Spring commencement exercises at Northwestern Oklahoma State University will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 7, at Ranger Field.
Don Raleigh, 1987 Northwestern graduate, top track athlete and three-time All-American high jumper will be speaking at the commencement.
In case of inclement weather the spring commencement exercises will be held at the Percefull Fieldhouse.
Music will be provided by the Ranger symphonic band under the direction of Dr. Marc Decker.
A reception honoring the graduates will immediately follow the ceremony and be held in the Student Center Ballroom.
A total of 203 candidates will receive bachelor’s degrees, 17 will receive Master of Education degrees, seven will receive Master of Counseling Psychology degrees and two will receive Master of Arts in American Studies degrees.
Eighteen of those receiving bachelor’s degrees will graduate with honors. Students with cumulative grade point averages between 3.70 and 3.79 are designated cum laude, those with GPAs between 3.80-3.89 are magna cum laude and those above 3.90 are summa cum laude.
A live internet stream of the graduation can be found at: http://riderangersride.com/watch/?Live=78
The graduates, their degrees and their hometowns are as follows:
CUM LAUDE
OKLAHOMA
ALVA – Dalton Moser, Bachelor of Science in computer science
BLACKWELL – Anita Smith, Bachelor of Arts in English
ENID – Kalli Gruber, Bachelor of Science Education in elementary education
HENNESSEY – Summer Munroe, Bachelor of Science in nursing
PERRY – Nancy Crow, Bachelor of Science in psychology
PONCA CITY – Holly Roehl, Bachelor of Science Education in elementary education
TURPIN – Rachelle Keene, Bachelor of Science in biology with a health science option
KANSAS
HARPER – Scotty McCartney, Bachelor of Science Education in mathematics education
TEXAS
FOLLETT – Charisse Al-ag, Bachelor of Science in nursing
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
OKLAHOMA
ENID – Gabriel Dunbar, Bachelor of Science in biology with a health science option
HENNESSEY – Jessica Dyer, Bachelor of Science in psychology
MEDFORD – Nathan Kilian, Bachelor of Science in computer science
NEWKIRK – Elizabeth Patterson, Bachelor of Science Education in early childhood education
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
OKLAHOMA
ALINE – Natalie Sacket, Bachelor of Arts in English
ALVA – Rance Castleberry, Bachelor of Science in history
BUFFALO – Dakota Buckhaults, Bachelor of Science Education in mathematics education
HOOKER – Michael Collins, Bachelor of Science in mass communication
WOODWARD – Cayla Deviney, Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting
MASTER OF EDUCATION
OKLAHOMA
ALVA – Dalton Beeler, adult education management and administration; Brittany Brown, adult education management and administration; Kaylyn Hansen, adult education management and administration; Susan Holliday, adult education management and administration; Ivelin Stoychev, adult education management and administration
BOISE CITY – Sam Harland, educational leadership
CAPRON – Misty McCullough, school counseling
CHEROKEE – Jessica Smith, reading specialist
GUYMON – Lindsay Skelton, school counseling
GUTHRIE – Allison Snow, educational leadership
HOPETON – Kendall Hadsell, educational leadership
WAYNOKA – Robert Watson, educational leadership
KANSAS
BURTON – Dustin Atkins, school counseling
OHIO
WEST CHESTER – Devon Charles-Porter Lucal, adult education management and administration
OREGON
TIGORD – John Frazee, adult education management and administration
TEXAS
DUMAS – Rantz Trayler, adult education management and administration
HOUSTON – Joseph Foteh, adult education management and administration
MASTER OF COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY
OKLAHOMA
ENID – Ashley Bashaw
GUYMON – Molly Landess
JONES – Destyni Trayler
KINGFISHER – Tamra Tollefson
TONKAWA – Lorrie Hazard
PONCA CITY – Brooke Fredricks
WASHINGTON
WASHOUGAL – Amie Pickard
MASTER OF ARTS IN AMERICAN STUDIES
ILLINOIS
LEXINGTON – Tyler Van Vickle
TEXAS
KINGWOOD – Jonathan Freemyer
BACHELOR OF ARTS
OKLAHOMA
ALVA – Darrin Ferguson, history; Marva Haltom, general studies; RaLyssa Taylor, political science
BRAMAN – Pamela O’Brien, general studies
CARMEN – Tracy Meza, speech & theatre
EDMOND – Jordan Evans, history
ENID – Joshua Elrod, general studies; Marciano Espinoza, general studies; Wilbert Kearney, Jr., general studies; Amanda Martin, general studies; David Rogers, general studies; Hayden Vencl, general studies; Angelina Wills, general studies
FREDERICK – Stefan Simpson, political sciences
ISABELLA – Justin Lowder, general studies
KINGFISHER – Jeremy Smith, general studies
MARSHALL – Stephanie Blewitt, general studies
NEWKIRK – Micah Roberts, English
PONCA CITY – Dylan VanCuren, history
SAPULPA – Trenton Judd, speech & theatre
TONKAWA – Kimberly Ochoa, general studies
DELAWARE
MILTON – Katrina Henning, English
CANADA
ESTEVAN – Rhyan Hagel, history
BACHELOR OF ARTS EDUCATION
KANSAS
ANTHONY – Ali Harbin, English education
TEXAS
CANADIAN – Grace Tepe, social science
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
OKLAHOMA
ALVA – Jacob Carter, business administration;
COVINGTON – Jessi Gauley, business administration
EDMOND – Marla Jurina, accounting
ENID – Robert Cossin, business administration; Lacey King, business administration; Nichole Litzau, business administration
GOLTRY – Alanna Morris, business administration
HENNESSEY – Stephanie Dowell, business administration
MOORELAND – Julia Crawford, accounting
MUSTANG – Shea Ransome, business administration
MUTUAL – Audra Hopper, business administration
TONKAWA – Brittany Cox, business administration
WAYNOKA – Ryan Cameron, business administration
WOODWARD – Chelsea Reddin, business administration; Dannelle Swearingim, accounting; Courtney Young, business administration
CALIFORNIA
ROCKLIN – Megan Hentschke, business administration
MISSION VIEJO – Jessica Tellez, business administration
CANADA
MISSISSAUGA – Bradley Drury, business administration; Jason Freeman, business administration
KANSAS
GARDEN CITY – Daryan Martinez, business administration
WICHITA – Amy Walls, business administration
BACHELOR OF MUSIC
TEXAS
BURKBURNETT – Alexandria Skinner, vocal music
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
OKLAHOMA
ALVA – Anisha Nitin Bhakta, chemistry; Bristol Broce, criminal justice-law enforcement; Cole Pfleider, agriculture; Cody Rader, mass communication
ALINE – Nathan Sacket, computer science
BROKEN ARROW – Garrett Barnett, health and sports science education
BUFFALO – Jessica Kono, agriculture
CHEROKEE – Kelsey Driggers, biology-health science option; Caillie Fitzpatrick, criminal justice-law enforcement; Carli Richmond, biology-natural history
EDMOND – Austin Maly, health and sports science education; Tyler Trice, criminal justice-law enforcement; Brian Weathers, agriculture
ENID – Sarah Brown, psychology; Mallory Graham, psychology; Timothy Hart, computer science-information system option; Benjamin Lentz, biology-health science option; Dalton McFarland, agriculture; Rachel Mock, biology-health science option; Bailea Roundtree, psychology; Jennifer Thompson, psychology
FAIRFAX – Melissa Kizziar, psychology
FREEDOM – Kelsey Harper, agriculture
GAGE – James Halliburton, agriculture
HELENA – Logan Campbell, agriculture
JET – Stetson Buller, health and sports science education
LAHOMA – Hayley Pitts, health and sports science education
LAVERNE – Charles Mervyn Boldes, computer science; Jordan Jett, agriculture
LEXINGTON – Kyle Renbarger, agriculture
MEDFORD – Joselyn Gonzales, mass communication; Payten Sams, biology-health science option
MORRIS – Lacy Kilgore, agriculture
MORRISON – James Pitts, criminal justice-law enforcement
MUSTANG – Mekayla Knox, agriculture
OKLAHOMA CITY – T’Aries Taylor, health and sports science education; Brandon Willis, mass communication
ORLANDO – Thomas Decker, health and sports science education
PONCA CITY – Nathan Larson, biology-natural history; Garett Logan, computer science; Sabrina Wiley, psychology
POND CREEK – Michael Prochaska, criminal justice-law enforcement
RINGWOOD – Matt Evans, health and sports science education; Carlos Gomez Camarena, computer science
SAND SPRINGS – Zachary Postoak, health and sports science education
SAVANNA – Zachry Doyle, health and sports science education
STROUD – Megan LeeAnn Crittenden, organizational leadership
TALOGA – Samantha Houston, psychology
TONKAWA – Kimberly Coffey, psychology
TULSA – William Whayne, Jr., agriculture
WALTERS – Michael Edgmon, agriculture
WAYNOKA – Michael Mayes, psychology
WOODWARD – Teresa Garcia, biology-health science option; Trey Gilchrist, agriculture; Jessica Nelson, biology-health science option
CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA CITY – William Hawkins, health and sports science education
GULF BREEZE – Amber Mackenzie, psychology
WEST COVINA – Philip Romano III, psychology
COLORADO
CENTER – Samantha Corzine, agriculture
FLORIDA
PENSACOLA – Tedarryl Carmichael, health and sports science education
INDIANA
MICHIGAN CITY – Travis Harmon-Smith, mass communication
ILLINOIS
GREENVILLE – Chelsie Stewart, agriculture
IOWA
BOONE – Jami Hadaway, criminal justice-corrections
KANSAS
GOODLAND – Jon Herl, agriculture
KIOWA – Shawna Duvall, chemistry
MEDICINE LODGE – Amanda Swindler, criminal justice – corrections
SALINA – Evelyn Fagan, psychology
SOUTH DAKOTA
FAITH – Trisha Price, mass communication
TEXAS
AMARILLO – Meghan Murphy, health and sports science education
AUSTIN – Darrian Dempsey, health and sports science education
CYPRESS – Arlet Polack, health and sports science education
HOUSTON – Derrick Thompson, mass communication
LANCASTER – Britni Jones, health and sports science education
PAMPA – Reid Miller, health and sports science education
WISCONSIN
LACROSSE – Chelsey Kleinvachter, mathematics
SPARTA – Kaitlin Ronke, health and sports science education
CANADA
TEULON – Matthew Benn, health and sports science education
PUERTO RICO
BAYAMON – Juan Natal, health and sports science education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE EDUCATION
OKLAHOMA
ALVA – Caitlin Clark, health and sports science education; Ashley Murray, early childhood education
ENID – Kaylena Cecil, early childhood education and elementary education; Breeanna Eastwood, early childhood education; Michelle Holcomb, early childhood education; Shannon Lowe, elementary education; Ashley Martin, early childhood education and elementary education; Taylor Parrish, elementary education
MARLAND – Laci Weatherly, elementary education
SHATTUCK – Jordyn Harris, early childhood education
PONCA CITY – Kylie Jackson, elementary education; Ashlyn Ball, elementary education; Stephanie Eccles, early childhood education; Alisha McLelland, elementary education
TYRONE – Joanna Ruback, early childhood education
WAUKOMIS – Mercedes Key, elementary education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
OKLAHOMA
ALINE – Sadie Koehn
BLACKWELL – Anna Looper; Carol Medina
BUFFALO – Chelsea Harmon
CHEROKEE – Carrie Schanbacher; Katelyn Waugh
CHESTER – Megan Cansler
CORDELL – Megan Waters
EDMOND – Kara De La Pena
ENID – Courtney Adams; Rachel Bailey; Rachel Bush; Andrea Finch; Jessica Gulick; Stephanie Little; George Mendoza; Rebecca Reilly
FAIRMONT – Tiffany Wilhite
GARBER – Solena Rodriguez
MEDFORD – Julia Ford
OKLAHOMA CITY – Laura Haftman
PONCA CITY – Deanna Westerman
WAYNOKA – Chassidee Koehn
WOODWARD – Tandi Moyer; Jessica Nielson; Cortney Wheeler
FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE – Michael Calhoun
GEORGIA
LITHONIA – Ayodele Oke
KANSAS
ATTICA – Kelsey Fly
TEXAS
FOLLETT – Claressa Carter
HOUSTON – Humphrey Onyedili
MESQUITE – Chelsea Courcy
THE COLONY – Andrea Thompson
PERRYTON – Merilee Stelling
WISCONSIN
LACROSSE – Tiffany Howard
ASIA
NEPAL – Lakpa Lama
BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK
OKLAHOMA
ENID – Jynelle Martin; Jennifer Mitchell; Marcie Sierra; Brittany Stewart
GARBER – Candace Ong
SHARON – Shelby Lamberth
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