Silver City, NM - More than 400 students will be earning certificate, associate, baccalaureate and master degrees at the spring commencement ceremony taking place Friday, May 12 in Old James Stadium.
The event begins at 3:00 p.m. and can be viewed live online: wnmu.edu
Silver City, NM
High School Equivalency - Garret Buxton, Jaylene Lawrence, Adam Medina, Ruth Moyer, Samantha Overcahier, Jerome Ortiz, Levi Owen, Clarissa Porras, Estrella Ramirez, Michelle Tafoya, Anthony Verovich
Certificate - Ian Hille
Associate Degree - Cynthia S. Adolf, Brandon Allensworth, Manuel Altamirano, Leslie Amber Carwile, Cristian Casillas, Daniel GÇ£SkylerGÇ¥ Ellis, Christina Marie Estrada, Teressa Olyvia Gallegos, Jean Marie Gardner, Annabella Gomez, Crystal Renee Jimenez, Jesse C. Jimenez Jr., Madison Jones, Mitchell Joy, Larry Martinez, Cameron Maurer, Tamara Lynn McGrath, Alexander Montes, Roman Montes, Ronita Rodgers, Allison Louisa Sedillos, Julie Ann Simmons, Stuart Tow, Jazmina E. Villegas, Matthew Ynostroza
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Pichaya Aditipyungkul, Felicia Blanca Bencomo, Shelbey N. Benfield, Kristen J. Davidson, Dlorence Donkor-Abbraduh, Joshua Evans, Cassandra Lorraine Garcia, Michael G. Gomez, Matthew T. Gruszka, Charles Jordan, Adam Michael Kesler, Horace Duke Martinez III, Joseph A. Morales, Tiffany Newell, Christopher John OGÇÖDell, Aujenae Katherine Ore, Manuel Ortega, Jennifer Rae Rider, Jocelyn E. Rowse, Tim Stillman, Raymond M. Stryker, John Joseph Tarjan II, Savannah Amalia Telles, Dakota Michael von Brimer
Graduate Certificate GÇô Juan Carlos Dominguez Maynes, Jessica Lynn Scott
Master Degree GÇô Madeline Rose Alfero, Mary C. Allen, Irene C Carbajal de Guzman, Kalah M Carrasco, Andrew Dahl-Bredine, Lindsay Griffin, Alexander James Hicks, Andrew Joy, Cheryl Ann Montes, Chad Francis Paavola, Cari Lynn Powell, Corina Aguilera Silva
Alamogordo, NM
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Anita Sophia Luera, Scott A. Winrow
Master Degree GÇô Ronella A. Brockett
Albuquerque, NM
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Daniel Alberto Cones, Sarah M. Fort, Carla Louise Hapke, Martha Ibarra-McFadden, Cruz Elena Jaquez, Jamie Mae Lindemann, Breana Martin, Leslie McKenney Smith, Faith Marie Nulk, Bobbie Deanna Pierson, Jeremiah Sergio Rodriguez, Maddison Schroetlin, Clemencia Sims, Joshua Wayne Taylor, Alisha Lynn Walz
Graduate Certificate GÇô Kimberly Hope Smith, Oshanna Delytte Washington
Master Degree GÇô Judy Lynn Barker, Michele Nicole Gutierrez, Jamie Lynn Joe, Tatiana Naumer-Percivel, Kimberly Hope Smith, Oshanna Delytte Washington
Animas, NM
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Emily V. Mendoza, Jessica S. Ramirez
Arenas Valley, NM
Associate Degree GÇô Chris Griego
Artesia, NM
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Ashley Renee Glascock
Aztec, NM
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Kelsey Dawn Sessions
Bayard, NM
High School Equivalency GÇô Steven Jimenez, Alfonso Leon, Ashley Roberts
Associate Degree GÇô Crystal Cook, Dominique Valerio Dominguez, Marisela Mia Duran, Gabriel Pedraza, Nicholas Salas
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Jake Vega, Victor Stephen Gonzales Jr.
Carlsbad, NM
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Lacy Granger, Linzy Lynette Granger, MaryJo Granger, Sky Vendella Klaus
Master Degree GÇô Brandy Ann Aguilar
Carrizozo, NM
Master Degree GÇô Katherine Pierson
Belen, NM
Associate Degree GÇô Dominic Martinez
Cliff, NM
Associate Degree GÇô James Gase
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Colleen Janelle Lara, Amy Marie Wagner
Clovis, NM
Master Degree GÇô Deborah L. Chavez
Columbus, NM
Associate Degree - Gerardo Zizumbo
Master Degree GÇô Rosa I. Diaz, Maribel Mireles, Edith Sanchez, Mayra Sanchez, Adilene Vazquez Varela
Deming, NM
High School Equivalency GÇô Jesus Hernandez, Josiah Gutierrez, Delilah Myers, Victor Renteria, Kelsie Snow, Sasha Torres
Certificate GÇô Tania Ramos
Associate Degree GÇô Alex Chavez, Kevin Omar Jaquez Baca, Adrian Lopez, Sara Mariscal, Jaylynn K. Nunn, Alexandra Ortiz, Antonio Palomino, Amy C. Perea, Ana Betzabee Rosales, Tanya J. Ruiz, Sandy Ruiz, Isabella Jimenez Shores
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Maria Acosta, Obidia Apodaca, Christina Renee Arenibas, Jessica Janeen Armendariz, Kassandra Ysette Carbajal, Joseph Seth Clary, Kaitlin Paige Ellis, Kevin Finch, Jordan Rochelle Jasso, Shanon Johnson-Davis, Eugene Lewis, Amanda Gabrelle Lynch, Thomas A. McClendon, Kimberly Endlich Molina, Kenzie Aline Rinehart, Grisel I. Rodriguez, Tanya Jaqueline Ruiz, Aubrelia R. Sandoval, Ciclaly Sandoval, Azucena Vargas, Jacob S. Vinson
Graduate Certificate GÇô Erma A. Cabrera, Lani Hofacket, Stephanie Ramirez
Master Degree GÇô Arlo Barry Calles, Irma S. Dominguez, Magali Gomez, Patricia Rios, Elizabeth A. Stevens, Cheri L. Reynolds/Warczinski, Joli M. Zumwalt
Elephant Butte, NM
High School Equivalency GÇô Kyle Brown
Master Degree GÇô Michelle L. Hawkins
Farmington, NM
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Kyle Glenn Ensign
Graduate Certificate GÇô Dena Li Irvin
Fruitland, NM
Graduate Certificate GÇô Faylyn Beyale
Gallina, NM
Associate Degree GÇô Janice D. Chacon
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Janice D. Chacon
Gallup, NM
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Jarvis E. Laughlin, Maria Olivares, Brian G. Tatsukawa, Gwendolyn Teengar, Audrianna D. Wagner
Master Degree GÇô Madonna Managuilt Castro, Victoria Nampera Dube, Adrian Garcia, Vanessa R. Skinner, Jessy K. Wommack
Graduate Certificate GÇô Martin J. Begay
Gamerco, NM
Master Degree GÇô Antoinette L. Miller
Gila, NM
High School Equivalency GÇô Latigo Malone
Glenwood, NM
Master Degree GÇô Amanda Cristina Fiala
Hanover, NM
Associate Degree GÇô Adrian Rascon
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Monica R. Moreno
Hurley, NM
Associate Degree GÇô Jennifer Elizalde-Tafoya, Joshua Padilla
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Hampton J. Burnette III, Michelle T. Laguna
Master Degree GÇô Linda Browning Callander, Kelly R. Zuniga
Kirtland, NM
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Kathryn Pilar Rosario Placencio
Las Cruces, NM
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Matthew J. Armijo, Ralph A. Bustamante, Hope Estepp, Elias Carlos Gallegos, Lisa Ann Hughs, Desire Viktorie Liska, Ron Ontiveros, Jason John Silva
Master Degree GÇô Michael N. Daniels, Victoria Franks
Lordsburg, NM
Certificate GÇô Christopher Arambula, Jaime Artiaga, Marco Arvizo, Jacob Esquivel, Alejandro Omar Estrada, Joseph David Gonzales, Caleb David May, John Plowman, Zabian R. Santoyo
Associate Degree GÇô Christopher De Foor
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Leigh Ann Gomez, Selina Renae Munoz, Ashley M. Samuel, Larry Tragon Turner, Gilbert Steven Yniquez
Master Degree GÇô Gabriel Crothers
Los Lunas, NM
Certificate GÇô Dylon Deibler
Loving, NM
Master Degree GÇô Joanna May
Luna, NM
Associate Degree GÇô GeAnna Montoya
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Katherine Alycia Anderson
Magdalena, NM
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Nathan Beck Martin
Mentmore, NM
Master Degree GÇô Surphina Ann Oyebi
Mescalero, NM
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Valerie P. Garcia
Mimbres, NM
Associate Degree GÇô Isaiah Grijalva
Naschitt, NM
Master Degree GÇô Priscilla A. Jake
Pinos Altos, NM
High School Equivalency GÇô Ivette Garcia
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Michele Casey
Rio Rancho, NM
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Ashley Jean Cole
Pirtleville, AZ
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Marissa E. Aguirre
Roswell, NM
Associate Degree GÇô Beverly N. Leonardi
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Samuel C. Dawe, William Michael Garner, Ayrin Brooke Meeks
Ruidoso, NM
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Alexis McClain
Master Degree GÇô Davida Eiline Leonard Cox
San Lorenzo, NM
Associate Degree GÇô Johnny Rodriguez, Juan Zapata
Santa Clara, NM
High School Equivalency GÇô Amanda Prejean
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Tanya Lynnette Marin
Master Degree GÇô Dora Gonzales
Santa Fe, NM
Master Degree GÇô Karen E. Woods
Santa Teresa, NM
Associate Degree GÇô Arlean Murillo
Socorro, NM
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Virginia Yvonne Griego, Michelle Herron, Victoria Tiana Salazar
Thoreau, NM
Master Degree GÇô Joshua Kumen Adams
Tohajiilee, NM
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Raymie Hurley
Truth or Consequences, NM
High School Equivalency GÇô Adrian Benavidez, Briana Bierner, Shaye Ellsworth, Sarah Laskey, Allison Lee, Robert Lee, Kristopher Mann, Chelsey Reese, Kyla Cruz Solano, Nidi Valdez
Associate Degree GÇô Jesus Lopez, Angel Dove Troup
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Leah B. Goodwin
Master Degree GÇô Kayla Ranae Montano
Tsayatoh, NM
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Vanessa Lynn Lee
Tyrone, NM
High School Equivalency GÇô Carlos M. Silvas
Vanderwagen, NM
Master Degree GÇô Olivia Lynette Joe
Veguita, NM
Master Degree GÇô Shalada Cristal Creecy
Virden, NM
Associate Degree GÇô Tanner Strain
Williamsburg, NM
High School Equivalency GÇô Jennifer Long Matthews
Zuni, NM
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Kiersten Adams, Kollin Harmon Paloma
Alaska
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Eric Joshua Adams
Arkansas
Master Degree GÇô Tracie A. Martin, Chasity Edwards Rhodes
Arizona
Associate Degree GÇô Anna Victoria Encinas, Marisela Renee Palma, Luis Lazaro Sarabio, Brittany E. Vincent, Konnie Christine Zuniga
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Breanna Rae Aker, Marteessa Laura-Lynn Billy, Stephanie Ann Bos, Jayla Nicole Brown, Theresa Laine Caldwell, Asiamarie N. Garcia, Albert Gil Jr., Carlos Gonzalez, Kaitlin Page Gregory, Marilynn Grijalva Sanchez, Jazmin Medina Hernandez, Kelsey Marks, Julian Anthony Martin, Josette Membrila, Krissy Nicole Ramirez, Miranda Jeanne Riesgo, Grecia Beatriz Rivas Chavez, Heather Rae Robertson, Lane Salabiye, Araceli Berenice Saldana, Dominique Shone, Eric B. Stevens, Juwan Daniel Sumpter, Ervin Delgado Uriostegui, Kirsten Walsh, Kasey Williams
Master Degree GÇô Andrea Ashkie, Angela D. Benitez, David Cota, James Alan Gist, Nalani Desiree Hernandez, Steven Alan Keiffer, Claudia Martinez, Carrie A. Merritt, Tina Jessie Mitchell, Estevan Gabriel Velasquez
California
Associate Degree GÇô Romeo Jose Cruz Jr., Tyler J. Butler, Jerrald Hines
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Dominic Barry, Eric A. Box, Karina Marin-Echazarreta, Tiffany Lynee Coles, Casey L. Dickens, Araceli Elnahass, Clarissa Breanne Genevieve Funaki, Rubern Garcia, Matthew Grieb, Mark Andrews Holmes, Kiel Alan Jones, Hazel B. Lazarus, Euricce LeSure, Marilen Loredo, Edward Martinez, Tracy McNair, Erick Muratalla, Henele Unuaki O Kanakana Nai, Shannon Rich, Ryan Anthony Ruiz, Khayree Iman Sanders, Amber J. Taveras, Brandon Tanter, Amy Vernetti, Larry Young II
Master Degree GÇô Wendy Barrientos, Donald Kerry Byrd, Kimberly A. Cook, Julianne Eberle, Ashantai Janee Ellington, Vanessa Estrada Anita Raquel Inigez-Bouziane, Rebecca Jean Knowlton, Kristle Williams Manuel, Omar Nasir, Stephanie Portillo, Roberto Alexander Robles, Isabel Tellier
Graduate Certificate GÇô Winona Jeanne Cordova
Colorado
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Anais Hernandez, Mariah Thornburg
Master Degree GÇô Amanda Melissa Bernheim, Joel Michael Roush DGÇÖCristina, Taylor McNeely
Delaware
Master Degree GÇô Natasha Marie Wilson
Florida
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Benjamin Vincent Pugh, Ninoska G. Slater
Master Degree GÇô Shannon Lynn Garcia, Dr. T. Michael Roberts, Marianne Regina Wareham
Georgia
Master Degree GÇô Stephanie Michelle Wiggle Branom, Jennifer L. Coleman, Mathieu Dickinson Georges, Tasheika L. Vinson
Hawaii
Master Degree GÇô Emily-Joy Galvez Paredes Daoang, Leeta Joanne Grap
Idaho
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Michael Steven Arnold
Illinois
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Jaselynn Kay Farlow
Master Degree GÇô Brett Andrew Jacobson, RuselBusisiwe Quaery, Karyn Anne Weglarz
Indiana
Graduate Certificate GÇô Solomon Gabriel Boyce
Iowa
Graduate Certificate GÇô Annette Madelyn Blomme
Kansas
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Ervin T. Holloman, Marisa May Thorne
Kentucky
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Jada Nichelle Grady
Maine
Master Degree GÇô Meghan Marie Blaszczyk, Miles D. Grant, Andrea L. Zappone
Michigan
Associate Degree GÇô Anthony William Guilfoyle Jr.
Minnesota
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Emery R. Range
Mississippi
Master Degree GÇô TaTanisha F. Baker, Angela Denise Miller, Diana Marie Winsor, Amy Elizabeth Jones Wright, Veronica Renee Wright
Minnesota
Master Degree GÇô Dan L. Morrow
Montana
Master Degree GÇô Ryan James Ebersberger
Nevada
Master Degree GÇô Michael Paul Temple
New Jersey
Graduate Certificate GÇô Drew Joseph Granato
New York
Master Degree GÇô Shadae A. Cardoza, Daniel Fletcher Stevens, Rita Terrazas, Rita Worlock
North Carolina
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Christina Dawn Tucker
Master Degree GÇô Troy Ann Kirk, Susan Bourget Novello
Ohio
Graduate Certificate GÇô Maya Victoria Pederson
Master Degree GÇô Stephene Loran Evans, Alyssa D. Gorby
Oklahoma
Master Degree GÇô Lindsay Joy Rademakers
Oregon
Master Degree GÇô Jennifer Bennett, Alishea Deanna Edwards, Keith Milan Thomas
Rhode Island
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Erin Dibble
South Dakota
Master Degree GÇô Chelsy Kay Baier, Stephen G. Libby
Texas
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Atziry Aimme Apodaca Cortez, Samantha K. Garcia, Miguel A Gutierrez, Manny Mata III, Ramon Rory Quintanilla, Joseph Patrick Silva
Graduate Certificate GÇô Daniel Alfonso Gamboa
Master Degree GÇô Ashley Beckle, Erika Dawn Cox, Patrina Battle Hayes, Christina M. Whitaker
Washington
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Crystal Christine Prexides-Radan
Graduate Certificate GÇô Sarah Colombo
Master Degree GÇô Kayla Wagner
Wisconsin
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Holly Nummerdor
American Somoa
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Helamana Poasa SoGÇÖonataGÇÖa Semo
Brazil
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Sheila Meloni Menezes
England
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Harry Sebastian Neve Wetton
France
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Tristan Da Lio, Jean-Laurent Pageault
Germany
Baccalaureate Degree GÇô Sascha Brechtel
Mexico
Master Degree GÇô Maricarmen Lojero de Nielson, Claudia Osuna Ochoa
Nigeria
Associate Degree GÇô Bala Michael Wambebe
Master Degree GÇô Okwuchi Lilian Ezeala, Ifeanyi D. Uzoekwe
Turkey
Associate Degree GÇô Peyton OGÇÖHare
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