More than 300 to be honored at CSC’s spring commencement
CHADRON – Chadron State College will honor 245 candidates for bachelor’s degrees and 65 candidates for master’s degrees Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Chicoine Center.
The ceremony can also be seen online.
Undergraduate senior Ella O’Brien of Chadron will offer the opening moment of reflection for the combined ceremony and graduate student Kylie Kempf of Carroll, Nebraska, will offer the closing moment of reflection. The speaker for the event will be Dr. Charles Welch, CEO of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU).
Following is the list of students expected to graduate by degree. 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
Master of Arts in Education | Master of Business Administration | Master of Education | Master of Science in Organizational Management
Bachelor of Applied Science | Bachelor of Arts | Bachelor of Science | Bachelor of Science in Education
Nebraska
Alliance: Sara Hicks
Brainard: Nyla Witzel
Chadron: Jennifer Cattnach
Clarkson: Kodiak French
Emerson: Melanie Nelsen
Ewing: Kristina Hobbs
Grant: Jordon Swesey
Lincoln: Nicole Biles, Ryan Waters
Lynch: Mikaela Heiser
Mitchell: Amanda Diedrich
Scottsbluff: Alex Marker
Valentine: Ian Bish, Erin Mueller, Michael Woodraska
Wahoo: Jill Scanlon
Wisner: Alyssa Johnson
Other States
Ellen Piekarski, Eagle River, Alaska
Sally Laret, Palmer, Alaska
Fouad Oulcaid, Phoenix, Ariz.
Laura Otter, Lincoln, Ill.
Savannah Mohrhaus, Blanchester, Ohio
Courtney Freng, Fort Pierre, S.D.
Nichole Hahn, Pierre, S.D.
Megan O'Leary, Timber Lake, S.D.
Jay Mills, Ephrata, Wash.
Janel Moore, Casper, Wyo.
Miriah Boner, Douglas, Wyo.
Master of Business Administration
Nebraska
Bennington: Gage Kehn
Chadron: Milagrosa Bindang Esono Alo
Lakeside: Kate Benjamin
Merna: Danielle Gibson
North Platte: Alexis Beckius
St. Paul: Tia Jerabek
Trenton: Joseph Shanle
Other States
Taylor Brown, Barrow, Alaska
Jessica Rusconi, Flagstaff, Ariz.
Johanna Dasteel, Durango, Colo.
Parker Gonser, Windsor, Colo.
Torry Early, Bensenville, Ill.
Reda Badrioui, Agadir, Morocco
Jessica Daigle, Piedmont, S.D.
Jenny Motacek, Springfield, S.D.
Tyra Carlsten Handberg, Stockholm, Sweden
Ethan Leake, Knoxville, Tenn.
Meron Achahmanew, Falls Church, Va.
Yusef Nelson, Auburn, Wash.
Audrey Lubken, Gillette, Wyo.
Nebraska
Carroll: Kylie Kempf
Chadron: Whitney Tewahade
Chappell: Diane Baluska
Norfolk: Derek Siedschlag
North Platte: Brittney Stenger
Scottsbluff: Lisa Paez
Wyoming
Casper: Janet Blackwelder
Douglas: Matthew Carlson
Pine Bluffs: Alejandro Garcia
Master of Science in Organizational Management
Samuel de Seriere, Westminster, Colo.
Jahani Wright, Miami Gardens, Fla.
Alison Smith, Omaha, Neb.
James Davis, West Carrollton, Ohio
Colton Brienza, Buffalo, S.D.
Dillon Woods, Rapid City, S.D.
Dalton Holst, Gillette, Wyo.
Braden Mechem, Torrington, Wyo.
Michael Malena, Tucson, Ariz.
Nebraska
Alliance: Kayla Campos***, Kyndal Paterakis
Ansley: Jacky Terrazas
Bayard: Tzu-Yang Lin***
Beatrice: Raquel Moore
Burwell: Hanna Huffman, Ashlyn Jensen**
Ceresco: Logan Parde***
Chadron: Lucas Ambrose**, Daniel Applegarth, Kristian Bartlett, Emily Beye, Brayton Branic, Sawyer Haag*, Tori Haug, Ella O'Brien***
Cozad: Dana Koch
Crawford: Spenser McMillan
Dix: Elizabeth Williams***
Elm Creek: Nathan Gillming*
Elsie: Aidan Anderson-McClintock
Fullerton: Grant Pickrel**
Gering: Mackenzie Gable**
Gordon: Alyssa Charging Thunder**, Mariah Cotant, India Rittgarn***
Grand Island: Trystan Davies
Harrison: Thomas Watson**
Hay Springs: Joseph Johnson, Samantha Milne
Hemingford: Alexis McGowan
Hickman: Aaron Dockery
Kearney: Patrick Blake**
Kimball: Jaclyn Burks***
Lincoln: Henry Gengler, Trista Topil*
Lisco: Mallory Christiansen
McCook: Megan Hodgson***
Merna: James Gibson**
Merriman: Abigayle Donner**
Mitchell: Rylan Aguallo***, Makena Chambers, Jake Chasek***
Nenzel: Elle Ravenscroft***
North Platte: Cole Walther
Paxton: Eben Rosentrater***
Pierce: Lauren Hoelscher***
Potter: Vivian Pease*
Rushville: Hannah Hoos
Scottsbluff: Marisela Aguilar, Sandra Arlt***, Isabella Jaramillo, Sasha Paez, Meagan Shuey
Sidney: Jersie Misegadis**
Springview: Adyson Linse**
Valentine: McKenna Elliott**, Summer Mayhew, Sadie Vander Wey***
Verdigre: Kaci Wickersham***
Colorado
Arvada: J'lyssa Martinez, Abigail Welch***
Aurora: Jacob Nasalroad
Briggsdale: Kylie Krise**
Broomfield: Kenzi Garner***, River Juarez
Colorado Springs: Samuel Guilez*
Delta: Hannah Sterns
Eaton: Arthur True
Firestone: Paige Edwards
Fort Collins: Vincent Mosley, Tommy Thomas
Golden: Jackson White
Greeley: Devyn Thornton**
La Junta: Damienne Gronemeyer
Limon: Toni Lopez
Longmont: Ashayla Powers
Merino: Trenton Elliott
Milliken: Morgan Roper
Parker: Liberty Line*
Platteville: Jordan Rudd
Sterling: Gwendolyn Buss*
Thornton: Tyler Carpenter
South Dakota
Alcester: Jessica Hughes***
Box Elder: Grady Olson
Camp Crook: Samantha Comes**
Custer: Quintin Gilg*
Philip: Ashley Neville
Rapid City: Izzy Ashley, Megan Baloun**, Reese Maxon**, Paige McSherry, Kyla Mitsos, Katelyn Rosdahl, Rebecca Rudge
Red Shirt: Cathlyn Knutson**
Wyoming
Arvada: Krista Malli
Casper: D'Anthony Smith*
Cheyenne: Brittny Merritt
Douglas: Rylan Wehr***
Dubois: Reidun Hammer, Lauren Sylvestre
Encampment: Dalton Peterson***
Gillette: Taylor Burch, Jaden Earle**, Sydney Hunter*
Green River: Megan Counts**
Guernsey: Katrina Christensen***
Lovell: Ezra Harlow*
Powell: Matthew Seckman
Wheatland: Jolie Evans***
Yoder: Shayna Thomas
Other States and Countries
Melaina Williams***, Palmer, Alaska
Karstin Hollen**, Mesa, Ariz.
Robert Herrera, Lancaster, Calif.
Deonte Jackson, Southeast San Diego, Calif.
Shantae Morgan, Fairfield, Conn.
Kyle McIntosh, Spring Hill, Fla.
Aarikah Johnson***, Rexburg, Idaho
Claudia Dolliger, Bourbonnais, Ill.
John Figus***, Oak Lawn, Ill.
Jaymi Stacy*, Hutchinson, Kan.
Kolby Smith, Hammond, La.
Ashley Miller, Lynn, Mass.
Briton Hyer***, Kansas City, Mo.
Tessa Coyle, Kalispell, Mont.
Rachel Bell***, Miles City, Mont.
Conner Schwend, St.Xavier, Mont.
Kamila Montenegro, Las Vegas, Nev.
John Stevenson Jenkins Jr., Las Vegas, Nev.
Julio Phipps, New York City, N.Y.
Akene Agee, Rochester, N.Y.
Halee Garner***, El Reno, Okla.
Britley Lopez*, Borger, Texas
Trey Ballard, Dallas, Texas
Alondra Hernandez, Provo, Utah
Seth Orsborn, Mountlake Terrace, Wash.
Ruhama Molla***, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Joyce Tsuguma***, Kashiba, Japan
Rio Watanabe***, Tokyo, Japan
Nebraska
Arlington: Hunter Gilmore
Bridgeport: Chance Cooper***
Chadron: Cobie Bila***, Katelyn Christian***, David Johnson
Clarks: Aubree Quast***
Cook: Jackson Leuenberger
Hay Springs: Bailey Scherbarth, Jocelyn Schiaffo*
Hemingford: Kenneth Wyland**
Kearney: Natalie Hamaker***, Colton Holoubeck***
Morrill: Jaiden Steiner*
Omaha: Jacoby Long**
O'Neill: Christopher Jennings**
Saint Paul: Alexis Kramer***
Scottsbluff: Thomas Walsh
Sidney: Morgan Jaggers
Springview: Hunter Wiebelhaus**
Syracuse: Kaylea Geiser***
Taylor: Dean Schroder
Valentine: Cody Miller***
West Point: Aspen Lund
Colorado
Fowler: Valentino Leone*
Highlands Ranch: Xavier Harrell
Loveland: Kendall Petty
Peetz: Addyson Gipfert
Pueblo West: Paige Boitz
Rangely: Crimsen Blankenship
South Dakota
Box Elder: Ashley Jansen, David Severson
Hill City: Kadyn Comer
Martin: Colton Rosane**
Midland: Autumn Skow*
Rapid City: Maddison Frohling, Elijah Huntington
Wounded Knee: Echo Ecoffey
Other States
Kyra Tanabe*, Honolulu, Hawaii
Aiyana Fujiyama, Wahiawa, Hawaii
Sharmila Uppalapati***, Joliet, Ill.
Meggan Mitchell**, Vandalia, Ill.
Morgan Halquist***, Henderson, Minn.
Keegan Gehlhausen, Pinedale, Wyo.
Morgan Ekwall, Yoder, Wyo.
Bachelor of Science in Education
Nebraska
Ainsworth: Jorden Hollenbeck*
Alliance: Jessica Johnson, Katelyn Varner**
Aurora: Samantha Wrick*
Bertrand: Karley Patterson
Brady: Kyler Horn***
Bridgeport: Rachael Blue***, Olivia Freeze*, Sarah Post***
Crawford: Andrew Wendland
Gering: Hallie Cochran, Chelsea Smith***, Kyla Walker
Gothenburg: Johanna Foster**
Hansen: Danae Rader***
Harrison: Kalen Gydesen**
Hemingford: Rashell Neefe
Hyannis: Courtney Lauer
Imperial: Sergio Alarcon
Kimball: Sydney Biesecker**
Mitchell: Mykinzee Musfelt, Jacob Trauernicht**, Kortni Zeiler
Ogallala: Aimee Lunkwitz
Omaha: Faith Hanson***
O'Neill: Taryn Strong
Oshkosh: Dahnna Miller***
Scottsbluff: Kendra Cardwell, Alexandra Harris***, Tyler Smith, Ethan Strey**
Sidney: Marissa Borchard**, Kaylin Neumann
West Point: Audrey Daberkow
Colorado
Castle Rock: Kali Ritterbush
Dinosaur: Hannah Hinojosa*
Fleming: Kendyl Kirkwood***
Littleton: Chase Anderson, Alexis Peepgrass***
Wiley: Taira Weber
South Dakota
Faith: Kodi Pharris
Kadoka: Sammi Stout
Rapid City: Katherine Hoeke***, Emma Johnson***
Spearfish: Josephine Fritz
Wyoming
Douglas: Treyton Pearson*
Gillette: Breckyn Hamlin***, Scott O'Dell*
Glenrock: Seterra Hoskinson*
Lingle: Denise Grant**
Newcastle: Kayley Munoz*
Sheridan: Riley Billings***
Torrington: Gage Correa, Brant Fullmer, Gregory Logsdon, Kyla Odermann**
Other States
Heather Milstead*, Palmer, Alaska
Kali Lucier*, Burlington, N.D.
Jennifer McNeel, Midwest City, Okla.
Myles Jensen***, Marshfield, Wis.
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