LMC to award 406 degrees, certificates at May 1 commencement

Lake Michigan College will host its 75th annual commencement ceremonies at 10 a.m. (Arts & Sciences and General Studies) and 2 p.m. (Career & Workforce and Health Sciences) Sunday, May 1, at The Mendel Center Mainstage on the Benton Harbor Campus, 2755 E. Napier Ave.

A total of 398 students will receive 406 degrees and certificates from 42 areas of study, including 381 associate degrees, nine advanced certificates, and 16 certificates of achievement.

One hundred thirty-six students are graduating with honors, 70 with high honors, and 14 with highest honors.

Presenters include LMC Board of Trustees Vice Chair John Grover, Board Secretary Mary Jo Tomasini, LMC President Dr. Trevor Kubatzke, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Leslie Kellogg, Vice President of Student Affairs Nygil Likely, student speakers Lauren Bettis and Nicholas Hatton at the 10 a.m. ceremony, and Heidi Fox at the 2 p.m. ceremony.

Students receiving academic affairs program awards are Heidi Fox (Spirit of Nursing Award); Jessica Layman (Spirit of Hospitality Award); Jeremy Lane (Spirit of Visual & Performing Arts); David Ntsiful and Gavin Winkel (Bob Schodorf Distinguished Natural Sciences Scholar Award); Leah Barlow, Ashli Freeman, Brooke Hare, Lilly Jackson, Francisco Pahuamba and Aubrey White-Day (Betts Rittmeyer Natural Sciences Scholar Award); and Grace Burge, Dawn DiMatteo-Kemmer, Jerica Hairston, Jessica Layman and Charlotte Witt (Eta Sigma Delta Honor Society).

For more information, visit lakemichigancollege.edu/commencement.

 

2022 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 

Alison Marie Bishop**, Stephanie Renee Hicks**, Anthony David Hiscock, Brielle Clara Hoover*, Lydia KD Looman**, Kiersten Lynn Osborn, Lexus Shushun Putt***, Jocelyn Rose Selby**

Aurora, Illinois

Elizabeth Anne Tumpane

Bakersfield, California

Tony Haywood Burnside Jr.*

Bangor

Kylee Ann Krull*, Jorge Luna Jr., Jenrry Abimael Medina Demetrio*, Anise Montoya*, Eric J Polanco*

Baroda

Kennedy Nicole Kracker***, Alexander James Kroeze, Vanessa Martinez, Morgan Briann Matlack*, Jaden Fawn Miller, Morgan Mylinn Renfrow, Haley Marie Yow**

Belpre, Ohio

Katherine Loraine Thomas

Benton Harbor

Sequoya Q Allen, Kathryn Ann Ashbrook Young*, Taneika Marie Austin-Bowman, Keairra Laniece Autry*, Henry Harrison Bell***, Darnisha Zekiah Carter, Fredie Colton-Boyd Church**, Talonda C Davis*, Javari Zaccheus Flie, Jumauca Golliday, Felissha Nekish Jefferson**, Charlotte D Jones, Kayla Leeanndra Jones*, Kaneshia Tashay Kendall*, Valerie Lynne Knecht**, Casey Jo Linares*, Vanessa Martinez*, Tiffany Marie Miller, Whitney Renee Pearson, Diamond Phillips, Alex Joseph Renfro, Tekyrua Roberts, Ashonti D Shaw, Jennifer Lilliana Suarez*, Alexis Renee' Turner, Linda Tyler, Jae Marie Walker**, Jada Helena Willis*, Renee Elaine Wright**, William Jason Wright, Avontae Jacori-Latrell Young

Berrien Center

Aidan Joshua Raschke*, Tagin Marie Raschke***

Berrien Springs

Kristin Nichole Alonso, Hannah Marie Beardsley, Johna Marie Belin*, Hannah Kelly Church, Alex-Mari F Bontemps-Ford, Ugochi Noble Emmanuel*, Gina Stephanie Gutierrez, Tyler James-Morgan Howard, Faith Lynn Kittleson**, Avion Zaviera-Jessica Lall**, Dulce Isabel Lopez-Lara, Alyssa Marie Miskiewicz, Hannah Marie Moler*, Alysia Alvina Mongkau***, Sitlali Padron*, Natalie Ann Walters

Birch Run

Sara Elizabeth Shugars*

Bitely

Casandra Lin File*

Bridgman

Benjamin Richard Bryan, Jennifer Renee Gambino**, Madison Joyce Granzow, Jerica Ruth Hairston*, Brooke Miriam Hare*, Lena MacMartin**, Rebecca Miller*

Buchanan

Madison Lynn Bailey, Mary Katherine Becvar, Julie Ann Blaylock, Sarah Rose Blumka, Jillian Nicole Demler*, Brittany Brashae Draper*, Carmen Cecilia Guerrero*, Brenton Wesley Kimbrell, Kathleen Michelle King*, Brandon Kenneth Kirkendall***, Madelyn Brooke Kitchell*, Jesse Donovan Layne*, Sophia Medora Lozmack**, Samantha Ann Malstrom, Brianna Ash Martin, Madison Renae Newport*, Miranda Nicole Pierce**, Kathryn Rose Schau, Caitlynn Elizabeth Vanlandingham**

Butler, Pennsylvania

Moira Renee Cooper**

Cassopolis

Erica TyRell Williams

Coloma

Brittany Nicole Bovo*, Ariel Nicole DeLaTorre, Gavin James Dewey, Jarred Michael Fish*, Oscar Alberto Flores, Ashli Loren Freeman*, Nicholas Casey Hatton**, Jaidyn Loraine Hutsell*, Jarret Lee Kramer**, Alyssa Ina Krenek**, Caitlyn Sandra Lemoine*, Cameron John Neubecker*, Joshua Wyatt Ray, Michele Lynn Rigozzi*, Warren Wayne Seabury III, Lauren Elizabeth Strickland, Emily Elizabeth Stringer**, Debra Lynn Stroud*, Katie Jane Swisher**, Tara Michelle Tafilowski, Amy Lynn Ulrich, Emma Kay Vandermolen**, Lucas McCain Vela*, Vendan Workman*

Covert

Francisco Jonathan Pahuamba*

Decatur

Shelby Lynn Southard*

Delton

Hailey Leona Buckner, Lily Ann Timmerman**

Dowagiac

Lucas H Bowen**, Elizabeth Brito, Grace Ann Clark*, Gabrielle Mae Lechlitner*, Matthew Robert Nelson**, Austin Lee Race**, Elissa Faith Roberts*, Erica Ross, Haley E Spencer**, Randi Marie Taggart

Eau Claire

Thomas J Bond, Terry McCain, Shelby Carlene-Kaye Steinke, Jasmine Renice Ward

Edwardsburg

Kalen Nichole La Place, Nicholas Donovan Sibley

Elkhart, Indiana

Megan Rachelle Hill*

Fennville

Bridget Ann Blok*, Gabrielle Brooke Cabrera, Tabatha Clara Cooper, Monica Araceli Lopez-Garcia*, Eduardo JR Mendoza, Jonathan Angel Mendoza, Christian Dat Mendoza-Huynh, Maria Danielle Ortiz, Maya Ana Ortiz, Francisca Marie Rodriguez, Katlynn Doc Trevino, Michaela Anna Woodwyk-Reiffer, Andrew Joseph Odell Zachery*

Ghana

Grace Anderson

Goshen, Indiana

Veronica Dawnielle Kelly*

Grand Junction

Tammy Annette Andrews, Andrea Lynn Hooper

Grand Rapids

Mark Joseph Connors II**

Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Adriana Oliveira Moura*

Hartford

Ricky Peter Austin, Dawn DiMatteo-Kemmer*, Mariela Gutierrez Quintana***, Charity Marie Johnson, Gary Wayne Johnson**, Amalia Yolanda Perez**, Jasmine Lorraine Truelove

Hopkins

Joshua Edward Tripp**, Darci Kay Williams**

Houston, Texas

Melissa Sue Soule

Hudsonville

Maggie Jian Xia Berridge*

Huntsville, Ontario, Canada

Marshall Rae Leishman

Kalamazoo

Christopher Kenneth Allgood, Katie Brianna Trantham*

Lawrence

Arek Alinjak Bak, Lauryn Olivia Crandall*, Lizabeth Leigh Edson*, Derek Richard Gribler, Matthew Aric Kennedy, Taylor Lynn Streit, Gavin Connard Winkel***

Lima, Peru

Yahaira Tamy Semil

Marcellus

Carol Ann Lutz

Marne

Madeline Sue Oosterhouse*

Marshall

Jarrett Allen DeLand

Marsing, Idaho

Faith D Gray***

Martin

Sierra Marie Emmorey*, Dominic Lee-Jordan Speed, Natalie Kay Yowler*

Minot, North Dakokta

Joan Michelle LaLonde*

Mishawaka, Indiana

Kirk Allen Kuespert, Courtney Nicole Matthews**

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Alicia Terese Mann*

Mount Pleasant

Lance Kenneth MacDonald**, Mia Rui Rong VanderVeen

New Buffalo

Jonah Patrick Bussa

New Carlisle, Indiana

Jessica Anne Irvin

Niles

Nichole Leigh Anderson**, Alexandria Joyce Baker*, Gabriella Kay Barrett, Anna Billingsley, Rory Diane Brittin, Grace Michelle Burge*, Taylor Derscha**, Lexie Brooke Gast, Derek Daniel Guy*, Robert Allen Hand**, Chelsey Linnea Hatch*, Lilly Christine Jackson**, Jordan Anthony Jacques, Jessica Marie Layman*, Tamlin le Roux**, Audrey Mahlin Longley, Ariel Shantanu Malakar**, Allison Mae Milewski, Linda Kay Murphy, David Ahenkorah Ntsiful**, Levi Micheal Powell*, Omar Mwafag Queisi, Franchesca Kayle A Rivera*, Marika Skye Ruppart**, Sarah Elizabeth Ryan*, Allison Nicole Scott**, Emelyn Kay Tucker**, Brooklyn Marie Wetzel*, Linda Zheng**

North Adams

Hallee Micaila Forbes

North Little Rock, Arkansas

Donovan Chad Wade-Miller

Nunica

Isiah Taye Lindsey

Orlando, Florida

Halaila Ehiowemwenguan*

Ostego

Nathaniel Dale Borling**, Daelan Michael Burd***, Noah Matoska Corradini, Maggie Louise Mills, Jocelyn Cait Sallee**, Karley Jai Saucedo*, Ellie Ann Sweet**, Sydnee Autumn Nichole Vess*, Summer Marie Webb*

Owosso

Savannah Josette Eldridge**, Heidi Marie Fox*

Paw Paw

Anna Maria Castelluccio, Caleb Warren Schmitt

Perrysburg, Ohio

Anna Lynn Taylor**

Petaluma, California

Charlie Nicole Kern**

Plainfield, Illinois

Jordan-Anali R Rosillo*

Plainwell

Sydney Taylor Gernaat*, Aiden Dolloff Hopkins*, Brianna Lynn Weaver**

Plymouth

Conor James Downey

Portage

Taylor Jo Vorva

Pullman

Clarivel Delucas Valdez, Jessica Michelle Hernandez*

Richland

Olivia Diana Dillenbeck

Sa Dec town, Dong Thap province, Vietnam

Chi Thi Lan Duong**

Saginaw

Lisa Bethany Martinak

Saint Joseph

Addyson Michelle Archer**, Ashley Jamil Arnold, Leah Kathryn Barlow*, Hunter Bates-Robertson, Andrew Michael Blomgren, Baylee Bonds, Willa Ruby Brainard*, Alexandra Nicole Bush*, Taylor Renee Campbell-Butler, Dennis Andrew Crumb Jr., Jessica Lynn Dandron, Anne Lynn Doyle*, Atina R Edwards*, Kyla Grace-Betsabeth Evans, Michael Joseph Garritano*, Kaleb Ray George*, Ryan Michael Gifford, Darrell Bryce Harrison, Maxwell McFarland Humes, Jocelyn Joy Ippel, Jeremy James Lane*, Kyleigh Morgan LePinske, Steven Frederick Manning**, Daniel R Maxon, Logan Skye Miller*, Malachi Katougo Miller, Madison Lee Murphy*, Arya Himanshu Pandit*, Jasmine Jade Parkinson, Dawn Marie Phairas*, Elizabeth Pudell*, Jovanni Cruz Rodarte, Stephanie Rachele Root*, Christopher James Russell, Aleena Sue Schadler, Arron Lee Schaffer**, Emily Paige Schulz, Veronica Lynne Sellin*, Sherri Renee Swierbut, Mia Theresia Rose Thiele, Taylor Marie Townsend, Ciera Elizabeth Traylor**, Shelby Brooke Turner*, Grace Lynn Vance**, Savannah Michelle VerHage*, Richard Lee Wallsten, Aubrey A White-Day*, Alexandra Eve Winkler

Sawyer

Kelly M Brown*, Levi Jefferson Galanda**

Schoolcraft

Dawson Steven Shearer*

Shelbyville

Hailey Ann Tuinstra*, Riley Lynn Tuinstra*

Shipshewana, Indiana

Candice Leigh Parker

South Bend, Indiana

Maya Alece Cavallo***, Lindsay Leader Haupt*

South Haven

Leah Carolyn Bennett, Lauren Monet Bettis*, Sierra Marie Brush**, Adam Joshua Byrd*, Genevieve Louise Deschaine**, Hunter Clay DeVries*, Maddison Mariea Edwards*, Ivy Lynne Fritsche, Julianna H Gildea, Mallory Elyse Griffin**, Josiah Miles Jessup*, Jenna Lenee Ridley*, Christopher Leroy Schmidt**, Rachael Suzanne Sondgerath, Seth Ryan Webster**

St. Petersburg, Florida

Shawna Madsen***

Sterling Heights

Chance Joseph Kirkwood*

Stevensville

Kathryn N Alti, Conner Mason Annis***, Jonathan M Bowman, Alexis Caroline Finch*, Mary Christine Flanagan*, Aaron Michael Foster**, Theresa Lynn Fulbright*, Allison Leigh Gillem*, Allison Marie Gillette*, Jacob Arlie Houser, Jessica L Hueni*, Kylie Ann Retterbush, Jonathan Daniel Rueb, Katie Michelle Steinke, Matthew Richard Swartzendruber, Mikaela Sophia Marie Van Hoven**, Hannah Katherine Walsh*, Charlotte Darlene Witt*

Sturgis

Jose Juan Garcia

Tampa, Florida

Taylor Linda Louise Butler

Three Oaks

Devin Lee Alexander, Allyson Renee Rochefort

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Jacob Cameron Elliott Mahoney*

Valparaiso, Indiana

William Joseph Roberts

Watervliet

Catherine M.A. Brooks, James Wesley Hezekiah Ellsworth, Logan Alan Geisler*, Casie Elizabeth Gohr*, Francico Gonzalez**, Madalyn Michelle Hutchins, Taylor Marvin, Amanda Brittany Oliver, Bridget Prince*, Kyah Noel Sexton*, Mary Elizabeth Steltner*, Laura Katie White*, Heather Lynn Whitney, Sarah Jeanette Zepik*

Wayland

Kourtney LaRae Baas*, Megan Rebekah Taylor*

Woods Cross, Utah

Jaxon Bret Gines

Worthington, Ohio

Hope E Ireland

Wyoming

Kyle Robert Ratliff*

Zeeland

Cassidy Raine Kaeb, Kyle Jacob Veersma, Kaci Lynn Vredeveld*

 

Advanced Certificate Recipients

Benton Harbor

Kaneshia Tashay Kendall

Bridgman

Courtney Renee Hays***, Rebekah Anne Hettig

Buchanan

Carmen Cecilia Guerrero*, Tracy Sue Wingrove

Niles

Lilibeth Ucag Grice*, Allison Mae Milewski

Paw Paw

Cara Joy Valdes*

South Bend, Indiana

Shaun Lee Moore**

 

Certificate of Achievement Recipients

Bangor

Jennifer Ventura Garcia

Benton Harbor

William Jason Wright

Berrien Springs

Joshua Aiden Wood

Bridgman

Katharine Patricia Lion

Buchanan

Janet Lynne Davis

Dowagiac

Emily Loren Hawkins, Sarah Ann Thielmann

Fennville

Easton Jay Deroo, Nathan James Spiece

Paw Paw

Caleb Warren Schmitt

Petaluma, California

Charlie Nicole Kern

Saint Joseph

Darrell Bryce Harrison

Sodus

Ross William Clare

Stevensville

Jordan Bradley McGregor

Three Rivers

Savannah Renee Hankins