Seventy-two graduate students from nine states and three foreign countries earned degrees in Chadron State College’s 8 a.m. commencement service while 253 students from 15 states and Canada were honored during the 10 a.m. undergraduate service.
On Friday, May 3, during the college’s 94-year-old tradition called Ivy Day, over 100 CSC graduates were recognized with certificates of merit as outstanding students in their primary fields of study, tutors, Admissions Ambassador and other campus leadership accomplishments.
MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION
Bonnie Jane Beckstrom, Chadron, Neb.
Lynette R. Belknap, Hemingford, Neb.
Bridger Chytka, Hemingford, Neb.
Lorrie Ann Hayes, Franklin, Ohio
Ruth Ann Holland, Benkelman, Neb.
Maria Eloisa Oporto Leiva, Ituzaingo, Argentina
Malinda Linegar, Chadron, Neb.
Jana Lynn Sickler, Kearney, Neb.
Patrick M. Waugh, Chadron, Neb.
ABSENTIA
Wendy L. Hageman, North Platte, Neb.
Amy Lewis, Newcastle, Calif.
Alisha Rebecca Reynolds, Fort Morgan, Colo.
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Michael K. Morrison, Omaha, Neb.
Raghavender Sagar Neradi, Minneapolis, Minn.
Gyanendra Rai, Kathmandu, Nepal
Sherri Clifford Uerling, McCook, Neb.
Ronald L. Weifenbach, Rapid City, S.D.
ABSENTIA
Joshua Michael Borowski, Grand Island, Neb.
Jonathan Clayton Hanger, Owensboro, Ky.
Eman B. Haroun, Burnsville, Minn.
Christopher Alan Himes, Scottsbluff, Neb.
Brady B. Johnson, Rushville, Neb.
Anthony Allen Lewis, Goodyear, Ariz.
Travis E. Ouderkirk, North Platte, Neb.
DECEMBER 2012 GRADUATE
Paul G. Spencer Moreno Valley, Calif.
MASTER OF EDUCATION
Julie Alcorn, Hay Springs, Neb.
Lauren Bauer, Douglas, Wyo.
Veronica Bryant, North Platte, Neb.
Kristen Lee Burnett, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Gina Louise Ferguson, Chadron, Neb.
Jordan D. Haas, Hemingford, Neb.
Nicholas Lamp, Kemmerer, Wyo.
Cortney Larsen, North Platte, Neb.
Colleen Clark Margetts, Chadron, Neb.
Jamie Martin, Morrill, Neb.
James Stephen Miller, Gering, Neb.
Megan L. Pieper, Scottsbluff, Neb.
Dawn D. Pinnt, Chadron, Neb.
Jenifer N. Reisner, Yulee, Fla.
Julie Ann Stephany, Gillette, Wyo.
Marc Wess, Chadron, Neb.
Dawn D. Wheeler, North Platte, Neb.
ABSENTIA
Brian D. Anderson, Rawlins, Wyo.
Derek Jeffrey Bantam, Curtis, Neb.
Justin J. Clark, Gering, Neb.
Shannon L. Corfield, Oshkosh, Neb.
Sean M. Cunningham, Grand Island, Neb.
Victoria Leslie Greet Davis, Kaycee, Wyo.
Pamela Marie Drake, Gothenburg, Neb.
Lance James Howitt, Stuart, Neb.
Loni Hughes Watson, Lincoln, Neb.
Holly L. O’Dell, Rapid City, S.D.
Casey Ryan Parry, Mt. Pleasant, Utah
Gene James Russel, Gering, Neb.
December 2012 graduate
Shireen Sheri Stafford, Casper, Wyo.
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT
Fatima Noheli Balza Alvarado, Merida, Venezuela
Cassie Jo Drinkwalter, Chadron, Neb.
Lindsey N. Glock, Rising City, Neb.
Nicholas Ray Herrington, Holdrege, Neb.
Jessica Jean Horsley, Basin, Wyo.
Polina Kaniuka Cherkasy, Ukraine
Matthew Ryan Lucas, Arnold, Neb.
Jimmy Savala, Fresno, Calif.
Joe Schultz, Alliance, Neb.
Valerie Smith-Hibbert, Yuma, Colo.
Margaret (Peggy) Tanata-Manley, Mitchell, Neb.
Ipek Turkyilmaz, Scottsbluff, Neb.
Luke Wright, Hamlet, Neb.
ABSENTIA
Sandra G. Benson, Bassett, Neb.
Brittney M. Deadmond, Goodyear, Ariz.
Kacie K’Lynn Harris, Aurora, Colo.
Cory David Olson, Denver, Colo.
Adam William Orbell, North Huntington, Pa.
Lacie Ward, Lincoln, Neb.
Janell Willems, Hulett, Wyo.
BACHELOR of ARTS
*** Summa Cum Laude, ** Magna Cum Laude, * Cum Laude
Nebraska
Alliance: Megan R. Dimmitt, **Daniel C. Edmonston, Jr., Shae E. Erickson, Nicole A. McCune, *Nicholas Estol Miller, Jordan M. Moller, **Conor L. Schnell
Benkleman: **Hilary Mae Wilson
Bridgeport: Connie S. Dudden
Chadron: Phillip Wade Bullington, Charles Taualuga Ho Ching, Alexander Braden Keller, Roderick F. Mackenzie, Brandi L. Norgard, Steven J. Overshiner, Ashley D. Riesen,*Nicole M. Ritzen, *Melinda Beth Robinson, Stefani L. Van Vleet, Byron Ward, Kirsten Ward, Angela Marie Wimmer
Clearwater: **Kelli Marie Klabenes
Columbus: Darren J. Burrows
Comstock: Bruce Zurek
Crawford: Erin Nicole Neal, Brianna Jo Soester
Dalton: Sharissa R. Kershaw
Diller: Curtis Jay Magelky, Jr.
Fremont: Julian W. Lykins
Gering: Timothy E. Beamon, ***Valerie Sue Cobos, ***Andrea Aratani Graham, **Brittani Anne Johnson, *Dustin A. Kizzire, Mark Rein, Crystal Marie Schumacher, Nicole Erin Smith
Gordon: Donald Hlava, Stephanie Michelle Rucker
Grand Island: Bryce A. Harrington
Harrison: Allie Rae Hanson
Hastings: *Angel J. Flohrs
Hay Springs: ***Kelli Marie Thomas Alcorn
Hemingford: Kelly Lynn Overshiner
Kearney: Alex Steven Johnson
Lincoln: Kayla M. Sharp
Loup City: Marya Rose Shotkoski
Marsland: ***Will T. Troester
Martell: Hillary Jill Frew
Mitchell: ***Darin P. Exstrom, Penne Fries-Claussen
Norfolk: Morgan Jo Nelson
North Platte: Jared Michael Albers,*Stephanie Jo Eggleston, Bryce Mitchell Huebner, Brooke Elaine Volcek
Ogallala: Samuel Murphy Schmitt
Omaha: Ann A. Cazabon
Pierce: Kyle G. Stuchlik
Potter: Sarah A. Frei
Sargent: Megan Gibbens
Scottsbluff: Shelly Jo Lienemann, **Trace Michael Marsden, Tiffany Schank,***Valerie Smith, Kayla M. Sorell, Susan Yvonne Whitaker, *Cynthia J. Wiggins
St. Paul: Thomas Dale Schmidt
Sutherland: Andrew L. Harris
Tryon: Jalyn Tucker
Wallace: Brett E. Christensen
Wolbach: Jessica Renee Lindsley
Wood River: Clinton Michael Lambrecht
OTHER STATES and NATIONS
Surprise, Ariz.: Kyle William Duarte
Surrey, BC: *Katelyn McBeth
Long Beach, Calif.: Kevin James McClelland
Rialto, Calif.: R. Dominic Morris
San Diego, Calif.: Michal David Martinez, Marcus D. Shannon
Fleming Island, Fla.: * Lacey Renee Castejon
Karlsruhe, Germany: ** Scott Jay Langemeier
Blackfoot, Idaho: *Logan Hatch
Okinawa City, Japan: Raechel Bussell Malmberg
Newton, Kan.: ***Nathaniel Martens
Clinton, Md.: Carrie May Webster
West Bloomfield, Mich.: Steven Eugene Siegfried
Charlotte, N.C.: Christopher Tyler-Akeem Leak
San Juan, Puerto Rico: Jan Karlos Medina
Memphis, Tenn.: ***Jonas L. Palmer, Jr.
San Antonio. Tex.: *Hazel L. Davis
Roosevelt, Utah: **Stephanie Marie Townsend
Arlington, Wash.: Brandon Matthew Douglas Gunter
Abbotsford, Wis.: Patrick Feldbruegge
Colorado
Akron: Ashley Jean McCall
Ault: ***Nichole Folchert
Brush: Jacob Hunter
Colorado Springs: **Kristina Harter, Lauren Elizabeth Yoder
Eaton: Chris Aid, ***Ty Michael Cyphers
Golden: **T. J. Thomson, Highlands Ranch: Amy Nicole Nutsch
Longmont: *** Mollie Kristine Jones
Pueblo West: Kelsey M. DeField
San Juan, Puerto Rico: Jan Karlos Medina
Tabernash: Michael Schmidt
Winter Park: **Karolina Marcinkeviciute
South Dakota
Aberdeen: Morgan Lindsay Black
Custer: Shea Michael Eric Koch
Edgemont: Jerusha Anne Jones
Hill City: Amy Rochelle Prince, ***Chelsea Blair Waldorf
Hot Springs: Amanda Michelle Balgheim
Lemmon: Jessica M. Weishapl
Oelrichs: ***Cole Joseph Romey
Oglala: Danielle Virginia Hudspeth
Rapid City: Faye Dierksen, Brandon C. Gorsuch, ***Linda Alexander Littlefield, **Betsy L. Moler, Jonathan Thomas Ries, **Eric D. Schiermeister
Spearfish: *Tony Joseph Garcia
Winner: *Sarah Kingsbury
Wyoming
Cody: Cassandra E. Munari
Dayton: Thomas R. Bergstad
Guernsey: Virginia Lynn Rogers
Lingle: Noelle L. Jones
Midwest: **Jennifer L. Butler
Pinedale: Lincoln Taylor Proud
Riverton: Travis Jay Slagowski, *David Soule
Sheridan: Kevey N. Boyd
Torrington: Brittany Dawn Garrelts
BACHELOR of SCIENCE
NEBRASKA
Alda: Anthony Garcia
Alliance: ***Andy Leider
Amelia: Stefan Alexander Franssen
Atkinson: *Amelia Sunshine Shane
Bridgeport: Hardan Jacob Kraupie, Erica Marie Misner
Chadron: **Jens Johnson, Jim Clayton Manternach, Clint J. Phillips, Jacob Dustin Rodiek
Crawford: Thomas James Emerson
Elgin: **Jill Rena Schiltmeyer
Fort Calhoun: ***Adam David Neumann
Gering: Adam Bahl, **Emory Blayne Dye, Kristina L. Walker
Gordon: Phillip M. Boardman
Hay Springs: * Brooke N. Housh
Herman: Jessyca Paige Hovendick
Hershey: Jamie C. Ransdell
Johnstown: Keanna Kay Gross
Lynch: Molly Elizabeth Seefus
Madison: *Jonathan A. Ehlers
Marsland: *** Kelly Troester
Minatare: Bryant Miller
Morse Bluff: Colt Ryan Spence
North Platte: ** Kelsey Marie Coffman, *Ryan Korf
Omaha: Laurie Michelle Godby
Orleans: **Mallory Marie Murdoch
Ravenna: Mallory Lee Irvine
Saint Edward: Cortney Alis Werner
Scottsbluff: ***Jontae Lynn Huck
Seward: Megan Lynn Svoboda
Tryon: Kate M. Seifer
Valentine: *McKenzie Faye Owen
Wallace: Curtis Perriotte-Olson
Wayne: William Zachary Long
OTHER STATES and NATIONS
Littleton, Colo.: Ben Ruckhaus
Sedalia, Colo.: Jennifer Jane Henry
Colstrip, Mont: Michelle M. Lewis
Gillette, Wyo.: Robert John Boylan
Vale, S.D.: Joseph John Reedy
Woodbridge, N.J.: Sharthak Saiful Haque
BACHELOR of SCIENCE in EDUCATION
Nebraska
Alliance: McKinley A. Backous, **Jessica A. Sherlock
Bayard: ***Jocilyn Ann Blanco, Julie A. Lacy, Crystal Lynn Newhoff
Bridgeport: Holly Christina Widener
Chadron: Ashley Bargen, John Michael Crile, Sheyenne S. Hunn, *** Michael Jeffrey Sandstrom
Chappell: **Katelyn Ann Gibb
Cody: Kyle Philip Milton
Crawford: ***Kassidy Lee Miran Thompson
Elwood: **LeAnne Bennett
Gering: *Christopher Baltz, Bradley J. Hecht, Jon M. Hutchison, Anthony Lawing, Stephanie Stricker, Justin R. Wheeler
Gothenburg: Brittany L. Jesseph
Harrisburg: *Kinsey K. Groves
Hemingford: Cheyenne C. Shaw
Kimball: **Jamie R. Murdoch
Lewellen: Beau McConnell
Maxwell: Roxie Marie Heessel, Sonja Marie Keith, Annie M. Seamann
Mitchell: Jordan Lei Harriger, *Tamara R. Hughson, Trevor A. Teichroeb,**Jory Cole Zurcher
North Platte: ***Jane C. Dye, Melissa S. Hohnholt, *Amanda L. Leighton, Brittany J. McDaniel, **Levi A. Most, Tim Val O’Neill, Jamie N. Shaner
Oshkosh: *Melissa Kay Paulsen
Scottsbluff: Ryan William Castle, Letizia-Ann B. Kosman, Shane A. Malm, Kayla Elaine Robles
Sidney: *Rachel R. Lee, Erica E. Portillo
Sutherland: Brandi J. Anderson
Tryon: ***Jordan Lynn Lovitt
Wood Lake: Shari E. Dubry
OTHER STATE and NATIONS
Victoria, BC: ***Angela Jay
Aurora, Colo.: Julie Marie Stephens
Berthoud, Colo.: *Ryan John Barron
Peetz, Colo.: James Patrick Carwin
Hot Springs, S.D.: *** Tara Lorraine Correll
Newell, S.D.: Tyrel Lee Bonnet
Phillip, S.D.: Krista Monique Van Lint
Rapid City, S.D.: Mark D. Mires
Buffalo, Wyo.: Andrew James Borgialli
Casper, Wyo.: *Amy Christie
Gillette, Wyo.: Amy Lynn Gibbs, Brianna Jeanne Lyman, *Casey L. Sullivan
Green River, Wyo.: **Kada Renee Williams
Guernsey, Wyo.: Tabitha Y. Anderson
Mountain View, Wyo.: Andrea R. Osborne
Sheridan, Wyo.: *Chelsea Hackwell, *Mikah Kirkeby Kadera, Rebecca Krezelok, **Yvonne A. Osborne, **Mandy D. Smith
Torrington, Wyo.: Jeshua John Arnusch, ***Jessica Leigh Arnusch
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