Chadron State College holds Spring Commencement Saturday morning at 10:00 in the Chicoine Center, the first for President Dr Ron Patterson, who is completing his first year at the helm of the school.
There will be 354 degrees awarded – 80 graduate degrees and 274 bachelor’s degrees. The ceremonies will be livestreamed at csc.edu/live.
The opening moment of reflection will be given by Austin Alexander of Newell, SD, who will also be commissioned during graduation as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U-S Army.
The closing moment of reflection will be given by Kinsey Smith of Windsor, CO, who competed for Chadron State in both women’s wrestling and golf.
The graduation speaker is former Nebraska State Senator and retired banker John Stinner Sr of Gering. Stinner came to Nebraska from his native Pennsylvania to play football for the Cornhuskers, and was part of the 1970-71 national championship team.
Stinner says “It’s a great honor to be asked to be a part of the commencement ceremony (because) Chadron State is such a great asset to the Panhandle and the state of Nebraska from an economic and post-secondary (education) perspective.”
Stinner has a master’s degree in economics from Nebraska and was a CPA, but most of his professional career has been in banking. He’s the retired former CEO and board chair of Valley Bank of Trust, served on the board of Western States Bank, and was.chair of the Nebraska Bankers Association.
He’s been a leader of nearly every major community project and organization, including the Oregon Trail Community Foundation, Gering Downtown Revitalization Committee, Scotts Bluff County Hospital Authority #1, Western Nebraska Community College Foundation, YMCA, Gering School Board, and Twin Cities Development.
Stinner and his wife Rita, retired director of vocal music at Western Nebraska Community College and the Valley Voices Community Choir, are celebrating their 52nd anniversary this year. They have 2 adult children and 4 grandchildren.
Below 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
Bachelor of Applied Science | Bachelor of Arts | Bachelor of Science | Bachelor of Science in Education
Master of Arts in Education | Master of Business Administration | Master of Education | Master of Science in Org. Mgmt.
Bachelor of Applied Science
Stephanie Freeburg, Berthoud, Colo
Allen Stubbert, Columbus, Neb.
Alliance: Isabella Middleton***, Alicia Tyree**
Arthur: Colten Storer**
Benkelman: Anntoinette Lurz
Blair: McKenna Schlueter
Chadron: Curtiss Bruhn, Cheyann Coen, Allie Ferguson*, Allison Omernik*, Jessy Roberts, Savanna Sayaloune***, Nicole Scarrow*, Taylor Strotheide, Tyleigh Strotheide, Kassyl Swinney-Ruiz
Crawford: William Ackerman
Crete: Minh Duc Le**
Culbertson: Jancy Marks
Decatur: Breanna Deacon
Doniphan: Brenna Schuler
Eustis: Amber Lange
Gering: Madison Kinney, Elizabeth Malsam
Gordon: Sierra Garrett**
Gothenburg: Olivia Jorgenson
Grant: Adriana Gonzalez***
Gurley: Ella Draper
Halsey: Colt Hesseltine
Hyannis: Shailey McAbee
Imperial: Aaron Hinojosa
Johnson: Sophie Clark
Lewellen: Reid Spady**
Lincoln: Allison Schneider**, Charles Volcek
Lisco: Zachery Evans
Marquette: Ashley Gonzalez Rodriguez
Minden: Markus Ramsey
Morrill: Kenzey Kanno**, Tanner Whetham
Norfolk: Bailey Hurlburt**
North Platte: Anders Swanson
Ogallala: Kai Brixton**, Emma Coffman***
Ohiowa: Hector Nunez
Overton: Kien Martin
Polk: Dylan Soule**
Rushville: Riley Snyder
Scottsbluff: Harrison Bice, Erin Hayhurst***, Angelique Weber
Sidney: Trey Douglas, Henry Gutierrez, Cayden Jobman, Caitlyn Mueller*
Springfield: Alyssa Riha
St. Paul: Grant Turek**
Stromsburg: Hannah Pfeifly
Sumner: Ashley Rohde
Brighton: MacKenzi Kroll
Broomfield: Joseph DeCamillis*, Hunter O’Connor, Grant Swenson, Madison Watt***
Burlington: Lillina Foose
Byers: Ashland Baca***
Denver: Devin Buderus
Eaton: Makenna Cormack***, Noelle Meagher
Evans: Mayson Fagot
Fort Collins: Jessie Henchenski
Fort Morgan: Destiny Pelton
Grand Lake: Sarah Hough
Greeley: Aliyah Hernandez
Hotchkiss: Rebeka Scheiderer*
Idalia: Brisa Perez
Lakewood: Paige Propp
Limon: Litzy Wilson
Loveland: Kellye Whiteside
Northglenn: Hector Ortega
Parker: Tyler Gish
Pueblo: Makayla Keck*
Seibert: Emily Mason
Simla: Molly Braun***
Thornton: Samantha Conradie*, Olivia Trembly**
Wellington: Brody Lamb
Westminster: Juliana Sellars
Allen: Vernon Plenty Bull
Buffalo: Brooklyn Williams*
Custer: Morgan Helfer
Holabird: Zane Zilverberg*
Hot Springs: Chaela Holmes
Mobridge: Alexis Sjomeling***
Newell: Austin Alexander*
Owanka: Nicole Volmer*
Spearfish: Shaylie Edgren*
Burns: Kaden Lakin
Casper: Rebecca Goeken**, Emory Yoosook**
Douglas: Abrielle Hoopman**
Gillette: April Davis, Chloe Rankin
Glenrock: Richard Harris II
Jackson: Jeydon Cox
Lingle: Callie Fritzler***, Bailey Powell, Ashley Riley**
Lusk: Alec Penfield, Riley Shaw
Moorcroft: Rose Black, Tia Cranston***, Lynsey Gray
Newcastle: Shelby Davis
Riverton: Emma Crichton, Kaden Dower
Rock Springs: Trinity Chrisawn
Sheridan: Brooke Worman
Torrington: Brittney Lopez, Meranda Richards
Wheatland: Halle Smith***
Allison Acosta, Oro Valley, Ariz.
Kyle Shirley***, Queen Creek, Ariz.
Sofia Rubio, Tempe, Ariz.
Catherine Ford, Los Angeles, Calif.
Chloe Brown, Riverside, Calif.
Tayton Ricard, Blakesburg, Iowa
Estrella Cruz, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Brook Staten, Olsburg, Kan.
Kolton Drogowski***, Williamsburg, Mich.
Adeline Beason**, Byram, Miss.
Logan Peila, Miles City, Mont.
BreAnne Benson, West Fargo, N.D.
Jared Hurt, Conroe, Texas
Joshua Robinson***, Paris, Texas
Armon Johnson, Prosper, Texas
Joseph Dumsa, West Valley City, Utah
Karen Norton***, Ephrata, Wash.
Dean Neff***, Lake Mills, Wis.
Thomas Bagin*, Menomonee Falls, Wis.
Maria Garcia Martinez, Gualcinse , Honduras
Molly Cockburn*, Christchurch, New Zealand
Big Springs: Kristie Emerson
Chadron: Michael Anderson***, Emma Cogdill**
Chappell: Cooper Reichman
Columbus: Emma Stewart
Crawford: Emalee Ackerman
Dunning: Bryan Zutavern
Gothenburg: Jamie Graff**
Hastings: Grace Redinger
Hershey: Carlee Brownawell***
Kearney: Drayden Bellamy
Loup City: Ashley Dearmont**, Creighton Harrington***
Madrid: Quinn Koop**
McCook: Elise Aguilar
Nebraska City: Aubrey Bando*
Norfolk: Jalen Hoffman, Katherine Meuret*
North Platte: Emily Evans*
Omaha: Carolyn Drake**
O’Neill: Alexa Shald**
Scottsbluff: Kayden Singpiel
Sidney: Jaylee Shaw*
Springview: Katie Lewis***
Valentine: Kortney Kronhofman
York: Harrison Gocke*
Aurora: Gabriel Perkins
Kit Carson: Cordell Farmer
Lamar: Isabel Gaines**
Merino: Jessy Sexton
Belle Fourche: Colby Tadra*
Box Elder: Colton Jackson
Camp Crook: Karissa Rasmussen
Harrold: Velvet Jessen*
Kadoka: Dylan Vander May
Rapid City: Julie Geiman, Nicholas Lembke***
Vivian: Brianna Smith***
Green River: Ashlyn Jensen*
Kemmerer: Colter Julian
Lander: Ursula Anderson
Lusk: Ashley Christianson
Newcastle: Gunnar Wainscott
Zen Petrosius, Seward, Alaska
Kaitlyn Smith***, Hackberry, Ariz.
Kelsey Huggans, Wichita, Kan.
Kayla Brown***, Glendive, Mont.
Irene Johnson, Roy, Mont.
Emmanuella Tchona*, Lokossa, Benin
Martin Poznanovic***, Uzice, Serbia
Bachelor of Science in Education
Alliance: Cade Stephenson***
Bayard: Wyatt Fiscus***, Colin Hendrickson, Cole Kramer
Beatrice: Sarah Riekenberg*
Bertrand: Jenna Kuck-Urbanovsky***
Bloomfield: Kaci Millikan*
Bridgeport: Regina Gonzalez, Jacie Lussetto
Chadron: Madison Sandstrom***
Columbus: Hannah Montgomery*
Firth: Sophia Lentfer
Gering: Tori Hoagland, Taylor Koros***, Morgan Van Anne***
Hastings: Kennedy Howard
Hershey: Chanda Cooper
Holdrege: Darci Samuelson
Imperial: Carissa Hill***
Lewellen: Kara Haskell*
Lincoln: Monica Nagel***
Lodgepole: Cooper Michelman
Mitchell: Lyndsey Walters
Morrill: Katlyn Medel***
Mullen: Cecilia Coons
Naper: Mattie Baird***
North Platte: Jordynn Boyle, Emilee Henne***
Odell: Alexis Parks***
Ogallala: McKenna Headley**
Ord: Danielle Thyfault
Palmer: Taylor Luedke
Sargent: Bailey Schneider***
Scottsbluff: Ashley Kessler, Amanda Peister, Sarah Peterson*, Alicia Stodola*
Sidney: Seth Studnicka**
Valentine: Brennann Jackson*
Wauneta: Tiffany Harris, Julie Sparrow
York: Paige Oblender
Cedaredge: Reganne McIntire**
Erie: Sloane Quijas*
Fort Morgan: Audrey Kramer
Holyoke: Makenzie Martin*
Yuma: Naydeen Knapp
Hermosa: Kristin Seidler***
Hot Springs: T’Aunah Benson***, Breanna Remington, Caden Shanklin***
Martin: Tarryn Cady
Pierre: William Gore**
Rapid City: Shana Bender
Sturgis: Joel Carpenter*
Summerset: Michaela Hill**
Alpine: Johannah Christie*
Burns: Katelyn Bach**
Casper: Leah Jensen***
Cheyenne: Rhiannon Thomalla**
Douglas: Cassidy Cole, Jaylon Martinez, Andrea Tena***
Lander: Annabeth Koger**
Laramie: Shasta Rosales***
Sheridan: Reata Cook*, Allison Puuri
Torrington: Onalise Kingsley
Nebraska
Alliance: Jaiden Brown
Bassett: Katherine Nolles
Central City: Jessica Brondel
Chadron: Mikel Landreth, Jazlyn Reitz
Columbus: Valerie Brown
Elyria: Lauren Collins
Gering: Jacklyn Cawiezel
Gordon: Amanda Geyer
Hyannis: Brandy Schaack
Kearney: Bryan Mueller
Minden: Starla Doxon
Morrill: Traci Patterson
Ord: Jordyn Bartak
Potter: Jessica Bower
Scottsbluff: Lauren Armstrong
Sidney: Melissa Ross
Jason Ott, Anchorage, Alaska
Sascha Smith, Anchorage, Alaska
Jacob Norris, Fort Morgan, Colo.
Loren Schmoll, Adel, Iowa
David Krimmel, Glennallen, Alaska
Abigail Sasse, Darien, Ill.
Emily Manriquez, Montevideo, Minn
Jesse Orcutt, Glendive, Mont.
Daniel O’Brien, Dickinson, N.D.
Jonathan Tsigler, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Brittany Hallis, Bedford, Ohio
Rieley Maier, Bowdle, S.D.
Scott Hesla, Webster, S.D.
Stephanie Gill, Gillette, Wyo.
Calder Forcella, Greybull, Wyo.
Master of Business Administration
Nebraska
Chadron: Clark Riesen
David City: Thomas Glock
Gothenburg: Scott Speck
Grand Island: Samantha Kimminau
Henry: Andrew Avila
Hershey: Louise Schroder
Scottsbluff: Leslie Foral, Darci Roland
Mic’Kael Foust Jr., Little Rock, Ark.
Blayke De La Rosa, Spring Valley, Calif.
Kathryn Helsel, Arvada, Colo.
Mason Watt, Broomfield, Colo.
Kinsey Smith, Windsor, Colo.
Anthony Narvaez, Hialeah, Fla.
Kayla Phillips, Albuquerque, N.M.
Colin Webster, Wayne, Neb.
Ryan Kenny, Portland, Ore.
Jessica Tubbs, Edgemont, S.D.
Leslie Harlan, Martin, S.D.
Elizabeth Bromberek, Alexandria, Va.
Stephanie Johnson, Herndon, Va.
Bailey Lupher, Mountain View, Wyo.
Nebraska
Anselmo: Marcelle Kastens
Gothenburg: Charity Wyatt
McCook: Amanda Einspahr
North Platte: Zachary Ostergard
Scottsbluff: Shelby Winchell
Douglas: Katherine Spletzer
Gillette: Madison Hinshaw
Greybull: Jessica Whetham
Sheridan: Jacquelyn Hovey
Master of Science in Organizational Management
Nebraska
Chadron: Ricki Hickstein
Grand Island: Madyson Schliep
Oshkosh: Kimberly Chadwick
Papillion: Dustin McKenna
Sumner: Traven Claflin
Kayla Campuzano, Brighton, Colo.
Rylee Greiman, Windsor, Colo.
Rachel Davila, Hot Springs, S.D.
Taygen Smith, Amarillo, Texas
Rebecca Monahan, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Kyra Wulff, Laramie, Wyo.