Class of 2024
Congratulations to the graduating class from Missouri Military Academy's 135th Corps of Cadets!
The Class of 2024 — 37 seniors and three post-grads — has achieved 100 percent college acceptance and been offered more than $4.9 million in college scholarships. They plan to attend such schools as the University of Notre Dame, Virginia Military Institute, Loyola University Chicago, University of Missouri, Baylor University, Missouri University of Science & Technology, Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, and the U.S. Naval Academy Preparatory School. See list of graduates below.
Class of 2024 Commencement Weekend Schedule
Baccalaureate*
Friday, May 17 at 5 p.m.
Memorial Chapel
Senior Banquet*
Friday, May 17 at 6 p.m.
Centennial Gymtorium
Commencement
Saturday, May 18 at 10 a.m.
Centennial Gymtorium
Click here to watch the ceremony via livestream.
Final Formation will immediately follow the commencement ceremony.
*Limited to seniors and their families only.
Below, the cadet's hometown/country and chosen post-graduation plan is listed after his name.
José Antonio Anguiano Ojeda
Atizapán de Zaragoza, Estado de México
Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey
Braden Andrew Atterberry
Montgomery City, Missouri
Maryville University
Evan O’Neal Batson
Santa Ynez, California
Westmont College
Pablo Francisco Belmonte Gutiérrez
Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
Iona College
Tyler Jared Bien
New London, Missouri
Ranken Technical College
Ian Nicholas Carlson
Urbandale, Iowa
New Mexico Military Institute
Máximo Alejandro Castillo Torres
Los Cabos, Baja California, México
Johnson County Community College
Justyn Case Daigle
Huntsville, Missouri
Central Methodist University
Francisco José De La Maza Vejar
Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
ITESO, Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara
Nathan Christopher Dempsey
Colleyville, Texas
Baylor University
Connor Kieran Edwards
Maitland, Florida
University of North Georgia
Aaron James Elford
Eugene, Oregon
Oregon State University
Ky-Mani Allan Dion Erskine
Phoenix, Arizona
University of Arizona
Nathaniel Ryan Espinoza
Miami Beach, Florida
Virginia Military Institute
Caleb Joseph Garner
Saint Peters, Missouri
Saint Louis Community College
Gastón Gastélum Reyes
Culiacan, Sinola, México
Universidad de Monterrey
Matthew Hale Hallam
Dallas, Texas
Oklahoma State University
Gabriel Alejandro Iglesias
Antiguo Cuscatlan, El Salvador
University of Notre Dame
Edward Michael Keith
Peoria, Illinois
Bluegrass Community Technical College
Emiliano Loredo Valdueza
México City, México
Loyola University Chicago
Joshua Henry McCart
Overland Park, Kansas
Johnson County Community College
Andrew Lloyd McConnell
Urbandale, Iowa
Moberly Area Community College
Landon Robert Meyer
Moberly, Missouri
Central Methodist University
Michael Anthony Middleton
Overland Park, Kansas
Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology
Connor Donovan Moore
Mexico, Missouri
U.S. Air Force
Juan Elías Newlands Chiriboga
Quito, Ecuador
Volunteer work for a year
Alexander Christian Nikas
Highwood, Illinois
College of Lake County
Luis Carlos Ochoa Chaveznava
Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
Universidad de Monterrey
Khantushig Odbaatar
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Hult International Business School
Russell David Olson
Indianapolis, Indiana
University of Cincinnati
Gabriel Guillermo Ontiveros Breton
Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey
Paulo Pereira De Abreu Donnabella
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Florida International University
Brayden Michael Phelps
Temple, Texas
Texas A&M University
William Christopher Remshardt
Sherman, Texas
LeTourneau University
Joseph Hutson Roach
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Saint Louis University
Bradley Gachugu Thumbi
Overland Park, Kansas
U.S. Naval Academy Preparatory School
Angelo Nestor Urdaneta Torres
Boca Raton, Florida
Pennsylvania State University
Javari Kingston Watson
Brooklyn, New York
Jackson State University
Samuel Abraham Thomas Way
Milton, Georgia
Indiana Wesleyan University
Zijie Zhou
Shenzhen, China
University of Washington-Seattle