Graduate students saluted in annual hooding ceremony

KOKOMO, Ind. - Indiana University Kokomo honored graduate students in its annual hooding ceremony on Friday May 9 in Havens Auditorium.

Faculty, staff, family, and friends celebrated with 36 students in the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Public Management (MPM), Master of Science in Management, Master of Art in History, Master of Arts in Political Science, and Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) programs.

Each received hoods in recognition of their achievements in their degree programs, draped by a faculty member who played an important role in their time at IU Kokomo.

Chancellor Mark Canada welcomed the graduates and their family and friends.

"In the year of IU Kokomo's 56^th annual Commencement ceremony, we are delighted to celebrate the achievements of these degree candidates with all of you," he said. "We know our students have counted on the support of family and friends to make this day possible, and we extend a special welcome to you and share your pride in their accomplishments."

Outstanding student award winners were:

Outstanding Student in Master of Business Administration: Anna Kiser, Noblesville

Outstanding Student in Mental Health Counseling: Rosie Wood, Middletown

Outstanding Student in Master of Public Management: Anna Miller, Kokomo

Outstanding Student in Master of Science in Nursing: Crystal Vice, Kokomo

Graduate students earning master's degrees are listed by degree and hometown. They include:

Master of Business Administration

Bluffton: Nathan Lozoya

Calicut, Kerala, India: Salman Faris Karunichalil

Carmel: Mary-Matalyn Tom

Fishers: Kaley Alayne Lyons

Fulton: Ginger Slisher

Indianapolis: William Thomas Bolton

Kalugumalai, Tamil Nadu, India: Alan Joan Amal Raj

Kokomo: Tyler Lee Heflin, Nick Jozwiak, Nolan Joseph Lapp, Alexis Ranee Pier, Sam Scimia, Brianna Smitley

McCordsville: Sai Yallakara

Noblesville: Sanchari Chatterjee, Anna Christina Kiser

Peru: Caleb Jones

Puducherry, Puducherry, India: Dhivya Balabascarin

Westfield: Natalie Cole, Brooke Jansen

Master of Public Management

Galveston: Sarah Kristine Rankert

Kokomo: Anna Christine Miller

Marion: Jennifer Jo Shipman

Peru: Matthew Miller, Tayler Leanne Rairigh

Tipton: Megan Pore

Master of Science in Management

Lizton: Alexis Hewitt

Master of Arts in History

Carmel: Madilyn Guffey

Master of Arts in Political Science

Noblesville: Briana Franklin

Master of Science in Nursing

Avon: Yetunde Aina

Denver: Kayla Annette Ross

Kokomo: Dayna Michelle Damewood, Fouzia Mahboub, Crystal D. Vice

Noblesville: Gurinder Kaur Sembhi

North Manchester: Aaron Wilson

Education is KEY at Indiana University Kokomo.