CHADRON – Chadron State College commencement exercises recognized 278 Spring 2021 graduates and 38 graduates from Spring and Winter 2020 at the Chicoine Center Saturday. It was the first in-person commencement ceremony CSC hosted since Dec. 2019. Dr. Rick Koza, retiring Business Professor, and Dr. Merlin Butler, a physician and geneticist at the University of Kansas, were speakers for the events.
Master of Arts in Education
Nebraska
Ashland: Celeste Heinz-Greer
Bassett: Haley Smiley
Cairo: Taylor Schultz
Center: Dixie Hanefeldt
Chadron: Ann Jamison
Champion: Blair Hartman
Cody: Kristin Fay
Cozad: Karen Klein
Crawford: Eric Snitily
Elmwood: Katelyn Steffen
Fairbury: Jared Blackwell
Gering: Barbara Harder
Grand Island: Julie Hehnke
Gretna: Riley Gross
Harvard: Blake Bunner
Kenesaw: Becky Katzberg
Mitchell: Abby Ford, Jordan Gonzales
North Platte: Lori Mau
Omaha: Russell Nelsen
Palmer: Emilie Wolfe
Pleasanton: Stephanie Mahony
Wyoming
Buffalo: Corey Toldson
Cheyenne: Tyler Bartow, Candice Love, Kaylena Rasmussen
Dayton: Sheri Tremain
Douglas: Lindsey Hanks
Hartville: Jessica Rotz
Lyman: Candie Madsen
Torrington: Brianna Brooks, Whitney George
Other States and Countries
Kristen Carte, Anchorage, Alaska
Andrew Buchanan, Seward, Alaska
Abigail Seltz, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Spencer Martin, Buffalo Grove, Ill.
Greg Wunderlich, Naperville, Ill.
Nicole Guth, South Holland, Ill.
Andrew Pontius, Menahga, Minn.
Stacey Barkell, Billings, Mont.
Andrew Johnson, Fayetteville, N.C.
Jason Himmelspach, Dickinson, N.D.
Richard Bierer, New Brighton, Penn.
Kristin Ratigan Bellonio, Ephrata, Wash.
Master of Business Administration
Nebraska
Chadron: Marvel Rotness, Heather Wing
Hemingford: Colt Foster
Minatare: Christian Miller
Mitchell: Casey Meier
Ogallala: Kayla Junge
Scottsbluff: Betsy Vidlak
Sidney: Krista Martin
Other States and Countries
Priest Doushay Jennings Jr., Stockton, Calif.
Joanna Runge, Fort Collins, Colo.
Laurie Brown, Gainesville, Fla.
Carmela Cook, Pace, Fla.
John Patrick Mamaril, Cockeysville, Md.
Tyson Evensen, West Sand Lake, N.Y.
Tyson Balling, Kaysville, Utah
Stacy Koch, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Emily Wardell, Greybull, Wyo.
Savannah Silbaugh, Upton, Wyo.
Alphese Stubbs, Nassau, Bahamas
Julia Hammerschmidt, Hinrichshagen, Germany
Chinaza Nwosa, Lagos, Nigeria
Swairie Fernando, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Master of Education
Gordon: Melanie Black Calf
Scottsbluff: Mariah Webb
Master of Science in Organizational Management
Nebraska
Columbus: Samantha Braun
Lincoln: Joshua Mayer
Louisville: McKenna Jones
McCook: Mitchell Collicott
Other States and Countries
Matthew Vargas, Modesto/Stockton, Calif.
Taylor Shaffer, Pagosa Springs, Colo.
Gabriela Perez, Sioux City, Iowa
Brian Keilman, Schererville, Ind.
Faith Shelzi, Oceanside, N.Y.
Andrew Szalwinski, Lexington, S.C.
Steven Koch, Buffalo, S.D.
Jacob Geil, Casper, Wyo.
Bachelor of Applied Science
Asia Rose, Houston, Texas
Bachelor of Arts
Nebraska
Ainsworth: Brady Delimont
Alliance: Jaiden Brown**, Jennifer Campos***, Samantha Carrillo***, Erica Escamilla**, Michael Gomez, Elizabeth Johnston, Tinka Omar, Lindsi Osborn, Elizabeth Pemberton***, Austin Pfeiffer**, Christopher Wright
Arthur: Shania Marie Macomber
Auburn: Natalie Ramer
Benkelman: Elisabeth Jensen
Bridgeport: Colton Alexander
Broadwater: Lacey Hunter
Chadron: Tamera Bates, Michael Gieseler, Chandler Hageman, Marcus LaPorte, Cody Madsen**, Brendinh Sayaloune*
Creighton: Cassidy Moeller
Dix: Angelica Loghry
Gering: Jordan Whisler
Gordon: Alicia Leis, Shaniah Thurston***
Harrisburg: Shalane Bright
Hay Springs: Jessica Badje**
Hemingford: Emily Hansen***, Taylee Neefe, Denton Payne
Hershey: Makayla Brown**
Imperial: Katelyn Wheeler
Lincoln: McKensi Webel*
Marquette: Paola Rodriguez**
Minatare: Kara DeCrocker**
Mitchell: Celeste Cardona, Shalyn Lackey
Morrill: Bailee Steiner**
North Platte: Karissa Cox**, Charity Farley
Ogallala: Ryan Christensen***
Omaha: Nicholas Wanderscheid
Ord: Cassidy Gydesen
Palmer: Taylor Luedke*
Paxton: Drake Luedke
Potter: Brooke Glass
Randolph: Lydia Haselhorst
Scottsbluff: Noah Bruner**, Gunnar Buchhammer***, Dale Condon, Raul Garcia-Ortiz, Virginia Garrett**, Lorenzo Lopez**
Springview: Kylin Munger***
Staplehurst: Taneal Stutzman
Stapleton: Jennifer Boyer***
Sutherland: Caitlin Hasenauer
Thedford: Cade Pokorny
Wellfleet: Hunter Jolliffe*
Wilsonville: Elizabeth Brown*
Winside: Misty Wylie
Colorado
Aurora: Karson Avila, Taryn Foxen**
Burlington: Merisa Cominiello, Caprise Cominiello***
Centennial: Sam Baquet*
Craig: Erin Fagan
Eaton: Emma Willadsen**
Fort Collins: Tyler Hyland*
Fort Morgan: Tyler Christensen*
Gill: Drew Neuerburg***
Kiowa: Henry Houts
Loveland: Corbin Perkins
Merino: Annaliese Werner***
Monument: Chase Walkes
Otis: Tanner Patterson***
Peetz: Katlyn Buss**
South Dakota
Buffalo: Brianna Williams
Hermosa: Paige Seidler
Long Valley: Carson Good
Rapid City: Shealyn Hager, Konery Klueber*, Chloe Murphy, Kalli Talbot
Rockyford: Arielle Clifford
Spearfish: Alyssa Jensen
Wyoming
Cheyenne: Treyven Gallegos, Steven Lahnert, Karli Noble
Pine Bluffs: Kyle Steger
Sheridan: Vivian Davis, Samantha Heide**
Shoshoni: Paul Lutz
Snyder: Quincy Segelke
Other States and Countries
Ryan Holmquist, Anchorage, Alaska
Jacob Jefferson, Buckeye, Ariz.
Nick Economou, Fort Mohave, Ariz.
Angelica Maples, Plumas Lake, Calif.
Ryan Wood, Stockton, Calif.
Stephanie Cantaley*, Sarastoa, Fla.
Kenan Gray, Lagrange, Ga.
DeAnte Barnes, Belvidere, Ill.
Amy Pemberton***, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Brandy Guest, Vacherie, La.
Shombai Strond, Plainfield, N.J.
Damon Crowell, Las Vegas, Nev.
Kelvana Demeritte*, Nassau, Bahamas
Ariel Simbana Criollo, Quito, Ecuador
Yuka Fujii***, Miyagi, Japan
Amrit Chima, Brampton, Ontario
André Ramos Block, Toa Baja, PR
Bachelor of Science
Nebraska
Alliance: Caleb Nielson
Burwell: Lane Helgoth
Callaway: Natalie G'Schwind**
Chadron: Ruhammah LaGarry, Naleka Sayaloune, Tyler Westlake
Columbus: Emily Hand***
David City: Travis Topil
Fremont: Brawly Taylor*
Gering: Dylan Radzymski
Gordon: Samuel Hood
Gothenburg: Josee Hotz***, Myles Mendell
Heartwell: Andrew Hultquist**
Lakeside: Bryant Wilson*
Minden: Grant Edgecombe
Omaha: Calvin DePriest
Ravenna: Brooke Chramosta***
Scottsbluff: Alisha Huynh***
Whitman: Charmane Macomber
South Dakota
Black Hawk: Victor Espinosa Cariveau
Hot Springs: Samantha Pucket**
Martin: Tate Petrak
Murdo: Rachel Buxcel
Other States and Countries
Brandt Smith, Thousand Oaks Calif.
Tristan Kreb, Colorado Springs Colo.
Elizabeth Owens, Longmont Colo.
Julia Eskelson, Meeker Colo.
Brittany Lovett***, Klamath Falls Ore.
Levi Norton, Enumclaw Wash.
Tate Allison, Moorcroft Wyo.
Manou Mbombo***, Lubumbashi, DRC
Bethel Alem*, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Feven Hailemariam**, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Lelisse Umeta*, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Bachelor of Science in Education
Nebraska
Alliance: Connor Blumanthal***, Sorcha Colerick*
Brady: Sydney Widick
Bridgeport: Katie Ramo
Chadron: Kaylee Gaswick, Vincent La Barca*
Crawford: Haley Savala
Gering: Jaylen Beam, Austin Hoffman
Gretna: Melissa Preister
Hastings: Jack Birky
Holdrege: Brooke Kuehn
Mullen: Robert Spurlin
Ogallala: Dillon Higgins***, Amanda Kroeger***
Potter: Hollie Clark***
Scottsbluff: Andrea Tritt, Becky Jo Wylie
Sidney: Lindsey Deaver**
Spencer: Rebecca Hiatt*
Stapleton: Logan Paben
Colorado
Arvada: Katelyn Eldredge
Fort Morgan: Jacob Norris
Pueblo: Lauren Renck
Rocky Ford: Erika Brown**
Wray: Kenzie McCasland
Wyoming
Cheyenne: Baylor Hayes
Gillette: Sonya Crone***, Dalton Holst, Emma Jurewicz**
Greybull: Bryce Wright
Kaycee: Krystin Alger
Sheridan: Sarah Haveman***
Wright: Katie Strohschein
Other States and Countries
Vali McDaniel**, Stockton, Calif.
Jacob Muir*, Calais, Maine
Cheyenne Ryan***, Glendive, Mont.
Hannah Conner***, Orient, Ohio
Jordyn Beebe**, Rapid City, S.D.
Blaine McMahon, Rapid City, S.D.
David Omondi*, Kisumu, Kenya