2026 Graduates

Amanda Michelle Bretz
Business Administration, MBA
Villa Grove, Illinois

Allyson Marie Durbin
Business Administration, MBA
Greenville, Illinois

Nevalea Rose Fisher
Management, MS
Edwardsville, Illinois

Blake Paulin Gocey
Business Administration, MBA
Flora, Illinois

Emily Elizabeth Maltbie
Management, MS
Greenville, Illinois

Haley Nicole Mulholland
Management, MS
Davison, Michigan

Kennedy Glynn Shuffett
Management, MS
Greenville, Illinois

Micah Wayne Shuffett
Business Administration, MBA
Centralia, Illinois

Curtis W. Willson
Management, MS
Tonasket, Washington

Ian James Wilson
Management, MS
Springfield, Illinois

Katherine Bailey
Education: Coaching, MAE
Binghamton, New York

Diane Marie Belmont
Early Childhood Education,
Elementary Education, MAT
Opdyke, Illinois

Kylene Brooke Birrell
Education: Curriculum &
Instruction, MAE
Des Plaines, Illinois

Chelsie Lee Bollmann-Setzekorn
Elementary Education, MAT
Chester, Illinois

Carla L. Bolton
Early Childhood Education,
Elementary Education, MAT
Hillsboro, Illinois

DeAnna S. Bowlin
Education: Curriculum &
Instruction, MAE
Effingham, Illinois

Annamarie Grace Cosenza
Education: Special
Education, MAE
Carlinville, Illinois

Virginia Nestlen Crandall
Education: Coaching, MAE
Rochester, New York

Meghan Elizabeth Delaney
Education: Curriculum &
Instruction, MAE
Sauget, Illinois

Shenese Danye' Doll
Elementary Education, MAT
Cahokia, Illinois

Cameron Eugene Ellington
Elementary Education, MAT
Alton, Illinois

Crystal Effler Foles
Education: English as a
Second Language, MAE
Highland, Illinois

Cory Michael Gannar
Elementary Education, MAT
Edwardsville, Illinois

Erin Bridget Gurule
Elementary Education, MAT
Crest Hill, Illinois

Nicholas Andrew Havlin
Education: Coaching, MAE
Carlinville, Illinois

Jaclyn Marlene Hellums
Education: Curriculum &
Instruction, MAE
Carlinville, Illinois

Hannah Marie Henke

Elementary Education, MAT
Edwardsville, Illinois

Lauren Elizabeth Hiestand
Education: Coaching, MAE
Kansas City, Missouri

Kayla Veisinia Hola
Education: Coaching, MAE
Bastrop, Texas

MacKenzie Kathleen Houser
Elementary Education, MAT
Pleasant Plains, Illinois

John Owen Howlett
Education: Coaching, MAE
Fort Collins, Colorado

Brittani Shae Hurley
Elementary Education, MAT
Columbia, Illinois

Logan Scott Kirk
Education: Coaching, MAE
Scheller, Illinois

Lauren Kathleen Leitschuh
Education: Curriculum &
Instruction, MAE
Greenville, Illinois

Sarah J. Linke
Education: Special
Education, MAE
Brighton, Illinois

Braden Maltbie
Elementary Education, MAT
Greenville, Illinois

Macy Ann Margherio
Education: Early Childhood
Education, MAE
Hardin, Illinois

Sarah Anne Marten
Education: Curriculum &
Instruction, MAE
Freeport, Illinois

John Richard McGlynn
Education: Coaching, MAE
Medford, Massachusetts

Eric Miller
Education: Coaching, MAE
Florissant, Missouri

Kelsey Newcomb
Education: Curriculum &
Instruction, MAE
Highland, Illinois

Jayne Elizabeth Oaks

Early Childhood Education,
Elementary Education, MAT
Dieterich, Illinois

Emily LaRae Penfold
Education: English as a
Second Language, MAE
Brighton, Colorado

Tarra Danielle Persing
Early Childhood Education,
Elementary Education, MAT
Vandalia, Illinois

Brandon James Shannon
Education: Curriculum &
Instruction, MAE
Chicago, Illinois

Gordon Smith
Education: Special
Education, MAE
Benton, Illinois

Amber Kay Stoecklin
Education: Curriculum &
Instruction, MAE
Greenville, Illinois

Keri Susanne Teague
Education: Curriculum &
Instruction, MAE
Hamel, Illinois

Rachel Marie Wiegman
Education: Curriculum &
Instruction, MAE
Lake Zurich, Illinois

Megan Rene Wille
Education: Curriculum &
Instruction, MAE
Godfrey, Illinois

Emily June Willson
Education: Coaching, MAE
Havana, Illinois

Nathan Paul Wise
Education: Coaching, MAE
Girard, Illinois

Carrie L. Woodcock
Education: English as a
Second Language, MAE
Petersburg, Illinois

Eve York
Elementary Education, MAT
Poplar Grove, Illinois

Colton Dean Durbin
Theology: Ministry, BA
Greenville, Illinois

Rebekah Frailey
magna cum laude
History, BA
Fillmore, Illinois

Christopher Charles Henry
magna cum laude
Theology: Ministry, BA
Fairfield, Illinois

Kaylee Claire Scarbrough
magna cum laude
Theology: Ministry, BA
Xenia, Illinois

Rylee Grace Smith
Theology: Ministry, BA
Moro, Illinois

Judene Maranda Thompson
cum laude
Theology: Ministry, BA;
Social Work, BSW
Mount Camel, Illinois

Noel Alexis Andino
Exercise Science, BS
Orlando, Florida

Katelynne Michelle Barth
cum laude
Biology, BA
Greenville, Illinois

Cade Michael Buehnerkemper
magna cum laude
Engineering, Mathematics, BSE
Effingham, Illinois

Lucia Lucia Caballero Morante
Biology, Chemistry, BA
Madrid, Spain

Koby Michael Cantu
Engineering, BSE
Fulshear, Texas

Madison Elizabeth Carter
cum laude
Biology, Chemistry, BA
Chattanooga, Tenessee

Sarina Mariyh Castillo
cum laude
Exercise Science, BS
Riverside, California

Katelyn Elizabeth Christensen
Honorable Mention
Medical Biology, BS
Palm Desert, California

Zachary Matthew Connelly
cum laude
Engineering, BSE
Orem, Utah

Hiram Cruz
Engineering, BSE
Queretaro, Mexico

Madison Alexandra Ford
cum laude
Biology, Chemistry,
Psychology, BA
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

Blanca Garcia-Quilez
Engineering, BSE
Sevilla, Spain

Wanda Yoleth Gomez
cum laude
Biology, Chemistry, BA
Siguatepeque, Honduras

Enon Carter Greenwood
cum laude
Exercise Science, BS
Coffeen, Illinois

Thomas S. Haire
Biology, BA
Collinsville, Illinois

Tyler James Heldt
magna cum laude
Biology, Chemistry, BA
Weldon, Illinois

Tyler Van Johnson
cum laude
Environmental Biology, BS
Mount Pleasant, Iowa

Ashlie Meadow Johnston Cabral
Exercise Science, BS
Redlands, California

Faye Bernice Jones
cum laude
Biology, Chemistry, BA
Kaysville, Utah

Mia Jai Long
Exercise Science, BS
Redlands, California

Peyton James McCullough
Biology, BA
Greenville, Illinois

Quela Mercedes Minard
cum laude
Biology, BA
Carlyle, Illinois

Nicholas Lloyd Morrow
cum laude
Biology, BA
Scottsdale, Arizona

Richard Austin Moses
cum laude
Biology, Chemistry, BA
Springfield, Tenessee

Amara Mae Nelson
Biology, BA
Lincoln, Nebraska

Ngoc Nga Nguyen
Physics, BA
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

Danielle Marie Oaks
cum laude
Environmental Biology, BS
Eureka, Illinois

Kellen Rose Price
cum laude
Exercise Science, BS
Huntington Beach, California

Ruben Mance Pullum
Engineering, BSE
Carterville, Illinois

Matthew Cole Rocco
Exercise Science, BS
Wentzville, Missouri

Reagan Mayda Rodriguez
magna cum laude
Biology, Exercise Science, BS
Saint Peters, Missouri

Alexis Kathryn Romeo
cum laude
Exercise Science, BS
Las Vegas, Nevada

Alessia Michele Russo
cum laude
Engineering, BSE
Bellmore, New York

Catherine Sajic
Exercise Science, BS
Bakersfield, California

Sarah Jessica Salas
Biology, BA
Houston, Texas

Quaid Anthony Schlanser
Biology, Chemistry, BA
Beecher City, Illinois

Allyson Carly Schulz
magna cum laude
Exercise Science, BS
Aurora, Illinois

Abraham Sedillo Torres
Exercise Science, BS
Cuautitlan Izcalli, Mexico

Norah Rae Swinigan
magna cum laude
Medical Biology, BS
Lake Saint Louis, Missouri

Brandon Tully
Exercise Science, BS
San Diego, California

Emily Paige Vonhatten
Exercise Science, BS
Carlyle, Illinois

Chase Alexander White
Exercise Science, BS
Saint Louis, Missouri

Emma Grace Williams
Biology, BA
Rockport, Indiana

Suzanna Aguirre
Honorable Mention
Organizational Leadership, BS
Danville, Illinois

Gerardo Alarcon Gonzalez III
Accounting, Business Management, BS
Los Cabos, Mexico

Marta Maria Alfaro Salaya
Business Management, Marketing, BS
Madrid, Spain

Maria C. Aristizabal Suarez
magna cum laude
Accounting,
Business Management, BS
Bogota, Colombia

Charles Michael Avery
Business Management, BS
Melissa, Texas

Cayden Anthony Boardway
Digital Media, BS
Auburn, Washington

Abby Nicole Boland
magna cum laude
Sport Management, BS
Champaign, Illinois

Andrew Jason Bousman
magna cum laude
Agribusiness, BS
Muncie, Indiana

Kaiden Beau Cervantes
Sport Management, BS
Elko, Nevada

Andrea Chamberlain
Honorable Mention
Organizational
Leadership, BS
Godfrey, Illinois

Ashlyn Nicole Colvis
magna cum laude
Business
Management, BS
Chester, Illinois

Thomas Landry Conn
magna cum laude
Sport Management, BS
Tremont, Illinois

Xela Simone Davis
Sport Management, BS
Saint Louis, Missouri

Javier De Esesarte
Accounting,
Business
Management, BS
Mexico City, Mexico

Mia A. deJesus
cum laude
Sport Management, BS
Champaign, Illinois

Donovan Daniel Diviney
cum laude
Marketing, BS
Aubrey, Texas

Jacob Eli Divjak
summa cum laude
Business Management, BS
Auburn, Illinois

Courtney Jane Dothager
cum laude
Marketing, BS
Greenville, Illinois

Isabella Grace Feltman
magna cum laude
Sport Management, BS
China Grove, North Carolina

Jacob McDonald Foster
cum laude
Marketing, BS
Knoxville, Tenessee

Andres Felipe Garcia
Accounting, BS
Bucaramanga, Colombia

Ellery Grace Gilmer
Sport Management, BS
Redmond, Washington

Adeline Jean Goheen
magna cum laude
Marketing, BS
Woodburn, Indiana

Thomas Christopher Hoagland
Audio Engineering:
Studio Engineer/Producer,
Commercial Music, BS
Mansfield, Ohio

Claire Alexandria Hunt
magna cum laude
Marketing, BS
Taylorville, Illinois

Alexander D. Jackson
cum laude
Sport Management, BS
North Aurora, Illinois

Myah Kay Leib
magna cum laude
Business Management, BS
Casey, Illinois

Jaden Li Mei LeTellier
magna cum laude
Audio Engineering:
Studio Engineer/Producer, BS
Tallahassee, Florida

Yige Li
magna cum laude
Accounting, BS
Wenzhou, China

Timothy Jeremiah Lofton
Business Management, BS
Los Angeles, California

Emma Lee Longcor
cum laude
Business Management,
Marketing, BS
Humboldt, Illinois

Drake Allen Longstaff
Marketing, BS
Springfield, Illinois

Lainee Ann Loskot
magna cum laude
Agribusiness, BS
Nokomis, Illinois

Guilherme Macedo
Business Management, BS
Sao Paulo, Brazil

Jesus Enrique Madero
magna cum laude
Sport Management, BS
Caracas, Venezuela

Braulio Aaron Martinez
Business Management,
Marketing, BS
Mexico City, Mexico

Alison Michelle Mayen
Audio Engineering:
Studio Engineer/Producer, BS
Guatemala City, Guatemala

Hannah Grace McNichols
cum laude
Marketing, BS
Marion, Illinois

Parker Timothy Milligan
Business Management, BS
Illiopolis, Illinois

Tessa Leighanne Moon
Audio Engineering:
Live Audio/Lighting,
Commercial Music, BS
Greenville, Illinois

Jayce Anthony Murray
Business Management, BS
Vandalia, Illinois

Andrea Nicole Nave
Organizational Leadership, BS
Heyworth, Illinois

Kien Trung Nguyen
cum laude
Business Management,
Marketing, BS
Hai Phong, Viet Nam

Chau Thi Minh Nguyen
Honorable Mention
Organizational Leadership, BS
Alton, Illinois

Samuel Felipe Paez
Sport Management, BS
Ibague, Colombia

Luis Palmer Tinoco
Business Management,
Marketing, BS
Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Ethan Daniel Poole
summa cum laude
Business Management,
Spanish, BS
Murray, Utah

Eddy Alejandro Ramos Mina
Digital Media, BS
Cali, Colombia

Matthew Gregory Reese
Agribusiness, BS
Hume, Illinois

Rosslind A Rice
Honorable Mention
Organizational
Leadership, BS
Carterville, Illinois

Preston Bryan Sanders
Agribusiness, BS
Vandalia, Illinois

Caleigh Jordan Schoonover
magna cum laude
Marketing, BS
Rochester, Illinois

Joseph John Schreiber-Rivera
Sport Management, BS
Clarksville, Tenessee

Macy R. Shipman
Worship Arts, BS
Hillsboro, Illinois

Karsyn Riley Sloan
Agribusiness, Business
Management, BS
Mount Zion, Illinois

Landyn Jarrett Smith
magna cum laude
Sport Management, BS
Palmyra, Missouri

Andrew William Sowerwine II
Agribusiness,
Business
Management, BS
Glen Carbon, Illinois

Gabriel Kieran Stravers
Business Management,
Marketing, BS
Okinawa, Japan

Alejandro Torres
magna cum laude
Sport Management, BS
Rock Island, Illinois

Michael Alan Turner
Organizational
Leadership, BS
Godfrey, Illinois

Jayden Riley Zamora
magna cum laude
Sport Management, BS
Peoria, Arizona

Olivia Anderson
magna cum laude
Elementary Education, BS
Pana, Illinois

Aaron Shelby Andrews
Physical Education, BS
Alton, Illinois

Karly Jay Anthony-Petter
magna cum laude
Early Childhood Education,
Elementary Education,
Special Education, BS
Greenville, Illinois

Madison Emily Ashford
cum laude
Criminal Justice,
Psychology, BS
Germantown, Illinois

Olivia R. Baalman
Honorable Mention
Educational Studies:
Paraprofessional, BS
Hardin, Illinois

Alexa Rae Bailey
magna cum laude
Criminal Justice,
Psychology, BS
Hoopeston, Illinois

Carlie June Barban
cum laude
Educational Studies:
Early Childhood Education, BS
Mount Vernon, Illinois

Jaqueline Adriana Barrera
Criminal Justice, BS
Zacapa, Guatemala

Samuel R. Benavidez
Criminal Justice, BS
Denver, Colorado

Jessica Christine Biver
magna cum laude
Early Childhood Education,
Elementary Education, BS
Belleville, Illinois

Brennan Cole Bronnbauer
cum laude
Criminal Justice, BS
Granite City, Illinois

Susan Arlene Bush
cum laude
Early Childhood Education,
Elementary Education, BS
Decatur, Illinois

Avery Elyse Cantrill
Psychology, BS
Greenville, Illinois

Lanie Fayth Carder
magna cum laude
Early Childhood Education,
Elementary Education, BS
Flora, Illinois

Nicholas A. Christ
cum laude
Secondary Education:
History, BS
Carlyle, Illinois

Karianne Renee Davis
cum laude
Early Childhood Education,
Elementary Education, BS
Troy, Illinois

Kaylin Ann Edwards
Early Childhood Education,
Elementary Education, BS
Highland, Illinois

Alexandra L. Frailey
cum laude
Elementary Education, BS
Hillsboro, Illinois

Kate Elizabeth Fryer
cum laude
Psychology, BS
Edwardsville, Illinois

Mason Phillip Garner
cum laude
Middle Grades Education:
Literacy and Language Arts,
Secondary Education:
English Language Arts, BS
Springfield, Illinois

Sydnee Alexis Garrett
Physical Education, BS
Saint Peter, Illinois

Abigail Louise Graham
Social Work, BSW
Litchfield, Illinois

Lainey E. Hicks
magna cum laude
Physical Education, BS
Tower Hill, Illinois

Gavin James Hillenburg
cum laude
Secondary Education:
History, BS
Bloomington, Indiana

Melody Holston
Psychology, BS
Breese, Illinois

Aidan Bartholomew Humason
cum laude
Secondary Education:
History, BS
Dallas, Texas

Briana Michelle Haltenhoff
Elementary Education, BS
Ashley, Illinois

Payton Riley Hamm
cum laude
Elementary Education, BS
O'Fallon, Illinois

Hannah Marie Henson
Early Childhood Education, BS
Carrollton, Illinois

Rebecca Lynn Henson
Elementary Education, BS
Carrollton, Illinois

Naomi Elizabeth Irwin
magna cum laude
Social Work, BSW
Saint Louis, Missouri

Terry Lynn Janssen III
cum laude
Criminal Justice, BS
Metropolis, Illinois

Pheonix L. Johnson
Secondary Education:
History, BS
Greenville, Illinois

Jack Charles Kenison
magna cum laude
Criminal Justice, BS
Troy, Illinois

Attica C. Lietzau
cum laude
Criminal Justice, BS
Marshall, Illinois

Gracie R. Lindley
magna cum laude
Early Childhood Education,
Elementary Education, BS
Greenville, Illinois

Laneisha Trashaundrea Lott
Psychology, BS
Killeen, Texas

Alyssa Jin Lurkins
magna cum laude
Early Childhood Education,
Elementary Education, BS
Centralia, Illinois

Lorann Lynn Markiewicz
magna cum laude
Elementary Education, BS
Edwardsville, Illinois

Kelsey Joy Martlage
magna cum laude
Elementary Education, BS
Saint Joseph, Illinois

Shae Edward Matthews
Honorable Mention
Criminal Justice, BS
Centralia, Illinois

Austin Charles McDaniel
Educational Studies:
Early Childhood Education, BS
Urbana, Illinois

Catherine Elizabeth McGinnis
cum laude
Elementary Education, BS
Joliet, Illinois

Robinio Esterile McGraw
Criminal Justice, BS
Littleton, Colorado

Bryan Scott Meskil Jr.
Elementary Education, BS
Centralia, Illinois

Devon William Miller
Criminal Justice, BS
Urbana, Illinois

Alexis Nichole Miller
Honorable Mention
Criminal Justice, BS
Vandalia, Illinois

Abby Lynn Milligan
cum laude
Psychology, BS
Harristown, Illinois

Quinn Overby
cum laude
Elementary Education, BS
Caseyville, Illinois

Kinley Von Parish
magna cum laude
Psychology, BS
Dieterich, Illinois

Snyder Ayden Pennington
cum laude
Physical Education, BS
Avon, Indiana

Ronald James Periman
Secondary Education: History, BS
Walnut Hill, Illinois

Jordan Levi Peternel
Physical Education, BS
Robinson, Illinois

Brooklyn Grace Peternel
magna cum laude
Middle Grades Education:
Literacy and Language Arts,
Secondary Education:
English Language Arts, BS
Sesser, Illinois

Friedrich Lloyd Peters
magna cum laude
Criminal Justice, BS
Greenville, Illinois

Madison Lee-Nichole Pierce
Criminal Justice, BS
Effingham, Illinois

Gianna Kaitlyn Raimondi
magna cum laude
Criminal Justice, BS
Oswego, Illinois

Lydia Jule Roland
magna cum laude
Elementary Education, BS
Lincoln, Illinois

McGwire Rose Ruot
magna cum laude
Educational Studies:
Christian Education,
Theology: Ministry, BA
Pleasent Plains, Illinois

Drake Rutledge
cum laude
Special Education BS
Lincoln, Illinois 

Dylan Matthew Rhodes
Physical Education, BS
Albion, Illinois

Victoria Sanchez
Criminal Justice, BS
Greenville, Illinois

Raylynn R. Sander
magna cum laude
Secondary Education:
English Language Arts, BS
Jamestown, Illinois

Joanna Hope Scott
Honorable Mention
Social Work, BSW
Jerseyville, Illinois

Joshua Ryan Scrum
magna cum laude
Elementary Education, BS
Maryville, Illinois

Alyssa Irene Seymour
Social Work, BSW
Chester, Illinois

Joanna Delean Sherrod
Elementary Education, BS
East Saint Louis, Illinois

Erika Aya Smith
magna cum laude
Early Childhood Education,
Elementary Education, BS
Quincy, Illinois

Ashleigh Spicer
Social Work, BSW
Carlinville, Illinois

Charlee Ann Stearns
magna cum laude
Elementary Education, BS
Sorento, Illinois

Allie Marie Stewart
magna cum laude
Early Childhood Education,
Elementary Education, BS
Carterville, Illinois

Kayla Jo Svendsen
magna cum laude
Criminal Justice,
Psychology, BS
Mapleton, Illinois

Aleigha Kay Taylor
Elementary Education, BS
Jerseyville, Illinois

Samantha Nichole Tudor
Psychology, BS
Greenville, Illinois

Sarah Beth Uden
Honorable Mention
Criminal Justice, BS
Gibson City, Illinois

Alea Mae VanDeVelde
magna cum laude
Secondary Education:
English Language Arts, BS
Golden, Illinois

Elias Velasquez
Criminal Justice, BS
Orange City, Florida

Markel Tyshon Wade
magna cum laude
Middle Grades Education:
Literacy and Language Arts, BS
East Saint Louis, Illinois

Caelan Webb
cum laude
Physical Education, BS
Urbana, Illinois

Kilee Lynette Webster
Physical Education, BS
Saint Peters, Missouri

Alexis Rayann Wehrle
magna cum laude
Early Childhood Education,
Elementary Education, BS
Vandalia, Illinois

Sydney Ann Wilson
magna cum laude
Psychology, BS
Lebanon, Missouri

Bethany Wilkinson
Social Work, BSW
Hoffman Estates, Illinois