Students, faculty, staff, alumni and other guests gather for a tree dedication in front of Erb Hall in memory of Chloe Weaver ’10, who died in an October 2010 accident.

Regina Shands Stoltzfus addresses the graduates during commencement. Shands Stoltzfus is a professor in the Peacemaking, Justice and Conflict studies and Bible, Religion and Philosophy departments at Goshen (Ind.) College as well as an adjunct professor at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary (Elkhart, Ind.) Her daughter, Rachel Stoltzfus, was a member of the graduating class.

Masaki Kato, Tokyo, Japan, receives his diploma from President Keim.

Erika Shrock, Sarasota, Fla., receives her diploma from President Howard Keim.

Alex Roth of Hesston, Kan., and Leah Rittenhouse of Mount Pleasant, Pa., give the student commencement address.

Mark Rombold (center) with his grandparents, Peter and Shirley Rombold (left), and parents, Peter and Marty Rombold (right), following commencement May 8.

Lisa Harrelson receives her Hesston College nursing pin from faculty member Ruby Graber at the Nursing Pinning Ceremony May 2.

Pastoral Ministries Program Director David Greiser places a stole on the shoulders of graduate Bernard Sejour, originally of Dame-Marie, Haiti. Sejour and his family will move to Philadelphia, Pa., where he will work to establish a new Mennonite congregation in a Haitian community. Sejour is one of five Pastoral Ministries graduates this spring. He and his wife Icelda and daughter are members of Argentine Mennonite Church, Kansas City, Kan.

Freshman Breezie Sims (Wichita, Kan.), graduate Selamawit Mamo (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia), freshman Brittany Albrecht (Sebewaing, Mich.), graduate Fernanda Barros (Sao Paulo, Brazil), and freshman Jessica Juhnke (Hesston, Kan.) pose for a photo by Hesston College’s International Student Advisor Dave Osborne (back to camera).

Annali Murray of Orrville, Ohio, receives her diploma from President Howard Keim at Commencement May 3. Murray was part of the 156-member class of 2009.

Hesston College Pastoral Ministries Program Director David Greiser places a stole on the shoulders of graduate Bernard Sejour, originally of Dame-Marie, Haiti. Sejour and his family will move to Philadelphia, Pa., where he will work to establish a new Mennonite congregation in a Haitian community. Sejour is one of five Pastoral Ministries graduates this spring. He and his wife Icelda and daughter are members of Argentine Mennonite Church, Kansas City, Kan.

Annali Murray of Orrville, Ohio, receives her diploma from Hesston College President Howard Keim at Commencement May 3. Murray was part of the 156-member class of 2009.

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