Lake Michigan College will award 445 students associate degrees, 40 certificates of achievement and five Level 1 certificates during the 63rd annual Commencement exercise being held at the LMC Mendel Center on Sunday, May 2 at 2 p.m. With 490 graduates, this year’s commencement is the largest in the college’s history.

“This has been a record year for enrollment at the college and now a record year for the number of graduates we will recognize with degrees and certificates,” LMC President Robert Harrison said. “These graduates have made an important decision to invest in their future through education, and we congratulate them on their accomplishment.”

Those receiving degrees and certificates include:

Honors notations:
* (3.25-3.74 G.P.A.) – Honors
** (3.75-3.99 G.P.A.) – High Honors
*** (4.00 G.P.A.) – Highest Honors
+ – Multiple degrees

Associate Degree Recipients

Allegan
Arlene Kay Mitchell

Bangor
Michael Cameron Berry *
Ann Louise Empson
Ashley Jean Pobuda *
Tina Ann Posey
Veronica Jane Tyson

Baroda
Nicole Kristen Amicarelli
Shelly Lynn Berg **
Miyanda M Chishimba
Matthew Robert Demler
Ashley Carla Hunt * (December Graduate)
Sarah Alison Miller   (December Graduate)
Nick Theodore Stama   (December Graduate)
Katherine Ruth Sukys **  +
Kevin Michael Weich   (December Graduate)
Kenneth Von Williams

Benton Harbor
Susan Diane Akens *
Jennifer Lee Alexander
Barbara Nybro Bahm *
Michael Kenton Banic II * (December Graduate)
Gayle R Bassett *
Kristine Marie Belen ***
Michael David Bickel
Jessica Leigh Bradbury *
Natisha Shontay Casnave
Bradley Jay Chaffee * (December Graduate)
Hursel Towaun Cole
Kristine Ann Cunningham *
Nick Adam Daly *
Michael Jesse Dinnell *
Patrick J Vincent Donnellan   (December Graduate)
Angela Marie Eberhart *
Craig Scott Erikson II
Emilie Alissa Fiskars *
Holly Christine Freeman   (December Graduate)
Maricela Gallegos *
Andrew J Gardiner * (December Graduate)
Christine Marie Gibbs
Toni Pamela Gill-Pearson
Victoria Andrea Golliday *
Shavarr Richard Goodloe
Chantelle Lynn Gullion   (December Graduate)
Kenneth Lawrence Harrington Jr   (December Graduate)
Marianna Hill   (December Graduate)
Sharhonda Shareese Hockett
Edward Dwayne Isom
Patricia Ann Ivy
Jamel Ryan Jenkins   (December Graduate)
Samantha Elizabeth Jewell   (December Graduate)
Michelle Susan Johnson
David H Karsen *
Lawrence Charles Kimble
Pearl Lee-Loretta Lewis
Jennifer Lee Ann Marshman
Teri Michael McGuigan  (December Graduate)
Alicia Mae Myers
Christopher Bernard Pearl * (December Graduate)
Torrey A Pitchford
Angela Renae Porphir   (December Graduate)
Matthew Geoffrey Pries
Pamela Paulette Pritchard-Young
Phillina Ruth Rios **
Jasmine P Robinson ***
Princess S Roseman
Rachel Starnes
Farai Linda Tembo *
Sean K Thomas
Unieka Sharee Washington
Bridgette Andrea Williams
Nicole Wooden *
Troy Anthony Wright   (December Graduate)

Berrien Center
Christine M Drach *
Bruce Albert Landry
Nicholette Zvandasara

Berrien Springs
Beatrice Achianor
Sally Kai Baldeosingh
Jharice Siharah Blake **
Jay Rolland Clough *
Yulian Iliev Gichkov   (December Graduate)
Robert Paul Higginbotham *
Cassandre Keesha Mathieu
Amanda Marie McNitt
Lyndsey Marie Phillips
Cammy Ann Radosevich
Miguel Angel Rincon *
Michelle Ann Rudlaff *
Carmen Alexandra Santacruz
Natalie P Siebenmark
Cedilia Silva
Mi Wan Yi

Bridgman
Renee Lynn Davis *
Jessica Lynn Forker *
Anthony Robert Graack * (December Graduate) +
Curt James Janego **
Marguerite Mary Kennedy   (December Graduate)
Kristi Ann Kissinger
Indra Liepina *
Angelia Marie Mantei
Michael Allen Myers   (December Graduate)
Jennifer Brooke Ramsey
Nicholas Lee Reimers
Richard G Ressler * (December Graduate)
Jason Adam Saul
Sarah Marie Svoboda

Buchanan
Beth LeAnn Baxter *** (December Graduate)
Melissa Sue Dina
Kera Cay Hildebrandt   (December Graduate)
Lauren Catherine Oblak *
Zachary James Powers *
Bryce Timothy Rensberger *
Kelly Elizabeth VanHusan *
Heather Mae VanTuyle
Kenneth Dewayne Whitaker **

Chisago City, Minn.
Elizabeth Margaret Skilbeck * (December Graduate)

Coloma
Toby John Adams
Robert Gerard Adams Jr   (December Graduate) +
Matthew Ryan Bither * (December Graduate) +
Hayley Ann Burtchett   (December Graduate)
Kevin Patrick Caine *
James Andrew Cottier
Sam D Craig
Princess Gail De Leon **
Allison K Duffield-Harper
Danelle A Genovese   (December Graduate)
Anna Lee Griffin
Shannon Ryan Jenkins
Elisabeth Ann Kavanagh
Anthony Hakeem Kennedy-Walker
Timothy Adam Kerlin III
Michael Alan Lucas   (December Graduate)
Heather Michelle Maynard *
Paula Kay McDonald   (December Graduate)
Alexandra Lynn Merrill
Shannon Marie Porphir ** (December Graduate)
Marie Elizabeth Quinn *
Juliana Helen Sarno *
Jonathan Charles Shoemaker
Mark Robert Stokes **
Samantha Leigh Veine *
Shannon Marie White

Covert
Amy L Muenchow *
Carolina Sanchez *
Sarah Ellen Wilkins

Decatur
Thomas Marshall Kimmey   (December Graduate)

Dowagiac
Allison Renee Frontczak *
Missie Lee Hoenes ***
Michael Charles Jackson   (December Graduate)
Mindie Sue Kazlauskas ***
David Keith Morin *
Christine Diane Prestidge
Brianne P Reist
Timothy Robert Skinner *
Teresa D Wagner *

Eau Claire
Maxwell Rinehart Bennett ***
LeAnne M DePoy * (December Graduate)
Jennifer Hulda Moore *
Jessica Ruiz

Fennville
Janet Aguilera
Cassandra Elizabeth Cooper *
Kimberly Rose Holtsclaw **
Diana Tila Martinez *
Veronica Bernadette Marie Maslanka *
Shannon Leslie McCracken
Melissa Ann Mullins
Jessica L Potter *
Julie Ann Prins
Kasie Mabel Walters *

Fort Myers, Fla.
Katie Lynne Wiederwax   (December Graduate)

Frisco, Texas
Lazarina Ivanova Kamenova * (December Graduate)
Dimo Naydenov Zhelyazov ** (December Graduate)

Galien
Katrina Sue Lewis
Dominisha N Wagner   (December Graduate)
Teresa Diane Witcher **

Gobles
Michal Marie Lounsberry   (December Graduate)

Grand Junction
Justin Alan Chase *
Jacob Timothy Grimes ***
Suzanne Marie Herman **
Aeria Marie Hoyt **

Grand Rapids
Danielle Monique Snell

Granger, Ind.
Christina Louise Akram ** (December Graduate)
Adam Bradley Williamson

Hamilton
Bridget Kendall Holt *
Jeremy Marc TenBrink

Hartford
John Anderson III
Jenna Briana Cox
Lawrence Leland Larsen
Rodney G Lawson
Amy R Meister *
Derrick Lee Rosses
Bert Saldana *
Ashley Grace Sharpe *
Gregg Lynn Smithley
Veronica Uvalle
Jimi Williams *

Holland
Somer Lyn Bareman *
Heather Thea Brink
Sharon L Graves-Schultz *
Rachelle Nicole Leslie-Sauceda
Megan Emily Van Dam *
Jeffrey Edward Wagner *

Jenison
Julie Louise Buckland

Kalamazoo
William Albert Brown *** (December Graduate)
Megan Anne Deats

Lawrence
Karl Edward Sell **

Mattawan
Meredith Eva Perez *

Mishawaka, Ind.
Ron C Chitekwe *
Francis Kashoko
Harry Exson Muyenza
Nicolas R Wieczorek

New Buffalo
Nickolaus Anthony Peterson   (December Graduate)

Niles
Travis Theodore Bakeman
Andrew Lloyd Baker
Tracee Ann Bartley *
Laura Ann Buti
Kirk David Chapman *
Brooke Marie Coshow
Linda Darlene Deka
Stephanie Elizabeth Duckett
Jacob Alan Ferguson
Dale Gerard Feutz
Brooke Elaine Fleenor
Brandy Elaine Jazdzewski *+
Joseph Michael Kaiser ** (December Graduate)
Shyrie Kawamba
Evan Wade Kessick   (December Graduate)
Michelle Katherine Lake ***
Larry Alan Lewis ***
Alex Byaruhanga Nzabakira
Cameron Wayne Ondresky
Chari Lynn Pearson
Aaron Max Preston ** (December Graduate)
Monica Shay Schlutt
Kenneth Eugene Shepard III *
Trisha Jean Smith   (December Graduate)
Anthony Roger Tracey * (December Graduate)
Sarah Jane Vigansky *
Ann Marie Walczak   (December Graduate)
Melissa Sue Whelchel *

North Liberty, Ind.
Michael Lutin

Osceloa, Ind.
Bridget Lyn Carlson   (December Graduate)

Paw Paw
James Richard Bogema *
Scott Michael Lundin   (December Graduate)

Portage
Heather Marie Fry

Pullman
Thomas Andrew Walkley **

Rolling Prairie, Ind.
Michelle Anne Osborn-Kanger *

Saint Joseph
Jason Bradley Adams *
Kali Elizabeth Barrow
Jeffery Wayne Beck
Christopher Jay Bomberger   (December Graduate)
Kimberly Lynnette Burton
Brenda Carlson
Narcedalia Chavez *
Vicki S Costello
Ashlee Elizabeth Cox
Jacob Christopher Cox *
Jena Rae Curtis +
Susanne Marie DiVanni *
Jeanette Marie Dornak *
Chad Vincent Douglas   (December Graduate)
Jordyn Ann Draime
Jessica Anne DuRocher
Ryan Alan Erb
Jacob Thomas Fowler **
George Lee Gardiner Jr *
Joseph Keith Glowacki *
Eric Paul Gorenflo ***
Michelle Leigh Groenke
Jessica N Gunn *
Allen Dean Hall Jr *
James Joseph Flynn Hill
Doris Jean Horton   (December Graduate)
Helen Jennings
Robert Lee Jones   (December Graduate)
Mashingo Jane Cynthia Kawina
Amber Rose Keller
Katherine Ruth Kiser
Kate Amanda Krause *
Andrew Noel-Clifford Lewis
Colleen Elizabeth Lynch
Jennifer Ann Lyon
Jolene May Marvin
Greshon Migwi Mbugua   (December Graduate) +
Emily Kathryn McAndrew **
Terry Nell Mehigan *
Kaylee Nicole Minzghor * (December Graduate)
Namainga Mpamba
Christina Delores Reed *
James Allen Riden
Adam Mark Rochefort   (December Graduate)
Joseph Parker Rodgers * (December Graduate) +
Brian Patrick Rose
Heather Marie Schoonveld *
Melissa Ann Schrage
Samantha Helen Schultz **
Jayne M Service **
Kyle Anthony Settles
Amber Jane Shebby ***
Mark Allan Slabaugh *
George William Sowers *
Susan Ann Stacker-Tipton ** (December Graduate)
Sam Alan Stockman
Robert Justin Story
Katherine Marlene Stuppy *
Michael Aaron Sundman ***
Neil Victor Vernasco *
Florence K Waita *
Katelyn Marie Ward **
Joseph Alexander Warnstrom
Ashley Nicole Zeller
Elizabeth Marie Zerrenner * (December Graduate)
Taylor Woods Zimmerman

Saugatuck
Melissa Anne Brant
Nichole Leah Timmer

Sawyer
Michael Andrew Becktell
Cheryle Anne Davis
Rhonda S Kelley
Katie Anne Livengood
Carol Jean McIntyre *
Mark Alan Peterson *
Emily Therese Priest
Nathan M Swords

Silverdale, Wash.
Ricky Christopher Schilling ***

Sodus
Heather Kay Rodgers
Kimberly Stratton

South Bend, Ind.
Lucy Bulirani
Paul Difatha Njeru *

South Haven
Jovita Alcaraz **
Andrew Marshall Balke *
Charles Robert Bennett   (December Graduate)
Michael Lance Brewer ** (December Graduate)
Donna Brown * (December Graduate)
Bonnie Michelle Cavadas *
Jordan Michael Dobberstein **
Vincent Jeffrey Droogan *
Michael David Fazzini
Tabitha A Flatau   (December Graduate)
Ashley Ann Fossati * (December Graduate)
Jayme Lynnell Frabe   (December Graduate)
Amy Marie Green *
Jennifer Lynn Guminski ** (December Graduate)
Tessa Paige Gumpert **
Tracy Jeanine Heinze ***
Kristina Leigh Henry * (December Graduate)
Christine Denise Hill *** (December Graduate)
Jennifer Leigh Hopson *
Kevin Douglas Laymon *
Adam M Main
Karen Renee Marr
Susan Mary Martin *
Christopher Neal McClure
Amy Michele Miller
Kevin Wayne Montgomery ** (December Graduate)
Alyssa Ann Morgan *
Turshanda LaRie Mosley *
Lorinda Lynn Niffenegger ***
Kylie Marie Novotny
Neil Allen Overhiser *
John Olin Parker ***
Saydie Michelle Quinn *
Kathleen Veronica Rahrig
Hector Silva
Amanda Leanne Sorenson **
Joseph Paul Urbanski
Jesica Marie Vigansky *
Ashley Christine Vorva *
Sarah Anne Wyszynski
April Lynn Zink * +
Patrice Adair Zurek
Trevor Dalton Davis **

Stevensville
Stephen J Behnke ** (December Graduate)
Paul Andrew Bishop
Jordan Scott Buckallew
Lauren Alissa Castonguay *
Keith Edward Climer +
Aaron Daniel Davis   (December Graduate)
Robert William Frost
Joanne M Gewertz * (December Graduate)
Roderic Lee Johnson * (December Graduate)
Kelly Jean Lehman *
Anthony Michael Moon *
Timothy James Moon *
Keith J Myrick **
Alexander E Nelson
Shannon Renee O’Brien * +
Lisa Kay Sanders ***
Elizabeth L Stanton
David Jerome Stephens *
Rachel Anne Walker *
Jeffrey Arden Wesner * (December Graduate)

Sturgis
Shannon Marie Niswander ***

Three Oaks
Kyle Matthew Backus *
Jennifer Jo Estep **
Andrew Luverne Thompson

Vicksburg
Shawn Eric Hawes ***

Watervliet
Megan Emilyne Cahill **
Britany Marie Carr
Michael Patrick Curtis **
Ashley Ranae Gunn
Darren G Lane *
Catherine Ellen Mundt   (December Graduate)
Joshua Thomas Pappa
Heather Dee Seawright *** (December Graduate)
Robert Allan Warman
Hannah Nicole Wildeman *

Zeeland
Danielle Rose Bush *
Taryn Michelle Clark

Certificate of Achievement Recipients

Benton Harbor
Ivy Kambole Chombela   (December Graduate)
LaToya Delores Haywood ** +
Edward Dwayne Isom
Sylvia Stubbs
Jasmin Jessica White

Berrien Springs
Beatrice Achianor
Kayla Danelle Clayton
Teresa Marie Cribari **
Michael Richy Pongoh
Nikolay Atanasov Stoykov

Bridgman
Stardust Marie Klint
Althea Rapaich

Buchanan
Victor Dube

Cassopolis
Tamika Denise Welch

Coloma
Melinda Sue Buck * (December Graduate)

Covert
Tammy Marie Allred

Decatur
Anysie Falaiye ***

Dowagiac
Randall Thomas Dobbertien
Ashley Elizabeth Nemeth *

Holland
Ruth Ann Kowalski
Julie Ann Scholten *** (December Graduate)

Hudsonville
Sarah Elizabeth Hart ***

Kalamazoo
Philip K Burley

Lawrence
Marcie A (Needles) McAndrew
Benny Lee Parnell

Niles
Reminant Taruwinga

Paw Paw
Jamie Nicole Cousins

Saint Joseph
Nailya Khalimovna Lau ***
Melissa Anne Maier *
Ashley Renee Weir
Carole Louise Wier * (December Graduate)

South Haven
Jayme Lynnell Frabe   (December Graduate)
Amber Michelle Leslie ***

Sturgis
Shannon Marie Niswander ***

Three Oaks
Patti Jo Shelby *

Level 1 Certificate Recipients

Benton Harbor
Carolyn Marie Dawkins   (December Graduate)

Fennville
Kimberly Rose Holtsclaw **

Hartford
Rodney G Lawson

Niles
Mendrad Alfred Mchopa

South Haven
Melissa Bland