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�黨�ǿ�mv hosted its 77th annual commencement ceremonies at 10 a.m. (Arts & Sciences and General Studies) and 1 p.m. (Career & Workforce and Health Sciences) on Sunday, May 5, at �黨�ǿ�mv Mendel Center Jenkins Theatre on the Benton Harbor Campus, 2755 E. Napier Ave.��

A total of 425 students received 454 degrees and certificates from 45 areas of study, including 404 associate degrees, 17 advanced certificates, and 33 certificates of achievement.��

One hundred forty-nine graduated with honors, 91 with high honors, and 18 with highest honors.��

Presenters included LMC Board of Trustees Chair John Grover, Trustee Mary Jo Tomasini, LMC President Dr. Trevor A. Kubatzke, Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Ken Flowers, Vice President of Student Affairs Dr. Linwood Whitten, Dean of Arts & Sciences Kristopher Zook, Dean of Health Sciences Dr. LaToya Mason, Dean of Career & Workforce Education Dr. David Krueger, and student speakers Shaneece Moffitt, Julie Dokter and Halie Saylor.��

Students who received academic affairs program awards are Heather Hasting and Kelly Kulich (Spirit of Nursing Award); Haley Elrick and Xin Hwee Athenabelle Lieu (Bob Schodorf Distinguished Natural Sciences Scholar Award); and Meredith Blake, Brooke Kaminski, Christopher Listenberger, Jeffrey Moore, Bhaumi Patyel, Jacob Saad, and Elizabeth Stine (Betts Rittmeyer Natural Sciences Scholar Award).��

An honorary associate degree was posthumously awarded to Sierra Loughrin.��

2024 graduates:��

Honors notations:��
*Honors (3.25-3.74 GPA)��
**High Honors (3.75-3.99 GPA)��
*** Highest Honors (4.00 GPA)��

Associate Degree Recipients��

Allegan��

Erin Leslie Chapla**; Kayla G Clark*; Tori Estelle Clevenger; Emelia Ruth Perez*; Miya Rose Sincler-Miller��

Antananarivo, Madagascar��

Rammy Solange Andriamasiarivelo Rajaofera*��

Bangor��

Jessica Santos Corona; Olivia Grace Kuiper*; Brittany Leigh Marbut; Abigail Elizabeth Moench**; Sara Marie Ward��

Barcelona, Spain��

Iana Torrado Keyser��

Baroda��

Brooke Danielle Gerlach***; Hannah Marie Harlan*; Jake A Hemphill**; Raven Sky Strefling��

Beaconsfield, Quebec, Canada��

Shankar-Michael Vijaya Balasingam*��

Benton Harbor��

Zachary Donald Arrans**; Marystel Basurto-Cruz; Patrick Ryan Behnke**; Shanekquia Nashay Bledsoe; JoAnna K. Blue; Gershon Da 'Quavion Clay; Bree Ann Cox*; Kevin Jay Cox*; Yohaly G. Estrada-Alvarez; Allison Margaret Golladay; Tyesha Shamika Henderson; Charles Damontae Jennings; Jessica Kelli Li Jewell**; Lamiyah Alece Jones; Leanna Morgan Kiser; Fouzia Lakraa**; Kevin Lanier II; Shaquill Lashaun Lee; Lacquesia Latae Lipscomb; Courtney Ann Meyer*; Shaneece Latrice Moffitt; Corinne Marie Nelson*; Bryce Andrew Peters*; Falconetti B. Petty; Jaysha Tonae Randle*; Teara Rochele Richardson; Kaneta Aria Smith*; Jamiee Latrice Thompson; Jeniqia Lakay Valentine*; Tiffani Ann Wigent*; Jada Helena Willis; Nakeisha Darshay Wright-Williams��

Berrien Center��

Bruce Harold Clevenger; Klaytin E. Raschke**��

Berrien Springs��

Einra Leie Salazar Baker**; Lucas William Baltazar*; Clayton Paul Bixby; Seth Arthur Cyiza; Brittney Gaban*; Xavier Haack; Nicholas Shane Hoge; Faith Jepngetich; Isabella Sasha Kunze*; Ayana Jolie Le Blanc; Huldah Nyamweya*; Roselyn Osorio-Millan*; Sofia Shuler Pate***; Ryan Lee Powers; Fatima Yadira Rodriguez*; Peres Jemeli Sambu*; Tristan Gareth Sheppler; John Simmons; Emily M. Tom**; Heather Marie West; Katherine Marie Witkowski**��

Bloomingdale��

Crystin Elizabeth Hall��

Bridgman��

Max Galileo Babcock**; Jeacy Willow Corzine*; Javen Lauryn-Marie Graves; Kaylie C Kaeding**; Kayla Louanne Korcek**; Richard Anthony Mabry**; Elizabeth Ansley Stine**��

Buchanan��

Madyson Nicole Blake*; Heather Marie Brauer**; Morgan EA Carlson; Christin Trinity Cooper**; Justin Aaron Cozadd***; Julie Ann Gonder; Julie Ann Hirdning; Jacob Tyler Hoover*; Rachel Ann Host*; Brooke Mimi Kaminski**; Joshua Richard Newport**; Trista Laurelle Nyhuis*; Gabrielle Mata Patton; Heather Marie Poleon***; Elizabeth Marie Smith; Tali Danielle Suloff; Jessica Suzette Welsh*��

Cassopolis��

Jersie Geraldine Dawson; Jessie Lynn Hulett; TiLynne La'Nae Williams*��

Chicago, Illinois��

Eileen Guadalupe Torres��

Coloma��

Lindsey Taylor Coombs*; Michael Angelo DeRosa***; Shelby Lynn Eastburn; Eric M. Gomez***; Cali Brianne Grenon**; Heather Hastings; Karen Elizabeth Hempel*; Grace M. Kiessling*; Connor W. Kreitner**; Ethan Kreitner***; Alexis Ann Kroschel; Kyler James Krugler; Isabelle Paige Danielle Mannel; Molly Erin McVay***; David Rigozzi; Preston Curtis Scott**; Wesley Wayde Seabury*; Ava Leigh Selby; Matthew Charles Sewcyck**; Tyler Charles Streu; Emily Elizabeth Stringer*; Grace A. Teuling*��

Covert��

Rosalba Cortez; Amaria Nikkey Echols; Jeanette Gallegos; Kathleen Louise Harris; Lucinda Luisa Johnson; J Uriel Perez; Quejhiana Ishandara Smith��

Daegu, South Korea��

Jinyoung Jung*��

Dallas, Texas����

Jailen Tyri Campbell��

Decatur��

Missy Marshall; Jessica Nicole Neal**; Allison Nicole Warkentien��

Detroit��

Antheis Mashaun Bolden��

Dorr��

Arianna Grace DeGroot**��

Douglasville, Georgia����

Skylar Vandonius Samuel��

Dowagiac��

Elvia Maria Cortez; Khloie Ann Goins; Halie Jo-Ann Saylor*��

Eau Claire��

Grace Emma Jewell*; Denise Mitchell*; Samantha Marie Napier*; Riley Ann Stack*; Sydney Marie Steinke**; Jessica Claire Tharp��

Edinburg, Texas��

Nadia Danielle Rocha*��

Edwardsburg��

Kennedie Elizabeth Rogers��

Essexville��

Brooke Elizabeth McDonald*��

Fennville��

Nathali Estrella Arizmendi*; Gabrielle Brooke Cabrera; Mackenzie Sue Dalton**; Hannah Elizabeth Gooding; Allison Louise Parker; Autumn M. Rosencrans**; Alaina Renae Smothers*; Julissa Victoria Soriano; Ashley Lynn Voorhees**��

Fowlerville��

Michael Reid Turchi*��

Fulton��

Shelby Newman��

Goshen, Indiana��

Brooklyn Elaine Adkins**��

Grand Junction��

Jacob Zachary Doss*��

Grand Ledge��

Amelia Martha Hofmeister��

Grand Rapids��

Jason Douglas Blik**��

Granger, Indiana��

Angela Gortney*��

Hamilton��

Krystal Marie Shelton��

Hartford��

Martha Patricia Alanis**; Kelsi M. Cobb; Daniel Joel Musick; Evelin Ugalde*; Alixandir Nikolaus Warpup��

Hesperia��

Tabatha Knecoal Macheta**��

Hillsdale��

Abigail Jean Nunez*��

Holland��

Maggie Lilian Dulaney; Angelica Jazlyn Goitia*; Andrew Schutter Lunn; Melissa Ann Otten; Leslie J. Perez-Garcia; Keylanna Marie Saunders*��

Hopkins��

Brianna Marie Colegrove**; Lisa Marie Jilek*; Jade Ann LaHaie��

Indianapolis, Indiana��

Arial W. Ford��

Jenison��

Valisatie Ann Koetje**��

Kalamazoo��

Rita Melvina Flowers; Regan Kenzie Hughes; Kaylin Ann Hurley***; Tamara Janay Romero**; Ariana Ivett Salinas*; Chloe Elisabeth Welsh��

Lake Linden��

Mallory Ann Bryant-LaCasse*��

LaPorte, Indiana��

Mara Ellie Jansen*; Kortney Kay Krassow***; Paige Jessica Ruth Steele**; Angela Kay Young**��

Las Vegas, Nevada��

Ja'Lisa Ann Braziel��

Lowell��

Sara Michelle Bladey*��

Marcellus��

Allison Rose Daugherty*��

Martin��

Annika-Lies Nicole Dillenbeck; Benjamin James Mulder��

Martinsville, Indiana��

Jennifer Clare-Nelson Chartrand**��

Mattawan��

Michelle Rene Koning��

Midland��

Bryce Wesley-Owen Thomas��

New Albany, Indiana��

Ashley Marie Lawrence*��

New Buffalo��

Erika Sue Johnson; Luke Francis Notorangelo*; Gregory Ty Siuda*; Kelsey Lynn Yech**��

New Carlisle, Indiana��

Cynthia Ann Smith*��

New Troy��

Anna-Lynn Renae Waterman**��

Niles��

Elisha W.C. Bliss; Evan M.S. Borgman**; Ruth Ann Brown; Josiah Raymond Bullard*; Abigail Ann Viola Burnett*; Kiersten Marie Colby*; Kylie Anne Craig; Malia Robyn Deno*; Kateryna Dzhevaga***; Zoe Renea Fergison; Makayla Elizabeth Floor*; Zoe Madden Gondeck*; Stacy Joy Grayam*; Nikole Diane Harrington**; Isabella Nicole Hays; Santana Clara-Jean Hernandez; Hannah MacKenzie Hollingsworth*; Michael Jay Andrew Kemp; Nathaniel Troy Klosinski*; Sabrina Nicole Leonard*; Athenabelle Lieu**; Cameron Glen Listenberger**; Christopher Allen Listenberger**; Malaika Mubanga Mchopa*; Kylie Lauren Mesecar*; Autumn S Michelin*; Johnny Muday III*; Andrews Andoh Ntsiful; Aren Jean Ritchie*; Chase Anthony Rudell**; Alicia Serdel*; Christopher James Wegner Jr.; Conner Lee Weston*; Dylan T. Yates��

Nunica��

Georgia Irene Greenland��

Northampton, Massachusetts��

Jarelys Valentin-Ramos**��

Otsego��

Delaney Jean Brush**; Rozalyn Aria Denzel*; Margaret Bennett Dugan; Lylee Jane Noon Hopkins**; Trevor Michael Johnson; Hailey Irene Kloosterman**; Maia Lynn Phelps*; Annaliese Rose Podewell**; Aleah Yuyan Putt***; Kennedi Yazmin Reed**; Sarah Aibei Selles*; Chloe E. Sunnerville**; Elise Renee Tolan*; Olivia Anne Xenos*��

Paw Paw��

Makayla Diane Trumbull; Sarah Elizabeth Vander Zee��

Plainwell��

Amelia Hope Dehring*; Ava Diane Erickson**; Ian Michael Meyers**; Mikayla Lynn Rooseboom**��

Plymouth, Indiana��

Katherine Opal McDonald*��

Pullman��

Jessica Rosario Morales; Merry Lynn Porter*; Jose Alberto Rojas**; Victoria Idali Torres**��

Quincy, Florida��

Zahyem Malik Bradwell��

Racine, Wisconsin��

Dylan Michael Elliott**��

Raleigh, North Carolina��

Aidan Thomas Ledoux*��

Riverview��

Brian William Bay��

Saint Joseph��

Emmalie Grace Allers; Raven Brianna Althouse*; Audrey Jessie Blough*; Jeevanjot Kaur Boparai; Cozette Maria Borgerson*; Kelly Ann Calkins; Amanda Lee Crow; Kellie Suzanne Damaske; Julie Maria Dokter*; Nathan Richard Dokter*; Mackenzie Grau; Holden Samuel Gray; Sandra Ruth Hemphill*; Jenna Danielle Henderson; Lisa Christine Houdek*; Anthony Primo Jacobs; Kelly Christine Kulich*; Ethan Karl Marschner*; Gideon David Maxim*; Elizabeth Margaret McDonnell*; Jacob Ashton Miller*; Logan Alexander Miller; Amanda Renee Paine; Bhaumi Rakesh Kumar Patel**; Noe Patino-Nunez; Katherine Christine Phillips*; Danielle Marie Reck; Hailey Paige Robinson; Elizabeth Grace Root; Gage Todd Rush*; Jacob Adam Saad**; Matthew Christopher Schulz; Alexis Jean Skurka-Mysliwy*; Sherri Lee Slack**; Madeleine Claire Stockman*; Christin Diane Toney*; Eric Dean Verrett; Michael Christopher Walker; Adam Ronald Walsworth; George Charles (Mel) Weber**; Bradley Michael Wolf; Kaitlyn Yack*��

Saugatuck��

Tristan William Ashley; Missy Rininger*��

Sawyer��

Danielle Rose Gorske**; Layla Jean Oldenburg*��

Seattle, Washington��

Jessica Isabel Perez*��

Sodus��

Ross William Clare*; Margaret Anne Killey��

South Bend, Indiana��

Christina Marie Abarca*; Jasmine Marquez*; Shaun Lee Moore*��

South Haven��

Sydney Ellen Arch; Vanessa Karmen Brunson***; Melia Kari Hanny; Kalin Rose Hartmann**; Ryan James Holbein; Nathan Wayne Holt*; Peter Anton Honcharenko; Lidia Hurtado; Rose Elise Hutchins**; Faith Arkel Lewis; Chrystal Ann Marr; Lindsey Kate Lucille Pentinga; Ithzel Rosas*; Cameron Michael Strasser*; Jules Elizabeth Stuckum*; Cameron Thaler; Michael Louis Zillins��

Stevensville��

Charles Brian Adinolfi*; Kaelie Renee Aldridge**; Nicole Elizabeth Chartrand*; Kendra Jane Cubbage; Annalyse Farnum**; Victoria Lynn Fox; Kyle Jon Gaunder*; Skylar Ann Haluch; Cheyenne Rene Harmon***; Adam Michael Hebner; Richard Hoffman*; Christian Joseph Holmes*; Jeri Lynn Holt**; Danyeil Ashlyn Johnson*; Anna Chabala Kapapula*; Abigail Elizabeth Klinke*; Kiana M. Lewis; Max Christopher McConomy*; Jeffrey James Moore**; Joseph G. Ramirez; David Allan Reisenbichler**; Katie Heather Rice***; Alyssa Ann Stelter**; Aidan James Tubb; Hunter W. Vincek; Alexander Whitfield Wells; Morgan Elizabeth Yonker*��

Terre Haute, Indiana��

Jasiah Michael Rainey��

Three Oaks��

Meredith Paige Blake**; Haley Kay Elrick***; Heidi Lynne Friedburg*; Louise Anne Kettler*; Madison Grace Lumley; Alexander Gabriel Miller��

Three Rivers��

Karalyn Pauline Eldridge��

Union Pier��

Da'Nai Danielle Smothers-Davis*��

Vancouver, Washington��

Tyler James Balam��

Vandalia��

Emma Leigh Stoppenbach��

Vejle, Denmark��

Benjamin Vinter**��

Vicksburg��

Lindsey Kay Lantagne**��

Walkerton, Indiana��

Joy Dean Lidy*��

Warren��

Zoe Makayla Wynn*��

Watervliet��

Treasure Shonta' Beilman*; Vivian Grace Berry; Ashley Marie Bobay*; Alyssa Grace Hyska**; Wynter Lynn Kerr; Lauren Elizabeth Laws**; Luz Jannette Perez**; Tristan Gage Steltner; Kile Daniel Stillson; Elizabeth Rose Teter; Dylan Pate Tucker��

Wayland��

Alexandra Skye Chichester**; Olivia Louise Deeb��

Xenia, Ohio��

Erin Colleen Adorjan��

Zeeland��

Madison Kaye Brink��

Advanced Certificate Recipients��

Benton Harbor��

Maceyo Leonte' Coleman; Eeron Michele Patterson*��

Buchanan��

Heather Marie Brauer**��

Coloma��

Nicholas E. Forrest; Nicole Marie Swisher**��

Covert��

Amaria Nikkey Echols��

Edwardsburg��

Kennedie Elizabeth Rogers��

Michigan City, Indiana��

Shannon Marie Edling*��

Niles��

Autumn Shirley Marie Michelin*��

Northampton, Massachusetts��

Jarelys Valentin-Ramos**��

Pullman��

Jessica Rosario Morales��

Saint Joseph��

James Hendrik Ashmead, Jr*; Mackenzie Grau; Katherine Christine Phillips*��

Stevensville��

Skylar Ann Haluch; Cheyenne Rene Harmon***��

Watervliet��

Hope Marie Barker*��

Certificate of Achievement Recipients��

Allegan��

Erin Leslie Chapla**��

Bangor��

Loryn Cheryl Elliott��

Benton Harbor��

Destiny D Ford; TaMira Tenille Jennings; Falconetti B. Petty; Jaysha Tonae Randle*; Tonya Sue Remus*; Shawn Rolfe**; John William Rudell��

Berrien Springs��

Devin Alexander Crispin; Joseph Ryan Norem��

Ceresco��

James Maynard***��

Coloma��

Matthew Charles Sewcyck**��

Dowagiac��

Mason Michael Reeves��

Eau Claire��

Donald Benjamin Matthews III��

Edinburg, Texas��

Nadia Danielle Rocha*��

Fennville��

Fatima Lizbeth Villanueva Garcia��

Holland��

Layray Paw*��

Hopkins��

Lisa Marie Jilek*��

Niles��

Kenneth Jevon Alexander; Ruth Ann Brown; Katelyn Leann Cooke; Malaika Mubanga Mchopa*��

Saint Joseph��

Anthony Karl Oehling**; Gage Todd Rush*��

South Haven��

Peter Anton Honcharenko��

Stevensville��

Kyle Jon Gaunder*; Max Christopher McConomy*; Alyssa Ann Stelter**; Hunter W. Vincek��

Watervliet��

Chevelle Stephanie Stineman**; Dylan Pate Tucker��