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Ivy Tech’s Kokomo Service Area celebrates 2019 commencement

Last Updated on May 13, 2019 by cassnetwork

KOKOMO, Ind. — Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo Service Area – which includes campuses and instructional sites in Kokomo, Logansport, and Peru – celebrated its 2019 commencement Friday, May 10. Hundreds of family members and friends gathered in the Kokomo Event & Conference Center as the College conferred about 1,040 degrees and certificates on 793 recipients.

Dean McCurdy, chancellor of Ivy Tech’s Kokomo Service Area, recognized the graduates for all their achievements.

“Through hard work and determination, they have reached a milestone in their lives – earning an Associate of Arts, Associate of Science or Associate of Applied Science degree, or a technical certificate,” McCurdy said.

“Among the graduates who are being recognized today, you will see not only those students who came to Ivy Tech Community College immediately after high school, but also people who came to us with a wealth of life experience and a desire to expand their world.”

McCurdy also acknowledged Ivy Tech administrators, faculty, and staff for their support of the students and “the many parents, children, wives, husbands, relatives, and friends who have helped the graduates succeed.”

Professor George Gaskill, chair of the Industrial Technology department, addressed the students on behalf of the faculty. He congratulated the graduates on the character they have demonstrated in setting a goal and seeing it through to the end. He acknowledged the importance the advice, encouragement, and support of others played in the graduates’ success, a lesson he said was brought home to him in his personal battle with cancer over the last year.

Jshanien Minor, who received her Associate of Applied Science degree in Elementary Education 13 years after she graduated from Kokomo High School, echoed that theme in presenting the student challenge to the class. Minor’s message was her life story: It does not matter what deters you from your dream; you can get there.

Like many students, she had a couple of starts and stops in her higher education journey. A husband, three children, a job all meant college took a back seat for a while. But she came back to school in 2017 and, with support from her family, her co-workers, members of her church, and Ivy Tech faculty and staff, Minor persevered, graduating with honors and the experience of completing Ivy Tech’s Student Leadership Academy.

She delivered her speech as homage to her mother who passed away when Minor was 15 years old, “to let her know that her oldest daughter succeeded at finally graduating college with a degree and in a field that I truly love.” She hopes to begin work soon toward her bachelor’s degree and a license to teach youngsters in kindergarten through sixth grade.

Those honored during Friday’s ceremonies included Michael Fincher of Logansport, a former mayor of his city and a champion of Ivy Tech in Cass County, who received an honorary Associate of Science in College and Community Service degree in recognition of his contributions to the College and his community; Kelly Williams, department chair and associate professor of Nursing, recipient of the President’s Award for Excellence in Instruction; Carole Boyer, adjunct instructor in the English program, recipient of the Adjunct Faculty Award for Excellence in Instruction; and graduating student Genevieve Phillips of Noblesville, recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Academic Excellence.

Members of Ivy Tech Kokomo Service Area’s graduating class of 2019, listed by hometown (Indiana unless otherwise noted), include:

Akron
Jeff Eckrote
Alisha Towner
Alexandria
Colton Barth
Jimmie Gross
Aaron Hall
Anderson
Ian Bays
Elissa Dalton
Lydia Enos
Mackensie Heath
Kelly McCotry
Angeles Padilla-Rangel
Arcadia
Tyler Anderson
Robert Cross
Teri Stokes
Clayton Worthman
Argos
Nicole Ranstead
Atlanta
Jacob Grosswiler
Ashlee Smith
Avilla
Abigail Larrison
Avon
Katrina Gamble
Bloomfield
Christina Tanier Gesner
Bringhurst
Emily Granson
Parker Slusser
Brookston
Denise Mann
Bunker Hill
Gatlin Brooks
Chelsea Hawkins
Lacey Hinkle
Tonya Koebler
Sydne Leary
Shelly Mann
John Morris
Jacob Shaffer
Wendy Spence
Burlington
Tracy Miller
Burnettsville
Ashley Darnell
Allison Foerg
Jerica Weaver
Camden
Tishadequea Ogle
Carmel
Nova Brygger
Alexandria Church
Amanda Stamm
Cicero
Kyle Hughes
Wilmer Morales
Melissa Zuber
Converse
Alicia Cecil
Amelia Detamore
Cutler
Kristy Walsh
Darlington
Taylor Cowling
Delphi
Cody Hinkle
Denver
Kate Cobler
Cara Dawalt
Denise Ostafin
Elwood
Cody Dever
Benjamin Gaddis
Katelyn Hickman
Brittney Trimble
April Wright
Fair Oaks
Ana Garcia-Rodriguez
Fairmount
Layne Parsons
Conner Royal
Fishers
Mary Ritchie
Maggie Tambala
Flora
Megan Hayden
Forest
Alexander Ross
Fort Wayne
Kaitlyn Vetter
Frankfort
Avree Barrett
Bechel Crew
Brenda Laughner
Caitlin Pearcy
Stone Sharpe
Frankton
Braeden Fetz
Ashley Robbins
Galveston
Cara Dauenhauer
Laurie Dowell
Kay Jenkins
Jillian Johnson
Dakota Prilaman
Gas City
Rakel Bowser
Aubrey Richards
Goshen
Fay Kemp
Greentown
Kaiya Allen
Brianna Ayres
Charles Barr
Jacob Flick
Max Gomez
Jennifer Hattabaugh
Corrine Karn
Quinnton Miller
Robin Miller
Heather Nunnally
Kelsey Phillips
Brooke Powell
David Russell
Von Scott
Luke Shepherd
Kaitlyn Wolfe
Greenwood
Taylor Poindexter
Hebron
Caitlin O’Connor
Huntington
Ashley Arquette
Daleena Bailey
Carter Isbell
Spencer Kryder
Indianapolis
Funmilola Akande
Geovia Balaba
Alexia Bravo-Pliego
Alexis Brown
Brittni Gray
Shakeel Jacob
Parinaz Kajouee
Brittany Leslie
Matthew Meyer
Farhia Mire
Jon Moore
Correna Murphy
Brittany Neidiffer
Tobiloba Oladunjoye
Kehinde Omotosho
Taiwo Omotosho
Cierra Robinson
Jonesboro
David Elbert
Megan Gardinier
Samantha Gressley
Kewanna
Nicole Greener
Rebecca Hassenplug
Michaela Ingram
Andrea Miller
Kokomo
Audia Anders
Chrystal Anders
Macayla Ariza
Andre Askew
Brett Aucoin
Zoem Aviles
Christian Babcock
Brooke Bagwell
Gavin Bailey
Tonita Bailey
Sensuous Balfour Alexander
Albina Barker
Shayla Barnett
Kaitlyn Barrios
Theresa Bates
Fitzgerald Batteast
Cheyenne Battreal
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Misty Becraft
Jose Bedoy
James Bell
Jessie Bell
Grace Blume
Brittany Bodge
Diana Bohn
Andrew Boles
Kara Boruff
Skyler Boruff
Abigail Bowen
Elise Breisch
Megan Bunch
Andrew Burkett
Rebekah Burnette
Maryann Bush
Collin Byam
Andrew Cardwell
Caiden Cathey
Paige Chambers
Jackie Chavez
Elizabeth Clark
Christian Cline
Norman Colbert
Elizabeth Collins
Jason Cook
Brandon Corwin
Roberta Croxford
Heidi DeBard
Chelsea Detamore
Codie Dowell
Mary Dufendach
Deanna Durham
Kelsey Durr
Jeremy England
Brelynn Estep
Theresa Everett
Shailynn Ewing
Tristan Fausett
Marlis Feightner
Cierra Fisher
Mattie Fite
Kayla Foor
Joseph Frakes
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Megan Gaines
Bradley Geary
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Anthony Gipson
Darian Golightly
Bethany Green
Tinelle Groover
Emily Hafley
Trevor Hagan
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