FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                    April 26, 2007

NORTHWESTERN’S 108th SPRING COMMENCEMENT SET FOR MAY 5

            The 108th spring commencement at Northwestern Oklahoma State University will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 5, at Ranger Field, said Dr. Janet Cunningham, university president. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be moved to Percefull Fieldhouse.

            Mark Stansberry, a member of the board of regents of the Regional University System of Oklahoma, will be the commencement speaker. Music will be provided by the Ranger symphonic band under the direction of Dr. Kathryn Lindberg.

            Two-hundred, seventy-four students are candidates to receive bachelor’s degrees, 17 will receive master of education degrees and 18 will receive master of counseling psychology degrees. Graduates completing their studies in May 2007 and July 2007 are eligible to participate.

            Thirty-six of those receiving bachelor’s degrees will graduate with honors. Students with cumulative grade point averages between 3.70 and 3.79 are designated cum laude, those with GPAs between 3.80-3.89 are magna cum laude and those above 3.90 are summa cum laude.

Those honor graduates, their degrees and their hometowns are as follows:

SUMMA CUM LAUDE
OKLAHOMA

BLACKWELL—Michele Young, bachelor of science in business education.

ENID—Benjamin Bowers, bachelor of science in business administration; Kiersten Brown, bachelor of science in elementary education; Christopher Feeney, bachelor of science in business administration.

LAHOMA—Michell Thomason, bachelor of science in mathematics education.

MEDFORD—Jennifer Byfuglien, bachelor of science in biology.

OKEENE—Helena Plett, bachelor of science in elementary education.

PONCA CITY—Deanna Fitzpatrick, bachelor of science in business administration.

KANSAS

CONWAY SPRINGS—Shandi Wessels, bachelor of science in business administration.

WICHITA—Erika Pumphrey, bachelor of science in mathematics education.

TEXAS

HOUSTON—Christin Phelps, bachelor of science in psychology.

VIETNAM

HANOI—Linh Tran, bachelor of science in business administration. 

MAGNA CUM LAUDE
OKLAHOMA

ALVA—Lindsay Headlee, bachelor of arts in English education.

BARTLESVILLE—Drew Lancaster, bachelor of science in nursing.

BEAVER—Bonnie Espinoza, bachelor of arts in history.

ENID—Carissa Rainey, bachelor of science in business administration.

HOOKER—Ramiro Contreras, bachelor of science in biology.

LAMONT—Sherry Kirby, bachelor of science in nursing; Connie Tebow, bachelor of science in   elementary education.

SAPULPA—Amy Scheuerman, bachelor of science in biology.

WOODWARD—DeLydia Gay, bachelor of science in health and physical education; Lindsey Rogers, bachelor of science in mathematics education.

ALBANIA

VLORE—Arian Abdulla, bachelor of science in biology.

JAPAN

MORIGUCHI—Komiko Okura, bachelor of science in business administration.

CUM LAUDE
OKLAHOMA

ARNETT—Clint Williams, bachelor of science in agricultural ecology.

DEWEY—Hannah Feuerborn, bachelor of science in psychology.

ENID—Mary Jane Muller, bachelor of science in health and physical education; Phyllis Waller, bachelor of science in nursing.

PERRY—Alyssa Porter, bachelor of science in business administration.

PONCA CITY—Rachel Love, bachelor of science in accounting.

TIPTON—Rachel Soliz, bachelor of science in biology.

ARIZONA

MESA—Megan Fowler, bachelor of science in early childhood education.

KANSAS

PLAINS—Chelsea Kohlman, bachelor of science in biology.

CANADA

SQUAMISH, BRITISH COLUMBIA—Erika Liechti, bachelor of science in mass communications.

NEPAL

KATHMANDU—Pravaran Mahat, bachelor of arts in political science; Umit Shrestha, bachelor of arts in political science.

     Other graduates, listed by type of degree and hometown, are as follows:

 MASTER OF EDUCATION
OKLAHOMA

ALVA—Christa Fraire, guidance and counseling PK-12; Darren Randall, adult education management and administration.

BEAVER—Megan Stewart, educational leadership.

EDMOND—Cammie Vloedman, non-certificate e-commerce.

ENID—Michelle Blom, non-certificate education; Maisie Rogers Hinrich, educational leadership; John Martin, adult education management and administration; Julie Porterfield, adult management and administration; Shawn Tennyson, educational leadership.

HOOKER—Julie Barraza, adult education management and administration.

PONCA CITY—Vanessa Zook English, guidance and counseling PK-12; Diane Offutt, adult education management and administration; Jamie Stone Sawyer, non-certificate education.

KANSAS

COATS—Misti Kuhn, guidance and counseling PK-12.

TEXAS

HIGGINS—Kristy Waite, educational leadership.

HOUSTON—Thomas O’Donnell, non-certificate history.

 MASTER OF COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY
OKLAHOMA

ENID—Alisha Bigheart, Christopher Carpenter, Kimberly Christopher, Christine McGee, Seth Miller, Melissa Mowrey, William Pendleton IV, Sharon Semrad, Steve Torres, Melanie Watson.

PONCA CITY—Porsche Reimer.

KANSAS

MEDICINE LODGE—Jill Waltz Helmer.

UNITED KINGDOM

EDINBURGH—Lyndsay Clarkson.

 BACHELOR OF ARTS (Liberal Arts)
OKLAHOMA

ALVA—Denis Cote, Kindsey Schwerdtfeger.

BILLINGS—Karma Barney.

BLACKWELL—Amber Frieouf.

DUNCAN—Colby Scifres.

ENID—Molly Cambron, Sarah Cariker, Clint Claypole, Jessica Follis, Amari Fowble, Linette Gerlach, Michael McCoy, Philip Morris, Haylee Weedn.

OKEENE—Cara Day.

OKLAHOMA CITY—Sarah Youngblood.

PONCA CITY—Gordon Patton.

TONKAWA—Laurie Boarts.

WAKITA—Matthew Wilczek.

WAYNOKA—LaChez English.

WOODWARD—David Dial.

CALIFORNIA

MIRA LOMA—Phothong Chanthanivong.

KANSAS

ANTHONY—Brooke Weiss.

MICHIGAN

KALAMAZOO—LaTeai James. 

BACHELOR OF APPLIED ARTS & SCIENCES
OKLAHOMA

WOODWARD—Pete Laughlin. 

BACHELOR OF ARTS (Education)
OKLAHOMA

RALSTON—Quinn Thompson.

TEXAS

PAMPA—Stephanie Cameron. 

BACHELOR OF MUSIC EDUCATION
OKLAHOMA

WOODWARD—Adam Steuart. 

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (Liberal Arts)
OKLAHOMA

ALVA—Jennifer Bouziden, Dustin Cook, Kathryn Davis, Sarah Dunn, Derek Heaton, Van Johnson, James Keys, Lee Ann Leist, Charleen Rosson, Taylor Schwerdtfeger,  David Starner, Jeffrey Watkins.

ARNETT—Brett Loveless-Williams.

BARTLESVILLE—Christine Fry.

BISON—Cammie Kokojan.

BLACKWELL—Anthony Freeman, Kelli Sharp.

BOISE CITY—Catherine Biaggi.

BUFFALO—Ashley Owens, Karen Roberts, Rachel Willems.

BURLINGTON—Julie Davis.

CARMEN—Landon Olson.

CHATTANOOGA—Brittany McBride.

CHEROKEE—Ashley Cochran-Wilson.

CLAREMORE—Meghan Peak.

CLEO SPRINGS—Kurt Mendel.

DACOMA—Rebecca Shook.

DEWAR—Raylynn McIntosh.

EL RENO—Gabrielle Rogers.

ENID—Kristy Allen, Darryl Beebe, Randall Blunk Jr., Erin Bolin, Jacie Brainard-LeCrone, Amanda Carlile, Bradley Deterding, Zach Easter, Bradley Gilbert, Shauna Gillpatrick, Donna Gonzalez-Moreno, Rod Goodman, Gisele Jackson, Leona Kelly, Peter Knopp, Tiffany Mauldin, Stephanie Mavity, Lindsey Parker, Jesse Ruhl, Robert Schlecht, Debra Shimanek, Shawn Szymanski, Adam Treeman, Quinche Tucker, Mathew Weingartner, Lacy Whitehead.

FAIRVIEW—Cayla Sides, Erin Grim, Terry Lamle.

FORGAN—Socorro Rodriguez.

FREEDOM—Ladena Thompson, Wade Walker, Renee Weil.

GARBER—Ricki Cinnamon.

GATE—Elizabeth Jury-Graves, Kyle Terry.

HELENA—Mandy Campbell.

HENRYETTA—Brooke Matthews.

ISABELLA—Ryan Sproul.

LAVERNE—Justin Hewes, Cory McAtee.

MENO—Angela Nichols.

MOORELAND—Megan Loomis.

NEWKIRK—Ryan Johnson.

OKLAHOMA CITY—Kennyon Willis.

PAWHUSKA—Kyle Yount.

PERRY—Jillian Gibson.

PONCA CITY—Lawanda Canaday, Michael Jones, Amanda Wiles.

POND CREEK—Jaci Nelson.

RED ROCK—Rachel Stephens.

RINGWOOD—Kyle Newman.

ROSSTON—Dace Green, Trent Null.

SAND SPRINGS—Blair Hollaway.

SAYRE—Jake Vernon.

SEILING—Kasey Adair.

SHATTUCK—William Peetoom.

SHAWNEE—Scott Cottrell.

STERLING—Chesnei Zehr.

TONKAWA—Shanon Tharp.

WAYNOKA—Brandon Cook, Carly Lauffer, Anna Shanks, Jason Shanks, Kayla Willson.

WOODWARD—Kacie Barnes, Desiree Brown, Karen Charmasson, Catherine Coleman, David Dial, Patty Hakel, Lindsay Highfill, Susan Jones, Tessa King, Sarah McDowell, Mathew Medill, Eric Scott, Jamie Sherman.

ARIZONA

GANADO—Melissa Jones.

CALIFORNIA

FILLMORE—Rachel Rivas.

LA PUENTE—Jennifer Ortega.

SANTA PAULA—Carla Berumen, Claudia Berumen.

TEHACHAPI—Kristine Sterris.

COLORADO

GALETON—Elisa Torres.

THORNTON—Noah Scott.

ILLINOIS

DEKALB—Chad Pecka.

KANSAS

ALMA—Mitchell Murray.

ANTHONY—Derek Moore.

ARKANSAS CITY—Mindy Barbour, Valerie Call.

ARLINGTON—Adam Borth.

ASHLAND—Jamie Cline, Kirt Province, Timothy Rhymer.

ATTICA—Kayla Gammill-Bryant.

COLBY—Ashley Amos.

FREEPORT—Owen Bellamy.

HILL CITY—Adam Keith.

KIOWA—Erica Harbaugh.

LOUISBURG—Cody Stone.

MEDICINE LODGE—Allison Woods.

PLAINS—Teddi Winfrey.

PROTECTION—Jordan Lauffer.

MISSOURI

HOUSTON—Derek Munson.

OZARK—Ashley Ward.

NEBRASKA

ASHBY—Darin Boots.

NEW MEXICO

FARMINGTON—Chelsie Wallace.

TEXAS

EL PASO—George Drusina, Luis Garcia.

LEVELLAND—Lindsay Marshall.

SEGUIN—Joanne Cowan.

SPRING—Laura O’Bryan.

UNIVERSAL CITY—Amanda Washington.

ALBANIA

BALDUSHK—Mandrin Shima.

BANGLADESH

DHAKA—Rumy Kabir.

BULGARIA

PLOVDIV—Petya Yordanova.

CANADA

DELTA, BRITISH COLUMBIA—Ashley Taylor

MALAYSIA

KUALA LUMPUR—Lavanya Jaganathan.

NEPAL

KATHMANDU—Zenita Kayastha, Kshitij Rajbhandari.

POLAND

LUBLIN—Robert Zuk. 

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (Education)
OKLAHOMA

ALVA—Alisha Warden.

BLACKWELL—Tomi Carruth.

CARMEN—Cynthia Clover.

ENID—Megan Barr, Bambi Knopp, Shelly Koehn, Amy Pierce.

GARBER--Carolyn Peters.

HARRAH—Melissa Jorski.

HENNESSEY—Frances McDade.

KANSAS—Shonda Foreman.

MANCHESTER—Lucy Lanie.

PONCA CITY—Recia Buntt, Alecia Perciful, Anna Scott, Pennie Shipley, Wendy Terrazas.

POND CREEK—Brent Polwort.

SHIDLER—Amber Snow York.

TYRONE—Billi Dumler.

WATONGA—Ada Dyer.

WOODWARD—Tim Callison.

IOWA

ELDRIDGE—Melissa Yarham.

KANSAS

HUTCHINSON—Dedra Anderson.

NORTH CAROLINA

GOLDSBORO—Andrea Anderson.

TEXAS

EL PASO—Jammie Price.

PAMPA—Stephanie Cameron.

ENGLAND

CHICHESTER—Grace Irvine. 

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (Nursing)
OKLAHOMA

ALVA—Melissa Evans, Shannon Leist.

AMORITA—Jodi Smith.

BYRON—Rachael Smith.

CARRIER—Donna Ford.

CHEROKEE—Tonya McClary.

ENID—Megan Bollman, Robin Brothers, Rachelle Burleson, Tara Donnell, Pam Galusha, Randell Gardner, Kimberly Gorton, Amanda Koppenaal, Tori Pillars, Guinevere Williams.

GARBER—Julie Stowers.

GLENCOE—Jenifer Williams.

LAVERNE—Heather Daniel.

MOORELAND—Juanita Love.

NORMAN—Shannon Drayton.

PERRY—Jami Wiggans.

SEILING—Lacey Hopper.

WAUKOMIS—Tiffanie Kirkhart.

WAYNOKA—Stacee Roberts.

WOODWARD—Melissa Bowers, LaGina Heifner.

KENYA

NAIROBI—Emmaculate Kajirwa. 

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