Luther College announces winter graduates

Luther College is proud to announce the winter graduates from December 2025 and January 2026.

Of the winter graduating class, 19% were first-generation college students, 15.9% were international students and 11.1% were transfer students. Congratulations to these new alumni as they start the next chapter of their lives.

Below is a list of the 63 graduates, along with their majors, academic honors and hometowns.

Makayla Alger, Davenport, Iowa
Nursing

Isabella Bamlett, Cambridge, Wis.
Elementary Education, cum laude

Colin Battien, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Communication Studies

Kelsey Ann Bratland, Spring Grove, Minn.
Elementary Education, cum laude

Juan Eucevio Bravo Jr., Los Banos, Calif.
Nursing, cum laude

Maggie Elizabeth Bruck, Solon, Iowa
English

Isabelle Brummer, Stillwater, Minn.
Nursing, summa cum laude

Alexandria Lee Cassens, Byron, Ill.
Nursing, magna cum laude

Elena Conklin, Bainbridge Island, Wash.
Elementary Education, summa cum laude

Jacob Dahl, Chanhassen, Minn.
History

Erin Daniel, Ottawa, Ill.
Music Education, cum laude

Lavana Dixit, Kathmandu, Nepal
Political Science

Grayson Gardner, Milo, Iowa
Social Work

Leah Gardner, Urbandale, Iowa
Nursing, cum laude

Payton Alexandra Glenn, Eagan, Minn.
Psychology

Teagan Hansen, Elgin, Minn.
Exercise Science-Allied Health

Sharla Hanson, Blaine, Minn.
Exercise Science-Allied Health, Spanish

Rachel Andrea Jorgensen, Plover, Wis.
Environmental Studies, Political Science

Madelyn Kaasa, Delaware, Ohio
Elementary Education, Nordic Studies, magna cum laude

Spencer Ketterling, Rochester, Minn.
Music

Jibran Ahmed Khan, Islamabad, Pakistan
Data Science, Management, cum laude

Chase Johnathon Kmosena, Wausau, Wis.
Communication Studies, cum laude

Kevin Kretz, Fairfield, Iowa
Accounting, Management

Maren Lee, Muscat, Oman
Elementary Education, magna cum laude

Lauren Patricia Linkletter, Clive, Iowa
Biology, Spanish

Olivia Macumber, Grimes, Iowa
History, Nordic Studies

Alyce Madson, Robbinsdale, Minn.
Nursing, magna cum laude

Faneeza Malik, Lahore, Pakistan
Management, cum laude

Regan McConville, Ames, Iowa
Nursing, cum laude

Rachel Catherine Meehan, Iowa City, Iowa
Music Education

Kathryn Merten, Ellensburg, Wash.
Mathematics, cum laude

Noah Millhouse, Jordan, Minn.
Management

Cameron Moll, Madison, Wis.
Music Education, magna cum laude

Olivia Rose Mooney, Arcadia, Wis.
Nursing

Bret Muhlbauer, Carroll, Iowa
Spanish, summa cum laude

Marie Mullin, Creston, Iowa
Biology

Wyatt James Murphy, Spring Grove, Minn.
History, cum laude

Milo James Neill, Spring Green, Wis.
Management

Tung Nguyen, Hai Phong, Vietnam
Computer Science

Lily Nuland, Bergen, Norway
International Studies, Management

Supreme Paudel, Bhaktapur, Nepal
Computer Science, magna cum laude

Lauren Pease, Grinnell, Iowa
Psychology

Emma Christine Roe, Red Wing, Minn.
Nursing

Cecilia Xiomara Ruiz, Chicago, Ill.
Nursing

Kwaku Junior Sarpong, Kumasi, Ghana
Political Science, cum laude

Nicole Schultz, Fountain, Minn.
Management, Accounting, cum laude

Madeline Shea, Minneapolis, Minn.
Exercise Science

Julia Sheyko, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Nursing, summa cum laude

Nathan Edward Shimon, Rockford, Ill.
Music

Princess-Margaret Siafa, Lofa County, Liberia
Global Health-Plan 1, cum laude

Haylee Slotness, Shoreview, Minn.
Nursing

Anthony Derrell Smith, Prairieville, La.
Political Science

Morgan Leigh Stromberg, Minneapolis, Minn.
Biology

Kyla Sykes, Champlin, Minn.
Exercise Science-Allied Health

Isaac Taylor, Iowa City, Iowa
Environmental Studies

Carson Weichers, Waverly, Iowa
Music Education

Abigail Weidt, Hugo, Minn.
Social Work

Kayla Will, Lake Mills, Wis.
Political Science, magna cum laude

Jaxon Withers, Granger, Iowa
Elementary Education

Jenna Woodsmall, Johnston, Iowa
Environmental Studies, magna cum laude

Adelee Wrightsman, Madison, Wis.
Nursing, cum laude

Yigit Yarisci, Istanbul, Turkey
Management

Ainsley Zahn, Farmington Hills, Mich.
Nursing