Friends and family gathered on East Cooper Lawn at Sterling College on Saturday morning, May 13, 2017, to celebrate with 146 graduates for their achievements. The City of McPherson Pipe Band led the procession, and speaker and alumnus Larry Dashiell ’76 spoke to the graduates about his time at Sterling College and how God knows the story each graduate will create, including the ending. The presentation of degrees followed with students walking the stage to shake hands with President Scott Rich and completing their time at Sterling.

Graduates include:

Hallie Rae Adams of Lyons, Kansas, B.S. in Business Administration: Leadership-Management,

Cody M. Allen of Haddam, Kansas, B.S. in Sports Management,

Guillermo Anaya Jr. of Garden Grove, California, B.S. in Business Administration: Management,

Andres Arciniaga of El Paso, Texas, B.S. in Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement,

Gabrielle Brianna Baca of Corona, California, B.A. in Psychology,

Kristina Adrianna Baca of Corona, California, B.A. in Psychology,

Isaac Harrison Barnhart of Gypsum, Kansas, B.S. in Biology and Health Science: Pre-Physical Therapy,

Jessica Barton of Surprise, Arizona, B.S. in Exercise Science,

Bryce Allan Bassett of Goddard, Kansas, B.A. in Theatre Arts: Technical,

Jedidiah David Beachy of Hutchinson, Kansas, B.A. in History,

Emily Iva Bebermeyer of Sedgwick, Kansas, B.A. in Christian Ministries: Missions,

Jamal Edwin Bechri of Litchfield Park, Arizona, B.S. in Athletic Training,

Ellie Leilani Becker of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, B.A. in Psychology,

Chad Jeffrey Bennett of Sterling, Kansas, B.S. in Business Administration: Marketing,

Caitlyn Agnes Bernd of Liberty, Kansas, B.S. in Elementary Education,

Jessica Nicolette Bloom of Wichita, Kansas, B.S. in Business Administration: Accounting,

Lorenzo Bolivar Wagers of Orlando, Florida, B.S. in Business Administration: Marketing,

Rebecca Borger of Jetmore, Kansas, B.S. in Health Science: Pre-Physical Therapy,

Ashley Paige Burns of Wichita, Kansas, B.A. in Psychology,

Madison Paige Caffrey of Mount Hope, Kansas, B.S. in Biology and Health Science: Pre-Physical Therapy,

Jennifer Lynn Calderwood of Ulysses, Kansas, B.S. in Biology: Molecular Biology,

Susan Diann Call of Rogers, Arkansas, B.A. in Christian Ministries,

Cord Robert Carlin of Burlington, Colorado, B.S. in Business Administration: Economics and Finance,

Mangin Lee Chacón of Harlingen, Texas, B.S. in Sports Management: Coaching and Instruction,

Emmylou Clark of Tucson, Arizona, B.S. in Sports Management: Club, Fitness, and Recreation,

Thane Jesse Arthur Clark of Elizabethton, Tennessee, B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies: Political Studies,

Blakelee Therese Cooper of Hoisington, Kansas, B.A. in Christian Ministries: Youth,

Nicholas Cordero of Santa Rosa, California, B.S. in Business Administration: Real Estate,

Billy Isaac Frank Day of Ashland, Kansas, B.S. in Mathematics: Applied Mathematics,

Tana Marie Day of Texhoma, Oklahoma, B.A. in Christian Ministries: Youth,

Kylie Ann Dean of Flagstaff, Arizona, B.S. in Athletic Training,

Matthew Dean Dodd of Ottawa, Kansas, B.S. in Business Administration: Entrepreneurship,

Elizabeth Elaine Doerksen of Inman, Kansas, B.A. in Psychology,

Andrew John Dorado of West Covina, California, B.S. in Exercise Science,

Joseph Henry Dower of Hutchinson, Kansas, B.S. in Business Administration: Leadership-Management and Real Estate,

Cassidy Elizabeth Eisenmann of Haslet, Texas, B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies: Business Ministry,

Francisco Elias of Katy, Texas, B.S. in Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement,

Miranda Nicole Elliott of Dolores, Colorado, B.S. in Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement,

Jose Enrique Escalante of El Paso, Texas, B.A. in Psychology,

Jordan Robert Espino of Buena Park, California, B.S. in Exercise Science,

Brandi Jo Fairbank of Cimarron, Kansas, B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies: Sports Communication,

Kari Anne Farmer of Viola, Kansas, B.S. in Business Administration: Entrepreneurship,

Justin Paul Ferreira of Santa Clara, California, B.S. in Business Administration: Entrepreneurship and Sports Management,

Joel Douglas Fowler of Skiatook, Oklahoma, B.S. in Biology and Chemistry,

Nathan Michael Frame of Kinsley, Kansas, B.S. in Elementary Education,

Jennifer Ann Fruechting of Andover, Kansas, B.S. in Business Administration: Economics and Finance,

Gabriela Fuentes of Phoenix, Arizona, B.S. in Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement,

Emily Jane Fuller of Miltonvale, Kansas, B.S. in Business Administration: Accounting,

Joseph Uriah Furry of Fort Worth, Texas, B.S. in Health Science: Pre-Physical Therapy,

Caleb Ray Gaeddert of Hutchinson, Kansas, B.S. in Elementary Education,

Annie Elizabeth Garrett of Abbyville, Kansas, B.S. in Elementary Education,

Jennifer Nicole Giles of Elk City, Kansas, B.S. in Elementary Education,

Patricia Gomez of Yuma, Arizona, B.S. in Biology,

Christopher Glenn Gulick of Russell, Kansas, B.S. in Biology,

Hope Elise Harshberger of Meade, Kansas, B.S. in Business Administration: Accounting,

Jordan Rachel Himes of Eureka, Kansas, B.A. in Music: Applied Vocal and Theatre Arts: Performance,

Rayven Holmes of Lewisville, Texas, B.S. in Criminal Justice: Pre-Law,

William Hunter Hope of Cunningham, Kansas, B.S. in Biology: Secondary Education,

Jacob McMahan Hudson of Nashville, Tennessee, B.S. in Sports Management: Coaching and Instruction,

Dentton Kenyon Hudspeth of Denton, Texas, B.S. in Sports Management: Marketing, Promotions, and Sports Information,

Tremayne La’Quan Hutchins of Lancaster, Texas, B.S. in Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement,

Courtney Louise Iribe of Wichita, Kansas, B.S. in Criminal Justice: Pre-Law,

Jacob Jaderston of Sterling, Kansas, B.A. in Christian Ministries: Youth,

Sean A. Johnson of Centennial, Colorado, B.A. in History: Secondary Education,

Chase Jones of Rancho Santa Margarita, California, B.A. in Psychology,

Edward Jude Juarez of Concord, California, B.S. in Sports Management,

Stephanie J. Keith of Baxter Springs, Kansas, B.S. in Elementary Education,

Brock Taylor Kenyon of Tyler, Texas, B.A. in History,

Kalie Rae King of Corona, California, B.A. in Theatre Arts: General,

Taylor King of Fleming, Colorado, B.S. in Biology,

Kourtnee Ann King of Mulvane, Kansas, B.S. in Criminal Justice: Pre-Law,

Jewel Yoder Kuhns of Partridge, Kansas, B.A. in Writing and Editing: Professional Writing,

Brittney N. Lewis of Salina, Kansas, B.A. in Art and Design: Graphic Design and Photography,

Lars Rudiger Lind of Golden, Colorado, B.A. in Christian Ministries: Youth,

Keith Milnor Lowry III of Claude, Texas, B.S. in Exercise Science,

Lance Maclane Marshall of Grantsville, Utah, B.S. in Sports Management: Coaching and Instruction,

Tyler Creighton Maxwell of Buhler, Kansas, B.S. in Athletic Training,

James Anderson McDonald of Meridian, Idaho, B.S. in Sports Management: Coaching and Instruction,

Kevin Megginson of Norco, California, B.A. in Theatre Arts: Technical,

Kayla Nichole Meitler of Hutchinson, Kansas, B.S. in Elementary Education,

Austin Wade Mettling of Udall, Kansas, B.S. in Biology,

Emily Suzanne Moore of Linn Valley, Kansas, B.S. in Elementary Education,

Lydia Justine Morse of Woodland, Washington, B.S. in Criminal Justice: Pre-Law,

Jessica Selah Munoz of Fullerton, California, B.S. in Exercise Science,

Noel Nicol Muñoz of Mesa, Arizona, B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies: Sport Ministry,

Tess Reann Murrow of Loveland, Colorado, B.S. in Elementary Education,

Cory Gregory Noll of Nortonville, Kansas, B.S. in Business Administration: Economics and Finance and Mathematics: Applied Mathematics,

Landre Tatum Oglesby of Edmond, Oklahoma, B.S. in Athletic Training,

Abigail M. Ortiz of Denver, Colorado, B.A. in Writing and Editing: Creative Writing,

Fayola Calvin Oyatayo of Princeton, Texas, B.S. in Business Administration: Economics and Finance,

Brennyn Wade Pankratz of Plevna, Kansas, B.S. in Sports Management: Coaching and Instruction,

Andrew Percic of Lombard, Illinois, B.S. in Sports Management: Non-Profit Management,

Maria Perrett of Rouseville, Pennsylvania, B.S. in Sports Management: Club, Fitness, and Recreation,

Nichole Peterson of Augusta, Kansas, B.S. in Elementary Education,

Abigail Kathleen Pickering of Clearwater, Kansas, B.A. in Music: Applied Vocal and Theatre Arts: Performance,

Jenna Victoria Pierce of Centennial, Colorado, B.A. in Psychology,

Anna Grace Proffitt of Sterling, Kansas, B.S. in Sports Management,

Troy Richard Quenzer of Colby, Kansas, B.S. in Athletic Training,

Daniel Rangel of El Paso, Texas, B.S. in Business Administration: Real Estate,

Josiah Daniel Ray of Derby, Kansas, B.A. in Communication and Media Arts: Journalism,

Matthew Allen Rich of Hutchinson, Kansas, B.S. in Health Science: Pre-Physical Therapy,

Mykela Danae Riedl of Hoisington, Kansas, B.S. in Health Science: Pre-Physical Therapy,

Brandon Alexander Ringering of Wamego, Kansas, B.A. in History,

Obedh Enrique Rios of Loveland, Colorado, B.S. in Sports Management,

Nathan Patrick Robinson of Colorado Springs, Colorado, B.S. in Business Administration: Economics and Sports Management,

Arturo Rodriguez of Houston, Texas, B.S. in Business Administration: Real Estate,

Erika Nichole Rojas of Wichita, Kansas, B.S. in Elementary Education,

Aylison Elaine Rose of Laingsburg, Michigan, B.A. in Psychology,

Lesly Salazar of Yuma, Arizona, B.A. in Psychology,

Jacob Schmidt of Welling, Oklahoma, B.S. in Sports Management,

Bailey Diane Elaine Sims of Wichita, Kansas, B.A. in Writing and Editing: Creative Writing,

Ivy M. Sizemore of Clearwater, Kansas, B.A. in Communication and Media Arts: Journalism,

Donovan Montreal Smith of Fort Worth, Texas, B.S. in Exercise Science,

Alyssa Marie Smith of Conway Springs, Kansas, B.S. in Elementary Education,

Kendall Scott Smith of Belleville, Illinois, B.S. in Exercise Science,

Grant Ferguson Speer of Mattoon, Illinois, B.S. in Exercise Science,

Audrey Nicole Sperber of Oakley, Kansas, B.A. in Psychology,

Summer Anne Stanley of Topeka, Kansas, B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies: Educational Ministry,

Emily Stevens of Menifee, California, B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies: Political Studies,

Michaela Nicole Stevens of Menifee, California, B.S. in Elementary Education,

Kari Despain Stewart of Hutchinson, Kansas, B.A. in English,

David Lee Strait of Concordia, Kansas, B.S. in Elementary Education,

Madeline P. Sutton of Las Vegas, Nevada, B.S. in Athletic Training,

Lauren E. Sylvester of Wichita, Kansas, B.S. in Elementary Education,

Louise Ann Tanking of Netawaka, Kansas, B.S. in Elementary Education,

Theresa Becker Teufel of Nickerson, Kansas, B.S. in Organizational Management,

Katrina Allyse Thompson of Salina, Kansas, B.S. in Organizational Management,

Angela Thorne of Strafford, New Hampshire, B.A. in Christian Ministries: Worship Leadership,

Reginald Turner of Manor, Texas, B.A. in Psychology,

Roxie Rae Vail of Edna, Kansas, B.S. in Elementary Education,

Rebeccah Vetter of Moundridge, Kansas, B.A. in English,

Erica Watson of Carson City, Nevada, B.A. in Psychology,

Whitney Brooke Werth of Inman, Kansas, B.S. in Athletic Training,

Emily Rose Wheeler of Fredonia, Kansas, B.A. in Christian Ministries: Youth,

Tyus Terrelle Williams of Edmond, Oklahoma, B.S. in Business Administration: Leadership-Management,

Gregory Williams of Los Banos, California, B.S. in Biology,

Taryn Willms-Persichetti of Lakewood, Colorado, B.A. in Psychology,

Sean Winn of Corona, California, B.A. in Art and Design: Graphic Design,

Dayton Alan Winter of El Dorado, Kansas, B.A. in Psychology,

Charles Donovan Wolff of Augusta, Kansas, B.A. in Art and Design: Graphic Design and Photography,

Cassidy Lauren Woodard of Abilene, Kansas, B.A. in Music: Applied Vocal and Interdisciplinary Studies: Musical Theatre,

Claire Victoria Zerull of North Richland Hills, Texas, B.A. in Theatre Arts: General,

and Alise Catherine Zerull of North Richland Hills, Texas, B.A. in Communication and Media Arts: Journalism.

Sterling College is a Christ-centered, four-year college located in Sterling, Kansas, with a mission to develop creative and thoughtful leaders who understand a maturing Christian faith. For more information, visit www.sterling.edu.