Lake Michigan College to award 454 degrees and certificates at May 5 commencement ceremonies
Lake Michigan College will host its 77th annual commencement ceremonies at 10 a.m. (Arts & Sciences and General Studies) and 1 p.m. (Career & Workforce and Health Sciences) on Sunday, May 5, at Lake Michigan College Mendel Center Jenkins Theatre on the Benton Harbor Campus, 2755 E. Napier Ave.
A total of 425 students will receive 454 degrees and certificates from 45 areas of study, including 404 associate degrees, 17 advanced certificates, and 33 certificates of achievement.
One hundred forty-nine are graduating with honors, 91 with high honors, and 18 with highest honors.
Presenters include LMC Board of Trustees Chair John Grover, Trustee Mary Jo Tomasini, LMC President Dr. Trevor A. Kubatzke, Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Ken Flowers, Vice President of Student Affairs Dr. Linwood Whitten, Dean of Arts & Sciences Kristopher Zook, Dean of Health Sciences Dr. LaToya Mason, Dean of Career & Workforce Education Dr. David Krueger, and student speakers Shaneece Moffitt at the 10 a.m. ceremony, and Julie Dokter and Halie Saylor at the 1 p.m. ceremony.
Students receiving academic affairs program awards are Heather Hasting and Kelly Kulich (Spirit of Nursing Award); Haley Elrick and Xin Hwee Athenabelle Lieu (Bob Schodorf Distinguished Natural Sciences Scholar Award); and Meredith Blake, Brooke Kaminski, Christopher Listenberger, Jeffrey Moore, Bhaumi Patyel, Jacob Saad, and Elizabeth Stine (Betts Rittmeyer Natural Sciences Scholar Award).
An honorary associate degree will be posthumously awarded to Sierra Loughrin.
For more information, visit lakemichigancollege.edu/commencement.
2024 graduates include:
Honors notations:
*Honors (3.25-3.74 GPA)
**High Honors (3.75-3.99 GPA)
*** Highest Honors (4.00 GPA)
Associate Degree Recipients
Allegan
Erin Leslie Chapla**; Kayla G Clark*; Tori Estelle Clevenger; Emelia Ruth Perez*; Miya Rose Sincler-Miller
Antananarivo, Madagascar
Rammy Solange Andriamasiarivelo Rajaofera*
Bangor
Jessica Santos Corona; Olivia Grace Kuiper*; Brittany Leigh Marbut; Abigail Elizabeth Moench**; Sara Marie Ward
Barcelona, Spain
Iana Torrado Keyser
Baroda
Brooke Danielle Gerlach***; Hannah Marie Harlan*; Jake A Hemphill**; Raven Sky Strefling
Beaconsfield, Quebec, Canada
Shankar-Michael Vijaya Balasingam*
Benton Harbor
Zachary Donald Arrans**; Marystel Basurto-Cruz; Patrick Ryan Behnke**; Shanekquia Nashay Bledsoe; JoAnna K. Blue; Gershon Da 'Quavion Clay; Bree Ann Cox*; Kevin Jay Cox*; Yohaly G. Estrada-Alvarez; Allison Margaret Golladay; Tyesha Shamika Henderson; Charles Damontae Jennings; Jessica Kelli Li Jewell**; Lamiyah Alece Jones; Leanna Morgan Kiser; Fouzia Lakraa**; Kevin Lanier II; Shaquill Lashaun Lee; Lacquesia Latae Lipscomb; Courtney Ann Meyer*; Shaneece Latrice Moffitt; Corinne Marie Nelson*; Bryce Andrew Peters*; Falconetti B. Petty; Jaysha Tonae Randle*; Teara Rochele Richardson; Kaneta Aria Smith*; Jamiee Latrice Thompson; Jeniqia Lakay Valentine*; Tiffani Ann Wigent*; Jada Helena Willis; Nakeisha Darshay Wright-Williams
Berrien Center
Bruce Harold Clevenger; Klaytin E. Raschke**
Berrien Springs
Einra Leie Salazar Baker**; Lucas William Baltazar*; Clayton Paul Bixby; Seth Arthur Cyiza; Brittney Gaban*; Xavier Haack; Nicholas Shane Hoge; Faith Jepngetich; Isabella Sasha Kunze*; Ayana Jolie Le Blanc; Huldah Nyamweya*; Roselyn Osorio-Millan*; Sofia Shuler Pate***; Ryan Lee Powers; Fatima Yadira Rodriguez*; Peres Jemeli Sambu*; Tristan Gareth Sheppler; John Simmons; Emily M. Tom**; Heather Marie West; Katherine Marie Witkowski**
Bloomingdale
Crystin Elizabeth Hall
Bridgman
Max Galileo Babcock**; Jeacy Willow Corzine*; Javen Lauryn-Marie Graves; Kaylie C Kaeding**; Kayla Louanne Korcek**; Richard Anthony Mabry**; Elizabeth Ansley Stine**
Buchanan
Madyson Nicole Blake*; Heather Marie Brauer**; Morgan EA Carlson; Christin Trinity Cooper**; Justin Aaron Cozadd***; Julie Ann Gonder; Julie Ann Hirdning; Jacob Tyler Hoover*; Rachel Ann Host*; Brooke Mimi Kaminski**; Joshua Richard Newport**; Trista Laurelle Nyhuis*; Gabrielle Mata Patton; Heather Marie Poleon***; Elizabeth Marie Smith; Tali Danielle Suloff; Jessica Suzette Welsh*
Cassopolis
Jersie Geraldine Dawson; Jessie Lynn Hulett; TiLynne La'Nae Williams*
Chicago, Illinois
Eileen Guadalupe Torres
Coloma
Lindsey Taylor Coombs*; Michael Angelo DeRosa***; Shelby Lynn Eastburn; Eric M. Gomez***; Cali Brianne Grenon**; Heather Hastings; Karen Elizabeth Hempel*; Grace M. Kiessling*; Connor W. Kreitner**; Ethan Kreitner***; Alexis Ann Kroschel; Kyler James Krugler; Isabelle Paige Danielle Mannel; Molly Erin McVay***; David Rigozzi; Preston Curtis Scott**; Wesley Wayde Seabury*; Ava Leigh Selby; Matthew Charles Sewcyck**; Tyler Charles Streu; Emily Elizabeth Stringer*; Grace A. Teuling*
Covert
Rosalba Cortez; Amaria Nikkey Echols; Jeanette Gallegos; Kathleen Louise Harris; Lucinda Luisa Johnson; J Uriel Perez; Quejhiana Ishandara Smith
Daegu, South Korea
Jinyoung Jung*
Dallas, Texas
Jailen Tyri Campbell
Decatur
Missy Marshall; Jessica Nicole Neal**; Allison Nicole Warkentien
Detroit
Antheis Mashaun Bolden
Dorr
Arianna Grace DeGroot**
Douglasville, Georgia
Skylar Vandonius Samuel
Dowagiac
Elvia Maria Cortez; Khloie Ann Goins; Halie Jo-Ann Saylor*
Eau Claire
Grace Emma Jewell*; Denise Mitchell*; Samantha Marie Napier*; Riley Ann Stack*; Sydney Marie Steinke**; Jessica Claire Tharp
Edinburg, Texas
Nadia Danielle Rocha*
Edwardsburg
Kennedie Elizabeth Rogers
Essexville
Brooke Elizabeth McDonald*
Fennville
Nathali Estrella Arizmendi*; Gabrielle Brooke Cabrera; Mackenzie Sue Dalton**; Hannah Elizabeth Gooding; Allison Louise Parker; Autumn M. Rosencrans**; Alaina Renae Smothers*; Julissa Victoria Soriano; Ashley Lynn Voorhees**
Fowlerville
Michael Reid Turchi*
Fulton
Shelby Newman
Goshen, Indiana
Brooklyn Elaine Adkins**
Grand Junction
Jacob Zachary Doss*
Grand Ledge
Amelia Martha Hofmeister
Grand Rapids
Jason Douglas Blik**
Granger, Indiana
Angela Gortney*
Hamilton
Krystal Marie Shelton
Hartford
Martha Patricia Alanis**; Kelsi M. Cobb; Daniel Joel Musick; Evelin Ugalde*; Alixandir Nikolaus Warpup
Hesperia
Tabatha Knecoal Macheta**
Hillsdale
Abigail Jean Nunez*
Holland
Maggie Lilian Dulaney; Angelica Jazlyn Goitia*; Andrew Schutter Lunn; Melissa Ann Otten; Leslie J. Perez-Garcia; Keylanna Marie Saunders*
Hopkins
Brianna Marie Colegrove**; Lisa Marie Jilek*; Jade Ann LaHaie
Indianapolis, Indiana
Arial W. Ford
Jenison
Valisatie Ann Koetje**
Kalamazoo
Rita Melvina Flowers; Regan Kenzie Hughes; Kaylin Ann Hurley***; Tamara Janay Romero**; Ariana Ivett Salinas*; Chloe Elisabeth Welsh
Lake Linden
Mallory Ann Bryant-LaCasse*
LaPorte, Indiana
Mara Ellie Jansen*; Kortney Kay Krassow***; Paige Jessica Ruth Steele**; Angela Kay Young**
Las Vegas, Nevada
Ja'Lisa Ann Braziel
Lowell
Sara Michelle Bladey*
Marcellus
Allison Rose Daugherty*
Martin
Annika-Lies Nicole Dillenbeck; Benjamin James Mulder
Martinsville, Indiana
Jennifer Clare-Nelson Chartrand**
Mattawan
Michelle Rene Koning
Midland
Bryce Wesley-Owen Thomas
New Albany, Indiana
Ashley Marie Lawrence*
New Buffalo
Erika Sue Johnson; Luke Francis Notorangelo*; Gregory Ty Siuda*; Kelsey Lynn Yech**
New Carlisle, Indiana
Cynthia Ann Smith*
New Troy
Anna-Lynn Renae Waterman**
Niles
Elisha W.C. Bliss; Evan M.S. Borgman**; Ruth Ann Brown; Josiah Raymond Bullard*; Abigail Ann Viola Burnett*; Kiersten Marie Colby*; Kylie Anne Craig; Malia Robyn Deno*; Kateryna Dzhevaga***; Zoe Renea Fergison; Makayla Elizabeth Floor*; Zoe Madden Gondeck*; Stacy Joy Grayam*; Nikole Diane Harrington**; Isabella Nicole Hays; Santana Clara-Jean Hernandez; Hannah MacKenzie Hollingsworth*; Michael Jay Andrew Kemp; Nathaniel Troy Klosinski*; Sabrina Nicole Leonard*; Athenabelle Lieu**; Cameron Glen Listenberger**; Christopher Allen Listenberger**; Malaika Mubanga Mchopa*; Kylie Lauren Mesecar*; Autumn S Michelin*; Johnny Muday III*; Andrews Andoh Ntsiful; Aren Jean Ritchie*; Chase Anthony Rudell**; Alicia Serdel*; Christopher James Wegner Jr.; Conner Lee Weston*; Dylan T. Yates
Nunica
Georgia Irene Greenland
Northampton, Massachusetts
Jarelys Valentin-Ramos**
Otsego
Delaney Jean Brush**; Rozalyn Aria Denzel*; Margaret Bennett Dugan; Lylee Jane Noon Hopkins**; Trevor Michael Johnson; Hailey Irene Kloosterman**; Maia Lynn Phelps*; Annaliese Rose Podewell**; Aleah Yuyan Putt***; Kennedi Yazmin Reed**; Sarah Aibei Selles*; Chloe E. Sunnerville**; Elise Renee Tolan*; Olivia Anne Xenos*
Paw Paw
Makayla Diane Trumbull; Sarah Elizabeth Vander Zee
Plainwell
Amelia Hope Dehring*; Ava Diane Erickson**; Ian Michael Meyers**; Mikayla Lynn Rooseboom**
Plymouth, Indiana
Katherine Opal McDonald*
Pullman
Jessica Rosario Morales; Merry Lynn Porter*; Jose Alberto Rojas**; Victoria Idali Torres**
Quincy, Florida
Zahyem Malik Bradwell
Racine, Wisconsin
Dylan Michael Elliott**
Raleigh, North Carolina
Aidan Thomas Ledoux*
Riverview
Brian William Bay
Saint Joseph
Emmalie Grace Allers; Raven Brianna Althouse*; Audrey Jessie Blough*; Jeevanjot Kaur Boparai; Cozette Maria Borgerson*; Kelly Ann Calkins; Amanda Lee Crow; Kellie Suzanne Damaske; Julie Maria Dokter*; Nathan Richard Dokter*; Mackenzie Grau; Holden Samuel Gray; Sandra Ruth Hemphill*; Jenna Danielle Henderson; Lisa Christine Houdek*; Anthony Primo Jacobs; Kelly Christine Kulich*; Ethan Karl Marschner*; Gideon David Maxim*; Elizabeth Margaret McDonnell*; Jacob Ashton Miller*; Logan Alexander Miller; Amanda Renee Paine; Bhaumi Rakesh Kumar Patel**; Noe Patino-Nunez; Katherine Christine Phillips*; Danielle Marie Reck; Hailey Paige Robinson; Elizabeth Grace Root; Gage Todd Rush*; Jacob Adam Saad**; Matthew Christopher Schulz; Alexis Jean Skurka-Mysliwy*; Sherri Lee Slack**; Madeleine Claire Stockman*; Christin Diane Toney*; Eric Dean Verrett; Michael Christopher Walker; Adam Ronald Walsworth; George Charles (Mel) Weber**; Bradley Michael Wolf; Moniica Woods; Kaitlyn Yack*
Saugatuck
Tristan William Ashley; Missy Rininger*
Sawyer
Danielle Rose Gorske**; Layla Jean Oldenburg*
Seattle, Washington
Jessica Isabel Perez*
Sodus
Ross William Clare*; Margaret Anne Killey
South Bend, Indiana
Christina Marie Abarca*; Jasmine Marquez*; Shaun Lee Moore*
South Haven
Sydney Ellen Arch; Vanessa Karmen Brunson***; Melia Kari Hanny; Kalin Rose Hartmann**; Ryan James Holbein; Nathan Wayne Holt*; Peter Anton Honcharenko; Lidia Hurtado; Rose Elise Hutchins**; Faith Arkel Lewis; Chrystal Ann Marr; Lindsey Kate Lucille Pentinga; Ithzel Rosas*; Cameron Michael Strasser*; Jules Elizabeth Stuckum*; Cameron Thaler; Michael Louis Zillins
Stevensville
Charles Brian Adinolfi*; Kaelie Renee Aldridge**; Nicole Elizabeth Chartrand*; Kendra Jane Cubbage; Annalyse Farnum**; Victoria Lynn Fox; Kyle Jon Gaunder*; Skylar Ann Haluch; Cheyenne Rene Harmon***; Adam Michael Hebner; Richard Hoffman*; Christian Joseph Holmes*; Jeri Lynn Holt**; Danyeil Ashlyn Johnson*; Anna Chabala Kapapula*; Abigail Elizabeth Klinke*; Kiana M. Lewis; Max Christopher McConomy*; Jeffrey James Moore**; Joseph G. Ramirez; David Allan Reisenbichler**; Katie Heather Rice***; Alyssa Ann Stelter**; Aidan James Tubb; Hunter W. Vincek; Alexander Whitfield Wells; Morgan Elizabeth Yonker*
Terre Haute, Indiana
Jasiah Michael Rainey
Three Oaks
Meredith Paige Blake**; Haley Kay Elrick***; Heidi Lynne Friedburg*; Louise Anne Kettler*; Madison Grace Lumley; Alexander Gabriel Miller
Three Rivers
Karalyn Pauline Eldridge
Union Pier
Da'Nai Danielle Smothers-Davis*
Vancouver, Washington
Tyler James Balam
Vandalia
Emma Leigh Stoppenbach
Vejle, Denmark
Benjamin Vinter**
Vicksburg
Lindsey Kay Lantagne**
Walkerton, Indiana
Joy Dean Lidy*
Warren
Zoe Makayla Wynn*
Watervliet
Treasure Shonta' Beilman*; Vivian Grace Berry; Ashley Marie Bobay*; Alyssa Grace Hyska**; Wynter Lynn Kerr; Lauren Elizabeth Laws**; Luz Jannette Perez**; Tristan Gage Steltner; Kile Daniel Stillson; Elizabeth Rose Teter; Dylan Pate Tucker
Wayland
Alexandra Skye Chichester**; Olivia Louise Deeb
Xenia, Ohio
Erin Colleen Adorjan
Zeeland
Madison Kaye Brink
Advanced Certificate Recipients
Benton Harbor
Maceyo Leonte' Coleman; Eeron Michele Patterson*
Buchanan
Heather Marie Brauer**
Coloma
Nicholas E. Forrest; Nicole Marie Swisher**
Covert
Amaria Nikkey Echols
Edwardsburg
Kennedie Elizabeth Rogers
Michigan City, Indiana
Shannon Marie Edling*
Niles
Autumn Shirley Marie Michelin*
Northampton, Massachusetts
Jarelys Valentin-Ramos**
Pullman
Jessica Rosario Morales
Saint Joseph
James Hendrik Ashmead, Jr*; Mackenzie Grau; Katherine Christine Phillips*
Stevensville
Skylar Ann Haluch; Cheyenne Rene Harmon***
Watervliet
Hope Marie Barker*
Certificate of Achievement Recipients
Allegan
Erin Leslie Chapla**
Bangor
Loryn Cheryl Elliott
Benton Harbor
Destiny D Ford; TaMira Tenille Jennings; Falconetti B. Petty; Jaysha Tonae Randle*; Tonya Sue Remus*; Shawn Rolfe**; John William Rudell
Berrien Springs
Devin Alexander Crispin; Joseph Ryan Norem
Ceresco
James Maynard***
Coloma
Matthew Charles Sewcyck**
Dowagiac
Mason Michael Reeves
Eau Claire
Donald Benjamin Matthews III
Edinburg, Texas
Nadia Danielle Rocha*
Fennville
Fatima Lizbeth Villanueva Garcia
Holland
Layray Paw*
Hopkins
Lisa Marie Jilek*
Niles
Kenneth Jevon Alexander; Ruth Ann Brown; Katelyn Leann Cooke; Malaika Mubanga Mchopa*
Saint Joseph
Anthony Karl Oehling**; Gage Todd Rush*
South Haven
Peter Anton Honcharenko
Stevensville
Kyle Jon Gaunder*; Max Christopher McConomy*; Alyssa Ann Stelter**; Hunter W. Vincek
Watervliet
Chevelle Stephanie Stineman**; Dylan Pate Tucker
