Administration
• Arrah Eneke-Bessem E. Agbor, Kansas City, Mo.
• Joseph V. Barrios, Smithville, Mo. (attended Oak Park High School, Kansas City, Mo.)
• Samuel Brethauer, Shawnee, Kan.
• Joel Bett Chepsiror, Kansas City, Mo. (originally from Eldoret, Kenya)
• Gloria Cody, Blue Springs, Mo.
• Ngodji Ayub Diomande, Kansas City, Mo.
• Christina Marie Dressler, Lee’s Summit, Mo. (attended Truman High School, Independence, Mo.)
• Kara B. Hayden, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Park Hill South High School, Riverside, Mo.)
• Jonae High, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Hogan Preparatory Academy)
• Mackenzie M. Howard, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Liberty [Mo.] High School)
• Charles Huddleston, Kansas City, Mo.
• Kurstie F. Lane, New Brockton, Ala. (attended New Brockton High School)
• Rachel Ann Caldwell Mullins, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Joplin [Mo.] High School)
• Priscilla V. Nechrebecki, Shawnee, Kan.
• Pranjal Neupane, Finance, Overland Park, Kan. (attended Blue Valley North High School, Overland Park, Kan.)
• Grant Owusu, Douglasville, Ga.
• Rocky L. Phillips, Winston, Ore.
• Miguel Fernando Rivera, Albuquerque, N.M. (attended Brooklyn [N.Y.] Technical High School)
• Juanita Maria Salas, Kansas City, Kan. (attended J.C. Harmon High School)
• Jennie Suzanne Smiddy, Disaster Emergency Management, Independence, Mo. (attended William Chrisman High School)
• David W. Wallace, Project Management, Graham, Wash. (attended Indian River High School, Chesapeake, Va.)
Master of Music
• Anna V. Sorokina, String Performance, Moscow, Russia
Master of Public Administration
• Ayana N. Johnson, Public Management, Philadelphia, Pa.
• Myron Keith Nichols, Disaster and Emergency Management, Lane, Kan.
• Olufemi O. Oshodi, Public Management, Lancaster, Texas
• Ruth V. Roberson, Public Management, Kansas City, Mo. (attended William H. Turner Technical Arts High School, Miami, Fla.)
• Lorraine Sutton, Nonprofit and Community Services Management, San Marcos, Texas (attended Memorial High School, Victoria, Texas)
• Taney Turner, Public Management, Atlanta, Ga.
Graduate Certificate
• Jehan Zahra Abdulaziz, Finance, Converse, Texas
• Kayla N. Brassy-Gadbery, Project Management, Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. (attended Las Flores High School, Sacramento, Calif.)
• Biao Fan, Management Information Systems, Independence, Mo.
• Joseph Fye, Global Business, Weston, Mo.
• Sarah Henshaw, Project Management, St. Joseph, Mo. (attended Savannah [Mo.] High School)
o Henshaw also earned a Master of Business Administration degree in Project Management
• Whitney Jane Peters, Project Management, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Lansing [Kan.] High School)
o Peters also earned a Master of Business Administration degree in Project Management
• Deepti Srinivasan, Management Information Systems, Olathe, Kan.
• Wayne E. Wilbourn II, Project Management, Eastvale, Calif. (attended New Hope [Ala.] High School)
LIST OF UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES CONFERRED
(Honors designation key ([at least 30 earned credit hours prior to the last term of enrollment at Park University]):
• @ — Summa Cum Laude (3.9 to 4.0 grade point average)
• # — Magna Cum Laude (3.7 to 3.899 GPA)
• $ — Cum Laude (3.5 to 3.699 GPA)
(Name, Degree Concentration [if applicable], Hometown and High School Attended [if provided])
Bachelor of Arts
• @ Rebeca Amezcua, Psychology, Kansas City, Mo.
• @ Melissa C. Bublitz, Multimedia Journalism/Public Relations, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Marshall [Mo.] High School)
• Jacqueline Calzada, Psychology, Kansas City, Kan. (attended Turner High School)
• @ Zachariah Cochran, Psychology, Kansas City, Mo.
• $ Breanne A. Cowley, English Writing, Riverside, Mo. (attended Park Hill High School, Kansas City, Mo.)
• Alicia Daugherty, Sociology, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Fort Osage High School, Independence, Mo.)
• Anna L. Fleming, Applied History/New Media, Gardner, Kan. (attended Gardner-Edgerton High School)
• Abigail N. Jeans, Communication Arts/Broadcasting, Platte City, Mo.
• Hannah E. Jeffries, Psychology, Trimble, Mo.
• Dale E. Jones, Organizational Communication, Kansas City, Kan.
• Garrett S. Jones, U.S. History, Lebanon, Mo.
• # Brittney N. Lillard, Psychology, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Kearney [Mo.] High School)
• Bryan A. Lucas, Communication Studies, Leawood, Kan.
• @ Rachel E. Martinez, Psychology, Fort Irwin, Calif.
o Martinez also earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice Administration/Law Enforcement and an Undergraduate Certificate in Terrorism and Homeland Security
• Gabriella L. Mason, Fine Art, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Jefferson City [Mo.] High School)
• Cheyenne C. McGinnis, Multimedia Journalism/Public Relations, Kansas City, Kan. (attended Piper High School)
• # Teresa I. Mears, Organizational Communication, Gladstone, Mo.
• $ Samantha B. Nguyen, European/Classical History, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Liberty [Mo.] High School)
• Tyler P. Payne, History/Public History, Raytown, Mo.
• @ Austin T. Pool, English Writing, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Winnetonka High School)
• Alexandria O. Richards, Psychology, Parkville, Mo.
• $ Arron R. Riffle, Multimedia Journalism/Public Relations, Raymore, Mo.
• @ Nathaniel J. Robinson, Multimedia Journalism/Public Relations, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Park Hill High School)
• Corina I. Rodriguez, Psychology and Psychology/Industrial and Organizational, San Antonio, Texas (attended East Warren High School)
• Brooke E. Sherman, Multimedia Journalism/Public Relations, Lee’s Summit, Mo. (attended Blue Springs [Mo.] South High School)
• Sparkle Thomas, Psychology, Blue Springs, Mo. (attended East High School, Kansas City, Mo.)
• Rafael Torres Castillo, Criminal Justice Administration/Law Enforcement, Kansas City, Mo.
• Kayonna R. Trimble, Psychology, Kansas City, Mo.
• Lauren M. Turner, Political Science/American Politics, Blue Springs, Mo. (attended Blue Springs High School)
Bachelor of Fine Art
• $ Javari V. Cameron, Interior Design, Montgomery, Ala.
• @ Amy N. Farnen, Interior Design, Independence, Mo. (attended Blue Springs [Mo.] High School)
• John M. Loeffler, Interior Design, Overland Park, Kan. (attended Douglas MacArthur High School, San Antonio, Texas)
• $ Amara Elaine Oakes, Interior Design, Independence, Mo. (attended William Chrisman High School)
• Jessica Andrea Parada, Interior Design, Liberty, Mo. (attended Bonner Springs [Kan.] High School)
• Alyssa Leann Teghtmeyer, Interior Design, Independence, Mo.
Bachelor of Public Administration
• Rick D. Clausing Jr., Criminal Justice, Peculiar, Mo. (attended Grandview [Mo.] High School)
o Clausing also earned an Undergraduate Certificate in Terrorism and Homeland Security
• # Cassandra N. Hopkins, Public Service, Lee’s Summit, Mo. (attended Lee’s Summit High School)
• Denis O’Muriuki, Business Relations, Syracuse, N.Y. (originally from Nairobi, Kenya)
• @ Daniel J. Robinson, Homeland Security, New Bern, N.C. (attended North Henderson High School, Hendersonville, N.C.)
• # Kaitlin J. Sabin, Public Service, Overland Park, Kan. (attended Blue Springs [Mo.] South High School)
Bachelor of Science
• Allison D. Adebiyi, Criminal Justice Administration/Corrections, Kansas City, Mo.
• Mohammed A. Al-Aqil, Economics, Kansas City, Mo.
• Ali M. Al-Fayez, Information and Computer Science/Networking and Security, and Information and Computer Science/Software Engineering, Kansas City, Mo.
• Nawaf Ibrahim Al-Hathni, Information and Computer Science/Networking and Security, Kansas City, Mo.
• Abdihakim M. Ali, Business Administration/Management, Lee’s Summit, Mo.
• Hamad A. Al-Jari, Information and Computer Science/Data Management, and Information and Computer Science/Software Engineering, Kansas City, Mo.
• Amjad M. Al-Ragaa, Information and Computer Science, Kansas City, Mo.
• Jonah M. Altenburg, Information and Computer Science/Networking and Security, Kansas City, Mo.
• Estelle Christiana Amegavie, Business Administration/Finance, Lome, Togo
• # Christina M. Anderson, Social Psychology, El Paso, Texas (attended Franklin High School, Stockton, Calif.)
• Johnathan W. Aulner, Information and Computer Science/Computer Science, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Liberty [Mo.] High School)
• @ Richard J. Babcock, Social Psychology/Cultural, Institutional and Organizational, Moore, Okla. (attended Curry High School, Jasper, Ala.)
• $ Celsie D. Baker, Business Administration/Management, Gallatin, Mo. (attended Gallatin High School)
• $ Brenda Baker, Management, Edwardsville, Kan.
• Mae F. Battle, Business Administration/Management, Kansas City, Kan.
• Dominic Bernal, Business Administration/Human Resources, Kansas City, Mo.
• @ Katie Marie Berrian, Business Administration/Management, Kansas City, Kan.
• $ Katrina A. Blanco, Management/Healthcare, Warrensburg, Mo. (attended Waynesville [Mo.] High School)
• Ashley Elizabeth Blevins, Business Administration/Logistics, Independence, Mo. (attended Lawson [Mo.] High School)
• @ Patricia K. Bliese, Nursing, Parkville, Mo.
• Trevor D. Bond, Accounting, Independence, Mo. (attended Liberty [Mo.] High School)
• @ Jessica M. Brannon, Business Administration/Human Resources, Bonner Springs, Kan. (attended Olathe [Kan.] South High School)
• Heather Rene Branson, Management/Healthcare, Wichita, Kan.
• Jeannette Danielle Brant, Management, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Sacred Heart High School, Sedalia, Mo.)
• Alexis R. Bresette, Interdisciplinary Studies, Lee’s Summit, Mo. (attended Blue Springs [Mo.] South High School)
• @ Sara E. Brewer, Business Administration/Human Resources, Kansas City, Mo.
• Rachel Dawn Brolin, Criminal Justice Administration/Law Enforcement, Lebanon, Ore. (attended Lebanon High School)
• $ Aaliyah M. Brown, Fitness and Wellness, St. Louis, Mo. (attended Rockwood Summit High School, Fenton, Mo.)
• Gwendolyn J. Bruner, Business Administration/Human Resources, Kansas City, Mo.
• Benjamine K. Camareno, Business Administration/Marketing, Excelsior Springs, Mo.
• @ Zacherry T. Cano, Geography, Colorado Springs, Colo. (attended Murphysboro [Ill.] High School)
• Joshua A. Cantrell, Interdisciplinary Studies, Warrensburg, Mo. (attended Potosi [Wis.] High School)
• Melissa R. Castaneda, Business Administration/Management, Gladstone, Mo. (attended Winnetonka High School)
• $ Adriean M. Castro, Business Administration/Finance and Business Administration/Marketing, Lenexa, Kan.
• Stacey Chavez, Management/Finance, Kansas City, Mo.
• Alicia Lee Clark, Management/Computer Information Systems, Honolulu, Hawaii (attended Goose Creek [S.C.] High School)
• Diona Cohens, Management, Raytown, Mo.
• Marlinda Cole, Business Administration/Human Resources, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Southeast African Centered High School)
• Walter Homer Cole, Interdisciplinary Studies, Brooklyn Park, Minn.
• Sidney K. Copeland, Business Administration/Marketing, Cowgill, Mo. (attended Polo [Mo.] High School)
• Jacqueline M. Cruwell, Business Administration/Management, Independence, Mo.
• # Paul V. Cummings, Business Administration/Finance, Smithville, Mo. (attended Smithville High School)
• Nikki Dang, Biology, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Lincoln College Prep Academy)
• @ Rachel Nicole Daniels, Accounting, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Winnetonka High School)
• Tyler Owen-Dale Datschefski, Management/Human Resources, Independence, Mo. (attended William Chrisman High School)
• Cody S. Drummond, Information and Computer Science/Networking and Security, Lee’s Summit, Mo. (attended Moses Lake [Wash.] High School)
o Drummond also earned an Undergraduate Certificate in Human Resource Management
• # Steven Andrew Dulak, Criminal Justice Administration/Security, Miramar, Fla.
• Kaylin L. Dunkin, Management/Healthcare, Independence, Mo.
• $ Jenna C. Dusang, Business Administration/Management, Kansas City, Mo.
• Lisa M. Ebert, Information and Computer Science/Data Management, Independence, Mo. (attended Belton [Mo.] High School)
• Philip A. Eckert, Information and Computer Science/Software Engineering, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Park Hill High School)
• # Nicholas S. Ellermeier, Business Administration/Finance, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Liberty [Mo.] High School)
• Stephan C. Erickson, Information and Computer Science/Networking and Security, Lansing, Kan. (attended Lansing High School)
• Ulfat Yusuf Faraji, Business Administration/Management, Lenexa, Kan.
• Aaron M. Fenimore, Management/Computer Information Systems, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Lee’s Summit [Mo.] North High School)
• @ Trisha M. Fleishman, Geography, Altus, Okla.
• Joseph Michael Foderaro, Criminal Justice Administration/Security, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Lansing [Kan.] High School)
• # Aneisha Marie Ford, Nursing, Kearney, Mo. (attended Kearney High School)
• # Holly Ann Foulks, Social Psychology, Excelsior Springs, Mo.
• Adrian R. Francis, Business Administration/Logistics, Okinawa, Japan
• @ Matthew Allen Fuller, Interdisciplinary Studies, Knob Noster, Mo.
• Ignacio Flores Garay, Fitness and Wellness, Santiago, Chile
• Victoria R. Gaskill, Fitness and Wellness, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Park Hill High School)
• # Thomas Michael Gebken, Management, Independence, Mo.
• Elizabeth Ghasempour, Nursing, Kansas City, Mo.
• # Zachary L. Gimpelson, Business Administration/Finance, Shawnee, Kan. (attended Winnetonka High School, Kansas City, Mo.)
• @ Bret Scott Goddard, Business Administration/International Business, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Winnetonka High School)
• Jonah Z. Gordon, Criminal Justice Administration/Law Enforcement, Statesboro, Ga.
• $ Andrea M. Hall, Nursing, Overland Park, Kan.
• @ Dylan M. Hallford, Interdisciplinary Studies, Glendale, Ariz. (attended Newsome High School Lithia, Fla.)
• @ Lisa Hamrick, Social Psychology, Kansas City, Kan. (attended Raytown [Mo.] South High School)
• Sydney R. Harrington, Information and Computer Science/Networking and Security, Overland Park, Kan.
• Paul Z. Harris, Business Administration/Management, Lansing, Kan.
• Danielle Harter, Business Administration/Management, Roeland Park, Kan. (attended Holden [Mo.] High School)
• # Alexandra Jean Hartley, Business Administration/Marketing, Liberty, Mo. (attended Liberty High School)
• # Madison Hill, Business Administration/Marketing, Greenwood, Mo.
• Benjamin D. Hodges, Information and Computer Science/Computer Science, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Park Hill High School)
• @ Julian Holtmeyer, Information and Computer Science/Software Engineering, Raytown, Mo. (attended Owensville [Mo.] High School)
• Brande Cheyenne Huff, Social Psychology, San Antonio, Texas (attended Monterey High School, Lubbock, Texas)
• # Danielle Lea Hughes, Management/Finance, Independence, Mo. (attended William Chrisman High School)
• Drew C. Hussey, Business Administration/Human Resources, Kansas City, Mo.
• @ Teri Inman, Social Psychology, Leavenworth, Kan. (attended Shawnee Mission South High School, Overland Park, Kan.)
• $ Nicole Jewell, Computer Based Information Systems, Lee’s Summit, Mo. (attended Raymore-Peculiar High School, Peculiar, Mo.)
• Yang Jiao, Management/Computer Information Systems, Las Vegas, Nev.
• Irasema N. Jimenez, Information and Computer Science/Networking and Security, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Oak Park High School)
• Alexcia Dianne DeShawn Johnson, Social Psychology, Killeen, Texas
• @ Audrey L. Johnson, Business Administration/Finance, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Grain Valley [Mo.] High School)
• $ Kathryn Elizabeth Johnston, Nursing, Lenexa, Kan.
• Mary Nyambura Jones, Management/Healthcare and Management/Human Resources, Kansas City, Mo.
• $ Monica L. Jones, Nursing, Kansas City, Mo.
• Maxary B. Joseph, Criminal Justice Administration/Law Enforcement, Quantico, Va.
• Miriam Edward Kanju, Interdisciplinary Studies, Kansas City, Mo. (originally from Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania)
• Keri-Ann F. Kemner, Management, Lee’s Summit, Mo. (attended Winnetonka High School, Kansas City, Mo.)
• $ Haylee A. Kephart, Nursing, Liberty, Mo. (attended Blair [Neb.] High School)
• $ David Alexander Kincheloe, Business Administration/Finance, Pleasant Valley, Mo. (attended Northland Christian Academy, Kansas City, Mo.)
• $ Thomas C. King, Criminal Justice Administration/Law Enforcement, Blythewood, S.C.
o King also earned an Undergraduate Certificate in Terrorism and Homeland Security
• # Darrell E. Kinnel, Business Administration/Management, St. Louis, Mo. (attended Parkway North High School)
• Michelle N. Kreisler, Business Administration/Management, Lee’s Summit, Mo. (attended Truman High School, Independence, Mo.)
• Heather N. Kullman, Accounting, Olathe, Kan. (attended Raytown [Mo.] South High School)
• $ Destini Lynn Lawhorn, Management/Human Resources, Riverview, Fla. (attended Oak Grove [Mo.] High School)
• Ashly Ann Lawshea, Management/Logistics, Orcutt, Calif. (attended Buena High School, Ventura, Calif.)
• $ McKenzie F. Lawson, Business Administration/Marketing, Platte City, Mo. (attended Platte County High School)
• # Elizabeth L. Leeper, Business Administration/International Business, Trenton, Mo. (attended Trenton High School)
• # Brandon M. Lefebvre, Management/Logistics, Litchfield, N.H.
• Artie William Lewis, Social Psychology, Suffolk, Va.
• $ Olivia V. Likely, Management/Healthcare, Cordova, Tenn.
• Jonathan E. Lindley, Interdisciplinary Studies, Chillicothe, Mo.
• $ Case J. Lucchi, Social Psychology, Kansas City, Kan.
• @ Luan Van Luu, Business Administration/Human Resources, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Lincoln College Prep Academy)
• # Rachael R. MacArthur, Information and Computer Science/Software Engineering, Edina, Minn.
• Yvonne K. Maldonado, Social Psychology, Barstow, Calif. (attended Barstow High School)
• # Euklit Mane, Business Administration/International Business, Kansas City, Mo.
• # Shelley L. Mann, Social Psychology, LaVista, Neb. (attended Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee, Kan.)
• $ Salvador Macias Marin, Interdisciplinary Studies, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Mercy High School, Red Bluff, Calif.)
• # Alexis S. Marshall, Social Psychology, Savannah, Mo.
• Nicholas R. Martinez, Business Administration/Marketing, Gladstone, Mo. (attended Winnetonka High School, Kansas City, Mo.)
• @ Rachel E. Martinez, Criminal Justice Administration/Law Enforcement, Fort Irwin, Calif.
o Martinez also earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and an Undergraduate Certificate in Terrorism and Homeland Security
• John E. McBride, Business Administration/Management, Weatherby Lake, Mo. (attended Clinton [Wis.] High School)
• @ Heather C. McClellan, Information and Computer Science/Data Management, and Information and Computer Science/Software Engineering, Kansas City, Kan. (attended Lee’s Summit [Mo.] High School)
• Isabella S. McCormack, Business Administration/Human Resources, Gladstone, Mo. (attended Oak Park High School, Kansas City, Mo.)
• Michael L. McGill, Social Psychology, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Oak Park High School)
• @ Ian Kenneth McLain, Information and Computer Science/Software Engineering, Basehor, Kan. (attended Basehor-Linwood High School)
• Sean McMahon, Management, Belleville, Ill. (attended Topeka [Kan.] West High School)
• Jake W. Means, Fitness and Wellness, Greenwood, Mo.
• Tiffany N. Merrick, Management/Human Resources, Excelsior Springs, Mo.
• # Carla S. Metts, Management/Healthcare, Cabot, Ark.
• $ James D. Moore, Business Administration/Management, Greenwood, Mo. (attended Caro [Mich.] High School)
• # Shiron Leigh Musick, Business Administration/Human Resources, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas (attended Cordell [Okla.] High School)
• Jacqueline Krystine Neidholdt, Business Administration/Human Resources, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Liberty [Mo.] High School)
• @ Luther O. Nicholaus, Accounting, Kansas City, Mo.
• $ Sage A. Nicolaus, Nursing, Liberty, Mo. (attended Liberty High School)
• # Eric-Bailey Olivero, Management/Finance, Arlington, Va.
• Timothy Paige, Information and Computer Science/Networking and Security, Lee’s Summit, Mo.
• $ Aisha Palmer, Management/Human Resources, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts)
• @ Austin G. Park, Economics, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Hickory County High School, Urbana, Mo.)
• Lyla Renee Pekarsky, Business Administration/Management and Business Administration/Marketing, Kansas City, Mo.
• Amanda Leigh Peralta, Social Psychology, Peyton, Colo. (attended A.C. Reynolds High School, Asheville, N.C.)
• Phuong Thi Thu Phan, Business Administration/Finance, Gladstone, Mo. (attended Wichita [Kan.] North High School)
• @ Kyle J. Pilla, Business Administration/Logistics and Business Administration/Management, Parkville, Mo.
• # Melissa Quackenbush, Management/Healthcare, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Liberty [Mo.] High School)
• Ronal R. Reed, Business Administration/Human Resources and Business Administration/Marketing, Warrensburg, Mo.
• # Jennifer O. Reeves, Management/Healthcare, Knob Noster, Mo.
• Sasha Rentfro, Business Administration/Finance, Altamont, Ill. (attended Altamont High School)
• Ingrid Veronica Rios, Business Administration/International Business, Basehor, Kan.
• Alexis J. Rivera, Business Administration/Marketing, Kansas City, Mo.
• @ Hannah F. Roper, Business Administration/Management, Kansas City, Kan. (attended Piper High School)
• James M. Ross, Interdisciplinary Studies, Kansas City, Mo. (attended North Kansas City [Mo.] High School)
• @ Kory B. Roth, Business Administration/Marketing, Kansas City, Mo.
• Brittany N. Sapenaro, Social Psychology, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Truman High School, Independence, Mo.)
• John J. Scavuzzo, Business Administration/Management, Kansas City, Mo.
• @ Rodney Emmet Schlueter, Business Administration/Management, Kansas City, Mo.
• # Howard Leslie Scott III, Criminal Justice Administration/Law Enforcement, Oakview, Mo. (attended St. Pius X High School, Kansas City, Mo.)
• Salma M. Shahtout, Business Administration/Marketing, Cairo, Egypt
• @ Ashton T. Shelton, Business Administration/Management, Polo, Mo. (attended Polo High School)
• $ Charles K. Shepardson, Business Administration/Marketing, Kansas City, Mo. (attended West Platte High School, Weston, Mo.)
• Mark Anthony Sheridan, Information and Computer Science/Software Engineering, Smithville, Mo. (attended St. Pius X High School, Kansas City, Mo.)
• Ciara N. Slater, Criminal Justice Administration/Law Enforcement, Kansas City, Mo.
• Braden E. Smith, Business Administration/Finance, Parkville, Mo. (attended C. Leon King High School, Tampa, Fla.)
• # Eric L. Smith, Information and Computer Science/Data Management, Kansas City, Kan. (attended Nevada [Mo.] High School)
• Samantha J. Smith, Business Administration/Human Resources, Leavenworth, Kan.
• Spirit Roxanne Smith, Business Administration/Management, Clinton, Mo.
• # Zachary R. Smith, Information and Computer Science/Networking and Security, Kearney, Mo. (attended William Chrisman High School, Independence, Mo.
• Robert C. Smoot, Business Administration/Logistics, Odessa, Mo. (attended Odessa High School)
• # Rogi A. Solorzano, Information and Computer Science/Networking and Security, Overland Park, Kan.
• # Richard L. Spearman, Interdisciplinary Studies, Overland Park, Kan.
• # Darnell M. Spence, Management/Healthcare, Kansas City, Mo.
• Ed Stevens, Management, Gretna, Neb.
• $ Shea E. Stewart, Nursing, Kansas City, Mo.
• $ Alexa Marie Straws, Information Systems, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Liberty [Mo.] High School)
• Isabel Anne Sullivan, Fitness and Wellness, Nottingham, England
• $ Michelle L. Sullivan, Nursing, Kansas City, Mo.
• Mark Taylor, Information and Computer Science/Software Engineering, Valley Falls, Kan.
• Michael M. Taylor, Business Administration/Management, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Wamego [Kan.] High School)
• @ Cory A. Tepfenhart, Business Administration/Marketing, Lee’s Summit, Mo. (attended Williston [Fla.] High School)
• @ Michelle Gina Thatsaithone, Business Administration/Logistics and Business Administration/Management, Kansas City, Mo.
• Meguel G.A. Thomas, Geography, Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis
• Aaron R. Toledo, Management/Healthcare, Kuda, Idaho
• Pedro M. Trillo, Management, San Marcos, Texas (attended Luther Burbank High School, San Antonio, Texas)
• # Cherie Ulreich, Management/Healthcare, Basehor, Kan.
• Veira Gallegos Valenzuela, Accounting, Kansas City, Kan.
• @ Amy Lee Waldon, Business Administration/Marketing, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Platte County High School, Platte City, Mo.)
• # Wendy S. Wallace, Business Administration/Human Resources, Giddings, Texas
• Austin W. Walls, Information and Computer Science/Computer Science, Kansas City, Mo.
• # Rebecca Lea Warren, Management/Human Resources, Kansas City, Mo.
• Jacob T. Weddle, Management/Accounting, Austin, Texas (attended Grain Valley [Mo.] High School)
• $ Robert Charles White, Accounting, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Winnetonka High School, Kansas City, Mo.)
• Devin G. Wilgus, Management/Healthcare, Fairborn, Ohio (attended Louisville [Ohio] High School)
• @ Barbara A. Williams, Management/Computer Information Systems, Lee’s Summit, Mo.
• Sierra D. Williamson, Economics, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Lincoln College Prep Academy)
• $ Valerie Emily Ann Worth, Nursing, Parkville, Mo. (attended Park Hill High School)
• $ Rui Wu, Business Administration/Human Resources and Business Administration/International Business, Urumqi, China
• Jessica R. Youngs, Business Administration/Human Resources, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Grandview [Mo.] High School)
• Jeremiah Adam Zehring, Information and Computer Science/Networking and Security, Raymore, Mo. (attended Olathe [Kan.] North High School)
Bachelor of Science in Education
• # Margarita Araiza, Secondary Education/Biology, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Oak Park High School)
• @ Kimberly L. Brewer, Elementary Education/Art, Joplin, Mo. (attended Liberty [Mo.] High School)
• Kayla Lyne Costello, Elementary Education, Shawnee, Kan. (attended William Chrisman High School, Independence, Mo.)
• # Chelsey Nicole Henderson, Elementary Education/Language Arts and Special Education, Lathrop, Mo.
• @ Jordan D. Myers, Elementary Education/Social Studies, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Park Hill High School)
• Gabrielle A. Rosner, Secondary Education/Social Studies, Kansas City, Mo.
• Laura D. Shingleton, Early Childhood Education/Teaching Young Children, Olathe, Kan.
• Douglas R. Veltkamp, Secondary Education/Mathematics, Belton, Mo.
Bachelor of Social Work
• @ Trieva D. Lee, Parkville, Mo.
Associate of Science
• Chandra L. Buffington, Social Psychology, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts)
• Dalton J. Channing, Criminal Justice Administration, Kearney, Mo. (attended Kearney High School)
• Kelly S. Claypool, Social Psychology, Sugar Creek, Mo.
• Antionette Carrs Clayton, Social Psychology, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Melbourne [Fla.] High School)
• Janey Nichole Conerly, Management, Quantico, Va.
• Manuel J. Cruz, Criminal Justice Administration, Seal Beach, Calif. (attended Lakewood [Calif.] High School)
• Tyler Edwards, Criminal Justice Administration, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. (attended Farmington [Ark.] High School)
• Jeremiah D. French, Information and Computer Science, Fort Riley, Kan. (attended Charles M. Russell High School, Great Falls, Mont.)
• Julie Gayle Gutierrez, Management, Kansas City, Mo.
• Douglas E. Hernandez Muzo, Information and Computer Science, Independence, Mo. (attended Van Horn High School)
• Stephen M. Hill, Management, Independence, Mo. (attended Raytown [Mo.] High School)
• Troy C. Majors, Information and Computer Science, Kansas City, Mo. (attended Liberty [Mo.] High School)
• Denise Martin, Criminal Justice Administration, Greenville, Texas
• Scott A. Rhein, Management, Raymore, Mo.
• Samantha I. Shelby, Social Psychology, Kailua, Hawaii
• Abigail L. Wallace, Management, Giddings, Texas
• Jacob C. Williams III, Management, El Paso, Texas (attended West Lafayette [Ind.] High School)
Undergraduate Certificate
• Rick D. Clausing Jr., Terrorism and Homeland Security, Peculiar, Mo. (attended Grandview [Mo.] High School)
o Clausing also earned a Bachelor of Public Administration degree in Public Service
• Cody S. Drummond, Human Resource Management, Lee’s Summit, Mo. (attended Moses Lake [Wash.] High School)
o Drummond also earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Information and Computer Science/Networking and Security
• Rachel E. Martinez, Terrorism and Homeland Security, Fort Irwin, Calif.
o Martinez also earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice Administration/Law Enforcement
• Thomas C. King, Terrorism and Homeland Security, Blythewood, S.C.
o King also earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice Administration/Law Enforcement