Idaho State University Commencement Ceremony -- Meridian -- 2024

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wave for the land of the free and the home of the bra the president of Idaho State University Dr Robert Wagner good evening please be seated as you all are welcome to Idaho State University's spring 2024 commencement ceremony Idaho State University is proud of the men and women who serve our nation as members of the United States armed forces would our student veterans and all other veterans and military personnel in the audience please stand and be recognized thank you for your service at this time I would like to introduce the platform party here on stage with me we are fortunate to have several special guests joining us this evening please stand those who I will uh call out and remain standing as I call your name I ask the Craig chatrian Vice President of University advancement Miss Kathy Wooten Vice President of Operations Mr Brian sagendorf dean of the College of Arts and letters and vice provos for advanced opportunities Dr candy Turley Ames dean of the College of Education Dr Jean mcgivney Burell in dean of The Graduate School Dr Tracy Cullum dean of the College of Pharmacy Dr Tom Wadsworth interim dean of the College of Science and Engineering Dr Lyle Castle dean of the College of Technology Mr Jerry anhorn assistant vice president of student affairs Dr Matt Dy executive director of ISU Meridian Dr Gabrielle bargain faculty senate representative Dr Diane oela and this evening student speaker Miss Tristan maffy master of counseling c a candidate please join me in welcoming these guests and thanking them for being here today [Applause] I would like to emphasize how happy we are as a university community to congratulate our graduates and welcome their family and friends on such a special occasion on behalf of all of the faculty and staff at Idaho State University I would like to say to our graduates that we are very proud of you you represent the very reason why our institution exists you are the focal point of all of our efforts although I see many graduates here today I know that each one of you has an individual and unique story each and every one of you has been on a journey that brought you to this point no doubt you faced a few roadblocks along the way but you persevered and arrived at a very important Milestone your academic achievements the degree or credential you earned will Now launch you onto A New Path with new destinations indeed your future is bright you are not here by chance or coincidence you are here because of your hard work grit and and tenacity AB uh Abigail Adams once said learning is not attained by chance it must be sought for with order and diligence I also know that many of you did not arrive to this point alone but with the help and companionship of others along the way today we celebrate you and them so for all of you take a moment and enjoy the achievement you did this we want you to take time to celebrate your success in Revel in having arrived at such an important destination however I remind you that the road does not end here in fact the very event where we celebrate the conclusion of this AC this academic journey is literally called commencement meaning a new beginning believe me that was not a mistake life is full of countless Journeys and destinations what is truly ESP special about today is that you go forward or commence On A New Path with the power and transformational influence of Education as Oprah Winfrey said education is the key to unlocking the world a passport to freedom I remember when I received my first passport flipping through all the blank pages and imagining all the Exotic locations I would travel to and the stamps that would cover the pages as a result I believe the number of stamps I obtained on those pages would represent how effectively I used my passport that is not all that different from your education you are leaving this ceremony today with a new passport and countless blank pages how are you going to use it what stamps are you going to receive what are your future destinations for some your passport will take you on to additional schooling and I as you would be happy to have you back for others the stamp will represent a new career job advancement or personal growth and accomplishment the destinations are endless the point is not necessarily where you go as much as it is that you use your passport to Journey forward collect as many stamps as possible use your education for good to transform form the world as it has transformed you this is the power and transformational nature of Education it is about bettering your life and by bettering your life you also have an opportunity to make the world a better place and you do that by using what you learned here do not leave empty pages in your new education passport lastly remember that it is the process of achieving your education or journeying through life that brings the greatest satisfaction as it has been said life is a journey not a destination your educational journey is now part of who you are and what you are to become next remember as an ISU bangle you have been taught to let your voice be heard to use your actions to create impact and your experience to set an example and to do all of this with a mighty Roar congratulations and Roar Bangles Roar and now it is my distinct honor in pris privilege to introduce your 2024 student speaker Tristan [Applause] mcafe one of the missions of Idaho State University is to foster a culture of connection and belonging within our community and to inspire our community to develop and maintain an equitable and inclusive environment for all through support Outreach and collaboration in other words we are asked to be kind connect with and support others regardless of our differences this kindness connection and support is something that Bengals succeed at in my time at Idaho State University I have witnessed my classmates lifting each other up again and again I have seen students sitting close together in the hallways working on group projects I have seen them laughing together to the point of Tears the sound echoing through the building I have witness students sharing their hardships with their peers and being met with a sympathetic shoulder to lean on we have cheered each other on through projects presentations tests internships rotations and lure and we have lifted each other up through heartbreak loss illness burnout and despair we have gotten to know each each other and we have loved each other despite our flaws we have shown each other what it is to be kind to connect to support and to love this is what I love most about being a bengle the kindness and compassion that we have demonstrated so well during our time here should not end as we exit the hallways and classrooms of Idaho State University they will serve you well as you enter into your further education or future careers they will serve you inut future relationships big or small after all as American lawyer writer and orator robbert G ingersol said We rise by lifting others whatever is next for you whether it be further education or a career your kindness and compassion will take you great places as I close I would like to extend a special thank you to my wonderful parents siblings best friends and to my sweetheart for loving and supporting me when I thought I'd never make it through this program and for pushing me to do my best your love and support mean the world to me to my class classmates and my mentors who have cheered me on and believed in me even in the hardest parts of this program thank you to the class of 2024 congratulations we did it now go on with kindness compassion and love and show the world what a bangal is made of and now I would like to invite our interim Provost Dr Bradford to the podium Tristan thank you so much for those for those inspiring words uh she spoke eloquently of those uh silent sagas that you as students um pers through um in order to to to reach where you are today um we're so thrilled for you and so honored to have such um an eloquent representative of the student body here to share those thoughts with us today graduates I think um that you would agree with me that many of us would not be here where we are today without the support and the guidance that we have received along the way from our beloved mentors so at this time I would like to express sincere appreciation to the members of the Idaho State University faculty with all of the faculty member and all of the ameriti that are here today please stand so that we can recognize you thank you thank you so much for your dedication to our students and to your disciplines it is deeply appreciated this spring 19 Idaho State University faculty members have been honored with outstanding faculty Awards in the categories of teaching service and research you will find all 19 of them listed in your programs but four of those 19 were selected to receive distinguished faculty Awards so if you will please join me in congratulating Dr Michelle Anderson Dr Heather Ray Dr Justin Dolan Stover and Dr Amanda zinc we want to thank those faculty for their exemplary service and now graduates the moment you have all been waiting for would the candidates from The Graduate School and the College of Pharmacy please rise all those receiving graduate degrees please rise president Wagner I am pleased to present to you the candidates for doctoral degrees and master's degrees upon the recommendation of the Deans of the colleges and the faculty I recommend that these degrees be conferred it hasn't happened yet it's coming wait for it by virtue of the authority vested in Me by the trustees of Idaho State University and upon the recommendation of the college Deans and University faculty I hereby confer upon you the appropriate doctoral and master's degrees with all the rights Privileges and responsibilities pertaining th to graduates congratulations and now you may be seated as you are called up aen Tierney drct philosophy counselor education and counseling hooded by Dr Elizabeth [Applause] horn Katherine Elizabeth prior Mason doctor of Education educational leadership hooded by Dr Jeffrey Thomas [Applause] Braden J menty doctor of physical [Applause] therapy Kylie Katherine D'Or drct of physical therapy [Applause] Tyson Jade Fox doctor of physical [Applause] therapy Tim Danley doctor of physical therapy [Applause] Derek James wden doctor of physical [Applause] therapy Daniel teeman doctor of physical [Applause] therapy Steph gurev doctor of physical [Applause] therapy Travis Allen Royer doctor of physical [Applause] therapy Brandon Brian Kendall Hall doctor of physical therapy [Applause] Michael Scher doctor of physical [Applause] therapy Nathan Ellis doctor of physical therapy [Applause] Jana Nicole puffenbarger doctor of physical [Music] [Applause] therapy Brianna Marie buer doctor of physical [Applause] therapy Jackson Marsh doctor of physical [Applause] therapy beart Giovanni dinino doctor of physical [Applause] [Music] therapy Roy Arana doctor of physical therapy [Music] [Applause] Katherine Marie Crookham doctor of physical [Applause] therapy braid Renee W doct of physical therapy [Applause] Brandon Richard schwink doctor of physical [Applause] therapy Jacqueline Mallet doctor of physical [Applause] therapy Jamie wear Dr of physical [Applause] therapy Juliet Taylor Johnson doctor of physical [Applause] therapy Zuri Lynn Dr of [Applause] Pharmacy Noah ronio doctor of [Applause] Pharmacy Ethan fan doctor of Pharmacy master of business administration kumla [Applause] maros Antonio cantes doctor of [Applause] Pharmacy lth Lopez doctor of Pharmacy [Applause] [Music] Nicholas Alexander Simpson doctor of [Applause] Pharmacy Mitchell s Peterson doctor of [Applause] Pharmacy Dennis pal nikov doctor of [Applause] Pharmacy yeah lyanna kalenowski doctor of Pharmacy kumla [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] Amanda Jefferson mag doctor of Pharmacy Magna [Applause] kumla Brianna maing doctor of Pharmacy Magna kumla [Applause] an David sunjun doctor of [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Pharmacy Dinn doctor of [Applause] Pharmacy Fu m d doctor of Pharmacy [Applause] [Music] La Ryan lingenfelder doctor of Pharmacy hooded by Brady Dr Brady [Applause] Atwood aler are now to be doctor of [Music] [Applause] Pharmacy Chanel danan somnuk doctor of Pharmacy [Applause] kumla Lauren Grace Matten doctor of Pharmacy kumla [Applause] Marissa Shirley doctor of [Applause] Pharmacy Emily Jane bumgardner Doctor of Pharmacy kumla [Applause] Jamie Hartman doctor of [Applause] Pharmacy Amna natf doctor of Pharmacy Magna kumla [Applause] Jim yaua doctor of [Applause] Pharmacy Brett barlocker doctor of Pharmacy Magna [Applause] kumla Kyle Darren doctor of Pharmacy kumla [Applause] Raven Bennett doctor of Pharmacy Magna [Applause] kumla Wendy McConnell doctor of pharmacy at Magna [Applause] kumla Kier Pauline Martin doctor of Pharmacy [Applause] kumla Kimberly McGillis doctor of Pharmacy kumla Bailey Stark doctor of Pharmacy [Applause] Caleb quates doctor of pharmacy at Magna Kum la [Applause] Ashley Nicole Ross master of Social Work anayi Beltran master of business administration [Applause] [Music] Melissa Reyes master of health care [Applause] administration Ramiro MOA master of education educational [Applause] leadership Crystal Denise arura master of science human resource develop [Applause] velopment Jessica Eubanks beton Court master of education education [Applause] Administration Khloe Gibb master of science human resource development [Applause] congratulations Erica swaden master of counseling marriage couple and family counseling Jill Ashley Simpson master of counseling clinical [Applause] Rehabilitation Jenny Marie ioto master of counseling mental health counseling [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Alyssa Becker master of counseling clinical mental health [Applause] counseling Isabella Coulson master of counseling clinical mental health [Applause] counseling Nicholas W Anderson master of counseling clinical mental Health counseling Christian Blair ke master of Public [Applause] Health Brittany R kingsmore Master of physician assistant [Applause] studies Bethany Cochran master of science speech language [Applause] pathology meline Elizabeth Alder master of science speech language [Applause] pathology Claire Isabelle Souza master of science speech and language pathology [Music] [Applause] Hannah Linn Cummings master of science speech language [Music] [Applause] pathology Taylor Richardson master of science speech language pathology [Applause] Courtney Martino master of science speech language [Applause] pathology Andrea Scott master of science speech language [Music] [Applause] pathology jod ly zich Pounders master of counseling Clin mental health counseling Joseph fars master of counseling clinical mental health [Applause] counseling Skyler Wixom master of counseling clinical mental health counseling [Music] [Applause] hiiro Aaron castelan master of counseling clinical mental health [Music] [Applause] counseling Tyra Rickman master of counseling marriage couple and family [Applause] counseling Megan Mills master of counseling clinical mental health [Applause] counseling Adriana Ray Amador master of counseling at clinical mental health counseling [Applause] Laura Burton master of counseling clinical mental health [Applause] counseling Hana Marita McCabe master of science speech and language [Music] [Applause] pathology Kendall Ser master of science speech language [Music] [Applause] pathology Joshua Andrew brigh master of science speech language [Applause] pathology Katrina Gunderson master of science speech language pathology [Applause] Katie gray master of science speech language [Applause] pathology Claire Cashman master of science speech language [Applause] pathology Lupe Meer master of counseling clinical mental health [Applause] [Music] [Applause] counseling Mercedes francisa rendes master of counseling clinical mental health counseling [Music] [Applause] Josie Christensen master of counseling clinical mental health [Music] [Applause] counseling Sarah Eileen gurle master of counseling clinical mental health counseling [Applause] Cheryl M Rose Master of counseling clinical mental health [Applause] counseling Diego Miranda master of counseling clinical mental health [Applause] [Music] [Applause] counseling Corby weeks master of counseling clinical mental health [Applause] counseling Tristan Alysa McAfee marriage master of counseling marriage couple and family counseling congratulations [Applause] graduates and now with the candidates for the bachelor's degrees and Associate degrees and undergraduate certific certificates please rise president Wagner I am pleased to present to you the candidates for the bachelor's degree and Associate degrees and undergraduate certificates upon the recommendations of the Deans of the colleges and the faculty I recommend that these be conferred thank thank you Dr Bradford now every degree conferred here today is significant and worthy of attention from our Associates degrees through our doctoral degrees but I also want to highlight something about some of the degrees that I am about to confer Idaho State University partners with the Meridian Medical Arts Charter High School to educate future health professionals due to our due to our partnership with them we are pleased to recognize and congratulate the second class of graduates from merid Meridian Medical Arts Charter High School of 25 students who have earned their associates degree in Health Science Idaho State University is also proud to have our longstanding partnership with Renaissance High School which tonight results in the 12th graduating class of Renaissance High seniors comprising 81 students who will obtain their Associates of Arts degrees from Idaho State University and I will note that both groups are walking across the stage at a University graduation ceremony with an associates degree two weeks before their High School graduation and now by virtue of the authority vested in Me by the trustees of Idaho State University and upon the recommendation of the college Deans and University faculty I hereby confer upon you the appropriate bachelors and Associates degrees with all their rights Privileges and responsibilities pertaining there to congratulations graduates and now grab and now graduates you you may be seated until you are called up [Applause] Laura Hardy Bachelor of Science and nursing IET fam Bachelor of Science nursing Kum La cassinia Jansen van rensburg Bachelor of nursing magnet Kum La sarap banan Bohanan Bachelor of Science s sign language interpreting Suma [Music] kumla kever Jones Anderson Bachelor of Science sign language interpreting Helena Cahill Bachelor of Science communication science disorder sign language interpreting summum laud Mariah yavon Johnson Bachelor of Science sign language interpreting Tiana Jean Snowden Bachelor of Science sign language interpreting Magna La Emily mandura Bachelor of Science sign language interpreting mag Kum laud Amber Renee Deutsch Bachelor of Science sign language [Applause] interpreting Jennifer an mcin Bachelor of Science nursing sumacum [Music] [Applause] laud Caitlyn Victoria Cocker Bachelor of Science nursing Ash Le wood Bachelor of Arts University studies Olivia Ryan Ramirez Bachelor of Science communication sciences and disorders Magna Kum [Applause] laud Micha Justine Linn Burgess Wells Bachelor of science psychology Hayden Jerome Wallace Bachelor of Science fire Services [Applause] Administration Shana Marie wall Bachelor of Science communication sciences and disorders Grace dyes Bachelor of Science communication sciences and [Applause] disorders Kelsey Lynn Miller Bachelor of Science Medical Laboratory science kumla Britney Fikes Bachelor of Science medical laboratory science kumla Megan Michelle Hall Bachelor of Science communication sciences and disorders geriatric certificate kumla Jake Hart Bachelor of Science and nursing Magnum la [Applause] Dedra Eileen Latin Bachelor of Science sign language interpreting summum [Applause] La Karina mckenzi Bachelor of Science sign language interpreting summum [Applause] La Lindsay Hicks Bachelor of Science sign language interpreting Magna Kum laude anelise Reynolds Bachelor of Science sign language interpreting Magna La Emily Jean Bower Bachelor of Science nursing Magnum laud lesie Bergstrom Bachelor of Science nursing [Music] summum Victoria Hansen Bachelor's of science nursing Magna Kum laud shayin callistro Bachelor of Science nursing summum laud Sophia Whitehead Bachelor of Science nursing Magnum [Music] laud Sienna rigle Bachelor of Science nursing summum laud [Applause] Caitlyn Brienne K Stern Bachelor of Science nursing summum La Dalia Karishma Maine Bachelor of Science communication sciences and disorders [Music] kumla Madison Tran Bachelor of science communication disorders Chloe young Bachelor of Science communication sciences and disorders Magna Kum [Music] laud Claire MAA cwell Bachelor of Science communication science disorders kumla Nora Elizabeth Williams Bachelor of Science communication sciences and disorder ERS Magna Kum [Applause] laud McKenzie Lee Hammond Bachelor of Science communication sciences and disorders Magna Kum [Applause] laud Zoe Alexa mckin Bachelor of Science communication sciences and disorders kumla Brennan Marie Vickers Bachelor of Science communication sciences and disorders Magnum [Applause] laud Aaron Elizabeth Bachmann Bachelor of Science communication sciences and disorders Mary Sophia Stan Bachelor of Science nursing Nathaniel Griswald Bachelor of Science nursing Caleb Brown Bachelor of Science nursing Brett Elliot Bachelor of Science nursing Magnum laud Christian Tiner Bachelor of Science fire Services Administration Magna Kum [Applause] La Sonia hakz Bachelor of Science communication sciences and disorders Emily Jordan Bachelor of Science Homeland Security and Emergency Management rean Lyn campman Bachelor of Science nursing Magnum laud Megan Elizabeth Cahill Bachelor of Science nursing Chris Michael Bachelor of Science nursing Magnum la [Applause] Zoe young Bachelor of Science nursing sumak [Music] [Applause] cuml Emma Kate Karen Bachelor of Science nursing kumla Renee BL Bachelor of Science medical laboratory science Magna Kum [Applause] laud Nicole and dwey Bachelor of Science nursing sumacum laud Anna prbo Bachelor of Science [Applause] nursing Christian angano Bachelor of Science fire Services Administration kumla Robert C Spencer Bachelor of Science fire services Administration kumla Bill P Areno Bachelor of Science fire Services Administration Hunter Chambers Bachelor of Science Homeland Security and Emergency Management [Applause] kumla Kevin Lee kodad Bachelor of Arts University studies Shelby Robinson associate of science nursing Magnum [Applause] laud the following students will be graduating with an Associate of Arts in university studies Tiana mclinton [Applause] kumla Brooklyn Lewis summum laud Amelia dods Zachariah Hilty Jones Mustafa hassun Magna Lai Brooklyn wall congratulations Kiana Martin Cassie Kendrick summum La Hannah Scoville Summa kumla Logan rayul Camden Winters [Applause] kumla Brook and Magna kumla Caitlyn applebe kumla conratulations Madero tassium [Applause] kumla Liam gabard kumla James Baker Hannah schmidtz conat Rose [Music] Bennett Taylor [Music] [Applause] Wald Tabitha [Music] [Applause] bolome Owen Allen [Applause] Adnan Maxes Kum [Applause] La Ava Gardner Suma [Applause] kumla Jasmine Crutcher Magna kumla Riley Banta Summa kumla hatti Gregory kumla [Applause] Maya fry summum [Music] La Valerie hosio Sandra chiarello sumacumlaud Indie Austin meline Wilson Magnum la congratulations Hannah May pinor sumacum La conratulations Haley Dro Magna kumau McKinley priest kumau Leah chilot Summa kumla congatulations [Applause] Kylie Cobb sumak kumla Jack Swanson Magna kumla [Applause] amran durov Kaya Gore Magna kumla Ty Pon kumla conratulations Kaden Tran kumla Aaron Franks sumacum la Emma Holt [Applause] kumla Anastasia Waters Kum [Music] [Applause] La Katherine Jones sumacum La Katherine Jonas summum LA Lucy Porter summum [Applause] La Kayla Broadhead sumak [Applause] kumla Amelia far Magna kumla Ian moral sumacum la [Applause] Nathan [Applause] Lowry Andrew pster Magna Kum La Katie Shaw summum laud [Applause] Anika Stringer suum [Applause] La Edmund cerovic Magna [Music] La McKenzie masenko Magna Kum [Music] La Victoria Lopez kumla [Music] [Applause] Sophia [Music] Kina s zarai kri [Applause] Kum Vanessa [Applause] [Music] [Applause] bapa Maas Zitch Magna [Applause] laudi Tracy Amaro Magna La Jason [Applause] Coffer Cody Howard summum [Applause] laud Evan Monahan magn Kum [Applause] laud Nathan Beck summum La Noah Wilson sumacumlaud Carter KES summum laud Riley Hildy Magnum laud [Applause] Henry Leonard Magnum [Applause] La Bruce [Music] [Applause] Salisbury Carson [Applause] Reed Kora Phelps Magnum la [Applause] Brandon Vu [Applause] kumla Kayla dilman summum [Applause] la Aaliyah Merill kumla the following students will be graduating with an associate of science in health science Benson cook Pierce sto [Applause] kumla Stephanie cenco [Applause] Aliyah qu qualo [Applause] kumla ay [Applause] Sherman beir Sweden Magnum la [Applause] [Music] Ro Hume kumla Josie [Applause] [Music] row Caitlyn [Applause] Scott Jesse sheerer kumla [Applause] Alexis black Magna Kum [Applause] La Lauren Jones Magnum laud Jenna Carroll Magna [Music] [Applause] laud Lily verichek [Music] Lily Baldwin Magnum [Music] [Applause] La khis Torres Magnum La Annie Marino [Applause] kumla khador Summa [Applause] kumla Emily Daniel kumla James Black kumla Elijah Zimmerman Magnum [Music] [Applause] la Jane Barry [Applause] Maya [Applause] Sanderson Veronica hinga summum [Applause] La Hadley parks [Applause] sure congrat congratulations graduates you're truly inspiring today we celebrate you and I know that each of you worked very hard to get here but we also know that most of you did not do it alone it is through this support of your dedicated family members that you can stand here today so now that they have cheered for you I would like our graduates to recognize their families would the families of today's gr graduates please stand for a round of applause thank [Music] you thank you families graduates each and each and every one of you are now a for forever member of the Bengal family and you are also a forever member of the Idaho State University alumni Association would all alumni of the university in attendance here today please [Applause] stand look around look around you graduates this is your family your Bengal family is here to support you as you go into the world and pursue the life you have dreamed of and now another moment you have been waiting for would the graduates who earned bachelor's degrees associate degrees and certificates in all the colleges please stand if this was your first degree please stand at this time I invite you to move your tassle from the right side to the left a symbol of having obtained your [Applause] degree would the rest would the rest of today's graduates and the audience please join in standing for the singing of the Idaho State University El Elma moer [Music] Hail To Thee are all my M glorious is thy name ever more thy sons and daughter ERS carry on thy [Music] Fame May thy students there be loyal to thy meory true Hail To [Music] Thee all my m hail to [Music] IU I would like to invite the graduates and the audience to remain standing as the faculty and platform guests exit the floor thank you for being here this evening and now my final words congratulations class of 2024 you did it go Bengal [Applause] thank you [Music] [Music] [Applause] right you to e e e