A 21 | GRADUATION

Michael, because your dreams are realistic and you work hard for them, they will come true. I can't wait to see what your next chapter reveals. I love you, Mom

Patrick Ayala

On your first birthday, you were ready to conquer the world and all throughout the years, you had proven that there was nothing you couldn't achieve Now you are a college graduate with a promising future and we know you will succeed in life in whatever you do

Morgan Johnston

You have always reached for the stars and now you are soaring among them! So proud of all you have accomplished - never stop reaching!

Love Dad & Mom

Nick Stevenson

We are so proud and excited to see where your path and journey leads you. We know it will be magnificent. Be The Change. We love you, Mom, Brooke, and Landon

Riley Snider

WE ARE PROUD OF YOU! Your grandma and grandpa want you to know that they are so proud of you and love you dearly Congratulations Patrick on graduating from GVSU class of 2023. YOU DID IT!!!

Love: Mom, Dad, Kelly, Grandma, and Grandpa

Riley, our son, congratulations on your accomplishment of achieving your degree! We love you and are so proud of you! You are a great leader and a better son! Congratulations!

Samantha Hockey

We watched you work so hard for this, all through some pretty big life changes Congratulations on your incredible achievements, we're so very proud of you!

Love, Mom & Michael

Kasey Kanka

Congratulations to our Fearless & Artistic Kasey! We’re all so very proud of you!

What an accomplishment! You did it! We can’t wait to see the Fantastic things you will do in life!

We love you so much!

Trenton & Emily Priester

Congratualtions to our amazing Irish Twins on the completion of your Bachelors Degrees! Words cannot express just how PROUD we are of you both!

Love, Dad, Mom, Hana & Brady

Samantha Slezak

Congratulations, Sami! To say we are proud of you would be an understatement! Your creativity shines through in all you do, and touches people. Your hard work and remarkable work ethic will open doors and

Danson William Francis

Congratulations Danson, We are so proud of you as an amazing young man. We have watched you grow from day one, and look at you now! All of your hard work and dedication will carry you to the bright future you deserve God's love and blessing always.

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For You

We can't wait to see what the future holds for you and are honored to be on this journey with you!

Lots of love and best wishes for you on this incredible day! Love, Mom, Joey, Kaila, Nala and Jeter

Chris McConnell

Christopher McConnell – graphic designer extraordinaire! Chris leaves a legacy of several polished creative works from posters to housing guides to client ads. He impacted both the advertising and public relations departments during his time at the Lanthorn. (He even designed the buttons for prize wheel giveaways.)

When he’s not doing the heavy lifting on the Lanthorn’s creative designs, you’ll find him pumping iron at the local gym Chris, the entire Lanthorn business team wishes you the best in the future now that you have reached the finish line in your GVSU undergraduate studies!

Grace O'Brien, Promotions Manager at Grand Valley University's school news, the Lanthorn. She demonstrates exceptional talent in event management and content creation. She ensured that Lanthorn was present at every key moment in students' lives, from Student Nightlife to football and basketball games, and even commencement Her commitment to building meaningful relationships and expanding horizons made her an outstanding member.

Anthony Clark Jr. began his time at the Lanthorn as a news report er in January of 2022 and would be promoted to Sports Editor later that April. Since then, the opport unity to be at the forefront of this publication’s spor ts sec tion covering nationally-renowned teams and clubs exceeded his expect ations in all areas. He hopes to continue his passion of sport s journalism and broadcasting at the collegiate and professional levels

Donovan Lopez

Donovan Lopez is a graduating senior in the Graphic Design program. When he wasn’t worki ng on a project, he was at the Lanthorn where he laid out the paper weekl y. His time there was amazing- this is mostly due to the wonderf ul friends he made who always found ways to make work fun and ensured every Sunday was a highlight of his week.

James began work ing for the Lanthorn in the Fall of spor ts sect ion. In his time as a variety of spor ts including Women’s Lacrosse, Swim and Dive, Track and Field, Tennis, and much more. For the 2022-23 school year, James became the Lanthorn’s Multimedia Editor. In that role, James hosted the Lanthorn Loop podcast and worked in social media. Overall, in his time with the Lanthorn, James worked to share the stories of interesting and intriguing students at GVSU through writing and podcasting.

Margo Dzurko

Margo start ed as the advert ising manager in her senior year, and has since grown the Lanthorns advert ising space drastically. She works hard to meet all client needs and expect ations, and has an amazing work ethic. Margo always has a positive attitude and brightens the day of anyone she talks to The Lanthorn will miss her tremendously.

Jacob Kirn

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Maddy, thanks for your hard work this year, and good luck as you move into your post grad career. We k now you will do great things!