Autumn Quarter
COMMENCEMENT
CEREMONIES
Veterans Memorial
300 West Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Friday, December 11th
Two Thousand Nine
10:00 a.m.
PROGRAM
PRELUDE . .............................................................................................9:30 a.m.
PROCESSIONAL..................................................................................10:00 a.m.
“Pomp and Circumstance”
Rose Marie Zuber, Pianist
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE............................................. Lodia Marie Maddox
...............................................................................Summa Cum Laude Graduate
........................................................................................MH/CD/MR Technology
MUSICAL SELECTION...........................Columbus State Woodwind Ensemble
“Minuet”..........................................................................Thomas Lloyd, Director
by Josef Myslivecek
WELCOME.............................................................. M. Valeriana Moeller, Ph.D.
..................................................................................................................President
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER ...............................Michael E. Flowers, J.D.
..................................................... Vice Chair, Columbus State Board of Trustees
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS..............................Lourdes Barroso de Padilla
................................................................................................. Executive Director,
................................................................................................ City Year Columbus
CLASS REMARKS.............................................................................Anna Myers
............................................................................... Summa Cum Laude Graduate
.......................................................................................... Accounting Technology
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES . ............................ Judith Scherer, Ph.D.
.....................................................................................................................Provost
CONFERRING OF DEGREES................................................President Moeller
PRESENTATION OF
GRADUATES . .....................................................Thomas Robbins, Architecture
..........................................................Thomas Shanahan, J.D., Paralegal Studies
............................................................................................... Susan Flatt, English
.................................................................................................................................
ALMA MATER................................................................................ Thomas Lloyd
RECESSIONAL MUSIC.......................................................... Rose Marie Zuber
INTERPRETERS FOR THE DEAF....................... Office of Disability Services
GRADUATES
Associate of Applied Science
CAREER AND TECHNICAL
PROGRAMS
Accounting
**Abdelkrim Dennoune
*Helen Jeanette Johnson
*John Karmecy
Daouda Aboubakr Kounta
***Michael Matheny
*Valerie K. McDaniel
*L. Renee Menser
***Anna Myers
Talayna D. Richardson
Camicia Latrice Sneed
Applied Technology
Ryan A. Hartman
*Joel L. Poupart
Randall Priestas
*Guy Schooley
***Joel Skeele
Johnathon M. Stenson
Robert D. Stewart
Architecture
Joshua S. Anderson
*David Michael Borchers
*Luke Bremer
Beth Doliboa
Automotive Technology
Joshua J. Huston
Daniel R. Kelley
William E. Staffen
Phillip S. Sverha
***Summa Cum Laude
**Magna Cum Laude
*Cum Laude
Aviation Maintenance Technology
Zachary J. Ludi
*Jeromy R. Menner
***Paul M. Zahniser
Business Management
M. Tuck Blackstone
Heath A. Brown
Casey Cameron Carter
*Aaron J. Chan
Premaverra Combs
Megan Maureen Cook
Heather C. Crager
Mack C. Davis III
*Evan Earwood
Russell Vernon Evans
Birney R. Feasel
Matthew K. Garman
*Mbouila Guisse
Sonya K. Hartley
Mohamed A. Hashi
**Daniel W. Heesch
Marshall Howorka
Monique Hubbard
Vonetta James
Thomas Javens
Walter L. Jordan
Zachary Pierce Kelley
Kelli A. Kirkbridge
Raymondè K. Matthews-Strickland
Joseph M. Mayo
Kehinde O. Monyem
Joshua David Popworth
Randall L. Reed
Loubert Rodney
***Kaitlyn Renee Rose
*JD Richard Headbanger Scarberry
Andrea C. Schemrich
Dameyon M. Shipley
**Jason L. Smith
Nicholas Todd Spangler
***Jill Stotridge
Jerry Sweatte
Ryan Thompson
Yaizmen S. Wallace
Anthony K. Westbrook
Terrance O. Williams
Business Office Applications
Jeffrey L. Campbell
Katherine Jeannette Edwards
Andrea Leistikow
Civil Engineering Technology
Joshua A. Payne
***Summa Cum Laude
**Magna Cum Laude
*Cum Laude
Computer Information Technology
Cheryl Ruth Burden
Traci P. Danielson
*Keith Michael Estes
Matthew Blake Garrett
Sule O. Garuba
*Christine Holbrook
**Abdiwali M. Muse
*Michael J. Payne
Walter M. Saylor
Vincent Shiftlet
Jeffrey C. Sikora
*Jeffrey A. Swerens
**Annette Todd
Construction Management
*James Matthew Brown
Roland M. Dunn
*Andrew Jay McMillen
Katherine Offenburger
George M. Riley Jr.
Dental Laboratory Technology/
Small Business Management
*Rafael Alfonso Villegas Loyo
Digital Design and Graphics
Paula Marie Brown
A. Michelle Dennis
***Victoria Paige Doman
Jessica Ann Greathouse
David T. Pryor Jr.
Heidi C. Reese
Jesal Vyas
*Patrick Wayner
**Carrie Zetty
Digital Photography
**Andrew Buckingham
*Dixie Lee Lauer
Heidi C. Reese
Britney D. Woolford
***Summa Cum Laude
**Magna Cum Laude
*Cum Laude
Early Childhood Development
*Megan Christine Baumann
Arlena Brooks
Kelly J. Crabtree
**Jennifer A. Davenport
Jennifer N. Duarte
Amber Fridley
Tearia Ashley Gamble
Lorrie A Harmon
Jasmine Nashay Hunter
Lottie Marie Jackson
Karina I. Jara
Katrina Nicole Loudermilk
Kalaia Munns
Shamika Shawnta Murphy
Jessica Radcliff
Katie Sebastiano
Carol L. Settles
Tamika Greene Shannon
Andrea L. Stewart
Rebecca S. Walker
Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology
Yacouba Yeye
Matthew Allen King
*Ryan F. Volant
Emergency Medical Services Technology
Fritz Jackson Jr.
EMS/Fire Science
Brady Bragg
**Stephen Burger
Allison Nicole Holtsberry
*Robert Scott Rice
Bradford Jay Sibley III
Finance
*Shaquanda LaTossia McKinney
Lisa C. Nwaru
***Summa Cum Laude
**Magna Cum Laude
*Cum Laude
Stacie N. Tassos
*Adam David Woodyard
Geographic Information Systems
***Ian Michael Kidner
Health Information Management Technology
Rebecca L. Bivens
Hospitality Management
Angeliqua M. Calloway
Hallie Joy Chartrau
Kathryn Diane Gillespie
Sara Kay Lowe
Elizabeth A. Lynch
Nicole M. Miller
Steven A. Moorehead
*Ashley B. Shidaker
**Shelley K. Warner
Human Resource Management Technology
Bethany A. Nickell
Rodney Allen Sweigart
Interactive Media
*Karen Denise Getz
Shane Lee Irvin
Joe Johnston
Jason Kocheran
Lori A. Rich
Interpreting/American Sign Language Education
Mackenzie L. Brown
Landscape Design/Build
Todd A. Carter
***Summa Cum Laude
**Magna Cum Laude
*Cum Laude
Law Enforcement
Kyle Brammer
April Lin Brightshue
Shawn Michael Brining
Robert S. Hartman
Nicholas M. Innis
**Joseph Alvin Kolp
Joel M. Mefford
Daniel Monnin
Kashawna D. Rembert
Adam J. Willis
Marketing
Jacob Daniel Martin
Massage Therapy
*Linda S. Norton
*Naoe Matsumoto
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Andrew S. Meldrum
Medical Assisting
Jennifer J. James
Tamika C. Wooden
Medical Laboratory Technology
Ismail Ahmed
Nicole Danielle Bauerbach
Destiny Lynn Bomar
*Sandra Elizabeth Byers
Joshua C. Carter
*Haley C. Childs
Rhonda Michelle Collins
*Joseph C. Downs
***Summa Cum Laude
**Magna Cum Laude
*Cum Laude
Kevin Matthew Graham
Saciid B. Guled
Kevin Parker Knecht
Koffi Ametepe Nuakey
***Timothy Alan Peterson
Jaclyn Lee Ritchey
Milki Tolla
Mental Health/Chemical Dependency/
Mental Retardation
Evelyn Jana Bland
Natasha C. Fisher
*Kyle Joiner
*Andrew Joseph Kramer
***Lodia Marie Maddox
*Monika Kay Marcum
Vera Elaine Moody
*Abdur Rahman-Saddiq
*Shannon D. Roan
Tashia Toie Robertson
Multi-Competency Health
Ruby L. Cole
Nursing
Sherri R. Adams
Donna Leona Beach
Kimberlee M. Bierbaugh
Marci JoElen Black
Rachel Marie Branum
*Jeffrey Mark Brosnahan
Amber Browning
Gerald A. Buck
LaTisha Janine Carroll
Christopher S. Cordell
Ashley Nicole Crisman
JoAnn Dorst
Marla A. Douridas
Michael A. English
*Jeffrey S. Gill
Carla Lee Golden
Jane M Golderos
Nicholas J. Griffo
Christy Sue Guy
Twana Lynn Hanish
Nicole F. Hall
Stephanie Jo Headings
*Jamie A. Heizer
Erin Margaret Rose Hiller
Megan Quinn Hurd
Dawn Marie Indian
Carla Marie Jude
Michael R. Justice
Eve Kelly
*Sheryl M. Kingrea
Susan Knorr
Nicole Kottcamp
Sarah A. Kramer
Ashley B. Kubin
Tanya R. Kuenn
Sia M. Lebbie
Beth A. Lepage
Allison M. Lowery
Susan Renèe Lynch
Debra L. Marchese
Holly Lynn Martin
Jennifer Elaine Martin
*Wendy S. McCormick
*Heather Perry McCreary
Karah Kathleen McNeely
Dana L. Michel
Kevin Hayes Moore
Katie Elizabeth Mullins
***Summa Cum Laude
**Magna Cum Laude
*Cum Laude
Nursing
Misty Kay Myers
Miriam W. Njeru
Rebecca S. Oakley
Patricia Nnennaya Okoro
Amanda Marie Packer
Judith Paul
Jennifer Marie Penrose
Francine N. Pettay
Martha S. Pollett
Elizabeth G. Porter
Kori Elizabeth Reid
Rachel A. Rhinehart
Tuckatene Sandkuhl
Nataliya Schwenning
Adam Warren Shively
Jennifer L. Slocum
Sonnie L. Smith
Jennifer R. Snedden
Melissa Stillgess
*Tamara J. Thomas
Tami R. Thompson
Michael A. Tighe
Emily Suzanne Wack
*David Waddell
Jennifer Waddell
Caitlin P. Walker
Jennifer Lori Wallace
Dena L.White
Michelle Dawn Williams
Jennifer Wurschum
Paralegal Studies
*Darrell Lee Blackwell
Danielle Nicole Cochems
Sarah Marie Cook
Denise L. Cunningham
Kristy L. Elwell
*Melvin Gardner
Angela M. George
Romelda M. Inskeep Dawson
Ireck Jeune
Johnine S. Marstiller
Samantha Lee McHale
Shena L. Wade
Real Estate
Tatum Bane Russell
***Summa Cum Laude
**Magna Cum Laude
*Cum Laude
Joseph R. Speakman Jr.
Sport and Exercise Studies
Michael A. Buycks
Jeannie Lee DeLong
Shannon Dinkins
Lauren Michelle Fraley
*Elizabeth Annise Hicks
*Dustin L. Iacovone
Cassandra Y. Irons
Troy Lee Kloeppel
Ian Donell Mitchell
Daniel North
Emily M. Puckett
*Daren A. Shaeffer
Rodney Swanigan
Shaun M. Swepston
Jeff W. Van Houten
Joseph T. Wilgus
Supply Chain Management
Bennett Nyameba Ayebeafo
Adam Wesley Terrell
Maurice D. Thomas
Joseph A. Tiefenthaler
Veterinary Technology
Susan Zumberger
Ashley N. Russell
ARTS AND SCIENCES
Associate of Arts
David C. Akins
*Amber K. Allan
Jeffery L. Alvis
Taoufik Ammi
Amanah Khalid Azzam
Elizabeth D. Baas
Bryce A. Bardelang
Elizabeth A. Beall
Anthony A. Belleau
David M. Bender
Arthur William Blinkhorn
Meagan Kathleen Bloom
*Lindsay Bocook
Marnie K. Bower
Robert D. Braden III
Corryn Suzanne Brehm
Gabriel Alfonzo Brown
Jeffrey M. Burg
Kathleen Helen Burke
Kathryn Burtis
*Jeffrey K. Cipro
*Scott W. Clouse
***Summa Cum Laude
**Magna Cum Laude
*Cum Laude
Associate of Arts
Stacie S. Coulter
Brian Craig
Cassandra D. Davala
Charissa Lynn Davis
Ryan D. Dean
*Amber Ellen Jean Deemer
Michael W. Donohew
James P. Douglas III
Leondra N. Drakeford
*Jeffrey A. Earley
Traci Maureen Engel
Evan William Enloe
Lori C. Fair
Julie R. Fitch
*Keith A. Flory
Christopher L. Gauger
Molly Ilene Gansi
Jessica L. Getter
Daniel C. Gold
Lynda A. Grant
Andrew Scott Grimmett
Christopher C. Grunewald
Kara Guinther
Jessica Rae Halfen
Brooke Elizabeth Harrison
*Jessica Morgan Healy
Maxim V. Hoban
Sean C.G. Holbrook
Katherine Renee Hout
Nadia Howard
Po-Wen Huang
Ismail E. Imam
Zachary D. Inscho
Matthew James Johnston
Jasmine L. Jones
Hyuncheol Joo
Jeffrey Edward Kallay
*Michael R. Karrer Jr.
Megan L. Keirns
Kimberly J. Koechlin
***Summa Cum Laude
**Magna Cum Laude
*Cum Laude
*Heather Lam
Caitlin E. Lane
*Jon Kevin Langston
Megan Lee
Melissa Little
Kiri Loevenguth
Yuley Logsdon
Tiffany Lynn Longest
Bethany Lauren Lovelace
John D. Mahon Jr.
Jeremy Vincent Malloy
Christopher Lloyd Manchester
Mitch A. Mathews
Justin William McGowan
Craig McKanna
*Samuel J. Mills
Jennifer L. Moore
Christopher Morrison
Christopher J. Moseley
Miriam Musa
Mary B. Mussell
Brandon J Nagel
Matthew Trent Nash
Robert Neutzling
Andrew Robert Nielsen
Rebecca E. Nystrom
*Matthew D. Olejownik
Heather L. Orodi
Kyle Richard Paster
Savanna Patzer
***Krystal Pawson
*Ashley L. Pepper
Heather Perry
Sara J. Peters
Megan Kaye Pritchard
Jessica Lynn Puderbaugh
Charissa Marie Riffle
Matthew Riggs
Joseph S. Rissi
Heather S. Roady
Associate of Arts
Jason J. Roberts
Lauren Roeder
Michelle Russell
Nicholas M. Savko
Chad Christopher Schirtzinger
Brittany Amanda Schobel
**Alaina Lee Schuler
Sarah Elizabeth Schwarz
Jason Scoles
**Theresa Ann Sestito
Allison Smith
Matthew A. Smith
Stephanie Lynn Smith
Danielle Snyder
William D. Sparrow II
William R. Swary
Laura Ann Thompson
Laura Tynan
Diana Vaynshteyn
Joseph Theodore Vimmerstedt
Kyle Ryan Walton
Ashley Ann West
*Sharon Weyand
Carl B. Wilgus
Chad Edward Wilkins
Associate of Science
Stephen Adu-Yeboah
Majeda A Al Rawahneh
Jennifer L. Blacketer
Nathaniel Bimpeh Boateng
Victor Justin Brewer
Jennifer Fresnillo de Leon
Andrew Dickinson
Samson N. Gurmessa
Danielle Hackworth
Rabee Mohammed Hamed
Arlinda Hasanaj
*Andrew Kritsch
Gashaw C. Kumnegere
*Joseph Lehner
Joseph Mulderink
*Alexandra Nazarenko
Scott Christopher Porter
Katherine R. Render
*Ashley Nicole Smith
Kyle Swerlein
Brooke A. Tuttle
***Summa Cum Laude
**Magna Cum Laude
*Cum Laude
Honors
Students graduating with honors are distinguished by wearing gold honor cords.
Summa Cum Laude students are further distinguished by wearing engraved
honor medallions. Class remarks are offered by the student attending the
ceremony who has maintained a 4.0 accumulative grade point average (GPA)
with the largest number of credit hours. The 4.0 student with the second largest number of credit hours leads the pledge of allegiance. Grade calculations
through the quarter of graduation determine the appropriateness of posting
HONORS on the student's transcript and Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum
Laude, or Cum Laude on the diploma. Graduates’ grade point averages and
honors designations printed in this program are based on calculations of all
grades through the quarter prior to their graduation quarter.
*** Summa Cum Laude (With Greatest Praise) 4.000 GPA
** Magna Cum Laude (With Great Praise) 3.999 - 3.850 GPA
* Cum Laude (With Praise) 3.849 - 3.500 GPA
PRESIDENT'S CABINET
M. Valeriana Moeller, Ph.D.....................................................................President
Judith Scherer, Ph.D...................................................................................Provost
Deborah D. Coleman, Ph.D.......................................................Vice President for
..................................................................... Knowledge Resources and Planning
Hamid Danesh, M.S......................... Vice President for Information Technology
Terri Gehr, M.A. .................... Senior Vice President and CFO for Business and
.......................................................................................... Administrative Services
Will Kopp, M.A..............................Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Tim D. Wagner, M.A.................................. Vice President for Human Resources
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
William J. Dolan, M.B.A................................................. Chief Executive Officer
Chair.......................................................................... Children's Hunger Alliance
Michael E. Flowers, J.D......................... Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Vice Chair.................................................................................... KBK Enterprises
Suzanne Stilson Edgar, B.S. ...................................................................President
............................................................................. W. E. Stilson Consulting Group
Richard H. Owens, Ph.D.......................Professor of History and Past President
...........................................................................................West Liberty University
Dianne A. Radigan........................................... Director of Community Relations
...................................................................................................... Cardinal Health
Poe A. Timmons, B.S....................... Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
........................................................................... The Dispatch Printing Company
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