University of Kansas School of Nursing

Order of Ceremony

Processional

Greeting and remarks from the dean
Jean F. Giddens, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, ANEF
Dean, University of Kansas School of Nursing

Greetings
Robert Klein, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs

Presentation of awards & honors

SCHOOL OF NURSING AWARDS
Jean F. Giddens, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, ANEF

SIGMA THETA TAU DELTA CHAPTER AWARDS
Jessi Loucks, RN, DNP
President, Delta Chapter

KU SCHOOL OF NURSING STUDENTS GRADUATING WITH HONORS and INDUCTEES TO PHI KAPPA PHI HONOR SOCIETY
Jean F. Giddens, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, ANEF

Presentation of graduates

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY & DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE
Jill Peltzer, Ph.D., RN
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Department Chair

MASTER OF SCIENCE AND POST-MASTER'S CERTIFICATES
Jill Peltzer, Ph.D., RN

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
Nelda Godfrey, Ph.D., RN, ACNS-BC, FAAN, ANEF
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Department Chair

Dismissal
Jean F. Giddens, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, ANEF

Recessional

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Presentation of Awards

SCHOOL OF NURSING AWARDS
Jean F. Giddens, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, ANEF

THE COMPASSION AWARD
The Compassion Award was established in 2017 to recognize a student who practices the art of compassion by being present to the pain and suffering of their patients, families and fellow staff. The recipient is selected with the help of the MS and DNP faculty.

SUSAN C. DAY NURSING AWARD
The Susan C. Day Nursing Award was established in memory of Ms. Day, who graduated from the School of Nursing in 1971 With Highest Distinction and was inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International, the world’s only honor society for nursing. Ms. Day achieved this level of accomplishment after being severely burned in an accident at age 14. She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1994, which led to her untimely death in 1998. This award recognizes an outstanding graduate of the Bachelor of Science in nursing program at graduation. This student must be in the top 3% of the class, thereby graduating with highest distinction, the top category for graduating seniors at KU. In addition to outstanding academic merit, the recipient has demonstrated strong leadership within the school.

SOUSA AWARD
The Sousa Award was established by Randall Darnell in 2012 in memory of Dr. Valmi Delfino de Sousa. This award recognizes a nursing Ph.D. student who is nearing the completion of their dissertation research. The dissertation research should be in the field of diabetes or other area of nursing research, and the person needs to demonstrate vision, innovation and leadership throughout their doctoral studies.

COLLEEN P. KOSIAK GRADUATE STUDENT CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AWARD
The Graduate Student Clinical Excellence Award was established by the Faculty Practice Committee in 2005 and was named in memory of Colleen P.  Kosiak in 2006. Ms. Kosiak earned her Master of Science in the Family Nurse Practitioner track from the KU School of Nursing in 1997 and was posthumously awarded a Ph.D. in nursing in 2006. The award bearing Ms. Kosiak’s name celebrates an outstanding graduate nursing student for clinical expertise in providing holistic patient care and is consistent with her beliefs about demonstration of leadership in advanced clinical practice.

DEAN’S AWARD
The Dean’s Award was established in 1981 to recognize a graduating senior who has provided outstanding service to the School of Nursing.

OUTSTANDING SENIOR AWARD
The Outstanding Senior Award is given to an undergraduate student with outstanding scholastic achievement.

JEANNE QUESENBURY AWARD
The Jeanne Quesenbury Award was established in 2003 as directed by Ms. Quesenbury’s estate. Jeanne Holman Quesenbury earned her Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of Kansas and was a faculty member at the KU School of Nursing from 1955 until her retirement in 1972. Because she was well-known for her expertise in clinical practice and the high standards for patient care that she set for students, the criteria for the award states that it will be given to a graduating BSN student who demonstrates excellent clinical skills. The undergraduate students and faculty members help select the recipient each year.

REGISTERED NURSE AWARD
The Registered Nurse Award is given each year to a student who has completed the RN-to-Bachelor of Science in nursing completion program with outstanding academic achievement and commitment to professional growth. The RN-to-BSN students and faculty members help select the recipient each year.

KAY SCHLICHTER AWARD
The Kay Schlichter Award was established in memory of Katherine Ann “Kay” Schlichter. Ms. Schlichter was president of her class and died two weeks prior to her graduation in 1957. The award was started by her classmates, who voted to leave the award rather than a traditional class gift. The award is given to a graduating senior with outstanding academic achievement who has demonstrated leadership ability. The undergraduate students and faculty members help select the recipient each year.

I.L. HIRSCH NURSING AWARD
Irma Lou Kolterman Hirsch, a leader in the profession of nursing, received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Kansas in 1957. She started her nursing career on the faculty of the Bethany Hospital RN program. She later earned an MSN from the University of Washington in Seattle and became a member of the faculty at Duke University in North Carolina.  She has worked in administrative posts at the University of Kansas Medical Center, assisted in the development of the Nursing Program for UMKC and served in a policy development role of the American Nurses Association when it was located in Kansas City, Missouri. Originally from Washington, Kansas, Mrs. Hirsch created this award to recognize an outstanding student who has accepted employment in a rural setting.

E. JEAN M. HILL AWARD 
The E. Jean M. Hill Award was established in honor of Jean Hill, director of nursing education at the KU Medical Center from 1949 to 1963. This award is given in recognition of a graduating senior nursing student who has demonstrated outstanding clinical performance.

MELISSA L. HARDIN AWARD
Created by the friends and family of Melissa Hardin in appreciation of the compassionate nursing care she received, this award honors a graduating student pursuing a career in cardiac nursing. Born with a heart defect, Melissa had her first surgery at The University of Kansas Health System at just 23 months old. There would be complications and hospital stays into her adulthood, but Melissa did not let her lifelong health issues hold her back from a full and happy life. Throughout her journey,  she and her family received caring medical and emotional  support from their nurses.

RUTH O. MCKIBBEN ALUMNI RESEARCH AWARD
This award was established in 2010 by the KU Nurses Alumni Association to recognize a doctoral nursing student who has demonstrated outstanding performance in the areas of scholarship and leadership.

SIGMA THETA TAU, DELTA CHAPTER AWARDS
Jessi Loucks, RN, DN
Sigma Theta Tau International is the world’s only honor society for nursing. The society recognizes superior achievement and leadership while fostering the highest standards in the nursing profession. Members in the honor society are recognized throughout the worldwide community of nurses as those who excel within nursing. Each year, the Delta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, which is affiliated with the KU School of Nursing, is privileged to honor with awards a graduating senior with outstanding scholastic achievement, research and leadership ability; a graduating master’s student with research skills, leadership and commitment to nursing; a graduating doctoral student with research skills, leadership and commitment to nursing; and a practicing nurse who demonstrates exemplary health care leadership. These awards are formally presented at the Delta Chapter new member induction banquet.

KU School of Nursing Graduates with Honors

BSN STUDENTS GRADUATING WITH HIGHEST DISTINCTION
Alyssa Yvonne Albee
Kailen Rayne Chase
Lara-Amiele Collier
Crystal Leann Dunstan
Rolanda Gerber
Michael C. Goode
Rachel M. Turek
Grace M. Williams

BSN STUDENTS GRADUATING WITH DISTINCTION
Marissa Mikelle Baumhover
Julia F. Hughes
Skyler R. Johnston
Keagan Lee Mann
Joshua Amos Morningstar
Amanda C. Mouer
RheaAnn G. Parker
Lydia C. Pope
Katie A. Poulter
Erin E. Ruggles
Ainsley P. Shank
Jenna Hope Valentine
Jocelyn I. Vang
Payton R. Walters
Alejandra M. Wright

BSN HONORS PROGRAM GRADUATES
Shiya Jitendra Bhakta
Kinuko Sato Bradley
Faia M. Fry
Madison Lisette Johnson
Sarah Elizabeth Kriet
Alex Lim
Kari Tucker
Alejandra M. Wright

PHI KAPPA PHI INDUCTEE
Crystal Dunstan

INDUCTEES TO SIGMA THETA TAU INTERNATIONAL NURSING HONOR SOCIETY
Chloe L. Amon 
Avery Barker
Marisol Kathleen Kingfisher
Caleb Brintnall
Riley Brown
Brooke Burkdoll
Kailen Rayne Chase
Andrea De La O
Trinity Kai Fadorsen
Jane Caroline Ford
Carma Harman
Madison Lisette Johnson
Skyler R. Johnston
Kayleigh Sueann Kollman
Sarah Elizabeth Kriet
Mackenzie Elizabeth Leisten
Jennifer Marie Logbeck
Keagan Lee Mann
BreAnna Alyxis Martinez
Piper Nannette McClain
Chase Michael Mcdermott
Loretta Medina
Meg Grace Molitor
Nsemeke Francis Nnamse
Juan Quesada Olarte
Alexandra Marie Radakovich
Zashary Ramos
Michelle Alexandra Recalde-Phillips
Ariana Reece Reck
Laura Robichaux
Maclaine B. Sears
Ainsley P. Shank
Katherine Grace Stineman
Katie Sutton
Lauren Elizabeth Taldo
Kristina Renee Titterington
Rachel M. Turek
Isabel M. Ultzsch
Laney R. Van Hecke
Grace M. Williams
Madison Brooke Witt

Special Recognition

ASSOCIATION OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN NURSING OFFICERS
Katherine Jeanne Braun, Senator
Sarah Elizabeth Kriet, Kansas City Events Chair
Owen Wesley Massaro, Kansas City Finance Chair
Jilian Marie Powell, Salina Finance Chair
Michelle Alexandra Recalde-Phillips, Interprofessional Collaboration Chair
Kari Tucker, Salina Events Chair
Lainey R. Van Hecke, Senator
Grace M. Williams, Vice President
Madison Brooke Witt, President

KANSAS STUDENT NURSING ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
Tibernay Rachel Beal, Treasurer and DAISY Chair
Anna Nichole Carpenter, School of Nursing Organization Liaison
Kennedy Elizabeth Farris, Vice President of Membership
Alex Lim, Vice President of Community Relations
Madison Corinne Schemmel, Secretary
Ainsley P. Shank, Co-President
Alejandra M. Wright, Co-President

STUDENT AMBASSADORS

Kansas City Campus
Kira D. Dent
Jane Caroline Ford 
Alex Lim
Keagan Lee Mann
Nsemeke Francis Nnamse
Ainsley P. Shank
Rachel M. Turek
Isabel M. Ultzsch
Alejandra M. Wright

Salina Campus
Shiya Jitendra Bhakta
Jillian Marie Powell
Hoang-Anh Vo
Payton R. Walters

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Graduates

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Phyllis Lynn Pastwa
Major Professor: Jill Peltzer, Ph.D., RN
Dissertation: Nursing Pathophysiology Course Outcomes Among Minoritized Students: A Convergent Mixed Methods Study

Teale Wynn Ryan
Major Professors: Becky Christian, Ph.D., RN, FNAP, FAAN 
and Kesa Herlihy, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC
Dissertation: The Effect of Different Education Delivery Models on Transactional Distance and Nursing Practice Readiness

Karen Michelle Towne
Major Professor: Barbara Polivka, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
Dissertation: The Relationships Between Allostatic Load, Disaster-Related Prenatal Perceived Stress Response, and Pregnancy Outcomes

DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE
Jaime Christine Bartley
Faculty Lead: Jason Gray, DNP, FNP-BC
Faculty Mentor: Angela Smith, DNP, RN, NE-BC, PMP(c) 
Project: One Liver. Two Lives. Increasing Access, Understanding, and Advocacy for Living Donor Liver Transplant

Sintia Bautista
Faculty Lead: Jason Gray, DNP, FNP-BC
Faculty Mentor: Kesa Herlihy, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC
Project: Evaluating Patient Journey from Primary Care Clinic to the Emergency Department

Santina D. Brown
Faculty Lead: Colleen Paramesh, DNP, FNP-C
Faculty Mentor: JoAnn Peterson, DNP, APRN, FNPc, WHNPc
Project: Stop the Violence

Abbi Leigh Crook
Faculty Lead: Christy Evers, DNP, APRN , CNM, CNEn, RNC-OB, C-EFM
Faculty Mentor: Cara Busenhart, Ph.D., APRN, CNM, FACNM, FAAN
Project: Development of an Evidence-Based Simulation For Maternal Cardiac Arrest

Brianne Culbertson
Faculty Lead: Jason Gray, DNP, FNP-BC
Faculty Mentor: Lucinda Whitney, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Project: Aggression Reduction by Avoiding Power Struggles: 
Enhancing Emotional Awareness Using the Perth Emotional Reactivity Scale – Short Form (PERS-S)

Caitlin Joelle Dansel
Faculty Lead: Kesa Herlihy, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC
Faculty Mentor: Colleen Paramesh, DNP, FNP-C
Project: Evaluation of Rural Emergency Room Nurses’ Neurological Competencies: A Survey-Based Evaluation Using Benner’s Stages of Development

Ashley Anne Evans
Faculty Lead: Frances Yang, Ph.D.
Faculty Mentor: Colleen Paramesh, DNP, FNP-C
Project: College Student Mental Health and Adherence to Treatment

Taylor Hinderer Glasgow
Faculty Lead: Jason Gray, DNP, FNP-BC
Faculty Mentor: Lucinda Whitney, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Project: Inconsistent Suicide Screening at a Comprehensive Cancer Center: A Root Cause Analysis

Stephanie Hare
Faculty Lead: JoAnn Peterson, DNP, APRN, FNPc, WHNPc
Faculty Mentor: Colleen Paramesh, DNP, FNP-C
Project: Implementing a Rural Trauma Team Development Course: Evaluating Strengths, Weaknesses, and Opportunities For Improved Team Performance

Alyssa D. Hannon
Faculty Lead: Colleen Paramesh, DNP, FNP-C
Faculty Mentor: Jason Gray, DNP, FNP-BC
Project: Evaluating APRN Clinical Guideline Adherence in a Collegiate Student Health Center

Mackenzie Dawn Holzrichter
Faculty Lead: Kesa Herlihy, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC
Faculty Mentor: Ericka Sanner-Stiehr, Ph.D., RN
Project: Workplace Bullying Among Registered Nurses In a Progressive Care Float Pool: A Needs Assessment in a Large Academic Medical Center

Young A. Hyun
Faculty Lead: Angela Smith, DNP, RN, NE-BC, PMP(c) 
Faculty Mentor: Colleen Paramesh, DNP, FNP-C
Project: Evaluating the Implementation of a Mentorship Program Among Newly Graduated Nurses

Dana M. Koziol
Faculty Lead: Angela Smith, DNP, RN, NE-BC, PMP(c) 
Faculty Mentor: Ericka Sanner-Stiehr, Ph.D., RN
Project: Charge Nurse Competencies and the AONL Framework

Elaine Denise Level
Faculty Lead: Frances Yang, Ph.D.
Faculty Mentor: Lucinda Whitney, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Project: Rural Mental Healthcare: A Training Protocol for a Mobile Crisis Team to Meet Certification Criteria

Shannon Smith Liew
Faculty Lead: Kelly Bosak, Ph.D., APRN, ANP-BC, FHFSA
Faculty Mentor: Angela Smith, DNP, RN, NE-BC, PMP(c)
Project: Implementing a Nurse Orientation Program in the Outpatient Setting to Promote Competency, Confidence and Engagement

Jessica M. Loucks
Faculty Lead and Mentor: Kesa Herlihy, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC
Project: Implementation of a Data-Driven Preoperative Blood Type Ordering Algorithm: Impact on Unnecessary Ordering and Waste of Resources Within the Obstetric/Gynecologic Surgical Service

Pamela Jean Masters
Faculty Lead: Kesa Herlihy, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC
Faculty Mentor: Angela Smith, DNP, RN, NE-BC, PMP(c)
Project: Meeting Workforce Needs Through Reduction of Nursing Student Attrition: Evaluation of an Academic Readiness Product

Erin D. McChristy
Faculty Lead: Jason Gray, DNP, FNP-BC
Faculty Mentor: Cara Busenhart, Ph.D., APRN, CNM, FACNM, FAAN
Project: Implementation of a Visual Labor Tool to Address Increased Nulliparous, Term, Singleton, Vertex Cesarean Rates

Megan Elizabeth Morgan
Faculty Lead: Colleen Paramesh, DNP, FNP-C
Faculty Mentor: Jason Gray, DNP, FNP-BC
Project: Impact of a Rural Trauma Team Development Course On Provider Knowledge

Monicah Mutuo Muema
Faculty Lead: Colleen Paramesh, DNP, FNP-C
Faculty Mentor: Lucinda Whitney, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Project: Integrating an Evidence-Based Intervention to Reduce Depression Post Stroke and Improve Outcomes in Rehabilitation Unit

Jamie Elaine Neal
Faculty Lead: Kesa Herlihy, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC
Faculty Mentor: Lucinda Whitney, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Project: Improving Safety Plan Documentation Rates For Pediatric Patients at Moderate Risk for Suicide Attempt in an Outpatient Hospital-Based Mental Health Clinic

Falon Marie Nelson
Faculty Lead: Kesa Herlihy, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC
Faculty Mentor: Lucinda Whitney, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Project: Implementation of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment in a Rural Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic

Kathryn Altha Noble
Faculty Lead: Colleen Paramesh, DNP, FNP-C
Faculty Mentor: Lucinda Whitney, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Project: Implementation of a Buprenorphine-Naloxone (Suboxone) Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Microinduction Protocol in a Community Mental Health Clinic (CMHC) in the United States

Carlos G. Ortiz
Faculty Lead: Kelly Bosak, Ph.D., APRN, ANP-BC, FHFSA
Faculty Mentor: Angela Smith, DNP, RN, NE-BC, PMP(c)
Project: Remote Patient Monitoring Program Implementation For Achieving Better Outcomes in Heart Failure Patients

Hannah Olivia Panjada
Faculty Lead: Kesa Herlihy, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC
Faculty Mentor: Melynda Swoyer, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Project: A Process Evaluation of a Team-Based Care Pilot to Reduce Clinician Burnout and Inbasket Volumes

Kendra Alison Peck
Faculty Lead: Angela Smith, DNP, RN, NE-BC, PMP(c)
Faculty Mentor: Kelly Bosak, Ph.D., APRN, ANP-BC, FHFSA
Project: Phone and Message Triage Appropriateness by Primary Care RNs: A Root Cause Analysis

Angela M. Ramirez
Faculty Lead: Christy Evers, DNP, APRN, CNM, CNEn, RNC-OB, C-EFM
Faculty Mentor: Krysta Ramirez Henry, DNP, APRN, CNM, PMH-C, FACNM
Project: Developing an Evidence-Based Protocol for Trial of Labor After Cesarean Section in a Rural Kansas Hospital

Nikita Rana
Faculty Lead: Angela Smith, DNP, RN, NE-BC, PMP(c)
Faculty Mentor: Lucinda Whitney, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Project: Implementation of AIMS for Early Identification of Tardive Dyskinesia in Pediatric Patients on Antipsychotic Medications: A Quality Improvement Project

Colby Lawrence Rankin
Faculty Lead: JoAnn Peterson, DNP, APRN, FNPc, WHNPc
Faculty Mentor: Jason Gray, DNP, FNP-BC
Project: Evaluating APRN Clinical Guideline Adherence in a Burn Clinic

Alma Marie Rodriguez Allen
Faculty Lead: Christy Evers, DNP, APRN, CNM, CNEn, RNC-OB, C-EFM
Faculty Mentor: Cara Busenhart, Ph.D., APRN, CNM, FACNM, FAAN
Project: Promoting Vaginal Birth

Madeline Grace Schulte
Faculty Lead: Colleen Paramesh, DNP, FNP-C
Faculty Mentor: Jason Gray, DNP, FNP-BC
Project: Impact of Rural Trauma Team Development Course on Provider Confidence

Scott Lyman Spacek
Faculty Lead: Christy Evers, DNP, APRN, CNM, CNEn, RNC-OB, C-EFM
Faculty Mentor: Cara Busenhart, Ph.D., APRN, CNM, FACNM, FAAN
Project: Midwife Credentialing Guideline: Creation and Evaluation of Model Midwifery Integration at a Community Hospital

Kimberly Stanfield
Faculty Lead: Angela Smith, DNP, RN, NE-BC, PMP(c) 
Faculty Mentor: Lucinda Whitney, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Project: Decreasing Patient Violence: Evaluation of a Patient Misconduct Policy

Mikayla Strief
Faculty Lead: Jill Peltzer, Ph.D., RN
Faculty Mentor: Jason Gray, DNP, FNP-BC
Project: Feasibility Assessment for Implementation of a Community-Based Advance Practice Registered Nurse-Led Direct Primary Care Medical Practice

Tashra Shanale Thomas
Faculty Lead: Jason Gray, DNP, FNP-BC
Faculty Mentor: Jill Peltzer, Ph.D., RN
Project: Enhance Kidney Transplant Patient Knowledge to Improve Medication Adherence

Karla Valenzuela-Silva
Faculty Lead: Angela Smith, DNP, RN, NE-BC, PMP(c)
Faculty Mentor: Colleen Paramesh, DNP, FNP-C
Project: QI Initiative to Improve CMS Measure 164v7: Aspirin Use as aTertiary Prevention to Improve ASCVD Risk

Amanda Kay Vernon-Crooks
Faculty Lead: Jason Gray, DNP, FNP-BC
Faculty Mentor: Kelly Bosak, Ph.D., APRN, ANP-BC, FHFSA
Project: Vitamin D Level and Its Correlation to Tibial Bone Pain and/or Tibial Stress Factures

Brandy May Voegeli
Faculty Lead: Cara Busenhart, Ph.D., APRN, CNM, FACNM, FAAN
Faculty Mentor: Colleen Paramesh, DNP, FNP-C
Project: Evaluation of Rural Emergency Room Neurological Competencies: A Survey-Based Evaluation Using Benner’s Stages of Development

Rachel Marie Westrich
Faculty Lead: Kesa Herlihy, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC
Faculty Mentor: Melynda Swoyer, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Project: Integration of Sleep Apnea Screening in the Primary Care Setting: A Quality Improvement Initiative

Amy Leigh White
Faculty Lead: Kesa Herlihy, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC
Faculty Mentor: Angela Smith, DNP, RN, NE-BC, PMP(c) 
Project: Simulation Program Accreditation

Ariel Lenae Zachariah
Faculty Lead: Kesa Herlihy, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC
Faculty Mentor: Jason Gray, DNP, FNP-BC
Project: Implementing Opioid Rotation Policy For Patients with Cancer-Related Pain

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE RECIPIENTS

Wafaa Abdullah Alduraidi
Daninaca Cassie Bawl
Emma Danielle Rinas
Brittany Elizabeth Thomas

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH INFORMATICS
Kathryn E. Clewell
Ben William Cudney
Jorge Alejandro Flores
Elizabeth Love Gunnar
Tiffany Theo Nguyen
Kelsey Leigh St. Clair
Mariel K. Wedeking

MASTER OF SCIENCE
Tristan Milam Coker
Joseph J. Colaizzi
Jill Denise Coleman
Tonya Sue Dresher
Brooke Marie McDonald
Emma Danielle Rinas
Abigail Robinson

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Emerson A. Adams
Pallas Marie Adams
Alyssa Yvonne Albee
Autumn L. Allison
Chloe L. Amon
Avery J. Barker
Marissa Mikelle Baumhover
Tibernay Rachel Beal
Taylor R. Bessent
Shiya Jitendra Bhakta
Kinuko Sato Bradley
Katherine Jeanne Braun
Tristin McKenna Bright
Caleb Brintnall
Riley Kate Brown
Ellie Marie Brumbaugh
Megan L. Bulcock
Brooke Burkdoll
Julia C. Calkins
Anna Nichole Carpenter
Jada Lyn Chabot
Mina O. Chapman
Kailen Rayne Chase
Arissara Chatani
Monserrat Chihuaque Alcantar
Brynna Grace Christiansen
Abigail Irene Clark
Kylie L. Coble
Lara-Amiele Collier
Alexandra Nichole Condit
Andrea Michelle Cote
Aubrey Nichole Craig
Abigail Faye Cruz
Megan Elizabeth Davis
Sage Madison Davis
Aubrey A. Dealy
Payton D. Dean
Kira D. Dent
Camryn Jo Dimarco
Garrett Donnelly
Crystal Leann Dunstan
Brianna Katlyn Edwards
Makayla Marie Ehmke
Seth B. Ehresman
Taylor Jacob Emmons
Trinity Kai Fadorsen
Kennedy Elizabeth Farris
Chandler Alan Fienhage
Cooper R. Foltz
Jane Caroline Ford
Gracie Meg Foster
Faia Maria Fry
Alexis E. Gabbert
Peter T. Ganstrom
Maira Munoz Garcia
Rolanda Gerber
Michael C. Goode
Ashley K. Grimm
Sarah Elizabeth Gueldner
Gabriela Alejandra Guevara Sarratud
Carly R. Gum
Kelly Lauren Hagedorn
Laura Elizabeth Hale
Katelyn Hall
Chasity D. Hendershot
Ryan J. Hengemuhle
Makayla Nkauj Ntsaiab Her
Julia F. Hughes
Rachel J. Hughes
Madeline R. Hunt
Jaedyn Kennedy Igo
Jack Ronald Ingram
Auria D. Jackson
Anna Christine Janckila
Madison Lisette Johnson
Skyler R. Johnston
Ayla Michele Jones
Aklesia M. Kebede
Taja Keeler
Grace Jacqueline Kennedy
Alexis Michele Ketcham
Marisol Kathleen Kingfisher
Bailey M. Ko
Kayleigh Sueann Kollman
Halee Faith Konrade
Sarah Elizabeth Kriet
Maria Christina Kristic
Nicole L. Krueger
Kristofer Laurence Laidler
Anna Francis Langan
Yeo Jin Lee
Mackenzie Elizabeth Leisten
Alex Lim
Jennifer Marie Logbeck
Zella Crow Lubin-Meyer
Makenna Grace Macgee
Keagan Lee Mann
Mia Ngoc Diep Mansy
Grace Caroline Marshall
Jordan Elizabeth Martens
BreAnna Alyxis Martinez
Mackenzie Nicole Mason
Owen Wesley Massaro
Piper Nannette McClain
Chase Michael Mcdermott
Kiara McGee
Loretta Medina
Savanna Medina
James William Medlang
Melanie Patricia Melendez Garcia
Meg Grace Molitor
Joshua Amos Morningstar
Dylan P. Morris
Emily Gail Moser
Kaylin Louise Moser
Amanda C. Mouer
Betelhem Ziyad Negash
Nsemeke Francis Nnamse
Kristin Northup
Channing E. Osborne
Feliciana Otano
RheaAnn Grace Parker
Zachary John Payne
Shay Pemberton
Callie G. Perry
Kaliarra J. Peterson
Alicia E. Phlieger
Camdyn Glee Pipkin
Lydia C. Pope
Katie A. Poulter
Campbell Povilonis
Jilian Marie Powell
Evelyn Lucille Pracht
Michael Price
Alexandra Marie Radakovich
Kristy Ramirez
Michelle Alexandra Recalde-Phillips
Ariana Reece Reck
Jesse Eli Reed
Amanda L. Reilly
Olivia Marie Resch
Yasmine Patricia Rodriguez
Talynn A. Rome
Ella Marie Root
Erin E. Ruggles
Emily Sanagorski
Alexis N. Saragusa
Alexa Kay Scarlett
Madison Corinne Schemmel
Kailey Christine Schlink
Taylor Mckenzie Schmidt
Noah Schopper
Peri E. Schwanke
Maclaine B. Sears
Ainsley P. Shank
Ella M. Sics
Cameron E. Simon
Morgan E. Smith
Abigail M. Solcher
Abigail H. Spencer
Rachel Q. Spencer
Katherine Grace Stineman
Sarah Salena Stradley
Lauren Elisabeth Taldo
Maniphone-Katrina Viengthong Thirakul
Kristina Renee Titterington
Kari Tucker
Rachel M. Turek
Isabel M. Ultzsch
Jenna Hope Valentine
Lainey R. Van Hecke
Jocelyn I. Vang
Hoang-Anh A. Vo
Dylan E. Walker
Paige Michelle Walker
Payton R. Walters
Rebecca Marie Washabaugh
Jocelyn R. Watson
Cameron M. White
Grace M. Williams
Abigail Kay Willson
Madison Brooke Witt
Alejandra M. Wright
Abigail L. Yockey
Margaret Shupe Young
Joyce Yu
Rosalyn I. Zoglmann

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ACADEMIC REGALIA

The academic dress worn by participants signifies the wearer’s academic discipline and degree-granting institution. The American Council on Education’s Academic Costume Code specifies the details of academic regalia for member institutions, including the colors and styles of caps and tassels, gowns and hoods.

The colors of tassels worn by the graduates on their caps identify their academic disciplines. Mortarboards are worn by recipients of bachelor’s and master’s degrees, while the wide variety of cap styles worn by doctoral degree recipients are in keeping with traditions of the graduating institution.
Gown styles also symbolize the level of academic achievement.

The bachelor’s degree gown has pointed sleeves and is worn closed. The master’s gown has longer, square-cut sleeves, and the doctoral gown has bell-shaped sleeves trimmed with velvet chevrons. Master’s and doctoral gowns may be worn open or closed. The style, trimming and color of doctoral gowns vary according to institutional traditions.

Recipients of doctoral and master’s degrees may also wear hoods that signify their high academic attainment. The lining of each hood carries the university colors — crimson and blue for the University of Kansas. The velvet edging on each hood (and on the sleeves of the gown) signifies by its color the degree earned. Dark blue signifies doctor of philosophy; doctor of nursing practice, apricot.

HONORING OUR MILITARY VETERANS

The University of Kansas and KU Medical Center recognize those who serve or have honorably served in the U.S. Armed Forces. The veteran honorees are wearing red, white and blue Military and Veteran Honor Cords.

KU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Congratulations, Class of 2025!
Welcome to the KU alumni family — we’re proud to have you. The KU Alumni Association is here for you with resources, networking opportunities and lifelong support. Stay connected and informed by following ‘KU Alumni Association’ on social media.

Rock Chalk!

MEMORIES FOR A LIFETIME

To view and purchase professional photos taken at the University of Kansas School of Health Professions ceremony, please scan the QR code to register. You will be asked to provide a clear photo of your student’s face to be used for matching with ceremony photos.

To receive photos visit the gradphotonetwork.com site.