Butler graduates should clutch their diploma with a sense of optimism because they are in America and they are educated, retired Indiana Supreme Court Justice Randall Shepard told the 138 graduates at the 2016 Winter Commencement on December 17 in Clowes Memorial Hall.
“The value of an education earned in 2016 at universities like Butler is more tangible than ever,” Shepard said. “Your decision and your family’s decision to persevere in education is the best possible launching pad for a successful career and a successful life.”
Shepard, the longest-serving chief justice in Indiana history, said that although the students are graduating at a moment of great national change, “In what other nation would you be positioned for a brighter future?”
“This nation has created more opportunity, more freedom, more economic security for more people from more walks of life than any society in the whole history of humankind,” he said, noting that investors and governments from Canada to Canton continue to support America.
President James M. Danko presented Shepard with an honorary doctorate. Trustee James P. White and his wife, Anna, also received honorary degrees.
The winter 2016 graduates are:
| Ryan Akel, Business Administration |
| Emily Alaimo, Education Administration |
| Devon Bellamy, Risk Management and Insurance |
| Chelsea Boyce, Accounting |
| Kellie Brotherton, Education Administration |
| Emily Brumley, Psychology |
| Nathaniel Bubeck, Recording Industry Studies |
| Kelsey Burnett, International Business |
| Olivia Cabanban, Biology B.S. |
| Sarah Carney, English |
| Dennis Cho, Sociology |
| James Clark, Business Administration |
| Caitlyn Cole, Marketing |
| Allison Cotter, Chemistry B.S. |
| Daniel Cotter, Chemistry B.S. |
| Annette Coulombe, Business Administration |
| Olivia Cox, English |
| Andrew Cravens, Business Administration |
| Andrew Crecelius, Business Administration |
| Jared Curcio, Management Information Systems |
| Ryan Davis, Education Administration |
| Nicholas Decker, Business Administration |
| Michael Demos, Criminology |
| Anne-Marie DiBisceglie, Elementary Education |
| Carrie Dilley, Education Administration |
| Christopher Djonlich, Business Administration |
| Pamela Dobbin, Business Administration |
| Ian Dobek, Biology B.S. |
| Joshua Doty, Business Administration |
| Amanda Dusing, Elementary Education |
| Alan Eidelman, Accounting |
| Benjamin Ekhaus, Business Administration |
| Austin Engle, Chemistry B.S. |
| Eli Finkel, Physics B.S. |
| Craig Fisher, Professional Pharmacy |
| Victoria Fountain, Spanish |
| Holly Frantz, Marketing |
| Joshua Gallion, Business Administration |
| Matthew Gothard, Business Administration |
| Aaron Grady, Business Administration |
| Daniel Gryfinski, Finance |
| Kelsey Haas, Biology B.S. |
| Joseph Hackett, Biology B.S. |
| Jeremy Hawk, Business Administration |
| Samantha Haycox, Political Science |
| Luke Hodgin, Business Administration |
| Taylor Huntman, Risk Management and Insurance |
| Elizabeth Ingermann, Political Science |
| Allison Jaramillo, Business Administration |
| Patrick Jarrett, Business Administration |
| Flora Jones, Education Administration |
| Serina Kashimoto, Individualized Major |
| Stephen Kelley, Accounting |
| Christopher Kelsey, Actuarial Science |
| Ryan Kem, Management Information Systems |
| Nathaniel Kenny, Political Science |
| Elizabeth Knox, Music Conducting |
| Zachary LaRoche, Chemistry B.S. |
| Kyle Lang, Political Science |
| Kathryn Larimore, Psychology |
| Amber Lerman, Dance – Performance |
| Kelsey Livingston, Elementary Education |
| Kaley Lyons, Psychology |
| Johanna Mader, Creative Writing |
| Anthony Malito, Business Administration |
| Brooke Marshall, Management Information Systems |
| Jacey McCormick, Business Administration |
| Christopher McDonald, Computer Science B.S. |
| Claire McGuinness, Creative Writing |
| Rachel McKinzie, Finance |
| Philip McNealy, Creative Writing |
| Kailey Meadows, Professional Pharmacy |
| Cynthia Mellander, Mental Health Counselor |
| Megan Menapace, Chemistry B.S. |
| Amy Miller, Business Administration |
| Ethan Miller, Software Engineering |
| Patrick Miller, Business Administration |
| Vincent Mitchell, Sports Media |
| Kristin Mize, Creative Writing |
| Amber Moore, Education Administration |
| Brian Moore, Accounting |
| Benjamin Morrical, Political Science |
| Andrew Myers, Biology B.S. |
| Deanna Nibarger, Education Administration |
| Michael Nugent, Economics |
| Alessandra ORourke, Education Administration |
| Stephanie Oakland, Music Composition |
| Ryan Oliver, Education Administration |
| Mitchell Ostrowski, Finance |
| Alexis Pearcy, Finance |
| Kendall Perkins, Elementary Education |
| Emmaline Perrin, Education Administration |
| Trang Phung, Accounting |
| Makayla Pickett, Entrepreneurship & Innovation |
| Nestor Porres, Digital Media Production |
| Jordan Ransone, Strategic Communication |
| Gregory Rearden, Interactive Media |
| Sanika Rege, Pharmaceutical Science |
| William Roche, Business Administration |
| Tyler Roell, Education Administration |
| Matthew Roth, Marketing |
| Eric Rupenthal, Biology B.S. |
| Kyra Sanford, Accounting |
| Sonna Schafer, Education Administration |
| Taylor Schroeder, Communication Science & Disorders |
| Chancey Seger, Computer Science B.S. |
| Jennifer Seidel, Business Administration |
| Amy Selby, Education Administration |
| Kacey Shriner, Spanish |
| Andrew Shrum, Business Administration |
| Jeri Smith, Chemistry B.S. |
| Michael Smith, Education Administration |
| Robyn Stratford, Science, Technology, & Society |
| Elizabeth Subrin, Chemistry B.S. |
| John Syljebeck, Education Administration |
| Cameron Taylor, Finance |
| Hannah Todd, Education Administration |
| Matthew Troja, History |
| Benjamin Trube, Computer Science B.S. |
| Emily Trygstad, Marketing |
| Samantha Turley, Music |
| Alexandra Van Hoof, Biology B.S. |
| Madeline Verbica, Biology B.S. |
| Joshua Villafuerte, Middle/Secondary Education |
| Harlan Vondersaar, Business Administration |
| Kerstin Wade, Business Administration |
| Fallon Watton, Criminology |
| Malcolm Weaver, Strategic Communication |
| Kristen Webb, Psychology |
| Lindsay Wey, Education Administration |
| Terri Whitcomb, Education Administration |
| Victor Wierzba, Accounting |
| Tanner Witsken, Finance |
| Joseph Workinger, English Writing |
| Julian Wyllie, Entrepreneurship & Innovation |
| Kayla Yoder, Management Information Systems |
| Matthew Zider, Business Administration |
| Lucas Zimmerman, Finance |
Media contact:
Marc Allan
mallan@butler.edu
317-940-9822