76th Commencement: 麻花星空mv awards 472 degrees and certificates during May 7 ceremonies
麻花星空mv President Dr. Trevor Kubatzke stepped to the podium on Sunday, May 7, for the College's 76th annual commencement ceremonies at The Mendel Center Mainstage to address the crowd.听
"As president, I am immensely proud of our graduates and the incredible accomplishments they have achieved during their time with us," he said. "Education is not just about acquiring knowledge, but also about developing critical thinking skills, fostering a sense of community, and promoting social responsibility. We are confident that our graduates will use their education to make a positive impact in their communities and the world."听
A total of 456 students received 472 degrees and certificates from 31 areas of study, including 431 associate degrees, 15 advanced certificates, and 26 certificates of achievement during 10 a.m. (Arts & Sciences and General Studies) and 1 p.m. (Career & Workforce and Health Sciences) ceremonies.听
Two hundred forty-nine students, or 54 percent of the Class of 2023, graduated with honors (157 with honors, 79 with high honors, and 13 with highest honors).听
Graduates hailed from 10 U.S. states and eight countries (Australia, Brazil, China, Columbia, Denmark, Mexico, and Venezuela).听
Students who received academic affairs program awards were Emily Martindale, Jared Smith, and Cody Wigginton (Spirit of Nursing Award); James Burke and Dwayne Ridgway Jr. (Bob Schodorf Distinguished Natural Sciences Scholar Award); and Evie Clare, Holly Curtiss, Babriella Cuthbert, Amber Mendoza, Eva Perez Gonzalez, Zian Ren, Kelsey Renfro, Madison Ruwersma, and Erin Schneider (Betts Rittmeyer Natural Sciences Scholar Award).听听
Alejandra Ramirez, Kalyah Watson, and Aalyah Watson, chosen as Class of 2023 student speakers, spoke during commencement. Student speakers are nominated by their peers, LMC faculty, and staff based on academic excellence, integrity, and compassion for their classmates.听听
Twin sisters Kalyah Watson and Aalyah Watson, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who are 2021 graduates of the Milwaukee School of Languages, played for the Red Hawks Women's Basketball Team. Kalyah Watson received an Associate in General Studies, and Aalyah Watson received an Associate in Arts.听
"Time stops for no one, so what are you going to do with it?" they said during the morning ceremony. "Whatever you do, always embrace the journey, find beauty in the process and keep walking your path. LMC offers access to opportunity, and once you take it, it feels like a community."听
Ramirez, a St. Joseph resident, and 2019 St. Joseph High School graduate received her Associate of Applied Science in Criminal Justice.听
"To me, LMC means opportunity and growth," she said during the afternoon ceremony. "Opportunity, because no matter where you come from, your background, or socioeconomic status, LMC hands you a large list of possibilities to make your plans come to life and build your future with you. Growth because I grew out of my comfort zone. I learned love for the career I chose, and I met great people who helped me along the way."听
In addition to the student speakers and Dr. Kubatzke, presenters included LMC Board of Trustees Chair John Grover, Trustee Mary Jo Tomasini, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Ken Flowers, and Vice President of Student Affairs Nygil Likely.听
2023 graduates include:鈥
Honors notations:听
*Honors (3.25-3.74 GPA)听
**High Honors (3.75-3.99 GPA)听
*** Highest Honors (4.00 GPA)鈥
Associate Degree Recipients鈥
Allegan鈥
Joseph Patrick Allen*, Kenna McKenzie Baker**, Ryan Christopher Brink, Joran Ruth Brown, Olivia Terese Clearwater*, Kathryn Renee Cliffman*, Holly Ann Curtiss**, Liberty Anne Laforest, Cameron Roger Pierce, Nova Jean Plumley**, Laura Michelle Rogers, AnnaBelle Kean VanderScheer*, Layla Marie Webb, Hunter Jacob Weeks**鈥
Arlington, Texas鈥
Leaya Elizabeth Larson鈥
Ashmore, Australia鈥
Douglas Ryuta Briese鈥
叠补苍驳辞谤鈥听
Johnathon Eugene Borsodi, Carter Stephen-Hale Fowler*, Erica M Karr, Angelia Marie Ross鈥
叠补谤辞诲补鈥听
Aurelia Grace Davis*, Melanie Yareli Hernandez*, Katie Jo Rainey, Jose Mauricio Ramirez Ochoa, Paige Alexis Schubach*, Chapin E Schultz, Chelsey Sobralski-Cole, Marissa Kathleen Turcotte*鈥
Batavia, Illinois鈥
Paige Elaine Ashby**鈥
Battle Creek鈥
Hailey Jo Borden鈥
Benton Harbor鈥
Kolen Jamel-James Adams*, Alexandra Arrans*, Kelly Renee Bartalone, Joanna Katrice Blue, Jonen Bravo*, Alex N Bryant III, Monica R Buford, Paula Jean Camp**, Kendra Canary Cook, Elizabeth Bryanne Cox*, Tracie Crenshaw***, Olivia Marie Dowmer, Brandon Wayne Edgarton, Madison Ann Ficks, Ametrius R Fleming, Alondra Gallardo*, Kierra Irene Lowe, Gabriela Trinidad Mancera, Sharon Marr*, Mackenzie Leigh Matheny*, Katherine Rose Mattner**, Darlene Joyce Mattson, Sydareha K Moss, Jodi Louise Prillwitz, Taylor Ashley Prillwitz*, Andrew Jonathan Quinones, Dayja Le'Shai Randolph, Edwyn Jafert Rodriguez-Zarco, Reyna Jazmin Steed, Quincy Sulton鈥
Berrien Center鈥
Gabriella Alyse Cuthbert**, Karl Edward Garcia Overton***, Kara Lynn Villwock*鈥
Berrien Springs鈥
Nadege Hadjatou Minda Adamou*, Vitor Costa Nogueira Barbosa**, James Christopher Burke***, Jackson Robert Christner*, Isabela Susann Constable*, Richmond Dwomoh, Ryan Christopher Fernando, Matthew Holden Grimm**, Brandon Joseph Haygood*, Jacob Douglas Haygood**, Alexa Jean Kesterke*, Linda Marie Klein, Isaiah Michael Patrick McCrevan*, Logan Eric Mead*, Aldrich Nathanael Mongkau**, Tabitha Ashley Nelson**, Bethany Grace Shelley, Jack Vernon Tourangeau*, Brandon M Tripp**, Josiah Gabriel Ward*, Sebastian Ashburne Warsop*鈥
叠濒辞辞尘颈苍驳诲补濒别鈥听
Nancy Pearl Furlan鈥
Boothville, Louisiana鈥
Joseph Noel Taylor II*鈥
叠谤补锄颈濒鈥听
Grazieli Martins de Galiza*, Angelina Flandoli Rieli***鈥
叠谤颈诲驳尘补苍鈥听
Morgen Elisabeth Ales*, Priscilla Jean Brinker*, Madison Ann Catania*, Ashley L Davis*, MyKayla Ann Hays, Haylee Diane Kanous*, Bryan James Nelson*, David Glenn-Reece Ott*, Brandon Christopher Owen**, Christina Anne Shaffer-Wahr, Ava Marie Ward 鈥
叠耻肠丑补苍补苍鈥听
Sierra Renee Abrahamson, Meikelle Angeleise Andrews, Camryn E Baber, Lauren Ashley Bentham*, Maria Alexandra Bouzas, Sierra Dawn Cahill**, Lanna-Marie Jean Draper, Georvon Flores*, Daniel J Lane*, Lainie Nicole Miller*, Miranda Lee Miller, Christopher Scott Powers*, Dwayne E Ridgway Jr**, Alexis Olivia Scott, Brett Martin Valentine鈥
颁补苍迟辞苍鈥听
Angela Martina Schmidt*鈥
颁补蝉蝉辞辫辞濒颈蝉鈥听
Caitlyn Lee Steensma*, TiLynne La'Nae Williams*鈥
Chesterton, Indiana鈥
Bradley Thomas Petersen鈥
Chicago, Illinois鈥
Abdoulaye Ba, Kea'ka Julia Stokes, Jadon Curtis Williams鈥
颁辞濒辞尘补鈥听
Jordane P Baushke*, Loghan E Baushke**, Amanda Jane Bennett*, Brittany Nicole Bovo*, Caleb Israel Dahlke**, Richlie Marie Fikes, Grace Madeline Gagliardo*, Ashley Lynn Gilson, Abigail Lynn Huttenga*, Sara Ann Krieger**, Catherine Marie Kusnierz*, Melissa Latsch, Michelle Ann Nicholson-Menter, Hunter Lane Rennick, Samantha Lyn Nicole Rogers, Kimberly K Salinas, Christopher Paul Smith**, Mackenzie Leann Strunk*鈥
颁辞辞辫别谤蝉惫颈濒濒别鈥赌听
Madison Lynn Ruwersma*鈥
Coppell, Texas鈥
JoCorian Armond Freeman鈥
颁辞惫别谤迟鈥听
Jermara Simone Blackmon, Jennifer Fabian, Marshawn Octavious Jones, Keytra Monique De'shay Lewis, Hayley Marie Rose, Aloniea Jhanea Yancey, Tamara Renee Yancey鈥
顿补惫颈蝉辞苍鈥听
Ellary Grace Darling**鈥
Decatur鈥
Andrea Lee Feury*鈥
顿别濒迟辞苍鈥听
Leah Joy Grentz*鈥
顿别迟谤辞颈迟鈥听
Kayla Kristie-ineal Cramatie鈥
顿辞耻驳濒补蝉鈥听
Margaret Adele Rininger*鈥
顿辞飞补驳颈补肠鈥听
Katlyn Nicole Briney**鈥
Eau Claire鈥
Shannon Nicole Arndt, Toni Lynne Dunn, Tamara Jane Gilson*, Terry McCain*, Frank R Kuiken*, Anna Kaeleen Lechleitner*, Kassandra Lopez, Pamela Jo Hess*, Brittany Rachelle Riippa, Betty Kaye Timmreck, Brigg Harrison True**鈥
贵别苍苍惫颈濒濒别鈥听
Adriana Gisselle Almanza, Alyssa Shay Beeson, Vivianna Espino**, Isabel Garcia, Sarah Marie Pitts, Delinna Ramos, Crystal Anne Salyers 鈥
Fort Myers, Florida鈥
Cargan Ross Murray**鈥
Fort Worth, Texas鈥
Mathias David Carnero鈥
骋辞产濒别蝉鈥听
Libbee Elaine Nason鈥
Grand Junction鈥
Autumn Amber Beck, Christopher Michael Garrison, JeanAnn Lorraine Miller, Katelynn Marie Slater鈥
Grand Rapids鈥
Brooke Michelle Stegehuis**鈥
Granger, Indiana鈥
Jaspal Kaur, Priya Singh**鈥
Hales Corners, Wisconsin鈥
Alexa Merrill Berg鈥
贬补谤产别谤迟鈥听
Abigail Grace Folsom*鈥
贬补谤迟蹿辞谤诲鈥听
Jessica Cardoso**, Olivia Castelan-Rodriguez**, Lilah Alyn Cray, Charity Marie Johnson, Russell Raymond Smith*, Tia Marie Thomas, Keri Lynn Williamson*鈥
贬辞濒濒补苍诲鈥听
Nayla Marie Alvarez-Gomez*, Tamara Lee Hill*, Hannah Paquette鈥
贬辞辫办颈苍蝉鈥听
Jalynn Marie Dean, Brynn Landrigan**, Kenton Charles Landrigan**, Riley Fay Landrigan**, Aubrey Paige Russell鈥
贬辞飞别濒濒鈥听
Kimberly Niccole Steele***鈥
闯别苍颈蝉辞苍鈥听
Jillian Elizabeth Sutton**鈥
Kalamazoo鈥
Tannah Aliese Perin*, Sha'brea L Shepherd, Marah Joy Slager**鈥
碍颈苍驳蝉蹿辞谤诲鈥听
Alicia Christine Morgan**鈥
尝补辫别别谤鈥听
Charity Kathryn-Mae Dundas***鈥
LaPorte, Indiana鈥
Samuel Richard Garrison鈥
尝补飞谤别苍肠别鈥听
Emma Grace Hasse, Kelly Lynn Jasensky**鈥
Little Elm, Texas鈥
Brian Antony Tenille Hunter Jr.鈥
尝颈惫辞苍颈补鈥听
Carson Van Dike鈥
惭补谤蝉丑补濒濒鈥听
Teagan Lynn Giannunzio鈥
惭补谤迟颈苍鈥听
Zachary Michael Bailey, Trent Michael Kimmel**, Javan Michael Lowe, Jenna Paige Marsman**鈥
Mattawan鈥
Olivia Grace Eubank*鈥
Medellin, Antioquia, Columbia鈥
Heyder Uriel Conde**鈥
惭别虫颈肠辞鈥听
Faviola Ramirez-Mata鈥
Middlebury, Indiana鈥
Robert Tyler Baumgartner**鈥
惭颈诲濒补苍诲鈥听
Gabriella Marie White鈥
Milwaukee, Wisconsin鈥
Aalyah Autom Watson*, Kalyah Summer Watson鈥
Mishawaka, Indiana鈥
Jon Michael Badur***, Kaleb Jefferson Johnson*鈥
Mount Clemens鈥
Micah Porter Johnson鈥
Mt. Pleasant鈥
Mia Rui-Rong Vanderveen鈥
New Buffalo鈥
Yasmine Mia Boyd**, Jasmine Jane D'Arcangelis, Amanda Paige Geisler**, Michael Christopher Mark*, Tannah Lorraine Nieman鈥
New Carlisle, Indiana鈥
Kelseigh Morgan Kopinski*鈥
狈颈濒别蝉鈥听
Annelise Heather Bedell, Hannah Jane Bullard*, Jonathon Thomas Bybee, Jazmin Capula*, Madison Renee Cavanaugh*, Micah Jeffrey Colby, Cassandra Dianne Cook, Ty Oliver Elms*, Kade Willard Erwin*, Zachary Ryan Fillwock*,鈥疞isa Marie Folkers, Cheyenne Rosejoy Ganshorn, Jordan Ashley Jameson, Drew Edward Johnson*, Miranda Lynn Jones*, Kayla Christine Lindsley*, Kevin Magana, Alexia Renee Martinez, Krystal Rose McCully, Hayleah Marie McFadden*, Janenne Spring Mercer**, Chelsie Nicole Messer*, Cricket Elizabeth Nelson, Josiah Steven Nichols*, Mark Anthony Pacheco**, Eva Perez Gonzalez*, Olivia Renae Riddle, Rachel Lynn Riffel***, Britteney Jeanette Stanczyk, Caitlin Michelle Stanner*, McKenna Ann Thompson, Hope Hudgins Typer*, Madelyn West Van Dyke*, Noah David Vogl, Cristian Andrew Wilson*, Kenley Renee Witherspoon**,鈥疪ymma Won***,鈥疨aul McCray Wreggelsworth**鈥
Oak Park, Illinois鈥
Joseph Robert Ratz鈥
翱蝉迟别驳辞鈥听
Kaleb Douglas Baker**, Chais Paul Carpenter, Dagim Isaac Deboer*, Evelyn Naomi Dekema, Kendalyn Marie Haskins*, Trenton Anthony Johnson*, Kathryn Kay LaBonte*, Cailynn Elizabeth Phelps*, Elise Renee Tolan*, Destiny Lynn Wheeler鈥
Otsego Township鈥
Donovan William Goodwin**鈥
Paw Paw鈥
Jared Scott Smith*, Mercedes Kathleen Strachan鈥
People's Republic of China鈥
Zian Ren*鈥
笔丑颈濒颈辫辫颈苍别蝉鈥听
Jenia Jade Monaghan鈥
Plainwell鈥
Evan Tyler Beauregard, Kenison Paige Bosma**, Olivia Rebecca VanderLugt*鈥
Plymouth, Indiana鈥
Amialla Rose Wojcik**鈥
笔辞谤迟补驳别鈥听
Gary Chris Roberts*鈥
Portage, Indiana鈥
Leslie Ann Stormont*鈥
笔耻濒濒尘补苍鈥听
Matthew Brian Christie*, Isabel Guadalupe Garcia, Stephanie Martinez*, Alexander Thomas McNeely** 鈥
Rancho Cucamonga, California鈥
Christopher Hosea Sihotang鈥
Rogers City鈥
Jillian Lee McCallum Delke**鈥
厂补驳颈苍补飞鈥听
Michael Mark Martinak鈥
Saint Joseph鈥
Austin Mitchell Archer**, Kaitlyn June Bailey*, Danielle Sue Baldwin, Lauryn Michelle Bennett, Ryan Scott Bluschke, Emma Carolyn Breitkreuz*, Margaret Elizabeth Brunner*, Darius Comfort, Dana Marie Conard*, Tavion Hassan Crump, Jessica Lynn Dandron, Timothy Brian Dokter*, Anne Lynn Doyle*, Ronda Jewell Dunn, Dillon K Falcone*, Lucia Therese Forestieri***, Olivia Isabelle Gilfoyle*, Jasmine Kalis Jones*, Sierra Dawn Jorgensen, Eric William Keeler**, Ellen Kersjes*, Ashlyn Raine Kohn**, Carrie M Montemayor*, Christine Jean Neeley, Madelyn Anne Ostenson*, Kenzie Storm Page-Wood, Arden Lee Paustian, Parker Kelley Preis, Kelsey Ann Renfro**, Brittany Nicole Rixie*, Baylee Anne Elizabeth Rodriguez*, Alana Noel Scaccia*, Miranda Maye Shindeldecker*, Helena Lechelle Vankirk*, Karri Elizabeth Weber*, Christopher Cody Wigginton*, Alex Michael Wood,鈥疢ichael Joseph Wright鈥
Saugatuck鈥
Lisa Marie Lungaro*鈥
厂补飞测别谤鈥听
Caroline Trendel Horist**鈥
Shelby Township鈥
Bumeun Lee Park鈥
厂丑别濒产测惫颈濒濒别鈥听
Jamille Alyssa Flores Vanderzand*鈥
Sister Lakes鈥
Korey Danielle Jones*鈥
Sodus鈥
Evie Ruth Clare**, Alexis Hobbs鈥
South Bend, Indiana鈥
Lauryn Amanda Ashford*, Anna Stasia Balsbaugh**, Emily Marie Nelson**, Kyle Ryan Smith鈥
South Haven鈥
Gabriel David Bocock, Patricia Lynn Boyce, Heather Lynn Brewington**, Konnor Rigel Brugh, Paige Elizabeth Burson*, Teagan M Burson, Daniela Calderon-Andrade, Keyana Marie Ewing, Aaron Daniel Fillmore*, Jessica Garcia-Gomez*, Silita Monique Gist-Sullivan, Kathrine Kelly Hecker*, Jennifer Jean Homola, Grace Elizabeth Kelemen, Chloe Sue-Lynn Kinney, Dezmin Lajuane Marshall, Susana Mojarro, Erin Grace Schneider*, Lauren Michelle Thaler, Sydney Taylor Todd, Caleb James Vochaska***鈥
Stevensville鈥
Olivia Grace Bingham*, Dylan Nicholas Breault, Meghan Leigh Bronicki*, Olivia Kate DeHaven**, Emma Kay Doyle*, William Brian Etheridge***, Ethan Michael Faris*, Terry DeWayne Fulbright*, Lanie Rushelle Gage, Ashley Renee Galbraith, Angela L Gordon, Savannah Kristine Gostlin**, Shelby Renea Grau, Alexandria Marie Hardin, Paul Whitney Harrison, Madelynn Marie Isbrecht**,鈥疢eeta Sonthalia Kedia**, Nycole Marie Kirby, Devin Jamal Lewis, Emily J Martindale*, Michael Reinhold McGilvra, Amber Maria-Hardy Mendoza*, Logan Patrick Morrow, Sam Allison Moyle*, Noah Daniel Newman**, Peggy Dineen O'Neill*, Mckenzie Ja'el Outman**, David Adam Pliml, Becca Lynn Rosenthal*, Anthony M Scaccia, Eric Michael Smith**, McKayla Rae Spears, Meetra D Varnes, Kelsey Jade Walsh*, Dylan Michael Wedde*, Delaney Nicole Zubik*鈥
Three Oaks鈥
Kelsey Marie Gnodtke**, Gina Grace Graziano**, Ella Jean Olson*, Autumn Dawn Strauss, Madison Jean Whitlow鈥
Union鈥
Adrionna Nicole Eversole**鈥
Venezuela鈥
Alejandra Del Valle Ramirez*鈥
Watervliet鈥
Catherine M.A. Brooks, James Lee Butler, Kylie Cheyenne Cannon, Kelly Ann Cotman*, Carlos Hernandez Jr.**, Emma Kathleen Kraklau*, Sterling Bracken Schoonover**, Deven Lee Schultz, Ashton Richard Shall*鈥
Wayland鈥
Camden Robert Strader**, Abigail Marie Tuinstra*鈥
Wright City, Missouri鈥
Wesley Thomas Jaspering鈥
鈥
Advanced Certificate Recipients鈥
叠谤颈诲驳尘补苍鈥听
Ashley L Davis*, Lawrence Barton McVay*鈥
颁辞濒辞尘补鈥听
Nichole R Sommer**鈥
颁辞惫别谤迟鈥
Jermara Simone Blackmon鈥
Granger, Indiana鈥
Jaspal Kaur鈥
贬辞濒濒补苍诲鈥
Tamara Lee Hill*鈥
尝补飞谤别苍肠别鈥
Kelly Lynn Jasensky**鈥
狈颈濒别蝉鈥
Jazmin Capula*, Emily Joy Mokwa, Nathalie Aileen Sanchez*, Nathan Samuel Town***鈥
South Haven鈥
Paige Elizabeth Burson*, Christopher Leroy Schmidt***鈥
Stevensville鈥
Meeta Sonthalia Kedia**, Sara Nicole Moncrief*鈥
鈥
Certificate of Achievement Recipients鈥
叠补苍驳辞谤鈥
Jocelyn Ponce鈥
叠补谤辞诲补鈥听
Paige Alexis Schubach鈥
Batavia, Illinois鈥
Paige Elaine Ashby鈥
Benton Harbor鈥
Iesha S Guynes, Cody Wallace, Kathryn Ann Ashbrook Young鈥
Berrien Springs鈥
Devin Alexander Crispin, Elizabeth Grace Kubsch, Jonathan Charles Shoemaker, Joshua Aiden Wood鈥
叠耻肠丑补苍补苍鈥
Kathleen Michelle King鈥
贬补谤迟蹿辞谤诲鈥
Russell Raymond Smith鈥
贬辞濒濒补苍诲鈥
Nayla Marie Alvarez-Gomez 鈥
Jacksonville, North Carolina鈥
Aidan Joseph Zwiller鈥
Kalamazoo鈥
Lacey Nicole Olsen鈥
Lawton鈥
Alexander Kenneth Austin鈥
Mazomanie, Wisconsin鈥
Ivy Angela Kartman鈥
Rhinebeck, New York鈥
Alexa Aurora Venezia-Dasse鈥
Saint Joseph鈥
Max David Agens, Jackson Thomas Harrington, Benjamin Robert Holleman, Irina Z Tikhonova 鈥
South Haven鈥
Adam Joshua Byrd, Kendra Rae Kingsbury鈥
Stevensville鈥
Andrew Nicholas Klinke鈥
Vejle, Denmark鈥
Benjamin H枚llsberg Gr酶ndahl Vinter鈥
