One of Western New Mexico University’s larger graduating classes will be earning diplomas at the spring commencement exercises on Friday, May 15.
At least 390 students are scheduled to receive diplomas in the outdoor ceremony, for the first time to be held at Ben Altamirano Field, home of the Mustang football team, due to construction at Old James Stadium. The ceremony will begin at 3:00 p.m. Parking is available on both sides of the Fine Arts Center Theater.
The ceremony can be seen live online: wnmu.edu/events/graduation
Students that earned the High School Equivalency, formerly known as G.E.D., will also be honored: Lawrence Allison, Robert Christie, Abraham Estrada, Idaliz Hernandez, Porter Howard, Jacob Kaiser, Marilyn Muse, Arturo Perez and Daniel Tirado
Silver City, NM
Associate Degree – Kristy Arambula, Robert Armstrong, Ronnie Baca, Jonathan Bender, James Califf, Tess Caroll, Zachary Carter, Selina Castillo, Felicia Cohn, Kristen Davidson, Lucille Eby, Mavis Ennin, Omar Felix, Breanna Fierro, Chantel Garcia, Sinjin Gordillo, Alyssia Goss, Calum Hill, Salea Hille, Natalia Holguin, Rodney Jackson, Britnny Jaurequi, Adam Kesler, Marlene Lambert, Jani Lewis, Velvet Madrid, Paige Marquez, Chance McCauley, Meagan Montoya, Christopher O’Dell, Joel Ortega, Jessica Ortiz, Allison Rosane, Jessica Seavers, Lillian Siddens, Ariana Silva, Christina Soristo, Jazmin Terry, Krystal Torres, Char-Lee Ugarte, Gabryelle Villines-Morales, Chandell Ward, Tianna Zambrano, Christin Zamora
Baccalaureate Degree – Robert Armstrong, Cronn Chavez, Zachary Dembrowski, Scott Edgar, Gabrielle Eyrich, Jenny Ferranti, James Fleming, Emilee Goutcher, Michelle Grayless, James Helgert, Alair Hille, Junchen Huang, Kimberly Klement, Leon Klement, Diedre Leatherman, Justin Lewis, Gabriel Lopez, Jeremy McDonald, Marissa Molano, Crystal Netz-Arenivar, Theresa Pidutti, Josiah Reyes, Jasmine Romero, James Sanders, James Shephard, Catherine Stailey, Caitlin Talty, Susan Tavizon, Diedre Watson, Charlene Wicker, Gretchen Zollinger
Certificate – Eric Benavides, Jonathan Bender, James Califf, Charles Chavez, Trent Eby, Walker Eby, Omar Felix, Kolton Finch, James Fleming, Machenzie Lucero, Courtney Ochoa, Joel Ortega, Allison Rosane, Char-Lee Ugarte, Jonathan Valenzuela, Clinton Wolfe
Master’s Degree – Vanessa Carbajal, Jennifer Coleman, Edward Flores, Dean Foster, Martha Gigger, Daniel Graves, Michael McGee, Ruben Medina, Sandra Morales, Courtney Ochoa, Stephanie Ramirez, Marcela Shepard, Jerah Sherman, Wanda Snyder, Devin Stroman, Catherine Tanner, Laura Tedford, Ann Unrast, Christina Wolford
Albuquerque, NM
Associate Degree – John Johnston, Micaela Medina
Baccalaureate Degree – Dalray Bingley, Erin Churchill, Eduardo Cortez, Sandra Fleming, Anthony Gustamantes, Jessica Hamilton, Gaylene Tool
Certificate – Stacey Johnson, Julie Rogers
Master’s Degree – Stacey Johnson, Jessie Olson
Alto, NM
Master’s Degree – Tyson Brown
Arenas Valley, NM
Baccalaureate Degree – Jonathan King, David Rivera
Arrey, NM
Associate Degree – Amanda Baquera
Master’s Degree – Nicole Flores
Bayard, NM
Associate Degree – Jarita Diaz, Jessica Lopez, Angelica Molina, Abel Montes, Dominic Ortiz, Rachael Turman, William Villines
Baccalaureate Degree – John Durham, Isaiah Salas
Master’s Degree – Jacqueline Gonzales
Buckhorn, NM
Baccalaureate Degree – Deborah Sullivan
Caballo, NM
Associate Degree – Kimberley Grasse
Carlsbad, NM
Master’s Degree – Ada Dunn
Cedar Crest, NM
Master’s Degree – Richard Worcester
Church Rock, NM
Baccalaureate Degree – Danielle Lynch
Cliff, NM
Associate Degree – Trent McCalmon
Clovis, NM
Master’s Degree – Michelle Jones
Columbus, NM
Associate Degree – Raquel Sanchez
Certificate – Ricardo Gutierrez
Master’s Degree – Olivia Mireles, Viridiana Sanchez
Deming, NM
Associate Degree – Denise Aguirre, Araceli Carbajal, Adriana Cooper, Brenda Corral, Deeandra Garcia, Jessi Garrett, Brandalyn Hassman, Pamela Keyser, Angela Martinez, Sherri McClellan, Yvette Moncada, Lorraine Olono, Priya Patel, Raquel Quarrell, Erica Reyes, Yasmin Velasquez
Baccalaureate Degree – Maria Camunez, Luciano Corral, Mark De Los Reyes, Amanda Fernandez, Cruz Granado, Abby Harvey, Kendra Jaquez, Claudia Jimenez, Genesis Martinez, Eddie Montoya, Anabeli Ornelas, Jessica Marie Portillo, Erica Reyes, Kourtney Stailey
Certificate – Frank Allison, Grace Martinez, Karen Mosier, Cristobal Paz, Martin Perales, Alfadiva Peru, Sergio Quazada, Paula Senter, Bryan Simpson, Cesar Torres
Master’s Degree – Elizabeth Ballinas, Jessica Cabrera, Veronica Chavez, Raymond Jurisic, Caleb Kartchner, Henry Milo, Yvonne Perales, Dahlia Perez, Blanca Ramos-Gaona, Christina Reyes, Paula Senter, Jessica Vinson
Farmington, NM
Certificate – Kyle Dowdy
Fort Wingate, NM
Baccalaureate Degree – Janell Laughlin
Fruitland, NM
Associate Degree – Natasha Mull
Gallup, NM
Associate Degree – Shauntee Jim
Baccalaureate Degree – Shana Arviso, Shauntee Jim, Sheena Sandoval, Ladera Storer
Certificate – Philip Frederiksen, John Paul Harper, David Palenschat
Master’s Degree – Sharon Begay, Erin Easley, Philip Frederiksen, Lisa Garcia, Leona Menard, Cynthia PoBlano, Grant Rogers. Sean Shiel, Maria S. Watts, Cory Williams
Gamerco, NM
Baccalaureate Degree – Jarvis Laughlin
Garfield, NM
Associate Degree – Donna Franzoy
Gila, NM
Associate Degree – Christy Lewis
Baccalaureate Degree – Sara Roethle
Hachita, NM
Master’s Degree – JoLyn Tolley
Hanover, NM
Associate Degree – Monique Flores
Baccalaureate Degree – Marshall Mimbs
Hurley, NM
Associate Degree – Melissa Cano, Roy Lewis, Antoinette Madrid, Katrina Marquez, Gary Romero, Sam Trujillo
Baccalaureate Degree – Stevi Dominguez, Diane Ortega, Sonya Rivera
Laguna, NM
Associate Degree – Melissa Morgan
Las Cruces, NM
Associate Degree – Adrianna DeLaTorre, Nancy Jimenez, Lori Rodriguez, Desiree Young
Baccalaureate Degree – Desiree Young
Certificate – Ralph Cena IV, Maricela Rincon, Kristopher Vaudrey
Master’s Degree – Joshua Silver
Lordsburg, NM
Associate Degree – Stephanie Aguilar, Julio Ramirez
Baccalaureate Degree – Terri Gomez, Denette Mora, Patricia Young
Certificate – James Contreras, Miguel Estrada, Erin Hawley
Master’s Degree – Priscilla Perea
Los Lunas, NM
Certificate – Raymond Torres
Mentmore, NM
Baccalaureate Degree – Marilyn Reeves
Master’s Degree – Surphina Oyebi
Milan, NM
Master’s Degree – Katrina Carpenter
Mimbres, NM
Master’s Degree – Jacqueline Orton, Karen Whitlock
Moriarty, NM
Baccalaureate Degree – Marcos Villanueva
Certificate – Marcos Villanueva
Mountainair, NM
Baccalaureate Degree – Samantha Starr-Sullenger
Peralta, NM
Baccalaureate Degree – Angelia Towers
Pinos Altos, NM
Master’s Degree – Janet Gilchrist
Portales, NM
Master’s Degree – Mallory Holguin
Prewitt, NM
Master’s Degree – Bernice Yazzie
San Cristobal, NM
Baccalaureate Degree – Anthony Cordova
San Patricio, NM
Baccalaureate Degree – Melissa Noce
Santa Clara, NM
Associate Degree – Carly Morales, Zita Quintana, Elia Rael, Kitrina Vigil
Baccalaureate Degree – Rachel Borra
Certificate – David Hammack
Santa Fe, NM
Baccalaureate Degree – Amanda Martinez
Master’s Degree – Melissa Lawrence
Socorro, NM
Associate Degree – Manuel Anaya, Anna Nunez, Joyce Skidmore
Truth or Consequences, NM
Associate Degree – Charles Gilbson
Baccalaureate Degree – Denise Guston, Kayla Montoya
Certificate – Susan Swaim
Master’s Degree – Kay Burrows
Taos, NM
Master’s Degree – Indira Khalsa
Thoreau, NM
Certificate – Joshua Adams, Victoria Vicente
Master’s Degree – Renee AaronsCooke, Leah Lawrence
Tohatchi, NM
Certificate – Claire Oyler
Tyrone, NM
Associate Degree – Katie Moore
Baccalaureate Degree – Phillip Fritsche, Catarina Fuentes, Kristina Ozzello, Jaime Ramirez, Nicholas Wood
Certificate – Karen McCauley
Master’s Degree – Jessica Enriquez, Karen McCauley, Cody McNutt, Sandtina Melendrez
Yatahay, NM
Master’s Degree – Shirlene Jumbo-Rintila
Avondale, AZ
Baccalaureate Degree – Luis Figueroa
Chino Valley, AZ
Baccalaureate Degree – Dwight Goodman
Duncan, AZ
Baccalaureate Degree – Kayla Sexton
Master’s Degree – Toni Pearce-Corona
Eager, AZ
Baccalaureate Degree – Ethan Geisler
Ganado, AZ
Baccalaureate Degree – Amelda James
Gilbert, AZ
Master’s Degree – Heather Seder
Kingman, AZ
Associate Degree – Raven McCullough
Lupton, AZ
Master’s Degree – Jolene Jones-Yazzie
Miami, AZ
Baccalaureate Degree – Irvin Goutcher
Pima, AZ
Master’s Degree – Torey Leitzke
Pirtleville, AZ
Baccalaureate Degree – Mia Victoria Montano
Safford, AZ
Baccalaureate Degree – Lacy Carell, James Clark, John Thrasher, Robert Waite
Sahuarita, AZ
Baccalaureate Degree – Martha Hinojosa
Scottsdale, AZ
Master’s Degree – David Nichols
Sierra Vista, AZ
Baccalaureate Degree – Aileen Diaz
Master’s Degree – Alison Phillips
Springerville, AZ
Baccalaureate Degree- Nicole Buck
Tucson, AZ
Baccalaureate Degree – Nalani Hernandez, Erica Milner, Jessica Molina, Devon Sanders
Master’s Degree – Jason Kepner
Vail, AZ
Baccalaureate Degree – Megan Placencia
Wickenburg, AZ
Associate Degree – Paul-Michael Wolf
Baccalaureate Degree – Megan Gregory
Window Rock, AZ
Master’s Degree – Eli Johnson
Calabasas, CA
Master’s Degree – Kevin Doran
Danville, CA
Master’s Degree – Odin Cortes Cabrera
Escondido, CA
Baccalaureate Degree – Stephanie Higgins
Fresno, CA
Associate Degree – Zaira Mendoza
Inglewood, CA
Baccalaureate Degree – Christopher Martinez, Ronnell Pompey
Lancaster, CA
Baccalaureate Degree – Cleavon Barnes
Loma Linda, CA
Baccalaureate Degree – Abigail Chanza
Long Beach, CA
Baccalaureate Degree – Donald Byrd
Los Angeles, CA
Master’s Degree – Simon Pena
Modesto, CA
Baccalaureate Degree – Jeff Steckler
Murriena, CA
Baccalaureate Degree – Zayde Khalil
Murrieta, CA
Baccalaureate Degree – Deshawn Hathorn
North Hills, CA
Baccalaureate Degree – Erika Beltran
Norwalk, CA
Baccalaureate Degree – Vanessa Estrada
Oceanside, CA
Baccalaureate Degree – Brent Courtney
Pinole, CA
Baccalaureate Degree – Marcos Castrillo
Pomona, CA
Baccalaureate Degree – Cesar Castaneda
Redlands, CA
Baccalaureate Degree – Kristian King
San Diego, CA
Baccalaureate Degree – Marcus Smith
San Marcos, CA
Baccalaureate Degree – Gregory Elliott II, Ashley Witherspoon
Santa Paula, CA
Baccalaureate Degree – David Ortega
Upland, CA
Baccalaureate Degree – Melina Tolentino
Aurora, CO
Baccalaureate Degree – Kelsie Schedel
Avon, CO
Master’s Degree – Janet Porter Bro
Colorado Springs, CO
Baccalaureate Degree – Taylor Nance
Evans, CO
Baccalaureate Degree – Mackie Thoutt
Ouray, CO
Master’s Degree – Neal Mills
Clearwater, FL
Master’s Degree – Chris Burbine
Hernardo, FL
Master’s Degree – Jennifer Jeffes
Oakland Park, FL
Master’s Degree – Gabriel Vazquez
Orange City, FL
Baccalaureate Degree – Eldrick Bright
Orlando, FL
Master’s Degree – LeeAnne Arnold, Lisa Burger
Acworth, GA
Master’s Degree – Grace Santamaria
Duluth, GA
Master’s Degree – Sharrion Beard
Jefferson, GA
Master’s Degree – Sean Griffin
Rome, GA
Master’s Degree – Whitney Gates
Chicago, IL
Master’s Degree – Eric Yankee
Indianapolis, IN
Master’s Degree – Christopher Morano, Angela Sisson
Washington, IN
Master’s Degree – Laura Allison
Oneida, KY
Master’s Degree – Ryan Cordle
Upper Mariboro, MD
Master’s Degree – Donna Griggs
Sainte Genevieve, MO
Master’s Degree – Eric Sonnicksen
Las Vegas, NV
Baccalaureate Degree- Ashley Newell
New York, NY
Master’s Degree – LaQuanda Carter
Berea, OH
Baccalaureate Degree – Michael Schenek Jr.
Liberty Township, OH
Master’s Degree – Alexander Hoekstra
Streetsboro, OH
Master’s Degree – Pamela King
Joseph, OR
Baccalaureate Degree – Forrest Watson
Spartanburg, SC
Baccalaureate Degree – Michelle Fick
Eagle Butte, SD
Master’s Degree – Jacquelyn Dunn
Anton, TX
Baccalaureate Degree – Stephanie Moore
Austin, TX
Baccalaureate Degree – Felicia Preston, Gabriela Quintero
El Paso, TX
Baccalaureate Degree – Stephanie Ramirez
Master’s Degree – Debra McReynolds, Enid Sanchez
Wylie, TX
Master’s Degree – Jamila Gilliam
Mathews, VA
Master’s Degree – Alfred Thomas
Bremerton, WA
Master’s Degree – Rebecca Williams
Spokane, WA
Master’s Degree – Cheryl Krueger
Brazil
Baccalaureate Degree – Rodrigo Almeida
Master’s Degree – Francisco Damasio
Canada
Associate Degree – Caitlin Pitzel
Mexico
Master’s Degree – Araceli Maya Rubio
Spain
Baccalaureate Degree – Alvaro Nunez Alfaro, Carla Viejo Sanchez