Commencement Ceremony

Spring 2026 Commencement Ceremonies

Nursing Pinning & Degree Conferral Ceremony

Friday, May 15th at 2:00 PM at University Christian Church

Name

Kim Davis

Dean of Nursing Education & Health Programs

Deirdre Greeley

Associate Degree Nursing Faculty

Easlyn Koch

Associate Degree Nursing Faculty

Jen Cupery

Practical Nursing Faculty

Bradi Tucker

Practical Nursing Faculty

Louisa Asbury

Practical Nursing Faculty

FirstLastDegreeProgramHonorsMilitary
CheriseAchiAssociate of Applied ScienceAssociate Degree Nursing  
DrewAlbrechtAssociate of Applied ScienceAssociate Degree NursingStudent Voice Council 
LeAnneBeikmanAssociate of Applied ScienceAssociate Degree Nursing  
AngeliqueCalhounAssociate of Applied ScienceAssociate Degree Nursing  
AllieCasselAssociate of Applied ScienceAssociate Degree Nursing  
NataliDrakeAssociate of Applied ScienceAssociate Degree Nursing  
TamekaEdwardsAssociate of Applied ScienceAssociate Degree Nursing  
EmilyEickleberryAssociate of Applied ScienceAssociate Degree Nursing  
MirandaEnriquezAssociate of Applied ScienceAssociate Degree Nursing  
JoslenHicks-AnderesAssociate of Applied ScienceAssociate Degree Nursing  
TrentonHopperAssociate of Applied ScienceAssociate Degree Nursing  
MorganKordyakAssociate of Applied ScienceAssociate Degree Nursing Air Force -  Reserve
ThaniaLopez-QuinonesAssociate of Applied ScienceAssociate Degree Nursing  
AlainaRayAssociate of Applied ScienceAssociate Degree NursingNational Technical Honor Society 
HeatherSandersAssociate of Applied ScienceAssociate Degree Nursing  
LakynShortAssociate of Applied ScienceAssociate Degree Nursing  
MelissaStarkeyAssociate of Applied ScienceAssociate Degree Nursing  
ColeStreckerAssociate of Applied ScienceAssociate Degree NursingStudent Voice Council 
MakenzieTravisAssociate of Applied ScienceAssociate Degree Nursing  
MichaelaWelfringerAssociate of Applied ScienceAssociate Degree Nursing  
MontanaWilson-LevinAssociate of Applied ScienceAssociate Degree NursingStudent Voice Council 
HayleeWingAssociate of Applied ScienceAssociate Degree NursingStudent Voice Council 
MaddieEhrkeTechnical CertificatePractical NursingStudent Voice Council 
AnnaGierschTechnical CertificatePractical Nursing  
IsabellaGuthrieTechnical CertificatePractical Nursing  
ChastityHallTechnical CertificatePractical NursingNational Technical Honor Society 
IsabelHaverkampTechnical CertificatePractical Nursing  
EmmaHilbertTechnical CertificatePractical Nursing  
KaeteeHullTechnical CertificatePractical Nursing  
LauraKingTechnical CertificatePractical NursingStudent Voice Council 
JodieMastersTechnical CertificatePractical Nursing  
AveryMattinglyTechnical CertificatePractical NursingNational Technical Honor Society 
KatelynnMaxcyTechnical CertificatePractical Nursing  
OliviaMillerTechnical CertificatePractical Nursing  
KelseyMousleyTechnical CertificatePractical NursingNational Technical Honor Society 
JaslynNashTechnical CertificatePractical Nursing  
EmmaNelsonTechnical CertificatePractical Nursing  
KieraPaytonTechnical CertificatePractical Nursing  
CamiSedlacekTechnical CertificatePractical Nursing  
DaisyShawTechnical CertificatePractical NursingNational Technical Honor Society 
AubrelyneSherrickTechnical CertificatePractical Nursing  
RileySmithTechnical CertificatePractical Nursing  
TylerSmithTechnical CertificatePractical Nursing Navy - Veteran
ElleStarkeyTechnical CertificatePractical Nursing  
KayceStevensTechnical CertificatePractical Nursing  
MarissaThaemertTechnical CertificatePractical Nursing  
GlorianaTokgozogluTechnical CertificatePractical Nursing  
JessicaVaughnTechnical CertificatePractical NursingNational Technical Honor Society and Student Voice Council 
EmmaWildmanTechnical CertificatePractical Nursing  
CheyenneWinterTechnical CertificatePractical Nursing  
TamiaYohannesTechnical CertificatePractical Nursing  

Processional

Welcome & Introductions

Jim Genandt - President/CEO

Kim Davis MSN, RN - Dean of Nursing Education & Health Programs

Recognition of Class Achievements and Student Leadership

Clinical Excellence Award
Academic Excellence Award
Golden Lamp Award

Associate Degree of Nursing:
Easlyn Koch - MSN, RNC-OB, RNC-MNN
Deirdre Greeley - MSN, RN

Practical Nursing:
Louisa Asbury - BSN, RN 
Bradi Tucker - BSN, RN 
Jen Cupery - BSN, RN

Recognition of National Technical Honor Society Inductees

Kim Davis MSN, RN

Degree Conferral & 

Pinning of Nurses

Presentation of Diplomas

Jim Genandt - President/CEO
Tim Flanary, Board Chair

Pinning 

Associate Degree of Nursing:
Easlyn Koch - MSN, RNC-OB, RNC-MNN
Deirdre Greeley - MSN, RN

Practical Nursing:
Louisa Asbury - BSN, RN 
Bradi Tucker - BSN, RN 
Jen Cupery - BSN, RN

Florence Nightingale Pledge

Kim Davis MSN, RN

Closing Remarks

Jim Genandt - President/CEO

Recessional

Deirdre Greeley MSN, RN 

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Commencement Ceremony - All Non-Nursing Students

Saturday, May 16th at 10:00 AM at University Christian Church

FirstLastDegreeProgramHonorsMilitary
MilesEllnerKansas High School DiplomaAdult Education ProgramStudent Voice Council 
KatelynnGlotzbachKansas High School DiplomaAdult Education Program  
TrewmanHaubKansas High School DiplomaAdult Education Program  
CassandraHutchinsonKansas High School DiplomaAdult Education Program  
ExauceIlungaKansas High School DiplomaAdult Education Program  
RichardJonesKansas High School DiplomaAdult Education Program  
LandonPerryKansas High School DiplomaAdult Education Program  
KelseyRootKansas High School DiplomaAdult Education Program  
RobertRossKansas High School DiplomaAdult Education Program  
MasonScottKansas High School DiplomaAdult Education Program  
RebekahScottKansas High School DiplomaAdult Education Program  
CentrellStrongKansas High School DiplomaAdult Education Program  
AlexandreaThomasKansas High School DiplomaAdult Education Program  
KevinWardKansas High School DiplomaAdult Education Program  
ZaneBloomAssociate of Applied ScienceAdministrative AssistantNational Technical Honor Society 
AbbyCasselAssociate of Applied ScienceAdministrative AssistantNational Technical Honor Society 
AlmazGebreTechnical CertificateAdministrative AssistantNational Technical Honor Society 
ReaganMaxwellAssociate of Applied ScienceAdministrative AssistantNational Technical Honor Society 
CarterTrimbleAssociate of Applied ScienceAdministrative AssistantNational Technical Honor Society 
PaxtonBowersAssociate of Applied ScienceAutomotive Technology  
CadeFunkTechnical CertificateAutomotive Technology  
AustinHillTechnical CertificateAutomotive Technology  
AlexanderHugginsAssociate of Applied ScienceAutomotive Technology  
ColbyMansfieldAssociate of Applied ScienceAutomotive Technology  
MurtagiMezherTechnical CertificateAutomotive Technology  
JoshuaNunezTechnical CertificateAutomotive Technology  
ColtonRayTechnical CertificateAutomotive Technology  
NathanielWrightAssociate of Applied ScienceAutomotive Technology Army - Veteran
SarahBarberAssociate of Applied ScienceBusiness AccountingNational Technical Honor Society 
ChristianVan HornAssociate of Applied ScienceBusiness AccountingNational Technical Honor Society and Student Voice Council 
ElijahCrainshawAssociate of Applied ScienceConstruction Technology  
Kristopher MckoneAssociate of Applied ScienceConstruction Technology  
ConnorMeyerTechnical CertificateConstruction TechnologyNational Technical Honor Society 
ZachReddingAssociate of Applied ScienceConstruction Technology  
PhillipRuss-SavageTechnical CertificateConstruction Technology  
GilbertBuitronTechnical CertificateHeating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning  
ChristopherFernandezTechnical CertificateHeating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning  
CodyFinkTechnical CertificateHeating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning  
JacobFlentieTechnical CertificateHeating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning  
StevenGortonTechnical CertificateHeating, Ventilation, & Air ConditioningNational Technical Honor Society 
EliasGossTechnical CertificateHeating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning  
BenjaminHaverkampTechnical CertificateHeating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning  
LoganHenryTechnical CertificateHeating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning  
BrodyKingTechnical CertificateHeating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning  
KyserLundinTechnical CertificateHeating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning  
EthanMesallesTechnical CertificateHeating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning  
JonathanNunezTechnical CertificateHeating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning  
GavinPelhamTechnical CertificateHeating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning  
BraydenProckishTechnical CertificateHeating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning  
EmersonTurbivilleTechnical CertificateHeating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning  
TayvenWilsonAssociate of Applied ScienceHeating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning  
AlecHarmsTechnical CertificateIndustrial Maintenance TechnologyNational Technical Honor Society 
OdinHasbyAssociate of Applied ScienceIndustrial Maintenance Technology  
HenryHeidemanAssociate of Applied ScienceIndustrial Maintenance Technology  
MilesLucasTechnical CertificateIndustrial Maintenance Technology  
GavinNaaszAssociate of Applied ScienceIndustrial Maintenance TechnologyStudent Voice Council 
GarrettPruyserTechnical CertificateIndustrial Maintenance Technology  
TegunTewsAssociate of Applied ScienceIndustrial Maintenance Technology  
NathanielWilliamsAssociate of Applied ScienceIndustrial Maintenance TechnologyNational Technical Honor Society and Student Voice Council 
NaomiBrubakerAssociate of Applied ScienceMedical Laboratory TechnologyNational Technical Honor Society and Student Voice Council 
LeorenaHartwigAssociate of Applied ScienceMedical Laboratory TechnologyNational Technical Honor Society and Student Voice Council 
AlexisLunaAssociate of Applied ScienceMedical Laboratory Technology  
OmarMorenoAssociate of Applied ScienceMedical Laboratory Technology  
BailyMuellerAssociate of Applied ScienceMedical Laboratory Technology  
KristaWhitleyAssociate of Applied ScienceMedical Laboratory Technology  
AddisonBradyTechnical CertificatePlumbing Technology  
GustavoCampaTechnical CertificatePlumbing Technology  
BridgetCovelloTechnical CertificatePlumbing TechnologyNational Technical Honor Society and Student Voice Council 
CooperDuskieAssociate of Applied SciencePlumbing Technology  
NoahFieldsTechnical CertificatePlumbing Technology  
CharlyGoodwinAssociate of Applied SciencePlumbing Technology  
AustinGriffinTechnical CertificatePlumbing Technology  
HaleyHimiyaAssociate of Applied SciencePlumbing Technology  
LaneLoiseauTechnical CertificatePlumbing Technology  
DariusMcDowellTechnical CertificatePlumbing TechnologyStudent Voice Council 
ImrichRobisonTechnical CertificatePlumbing Technology  
GunnerTurkTechnical CertificatePlumbing Technology  
GaryWardersTechnical CertificatePlumbing Technology  
LukeWilsonTechnical CertificatePlumbing Technology  
LathamWithroderAssociate of Applied SciencePlumbing Technology  
MillerBenakTechnical CertificateWelding TechnologyNational Technical Honor Society 
MasenCruzTechnical CertificateWelding TechnologyStudent Voice Council 
JeremyahDaviesTechnical CertificateWelding Technology  
BaileyDeanAssociate of Applied ScienceWelding Technology  
JacobGarnerAssociate of Applied ScienceWelding Technology  
MatthewGoodnerAssociate of Applied ScienceWelding Technology  
BrandonHoltTechnical CertificateWelding Technology  
HunterHowellTechnical CertificateWelding Technology  
JenniferLopezTechnical CertificateWelding TechnologyStudent Voice Council 
RandyMathenyTechnical CertificateWelding Technology  
RyanMcCreathTechnical CertificateWelding Technology  
GradyMcElwainTechnical CertificateWelding Technology  
JacksonMerryTechnical CertificateWelding Technology  
SilasMireTechnical CertificateWelding Technology  
KingMoore-YorkTechnical CertificateWelding Technology  
WilliamNowellTechnical CertificateWelding Technology  
ChristopherPerryTechnical CertificateWelding Technology Army - Veteran
NickolasPerryAssociate of Applied ScienceWelding Technology  
JacksonRaineyTechnical CertificateWelding Technology  
SamuelRiceTechnical CertificateWelding Technology  
ErekRogoschAssociate of Applied ScienceWelding Technology  
IsaiahSeefeldtTechnical CertificateWelding Technology  
BraydenStraitTechnical CertificateWelding Technology  
FerenTallentAssociate of Applied ScienceWelding Technology  
EthanWeiszbrodTechnical CertificateWelding Technology  

Processional

Welcome & Introduction

Jim Genandt, PhD

President/CEO

Commencement Speaker

Blade Mages

Executive Director, Wareham Hall

Recognition of Student Achievements

Josh Gfeller

Vice President Operations
Chief Information Officer

Presentation of Kansas High School Diplomas

Julie Clark, MA, BS

Associate Director of High School Equivalency, Kansas Board of Regents

Presentation of Graduates

Kerri Bellamy, MCJ

Dean of Advanced Technologies
Chief Academic Officer

Presentation of Diplomas

Jim Genandt, PhD

President/CEO

Tim Flanary

Board of Directors, Chair

Announcement of Graduates

Laura Weiss-Cook, MS, FAAC

Director of Student Success

Closing Remarks

Jim Genandt, PhD

President/CEO

Recessional

Blade Mages

Executive Director, Wareham Hall

Blade Mages* is a builder at heart.

For more than 15 years, he built and ran a creative agency from the ground up—winning clients, solving problems, and learning firsthand that ideas don’t change the world… execution does.

Today, he’s leading one of the largest private redevelopment projects in the region: the $40 million transformation of the historic Wareham Opera House in downtown Manhattan. That means navigating complex financing, working with architects and contractors, and spending plenty of early mornings on an active job site.

Blade operates with a simple belief: bet on yourself, move fast, learn faster, and build things that matter. The people who show up, figure it out, and do the work are the ones who shape the future.

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*Mages — rhymes with wages

Name

Jeff Pishny

Automotive Technology Faculty

Alex Anderson

Automotive Technology Faculty

Jason York

Business Faculty

Ben Wilhelm

Computer Support Specialist Faculty

Tom Madden

Welding Faculty

Travis Pittenger

HVAC Faculty

John Chingway

Construction Technology Faculty

Eric Bartow

Electrical Technology Faculty

Brian Braun

Plumbing Technology Faculty

Thomas Mudd

Welding Faculty

Justin Meuli

Electric Power & Distribution Faculty

Callie Hansen

Social Science Faculty

Jackie Jones

Mathematics Faculty

Brian Koch

Mathematics Faculty

Rachel Ohmes

Director of Adult Education, Communications Faculty

Chelsea Weese

Chemistry Faculty

Marcey Fickbohm

Medical Laboratory Technology Program Coordinator

Matthew Asbury

Industrial Maintenance Technology Faculty
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Live Stream

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