WEST PLAINS, Mo.– A total of 257 students will be candidates for graduation from Missouri State University-West Plains during commencement ceremonies at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 20, at the West Plains Civic Center.
With this group of graduates, Missouri State-West Plains will have conferred degrees upon more than 5,000 students overall and more than 1,000 nursing students, university officials noted.
In addition, 58 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.
United States Air Force Lt. Col. Samuel K. Joplin will give the keynote address at the ceremony. Joplin, a West Plains High School graduate, currently is an F-15 instructor pilot with the 159th Fighter Wing of the Louisiana Air National Guard at Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans, Louisiana. The wing employs the F-15C Eagle in various air-superiority and air-defense missions while maintaining a 24-hour Airspace Control Alert detachment in support of Operation Noble Eagle.
Members of the 2017 graduating class, their hometowns and the degrees they will be receiving are listed below:
Missouri State University-West Plains 2016-2017 Graduates
Associate of Arts in General Studies
SERBIA
Belgrade: Maja Petronijevic
UNITED KINGDOM
London: Dwayne Tayo Orija
SPAIN
Madrid: Blanca Izquierdo-Paton
AUSTRALIA
Thornlands, Queensland: Stephanie Rose Phillips
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Visegrad: Stefan Lakic
IDAHO
Mountain Home: Justin Burke Abel
MISSOURI
Alton: Elizabeth Ann Baty, Keri Ann Deckard, Jordyn Elaine Rose Edwards, Kaiya Danielle German, Kaitlin Marie Jones
Ava: Caladonia Lynell Eubanks, Chase Allen Willis
Bakersfield: Abbigayle Faye Evans, Taylor Lain Wells
Battlefield: Brandi F. Snider
Bertrand: Lindsey Morgan Nelson
Birch Tree: Jessica E. Chitwood, Melissa S. Wood
Black Jack: DeVonna Sydney-Marie Townson
Cabool: Vincent Rai Shannon McKee, Courtney Ann Smith
Caulfield: Dalton Wade Ross
Couch: Hailey Elizabeth Legg
Devils Elbow: Trevor Kekoa Sexton
Doniphan: Troy Matthew Broyles
Dora: Clayton Allen Leroy, Kierstan McKenzie Snider
Drury: Catheriene Elaine Bice, Miriam Denise Stout
East Prairie: Jon C. Hutcheson
Elk Creek: Chelsea Johanna Peters
Florissant: Derrick Lorenzo Lockhart
Gainesville: Travis Bryan Hathcock, Makinzi N. Taylor
Hartville: Alexis Raquel Reyes
Hazelwood: Amber Marie Robinson
Houston: Danielle Nicole Alferink
Jackson: Shawndra Eve Burkhart, Brittney Jo Peters
Kearney: Baylee Nicole Brame
Licking: Lane Douglas Duncan
Mansfield: Vanessa K. Delcour
Monett: Karen M. Evans
Mountain Grove: Morgan Alexander Barnhill, Jonathan Nicholas Durney, David Eugene Kight, Bobby Wayne Otwell, Regina L. Overholser, Rachel Lynn Pedraza, Nicholas Leon Thornhill
Mountain View: Mackenzie Leigh Anderson, Sherri M. Howell
Myrtle: Taylor Lee Emberton
Noble: Victoria Rene Brantingham
Ozark: Autumn Jade Reese
Piedmont: Tate Carter Brand
Pomona: Cateland Jade Collins, Darby Graham, Tiffany Dawn Jens, Kaitlyn Noelle Rhodes
Pottersville: Johannah Richelle Johnston, Tracy Lynn Mahan, Derek M. McGinnis
Richland: Kelley Nykkole Brigance, Alexander John Pershing, Alexzandria Elizabeth Tucker
Rogersville: Tessa Jo Lindberg
Saint Louis: Omar Aboubakr, Otha A. Bell
Scott City: Shelby Christine Rhymer
Solo: Breanne M. Flores
Springfield: Kelly D. Alcorn, Mason Brian Falkenrath, Jordan Tyler Fleetwood, Ashley E. Padilla
Summersville: Amanda Rae Stretch
Tecumseh: Audriana Elizabeth Burton
Thayer: Alejandro Rodolfo Cancino, Ashley Renee Cancino, Cecily Camille Mills, Jesse Max Ortiz, Mayce Olivia Willison
Vanzant: Shelby Lynn Collins
West Plains: Kimberly Richelle Adkison, James Dean Ary, Drew R. Bledsoe, Emily Jorden Bridges, Tierra Kershawna Renea Bush, Michael Montgomery Buxbaum, Richard Joseph Wayne Cahoj, Joel Duane Campbell, Makayla May Chen, Michelle Ty Chen, Clayton Graham Collins, Dorothy Kaye Collins, Tyler James Collins, Michelle Ann Crone, Justin Edward Davis, Angelina Nicole-Marie Denton-Howell, Becca LeAnne Duke, Allison Paige Dye, Ryan Anderson Evans, Matthew Wayne Freeman, William Jason Grace, Haylee Dawn Harris, Chaye Retha Nicole Jeffery Harris, Chloe Alane Hatley, Judy Ann Hicks, Lindsey Kay Hicks, Connor Austin Holt, Nicholas Brian Holt, Shannon Elizabeth Torrance Hughes, Alana Louise Jimenez, Brett Michael Johnson, Kayla Noelle Jones, KeAndra Lee Kimball, Brett Harrison Lair, Krysten Donnelle Little, Rachel Mae Lowther, Muriel Grace Mayo, Conner Ray Murray, Nicole Monique Myers, Rachel Bertha Overturf, Joseph Robert Wayne Patten, Meaghan LaVonne Peacock, Miriam S. Piatnitsky, Anthony Alexander Priest, Jacob Anthony Rader, Jayla J. Ray, Tyler James Rhoads, Bethany R. Roberts, Charli Lynn Roberts, Vicky Rowe, Dagen Robert Sands, Sabrina Alaine Seiber, Hayden Austin Sisco, Andrew Russell Smith, Katey Danielle Smith, Kayla Dahn Stadler, Randall Wayne Stewart, Kelsy Brenae Temple, Cody Anderson Tompkins, Kelsey Lynn Tooley, Catherine Ann Tuck, Kasandra Victoria Vagenas, Ashton Laine Vonallmen, Alexandra K. Waggoner, Lexie Jewel Waggoner, Abigail Bailey Wall, Kendra Len Warren, Taylor Marie Warren, Mandy Jo Wickham
Willow Springs: Katarina Alicia Biland, Kylie Paige Boyle, Bonnie Alene Burtchett, Lane Thomas Carter, Taylor Rae Cauldwell, Roderick D. Domingo, Jr., Lana Elizabeth Gregorie, Ciara N. Hogsett, Brandy Lynn McHenry, Joshua Michael Perkins, MyKayla Nichole Pringle, Anna V. Protsenko, Marina S. Yakovleva
Winona: Rachel Haven Holthaus, Lacy Lynn McClurg, Gretta Darden Phillips
Associate of Applied Science in Business (Accounting)
ARKANSAS
Hardy: Patricia Lynn Martin
MISSOURI
West Plains: Tracy Rene Scherff
Associate of Applied Science in Business (Technology Management)
MISSOURI
West Plains: J. Brian Rackley, Michael Lee Trout
Associate of Applied Science in Child and Family Development
MISSOURI:
Bucyrus: Kaitlyn Anne Neal Stallcup
Pottersville: Olivia Rose Powers
West Plains: KeAndra Lee Kimball, Kelsey Lynn Tooley
Willow Springs: Crystal Collins, Lana Elizabeth Gregorie
Winona: Lacy Lynn McClurg
Associate of Applied Science in Computer Graphics and Programming
MISSOURI
Cabool: Weston Michael Mitchell
Mountain View: Scott Fredrick Popken
Saint Louis: Ryan M. Ruff
West Plains: Conner Ray Murray, Makabe Jackson Perkins, Johnathon J. Taylor
Associate of Applied Science in Enology
WASHINGTON
Kirkland: Andrew Douglas Mikesell
Associate of Applied Science in Entrepreneurship (General Business)
MISSOURI
West Plains: Kody L. Miller
Willow Springs: Anna Dudko
Associate of Applied Science in General Agriculture
MISSOURI
Raymondville: Mark Quentin Wallen
West Plains: Dorothy Kaye Collins
Associate of Applied Science in Health Information Technology
MISSOURI
Dora: Lissa Corrine Siemers
Mountain View: Hailey Dellynn Buckner
West Plains: Mary D. Hatcher, Joseph G. Howell
Winona: Morgan Ellise Dixon
Associate of Applied Science in Law Enforcement
MISSOURI
Willow Springs: Gregory Thomas Phipps
Associate of Applied Science in Respiratory Care
MISSOURI
Thayer: Charlea Ann Collins, Hope Alexandra Rackley-Grinnell
West Plains: Kegan Jarrot Drown
Associate of Applied Science in Technology (General Technology)
MISSOURI
Mountain Grove: Jordan Thomas Carter
Associate of Arts in Teaching, Elementary Education
MISSOURI
Birch Tree: Melissa S. Wood
Cabool: Vincent Rai Shannon McKee
Fredericktown: Michelle Ann Wulfert
Thayer: Cecily Camille Mills
West Plains: Amanda Jo Collins, Ayla Louise Ipock, Desirea Lauren Legler, Caleb Benton Whited
Associate of Science in Agriculture
MISSOURI
Couch: Samantha Jo Irene Janes
Ellsinore: Katherine A. Eudaley
Salem: Kayla Ann Oller
West Plains: McKayla Anne Bixler, Dorothy Kaye Collins, Krysten Donnelle Little, Cody Anderson Tompkins
Winona: Paul William O’Donnell
Associate of Science in Business
AUSTRALIA
Thornlands, Queensland: Stephanie Rose Phillips
ARKANSAS
Salem: Dillon Charles Hubbard
IDAHO
Mountain Home: Justin Burke Abel
MISSOURI
Alton: Dustin Zeke VanWinkle
Hartshorn: Gina Marie Watson
Licking: Lisa Dawn Frost
Norwood: Shianne Michele Russell
Pomona: Shelby Lauren Smith
Pottersville: Melissa Lea Long
West Plains: Brandi Dawn Bell, Hannah Brooke Brown, Dillon Mark Cordel, Michelle Ann Crone, Valerie Friend, James Daniel Irvin, Tiffany Estelle Lopez, Kody L. Miller, Sage Francis Roush
Associate of Science in Nursing
ARKANSAS
Salem: Jaquita Kay Perkins
MISSOURI
Alton: Merinda Fay Crigler
Birch Tree: Tiffany Suanne Day, Courtney Mae Reeves, Demittra Marie Walkup
Cabool: Paulanne June Gilbert
Dora: Kayla Danielle Trail, Debbie Lee Walker
Eminence: Brittany Marie Walter
Houston: Elizabeth Ann Harris, Kalli Rae Wade
Myrtle: Hannah F. Brewer
Norwood: Bernetta Jean Williams
Pomona: Ashley Marie Collins, Jessica Renea Collins
Raymondville: Cheryl Ann Branum
Squires: Brandy Ray Johnson
Summersville: Amanda Rae Stretch
Thayer: Ashley Marie Smith
West Plains: Quintin Ryan Adolphson, Shawn Michael Badolian, Rebekah Michelle Brockelbank, Andrew Kennard Burlin, Gary Oliver Carter, Logan Paul Collins, Angelina Nicole-Marie Denton-Howell, Brandi Leigh Hobbs, Laura J. Jenkins, Carlton David Patillo, Amanda Nicole Robson, Hailey Ashton Shinberger, Chrystal L. Sikes, Catherine Ann Tuck, Jeannie Renee Williams
Willow Springs: Donna Lea Green, Brandy Lynn McHenry, Raymond Joseph Niemotka
Winona: Erika Danielle Chitwood
Associate of Science in Pre-Engineering
MISSOURI
Rolla: Travis Lee Pohl
Missouri State University Outreach 2017 Graduates
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
MISSOURI
West Plains: Vickie Lynn Free, Cassandra Dawn Quinn
Master of Science, Business Administration
MISSOURI
West Plains: Ann Elizabeth Murrell
Master of Science, Early Childhood & Family Development
MISSOURI
Willow Springs: Charla A. Story
Master of Science in Education, Educational Administration (Elementary)
MISSOURI
West Plains: Amber L. Squires
Master of Science in Education, Elementary Education
MISSOURI
West Plains: Anyta Michel Cavitt
Willow Springs: April Lynne Collins
Master of Science in Education, Literacy
MISSOURI
West Plains: Michelle LeAnn Mattsfield
Specialist in Education, Educational Administration (Superintendent)
MISSOURI
Alton: Katie M. Janes
Master of Science in Social Work
ARKANSAS
Mountain Home: Shannon Caraway
MISSOURI
Mountain Grove: LaNell Renee Barton
West Plains: Tara J. Billings, Ashton Raye Davis, Kristy R. Groves, Kevin Gene Phegley
Willow Springs: Toni R. Autrey
Bachelor of Applied Science in Technology Management
MISSOURI
West Plains: Matthew Dale Asher
Bachelor of Science in Child & Family Development
MISSOURI
Bucyrus: Kaitlyn A. Stallcup
Caulfield: Kimberly Rose Roberts
West Plains: James David Bunch, Nicole Marie Hardison, Angela Dawn Kinder, Paris Taylour Witte
Bachelor of Science in Criminology
MISSOURI
West Plains: Veronica Delaine Christensen
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
MISSOURI
Alton: Cassandra Shae Willard
Cabool: Ellen Victoria McKee, Vincent Rai Shannon McKee
Dora: Jaime Leanne King
Eminence: Jeremy Paige Atchison, Whitney Lee Randolph
Houston: Racheal L. Pursiful
Pomona: Karley Renea Good
Success: Emery Joann Buehlmann
Thayer: Kelsea Elizabeth Martin, Christin Capri Pounders
West Plains: Hallie Ann Eskew, William Joseph Hatcher, Ashley Elizabeth Howell, Katie Allison Kaufman, Rebecca Marie Keaton, Latessa Anne Kinder, Desirea Lauren Legler, Leyna Dawn McMahon, Kelsey M. Ragsdale, Sheila LeeAnn Robison, Devin Deanne Sexton, Brooke N. Waggoner, Sheldon L. Wilkening
Bachelor of Applied Science in General Agriculture
MISSOURI
Alton: Arial Makay Peace
Bachelor of Science in General Agriculture
MISSOURI
Mountain View: Meagan Jo Fiedler, Sandra Elijah Flack
Bachelor of Science in General Business
MISSOURI
West Plains: Mathew Michael Robison, Tanner Ross Pace
Winona: Ashley Nicole Lay
Bachelor of Science in General Studies
MISSOURI
Caulfield: Dana Elizabeth Langston Fleming
Thayer: David Blake Allen
Bachelor of Science in Psychology
MISSOURI
Koshkonong: Amanda Elizabeth Dragos
West Plains: Shari Lyn Perkins