At 8:30 a.m. Saturday on the Lied Center’s stage, Andrew Marso will bring his University of Kansas journalism career to a close. Marso, a 2004 KU grad who missed his ceremony when he fell ill with bacterial meningitis, will give the journalism school’s commencement speech.

“I’m going to talk about the plans we make in life and the roadblocks we face,” Marso said. “We’re always planning the fastest, easiest route, but you’ve got to learn to react to the detours along the way.”

Marso will accompany Dean Ann Brill, the J-school faculty and 26 graduate students who will be hooded for their master’s degree, on the Lied Center stage.

Lara Clark, Wichita senior, will sing the Alma Mater, and Brill will give a short speech, urging graduates to look at life not as a ladder of success, but as a staircase that’s wide enough to take your loved ones with you.

The journalism ceremony moved to the Lied Center in 2001 after out-growing the close quarters in the Crafton-Preyer Theatre. The move meant taking the first ceremony time slot, but the J-school attendees will enjoy the first pick of the Lied Center parking.

After the ceremony, the Kansas Union will cater a reception on the Stauffer-Flint lawn with punch, coffee and cookies for the graduate students, the 249 undergraduates, their family and friends and the school’s faculty.

Graduates

Spring 2005

Graduate

Elizabeth K Ashby

Mark James Ballesteros

Elizabeth D Beggs

Jennifer May Bosshardt

Mark Howard Edelman

Dennis Roy Gagnon

Johnna Kristine Guinty

Jessica Huston

Nicole R Jupe

Leslie Jeanne Letts

Russell T Lowe

Bethany Rae Luther

Bethany Rae Martino

Melanie Claire Mendrys

Natalie R. Myers

Gayland Russell Putnam

Jami Linda Schaefer

Lisa Marie Schmitz

Timothy Alan Sears

James M Senter III

Jeffrey Scott Shafer

Margery Ann Smith

Rachel Debra Spear

Beth Randolph Taylor

Jesse James Truesdale

Undergraduate

Shaunte Somoan Abernathy

Anne Morgan Abernethy

Karen Regina Abramowitz

Laura Margaret Adamson

Whitney Michelle Allen

Stacey Diane Archambault

Angelica Renee Armstrong

Erin Katherine Bajic

Ashley B Bechard

Elizabeth Anne Blasco

Eric L Braem

Kara Marie Breitenstein

Julie Rebecca Brown

Grace Lynn Budenbender

Michelle Leah Burhenn

Chelsea Nicole Chandler

Georgia Marie Chandler

Laura A Clark

Joya Sue Cleveland

Shannon Lee Cline

Kristen G Coady

Ashley Paige Cobbel

Loren M Cope

Benjamin William Counter

Amy Marie Cox

Christopher D Crawford

Miranda Lynne Davison

Lauren Michelle Debiak

Jennifer Anne Degraeve

Meredith Sarah Desmond

Jill Elizabeth Dorsey

Ashley Lindsey Doyle

Rebecca Beth Field

Ross Andrew Fitch

Britta Anderson Florman

Matthew Jacob Fortner

Lindsey Brooke Fowler

Ty James Fowler

Laura R Francoviglia

April Marie Giarla

Benjamin Michael Gibler

Casey Lee Gieber

Sarah Beth Gieseman

Stephanie Frances Graham

Courtney Adrianne Grams

Justin Randolph Grebenick

Matthew Ross Greer

Courtney Alice Grimwood

Paige Lenz Gugat

Lynn D. Hamilton

John Francis Heffinger

Amanda Marie Hendrix

Alyssa Kathryn Hill

Thomas Jarman Hipp

Brandy Lynn Horvath

Katherine Elizabeth Hosack

Misty Marie Huber

Kayla Anne Huffman

Kevin Thomas Kampwirth

Matthew Edward Kappenman

Daniel Jay Karen

Christine Mary Kelly

Leanna Elizabeth Kemp

Jarris Joseph Krapcha

Courtney Leigh Kuhlen

Genevieve Margaret Lamboley

Kristen Erin Landes

Allyson Nicole Lane

Andre Keith Langford

Christopher Todd Lasister

Stephanie Suzanne Leclaire

Allyson Rachel Levy

Justin F Lueger

Kevin Patrick Macdonald

Michael Christopher Marion

Maha Zaynah Masud

Mary K Means

Ashley Grace Michaels

Neil C. Mulka

Megan Hegre Ochanpaugh

Amanda M O'Toole

Aralee Jarell Patton

Jaime M Pedigo

Laura Ann Phillips

Lisa Marie Picasso

Stephanie Luise Preiser

Ashley Suzanne Puderbaugh

Sarah Elizabeth Rexroad

Elizabeth Anne Rhodes

Robert William Riley

Erin Jeanine Roberts

David Kyle Rombeck

Adrienne Diane Rosel

Kristin Elizabeth Rossley

Nikola Renee Rowe

Carolyn Renee Rupp

Stephen Patrick Schmidt

Amy Kate Schoenfeld

Lindsey B Scott

Katie Lou Serrone

Erin Kay Shipps

Jessica Lee Smith

Jordan P Smith

Morgan C Smith

Amanda Kim Stairrett

Amanda J Stanley

Marissa A Stephenson

Nathaniel Ryan Stock

Amy Lynn Sullivan

Christopher William Tackett

Elizabeth Arlene Tillmanns

Annika Susanne Turnquist

Jesse E Vahsholtz

Jamie Ann Vangoethem

Julianne Brooke Vendley

Nathan Edward Vernon

Emmanuelle Raissa Watonsi

Sarah S Weber

Erica Nicole Wells

Emily Lynn Werner

Kristin Marie Wetzler

Rachel Marie Wheeler

Ann Elizabeth Wiley

Lauren Elizabeth Williams

Shannon Leigh Williams

Jessica Lynn Wilson

Paige Elizabeth Worthy

Laci DaLynne Wright

Jennifer Lynn Wyand

Grant Doyle Zehner

Sadie Marie Weis

Robert Charles Johnson

Cara May Milligan

Lauren E Airey

Ellyn Michele Angelotti

Donovan D Atkinson Jr

Remy Lane Ayesh

Joseph Edward Bant

Lori A Bettes

Quinn Christine Bogdan

Kerrey Michelle Brennan

Catherine Alexis Brucks

Carrie Anna Burton

Megan Luisa Claus

Megan Briana Clifford

Anna M Clovis

Lauren Michelle Cooke

Janette Elaine Crawford

William Dennis Cross Jr

Leah Claire Cummings

Christine Louise Davidson

Corinne R Deuel

Kendall Nicolay Dix

Ashleigh E Dyck

Emily A Epstein

Stephanie Diane Farley

Jennifer Ann Ferns

Amity L File

Natalie Dawn Flanzer

Lauren Ann Foremsky

Christina A Giunta

Rupal Jitendra Gor

Peter Edward Granitz

Anne Marie Grantski

Christina Louise Gray

Rebecca Jane Green

Tarah Herrington

Pauline A Himmelwright

Samantha Jane Horner

Kelly Jean Hutsell

Andrew David Hyland

Julie C Jones

Christopher John Kaufman

Meagan Christine Kelleher

Joshua Toney Kendall

Elizabeth Ann Kimberly

Leslie Anne Kimmel

Erika Caitlin Kirley

Jodie Ann Krafft

Collin P LaJoie

John M Leavitt

Jillian Ariel Lipkowitz

Stephanie Ann Lovett

Kaleigh Ann Lundy

Benjamin Ray Mantooth

Margaret Emily Mason

Morgan Lindsey Mcbee

Zachary T Mendenhall

Amanda Leigh Meyer

Kathleen Elizabeth Miller

Abby L Mills

Samara Abid Nazir

Erin Ashley Ohm

Robert L Perkins

Kyle Matthew Rohde

Kari Marie Ruddle

Lauren Julia Schaffer

Tara K Schupner

Jeanette Danielle Scott

Kathryn Scott

Calli Beth Smith

Christopher M Smith

Jessica Ann Solander

Erin Marie Tracy

Kathy Truong

Kathleen Ferretti Vitale

Steven T Vockrodt

Grant Christopher Wallace

David Jeffrey Whetter II

Amber Elizabeth Wiens

Brittany N Williams

Scott R Wilson

Elizabeth Louise Winetroub

Kweeshin Yeo

Chungkam Yeung

Elisa Marie Zahn

Fall 2004

Graduate

Karen Marie Hoch

Undergraduate

Kevin Kyle Appleby

Matthew A. Beat

Geoffrey Taylor Bowers

Benjamin Rahder Bullington Angelea Renee Busby

Melissa Ann Detrick

Guillaume B Doane

John David Dohrmann

Robert Nicklaus Durr

Paige Sara Edelman

Daniel Seth Feekes

Catherine Blaine Forsyth

Brandon Jeremy Gay

David Michael Graubart

Ryan Michael Greene

Adam L Handshy

Jane Marie Hegeman

Danielle Marie Hillix

Kyle Frederick Hopkins

Tiffany Nichole Horsefield

Nicholas Ryan Irvin

Henry Charles Jackson III

Erik Arthur Johnson

Morgan Raquel Johnson

Jeffrey Paul Johnston

Lauren Marie Karp

Thomas C Kepka

Elizabeth Eileen Kieffe

Laura E Kinch

Timothy Jacob Kohl

Blair Channing Lawrence

Brandi Danielle Mathiesen

Michael Noel Mckinley

Alexis Ruth Mitchell

Michael Wright Norris

Carl Williams Ray

Marc C Ricketts

Andrea B Shores

Sarah E Steiger

Gregory Scott Tyree

Allison P Wiegand

Kara Dawn Wilson

Summer 2004

Graduate

Timothy Joseph Hrenchir

Mark Steven Pare

Undergraduate

Michael Albert Baadte

Shanda Kay Brier

Lindsay Ann Cox

Monica B Delaorra

Leslie Ann Duncan

Kevin Andrew Flaherty

Robyn L Flohrschutz

Heather Lynn Graves

Joseph Patrick Hartigan

Laura Christine Heidbreder

Marc David Ingber

Erin Louise Jowett

Lauren Ladue Morrell

Maggie Mary Obrien

Todd Kent Panula

Laura Jill Pate

Cynthia R Perez

Kristen E Rieke

Mary E Rowden

Travis Lee Sampson

Gretchen Marie Schmidt

Alea Renee Smith

Megan Sloan Spooner

Lauren Elizabeth Tazic

Abby Raylene Tillery

Steven Joseph Walter

Angie Weber

Adam J Wessel

Jennifer Lynne Wilson

Jordan James Yuska

Meghan Beth Zorn