606 students graduate from MSU Texas in Spring 2026

Midwestern State University Spring 2026 Graduation

606 students graduate from MSU Texas in Spring 2026

Midwestern State University had 606 undergraduate and graduate students who were candidates for degrees in Spring 2026 with the provision that they meet all requirements as prescribed by the faculty and administration. Three graduates earned dual degrees. Honor graduates receiving bachelor degrees included 68 summa cum laude, 76 magna cum laude, and 68 cum laude. Honor requirements are a grade point average of 3.9-4.0 for summa cum laude, 3.7-3.89 for magna cum laude, and 3.5-3.69 for cum laude. Honor graduates are designated in the list below.

MSU Texas graduate is all smiles as she celebrates her diploma


DILLARD COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Olamide Adesan, Abichha Agrawal (magna cum laude), Ruth Elizabeth Aguilera, Tusher Ahmed, Sheridan Diann Allen, Ryan Lamar Allen, Md Rokibul Amin, Alailah Alise Arnold, Darpan Aryal, Madelyn Jolie Aubuchon, Brian Bentley, Lillia Ashlee Besedin (magna cum laude), Angela Bhattarai, Daman Bist, Seth Andrew Bloom (summa cum laude), Anca Monica Boghean, Jennifer Diann Caskey, Sami Chaulagain, Vanessa Nichol Contreras, Sailesh Dahal, Mirry Adit Dak, Mya Mone Daniels, Alicia Erin David, Ezra Moises Davidson, Matthew Torrey Davis, Germano Diehl Setti (summa cum laude), Anthony Duarte, Anfernee Nicole Duncombe, Juan David Duque Ramirez (magna cum laude), Alfonso Rafael Duran, Ansley Renee Edwards, Laiken Grace Farr, William B. Flowers, Sydney Lorraine Fosnaugh, Dylan Robert Freeman, James Russell Gannon, Bijeta Ghimire, Sara Gonzalez, Blake Alan Gray, Joshua Deshaun Green, Sarah Alison Griffiths (cum laude), Nathanael Alan Haigood (magna cum laude), Laney Kate Haley (cum laude), Lydia Aileen Hasson (magna cum laude), Macey Rae Hawkins (cum laude), Joshua Ethan Helms, Kaylee Paige Hembree, Emma Grace Hill, Thomas Karter Houchin, Mia Grace Huerta, Koryn Joy Johnson, Kianna M. Joseph (magna cum laude), Pratiksha K C, Dipa Kadel, Supriya Karki, Sandhya Khadka, Ramila Khadka, Sanjeev Khanal, Ashmi Kharel, Cody Bryan King, Garrett Blaine Koetter, Bailee A. Krotzer, Peyton George Kulhanek, Mandip Lamsal, Carlos Lopez III, Enia Jean Love, Akriti Luitel, Alejandro Rafael Mackay Juhl, Carlos Mauri Maldonado Anariba, Isaiah Kanadi McCord, McKinley Adele Miller (cum laude), Grace Elizabeth Mitcham (magna cum laude), Shayden Hailey Morgan, Israt Rahman Munmun, Jonah Logan Murray, Sudip Neupane, Miriam Nolasco, Shane Arron Nothwang, Soniya Pandey, Pratibha Paneru, Haleigh Olivia Petrasic, Zeliah Billy Guy Plew, Kelcie Nichole Poirot, Anish Pokharel, Laci Jo Prosser, Alisha Rai, Alan Josue Ramirez, Latrent Deqaunn Reeders, Barsha Regmi, Alli Melesse Reily, Mary Louise Richie, Subhadra Rijal, Sushma Rijal, Sapphire Lysette Rodriguez, Erik Wagner Rohwedder de Resende (magna cum laude), Lydia Bella Root,

Graduate has cap decorated

Carson Alexander Roper, Luke E. Roy,  Sana Syed Mahmood Hussain, Nicole Rose Schuster (magna cum laude), Liberti Deann Sewell (magna cum laude), Sayer Bin Shafi, Seema Shah, Geron Sharplis, Samod Sigdel, Akhileswar Reddy Singam Reddy, Adrian Sirju, Ramsey Sloan Sisco, Zion Lamarr Smith, Vasudha Soudhari, Julia Leanne Stephenson, Emily Jane Stone, Hayden Reece Strealy, Yubaraj Subedi, Dylan Ian Sundack, Mary Cate Taylor, Chance Joseph Thompson (magna cum laude), Janaki Timalsina, Giulia Toffoli (magna cum laude), Danny Dang Trong Tu, Ielena Vaes (cum laude), Selena Takiya Victor (cum laude), Millah Simone Voiles (magna cum laude), Antonella Stephanya Watson, Annabella Rose Welch Jackson, Madison Dru Wert (magna cum laude), Avery L. Whitlow (magna cum laude), Lenora Williams (summa cum laude), Samantha Renee Wilson (cum laude), Sherna Pearly Xavier, and Alexis Rebecca Young.

GORDON T. & ELLEN WEST COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Kailin Misha Aerstin-McWilliams, Julia Elizabeth Aleman (summa cum laude), Adan R. Aleman, Jennifer Lynn Baldree, Seth Lane Bearden, Leah Mazzarelli Bennett, Andrea Eve Berend, Cody Mason Bolles, Yanique Danielle Braddell, Kutter Lynn Brown, Jennifer Helen Bullard, Sherry Marie Byrd, Naomi Jean Gutierrez Carrasco, Sarah Grace Chaddick, Brianna Latrice Chapman, Amber Denise Charlton, Da'Lonna La'Chelle Choice (summa cum laude), Sadie Mae Christiansen (summa cum laude), Saqueena Angelic Davis, Tai Elizabeth Davis, Leslie Anne Day, Anthony Alejos De La Cruz, Brandy Leigh Dobson, April Lustig Dowling, Jourdain M'Kalib Durham, Crystal Renee Dutka, Jaydon Olivia Elliott (cum laude), Luz Aurora Espinal, Dereck Xavier Espinal-Bonilla, Kiana Evans, Sheri Evans, Brecklyn Mackenzie Flanagan (cum laude), Perla M. Flores Flores (magna cum laude), Olivia Shanice Ford, Autumn Dawn Fredline, Taryn Bishop Fuentes, India Alexandria Fullbright, Katie Lynn Fuller, Hayley Madison Gardner, Larry D. Gates (cum laude), Kritika Gautam, Imani Charles George, Avery Elisabeth Gilbert (cum laude), Sabino Gomez, Mary Jane Osias Gomez (cum laude), Scott C. Gonzalez, Lisa Ann Goodrich (magna cum laude), Madison Isabella GrandPre (magna cum laude), Kasey Helen Gray, Ethan Matthew Gwinn, Wendy Haarsma (magna cum laude), Wesley Louis Haase, Corrynne Paige Hamilton (magna cum laude), Erienne S. Hamilton, Sarah Faye Hanna (cum laude), Chauncey Harris II, Charles Cabot Hauger Jr., Michael Waite Henley, Laticia Hernandez (magna cum laude), Heidi Marlen Hernandez, Reginald Jesse Hester (summa cum laude), Dustin Ray Holly, Rachel Elizabeth Horwood, Chad Marshall Howell, Lainey Jewel Hughes, Jaron Erik Imbriani, Devean Deshun Isaac, Wynn Ferris Isham (summa cum laude), Sean Robert Jastrab (magna cum laude), Megan Elizabeth Kenline, Evanne Grace Kleinert (summa cum laude), Jordan Nicole Lee, Sydni I. Lewis, Sarahi Lourdes Lopez (summa cum laude), Daniel Alejandro Macias, Cristin Emily Martin, Cindy Masek, Leslie Bayouth Milford, Shay Margaret Mitchell, Nicole Moraa Mochama, Alan Jose Mojica, Catherine Elizabeth Moncrief, Diandra Camile Morton, Nyxalee Muñoz, Serena Schaelynn Myers (cum laude), Emma Grey Norris, Haley Catherine Opincar, John David Padgett Jr. (magna cum laude), Kendra Leann Palmer-Williams (magna cum laude), Ashley Ann Perez, Cathelene Alyse Peters, Somvang Phetmanivong (cum laude), Natalie Marie Pirkey (magna cum laude), Parker Allen Plaxco (cum laude), Drake James Pond, Savanah Lauren Ramirez (summa cum laude), Patience A. Ramsey, Makenzi Maye Renfro (magna cum laude), Rudy Ricardo Resendez (magna cum laude), Logan Michelle Reyes Martinez (summa cum laude), Daniel Robles, Selina Mayte Rodriguez Garcia, Amanda Barrett Rogers, German Nolberto Romero-Rosales, Guy Fred Rourk, Rebecca Marie Ruddy, Terrell Andre Rush, Emily Mitzi Scrimpsher, Kyra Marie Seggewiss, Nathan Paul Smith (cum laude), Ashlyn Brooke Sneed, Madison Dawn Stewart, Sadiee Louise Strachan (summa cum laude), Alexander Philip Stuart, Jonathan Tate Sullivan (cum laude), Ruben-Richard Phan-Thi Tello, Mandy Sue Thornton, Sara Elizabeth Torres (summa cum laude), Shaylee Lane Totty (summa cum laude), Lauren McKenzi Uncel, Elisa Sigbrith Valentine, Yvonne Natalie Valenzuela, Jayci Taylor Vause, Mary Virginia Vella, Dallas Caydan Vicknair, Julia R. Villegas, Yumiko Shiromaru Weight, Tamara Kae White, Aniya Sh'Neal Williams, Kimberly Rene'e Howard Williams, Braylon DaShawn Willis, Patricia Ann Winkler (summa cum laude), and Jon'Tay Deshawn Wise.

LAMAR D. FAIN COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS

Grace Morgan Ainsworth (magna cum laude), Bailey Lynn Biggs, Ethan Grant Boone, Jade Rochelle Boykin, Gerald Henry Brooks III (cum laude), Madisyn Butler (summa cum laude), Davidson Lawrence Cook (cum laude), Christian David Dold, Allan Eduardo Garcia (cum laude), Gwynavier Gayle Gough, Mary Elise Grazer (summa cum laude), Tate Alexander Greer, Jefferson Maurice Guillory IV, Blake Gary Guldjord (summa cum laude), Sabrina Cheyenne Harrison (magna cum laude), William Tyler Jones (magna cum laude), Trevor Daniel Kelley, Elias Michael Gindoff Kuzmack, Janae Aretha-Nicole Law, James Bailey Miller (summa cum laude), Valarie Paige Monteith (cum laude), Kathryn Elizabeth Murman (cum laude), Paris Lynn Norstrom (cum laude), Alvaro Emmanuel Ortiz, Minerva Patino, Joseph Rhea-Allan Powers, Devotion Sky Rodriguez (cum laude), Karah Lee Ann Scobee (magna cum laude), Daniel Patrick Shaffer, Monique Imani Watkins (cum laude), and Jessica Anne Zimny.

ROBERT D. & CAROL GUNN COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND HUMAN SERVICES

Crystal Ann Acosta (magna cum laude), Toluwalase A. Adeogun, Mallory L. Adkins, Tkeyah Keshay Allen, Sophia Nicole Allen, Miguelangel Angulo (summa cum laude), Thy Uyen Elaine Au, Celeste Avalos-Piedra, Alexis Baca (summa cum laude), Louisa Maria Barrick, Alejandra Barrios, Chloe Alana Beck, Madison Regen Becker, Stephanie Desi-Rae Bejarano (cum laude), Dawit Kbrom Belai (cum laude), Hayelom Bereket Belai (cum laude), Maci Shay Belk, Timothy Lawrence Bell (magna cum laude), Mary Kathryn Beshear, Taylor Kent Bolin (magna cum laude), Jennifer Gail Braddock (cum laude), Bailey Lane Braziel, Jake George Brown, Kelton Lee Brown, Cheyenne Marie Brown, Kayla Rylee Bryant, Jessa Charity Burk, X'Toria Semaj Burleson, Madalyn C. Cannaday (summa cum laude), Kimora Vallie Carter, Paige Sanovia Cartwright (summa cum laude), Daniela Castro, Brenda Leticia Castro, Gabrielle H. Charlton, Channing Marie Cheatham, Matthew Michael Cole, Leslie De Jesus Cortes (magna cum laude), Kathryne Skye Crabtree, Rebecca Irene Cummings, Meredith Marie Cunningham (cum laude), Michelle Tina Damron, Kris Phan Dang (magna cum laude), Brooke I. Davis, Jayden Noah Davis, David Andrew DeLeon, Cheyenne Caroline DeMeritt, Jaliysha Andrea Douglas, Corlene Eryn Dubison (cum laude), Kelli Katheryn Ell, Sky-Lar Zorná Embry, Myka Pierce Engle, Abby Sue Eskew, Christian Anthony Esparza (magna cum laude), Joanna Estrada (magna cum laude), Frances Njideka Ezegrim (magna cum laude), Jordan Elaine Farrall (summa cum laude), Arrianna Marie Fields (summa cum laude), Madison Paige Flores (summa cum laude), Aleimi Dayana Flores Gudino (summa cum laude), Joel R. Forastiere (summa cum laude), Kayla Nicole Freeman (cum laude), Erin Leigh Gallagher (magna cum laude), 

Spring 2026 graduate has cap decorated

Anna Claire Gloyna, Patricia Resendez Gomez (summa cum laude), Samuel A. Gossett (cum laude), Emily Margarita Guerrero, Jenisha Gurung, Kamilah T. Haiati (magna cum laude), Jonathan Eliott Hale (cum laude), Emily Elise Hall, Candice Stefani Hall (summa cum laude), Madelynn Grace Hallmark, Andrew Paul Hammersmith, Addison Grace Hankins (summa cum laude), Shertiera Lashay Hardy, James Michael Harney, Natalie Grace Harrison (cum laude), Evelyn Hernandez Rubio, Karla Vanessa Hernandez-Rojas, Peyton Emily Hill (magna cum laude), Hadley Ruth Hogan (cum laude), Sofie Michelle Horton (summa cum laude), Haven G. Hurley, Alyssa Marie Hutterer, Jonathan Andrew Jackson, Melissa Jaime, Won Kyoung Jang, Emma Grace Johnson (cum laude), Lisa Gail Kalmbach (summa cum laude), Swadesh Karki, Juliana Amber Karp (cum laude), Amanda Morgan Kearns, Bruce Alan Key Jr. (cum laude), Hallie Lauren Kogler, Joice Mariyam Koshy (summa cum laude), Lyra Jean Landrum (magna cum laude), Connor Zack Lankford (summa cum laude), Janae Aretha-Nicole Law, Jessica Marie Lawson (summa cum laude), Daisy Lechuga Hernandez, Honey Phay C. Lee (summa cum laude), Jessica Louise Lister, Sidney Marie Lott (cum laude), Linden Jade Lunsford (cum laude), Brady Lane Lyde (magna cum laude), Joshua David Malcik, Jaydon Lee Martinez (magna cum laude), Kylie Lynne McAlister (cum laude), Galilea Medellin, Juliana Lauren Jo Medrano (magna cum laude), Mirna Karen Mendez Aguilar (magna cum laude), Ryann Elizabeth Menser, Rebecca Louise Miller (magna cum laude), Kaylee Elizabeth Miner, Emily D. Mitchell, Carley Mackenzie Mitchell, Gitzeila Moctezuma (magna cum laude), Vanessa Lanette Molencupp, Lauren McKenzie Moon (cum laude), Cecilee Marie Moore, Melanie Elizabeth Mora (summa cum laude), Marisol Ariana Mora (summa cum laude), Kelvin Maina Mugo (summa cum laude), Breyonee K. Mull, Theresa Thien Thanh Nguyen (summa cum laude), Jessica Ariana Odhiambo, Claudia Lizbeth Olivarez (cum laude), Alfredo Olivo (magna cum laude), Dante Olson, Savanah Autumn Olsovsky (summa cum laude), Jhony Armando Osorio (cum laude), Brendan Alexander Overfelt (cum laude), Sara Sofia del Mar Paez Montana, John Wesley Parvin, Hetal Navnit Patel (magna cum laude), Sadie Marie Patino (summa cum laude), Erin Deanna Pearce, Christian Scott Perry, Macie Bryan Petering (cum laude), Kim Ngan Phung, Kelsey Ann Pilcher (magna cum laude), Zahra Pinder (cum laude), Lauren Mikayla Ponder, Cassandra Prieto, Annabelle Mae Qualls (summa cum laude), Lacey Diamond Rangel, Paola Razo (magna cum laude), Kelsie Olivia Paige Reitsma (magna cum laude), Kassandra Guadalupe Reyes Martinez (cum laude), Quintan Grant Ringwald (summa cum laude), Diana Jennifer Rivera (magna cum laude), Heather Juanice Rivera (magna cum laude), Emma Maria Roach (magna cum laude), Ryder Cade Roberts, Presley Nicole Rodriguez (magna cum laude), Aaron David Roy, Keren Lee Ruiz (summa cum laude), Brylee Keegan Russell (cum laude), Brenda Yasmin Salcedo, Erick Saldierna, Alfredo Salgado, Conner James Schrayer (summa cum laude), Jade Sydney Schufford, Caden Andrew Shank, Sarah Kay Sheriff (cum laude), Richard D. Shivers (magna cum laude), Jennifer Silva, Kayden Jo Skidmore (magna cum laude), Kennedy Samone Smith, Kaylie Madison Snider, Ra'keebria Keoncae Sparks, Alexis Carol Stalcup, Mya Alexia Starks, Madison McKenna Stawarczik, Taryn Paige Sueltz (cum laude), Kaitlynn Jean Teague, Mya Lynn Terry (cum laude), Kennedy Alyssa Thomas, Brooklyn Paige Timms (summa cum laude), Trinity Paige Tovar, Katia Trejo Alvarez (cum laude), Sabrina Joan Trevino (summa cum laude), Kyleigh Brooke Tucker (cum laude), Zoe Grace Tuttle (magna cum laude), Abigail Christine Twilligear (magna cum laude), Melissa Urbina Baltazar, Vivian Makayla Valdez, Maria Clara Valladares Arcentales, Carlos Antonio Vasquez, Victoria Abigayle Velasquez, Madison Jonell Venzke, Mayra Valencia Villarreal, Lillian Jane Wallander (cum laude), Tatum Layne Waller, Rachel Dawn Webb (summa cum laude), Hannah Layne Whitaker (summa cum laude), Alaunna Maylynn White, Amanda Raye White (magna cum laude), Kelly Ziara Williams, Blade Kelly Woodham (magna cum laude), Deborah Taye Worke (summa cum laude), and Baoyu Wu (summa cum laude).

PROTHRO-YEAGER COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SERVICES

Taylor Leigh Abshier (summa cum laude), Mckinzie Leann Adkins, Cassandra Diane Alvarado, Mary E. Anderson, Alejandra Barrios, Nyasia Shanice Brown, Brooke Elizabeth Brunson, Jeannette Aracely Castro, Taylor Lynn Clark (summa cum laude), Conrad Carlton Clark, Catalina Rose Cortez (magna cum laude), Dawnelle Lynn Cummins, Peyton Maeve Elaine Curtis (cum laude), Claire Dewar Davenport (summa cum laude), Nicholas Andrew Davis, Melody Joy Delamarter (summa cum laude), Lillian Claire Dodson, Lauren Michelle Fields, Samantha Terese Garcia, Isabella Ellena Garcia, Amari Rae Garcia, Troy Benito Gomez, Yesenia Gonzalez, Lola Vail Guzman, Grant Pollard Harvey, Grace I. Holman, Kyle Martin Keyser, Trinity M. Lawler, Austin Keith Long, Abigail Ellise Martin (magna cum laude), 

Grad shows off decorated cap at Spring 2026 Commencement

Connor James McDorman, Jennifer McNeely (cum laude), Ruth Esther Moss (magna cum laude), Annelise Dawn Olson, Emily Jordan Phillips (cum laude), Sean Michael Provenza (cum laude), Kylee Marie Rangel, Patrick Bryan Redder (magna cum laude), Macy Whitney Diane Riviere Honore, Macey Rae Robertson, Brendan Lynn Seigler, Eden Trinity Shumate, Lemaria Denea Smith (magna cum laude), Malia Alan Sonnier, Makyra Yvette Spencer (cum laude), Tanyeli Pindell Stevenson, Michael Evan Sutton, Shelby Wayne Taylor, Nicole Gail Thompson, Jalecia Cecilia Thompson (summa cum laude), Alexis Jade Valdez (cum laude), Angela Nicole Webb, and Shelby Paige White (magna cum laude).

McCOY COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS & ENGINEERING

Shishir Adhikari, Areeba Ahmed, Esther Adeola Ajuwon, Paul Benjamin Bailey Jr. (cum laude), Ethan Aaron Belcher (magna cum laude), Alexis Marie Benavides, Ashley Nicole Caraway (summa cum laude), Jesse Manuel Roche Carrasco III, Isaiah Javier Corrales, Ryan Cobain Crawford (magna cum laude), Eric Daniel De Hoyos (cum laude), Joshua de Waal (summa cum laude), Adolf Jonathan Frederic, Gabriel Gacovicaj, Arianna Genesis Gallegos, Austin James Groth (summa cum laude), Timothy David Haxton, Angelica Skye Hernandez (magna cum laude), Matthew Wayne Hilbers (summa cum laude), Michael Austin Johnson, Kevin Njenga Kangethe, Kyler Blakely Kenvin, Jaxon Ryley King, Bryce Andrew Koch, Sangam Lamichhane, Brandi Ann Lovern, Jose Mario Marquez, Ryan Jacob Mathews (cum laude), Rosio Isabel Montoya, Kamryn Beth Moya, Joshua Akira Muroi, Matthew Quinton Nix, James Sunday Odjewuyi, Joshua Campbell Parris, Carlos Polanco Guillen (magna cum laude), Aaron Alexander Poston, Mae-Jeanne T. Preville, Juan Contreras Prieto, La Biska Leorna Prince, Mekhi Exodus Prospere, Eric Jerome Robledo Jr., Tomas Andrew Schaaf (summa cum laude), Magnolia Louise Schroeder, Aayush Shrestha (summa cum laude), Laxminarasimha Soma, Bailey Cory Tate (summa cum laude), Antwan Nathaniel Taylor, Thad  Lane Taylor (cum laude), Trey Benjamin Taylor (cum laude), Chance Joseph Thompson (magna cum laude), Jákira Ta'Alexandria Turner, Mmesoma Precious Unachukwu (summa cum laude), Olivia Ruth Vogtsberger (summa cum laude), Justin S. Wang, Jahkeel Les Sidon Warner (magna cum laude), Trinity Elizabeth Wilkins, Edgar Misael Zapata, and Maya Grace Zeilan.

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