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May 2026 Graduates

91¿´Æ¬Íø’s Commencement ceremonies will be held in the Herrick Chapel at our Elgin Campus. Graduates may bring four guests and tickets will be distributed to graduates with their cap and gown.

Doors will open for guests at 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 pm. The ceremonies will also be live on the 91¿´Æ¬Íø Facebook and YouTube pages; the best way to stay informed is by liking or following 91¿´Æ¬Íø on these platforms. Scroll down to view information for each ceremony, including links to live streams and recordings.

10 am Ceremony

Certificate in Practical Nursing (LPN)
David Penaloza
Gabriela Sanchez

Associate of Applied Science in Nursing (RN)
Brenda Banos
Amber Byrd
Lisa Doyle, honors
Lucy Elengical
Sureeporn Engchoun
Bianca Erturk
Claudia Guerrero, high honors
Dayanara Gutierrez
Adetoun Hamza
Jemiah Hawkins
Jayla Jones
James Kwon
Jenna Lammers, honors
Cynthia Lozano
April Martinez, honors
Chuck Patano
Angela Rabanal
Mayra Ramirez Velazquez, honors
Cynthia Razo
Macaella Robinson
Tamera Russell
Brian Santiaguillo
Danniell Scott, honors
Caitlyn Stedman, honors
Lhyn Albert Supas, honors
Bibian Ugwu
Mariela Velazquez, honors
Sonia Venzor-Mejia
Kyana Wade
Nichole Willis-Uboh

Bachelor of Arts – Division of Professional Studies
Acazia Rideout, General Studies

Bachelor of Arts – Architecture Majors
Sashank Balakrishnan
Ashton Beachy
Jacob Callentine
Inigo Capellan
Anthony Castro
Nathaniel Coleman
Angel Garcia
Anthony Gutierrez
Catherine Hegewald, summa cum laude
Easton Kimball
Joaquin Landa
Ariadna Marquez Morales
Erick Mederos
Nathaniel Menolascina, magna cum laude
Giovanni Mora
Madison Muhr
Michael O’Keefe, magna cum laude
Marisela Picado
Keilah Reinhart
Connor Richmond, summa cum laude
Alan Sanchez
Hannah Schmidt
Hayden Singley
Nicholas Smith, cum laude
Samuel Szobody
Alexander Taylor
Ian Wiggan

Bachelor of Arts – Interior Design Majors
Lena Fehrenbach
Samantha Ford, cum laude
Rebeca Herrera
Eliana Johnson
Katherine Rozeboom
Bethany Snyder, magna cum laude

Master of Architecture 
Alyssa Abbott
Elizabeth Arcos
Jacob Belcher
Abigail Belsan
Ian Burns
Abigail Fast
Baylee Foster
Shelby Key
Treyton Lehman
Marcus Ochoa
Julia Olsen
Nyah Oyos
Jerez Rinehart
Jonathan Seagren
Naomi Sweeney
Marisa VanWyhe
Kara Wicklund

Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Ana Alicea
Rachel Armstrong
Kaja Biel
Sarah Herbert
Josephine Lytton
Alondra Murillo
Alexcia Stephens
Daniel Vook

Master of Arts in Community Music
Julie Boettcher
Seunghyeon Jin
Grace Kraidich

Master of Business Administration in Informatics
Mohammad Hasan
Arshad Hussain
Mohammed Abdul Sajeed Khan
Amar Naga Sai Vishnu Koppaka
Ajmal Muneer
Sumaiya Naaz
Ritesh Prakashbhai Panchal
Vrajkumar Patel
Syed Asif Pirzada
HemendraKumar Raval
Mudassir Shaik
Rasagna Sirnapalli

Master of Science in Computer Science
Syed Abdullah Adil Azeem
Ahmed Bin Bahawayrith
Syeda Sufia Hashmi
Numaan Hussain
Mamatha Malluri
Salman Mohammed
Ganesh Naga Koti Reddy Syamala
Omer Habeeb Mohiuddin Ali Syed

Doctor of Education in Literacy
Cynthia Troyer

Doctor of Education in Leadership
Michelle Creegan
Joan Kaufman

2 pm Ceremony

RISE
Catherine Conover
Sean Copon
Joseph Dragon
Violet Felauer
Briana Gipson
Daniel Koerner
Elizabeth Ortega
Thomas Quast
Ezekiel Rivera
Colleen Wallace
Caroline Zawtocki

Bachelor of Arts – Traditional Students 
Joshua Abraham, Psychology
Alijah Acevedo, Marketing
Franck Adou, Sport Management
Grant Alexander Jr, Sport Management
Daniel Alworth, Marketing, cum laude
Matthew Armstrong, Management, summa cum laude
Allison Arwood, Early Childhood Education
Ashlynn Avenarius, Psychology
Joshua Bavich, Accounting, summa cum laude
Ivory Bell, Psychology
Bodhi Bralich, Accounting
Hayden Brown, Secondary Education: English, cum laude
Adan Cabezudo, Accounting
Madison Carlson, Marketing
Paige Carpenter, Management
Brianna Carrera, Psychology
Vincent Clemente, Secondary Education: Biology
Savannah Cook, Psychology, cum laude
Cristobal Corral Bustos, Accounting
Hana Cunningham, Music Business and Entrepreneurship, summa cum laude
Brock Dawson, Marketing, cum laude
Nicolas Donoso Soruco, Management, cum laude
Hannah Ezzy, Worship Arts, summa cum laude
Julius Fortun, Management, summa cum laude
Joe Froslid, Psychology, cum laude
Marisa Garcia, Psychology
Kathryn Garee, Psychology
Maisie Green, Marketing
Eva Grinter, Music Performance, summa cum laude
Evelyn Harrington, Communication Arts, summa cum laude
Cara Haugh, Worship Arts, cum laude
Andre Hawkins, Management
Demiah Hawkins, Psychology
Joseph Hazelwood, Psychology, cum laude
Amber Helsley, Art
Dayton Hoover, Exercise Science, summa cum laude
Stanley Hyppolite, Sport Management
Anna Illyes, Graphic Design
McKinze Kearfott, Management, magna cum laude
Dimitri Kelly, Sport Management
Adeline Kennell, Elementary Education, summa cum laude
Brayden Kopp, Marketing, magna cum laude
Carter Kotwica, Sport Management, magna cum laude
Aliyah Kvamme, Marketing
Ruben Ledesma Mohedano, Management, cum laude
Nikki Letzkus, Secondary Education: Mathematics
Dorien Little, Psychology
Sarah Madden, Management
Alejandro Martinez, Exercise Science
Jessica Meyer, Psychology
Anthony Montesinos, Psychology
Parker Morris, Management
Gideon Claude Navarro, Sport Management
Isabelle Nick, Management
Elijah Nixon, Management
Fernando Nunez, Management, summa cum laude
Manuel Paravicini, Management, cum laude
Ryan Pitzer, Accounting
Ryan Poett, Management
Cindy Popovici, Elementary Education, summa cum laude
Chase Reid, Sport Management
Eric Roberts, Accounting, cum laude
Nathalee Rodriguez, Psychology
Nicholette Rojas, Christian Ministries
Avant Rowe, Exercise Science
Mia Schnabel, Worship Arts
Colleen Sears, Psychology, magna cum laude
Yuki Shigeyasu, Marketing, cum laude
Grant Shipley, Marketing, cum laude
Haley Slaymaker, Psychology
Jeremiah Smith, Sport Management
Brian Snodgrass, Psychology
Jordan Sorenson, Management
Treyvion Spires, Health Promotion and Performance
Victoria Strissel, Music Performance
Joshua Taylor, Marketing
Gabriel Jhasmain Uno, Chemistry
Jessica Villa, Psychology
Josiah Walton, Marketing
Jalen Webb-Starkey, Psychology
Ladale West II, Communication Arts
Benjamin Wisniewski, Management
Mason Yoder, Management
Aiden Zimmerman, Accounting, magna cum laude

Bachelor of Science – Traditional Students
Mohammed Abrar, Natural Sciences
Tessa Freedman, Exercise Science
Isabella Garrelts, Computer Science
Joseph Helsley, Computer Science, magna cum laude
Jacob Jones, Natural Sciences
Alexander Medrano, Computer Science
Mara Quintero Romero, Biochemistry, cum laude
Blake Stempowski, Computer Science, cum laude
Ryan Strutzel, Natural Science
Kailyn Wiebe, Biology

Bachelor of Fine Arts – Traditional Students
Violet Arellanos, Graphic Design, magna cum laude
Kaylee Mann, Graphic Design

Master of Business Administration
Kristina Browne
Tanya Davis
Elisha Dunlap
Blake Foster
Saw Dah Eh Htoo
Damian Jimenez
Halee Johnson
Stephanie Naskrent
Elijah Shulman
Jacob Slonski
Naw Wah Say Say Thaw
Naw Liza Thein

Ticket Information

‹Each graduate will receive FOUR tickets in with their cap and gown. Guests with tickets will not be able to save to seats. Your whole party must be present to be seated together. 

Overflow Viewing 

Guests without tickets may watch from the overflow viewing area located in Thulin Auditorium. 

*If you have questions about what ceremony to attend, please reach out to [email protected].

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