253 candidates receive degrees at Winter Commencement

CHADRON – Chadron State College conferred 81 master's degrees and 172 bachelor's degrees upon candidates during Winter Commencement Friday. Dr. Laura Gaudet, Professor and Chair of Chadron State College’s Counseling, Psychological Sciences and Social Work department, spoke at the graduate ceremony and Dr. James O'Rourke, Professor Emeritus of Agriculture, spoke at the undergraduate ceremony where he also received the college's Distinguished Service Award.
Following is the list of candidates by degree. Undergraduate 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 GPA
Master of Arts in Education
Nebraska
Chadron: Michael Sandstrom
Harrison: April Young
Mitchell: Eva Gonzales
North Platte: Casey Kurre
Scottsbluff: Irma Torres
Other States
Kyle Martin, Peoria, Ariz.
Grant DeRocher, Akron, Iowa
Shyrel Petersen, Mapleton, Utah
Kristi DePoorter, Casper, Wyo.
Master of Business Administration
Nebraska
Alliance: Megan Dimmitt
Chadron: Kaylee Gaswick
Hershey: Thomas Murphy
Lexington: Andrew Rios
McCook: Nathan Reicks
Norfolk: Daniel Bleyhl
Omaha: Matthew Anderson, Jennifer Parsons
Plattsmouth: Richelle Sampson
Tecumseh: Clement Pella
California
Irvine: Ganesh Arunachalam
Mission Viejo: Mark Rehnberg
Wyoming
Casper: Barbara Wigington
Gillette: Jacob Rissler
Other States and Countries
Cheryl Ruffin, Decatur, Ala.
Sarah Yates, Little Rock, Ark.
Christopher Park, Melbourne, Fla.
Candie Rainey, Ruskin, Fla.
Mark Tomaszewski, Honolulu, Hawaii
Ryan Monroe, Ossian, Iowa
Brian Keilman, Chicago, Ill.
Amy James, Frederick, Md.
Scott Willis, Charlotte, N.C.
Marc Priest, Mickleton, N.J.
Ian Long, Attica, N.Y.
Taylor Grimm, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Jeffrey Bowen, Chatanooga, Tenn.
Olivia Vimba, Aubrey, Texas
Madelyn Metzger, Georgetown, Texas
Shikira Sanders, Emporia, Va.
Betel Weldemeskel, Addis Adaba, Ethiopia
Master of Education
Nebraska
Alliance: Katie Patrick
Chadron: Ashley Bargen
Crawford: Sarah McGhehey
Geneva: Rebecca Adkisson
Giltner: John Goracke
Grand Island: Jennifer DeLaet
Hemingford: Bridget Cullan
Hyannis: Bobbi Zimmerman
Sidney: Rachel Lee
Valentine: Becky Thorberg
Colorado
Briggsdale: Jared Nelson
Northglenn: Krysta Daigle
South Dakota
Piedmont: Alli Williams
Pierre: Brita Bergeson
Wyoming
Buffalo: Andrew Borgialli
Carpenter: Kaycee Tidyman
Cody: Jamie Anderson
Douglas: Joe Higgins, Bridget Jestes
Gillette: Jennifer Senef
Other States
Anita Mirchandani, New Orleans, La.
Joshua Jackson, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Master of Science in Organizational Management
Nebraska
Gering: Shayla Sylvester
Lincoln: Janece Ferris
Omaha: Anthony Schenk
Sumner: Lana Karlberg
Colorado
Granby: Katy Kuhnel
Merino: Nikki Schmidt
Wyoming
Cheyenne: Christine Jester
Douglas: Michele Carter
Other States
Sam Culberth, Tampa, Fla.
Darin Monroe, Ossian, Iowa
Brandy Fisher-Davis, Nixa, Mo.
William Thacker, Las Vegas, Nev.
Kendra Christensen, Charleston, W.V.
Bachelor of Applied Science
Nebraska
Alliance: Bailey Gorsuch
Bachelor of Arts
Nebraska
Alliance: Lori Curtiss, Monique Jensen***, Tyler Smith
Atkinson: Jessica Thiele***
Bayard: Colby Anders, Lane Kizzire
Bellevue: Kevin Reeves**
Bennington: Dillon Hilger
Big Springs: Katie Krause
Central City: Sara Joe***
Chadron: Colby Riesen
Ellsworth: Sierra Bixby**
Gering: Patrick Fuller***, Nicole Michael, Chloe Santos*, Daniel Starke**
Gordon: Taylor Allison**, Lauren Braun
Gothenburg: Cody Cooper
Harrison: Jonathan Dunn**
Lincoln: Austin Powell**
Maxwell: Kristine Wright
Maywood: Justine Stone***
Minatare: Kathleen Hedman
Mitchell: Stephanie Alfred**, Katie Hobbs, Justin Schwartzkopf
Ogallala: Makayla Babish*, Pamela Beauchamp*
Omaha: Daniel Sullivan
Overton: Donna Bennett-Lewis
Scottsbluff: Isaiah Castellaw, Megan Demaranville, Mary Durbin***, Nancy Espino, Jill Kinnaman, Matthew Klein
Sidney: Andrew Phelps*, Karissa Segelke, Tanner Wintholz
Stapleton: Kellie Main**
Stratton: Jyssica Forch***
Sutherland: Jalyne Roberts-Schuster
Tecumseh: Brianna Wohlers
Valentine: Kolton Brown***
Whitney: Kelli Haynes
York: Shaun Howard
California
Bakersfield: William Rauert
Bellflower: Dezmond Isreal-Smith
Carlsbad: Christopher Hudson **
Fontana: Trevon Mosley
Sacramento: Andre Woodson
San Jose: Michael Morrell
Stockton: Ricky Hodges
Thousand Oaks: Ryan Chavez
West Covina: Farid Jalilvand**
Colorado
Aurora: Matthew Barden
Boulder: Benjamin O'Banion
Highlands Ranch: Katelyn Kruger
Loveland: Tyler Kiess
Peyton: Syerra Wycoff-Bagshaw
Pueblo: Crystal Trout
Windsor: Kenneth Walker
Wray: Colby Newton
South Dakota
Box Elder: Matt Vinson**
Hill City: Caleb Wiederhold
Hot Springs: Clayton Steinmetz
Philip: Brooke Nelson
Pine Ridge: Denni Steele
Rapid City: Amber LeLaCheur, Kyler Ranta, Trista Schell
Spearfish: Kellie Morford**
Sturgis: Justin Cross
Wyoming
Carpenter: Preston Goehring*
Douglas: Blanca Jaime
Gillette: Lindsey Pierce
Lyman: Jordan Koch
Sheridan: Chae Bybee**
Worland: Aliya Uddin*
Other States and Countries
Jack Dobyns, Tucson, Ariz.
Elsa Taylor-Cless*, Storrs, Conn.
Eric Krofta, Ames, Iowa
Cheryl Dabney**, Southfield, Mich.
JaCarla Webb***, Malta, Mont.
Katherine Tobin, Mount Kisco, N.Y.
Cassandra Jackson*, East Liberty, Ohio
John Patterson, Jenks, Okla.
Melissa McCarthy, Dallas, Texas
Jennifer Yakiwchuk, Orem, Utah
Donald Bowers II, Chesapeake, Va.
Laural Harris ***, Auburn, Wash.
Ting Qian***, Shanghai, China
Christian Gunia, Schonenberg, Germany
Zakaria Bencheikh, Casablanca, Morocco
Gabriela Varela, Dorado, Puerto Rico
Sofia Trefilova-Martin**, Syktyvkar, Russia
Anh Le*, Hanoi, Vietnam
Natsuki Sato**, Oita-Shi, Japan
Bachelor of Science
Nebraska
Alliance: Logan Dietrich**, Devan Oligmueller
Bridgeport: Ashley Fenning, Joshua Harshbarger
Comstock: Zebulan Stefka
Crawford: Kendra Meyer, Austin Soester
Grand Island: Jason Scholz
Mead: Maddison Nygren*
Mullen: Logan Ginkens
Rushville: Cody Barker
Verdigre: Kylie Knigge
Wyoming
Casper: Callie Johnson
Sheridan: Collin Eisenman
Wright: Stormy Roy
Other States and Countries
Morgan Wilhelm, Littleton, Colo.
Jedidiah Rice*, Kellogg, Idaho
Darrell Schwerman, Effingham, Ill.
Mouhamad Ahmad, Dearborn, Mich.
Nitsuh Edea, Addis Adaba, Ethiopia
Shoichi Arai, Kamakura, Japan
Nhat Ho, Vinh, Vietnam
Bachelor of Science in Education
Nebraska
Alliance: Sherrye Belford, Tessa Benson
Chadron: Zachary Banzhaf, Cali Crile, Benjamin Enns
Crawford: Rylee Hanks
Fort Calhoun: Chelsea Lukasiewicz
Gering: Daniel O'Boyle**
Harrison: George Adams
Mitchell: Beth Muhr
North Platte: Cara Sanchez***
Ogallala: Shyanne Foster*
Rushville: Brittany Hoagland***
Saint Paul: Cleo Scheer***
Scottsbluff: Joshua Pilkington
Verdigre: Kelsey Knust***
Colorado
Craig: Kayla Hall
Fleming: Tanner Serrato
Gill: Jaylinn Lohr**
Loveland: Brianna Blunck*
Winter Park: Jamie Damon
South Dakota
Rapid City: Taylor Bauer**, Tessa Gorsuch***, Susan Ralston***
Spearfish: Savannah Spurlock***
Tuthill: Annie Johnson*
Wyoming
Cody: Hannah Durham
Douglas: Dianna Hale***, Morgan Hays***
Newcastle: Alondra Munoz
Pine Bluffs: Alejandro Garcia***
Sheridan: Jesse Bennick, Hartley Stewart
Other States
Alzada Drane**, Broadus, Mont.
Henry Strauss, Aztec, N.M.
Leslie Foral, Greenville, S.C.
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