WNC honoring 500 graduates in Class of 2023
Western Nevada College celebrated the achievements of its 2022-23 graduates on Monday, May 22 in Carson City, with a second ceremony planned for Thursday, May 25 in Fallon.
Collectively, the two traditional ceremonies will honor 500 students who are approved to receive 529 degrees and Certificates of Achievement.
WNC’s Jump Start College will graduate 114 students. Many of these graduates will be earning their associate degrees before receiving their high school diplomas.
2022-23 WNC COMMENCEMENT LIST
Alamo
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – HEALTH SCIENCE
Lacey Lynn Steele
Boulder City
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Rachel Gu
Carson City
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – CRIMINAL JUSTICE
William Allen Jung, Charleen Marnne’ Lawson
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – DEAF STUDIES
William Thomas Gilroy, Rebecca Lynn Molleson
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – GRAPHIC DESIGN
Tyler Ray Wheeler
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – HEALTH SCIENCE
Olivia J. Amos
Tossaporn S. Wells
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – MANAGEMENT
Denise Y. Moguel Sanchez
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – NURSING
Jacqueline Guadalupe Aqui, Rogelio Jesus Barrozo Aqui, Marisol Beltran, Emily Rose Clark, Terica M. Haer, Issac Tyler Jones Ankney, Amanda Marie Lee, Carolina Lobato-Arroyo, Karen Noemi Martinez Gutierrez, Lisa Niedermeyer, Clarissa Sandate
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – TECHNOLOGY – AUTOMATED SYSTEMS
Manuel Rafael Hoyos Velazquez, Dylan Singleton
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – TECHNOLOGY – AUTOMOTIVE MECHANICS
Diego Avina, Aidan David Hernandez
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – TECHNOLOGY – COMPUTER INFORMATION
Thanairy Gomez, Josias Caleb Heredia, Kevin Lee Matthies, William Povilonis, Valerie Jean Showalter, Deacon Williams
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – TECHNOLOGY – CONSTRUCTION
Joshua Bowen, Austin Joseph Tucker
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – TECHNOLOGY – GENERAL INDUSTRIAL
Dylan Singleton
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – TECHNOLOGY – MACHINE TOOL
Earl Joseph Barbeau Jr.
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – TECHNOLOGY – MECHATRONICS
Manuel Rafael Hoyos Velazquez
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – TECHNOLOGY – WELDING
Luis Mateo Alaniz, Emmanuel Josiah Caballero, Leanardo Cardoza, Angel Hernandez Diaz, Casey Jean Johnson
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Nayzeth Alvarez, Mason Glen Anthony, Corinna Arlint, Emily Arroyo, Mariela C. Bolanos, John W. Bragg, Meghan Rose Bubb, Allison Caydie Camelon, Sarah Cisco, Joshua Jeremy Coston, Charish Noelle Creon, Monsserrat Davalos, Mark Kevin Dodd, Jennifer A. Dwyer, Dana Sofia Fernandez Hernandez, Alexa Ariana Gonzalez, Rachel Gumfory-Tumm, Alejandra Gurrola Graciano, Andrew M. Gurry, Halen Harrison, Amanda Ashley Hayes, Justin Henley, Dominic Anthony Iannacchione, Ivan Amin Iza, Alanah Jean Jackson, Amanda Marie Jackson, Sahara Kaleem, Meagan Kiesow, Joseph Macguire Kleppe, Alayna Laporte, Shelby Lee Lawrence, Diego Lopez, Carmen Maciel, Alondra Mata Izquierdo, Kadence McComber, Daniela Medina Salgado, Anthony James Meyer, Gwendolyn Miranda Jimenez, Brenda Monrroy, Isaac Mosqueda, Kaylee Lynn Nielsen, Lizbeth Nunez Sanchez, Carina L. Olsen, Mya Parker, Melissa Peck, Nolan Paul Pedersen, William L. Petersen, Zayza Lee Plante, Annelise Jolie Poor, Zachariah Remer, Wade Harrison Ricketts, Sadie M. Rickman, Fernanda Lisbeth Rios, Aaron David Ross, Briseyda Marie Rubio, Andrea Sanchez De Loza, Erynn Schrauth, Britney Cheyenne Schultz, Michael Service, Ashlynn Rose Shehorn, Julene Marie Snyder, Baylee M. Spear, Catherine Breanne Taylor-Dillon, Austin Tingley, Moriah Rose Tomchuk, Haley Denise Trost, Jaspen Ja’cori Tufts, Adeline Elizabeth Williford, Rachel Morgan Wolz, Jordan Alonso Zamora, Katie Zarate
ASSOCIATE OF BUSINESS
Alexander Austin Bevans, Sophie Camelon, Justin Clark, Emma Grace Cline, Maria Graciano Garcia, Claire Holloway, Miranda Munoz, Dana Andrea Pazos Heredia, Berenice Ramirez, Samantha Ramirez, Alexandra Tucker
ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Jorge Alfredo Avalos-Silis, Stacey Thalia Avalos-Silis, Richard Brian Bell, Alyssa Marie Butler, Thanairy Gomez, Amanda Ashley Hayes, Samantha Nicole Hodges, Jeremiah Cale Johnson, Alondra Mata Izquierdo, Michael Moore, Lary Plumlee, Andrea Sanchez De Loza, Alexandra Tucker, Austin Joseph Tucker, Athena Welch
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Eid Khaled Abdelhady, Zehna Abdelhady, David Guillermo Aburto, Aaron Michael Altamirano, Elizabeth Hayes Ardinger, Marcos Vazquez Avina, Alexander Austin Bevans, Damian Branco, Luis Manuel Camacho, Sarah Ann Campbell, Seliah L. Colston, Dante Cruz, Summerlynn Bryanna Dennis, Zackary Scott Foster, Alexis Gabriel Garcia Perez, Joelle Geiskopf, Veronica Gonzalez Conchas, Mason Levi Haines, Elsa Rae Harrison, Lance M. Hornemann, Matthew Jones, Sahara Kaleem, Johannes H. Lamprecht, Seth Parks Marcyes, Daniel McKeehan, Annay Mejorado, Laura Andrea Merlin-Villalobos, Kendal Corinne Moore, Walker Dee Morgan, Tyler Palmer, William L. Petersen, Sara Louise Pettay, Kealani Kaila Porfido, Brendan Smith, Luke Benjamin Syndergaard, Amy Lee Tyler, David Wells
BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE – ORGANIZATION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Ashley Dawn Morrison
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT – CYBER SECURITY TECHNICIAN
Chris M. Jibson
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT – EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Mireya Arroyo
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT – WELDING TECHNOLOGY
Leanardo Cardoza
Dayton
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – HEALTH SCIENCE
Alexiss Dawn Danner, Grace Clare Edison
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – NURSING
Kimberly Renee Harrison, Joshua Melia, Isabel Rempt
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Carter Ketchum Addington, Levi Jair Anguiano, Benjamin Brunzlick, Chase Alden Denning, Susej Soledad, Fregoso-Ramirez, Kendra Jewell Gardner, Riley Glynn, Jamie Graham, Rachael Griswold, Kimberly Renee Harrison, Chloe Annabell Henderson, Skyler Rose Hester, Kristen Jeanine Hoffman, Sebastian Emir Iza, Felipe Macias, Kassandra Violet Miller, Hallie Peterson, Julianna Faye Rogacs, Sofie Elizabeth Soderborg, Suzanna Marija-Leja Stankute, Callie Hayze Sumsion, Madysen Kaylee Torres, Katherine Valverde, Valerie Watkins, Brooklyn Wilson
ASSOCIATE OF BUSINESS
Holli Covington, Irene Ledezma, Alyssa Medeiros, Theodore Stuart, Jody Maria Weinreich
ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Margaret Anne Densford, Grace Clare Edison, Heather Ann McMenomy
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Dylan Richard Angellm Natalie J. Barwig, Blanca Del Carmen Duarte, Jaynie Eliza Heusser, Nathan Alan Koback, Jordan Ashton LaBranch, Bradley Miller, Joshua Ryan Morris
BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE – ORGANIZATION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Austin Long
Fallon
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – ACCOUNTING
Liliana Mariuxi Aguirre Leon
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – HEALTH SCIENCE
Paige Makenna Green, Savannah Lynn Jimenez
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – NURSING
Jessica Camacho, Ashley Renee DeVault, Paige McKinley Thorn
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – TECHNOLOGY – COMPUTER INFORMATION
Corina Elizabeth Laiacona, Michael Alexzander Montes Cox, Timothy Petersen
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – TECHNOLOGY – WELDING
Taylor Alvarez, Parker O. Jones, Arlen James Trappen
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Taylor Amezquita, Sanai Lovely Barnes, Yasmine Barnes, Stacie Bogdanowicz, Tristan Cole Clark, Tania De Santiago, Corel Escartin, Holden C. Feest, Johnanthony Jacob Hallberg, Tony J. Harnar, Autumn Jasey Rosebud Moore, Edward C. Morrow, Sonialynn Natividad, Tylie Isabell Norcutt, Anbar Perez, Kara Rose Policky, Abigail Rose Ritts, Lorena A. Robles, Ivy Lorraine Ross, John P. Rowe II, Alexandria Jordan Skiles, Aedre Marie Soderberg, Eric R. Whitmer, Gazille Olivia Willis
ASSOCIATE OF BUSINESS
Ruben Alanis, Jamie Lynne Bennefield, Samantha May Flowers, Kimberly Rose Park, Izeke Wade Pinkas, Gerik Qwin Wassmuth
ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Tania De Santiago, Aaron Housel, Deborah Jean Hughes, Kelli Mae Kelly, Tucker Wyatt Stritenberger
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Elisabeth A. Bird, Evalyn Marie Chavez, Matthew Thomas Christopherson, Guadalupe De Santiago, Sophia Adelle Jeffs, Reynaldo Vilchiz Mondragon, Keenan Waller, Casamero Ezra White, Sierra Nichole Williams, Ariana Michelle Wolf
BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE – ORGANIZATION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Desirae Blunt, Kelli Mae Kelly
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT – BOOKKEEPING
Nalani Elizabeth Page
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT – BUSINESS
Raelynn Neumann, Nalani Elizabeth Page
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT – EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Ivy Lorraine Ross
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT – WELDING TECHNOLOGY
Dakota Sasser
Fernley
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – TECHNOLOGY – WELDING
Chris Jason Whitehurst
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Fayth A. Burnett, Raveon N. Harrowa, Skye Elaine Hutton, Evven Johnson, Krystal Largent, Christina Lynn Rasche, Amber Marie Wagner, Jaeden Nicole Wooldridge
ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Evan T. Frossard, Raveon N. Harrowa
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Ryan Taylor Anderson, Anna Xu Barrus, Heaven Lee Conner, Isabella Monique Dumont, Weston Gonzales, Roslyn Jones, Cora Ann Maldonado, Jace Stewart
BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE – ORGANIZATION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Julie Cay Torres
Gardnerville
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – HEALTH SCIENCE
Kaitlyn Ann Grove, Sarah Elizabeth Woodward
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – MANAGEMENT
Carlie Marie Fecteau
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – NURSING
Michael Allen, Emily Elizabeth Carr, Kaela Lee Granados, Nicole Lupo, Hannah Faith Lyons, Emilio Magana, Eunice Ruelas
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – TECHNOLOGY – CONSTRUCTION
Johnathan Carrillo Gonzales
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – TECHNOLOGY – MECHATRONICS
David Vincent Cole
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Mark Anthony Aguiniga Gonzalez, Courtney Allysa Battcher, Mackenzie Chatham, Camille Jade Dahili, Hannah Josephine Denhoff, Renee Rita Harrison, Amiya Huber, Abigail Elizabeth Jaynes, Kara Grace Johnson, Rylee June Kull, Megan Ann LaCost, Gisela Munoz, Norma Ruelas, Amaia Sarratea, Heather Mae Stodieck-Barker, Peter Jaysen Ward, Randal Patrick Wilson
ASSOCIATE OF BUSINESS
Dakota Grace Caughron, Savannah Rain Sparks, Elizabeth Ann Ridgel Stockman, Martin David Valenzuela, Nicole Vasquez
ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Chauntel Bagshaw, Pamela J. DeWitt, Gisela Munoz, Niccole Marie Wellington
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Michael Anthony Biaggini, Joshua Nord, Emily Elizabeth Roefer, Travis Lee Rollins, Ayden Michael Shaffer, Anthony David Stegg, Mason Daniel Kojiro Tamanaha, Austin Star Zivkovic
BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE – ORGANIZATION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Shannon Decker Russell
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT – BOOKKEEPING
Melissa Johnson
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT – BUSINESS
Melissa Johnson
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT – MECHATRONICS TECHNOLOGY
David Vincent Cole
Genoa
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Elizabeth Marie Billman
Hawthorne
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Hannah Marie Greenwood
Henderson
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Jaden Grijalva, Emma Madrid
ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Carolyn M. Williams
Incline Village
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – PARAMEDICINE
Sarah Minkle
Las Vegas
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – APPRENTICESHIP
Michelle Bentley
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Brenda Marissa Abad, Paris Anthony Carthen Jr., Isabella Maria Cerda, Lillia Mary Novero, Erika Segovia, Kayden Kensington Segovia, Levi Ryan Smith
ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Erika Segovia
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT – BUILDING TRADES
Michelle Bentley
Lovelock
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – NURSING
Tiffany Marie Jensen
Minden
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Carolyn Hunton
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – NURSING
Jesslyn Chelsea Ilasin Ba-Aya, Lilyan Slais
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – TECHNOLOGY – COMPUTER INFORMATION
Uwe Kleinhempel
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Rece A. Ackerson, Alianna Kent, Chelsea Nicole Kronenberg, Hayden Harold Morris, Leslie Pozo Guerrero, Rosaura Vazquez
ASSOCIATE OF BUSINESS
Shane Burkett Green
ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Madison Renae Evans
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Sarah Alyse Farnham, Ashley Melandow
Amanda Nicole Presher
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT – COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Uwe Kleinhempel
Mound House
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Emma Lynn McCoy, Estefany Marlenne Perez Robles, Perla Estrellita Vega
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Morgan Ryan Bumgardner, Christopher Daniel McBean
North Las Vegas
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Larissa Grace Boore, Monique Jones, Gabriel Micha Maes, Samuel Solano
Pahrump
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Ryan Joseph Sciacca
Reno
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – DEAF STUDIES
Stacey Olivia Stauffer
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – NURSING
Rachel Claire Duewel, Marilou P. Gasper, Ashley Touchstone
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Elizabeth Dalquest, Sovereign Loyal Sage Edmands, Jacob Lane Flynt, Kaley Hill, Dawson Robert Humes, Sarai Jauregui Rivas, Noelle Renee Lentz, Joshua C. Nichols, Haley Smithee, Elizabeth Nicole Tietjen, Berlyn Sayde Uken, Keala Wallace, Jennifer Jo Wolf
ASSOCIATE OF BUSINESS
Trevor Cole Winnie
ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Austin Schler
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Colby Gramelspacher, Justin Ronald Harris, Pahler Rose Hoid, Keala Wallace
BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE – ORGANIZATION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Alexander Mejia-Hernandez
Schurz
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – NURSING
Taylor O’Daye
Silver Springs
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Savannah Leona Dyer, Madison Marie Enos, Kaelynne Harvey, Akaya Rose Knowles, Demitria Christy-Nitsa Tekelidis
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
David Moore
Smith
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Reese Campbell Urton
Spanish Springs
ASSOCIATE OF BUSINESS
Bailey Michelle Naylor
Sparks
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – NURSING
Adriana Mendoza, Rebecca Sue Morton
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Alyssa Elizabeth Salomon, Alison M. Sheehe
ASSOCIATE OF BUSINESS
Kyla Marvitz
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Kyra Nicole Sanchez
BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE – ORGANIZATION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Brenna King, Jaeden Isaiah Sant Singh
Spring Creek
ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Patrick B. Dunn
Stateline
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – NURSING
Savannah Purvance
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Aylin Jimenez Aguilar, Savannah Purvance
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Luke Purvance
Sun Valley
BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE – CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Daniel Antonio Medina Carrasco
Virginia City
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – NURSING
Paige Danielle Johnson
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Kalia Anchors, Arianna Elizabeth Duffy
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Talon Skyler Fain, Skyler Faithe Markert
Washoe Valley
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – NURSING
Zoe Ray
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Liberte’ Griego Sweetland
ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Benjamin Dale Ray
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Aurora Fischer, Billianna Elizabeth Lampson, Doris P. Zellner
Wellington
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Allyson Nikole Wulfing, Kassidy Brook York
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Sarah Lynn Thran
Yerington
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – HEALTH SCIENCE
Kambria Marie McDonald
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – NURSING
Alexus Kay Huerta-David, Nichole Trina Vonjaeger
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Roberto Osmin Diaz, Michelle L. Eriksen, Jaquelina Yavet Flores, Melody Lorraine Justice, Elise C. Parkinson
ASSOCIATE OF BUSINESS
Logan Paul Mushrush
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Jordyn Lee Anne Stutts
Zephyr Cove
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – NURSING
Philip Arthur Swirsky
Phoenix, Ariz.
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – TECHNOLOGY – COMPUTER INFORMATION
Valerie Leuchtmann
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT – CYBER SECURITY TECHNICIAN
Valerie Leuchtmann
Bellevue, Neb.
BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE – ORGANIZATION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Willis C. Stengel lll
Citrus Heights, Calif.
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Leighana Jessica Quinn
Coleville, Calif.
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – HEALTH SCIENCE
Britney Anne Harper
El Monte, Calif.
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
David Hsunwei Chang
Hutchinson, Kan.
ASSOCIATE OF BUSINESS
Shivam Subhashbhai Bhakta
Kyle, Texas
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Shannon E. McConville
Markleeville, Calif.
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – NURSING
Elisa Renee Hannon
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Donna Jane O’Connor
Mooresville, Ind.
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Connor J. Larkin
Oak Harbor, Wash.
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Diego Martin Santos Ambrosio
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Diego Martin Santos Ambrosio
Ozark, Mo.
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Darrel Thomas Vires
Prince George, Va.
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT – AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
Rebecca N. Thompson
Rio Linda, Calif.
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT – AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
Sierra Brooke Hines
South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – NURSING
Hayley Nicole McPhee, Elizabeth Marie Seki
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Tina Velarde
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Mackenzie Lee Johnson
Terre Haute, Ind.
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Kenneth Randall Rees
Truckee, Calif.
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – NURSING
Ashley Teneya York-Tolen