University of Wyoming
2026 Commencement Program
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Board of Trustees 2026–2027
Officers of the Board
Michelle M. Sullivan, Sheridan, Chair
Laura Schmid-Pizzato, Rock Springs, Vice Chair
Brad Bonner, Cody, Treasurer
Carol Linton, Jackson, Secretary
Members of the Board
Kermit C. Brown, Laramie
David R. Fall, Gillette
Mike Greear, Worland
Brad LaCroix, Newcastle
Jim Mathis, Wheatland
John C. McKinley, Cheyenne
Paul Ulrich, Pinedale
Tom Walters, Casper
Ex-Officio
Members of the Board
Mark Gordon
Governor of Wyoming
Megan Degenfelder
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Laurel Ballard
Executive Director of the Wyoming Community College Commission
Ed Seidel
President of the University of Wyoming
Paula Medina
President of the Associated Students of the University of Wyoming
University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming
May 16, 2026
Dear UW graduates, faculty and staff, family, and friends,
Welcome to the University of Wyoming’s 2026 Spring Commencement ceremony! Thank you for being here to celebrate one of the most significant and memorable milestones in your (or your student’s) academic journey.
To our graduates: when you began your path toward earning a degree, none of you could have fully imagined the journey ahead, the triumphs and challenges, the unexpected moments of growth, and the resilience you would discover within yourselves. Along the way, you celebrated successes, overcame setbacks, built lifelong friendships, and immersed yourselves in the rigor and thrill of academic discovery. Each of these experiences has helped shape who you are today and has prepared you for what comes next.
Today marks both an ending and a beginning, the close of your undergraduate or graduate studies, and the opening of a new chapter that only you can write. With your degree in hand, you step boldly into the future. The education, knowledge, and experiences you’ve gained at UW will always belong to you, serving as both the culmination of your time at UW and the foundation upon which you’ll build your next endeavors.
This is my twelfth and last graduating class as President of the University of Wyoming, and I can say with complete sincerity that every commencement is uniquely special. The dreams, ambitions, and accomplishments we honor today are as distinct as each of you. It is my great honor to celebrate this day alongside you. I share in your joy, excitement, and—for some—your nervous anticipation of what lies ahead.
To the faculty, staff, family, and friends: thank you. Your support, encouragement, and belief in these graduates have played a vital role in their success. You have helped make this moment possible, and I know your continued guidance will be just as important in the future.
Graduates, today you join the ranks of our alumni as a Cowboy for life. You are now part of a global community of individuals who have studied, taught, researched, and worked at UW. This community is strong, supportive, and ready to walk beside you in the days and years ahead, and your addition makes it even stronger.
Congratulations, Class of 2026! I am incredibly proud of you and can’t wait to see what your future holds!
With pride,
Edward Seidel President
Wyoming Territorial Seal
The University of Wyoming provides a transitional chapter in the history of the central Rocky Mountain frontier. In 1886, when the university was founded, the Wyoming Territory was nearly two decades old. The territorial seal is reproduced in beautiful stained glass above the west door of Old Main, the first campus building.
In the upper half of the seal, a railroad train is set against the mountains. In the lower left, a plow, a pick, a shovel, and a shepherd’s crook are depicted. An arm upholds a sword in the lower right. Above the Norman shield appears the inscription Cedant Arma Togae (let arms yield to the gown).
In 1890, when Wyoming became a state, the official state seal was adopted. Historically, the university seal bridges the territory and the state. It symbolizes educational excellence and complements the growth of the state it serves.
Alma Mater
Where the western lights’ long shadows Over boundless prairies fling And the mountain winds are vocal With thy dear name, Wyoming. There it is the Brown and Yellow Floats in loving loyalty, And the College throws its portals Open wide to all men free.
Refrain
And so our songs we bring. Our Alma Mater sing, To her our hearts shall cling, Shall cling forever more.
Yonder we can see it standing, Circled by the purple hills, While the flaming fire of sunset Every western window fills; ’Tis the College! Ah, we know it! Shrine of many joys and tears, And the rays that light upon it Are prophetic of its years.
By June Etta Downey
UW
Professor
of English and Philosophy (1905) First woman in the United States to head an academic department (1915)
Ragtime Cowboy Joe
He always sings raggy music to the cattle as he swings Back and forward in the saddle on a horse (a pretty good horse!)
He’s got a syncopated gaiter And you ought to hear the meter to the roar of his repeater How they run (yes run!)
When they hear that he’s ‘a-comin’, Cause the western folks all know, He’s a high-falootin’, rootin, tootin’
Son of a gun from ol’ Wyoming Ragtime Cowboy, (talk about your cowboy), Ragtime Cowboy Joe.
Fight, Wyoming, Fight
Come on, Cowboys, gold and brown!
Show them how, boys, hold them down! Start right now, boys, don’t delay, Break away, win today. Take that ball, and one, two, three!
Carry on triumphantly—Come on and fight! Fight! Fight, you Cowboys, fight! Come on and fight to victory!
Academic Regalia
LAcademic regalia originated in the oldest European universities. Many of these institutions continue to show great diversity in their academic dress. In contrast, American colleges and universities adopted a uniform dress code with the following descriptions:
Processional —Doctoral candidates precede master’s degree candidates. Marching order of the faculty is according to academic rank and tenure.
Mace Borne in UW processionals by the marshal, the mace is symbolic of the president’s leadership and authority. The short, club-like staff of gleaming metal originated in medieval England. High-ranking officials were accompanied by bodyguards who held the formidable weapon ready to protect the dignitary. The UW mace is crowned with a cap of flames, signifying knowledge and enlightenment.
Gowns The gown for the bachelor’s degree is worn closed; it has pointed sleeves. The gown for the master’s degree may be worn open or closed; it has oblong sleeves with an arc cut away in front. Neither is trimmed. The gown for the doctoral degree is faced down the front with velvet, with three bars of the same fabric circling the sleeves. This gown may be trimmed in brown or gold.
Hoods It is customary in most institutions to dispense with the hood for bachelor’s degrees. UW hoods the master’s candidates before the processional and doctoral candidates as part of the ceremony. Candidates for the professional diploma wear their master’s hood. The hood is always brown. The master’s hood is three and one-half feet long. Hoods are lined with the official color(s) of the college or university conferring the degree. The doctoral hood is four feet long with side panels. Hoods are lined with the official color(s) of the college or university conferring the degree. The edge of the hood is velvet, and the color of the fabric indicates the degree subject.
Caps and Tassels Commonly known as mortarboards, caps are brown, and tassels are gold. UW Brown and Gold has been the traditional colors of the University of Wyoming since 1895, selected from the Brown-Eyed Susan, a flower native of southeastern Wyoming. They remain one of the most identifiable components of the UW brand. Generally, the tassel is worn on the right front side of the mortarboard before the degree is conferred and transferred to the left afterward.
Honor Cords
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University-wide
Gold: Graduating with honors (summa cum laude, magna cum laude, or cum laude)
Red, White, and Blue: Served or is currently serving in the United States Armed Forces; representing the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, National Guard, and Reserves
College of Agriculture, Life Sciences & Natural Resources
Gold Stole: Ag Ambassadors
Gold and Green: Gamma Sigma Delta, Honor Society for Agriculture
College of Arts & Sciences
Blue and Yellow: Alpha Phi Sigma, Honor Society for Criminal Justice
Gold: Sigma Iota Rho, Honor Society for International Affairs
Light Blue and Red: Phi Alpha Theta, Honor Society for History
Platinum and Blue: Pi Chi, International Honor Society for Psychology
Red, Black, and White: Pi Sigma Alpha, National Honor Society for Political Science
Red and White: Lambda Pi Eta, National Honor Society for Communication Studies
Teal: Alpha Kappa Delta, International Honor Society for Sociology
Yellow and Blue: Pi Alpha Alpha, Global Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration, as well as graduate students in Public Administration, Public Policy, and Public Affairs
Yellow and Maroon: Tau Sigma, National Honor Society for transfer students
Yellow and Red: Sigma Delta Pi, National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society
College of Business
Red and Blue: Beta Gamma Sigma, Honor Society for Business
School of Energy Resources
White Stole: Student Chapter of Energy Resources
Double Red Cords: Energy Resource Management and Development
Red: Energy Resource Management
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
White Stole: Tau Beta Pi, Honor Society for Engineering, or Upsilon Pi Epsilon, International Honor Society for Computer Science
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Green (bright): Graduating from the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
College of Health Sciences
Black and Gray: Graduating with honors in the School of Pharmacy
Blue: National Community Pharmacists Association
Blue and Orange: American Society of HealthSystem Pharmacists
Blue and White: Academy of Student Pharmacists
Green: College of Health Sciences Aspire! scholar
Green and White: Clinical honors award from the Department of Communication Disorders
Green and Gold: Phi Lambda Sigma, Pharmacy Leadership Society
Maroon and Gold: Phi Delta Chi, National Pharmacy fraternity
Orchid and White: Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing
Purple: Graduating with honors in academic excellence from Communication Disorders, graduate student
Purple and White: Rho Chi Academic Honorary, recognizing excellence in the area of Pharmacy
Royal Blue: Graduating with honors in academic excellence from Communication Disorders,
Royal Blue: Graduating with honors in academic excellence from Communication Disorders, undergraduate student
Silver: NSSLHA Leadership Honors Award in the Department of Communication Disorders
Gold Stole: Epsilon Delta chapter of Phi Alpha, Honor Society for Social Work
L8:00 a.m. Undergraduate Ceremony
Conferring Degrees in:
College of Agriculture, Life Sciences & Natural Resources
School of Energy Resources
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
College of Health Sciences
Office of Academic Affairs
8:00 a.m.
Undergraduate Ceremony
PROCESSIONAL .............................................
UW Wind Symphony directed by Matthew Schlomer, Ph.D.
PRESENTATION OF COLORS ........................................................... University of Wyoming Army ROTC
WELCOME ................................................................................
Ed Seidel, Ph.D., President of the University
RECOGNITION OF HONORARY MARSHAL .............................
Anne Alexander, Ph.D., Interim Provost
RECOGNITION OF LEADERSHIP
RECOGNITION OF HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT ........................................
Ed Seidel, Ph.D., President of the University
Ed Seidel, Ph.D., President of the University Doctor of Humane Letters (L.H.D.), Honoris Causa Jay Kemmerer
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION..................................................................................................... Jack Tennant ’10
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
Carol Tomé, M.S.F.
PRESENTATION OF THE GRADUATING CLASS ......................... University of Wyoming Faculty Senate
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS
Anne Alexander, Ph.D., Interim Provost
AUTHORIZATION OF DEGREES ............................................... University of Wyoming Board of Trustees
CONFERRAL OF DEGREES
RECESSIONAL ................................................
Ed Seidel, Ph.D., President of the University
UW Wind Symphony directed by Matthew Schlomer, Ph.D.
College of Agriculture, Life Sciences & Natural Resources
LKelly Crane, Ph.D., Dean
Christine Wade, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Brian A. Mealor, Ph.D., Interim Associate Dean
Bachelor of Science
Jeremy James Alberta
Lilly Margret Alsever
Sidney Ann Althoff
Amber Nicole Armbrust
Addison Rose Atwood
Cade Ayers
Grace Baas
Thea Elizabeth Baldridge
Hannah R. Baldwin
Austin Barth
Danielle Ray Beard
*** Courtney Beene
*** Heidi Rae Billings
Brianna S. Bird
Samuel Jacob Bisso
Kinley Bollinger
Makayla Pearl Bounds
Hope Abigail Brosius
*** Ava Nicole Budde
* Ana Lilia Burgos Quezada
*** Jaden Sophia Campbell
Ty Dollard Carey
Sydni Morgan Carr
Kozette Carrillo
***+
Bryn Marie Catlin
Tanner Gregg Christensen
Madison Lily Clarke
Daniel R. Cleary
Marek William Cody
Carmelita Colby
* Rachel A. Cole
Emzie Leigh Coop
Megan R. Cornwall
Drew M. Covalt
Baizelle Annaliece Cozad
Carleigh Crouch
Aiden Ray Cupit
*+ Thomas Mark DeBoer
Raegen L. DeLancey
Brady Deming
Sierra Lynn DePaemelere
Caleb J. DeVries
Kyra Doud
Abigail Lilian Eberhardt
Michaela Hermena Eddy
Allison Brianne Edwards
Tate E. Ellsworth
Paige K. Elmstrand
Ian Jeremy Engling
* Gavin Michael Enright
Sadie Dana Ernst
Ava M. Erramouspe
Anesa Lily Etter
Kayleigh Abigayle Evans
Sinead Amaya Fahey
***~
Nadia Colleen Farris
Terrin Lawrence Fauber
Halle Ann Fegler
* Denise Marie Ficken
Abigail Renee Flesvig
Lucille Marlene Flynn
Ryan L. Fornstrom
+ Makena Rai Foster
Faythe Roze Fowler
Jennifer Kay Frost
Ava Marie Furrow
Paige Gaither
William Clayton Manning Galloway
Hannah Nicole Gilbert
+ Sophia Glennie
Alyssa Luckett Glover
Kelsi May Goldfarb
Izabella A. Gonzales
Alicia Gonzalez
Saenz de Jubera
Kate Ellen Good
Toran Jay Graham
Kaeli Raeann Gunderson
Samantha Guthrie
+ Irrissa Guyett
DiMaggio J. Hamilton
Kaylee C. Hamilton
Emma Grace Hamlin
Hayes Joseph Hammond
Dakoata Elaine Hardin
Cadence Brooke
Hayward Girnus
Isabella Eliza Heath
Riley Dylan Heindl
Elizabeth Herman
Cameron L. Herrick
Emma Christine Lee Hess
Bindi Gairdner Hill
Kadence Maureen Hill
*** Grant William Hilton
Drea Jayne Ortiz Hineman
Kiana B. Hiser
Cameron James Hoberg
Ryker L. Holtzen
Tristyn Hopfe
Marguerite Rose Hubert
Alexandria Mae Huss
* Aidan Elliot Jacobsen
Bastiaan Loren Jaureguy
Lazara X. Jimerson
Geoffrey Johnson
Kailynn Adele Johnson
Samantha Johnson
* Joseph Samuel Kennah
David Kienzle
*** Nathan Joel Killian
***+ Samantha Marie Killmer
Nicole King
Jackson Kirkbride
David Cole Kretsinger
*+ Megan Renae Ladenburger
Skyler LaRosa
Benjamin S. Linnell
Kaitlin Villanueva Little
Tayton R. Lucas
+ Sabien Casey Maez
Madison Rhonda Manning
Marye Charmar Louise Martin
Clayton Albert Marty
Anthony Clayton Massi
Ryley Matteson Maurer
College of Agriculture, Life Sciences & Natural Resources
Emma Joy McCabe
*+
Carly Jane McClung
Delanie Linda McFall
Aileen Delia McGahuey
*** Hailey Nicole McGee
Aaron Jacob McKean
Chas Stephen McPheeters
Madison Renae Merrell
Matthew C. Merrill
Cole Matthew Micheli
Samuel Michels
Tallie Ryann Miller
Ethan Lee Mills
*** Joe Bailey Mills
Gunner J. Minear
Jaxson Diego Mirabal
Amos John Pena Monterde
Sophie Annette Morris
+ Magdalena Moseley
Justice Georgette Moss
Madison Jane Moyer
Lillian Alice Munoz
Isabella Ruth Nichols
Brooke Julia Nieder
Jacob John Niedfelt
Shawn Austin O’Connor
Lauren O’Hare
* Rose Marie Oie
Jordyn K. Oligschlaeger
Andrew Alvin Olsen
Cameron Rose Olsen
McKenzie LW Olson
Bachelor of Science, continued
*** Logan Gabriel Opsal
Lexi Dean Overfield
* Stephen Edward Owens
Caleb Ozenne
Veronika Ozimek
Kyla Mei Pachner
Logan Page
*** Hadley Paisley
Lane Margaret Paisley
Mariah Michelle Parks
Talynn Paterson
Kendra Nichole Pedersen
Myla Alexis Pennington
> Fatima Perin
Sarah Peters
Zoe Cheyenne Petrie
Nikolas Piper Pierson
Jacklyn Mariah Pineau
Preston D. Plaisted
Olivia Grae Poore
Tessa Jean Raba
* Lainie Reese Radomsky
Kaden Reese Redding
James Thomas Redmond
Lena Sofia Reelsen
Ryan James Riedlinger
Devlin A. Riley ***+
Theodore Luke Rittle
Courtney Ann Robb
Cassandra Elizabeth Roberts
Samuel Scott Robertson
Isabel Rogers
Raymi Jean Rogers
Roxanne Rogers
Brandon M. Romero
Ashlyn R. Ruder
Clayton Dean Rux
Miriam Rygh Kvinlaug
Michelle Sanchez
Yael Fajga Sangros
Abrielle Rae Santee
+ Emma Irene Scharf
Aden Joy Scheer
Caroline Elizabeth Schlattmann
Marjie Schmitt
Rylee J. Schulz
Camille Alyce Scott
Cadon D. Shaklee
Morgan Tilly Slover
Derek Austin Smith
Erin Grace Smith
Kinley Solem
Avah Jae Steggall
Brielle Carolyn Stephenson
Timothy Andrew Stephenson
Lilly Anne Stewart
Natalija Stojkovic
Phoenix Ann Strobel
Nathan Reed Stumpf
Christopher James Taylor
Cecelia Tentis
Brynn Riggin Thompson
Stuart Trombley
Taylor L. Tucker
Therese Adele Turner
Jalon Tyndall
*** Jesica Gabriela Tzompa Martinez
Brennen Charles Upchurch
*** Lauren Iris Upward
Angela Kathleen Urrea
Elisha James Vetter
Colvin Peter Vickles
*** Emily Vogl
Kaya E. Vonburg
Samantha Renee Waller
Josephine Marie Walton
Jacob T. Wang
Roan Henry Weil
Rowdy James Weil
+ Kira Anne Welch
Kelsey Lee Whittington
> Katie Wiford
Megan Catherine Williams
Hannah Mae Wiskus
Emma Lou Witkowski
Andrew J. Yeaman
Abbey Youngvorst
Dailyn Paige Zierolf
Tatum Marie Zimmerman
School of Energy Resources
LScott Quillinan, Acting Executive Director
Kami Danaei, Ed.D., Senior Assistant Dean
Bachelor of Science
Darren Ferguson
Ryan James Fogg
* Cassidy Rose Lolley
David Meraz Ordonez
Harper Lynn Pollock
Dylan Richard Salgado
Keaton Wood
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
LDaniel Dale, Ph.D., Carrell Family Interim Dean
Steve Barrett, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Dean
Chip Kobulnicky, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Saman Aryana, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Bachelor of Arts
Brayden Michael Green
Dylan S. Lesher
*** Brady S. Anderson
*+ Kelsey Rae Anderson
Jonus D. Aragon
Declan Beer
Kendall Stephanie Kay Bender
Hannah Berland
Vern Nathaniel Burki Liebl *+ Matalin Ray Mohr + Gianna Nicole Rose
Bachelor of Science
+ Ellie Olivia Birge
+ Alexina Birkholz
Keagan Joshua Bowen
Thomas C. Bower
Devon T. Carr
Bethany Castro
Timothy James Considine IV
+ Riley Mae Cornella
Reason Chandler
Cunningham
Phillip Dachel
**> Faith Danner
*** Claire Edman
Ryan Craig Engle
Dylan Evans
Ashlynn Ferguson
> Calvin Wayne Fertig III
* Jackson Fouras
Aragon D. Garro
= Summa cum laude ** = Magna cum laude * = Cum laude + = Honors College minor > = Two Degrees ~ = Phi Beta Kappa
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
*** Andrew Thomas Goodrich
David Robert Gordon
Aidan James Gorr
Rylie N. Griggs
Rachel Makenzie Tatiana Grounds
Samuel Wolfgang Grzybowski
* Noah Hampton
Sadie Anne Hiner
Blaine Hornaman
Christopher T. Housand
Curtis John Humlicek
Andrew J. Johnson
Bachelor of Science, continued
Gavyn Lloyd Jones
Ian Anton Karfs
> Ryan James Kimbell
Dayen Michael Krausert
John Ivan Larson
Landen James La Rue
Lance J. Larvie
* Ashlyn Kate Lutts
+ Jasmin Terra Mahoney
Ruel Irvin Malcolm
Eli C. McCumber
Roger Nicolas McPherson
Logan A. Mendenhall
Brayden Muething
Skyler Dale Cluff
*** Garrett John Felton
Kody W. Gotfredson
Brianna Hiser
Cameron Tavish Burns
Jacob Clyde Chadwick
Nicholas Storm Gindulis
Robert D. Adams
Aidan Anderson
Jed S. Barnes
Rance Beck
Daniel McClarn Blaney
Zackary A. Blankenship
Zephaniah Oliver Pangan Driz
Megan Christine Nevins
Lucas M. Novak
Frankie Jane Omang
Bennett Dwight Patrick
Elena Marie Payne
Conner M. Pierantoni
Harrison J. Proctor
Carly Mae Richard
Dominic K. Richey
Jarrett R. Richie
Sheyanne Nichole Ronnfeldt
Grant J. Rossman
> Liam Royle-Grimes
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering
Seth Dennis Hustad
Nico Jeremiah Juliano
Malene Pedersen
Austin Percha
*** Yesenia Verenis Vicencio-Delgadillo
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
*** Isabelle Marie Harvey
Benjamin Charles Hascall
Thomas Lee Heron
Zachary James Hupfer
Rylan Douglas Koehn
Tristan McKenzie
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Jachob Hunter Fuss
Parker J. Goodwin
***+
Hailey Tatum Haufler
Tylor Jerome Huff
Joshua O. Khoury
Dallin Lovell Kurth
Ryan D. Levanen
Madelyn Grace Mason
Jake W. Massar
Paula S. Medina Bolaños
Marcus Moore
Waylon D. Nelson
Jesse Scott Oyster
Madison Jo’L Rystrom
Alex David Sanders
Sean M. Sanders
* Max Heinrich Seibold
Joshua Robert Sheppard
Conner S. Stafford
Kolton Bradley Vail
Ansel Age Visser
* Nikiphoros Loki Vlastos
** Zachariah A. Waggoner
Natalie E. West
Cole Graeme Williams
Chase S. Worsley
Benjamin W. Yoemans
Sean Christopher West
Aubreanna D. Wolfe
Cade John-Martin Zupan
** Risa Ann Pilon
* Lily Grace Wells
Jordan Elizabeth Peschong
Alexander C. Rahn
Ryan Ransom
Anna Lucille Roesler
Cade M. Rosenlund
Gabriel E. Russell
Justin H. Stiles
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
Reece William Barritt
Elle C. Brown
* Assel Aljazwe
Nolan G. Berg
Lily Marie Brongo
Olivia Grace Brown
* Keifer Axel Buss
Daniel Paul Collins
Collin Addison Davis
Theodore Earl Day
+ Ashlyn K. Erickson
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
Braeden Edward Ewers
* Sullivan Thomas Fagan
Devin S. Clyde
Shawn M. Cunningham
McKendyll Dickerson
Serina G. Abriola
Julian Robert Amundson
Jonathan D. Anderson
*** Ethan Kyle Bartholomew
Tyler Allen Camphouse
Thaddaeus Christensen
Jaden Cook
Jonathan Kelly Crider
Andrew Nicholas Diaz
Jett Jarrett Dickerson
Walter Temple Duquette
Zachary Scott Goldner
**+ Brody Bryan Greene
Aijun Leonard David Hall
Tyson Jacob Limato
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Lexus Richardson Fermelia
Aidan Giraldo
Will Greiner
Thomas N. Hinckley
Luke Marvin Hoese
Reis Allen Iken
Jacob Alan Johnson
Vijay Kodru
Aaron M. Krapes
Kobe Ryan Limon
James A. Lucid
Maxie Yasako
Kanaluokeka’ipo Machado
Christopher M. McCuskey
Ryan Miller
Kyle Bailey Mitchell
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Tristan Ganskow
Logan Riley Gundersen
Myles Summit Harper
+ Hailey Elizabeth Litzinger
Steven Robert Mansheim
Zach Nelson
Bachelor of Science in Energy Systems
Phillip Louis Crane
Scott Patrick Wright
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Ashtynn R. Jervis
** Brett William Jones
Brody C. Karhu
Naomi Katzmann
Braden Michael Dean Kozola
Taylor Tigre Leivestad
Zachary Burk Lemire
Austin L. Martinez
Broden L. Mathes
Carson McArtor
Cullen M. McGee
Andrew T. McLeod
Brian P. Mead
+ Samuel Connor Mitchell
Johan David Muscutt
Jakob Michael Nelson
Noah N. Nelson
* Alexander John Nichols
Colter James Nichols
Lane Margaret Paisley
Thomas Jonathan Paral
Cade Sanford Pugh
Landon Rau
MacKenzie Beth Reigel
Steven Edward Schimack
Rickie M. Morrow
James Bradley Willis
Nolan V. T. Nachbar
** Ishita Dilipkumar Patel
Megan Nicole Rose
Jacob Wilson Taylor
*** Noah Ames Vogt
Sean Daniel Wilson
Chase S. Worsley
Nile Van Young
Kelly A. Powell
Zachery Beau Ratcliff
Walter Bergen Wiederholt
Jacob Schneider
Trent Dylan Slade
Brendan Michael Smyth
John Arthur Stewart
Katie Marie Sullivan
* Thomas Kiyoshi Sullivan
Jordan C. True
* Justin James Van Kirk
Matthew Neil Vanatta
Jonathan Rowland
Williams
Ashley Diane Wood
Samira Dambatta
Alonzo Joel Gardea
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering
Jokubas Greblikas
Eli Mazurie
Aidan Temple Mansour Abdulnaser Zaidan
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources L
John Koprowski, Ph.D., Dean
Temple Stoellinger, J.D., Associate Dean
Bachelor of Science
Kylie Elise Anderson
Savannah Jo Avey
Emily Bauer
Jenna Isabelle Broskey
Sean R. Buckmiller
Benjamin John Camino
Shayne Arden Cherek-Madden
Shane Chandler Cranston
Cole B. Grant-Guerra
*** Nicole Marie Klosterman
Phinneus John Lucy
Jack O’Brien Monkman
Sofia Montoya
Jaxon E. Moore
Ella Lucille Neider
Emma Oetken
Caitlyn Hope Oliva
Riley W. Ovard
Ryan Nicholas Peoples
Maicey Nicole Pickrell
Olivia Grae Poore
Thomas Michael Salerno
Torance Marie Sorenson
Sophia G. Spiva
***+ Ezra Perry Stepanek
+ Colby Stickelman
Sadie J. Vandenberg
Nikiphoros Loki Vlastos
Jack L. Vollbrecht
Carter Watsabaugh
Megan Grace Yarborough
College of Health Sciences
LPatrick Hardigan, Ph.D., Dean
Derek Smith, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean Eric Moody, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Bachelor of Science
Madison B. Adkins
Bree O. Aksamit
Riley R. Allen
*** Ashley Nicole Anderson
Madelynn Appelhans
*** Ryan Kenneth Baker
Breckin D. Barnes
Emma Raelynn Beck
Kole A. Behunin
Kaylee Bell
Sydney D. Black
Shelby Blackwelder
Marisol Kathleen Blazovich
Teagan Bluemel
Taylor Ann Boho
Nicholas Brian Borlet
Colby Rex Bowen
Jessica Brenton
Alexandria R. Bright
Kassidy Lynne Brooks
*** Kameron S. Brough
Shelby Kae Buhr
***+ Abigail Casey
Frederick J. Catchpole
Dylan S. Catlin
Elayna J. Chafee
Devon Cherniss
Charlie Coenen
Devyn Crago
Madisen Lee Dale
*** Viyaleta Davydzenka
Emma Liora De La O
Cole Andrew Johnston Demrow
Samantha Erin Dillon
Bronwyn Ky Dobbins
Audrey Eisenrich
Macei Jean Engelke
Dylan Escalante
Ashlynn Marie Fink
Andrea Marie Flores
Kylie T. Gallegos
Kaitlyn McKenzie Gallo
*** Natalee Lynn Gates
Gabriel Gibson
Gabriella Anne Grabin
Mylee Blake Groesbeck
*** Richard Hall III
RayeLynn Hartman
Riley Hogsett
Marguerite Rose Hubert
+ Matthew William Huffman
Trinity C. Hunt
Samantha Anne Hurd
Greere Katherine Icanberry
Faith Ashley Jehu
+ Isabella Loren Johnson
Lane Jones
Kaylee Kaeding
Katelyn Kalasinsky
Devon Carlton King
*** Pierce Kiolbasa
Joel Kirchner
***
Finley Ryan Klinger *** Claire Lane
Elizabeth Marie Laty
Brenlee Mae Logan
Faith Martin
Myah McCarten
Caroline R. McLaughlin
Allison Mae Mollman
*** Adrianna Rose
Morrow Guerrero
Taisha Mayrin
Nava Castillo
Tanner J. Newsome
Mariah Kaitlyn Noonan
Emma Leigh Odell
Claire Kristine Ondracek
Janet Teresa Peacock
Parker M. Phillips
Bernadette Rose Pieper
Tondra Sue Plunkett
Kaden M. Race
Jacqueline Ramirez
Cloe Lou Ramsey
Aubrey Jo Reger
Geneva Rehard
Abbie Madeline Rigby
Patrick Ryan Roberts
Kaleb Thomas Romero
Ainslie Jo Ross
Faith Lynn Rushton
David Saenz
Macy Madeline Sale
Reece Eva Sanford
Kendall Danielle Schaffner
Anthony Schell
+ Camden Melvin
Schlekeway
Madison Sargent Schuler
Natalie Elizabeth Schwab
Jasmine Nicole Scott
Alexis Scribner
Cody Joe Shrum
Kevin William Sjogren
Colten Allen Smith
Kaytlin Sprague
Darek Stevan Squires
Alexandra Noelle Stein
Layni Marie Stevens
*** Abigail Renae Stiefvater
*** Jay N. Stine
Danyelle Marie Syracuse
Kaden J. Tescher
Abby Raelin Kelci Tirevold
Cathleen Lee Van Houten
Avery Van Pelt
Julianne Marie Vicari
Allyson May Visocky
*** Elisabeth Anderson
Wardlow
Landon Ryder Sage Whitt
Hailie Wilhelm
Keian Miguel Willingham
Carley Mae Yule
Olivia S. Zink
Megan Zotti
Kayla Rae Brown
Hayden Cade
Alexis Clair Caudell
Mia Flor Codallos
Peyton Coxwell
Sage Graham
College of Health Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene
Tazmine Faye Haut
Kendal Nicole Kostenbauer
Grace M. Leonard
Claire Catherine Melchior
Alexis Ann Metcalf
Brooke Leigh Morrow
Kaitlyn Ackerman
Amanda R. Alarcon
Genesis Evette Anderson
Micah Lee Apodaca
Kinley Jean Archuleta
Andrew M. Armstrong
Julia Fiona Bankes
Sage Barlow
Carolee Bates
Ashley E. Bennett
Katharine L. Bennett
Brigette K. Bento
Denali Bergquist
Ella Sharon Bifulco
Lyndi LaKaiya Brant
Brook Dale Burleson
Savannah Christine Burrow
Sara Cannistraci
Jade Alexea Casey
Rilee Star Castilla
Berkeley Peyton Christensen
Megan Rose Cleary
Chloe Erin Collins
Alana J. Cordova
Caitlin R. Crawford
Amelia Maire Cuevas
Kimberly A. Culver
Brynlee Rae Doak
Olivia Edwards
Lauren Marie Fair
Allyson Taylor Fischer
Hayley Nichole Francis
Hanah Marie Neuschwander
Lyla Denise Neves
Theadora Norman
Martje-Jane Plaggemeyer
Kyla Rose Pollard
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Ariana J. Galicia
Morgan J. Garneau
Julia Elise Gautsch
Abigail Grace Haggberg
Taylor Hamilton
Kelly Anne Heflin
Krista Lynn Helm
Brooke Alysa Holzworth
Rebecka Elizabeth Hurley
Jennifer Hushbeck
Payton Brooke Jackson
Nolan Jaenicke
Beth Frances Jukkala
Amanda L. Karrels
Kiara Kershaw
Natalie King
Apsara Koirala Thapaliya
Noah A. Kolis
Aspyn K. Lake
Elizabeth Marie Laty
Shelby Leal
Karina Lo
Teagan Kane Marsh
Eden J. Marshall
Jared David Martin
Alexandra Rose Martinson
Jayci Marie Maycock
Jonathan McAfee
Jacey Rai McDaniel
Jayden LaNae McDaniel
Kayla Rae Medvigy
Claire E. Merchen
Emily Metevier
Danielle Rae Richer
McKenna M. Shipper
Kaira J. Stomprud
Yonathan Roque Valencia
Allyson Nikole Wulfing
Kalyn Hazel Yung
Rhielle Eileen Millsap
Elizabeth Moran
Lindsay M. Mores
Katelyn Ann Murphy
Eric Albert Neumann
Isabelle A. Nichols
Tonya Marie Nielson
Kristin Dawn Norton
Liam A. O’Connor
Laila Chun Osborne
Kody Wayne Palmer
Amber N. Parent-Lew
Dylainee Shayne Peacock
Kyleigh Lynne Petty
SuEllen Pillow
Valeria S. Pirela
Alexis Pogreba
Jessica Pollard
Madison R. Pollat
Apryl Ann Pote
Delaney Rochelle Powell
Madeline Ramar
Kristen Rasch
Abby Lynn Reed
Richard John Rhoad
Amelia Jane Richards
Christian Roberts
Ashleigh Mickiah Robinson
Kristin A. Rogers
Shelby Sandry
Nathaniel L. Sausedo
Tiffani Schott
Bobbie Cheyenne Schreiner
Aubri L. Schuldies
Elizabeth Eileen Senior
Daron Marie Shelton
Hannah Megan Shimkus
+ Seneca A. Shoales
Natasha M. Slack
Whitney L. Sligar
*** Katherine Grace Smith
Chanda Brielle Spears
Ella Jaid Stanek
Payton Renee Stavely
Madison Jane Stevens
Bailey MaKae Stobart
Alexis Michelle Strankowski
Katelynn N. Stuart
Madalin Josephine Svan
Kaitlyn Arlene Tasher
Allyson Elizabeth Teague
*** Craig L. Thiel
Paige M. Thompson
Emily Kathleen Torres-Lumsden
*** Taiten Tuell
Morgan M. Van Der Zalm
Brittany A. Vaughn
Virginia Voigt
Esther Wambui Wanjiru
Stevie Will
Vahn Roger Williams
Katelynn Alexa Zunker
Jacob Wyatt Bailey
Grace Ellen Bales
Jace Michael Bohlman
Caley Byrd
Jayme Dawn Grange
Caleigh Sue Lorraine Grundhoffer
College of Health Sciences
Bachelor of Social Work
Nayeli Hernandez Lopez
Keona Herrera
Renee Anne Hoffard
Yolanda Marie Isaldo
Morgan Jackson
Willow J. LaRocco
Jennifer Ly
Sofia Marie Madera
Kacey Morgan McIntire
Tristen Makayla Muzydla
Brook Sierra Ostrander
Ashley Jimena Ramon
Reagan Ruth Rockhold
Miller Dean Slaughter
Morgan Elisabeth Sutherland
Syerra Chance Tatro
Hannah L. Taulealea
Kambrie Jo White
Madison Willis
Office of Academic Affairs L
Anne Alexander, Ph.D., Interim Provost of the University of Wyoming
Andrew Zachary Byrd
Anthoney Levi Byron
Alexandre Evann David
Denali Gotfredson
Karl Gustafson
Lori Gutierrez
Shane Harwood
Savannah K. Hernandez
Bachelor of Applied Science
Paul Donald Heytman
Annie Howell
Scott Hunter
Brittany S. Johnson
Brett Carlisle Lane
Rachel Macy
Adrian Anthony McCoy
Brandon Ray McCoy
April D. Barker
Krista G. Carstensen
Christopher Martin Dixon
Destin Jefferson Charles Gabbidon
Felecia V. Graff
Emily Grace McOmie
Allyssa Molenda
Robert Nelson
Samuel Niziolek
Susan Jean Noah
Michael Dale Overturf
Jade K. Painter
Bachelor of General Studies
Rose Graft
Natasha Claire Grosely
Tristan Nicole Hester
Brayden Johnson
Wyatt Winchester Jones
Genevieve Grace Thi Nguyen
Blake Russell Petersen
James Morgan Pickett
Maeve Pinkelman
Nina Poussard
Emma L. Patik
Kevin Rohrer
Bonnie Smith
Dawson M. Smith
Sadie Elise Smith
Tanner Ray Tipsword
Lyric B. Wall
Dominic Xavier Smith
Rachel Stevens-Starks
Jacob Velasquez
Jingtian Wang + Hannah Waskowitz
Honors College
LPeter Parolin, Ph.D., Dean
Breezy Taggart, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Graduates from the Honors College complete a rigorous interdisciplinary course of study, produce a significant independent research or creative capstone project, and benefit from extensive opportunities for experiential learning, financially supported internships, and study-abroad experiences. Students listed in this section signifies graduates listed elsewhere in the program who have also accomplished all the requirements for a concurrent major in Honors, while the symbol “+” before a student’s name in the rest of the program indicates graduates who have accomplished all the requirements for the Honors minor.
L12:30 p.m. Graduate Ceremony
Conferring Degrees in:
College of Agriculture, Life Sciences & Natural Resources
College of Arts & Sciences
College of Business
School of Computing
College of Education
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
College of Health Sciences
College of Law
12:30 p.m. Graduate
PROCESSIONAL
Ceremony
UW Wind Symphony directed by Matthew Schlomer, Ph.D.
PRESENTATION OF COLORS University of Wyoming Army ROTC
WELCOME ................................................................................
Ed Seidel, Ph.D., President of the University
RECOGNITION OF HONORARY MARSHAL ............................. Anne Alexander, Ph.D., Interim Provost
RECOGNITION OF LEADERSHIP ...........................................................................Carolyn Pepper, Ph.D.
Vice Provost and Dean of the School of Graduate Education
RECOGNITION OF HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT
Ed Seidel, Ph.D., President of the University Doctor of Letters (Litt.D.), Honoris Causa ................................................................................ Bob Beck
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION..................................................................................................... Jack Tennant ’10
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS .................................................................................... Carol Tomé, M.S.F.
PRESENTATION OF THE GRADUATING CLASS University of Wyoming Faculty Senate
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS Carolyn Pepper, Ph.D.
Vice Provost and Dean of the School of Graduate Education
AUTHORIZATION OF DEGREES ............................................... University of Wyoming Board of Trustees
CONFERRAL OF DEGREES ....................................................
Ed Seidel, Ph.D., President of the University
RECESSIONAL ........................................................
Wind Symphony directed by Matthew Schlomer, Ph.D.
College of Agriculture, Life Sciences & Natural Resources L
Kelly Crane, Ph.D., Dean
Christine Wade, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Brian A. Mealor, Ph.D., Interim Associate Dean
Kathan Bandyopadhyay: Zoology and Physiology
McKenzie Jo Barth: Plant Sciences
Erin Gail Bentley: Ecology
Doctor of Philosophy
Md Ashraful Islam Bhuiya: Animal and Veterinary Science
Jordan Michael Brewin: Ecology
Molly Rose Caldwell: Ecology
Kathryn E. C. Davis: Ecology
Bryana Rose Funk: Hydrologic Science
Spencer Holtz: Ecology
Bridger James Huhn: Ecology
Leo Malingati Khasoha: Ecology
Chase Dean Markel: Animal and Veterinary Science
Kaitlyn Renee McKnight: Ecology
Hailey E. Mount: Ecology
Kenny Hai Nguyen: Molecular Biology
Nicole Marie Nimlos: Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management
Rael Khayeli Otuya: Soil Science
McKensie Kay Phillips: Animal and Veterinary Science
Elizabeth Quigley: Zoology and Physiology
Mahdia Rahman: Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences
Seth Tyler Rankins: Zoology and Physiology
Benjamin Conrad Romanjenko: Botany
William Carl Rosenthal: Ecology
Brandon Anselmo Saiz: Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences
Yasaman Natasha Shakeri: Ecology
Emily Shertzer: Ecology
Bryce Shoup: Hydrologic Science
Melanie Lyn Torres: Ecology
Grace Bagunu Vinarao: Plant Sciences
Jeffrey Allen Wagner: Ecology
Master of Science
Martin Akandawen: Animal and Veterinary Science
Abdullahi Ayobami Aremu: Agricultural and Applied Economics
Courtney J. Blake: Animal and Veterinary Science
Casey Brucker: Zoology and Physiology
Sydney Noel Camp: Agricultural and Applied Economics
Michael Dayhan Castaño Diaz: Zoology and Physiology
Daniel Jon Coles: Botany
Chelsea N. Davis-Hearn: Family and Consumer Sciences
Mary De Aquino: Zoology and Physiology
Kelly Marie Goodwin: Botany
Tanner James Gordon: Botany
Krista Hagan: Zoology and Physiology
Kaitlyn Jane Hoberg: Plant Sciences
Lane Kristopher Jeakle: Zoology and Physiology
Sam Patrick Johnson: Botany
Karissa Lynn Kiser: Zoology and Physiology
Karolina Rozalia Klatka: Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management
Babita Lamichhane: Plant Sciences
Braden D. Mays: Botany
Tristen Page Moore: Family and Consumer Sciences
Sergio D. Pérez Preciado: Botany
Zachariah Matthias Pieper: Animal and Veterinary Science
Thomas Pinsky: Agricultural and Applied Economics
Maria Paula Rodriguez Parada: Botany
Erin Anne Sawa: Zoology and Physiology
Rayhanul Islam Shimul: Molecular Biology
Madison Elizabeth Stone: Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management
Amy Marie Storey: Zoology and Physiology
Emma Marguerite Trost: Botany
Denyse Unique Ute: Food Science and Human Nutrition
Lauren Marie Wetterau: Zoology and Physiology, Environment and Natural Resources
College of Arts & Sciences
LJ. Scott Turpen, D.M.A., Dean
Adrienne Freng, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Susan Aronstein, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Eric Wodahl, Ph.D., Interim Associate Dean
Doctor of Philosophy
Theresa Marie Andrzejewski: Psychology
Alicia R. Bachtel: Psychology
Rachael Elizabeth Dumas: Psychology
Robert Akira Howie Kaya: Psychology
Maria del Carmen Aguirre: Spanish
Melissa Albin: English
Ryan Emilio Ayala: English
Yuki Ayukawa: International Studies
Cara Louise Barclay: American Studies
Eman Basher: International Studies
Natalie Elaine Bossler: Anthropology
Hannah Elizabeth Branson: Anthropology
Erin Victoria Brorsen-Duncan: International Studies
Matthew James Brown: History
Grace Elise Buhler: History
Kathryn Dawn Burdess: English
Claudia Frances Celia: Anthropology
Sierra Grace Adell Clark: Spanish
Amy de Wet: English
Logan Kenneth Dean: Anthropology
Julian Joseph Delgadillo-Lovato: Spanish
Shelby Dodds: English
Sophia Elizabeth Eberts: Anthropology
Olatunji Joseph Egungbemi: American Studies
Cindy Benedict Eke: Communication
Karlee E. Feinen: Anthropology
Riley Lane Frankel: Communication
Joshua Gaither: History
Leslie Anne Gallagher: English
Sawyer K. Gebs: Spanish
Hannah Eisabelle Haber: English
Logan Ray Heard: International Studies
Chase Michael Mahan: Anthropology
Natalie Quinn Poole: Psychology
Elizabeth Punke: Psychology
Olivia Nicole Robichaud: Psychology
Master of Arts
Amanda A. Holmes: English
Shifa Ijaz: English
Jonathan R. Jensen: Spanish
Meili Jensen: Spanish
Zachary Edward Konkol: Anthropology
Michael Konsmo: English
Augustus Matthew Chih Yung Lee: History
Tearney Dawn Lopez: Communication
Christi L. Marchant: English
Mercy McAndrew: English
Cameron D. Moore: Political Science
Kharesse Anne Orr: English
Harper LeeAnn Scout Pachel: American Studies
Benjamin Rodolfo Pallares: American Studies
Reagan Lynn Paris: History
Christina Marie Parks: English
Haley Lois Purifoy: Anthropology
Lynnea Lee Rivera: American Studies
Allyson Mary Rocco: Political Science
Mary Madeline Rocha: International Studies
Monica Isabel Rommens Parker: English
Joseph Lee Saufley: English
Donald Hamilton Seagreaves III: English
Mahbuba Siddiqua: Communication
Kaytlin Grace Smith: English
Saber Michael Smith: Political Science
Jenny Lee Sorenson: English
Ransford Magambe Tege: International Studies
Michael Robert Thom: Anthropology
Nicole Thomas: English
College of Arts & Sciences
Master of Arts, continued
Mukhammadrajab Umurzakov: American Studies
Emmaline Andrea Velasquez: History
Molly Marie Walters: Communication
William Wayne Ward: Political Science
Blake Vernon Westover: Communication
Griffin Bruce Willard: Political Science, Environment and Natural Resources
Inna Willis: Communication
Jordan Windham: Political Science
Ryland Prost Wood: Communication
Elizabeth Youngman: English
Charlene A. Zuckerman: English
Master of Fine Arts
Faith Michelle Breads: Creative Writing, Environment and Natural Resources
Grace Elizabeth Langeberg: Creative Writing
Alisson Bonifacio
Garcia Silva Leite
Nikki Rossiter: Creative Writing
William Stiefel: Creative Writing
Master of Music
Brenton Ethan Church
Emilee Jo Ewing
Marlon Vinicius Kiill Rissatto
Master of Music Education
Malori Ann Barnhart
Master of Public Administration
Thomaz Ribeiro Rocha
Faryn Brooke Babbitt
Breanna Erica Ball: Public Administration, Environment and Natural Resources
David Benner
Sarah Jolene Chapman
Lori R. Choal
MeeSoh Bossard: Psychology
April Hope Fraser: Psychology
Amy Lou Gabriel: Psychology
Alexey Gennessy Mazon: Psychology
Caylie Coffelt-Schulz
Falon R. Cole
Joseph Dix
Sarina Marie Garnica
Gena Jensen
Meghan Alise Kerley
Katelyn Lathrop
Hannah Jane Lin
Stephanie Danielle Lownds
Melinda K. Mantlo
Jennifer E. Martinez
Julio J. Perez
Maquella Maree Rasmussen
Marina Anneke Scholten
Master of Science
Jenna Mohr: Psychology
Timothy J. Tappe
Alexander S. Terry: Public Administration, Environment and Natural Resources
Kateryna Trofimova
James Kay Wamsley
Kassia A. Wood
Annyher Fatima Graciela Tatiana Reyes Ayala: Psychology
Helena Towne: Psychology
College of Business
L
Scott Beaulier, Ph.D., H.A. (Dave) True Jr. Family Dean
Ronn Smith, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean
Chase Thiel, Ph.D., Interim Associate Dean
Benjamin Cook, Ph.D., Senior Assistant Dean
Doctor of Philosophy
Katherine Ruth Barkley: Economics
Peri Melissa Brimley: Economics
Alivia Rose Cochran: Economics
Giovanni Latorre: Management and Marketing
Alessandra Lisanti: Management and Marketing
Monique Matsuda dos Santos: Management and Marketing
Andrew David Anderson
Timothy J. Baker
Renee Beach
Steven James Bennett
Bryton D. Bluemel
Brooke Blystone
Alyx Lauren Bolton
Collin Patrick Boroz
Ashlee Elizabeth Bradshaw
Dylan A. Brigham
Benjamin Oscar Davidson
Taylor Johanna Edwards
Monica Elliott
Kaylee Danae Esgar
Colton David Farrow
Seth Alexander Felbeck
Olivia Grace Fisher
Tyler Dean Flatt
Minden F. Fox
Sean Gentry
Grant W. Goodell
Zachery Troy Gunter
Alexis N. Hall
Srutakirti Mukherjee: Economics
Suman Saha: Management and Marketing
Salvatore Frank Spada: Economics
Machel Anton Thomas: Economics
Irene Zapata Morán: Economics
Master of Business Administration
Benjamin David Hansen
Christopher William Harris
Grant Pendleton Hazle
Quinn Charlotte Hennigar
Ana Hernandez Garcia
Bodie R. Herring
Reginald Hicks
Jared Hill
Stephen Henry Hoversland
Anna Marie Hoyt
Emily Marie Hughes
Gordon Hyde, Jr.
Chisom Ifeanyi
John Joseph Jacobs VI
Cole James
Emily Jarrell
Autumn Jensen
Colby Mark Jones
Benjamin Thomas Josephson
Sorina Maria Juganaru
Elizabeth Kalus
Liam Daniel Knight
Sena Leigh Krula
Joshua T. Larson
Jackson Tyler Leafgren
Ivan Antonio Leon
Palmer Thomas Lynn
Michael AvaOga Maiava
Shiloh Autumn Martin
Dillon Stuart McLean
Jordyn Rita McNamee
Ammon C. Medina
Orlando J. Mendoza
Riley Milburn
Brecken Gage Miller
Finley K. Miller
Lucas Michael Newsham
Hoa Minh Nguyen
Rio D. Nutter
Avery Jared O’Brien
Callie Christine O’Donnell
Zoie Elizabeth Olguin
Dylan Geoffrey Phillips
Jakob Rayl
Kimberly Elizabeth Rembacz
Keaton Rowton
Kendall Rae Scheiderer
Kelly Schneider
Mattie Mae Seals
Tyler Drew Shadrick
Marqui Paige Siscoe
Taniesha Marie Smith
Niles Southam
Angela P. Spann
Holly Marie Spiering
Payton Elizabeth States
Zachary R. Sullivan
Lauren Amber Swartz
Habtom B. Tecle
Darby J. Thayer
Crystal Marie Turley
Jack S. Twiford
Ann Denison Vincent
Mikayla R. Vogel
Meghan Vogt
Morgan Joy Voss
Jenni S. Wildcat
Kolten Williams
Bryan Broadhurst: Economics
Hunter E. Brown: Economics
Marcela Caballero: Accounting
James T. Dail: Finance
Reepa Rani Das: Economics
Hannah Chevelle Finn: Accounting
Benjamin Fiori: Accounting
Nathan Levin: Finance
Lily Lodahl: Accounting
Katherine Muriel Longuevan: Economics
College
Master of Science
Nathan J. Lundberg: Accounting
Laura Malone: Accounting
Giang Nguyen: Economics
Daniel O’Bryant: Finance
Faria Manal Rahman: Economics
Katelyn Marie Tenney: Economics
Machel Anton Thomas: Economics
Charlotte Victoria Ward: Accounting
Kora Williams: Accounting
School of Computing
L
Beth McMillan, Ph.D., Interim Director Jeff Hamerlinck, Ph.D., Associate Director
Master of Science
Devon Michelle Borthwick: Geospatial Information Science
Jaden Brutsman: Geospatial Information Science
David J. Contrael: Geospatial Information Science
Ivy Doe Kwashie: Geospatial Information Science
Kristina Mary Matunis: Geospatial Information Science
College of Education L
Jenna Shim, Ph.D., John P. “Jack” Ellbogen Dean
Alan Buss, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Peter Moran, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Doctor of Education
Troy L. Archuleta
Keyosha Atwater
Inkem Robert Charles Baker
Kathleen Emily Blunn
Douglas W. Cherry
Antonia Mary Collett
Joseph Michael Demma
Michael Anthony DeNobile
Brandon Matthew Farrar
Jacob E. Gantz
Jenna Groendal
Roger W. Humphrey
Jeffery David Lewis
Michael Wade McDaniel, Jr.
Christopher Richard Dresang: Education
Elizabeth Jane Edington: Curriculum and Instruction
Victoria Pauline Flores: Curriculum and Instruction
Avia Choisette Kelly: Curriculum and Instruction
Jessica Marie Kern: Education
Son Ah Kho: Counselor Education and Supervision
Abby Sue Markley: Curriculum and Instruction
Christina Ann Millemon
Daisy Kate Moore
Willard Neil Noseep, Jr.
Connie Irene Nyberg
Amanda Beth O’Brien Busick
Melena Osborne
Carly Pearson-Hartley
Doctor of Philosophy
Zachary Martin McInerney: Counselor Education and Supervision
Elizabeth Ann McMahan: Curriculum and Instruction
Carl A. Mehta: Education
Ian James Bitzes
Tia E. Bowen
Christy Nicole Dana
Yolanda Ruth Delgadillo
Morgan Patricia Dodier
Andrea Gabathuler
Andrew J. Gillett
Quinn Alexis GrandPre
Keith Alexander Gross
Sarah K. Polich
Jennifer M. Rodin
Danielle Shipley
Kryssi Mae Soule
Jessica Nicole Sturgeon
Tanya Therese Wall
Elizabeth Ann Welke
Jana Elizabeth Craston Penders: Education
Cherilyn Smith: Curriculum and Instruction
Cody A. Squadroni: Education
Joyce I. Stewart: Curriculum and Instruction
Anne Therese Sudmeier: Curriculum and Instruction
Amanda Dyan Tracy: Counselor Education and Supervision
William Keith Turner: Curriculum and Instruction
Emily Stewart Vercoe: Education
Thilina Indrajie Wickramaarachchi: Curriculum and Instruction
Master of Arts
Tracy Haley
Olivia C. Haring
Kristen M. Harshman-Tator
Maggie K. Hill
Amy Hollon
Jeannie L. Jex
Thomas Edward Jones III
Mikah Kadera
Kathryn L. Lambert
Kindee Lark Lewis
Adrienne Noel Loveland
Joshua McGuirk
Brett L. McIntosh
Heather Lea Morris
Micah T. Olsen
Jordan Savina Pierson
Ryan Lee Reichert
Emily Charlize Reyes
Eliza Grace Smith
Micayla A. Smith
Titus Andrew Stevens
Amber Diona Taylor
Jeanette L. Watson
Zach Widner
Deidra A. Wilson
Sarah Lee Yosten
Shawna Zwonitzer
Rebecca A. Albertson: Counseling
Alexis S. Anderson: Counseling
Dannielle J. Anderson: Counseling
Katearie Aleacyana Aumack: Counseling
Rebecca Louise Austin: Education
Mary Barnes: Counseling
Amber Bass: Counseling
Kaylee Maree Brink: Counseling
Amanda Campbell: Counseling
Maggie Ryle Cline: Counseling
Francesca Rose Cocco: Counseling
Tyra Shaye Curtis: Counseling
Donna Davis: Education
Chaley Dimoff: Education
Taylor Layla Draney: Counseling
Cheyenne Marie Finnegan: Counseling
Taylor Gates: Counseling
Sara Sushma Gerard Rising: Counseling
Alyssa Kae Hodge: Counseling
Andrea E. Holmes: Counseling
Ericka Patricia Kelly: Counseling
Rachel Marie King: Counseling
College of Education
Master of Science
Lisa Dardy McGee: Counseling
Joseph Mireles: Counseling
Tyler A. Muniz: Education
Chloe Murphy: Counseling
Henry Joseph Noy: Counseling
Patricia Ann O’Brien: Counseling
Camryn May Pierantoni: Counseling
Jennifer D. Ponce: Natural Science
Heidi Potton: Counseling
Noah Michael Raish: Counseling
Christopher Grey Ruegamer: Education
Katie R. Seabolt: Education
Adrian James Seiloff: Counseling
Kenneth Allen Swieter: Natural Science
Dawn Marie Thacker: Counseling
Alexis Tully: Education
Toni Marie Ullrich: Natural Science
Emily Katherine Underwood: Counseling
Fatima Valdivia Gomez: Counseling
Justin Dale Vanlandingham: Counseling
Nicole M. Wilson: Counseling
Ava Marie Wood: Counseling
College
of
Engineering & Physical Sciences
L
Daniel Dale, Ph.D., Carrell Family Interim Dean
Steve Barrett, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Dean
Chip Kobulnicky, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Saman Aryana, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Doctor of Philosophy
Cilia Abdelhamid: Petroleum Engineering
Oreoluwa Ololade Adesina: Chemistry
Simon Peter Alexander: Computer Science
Jordan Antoinette Bartlett: Physics
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
Doctor of Philosophy, continued
Nicky Ray Baumgartner: Mathematics
Melissa Lee Butler: Mathematics
Dwaipayan Chakraborty: Geophysics
Kolbe Jordan Chavez: Chemistry
Zhe Chen: Petroleum Engineering
Caleb Joseph Cheung: Mathematics
Ehsan Dabbaghi Divshali: Civil Engineering
Sujit Dahal: Civil Engineering
Iftekhar Alam Dipta: Civil Engineering
Donna Lynn Drogos: Civil Engineering
Cesar Gerardo Freyre Pinto: Civil Engineering
Paul Sansah Gyreyiri: Computer Science
Emmanuel Samuel Ndiketi Iddio: Civil Engineering
Kyle Thomas Kuhn: Mechanical Engineering
Abdeldjalil Latrach: Petroleum Engineering
Jorlivan Lopes Correa: Geophysics
Masoumeh Mahmoudi Gahrouei: Chemistry
Mohamed Lamine Malki: Petroleum Engineering
Kegan McIlwaine: Computer Science
Amit Kumar Acharzo: Chemistry
Mary Acheampong: Statistics
Bradley Sterling Ackroyd: Geology
Romy Agrawal: Artificial Intelligence
Mohammad Alheeh: Physics
Kasen Arriola: Mechanical Engineering
Kristina Bardfield: Geology
Aavash Bhattarai: Computer Science
Md Ashraful Islam Bhuiya: Statistics
Emmett R. Bishop III: Statistics
Bashant Bist: Mechanical Engineering
Rachel Page Bryan: Geology
Nischal Chaulagain: Civil Engineering
Alexander Cortese: Geology
Keshab Dhami: Civil Engineering
Joshua Chukwuemeka Ejeka: Physics
Aidan James Ferguson: Physics
Raul Ivan Freyre Pinto: Civil Engineering
Dang Khanh Giap: Electrical Engineering
Ritu Giri: Civil Engineering
Elvis Gyamfi: Chemistry
Brianna Renae Hauke: Atmospheric Science
Mostafa Ojaghloo: Mechanical Engineering
Adekunle Hammed Ojelabi: Physics
Alirza Orujov: Chemical Engineering
Ramhari Paneru: Petroleum Engineering
Daisy Shamel Perez Buenfil: Civil Engineering
Simon Peter Rachou: Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences
Roshni Ramakrishnan: Chemistry
Vincent Michael Ruzicka: Mathematics
Nilay Saha: Chemistry
Gregory Jordan Stark: Geology
Kathryn Marie Steinmann: Atmospheric Science
Ahmed Elsayed Abdelaziz Mo Taman: Petroleum Engineering
Michael Hunter Taylor: Chemistry
Riley Joseph Vaughn: Computer Science
Milana Wolff: Computer Science
Wenfeng Wu: Mathematics
Yen-Yi Wu: Hydrologic Science
Mohamad Zamini: Computer Science
Master of Science
Ryan David Hennings: Architectural Engineering
Nolan Emerson Howard: Electrical Engineering
Tarek Essam Hassan Mohamed Ismail: Petroleum Engineering
Simone L. Jackson Miss: Statistics
Alison Alivia Jensen: Mechanical Engineering
Curtis Alexander Jock: Electrical Engineering
Kyle David Johnson: Atmospheric Science
Madhav Joshi: Civil Engineering
Natwar Joshi: Physics
Mamunul Karim: Civil Engineering
Andrew Thomas Kellogg: Civil Engineering, Water Resources
Kayla Mary Ketterling: Environmental Engineering
Francis Korsah: Electrical Engineering
Ivan Antonio Leon: Mechanical Engineering
Tamara Thalia Linse: Computer Science
Chase Jackson Livingston: Electrical Engineering
Shane Richard Martrich: Atmospheric Science
Alexandra Michelle Hopps McDaniel: Electrical Engineering
Abigail Lynn Mensch: Geology
Emily Ann Meyer: Geology
John Tyler Miller: Mechanical Engineering
Ahmed Essam Mohamed: Petroleum Engineering
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
Master of Science, continued
Md Mahmudul Hasan Mollah: Mechanical Engineering
Sergei Nadeev: Geology
Kiran Neupane: Civil Engineering
Francis Tobechukwu Okwuzu: Environmental Engineering
Kenneth Oketch Osoro: Chemistry
Joana Konadu Owusu: Computer Science
Bimal Pandey: Electrical Engineering
Shikhar Pandit: Civil Engineering
Nawaraj Pokhrel: Physics
Golshan Pourhalaji: Geology
James Quenon: Physics
Sinthia Rahman: Chemistry
Laura Juliana Rojas: Petroleum Engineering
Selma Samet: Computer Science
Dibya Sapkota: Civil Engineering
Jonathan Erin Schendel: Environmental Engineering
Anna Schlaak: Environmental Engineering
Aysha Siddika: Architectural Engineering
Venkata Sai Charan Sripathi: Petroleum Engineering
Aditya Srivastava: Geophysics
Zachary David Tenney: Geology
Bhim Timilsina: Civil Engineering
Achinta Brata Roy Tonmoy: Electrical Engineering
Md Tashfique Enam Tutul: Civil Engineering
Mohammad Irfan Uddin: Electrical Engineering
Fortune Oluchi Uwha: Statistics
Vithurshankanna Varenthirarajah: Chemical Engineering
Shelby Danyelle Wakefield: Chemistry
Victoria Grace Wright: Atmospheric Science
Charles Adu Yeboah: Mechanical Engineering
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
LJohn Koprowski, Ph.D., Dean
Temple Stoellinger, J.D., Associate Dean
Master of Science
Paisley Rose Blair: Environment, Natural Resources, and Society
Nicholas Chischilly: Environment, Natural Resources, and Society
Andrea Yang Hagadorn: Environment, Natural Resources, and Society
Alexander Jonathan Hancock: Environment, Natural Resources, and Society
Victoria Marie Harder: Environment, Natural Resources, and Society
Rachelle Lavariega Herrea: Environment, Natural Resources, and Society
Sofia Mollett: Environment, Natural Resources, and Society
Jonathan Robert Munroe: Environment, Natural Resources, and Society
Mary Margaret O’Neill: Environment, Natural Resources, and Society
Steelle Melinda Orenda Scearce: Environment, Natural Resources, and Society
Aidan J. Sulak: Environment, Natural Resources, and Society
Alec J. Wallen: Environment, Natural Resources, and Society
Jocelyn S. Wulf: Environment, Natural Resources, and Society
College of Health Sciences
LPatrick Hardigan, Ph.D., Dean
Derek Smith, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean
Eric Moody, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Steven A. Aragon
Julia Haskell Bloom
Ella Hauck Erickson
Joanna Marie Farrell
Samuel Jager Garcia
Sara Renee Keate
Caitlin Elizabeth McNair
Allyson N. Medor
Lauren Elizabeth Menter
Robbalee Kae Oleson
Paul Plohr
Mechelle Lynn Rivera
Christina Marie Rozier
Doctor of Pharmacy
McKayla A. Adkison
Yekaterina Alexandrovna Alishina
Sydney Eve Bell
Lillian Joan Guimont
Lily Anne Hartigan
Bailey A. Kane
Erin Monica McClure
º Sebastian Patrick Mooney
Joy MaiViet Nguyen: Pharmacy, Physiology
Alexandra R. Pulley
Sheri Lynn Scott
Jayson T. Simpson
Samantha Pearl Skogen
Chanel Marie Thrasher
Tessa Jean Raba: Pharmacy, Physiology
Katelyn Nicole Randall
Selma Elise Shepherd
Braeden Tailynn Stewart
Hannah Ryan Taylor
Donte E. Valdez
Christa Joy Vanlandingham
Richelle Cynthia Witt
Hailey A. Zuroske
Doctor of Philosophy
Jacob S. Layer: Biomedical Sciences
Master of Science
Libby Kate Berryhill-Worshek: Kinesiology and Health
Heather Bronston White: Health Services Administration
Ashlyn Christelle Brown: Kinesiology and Health
Madison L. Dietrich: Speech-Language Pathology
Luceil Grace Elder: Health Services Administration
Carrie Elizabeth Goodman: Speech-Language Pathology
Rachael Kellen Hamilton: Kinesiology and Health
Lily Anne Hartigan: Health Services Administration
º = With Honor
Lana Grace Jeter: Speech-Language Pathology
Ruth Korankye: Kinesiology and Health
Megan Lee: Kinesiology and Health
Angelique Etzahmanet Luna: Kinesiology and Health
Misty A. Mason: Health Services Administration
Clarissa Mech: Speech-Language Pathology
Jennifer M. Monfre: Health Services Administration
Andrea Lois Pena Monterde: Speech-Language Pathology
College
Master of Science, continued
Kyle Braden Moore: Speech-Language Pathology
Maggie Kay Moore: Speech-Language Pathology
Alexxis Motisi: Speech-Language Pathology
Sherry Sheridan Negaard: Kinesiology and Health
Abigail Osburn: Health Services Administration
James Gabriel Paterson: Kinesiology and Health
Morgan Jeffry Piltz: Kinesiology and Health
Karla Faye Pitha: Kinesiology and Health
Autumn Popp: Speech-Language Pathology
Melissa Sue Ragsdale: Health Services Administration
Alexis Isabelle Arp
Sophe Sage Brown
Ariel L. Chai
Desirae Janelle Dickau
Shelby Nicole Gray
Elizabeth Ann Green
Lindsey M. Hall
Maggie Arlene Asay
Joshua Rhys Ayer
Adam E. Baker
° Connor Joseph Balliet
º = With Honor
Katelyn Nicole Randall: Health Services Administration
Charlene Scranton: Health Services Administration
Matthew Robert Sellers: Health Services Administration
Sydney Solem: Speech-Language Pathology
Gaven M. Spears: Speech-Language Pathology
Brytnee Adrianna Streeter: Speech-Language Pathology
Danika Colleen Weber: Kinesiology and Health
Holly Wilkerson: Speech-Language Pathology
Chenoa Kay Williams: Health Services Administration
Brynn Jolee Zwetzig: Speech-Language Pathology
Master of Social Work
Bronwyn Harstad
Mary L. Ivanoff
Ellie Taylor Jones
Sage Elisabeth Kilgore
Amanda L. Kloeppel
Charro Madden
Damien Anthony Patton
Jaitlyn Grace Pettit
Julianna G. Pizzato
Jacob Ryan Preston
Destiny Margret Jean Reed
Jordyn Dawn Reed
Chelsea Robin
Abigail E. Schaible
Jennifer Steffenhagen
Monica Strecker
Olivia Vecchia Vanderhoff
Jorja Kay Warembourg
Skyler Ruth Qingbi Woodruff
College of Law
LJulie Hill, J.D., Dean
Alan Romero, J.D., Senior Associate Dean
Danielle Cover, J.D., Associate Dean
Juris Doctor
° Sanford Frederick Ballou
Cormack S. Bardol
Daisy E. Bearden
° Bleu Duncan Bennett
° Streeter R. Boatright
Britanie N. Bonaguidi
Anthony Jens Bonfiglio
Phillip Robert Borlet
° Michael Earl Throne Boyce
° Tyler Andrew Bradshaw
Molly Kathleen Jane Bretthauer
° Reina Ann Britt
° Sierra Ann Burleigh
Kenneth Charles Burns
Connor B. Campbell
° Jordan A. Carlson
° Megan Leah Carter
Caylie Coffelt-Schulz
° Yessica Contreras-Vargas
° Isabelle Josephine-Marie Cruz
Junuenth Alexandra Daniels
° Ethan C. Drewes
° Victoria A. Dunivan
° Gabriel L. Ewing
° Tianne Marie Fischbach
Colton Goldfarb
° Nayely Gomez
College of Law
Juris Doctor, continued
° Andrew J. Goodpaster
Josephine Catherine Griesinger
° Sean Riley Hall
Shifa Jaan Hamid
° Michael Albert Hammer
° Chance Joseph Harper
° Luke Francis Haug
Lisa Nichole Hoffman
° Ryan T. Jenson
Marshelle N. Johnston
Kayla M. Jones
° Allison E. Karasiewicz
° Ryan W. Killpack
Nicholas F. Kipp
McKyla Chevelle Knight
Kimber Leigh Logan
Clayton W. Long
° Madison McKenzie Looper
° Carson Roy Lougee
Isibeala Aurora Manayan Moody
Tanner Lorenze Martin
° Kylie Elizabeth Mathews-Worthen
Aidan Scott McCurry
° Kaileigh Mae McNellis
° Isaac Peter Meline
McKena Metzger-Coyle
Heidi Blanche Mirabal
Jesse Nelson
Abbey Wagner Pederson
Kyla S. Pull
Natalie Quillen
Jessica P. Ralston
Mavjuda Nacib Rassel
° Haley Marie Rockwell
Francesca I. Scheitler
° Sophia Sgarrella Zielke
Matthew Sharp
° Jessica L. Shelby
° Kurtis Kade Silvernale
° Ryan Michael Slattery
° Kali Alexia Soudani
John R. Sparks
Mason Stephen Teague
° Kennedy Elizabeth Templeton
Olivia Rose Thomas
Banaz Wadi
° Emily Jo Wangen
Alexis Mae Weekly
L3:30 p.m. Undergraduate Ceremony
Conferring Degrees in:
College of Arts & Sciences
College of Business
School of Computing
College of Education
Honors College
3:30 p.m.
Undergraduate Ceremony
PROCESSIONAL .............................................
UW Wind Symphony directed by Matthew Schlomer, Ph.D.
PRESENTATION OF COLORS ........................................................... University of Wyoming Army ROTC
WELCOME ................................................................................
Ed Seidel, Ph.D., President of the University
RECOGNITION OF HONORARY MARSHAL
RECOGNITION OF LEADERSHIP .........................................
Anne Alexander, Ph.D., Interim Provost
Ed Seidel, Ph.D., President of the University
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Jack Tennant ’10
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS .................................................................................... Carol Tomé, M.S.F.
PRESENTATION OF THE GRADUATING CLASS University of Wyoming Faculty Senate
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS ...................................................
Anne Alexander, Ph.D., Interim Provost
AUTHORIZATION OF DEGREES University of Wyoming Board of Trustees
CONFERRAL OF DEGREES ....................................................
Ed Seidel, Ph.D., President of the University
RECESSIONAL
UW Wind Symphony directed by Matthew Schlomer, Ph.D.
College of Arts & Sciences
LJ. Scott Turpen, D.M.A., Dean
Adrienne Freng, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Susan Aronstein, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Eric Wodahl, Ph.D., Interim Associate Dean
Bachelor of Arts
Mitchell D. Allard
Annika A. Anderson
*** Brady Anderson
Katlyn C. Bailey
Skyla Bain
Kyleigh Balderston
Cura P. Barragan-Ochoa
Ryan A. Baum
Anabelle Baumhover
Jaden Everest Becker
Natalie Rhae Benson
Brooke O. Bindl
***+~Jace Michael Bohlman
> Joseph G. Brasher
***+ Whitney E. Brooks
Erin A. Brown
+~ Lachlan Ray Brown
Hailey Anne Buck
John Diego Buckingham
Riley Marie Bunting
Samantha Butkovich
Josiah Byrd
Brian Castillo
Allison Kenda Cook
Kelsey Michelle Crockett
Savannah Crosby Baker
Olivia Dalebout
William James Davies
Jaycie M. Davis
Kyan Matthew DeBernardi
+ Monica Lorraine Deru
Justin Dodson
Mayoree S. Dresang
Justice Dunn
+ Ireland Renee Earl
+ Michael Ramsey Joseph Eckhardt
Michaela Hermena Eddy
*~ Andrea Renee Edwards
Mary Danielle Ellmann
Eleanor Elise Engel
Ioni Joyce Finch
Grace Elizabeth Fisher
Trent Foster
Adam Maxwell Freeman
Ben Gale
Mark Cooper Galley
Katalina Gara
Izac Garcia
Leslie Garcia-Cisneros
Carson Gilbar
Emma Lee Gist
Brian Glowatz
Samuel Hayden Godfrey
Hannah M. Gonzalez
*~ Glenn E. Goodwin
Ethan Kary Graham
*** Garrett David Grochowski
James Joachim Grupp
Ava Reece Gunn
Alex R. Guzman
Raquel Sofia Halstead
Alec Robert Hampton
Micah Josef Hanly
Eryrenna Rayn Hansen
Grace Angelique Hardin
Hailey A. Hautala
Trynitee-Mae L. Heaton
Oscar Daniel Hernandez-Vazquez
Mariah G. Heuer
Donovan Luke Heyborne
Olivia Elise Hilde
Thomas Ray Hillhouse
Ethan Joseph Hodgson
Tyrianna Fay Holloman
Kyrah Hoppa
Colton Robert Hopster
Kylee D. Hosford
***+~Jade Angela Howdeshell
Jonathan Martin Huertas
Edi Briar Cay Hull
+ Alayna E. Hutchison
+~ Jay Anthony Janetka
Sean Allen Jansen
Aidan Tyrone Johnson
Delaney Carol Jones
Isabella Rose Karl
Clayton Keasling
Robert Luke Kelly
* Alyssa King
Kayla Lynn King
Kyla Ann Knox
Ethan Floyd Lacey
Brynley Irene LaChance
Devan Marie LaMere
Elizabeth Anne Larson
Olivia A. Lay
Parker Keddington Lee
Lillian Grace Juan Leman
Kambry Grace Lightfoot
Adriano Alessandro Lomonaco
Logan Scott Ludwig
Richard Lueloff
Matthew Malcom
Willow Ilene Martin
Alexandria Alyse Matthews
Ashley Michelle McCrery
Aidan S. McGuire
Tristan McKenzie
Savannah Lynn McVey
Sophia Nikole Mendez
Colin Edward Meyer
Kyle Alexander Middagh
John L. Middleton
Natasya Merry Cristy Mofu
Morgan Paige Moller
Jeremy A. Molt
Zentli Y. Monreal-Lopez *** Danielle Realyn Moon
McCall Avery Moore
Reece A. Moorehouse
Keenan Ivan Lee Morgan
Grace E. Muncy
Thomas Riley Murdock
Allison Paige Murray
Mark Elton Murray
Aliyah R. Muzquiz
Ellery Jane Myers
Camryn Kristine Nagy
Madison Skye Nagy *+ Annie Marie
Newlin-Custard
Salina Aubrelia Hernandez
Jenny Nguyen
Patrick Scott Nibecker
Katarina Raiana Nicely
Vincent N. Nijssen
Dakota L. Olson
Ryan D. Olson
+ Emily Faith Ottoes
Avy Jo Overstreet
Garrett D. Parker
+ Amelia Grace Payne
Anjilia M. Pereda
Dylan Pierce
Nikolas Piper Pierson
Frederick James Pillivant
Laura Prior
*** Karlea Radke
Alyssa Coral Ragsdale
Erin Elaine Rees
+>~ Olivia Ashlynn Ricks
Olivia J. Rigsby
~ Victoria Andrea Rivas Zambrano
***+ Alexandra Jane Robért
Daisy Zion Bousman
Kayla Lin Colburn
Oscar Erickson
*** Brianna Nicole Evelo
Nicholas Adam Fadial
Hayley J. Felton
Kane Raye Garrison
Kirsten Grohman
College of Arts & Sciences
Bachelor of Arts, continued
Destiny Michelle Roberts
> Alexandra Isabella
Rodriguez
Cathleen Ann Rooney
Hannah Renae Runyan
Jessica Ruby Salazar
Rachel Sayer
Emma Jean Schlichting
+ Amelia Jane Seim
*** Malena Seipel
Baily R. Shaffer
Victoria Elizabeth Shepard
Colin Eric Sieger
+ Hailey Nicole Simons
Benjamin Alan Simpkins
Sarah Ann Sisk St. John
Jeffrey R. Smart
Mia Jeanne Spicer
MacKenzie Marie Steele
***+ Ezra Perry Stepanek
Jensey L. Stitt
Colby L. Stockton
Hunter Strumlauf
Taylinn Leann Swope
*** Briar Robert Telkamp
Kyle D. Thomas
Pierce David Thompson
+ Jessee Isabella Torres
Abigail Truax
Nofoafia L. Tulafono
Carson Fox Tulis
Douglas Bowden Tumminello
> Elizabeth Marie Underbrink
Dylan Damian Van Der Hock
Bradon Ryan Earl Veach
Stella Ryan Vickland Davis
Cooper Voorhees
***+~Sean William Walker
Lyric B. Wall
Ethan R. Walsh
***+ Maria Walters
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Ivy Lillian Grover
Danielle Renea Hershey
Adrianna Hix
*** Rayna Elizabeth Januska
Rylie Jean
Shulav Manandhar
Faith Emily Martin
Emma Marie Master
Bryce Levi Allen
Trisha Marie Cates
Kennedy Sarah Corr
James Elijah Damey
Paige Maynard
Lillian Terese McEwen
Marcus Chase Nylander
Riley S. Schiller
Bryson James Shosten
Jessie R. Standley
Brock Tamlin
Bachelor of Music
Elijah Dugal
Lexx Diamante Ferrin
Diego Gabriel Frometa-Batezini
Haylie Noel Gavin
Joseph M. Gilbar
Sarah Noel Gonda
Timothy Lee Hosler
Brenndan Thomas Warady
Gracilynn Tegau Ward
John Zachary Ward
Allana Michelle Warren
Paige McCarthy Watson
Emma Welniak
Conor Jon Weslin
Abigail G. Westphal
Savannah Whittecar
Darius Wiggins
Colton Mark Williams
***+>~Jean-Luc Frank Willson
Kelsey Wilson
Jeremy Winkler
Morgan Ann Wood
***+~Karli Elizabeth Woodruff
Carson York
Kayley M. Yother
Brooklyn Youmans
Brinsy Zubia Chavez
Carolyn Rose Thornton
Julianne Marie Vicari
*+ Maximo Vicente
Heidi Welniak
Ethan L. Williams
Luca Wilson
Bethany Lee Wunibald
Chase M. Maddox
** Leah Jean Rose
Dominick E. Singleton
*> Jacob Matthew Walker
Brayden Henry Lee Alberts
Kennedy Dawn Anderson
Madison E. Attaway
Tija M. Beckett
Julian Alexander Issac Beutler
Brianna S. Bird
Harrison Edward Blakely
Madelynn Lily Boam
Kylan A. Botelho
*** Jacqueline Ellice Bowlus
Ashlee Corrine Marie Braat
Anna Lyn Brenner
Elisha Brown
Bella Lebedeva Brubaker
Miranda Bruins
Natalie K. Bryson
Mia Caroline Buchanan
Hailey Anne Buck
Celeste Burdick
Eann Burns
Cecilly Mae Camby
Madisyn Marie Cantrell
Nicholas Cantu
Stephen Benjamin Christensen
Natalie J. Clancy
Hannah Marie Clapper
Aubrey Amber Cooper
Glenny Mead Croft
Rosanne Curtis
+ Reese Aiken Davies
Jacques De Villiers
Mikayla Drake
Allen J. Durham
College of Arts & Sciences
Bachelor of Science
Saige A. Eldridge
Madeline L. Evans
Kelli Jean Frimml
Lyndsy Futrell
Melissa Katherine Galles
Daniela Gaytan Escamilla
Jasmine Veronica Gibbs
Samuel Hayden Godfrey
Brittany Gomez
Jimena Gonzalez
Alana Nichole Graley
Anna Katherine Gregg
Mario Guerrero-Chavez
***
Mikyn Breanna Hamlin
Ashlea D. Hancock
Grace Lynn Hanly
Sonja Harbour
Annette Marie Harlan
Covin R. Hartley
Abigail Charise Henderson
Peyton Mikayla Hunt
Logann Jones
Aralynn Mae Juarez
Perlene-Lynn Eva-Jean Keller
Husenjan Khan
Abigail Nicole Kilbarger
Kais Nakawesa Kimuli
***+
Harvest Cerridwen Kinn
Liezel Reata LaBounty
James M. Lancaster
+ Luke Daniel Lass
Cassandria A. Loghry
Kirsten Lorenz
Julia Noelle Lovingood
Hannah Mae Lund
Julia A. Mahood
Syowi Mambobo
Sarah Elizabeth Manor
+ Nikki L. Martin
McKenna Rose Martinez
+ Jaisley Aspen Mathes
Nedra Marie McIlwaine
Anna L. McKinley
Aidan McMinn
+ Riley Venerdi Meester
Abigail Denise Merkel
Bailey Rose Mileham
*+ Kanilehua Rebecca Miller
Mackenzie Ryan Miller
Sophia M. Mitchell
Addison Carole Nance
Odin John Nelson
*+ Annie Marie
Newlin-Custard
Paige Katherine O’Connor
Tiffanie Lynne Olsen
Andrew Eric Parra
Barbara Lynn Patik
Wesley Pendley
Sonja M. Pourchot
Amber J. Rahn
Anita Sophia Ramandey
Joel A. Reiner
Katherine Denise Reischerl
Simone Gisele Rivers
*+ Abigail Rose
Robinson-Kim
Emma Danae Sanchez
Kristina M. Sarters
Vanessa Lynn Scroggins
*** Malena Seipel
Isaac Shade
Grant Shannon
Abigail Dawn Smellage
Clare Bethany Snyder
Peter C. Snyder
+ Bailey Elizabeth Sorensen
Nicole Elaine Sorenson
Naomi Elizabeth Spicher
Abigail R. Spiegel
Samantha Jo Stam
Jersie RaeAnn Marie Taylor
Himanshi Singh Tomar
Alexandra Eve Trevizo
Miriam Eve Urena
Eilee Vichosky
Helena Therese Vigneri
Aurora Athena Cady Volkmar
Wiley Dawn Waller
John Walsh
Julia Wells
Brant Hayden Whitaker
Paige Elizabeth Wilhite
Peiytyn R. Williams
Michelle Marie Witschen
Kieser Wolfe
Tina Yaw
Wyatt B. Yeigh
Calista Joy Yeik
* Michelle Rene Young
+ Aseel Abu Tarboush
Jesus Alberto Aguilera
Payson L. Allen
*** Megan Lyn Amos
Tanley Rae Andersen
Keanan Anderson
Michael James Arellano
Shawn S. Arellano
Nora Sharron Arndt
Jose Atilano
Lesley Ann Augedahl
Cade Baker
Brayden Zachary Barker
Sonny Reese Barry
Slater J. Bates
Kaden N. Bateson
Karsten Sue Baxter
> Ainsleigh Grace Belveal
Nathan A. Biggs
Thaddeus Jackson
Blackburn
Isaac Bloom
Claire Faith Boettcher
* Paige Grace Boettcher
Violetta Borodina
Nicholas Paul Brady
Ryleigh S. Brazell
Davin Trace Camp
Laurel Carr
College of Business
L
Scott Beaulier, Ph.D., H.A. (Dave) True Jr. Family Dean
Ronn Smith, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean
Chase Thiel, Ph.D., Interim Associate Dean
Benjamin Cook, Ph.D., Senior Assistant Dean
Bachelor of Science
John Branden Abraham
Bachelor of Science in Business
Seamus P. Casey
Jordan Castellanos
***+
Priya Bharat Chaudhari
Wyatt Andrew Childress
Corte T. Christensen
Garrett Jet Clamage
Colin Ross Cleary
*+ Isabel Cleland
Ella Blair Cluff
Elissa Cohen
Alexander Richard Craig
Elijah M. Cummings
Grace Vee Dahill
Georgia G. Daly
John Dekker
Jillian Claire Delzer
Korbin Charles DeWitt
Athena Kelly Dixon
Beau Jerry Donelan
Jessica Rene Dotson
Skylar Edmund
* Houssam Eddine El alaoui
Caydence Jennifer Engling
Justin Eugene Erb
Karson R. Ewing
Rachel Feld
> Owen Thomas Fink
Dax Michael Fisher
*** Trent Thomas Fitzgerald
Micah John Foster
Charli Rose Frankenfeld
Reece A. French
Adelaide Johanna Funnell
Sarah Lyn Furia
Dustin Ceasario Gabriel
Jerzey Gabriel
Emma Grace Garcia
Emelyn L. Gates
Daxon Michael Gilbert
Gavin Michael Goff
Taylor Goldfarb
Amy L. Goodson
Damon Wells Grace
Lekili Ann Grebinger
Sarah Guidry
*** Benjamin Lemont Hamilton
Hannah Madeline Angel
Harrington
Aryanna Z. Harry
Evan Heck
Dakota S. Heckman
Jacob Thomas Heep
Zack Harvey Heindselman
Elizabeth Hernandez
Jesus Armando
Hernandez-Rios
Violeta Chresela Mesia Himan
Brock M. Hinkle
Sarah A. Holcomb
Hayden Jack Hollinger
Gavin Roy Horn
Cody C. Hull
Dillon Paul Huszar
Brayden Keith Hymas
Coy Marshall Johnson
Levi Johnson
Taylor R. Johnson
Jace T. Kappeler
Jason N. Kasperik
Clayton Keasling
Hayley A. Keely
Luke Lawrence Kelly
Kris Sepo Armando Kenelak
Ryleigh Kate Kennedy
Kristen Uresk Kidd
Abby Faith Kirkbride
Kody Carl Kline
Jamen Wayne Kolata
Ethan David Krippel
Anton J. Kudar
Jacqueline Larsen
Michelle Lynn Larson
Brooklyn Reed Lebeda
Stuart Lerwick
Christian Kekoa Louie
Cash Lovitt
*** Ryan Andrew Luethje
Karel Sera Vieri Maniagasi
Katelyn Mansheim
Trynity Shauna Martinez
Mason L. Masteller
Carter John McComb
Thomas B. McCulloch Chizek
Tess McEachern
HeLena Rose McGaugh
Rylee Isabelle McKay
> Michelle R. McLeran
Roger Nicolas McPherson
Emily Megan Michael
Jackson Sterling Coultis Miller
Stratton William Miller
Grant Mills
Weston Mills
Joseph D. Mogler
Giovanni Monaco
Abbie Pearl Montano
Cole E. Morgan
Jarett R. Mueller
Garrett Michael Mundell
Hayden F. Munk
Cole Murray
Bachelor of Science in Business, continued
Windi Sherlly Nabyal
Clay Thomas Nanke
Natalie Nikolaus
Hunter James August Onisto
*** Justin L. Pan
* Kristof M. Panke
Cole Leo Parriott
Bryce Allan Parvin
Tristan O’Neal Patterson
Karmella Melissa Peters
Evan James Peterson
Peyton S. Polzin
Kade L. Preuit
Caden Randall
Shelby Lynn Randolph
Devon Ressler
Ryan James Riedlinger
Isaiah W. Rigg ***+
Alexandra Jane Robért
Arianne J. Roberts
Elise Robles
Aubrey Michelle Rockwell
Ryan J. Rodriguez
Juliana Eowyn Russell
* Kyler Robert Russow
Ashaya H. Salazar
* Matija Belić
Tristan Knueppel
Samuel John Langford
Kaylee Marie Sanchez
MacKenzy Jayne Sanchez
Henna Teresa Sandvik
Jose Ivan Sapien
Kelsey Sarne
Nelly Jacqlien Sawaki
Isah Kaye Sayao
* Gavin Eric Schneider
Savannah Scholtens ***
Makenzi Taylor Scott
Othin Alton Scott
Madeline Emiko Jameson Sheridan
Truly Angelique Sia
Liam James Sipple
Natalie Jo Six
Andrew Logan Skorcz
Andrew Stannard
Jackson Thomas Stegner
Kara Sterne
Owen Buck Stevenson
Nicholas Storchevoy
Rebecca Mae Straughan
Isaac Dean Sutton
Sophia Swanson
Brian Jay Swisher
Dixon Troy Tattrie
Bachelor of Science in Economics
Cian Hannam Melker
Nickolas Cooper Rau
Paul James Stein
Byson West Taylor
Lynnea Franceska Taylor
Taylor M. Thatcher
Matthew Kennedy Thill
Eric Thomas Thompson
Tyler Tate Thompson
Kevin Alexander Tigges
Ashleigh Ann Tonn
Sophia True
*** Jesica Gabriela Tzompa Martinez
Hailey Irene Uhre
> Sophia Rosina Veltri
Brett Mason Vonau
Madison Grace Waltemeyer
Andrew Joseph Walters
Dalia Weber
Samuel Maston Welsh
Seth White
* Riley Dean Wilkerson
Robert P. Williams
* Madison D. Wilson
*+ Patrick Ethan Winstead, Jr.
Riley R. Yeager
Brooklyn Youmans
Dylan J. Young
Brooke Katherine Zipperian
Philip Joseph Temte
Jacob Wagner
School of Computing L
Beth McMillan, Ph.D., Interim Director
Jeff Hamerlinck, Ph.D., Associate Director
Bachelor of Science
Joshua Joseph Langer
College of Education
L
Jenna Shim, Ph.D., John P. “Jack” Ellbogen Dean
Alan Buss, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Peter Moran, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Bachelor of Applied Science
Mikayla Gail Patton
*** Katie Lee Acord
Sage Marie Angell
Madeline K. Argento
*** Hilde Alexandra Ball
Danen Geraldine Barquin
Liberty Gayle Bassett
Cassandra Joleen Beckermann
Tanya Esmeralda Bencomo Loya
*** Elizabeth Catherine Boettcher
Silas Boyd
Matthew Allen Schlichting
Grace Lillian VanBorkum + Abigail Troy Wilcox
Bachelor of Arts
Emma Faithe Bracken
+ Harley Deen Buffington
Olivia Rayanne Buss
Bethany Castro
Elsa Rae Clark
Katalina Vigil Clark
Taylor Corbin
Peyton Allen Cornia
Maddisson Cozzens
Eugene Beaufort
Crain IV Evenson
Kaleb D. Cropper
+ Kaitlyn G. Crown
Kaylee Culley
Kelby Laska Davila
Jayce MikaLee DeLancey
Nora Loraine Dickerson
Hannah Elizabeth Durgin
Kayla Grace Durham
*** Claire Edman
Delaney L. Enright
Taryn Madison Feller
Molly A. Fischer
Hayleigh Dawn Fry
Taylor Lynn Gamroth
Alexis Marie Garay-Swiftney
Jennifer Garcia-Uribe
Taylor Layne Gebhart
Katelynn Giorgis
Makenzie Brooke
Hackbarth
Tennessee Elizabeth Hahn
Payton Michelle Hans
***+
Megan Lynn Haratyk
Brooke Anne Harkless
Emilee Carol Harrington
Hannah Hatten *** = Summa cum laude ** = Magna cum laude * = Cum laude + = Honors College minor > = Two Degrees ~ = Phi Beta Kappa
Madeline C. Heissenbuttel
Andrea S. Higgins
Brook L. Hofland
Luke Anthony Hulen
Ryan Huylar
Paige Violet Jaramillo
Kamryn A. Jenkins
Caryssa Ruth Jesberg
Karen Jeske
Kailynn Adele Johnson
Robyn A. Johnson
Toby Johnson
Chevelle R. Jolley
Hannah M. Junkins
Hadlee Maree Justesen
Mackenzie A. Keetch
Morgan L. Kertz
McKinley Jo Daly Kessler
Paige Lackey
Kiah Rose Larson
Wynter Lewis
Eva Maria Macias
College of Education
Bachelor of Arts, continued
Britney Maldonado
Emily Manville
Marnie Ann Martin
Monica Liliana Martinez
Bailey J. Mathewson
Carter Matson
Ashlin Marvel McCraken
Angelique Aurora McErquiaga
Matthew Andreas McKelvey
Alyssa Olivia Medina
Abigail Leigh Merlo
Merek Rodney Meyen
Jaxin Steven Moore
Libby Rayelynn Moore
Yocelyn Morales Martinez
Keenan Ivan Lee Morgan
Julianna Norah Munoz
Trinity Lynn Nesser
Peyton R. Nicklas
Emma Daly
Odalys Osorio-Alcala
Megan Elizabeth Papcsy
James A. Pesicka
Dusti Peterson
Elizabeth Marie Pokorney
Ryan Jacob Prince
Grant Redman
Abigael Jo Richards
Sadie Alexis Ring
Aidyn Carmello David Saucedo
Emma Rose Scarborough
Grant Schoene
Evan Schofield
Ashlynn J. Schriber
Kathryn Rose Schultz
Landon J. Sessions
Abigail Jean Sherrill
Lauren Emily Shipper
Emily Rae Skeen
Carlee June Smith
Bachelor of Science
Cambree Nichole Miller Sarah Jane Turner
Darwin John St Clair III
Chloe Laine Stone
Eva Elaina Stone
Clara Ann Syring
Maisyn Allyn Thomas
Josephine Didi Thomason
Shelby Ann Thurin
Harlee Tille
Rachel Eileen Trimbell
Riley Autumn Valentine
Kandie K. Vega
Kameron Ryan-Gail Vielhak
Savannah Rose Walker
Eliana Warkentin
Autumn Grace Watkins
Natalie Ann White
Morgan Shea Whiting
Aurora June Wiekhorst
Rainey Krystal Wilson
Aubrie L. Winkler
Honors College
LPeter Parolin, Ph.D., Dean
Breezy Taggart, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Graduates from the Honors College complete a rigorous interdisciplinary course of study, produce a significant independent research or creative capstone project, and benefit from extensive opportunities for experiential learning, financially supported internships, and study-abroad experiences. Students listed in this section signifies graduates listed elsewhere in the program who have also accomplished all the requirements for a concurrent major in Honors, while the symbol “+” before a student’s name in the rest of the program indicates graduates who have accomplished all the requirements for the Honors minor.
Michaela Hermena Eddy
Aidan S. McGuire
Stella Ryan Vickland Davis Riley Dean Wilkerson
Speakers and Honorary Marshals
LCarol Tomé, M.S.F., Keynote Speaker
All ceremonies
Carol B. Tomé received her bachelor’s degree in communication from the University of Wyoming and her master’s degree in finance from the University of Denver. She was honored with the University of Wyoming Distinguished Alumna Award in 2011 and has received three honorary doctoral degrees from the University of Denver, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Oglethorpe University in recognition of her leadership in business and public service.
A native of Jackson, Wyoming, Tomé has maintained a lifelong connection to her home state. In 2021, she launched the Tomé Scholars to Fellows Program, a cohort-based scholarship initiative supporting University of Wyoming undergraduates pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics.
Tomé’s professional achievements have earned significant industry recognition. She has been named six times to Fortune’s Most Powerful Women in Business list and has also been included in Forbes’ World’s Most Powerful Women ranking. In addition, she is a recipient of the Four Pillar Award from the Council for Quality Growth, which honors leaders who exemplify vision, integrity, responsibility, and commitment to community.
As chief executive officer of UPS since 2020, and a member of the board since 2003, Tomé leads the world’s premier package delivery and global supply chain management solutions company, and its team of approximately 460,000 UPSers. She is the architect of UPS’s Customer First, People Led, Innovation Driven strategy, and is
Speakers and Honorary Marshals
Lpositioning UPS to be the premium small package provider and logistics partner for customers in more than 200 countries and territories.
Before joining UPS, Tomé served as The Home Depot’s chief financial officer for nearly two decades and previously held various other senior leadership in finance roles at the company. She helped the company successfully navigate the financial recession and housing crisis, reinvigorated its consumer business, and grew its B2B sector, gaining in-depth knowledge of logistics, corporate finance, risk and compliance. During her tenure as CFO, The Home Depot doubled sales to over $108 billion and generated a 450% increase in shareholder value.
Tomé is a board member of Verizon Communications, Inc., where she serves on the Finance committee. She is a former board member of Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation and former chair of the Atlanta Committee for Progress, a coalition of Atlanta’s top business leaders, which advises the city’s mayor to promote positive change. She serves as a member of the Buckhead Coalition, The Business Roundtable and The Business Council, an association of CEOs of the world’s leading enterprises. Tomé previously served on the Board of Cisco Systems, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and as a member of the advisory board of certain Fidelity mutual funds.
Jack Tennant ’10, Alumni Speaker
All ceremonies
Jack Tennant (UW alumnus ’10) is the executive director of the UW Alumni Association. Tennant’s journey with UW began back in 2006 on an athletic scholarship on the football and wrestling teams. He graduated in 2010 with a B.A. in communication. Starting as a student intern, he worked as a fundraiser for UW Athletics for four years and for the UW Foundation as a director for eight years before assuming his current position in 2022. In total, he’s been in Laramie for 20 years.
Beyond work, Tennant serves on a handful of higher education, community, and corporate boards. He lives in Laramie with his wife, Jenna, who was also a student-athlete on the UW golf team and is currently an elementary school physical education teacher. They have two boys, Todd and Vince.
Speakers and Honorary Marshals
LFranco Basile, Ph.D., Honorary Marshal
8:00 a.m. Ceremony
Franco Basile is a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Wyoming. He earned his B.S. in chemistry from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire (1986) and his Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from Purdue University (1992). He spent a decade at the Colorado School of Mines working on DoD-funded technologies for detecting chemical and biological threats before joining UW in 2003. At UW, Basile has applied advanced analytical instrumentation and techniques to study diverse biological systems, including soil, plants, bacteria, and bees, collaborating across multiple disciplines locally and internationally. He received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2009, the UW College of Arts and Sciences Extraordinary Merit Award for Research in 2020, and established a state-of-the-art mass spectrometry research laboratory at UW supported by NSF, DoE, DoD, and NIH funding. Over his career at UW, he has mentored 22 Ph.D. students, two M.S. students, three postdoctoral fellows, and more than 40 undergraduate researchers.
Esther Gilman-Kehrer, D.N.P., Honorary Marshal
12:30 p.m. Ceremony
Esther Gilman-Kehrer is a family nurse practitioner and certified nurse midwife with four decades of reproductive and maternal-child health experience. Her career spans patient care in obstetrics, women’s health, midwifery, and primary care, complemented by sustained engagement in statewide health policy and quality improvement initiatives. In 2012, she joined the faculty of UW’s Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing, where she has taught and inspired more than 200 nurse practitioner students. Additionally, she taught for many years in the UW’s WWAMI medical program as the lead faculty for Life Cycles. She has been serving the UW community since 1986, when she graduated from UW’s B.S.N. program and began working as a labor and delivery nurse at Ivinson Memorial Hospital. She obtained her M.S.N. in maternal child community health in 1999 and later received a post-master certificate as an F.N.P. from UW in 2000. After becoming a nurse midwife in 2002 through the University of Colorado, she worked in private practice in Laramie and clinical practice in Aurora, Colorado. She completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice at the University of Colorado in 2012.
Speakers and Honorary Marshals
LRobert Schuhmann, Ph.D., Honorary Marshal
3:30 p.m. Ceremony
Robert Schuhmann has taught public administration and public policy at the University of Wyoming since 1995. He is a graduate of the Center for Public Administration and Public Policy at Virginia Tech, and the author or co-author of more than twenty-six articles and book chapters on public policy models and administrative decision-making.
Over the course of his career, he has received numerous awards, including the Extraordinary Merit in Teaching Award, the Hollon Award for Teaching Excellence, the Shepard Symposium Award on Social Justice, and the Outstanding Teaching in Political Science Award from the American Political Science Association.
In addition to his teaching and scholarship, Schuhmann has devoted nearly half of his career to administrative service at the University of Wyoming. He has served as director of the Master of Public Administration Program, chair of the Department of Political Science, chair of the Department of Criminal Justice, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and chair of the University Tenure and Promotion Committee.
Doctor of Letters (Litt.D.)
Honoris Causa
LBob
Beck
BobBeck is a veteran media professional and educator. He retired from Wyoming Public Media after serving as news director of Wyoming Public Radio for 34 years. During his time as news director, WPR won over 100 national, regional, and state news awards.
In addition to duties as news director, Beck was the co-creator, host, and producer of the news magazine Open Spaces, which won 11 national Public Media Journalist Association awards. Beck won four individual PMJA awards for reporting and five regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. He has also won numerous Associated Press and Wyoming Association of Broadcasters awards in his career.
Beck received the WEA School Bell Award for education reporting and was honored by the Governor’s Council on Impaired Driving for his reporting. On the television side, Beck has been part of two Emmy Award-winning PBS telecasts.
In his career, Beck covered the legislature longer than any Wyoming broadcaster. Additional coverage as a reporter includes events such as the Mark Hopkinson execution, the Jessica Dubroff plane crash, the Matthew Shepard murder, and a drunk driving crash that killed eight University of Wyoming athletes.
Professionally, he was elected to a pair of terms on the PMJA Board and served as state coordinator for the Radio Television Digital News Association and Project Vote Smart. He’s also a past president of the Wyoming Associated Press Broadcasters Association.
Beck taught broadcast news at the University of Wyoming for 20 years and twice was honored with a Top Prof award by the UW Mortar Board.
Around Laramie, Beck co-chaired the 2009 Albany County United Way Campaign, served as president of the United Way board, and was involved with other non-profits as a board member and volunteer.
Prior to coming to WPR, Beck worked as a news and sportscaster at stations in Wyoming and Illinois. He’s currently an adjunct professor and newscaster at Syracuse University.
He received a Bachelor of Science degree in radiotelevision from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and is a native of Wheaton, Illinois, in suburban Chicago.
Doctor of Humane Letters (L.H.D.)
Honoris Causa
L Jay Kemmerer
JayKemmerer has deep roots in the state of Wyoming and its core industries, stretching back several generations. The Kemmerer family expanded their eastern coal operations to southwestern Wyoming in the late 1890s. In 1981, Kemmerer and his father, John L. Kemmerer, Jr., sold their mining interests to Gulf Oil. Kemmerer then decided it would be important to re-invest in Wyoming, the state that brought wealth to their family.
In 1992, Kemmerer led this re-investment effort with the purchase of the Jackson Hole Ski Corporation. His leadership and strategic vision resulted in the emergence of the world-renowned Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, which made the town of Jackson and the state of Wyoming a major winter and summer
tourist destination. In 1997, Kemmerer also purchased the CM Ranch in Dubois, the historic dude ranch that he visited as a child. Since the sale of the Kemmerer Mines, Kemmerer and the Kemmerer family have invested over $350 million in Wyoming tourism businesses.
The Kemmerer family became involved with the University of Wyoming in 1992 when Kemmerer and his father endowed full-ride scholarships to top high school graduates. Today, the John L. Kemmerer, Jr. Scholarship is awarded to one graduating student each year from Kemmerer and Dubois High Schools. Additionally, the Kemmerer Fellowship at the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources is awarded to a graduate student each year.
The Haub School launched an undergraduate degree in Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Management (ORTM) in 2017, and Kemmerer funded its development. His wife, Karen Kemmerer, became a member of the Haub School Advisory Board. In 2022 President Seidel created the Wyoming Outdoor Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality (WORTH) Initiative, acknowledging tourism as the second largest industry in Wyoming. The initiative was renamed the Jay Kemmerer WORTH Institute in 2025 following Kemmerer's $5 million contribution, intended to ensure the continued success of the tourism industry in Wyoming. Under Kemmerer’s direction, the Kemmerer family’s total philanthropic contributions to the state of Wyoming exceed $30 million.
Kemmerer is a permanent resident of Jackon, Wyoming. While he is no longer chairman of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, he remains on the board and executive committee and continues his commitments to many interests in the state of Wyoming, which has been so fulfilling to his family.