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***
