WEST PLAINS, Mo. – A total of 255 students will receive degrees from Missouri State University-West Plains for the 2020 academic year.
In addition, 62 students will be eligible to receive degrees through Missouri State University-Springfield graduate and undergraduate programs. Some of those degrees are available through the Missouri State Outreach program on the West Plains campus.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, university officials will not be able to recognize graduates at the previously scheduled May 16 commencement ceremony.
Instead, the graduates will be recognized during commencement ceremonies at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at the West Plains Civic Center. More details about the Aug. 8 ceremony will be released at a later date.
Campus officials noted the August ceremony is contingent on state and federal public health requirements in place at the time.
Members of the 2020 graduating class, their hometowns and the degrees they will be receiving are listed below:
Associate of Arts in Child & Family Development
ARKANSAS
Mountain Home: Nicole Victoria Brakebill
Associate of Arts in Criminology
MISSOURI
Cabool: Paula Clarice Coleman
Poplar Bluff: Tracy L. Armiger
Associate of Arts in General Studies
AUSTRALIA
Brisbane, Queensland: Julia Kate Dunning
THE BAHAMAS
Marsh Harbour: D’Andre Ramero Vilmar
BRAZIL
Rio de Janeiro: Camilly Cristiny, Barbosa Da Silva
ARKANSAS
Gassville: Hannah Michelle Grogan
Mammoth Spring: Erin Dawn Risner
FLORIDA
Jacksonville: Mikaela R. Deeds
MISSOURI
Alton: Haley Jo Kernodle, Ambrosia Dawn Palmer, Gabriel W. Trobaugh
Ava: April Nicole Welsh
Bakersfield: Shala Grace Foster, Michael Jolynn Hall
Buffalo: Kaitlyn Obernuefemann
Cabool: Joseph Haden Ball, Sydnee Debra Frisbee, Olivia Kay Gray, Jim Listopad, Jessica Marie Rhodes
Caulfield: Erica Nicole Puckett
Dora: Mariah Paige Braswell
Eminence: Kasey Lynn Wood
Falcon: Dillon James VanderBogart
Florissant: Eric Lamar Stafford
Houston: Taylor Dawn Chipps, Demi LyNae Aleda Creek
Jefferson City: Joshua Patrick Dunne
Kansas City: Landon James Teeter
Licking: Jeremy Chase Falterman
Malden: Kayla B. Dalton
Mansfield: Shyanne Bishop, Micheal Patrick Rainwater
Mountain Grove: Keelie Kalamity Allen, Jace D. Hutsell, Breanna Hope Lane, Michelle Danielle Mikel, Robyn N. Rhodes
Mtn. View: Amanda Jewel Farris, Angelina Michelle Herold, Melissa G. Pruett, Rachel R. Randolph, Sara Ashley Schulz, Dallas Rae Schweighauser, Cassandra Mae Sullivan, Rhonda Kay Sullivan, Anthony Shayne Weisbrod, Megan Dawn Zitter
Norwood: Brittney Shay Bauer, Ronald William Queen
Odessa: Layne Michelle Schloman
Plato: Alexis Rachelle Morgan
Pleasant Hope: Makenna Lynn Cornelison
Pomona: Ashley Marie Collins, Cailynne Shay Henry, Jason Tyler Osborn, Ryan James Tompkins
Pottersville: Ellie Jo Walker
St. Joseph: Mary Elizabeth Liechti
St. Louis: Antonia Weaver, Janeille Dora Williams
Salem: Krista Lynn Henson, Madison Ann Shaw
Springfield: Samuel Joseph Wallin
Squires: Jordan Rae Hinrichs
Summersville: Belinda Renee’ Gaston
Tecumseh: Kailyn Juanita Corbin
Thayer: Jett M. Haven, Darcy Blair Mainprize, Barbara M. Mustion, Taylor Anne Smith
Verona: Emily Kirstin Moore
Walnut Grove: Ashlyn Lindsey Williams
Waynesville: Olivia Kay Grandberry
West Plains: Samantha Lynn Ball, Allie B. Barnes, Addison Lynn Brunson, Teresa Michelle Cagle, Lana Maria Alysea Church, Robert Joseph Clubb, Elizabeth Jane Copeland, David Christopher Crosser, Breana Renae Davis, Ashley Nicole Dilbeck, Kelsey Loren Draeger, Madison Rachelle Fleetwood, Jensyn Elise Heidy, Samson Russell Hershenson, Marie Adaline Hicks, Chloe Elisabeth Howell, Lauryn Marissa Jett, Isabel C. Johnson, Myeesha Renee Johnson, Michelle Lindsay Kassoff, Brett Kelley, Avery Lauren Kenslow, Kaylee Nicole Liley, Madison Lynn Luna, Allan Michael McKinzie, Richard James McLain, Elizabeth M Mitchell, Tristyn Rae Morgan, Mary Nyambura Mugeki, Kimberly Denise Oaks, Kylie Pingleton, Bailey Paige Priest, Emily Ryan, Justice Nichole Stanley, Krystal M. Tharp, Kendra McCole Thompson, Kanen T. Watson, Kelsi Lynn Watson, Lanessa D. Wheeler, Kelly Marie Wiedemann, Dreydan Joe Williams, Aimee Barton Winstead, Cambra Dawn Woods
Westphalia: Miranda Elaine Hogan
Willow Springs: Liliya Yevgenyevna Dudko, Stephen Alexander Hale, Gabriel D. Ivins, Isaac Austin Lee, Nicholas Genaro Macchia, Devin Rylee Osborn, Josh Seth Rutledge, Mi Venn, Lacey D. Wake
NORTH DAKOTA
Minot: Cheyenne Coleman
OHIO
Columbus: Quentin Elijah Jones
TEXAS
Houston: Priscilla Marie Crowell
VIRGINIA
Dunnsville: Alex Fitzgerald Peterson
Tappahannock: Sardaar Khadir Calhoun
WEST VIRGINIA
Fairmont: Taevon Quintrel Horton
Associate of Arts in Health Professions – Physician’s Assistant
MISSOURI
Cabool: Sierra Marie Jarrett
Willow Springs: Marina Vladimirovna Protsenko
Associate of Arts in Health Professions – Physical Therapist
MISSOURI
Caulfield: Mary Lynette Deluna
Associate of Arts in Health Professions – Occupational Therapist
MISSOURI
Alton: Ambrosia Dawn Palmer
Ferguson: Arella Angel Bell
West Plains: Paige Lynnette Rollins
Associate of Arts in Health Professions – Radiographer
MISSOURI
West Plains: Courtney Logan Lashley, John William Terry
Associate of Arts in Teaching – Elementary Education
MISSOURI
Bucyrus: Jaden Elizabeth Beasley
Cabool: Meagan Nicole Carder
Caulfield: Melody Beth Meeks
Malden: Kayla Brooke Dalton
Mountain Grove: Chloe Grace Crain
Pomona: Kianna Lea Rothermich
Poplar Bluff: Bryanna Nichole Griffin
Pottersville: Judson Lee Beam
Rolla: Kennedy Faith Adams
Salem: Megan Elizabeth Roos
Thayer: Tiffany Elaine Smith
West Plains: Emily Secole Harrison, Lindsey Vae Henderson, Logan Ross Herring, Kirk R. Hoffman, Teala Caneylee Mahan, Jason A. Orr, Hannah Shae Watkins, Aaron G Wright
Willow Springs: Brianne Nicole Combs, Andrea Dawn Davis
Associate of Applied Science in Business – Accounting
MISSOURI
Salem: Krista Lynn Henson
West Plains: Angelia Lyn Ashberger, Michael James Jewell
Associate of Applied Science in Business – Entrepreneurship
MISSOURI
Cabool: Susan Elaine Elizabeth Haller
Associate of Applied Science in Business – Management
MISSOURI
Springfield: Cassandra Lee Enlow
West Plains: Courtney Jean Hensley
Associate of Applied Science in Child & Family Development
MISSOURI
Ava: MiKaela RyAnne Bristol
Everton: Jolene Kay Hays
Mansfield: Jacqueline Dezirae Kay Lawson
Pomona: Cecilia Christine Malkowski
West Plains: Kara Beth Halford, Myeesha Renee Johnson, Mikenzie Jo Lambe, Rachael Lauren Wright
Willow Springs: Alexandra Christine Smith
Associate of Applied Science in Computer Graphics Programming
MISSOURI
Caulfield: Morgan Lindsey Bledsoe
Gainesville: Travis B. Hathcock
Houston: Shaniah Renee Phillips
Roby: Tolonqua Leroy Miller
West Plains: Jonathon Kevin Petroski
Willow Springs: Isaac Austin Lee
Associate of Applied Science in Health Information Technology
MISSOURI
Cabool: Rebecca Annette Utley
Mountain View: Hannah Lynn Smith
West Plains: Jordan Kenneth Ast, Elizabeth Jane Copeland
Associate of Applied Science in Technology – Advanced Industrial Maintenance
MISSOURI
Birch Tree: Jeffrey Russell Collins
Associate of Applied Science in Technology – Advanced Manufacturing Technology
MISSOURI
West Plains: Shelby Lane Barton
Associate of Applied Science in Technology – Alternative Energy
MISSOURI
West Plains: Brian David Smolnik
Associate of Applied Science in Technology – General Technology
MISSOURI
West Plains: Alexander Mason Cochran
Associate of Science in Agriculture
ARKANSAS
Mammoth Spring: Amanda Dawn White
MISSOURI
Edgar Springs: Brandi Faye Mace
Gainesville: Michaela Nicole Silva
Licking: Sean Douglas Loughridge
Maywood: Tisha Lynn Richmond
Raymondville: Megan Elizabeth Bever
Salem: Dalton James Sanders, Braylin Paige Shelton
Thayer: Christian Paul Hirsch
West Plains: Lana Maria Alysea Church, Jarod Tyler Coatney, Michael Dale Knapp, Rachel Lynn Wade
Associate of Science in Business
MISSOURI
Mtn. View: Devin Austin Michael Hedden
St. Charles: Alexis Lee Merritt
St. Louis: Phoenix Maria Gaston, Destaneei Nicole Patterson
Springfield: Rylee Austin Foreman
Summersville: Christen Kallynn Weaver
Thayer: Courtney Layne Hargrove
Troy: Branden Adam Beauchamp
West Plains: Craig Allen Casey, Jarod Tyler Coatney, Alexander Mason Cochran, Tyler Logan Elkins, Abbigail Nichole Harris, Isrrael Jimenez, Jacob Randall Miller, Jayden Evan Wiley
Willow Springs: Cynthia Bernice Peak
Associate of Science in Pre-Engineering
MISSOURI
Houston: Emmett Wesley Monks
Mansfield: Noah Eugene Taylor
Mountain View: Kyle Lee Martin
Associate of Science in Nursing
ARKANSAS
Mammoth Spring: Erin Dawn Risner
MISSOURI
Alton: Haley Jo Kernodle, Mary Paige Marty, Delaney Cheyenne Schwartz, Cory Wayne Simmons
Birch Tree: Brandy Nicole Underwood, Johonna R. Walkup
Buffalo: Kaitlyn Obernuefemann
Caulfield: Shelly Pauline Durham, Alyssa J. Ehrhart
Eminence: Kimberly Dawn Counts
Gainesville: Amanda Nicole Possehl
Mountain Grove: Robyn N. Rhodes
Mtn. View: Amanda Jewel Farris, Megan Dawn Zitter
Pomona: Cailynne Shay Henry
Pottersville: Bucky John Rodriguez
Rolla: Caroline Jo Adams
Troy: Madison Renee O’Connor
West Plains: Allie B. Barnes, Amanda Leigh Brotherton, Hailey Brianna Bunch, Teresa Michelle Cagle, Emma Nicole Pingleton Carter, Meaghan LaVonne Collins, Autumn Lea Davis, Emma Rae Denton, Ashley Nicole Dilbeck, Alison LeAnn Eckert, Sara Catherine Hathcock, Corey Lee Jones, Taylor Renee Knoche, Howard E Mainprize, Crystal Maree Moore, Alexis Nicole Neal, Kimberly Denise Hainey-Oaks, Renee Dawn Roper, Kaylee Hope Spradlin, Lanessa D. Wheeler, Dreydan Joe Williams, Aimee Barton Winstead
Willow Springs: Angela Dawn Groga, Lacey Danyel Wake
Missouri State Outreach Graduates 2019-2020 Academic Year
Master of Arts in Teaching
MISSOURI
West Plains: Heather Poindexter, Brandon Somoza
Master of Business Administration
MISSOURI
Mountain Grove: Joseph Varosi
Pottersville: David Cockrum
Master of Science in Counseling, Secondary Education
MISSOURI
Cabool: Erin Rigdon
West Plains: Jennifer Shipley
Master of Science, Cybersecurity
MISSOURI
West Plains: Stacey Tune
Master of Science in Early Childhood & Family Development
MISSOURI
West Plains: Autumn Kuyper
Master of Science in Educational Administration, Elementary Education
MISSOURI
Willow Springs: Abby Clinton
Master of Science in Education, Educational Technology
MISSOURI
West Plains: Dingshuo Strong
Master of Science in Education, Elementary Education
MISSOURI
Eminence: Jeremy Atchison
Bachelor of Science in Child & Family Development
MISSOURI
Alton: Jordyn Edwards
Mountain View: Mackenzie Anderson
West Plains: Hannah Tombley
Bachelor of Science in Criminology
MISSOURI
Thayer: Braydon Pender
West Plains: Angela Roy, Robert Dagen Sands, Cassandra Sloniker, John Williams
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
MISSOURI
Alton: Keri Deckard
Ava: Shelby Box
Birch Tree: Kelsey Caldwell
Gainesville: Whitney Miller
Houston: Nora Woolsey
Koshkonong: Steven Wiggs
Licking: Jacob Hood, Mackenzie Simon
Mountain View: April Dawn Gastineau, Hanna Vines
Pomona: Brooke Mitchell
Pottersville: Tracy Mahan
St. Louis: Kayla Andres
Summersville: Kiera Smith
Thayer: Micah Lee, Jessica Martin, Jesse Ortiz, Sara Tucker
West Plains: Justin Davis, Sherri Howell, Christopher Laws, Melissa Tomovick, Korrie Vance, Lexie Waggoner
Willow Springs: Kaitlyn Baker
Bachelor of Science in Education, Middle School/Social Science
MISSOURI
Houston: Amanda Rust
Bachelor of Science in Education, Middle School Education/Math
MISSOURI
West Plains: Abigail Wall
Bachelor of Science in General Business
MISSOURI
West Plains: Teresa McFaul
Bachelor of General Studies
MISSOURI
Mountain View: James Denton
Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Leadership/Gen Ops
MISSOURI
Pomona: Darby Graham
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
MISSOURI
West Plains: Laura Jenkins, Kellie Pace
Bachelor of Science in Psychology
MISSOURI
Cabool: Kendra Stillwell
Eminence: Shelby Counts
West Plains: Jodie Bell, Darcy Drake, Sandra Drake, Lindsey Hicks
Willow Springs: Kendra Aldridge
Bachelor of Science in General Agriculture
MISSOURI
Thayer: Nicholas Hirsch
West Plains: Ginger Barnes
Bachelor of Applied Science in General Agriculture
MISSOURI
West Plains: Haden Garrett
Bachelor of Applied Science in Technology Management
MISSOURI
West Plains: E. Niles
