FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                    April 22, 2008

NORTHWESTERN’S 109th SPRING COMMENCEMENT SET FOR MAY 3

            The 109th spring commencement at Northwestern Oklahoma State University will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 3, at Ranger Field, said Dr. Janet Cunningham, university president. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be moved to Percefull Fieldhouse.

            Adair Brown, a Denver businessman and 1970 graduate, will deliver the commencement address. He was named an Outstanding Graduate in 1995. Music will be provided by the Ranger symphonic band under the direction of Dr. Kathryn Lindberg.

            One-hundred, ninety-two students are candidates to receive bachelor’s degrees, 22 will receive master of education degrees and 19 will receive master of counseling psychology degrees. Graduates completing their studies in May 2008 and July 2008 are eligible to participate.

            Twenty-three 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

ALVA—Molly Hill, bachelor of arts in political science.

BEAVER—Callie Mosburg, bachelor of science in biology.

BLACKWELL—Nicole Sharp, bachelor of science in business administration and bachelor of science in accounting.

CHEROKEE—Ashley Guffy, bachelor of science in psychology.

FAIRMONT—Jamie Lee, bachelor of science in early childhood education.

LAVERNE—Lyn Brown, bachelor of science in elementary education.

MAY—Mindy Deal—bachelor of science in elementary education.

WASHINGTON—Tye Parr, bachelor of arts in Spanish and bachelor of science in special education.

WOODWARD—Tammy Hawbaker, bachelor of science in business administration.

KANSAS

BLUE MOUND—Danielle Miller, bachelor of science in mass communications. 

MAGNA CUM LAUDE
OKLAHOMA

ALINE—Christy Wallace—bachelor of science in elementary education.

ALVA—Ashley Brown-Tebow, bachelor of science in health and sports science; Kimberly Gann, bachelor of science in elementary education.

CALUMET—Shane Hansen, bachelor of science in health and sports science education.

MORRISON—Amanda Bales, bachelor of science in elementary education.

SHIDLER—Tonya Gray-Lemon, bachelor of science in early childhood education.

KANSAS

LIBERAL—Kaylyn Hansen, bachelor of science in psychology. 

CUM LAUDE
OKLAHOMA

AMES—Tanja Kroeker, bachelor of science in nursing.

BLACKWELL—Valerie Bradfield, bachelor of science in elementary education.

ENID— Edie Grizzle-Hendershot, bachelor of science in psychology; JoAnne Murphy, bachelor of science in accounting; Heath Stotts, bachelor of science in biology; Tiffiney Walls, bachelor of science in psychology. 

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

MASTER OF EDUCATION
OKLAHOMA

ALVA—Kristy Bauman San Soucie, non-certificate E-commerce; Shawna Copenhaver, adult education management and administration; Elizabeth Smith, secondary education.

BALKO—Kimberly Barnes, educational leadership.

ENID—Rebecca Crawford, non-certificate psychology; Kimberlee Grayson-Brittain, guidance and counseling PK-12; Tina Lunday, non-certificate history; Robert Mills, educational leadership; Alicia Severe, adult education management and administration; John Severe III, adult education management and administration; Leslie Wichert, educational leadership; Lauren Williams, guidance and counseling PK-12.

HENNESSEY—Lisa Bossa, educational leadership.

ISABELLA—Brandi Gann, adult education management and administration.

KINGFISHER—Brandy Smith, adult education management and administration.

PONCA CITY—Anna Adams, guidance and counseling PK-12; Janet Stalcup-Smith, guidance and counseling PK-12.

TALOGA—Verna Bailey, non-certificate psychology.

TURPIN—Gregory Faris, educational leadership; Mark Moore, educational leadership.

WOODWARD—Robert Moore, educational leadership.

KANSAS

KIOWA—Connie Jacobs, elementary education. 

MASTER OF COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY
OKLAHOMA

ALVA—Sean Evans.

BLACKWELL—Tammy Mayden, Desiree Wilson.

BURLINGTON—Patty Cook.

ENID—Ashley Andrews, Karen Grimes, David Lyons, Jennifer Mendel-Smith, Janice Reid, Connie Tucker, Alexi Tumey, Jonathan Winkels.

HUNTER—Linda Peck.

KAW CITY—Letitia Pappan.

OKLAHOMA CITY—Sheila Spurgeon.

PONCA CITY—Kelly Smith-Troutman.

SHATTUCK—Brandon Imke.

WAYNE—Mindi Cornforth.

WOODWARD—Elaine Adams. 

BACHELOR OF ARTS (Liberal Arts)
OKLAHOMA

DRUMMOND—Robyn Hayes.

ENID—Matthew Cariker, Michael Johnston, Michelle Kaufman.

SAYRE—Kimberly Miller.

SHATTUCK—Kristy Montgomery.

WOODWARD—Bret Murphy.

KANSAS

PRATT—Darwin Pike.

TEXAS

KAUFMAN—Kyle King.

PERRYTON—Glen Garber Jr., Kimberly Soto. 

BACHELOR OF ARTS (Education)
OKLAHOMA

GAGE—April Miranda.

NEWKIRK—Kevin Engle.

WOODWARD—Sarah Combs.

KANSAS

HARPER—Ashley Hosetler. 

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (Liberal Arts)
OKLAHOMA

ALVA—Tara Baker, Jared Bates, Jeanetta Bussell, Sarah Chapman, Jerrad Hada, Kara Helms, Whitney Herrmann, Ryan Jacobson, Matthew Kelly, Lincoln Quteifan, Stacy Raynor, Erin Stuck, Christine Wishon.

BEAVER—Taryn Evans, Carlista Greenfield.

BLACKWELL—Trenton Leslie, Lana Spracklin.

BUFFALO—Eric Summars.

CANTON—Jason Seifried.

CLAREMORE—Cody Parker.

COVINGTON—Angela Jordan.

DUNCAN—Heather Munn.

ENID—Rus Alexander, Stephanie Betts, Jennifer Buller, Aranda Gulick, Scott Gurss, Tamera Guymon, Andrew Hamilton, Jamie Hume, Tara Johnston, Brandi Kehn, Shawna Lounsbury, Tricia Mayberry-Smith, Brandie McAdams, Janha Pelletier, Michael Punneo, Shylah Ridgway, Megan Shriver, Adam Treeman, Karen Wacker, Shawn Winfield, Andrea Wood, Brian Wright.

FAIRLAND—Lacey Lawson.

FAIRVIEW—Corey Dayton, Johnny Gonzalez, George Mayfield, Jennifer Morris.

FARGO—Leslin Swinford.

FORT SUPPLY—Tera Martin.

JENKS—Roberto Rosales Garcia.

LAHOMA—Kristy Brown.

LAVERNE—Jennifer Lewis, Andrew McLaurine.

LAWTON—Lamontreo Moore.

McLOUD—J.D. Casteel.

MENO—Gregory Hargis, Katie Logsdon.

MOORE—Misty Warfield.

MOORELAND—Mason Holloway, Derrick Thomas.

NASH—Elyse McCart.

NEWKIRK—Heather Phillips.

OKLAHOMA CITY—Heather Driscoll, Katrina Ford-Myles.

PONCA CITY—Cassandra Baur, Morgan Ham, Candice Kent, Julianne Schupbach, Regina Smith, Kim Turner.

RINGWOOD—Kay Evans.

SEMINOLE—Ricky Ward Jr.

SHATTUCK—Braxton Imke.

TULSA—B.J. Hodshire.

VICI—Savannah Morris.

WAKITA—Jesse Gilchrist.

WAUKOMIS—Keith Milacek.

WAYNOKA—John Burton.

WOODWARD—Nicole Abel, Regina Baker, Betty Cosgrave, Katie Fanning, Kelsey Fike, Mathew Medill, Lindsay Shirley, Carol Stocking, Stephanie Widick.

ARKANSAS

CLARKSVILLE—Drifton Hoyle.

CALIFORNIA

PARAMOUNT—Anthony Casey II.

GEORGIA

NEWNAN—Rod Gray.

IOWA

MOORHEAD—Wade Kunze.

KANSAS

CALDWELL—Loren Laughrey.

INGALLS—Marcy VenJohn.

INMAN—Justin Binder.

KIOWA—Garrett Lohmann.

MOUND CITY—Tyler Johnson.

PLEASANTON—Timothy Clifton.

STAFFORD—Julie Kohlmeier.

SYRACUSE—Charity Maune.

WICHITA—Cyndi Koehn.

MISSOURI

COLUMBIA—Maggie Wood.

TEXAS

ARLINGTON—Kasey Fowler.

FOLLETT—Kalle Barber, Lewis Mize, Catherine Wells.

UTAH

MURRAY—Matthew Thomas.

BRAZIL

SAO PAULO—Evelyn Oliveira.

BULGARIA

BLAGOEVGRAD—Pavlina Stoyanova.

CHINA

HONG KONG—Kai Yi Luk. 

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (Education)
OKLAHOMA

ALVA—LaDina Hicks.

DRUMMOND—Liana Henderson.

ENID—Brandianne Green, Dusti Hoffman, Emily Jenkins, Megan Logsdon McCoy.

HENNESSEY—Tyler Streck.

KAW CITY—Stacey Richard.

KREMLIN—Johnny Streck.

LAVERNE—Kelsi Nine, Carrie Turner.

MARLAND—Ashley Miner.

MOORELAND—Jerusha Schoff.

NEWKIRK—Camille Dark, Lesley Engle.

PONCA CITY—Kristina Dehn, Crystal Humble, Janice Loftis, Tiffany Smith, Meghan Stafford.

RALSTON—Yolanda Kuhn.

RINGWOOD—Mandy Markwell.

SEILING—Sarah Billings, Michelle Meyer.

TECUMSEH—Rebecca Owens.

TONKAWA—Erin DuRoy.

WOODWARD—Heidi Walker.

KANSAS

MEDICINE LODGE—Sarah Warner. 

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (Nursing)
OKLAHOMA

ALVA—Heidi Nida, Maggie Schoeling.

BILLINGS—LaLoni Baca.

CHEROKEE—Leslie Bowen Wixom.

EDMOND—Shannon Atteberry.

ENID—Serena Lingo-Willard, Jamie Maddox, Lacy Nelson, Jennie Olson-Jones, Alea Rogers.

FORT SUPPLY—Michelle Branson.

HOBART—Erica Norman.

SEILING—Michael Feuerborn.

TULSA—Kimberly Gross.

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