Below is a list of recent Hope College graduates who have been awarded graduation honors for outstanding academic accomplishment during their four years of study.
Summa Cum Laude honors are awarded to graduates who achieved a minimum cumulative 3.9 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
Magna Cum Laude honors are awarded to graduates who achieved a minimum 3.7 grade point average on a 4.00 scale.
Cum Laude honors are awarded to graduates who achieved a minimum 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Meghan Ahlgrim, Libertyville, Ill.
Lindsay Anstess, Canton
Lauren Aprill, Holland
Eva Balich, Three Oaks
Allison Barnes, Jenison
Margaret Berndt, Baroda
Ellen Billman, Galena, Ohio
Andrew Borror, West Lafayette, Ind.
Lauren Brown, Troy
Carli Capestany, Hudsonville
Katrina Cuison, Okemos
Nicholas DeJongh, Holland
Dorothy Dickinson, Grand Rapids
Kyle Dipre, Solon, Ohio
Rachel Draeger, Romeo
Scott Essenmacher, Metamora
Aaron Estelle, Holland
Megan Farwell, Ada
Paige Garwood, Dexter
Hannah Gingrich, Potsdam, N.Y.
Molly Greenfield, Georgetown, Tex.
Samantha Hartman, Plainwell
Hillary Hausch, Grand Rapids
Stephanie Herder, Portage
Allyson Hoffman, Marshall
Tmiothy Hoffman, Howell
Courtney Jenkins, Pinckney
Kim Minchul, Seoul, Korea
Caitlin Kozack, Carol Stream, Ill.
Michael Dragt, Holland
Taylor Ann Krahn, Mishawaka, Ind.
Sarah Drzak, Oswego, Ill.
Benjamin Lanting, Littleton, Colo.
Abbie Larink, Grand Rapids
Catherine Liang, East Grand Rapids
Dana Lindhout, Milford
Tess Loniewski, Brighton
Lize Loubser, Brighton
Hannah Lola, Bolingbrook, Ill.
Huntar-Teke Martin, Mason
Lisa McLellan, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Isabel Morris, Albuquerque, N.M.
Madalyn Northuis, Holland
Eve Panning, Holland
Andrew Peecher, Springfield, Ill.
Leah Peterson, Holland
Amy Pfau, West Bloomfield
Lisa Plucinski, Mattawan
Shaylyn Pritchard, Cedarburg, Wis.
Jacqueline Roodbeen, Rochester
Katherine Sauer, Brookfield, Ill.
Alexandria Schaab, Holland
Marie Schrampfer, Appleton, Wis.
Sarah Schuiling, Zeeland
Julia Slopsema, Holt
Julie Sobieski, Saint Charles, Ill.
Nicole Sparbanie, Naperville, Ill.
Claire Stinson, Overland Park, Kan.
Steven Stinson, Stilwell, Kan.
Erin Strader, Ann Arbor
Joshua Swett, Zeeland
Kelcee Sykes, Lansing
Andrew Valesano, Sherwood, Ore.
Laura VanOss, Wheaton, Ill.
Sarah Walas, Findlay, Ohio
McLane Watson, Louisville, Colo.
Katelyn Webster, Minot, N.D.
Mary Win ther, Canton
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Lauren Alexander, Stevensville
Katrina Baker, Hudsonville
Claire Barrett, Ann Arbor
Hanna Behrendt, Brighton
Amanda Bennick, Grand Haven
Connor Berrodin, Grand Rapids
Brant Biba, Darien, Ill.
Jenna Blankespoor, Grand Rapids
Morgan Boersma, Spring Lake
Zachary Buth, Grand Rapids
Madison Buursma, Grandville
Kristin Cekander, Grandville
Shengjie Chen, Taizhou, China
Kaitlyn Chiazza, Ada
Aleece Cook, Gilbert, Ariz.
Joseph Dennis, Marshall
Katelyn Dickerson, Schoolcraft
Kathryn Dickson, Grayslake, Ill.
Cassidy Duffey, Williamston
Zoe Edwards, Wheaton, Ill.
Brianna Engel, Lake Orion
Katrina Farese, Boca Raton, Fla.
Karly Ferguson, Kalamazoo
Daniel Flavin, Palos Heights, Ill.
Anna Foos, Clarkston
Hunter Ford, Grand Rapids
Jessica Gable, Midland
Alexis Gernaat, Hudsonville
Lauren Girard, Rockford
Rebekah Givens, San Antonio, Tex.
Alison Goble, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Jenna Grasmeyer, Jenison
Erik Groothuis, Grand Haven
Nicole Hames, McKinney, Tex.
Kristine Hansen, Ada
Matthew Harder, Holland
Joy Hartman, Merrimack
Chloe Heckaman, Mattawan
Victoria Henry, La Salle, Ill.
Jennifer Hermenet, Grand Rapids
Ann Hersey, Zionsville, Ind.
Lane Heyboer, Greenville
Cameron Holder, Naples, Fla.
Joshua Jackson, Holland
Laurie Jellison, Richland
Laura Johnson, Whitehall
Melissa Johnson, Livonia
Rachael Kabagabu, Okemos
Leslie Kempers, Santa Ana, Calif.
Alexandria Kessel, Custer
Jennifer Kieser, Portage
Janelle Kirsh, Harbor Beach
Breanna Kremer, Ortonville
Emily Lane, Ada
Jennifer Langill, Wheaton, Ill.
Mallory Lectka, Livonia
Rebekah Llorens, Grayslake, Ill.
Krista Luedke, Wheaton, Ill.
Rachel Lundstrom, Arlington Heights, Ill.
Brennan Mange, Portage
Carly Mast, Hudsonville
Andrea Matthew, Grosse Pointe Woods
Colin McKey, Stevensville
Bethany McQuade, Lake Ann
Raquel Mendizabal Martell, San Salvador
Lauren Messer, Richland
Matthew Milliken, Hartland
Parker Millington, Highland
Amy Morrow, Saline
Lydia Nykamp, Holland
Sloan Ouellette, Rockford
Matthew Parisi, Naperville, Ill.
Adam Payne, Plymouth
Charlyn Pelter, Schererville, Ind.
Amanda Pendery, Columbus, Ohio
Sarah Peterson, Greenville
Payton Ponstein, Jenison
Andrea Powell, Jenison
Erika Prine, Springport
Tara Rappleye, Horton
Elizabeth Reynolds, Cheboygan
Evelyn Ritter, Libertyville, Ill.
Michael Savage, Ann Arbor
Alicia Schubert, Enon, Ohio
Melissa Schwan, Oakland
Allison Simmons, North Street
Erica Simpson, Traverse City
Erick Skaff, Flint
Camille Snyder, Minneapolis, Minn.
Jordan Sportel, Kalamazoo
Stephanie Stover, Grand Rapids
Kamara Sudberry, Clio
Madeline Taylor, Cadillac
Miriam Thomas, Avon, Ind.
Ashley Tiemeyer, Martin
Lindsay Timmerman, Hamilton
Carson Tobias, Marshall
Taylor Trapani, Midland
Annika Van Wieren, Grand Ledge
Ellyn Vander Zouwen, Midland
Graham Vanderheide, Grandville
Amy VanderStoep, Holland
Alexandria Vandervest, Grand Haven
Timothy VanDyken, Zeeland
Kelly Walblay, Livonia
Sarah Waters, Wheaton, Ill.
Eric Webb, Portage
Christian Wehner, Carmel, Ind.
Emily Wenger, Williamsburg
Rachel Wright, Fishers, Ind.
Elizabeth Young, Edina, Minn.
Joseph Zyck, North Riverside, Ill.
CUM LAUDE
David Abiera, Glenview, Ill.
Kathryn Acker, Bloomfield Hills
Christopher Ackett, Frankenmuth
Samuel Boersma, Ayton, Ontario
Connor Brady, Walker
Collin Breit, Muskegon
Grace Bridges, Troy
Megan Brubaker, Midland
Victoria Budzinski, South Bend, Ind.
Karley Bullard, Traverse City
Luisa Burgess, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Shekinah Chandy, Gurgaon, India
James Clark, Richland
Kathryn Cooper, Beverly Hills
Joshua Coutler, Marshall
Kaitlin Cress, Rockford
Nicole Demikis-Bayron, Chicago, Ill.
Cameron Dice, Allendale
Matthew Douglas, Bloomingdale
Taylor Ely, Glenview, Ill.
Stephanie Emanuele, Easton, Pa.
James Engels, Holland
Michael Erickson, Ann Arbor
Erin Farrell, Kalamazoo
Paige Fawcett, Rockford
Rachel Foster, Kalamazoo
Hillary George, Grand Blanc
Ethan Gibbons, Fowlerville
Jordan Gowman, Rochester Hills
Kelsey Graham, Sycamore, Ill.
Nicholas Hacker, Minneapolis, Minn.
Lily Hanrath, Naperville, Ill.
Stephanie Harron, Okemos
Katherine Hauge, Edina, Minn.
Ryan Hobby, Twin Lake
JaLisa Hoekstra, Zeeland
Jordan Hoogerhyde, Grand Haven
Tara Hoover, Knoxville, Tenn.
Kelsey Hutten, Lake Forest, Ill.
In Hyuk Hwang, Seoul, Korea
Erin Jipping, Holland
Katherine Julcher, Northbrook, Ill.
Emily Kindervater, Bargersville, Ind.
Katelyn Klotz, Grand Rapids
Erin Kolba, Arlington Heights, Ill.
Jessica Krantz, Traverse City
Brittany Lawson, Swartz Creek
John Lithio, Downers Grove, Ill.
Amanda Littleton, Frankfort
Cal Livingway, Dearborn
Kelsie Lynch, Edina, Minn.
Jacqueline Marschke, Glenview, Ill.
Emily Martinez, Holland
M. Corey McMahon, Glenview, Ill.
Kortny Milhollin, Three Rivers
Michael Morton, Holland
Erin Mouw, Holland
Katherine Murray, Portage
Emilie O’Connor, Balsam Lake, Wis.
Jonathan Panzer, Rockford
Sydney Papa, Naperville, Ill.
Rebecca Phillips, Wayland
Jennifer Pollack, Lansing
Amanda Porter, Williamsburg
Cassandra Powers, Wheaton, Ill.
Grace Priestley, Naperville, Ill.
Steven Rachor, Fenton
Ellen Ray, Ada
Lauren Reenders, Grand Haven
Angelica Rodriguez, Tegucigalpa
Shirly Samuel, Maharashtra, India
Regina Sanchez-Gonzalez, Bloomfield Hills
Molly Sandquist, Cary, Ill.
Shubham Sapkota, Kathmandu
Tessa Schultz, Clinton
Hannah Schulz, Allegan
Clayton Siegle, Caledonia
Elizabeth Siepker, Troy
Alexis Smith, Naperville, Ill.
Nolan Snyder, Paw Paw
Sarah Steed, Birmingham
Caroline Sterr, Downers Grove, Ill.
Kaysee Stevenson, Three Rivers
Ashleigh Stewart, Bloomfield Hills
Kailey Sweers, Williamston
Holly Thompson, Traverse City
Amanda Tomes, Holland
Victoria Underhill, Birmingham
Ryan Vander Ploeg, Mundelein, Ill.
Stephanie Vincent, Northbrook, Ill.
Jason Vrosh, Sparta
Christopher Waechter, Ventura, Calif.
Megan Walls, Westerville, Ohio
Emily Weber, Milan
Benjamin Wells, Florence, S.C.
Stephen Wells, Florence, S.C.
Madeline Wilson, Kalamazoo
Nathan Winter, Saugatuck
Kelsie Wojcik, Naperville, Ill.
Brooke Wolthuis, Martin
MacKenzie Wyant, Richland
Meagan Wylie, Ann Arbor
Thomas Zahari, Canton