CommencementSaturday, May 21, 2016

Henderson, Nevada

Member GovernorsAlaskaThe HonorableBill Walker

ArizonaThe HonorableDoug Ducey

CaliforniaThe HonorableJerry Brown

ColoradoThe HonorableJohn Hickenlooper

GuamThe HonorableEddie Baza Calvo

HawaiiThe HonorableDavid Ige

IdahoThe HonorableC. L. “Butch” Otter

IndianaThe HonorableMichael R. “Mike” Pence

MontanaThe HonorableSteve Bullock

NebraskaThe HonorablePete Rickett

NevadaThe HonorableBrian Sandoval

New MexicoThe HonorableSusana Martinez

North DakotaThe HonorableJohn “Jack” Dalrymple

OklahomaThe HonorableMary Fallin

OregonThe HonorableKate Brown

South DakotaThe HonorableDennis Daugaard

TexasThe HonorableGreg Abbott

UtahThe HonorableGary R. Herbert

WashingtonThe HonorableJay R. Inslee

WyomingThe HonorableMatt Mead

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John W. Bluford, IIIPresidentBluford Healthcare Leadership InstituteFormer President, Truman Medical Centers

Dr. Therese (Terry) CranePresidentCrane Associates;Former Executive with Apple and AOL

Dr. Emily S. DeRoccoPrincipalE3 Engage Educate Employ;Former U.S. Asst. Secretary of Labor

Robert EvansonFormer PresidentMcGraw-Hill Education

The Honorable John HickenlooperGovernorState of Colorado

The Honorable Gary HerbertGovernorState of Utah Tammy Johns CEOStrategy & Talent;Former Executive, ManpowerGroup

Dr. Robert W. MendenhallPresident Emeritus Western Governors University

Lenny MendoncaDirector EmeritusMcKinsey & Company

Scott D. PulsipherPresidentWestern Governors University

David SimmonsPresident Simmons Media Group

Dr. Samuel H. SmithPresident EmeritusWashington State University

Dr. Charles SorensonPresident and CEOIntermountain Healthcare

Chairman

The Honorable Jim Geringer, ChairmanDirector, Policy & Public Sector, ESRIGovernor of Wyoming (1995 – 2003)

Board of Trustees

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Commencement Speaker

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Mark HutchisonNevada Lieutenant Governor

In 2014, while serving as State Senator, Mark Hutchison convincingly won the general elec-tion to serve as Nevada’s 34th Lieutenant Gov-ernor. Mark is a third-generation Nevadan. He and his wife Cary have six children and four grandchildren. Both Mark and his chil-dren were educated in Nevada’s public school system.

After graduating from Bonanza High School, Mark earned a business administration degree, Phi Kappa Phi, from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and received his law degree, magna

cum laude, from Brigham Young University. He is a small business owner who built his law firm, Hutchison and Steffen, from the ground up starting in 1996, which is now one of Nevada’s largest law firms, employing nearly 100 Nevadans.

As Lieutenant Governor, Mark is a member of Governor Brian Sandoval’s cabinet and serves as President of the State Senate. He is also the Chairman of the Com-mission on Tourism, Vice-Chairman of the State Board of Transportation, a mem-ber of the Board of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, a member of the Executive Budget Audit Committee, a member of the Governor’s Commission on Homeland Security, Chairman of the Cyber Security Commission, a member of the Board of Directors of the Public Education Foundation, and Co-Chair of What’s Next Nevada?.

Mark is deeply honored by the trust Nevadans have placed in him to serve as Lieutenant Governor and since his election has been focused on being the hardest-working and most-effective Lieutenant Governor possible. His time is dedicated to promoting economic development, job growth and Nevada’s world-class tourist destinations, along with supporting policies to strengthen families and improve educational opportunities for Nevada students.

Commencement Program

Processional

National Anthem Cheryl Daen White, Henderson, NV MBA - Management & Strategy

Welcome and Opening Remarks Dr. Spencer Stewart Chancellor, WGU Nevada

Commencement Address The Honorable Mark Hutchison Lieutenant Governor, State of Nevada

Graduate Speakers

James Lemmons Jr., Las Vegas, NV B.S. Business- Information Technology Management

Silvia Mendoza-Stout, Las Vegas, NV M.Ed. Learning and Technology

Jeannette Magbutay, Las Vegas, NV MSN – Education

Sean McDonald, Carson City, NV M.S. Management and Leadership Conferral of Degrees Dr. Spencer Stewart Chancellor, WGU Nevada

Closing Remarks Scott D. Pulsipher President, Western Governors University

Recessional

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Graduate Degrees

Te acher s College

Master of Art s

Maste r of Educat ion

English Language Learning

M athematics Education

Instructional Design

Learning and Technology

Science Education

Natalie Interrante Las Vegas, NV

Deanna Bottrell Las Vegas, NV

Jessica Baldwin Las Vegas, NV

Ashlee Arias Dayton, NV

Alivia Comfort Las Vegas, NV

Kevin Mathew Las Vegas, NV

Abigail Parkin West Wendover, NV

Cathryn Cracraft Ely, NV

Shannon Hale Las Vegas, NV

Rebecca Kremer Henderson, NV

Joseph Duncan Mesquite, NV

Phillip Moschella Sr. Henderson, NV

Kimberly Toscano Las Vegas, NV

Kathleen Johnson Henderson, NV

Lisa Schmitz Las Vegas, NV

Garrett Kurtek Las Vegas, NV

Walter Tum Henderson, NV

Dacia Overstreet Henderson, NV

Marissa Lofthouse Las Vegas, NV

Nadine Turner Las Vegas, NV

Kayla Martin Las Vegas, NV

Marc Walling Gardnerville, NV

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Master of Science

Learning And Technology - Cont’d

Curriculum and Instruction

Educational Leadership

Special Education

Jenny Alley Henderson, NV

Joanna Brooks Las Vegas, NV

Rosa Contreras Las Vegas, NV

Courtney Robertson Las Vegas, NV

Heather Johnson Elko, NV

Leslie Thistle Las Vegas, NV

Silvia Mendoza-Stout Las Vegas, NV

Andrew Tiscareno Carson City, NV

Huda Atif Henderson, NV

Lisa Dzierbicki Las Vegas, NV

Craig Fabbi Longdale, NV

Michael Martin Las Vegas, NV

Sheri Sanchez Spring Creek, NV

Jennifer Tuttle Las Vegas, NV

Jennifer Gould Reno, NV

Maxwell Lorenz Las Vegas, NV

Vanessa Jewell Las Vegas, NV

Carrie Ricksgers North Las Vegas, NV

Candyce Stosic Las Vegas, NV

Latracia Young North Las Vegas, NV

Brian Griffin Las Vegas, NV

Stacey Sly Las Vegas, NV

Amy McCormick Gardnerville, NV

Laura Sanda Las Vegas, NV

Shannon Thompson Sparks, NV

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Endorsement & Post-Baccalaureate Programs

Te acher s College

Endor sement Preparat ion Program

Post - Baccalaureate Teacher Preparat ion Program

Educational Leadership

Social Science Education

M aster of Business Administr ation

Information Technology M anagement

Adam Canfield Las Vegas, NV

Edward Allen Las Vegas, NV

Francisco Figueroa Las Vegas, NV

Michel Lefort Fallon, NV

Jared Holloway West Wendover, NV

Jonathan Gilmore Las Vegas, NV

Kathleen Di Stefano Sparks, NV

Heather Lara Reno, NV

Roy Harden Henderson, NV

Mauro Lobato Las Vegas, NV

James Larsen Las Vegas, NV

Matt Gage Las Vegas, NV

Rachel Nicholas Henderson, NV

Theryn Hudson Honolulu, HI

Jacquelyn Working Las Vegas, NV

Aaron Schnobrich Reno, NV

Annemarie Hatley Henderson, NV

Nicholas Wilhelm Carson City, NV

Lester Lewis North Las Vegas, NV

Rane Zimmerli North Las Vegas, NV

Patricia Zarlingo Henderson, NV

College of Business

Master of Business Admini st ra t ion

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Healthcare M anagement

Accounting

M anagement and Leadership

M anagement and Str ategy

Audrey Burns Reno, NV

Joni LeGalley Henderson, NV

Sean McDonald Carson City, NV

Kenneth Comstock Las Vegas, NV

Craig Foreman Las Vegas, NV

Jake Coval Fallon, NV

Lester Hanson Jr. Las Vegas, NV

Jasmin Herrera Henderson, NV

Tristan Ivy Henderson, NV

Jacob Houston North Las Vegas, NV

Bridget Jones Las Vegas, NV

Machelle Maddox Reno, NV

Mathew Perkins Reno, NV

Angela Mae Falcon Lactaoen Henderson, NV

Stuart Reeder Reno, NV

Jennifer Mann Reno, NV

Adam Schwab Carson City, NV

Craig Stevenson Sparks, NV

Julie Redding Sparks, NV

Maria Uttaro Reno, NV

Robin Vitiello Las Vegas, NV

Cheryl Daen White Henderson, NV

College of He a lth Professions

Master of Business Admini st ra t ion

Master of Science

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Nursing — Education

Nursing — Leadership and M anagement

Régine Bruny Honolulu, HI

Devin Ball Henderson, NV

Irene Caja-Gob Henderson, NV

Tracy Hood Reno, NV

Leena Joseph Las Vegas, NV

Kacey Larsen Carson City, NV

Jeannette Magbutay Las Vegas, NV

Danielle Norris Las Vegas, NV

Marija Markovic Las Vegas, NV

Catherine Roma Sparks, NV

Andrew Screnchuk Las Vegas, NV

Master of Science

Information Security and Assur ance

Kenneth Conatser Las Vegas, NV

Kenneth Donaldson Fallon, NV

Kyle Erickson North Las Vegas, NV

College of Information Technology

Master of Science

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Educational Studies

Interdisciplinary Studies

Special Education

Jill Council Carson City, NV

Julie Bingham Sparks, NV

Cheryl Baker Sparks, NV

Robert Donofrio Henderson, NV

Nicole Burton Mesquite, NV

Kimberly Condemi Las Vegas, NV

Rebecca Kamel Reno, NV

Corrine Fulton Las Vegas, NV

Sarah Bowman Sun Valley, NV

Sheryll Knighton Fernley, NV

Carly Merritt Las Vegas, NV

Lorie Payton Las Vegas, NV

Nicole Postorino Fort Sill, OK

Brandon Salyer Sparks, NV

Masresha Tamene Las Vegas, NV

Shannon Thompson Sparks, NV

Charlene Williams Las Vegas, NV

Steven Vradenburg Carson City, NV

Jennifer Woods Mesquite, NV

Undergraduate Degrees

Te acher s College

Bachelor of Art sEarly Childhood Education

Nancy Rodriguez Dayton, NV

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Accounting

Business M anagement

Human Resource M anagement

Information Technology M anagement

Bachelor of Science

Kimberly Berry Henderson, NV

Chris Anderson Las Vegas, NV

Miranda Haffner Fallon, NV

John Barrow Las Vegas, NV

Stacey Campbell Henderson, NV

Lela Clark Las Vegas, NV

Bradley Calvert Las Vegas, NV

Nicole Bartkus Las Vegas, NV

Mindy Carson Las Vegas, NV

Rebecca Cole Las Vegas, NV

Scott Cunningham Las Vegas, NV

Jessica Chase Gardnerville, NV

Hong Deng-Lee North Las Vegas, NV

Anatoly Denisov Las Vegas, NV

Celena Mock Round Mountain, NV

Anna Cueva Gardnerville, NV

William Elliott Wellington, NV

Catherine Erickson Las Vegas, NV

Nicholas Matthews Henderson, NV

Lynne Downing Las Vegas, NV

Richard England Las Vegas, NV

Katie Feser Carson City, NV

Jennifer Galindo Dayton, NV

Kaitlin McMullan Elko, NV

Bradley Geiger Reno, NV

Brian Steen Henderson, NV

Darin Enterline Henderson, NV

Maureen Hamilton Las Vegas, NV

Mark Kaminsky Carson City, NV

Justin Murray Reno, NV

Rowena Gilmore Las Vegas, NV

Corinne Henri Las Vegas, NV

Vesta Lammerding Las Vegas, NV

Amy Ulibarri Ely, NV

Alexander Logan Fallon, NV

Beth Minniear Elko, NV

Zachary Urrutia Sparks, NV

Clayton Worthen Las Vegas, NV

Austin Madsen Henderson, NV

Andrea Shearwood Las Vegas, NV

Vaughn White Las Vegas, NV

James Lemmons Jr. Las Vegas, NV

College of Business

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M arketing M anagement

Sales and Sales M anagement

Jocelyn Cascioli Las Vegas, NV

Penelope Carr Henderson, NV

Nathan Cool Las Vegas, NV

Michael D’Ambra II Las Vegas, NV

Colton Dale Las Vegas, NV

Chad Luke Elko, NV

Danielle Moss Las Vegas, NV

Charles McDermott Las Vegas, NV

Nursing

Brieanne Anderson Sparks, NV

Tamara Bader Las Vegas, NV

Roberta Casteel North Las Vegas, NV

Tracey Barsey Las Vegas, NV

Christine Croskery Gardnerville, NV

Mary Atkins Sparks, NV

Melissa Baker Minden, NV

Sage Christensen Pahrump, NV

Vanessa Berg Reno, NV

Vanessa Delgado Las Vegas, NV

Elizabeth Devine Reno, NV

Molly Eckert Las Vegas, NV

Katarzyna Fennell Las Vegas, NV

Savannah Gonsalves Sparks, NV

Ruth Gebremedhen Las Vegas, NV

D’Marsha Hull Las Vegas, NV

Kristin Elsner Las Vegas, NV

Heather Flores North Las Vegas, NV

Marlena Gonzales Las Vegas, NV

Heather Gilliland Las Vegas, NV

Jamie Jacques Reno, NV

Charity Knox Orovada, NV

Jessica Luedtke Fallon, NV

Antoinette Nadalin Carson City, NV

Kelly Montgomery Henderson, NV

Lea Pauley Las Vegas, NV

Margaret Link Reno, NV

Erin Madewell Reno, NV

Rebecca Padilla Henderson, NV

Shaya Moss Las Vegas, NV

Crystal Sandoval Las Vegas, NV

Barbara Scaturro Las Vegas, NV

Natalie Tegio Reno, NV

Hazel Turgeon Las Vegas, NV

Lauren Stamm Henderson, NV

Colleen Turay North Las Vegas, NV

College Of Health Professions

Information Technology M anagement - CONT’D

Bachelor of Science

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Information Technology

Nursing - CONT’D

Information Technology — Security

Information Technology — Network Administr ation

Information Technology — Software

Douglas Lino Elko, NV

Matthew Wedlow North Las Vegas, NV

Joshua Gagnier Las Vegas, NV

Michael Conti Las Vegas, NV

Andrew Hendrickson Reno, NV

Collin Montenegro Las Vegas, NV

Joshua Johnson North Las Vegas, NV

Jamin Scott Sr. Lovelock, NV

Tommie Ross Jr. Las Vegas, NV

Daniel Davidson Las Vegas, NV

William Phillips Reno, NV

Ryan Schlosser Las Vegas, NV

Robert Kearney Las Vegas, NV

Scott Tucker Las Vegas, NV

Nicole Sese Henderson, NV

Disclaimer: The lists of degree candidates in these programs are tentative and based upon the anticipated successful completion of work undertaken. These documents should not be taken as official record that degrees have, in fact, been awarded.

Virginia Warner Henderson, NV

Jessica Whitaker Sparks, NV

Shannon Wentz Minden, NV

Mindi Vlahos Las Vegas, NV

Jaime Young Sparks, NV

College Of Information Technology

Bachelor of Science

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WGU Nevada Advisory Board

Assemblywoman Teresa Benitez-Thompson

Co-Assistant Minority Floor Leader Nevada Legislature

Dr. Dana Bennett President

Nevada Mining Association

Denice Miller SVP of Government Affairs MGM Resorts International

Judy Stokey

VP of Government and Community Relations

NV Energy

Sandy Colón PeltynNevada State Board of Medical Examiners

St. Rose Board Chair

Walt Rulffes Former Superintendent

CCSD

Michelle Sanchez-BickleyVP of Human Resources

Renown Health

Todd Sklamberg CEO

Sunrise Hospital

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