Congratulations to all IUFW Dental Education graduates!
Monday, May 12, 2025, marked Indiana University Fort Wayne’s commencement ceremony, held at Allen County Memorial Coliseum Arena. IUFW’s Allied Dental Program graduated more than 50 students across Dental Assisting, Dental Hygiene, and Dental Technology. Yakelin Martinez was honored with the Outstanding Dental Materials Award.
Faculty Council Vice President Staci Schory, Dental Assisting program director, served as grand marshal, while Dental Clinic Director Steven Ellinwood, Dental Hygiene Program Director Jennifer Bryant, and Clinical Assistant Professors Colleen Painter and Wilhemina Leeuw were the Allied Dental marshals.
Dental Hygiene Class of 2025 graduate Annmarie Pollard sang “The Star-Spangled Banner,” while Adjunct Professor Katherine Randolph returned to sing Indiana University’s alma mater song from 1893, “Hail to Old IU,” for the second consecutive year.
IUFW 2025 Graduates:
Dental Assisting
Sara Ahmed, Abigail Barthold, Hannah Duncan, DesiRay Eccles, Autumn Hadsall, Chloe Larsen, Morgan Leffers, Yakelin Martinez, Ashten Miller, Adyline Newland, Taylor Osborn, Annmarie Pollard, Sujey Saldivar, Hailey Stacy, Chloe Thompson, Analise Wilkinson, Kaelyn Workman, Amilza Zamora Mendez
Dental Hygiene
Rachel Alexander***, Wardah Almalahi, Brittany Baize, Torrance Brown, Kiley Crow, MaKenna Davis, Jasmine Diaz, Melody Glassburn, Ashley Godoy, Kaitlyn Hamman, Haley Hooley, Remi Jordan, Rebecca Kathary, Jamie Klepper, Morgan Miller, Naila Muhamedagic, Elizabeth Pearson, Emily Pilarski, Morgann Schultz, Sydney Shaffer, Brielle Steele, Shea Sterrett**, Breanna Strand, Makenzi Young
Dental Technology
Bryn Blaskie, Christi Capuyan, Amya Lining, Konner Lower, Sarah McKinley, Ra Ha Na, Aydan Pheral, Hailey York
Dental Technology – Dental Clinician
Katia Fuentes-Garcia, Abigail Rumschlag
Author: Drew Hansen
Source: https://dentistry.iu.edu/
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