Announcements

Winter Commencement At Chadron State College

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Dr Ron Patterson

    Chadron State College holds its Winter Commencement this afternoon at 2:00 in the Chicoine Center in a ceremony that will be live-streamed at CSC Live.

183 degrees will be awarded: 106 bachelors degrees and 77 graduate degrees.

     It’s the first commencement at Chadron State for Dr Ron Patterson, who became the school’s 12th president and the first who is Black, this summer with the retirement of Dr Randy Rhine.

     Today’s graduation speaker is poet, author, and motivational speaker Jovan Mays, a 2010 graduate of Chadron State and part of the 2011 national champion Slam Poetry team. 

    Mays has already received the Chadron State Distinguished Young Alumni Award and is the Emeritus Poet Laureate of his hometown of Aurora, Co.

    He’s been a Student Engagement Advocate with the Aurora Public Schools since August 2020 and held a similar position before that with the Lighthouse Writers Workshop in Denver.

      A football player and wrestler at Chadron State, Mays has also been a member services representative at the YMCA of Metropolitan Denver, which serves 3,000 people daily. His duties including opening it at 4:30 am on weekdays

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 

Nebraska 

Arapahoe: Kyla Monie 

Ashland: Jessica Manion 

Bellevue: Julie Taylor-Costello 

Chadron: Amy Carnahan 

Grand Island: Ashley Shultz 

Lewellen: Beau McConnell 

Mullen: Kara Connealy 

Norfolk: Brian Porn 

Sargent: Brett Mauler 

Scottsbluff: Ashley Dillman, Angelica Gonzalez, Paul North, Stacia Swanson 

Sidney: Miranda McKay 

West Point: Daniel Wolken 

Whitney: Michelle Haynes 

Wyoming  

Casper: Michelle Blake, Emily Robertson 

Cheyenne: David Burrill, Dorthea Clark, Demetria Dame, Skylar Hogan, Jessica Jones 

Gillette: Jessica Cale 

Hulett: Amber Kaplan 

Moorcroft: Lindsay Hansen 

Pavillion: Michelle Haslam 

Saratoga: Hannah Williams 

Other States 

Nichole Cheshier, Anchorage, Alaska 

Shawnee Vanderpool, Anchorage, Alaska 

Cameron Vincent-Lang, Anchorage, Alaska 

Jennifer Birtz, Eagle River, Alaska 

Erin Hall, Eagle River, Alaska 

Emily Smith, Eagle River, Alaska 

Michelle Carton, Palmer, Alaska 

Brennan Hallock, Gilbert, Ariz. 

Clara Baldwin, Oakland, Calif. 

Ryan Barron, Fort Collins, Colo. 

Brooke Isherwood, Fort Myers, Fla. 

Jessica Butler, Idaho Falls, Idaho 

Brian Dunham, Scott AFB, Ill. 

Amanda Christensen, Truth or Consequences, N.M. 

Sharon Stultz, Bothell, Wa. 

Other Countries  

Divine Eyong Eyong Mbi, Mamfe, Manyu 

Letizia Kosman, Gold Coast, Queensland 

Master of Business Administration 

Nebraska 

Dalton: Janessa Carley 

North Bend: Ashley Wegner 

Ogallala: Chanelle Hanger 

Sidney: Kalee Lipska 

Stanton: Jason Petersen 

South Dakota 

Pine Ridge: Coy Sasse 

Porcupine: Arielle Clifford 

Reva: Tayle Brink 

Wanblee: Angela Little Elk 

Other States 

Heath Beemiller, Chandler, Ariz. 

Joy Apollon, Fort Myers, Fla. 

Cintia Moncion, Decatur, Ga. 

Aleczander Johnson, Davis, Ill. 

Jason Morell, Lisle, Ill. 

Miles Eakins, Shakopee, Minn. 

Andrew Pateyuk, West Orange, N.J. 

Jonas Lujan, Gillette, Wyo. 

Joshua Calvert, Wheatland, Wyo. 

Master of Education 

Nebraska 

Alliance: Michelle Johnson 

Gordon: Trey Allison 

Humboldt: Pandora Worthey 

McCook: Cherie Wallace 

Wyoming 

Casper: Rebecca Elliott, Shelby Noel 

Douglas: Robert McKee 

Other Countries  

David Omondi, Kisumu, Kenya 

Master of Science in Organizational Management 

Chadron: Eric Holmes 

Harrison: Taylor Rempp 

Papillion: Jason Clark 

Other States 

Amelia Berg, Fort Collins, Colo. 

Amaris Sanchez, Portland, Maine 

Bachelor of Arts 

Adams: Aubrie Parde*** 

Bridgeport: Nathaniel Cooper 

Chadron: Carstyn Hageman 

Chambers: Samuel Jesse* 

Dalton: Erin Moore 

Genoa: Garrett Swantek 

Gering: Abigail Madden, Hayley Stein*** 

Hay Springs: Jarret Pieper* 

Hyannis: Zane Musgrave 

McCook: Morgan Fawver 

North Platte: Cameron Cox*, Bailey Shurigar 

Palmer: Concey Bader* 

Papillion: Kiana Jensen 

Scottsbluff: Candace Fisher, Katrina Keller, Romaldo Roldan, Morgan Simpson 

Sidney: Kimberly Larsen 

Stromsburg: Hannah Pfeifly 

Tryon: Abigail Goosey* 

Wallace: Natalie Marquardt 

Colorado 

Rachel Bramblett, Arvada, Colo. 

Kaitlynn Norman, Bethune, Colo. 

Corey Haberkorn***, Falcon, Colo. 

Jessica Chairez, Fort Morgan, Colo. 

Hugo Castillo, Greeley, Colo. 

Cale Schafer**, LaSalle, Colo. 

Creighton Trembly**, Longmont, Colo. 

Parker Gonser***, Windsor, Colo. 

South Dakota 

Belle Fourche: Whitley Reder 

Buffalo: Sydney Pedersen 

Folsom: Justin Bale 

Harrold: Emily Dixon 

Hot Springs: Nicholas Quinn*** 

Murdo: Elizabeth Hunt 

Rapid City: Delaney Klosterman, Kelly Smith, Andrew Smith* 

Wyoming 

Big Piney: Haven Jessen 

Casper: Javen Palmer, Trevon Smith, Erin Wnuk* 

Gillette: Mason Hamilton* 

Guernsey: Whitney Martin 

Pine Bluffs: Katie Fornstrom 

Riverton: Brodie Roden 

Rock Springs: Courtney Smith 

Torrington: Braden Mechem***, Seth Norris*** 

Yoder: Kadra Clark*** 

Other States 

Keishaun Creel, Decatur, Ala. 

Heamasi Latu, Concord, Calif. 

Jonathan Gonzalez, Hollister, Calif. 

Ahlonte Hair, Live Oak, Fla. 

Harvey Reynolds, West Palm Beach, Fla. 

Casey Black*, Silver City, Iowa 

Lindsay Anderson***, Sioux City, Iowa 

Giussepe Shunaula, Quito, N.Y. 

Saysha Woeste***, Tillamook, Ore. 

Earl Johnson Jr, Prosper, Texas 

Nataly Torres, Roma, Texas 

Yusef Nelson, Auburn, Wa. 

Bachelor of Science 

Chadron: Cole Madsen 

Gering: Shelby Bewley, Tukker Romey***, Kristina Walker 

Lincoln: Caelum Hubl 

Valentine: KayLynn Miller** 

West Point: Jakob Andreasen 

Colorado 

Buena Vista: Sage McGinnis*** 

Granby: Daniel Reynolds Jr 

Loveland: Thomas Mason 

Monument: Emma Pendleton*** 

Other States 

Telsey Kaup, Wagner, S.D. 

Bachelor of Science in Education 

Alliance: Mackenzie Broderick, Julissa Gomez, Katelynn Gomez*** 

Central City: Alexandria Gragg 

Gering: Coleton Bevins*** 

Grand Island: Logan Hamik*** 

Harvard: Jackie LeMunyan 

Kimball: Jodell Schulte 

Louisville: Wendi Nelson 

Mitchell: Sarah Cardona 

Morrill: Gregg Waters 

Mullen: Brittni Bradley 

Neligh: JoAnn Olson 

North Platte: Desiree Fornander 

Sutherland: Gavin Harold 

Wauneta: Colby Cox 

South Dakota 

Box Elder: Jeslyn Jindra* 

Corsica: Hannah Reimnitz*** 

Martin: Lily Alexander*** 

Prairie City: Shane Collins*** 

Wyoming 

Sheridan: Mayra Pelayo 

Torrington: Caleb Moore 

Wheatland: Elisa Smith*** 

Wright: Holly Ricketts 

Other States 

Bailey Rominger, Vail, Ariz. 

Elizabeth Myers*, Nevada City, Calif. 

TJ Chadwick, Akron, Colo. 

Noah Burtis, Berthoud, Colo. 

Shauna Schneider, Wauconda, Ill. 

Milleanne Mullinix***, Union Bridge, Md.