The Chadron State College Virtual Winter 2020 Commencement will premiere on YouTube today at 2 p.m.
COVID-19 concerns led to changes in the college schedule that included the virtual ceremony and ending the fall semester at Thanksgiving.
The virtual commencement has graduate student John Murphy of Harrison, NE, offering the opening moment of reflection and Jaime Gonzalez of Bridgeport, NE, giving the closing moment of reflection.
The graduation speaker will be Dr. JoAnne Owens-Nauslar, well-known health and fitness expert and Title IX Pioneer.
Following is a list of candidates expected to graduate.The list includes 68 candidates for master’s degrees and 127 candidates for bachelor’s degrees. Honor graduates are designated with asterisks.
***Summa cum laude 3.9-4.0 cumulative GPA
**Magna cum laude, 3.75-3.89 cumulative GPA
*Cum laude 3.6-3.74 Cumulative GPA
Nebraska
Alliance: Julie Hamburger
Broken Bow: Katrina Shaw
Chadron: Erik Shepherd
Crawford: Sarah Butler
Gering: Brooke Raines
McCook: Joel Arterburn
Mitchell: Tate Acton
Omaha: Cristine Peterson
Ralston: Jerry Dean Saab Jr.
Ravenna: Stacie Loeffelholz
Stuart: Justin Farr
Sutherland: BreAhnna McConnell
Wyoming
Buffalo: Tatum Bourgeois
Casper: Andrew Kennedy
Douglas: Tyler Walker
Gillette: Luke Janssen
Torrington: Jaszmyne Beverly
Torrington: Nancy Ibarra
Alaska
Anchorage: Stephen Belde, Natalie Foley, Laura-Ashlee Kotelman,
Sean Rood, Matthew Witthoeft
Other States and Countries
Jessica Winn, Lancaster, Calif.
Michael Thompson, Waukegan, Ill.
Trevor Conrad, Glendive, Mont.
Angela Arigoni-Mesfioui, Casablanca, Morocco
Nicholas DeLuca, Brick, N.J.
Michael Uthe, Presho, S.D.
Alicia Wright, Madison, Wisc.
Master of Business Administration
Nebraska
Alliance: Gregory Kusek
Chadron: Austin Brown
Chadron: Jessica Humphrey
Merriman: Andrew Fairhead
Ogallala: Jonathan Pierce
Valentine: Jennie Manning
Other States and Countries
Ji Feng, KunShan, China
Adam Gomberg, Morton Grove, Ill.
Mark Cousineau, Rochester, Minn.
John Fansler, Miami, Okla.
Brittney Powell, Conroe, Texas
Nebraska
Aurora: Jason Frew
Chambers: Sarah Badje
North Platte: Haley Milton
Randolph: Bryan Bazata
Scottsbluff: Jill Connell
Wyoming
Buffalo: Aaron Mines
Casper: Nicholas Landess
Cheyenne: Tina El Ghanjaoui
Cheyenne: Skylar Hatanelas
Douglas: Megan Forgey
Thermopolis: Jennifer Cramer
Other States and Countries
Scott Heinze, Ashburnham, Mass.
Matthew Coy, Hill City, S.D.
Melissa Nelson, Rapid City, S.D.
Erin Himmelberger, Sterling, Va.
Master of Science in Organizational Management
Nebraska
Ashland: Logan Finkey
Bridgeport: Erica Misner
Harrison: John Murphy
Other States and Countries
Benjamin Franz, Yuma, Ariz.
Serign Diop, Los Angeles, Calif.
Crae Carpenter, Saint Charles, Ill.
Jacob Sheridan, Culver, Ind.
Stephanie Dixon, Fraser, Mich.
Robert E. Baker Jr., Avon Lake, Ohio
Mikahla Ferguson, Hermosa, S.D.
Jeremy Lane, Weatherford, Texas
Curtis Moffat, Torrington, Wyo.
Bachelor of Applied of Science
Nebraska
Gordon: Tiffany Sandoz
McCook: Cody DeWester
Mitchell: Jenny Keener***
Other States and Countries
Jordan Ferguson***, Waddell, Ariz.
Hailemariam Adal, Aurora, Colo.
Meghan Giorgione, Setauket, N.Y.
Nebraska
Alliance: Reynaldo G. Valdez III
Brady: Keifer Burke
Brady, NE: Jill Miller*
Broken Bow: Tori Meschke***
Chadron: Jenna Banzhaf, Colby Ellis*, Joseph Ritzen
Cody: Micheal Heath
David City: Matthew Kindler
Gering: Elizabeth Bernhardt, Jefferson Lenoir, Brittany Richards*
Gordon: Jodi Elsea, Robin Ferguson, Amanda Geyer
Grand Island: Kennadi Findley*, Abigail Swanson**
Gurley: Krystle Odell
Henderson: Breanna Daly***
Kimball: Jodell Schulte
Norfolk: Abigil Smith
North Platte: Kelsey Epp
Oakland: Carter Thiele
Ogallala: Grant Packard
Oshkosh: Melissa Dodge***
Paxton: Derek Beckius
Red Cloud: Emily McCleary
Riverton: Teah Colvin**
Rushville: Maddison Cox
Scottsbluff: Brandon Davenport**, Kyle Kuxhausen, Amanda Otto
Sprague: Danielle Drevo***
Wolbach: CaLee Ann Thomsen
Colorado
Colorado Springs: Samuel McKinley
Erie: Rocklyn Wortham**
Evergreen: Kelly Murphy
Fort Collins: Emily Santero
Fort Morgan: Trevor Link, Alexander Mai
Fountain: BriYanna Lyon
Greeley: Leah Guerrero
Loveland: Allie Mason
Wheat Ridge: Natalie DiManna
Windsor: Natasha Schwartz
Wray: Beau Beckman
Yuma: Christopher Harding, Ty Thurston
South Dakota
Hot Springs: Kaylee Hills*
Philip: Jace Giannonatti
Pierre: Jolee Smith
Rapid City: Brittney Peters, Megan Riley, Ingrid Savery, Cole Thurness
Spearfish: Phoebe Caldwell
Wyoming
Cheyenne: Logan Kasten, Linda Skorcz
Douglas: Kylee Lindbo
Glenrock: Devin Fulton
Greybull: Cassandra Reiter
Kemmerer: Morgan McClaren
Osage: Catherine Orban
Riverton: Jaitlyn Pettit
Torrington: Madison Margaret Bloodgood, Kaye Cunningham, Mikayla Zurcher
Other States and Countries
Lucinda Archibald, Palmer, Alaska
Brian Rodriguez-Flores, Phoenix, Ariz.
Travis Wilson, Fresno, Calif.
Marvin Raphael Williams Jr, Los Angeles, Calif.
Jeremy Brown, San Diego, Calif.
Tearica McGee, Lake Park, Ga.
Loren Ritter, Adel, Iowa
Bimal Sah, Medford, Mass.
Jack Meegan, Bel Air, Md.
Kyle Bloomquist, Raymond, Minn.
Olivia DeMontigny, Billings, Mont.
Sadie Sheppard, Fargo, N.D.
Victoria Zorn, Effort, Pa.
Veronica Ruiz Leon*, Caguas, Puerto Rico
Samar Ayele*, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Billy Johnson, Cedar Hill, Texas
Allison Vincent, Seattle, Wash.
Tafadzwa Dzviti, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Nebraska
Gordon: Benjamin W. Wegner
Plainview: Kailee Rafert**
Scotia: Shantelle Roy*
Other States and Countries
Stephanie Mendoza, Ridgecrest, Calif.
Edward Anthony Smercina III, Craig, Colo.
Haylee McKeehan, Falcon, Colo.
Elijah Etter*, Paonia, Colo.
Maria Peterson, Moundridge, Kan.
Lindsey VanderMay, Long Valley, S.D.
Louis Charles Christopher IV***, Roanoke, Texas
Bachelor of Science in Education
Nebraska
Bridgeport: Jaime Gonzalez, Riley Hall**
Chadron: Vonsinh Sayaloune
Gering: Peter Gene Hernandez III*
Gurley: Abbegail Draper*
Harrison: Morgan Kling***
Lewellen: Theresa Barnhart***
Mitchell: Gayl King
Oconto: Shayla Dockweiler
Republican City: Tristin Eddy
Rushville: Shauna Coburn***, Maddison Cox
Scottsbluff: Cooper Buchhammer, Rebecca Delzer, Mercedes Feid, Avery Krentz***
Sidney: Amy Neumann
Other States and Countries
Tara Medigovich, San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Brianna Templeton, Bennett, Colo.
Mattie Duzik***, Craig, Colo.
Peyton Flack***, Kersey, Colo.
Kendyl Moody, Lakewood, Colo.
Jalee Johnson, Custer, S.D.
Shawna Turner***, Hill City, S.D.
Jessica Whetham***, Greybull, Wyo.
Becky Moody, Wheatland, Wyo.
—CSC College Relations