Welcome to the Alumni Association, Class of 2016

Hesston College Commencement procession
Many members of the Hesston College Class of 2016 shared their future plans at the New Alumni Dinner hosted by the Advancement Division, which includes offices of Development, Alumni and Church Relations and Marketing and Communications. Congratulations Class of 2016 and best wishes as you go everywhere! This list includes the plans shared by those who chose to respond, and does not represent the entirety of the exciting places the Class of 2016 will go.

Jacque Anderson, Newton, Kan. – Wichita (Kan.) State University
Alaina Beatty, Washington, Iowa – Drake University (Des Moines, Iowa)
Andrew Berry, Mulvane, Kan. – University of St. Mary (Leavenworth, Kan.)
Brady Bilderback, Boise, Idaho – Michigan Technological University (Houghton)
Kiara Boettger, Harrisonburg, Va. – Northwestern College (Orange City, Iowa)
Austin Braddock, Baldwin City, Kan. – internship at Clinton State Park (Kan.)
Lindsey Brazil, Hillsboro, Kan. – RN in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Molly Bruner, Wauseon, Ohio – teaching with early childhood education degree
Johanna Burkholder, Warden, Wash. – Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) (Harrisonburg, Va.)
Anthony Chalupka, Flower Mound, Texas – University of the Ozarks (Clarksville, Ark.)
Erika Byler, Shipshewana, Ind. – Bluffton (Ohio) University
Desiree Corona, Newton, Kan. – Goshen (Ind.) College
Tori Craw, Goshen, Ind. – Goshen College
Nicole de Jesus-Roetlin, Iowa City, Iowa – University of California, Irvine
Jeremy Delly, Franklin, N.J. – work for Hesston Fire Department
Darian Derstine, Telford, Pa. – work as a pilot
Abbie DeWild, Kalona, Iowa – University of Iowa (Iowa City)
Parker Eberly, Narvon, Pa. – Kansas State University (Manhattan)
Colton Eby, Fisher, Ill. – Bluffton University
Maria Entz, Whitewater, Kan. – work as RN
Miyu Fukuda, Date, Japan – State University of New York-New Paltz
Caleb Geary, Scottsbluff, Neb. – Hastings (Neb.) College
Conner Gillihan, Spring Hill, Kan. – Missouri Valley College (Marshall)
Jeremy Good, Rantoul, Ill. – EMU
Crisentia Gregor, Banyuwangi, Indonesia – work as RN, RN to BSN program at Hesston College
Jacey Guy, Meriden, Kan. – Ottawa (Kan.) University
Cody Halvorson, Temple, Texas – Northwestern Oklahoma State University (Alva)
Chinatsu Hanada, Kawagoe, Japan – volunteer work
Jake Hansen, Effingham, Kan. – Ottawa (Kan.) University
Zachary Headings, Hutchinson, Kan. – EMU
RaeLee Hightower, Tulsa, Okla. – Bluffton University
Kyndell Hightree, Harper, Kan. – EMU
Lydia Holland, Russell, Kan. – service
Kendra Honeycutt, Lincoln, Calif. – Hesston College BSN program
Daulton Horton, Denton, Texas – University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Hannah Hostetter, Harrisonburg, Va. – Goshen College
Kenzie Johnson, Olathe, Kan. – Hesston College BSN program
Ty Jordan, Houston, Texas – Malone University (Canton, Ohio)
Hidehiro Kaminaga, Tokyo, Japan – Goshen College
Deborah Kankolongo Tshidimu, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo – Hesston College BSN program
Catie Kauffman, Goshen, Ind. – Goshen College
Emily Kauffman, Pettisville, Ohio – Bluffton University
Michael Kilmer, Glendale, Ariz. – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach, Fla.)
Dakoda Lee, Boise, Idaho – Hesston College BSN program
Keegan LeFevre, Woodland Park, Colo. – University of Kansas (Lawrence)
Elliott Leichty, Harrisonburg, Va. – work as flight instructor
Michael Lindauer, Sugarland, Texas – University of the Southwest (Hobbs, N.M.)
Emma Lindner, Rose Hill, Kan. – work as RN
Rince Longo Kabondo, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo – West Virginia University (Morgantown)
Collin Loutensock, West Valley City, Utah – Newman University (Wichita, Kan.)
Alice Maldonado, Fort Myers, Fla. – EMU
Luis Marinez, Santo Domingo, D.R. – Ecclesia College (Springdale, Ark.)
Anna Martin, Harleysville, Pa. – service
Andy McMaster, Moundridge, Kan. – RN in surgical/trauma unit
Linda Miller, Hutchinson, Kan. – RN at Rice County District Hospital (Lyons, Kan.)
Shelby Miller, Archbold, Ohio – Bluffton University
Natsuki Mizutani, Yokkaichi, Japan – volunteer work
Abby Musser, Newport News, Va. – EMU
Bryce Nitzsche, Lincoln, Neb. – Northwestern College (Orange City, Iowa)
Lorren Oesch, Caldwell, Idaho – EMU
Anna Penner, Haviland, Kan. – Emporia (Kan.) State University
Hayden Pentecost, Wichita, Kan. – Benedictine College (Atchison, Kan.)
Alex Perez, Justin, Texas – Sterling (Kan.) College
Casey Perez, Kalona, Iowa – Northwestern College
Micah Raber, Millersburg, Ohio – voluntary service with REACH
Alicia Ramirez, Albuquerque, N.M. – Hesston College BSN program
Danielle Rhoades, Bryan, Ohio – Huntington (Ind.) University
Caroline Riggenbach, Lafayette, Ind. – Tabor College (Hillsboro, Kan.)
Karli Rodriguez, Denver, Colo. – McPherson (Kan.) College
Emma Roth, Goshen, Ind. – EMU
Uriah Sauder, Lititz, Pa. – EMU
Lane Schrock, Parnell, Iowa – work with custom harvest crew
Caleb Schrock-Hurst, Harrisonburg, Va. – EMU
Zahira Shafeeq, Morrison, Colo. – RN in medical unit
Jake Shelby, McKinney, Texas – Tarleton State University (Stephenville, Texas)
Rachel Shenk, Waynesboro, Va. – EMU
Shimon Shike, Iwaki, Japan – Shinshu University (Matsumoto, Japan)
Brandon Shoemaker, Tomball, Texas – Bethany College (Lindsborg, Kan.)
Justin Short, Corry, Pa. – Slippery Rock (Pa.) University
Irenea Soetjoadi, Depok, Indonesia – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Yui Shoshizaki, Kohoku, Japan – Minnesota State University, Mankato
Andry Stutzman, Harrisonburg, Va. – EMU
Christy Swartzendruber, Shickley, Neb. – Goshen College
Yuki Torii, Nishio, Japan – Hawaii Pacific University (Honolulu)
Dirk Troth, Mound City, Kan. – work as air traffic controller
Jenna VonBargen, Baldwin City, Kan. – service
Weston Warner, Kechi, Kan. – Kansas State University
Lorae Weaver, Goshen, Ind. – Goshen College
Hannah Wheeler, Hesston, Kan. – Bethel College (North Newton, Kan.)
Cody Widman, Olathe, Kan. – University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Gabby Willis, Rusk, Texas – Hesston College BSN program
Amanuel Wondimu, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – study aerospace engineering
Irena Xhari, Lezhe, Albania – Bluffton University
Jimmy Yandell, Moore, Okla. – Bethany College (Lindsborg, Kan.)
Rose Yoder, Bellefontaine, Ohio – EMU
Michaela Zook, Millerburg, Ind. – EMU
Ali Zuercher, Phoenix, Ariz. – EMU