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Spring 2025 Commencement

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Congratulations to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Spring 2025 Graduates!

Printable 2025 CALS Commencement Program

Watch a recording of this years ceremony below.


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Graduates that have served the CALS Community


  • Karlie Casper, ENSC
  • Katelyn Domke, BCHM 
  • Brandon Duncan, APSC 
  • Liz Eroshenko, ENSC 
  • Abby Greenwood, DASC 
  • Makaia Haight, DASC 
  • Liv Huselton, FST 
  • Leilani Hyatt, ENSC 
  • Jason Jun, FST 
  • Jess Kumke, BCHM 
  • Bella Lee, BCHM 
  • Jeffer Lin, APSC 
  • Michele Mickelwait, AGRB 
  • Sophie Miller, FST 
  • Peyton Penland, ENSC 
  • Aubree Schaum, APSC 
  • Emily Truong, HNFE 
  • Samantha Whilby, HNFE 
  • Stella Whitaker, BCHM 
  • Eric Villasenor, EVHT, PLSC

Agricultural Technology Ambassadors

  • Allison Bower
  • Michael Bemis
  • Whit Coggin
  • Brooklyn Hensley
  • Aiden Mueller
  • Emily Sears
  • Melody Simpson

Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics

  • Michele Mickelwait
  • Nina Stolmeier
  • Teresa Thornton
  • Henry "Jack" Wilson
  • Mary Katherine Denson
  •  Kinley Kellum

Department of Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education

  • Ciara Lazaro Blas
  • Michael Worrell
  • Olivia Smith
  •  Jordon Crisp
  •  Ellie Bowman
  • Meg Coble
  • Jenn Hersee 

School of Animal Sciences

  • Cassie Borino
  • Brandon Duncan
  • Abby Greenwood
  • Makaia Haight
  • Audrey Hood
  • Gage Kelly
  • Jeffer Lin

Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise

  • Sarah Oldakowski
  • Gracie Miller 
  • Nicole Forth

Department of Food Science and Technology

  • Sophie Miller

Department of Biochemistry 

  •  Katelyn Domke
  • Stella Whitaker

Agricultural Technology Program Peer Mentors

  • Michael Bemis 
  • Allison Bower
  • Samuel Whitfield Coggin Jr.
  • Trenton Johnson
  • Logan Kellum
  • Aiden Mueller
  • Emily Sears
  • Melody Simpson

School of Plant and Environmental Sciences Peer Mentors

  • Karlie Casper
  •  Bridgett Dunivan 
  • Liz Eroshenko
  •  Ellie (Vance) Gregoire
  • Leilani Hyatt
  •  Peyton Penland

Biochemistry Peer Mentors

  • Kofi Asiedu-Agyei
  • William Bonham 
  • Isabel Fluegel
  • Semhar Habte-Mariam
  • Jacqueline J. Hou 
  • Abhinav Krishnan
  • Jessica Kumke 
  • Timothy Le 
  • Kaitlyn Loggans 
  • Mackenzie Lonack
  • Camille Porter 
  • Audrey Prendergast 
  • Kailynn Roberts 
  • Renee Sarmiento
  • Karoline Sevier 
  • Isabella Thelen
  • Zohal Zekrya 

Agricultural and Applied Economics

  •  Elizabeth Bates
  • Kinley Kellum

Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education

  • Ellie Bowman
  • Michael Worrell

Food Science & Technology 

  • Liv Huselton
  • Sophie Miller
  • Matt Zimmerman 

Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise

  • Rakshan Mudumba
  • Sarah Oldakowski
  • Emily Truong

School of Animal Sciences

  • Cassie  Borino
  • Lydia  Callabresi
  • Sophia Cheng
  • Caitlin Cox
  • Brandon Duncan
  • Jade Galligan
  • Makaia Haight
  • Ema Hollinger
  • Montana Hushon
  • Hannah Kwan
  • Jeffer Lin
  • Jacob Porzeinski
  • Ann Rae Sisson