James. H. Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Friday, May 8 | 3:30 p.m.

James. H. Hilton Coliseum
Ames, Iowa
Friday, May 8 | 3:30 p.m.
|1| SPRING 2015 GRADUATION
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT
SUPPLY
CHAIN
MANAGEMENT
MARKETING
ACCOUNTING
GRADUATE
STUDENTS
SEATING AT HILTON COLISEUM FOR THE GRADUATING STUDENTS
MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
BUSINESS
ECONOMICS
FINANCE
STAGE
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
SPRING 2015
GRADUATION PROGRAM
Welcome..................................................................................Dr. Danny Johnson
Pomp and Circumstance..........................................................Edward Elgar
Introduction of Stage Personnel.............................................Dr. Danny Johnson
Introduction of Speakers.........................................................Dean David Spalding
Student Speaker......................................................................Ms. Chelsey Rouse
Recognition of Student Achievements...................................Dr. Danny Johnson
Individual Recognition of ........................................................Dr. Joey George
Graduate Candidates
Dr. Qing Hu
Dr. Cynthia Jeffrey
Dr. Brian Mennecke
Individual Recognition of.........................................................Dr. Frederick Dark
Undergraduate Candidates
Dr. Russell Laczniak
Dr. Sree Nilakanta
Closing Remarks......................................................................Dr. Danny Johnson
Recessional
Best Day of My Life.................................................................American Authors
Faculty will recess first, followed by graduates.
Family and friends are welcome to come to the floor to greet their graduate following
the recessional.
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
SPRING 2015 GRADUATION |2|
STAGE PERSONNEL
Master of Ceremonies............................ Dr. Danny Johnson
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs
Raisbeck Endowed Dean..........................Dean David Spalding
Student Speaker......................................Ms. Chelsey Rouse
Associate Dean.......................................Dr. Qing Hu
Graduate Programs
Department Chairs..................................Dr. Frederick Dark
Accounting & Finance
Dr. Russell Laczniak
Management & Marketing
Dr. Sree Nilakanta
Supply Chain & Information Systems
Program Directors...................................Dr. Ron Ackerman
Director of Graduate Admissions
Dr. Diann Burright
Director of Undergraduate Programs
Dr. Joey George
Director of Ph.D. Programs
Dr. Brian Mennecke
Associate Professor of Information Systems
Readers..................................................Dr. Cynthia Jeffrey
Associate Professor of Accounting
Dr. James Cannon
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Gifts.......................................................Ms. Michele Appelgate
Director of Marketing and Alumni Relations
|3| SPRING 2015 GRADUATION
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
MARSHALS
Accounting...............................................................................Brian Khong
Finance & Business Economics...............................................Siva Yeturu
Management...........................................................................Melissa Gofforth
Management Information Systems........................................Christina Ling
Marketing.................................................................................Matthew Winkleblack
Supply Chain Management.....................................................Celeste Estrella-Polo
Graduate Students..................................................................Kevin Guinan
THANK YOU
A special thanks to all the staff and faculty in the College of Business who volunteer
their time to make this event possible.
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
SPRING 2015 GRADUATION |4|
STUDENT SPEAKER
CHELSEY ROUSE
is from Curlew, Iowa. She is graduating Magna Cum Laude
with a double major in Marketing and Finance.
Chelsey has been involved in many activities during her time at Iowa State University.
She has served as the Public Relations Vice President of her sorority, Gamma Phi Beta.
She was also a writer for Letters magazine, a photographer for concerts on campus, and
a marketing research assistant at Reiman Gardens.
During her time at Iowa State, Chelsey also had internships with iWireless, Whirlwind
Creative, and Target. During her internship at Target Headquarters, Chelsey received
the “Results Leadership Award” for an intern project she recommended. Following
graduation, Chelsey will be working as a Business Analyst at Target Headquarters in
Minneapolis.
|5| SPRING 2015 GRADUATION
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
FACULTY ON STAGE
ACCOUNTING
Jim Cannon
Diane Janvrin
Cyndie Jeffrey
Sam Lee
Zhejia Ling
John Murphy
Mike Prindle
Qian Wang
Olena Watanabe
MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Joey George
Zhengrui Jiang
Dengpan Liu
Brian Mennecke
Kevin Scheibe
Tony Townsend
Drew Zhang
Dan Zhu
FINANCE
Cynthia Campbell
Arnie Cowan
Rick Dark
Lei Gao
Valentina Salotti
David Spalding
Xiaolu Wang
MARKETING
Samatha Cross
Sophia Feng
Steve Kim
Russ Laczniak
Beatriz Pereira
Sekar Raju
MANAGEMENT
Marc Anderson
Monica Gordillo
Pol Herrmann
Jake Holwerda
Roy Johnson
Dave King
Andreas Schwab
Robbie White
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
SCIS
Dave Cantor
Tony Craig
Mike Crum
Scott Graw
Qing Hu
Danny Johnson
Bobby Martens
Frank Montabon
SPRING 2015 GRADUATION |6|
SPRING 2015 GRADUATES
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Special Recognitions
*
Cum Laude (3.50-3.69 GPA)
**
Magna Cum Laude (3.70-3.89 GPA)
*** Summa Cum Laude (3.90-4.0 GPA)
†
Honors Program Graduate
Cardinal Cord
Gold Cord
Cardinal and Gold Cord
White Cord
ACCOUNTING
Jeffrey Fredric Arians
Jay Khyle Baumann
Maria Kathryn Bear
Emily Marie Bennett
Henry David Blanchard
Jason C. Blindauer
Cody James Brackett
Alexa Christine Brandl
Katie Elizabeth Bresnahan
Kayla Rose Brown
Chaitali Jalketu Chinoy
Andrew W. Dombro
Chelsea Ann Ekeler **
Alexandra J. Fevold
Katelyn Rae Fevold ***
Meghan M. Gallagher
Nicholas Lee George *†
Keith Edward Gulbro
Benjamin Walter Gustin
Lindsey Diane Hansen
Adela Hodzic
Michael Holowinski
Cara Sue Hulne
Matthew James Jantzen
Andrew Douglas Johnson
Tyler Michael Kane
|7| SPRING 2015 GRADUATION
Clear Lake
Carroll
Crystal Lake
Mason City
Northbrook
Elk Grove Vlg
Story City
Ankeny
Ida Grove
Colesbug
Mumbai
Glen Ellyn
Creston
Humboldt
Humboldt
Grinnell
Dallas Center
Inver Grove Heights
Bettendorf
Scranton
Johnston
Johnston
Altoona
Cedar Rapids
Eden Prairie
Peosta
IA
IA
IL
IA
IL
IL
IA
IA
IA
IA
India
IL
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
MN
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
MN
IA
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Brian Khong
Roseville
Jing Li **
Xiangtan, Hunan
Zhihua Li
Zhengzhou
Nathaniel E. Livingston
Central City
Jennifer Alyce Lizer
Gowrie
Alexander Michael McConnell
Jefferson
Dani Kathleen McGinn *
Council Bluffs
Alex William Miller
Boone
Grant Hamilton Miller
Asbury
Kyle Matthew Miller **
Cedar Rapids
Na Ming **
Puyang
Nicholas Joseph Most
Des Moines
Jesse Linn Nauman ***
Van Meter
Andrew James Pannier
Torrington
Matthew A. Reeve
Chariton
Daniel Alexander Rosner
Edina
Alexandra E. Sanchez ***
Hartland
Jocelyn A. Schneider
Johnston
So Mi Shin
Seoul
Jodi Ann Sorensen
Hudson
Alex Jeffrey Speed
Sergeant Bluff
Sarah Marie Stewart
Runnells
Joseph Paul Stoker
Ames
Chelsey E. Sturtz
Boone
Amber Lynn Thomas
Council Bluffs
Stacey Ranee Tucker
Benton
Jamie Lyn Van Dusseldorp
Colfax
Alija Vrabac
Des Moines
Landon Joseph Weber
Waterloo
Xinyu Wei
Beijing
Mengya Xie *
Chengdu Sichuan
Yeong Min You *
Seoul
Yueyuan Zhou ***
Liyang Jiangsu
Hanwen Zhu *
Hangzhou Zhejiang
Kexin Zhu
Dalian Liaoning
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
MN
China
China
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
China
IA
IA
CT
IA
MN
WI
IA
Republic
of Korea
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
MO
IA
IA
IA
China
China
South Korea
China
China
China
SPRING 2015 GRADUATION |8|
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Michael Robert Ness
Woodbury
MN
FINANCE
Syuhaila Abd Malek *
Seri Manjung, Perak
Aaron Bartlett Anderson
Johnston
Cole Gene Anderson
Forest City
Noah Allan Brown
Jesup
Samantha J. Campbell ***
Neola
Peichen Cao
Shanghai
Benjamin Charles Carlson
West Des Moines
Nathan Anthony Catus
Nevada
Ming Nee Chew
Sam Anthony Daley
Brisbane
Matthew Kirk Darland
Johnston
Joshua Jeffrey Engelman
Ames
Brittnie Jordan Freml
Denison
Alexander Jonathan German
Cedar Rapids
Christian O. Gomeztagle
Woodbury
Thomas Joseph Greeninger
Plymouth
Kathryn Sager Hansen **
Eden Prairie
Cole Jon Hart **
Burlington
Bradley James Hauptmann
Garner
Conor Nicholas Hentges
Minneapolis
Brandon Christopher Hodge **
Peoria
Taylor William Jans
Lakeville
Nathan Alexander Joy **
Waukee
Faradyna Kamarudin
Kuang
Ryan Nicholas Klas
Saint Louis
Knute William Klinker
Primghar
Christopher Robert Lamers
Eden Prairie
Kevin Lang
Nuremberg
Sanyun Lin
Beijing
Jordan Marie Locke
Des Moines
Saman Aamer Malik
Cedar Falls
Kennedi Jo Maynes
Lenox
Alexander James McMurray
Clive
|9| SPRING 2015 GRADUATION
Malaysia
IA
IA
IA
IA
China
IA
IA
Malaysia
Australia
IA
IA
IA
IA
MN
MN
MN
IA
IA
MN
IL
MN
IA
Malaysia
MO
IA
MN
Germany
China
IA
IA
IA
IA
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Morgan M. Megonigle *
Andrew David Meyer
Blake Pagliai
Brittney Lucille Perkins
Laura Marie Richter
Taylor Jeffery Ruths
James Patrick Ryan
Seth Ivan Sandbulte
Logan Michael Scott
Justin Ray Senecaut
David Elias Servin Rivera
Linlin Shu
Yi Song *†
Marc Robert Stodola
Brock Michael Stoeffler
Dylan James Stypula
Suijie Su
Chee Chen Tan
Davis Michael Thompson *
Amardeep Singh Tiwana
Jiajie Tong *
Bryce Tryvonne Trent
Andrew Meyer Tudzin
Shuo Wang
Ryan Hart Wiechman
Tong Wu
Siva Sanketh Yeturu
Meredith Michelle Young
Hang Yu
Wanchao Yuan
Ziheng Yue
Shuai Zhang
Yifei Zhang *
Yipei Zhang
Cheng Zhu
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Ankeny
Ankeny
Bancroft
Altoona
Mendota Heights
Hull
Galesburg
Norwalk
Cuernavaca, Morelos
Chengdu
Nanning, Guangxi
Johnston
Mason City
Eden Prairie
Guangzhou
Shah Alam Selangor
Pelican Rapids
Ampang
Hangzhou Zhejiang
Galesburg
Eldridge
Qingdao Shandong
Eureka
Shanghai
Nellore
Ankeny
Ames
Chengdu Sichuan
Chengdu Sichuan
Shanxi
Nantong
HangZhou
YangZhou
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
MN
IA
IL
IA
Mexico
China
China
IA
IA
MN
China
Malaysia
MN
Malaysia
China
IL
IA
China
MO
China
India
IA
IA
China
China
China
China
China
China
SPRING 2015 GRADUATION |10|
MANAGEMENT
Ashley Lyn Atwood ***
Jacob Ryan Block
Leah Elizabeth Brown-Meeker
Breana Nicole Campbell
Amy Frances Cappel
Alesha Rae Carroll **
Kyungjoon Chung *
Christy Lea Coons
Jordan Cress
Gabrielle A. Dearth
Katlyn A. Ertz
Kenny J. Groninga
Shelby Raina Hale
Robert Jay Hallman
Xiao Han *
Dylan James Hardyman **
Eric Lee Hatland
Isaac Everett Hunt
Mark Kevin Koske
Shelby Lynn Kramer
Casey James Krogull
Tyler Douglas Jon LaFave
David George Lienemann Jr.
Keaton Edward Gerard Luke *
Rio Marie Maxwell ***
Matthew N. Michel
Jordan Phillip Morris
Megan Elizabeth Norton
Marlee Rae Price
Samuel Boyd Richardson
Brenna Leigh Robinson
Mathew Samy Shehata
Jessica L. Shollenbarger
Hope Jean Stevens
Lisa Joanna Van
Lindsey Elizabeth Wagener **†
|11| SPRING 2015 GRADUATION
Fairfield
IA
West Des Moines
IA
Peculiar
MO
Packwood
IA
Sycamore
IL
Lu Verne
IA
Seoul
South Korea
Anamosa
IA
Anamosa
IA
Des Moines
IA
Vail
IA
Iowa Falls
IA
Chariton
IA
Chaska
MN
Shandong
China
Rochester
MN
Graettinger
IA
Wayland
IA
Geneva
IL
Creston
IA
Freeport
IL
Sioux City
IA
Ankeny
IA
Excelsior
MN
Urbandale
IA
Ames
IA
Winterset
IA
Sioux City
IA
Council Bluffs
IA
Winter Park
FL
Lenox
IA
Ames
IA
Marshalltown
IA
Boxholm
IA
Mendota Heights
MN
Lakeville
MN
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Shannon M. Waring
Jian Zhang
Walker
Shanghai
IA
China
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Christopher W. Anagnost
Spenser C. Andreassen
Marcus David Aschoff
Andrew J. Ball
Akash Batra
Bradford William Bisbee
Daniel James Bodtke
Cole Edward Bogaard **
Benjamin Axel Brogren
Robert Dries Brummel
Austin D. Brunell **
Trevor John Chalstrom
Joey Han Khac Phan Charlson
Austin Aaron Coakley
Anthony Clay Devick **
Andrew J. Doyle
Christopher Alan Duncan
Peter R. Elmore
Jonathon Paul Feigl
Ryan Lawrence Fischer
Spencer Brian Funke **
Zachary Jordan Guyer *
Samuel Blake Haakenstad
Robert Latavius Harbin III
Michael Joseph John Heger **
Dayton D. Hoelscher
Tyler Griffith Holmes
Jacob Clark Huinker
Cody Lee Jackson
Ebony Danielle Jackson
Matthew Todd Jensen
Cody Michael Joynt
Nicholas S. Karaskiewicz
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Waukee
Windsor Heights
Ankeny
Britt
Hoffman Estates
Stacyville
Riceville
Leighton
Coal Valley
Cedar Falls
Creston
Marion
Thompson
Crawfordsville
Woodward
Ames
Iowa Falls
Story City
Ankeny
Kalona
Orono
Cresco
Chanhassen
Davenport
Maxwell
Odebolt
Indianola
Fairmont
Estherville
Euless
Pleasant Hill
Garner
Mokena
IA
IA
IA
IA
IL
IA
IA
IA
IL
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
MN
IA
MN
IA
IA
IA
IA
MN
IA
TX
IA
IA
IL
SPRING 2015 GRADUATION |12|
Zachary Lucas Kurth
Bradon W. Lamb
Jonathon F. Laudner
Jason Paul Lear
Austin John Lelonek
Christina E. Ling ***
Ryan S. Lohse
Zachary Taylor Lutz
Fransisco N. Martinez
William Austin Mitchell
Zaim Haziq Mohd-Zamri
Nicholas George Nelson
Zachary Robert Nelson *
Nathan William Nolan
Jewel Ivy Nuehring
Thao Thi Pham
Jordan Michael Richlen
Joel Patrick Rosenberg
Mesyaira Rosihan
Jacob Isaac Sawyer
Christopher S. Sexton *
Natasha Meera Kaur Sidhu
Steven Patrick Sieverding
Shannon Nicole Taylor **
Eric Michael Temeyer
Quan Hoang Truong
Casey Lynn Wales
Hezeng Wang
Austin Daniel Watts **
Thomas Robert Weissbeck
Harlan
Ollie
Rockford
Urbandale
Ames
Cedar Rapids
Spirit Lake
Muscatine
Loves Park
Waukee
Spring
Plymouth
Grinnell
Eldridge
Webster City
Des Moines
Ankeny
Ames
Pulau Pinang
Decatur
Granger
Londo
Akron
Ames
Polk City
Des Moines
Littleton
Beijing
Marshalltown
Rockford
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IL
IA
TX
MN
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
Malaysia
IL
IA
England
OH
IA
IA
IA
CO
China
IA
IL
MARKETING
Irma Alic
Megan Ann Armstrong
Kjirsten Joy Becker
Christopher D. Bengtson
Maddie Ada Berglund
|13| SPRING 2015 GRADUATION
Clive
West Des Moines
Plymouth
Alta
Plymouth
IA
IA
MN
IA
MN
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Kristin Marie Berte *
Sam Christian Blake
Lucas Scott Bloomquist
James Mason Bump
Jonathan Alexander Bumpus
Danielle Marie Caskey *
Meghan Katelyn Cassens
Mariano Anthony Circo
Carly Marie Colosimo
Josie Anne Copley
Bradley Michael Cullian
Heather Elizabeth Curry
Ethan Neal Day
Robert Emmet Degnan
Chelsey Diane Dreckman
Austin John Dummer
Mackenzie Leigh Ellis *
Norah Eppele
Ashley Anna Fall *
Stephanie Rivers Finney
Tyler William Fleming
Bryana Lynsey Galindo
Jacquelyn June Ginger
Roberto Gomez Aristizabal
Brooks M. Gooding
Brian Lewis Grodsky
Kirby Steven Gunnerson
Jordan Keener Guy *
Eric D. Hahn
Dunlap L. Hall Jr.
Ashley Marie Halls
Jacob David Harris
Matthew John Hastings
Megan Ann Heideman
Antti Juhani Helanto
Benjamin Lee Helms
Andrew Lee Hessefort
Caitlin Ashley Higgins
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Algona
IA
Bellevue
IA
Urbandale
IA
Panora
IA
Broomfield
CO
Fort Collins
CO
Tacoma
WA
Algonquin
IL
Clive
IA
Owasso
OK
Crystal Lake
IL
Columbus
NE
Urbandale
IA
Grimes
IA
Waukon
IA
Edina
MN
Johnston
IA
Palo
IA
Hudson
WI
Ankeny
IA
Maple Grove
MN
Bloomington
IL
Royal
IA
Eden Prairie
MN
West Des Moines
IA
Evanston
IL
Carroll
IA
Indianola
IA
Mount Pleasant
IA
Des Moines
IA
Des Moines
IA
Callender
IA
Andover
MN
Des Moines
IA
Turku
Finland
Erie
PA
Naperville
IL
Peoria
IL
SPRING 2015 GRADUATION |14|
Alec James Hill
Kristin Cathleen Hinke
Mickaela Anne Hovenga
Xinting Hu
Tanner L. Janning
Grant Alan Jensen
Allison Marie Johnson
Morgan Mary Jones
Caroline Mary Kassing
Hannah Marie Koplin
Kevin Francis Kuehn
Jeffrey Dewey Lanning
Daniel Ryan Larsen
Nicole Kristine Larson
Bailey Adams Lawson
Tyler Scott Linton
Eric Michael Lucas
Katie Elizabeth McHone
Daniel F. Meyer
Katlyn Marie Miller *
Connor Robert Nystrom
Regina Grace Patterson
Abigail Ray Peterson
Konnor James Plagge
Alexa Danielle Probst
Claire Bridget Rea
Lu Ren **
Nicholas Vincent Rew
Adam Jared Romano
Connor J. Rosell
Arthur Gene Ryoo
Joseph N. Schattschneider
Brandon Michael Scott
Dustin Micheal Shivvers
Katharina Anna Smith *
Thomas J. Squillo
Bryttan Jaimes Thompson
Erica L. Thompson
|15| SPRING 2015 GRADUATION
Plymouth
MN
Burnsville
MN
Council Bluffs
IA
HangZhou
China
Carroll
IA
Roselle
IL
Council Bluffs
IA
Williamsburg
IA
Clive
IA
Eden Prairie
MN
Ionia
IA
Ankeny
IA
Mason City
IA
Lakeville
MN
Northfield
MN
Marshalltown
IA
Farmington
IL
Ankeny
IA
Des Moines
IA
Algona
IA
Boone
IA
Green Bay
WI
Harcourt
IA
Grimes
IA
Grimes
IA
Cascade
IA
Ames
IA
Council Bluffs
IA
Grinnell
IA
Stillwater
MN
Bundang
South Korea
Algona
IA
West Des Moines
IA
Chariton
IA
Saint Gratien
France
Clarendon Hills
IL
Story City
IA
Ames
IA
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Casie Elizabeth Tindell
Benjamin Ryan Wagner
Anneshia Corrina Watson
Mackenzie Renee Watts
Laura Renee Webber **
Austin LeRoy Wheatley *
Briann Noel Wieland
Matthew C. Winkleblack *
Marlene Anna Witt
Diana C. Wohl **†
Jordan Trevor Woodruff
Xiaoya Xia
Jaesun Yoon *
Clive
Mason City
Des Moines
Huxley
Ankeny
Adair
Alburnett
Ames
Nordhorn
The Woodlands
Glenwood
Huangshi
Seoul
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
Germany
TX
IA
China
South Korea
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Alex Steven Albaugh
Kenton Eugene Betz
Zachary Reece Bonewell
Benjamin Bonin
Brandon John Broich
Collin Michael Brouwer
Nicolas Randall Bulver
Jessica Rose Buman
Joseph Leahy Carnaroli
Joseph Tyler Christensen
Wendy Mae Coleman
Paige Elizabeth Conrad
Hayley Elizabeth Crum
Benjamin Allen Devries
Sinisa Djukic
Lauren Rene Ferezy
Bradley John Forth
Michael William Gansen
Jonathan Gerald Gasch *†
Sarah Anne Harvieux *
Corey M. Hassebrock
Joseph Anthony Holman
Edvin Ikeljic
West Des Moines
Maxwell
Eden Prairie
Cumming
Carroll
West Des Moines
Ankeny
Carroll
Cumming
Plymouth
Sioux City
Hoffman Estates
Ames
Des Moines
Waterloo
Waukee
Ames
Cedar Rapids
Orono
Sioux Falls
Williams
West Des Moines
Urbandale
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
IA
IA
MN
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
GA
MN
IA
IL
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
MN
SD
IA
IA
IA
SPRING 2015 GRADUATION |16|
Ryan P. Iverson
Stanley Rex Jensen
Evan Thomas Johannsen
Kristin Crawford Jones
Andrew James Kammerer *
Kara Marie Kibbe
Sydni Aleisha King
John Robert Kinsella
Kyle Charles Kirchner
Nathaniel Joel Kirkwood
Logan Michael Kraft
Wenkai Liao
Ryan Tyler Marsh
Daniel Ray Meskimen
John Robert Michel
Brandon R. Mickelsen ***
Jacob Michael Modrzynski
Perminus Thiru Mungai
Brad John Nelson
Kaitlyn L. Neyens
Francis Noh
Nathan Thomas Percy
Samuel David Primmer
Chenxiao Qiu *
Daniel Thomas Richards
Andrew Joseph Richter
Jason Robert Sadowski
Gregory Paul Schultz
Luke William Sims
William Paul Stanek *
Kyle A. Stednitz
Allison Kay Stuckmayer
Jake Patrick Sullivan
Thanh Ngoc Truong **
Austin Graham Weems
Brenden Michael Welch
Sydney Nicole West
Heidi Jo Wettstein **
|17| SPRING 2015 GRADUATION
Clear Lake
Anamosa
Mahtomedi
Minnetrista
Coralville
Saint Charles
Euless
Marshalltown
Marion
Minnetonka
Omaha
Wuxi
Pleasantville
Waterloo
Bellevue
Maplewood
Elkhorn
Windsor Heights
Harlan
Grimes
Chungsu Chungbuk
Inver Grove Heights
Ames
Wenzhou
Plymouth
Clinton
Manitowoc
Grimes
Centennial
Fort Dodge
Burr Ridge
Chanhassen
Urbandale
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Dexter
Bloomfield
IA
IA
MN
MN
IA
IA
TX
IA
IA
MN
NE
China
IA
IA
IA
MN
WI
IA
IA
IA
South Korea
MN
IA
China
MN
IA
WI
IA
CO
IA
IL
MN
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Matthew Whitlatch **
Alexander C. Wiedenhoff
Alexander Benoit Wittig
Xue Zeng
Chandler
Garrison
Eden Prairie
Dalian
AZ
IA
MN
China
MULTIPLE MAJORS
Alison Christine Anker
Accounting & World Languages and Cultures
Josh William Axman
Management & Marketing
Blake Joe Bayliss *
Agricultural Business & Accounting
Nicholas R. Beck
Finance & Accounting
Matthew James Blakeley *
Finance & Accounting
Marisa Mae Bradley
Finance & Marketing
Alec Steven Brown
Marketing & Management
Thomas Adam Brue
Finance & Supply Chain Management
John R. Budreau
Supply Chain Management & Finance
Kirsten Jane Caffrey
Finance & Management
Christopher M. Cappozzo
Marketing & Management
Polk City
IA
Carroll
IA
Keota
IA
Burnsville
MN
Ames
IA
Ankeny
IA
Cedar Rapids
West Des Moines
IA
IA
Excelsior
MN
Indianola
IA
Glen Ellyn
IL
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
SPRING 2015 GRADUATION |18|
Jamie Elizabeth Chamberlain
Marketing & Management
Oakdale
MN
Alvin Hon Ken Chong
Malaysia
Finance & Management
Daniel Lee Clark
Boone
IA
Supply Chain Management & Management
Joshua Dean Clark
Clarion
IA
Marketing & Management
Sarah Nicole Cleveland **
Johnston
IA
Marketing & Management
Mark David Crowley *
Delano
MN
Business Economics & Finance
Feng Dang
Nanning Guangxi
China
Management & Management Information Systems
Patrick Michael Dennis
Marion
IA
Marketing & Political Science
Ervin Deumic
Des Moines
IA
Marketing & Management
Shuyan Di *
Xi’an
China
Statistics & Finance
Zachary Paul Dieleman **
Pella
IA
Supply Chain Management & International Business
Elizabeth Anne Downey *
West Des Moines
IA
Marketing & Management
Ridge Allen Erdmann
Rollingstone
MN
Agricultural Business & Finance
Celeste Estrella-Polo
Schaumburg
IL
Marketing & World Languages and Cultures
|19| SPRING 2015 GRADUATION
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
DanDan Fang
Accounting & Finance
Cedar Falls
IA
Joshua Taylor Fiddelke
Clear Lake
IA
Supply Chain Management & Marketing
Haley Ann Fisher
Roselle
IL
Marketing & Management
Audrey Louise Folkmann
Ames
IA
Accounting & Marketing
Erik Austin Fowler
Bettendorf
IA
Marketing & Management Information Systems
Erin Nicole Franklin *
Eldon
IA
Marketing & Management
Damian Navar Garcia
New Hartford
IA
Management Information Systems & Supply Chain Management
Peter Joseph Gensler
Wheaton
IL
Supply Chain Management & Management Information Systems
Jacob Evan Giertz
Eden Prairie
MN
Accounting & Finance
Kelly Nicole Gifford ***
West Des Moines
IA
Supply Chain Management, International Business & World Languages and Cultures
Melissa Lynn Gofforth
Cedar Rapids
IA
Management & Marketing
Erin Nicole Guler
Ottumwa
IA
Marketing & Supply Chain Management
Feng Guo
Chengdu Sichuan
China
Finance & Management Information Systems
Siddhant Gupta
Moline
IL
Supply Chain Management & Marketing
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
SPRING 2015 GRADUATION |20|
Nicholas Hadfield
Marketing & Management
Harlan
Nathan Scott Hansen
Ames
Management Information Systems & Supply Chain Management
Lucy Gladwin Heiderscheit
Bettendorf
Psychology & Marketing
Kyle Alan Henry
Nevada
Psychology & Management
Kaitlin Nicole Herzog
Minnetonka
Marketing & International Business
Olivia Jane Hill
Ankeny
Marketing & Management
Kristen Mary Howe **
Johnston
Marketing & Management
Matthew Ian Hubbard
Rosemount
Finance & International Business
Nathan A. Jay
Ottumwa
Management Information Systems & Management
Paul Cooper Jindrich *
Muscatine
Supply Chain Management & Marketing
Nicole Lynette Johnson **
Carpenter
Agricultural Business & Accounting
Ryan Lancaster Jones
Prior Lake
Finance & Business Economics
Kristina Mae Kaiser
Milford
Agricultural Business & Accounting
Luke Anthony Kassmeyer **
Waconia
Marketing & Management
|21| SPRING 2015 GRADUATION
IA
IA
IA
IA
MN
IA
IA
MN
IA
IA
IA
MN
IA
MN
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Adam John Kipping
Carlisle
Marketing & Management
Katie Janelle Kruse *
Leawood
Marketing & International Business
Andy Scott Lancial *
Grimes
Accounting & Finance
Eric Ryan Lathrop **
Ankeny
Accounting & Marketing
Maxwell F. McClelland
Des Moines
Supply Chain Management & International Business
Tyler Daniel McGrain
Council Bluffs
Accounting & Finance
Audrey Kathleen Monroe
Des Moines
Management & International Business
Sung-Woo Moon
Seoul
Industrial Engineering & Supply Chain Management
Alexandra Kathren Morgan
Ankeny
Marketing & Management
Martin Avery Morse
Des Moines
Finance & Marketing
Kelsey Mortimer
Cumming
Marketing & Management
Michael Curtis Mulvihill
Lakeland
Marketing & Supply Chain Management
Cory James Muth **
Fort Madison
Supply Chain Management & Finance
Eric David Nelson *
Rochester
Accounting & Finance
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
IA
KS
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
South Korea
IA
IA
MN
IA
IA
MN
SPRING 2015 GRADUATION |22|
Tan D. Nguyen
Finance & Business Economics
Cedar Rapids
Joseph M. Niedergeses
Muscatine
Economics & Supply Chain Management
Alex Raymond Nielsen
Albert Lea
Management Information Systems & Accounting
Ashley Kate Nissen *
Audubon
Marketing & Management
Kwisha Patel
Gaborone
Marketing & International Business
Nicholas Miles Petersen
Ida Grove
Accounting & Finance
Austin Piper Poulter
Colfax
Management Information Systems & Marketing
David W. Quaiver
Aurora
Supply Chain Management & Management
Hallie Soo Rethwisch
Lansing
Finance & International Business
Hayley Lynne Ross
Council Bluffs
Marketing & Management
Chelsey Elaine Rouse **
Curlew
Marketing & Finance
Denise Julie Rumohr
Moville
Marketing & Supply Chain Management
Lindsey Kay Ruszczyk ***
Apple Valley
Marketing & Management
Sean Patrick Ryan **
Lino Lakes
Accounting & Supply Chain Management
|23| SPRING 2015 GRADUATION
IA
IA
MN
IA
Botswana
IA
IA
CO
IA
IA
IA
IA
MN
MN
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Alexander Edward Schams
Finance & Management
Burnsville
Matthew Joseph Schiltz **
Des Moines
Management Information Systems & Supply Chain Management
Rebecca Edna Schnabel *
Sheffield
Agricultural Business & Finance
Besufekad M Shannon-Tamrat I
Golden Valley
Accounting & Management
Whitney Lee Shellenberg **
Wesley
Finance & Management
Briana Dionne Smith *
The Colony
Supply Chain Management & Marketing
Kathleen R. Sorensen **
Harlan
Finance & Management
Taylor Nicole Stoeckler
Fort Atkinson
Marketing & International Studies
Joseph R. Stokes
Council Bluffs
Marketing & Supply Chain Management
Danielle Marie Stratmann
Eden Prairie
Marketing & Management
Xingqi Su
Lianyungang Jiangsu
Accounting & Business Economics
Qiuyi Sun *
Chengdu Sichuan
Finance & Accounting
Kaitlyn Nicole Thomas
Sandwich
Marketing & Management
Amelia May Thorne
St Charles
Management Information Systems & Marketing
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
MN
IA
IA
MN
IA
TX
IA
WI
IA
MN
China
China
IL
IL
SPRING 2015 GRADUATION |24|
Kelsey Danae Vetter **
Architecture & Management
Denison
Xiaolong Wang
Shijiazhuang
Supply Chain Management & Marketing
BriAnna Danielle Watson
Rock Island
Management & Supply Chain Management
Madeline Joy Wilhelm **
West Des Moines
Marketing & Journalism and Mass Communication
Zi Lang Wong
Melaka
Finance & Management Information Systems
Yi Yan
Taiyuan Shanxi
Finance & Accounting
Andrew Burdette Young **
Clarion
Management & Marketing
Aini Zhang *
Chengdu Sichuan
Finance & Management
IA
China
IL
IA
Malaysia
China
IA
China
MULTIPLE DEGREES
Brandon Philip Barnes
Bismarck
Bachelor of Science in Marketing
Bachelor of Science in Management
Chengjie Bian *
Wuxi
Bachelor of Science in Finance
Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems
Megan Ann Bliven
Sioux City
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Bachelor of Science in Finance
Aaron Michael Bossow
Spencer
Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
|25| SPRING 2015 GRADUATION
ND
China
IA
IA
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Elisabeth Susan Bulver *
Ankeny
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Bachelor of Science in Finance
Kayla Marie Chatterton
Fond Du Lac
Bachelor of Science in Management
Bachelor of Science in Event Management
Shane Rollin Christenson **†
Granger
Bachelor of Science in Finance
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Zachary Paul Dieleman **
Pella
Bachelor of Science in Marketing
Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management
Kristen Jean Dierickx
De Witt
Bachelor of Science in Marketing
Bachelor of Science in Event Management
Presley Allison Earll
Boone
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Bachelor of Science in Management
Megan Diane Eisenmann
Forest City
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Celeste Estrella-Polo
Schaumburg
Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management
Bachelor of Science in Marketing
Taylor Lynne Giroux
Chaska
Bachelor of Science in Marketing
Bachelor of Science in Management
Tyler Jordan Glover
Mechanicsville
Bachelor of Science in Marketing
Bachelor of Science in Management
IA
WI
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IL
MN
IA
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
SPRING 2015 GRADUATION |26|
Brianna Lin Hudson
Carroll
Bachelor of Science in Apparel, Merchandising, and Design
Bachelor of Science in Marketing
Avery Mariah Hunter ***
Chariton
Bachelor of Science in Finance
Bachelor of Science in Financial Counseling and Planning
Tyler Matthew Jermann **
Naperville
Bachelor of Science in Finance
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics
Amanda Snow Kallemeyn
Morrison
Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management
Bachelor of Science in Marketing
Stephen Joseph Koithan
Hinton
Bachelor of Science in Marketing
Bachelor of Science in Management
Ryan Gregory Larson
Ames
Bachelor of Science in Management
Bachelor of Science in Marketing
Hannah Elise McLean
West Des Moines
Bachelor of Science in Marketing
Bachelor of Science in Management
Lucas Peter Mullen
Wellman
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Bachelor of Science in Management
Alisa Salesevic
West Des Moines
Bachelor of Science in Global Resource Systems
Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management
Kayla Elaine Sanborn *
Anamosa
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Bachelor of Science in Finance
|27| SPRING 2015 GRADUATION
IA
IA
IL
IL
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Joshua Frank Schaefer **
Odebolt
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Bachelor of Science in Finance
Kristin C. Schwier-Casey
Woodbury
Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management
Bachelor of Science in Marketing
Branden James Severseike
Radcliffe
Bachelor of Science in Finance
Bachelor of Science in Economics
Emily Grace Simpson
Ames
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Bachelor of Science in Finance
Shanon Lea Smith *
Council Bluffs
Bachelor of Science in Marketing
Bachelor of Science in Management
Megan Elise Willem **
Urbandale
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Bachelor of Science in Marketing
Emily Boldt Wiltsie
Mason City
Bachelor of Science in Marketing
Bachelor of Science in Event Management
Yifan Wu
Jiangsu
Bachelor of Science in Finance
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Yuchen Zhao
Changshu
Bachelor of Science in Economics
Bachelor of Science in Management
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
IA
MN
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
China
China
SPRING 2015 GRADUATION |28|
SPRING 2015 GRADUATES
GRADUATE DEGREES
MASTER OF ACCOUNTING
Elizabeth Lucille Bruns
Jennifer Lou Drahozal
Stephen Brent Flippin
Meredith L. Graham
Matthew Arthur Gray
Yike Jiao
Bradley Dean Kramer
Ran Ran
Evan Lee Schurman
Grant Tyler Seuferer
Larry Narith Tuon
Britt
Cedar Rapids
Peoria
Sioux City
Clinton
Wugang
Des Moines
Chengdu
Lacona
Milo
Des Moines
IA
IA
IL
IA
IA
China
IA
China
IA
IA
IA
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Alexandre Jose Andrade
Vincent Moseti Asiago
Avantik Ram
Noah Mathew Carspecken
Camila Oliveira Dantas
Aaron Matthew Darnell
Soumya Sucharit Das
Naveen Kumar Prakash Dhanpal
Jake Marty Eldridge
Vincent Richard Ewald
Mario Gagulic
Kevin John Guinan
Amulya Gupta
Katie Marie Hunter
Swastik Prasad Kayastha
Kurt E. Kotenberg
Benjamin Robert Lampman
Dominic Louis Lavorato
Douglas Charles Lenhart
Bryan Lee Loveless
|29| SPRING 2015 GRADUATION
Pella
IA
Kitale
Kenya
Chennai
India
Fort Dodge
IA
Ames
IA
Gowrie
IA
Bhubaneswar
India
Bangalore Karnataka
India
Edina
MN
Taylor Ridge
IL
Des Moines
IA
Council Bluffs
IA
Haridwar India
Ames
IA
Banepa
Nepal
Ankeny
IA
Marshalltown
IA
West Des Moines
IA
Ames
IA
West Des Moines
IA
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Huy Khac Nguyen
Ngoc Thi Bich Nguyen
Jared David Noack
Joshua Jon Oehlerking
Anisha Pant
Monalisa Pati
Kyle R. Pieper
Wasinee Pupatwibul
Prasanna R. Revankar
Christopher G. Robertson
Arun Sakthinarayanan
Aakash Sapru
Brandon Lee Scott
Mohit Sharma
Megan Susan Siegner
Jonathan Heimbuch Sukup
Todd Matthew Vogel
Derek Jon Winkel
Bac Ninh
Ames
Decorah
Ankeny
Kathmandu
Sunabeda
Urbandale
Bangkok
Belgaum
Iowa City
Tiruvallur
Solan
Oskaloosa
Pauri Garhwal
Vail
Dougherty
Ankeny
Ankeny
Vietnam
IA
IA
IA
Nepal
India
IA
Thailand
India
IA
Tamilnadu
H.P., India
IA
India
IA
IA
IA
IA
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Arunkoushic Arunachalam Murugesan
Manjiree Ramesh Gadgil
Ashwin Kher
Sri Krishna Mallipudi
Akhilesh Chandra Mishra
Kimberly Ann Riley
Nakul Shailendra
Monika Singh
Muyao Zhang
Tiruchirappalli Dt
Pune
Sagar
Kakinada
Ames
West Des Moines
Bangalore
Kanpur
Xi’an
India
India
India
India
IA
IA
India
India
China
PH.D. GRADUATES
Akshaya Vijayalakshmi
Specialization: Marketing
Major Professor: Dr. Laczniak
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Hyderabad
India
SPRING 2015 GRADUATION |30|
EXPECTED SUMMER
2015 GRADUATES
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES
ACCOUNTING
Zhizhong Ding
Yi Feng
Walter Pascal Haule
Shante Marquis Malone
Kira Marie McMullen
Linsey K. Pezley
Jack Henry Raibikis
Tracy Lynne Robinson
Lianyungang Jiangsu Beijing
Urbandale
Dallas
Treynor
Pella
Des Moines
Bedford
China
China
IA
TX
IA
IA
IA
IA
Overland Park
KS
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Robert William Simons
FINANCE
Rui Chen
Brian Thomas Freda
Lele Huang Jr.
Xingweilin Ji
Rachel Jean Julian
Katelyn Renae McMurray
Cameron R. Ostrowski
James David Rhodes
Courtney Jo Schultz
Megan Meredith Simms
Sadie Kay Winter
Ting Zhang
Qinqin Zhu
Shanxi
Saint Charles
Shanghai
Mianzhu Sichuan
Sutherland
Ackley
Elgin
Corydon
Ankeny
Prole
Estherville
Beijing
Suzhou Jiangsu
China
IL
China
China
IA
IA
IL
IA
IA
IA
IA
China
China
MANAGEMENT
James Joseph Brady V
Austin Benjamin David
|31| SPRING 2015 GRADUATION
Peru
Eddyville
IL
IA
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Osvaldo Andres Gonzalez
Nnamdi Carlton Igbokwe
Presha S. Kardile
Julia R.M. Lavallee
Samuel Jon Peters
Zachary James Seaman
Cassaundra N. Stephenson
Evan Richard Williams
Ryan Wuehr
Rio Piedras
Des Moines
Nashik
Cedar Rapids
Fort Dodge
Roland
Lorimor
South Elgin
Ankeny
Puerto Rico
IA
India
IA
IA
IA
IA
IL
IA
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Seth Justin Johnson
Norfarah’Ain Mat Ibrahim
Han Xian Oon
Pawel D. Szczepanczyk
Chelsea JoLynn Wallace
Story City
Batu Pahat
Petaling Jaya Northbrook
Bondurant
IA
Malaysia
Malaysia
IL
IA
MARKETING
Kyle James Beaton
Margaret Joyce Denning
Scott W. Fernandez Salmon
Michaela Rae Gebauer
Jordan Jamal Grantham
Sarah Michele Hoffman
Erin L. Kinen
William Michael Lomax
Alex Potter
Colton William Sievers
Damien W. Smith
Alex Richard Van Gundy
Cole Nicholas Warner
Eden Prairie
Ankeny
Granada
Sioux Falls
Clive
Urbandale
Council Bluffs
Cottage Grove
Waterloo
Packwood
Lansing
Des Moines
Altoona
MN
IA
Spain
SD
IA
IA
IA
MN
IA
IA
IL
IA
IA
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Melody Rae Clabaugh
Brian Christopher Crouse
Collin James McCarthy
Curtis E. Rozenboom
Yevgeniy Y. Zinchenko
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Duncombe
IA
Ames
IA
Hawthorn Woods
IL
Pella
IA
Chariton
IA
SPRING 2015 GRADUATION |32|
MULTIPLE MAJORS
Anne Elise Fuller
Plover
Marketing & International Business
Tiffany Sue Hoth
Sumner
Management & Marketing
Kessehu-Usert Jacquelyn-Ciera James
West Des Moines
Supply Chain Management & Apparel, Merchandising, and Design
Napat Larnroongroj
Bangkok Industrial Engineering & Supply Chain Management
Qiwen Liu
Nanjing
Accounting & Management Information Systems
Austin Riley Mangels
Ankeny
Supply Chain Management & Marketing
Connor John McLaughlin
Colfax
Marketing & Management
Ryan Michael Smith
Cedar Rapids
Finance & Management
Emily Noel Young
Des Moines
Finance & International Business
WI
IA
IA
Thailand
China
IA
IA
IA
IA
EXPECTED SUMMER
2015 GRADUATES
GRADUATE DEGREES
MASTER OF ACCOUNTING
Zach T. Houk
Samuel P. Myers
Jennifer Lynn Rismoen
Guang Yang
|33| SPRING 2015 GRADUATION
Waukee
West Des Moines
Kenosha
Cheng Sichuan
IA
IA
WI
China
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Seth Michael Bass
Jordan Michael Dees
Benjamin Thomas Green
Jacey Ira Heuer
Jacob Alan Krohn
Bridg Moreland
Benjamin Jacob Peters
Altoona
Ankeny
Cedar Rapids
Granger
Des Moines
Des Moines
Mason City
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Mani Sankar Baratam
Venkata Siva Kumar Bollu
Pranava Dammannaga
Naveen Kancharla
Satish Kumar R. Kancherla
Chennai Tamil Nadu
Hyderabad
Hyderabad
Hyderabad
Hyderabad
India
India
India
India
India
Nagpur
India
PH.D. GRADUATES
Saurabh Sanjay Ambulkar
Specialization: Supply Chain Management
Major Professor: Dr. Blackhurst
Manjul Gupta
Specialization: Information Systems
Major Professor: Dr. George
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
New Delhi
India
SPRING 2015 GRADUATION |34|
ACADEMIC REGALIA
As the faculty enter the auditorium you will notice their academic regalia. The history
of academic dress dates back to the 12th and 13th centuries when most students and
faculty were also clergy so they wore long, black gowns similar to clerical dress. The
style of the academic gown distinguishes graduates by the degree they have earned.
Bachelor’s degree gowns are plain black with long pointed sleeves.
Master’s degree gowns are slightly fuller and have longer, closed and square cut sleeves.
Doctoral gowns are more full cut with bell shaped sleeves. They are typically faced down
the front with velvet and have three velvet bars on the sleeves. Often the velvet is black
but it may be in the color of the wearer’s academic discipline.
Doctoral and Master’s hoods are lined with silk in the colors of the University conferring
the doctoral degree. Hoods have long tails. Legend has it that the long tail of the hood
provided a pocket hanging down the back of the faculty person so students could drop
the appropriate fee for teaching without the teacher being able to see how much (or how
little) was being paid.
Some of our students are also wearing academic cords or stoles around their necks.
For example, students of color often choose to wear a Kente cloth. The vibrant colors
of the Kente cloth symbolize strong family values, collective work and responsibility,
and cooperation. The cardinal and gold cords represent graduating with distinction. To
graduate with distinction the student must earn a cumulative grade point average of 3.50
or better. The white cords represent graduating with honors. To graduate with honors a
student must be a member of the University Honors Program. Membership means they
must complete a planned program of study designed to provide greater depth and breadth
of scholarship than the regular curriculum. Blue and gold cords represent membership in
Alpha Kappa Psi, a professional business fraternity.
|35| SPRING 2015 GRADUATION
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
ABOUT THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
The first business courses at Iowa State University were offered as Business Engineering
in the Department of Economics in the 1920s. Business Engineering underwent a
number of name changes in the 1920s and 1930s before the Department of Industrial
Administration was established in 1955. Although the word business appeared in the
department’s goals, it was left out of the department title, as it was unsure at the time
how a business education fit into the Science with Practice motto of the institution.
In 1959 the department became a part of the new College of Science and Humanities.
The 1960s saw significant growth with a faculty that increased in numbers from 10 to
21 and majors from 375 to 725. In 1969 the department moved into its longtime home in
Carver Hall and continued to add faculty and students during the 1970s.
In 1980 the School of Business Administration was formed. The school became a college
in 1984 and the College of Business awarded its first degrees to 205 graduates that fall.
The MBA Program was launched a year later, and accreditation from the American
Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business was granted in 1991. Throughout the
1990s and early 2000s the college added undergraduate majors, graduate programs,
and partnerships like the Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship. In the fall of 2009 the
college launched its new Ph.D. in Business and Technology.
The year 2014 marked two major milestones: The college celebrated its 30th anniversary
and also the 10th anniversary of moving to its new home, the 111,000-square foot, stateof-the-art Gerdin Business Building. The College of Business had a fall 2014 enrollment
of 3,836 undergraduate, 223 master’s, and 22 Ph.D. Students.
Information from History of the Industrial Administration Department 1955-1980, by W.H.
Thompson, Ph.D., and from university records.
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
SPRING 2015 GRADUATION |36|
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