BETTENDORF, IOWA (May 28, 2020) — Families of our graduates will be present. We invite the rest of our Rivermont community to join us on Facebook
After careful consideration of a plan to strictly follow social-distancing guidelines, Rivermont Collegiate has announced its 133rd Commencement exercises will be held in person, outside in the circle in front of the Bettendorf Mansion. Small class-sizes are a hallmark of the Rivermont experience. During this time of social-distancing, imparticular, small class sizes are an even bigger advantage. Members of the Rivermont community are invited to join the event online at Facebook, where the event will be live-streamed. The ceremony will be recorded and posted online after the event.
This year’s graduation speaker will be Doug Cropper, the CEO and President of Genesis Healthcare.
Doug Cropper is President and CEO of Genesis Health System a not-for-profit system offering a full continuum of health-care services to a ten-county area in Iowa and Illinois. Genesis has a total annual operating-revenue of $700 million and employs over 5,000 people. Genesis has been the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions including: US News and World Report Top Community Hospital in Iowa, Thomson Reuters 50 Top Heart Hospitals, Thomson Reuters Top 50 Health Systems, 2010 JD Powers and Associates Distinguished Hospital for Providing “An Outstanding Patient Experience," as well as a top 100 Integrated Health System, 100 Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems, Nursing Magnet designation, Consumer Choice Award from National Research Corporation, and Iowa’s only health-care system to receive gold from Iowa’s Recognition for Performance (state Baldrige award).
Doug Cropper has more than 38 years of health-care experience, starting out as a surgical orderly at St Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Prior to joining Genesis, he was Executive Vice President of Inova Health System and Administrator of the Inova Fairfax Hospital Campus in Falls Church, Virginia. Previous to his five-year tenure at Inova, he served as Administrator of St. John’s and St. Joseph’s Hospitals and Vice President of HealthEast in St Paul, Minnesota.
Doug Cropper is very involved in volunteering in his community and nationally. He has served for the last 8 years as Regional President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in eastern Iowa and western Illinois. He is also currently on the Board and Executive Committee of the Quad City Chamber, on the regional Wells Fargo Advisory Board, a member of UnitedHealthcare’s Healthcare Executive Advisory Council, a member of Premier’s Member Value Improvement Committee as well as a member of the Board of the American Hospital Association.
Doug Cropper graduated with a BS in History from the University of Utah (1984) and received a Master’s in Healthcare Administration (MHA) from the University of Minnesota in 1988. He has been married to Lynne Gorton Cropper for 38 years, and they have four children and four grandchildren.
Our 2020 Graduates:
Qudratullah Bahramee, son of Tariq Shah Bahramee To attend university in Amman, Jordan
Harrison Brown, son of Todd Brown and Shalar Knupp To attend Wartburg College
Chen Yuxin (Ivy), daughter of Chen Guo To attend the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Vanessa Fuentes, daughter of Luis and Rosa Fuentes To attend Saint Ambrose University
Chirag Gowda, son of Shashinath Chandrahasegowda and Indumathi Ramegowda To attend the University of Miami
Jia Huiwen (Edith), daughter of Jia Yuanpeng and Wang Huanjuan To attend Pennsylvania State University
Liu Ruiyang (Roy), son of Liu Jinlong and Yang Hongxia To attend university in China
Geoffrey Moyer, son of Samuel and Jennifer Moyer To attend Augustana College
Dwira Nandini, daughter of Pratim Pathak and Bhaswati Gangopadhyay To attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jozef Porubcin, son of Michal and Chae Hee Porubcin To attend University of Notre Dame
Anna Senjem, Daughter of Jason and Ferelith Senjem To attend University of California Berkeley
Wang Xiran (Patrick), son of Wang Pai To attend University of California San Diego
Wang Yue (Winnie), daughter of Wang Liang and Ni Weiqing To attend University of California San Diego
Jean-Claude Weka, son of Adzo Kodjovi To attend Augustana College
Yuan Weihan (Eason), son of Yuan Heng To attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
