SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2025
9 A.M.
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, INDUSTRY, LIFE SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE
12:30 P.M.
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND EDUCATION
ASSOCIATE DEGREE CANDIDATES
MASTER’S DEGREE CANDIDATES
4 P.M.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE
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 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 applied engineering and technology management.
Amy Bogost, Regent President
Kyle Weatherly, Regent Vice President
Angela Adams
Desmond Adongo
Héctor Colón
Haben Goitom
Audrey Jenkins
Jim Kreuser
Edmund Manydeeds III
Jay O. Rothman ..............................President
Timothy Nixon
Cris Peterson
Joan Prince
Ashok Rai
Jack Salzwedel
Amy Traynor
Mark Tyler
Jill Underly
Karen Walsh
Johannes Britz .................................Interim Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs
Julie Gordon ...................................Interim Vice President for Finance and Administration
Chris Patton ....................................Interim Vice President for University Relations
Saturday, May 17, Two Thousand Twenty-Five
Nine o’clock in the morning
Williams Fieldhouse
Commencement Marshal ........................David Ward, Alumnus and Retired Instructor, School of Agriculture
Prelude and Processional ........................Symphony Band
Aaron Cooley, Conductor
Ella Brunner, Student Singer
Greetings and Introductions ....................Laura Reynolds, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Senior Speaker .........................................Morgan Haas
Commencement Address
Chancellor Address
Clay Dean, M.D., Alumnus and General Surgeon, Sauk Prairie Healthcare
Tammy K. Evetovich, Chancellor
Recognition of Honors Graduates ...........Laura Reynolds, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Conferring of Degrees .............................Laura Reynolds, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Tammy K. Evetovich, Chancellor
Awarding of Undergraduate Degrees .......Wayne Weber, Dean, College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture
Reading of Names ...................................Caryn Stanley, Associate Professor, School of Business
Alma Mater and Recessional Symphony Band
Aaron Cooley, Conductor
Ella Brunner, Student Singer
Saturday, May 17, Two Thousand Twenty-Five Twelve-thirty in the afternoon Williams Fieldhouse
Commencement Marshal
Robert Demaree, Professor, Performing and Visual Arts
Prelude and Processional Symphony Band
Aaron Cooley, Conductor
Ella Brunner, Student Singer
Greetings and Introductions
Senior Speaker
Laura Reynolds, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Elly Lindner
Commencement Address .........................Dena Wortzel, Executive Director, Wisconsin Humanities
Chancellor Address..................................Tammy K. Evetovich, Chancellor
Recognition of Honors Graduates
Laura Reynolds, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Conferring of Degrees .............................Laura Reynolds, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Tammy K. Evetovich, Chancellor
Awarding of Undergraduate Degrees .......Travis Nelson, Interim 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
Ella Brunner, Student Singer
Saturday, May 17, Two Thousand Twenty-Five
Four o’clock in the afternoon
Williams Fieldhouse
Commencement Marshal ........................Zehra Muslu, Senior Lecturer, Department of Mathematics
Prelude and Processional ........................Symphony Band
Aaron Cooley, Conductor
Tasha Reynolds, Student Singer
Greetings and Introductions ....................Laura Reynolds, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Senior Speaker .........................................Trinity Schlorf
Commencement Address
Kent Tabor, Founder and President, EmbedTek
Chancellor Address..................................Tammy K. Evetovich, Chancellor
Recognition of Honors Graduates ...........Laura Reynolds, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Conferring of Degrees
Awarding of Undergraduate Degrees
Reading of Names
Laura Reynolds, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Tammy K. Evetovich, Chancellor
Philip Parker, Dean, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science
Jessica Fick, Assistant Dean, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science
Alma Mater and Recessional ....................Symphony Band
Aaron Cooley, Conductor
Tasha Reynolds, Student Singer
9 a.m. | College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture
Clay Dean, M.D., graduated from UW-Platteville in 2006 with a degree in biology. He then attended medical school at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, where he was a part of the inaugural class of the Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine. In 2016, he joined Sauk Prairie Healthcare in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, as a General Surgeon.
12:30 p.m. | College of Liberal Arts and Education, Associate Degree Candidates, Master’s Degree Candidates
Dena Wortzel is the Executive Director of Wisconsin Humanities, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that expands humanities programming and lifetime learning across the state. Wortzel joined the organization in 1994 to direct the grant program before becoming Executive Director in 2008. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Wesleyan University and a Master of Science in Sociology from UW-Madison.
4 p.m. | College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science
Kent Tabor has over 40 years of experience in the embedded electronics and industrial computing industry. He is the Founder, President, and Chief Technical Officer of EmbedTek LLC, located in Waukesha, Wisconsin. He studied electrical and mechanical engineering at UW-Platteville from 1980–85, but was hit by a drunk driver during his senior year, forcing him to leave the university to recover from brain surgery and neck injuries just one semester short of graduating.
While a senior at UW-Platteville, Tabor founded his first company, Granite Microsystems, which built industrial computers. In 2002, he founded EmbedTek, a tech company specializing in the design and manufacture of embedded systems. With an emphasis on solving problems for medical and industrial solutions, EmbedTek takes pride in its creativity, innovation, and world-class manufacturing. Tabor has grown EmbedTek to over 90 employees, including 20 engineers, and serves OEM clients nationally and globally.
9 a.m. | College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture
Morgan Haas is a marketing major, originally from Rochelle, Illinois. She has been highly involved on campus throughout her time at UW-Platteville, including working as a student manager at Pioneer Crossing and as a tour guide for the Office of Recruitment; participating in the marching, concert, and pep bands; and serving as president of the women’s music fraternity, Sigma Alpha Iota, and vice president of programs for the American Marketing Association.
12:30 p.m. | College of Liberal Arts and Education, Associate Degree Candidates, Master’s Degree Candidates
Elly Lindner, of Highland Wisconsin, is earning a bachelor’s degree in English with an emphasis in education. She has already been actively involved in serving local school districts, spending time as a forensics adjudicator at Fennimore and Iowa-Grant high schools, as well as co-directing theatre productions at Iowa Grant High School. At UW-Platteville, she has been a member of Aspiring Educators and Sigma Tau Delta. She is also one of the College of LAE’s valedictorians.
4 p.m. | College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science
Trinity Schlorf, from Reedsville, Wisconsin, is majoring in mechanical engineering with a biomedical emphasis. She works as a Machinist Technician on campus and has been involved in the Women in STEM LLC, Society of Women Engineers, Clay Club, Pioneer Players, Mixed Martial Arts Club, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and in the Lego League as a mentor. After graduation, she will continue to work at Bionic Prosthetics and Orthotics, where she is currently an intern. Schlorf hopes to then pursue either a Master of Prosthetics and Orthotics or a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree.
* Magna Cum Laude
** Summa Cum Laude
Accounting
* Braedyn J. Budde
Hanna E. Diddens
Cole J. Drager
Benjamin B. Grillon
Noelle C. Hurula
Josie A. Nelson
** Marie Nottestad
Austin M. Uppena
Agricultural Business
** Chad Francis Achenbach
* Allison Ruth Burgess
Breanna Lyn Cisketti
** Keegan Coulthard
Kendra L. Dilg
Marnie Draves
** Timothy Geils
Lydia Grace Gilles
Kirk James Huntley
** Max H. Jacobs
Quincee R. Johnson
Morgan M. Jones
Shealyn J. Klosterman-Havens
Ella N. Krukow
Lexi Lichty
Katelyn R. Meinholz
Victorria N. Meylor
Kaylee Elaine Pingel
Brianna Robinson
Aidan Robert Sawyer
Kobe L. Smit
** Samantha G. Yexley
Agricultural Education
Calvin W. Coldren
Jack M. DeWees
** Rachel Angela Durst
Morgan Grace Fidler
** Emily E. Gavinski
** Aliza Marie Jacobs
** Rylie Lear
* Kenlyn Christine Leonard
Brenna Melody Noon
** Connor H. Ray
Madeline Paige Troester
Ella E. Walters
Madison L. Weedon
Owen Calvin Yoose
Animal Science
** Chad Francis Achenbach
** Olivia Eileen Adams
* Madison Leigh Ahrens
Sophia E. Berkeley
Faith E. Binder
** Gwynn Braden
Callista L. Brogley
Lily Busser
Nicholas Robert Castillo
* Gavin P. Esser
** Jordan L. Freitag
Jamy Jeanette Giles
* Madison Grace Hughes
** Gavin Joel Hunziker
* Connor Daniel McKinley
Paige L. Miess
** Malorie LeighAnn Prigge
Emma F. Puczek
* Joseph K. Slack
* Myah Swanson
** Sydney G. VanSwol
* Cadee M. Vinkemeier
** Samantha G. Yexley
Biology
Emma D. Bailie
Sara A. Baumann
* Morgan Elizabeth Beardsley
* Madison H. Conklin
* Morgan C. Cooley
Deena Nicole Degner
Katherine E. Douglas
Tyler Durnell
Forrest G. Eden
Evan Kristopher Edwards
* Libby N. Gorton
Kit Robert Hagen
Brian A. Haugh
Owen H. Henkes
* Andrew M. Jeanetta
Alexis Johnson
Keeghan J. Kjos
** Delanee D. Klaas
* Jessica Lynn Klawitter
** Tanner Robert Knowles
* Ethan Kramer
Xavier Lara
** Olivia G. Laughlin
Kaitlyn D. Lawrence
Emma Lee McNally
** Kylie R. Oberbroeckling
* Malina Mari Nkeomachi Okoro
** Derek W. Owen
Shaylynn A. Perry
* Elizabeth E. Pfannerstill
** Grace K. Pfeiffer
Nat Poeschel
Hannah M. Popp
Austin P. Rector
Eric Thomas Reichel
Alexandra D. Runde
** Aliyah Ca Sander
** Jacob R. Seward
* Brena M. Straka
* Myah Swanson
** Trevor James Taylor
Jenna Tessone
Christina M. Turner
Christian M. Tygart
** Cora Ann Vesperman
Nicholas Weber
Savannah M. Wehmeyer
Grace A. Wilhelmi
Wyatt D. Workman
Olivia Grace Zach
Business Administration
Tanner Goland
Construction Management
Samuel Richard Baus
Zachary Scott Berndt
Broden G. Boschert
** Dennis Brickl
* Jack Mathew Bunke
Dominic M. Buono
Jack A. Clemens
Kaden J. Crowley
Payton F. Cullen
Aidan D. Curry
William R. Dawson
Erik M. Decker
* Ryan Doherty
Bryce Faworski
Jada S. Flannery
Caden L. Geiser
Mason A. Hauser
Noah T. Jansen
* Tyler C. Jones
Cody H. Kamholz
Douglas T. Karker
Samuel J. Keast
Evan Klinkner
* Shelby Kraus
* Brady Mashlan
Kyle E. Miller
* Benjamin B. Neumann
**
Logan J. Niesen
Aydan L. OQuinn
Conner J. Paulson
Kaleb C. Pfohl
Ryan Pothoof
River W. Riley
Carter Robbert
Michael Saunders
Nathan James Schley
* Ryan B. Schoonhoven
Jack B. Setterstrom
Michael Steffen
Jacob Stoney
Richard P. Szorc Jr.
Nicole Elizabeth Walber
Adam D. Walls
Jakob M. Wegner
Andrew J. Winders
* Dale J. Yerges
Ecological Restoration and Resource Management
Bailey M. Alcaraz
Davin H. Dahl
** Margaret M. Foster
James R. Haas
Engineering Technology Management
Brett W. Anderson
Bradley Michael Andrus
Nolan C. Baumhardt
Kendra Bowden
Joshua H. Brouillette
Kaleb Richard Burch
Scott Coulthard
* Caleb Flickinger
Brady Graser
Adam Grosskreutz
Kaylee Henry
Jordan Isabella Johnson
Connor C. Kalweit
Hunter N. Kamp
Mathew A. Kohlstedt
Kaden L. Krueger
** Carter Lancaster
Joseph C. Madsen
Max McArtor
** Sean Patrick McCarthy
Carson James McKeag
Hunter D. Reich
** Gavin U. Sell
Casey M. Shannon
Kallie Thiel
* Trevan J. Thomson
Samuel M. Weigel
Benjamin Wiedholz
Tyler B. Wilson
Hunter L. Zittlow
Environmental Horticulture
** Olivia M. Bramstedt
Caitlynn R. Hahn
* Maria Louella S. Hechanova
Sydney Matherly
Finance
Therese M. Blau
Grant Bossert
* Braedyn J. Budde
* Emma G. Callaghan
Cole J. Drager
Michael J. Errthum
** Brayden John Holzemer
Brady R. Lange
Evan A. McDonald
Raymond Migas
** Marie Nottestad
Dayne Oleson
* Ethan Palzkill
* Ben J. Probst
Austin M. Uppena
Jimmy Wilson
Alexander P. Woodruff
Human Resource Management
* Mallory Marie Combs
Carly J. Livingston
Management
Alexander R. Ashauer
* Anna-Scott Bainbridge
Graeden Battles
Dylan Brewster
Hanna E. Diddens
Cole J. Drager
John F. Ellefson
Tag C. Habedank
* Jaylin Holte
Andrew N. Huegel
Noelle C. Hurula
Josh Norman Lepak
Brianna Mellenberger
Isaiah T. Miller
Jonathan C. Montag
** Marie Nottestad
Andrew Nyenhuis
Logan Pearson
Katia F. Rivas
Kathryn J. Sullivan
Danielle A. Trumbo
Livia F. Winch
* Emma K. Yde
Marketing
** Lucas H. Godon
Autumn J. Grayczyk
Lauren E. Heuberger
Allie Klein
* Carolyn Morrissey
Brady D. Olson
Fionna K. Rose
Maddison M. Ruud
* Alex M. Wano
Evan W. Wright
Professional Sales
Kellen Grant Kenney
Professional Studies
Daniel Michael Brins
Blake Bury
Barret L. Galauner
Shanna Graykowski
Matthew Holschbach
* Brandon N. Jesse
Rodney Charles Moyer
Justin L. Stovall
** Laura Jane Katherine Sturtz
Jack Henry Teska
Felicia L. Teubert
Reclamation, Environment and Conservation
Riley J. Kelliher
Isaac R. Linzmeier
Soil and Crop Science
Brianna Jeanne Broers
* Carter L. Conderman
** Anna K. Hagemann
** Gavin Joel Hunziker
Brett Walker
Supply Chain Management
Angela Sue Hartman
* Ty Jacob Stykel
** Madelyn Verdick
Technology and Engineering Education
* Cody Miller
Accounting
** William Gerald Bailey
Brock Anthony Brendemihl
** Aaron J. Brown
Jacob J. Liethen
Kyle J. Schneller
Animal Science
** Lauren Eileen Nottestad
Biology
Kalynn Mikel Bender
Megan Conrad
Emily Fassbender
Aggey H. Foster
Business Administration
Brian D. Olecki
Construction Management
* Zachary Joseph Balsiger
Thayden R. Haugen
Engineering Technology Management
Colin Flynn
Avery J. Hunter
Zachary C. Pierce
Corrie J. Remley
** Henry J. Weegar
Finance
** William Gerald Bailey
** Aaron J. Brown
** Alexcis Rehberg
Human Resource Management
Carley R. Rider
** Luke Wabrowetz
Management
Warren G. Adam
** Maddie C. Dauphin
Michael Emro
Macoy M. Fitzgerald
Michael Priami
Lucas Schoeneberg
Hillary Stoney
Matthew R. Taylor
Blaise J. Watters
Marketing
** Morgan M. Haas
Sawyer Ledman
Elizabeth Joanne Lira
Isabelle Faith VanOosten
Benjamin P. Wallace
Professional Sales
Johnathon D. Hamann
Professional Studies
Camryn J. Amos
Daniel Arnold
Katherine M. Kelly
** Jeffrey Ray LaSee
* William D. Straka
Soil and Crop Science
Ryan A. Carpenter
Supply Chain Management
Chance N. Blasing
* Krystle L. Mitchell
* William J. Riechers
Taylor Vincent Timmerman
* Magna Cum Laude
** Summa Cum Laude
Criminal Justice
Raymond Walter Austin
Selena Bodendein
** Amber R. Burns
* Lucas Cisneros
* Madelin K. Cody
Daniel William Cwinski
Zachary J. Dietenberger
Lillian G. Dockerty
** Ireland Reign Dunnett
Gabriella D. Groom
Justin Harris
* Myles P. Hazelton
Jhoana Atziri Hernandez
Carter M. Hill
Zechariah D. Hollingsworth
Adam Holt
Arianna A. Humphres
Camrie-Alexis Ruth Jamerson-Warne
** Victoria Jastroch
* Savannah G. Kamentz
Alexander P. Karls
* Chesney Ayron Kazda
Tristen McIntyre
Hannah M. Mijokovich
Alexander Olson
Anthony James Polzer
Nina R. Porubcan
** Hunter Prom
** Owen W. Reeves
* Margaret Rusch
Amanda L. Sawatzky
Jarrett J. Schoenhaar
* Quinn Schuppner
Isabel C. Severson
* Bryce Alexander Smith
Marco Antonio Torres
* Colton Vergauwen
Brandi L. Vigesaa
** Amanda S. Voigt
Kyleigh A. Weller
Elementary Education
Meghan Rose Amos
** Lillian Sue Andreoni
** Elizabeth L. Andrews
** Madilyn R. Behnke
** Randa J. Bell
** Allison D. Bradford
** Nicholas Brant
* Michelle Jane Edwards
* Christian M. Guida
* Hallie L. Helms
** Alyssa Diane Holcomb
Chloe Elizabeth Carson Hurt
Jakob J. Koerwitz
* Elizabeth A. Kunkel
** Morgan K. Lindquist
* Arianna Kathleen Lombardi
** Grace E. Mansfield
** Brynlee R. Nelson
Shelby L. Reeder
* Miranda C. Roemer
** Katherine A. Schroeder
Macie M. Stauffacher
** Emily D. Sullivan
* Makenzie Jo Wuebben
* Brittney L. Zigler
English
Jack A. Braun
** Isabelle A. Emerson
** Allison Lynn Fansler
** Elly H. Lindner
** Matty N. Olson
Brooke M. Schindler
Thomas E. Wertel
Alissa Wheeler
Environmental Science and Conservation
Noah D. Braun
** Korbin Matthew Eisler
Nathaniel A. Grooms
* Andrew M. Jeanetta
Kayley D. Latham
Kiersten M. Prom
Nicholas J. Standorf
Patrycia Anna Wrobel
Fine Arts
Amber Rose Bornheimer
** Isabelle A. Emerson
Xander Furmanek
William Greyson Hare
William R. Houlihan
Alexandra N. Lind
Ayden J. Miller
* Konner Schroeder
Forensic Investigation
Sophia Rose Barrington-Nate
** Amber R. Burns
* Nicolette Caruso
* Madelin K. Cody
Zachary E. Cowan
Quenton Jeffrey Dempsey
Emma M. Dobush
Hailey Paige Donohoue
Sonya Dremak
** Ireland Reign Dunnett
** Trinity Elizabeth Flint
Jillian E. Fuchs
Liahna Rose Hansen
William Jensen
Mackenzie K. Kerker
Justin S. Komp
Ellen Grace Maaske
Simon T. Meyer
McKenna M. Murley
* Samantha A. Myrant
Jared Neitzer
Ari Irene Nottrott
* Malina Mari Nkeomachi Okoro
** Owen W. Reeves
Hunter J. Sarg
Kimberly E. Schultz
Shae Patrick Sullivan
** Sydney C. Tobin
Christina M. Turner
* Colton Vergauwen
Elizabeth R. Weichert
German
Raymond Migas
Kiersten M. Prom
* Carter Rousseau
Health and Human Performance
** Addison Clare Baierl
John J. Bartaszewicz
John Joseph Bochenczak V
Riley S. Coulter
** Hannah B. Fliss
** Brianna Noelle Giese
Colton G. Grindle
Megan M. Guthrie
Grant Michael Hying
* Morgan Brittney LaFavor
Jordon R. Ludlum
Britney Moravits
Chase Neumaier
* Isaac W. Petersen
** Michael David Schaefer
Luke J. Skoumal
Jack W. Sullivan
Kelsey Susanne Waldner
* Trevor J. Wilkinson
History
John Bakovka
Taylor W. Beck
Mitchell A. Brunmeier
* Parker Derek Kirklewski
** Samuel A. Kronick
* Emma R. Larsen
Music
Jonathan D. Callaway
David Wayne Flowers II
** Thomas George Liddle
** Maxwell J. McNett
** Matty N. Olson
Daniel Josiah Massaro Sniff
Political Science
* Jordyn Elyzabeth Hodgson
Matthew Hopkins
** Samuel A. Kronick
* Christian M. Risk
Psychology
Grace K. Christianson
Brooklen J. Cloutier
** Zoe Cutler
** Alexandria Davis
Sonya Dremak
** Trinity Elizabeth Flint
* Emma G. Follendorf
* Carly J. Gausmann
Brennon R. Heidtke
Alvaro J. Hernandez
McKenna Anne Holterman
Melissa Huber
* James T. Hudson
Emma R. Jacob
Karissa L. Jacobsen
Mackenzie K. Kerker
* Jenna Kneubuehl
* Makayla R. Krantz
* Mary E. Kusmitch
Josh M. Landowski
Shelby A. Liebenow
** Kelsie Martin
Simon T. Meyer
Emi Milholland
Nina R. Porubcan
Claire F. Tiedeman
Mark J. Valtierra
Aaron D. VanDyke
Theresa R. Wintersdorf
Kayla Marie Yates
Science Education
** Abbey Mataline Petges
Social Studies Education
Kathleen Ann Bald
** Michael Ray Beadle
Robin L. Connely
Jacob R. Gardner
** Lydia R. Oakleaf
Brett G. Pope
* Jedediah J. Sieber
Carter J. Wiegel
Spanish
** Clayton J. Caminiti
** Emily E. Gavinski
Jhoana Atziri Hernandez
Livia F. Winch
Criminal Justice
** Carter J. Erb
Isaac J. Ihde
* Casey A. Philpot
Shirolyn D. Revels
Fine Arts
* Jacob M. Muller
Forensic Investigation
Kalynn Mikel Bender
Mackenzie L. Denter
Health and Human Performance
Drew A. Bonlander
* Drehya J. Dresen
Brandon D. Freitag
Michaela L. Hub
Psychology
Ellie M. Brighum
Sage D. Schroeder
* Olivia Sealy
Reilly LeeAnn Smith
Associate of Arts and Sciences
Emma G. Dejno
Jaa’La Jean Edwards
William I. Files
** Ethan W. Kolnik
Benjamin R. O’Brien
Rayna G. Scheunemann
Amy Lyn Tesch
Kristy Nichole Thomas-Turner
** Noelle Vedro
Associate of Science in Business Administration
** Andrew J. Glaser
* Evan Gomez
** Brogan J. Helmeid
** Anthony James Lohr
Amanda Nies
Associate of Science in Food and Agriculture
Ella S. Carlock
Associate of Science in Pre-Engineering
* Braden J. Heath
Damon K. Reid
Associate of Arts and Sciences
Taylor Scott Atchison
Madison M. Brandt
Allison K. Gollmar
** Aliyah J. Perry
Brian M. White
** Zoe Grace Woods
Associate of Science in Business Administration
** Hannah Cook
Applied Biotechnology
Mikayla McWilliams
Criminal Justice
Jordan Alcaraz
Brooke K. Crocker
Brooke Dawn Marie Dye
Timothy M. Johnson
Phillip C. Simmert
Cybersecurity
Brian Paul Krause
Education
Feng Cao
Mengqing Cheng
Dingfang Cui
Xiange Guan
Zilu Guo
Kaimin Huang
Jinlei Li
Shuhui Lou
Tong Lu
Xiaolin Luo
Yanyan Ma
Lin Mei
Rongrong Tong
Anying Wang
Jing Wang
Jinming Wang
Mengya Wang
Shuang Wang
Chunyan Wu
Peili Wu
Zhinuo Wu
Teng Xia
Liyuan Xu
Ping Xu
Zhenzhen Xu
Qing Yang
Ran Yi
Jinfang Yin
Xiang Yin
Xiaodong Yu
Su Yuan
Hengrui Zhang
Youlyu Zhang
Xiaoyan Zhu
Engineering
Shawn Erndl
Melody D. Frank
Ashley Nicole Grob
Joseph Miller
Robert Walter Pasko Jr.
Nicholas C. Schroeder
Jack Machiavelli Waismann
Healthcare Administration
Elizabeth Kruse
Joe Oberlander
Jessica M. Palumbo
Todd T. Sorg
Organizational Change Leadership
Kristine Casey Bantz
Ian C. Hedges
Jamal A. Huwel
Jeannine Knickerbocker
Sabryna Lindgren
Jennifer K. McLean
Amanda L. Stib
Project Management
Rebecca M. Allen
Kristopher M. Anstiss Jr.
Mackenzie J. Barnes
Braydon S. Barth
Jodie Bartnik
Michael T. Garst
Micah Garvey
Preston A. Geimer
Nichole Estelle Hoskinson
Chad Lette
Piyanadda Joop Oszurek
Elizabeth Pizzi
Fidelia Sillas
Jacob Walker
Tomas H. Zander
Sport Administration
Jessica Lyn Buss
Alex B. Friddle
Donaven J. Juarez
Samantha J. Rossetti
Strategic Management
Tara L. Lawson
Sheree J. Yates
Supply Chain Management
Jose S. Funes Jr.
Yessica Lange
Jacob A. Mandalke
Matthew Warren
Criminal Justice
Nicholas G. Girot
Adrieanna Green
Tyler J. Hiller
Chelsea K. Jermain
Jessica M. Quamme
Engineering
Cameron Michael Ertl
Aubrianna Leigh Falls
Amitava Karak
Tony Francisco Simental
Organizational Change Leadership
Thomas Winton McCulloh
Cherrie Sellers
Project Management
Michael A. Dzierzynski
Karen Herberger
Sheldon Kirkpatrick
Molly O’Flanagan
Connor D. Schmitt
Supply Chain Management
Adam J. Jelenc
* Magna Cum Laude
** Summa Cum Laude
Applied Computing
** James Daniel Haefer
Hunter Liddell
** Kareem W. Saber
Chemistry
Robert L. Nelson
Zacharia T. Houghton
Jenna Konzal
McKenna M. Murley
* Joseph T. Sommers
** Sydney C. Tobin
* Renee K. White
* Alaina R. Wolter
Civil Engineering
Laura I. BacoTorres
** Isaac James Bixby
Jacob R. Brieske
Alexander J. Brodhagen
Adam N. Butler
Mark Butts
Olivia R. Butzen
* Jason M. Buzzell
Jack H. Charles
Matthew Christensen
Caleb O. Cox
* Caleb Joseph Delsman
** Patrick J. Dugan
Jakob R. Eggen
Justin Fago
Cade S. Femrite
Scott J. Foley
Samuel J. Fraaza
Addison Monroe Franseen
Kyle Jeffrey Gassman
Matthew McLachlan George
Ayden R. Gmach
** Zachary Graham
** Ethan T. Greenfield
Alexis Marie Habermehl
Isaac Allen Hartman
* Courtney Hietpas
* Slate Higa
** Alexis E. Hogan
Ella R. Imhoff
Dane R. Krolikowski
Nicholas Allen Larson
Devon Michael Leach
Patrick M. McGuire
* Cason L. Mohr
Austin B. Molander
Jameson R. Morgan
Blake C. Nasternak
Lydia M. Parker
Anthony Gene Patek
Brandon P. Paupore
Mason Alexander Quick
Allison Claire Raverty
** Madison Ann Roach
Elijah D. Rufer
* Simon K. Schuessler
* Nicole Elizabeth Sedam
Colin Michael Seefeldt
Claude D. Springer
Caroline Tarpey
Matthew D. Taylor
* Austin William TenHaken
Kyle J. Theurer
** Hayden James Thompson
Andrew E. Tunno
John E. Walleser
* Dayne Jeffery Zingsheim
Computer Engineering
Kathryn A. Taggart
Computer Science
Anthony S. Brand
** Matthew David Cook
** Connor Deffner
** Isaac Erschen
* Clifford G. Haynes
Mitchell Hicks
Calvin S. Kershner
Bryce R. Ketelsen
Aicha Koma
Noah R. Laures
Margaret Nordquist
** Gavin Papenthien
* Ethan Michael Pickel
* Carter Rousseau
* Gabriel Sebben
* AnnaLynn T. Seehafer
Joshua D. Slaasted
Zachary D. Stepniewski
** Parker Rawson Stork
Andrew Yang
Cybersecurity
Collin J. Bergmann
** Matthew D. Betanski
Zachary Burrell
Alexander John Butler
Brady I. Coenen
* Broderick Douglas Dawson
Justin Willis Duchesneau
Peyton A. Dye
Zachary J. Fisher
** Tyler J. Freeman
* Charles Geisking
Logan M. Giancola
Kaiden M. Klitzke
Sage N. Krause
** Pharis J. Martin
Alex Olson
Joseph A. Rapacz
* AnnaLynn T. Seehafer
Sam N. Sherman
** Matthew Siekierski
** Sam Ellis Sims
** Parker Rawson Stork
Jackson R. Tisler
Nicolaas J. Vink
Data Science
Joshua Belgrave
* Isha Paudel
Electrical Engineering
Simon L. Anderson
Blake A. Brodjeski
Jacob M. DeMoulin
Trentton Denzer
* Steven Farra
Steven Klinkhammer
Trent Kloehn
** Mitchell Knuth
* Caleb John Krueger
Samuel Sol Landau
Austin Laufenberg
* Brady Lease
Samuel Lechner
Corbin D. McCabe
Lauren McKeon
** Austin Thomas Melton
** Samuel L. Otto
Brett Owens
Ian Pahman
Jonathan Paulsen
Erich A. Robb
** Trevor Scheffen
Joshua E. Simon
Robert J. Sindberg
* Matthew J. Smith
Brandon D. Snodgrass-Brooks
* Nicholas M. Stevens
Michael A. Swindell
* Jack Gilbert Weis
** Quinn A. Williams
Zach Wilson
Engineering Physics
Dylan G. Greenhalgh
** Zach Jensen
Samuel LaPean
* Benjamin T. Mierendorf
Micah J. Stroh
Environmental Engineering
Alexander Vincent Clarksen
Allyson Kathleen Czeshinski
Thomas Gill
* Alison Hill
* Lauren T. Lodico
** Jacob S. Yach
Industrial and Systems Engineering
David M. Ellers
Morgan Ramsay Schellin
Hildie J. Sigwarth
Sidney E. Tomczak
Nicholas J. Walechka
Mathematics
Rylie Endres
** Zach Jensen
Benjamin J. Klaren
Brandon A. Miller
* Isha Paudel
Mechanical Engineering
Myles James Adamavich
** Clara A. Adams
Roman J. Andrew
Marc Aruguete
Victor Banish
** Levi Battaglia
Austin Beitlich
** Kyle Everett Beregszazi
Johnathon Bertello
Maelyn Jane Bhend
* James M. Boe
Zachary Boerner
Grant D. Bolwerk
Andrew J. Bowling
* Drew T. Brown
Nicholas T. Brown
Logan C. Bruck
Connor S. Bruckner
** Lorenz R. Buchanan
** Nathan Buchholz
A.J. Burns
Emma Joan Carlson
Ethan J. Cramer
** Andrew Cunningham
** Alexander J. Danielson
* Isabella Sofia DeLaCruz
* Caroline T. Devience
Elijah J. Drljaca
Cole Dvorak
Evan N. Eckberg
* Robert Evans
Cole A. Fetters
Drake Fleischman
** Max Gerbensky
** Andrew E. Glaszcz
Nolan C. Godfrey
Kevin Allen Gorman
Dylan A. Gruss
Devin A. Hatch
John Hauser
* Thomas Hechel
Morgan Leigh Henrichs
Joshua Hill
Connor James Hughes
** Timothy Jenson
Lucas V. Johnson
Brandon Thomas Kibbel
** Carter Jason King
* Ryan Benjamin Kraus
Brennen Daniel Kreel
Kyle M. Lang
Benjamin K. Lardinois
* Jackson S. Lind
* Jacob Gerald Lipinski
Kayla N. Lipsey
** Chase James Lockaby
* Ryan W. Lubahn
Sophia E. Marsh
Matthew O. Mathusek
Stephanie Anne Mayer
Benjamin A. McIntyre
Jacob T. McIntyre
** Everett M. Michael
Kurt Millard
Kaden Moorad
Connor J. Norman
John Stephen O’Neill
Joseph Opolka
Avery M. Palmer
** Johanna Rose Peplinski
** Kaitlyn M. Petersen
Alyssa Marie Peterson
Mason J. Phillips
* Kaden K. Piechocki
* Maggie E. Pope
Jack C. Reinhart
Joseph Ring
** Brayan Israel Rivas Gonzalez
Hunter Edward Roraff
Hayden R. Rudkin
Keegan C. Rusch
Braden Scheppler
* Joshua J. Schinschke
* Trinity R. Schlorf
Lucas A. Simonis
Alison Rae Skrenes
Nicholas A. Smies
Hugh A. Smith
Atticus C. Stauffacher
Nicholas Michael Stocks
Scott Richard Temperly
Allen Terry
Amani C. Torre
* Reese J. Vandebogert
John J. Viroglio
Alexander L. Vogel
** Jacob M. Walsher
** Evan Weber
* Luke Wieland
** Kyle R. Wilbur
** Landen I. Witt
* Logan W. Woessner
Sean N. Wozniak
** Zachary R. Zenner
Software Engineering
Raphael Imoleoluwa Adedeji
* Thomas Benishek
Samuel Frances Bergemann
** Matthew D. Betanski
Zachary Burrell
Alexander A. Cleaver
* Emily H. Faubel
* Christian J. Gafner
** Peter D. Hahm
Payton Hartman
Jack B. Linke
Andrew J. Olson
Flynn Peterson
Jestin R. Sertle Jr.
Sam N. Sherman
Kelli Ann Smith
* Lahiru Kavinda Suraweera
Kasimir Troy Tadych
April M. Woolcock
Sustainability and Renewable Energy Systems
** Caden Macintyer Maire
** Dalton D. Pollex
Noah J. Schaefer
** Renee Rose Stram
Dustin J. Tydrich
Kimberly Ann Zender
Electrical Engineering
Olumide S. Odeyemi
** Matthew L. Taylor
Mechanical Engineering
Michael Lee
Braden Lendosky
Kurt Lichtfuss
Kenneth Mies
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 Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture
Olivia Bramstedt College of Liberal Arts and Education Elly Lindner and Brianna Giese College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science Nathan Buchholz and Matthew Betanski
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 2025 commencement are:
College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture
Madison Ahrens College of Liberal Arts and Education
Emma Larsen College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science Emma Carlson
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............................. Professional Studies School of Business
Gold Applied Computing Chemistry
Computer Science
Construction Management Cybersecurity
Engineering Technology Management
Light Blue ...................................Education
Maize .........................School of Agriculture Biology
Ecological Restoration
Environmental Science and Conservation Reclamation
Navy ................................. Criminal Justice
Forensic Investigation
Orange ..................................... Engineering
Pink Music
Royal ......................................... Philosophy
Russet............ Sustainability and Renewable Energy Systems
Sage.......... Health and Human Performance
White ........... Associate of Arts and Sciences
Data Science English Foreign Language History Mathematics Political Science Psychology Social Science
Note: Master’s graduates’ colors are represented on their hood and wear a black tassel.
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