Northwestern Announces Spring Commencement Exercises May 8
April 28, 2021
Spring commencement exercises at Northwestern Oklahoma State University will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 8, at Ranger Field.
Dr. Joe Highfill of Norman, 1966 Northwestern graduate, will be speaking at the commencement.
The stage will face south for this ceremony to allow for social distanced seating on both the home and visitor sides. Guests in the stands will be encouraged to wear a face covering.
The parking tiers on the south end will also be available for people to park and watch the ceremony from their vehicle. The tier parking is first-come-first serve availability unless handicap parking is needed. Handicap parking will be available on the first tier.
In case of inclement weather, the spring commencement exercises will be held in Percefull Fieldhouse. If the event is moved indoors, the universities’ COVID protocols will be observed.
Eleven candidates will receive Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees.
Thirty-five candidates will receive master degrees, 21 will receive Master of Education degrees, 13 will receive Master of Counseling Psychology degrees, and one will receive a Master of Science in General Psychology degree.
A total of 208 candidates will receive bachelor’s degrees with 38 graduating 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: www.YouTube.com/NWOSURangers.
Doctoral graduates and their hometowns are as follows:
DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE
OKLAHOMA
ALVA – Krystal Elliott
BUFFALO – Keeley Morgan
CRESCENT – Shannon Dunn
CHICKASHA – Kylie Lee
EDMOND – Holly Cunningham
ENID – Carrie Evans, Toni Zumalt
FAIRVIEW – Emily Powell
LAVERNE – Jennifer Sparks
MOORELAND – Sierra Elsey
NEVADA
LAS VEGAS – Laurice Jones
Master’s graduates, their degrees and their hometowns are as follows:
MASTER OF COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY
OKLAHOMA
ALVA – Karmen Andrews, Chantel Delaware
ENID – Laura Peters
NEWKIRK – Courtney Cline
PONCA CITY – Derra Bishop, Quailla Hazen, LaTasha Leon, Melissa Pipestem
RINGWOOD – Kimberly Wheeler
TONKAWA – Kimberly Simmons
COLORADO
THORNTON – Hannah Williams
INDIANA
FORT WAYNE – Brittney Haydock
TURKMENISTAN
ASHGABAT – Selbi Kurbanova
MASTER OF EDUCATION
OKLAHOMA
ALVA – Christopher Eckhardt, adult education management and administration; Ryan Wiebener, educational leadership
BOISE CITY – Kolby White, adult education management and administration
BUFFALO – Selena Estrada-Gates, adult education management and administration
COWETA – Eric Smith, adult education management and administration
ENID – Tiffany Misak, adult education management and administration
FARGO – Conni Nelson, educational leadership
GUYMON – Elida Esquivel, school counseling
HOOKER – Joshua Faulkner, educational leadership
KREMLIN – Bryce Gannon, curriculum and instruction
SHATTUCK – Carolyn Starbuck, educational leadership
WOODWARD – Ashley Barnes, reading specialist; Tacy Hurst, adult education management and administration
ARIZONA
GLENDALE – Luis Mendoza III, adult education management and administration
PHOENIX – Theorda Johnson III, adult education management and administration
ARKANSAS
BRYANT – Jakeria Otey, adult education management and administration
FLORIDA
PENSACOLA – James Ellis Jr., adult education management and administration
KANSAS
HILL CITY – Katie Couey, reading specialist
TEXAS
GRAND SALINE – Trenton Easley, adult education management and administration
JUSTIN – Elijah Christman, adult education management and administration
SHERMAN – Kennedy Jewell, adult education management and administration
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
VIRGINIA
RICHMOND – Laralin Worsham
Bachelor’s graduates, their degrees and hometowns are as follows:
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
OKLAHOMA
ALVA – Lane Scarbrough, Bachelor of Business Administration
ENID – Kylee Alexander, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Kathryn Hess, Bachelor of Science in psychology; Chloe Wallace, Bachelor of Arts in English
GUTHRIE – Jacob Fuller, Bachelor of Science in biology
PIEDMONT – Abby Detar, Bachelor of Science in psychology
WOODWARD – Mayte Rosales, Bachelor of Business Administration; Wade Shelton, Bachelor of Science in computer science
KANSAS
ANTHONY – Caitlyn Pray, Bachelor of Science in agriculture
KINSLEY – Scout Frame, Bachelor of Arts in political science
TEXAS
ALVARADO – Brenden Gagich, Bachelor of Science in criminal justice
WALLER – Jacob Comp, Bachelor of Science in mass communication
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
OKLAHOMA
ALVA – Rochelle Wright, Bachelor of Arts in history
ARDMORE – Sara Houchin, Bachelor of Social Work
BUFFALO – Wendy Aguilar, Bachelor of Science in psychology
ENID – Bailey Brown, Bachelor of Science in biology; Cyntyia Lloyd, Bachelor of Social Work; Rachel Shryock, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Johnetta Washington, Bachelor of Business Administration, Heather Wilkinson, Bachelor of Social Work
FARGO – Mary Jones, Bachelor of Science in psychology
LAVERNE – Trey Allen, Bachelor of Science in Education in health and sports science education
OKLAHOMA CITY – Wendi Vanderhorst, Bachelor of Business Administration
OLIVE – Emma Sporleder, Bachelor of Science in mass communication
PONCA CITY – Lacy Arnold, Bachelor of Science in psychology
WAYNOKA – Samuel Meek, Bachelor of Science in computer science
ARKANSAS
BENTONVILLE – Katelyn King, Bachelor of Science in Education in elementary education
WASHINGTON
PORT TOWNSEND – Lydia Marrs, Bachelor of Business Administration
CUM LAUDE
OKLAHOMA
ALVA– Kirsten Harrison, Bachelor of Science in Education in elementary education
GARBER – Brittney Buckendorf, Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting
POCASSET – Jessica Wildman, Bachelor of Social Work
TALOGA – Alexander Tune, Bachelor of Science in agriculture
VICI – Ashlyn Watkins, Bachelor of Business Administration
WOODWARD – Anja Harrison, Bachelor of Science in criminal justice
FLORIDA
HUDSON – Brittany Cirnigliaro, Bachelor of Arts in general studies
KANSAS
STERLING – Mardee Thompson, Bachelor of Business Administration
LOUISIANA
BOSSIER CITY – Preston Lonadier, Bachelor of Science in health and sports science education
NORTH DAKOTA
CARRINGTON – Bridger Anderson, Bachelor of Science in agriculture
BACHELOR OF ARTS
OKLAHOMA
ALVA – Blake Trekell, political science
BUFFALO – Karen Rodriguez, general studies; Marisa Wilkinson, general studies
CLEVELAND – Jessica Reeves, general studies
ENID – Allexus Childs, general studies; Meghan Kaiser, English
MOORELAND – Kaitlyn Phillips, general studies
NEWKIRK – Micah Roberts, English
OKLAHOMA CITY – Noreen Wagner, music
YUKON – Elizabeth Jackson, general studies
COLORADO
ENGLEWOOD – Jack Peck, general studies
MCCLAVE – Steven Weber, general studies
ILLINOIS
PEKIN – Rodney McKinney, history
MISSISSIPPI
OLIVE BRANCH – Ryan Busch, general studies
NEW MEXICO
LAS CRUCES – Leticia Maxwell, general studies
TEXAS
DALLAS – Deon Barrett, general studies
BACHELOR OF APPLIED ARTS AND SCIENCES
OKLAHOMA
LAVERNE – Luis Jimenez, technical management
BACHELOR OF ARTS EDUCATION
OKLAHOMA
Enid – Matthew Reed, social science
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
OKLAHOMA
ALINE – Ethan Sacket, business administration
BEAVER – Averi Lansden, business administration
BLACKWELL – Shelia Logan, accounting and business administration
ENID – Olivia Andrews, accounting; Heather Bronaugh, accounting; Amy Lalicker, business administration; Patricia Lopez, accounting
KANSAS – Rhianna Chesser, accounting
LAHOMA – Emilie Reames, business administration
OCHELATA – Morgan Welch, business administration
PONCA CITY – Erica Fetters, business administration; Jake Lee, business administration; Bonnie Nash, business administration
WOODWARD – Nathan Hale, accounting
YUKON – Frederick Blake Dunlap, business administration
ARIZONA
PAGE – Saria Darrow, business administration
ILLINOIS
QUINCY – Kayla Wilson, business administration
IOWA
EMMETSBURG – Dillon Van Oosbree, business administration
KANSAS
KIOWA – Clarissa Murphy, business administration
SOLOMON – Parker Base, business administration
UDALL – Ricky Yaussi, business administration
OHIO
BALTIC – Sierra Mullet, business administration
BACHELOR OF MUSIC
OKLAHOMA
WAYNOKA – Katherine Blair
ILLINOIS
CHICAGO – Mikayla Carpenter
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
OKLAHOMA
ALVA – Rafferty Brown, psychology; Chase Jones, psychology; Joshua Nichols, computer science
BARTLESVILLE – Isabella Hardester, criminal justice
BILLINGS – Bailey Stoll, psychology
CHEROKEE – Andrea Corr, psychology; Eugene Highfill, psychology
COVINGTON – Emily Franke, agriculture
ENID – Hudsyn Childs, health and sports science education; Mariah Ramsey, psychology; Jacob Steckbeck, computer science; Zarah Whitfield, psychology; Colton Wichert, agriculture
FAIRVIEW – Peyton Lucas, psychology
FORGAN – Siona Walsh, biology
GARBER – Mason Monsees, criminal justice; Dustin Nagel, criminal justice
GUYMON – Diana Rojo, chemistry
HASKELL – Colton Kropf, agriculture
HOPETON – Christina Porter, psychology
JAY – Alexia Taylor, health and sports science education
JET – April Burchfiel, biology
KINGFISHER – Tanner Rutledge, health and sports science education
LAVERNE – Duncan Brown, chemistry; Trayven Kirkhart, agriculture
LEEDEY – Ashton Carman, biology
MIDWEST CITY – Brendan Brown, criminal justice
MORRIS – Stetson May, agriculture
MUSKOGEE – Jessi Bynum, health and sports science education
OKEENE – Brayden Wilson, psychology
OKLAHOMA CITY – Keyairrie Coulter, health and sports science education
PERRY – Easton Maxwell, health and sports science education; Beverly Singmaster, organizational leadership
PONCA CITY – Kimberly Angle, psychology; Tyler Bishop, computer science; Shelia Lablue, psychology; Sarah Rose, psychology
POND CREEK – Jaicee Stinson, health and sports science education
PURCELL – Daytin Christian, agriculture
RINGWOOD – Nicholas Nakvinda, biology
SWEETWATER – Colton Reed, computer science
TONKAWA – Kianna Delodge, criminal justice
TULSA – Kaleb Bethel, criminal justice
WANN – Bradley Ralph, agriculture
WAYNOKA – Logan Meriwether, mass communication; Draven Smith, mass communication
WOODWARD – Andrew Hinkle, computer science; Denver Howard, computer science; Haley Persons, psychology; Dustin Swallow, criminal justice
CALIFORNIA
REDLANDS – Jada Overby, health and sports science education
RESEDA – Ryan Willingham, psychology
COLORADO
AURORA – David Thornton, mass communication
BRANSON – Sean Doherty, mass communication
BRISTOL – Wacey Dorenkamp, chemistry
FORT COLLINS – Colby Carlson, health and sports science education
LAS ANIMAS – Jaxon Spady, agriculture
KANSAS
COLDWATER – Lane Haas, agriculture
GREAT BEND – Alma Garay, health and sports science education
HAYSVILLE – Leah Darnell, mass communication; Blake Manuel, health and sports science education
KINGMAN – Claire Theis, biology
LIBERAL – Reyna Gonzalez, health and sports science education
LINDSBORG – Kate Deterding, health and sports science education
WELLINGTON – Jace Lowe, health and sports science education
WICHITA – Dayton Driskill, biology
LOUISIANA
VINTON – Michael Sion, health and sports science education
MASSACHUSETTS
DUXBURY – Brendan Kates, health and sports science education
MISSOURI
CRANE – Jenna Scroggins, agriculture
ST. LOUIS – Mya Johnson, health and sports science education; Kyrell Roberts, health and sports science education
HARRISONVILLE – Jace Rutledge, agriculture
NEVADA
GARDNERVILLE – Caitlyn Bidart, health and sports science education
TEXAS
BOERNE – Benjamin Baker, chemistry
DALLAS – Makayla Barrientos, biology
FOLLETT – Taylor Lusk, health and sports science education
FORT WORTH – Justin Gordon, criminal justice
HOUSTON – Denzel Davis, health and sports science education; Cayla Smither, health and sports science education
KINGWOOD – Sean Rydell, health and sports science education
LUCAS – Dakota Michaels, biology
MARQUEZ – Kaydee Honeycutt, chemistry
MAYPEARL – Tyler Berryhill, chemistry
TEXAS CITY – Xavier Woodkins, criminal justice
THE COLONY – Blake Hoffman, health and sports science education
WYLIE – Cameron White, computer science
WYOMING
CHEYENNE – Zane Thompson, agriculture
NEPAL
KATHMANDU – Niraj Khatri, computer science
FRANCE
CHAILLOUÉ – Jessalyn Rivet-Tissot, biology
NORWAY
OSLO – Kevin Ford, health and sports science education and mass communication
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE EDUCATION
OKLAHOMA
BOISE CITY – Johnna Roberts, elementary education
PONCA CITY – Andrea Storm, early childhood education
RALSTON – Bailey Goad, elementary education
TONKAWA – Steven Pfluger, health and sports science education
WOODWARD – Shealynn Coffey, early childhood education; Karen Hernandez, early childhood education; Nikki Wadkins, early childhood education
MISSOURI
CHILHOWEE – Abby Swope, early childhood education
UTAH
COLLINSTON – Marckee Belliston, special education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
OKLAHOMA
BLACKWELL – Caitlin Harris
DACOMA – Jentrey Lancaster
EDMOND – Alexis Long
ENID – Noelle DiFulvio; Breanna Johnson; Camerann Johnson; Jessica Johnson
HENNESSEY – Charli Beard
KONAWA – Sheridan Duncan
LEEDEY – Farah Proffitt
MOORELAND – Carli Russo
PERKINS – Jamee Ramsey
PONCA CITY – Caley Sharp
TONKAWA – Debra Hawkins
WOODWARD – Olivia Denney; Natalie Fierstos; Jessica Hammack; Angela Waggoner
KANSAS
LIBERAL – Angelica Rangel
SOUTH DAKOTA
HERMOSA – Meghan Corr
BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK
OKLAHOMA
BLACKWELL – Jamie Metcalf
ENID – Mazzy Priest, Rebecca Wasson
HILLSDALE – Scott Messenger
WOODWARD – Isis Lair, Wynter Standridge
MISSOURI
RAYMORE – Sydnee Miller
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