Friends and family gathered on East Cooper Lawn at Sterling College on Saturday morning, May 12, 2018, to celebrate the achievements of 125 graduates. The City of McPherson Pipe Band led the procession, and speaker and alumnus, Matt Jaeger ’00, president and co-founder of Emergent Green Energy, gave a speech titled “A Job or a Calling?” The presentation of degrees followed with students walking the stage to shake hands with President Scott Rich, completing their time at Sterling.

 

Graduates include:

Anna Elizabeth Adamyk of McPherson, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media Arts: Journalism,

Nicole Marie Amador of Parker, Colorado, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education,

Marisol Arroyo of Sherman, Texas, Bachelor of Science in Biology,

Dalton Bartlett of Port St. John, Florida, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Management,

Hailey Abigail Beachy of Haven, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education,

Lora Bebermeyer of Sedgwick, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Biology,

Kasey Clark Biddle of Atlanta, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Biology: Environmental Biology and in Interdisciplinary Studies: Wildlife Law Enforcement,

Micah William Black of McPherson, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media Arts: Cinema Production and Multimedia Production,

Tiana L. Bonde of Callaway, Nebraska, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics: Applied Mathematics,

Brittany Leigh Bowman of Olathe, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministries: Worship Leadership and Youth,

Gage Kevin Brookman of Hutchinson, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media Arts: Communication Arts and in Psychology,

Theodor Brown Jr. of Stockton, California, Bachelor of Science in Sports Management: Marketing, Promotions, and Sports Information,

Lacey Marie Buckwalter of Sylvia, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Biology,

Amanda Carriedo of Pacoima, California, Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training,

Jonathon James Chadwick of Littlerock, California, Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministries,

Garrett C. Chandler of Royse City, Texas, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Entrepreneurship,

José Guadalupe Chávez of Longmont, Colorado, Bachelor of Arts in Art and Design: Graphic Design and Photography,

Laura Clark of Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics: Applied Mathematics,

Zachary Arun Clifford of Thornton, Colorado, Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministries: Youth,

Miranda Leigh Coleman of North Port, Florida, Bachelor of Science in Health Science: Pre-Physical Therapy,

Brady Couture of Littleton, Colorado, Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media Arts: Public Relations,

Brett Michael Couture of Littleton, Colorado, Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media Arts: Public Relations,

Raul Sampson De Gracia Bennett of Panama City, Panama, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology,

Bradley Lawrence DiLollo of Wichita, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in English,

Nicholas Joseph Domitrovich of Carson City, Nevada, Bachelor of Science in Sports Management: Coaching and Instruction,

Eric John Dorado of West Covina, California, Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training and in Exercise Science,

Adam Douglas of Norco, California, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement,

Olivia Dunning of Yucca Valley, California, Bachelor of Arts in Art and Design: Graphic Design,

Illustration, and Photography,

Rebecca Leigh Dupree of Cimarron, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management,

Kenya Edner of Pittsburg, California, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Accounting,

Fernando Enriquez of Collbran, Colorado, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science: Education,

Cassandra Angelique Estrada of Riverside, California, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Marketing,

Scott C. Evans of Fort Worth, Texas, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics: Secondary Education,

Anjali Fahnestock of Apple Valley, California, Bachelor of Science in Health Science: Pre-Physical Therapy,

Christian Ignacio Galindo of Salina, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training,

Lucas Garrett of Salina, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics: Secondary Education,

Eric Lee Godby of Lubbock, Texas, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science,

Danielle Goldberg of Corona, California, Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts: Directing,

Jessica Lucia Gomez of La Puente, California, Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training,

Christopher Everett Green of Scott City, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies: New Testament Studies and Old Testament Studies,

Jordin Breanna Greer of Hoisington, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies: Old Testament Studies and in Exercise Science,

Earvin Grubbs of Wichita Falls, Texas, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science,

Kourtney Renee Hadle of Eudora, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology,

Kilee Harris of Protection, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science,

Jonathan Hernandez of Pflugerville, Texas, Bachelor of Science in Health Science: Pre-Physical Therapy,

Elizabeth Lauren Herrington of Wichita, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Marketing,

Nathan Scott Hiatt of Nickerson, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Management,

Philip Michael Hinman of McPherson, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in History and Government: Secondary Education,

Derrick Samuellee Hogan II of Rodeo, California, Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts: General,

Amanda Renee Hood of White Oak, Texas, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education,

Dezmond Howard of Montgomery, Alabama, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology,

Jacey Alicea Jacobs of Rancho Cucamonga, California, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science,

Stephen E. Jenkins of Topeka, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Management,

Celosia Johnson of Shady Point, Oklahoma, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and in Theatre Arts: General,

Luke Leon Johnson of Abbyville, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science and in Sports Management,

Sarah Lindsey Keller of Wichita, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Non-Profit Management,

Elijah Benjamin Richard Keller of Wichita, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media Arts: Public Relations,

Rebecca M. Knauss of Abilene, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education,

Mishelle Marie Kulick of Lake Elsinore, California, Bachelor of Science in Biology,

Tad Allen Lafferty of Sterling, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Music: Education,

Nicole Lafferty of Topeka, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education,

Alyssa Morgen Landeros of Chino, California, Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts: Technical,

Abigail Kennedy Landis of Valley Center, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education,

Milton Emanuel dos Santos Leopoldo of Luanda, Angola, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Management,

Meredith Bailey Lewis of Peetz, Colorado, Bachelor of Science in Health Science: Pre-Physical Therapy,

Joshua E. Lisby of Buena Park, California, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement,

Whitney Ruth Long of Haysville, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Art and Design: Education,

Nicki Lynn Lucas of Ft. Collins, Colorado, Bachelor of Science in Health Science: Pre-Physical Therapy,

Devin Edward MacGregor of Allen Park, Michigan, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Accounting and in Sports Management,

Adriano Marques of Toronto, Ontario, Bachelor of Science in Health Science: Pre-Physical Therapy,

Carrie A. McGlynn of Sterling, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministries,

Wade Nelson McKuhen of Guyton, Georgia, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education,

Amber Rose Mills of Topeka, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in English: Secondary Education,

Astrid Johanny Moncada of Patterson, California, Bachelor of Arts in Art and Design: Graphic Design and Photography,

Timothy John Moore of Moore, Oklahoma, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Accounting,

Youssef Mourchid of Hombourg-Haut, France, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Economics and Finance,

Lexi Lea Naegele of Gardner, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies: Sports Communication,

Chelsea Alexa Neumann of Topeka, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education,

Richard C. Newell Jr. of Stockton, California, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement,

Charles Newman of Rose Hill, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice: Administration,

Richard Clifton Nichols of Sterling, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Marketing,

Matthew Nisly of Hutchinson, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies: Old Testament Studies,

Katie Scarlett O'Brien of Upland, California, Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media Arts: Public Relations and in Theatre Arts: Directing and Performance,

Robert Andrew Peterson IV of Reno, Nevada, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Accounting,

Brandon Jesaiah Peterson of Apple Valley, California, Bachelor of Arts in Art and Design: Graphic Design and Photography,

Justin Luke Pitschmann of Wichita, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Biology,

Skylar Ann Porter of Ottawa, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education,

Jessica Marie Princ of Osborne, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Real Estate,

Cassidy Morgan Puderbaugh of Coldwater, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Music: Education,

Dara M. Quastad of McPherson, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media Arts: Public Relations,

Kendall Laurence Radcliffe of Chicago, Illinois, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement,

Cassidy Danae Rathbun of Plainville, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education,

Koltyn Levi Ratliff of Ness City, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Biology,

Nelson David Riemenschneider of Brentwood, California, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Marketing,

Gideon Frederick Root of Minneapolis, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Sports Management: Collegiate, Professional, or Corporate Sport Administration,

Daniel Joseph Rupp of Sterling, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Accounting,

Dominique Christine Salgado of Sylmar, California, Bachelor of Science in Biology,

Morgan Renae Schmidt of Pratt, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement,

Ryan Matthew Sedillo of Draper, Utah, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Management,

David Laverne Shenk of Partridge, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministries: Worship Leadership,

Brittany Michelle Shultz of Stafford, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science,

Eric T. Skogseth of Eagle Point, Oregon, Bachelor of Science in Sports Management: Coaching and Instruction,

Haley Marie Slade of Haysville, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Business Management: Accounting,

Christina Sue Sledd of Chase, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministries: Youth,

Heather Joy Smith of Bellevue, Nebraska, Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies: Old Testament Studies and in Christian Ministries: Missions,

Lindy R. Smith of Sharon Springs, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Writing and Editing: Creative Writing,

Matthew Robert Smith of Iver, England, Bachelor of Science in Biology,

Olivia Renée Stineman of Salina, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Health Science: Pre-Physical Therapy,

Courtney Swanson of Corona, California, Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts: General,

Elizabeth A. Trevino of San Antonio, Texas, Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training,

Kyle Joseph Ulanday of Carson, California, Bachelor of Science in Sports Management: Coaching and Instruction,

Brandon Michael Unruh of Garden City, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in History and Government: Secondary Education,

Dezmon C. Walker of Detroit, Michigan, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science,

Jerrick J.J. Walker of Linden-Kildare, Texas, Bachelor of Science in Sports Management: Coaching and Instruction,

Lena Marie Wedel of Russell, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Health Science: Pre-Physical Therapy,

Jenna Weimer of Fresno, California, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics: Secondary Education,

Kaleb Lyle Wersland of Cle Elum, Washington, Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science,

Holly Rae Westrup of Meade, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education,

Adam Robert Wilgers of Elbing, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Biology,

Dominique E. Wilkins of Orlando, Florida, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Leadership-Management,

Joshua Puryear Williams of Monticello, Arkansas, Bachelor of Arts in Music: Applied Instrumental,

Ray Winfield of San Antonio, Texas, Bachelor of Science in Sports Management: Coaching and Instruction,

Michael Winstead of Pearland, Texas, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Leadership-Management and Marketing,

Thomas Jacob Woodruff of Longmont, Colorado, Bachelor of Science in Chemistry,

and Sidnee Jeron Ziegler of Stratton, Colorado, Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training.

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.