Lake Michigan College to award 472 degrees and certificates at May 7 commencement ceremonies

Lake Michigan College will host its 76th annual commencement ceremonies at 10 a.m. (Arts & Sciences and General Studies) and 1 p.m. (Career & Workforce and Health Sciences) Sunday, May 7, at The Mendel Center Mainstage on the Benton Harbor Campus, 2755 E. Napier Ave. 

A total of 456 students will receive 472 degrees and certificates from 31 areas of study, including 431 associate degrees, 15 advanced certificates, and 26 certificates of achievement. 

One hundred fifty-seven students are graduating with honors, 79 with high honors, and 13 with highest honors. 

Presenters include LMC Board of Trustees Chair John Grover, Trustee Mary Jo Tomasini, LMC President Dr. Trevor Kubatzke, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Ken Flowers, Vice President of Student Affairs Nygil Likely, Student speakers Kalyah Watson and Aalyah Watson at the 10 a.m. ceremony, and Alejandra Ramirez at the 1 p.m. ceremony. 

Students receiving academic affairs program awards are Emily Martindale, Jared Smith, and Cody Wigginton (Spirit of Nursing Award); James Burke and Dwayne Ridgway Jr. (Bob Schodorf Distinguished Natural Sciences Scholar Award); and Evie Clare, Holly Curtiss, Babriella Cuthbert, Amber Mendoza, Eva Perez Gonzalez, Zian Ren, Kelsey Renfro, Madison Ruwersma, and Erin Schneider (Betts Rittmeyer Natural Sciences Scholar Award). 

For more information, visit lakemichigancollege.edu/commencement. 

2023 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 

Joseph Patrick Allen*, Kenna McKenzie Baker**, Ryan Christopher Brink, Joran Ruth Brown, Olivia Terese Clearwater*, Kathryn Renee Cliffman*, Holly Ann Curtiss**, Liberty Anne Laforest, Cameron Roger Pierce, Nova Jean Plumley**, Laura Michelle Rogers, AnnaBelle Kean VanderScheer*, Layla Marie Webb, Hunter Jacob Weeks** 

Arlington, Texas 

Leaya Elizabeth Larson 

Ashmore, Australia 

Douglas Ryuta Briese 

Bangor 

Johnathon Eugene Borsodi, Carter Stephen-Hale Fowler*, Erica M Karr, Angelia Marie Ross 

Baroda 

Aurelia Grace Davis*, Melanie Yareli Hernandez*, Katie Jo Rainey, Jose Mauricio Ramirez Ochoa, Paige Alexis Schubach*, Chapin E Schultz, Chelsey Sobralski-Cole, Marissa Kathleen Turcotte* 

Batavia, Illinois 

Paige Elaine Ashby** 

Battle Creek 

Hailey Jo Borden 

Benton Harbor 

Kolen Jamel-James Adams*, Alexandra Arrans*, Kelly Renee Bartalone, Joanna Katrice Blue, Jonen Bravo*, Alex N Bryant III, Monica R Buford, Paula Jean Camp**, Kendra Canary Cook, Elizabeth Bryanne Cox*, Tracie Crenshaw***, Olivia Marie Dowmer, Brandon Wayne Edgarton, Madison Ann Ficks, Ametrius R Fleming, Alondra Gallardo*, Kierra Irene Lowe, Gabriela Trinidad Mancera, Sharon Marr*, Mackenzie Leigh Matheny*, Katherine Rose Mattner**, Darlene Joyce Mattson, Sydareha K Moss, Jodi Louise Prillwitz, Taylor Ashley Prillwitz*, Andrew Jonathan Quinones, Dayja Le'Shai Randolph, Edwyn Jafert Rodriguez-Zarco, Reyna Jazmin Steed, Quincy Sulton 

Berrien Center 

Gabriella Alyse Cuthbert**, Karl Edward Garcia Overton***, Kara Lynn Villwock* 

Berrien Springs 

Nadege Hadjatou Minda Adamou*, Vitor Costa Nogueira Barbosa**, James Christopher Burke***, Jackson Robert Christner*, Isabela Susann Constable*, Richmond Dwomoh, Ryan Christopher Fernando, Matthew Holden Grimm**, Brandon Joseph Haygood*, Jacob Douglas Haygood**, Alexa Jean Kesterke*, Linda Marie Klein, Isaiah Michael Patrick McCrevan*, Logan Eric Mead*, Aldrich Nathanael Mongkau**, Tabitha Ashley Nelson**, Bethany Grace Shelley, Jack Vernon Tourangeau*, Brandon M Tripp**, Josiah Gabriel Ward*, Sebastian Ashburne Warsop*   

Bloomingdale 

Nancy Pearl Furlan 

Boothville, Louisiana 

Joseph Noel Taylor II* 

Brazil 

Grazieli Martins de Galiza*, Angelina Flandoli Rieli*** 

Bridgman 

Morgen Elisabeth Ales*, Priscilla Jean Brinker*, Madison Ann Catania*, Ashley L Davis*, MyKayla Ann Hays, Haylee Diane Kanous*, Bryan James Nelson*, David Glenn-Reece Ott*, Brandon Christopher Owen**, Christina Anne Shaffer-Wahr, Ava Marie Ward  

Buchanan 

Sierra Renee Abrahamson, Meikelle Angeleise Andrews, Camryn E Baber, Lauren Ashley Bentham*, Maria Alexandra Bouzas, Sierra Dawn Cahill**, Lanna-Marie Jean Draper, Georvon Flores*, Daniel J Lane*, Lainie Nicole Miller*, Miranda Lee Miller, Christopher Scott Powers*, Dwayne E Ridgway Jr**, Alexis Olivia Scott, Brett Martin Valentine 

Canton 

Angela Martina Schmidt* 

Cassopolis 

Caitlyn Lee Steensma*, TiLynne La'Nae Williams* 

Chesterton, Indiana 

Bradley Thomas Petersen 

Chicago, Illinois 

Abdoulaye Ba, Kea'ka Julia Stokes, Jadon Curtis Williams 

Coloma 

Jordane P Baushke*, Loghan E Baushke**, Amanda Jane Bennett*, Brittany Nicole Bovo*, Caleb Israel Dahlke**, Richlie Marie Fikes, Grace Madeline Gagliardo*, Ashley Lynn Gilson, Abigail Lynn Huttenga*, Sara Ann Krieger**, Catherine Marie Kusnierz*, Melissa Latsch, Michelle Ann Nicholson-Menter, Hunter Lane Rennick, Samantha Lyn Nicole Rogers, Kimberly K Salinas, Christopher Paul Smith**, Mackenzie Leann Strunk* 

Coopersville  

Madison Lynn Ruwersma* 

Coppell, Texas 

JoCorian Armond Freeman 

Covert 

Jermara Simone Blackmon, Jennifer Fabian, Marshawn Octavious Jones, Keytra Monique De'shay Lewis, Hayley Marie Rose, Aloniea Jhanea Yancey, Tamara Renee Yancey 

Davison 

Ellary Grace Darling** 

Decatur 

Andrea Lee Feury* 

Delton 

Leah Joy Grentz* 

Detroit 

Kayla Kristie-ineal Cramatie 

Douglas 

Margaret Adele Rininger* 

Dowagiac 

Katlyn Nicole Briney** 

Eau Claire 

Shannon Nicole Arndt, Toni Lynne Dunn, Tamara Jane Gilson*, Terry McCain*, Frank R Kuiken*, Anna Kaeleen Lechleitner*, Kassandra Lopez, Pamela Jo Hess*, Brittany Rachelle Riippa, Betty Kaye Timmreck, Brigg Harrison True** 

Fennville 

Adriana Gisselle Almanza, Alyssa Shay Beeson, Vivianna Espino**, Isabel Garcia, Sarah Marie Pitts, Delinna Ramos, Crystal Anne Salyers  

Fort Meyers, Florida 

Cargan Ross Murray** 

Fort Worth, Texas 

Mathias David Carnero 

Gobles 

Libbee Elaine Nason 

Grand Junction 

Autumn Amber Beck, Christopher Michael Garrison, JeanAnn Lorraine Miller, Katelynn Marie Slater 

Grand Rapids 

Brooke Michelle Stegehuis** 

Granger, Indiana 

Jaspal Kaur, Priya Singh** 

Hales Corners, Wisconsin 

Alexa Merrill Berg 

Harbert 

Abigail Grace Folsom* 

Hartford 

Jessica Cardoso**, Olivia Castelan-Rodriguez**, Lilah Alyn Cray, Charity Marie Johnson, Russell Raymond Smith*, Tia Marie Thomas, Keri Lynn Williamson* 

Holland 

Nayla Marie Alvarez-Gomez*, Tamara Lee Hill*, Hannah Paquette 

Hopkins 

Jalynn Marie Dean, Brynn Landrigan**, Kenton Charles Landrigan**, Riley Fay Landrigan**, Aubrey Paige Russell 

Howell 

Kimberly Niccole Steele*** 

Jenison 

Jillian Elizabeth Sutton** 

Kalamazoo 

Tannah Aliese Perin*, Sha'brea L Shepherd, Marah Joy Slager** 

Kingsford 

Alicia Christine Morgan** 

Lapeer 

Charity Kathryn-Mae Dundas*** 

LaPorte, Indiana 

Samuel Richard Garrison 

Lawrence 

Emma Grace Hasse, Kelly Lynn Jasensky** 

Little Elm, Texas 

Brian Antony Tenille Hunter Jr. 

Livonia 

Carson Van Dike 

Marshall 

Teagan Lynn Giannunzio 

Martin 

Zachary Michael Bailey, Trent Michael Kimmel**, Javan Michael Lowe, Jenna Paige Marsman** 

Mattawan 

Olivia Grace Eubank* 

Medellin, Antioquia, Columbia 

Heyder Uriel Conde** 

Mexico 

Faviola Ramirez-Mata 

Middlebury, Indiana 

Robert Tyler Baumgartner** 

Midland 

Gabriella Marie White 

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 

Aalyah Autom Watson*, Kalyah Summer Watson 

Mishawaka, Indiana 

Jon Michael Badur***, Kaleb Jefferson Johnson* 

Mount Clemens 

Micah Porter Johnson 

Mt. Pleasant 

Mia Rui-Rong Vanderveen 

New Buffalo 

Yasmine Mia Boyd**, Jasmine Jane D'Arcangelis, Amanda Paige Geisler**, Michael Christopher Mark*, Tannah Lorraine Nieman 

New Carlisle, Indiana 

Kelseigh Morgan Kopinski* 

Niles 

Annelise Heather Bedell, Hannah Jane Bullard*, Jonathon Thomas Bybee, Jazmin Capula*, Madison Renee Cavanaugh*, Micah Jeffrey Colby, Cassandra Dianne Cook, Ty Oliver Elms*, Kade Willard Erwin*, Zachary Ryan Fillwock*, Lisa Marie Folkers, Cheyenne Rosejoy Ganshorn, Jordan Ashley Jameson, Drew Edward Johnson*, Miranda Lynn Jones*, Kayla Christine Lindsley*, Kevin Magana, Alexia Renee Martinez, Krystal Rose McCully, Hayleah Marie McFadden*, Janenne Spring Mercer**, Chelsie Nicole Messer*, Cricket Elizabeth Nelson, Josiah Steven Nichols*, Mark Anthony Pacheco**, Eva Perez Gonzalez*, Olivia Renae Riddle, Rachel Lynn Riffel***, Britteney Jeanette Stanczyk, Caitlin Michelle Stanner*, McKenna Ann Thompson, Hope Hudgins Typer*, Madelyn West Van Dyke*, Noah David Vogl, Cristian Andrew Wilson*, Kenley Renee Witherspoon**, Rymma Won***,  Paul McCray Wreggelsworth** 

Oak Park, Illinois 

Joseph Robert Ratz 

Ostego 

Kaleb Douglas Baker**, Chais Paul Carpenter, Dagim Isaac Deboer*, Evelyn Naomi Dekema, Kendalyn Marie Haskins*, Trenton Anthony Johnson*, Kathryn Kay LaBonte*, Cailynn Elizabeth Phelps*, Elise Renee Tolan*, Destiny Lynn Wheeler 

Otsego Township 

Donovan William Goodwin** 

Paw Paw 

Jared Scott Smith*, Mercedes Kathleen Strachan 

People's Republic of China 

Zian Ren* 

Philippines 

Jenia Jade Monaghan 

Plainwell 

Evan Tyler Beauregard, Kenison Paige Bosma**, Olivia Rebecca VanderLugt* 

Plymouth, Indiana 

Amialla Rose Wojcik** 

Portage 

Gary Chris Roberts* 

Portage, Indiana 

Leslie Ann Stormont* 

Pullman 

Matthew Brian Christie*, Isabel Guadalupe Garcia, Stephanie Martinez*, Alexander Thomas McNeely**  

Rancho Cucamonga, California 

Christopher Hosea Sihotang 

Rogers City 

Jillian Lee McCallum Delke** 

Saginaw 

Michael Mark Martinak 

Saint Joseph 

Austin Mitchell Archer**, Kaitlyn June Bailey*, Danielle Sue Baldwin, Lauryn Michelle Bennett, Ryan Scott Bluschke, Emma Carolyn Breitkreuz*, Margaret Elizabeth Brunner*, Darius Comfort, Dana Marie Conard*, Tavion Hassan Crump, Jessica Lynn Dandron, Timothy Brian Dokter*, Anne Lynn Doyle*, Ronda Jewell Dunn, Dillon K Falcone*, Lucia Therese Forestieri***, Olivia Isabelle Gilfoyle*, Jasmine Kalis Jones*, Sierra Dawn Jorgensen, Eric William Keeler**, Ellen Kersjes*, Ashlyn Raine Kohn**, Carrie M Montemayor*, Christine Jean Neeley, Madelyn Anne Ostenson*, Kenzie Storm Page-Wood, Arden Lee Paustian, Parker Kelley Preis, Kelsey Ann Renfro**, Brittany Nicole Rixie*, Baylee Anne Elizabeth Rodriguez*, Alana Noel Scaccia*, Miranda Maye Shindeldecker*, Helena Lechelle Vankirk*, Karri Elizabeth Weber*, Christopher Cody Wigginton*, Alex Michael Wood, Michael Joseph Wright 

Saugatuck 

Lisa Marie Lungaro* 

Sawyer 

Caroline Trendel Horist** 

Shelby Township 

Bumeun Lee Park 

Shelbyville 

Jamille Alyssa Flores Vanderzand* 

Sister Lakes  

Korey Danielle Jones* 

Sodus 

Evie Ruth Clare**, Alexis Hobbs 

South Bend, Indiana 

Lauryn Amanda Ashford*, Anna Stasia Balsbaugh**, Emily Marie Nelson**, Kyle Ryan Smith 

South Haven 

Gabriel David Bocock, Patricia Lynn Boyce, Heather Lynn Brewington**, Konnor Rigel Brugh, Paige Elizabeth Burson*, Teagan M Burson, Daniela Calderon-Andrade, Keyana Marie Ewing, Aaron Daniel Fillmore*, Jessica Garcia-Gomez*, Silita Monique Gist-Sullivan, Kathrine Kelly Hecker*, Jennifer Jean Homola, Grace Elizabeth Kelemen, Chloe Sue-Lynn Kinney, Dezmin Lajuane Marshall, Susana Mojarro, Erin Grace Schneider*, Lauren Michelle Thaler, Sydney Taylor Todd, Caleb James Vochaska*** 

Stevensville 

Olivia Grace Bingham*, Dylan Nicholas Breault, Meghan Leigh Bronicki*, Olivia Kate DeHaven**, Emma Kay Doyle*, William Brian Etheridge***, Ethan Michael Faris*, Terry DeWayne Fulbright*, Lanie Rushelle Gage, Ashley Renee Galbraith, Angela L Gordon, Savannah Kristine Gostlin**, Shelby Renea Grau, Alexandria Marie Hardin, Paul Whitney Harrison, Madelynn Marie Isbrecht**, Meeta Sonthalia Kedia**, Nycole Marie Kirby, Devin Jamal Lewis, Emily J Martindale*, Michael Reinhold McGilvra, Amber Maria-Hardy Mendoza*, Logan Patrick Morrow, Sam Allison Moyle*, Noah Daniel Newman**, Peggy Dineen O'Neill*, Mckenzie Ja'el Outman**, David Adam Pliml, Becca Lynn Rosenthal*, Anthony M Scaccia, Eric Michael Smith**, McKayla Rae Spears, Meetra D Varnes, Kelsey Jade Walsh*, Dylan Michael Wedde*, Delaney Nicole Zubik* 

Three Oaks 

Kelsey Marie Gnodtke**, Gina Grace Graziano**, Ella Jean Olson*, Autumn Dawn Strauss, Madison Jean Whitlow 

Union 

Adrionna Nicole Eversole** 

Venezuela 

Alejandra Del Valle Ramirez* 

Watervliet 

Catherine M.A. Brooks, James Lee Butler, Kylie Cheyenne Cannon, Kelly Ann Cotman*, Carlos Hernandez Jr.**, Emma Kathleen Kraklau*, Sterling Bracken Schoonover**, Deven Lee Schultz, Ashton Richard Shall* 

Wayland 

Camden Robert Strader**, Abigail Marie Tuinstra* 

Wright City, Missouri 

Wesley Thomas Jaspering 

 

Advanced Certificate Recipients 

Bridgman 

Ashley L Davis*, Lawrence Barton McVay* 

Coloma 

Nichole R Sommer** 

Covert 

Jermara Simone Blackmon 

Granger, Indiana 

Jaspal Kaur 

Holland 

Tamara Lee Hill* 

Lawrence 

Kelly Lynn Jasensky** 

Niles 

Jazmin Capula*, Emily Joy Mokwa, Nathalie Aileen Sanchez*, Nathan Samuel Town*** 

South Haven 

Paige Elizabeth Burson*, Christopher Leroy Schmidt*** 

Stevensville 

Meeta Sonthalia Kedia**, Sara Nicole Moncrief* 

 

Certificate of Achievement Recipients 

Bangor 

Jocelyn Ponce 

Baroda 

Paige Alexis Schubach 

Batavia, Illinois 

Paige Elaine Ashby 

Benton Harbor 

Iesha S Guynes, Cody Wallace, Kathryn Ann Ashbrook Young 

Berrien Springs 

Devin Alexander Crispin, Elizabeth Grace Kubsch, Jonathan Charles Shoemaker, Joshua Aiden Wood 

Buchanan 

Kathleen Michelle King 

Hartford 

Russell Raymond Smith 

Holland 

Nayla Marie Alvarez-Gomez  

Jacksonville, North Carolina 

Aidan Joseph Zwiller 

Kalamazoo 

Lacey Nicole Olsen 

Lawton 

Alexander Kenneth Austin 

Mazomanie, Wisconsin 

Ivy Angela Kartman 

Rhinebeck, New York 

Alexa Aurora Venezia-Dasse 

Saint Joseph 

Max David Agens, Jackson Thomas Harrington, Benjamin Robert Holleman, Irina Z Tikhonova  

South Haven 

Adam Joshua Byrd, Kendra Rae Kingsbury 

Stevensville 

Andrew Nicholas Klinke 

Vejle, Denmark 

Benjamin Höllsberg Grøndahl Vinter