Class of 2026
Congratulations to the graduating class from Missouri Military Academy's 137th Corps of Cadets!
The Class of 2026 — 49 cadets — have been offered more than $13.1 million in college scholarships.
Class of 2026 Commencement Weekend Schedule
Baccalaureate*
Friday, May 15, at 5 p.m.
Memorial Chapel
Senior Banquet*
Friday, May 15, at 6 p.m.
Centennial Gymtorium
Commencement
Saturday, May 16, at 10 a.m.
Centennial Gymtorium
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.
Ian Arredondo
Fair Oaks, Texas
International Study Institute Japanese Language School
Aaden Starkey Bado
Warr Acres, Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
Todbileg Boldbaatar
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Centennial College
Erick Lee Bond
Houston, Texas
Texas A&M University
Benjamin Evan Bryant
St. Louis, Missouri
Greenville University
Mark Lawrence Corley
Kansas City, Missouri
United States Marine Corps
Quang Huy Hoang Dang
Tan An, Viet Nam
Seattle Pacific University
Ryan James Derstein
Trophy Club, Texas
Alexandria Technical and Community College
Hai Quang Dinh
Da Nang, Viet Nam
Dallas College
Mateo Eaton Villarreal
San Pedro Garza García, México
Arizona State University
Orgil Enkhmend
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
University of Melbourne, Australia
Trevor Jay Garrison
Hemphill, Texas
United States Army
Ulis Lynn Gordon Jr.
Independence, Missouri
Truman State University
Gustavo Granados Zaragoza
Chihuahua, México
St Clare’s, Oxford
Nguyen Minh Duc Ho
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
North Park University
Alejandro Issa Munoz
Torreon, México
Universidad Iberoamericana
(applying for spring 2026)
Glauco Kiyoshi Iwakami
Holambra, Brazil
Undecided (accepted to Miami Dade College and South Florida College)
Lukas Walker Joiner
Sullivan, Missouri
St. Louis Fire Academy
Alexander Vincent Jones
Kirkwood, Missouri
Norwich University
Nicholas Sergei Kavalenka
Boca Raton, Florida
University of Colorado Boulder
Deonte Royal Kerns
Lincoln, Nebraska
Norwich University
Hung Gia Ly
Cantho, Viet Nam
Undecided (accepted to ASU and UMSL)
Raymond Barnett McDonald
Austin, Texas
Audrain Ambulance District
Bryce Fischer McIlwain
Hampstead, North Carolina
Illinois State University
Phuc Hoang Bao Ngo
Go Vap, Viet Nam
Houston City College
Emilio Veinticuatro Perez Ojeda
Martinez De La Torre, México
Arizona State University
River Jaxon Punab-Mitchell
Hollister, Missouri
Liberty University
Mason Matthew Quarles
Parkville, Missouri
Missouri Southern State University
Clayton Cooper Reich
Phoenix, Arizona
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Luis Manuel Rey Romo
México City, México
Universidad Panamericana
Rubén Emilio Reyes Pérez
Estado de México, México
Universidad Panamericana
Dominic Isaac Roberts
Sullivan, Missouri
Dark Horse Institute
Jesus Michael Robinson
Schiller Park, Illinois
Triton College
Beckett Bridgman Sears
Southlake, Texas
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Jeremiah James Senty
Rogers, Arkansas
United States Air Force
Lijie Shan
Beijing, China
Chinese Air Force
Janos Shelemba
Brooklyn, New York
New York Institute of Technology
Robert Raymond Shepard
Clovis, New Mexico
United States Army
Christopher Song
Southlake, Texas
Purdue University
Kaden David Sparrow
Steelville, Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Jacob Alexander Stallone
Lima, Ohio
Centre International d’Etudes Francaises
Huu Khang Thai
Nghe An, Viet Nam
Texas A&M University
Duane Lee Thompson
Troy, Missouri
Southeast Missouri State University
Ho Khoa Tran
Da Nang, Viet Nam
Vietnamese Young Scholars Society
John Matthew Trippe
Cleveland, Tennessee
U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School
Fernando Velasquez Pohls
Scottsdale, Arizona
Arizona State University
Liam Lawrence Woolery
Kansas City, Missouri
College of the Ozarks
Heshun Xiao
Troy, Michigan
Ohio State University
Angel Gerardo Zamudio Monzon
Culiacan, México
Grand Canyon University
Laureano Amaro Carrillo (post-graduate)
Ciudad Obregón, México
Universidad LaSalle México
Daniel Martinez Peñuñuri (post-graduate)
Hermosillo, México
University of Arizona (pending)
Daniel Barth Vazquez Guajardo (post-graduate)
Brownsville, Texas
University of Texas at San Antonio