2025 Commencement
Congratulations to the College of Agricultural Sciences Graduates!
There are two graduation ceremonies this year.
Programs of events for each ceremony are sorted by departments below.
Agricultural Biology, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Soil and Crop Sciences
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Order of Ceremony:
Processional
Welcome and Introduction – Dean Carolyn Lawrence-Dill
Recognition of Special Academic Achievement – Quatez Scott
- Honor’s Program
- Latin Distinction
- First Generation
- Military
Student Remarks – Josie Weese
Student Remarks – Lucas Lenoch
Student Remarks – Joey Long
Diploma Distribution – Matt Camper, Dean Lawrence-Dill, and Department Designees
Closing Remarks and Alma Mater – Matt Camper
Recessional
Announcer:
Elias Quinonez, Manager of Student Life
Department Marshals:
Dr. Cini Brown, Agricultural Biology
Dr. Jane Stewart, Agricultural Biology
Dr. Yaling Qian, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Dr. Davina Rhodes Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Dr. Keith Paustian, Soil and Crop Sciences
Tori Anderson Noell, Soil and Crop Sciences
On the Platform:
Dr. Carolyn Lawrence-Dill, Dean
Dr. Amy Charkowski, Associate Dean for Research
Dr. Gene Kelly, Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station
Dr. Kellie Enns, Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs
Dr. Quatez Scott, Assistant Dean
Matt Camper, Assistant Dean of Teaching Practice and Academic Programs
Dr. Noa Roman-Muniz, Department Head, Agricultural Biology
Dr. Zach Johnson, Professor, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Dr. Chris Pires, Department Head, Soil and Crop Sciences
Animal Sciences, Agricultural and Resource Economics
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Order of Ceremony:
Processional
Welcome and Introduction – Dean Carolyn Lawrence-Dill
Recognition of Special Academic Achievement – Quatez Scott
- Honor’s Program
- Latin Distinction
- First Generation
- Military
Student Remarks – Becca Ford
Student Remarks – Catie Wharton
Student Remarks – Diellza Muriqi
Diploma Distribution – Matt Camper, Dean Lawrence-Dill, and Department Designees
Closing Remarks and Alma Mater – Matt Camper
Recessional
Announcer:
Dr. Quatez Scott, Assistant Dean
Department Marshals:
Dr. Marco Costanigro, Agricultural and Resource Economics
Dr. Jordan Suter, Agricultural and Resource Economics
Dr. Shawn Archibeque, Animal Sciences
Dr. Pedro Carvalho, Animal Sciences
On the Platform:
Dr. Carolyn Lawrence-Dill, Dean
Dr. Amy Charkowski, Associate Dean for Research
Dr. Gene Kelly, Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station
Dr. Kellie Enns, Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs
Dr. Quatez Scott, Assistant Dean
Matt Camper, Assistant Dean of Teaching Practice and Academic Programs
Dr. Hayley Chouinard, Department Head, Agricultural and Resource Economics
Dr. Jennifer Martin, Associate Professor, Animal Sciences
Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees
Spring 2025
Spring 2025
Honors
Rhys Farber
Owen Grigsby
Joslin Noel Hall
Susannah Huston
Adison Leo
Tristan Maker
Olivia Mosbarger
Val Quintero-Segura
Madeline Snook
Catie Wharton
Korbyne Wilber
Bonnie-Rose Elizabeth Wise
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences
Soil and Crop Sciences
Berger, Leslie Kay * ^
Bonds, Sarah ^
Bostrom, Matthew H.
Gregory, Bennett Michael Fredric *
Hall, Avery Amsden
Morris, Miranda S. * #
Pate, Morgan Raye
Riott, Payne Andrew
Waterhouse, Kayla Marie =
Department of Agricultural Biology
Agricultural Biology
Huston, Susannah S. * #
Marlowe, Jake Davenport
Mielke, Olive G. *
Rice, Justina Addison *
Sellman, Anne Marie
Shoemaker, Jonah
Williamson, Annabelle Grace ^
Department of Animal Sciences
Animal Science
Asai, Chiharu
Barich, Victoria June
Beal, Logan Robert *
Bentancur, Angelica Grace
Blackwell, Aliya Jaylee
Burke, Erin N. *
Campion, Rhyse Karina *
Carnes, Audrey Lorelei
Christensen, Aubrey Ann *
Cook, Katie
Cunningham, Mandy M. *
Davila, Evo Loren
DeLine, Emily Claire *
DeValle, Colton Adam
Dexter, Caroline LaFaye
Dobson, Jakob R.
Domecus, Aubrianna Belle
Engelking, Drake Steven
Farber, Rhys S. *
Gallaway, Cyrena Kathleen Wyman + *
Godina, Kendra Lynn
Goff, Michayla Rose DiRito
Hall, Joslin Noel *
Harpster, Donielle Nicole *
Hayes, Ella Renee
Howard, Kristianna E.
Humphrey, Kassidy Jo
John, Colby Nicole *
Jones, Alex E.
Kleder, Rebekah Ann
Knabel, Samuel Owen
Kutscher, Rylee Janae +
Leach, Finn
Long, Vivianne Rain Mahina *
Maker, Tristan Charles ^
Marruenda, Hannah R.
Moroyoqui-Gaytán, Yesika *
Mutchie, Chloe Frances
Nielsen, Samantha Lyn
Numkena, Kimiko L.
Oganeku, Jannai J. ^
Quevedo, Alejandro
Quintero-Segura, Valeria
Rampy, Andrea Rose ^
Roberts, Ellen Arlene =
Rodriguez, Haley Victoria *
Rogers, Shelby Jean
Rouillard, Alexandra Rose
Ryan, Ashlyn Barbara Kathryn
Samere, Hannah E.
Schooling, Madilyn N. *
Self, Edan Marie
Snook, Madeline Jean ^
Stevens, Megan ^
St George, Annika Dodge ^
Taylor, Bruce Alexander #
Thai, Amy
Thate, Stevie Christine
Thrush, Taylor E.
Trujillo, Justin David
Wharton, Catherine Grace +
Williams, Michala C.
Equine Science
Bachmeier, Olivia G. +
Bruce, Isabella Lucille *
Contreras, Kaitlyn Michelle
Desjardins, Lydia Beaulieu
Eckstadt, Jordan Elizabeth
Fernandez, Nadya Rae
Frame, Stella Maria *
Grant-Miller, Ashlynn Jean
Halphen, Olivia Kate
Hayes, Elise *
Headlee, Faith Breann
Irwin, Jordan E.
Jackson, Kaitlyn Hope
Justice, Megan Anna *
Kapadia, Carmen Leila
Klusmeier, Andrew Walter
Koferl, Ashleigh Marie
Luers, Kailyn *
Mittag, Elizabeth A.
Moore, Heaven Angelique *
Palmer, Allison Mae *
Rogers, Gwendolyn Marie *
Schmid, Joseph Thomas *
Sickels, Abby E. *
Sorenson, Lana Grace
Sully, Olivia Violante
Thompson, Audra Elise
Walls, Jaylynne E.
Wilson, Isla M.
Wise, Bonnie-Rose Elizabeth
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Agricultural Business
Armbruster, Wesley Alan
Burns, Finley Lucas
DeLine, Therese Choquette
Duck, Alicia Denise
Foltin, Chiara K. #
Knowlton, Meredith
Kubin, Blake
Markiewicz, Daniel Jacob
Marty, Gretchen Elise +
Maurer, Jake D.
McCoy, Cameron N.
McKean, Hanna M.
Nurmakhanov, Bekzat
Oker, Lydia Louise + *
Perez Reyes, Kendra Arisdey
Ruetschlin, Hailey Elizabeth * ^
Sevillano-Sellart, Daniel
Stonehocker, Jonathan M.
Tripp, Jack William
Troester, Jordan Douglas
Zegarelli, Anthony Martin *
Agricultural Education
Boyd, Rylie *
Clyncke, Tessa Joan *
Delmore, Ainsley Rose
Hecox, Hannah Rae Rebekah Rose *
Holland, Tristan Jay
Larson, Gray Virginia
McVay, Jessica L.
Wilber, Korbyne Michael
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Allen, Joshua Graves
Bennett, Isabella Faith *
Fleming, Kannon R.
Ford, Rebecca Ruth *
Gola, Amy Elizabeth *
Grigsby, Owen Andrew + * #
Hardman, Stephanie Briana Louise
Johnson, Charles H. *
Marsh, Anastasia Logan *
Matson, Elisa Anne Rose *
Maxfield, Ella ^
Pederson, Jaxon Westley *
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Landscape Architecture
Berger, Leslie Kay * ^
Bonds, Sarah ^
Bostrom, Matthew H.
Gregory, Bennett Michael Fredric *
Hall, Avery Amsden
Morris, Miranda S. * #
Pate, Morgan Raye
Riott, Payne Andrew
Waterhouse, Kayla Marie =
Environmental Horticulture
Barr Corral, Madari
Beaver, Kimberly Ann *
Boswell, Taylor B. #
Clawson, Ciera Lynn
Gebhart, Cady Virginia * #
Glover, Kylan L.
Merano, Kainoa P.
Mosbarger, Olivia Marie * =
Nikkari, Maxwell T. + =
Pannier, Max Beaumont
Philips, Susan Vincent ^
Ponce Escoto, Jazmin Guadalupe *
Ramirez, Michelle Alexandria
Tegeder, Liam M.
Wismar, Isabella Grace
Horticulture
Altaffer, Samantha Lee
Barrera, Victoria Paige +
Beckman, Kyle David
Bilow-Makler, Naomi Meryon
Bonilla, Gia Angelique
Britt, Camille Taylor
Bucholtz, Nathan Todd ^
Burris, Tyler W.
Caudill, Alice Kathryn
Clark, Jackson Sterling
Cusack, Aidan
Cutia, Alex Benjamin
DeLisa, Anthony Edward *
Demnowicz, Cristi
Donaldson – Carey, Lisa A.
Essex, Angela Rachelle *
Hampson, Kimberly
Hobika, Grace E.
Hogan, Kyle Patrick *
Hoxworth, Sophia E.
Johnson, Jill Andrea
Kaminski, Blair F. *
Lampl, Rebecca + * ^
Mahler, Nicolas T.
May, Joseph Klaus *
Miller, Kevin Edward
Pospisil, Joshua E. *
Ramirez, Sonia Marta
Romero, Yamilex
Rupp Ruud, Ashley Violet #
Schmett, Alex Lynn +
Sigmon, Jack Matthew *
Spencer, Klinton Arthur
Stickland, Benjamin Eric + * ^
Todd, Teaghan Rose
Underwood, Ashley G.
Villanueva, Stephanie *
Wells, Trinity Lynn
Zillmer, Stephanie Marie
Zobell, Rebekah Lucie *
Summer 2025
Honors
Jenna Kathleen Gibbons
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences
Soil and Crop Sciences
McClure, Jaelyn Danielle *
Quirk, Jessica
Department of Animal Sciences
Animal Science
Barry, Kaydin Elizabeth
Benfield, Lauren Elizabeth *
Cheong, Mia A. *
Clark, Madeliene E.
Cleaver, Grace Elle
DeWitt, Julie A.
Han, Elizabeth B. *
Larkin, Kayla Elizabeth
Lopez Perez, Keiry Guadalupe *
Maier, Brandon Gregory +
Marcus, Christina Lynn
Moore, Alexandra Louise *
Sanchez, Jessica Christine *
Stites, Niela Ciara
Thomas, Lily Helen
Velazquez Marquez, Daffney A.
Ward, Cameron Paul
Yocum, Elsie Irene
Zagorski, Haydyn Michael Terry
Equine Science
Alderete, Alexa C.
Compall, Katherine Gail
Harris, MacKenzie K.
Koeppen, Courtney Moreno
Moore, Anna Grace
Olcott, Taylor Ann
Paprocki, Gwendolyn R
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Agricultural Business
Harper, Simone Rene
Hettinger, Jacob Michael
Leyva-Benitez, Oscar
Niapas, Emma Nicole ^
Rangel Cortés, Ángel
Stadelmaier, Patrick Andrew
Agricultural Education
Asphaug, Jonathan Gunnar
Fenton, Maxey Carter
McSwain, Baylee L.
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Ketzenberger, AmberLynn *
Mumford, Shania Christine ^
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Landscape Architecture
Bemelen, Ava Z
Cates, Chesni Leann
Clugston, Jordan Elizabeth
De Raad, Claire E.
Ford, Catherine Joy
Gibbons, Jenna Kathleen *
Gorman, Joshua Ethan
Harmon, Caroline Elizabeth
Harris, Hallie *
Johnson, Misty Raenell
Kogoya, Davidson Idrean
Lewis, Stephanie Michelle * ^
Luna-Campos, Jovanni
Mateo Medina, Carlos Leonardo
Ramirez, Alexander L.
Wilkinson, Kazden
Willis, RIley Patrick
Horticulture
Booth, Natalie R. ^
Helms, Makeeba Joana *
Johnson, Elizabeth D.
Kremer, Jules J.
Krinsky, Samantha Ellen
Marquez, Christopher Joseph
Mendoza, Alexandra Alyse
Michel, Monica G.
Mirov, Nicolas-Sebastien
Oelfke, Scott M.
Sartin, Candace
Stone, Adrianne L.
Wills, Gillian Rylie
Fall 2025
Honors
Mackenzie Hughes
River Owen
David Tkaczyk
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences
Soil and Crop Sciences
Bott, Bee M.M. *
Canivez, Nicolas Jeffrey
Daniel, Lauryn +
Miller, Samuel Douglas
Rubio Hernansanz, Miguel
Zurich, Sean A.
Department of Agricultural Biology
Agricultural Biology
Bassett, Erica K.
Brown, Nicholas A.
Derks, Madelyn Moon
Glass, Marquevious Lamar
Hoopes, Emma L. *
Regan, Tristan Michael
Wahab, Reya Jinnan
Department of Animal Sciences
Animal Science
Alvarado, Cesar Salvador
Anderson, Samantha Grace
Averill, Alyssa Faith
Ayala Moreno, Mario Eneo
Baskind, Marissa Suzanne
Boulgourjian, Sareen Christine
Buczek, Abigail Joy
Casarez, Soledad Karina
Clark, Sophie
Detoto, Danielle Isabella
Else, Sean Dean *
Flores, Eloy
Gassen, Kaitlyn M.
Gillett, Madeleine
Gilroy, Carson R.
Grove, Bayliss W.
Hamm, Annie Tindol *
Hanson, Ethan David
Hawkins, Matthew James *
Hebert, Natalie Connor
Herrera, Sarah Michelle
Niccoli, Ella R.
Phillips, Nasya K. + *
Salgado, Carolyn Patricia
Sampson, Sonja A.
Setzer, Maxwell F.
Shallenberg, Brooklynn Kay *
Short, Abigail Rose
Simon, Genevieve Lanig
Sirokman, Sophia E.
Stambaugh, Skye R.
Stegner, Kylie Elizabeth
Tkaczyk, David Andre Pierre
Valdez – Meza, Wendy Galilea
Wagon, Ashlyne Susette *
Hughes, Mackenzie G.
Jaworski, Stevie Lee
Johanson, Michael Bryan +
Kerby, Jewel F.
Kress, Keagan Matthew *
Medrano, Erica
Mendyuk, Eliana Fay
Milliken, Maya Grace
Morrison, Kaitlyn Suzanne
Equine Science
Baird, Megan *
Baker, Mary Katherina
Barclay, Sabrina Lynn *
Bathen, Sarah Ann
Descheny, Ral’Shaun Xane
Edwards, Sara
Fleming, Rachel Lauren *
Gallegos Cardona, Isaac
Kuykendall, Elizabeth Blaine
Lee, Maia Tatum *
Mendoza, Olivia Danielle-Isabeau
Montaño, Cheyanne Maya
Moore, Sierra Gabrielle *
Patterson, Mia Summerlyn *
Quinn, Michaela J. *
True, Lauren G. *
Vander Meyden, Cynthia
Wade, Isabel Solorio
Zinni, Madison Marie
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Allen, Joshua Graves
Bennett, Isabella Faith *
Fleming, Kannon R.
Ford, Rebecca Ruth *
Gola, Amy Elizabeth *
Grigsby, Owen Andrew + * #
Hardman, Stephanie Briana Louise
Johnson, Charles H. *
Marsh, Anastasia Logan *
Matson, Elisa Anne Rose *
Maxfield, Ella ^
Pederson, Jaxon Westley *
Agricultural Education
Tuxhorn, Jennifer Lee *
Agricultural Business
Ayala, Stephanie A.
Benton, Yvonne S. *
Bergen, Luke James
Caruso, Jake Joseph
Crisp, Miranda Leigh
Day, Vera K.
Derheim, McKenzie
DuTemple, Aliyah N.
Enriquez Yanez, Melissa
Fregoso-Ruelas, Jessica Marlen *
Gallo, Christina J. *
Gates-Crandall, Trevor G.
Halas, Ian J *
Hall, Jordan
Hoskins, Alexis Pauline
Keller, Andrew R.
Kent, Katelyn N.
Krankota, John C.
Ruybal, David James
Scranton, Samantha S.
Snyder, Jordan Hope
Vasquez, Shannon Flener
Waisanen, Andrew B.
Wilson, Amanda P.
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Carrigan, Ryan Lee
Malarkey, Curtis J.
Agricultural Education
Boyd, Rylie *
Clyncke, Tessa Joan *
Delmore, Ainsley Rose
Hecox, Hannah Rae Rebekah Rose *
Holland, Tristan Jay
Larson, Gray Virginia
McVay, Jessica L.
Wilber, Korbyne Michael
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Landscape Architecture
Chen, Zimao
Koibur, Gilber Armynio
Environmental Horticulture
Churchill, Mckenzie Kay *
DeWalt, Russell Levi
French Jr., William S.
Morales, Samuel John
Horticulture
Bailey, Karin A.
Blasdell, Brendan T.
Brown, Bryan J.
Costain, Jonathan R.
Fearnley, Harrison Paul
Felipe, Veronica M.
Harris, Haley A. *
Jenney, Matthew E. *
Kennealy, Patrick George
Kissinger, Paige
Kruger, Samuel James
Lowery, Aaron Miles
Lucas, Alexander Dean
Lynskey, Eric *
Nikogosyan, Liliya
Poynter, Shelby
Soares III, Frank Joseph
Sokol, Lukasz J.
Spork, Kevynne William
Taylor-Furman, Jillian B. *
Tubbs, Jason
Wagner, Rowan
Wernsman, Adam Michael
Williams, Shalay