A total of 315 students will be candidates for graduation from Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) during the 2026 commencement ceremony Saturday, May 9, at the West Plains Civic Center.

This includes 282 students who are eligible for associate degrees and 33 who are eligible for certificates.

In addition, 101 students will be candidates for graduation from Missouri State University-Springfield. Several graduate and undergraduate programs are available at the West Plains campus through the Missouri State Outreach program. Two students will be receiving their specialist degrees, 20 receiving their master’s degrees, and 79 will receive their bachelor’s degrees.

The ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. in the civic center arena. It also will be livestreamed. Visit WP.MissouriState.edu/Commencement to access the livestream link the afternoon of the event.

Missouri Senator will serve as commencement speaker

Hudson took the oath of office Jan. 8, 2025, and represents Missouri’s 33rd Senatorial District. He serves on the Career and Technical Education Advisory Council and the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Board. He previously served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2019 to 2025.

In addition to his legislative duties, Hudson is the pastor of Blessing Heights Worship Center. Before being elected to the legislature, he served as Stone County assessor from 2009 to 2018.

Hudson is a member and past president of the Rotary Club of Table Rock Lake and a past president of the Southwest Missouri Assessors Association. He also served for several years as coordinator of the Stone County National Day of Prayer.

Members of the 2026 graduating class, their hometowns and the degrees and certificates they will be receiving are listed below:

Missouri State University-West Plains

2025-2026 Graduates

Associate of Applied Science in Agriculture

Missouri
Chillicothe: Eugenia Michele Dyer
Koshkonong: Cody Frank Jedlicka
Ozark: Kyle Terak Tucker
Springfield: Kearstain Nichelle Sleeth
Villa Ridge: Anastasia Kaylee Cox
West Plains: Kelsey Marie Kenslow

Virginia
Mechanicsville: Valerie Lynn White-Watling

Associate of Applied Science in Business, Accounting

Missouri
West Plains: Adrienne Dawn Thompson

Associate of Applied Science in Business, Entrepreneurship

Missouri
Sparta: Walker DD Loveland
West Plains: Mia LaRoux Gray

Associate of Applied Science in Business, Management, Accounting

Missouri
Willard: Katrina Galina Shtefko

Associate of Applied Science in Business, Management

Missouri
Pomona: Angelina Rae Kelly
West Plains: Sara Grace Jenne

Associate of Applied Science in Business

Missouri
Fremont: Holden Michael Hills

Associate of Applied Science in Child & Family Development

Missouri
Salem: Kyla Lorraine Heard
West Plains: Shaina Nicole Tinsley, Hannah May Hope Williams

Associate of Applied Science in Community Behavioral Health Support

Missouri
Birch Tree: Harold Eugene Ryan
Mountain View: Lydia Marie Davis
West Plains: Stephanie Nicole Watson
Willow Springs: Noel Dawn Kish

Associate of Applied Science in Computer Graphics & Programming

Missouri
Koshkonong: Dillon Brandt Ward
West Plains: Uston Gacis De Los Santos, Gabriel Orion Martin

Associate of Applied Science in Culinary & Hospitality Management

Missouri
Chillicothe: Lena Michelle Buhr

Associate of Applied Science in Health Information Technology, Medical Coding

Missouri
Alton: Crystal J. Pinson

Associate of Applied Science in Information Science & Technology

Missouri
Birch Tree: Yadira Salinas- Rodriguez

Associate of Applied Science in Technology, Advanced Welding Fabrication

Missouri
Plato: Joseph Ryan Steinbrink

Associate of Applied Science in Technology, General Technology

Missouri
West Plains: Mason Christopher Webb

Associate of Arts in Child & Family Development

Missouri
Moody: Angela Nichole Rouse
West Plains: Shawna Leigh Hammon

Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice, Criminology

Missouri
Doniphan: Jayden Nicole Broyles
West Plains: Ian Connor Bivens, Luke Parker Pitts, Brayden Michael York

Associate of Arts in Criminology

Missouri
West Plains: Micheal James Smith

Associate of Arts in General Studies

Brazil
Campina Grande do Sul: Manoela Cristina Bocon Rosa

Bulgaria
Kazanlak: Violeta Bachvarova

Columbia
Cartagena: Mariana Franco Aldana, Sandra Victoria Antia Mulato
Medellin: Isabella Calle Hernandez

France
Paris: Elidjah Mabika Marie Lou Abomo

Trinidad and Tobago
Point Fortin: Jaylon J. Hyson

Arkansas
Bentonville: Judson A. Guice
Dardanelle: Israel Lee Johnson
Siloam Springs: Andrew R. Elkins
Hackett: Prairie Taylor Vaughn
Harrison: Abigail Morgan Fancler
Pocahontas: Kristen Kimberly Mathis

Florida
Palm Beach Gardens: Andres Eduardo de Cardenas

Louisiana
West Monroe: Shunderrius Br’sean Glass

Missouri
Alton: Draven Joseph Graves
Ash Grove: Bryce Kelly Davis
Bakersfield: Shaelyn Sue Foster
Blue Springs: Alex Antonio Biermaier
Bunker: Peyton Ann South, Callie Kaye Sutton
Cabool: Hannah Maria McCrosky
Cape Girardeau: Blayne Andrew Harris
Cassville: Cody James Rose II
Caulfield: Aidan Christian Jude Tiller
Conway: Isaac Douglas Freeman
Dexter: Amelia Shay Jenkins
Eminence: Kandra Sue Counts, Landen Lee Spoonemore
Hazelwood: Alexander Tyler Hobson
Highlandville: Bo K. Essick
Houston: Charlotte Michelle Fowler, Kamila Lena Yetkin
Jefferson City: Joshua Patrick Dunne
Lebanon: Carson James Bugg, Trista Renee Simpson
Lees Summit: Ashdon Timothy Martinez
Licking: Gretchen Genissa, Faith Chastain, Finley Jane Sullins
Lynchburg: Jayanna Rene Draper
Mansfield: Madisyn Faith Morton, Macie Nicole Tate
Moody: Ashley Elizabeth Beach
Mountain Grove: Jase L. Dowden, KayLee Tate Reed
Mountain View: Melissa A. McAfee, Bridgette Maureen Porter, Dawn Elizabeth Pulliam
Norwood: Jadyn Eli Kelley, Natalee Elizabeth Lawson
Ozark: Anderson Cole Breth
Pomona: Rylie Alexis Fox
Richland: Kade Ryan Belshe
Saint Louis: Wren Andrew McMahon
Salem: Chezney Richelle Schivitz
Springfield: Andrew James Ellis, Daphne Kerstyn Ansel Heroux
Summersville: Addisyn Mikole Shockley
Thayer: Kayla Jo Mackenzie Davis, Corwin Neal Mullins
West Plains: Raquel P. Bell, Lillian Jade Blagg, Jeremy Kent Brotherton, Emma Leighann Chapman, Mandalyn Ellen Cockrum, Magen Alisha Cundall, Casey Jane Franse, Teresa Marie Gelsinger, Maxwell Ross Guilliams, Lydia Malyn Harris, Chloe Isabella Hays, Tia-Chantel Chrystina LaFevers, Makenna Alexis Locke, Amy Mitchell, Audrey Jo Mayo, Madison DeAnn Matthews, Karsen Renee Pierce, Kylie Marie Quimby, Darby Kate Schwien, Lauren Delaney Smith, Mia S. Taylor, Braydon Samuel Lee Wood, Lily Ann York
Wildwood: Tripp Johns
Willow Springs: Holly Faith Crosswhite, Ceraphina Ann George, Nolan Weaver Perkins, Clayton William Neil Wake

New York
West Henrietta: Damani Nazir Barley

Wisconsin
Milwaukee: Ace Evans

Associate of Arts in Health Professions

Florida
West Palm Beach: Jaydin Dwayne Archer

Missouri
Dora: Natasha Michelle Slavik
Essex: Aubrey Rhea Anne Hull
Licking: McKinley Rae Satterfield
Mountain Grove: Tyler Austin Fleetwood
Norwood: Weston Lane Contreras
Pomona: Rylie Alexis Fox
Springfield: Gabriel Robert Sherman Moore
West Plains: Brylee Renee Bonham, Jessica Tiffany-Lynn Contreras, Alexis Victoria Inman, Peyton Walker Reynolds

Associate of Arts in Teaching, Elementary Education

Missouri
Ava: Deandra Danette Cole
Dora: Raven Ann Hadley, Chesney Nicole Luna
Poplar Bluff: Clare Elisabeth Scott
Salem: Makayla Desiree Malone
Thayer: Madalyn Grace Donahue
Udall: Kurt Allen Watlington
West Plains: Kylan Faith Hall

Associate of Arts in Teaching, Elementary Education – Autism

Missouri
Hermann: Michaela N. Grannemann
Kennett: Hadley Marie Wilson

Associate of Arts in Teaching, Elementary Education – General Education

Missouri
Hartville: Jenna Lea Kelley
Mansfield: Hailey Elizabeth Morton
Marshfield: Kennedy Morgan Ross
Mountain Grove: Katharyn Grace Brennan
Mountain View: Jacob Eugene Shockley, Joshua Allan Shockley
Myrtle: Abbagail Sturgeon
Pomona: Macey Jo Bolander
West Plains: Serah Kay Butler, Avery Deann Johnson, Avery Irene Lindstrom

Associate of Science in Agriculture

Missouri
Columbia: Connor Thomas Head
Elkland: Camryn Jade Elliott
Mountain Grove: Abigail Grace Jelken
Puxico: Benjamin Silas Jones
Rolla: Carol Ann King, Alyssa Jordan McBee
Springfield: Michelle Irene Hoffman
West Plains: Audrey Rae Bressler
Willow Springs: Madison Rae Turner

Associate of Science in Business

Florida
Tampa: Tyrell Joseph Smith

Kansas
Salina: Jett Allan Samuelson

Missouri
Battlefield: Jake William Sage
Columbia: Connor Thomas Head
Fremont: Holden Michael Hills
Goodson: Anah Jailynn Sibley
Houston: Max L. Bittle
Marthasville: Hayden Joseph Burns
Pleasant Hope: Levi Alexander Marshall
Springfield: Tate D. Uchtman
Thayer: Bret Spencer Bennett
West Plains: Brayden Charles Hindes, Kirsten Amanda Hill Romans

Texas
McKinney: Garrett P. Hartman

Associate of Science in Computer Science

Missouri 
Willow Springs: Vivienne Catherine Iacovleva

Associate of Science in Engineering Technology, Pre-Engineering

Missouri
Lees Summit: Paden Reed Cole
Republic: Carter Leonard Nation
Springfield: Anthony W. Holt
West Plains: Josiah Andrew Hatley, Linkin Pitt Martin
Willow Springs: Kehnemund Jack Gregory, Matthew Aaron Miller

Associate of Science in Engineering Technology, Mechatronics

Missouri
Caulfield: Sean Isaac Talley

Associate of Science in Information Technology

Missouri
Cabool: Trevin Eli Brill
Lynchburg: Marshall Dean Breedlove
Plato: Nolan Ryan David Fitzsimmons
Thayer: Ely Jackson Wilson

Associate of Science in Nursing

Zimbabwe
Bulawayo: Elizabeth Jane Phiri

Arkansas
Bella Vista: Carlee Jo Williams, Emily K. Sims
Corning: Lexi Olivia Lunsford
Mammoth Spring: Julia Michelle Hughes
Mountain Home: Meghan Whitney Moore, Aaliyah Jayne Reed
Rogers: Taylor Nicole Teel

Florida
Williston: Makayla Dawn Lucas

Georgia
Warner Robins: Morgan Rose Johnson

Missouri
Alton: Hudson Brooke Hollis, Andrea Danae Sisco, Jessica Mitchener
Bakersfield: Taylor Marie Lamb, Gretchen Suzzanne Zastrow
Blue Springs: Anna Pauline Wright
Brandsville: Riley Storme Villavicencio
Brookline: Kennedy Marie Eckley
Bucyrus: Olivia Pearl Crites
Cape Girardeau: Anthony Diondre’ Pulliam
Carthage: Lauren Nicole Petticrew
Caulfield: Khaki Rae Barnett, Zoey Ann Williams
Chaffee: Karlee Marie Niederkorn
Clever: Shaun Isaiah O’Neil Findley
Columbia: Vanessa Joel Kreyling, Grace M. Wyatt
Crocker: Jenna Shelton
Farmington: Jennifer Hope Hill
Florissant: Erica Marie Byrd
Fulton: Amie Johnson
Gainesville: Elizabeth Autumn Kinworthy
Granby: Brienna Nicole Black
Houston: Kelsey Ann Pritchett
Jackson: Jordan Alizabeth Bourland
Kansas City: Kevin Daniel Edmonsond, Kanielle S. James
Kennett: Tara M. Checkett, Alexus Shardae Nelson
Koshkonong: Alexzandria Dawn Wenger
Lebanon: Heather Ann LaFon
Licking: Abigail Sullins
Long Lane: Maeghan DeAnn Phelan
Moody: Jacee Elaine Guffey
Mountain Grove: Jessica Raye Arthur, Abigail R. Fry, Katelin Marie Shelley
Mountain View: Cassidy Suzanne Beavers, Melissa A. McAfee, Heaven Leigh-Ann Rosa
Neosho: Heather Lorraine Hummel
New London: James Phillip Gipson
Piedmont: Breeana Nicole Phillips
Pottersville: Ania Michele Christopher
Raymondville: Megan LeAnn Elledge
Saint Robert: Ashley Nicole Calloway, Jennifer Ann Stokes
Seymour: Matraca Kathleen Hill
Springfield: Angelyn Lauren Sue Wood
Strafford: Autumn Grace Simmerock
Summersville: Addisyn Mikole Shockley
Thayer: Joshua Alexander Burnett, Vanessa Ann Callahan, Colton Jacob Komm
Waynesville: Emma Elise Peterson
Wentzville: Haley Marie Tucker
West Plains: Courtney Jade Ames, Bailey Nicole Bunch, Mandalyn Ellen Cockrum, Kelly Lea Cotter, Raigan Avery Denton, Tiffany Alexis Paige Finney, Summer Dawn Gabriel, Morgan Christel Henry, Payton Jade Hugg, Brooklyn Laney Mead, Devona Jo Lois Mitchell, Georgia Sue Mackenzie Osborn, Justice Gabrielle Pearson, Jordan Lynn Pohl, Callista Lanee Russell, Audrey Jane Whitten
Willow Springs: Hailey Marie Bradley
Wright City: Ashley Nicole Roberts

Associate of Science in Pre-Engineering

Missouri
Moody: Brandon Troy Whiteside

Associate of Science in Technology

Missouri
West Plains: Edward Thomas DeCent
Willow Springs: Ivan Lee Smith

Certificate Program Advanced Welding/Fabrication Technology

California
Cottonwood: Brandon Seth Mountz-Mahan

Missouri
Bruner: Mason Allen Brewer
Niangua: Tyler Joe Replogle
Ozark: Quentin Izaiah Combs
West Plains: William Wesley Davies, Jack E. Gillmore, Brian Matthew Haish-Davis, Andrew Cole Owens

Certificate Program Aerial & Geospatial Technology

Missouri
Doniphan: Tanner Owen Walters

Certificate Program Animal Science

Missouri
Licking: Summer Sylvia Dawn Lee

Certificate Program Basic Office Management

Missouri
West Plains: Marcella Lea Bean

Certificate Program Electronic Health Records Specialist

Missouri
Alton: Crystal Jeanne Pinson
Birch Tree: Monica Lynn Brewer-Thomas
Peace Valley: Dana Frances Russo

Certificate Program Equine Studies

Missouri
West Plains: Kelsey Marie Kenslow

Certificate Program Foundations of Business

Missouri
Koshkonong: Cody Frank Jedlicka

Certificate Program Healthcare Supply Chain Management

Missouri
Kansas City: April Lynn Hord

Certificate Program Horticulture

Missouri
Thayer: Katie Joleen Poulette
West Plains: Joel Duane Campbell

Certificate Program Medical Office Administrative Assistant

Missouri
Alton: Crystal Jeanne Pinson
Birch Tree: Monica Lynn Brewer-Thomas
Peace Valley: Dana Frances Russo

Certificate Program Medical Coding

Missouri
Alton: Crystal J. Pinson
Birch Tree: Monica Lynn Brewer-Thomas
Cabool: Gracie Lynette Smith
Dora: Jeannie Geissinger
Eminence: Tracy Lynn Crider
Peace Valley: Dana Frances Russo
West Plains: Gloria LaDawn Adier, Garrett Wayne Dalrymple

Certificate Program Plant Science/Horticulture

Missouri
West Plains: Joel Duane Campbell

Certificate Program Veterinary Assistant

Missouri
West Plains: Kelsey Marie Kenslow

Certificate Program Viticulture

Michigan
Jackson: Camden A. Odegard

Missouri State Outreach

2025-2026 Graduates

Candidates For The Specialist in Education, Educational Administration – Superintendent

Missouri
Alton: Anthony Collins
Mountain View: Wade Marriott

Candidates For The Master of Accountancy

Missouri
Ava: Karcee McFarlin
West Plains: Kebron Ghebreigziabher

Candidates For The Master of Arts in History

Arkansas
Mammoth Spring: Adam Henslee

Missouri
Houston: Dennis Brown, Jr.

Candidate For The Master of Arts in Religious Studies

Missouri
Koshkonong: Mary Lenker

Candidates for the Master of Arts in Teaching

Missouri
Mountain Grove: Jason McDermitt
West Plains: Kristi Aldrine

Candidates for the Master of Business Administration

Missouri
Mansfield: Rebekah Owens
West Plains: Hannah Nielsen

Candidate For The Master of Health Administration

Missouri
Licking: Milissa Kovachik

Candidates For The Master of Science in Counseling, Clinical Mental Health

Missouri
Caulfield: Tiffany Harper
West Plains: Scott Salvesen

Candidates For The Master of Science in Cybersecurity

Missouri
Bakersfield: Tristan Morris
West Plains: Todd Stockton

Candidates For The Master of Science In Education

Elementary Education

Missouri
Ava: Grace Reed

Literacy

Missouri
Bucyrus: Jaden Beasley

Special Education Alternative Certification

Missouri
Birch Tree: Myrtle Pruitt
Doniphan: Nathanial Patterson
Mountain Grove: Juli Alsadi

Candidate For The Master of Social Work

Missouri
West Plains: Victoria Howerton

Candidates For The Bachelor of General Studies

Missouri
Alton: McKeinzie Infranca
Caulfield: Marc Hubbell
Houston: Madison Reed
Pomona: Jared Davis
Willow Springs: Emily Scarbrough

Candidates For The Bachelor of Science

Accounting

Missouri
Hartville: Isaac Boye
Mansfield: Clemmie Taylor
Mountain View: Brittany Dennison
West Plains: Andrew Barber, Joshua Burgess, Ethan Mainprize

Agricultural Business, Finance and Management

Missouri:
Ava: Kennedy Meyer
Mansfield: Emily Sinning, Cum Laude
West Plains: Collin Emery

Child and Family Development

Missouri
Pomona: Kendra Noakes

Communication Studies

Missouri
Licking: Samuel Antle

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Missouri
Mansfield: Falisha Neal
Plato: Zackary Collison
Richland: Kendra Badger
West Plains: Lathen Coursey, Hailie Mongillo

Education, Special Education/Cross Categorical

Missouri
West Plains: Sara Sydow

Elementary Education

Missouri
Cabool: Madelyne Aaron
Mountain Grove: Justin Davis, Madison Emery, Abigail Lawson
Mountain View: Kenzie Daniels, Shelby Rogers, Jacob Shockley
Norwood: Cassie Collins
Pomona: Jennifer Crowl
Pottersville: Kelsey Bonham
Rolla: Callie Harmon
Thayer: Taylar Bowers
Theodosia: Bailee Garrison
West Plains: Alexis Harris, Lucy Hershenson, Jordyn Sigman, Madeline Taylor
Willow Springs: Brooke Berry, Jessica Haas Bethany Waggoner

Finance, Corporate and Investments

Missouri
Ava: Jadyn Smith
Summersville: Emma Keeling
West Plains: Elijah Russell

Finance, Financial Planning

Arkansas
Mammoth Spring: Ella Johnson, Magna Cum Laude

General Business

Missouri
Ava: Abigail Hasley
West Plains: Ethan Bunch

Health Services Clinical

Missouri
Ava: Joseph Swofford
Cabool: Sierra Carder
Houston: Sierra Keller,
West Plains: Christina Chambers

Nursing

Missouri
Mansfield: Chassidy Lugeanbeal
Pomona: Rebekah Crosser
Richland: Briar Sayer
Thayer: Erica Millar, Griffin Willison, Jackson Willison
West Plains: Quintin Adolphson, Jedidiah Collins, Gabriel Dietrich, Riley Harris, Nicole Meher, Gabriel Sellers

Professional Writing

Missouri
Alton: Faith Collins

Psychology

Missouri
Cabool: Jessica Johnson
Gainesville: Golda Mae Biby
Mountain View: Katie Castello, Caitlyn McDaniel, Kevin Robinett
Plato: Jayden Echols
Thayer: Journey Young
West Plains: Tramond Day, Andrea Rivera
Winona: Casey Smith

Religious Studies

Missouri
Hartville: Tera Dunaway
West Plains: Daphne Graham

Candidate For The Bachelor of Social Work

Missouri
Mountain View: Valerie Thomas
Willow Springs: Ashley Wilson