Winter Commencement to recognize 159 candidates

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Graduating senior Wyatt Fiscus, right, is congratulated by President Ron K. Patterson during Chadron State College's Commencement May 4, 2024, in the Chicoine Center. (Photo by Tena L. Cook/Chadron State College)

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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 Applied Science

Bachelor of Arts: Nebraska | Colorado | South Dakota | Wyoming | Other States

Bachelor of Science

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

 

Bachelor of Applied Science

Matthew Coleman-Dunson*, Casco, Mich.

Bachelor of Arts

Nebraska

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

Colorado

Brighton: Ryan Sparrow

Broomfield: Adam Lynch

Delta: Colin Erickson

Fort Collins: Haleyanna Krohn*

South Dakota

Custer: Hailey Jensen***

Rapid City: Savanna Dudley***, Taylor Lindstrom, Hannah Martian***, Nyah Maxon*

Smithwick: Aerial Bochmann***

Sturgis: Brodie Eisenbraun***

Wyoming

Cheyenne: Bethani Bohlmann, Jackson Hesford*

Newcastle: Asia Graham*, Autumn Mills**

Rawlins: Maddison Wright**

Sheridan: Brittany Garrison Jacob*

Torrington: Dante Aleman

Other States

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.

Bachelor of Science

Bimal Sah, Dhanusha, Nepal

Peter Krohn**, Fort Collins, Colo.

Mariah Markus, Loup City, Neb.

Sutton Pohlman***, Stanton, Neb.

Bachelor of Science in Education

Nebraska

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

Wyoming

Cody: AnnMarie DeMaranville

Glenrock: Tayler Walker

Guernsey: Michelle Merlino***

Sheridan: Kelsey Jacobs***

Yoder: Clifford Swank

Other States

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.

Master of Arts in Education

Nebraska

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

South Dakota

Marion: Jenna Yusella, Brooke Petersen

Oglala: Warren Cross Sr.

Winner: Sarah Aid

Wyoming

Cheyenne: Abigail Bever

Douglas: Bailey Winstead

Saratoga: Leanna Rangitsch

Torrington: Melody Norris

Other States

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

Nebraska

Gothenburg: Kay Kolbo

Grand Island: Jennifer Bernth

North Platte: Kristen Gerking

Scottsbluff: Craig Krentz

Sidney: Alexander Lund, Desteny Misegadis

Other States

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.

Master of Education

Nebraska

Campbell: Teresa Schmidt

Chadron: Justen McConnell

Gordon: Bradley Norris

Ogallala: Amanda Kroeger

Plattsmouth: Charlotte Urbauer

Scottsbluff: Cassandra Brotzman

Wyoming

Douglas: Alexis Helenbolt, Nickolas Kerkvliet, Patrick Lehnen

Gillette: Lacey Gojkovich

Other States

Jessica Stallard, Sealy, Texas

Master of Science in Organizational Management

Colorado

Aurora: Brooke Kramer, Emanuel Thompson, Alexia Hurtado

Colorado Springs: Darrian Stickney

Other States

Rachel Crook, Talmage, Neb.

Cole Thurness, Rapid City, S.D.

Harley Rhoades, Douglas, Wyo.

-College Relations

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