2020 Commencement
Class of 2020 earned more than $7.7 million in college scholarships! Learn more here.
Commencement Program
“Sure on this Shining Light” (Morten Lauridsen)
Mr. Stephen Maziarz, Piano
Mr. Freddie Lomas, Violin
Faculty Award
President Brigadier General Richard V. Geraci, U.S. Army (Ret)
Presentation of Senior Class Gift
Cadet Devonte Knight, Senior Class President
Academic Distinctions
Dean Harding
Army JROTC Awards
Captain Joseph Balvanz, USA (Ret)
President’s Awards
President Brigadier General Richard V. Geraci, U.S. Army (Ret)
Valedictorian’s Remarks
Cadet Michael Naughton
Brahms Intermezzo Op. 118 No. 2
Mr. Stephen Maziarz
Awarding of Diplomas
President Brigadier General Richard V. Geraci, U.S. Army (Ret)
“Old MMA”
Cadet John Murphy
Benediction
Dean Harding
Extinguishing of the Memorial Flame
Cadet Michael Naughton
Recessional, Marche Militaire (Franz Schubert)
Mr. Stephen Maziarz, Piano
Mr. Freddie Lomas, Violin
The Class of 2020
Valedictorian: Michael Patrick Naughton
Salutatorian: John David Murphy
Class President: DeVonte Knight
In the list below, italics denote National Honor Society members. An asterisk (*) denotes Delta Phi Honor Society members.
Robert Downing Abbott
Austin, Texas
University of Missouri-Columbia
William Harris Baker
Flower Mound, Texas
United States Marine Corps
William Rolland Barber
Tyler, Minnesota
Minnesota West Community Technical College
Ethan Taiki Blitz*
Los Angeles, California
University of Denver
Sergio Castelo
Nogales, Arizona
Cochise College
Dongyang Chen*
Beijing, China
Southern Methodist University
Prince Benjamin Chukwuebuka Oghenetega Chukwumah
Lagos, Nigeria
Arizona State University
Maxwell Rubin Dawson*
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Hendrix College
Kevin Richard Dowling
Omaha, Nebraska
Norwich University
Collin Joseph Eastman
Kewanee, Illinois
Siena Heights University
Prince Oghenetega Emmanuel Francis Edeimu*
Lagos, Nigeria
Louisiana State University
William Cadesman English
Saint Louis, Missouri
University of Missouri-Columbia
Samuel Mark Feldmann
Denver, Colorado
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Joshua Eduardo Figueroa Flores
Ramos Arispe, Coahuila, Mexico
Escuela Libre de Derecho
Lucas Vincent Fix*
Saint Peters, Missouri
Westminster College
Ayden Anthony Garcia
Hazelwood, Missouri
Seattle Pacific University
Luis Emilio García Chavez
San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Universidad Anahuac, Queretaro
Kenny Gisa
Sandvika, Akershus, Norway
BI Norwegian Business School
WrayVauze Le’Vango Givens
Mexico, Missouri
Lincoln University
Joshua John Goss
San Diego, California
Norwich University
Patricio Grünberger Castillejos
Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
Harper College
Charles William Gustafson
Saint Charles, Missouri
Saint Louis University
Chia-Wei Hsu*
Taipei, Taiwan
Purdue University
Thomas Charles Huckins
Elko, Nevada
University of Nevada-Reno
Zane Allen Thomas Jewell*
Bloomington, Illinois
University of Tampa
Calvin Keith Kabalisa
Kigali, Rwanda
Hesston College
Erickson Nziza Kagame
Kigali, Rwanda
University of Central Missouri
Ruby Kagaragwa*
Kampala, Uganda
Drury University
DeVonte Jamal Knight*
Chicago, Illinois
University of Missouri-Columbia
Daniel Kostenko
Wheeling, Illinois
Norwich University
William David Lockwood
Chesterfield, Missouri
Norwich University
John David Murphy*
Kansas City, Missouri
Clemson University
Michael Patrick Naughton*
Saint Louis, Missouri
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Derek Nguyen*
Saint Louis, Missouri
Norwich University
Unubold Otgonsukh
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
University of Tampa
Diego Pérez Solbes
Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
ITESO, Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara
Grant Samuel Perris
Chachersk, Belarus
University of Missouri-Columbia
Bruno Andreazzi Pozzani*
São Paulo, Brazil
Concordia University-New York
Ayush Raheja*
Plymouth, Minnesota
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Roberto Jaime Rodriguez
Miguel Aleman, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Universidad de Monterrey
Jaden Michael Rogge
Saint Peters, Missouri
Kentucky Christian University
Noah Evans Royse
Dallas, Texas
Saint Louis University
Ziad Hossam Sabry, Jr.
Giza, Egypt
University of Central Missouri
Garry Zachary Siccardi
Fort Smith, Arkansas
United States Army
Gunner Lance Stugart
Cottleville, Missouri
Southern Nazarene University
Mauricio Treviño Sandoval
Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
Facultad Libre de Derecho de Monterrey
Marco Antonio Vega Piñero
León, Guanajuato, Mexico
Tecnologico De Monterrey
Landen Jerach Whitehead
Marion, Illinois
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Michal Marian Wilk
Sarasota, Florida
Culinary Institute of America
Academic Distinctions
Earned by achieving 90% or above in every marking period and an A or A- on each final semester grade.
*Denotes dual-credit courses.
Robert Downing Abbott
Intro to Speech Communication*
William Rolland Barber
Intro to Philosophy
World Religion
Ethan Taiki Blitz
Economics
English Comp I*
English IV: Speech & Debate
Personal Finance
Spanish II
U.S. Gov’t.
Dongyang Chen
Computer Science Discoveries
Differential Equations*
Economics
Intro to Speech Communication*
Prince Benjamin Chukwuebuka Oghenetega Chukwumah
Accounting I
Business Law
Global Business Studies
International Business I
Maxwell Rubin Dawson
Business Law
Economics
English Comp I*
English Comp II*
Global Business Studies
Personal Finance
U.S. Gov’t.
Collin Joseph Eastman
Personal Finance
Prince Oghenetega Emmanuel Francis Edeimu
Business Law
Global Business Studies
Physics I
Physics II
William Cadesman English
Concepts in Leadership*
Economics
U.S. Gov’t.
Samuel Mark Feldmann
Personal Finance
English IV: Publications
Lucas Vincent Fix
Algebra II
Chemistry II
Economics
English III
English IV: Speech & Debate
Intro to Business
Personal Finance
U.S. Gov’t.
Luis Emilio Garcia Chavez
Chemistry II
Kenny Gisa
Personal Finance
WrayVauze Le’Vango Givens
Chemistry II
Personal Finance
Statistics
Joshua John Goss
World Religion
Charles William Gustafson
Intro to Speech Communication*
Office Suites
World Religion
Chia-Wei Hsu
Economics
Global Business Studies
Intro to Speech Communication*
Intro to Business
Personal Finance
Russian I
U.S. Gov’t.
Thomas Charles Huckins
English IV: Speech & Debate
Personal Finance
Zane Allen Thomas Jewell
English Comp I*
Personal Finance
Ruby Kagaragwa
Accounting I
Chemistry II
English IV: Speech & Debate
English IV: Publications
Personal Finance
U.S. Gov’t.
World History
Devonte Jamal Knight
Concepts in Leadership*
English Comp I*
Intro to Speech Communication*
U.S. Gov’t.
William David Lockwood
Intro to Philosophy
Personal Finance
John David Murphy
Business Law
College Algebra*
Concepts in Leadership*
Economics
English Comp I*
Global Business Studies
Personal Finance
Spanish I
Spanish II
U.S. Gov’t.
Michael Patrick Naughton
Calculus I*
Differential Equations*
Economics
English IV: Speech & Debate
Intro to Biological Principles*
U.S. Gov’t.
Derek Nguyen
Concepts in Leadership*
English Comp I*
Spanish II
Diego Pérez Solbes
Personal Finance
Grant Samuel Perris
Chinese II
Bruno Andreazzi Pozzani
Accounting I
Business Law
Concepts in Leadership*
Economics, English III
Global Business Studies
Intro to Business
Personal Finance
Ayush Raheja
Calculus I*
Computer Science Principles
Economics
Intro to Speech Communication*
Intro to Biological Principles*
U.S. Gov’t.
Noah Evans Royse
Personal Finance
Garry Zachary Siccardi
English IV: Speech & Debate
Personal Finance
Gunner Lance Stugart
English IV: Speech & Debate
Environmental Science
Spanish III
Marco Antonio Vega Piñero
Personal Finance
Michal Marian Wilk
Personal Finance
Missouri Military Academy empowers young men to unlock their potential through a program of academic excellence, character, social development and leadership training within a structured environment.
Motto: Love, Honor, Truth
Academy Leadership
President: Brigadier General Richard V. Geraci, USA (Ret)
Commandant: COL R.L. Grabowski, USMC (Ret)
Academic Dean: Mr. Mike Harding, MA, BA (Hons), PGCE
Athletic Director: Dr. Ryan Nowlin
Director of Enrollment Management: LTC Greg Seibert (MMA)
Board of Trustees
R. Stribling Koster, chair
Ann Koster Antoniou
Dean Davison ’78
Dan Erdel
BG Richard V. Geraci, USA (Ret)
David Luckes
Jeff MacLellan ’66
Mary Seigfreid
BG Carl Tegtmeier ’62, USA (Ret)
Dr. Victoria Snider Thompson
Thomas Troll ’68