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SATURDAY, JUNE 2 , 2 0 1 8
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
Our MissionThe principal mission of Western Governors University
is to improve quality and expand access to post-secondary educational opportunities by providing a means
for individuals to learn independent of time or place and toearn competency-based degrees and other credentials that are
credible to both academic institutions and employers.
Our PromiseWe help our students achieve their dreams for a degree and
career success by providing a personal, flexible, and affordableeducation based on real-world competencies.
wgu.edu
Dear Graduates,
On behalf of all of us at WGU, I want to congratulate you andwelcome you to our commencement celebration. We recognize andrespect the hard work and sacrifices you have made to complete yourdegree, and today is your day to celebrate this important milestone inyour life.
We share your excitement and pride in this achievement—one thathas the potential to make a real difference for you, your family, and
even future generations. As you join the ranks of the more than 110,000 WGU graduates, we hopeyou will stay in touch through our Alumni Relations.
Again, thank you for coming today. We are so grateful for the opportunity to share this day withyou and your family. Congratulations!
Scott D. Pulsipher, PresidentWestern Governors University
Message from the President
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Commencement Speaker
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Helen Thayer
Recognized as "One of the Great Explorers of the 20th Century" bythe National Geographic Society and NPR, Helen Thayer is truly apioneer and trailblazer. In a career that spans the planet and severaldecades, she travels without guides or support teams in an effort topush herself to reach her goals through dedicated planning andproblem solving.
Helen is a best-selling author and award winner who shows throughexample that age is no barrier to achievement. At 50 years old, shebecame the first woman to travel alone to any of the world's Poles
when she skied to the Magnetic North Pole without dog sled, snowmobile, resupply, or support. Atage 63 she walked 1,600 miles across the Gobi Desert and in November of last year she becamethe first person to walk the entire length of Death Valley alone.
In other feats of courage and determination, Helen is the first woman to have walked the 4,000miles across the Sahara from Morocco to the Nile River. She is the first non-Indian woman tokayak 2,200 miles in the Amazon and photograph three species unknown to science. She evenlived alongside a wolf den for more than six months and traveled the Canadian polar sea to studywild wolves in their environment.
Today, Helen and her husband Bill, are still walking hundreds of miles in the remote corners ofthe world developing educational programs for Adventure Classroom, a not-for-profit organizationthat inspires K-12 students to explore the world, embrace integrity, demonstrate courage, andassume responsibility for their actions.
Bachelor’s Ceremony ProgramPROCESSIONAL
NATIONAL ANTHEMLea Nicole Carranza, Woodland Hills, CA
B.S. Marketing Management
WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKSDr. Spencer Stewart Chancellor, WGU Nevada
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESSHelen Thayer
GRADUATE SPEAKERSJerlenny Perez, Bronxville, NY
B.S. Nursing
Amanda Chavez, Clovis, CAB.S. Business Management
CONFERRAL OF DEGREESDr. Marni Baker Stein
Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Western Governors University
Teachers CollegeCollege of Business
College of Health ProfessionsCollege of Information Technology
CLOSING REMARKSDr. Marni Baker Stein
Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Western Governors University
RECESSIONAL
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Member Governors
AlaskaThe HonorableBill Walker
ArizonaThe HonorableDoug Ducey
CaliforniaThe HonorableJerry Brown
ColoradoThe HonorableJohn Hickenlooper
GuamThe HonorableEddie Baza Calvo
HawaiiThe HonorableDavid Ige
IdahoThe HonorableC. L. “Butch” Otter
IndianaThe HonorableEric Holcomb
MontanaThe HonorableSteve Bullock
NebraskaThe HonorablePete Ricketts
NevadaThe HonorableBrian Sandoval
New MexicoThe HonorableSusana Martinez
North DakotaThe HonorableDoug Burgum
OklahomaThe HonorableMary Fallin
OregonThe HonorableKate Brown
South DakotaThe HonorableDennis Daugaard
TexasThe HonorableGreg Abbott
UtahThe HonorableGary R. Herbert
WashingtonThe HonorableJay R. Inslee
WyomingThe HonorableMatt Mead
The Honorable Jim Geringer, ChairmanGovernor, Wyoming (1995 - 2003)
The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt, Chairman, EmeritusGovernor, Utah (1993 - 2003)
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Board of Trustees
John W. Bluford IIIPresident, Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute; Former President, Truman Medical Centers
Cole ClarkExecutive Director, Higher EducationClient Relations Deloitte Services, LP;Former Global VP for Education andResearch, Oracle Corporation
Dr. Therese (Terry) CranePresident, Crane Associates;Former Executive with Apple and AOL
Robert EvansonFormer President, McGraw-Hill Education
Joseph FullerProfessor of Management Practice andCo-Director of the Managing the Futureof Work Project,Harvard Business School
The Honorable Gary R. HerbertGovernor, State of Utah
The HonorableJohn HickenlooperGovernor, State of Colorado
Tammy JohnsCEO, Strategy & Talent;Former Executive, Manpower Group
Lenny MendoncaDirector Emeritus,McKinsey & Company
Scott D. PulsipherPresident,Western Governors University
David SimmonsPresident,Simmons Media Group
Dr. Samuel H. SmithPresident Emeritus,Washington State University
Charles W. Sorenson MD, FACSPresident and CEO Emeritus,Intermountain Healthcare
Jessie Woolley-WilsonCEO & President,Dreambox Learning
Chairman
The Honorable Jim GeringerDirector, Policy & Public Sector, ESRI
Governor, State of Wyoming (1995 – 2003)
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GET SOCIALShare in the commencement
excitement!Tag your posts with #WGUgrad
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P O S T - B A C C A L A U R E A T E P R O G R A M S
–– TEACHERS COLLEGE ––
Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Preparation ProgramELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Gail Lavelle
SCIENCE EDUCATIONBhavna Gehlot Stephanie Newkirk
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U N D E R G R A D U A T E D E G R E E S
–– TEACHERS COLLEGE ––
Bachelor of ArtsEDUCATIONAL STUDIES
Erin BeachBrenna Ariel JordanArricka Burruss
Tara GreenwoodJaimie HarringtonJaneya Hines
Samantha HirschMelanie JohnsonMark Kenney
Jennifer LeenertsBrittany LoveNicole Poor
Garland ReevesAlexis Stiles
INTERDISCIPL INARY STUDIESChelsea AshEmily BallsDrew BartelMelanie BartelsJohnna BerenMelissa BirrellTamra BlankenshipKori BolfVeronica Borden
Emma BrackTracy BraswellClorisa BridgersArielle BurdenHeather ChanceKristen Coker- Gardner
Emily CoxMagali Cromar
Sarah CullinaneEric DavisNicole DeeDorothy DockstaderAlaina DyeTrina EvansAmy FeinauerDiane FergusonStaci Ferguson
Lorie FitzpatrickGenevieve FoersterLondyn FreemanCarla FultonMarlea GeorgeKelly GilliamJessica GonzalezNicole GoodwinBrittany Grieb
Ericka GriecoRegina Gutierez-Church
Erin HainesCharlotte HanceyHeather HartmanMindy HendrixTamara HerronTonya Hodsdon
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INTERDISCIPL INARY STUDIES CONT’DKristiann HogsettDawn HollandKelly IsbellTami IsonCaryn JacobsNicole JacombLaura JeffsDerek JordanCaitlyn KenefskyApril LarkinMadison Lewis
Yolanda LopezAmanda LuptakMindy MarschnerAmy McNeelyHannah MilburnSydney MoffittAngela NelsonMyrella OrtegaSarah OverlandMary PacillasJulie Page
Camille PaxtonSarah PayneBethany PurdyJessica RadkeJessica RamirezTiffany Merryweather Root
Kristina SalasRose SaligerMarlene SamayoaJoyelle Sampson
Melisse SegesmanAlexandra SimmonsChristine SimonDanielle StickaAmy StickelKerri StidhamTiffany SullivanJamie SwainCaroline ThackerPatricia TobinRachel Tomasi
Clarissa Tovar-Nieves
Michelle WattsToni WattsJamie WeberTraci WeberJohnnie WilliamsTina WilliamsLisa Yarbrough
MATHEMATICS EDUCATIONBrianna FrerichSarah Hale
Starla HirschiCrystal Lindo
Veronica MosbyChristina Novoa
Jennifer PaganoSarah Polich
Sara Quarnberg
SCIENCE EDUCATIONCindy BarnetteJessica Case
Mandy CouchSamantha Horning
Ashlee IrwinSara Leisenfelder
Elisa MarcialAngelica Pulido
Aimee Sallee
SPECIAL EDUCATIONLoida AlbaMary ArnoldBrandi AshourKim BakerMelissa BrewerBrianna BrewsterJennifer BruggemanGaylene BurrKimberly Clark
Randol ColeKaylee CzeczokDebra Solange D•vila-PiggÈe
Dayna DanielsonMichelle DavidsonLindsay DowdAmber ElliottJulie Frank
Denise GreigKristen Hale- Brimhall
Kiersten HammonKylee HastingsDanielle HerrmannNicole JonesHolli MattinglyKambree Miller
Lisa Nielsen-Brownfield
Laura NielsonKatelyn OppSamantha PetersenJazmaine SanchezHeidi SimpsonAmanda SteeleSara Stephens
Tabitha StevensonErwin TjhiaKendall TouchstoneKimberly VanceBreena VilenciaDenise Weaver-HoytRobin WebbBreeAnna Wise
BUSINESS MANAGEMENTKelton AbbottCassandra AlexanderMarcia AllenJulia AlleyJohnathon AllreadMichael AlmazarMichael AndersonVeredith AndersonDiane BasgallCasey BatesLakesha BeanKathleen BeasleyDaniel BennettJennifer BerryTravis BlakeAnnalee BoernerTracey BonthiusJames BrownJoshua ByrdJada CalderonRobyn CampbellKaren CanoJason CarneyKiley CarpenterClayton Castro-ByrdJoslynn CasupangAmanda Chavez
Peter ChirimbesCalcia CisnerosBenjamin ClawsonRebecca ClemensenJoshua CloseSheena CollinsSara ConnorMark CookGentry CostonTommy CroweThomas CrowtherBrieanna CuellarLaurie DeKorverTiffany DossSerra EckroteAndrew EllisShannon EmmonsJessica FeemsterStephen FerreiraKarie FerrieraJeffrey FitzgeraldAaron FornelliAndrew FrankJake FredetteLuis GallardoTravis GarciaKimberly Garrison
Monica GeigerLara GillTonya GlackenRoxana GreenSamuel HampTabitha Stewart Hansberry
Chad HansenMichael HansenShannon HarlowDayna HatchRyan HatchRebecca HebertMarcus HerringKyle HumphreyDavid HuntleyStephanie IvesonJordan JenkinsDebra Jensen-HatchJennifer JoslynMartina KahnNathaniel KarrRiley KellerCrystal KenisonDaniel KomeStephanne
L'HommedieuLouise Laumua
Nicholas LayTammera LehmanClayton LeleimeneMichelle LewisMiriam LillyJenna LloydManuel LopezJosh LoundsLorelyn ManibusanTrish MatthieuKatie McConnellJessica McDonaldKevin McGillRobert McGovernJohn MertzJennifer MunizSigne OlsonNicholas ParamoKaren PetersHeather PetersonWhitney PriceAngela RaleighJacob RaleighTaylor ReeseJesse Rogers
Haydee RojasShanel RousseauEmily SandersTory SavageKeith SchnellJoshua ShermanEric ShineSarah SilveiraMoe SlagleDurell SmithHeather SmithJustin StachyraNathan SummersKimberly SweeneyJoy TackettKacy TannerDarren TeuerleAshley YoungMyshele TownsendChristine UmholtzCharlotte VasileZacchary WadsworthAmanda WebsterPaige WinchesterMargaret WylieRyan Yearout
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–– COLLEGE OF BUS INESS ––
Bachelor of ScienceACCOUNTING
Terrell AshfordKira BowenMeghan CaggianelliJennifer ChesleyHeather Clark
Kimberly CrosslandNicholas CybulskisKendra Des-BordesBenjamin DrownThomas Evershed
James FerrellAngela GaynesSekoya GoryLucia HamillVeronica Jaramillo
Milea LedingLeslie MadridTracey McCluneKatelyn McMinnJoseph Mikuta
Jillian NeeseDanella PowellDaphne RobertsTheresa RobisonVanessa Vargas
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BUSINESS - HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENTMohana AllredHillary BerghEricka Campbell
Emily CasperKimberlee DanceAutumn Hawks
Katie LarsenMaria O’Malley
Abigail OsorioKatherine Salkanovic
Sajal SmooteJoAnne Timpson
BUSINESS - HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTDanielle AdamsAmanda ArroyoMarcella BankheadJacob BarhamPhyllis BassJenny BravoChristy Brown-Anderson
Jennifer BurnsPaul CaldwellFaviola Carinci Maria Clement
Lori DeenShani DuesLeslie Robertson Gallagher
Dante GibsonAmber GoldenGwen HamlinMartina HarrisNatalie JacobsTwonika JosephLucy KimaniCherrie Lechuga
Candyce LemmeTed Linzie-BrownJulie LishNyTasha LogginStephanie McDowellKally McKennaAndrea MeasomKendra MechamSarah MickalsonDeanna MilesHeather MillsLauren Moroz-Tyson
Cynthia Morrisey-Evans
Samantha NelsonCameron OlsonStephanie PaytonJanita PinktonLauren Perez QuerisAudrey RingeringAmy RoodSandra SellLynnda ShepherdShawnita Smith
Joyce SomervilleMelissa SpadaccinoAllison SteinkampJessika SuterRenee TriscoNicole TurnerLaneisha WalkerDeborah WalterStephanie WestMarni WhalenKimberly Zielinski
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENTEugene M. Branigan IIKristin DayFrederick del RosarioJulie Fountain
Jennifer GalvanPablo HermanJennifer HillsTroy Humphrey
Chandler KunzLawrence LampiettiMeisha McCurdyMatthew Nemec
John NishihamaBradley OgleLindsey PetersonMarla Smithhisler
Katherine StewartMichael StewartTimothy Watson
MARKETING MANAGEMENTTiffany AlexanderJustin BurnsCasey BybeeLea CarranzaMichael CaverAndrew Christensen
Michael DubnickaDevin GreenJanelle HanaikeLauren LafaveJill MatthewsCurtis McDaniel
Matthew NordgrenCarolyn O'CallaghanRebecca OwensEllen PietrafesoCraig PresasTaylor Radtke
Patrick RaymondJohn RobertsTessa SelchGary SteggellRyan SwaytJennicca Taylor
Dianna Temple-HaugMalcom WilksJustin Willhite
SALES AND SALES MANAGEMENTKevin Leonor Marco Macias
–– COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESS IONS ––
Bachelor of ScienceHEALTH INFORMATICS
Callie BeckmanMathew BradfordJamie Brown
Alan ByardFabiana EscotoShannon Gonzales
KaTina HarrisKimberly Oates
Seyi OgunrinuRaegan Potts
Gary TroutJodi Wootton
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HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENTStephanie Cecchini Rozelle Potts Lindsay Fernandez David Trexler
NURSINGElisabeth Abamina-Lette
Donita AdamsChristine AlanesMaria AlemanSara AllenSophia AllisonJulie AlonzoYamile Diaz Alvarado
Christian AmbrayJosephine AmbrayJeanette Blanca Anaya-Orozco
Raymond AndreasCamille AndrewsPatricia ArmijoDominique AustinKarina BarajasRegie BarcenaShawn BartelsSiraze BawaChristina BeckerCandice BiddleBessie BlancoPatricia BlosserLisa BolashKrystal BollschweilerDarin BonnicksenJennifer Bonnicksen
Itgel BorodulinKelli BoyerTara BradleyKristen BridgesGeorgeanna Buchholz
Nathalie BugayRizalie BaulShantise ByrdMarie CabildoShawna CannonKasey CarsonSandra CarterLo-Wei ChangStephanie ChangBrandon CharlesKatrina ChaseChristine CipollaVanessa ClarosBonnie ColbyKatie CoonsJanice CovingtonMelissa CrabbWhitney CraigErica Marie CrisologoJacqueline CrittendonKimberli DeitzeStephanie DejesusDexter DeveraDarshalle Diamond
Kelley DiCuperoSarah DowdaKathy EbyJulissa EjercitoDiana EllsworthShannon EmbryLisa ErvinAlexandra EspositoKathleen FigueroaJennifer FischerMarian FloresIrene FoyJennifer FroeseKarla GalvanCharlene GarciaJose GarciaTracy GiblinPaul GinoNoma GochangcoAllison GohmanVeronica GonsalvesShanda GronsethMark GuthrieJohn Kristoffer Guzman
Almaz HagosAmie HanleyLatrice HarrisElizabeth HartChristina Hawver
Debra HazlettRoberta HendersonMelissa HengstTalisha HernAndreina HernandezAdyiilah Hernandez-Retana
Eshawna HerringtonValencia HillVivian HoangLisa HochstedlerKourtney HoppelEriqua HorganHannah HorsleyRobert HuizarMaribeth Sandra Ibarra
Bonnie JacksonJoyce JaplitJennifer JattaJulie JohnsBrianna JohnsonConsuela JohnsonShonna JohnsonJennifer JonesAurora JuarezHarjet KaurFabienne KebreauMarylou KellyBettina Kinsman
Maria KirbyBridget KittelJena KochKelley KoeppTerri KolbachWendy KraemerTanya KroshchukRonda LarsenSpencer LarsenEri LeeSarinah LeeDaryl LemickNicole LepperMary Jane LewKelly LiggonsIris LopezVera LovelessNancy LuccaMark MacNeillLindsey MadsonMaiara Vandressen Manone
David MartinezAmy MastersDanielle McEwenDiana McintyreTeresa MeadowsSusan MenaBrem MeredithTina Meredith
NURSING CONT’DSarah MeroEdwin MezaMayrose MiguelMary MilesNoelle MirandaDonna MomsenNalani MongkholthamLacey MonnierMyla Navarro Morelos
Harry MuecoAlana MukhiaStephanie NarajaGuadalupe NavarroMelanie NguyenMary NjoguPamela OchiengMichelle OrtaAmiel Pacheco
Patricia PalominoCandice PanettaJennifer ParkerSarah PatrickJoanne PereiraJerlenny PerezRobert PetitElizabeth PhillipsCeleste PieriniCourtney PiferNicole PlumAshley QuilesChristopherRabadonMarsha RadsickRosalee ReinkeTammy RichTerry RichmanTimothy Rizzo
Maria RobinsonSandra RobisonElnan RodriguezLara Mae RodriguezTammie Romines-Baker
April SalinasManpreet SandhuLisa SelioNicole SerafinJacqueline ServinJeny ShanoskiJanelle SheltonNicki ShinnCarla SilzerLaura SlaughCharo SledgeKathleen SmithKori Smith
Marcela SolorioDerick SonjongBonnie SorensenAnna SotoNancy SpenceLyndsey StinsonGisel StoneNichole SuarezSamantha SumarliJennie SummerfieldAnna Liza TadoJacqueline ThorpeDebra TiggsHieu TranErika TroutmanVirginia UsiVeronika VailletteLuanne Van AndelSuzanne Vermaaten
Jennifer Vernon-Gonzalez
Virgilio VillamilBecky VineIsela ViramontesJalaine WassonEyerusalemWeldemariamTraci WiemanMichelle WilsonRebekah WilsonKatina WoodHeather WoodsValorie Young
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–– COLLEGE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ––
Bachelor of ScienceINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Ashley BrownTrina BrownJustin DarinRichard DavisSophia E’Lom
Timothy FrankLuis GuillenDavid HansenMarshall Henry
Ashley Hughes-Jefferson
David HydeRachael LarsenJimmy Ledbetter Jr.
David LoweDaniel MartinJaime MierChristopher PoundsJack Roelofs
Kristine SalingShawn TrentoOwen WoodwardSara Yousefi
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — NETWORK ADMINISTRATIONJacob Browning Alex McAnnally Kevin Pumphrey Daniel Forte Ramos
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — NETWORK OPERATIONS AND SECURITYCory Kreikemeier
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — SECURITYBrian AlwoodSteven AndersonIan AsayLloyd BowenSalifu CeesayMarc Spence Dobias
Daniel EdwardsTravis FaanesAlbert GoddingNick GradyJoseph Hanna-Chaffee
Marcus HeidtmanRoberto HernandezKimberly JohansenCorey JudieSaxon LemmeRichard Lewis
Jared MilesTerry NeumannBrent OrmeJohnathan ParkesStephen PettittMichael Porzio
Anthony RadzykewyczDennis RobertsRick RomeroNathan SargentBenjamin WoodardJakob Woods
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This is a list of graduates who registered to walk at the 2018 WGU Commencement in Las Vegas by the rsvp deadline ofMay 11, 2018. This pamphlet should not be taken as an official record that degrees have been awarded.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — SOFTWARELorena Jueschke Christopher Lyon
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTDaniel BerardiGary England
Abhishek GandhiCorissa Peck
Mariah ThomasAlexander Tushinsky
Nathan VoughtJohn Zweckbronner
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