WEST PLAINS, Mo.– A total of 276 students will be candidates for graduation from Missouri State University-West Plains during commencement ceremonies at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 14, at the West Plains Civic Center.
In addition, 49 students will be eligible to receive degrees from Missouri State University-Springfield graduate and undergraduate programs, some of which are available through the Missouri State Outreach program on the West Plains campus.
Springfield attorney and Lelia Heuer Foundation manager Jerry L. Redfern will give the keynote address. A native of Forsyth, Redfern has practiced law for more than 50 years. Earlier this year, he became of counsel to the Springfield law firm of Neale & Newman, L.L.P. after being its senior partner for nearly 30 years. His practice emphasizes estate planning and private foundations. The title of Redfern’s presentation will be “My Grandmother Told Me Not to Be A Comedian.” Everyone is invited to attend the event.
Members of the 2016 graduating class, their hometowns and the degrees they will be receiving are listed below:
Missouri State University-West Plains 2015-2016 Graduates
Associate of Arts in General Studies
NORWAY
Askim: Guro Key Froberg
NEW ZEALAND
Christchurch: Gabriela Kathleen Edmondson
TURKEY
Instanbul: Lara Temel
UNITED KINGDOM
London: Terrel Elishua Martin-Garcia
ARKANSAS
Jonesboro: Susannah Rose Kelley
Mammoth Spring: Kendra Jean Busch
CALIFORNIA
Pittsburg: Fangapulotu Leslie Manoa
KANSAS
Chanute: Keith Allen Seeley
MINNESOTA
Rochester: Ngor William Barnaba
MISSOURI
Alton: Jasen James Johnston
Arbyrd: Madison Marie Kellums
Aurora: Gregory Daniel Vansant
Ava: MiKaela RyAnne Bristol
Bernie: Angelina Garcia Champion
Bertrand: Cory Jeffrey Wamble
Birch Tree: Seth Michael Hadley, Megan Renee Rackley
Brandsville: Michael Q. Driscoll
Brighton: Laura Ann Werland
Cape Girardeau: Lance Thomas Barnes
Caulfield: Samantha Jean Rowden, Emily Victoria Wood
Columbia: Christopher James Godas, James Reed Kister Goddard, Kassidy M. Jacobson
Couch: Shane Aubrey Shulters
Dexter: Zane J. Olson
Dixon: Jerica Lynn Schaffner
Dora: Alicia Mae Goshorn, Thomas John McKee
Drury: Catheriene Elaine Bice, Scarlett Ellen Bice
Eminence: Kelli Lauren Brewer, Grace Nicole Buffington
Falcon: Natalie Marie Lombardi
Gainesville: Nathaniel Christopher Coatney, Alex Quentin Lane, Susan Kay Smidt
Hartshorn: Gina M. Watson
Hazelwood: Amber Marie Robinson
Hollister: Antonia Lynn Morgan
Houston: Mary Elizabeth Holder Hunninghake, Alexa Ash Ichord, Shannon Nicole Lunz, Kenzie Ann Scheets, Hannah Elizabeth Venn
Koshkonong: Michaela Nicole Kutter, Sierra RayAnn Roberts
Lebanon: Christopher Alan Kaiser, Sydney M. McBride
Liberty: Ashley Marie Bishton
Long Lane: Kayla Lynn Gann
Lynchburg: Nathan Paul McCoy
Moody: Alicia Nicole Lisk
Morrisville: Jonathan Michael Stander
Mountain Grove: Elizabeth Ann Wynn Caulliette, Jaime Marie Cornelius-Schrader, Whitney Renea Fox, Jeremiah S. Fry, Ralph Benjamen Jenkins, Audra LeighAnn Williams McKinney, Bethany Danielle Pridemore, Miranda Kay Rogers, Dylan E. Spinney, Kennedy Rae Wilkerson, Daniel Joseph Wilson
Mountain View: Crystal Leann Abbott, Jennifer Renee Bishop, Kalee Nicole Briggs, Kasey Rae Elliott, Rachel Louise Norris, Jennifer Jeannette Bell-Rutledge, April Gail Woolsey, Chyanne Maree Zitter
Myrtle: Sara Michelle Amick
Nixa: Maddison Janelle Payne
Norwood: Harli Dawn Lewis, Lorren Rose Mastrangelo, Mallori Rowena Rein
Ozark: Rachael Dawn Pearcey
Pomona: Andrew Blake Letterman, Austin Bryce Redburn, Whitney Laurin Solik
Pontiac: Joshua Eugene Cone
Pottersville: Jill M. Henderson
Raymore: Antonio Keith Winn
Richland: Kelley Nykkole Brigance
Saint Louis: Alicia Lia Brown
Seymour: Sean Patrick Gillette
Sikeston: Kalie Dawn Eskew, Kayla Marie Fodge
Springfield: Jessica MacLeod
Squires: Shelby MaRae Campbell
Stoutland: Kathryn D. Henson
Thayer: Cheyenne Ireland Archer, Molly Katelyn Burnett, Kenneth Lewis Franke, Sarah Ann Horton, Whitney LeAnn Slaughter
West Plains: Misty Dawn Atkins, Joshua Ryan Bengson, Carmen Lynn Bentley, Jessie Elizabeth Bottorff, Shelbi Dawn Bridges, Casey Simon Buehler, Tiffany Brooke Burroughs, Ashley Deshay Burton, Trevor C. Butler, Cierra Lynn Marie Crider, Laura Beth Davis, Niasia Necole Davis, Calley Jo Dunnihoo, Ngozi Ekelechi Angela Ekeke, Chenoa Dawn Ervin, Kelsey Virginia Farris, Melissa J. Follis, Bo French, Ashton Nicole Garner, Whitney Lane Gatewood, Laurel Marie Goshorn, Hannah Christell Grills, Hannah Brooke Brown, Samuel Lee Hall, Jo Alexandra Harris, Nicole Louise Harris, William Joseph Hatcher, Abigail Lauren Hicks, Hailey N. Hicks, Brian M. Hite, Matthew Bryan Hoth, Chelse Joyce Johnson, Katie Jean Judd, Zachary P. Kaufman, Kurstie Patricia Kelly, Kaitlyn Taylor Kentner, Morgan Renee Kinder, Phillip Eric Kinder, Angela Jean Marcak, Kevin Marquez, Desiree Kaylee McAfee, Courtney Leigh Ann Mead, Alexander Andrew Medina, Lindsey Rene Mitchell, Taylor Ann Moffis, Allison Nicole Neely, Hannah Elizabeth Nielsen, Forrest Christopher Ogden, Trea Mikal Pendergrass, Makabe Jackson Perkins, Jacob William-Shaw Petrus, Lara Frankie Pickett, Erin Marie Pierce, Bethany Ann Porter, Melvin Jacob Privett, Regan Lewis Riggs, Rachel Loraine Roberts, Sheila LeeAnn Robison, Jessica Lynn Romans, Krystal Lynn Rowlett, Andrea Marie Schartz, Ashton Lynn Shipley, Evan Lake Singletary, Courtney McKenzie Spivey, Randall Wayne Stewart, Micaela Ann Wiehe, Darian Lee Williams, Cypress Cheyenne Wood, Katelyn M. Woosley, Rett Anthony York
Willow Springs: Ginger Mae Barnes, Whitney Nicole Clinton, Rhea Dawn Cook, Stephanie Nicole Dildine, Jahad Rasheed Muhaddath, Rasheed J. Muhaddath, Wesley Scott Sanders, Nicole Dawn Smart, April Gaylene White
Winona: Danielle Ramona Sullivan
OHIO
Cedarville: Mike Roop
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City: Zori Alexandria Curry
Associate of Arts in Teaching, Elementary Education
MISSOURI
Cabool: Katelyn Nicole Grogan
Lebanon: Sydney M. McBride
Mountain Grove: Kristie Renee Barksdale
Myrtle: Sara Michelle Amick, Colleen Carolyn Winklepleck
Peace Valley: Vanessa Diane Chaisson, Chyenne N. Scheets
Pomona: Peyton McKenzie Bolander
Thayer: Christin Capri Pounders, Niki Ann Tyler
West Plains: Autumn Nichole Galiher, Joshua Howell, Desirea Lauren Legler, Sheila LeeAnn Robison, Krystal Lynn Rowlett, Briona Nicole Warden, Caleb Benton Whited, Caitlin Dawn Gross Woodworth
Willow Springs: Allison Lee Reef, Jordan Elizabeth Smith, Johnny Kyle Wake
Associate of Applied Science in Business (Accounting)
ARKANSAS
Mountain Home: Darla Hood
MISSOURI
Mountain Grove: Shayna Autumn Filogomo
Associate of Applied Science in Business (Management)
ARKANSAS
Mountain Home: Darla Fay Hood
MISSOURI
West Plains: William Cale Shertz
Associate of Applied Science in Child and Family Development
MISSOURI
Gainesville: Susan Kay Smidt
Mountain Grove: Bethany Danielle Pridemore
Pottersville: Jill M. Henderson
Thayer: Sarah Ann Horton
West Plains: Ashley Deshay Burton, Kimberly Rose Roberts
Associate of Applied Science in Computer Graphics Programming (Game Development)
MISSOURI
Alton: Jasen James Johnston
Columbia: James Reed Kister Goddard
Eminence: Jeffrey Scott Cowen
Mountain Grove: Cayleb Alan Thomas
Mountain View: James H. Sparks, Jr.
West Plains: Michael Patrick Scheidt, Kristina Lynn Woods
Associate of Applied Science in Computer Graphics Programming (Web Development)
MISSOURI
Pomona: Christopher W. Thomas
West Plains: Lee W. Johnson
Associate of Applied Science in Enology
ALABAMA
Five Points: Cindy Tubbs Monroe
ILLINOIS
Lake in the Hills: Jason Daniel Jenkins
Associate of Applied Science in General Agriculture
MISSOURI
Houston: Caitlyn Rose Mary Ellen Ross
West Plains: Cody Anderson Tompkins
Associate of Applied Science in Law Enforcement
MISSOURI
Mountain View: Theodore Allen Brown
Associate of Applied Science in Respiratory Care
MISSOURI
Birch Tree: Mathew Dwane Neal
Mountain View: Tiffany Ann Green
Thayer: Shantana E. Collins, Kristina Anne Hensley, Whitney LeAnn Slaughter
West Plains: Courtney Lynn Carter, Perry Skyler Elliott, Rebecca Lynn Johnson, Claribel L. Newton
Associate of Applied Science in Technology (General Technology)
MISSOURI
West Plains: Melvin Jacob Privett
Associate of Applied Science in Viticulture
ALABAMA
Five Points: Cindy Tubbs Monroe
ILLINOIS
Lake in the Hills: Jason Daniel Jenkins
Associate of Science in Agriculture
MISSOURI
Alton: Arial Makay Peace
Birch Tree: Nathan Ray Thomas
Bucyrus: Cheston D. Malam
Iberia: Laura Marie Thompson
Lebanon: Christopher Alan Kaiser
Mountain Grove: Jeremiah S. Fry
Mountain View: Theodore Allen Brown
Richland: Trent Logan Zeigenbein
Associate of Science in Business
ARKANSAS
Mountain Home: Warren Preston Crisp
MISSOURI
Bakersfield: Kandi Jo Shelton
Caulfield: Shelby Lynn Harris
Hartville: John-Na Tandell Hopkins
Mountain View: Caitlyn M. Rohrer
West Plains: Russtella Lee Hickam, Leona May Reed, Darian Lee Williams
Willow Springs: Ginger Mae Barnes
Associate of Science in Nursing
ARKANSAS
Lakeview: Jennifer Lola Stepp
MISSOURI
Cabool: Sandra Marie Chick, Cassandrea L. McCart, Christie Jo Smith
Caulfield: Johanna R. Puckett
Eminence: Kelli Lauren Brewer
Houston: Jennifer Rae Scheets
Koshkonong: Samantha Jo Staley
Moody: Lawren Denise Dupler
Mountain View: Haley Alexandra Bland, Chief Petty Officer, USN, Retired, Shannon L. Ford, Vanessa Gail Harvey, Crystelle Brook Keeling, Crystal Dawn Phipps
Pomona: Renae Dawn Phenix, Julia K. Smith
Saint Charles: Kendra Alexis Barnard
Springfield: Darby Nicole Ferguson
Vanzant: Kayla Lynnette Clinton
West Plains: Courtney Amanda Carter, Krista Lane Carter, Paydan Anne Clayton, Arwen Natalie Estes, Amber Michelle Gibson, Briana Kay Hennesy, Danielle Nicole Jones, Jessica Lynn McKee, William David Osborn, Heidi Lynne Pettit, Andrea Michelle Polen, Haylea Nichole Rackley, Brittney Leanne Rogers, Cody Josias Rogers, Katey Danielle Smith, Andrea Nicole Stonelake, Terri Nicole Tune, Cypress Cheyenne Wood, BreAnna Elizabeth Wright
Willow Springs: Whitney Nicole Clinton, Elizabeth Ann Ennis, Tatyana Anatoliyevna Protsenko
Missouri State University Outreach 2015-2016 Graduates
Master of Science, Counseling (Elementary Education)
MISSOURI
West Plains: Rebecca DeAnn Sellers, Haley Ann Skaggs, Tabatha D. Wade
Master of Science, Counseling (Secondary Education)
ARKANSAS
Mammoth Spring: Kristin Ann Turnbough
MISSOURI
West Plains: Jay D. Skeeters
Master of Science in Education, Educational Administration (Elementary)
MISSOURI
Birch Tree: Miranda D. Tharp
Master of Science in Education, Educational Administration (Secondary Education)
MISSOURI
West Plains: Amber Kay Galiher
Willow Springs: Sarah Lizette Presser
Master of Science in Social Work
MISSOURI
Pottersville: Lora L. Hand
Bachelor of Science in Child & Family Development
MISSOURI
Couch: Amanda Renee Roberts
Gainesville: Susan K. Smidt
Mountain Grove: Bethany Danielle Pridemore
West Plains: Jill Marie Henderson
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
ARKANSAS
Sturkie: Nathan Allan Bales
MISSOURI
Alton: Danielle Nicole Chronister
Ava: Emily Sue Petty
Birch Tree: Shelly Kay Renegar
Bucyrus: Rebecca Suzanne Malam
Cabool: Sarah Mae Middleton, Jake Edward Sheppard
Gainesville: Megan D. Brewer
Graff: Elizabeth May Williams
Houston: Sydney P. Sigman, Lindsay Allison Starr
Mountain Grove: Russell Ray Emery, Brittani Nicole Pamperian, Hannah J. Ramsey
Mountain View: Beverly Lynn Collins
Pomona: Jordan Christopher Capedar
Thayer: Hannah JoAnne Hurst, Angela N. Mustion, Jade Allison Underwood
Vanzant: Dylan D. Fox
Wasola: Brittany N. Sullivan
West Plains: Sydney Jean Ary, Jennifer Ruth Callahan, Brittney Kristine Capeder, Elaina G. Martin, Stetson N. Neldon, Megan Elizabeth Sorrell, Dingshuo Strong, Caitlin D. Woodworth
Bachelor of Science in General Business
MISSOURI
Ava: Jonathan G. Brubaker
Thayer: Jonathan Matthew Blodgett
West Plains: Rebecca L. Craig, Kallie Jayne Mayers
Willow Springs: Maegan Rose Bell, Carla D. Neff