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State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education
Landon Mascareñaz Chair
Terrance D. McWilliams Vice Chair
Ross Dueber
Tatiana Hernandez
Karen McNeil-Miller
Yolanda Ortega
Brad Rupert
Angelika Schroeder
Steven L. Trujillo
Kelly Lynn-Ford Zepp
State Faculty Advisory Council (SFAC) Representative
Saige Chapin
State Student Advisory Council (SSAC) Representative
Red Rocks Community College Advisory Council
Tracy Dorland
Sean Grubb
Andy Kerr
Lori Kester
Cheryl Norton
Angeles Ortega
Julie Stone
Commencement Ceremony
* Processional
Michael Collins Pipes & Drums
Landon K. Pirius
President, Red Rocks Community College
Charlotte Briscoe
Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year
Platform Guests and Deans, Faculty & Staff
Marshals
David Finchem
Associate Dean of Support Services
Michael Palamara
Academic Dean
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Posting of Colors
Buckley Space Force Base Mile High Honor Guard
* National Anthem
Bennet Archer
Patricia Castro
Dysnomia Kelley
Elijah Flores Sandoval
Spencer Seanor
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Commencement Ceremony
Presiding and Opening Remarks
Clarence Low
President, Board of Directors, Red Rocks Community College Foundation
Introduction of Platform Guests
Landon K. Pirius – President, Red Rocks Community College
Brad Rupert – Member, State Board for Colorado Community Colleges and Occupational Education
Senator Lisa Cutter – Colorado General Assembly
Representative Lisa Feret – Colorado General Assembly
Representative Sheila Lieder – Colorado General Assembl
Representative Tammy Story – Colorado General Assembly
Representative Brianna Titone – Colorado General Assembly
Commissioner Andy Kerr – Jefferson County
Commissioner Rebecca Lloyd – Clear Creek County
Mayor Pro Tem Randy Moorman – City of Arvada
Council Member Shawna Ambrose – City of Arvada
Council Member Rebecka Lovisone – City of Arvada
Mayor Laura Weinberg – City of Golden
Councilor Don Cameron – City of Golden
Councilor Gerchard Pfau – City of Golden
Council Member Isabel Cruz – City of Lakewood
Council Member Ken Cruz – City of Lakewood
Council Member Bill Furman – City of Lakewood
Council Member Jeslin Shahrezaei – City of Lakewood
Council Member Dan Larson – City of Wheat Ridge
Council Member Scott Ohm – City of Wheat Ridge
Council Member Mike Okada – City of Wheat Ridge
Council Member Susan Wood – City of Wheat Ridge
Charlotte Briscoe – Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year
Mathew Mondragon – Instructor of the Year
Victoria Maldonado – Outstanding Graduate of the Year and Student Government President
Erick Maina – Phi Theta Kappa President
Saige Chapin – State Student Advisory Council Representative
Erika Hollis – Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff
Bryan Bryant – Vice President of Administrative Services
Lisa Fowler – Vice President of Student Affairs
Chris Juarez – Vice President of Academic Affairs & Workforce Innovation
Jane Marsh – Executive Director, Red Rocks Community College Foundation
Jennifer Matthews – Vice President of Human Resources
Clarence Low – President, Red Rocks Community College Foundation
John Sullivan – Vice President, Red Rocks Community College Foundation
Robert Gair – Treasurer, Red Rocks Community College Foundation
Commencement Ceremony
Welcome and Greetings from the State Board
Brad Rupert
Member, State Board for Colorado Community Colleges and Occupational Education
Presentation of Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year
Chris Juarez
Vice President of Academic Affairs & Workforce Innovation
Faculty Address to Graduates
Charlotte Briscoe
Radiologic Technology
Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year
Presentation of Outstanding Graduate
Lisa Fowler
Vice President of Student Affairs
Address by Outstanding Graduate
Victoria Maldonado
State Board Authorization / Presidential Charge
Brad Rupert
Member, State Board for Colorado Community Colleges and Occupational Education
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Commencement Ceremony
Certification of Graduates
Chris Juarez
Vice President of Academic Affairs & Workforce Innovation
Conferring of Degrees and Certificates
Landon K. Pirius President, Red Rocks Community College
Introduction of Graduates
Wendy Lubin Academic Dean
Loretta Tafoya
Associate Director of Admissions and Outreach
Designation of Graduation
Chris Juarez
Vice President of Academic Affairs & Workforce Innovation
* Recessional
Michael Collins Pipes & Drums
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Achievement Awards
2025-2026 Recipients
Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year
Charlotte Briscoe Radiologic Technology
Instructor of the Year
Mathew Mondragon Psychology
Outstanding Graduate
Victoria Maldonado
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Outstanding Graduates
Outstanding Graduates are selected from among nominations made by faculty, staff, and students. To be considered, a student must hold a minimum 3.2 cumulative GPA and have demonstrated a positive impact on the college/community through clubs, organizations, student government, employment, or community or campus service.
Phi Theta Kappa
Students wearing the gold regalia are members of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges. Founded in 1918, its mission is to recognize and encourage the academic achievement of two-year college students and provide opportunities for individual growth and development through participation in scholarship, leadership, service, and fellowship programming.
Veterans Honors
Red Rocks Community College is proud to honor our graduates who are veterans. The red, white, and blue cords on these graduates designate military personnel who have been honorably discharged. We thank them for serving our country.
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The pin symbolizes the student is earning a degree or certificate while in the Concurrent Enrollment program.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
We are proud to offer cultural and identity graduation cords to recognize and celebrate the diverse identities, cultures, and communities that make up our graduating class.
AANHPI – Braided, white, red, gold
Black & African American – Braided, black, red, green, gold Latinx & Hispanic – Braided, cyan, black, red, yellow LGBTQ+ – Lavender or braided rainbow
Middle Eastern – Braided, gold, white, green Native American – Braided, light blue, white
RRCC Foundation Scholars
Cord – Old gold and white
The cord honors students who earned a Foundation Scholarship through their academic curiosity, leadership, self-determination, and dedication to giving back to their community.
Phi Theta Kappa
Medallion – Gold
Cord – Blue, gold
Stole – Gold
Tassel – Gold
The regalia symbolizes the student is a member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.
Trefny Honors Program
Medallion – Gold with red and gold ribbon
Cord – Platinum
The regalia symbolizes the student is in the Trefny Honors Program and has earned a 3.85+ GPA.
TRIO SSS
Stole – Red, white
The stole symbolizes the student is a TRIO SSS Scholar and first-generation college graduate.
Veterans
Cord – Red, white, blue
The cord indicates the student has served in the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Summer 2025 Graduates
Bachelor of Applied Science Summer 2025
Tiffany Ann Douglas Secure Software Development
Associate of Arts Summer 2025
Livia Rayne Barry*
Ashley Natasha Beer Oden Cuypers
Charles Christopher Ellis
Michel Gross
Ella Frances Johnson
Kristina Alexia Khamova
Austin LeAnne Martin
Lake Peter McCormack*
Amarantha Molina
Haley Roberson
Cassandra Romo-Jimenez
Associate of Arts with Designation Summer 2025
Mackenzie D. Adams Business
Seth Van Antill English
Emad A. Arkawazy Business
Kai Bennet Business
Jacob Tyler Berry Business
Astrid Selin Blosenco Business
Devynitye Dakota-Rose Carroll Psychology
Jonathan Davis Business
McKenzie Lynn DeFord English
Katie Eckel Business
Sophia Helena Gali Psychology
Christopher Samuel Grey* Business
Neveah Rose Kubitsch Criminal Justice
Liberty Lin Kuhns Business
Eleni Ariana McGurty*
Daley Dyana Medina
Honors Recognition: Grade Point Average of 3.85 or Higher.
Elementary Teacher Education
Early Childhood Teacher
Associate of Arts with Designation Summer 2025
Adam Daniel Montoya* Criminal Justice
Jordan Lee Prilliman Psychology
Paul Anthony Quintana Political Science
Joshua Michael Raine Psychology
Caden Michael Rogers Business
Yuko Shimizu Psychology
Associate of Science Summer 2025
Myra Elizabeth Gutzmer
Malorie M. Mauthe
Andy V.-Nam Nguyen
Kaley Marie Reinke
Tiffani Nicole Turner
Brett Connor Vining
Grier Elise Wenzel
Associate of Science with Designation Summer 2025
Shannon Mary Cameron* Psychology
Gage William Robert Gunn Computer Science
Spencer Vaughn Moody-Donahue* Biology
Grant Albert Barbone
Daena Cigarroa
Rachel Anne Cox
Associate of General Studies
Summer 2025
Hunter Gamble
Emma Kathryn Gichert
Rosemary Tommie Hargis
Ricki Marie Rosenberg
Ryan Patrick Terry
Macy Keziah Wilson
Associate of Engineering Science
Summer 2025
Nicole Gelement*
Dornu Nornu Inene
Garrett William Johnson
Jasmine P. Macon
Frank Michael-Lee Peralta*
Shawn Wayne Prather*
Awin Schumacher
Lana Ulianova* Khadija Zulali
Associate of Applied Science Summer 2025
Robert Gravity Anderson Outdoor Education
Petra Octavia O'Brien Boyd* Emergency Medical Technician
Gabrielle Renee Brown Medical Assisting
Nicole Calderon Medical Assisting
Isaiah Carroll Draper Fire and Emergency Services
Jennifer Esparza
Medical Assisting
Natalia Fusiarz* Medical Assisting
Jacob Samuel Gay Precision Machining
Lilia Marie Guerra Accounting Paraprofessional
Rosemary Tommie Hargis
Medical Assisting
Benjamin Ray Hensley∞ Cybersecurity
Wyatt Herbert Industrial Control and Instrumentation Technology
August Aurelia Rose Hill
Medical Assisting
Sarai Ibuado Castro Medical Assisting
Abby Gale Inglee* Cosmetology
Rachel H. Jung
Medical Assisting
Sora Rachel MacDonald* Professional Photography
Tyler Magoun Secure Software Development
Associate of Applied Science Summer 2025
Jada S. Marsh Medical Assisting
Shawn Patrick McAuley* Maintenance Electrician
John Nicholas Moncada* Water Quality Management
Sean H. Morris* Paramedicine
Eva Marseline Morton Emergency Medical Technician
Taylor Danielle Neal Secure Software Development
Nancy Lindsey Painter* Medical Assisting
Aditya Prasad Paramedicine
Denise Ramirez Fernandez Medical Assisting
Zachary Rose Paramedicine
Katlyn R. Rudolph Law Enforcement
Elizabeth Sanchez Perrusquia Medical Assisting
Carter John Sheets Fire and Emergency Services
Chase Alexander Sprinkle Emergency Medical Technician
Additive Manufacturing Advanced 3D Printing Technology
Ayden Richard Brown Nurse Aide
Christopher Josiah Brown Real Estate
Gabrielle Renee Brown Medical Assisting
Gavin Lewis Brown
Beginning Auto Collision Non-Structure Repair and Refinish
Automotive Customizing Industry Introduction
Automotive Collision Industry Introduction
Rebekah K. Brown Medical Billing and Reimbursement
Angelito Rogelio Bucio-Rodriguez
Additive Manufacturing Advanced 3D Printing Technology
Simon Mack Burder Maintenance Light Repair
Madelyn Kate Burgess Esthetician
Aycelan Bane James Burris
Benjamin Micheal Byerrum
Raymond James Cadwallader-Teets
Loghan Cain
Additive Manufacturing Advanced 3D Printing Technology
Intermediate Auto Collision Non-Structure Repair and Refinish
Medical Office Administration
Automotive Collision Industry Introduction
Beginning Auto Collision Non-Structure Repair and Refinish
Automotive Customizing Industry Introduction
Mira Elise Capra Nurse Aide
Taylor A. Carleton Culinary Arts
Levi Philip Carpenter Maintenance Light Repair
Trent Warren Carpenter Introduction to Culinary Arts
Janessa Carrigan Nurse Aide
Nicole Carroll Computed Tomography
Katherine Ruth Carter
Natalie Marie Castaneda
Emergency Medical Technician
Medical Office Administration
Jonathan Castro Ox Fuel Welding and Cutting
Iley Rose Cathcart Medical Office Administration
Rashke Catlin Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Kendall Leigh Cecil* Hairstylist
Aiden Cessna
Reese Chartier
Emergency Medical Technician
CNC Mill Operator
CNC Lathe Machine Operator
5 Axis CNC Milling
Alexis Braelynn Chavez Introduction to Culinary Arts
Alyssa Michelle Chavez Hairstylist
Jason Chavez Introduction to AutoCAD
Sophia Chavez Nurse Aide
Victor Manuel Chavez
Automotive Customizing Industry Introduction
Beginning Auto Collision Non-Structure Repair and Refinish
Automotive Collision Industry Introduction
Declan McNeal Chick Nurse Aide
Certificates
Summer 2025
Ilse Alejandra Chip Castro Early Childhood Director
Alex Anders Christiansen Introduction to Culinary Arts
Jacob Russell Christiansen
Emergency Medical Technician
Caleb Ciano Emergency Medical Technician
Dylan James Clem Automotive Service Technician
Trentin James Clingan 288 Hour Journeyman Licensing
Jorden Coffee Law Enforcement Technician
Erin Collins Nurse Aide
Arianna Compian Pereyra Nurse Aide
Tyler James Conzelman Introduction to Videography
Ashlee N. Cooper Phlebotomy Medical Assisting
Olivia Mia Corral Nurse Aide
Xavier Vicente Correa-Vega Introduction to Culinary Arts
Lucas Coto Additive Manufacturing Advanced 3D Printing Technology
Hava A. Craig Hairstylist
Alexzander Kenneth Cross Automotive Customizing Industry Introduction Beginning Auto Collision Non-Structure Repair and Refinish Automotive Collision Industry Introduction
Mikayla Kathleen Crump Automotive Collision Industry Introduction
Automotive Customizing Industry Introduction
Kyley Kay Cuba Nail Technician
Gillian Cullen* Paramedic
Jacob Collins Cumley-Gonzales Real Estate
Allie Brooklyn Cummings Medical Office Administration
Carter James Curry Emergency Medical Technician
Noble Allan Curry Maintenance Light Repair
Eva LeThi Cussen Maintenance Light Repair
Ethan Czaja Business Fundamentals
Jonatas Henrique Da Cruz Filho
Automotive Customization and Performance Introduction to High-Performance Vehicles
Frank August D'Agnillo Refrigeration Level I HVAC Fundamentals
William Brandt Dailey Introduction to Videography
Landon Drew Danburg Ox Fuel Welding and Cutting
Noah Davidoff
Emergency Medical Technician
Noah James Davison Introduction to Culinary Arts
Leo Francis Day Maintenance Light Repair
Rachel Erin Dean Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Stephanie Nicole Deason Nurse Aide
Elsa Luise Debrunner
Emergency Medical Technician
Savannah Rose DeLauro Introduction to Culinary Arts
Michael Angelo Deleon Law Enforcement Technician
Mercedes Delgado Nurse Aide
Natalie Delgado Introduction to Culinary Arts
Kody Deng Introduction to Culinary Arts
Certificates
Summer 2025
Vincent Joseph James Dhuyvetter Phlebotomy
James Asher Dickens Maintenance Light Repair
Joseph Gabriel DiGiovanni
Irene Q. Dinh
Michael Van Nguyen Dinh
Water Quality: Laboratory Analysis
Emergency Medical Technician
Emergency Medical Technician
Julia Rae DiVito Ox Fuel Welding and Cutting
Dianna Ha MyDo
Marianna Ha NhiDo
Medical Office Administration
Medical Office Administration
Eden Marie Dobbs Nail Technician
Kylie Donley
Emergency Medical Technician
Mark Sergayvich Dorovskikh Manual Machining
Wire EDM Operator
Machine Shop Fundamentals
Brenden Lee Dostal Introduction to Videography
Sebastian Danyal Sword Dougherty Ox Fuel Welding and Cutting
Emerson Douglass Maintenance Light Repair
Ryland Drewlow
Xyla Dawn Drohman
AraBella Regal Drotar
Automotive Service Technician
Integrative Health Practitioner Wellness Coaching
Outdoor Leadership Fundamentals
Dylan Patrick Dwyer Introduction to Videography
Jadence Marie Edwards Game Development Computer Science
Orin Richard Edwards
Water Quality: Laboratory Analysis
Katelyn Eich Nurse Aide
Marcus Elrod
Intermediate Auto Collision Non-Structure Repair and Refinish
Advanced Auto Collision Structure Repair and Refinish
Drake Erfurdt Introduction to Videography
Reagan Kathleen Erickson Ox Fuel Welding and Cutting
Jennifer Esparza Phlebotomy
Payton Bailey Ethridge Nurse Aide
Tyler Matthew Eurick
Automotive Service Technician
Jett Oliver Evans Introduction to Videography
William Patrick Evans
Oliver Eves
Addison Eileen Faurbo
Automotive Customization and Performance
Introduction to High-Performance Vehicles
CNC Mill Operator
5 Axis CNC Milling
CNC Lathe Machine Operator
Medical Office Administration
Madelyn Beckwith Faust Nurse Aide
Michael Jackeem Faust-Bradford
Water Quality: Laboratory Analysis
Introduction to Water Treatment
Introduction to Wastewater Treatment
Aiden Lance Feistel Introduction to Videography
Leilena Rose Felix* Hairstylist
Wesley Fertitta-Schell
Jonathan Gabriel Fik
Certificates
Summer 2025
Advanced Auto Collision Structure Repair and Refinish
Intermediate Auto Collision Non-Structure Repair and Refinish
Emergency Medical Technician
Melissa Grace File Hairstylist
Michael C. Finken
Emergency Medical Technician
Tiergan David Fitzpatrick Wire EDM Operator
Machine Shop Fundamentals
Manual Machining
Alex Cain Fixler
Advanced Auto Collision Structure Repair and Refinish
Intermediate Auto Collision Non-Structure Repair and Refinish
Ryan Harris Flint Maintenance Light Repair
Kaylinda M. Flores Medical Assisting
Madeline Avery Floyd Nurse Aide
Soleil Rebecca Floyd Real Estate
Crystal Ann Foos Medical Billing and Reimbursement
Aries Dawn Forbes* Hairstylist
Derek James Ford Introduction to Videography
Zachariah Keith Ford Maintenance Light Repair
Francis Forgues Refrigeration Level I HVAC Fundamentals
Addison Jane Fousel Nurse Aide
Nathan Michael France Maintenance Light Repair
Isabella Diana Fransua Dental Assistant
Karis Belle Fridgen Medical Assisting
Natalia Fusiarz* Medical Assisting Phlebotomy
Annalise Christine Gallegos Nurse Aide
Jasmin Bella Galvan Esthetician
Isaiah Joseph Garcia Automotive Collision Industry Introduction
Beginning Auto Collision Non-Structure Repair and Refinish Automotive Customizing Industry Introduction
Lorena H. Garcia-Vega Medical Billing and Reimbursement
Owen Matthew Gasser Automotive Service Technician
Jaqueline Gaytan Medel Nurse Aide
Alejandra Lucia Geiger
Cole Geiger
Miriam Wren Genter
Medical Office Administration
Emergency Medical Technician
Emergency Medical Technician
Alexander Gerard Introduction to AutoCAD
Austin Alexander Geske
Emergency Medical Technician
Ryann Kay Giblin Real Estate
Colbie Cate Giles Dental Assistant
Ewa Gill Medical Billing and Reimbursement
Reece Patrick Gill Outdoor Leadership Fundamentals
Brian Casey Gillam Paramedic
Callista Evangelene Gilmore Medical Assisting Phlebotomy
* Honors Recognition: Grade Point Average of 3.85 or Higher
Jakobe Daniel Goble
Luis Mauricio Gomez
Certificates
Summer 2025
Automotive Collision Industry Introduction
Beginning Auto Collision Non-Structure Repair and Refinish
Automotive Customizing Industry Introduction
Intermediate Auto Collision Non-Structure Repair and Refinish
Advanced Auto Collision Structure Repair and Refinish
Rainah Justine Gomez Real Estate
Riko James Gomez Manual Machining
Wire EDM Operator Machine Shop Fundamentals
Valencia Fabianna Gomez Introduction to Culinary Arts
Lia Milan Gonzalez* Hairstylist
Nevaeh Adriann Gonzalez Real Estate
David Gonzalez Martinez Real Estate
Angelica Marie Gonzalez-Torres
Emergency Medical Technician
Zachary James Good Machine Shop Fundamentals
Wire EDM Operator Manual Machining
Murphy Goodloe Outdoor Leadership Fundamentals
Tanner Cain Gostenik Real Estate
Logan S. Gottlob
Scott Jacob Graham
Emergency Medical Technician
Intermediate Auto Collision Non-Structure Repair and Refinish
Advanced Auto Collision Structure Repair and Refinish
Corvus Scott Graves Medical Office Administration
Teige Alan Green Nurse Aide
Joan M. Gregerson Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Emilia Anna Grzebieniarz Nurse Aide
Andrea Guevara-Garcia Medical Billing and Reimbursement
Brisa Carolina Guizar Silva Law Enforcement Technician
Reess Patrick Gutierrez CNC Lathe Machine Operator
5 Axis CNC Milling CNC Mill Operator
Yissell Guadalupe Gutierrez Medical Office Administration
Oscar Gutierrez Amaya
Beginning Auto Collision Non-Structure Repair and Refinish
Automotive Collision Industry Introduction
Automotive Customizing Industry Introduction
Lily Gwinner Nurse Aide
Maya Mahana Haines* Hairstylist
Sienna Marie Haines Phlebotomy
Oliver Ashford Hamilton Machine Shop Fundamentals
Wire EDM Operator Manual Machining
Maya Matilda Mae Hanner
Austin Jacob Hardman
Rosemary Tommie Hargis
Water Quality: Laboratory Analysis
Maintenance Light Repair
Medical Assisting
Certificates
Summer 2025
Mason Randall Harrington Wire EDM Operator
Manual Machining Machine Shop Fundamentals
Owen Dale Hawley Outdoor Leadership Fundamentals
Erica Noel Hawthorne Nurse Aide
Mariah Adele Healey Nurse Aide
Logan Dean Heck Ox Fuel Welding and Cutting
Sebastian J. Hein Real Estate
Justice Gauge Helton Maintenance Light Repair
Phoenix Valentine Heminger Introduction to Water Treatment
Water Quality: Laboratory Analysis Introduction to Wastewater Treatment
Sarah Ann Hendrickson Nurse Aide
Wyatt Herbert Advanced Instrumentation and Controls Technician Introduction to Instrumentation and Controls Technician
Candyce Renae Hernandez Dental Assistant
Leilalynn Marie Hernandez Medical Office Administration
Tristan Miguel Hernandez Dental Assistant
August Aurelia Rose Hill
Medical Office Administration
Medical Assisting Phlebotomy
Codi Jacob Hillier Emergency Medical Technician
Sydney Tingyan Ho Nail Technician
Zane Patrick Hobson Machine Shop Fundamentals
Aidyn Grace Hoffman Phlebotomy
Medical Assisting
Spencer Theodore Holland Ox Fuel Welding and Cutting
Gerald Mattew Hollenbeck Ox Fuel Welding and Cutting
Mariah Angel Holthus Nurse Aide
Esther Hong Nurse Aide
Blayz Edward Hood
Water Quality: Laboratory Analysis Introduction to Water Treatment
Matthew Horman Ox Fuel Welding and Cutting
Evan James Horton
Advanced Auto Collision Structure Repair and Refinish
Intermediate Auto Collision Non-Structure Repair and Refinish
Maisie Lyn Hoskins Nail Technician
Margaret Kristine Hotopp Outdoor Leadership Fundamentals
Kaelys Ray Houser-Hubin Culinary Arts
Annie Muriel Howard Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Haley Jade Howell Emergency Medical Technician
David Lee Hubbell Luthier Artisan
Dailyn Alejandra Huerta Nurse Aide
Efrain Martinez Huerta
Automotive Customizing Industry Introduction
Automotive Collision Industry Introduction
Beginning Auto Collision Non-Structure Repair and Refinish
Isabella Amelie Huf Hairstylist
* Honors Recognition: Grade Point Average of 3.85 or Higher
Certificates
Summer 2025
Averie Grace Hull* Hairstylist
Abigail Dean Hunter Outdoor Leadership Fundamentals
Ayden Ronald Hutson Maintenance Light Repair
Kaylie Cha Huynh Nurse Aide
Leila Tran Chau Huynh
Automotive Customizing Industry Introduction
Automotive Collision Industry Introduction
Beginning Auto Collision Non-Structure Repair and Refinish
(Graduation list contingent upon the outcome of final grades)
Emergency Medical Technician
Paola Abbygail Javalera-Terrazas Medical Assisting
Cynthia Jennings Introduction to AutoCAD
Maria Victoria Jesus-Sanchez Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Joshua Jimenez HVAC Fundamentals
Alyssa Nichole Johnson Medical Assisting
Austin L. Johnson Advanced Woodturner
Paige M. Johnson Business Fundamentals
William Robert Johnson
Small Business: Entrepreneurship Business Administration: Marketing
Brady Nathaniel Jones Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
Maximus M. Jones Fire Science: Firefighter I
Shakira Jones Medical Billing and Reimbursement
Mikaela L. Jossi Medical Office Administration
Kaylee Ann Jurcak Phlebotomy
Jake Preston Kaiser Fire Science: Firefighter I
Lucy Eunice Kathan Medical Billing and Reimbursement
Justin C. Keay
Emergency Medical Technician
Aidan Clarence Keegan Law Enforcement Academy
Forrest Kelsey Fire Science: Firefighter I
Adam Edward Kennedy Emergency Medical Technician
Hayden Thomas Kennedy Business Fundamentals Accounting Fundamentals
Margot O. King Professional Photography
Johnathan J. Kinney Fire Science: Firefighter I
Dean Edward Kozelka Law Enforcement Academy
Michelle Rayanna Kramer Emergency Medical Technician
Elias C. Krantz
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
Eli B. Krasovec Accounting Fundamentals
Matthew Bradley Kresnik
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
Thomas Krukowski Fire Science: Firefighter I
John M. Krumpholz Emergency Medical Technician
Samantha Michelle Kruper Law Enforcement Academy
Tenley Jewel Kruse Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Christopher Steven Lafever Business Management
Ashton Edward Largent Behavioral Health Plus
Emmalee Josephine Larson Phlebotomy
Addison Jean Lee Nurse Aide
June Seo Lee Law Enforcement Academy
Sandra S. Lesperance
Emergency Medical Technician
Scott Levesque Revit Skills
Mikaela Carson Lohman Nurse Aide
Dulce M. Lopez-Simon Early Childhood Teacher
Kelly Michelle Lorck-Schierning Wellness Coaching
Justin Charles Lovingier
Certificates
Spring 2026
(Graduation list contingent upon the outcome of final grades)
Emergency Medical Technician
Matthew Robert Lucero Electrical Installation
288 Hour Journeyman Licensing
Residential Construction Electrician
National Electrical Code
Construction Electrician
Lawson David Lupo Electrical Installation
Monica Ly Medical Assisting Phlebotomy
Stuart Scott Mace Phlebotomy
Mariah Macias
Colton James Macleod
Kevin Mahoney
Medical Billing and Reimbursement
Emergency Medical Technician
Emergency Medical Technician
Leah Marie Malabanan Fire Science: Firefighter I
Torrey Sierra Malcom Nurse Aide
Tlaloc Maldonado-Asher
Emergency Medical Technician
Kayah S. Mangan Fire Science: Firefighter I
Alejandra A. Manriquez
Dezeray V. Marberry
Jada S. Marsh
Harlee Reagan Martin
Business Fundamentals
Accounting Fundamentals
Emergency Medical Technician
Medical Office Administration
Emergency Medical Technician
Jenessa Hailey Martinez Esthetician
Jesse Martinez
Merisa C. Martinez
Marillyn Monica Mason
Noah Matsko
Emergency Medical Technician
Medical Billing and Reimbursement
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
Qualified Behavioral Health Assistant
Eva M. Mazzotta Phlebotomy
Mikayla Ann Mazzurco
Medical Office Administration
Patrick Lee McClanahan Luthier Artisan
Melora McDermott-Lewis
Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Parker Rose McDowell Nurse Aide
Leslie Allison McGrory
Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood Teacher
Liza Regina McKee Law Enforcement Academy
Olyse Clara Mecca Nurse Aide
Bianca C. Medina Martinez
Marcia L Meier
Zaina Joy Meinert
Nolan Jacob Meister
Juan Esteban Mejia
Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood Teacher
Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Small Business: Entrepreneurship
Emergency Medical Technician
Accounting Fundamentals
Business Fundamentals
Delilah Laylonie Melendez Nurse Aide
Andrew Clay Merritt
* Honors Recognition: Grade Point Average of 3.85 or Higher.
Law Enforcement Academy
Certificates
Spring 2026
(Graduation list contingent upon the outcome of final grades)
Joel Andrew Merritt Fire Science: Firefighter I
Kasha M. Metzger Accounting Fundamentals
Bettina Meyer Early Childhood Director Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Early Childhood Teacher Early Childhood Education
Maxwell Lein Miller Emergency Medical Technician
Seanna Marie Miller Early Childhood Teacher
Riley E. Mills Engineering Graphics Technology - Mechanical SolidWorks
Introduction to Graphic Design Engineering Graphics Technology - Architectural
Oliver G. Milner Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
Virginia Miramontes Trevizo Nurse Aide
Katelyn Miranda Mitchell Accounting Clerk
Jacqueline Davie Moeder Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Katelyn Rose Moffett Energy Medicine
Liv Montano Engineering Graphics Technology - Mechanical
Michelle L. Montoya Early Childhood Teacher
Skylar Morris* Hairstylist Esthetician
Jennifer L. Mosby Medical Billing and Reimbursement
Yenny C. Mosca Phlebotomy
Danika Moura Medical Assisting
Cortney Renee Muilenburg Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
Monte Tomas Munoz Integrative Health Practitioner Personal Training and Sports Nutrition Wellness Coaching
Nancy Munoz Early Childhood Teacher
Stephanie Nava-Cerritos Early Childhood Education Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Magdalynn Nelson Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Megan Newhouse Accounting Clerk
Brandon David Newton Advanced Remodeling
Timothy Mark Nicol Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
Josephine G. Nolet Fire Science: Firefighter I
Javier Noriega Hernandez Phlebotomy
Landon Kade Norman Emergency Medical Technician
Crystal M. Ochoa Accounting Fundamentals Business Fundamentals
Tresa Diana Ogimachi Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Mary Ann Okeefe Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Harrison Robert Olmstead Law Enforcement Academy
Benjamin Orozco Diaz Law Enforcement Academy
* Honors Recognition: Grade Point Average of 3.85 or Higher
Briceidy Annahy Ortega Pena
Certificates
Spring 2026
(Graduation list contingent upon the outcome of final grades)
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
Thomas Lee Pankey Early Childhood Education
Alexander Parker
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
Kaitlyn Maryanne Peacock Nurse Aide
Garett M. Pentecost
Emergency Medical Technician
Brittany Renee' Percival Water Quality: Laboratory Analysis
Anahi Perez Phlebotomy
Lynessa Ilene Perez
Nicolas Patrick Perry
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
Emergency Medical Technician
Charles Ryan Petry Fire Science: Firefighter I
Courtney Linda Phillips Introduction to AutoCAD
Slade Pike Emergency Medical Technician
Jessica E. Pinkowski Phlebotomy
Kaylee Jennifer Polascak Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Shakti Maya Pollara* Hairstylist
Scott Nolen Porter Fine Furniture Craftsman
Quincy James Post Law Enforcement Academy
Lance James Prewitt Writing for Stage and Screen
Aiza Nicolan Price* Early Childhood Director
Gaia Ann Price Nurse Aide
Reyna J. Puchli Business Fundamentals Accounting Fundamentals
Matthew Anthony Ryan Puckett Fire Science: Firefighter I
Drake Ryder Putnam Gas Metal Arc Welding Shield Metal Arc Welding
Steven James Quintana Jr. Emergency Medical Technician
Tatum Race Esthetician
Jose Angel Ramos Law Enforcement Academy
Morelia Margarita Ramos Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Antonia Rauker Nurse Aide
Dasha June Raynes Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Anita Real Business Management
Gabriel Fernando Rebellón Network and Systems
Reilly Reddy Fire Science: Firefighter I
Miles J. Redmond Emergency Medical Technician
Peter R. Reimers Revit Skills
Iain R. Remington
Emergency Medical Technician
Giavanna Lynn Ricci Esthetician
Christopher T. Richards
Emergency Medical Technician
Kayla Faith Rickle Park Ranger Specialist
Kathrine Rigsby Accounting Clerk
Raymundo Rios Cruz HVAC Fundamentals
Yoselin Rivas
Emergency Medical Technician
Breaunna Jewel Robinson Phlebotomy
Honors Recognition: Grade Point Average of 3.85 or Higher.
Tais Rodas-Rodriguez
Johnny Rodas-Rodriguez
Certificates
Spring 2026
(Graduation list contingent upon the outcome of final grades)
Business Fundamentals Accounting Fundamentals
Emergency Medical Technician
Ariana Rodriguez Phlebotomy
Camila Lizbeth Rodriguez Phlebotomy
Chloe Michelle Rodriguez
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
Isabel Romero Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Monique Romero Accounting Clerk
Rayanna Romero Law Enforcement Academy
Luis E. Rosas
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
Melissa Sue Rost Outdoor Professional
Malaikah Buss Roth Nurse Aide
Michael Eric Roth Accounting Fundamentals Accounting Clerk
Damaris Rubio Emergency Medical Technician
Iris Rain Rubio Graphic Design and Print Production
Savannah Leigh Ruff Medical Assisting Oscar Ruiz SolidWorks
Valerie Joy Rupe Medical Assisting Phlebotomy
Adalyn Michelle Rusaw Nurse Aide
Shelly M. Rusk Accounting Fundamentals
Lauren Elizabeth Russell Law Enforcement Academy
Rallie Mae Russell Nurse Aide
Robert John Salazar Emergency Medical Technician
Betzaida Marlen Salgado Medical Assisting
Kristen Sandersen Woodturner
Sarah Sandoval Law Enforcement Academy
Jake R. Santistevan Fire Science: Firefighter I
Nicholas Santman Law Enforcement Academy
Mary Ricque Michelle Saporito
Nikki W. Sawyer
Emergency Medical Technician
Emergency Medical Technician
Scarlett Ann Scarafiotti Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Connor Daniel Scarboro Emergency Medical Technician
Jeffery Mark Schanno Law Enforcement Academy
Carson Fischer Scheig
Emergency Medical Technician
Shaughnessy Morgan Schmidt Introduction to Graphic Design
Derek Douglas Schneider Accounting Fundamentals Business Fundamentals Real Estate
Lydia Schoenfeld Medical Assisting
Skylar Nicole Schoonmaker Phlebotomy
Olivia Belle Schroeder Esthetician Nail Technician
Honors Recognition: Grade Point Average of 3.85 or Higher
Certificates
Spring 2026
(Graduation list contingent upon the outcome of final grades)
Zakai B. Scott Woodworking Fundamentals
Natalie C. Segovia Accounting Fundamentals
Savannah Jean Seib Nurse Aide
Bradley T. Sellers Emergency Medical Technician
Racquel Anne Sepulveda Early Childhood Teacher
Angela Marie Sessions Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Samantha L. Shaughnessy Energy Medicine
David Ryan Shaw 288 Hour Journeyman Licensing National Electrical Code
Joshua Shipp Emergency Medical Technician
Kaden Drake Shouse Fire Science: Firefighter I
Maya Avery Siess Nurse Aide
Christine Marie Simmons Small Business: Entrepreneurship
Braden Joshua Singer Law Enforcement Academy
Sophia Ana Sureya Sirhall Esthetician
Tammy S. Sivey Medical Billing and Reimbursement
Ryan Matthew Skala Law Enforcement Academy
Savanna J. Skeen Early Childhood Education
Andrew O. Sletto Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
Bernnedine S. Smaghi Medical Assisting
Edward S. Smith Emergency Medical Technician
Abigail G. Snelling Fire Science: Firefighter I
Osvaldo Jair Solis Accounting Fundamentals Business Fundamentals Real Estate
Cate J. Sparks Emergency Medical Technician
Jolene Sparks Medical Billing and Reimbursement
Brayden D. Spencer Fire Science: Firefighter I
Lindon Jamar Spicer Music Audio Production
Mackenzie L. Spitzer Esthetician Nail Technician
Boston Lewis Sprague Fire Science: Firefighter I
Mary Anne A. St. Aubin Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Stephanie Marie Stephens Emergency Medical Technician
Isaiah Charles Sterling Law Enforcement Academy
Ellie Ming Stevanak Medical Office Administration
Lucas Patrick Stewart Emergency Medical Technician
Aspen M. Stiles Emergency Medical Technician
Serinity Irean Stokey Medical Assisting
Sean Anthony Swalley Jr. Emergency Medical Technician
Sonja Kay Swan Medical Billing and Reimbursement
Manuel Talamantes Law Enforcement Academy
Joshua Kent Tapp Introduction to Outdoor Leadership
Alfonso Esteban Tarin Law Enforcement Academy
Certificates
Spring 2026
(Graduation list contingent upon the outcome of final grades)
Luke Taylor Law Enforcement Academy
Maria G. Tena Business Fundamentals
Gabriel Tesar
Emergency Medical Technician
Nathan Joseph Teynor Nurse Aide
Jeremy Andrew Theisen
Emergency Medical Technician
Aminata Thiam Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Chelsea Shay Thomas Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Andrew Tilton Fire Science: Firefighter I
Joanne Howell Towle
Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Terenn Elizabeth Tracy Nurse Aide
Angela Truong Professional Photography and Videography
Bryan J. Tzilin
Adam Christopher Vadeboncoeur
Donald Luke Valdez
Emergency Medical Technician
Emergency Medical Technician
Emergency Medical Technician
Ingrid Valdez Phlebotomy
Arath Valdez Lopez Music Audio Production
Leona VanDyke Fire Science: Firefighter I
Gisselle Varela Rocha Business Fundamentals
Madison Paige Vergo
Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Akanksha Verma Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Scarlett Villarreal Nurse Aide
Trung Q. Vo
Taelyn Ann Voss
Medical Billing and Reimbursement
Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Dominic Bryce Vyborny Fire Science: Firefighter I
Allison D. Walsh Energy Medicine
Alexandria Ward* Hairstylist Nail Technician
Bentlie Ward Fire Science: Firefighter I
Kirk C. Watkins Emergency Medical Technician
Katherine Lynn Wegner Nurse Aide
Ruben Weijers Fire Science: Firefighter I
Elizabeth Arlene West Phlebotomy
Meagan M. Wetzel Accounting Clerk
Hannah Nicole Wheaton Nurse Aide
Madyson Faith White Hairstylist
Lauren Elizabeth Whittaker
Joy Elizabeth Wiebel
Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
Brandon L. Williams Fire Science: Firefighter I
Johanna Mae Williams Nurse Aide
Liliana Beata Williams Nurse Aide
Easton Willyard Law Enforcement Academy
Daniel James Wilson Computer Science
Samuel James Wilson
Emergency Medical Technician
Melissa Susan Wimmer Accounting Fundamentals
* Honors Recognition: Grade Point Average of 3.85 or Higher
Certificates
Spring 2026
(Graduation list contingent upon the outcome of final grades)
Amanda Wintenburg Fine Furniture Craftsman Furniture Maker
Peyton M. Wooten Nurse Aide
Ashley Nicole Yahraus Wellness Coaching
Sean Michael Yoshida Law Enforcement Academy
Sejal Young*
Early Childhood Director
Early Childhood Teacher
Ethan Yourtz Fire Science: Firefighter I
Camden Grey Zehr* Law Enforcement Academy
Nicholas Joseph Zepeda Fire Science: Firefighter I
Emerson Zerbib Esthetician
Nail Technician
* Honors Recognition: Grade Point Average of 3.85 or Higher.
Lynne Albert
Jenna Alzona
Patricia Arbuckle
Tina Armijo
Samson Ayo
Hill Baker
Dean Barchers
Shelly Beasley
Tiffany Bender
Michelle Berguin
Teresa Bieker
Charlotte Briscoe
Felicia Brown
Amy Buckingham
Melvin Cacayorin
Eleanor Camann
Paige Casabona
Soomin Chun-Hess
Christopher Clardy
Holly Cox
Jeremy Cox
Gayle Crane
Johanna Debrecht
Deborah Dell
Teresa Dickinson
Sierra Dinges
Heather Duncan
Kelly Jo Eldredge
Brandon English
Adam Forland
Aidan Friederich
Paul Gallagher
Sean Gillespie
Steven Gillespie
Faculty
2025-2026
Tracy Gray
Lynette Hauser
Nora Hebert
Meredith Hibit
Becky Hoenigman
Lynnette Hoerner
Jodi Holzman
Jessica Hoyt
Lou Hren
Kelly Ingraham
Erika Iverson
Dayna Jaynstein
Andrew Jensen
Kevin Kelley
Kyle Kelly
Janiece Kneppe
Yongxia Kuang
Derek Lan
John Leintz
Brooke Luedtke
Jonas Mabey
Tracey Mahoney
Julie Mainka
Elyse Marsh
Carol Martin
James Mathis
Sandra McRae
Carlos Francisco Medina Hernandez
Joy Miccio
Riley Morgenthaler
Toni Nicholas
Delia Ochoa
Courtney Osborn
Valerie Paulson
Jenning Prevatte
Katherine Ramos
Diane Rhodes
Martha Rivero
Enrique Rodriguez
Jared Rodriguez
Heather Ross
Edward Saenz
Jerry Sanchez
Berndt Savig
Julie Schneider
Kari Schoenwald
Stephanie Schooley
Rebecca Smith
Daniel Sohl
Shane Spivey
Martha Stevens
Julio Suarez-Pesquera
Kevin Thirouin
Celina Toney
Ashley Tracey
Sara Volkmar
Robert Vroman
Matthew Watts
Jacob Webb
Paul Weinrauch
Marion Wells
Alyn Whelchel
Scott Wifall
James Winter
John Witwer
Felix Wohlfahrt
Kelly Worden
Brian Yates
Graduate and Academic Attire and Institutional Mace
Academic regalia refers to the traditional cap, gown, and hood worn by graduates, faculty, and distinguished guests during the commencement ceremony. This tradition began in early European universities where students and teachers often wore long robes and hoods to keep warm in cold, unheated buildings. Their attire often indicated their status and scholastic achievements.
Over time, what started as everyday, practical academic clothing evolved into formal ceremonial dress and eventually became most associated with commencement and official academic ceremonies. While European institutions still show great diversity in the specifications of academic dress, in the late 1800s American colleges and universities adopted a definitive system that all could follow.
Today, the cap and gown function like a visual shorthand – they signal achievement, scholarship, and the completion of a major stage of education.
RRCC graduating students wear maroon gowns and a traditional mortarboard cap with a strand tassel.
Administrators, faculty, and distinguished guests also wear regalia to graduation ceremonies. Here is a guide:
• Gown Color: Traditionally, both bachelor’s and master’s gowns are black, featuring long, pointed sleeves for bachelor’s and oblong sleeves for master’s degrees. Most doctoral gowns are black with three horizontal velvet bars on each sleeve.
• Hood Lining (college colors): The interior of the academic hood is lined with the specific colors of the college or university where the degree was earned.
• Hood Edging (discipline colors): The border of the hood displays a color representing the academic discipline of the degree earned.
Those with bachelor’s and master’s degrees generally wear a mortarboard cap while velvet tams are more commonly warn by those with a doctoral degree.
Institutional Mace
In medieval times, the mace was a weapon for warfare but now it is a wooden staff carried by or in front of a magistrate or other dignitary as a sign of authority. The first dated record of mace use in academics goes back to Vienna University in 1385. The mace served as a sign of authority and was carried by a designated member of the faculty during ceremonial occasions. The mace was adorned with inscriptions and symbols commemorating the institution.
Constructed of mahogany and maple, the Red Rocks Community College mace was designed and crafted by Construction Management and Technology faculty and staff members in 2001. At the commencement ceremony, the Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year carries the mace to lead the graduation processional.