More Than 250 Students to Receive Degrees at Fall Commencement

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Published: 04 December 2015 04 December 2015

Silver City, NM - At least 250 students will be earning certificates, associate, baccalaureate or master degrees on Friday, December 11, at the fall commencement ceremony beginning at 2:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center Theatre.

The ceremony will be streamed online live and can be seen at www.wnmu.edu/events/commencement-2015.

Silver City

Certificate: Matthew Blancett, Joel Castillo, Jacob Clark, Stephen Lindsey, Laura Mullen, Jory Torres

Associate Degree: Jennifer Aragon, Benjamin Jerome Cardoza, Jason Lee Dunlap, Cassandra Fierro, Anna Flores, Diego R. Gonzalez, Clarisse Grijalva, Bryant Jamison, Kelly Ann Kesich, Davi L. Martin, Luis Porras, Jennifer Rider, Bianca Inez Rivera, Sadee N. Toms, George Trujillo

Baccalaureate Degree: Venus Aragon, Colette Beers, Jade Brown, Luzulena Carbajal, Maria Carrillo, Esther Chico-Gutierrez, Bre A. Compton-Boyden, Candace P. Davidson, Catherine Fritsche, Michelle Grayless, Lindsay Griffin, Matthew T. Gruszka, Estere Perrault Lucero, Miguel A. Narvaez Jr., Victoria Agbonma Odocha, Jacqueline Nicole Olivas, Christopher M. Rivera, Brendan M. Shannon, Jordan J.K. Summers, Sabrina Raquel Villalba

Master's Degree: Koral Colon Cintron, Martin Anthony Cook, Ramona L. Crum, Melissa Hernandez, Mariah Noemi McDonald, Justine M. Munoz, Patrice Adele Mutchnick, Jerah E. Sherman, Christina Wolford

Graduate Certificate: Danielle Brianne Aguirre, Elsie Gonzales Andazola

Albuquerque, NM

Associate Degree: Alisha L. Walz

Baccalaureate Degree: Melissa Benvegno, Claire Herman-Preble, Jessica Larson, Christina Manley, Gaylene M. Tool

Arenas Valley, NM

Baccalaureate Degree: Jonathan Michael King

Bayard, NM

Certificate: Gabriel Pedraza, Joseph Rodriguez,

Associate Degree: Victoria O. Chavez, George Demings, Michael Hernandez, Amanda Martinez

Baccalaureate Degree: John Durman, Josiah A. Sublasky

Master's Degree: Audrey L. Tovar

Belen, NM

Certificate: Dominic Martinez

Carlsbad, NM

Baccalaureate Degree: Caleb Bellah

Cliff, NM

Associate Degree: Kimber LiAnn Dunn

Master's Degree: Lindy Kelley Williamson

Columbus, NM

Associate Degree: Eugene A. Sierra

Deming, NM

Associate Degree: Lisa M. Alvarado, Martina Baca, Kassandra Ysette Carbajal, Megan Susan Crady, Dana Espino, Janet Espino, Ivan A. Franco, Veronica G. Franco, Aimee Gilmore, Anthony Guilfoyle, Yendi Yadnet Lerma, Eugene Lewis, Corina Marrufo, Gabriel J. Munoz, Maria Luisa Neri-Orate, Alicia Yesenia Nevarez, Joshua Pena, Tanya J. Ruiz, Ciclaly Sandoval, Alejandra Villagrana, Anastacia C. Villegas

Baccalaureate Degree: Maria Carrazco, Joy Christian Harrell, Francelia Lopez Corral, Christopher Lee Mullen, Ana Gagbriela Palacios, Gabriela C. Reyes, Kourtney Ann Stailey

Master's Degree: Johnny Pacheco, Yvonne Jasso-Perales, Dahlia M. Perez, Blanca Ramos-Gaona, Sarah Cabrera

Elephant Butte, NM

Associate Degree: Tricia Jump

Farmington, NM

Master's Degree: Corban Micah Davis

Fort Wingate, NM

Baccalaureate Degree: Eugenia Higdon-King

Gallup, NM

Associate Degree: Theodora James

Baccalaureate Degree: Sheena N. Sandoval, Ladera R. Storer

Master's Degree: Peggy Lynn Miller

Gila, NM

Baccalaureate Degree: Riley Ann Olsen

Hachita, NM

Master's Degree: JoLyn Lanae Tolley

Hanover, NM

Baccalaureate Degree: Marshall Adam Mimbs

Hatch, NM

Associate Degree: Brittany Alexis Franzoy

Hurley, NM

Associate Degree: Rebecca Acosta, Brandy R. Chavez, Katherine Rose Ramos, Dillon Tempel Trumbo, Nicole Lauren Trumbo

Baccalaureate Degree: Stevi Dominguez

Las Cruces, NM

Associate Degree: Emilia Carrasco, Hope Estepp, Heather Danelle Hamilton, Megan Joy McCauley, Maria L. Protextor, Monique D. Trevino, Patti A. Ziehl

Baccalaureate Degree: William James Padilla, Sophia J. Stone

Master's Degree: Marina Cisneros, William Edward Heidenreich

Lemitai, NM

Baccalaureate Degree: Whitney L. Daniels

Lordsburg, NM

Associate Degree: Michael Holguin, Jeanette Jacquez

Baccalaureate Degree: Darian R. Jarrott, Maria Sanchez-Greene

Los Alamos, NM

Baccalaureate Degree: Cheryl Melinda Sedlacek

Los Lunas, NM

Associate Degree: Shalada Cristal Creecy, Amaris Fay

Master's Degree: Zachary Alexander Pankratz

Magdalena, NM

Master's Degree: Laurie Ware

Milan, NM

Baccalaureate Degree: Brandon F. Gonzalez

Mimbres, NM

Baccalaureate Degree: Shikyi Fenlon, Kathleen Gallegos, Lawrence Roybal Garcia

Rio Rancho, NM

Baccaluareate Degree: Steven L. Beckett, Lisa L. Coppedge, Christopher Stephen Starcevich

San Lorenzo, NM

Certificate: Johnny Rodriguez

Santa Clara, NM

Associate: Joseph Chavez

Santa Fe, NM

Master's Degree: Annie McKenna Brothers, Stephanie Wilton

Socorro, NM

Master's Degree: Wrenetta Greene

Truth or Consequences, NM

Associate Degree: Ariana Barreras, Ila L. Thompson, Angel Dove Troup

Baccalaureate Degree: David Torres Chavez, Victoria Harrington, Amelia Wilcox

Texico, NM

Master's Degree: Erika Paige Grussendorf

Tyrone, NM

Associate Degree: Dylan J. Meek

Baccalaureate Degree: Justin Lewis, Nicholas Lee Wood

Master's Degree: Jessica Renee Enriquez, Sandtina Myers Melendrez, Cameron James Mower

Williamsburg, NM

Associate Degree: Amanda K. Bailey

Baccalaureate Degree: Robert Brian Gundlah, Alussa Ashley Rivera

Arizona

Certificate: Rachel Hardee, Lane Salabiye

Associate Degree: Stephanie Ann Bos, Kassandra Guzman, Elanie R. Montano, Emily Celina Salgado

Baccalaureate Degree: Daniel Ray Acevedo, Stephanie Jean Douthit, Georgette Escobar, Jade Mariah Harrison, Maria J. Herrera, Maria G. Hollopeter, Michael Henry Kircher, Ashley Kimberly Mitchell, David Montez, Noel Ocampo

Master's Degree: Bonita Marie Chavez, Heather D. Ensign, Eli Brent Johnson, Allen Kinney, Jennifer Lindsay Short, Jolene Jones-Yazzie

California

Associate Degree: Brandon Williams

Baccalaureate Degree: Anthony Alexander Avina, Willie Nathaniel Bobbitt, Johnny Delcoure, Mitchell Glasmann, Stephanie Higgins, Tyler Randall Jackson, James Arthur Nelson, Glenn Alberto Ochoa, Arriel J. Smith

Master's Degree: Janelle Anderson, Roberto Alexander Robles, Terron Sumpter Jr.

Colorado

Baccalaureate Degree: Christine M. Chifalo

Master's Degree: Kimberly D. Kraaier

Delaware

Baccalaureate Degree: Anne Elizabeth Spicer

Florida

Baccalaureate Degree: Eldrick Bright, Ninoska G. Slater, Nathan Elliott Smith

Master's Degree: Daniel Baggett, Brinda Chande, Robert L. Codie III, Michael Kennedy Humphries, Daniel Webster Turner III

Georgia

Master's Degree: James E. Highsmith

Hawaii

Baccalaureate Degree: Leighton Pogia

Indiana

Master's Degree: Gregory R. George, Angela Joan Sisson

Kansas

Baccalaureate Degree: Sharla R. Frazier

Massachusetts

Master's Degree: Bethany M. Knight

Maryland

Baccalaureate Degree: Andrew Thomas Joy

Michigan

Master's Degree: Patricia Dawn Youngs

Montana

Baccalaureate Degree: Jessica J. Gauthier

Master's Degree: Corinne Marie Smorra

Nevada

Baccalaureate Degree: Jaclyn Wyrembelski

Master's Degree: Alisa Rhoads Shook

North Carolina

Associate Degree: Gerrian Slater

Master's Degree: Laine Elizabeth Durin

Ohio

Master's Degree: Alexander Martin Hoekstra

Oregon

Master's Degree: Adrienne Joy Tremain

South Dakota

Master's Degree: Angela Elizabeth Phillips

Texas

Associate Degree: Christine M. Chifalo

Baccalaureate Degree: Mario J. Alvarez, Mone't Borla, Eldredge Calhoun, Jamie M. Lindemann, Gabriela Aida Quintero, William Sherman Whiting

Master's Degree: Noemi Martinez, Itzel Elena Soltero

Utah

Master's Degree: Andrew Gauger

Virginia

Master's Degree: Michael-dharma Irwin

Washington

Master's Degree: Joel Anthony Gorton, Stacy Hammond

China

Baccalaureate Degree: Hufan Yang

Mexico

Baccalaureate Degree: Juan Pablo Fuentes Peterson

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