(music) Live from the the 2026 spring of Northern Michigan University.

(music) Graduating students and faculty are marching into Northern Michigan the strains of Edward Edgar's Doctor Steven Riley conducting (music) During this morning's 1,105 students will Among the degrees given 760 bachelors, 142 associates, (music) The commencement speaker for today is NMU alumni member, Mr.

Mark Ruge, partner at Mr.

Ruge will also be (music) Graduating senior, Mr.

Blake Stenberg, from Bark River, Michigan, has been selected to be the student (music) Ladies and gentlemen, the president of Northern Dr.

Chris Olsen.

(music) Welcome to Streaming And welcome as well WNMU, Public Television, Channel 13, and those the country and around the world through our Today, we honor over 1,000 graduates and [APPLAUSE] As we get started, I'd like to take a moment to acknowledge that our the ancestral homelands of the Anishinaabe Three of Ojibwe, Odawa, and and to honor the indigenous To begin our ceremony, we welcome the who will perform an honor song.

Please stand if you are able.

(music) [APPLAUSE] Thank you, maybe seated.

Graduates of Northern we are incredibly this accomplishment and so excited to be celebrating Really, you maybe say, and it should be, Ladies and gentlemen, please as NMU's ROTC Color Guard will Followed by our Vocalist, Ms.

Ava Fett, as she led us in singing (music) (music) Thank you, Ms.

except our veterans, Veterans, thank you so and we would like to [APPLAUSE] Thank you, and please be seated.

Marked by dignity, respect, and honor, commencement A time to recognize of our students and to formally confer upon them the degrees they Graduates, this is a day I was out there 38 years ago, and I remember it very well.

It is important to to the faculty, and Indeed, I would say, your future success can be critical for the I encourage you always to be passionate about your lives to act and lead civility, and humility, experiences, and gained here at Northern Ask you also to remember we all probably learned "To whom much is given, For all of us who with advantages I urge you always to think Those who may be their lives than we are in ours.

I am confident that Northern gives you a foundation that will help you fulfilled lives of purpose and consequence for yourself friends, neighbors, and You just haven't had yet This is also a time for us strengthened the university I would like to introduce some I will ask that they stand for a brief moment as I Please hold your applause until everyone has been introduced.

First, our Board of Trustees, chair, Ms.

Brigitte vice chair, Ms.

Lisa Mr.

Greg Seppanen, and Mr.

Greg Toutant.

Additionally, Mr.

Gavin Leach, Board of Trustees Treasurer, and NMU Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration, and our other stage dignitaries, Dr.

Tim Compton, Professor of Spanish and Chair of Academic Vice President of and Well-being, Ms.

President of ASNMU, Dean of the Library and Let's give them all a round [APPLAUSE] In case you get to meet the the ceremony, don't worry.

Chair Holmquist will now offer a few remarks to the Thank you, President Thank you for attending Northern Michigan University's 2026 Spring I am Missy Holmquist, Chair of the NMU and it is my honor congratulate the graduates Commencement is a celebration for the close of one's university experience.

But the word commencement derives from the verb commence, which actually means to begin, to have or So graduates, today is not about ending Although we hope that to reflect on the and the accomplishments you've achieved since first Rather, today is the start And the NMU Trustees are pleased to have recognize this milestone in your professional and We also want to grandparents, partners, Very few people earn a college degree NMU moms and dads, this is your milestone We know the amount of time, and/or advice you've help them earn the right Graduates, the NMU Board and I, as well as the NMU and Wildcat alumni, know you have the successful in whatever We believe in you.

Today, you celebrate.

Tomorrow, you begin on a different path, On this new journey, please know that Northern Michigan University On behalf of the NMU welcome to today's ceremony, and good luck with all of Thank you.

[APPLAUSE] Thank you, Chair Holmquist.

Commencement is a the excellent faculty and staff of Northern They are the ones for the high-quality The faculty and staff play a constant and profound role in the lives of our students.

At this time, I will ask those faculty, faculty and staff of Northern Michigan please stand and be recognized.

[APPLAUSE] Graduates, your accomplishments today would not be support, and guidance in your profound and With the parents, spouses, children, and other family please rise so we [APPLAUSE] Thank you.

Central a university is the quality Northern Michigan most fortunate to have, over the years, a dedicated, and Annually, we honor and recognize outstanding faculty of the Distinguished Dr.

Anne Dahlman, Provost and Vice President for Academic will introduce our award President Olsen, our 2026, Stephen Young and Tricia Kinley, Distinguished is Brian Kakas or Kakash, in Hungarian, of the [APPLAUSE] The full citation is in the program.

Professor Kakas the ceramics program Professor Kakas demonstrates in teaching through a deep, integrated approach foundational learning, and real-world allowing students to understand an academic discipline but as a living professional field Professor Kakas in Teaching Award in 2016, an Excellence in and a Sabbatical He is the Faculty Advisor for the Student Art Gallery and He has served as president of the Statewide Michigan Ceramic Professor Kakas prestigious Ceramic Asia will integrate narrative through collaborations artists, and designers, wellness, and STEM.

Professor Kakas is an internationally award-winning in nearly 100 national and and housed in dozens of public and private including institutions and Indonesia, Latvia, and the United States.

Let's give Professor Kakas a the 2026 Stephen Young and Tricia Kinley Distinguished [APPLAUSE] Associate of Northern Student Experience, Mr.

Jeff Korpi, it's your turn, and he will introduce the Thank you, Dr.

Dahlman, It's my great our 2026 Spring Commencement student speaker, [APPLAUSE] Today, Blake, Michigan, will be receiving his Bachelor of Studies Secondary Shortly, he will share a bit the bumps at the start of But once he landed at Blake found what he describes as a school that genuinely which made it easy for him to thrive and succeed in his goals.

He recently returned to the United States where he did his a transformational He plans to teach in Green Bay, Wisconsin, very soon here.

It gives me great pleasure to introduce Mr.

Blake Stenberg as the 2026 Spring Mr.

Stenberg.

[APPLAUSE] Are you guys sure Hi, Mom and Dad.

Love you.

Members of the President Olsen, faculty, staff, families, guests, the teachers that this and my fellow graduates.

First, I'd like to say congratulations to each and I'm so honored to be yapping When I found out that I here today, I was I was never the most I didn't join any clubs.

I wasn't active in any and to be perfectly honest, there was at least one time the very same dean of the Student Commencement But after some reflection, I think that the reason I was selected is pretty I'm perfectly ordinary.

Maybe I wasn't but not all of us are.

I mean, how are we clubs when we're working And sure, I may not have the final was usually and the base has $5 [APPLAUSE] I know that some of us came high school with a clear path Some of us, on the other hand, changed our major three times, took a class because a and just hoped it would As for myself, I struggled The first time I I flunked out of a class or two.

And I eventually made it After a gap year, I decided to try again with My friend Joe was coming so he drove up for Little did I know that that telling my roommate of now three years at this very moment, "Hey, Joe, we made it."

I don't know where he's at.

[LAUGHTER] I still remember [LAUGHTER] We were closer to her age than anyone else that was And I have to say that being a yellow bagger at 20 But she made us feel welcome.

She helped us realize that just because we weren't a high school didn't mean that we wouldn't In fact, if you fast-forward you'd find me listening to a live band in the And I think that most of you experience would make anyone fall in love with That's my Day 1 story, and I'm sure there's in this group just like it.

I didn't struggle at Northern, I didn't struggle with classes, and I didn't struggle And I certainly to call those same This place, Market, Northern, it has a welcoming atmosphere that makes everyone Whether you're a or non-traditional like me, whether you have or you don't even know where This place opens its doors "Come in, and we'll There's a quote from a a user who goes by the name of Viridian Masquerade that reads, "I'm a mosaic of everyone I've ever loved, I love this quote.

See, I always crush up my ramen before I make it because that's how my best friend did it when I was a kid.

I listen to Anna Bates because a two-week talking stage once told me it was one of I always eat all the food on my plate because my dad finished what and he made it a point that And I became a teacher because my mom showed me is to have a career that you love and times to spend As a mosaic, it is our success without the people who helped us get it.

So to the professors who made us feel like we were intelligent to the ones who made us feel further, like Katherine Johnson, who is up for a and there are hundreds there wearing a we just want you to supporting you, [APPLAUSE] To all the friends at cafes while we to the ones who after we got back and to all the ones who next time when those grades And of course, to the family but we're always at the phone to offer no matter the time of day, because they wouldn't Graduates, I'd like to ask try and find our loved ones.

And while you do, remember While there may be shards from everyone that we've ever our friends and family are Family, friends, we could not and on behalf of all of us.

Thank you.

This chapter of Today's ceremony may but it's also a beginning.

When I look out into this crowd, I not only see a but I see people who a difference in ways that we can't even begin to imagine yet.

So, as we walk across this stage into the next let's enjoy it because every late night, every time we weren't sure we could do it, but And while we might if these last few years it's that we will persevere.

And whatever comes next, I We didn't get here alone.

We're not going So, one last time, to the many friends strangers who I now can't to the best cohort of teachers that this and for the entirety of the class of 2026, [APPLAUSE] Thank you, Blake.

Great job.

We will now confer the as recommended by the Honorary and approved by the Faculty Provost Dahlman will present the candidate for President Olsen, I have Mark Ruge to receive Mr.

Mark Ruge, NMU class of 1980, you are a distinguished lawyer, nationally recognized especially in the area of and a dedicated You have spent your life helping and organizations assisting many in navigating You have served as Northern Michigan University's Washington DC Legal Council for three decades, working with ten NMU presidents, and we immensely appreciate your commitment and faculty, staff, and programs.

We thank you for your the NMU Political and overall We salute your volunteer schools, church groups, and nonprofit organizations Northern Michigan your legal acumen, and numerous professional and we proudly present you with the honorary degree Doctor [APPLAUSE] Mark Ruge, by the Board of Trustees of I confer upon you the degree with all the rights and [APPLAUSE] I now invite Dr.

Ruge to deliver the commencement Dr Ruge, I like it.

I am particularly honored to be your commencement speaker informed by Blake that this particular graduating the humblest, and the most [BACKGROUND] [NOISE] In of Northern Michigan [APPLAUSE] I grew up in Monomi, just 2 hours of here in God's It was a wonderful upbringing.

But the rocket fuel of my life came from my when I met amazing people who introduced me to great ideas and the many possibilities in life.

People like my political Dr Bob Kulisheck, and my journalism So many of the important my life can be traced directly back to After I graduated, I spent a decade working on Capitol went to law school, and then joined K and L Gates, one of the largest law where I've worked ever since.

And I can trace it all back I've been extremely some amazing people here at Northern on Capitol Hill What I want to talk in my short time, is about the one common who I have met over those years who have made the biggest The one common characteristic of those super achievers They are nearly In fact, in many cases, kindness is their superpower, and kindness can be So, what do I mean by kindness, because there's For these super achievers, I don't necessarily Some were definitely nice, but nice is not the first Basically, they were They listened without When I needed something, even when it was inconvenient they made time to help me.

They put me above themselves.

These individuals left me even though I wasn't To put it in the most when I was talking to them, they were not checking Here are a few kindness is such a very First of all, we all know kindness is the Do unto others as you would What could be a more Have you noticed how kind people have a moral glow about It's like they've figured out the single most life, and they're living it.

Second, kindness has this The person who received but the people who gives too, sometimes even better.

We've all experienced that.

Third, people like That should be enough reason They want to be, and they Kindness compounds.

And fourth, kindness stays with people.

As you may have sometimes be an unkind place.

When I first came to a certain group of people on campus were particularly I knew no one then when I Sheryl, Jackie, Paul, Gill, Jim, Don, Tony, and Steve.

I don't even remember all the things they did, but nearly 50 years later, I still remember their kindness, and I always will.

So I'm your and I have to give That's my job.

My advice to You've done the hard work here at Northern to a fulfilling career in the important roles of As you move on from exciting chapter of your lives, resolve to make kindness a guiding principle Use the many examples of kindness that I'm sure Northern as a motivator to make kindness not just something that occasionally happens but something you consistently Make it the superpower In fact, from my experience, my many decades of experience, that combination of being willing to work hard, and being there for people around you makes things happen.

I'll bet you've witnessed It's part of what the upper peninsula I'll end with an inspiring Mary, who is a great We've been together I met her here at Northern.

Our wedding reception was 20 or so years ago, Mary came to me and said, I'd like us to adopt That was surprising to me two very established who are in high and I thought our But then she added this wrinkle.

She said, I'd like us to adopt a little girl a handicapped little girl, because those are the hardest time And then, apparently seeing she basically said to me, " Don't worry, I'll do Long story short.

We did adopt Mia, who had been abandoned a cardboard box outside And of course, my wife has done the heavy lifting But here's the great Mary and I and our family back than we gave by bringing this amazing And that's just one the wonderful It grows exponentially promise will surprise I'll close with one of my This one from the I'm paraphrasing here a bit, but he offers what the single best bits of life advice that I He said, " Find out what Those things that bring out and unafraid version and then go after if nothing else really matters".

Because actually, nothing And again, congratulations, NMU class of 2026.

[APPLAUSE].

Thank you again, Dr Ruge.

That's great stuff.

Okay, graduates, now is the moment you've been waiting for.

Your family has your friends have and your faculty and for the conferring President Olsen, the Deans of the Colleges will join me in presenting the candidates for the graduate and Please let me and the degree candidates.

Dr Susy S. Ziegler, a Dean of the College of At this time, with the candidates for please stand and Dr Robert J. Winn, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

At this time, candidates of the undergraduate degrees in the College of please stand and Professor Carol W. Johnson, Dean of the College of Business, College of Business the undergraduate Dr Elizabeth C. Wuorinen, Dean of the College of Health Sciences and Health Sciences and undergraduate degree Dr Steven P. Vanden Avond, Associate Provost and Dean of the College and Occupational Sciences.

Degree Candidates of the College of Technology please stand.

President Olsen.

These candidates have met their respective degrees and have been approved The Deans and I present them to you for the conferring Fantastic.

Thank you.

By the virtue of the authority granted to me by the and upon the recommendation I now confer upon each of the requirements of which and do hereby vest each and privileges pertaining Congratulations.

[APPLAUSE] There is a long standing and we love long graduates to move their tassel from the right to the left.

Graduates, at this time, I invite you to [APPLAUSE] Please be seated.

Mr.

Mike Settles, Public TV producer and host will read the names of the graduates.

The dean of the appropriate presenting the diploma covers.

First, we will be our global campus graduates who could not be Graduates who are we will be taking your picture.

So don't forget to stop, shake hands, and smile.

Will the candidates for Graduates of NMUs Global have completed their While many global traveled to Marquette to we would like to take those global campus graduates but who wanted to participate.

College of Graduate Master of Arts and Education, Meredith Adair, Katie Cox, Abby Denomy, Nicholas Heikkila, Ashley Karkkainen, Jamie Newton, Wesley Tweedale, Master of Public Administration, Faith Fetty, Master of College of Arts and Andre Houston, Bachelor of Bachelor of Social College of Health Sciences Bachelor of Science, Elizabeth Clark, Amanda Bachelor of Science and Nursing, Bridget Schultz, and now for Graduate Studies and research Master of Arts, Sarah O'Neil.

Sierra Tucker.

Master of Arts and Alexa Ahola, Ashley Bingham.

Lindsay David, Hortesa Becca Bertuti, Gwendolyn Brianna Gillespie, Teresa Kyle Lafiner, Alexia Lee, Olivia Lubig, Kendra Lund, Aldon McDonald, Rebecca Miller, Jennifer Amalia Nelson.

Delaney Naile.

Savannah Pavick.

Lucy Rangel D Jackson, Mary Strasser.

Madeline Twit Rebecca Townsend.

Cassidy Yan, Joan of Business Administration, Kevin Corkin.

Jason Dudech.

Travis Garvey, Allison Jetty.

Logan Lazar, Aspen Michelin.

Calina Nicoles, US army.

Anne Norberg.

Hendrick Peterson.

Lauren Ramey Cassandra Romero.

Noah Sturtz, Hunter UhlBeck.

Master of Fine Arts, Frankie Spring, Master of Public Administration, Annica Chesnut.

Christopher Reynolds.

Master of Science, Cassandra Bargo Harley Beyer, Kayla Jordan Brown, Anthony Klein, Livyia Coletta, Andrew Donar, Vilma Els.

Isabella Evavold, Shang Gugao, Morgan Gardner, Hunter Hannula, Marissa Hair.

Alexandria Herrick, Samantha Kleperg, Tyler Nicole Markowski, Simone Mille, Caylee Mercer, William Nelson.

Isabella O'Dani, Anna Patterson, Madeline Poyer, Eric Rodel, Victoria Stafford.

Jaqueline Stankoitz.

Declan Stratford, Joseph Walstram, Ellen Yuan, Javins Zlensky.

Master of Melissa Duello, Tyler Jolin.

Master of social work, Caitlin Bacchus, Caitlin Bam, Jessica Carlson, Halley Kusias, Laura Clarkston, Jake Clifton, Rhine Daley, Morgan Finfroc, Mark Fuller, Courtney Hall.

Emily Harris.

Katie Huckhall, Greenle Jones.

Ellie Conaki, Ava Ivyie McNichol, Sarah McCafan, Erin Middleton, Keegan Lilian Pollard, Halley Salter, Ashley Scott.

William Sharp, Megan Smith, Molly Steinbrecker, Maya Sharapski, Amy Vanderberg, Laura Wagner, Caitlin Waldrop.

Jamie Wetter, Riley College of Arts and Sciences, Associate of Applied Arts, Addison Guidebek, Jaden Associate of Arts, Olivia Hawkins, Julia Prunick.

Latanya Rees, Frederick Schafer.

Madelyne Wikstrom, Associate of Science, Michaela Bryant, Lauren Maddela, Ian Swoble, Andrew Webb Honor.

Bachelor of Arts, Madison Barker Balding, Noah Baxter, Olivia Attica Brandt Cum Laude.

Hope Breeland, Addison Abigail Fosco Cum Laude.

Annie Hepner, Giana Rachel Kilgore, Magna Cum Laude.

Caitlin Levie Summa Cum Laude.

Taylor Markurt, Summa Cum Laude.

Daly O'Donnell.

Zachary Oliver, Magna Cum Laude.

Rachel Pithkey.

Emory Rabi Summa Cum Laude.

Bachelor of Music Education, Noah Nettle Bachelor of Emma Carr Cum Laude.

Clara Chambers.

Kendall Dostrom Cum Laude.

Liam Fisher Cum Laude.

Caitlin Ginger Summa Cum Laude.

Madeline Hassen.

Laura Heinz, Chloe Holmes.

Victoria Iporre [APPLAUSE] Savannah Margaret Jordan.

Alexis Klamer Cum Laude.

Jane Konigsberg.

Meara Kronsperger, Cum Laude.

Gianna Madero.

Molly Mannor.

Rachel Martin, Magna Cum Laude.

Paige Miller, Summa Cum Laude.

Asa Naigus.

Alexandra Roach.

Sally [inaudible], Magna Cum Laude.

Elliott Smith.

Philip Smith.

William Voss, Cum Laude.

Elyse Wejrowski.

Taryn Whitney.

Elise Wilcox, Cum Laude.

Ryan Zepp, Cum Laude.

Bachelor of Science, Logan Adam.

Nicholas Adkins, Monica Aird, Summa Cum Laude.

Hanna Alexander, Hanna.

[APPLAUSE] Erik Amundin, Cum Laude.

Antonio Anderson.

[APPLAUSE] Joanne Arbic.

Samantha Beebe.

Matthew Argentina.

Brielle Arnette, Cum Laude.

Hannah Ashby.

Emma Ballweber.

Alexandria Banfield, [APPLAUSE] Emma Bartles, Mary Jane Bauer, Cum Laude.

Caroline Baxter, Sarah Bayan.

Olivia Benbow.

Teresa Bergsma.

Nicholas Bernick, the fifth.

Helen Bienick, Magna Cum Laude.

Xavier Binkley.

Alana Bitzer.

Charles Black, Cum Laude.

Gabrielle Blake, Logan Blankenship, Cum Laude.

William Block, the third, Summa Cum Laude.

Owen Bomay.

Owen.

[APPLAUSE] Amelia Bone, Cum Laude.

Liam Borman, Summa Cum Laude.

Michael Boro, Cum Laude.

Carter Borton, Cum Laude.

Matthew Bowler.

Alexandra Bowman.

[APPLAUSE] Peter Andrew Bracket, Magna Cum Laude.

Preston Brissette, Cum Laude.

Sydney Broberg.

Benjamin Brock, Summa Cum Laude.

Camden Bruner, Summa Cum Laude.

Maya Bubolz, Magna Cum Laude.

Kailey Buettner, Kailey.

[APPLAUSE] Hannah Burpee.

Cade Bush.

Reagan Buterbaugh, Sydney Butler.

[APPLAUSE] Gracie Chais Carpenter.

B.Carroll, Summa Cum Laude.

Ashlee Cassell.

Ava Cavill.

Tobias CamillI, Magna Cum Laude.

Connor Cerkas.

Keaton Chamberlin, Jacob Christman, Jonathan Clarke.

Evan Combs.

Shelby Conway.

Brooklyn Cook.

Colin Christophersen.

Morgan Damp, Cum Laude.

Carlos Correa the Elisabeth Crawford.

Emily Crawford, Magna Cum Laude.

Cody Culver, Magna Cum Laude.

Sophia Dana, Summa Cum Laude.

Taylor Daudlin, Cum Laude.

Taylor Davis.

Samantha DeRidder, Kaitlyn Des Parois, Cum Laude.

Brandon Diaz.

Riley Dickerson.

[APPLAUSE] Katie Dietrich, Joseph Diviny.

Paige Dolph, Summa Cum Laude.

Benjamin Doriot, Drake Dotson.

Ava Fett, Summa Cum Laude.

Jackson Dowdy, Magna Cum Laude.

Rachel Doyle, Magna Cum Laude.

Julia Drexel, Magna Cum Laude.

Yanni Dunkas.

[APPLAUSE] David Dybisz.

Nath Dymond, Cum Laude.

Brian Edwards.

Mallori Eldridge, Alexis Elqunni.

Keall Emmers, Cum Laude.

Sean Fitzgerald.

Hunter Fortner, Cum Laude.

Emory Fouch, Cum Laude.

Delany Frank, Magna Cum Laude.

[APPLAUSE] Congratulations.

Maggie Franzen, Cum Laude.

Dylan Frey.

Dillion Gaines.

Livia Ganley, Cum Laude.

Jenna Giehler, Magna Cum Laude.

Cassidy Gibson, Magna Cum Laude.

Avalon Gillespie, Kelsey Glover.

Cali Godlewski.

Elise Gourd, Summa Cum Laude.

Mikaila Graham.

Landon Gray.

Lauren Graziano.

MaKenna Greenier.

Penelope Guequierre, Massimo Gulino.

Carter Hairston, Madeline Hare, Cum Laude.

Mollie Haremza.

[APPLAUSE] Virginia Harris, Cum Laude.

Max Harris.

Victor Hart.

Aubrey Hayward, Cum Laude.

Jack Heible, Cum Laude.

Casimir Heiman, Summa Cum Laude.

Caleb Helsley.

Breana Henry.

Noah Hewson.

[APPLAUSE] Kenneth Hickmott.

Lukas Hill.

Andrew Hoard, Cum Laude.

Eden Houser, Cum Laude.

Nicole Hubbert, Cum Laude.

Braden Hubert, Summa Cum Laude.

Aubrey Huddleston, Alyissa Hudson, Summa Cum Laude.

Mads Huegel, Cum Laude.

[APPLAUSE] Niana Alexander Hulstrom, Alexander Hulteen.

[APPLAUSE] James [APPLAUSE] Emily Irwin, Pauline Izydorek.

Brynn Jackson.

Kenneth Jackson.

Zoe Jancek, Cum Laude.

Corey Jandreau.

Autumn Jennings, Cum Laude.

Halle Johnson.

[APPLAUSE] Madeline Johnson.

Ralph Jordan, Summa Cum Laude.

Trinity Jordan.

Ruby Joseph.

Dorianna Jurasin.

Keegan Kahkonen.

Nathan Keith, Cum Laude.

Taylor Kenyon.

Melina KestI, Cum Laude.

George Kimber.

Owen Kinery.

Emily King.

Madison Kline, Summa Cum Laude.

Mila Koivula, Magna Cum Laude.

Senia Kolpack, Cum Laude.

Katherine Korch, Cum Laude.

Christina Korotko, Kylie Kramer, Cum Laude.

Bianca Kroll.

Natasha Kuberski.

Elizabeth Kucharek, Wyatt Kulik.

Ledger Kurtz, Cum Laude.

Ian Kuschell.

Ella Kyle.

Kassidy LaBay, Summa Cum Laude.

Lindsey Lake, Summa Cum Laude.

Cross Lakenen.

[APPLAUSE] Sherlock Larson.

Luke Lasater, Summa Cum Laude.

Angelina LeGros, Trevor Leigh, Cum Laude.

Greta Leitheiser, Emma Lemerand.

Kristina Ligas.

[APPLAUSE] Nicholas Tregan Lippens, Magna Cum Laude.

Miguel Lopez.

Hudson Lowery, Summa Cum Laude.

Cameron Macklemen, Michael Mancina, Cum Laude.

David Martell.

Cameron Martin.

Emma Martin.

[APPLAUSE] Karleene Maschke, [APPLAUSE] Lily Masteller, [APPLAUSE] Giovanni [APPLAUSE] Teddy Maury, [APPLAUSE] Anthony Anna McCrackin, Cum Laude.

Genevieve McCulley.

[APPLAUSE] Ashton McGlone.

Annabel McKnight, Jackson McMahon.

Annam McManus, Magna Cum Laude.

Charles Mead.

[APPLAUSE] Luz Medina [APPLAUSE] Rose Merriman, [APPLAUSE] Liliana Messer.

Mikayla Miilu.

Samantha Miller.

Lyvia Misegades, [APPLAUSE] Halle Mockridge.

Korben Moelter, Magna Cum Laude.

[APPLAUSE] Helen Mooren, [APPLAUSE] Hermione Gabriella Moreno, [APPLAUSE] Ethan Moss.

Max Mouraine.

Kaiya Mourey.

Kaiya.

[APPLAUSE] Sadie Muchmore, Cum Laude.

Hannah Muehlschlegel, Ashlynn Muellenberg, Cum Laude.

Thomas Munzenhofer, Brennan Logan Nelson, Cum Laude.

Lauren Newell, Summa Cum Laude.

Megan Niemi.

Henrietta Nilssen, Luke Odgers.

Jeremiah Ogawa.

Blake Olney, Cum Laude.

Charles Olsen the second.

Allison Page.

Theresa Pascoe.

Chloe Patterson, Logan Paul, Summa Cum Laude.

Sadie Peddycord, Lynae Peres, Cum Laude.

Olivia Peterson.

Natalie Pheasant, Nathan Phipps, Magna Cum Laude.

Isabelle Plichta, Cum Laude.

Owen Pop, second Cale Popps.

Gavin Poquette, Cum Laude.

Sophia Potter, Summa Cum Laude.

Mikayla Pozorski, Ren Miller.

Erin Quinn.

Lily Ramos.

Cora Randolph.

Thomas Rapp.

Camden Rappleyea.

Emma Reckner, Summa Cum Laude.

Evan Reister.

Elliott Rewa, Magna Cum Laude.

Maddilyn Reynolds.

Katelyne Rheaume, Caleb Rice, Summa Cum Laude.

Sophia Richmond, Julian Rienas.

James Robertson.

Cole Robinson, Summa Cum Laude.

Sam Rodriguez.

Hannah Roesner.

Emerson Rondy, Magna Cum Laude.

Thomas Roush, Summa Cum Laude.

Max Rubin, Summa Cum Laude.

Kennedy Sage.

Aimee Sauer.

Elias Saylor.

Congratulations.

Ashlyn Robert Scheuerle.

Richard Anna Seebeck, Summa Cum Laude.

Erin Seiler, Cum Laude.

Sadie Shansky-Genovese, Keelyn Shapures.

Theodore Sheldon.

Ryan Schivas, Cum Laude.

Joleena Seibler, Cum Laude.

Jonah Sispera, Cum Laude.

Remi Slabbinck.

Jacquelyn Smith, Cum Laude.

Benjamin Skoog.

Sarah Caleb Sobolewski.

Quentin Soerens, Cum Laude.

Helen Spehar.

Michael Stark, Summa Cum Laude.

Cheyanne Stewart, Blake Stenberg, Magna Cum Laude.

Ellie Stolzenfels, Abigail Strassburg, Will Stratton, Cum Laude.

Luke Stults.

Ailee Sutton, Summa Cum Laude.

Max Swiatkowski, Cum Laude.

Jenny Talley, Summa Cum Laude.

Ryan Tallmadge.

Jacob Tater, Summa Cum Laude.

Donovan Taylor.

Riley Tobin.

Sarah Taylor, Summa Cum Laude.

Andrew Tease, Cum Laude.

Avery Thomas.

Tazlina Thomas, Magna Cum Laude.

Jillian Thompson, Madalyn Toby.

Annie Tousley, Magna Cum Laude.

Benjamin Troutman.

Finley Turner, Cum Laude.

Marissa Tuyls, Magna Cum Laude.

Josephine Valima, Karl Wagner, the fourth.

Claire Waligorski.

Addison Wargo.

Kristin Watson, Summa Cum Laude.

Mara Weber, Summa Cum Laude.

Paige Webber.

Bradley Weller, the second.

Aila Weycker, Summa Cum Laude.

Blaine Whaley.

Nickolas Wheatley, Lauren Willman.

Ellen Wilson, Cum Laude.

Henry Wilson.

Lana Wilson, Magna Cum Laude.

Grace Windischhofer, Ciara Witkowski.

Breeze Wojciechowski.

Madison Woodard, Cum Laude.

Anika Wright, Summa Cum Laude.

Michael Wrona.

Rowan Young.

Grace Zeien, Summa Cum Laude.

Zachary Zettel.

College of Business, Samantha Bastedo, Honor.

Aaliyah Milbrath.

Olivia Young.

Bachelor of Science, Kenna Alexander Summa Cum Laude.

Braden Alore.

Shawn Amacher.

Tyler Annala, Cum Laude.

Nicolas Ardanaz, Gabriel Arends, Cum Laude.

Emmalee Artibee, Daniel Babcock.

Brady Badker.

Joshua Barley.

Natalie Bell, Magna Cum Laude.

Aidan Bellisle.

Ashlyn Blaskowski, Cum Laude.

Alexander Blyth, William Bremer.

Camille Burkhart, Cum Ethan Carrier, second Danny Cicerello, Blaine Copeland.

Gabriel Corradino.

Madison Cox.

Elise Crossman.

Evelyn Decarlo, Cum Laude.

Gerald Demaagd.

Zane Demsey, Magna Cum Laude.

Aaron Dobbs.

Audrey Duba.

Kelly Dunlavy, Magna Cum Laude.

Drew Elmhirst, Cum Laude.

Ethan Evans, Summa Cum Laude.

Madison Evans, Magna Cum Laude.

Will Fairchild, Cum Laude.

Lilly Fitzgibbon.

Crystal Fragogiannis, Cum Laude.

Connor Gentz.

Jeremiah Gossett.

Lucas Greer, Cum Laude.

Julia Hanselman, Cum Laude.

Alyssa Hill, Magna Cum Laude.

Adam Hop, Magna Cum Laude.

Mitchell Janezic, Cum Laude.

Halle Johnson, Magna Cum Laude.

Benjamin Johnson.

Trycen Jones.

Reed Jubie, Magna Cum Laude.

Samuel Kearney, Summa Cum Laude.

Daniel Khmara, Cum Laude.

Dylan King, Summa Cum Laude.

Raeanne King, Magna Cum Laude.

Arman Kirakosyan.

Brooklynn Kluz.

Lane LaCross.

Mitchel Larkin, Magna Cum Laude.

[LAUGHTER] Alli Gavin MacGlashin.

Tyler McAlister.

Ryan McCoy.

Kyle Mikulski, Cum Laude.

Jalyn Mattson.

Piper Morrison.

Seth Mullen, Cum Laude.

Grace Mutamuriza.

Sarah Newcomer, Summa Cum Laude.

Ella Niznik.

Caroline Nosek.

Jack Nyquist.

Erin O'Keefe, Cum Laude.

Anna Oles, Summa Cum Laude.

Avery Owens.

Callie Pakkala, Cum Laude.

Vivian Parfitt.

Alexander Pellerito, Ethan Petitto.

Paige Petrowski.

Isaiah Pitts.

Gabriela Pop.

Ashleigh Priese, Aidan Purinton, Magna Cum Laude.

Rachel Raniszewski, Cum Laude.

Chloe Ravenscraft, Max Rebori.

Owen Riipi.

Jake Ritter, Cum Laude.

Emma Schmidt, Summa Cum Laude.

McKenzie Schultz.

Alessandro Scialanga, Samuel Seven.

Harrison Sharp.

Elijah Shevy.

Katherine Shogren.

Nicholas Siegmann.

YoungMeen Sim, Magna Cum Laude.

Megan Snively, Keelia Jonathan Spegel.

Jacob Stevenson.

Tobias Stiles, Cum Laude.

Parker Streiff.

Zachary Sylvester.

Audun Thorson.

Ashley Traphagan.

Michael Tuomi, Magna Cum Laude.

Maya Van Berkum, Jacy Weisbrod.

Harkin White.

Dylan Whiting.

Trevor Wilmers, Cum Laude.

Ashlyee Worden.

Travis Young.

College of Health Sciences Associate of Applied Science.

Brendan Dell.

Zane Farnsworth.

Jazmine Flaska.

Vianna Joslin, High Honor.

Caden Lafayette.

Nolan Little, Honor.

Natalie Locke.

Emily Luebs, High Honor.

Madelynne May, High Honor.

Emma Miller, Honor.

Morgan Odle, High Honor.

Emilia Pape, Honor.

Marissa Polkky, Honor.

Adam Rudnicki.

Christine Dupont.

Abigail Stevens, High Honor.

Carlos Terrell.

Jadyn Turner.

Emma Uusitalo-Wiideman, Kayla Watt, High Honor.

Melissa Wyres.

Associate of Science.

Kelsey Karppinen.

Sierra Leigh-Ann, Honor.

Felix Quevedo, Honor.

Karley Vazquez.

Bachelor of Arts.

Grace Wisniewski, Cum Laude.

Bachelor of Science.

Jessica Andersen, Marisa Angelos, Cum Laude.

Ella Anton.

Jack Archbold, Cum Laude.

Ava Arndt.

Savannah Asiala.

Benjamin Bailey.

Kelsey Bartholomew, Magdalen Bates, Magna Cum Laude.

Zacharry Benson.

Gracyn Bilgreen, Cum Laude.

Thomas Blemberg.

Kilee Boone, Cum Laude.

Melissa Brady, Magna Cum Laude.

Damir Brandt.

Brandon Brown, Magna Cum Laude.

Caroline Brown, Cum Laude.

Evan Bruemmer, Magna Cum Laude, and also Second Abigail Bruhnke, Delaney Brummer, Riley Buckmaster, Jarmarie Calhoun, Second Madison Carico, Magna Cum Laude.

Angelina Carlisi.

Stephen Carr, Cum Laude.

Aubrey Chapman.

Grace Clark.

Rebecca Cook, Magna Cum Laude.

Kaitlynn Corrie, Matthew Cramer, Magna Cum Laude.

Emily Czeiszperger, Austin Darien.

Ava Davis.

Kaylea DeSmith, Cum Laude.

Garrett Decker.

Tess Deitz, Magna Cum Laude.

Crystal Denowski, Drew Derose.

Allen Dobson, Cum Laude.

Emma Elfe, Cum Laude.

Kendra Esposito.

Keisha Facey.

Jennifer Fischer, Cum Laude.

Leeah Flanagan, Summa Cum Laude.

Michelle Foster.

Samantha Foster, Luke Fricker, Summa Cum Laude.

MacKenzie Friel, Kailyn Garrett, Cum Laude.

Kiesha Geary, Summa Cum Laude.

Madison Germain, Jessica Gibney.

Ila Goulette, Summa Cum Laude.

Kylie Grafenauer, Cum Laude.

Courtney Grant.

Christopher Gray.

Harry Gray.

Emily Grewe.

Joshua Guinazzo, Cum Laude.

Emily Hanes, Magna Cum Laude.

Jane Harris.

Teiolla Harvey.

Rubin Hatfield.

Robert Hays, Summa Cum Laude.

Reed Heathman, Cum Laude.

David Henson.

Audrey Hines.

Breann Holderman.

Amy Marie Holmes, Colton Hoover.

Marisa Hoover, Summa Cum Laude.

Nicholas Howing, Vanessa Hunter.

Isabella Idema.

Daniel Johnson, Magna Cum Laude.

Valerie Johnson, Summer Johnston, Cum Laude.

Anders Juntunen, Cum Laude.

Sarah Kady, Summa Cum Laude.

Megen King, Cum Laude.

Emma Knier.

Teresa Kozakiewicz, Aaron Kozlow.

Christina Kramer.

Dayton Kuehl.

William Piper Lakenen.

Charles Lammers.

Kate Langworthy.

Jennifer Larsen, Kyla Larson, Magna Cum Laude.

James Lasak III.

Kelly Lewis, Magna Cum Laude.

Alizabeth Little.

Kyle Lodden, Summa Cum Laude.

Robert Long, Summa Cum Laude.

Andrew MacIntyre.

Gabriel Maki, Magna Cum Laude.

Addison Marceau, Collin Markel, second Nolan Marsh.

Jazlyn Martz, Cum Laude.

Audrey Matthias, Cecilia McDonald-Burroughs.

Brianne McKinney.

Chloe McParlan, Summa Cum Laude.

Alisha Miller, Magna Cum Laude.

MicKayla Miller.

Brooklyn Millward, Devin Montano, Cum Laude.

Gabriella Moraau, Cum Laude.

Angela Morrell-Karshe.

Jacob Morrison.

Grace Mortell.

Lucas Muffitt.

Emma Muller.

Leo Nolles, Cum Laude.

Adria Norden, Summa Cum Laude.

Rachel Oliver Summa Cum Laude.

Mary Jehms Opulencia.

Heather Kay Osborn.

Lacey Parsons, Summa Cum Laude.

Robin Patterson, Kaitlyn Penfield.

Madalyne Perry, Magna Cum Laude.

William Petersmark.

Stacia Phelps, Summa Cum Laude.

Gabriel Phillips, Cum Laude.

Boregard Poljan.

Cara Potila, Magna Cum Laude.

Mary-Mackenzie Pratt, Erin Pressley, Cum Laude.

Adrianna Priese, McKayla Quigley, Cum Laude.

Dana Rivord.

Heather Robb, Summa Cum Laude.

Zachary Robins, Cum Laude.

Ava Rook, Cum Cassidy Rose.

Paul Rosinsky, Cum Laude.

Katie Rozen.

Alexis Rumics, Summa Cum Laude.

Joshua Sabin, Cum Laude.

Nicholas Schuster.

Kayelyn Shanahan.

Eva Shinabery, Magna Cum Laude.

Derrick Sirovy, Magna Cum Laude.

Alexandra Sloan, Elizabeth Smith.

Isaiah Smith.

Forrest Spry.

Zachary Stanley, Riley Stegman.

Kaitlyn Straschinske, Sydney Sweat.

Alexandria Szabo, Travis Szymborski.

Broc Taylor.

Tianna Taylor.

Rayne Thompson.

Owen Uebe.

MacKenzie Van Lanen.

Peter Vandenavond, Cum Laude.

Emily Vial, Magna Cum Laude.

Jessica Waelens, Anna Zepke.

Kourtney Walker, Destiny Ward, Cum Laude.

Roman Wassink.

Krystian White.

Chloe Wiersma, Summa Cum Laude.

Keysheanna Wilson, Cum Laude.

Lemisha Wilson, Magna Cum Laude.

Patrick Wilson, Cum Laude.

Erin Winkler.

McKenna Wnuk, Summa Cum Laude.

Mason Young, Cum Laude.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Isabel Adams, Summa Cum Laude.

[APPLAUSE] Paige Sierra Beck.

Natalie Blanck.

Liam Boomer, Summa Cum Laude.

Alexis Brown, Magna Cum Laude.

Alexandra Cannon, Cum Laude.

Olivia Corp, Cum Laude.

Payton Cotey, Summa Cum Laude.

Adeline Curran.

Patricia Erwin.

Madison Kline, Cum Laude.

Cara Hartley, Magna Cum Laude.

Olivia Heflin, Magna Cum Laude.

Jenna Jack, Magna Cum Laude.

Shaye Jacobson, Summa Cum Laude.

Bria Kastamo, Magna Cum Laude.

Hannah Kastamo, Magna Cum Laude.

Kayla Kerstner, Summa Cum Laude.

Hallie Marshall, Cum Laude.

Lori Mattson.

Annika Mullinax, Cum Laude.

Mikayla Mitchell.

Daniel Ostola, Magna Cum Laude.

Emily Ross.

Adam Rudness.

Taylor Sanregret, Isabella Shatz-Muzaffarr, McKenna Silsbury, Cum Laude.

Nadia Skillman, Summa Cum Laude.

Alayna Smith, Summa Cum Laude.

Morgan Stidham, Cum Laude.

Leah Streff, Magna Cum Laude.

Madison Szymanski.

Becca Vandenbeldt, Abigail Warnez, Magna Cum Laude.

Richard Wilbert II, Cum Laude.

Bachelor of Social Work.

Anneli Ahola, Cum Laude.

Natalie Anderson, Dan Atkins, Army [APPLAUSE] Olivia Bagley.

Meredith Cole, Cum Laude.

Emilee Jo DeForge.

Ella Harbison, Cum Laude.

Amber Jacklovitz, Cum Laude.

Elise Johnson, Cum Laude.

Angela Lindstrom, Logan McKerchie.

Zoie Moon, Magna Cum Laude.

Heather Onak, Magna Cum Laude.

Elise Parris, Cum Laude.

Kendal Persails, Cum Laude.

Mereta Post, Magna Cum Laude.

Joleen Potvin.

Ainsley Rosenburg, Madalyn Stern, Summa Cum Laude.

Solomon Thomas.

Mia Vedin, Summa Cum Laude.

Emma Wargin, Summa Cum Laude.

College of Technology and Occupational Sciences, Lillian Anderson.

Grace Apotheker.

Ava Brandau.

Alex Hallam.

Toni Briggs.

Cassidy Britton.

Kathryn Burek.

Isabelle Campeau-McKeehan.

Ava Gomez.

Avery Halla.

Chloe Helsel.

Alanna Jobin.

Jasmine Kuehnl.

[BACKGROUND] Juliana Jake Layman.

Miles Lompre.

Sheila McDonald.

Tiffany Myres.

Mali Prany.

[BACKGROUND] Thank you.

Brazil Rekshan-Bastian.

Matthew Schutz.

Grace Seger.

Shanique Sully.

Alleigh Wodek.

Abigail Yell.

Ari Albini, Associate Tucker Bedford.

Andrew Blowers.

Michael Bouche, Honor.

Jonathan Carrigan, Honor.

Emmarie Cross.

Carter DeWitt.

Layne Flynn.

Wyatt Gee, Honor.

Hunter Haanpaa.

Keegan Brown, High Matthew Jenkins, High Honor.

Connor Kamm, High Honor.

Austin Kettler.

Emma Kubiak, Honor.

Daniel, Nieskes, Jr.

Ryan Unger.

Catherine Phillips, Honor.

Rianna Modell.

Calla Porter, High Honor.

Donovan Schumacher, High Honor.

Ryder Smith.

Associate of Technology, Bachelor of Science, Cherie Armstrong.

Michael Barlow.

Jordan Buchan, US Army [APPLAUSE] Maximus Blamey.

Chris Bornhoeft.

Dawson Bosley.

Clayton Cody, Magna Cum Laude, second Hayden Coenen.

Ryan David, Cum Laude.

Jack Timothy, Pavano Connor Erickson, Mitchell Forsberg.

Michael Garza, Jr.

Kayla Gerry.

Matthew Gingras, Cum Laude.

Elliot Goebel.

Leah Goodin.

McKenzie Gruner, Cum Laude.

CJ Holsapple, Cum Laude.

Samantha Horvath.

Tanner Hughey Cum Laude.

Reid Kangas.

Anna Kerntop, Cum Laude.

Samuel Kearney, Summa Cum Laude.

Rylan Kohler, Henry McKeon.

Cooper Moral.

Fiona Asland.

Jacob Planca.

Daniel Riyal.

Fred Ramp, Magna Cum Laude.

Brady Redmer.

Ian Rocheleau.

Owen Seymour.

Alexander Stevens, Veronica Valdez.

Nathan Van Hellen.

Jr, and Noah Weigold.

[APPLAUSE] Congratulations.

I want to thank Dr.

Steven Riley and the Commencement band.

The Teal Lake singers Ms.

Eva Fett, For their part of the We'd also like to thank for their coverage [APPLAUSE] As of Northern Michigan more than 87,000 degrees.

Our graduates have a great variety of and they reflect the we have for NMU engaged citizens and leaders in their community Graduates, this is and you have ever right the best wishes for every Make a difference, Let's give them a good [APPLAUSE] As we prepare to we ask members of the seated until the platform party, faculty and graduates have Thank you for attending this for your support of all We invite all of you to join the Northern Center ballrooms immediately following Congratulations, graduates.

I welcome you as part of the Northern Michigan Now, your first a Northern Alum is to leading the singing of the These words are printed Snow-capped ridges, waves on rocky shores.

Home of Anishinaabe tribes.

Our alma mater In your halls, my voice I find.

Rigor building streght of mine.

Knowledge will we anticipate.Like we will shine with We will shine with Lows drive in your how be being straight no between and the We at third We at third.

Thank you for attending (music) Coverage Commencement exercises the facility of WNMU TV Northern Michigan University of Public Television.

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