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VIRTUAL COMMENCEMENT

DECEMBER 11, 2020

TO OUR GUESTSThe solemn but joyful recognition of the graduates’ years of study, commencement is an important occasion for Western New Mexico University, its faculty, staff and students. Guests play a key role in even a virtual ceremony, and so we hope you’ll join us and your loved ones who are celebrating a life-changing accomplishment. The ceremony will be streamed live on wnmu.edu and on the university’s Facebook page.

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WESTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTSMr. Jerry Walz, President Cedar Crest, New MexicoDr. Mary E. Hotvedt, Vice President Pinos Altos, New MexicoMs. Janice Baca-Argabright, Secretary /Treasurer San Antonio, New MexicoDr. Carl Foster, Member Albuquerque, New Mexico

WESTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITYADMINISTRATION EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Joseph D. Shepard, Ph.D. PresidentW. Jack Crocker, Ph.D. Provost & Vice President for Academic AffairsMs. Kelley Riddle Vice President for Business AffairsIsaac Brundage, Ed.D. Vice President for Student Affairs & Enrollment ManagementMagdaleno Manzanarez, Ph.D. Vice President for External AffairsDr. Alireza Arasteh, Professor Faculty Marshal

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WESTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY 2020 COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES

ProcessionalPomp and Circumstance by Sir Edward Elgar

Welcome & Introduction of GuestsDr. Joseph D. Shepard, Ph.D., President

National AnthemBrenda Hernandez

ASWNMU PresidentBrenda Hernandez

Presentation of CandidatesMrs. April Hanson

Conferral of DegreesDr. Joseph D. Shepard

ClosingDr. Alireza Arasteh, Professor

RecessionalFanfare and Recessionalby James Ployhar

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ACADEMIC REGALIAAcademic Regalia date back to the medieval universities of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Scholars were members of religious orders, then guilds. The university was a guild of Masters of Arts, where the Bachelor was an apprentice to the Master. The first known statute governing academic dress appeared in 1321 at the University of Coimbra (Italy); in the United States the practice goes back to 1754 when King George II transplanted many regulations from Oxford and Cambridge to the newly chartered King’s College (now Columbia University).

The principal features of the academic regalia are the cap, gown and hood. The bachelor’s gown is distinguished by long pointed sleeves and is worn closed, while the master’s gown, which may be worn open or closed, has a long closed sleeve from which the forearm emerges through the slit near the elbow. The doctor’s gown is faced with broad velvet panels and has full round sleeves, which bear three velvet bars. The square cap originated at Oxford in the sixteenth century and is the same for all degrees, with the tassel in black or in the color of the field of study; doctors are privileged to wear gold tassels.

Originally the hood was a tippet, a shoulder covering worn by medieval friars, which, during the fourteenth century, came to be used to cover the head. When caps were adopted in the fifteenth century, hoods became ornamental and were draped over the shoulders and down the back. Today, the length of the hood and the width of the velvet border that edges it vary with the degree, while the color of the border represents the field of learning. Examples are:

Arts, Letters, Humanities ....................... White Business Commerce ................................ DrabCommunication ......................................... RedEducation & Counseling ..................Blue (light)Engineering .......................................... OrangeFine Arts ................................................. BrownLaw .........................................................PurpleMusic ......................................................... PinkNursing ..................................................ApricotOccupational Therapy ................ Peacock BlueOratory ...........................................Grey (silver)Philosophy .......................................Blue (dark)Physical Education ...................... Green (sage)Science .........................................Yellow (gold)Social Work ............................................ YellowTheology ................................................ Scarlet Physical Education ...................... Green (sage)Science .........................................Yellow (gold)Theology ............................................... Scarlet

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HONORSMEDALLION | Baccalaureate students who are graduating with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher are awarded a bronze medallion noting their academic achievement. The medallion worn by honors graduates during the commencement acknowledges the student’s and the university’s commitment to academic excellence.

Phi Alpha (Social Work) Blue & Gold Cord

Pi Gamma Mu (Social Sciences) Gold Letters on Royal Blue Stole

Psi Chi (Psychology) Blue & Gold Cord

Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish) Red & Gold Cord

Sigma Tau Delta (English) Honor Cord for Full Membership

Society for Education in Politics (SEP) Pink & Black Cord

Upsilon Pi Epsilon (Computing & Information) All Members — Maroon/White

VICA (Vocational Industrial Club of America) Associate — White Letters on Red Sash Bachelor — White Letters on Red Sash with Gold Tassel

WNMU Student Hall of Fame Inductee Purple Cord

HONOR SOCIETIES & CLUBSAlpha Phi Signa (Criminal Justice) Royal Blue Letters on Gold Stole Officers —Royal Blue & Gold Cord

Associate Students of WNMU Silver Cord

Cardinal Key National Honor Society Red Letters on White Stole Active Members — Gold Cord Officers — Red Cord Master Students — White Cord

Delta Mu Delta (Business Administration) Purple & Gold Cord

El Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MECHA) Red, White & Green Cord

Kappa Delta Pi (Education Honor Society) Green & Purple Cord

Mathematics & Computer Science Club Club Members — Black & Silver Club Officers — Black/Silver/Gold

Millennium III Honors Program Gold Letters on Purple Stole

National Society of Leadership & Success Red & Black Cord

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CLASS OF 2020 MASTER DEGREE CANDIDATES

MASTER OF ARTSJordan Marcus Allcorn Interdisciplinary StudiesEdgewood, NM

Annely Heinze Alvarado Interdisciplinary StudiesSan Luis Potosi, Mexico

Richard M Balzano Interdisciplinary StudiesRyegate, VT

Shay L Biebelle Educational LeadershipSan Lorenzo, NM

Tyler J Butler Interdisciplinary StudiesSan Diego, CA

Tyson B Castillo Educational LeadershipSilver City, NM

Elsa Martina Iolanikealoha Cocker Interdisciplinary StudiesSilver City, NM

Gregory Allen Ewing Interdisciplinary StudiesAtlanta, GA

Katrina Suzanne Fernandez CounselingCaballo, NM

Cynthia L Goodman Interdisciplinary StudiesRio Communities, NM

Travis Brian Grant Educational LeadershipGorham, ME

Charles Edwin Jewell Jr Interdisciplinary StudiesAmarillo, TX

Annette King Interdisciplinary StudiesPeoria, AZ

Ellen Marieke Loman Interdisciplinary StudiesCastleford, ID

Anita Sophia Luera CounselingAlamogordo, NM

Shamayne Shyree Luna Interdisciplinary StudiesAlbuquerque, NM

Stephanie Martinez Interdisciplinary StudiesEspanola, NM

James Nickras Interdisciplinary StudiesSaint Peter, MN

Ivy G Ortiz Interdisciplinary StudiesHobbs, NM

Yoliett Puga Interdisciplinary StudiesEl Paso, TX

Andrea Stewart Roa Interdisciplinary StudiesPlano, TX

Yamilex Romero Interdisciplinary StudiesDeming, NM

Monica Lynette Sam Interdisciplinary StudiesAlbuquerque, NM

Doniphan Joshua Sanchez Educational LeadershipPhoenix AZ

Micheon Rene Shellhorn Educational LeadershipDatil, NM

Whitney Vandenberg Educational LeadershipPinos Altos, NM

Gregory W Wall Interdisciplinary StudiesSutter Creek, CA

Bernard G Williams Jr Interdisciplinary StudiesOrlando, FL

MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHINGLacey J Brusin SpecializationWaterflow, NM

Lucía Díaz Bayón Secondary EducationCantabria, Spain

David Andrew Gibbons Secondary EducationRamah, NM

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Cathleen Alice Kane Reading EducationAlbuquerque, NM

Mercy R Leyba SpecializationBayard, NM

Annie A Mbewe SpecializationGallup, NM

Angelique Mesa Special EducationDeming, NM

Kelcie-Marie Naleieha Elementary EducationLahaina, HI

Mary H Nevin-Burns SpecializationAlbuquerque, NM

Wendy N Oertel Elementary EducationLas Cruces, NM

Adriana Osornio Elementary EducationDeming, NM

Benjamin Reyes SpecializationAnthony, NM

Jessica Sheehan Reading EducationAnimas, NM

Elizabeth Tialavea Elementary EducationSt. Louis, MO

Gloria Tsinjinnie SpecializationChurchrock, NM

Kyron Ray White SpecializationChinle, AZ

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONBenjamin Jerome Cardoza Santa Clara, NM

Leyna Therese Chavez Albuquerque, NM

Christopher Collins San Jose, CA

Kyle Curtis Newtown, PA

Jean Daniel Desrosiers Valley Stream, NY

Jodi Christine Edens-Crocker Fort Myers, FL

Christopher EvansFort Worth, TX

Stephanie Geeze Albuquerque, NM

Robyn L Lucero Tome, NM

Kenneth Russell Martinez Littleton, CO

Kelli Brianna McGhiey Honolulu, HI

MASTER OF SOCIAL WORKGuadalupe B Alaniz Hatch, NM

Josh Berst Billings, MT

Cierra M Boyce Fort Worth, TX

Annie McKenna Brothers Santa Fe, NM

Therese Castillo Los Lunas, NM

Erica N Cordero Las Cruces, NM

Hailey CritchlowOgden, UT

Sandra Christina Crosby Charleston, SC

LaShay Danae Dotson Portales, NM

Danielle Lee Dunrud Watsonville, CA

Tabitha D Espino Eunice, NM

Darian Dyanne Garcia Las Cruces, NM

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Agnes L Garley Los Lunas, Nm

Michelle Barden Gonyo Richmond, VA

Elisa Gonzalez San Antonio, TX

Mackenzie Haroldsen Salt Lake City, UT

Laura Ann Hinn Rapid City, SD

Amelda James Ganado, AZ

LaKimberly S Jones Memphis, TN

Odessa Lynn Kilby-Way Colchester, VT

Dorothy M Knox Temple, TX

Amy E Loch Lorain, OH

Amy Jo Mann Birmingham, AL

Adriana Marshall Leagan Mount Airy, NC

Raquel Martinez-Casas Winchester, CA

Melissa A Melson Yakima, WA

Penny Lee Messer Las Vegas, NV

Larena Morris Gallup, NM

Kenneth Munoz Wood Dale, IL

Analyssia Natera Las Cruces, NM

Shamara Adranah Nichols Miami, FL

Carlos Nieto Jr El Paso, TX

Trisha Ortiz Dubuque, IA

Maxie Rose Pape Port Orchard, WA

Allison Faye Poff Labelle, FL

Angela Marie Pyles Fort Myers, FL

Silvia Quinones Las Cruces, NM

Temeka L Ramsey Fayetteville, AR

Victoria Shantel Ray Atlanta, CA

Kirsten Reynolds Riverside, CA

Savannah Catherine Richards Reston, VA

Caitlin Riley Hendersonville, NC

Virginia Carrie Robertson Albuquerque, NM

Ariana Rodriguez Las Cruces, NM

Edith Rojas Dade City, FL

Amy Michele Rollins Carlsbad, NM

Ashlee Rowerdink Las Vegas, NV

Tiffany Rubin Silver City, NM

Bernadette Lynn Sanchez Las Cruces, NM

Danielle Smith Lincoln, NE

Teresa D Smith Albuquerque, NM

John T Toigo Lowell, IN

Nicholas J Tollardo Rio Rancho, NM

Nicole Elizabeth Ubinger Hancock, MI

Daneicia Marie Williams Sacramento, CA

JoTerrica Lynn Williams Jacksonville, FL


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Guadalupe B Alaniz Rural Community Social Work ServicesHatch, NM

Caesar Alvarez Elementary EducationLordsburg, NM

James S Baca Special EducationDeming, NM

Farrah Jennifer Nicole Bailey School Social WorkHampton, VA

Kelly K Bettis Rural Community Social Work ServicesRochester, MN

Christi Ann BlueFeather PsychologyFort Worth, TX

Matthew C Brent EnglishLottsburg, VA

Annie McKenna Brothers Rural Community Social Work ServicesSanta Fe, NM

Martha Chavez Cabrera Elementary EducationDeming, NM

Jorge A Hernandez Camacho Secondary EducationCiudad Juarez, MX

Erica N Cordero Rural Community Social Work ServicesLas Cruces, NM

Chicquila Rebecca Lucienne Cox Rural Community Social Work ServicesNewport News, VA

Hailey Critchlow Rural Community Social Work ServicesOgden, UT

Meisha Diaz Elementary EducationSilver City, NM

LaShay Danae Dotson School Social WorkPortales, NM

Danna Sue Gooden Enderle Rural Community Social Work ServicesWatonga, OK

Sharla D Estep Elementary EducationLas Cruces, NM

Lizeth Gomez Secondary EducationMesquite, NM

Magali Gomez Elementary EducationDeming, NM

Mary Shea Harkins Secondary EducationRoswell, GA

Laura Ann Hinn Rural Community Social Work ServicesRapid City, SD

Joy Caroline Javis Elementary EducationAnimas, NM

Amelda James Rural Community Social Work ServicesGanado, AZ

LaKimberly S Jones School Social WorkMemphis, TN

Odessa Lynn Kilby-Way Rural Community Social Work ServicesColchester, VT

Jacquelene Lara Elementary EducationHatch, NM

Kathleen R Lau School Social WorkHighlands Ranch, CO

Javier Ledesma Secondary EducationSilver City, NM

Jesus R Leos-Lerma Elementary EducationLas Cruces, NM

CLASS OF 2020 GRADUATE CERTIFICATE CANDIDATES

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Darius Larinzo Levy Secondary EducationRayne, LA

Nora Love Educational LeadershipSilver City, NM

Carl Andrew Lund Political ScienceBruno, MN

Amy Jo Mann Rural Community Social Work ServicesBirmingham, AL

Leslie Ann Molina Rural Community Social Work ServicesLas Cruces, NM

Armando Manuel Montano Elementary EducationDeming, NM

Christina Marie Montoya Rural Community Social Work ServicesLos Lunas, NM

Robert Edward Montoya Rural Community Social Work ServicesLos Lunas, NM

Kathy Najafi EnglishHouston, TX

Analyssia Natera Social Work Services to Military Families & School Social Work & Rural Community Social Work ServicesLas Cruces, NM

David Nevarez Secondary EducationDeming, NM

Shamara Adranah Nichols Rural Community Social Work ServicesMiami, FL

Natalie Nicoll Special EducationDeming, NM

Carlos Nieto Jr Rural Community Social Work ServicesEl Paso, TX

Brenda S Diaz Núñez Teaching English to Speakers of Other LanguagesChihuahua, Mexico

Adriana Osornio Elementary EducationDeming, NM

Dolores C Porras Rural Community Social Work ServicesAnthony, TX

Silvia Quinones Rural Community Social Work ServicesLas Cruces, NM

Lucy C Ramirez Secondary EducationDeming, NM

Caitlin Riley Rural Community Social Work ServicesHendersonville, NC

Virginia Carrie Robertson Rural Community Social Work ServicesAlbuquerque, NM

Edith Rojas Rural Community Social Work ServicesDade City, FL

Amy Michele Rollins Rural Community Social Work ServicesCarlsbad, NM

Ashlee Rowerdink School Social WorkLas Vegas, NV

Sonia Sahni Secondary EducationDeming, NM

Leann Marie Salas Rural Community Social Work ServicesAlamogordo, NM


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Jessica Sheehan Elementary EducationAnimas, NM

Frederick R Skeet Elementary EducationVanderwagen, NM

Danielle Smith Rural Community Social Work ServicesLincoln, NE

Teresa D Smith School Social WorkAlbuquerque, NM

Stephen D Sorden HistoryEl Paso, TX

Susan Tavizon Elementary EducationSilver City, NM

John T Toigo Rural Community Social Work ServicesLowell, IN

Rebecca Ann Traeger Elementary EducationSilver City, NM

Gloria Tsinjinnie Teaching English to Speakers of Other LanguagesChurchrock, NM

Ashtin Tsosle Elementary EducationBrimhall, NM

Don Ashley Turlington Digital ForensicsSaint Augustine, FL


Tasha Anne Vice WritingPortales, NM

Daneicia Marie Williams Rural Community Social Work ServicesSacramento, CA

JoTerrica Lynn Williams Social Work Services to Military FamiliesJacksonville, FL

Dianne Zachek Secondary EducationDeming, NM

Victor Zamora Elementary EducationEl Paso, TX

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*Baccalaureate Degree Candidates who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or above and are designated for honors.

Kristin J Acosta BIS InterdisciplinaryDeming, NM

Sarita Allen BSW Social WorkCarey, OH

Amanda A Baca* BS Elementary EducationDeming, NM

Lori Yvette Baca* BS Elementary EducationBayard, NM

Regina M Baca* BS Early Childhood EducationAlbuquerque, NM

Natalya Backhaus* BS PsychologyEspanola, NM

Kasey Brooks* BS Elementary EducationHobbs, NM

Vincent Tyrone Brown BAS General BusinessLos Angeles, CA

Dorian Roman David Carrasco BS Cell & Molecular BiologyClint, TX

Jose Alfredo Rodriguez Carrillo BIS InterdisciplinaryAguascalientes, Mexico

Lori Ann Carson BS PsychologyKlamath Falls, OR

Rebecca T Castillo* BSW Social WorkRio Rancho, NM

Rafael Castro* BSN NursingBayard, NM

Damon W Cearley* BS Forest WildlifeGila, NM

Jenna Marie Chavez BAS Rehabilitation ServicesBelen, NM

Leyla Coba* BSN NursingSilver City, NM

Heaven Leigh Coffey* BS Special EducationAlton, IL

Lilia Rose Cordova* BSN NursingSilver City, NM

Kriston Rachel Crisler* BSN NursingSafford, AZ

Naomi Dalley* BAS Rehabilitation Ser-vicesTonopah, AZ

Lorenzo Davis Jr BA SociologyLos Angeles, CA

Edna De La Rosa BA Early Childhood Care & EducationClovis, NM

Eliza D Defoor BSN NursingDeming, NM

Jose Luis Delgado BS Forest WildlifeArenas Valley, NM

Felicia Marie Dominguez* BSN NursingSilver City, NM

Merceidez June Fabok* BS Forest WildlifePinedale, AZ

Danica Farias* BSW Social WorkSan Diego, CA

Nicolas Wind Farley* BS BiologySilver City, NM

Destiny Monique Gallegos* BSN NursingSilver City, NM

CLASS OF 2020 BACCALAUREATE DEGREE CANDIDATES

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Brittney Garcia BS Early Childhood Care & EducationAlbuquerque, NM

Dustin Garcia BAS General BusinessRio Rancho, NM

Marisol Garza* BSW Social WorkTruth or Consequences, NM

Kyle V Gibbs BIS InterdisciplinarySilver City, NM

Charles Hamer Gibson III BSN NursingTruth or Consequences, NM

Amanda Nichole Hill BSN Nursing Lordsburg, NM

Sarah Gillham BAS Rehabilitation ServicesCrownpoint, NM

Tonia Louise Gomez BSN NursingSilver City, NM

Candace Grado BSW Social WorkAjo, AZ

Clarisse Janelle Killgore BAS Rehabilitation ServicesSilver City, NM

Javia Demond Hall BIS InterdisciplinaryDallas, TX

Melvin Alex Jackson Jr BS Criminal JusticeFort Defiance, AZ

Elijah Ammanuel Jones BBA Business ManagementChandler, AZ

Jayden Michelle Jones* BS Chemical DependencyLas Cruces, NM

Tre’ Von Jones BAS General BusinessRialto, CA

Benjamin R Kennedy* BBA AccountingAlbuquerque, NM

Alpana Kirti BAS Rehabilitation ServicesLas Cruces, NM

Jesus E. Tellez Lagarda BBA Business Adminstration Hemosillo, Mexico

Kyle Sechrist Lipke* BSN NursingTijeras, NM

Edda Elisabeth Lottenbach* BS Early Childhood EducationGila, NM

Shannon Lozano* BIS InterdisciplinaryPhoenix, AZ

Felicia J Lujan* BSW Social WorkSilver City, NM

Bow MaidenBA BotanyWalla Walla, WA

Jesus T. Araiza Manzanilla BBA Business AdministrationHemosillo, Mexico

Lisa Marie Marincel* BSW Social WorkOsceola, WI

Joseph G Marquez BS Criminal JusticeLordsburg, NM

Anthony James MartÍnez BAS Criminal JusticeAnthony, NM

Barbara L Martinez BS Special EducationSilver City, NM

Jonathan Martinez BS KinesiologyAlbuquerque, NM

Nicholas Martinez BS PsychologyHurley, NM


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Megan Joy McCauley* BAS Rehabilitation ServicesSan Angelo, TX

Kenji Lee McCoo BS KinesiologySanders, AZ

Gene McPeak* BAS General BusinessDeming, NM

Denise Marie Mendiola BSW Social WorkAlamogordo, NM

Julia Marie Mickelson* BSN NursingWickenburg, AZ

Carolina Alejandra Mitchell BS PsychologyIdaho Falls, ID

Suhailah M Mohsin* BS Cell & Molecular BiologyAvondale, Az

Danielle Jeanene Monette BBA AccountingSocorro, NM

Paul Eloy Montoya* BAS Forest Wildlife Law EnforcementSilver City, NM

Sandra Edward Moshi BS Cell & Molecular BiologyPeoria, AZ

Angelic Muñoz* BBA Business ManagementSilver City, NM

Tiffany Noelle Nelson BSN NursingSilver City, NM

Kayla Noriega BS Cell & Molecular BiologyAlbuquerque, NM

Gerardo Ocon* BBA Business ManagementRoswell, NM

Eva M Othermedicine BSW Social WorkGallup, NM

Brooke Parr BS Cell & Molecular BiologySeattle, WA

Angelica Maria Polanco BS Forest WildlifeLordsburg, NM

Amber J Preheim* BSW Social WorkReedley, CA

Christina M Quintana BS Early Childhood Care & EducationAlbuquerque, NM

Taylor Jenae Reece BS ZoologySilver City, NM

Jessemyn River Reid* BIS InterdisciplinaryEueka, CA

Melissa Maurie Rios BAS General BusinessBayard, NM

Richard Bryce River BAS General BusinessRamah, NM

Maria G Rivera* BS Criminal JusticeSocorro, NM

Kayla Suzanne Rodriguez BSN Nursing & BS PsychologyHurley, NM

Kelly M Lozano Rodriguez* BSW Social WorkRaleigh, NC

Nicholas Romero* BAS General BusinessSacramento, CA

Tannia S Romero BS Cell & Molecular BiologyPhoenix, AZ

Sonja Ruiz BS Cell & Molecular BiologyGoodyear, AZ


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Destiny Dawn Saavedra BS Criminal Justice & SociologyAlbuquerque, NM

Krista Danielle Saldivar BSN NursingSilver City, NM

Frances E Salgado* BS Elementary EducationAlbuquerque, NM

J Miriam Santoyo BSW Social WorkCibolo, TX

Stacy Ellen Scholz Ng BS Cell & Molecular BiologyGlendale, AZ

Christina Seng* BSW Social WorkFort Sill, OK

David Michael Sidebottom* BSN NursingDetroit, MI

Marie Guadalupe Silva BS Criminal JusticeDouglas, AZ

Stephanie Snyder* BS Sustainable DevelopmentSilver City, NM

Bernice J Speir BAS Rehabilitation ServicesDeming, NM

Joshua Taylor Suggs* BS Criminal JusticeLas Cruces, NM

Jennifer Elizalde Tafoya BBA Business ManagementHurley, NM

Kayla Tielking BAS Rehabilitation ServicesTucson, AZ

Gabrielle Trujillo BS Criminal JusticeBelen, NM

Kathleen Cynthia Villanveva BSN NursingSilver City, NM

Lyana S Waddell BS Criminal JusticeWinkelman, AZ

Christine Ellen Wasosky BSW Social WorkElephant Butte, NM

Damienantonio Kel Whitlock* BSN NursingVallejo, CA

Wayne Russell Wills BA EnglishSilver City, NM

Charlene Renee Wilson BAS Rehabilitation ServicesHealdsburg, CA

Israel Aldaba AAS Electrical TechnologyDeming, NM

Mary F Almanza AA Human ServicesDeming, NM

Trentin Apodaca AAS Welding TechnologyDeming, NM

Magen N Childs Atwater AS Business AdministrationSilver City, NM

CLASS OF 2020 ASSOCIATE DEGREE CANDIDATES

Jorge BazalduaAAS Welding TechnologyHatch, NM

Billie Jean Benavidez AA Early Childhood Edu-cation & Family SupportSilver City, NM

Kristina Betser AS Business AdministrationMichigan


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Morgan T Bighley AAS Electrical TechnologySilver City, NM

Jose A. Rodriguez Carrillo AA Liberal StudiesAguascalientes, Mexico

Crystal Cook AA Early Childhood Education & Family SupportBayard, NM

Melyssa Marye Csoban AS Business AdministrationBrightwaters, NY

Daniel V Duran AS Criminal JusticeDeming, NM

Julie V Duran AS Business AdministrationDeming, NM

Tyra Allyn Ethelbah AA Human ServicesMorenci, AZ

Darian P Gonzales AAS Electrical TechnologyPojoaque, NM

Virginia Triste Grijalva AA Early Childhood Education & Family SupportMimbres, NM

Makayla Katherine Guerra AS Business AdministrationSilver City, NM

Robert A Herbert AAS Electrical TechnologySanta Clara, NM

Tammy Hooker-Clifton AA Liberal StudiesBuckhorn, NM

Gabriel M Lucero AAS Electrical TechnologySanta Clara, NM

Natasha Macon AA Liberal StudiesSilver City, NM

Sabrina J Madrid AS Business AdministrationSilver City, NM

Sally Gonzales Martinez AA Early Childhood Education & Family SupportSilver City, NM

Ariana Christine Medina AA Liberal StudiesSilver City, NM

Diego Morales AAS Electrical TechnologySilver City, NM

Natasha Mull AS Criminal JusticeBylas, AZ

Katrina Irene Neil AA Human ServicesLos Alamos, NM

Carmelita Teresa Padilla AA Liberal StudiesMora, NM

Tommie Perez AAS Welding TechnologySilver City, NM

Adam M Renfroe AS Criminal JusticeDeming, NM

Jocelyn L Rodriguez AA Liberal StudiesSilver City, NM

Alejandro Jose Romero AA Graphic DesignLas Cruces, NM

Joshua M Saenz AS Business AdministrationSilver City, NM

Kyren Salas AAS Welding TechnologySilver City, NM

Michael Jerome Salas AAS Electrical TechnologyBayard, NM

Darren Salazar AAS Electrical TechnologySilver City, NM

Bre Anne M Springer AA Human ServicesBayard, NM


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Savanna Marie Taylor AS Business AdministrationBay City,TX

Tyna Greene Law EnforcementSilver City, NMRobert A Herbert Electrical TechnologySanta Clara, NM

Stephen Michael Laramore Law EnforcementSilver City, NM

Gabriel M Lucero Electrical TechnologySanta Clara, NM

Kodie McNeil Welding TechnologySilver City, NM

Shelby Chance Mead Law EnforcementSilver City, NM

Paul Eloy Montoya Law EnforcementSilver City, NM

Diego Morales Electrical TechnologySilver City, NM


Tommie Perez Welding TechnologySilver City, NM

Juan Roacho Welding TechnologySilver City, NM

Kyren Salas Welding TechnologySilver City, NM

Michael Jerome Salas Electrical TechnologyBayard, NM

Darren Salazar Electrical TechnologySilver City, NM

Nicole R Tavizon Law EnforcementSilver City, NM

Eyan Villines Electrical TechnologySilver City, NM

CLASS OF 2020 UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE CANDIDATES

Kamryan Araya Trujillo AS Business AdministrationArenas Valley, NM

Israel Aldaba Electrical TechnologyDeming, NM

Trentin Apodaca Welding TechnologyDeming, NM

Jorge BazalduaWelding TechnologyHatch, NM

Morgan T Bighley Electrical TechnologySilver City, NM

Tayven Cole Chairez Welding TechnologyWaco, TX

Richard J Dominguez Electrical TechnologyHurley, NM

Darian P Gonzales Electrical TechnologyPojoaque, NM

Cameron J Graves Law EnforcementDeming, NM

Tatiana Villalobos AS Criminal JusticeDeming, NM

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CLASS OF 2020 FAST-TRACK CERTIFICATE CANDIDATES

Juan Roacho Welding TechnologySilver City, NM

Kyren Salas Welding TechnologySilver City, NMMichael Jerome Salas Electrical TechnologyBayard, NM

Darren Salazar Electrical TechnologySilver City, NM

Morgan T Bighley Electrical TechnologySilver City, NM

Jair Casillas Welding TechnologyDeming, NM

Richard J Dominguez Electrical TechnologyHurley, NM

Steven Garcia Electrical TechnologySilver City, NM

Darian P Gonzales Electrical TechnologyPojoaque, NM

Michael Guarino Welding TechnologySilver City, NM

Federico Jimenez Welding TechnologyDeming, NM

Kurstyn Johnson Welding TechnologyCliff, NM

Reymundo Molina Electrical TechnologyDeming, NMDiego Morales Electrical TechnologySilver City, NM

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Congratulations on achieving what you set out to do! Your hard work and determination to get your degree has paid

off and now you are ready to take that next step. We here at the Alumni Association are so proud to welcome the graduates of the Class of 2020 to the alumni community. We are proud of your accomplishments and welcome you as a lifetime member of the Western New Mexico University Alumni family. You are – and always will be – a Mustang. Take the time to celebrate this special moment with your family and friends and then go out and share your Western experience with the world!! Where ever life takes you, be sure to stay connected and let us know about your accomplishments, and life moments.

Go Mustangs!

Amanda Moffett Lane ‘20 Director of Alumni Affairs

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This program contains the list of candidates for graduation as of November 1, 2020. Subject to completion of all degree requirements, degrees will be conferred as indicated upon the individuals listed herein and upon such others as may meet the requirements.

For 125 years, Western New Mexico University has served the people in its region as a comprehensive, rural, public body. As a Hispanic-Serving Institution and the state’s only public Applied Liberal Arts and Sciences university, WNMU is committed to developing cross-cultural opportunities that encourage people to explore new experiences. The WNMU student body represents every segment of southwest New Mexico’s diverse population.

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VIRTUAL - Western New Mexico University...Las Cruces, NM Edith Rojas Dade City, FL Amy Michele Rollins Carlsbad, NM Ashlee Rowerdink Las Vegas, NV Tiffany Rubin Silver City, NM Bernadette