More than 3,000 Grand Valley State University students participated in commencement ceremonies on April 27 and April 28 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids. A list of the names of Grand Valley’s most recent graduates follows.

Grand Valley is dedicated to providing a rich learning environment for students, offering a wide range of majors and hands-on research opportunities. Highly credentialed and responsive faculty and individual advisors and mentors promote a liberal arts emphasis that teaches students critical thinking and problem solving skills.

Students who graduated at the conclusion of the winter 2018 semester in April include:

• Buchanan: Allison Mitchell, BS; Austin Sullivan, BS

• Edwardsburg: Tera McClellan, BS; Kristen Miller, BS; Ashli Routson, BS BBA; Timothy Vanderheyden, BBA

• Niles: Chelsea Barker, BS; Margaret Beaver, BS; Kate Becker, MED; Nathaniel Dennis, BS; Tai Johnson, BA; Tanner Kiessel, BA; Abigail Mattson, BBA; Leah McCombs, BS; Abigail Rzepka, BS