Welcome to the Alumni Association Class of 2019

Many members of the Class of 2019 shared their future plans at the New Alumni Dinner hosted by the Advancement division, which includes Development, Alumni and Church Relations and Marketing and Communications. Congratulations, Class of 2019, 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 places the Class of 2019 will go.
  • A set of statistics in graphic form - 144 graduates, 39 nursing graduates, 105 associate degrees, 17 Dean's List membersOmar Aguilar Medina, Panama City, Panama – Still deciding
  • Ali Anderson, Wichita, Kan. – Work as RN
  • Kassandra Ayala, San Antonio, Texa – Bethel College (North Newton, Kan.)
  • Erica Baer, Wooster, Ohio – Bluffton (Ohio) University
  • Brooke Beckerman, Hesston, Kan. – Work as RN
  • Kristy Bell, Andover, Kan – Work as RN
  • Lauren Berg, Whitewater, Kan. – Work as RN
  • Anawin Boonprasert, Pathumtani, Thailand – Middle Georgia State University (Macon)
  • Alyssa Booton, Goessel, Kan. – Surgical oncology nurse
  • Jaymee Bowers, Goshen, Ind. – Work as RN
  • Millaya Bray, Hugo, Okla. – Oklahoma Wesleyan University (Bartlesville)
  • Cameron Bracknell, Bandera, Texas – Wichita (Kan.) State University
  • Desiree Bretado, Whittier, Calif. – Work as RN
  • Jerrica Brown, Clovis, Calif. – Work as RN
  • Kenzie Brown, Estes Park, Colo. – till deciding
  • Mairon Chavez Garcia, Tochigi-ken, Japan – Still deciding
  • Tsukasa Chiba, Tokyo, Japan – Still deciding
  • Lucas Comfort, Denver, Colo. – Still deciding
  • C.R. Curless, Haysville, Kan. – Friends University (Wichita, Kan.)
  • Crystal Davis, Wichita, Kan. – Surgical/trauma nurse
  • Jenna Denlinger, Lancaster, Pa. – Service assignment in Nicaragua through Mennonite Central Committee SALT (Serving and Learning Together) program
  • Kaitlin Diaz, Wichita, Kan. – ER nurse
  • Miranda Dolsman, Falcon, Colo. – Work as RN
  • Lauren Dunbar, Wichita, Kan. – Work as RN
  • Hermes Flores Fernandez, San Pedro Sula, Honduras – Goshen (Ind.) College
  • Mike Friend, Wichita, Kan. – Work as flight instructor
  • Rina Fukada, Yokohama, Japan – Internship
  • Risa Fukaya, Zushi, Japan – Service assignment in Mississippi through Mennonite Mission Network
  • Elizabeth Fulcher, Goodland, Kan. – Friends University
  • Emily Funk, Beatrice, Neb. – Work
  • Will Gaby, Goshen, Ind. – Goshen College
  • Sandra Galan, Wichita, Kan. – ER nurse
  • Jade Gleason, Brush, Colo. – Bethel College (North Newton, Kan.)
  • Miya Gonda, Tokyo, Japan – Graceland University (Lamoni, Iowa)
  • Annalys Hanna, Fraser, Colo. – Hesston College Nursing program
  • Peter Harris, Lititz, Pa. – Work in Washington
  • Tanner Hayes, Wichita, Kan. – Work as RN
  • Kalen Haynes, Trophy Club, Texas – Still deciding
  • Layne Higgins, Cheney, Kan. – Work as RN
  • Gracie Hochstetler, Leesburg, Ind. – Hesston College Aviation-Professional Pilot program
  • Jaden Hostetter, Harrisonburg, Va. – Service assignment in Quito, Ecuador through Mennonite Mission Network
  • KaDrea Hulett, Atlanta, Ga. – Georgia State University (Atlanta)
  • Sam Hunsberger, Hesston, Kan. – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  • Leah Huyard, Harrisonburg, Va. – Eastern Mennonite University (EMU – Harrisonburg, Va.)
  • Sam Jackson, Burden, Kan. – Friends University
  • Alli Jantzi, Newton, Kan. – Work as RN
  • Denazia Jeffers, Oklahoma City – Still deciding
  • Chynna Kahoonei, Selma, Texas – Wichita State University
  • Daichi Kaminaga, Nada-ku, Kobe, Japan – Still deciding
  • Seijiro Kaneko, Yokohama, Japan – Wichita State University
  • Kylee Kasselman, Claflin, Kan. – Fort Hays (Kan.) State University
  • Lily Kauffman, Mt. Lake, Minn. – Goshen College
  • Misato Kawamoto, Ibaraki-ken, Japan – Wichita State University
  • Hugo Kinebuchi, San Diego, Calif. – Still deciding
  • Cassidy King, Cochranville, Pa. – Lancaster (Pa.) Bible College
  • DJ Kintigh, Middlebury, Ind. – Hesston College Aviation or Bowling Green University
  • Meagan Krausch, Wichita, Kan. – Work as RN
  • Morgan Lantz, Goshen, Ind. – Missouri Baptist University (St. Louis)
  • Kaylen Lassley, Salina, Kan. – Friends University
  • Ivonne Ledesma, Wichita, Kan. – Friends University
  • Tiana Leepers, Salina, Kan. – Work as RN
  • Chris Lichti, Shickley, Neb. – Hesston College Aviation-Professional Pilot program
  • Taylor Longenecker, Rockingham, Va. – EMU
  • Stasia Majerick, North Liberty, Iowa – Neuro step-down ICU unit nurse
  • Faith Manickam, Hesston, Kan. – Internship at hospital in India
  • Lindsay Manwell, Wichita, Kan. – Wichita State University
  • Mariana Martinez, Tegucigalpa, Honduras – EMU
  • Brad McBride, Seabrook, Texas – Work
  • Brant McCune-Wall, Manhattan, Kan. – Kansas State University (Manhattan)
  • Emily McMichael, Fort Worth, Texas – Work as nurse
  • Sophia Miller, Newton, Kan. – ICU nurse
  • Sophie Miller, Goshen, Ind. – Gap year
  • Rio Mori, Osaka, Japan – Still deciding
  • Kelci Naill, El Dorado, Kan. – Work as RN
  • Kaede Nakada, Tokyo, Japan – Work
  • SungHyoun Nam, Gyounggi-do, South Korea – Still deciding
  • April Newfield, Peabody, Kan. – Work as RN
  • Misato Oka – Wichita State University
  • Nancy Ortiz, Wichita, Kan. – Work as RN
  • Jared Oyer, Hubbard, Ore. – EMU
  • Saralyn Oyer, Hesston, Kan. – Work as RN
  • Amos Pangaribuan, Jakarta, Indonesia – University of Central Missouri (Warrensburg)
  • Alexandra Pelz, Viola, Kan. – Work as RN
  • Joel Plank, Syracuse, Ind. – Goshen College
  • Nick Platten, Rostrevor, South Australia – Still deciding
  • Samuel Rios, Houston, Texas – Still deciding
  • Vivi Rodriguez, San Antonio, Texas – Work
  • Sam Rossin, Castle Rock, Colo. – Joined Army National Guard, Northwest Missouri State University (Maryville)
  • Camryn Roth, Canby, Ore. – Corban University (Salem, Ore.)
  • Seth Rudeen, Osage City, Kan. – Work
  • Kayla Rudy, Overland Park, Kan. – Skilled rehab unit nurse
  • Kenton Schroeder, Harper, Kan. – Kansas State University
  • Vanessa Steckly, Milford, Neb. – Work as RN
  • Dylan Slabach, Harrisonburg, Va. – Work
  • Robin Slabach, Hesston, Kan. – Progressive Recovery Academy nurse
  • Zachary Smisor, Valley Center, Kan. – Bob Jones University (Greenville, S.C.) or Wichita State University
  • Alexandra Smith, Derby, Kan. – Work as RN
  • Hudson Smith, Waukomis, Okla. – Arkansas Tech University (Russellville)
  • Therin Smith, Key West, Fla. – Friends University
  • Kailey Stephens, Wichita, Kan. – Work as RN
  • Caleb Stull, Litchfield Park, Ariz. – Harding University (Searcy, Ark.)
  • Malachi Swartz, Overland Park, Kan. – Work
  • Addie Swartzendruber, Henderson, Neb. – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • Sarah Teeter, Hesston, Kan. – University of Kansas (Lawrence)
  • Shameka Thompson, Wichita, Kan. – Work as RN
  • Lilian Trifena, Jakarta, Indonesia – Work as RN
  • Matthew Unzicker, Goshen, Ind. – Bluffton University
  • Joe Vera, Lancaster, Pa. – Messiah College (Mechanicsburg, Pa.)
  • Arbis Vraja, Lezhe, Albania – Still deciding
  • Rei Vuksani, Tirana, Albania – One more semester at Hesston College
  • Brooke Weaver, Goshen, Ind. – Work
  • Lily Wait, Parker, Colo. – Disney College Program (Orlando, Fla.)
  • Masemo Wakibogo, Hesston, Kan. – Still deciding
  • Moira Wells, Elbert, Colo. – Work as RN
  • Armelda Xhari, Lezhe, Albania – Still deciding
  • Anna Zehr, Tiskilwa, Ill. – Gap year
  • Abigiya Zewdu, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Goshen College