Columbus,IN — Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus (IUPUC) will hold its annual Commencement Ceremony at 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 15, 2011. The eventwill be held in the Columbus North High School Gymnasium.
Undergraduate and graduate degrees will be awarded to 204 studentsfrom 41 communities throughout Indiana.
The degree type and number awarded are as follows:
· Bachelor of Science in Business: 42
· Bachelor of Science in Nursing: 41
· Bachelor of Science in Education: 33
· Master of Business Administration: 24
· Bachelor of General Studies: 21
· Bachelor of Arts in Psycholog: 20
· Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts: 11
· Bachelor of Science in Psychology: 10
· Bachelor of Science in School of Public & EnvironmentalAffairs: 2
· Associate of Arts in General Studies: 1
Sharon Risk Stark, president and chief executive officer of theColumbus Heritage Fund: The Community Foundation of Bartholomew County, will deliverthe IUPUC’s 40th annual Commencement Ceremony address.
The hometowns and names of IUPUC’s 2011 graduates are:
- Batesville—Kevin Doyle, Brian J. Haakinson, Samantha Selke, Justin Zachary Tucker, Samantha Ann Walke
- Brownstown—Karra Lucas
- Butlerville—Destiny Kay White
- Columbus—Brandy Lynn Adams, Elizabeth Adams, Shakir Ali, Kristy Dawn Baker-Wick, Amy Danielle Ballenger, Ashley Renee Baxter, Benjamin Leo Beatty, Ashley Begley, Clifton T. Beverly, Danielle Elizabeth Blanche Gurzi, Danielle Janae Brown, Chad D. Buehler, Nora Michelle Burton, Kathryn Lynn Campbell, Eric Matthew Cave, Laura Beth Coffman, Paul Casey Cole, Stephanie Sue Coy, Jessica Dawn Cravens Dunn, Daphne Davis, Joshua L. Davis, William Luther Davis, Jr., Hannah Denney, Patrick Osae Djan-Sampson, Debra Marie Fields, Dane Logan Fowler, Zachary T. Fugate, Jenna Garber, John Phillip Greenwell, Zachary Greiner, Robin Rene Groover, Matthew D. Hall, Tammy Rena Hempstead, Mary Elizabeth Henderson, Andrew Steven Hull, Shannon Dawn Humphrey, Jane Ellen Hurst, Sheila Ailene Hurtado, Premkumar Jeyaraj, Lisa Marie Kerkhof, Kristen Marie Kirchner, Prasad V. Kondapi, Tyler Justin Lasell, Edward Nathan Linen, Barbara Lynch, Amanda Marie Manning, Athena Ann Martin, Angela M. Mayes, Brien Patrick McCormick, Kristen Renee McLemore, Katie Menefee, Nichole Breshen Menke, Andrea Minor, Maureen Allison Moore, Tracy Ray Munn, Samantha Lynn Parker, Mitchel Thor Paswater, Ateeq A. Patil, Kie Michelle Pennington, Ashton Ranae Pettit, Cassandra Pheral, Natoshia Pauline Prewitt, Scott Pritchard, Marika JoeAnn Rarey, Julie Laraina Riggs, Matthew R. Roberts, Tereza Ethel Roney, Melissa Marie Rose, Brian Keith Rout, Kaitlin Mackenzie Ruddell, Virginia Scalf, Joshua Kent Scherschel, Steve A. Schwartz, Denise Michelle Sharpe, Adam Michael Souder, Michael Sprague, Varalakshmi Srinivasan, Jamie S. Swider, Lyndsey Richelle Thoman, Jon D. Thompson, Lindsey Nicole Thompson, Brittany A. Vasquez, Cory Matthew Warner, Ryan Matthew Wasson, Donald Keith Wheeler, Daniel Wolf, Teresa Ellen Woodcock, Sandra Rene Woolls
- Commiskey—Jennifer D. Engle
- Cortland—Leah Marie Reynolds
- Edinburgh—Jill Suzanne Hayes, G. Christopher Simpson
- Elizabethtown—Michele Marie Fields, Kyle D. Myhls, Jennifer Marie Robinson
- Flat Rock—Ashley Nicole Pass
- Fountaintown—Joy Williams
- Franklin—William M. Creviston, Helen Dumas, Lucas C. Ford, Betty Jane Gomez, Kaylee Kinder, Samantha Diane Morrison, Tricia Simmons, Rachelle Kendra Renae Thomas
- Freetown—Clayton Thomas Ault, Kendall Scott
- Granger—Paige Blythe Smith
- Greensburg—Amy Michelle Balser, Ann Marie Colson, Brittani A. Fixmer, Amanda René Hayhurst, Jeffery Lawerence Hostetler, Jessica Dawn Leak, Lucas Paul Mauer, Alison Renee Ortman, Natalie Marie Richart, Jennifer Rebecca Smith, Kylee Wilson Thomas, Breanna Williams, Kari Beth Wilson
- Greenwood— Donna Ann Dugan
- Hoover, AL—Amy Marie Benitez
- Hope—Olivia Dawn Martin, Tristan Leigh Schaefer
- Indianapolis—Austin Tyler Bustle, Russell Coleman, Jay R. Hilderbrand, Helen N. Kalasa, Peter E. Stockigt Jr.
- Martinsville—Rhonda Jean Mckinney, Raven L. Nix, Maralee Ellen Whitesell
- Medora—Samantha May Blair
- Milan—Rebecca Sue Arkenburg
- Monrovia—Mika Hill
- Morgantown—Bobbi Luttrell, Kenzi Marie Smith
- Nashville—Malini Cole
- Nineveh—Gina Marie Cooper, Deandra D. Henson, Erika Brandy Philpot
- Norman—Char D. Perkinson
- North Vernon—Shanda Blackburn, Krista Lynn Braun, Cheryl Darlene Farrell, Lisa Jones, Cheryl Jane Leslie, Kristan A. Purciful, Emma Catherine Robinson, Kelsey Rachelle Sanders, Pamela Simmons, Colleen Elizabeth Turner Beville, Jessica Rae Watkins, Chelsey Marie Williams
- Oldenburg—Chelsea Kay Schebler
- Osgood—Terri Jo Schuck
- Rushville—Tyler Blayne Elliott
- Scipio—Melissa Lillie Chamberlin
- Seymour—Kristen Cooley Betzner, Lisa Ann Burbrink, Traci Kay Copley, Miranda Sue Fox, Michelle Jo Hattabaugh, Erica Marie Isaacs, Richard Kelly, Laura Marie Kilpatrick, Meghan Elizabeth McCarthy, Dustin O’Neal, Stacy Phillips, Paula Sue Ping, Christopher A. Prince, Missy Renae Redmon, Pamela S. Rider, Shelia Marie Riggio, Rita Rigsby, Shannon Robinson, Linda Stout, Kayla Jo Trimpe, Kyle Wilp
- Shelbyville—Kimberly Ann Borton, Rhonda L. Borton, Abigail S. Collins, Christina Haggard, Sharon R. Johnson, Michelle Renee Kieninger, Kasey Meriwether, Anthony J. Phillips, Heather Nicole Wilson
- St. Paul—Amanda Elizabeth Forester-Konkle
- Taylorsville—Adam Dean Douglas
- Trafalgar—Joseph Patrick Damery, Linda Levy
- Versailles—Luke E. Smith, Micah C. Stephen
- Waldron—Jennifer Ann Doddridge
- Westport—Bryan Patrick McCullough, Kristen Quinn
- Whiteland—Christina Rene Riemer
“The purpose of IUPUC’s CommencementCeremony is to recognize the acquisition of knowledge and award degrees. It isa reward for all the late nights spent studying, writing research papers, andworking on class projects,” notes Vice Chancellor and Dean Marwan Wafa.
“But the word ‘commence’ also means to begin. These women and menare about to begin a new chapter in their lives, which for most of them willtake place right here in south central Indiana. They have an opportunity to usetheir knowledge, determination, and energy to make our communities betterplaces. We wish them every success,” Wafa added.