WEST PLAINS, Mo.– A total of 278 students will be candidates for graduation from Missouri State University-West Plains during commencement ceremonies at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 17, at the West Plains Civic Center.
In addition, 41 students will participate in commencement ceremonies for Missouri State University-Springfield graduate and undergraduate degree programs, some of which are available through the Missouri State Outreach program on the West Plains campus.
Orvin Kimbrough, St. Louis, a member of the Missouri State University Board of Governors, will give the keynote address. Kimbrough, a product of the St. Louis Public Schools and the State of Missouri foster care system, serves as the president and CEO of United Way of Greater St. Louis, where he leads the organization to help people throughout the St. Louis region live their best possible lives. Before joining the United Way, Kimbrough worked with a number of not-for-profits, including serving as the executive director for Interfaith Partnership/Faith Beyond Walls.
The title of Kimbrough’s presentation will be “Imagination!” Everyone is invited to attend the event.
Members of the 2014 graduating class, their hometowns and the degrees they will be receiving are listed below:
Missouri State University-West Plains 2013-2014 Graduates
Associate of Arts in Teaching
MISSOURI
Birch Tree: Jessica M. Brown, Jeffrey Russell Collins
Mountain Grove: Kelsie Leann Hutsell
Mountain View: Brittney Kristine Bews, Beverly Lynn Collins
Thayer: Angela Nicole Mustion
West Plains: Jennifer Ruth Callahan, Deborah C. Kinder, Phillip Eric Kinder, Megan Elizabeth Malko, Kelsey Michelle Perkins
Associate of Arts in General Studies
CANADA
Chateauguay, Quebec: Malcolm P. Henderson
Montreal, Quebec: Jonathan D. K. Tshibuy
SOUTH KOREA
Busan: Sangpill Lee
ARKANSAS
Salem: Dillon C. Hubbard
INDIANA
Merrillville: Edward Thomas Seay
KANSAS
Lenexa: Joshua William Fare
MISSOURI
Alton: Miranda Joe Axelsen, William R. Johannsen, Ryan E. Mendenhall, Laura L. Morgan, Kristina Michelle Russback. Steven N. Ryan, Danielle Nicole Zook
Birch Tree: Jessica M. Brown, Haley Amber Hoskins
Bucyrus: Kaitlyn Anne Neal
Cabool: Sandra Marie Chick, Lauren G. Kelley, Jenna Beth Kiser, Joshua Thomas Luerssen, Ellen Victoria Shelton
Caulfield: Katie Allison Hamby
Conway: Anna Marie Cantrell, Cody Douglas Skidmore
Dora: Lemuel ben Emunah, Jonathan Nathaniel Hamby, Mia F. Krause, Brandy Nicole Olmsted
Ellington: Meaghan M. Weaver
Eminence: Breanna Marie Barton, Mary Alyssa Carr
Falcon: Julie Anne Johnson
Foristell: Alyssa Marie Glasscock
Gainesville: Zachary Blaine Hambelton, Shaina Michael Naegele, Kyle James Simpson
Hardenville: Austin G. Thompson
Hartshorn: Rebecca Annabelle Hawkins Havens
Hartville: Kelsey Elizabeth Collins, Jenifer Madison Wylie
Houston: Amanda MaKaye Duke, Joseph A. Gilbert, Emily L. Harris, Elizabeth Reed Hayes, Jessica Lynne Spauldin, Breonna T. Woodmansee
Huggins: Emily Rose Bailey
Kansas City: Kiera Vonshea Searcy
Koshkonong: Desiree K. Smith
Labadie: Nicole Michelle Marshall
Lebanon: Shawna Renee Johnson
Licking: Joshua K. Gorman, Amanda Marie Jones
Mountain Grove: Kadie Ruth Dugger Anderson, Brandon Alexander Barnett, Branson R. Crewse, Brandon K. Day, Rebecca Elise Feston, Titus Daniel McKinley, Cassie Lynne Miller, Kayla S. Satterfield, Kambri M. White
Mountain View: Courtney Lynn Dale, Stacey C. Friedline, Tyler Lee Taylor
Norwood: Jo A. Lewis
Piedmont: Mallory Jane Buffington
Pomona: Jordan Christopher Capeder, Joseph Thomas Chilton, Melissa Nicole Dancer, Stacy Nicole Phillips Dollins, Casey Mariah Hall, Sara M. Batista Johnson, Adam James Kissinger
Pottersville: John Adams Beam, Steven Steele
Ridgedale: Michaela Lynn Fisher
Rolla: Brandi Lea Myers, Erica Nicole Volkmer
Saint Charles: Kendra Alexis Barnard
Springfield: Kristi Danielle Falls Ary, David John Halbrook
Summersville: Jessica Beth Dresher
Tecumseh: Barbara June Turner
Thayer: Zachary D. Fling, Lauren Elizabeth Hargus, Angela Nicole Mustion, Christin Capri Pounders, Ashley Ann Prince, Shelby Christine Simpson
Vanzant: Erin Elizabeth Rodgers
Wasola: Bonnie Genevia Hogue, Robert Clint Weldon
Wentzville: Brandi Elaine Henson
West Plains: Amanda Marie Achman, Sarah Ann Agee, Thomas Roy Anderson, Sydney Jean Ary, Torika Baleilekutu, Kendra Lynn Belcher, Tiffany Marie Bond, James David Bunch, Chelsea Brienne Angela Cloven, Danielle KayLynn Collins, Alyssa L. Cook, Abby Lee Corman, Rachel Brea Deal, Zachary Thomas Dixon, Toni Renee Dukes, Tori Dawn Dukes, Madison Kay Eades. Hallie Ann Eskew, Melissa D. Gilbreath, Shannon R. Gilbreath, Benton Gregory Grills, II, Ashley K. Harrill, Bryce Alan Harrill, Leah Ashley Harris, Tyler Duaine Hicks, Brandi Leigh Hobbs, Joshua S. Howell, Alisha Diane Hoyt, Debra LaRee Huse-DeBrown, Brandon D. Johnson, Amanda Nichole Justus, Logan R. Kinder, Logan Douglas Martin, Shannon Kathleen McGee, Rebekah Anne McLean, Coral Anne Miller, Christopher Duane Moore, Laiz Gomes Carneiro Novaes, Helena Peric, Bradyn Alexis Peterson, Dillon Joseph Puzzo, Truett Colay Ray, Kimberly Rose Roberts, Zachary Daniel Rothgeb, Andrea Michelle Shockey, April Lynn Smith, Nicholas T. Smith, Melonie D. Squires, Kristen A. Stevenson, Dalton James Stockton, Heather Michelle Summers, Stephanie Nicole Tackitt, Jonathan Blake Thornton, Jeffrey Tyler Trantham, Brittany Nicole Tryon, Wang Yun, Ashton Kenneth Kamran Willard, Stephanie Nichole Wortley, BreAnna E. Wright
Willow Springs: Tyler Dean Barton, Carissa Ann Cardoza, Bethany Lynda Carter, Zachary Silas Collins, Isabelle A. Jones, Weston Tyler Lemon, Donald R. Metz, Valeriy A. Protsenko, Vera Aleksandrovna Protsenko, Nakita Danielle Walser , Anna S. Yakovleva, Inna S. Yakovleva
Winona: Billie Ann Roberts Brown, Jacob Kale-Lynn Martin
NORTH CAROLINA
Jacksonville: Shannon Janelle Campbell
OHIO
Canton: Devaugntah M. Williams
Columbus: Isiah K. Rogers
Strongsville: Justin A. Jamison
TENNESSEE
Arlington: Amanda Fall Wiseman
Crossville: Jennifer Lynn Strickland
TEXAS
Richmond: Victoria Alexis Williams
VIRGINIA
Norfolk: Lisa Ann Evans Prahl
WISCONSIN
Milwaukee: Arroyo R. Edwards
Associate of Applied Science in Allied Health
MISSOURI
Birch Tree: Jeffrey Russell Collins
Associate of Applied Science in Business (Accounting)
MISSOURI
West Plains: Carolyn Joyce Meisenheimer Martin
Associate of Applied Science in Business (Computer Information)
MISSOURI
West Plains: Sarah Renee Randall
Associate of Applied Science in Business (Management)
MISSOURI
Alton: Lisa Michelle Simons
Mountain Grove: Raymond Curtis Allen
West Plains: Nina D. Tryon
Associate of Applied Science in Child and Family Development
MISSOURI
Mountain Grove: Shana Deanette Curtis
Norwood: Jo A. Lewis
Pomona: Stacy Nicole Phillips Dollins
West Plains: Keena Louise Blake Simpson
Willow Springs: Checotah Gayle McDaniel
Associate of Applied Science in Computer Graphics Programming
MISSOURI
Birch Tree: Michael Joseph Dow
Dora: Lemuel ben Emunah
West Plains: Wang Yun
Associate of Applied Science in Computer Graphics Programming (Game Development)
MISSOURI
Dora: Othniel Ehud ben Emunah
Isabella: David Lee Flynn
Thayer: Brandon Alan Mills
West Plains: Zachary Michael Clark
Associate of Applied Science in Computer Graphics Programming (Web Development)
MISSOURI
Thayer: Daniel Wayne Hurst
Associate of Applied Science in Enology
TENNESSEE
Smyrna: Yanique Deal Bradford
Associate of Applied Science in General Agriculture
MISSOURI
Huggins: Emily Rose Bailey
Peace Valley: Kinsey Lyn Rasor
West Plains: Jeffrey Tyler Trantham
Willow Springs: Weston Tyler Lemon
Associate of Applied Science in General Technology
MISSOURI
Koshkonong: Collin Matthew Hadley
West Plains: Deborah Ann Hatley, Jake Spraggins
Associate of Applied Science in Law Enforcement
MISSOURI
Caulfield: Wayne Thomas Romans
Clever: Ryan S. Stoops
Columbia: Sandra Dee Haynes
Springfield: Matthew Allen Clayton
Associate of Applied Science in Respiratory Therapy
ARKANSAS
Mammoth Spring: Julie Nicole Privett
MISSOURI
Elk Creek: Kambri Michelle White
Pottersville: Nicole Annette Collins
Springfield: Kristi Danielle Falls Ary
Summersville: Mandy Lynn Bradley
Thayer: Ciji A. Clentimack
West Plains: Nathan Isaac DeShazo, Carol Lynn Gerbasi, Daniel Todd Kinder, Rozanna Maria Montague
Willow Springs: Wendy Lee Taylor
Associate of Applied Science in Technology (Management)
MISSOURI
West Plains: Jesse Lee White
Associate of Applied Science in Viticulture
MINNESOTA
Cold Spring: Sydney Marie Giinthir
Associate of Science in Business
MISSOURI
Bolivar: Elizabeth Grace Kusel
Cabool: Bailey Shay Clark
Gainesville: Michaela Rose Howard
Mountain Grove: Adeline Genevie Foresythe
Pomona: Sara Melissa Johnson
West Plains: Nathan Ray Arsenault, Marcella L. Bean, Debra R. Bowman, Dakota James Collins, Melissa D. Gilbreath, Shelly Lynn Hall, Jessica B. Solis, Kent Myles Thompson, Latoya Leila Vandenbulcke
Associate of Science in Nursing
MISSOURI
Alton: Jamie SuZann Johnston, Tara Jo McIntire, Kristina Michelle Russback
Birch Tree: Michelle Elaine Dow
Cabool: Sarah Elizabeth Barnaba
Conway: Anna Marie Cantrell
Couch: Cecily Ann Dale
Crocker: Katelyn Ann Worstell
Gainesville: Jamie Mae Turner
Houston: Jennifer Nicole Belew, Wayna Katelyn Harper
Mountain Grove: Kadie Ruth Dugger Anderson, Miranda Kay Rogers, Alexandra Caitlin White
Mountain View: Adriane Elyse Castaneda, Stacey C. Friedline, Shena Lee McClellan
Pomona: Casey Mariah Hall
West Plains: Jessica Danielle Ashbrook, Shelby L. Belt, Lindsey Rose Ewen, Luther Shane Fleetwood, Hannah Elizabeth Fox, Victoria E. Hadley, Sarah Elizabeth Hulvey, Kimberly Ann Jeffery, Beth Whitney Kittle, James E. Miner, Nichole Lynn Roach, Elizabeth Ann Roberts, Shelby Marie Smith, Amanda Michelle Truog, Catrina Ann Tune, Tamber Dawn Weber
Missouri State University Outreach 2013-14 Graduates
Master of Business Administration
ARKANSAS
Hardy: Janna B. Himschoot
Master of Science in Counseling, Elementary Education
MISSOURI
West Plains: Moiria E. Seiber
Master of Science in Counseling, Secondary Education
MISSOURI
Summersville: Julie S. Craig
Master of Science in Counseling, Mental Health
MISSOURI
Cabool: Derrick L. Carroll
Master of Science in Education, Educational Administration (Elementary Principal)
MISSOURI
Cabool: Anne E. Longwell
West Plains: Rebecca Hutchinson
Master of Science in Education, Elementary Education
MISSOURI
West Plains: Abbey Rae Bonham
Master of Arts in Teaching
MISSOURI
West Plains: Mary Louise Tollenaar
Bachelor of Science in Child & Family Development
MISSOURI
Mountain Grove: Shana Deanette Curtis
Norwood: Jo A. Lewis
West Plains: Brittany Nicole DeShazo, Keena Louise Simpson
Willow Springs: Checotah Gayle McDaniel
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
MISSOURI
Birch Tree: Miranda D. Tharp
Bucyrus: Amber L. Clinton
Cabool: Jennifer B. Collins, Rebena Ann Sigman
Caulfield: Karen Lynette Meeks
Dora: Candace Ann Mayberry
Eminence: Sarah E. Rinne
Mountain Grove: Marie Dawn MacLeod
Myrtle: Sallie M. McFann, Tina R. Risner
Peace Valley: Terra Gail Gilliam
Pomona: Amber Lynn Capps
West Plains: Brandi R. Blankenship, David Zachariah Cox, Clinton Tyler Dill, Samantha D. Hendrix, Jaime Lauren McGee, Eric M. Metcalf, Misty D. Rader, Patricia J. Rodriguez, Julie Marie Stewart, Christina M. Wittwer
Winona: Whitney Dale Bridgeforth
Bachelor of Applied Science in General Agriculture
MISSOURI
Alton: Jeffery Bennett Peace
Bachelor of Science in General Business
ARKANSAS
Viola: Tessa Marie Burden
MISSOURI
Caulfield: Ivan R. Tucker
Myrtle: Jody L. Mills
Willow Springs: Crystal Beverly Blagg