Missouri State University West Plains 2021-2022 Commencement Ceremony

Missouri State University-West Plains’ commencement ceremony on May 21 to recognize 2021-2022 graduates at the West Plains Civic Center.

A total of 266 students will be candidates for graduation from Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) during the 2022 commencement ceremony Saturday, May 21, at the West Plains Civic Center.

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This includes students receiving associate degrees and certificates.

In addition, 102 students will be eligible to receive degrees from Missouri State University-Springfield graduate and undergraduate programs. Several graduate and undergraduate programs are available at the West Plains campus through the Missouri State Outreach program.

The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. in the civic center arena. It also will be livestreamed. Visit WP.MissouriState.edu/Commencement to access the livestream link the morning of the event.

Dr. James P. Baker, vice president for community and global partnerships at Missouri State University (MSU) in Springfield, will give the keynote address.

Members of the 2022 graduating class, their hometowns and the degrees they will be receiving are listed below:

Missouri State University-West Plains 2021-2022 Graduates

Associate of Arts in Child & Family Development
MISSOURI

Thayer: Samantha Dawn Bullock

West Plains: Culley Jean Crone

Associate of Arts in Criminology
MISSOURI

West Plains: Bryce Dominic Banta, Cambra Dawn Woods 

Associate of Arts in General Studies
FRANCE

Sartrouville: Mehdi Pissis

NEW ZEALAND

Opunake: Nico Angelo Hill

ARIZONA

Chandler: Sterling Isaiah Wilson

MISSOURI

Alton: Kia Kachine Moulder

Ava: Claire Elizabeth Fossett

Bakersfield: Kaitlin Alexis MarshShelby Jane Summers

Bragg City: Riley Elaine Gilmore

Bunker: Hailea Jo Martin

Cabool: Lyndsey Jo CarrApril Dawn GoadDouglas Keith Muehlman

Dora: Kaitlin Kay Hambelton

Gainesville: Lacy Dawn Green

Hartville: Jonathan Daniel BranstetterBailee Denise Russell

Kimberling City:  Lauren Ashley Weber

Lenox:  Shawna Lee Harris

Licking: Chase Alexander David FarrisAubrie Kay Stephens

Mountain Grove: Samuel Atticus MacPherson, Brockton Mark Penner, Savannah Rose SadlerCecilia Jane Westfall, Shaylee Brooke Williams

Mountain View: Tayler Jesslyn Michelle RandolphShaelei Rheann Jesse RenegarAustin L. Roberts

Nixa: Lauren-Elizabeth Cheyenne Embry

Norwood: Jalen David DrakeRaeLyn Paige Mayfield

Peace Valley: Kamisha Leigh Boyles

Pomona: Cadee Madison RothermichCasey Marie VanHorn

Saint Peters: Madison Nicole Kaufman

Ste. Genevieve: Ashlynn McKenna Plunkett

Salem: Reese Jeffrey DodsonJacob Terrill

Solo: Jimmy Joseph Wayne ContizanoOlivia Paige Gabel

Springfield: Carson Loyd Lowe

Thayer: Hannah Irene CarrJordan Christopher GowerNakoma Lynn Wheeler

Theodosia: Jasmine Leigh Holmes

West Plains: Andrea Dawn Atchison, Hailie Leann BurdenCheyenne Elizabeth CavittMyles Justice CockrumStephanie Cleo CollinsDagen Nathaniel CourseyJabez Joseph DanielShelby Rae DetwilerTrinity Rain Allen-ParrishMegan Shaelyn DonahueUgochukwu Roy EzeSavannah Lynn CunninghamBreanna Kathryn HarlanKaycee Noelle HatleyKidane Gabriel HowellHaylie Dawn JefferyWilliam Nicholas JonesBrady William KinderPayton Wayne LaFeversAbigayle Virginia LawsonElla M. MayoDennis Garel McGinle, Trinity Rain Allen-Parish, Carolyn Riley PoolIcis L.A. StarrLowell Alan StewartAndrew Charles TheobaldFaith Elizabeth WatsonSydney Isabella WatsonHannah Olivia Wright

Willow Springs: Melinda Jane GroganEmily Dawn ScarbroughPatrick Elisha BurchKaysee Marie CollinsKylie Morgan EnnisZoe Paige KimbroughPaula Marie SimandlDarcy Nicole StoryAshley Nikkole Wilson

Yukon: Thomas Lee Smith

NORTH CAROLINA

Morrisville: Sebian Dewayne Dillard

TEXAS

Katy: Angelina Rae Hardison

Associate of Arts in Health Professions, Occupational Therapist
MISSOURI

Koshkonong: Amanda Elizabeth Dragos

West Plains: Jeannie M. Geissinger, Evan Tony Stewart

Associate of Arts in Health Professions, Physician’s Assistant
MISSOURI

West Plains: Carolyn Riley PoolJames Joseph Speake

Associate of Arts in Health Professions, Radiographer
MISSOURI

West Plains: Whitney McKay Vaughan

Associate of Arts in Teaching, Elementary Education
MISSOURI

Alton: Cassidy Mary Lapham

Brandsville: Jordyn Lyn Stirewalt

Bucyrus: Emily Ann Roberts

Cabool: Madison Michelle FonsecaDawnya Grace Wilson

Licking: Ashley Ann Creek

Mansfield: Christin Rene Gayer

Maryland Heights: Anna Elizabeth Barrett

Mountain Grove: Stephanie Rae Moore, Katelyn Kiara Ogletree, Erica Rachelle Rogers

Mountain View: Isabelle Kaylee Frescoln

Salem: Hannah Elizabeth Brown

Thayer: Taylar Lane Bowers, Jordyn Denay Smith

West Plains: Joey Allen BarbrowJessica Marie GardnerSara Ann Marie GrossMakayla Ann Karr

Willow Springs: Gage Ammon HansonMaksim Petrovich Kharitonov

Associate of Applied Science in Agriculture
MISSOURI

Birch Tree: SheeKota KayeLee Gott

Cabool: Susan Haller-Gould

Pomona: Samantha Ann Osborn

Willow Springs: Cassie Witcraft Ford

Associate of Applied Science in Business, Accounting
MISSOURI

Caulfield: Kaiyla M. Bruffett

West Plains: Trisha Lee Marshall

Associate of Applied Science in Business, Management
MISSOURI

West Plains: Micah Matthew Amos

Associate of Applied Science in Child & Family Development
ARKANSAS

Price Place: Nancy Elizabeth Simpson

MISSOURI

Houston: Baylee Diane Weaver

Summersville: Emmalee Ann Noel Denton

Thayer: Samantha Dawn BullockMelinda LaRae Wilson

West Plains: Culley Jean CroneJuenita Loice Perry

Willow Springs: Kaitlin Elizabeth Lee

Associate of Applied Science in Computer Graphics Programming
MISSOURI

Ava: Sheldon Lynn McCullough

New Bloomfield: Elanor Rose Favuzza

West Plains: Kasandra Jean Woods

Associate of Applied Science in Culinary & Hospitality Management
MISSOURI

Dora: Linda Marie Fox

Associate of Applied Science in Health Information Technology
MISSOURI

Birch Tree: Morgan Alyssa Fann

Cabool: Patti Janene Thompson

Houston: Kennedy Riene Campbell

Poplar Bluff: Marisa Kay Patton

Raymondville: Victoria Lane Christopher

Thayer: Bailey Dawn CollinsJulia Michelle Felton

Theodosia: Morgan June McFarlin

West Plains: Brenda Kay BurdenKaitlyn Nicole BantaMary Elise IkonomouJody Lynn KelleyAndrea Gwyneth MooreAmber Nicole SummersCatrina Ann Tune

Willow Springs: Lorretta Jean Collins

Winona: Gretta Darden Phillips

Associate of Applied Science in Law Enforcement
MISSOURI

West Plains: Michaela Hattie McGee

Willow Springs:  Matthew Albert Combs

Associate of Applied Science in Technology, Advanced Industrial Maintenance
MISSOURI

Caulfield:  Patricia Yvonne Bowers

Associate of Applied Science in Technology, Information Technology
MISSOURI

West Plains:  Ethan C. Hatley

Associate of Applied Science in Viticulture
MISSOURI

Waverly: Cara Jean Hinz

TEXAS

San Antonio: Whitney Isbell Denison

Associate of Science in Agriculture
MISSOURI

Ava: Keilani Darleen Mendenhall

Bakersfield: Brandy Nicole Belt

Houston: Dalton Ray Dzurick

Koshkonong: Mary Katherine Lenker

Pomona: Samantha Ann Osborn

Rogersville: Elissa Shae Tate

Summersville: MaKysha Jeanine Spencer

West Plains: Mason Gregory BryanKaylynn Jewell Newberry

Willow Springs: Elisabeth Lovelene ColbertAmanda Jean HamiltonBrody Dale McKee

NEBRASKA

York: Tyler Lee Barrett

Associate of Science in Business
CONNECTICUT

Wallingford: Ross Corwin Newell

MISSOURI

Alton: Reba Hope DrakeCaitlyn Gail MillerJace L. Reese

Bakersfield: Tristan Edward Morris

Dora: Riley L. Collins

Eminence: Lexy Darlene Cooley

Pottersville: Mikayla Faith Pyatt

Solo: Jimmy J. Contizano

West Plains: Diana Maxine BrazealEric William DavidsonJacob Nathaniel HarperShilo Romi Letterman

Winona: Regan Paige Harbin

Associate of Science in Nursing
ARKANSAS

Camp: Kaylea Jane Walling

Mammoth Spring: Layke Ashton Ellison

Mountain Home: Hannah Noel Brindley

Viola: Tristan Ann BurdenLaNell R. Langston

MISSOURI

Alton: Aubrey Faye King

Cabool: Lyndsey Jo Carr, Kayla Leanne Geyer

Camdenton: Dylan Noel Bergthold

Centralia: Ashley Grace Anglin

Columbia: Danielle HardenChloe Jo Villhard

Couch: Sara Rochelle Lawrence

Eminence: Margie May ClearyShawna Marie Haislip

Hartshorn: Teresa Dawn Cook

Koshkonong: Sindy Lee Friel

Lebanon: Melissa Lynn Lowe

Marshfield: Brittney Lane Shields

Moody: Tessa Marie Lowrance

Mountain View: Brooke Glyn BrattenStephanie Marie FisherFelicia Lynne Roach

Myrtle: Megan Marie Miller

Owensville: Hanna Jahnsen

Piedmont: Lana Jean Davis

Pomona: Casey Marie VanHorn

Summersville: Christen Kallynn WeaverKathleen Michele Williamson

Thayer: La Crysta Jewel AdamsStacy McKale Ary

Van Buren: Alyssa Nicole Bubanovich

West Plains: Alice Elizabeth AlbaRachel Ann BirkemeierAnna Lynn CooperMegan Shaelyn DonahueBritany Nichole Ellison, Haiyli Nicole Mills, Jennifer M. PalmerNicholas V. RowlandRachel Jean ShomshorJamie Lynn SmithDaegan T. SympsonCatherine Lee Chapin WaltersBrandon Ray WatsonNicole Watson

Willow Springs: Ciara Nicole Brassfield, Kaysee Marie Collins, Anastasia Grigoriyvna Dashkevich, Melinda Jane GroganMegan Rae Hall, Elizabeth Sergeyevna Kharitonova

Associate of Science in Pre-Engineering
MISSOURI

Pomona: Garrett Wayne Jackson

Willow Springs: Erica Dawn Miller

Certificate in Advanced Fabrication Technology
MISSOURI

Caulfield: Patricia Yvonne Bowers

Mountain View: Kole Morgan Brower

Pottersville: Dylan Andrew Howell

Tecumseh: Keegan Zane Corbin

Thayer: Gabriel Luke Foster

West Plains: Justin Cole LancasterMarisol Rena LopezJesse James RayNicholas Joseph Shipley

Certificate in Advanced Manufacturing Technology
MISSOURI

Caulfield: Patricia Yvonne Bowers

Certificate in Animal Science
MISSOURI

West Plains: Dorothy Holloway Disney

Certificate in Electronic Health Records Specialist
MISSOURI

Birch Tree: Morgan Alyssa Fann

Tecumseh: Audriana E. Burton

West Plains: Jody Lynn KelleyAndrea Gwyneth Moore

Certificate in Equine Studies
MISSOURI

Bakersfield: Brandy Nicole Belt

Birch Tree: SheeKota KayeLee Gott

Willow Springs: Cassie M. Witcraft Ford

Certificate in Horticulture
MISSOURI

Pomona: Samantha Ann Osborn

Certificate in Medical Administrative Office Assistant
MISSOURI

Birch Tree: Morgan Alyssa Fann

Summersville: Lakin Skylar Stark

Tecumseh: Audriana E. Burton

West Plains: Mary Elise IkonomouAndrea Gwyneth MooreAmber Nicole SummersKari LeAnn Webster

Willow Springs: Lorretta Jean Collins

Winona: Greta Elizabeth Needels

Certificate in Medical/Clinical Assistant
MISSOURI

Thornfield: Santana Paige Hathcock

Willow Springs: Kylie Morgan Ennis

Certificate in Medical Coding
MISSOURI

Summersville: Lakin Skylar Stark

West Plains: Kaitlyn Nicole Burgess BantaAndrea Gwyneth MooreKari LeAnn Webster

Willow Springs: Lisa Carol Colbert

Certificate in Plant Science/Horticulture
MISSOURI

Pomona: Samantha Ann Osborn

Missouri State Outreach 2021-2022 Graduates

Master of Arts in Teaching
Missouri

Mountain Grove:  Shirley Dobbs, Shelby McCoy

Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning
Missouri

Plato: Kristy Graber

West Plains: Jodi Watson

Master of Science in Counseling, Clinical Mental Health
Missouri

West Plains: Shannon Hamilton, Sonya Swope

Master of Science in Counseling, School Counseling
Missouri

Houston: Sarah Sanders

Summersville: Katelynn Howell

Master of Science in Education, Educational Administration – Secondary Education
Missouri

Willow Springs: Logan Schwalm

Master of Science in Education, Elementary Education
Missouri

Bakersfield: Jana Gauley

Eminence: Crystal Chilton

Master of Science in Education, Literacy
Missouri

Bakersfield: Chelsea Johnston

Cabool: Jillian Matherly

West Plains: Kendra Belcher, Morgan Sellers, Devin Wheeler

Master of Science in Education, Literacy-Accelerated
Missouri

Mountain View: April Gastineau

Pottersville: Tracy Mahan

Master of Social Work
Missouri

Mountain View: Mary Finzel

Pomona: Hannah Parker

West Plains: Andrea Monisa Welker

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Business
Missouri

Thayer: Christian Hirsch

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education
Missouri

Houston: Rae Kirkwood

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Communications
Missouri

Koshkonong: Caitlin Jedlicka

Bachelor of Science in Child & Family Development
Missouri

Birch Tree: Cyneca Huddleston

Houston: Sadie Gill

Theodosia: Sheri Lubbers

West Plains: MaKayla Koon

Willow Springs: Alexandra Washburn

Bachelor of Science in Criminology
Missouri

Ava: Zakkery Vance

Houston: Taylor Chipps

Mansfield: Shyanne Bishop

Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
Missouri

Alton: Tiffany Orchard

Ava: Ciara Bray

Bucyrus: Jaden E. Beasley

Cabool: Meagan Hurst, Kaitlen Kelley

Caulfield: Melody B. Meeks, Makala D. Trail

Dora: McKenzie L. Peck

Drury: Kelsey Strong

Edgar Springs: Katelyn M. Luttrell

Licking: Kassidie Werkmeister

Mountain Grove: Kassidy B. Bushong, Shelley Hill, Chloe Keith

Norwood: Chasity Dedmon

Pomona: Lindsey N. Osborn, Kianna L. Rothermich, Taylor R. Rothermich

Thayer: Whitney Vogler

West Plains: Kendra M. Barbrow, Tamara Davis, Jessica M. Gardner, Luke Grisham, Emily S. Harrison, Lindsey Henderson, Kirk Hoffman, Shyanne Judd, Teala C. Mahan, Lindsey Mitchell, Sadie Roberts, Aaron Wright

Willow Springs: Mark Gossard, Casey Pitts, Michaela J. Rodgers,

Andrea Varney

Winona: Macie Dixon, Courtney Womack

Bachelor of Science in General Agriculture
Missouri

Caulfield: Darian Clayton

Bachelor of Science in General Business
Missouri

Mountain View: Devin Hedden

Pomona: Tiffany Jens

West Plains: Debra Bowman, Zachary Davis

Willow Springs: Rhea Cook

Bachelor of Science in General Studies
Missouri

Alton: Misty Hitch

Cabool: Roman Collins

Licking: Felicity Snelling

Pottersville: Bailey Johnson

Theodosia: Jeris Jones

Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Missouri

West Plains: Audrey Eldringhoff, Morgan Spoor

Van Buren: Brandy Kesler

Bachelor of Science in Professional Writing
Missouri

West Plains: Amanda Collins

Bachelor of Science in Psychology
Missouri

Ava: Keeley Deal, Emaly Keyes, Logan Weisbrod

Cabool: Joseph Ball, Baylea O’Dell

Eminence: Faith Barrett

Plato: Bethany Shrode

Thayer: Sydney Hollis, Darcy Mainprize

West Plains: Breana Davis, Lauryn Jett, Lauren Kerley, Kayla Perry, Mikayla Simmons, Kanen Watson, Kelsi Watson

Bachelor of Science in Religious Studies
Missouri

West Plains: Georgette Kerr

Bachelor of Social Work
Missouri

Birch Tree: Emma Rector

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