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 |
Bailie Bautista |
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 |
Bryce Fritsch |
Megan Gaines |
Bradley Geary |
Jake Gentry |
Anthony Gipson |
Darian Golightly |
Bethany Green |
Tinelle Groover |
Emily Hafley |
Trevor Hagan |
Dorothy Hahn-Morris |
Jonathan Haley |
Lindsey Hall |
Jaclyn Harris |
Toby Harris |
Mary Hartman |
Kyle Hawk |
Dakota Henson |
Debra Herrmann Morrow |
Karina Hershberger |
Kurt Hibler |
Lauryn Hicks |
Rosa Hobbs |
Clara Hochgesang |
Kaley Hopper |
Taylor Hughey |
Brianna Humbert |
Dallas Jackson |
Alexis James |
Drew Jameson |
Candace Jarvis |
Destiny Jefferson |
Ashlynn Johnson |
Kendra Johnson |
Lakeisha Johnson |
Cori Johnston |
Michelle Jones |
Emily Keller |
Matthew Kelley |
Sydney Kelly |
Shelby Kessler-Wyatt |
Danea Kirby |
Charles Kirchner |
Robert Klein |
Jeffrey Kline |
Haley Kramer |
Cash Lamberg |
Madilynne Lamp |
Kylee Lauderbaugh |
Craig Ledbetter |
Elisha Leuck |
Ivy Lewis |
Lani Lewis |
Peyton Lewis |
Wesley Loisch |
Kolby Louks |
Hannah Majors |
Elizabeth Marden |
Gabrielle Marks |
Gay Marsh |
Rebekah Martin |
Nathan Massey |
Kailey McDonald |
Kelsi McDorman |
Kaytlin Mckay |
Emilee Mckee |
Silvia McVay |
Shalee Meadors |
Jay Miller |
Sabrina Miller |
Jshanien Minor |
Matt Moloch |
Basey Morrow |
Samantha Murphy |
Kristina Music |
Zoe Musselman |
Teli Mussial |
Jacob Myers |
Mackenzie Myers |
Ann Najar |
Mason Ogle |
Brenden Orzech |
Crystina Owens |
Elizabeth Patterson |
Brianna Paul |
Katie Paulus |
Sarya Perez |
Alexandra Perkins |
Zachary Pittman |
Jaycee Polk |
Pandora Potter |
Brent Pratt |
Kenneth Price |
Sierra Pyle |
Stephanie Quirk |
Lexxie Ramirez |
Asya Randolph |
Brianna Reed |
David Reynolds |
Madison Rich |
Mercedes Riley |
Christopher Risk |
Grant Robb |
Miranda Robinson |
Elizabeth Rodriguez |
Maggie Rosenbaum |
Charles Ross |
Brittany Rybolt |
Cicely Samuel |
Jessica Sanchez |
Alexis Sargent |
Jessica Schill |
Nathaniel Scott |
Shaun Sefton |
Ocean Sharp |
Tyler Shirey |
Corrie Shull |
Richard Sibert |
Taylor Simmons |
Monica Slonaker |
Brittany Small |
Ivee Smith |
Tim Smith |
Anthony Sommer |
Matthew Stalter |
Angelina Storie |
Presley Stroud |
Efren Tapia Alfaro |
Dominic Tarapasky |
Morgan Taylor |
Ronald Taylor |
Ruby Terrell |
Raena Tew |
Jennifer Townsend |
Sarah Townsend |
Yael Townsend |
LeAnne Trambaugh |
Johnny Tubia |
Danny Turner |
Joseph Turner |
Kevin Uhle |
Ashleigh Wainwright |
Amanda Walden |
Dajah Walker |
Sarah Wallace |
Sadie Walls |
Tristan Warner |
Jennifer Warnock |
Deziree Washington |
Lola Washington |
Trey Watson |
Jonathan Weiss |
Morgan Wiles |
Taylor Willis |
Olivia Wilson |
Nathaniel Winn |
Connor Wisher |
Kori Wood |
Emily Working |
Alli Workman |
Zhenming Yang |
Stephanie Yarbrough |
Jessica Young |
Lafayette |
Diane Camberato |
Audrey Crable |
Cristina Romero |
Lake Cicott |
Austin Grandstaff |
Lake Village |
Elizabeth Scheidt |
Logansport |
Heather Macher |
Logansport |
Ayden Achey |
Chandler Achey |
Ashlynn Adams |
Lesley Alcala |
Baylie Alder |
Jayden Anderson |
Aspen Anglin |
Mitzy Antunez |
Paloma Arellano |
Matthew Army |
Juliana Asencion |
Jose Balcallo |
Maria Banuelos-Cortes |
Tyler Barber |
Amelia Bault |
Mercedes Baumgardner |
Luis Becerra |
Alexys Bender |
Wilson Bennett |
Richard Birnell |
Jessica Boucher |
Richard Brewer |
Joseph Brook-Timmons |
Camrin Brown |
Jamie Burk |
Jerrad Buzbee |
Matthew Calisto |
Celine Casillo |
Perla Chavez |
Danielle Chester |
Emma Click |
Mickayla Conrad |
Francisco Contreras |
Abigail Coryea |
Yarisol Cruz Hernandez |
Eridania Diaz-Amaro |
Chelsea Dixson |
Rahela Dzambo |
Alana Edge |
Kayla Edmondson |
Jazmynn Feltis |
Camila Flores |
Siobhan Foster |
Kayla Fountain |
Adrienna Francisco |
Misty Frost |
Arlene Frutos |
Neil Frutos |
Yvonne Fuentes-Acosta |
Jocelyn Garcia |
Lizette Garcia |
Yovani Garcia |
Angelica Garcia Guijosa |
Adam Gibbs |
Adam Goodman |
Claire Graham |
Pamela Graves |
Cierra Grubbs |
Katherine Hall |
Bryce Hallam |
Davina Hanna |
Kennedy Harrison |
Delanie Haskett |
Kennedy Hayden |
Martin Hedges |
Taylor Hellyer |
Jaslin Hernandez |
Jovanny Hernandez |
Kaden Hernandez |
Javier Hernandez Venegas |
Cassie Hiester |
Adria Higgins |
Austin Hoch |
Kristi Hoff |
Walter Holder |
Braxton Howard |
Bailey Howell |
Marjorie Howell |
Nickolas Howell |
Sunday Htoo |
Elizabeth Humphrey |
Mincy Hunt |
Hannah Isaacs |
Olivia Jackson |
Jessica James |
Hannah Jewell |
Daniela Jimenez |
Peter Julian |
Nicholas Kizer |
Tristan Kizer |
Golby Kyi |
Hsa Lei |
Leah Leon |
Alexander Lewis |
Genesse Lopez |
Joanna Lopez Aguilera |
Mia Loposser |
Yesenia Lorenzo-Sebastian |
Gabriela Lozano |
Shannon Mackey |
Guadalupe Madrigal |
Juan Madrigal |
Kaitlin Magers |
Madelynn Maloy |
Ralina March |
Bryan Martinez |
Juan Martinez |
Marcelo Martinez |
Ruth Martinez Sanchez |
Marina McKibben |
Jill McMinn |
Alexus Melton |
Sarah Meyer |
Elisabet Miguel |
Victoria Moreno Gonzalez |
Jakelyn Munoz |
Irasema Munoz-Diaz |
Alejandro Munoz Garcia |
Joey Myer |
Diana Nicolas-Cruz |
Jacqueline Nunez |
Maria Nunez Gonzalez |
Hairo Ortega |
Kayla Ortiz |
Karla Osorio Montero |
Brenda Palomo |
Danyl Parkevich |
Leslie Parks-Sanchez |
Taylor Pasquale |
Sofia Pedersen Kertesz |
Cesar Perez |
Karla Perez |
Elana Popejoy |
Jacob Randle |
Brandon Reed |
Halle Rennewanz |
Kayla Reyes |
Lesly Reyes Lopez |
Josiah Richey |
Addison Riewoldt |
Jose Rivera |
Tori Robinson |
Anthony Rodriguez |
Meybelin Rodriguez |
Yilian Rodiguez |
Brenda Rodriguez-Serrano |
Melissa Rogers |
Galilea Romo |
Yanira Rubio Ardon |
Mackinzee Rude |
Bryan Sanchez |
Janette Sanchez |
Luis Sanchez |
Fredy Santamaria |
Whitney Savini |
Caleb Sedam |
Patience See |
Ashley Serrano |
Andrea Shepard |
Natalie Shepler |
Lauren Shilts |
Rebecca Sims |
Margarita Solis |
Brittany Spence |
Courtney Srotyr |
Ashton Stednitz |
Clowie Stine |
Myat Su |
Madison Temple |
Bowen Terbush |
Trey Thomas |
Kyaw Thu |
Precious Torres |
Alexis Trigg |
Erin Ulery |
Kailyn Ulery |
Julie Vanderbur |
Megan Vaughan |
Madelyn Walker |
Peri Walker |
Regina Walker |
Victor Wall |
Billie Warf |
Tyler Whitehead |
Kristin Wilson |
Kara Yax |
Braxton Young |
Elizabeth Zagal |
Lidia Zarate Garcia |
Luis Zarate Garcia |
Hannah Zoubul |
Lucerne |
Josh Day |
Macy |
Madison Breedlove |
Deborah Cogdill |
Josie Knauff |
Jordan Moore |
Nicky Scher |
Anjanette Wallace |
Marion |
Isaac Ashmore |
Douglas Blackburn |
Mark Branham |
Kylie Ferrell |
Anna Glasgow |
Natalie Hale |
Eric Mason |
Cole McMillan |
Adam Stinger |
Joshua Stotts |
Lauren Wood |
Mentone |
Ashley Derf |
Rachel Stambaugh |
Mexico |
Daniel Madden |
Amanda Rairigh |
Alicia Troyer |
Middleville, Mich. Melanie Kennedy Monon |
Brianna Johns |
Monterey |
Charles Stirk |
Monticello |
Patricia Lopez |
Emily Serna |
Mooreland |
Kelly Sells |
Mulberry |
Ashley Horoho |
Noblesville |
Dustin Aitken |
Brent Deaner |
Tiffany Depinet |
Haley Eiler |
Heather Hart |
Anna Marcinek |
Maxwell Marshall |
Genevieve Phillips |
Jennifer Roberts |
Cody Shuler |
Rebecca Shuler |
Karen Stackhouse |
Cara Weathers |
North Judson |
Jonathan Kozak |
North Manchester |
Lynnsie Arion |
Ashley Robinson |
Emily Shorter |
Onward |
Angela Wallace |
Pendleton |
Millie Davidson |
Peru |
Mackenzie Anderson |
Brooke Azpeitia |
Aubry Bailey |
Bobbie Becraft |
Willean Bowen |
John Bowman |
Breonna Bradley |
Alisha Brown |
Curtis Brown |
Kirsten Burton |
Bryce Cochran |
Mykenzie Cross |
Emilee Cyphers |
Hope DePaoli |
Deborah Dorsam |
Casey Eames |
Breanne Estep |
Angela Fisher |
Belen Flores |
Nikki Gomez |
Rebecca Gulley |
Shaina Hawkins |
Sheila Haynes |
Isabella Ingalsbe |
Abigail Jones |
Kaitlyn Jones |
Lucas Jones |
Hunter Keaton |
Leah Kimm |
Joshua King |
Cameron Kintner |
Carter Kintner |
Cassandra Kinzie |
Jeremiah Kline |
Tricia Lease |
Ashlyn Main |
Rebecca Massey |
Bryce Moeller |
Caitlyn Mongosa |
Spencer Montague |
Anna Moore |
Kaitlyn Morgan |
Shila Morris |
Stacy Moser |
Sarah Pressey |
Vera Rivera |
Jonathan Roberts |
Maggie Royal |
Taylor Russell |
Esam Sayeed |
Karly Schwingle |
Bobby Smith |
Phoebe Soldi |
Jacob Steg |
Alex Stevens |
Nathanael Sumpter |
Amanda Taylor |
Brady Turner |
Shae Walker |
Christena Welcher |
Hayley Williamson |
Aaron Wilson |
Cooper Wolfe |
Stephen Wolfe |
Ariel Worden |
Tyler Worl |
Dinah Wray |
Austin Wright |
Philadelphia, Pa. Mahwish Nisar Plainfield |
Kari Totten |
Plymouth |
Alex Orellana Plymouth, Minn. Winnie Masoka |
Portage |
Julissa Blackmon |
C’Belle Schwartz |
Roann |
Jessika Krom |
Josey Sites |
Roanoke |
Chase Allen |
Rochester |
Wendy Bower |
Shelbi Dugan |
Melissa Eaton |
Emiley Edington |
Katie Farler |
Taylor Fenstermaker |
Jacob Flook |
Ernie Harrison |
Joshua Heckathorn |
Lou Helvie |
Melanie Kidder |
Jodee Perry |
Lucinda Smith |
Staci Zent |
Royal Center |
Ananda Boedeker |
Douglas Boedeker |
Jessica A. Bonnell |
Chasity Cardenas |
Wilson Fickle |
Lacey Miller |
Tammy Scruggs |
Gabrielle Walker |
Russiaville |
Breanna DeWeese |
Jason Hampshire |
Madison Hinkle |
Danna Howard |
Janice Hulet |
Alora Johnson |
Jenna Longworth |
Austin McMinn |
Christian Sellers |
Bradford Smith |
Alex Surber |
Jennifer Taylor |
Matt Thatcher |
Olivia Thatcher |
Devin Vent |
Emily Whiteman |
Sacramento, Calif. Larry Burkes Sharpsville |
Skyler Eads |
Ashley Ehase |
Christopher Freeman |
Victoria Gilstrap |
Skyleigh Holmes |
Kyler McFarland |
Robert Muehlhausen |
Michael Pfeiffer |
Brittany Thurman |
Andrew Wyant |
Sheridan |
Clayton Anderson |
Andrew Freeland |
Dylan Hatch |
Star City |
Jenna Allen |
Mary Craig |
Alexys Neeley |
Swayzee |
Shawn Larrowe |
Samuel Whybrew |
Tipton |
Nick Barnard |
Ian Barnett |
Alexis Bell |
Jessica Burkett |
Quintin Carter |
Kaitlin Duff |
Ericka Goodnight |
Erica James |
James Loy |
Amy Lucas |
Hope McElfresh |
Andrea Mottweiler |
Emily Nichols |
Jacob Overdorf |
Leah Powell |
Jake Scheffler |
Jenna Shelby |
Twelve Mile |
Brian Beaman |
Urbana |
Laura Holley |
Wabash |
Brittany Bellamy |
Tabetha Day |
Karl Easter |
Samuel England |
Haley Flanagan |
R. Noelle Hunter |
Amber Kaehr |
Carrie Lovellette |
Chelsea Nickles |
Derek Palmer |
Jeffrey Ritter |
Colton Shepler |
Victoria Snyder |
Payton Temple |
Seth Truss |
Jeremy Van Hoose |
Danielle Wagoner |
Walton |
Emily Allen |
Julissa Orozco |
Veronica Ray |
Vivian Reynoso |
Skylar Schultz |
Warsaw |
Kylie Bibler |
Harley Bentley |
West Lafayette |
Kimberly Dickelman |
Ashley Shipe |
West Middleton |
Aubree Hillis |
Westfield |
Justin Haworth |
Anthony Beyer |
Winamac |
Sierra Delong |
Kenzie Fisher |
Samantha Furlano |
Kali Griggs |
Edwin Lynch |
Cassandra Noble |
Brandy Reed |
Heather Sims |
Windfall |
Lillian Graham |
Jossie Helmerick |
Esther Mendoza |
Ashley Strunk |
Winona Lake |
Tiffani Patterson |
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