Caps Were Flying At Columbia College

Columbia, CA — Hundreds walked across the stage to get their diplomas and start on new life adventures. Columbia College held its 44th Commencement on Friday. Columbia College Acting President Dr. Leslie Buckalew introduced members of the class of 2013. She replaced former President Dr. Dennis Gervin who was fired earlier this year. Just this week the Yosemite Community College District’s Board of Trustees denied Gervin’s termination appeal and up held his firing.

Here is Columbia College’s list of Degrees handed out:

Among the graduating class, 124 Associate of Arts Degrees will be conferred, 1 Associate of Arts Transfer Degree+, 67 Associate of Science Degrees, 34 Associate of Science (Occupational Education) Degrees, and 93 Certificates of Achievement. Nineteen will graduate with distinction (cumulative grade point averages of 3.75 or better) and 27 with honors (between 3.5 and 3.74 grade point averages).

Those who received both A.A. and A.S. or A.S.O.E degrees are Samuel James Baer, Travis Clayton Caires, Robert Matthew Christman, Robert Keith Holland, Ashley Leann Johnson, Shawn M. Jordison, Logan Charles Walter Larrabee, Nicole R. Rager, Zane Thomas Schoettgen, Taylor Daniel Skokan, Tara Marie Sturgis, Melissa Ann Tailes, Jennifer Elise Thomas, and Mathew J. Warmerdam.
In addition, both associate degrees and certificates were presented to Theodore E. Alton, Meghann Rose Browning, Terrianne Michele Casha-Sorenson, Eric K. Cofer, Raquel Diaz Tovalin, Bonnie Lynn Hanson, Kaitlyn Brianne Hanson, Jeremy Buckley Mondot, Randy Gene Morgan, Nicholas Daniel Payne, Molly Christina Sanderson, Melissa Ann Tailes, Matthew S. Thompson, Mary-Lisabeth Courtnay Villegas, Sarah Angelica Kirsten Wallace, and Jake Hunter Westerlund.

Below is Columbia College’s complete list of 2013 graduates:
Angels Camp
Victoria Jade Fout *
Candice Joline Hann
Andrea Jenae Rochelle *
Susan Gloria Rudolph
Jaime Marie Straws
Avery
Mary-Lisabeth Courtnay Villegas
Bear Valley
Zane Thomas Schoettgen
Big Oak Flat
Ashley Nicole Lincoln

Bridgeport
Jake Hunter Westerlund
Ceres
Molly Christina Sanderson
Chinese Camp
Colton Richard Gaiser
Clayton
Brandon D. Jacobsen
Columbia
Cody Ann Baker **
Jalin F D Cassidy
Alia Elizabeth Katz
Kasey Ann Leonard
Copperopolis
Allison Victoria Banks
Sabrina Josephina Celli
Melody Starr Dick
Alvaro Ernesto Garcia **
Thomas William Leiby
Sherry Lynn Marr
Valerie N. Schuler
Jacquelyne Hannah Youngquist
Coulterville
John E. Lagomarsino
Fairfax
Jeremy Buckley Mondot
Fremont
Theodore E. Alton
Daniel Vincent Cortez
Groveland
Travis S. Jones
Ione
Robert Matthew Christman
Jackson
Jessica Marie Bolin
Jamestown
Cody Jefferey Freeman Bridgewater
Jenna Evette Coleman
Azucena Corral-Pinela
Raquel Diaz Tovalin
Charity J. Fields
Ryan Thomas Foster
Kassandra Elaine Gonzalez *
Shawna C. Holm
Danielle Pualilia’a’ala Maguire
Randy Gene Morgan
Ricky C. Shaw
Sarah Angelica Kirsten Wallace
Bobby John Westfall *
Kingsburg
Tanner Gerald Fry
Knights Ferry
Grant Lawton Wright
Los Angeles
Desirae Nicole Morris
Los Banos
Jalen Thomas Bourbon
Los Osos
Noah Matthew Munds
Manteca
Lacey Nicole Silveira
Mi Wuk Village
Steven James Kurpiewski
Kayla Fern Swenson **
Moccasin
James Albert Gardner
Modesto
Matthew Ryan Iles **
Elyse Marie Rowan

Mokelumne Hill
Collin S. Canniff
Galen Michael Canniff
Brud A. Kerstan
Melissa Jane Marshall
Mountain Ranch
Chance Edward Bolton
Eric Joshua Spengler
Murphys
Susan K. Barnum
Carly Elizabeth Burns
Heather Nicole Cooper
Shanon M. Duren
Stormie May Pyle
Larissa Lauren Rosenfield
Oakdale
Michelle Amber Bennett
Allbrie Marie Byrne
Katy Alene DeSimone **
Daniel John Gazdik
Roxanne Lynn Hauser
Logan Charles Walter Larrabee
Robbi Loomis *
Mirannda Lynn Montgomery
Kenneth L. Rich
Joshua W. Rivera
Oakhurst
Scott Cole Delgado
Oakland
Brandon A. Marcum-Gonzalez
Palmdale
Jessica L. Katz *
Pine Grove
Jacob W. Logan
San Andreas
Laramie T. Belders
Scott Daniel Biggam
Justin A. Parker
Andrew E. Springer
Matthew S. Thompson *
San Jose
Emily Christine Freda
Santa Rosa
Robin M. Meely
Sonora
Ian James Adamson
Jessica R. Ahmad
Erika Dawn Andal
Lauren Michelle Aquilino
Samuel James Baer **
Julianne Kathleen Baker
Shanna Christine Beach **
Gunner Charles Belemecich
Caitlin Joy Bellah
Suzanne Michelle Beutler
Eric Steven Boklund *
Philip Cameron Bone
Kass Grayson Bremer
Hayley Ailene Brown **
Meghann Rose Browning
Eugenia Yvonne Byrd
Zachary Aaron Calabrese
Jack Butler Canning
Connie S. Cassinetto *
Aaron G. Cloyd *
Eric K. Cofer
Ryan Christopher Coit
Katrina R. Collie
Julianne Costello *
Kylee Ann Croom
Justin Paul Deaton
Courtney Lee Derichsweiler **
Margaret Marie Duncan
Emily C. Ebbett *
Tomi L. Farnsworth
Brett Taylor Farrell *
Rebekah Lin Fegan
Jacinda Brianne Ferguson
Nicole Elizabeth Friend
Jenine Danika Frost
Ivan O. Garnica Macias
Ivetta Gedarevich *
Amanda Erica Gonzales *
Jacob Jerome Gorsky
Ariele Grande-Edralin
Clorinda Harvey
Snuffy G. Herring
Robert Keith Holland *
Rachel Clarissa Isaman **
Gregory Thomas Jerman
Justyne Deena Larson
Erik W. Long
Hillary Ann Lupo **
Michael Lee Maschi
Haley Jewel McColloch
Shelby Lynn McGinnes
Jennifer Ann Monsen
Jolene Louise Montoya
Colleen Murray
Alissa Dawn Nordstrom *
Myong H. Ogawa
Tori Ann Palmberg *
Nicholas Daniel Payne
Julie Ann Peavey *
Jessica Loren Perez **
Daniel LH Persson
Patrick Shane Proctor Jr. *
Jacqlyn Rose Quintana
Julie Gale Redwine
Nicholas Roger Remmel
Chase Michael Rhinehart
Michael Joseph Robinson *
Neal Murphy Robinson
Joseph Leonard Rodgers
Margaret Renee Serrano
Marley Orion Silverbrand
Alisa Chris Athenia Smith
Isaiah Victor Spratt
Tara Marie Sturgis
Amy Louise Sutton
Robert Anthony Sylva **
Melissa Ann Tailes
Ryan Anthony Thomas
Jeremy Tate Thomazin
Aubin Day Trojak
Eric Arthur Turner
Jesse Earl Tye
Debra Renee Underwood
Erik Karl Vorsatz
Mathew J. Warmerdam
Jesse David Wasson
Marta Christine Young
Soulsbyville
Bradlyn Morgan Costa
Holly Katherine Hunter
Elizabeth Ann Luepke
Anthony R. Mondon
Nicole R. Rager
Taylor Daniel Skokan **
Marcus Ian Terry
Kristen M. Tidwell *
Matthew Lewis Wilkins *
Roberta Renee Worth
Stockton
Terrianne Michele Casha-Sorenson
Khemya Aminah Clarice MitRahina
Sunnyvale
Jeff David Harvey
Tuolumne
Stephanie René Eaton
Aaron Timothy James
Ashley Leann Johnson
Shawn M. Jordison
Chris B. Kautzer *
Devynne Aliera Obrien-Sylva
Jessica Michelle Richmond *
Tara Elise Varela
Jessica Marie Wilcox **
Turlock
Tara Jo Romano
Twain Harte
Cheyenne C. Appling *
Travis Clayton Caires
Bonnie Lynn Hanson **
Kaitlyn Brianne Hanson **
Jacob Matthew McCready-Chesnut **
Jonathan J. Rodriguez **
Jennifer Elise Thomas
Carolyn Elizabeth Tuck
Lisa L. Vanourney
Candace Lynn Wilson
Kassandra Caitlin Yates
Vallecito
Justin Anthony Rhien
Valley Springs
Casey Lynn Anderson
Heather Patrice Henderson
Feather Mirriah Irene Losik
Lincoln City, OR
Matthew Gabriel Fitzwater

**Distinction
*Honors