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Lake Michigan College to award 454 degrees and certificates at May 4 commencement ceremonies

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. – Lake Michigan College will host its 78th annual commencement ceremonies at 10 a.m. (Arts & Sciences and General Studies) and 1 p.m. (Career & Workforce and Health Sciences) Sunday, May 4, at Lake Michigan College Mendel Center Jenkins Theatre on the Benton Harbor Campus, 2755 E. Napier Ave.

 

A total of 414 students will receive 403 degrees and certificates from 49 areas of study.

Presenters include LMC Board of Trustees Chair Joan Smith, LMC Board of Trustees member John Grover, LMC President Dr. Trevor A. Kubatzke, student speakers Hailey Marbut and Renato Recillas at the 10 a.m. ceremony, and Ashley Ledin and Dajah Parker at the 1 p.m. ceremony.

Students receiving academic affairs program awards are Kimberly Cramer (Spirit of Nursing Award); Kevina Clear (Bob Schodorf Distinguished Natural Sciences Scholar Award); and Katherine Abbott, Edison Brown, Cristian Del Toro and Aiden Shell (Betts Rittmeyer Natural Sciences Scholar Award).

 

For more information, visit lakemichigancollege.edu/commencement.

 

2025 graduates include:

Honors notations:
*Honors (3.25-3.50 GPA)
**High Honors (3.51-3.75 GPA)
*** Highest Honors (3.76-4.00 GPA)

 

Associate Degree Recipients

Allegan

Audrey Brink, Riley Cooper Brown**, Holly Ann Curtiss***, Ashley Marie Hein*, Reyna Nicole Hernandez, Luna Bella Ruiz***

Bangor

Adriana Alcaraz*, Lydia Bolden, Melanie Hernande***, Hailey Nicole Marbut, Jocelyn Ponce**, Jessica Saucedo**, Jennifer Ventura Garcia**

Baroda

Jeremiah Allen Burkett*, Cara Lynn Ewert**, Claire Ford, Morgan Christine McGhee, Luis Antonio Ramirez Ochoa*, Kaylee Marie Shuler**, Andrew Alan Wilder*, Jeremy David Wolf***

Belleville

Savannah May Karver

Benton Harbor

Sarah Ann Marie Allen, Maria Guadalupe Alvarez, Khaliyah Cortlin Baker, Carleton La'Var Brooks II*, Ja'Keya Ann Brooks, Alissa Alexandra Chen***, Tamara Lynn Cobe, Jessica Elizabeth Cort, Conner Teal Degraaf, Juan Del Hoyo Montalvo, Cristian Adrian Deltoro**, Katarina Beatrice Easley***, Jamir Xavier Flie, Nia Elise Gorman, Hannah Jean Grenon*, Torri Shiane Gumpert, Selena Maria Hawkins, Ziniyah Vanessa-Danea Henderson, Cintia Hernandez Perez, Sandy Jimenez, Gregory Charles Jones, Ingrid Grace Kublick**, Eri Lopez, Luketsha Yvonne Marlow, Kimberly Martinez-Cristobal, Zachary John Meisgeier**, Derrick Lionel Newby, Magdalene Kay Nicholson*, Dajah Denise Parker***, Robert M Parr, Mckenna Renea Pepple*, Krystal Monique' Perkins, Stacy Pullen, Alex Joseph Renfro, Michael Lee Schramm***, D’Kara M.J Scott, Evalaya Mariah Sonae Kindred-Smith**, Catherine Elizabeth Steed**, Emma Paige Stout**, Adeline Margaret Straub, Tyena Taylor*, Tafurio Love Walker, Toney Quinlan Walker Jr., Shidahsa Ternes-Lashell Ware, Taylor Elise Watson, Lorissa J Watts, Tiffani Ann Wigent**, Teresa Renee Williams

Berrien Center

JennaLee Christine Ortega**, Victoria Marie Wurzel***

Berrien Springs

Oluwanifemi Oluwasayo Adesina**, Caia Nissi Bowman**, Lisa Marie Constant, Kimberly Lauren Escoto Cramer, Arthur Seth Cyiza, Abygayle Merlinda Jacques**, Zackary Ryan Parker*, Michael Osei Bonsu Quao, Katherine Elaine Sanders, Makenna Kay Stull, Joseph Ian Teed **, Ahnecea Tra'Shawn Williams

Bloomingdale

Chalise Lee-Ritz Williams

Bremen, IN

Naomi Yishai Ayvar-Aceves***, Evan Michael Cook

Bridgman

Katherine Elizabeth Abbott***, Jeremy Nicholas Benstine***, Edison Scott Brown***, Ashton Taylor Suzanne Carson*, Brayden Christopher Jayce Isaacs, Angel Symone Johnson, Logan Michael Kanous**, Alexandra Suzanne Kelly, Rebecca Jean Kemp, Kara Ann Kinchen**, Eve Laray Kirby, Ada Leise Klint***, Megan E Lewis**, Anna Marie McCain, Chet Mitchell McGhee, Cannen Christopher McNeil, Abigale Elaine Mitchell**, Tiffany Faith Ott**

Buchanan

Brooke Elizabeth Atkinson**, Clara Jean Balkema, Rachel Andrea Frost, Daniel Lee Furst, Aileen Gaytan*, Meghan Nicole Hall, Rachel Lynn Hauch***, Owen Brady Hulett, Emily Anne Borowitz-Karpinski***, Melanie Anne Lopez**, Amanda Faith Manasco***, Jillian Marie McKean**, Emily Paige Suloff*, Geneva Grace Viktoria Tabor*

Chicago, Illinois

Carlos Alberto Flores, Antonio Jeremiah Lopeztello

Coatesville, IN

Tanner Matthew Simpson

Coloma

Travis Matthew Archer, Lyndsey M Arny, Brenden Christopher Camp, Matthew Dean Clayton**, Marion Robert Cunningham, AshLynn Norissa De La Torre, Aaron Joseph (Jodi) Dotson***, Lilean Helen Dunafin**, Christopher Sean Eastman***, Madison Jayde Flowers, Christopher Michael Fry*, Savannah Lynn Hamilton, Kayleigh Bree Jewell, David Nathaniel Jones**, Nathan Bryant Jones, Ethan Kreitner***, Julianne Marie Oliver, Benjamin Stuart Olsen*, Kylie Jade Prisk*, Jaylie Ann Querfurth**, Madison P Schwerdt**, Aiden Koa Shell**, Casey Lynn Tarnowski

Columbia City, IN

Landyn Nathan Iden**

Covert

Holly Aleman***, Yaneli Aranda, Cynthia Gallegos, Jesse Hernandez-Arguello, Elizabeth Lopez**, Janet Ramirez, Yasmin Talavera**

Delton

Natalie Annette Ritchie***

Dorr

Sydney Claire DeGood***

Dowagiac

Breanna Elizabeth Franks**, Benjamin Alexander Klann, Quianna Alexandria Murray**, Kelly Rae Weaver*

Eau Claire

Devin Arthur Bilton, Kyle James Johannsen***, Jacquelin Leon Garcia, Alexander William Meyer***, Morgan Lynne Shembarger***, Gavin James Styburski**

Elkhart, IN

Raul Escobedo Barrios, Chelsea Herrera

Fennville

Tyler Coffindaffer, Taylor Correa*, Diana Garcia, Vanessa Guerra, Ramon Manuel Ruiz, Merissa Elizabeth Mendoza. Lisa Beth Perrin**, Renato Mauricio Recillas***, Julissa Karina Sanchez*, Samuel John Solomon***, Ariana Lizeth Velazquez-Garcia**, Vanessa Sylvia Villanueva**, Robert Jordan Watkins, Lisa Ann Willard**

Flat Rock

Nicholas Gavin Kar**

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Maxwell Michael Foster

Galien

Amber Michelle York*, Taylor LeeAnn Kirk***

Garden City

Braden James Earle**

Goshen, Indiana

Victoria Rose Barkey***

Grand Junction

Meaghan Jean Dalecki, Suzanne Nanette Kolean*, Icsel Marin-Gomez, Hailey Lee Wertz

Granger, Indiana

Rosemary Renee Foster, Kaila Sue Glaspie

Harbert

Amber Kennedy***

Hartford

Tabetha Sunshine Barry, Madison Rebecca Hays, Ronda Lynn Johnson***, Cynthia Elizabeth Martinez, Karly Ann Manning***, Maria Soria, Callie Anne Sullivan

Hialeah, Florida

Helquis Daniel Pulido

Hillside, Illinois

Lillian Fay Viverito***

Holland

Madisynn Kay Jefferson***, Khadija Rose Sy

Hudsonville

Sara Jane Dotson***

Indianapolis, Indiana

Arial Willow Ford

Jones

Destiney Annmarie Burger

Kalamazoo

Keegan Michael Brookfield***, Brianne Alice Goodenough. Ella Rose Grantham***, Rachel Lauren Krasny**, Gavin Bailey Merrill, Liam Keegan Troutner**, Isabella Josephine Wellington*

Lakeside

Ronan James Gilmore

Lakeville, Indiana

Emily Rose Hobkirk***

Lawrence

Kayli A Dabicci*, Emma Grace Hasse, Makaylah Ann Sanborn

Livonia

Ainsley Gabrielle Florence*

Lowell

Christopher Anderson Vinson

Madison Heights

Blake Daniel Holt*

Marcellus

Jessica Renee Hand**

Martin

Kyle David Bly, Sarah Beth Morgan**, Evan Alexander Redmond

Michigan City. Indiana

Spencer Douglas Goolsby*

Monroe

MacKenna Grace Alexander

Montague

Kade William Johnson

New Buffalo

Alexie Ann Parmley, Starla Marie Upton***

New Troy

Emily Jean Cox*

Newaygo

Annaleese Tehya Rasanen***

Niles

Hudson Andrew Baker***, Nathan Joel Becraft, Rachel Lee Brenner**, Jillian Grace Bruckner, Kevina Suzanne Clear***, Kylie Anne Craig, Clara Jane DePriest*, Audrey E Feirick, Zachary Michael Hines**, Carrie LeeAnn Howard, Kyle Kolberg, Morgana Chandra Lafey**, Benjamin Edward Mainguy*, Tamara Murphy, Caleb Magno North Santos, Kaitlin S Pierce, Alexis Raelyn Preston, Kaiden Andrew Rieth***, Maysa Setiana Rollf, Sullivan Allan Rudolph***, Jolie Ann Nicole Ryan, Erin Satomi Smith*, Eva Van Dyke, Tiffany Anne Varga

North Chicago, Illinois

Soledad B Diaz

Ostego

Adrian Bryan Baker, Mikayla Ann Bryant**, Charles Felix Corona-Lambeth**, Hannah Lynn Crawford, Nicholas James Grant, Chloe Rebecca Gray, Jessica AnnMarie Kent, Isabella Rose Puente, Aiden Jeffrey VanTilburg*, Braeden Ulric Vorndran***

Paw Paw

Samantha Shaye Jurgensen, Angela Orion Mabus**, Taylor Nicole Macias*

Plainwell

Andrea Lea Gritter***, Isaac Jacob Madalinski***, Ashley Carol McKenney*, Elizabeth Coreen Miller, Emily Elizabeth Rice

Pontiac

Rynell Janise Smithbey

Portage

Kaylee Marie McDaniel***

Pullman

Joseline Martinez***

San Angelo, Texas

John Hayden Carlson

Saint Joseph

Maureen S Adams*, Joshua Dylan Albright*, Sebastian Cassidy Anthony***, Luciano Antonini*, Greer Mairead Armstrong***, Sarah Jean Bartz, Marcia E Blake***, Andrew Miles Brown*, Daela Renae Coleman*, Michael Scott Crawford, Dorothy Eileen Culwell***, Erick Baltazar Diaz**, Meagan Katlyn Diedrich*, Benjamin Robert Donarski*, Jenna Kathleen Donarski**, Brady Daniel Elliott, Bradley Alan Gaver, Holden Samuel Gray*, Asher Harrmann, Eleah Jean Hedstrom, Catherine E Klank***, Chloe Michelle LaLonde, Ashley Marie Ledin**, Jacob Benedetto Margherone, Kyle Jens Martin*, Caitlyn M McHugh*, Vanessa Renee Miller***, Zachary Alfred Parker, Keertan Jaydip Patel**, Alivia Faye Pavese, Nicholas Germano Pierangeli*, Benjamin Patrick Provost**, Ryan Alexander Ramirez, Camden McGregor Ramsey*, Olivia Ann Robinson, Tyler Vincent Romano, Grant Robert Ruddell, Alana Noel Scaccia, Macmahon James Shimulunas, Christian Thomas-Edward Smusz, Olivia Grace Still*, Cierra Ivonne Taylor*, Maria Christine Thibeault, Saige Kalina Tomkiewicz, Clark Vance*, Sheryl Lee Adinolfi***

Sawyer

Emerald Ily Mae Penley, Justice Kathleen Ricketts***, Maddison M Schiffer, Joseph Howard Schmidt***, Brianna Corinne Rae Schrader***, Madison Leah Vollman*

Scotts

Sophia Erica Carrier**

Shelbyville

Autumn Ann Hayes**, Malakai Dean Van Volkinburg**

Sodus

Adian E Allmon***, Colton Taylor Harris

South Bend, Indiana

Stephanie Foreman**, Shane Dylan Knoll*, Kathryn Haily Ostrander**, D'Andre Austin Smith

South Haven

Melissa M Abshire, Brandon Calderon, Alexis Anne Farrell**, Reese Ricardo Ann Garcia, Thomas Michael Jackolin*, Steven Robert Brandt Litteral, Kali Shyanne Muller, Sabrina Skye Pringle***, Hayden Marie Rooker, Jessieka Nickole Schultz, Nathan Bryant Smetana, Kashara Cadalynn Tanner*, Shayler Renae Trowbridge*, Dylan Patrick Woodall**

Sparta

Evelyn Mae Wright

St. Clair Shores

Easton Julius Demeulenaere**

Stevensville

Sheryl Lee Adinolfi***, Olivia Madison Baker*, Christina Y Burdick, Adrian Cipriano-Hausmann**, Isabella Beatrice Dail***, Daniel De La Rosa**, Deaglan John Dejong*, Dylan Mitchell Dohn***, Yazan Griffin Avery***, Lillie Taylor Glass, Shelby Renea Grau*, Catherine House***, Danielle Elizabeth Lopez Jacobson***, Cameron Ross Krieger, Kai Laditka, Tynan Josef Lint*, Sarvaria Lockett, Mitchell David Martindale*, Trenton Douglas McConnell**, Chelsea Lauren McPhee, Emma Danielle Meyer***, Ava Magdalene Neidlinger***, Morgan Rose Palmer**, Carlos Daniel Ramirez-Mercado, Kyla Ann Ray***, Katie Heather Rice***, Michael Travis Staley Jr, Ava Marie Ward, Kaelee Sue-Marie Wilbur*

Sturgis

Aarika Lynne Nation***

Three Oaks

Emily Jayne Jackson, Alexis Paige McCarty, Nathaniel Michael Necas*, Keegan Leigh Stocks-McElligott**

Vicksburg

Erica Shannon MacLeod***

Watervliet

Ryan Michael Gonzalez***, Cassidy Grace Henley*, Joselin Moron, Erika May Nykamp, Misti Lynn Peek, Cory Tyler Quinn, Brian Michael Schlender*, Ella Grace Shunkwiler, McKenzie Sing**, Skyler Michael Wolfe

 

Advanced Certificate Recipients

Allegan

Ashley Marie Hein*

Bangor

Jocelyn Ponce**, Jennifer Ventura Garcia**

Benton Harbor

Sarah Ann Marie Allen

Buchanan

Abigale Elaine Mitchell**, Tiffany Faith Ott**,

Covert

Yasmin Talavera**

Edwardsburg

Jones

Destiney Annmarie Burger

Saint Joseph

Olivia Ann Robinson, Angel Rodriguez, Alexander Ryan Sobottke***

Stevensville

Shelby Renea Grau*, Katie Heather Rice***

Certificate of Achievement Recipients

Baroda

Cara Lynn Ewert**

Benton Harbor

Tamara J Clark**, Tamara Lynn Cobe, Charlotte Denise Jones, Richard Mark Lowe**, Derrick Lionel Newby, De'Marion Whitelow, Jahmere Terried Wilson***, Cassidy R Wishman**

Berrien Center

Christopher Mark Hoover**

Berrien Springs

Makenna Kay Stull

Bridgman

Chet Mitchell McGhee

Buchanan

Emily Anne Borowitz-Karpinski***, Emily Paige Suloff*

Coloma

Brenden Christopher Camp

Colorado Springs, CO

Taneesha Ojanae Anderson

Covert

Jesse Hernandez-Arguello

Dowagiac

Kelly Rae Weaver*

Eau Claire

Madison Charlene Garski**

Grand Junction

Suzanne Nanette Kolean*, Sandra A Smith*

Habert

Amber Kennedy***

Lakeside

Ronan James Gilmore

New Buffalo

Alexie Ann Parmley

New Troy

Emily Jean Cox*

Newaygo

Annaleese Tehya Rasanen***

Niles

Corterryana M Parchman

Pontiac

Rynell Janise Smithbey

Saint Joseph

Kelly Ann Calkins, Anthony Primo Jacobs, Ashley Marie Ledin**, Vanessa Renee Miller***

Sawyer

Justice Kathleen Ricketts***

Sodus

Adian E Allmon***

Stevensville

Tynan Josef Lint*, Carlos Daniel Ramirez-Mercado, Kaelee Sue-Marie Wilbur*, Vitalii Yakushin***

Commnecement 2025

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