Fall commencement at Northwestern Oklahoma State University will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8, in Percefull Fieldhouse.
Dr. Chan Hellman of Tulsa, a 1989 graduate and founding director for the Hope Research Center, will deliver the commencement address.
Hellman holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology, a master’s degree in experimental psychology and a Ph.D. in quantitative psychology. He has numerous scholarly publications in scientific journals, technical reports, books and has presented his research at both national and international conferences.
Hellman teaches master’s and doctoral level students at the University of Oklahoma primarily in the areas of positive psychology, research methods and statistics.
Music will be provided by the Ranger symphonic band under the direction of Michael Seth Cudd, instructor of music and director of bands.
A reception honoring the graduates will immediately follow the ceremony and be held in the Student Center Ballroom.
A live stream of the fall commencement can be found at: www.YouTube.com/NWOSURangers
Eighty three students are candidates to receive bachelor’s degrees. Twenty candidates will receive master degrees–11 will receive Master of Education degrees, six will receive Master of American Studies degrees, two will receive a Master of Counseling Psychology degree and one will receive a Master of Science degree.
Fifteen students 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.
Those honor graduates, their degrees and their hometowns are as follows:
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
OKLAHOMA
ALVA – Aaron Pierce, Bachelor of Music Education in vocal; Jacqueline Ruhl, Bachelor of Arts in political science
BALKO – Morgan Morris, Bachelor of Science in agriculture
BLACKWELL – Megan Brown, Bachelor of Science in Education in elementary education
SEILING – Brittani Cloyd, Bachelor of Science in psychology
VICI – Katelyn Pierce, Bachelor of Music Education in vocal
TEXAS
JEWETT – Kaitlyn Robinson, Bachelor of Science in psychology
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
OKLAHOMA
ENID – Jerod Clark, Bachelor of Science in psychology
GARBER – Trenton Harmon, Bachelor of Arts in Education in social science
MIAMI – Cristy Edens, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
WAYNOKA – Sarah Castillo, Bachelor of Science in Education in elementary education
WOODWARD – Amber Acosta, Bachelor of Science in criminal justice
CUM LAUDE
OKLAHOMA
ARNETT – Bailey Chavez, Bachelor of Science in Education in elementary education
BURLINGTON – Alysson Stewart, Bachelor of Science in biology-health science option
WAYNOKA – Colton Budy, Bachelor of Science in agriculture
Listed below are those receiving a master’s degree followed by bachelor’s degree graduates, their degrees and their hometowns are as follows:
MASTER OF ARTS IN AMERICAN STUDIES
OKLAHOMA
CHEROKEE – Connor McGee
DURANT – Alyssa Bowen
ENID – BreAnna Winegarden
FAIRVIEW – Erin Davis
TEXAS
IOWA PARK – Mickey Jordan
MASTER OF COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY
OKLAHOMA
MORRISON – Amanda Lalman
SEILING – Zachery Helterbrake
MASTER OF EDUCATION
OKLAHOMA
ALVA – Emily Beard, adult education management and administration; Rance Castleberry, adult education management and administration
CHEROKEE – Keela Patterson, educational leadership
GARBER – Gerald Parker, educational leadership
GOODWELL – Amber Hollis-Fesmire, adult education management and administration
JET – Jennifer Webster, educational leadership
PERRY – Desi Rice, adult education management and administration
VICI – Kody Hookstra, curriculum and instruction
WOODWARD – Samantha Hickman, curriculum and instruction
KANSAS
BUCKLIN – Haylie Pegelow, adult education management and administration
TEXAS
HIDALGO – Melissa Brown, adult education management and administration
MASTER OF SCIENCE
OKLAHOMA
BLACKWELL – Chad Woods, general psychology
BACHELOR OF ARTS
OKLAHOMA
ENID – Kayla Timmons, general studies
FORT SUPPLY – Penny Kemph, general studies
PONCA CITY – Jaden Hawkins, general studies; William Monks, general studies; Elizabeth Post, general studies; Sean Smethers, general studies
WOODWARD – Jack Servis, history
MINNESOTA
MILAN – Aundrea DuFrane, general studies
TEXAS
SANGER – Edward Garza, general studies
BACHELOR OF ARTS EDUCATION
OKLAHOMA
HINTON – Karly Murray, English
WOODWARD – Clinton Shelton, social science
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
OKLAHOMA
BLACKWELL – Clinton Muret, accounting
ELGIN – Davida Carr
PAWHUSKA – Sage Allen
SHATTUCK – Karly Gillispie, accounting
SEMINOLE – Jordan Taylor
SHARON-MUTUAL – Morgan Phillips, accounting
VICI – Nikki Morris
WAYNOKA – Weston Hill
INDIANA
FORT WAYNE – Derrick Moore Jr.
OHIO
AKRON – Michelle Houston
MINNESOTA
MINNEAPOLIS – Kyle Satek, accounting
TEXAS
PORTER – Brooklynn Hesson
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
OKLAHOMA
ALVA – Tatum Honer, health and sports science education; Bryant Venosdel, mass communication
BRISTOW – Clarissa Wiley, biology-health science option and chemistry
CARMEN – Capri Gahr, mass communication
DACOMA – Trevor Johnson, health and sports science education
ELGIN – Abbie McKenzie, agriculture
ENID – Shannon Grimes, psychology; Marrissa Rucker, psychology; Emily Williams, psychology
FORT SUPPLY – Braxton Kornele, agriculture
LUTHER – Maurice Wright Jr., health and sports science education
NEWKIRK – Sally Montgomery, psychology
NORMAN – Mary-Elisabeth Brock, psychology
TECUMSEH – Blake Kennedy, agriculture
TONKAWA – Sandra Eguia, psychology
TULSA – Emmet Spencer, health and sports science education; Christopher Turner, computer science
WAUKOMIS – Sage Lamunyon, agriculture
WAYNOKA – Bailey Rankin, mass communication
WOODWARD – Anthony Arnold, criminal justice
ARIZONA
PHOENIX– Luis Mendoza III, health and sports science education
CALIFORNIA
CHOWCHILLA– Sebastian Escalante, biology
MONROVIA – Derek Blow, mathematics
COLORADO
COLORADO SPRINGS – Rhys Trousdale, chemistry; Summer White, health and sports science education
KANSAS
CONWAY SPRINGS – Leslie Wilson, psychology
DODGE CITY – Shelby Robertson, agriculture
GEUDA SPRINGS – Nathan Butler, agriculture
TEXAS
PFLUGERVILLE – Kalea King, criminal justice
CANADA
HIGH RIVER, ALBERTA – Riley Westhaver, agriculture
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE EDUCATION
OKLAHOMA
CHEROKEE – Tanner Bowman, natural science education
ENID – Brannon Robinson, elementary education; Morgan Webb, elementary education
FAIRVIEW – Kelcie Hainley, elementary education
GOLTRY – Tiffany Guffy, elementary education
KINGFISHER – Lainey Coldren, special education
PONCA CITY – Kirstie Coffman, elementary education
THOMAS – McKenzie Billy, elementary education
YUKON – Jennifer Cortez, elementary education
BACHELOR OF NURSING
OKLAHOMA
EDMOND – Emily Cooper, Emily Shaw
ENID – Karry Easterly
ROSE – Stacy Trimble
KANSAS
CUNNINGHAM – Megan Strohl
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Erin Davis, University Relations Specialist
eedavis@nwosu.edu 580-327-8480