Ceremonies May 20 in Carson City, May 21 in Fallon
WNC to Graduate Largest Class in College History
For the fourth consecutive year, Western Nevada College will graduate its largest class in history. The class of 2013 is 505 students strong, with 530 degrees and certificates being issued. Four students will receive Bachelor of Technology degrees in construction management, and three students will graduate with bachelor’s degrees as part of WNC’s teacher preparation partnership with Nevada State College. The graduates span 60 years, from the youngest at age 17 and the eldest at 77.
Commencement ceremonies are Monday, May 20, 11 a.m. in Carson City at the Pony Express Pavilion, 888 N. Saliman Rd., and Tuesday, May 21, 7 p.m., in Fallon at the Barkley Theatre at Oats Park Art Center, 151 Park St.
Nursing graduates will participate in a Pinning Ceremony on Monday, May 20, 3 p.m., at the Carson Nugget.
The college will also host its first Multi-Faith Baccalaureate Service this year, for the 2013 graduating class. It will begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, May 20, at the Carson City Community Center, 851 East William St. Representatives of many local faith communities will be present to offer blessings for the graduates.
Honorary degrees will be awarded to Carson City residents Dorothy and Robert Ramsdell. Since the late 1990s, the couple has contributed significant time, effort and funds to enhance the education that students at Western Nevada College receive. Their generosity has provided many student scholarships, equipment for the college’s registered nursing program, the reconstruction of the Child Development Center playground, and the continued growth of the Jack C. Davis Observatory. The couple has also sponsored the WNC softball program, and helped support the heralded “Always Lost: A Meditation on War” multimedia exhibition about the costs of war.
As a longtime member of the WNC Foundation, Dorothy has been active in developing and promoting fundraising ideas to support students at WNC. Meanwhile, Rob served a vital role in developing the college’s first baccalaureate degree program in Construction Management. Honorary degrees may be awarded to those who have made significant contributions to the improvement of the quality of academic program and academic life at an institution of the Nevada System of Higher Education.
2013 WNC GRADUATES
CARSON CITY, NV
Associate of Applied Science - Accounting
Melissa K. Carr, Carol Kneese, Kevin Martinson, Ermelinda Alice Ramirez
Associate of Applied Science - Automotive Mechanics
John Charles Adams IV, Keith Clarke-Smoot, Logan Scott Foster, Alejandro Moreno
Associate of Applied Science - Computer Networking Technology
William Bradley Breeden, Leana N. Garcia, Lynn Jackson, Kevin J. Rice
Associate of Applied Science - Construction Project Management
Don G. Boebel, Mark R. Kaminsky
Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice
Dorrie Ann Kingsley
Associate of Applied Science - Early Childhood Education
Portia Jones, Terra Michelle Maddox
Associate of Applied Science - General Business
Gilberto De Jesus Avila, Benjamin Walter Hastings Florence, Carol Kneese,
Shannon L. Pattison, Tamara Lynn Perez, Stephanie N. Reynolds, Alexander J. Silva,
Dennis W. Stewart, Sarah Trotter
Associate of Applied Science - Geographic Information Systems
Julie M. Shine
Associate of Applied Science - Graphic Communications
Antonio Gudino, Alexandria Irene Olivares-Wenzel, Nicholas Charles Wuorinen
Associate of Applied Science - Information Technology
Max Borgman, John M. Greene
Associate of Applied Science - Machine Tool Technology
Aaron Stuart Campbell, David M. Fulton, Stephen Joseph McCurdy, Dylan Nicholas Singleton
Associate of Applied Science - Management
Georgio Antonio Brown, Daniel R. Salas
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Rebecca Ann Ballinger, Tamara Lynn Cleveland, Robyn Elaine Conn, Shanna Daggett
Lindsey Coralie DiMartino, Lacey Teresa Kluck, Donald Robert McConville III, Mary Linn Moore, Aaron Guerrero Orio, Mariane Antoinette Ortiz, Katie B. Quarisa, Stephanie Lynne Sowles, Vanessa C. Timbreza, Pia Nicole Wendell, Kristen J. Whitmore
Associate of Applied Science - Paralegal Studies
Davie Lee ‘Ana Zimmerman
Associate of Applied Science - Welding Technology
Gerald A. Young
Associate of Arts
Luis Aguilar, Scott Alexander Albiter, Guillermo Alonso, Harris Charles Armstrong, Yoselin Barajas, Jessica Marie Bird, Anthony Bonomo, Danielle Louise Joella Bratsch
Krystal Marie Brown, Christian Carrillo-Abarca, Derek B. Castro, Lorena Renee Cedano, Kurtis Coltrin, Erasmo Cosio, Matthew Vincent Coyle, Benjamin Ediss, April M. Elliott, Shahla Fadaie, Raleigh L. Fife, Kyle Flanagan, Isabel Flores, Frizia Flores Hernandez, Melissa Michele Frayo, Amanda Lee Godin, Maxwell S. Greb, Lisa Marie Hardin, Ruby Diann Herman, Brenda Lee Kolobakken, Lisa M. Kordonowy, Kyle Steven Krupp, Kathleen Diana Lincoln, Terra Michelle Maddox, David C. Manke, Raymond Mansi, Kimberly Rose Marcin, Audrina McNeil, Jessica L. Merritt, Jessica Ann Merritt, Skye Elizabeth Moreland, Julia Liliana Murillo-Dominguez, Briana Ellen Neben, Summer Marie Norman, Jessica Ogan, Jeanette R. Olaynick, Kimber Olson, Jennifer Danielle Orvis, Jennifer Renee Quam, Kaitlyn Quigley, Ashlynn Ransdell, Cesar Israel Reyes Molina, Rachal Reynolds-Strange, Angela Lee Rostagni, Victoria Anai Salas, Irving E. Sanchez Gaona, Rosalee Sauer,Benjamin James Schober, Shannon Marie Scott, Mathew Donald Shallenberger,Amy Shelton, Melissa Mary Silis,Samuel H. Sliger, Jazmyn Stokes, Joshua A. Temple, Nicholas Stuart Thornhill, Ricardo Ugarte Jr., Nicole Anna Wengren, Angela Nicole Whisler, Jennifer Maeola Wike, Megan Brianna Wilhelm, Valeri J. Wilson, Wade Wolford, Lourdes Zuniga
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice
Samuel Diaz Barragan, Randi Behrendt, Emerette Leann Frank, Edgar Gonzalez, Adrienne Lynn Madsen
Associate of Arts - Deaf Studies
Stephanie Adamson, Dianna Marie Andrews, Jacob Council, Andrew Duncan Deacy, Kristina Diamond, Tyler Dennis McElrath, Kelsey Reece, Jennifer Lynn Robbins, Krystalyn Tori Robinson
Associate of Arts - Musical Theatre
Danita Bayer
Associate of General Studies
Leoney Jensen Berg, Brian P. Bracken, Cora Anne Carroll, Jonathan R. Christensen, Bethany Deacy, Jessica Suzanne Deitrick, Monica S. DiConza, Penny Nicole Fuller,
Deborah Sumner Gehr, Shelly Melissa Hardy, Morgan Marie Loomis, Mahlon J. Machado, Mari Jo Maynard-Bailey, Mary Linn Moore, Charlotte Norman, Thomas R. Ogilvie, Shannon L. Pattison, Marguerite Elizabeth Paul, Tamara Lynn Perez, Pedro Segura, Meagan Shull, Rebecca Hope Singleton, Dianna Eileen Thiede, Devin Welty, Samuel Adam Wilcox, Frank E. Wolford, Terry W. Zimmerman
Associate of Science
Pamela A. Babbitt-Cook, Anthony L. Bonomo, Janet Leigh Butler, Wendy Maribell Chavez, Martin Cortez, Olivia J. Cyr, Mark Lester Pilapil Evangelio, Christapher Alan Larson, Mercedes Rae Letender, Sara R. Martinez, Hannah Roche, Manuel Eduardo Rosas, Samuel B. Shoop, Kyle Lee Willens
Associate of Science - Biological Sciences
Lyle Cody Fife, Raleigh L. Fife, Pedro A. Fuentes,Jose Gallardo
Associate of Science - Engineering Science
Aaron Lobato
Associate of Science - Mathematics
Sean Thomas Alto, Jordan Eric Dargert, Lauren Kathryn Ely, Neil Jasso, Sara Lyn Shores, Kevin Williams
Associate of Science - Physics
Sean Thomas Alto, Jordan Eric Dargert
Bachelor of Technology - Construction Management
Nicholas A. Redwine
Certificate of Achievement - 911 Dispatch Telecommunications
Mari Jo Maynard-Bailey
Certificate of Achievement - Business
Maria Jimenez, Tammy J. Kinsley
Certificate of Achievement - System Administration Technician
Kenneth Timothy Collins
DAYTON, NV
Associate of Applied Science - Accounting
Rhonda Kay Bruno, Tifani Frank, Brookanne Beth Whittington
Associate of Applied Science - Automotive Mechanics
Ryan Michael Williams
Associate of Applied Science - Computer Networking Technology
Kyle William Garriott, Frederick C. Springer
Associate of Applied Science - Construction Project Management
James A. Hamm
Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice
Justin Allan McIntosh
Associate of Applied Science - Early Childhood Education
Katie Ann Bowlin
Associate of Applied Science - General Business
Stacy L. Maraven,Lena E. Reseck,Brookanne Beth Whittington
Associate of Applied Science - Graphic Communications
Brandon J. Davis
Associate of Applied Science - Information Technology
Charles S. Cobb, Jamie L. Wagner
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Bartley D. Clark, Amanda Dawn Dotson, Mallory Frances Etchison, Sara Isabel Sanchez Flores
Associate of Arts
Alma Acevedo-Delgado, Wendy Avila, Tia Doreen Calhoun, Franklin Cruz, Michelle N. Davis-Lange, Danielle Del Prete, Diego Flores, Alejandra N. Leon, Kara M. Mayer, Scott McFadden, Natalie Noll, Bogart Parra, Berenice Ramirez, Amber Coty Vasquez, Valeria Villafana, Brookanne Beth Whittington, James G. Yeater
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice
Christopher M. MacMahon, Alexis Marie Strey
Associate of Arts - Deaf Studies
Michaelyn Jeanine Palamar
Associate of General Studies
Ashlee N. Cross, Jessica Dang, Samantha R. Harris, Sarah Emily Jackson, Jason Kahiwa Leist, Joseph Michael Madera
Associate of Science
Amanda Rose Lovelady, Megan Ashley McCoy
Associate of Science - Chemistry
Ashley Rae Smith
Associate of Science - Engineering Science
Ronald Wayne Galloway Jr.
Associate of Science - Geosciences
John Ryan Hartley
Associate of Science - Mathematics
Jessica Marie Lupena, Thomas James Paterson, Scott Thomas Sylvester
Certificate of Achievement - Bookkeeping
Mary Rebecca Shields
ELKO, NV.
Associate of Arts
Ali-Marie Lostra
FALLON, NV
Associate of Applied Science - Accounting
Shana Dianne Carlson, Terry M. Rehkop
Associate of Applied Science - Computer Networking Technology
Marvin Geovany Landaverde
Associate of Applied Science - Early Childhood Education
Kitti M. Bennett
Associate of Applied Science - General Business
Dianna Marie Ussery
Associate of Applied Science - Geographic Information Systems
Cheryl Lynn Larson
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Victoria Maria Martinez, Britany Ann Ortega, Kourtney R. Woods
Associate of Arts
Susan Patrice Bannister, Brandi Boothe, Justin C. Dellera, Kaylene Marie Holcomb,
Cierra Marie Meier, Mallory Morgan, Jay A. Perry, Nashali Pietri, Katherine E. Powell,
Janelle Anne S. Samonte, Teresa Louise Shurtliff, Lisa A. Slaymaker ,Mackenzie C. Wuth
Associate of General Studies
Shana Dianne Carlson, Kristine Durrant Klaerner, Robert Vernon Love, Tracy Parlier,
Amber Jolene Ryle, Lisa A. Slaymaker, Rhonda R. Wood
Associate of Science
James Ditmars, Jarret Anthony Skinner
Associate of Science - Mathematics
Daniel L. Collier III
Certificate of Achievement - Bookkeeping
Brandi Boothe, Shana Dianne Carlson, Tracy Parlier, Nancy B. Smith
FERNLEY, NV.
Associate of Applied Science - Computer Networking Technology
Mark David Premo
Associate of Applied Science - General Business
Rachel Renee, Uilani Gilmore
Associate of Applied Science - Management
Julia Gaines
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Julia Coleen Botelho, Jennifer L. Rogers
Associate of Arts
Jonathan Ball, Seth Alan Bergman, Bryan Lott, Nicole Lorraine Oyer
Associate of General Studies
Geoffrey S. MacDonald, Christopher E. Nolan Jr.
Certificate of Achievement - Network Support Technician
Mark David Premo
Certificate of Achievement - System Administration Technician
Mark David Premo
GARDNERVILLE, NV
Associate of Applied Science - Automotive Mechanics
Miguel E. Martinez
Associate of Applied Science - Construction Project Management
Romaine Thomas Smokey III
Associate of Applied Science - Early Childhood Education
April Dawn Cannoy, Hannah Elizabeth Power
Associate of Applied Science - General Business
Jeffrey Hixson, Kayla Elsie Stoffer, Elizabeth Zezulka
Associate of Applied Science - Graphic Communications
Zachary Brady, Sara K. Murphy
Associate of Applied Science - Machine Tool Technology
Michael Z. Brisson
Associate of Applied Science - Management
Janessa Ramos
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Joseph Douglas Barnes, Daniele M. Brocchini, Christine M. Croskery, Shannon L. Davis, Shelley M. Evans, Cathy J. Frogget, Emily Mae Weaver
Associate of Arts
Alicia Marie Barger, Autumn Starr Crawford-Morgan, Misty D. Dee, Sarah Marie Drinkwine, Michelle Rene Forsyth, Tyler J. Kobold, Stella Juyn Larsen, Darren C. McConville, Kelly Colleen McCue, Grant E. Montague, Nohemi Montes, Elizabeth A. Nunez, Nicholas Olivera, Anneliese Peters, Serrell Smokey, Elspeth Summersgill, Suzanne Thompson, Tabitha Monique Thornton, Annette L. Williams
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice
Autumn Nichole Newton, Arnulfo Pacheco Jr.
Associate of Arts - Deaf Studies
Bonnie Sue Jackson, Sarah Nicole Owens, Avriel L. Price, Kayla L. Price
Associate of General Studies
Sara J. Gonzales, Shauna Marie Harmon, Jose M. Hernandez, Christa N. Huber, Misty Lynn King, Crystal M. Myers, Quinn Levi Pence
Associate of Science
Tyler Bankofier, Jose Efrain Pina Jr., Christopher David Schell, John Charles Sheridan, Eric Van Beuge, Gabriel Walters
Associate of Science - Biological Sciences
Dakota Alexandra Stephan, Cody Michael Tinker
Associate of Science - Engineering Science
Richard P. Norlie Jr.
Associate of Science - Geosciences
Katherine M. Schnoor
Associate of Science - Mathematics
Ryan M. Frueh
Bachelor of Technology - Construction Management
Cassandra Noll
Certificate of Achievement - Medical Unit Clerk
Susan A. Kruse
GENOA, NV
Associate of General Studies
Eva Acolino, Annika Crowe
Associate of Science
Janelle Ordonez
Hawthorne, Nev.
Associate of Arts
Patricia Del Porto Click
Henderson, Nev.
Associate of Arts
Monique Hautekeet
Incline Village, Nev.
Associate of Arts
Irma Mendoza
LAS VEGAS, NV
Associate of Arts
Alexia Alley, Alexander Hernandez, Neil Lawhorn, Brandon Robert Show
Associate of General Studies
Anila Naz
LOVELOCK, NV
Certificate of Achievement - Business
Nathan L. Axelson, Michael George Butwinick
MINDEN, NV
Associate of Applied Science - Automotive Mechanics
Alexander Patrick Hulsey
Associate of Applied Science - Construction Project Management
Joshua Richard Etchison
Associate of Applied Science - Graphic Communications
Amber Kristen Marks Friesen
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Michelle Marie Azevedo, Sheri K. Cox, Natalie L. Rehm, Shannon Wentz
Associate of Arts
Cody Bruce Bilger, Megan Lillian Church, Megan Frost, David Henie, Jessica Shanti Leman, Rebecca Lynn Nelson, Julie Marie Pozun, Tara Rasmusson,Victoria Theriault,
Kassandra Tomasevic, Marilyn P, Weese, Nickolas A. White
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice
Melanie McBroom
Associate of General Studies
Briana Broussard, Karl Coughtry, Justin Tyler Liebowitz, Whitney M. Snider
Associate of Science
Joseph Sutter Clark, Nickoli Ryan Kallman, Gabrielle Shireman
Associate of Science - Engineering Science
Carl R. Kelb
Associate of Science - Mathematics
Aaron Forrest Smith, Rebecca Vivian West
Certificate of Achievement - System Administration Technician
Kyle Andrew Hollingshead
MOUND HOUSE, NV
Associate of Arts
Frank Ruiz Perez
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV
Associate of General Studies
Donald Jamerson Glover Jr.
RENO, NV.
Associate of Applied Science - Accounting
Ricalyn Grace Ratonel Nazaire, Daonne F. Sequeira
Associate of Applied Science - Computer Networking Technology
Steven Michael Forster
Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice
Jeremey Zichosch
Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement
Brenden J. Donnan, Lizzeth Lopez, Jeremey Zichosch
Associate of Applied Science - Early Childhood Education
Joanne L. De Mattei
Associate of Applied Science - Management
Paulino Arellano-Gonzalez, Darrell Brian Hurlburt
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Courtney Edwards, Amanda Virginia Kent, Brittney Michelle Marcotte, Michelle Aubrey Somers
Associate of Arts
Lee William Frediani, Sarah Maeleen Graves, Emily Nicole Nagel
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice
Patsy Monique Harrill
Associate of Arts - Deaf Studies
Morgan Marie McGill, Lisa Louise Moya
Associate of General Studies
Sean B. Karp
Associate of Science - Physics
Jeremy Cheatam
Bachelor of Technology - Construction Management
Alex Brandon Jares, Cory Andrew Jares
Certificate of Achievement - American Sign Language
Morgan Marie McGill
Certificate of Achievement - Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Academy
Jeremey Zichosch
SILVER CITY, NV.
Associate of Applied Science - Computer Networking Technology
Gary L. Christy
SILVER SPRINGS, NV
Associate of Applied Science - Automotive Mechanics
Nathan Elijah White
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Dallas Angell, Maria de los Angeles Cambron de Ochoa, Robert Lee Ciminski
Associate of Arts
Lyle C. Fife, Tammy McNeill, Stephanie Ann Wozniak
Associate of General Studies
Maria de los Angeles Cambron de Ochoa, Tracy Huttman
Associate of Science - Geosciences
Cynthia K. Matthes
SPARKS, NV
Associate of Applied Science - General Business
Chelsea L. McLeod
Associate of Arts - Deaf Studies
Tauni R. Nettenstrom
Associate of Science - Biological Sciences
Barbara R. Gonzalez
Associate of Science - Mathematics
Justin D. Price
Certificate of Achievement - American Sign Language
Justin Lopez, Tauni R. Nettenstrom
STAGECOACH, NV
Associate of Applied Science - General Business
Dominic LaCour
Associate of Science
Phillip C. Gates, Jerrod Lee Merrell
Certificate of Achievement - Business
Servando Ortiz-Monroy
STATELINE, NV
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Whitney M. Gielow
Associate of Arts - Deaf Studies
Faith Bechtol
VIRGINIA CITY HIGHLANDS, NV
Associate of Arts
Martina G. Moss
VIRGINIA CITY, NV
Associate of Applied Science - Computer Networking Technology
Kristofer Daniel Wells
Associate of Arts - Fine Arts
Marilyn S. Oshia
WADSWORTH, NV
Associate of Arts
Randall Lindsey Hunter
WASHOE VALLEY, NV
Associate of Applied Science - Graphic Communications
Linda G. Gallo
Associate of Applied Science - Welding Technology
Donald Kurtis Mckay
Associate of Arts
Evan Michael Adair, Lisa K. McCuiston
Associate of Arts - Deaf Studies
Ruth Marie Reiss Killgore
WELLINGTON, NV
Associate of Arts
Lisa Gaffney
Associate of Arts - Deaf Studies
Carrie Hilderbrand
Associate of General Studies
Jennifer Jeanette Davis
WINNEMUCCA, NV
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice
Katrina L. Smith
YERINGTON, NV.
Associate Of Applied Science - Nursing
Dena Mattice
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice
Angela Lea Kinsey
Associate of General Studies
Trinity Leigh Anne Thom
ZEPHYR COVE, NV
Associate of Applied Science - Management
Christopher L. Chorn
Associate of Arts
Dana Rachael Nott
ALTURAS, CA
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice
Samantha J. Tanner
CAMERON PARK, CA
Associate of Arts
Alissa Lauren Marshall
MURRIETA, CA
Associate of Arts
Josefa Refugio Fifer
OCEANSIDE, CA
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice
Jessica Martino
RIVERSIDE, CA
Associate of Arts - Deaf Studies
Amanda Nicole McRae
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Eric Gower, Casey Marie Rise, Caitlin Ann Robinson, Tihisha Rachel Vaccaiah
WALKER, CA
Associate of General Studies
Rebecca Holden
CENTENNIAL, CO
Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice
Tracey Ann Wise
WESLEY CHAPEL, FL
Associate of Arts
Cody Hamlin
BARNSVILLE, GA
Associate of Arts
NikkI Lynn Filippi
GOWRIE, LA
Associate of General Studies
Amanda M. Tranquillo
HAYDEN, ID
Associate of Arts - Deaf Studies
Alia Rebekah Cox
NAMPA, ID
Associate of Applied Science - Accounting
Lisa June Graf
SPRING HILL, KS
Associate of General Studies
Linda C. Campbell
WAYNE, MI
Associate of General Studies
Karen P. Callahan
BILLINGS, MT
Associate of Arts
Dillon Ness
BEAVERTON, OR
Associate of Arts
Phillip Belding, Michael Umscheid
GRESHAM, OR
Associate of Arts
Beau Day
KEIZER, OR
Associate of General Studies
Travis Cole Ferguson
LAKE OSWEGO, OR
Associate of Arts
Brock Pellow
TIGARD, OR
Associate of Arts
Austin Jeffrey Richmond
OGDON, UT
Associate of Arts
Evan Jack Parker
BRIER, WA
Associate of Arts
Andrew M. Woeck
MAPLE VALLEY, WA
Associate of Arts
Taylor Smart