2016 Commencement Proram - Western State Colorado University

Western State Colorado University Commencement

Saturday the Seventh of May Two Thousand Sixteen Ten O’Clock

May 7, 2016

2016 Commencement Faculty Marshal

Paul Edwards, Professor of Communication Arts

Assistant Faculty Marshals Al Caniff, Professor of Art Kathleen Kinkema, Professor of Exercise and Sport Science

Junior Marshals Madison Manning, Alejandro Alejandre and Amanda Campbell

Western State Colorado University Wind Symphony Michael Flynn, Conductor

Western State Colorado University Chamber Singers Heather Roberson, Conductor

Board of Trustees, Western State Colorado University Todd Wheeler, Chair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Castle Rock Noelle Hagan, Vice Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gunnison Christian Blees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colorado Springs Nancy Chisholm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakewood Erich Ferchau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gunnison Aquino Gallegos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Luis James Oates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gunnison Meyer Saltzman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Denver Pamela Shaddock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greeley Sally Hays, Faculty Trustee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gunnison Ryan Paull, Student Trustee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Littleton

Order of Events

Prelude

Processional Singing of the National Anthem Introductory Remarks Student Address Commencement Address Conferring of Emeritus Status Choral Interlude

Presenting the Candidates Conferring the Degrees Awarding the Diplomas Singing of the Alma Mater Recessional

Postlude

Commencement Exercises

PRELUDE

Selected Repertoire

PROCESSIONAL

Pomp and Circumstance . . . . . . . . . . Sir Edward Elgar

The Western State Colorado University Wind Symphony

SINGING OF THE

NATIONAL ANTHEM

The Star Spangled Banner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Smith/Key

The Western State Colorado University Symphony Band

The Western State Colorado University Chamber Singers

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. . . . . . . . . Gregory B. Salsbury, PhD

President, Western State Colorado University

STUDENT ADDRESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annie Westbury

Major: Recreation and Outdoor Education Minor: Business Administration Hometown: Eureka, Missouri

Commencement Exercises

(continued)

COMMENCEMENT Address. . . . . . . . . . Duane Vandenbusche, PhD

Professor of History

CONFERRING of emeritus status. . . . . . . President Salsbury Nancy Gauss

Rodney Russell

John Wacker, DMA

Choral Interlude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Western State Colorado

What a Wonderful World

Universiy Chamber Singers

By George David Weiss and Bob Thiele; Arr. Phil Mattson

PRESENTING THE CANDIDATES. . . . . . . . . . .William Niemi, PhD

CONFERRING the degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Salsbury

awarding the diplomas. . . . . . . . . . . . . President Salsbury and

ice President for Academic Affairs, V Western State Colorado University

William Niemi, PhD

announcing THE CANDIDATES . . . . . . . Melanie Hulbert, PhD

Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Western State Colorado University

Terence Schliesman, PhD Professor of Communication Arts, Western State Colorado University

Academic Honors

pon the recommendation of the faculty, Western State U Colorado University recognizes those graduating seniors whose cumulative grade-point averages demonstrate outstanding achievement and who have helped bring academic distinction to the University. The following is an explanation of the honors distinctions achieved by those outstanding students:

Summa Cum Laude (with highest praise). . . . . 3.90-4.00 GPA

Magna Cum Laude (with great praise). . . . . . . 3.75-3.89 GPA

Cum Laude (with praise). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.50-3.74 GPA

The University also recognizes graduates of the Honors Program, an enhanced academic curriculum for highly motivated and accomplished students.

Photos

Photographers have been retained to record the moment of each graduate on the platform this morning. Additional photographers will also be taking pictures for the university and news media.

Commencement Exercises

(continued)

SINGING OF THE ALMA MATER Alma Mater. . . . . . . . . . F.G. Damson and E. Redding

The Western State Colorado

University Wind Symphony

The Western State Colorado University Chamber Singers

’Mid the snow-capped Rocky Mountains

Tow’ring free and high

Stands our famous Western College

’Neath the radiant sky.

Colorado’s fairest daughter,

Anthems to thee ring,

To our worthy Alma Mater,

Tribute we bring.

CHORUS

Western, beloved Western Honored college home.

We shall never cease to love thee

Wheresoe’er we roam.

Waft the news, ye mountain breezes,

Spread from sea to sea

All the glories of our college, W.S.C.

* Despite Western’s name change in 2012, the Alma Mater words have not changed in order to respect the historic significance of the music.

RECESSIONAL

Fanfare and Recessional . . . . . . . . . . James Ployhar Audience, please remain standing until the end of the

Recessional. Please

do not leave your seats until the graduates have completed their recessional march.

postlude Selected Repertoire

Master Degrees

Stephanie Ann Aubert

Master of Environmental Management

B.S., 2011, Plymouth State University Environmental Management

Erin Elizabeth Beaudette B.S., 2006, Brigham Young

Master of Arts Education

University - Idaho

Kara Kristine Benz B.S., 2008, The Art Institute

Master of Arts

Jann Anita Betts B.S., 2008, Western State

Master of Arts

Education

Education

Colorado University

Lance Christopher Betts B.S., 2008, Western State

Master of Arts Education

Colorado University

Cynthia Loring Brush B.S., 1987,

Lesley University

Master of Environmental Management Environmental Management

Andrea Mae Darr Master of Arts B.A., 2012, University of Northern Colorado Education Rob Duren B.S., 2012, Portland State University

Andres Roberto Esparza

B.A., 2006, University of Texas at El Paso

Master of Arts Education

Master of Environmental Management Environmental Management

Rachel J. Sabbato-Estrada

Master of B.A., 2006, Western State Environmental Management Colorado University Environmental Management

Brant Jeffrey Fuller B.A., 2010, Western State

Master of Arts Education

Colorado University

Elizabeth A. Galleger B.A., 1994, Cedar Crest College

Master of Arts Education

John Beckwith Madden Gioia

B.A., 2006, Colorado College

Master of Environmental Management

Environmental Management

Master Degrees

Erin Griffin

B.A., 2009,

St. Lawrence University

Tyler Grimes

Master of Environmental Management Environmental Management

Master of Environmental Management

B.A., 2012, Metropolitan State University Environmental Management

Paul Bryan Jones

Master of B.A.. 1980, Western State Environmental Management Colorado University Environmental Management

Sarah Ashley Kelley B.A., 2009, University of Colorado

Ryan Cappa Kelly

B.A., 2004, Hobart and William Smith College

Sam W. Kozel

B.A., 2007, University of Vermont

Trent Lieber

B.A., 2011,

University of Louisville

Brian Joseph Lieberman

Megan Lea Mast

Ross Adduci Mittelman

Master of Arts Education

Master of Environmental Management Environmental Management

Master of Environmental Management Environmental Management

Master of Environmental Management Environmental Management

Master of Environmental Management B.A., 2014, Western State

Colorado University Environmental Management Master of Environmental Management B.A., 2009, Western State

Colorado University Environmental Management

B.A., 2006,

University of Montana

Master of Environmental Management Environmental Management

Patrick William Moore B.A., 2008, Saint John’s University

Tyler Samuel Morrison

Master of Arts Education

Master of Environmental Management

B.S., 2010, Montana State University Environmental Management

Master Degrees Najah Hussein Musa Master of Arts B.A., 2013, University of Illinois at Chicago Education

Dominique Elysee Naccarato

B.S., 1999, University of Colorado

Murtaza Kamal Naqvi B.A., 2011, University of Denver

Master of Environmental Management

Environmental Management

Master of Environmental Management Environmental Management

Colleen Marie Nyhus B.A., 1996, Western State

Education

Colorado University

Sarah Jane Peters

B.S., 2002,

Colorado State University

Master of Arts

Diego Alejandro Plata

B.S., 2004,

Townson University

Master of Environmental Management Environmental Management

Master of Environmental Management Environmental Management

Erin A. Reid B.A., 2007, Colorado Mesa University

Master of Arts

Sonya Ann Roberts B.A., 1990, Fort Lewis College

Master of Arts

Sammantha Rowland

B.A., 2011, University of Maine Farmington

Education

Education

Master of Environmental Management Environmental Management

Chelsah Davawn Sarah Sigurdson

B.A., 2014, University of Calgary

Master of Environmental Management

Environmental Management

Veronica Z. Spigner B.A., 2013, Colorado State University

Master of Arts Education

Christina Tiffany Svennes Master of Arts B.A., 2013, Colorado Christian University Education

Amber Louise Swinney

B.A., 2011, Western State

Colorado University

Master of Environmental Management Environmental Management

Master Degrees

Cassidy Ann Tawse-Garcia

B.A., 2009,

University of Colorado

Zachary Ethan Vaughter

Master of Environmental Management

Environmental Management

Master of Environmental Management

B.A., 2010, Appalachian State University Environmental Management

Alyssa N. Vogan

B.S., 2012, Northern Arizona University

Charles Gill Webber B.S., 2011, Metropolitan

Elizabeth J. Weiss

B.A. 2007,

Briant R. Wiles

B.A., 2013, Western State

Colorado University

Environmental Management

Master of Arts Education

State College of Denver

Villanova University

Master of Environmental Management

Mary Elizabeth Young

B.S., 2013, University of Arkansas

Master of Environmental Management Environmental Management

Master of Environmental Management Environmental Management

Master of Environmental Management Environmental Management

Baccalaureate Degrees S C L umma

um

aude

Sarah Ann Blain Lamar, Colorado

Zachary Vincent Burtt

Franktown, Colorado

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Amanda Marie Campbell Breckenridge, Colorado

Bachelor of Arts

Sadie Nikole Carrillo Delta, Colorado

Bachelor of Arts

Interdisciplinary Studies/ Liberal Arts

Dalton Kaleb Dorrell Bayfield, Colorado

Exercise and Sport Science

Bachelor of Arts History

Christopher Michael Formichella Bachelor of Arts Recreation & Outdoor Education Summit, New Jersey

Business Administration

Lindsey Rae Freeburn Lakewood, Colorado

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

Environmental Studies Sociology

Kayla Ray Justice Houston, Texas

Kseniya Iharauna Kudzelich Brest, Belarus

Alyssa Mae Magalong

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Torrie Jo Nickel

Communication Arts

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts Communication Arts

Bachelor of Arts

Art Bailey, Colorado Recreation & Outdoor Education

Mick Ryan Osmundson Crested Butte, Colorado

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Jacob Henry Pahlke Juneau, Alaska

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

Recreation & Outdoor Education

Mariel Marie Ritacco

Interdisciplinary Studies/ Leadville, Colorado Liberal Arts

Baccalaureate Degrees S C L ( umma

um

aude continued)

Molly Martina Stark

Bachelor of Arts

Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico

Spanish

Desiree Lee Stegenga

Bachelor of Arts

Gatlinburg, Tennessee

M

agna

Cum Laude

John Ryan Aagesen Ames, Iowa

Benjamin Dale Ammon Arvada, Colorado

Psychology

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Bachelor of Science Biology

Scott Mitchell Bird

Bachelor of Arts

Bedrock, Colorado

Music

Rebekah Rose Corah

Centennial, Colorado

Samantha Corn

Boulder Creek, California

Dustin Thomas Eldridge

Bachelor of Fine Arts Art

Bachelor of Arts Psychology

Bachelor of Arts

Recreation & Parker, Colorado Outdoor Education

Jacob Thomas Engle Eagle, Colorado

Casey David Fassiotto Lamar, Colorado

Miranda Jeanne Johnson

Woodland Park, Colorado

Sophia Faye Koop

Lakewood, Colorado

Jennifer Kaylene Leth Centennial, Colorado

Lexie Brianna Loring Arnold, California

Ashley Cierra Marshall Fountain, Colorado

Bachelor of Arts Exercise and Sport Science

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts Communication Arts

Bachelor of Arts Communication Arts

Bachelor of Arts Exercise and Sport Science

Bachelor of Arts Psychology

Baccalaureate Degrees M C L ( agna

um

aude continued)

Elyza Elvira Montano

El Sobrante, California

Ellyn Ann Moss

Keller, Texas

Bachelor of Science

Exercise and Sport Science

Bachelor of Science Biology

Sudie Gail Myers

Bachelor of Arts

Harmony April Neal Golden, Colorado

Bachelor of Arts Communication Arts

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Psychology New Portland, Maine Sociology

Elise Anna Marie Picard Gunnison,Colorado

Micaela Dayle Poe

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Holly Emily Rios

Conifer, Colorado

Samuel Jordan Roberts

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Landan Ayars Schaller Olathe, Colorado

Art

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Bachelor of Science Biology

Bachelor of Fine Arts Art

Bachelor of Arts Anthropology

Bachelor of Science Geology

Bachelor of Arts Anthropology Business Administration

Brandon Douglas Shuck

Robert Harris Shuman

Bachelor of Arts

Kellen Michael Stuart

Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Science

Geology Colorado Springs, Colorado Mathematics

Recreation & La CaĂąada Flintridge, California Outdoor Education

Morrison, Colorado

Computer Science

Bachelor of Science

Matthew James Tello

Bismarck, North Dakota

Kelly Kai Tokunaga

Geology

Bachelor of Science

Mathematics Big Bear Lake, California Chemistry

Baccalaureate Degrees M C L ( agna

um

aude continued)

Kevin Michael Troiano Dana Point, California

Bachelor of Arts

Business Administration Accounting Economics

C

um

Laude

Tyler Caldwell Adams

Rancho Santa Margarita, California

Stephen Matthew Ager

Calhan, Colorado

Amy D’Aunn Allbritton

Oologah, Oklahoma

Alyssa Kay Atzenbeck

Westminster, Colorado

Evan William Ayervais

Littleton, Colorado

Austen James Beason Colorado Springs, Colorado

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration Economics

Bachelor of Science Geology

Bachelor of Arts Geology

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Bachelor of Science Geology

Brinley Joy Benson

Bachelor of Science

Arvada, Colorado

Biology

Thomas John Berry

Fort Collins, Colorado

Jade Nicole Blacklock

Bachelor of Arts Art

Bachelor of Arts

Business Administration Woodland Park, Colorado Environmental Studies

Samantha L Braun

Salt Lake City, Utah

Kyle Keith Burton

Bachelor of Science Biology

Bachelor of Arts

Recreation & Fountain, Colorado Outdoor Education

Drew Harris Calabrese

Houston, Texas

Bachelor of Arts Economics

Brandon Matthew Cary

Bachelor of Science

Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Biology

Baccalaureate Degrees ) C L ( um

aude continued

Taylor Elizabeth Cull

Pagosa Springs, Colorado

Michelle Dee Dominguez

Gunnison, Colorado

Jade Austin Gale

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Helen Faye Heasley

Denver, Colorado

Donna L. Holden

Gunnison,Colorado

Sofia Marta Jonsson

Sammamish, Washington

Erin Kearns

Bachelor of Arts Politics and Government

Bachelor of Arts Accounting

Bachelor of Arts Environmental Studies Politics and Government

Bachelor of Arts Psychology

Bachelor of Arts Art

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts

Jeffersonville, Vermont Environment and Sustainability Recreation & Outdoor Education

Kalista Kay Lacey

Bachelor of Arts

Interdisciplinary Studies/ Rock Springs, Wyoming Liberal Arts

Dakota Ruby Lee

Bachelor of Arts

Craig, Colorado

Communication Arts

Erin Margaret Marano

Madison, New Jersey

Christian James Mayfield

Gunnison, Colorado

Kevin Zachary McCall

Palatine, Illinois

Zachary Robert Nehls

Port Clinton, Ohio

Dylan Evan Nicholson

Sterling, Colorado

Samantha Rose Patzelt

Plainfield, Illinois

Bachelor of Arts Art

Bachelor of Arts English

Bachelor of Arts Music Psychology

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts Exercise and Sport Science Psychology

Bachelor of Arts Psychology

Baccalaureate Degrees ) C L ( um

aude continued

John Wesley Powell

Bachelor of Arts

Gunnison, Colorado

Sociology

Bachelor of Science

Mathematics

Donald Wayne Ransin

Bachelor of Arts

Springfield, Missouri

Tyler James Roos

Glenview, Illinois

Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts Environment and Sustainability

Eric Cameron Rudat

Bachelor of Arts

Placentia, California

Environment and Sustainability

Kier Dalen Samuelson

Durango, Colorado

Bachelor of Arts Art

Kylie Marie Sheen

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Conifer, Colorado

Art

Ang Tshering Sherpa

Crested Butte, Colorado

Frederick Theodore Slyter

Oneida, New York

Katherine Joan Spalding

Bachelor of Arts Psychology

Bachelor of Arts Mathematics

Bachelor of Arts English

Bachelor of Science

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Computer Science

Bachelor of Science

William Saucier Sustercich

Foley, Minnesota

Bristyn Michelle Thompson

Vancouver, Washington

Katie Jane Thompson

Exercise and Sport Science

Bachelor of Arts Psychology

Bachelor of Arts

Business Administration Longmont, Colorado Accounting

Emily Kathleen Tucker

Bachelor of Science

Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Computer Science

Tyler Bain Turnbo

Bachelor of Arts

Eureka, Missouri

Business Administration

Jacob Andrew Weiss

Bachelor of Arts

Business Administration Salida, Colorado Economics

Baccalaureate Degrees

Tyler Wetherby Adams

Bachelor of Arts

Recreation & Mill Valley, California Outdoor Education

Esmeralda Alejandre

Bachelor of Arts

Cedaredge, Colorado

Sociology

Kayla Myrie Algrim

Aurora, Colorado

Matthew Eric Anti

Fort Benning, Georgia

Gustof Robert Auran

Bachelor of Arts Communication Arts

Bachelor of Science Exercise and Sport Science

Bachelor of Arts

Business Administration Highlands Ranch, Colorado Accounting

Jackson Burke Bailey

Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Sara Renee Baird

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts

Colorado Springs, Colorado Exercise and Sport Science

Steven James Ballard

Mount Shasta, California

Carly Jo Bare

Rifle, Colorado

Megan Elizabeth Bastian

Fullerton, California

Amber May Baumann

Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Sierra Ciel Bearth

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts Environmental Studies Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts Sociology

Bachelor of Arts Psychology

Bachelor of Arts

Business Administration Crested Butte, Colorado Economics

Brooke Christina Benke

Ouray, Colorado

Cynthia Elise Bernie

Englewood, Colorado

Bachelor of Arts Art

Bachelor of Arts Exercise and Sport Science

Ian James Bishop

Bachelor of Arts

Denver, Colorado

Communication Arts

Christian Robert Bitler

Birdsboro, Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Baccalaureate Degrees

Taylor Marie Blacklock

Woodland Park, Colorado

Kathryn Elizabeth Boone

Parker, Colorado

Bachelor of Arts English

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration Psychology

Alex Neal Branda

Bachelor of Science

Wichita, Kansas

Geology

Tyler Steven Brant

Monroe, Michigan

Bachelor of Science Biology

Olivia Ruth Breningstall Denver, Colorado

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Science

Interdisciplinary Studies/ Liberal Arts

Emma Katherine Bridges

Fort Collins, Colorado

Jordan Alexander Brink

Barkhamsted, Connecticut

Daniel K. Brown

Gunnison, Colorado

Quinn Cameron Bryant

Buena Vista, Colorado

Katherine Mary Buscovick

Gunnison, Colorado

Biology

Bachelor of Arts Psychology

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Bachelor of Science Computer Science

Bachelor of Arts Art

Diana Caballero

Bachelor of Arts

Delta, Colorado

Psychology Business Administration

Tyler James Cameron

Bachelor of Arts

Recreation & Colorado Springs, Colorado Outdoor Education

Matthew Paul Carbone

Nashua, New Hampshire

Taylor Lee-Ann Castillo

Kiowa, Colorado

Michael Anthony Cernoia

Pueblo West, Colorado

Bachelor of Arts Communication Arts

Bachelor of Arts Exercise and Sport Science

Bachelor of Science Chemistry Biology

Connor Dustin Clark

Bachelor of Arts

Gunnison, Colorado

Business Administration

Baccalaureate Degrees

Keera Marie Clark

Carbondale, Colorado

Kiera Elyn Classen

Bachelor of Science Exercise and Sport Science

Bachelor of Arts

Recreation & Denver, Colorado Outdoor Education

Edward Christopher Cleary

Fort Collins, Colorado

Chase Dale Cline

Elizabeth, Colorado

Bachelor of Science Exercise and Sport Science

Bachelor of Arts Biology

Bachelor of Arts History

Zara Deann Collins

Bachelor of Arts

La Junta, Colorado

Psychology

Mary Rachelle Cooperman

Bachelor of Arts

Interdisciplinary Studies/ Ogden, Utah Liberal Arts

Chasity Alexxus Cordova

Okinawa, Japan

Mia Simone Cordova

Okinawa, Japan

Bachelor of Arts Exercise and Sport Science

Bachelor of Arts Sociology Psychology

Amelia Lynn Coyle

Bachelor of Arts

Littleton, Colorado

Business Administration

Kathryn Elise Crawford

La Junta, Colorado

Andrew Brawand Creager Denver, Colorado

Ellen Schlegel Cromack

San Antonio, Texas

Rachel Ann Cummings

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts Psychology

Bachelor of Arts

Communication and Theatre Portland, Oregon Sociology

John Michael Cunningham

Powder Springs, Georgia

David Michael Cuprisin, Jr.

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts Communication Arts

Baccalaureate Degrees

Jena Elizabeth D’Aquila

Bachelor of Science

Crested Butte, Colorado

Mathematics

Marijane A. Dau

Bachelor of Arts

Lone Tree, Colorado

Communication Arts

Katie Ann Davidson

Bachelor of Arts

White Cloud, Michigan

Environmental Studies Business Administration

Jacob Leonard Davis

Bachelor of Arts

Northglenn, Colorado

Exercise and Sport Science

Ray Donavan DeAngelo

Bachelor of Arts

Art Fort Wayne, Indiana History

Carlo Joseph Demma

Bachelor of Science

Schererville, Indiana

Geology

Ronald Caliph Dickerson

Fort Worth, Texas

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Jaclyn Nicole Doering

Bachelor of Arts

Seabrook, Texas

Anthropology

Bachelor of Arts

Mark Allen Dyer

Colorado Springs, Colorado Exercise and Sport Science

Psychology

Dillon Adam Elnicki

Bachelor of Arts

Centennial, Colorado

Business Administration

Bryan Austin Ems

Bachelor of Arts

Littleton, Colorado

Business Administration

Remy Kenmore Ertaud

Bachelor of Arts

Claremont, California

Accounting

Matthew Kyle Ewen

Bachelor of Arts

Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Dylan James Fay

Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts

Environmental Studies Frisco, Texas Sociology

Preston Wesley Feiler

Littleton, Colorado

Joshua Aaron Flint

Loveland, Colorado

Bachelor of Arts Environment and Sustainability

Bachelor of Arts Exercise and Sport Science

Baccalaureate Degrees

Gregory B. Flynt

San Diego, California

John Anderson Fontenot

Bachelor of Fine Arts Art

Bachelor of Arts

Business Administration Houston, TX Accounting

Kelsey Anne Forbord

Olympia, Washington

Emily Elizabeth Foster

Austin, Texas

Rachel Lyn Francis

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Adam Michael Friedel

Peyton, Colorado

Timothy Allen Frison

Jacksonville, Arkansas

Bachelor of Science Exercise and Sport Science

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts English

Bachelor of Science Chemistry Biology

Bachelor of Arts Psychology

James Kalin Fulton

Bachelor of Arts

Durango, Colorado

Politics and Government

Samuel Lee Gaiser

Bachelor of Arts

Recreation & Littleton, Colorado Outdoor Education

Luke Benjamin Gallagher

Bachelor of Science

Mathematics Arvada, Colorado Computer Science

Daniel Karl Garcia

Hillsdale, New Jersey

Thalia Garcia

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts

Business Administration Sylmar, California Accounting

Tyler Gates

Antioch, California

Lane McDermott Giannone

Bachelor of Arts Communication Arts

Bachelor of Arts

Business Administration Crested Butte, Colorado Environmental Studies

Hannah Lee Gibbs

Montrose, Colorado

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Baccalaureate Degrees

Arianna Nicole Gibeault

Madera, California

Levi James Gilbert

Vail, Colorado

Bachelor of Arts Exercise and Sport Science

Bachelor of Arts Communication Arts

Hannah Briele Giles

Bachelor of Science

Hanford, California

Biology

Danielle Nichole Ginsburg

Reno, Nevada

Bachelor of Science Chemistry

Gregory Brian Graff

Bachelor of Arts

San Antonio, Texas

Business Administration

Emma Jayne Hambright

Business Administration

Aaron James Hance

Arvada, Colorado

Dustin Hannasch

Littleton, Colorado

Austin Mitchell Harris

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts English

Bachelor of Arts Biology

Bachelor of Arts

Business Administration Windsor, Colorado Accounting

Tyrayl Deborah Harris

Bachelor of Arts

Psychology Grants, New Mexico Sociology

Justin Leo Hebert

Lakewood Colorado

Kyle Robert Hecker

Crested Butte, Colorado

Cameron Akiona Hee

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts

Business Administration Mesa, Arizona Economics

Tisha Nolen Helin

Bachelor of Arts

Psychology Colorado Springs, Colorado Sociology

Samantha Nicole Hill

Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Bachelor of Science Biology

Baccalaureate Degrees

Tomiko Alexus Hiraoka

Bachelor of Arts

Elizabeth, Colorado

Psychology

Bachelor of Science

Exercise and Sport Science

William S. Holabird V

Bachelor of Arts

Littleton, Colorado

Environmental Studies Business Administration

Matthew Richard Hollinger

Apollo, Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Arts Exercise and Sport Science

Ryan Thomas Holt

Bachelor of Arts

Aurora, Colorado

Art

Daniel Richard Hopkins

Bachelor of Arts

Riverside, California

Business Administration

Geoffrey Bode Howard

Bachelor of Science

Denver, Colorado

Mathematics

Joshua Brennan Jaeger

Bachelor of Arts

Northglenn, Colorado

Business Administration Economics

Meghan Ryon Jedrzejewski Longmont, Colorado

Bachelor of Arts

Recreation & Outdoor Education

Anna Michelle Johnson

Bachelor of Science

Aurora, Colorado

Biology

Laurence Micah Johnson

Bachelor of Arts

Gunnison, Colorado

Communication Arts

Isaac Matthew Jones

Bachelor of Science

Glenwood, Iowa

Tyler Andrew Juncker

Hilmar, California

Chemistry

Bachelor of Science Exercise and Sport Science

Kyle James Juszczyk

Bachelor of Arts

Recreation & Muscatine, Iowa Outdoor Education

Michaela Jae Keefe

New Durham, New Hampshire

Kali Anne Kempkes

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Bachelor of Science Biology

Bachelor of Arts Psychology

Baccalaureate Degrees

Chelyn Rose Kempton

Glenwood Springs, Colorado

Bachelor of Arts Sociology Psychology

Lane Michael Kersting

Bachelor of Arts

Buena Vista, Colorado

Business Administration

Thomas Edward Kutzner

Montrose, Colorado

Bachelor of Science Computer Science

Morgan Lee Lambert-Mielke Lakewood,Colorado

Bachelor of Arts

Nicholas Alexander Lawson

Bachelor of Arts

Penrose, Colorado

Michael Lee Lopez

Psychology

Chemistry Biology

Bachelor of Arts

Psychology Aurora, Colorado Sociology

Kasdon Paige Ludwick

Alison Diane Mansfield

Bachelor of Arts Accounting Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts

Ocean Township, New Jersey Politics and Government History

Curtis George Markham

Brookfield, Massachusetts

Lori Danielle Martinez

Pueblo, Colorado

Jessi Lynn Mautz

Crawford, Colorado

Michael James McCarthy

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Evan Russell McCombs

Castle Rock, Colorado

Jesse Alan McConnell

Stratton, Colorado

Martin Henry McGrane

Bachelor of Science Geology

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Bachelor of Science Biology

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts Psychology

Bachelor of Arts

Fort Collins, Colorado Environment and Sustainability

Baccalaureate Degrees

Tyler Pete McKay

Denver, Colorado

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration Politics and Government

Maricel Terese Medina

Bachelor of Arts

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Biology

Teal Cheree Meisman

Bachelor of Science

Simla, Colorado

Jared Ross Mendicino

Pueblo West, Colorado

Sociology Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts Communication Arts

Charles Deke Miller

Magnolia, Arkansas

Bachelor of Arts

Bryce William Miller

Gunnison, Colorado

Biology

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Kyra Krystine Miller

Bachelor of Arts

Mililani, Hawaii

Psychology

Joseph E.F. Montellano

Bachelor of Arts

Spokane, Washington

Exercise and Sport Science

Christopher Richard Morgan

Fort Collins, Colorado

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Braden Joseph Mota

Bachelor of Arts

Business Administration Littleton, Colorado Accounting

Max Kenley Mulleneaux

Bachelor of Arts

Denver, Colorado

Art

Stephen Christopher Naegele

Bachelor of Arts

Buena Vista, Colorado

Art

Lindsey Lee Noe

Bachelor of Arts

Psychology Aurora, Colorado Sociology

Wesley Joseph Odneal

Palisade, Colorado

Bachelor of Arts Accounting Business Administration

Efa Nkanu Onnoghen

Okurike, Biase, Cross River State, Nigeria

Sean Robert Parker

Bachelor of Arts

Scottsdale, Arizona

Business Administration

Bachelor of Science Geology

Baccalaureate Degrees

Brae Taylor Patten

Bachelor of Arts

Boulder, Colorado

Business Administration

Pablo Omar Payan

Montrose, Colorado

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Bachelor of Arts

Thomas James Peck

Bachelor of Arts

Elizabeth, Colorado

Business Administration

Trey Douglas Peden

Grand Junction, Colorado

Art Art

Bachelor of Arts Recreation & Outdoor Education

Kortney Hannah Perschbacher Bachelor of Arts Salida, Colorado Economics

Gracie Petersen

Fort Collins, Colorado

Kyle Ethan Piatt

Olathe, Colorado

James Terry Pickert

Berthoud, Colorado

George Conner Pigg

Rye, Colorado

Angelo Joseph Pinterpe

Politics and Government

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts History

Bachelor of Science Biology

Bachelor of Arts History

Bachelor of Arts

Business Administration Falcon, Colorado Accounting

Trei Jordan Post

Havelock, North Carolina

Benjamin West Powell

Fort Worth, Texas

Matthew Kent Powell

Bachelor of Arts Accounting Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts Recreation & Outdoor Education

Bachelor of Arts

Recreation & Fort Worth, Texas Outdoor Education

Dominick Michael Pucherelli

Bachelor of Arts

Business Administration Bailey, Colorado Environmental Studies

Baccalaureate Degrees

Jacob Joseph Puent

Greenwood Village, Colorado

Brandi Seferina Quintana

Denver, Colorado

Tannor Jeffrey Raisley

Eaton, Colorado

Alicia Marie Randall

Loveland, Colorado

Robert Earl Rankin IV

Hudson, Ohio

Daniel Joseph Rash

Buena Vista, Colorado

Hailey Ann Rehage

Longmont, Colorado

Patrick Robert Ring

Platteville, Colorado

William Cody Roberts

Bachelor of Science Biology

Bachelor of Science Exercise and Sport Science

Bachelor of Arts Recreation & Outdoor Education

Bachelor of Science Geology

Bachelor of Arts Economics

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts Exercise and Sport Science

Bachelor of Arts Communication Arts

Bachelor of Arts

Recreation & Bozrah, Connecticut Outdoor Education

Colten Norman Rogers

Bachelor of Arts

Business Administration Telluride, Colorado Accounting

Jordan Robert Ross

Strasburg, Colorado

Matthew Chapman Saehrig

Bachelor of Science Exercise and Sport Science

Bachelor of Arts

Environment and Lake Placid, New York Sustainability

Shannon Elizabeth Sandford

Aurora, Colorado

Nicholas John Schley

Bishop, California

Benjamin D. Schmidt

Windsor, Colorado

Bachelor of Arts English

Bachelor of Arts Environmental Studies

Bachelor of Science Mathematics

Bachelor of Arts Economics

Baccalaureate Degrees

Karlie Rae Schultz

Wheatland, Wyoming

Ethan Abraham Scott

Bachelor of Science Geology

Bachelor of Arts

Recreation & Swampscott, Massachusetts Outdoor Education

Olevia Lee Shafer

Palisade, Colorado

Joshua Leonard Simkins

Bachelor of Arts English

Bachelor of Arts

Colorado Springs, Colorado Exercise and Sport Science

Alyssa Cait Smith

Houston, Texas

Justice Cody Smith

Strasburg, Colorado

Aric O. Snellstrom

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Bachelor of Science Geology

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Bachelor of Science Geology

Joanna Lynn Snow

Bachelor of Science

Durango, Colorado

Exercise and Sport Science

Zachary Tate Sorensen

Bachelor of Science

Biology Glenwood, Iowa Chemistry

Michael Jordan Spallone

Gunnison, Colorado

Travis Jerome Speck

Montrose, Colorado

Tepora Plumeria Sua

San Diego, California

Benjamin Michael Suljak

Fairplay, Colorado

Bradford D. Swanson

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts Psychology

Bachelor of Science Chemistry

Bachelor of Science Biology

Bachelor of Arts

Recreation & Downers Grove, Illinois Outdoor Education Environmental Studies

Dakota James Swinehart

Taos, New Mexico

Brianna Lynne Vega

Vallejo, California

Bachelor of Science Exercise and Sport Science

Bachelor of Arts Sociology

Baccalaureate Degrees

Dante Micah Velez

Denver, Colorado

Bachelor of Arts Communication and Theatre Politics and Government

Collin Stephen Vossen

Bachelor of Arts

Webster Grove, Missouri

Business Administration

Bashash Ahmed Walio

Dodola, Ethiopia

Bachelor of Arts Exercise and Sport Science

Dylan James Walker

Bachelor of Arts

Columbus, Ohio

Business Administration

Kailie Ann Wallace

Bachelor of Arts

Business Administration Palisade,Colorado Accounting

Mary Elizabeth Warden

Bachelor of Arts

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Psychology

Bryson Marshall Weathers

Bachelor of Arts

Frisco, Texas

Business Administration

Jacquelynne Wescott Webb

Bachelor of Arts

Littleton, Colorado

Politics and Government

Annie Wilson Westbury

Bachelor of Arts

Eureka, Missouri

Recreation & Outdoor Education

Kelly Nicole Winn

Port Angeles, Washington

Bachelor of Science Exercise and Sport Science

Kendall Worth

Bachelor of Arts

Burlington, North Carolina Exercise and Sport Science

Dominique Alexander Wright

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Honors Program

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Teacher Licensure

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Academic Traditions Faculty Marshal Since students graduate from a university only upon the recommendation of the faculty, the ceremonial chief of the proceedings is a senior member of the faculty.

Today’s Marshal is Professor of Communication Arts Dr. Paul Edwards, who has served Western State Colorado University as a faculty member for 29 years.

Professor Edwards is accompanied by two Assistant Faculty Marshals and three students, who were selected by virtue of their leadership and outstanding academic achievement.

The Faculty Marshal’s Mace Since medieval times, the mace — a ceremonial representation of the ancient weapon of war — has served as a symbol of the authority associated with the bearer’s office. The mace at Western was sculpted from native aspen by the late James Irwin, Emeritus Associate Professor of Industrial Education.

Academic Procession There is wide variation in customs concerning academic processions. At Western, the procession is led by the Faculty Marshal, followed by the Assistant Faculty Marshals. The commencement procession is usually composed of the following divisions: • t he speakers, trustees, administrative officers, and other members of the platform party; • the faculty; and • c andidates for degrees, with candidates for advanced degrees in the lead and others in groups according to the degrees for which they are candidates.

Academic Costumes The academic costume — consisting of cap, gown, and hood — originated in about the 12th century. Initially worn primarily for warmth, the material of the gown, the color, and the shape of the hood later came to represent economic, social, and academic status.

In the United States, the great majority of the academic costumes now worn are designed in accordance with the general provisions of the Intercollegiate Code of 1895. Under this code, the bachelor’s gown is made with pointed sleeves; the master’s gown is made with long closed sleeves with an arc near the bottom; and doctoral gowns are made with round, open sleeves. Usually gowns are black although some American and many foreign universities use other colors.

Bachelors and masters wear untrimmed gowns.

Doctoral gowns are trimmed down the front with velvet and feature three velvet bars across the sleeves.

The velvet facing and bars may be black, or they may be the color of the field of study.

Hoods are also black. The doctoral hood is four feet in length; the master’s is three and one-half feet. Hoods are lined with official colors of the college or university.

The velvet hood identifies the field of study to which the degree pertains. At Western, light blue borders represent master’s degree recipients in Teacher Education, brown ones are worn by master’s recipients in Creative Writing, and gold are worn by master’s recipients in Environmental Management.

The black mortarboard cap is standard in the United States. Doctors wear a gold tassel. Usually other tassels are black. Persons who have received collegiate degrees wear the tassels on the left quarter of the cap.

During graduation ceremonies, caps are customarily removed only during prayers and the singing of the national anthem, and then by men only.

Our Mission Western State Colorado University fulfills its statutory mission by promoting intellectual maturity and personal growth in its students, and graduates citizens prepared to assume constructive roles in local, national, and global communities. Western helps its students to develop the skills and commitments needed to continue learning for the rest of their lives and strives to elucidate the connections unifying academic domains which have traditionally existed separately: the sciences, the liberal arts, and professional programs. The University provides students with a solid foundation of skills in written and spoken communication, problem solving, critical thinking, and creativity. Our programs encourage a breadth and depth of knowledge, which will serve as a foundation for a professional career or graduate study, and an appreciation of values appropriate to a liberally educated individual. Western’s distinctive character emerges from its unity among academic and professional disciplines, its high standards of scholarship, and its unique environment in the mountains of western Colorado.

Our History Western was established in 1901. It was the first college on Colorado’s Western Slope and is the fourth-oldest public college in the state. The institution actually opened for classes in 1911 as the Colorado State Normal School. Originally a preparatory college for teachers, Western’s role changed when it became Western State College of Colorado in 1923. Though for many years Western was known for its graduates who became teachers, it was, in fact, the first Colorado college designed to teach a primarily liberal arts curriculum, and the liberal arts have remained at the core of Western’s academic mission ever since despite increasingly graduating students from the professional fields. Governor Hickenlooper signed HB1331 in June 2012, officially changing Western’s name to Western State Colorado University. The name change took effect on August 1, 2012.

Entering its second century of service, Western continues its tradition of providing a high quality education of value while addressing new initiatives. Throughout its history, Western has been a source of innovation and excellence, which is reflected in the quality of its programs and in the successes and achievements of its graduates.