Candidates for graduation announced
CHADRON – Chadron State College winter commencement exercises are set for Friday.
Education professor and department chair, Dr. Don King, will speak at the graduate ceremony in Memorial Hall at 2 p.m.
The Honorable Ronn Jeffrey will speak at the undergraduate ceremony at 4 p.m. in the Chicoine Center. The Cheyenne, Wyoming, municipal juvenile court judge has been a recipient of the college’s Distinguished Alumni Award.
Both events will be broadcast at csc.edu/live.
Following is the list of candidates for graduation, by degree. It consists of 80 names for master's degrees and 145 for bachelor's degrees. Honor graduates are designated with asterisks.
***Summa cum laude, 3.9-4.0 GPA
**Magna cum laude, 3.75-3.89 GPA
*Cum laude, 3.6-3.74
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Organizational Management
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Bachelor of Science in Education
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Nebraska
Alliance: Liberty Robbins
Chadron: Melissa Fromm
Ellsworth: Lori Fankhauser
Kearney: Jennifer Myers
North Platte: Heather Rathjen, Lindsey Schafer, Amy Schartz, Adam Sterup
Schuyler: Staci Shonka
Scottsbluff: Marylou Salomon
South Sioux City: Katie Johnson
South Dakota
Kyle: Dora Ferguson
Rapid City: Nicole Anderson
Wyoming
Cheyenne: Adam Stuart-Walker
Greybull: Nathan Urbach
Rock Springs: Neil Kourbelas
Sheridan: Charlotte Jenkins
Sundance: Mikala Reimer
Other States and Countries
Stephanie Flansburg-Cruz, Aguadilla
Sarah Landis, Le Mars, Iowa
Darren Barry, Leominster, Mass.
Christina Hook, Tonkawa, Okla.
Master of Business Administration
Nebraska
Chadron: Adaline Baker, Christine McDaniel-Fankhauser,
Gering: Brittany Kihlthau
Norfolk: Lucas Kruse
Valentine: Jessica Goodrich
South Dakota
Custer: Shea Koch
Other States and Countries
Kirstin Lockmiller, Beaumont, Calif.
Jennifer Delano Cohen, Oakley, Calif.
Thomas Dibiase Jr., Denver, Colo.
Anthony Cox, Evans, Colo.
Melissa Jerger, Parker, Colo.
Christopher Roberts, Sterling, Colo.
Karen Dhanie, Kissimmee, Fla.
Robert Hughes Jr., Milton, Fla.
Isaac Kamara, Lowell, Mass.
Rodney Grayson, Jackson, Miss.
Jason Keim, Kansas City, Mo.
Gabriel Whorten, Austintown, Ohio
Monica Lewis, Cleveland, Ohio
William Cook, North Lima, Ohio
Jessica Safer, Cheyenne, Wyoming
Alissa Carter, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Felipe Cecilio, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Khin Aye, Yangon, Myanmar
Nebraska
Alliance: Michael Garcia
Burwell: Amber Williams
Genoa: Joshua Majerus
Gering: Leonard Ellis, Naomi Morales
Lexington: Jess McHargue
Lincoln: Nichole Mumm
Morrill: Taylor Dickey
North Platte: Julie Smith
Omaha: Derek Andersen
Scottsbluff: Maggie Anderson
Sidney: Miranda McKay
Tecumseh: Laura Rademacher
Wyoming
Casper: Bryce Flammang, Kimberly Harder, Krista Reinsbach
Newcastle: Tyler Bartlett
Rock Springs: Thomas Jassman
Torrington: Timothy Bloodgood, Paula Krotz
Other States
Curtis Martindale, Ottumwa, Iowa
Scott Burgess, Hot Springs, S.D.
Master of Science in Organizational Management
Nebraska
Bayard: Stanley Tavenner
Hershey: Chris Streeter
Omaha: Anita Clark
Scottsbluff: Kyle Keller, Michael Wharton
Other States and Countries
Ryan Carden, San Diego, Calif.
Frank Bright, Williams, Calif.
Scott Nielsen, Thornton, Colo.
Brandon Ratcliff, Chillicothe, Ill.
Sarah Johnson, Henderson, Nev.
Dustin Luper, Provo, S.D.
Brandon Schafer, Casper, Wyo.
Heather McCormick, Manchester, Mass.
Cassie Furchner, Rapid City, S.D.
Kira Mosley, Seattle, Wash.
Nicolaas Dijen, Tacoma, Wash.
Alliance: Tyler Pflughaupt, Teri Robinson, Anna Underwood, Connor Weingart
Brady: Amanda Lunkwitz
Bridgeport: Tara Harding
Broken Bow: Mikensie Wright
Chadron: Amanda Bannan, Brandon Child, Davina Fessler, Timothy Frye
Clarkson: Heather Gall
Cody: Aria Ford
Crawford: Jonathon Wohlers*
Elsmere: Nathan Mcfadden
Gering: David Ackerman, Marcelina Mendez, Casey Sigrist*, Kelsey Sylvester
Gordon: Alicia Conquering Bear
Grand Island: Melisa Green
Harrison: Robert “Spike” Jordan, Antonio Lopez
Hay Springs: Danni Hinman, Travis Kuhn
Hershey: Ashley Mugrage
Kilgore: Christopher Nielsen
Kimball: Brian Luppen
Lakeside: Kate Benjamin
Lamar: Daniel Hogsett
Lewellen: Krista Martin*
Lexington: Andrew Rios
Lincoln: DeAnna Fanning**, Robert Nickels
Merna: Brittany Province
Minatare: Carli Rose
Norfolk: Lindsey Stara
North Platte: Kimberly Myers
Ogallala: Kathy Bourque***, Jessamyn Kostman**
Omaha: Le'Chere Campbell, Kylee Polsley
Plattsmouth: Heather Bogner
Rushville: Teale Beguin
Scottsbluff: Christian Ahlers**, Nathaniel Faulkner, Brittany Gaub, Brianna Kihlthau, Emilee Pilkington, Taylor Strong*
Seward: Jennifer Bale
Sidney: Madilynn Boman, Jin Zeng***
Waverly: Jessie Krien
Box Elder: Joshua Scheler
Hermosa: Jace Blackwell
Hot Springs: Laven Adair, Jacob VanGundy
Rapid City: Erica Anderson, Alyssa Bauer, Conor Casey, Kelley McNabb, Tess Rickenbach
Cheyenne: Amy Brewer**, Abigail Lane
Evansville: Alexis Howle
Gillette: James Boylan
Greybull: Jaycie Cheatham*
Rock Springs: Jerusha Thompson*
Sheridan: Tonia Wiley**
Sundance: Brittany Lenz
Torrington: Kristine Hilger, Gordon Kautz, Courtney Swanson**, Courtney Wiggins
Wheatland: Constance Kittell**
Dylan Furrier, Tucson, Ariz.
Lauren Hill, Fontana, Calif.
Alexandra Wallace, Templeton, Calif.
Ana-Marija Kasljevic, Centennial, Colo.
Mary Carlson***, Denver, Colo.
Andrea Franklin, Denver, Colo.
Nikki Schmidt, Merino, Colo.
Caleb Anderson, Fergus Falls, Minn.
Shaylee Hance, Circle, Mont.
Kyle Tarbutton, Columbus, Ohio
Cristopher Chandler, Fairland, Okla.
Andrew Harper, Harper, Ore.
Taylor Burdan, Bejing, China
Bartley: Holly Doyle
Battle Creek: Austin Welke
Bertrand: Nicholas Giger
Brady: Tyrel Grasz*
Broken Bow: Stephen Driscoll
Bushnell: Kassandra McKinnon*
Chadron: Lacy Westlake
Gering: Kaitlyn Steinwart
Lewellen: Andrea Westlake
Lindsay: Brandon Werner
Lodgepole: Justin Huff
Odell: Tricia Goes
Omaha: Ethan Calvert
Rushville: Nathaniel Jech
Seward: Nathan Pflueger***
Thedford: JuliAnna Schaeffer**
Elm Springs: Gemma Trask
Hot Springs: Matthew Harkless
Sturgis: Molly Cleland
Wall: Jed Kammerer
Sophie Debus*, Berlin, Germany
Colten Blanchard, Sulphur, La.
Dylan Fors*, Roseburg, Ore.
Ana Mills, Jackson, Tenn.
Amber Christianson*, Lusk, Wyo.
Bachelor of Science in Education
Bridgeport: Micheal Berry*
Chadron: Travis Hencey
Crawford: Shalee Mamula
Grant: Zachary White**
Hastings: Kelsey Carwin*
Hay Springs: Ashton Hughes**
Kimball: Ashley Thurin
Lewellen: Morgan Schaeffer**
McCook: Amanda Einspahr
North Platte: Andrea Neal***
Omaha: Timothy Kaldahl
Buffalo: Kendrick Michelena***
Cheyenne: Brianne Birt
Gillette: Darcy Crain
Lusk: Rebecca Lashmett**, Jessie Sturman
Riverton: Kyle Hunter
Sheridan: Dakota Benoit, Craig Blackwell, Rebecca Butterfield***, Emily Wille
Brittany Oddo*, Phoenix, Ariz.
Katelyn Londo, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Staci Brandner, Yuma, Colo.
Amy Deichert*, Spearfish, S.D.
Tomilyn Trask, Wasta, S.D.
Kodi Lewton***, Ten Sleep, Wyo.
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