Congrats to our Graduates

[ZagDad84]

Sunday was graduation day for several of our lady zags. Our graduates included Emma W., Emma S., Jill B., Zykera R., & Nneka EnemKpali.

Congratulations to all of our graduates. You have made us all very proud.


And a belated happy birthday to our own Gillian Barfield.

ZagDad

[Zaglaw]

Yes, congrats to all! And thanks for reminding us ZagDad.

[TerpZag]

Gonzaga Student-Athletes Take Part in Graduation

62 student-athletes were a part of GU graduation ceremonies


May 15, 2018

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Among the 2018 graduates at Gonzaga University's commencement on Sunday were 62 student-athletes who received undergraduate and graduate diplomas.

Of those 62 to take part in the graduation ceremonies 18 graduated with honors: 10 earning Cum Laude, seven earning Magna Cum Laude, and one earning Summa Cum Laude (Jordan Thurston).

Seven others also earned a graduate degree this year with Ben DuBois, Jacob Kempf, Chandler Smith and Nick Ulowetz earning a Master's in Business Administration, Amelia Evans receiving a Master's of Arts in Marriage and Family Counseling, Jenny Albrecht received a Master of Initial Teaching and Emma Wolfram getting a Master's of Arts in Organizational Leadership.

The following student-athletes received their undergraduate degree(s) or will finish their degree(s) during the upcoming summer/fall sessions:

GRADUATE
Master of Business Administration
Benjamin DuBois
Jacob Kempf
Chandler Smith
Nicholas Ulowetz

Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Counseling
Amelia Evans

Master of Initial Teaching
Jennifer Albrecht – Teacher Certification

Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership
Emma Wolfram

UNDERGRADUATE
School of Arts & Sciences
Eric Engel – Magna Cum Laude
Sumner Goodwin
Douglas Kempthorne
Marissa Kneisel – Cum Laude
Silas Melson
Kale Reichersamer
Zykera Rice
Isabella Spies – Cum Laude
Emma Stach – Magna Cum Laude
William Terry
Kyle Thompson
Savanah Van Citters

School of Business
Jack Beach
Isabelle Belzil – Cum Laude
Daniel Bies – Cum Laude
Miranda Blake
Alexandra Bourguignon
Coby Eastwood
Olivia Evans
Troy Fraley
David Ganz – Magna Cum Laude
Austin Giftopoulos – Cum Laude
Tianna Helm – Magna Cum Laude
Jeremy Jones
Kellen Manley
Brian Pete – Cum Laude
Dillon Quintana
Elena Slavoski – Magna Cum Laude
Maximillian Sombrowski – Cum Laude
Jordan Thurston – Summa Cum Laude
Graham Wendle
Benjamin White

School of Education
Jillian Barta
Justin Blatner – Cum Laude
Patrick Chung – Magna Cum Laude
Claren Fraher – Teacher Certification, Magna Cum Laude
Marie Hayman – Cum Laude
Calvin LeBrun
Kaylie Loewen
Brendan McClary
Christopher Michaelson
Nickolas Nyquist
Joshua Perkins
Brandon Pollard – Teacher Certification
Gunnar Schubert
Branson Trube
Jacob Vieth
Benjamin Willis

School of Engineering and Applied Science
Maxwell Baker – Cum Laude
Connor Nash
Sam Olson
Devin Roche
Kinsly Smith

School of Nursing & Human Physiology
Connor Ourada

Gonzaga Article Link

[ZagDad84]

Thanks TerpZag.

I obviously missed Chandler in my post above. I did not pick up on CLF's nickname for CS. My apologies to CS and her family.

The most surprising information to me was that CS got her Master's in only 3 years at GU (and 1 at Nebraska) and Ms. Rice getting her undergrad in 3 years without the use of a redshirt.

For myself being on the 5 year plan (yes I worked a lot), to see these talented young ladies get their undergrad and graduate degrees in 3/4 years shows the dedication and desire they have to succeed not only on the court but also in the classroom.

They are the very best definition of student athletes.

Very well done ladies, one and all.

ZagDad

[ZagDad84]

For those of us who were not able to attend this year's graduation at Gonzaga, the Lady Zags own Nneka EnemKpali was selected as the graduate student speaker. She has some powerful words about her time at Gonzaga as the video coordinator and as a graduate student.

Here is a link to her speech given to the students.

Link: https://www.gonzaga.edu/news-events/...t-speaker-2018

Thanks Nneka,

ZagDad