º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø Kansas City Area December 2018 Graduates Announced
Dec. 10, 2018 — º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø 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 º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø]):
     • @ — 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