Morningside College conferred 23 bachelor’s degrees and 119 Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degrees in August.

Morningside College conferred 23 bachelor’s degrees and 119 Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degrees in August.

Austin Cave, Michael Jones, Codey Kallweit and Michael Ward of Sioux City received Bachelor of Arts degrees.

Others who received Bachelor of Arts degrees were Joseph Sievert of Akron, Iowa; Kasi Lee of Anthon, Iowa; Britton Adams of Arlington, Neb.; Juan Duque Delgado of Cartagena, Colombia; Felicia Ely of Cleghorn, Iowa; Dakotah Turpen of Dakota City, Neb.; Cortney Walls of Hastings, Minn.; Caisey Cronin of Le Mars, Iowa; Joshua Calhoon of Minden, Iowa; Avery Nepper of Oto, Iowa; Lacey Lehmann of Rapid City, S.D.; Joshua Harroun of Rochester, Minn.; Alexander Hirt of Shawnee, Kan.; and Erica DeWaay and Matthew Hadley of Sioux Center, Iowa.

Jennifer McCormick and Lauren Sorenson of Sioux City received Bachelor of Science degrees. Others who received Bachelor of Science degrees were Trevor Strong of Elkhorn, Neb., and Jennifer Livingston of Norwalk, Iowa.

Duque Delgado graduated summa cum laude (with highest honor) for having a cumulative grade point average of 3.81 or higher.

Recipients of MAT degrees were as follows:

Sioux City: Imelda Garcia, Megan Gemmill, Nicole Merchant, Jami Pixler, Christopher Thomas and Pamela Woolridge Perez.

Northwest Iowa: Sara Nessa, Alton; Katie Sponder, Denison; Jennifer Gesche, Estherville; Robin Sindt, Everly; Shawn Miller, Ida Grove; Matthew Jenness, Moville; Ryan Burkhart, Newell; Angela Boersma, Jonathan Mouw, Jaclyn Olson and Lori Scholtens, Orange City; Joni Van Ginkel, Rock Valley; Janine Miller, Sergeant Bluff; and Jenna Campbell and Katherine Tremmel, Storm Lake.

Other parts of Iowa: Richard Beattie, Altoona; Emilee Szawiel, Anamosa; Michelle Nail, Ankeny; Rebecca Milum, Bernard; Rebecca Abraham, Erryn O’Conner and Allison Sherman, Bondurant; Ryan Austin, Carroll; Staci Callahan, Kyle Fitzgerald, Katie Goedken and Kendra Richardson, Cedar Rapids; Valerie Schaefer, Clear Lake; Erica Eyskens, Clinton; Britney Graber, Crawfordsville; Cassandra Macans, Danville; Tara Christensen and Katrina Serrano, Davenport; Brett Abbotts, Susan Andersen, Gretchen Freel, Cassandra Kendzora, Duane Miller, Derek Schultz, Rebecca Shumaker and Laura Stanbrough, Des Moines; Heath Kelley, De Witt; Kathleen Flynn, Andrew Reinert, Kimberly Reinert and Tracee Wellik, Dubuque; Cheryl Bougher, Eagle Grove; Melissa Ruyter, Eldridge; Renea Livingston, Fontanelle; Rachel Kruse, Fort Dodge; Anna Miller, Gladbrook; Colleen Conway, Grimes; Jennifer Waddle, Hampton; Stephanie Ahrenholtz, Harlan; Helen Lukes, Independence; Kathleen Glowacki and Dee Ann Patterson, Iowa City; Shelley Hershberger, Jesup; Elissa Gutierrez, Johnston; Diane Volkman, Kellogg; Jamie Smith, Manchester; Katelyn Hodne, Manilla; Kristi Snow, Marble Rock; Paula Long, Marengo; Diane Dodds and Abigail Reynolds, Marion; Jeffrey Tice, Marshalltown; Brooke Onder, Elizabeth Parrott and Anne Petersen, Mason City; Sammi Jo Luse, Melbourne; Melissa Phillips, Miles; Amy Thacher, Montrose; Sheena Summer, North Liberty; Bonnie McMullin and Annie Pruessner, Ottumwa; Jacqueline Scheuring, Panama; Angela Gloede, Panora; Grace Fajda-Gromotka, Pella; Timothy Maylum, Perry; Geoffrey Farrell, Pleasant Hill; Sharon Allison, Red Oak; Tanya Burken, Robins; Darrin Berggren and Brian Petersen, Story City; Melissa Jesina, Tama; Ryan Dwars and Abby Hyatt, Tiffin; Jacob Habhab, Amanda Kunkel and Anne Parenza, Urbandale; Aric Chvala, Vinton; Brennan Gerst, Wapello; Kaitlyn Hooks, Jacqueline West and Katharine Winkler, Waterloo; Jason Alons, Paige Jensen and Michelle Puczynski, Waukee; Brea Baxter, Waukon; Lisa Broderick, Kimberly Evans, Joel Illian and Brett Thompson, West Des Moines; Kirsten Jensen, West Liberty; and Kyla Burns, Windsor Heights.

Other states: Whitney Olson, Dakota Dunes, S.D.; Erica Ortiz De Villate, Derby, Kan.; Rebekah Brommer, Grand Island, Neb.; Aubrey Bockwoldt, Moline, Ill.; Andrew Crawford, Papillion, Neb.; Megan Steeves, South Lake Tahoe, Calif.; and Shannon Shaw, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.