Luther College announces winter graduates

Luther College is proud to announce the winter graduates from December 2024 and January 2025.

The 71 graduates come from nine states, which include California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Texas and Wisconsin, plus nine countries including Brazil, Ghana, Rwanda, Mauritius, Mexico, Perú, Tanzania, Turkey and Vietnam.

Congratulations to these new alumni as they start the next chapter of their lives.

Below are the graduates, along with their majors and hometowns.

Oney Alfred, Des Moines, Iowa

Theatre

 

Getruda J. Amos, Mwanza, Tanzania

Psychology

 

Xavier Francisco Andrade, San Mateo, California

Communication Studies, Political Science

 

Marina Lolita Judith Beachy, Wellman, Iowa

Nursing

 

Jaime Bizarri, Geneseo, Illinois

Music Education

 

Matthew Boardman, Genoa, Wisconsin

Social Work

 

Adelaide Bohlmann, Duluth, Minnesota

Nursing

 

Tyler Buhr, Menomonie, Wisconsin

Music Education

 

Edson Cadenillas Ñaccha, Cusco, Perú

Visual Communication

 

Maggie Callanan, Coralville, Iowa

Anthropology, Social Work

 

Patrick James Carew, Garner, Iowa

Music Education

 

Jenna Charlson, Rogers, Minnesota

Nursing, summa cum laude

 

Solvei Christopherson, Northfield, Minnesota

Political Science, Spanish, International Studies

 

John Michael Colucci III, Darien, Illinois

Social Work

 

Issie Dalton, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Elementary Education

 

Hy Dang, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Computer Science, Visual Communication

 

Jamison Dietz, Plainfield, Illinois

Music Education, cum laude

 

Elizabeth Doane, New Sharon, Iowa

Elementary Education, cum laude

 

Nicholas Drew, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Data Science, summa cum laude

 

Taylan Ozgur Emre, Istanbul, Turkey

Data Science

 

Tharles Eufrazio do Nascimento, Maceió, Brazil

Visual Communication

 

Ryne Eyestone, North Liberty, Iowa

Management, cum laude

 

Emma Fauchier, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Music

 

Jorge Fernando, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Economics

 

Amenla Forjoe, Ghana

Biology

 

Deepa Gayadin, Bambous, Mauritius

Data Science, Neuroscience, cum laude

 

Kamden Goering, South Bend, Indiana

Nursing

 

Alexander Griffeth, Brighton, Colorado

Data Science

 

Ellie Grace Helgerson, Jordan, Minnesota

Management

 

Carmen Henderson, Fort Collins, Colorado

Visual Communication, cum laude

 

Emma Heying, Waverly, Iowa

Chemistry

 

Hans Harelimana Hirwa, Kigali, Rwanda

International Studies

 

Hannah Johnson, North Liberty, Iowa

Nursing, magna cum laude

 

Kailey Ann Jones, Avoca, Iowa

Nursing, summa cum laude

 

Kori Jorgensen, Long Grove, Iowa

Biology

 

Sophia Jane Kersten, Bettendorf, Iowa

Nursing

 

Matthew Kozemski, Geneseo, Illinois

Music Education

 

Kaelin Lamphere, Mantorville, Minnesota

Nursing

 

Keagan Larson, Austin, Minnesota

Computer Science, cum laude

 

Riley Vali Marble, Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Environmental Studies

 

Jean Martin, Compton, California

Management

 

Grace May, Woodbury, Minnesota

English, magna cum laude

 

Molly Miller, Winfield, Iowa

Nursing

 

Sam Miller, Dallas, Texas

Management

 

Elijah Michael Mitchell, Decorah, Iowa

Exercise Science-Allied Health Sciences, magna cum laude

 

Arthur Mortell, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Psychology

 

Gloria Jane Nelson, Stewartville, Minnesota

Elementary Education, magna cum laude

 

Hudson Nguyen, Hanoi, Vietnam

Computer Science

 

Michael Nuñez, San Jose, California

Exercise Science-Allied Health Sciences

 

Khanh “Kerry” Pham, Sai Gon, Vietnam

Management

 

Danielle Pitts, Mount Vernon, Iowa

Nursing, summa cum laude

 

Cullen Quick, Menasha, Wisconsin

Management

 

Alexander Randell, Buffalo Grove, Illinois

Exercise Science-Allied Health Sciences

 

Madelon Rathe, La Porte City, Iowa

Nursing, magna cum laude

 

Abigail Madison Reis, Apple Valley, Minnesota

Music Education, magna cum laude

 

Hannah Roesler, Nixa, Missouri

Exercise Science-Allied Health Sciences

 

Ella Runestad, Northfield, Minnesota

Nursing, Spanish

 

Hannah Rose Saucedo, Harvard, Illinois

Music Education

 

Aria Schleiker, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Biology

 

Caden Schrage, Saint Ansgar, Iowa

Exercise Science

 

Mikkel Schutte, Houston, Minnesota

Allied Health Sciences

 

Alayna Marie Schwendinger, Rushford, Minnesota

Nursing, summa cum laude

 

Tobi Snow, River Falls, Wisconsin

Exercise Science, Psychology

 

Samuel Ronald Stevens, Chatfield, Minnesota

Management

 

Sarina Stortz, Mabel, Minnesota

Allied Health Sciences, cum laude

 

Samantha Jo Suski, Watertown, Wisconsin

Nursing, cum laude

 

Ella Caroline Swalley, Roseville, Minnesota

Social Work

 

Rachel Tully, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Music Education, cum laude

 

Elijah Hans Lokensgard Wallace, Roseville, Minnesota

Music Education, summa cum laude

 

Walter West, Plymouth, Minnesota

Environmental Studies

 

Sebastian Zavala, Mexico City, Mexico

Accounting, cum laude