Last Updated on May 12, 2022 by Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo Service Area
KOKOMO, Ind. — Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo Service Area – which includes campuses and instructional sites in Kokomo, Logansport, and Peru – will celebrate the Class of 2022 with three commencement ceremonies on May 13. The events, divided by schools, will honor 784 students who are expected to have completed work on 1,227 degrees and certificates by the end of the Fall 2021 and Spring and Summer 2022 terms.
Graduates of the School of Arts, Sciences, & Education and the School of Health Sciences will be honored at a 9 a.m. ceremony. At 11 a.m. graduates of the School of Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering, & Applied Sciences; the School of Information Technology; the School of Public Affairs & Social Services; and the School of Business, Logistics, & Supply Chain will be honored, Graduates of the School of Nursing will be honored at a 5 p.m. ceremony. All ceremonies will be in Hingst Hall in the Health Professions Center on the Ivy Tech Kokomo Campus at 1815 E. Morgan St.
While attendance is restricted to ticketed guests, the ceremonies will be live-streamed at: ivytech.edu/kokomo/graduation.
“Our students come to us from such a rich variety of backgrounds and when they leave us to follow their passions, their futures will be even more diverse,” said Ethan Heicher, interim chancellor for Ivy Tech’s Kokomo Service Area. “Commencement is our favorite time of the year because we not only get to celebrate our students’ accomplishments, but we get to reflect on the time we have spent together as we’ve learned, grown and made our community a better place to live.”
This year, Ivy Tech Kokomo is awarding three honorary degrees to honor the leaders of three major hospitals in the Kokomo Service Area, and, by extension, their employees. They are Perry Gay, president and chief executive officer of Logansport Memorial Hospital; Joe Hooper, recently retired president of Community Howard Regional Health; and Margie Johnson, president of Ascension St. Vincent North Region, including Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo.
“Under the leadership of these individuals, all three institutions have been vital, long-term partners in educating and training Ivy Tech students for a variety of healthcare positions,” Heicher said.
“All three have been generous onors to the College in support of our students. And,” Heicher continued, “in the last two years, these leaders, and their dedicated teams, have offered above-and-beyond contributions to their communities as we fought through the coronavirus pandemic.
“They have led the way in responding to waves of patients who filled their hospitals, promoting the latest guidance to help us avoid infection, and providing the tests and vaccines that minimize the virus’s spread. They have stepped up to meet unprecedented challenges – service we honor in the conferring of these degrees.”
Jessica Higgins of Fishers, who is graduating with an Associate of Science in Nursing degree, is representing her class as student speaker at the 2022 Kokomo Service Area commencement. Those being honored during the event include Tara Kaser of Swayzee, chair of the Department of Education and assistant professor of Education, recipient of the President’s Award for Excellence in Instruction; Dennis Brunk of Tipton, adjunct instructor in Life Sciences, recipient of the Adjunct Faculty Award for Excellence in Instruction; and graduating student Allison Salkie of Greentown, who graduated with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Business Operations, Applications, and Technology, was honored with the Chancellor’s Award for Academic Excellence. Mallory Claypool of Walton, director of the Lewis Cass Polytechnic Academy in Galveston, is being recognized as Ivy Tech Kokomo’s 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award winner.
Members of Ivy Tech Kokomo Service Area’s graduating class of 2022, listed alphabetically by Indiana county and hometown and then by other states and hometown, include:
Allen County |
Fort Wayne |
Ashley Franciscy |
Christina Turner |
Blackford County |
Hartford City |
Robert Sheller |
Boone County |
Sheridan |
Bobby Taylor |
Thorntown |
Lance Oldham |
Whitestown |
Arden Hutson |
Zionsville |
Timothy Critser |
Nathan Pownell |
Jeffrey Stanley |
Carroll County |
Bringhurst |
Bailey Granson |
Nolan Johnson |
Burnettsville |
Shalyn Barnard |
Ethan McAninch |
Camden |
Gloria Keith |
Delphi |
Layne Huffman |
Erin Scott |
Flora |
Kate Kingery |
Cass County |
Galveston |
Savannah Bowser |
Anita Crago |
Thomas Duncan |
Lily Flora |
Kobe Hicks |
Jocelyn Radtke |
Nathan Troutman |
Logansport |
Kirra Adair |
Atlantis Allen |
Chelsey Allen |
Mitzy Antunez |
Brihanna Bazile |
Mark Bender |
Ashlyn Berkshire |
Brittney Biggs |
John Braun |
Elizabeth Buenaventura |
Jamie Burk |
Haley Bushaw |
Nancy Carlos |
Celine Castillo |
Hallie Coffey |
Tina Collins |
Eliza Colon |
Jennifer Corcoran |
Casey Croussore |
Madison DeBarge |
James Fale |
Allison Foerg |
Jocelyn Garcia |
Autumn Garling |
Sara Garnica |
Ambria Gittings |
Cierra Grubbs |
Addison Guire |
Nathan Gundrum |
Katherine Hall |
Larry Hayden |
Kayli Helton |
Kaden Hernandez |
Saige Hewitt |
Sarah Hiatt |
Ella Hobson |
Christina Holcomb |
Joshua Houk |
Hannah Howell |
Brianna Hubenthal |
Kennedy Hughes |
Blake Isaacs |
Keaton James |
Daniela Jimenez |
Poe Kah |
Tyler Keeler |
Erica Keller |
Noah Lange |
Emily Lease |
Kylee Lindsey |
Celena Lopez |
Yesenia Lorenzo-Sebastian |
Samuel McCoy |
Mandi McMinn |
Cesia Mendez |
Dulce Mendez Garcia |
Kayla Miller |
Oliver Morales |
Diana Munoz |
Irasema Munoz-Diaz |
Leslie Naftzger |
Abigail Newton |
Timothy Nikitaras |
Lauren Odom |
Tishadequea Ogle |
Natalia Osborn |
Oscar Palomares |
Moo Paw |
Melanie Perez |
Cassidee Perry |
Lillianne Plummer |
Tiffany Preston |
Alma Quintanar |
John Michael Remitar |
Ryan Repass |
Brian Reyes-Abarca |
Caleb Rosenberger |
Alejandro Sanchez |
Mayra Sanchez |
Adriana Sanchez Castro |
April Savoie |
Brandi Schlabach |
Carla Schlosser |
Jessica Scott |
Linda Sebastian |
Katrina Sejour |
Erika Serna |
Warren Shively |
Dannya Soriano |
Alicia Sutton |
Luna Tafolla |
Lisa Tidrick |
Angel Tomas-Sanchez |
Lucia Torres |
Evan Ulery |
Vladimir Vasquez |
Gabriela Vega |
Emma Woodward |
Yijun Zhang |
Samantha Davis |
Erica Neeley |
Emme Grisez |
Kyle Jeslis |
Bryleigh Binney |
Kirsten Calloway |
Ella Eckert-Eldridge |
Jaime Harding |
Garrett Jameson |
Meisha Price |
Hilary Rine |
Emily Schmehl |
Jacob Elliott |
Sydney Moon |
Kolton Boring |
Brandon Cripe |
Morgan McCall |
Kenzie McLeland |
Kade Mennen |
Kadence Miller |
David Noel |
Halie Rodgers |
Mikayla Strik |
Carolin Hunter |
Bethany Isenberg |
Jessica Orr |
Jacqueline Palmer |
Karina Ramos |
Kalynn Baber |
Katie Mossholder |
Haley Brumbaugh |
Delaware County |
Alexandria |
Ethan Chafin |
Gaston |
Mickey Markley |
Muncie |
Adam James |
Daniel Lambert |
Samantha McRae |
Zach Sterling |
Elkhart County |
Elkhart |
Brandi Foster |
Floyd County |
New Albany |
Jabin Wright |
Fountain County |
Veedersburg |
Jerry McGlade |
Fulton County |
Akron |
Abril Baca |
Kewanna |
Cydnie Smith |
Macy |
Sarah Bauder |
Rochester |
Madison Booth |
Samantha Jo Bower |
Myla Eskridge |
Jessica Hippensteel |
Adrienne Johnson |
Rebekah Johnson |
Makinzee Jordan |
Anna Kamp |
Andrew Kindig |
Johanna Lopez |
Brianna Mappin |
Isabella Miller |
Shanna Rogers |
Michael Thomas |
Kiele Wilson |
Kaidin Yeazel |
Grant County |
Fairmount |
Amylia Binkerd |
Elijah Roberts |
Gas City |
Katelynn Ailes |
Kaylinn Marsh |
Jonesboro |
Cassandra Bartels |
Marion |
Gabriel Conn |
Jon Ferguson |
Martin Fincannon |
Paige Hancock |
Naomi Hurlock |
Ashtyn Joseph |
Makinzie Leisure |
Amanda Lines |
Emily Little |
Patricia McGruder |
Josiah Mitchell |
Chelsea Mitchener |
Jessica Moore |
Bryce Ralston |
Megan Wilkins |
Sims |
Jessica Nester |
Swayzee |
Chelsie Bundrick |
Adam Heyerly |
Michael Richards |
Van Buren |
Blake McQueen |
Hamilton County |
Arcadia |
Lauren Johnson |
Paige Lawhorn |
Christopher Overby |
Atlanta |
Bailly McGrew |
Carmel |
Katherine Dammeyer |
Kennedy Kantner |
Johnna Richey |
Fishers |
Cheryl Baker |
Izriel Bingaman |
Tiffanny El-Denny |
Jessica Higgins |
Tenisha Page |
Brandi Yakubov |
Noblesville |
Ngozi Akerele |
Kassidy Browning |
Allie Hueston |
Abigayle Lutz |
Brianna Perrine |
Gurinder Sembhi |
Kaitlin Shaffer |
Sheridan |
Rachel Bailey |
Angel Brown |
Dylan Schieman |
Westfield |
Crizelda Aramboles |
Jonathan Barber |
Angel Marquez |
Destiny McMiller |
Berthe Tchamgue Nkamhoe |
Deanna Tomaszewski |
Hancock County |
New Palestine |
Luke Yonts |
Hendricks County |
Avon |
Lindsey Hewitt |
Henry County |
Dunrieth |
Ronald Elliott |
Middletoen |
Delanee Frye |
New Castle |
Donna Lee-Adams |
Howard County |
Flora |
William Nichols |
Galveston |
Josh Sturgell |
Greentown |
Brittney Eckart |
Bobbi Evans |
Stephanie Frakes |
Tonya Frakes |
Amy Greathouse |
Tracy Herr |
Leah Jarrell |
Clayton Mckillip |
Allison Salkie |
Dustin Turnpaugh |
Clarissa Vasquez |
Kokomo |
Baylie Alder |
Candia Alder |
Madison Alexander |
Jody Andrews |
Nevaeh Arrington |
Bethany Babcock |
Caleb Bailey |
Tonita Bailey |
William Baker |
Gryphon Barry |
Olivia Bell |
Aidan Belt |
Jonah Benic |
Natasha Bishop |
William Bornhorst |
Blaine Bowman |
Blake Bowman |
Zachary Bowser |
Jillian Braswell |
Allison Bratcher |
Christian Bratcher |
Baleigh Brefford |
Lila Brinkoetter |
Keagonna Burks |
Kaitlyn Burns |
Nakeeta Burton |
Adrienne Bush |
Geordan Butler |
Kayla Campbell |
Nadia Carlos |
Dreama Carter |
Jason Castillo |
Isabela Castorena |
Andres Chavez |
Jackie Chavez |
Gavin Chorrushi |
Vance Clark |
Tommy Cleaver |
Juliana Cohon |
Bridget Cole |
Joseph Collins |
Joel Contreras |
Searra Cooper |
La’Dasia Cornell |
Ransom Cornwall |
Steven Cottingham |
Skylore Crousore |
Breana Darlin |
Mary Daulton |
Chandra Davis |
Mason Davis |
Maria DeCleene |
Abigail Deditch |
Tunisia Douglas |
Jennifer Dronet |
Eli Dubbels |
Angela Durben |
Abigail Durham |
Domonick Durham |
William Eaker |
Alec Ealy |
Jania Eddington |
Elizabeth Edwards |
Nicole Edwards |
Elizabeth Ennis |
Jennifer Farmer |
Greggory Farrell |
Heather Ferren |
Molly Fivecoate |
Kieli Fogg |
Tyler Foster |
Shanda Fowler |
Golda Fox |
Jenna Fridholm |
Austyn Galbreath |
Kayleigh Galloway |
Dreyton Gambrell |
Elizabeth Garber |
Stephanie Garland |
Andrew Gerlach |
Trevion Geyton |
Amanda Gingerich |
Ariel Glover |
Eva Gonzales |
A’Kura Green |
Mason Groves |
Anna Guyer |
Travis Hagan |
Jean Hager |
Dorothy Hahn-Morris |
Shea Hankins |
Aaliyah Harmon |
Antonio Haro Gaeta |
McKennah Harrell |
Stephany Harris |
Nolan Hartleroad |
Makayla Harvey |
Stacy Hayes |
Shaquanda Haywood |
Jaeden Hero |
Glaciea Hester |
Shea Hileman |
Miyoko Hill |
Rachel HIllman |
Jocelynn Hood |
Tate Hubbert |
Tiffani Hunt |
Melissa Hunter-Walton |
Tiffani Husband |
Chloe Johnson |
Redrickia Jones |
Alec Judeika |
Sophia Justice |
Courtney Kendall |
Autumn Kilgore |
Rebel Kuyoth-akers |
Anh La |
Kylee Lauderbaugh |
Kahlani Locklear |
Selena London |
Brayden Lovelace |
Gia Lowery |
Keryn Lumpkin-Mucha |
Logan Mansfield |
Gabrielle Marks |
Alexys Martin |
Amaya Martin |
Mark Martin |
Nicole May |
Cheyenne McCombs |
Dorothy McKee |
Alisha McKinley |
Paige McLaughlan |
Charles Miller |
Michael Modesitt |
Cheyanne Monroe |
Ashlie Murphy |
Rileigh Murphy |
Garrett Myers |
Teddie Mygrant |
Trae Nearon |
Emma Nelson |
Braxton Nickels |
Richard Nussbaum |
Trevor Oakes |
Jaidyn Ogle |
Ethan Page |
Christopher Palmer |
Madisyn Pearce |
RayAija Peoples |
Alexandra Perkins |
Samantha Phillips |
Rebekah Price |
Tonita Price-Taylor |
Jordan Purvis |
Jared Pyle |
Arissa Rabbits |
Kathryn Rafferty |
Jack Rawlings |
Serena Reed |
Carolyn Reyes |
Nabria Richardson |
Haley Roberts |
Aaron Robertson |
Jackie Robertson |
Matias Rodriguez |
Vanessa Romero |
Trista Rose |
Kaidence Rouse |
Kane Roush |
Marissa Rowe |
Amber Rudzena |
Levi Rutherford |
Kayla Salinas |
Daley Sams |
Declan Schelbert |
Marijah Scott |
Kimberly Sears |
Cole Shane |
Breana Sharp |
Avery Shelton |
Jackie Shelton |
Caylee Shepard |
Alicia Shields |
Shelley Shook |
Jalen Short |
Kinley Short |
Alethea Shumaker |
Heather Sibert |
Katlin Sites |
Monica Slonaker |
Jocelyn Smith |
Kaesha Smith |
Kiara Smith |
Makaela Smith |
Jennifer Snay |
Nicholas Sommer |
Ryleigh Sosbe |
A’mya Sparger-Withers |
Allison Spurlin |
Levi Stapleton |
David Stewart |
Tatyana Stidwell |
Shelby Stiller |
Corrine Stone |
Courtney Stover |
Amanda Sutherlin |
Jesse Swain |
Aniya Sweet |
Andrea Taylor |
Morgan Taylor |
Kevin Thang |
Devon Thomas |
Kayla Thompson |
Taylor Toney |
Keisha Torres |
Kylie Trusty |
Kwanisha Tyson |
Madelyn Uncapher |
John Utterbeck Jr |
Lyndsy Varnado |
Nghi Vo |
Sabrina Walmsley |
James Walsh |
Melanie Walsh |
Amy Walters |
Jalynn Warden |
Kaitlynne Watanabe |
Stephen Watkins |
Heather Wellons |
Garrett Wiley |
Brayden Williams |
Mercedes Williams |
Edith Willoughby |
Jason Wilson |
Kelly Wilson |
Stephanie Woodhouse |
Maryann Woodruff |
Brianna Woody |
Tamara Word |
Kimberly Yates |
Kylie York |
Deonte Young |
Russiaville |
Raelynn Boffo |
Bethany Caine |
Olivia Carlson |
Maddison Copenhaver |
Alison Cregar |
Alycia Davis |
Joseph Goodwin |
Autumn Jackson |
Kelly Jackson |
Kyndal Mellady |
Hailey Miller |
Jesse Polk |
Jacob Reed |
Cameron Rice |
Teri Root |
Gavin Schmidt |
Ethan Stahl |
Sharpsville |
Ezra Philapy |
Kirsten Swihart |
Jasper County |
Rennselaer |
Kayli Wireman |
Wheatfield |
Tiffany Tisdale |
Jay County |
Dunkirk |
Travis Decker |
Andrea Weekley |
Portland |
Nancy Donathan |
Kosciusko County |
Warsaw |
Diane Fitzpatrick |
La Porte County |
Trail Creek |
Dakota Kaplan |
Lake County |
Gary |
Teresa George |
Hammond |
Lisa Slavo |
Madison County |
Alexandria |
Elizabeth Summers |
Ethan Walls |
Anderson |
Amanda Case |
Coyalett Nunn |
Marilyn Perkins |
Elwood |
Brooke Beeman |
Sheila Martin |
Taylor Robison |
Noah Werline |
Pendleton |
Jacob Curtsinger |
Brahampreet Kaur |
Marion County |
Indianapolis |
Dee Ehrhardt |
Kenisha Heard |
Zola King |
Kendra Lanier |
Thomas Layton |
John LeVeque |
Marcus McGee |
Hunter Miller |
Tariro Ngorosha |
Maleeha Qazi |
Monyae Young |
Steven Ziolkowski |
Marshall County |
Argos |
Jordan Lewis |
Miami County |
Akron |
Thomas Lane |
Amboy |
Rachael Allen |
Alex Ringeisen |
Bunker Hill |
Mackenzie Butler |
Bailey Dausch |
Chloe Herschberger |
Brett Peters |
Colten Pitner |
Brandi Serrano |
Mason Shircliff |
Wesley Yoars |
Converse |
Bryan Long |
Sarah Waymire |
Denver |
Sydney Berry |
Elizabeth Binkerd |
Autumn Crowe |
Denise Gordon |
Chloe Keith |
Ashlyn Main |
Theressa Richardson |
Teresa Shilling |
Trevor Simons |
David Sunday |
Landon Thomas |
Kokomo |
Jeremy Crousore |
Macy |
Tammy Basarabski |
Courtney Bowen |
Ebony Hibner |
Austin Knauff |
Eric Masters |
Jordan Moore |
Riley Rigney |
AnnaMarie Walker |
Jessa Wilhelm |
Mexico |
Jason Keown |
Peru |
Steven Allen |
Courtney Azbell |
Gabriel Baker |
Abigail Becraft |
Freddie Bishop |
Ruby-Jo Bockover |
Kayla Boggs |
Kayla Boggs |
K’Mia Bontrager |
Brianna Bowman |
Arianna Bradley |
Lilly Bradshaw |
Rebecca Braun |
Marcus Bricker |
Dailynn Butzin |
Ava Caldwell |
Isabella Camden |
Roberta Cattin |
Summer Chambers |
emma chase |
Nicholas Davis |
Jaedyn Day |
Noel Dominique |
Eleyna Enders |
Lindsay Flanery |
Dawn Fraley |
Chad French |
Donald Fuller |
Dawn Gatliff |
Leah Graber |
Elizabeth Hacker |
Catherine Hanley |
Leslie Havens |
Sara Hawley |
Mackenzie Howard |
Dakota Howell |
Isabella Ingalsbe |
Miranda Irving |
Jami Jenkins |
Keith Johnson |
Tanisha Johnson |
Ryan Jones |
Robert Kieninger |
Cadence Korba |
Jeremy Lloyd |
Melody Martin |
Kaylen McKinney |
Brittni McPhearson |
Adison Miles |
Rebecca Mitchell |
Jacob Morris |
Stacy Moser |
Rebecca Moxley |
Traci Mudd |
Kellen Mullins |
Erica Mummert |
Taryn Mygrant |
Kaitlyn Nice |
Aaron Offenberger |
Vonda Oldaker |
Jenifer Paxton |
Audrey Piel |
Kendra Radabaugh |
Alaina Ramer |
Jason Ramer |
Andrea Raymer |
Makenna Ritter |
Jesse Roberts |
Skylar Russell |
Christine Rust |
Logan Scherer |
Shianne Short-Bowden |
Eric Smith |
Kirsti Smith |
Vanessa Smith |
Dawson Sparks |
Dallas Stevens |
Anthony Strohecker |
Russell Sumpter |
Jennifer Vigar |
Heather Waites |
Marley Watson |
Logan White |
Shanna White |
Amber Wilson |
Cossette Wilson |
Timothy Yancy |
Monroe County |
Bloomington |
Elizabeth Allen |
Montgomery County |
Crawfordsville |
Kaitlyn Toler |
Newton County |
Kentland |
Dylan Robbins |
Pulaski County |
Francesville |
Alyson Bazan |
Zander Deutscher |
Kelsey Gutwein |
Elva Martinez |
Destiny Villarreal |
Kewanna |
Hanna Weldon |
Medaryville |
Gracie Eberhart |
Wendy Salazar |
Monterey |
Kailey Beaver |
Star City |
Makayla Felda |
Katelin Popejoy |
Winamac |
Sierra Burch |
Cheyenne Crider |
Kayla Crouse |
Deana Fort |
Cheyenne Holguin |
Tonya Kasten |
Allison Keller |
Kristofer Mill |
Erin Schwartz |
Evan Werner |
Putnam County |
Fillmore |
Randolph County |
Marcus England |
Shelby County |
Morristown |
Abigail Huxford-Siegel |
St. Joseph County |
Mishawaka |
Rose Moreland |
Starke County |
North Judson |
Kassie Pruitt |
Tippecanoe County |
Battle Ground |
Tyler Miller |
Lileigh Mulford |
Lafayette |
Erica Abney |
David Eccles |
Samantha Kyger |
Tammy Mikels |
Christina Norfleet |
Shalanda Nunn |
West Lafayette |
Sarah Cover |
Blake Creed |
Dustin Hamilton |
Bowen Huang |
Punsith Ratnayake |
Tipton County |
Elwood |
Chantel Howell |
Kempton |
Samantha DeSpain |
Will Sayers |
Sharpsville |
Keegan Duncan |
Michael Kraner |
Tipton |
Cindy Ballou |
Dakota Bess |
Jessica Cage |
Taylor Cline-Wallen |
Caden Crawford |
Katherine Diamond |
Joshua Flint |
Kymberly Gregory |
Tori Hearn |
Christian Hunter |
Emily Kesterson |
Joseph Mahaney |
Meredith Rivers |
Kayla Schmitt |
Ryan Speer |
Becky Spencer |
Kobe Stephens |
Laurie Stoops |
Evan Vandevender |
Stephen Vanneste |
Kelsey Yundt |
Windfall |
Phillip Duff |
Breanna Kerr |
Mallory Leggett |
Joni Ripberger |
Spencer Tate |
Adan Trujillo |
Wabash County |
Andrews |
John Willett |
La Fontaine |
Erin Denney |
Tiffanie Miller |
Lagro |
Jessica Wischman |
North Manchester |
Savannah Mosley |
Peru |
Tami Baker |
Colton Byrum |
Savannah Wagoner |
Roann |
Jennifer Deck |
Blakely Herren |
Urbana |
Kyle Sparks |
Wabash |
Chasity Bishir |
Jared Boone |
Alvah Copeland |
Jordan Culver |
Jillian Fishback |
Treavor Floor |
Eli Murphy |
Carrie Rebholz |
Zachary Smith |
Ruth Sturgill |
Casey Swan |
Bailey Thompson |
Audra Watkins |
White County |
Burnettsville |
Lizbeth Reyes |
Idaville |
Vikie Sorrell |
Monticello |
Rachel Bates |
Moriah Burrows |
Vilma De Mendoza |
Kathryn Lindley |
Colorado |
Colorado Springs |
Austin Frey |
Illinois |
Midlothian |
Catrale Ellick |
Ohio |
Galloway |
Robert Hoffman |
Virginia |
Harrisonburg |
Joseph Cadwell |
Wyoming |
Riverton |
Yailyn Haworth |