183 graduate during winter commencement

Published:

Chadron State College conferred degrees to 183 graduates during winter commencement exercises in Armstrong Gymnasium on Friday, Dec. 18.

Bachelor’s degrees were awarded to 132 of the graduates while the remaining 51 received master’s degrees. Thirty-four of the degree candidates graduated with honors.

The commencement speaker was Randy Bauer, a Chadron insurance agent and long-time CSC supporter. Bauer, a CSC alumnus, has been a Chadron State Foundation Board of Trustees member since 2003 and president of the Eagles Booster Club for 22 years.

The Chadron State College Reserve Officers' Training Corps program commissioned its first officer since the program was reinstated five years ago. He is Mark Richard Ludwick of Onawa, Iowa, who graduated with a bachelor of arts.

Moments of reflection were delivered by Melissa Miskimins of Chadron and Jacob Finerty of Hesperia, Calif.

The graduates represent 20 states and four nations. Following is the breakdown. Nebraska 106, Wyoming 21, South Dakota 14, Colorado 11, Arizona 6, California 3, Illinois 2, Texas 2, Virginia 2. One each: Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, Washington, West Virginia. Other nations: Zimbabwe 3, Brazil 1, Ukraine 1.

Following is the list of degree candidates (***summa cum laude, **magna cum laude, *cum laude):

MASTER OF ARTS

Cari R. Brunner, Pine Bluffs, Wyo.; Stephanie K. Dunham, Lamar, Colo.; Pearl E. Johnson, Scottsbluff; Jeffrey Douglas Newland, Valentine; Rebecca I. Ryan, Mitchell; Jeanie R. Shimmin, North Platte; Carmoleta Anne Voigt, Alliance

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Jonathan B. Brown, Bellevue; Lisa Carlson, Summerset, S.D.; Christopher S. Casto, Milton, W.V.; Camalynn Clark, North Platte; Paul Collier Jr., Manakin Sabot, Va.; Sandeep Dhingra, Ashburn, Va.; Renae Lynn Jimenez Griffiths, Scottsbluff; Iuliia Kovalenko, Chaplynka, Ukraine; Brittni Meyer, St. Paul; Jacqueline Renee Miller, Rapid City, S.D.; Amber Dawn Parks, Crawford; Holly Zajic, Laramie, Wyo.

MASTER OF EDUCATION

Gregory L. Brenner, Lodgepole; Cathy Sue Brunz, North Platte; Tera L. Digmann, Sturgis, S.D.; Wendy F. Gamble, Douglas, Wyo.; Jeanne M. Hoffman, Chadron; Kevin Janssen, Omaha; Theresa Cecilia Kelly, Ainsworth; Marsha L. Kleager, Scottsbluff; Jana L. Mason, Scottsbluff; Laticia Abmeyer Mueller, Elizabethtown, Ky.; Harold Palmer Mulholland, Hillsboro, Texas; Amy Jo Plummer, Gering; Taryn M. Retzlaff, Bridgeport; Shadwin S. Spilski, Laramie, Wyo.; Jennifer Lyn Svoboda, Sterling, Colo.; Matt Teterud, Casper, Wyo.; Ward O. Wacker, Gordon; Clairinda Lea Weatherwax, Kearney; Jason D. Weber, Omaha

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT

Cody J. Assman, Hay Springs; Joshua Heath Bingham, Wright, Wyo.; Taylor Meghann-Moira Cady, Monterey, Calif.; Rhea Megan Jost, Sterling, Colo.; Joseph A. Konrad, Kalamazoo, Mich.; Patricia A. Lee, Scottsbluff; Melissa F. Miskimins, Chadron; Brenda Joy Morford, Chadron; Matthew T. Mullowney, Phoenix, Ariz.; Carrie Lynn Osborne, Atkinson; Michele R. Rickenbach, Chadron; Tyson Ray Schank, St. Joseph, Mo.; Justin R. Wickard, Scottsbluff

BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCES

**Jennifer Campbell, Kingman, Ariz.; *Victoria L. Gray, Scottsbluff; Michael Lynn Horn, Tucson, Ariz.; ***Heather C. Johnson, Burlington, Wash.; **Lucas A. Nielsen, Kingman, Ariz.; Shane A. Reidhead, Gilbert, Ariz.

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Eli Aguilar , Scottsbluff; Tasha M. Allen , Ogallala; ZanDee Rose Allen, Ainsworth; Breanna Layne Anderson, Akron, Colo.; Stephanie R. Aulston, Julesburg, Colo.; Liberty Bell, Alliance; ***Breanna T Bird, Scottsbluff; Rhett Samuel Breedlove, Torrington, Wyo.; David S. Brickley, Ozark, AR; Tamacena Caley, Lusk, Wyo.; Jennifer R. Carpenter, Alliance; Kate Cleveland, Chadron; *Loretta Ann Coakley, Sterling, Colo.; **Tammy J Covalt, Broadwater; Laurie A Cox, Chadron; Russell L. Crafton, Overland Park, Kan.; Danielle Marie Day, Loup City; Chelsea Rae DeHaven, Chadron; Brian Allen Drinkwalter, Crawford; Rehena S. Drummond, Alliance; Annette M. Eagle Bull, Rushville; ***Meghan Elizabeth Ecker, McCook; Lisa Dawn Edgar, Oral, S.D.; Lyndsey L. Eskam, Gering; Jacob Matthew Finerty, Hesperia, Calif.; **Shawn D. Franklin, Gillette, Wyo.; **Shelley R. Frear, Columbus; Victoria M. Frey, Lincoln; Jack Ryan Funk, O’Neill; ***Rosemary J. Ganyiwa, Hatfield, Zimbabwe; *Dusty James Ginsbach, Buffalo, S.D.; Barbara Beanue Goe, Phoenix, Ariz.; Grady L. Goldhammer, Upton, Wyo.; Crystal Harris-Bach, Chadron; ***Travis Hencey, Chadron; ***Anna Marie Higgins, Deaver, Wyo.; William Daniel Holmstedt, Bismarck, ND; Brett C. Hunter, Rushville; Anna Ruth Jackson, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Courtney L. Johnston, Brewster; Leslee Anne Keepers, Chadron; Kinsey Lynn Keller, Mitchell; ***Craig M. Kibler, Chadron; Tucker J. Knode, Crawford; Philip A. Krepel, DeKalb, Ill.; *Mark Richard Ludwick, Onawa, IA

Chelsey Kay Madden, Kimball; Erin Musgrave, Ong; Robert M. Norris, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Karen Kay North, McCook; Andrew D. Ohlson, Holdrege; Sonja Ann Painter, Ainsworth; Heather Payden-Williams, Fairburn, S.D.; Joshua Petersen, Rapid City, S.D.; Sammie Rinehart, Highmore, S.D.; **Tanner Rockwell, Valentine; Annabel V. Rodriguez, Bridgeport; Kurt Sayers, Hay Springs; **Kristian E. Schank, Scottsbluff; Ivy Rose Schroeder, Pilger; Michelle Sorensen-Schefcik, Rapid City, S.D.; **Marco de Souza, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Seth R. Stock, Hay Springs; Melissa R. Strain, New Braunfels, Texas; Shane A. Teichmeier, Cairo; Sara Marie Thompson, Alliance; Samantha J. Turbiville, Chadron; Jay Braddock Voss, Chadron; *Lisa A. Vroman, Buffalo, S.D.; Daniel G. Walgren, Chadron; Mark Weber, Ten Sleep, Wyo.; Melissa D. Zapata, Alliance; Melissa Valdene Zimmer, Fullerton

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Casey L. Bonavia, Tuolumne, Calif.; ***Katie Jean Brown, Star Valley, Wyo.; Dustin Jay Burchfield, Cody; Peter T. Charambira, Masvingo, Zimbabwe; *Shingairai B. Chiwara, Harare, Zimbabwe; *Heathyre Cecelia Diedrichsen, Plainview; Jayce Dueland, McCook; Adam Fette, Crete; Jacob M. Frost, Eddyville; Jacob Allan Hansen, Bridgeport; Eric James Hilyard, Douglas, Wyo.; Samuel Alan Holmgren, Harrison; Kevin-Collin R. Howard, Gering; Meggan Lynn Ide, Cozad; Kristy L. Kemp, Curtis; Cyrus Cleve Kezar, Whitman; Joshua Kramer, North Platte; ***Naomi Jean Matthews, Benkelman; Muriah Lee Messersmith, Maywood; **Alysia Nicole Mowry, Cambridge; Jamie Lee O’Brien, Arvada, Colo.; Sean C. Polson, Firestone, Colo.; *Tiffini Sha’Von Pruitt, Hampton, Ga.; Micaela Sue Raasch, Lincoln; Justin James Ransdell, North Platte; Jessica Lynne Ries, Rapid City, S.D.; Amy Marie Tullis, Torrington, Wyo.; **Danielle M. Wierenga, Rapid City, S.D.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION

Sarah Elizabeth Andreasen, Nelson; Matthew Scott Bloyd, Bridgeport; James Christopher Braniff, Sterling, Colo.; **Kayla M. Carrier, Scottsbluff; Amanda S. Cox, Hayes Center; Allison Marie Crane, Elgin, Ill.; Stephanie L. Cronin, Fort Pierre, S.D.; Brianna Leigh Dembrowski-Harris, Chadron; Daniel Dorwart, Sidney; **Jessica Friesz, Gering; Michael A. Garcia, Alliance; Amber Lynn Ginter, Spearfish, S.D.; ***John A. Girard, Alliance; ***Stacy Lynn Girard, Alliance; ***Bryce Adam Hoffman, Newcastle, Wyo.; **Jo Ellen Hines Keigley, Guernsey, Wyo.; **Keisha M. Pickett, Yuma, Colo.; Brittany Lea Porter, Big Piney, Wyo.; Casey K. Schell, Glenrock, Wyo.; Tamara L. Simmons, Scottsbluff; **Jamie Lynn Swartwood, Torrington, Wyo.; Jamie L. Taylor, Thedford; Kelli M. Walz, Mullen; Ashley Brooke Wickard, Pine Bluffs, Wyo.; Tommy Duane Wilson, Cozad

-College Relations

Category: Campus News