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1 Western New Mexico University Spring 2018 Commencement Convocation Friday, the Eleventh of May 2:00 pm at the Brancheau Amphitheater (Old James Stadium)

2 Dr. Antonia Coello Novello Executive Director of Public Health Policy Puerto Rico-born Antonia Coello Novello, who is a medical doctor and holds a master s in public health as well as a doctorate in public health, was the first female and first Hispanic U.S. Surgeon General. With a bachelor s and a medical doctorate from the University of Puerto Rico, Dr. Novello served a pediatric internship and residency at the University of Michigan and completed her subspecialty training in pediatric nephrology at University of Michigan and Georgetown University. Dr. Novello then received both a master s and a doctorate in public health from Johns Hopkins. Meanwhile, Dr. Novello worked in pediatrics and nephrology, entering the U.S. Public Health Service in 1978 and rising to Deputy Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. She helped draft and enact the Organ Procurement Transplantation Act of 1984 and was also successful in drafting warning labels concerning the health risks of cigarette smoking. She was sworn in as the 14th Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service on March 9, Since serving as Surgeon General, Dr. Novello has been UNICF s Special Representative for Health and Nutrition, the 13th New York State Health Commissioner, and Florida Hospital s Executive Director of Public Health Policy. She also holds countless awards, including the Legion of Merit. Currently, Dr. Novello serves as a liaison between the U.S. Embassy and the government of Dominican Republic on raising the awareness of domestic violence and spearheading legislative efforts. 2

3 Tim Stillman President of the Associated Students of WNMU Originally from Brawley, Calif., Tim Stillman graduated from Brawley Union High School in 2007 and then attended Le Cordon Bleu, College of the Culinary Arts, in Las Vegas, N.V., from which he graduated in During his time in Culinary School and for the first three years after graduation, he worked as a chef on the Las Vegas strip in world-renowned restaurants, one being a 3-Star Michelin recipient. His experiences there inspired him to further his education with the goal of someday opening a French restaurant. In 2012, he moved to Silver City and began studying business at Western New Mexico University. Last spring, he graduated with a bachelor s in business management, and now he is working toward his master s in business. Tim is involved in extracurricular activities, volunteers in the community, and has embraced leadership roles on campus, serving as President of Delta Mu Delta, Treasurer of ASWNMU, Graduate Assistant for the School of Business and now President of ASWNMU. 3

4 Lt. Governor of New Mexico John Sanchez John Sanchez has served as Lt. Governor of New Mexico since January Prior to being elected Lt. Governor, Sanchez served as a Councilman for the Village of Los Ranchos and also served in the New Mexico House of Representatives. In 2005, Lt. Governor Sanchez was recognized as one of the top 40 Most Influential Hispanics in the United States, and last year, he was named the 15th Most Influential Hispanic Republican in the nation. Lt. Governor Sanchez built a successful small business in Albuquerque. His firm has operated continuously for over 35 years, and was twice honored as Small Business of the Year. An advocate for job creation, economic development and private sector growth in New Mexico, Lt. Governor Sanchez currently serves on the Innovate ABQ Board of Directors and the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and has served as chairman of the National Aerospace States Association. He is an active member of the National Lieutenant Governors Association and is Treasurer of the association s Executive Committee. Lt. Governor Sanchez has traveled extensively on behalf of the State of New Mexico for reasons such as the National Lieutenant Governors Association Transatlantic Dialogue and Tour in Germany, the Border, Ports and Rail Tour in British Columbia, the Inaugural India-U.S. Forum, the Trade and Cultural Mission to China, and the Trade and Cultural Mission to Taiwan. He has hosted a dozen ambassadors to the United States. As Lt. Governor, Sanchez presides over the New Mexico State Senate, serves as the State s Ombudsman, and sits on several boards and commissions, including the State Board of Finance, New Mexico Border Authority, Military Base Planning Commission, New Mexico Community Development Council, New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority and Spaceport Authority. 4

5 Western New Mexico University Board of Regents Mr. Jerry A Walz, Esq., President Albuquerque, New Mexico Ms. Janice Baca-Argabright, Vice-President San Antonio, New Mexico Ms. Arlean Murillo, Student Regent/Secretary/Treasurer Santa Teresa, New Mexico Dr. Carl Foster, Member Albuquerque, New Mexico Dr. Dan Salzwedel, Member Sandia Park, New Mexico Western New Mexico University Administration Executive Officers Joseph D. Shepard, Ph.D. President W. Jack Crocker, Ph.D. Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs Kelley Riddle Vice President for Business Affairs Isaac Brundage, Ed.D. Vice President for Student Affairs & Enrollment Management Magdaleno Manzanarez, Ph.D. Vice President for External Affairs 5

6 Faculty Marshal Dr. Alireza Arasteh, Professor Order of Exercises Processional Pomp and Circumstance by Sir Edward Elgar Convocation Dr. Alireza Arasteh, Professor Faculty Marshal Invocation Minister Floyd Robertson Church of Christ, Arenas Valley, NM Color Guard Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 358 Pledge of Allegiance National Anthem Darlene Chavez Welcome & Introduction of Guests Dr. Joseph D. Shepard Commencement Keynote Address Dr. Antonia Coello Novello Conferral of Honorary Doctorate Degree Lt. Governor of New Mexico John Sanchez ASWNMU President Tim Stillman Presentation of Outstanding Teacher Award Dr. Joseph D. Shepard Tim Stillman Presentation of Outstanding Staff Award Dr. Joseph D. Shepard Tim Stillman Presentation of Excellence in Professional Service Dr. Joseph D. Shepard Dr. Andrew Hernandez 6

7 Presentation of Excellence in Teaching Dr. Joseph D. Shepard Dr. Andrew Hernandez Presentation of Excellence in Research Dr. Joseph D. Shepard Dr. Andrew Hernandez Recognition of Student Hall of Fame Dr. Isaac Brundage Student Response Speaker Tim Stillman President of the Associated Students of WNMU Presentation of Candidates Dr. Margarita Wulftange Conferral of Degrees Dr. Joseph D. Shepard Alumni Association Induction Ms. Amanda Moffett-Lane Director of Alumni Affairs Benediction Minister Floyd Robertson Church of Christ, Arenas Valley, NM Closing Dr. Alireza Arasteh, Professor Recessional Fanfare and Recessional James Ployhar To respect the graduates, the audience is to remain seated throughout the recessional. Note: Picture takers, please do not block the path of the graduates to or from the stage. Complimentary pictures of the graduates will be taken while receiving diploma. You can link to the page using this URL: to download your pictures. Graduates and their families are encouraged to share their graduation day photos and selfies using #WNMUgrad throughout the day. Your photos could be posted on New Mexico's best billboards in Albuquerque, and if your photos are chosen, we'll share the proof that you're famous! Thank You 7

8 Master Degree Candidates Master of Arts Amanda L. Baca Portales, NM James Andrew Broyles Educational Leadership Carey Ann Carlson Twin Lakes, NM Judy DeBeau-Riley Mishicot, WI Julie Kay de Mello Brunswick, GA Susan C. Garland Daniel Glickman Interdisiplinary Studies Newhall, CA Micheline Hilpert Fort Lauderdale, FL Roman Javlin Holmes Educational Leadership Nadia Skye Nolan Daniel Robert Norte Owatonna, MN Dr. T. Michael Roberts Tavares, FL Craig Root East Amherst, NY Robert Wayne Saunders Meieli Sawyer Miami Beach, FL Rachel Ann Shockley Buena Vista, CO David Michael Snipes Hamilton, TX Eric Carl Sonnicksen Ste. Genevieve, MO Mary Anthony Torres Chala Nicole Werber Master of Arts in Teaching Madeline Rose Alfero Secondary Education Robert L. Bailey Secondary Education Chicago, IL 8 Waheulla R. Barney Reading Education Window Rock, AZ Katelyn Dean Secondary Education Las Cruces, NM Jeffrey J. Gama-Lobo Special Education Burien, WA Jamie Lee Geren Secondary Education Perla Lucero Gutierrez Special Education Chaparral, NM Elizabeth Ann Long Reading Education Gallup, NM Maya Pedersen Special Education Columbus, OH Kimberly R. Sanchez Reading Education Tashina M. Toledo Elementary Education Crownpoint, NM Master of Business Administration Jadeshola Josephine Aiyedipe Kaduna, Nigeria Colette Beers Stuart, FL

9 Steve Dominguez Nicholas Drew Elkins Thoreau, NM Joseph M. Fidel-Leyba Grants, NM Jeremy Wren Heslop Kirtland, NM Calum E. Hill Crook of Devon, Scotland Matthew Hommell Suffolk, VA Estere Perrault Lucero Chesliegh Nelson Waterflow, NM Joshua William Schmidt Gettysburg, SD Mary Angela Stevens Master of Codie Dionne Abeyta Las Cruces, NM Anita Sherri Allen Suwanee, GA Kierra K. Auguster Murrieta, CA David Ashley Buob Las Vegas, NV Dale Jean Chambers Moreno Valley, CA Deborah L. Chavez Clovis, NM Lauren Elizabeth Curry Central, SC Anna Leigh Daggett Chama, NM Karla G. Diaz Las Cruces, NM Romide B. Dorsaint Lake Worth, FL Savannah A. Edmonds Rosemarie C. Eidemiller Pocatello, ID Evelyn U. Fatokun Hendersonville, TN Emily Suzan Martha Fillmore Pueblo West, CO Yazmin Flores El Paso, TX Emily Sage Foran Wilmington, NC Michelle Hazelton Wichita, KS Danielle Kathryn Vera Herker Montesano, WA Ellington K. Hicks Detroit, MI Devyn Louise Hopkins Sierra Vista, AZ Rebecca Juarez Kennard Leander, TX Lee E. King Las Cruces, NM Hannah Ruth Koster Austin, TX Remi Lafayette Costa Mesa, CA 9

10 Michelle Le Febre Rio Rancho, NM Katherine N. Ledbetter Portales, NM Wiletha D. Lee-Cannon Philadelphia, PA Sarah Rose Lopez Dorothy C. Lowery Pewaukee, WI Felicity J. Lynchard High Rolls, NM Mellisa M. Maestas Tucson, AZ Aneva Jean Martinez Las Cruces, NM Amy Elizabeth May Eugene, OR Sharnella Teanna McCrae Charlotte, NC Kathleen H. Mitchell Florence, SC Samantha Marie Munoz Peoria, AZ Lorraine J. Pacheco Los Lunas, NM Ciara Raqual Peters La Verne, CA Patricia Plowman Lordsburg, NM Jose A. Ramirez El Paso, TX Trenton E. Reich Pamela Reynolds Tutwiler, MS Paige Richter Poulsbo, WA William Daniel Rogers Middleburg, FL Alexandria Ruggiero Staten Island, NY Antoinette N. Sinues Virginia Beach, VA Palma Speranza Staten Island, NY Nicole Sportsman Troy, MI Diana St. Amour Portland, OR Teresa Lucia Stoyanof Las Cruces, NM Ryan Joseph Trujillo Christina D. Tucker Greensboro, NC Sally Romero VanCuren Truchas, NM Amanda Vander Wagen Chaparral, NM Shelby Kaylena Wilkie Hatch, NM Kila Michelle Williams Roswell, NM Graduate Certificate Candidates Madeline Rose Alfero Secondary Education Joycelyn J. Archie Special Education Fort Defiance, AZ Robert L. Bailey Secondary Education Chicago, IL 10

11 Sharla Burrell-Stroud Rural Community Services Greensboro, GA Stephen John Carr History Blue Springs, MO Judith Marquez Cruz Educational Leadership Katheryn Joyce De Marre Special Education Romide B. Dorsaint Rural Community Services Lake Worth, FL Emily Suzan Martha Fillmore Rural Community Services Pueblo West, CO Yazmin Flores Rural Community Services El Paso, TX Daniel A. Gamboa Secondary Education Round Rock, TX Susan C. Garland Management Information Systems Katie Jane Goetz Elementary Education Truth or Consequences, NM Danielle Kathryn Vera Herker School Montesano, WA Yvonne Jasso-Perales Chemical Dependency Rebecca Juarez Kennard Rural Community Services Laredo, TX Stacy Kavanaugh Elementary Education Gallup, NM Huericamy Lopez Chemical Dependency Apacheria, NM Sylvia Mendez Lopez Chemical Dependency Los Angeles, CA Shawna McLain Secondary Education Socorro, NM Amy Jo Mulvaney Elementary Education Gallup, NM Lorraine J. Pacheco Rural Community Services Los Lunas, NM Justin J. Parisi Secondary Education Las Cruces, NM Deidre L. Patel Secondary Education Grants, NM Kelley Michelle Rambo Rural Community Services Searsmont, ME Remi Lafayette Rural Communtiy Services Costa Mesa, CA Klarene J. Rich Elementary Education Truth or Consequences, NM Raphelia Melissa Rivas Special Education Thoreau, NM Ashley Vianney Rivero Elementary Education Gabriela Sanchez-Walden Educational Leadership Nathaniel P. Shay Special Education Sliver City, NM Antoinette N. Sinues School Virginia Beach, VA Teresa Lucia Stoyanof Rural Community Services Las Cruces, NM Ryan Joseph Trujillo Rural Community Services Alysia May Tutak English Artesia, NM 11

12 Sally Romero VanCuren Rural Community Services Truchas, NM Amanda Vander Wagen Chaparral, NM Jacob Walters Elementary Education Tecumseh, MI Baccalaureate Degree Candidates Rebecca G. Acosta BSW Hurley, NM Marian Allen * BAS Rehabilitation Services Chicago, IL Melissa Anne Almon * BSW Craig, CO Annely Heinze Alvarado * BS Kinesiology San Luis Potosi, Mexico James Alvarez * BS Kinesiology Steve Arambula BS Secondary Education Lordsburg, NM Victoria Rose Arganda BSW San Bernardino, CA Vernon Byron Arrington * BSN Nursing Huber Heights, OH Jazmin Arzate BS Early Childhood Education Hurley, NM Osvaldo Arzate-Bañuelos BSW Houston, TX Stephanie Dayana Baez Mendez BS Mathematics Cananea, Sonora, Mexico Barbara Blair Baeza BBA Accounting Lucy Alexander Benning * BS Mathematics El Paso, TX Jeffrey Black * BAS Rehabilitation Services Amarillo, TX Angelica Librada Boone * BSW Jade Kauionapualei Oh Botelho BS Elementary Education Honolulu, HI Tyler J. Butler BBA Business Management San Diego, CA Prudence Christine Calabrese * Elizabeth Catherine Campbell * BSW Chillicothe, IL Cynthia T. Campos BAS General Business Hurley, NM Desirae Genee Capitan BSW Tohatchi, NM Gabrielle Agnes Castillo BA Art Therese J. Castillo BSW Los Lunas, NM Victoria O. Chavez BIS Interdisciplinary Leslye OnaShay Collins Roberto Contreras Jr. * BS Mathematics Rio Rico, AZ Kymbra Faith Espinosa BIS Interdisciplinary Ruidoso, NM Fanny Vannessa Farfan Aguilar * BBA Marketing Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Jeffrey Marvin Fell * BAS General Business Isabela M. Figueroa BSW El Paso, TX Kyle Elijah Foote BIS Interdisciplinary Oakland, CA 12

13 Michelle Chance Foster San Antonio, TX Jazmyne S. Garnand BS Elementary Education Dawnette J. Garoutte Thoreau, NM Vladimir Gnilozubov * BBA Accounting & Marketing Astana, Kazakhstan Jade Gonzales * BBA Accounting Los Lunas, NM Estrella Anise Gonzalez BAS Rehabilitation Services Lordsburg, NM Jesse Gonzalez BS Kinesiology La Mirada, CA Cutter L. Gouker BAS Forest Wildlife Law Enforcement Pinetop, AZ Zachary Grabovic * Southbank, Victoria, Australia Aryana Suzanne Gutierrez * BBA Marketing Mesa, AZ Elva Karely Gutierrez ** Shawna K. Hays Truth or Consequences, NM Emma Head * BAS Rehabilitation Services Hanover, NM Sarah Herrington * BAS Rehabilitation Services Farmington, NM Michelle Dominique House Margaret E. Hutchinson * BIS Interdisciplinary Kevin Omar Jaquez Baca Trevor A. Jensen BAS Forest Wildlife Law Enforcement Lora L. Johnson BSW Price, UT Ashley Ann Jones * BSW Cheyenne, WY Madison Renee Jones * BBA Accounting Lakewood, CA Tessa Jean Jones * BS Kinesiology Truth or Consequences, NM Rebecca M. Jordan BS Cell & Molecular Biology Alpine, AZ 13 Tricia Marie Jump * BS Elementary Education Truth or Consequences, NM Eliot Kittrell BAS Forest Wildlife Law Enforcement Los Lunas, NM Eva L. Klein * BS Elementary Education Las Cruces, NM Hannah Moreira Koch BS Chemistry Laguna, Santa Catarina, Brazil Jeanne Kolb BS Kinesiology Angouleme, France Jewlie Alexandra LaBadie BAS Rehabilitation Services Javier Ledesma BS Chemistry Orange, CA Susan Lee BSW Truth or Consequences, NM Brenda-Lerma-Perales * Gordon John Longville Tucson, AZ Robert Eric Lowe BA English Adriana Lujan-Paez BS Chemistry Corona, CA

14 Iliana Monique Luna * BSW El Paso, TX Christa Danielle Lyon * BSW Lancaster, KY Dario T. Madrid II * Gallup, NM Leopoldo Maximino Marin BS Kinesiology Carlsbad, CA Katrina A. Marti * BSW Gallup, NM Daniel Martinez BS Criminal Justice Upland, CA Tanya Mays BSN Nursing Sierra Vista, AZ Kelli McGhiey * BBA Accounting Honolulu, HI Marivel Jade Nunez Medel BA English Estefania Melendez Brooklyn Misenhimer * BS Sociology & Psychology Tucson, AZ Canuto G. Molina Luke Montoya * BS Chemistry Hurley, NM Isidro Morales BIS Interdisciplinary Mayteana Soledad Morales BS Zoology Las Cruces, NM Joseph Edward Murillo BS Kinesiology Aaron Murphy-Lozano BBA Business Management Yuma, AZ Aleisha Louise Nelson * BS Secondary Education Animas, NM Joaquin R. Olivas * BAS Rehabilitation Services Lakewood, WA Anna Orlando * BA English Gallup, NM Jessica Marie Ortiz * BSW Tasha Owens * BAS Rehabilitation Services Rio Rancho, NM Adrian J. Padilla BS Elementary Education Grants, NM Marisela Renee Palma * BS Early Childhood Education Douglas, AZ Vicente Rafael Partido BBA Marketing Taimane Esther Teuila Passi * BIS Interdisciplinary Honolulu, HI Isaiah J. Perales * Annette M. Perez * BBA Business Management Arenas Valley, NM Destiny M. Pinon BS Mathematics Tucson, AZ Rosie Pitts * BIS Interdisciplinary Sacramento, CA Caitlin A. Portzline * BSW Homer, NY Heather Potter * BSW Rogersville, TN Richard Pozuelos Rialto, CA Erika Lorraine Ramos * BSW Danielle M. Regalado * BSN Nursing Nicole Reta BBA Accounting 14

15 Dawnia Retherford * Ruidoso, NM Jacqueline Cuellar Riley * BAS General Business Zane Jefferson Rodgers Carlsbad, CA Alexis Elizabeth Rodriguez * BS Cell & Molecular Biology & Chemistry Las Cruces, NM Edith Rojas BSW Dade City, FL Jose Emmanuel Rojas Liquidano * BS Cell & Molecular Biology & Chemistry Nogales Sonora, Mexico Yamilex Romero * Rachelle Rurycz * BSW Barnstable, MA Felicia Marie Salas * BS Chemical Dependency Jessica Nicole Sanchez Lordsburg, NM Dillon Robert Sanders Rio Rancho, NM Susanne Marie Sanford * BSN Nursing Parma, MI Luis Sarabia * BBA Business Management & Accounting Phoenix, AZ Brianne N. Seitzinger BSW Notus, ID Jessica Renee Sheehan * BIS Interdisciplinary Animas, NM Eugene Sierra BS Criminal Justice Julie A. Simmons * BS Early Childhood Education Janine Sohler * BS Social Science Angelica Soliz BS Early Childhood Education Hurley, NM Rachel A. Sutherlin * BSW Jacob Newton Tench BS Medical Technology Mimbres, NM Herbert Tezeno Jr BAS Rehabilitation Services & BSW Lake Elsinore, CA Bethany Timmons * BS Elementary Education Hakiteli Posesi Tuivai BBA Business Management Inglewood, CA Joseph Newell Uresti Michelle Bernadette Valencia-Stark * BSN Nursing Anna Isabelita Vargo * Louann Velasquez * BS Sociology & Psychology Carina Po'okela Lani Ala Verhulsdonk * BBA Accounting Kailua Kona, HI Michael Anthony Villegas BS Kinesiology Sahuarita, AZ Angela Kay Waldron BA Sociology Omeisha Washington BSW Alanna Watt * BBA Marketing Hague, Saskatchewan, Canada Ross White * BS Kinesiology Muckhard, Scotland (UK) 15

16 Alfonso Wilson BBA Business Management San Diego, CA Delvon Wingfield BS Sociology Anaheim, CA Luann Wittrock * BSN Nursing Lezlee Nichole Yancey Carlsbad, NM Cassandra Sierra Zhu * BAS Rehabilitation Services Seattle, WA Valerie Zulueta BA Chemical Dependency Menifee, CA *Baccalaureate Degree Candidates who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or above and are designated for honors. **Millennium III Honors Associate Degree Candidates Fernando Acosta AAS Tara Kathleen Adams AA Early Childhood Education & Family Support San Rafael, CA Raelynn Aimee AA Liberal Studies Christopher J. Alvarez AS Criminal Justice Lordsburg, NM Steven Amador AAS Arthur Ambriz AAS Brandy Lee Apodaca AA Early Childhood Education & Family Support Cuchillo, NM Marco Arvizo AAS Lordsburg, NM Barbara Blair Baeza AS Tyler Barnwell AAS Carlos Mario Campos AAS Leslie Amber Carwile ADN Nuring Nicholas C. Castro AAS Abigail C. Claesson AA Liberal Studies Elephant Butte, NM D'Ana Chenntal Contreras AAS Keenan Crespin AAS Laguna, NM Crystal L. Crowell AA Early Childhood Education & Family Support WM "Billy" Cruz AAS Dylon Deibler AAS Los Lunas, NM Ezequiel De La O AAS Welding Technoloyg Ricardo José Diaz Urbina AAS Sam Dodds AAS Richard Joe Ferrell AAS Daniel J. Fierro Jr. AAS Ethan Fisher AAS Willie Fletcher Jr. AAS Daniel R. Flores AA Graphic Design Miguel Angel Flores ADN Nursing 16

17 Margaret Fuentes AA Early Childhood Education & Family Support Ariana Morgan Garcia ADN Nursing Tania Garcia de Beard AA Early Childhood Education & Family Support Cuidad Bolivar, Estado Bolivar, Venezuela Matthew Gentry AAS Andria Michelle Gomez AS Occupational Therapy Assistant Robert J. Harrington AS Criminal Justice Animas, NM Ashley Christine Hernandez AA Liberal Studies Ian Hille AAS Tamrah Johnson AA Liberal Studies Brittany Camille Keys ADN Nursing Eduardo Lerma AAS Matthew Martin Loo AA Liberal Studies Belen, NM Maria Dolores Lopez AA Early Childhood Education & Family Support Rikki Renee Maestas AS Criminal Justice Cortez, CO Thomas Maldonado AAS Pamela Darlene Villalobos Marquez ADN Nursing Elizabeth L. Martinez AA Early Childhood Education & Family Support Imelda Martinez AAS James Maunu AAS Simi Valley, CA Chance J. MᶜCauley AS Daniel Louis Myers AA Liberal Studies San Diego, CA Kristie Lynn Nicoll ADN Nursing Desmond Ivan Okyere AS e-commerce & System Administration Alexandra M. Ortiz AA Early Childhood Education & Family Support Jerome Ortiz AAS Espiridion Padilla AAS Hurley, NM Sonia Renee Paez AA Early Childhood Education & Family Support Timothy Peña AAS Martin Estevan Perales AAS Shane Perry AAS Christopher Placencio AAS Katarina Rose Quarrell AA Graphic Design Tania Ramos AAS 17

18 Charles Rice AAS Holly Rogers AS Douglas Rydeski AAS Jessica Nicole Sanchez AS Criminal Justice Lordsburg, NM Daniel Carlton-Wade Smith AA Human Services Colton, CA Mark Steyskal AAS Shantell Torres AA Liberal Studies William Van Dran AAS Cyrus J. West AS e-commerce & System Administration Adalee Marie Williams AA Liberal Studies Everett, WA Jubal Williamson AAS Cody Winfield AAS Tucson, AZ LuAnn Marie Wittrock AS Occupational Therapy Assistant Undergraduate Certificate Candidates Fernando Acosta Steven Amador Arthur Ambriz Tyler Barnwell Caleb J. Bazor Carlos Mario Campos Nicholas C. Castro Yara Chavez Early Childhood Education & Family Support D'Ana Chenntal Contreras Keenan Crespin Laguna Pueblo, NM WM "Billy" Cruz Ezequiel De La O Ricardo José Diaz Urbina Sam Dodds Richard Joe Ferrell Daniel J. Fierro Jr. Ethan Fisher Willie Fletcher Jr. Matthew Gentry Eduardo Lerma Thomas Maldonado 18

19 Imelda Martinez James Maunu Simi Valley, CA Jerome Ortiz Espiridion Padilla Hurley, NM Aubrey Palmer Timothy Peña Martin Estevan Perales Shane Perry Christopher Placencio Tania Ramos Charles Rice Douglas Rydeski Mark Steyskal Calvin Teague William Van Dran Jubal Williamson Cody Winfield Tucson, AZ Alyssa Zamarron Liberal Studies Fast-Track Certificate Candidates Fernando Acosta Steven Amador Arthur Ambriz Christian Anchondo Atticus E. Andrews Tyler Barnwell 19 Nicholas C. Castro D'Ana Chenntal Contreras Keenan Crespin Laguna Pueblo, NM WM "Billy" Cruz Ezequiel De La O Ricardo José Diaz Urbina Sam Dodds Penne Duncan Animas, NM John Elizalde Lewis Espinosa Animas, NM Vincent Richard Ferranti Richard Joe Ferrell

20 Daniel J. Fierro Jr. Ethan Fisher Willie Fletcher Jr. Brian Garcia Animas, NM Matthew Gentry Jared Harrelson McKinney, TX Bodee C. Kipp Lordsburg, NM Patrick Lasher Animas, NM Eduardo Lerma Thomas Maldonado Imelda Martinez Shyla McBride Cody Moore Cotton City, NM Espiridion Padilla Hurley, NM Aubrey Palmer Timothy Peña Martin Estevan Perales Shane Perry Christopher Placencio Charles Rice Douglas Rydeski Mark Steyskal Oscar H. Urrea Animas, NM William Van Dran Luke Vega Brandon C. White Jubal Williamson Cody Winfield Tucson, AZ Juan Woods Hurley, NM High School Equivalency Diploma Azeline Avalos Tyrone, NM Arrion Beck Virgina Burgess Andrew Chavez Christina Gonzales Yaneli Hernandez William Kammerer Angela Lopez 20

21 Ssydney Martiney Truth or Consequenes, NM Amanda Mosher Griselda Pacheco Haley Parker Fabian Perea Sydnor Prieto Maribel Ramirez Juanita Renteria Amber Roach Demign, NM John Silva Allie Stockton Pinos Altos, NM Martha Weaver 21

22 Honors Medallion Baccalaureate students who are graduating with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher are awarded a bronze medallion noting their academic achievement. The medallion worn by honors graduates during the commencement acknowledges the student s and the university s commitment to academic excellence. Honor Societies & Clubs Alpha Phi Sigma (Criminal Justice) Royal Blue Letters on Gold Stole Officers ~ Royal Blue and Gold Cords Associated Students of Western New Mexico University Silver Cords Cardinal Key National Honor Society Red Letters on White Stole Active Members ~ Gold Cord Officers ~ Red Cord Masters Students ~ White Cord Delta Mu Delta () Purple and Gold Cords El Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MECHA) Red, White and Green Cords Kappa Delta Pi (Education Honor Society) Green and Purple Cords Mathematics and Computer Science Club Club Members ~ Black and Silver Club Officers ~ Black/Silver/Gold Millennium III Honors Program Gold Letters on Purple Stole Phi Alpha () Blue and Gold Cords Pi Gamma Mu (Social Sciences) Gold Letters on Royal Blue Stole Psi Chi (Psychology) Blue and Gold Cords Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish) Red and Gold Cords Sigma Tau Delta (English) Honor Cords for Full Membership Society for Education in Politics (SEP) Pink and Black Cords Upsilon Pi Epsilon (Computing and Information) All members ~ Maroon/White VICA (Vocational Industrial Club of America) Associate ~ White Letters on Red Sash Bachelor ~ White Letters on Red Sash with Gold Tassel WNMU Student Hall of Fame Inductee Purple Cord Academic Regalia Academic Regalia date back to the medieval universities of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Scholars were members of religious orders, then guilds. The university was a guild of Masters of Arts, where the Bachelor was an apprentice to the Master. The first known statute governing academic dress appeared in 1321 at the University of Coimbra (Italy); in the United States the practice goes back to 1754 when King George II transplanted many regulations from Oxford and Cambridge to the newly chartered King s College (now Columbia University). The principal features of the academic regalia are the cap, gown and hood. The bachelor s gown is distinguished by long pointed sleeves and is worn closed, while the master s gown, which may be worn open or closed, has a long closed sleeve from which the forearm emerges through the slit near the elbow. The doctor s gown is faced with broad velvet panels and has full round sleeves, which bear three velvet bars. The square cap originated at Oxford in the sixteenth century and is the same for all degrees, with the tassel in black or in the color of the field of study; doctors are privileged to wear gold tassels. Originally the hood was a tippet, a shoulder covering worn by medieval friars, which, during the fourteenth century, came to be used to cover the head. When caps were adopted in the fifteenth century, hoods became ornamental and were draped over the shoulders and down the back. Today, the length of the hood and the width of the velvet border that edges it vary with the degree, while the color of the border represents the field of learning. Examples are: Arts, Letters, Humanities... White Business Commerce... Drab Communication... Red Education & Counseling... Blue (light) Engineering Orange Fine Arts... Brown Law... Purple Music... Pink Nursing Apricot Occupational Therapy Peacock Blue Oratory... Grey (silver) Philosophy Blue (dark) Physical Education... Green (sage) Science... Yellow (gold)... Yellow Theology... Scarlet 22