Western New Mexico University

Spring 2019

Commencement Convocation Friday, the Tenth of May

2:00 pm at the Brancheau Amphitheater (Old James Stadium) Silver City, NM

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JUSTICE BARBARA J. VIGIL

During her 19 years on the bench, New Mexico Supreme Court Justice Barbara Vigil has enjoyed a distinguished career having served on both the First Judicial District Court and the New Mexico Supreme Court benches. As a district court judge, Justice Vigil presided over the children’s and family court, as well as the civil docket and presided over more than 16,000 court cases.

Justice Vigil joined the state Supreme Court in 2012 and was unanimously chosen by her colleagues to preside as Chief Justice from 2014-2016 and is the longest serving current member of the Supreme Court.

Throughout her career, Justice Vigil has worked tirelessly to improve court processes and procedures for the benefit of families in need as well as serving on boards and commissions aimed at providing much-needed services to at-risk youth throughout New Mexico. A New Mexico native, Justice Vigil earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from New Mexico State University and a juris doctor from the University of New Mexico School of Law

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MWINE LUBEMBA CHITIMUKULU

KANYANTA MANGA II Born in the Bemba Royal Family as Henry Kanyanta Sosala, His Majesty Kanyanta Manga II was educated in leadership, corporate governance and creative writing. Before taking up traditional leadership in 1997, he worked under the Lusaka City Council, the Central African Airways Corporation, and Old Mutual Insurance Company before he assumed his current royal duties.

With a royal lineage dating to his grandfather, Chitimukulu Kanyanta I, King Chitimukulu Kanyanta II ascended to the Chitimukulu throne in 2013, considered the most influential and politically important tribal thrones in Zambia. Western New Mexico University is honored to have his royal presence in support of the 2019 graduating class.

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Western New Mexico University Board of Regents

Ms. Janice Baca-Argabright, President San Antonio, New Mexico

Dr. Carl Foster, Vice President Albuquerque, New Mexico

Mr. Tim Stillman, Student Regent Palm Springs, California

Dr. Mary E. Hotvedt, Member Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Mr. Jerry Walz, Member Cedar Crest, New Mexico

Western New Mexico University Administration Executive Officers

Joseph D. Shepard, Ph.D. President

W. Jack Crocker, Ph.D.

Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs

Kelley Riddle

Vice President for Business Affairs

Isaac Brundage, Ed.D.

Vice President for Student Affairs & Enrollment Management

Magdaleno Manzanarez, Ph.D. Vice President for External Affairs

Faculty Marshal Dr. Alireza Arasteh, Professor

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Order of Exercises

Processional Pomp and Circumstance by Sir Edward Elgar

Convocation Dr. Alireza Arasteh, Professor

Faculty Marshal

Color Guard Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 358

Pledge of Allegiance

National Anthem Selai Damuni

Welcome & Introduction of Guests Dr. Joseph D. Shepard

Commencement Keynote Address Barbara J. Vigil

NM Supreme Court Justice

Conferral of Honorary Doctorate Degree Mwine Lubemba Chitimukulu Kanyanta Manga II

ASWNMU President Darlene Chavez

Presentation of Outstanding Teacher Award Dr. Joseph D. Shepard

Darlene Chavez

Presentation of Outstanding Staff Award Dr. Joseph D. Shepard

Darlene Chavez

Presentation of Excellence in Professional Service Dr. Joseph D. Shepard

Dr. Scott Fritz

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Presentation of Excellence in Teaching Dr. Joseph D. Shepard

Dr. Scott Fritz

Presentation of Excellence in Research Dr. Joseph D. Shepard

Dr. Scott Fritz

Recognition of Student Hall of Fame

Dr. Isaac Brundage

Presentation of Candidates Mr. James Vigil

Conferral of Degrees Dr. Joseph D. Shepard

Closing Dr. Alireza Arasteh, Professor

Recessional Fanfare and Recessional

James Ployhar

To respect the graduates, the audience is to remain seated

throughout the recessional.

Note: Picture takers, please do not block the path of the graduates to or from the stage.

Complimentary pictures of the graduates will be taken while receiving diploma. You can link to the page using this URL: https://www.facebook.com/WesternNewMexicoUniversity/

to download your pictures.

You can view the Spring 2019 Commencement Ceremony live stream at https://mediasite.wnmu.edu/Mediasite6/Play/672e823ff2b34ff8a8d49e6b43004aa91d?catalog=5dc22bc0-2ca4-4280-

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Thank You

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Master Degree Candidates

Master of Arts Kassandra Terese Baca Educational Leadership Belen, NM

Katie Daniels Interdisciplinary Studies Omaha, NE

Patrick Jude Griego Interdisciplinary Studies Santa Fe, NM

Michal Kawka Interdisciplinary Studies Klamath Falls, OR

David G. Leadbetter Interdisciplinary Studies Silver City, NM

Mathew Ryan Leavitt Interdisciplinary Studies Safford, AZ

Maegan Michelle Madrid-Olvera Counseling Gallup, NM

Izelle Matthes Interdisciplinary Studies Silver City, NM

Ivy G. Ortiz Interdisciplinary Studies Hobbs, NM

Pete Varela Ortiz Jr. Interdisciplinary Studies Grants Pass, OR

Raul A. Pereles Jr. Educational Leadership Bronx, NY

Lorena Sandoval Counseling Deming, NM

Jill Rae Smith Interdisciplinary Studies Phoenix, AZ

Colleen J. Sosnicki Smith Interdisciplinary Studies North Wales, PA

David Michael Snipes Interdisciplinary Studies Hamilton, TX

Kourtney Ann Stailey Interdisciplinary Studies Deming, NM

Vanessa Isela Stroman Interdisciplinary Studies El Paso, TX

Reyes Triviso Interdisciplinary Studies Calexico, CA

Heidi Jo Vermillion Educational Leadership Silver City, NM

Steven Robert Walton Educational Leadership Basel, Switzerland

Jason D. Williams Interdisciplinary Studies Saratoga, WY

Danielle Cheyanne Wilson Interdisciplinary Studies San Diego, CA

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Master of Arts in Teaching

Edward John Samuel Amador

Special Education Orange, CA

Emily Karlynn Ames Secondary Education Huffman, TX

Verlynne Brown Reading Education Gallup, NM

Brenda Diaz Secondary Education Chihuahua, Mexico

Suehaye Marquez Fraley Elementary Education Lordsburg, NM

Casey L. Frentzen Secondary Education La Mirada, CA

Kimberly Ann Hilderman Elementary Education Tse Bonito, NM

Jessica Anne Hoffman Elementary Education Silver City, NM

Jeny Madrid Elementary Education Deming, NM

Amy Jo Mulvaney Elementary Education Gallup, NM

RaTanya Gail Louise Newsome Special Education Tucson, AZ

Monique Anne Reyes Elementary Education Silver City, NM

Klarene J. Rich Elementary Education Truth or Consequences, NM

Faith C. Sears Secondary Education Greeley, CO

Master of Business Administration Autumn Kaiser Business Administration Silver City, NM

Jay Selle Business Administration Racine, WI

Master of Social Work

Rayna S. Anderson Social Work San Antonio, TX

Shana Dallas Arviso Social Work Gallup, NM

Michelle Baker Social Work Swansea, MA

Rachel Elizabeth Willert Brazil Social Work Landis, NC

Amanda Crownover Beneker Social Work Phoenix, AZ

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Jade Brown Social Work Silver City, NM

Lizette A. Butts Social Work Elizabeth City, NC

Leticia Marie Chavez Social Work Springer, NM

Rebecca Cruz-Nañez Social Work Las Vegas, NV

Margaret Dunning Social Work San Diego, CA

Leah Rose Ely Social Work Rogersville, TN

Kristine Fitts-Eisenbrandt Social Work Nampa, ID

Brianna Rose Fitzgerald Social Work Las Cruces, NM

Julia Lynn Garcia Social Work Los Lunas, NM

Tess Louise Gooding Social Work Peoria, IL

Melinda Graves-Curra Social Work Colorado Springs, CO

Cindy Lynn Hanna Social Work Weatherford, TX

Melisa Hernandez Social Work Roswell, NM

Theodora James Social Work Window Rock, AZ

Jennifer Lynn Jones Social Work Charlotte, NC

Anna Kapadia Social Work Houston, TX

Janise Shanell Kendrick Social Work Fayetteville, NC

Robin Michelle Kiker Social Work Hillsboro, NM

Elise Carole Knepper Social Work Phoenix, AZ

Leslie Lenz Social Work Exeter, CA

Luisa Karina Lords Social Work West Palm Beach, FL

Danielle Ann Lynch Social Work Church Rock, NM

Robert Magarrell Social Work Provo, UT

Janice Martinez Social Work Clovis, NM

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Dennis J. Massott Jr. Social Work Philadelphia, PA

Shukri Mohamed Social Work Minneapolis, MN

Sheena Moon Social Work Oakland, CA

Ernest Moreno Jr. Social Work El Mirage, AZ

Nasira Mukendi Social Work Portland, OR

Brenda S. Munoz Social Work Lovington, NM

Jamie Leigh Neese Murphy Social Work Evergreen, AL

Manuel A. Ortega Social Work Silver City, NM

Celina Kristine Padilla Social Work Silver City, NM

Shaylyn Kelsee Padilla Social Work Los Lunas, NM

Krystal Marie Perea Social Work Tyrone, NM

Ashley S. Pinedo Social Work Las Cruces, NM

Megan Elizabeth Reardon Social Work Sedalia, CO

Pamela Reynolds Social Work Tutwiler, MS

Christopher John Rinehart Social Work Clarksville, TN

Natalia Tassara Rodriguez Social Work Providence Forge, VA

Oquandryia Monique Ross Social Work Lyon, MS

Denise Searles Social Work Sanford, ME

Angela M Shepherd Social Work Hoffman Estates, IL

Twila Rena Stewart Social Work Tyler, TX

Alisa Swenson Social Work Tehachapi, CA

Nisha Lee Tebear-Coolman Social Work Escanaba, MI

Bridget L. Thomas Social Work Keller, TX

Garry Wiley Jr. Social Work Burlington, NC

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Lisa Willoughby Social Work Caballo, NM

Danielle Lauren Wittner Social Work Morristown, NJ

Misty D. York Social Work Clarkrange, TN

Graduate Certificate Candidates

Nereida Antunez-Gamon Educational Leadership Anthony, NM

Shana Dallas Arviso Rural Community Social Work Services Gallup, NM

Margaret Dunning Rural Community Social Work Services San Diego, CA

Leah Rose Ely Rural Community SocialWork Services Rogersville, TN

Rito A. Escareno Secondary Education Deming, NM

Holliann Ferber Elementary Education Safford, AZ

Tess Louise Gooding Social Work Services to Military Families Peoria, IL

M. Steven Graeter Digital Forensics Old Hickory, TN

Lori A. Hill Special Education Boulder City, NV

Brandi M. Jaure School Social Work Silver City, NM

Anna Kapadia Rural Community Social Work Services Houston, TX

Robin Michelle Kiker Rural Community Social Work Services Hillsboro, NM

Elise Carole Knepper Rural Community Social Work Services Phoenix, AZ

Luisa Karina Lords Rural Community Social Work Services West Palm Beach, FL

Danielle Ann Lynch Rural Community Social Work Services Church Rock, NM

Janice Martinez Rural Community Social Work Services Clovis, NM

RaTanya Gail Louise Newsome Special Education Tucson, AZ

Courtney Oizumi Elementary Education Silver City, NM

Victoria Pacheco Elementary Education Deming, NM

Megan Elizabeth Reardon School Social Work Sedalia, CO

Cristina Sotelo Elementary Education Deming, NM

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Dewayne Thomas Secondary Education Gallup, NM

Garry Wiley Jr. Rural Community Social Work Services Burlington, NC

Lisa Willoughby Rural Community Social Work Services & School Social Work Caballo, NM

Cheryl Lynn Wolfe Psychology Farmington, NM

Misty D. York Rural Community Social Work Services & Social Work Services to Military Families Clarkrange, TN

Baccalaureate Degree Candidates

Tara Kathleen Adams* BSW Social Work San Rafael, CA

Rishae Allen BAS Rehabilitation Services Lordsburg, NM

Yvette Altamirano BS Kinesiology Deming, NM

Alejandro Gonzalez Alvarez* BS Mathematics & BAS General Business Madrid, Spain

Sarah Anderson* BA English Hobbs, NM

Catherine Louise Auld* BS Elementary Education Tularosa, NM

Delphina Kae Barber BAS General Business Gallup, NM

Kijana Nydia Best* BS Kinesiology San Francisco, CA

Peggy Jean Birkholz BS Secondary Education Lovell, WY

Ashley Bobo* BIS Interdisciplinary Silver City, NM

Shelby Jo Brittain* BS Psychology Benson, AZ

Maurice Camacho BFA Fine Arts Lordsburg, NM

Guadalupe Cantoran BIS Interdisciplinary Santa Ana, CA

Carolyn Rose Castillo* BBA Marketing Silver City, NM

Jasmine Nicole Castro BAS General Business American Canyon, CA

Kathryn Rose Cecava* BAS Rehabilitation Services Alamogordo, NM

Nancy Lai Wah Chang* BIS Interdisciplinary Pleasant Hill, CA

Vangie M. Chapin BAS General Business Silver City, NM

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Anthony Isaiah Chavez BAS Forest Wildlife Law Enforcement Las Cruces, NM

Lindsey Cheama* BSW Social Work Zuni, NM

Amy Christiansen* BSW Social Work Artesia, NM

Rose M. Ciglar* BSW Social Work Grenlock, NJ

Amanda Gail Lee Congdon* BSW Social Work Prior Lake, MN

Colton Lamar Cook* BS Psychology Thatcher, AZ

Tycee Kailynn Coplan BIS Interdisciplinary Taylor, AZ

Kimberly Joy Cormier* BIS Interdisciplinary Douglas, AZ

Patricia Countryman* BFA Fine Arts Douglas, AZ

Kristian Andrew Crocker BS Psychology Tucson, AZ

Jamie Crockett* BS Psychology Silver City, NM

Kenneth E. David III* BS Mathematics Silver City, NM

Jessica Renee Dechert* BAS Rehabilitation Services Benson, AZ

Shantell Marie Delgado BSW Social Work Bayard, NM

Jordan Johnathan Enriquez* BS Criminal Justice El Paso, TX

Bernice Colleen Fellows* BS Cell & Molecular Biology Goodyear, AZ

Roxanne Mulhern Ferrer* BAS Rehabilitation Services Poway, CA

Liam Sullivan Pierre Lucien Fraboulet* BBA Marketing & Business Management Plouha, France

Mary Elizabeth Gandara BSW Social Work Silver City, NM

Isiah Ronald Garcia* BS Criminal Justice Stanley, NM

Zachary Garris* BS Criminal Justice Albuquerque, NM

Yasmeen Gastelum BBA Business Management Phoenix, AZ

Josephine M. Gavaldon BIS Interdisciplinary Mimbres, NM

Nathaniel James Gomez BS Psychology & Kinesiology Silver City, NM

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Ana Maria Gonzalez BAS Rehabilitation Services El Paso, TX

Nicholas Leston Gordon BIS Interdisciplinary Silver City, NM

Collin D. Grady BS Kinesiology Glendora, CA

Fernanda D. Granillo BS Early Childhood Education Silver City, NM

Nolan C. Grigsby BBA Business Management Los Angeles, CA

Isaiah Matthew Guillen* BIS Interdisciplinary Portales, NM

Gerald Cole Hadden BAS Forest Wildlife Law Enforcement Artec, NM

Robert J. Harrington* BS Criminal Justice Animas, NM

Emilia Bernice Herrera BSW Social Work Alamosa, CO

Tina K. Hodgman* BS English Farmington, NM

Joshua Neal Hudson* BS Cell & Molecular Biology Peoria, AZ

Sarah Elizabeth Humphrey BSW Social Work Albuquerque, NM

Raven Jackson* BS Chemistry Thatcher, AZ

Sarita James-Atwater* BS Cell & Molecular Biology & Chemistry Santa Clara, CA

Michelle Marie Kirn* BSW Social Work Albuquerque, NM

Alpana Kirti BAS Rehabilitation Services Las Cruces, NM

Caitlin Veronica Krause* BAS Rehabilitation Services Wolfforth, TX

Tamrah Lynn Lawrence BAS Rehabilitation Services Silver City, NM

Merry Lepper* BA English Rodeo, NM

Megan Marie Looney* BS Sociology Buckeye, AZ

Takiyah Lopez BIS Interdisciplinary El Paso, TX

Christopher Eugene Lucero* BAS Criminal Justice Belen, NM

Ariana M. Maldonado* BS Psychology Albuquerque, NM

James Thomas Maley BS Art San Diego, CA

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Dafna Idit Margalit* BSN Nursing Portland, OR

Amanda Marie Marquez BS Chemistry Las Cruces, NM

Kyra Lynn Marquez BAS Rehabilitation Services Silver City, NM

Ashley Leanne Martinez BS Psychology Lordsburg, NM

Daniel Neil McEntire BS Chemical Dependency Counseling Silver City, NM

Sabrina Elizabeth Melendez* BS Mathematics Douglas, AZ

Shaydle A. Mendoza BAS General Business Silver City, NM

Alejandro Aparicio Morales Jr. BS Psychology Douglas, AZ

Maria E. Morales BSW Social Work Gallup, NM

Clarissa I. Moreno* BBA Accounting Tucson, AZ

Charlyn Rene Murray BS Teaching & Learning Deming, NM

Felicity Lorraine Nicholas* BS Elementary Education Belen, NM

Ashlee Danielle Nolan* BSW Social Work Silver City, NM

Robyn Elizabeth North BS Forest Wildlife Bayard, NM

Gabriella Beatrice Orosco BBA Accounting Bayard, NM

James J. Pagels BBA Accounting Tucson, AZ

Anner Marie Perryman BS Psychology Tucson, AZ

Isaiah Pierre BS Kinesiology Little Haiti, FL

Charlotte A. Polanco BSW Social Work Silver City, NM

Lourdes Garcia Ramirez BBA Business Management El Paso, TX

Justina Michelle Rapone* BSW Social Work Corfu, NY

Shayla Elaina Roby BAS Rehabilitation Services El Paso, TX

Nicholas Edmund Rodgers* BAS Criminal Justice Albuquerque, NM

Esperanza Rodriguez BAS Rehabilitation Services Silver City, NM

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Holly A. Rogers BBA Accounting Silver City, NM

German Romero-Rosales BS Sociology San Diego, CA

Genesis Micaela Saavedra BSW Social Work Deming, NM

Austin M. Salas BBA Marketing Las Cruces, NM

Taryn Faithe Schriner BS Chemistry Dayton, NV

Garrett Silvers BS Social Science Albuquerque, NM

Brice Erich Sitz* BS Chemistry & Cell & Molecular Biology Charter Oak, CA

Linda Scott Smith* BSN Nursing Valencia, CA

Roxanne Solis Snyder* BS Sustainable Development El Paso, TX

Daniel I. Soliz BAS Rehabilitation Services Bayard, NM

Allie M. Spears BS Early Childhood Education Clovis, NM

Michael P. Taele BS Sociology Oceanside, CA

Jenessa Taylor* BS Zoology El Paso, TX

Zachary Tecca BS Zoology Lordsburg, NM

Eve Anwyn Thomas BS Sociology Austin, TX

Brandy L. Thornburg* BIS Interdisciplinary Silver City, NM

GeAnna J. Torres BAS Criminal Justice Magdalena, NM

Getsemany Reyes Uriostegui BBA Accounting Deming, NM

James Tavita Vaifale BS Kinesiology Chandler, AZ

Deidre Vega BAS Criminal Justice Bayard, NM

Heather Verrill BS Cell & Molecular Biology Barstow, CA

Alejandra Villagrana BBA Business Management Deming, NM

Davis Russell Wade Jr. BAS General Business Jackson, MS

Miyana Wagner* BS Psychology Lahaina, HI

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Tylon Lockney Wilder BIS Interdisciplinary Silver City, NM

Victoria Marie Winrow BAS General Business Alamogordo, NM

Myla Aelaine Woods-Brown BS Kinesiology Sacramento, CA

Jon-Reese Woodson BS Kinesiology Corpus Christi, TX

Lezlee Nichole Yancey BAS Criminal Justice Carlsbad, NM *Baccalaureate Degree Candidates who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or above and are designated for honors.

Associate Degree Candidates

Amy Gwendolyn Farfan Aguilar AS Business Administration Guadalajara, Jalisco: Mexico

Tyson Enoch Anderson AS Mathematics Silver City, NM

Karen P Apodaca AA Early Childhood Education & Family Support Hanover, NM

Carmina Aragon AS Criminal Justice Deming, NM

Gerardo "Ruben" Barraza AAS Welding Technology Deming, NM

Lazius Brown AS Business Administration Silver City, NM

Shawn Bustamante AAS Electrical Technology Santa Clara, NM

Yvonne Ann Carrillo AA Liberal Studies Bayard, NM

Carly Clark AA Liberal Studies Tuscon, AZ

Dawn S. Clark AA Early Childhood Education & Family Support Deming, NM

Ruanita S. Clark AA Early Childhood Education & Family Support Deming, NM

Shoniquia Coleman AS Business Administration Austin, TX

Crystal Cook AA Early Childhood Education & Family Support Bayard, NM

Isaac Iasona Crichton AS Business Administration Ewa Beach, HI

Kevin R. Curry AAS Electrical Technology Tulsa, OK

Faith Diamanti AS Mathematics Silver City, NM

Wade Donaldson AAS Electrical Technology Cliff, NM

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Ashton Eagar AS Business Administration Eagar, AZ

Jazmine Nicole Flores AA Early Childhood Education & Family Support Silver City, NM

Briana Perfiria Garcia AA Liberal Studies Silver City, NM

Marisol Garza AA Liberal Studies Truth or Consequences, NM

Eduardo Giron AA Graphic Design Monterrey, Nuevo Leon

Joanna M. Gunn AS Criminal Justice Alamogordo, NM

Destiny Nichole Gutierrez AS Business Administration Silver City, NM

Andre Devin Harville AAS Electrical Technology Silver City, NM

Roi W. Hines AA Liberal Studies Louisville, GA

Hororio Andres Duran III AA Graphic Design Carlsbad, NM

Theodora James AA Liberal Studies Window Rock, AZ

Elisabeth M. Jaquez AS Business Administration Silver City, NM

Asia Landon AAS Welding Technology Silver City, NM

Brandon Adam Nathaniel Lara AS Business Administration Peoria, IL

Tamatha G. Legarda AA Human Services Silver City, NM

Neidy Lerma AS Criminal Justice Deming, NM

Jesicca G. Lopez Levario AA Early Childhood Education & Family Support Deming, NM

Magaly Lopez AA Early Childhood Education & Family Support Deming, NM

Betsy Maciel AA Liberal Studies Deming, NM

Johnathan Ralph Marquez AAS Welding Technology Silver City, NM

Jacob Martin AAS Welding Technology Silver City, NM

Adrian Richard Melon AAS Welding Technology Silver City, NM

Maria Elizabeth Mendez AS Business Administration Deming, NM

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Timothy Brian Miller AAS Electrical Technology Silver City, NM

Nicholas R. Morgan AAS Welding Technology Kansas, KS

Georgios Mosialos AS Business Administration Larissa, Greece, Thessaly

Danny L. Munoz AAS Electrical Technology Santa Clara, NM

Raven C. Myers AA Liberal Studies Silver City, NM

Ashley D. Ogilvie AS Business Administration Silver City, NM

Desmond Ivan Okyere AS e-Commerce & System Administration Silver City, NM

Jose-Miguel Holguin Ruiz AA Liberal Studies Silver City, NM

Genesis Micaela Saavedra AA Human Services Deming, NM

Teresa Salas AA Early Childhood Edcuation & Family Support Alamogordo, NM

Leonel A. Sandoval AA Liberal Studies Silver City, NM

Carlos M. Silvas AAS Welding Technology Douglas, AZ

Robert Levi J. Simpson AS Mathematics Glenwood, NM

Elizabeth Morgan Sorells AS Mathematics-Pre-Engineering Silver City, NM

Lexie Stailey AA Early Childhood Education & Family Support Silver City, NM

Quisha Tamez AA Human Services Deming, NM

Tytus Zan Melvin Timoteo AS Business Administration Waianae, HI

Cesar Torres AS Criminal Justice Deming, NM

Brendan M. Trujillo AS Business Administration Silver City, NM

Sandra A. Varela

AA Early Childhood Education & Family Support Deming, NM

Luke J. Vega AAS Welding Technology Silver City, NM

Robert Welty AAS Welding Technology Winston, NM

Brandon C. White AAS Welding Technology Silver City, NM

Juan Woods AAS Welding Technology Hurley, NM

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Wellington William Woodward AAS Welding Technology Silver City, NM

Victoria Castillo Zamarron AA Graphic Design Mimbres, NM

Kenia Lizbeth Reyna Zavala AA Early Childhood Education & Family Support Deming, NM

Undergraduate Certificate Candidates

Gerardo "Ruben" Barraza Welding Technology Deming, NM

Jacob Blachford Welding Technology Silver City, NM

Shawn Bustamante Electrical Technology Santa Clara, NM

Anthony Isaiah Chavez Law Enforcement Las Cruces, NM

Wade Donaldson Electrical Technology Cliff, NM

Gerald Cole Hadden Law Enforcement Aztec, NM

Andre Devin Harville Electrical Technology Silver City, NM

Bernadette Arlene Sierra Hernandez Early Childhood Education & Family Support Silver City, NM

Asia Landon Welding Technology Silver City, NM

Magaly Lopez Early Childhood Education & Family Support Deming, NM

Johnathan Ralph Marquez Welding Technology Silver City, NM

Jacob Martin Welding Technology Silver City, NM

Adrian Richard Melon Welding Technology Silver City, NM

Neidy Lerma Millan Law Enforcement Deming, NM

Timothy Brian Miller Electrical Technology Silver City, NM

Nicholas R. Morgan Welding Technology Kansas, KS

Danny L. Munoz Electrical & Welding Technology Santa Clara, NM

Carlos M. Silvas Welding Technology Douglas, AZ

Lexie Stailey Early Childhood Education & Family Support Silver City, NM

Luke J. Vega Welding Technology Silver City, NM

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Robert Welty Welding Technology Winston, NM

Brandon C. White Welding Technology Silver City, NM

Juan Woods Welding Technology Hurley, NM

Wellington William Woodward Welding Technology Silver City, NM

Edmund Wright Welding Technology Deming, NM

Fast-Track Certificate Candidates

Jesus Badillo Electrical Technology Bayard, NM

Jacob Blachford Welding Technology Silver City, NM

Shawn Bustamante Electrical Technology Santa Clara, NM

Wade Donaldson Electrical Technology Cliff, NM

Ryan Thomas Estrada Welding Technology Animas, NM

Brandon Hoffman Welding Technology Rodeo, NM

John David Holder Welding Technology Animas, NM

Johnathan Marquez Welding Technology Silver City, NM

Adrian Richard Melon Welding Technology Silver City, NM

Timothy Brian Miller Electrical Technology Silver City, NM

Nicholas R. Morgan Welding Technology Kansas, KS

Danny L. Munoz Electrical & Welding Technology Santa Clara, NM

Orin Robert Offutt Welding Technology Animas, NM

Matt Pitts Electrical Technology Silver City, NM

Eyan Zane Villines Electrical Technology Silver City, NM

Ty Sam Wagley Welding Technology Animas, NM

Wellington William Woodward Welding Technology Silver City, NM

Edmund Wright Welding Technology Deming, NM

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High School Equivalency Diploma

Domonique Aragon Silver City, NM

Kristina Betser Silver City, NM

Lilly Biddle Silver City, NM

Sofia Castillo Deming, NM

Cristian Dominguez Silver City, NM

Julie Donigan Deming, NM

Natalie Gill Silver City, NM

Renea Gonzales Deming, NM

Christopher Hannan Silver City, NM

Martha Hernandez Deming, NM

Yaneli Hernandez Deming, NM

Rose Le Silver City, NM Tina Leyba Silver City, NM

Christine Madrid

Silver City, NM

Krystl Morey Deming, NM

Anthony Myers Deming, NM

Barbara Norton Mimbres, NM

Sara Olmsted Silver City, NM

Xavier Quiroz Deming, NM

Juanita Renteria Silver City, NM

Jasmine Reyes Silver City, NM

David Rico Deming, NM

Sabrina Sandoval Silver City, NM

John Silva Deming, NM

Angelica Danielle Teran Silver City, NM

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Honors Medallion

Baccalaureate students who are graduating with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher are awarded a bronze medallion noting their academic achievement. The medallion worn by honors graduates during the commencement acknowledges the student’s and the university’s commitment to academic excellence.

Honor Societies & Clubs:

Alpha Phi Signa (Criminal Justice) Phi Alpha (Social Work Royal Blue Letters on Gold Stole Blue & Gold Cord Officers-Royal Blue & Gold Cord Pi Gamma Mu (Social Sciences)

Associate Students of WNMU Gold Letters on Royal Blue Stole Silver Cord Psi Chi (Psychology) Cardinal Key National Honor Society Blue & Gold Cord Red Letters on White Stole Active Members-Gold Cord Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish) Officers-Red Cord Red & Gold Cord Master Students-White Cord Sigma Tau Delta (English) Delta Mu Delta (Business Administration) Honor Cord for Full Membership Purple & Gold Cord Society for Education in Politics (SEP) El Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MECHA) Pink & Black Cord Red, White & Green Cord Upsilon Pi Epsilon (Computing & Information) Kappa Delta Pi (Education Honor Society) All Members-Maroon/White Green & Purple Cord VICA (Vocational Industrial Club of America) Mathematics & Computer Science Club Associate-White Letters on Red Sash Club Members-Black & Silver Bachelor-Whilte Letters on Red Sash with Gold Tassel Club Officers-Black/Silver/Gold WNMU Student Hall of Fame Inductee Millennium III Honors Program Purple Cord Gold Letters on Purple Stole National Society of Leadership & Success Red & Black Cord

Academic Regalia

Academic Regalia date back to the medieval universities of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Scholars were members of religious orders, then guilds. The university was a guild of Masters of Arts, where the Bachelor was an apprentice to the Master. The first known statute governing academic dress appeared in 1321 at the University of Coimbra (Italy); in the United States the practice goes back to 1754 when King George II transplanted many regulations from Oxford and Cambridge to the newly chartered King’s College (now Columbia University). The principal features of the academic regalia are the cap, gown and hood. The bachelor’s gown is distinguished by long pointed sleeves and is worn closed, while the master’s gown, which may be worn open or closed, has a long closed sleeve from which the forearm emerges through the slit near the elbow. The doctor’s gown is faced with broad velvet panels and has full round sleeves, which bear three velvet bars. The square cap originated at Oxford in the sixteenth century and is the same for all degrees, with the tassel in black or in the color of the field of study; doctors are privileged to wear gold tassels. Originally the hood was a tippet, a shoulder covering worn by medieval friars, which, during the fourteenth century, came to be used to cover the head. When caps were adopted in the fifteenth century, hoods became ornamental and were draped over the shoulders and down the back. Today, the length of the hood and the width of the velvet border that edges it vary with the degree, while the color of the border represents the field of learning. Examples are: Arts, Letters, Humanities ............................................... White Business Commerce ...................................................... Drab Communication .............................................................. Red Education & Counseling ................................................. Blue (light) Engineering…………………………………………………. Orange Fine Arts ........................................................................ Brown Law ................................................................................ Purple Music ............................................................................. Pink Nursing ……………………………………………………… Apricot Occupational Therapy……………………………………… Peacock Blue Oratory .......................................................................... Grey (silver) Philosophy …………………………………………………. Blue (dark) Physical Education ......................................................... Green (sage) Science .......................................................................... Yellow (gold) Social Work .................................................................... Yellow Theology ........................................................................ Scarlet

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