Candidates for graduation announced
CHADRON – Chadron State College’s winter commencement exercises are Friday, Dec. 16.
Music professor Dr. G. W. Sandy Schaefer will speak at the graduate ceremony in Memorial Hall at 2 p.m.
Bruce Hoem, a Professor in the Counseling, Psychology and Social Work department, will speak at the undergraduate ceremony in the Chicoine Center at 4 p.m.
Both events will be broadcast at chadronstate.tv.
In addition to the commencement exercises, two ROTC cadets – Megan McLean and Major Armstead – will be commissioned as second lieutenants.
Below is a list of candidates for graduation by degree. It consists of 90 names for master’s degrees and 144 for bachelor’s degrees. Honor graduates are designated with asterisks. Some students are not listed, at their request.
***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
Bachelor of Science in Education
Nebraska
Fullerton: Mary Rieken
Jackson: Sadie Voss
North Platte: Samantha Legas
Colorado
Denver: Kristina Mlynar
South Dakota
Rockyford: Tammy Steele
Wyoming
Fort Laramie: Jaron Frederick
Newcastle: Jody Purviance
Torrington: Jessica Drake
Other States and Countries
Derek Johnston, Lexington, Ala.
Kristi Hulsey, Bakersfield, Calif.
Tara Markuson, Ekalaka, Mont.
Dolores Pellegrino, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Silke Hunker, Wiesloch, Germany
Master of Business Administration
Nebraska
Arapahoe: Joshua Brandt
Fairbury: Jennafer Glaesemann, D.V.M.
Lincoln: Melissa Law, Austen Stephens
Omaha: Shannan Bradley
Scottsbluff: James Roland, Brooke Steele
South Dakota
Rapid City: Nathan McNutt
Wyoming
Gillette: Cathryn Davis
Other States and Countries
Dana Ogletree, Bessemer, Ala.
Bradley Chadwick, Bagdad, Ariz.
Joshua Esparza, Clovis, Calif.
Nicholas Barrett, Hermosa Beach, Calif.
Austin Simpson, Riverside, Calif.
Sayed Akber Sabir, San Diego, Calif.
Tanika Clemons, Daytona Beach, Fla.
Chamel Ephraim, Lake Wales, Fla.
Ashley Harris, Pensacola, Fla.
Chinwe Okafor, Lawrenceville, Ga.
Mary Myers-Davis, Le Mars, Iowa
Ilnur Azizov, Ocean City, Md.
Amber McGeehan, East Liverpool, Ohio
Samantha Rolph, Beaverton, Ore.
Jamie Lewis, Greenwood, S.C.
Samantha Sondrup, Little Elm, TX
Gilly Dijkhoff, Oranjestad, Aruba
Jennifer Kelly, Noord, Aruba
Yathiraju Sellappan, Markham, Ontario, Canada
Naol Temesgen, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Sergei Bugrov, Moscow, Russia
Charith Kapukotuwa, Chilaw, SriLanka
Nebraska
Brady: Jamie Shaner
Broken Bow: Heidi Fessler
Hayes Center: Julie Cuellar
Humphrey: Melissa Braun
Kearney: Mary Reimers
North Platte: Deedra DeGarmo
Potter: Sarah Deeds
Shelby: Melinda Cromer
Wauneta: Sheryl Einspahr
Colorado
Gunnison: David Bollish
Yuma: Sheyenne Sandstrom
South Dakota
McCook Lake: Cassandra Long
Rapid City: Jesse Coy
Wyoming
Afton: Jake Rich
Casper: Jared Swenson, Kristina Vondra
Douglas: Braiden Shatto, Maci Tempel-Shatto
Wheatland: Rebecca Velikaneye
Other States and Countries
Anna Hust, Chino Valley, Ariz.
John Hopkins, Westminster, Md.
Cindy McFadden, Billings, Mont.
Shana Dachs, Helena, Mont.
Master of Science in Organizational Management
Nebraska
Chadron: Michael' Carson, Janet Raymer
Fremont: Bode Hill
Hemingford: Loretta Belknap
Johnson: Jari Dunekacke
Maxwell: Camille Oberg
Omaha: Rachel Sullivan
Tryon: Berva Arensdorf
Colorado
Sterling: Matthew Bjerke
South Dakota
Rapid City: Cameron Beyer, Faye Dierksen, Dustin Kindred
Wyoming
Cheyenne: Andrea Calhoon
Newcastle: Ryan Hieb
Other States and Countries
Cassie Mitchell, Tustin, Calif.
Dalmin Gibson, Dickinson, N.D.
Lori Shimasaki, Edmond, Okla.
Shawnelle Campbell, Portland, Ore.
Nebraska
Bayard: Brittany Korell-Lliteras
Kearney: Katie Solomon***
Wyoming
Lingle: Denise Jackson***
Nebraska
Alliance: Bridget Ackerman, Kyle Hinton, James Vermilion**
Bayard: Aimee Stricker
Benkelman: Brianne Shillington**
Bridgeport: Janelle Kesterson**
Broadwater: Michael Hall, Linda Lund
Chadron: Nicole Blaylock, Nicholas Enos, Slade Hunn, Jordan Price, Taylor Schommer, Jakob Sokol, Courtney Twarling-Schiaffo
Crawford: Alyssa Dodd***, Trisha Gortsema
Dylan Stansbury
Crete: Brianna Williams*
Dalton: Alyssa Sanders**
David City: Matthew Croghan**
Elsmere: Kadin McFadden
Geneva: Courtney Pendleton
Gering: Mackenzie Smith**
Gordon: Phillip Colella*
Grand Island: Marcella Luton*
Hemingford: Kelsy Wood
Kilgore: Casey Nielsen
Lakeside: Brittany Stetson
Lincoln: Holly Atterbury***, Rayan Osman
McCook: Patricia Mitnik, Danielle Wiese
Mullen: Jacy French
North Platte: LaTisha Connelly**
Ogallala: Laramie Schlichtemeier
Omaha: Alexandra Knapp**
Ord: Emily Blaha**
Sidney: Tawny Staab
Utica: McKenzie Dvorak
Valentine: Melanie Radant, Tracy Witte
Whitney: Jessica Elliott Rising
Wood Lake: Connor Whiteford
York: Kenneth Parr
Colorado
Arvada: Nehemiah Soler
Bethune: McKayla Stephen*
Colorado Springs: Andrea du Fresne*, Taylor Kerns
De Beque: Justin Trout
Denver: Palmer White
Holyoke: Logan Zeiler***
Meeker: Shelby Burke
Thornton: Rebeka Prokaski, Tayler Saunders
Wiley: Mittie Helm***
South Dakota
Hill City: Mackenzie Swanson**
Hot Springs: Brady Harkless
Rapid City: Rebecca Beu***, Kaleb Britton, Alex Litzen
Wyoming
Casper: Kyle Vinich
Douglas: Zachary Henderson*
Farson: Natasha Sabourin
Gillette: Taylor Pownall
Guernsey: Ann Delay
Other States and Countries
Terry Martin, Mobile, Ala.
James Sowards, Fallbrook, Calif.
Olufemi Aaron, Pasadena, Calif.
MacKenzie Carroll**, Sacramento, Calif.
Jeremiah Wall, Daytona Beach, Fla.
Kishawn Tualaulelei, Kailua Kona, Hawaii
Crystal McHugh, Sioux City, IA
Anthony Edmonds, Silver Spring, Md.
Don Hileman, Kansas City, Mo.
Christina Morris, Great Falls, Mont.
Bryan Campos, Tonopah, Nev.
Marjorie Donkin, Portland, Ore.
Shikira Sanders*, Emporia, Va.
Joseph Brown, New Kent, Va.
Simon Gudeta*, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tiffany Thomas*, Kingston, Jamaica
Anna Dembele, Bamako, Mali
Anas Haddadi, Kenitra, Morocco
Heather Ong**, Singapore
Nebraska
Battle Creek: Colton Welke
Brewster: Megan McLean***
Gering: Cody Castillo
Colorado
Breckenridge: Alexander Sleep
Julesburg: Spencer Gerk
South Dakota
Rapid City: Meadow Will
White River: Patrick Lehman
Wyoming
Pinedale: Ethan Proud
Torrington: Patrick Schnell
Worland: Taylor Greear
Bachelor of Science in Education
Nebraska
Chadron: Alexander Jensen**, Ashten McConnell
Columbus: Jeremy West
Fairbury: Laura Barrows
Farnam: Alyssa Rous
Fremont: Tatum Renken
Gering: Kamie Rhodes
Hemingford: Elizabeth Orr
McCook: Deon Allen
North Platte: Jennifer Reinboth**
Scottsbluff: Emilee Pilkington
Wahoo: Emma Harris*
Colorado
Arvada: Jennifer Allen**
Golden: Casey Polk
South Dakota
Blunt: Elizabeth Bourk**
Martin: Abbie Alexander**
Piedmont: Emily Lisko
Rapid City: Angela Schafer**
Wyoming
Arvada: Jessica Kornemann
Buffalo: Lara Morris***
Cheyenne: Kaitlin Borm***
Douglas: Celina Leman*
Glenrock: Mary Nelson
Laramie: Desiree Brito**
Sheridan: Morgan Kuykendall, Alex Lassle, Terra Smith
Sundance: Robin Moore**
Other States
Justine Ackie, Phoenix, Ariz.
Taylor Shortall*, Lakeside, Calif.
Nina Anderson***, Mazomanie, Wis.
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