Commencement to include 361 graduates
Chadron State College spring commencement exercises are set for Saturday, May 9.
Dr. Margaret Crouse will speak at the graduate ceremony in Memorial Hall at 8 a.m. Crouse is retiring after 36 years on the faculty and in the administration at CSC.
Distinguished CSC alumnus John Jacox will speak at undergraduate commencement in the Chicoine Center at 10 a.m. He has a notable career of more than 30 years in the aerospace industry.
Both events will be broadcast at csc.edu/live.
Following is the list of seniors expected to graduate by degree. It consists of 96 names for master's degrees and 265 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 Adminstration
Master of Science in Organizational Management
Nebraska, Colorado, South Dakota, Wyoming, Other States and Countries
Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Other States and Countries
Bachelor of Science in Education
Nebraska, Colorado, South Dakota, Wyoming, Other States and Countries
Nebraska
Alliance: Karen Todd
Chadron: Laura Anderson-Beguin
Gordon: Jennifer Taylor
North Platte: Janet Fear
Wyoming
Torrington: Anne Lee
Other States and Countries
Nicole Brown, Hau'ula, Hawaii
Troy Glass, Michigan City, Ind.
Randall Doran II, Harlan, Iowa
Master of Business Administration
Nebraska
Bellevue: John Rieger Jr.
Chadron: Phillip Bullington
Hayes Center: Kathryn Clifford
Juniata: Lee Vrooman
Lincoln: Sanela Ganic
Nebraska City: Nathan Meyer
Colorado
Castle Rock: Jeffrey Hawkins
Colorado Springs: Rachel McCoy
South Dakota
Scotland: Melissa Gale
Wyoming
Casper: Brian Wigington
Other States and Countries
Bryan Reeves, Altoona, Ala.
Janice-Colleen Greiser, Shelton, Conn.
Joshua Ervin, DeFuniak Springs, Fla.
Dana Harrison, Milton, Fla.
Donald Bass, Pensacola, Fla.
Thomas Pollard, Pensacola Beach, Fla.
Shakeel Mehdi, Cumming, Ga.
Leonardo Aquino, Buffalo Grove, Ill.
Adeel Ahmad Sheikh, Reading, Mass.
Anthony Staab, Minneapolis, Minn.
Christian Bulling, Albuquerque, N.M.
Brian Gaddy, Alva, Okla.
Jenna Sheppard, Oshawa, Ontario
Aaron Weir, Homestead, Pa.
Justin Gates, Abilene, Texas
Felipe Cortez, El Paso, Texas
Kevin Johnson, El Paso, Texas
Teresa Scholes, Hyrum, Utah
Keisha Salazar, Salt Lake City, Utah
Brandon Gunter, Arlington, Wash.
Nebraska
Ainsworth: Amanda Evans
Bassett: Christy Clay
Chadron: Curtis Bach, Lauren Stephens
Crete: Adam Fette
Gering: Deann Bayne, James Miller, Arthur Rose
Indianola: Nicholas Brost
Kearney: Deborah Merz
Lexington: Riley Gruntorad
Mitchell: Loren Braman
Omaha: Jordan Siepker
Papillion: Katherine Pierce
Paxton: Deborah Meyer
Pender: Kellen Conroy
Scottsbluff: Jason Blanco, Brooke Talkington
Seward: Jeff Hass, Tasha Osten
Colorado
Colorado Springs: Sarah Mortensen
Wyoming
Bar Nunn: Ashtan Johnson-Christensen
Casper: Carl Myers, Brandon Zimmerman
Gillette: Abbey Zimmerman
Guernsey: Jason Harmon
Lusk: John Thayer
Newcastle: Liana Scribner
Rawlins: Stephanie Davis, Hilarie Schlager
Sheridan: Tera Miller
Torrington: Sara Foster, Doyle Meyer
Yoder: Devin Shimic
Other States and Countries
Susan Pierce, San Bernardino, Calif.
Joshua Oberg, Conroy, Iowa
Candice Wooten, Belgrade, Mont.
Amanda Porr, Rahway, N.J.
Master of Science in Organizational Management
Nebraska
Chadron: Tena Cook, Mallory Irvine, Victor Mercado, Ashley Riesen
Hay Springs: Lexi Buettner, Kayla Heiting
Hemingford: Loretta Belknap
Lincoln: Kelsey Monahan
Colorado
Alamosa: Kristen Lucero
Colorado Springs: Lauren Yoder
Longmont: Mollie Jones
Wyoming
Cheyenne: Holly Schlachter
Glenrock: Nicholas Gilbert
Rozet: Jamie Black
Sundance: Pamela Garman
Thayne: Bryan Hart
Other States and Countries
Joshua Poniatowski, Daytona Beach, Fla.
Andrew Fischette, Indianapolis, Ind.
Donna Kracinovich, Brick, N.J.
Michael Knehr, McMurray, Pa.
David Durkee, Aurora, Colorado
Ainsworth: Betty March*
Alliance: Chelsea Fielding, Kendra Hart, Jordan Jacobson, Garrett Lower, Jeffrey McFarland***, Gary Mills, Emily Rischling*, Jenni Sample, Carly Schnell**
Arthur: Derek Powers
Ashby: Alicia Hisel
Bayard: Alexander Coon, Ryan Parriott
Bellevue: Spencer Hunt
Bingham: Ashley Koehler
Brady: Isaac Egenberger
Bridgeport: Riannon Keim, Alyssa Peters
Broken Bow: Katie Loughran
Chadron: Samantha Eickleberry*, Maruta Hansen*, Melody Herl**, Brittany Kubert, Kevin Kubo, Emily Linegar, Abbie Marti**, Angela Martinez, Lauren Morris**, Cassie O'Boyle, Zachariah Pieper*, Ashley Sandall, Naol Temesgen, Julianna Voss, Jonathan Woodden*, Jesse Young
Clarkson: Jessica Stodola**
Cody: Karisa Lamle, Luke Miller*
Columbus: Laura Krieger***
Crawford: Ashley Gibbons, Xavier Kvistad
Dalton: Kayla Rushman
Gering: Tyler Eigenberg, Nicole Mejia
Gordon: Lane Haller, Nicholas Yardley***
Grant: Krystal Gorgen***
Harrison: Robert Jordan, Jake Murphy**
Hay Springs: Aria Hughes**, Tara Rasmussen, Shelby Colwell
Henry: Stormy Lower**
Indianola: Skyler Hellmuth
Lincoln: Aria Ford, Rachael Lane
Marsland: Lane Troester
McCook: Austin Huffman
Minatare: Kelsey Michael
Mitchell: Daniel Beeney, Jordan DeBus, Nicole Keller, Casey Meier, Tanner Rien, Jennie Robbins
Morse Bluff: Ethan Bauer**
Murdock: Kalee Brewer**
Norfolk: Michele Havranek
North Platte: Shirai Baughman Armstrong, Elizabeth Hansen*, Nicholas Stokey*
Omaha: Kajsa Askerup**, Kyle McCarthy**
O'Neill: Juan Valdez***
Ord: Evan Baker**, Dalton Boden
Paxton: Wade Waugh
Rushville: Michaela Linders
Scottsbluff: Dylan Bairn**, Mustapha Barry, Lindsey Comings*, David Downey, Nicole Hoffman, Kayla Petersen, Jamie Subjeck
Sidney: Anna Glenn, Gavin Thurow, Sarah VanEtten
Valentine: Jodi Birch
West Point: Emma Stokely*
Whitney: Darlene Lemmon
Wymore: Robert Maples
Akron: Shelby Guy
Avondale: Kelby Bond
Bennett: Jayden Copeland***
Broomfield: Jessica Eatmon
Colorado Springs: Erin Daniel, Josiah Lee
Denver: Erika Roybal*
Elizabeth: Michael Safer
Grover: Jessica Pevler
Hugo: Brittney Graham
Littleton: Hannah Clark*, Maureen Walsh**
Longmont: Michaela Schmitt*
Trinchera: Cody Roberts*
Woodland Park: Jessie Miller
Belle Fourche: Scott Henderson
Box Elder: Kayla Bunch
Colton: Erin Amundson
Hot Springs: Rachel Huddleston
Lemmon: Katie Krebs
Prairie City: Taz Olson
Rapid City: Trevor Bradeen, Jada Fisk, Mikelle Stoltenberg, Tiffany Valandra
Wasta: Cheyenne Deering***
Buffalo: Arielle Boone
Casper: Felicia Cummings*, Jeannine Earl, Austin Nimmo
Cheyenne: Nancy Morton
Gillette: Cathryn Davis, Jacob Rissler***
Glenrock: Marissa Widiker
Laramie: Lainiel Christensen
Lingle: Alisa Hill***
Newcastle: Troy Hieb***
Pinedale: Jacob Brunette
Rock Springs: Jazz Bozner, Shelby Bozner, Angel Prelle
Torrington: Owen Courtney**
Worland: Cassandra Anderson*, Victoria Lawler
Kendrick Holliman, Spanish Fort, Ala.
Christopher Smith, El Monte, Calif.
Christina Paquette, Lakeside, Calif.
Samantha Henry, Milpitas, Calif.
Zachary Lorenzo, Oak Park, Calif.
Nigel Jones, Poway, Calif.
Kandice Nelson, San Diego, Calif.
Evan Torkelsen, San Leandro, Calif.
Alisa Rich, Studio City, Calif.
Chinwe Okafor, Lawrenceville, Ga.
Lindsey Cassidy, Waraw, Ind.
Hanna Flaming***, Benton, Kan.
Grant Stone, Canton, Mich.
Vanessa Mader*, Biddle, Mont.
Kylee Gruel, Fromberg, Mont.
James Barrows, Silver City, N.M.
Justyn Anderson, Las Vegas, Nev.
Michael Hupp***, Berea, Ohio
Jerri Hamar, Amarillo, Texas
Erin Dillon, Houston, Texas
Chase Thompson*, La Vernia, Texas
Ryan Haskins*, San Antonio, Texas
Brandon Blinn, S.E. Everett, Wash.
Quincy Steel, Kenosha, Wis.
Daniel Wilson, Rhinelander, Wis.
David Vilmar Jr.*, Abaco, Bahamas
Yanrong Liang**, Baoji, China
Rediet Teferra*, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Rochelle Nelson, Kingston, Jamaica
Richard Jack, Pohnpei, Micronesia
Alliance: Jason Yuill
Berwyn: Lacey Clarke
Bradshaw: Kira Stuhr
Cairo: Cathryn Zentner
Central City: Jonathan Royle
Chadron: Benjamin Brechtel, Devan Fors, Kaycee Werdel**, Shaun Wicen, Cristian Yanes-Salazar
Dunning: Irene Saner
Gering: Zachary Van Dyke
Glenvil: Amanda Brader
Hay Springs: Reid Badje
Imperial: Daniel Regier**
Inman: Michael Sobotka
Lincoln: Scott Fraser
Lodgepole: Kristine Bond
Merriman: Tyler Trump
Norfolk: Erik Becker***
Papillion: Greer Babbe
Paxton: Mara Seifer
Ravenna: Christy Charron
Springview: Abby Gibson*
Valentine: Amanda Hicks**, Chelsea Owen***, Markus Potter
Littleton: Mitchell McAdow, Brayden Pritchett
Casper: Derek Higgins
Glenrock: Matthew Widiker
Wheatland: Nathan Pindell
Nathan Strieby, Soldotna, Alaska
Dain Dastrup, Benson, Ariz.
Catherine Dremel, Batavia, Ill.
Colten Blanchard, Sulphur, La.
Jorge Flores***, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Bachelor of Science in Education
Alliance: Mattie Churchill*
Bertrand: Kayla Colfack**
Bridgeport: David Keim, Caleb Wiggins
Chadron: Christianne Carattini***, Margaret Darnell**, Matthew Rotherham, Zachery Sandstrom***, Whitney Spencer
Chambers: Sarah DeKay***
Clarkson: Dustin Stodola
Crawford: Keely Oetken
Davenport: Elizabeth Dahl
Gering: Schyler Ferguson, Barbara Harder***, Summer Hulbert, Patrick O'Boyle, Michelle Smith
Gurley: Ashley Lindholm**
Holdrege: Sarah Derickson
Imperial: Brandi Confer***
Indianola: Ashley Brost
Kimball: Diane Baluska**, Kaitlin Knaub
Lexington: Irma Morales
Merna: Danielle Downey
Milburn: Teri Smith
Mitchell: Tate Acton, Jennifer Bohl**, Keelyn Hubbard
Morrill: Dana Anderson***, Cassandra Wiegel
North Platte: Kaila Bodenus*, Colleen Boutwell, Levi Shute
Omaha: Scott Reffert, Cynthia Thomas***, James Wright
Potter: Brandi Tallmage
Rushville: Arielle Tiensvold
Scottsbluff: Mariah Busch***, Kelsey Empfield***, Madison Keller**, Brooke Lacy**, Susan Whitaker, Shelby Winchell
Longmont: Megan Mahaffy
Sterling: Tyler Smart
Midland: Kelsey Hostutler
Rapid City: Stephanie Bailey*, Kattie Ranta
Casper: Brooke Flaherty
Evanston: Tawny Love
Gillette: Angela Christensen***
Newcastle: Channing Jons***
Wheatland: Nicole Jeffries***
Danielle Buckley, Palmer, Alaska
Chelsey Greene*, Jewell, Kan.
Brittney Waldner*, Dexter, Mo.
Rachel Swamy, North Bend, Wash.
—CSC College Relations
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