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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

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is to improve quality and expand access to post-secondary educational opportunities by providing a means

for individuals to learn independent of time or place and toearn competency-based degrees and other credentials that are

credible to both academic institutions and employers.

Our PromiseWe help our students achieve their dreams for a degree and

career success by providing a personal, flexible, and affordableeducation based on real-world competencies.

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Dear Graduates,

On behalf of all of us at WGU, I want to congratulate you andwelcome you to our commencement celebration. We recognize andrespect the hard work and sacrifices you have made to complete yourdegree, and today is your day to celebrate this important milestone inyour life.

We share your excitement and pride in this achievement—one thathas the potential to make a real difference for you, your family, and

even future generations. As you join the ranks of the more than 110,000 WGU graduates, we hopeyou will stay in touch through our Alumni Relations.

Again, thank you for coming today. We are so grateful for the opportunity to share this day withyou and your family. Congratulations!

Scott D. Pulsipher, PresidentWestern Governors University

Message from the President

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Commencement Speaker

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Helen Thayer

Recognized as "One of the Great Explorers of the 20th Century" bythe National Geographic Society and NPR, Helen Thayer is truly apioneer and trailblazer. In a career that spans the planet and severaldecades, she travels without guides or support teams in an effort topush herself to reach her goals through dedicated planning andproblem solving.

Helen is a best-selling author and award winner who shows throughexample that age is no barrier to achievement. At 50 years old, shebecame the first woman to travel alone to any of the world's Poles

when she skied to the Magnetic North Pole without dog sled, snowmobile, resupply, or support. Atage 63 she walked 1,600 miles across the Gobi Desert and in November of last year she becamethe first person to walk the entire length of Death Valley alone.

In other feats of courage and determination, Helen is the first woman to have walked the 4,000miles across the Sahara from Morocco to the Nile River. She is the first non-Indian woman tokayak 2,200 miles in the Amazon and photograph three species unknown to science. She evenlived alongside a wolf den for more than six months and traveled the Canadian polar sea to studywild wolves in their environment.

Today, Helen and her husband Bill, are still walking hundreds of miles in the remote corners ofthe world developing educational programs for Adventure Classroom, a not-for-profit organizationthat inspires K-12 students to explore the world, embrace integrity, demonstrate courage, andassume responsibility for their actions.

Bachelor’s Ceremony ProgramPROCESSIONAL

NATIONAL ANTHEMLea Nicole Carranza, Woodland Hills, CA

B.S. Marketing Management

WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKSDr. Spencer Stewart Chancellor, WGU Nevada

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESSHelen Thayer

GRADUATE SPEAKERSJerlenny Perez, Bronxville, NY

B.S. Nursing

Amanda Chavez, Clovis, CAB.S. Business Management

CONFERRAL OF DEGREESDr. Marni Baker Stein

Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Western Governors University

Teachers CollegeCollege of Business

College of Health ProfessionsCollege of Information Technology

CLOSING REMARKSDr. Marni Baker Stein

Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Western Governors University

RECESSIONAL

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Member Governors

AlaskaThe HonorableBill Walker

ArizonaThe HonorableDoug Ducey

CaliforniaThe HonorableJerry Brown

ColoradoThe HonorableJohn Hickenlooper

GuamThe HonorableEddie Baza Calvo

HawaiiThe HonorableDavid Ige

IdahoThe HonorableC. L. “Butch” Otter

IndianaThe HonorableEric Holcomb

MontanaThe HonorableSteve Bullock

NebraskaThe HonorablePete Ricketts

NevadaThe HonorableBrian Sandoval

New MexicoThe HonorableSusana Martinez

North DakotaThe HonorableDoug Burgum

OklahomaThe HonorableMary Fallin

OregonThe HonorableKate Brown

South DakotaThe HonorableDennis Daugaard

TexasThe HonorableGreg Abbott

UtahThe HonorableGary R. Herbert

WashingtonThe HonorableJay R. Inslee

WyomingThe HonorableMatt Mead

The Honorable Jim Geringer, ChairmanGovernor, Wyoming (1995 - 2003)

The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt, Chairman, EmeritusGovernor, Utah (1993 - 2003)

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Board of Trustees

John W. Bluford IIIPresident, Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute; Former President, Truman Medical Centers

Cole ClarkExecutive Director, Higher EducationClient Relations Deloitte Services, LP;Former Global VP for Education andResearch, Oracle Corporation

Dr. Therese (Terry) CranePresident, Crane Associates;Former Executive with Apple and AOL

Robert EvansonFormer President, McGraw-Hill Education

Joseph FullerProfessor of Management Practice andCo-Director of the Managing the Futureof Work Project,Harvard Business School

The Honorable Gary R. HerbertGovernor, State of Utah

The HonorableJohn HickenlooperGovernor, State of Colorado

Tammy JohnsCEO, Strategy & Talent;Former Executive, Manpower Group

Lenny MendoncaDirector Emeritus,McKinsey & Company

Scott D. PulsipherPresident,Western Governors University

David SimmonsPresident,Simmons Media Group

Dr. Samuel H. SmithPresident Emeritus,Washington State University

Charles W. Sorenson MD, FACSPresident and CEO Emeritus,Intermountain Healthcare

Jessie Woolley-WilsonCEO & President,Dreambox Learning

Chairman

The Honorable Jim GeringerDirector, Policy & Public Sector, ESRI

Governor, State of Wyoming (1995 – 2003)

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P O S T - B A C C A L A U R E A T E P R O G R A M S

–– TEACHERS COLLEGE ––

Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Preparation ProgramELEMENTARY EDUCATION

Gail Lavelle

SCIENCE EDUCATIONBhavna Gehlot Stephanie Newkirk

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U N D E R G R A D U A T E D E G R E E S

–– TEACHERS COLLEGE ––

Bachelor of ArtsEDUCATIONAL STUDIES

Erin BeachBrenna Ariel JordanArricka Burruss

Tara GreenwoodJaimie HarringtonJaneya Hines

Samantha HirschMelanie JohnsonMark Kenney

Jennifer LeenertsBrittany LoveNicole Poor

Garland ReevesAlexis Stiles

INTERDISCIPL INARY STUDIESChelsea AshEmily BallsDrew BartelMelanie BartelsJohnna BerenMelissa BirrellTamra BlankenshipKori BolfVeronica Borden

Emma BrackTracy BraswellClorisa BridgersArielle BurdenHeather ChanceKristen Coker- Gardner

Emily CoxMagali Cromar

Sarah CullinaneEric DavisNicole DeeDorothy DockstaderAlaina DyeTrina EvansAmy FeinauerDiane FergusonStaci Ferguson

Lorie FitzpatrickGenevieve FoersterLondyn FreemanCarla FultonMarlea GeorgeKelly GilliamJessica GonzalezNicole GoodwinBrittany Grieb

Ericka GriecoRegina Gutierez-Church

Erin HainesCharlotte HanceyHeather HartmanMindy HendrixTamara HerronTonya Hodsdon

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INTERDISCIPL INARY STUDIES CONT’DKristiann HogsettDawn HollandKelly IsbellTami IsonCaryn JacobsNicole JacombLaura JeffsDerek JordanCaitlyn KenefskyApril LarkinMadison Lewis

Yolanda LopezAmanda LuptakMindy MarschnerAmy McNeelyHannah MilburnSydney MoffittAngela NelsonMyrella OrtegaSarah OverlandMary PacillasJulie Page

Camille PaxtonSarah PayneBethany PurdyJessica RadkeJessica RamirezTiffany Merryweather Root

Kristina SalasRose SaligerMarlene SamayoaJoyelle Sampson

Melisse SegesmanAlexandra SimmonsChristine SimonDanielle StickaAmy StickelKerri StidhamTiffany SullivanJamie SwainCaroline ThackerPatricia TobinRachel Tomasi

Clarissa Tovar-Nieves

Michelle WattsToni WattsJamie WeberTraci WeberJohnnie WilliamsTina WilliamsLisa Yarbrough

MATHEMATICS EDUCATIONBrianna FrerichSarah Hale

Starla HirschiCrystal Lindo

Veronica MosbyChristina Novoa

Jennifer PaganoSarah Polich

Sara Quarnberg

SCIENCE EDUCATIONCindy BarnetteJessica Case

Mandy CouchSamantha Horning

Ashlee IrwinSara Leisenfelder

Elisa MarcialAngelica Pulido

Aimee Sallee

SPECIAL EDUCATIONLoida AlbaMary ArnoldBrandi AshourKim BakerMelissa BrewerBrianna BrewsterJennifer BruggemanGaylene BurrKimberly Clark

Randol ColeKaylee CzeczokDebra Solange D•vila-PiggÈe

Dayna DanielsonMichelle DavidsonLindsay DowdAmber ElliottJulie Frank

Denise GreigKristen Hale- Brimhall

Kiersten HammonKylee HastingsDanielle HerrmannNicole JonesHolli MattinglyKambree Miller

Lisa Nielsen-Brownfield

Laura NielsonKatelyn OppSamantha PetersenJazmaine SanchezHeidi SimpsonAmanda SteeleSara Stephens

Tabitha StevensonErwin TjhiaKendall TouchstoneKimberly VanceBreena VilenciaDenise Weaver-HoytRobin WebbBreeAnna Wise

BUSINESS MANAGEMENTKelton AbbottCassandra AlexanderMarcia AllenJulia AlleyJohnathon AllreadMichael AlmazarMichael AndersonVeredith AndersonDiane BasgallCasey BatesLakesha BeanKathleen BeasleyDaniel BennettJennifer BerryTravis BlakeAnnalee BoernerTracey BonthiusJames BrownJoshua ByrdJada CalderonRobyn CampbellKaren CanoJason CarneyKiley CarpenterClayton Castro-ByrdJoslynn CasupangAmanda Chavez

Peter ChirimbesCalcia CisnerosBenjamin ClawsonRebecca ClemensenJoshua CloseSheena CollinsSara ConnorMark CookGentry CostonTommy CroweThomas CrowtherBrieanna CuellarLaurie DeKorverTiffany DossSerra EckroteAndrew EllisShannon EmmonsJessica FeemsterStephen FerreiraKarie FerrieraJeffrey FitzgeraldAaron FornelliAndrew FrankJake FredetteLuis GallardoTravis GarciaKimberly Garrison

Monica GeigerLara GillTonya GlackenRoxana GreenSamuel HampTabitha Stewart Hansberry

Chad HansenMichael HansenShannon HarlowDayna HatchRyan HatchRebecca HebertMarcus HerringKyle HumphreyDavid HuntleyStephanie IvesonJordan JenkinsDebra Jensen-HatchJennifer JoslynMartina KahnNathaniel KarrRiley KellerCrystal KenisonDaniel KomeStephanne

L'HommedieuLouise Laumua

Nicholas LayTammera LehmanClayton LeleimeneMichelle LewisMiriam LillyJenna LloydManuel LopezJosh LoundsLorelyn ManibusanTrish MatthieuKatie McConnellJessica McDonaldKevin McGillRobert McGovernJohn MertzJennifer MunizSigne OlsonNicholas ParamoKaren PetersHeather PetersonWhitney PriceAngela RaleighJacob RaleighTaylor ReeseJesse Rogers

Haydee RojasShanel RousseauEmily SandersTory SavageKeith SchnellJoshua ShermanEric ShineSarah SilveiraMoe SlagleDurell SmithHeather SmithJustin StachyraNathan SummersKimberly SweeneyJoy TackettKacy TannerDarren TeuerleAshley YoungMyshele TownsendChristine UmholtzCharlotte VasileZacchary WadsworthAmanda WebsterPaige WinchesterMargaret WylieRyan Yearout

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–– COLLEGE OF BUS INESS ––

Bachelor of ScienceACCOUNTING

Terrell AshfordKira BowenMeghan CaggianelliJennifer ChesleyHeather Clark

Kimberly CrosslandNicholas CybulskisKendra Des-BordesBenjamin DrownThomas Evershed

James FerrellAngela GaynesSekoya GoryLucia HamillVeronica Jaramillo

Milea LedingLeslie MadridTracey McCluneKatelyn McMinnJoseph Mikuta

Jillian NeeseDanella PowellDaphne RobertsTheresa RobisonVanessa Vargas

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BUSINESS - HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENTMohana AllredHillary BerghEricka Campbell

Emily CasperKimberlee DanceAutumn Hawks

Katie LarsenMaria O’Malley

Abigail OsorioKatherine Salkanovic

Sajal SmooteJoAnne Timpson

BUSINESS - HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTDanielle AdamsAmanda ArroyoMarcella BankheadJacob BarhamPhyllis BassJenny BravoChristy Brown-Anderson

Jennifer BurnsPaul CaldwellFaviola Carinci Maria Clement

Lori DeenShani DuesLeslie Robertson Gallagher

Dante GibsonAmber GoldenGwen HamlinMartina HarrisNatalie JacobsTwonika JosephLucy KimaniCherrie Lechuga

Candyce LemmeTed Linzie-BrownJulie LishNyTasha LogginStephanie McDowellKally McKennaAndrea MeasomKendra MechamSarah MickalsonDeanna MilesHeather MillsLauren Moroz-Tyson

Cynthia Morrisey-Evans

Samantha NelsonCameron OlsonStephanie PaytonJanita PinktonLauren Perez QuerisAudrey RingeringAmy RoodSandra SellLynnda ShepherdShawnita Smith

Joyce SomervilleMelissa SpadaccinoAllison SteinkampJessika SuterRenee TriscoNicole TurnerLaneisha WalkerDeborah WalterStephanie WestMarni WhalenKimberly Zielinski

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENTEugene M. Branigan IIKristin DayFrederick del RosarioJulie Fountain

Jennifer GalvanPablo HermanJennifer HillsTroy Humphrey

Chandler KunzLawrence LampiettiMeisha McCurdyMatthew Nemec

John NishihamaBradley OgleLindsey PetersonMarla Smithhisler

Katherine StewartMichael StewartTimothy Watson

MARKETING MANAGEMENTTiffany AlexanderJustin BurnsCasey BybeeLea CarranzaMichael CaverAndrew Christensen

Michael DubnickaDevin GreenJanelle HanaikeLauren LafaveJill MatthewsCurtis McDaniel

Matthew NordgrenCarolyn O'CallaghanRebecca OwensEllen PietrafesoCraig PresasTaylor Radtke

Patrick RaymondJohn RobertsTessa SelchGary SteggellRyan SwaytJennicca Taylor

Dianna Temple-HaugMalcom WilksJustin Willhite

SALES AND SALES MANAGEMENTKevin Leonor Marco Macias

–– COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESS IONS ––

Bachelor of ScienceHEALTH INFORMATICS

Callie BeckmanMathew BradfordJamie Brown

Alan ByardFabiana EscotoShannon Gonzales

KaTina HarrisKimberly Oates

Seyi OgunrinuRaegan Potts

Gary TroutJodi Wootton

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HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENTStephanie Cecchini Rozelle Potts Lindsay Fernandez David Trexler

NURSINGElisabeth Abamina-Lette

Donita AdamsChristine AlanesMaria AlemanSara AllenSophia AllisonJulie AlonzoYamile Diaz Alvarado

Christian AmbrayJosephine AmbrayJeanette Blanca Anaya-Orozco

Raymond AndreasCamille AndrewsPatricia ArmijoDominique AustinKarina BarajasRegie BarcenaShawn BartelsSiraze BawaChristina BeckerCandice BiddleBessie BlancoPatricia BlosserLisa BolashKrystal BollschweilerDarin BonnicksenJennifer Bonnicksen

Itgel BorodulinKelli BoyerTara BradleyKristen BridgesGeorgeanna Buchholz

Nathalie BugayRizalie BaulShantise ByrdMarie CabildoShawna CannonKasey CarsonSandra CarterLo-Wei ChangStephanie ChangBrandon CharlesKatrina ChaseChristine CipollaVanessa ClarosBonnie ColbyKatie CoonsJanice CovingtonMelissa CrabbWhitney CraigErica Marie CrisologoJacqueline CrittendonKimberli DeitzeStephanie DejesusDexter DeveraDarshalle Diamond

Kelley DiCuperoSarah DowdaKathy EbyJulissa EjercitoDiana EllsworthShannon EmbryLisa ErvinAlexandra EspositoKathleen FigueroaJennifer FischerMarian FloresIrene FoyJennifer FroeseKarla GalvanCharlene GarciaJose GarciaTracy GiblinPaul GinoNoma GochangcoAllison GohmanVeronica GonsalvesShanda GronsethMark GuthrieJohn Kristoffer Guzman

Almaz HagosAmie HanleyLatrice HarrisElizabeth HartChristina Hawver

Debra HazlettRoberta HendersonMelissa HengstTalisha HernAndreina HernandezAdyiilah Hernandez-Retana

Eshawna HerringtonValencia HillVivian HoangLisa HochstedlerKourtney HoppelEriqua HorganHannah HorsleyRobert HuizarMaribeth Sandra Ibarra

Bonnie JacksonJoyce JaplitJennifer JattaJulie JohnsBrianna JohnsonConsuela JohnsonShonna JohnsonJennifer JonesAurora JuarezHarjet KaurFabienne KebreauMarylou KellyBettina Kinsman

Maria KirbyBridget KittelJena KochKelley KoeppTerri KolbachWendy KraemerTanya KroshchukRonda LarsenSpencer LarsenEri LeeSarinah LeeDaryl LemickNicole LepperMary Jane LewKelly LiggonsIris LopezVera LovelessNancy LuccaMark MacNeillLindsey MadsonMaiara Vandressen Manone

David MartinezAmy MastersDanielle McEwenDiana McintyreTeresa MeadowsSusan MenaBrem MeredithTina Meredith

NURSING CONT’DSarah MeroEdwin MezaMayrose MiguelMary MilesNoelle MirandaDonna MomsenNalani MongkholthamLacey MonnierMyla Navarro Morelos

Harry MuecoAlana MukhiaStephanie NarajaGuadalupe NavarroMelanie NguyenMary NjoguPamela OchiengMichelle OrtaAmiel Pacheco

Patricia PalominoCandice PanettaJennifer ParkerSarah PatrickJoanne PereiraJerlenny PerezRobert PetitElizabeth PhillipsCeleste PieriniCourtney PiferNicole PlumAshley QuilesChristopherRabadonMarsha RadsickRosalee ReinkeTammy RichTerry RichmanTimothy Rizzo

Maria RobinsonSandra RobisonElnan RodriguezLara Mae RodriguezTammie Romines-Baker

April SalinasManpreet SandhuLisa SelioNicole SerafinJacqueline ServinJeny ShanoskiJanelle SheltonNicki ShinnCarla SilzerLaura SlaughCharo SledgeKathleen SmithKori Smith

Marcela SolorioDerick SonjongBonnie SorensenAnna SotoNancy SpenceLyndsey StinsonGisel StoneNichole SuarezSamantha SumarliJennie SummerfieldAnna Liza TadoJacqueline ThorpeDebra TiggsHieu TranErika TroutmanVirginia UsiVeronika VailletteLuanne Van AndelSuzanne Vermaaten

Jennifer Vernon-Gonzalez

Virgilio VillamilBecky VineIsela ViramontesJalaine WassonEyerusalemWeldemariamTraci WiemanMichelle WilsonRebekah WilsonKatina WoodHeather WoodsValorie Young

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–– COLLEGE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ––

Bachelor of ScienceINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Ashley BrownTrina BrownJustin DarinRichard DavisSophia E’Lom

Timothy FrankLuis GuillenDavid HansenMarshall Henry

Ashley Hughes-Jefferson

David HydeRachael LarsenJimmy Ledbetter Jr.

David LoweDaniel MartinJaime MierChristopher PoundsJack Roelofs

Kristine SalingShawn TrentoOwen WoodwardSara Yousefi

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — NETWORK ADMINISTRATIONJacob Browning Alex McAnnally Kevin Pumphrey Daniel Forte Ramos

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — NETWORK OPERATIONS AND SECURITYCory Kreikemeier

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — SECURITYBrian AlwoodSteven AndersonIan AsayLloyd BowenSalifu CeesayMarc Spence Dobias

Daniel EdwardsTravis FaanesAlbert GoddingNick GradyJoseph Hanna-Chaffee

Marcus HeidtmanRoberto HernandezKimberly JohansenCorey JudieSaxon LemmeRichard Lewis

Jared MilesTerry NeumannBrent OrmeJohnathan ParkesStephen PettittMichael Porzio

Anthony RadzykewyczDennis RobertsRick RomeroNathan SargentBenjamin WoodardJakob Woods

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This is a list of graduates who registered to walk at the 2018 WGU Commencement in Las Vegas by the rsvp deadline ofMay 11, 2018. This pamphlet should not be taken as an official record that degrees have been awarded.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — SOFTWARELorena Jueschke Christopher Lyon

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTDaniel BerardiGary England

Abhishek GandhiCorissa Peck

Mariah ThomasAlexander Tushinsky

Nathan VoughtJohn Zweckbronner

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