IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 12/07/07 CONTACT: PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
SILVER CITY- Some 200 degrees will be conferred at the Western New Mexico University Fall Commencement Ceremony to be held on Friday, Dec. 14, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Fine Arts Center Theatre. The keynote speaker will be Howie Morales, Grant County Clerk and WNMU alumnus.
The Registrar’s Office reports 57 associate degrees, 99 bachelor degrees, 22 master degrees, 17 master of art in teaching degrees and five master of business administration degrees will be conferred at the ceremony.
Silver City residents earning an associate degree are Maria Avila, Jennifer Brickey, Jeremy Carbajal, Joseph Collier, Marisol Delgado, Sherry Deremer, Candace Grado, Danna Lopez, Shelley Lowery, Nicole O’Connell, Starlyn O’Neill, Michael Paez, Imelda Peterson, Roger Reyes, Edwardo Ruelaz and Meri Windsor.
Silver City residents earning a bachelor’s degree are Lawrence Aquino, Tracy Berridge, Sandra Carter, Anna Donaldson, Jamie Fischer, Aurelia Ford-Carey, Jean Fortenberry, Jeneeta Garcia, Julie Gomez, Christopher Hedgeman, Colleen Hedges, Raven Hogan, Elizabeth Holguin, Peter Kaiser, Michelle Koba, Rebecca Maxwell, Jess Moyers, Jennifer O’Dell, Joyce O’Loughlin, Tereza Pilatova, Cody Richards, Christen Rogers, Jason Sanchez, James Smith, Brett Tedford, Michelle Terrill-Kessler, Renato Varella, Angel Vos, Whitney Wertz and Bo Whiteside.
Earning a master of art degree from Silver City are Paul Adcock, Tyler Bingham, John Dunne, Christine Kaiser, Dhyana Kaufman, Michael Koury, Bliss Lightfeather, Marisol Montoya, Skye Norton, Jacqueline Pope, Jessica Ruegsegger and Kimberly Woodard.
Earning a master of business administration degree from Silver City are Mark Bell and Dawn Ybarra.
Earning a master of art in teaching degree from Silver City are Adeliah Candelaria, Michele Damore, Bobby Holroyd and Susan Lain.
Bayard residents earning an associate degree are Hilary Andersen, Rosemary Gutierrez, Dionne Legarda, De Anna Rodriguez, Robert Sera and Jason Silva.
Earning a bachelor’s degree from Bayard are Candice Dalton, Jessica Garcia, Adam Herrera, Terry Maynes, Connie Murillo and Jessica Salas.
Santa Clara residents earning an associate degree are Sylvia Chavez-Littot, Angelica Reyes and Charlotte Udero.
Santa Clara residents earning a bachelor of art degree are Gabriel Gavaldon, Rosa Romero and Eva Sierra.
Arenas Valley resident earning a master of art in teaching degree is James Piles.
Earning an associate degree from Hurley are Denise Andazola and Cynthia
Ramos.
Tyrone residents earning a bachelor’s degree are Margaret Mitchell, Jason Myers, Valerie Yniguez.
Tyrone resident earning a master of art degree is Chrissie Lara.
Hanover resident earning a bachelor’s degree is Richelle Price.
Earning a bachelor’s degree from Cliff is Shawna Arnold.
Glenwood residents earning a master of business administration degree are Jeffery Baldwin and Katharine Dorris.
Gila residents earning a bachelor’s degree are Donna Bornmann and James Bruton.
Lordsburg residents earning an associate degree are Dominick Duncan, Lori Saenz and Liliana Sanchez.
Earning a bachelor’s degree from Lordsburg is Carmen Gonzalez.
Lordsburg residents earning a master of art in teaching degree are Jenny Jones and Rogelio Villa, IV.
Deming residents earning an associate degree are James Chandler, Guadalupe Dominguez, Mary Fletcher, Daniela Garcia, Miriam Guzman, Elizabeth LaFuente, Marichu Lazo, Ilene Leach, Cecilia Leyba, Matthew Lindley, Laura McNiece, Arline Medlin, Beatrice Muñoz, Diana Renteria, Claudia Sosa, and Maria Vallejo.
Earning a bachelor’s degree from Deming are Leila Gomez, Ana Lisa Hinojosa, Bonnie Hobbs, Sandra Hudson, Angela Maes, Iris Nevarez, Jeny Payan, Diana Renteria, Claudia Sosa, Bryan Stevenson and Kathy White.
Deming resident earning a master of art degree are Terry Mckinley and Waldo Winborn II.
Earning a master of business administration from Deming is Lloyd Valentine III.
Deming resident earning a master of art in teaching degree is Patricia McGhee.
Other New Mexico residents earning an associate degree are Margarita Calderon, Therasa Carter, Adrianne Cheromiah, Rosa Diaz, Kathleen Gee, Penelope Holom, Paul Hufnagel, Samantha Ontiveros, William Penner and Elsa Solano.
Other New Mexico residents earning a bachelor’s degree are Vicki Altamirano, Brian Baca, Cassandra Bluett, Jaretta Burk, Archie Gomez, Rachel Gomez, Paul Hufnagel, Jason Jackson, Stephanie Kirkpatrick, Kelly Logan, Kara Naber, Ivy Ortiz, Christan Pollard, Alicia Quam, Howard Schwartzman, Theresa Smith, Juliet Sullivan, George Turner and Teri Villanfano.
Other New Mexico residents earning a master of art in teaching degree are Bridgit Coleman, Peter Covitz, Miguel Fernandez, Nicholas Kuhn, Shelly Terrazas, Rebecca Wesbrook and Cheryl Wolfe.
Arizona residents earning a bachelor’s degree are Nikole Escarcega, Daniel Magnani, Jacquelyn Murray, Reginald Russell, Christian Serena and Anissa Varela.
Arizona resident earning a master of art degree is Michael Nagy.
Arizona resident earning a master of art in teaching degree is Bradford Lawson.
Texas residents earning a bachelor’s degree are Elizabeth Banderas, David Cantu, Tala Fallstich, Luis Martinez, Aram Pinto and Cynthia Vega.
Texas residents earning a master of art degree are Alicia Estrada, Ana Mora and Yadira Rivera.
California residents earning a bachelor’s degree is Kristi Tynan and Nathaniel White.
Florida resident earning a bachelor’s degree is Zamreo Sherman.
Hawaii residents earning a bachelor’s degree are Melanie Tang and Meghan Watson.
Washington resident earning a bachelor’s degree is Daniel Ryen.
Washington resident earning a master of art in teaching degree is Anya McAllister.
Michigan resident earning an associate degree is Alexandra Kunkel.
Montana resident earning a bachelor’s degree is Ann Norris.
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico residents earning a master of art degree are Ethel Flores, Rita Jaurrieta, Erika Murguia, Silvia Ortiz-Perez, Ruth Peters and Margarita Quintanar Serrano.
For more information about WNMU, call the admissions office at 538-6000 or visit its website at: www.wnmu.edu
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