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VIRTUAL COMMENCEMENT CEREMONYThursday, June 25, 2020Dr. Annette Parker PresidingGreetingJudy Endres, Associate Vice President of Student AffairsProcessionalGrand Marshal/Mace BearerThe Minnesota OrchestraDeborah Selbach, Outstanding Faculty Member of the YearWelcomeJudy Endres, Associate Vice President of Student AffairsNational AnthemCayl JamesonPresident’s Address and IntroductionsDr. Annette Parker, PresidentCommencement MessagesTim Walz, Governor of MinnesotaJay Cowles, Minnesota State System Board of Trustees ChairDr. Devinder Malhotra, Minnesota State System ChancellorCommencement AddressDr. Karen Stout, President and CEO of Achieving the DreamPresident Emerita, Montgomery County Community CollegeStudent RemarksJessica Alsleben, Presidential Scholar and Dental Assisting StudentRecognition of Honor Graduates andMilitary Service RecognitionDr. DeAnna Burt, Vice President of Student & Academic AffairsRecognition of CandidatesDr. DeAnna Burt, Vice President of Student & Academic AffairsConferring of Degrees, Diplomas,and CertificatesDr. Annette Parker, PresidentClosing RemarksDr. Annette Parker, President2COMMENCEMENT 2020
Congratulations to the GraduatesGraduates,Congratulations on your transition from South Central College student to graduate.The 2019 - 20 academic year was filled with tremendous successes, made all the moreremarkable by the challenges we have all faced. The year 2020 will go down in thehistory books as a defining time filled with significant challenges. At the same time, itwill also represent a period when we discovered our ability to persevere when facedwith obstacles we never imagined would be put in front of us.Your resilience, drive, and determination have gotten you to this point. And thesesame traits will drive your success as you start your career, continue on with your education, or both.Learning is lifelong and we at South Central College are committed to helping you continue to further youreducation, whether it be on the job or in the classroom.Supporting your success will remain our primary goal. This effort has been strengthened through ourparticipation in Achieving the Dream, a national network of colleges dedicated to student success. As anAchieving the Dream college, South Central College’s faculty, staff and administrators have and will continue towork on a number of ambitious initiatives with the ultimate goal of making a difference, as we say it, “Just OneMore” student at a time.Your graduation is the realization of this dream, and all of us at South Central College could not be prouderof you!Congratulations again on this achievement and the many successes that await you in the future.With much admiration,Dr. Annette ParkerPresident3COMMENCEMENT 2020
Commencement MessagesTim WalzGovernor of MinnesotaTim Walz is Minnesota’s 41st Governor. His career has been defined by public service,from serving our country in the military to serving our students as a high-schoolteacher and football coach to serving our state in Congress.Born in a small town in rural Nebraska, Tim’s parents instilled in him the valuesthat guide his commitment to common good and selfless service. Soon after his highschool graduation, Tim enlisted in the Army National Guard. Tim attended ChadronState College, where he graduated with a social science degree in 1989. HarvardUniversity offered Tim an opportunity to gain a new perspective on global education by teaching in the People’sRepublic of China from 1989-90, where he joined one of the first government-approved groups of Americanteachers to work in Chinese high schools. Upon his return from China to Nebraska, Tim served full time in theArmy National Guard, and accepted a teaching and coaching position. More importantly, he met his wife, GwenWhipple, who was teaching at the same school.Tim and Gwen Walz moved to Mankato in 1996, where they began working at Mankato West High School. Inaddition to teaching social studies, Tim helped coach the Mankato West football team that won the school’s firststate championship. After 24 years in the Army National Guard, Command Sergeant Major Walz retired fromthe 1-125th Field Artillery Battalion in 2005.Tim won his first election to the United States House of Representatives in 2006, and was re-elected for another5 terms serving Minnesota’s First Congressional District. In addition to his work on the Farm Bill, the Lewis &Clark Regional Water System, Minnesota Highway 14, and the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Preston(MN), Tim introduced the STOCK Act, a bill that sought to limit congressional insider trading. On March 22,2012, the STOCK Act passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in both the House and the Senate.After years of living in Mankato, Tim and Gwen moved to St. Paul with their two children, Hope and Gus, andtheir rescue pets, Scout and Afton.4COMMENCEMENT 2020
Commencement MessagesJay CowlesMinnesota State System Board of Trustees ChairJay Cowles has served on the Board of Trustees since 2014, and is currently serving asthe vice chair of the board. He is managing director of Lawrence Creek LLC, a privatefamily investment company. Previously, he held several positions with Cowles MediaCompany, former owners of the Star Tribune newspaper, concluding as chairman ofthe Board of Directors. Cowles also served as chairman and president of the Women’sPro Softball League, a startup sports enterprise that continues today as National ProFastpitch.He is a founding and active member of the Itasca Project since 2004, and currently serves as a board member ofthe Minneapolis Downtown Council, Green Minneapolis, and the Mississippi Park Connection. He also holdsadvisory roles at the University of Minnesota with the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs and theCenter for Transportation Studies. He has served a number of civic and arts organizations including the SaintPaul Foundation, the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Guthrie Theater, The Friends of theSaint Paul Library, and the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard Collegeand an MBA from Harvard Business School.Cowles was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton in 2014 for a six-year term ending June 30, 2020.Dr. Devinder MalhotraMinnesota State System ChancellorDevinder Malhotra was named Minnesota State chancellor in 2018 after first servingas interim chancellor in 2017. He leads Minnesota’s system of seven state universitiesand 30 state community and technical colleges that serve over 350,000 students in 47communities across the state.Dr. Malhotra is passionate about the Minnesota State commitment to providingaccess to exceptional higher education for all Minnesotans. He is excited to supportthe powerful work faculty and staff are doing at every Minnesota State college anduniversity to serve our communities and help people all across the state succeed both in college and beyond.Before serving as chancellor, Dr. Malhotra was interim president of Metropolitan State University and provostand vice president of academic affairs at St. Cloud State University. Prior to that he was dean of the College ofArts and Sciences at the University of Southern Maine. At the University of Akron, he served as chair of theFaculty Senate, chair of the Department of Economics, and associate dean of the Buchtel College of Arts andSciences.Dr. Malhotra earned his doctorate in economics from Kansas State University and also is a graduate of theManagement Development Program of the Harvard University Institutes of Higher Education. He holds both abachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in economics from the University of Delhi in India.5COMMENCEMENT 2020
Commencement AdressDr. Karen StoutPresident and CEO, Achieving the Dream, Inc.President Emerita, Montgomery County Community CollegeSince 2015, Dr. Karen A. Stout has served as president and CEO of Achieving theDream, leading the nation’s largest movement to improve success for all students,especially low-income students and students of color. Dr. Stout leads, through ATD, anetwork of institutions in whole-college transformation using a coaching process thatis constantly informed and improved by its longstanding partnerships and practicein the field. ATD anticipates future needs and issues, leveraging knowledge throughcollective learning. She has received national recognition for her achievements atATD and accomplishments as a community college president for 15 years, including American Associationfor Women in Community College’s Woman of the Year and Washington Monthly’s 16 most innovative highereducation leaders.Prior to ATD, Dr. Stout was president of Montgomery County Community College, where she led the collegethrough a transformation process to improve student success. As president of the Pennsylvania Commissionfor Community Colleges, Dr. Stout led the formation of a Trustees Council to support advocacy efforts andsuccessfully changed the 40-year Community College Act with legislation to improve operating and capitalfunding for the Commonwealth’s 14 community colleges.Dr. Stout serves on several national boards including College Promise National Advisory Board and is a facultycontributor and mentor for the Aspen Institute Presidential Fellowship for Community College Excellence.She is a frequent national presenter on topics ranging from leadership to strategic planning to fundraising tousing data to support continuous improvement. She wrote the forewords to Re-visioning Community Colleges:Positioning for Innovations and Getting the Green: Fundraising Campaigns for Community Colleges. Shealso wrote chapters entitled "Leading and Learning: Structures and Strategies for Accelerating Innovation" and"Navigating the Relationship Between Governing and Foundation Boards."She holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership and a bachelor’s degree in English from the University ofDelaware and a master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Baltimore.6COMMENCEMENT 2020
Minnesota State Colleges and UniversitiesBoard of Trustees and ChancellorJay Cowles, ChairDawn ErlandsonGeorge SouleRoger Moe, Vice ChairRobert HoffmanLouise SundinAhmitara AlwalJerry JanezichCheryl TeferAshlyn AndersonApril NishimuraMichael VekichAlex CirilloRudy RodriguezSamson WilliamsDevinder Malhotra, System Chancellor, Minnesota StateSouth Central College AdministrationDr. Annette Parker, PresidentDr. DeAnna Burt, Vice President of Student & Academic AffairsDr. Marsha Danielson, Vice President of Economic DevelopmentDr. Narren Brown, Vice President of Research & Institutional Effectiveness / Faribault Campus DeanMs. Roxy Traxler, Vice President of Finance and OperationsMs. Judy Endres, Associate Vice President of Student AffairsDr. Kimberly Johnson, Associate Vice President of Effective Teaching & LearningMr. Bradley Schloesser, Dean of Agriculture and Executive Director of the Southern Agricultural Center of ExcellenceDr. Rick Kurtz, Dean of Arts & SciencesMs. Kellie McElroy-Hooper, Dean of Career & Technical EducationDr. Dimitria A. Harding, Dean of Health SciencesOutstanding Faculty Member of the YearDeborah Selbach, Reading InstructorPresidential Scholars GraduatesJessica Alsleben, Associate of Applied Science in Dental Assisting (Student Remarks)Parker Neid, Diploma in Agribusiness Service TechnicianWyatt Kiel, Diploma in Automotive ServicesEthan Vikla, Associate of Science in Health Science7COMMENCEMENT 2020
South Central College FacultyMukhtar Alas, PHD - University of ColoradoSarah Allen, MA - Minnesota State University, MankatoDarin Altmann, DIP - South Central CollegeLejla Alvarez, BS - Minnesota State University, MankatoLaura Attenberger, BS - Minnesota State University, MankatoBradley Augustin, MED - University of MinnesotaTimothy Auringer, BS - Minnesota State University, MankatoBonnie Barnhardt, MBA - University of Minnesota DuluthIra Beckman, MED - University of MinnesotaHelen Bednar, BFA - Minnesota State University, MankatoMindy Beert, AAS - Iowa Lakes Community CollegeRamona Beiswanger, MSC - Minnesota State University, MankatoAnnette Benson, MS - Winona State UniversityHeather Biedermann, MSLS - Dominican UniversityGale Bigbee, MS - Minnesota State University, MankatoWilliam Block, DIP - Ridgewater CollegeDaniel Boddy, DIP - South Central CollegeJames Brady, BS - Minnesota State University, MankatoBen Braswell, MA - Western Governors UniversityMargaret Brewer, MSN - Minnesota State University, MankatoDavid Brokl, DIP - South Central CollegeAlan Bronnenberg, MBA - Southwest Minnesota State UniversityRebecca Brooks, MFA - Minnesota State University, MankatoMichael Broughten, DIP - South Central CollegeThomas Brown, BS - Univ of Minn St Paul CampusCrista Browne-Krosch, BS - Minnesota State University, MankatoPawel Buda, MA - University of JagielonskiJohn Burns, BS - Minnesota State University, MankatoJulie Carter, BS - Minnesota State University, MankatoDavid Cox, GC - Minnesota State University, MankatoKirstin Cronn-Mills, PHD - Iowa State UniversityThomas Deetz, MBA - College of St. ThomasKurt Dershem, PHD - Bowling Green State UniversityChristopher DeVries, BAS - Bemidji State UniversityJennifer Dumdei, MS - Minnesota State University MoorheadAmy Rose Durand, MA - New Mexico State UniversityDavid Edwards, MS - Indiana State UniversityBrian Eidet, BAS - Southwest Minnesota State UniversityArlene Eliason, MAT - Minot State UniversityJennifer Fedder, BS - Winona State UniversityWilliam Fenske, DBA - Metropolitan State UniversityRon Fleischmann, BSED - Martin Luther CollegeLaurie Forsythe, MA - Minnesota State University, MankatoMark Friedman, PHD - Colorado State UniversityLisa Gahler, MS - Minnesota State University, MankatoMaria Garlinska, MS - Dominican UniversityDavid Gilmore, MED - University of MinnesotaAlex Goff, BS - Minnesota State University, MankatoCara Gorman-Ozsoy, BS - Minnesota State University, MankatoJane Greathouse, MA - Claremont Graduate SchoolRebecca Griebel, AAS - South Central CollegeRebecca Grunig, MBA - Southwest Minnesota State UniversityRebecca Gullickson, MS - Minnesota State University MoorheadJulia Gunderson, BSN - Minnesota State University, MankatoRenee Guyer, MS - Colorado State UniversityKristen Haala, BSN - Minnesota State University, MankatoKatherine Hager, MS - South Dakota State UniversityDavid Hammitt, MA - University of South DakotaBrenda Hanel, BS - Minnesota State University, MankatoMichael Haskins, MS - South Dakota State UniversityDonald Hermanson, MED - University of Wisconsin-River FallsCristen High, MS - Minnesota State University MoorheadDean Hines, BS - California Polytechnic State UnviersityStacy Hohenstein, MS - Minnesota State University, MankatoLori Hood-Hiller, MA - Minnesota State University, MankatoKatie Hueper, MS - Minnesota State University, MankatoJohn Hutchinson, MS - University of MiamiTodd Huxford, DIP - South Central CollegeKenneth Johnson, MBA - North Dakota State UniversityMichelle Johnson, MFA - University of Wisconsin-MadisonDana Kaplan, BS - Minnesota State University, MankatoHok Kim, PHD - N C State Univ All CampusesEric Kinsley, BS - Kansas State UniversityJeffery Kletschka, AAS - South Central CollegeLizbeth Kliewer, MS - Minnesota State University, MankatoLaurie Kodet Johnson, MSN - Regis UniversityEmma Kwolek, PHD - Iowa State UniversityCassandra Labairon, MFA - Minnesota State University, MankatoDouglas Laven, MBA - University of Phoenix-Phoenix CampusTina LeBrun, BS - University of Wisconsin-River FallsDavid Lentz, BS - Iowa State UniversityAmy Magnus, PHD - Case Western Reserve UniversityThomas Maldonado, MA - Minnesota State University, MankatoCheiron McMahill, PHD - The University of LancasterAndrea Mettler, MSN - Excelsior CollegeLynn Michel, MS - Minnesota State University, MankatoBecky Miller, BS - Minnesota State University, MankatoConnie Miller, MFA - Minnesota State University, MankatoMelissa Miller, MS - Winona State UniversityDaniel Moldaschel, MA - Minnesota State University, MankatoJonathan Morgan, BS - Bemidji State UniversityLu Mulder, MFA - Minneapolis College of Art and DesignHolly Munch, MS - Washington State UniversityTracy Murphy, MA - Minnesota State University, MankatoShayne Narjes, PHD - Iowa State UniversityPeter Neigebauer, MS - Minnesota State University, MankatoTeresa Neufelder, MSE - Indiana State UniversityHeidi Newbauer, MA - Minnesota State University, MankatoKristina Nowak, MSN - Walden UniversityLaurie Oelslager, EDD - University of MinnesotaMyron oftedahl, BS - University of MinnesotaJoseph Olstrom, MPA - Minnesota State University, MankatoJennifer Ongie Jindra, BA - The College of St. CatherineBrittany Otto, BSN - American Sentinel UniversityMark Paddock, BS - Minnesota State University, MankatoMohammed Parapurwala, MA - State University of New YorkSteven Pfarr, BS - Chamberlian UniversityAshley Priem, MA - Minnesota State University, MankatoJoan Quam, BS - Winona State UniversityHeather Quint, AS - Inver Hills Community CollegeDenise Reeser, BSC - Univ of Minn St Paul CampusRoberta Regis, BA - Metropolitan State UniversityJohn Reinhard, MFA - University of Michigan-Ann ArborAlan Roesler, MS - Minnesota State University, MankatoJoel Roggenkamp, MED - University of MinnesotaTara Rohman, AAS - South Central CollegeBrent Roiger, BS - Minnesota State University, MankatoDan Salmon, MS - Minnesota State University, MankatoDebra Salmon, MSW - University of St ThomasLisa Schickling, MS - Minnesota State University, MankatoKelly Schmidt, BS - University of MinnesotaRaymond Schmidt, MA - Minnesota State University, MankatoJay Schmit, DIP - South Central CollegeJena Schoenrock, MA - Western Governors UniversityWayne Schoper, MED - University of MinnesotaJason Schroeder, BAS - University of Wisconsin-River FallsShawn Schroeder, MS - Minnesota State University, MankatoJeffrey Schultz, BS - Univ of Minn St Paul CampusPamela Schweim, BA - Wayne State CollegeRobin Schwieger, MED - University of MinnesotaDeborah Selbach, MFA - Minnesota State University, MankatoLisa Shellum, MS - Minnesota State University, MankatoCathleen Smesrud, BS - University of North DakotaCraig Smith, BT - Minnesota State University, MankatoJohn Smith, MA - Saint Marys University of MinnesotaSarah Snider, MED - University of North Dakota-Main Campus8COMMENCEMENT 2020
South Central College FacultyJerald Soost, MA - Western Governors UniversityCindy Sparrow, MS - Minnesota State University, MankatoDarci Stanford, MS - South Dakota State UniversityRebecca Starr, MA - San Diego State UniversitySusan Steck, MA - Minnesota State University, MankatoAdam Steinke, AAS - South Central CollegeJulie Steinke, BS - Minnesota State University, MankatoJay Stencel, MS - Vanderbilt UniversityTodd Stencel, BS - University of Wisconsin-River FallsShawn Stoermann, MA - American Public University SystemWesley Taylor, MS - Utah State UniversityKatie Thalberg, BS - Minnesota State University, MankatoElizabeth Thompson, MSN - Walden UniversityPamela Uhlenkamp, BS - Univ of Minn St Paul CampusLinda Van Slyke, MS - Minnesota State University, MankatoLeah Walters, BS - Minnesota State University, MankatoDylann Ward, MA - Minnesota State University, MankatoMark Wehe, MSED - Southwest Minnesota State UniversityCarie Weller, MA - Concordia UniversityLucinda Wells, MA - University of MinnesotaJay Wendelberger, MA - University of WisconsinBrianna Werner, MBA - St. Mary's University of MNBruce White, BS - University of MinnesotaWayne Whitmore, EDD - University of Wisconsin-MadisonSara Wilfahrt, MBA - Southwest Minnesota State UniversityJay Winters, DIP - South Central CollegeKelly Wohlford, MAN - Western Governors UniversityBradley Wolfe, MS - Minnesota State University, MankatoDenice Woller, MA - Minnesota State University, MankatoPamela Wolters, BSN - Minnesota State University, MankatoJames Zwaschka, DIP - South Central CollegeAcademic RegaliaThe gowns, hoods, and caps that are worn in the processional stem from centuries of academic tradition. Notonly do they lend color and dignity to this occasion, they also serve to identify the wearers by indicating theirfield of specialty and by marking their level of achievement.Gowns are traditionally black with straight, open sleeves for associate or bachelor’s degrees while a closed sleevewith a slit denotes a master’s degree. Those who have a doctorate degree are recognized by the velvet trimmingson the front facings of the gown and by the crossbars on the sleeves.A hood or cowl is worn by all graduates who have earned master's degree or higher. The length will vary withthe level of academic achievement, with longer hoods representing higher degree awards. The colors and style onthe outer portion represent the colors of the institution conferring the degree. The color and style of the liningindicates the area of study.Agriculture. MaizeArchitecture.Blue VioletArts, Letters, Humanities. WhiteCommerce, Accounting, Business. DrabDentistry. LilacEconomics.CopperEducation.Light BlueEngineering.OrangeFine Arts. BrownForestry.RussetHome Economics.MaroonJournalism, Communications. CrimsonLaw. PurpleLibrary Science.LemonMedicine, HospitalAdministration. Kelly GreenMusic.PinkNursing.ApricotOratory (Speech).Silver GrayPharmacy.Olive GreenPhilosophy. Dark BluePhysical Education. Sage GreenPublic Administration,Including Foreign Service.Peacock BluePublic Health. Salmon PinkScience, Physics. Golden YellowSocial Work. CitronTheology. ScarletVeterinary Science. GrayCaps are traditionally black mortarboards with a colorful tassel. South Central College has chosen antique goldtassels for all of our areas of study. Those who have earned a doctoral degree may wear a tam with a gold tassel.The printed commencement program is a ceremonial publication. The program is not intended to be anofficial representation of college records. The use of this program to signify completion of a South CentralCollege degree is strictly prohibited.Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy and completeness. We apologize for any omissions,misspellings, or misplaced names.9COMMENCEMENT 2020
Academic ProcessionSouth Central College introduces the commencement exercises with a virtual academic procession. Theprocession is lead by the President and Administrative team. The Outstanding Faculty Member will carry amace. The mace is a symbol for two critical matters; it stands for the freedom to seek the truth and to teach it andfor the authority of the college. This authority is best described by two Latin terms: magisterium and auctoritas.Under the first term, magisterium, is control of equipment and building and grounds, as well as the behavior ofmembers and visitors – ensuring order and liberty. Under the second term, auctoritas, is a defense of liberty todo research, to study, to publish, and to learn. The mace makes the statement that South Central College mustprotect and foster these educational values and ideals. Our mace was handcrafted by President Emeritus KeithStove, who served South Central College from 1999-2013.The President wears a medallion around the neck. The medallion is an age old tradition representing the chainof office in educational institutions. Each chain of the medallion is as unique as the institution it representsSouth Central College’s medallion is made from Vetter Stone, with a chain featuring the names of South CentralCollege’s leadership from the institution’s inception.HonorsHonor graduates receive academic medallions, worn around their neck on ribbons that indicate theiracademic standing:* Honors (3.3 - 3.49): The graduate wears a medallion with white ribbon.** High Honors (3.5 - 3.79): The graduate wears a medallion with silver ribbon.*** Highest Honors (3.8 - 4.0): The graduate wears a medallion with gold ribbon.Academic medallions were crafted by Mechatronics instructors Alex Goff and Doug Laven.Phi Theta KappaThe purpose of Phi Theta Kappa is to recognize and encourage scholarships among two-year college students. Toachieve this purpose, Phi Theta Kappa provides the opportunity for the development of leadership and service,for an intellectual climate for exchange of ideas and ideals, for lively fellowship for scholars, and for stimulation ofinterest in continuing academic excellence.South Central College students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above, with at least 12 completed semestercredits, to be invited to join one of our Phi Theta Kappa chapters. Honorees wear blue and gold honor cords or goldPTK stoles during the commencement ceremony. Phi Theta Kappa MembershipOutstanding Student LeadersStudent Leadership and Success is vital to a Community College. Student Organizations and the LeadershipLearning Community (LLC) are dedicated to building leaders who make a better world. Student leaders mustdedicate time to complete leadership opportunities and trainings. Students who went above and beyond bycompleting the LLC program wear black and silver cords during the commencement ceremony. Leadership Learning Community Member10COMMENCEMENT 2020
Candidates for Certificates**Yasir M. Abdi, Mankato, Computer AssistantWilliam A. Dirksen, North Mankato, WeldingAhmed Abdulla, Mankato, Computer AssistantKolton Dobie, Fairmont, Computer AssistantAmilo Alhag, Mankato, Health Unit Coordinator***Angie Anderson, St. Peter, WeldingStephen Ross Dudley, Waterville, ComputerAssistant**Maurice L. Anderson, St. Paul, MechatronicsIndustrial MaintenanceJose Echegaray, Faribault, WeldingMatthew John Emmanual Dustin, Gibbon, WeldingDevin Michael Armendariz, Mankato, Welding**Benjamin Ehlert, Eagle Lake, WeldingEhrich Attig, Albert Lea, Computer Assistant*Cecilia M. Elmore, Good Thunder, WeldingAmanda Gabrielle Jane Bain, Mankato, Phlebotomy***Crystal Enberg, Faribault, Essentials of FarmBusiness ManagementTyler J. Barnard, Mankato, Computer AssistantAndrew Esch, Waseca, Welding***Sam Barthel, Caledonia, Geographic InformationSystems** ***Corey Becker, Grand Rapids, MechatronicsIndustrial MaintenanceKelsey Marie Espeland, Winnebago, Health UnitCoordinator***Robert E. Bergman, West Palm Beach, FL,Mechatronics Industrial MaintenanceJoseph Evert, Owatonna, Geographic InformationSystems***Sean D. Farrell, Mankato, Computer Assistant**Aubrey Fischer, New Ulm, Child Development*James C. Francis, Brooklyn, NY, MechatronicsIndustrial Maintenance**Mitchell Bigaouette, North Mankato, ComputerAssistantCody Blake, Albert Lea, Computer Assistant*****Melissa Marie Bloomquist, Faribault, PhlebotomyTom Frassel, Mankato, Computer AssistantNoah Boone, Mankato, Welding**Benjamin Friedrichs, Mankato, Computer AssistantJoseph Burns, Mankato, Computer Assistant***Trista Fulton, Sleepy Eye, Health Unit CoordinatorJoseph M. Burns, Janesville, Welding***Liam W. Garbes, North Mankato, WeldingCassidy Corrine Busch, Faribault, Health UnitCoordinatorRamon Gaytan, Sleepy Eye, Machine ToolTechnology Right Skills Now**Andrew Carlson, St. Clair, Computer Assistant**Andres Cazares Reyes Jr., Windom, ComputerAssistantRebecca Rose Alta Gentry, Mankato, EarlyChildhood Education***Joshua Clobes, Good Thunder, Welding***Garrett Edwin Combs, North Mankato, WeldingMatthew Paul Gibbs, Norfolk, NE, WeldingLeonela Covarrubias, Faribault, PhlebotomyJarly Geovany Godoy Portillo, Puerto Cortez,Honduras, Welding*Melinda Grant, Waseca, Payroll ClerkErin Gronewold, Mankato, Payroll ClerkDaniel Cruz-Baez, Faribault, Welding***Eman Dahir, St. Cloud, Phlebotomy******* Jasmine Marie Hansen, Faribault, PhlebotomyAndre Dupree Davis, Gary, IN, MechatronicsIndustrial MaintenanceHassan Hayle, North Mankato, Computer AssistantSamantha Davis, Shakopee, Welding**Darryl Kent Headbird Jr., Faribault, MechatronicsIndustrial MaintenanceTimothy C. Dempze, Wisconsin Rapids,Mechatronics Industrial Maintenance***Cody Diaz, Mankato, Welding***Clint W. Hall, Winnebago, WeldingPaige Henning, New Ulm, Health Unit CoordinatorBrandi LouAnn Hennis, Madelia, ComputerAssistantArlene Yvonne Dietl, Sleepy Eye, Early ChildhoodEducationNicolas Hock, Northfield, Welding11COMMENCEMENT 2020
Candidates for Certificates*Jarren Mitchell Hoffmann, Medford, Welding***Tashina Kay Muns, Lake Crystal, Health UnitCoordinatorAwna O. Horn, North Mankato, Health UnitCoordinator*Anna Marie Faith Neff, Owatonna, WeldingDerek Michael Huebl, Eagle Lake, ComputerAssistant***Gavin Honken, North Mankato, Computer Assistant**Anton Nelson, Montgomery, WeldingArthur Charles Huffman, Billerica, MA,Mechatronics Industrial MaintenanceBenjamin D. Newman, Faribault, MechatronicsIndustrial MaintenanceHalimosadiyo Jama, Owatonna, PhlebotomyCorey Olson, Faribault, Mechatronics IndustrialMaintenanceRichard Jones, Faribault, Carpentry***** Jennifer Tracy Olson, Mankato, AdministrativeOffice Specialist - Client RelationsHamed Rasul Karimi, Burnsville, MechatronicsIndustrial MaintenanceCatelin Peterson, St. Peter, Payroll Clerk
is constantly informed and improved by its longstanding partnerships and practice in the field. ATD anticipates future needs and issues, leveraging knowledge through collective learning. She has received national recognition for her achievements at ATD and accomplishments as a community college president for 15 years, including American Association
