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May 10, 2008
Morningside College conferred 144 bachelor’s degrees and 147 Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degrees during its 110th spring commencement exercises held Saturday, May 10.
In addition to the 291 spring graduates, degrees were conferred upon August and December 2007 graduates, as well as students expected to graduate in August 2008. Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees were conferred upon Barry Backhaus of Sioux City, former president, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Vantus Bank; Richard Ducommun of Colorado Springs, Colo., a Sioux City native and businessman; and Edward Rogalski of Davenport, Iowa, former president of St. Ambrose University in Davenport.
Heather Reid, associate professor and chair of philosophy at Morningside, received the 2008 Lucille and Charles Wert Faculty Award for excellence in teaching. The award recognizes the faculty member judged by his or her peers to best exemplify the ideas of the academic teaching profession at Morningside.
Reid joined the Morningside faculty in 1996. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree and doctorate from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Reid has received international recognition for her expertise on the philosophical foundations of the Olympic Games and has served as president of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport. Reid is author of the book “The Philosophical Athlete” and also has written numerous scholarly articles and book chapters on ancient Greek philosophy, sport philosophy and Olympic studies. She received the Sharon Walker Faculty Excellence Award in 2004 and was named faculty person of the year in 1999-2000 by the Morningside Chapter of the Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society.
Outstanding graduates were recognized with special awards in their fields of study. Jordon Wall of Sioux City and Samantha Wenger of Danbury, Iowa, received the Dr. Tom Curry Outstanding Business Student Award, given in memory of the late Tom Curry, who was associate professor of business administration and economics at Morningside from 1991 to 2005.
Other graduates and their awards included: Grant Wittstruck of Jefferson City, Mo., Graduating Senior Art Award; Sheldon Malcom of Dakota City, Neb., Lawrence Bandholz Award in Mathematical Science; Katherine Billings of Mount Prospect, Ill., Marie Bandholz Award in Special Education; Victoria Reed of Mission Viejo, Calif., Dr. B. G. Knepper Award in English; Christina Loft of Sioux City, Lorraine E. Knepper Award in Nursing; Rachel Bellairs of Clarinda, Iowa, Montford and Gertrude Knepper Award in English; and Lindsey Mohr of Ocheyedan, Iowa, Dr. Patrick J. Murphy Award in Education.
Four graduates were recognized with Dean’s Awards, for their outstanding academic achievements in one of the four areas that comprise the Morningside College curriculum, including: Judy Leinen of Des Moines, Iowa, Dean’s Award in Fine Arts; Kathryn Kotlik of Bellevue, Neb., Dean’s Award in Humanities; Brian Johnson of Bronson, Iowa, Dean’s Award in Professional Services and Influence; and Leah Winter of Sioux City, Dean’s Award in Sciences.
Morningside College awards general honors based on undergraduate work completed at the college and according to the grade point averages (GPAs) designated as follows:
*Cum Laude (with honor) at 3.50
**Magna Cum Laude (with great honor) at 3.66
***Summa Cum Laude (with highest honor) at 3.81.
General honors noted are based upon GPAs as of the end of the fall 2007 semester.
The spring graduates were as follows:
Bachelor of Arts
Sioux City: Monica Arreola, Adam Gustman, Carla McCarthy Warneke, Gregory Nelson, Dave Schipper, Lynelle Turnage, Zachary Van Buskirk, Megan Walding*,
Iowa: Andrew Martin, Altantic; Brian Johnson***, Bronson; Kimberly Marth, Charles City; Rachel Bellairs***, Clarinda; Jenny Armstrong, Coin; Toni Lacey and Samantha Wenger***, Danbury; Tyler Woods*, Davenport; Judy Leinen**, Des Moines; Erin Freml***, Harlan; Hannah Swartzendruber, Kalona; Alisha Kreig***, Kingsley; Chantell Kuntz, Knoxville; Andrea Collier and Diana Gracia, LeMars; Danielle Westphal**, Lenox; Abby Slaymaker, Marengo; Erin Hume, Monroe; Joshua Hansen, Alisha Willey and Elizabeth Wright**, Onawa; Bradley Mallett, Salix; Nicole Cleveland, Sergeant Bluff; Tiffany Taylor, Villisca.
Nebraska: David Finklea and Kathryn Kotlik***, Bellevue; Tracy Quint, Columbus; Skyler Schindler, Creighton; Chris Becker, Fordyce; Andrea Thompson, Grand Island; Joshua Wilkerson, Lincoln; Daniel Ascherl and Misty Howard, Oneill; Cheryl Johansen*, South Sioux City.
Other states: Derek Raquel, Galt, Calif.; Victoria Reed*, Mission Viejo, Calif.; Tracy Bruntz, Addison, Ill.; Katie Kes, Northfield, Minn.; Rachel Radel, Mitchell, S.D.; Tanya Anderson*, Piedmont, S.D.; Grant Wittstruck, Sioux Falls, S.D.; Lisa Serres, Casper, Wyo.
Bachelor of Music Education
Sioux City: Brandon Shostak*
Iowa: Amanda Flater, Marshalltown.
Bachelor of Music Performance
Sioux City: Sarah Chilton
Bachelor of Science
Sioux City: Ashley Atwood, Heather Blom**, Melinda Brown, Alejandro DeAnda, Jacob Devine, Teresa Eilerts, Lisa Engeldinger, Mellisa Flanigan*, Miranda Galvin**, Jill Hathaway, Miranda Heyer Stroh**, Rachel Kinney*, Lauren Leonard, Jimmy Morales, Jeffrey Paulson, Eric Peterson, Mandi Poss**, Megan Tuttle**, Jordan Wall***, Sara Williams*, Leah Winter.
Iowa: Nathan Harris**, Akron; Matthew Gustafson, Cherokee; Scott Wismont, Crescent; Chad Hustedt, Galva; Christopher Lee, Humboldt; Adrew Homan, Ida Grove; Kelsey Beery, Indianola; Samantha Junge, Keystone; Marleta Smith***, Lake City; Megan Benson, Lawton; David Bohlken**, LeMars; Grant Leavitt*, Marcus; Cassie Zimmerman***, Oxford; Adam Vogel, Rock Rapids; Nolan Abel, Royal; Christine Seggerman and Natasha Wittmaack, Salix; Teryn Pomerenke***, Sergeant Bluff; Shane Michael and Ashlee Worrell, Sloan; Staci Holm***, Story City; Amber Bohnker, Underwood; Kelli Tyer Blake*, Waterloo.
Nebraska: Sheldon Malcom, Dakota City; Daniel Lipari, Elkhorn; Logan Anderson*, Fort Calhoun; Melissa Dreyer***, Hay Spring; Kimberly Hassler, Hubbard; Eric Nelson, Laurel; Marisha Lenz*** and James Mowrey, Lincoln; Roxana Karimzade, Nathan Mausbach and Maureen Vandenbroucke*, Omaha; Jacob Stevenson, Petersburg; Justin Poellot**, South Sioux City; Lee Kubik*, Thurston; Jack Rother***, Wayne; Amanda Pokorny, Weston; Ashley Schiebur*, Wymore.
Other states: Katherine Billings***, Mount Prospect, Ill.; Thomas Kohl, Leavenworth, Kan.; Aaron Gladfelder, Shawnee, Kan.; Ryan Winter***, Minneota, Minn.; Jessica Niemeyer, Sioux Falls, S.D.; Nichole Hagerty**, Spearfish, S.D.; Miranda Martin, Casper, Wyo.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Sioux City: Heidi Braunschweig**, Rebecca Harrell, Christina Loft**, Whitney McElrath, Erin Popken.
Iowa: Kari Streff, Alton; Veronica Vazquez, Denison; Lorie Ludwig, Hinton; Sara Schrank, Mapleton; Kelli Irwin, Marcus; Emily Olsen, Marne; Trisha Beaulieu*, Merrill; Stephanie Loeschen**, Ocheyedan; DeRae Bettin**, Odebolt; Danielle Korner, Schleswig.
Nebraska: Emily Grabow*, Fort Calhoun; Amanda Cades and Alicia Dougherty, Lincoln; Danielle Petersen, Lyons; Kerstin Levi, Omaha; Whitney Turner, Trumbull.
Other states: April Tobin***, Harrisburg, S.D.; Katherine Kromminga*, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Degree
Sioux City: Yukimo Guelcher, Sara Smith, Nicole Umland.
Iowa: Elizabeth Cottingham, Alburnett; Angela Phillips and Magdalena Voy, Ankeny; Sarah Svejda, Atkins; Wanda Conatser, Bellevue; Alexis Hamaker, Bloomfield; Eric McCollough, Breda; Beverly Henry, Burlington; Stephanie Francois, Stacy Johnson, Sherrie Kautman, Holly Reeder, Karoline Rozeboom, Michelle Smith, Jessica Smitterbergh and Collin Swanson, Cedar Rapids; Peggy Kauzlarich, Centerville; Shira Gebel, Charles City; Patricia Staley, Charter Oak; Dori Andich, Theresa Barr, Monica Clarke, Kimberly Eaker and Tanya VanLancker, Clinton; Jeanna Gerot and Shannon Salazar, Columbus; Sarah Heenan, Coralville; Leah Hagedorn, Sherry Lange-Hanif and Jamie Nielsen, Davenport; Karla Downs, Delhi; Chris Covington, Kelli Moore, Kelleen Neiber and Jolene Yochum, Des Moines; Julie Binneboese and Julie Farni, Dubuque; Robin Fletcher, Eddyville; Tracy Grimes, Elgn; Denise Mueller, Elkader; Heidi Bowman, Susan Carr, Michelle Higgins, Anne Lyle and Brooke Priesman, Fairfield; Kathryn O’Day, Farmington; Kristin Fields, Farnhamville; Shawn Bennett, Stephanie Harvey, Josh Seltz and Mary Sersland, Fort Dodge; Kay Petersen, Fort Madison; Kandi Attleson, Julie Burkey and Michael Sorenson, Fredericksburg; Dianne Bentley, Glenwood; Jill Neas, Glidden; Mary Jo Petersen, Grand Mound; Judy Lueken, Greeley; Lonni Goldman, Hedrick; Dianna Farley, Independence; Marnie Barnett and Aleah Suchomel, Iowa City; Lisa Hattel and Kelli Olson, Johnston; Jason Marshall, Keosauqua; Barb Thole, La Motte; Lisa Kies, Lake View; Cheryl Kuhn, Tammy Manning, Gertrude Monat and Arla Wagner, Lansing; Deb Burwitz and Noel Henrich, LeMars; Amy Thompson, Mallard; Annette Lenz and Sheri Storms, Manchester; Angela Robinson, Maquoketa; Jill Ehlts, Marion; Denise Martin, Jeanne McCurnin, Molly Rima and Rhonda Swenson, Mason City; Julie Bloom and Debbie Sieck, Maynard; Angela Pape, McGregor; Diane Schroeder, Mechanicsville; Adam Roos, Milford; Tracy Decker, Monona; Amy Houston, Moorhead; Justin Carpenter and Marty Nuss, New Hampton; Tyler Rodgers, New London; Aaron Smith, North Liberty; Jason Gearhart, Oelwein; Chad Koedam, David Pfaffle and Laura Reimers, Orange City; Glenda Buenger, Dawn Deffenbaugh, Kristi Klawitter, Kelly Luck and Stacy Walston, Oskaloosa; Amy Albert, Oxford; Heather Kruger, Parkersburg; Kenneth Zimmerman, Peosta; Cynthia Jafvert, Perry; Debra Rains, Plainfield; Mary Armour, Pleasant Valley; Angella Cook, Pocahontas; Melannie Trees, Prairie City; Elizabeth Bosworth, Princeton; Kristin Wright, Rock Rapids; Stacie Stokes, Rockford; Carla Baker, Stephanie Moriarty and Joshua Wheeler, Sergeant Bluff; Mary Breen, Sheldon; Lindy Hammes, Wendy Leonard and Amy O’Rourke, Sigourney; Jessica VonAhsen, South Amana; Cindy Glover and Teresa Trierweiler, Spencer; Sara DeVries, Spirt Lake; Erica Boettcher, Storm Lake; Julie Schnebbe, Walford; Heather Brokaw, Washington; Shawn Purcell, Waukee; Sara Buettner, Webb; Penelope Klepper, West Bend; Amanda Farrell and Chad Jilek, West Des Moines; Michelle Crandall, West Union; Rose Driscoll, Williamsburg; Katie Brown, Wilton; Sheri McNamara and Julie Mitchell, Winterset.
Other states: Natalie Perry, Bloomington, Ill.; Amber Boles, Rochester, Minn.; Melissa Stidfole, Omaha, Neb.; Robin Jager, North Sioux City, S.D.; Nancy Feinstein, Sioux Falls, S.D.; Nancy Saionz, League City, Tex.
The following students are expected to graduate in August 2008 and participated in the exercises:
Bachelor of Arts
Sioux City: Kelli Johnson*, Christopher Jones, Wade Schuldt, Rachel Sheehan, Tiffany Yenter***, Jerry Young.
Iowa: Tara Devlin, Anthon; Angela Nicodemus, Aurelia; Samuel Kruse, Everly; Jacob Trettin, Grafton; Mary Ann Davis, Russell.
Nebraska: Scott Nielsen, Fremont; Robert Mosby, Omaha.
Other states and countries: John Page, Brookings, S.D.; Millie McReynolds, Carolina, Puerto Rico; Clint Corderman, Fargo, N.D.; Kevin Alejo, Sugar Land, Tex.
Bachelor of Science
Sioux City: Tyler DeMaris, Joshua Mahan***
Iowa: Mitchell Peterson, Clive; Giuseppe Disalvo and Matthew Johnson, Council Bluffs; Meredith Jorgensen***, LeMars; Kristen Westergaard***, Mapleton; Derek Hill, Meriden; Eric Hume, Monroe; Trevor Alfredson, Moville; Trisha Johnson, Salix.
Nebraska: David Manceaux and Annie McInnis**, Omaha; Cassandra Cheever and Christopher Rager, South Sioux City.
Other states and countries: Marvin Stiebler**, Sachsen Anhalt; Sean Rud*, Sioux Falls, S.D.; Lee Nichols, Harlingen, Tex.
The following August or December 2007 graduates participated in the exercises:
Bachelor of Arts
Sioux City: Stephanie Casotti, Abigail Chipman*, John DenBeste, Brooke Edwards, Valerie Flanagan**, Tavia Knudsen*, Robin Van Veldhuizen, Abigail Weibel.
Iowa: Rachel Mathers*, Correctionville; Samantha Moore*, Des Moines; Luke Sorensen**, Essex; Kimberly Jessen, ***, Everly; Jenna Jurrens*, George; Jill Staab, Marcus; Lindsey Mohr, Ocheyedan; Tyler McClellan, Schleswig; Megan Massey, Sergeant Bluff; Jill Bohnker***, Underwood; Benjamin Schekirke, West Des Moines
Nebraska: Brian Schekirke, Bellevue; Kelly Berst, Lincoln; Eric Brommer, Norfolk; Stewart Giddings, Omaha.
Other states: Samantha Pinney, Benton, Ark.; Sharon Frank, Hazel Green, Wis.; Jonathan Green, Thermopolis, Wyo.
Bachelor of Music Education
Sioux City: Andrew Goodell
Bachelor of Science
Sioux City: Matthew Krohn, Karl Livermore, Michele Chicoine***, Diane Fawcett*, Shawna Gallardo, Sarah Ingalls*, Cody Jaminet, Corey Jorgensen, William Luke*, Veronica Munoz, Jared Small.
Iowa: Tiffany Pribyl**, Crescent; Renee Uhl, Danbury; Jon Yates, Glenwood; Gabriel Baughman, Kirkman; Jeremy Gabel, LeMars; Brent Hinspeter and Ashley Reuter*, Marcus; Brandon Petersen, Minden; Kari Gehling, Salix.
Nebraska: Nicholas Reigle*, Madison; Justin Hamilton, Omaha; Andrew Mather, Papillion; Stephanie Davies, South Sioux City.
Other states and countries: Ashley Hugel, Cary, Ill.; Molly Tomke, Alamogordo, N.M.; Brandon Wylie, Sioux Falls, S.D.; Rachel Shoup, Houston, Texas; Tse-Fu Kuo, Taipei; Tobias Tessmer*, Saxony-Anhalt.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Sioux City: Teresa Patelski***
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Degree
Iowa: Ana Venator, Ottumwa.
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