McPherson College recognizes its highest academic achievers in the fall 2025 Honor Roll and Honorable Mention. Students must be full-time and earn a grade point average of 3.55 or higher during the last term to qualify for the Honor Roll. Students earning a grade point average from 3.25 to 3.54 are named to the Honorable Mention Roll.

Students earning a 4.0 GPA for fall 2025 include:

Brent Aamodt, Valley Center, KS
Aliza Adams, Colorado Springs, CO
Natalie Allen, Forney, TX
Grace Alltop, Parker, CO
Lyla Anderson, Dublin, TX
Jake Ashley, Dothan, AL
Jonavan Asuncion, Mission Viejo, CA
Mitchel Aubrey, Murrieta, CA
James Bates, Coranado, CA
Andrew Beck, Plant City, FL
Diego Bejarán, Panama,
Stewart Bishop, Manhattan, KS
Matthew Bomersback, Kirkland, Quebec, Canada
Jabralyn Brown, Coolidge, TX
Alexander Brubaker, McPherson, KS
Victoria Buss, Wichita, KS
Fabian Camacho, Liberal, KS
Canon Cavanaugh, Hutchinson, KS
Reagan Chapman, Coahoma, TX
Ancel Classen, Manhattan, KS
Aemon Colyer, Topeka, KS
Mason Cox, Boerne, TX
Mikayla Craver, Topeka, KS
Thomas Crowe, Parker, CO
Ana Cuartero, Iowa Falls, IA
Reese Curry, Iola, KS
Samantha Dean, Hendersonville, TN
Katie Dix, McPherson, KS
Noah Durham, Winona, MS
Jaden Ediger, Galva, KS
Joshua Ferguson, Kensington, KS
Enya Fierens, Lubbeek, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
Ian Flaherty, Pennsburg, PA
Jacob Ford, Tucson, AZ
Tyler Foster, Derby, KS
Caitlynn Frost, McPherson, KS
Matthew Garcia, Spring, TX
Daphne Garcia, Irvine, CA
Alexander Gillispie, Pueblo, CO
Amanda Goering, Hutchinson, KS
Lily Gray, Sterling, KS
Jacob Guignard, Oakdale, CA
Quenton Gustafson, Columbus, NE
Chloe Guzman, New Braunfels, TX
Logan Hamilton, Claremore, OK
Micah Hansen, Sedgwick, KS
Arianna Harlan, Derby, KS
Findlay Haven, Bel Air, MD
Zachary Hawley, Meade, KS
Auburn Hill, Anthony, KS
Maggie Hingst, Saint Francis, KS
Vanessa Hofer, Innsbruck, Austria
Aaron Holland, Malvern, AR
Owen Horvath, Lancaster, PA
Elijah Hough, Espanola, NM
Olivia Hough-Tucker, Broken Arrow, OK
Miranda Hunt, McKenna, WA
Jaxon Jensen, Cedar City, UT
Javon Joyner, McPherson, KS
Nicholas King, Lafayette, IN
MaKenzie King, Wichita, KS
Ryder Konczak, Longview, TX
Ty Kraemer, Mcpherson, KS
Aidan Kraft, Atlanta, GA
Noah Landever, Shawnee Mission, KS
Sidney Larrew, Swink, CO
Elijah Leck, McPherson, KS
Alyssa Lipke, Haysville, KS
Cesar Lopez, San Antonio, TX
Cameron Maguire, Carmel, CA
Leo Maida, Santa Monica, CA
Anna Marks, Elkton, MD
Parker Martin, Skiatook, OK
Cristian Martins, Parker, CO
Becky Masengu, Randburg, South Africa
Miriam Mason, Marion, KS
Kenya McCain, Plano, TX
Claire McCullough, Salina, KS
Henry McDonough, Tucson, AZ
Sean Melotti, McPherson, KS
Molly Minster, Slidell, LA
Joseph Moebius, Portland, TX
Brianna Morales, Newton, KS
Arthur Nardy, Eauze, France
Case Nelson, Eads, CO
Dennis Nguyen, Wichita, KS
Brian Nguyen, Marion, KS
Isaac Niedzielski, Marlborough, MA
Noah Nix, Eustis, FL
Kamryn Nolan, Mulvane, KS
Garrett O’Connor, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Lorenzo Orlandi, Tavernelle, Italy
Tayton Ornelas, Kismet, KS
Dana Parker, Austin, TX
Mason Patrick, Fairborn, OH
Georgia Perrett, Tauranga, New Zealand
Caleb Pezold, Mokane, MO
Malia Pfeiff, Moundridge, KS
Acacia Pracht, Lindsborg, KS
Madisyn Ramirez, Prosper, TX
Kacee Rhody, Brookings, SD
Alyssa Ritchie, Defiance, OH
Melissa Rogers, Waco, TX
Hayden Russell, Melrose, MA
Jamai Rutherford, Miramar, FL
Gage Saltkill, Salina, KS
Caleb Samland, Moundridge, KS
Malorie Samples, Nevada, TX
Philip Schieffelin, Limon, CO
LilyAnn Shannon, Amarillo, TX
Griffin Shepherd, Austin, TX
Hailey Shubin, Kingwood, TX
Cara Shultz, Kingman, KS
Blake Slizewski, Three Lakes, WI
Hannah Smalley, Hutchinson, KS
Tegyn Smeltzer, Derby, KS
Aysia Smithhisler, Spring Hill, KS
Jamie Sparks, McPherson, KS
Gracie Speltz, Mansfield, TX
Davian Spies, Hutchinson, KS
Taylor Starr, Milford, KS
Kaylee Stegora, Monticello, MN
Alexis Sunia, Concord, CA
Max Sweet, Charlottesville, VA
Jailun Talley, Broken Arrow, OK
Maxwell Tanouo Fogue, Morrison, CO
Balazs Temesvari, Budaörs, Hungary
Noah Ryan Thomas, Delta, Canada
Chase Thompson, Runaway Bay, TX
William Tindall, Waterloo, IA
Audra Unruh, McPherson, KS
Sijmen Cornelis Wytse van der Zee, Amersfoort, Netherlands
Marie Laureen Anna Everdina van Drunen, Zeist, Netherlands
Christopher Wagner, Maple Valley, WA
Jayson Wasserfuhr, Erftstadt, North Rhine-W, Germany
Mandra Wenzl, Wichita, KS
Veronyca West, Lewisville, TX
Jason Weston, Goodyear, AZ
Chloe Williams, Parachute, CO
Ja’Twaan Williams, Junction City, KS
Maddie Willison, Buhler, KS
Jacob Winters, Lynchburg, VA
Von Woleslagel, Hutchinson, KS
Alexis Wolfe, Alma, NE
Hali Wolke, Wichita, KS
Logan Wonser, Goessel, KS
Kayla Wood, Longmont, CO
Catyn Wright, China Spring, TX
Jayden Wright, Chubbuck, ID

Students named to the McPherson College Honor Roll for fall 2025 include:

Oluwapo Adeoye, Severn, MD
Anthony Albanez, Fillmore, CA
Ghaliyah Ali, San Antonio, TX
Dario Alvarez, Hialeah, FL
Scarlett Anderson, Lincoln, NE
Mackenzy Angle, Wichita, KS
Stephan Quentin Baofa Bilambo, Kinshasa-Ngaliema, DRC
Dominique Bell, Grand Prairie, TX
Skylar Bencsek, Springfield, MO
Isaiah Berard, Parker, CO
Taylor Berkheimer, Ault, CO
Mackenzie Birch, Topeka, KS
Remington Bliss, Bellevue, NE
Hunter Boneau, Melissa, TX
Maelynne Bonner, Tonganoxie, KS
Raeghan Borman, Haslet, TX
Bryce Boyd-Tucker, Keene, NH
Horace Bradshaw, De Soto, TX
Autumn Brummer, Colwich, KS
Quentin Burgess, Oklahoma City, OK
Nathaniel Campbell, Bel Aire, KS
Xue’Jon Castro, San Antonio, TX
Michael Ceyrolles, Pueblo, CO
Michael Christensen, Idaho Falls, ID
Abigail Coe, Charleston, SC
Bryan Cortez, Muskegon, MI
Donovan Costello, Miami, FL
Kayla Crocker, Ridgecrest, CA
Dorian Culwell, Atwood, KS
Clancy Cummings, Howard, KS
Leann Dalinghaus, Seneca, KS
David Dalton, Mansfield, TX
Jara Davidson, Lakin, KS
Jaylan Davis, Eight Mile, AL
Conor Dawson, Columbus, OH
Armin De La Cruz, Neillsville, WI
Andrew Dehn, Orange Grove, TX
Catch DeLaney, McPherson, KS
Brayton Dewell, Fowler, KS
Arianna Diaz, Houston, TX
Ian Dittmer, Bettendorf, IA
Jack Dockstader, Bruceville, TX
Calvin Doyle, Brighton, CO
Charity DuBeau, Wichita, KS
Taylor Duvall, Las Vegas, NV
Xavier Elledge, El Reno, OK
Isabella Ellerbee, Winston, GA
Aaron Elvin-Temple, Lindsborg, KS
Ariana Espinoza Chapa, Donna, TX
Octavius Flient, Oklahoma City, OK
Danica Floyd, Kinsley, KS
William Foote, Roosevelt, UT
Antnez Fortson, Royston, GA
Trey Fredrickson, Highlands Ranch, CO
Kierstyn Gilbert, Salina, KS
Maizen Gillam, Corinth, TX
Lamar Gordon, Fayetteville, GA
Emelie Green, McPherson, KS
Thomas Griffin, Manhattan Beach, CA
Madden Griffith, McPherson, KS
Ryan Harris, Boring, OR
Rawson Harris, Jackson, MS
Cynthia Herrera, Port Orchard, WA
Aaron Hess, Aurora, OR
Luna Hinkley, Unadilla, NE
Jackson Horine, San Antonio, TX
Nolan Huff, Spearville, KS
Dana Imankulova, Wichita, KS
Steele Jackson, Hamilton, IN
Daniel Jenkins, Royce City, TX
Eman Kago, Wichita, KS
Keelee Kemp, Calera, OK
Evan Kemp, Bolivar, MO
Brysen Kerby, Big Spring, TX
Jason Kim, Manhattan, KS
Jackson Kiser, New Castle, CO
Charlie Kubena, Midlothian, VA
Michael Kuntz, Justin, TX
Cody Kuss, Bremerton, WA
Trey Kysiak, Ponder, TX
Cole Lais, Oregon City, OR
Hailey Lennox, Sedro-Woolley, WA
Landri Lopez, McPherson, KS
Harmony Love, McPherson, KS
Rhyan Lucas, Shawnee, KS
Keegan Macpherson-McNeil, Winnsboro, TX
Seth Madron, McPherson, KS
Luke Magli, Franklin, TN
Ryan Markarian, Fresno, CA
Michael McCarthy, Omaha, NE
Mackenzie McEachron, Kansas City, KS
Chadwick McGarity, Reform, AL
Nolan McIlveen, Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
Qur’an McKinney, Houston, TX
Xander McNitt, Denver, CO
Carlos Mendez, McPherson, KS
Dallas Metzger, Wichita, KS
Trenton Miller, Elizabeth, CO
Ty Millis, Castroville, TX
Paige Miltenberger, Wildwood, MO
Meliyah Moore, Leawood, KS
Major Moore, Justin, TX
Morgan Moravec, Fort Myers, FL
John Morris, Novato, CA
Mathew Mossman, Colorado Springs, CO
Kyah Munguya, Monument, CO
Cash Nab, Fleming, CO
Amare’ Nedich, Halstead, KS
Elias Neely, Union, MO
Gracie Nelson, McPherson, KS
Elissa Nelson, McPherson, KS
London Norris, Arkansas City, KS
Daniel Norris, Leander, TX
Ellie Okikawa, San Antonio, TX
Carolina Oliveira, Santa Maria Da Feira, Av, Portugal
Owen Patterson, Arlington, VA
Payton Payne, Williston, SC
David Poll, Byron Center, MI
Isaak Porter, Garnett, KS
Maverick Potucek, Willow City, TX
Hunter Powell, Lyons, CO
Elliot Powrie, Nottingham, England
Emma Puebla, Waxahachie, TX
Dalton Robertson, Colorado Springs, CO
Savannah Robles, Irving, TX
Alena Rupp, Wamego, KS
Andrea Salas, Albuquerque, NM
Tabor Scanlon, Lansing, KS
Texas Ranger Schmidt, Camp Wood, TX
Jacob Skartvedt, Azle, TX
Wyatt Smith, Pilot Point, TX
Mikayla Smith, Springfield, MO
Damian Smith, Henryetta, OK
Makenzi Smithee, Justin, TX
Charles Snyder, Salina, KS
Joseph Stefanese, Rockaway, NJ
Cameron Steinblock, Bennet, NE
Tijs Stumphius, s-Hertogenbosch, North B, Netherlands
AmenEl Tadesse, Katy, TX
John Tadsen, Barrington, IL
Jonathan Tatum, Ore City, TX
Ky’rell Taylor, Junction City, KS
Anthony Thomas, Brookfield, IL
Nicolas Torres, Miami Beach, FL
Harrison Vande Brake, Olathe, KS
Roxana Varela Parra, Medelin, Antioquia, Colombia
Aaron Veenstra, Hartville, MO
Adian Villafano, Vidor, TX
Carmen Wallace, Lawton, OK
Brayden Walters, Canon City, CO
Katie Warden, McGregor, TX
Luke Watkins, Burns, KS
Courtney Wickham, Claremore, OK
Corvus Williams, Clay Center, KS
Olivia Williams, Lawrence, KS
Amyah Williams-Woodmore, Raleigh, NC
Kyle Wippler, Costa Mesa, CA
Luke Wood, Shawnee Mission, KS
Tuyee Yang, Fresno, CA

Students named to the McPherson College Honorable Mention for fall 2025 include:

Luis Alvarez, Dallas, TX
Alisa Arambula, Thornton, CO
Hailey Barton Whitcomb, McPherson, KS
Kennedy Batchelder, Bishop, CA
Joanna Bejar, Saratoga, CA
Olivia Bell, North Las Vegas, NV
Ryan Boosman, McPherson, KS
Isabelle Bowman, Kinsley, KS
Jalil Brown, Seagoville, TX
Marcus Burton, Oklahoma City, OK
Alan Cabrera, San Marcos, TX
Jack Carpenter, Weatherford, TX
Kaycee Carter, Rocklin, CA
Jared Carter, Belle Glade, FL
Zoey Christensen, Corinth, TX
Brandon Clifford, Carlisle, PA
Tate Collison, Pierce, NE
April Conilogue, Longmont, CO
Landon Crenshaw, Claremore, OK
Marcel Cuyler, San Antonio, TX
Seneca Davis, Oklahoma City, OK
Aeneas Davis, Las Vegas, NV
Marcello Dean, Placerville, CA
Gabriella Delgado, Coppell, TX
Seth Dennis, Morrison, OK
Kyle Doberer, McPherson, KS
Grant Duke, Katy, TX
Austin Easter, Winchester, CA
Alexander Escobedo, Salina, KS
Brian Fackert, Woodland, CA
Summer Fenton, Rogers, AR
Jack Finder, Fort Worth, TX
Blaze Flanagan, Mesquite, TX
Isach Fleischer, Osceola, MO
Ian Foster, Wichita, KS
Aubree Gaona, Levelland, TX
Kimberly Garrison, Maxwell, CA
Samyia Gildon, Federal Way, WA
Joseph Gonzales, Spring, TX
Azaiah Gonzalez, Lake Worth, FL
Brooklyn Gosvener, Lucas, KS
Korbin Gunn, Tulsa, OK
Ethan Gustafson, McPherson, KS
Mikah Hammerquist, Monroe, WA
Jacob Hammon, Buffalo Grove, IL
Jake Hardin, Derby, KS
Jonathan Harding, Mount Crawford, VA
Allyson Harrison, Carrollton, TX
Auhnesty Hawkins, Oklahoma City, OK
Byron Hays, Shawnee, KS
Angel Hernandez, Houston, TX
Gunner Hill, Independence, MO
Makynna Hinkle, Azle, TX
Samantha Hollingsworth, Loomis, CA
Anna Howard, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Christopher Jackson, Holliday, TX
DaShaud Johnson, Lawrence, KS
Jonathan Johnson-McGary, Rocklin, CA
Ayden Jones, Sanger, TX
Isabella Karabanoff, Pasadena, TX
Kamal Kennedy, Arlington, TX
Tre Kent, Broomfield, CO
Wyatt Kiddoo, Dolores, CO
Simon Koontz, North Newton, KS
Aumario Landrum, Wichita, KS
Cooper Layher, Stapleton, NE
Isaac Lundahl, Colorado Springs, CO
Ari Manoogian, Sarasota, FL
Nolan Martin, Bell Aire, KS
Bailey Matthews, Rockledge, FL
Jaxin Mayer, Beaumont, TX
Mackenzie McNeil, Rossmoor, CA
Kyle McSweeny, Castle Rock, CO
Stewart Mitchell, Junction City, KS
Idrick Montano, Pecos, TX
Brandon Munoz, Arlington, TX
Myles Murphy, Manchester, MA
Jayden Murray, Hutchinson, KS
Abdul Nafiu Moro, Morrison, CO
Jeremy Nai, Wenham, MA
Belclem Namegabe, Coolidge, AZ
Jace Norman, Rosenberg, TX
Eludie Nsunda Tsasa, Kinshasa-Ngaliema, DRC
Alyssa Nutt, McPherson, KS
Demetrious Odiot, Fairview, NJ
Ryoga Oki, McPherson, KS
Olivia Oliver, Junction City, KS
Macyn Olson, Meade, KS
Veronica Orlans, Mcpherson, KS
Ashlee Oster, Wichita, KS
Carson Perez, Roseville, CA
Owen Phillips, Wilmington, NC
Samuel Povod, Palm Coast, FL
Connor Powers, Des Plaines, IL
Darian Prince, Houston, TX
Jacob Putman, McHenry, IL
Kenneth Ray, San Antonio, TX
Kyle Rex, Colorado Springs, CO
Gabriel Reyes, Olive Branch, MS
Joysbeliz Reyes-Solano, Miami, FL
Andrew Riley, Shady Point, OK
Mathieu Rocha, Lubbock, TX
Ramsey Romero, Ponca City, OK
Isabella Rosa, Frisco, TX
Diego Salamanca, Richmond, TX
Rene Salinas Trevizo, Thornton, CO
Alexia Sandoval, Rocky Ford, CO
Jacob Saul, Porter, TX
Coen Scott, Buckeye, AZ
Ernest Skehan, Waynesboro, PA
Mauro Soria, Inquique, Chile
Jack Southern, Wagoner, OK
Katniss Stohr, Hutchinson, KS
Blake Storts, Ardmore, OK
Camden Stride, Tunbridge, VT
Brogan Stucky, Pretty Prairie, KS
Blake Swingle, Columbus, OH
Kamden Tackett, Kerrville, TX
Ryan Thornton, Nicholasville, KY
Dylan Tingler, Oklahoma City, OK
Kevin Trillo, Hennessey, OK
Dominique Valdez, Denver, CO
Elias Vasquez, Irving, TX
Isabella Volker, Burr Oak, KS
Sophia Walters, Hesston, KS
Katy Ward, Justin, TX
Evan Wessel, Wichita, KS
Brooklynn White Hat, White River, SD
Kayik Wildcat, Boulder, CO
Miyah Williams, Fritch, TX
Mason Woodward, Charlotte, NC
Lauren Young, Wichita, KS
Aviana Youngbird, San Marcos, TX

Students at McPherson College will now have the opportunity to begin working toward  master’s degrees in two health care fields through a new partnership with Kansas State University.

The agreement allows eligible McPherson College undergraduates to take graduate-level courses at K-State that can count toward both their bachelor’s degree at McPherson College and a master’s degree at K-State in either Kinesiology or Public Health.

“With the growing demand for healthcare professionals with graduate credentials in both of these fields, students who take advantage of this agreement will be well positioned for today’s health care job market,” said Aaron Meis, executive vice president.

Eligible students may apply to the program before the end of their junior year. Once accepted, they can take up to nine hours of approved graduate-level courses in kinesiology or public health as non-degree-seeking graduate students, starting in the summer between their junior and senior years. At graduation, students can formally apply for admission to the K-State masters programs.

“This partnership exemplifies our land-grant mission and Next Gen K-State vision by expanding access to advanced education for Kansas students,” said Margaret Mohr-Schroeder, vice provost for academic affairs at K-State. “By creating a seamless pathway, we are addressing critical workforce needs in healthcare while providing students with an unparalleled opportunity to accelerate their careers and serve communities across the state.”

Details about the program are at https://www.mcpherson.edu/programs/health-science/ksu-graduate-courses/.

McPherson College announces the recipients of the 2025-26 Teaching Awards. The awards are presented at the annual Honors Convocation held during Homecoming. This year’s recipients are Professors Lara Schoming and Lindsey Godfrey.

Students and faculty submitted hundreds of nominations that identified more than 30 faculty for the awards. A committee of students and last year’s teaching award recipients reviewed the nominations and selected one tenured faculty member and one non-tenured faculty member to receive the awards.

This year’s non-tenured award recipient, Professor Lara Schoming, is an assistant professor of education. Despite being relatively new to McPherson College Professor Schoming has already made a tremendous impact on students.

Within the past year, she has brought a new level of energy and enthusiasm to the department and spearheaded a program that allows elementary education students to learn and apply their skills in a real-world classroom at Eisenhower Elementary School in McPherson.

In her nomination, students commented on her passion for education. One commentor said, “This teacher always comes to class with interactive lessons for students, so they get the most out of every single class.”

Lindsey Godfrey, associate professor of business, received the tenured faculty teaching award. She was nominated by students and colleagues for her commitment to learning and support of others around her. Student nominations included comments such as amazing professor and wonderful advisor.

“She is dedicated to her craft as an educator,” said one colleague. “Additionally, her ability to organize students’ activities and club events enhances the student experience by getting them outside the classroom with an opportunity to see the bigger picture.”

Dr. Molly Brown

Dr. Molly Brown brings extensive experience in community health to her new role as director of healthcare initiatives at McPherson College. In this newly created position, she will focus on expanding degree programs and career experiences to meet the growing demand for healthcare professionals in rural Kansas. Her work will also involve strengthening partnerships and promoting awareness of the program across the state.

“My experience with program development, evaluation, teaching, and workforce development supports the goals of the college’s strategic plan for health sciences and will lend to success of enhancing and growing healthcare initiatives for both students and rural communities,” Brown said. “I approach development from a systems perspective and believe true collaborative approaches are integral to long-term success.”

Brown began her career as an EMT in an emergency department in New Mexico and transitioned away from direct patient care into health education as a student at UNLV in Nevada. After moving to Kansas in 2008, she went on to gain experience with local health departments and state health organizations, eventually moving into leadership roles in higher education. She holds a Master of Public Health from the University of Kansas School of Medicine and a doctorate in community psychology from Wichita State University.

Her community health background includes work in health education at the Reno County Health Department, managing various local and state funding to implement prevention programs, later moving to an administrative role leading initiatives in environmental health, emergency preparedness, WIC, and health promotion. She moved on to leadership roles at the University of Kansas Medical Center and Wichita State University, where her focus included developing community health programs, expanding student experiential learning opportunities, growing grant support, and implementing interprofessional education. Most recently, she served as director of the Heartland Telehealth Resource Center, advancing telehealth education and workforce development in Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.

This summer, McPherson College began renovations to Melhorn Science Hall, expanding laboratory space and upgrading equipment with $2.1 million in congressionally directed funding secured by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran. Enhancements include updated biology, chemistry, and computer labs and a new exercise science lab with innovative equipment and technology, including Anatomage tables — state-of-art 3D virtual dissection and anatomy learning tools.

Since launching its health science and healthcare management degree in 2020, McPherson College has partnered with the McPherson Center for Health to provide unprecedented access to all hospital departments and professionals, allowing students to explore both clinical and non-clinical careers. New partnerships with the McPherson YMCA and the University of Kansas School of Medicine further expand learning and career opportunities in the healthcare field.

“The health science and healthcare management programs are in a position to grow in ways that align with the workforce needs in Kansas and the region,” Brown said. “My interest in working collaboratively with rural health organizations to build educational opportunities for students is what attracted me to this role. Expanding education and workforce opportunities to rural communities is integral to building access to health care in areas it is needed. I aim to continue building on the already established partnerships to ensure students have access to applied learning opportunities.”