Fred Rodriguez, interim dean of the School of Education, will deliver a congratulatory message at Saturday’s convocation ceremony. Rodriguez has served as dean of the School of Education since 2001. He has received countless teaching awards from his colleagues and students.

“The interim dean speaks every year to bring the group together to thank the students and their families,” Rodriguez said.

He said he wanted to keep the mood light-hearted. Rodriguez will honor the graduating students for their hard work and achievement. He will also present the 2005 Distinguished Alumni Award to former Kansas City, Kan., mayor, Carol Marinovich.

Marinovich, a former schoolteacher and alumnus of the School of Education is known for her firm political tactics and accomplishments within the Kansas City area. Marinovich instigated the Kansas Speekway, Cabela’s and Nebraska Furniture Mart.

The school will honor its top 10 graduates with the Senior Leadership Award.

Lindsay Kimball, Olathe senior and recipient of the award, is majoring in community health. She said she felt fortunate to have had such a small, extraordinary group of individuals as her classmates.

“The faculty in my major is absolutely fabulous,” Kimball said.

Kimball was a member of the Peer Health Educators Club. She helped organize the Great American Smokeout to promote better health for University students.

“We had such a tight-knit group,” Kimball said.

Allison Draffan, Topeka senior, will also receive the Senior Leadership Award. She was president of the School of Education Student Organization.

“The organization brings unity to students and faculty,” Draffan said.

Draffan recommended all incoming students get involved in school clubs. She said she was looking forward to pursuing her profession and consulting her former professors for advice.

“Teachers want to help you,” Kimball said. “They welcome new students.”

The School of Education is recognized for its academic excellence and extensive curriculum. Ninety-two full-time faculty members have made it their mission to shape students at the University into future leaders and teachers.

Serving 600 undergraduate students and 1,600 graduate students, the school faculty is dedicated to their responsibilities as mentors and educators.

Graduates

Spring 2005

Graduate

Jennifer Lynn Adair

Jennifer E Adkins

Gargi Advaithi

Abdulkareem Eid Al-Alwani

Hamad Saleh Alghonaim

Deborah Lynn Allen

Ali H Alzahrani

Barbara Lucille Anderson

Cynthia Ann Apple

Kimberly J Archer

Kelly Eileen Area

Michele Ly Arellano

Geri L Bachman

Gary Lee Bailey

Ana Patricia Barquero-Vargas

Karen A Bates

Karen Anne Bates

Shannon Amelia Baus Tiger

Jeremy Michael Beezley

Debra T Benitez

Jessica N Berg

Andra Kathleen Bessenbacher

Irma Faye Brasseur

Christy Lynn Brewer

Shawn Timothy Bubany

Wendy Anne Bublitz

Gasim Ahmed Bukhari

Eileen Marita Burrow

Taylor C Burson

Mindy Carlson

Carol A Carman

Erin K Cerny

YuLin Chen

Sunghyeon Cheon

Hyun jeong Cho

Lee H Christensen

Mary Annette Collins

Tia Marie Collins

Dennis Carter Coonan

Sara E Cox

LeAnn M Cunningham

Nancy Lynn Damron

Kathleen Lauren Davis

Sonja Rae DeBoer Ott

Christina Cornelia Dick

Amy Suzanne Dwyer

Christopher Keith Ellis

Carol Misenhimer Evans

Emma Fernandez-Otero

Mike S Fitzpatrick

Dyani Avi Fleming

Tara Lynn Flory

Mark Edward Frehe

Renee Elizabeth Bergene Frias

Kevin Allen Frick

Sheri Lynn Friedman

Cynthia Lynn Gaither

Jessica Allio Garcia

Molly Jo Gentz

Ashley Christine Gerald

Armando Leon Gilkes

Kathleen Henderson Gledhill

Janet Fletcher Graham

Steven Scott Graves

Lara C Greczyn

Mary Elizabeth Green

Rebekah Christine Grube

Cameron Gregory Guelbert

Joan Rebekah Hahn

Lindsay Lee Harvey

Diana Lynn Haynes

Kirsten Lee Henzlik

Yeu Sonia Her

Rachele L M Hill

Belinda Hinojos

Jim S Honn

Charles L Huette

Rie Ishikawa

Karen S Jaime

Stacey Lynae Jemison

Mary Lea Johanning

Jennifer Nan Johnson

Lenette G Johnson

Melia Kathleen Johnson

Rebecca J Johnson

David Dowell Johnston

Vincent E Kane

Evelyn Sebald Karney

Lisle J Kauffman

Gretchen Ann Kaufman

Raechel L Kepner

Naheed Khan

Susan M King

Rebecca Diane Kirchenbauer

Kathy Ann Kochersperger

Aaron Michael Koelzer

Scott C Kramer

Jodi Sue Kuluva

Donna Jo Lang

Denise Marie LaRosh

Cortney Jane Larsen

Chia-Fen Lee

James Mark Lee

Youngsun Lee

Christina Michele Leonard

Nicole Renee Leonard

Nan Li

Angela Dawn Liddeke

Byung-Sung Lim

Maura W Linas

Alyssa LeAnn Linn

Whitney Christine Little

Chia-fen Liu

Mary Edna Livingston

Dale M Longenecker

Lori Ann Mann

Hasheem Mannan

Maher Madani Masoudi

Zachary Anthony Maxfield

Christopher Austin Mccann

Andre Letwan McCloyn-Fortune

Ann Katherine McGeehan

Elaine McRobbie

Gabriel N Merrell

Susan Dow Meyer

Heather Renee Milburn

Lindsey Renee Miller

Adam R Mills

Kevin L Milner

Carly Marie Morgan

Dustin Everett Mortenson

Canda Dawn Mueller

Cherith Danielle Mundy

Nicole Leigh Natzke

Jo Lynn Nemeth

Michele Renee Norman

Alan Martin Opat

Mark Christopher Pahls

Margaret B Patterson

Jessica J Pauls

Amy Rose Paxson

Mary Catherine Peacock

Amanda Jane Peterson

Travis Ray Phippen

Stephen Marc Pite

Dovis Bravo Pollock

Debbra Ann Pontier

J Michael Pragman

Karen Michelle Presswood

Richard Dean Proffitt

Carrie Marih Quinn

Jennifer Lynn Reach

Tyler Gustav Reimer

Teresa F Rhea

Laila J Richman

Stella Rousou

Jamie Ann Ryder

Elizabeth Katherine Schmit

Sara E Schnug

Laura A Scholz

Sally Hare Schriner

Catherine Jo Schwabauer

Edilma Schweikhardt

Dawn Rizai Seals

Brandon Cody Shaffer

Jennifer E Shepard

Masooma Ali Shukralla

Alison Ann Simonelli

Ronda Sims

Michael W Skonieczny

Debra K Smith

Gretchen Alicia Smith

Shawna Deann Smith

Carin M Smutny

Holly Dyan Snyder

Joseph Michael Sopcich

Erin M Staten

Denise Steenstra

Linda Kaye Sterling

Gary Lee Stevenson

Brian Douglas Stowell

Anna K Struckman

Darrel Frederick Stufflebeam

Hsien Su

Karen Marie Suter

Jeremy J Suttles

Robin Sherri Swift

Kathleen Marie Talbot

Meng Yew Tee

Tierney Kathleen Thompson

Brenda Renee Tilawen

Wayne R Tilson

Timothy D Todd

William Courney Towns

James Anthony Troha

Jason M Troyer

Kristina R Valdez

Angela Elizabeth Viets

Keri Ann Walthall

Erica D Weston

Jolyn D Whitaker

Lacie Dawn Wiebke

Kristen Leigh Wieferich

Kristin M Witteborg

Paul Edgar Wootten

Chien-Hui Yang

Gye Hyoung Yoo

Mindy Kathleen Young

Jin Zhu

Ruth Elizabeth Cain

Ernest M Conley

Maggie L George

Robert E Grospitch

Michelle Therese Hass

Mao-sheng Hung

Elodie Jane Jones

Jean Kang

Rhonda J. Lamar

Megan Elizabeth Luhr

Eugene Pascal Morenas

Kristin Lee Rasmussen

Sami A Seraj

Sarah Brown Sharma

Loralee Delisle Stevens

Kai-Chien Tien

Stephanie Lynn Titus

Rosina Isabel Aguirre

Melissa Katherine Stamer

Teri Ann Varuska

Undergraduate

Joshua A Adams

Scott Thomas Aligo

Sasha Orchide Amirahmadi

Julia A Anderson

Jason Austin Andrews

Bryan Michael Anthony

Amy Elizabeth Applebaum

Holly Jean Benjamin

Nicholas Anthony Bowling

Kristen Jean Bowman

Lauren K Brownrigg

Corrin L Buckley

Julie Ann Calderwood

Heidi Ann Camus

Keith Alan Cantu

Cassidy Ann Carter

Shawn Randall Coates

Zachary Robert Constance

Doug H Dalbini

Michael Donald Danielson

Blair Joseph Danner

Ryan D Dunham

Lori Genine Edgerton

Ashley R Ellis

Kyle D Evans

Rebecca Michelle Ferry

Mindy Dawn Fisk

Alexandra Jo Graham

Malinda Kaye Gwaltney

Ryan J Hadl

Corinne Elizabeth Hale

Katherine Ann Haney

Nicole Diane Harper

Billie Ann Harris

Charity Janelle Harris

Trisha Ann Hastings

Laura Nichole Hayes

Sommer L Heiserman

Michael Ryan Helbert

Heather Nicole Hellman

Rodney L Hess

Elizabeth Christine Hickey

Lesley Diane Humphreys

Lindsey Brooke Hyatt

Rebecca Marie Ippolito

Sarah Kathleen Jack

Justin Michael Jinks

Minchul Jung

Daniel Francis Kellerman

Lindsay Gayle Kimball

Carrie Adair Kramer

Timothy L Kriley

Stacy Jeanne Leeper

Adam Jjohn Leitel

Janell A Lichtenberger

Steven Michael Lucas

Nicole Jean Lynch

Aubrey Allen Martin

Ryan G Altman McAtee

Kristi Kay Mcdowell

Jeffrey Wayne Melcher

Carrie Lynn Miller

Robert J Miller

Karen Gail Nason

Daniel August Neumann

Alison Ruth Nudelman-Gurwin

Sara Michelle Oberheide

Jarvis K Odgers

Marla Jo Quigley

Alissa Jo Reid

Andrea Kay Rhoads

Cody Adair Riedy

Nicholas E Rubio

Karisa Lynn Saunders

Laura Christin Schiltz

Dustin Thomas Schumacher Mark Christopher Shields

Lorene Virginia Sinclair

Amber Marie Snyder

Macaela Pape Stephenson

Anthony O Stubbs

Sarah Kristin Szewc

Jamie Alexander Torres

Karlin Shana Tracey

James Richard Tullis

Melissa Anne Urban

Melanie Kaye Wallach

Jeremy M Ward

April Marie Weigel

Jennifer Ann Widerstrom

Marcia Ann Williams

Kristen Bagby Zucht

Elizabeth Susan Hohenstein

Matthew Kent Stensrud

Megan Elizabeth Weatherly

Erin Blaire Adriance

Mallory Elyse Aiello

Michelle Lynn Ammerman

Courtney L Bowles

Elizabeth Ann Brown

Kelly Diana Burdette

Kitt Marie Carroll

Amy Lynne Cederlind

Anne Katherine Coenen

Samantha Jo Crystal

Amber Diane Cuevas

Cari Ann Davis

Nicole Marie Downs

Allison Elizabeth Draffan

Robert Joseph Evans

Daniel Eugene Ferguson

Traci Lynn Flores

Sara E Fox

Tara Elizabeth Fritz

Jessica Elaine Giesen

Mary Jane Graybill

Leslie Diane Grewing

Kathryn Rebeckah Grise

Rebekah Elizabeth Hamil

Lindsey Louise Hannah

Bradley Joseph Henry

Matthew Jeremy Herbert

Molly Ann Hess

Ashley Elizabeth Hoffman

Cathleen Marie Hubler

Clinton Leo Jackson

William Eric Jones

Miranda Leigh Joy

Kara Marie Kappelmann

Sara Anne Klassen

Kristina Lorraine Knobel

Allison Marie Kubiak

Annie Wurth Leonard

Courtney MaCaire Lockhart

Aubrey Jean Logsdon

Diana Lynn Manvitz

Reid Victorio Martin

Iain Damian Mchugh

Tricia Lynne McNamee

Kathleen Marie McVey

Randall Clayton Moore

Joshua Paul Moran

Erika Muth

Andrew James Nussbaum

Sarah Elizabeth Otte

Hayley Renee Parker

Tari Jo Perdue

Lauren Michelle Priest

Sean Alexander Redcorn

Jessica Marie Rodriguez

Amy Michelle Rollins

Kate Lauren Rosen

Jessica Lynn Schippers

Kendra Maree Schobert

Tyrone Lee Seymour

Megan Kathleen Shannon

David Howard Shoemaker

Jeffrey Ryan Short

Eric Christopher Skoglund

Kyle Ross Stadalman

Adam Hastings Stiller

Ashley Gail Stroup

Pauline Jane Sung

Jennifer Shannon Svajda

Jamie Ann Talbott

Bethany Jane Taylor

Jennifer Leigh Thompson

Andrew James Walter

Laura Beth Wilcoxon

Celaine Arlene Worden

Kalli Lynn Worsing

Lauren Michelle Yager

Lydia Katherine Young

Kali Ann Yount

Jennifer A Ziskal

Kathy Abrams Zolla

Jeremy Scott Antley

Megan Lynn Barnett

Matthew Douglas Bihlmaier

Christopher Matthew Calabro

Kristi Lynn Charlson

Jessica Jene Couch

Amy Ruth Curtis

Kari Alicia Dammerich

Sharla Marie Dunn

Sidnee Nicole Dyke

Emily E Edgren

Natasha Elizabeth Erb

Chanelle Leigh Fasbender

Mark Scott Finken

Jessica Britt Forman

Eric Jacob Goering

Alicia E. Heili

Dennis Jozef Hilding

Janele Therese Huelat

Abbie Rose Jacobson

Meredith Lauren Kane

Jessica Ann Kimple

Elly Kaye Kjose

Megan Marie Lacroix

Daniel L Linhart

Jeremy Edward Mcdonald

Brandi Rachel Mishler

Christy Jo Moormann

Emily Elizabeth Nibbelink

Kristen Paulette Ruis

Rebecca Lynn Runge

Robert Thomas Rusche

Jennifer Lynn Schmidt

Amber Shar-ron Sellers

Katie Ann Stratton

Bobi D Tallman

Eric D Tanking

Danielle Renee Tripp

Matthew G. Wolff

Allison Christine Smith

Fall 2004

Graduate

Khalid Saleh Al-Amrah

Khaled A Alshehri

Mary Ann Altenbernd

Brooke Nichole Beckner

Elizabeth J Bowling

Teri Christine Bowman

Lauren Brooks Bradbury

Jana Sue Bradfield

Carlo Anthony Castellano Jr

Ya-Huei Chen

Nora Kristine Clark

Casey C Cook

Constance Corbett-Whittier

Janis Diane Laursen Davis

Melissa Ann Dayton

Michelle Lee Detweiler

Helga Dotti-Alvarado

Chad Jameson Duckers

Stacy Lynn Fallucca

Jennifer Lynn Gilmore

Emily Janette Graham

Angela L Harris

Lakesha Lynn Harris

John Stephen Harvey Jr

Lisa Ann Harvey

Marilyn Louise Helgeson

Connie Henderson

Kristan Rene Holland

Rebecca Lynn Holmes

Brad A Johnson

Nikos S Kellepouris

Jeffrey A. Kelley

Joungmin Kim

Judy Linette Korb

Cindi Ann Lawson

Amy Kathleen Lehew

Barbara Johnson Loyd

Barbara Whitehead Martin

Chelsey L Mathes

Heather Suzanne McAnerney

Jean Ann McCally

Melissa Anne Mcmanamy

AnneMarie Elizabeth McRorie

Emily Farler Miller

Mary Jean Cranford Cade Mitsui

Angus Luke Mugford

Rebecca Irene Munjak

Chelie A Nelson

Amy Lynn Neuburger

Shu-Fang Ni

Leigh Hamilton Nida

Patricia Mercedes Noonan

Mishizu Ohtake

Caroline Maureen Ong

Stephanie E Petersen

Rachel Jean Quinn

Roxanne Hazel Quinn

Susan C Reynolds

Julie Kathleen Siebert

Christina Marie Sollars

Michele Stalker-Hoffman

Marie Kathryn Taylor

John L Van Allen Jr

Holly Rachelle Wales

Marlena D Walley

Amy Ann Walsh

Lori DeAnn Weaver

Sean Allan White

Samantha Avril Whitman

Richard D Widener

Michelle Winburn-Tyrel

Lyle Andrew Witt

Mika Yamada

Undergraduate

Mylin Antoine Brimm

Laura M Brune

Carianne Cuevas

Kacie Marie Doll

Jennifer A Farley

Carrie Elizabeth Forster

Crystal Lynn Fox

Jason Tatsuya Fullen

Sara Beth Goetz

Jay Michael Goodbinder

Casey David Green

Kimberly Catherine Grollmes

Brian D Gryll

Megan Michelle Haas

Royce A Heitsch

Margaret Emily Hicks

Brianne Lee Kelley

James Kevin Kilmartin II

April Ann Klimek

David Michael Klinginsmith

Carolyn Anne Lacore

Brett Ray Larson

Christy L Lukert

Sarah E Myers

Courtney Leslie Olson

Holly Christine Pantelleria

Tabitha Ann Plummer

Christine Michelle Pope

Katie Lynn Putnam

Vincent Michael Rizzo

Jessica Renee Robbins

Jessica Ruth Schickler

Bobby Lee Shafer

Jenifer Leeann Shay

Leah Marie Sieve

Crystal Ann Stainbrook

Jeremy John Stover

Brett N Thompson

Tegan Jaimee Thornberry

Lynna Michelle Williamson

Summer 2004

Graduate

Teresa Jo Adams

Emily Suzanne Aldenderfer

Vicki Lynn Asher

Mark Avila

Teresa Lynn Barnes

Amy Lynn Beaver

Melody Marie Becker

Linda Gail Becker-Wille

Michael Keith Belzeski

Martha Barry Boehlert

Sara Beth Brinkley

Kelli Anne Brown

Janis J Brownson

Michelle Elizabeth Buck

Natasha Ann Burns

Heather A Chambers

Reggie A Christiansen

Dena Renee Clark

Jennifer Marie Crow

Brendan W Curran

Rejane Marie Cytacki

Janet Lea Davis

Christine Marie Dawson

Kimberly A DeRuyck

Elizabeth Gail Dickinson

Karen Anne Divine

Fredina Lynn Drye

Blaire Rae Dunn

Zachary Reeb Dyer

Teresa Lynn Elmer

David Wayne Elsten II

Anne Enright

Anthony Scott Erisman

Robert Ellis Farris

Joyce Amanda Fergel

Maureen E Finholm

Vicki Lee Fletcher

Allison Kaye Folger

Kelly J. Frantz

Melanie Lavonne French

Marissa Renae Frost

Alisha Christine Fullman

Misty Dawn Gann

Heidi Michelle Garcia

Gregory James Gehrig

Elaine Kathryn Gonya

Kyle Mitchell Grady

Pamela Joyce Graverholt

Stacy Michelle Greenwood

Rebecca Ann Hart

Vicki Ann Hartsell

Sherrill L Hayes

Abigeal Marie Heeter

Barbara Louise Higgins-Dover

Abbie Ann Hobbick

Linda Hollander

Donna Bisel Hughes

Danielle Margaret Huntley

Pamela L James

Susanne Marie James

Frank Alvin Janzen

Stacy G Johnson

Teresa Jane Jones

Chad J Keller

Laura Elizabeth Kimrey

Lindsay B Kincaid

Candace Slaughter King

Vickie I King

Erik P Kirk

Jennifer L Krause

Carrie Lynette Lahey

Jennifer Ellen Lang

Julie Lorene Lee

Dustin Marshall Leochner

Timothy Kenneth Loper

Coryn Lauren Lowe

Kimberly B Marinacci

Anastasia L Martin

Cynthia Sue Martin

Beverly J Marusak

Kent Charles McDonald

Erin Crystal McGuire

Karen Marie McNellis

Elizabeth Gold McSorley

E Diane Methner

Jason A Miller

Kristi Kay Miller

Rebecca Sue Miller

David Charles Mitchell

Ryan Curtis Most

Carrie Lynn Mugridge

Jaclyn E Naster

Brenna C O'Brien

Sui Sum Olson

Dara Michelle Oswald

Megan Elizabeth Ott

Charles Ashley Packard

Aimee K Pedersen

Melissa Marie Pelkey

Sheryl L Peters

Benjamin David Peterselli

Julie Carolann Pfister

Belinda Kathryn Phillips

Joseph Brent Pickett

Jeri J Powers

Steven Ray Ramirez

Heather N Rasmussen

Rebecca Eve Rast

Jaime Anne Rivetts

Karen Sue Rogers

Carie Beth Russell

William B Sanderson

Jennifer Cary Scarano

Amy Susan Schapman

Ronda Lee Schelvan

Kregg Austen Schmidt

Darin M Schmitz

Kristi Lynn Schremmer

Jennifer Jill Schulz

Robyn L Seglem

Michael S Sellami

Randolyn Sereres

Marian Elaine Sheeran

Kristin Kay Smith

Patricia G Smith

Sandra L Smith

Wendy Cheryl Snitz

Christopher M Standley

Marion Elizabeth Stone

Laura M Sullivan

Lorraine Marie Sullivan

Michael B Sullivan

Elizabeth Anne Uden

Jill Paulette Unger

Kelly Ann VanGilder

Patricia A Weaver

Laura Ann Weissert

Robin A Wells

Diana Louellen Wilkinson

Krista Denise Wilson

Amanda Karyl Witty

Kimberly D Woodard

Suzanne N Woodward

Undergraduate

Billy Miles Armstrong II

Shannel Renee Arnold

Lindsey Lea Bell

Amy Lynn Billings

Whitney Elizabeth Carper

Shauna Paige Darraugh

Rebecca Lindsey Durkalski

Kelsie Lee George

Timothy James Hackler

David L Hagan

Kimberly Ann Harrison

Lindsey Brooke Hogan

Jaclyn Kaulentis

Kelli Ann Kurle

Rea Louise Lawless

Lindsey Louise Leiker

Carah Marie Medill

Amber Marie Millar

Brianne Elizabeth Miller

Seungly Oh

Hillary Anne Palcher

Meghan Katherine Rahmeier

Megan Elizabeth Randall

Aditi Rattan

Lori Ann Riscoe

Vanessa Marie Vega-Moreno

Amber D Webb

— Edited by Megan Claus