Watson Graduate Hooding Ceremony
May 8, 2026
Welcome to the Spears School of Business Watson Graduate Hooding Ceremony!
- Welcoming remarks and leadership overview
- Dean's greeting
- A brief history of academic regalia
- Candidate Recognitions—Master’s and Doctoral
Meet our graduate candidates
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Master of Business Administration
Candidate Name John Abdullah Samuel Kruppenbacher Rebekah Allen Andrew Kruse Alexis Anderson Brian Lansing Adam Anderson Katherine LaRue Danielle Anderson Brandon Lawhorn Ashley Avanessian Nicholas Lefebvre Johnathan Bartley Melissa Lemmens Reid Bauer Evan Levine Peter Becker Arielle Loncarich William Benny Kee Luck Sara Berry-Lee Chase Mason Jacob Bertelli Raigyn Mayes Dennis Biles Gregory McClain Jared Bishop Mason McCormick Noah Black Aidan McGee Kimberly Booher Daniel McGhee Nicole Bravo Derek Mendez Belle Breitenreiter Ann Molenhouse James Brown Gregory Moyers Martin Bueno Will Muirhead Jilliam Burba Andrew Neel Braxton Butts Madison Neighbors Sara Byers Bennett Norlin Katelin Callery Michael Normand Caden Cantwell William Nunalee Marjorie Caoile Eduardo Orduna Sousa Liberty Carson Neil Parry David Carson Aundrea Payne Matthew Carter Hayden Peschel Caden Carver Canton Pickle Jess Chadwell Riley Popovich Michelle Chen Rhitika Poudel Hannah Chezem Mia Ramos Caleigh Clowdus Joshua Reading Wyatt Cobb Nathaniel Robertson Stephen Collins Parker Robertson Christin Crawford Shauna Roden James Dean Elizabeth Rosson Cooper Decker Sutton Rowley Laneshia Dickson Stanley Shurdak Matthew Doman Kacy Shea Morgan Doty Cole Sheedy David Eggett Clayton Siegerist Blake Elordi Reagan Sims Jerik Embleton Jacob Sirus Tanner Emeterio Matthew Skici Dustin Ertl Shemar Slack Ethan Espe William Slattery Avery Fahnestock Karleigh Smith Jessica Fish Tyler Smith Lance Fogelman Oladotun Emmanuel Soloman Tyler Freeman Meghan Sommer Natalie Friend Colleen Stegmann Prashant Gabani Barrett Stubblefield Emanuel Galbreath Kathryn Sullivan Daniel Gaynes Rakesh Sunder Mackenzie Gazaway Luke Surber Grant Goin Kristen Swanson Joseph Grant Aryanna Tapp Tyler Gray Seth Thibodeau Shae Greidanus Tyler Thompson Emily Griffin Ryan Tilley Dylan Hammond Daniel Tineriva Jennifer Harm Sofiia Trevino Eric Healy Caleb Ulrich Zachary Heinrichs Mark Vaccari Wyatt Hendrickson Connor Vaughn Ryan Hodge Carlos Vazquez Rodriguez Richard Hurt Coleman Vick Rachel Hutcherson Emily Vilardi Evan Hying Tyler Voth Nicole Jane K Subramanian Todd Wall Pierre Karam John Waller Ethan Kaste Laura Warner Anthony Keener Erin Weatherhead James Keys Justin Weiss Arif Uz Zaman Khan Brendan Welsh Michael Kindy Amy White J Kish Hannah Wilmoth Caroline Kizziar Gunnar Winkler Austin Koch Myo Wong Nathan Koch Shianna Woods Regil Koshy Ryan Zaloudek Brian Kostka -
Master of Science in Accounting
Candidate Name Kolby Adams Amanda Masters Diego Alcocer Tate Mazza Emersyn Alfred Elisabeth McCoy Jessica Barnes Clint McCurley Blake Benn Gregorio Medina Britlynn Bogle Grant Miller Taylor Cagle Jayce Miller Cole Comeau Marie Mondesir Connor Dondlinger Annalisa Nordgren Annie Dridge Christopher Pack Leslie Dunn Cody Peters Carson Germany Madison Petrocelli Reed Goforth Nicholas Rapp Kaitlyn Goodell Jacob Rike Jack Griffin Cooper Roach Samuel Grigsby Anna Robinett Anna Hemm Jackson Rogers Foster Hendrickson Robert Ross Adalyn Hightower Sunny Rupp Joseph Hobbs Kayla Sage Ross Holder Jenna Sanders Cameron Horn Austin Schelin Jonas Horne John Simmons Abbagail Jacobs Savanna Stewart Joshua Johnston Chase Swafford Tristan Jones Daniel Szundy Kendahl Krason Mikela Terrell Rylee Kysar Luke Walker Megan Malone Kyle Westhoff -
Master of Science in Business Analytics and Data Science
Candidate Name Srikaran Anand Adrienne Huntley David Andrews Varshith K S S P Racheal Appiah-Kubi Bhuvanesh Karani Kyler Baldwin Aidan Kelly Navya Sree Bandaru Mounika Koppula Sonrisa Bebo Rachana Kulkarni Arati Bhattarai Sohag Maitra Sreekar Redy Boyapally Stella Mamidala Wesley Cannatti Elaine McKenzie DeLaney Carroll Marie Mondesir Edgar Joel Castillo Garza Hattie Piilani Montoto Venkata Badari Sri Ram Challa Logan Moser Preethika Chidara Lauren Mulos Shubham Choudhary Amit Himmat Navare Meghashree Choudhary Danielle Nester Cody Conner Isabel Nines Alfredo Dominguez Faraco RachelKate Puckett Noah Duncan Sumit Roy Arpita Dutta Anupam Sarkar Robert Emory Rohith Satheesh Nair Srichandrika Gadde Indu Sen Leela Krishna Gadupudi Tanis Thompson Egan Galvin Venkat Teja Uppu Blake Gomez Devynna Vela Hamed Hemmati Friendly Yang Josias Hernandez Perez LeRoy shiyu Yeo Jordan Humes -
Master of Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management
Candidate Name Louisa Addio Dogbeda Awo Zanab Al-Faraj Faith Hanna Arlette Alvarez Sanchez Mikayla Herrera Romisa Amirehteshami Drew Hoehner Elizaveta Aydeyev Chase McLaughlin Sanzida Begum Laura Nazar Gul Ayush Bhattarai Kailtyn Stephens Niger Sultana Brishty Joda Yamusah Latayla Dean Dabah Zuo -
Master of Science in Management and Information Systems
Candidate Name Ryan Adamson Megan Leverich Keerthan Rao Landon Merril Brett Bozarth Kiran Kanth Oguri Quynh Nhu Do Samuel Pate Alexis Gibson Riley Patrick Nate Hood Ava Proctor William Irvine Evan Wright Braeden Jones Sandeep Maharshi Yallabandi Mohamad Kassem Aurash Zarkeshan Aaron Kelly -
Master of Science in Quantitative Finance
Candidate Name Rashik Amin Benjamin Lunsford Elvina Amissah Reagan Malone James Obasi Chinye Ezeilo Sun Zhu Brenden Kienholz -
Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration
Candidate Name Emin Allahverdiyev Philomena Maleto Kathryn Blevins Jayci Pickering Micheal Caston Dazhi Qin Szu Yu Chen Zannatus Saba Daniel Deslatte Qinhui Wang Russell Griffin Theodore Washington Md Zaker Hossin Y Zhang -
Graduate Certificate Programs
Candidate Name Remilekun Adeniyi-Jones Noah Allison Arlette Alvarez Sanchez Maryna Basalay Russell Beard Patricia Bennett Arati Bhattarai Tami Branham Belle Breitenreiter Nathan Brown Derrell Bryant Martin Bueno Christopher Champion Alfredo Dominguez Faraco Christopher Dunn Jerik Embelton Brian Flake Brandon Haddican Dylan Hammond Drew Hoehner James Hull Nicole Jane K Subramanian Regil Koshy Chyna Landon Kee Luck Mason Martin Tennille McElrath Hattie Pillani Montoto Will Muirhead James O'Connell Dhvani Mrugesh Patel Emily Rice Vernon Scudder-Barfield Judd Shannon Barrett Stubblefield Connor Vaughn Coleman Vick Brendan Welsh Joda Yamusah Ryan Zaloudek
