Many members of the Hesston College Class of 2018 shared their future plans at the New Alumni Dinner hosted by the Advancement Division, which includes Development, Alumni and Church Relations and Marketing and Communications. Congratulations Class of 2018 and best wishes as you go everywhere! This list includes the plans shared by those who chose to respond, and does not represent the entirety of the places the Class of 2018 will go.
- Connor Atkinson, Hutchinson, Kan.,
Oklahoma Christian University (Edmond) - Landon Baer, North Lima, Ohio
Huntington (Ind.) University - Paige Baucom, Lee’s Summit, Mo.
Kansas Christian College (Overland Park) - Hunter Begley, Cypress, Texas
Texas A&M (College Station) - Savannah Bontrager, Milford, Neb.
Eastern Mennonite University (Harrisonburg, Va.) - Anna Breckbill, Kidron, Ohio
Still deciding - Kylie Brenneman, Hesston, Kan.
Kansas State University (Manhattan) - Hannah Brinker, Shawnee, Kan.
Work as an RN with cancer patients - Sierra Broce, Goddard, Kan.
Still deciding - Crystal Burgess, Los Angeles, Calif.
Work as an RN - Jeremy Deckinger, Wichita, Kan.
Kansas State University - Nebiyat Demissie, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Still deciding - Joy Driver, Rockingham, Va.
Eastern Mennonite University - Andre Eanes, Harrisonburg, Va.
University of Richmond (Va.) - John Ebaugh, Holtwood, Pa.
Ohio Christian University (Circleville) - Elizabeth Eichelberger, Geneva, Neb.
Goshen (Ind.) College - Emma Eitzen, Lititz, Pa.
Goshen College - Shota Funazaki, Ichihara, Japan
Suffolk University (Boston, Mass.) - David Gottesman, Bogotá, Colombia
Still deciding - Alyssa Graber, Wolford, N.D.
Work as an RN in pediatric emergency - Whitney Green, Conway, Ark.
Still deciding - Joel Gross, Nampa, Idaho
Taking a gap year - Jacob Harris, El Paso, Texas
West Texas A&M University (Canyon) - Shae Headrick, Cheraw, Colo.
Colorado University–Denver - Brooke Hershberger, Goshen, Ind.
Work as an RN in a critical care unit - Luke Hertzler, Harrisonburg, Va.
Eastern Mennonite University - Brittany Hochstetler, Strawberry Lake, Minn.
Work as a pediatric RN - Jonae Hochstetler, Strawberry Lake, Minn.
Work as an emergency department RN - Kendra Honeycutt, Lincoln, Calif.
Work as an RN in pediatrics, emergency or acute care - Kara Horton, Council Grove, Kan.
Emporia (Kan.) State University - Alex Hunter, Lenexa, Kan.
Air Traffic Control Academy (Oklahoma City) - Nadeem Jaber Jaljulia, Israel
North Carolina Wesleyan College (Rocky Mount) - Aubrey Johnson, Mustang, Okla.
Oklahoma Christian University - Preston Judd, Hayden, Ala.
Kansas State University - Jeff Kauffman, Hutchinson, Kan.
Take a gap year to live and work in Wichita, Kan. - Ciara Kroeker, Hutchinson, Kan.
Work as an RN - Chantel Lacy, Cimarron, Kan.
Work at Hesston Childcare Center - David Ladwig, Wichita, Kan.
Take a gap year - Dakoda Lee, Boise, Idaho
Work as an RN - Jose Lezama Mendoza, Barquisimeto, Venezuela
University of Valencia (Spain) - Levi Litwiller, Hopedale, Ill.
Still deciding - Gaitan Lleshi, Lezhe, Albania
Wichita (Kan.) State University - Myrella Lopez, Newton, Kan.
Work as an RN - Brett McQuitty, Goddard, Kan.
Work as a pilot - Mariana Meza, Valley Center, Kan.
Work as an RN - Brittany Miller, Hutchinson, Kan.
Work as an RN - Mackenzie Miller, Lancaster, Pa.
Take a gap year in China in connection with Mennonite Partners in China - Elizabeth Miller, Archbold, Ohio
Serving with Mennonite Mission Network’s SALT program in Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Sarah Miller, Freeman, S.D.
Goshen College - Zac Neely, Ada, Okla.
University of Palm Beach Atlantic (West Palm Beach, Fla.) - Desi Newman, Archbold, Ohio
Work as an obstetrics RN - Gretchen Nisly, Hutchinson, Kan.
Work as a pediatric RN - Josie Noll, Atchison, Kan.
University of Saint Mary (Leavenworth, Kan.) - Curtis Oesch, Caldwell, Idaho
Goshen College - Miho Okuda, Chiba-ken, Japan
University of Mount Olive (N.C.) - Ryan Oostland, Goshen, Ind.
Bluffton (Ohio) University or James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Va.) - Bailey Osborn, Valley Center, Kan.
Work as an RN - Kelly Owen, Wichita, Kan.
Work as an RN - Jasmine Pankratz, Abbyville, Kan.
University of Kansas (Lawrence) - Harry Park, Frisco, Texas
Northwestern Oklahoma State University (Alva) - Brenna Peters, Hesston, Kan.
Still deciding - Avery Pike, Ellinwood, Kan.
Fort Hays (Kan.) State University - Ricardo Pineda Moreno, Ancón, Panama
University of South Carolina (Columbia) - Sadie Prowell, Lenexa, Kan.
Paul Mitchell School of Cosmetology - Alicia Ramirez, Albuquerque, N.M.
Work as a pediatric RN - Cristina Rapisardi, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
New York University - Jenna Ratzlaff, North Newton, Kan.
Bethel College (North Newton, Kan.) - Carlos Rodriguez Pedrosa, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Mayville (N.D.) State University - Garrett Roth, Hesston, Kan.
Kansas State University - Jaelyn Rufenacht, Pettisville, Ohio
Still deciding - Koyuki Sakamoto, Osaka, Japan
Iowa State University (Ames) - Luccas Schmucker, Hesston, Kan.
Work as a pilot - Dylan Schoknecht, Woodstock, Ga.
Berry College (Rome, Ga.) - Kantaro Sekiya, Tokyo, Japan
Menlo College (Atherton, Calif.) - Angus Siemens, Newton, Kan.
Bethel College - Chase Spencer, Ochelata, Okla.
Work as a pediatric RN - Mariah Trible, Valley Center, Kan.
University of Kansas - Austin Troyer, Rockingham, Va.
Work as a pilot - Dillon Unruh, Wilmore, Kan.
Kansas State University - Haley Unruh, Wilmore, Kan.
Kansas Wesleyan University (Salina) - Caitlin Waits, Winfield, Kan.
Work - Taryn Wallace, Augusta, Kan.
Work as an RN - Gabby Willis, Rusk, Texas
Work as an RN - Sadie Winter, Newton, Kan.
Wichita State University - Laura Wright, Norwich, Kan.
Work - Payton Yehnert, Parker, Colo.
Colorado State University (Fort Collins) - Hannah Yoder, Freeman, S.D.
Still deciding - Lindsey Yoder, Millersburg, Ohio
Still deciding - Noah Yoder, Harrisonburg, Va.
Still deciding