Winter Commencement to recognize 159 candidates
CHADRON – One hundred and two candidates for bachelor’s degrees and 57 candidates for master’s degrees will be recognized during Chadron State College’s Winter Commencement ceremony Friday in the Chicoine Center at 2 p.m.
The commencement speaker will be Brandon Hall, a Colorado school principal and former Marine.
The following list includes all candidates expected to graduate, pending the outcome of final examinations and final grades. The hometowns listed are those on file for the students. Honor graduates are designated by asterisks.
***Summa cum laude, 3.9-4.0 GPA
**Magna cum laude, 3.75-3.89 GPA
*Cum laude, 3.6-3.74
Bachelor of Arts: Nebraska | Colorado | South Dakota | Wyoming | Other States
Bachelor of Science in Education: Nebraska | Wyoming | Other States
Master of Arts in Education: Nebraska | South Dakota | Wyoming | Other States
Master of Business Administration: Nebraska | Other States
Master of Education: Nebraska | Wyoming | Other States
Master of Science in Organizational Management: Colorado | Other States
Matthew Coleman-Dunson*, Casco, Mich.
Alliance: Dylan Sward**
Bridgeport: Tehya From*
Burwell: McKenna Gurney
Chadron: Aubrey Larson**, Kennady Stack***, Adam Stone, Matthew Strong, Jonathan Vahrenkamp
Gering: Jade Garcia, Adam Scanlan***
Gordon: Zane Harris
Hay Springs: Ashley Burrows***
Hemingford: Thea Boerkircher***
Johnstown: Katrina Beel**
Lincoln: Elizabeth Garza, Kayla Prai***
McCook: Madelyn Bird**, Alec Langan***
Mitchell: Alexis Funk
North Platte: Mei Hou, Destiny Rundquist, Ashley Tolstedt*
Ogallala: Jordan McPeak
Omaha: Zachary Robert Shaw Jr.
Scottsbluff: Alexis Bowlin, Destiny Lerma***, Terrance Dean Mokeac Jr.
Sidney: Karsyn Huck, Elizabeth Swayze***
Wallace: Jerad Phillips
Brighton: Ryan Sparrow
Broomfield: Adam Lynch
Delta: Colin Erickson
Fort Collins: Haleyanna Krohn*
Custer: Hailey Jensen***
Rapid City: Savanna Dudley***, Taylor Lindstrom, Hannah Martian***, Nyah Maxon*
Smithwick: Aerial Bochmann***
Sturgis: Brodie Eisenbraun***
Cheyenne: Bethani Bohlmann, Jackson Hesford*
Newcastle: Asia Graham*, Autumn Mills**
Rawlins: Maddison Wright**
Sheridan: Brittany Garrison Jacob*
Torrington: Dante Aleman
Jarrett Taylor, Castleberry, Ala.
Joseph Christensen, Hayward, Calif.
Rozalyn Lawrence, Chicago, Ill.
Malik Mashek, Excelsior, Minn.
Alicia Howe, Richmond, Ohio
Evan Figueroa, Philadelphia, Pa.
Patrick McLachlan, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Jennifer Page-Jensen*, Lenoir City, Tenn.
Willow Williamson, Salt Lake City, Utah
Haley Steskal, North Bend, Wash.
Bimal Sah, Dhanusha, Nepal
Peter Krohn**, Fort Collins, Colo.
Mariah Markus, Loup City, Neb.
Sutton Pohlman***, Stanton, Neb.
Bachelor of Science in Education
Alliance: Jessica Myers
Bayard: Kodie Bruns, Megan Cawley**
Bridgeport: Jayden Ralston
Chadron: Danielle Woods
Chappell: Emma Schneider
Curtis: Eric Storm
Gering: Colby Elliott
Hyannis: Amanda Davis, Payton Gorwill
Indianola: Alyssa Springer***
Lincoln: Mary Roxbury, Mataya Topil
Madrid: Carissa Cornelius
Miller: Katherine Cunningham
Nickerson: Rhianna Hagerbaumer***
North Platte: Stephanie Humpherys***, Aspen Nepper
Omaha: Dakota Caldarelli
O'Neill: Brandi Bowder**
Oshkosh: Adrienne Olson
Pierce: Carter Rohrich***
Plattsmouth: Melissa Haswell**
Riverton: Kelsey Sindt*
Sidney: Rebekah Carlson***
Sterling: Haylee Weyers-Boldt
Valentine: Macy Homan
Cody: AnnMarie DeMaranville
Glenrock: Tayler Walker
Guernsey: Michelle Merlino***
Sheridan: Kelsey Jacobs***
Yoder: Clifford Swank
Christina White***, Palmer, Alaska
Nathaniel Umbarger, Wasilla, Alaska
Zachary Kapushion, Erie, Colo.
Alexandra Hutto***, Montrose, Colo.
Cathy Prentiss**, New Brighton, Minn.
Tiana Gahm*, Hitchcock, S.D.
Ethan Tussing***, New Underwood, S.D.
Ainsworth: Emily Jackman
Alliance: Mathew Davis, Malorie Schefcik
Cairo: Ashlyn Lube
Cook: Madison Lang
Elwood: Margaret Louthan
Halsey: Avery Swisher
Ogallala: Logan Douglas
Omaha: Cynthia Thomas
Scottsbluff: Frances Romero Thomas
Whitney: Julia Raben
Marion: Jenna Yusella, Brooke Petersen
Oglala: Warren Cross Sr.
Winner: Sarah Aid
Cheyenne: Abigail Bever
Douglas: Bailey Winstead
Saratoga: Leanna Rangitsch
Torrington: Melody Norris
Amanda Kuipers, Anchorage, Alaska
Marie Larson, Anchorage, Alaska
Maureen van Wagner, Anchorage, Alaska
Stacy Shaffer, Willow, Alaska
Victoria Terzian, Fayetteville, N.C.
Richard Alan Shoop II, Centerburg, Ohio
Melissa Mitchell, South Jordan, Utah
Master of Business Administration
Gothenburg: Kay Kolbo
Grand Island: Jennifer Bernth
North Platte: Kristen Gerking
Scottsbluff: Craig Krentz
Sidney: Alexander Lund, Desteny Misegadis
Lena Aslan, Elizabeth, Colo.
Sidney Hines, Limon, Colo.
Ali Sassi, Jacksonville, Fla.
Justin Woody, Cleveland, Ohio
Jake Duda, Deadwood, S.D.
Michele Carter, Douglas, Wyo.
Lesley Rowbal, Pine Bluffs, Wyo.
Campbell: Teresa Schmidt
Chadron: Justen McConnell
Gordon: Bradley Norris
Ogallala: Amanda Kroeger
Plattsmouth: Charlotte Urbauer
Scottsbluff: Cassandra Brotzman
Douglas: Alexis Helenbolt, Nickolas Kerkvliet, Patrick Lehnen
Gillette: Lacey Gojkovich
Jessica Stallard, Sealy, Texas
Master of Science in Organizational Management
Aurora: Brooke Kramer, Emanuel Thompson, Alexia Hurtado
Colorado Springs: Darrian Stickney
Rachel Crook, Talmage, Neb.
Cole Thurness, Rapid City, S.D.
Harley Rhoades, Douglas, Wyo.
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