UW-Platteville Commencement Program, Spring 2024

TWO HUNDRED TWELFTH COMMENCEMENT

SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2024

9 A.M.

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE

12:30 P.M.

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, INDUSTRY, LIFE SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE

4 P.M.

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND EDUCATION AND ASSOCIATE DEGREE CANDIDATES

UW-PLATTEVILLE HISTORY

For over 150 years, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville has been an educational leader thanks to a determined Pioneer attitude that has enriched Southwest Wisconsin and the tri-state region of Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa.

The university was founded in 1866 as the first state teacher preparation institution in Wisconsin, then called the Platteville Normal School. Classes were held in Rountree Hall, located at the corner of Main and Elm streets. Rountree Hall was actually built 13 years earlier in 1853 to accommodate the rapidly increasing enrollment of the Platteville Academy, founded in 1839 (even before Wisconsin’s statehood) by the city’s Presbyterian Church.

UW-Platteville also has roots in the Wisconsin Mining Trade School, established in 1907 to train specialized technicians to work in the mining operations surrounding Platteville. When the Normal School vacated Rountree Hall for its new quarters in Main Hall, the mining school moved in. In 1917, a third year was added to the curriculum, making the Wisconsin Mining School the first school in the United States to offer a three-year study in mining engineering, upon completion of which a student received a diploma.

One of the university’s oldest traditions originated in the year 1936 when the mining school students began work on the world’s largest “M” by placing rocks in a pattern on the southwest slope of the mound, located a few miles east of the city. Completed the following year, the “M” measures 214 x 241 feet and consists of some 400 tons of whitewashed stone. The lighting of the “M” is now the featured ceremony each fall during Homecoming.

The mining school became the Wisconsin Institute of Technology in 1939 and later merged with the Platteville State Teachers College in 1959 to become the Wisconsin State College and Institute of Technology at Platteville.

During the 1960s, the college experienced a period of rapid growth resulting in the construction of several new halls. In 1966, the name was changed again to the Wisconsin State University-Platteville. The university and all other public institutions of higher education in Wisconsin merged in 1971 to form the UW System, governed by a single Board of Regents. As a result of the merger, the university experienced its most recent name change to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

UW-Platteville Baraboo Sauk County has been a branch campus site since 2018.

THE UNIVERSITY MACE

The Mace, as described in ancient history, is a symbol of authority. During Medieval Times it was a studded, club-like weapon made of iron and capable of breaking armor. By the 13th century, the Mace was used for civil purposes and was carried in processions of dignitaries. Today, the Mace is used by universities to represent order, authority, and the power of knowledge.

The university Mace is 4 feet long and made of black walnut and brass. The university seal is the most prominent feature of the Mace. The seal includes the founding date of this university—1866—and icons from our past including a bell, representing our roots in education, and an “M,” signifying our heritage in mining. UW-Platteville’s Mace was created in 2002 by graduate student Andy Van Slett, and his advisor, Dr. Kyle Metzloff, Professor of industrial studies.

UNIVERSITIES OF WISCONSIN

BOARD OF REGENTS

Karen Walsh, Regent President

Amy Blumenfeld Bogost, Regent Vice President

Angela Adams

Robert Atwell

Evan Brenkus

Héctor Colón

Haben Goitom

Mike Jones

Jim Kreuser

SYSTEM OFFICERS

Jay O. Rothman ..............................President

Edmund Manydeeds III

Cris Peterson

Joan Prince

Ashok Rai

Jennifer Staton

Amy Traynor

Mark Tyler

Jill Underly

Kyle M. Weatherly

Johannes Britz .................................Interim Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs

Sean P. Nelson Vice President for Finance and Administration

Jeff Buhrandt Vice President for University Relations

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE

Saturday, May 11, Two Thousand Twenty-Four

Nine o’clock in the morning

Williams Fieldhouse

Commencement Marshal ........................Dr. June (Qiong) Li, Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry

Prelude and Processional

Greetings and Introductions

Senior Speaker

Symphony Band

Aaron Cooley, Conductor

Casey Mack, Student Singer

Wayne C. Weber, Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Jacob M. Keller

Commencement Address .........................Tammy Salmon-Stephens, Director, College of EMS Student Success Programs

Chancellor Address..................................Tammy K. Evetovich, Chancellor

Recognition of Honors Graduates

Wayne C. Weber, Interim Provost and and Alumni Lifetime Membership Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Acknowledgement

Conferring of Degrees

Awarding of Undergraduate Degrees

Reading of Names

Wayne C. Weber, Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Tammy K. Evetovich, Chancellor

Philip Parker, Acting Dean, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science

Dr. Soma Chattopadhyay, Assistant Dean, Professor, Department of Chemistry

Awarding of Graduate Degrees ................Carolyn Keller, Associate Provost

Alma Mater and Recessional ....................Symphony Band

Aaron Cooley, Conductor

Casey Mack, Student Singer

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, INDUSTRY, LIFE SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE

Saturday, May 11, Two Thousand Twenty-Four Twelve-thirty in the afternoon

Williams Fieldhouse

Commencement Marshal ........................Dr. Colleen Kaiser, Professor of Industrial Studies

Prelude and Processional Symphony Band

Aaron Cooley, Conductor

Daniel Sniff, Student Singer

Greetings and Introductions

Wayne C. Weber, Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Senior Speaker .........................................Lila C. Sloan

Commencement Address .........................Dr. Virginia Snyder, retired program director, Physician Assistant Program, UW-Madison

Chancellor Address..................................Tammy K. Evetovich, Chancellor

Recognition of Honors Graduates ...........Wayne C. Weber, Interim Provost and and Alumni Lifetime Membership Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Acknowledgement

Conferring of Degrees

Awarding of Undergraduate Degrees

Reading of Names

Wayne C. Weber, Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Tammy K. Evetovich, Chancellor

Chuck Steiner, Interim Dean, College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture

Dr. Caryn Stanley, Associate Professor, School of Business

Awarding of Graduate Degrees ................Carolyn Keller, Associate Provost

Alma Mater and Recessional ....................Symphony Band

Aaron Cooley, Conductor

Daniel Sniff, Student Singer

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND EDUCATION AND ASSOCIATE DEGREE CANDIDATES

Saturday, May 11, Two Thousand Twenty-Four

Four o’clock in the afternoon

Williams Fieldhouse

Commencement Marshal ........................Dr. Yuanyuan Hu, Professor of English

Prelude and Processional Symphony Band

Aaron Cooley, Conductor

Elyse Harvancik, Student Singer

Greetings and Introductions

Wayne C. Weber, Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Senior Speaker .........................................Sydney R. Byas

Commencement Address .........................JoAnne Uthe-Gibson, Educator, UW-Platteville

Chancellor Address

Tammy K. Evetovich, Chancellor

Recognition of Honors Graduates ...........Wayne C. Weber, Interim Provost and and Alumni Lifetime Membership Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Acknowledgement

Conferring of Degrees .............................Wayne C. Weber, Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Tammy K. Evetovich, Chancellor

Awarding of Undergraduate Degrees .......Hilton Kelly, Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Education

Reading of Names ...................................Carrie Van Hallgren, Assistant Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Education

Awarding of Graduate Degrees ................Carolyn Keller, Associate Provost

Alma Mater and Recessional Symphony Band

Aaron Cooley, Conductor

Elyse Harvancik, Student Singer

PRINCIPAL SPEAKERS

TAMMY SALMON-STEPHENS

9 a.m. | College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science

Tammy J. Salmon-Stephens is the Director of the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science Student Success Programs and has worked at UW-Platteville since 1997. A UW-Platteville alumna, she holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering. She is actively involved in programs supporting women and underrepresented minorities in STEM and student success. Salmon-Stephens has been the recipient of the UW System Outstanding Academic Staff Award, the UW-Platteville Woman of the Year Award, the UW-Platteville Outstanding Alumni Award, the College of EMS Outstanding Alumnus Award, the Rosa Parks Diversity Award from the Women’s Transportation Network, and the INSIGHT Into Diversity “2016 Inspiring Women in STEM” Award.

DR. VIRGINIA SNYDER

12:30 p.m. | College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture

Dr. Virginia Snyder recently retired as the program director of the Physician Assistant Program at UW-Madison. She received a doctorate in medical science, with an emphasis in anatomy from the Medical College of Ohio. Snyder is a certified Physician Assistant and spent seven years at Mercy Health System Regional Neurosurgery Center in Janesville, Wisconsin, before joining UW-Madison’s Physician Assistant Program. She has worked in academia for more than 30 years, including as a professor of biology at UW-Platteville for more than a decade. Snyder was instrumental in envisioning and implementing the wisPACT@UW-Platteville program, a collaborative partnership that allows students to earn a Master of Physician Assistant Studies from UW-Madison, while completing all coursework at UW-Platteville.

JOANNE UTHE-GIBSON

4 p.m. | College of Liberal Arts and Education and Associate Degree Candidates

JoAnne Uthe-Gibson graduated with honors in 1973 and received a Master of Arts in Teaching in 1975 from UW-Platteville. She taught history and psychology at Dubuque Senior High School in Dubuque, Iowa, from 1975–2008 and was an adjunct faculty member at Northeast Iowa Community College from 1993–2023. She has also been an instructor for The Connecting Link professional development graduate courses for teachers. She currently serves as the Education Coordinator for the Dubuque Fighting Saints hockey team and has hosted players in her home since 1995. Her many accolades include being selected as a Fulbright Scholar to the Netherlands, receiving a Gold Star Award for Outstanding Teaching from the R.J. McElroy Trust, being named Outstanding Educator by Northeast Iowa Community College, and receiving the Distinguished Educator Award from UW-Platteville. While at Dubuque Senior, she was a co-author and project director for a $500,000 Teaching American History Grant for in service training and curriculum writing. She is a nationally certified EMT-Paramedic and volunteered for 20 years with the Hazel Green Area Rescue Squad.

SENIOR SPEAKERS

JACOB M. KELLER

9 a.m. | College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science

Jacob Keller, from Monticello, Minnesota, is graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering with an emphasis in biomedical engineering. He has held leadership positions in several student organizations, including the UW-Platteville Chancellor Scholars, the Pioneer Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, and Tau Beta Pi. Keller was also a member of the Pioneer Men’s Soccer Team, where he served as captain for two seasons and received Academic All-District, Academic All-American, and Coast to Coast Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year honors.

LILA C. SLOAN

12:30 p.m. | College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture

Lila Sloan is graduating with a degree in agribusiness and a minor in dairy science. Sloan, who is from Davis, Illinois, has been involved in a number of organizations and activities throughout her time at UW-Platteville, assuming leadership roles in many of them. She served as student manager of Pioneer Sweets, the student-managed ice cream business. She is a School of Agriculture Ambassador, Vice President of Professional Development for the Association of Women in Agriculture, Co-Chair for Collegiate Farm Bureau’s Ag Day on Campus, and a member of Sigma Alpha, Pioneer Dairy Classic Sale Committee, Dairy Judging Team, and more. She has accepted a position as Regional Sales Representative for Holstein Association USA Inc. after graduation.

SYDNEY R. BYAS

4 p.m. | College of Liberal Arts and Education and Associate Degree Candidates

Sydney Byas, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is graduating with an individually contracted degree in arts administration. Her leadership roles on campus have included president of the Black Student Union, vice president of Sigma Alpha Iota, and peer mentor for the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and the SUCCEED Program. Byas received the 2023 Chancellor’s Medallion, was named the 2022 OMSA Student of the Year, and was inducted into the National Society of Leadership and Success. She is an active volunteer in the Platteville community, completing community service through her roles in the Black Student Union and Sigma Alpha Iota, as well as working with the Black Platteville Community Network.

EMS DEGREE CANDIDATES

* Magna Cum Laude

** Summa Cum Laude

Chemistry

Bryan Aguilar

Jonathan O. Ebert

** Nathan David Francisco

* Cory Ryan Franklin

** Natalie Haen

* Zachary A. Ruotsala

* Nathan David Soehner

Joseph C. Vanness

Geena Zamzow

Civil Engineering

Katherine N. Alder

Travis Altman

Nathan H. Barnard

Rebecca R. Belongea

Christian N. Billington

Hannah Marie Brooks

Bram M. Bystrom

** Austin N. Cooper

Alex D. Cronk

Bailey Cullor

Roy Joseph Davis

William G. Driggett

* Joseph D. Driscoll

* Ezekiel M. Fredricks

Brice Henry

Caden L. Higgins

Cody James Holbach

* Alexander J. Huehne

Riley C. Jelinek

Gretchen M. Johnson

Brock N. Jolma

Braeden F. Katcher

Arissa M. Kirchman

* Anders E. Lind

Miranda Manley

Madison N. Marchese

Rachel L. Mason

Bailee R. Mergen

** Noah Reilly Miller

Owen A. Miller

* Kenseth J. Moratti

Camron R. Murphree

* Zachary Lawrence Paulus

Cole T. Portman

* Hunter M. Rogers

Jordy K. Rojas

* Dylan M. Ruechel

Christian J. Soper

** Matthew Tanny

Zachary Michael Tellman

Emily N. Vander Koy

Elias A. Vanderwagen

Brandyn Grant Voegeli

Devin C. Volk

Austin K. Voss

** Ryan Joshua Wech

* Mackenzie Margaret Wieser

* Haley D. Wright

* Konrad Bartosz Ziaja

Computer Engineering

* Kyle T. King

Alexander R. Schmidt

* Caleb A. Thornton

Computer Science

Lucas M. DeMars

** Isaiah L. Glasbrenner

Nicholas C. Hipsky

Benjamin Hoffmann

Zachary Landquist

Tristan Larene

Isaiah Martinez

Isaac S. Nouansacksy

Jonathan K. Olson

* Reese J. Rognsvoog

Dawson David Schram

Conrad C. Schult

Jonathon S. Toppert

* Paige M. Traun

Ryan J. Traut

Cade C. VanHout

Andrés David Yance Bolaño

Carson M. Zimmerman

Cybersecurity

* Opeyemi Solomon Adedeji

** Riley B. Basaran

Eli M. Brown

Erin K. Colgrove

Jacob D. Gerard

** Isaiah L. Glasbrenner

Timothy P. Lima

Sofia C. Mojica

**Callie M. Seehafer

Bradd G. Sims Jr.

Zachary Carl Vivian

Data Science

** Jessica Lura Hall Greymont

** Makenna R. Halvensleben

* Luke James Ockerlander

Electrical Engineering

Daniel S. Anderson

Henry J. Buc

Theodore Arthur Buchholz

* Bryce Buss

** Ethan K. Chyla

** Benjamin Thomas Cramer

* Eliot M. Driessen

* Kyle Lief Everson

Robert J. Fecht Sr.

Miguel A. Gudino Ortega

* Benjamin J. Haines

** James Jensen

* Noah B. Johnson

Kade A. Kemp

Parker J. Kiesling

Matthew R. Krautkramer

Keagen Kuhn

Kevin T. McCarthy

Kevin G. Miller

Lydia Miller

Joseph D. Mlachnik

** Adama Sawadogo

** Shen Shutske

Gareth Spindler

Grant D. Strenski

** Isaac Thomas Stuessel

Andrew Finnes Tacheny

David Y. Teuteberg

* Erin C. Trocke

Bradley M. Truehl

Ryan R. Weber

* Boon P. Xiong

Engineering Physics

Abraham S. Bauer

** Caleb A. M. Christiansen

* Zachary R. Donley

Nicholas A. Natrop

** Gregory Pfister

** Larz J. Piechocki

* Luke D. Ramlow

** Evan J. Steeno

* Erin C. Trocke

Environmental Engineering

Jacob W. Arttus

Miles L. Carper

Malachi R. Crenshaw

** Matthew J. Franklin

Nathan E. Kopper

* Grace B. Lewis

Alexa L. Mydlach

** Jenna M. Springer

* Ashley G. Zietlow

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Kaitlynn J. Fisher

Alyssa M. Jappinen

* Kelly Jean Muehlenkamp

* Emma K. Pagel

Aiden S. Radunzel

* Lydia M. Reynolds

Madeline E. Ritter

Ethan David Williams

Industrial Engineering

* Helen Durrant

Amelia G. Hauth

* Brianna L. Mehlberg

** Alexander Lawrence Pakyz

Brian Matthew Shepeck

Mathematics

Naomi R. Cobb

** Jessica Lura Hall Greymont

** William A. Ranis

** Evan J. Steeno

* Paige M. Traun

Mechanical Engineering

Maxwell G. Andreasen

* Cody M. Asplin

Alec D. Bennett

Spencer J. Bergman

* Zachary M. Berndt

** Haeden B. Boettcher

Kenzie Bradley

Joseph Brickey

* Alexander J. Buchko

Adam R. Buege

Favour M. Butterfield

* Michael E. Cook

Jakob L. Cridelich

** Trenton J. Dart

JohnPaul T. Daun

Logan Andrew DeBusk

Simon A. Dingle

Mitchell E. Drake

Cole M. Dunn

Mitchell Edward Dye

Joshua William Eberts

Jared T. Engel

Carter Forseth

** Mitchell Franich

Joshua Hanrahan

Jonathan S. Hardy

Jesse Hartjes

Mason M. Hendricks

Alec B. Herpel

Seth Daniel Hettinga

Ethan John Hillmer

Joseph K. Huber

Troy R. Humpal

Brandon James Jamroz

Anikka N. Johnson

* Kade D. Kammann

** Jacob M. Keller

Parker L. Kluesner

** Connor M. Kollman

Brianna Kramer

Daniel A. Laishes

Caleb A. Laux

* Jacob Lax

** Carrie Marie Lefeber

Morrighan Miles Leska

Brayden G. Londerville

Alric G. Lopez

Jordan Marquardt

Neil H. Mathews

** Zachary Matzl

Andrew V. McGinley

** James Charles McGovern

Alexis Marie Monosa

Grant K. Mullins

Masin R. Murley

Scott Nieman

Cade A. Nimrick

Omar I. Otero

Emily J. Ott

Kayla Ann Przespolewski

Ben Read

Jaylen Redinger

* Connor Andrew Remus

** Zachary C. Ripp

* Shawn T. Roberts

Jon H. Roll

Matthew W. Ross

Connor M. Rozinka

** Mitchell J. Russell

** Parker W. Schelske

Robert M. Schilling

Gregory J. Scholten

Steven R. Schulze

Tyler A. Schuman

Hayden Thomas Schweitzer

Alex P. Sesing

Nathaniel J. Shedivy

* Joshua E. Smiley

* Logan Gerald Smolinski

Alexander N. Sonsalla

Tyler Syslo

* Jacob T. Toltzman

Mitchell E. Toltzman

* Tyler J. Tinkey

* James R. Vandenhouten

Lukas N. Viars

* Cade Wagner

Nicholas D. Wagner

Cal H. Waters

Ian C. Waters

Dakota R. Wickstrum

** Andrew W. Willadsen

Emma G. Willard

Owen Daniel James Worden

** Karissa Julaine Wurster

* Kyle L. Yde

Software Engineering

Adrian Arteaga

Jacob Bensemann

Steven L. Borck

* Bryce Robert Brennan

Noah C. Brozowski

* Nathan James Cash

Justin D. Eichler

** Dayton B. Ellis

Jacob D. Gerard

Brett T. Grisar

Dylan Hahn

** Makenna R. Halvensleben

* James G. Hickey III

Broden William Horton

Timothy P. Lima

Keefe Raymond Martin

Benjamin McKee

Brandon B. Molldrem

Caleb J. Moore

* Noah A. Mullendore

Noah L. Nouansacksy

William C. Orton

Jacob A. Papenfuss

** Christine Mary Patterson

** Aubrey A. Pilling

** Nathaniel James Sandvig

** Callie M. Seehafer

* Andrew J. Vonderhaar

Sustainability and Renewable Energy Systems

* Zoe Ariana Barnes

Kaleb Kenneth Derks

Connor M. Guysky

Marlen I. Mares

Hunter J. Mashak

Philippe Ndagijimana

Benjamin T. Raimonde

Joseph F. Rushlow

Garrett P. Sparkman

Darius M. White

James R. Ziehr

SUMMER 2024 EMS DEGREE CANDIDATES

Civil Engineering

Steven James Rankin

Tyler Robert Taves

Mechanical Engineering

** Victoria Ann Alber

* Braden L. Hubbard

Mary Ellen L. Moran

Tanner B. Wright

BILSA DEGREE CANDIDATES

* Magna Cum Laude

** Summa Cum Laude

Accounting

Jonathon R. Breitbach

** Jacy L. Duell

Logan A. Fenton

* Riley J. McMannes

* Bradley John Nies

Lauren Ashley Offerman

Jayda Padulla

** Abigail Lynn Rowe

* Sarah R. Sebastian

Dylan R. Stangl

Tomas Vikonis

Zachary D. Wilkin

Agricultural Business

Nicholas Allen

Simon M. Barnes

Jaydon I. Bierman

Evan James Brittain

Archibald I. Cooley

Aubrey E. Craig

Jessica J. Francis

Reece LeRoy Franke

Kyle M. Haldiman

** Alexis Healey

Jack Henschler

Mason Allen Kruse

Ashley Lamm

* Peyton J. Lind

Christina M. Martinez

Hayley C. Meir

* Tanner J. Middendorf

* April C. Molitor

* Bryce L. Peterson

Hailey L. Richardson

Katie J. Riechers

Mia L. Schroeder

Sara R. Skalitzky

** Lila Clarissa Sloan

Bryson E. Sturtevant

Agricultural Education

Sydney N. Delzer

Kendall Drake

Keegan Eberling

* Annie Mae Johnson

Kaylee L. Mess

* Katlynn M. Steffes

Animal Science

** Alena C. Asche

Cody M. Baxter

Michelle B. Edmonds

Jessica J. Francis

** Megan E. Hagemann

Natalie L. Hahn

Sierra N. Kollaszar

Kael Kruse

** Abigail A. Miller

McKenzie Mae Nyhus

* Hannah L. Pfeffer

Trevor P. Rebhahn

* Heidi L. Reed

Hailey L. Richardson

* Carlin Ann Russell

Amanda W. Schramm

Hope C. Sumner

Brady P. Wedig

Taylor L. Willits

Gabriel M. Wohlrab

Applied Computing

** Colin Fick

Biology

Grace C. Armstrong

Hallie M. Bartow

Julieanna Alicia Bermeo

Spencer A. Bestul

* Bryce Broege

** Madison Reilly Cameron

** Ashten K. Chandler

Amber R. Chiafos

* Colin James Doherty

* Hannah M. Duffield

Abigail D. Duhm

Claire Beth Faulkner

** Abigail Mae Flock

Kayla Gilbertson

Abbagail Victoria Harkner

Camryn N. Humke

* Natalie Johnson

Paige A. Johnson

Elizabeth M. Krasovich

Xavier Lara

Ilona H. Lu Contreras

** Kirsten A. Magedanz

* Daniel McGuire

Olyvea K. Meyer

Jack M. Miller

Kara M. Mohar

** Samantha Marie Ottinger

Ian M. Palzkill

Noah M. Pelodia

** Nicholas Daniel Porter

Callysta R. Punzel

* Corrine Schneider

Marlene Serna-Rosas

Emily Mae Sheen

Samantha M. Solfest

Abbygale L. Speer

Lynn M. Taylor

Jenna Tessone

Christina Marie Turner

** Katelyn M. Van Hise

Shelby Wagner

* Emma K. Webb

Anna E. Wren

* Ellie M. Zimmermann

Business Administration

Katherine Diane Brazeau

** Rebecca M. Burdick

* Laura Elizabeth Fernandez

Shane R. Gallagher

* Mitchell Huebner

Bobbi Kammes

** Justin Edward Klauer

Alex W. Manis

Cassandra Leah Meeks

Emily Rose Straubhaar

** Christopher VanDrese

** Kari Ann Venteris

Zachary D. Wilkin

Communication Technologies

Tiffany Snyder

Construction Management

* James E. Annelin

Mason F. Berger

* Alexander K. Bishop

* Joseph D. Boyd

Tanner Brainerd

Logan R. Carlson

Joshua M. Dieckman

Caitlyn Doneske

Mitchell Francis Drzadinski

* Joshua Ellsoos

** Bergen G. Frank-Loron

* Aaron S. Frey

Dejarus K. Gayles

Wyatt Hammer

* Carley M. Hewitt

Erin E. Hilby

** Derek Joseph Karlen

Hailey E. Kiehnau

Brayden A. Kinderman

Martin B. Koenig

Austin A. Lambrecht

Luke C. Leranth

Jacob Alexander Luebeck

Ryan D. Newell

Preston J. Noethe

Nate C. Olson

** Brady Michael Thomas O’Neil

* Brady H. Phillips

Jay Michael Pitel II

Austin C. Pullara

Sam A. Reiff

Kaleb B. Robey

** Kevin Sanchez-Sierra

Wyatt J. Schmitz

** Jake Remington Schneider

Evan J. Schoenfeld

* Ryan A. Schultz

Hunter R. Shoaff

Veronica Leilani Stephany

Eleanor C. Tinker-Sackett

Matthew D. Waldera

** Trevor Watson

Levi M. Wood

Joseph Virgil Zeimetz

Dairy Science

Haylie S. Birchman

* Hunter Robert Guy

Sara Margaret Heisner

Alek T. Krueger

Austin W. Rider

Ashlyn E. Sarbacker

Luke E. Trustem

Ecological Restoration and Resource Management

** Melissa M. Burmeister

Environmental Horticulture

** Melina Debroux

Hope Elizabeth Saroka

* Taylor N. Termanas

Finance

Evan Andresen

Avery J. Baumgartner

Kyle C. Brady

Marcelo A. Garay

* Makenna E. Koopmans

Eric Nystrom

** Alyssa Rae Ostendorf

Jayda Padulla

Aaron Reding

Dylan R. Stangl

Austin M. Uppena

Human Resource Management

Mason Ray Dailey

Carly Ann Krajco

* Evelyn J. Larsen

Isabella B. Ledbury

** Alyssa Tuescher

Industrial Technology Management

John C. Adams

Mohammed A. Alkaf

Lucas Henry Alm

Matthew T. Bonertz

Ethan J. Bonnell

Lane T. Budworth

Ben Joseph Charles

Kathryn S. Fisher

* William Thomas Foucault

Layton James Gabriel

Ryan J. Gitzke

Grant D. Gockel

Zachary Scott Hein

Ethan A. Heitz

Benjamin Scot Henning

** Timothy Allen Highum

Scott A. Hoglund

** Nicholas Donald Jansen

Douglas R. Kaiser

** Joel Kerkhoff

Nicholas R. Kohn

** Kenneth P. Kritsch

Kaelyn L. Lochner

Benjamin M. Lovdahl

Ryan P. Marweg

Caleb J. Pacha

Jack C. Palmer

Jacob R. Parks

Zachary T. Peplinski

* Luke A. Pickhard

Noah M. Rabick

Nick R. Redlin

Patrick J. Rielly

Hayden J. Robbins

** Kaedin J. Roethel

Karla Gycellse Sanchez

Samuel Sheridan

* Carly Stupar

* Cody Lee TeBeest

Abigail Ventura

Joshua J. Warner

Management

Benjamin W. Carlson

Devyn D. Dahlke

Caden M. Fry

* Grace K. Haug

Hunter D. Hopkins

Daniel J. Kast Jr.

Ashley Kijowski

* Makenna E. Koopmans

* Parker L. Kopp

* Evelyn J. Larsen

* Zac Larson

** Olivia Kristine Liddicoat

Nolen E. Miller

* Isabel K. Steiner

Aidan O. Swanson

** Alyssa Tuescher

Skyler Kaye Youngren

Marketing

** Jacy L. Duell

Shelby A. Faherty

Ethan P. Hoey

** Olivia Kristine Liddicoat

Clayton S. Mobile

Paige Olivia Oberman

Lillian R. Rausch

Jessica E. Schuur

Sara A. Sherer

** Jaidin Rhayne Simon

Caleb J. Wendhausen

Professional Sales

* Jace M. Joiner

Braden H. Myers

Lillian R. Rausch

Professional Studies

Joshua J. Bloedow

Francesca Elizabeth DeLisle

Madeline R. Hoelzer

Kathleen McClain

Alexandra G. Mort

Alexis L. Templin

Soil and Crop Science

Kyla K. Benson

Courtney Ann Houghton

Hailey Lynn Houghton

Ashley Lamm

** Matthew T. Ludtke

* April C. Molitor

Hope Elizabeth Saroka

Supply Chain Management

Benjamin O. Borich

** Daniel J. Ehley

Bryant C. Keeffer

Ryan F. Kruser

* Clayton James Lautenschlaeger

** Joshua Timothy Petersen

Austin M. Schaff

Eben J. Soper

Alexandria Whitaker

T.C. Williams

Technology and Engineering Education

Raymond Casey Pustelnik

Jayden W. Stietz

Biology

Sara A. Baumann

Cody J. Meade

Chloe A. Mellody

Olivia M. Welsh

Construction Management

Zachary Bisbach

Nathanial T. Boulton

Lucas G. Gallett

Alaxandar Pfile

Finance

Dawson Bowen

Matthew Ryan Porter

Jackson Rahman

Ethan T. Whitney

Human Resource Management

** Ethan Camden Wise

Industrial Technology Management

Colter D. McCormick

* David Rosandich

Jason Noah Slaybaugh

Management

** Lez’lee Foley

Nayeli E. Garay

Tyler D. Hannah

* Sinothando S. Matomela w

Marketing

Nayeli E. Garay

Jacob Glendinning

Elizabeth Joanne Lira

Isaiah J. Oswald

* Noah D. Zell

Ethan S. Ziebell

Professional Sales

Isaiah J. Oswald

Professional Studies

Jacob P. Dutter

Trevion I. Rimmer

Fernando A. Toro-Perez

Supply Chain Management

John Raymond Biernat

Matthew M. Tesmer

LAE DEGREE CANDIDATES

* Magna Cum Laude

** Summa Cum Laude

Criminal Justice

** Ciera Catherine Alexander

* Julie A. Anderson

* Amanda Nicole Baird

Lance Richard Blasing

McKenzie Brock

Paula Bush

Maximillian Scott Contreras

Kalen A. Crimmins

Haley E. Elam

** Cole P. Elders

Aaron Michael Emmel

* Alexander Matthias Endres

Sydney R. Finkler

* Emilly P. Folks

William Frauchiger

Connor Haiston

* Elberta A. Hoffmann

Mikayla M. Hollingsworth

Kyleen R. Irwin

* David Jolly

Adrian A. Joy

* Joseph L. Kimball

* Luke T. Kreilkamp

* Shea R. Lauria

** Mikala R. Lewis

Adam T. Lieders

* Lainee J. McLennan

Autumn E. Montgomery

* Collin B. Moore

** Keith A. Nachtwey

Lindsay M. Nelson

Garrett Olson

Alexis J. Ostrum

Madison Pertzborn

Jonathon E. Peterson

Lilian M. Romero

** Zoe Schiedel

Mathew Elliot Skiles

** Callie C. Smet

Levi A. Sullivan

Sarah Sutton

Jordan D. Wages

* Kyle V. Walton

Morgan R. Weier-Schult

Elementary Education

* Tanner J. Adams

** Alexis E. Bassett

* Makenzie M. Casper

Hannah N. Dammen

** Lillian E. Dickerson

Claira Rae Droessler

Shelbie Jean Ede

* Emily Nicole Fry

** Alexis R. Garza

* Kaileah E. Gornick

** Marissa L. Gould

** Kiera E. Holzemer

Brittney M. Jacobson

Dakota V. Jordan

** Riley Olivia Kavanaugh

** Brooke F. Kiefer

* Autumn King

* Amanda Kay Knowles

** Jordan M. Kratochwill

* Alyssa L. Meade

Kaitlyn Marie Miller

* Norrie Rieffer

Hanna F. Roberts

* Jaylen C. Rufenacht

** Sophia Katherine Sander

* Flynne Katherine Sargent

Abigail Christine Springer

* Nicole M. Stilson

* Mikinzie J. Stohl

** Sydnee B. Twardoski

* Grace L. Wardle

English

** Madison Ann Arickx

Justin T. Brayer

* Laura E. Gramer

* Nicole Krebs

** Daisy M. Macdonald

Abby D. Wackershauser

Nicole L. Young

Environmental Science and Conservation

Zachary William Beckendorf

Grace M. Goodman

** Danielle B. Hagen

Ethan P. Hoey

Nicholas S. Niemi

Jacob Dale Pannell

Olivia L. Severson

Emily Mae Sheen

Grace G. Simmons

** Elisabeth R. Winkler

* Ellie M. Zimmerman

Fine Arts

Maya A. Bellmeyer

Gay Sheryl Brechler-Nagle-Kray

Hannah G. Cruz

* Emily A. Deppe

Anna G. Fassbinder

Avery M. Goth

Noel R. Strait

Sydney Van Gelder

Forensic Investigation

Lindsey Albarran

Grace C. Armstrong

Julieanna Alicia Bermeo

Lauren K. Bonnell

** Madison Reilly Cameron

Erin K. Colgrove

* Hannah M. Duffield

* Cory Ryan Franklin

Hannah M. Gestrich

Kayla Gilbertson

Caitlyn Lynsey Grotjahn

Abbagail Victoria Harkner

** Natalie Haen

Paige K. Kuphal

Zachary Turner Lee

Makayla J. Martinez

Payton E. Marvin

Bennett J. Meier

Savanna L. Miller

Kara M. Mohar

** Samantha Marie Ottinger

Karli E. Paltz

Ian M. Palzkill

* Matthew S. Philhower

** Nicholas Daniel Porter

Callysta R. Punzel

* Molly Lynn Seidler

Marlene Serna-Rosas

* Nathan David Soehner

Lyric Orion Strickland

Lynn M. Taylor

Austin Robert Teske

Christina Marie Turner

Joseph C. Vanness

Isabelle Alexandria Varga

Angel A. Velez

Kiley R. Wachtel

Shelby Wagner

Geography

Heather N. Donahue

Health and Human Performance

* Zane R. Bastian

Jackson D. Buck

Riley Layne Conner

Margaret R. Dougherty

Brandon R. Huehne

Alexis L. Ingram

Bryce A. Johnson

Everett F. Jones

Christian M. MacCallum

Emma R. Murphy

Benjamin R. Olson

Cayden H. Robson

Sean M. Schreiner

** Jacob A. Sommer

Charles P. Wagner

* Alexander T. Witt

History

Colton C. Casper

Christopher D. Gillman Jr.

* Anthony R. Greco

** Ryann Michelle Klein

Individually Contracted

Sydney Byas

Music

* Grace Elicia Cano

Angel Cortez

* Malia R. Eugene

Jonathan J. Grorud

** Elyse Rae Harvancik

Matthew Garrett McCarthy

* Emerald C. Pierson

* Andrew J. Reeve

Doralyn Elise Williams

Philosophy

Alexandria Rosella Risley

Political Science

Gregory A. Atnip

** Dalton M. Avenarius

* Anthony R. Greco

Cassidy K. Kolstad

Lindsay M. Nelson

Evan J. Pfefferkorn

Alexandria Rosella Risley

Adam Kevin Thompson

Psychology

* Amanda Nicole Baird

Emily E. Bartow

Hannah M. Butler

* Peyton L. Curtis

James Jason Digman

Anastasia M. Durrenberger

* Harlee Elizabeth Eastman

Haley E. Elam

* Malia R. Eugene

* Emilly P. Folks

Jack Huml

Macy Imhoff

* Mollie Karna Johnson

* David Jolly

Adrian A. Joy

* Kristen Ashley Knapp

Paige K. Kuphal

** Mikala R. Lewis

Magen M. Lyne

** Kiteara M. Malueg

* Alayna Marie McGuire

* Lainee J. McLennan

* Jordyn E. Neibauer

Karli E. Paltz

* Vanessa C. Peterson

Kiley Rae Petrie

Destiny M. Popp

** Madison Taylor Rouse

Kendra R. Rouse

* Molly Lynn Seidler

Catherine M. Stange

Sarah Sutton

Sydney Kay Wolverton

Social Science Comprehensive

** Alex J. Miller

** Cameron J. Pickel

Christian A. Smoley

Spanish

Christian Dieck

* Whitney A. Schwindenhammer

SUMMER 2024 LAE DEGREE CANDIDATES

Criminal Justice

Jakob Louis Boomgarden

Karina De Los Santos

** Dawson Keller

Environmental Science and Conservation

Adrian R. Diaz

Fine Arts

Jacquelyn Marie Komas

Forensic Investigation

Emily E. George

Madelyn Leigh

Health and Human Performance

Caralina Z. Apostolou

Connor J. Fitzgerald

Parker Heidorf

History

Mitchell A. Brunmeier

Music

Madalyn Scott

Spanish

Tanner Joseph Behling

ASSOCIATE DEGREE CANDIDATES

* Magna Cum Laude

** Summa Cum Laude

Associate of Arts and Sciences

Burcu Gamze Aydemir

* James William Bell

Sydney J. Birkholz

** Taylor Ann Clark

Kelsey Kathleen Cobb

Teresa M. Couey

Geneva Lynn Crownover

Walt W. Griep

* Katelyn P. Haschke

** Brogan J. Helmeid

Annan Houston

Jacob R. Jackson

Hayley Kidd

** Lauren E. Kirkham

** Jacob Korklewski

Amber M. Lancaster

Molly A. Leatherberry

** Evan K. Luckey

* Julian McCann

** Briana Lynn Miller

Della Miller

Sierra R. Moore

Willard Nyquist

Visva H. Patel

Ethan D. Ramirez

* Alyssa R. Smith

** Adam James Steiner

** Isaac Steiner

Kristy Nichole Thomas-Turner

Zachary T. Toney

Benjamin C. Trute

* Rachel M. Zajicek

Associate of Science in Business Administration

** Cole T. Reiger

** Alisia Nicole Schwark

Brady W. Shultis

Payton Weis

Associate of Science in Food and Agriculture

Grace M. Schell

Hayden M. Stahlke

Associate of Science in Pre-Engineering

Joseph I. Goodman

SUMMER 2024 ASSOCIATE DEGREE CANDIDATES

Associate of Arts and Sciences

Izeah Z. Currier

Associate of Business Administration

Jacob R. Zillmer

MASTER’S DEGREE CANDIDATES

Criminal Justice

Kelsey Brown

Ann Marie Conrad

Aaron M. Jensen

Steven Eugene Nusbaum

Crystal L. Strand

Education

Tianran Chang

Dong Chen

Haonan Chen

Bin Dong

Ying Gao

Zhiyun Guo

Fengqing He

Jingyi He

Qian He

Ruiqi Li

Shan Li

Xinyang Li

Haoning Liu

Tianqi Liu

Xueqi Liu

Yanrui Niu

Bao Ou

Jie Shang

Binfen Shui

Jiaxing Tian

Jing Wang

Laiyan Wang

Shouzhen Wang

Ying Wang

Yi Xu

Boyu Yang

Jie Yu

Xiaoqian Yu

Jian Zhang

Jianing Zhang

Jing Zhang

Xiaoyan Zhang

Xiyuan Zhang

Yulin Zhang

Engineering

Victoria Allyson Barone

Jeysson Patarroyo Gonzalez

Amber E. Hoppe

Taylor C. Jensen

Epifani Y. Keenan

Ryan Lewandowski

Jeysson Patarroyo Gonzalez

Julian David Rodriguez Joya

Gerrit William Schomaker

Alexa Sieling

Ben Sigwarth

Demitrianna Soppe

Chou Vang

Healthcare Administration

Cassandra Fitzgerald

Integrated Supply Chain Management

Leah Babalola

Derek Chou

Anne Sam-Nan Fan

Joslyn Frie

Brady R. Holt

Kylie Radjenovic Lonski

Nicholas Marx

Kyle James McDermid

Ayanna N. Nash

Julissa Osuna

Allan Yu

Organizational Change Leadership

Jennifer Birk

Jaclyn Bitters

Lina Bracero

Emily Dodeler

Laura K Gray

Patricia Diane Miller

Heather V Monackey

Jenna M Raisbeck

Courtney Ami Schulz

Project Management

Michael A. Betancourt

Priyal Vachhani Bhalani

Michael Buchanan

Joshua S. De Oliveira

Gwendolyn A. Foster

Michael T. Garst

Daniel Grode

Sheldon Kirkpatrick

Jillian Marie Kubiesa

Itze Lamadrid Bolt

Kale W. Larson

Hoang Minh Le

Joseph Jeffries Pace

Aileen Elizabeth Pettis

Harry Attah Poku

Jillian Sayles

Tyrell D. Thompson

Sport Administration

Jack Dietzen

Drew Hoff

Riley J. Kelsch

Mitchell Pomeroy

Kearstin Schweitzer

Strategic Management

Jordan J. Beyler

Reneecia Morgan

SUMMER 2024 MASTER’S DEGREE CANDIDATES

Engineering

Brian Cardwell

Austin Ensign

Amitava Karak

Afrooz Ketabchi

Matthew Donald Schmitt

Alejandro Vega

Healthcare Administration

Christopher Dettmann

Errin Lou Watson Wellman

Integrated Supply Chain Management

Dinesh Nidamarthy

Organizational Change Leadership

Charles Douglas Taylor Jr.

Project Management

Kabir F. Adeyemi

Donald Allender

Benjamin M. Crawford

Chase Durond Green

Lori Lynn Jiannuzzi

Matthew Zielinski

Strategic Management

Ava Kunkel

Criminal Justice

Timothy James Brandon Lingle

Jason C. Lingle

HONORS AND HIGH HONORS

Students who have completed 48 or more credits at UW-Platteville and who have earned high cumulative grade point averages during their undergraduate careers graduate in two categories: Honors (3.50–3.74 grade point averages – Magna Cum Laude) and High Honors (3.75–4.00 grade point averages – Summa Cum Laude). These students can be distinguished by the asterisks marking their names in the list of graduates and by the gold honor cords which they wear today.

The following students have been chosen as valedictorians by their respective colleges, based on comprehensive review of their stellar academic records.

Valedictorians

College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science

Ethan K. Chyla, Makenna R. Halvensleben, and Colin Z. Fick

College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture ............................. Ashten K. Chandler

College of Liberal Arts and Education .............................. Elyse R. Harvancik, Madison T. Rouse, and Sophia K. Sander

ALTERNATE SENIOR SPEAKERS

The Senior Speakers are selected by college-appointed committees. Students may apply or be nominated for this honor. Students seeking consideration must submit a resume, letters of recommendation, and an optional essay. Applicants are evaluated and interviewed. One undergraduate student speaker and an alternate are selected for each of the commencement ceremonies. The alternate speakers chosen for the spring 2024 commencement are:

College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science ........................................... Alyssa M. Jappinen College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture ........................ Bergen G. Frank-Loron College of Liberal Arts and Education .......................................................................... Ali Risley

TASSEL COLOR

The color of the tassel identifies the respective field of study of each new graduate. The color designations are as follows:

Brown Art Theatre

Drab............................... School of Business Industrial Technology Management Professional Studies

Gold........................................... Chemistry

General Science

Computer Science Geography

Applied Computing Computer Science Cybersecurity

Light Blue ...................................Education

Maize ........................ School of Agriculture Biology

Environmental Science and Conservation Ecological Restoration

Navy Criminal Justice Forensic Investigation

Orange Engineering

Pink .................................................. Music

Royal ......................................... Philosophy

Russet Sustainability and Renewable Energy Systems

Sage.......... Health and Human Performance

White Data Science English Foreign Language History Mathematics Political Science Psychology Social Science Associate of Arts and Sciences

Note: Master’s graduates’ colors are represented on their hood.

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