Some 1,404 May and August graduates will receive their degrees during the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s spring commencement planned for Saturday.
Recognizing achievements of students on the Whitewater campus, the commencement will be presented in two parts.
According to information released by the university, the morning ceremony, which begins at 10 a.m., recognizes 613 undergraduate and 136 graduate students from the College of Arts and Communication, the College of Business and Economics and the School of Graduate Studies.
The afternoon ceremony, which begins at 3 p.m., recognizes 504 undergraduate students and 144 graduate students from the College of Education and Professional Studies, the College of Integrated Studies, the College of Letters and Sciences, and the School of Graduate Studies.
The ceremonies, which last approximately two hours each, will be held in the Kachel Fieldhouse at the Williams Center.
Included in the graduates crossing the stage on Saturday will be 98 students who are veterans, nine international students and 180 nontraditional undergraduate students, defined as undergraduate students who are 25 years of age or older. In addition, 167 self-identified students with disabilities will receive degrees. Eight graduates of the university’s LIFE Program, which provides a complete college experience for young adults between the ages of 18-25 who have an intellectual disability, will cross the stage during the afternoon program — including four who are earning an advanced certificate, according to information released by the university.
Rock County campus
The graduation ceremony for more than 95 College of Integrated Studies students at UW-Whitewater at Rock County will be held on Tuesday, May 16, at 6:30 p.m. in the gymnasium of the Wells Cultural Center. The commencement speaker is Robin Fox, an experienced administrator and respected scholar who is associate provost for academic affairs at UW-Whitewater. The student speaker is Natalie Shortreed, a liberal arts major from Janesville who is continuing her studies in environmental sciences on the Whitewater campus. During the ceremony, the Outstanding Alumni Award will be presented to John Ramsdell, who used the closure of Lear Seating in Janesville to pursue his twin passions of science and education. After earning an associate degree at the Rock County campus in 2010, he graduated summa cum laude from the Whitewater campus in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in Education in general education and a general science minor. Today, he is a science and English teacher at Marshall Middle School. The Excellence in Teaching Awards and the faculty and staff who are retiring will also be announced at the ceremony, the release noted.
Speakers
The commencement speaker for both ceremonies on the Whitewater campus is Mike Domitrz. Domitrz, who earned a BBA in business in 1993, is a world-renowned speaker and the founder of Center for Respect, an organization with a mission to prevent sexual assaults and encourage safe dating.
The student speaker for the morning ceremony is Hollyn Peterson. Peterson, who is earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a painting emphasis, is a three-time cancer survivor who has overcome life-threatening obstacles in her formative years and is now flourishing as a young adult with big dreams.
The student speaker for the afternoon ceremony is Davin Stravroplos. Stavroplos, who is earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and served as student body president, will share his inspiring story of how taking steps outside of his comfort zone have led to his personal and professional pursuits.
The commencement ceremonies on the Whitewater campus will be broadcast live online by UWW-TV, the university television station.
Local grads
A list of students graduating Saturday from the Whitewater campus who live within the communities of Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Lake Mills and Whitewater, follows.
College of Arts and Communication, receiving bachelor degrees:
Fort Atkinson
Hannah Rae Dotzler
Jacob P. McKenney
Amy M. Nandory
Matt Romens
Lake Mills
Ian D. Behling
Isaac S. Behling
Corey A. Ferris
Whitewater
Rosemary Abplanalp
Keira Kuhnke
Haley Ann Lager
Alex J. Majmudar
Meaghan Nicole O’Hara
Trajen Amir Siller
Catherine Mia Yang
College of Business and Economics, receiving bachelor degrees:
Fort Atkinson
Jacquelyn M. Jensen
Bennett Glen Wiedenhoeft
Jefferson
Samuel Michael McClure
Mitchell F. Vogel
Joseph Alan Young
Lake Mills
Stephanie E. Behm
Harper Jason Untz
Whitewater
Kaylie Rae Ault
Grace Ann Belz
Joshua B. Bezzo
William J. Blue
Jacob Hunter Burford
Samuel Champeau
Ariana L. Christianson,
Ivan Cortez,
Justin J. Cox
Grace Olivia Dellinger
Michael Joseph Dryer
Brendan K. Ellefson
Hailey Marie Ellis
Brad Greish
Ralph Jordan Hahn
Drew Hebbe
Emma A. Hendricks
Tyler J. Hentrich
Natalie Ann Hummelt
Ethan Hunter Krouse
Cora Ann Laatz
Ryan Mantz
David Russell McNeilly
Miriam Navejas
Ryan O’Connor
Daniel P. O’Malley
Bryce Emmett Parrish
Lauren Ann Power
Corey J. Puttkamer
Sean R. Quinn
Zach Reimann
Alyssa Jayde Riley
Jacob R. Sadler
Kasey L. Schlicht
Brett Michael
Lukas Scott Schreiber
Zander Schultz
Alex Sheriff
Colten A. Stoppleworth
Adam Hasan Tarbah
Mary Teumer
Michala Martinez Topp
Sage Thomas Tranel
Ashley Lynn Vorndran
Abigail Lorraine Wicker
LuAnnabelle Clare Wieseman
College of Education and Professional Studies, receiving bachelor degrees:
Fort Atkinson
Sara Rose Dale
Heather Hoefler
Rachel Krueger
Joseph Douglas Torrisi
Jefferson
Megan LouAnn Gleisner
Emely Tovar
Emilee Inez Truman
Whitewater
Michael A. Coates
Madison Hawkins
Sedric Harmond Morris
College of Integrated Studies, receiving bachelor degrees:
Whitewater
Amy E. Moore
College of Letters and Sciences, receiving bachelor degrees:
Fort Atkinson
Kirsten A. Bishop
Shelby Paige Drake
Sara Anne Foerster
Lilly E. Newbury
Shalon Scheeler
Joseph Yang
Jefferson
Jeton Dehari
Angela Frances Hayes
Kayla Morgan Laures
Heather Michelle Makkos
Carson William Seeber
Lake Mills
Sara Atwater
Kelsey Bleu Hibbard
Emily Katherine Straube
Katherine Mae Wozniak
Whitewater
Alex A. Abplanalp
Asobo Nkeng Afah Annah
Gavin Murad Allamian
David Michael Amero
Elizabeth Breann Ascherl
Madeline May Born
Montserrat Cuevas
Joshua Esparza
Kierra F. M. Hayes
Margaret Elizabeth Helbig
Chyna Renee Hill-Scanlan
Zoe Rose Horant
Allen Kaplan
Emma Ann Keaser
Felicity Rose Knabenbauer
Kathryn Kyriazopoulos
Anthony M. LaPoint
Grace Lara
Taylor Louise Moore
Amber Cassity Mussey
Paige Sparrow Niman
John Michael Pettey
Charlie Reddemann
Kaylie Grace Rickgauer
Connor J. Rohde
Olivia Schroeder
Davin Robert Stavroplos
Emma Daley Tubbs
Hunter Wade
Tayler McKenzie Walter
Haiying Yang
Jonathan Zheng
Students receiving a master’s degree in business administration:
Whitewater
Glory Wopong Fomba
Salmai Valadez
Students receiving a master’s degree in computer science:
Whitewater
David Harry Brodel
Students receiving a master’s degree in counseling:
Fort Atkinson
Kristina Anne Fowler
Whitewater
Thomas Eduardo Garcia
Abigail Catherine Much
Molly Grace Schwieger
Students receiving a master’s degree in education, professional studies:
Lake Mills
Ethan James Floerke
Students receiving a master’s degree in school psychology:
Lake Mills
Loni A. Kopp
Students receiving a master’s degree in social work:
Whitewater
Molly Brynn Burger
Aleyah Chantel Coleman
Breanna Grace Kearney
Cody John Lang
Darian Alfonzo Mims-Belnavis
Malayna Patricia Oswald
Students receiving an associate of arts degree:
Whitewater
Dylan DuClos
The full UW-Whitewater spring commencement program is here: http://fortatkinsononline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/httpswww.uww_.edudocumentscommencementUW-Whitewater_Commencement_May_2023.pdf.
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus, file photo/Kim McDarison.Â
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