Grayson College holds commencement ceremonies May 12
Grayson College awarded more than 500 degrees and certificates during its commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 12.
Ceremonies were held in Cruce Stark Auditorium at the college’s Denison campus. Students receiving the Associate of Science, Associate of Arts and Associate of Arts Teaching degrees participated in the 10 a.m. ceremony. Students receiving certificates of completion and Associate of Applied Science degrees (except Associate Degree Nursing) participated in the 1 p.m. ceremony. Associate Degree Nursing students will complete their pinning ceremony Friday evening.
Music during the prelude was provided by Michael Brooks, Grayson College Alumnus. The processional, anthem and recessional were performed by the Grayson College Ceremonial Viking Band, directed by Dr. David R. Tercer with Mason Buckley, flute; Gabrielle Acevedo and Sean Neal, clarinet; Samantha Farmer, alto saxophone; Justin Ailshire, tenor saxophone; Leland Freer, trumpet; Christopher Evans, trombone; and Lucas Freer, percussion. The invocation and benediction were offered by Brad McClenny, International Student Advisor at Grayson.
Included among the graduates were two early college students from Tioga High School, Luis Perez and John London. Perez plans to transfer to Southeastern Oklahoma State University to complete a degree in occupation safety, and London will complete a degree in computer science from the University of Texas at Dallas.
During the 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ceremonies, Dr. Jeremy McMillen announced the 2017 recipients of the President’s Award, Victoria Perry and Billy Robinson. The designation honors an outstanding graduating student who has performed well in the classroom while simultaneously engaging in service to others on and off campus.
Victoria Perry is a member of Phi Theta Kappa, Honors College and Mu Alpha Theta. Additionally, Perry is a member of the All-Texas Academic Team. She volunteers with the Sherman Public Library, True Options Pregnancy Center and is an accompanist at her church.
Billy Robinson is a member of T.I.P.S.S. and served as Vice President during the 2016-2017 year. He also volunteers for Sky Ball, benefiting the Gary Sinise Foundation for Veterans; Starfish Benefit for the Child and Family Guidance Center; Dancing with the Stars, benefiting Denison Service League and others.
Grayson awards degrees in Associate of Applied Science (AAS), Associate of Science (AS), Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT) and Certificates of Completion (CERT). Students with exceptional grade point averages are noted for their distinction. Those with 3.70-3.84 graduate with cum laude, 3.85-3.99 as magna cum laude and 4.0 as summa cum laude. Students earning certificates of completion with A’s in all certificate classes are listed with honors, and students completing the requirements of the Honors College program also receive designation.
Candidates for graduation (as of this printing) Spring 2017 include:
Associate of Science
Nancy Afakule
Justin Garrett Ailshire
Marlo Deon Anderson
Susan Lanette Armstrong
Terra R Armstrong (C)
Donald F Baker (S)
Jason M Baldridge
Britnie Rene’ Ballard
Tom Kody Ballard (M)
Sarah Renee Barber (C)
Bradley Joseph Barnett (C)
Mark Cullins Barrett
Logan Andrew Beauchamp
Mary Jean Bennett
James Rusell Berggren (S)
Brian Joe Berry
Kelsie Daneielle Booe (S)
Katelin Danielle Britton
Hannah Morgan Brown
Dwayne L Bruce
Tobie J Bunievatz
Zachary Tyler Burns
Carrie D Burt
Ashley Danielle Burts (C)
Tassa Jo Bush
Kaitlynn Nicole Callier
Edmundo Camacho
Francisco Enriquez Carranza
Russell Wheeler Carter
Esmeralda Castillo
Mariah L Cavender
Micheline Gayle Chambers
Amber Renee Charles
Ashley Dalynn Coffman
Brenda Ellen Cooper
Jeremy R Cooper
Bretton Don Covey
Bradley Preston Cragg
Ashley R Craig
Ashley D Cruz (M)
Micah Garrett Cummings
Jordan Grace Curry
Hector Ricardo DeLuna Gutierrez
Savannah Taylor Dennis
Michael Batome Dietchou
Darrion Dequawn Dockins
Kristen Lahoma Dyer (M)
James R Echevarria
Nicholas Patrick Ellis
Blaze Nicole Fajerson
Anthony Joseph Flores
Angela L Fulce
John Dillon Gage
Andrea Galvan
Parker Ray Garrett
Kaylie E Gibson
Nathaniel Thomas Glass
Nicole Gonzalez (M)
Mark Hill Gottsacker
Mariah De La Luz Grijaldo
Christopher Lee Groseclose
Alejandra Guerrero Mendoza
Stephanie Guido
Matthew David Haas
Sheridan Marie Hall (S)
Monica Kay Hamm
Preston Wayne Hammond
Stormy N Harbin
Christine D Harding
Allison Marie Haynes
Cindy Leann Haynes
Guisela Hernandez (S)
Caleb Harlan Hough
Sabrina Renee Inman
Nathan Jamal Jack
Olivia T Jambor
Sarah Mead Jennings
Tierra Nechelle Jinkins
Leandrea Kaye Johnson
Blaine Stiles Jones (M)
Rachel Elisabeth Jones
Mathew Todd Keel
Megan Lee Kelley (S)
Kendall James Kennedy
Dalton David Kerbow
Valorie Rebecca Ruth Klein
Steven Blake Kolhoff
Kortney Michelle Kosak
Caleb Andrew Lankford (C)
Kelly Olsen Lawrence
Anne Morgan Lewis
Mackenzie Ann Lewis (M)
Briston Paul Lobo
John Austin London
Christian Ava-bethia Love
Andre Dominique Marroquin (C)
Debra Ann Martinez
Marieny Martinez
John Joseph Matey III
Marshall C Mathews
Leah Marie Matthews
Dymond Nycole Mayhew
Laurine Elizabeth McAden
Charles Tyler McAllister
Mitzi Noel McCabe
Andrea Lynn McDaniel
Callie M. McDonald
William David McDonough
Sadie Elizabeth James Mexia
Susana Morales-Nieto
Emma B Moreno
Alyssa Mae Morgan (M)
Kyle Robert Morman (C)
Abdellahi Mouknass
William Hunter Mullennix
Cona K Muniz
Staci Dawn Myers
Soha Nadeem
Robert W Nderitu (C)
Adahm Bruce Neal
Stephen Michael Nelson
James R Newman (C)
Simone Brionez Nickerson (C)
Kayla Joan Nipper
Jason L Noel (C)
Tracie Janice Noel (S)
Bennett Meyer Oberstein
Skyler Ray O’Brien
Mallary Blair Pcikens
Luis Daniel Perez
Matthew Gilbert Perez
Victoria Faith Perry (S)
Mallary Blair Pickens
Caitlin Marie Pohland (C)
Elijah S Prince
Catherine E Rainbow
Alondra Ramirez (C)
Brooke Renae Rana
Jamee Nicole Rhoades (C)
Ladina Roberson
Billy Daniel Roberts (C)
Maria Mavisol Rodriguez (M)
Trenton Edwin Rohret
Easton Brian Ross
Kendall Brooke Ruffin
Florencio Santibanez
Isaac Stroud Scheibmeir
Misty D’Nae Schultz
Whitney Maye Seitz
Maraget J Shankles
Jessica Anne Shoemaker (S)
Anit Shrestha
Katherine Elizabeth Sly
Rachel Nicole Smith (C)
Isaiah Lewis Snyder
Hector Alonso Sosa
Colton Randall Stephens
Larry D Stevenson
Joshua Keith Steward
Jordan Thomas Streetman
Edward Eugene Strickland
Madison Hope Styles
Leah S Sutherland
Daniel Scott Swindle
Ian Lochlainn Talcott
Jannette Bautista Tatunay
Mohamadou Kola Thera
Elijah Shan Thomas
Brandon Scott Thompson
Anne L Torres
Siaka Toure
Ashley Tovar
Gray Thomas Trentman
Misty D Tucker
Isaiah Daniel Urqizo
Jose Jorge Vasquez
Travis G Vick
Cody Dalton Weaver
Sara Morgan Welch
Colton T Wheeler
William Chris Whisman (M)
Shalene Ann White
Bryan Daniel Wilson
Charlene Marie Witmer (M)
Nikki Kae Wood
Julia Paige Woodrum
Kyra Jordan Wright
Abigail Elaine Young
Christina Marie Young
Mindy D Zeiter
Charles Arthur Zoghbi
Associate of Arts in Teaching
Chelsea Leigh Adams
Andrea L Bratcher
Denise Danielle Burden
Aldo Adrian Dominguez
Monica Paige Eslick
Marija Cassandra Franzeo
Amy Brooks Gordon
Haley B Harbour
Aliza Ardessa Hastings
Julie Marie Hill
Kelsie Delaine Kelton
Abby Danielle Lackey
Abby Lynn Lloyd
Latoshe Lee Lucas
Kenya Avrionne Mattocks
Bridget Y Molina
Rachel Michelle Newcomb
Yessica Paloma Ovalle
Lori A Ritchie
Megan Rose Smith
Kevin Austin Thompson
Brandy Rena Wade
Associate of Arts
Jordan C Harger (S)
LaToya W Hart (M)
Jayton Ray Hawkins
Tabitha Renea Rushing
Averia Belynn Wilson (M)
Associate of Applied Science
Jacob Wheeler Aguirre
Memy Aktar
Jennifer Taylor Amber
Melissa Renee Anderson
David Jay Ballard (M)
Meghann E Bancewicz (M)
Ashley Nicole Barrera
Brandon Michael Barrow (C)
Cristina Quintanilla Beamesderfer
Michelle L Beckcom (C)
Beverly Ann Bethel (S)
Molly Kay Bethel (S)
Annabelle Rose Blevins
Scott Alan Bruton
Brittney ALexis Buchanan
Michelle Lee Buchanan (S)
Christina Marie Bullock
Grant Vernon Buxbaum (S)
Jacqueline Louise Canny (C)
Rosio Cardenas
Laura Elizabeth Cerbin
Anthony Thomas Cervi
Savannah Chacon
Hillary Ann Childress (C)
Hyesuk Choi (M)
Joshua A Clarke
April Dawn Clement
Melissa Kay Coder
Alexander Everett Connors
Mickey Mishelle Cook
Danielle Marie Corbitt (C)
April Maureen Corrigan (M)
Eric Bradley Cragg (C)
Brinlee Ashton Crump
Trina Cummings
Karli Breanne Curtius
Richard Clayton Davis
Ashley Denise DeLeon
Debbie Delynn Dolezalek
Balenda JoLean Dorsey
Patricia Sue Dunegan
Cyndi Lee Ann Eason
Emily Ann Fagan
Kelsey Anne Ferguson
Kylee Annette Flores
Cindel Leigh Freeman
Joshua Don Gardner
Sandeep Kaur Grewal
Joshua David Griffin
Hunter Lee Grisham
Danielle Lanette Hamm
Desiree’ Gayle Harston
Tyler Hawkins
Kelsey E Hayes
Willium Marshall Heil IV
Carmen Hernandez
Sam Jones Hester
Morgan Mackenzie Hicks
Erica Paige Hollowell
Franklin Gilbert Hotchkiss III
Jeremy David Hudson
Leeta Marie Hyatt
Maragaret Ann Jackson
Natalie S Jackson
Jessica April James
Enoch Aareon Johnson
Shauntae Ellette Johnson
Dakota A Jones
Ashley J Kidd
Lori Anne Kooiman (S)
Lucas Ford Lemons
Melanie Ann Lofgren
Leslie Dawn Long
Sonya Maria Lowery
Breanna Lyn Lowrey (S)
Ellen Lynn Malone (S)
Megan Danielle Marks
Rita Yadira Martinez-Quiroz
Veronica Mata
Alicia Lea Matthews
Lindsay Dawn Maxey
Tierra Riki McAlpin (M)
Wendy Lynne McCullough
Jessica Lynn McLain
Tina LaRue Meade
Brenda Lissette Mejia
Nicole Machelle Mills
Bailey Brooke Moore
Paul Joseph Moore (C)
Laci Nicole Moreland (C)
Nancy G Moreles
Christine Marie Morgan
Misty Marie Morris
William Shelton Morris (S)
Genesis Chamreun Moul
Cheyeene Elizabeth Murphy
Ralph Glen Muse
Grey Dawn Nehring (S)
Sean Michael Noel
Sellenga Seya Nyagawa (S)
Angelia Christina Ogelsby
Stephenie D. O’Neal
Damaris B Ongeri
Tanya D Orellana
Tusca Marie Orr
Spencer W Pelfrey
Robert Cory Petty
Stacey Ellane Petty (C)
Arthur S Phea (S)
Leaodus Lynn Phea (C)
Ray-Lee Brook Pierce (M)
Donna Kay Pittman
Lane Scott Pollan
Emily Katherine Pope
Valeria Yesenia Porras
Collin Michael Powers
Adrienne Prince
Russell Joe Pritchett
Emran Mohmad Rasul
Crystal Marie Rendon
Megan Karol Ripley
Christopher E. Robbins (C)
Dominique Jermale Roberts
Shannon Andraea Robinson
Jamie L Robison
Cierra Michelle Rodriquez
Jacquelyn Jeannine Ross
Summer Danielle Russell
Crista Dion Salinas
Cynthia A Sanchez
David Earl Sanders
Irma O Santaniello
Bri’Ana LaCree Savage
Justine Detta Schuler
Charlynda A Seales
Demeatrice Renee Sheppard
Caleb Don Shoemake
Arshvir Singh (S)
Erin Kathleen Smith
Ezekiel Smith Smith
Angeleen Michelle Speegle
Carol Lee Staley
Brandon Michael Stockton (C)
Robert Daniel Sweat
Courtney Neashea Taylor
Justin Coby Taylor
Sara Ann Taylor
Dillon Mackenzie Terry
Christina Desiree Thompson (C)
Jared Michael Underwood
Rosa Isabel Vasquez
Cassandra Yuridia Velazquez
Jamie Lynn Venegas
Kayla Delayne Vest
McKala Pearl Walls
Charles W Wangeci
Rusty Lee Weatherly (S)
Connie Lee Wetzel
Anthony John Williams (S)
Julie Claire Williams (S)
Ashleigh Michelle Wood
Donnie Garland Wood
Christopher Allen Yancey
Paul Dean Yarwoord
Certificates of Completion
Bessie Lee Andrews
Aaron Joseph Aukes
Collin Noah Baker (S)
Stephanie Baker
Tessa Cheranne Baker (C)
Amber Bonnetta Balfe
Chris Anthony Barbour
Stephanie Lynn Bice
Phyllis Kay Ashley Billmeier
Gary Lynn Boston
Clayton Lee Bowles
Lacy Katelyn Lashae Brown (C)
Michelle Dawn Burns
Troy Daniel Burns (S)
Branden Lawrence Butler
Yesina Falcon Chavez
Jan Dante Clark
Landon Michael Collum
Hunter Lane Craig
Christy J Crockett
Haylee Lynn Crockett
Coleman Gregory Crook (S)
Dustin W Crook
William Justin Davidson
Amber Nicole Davis
Trevor D Deaton
Senyasse DeLaFuente
Edward Jesse Delphin III
Andrew Wayne Derrick
Susan Lucretia Dickerson
Caleb Christian Dimas
Chuck Colby Dowell
Nicholas David Engelke
Nathan Lee Ernst (C)
Brandon Keith Ernst
Elizabeth Danielle Essary (C)
Cassandra Nicole Estep
Aaron Colton Ewing
Michael Alyn Ferguson
Benjamin Adam Ford
Efren Fuentes
Joel Cade Gaddis
Joshua Ray Gallardo
Jami Breiana Garcia
Catherine Margaret Gearinger
Angel Leigh Giddings
Luke Nathaneal Giebel
Quenton Drew Golston
Ruben Rodriguez Gonzales (S)
Cristal Aylin Gonzalez
Payton Mark Grisham
Payton Danielle Guymon
Francis Vain Hammond
Montana Shane Hammons (S)
Layne Sheridan Harris
Malik Siani Harris
Christopher Lynn Healy
Kendal R Hendricks (C)
Jairo B Herrera
Miranda Eljuan Hess
Kenneth Ray Hinson
Evelin Yasmin Interiano
Alvaro Jacquez
Kelsin Dewayne Jay
Gordon Scott Jebens (S)
Kristen Nicole Johnson (S)
Ty Allen Johnson
Austin M Jones
Christopher Lowell Jones (S)
Chelsea Kindle
Kevin Douglas Kissinger
Noah Garrett Lacy (S)
Desiree Desha Langley
Rowdy James Latty (S)
Christi Lee Lenning
Manuel Uriel Longoria Saucedo (C)
Michael Cole Lowery
Michael Ray Maddera-Hearn
William Hobson Marshall
Luis Alonso Mata (S)
James Jacob Matl (S)
Lisa Mauldin (S)
Hannah Brooke Maynor
Alex Lee McCloud
Megan Ann Mclain (M)
Alfredo Castro Melo (S)
Jonathan Meraz
Taylor Alise Milam (C)
Ben Lee Minter (S)
Joe A Mize
Ryan Luke Mock (S)
Daniel J Myles
Shelby Lee Neal
Lacy Nichole Nichols
Jeromy Alan Nixon
Jasmine Rae Olivarez
Tracy Earl Oppermann
Eylin Nataly Orellana
Ashley Dale Ottinger
Michelle Lin Parnell
Deloyce Ray Paulk
Sierra Nicole Pell
Yunince T Perez
Michael Wayne Perry (C)
Gwenetta LaRuth Phea (M)
Carter James Preston
Rebecca Joy Prikryl
Anna Nicole Probst
Destinee Aerabella-Nicole Raisor
Robert Dale Ramsey
Adam Parker Regalado (S)
Koby Ryan Rhoden
Josiah Shaphan Richardson (S)
Brandie Nichole Robertson
Billy Lynn Robinson (S)
Wesley Garrett Russell
Jose Rafael Salazar
Jordan Freeman Sawyer
John K Skipworth
Michaella Katherine Smith
Luis Alan Solis
Leesa Nicole Stewart
Jared Abram Suarez
Jaelen S Summers
Joshua P Tai (M)
Olivia Clare Talley (C)
Kayla Nicole Terry
Caylen Blake Thomas
Kendall Jo Thompson
Phillip Dewayne Todd
Jorge William Torres (C)
Pius Obasi Totty (M)
Derik Clinton Vaughn
Brandon Luis Vazquez
Lindsey Nicole Wood
Aimee Diele Woodman
Presley Grace Word
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