Briar Cliff University Honors 2025 DPT Hooding Recipients

May 9, 2025

Briar Cliff University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy Department recognized 31 physical therapy students during the DPT Hooding Ceremony, held on Friday, May 9, in the Chapel of Our Lady of Grace.

Candidates who received a hood, recognizing them as a Doctor of Physical Therapy, include:

Jenna Becker (Glenwood, IA); Mackenzie Berg (Upton, WY); Dalen Blair (Lee’s Summit, MO); Sophie Brockhaus (Jackson, NE); Clare Caraghar (Littleton, CO); Mara Clark (Laurens, IA); Janessa Conrad (Payson, UT); Ariel Debeer (Luverne, MN); Taylor Diede (Scotland, SD); Madison Ellis (Omaha, NE); Abagale Ericson (Hawarden, IA); Jessica Gabbert (Brandon, SD); Ashley German (Sioux City, IA); Haley Gonsor (Aberdeen, SD); Hannah Halbur (Lake View, IA); Dylan Kallhoff (Sioux Falls, SD); Cassidy Kascht (Sergeant Bluff, IA); Jesse Lease (Dakota Dunes, SD); Jase Likness (Yankton, SD); Autumn Loga (Bee, NE); Kauryn Ludens (Sioux Falls, SD); Paige McCracken (Montrose, CO); Schylar Powers (Wagner, SD); Kaitlyn Rogers (Spirit Lake, IA); Carson Roshone (Canistota, SD); Austin Ryan (Sioux Falls, SD); Kelly Sonius (Britt, IA); Abbey Stadler (Columbus, WI); Teanna Steers (Gann Valley, SD); Tyler Steffensmeier (Cedar Rapids, IA); Elizabeth Watchorn (Ponca, NE). 

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