Columbia, CA…Columbia College will hold its 47th Commencement on Friday, April 29 at 6:30 p.m. in the Oak Pavilion. A reception for the graduates, their families, friends and guests will be held immediately after the ceremony in Carkeet Park next to the pavilion. The 145 students in the 2016 graduating class have earned 141 Associate of Arts Degrees and 129 Associate of Science Degrees. Thirty Four students will graduate with Distinction (cumulative grade point averages of 3.75 or better) and 34 will graduate with Honors (earned grade point averages between 3.5 and 3.74).

Twenty-five graduates earned more than one Associate degree: Brittanny Lee Allen, Christina K. Arel, Susan Mary Battaglia, Connor N. Beatty, Kaitlyn Marie Brennan, Rebecca Anne Brown, Jared W. Conn, Brooke Lee Fulkerson, Michael J. Gardiner, James Cass Garrigus III, Julie Alexandria Glahn, Hannah Margaret Grabowski, Sarah Ann Kirkman. Kevin Allen Koppinger, Austin Robert Lunde, Luke Tygar McCarthy, Brandon M. Neal, Gabrielle Amanda Petersen, Katelyn Ann Sammann, Elizabeth K. Spetter, Emily Ora Tuggle, Dakota James Wanamaker, Dylan Jesse Wanamaker, Christina M. Wilkinson, David Warren Wirtanen.

Both associate degrees and certificates will be presented to Brian R. Beasley, Rebecca Anne Brown, Anthony Greg Hardin, Daniel Vital Ligthart, Sydney M. Lyon, Jacob William Sardella-Ditler, and Vanessa Renee Schopper. In addition to conferring of degrees, seventy-nine students will be presented with Certificates of Achievement at the ceremony.

By hometowns or residing cities, members of the Columbia College graduating class of 2016 are:

Altaville
Sunshine D. Allen
Adriana Lili Alvarez

Angels Camp
Jodi B. Arroyos
Tanner Michael Croshaw
Katie M. Gianelli
Kenia Munguia-Penaloza

Arnold
Haley Kimberly Crum
Seth Matthew Greene
Tina C. Jones
Adam A. Klein
Heidi LaRee Lawson
Gabriel D. Orvis

Atherton
Rosendo Jose Dolores Amaya Wood

Big Oak Flat
Brandy B. Johnson

Brentwood
Alec Daniel Espino

Burson
Christina Lynn Armstrong
Jane M. Kelley

Carmichael
Jeffrey Scott Pleskus

Chico
Lyndie Margaret Martens

Chino
Sheila Defeo Adea

Columbia
Nicholas Patrick Bateman
Evan Mathew Christian
Emily Rose Fuller
Candice Cormack Johnson
Nicholas David Johnson
Daniel Vital Ligthart
Anjel Marie Porter

Copperopolis
Becky Michelle Castiglione
Susann Gauthier
Kayle Lynn Hamilton
Edward Alan Kraucyk
Mandy Joan McRae
Mariah Denise Mercado
John R. Rohrabaugh
Ivan Corona Ruiz
Tommi Josephine Velasquez

Coulterville
Karen S Peracca

Davis
Hana Elizabeth Moskovitz

Fresno
Michael D. Martinez

Galt
Miranda A. Dunn
Michael Nathan Meserole II

Groveland
Ricardo A. Olvera
Dakota James Wanamaker
Dylan Jesse Wanamaker
Christina M. Wilkinson

Hathaway Pines
Lindsey Marie McTague

Jackson
Jackson Rogers Israel

Jamestown
Christina K. Arel
Jered Lee Bodenhausen
Michael Dean Bullard
Ayla S. Console
Whitney Ranee Everhart
Willow Arielle Flowers
Emily Alice Lang
Kimberly Ann Morris
Laci Cheyanne Phillips
Jacob William Sardella-Ditler
Jessica Caitlin Scholz
Bradley M. Sullivan
Jordan Ray Taylor
Aubrey May Walker

Knights Ferry
Kyle Amanda Hauskens

La Grange
Emily A. Harper
Audrey Elizabeth Harper

Livermore
Taylor Michael Class

Lockeford
Brian Nicholas Chapin

Lodi
Joel F. Arambula

Long Barn
Matthew B. Peters

Merced
Steven E. Camacho

Mi Wuk Village
Matthew Albert Ettinger
Amy Joelle Flanagan
Janette Rachelle Herrera
Diana Renee Kurpiewski
Mary Margaret Monteverde

Modesto
Anthony R. Berbena
Toni Heather Ruiz
Morgan Marie Teese

Mokelumne Hill
Connor N. Beatty
Keely Helena Canniff
Galen Michael Canniff
Sean M. Figel

Mountain Ranch
Magdalena Nichole Stevens

Murphys
Courtney Lynn Brooksher
Adam Glenn Camden
Anthony Raymond Campbell
Emily Anne Chichester
Tara Ashley Cookson
Nicholas F. Odani
Karl Owen Gerhardt Riedel
Frederick D. Ziepfel

Newman
Randi Christine Tidwell

Oakdale
Bianca N. Anderson
Nicolette T. Biagi
Dillon Robert Cain
Devin Anthony Donahue
Jacquelyn Esquivel
Tiffany L. Friedlos
Haley Alycia Garza
Lillian Hamer
Troy J. Holder
Tyler Andrew Hopkins
Kevin Allen Koppinger
Megan N. Lute
Tiara Noel Marquez
Melissa Ann Middlemiss
Brandon M. Neal
Emelie Dulcinea Pepito
Carey Joseph Rivera
Iriana Ruiz
Katherine Ruth Steele
Brittany Lee Sterba
Christopher James Sulhoff

Rancho Palos Verdes
Paige Eva Dearborn

Ripon
Conner James Norton
Katelyn Ann Sammann

Sacramento
Christina K. Arel

Salida
Allison L. Senk

San Andreas
Jacqueline M. Gibson
Mary Kate Gore
Christina Marie Slocum

Sierra Village
Brandon M. Badgley

Sonora
Sean William Adams
Kayla Mariah Adams
Monika Jannel Aldabe
Brittanny Lee Allen
Elise Marie Amend
Erika Anselmi
Emily M. Atwood
Brittany Danielle Boucher
Amanda Lea Brennan
Kaitlyn Marie Brennan
Rebecca Anne Brown
Paige Nicole Bryant
Ryan M. Carr
Jeremy Ryan Dana
Deidre Antoinette Darone
Kimberly Victoria daSilva
Drake McDonald Davis
Christy G. Davis
Grisham Martin DelRosario
Rachel Marie Dunn
George Matthew Eaton
Konrad P. Ehresman
Natalie Vallon Evans- Randi
Andrea V. Foster
Colton Wesley Fredrickson
Brooke Lee Fulkerson
Sarah Cathryn Garcia
Michael J. Gardiner
Riley Lynn Gervin
Victoria K. Gray
Christopher Allen Gull
Jennifer L. Hamrick
Richard G. Hanley
Susan Diane Holland
Taylor Holland Howell
Amanda Lou Johnson
Courtney Lee Junette
Lorena Jurado
Tanner Allen Keathley
Sarah Ann Kirkman
Lauren Elizabeth Lane
Joshua R. Lewicki
Carrie Catherine Lively
Arnulfo Lopez-Dominguez
Austin Robert Lunde
Alex Taylor Lundeen
Sydney M. Lyon
Logan C. Malavey
Noah Daniel Martin
Juan Manuel Maya
Luke Tygar McCarthy
Alexa Beatrice Meisner-Bogdahn
Rita May Frances Merritt
Tiana Rosalie Mohr
Travis James Moses
Michael David Murry
Katelynn Jewel Norton
Kellie Marie Olsen
Amanda Lynn Opie
Kristopher Jay Osward
Gabrielle Amanda Petersen
Patrick Shane Proctor
Lisa J. Reza
Carla Alexandra Salyers
Vanessa Renee Schopper
Richard A. Shetter
Emily Ann Shumway
Abigail Janae Smith
Heather Lynn Smith
Breena Belle Smith
Elizabeth K. Spetter
Kristian Elgee M. Suni-En
Austen Robert Thibault
Rachel Ann Thompson
Donald Truong
Emily Ora Tuggle
Caroline Joy Walsh
Haylee Ruth Westbrook
David Warren Wirtanen
Loretta R. Wright

Soulsbyville
Stacey Marie Finch
Marissa A. Harris
Nicholas Daniel Lampkin
Starla J. Nelson
Hope Noelle Nessl
Stephen J.S. Rawls
Scott E. Skatell
Roberta Renee Worth
Julianne Marie Wright

Stockton
Jared W. Conn

Strawberry
Thomas E. Brick

Tehachapi
Mary Pomeroy See

Tuolumne
Bethany J. Cook
Caitlin Patricia Egger
Hannah Margaret Grabowski
Anthony Greg Hardin
Gina-Maureen Hupp
Ashley Marie Mixon
Kyrstyn Brianne Patton
Kaitlin Paige Rigmaiden
Curtis L. Smithers
Tyler Jacob Starr

Turlock
Marshall Gosling
Jessie R. Rosas

Twain Harte
Susan Mary Battaglia
Brian R. Beasley
Megan Emily Hummel
Emma Blythe Kitchen
Abby Linnae Kitchen
Heather Susan Montgomery
Courtney Elizabeth Ross-Tillman
Nicole Ashley Schultz
Lyndsy O’Ryan Smith
Danielle K. Martinez
Nzembi Wathika

Valley Springs
Jessica Ann Conley
Julie Alexandria Glahn
Shelby Lynn Goodwin
Tegan Lynn Larson
Trista M. Pruett
Lindsay Rose Warden

Wallace
Abigail Morgan McDonald
Casey Logan Zaro

Waterford
Sarah Lee Ann Miller

Woodbridge
Jessica Rose Valinoti

Lafayett, LA
Trevin Terrel Wilson

Winnemucca, NV
Angelina Dianne Hinen

Stillwater, OK
James Cass Garrigus III