Truman State University Announces
Fall 2020 Graduation List

Truman State University has released the names of students who graduated during fall commencement ceremonies, Nov. 21.

Students who graduated with honors will have that distinction noted by their names. Cum laude recognizes those who earned a grade point average between 3.50-3.74. Magna cum laude is for graduates with a grade point average between 3.75-3.89. Summa cum laude honors graduates with a grade point average above 3.9.

Master’s degree recipients will have that distinction noted by their names.

The list is organized by state and hometown. Hometowns are based upon the permanent address given to the University by the student. Students who have requested a directory hold on their information are not included on the list. Any questions regarding student eligibility for inclusion on the list can be directed to the Registrar’s Office at (660) 785-4143.

Founded in 1867, Truman is Missouri’s public liberal arts and sciences university. Truman has the highest graduation rate among the state’s public colleges and universities. U.S. News & World Report has rated Truman as the No. 1 public university in the Midwest region for 24 consecutive years, and Washington Monthly recognized Truman as the No. 12 master’s university in the nation.

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Chugiak Kaitlan Marie Head Master of Arts
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Phoenix McKenzie B. Simmons Cum Laude
Tucson Cleve Kinda Opiyo
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Concord Narayan Poudel
Irvine Reecha Sapkota Dixit
Reena S. Dixit
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Smyrna Shaun Elizabeth Cannedy
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Boca Raton Isabel Kurzban Master of Accountancy
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Honolulu Courtney Atwell Master of Arts in Education
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Alton Kaylee Ann Collins Summa Cum Laude
Arcola Jameson Wyatt Fishel
Bloomington Austin Jacob DeVecchi
Natalie Valentine Magna Cum Laude
Bolingbrook Robert Gerald Masek
Carthage Brianna Michelle Grotts Cum Laude
Collinsville Rebekah K. Smith
Columbia Cara Gallagher Cum Laude
Ryan William Gudeman Master of Accountancy
Davis Junction Anna Christine Hess Summa Cum Laude
Dixon Caroline Costello Cum Laude
Eureka Alexander Joseph Sweeney
Geneva Matthew Joseph Tokars
Glendale Heights Allison Kuhner
Lemont Alissa Zofia Zeglen Magna Cum Laude
Lyons Allison Kufta Summa Cum Laude
Orland Park Chetanaé Y. Ellison Cum Laude
Quincy Emily Elise Goerlich Summa Cum Laude
Brianna Michelle Hagstrom Cum Laude
Rochester Brandon J. Jones
Springfield Daniel Zeigler
Warsaw Brianna Michele Dean
Waterloo Kylie Lynn Albrecht Master of Arts
Abby Leigh Mueller Summa Cum Laude
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Ankeny Daniel Paul Eness Post Baccalaureate Certificate
Bettendorf Shana Christine Snyder
Greenfield Dusty Donald Davis Cum Laude
Polk City Taylor Marie Daniel
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Ocean City Kishor Bista Master of Arts
Randhi Shiran Perera
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Affton Katherine Hannah Maier
Arcadia Brian Thomas LaValle
Arnold Matthew Aaron Davis
Ballwin Jeremy Neal Gibson
Brandon Michael Ingli Summa Cum Laude
Lucas Alan King Magna Cum Laude
Michelle Phung Cum Laude
Lillie Anne Richards
Hailey Elizabeth Rupprecht Summa Cum Laude
Zachary Salmon
Alysse Morgan Tarantino Master of Arts in Education
Barnhart Skylar Buechel
Bevier Shiloh Paige Wilson Master of Arts
Blue Springs Caleb James
Michael D. Rau
Bolckow Alexis Jade Fraley Cum Laude
Bonne Terre Legacy Grace Huff Magna Cum Laude
Brashear Jacklyn Kaylei Sidenstricker
Brentwood Sotiria Karanikolas Magna Cum Laude
Brookfield Reed McBroom Master of Arts
Cape Girardeau Alleigh Michelle Emmendorfer Cum Laude
Catawissa Megan Elizabeth McCart
Alyssa Rowbottom
Cedar Hill John Paul Myers
Centralia Chase Fuller Freidel
Clark Sara Mae Colyer
Columbia Aiyana Patricia Tanski French Cum Laude
Elaine Kara Miller Cum Laude
Maranatha Rose Prenger
William Richard Rumpf Cum Laude
Brandon Sontheimer
Kjia Joye Underwood Cum Laude
Cook Sta Samantha Berkelman
Country Club Hayden Von Veltheim Holt
Creve Coeur Elsa Deliana Schenk
Crystal City Christina Meyer Master of Arts in Education
Dardenne Prairie Madeline Antoinette McDermott
De Soto Alexus James
Rebecca Light
Defiance Aaron Cleveland Hall
Edina Alexandra Gregory Master of Accountancy
Eureka Andrew Christopher Teuscher Cum Laude
Farmington Shelby Anderson Magna Cum Laude
Fayette Zackary D. Irvin Magna Cum Laude
Fenton Theodore David Greer Magna Cum Laude
Ferguson Hayley Martino
Florissant Jacob Heisserer
Sarah J. Kuper Summa Cum Laude
Foristell Christopher Alex Ramey Master of Arts
Fulton Taylor Mackenzie Bittle
Greentop Katherine Anne El Koury Sandefur
Grover Caroline Anevay Casey
Hannibal William Edward Wallace
Hazelwood Todd Anthony Mitchell Jr.
Hermann Jillian Rose Kolbe Cum Laude
High Ridge Cameron Mitchell Knese
Hillsboro Danika D. Eaker
Holden Faith Abigail McDaniel Summa Cum Laude
Imperial Nicholas Dodson
Mallory Anna Reed
Independence John Matthew Crow Magna Cum Laude
Daniel Leatherman Post Baccalaureate Certificate
Jefferson City Caleb Andrew Bruemmer Summa Cum Laude
Zachary Aaron Gaines Master of Arts in Education
Andrew F. Galbraith Magna Cum Laude
Jack Edward Schrimpf Cum Laude
Maura Clare Shimmens Summa Cum Laude
Grace Makenzie Woodland
Joplin Madeline Li-Shr Campbell
Kansas City Liam Collins
Nicholas Alexander Craven
Haley Ericksen
Emily Rose Hayes
Austin James Kiolbasa
Allison Marbry Magna Cum Laude
Phoebe Elise Moberg Magna Cum Laude
Maguire Joseph Radosevic Summa Cum Laude
Mariah Danyell Thompson Magna Cum Laude
Chandler To Summa Cum Laude
Celine Williams Master of Arts in Education
Emma Louise Zahner Magna Cum Laude
Kearney Mak Marie Yangyu Valentine
Kirksville Adriana Dimon Arabas Master of Arts
Sudip Aryal
Mikah Nikole Belitz
Hannah Bennett
Hayley M. Brotherton Master of Arts in Education
Angelique Collinge
Lac Tam Duong
Mikayla Marie Eason
Emily Rachelle Garth Cum Laude
Ashim Gautam Upadhaya
Heyang Gong
Connor Alan Harms Cum Laude
Dakota P. Jones
Trinajoy Karanja Cum Laude
Pengcheng Li
Weining Liu
Zhengxun Ma
Lasitha Yasendra Madurawala Don Vithanage
Gloria Mitchell Master of Arts in Education
Abby Nicole Moore Summa Cum Laude
Payton Elizabeth Ness Cum Laude
Milan Pandey
Dhara Rajesh Patel Magna Cum Laude
Gavin Dean Pettig
Katelyn Elizabeth Poston Master of Arts
Shreeya Rupakheti Cum Laude
Emily Rose Schwend Master of Arts in Education
Sara Ann Seifert Master of Arts
Alina Sergienko Cum Laude
Rui Song
Natsumi Sugimoto Cum Laude
Helen Marie Timpe Magna Cum Laude
Jordyn Richae Tipton Master of Arts
Zachary Townsend
Detrik Venvertloh
Pengfei Wang
Savannah Janine Wheeler Cum Laude
Anqi Yang
Tianyi Yang
Kirkwood Emma Rhey Berthold
Kara Marie Mackenzie Master of Arts in Education
La Plata Tyler John Hanson
Rachel Jacobs Summa Cum Laude
Lake Saint Louis Alexander Cole Gustafson Summa Cum Laude
Mackenzie Nicole Meyer Cum Laude
Sean Robert Schierbecker Master of Arts in Education
Serena Qu Ping Venezia
Lancaster Kyle Miller
Lawson Tabitha Amber Mabery
Lees Summit Cooper Wayne Giles Cum Laude
Aubrey Hughes
Tyler Jones Pursell
Harper Stephens
Linh My Tran Magna Cum Laude
Liberty Oanh Ngo
Macon Morgan Nute
Garett L. Olson Summa Cum Laude
Manchester Matthew J. Yankowitz Cum Laude
Maryville Jakob Carter Gray
Maysville Sammantha Allwood Cum Laude
Moberly Brian Michael Walker Cum Laude
Nixa Allyson Horst
Mason Jeffrey Wilcox Summa Cum Laude
O Fallon Colin Griffin
Allison Theresa Kaltmayer Master of Arts in Education
Meaghan Therese Monahan Master of Arts in Education
Naomi Elizabeth Raible Summa Cum Laude
Sneha Ravikumar
Noah Timothy Roettger Cum Laude
Oak Grove Alexa Gabrielle Hernandez
Palmyra Jessalyn Leann Hultz Magna Cum Laude
Park Hills Blake William Oliver Cum Laude
Princeton Dale Alan Bagley Magna Cum Laude
Rogersville Emilee Kendall
Rolla John Giesey Cum Laude
Audrey Woods
Rush Hill Grace Elizabeth Maddox
Saint Charles Brandon Lane Barr Cum Laude
Dallas James Bernhoester
Lauren Curtis
Jacob William Hearst
Jack William Hiegel Summa Cum Laude
Lillian Hollowood Cum Laude
Jessica Krieger Summa Cum Laude
Nicholas Frank Puleo Magna Cum Laude
Saint Elizabeth Shanley Marie Kliethermes Cum Laude
Gabrielle Twehus Magna Cum Laude
Saint James Madison Rae Thomason
Saint Joseph Samantha Matthews
Breanna Patterson
Nathan Bradley Weeks Magna Cum Laude
Saint Louis Cameron D. Banks
Alexander L. Glover
Joseph Long-Khang Ha Cum Laude
Trenesha Nasha Hayes
Amanda Michele Kapp Magna Cum Laude
Usna Mohammed Ariz Khan Cum Laude
Michael Gordon Massey
Adam Robert McCann Master of Arts in Education
Justin E. McKenney
Nicholas Murphy Messina
Abigail K. Monteith
Danielle Gabri Nahm
Kala Rose Pangelinan Magna Cum Laude
Andrew Poelzl
Kyle David Rieger Master of Arts in Education
Madeline Roth Cum Laude
Natalie Ann Schodl
Jordan Maxwell Siegel
Ryan Thompson Summa Cum Laude
Katherine Lynn Turner
ZiYi Wang
Maya Wasserstrom
Benjamin Williams Cum Laude
Tori Isabelle Wisely
Madeline G. Wright Cum Laude
Saint Peters Jason Boedeker
Alyssa Marie Governal Cum Laude
Dominique Martinez
Melissa Kay Merkel Master of Arts in Education
Alexander Bryce Mitchell
Andrea Joyce Newburry Master of Arts
Olivia Rose Sontheimer Summa Cum Laude
Rachel Elizabeth Thompson Cum Laude
Salem Logan Glen Woolf Magna Cum Laude
Shelbina Kayla Michele Kinzle Cum Laude
Shelbyville Kaylee Elizabeth Smith
Springfield Timothy Cobb Cum Laude
McGwire Stroud
Nora Brynn Yarham
Troy Hannah Faith Easley Cum Laude
Nathan A. Keleher
Warrenton Meredith M. Roach Magna Cum Laude
Brandon Lee Thurman
Washington Margaret Ann King Summa Cum Laude
Rose Schmitt
Madison Simmons
Samantha Paige Welch
Waynesville Lacy Alexandrea Gorenflo Cum Laude
Webster Groves Lauren Ashley Reed Summa Cum Laude
Wentzville Alyssa Renée Cluck Magna Cum Laude
Keegan Good
Allison Hellebusch
West Plains Garrit Hanne Hicks Magna Cum Laude
Westphalia Emily Maxine Massman Summa Cum Laude
Wildwood Zoe Kathryn Moore Summa Cum Laude
Paul Kenneth Rueschhoff Master of Arts in Education
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Omaha Sydney Nicole Slosson Cum Laude
Papillion Kylie Elizabeth Ostermeyer Summa Cum Laude
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Mandan Dante Kenneth Ruffin Cum Laude
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Austin Jennifer Marie Petersen Master of Accountancy
McKinney Adam Christopher Moran
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Tianqiong Chen
William Franklin Ruman
Yaqing Wang
Hua Yuan