Clark College Commencement Ceremony June 17, 2021 A year like no other…and a Commencement you’ll never forget. Our friends and family aren’t with us on the soccer field, but we can still make this evening full of pomp and circumstance! Cheer for your fellow grads as they cross the stage Share your selfies, stories, and shout-outs on social media, using the hashtag #clarkcollege Feel that your loved ones are with you by letting them know they can watch the ceremony being livestreamed at www.clark.edu/go/grad Letter from the President Schedule of Events Tonight’s Schedule of Events Congratulations Processional I celebrate and honor you for your perseverance, resilience, resourcefulness, The Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers and determination. Many of you have faced hurdles with making it to this Commencement: not just the reading, assignments, group work, and exams National Anthem that come with being a college student, but also the challenges specific to the Olivia Aurich, Clark College music student past year. Global pandemic. Separation from friends and family. Economic and political upheaval. Racial reckoning, and more. It’s been quite a year! Welcome and Introductions Dr. Karin Edwards, President of Clark College All of you have been impacted by this somehow, which is why this graduation is a particularly special moment of triumph. I hope you are proud of your Exceptional Faculty and Staff Awards accomplishment, because the Clark College family is proud of you. Dr. Karin Edwards, President of Clark College I encourage you to use your degree and the lessons you have learned as you Greetings to the Class of 2021 continue your journey. Use them to build our community into something Rekah Strong, Chair, Board of Trustees stronger, wiser, and more just. I also encourage you to make learning a priority Suzanne Southerland, Association of Higher Education always. Be sure to take good care of yourself, and practice human kindness. It’s Jaelyn Sotelo, 2021 Student Speaker what the world needs now. Presentation of the Class of 2021 Finally, don’t be in a hurry to return to normal; instead, use your voice and your Order of presentation: Bachelor’s, GED/High School, collective power to effect change and create a new normal. I know you are up to all other Degrees and Certificates. this challenge. Your presence here at Commencement is proof of that. I am so Dr. Genevieve Howard, Interim Vice President of Instruction impressed by what you have accomplished this year—but I am even more excited Cath Busha, Dean of Student Engagement to see what you accomplish next! Rashida Willard, Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Go Penguins! Conferring of Degrees Dr. Karin Edwards, President of Clark College Dr. Karin Edwards President Recessional Clark College The Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers 2 3 Board of Trustees | Clark College Executive Cabinet Bachelor of Applied Science | Associate in Arts The Degree of Elizabeth Fallis † Brandon Adams Dimitri Bazyuk † Clark College Board of Trustees Bachelor of Jamie Fohr ‡ Jillian Adams † Skylar Bea ‡ Applied Science Ona Galvan † Olivia Aguilar † Amber Bean Rekah Strong, Chair Applied Management Kendra Gibb † Kylee Aguon ‡ Sarah Beatty Viktoriya Apchel Hailey Gray † Jeanne Bennett, Vice Chair Ayah Al-Baiaty Aleecia Beaver † Brian Barber † Cassandra Grigg ‡ Nina Albrecht † Caden Beck Lillie Haas † Cristhian Canseco Juarez Rebecca Barrilleaux ‡ Yessenia Alcantar-Estrada Stewart Becker ‡ Kelsey Haggart † Diana Bozhduga Reese Aldous † Hayden Beckman Paul Speer Stefanie Hatley ‡ Alyssa Castillo Josh Allison † Kanami Beeler Jennifer Crowe ‡ Rylee Kopavi † Alejandra Daniel Belousov † Crystal Feener † Aubrielle Ledgerwood † Alvarado-Guerrer Mason Beneke † Steven Gibson David Leontyuk ‡ Madisen Alvarez Natasha Benitez Kelsey Gramm Shay Lipka † Calleigh Ames † Jay Bennett † Clark College Executive Cabinet Jack Hennerty † Jessica Macomb ‡ Christie Anderson Emmaline Bennier † Koriandra Jones † Satveer Mand ‡ Emily Anderson Dr. Karin Edwards Jonathan Judge † Taylor McMullen † Theresa Berg † Hannah Anderson † President Amanda Knight ‡ Melissa Miner † Maricruz Hunter Anderson ‡ Bernal-Dominguez Lisa Leahy † Emma Mishchuk ‡ Dr. Michele Cruse Michelle McGavran † Ana Munteanu † James Anderson Courtney Beyer † Lacey Anderson Taylor Birchem Interim Vice President of Student Affairs Sean McKinley † Geana Nelson † Jolly Monzon † Nicole Neveu ‡ Nazar Andrukhov † Ciara Black Anthony Nguyen † Dr. Genevieve Howard Douglas Morrison † Sheldon Angelo Kendra Blacklock Anna Orton † Morgan Ankeny † Kylinn Blake ‡ Interim Vice President of Instruction Adrean Myers Cody Olson ‡ Alyssa Osbron † Madison Antell Esmeralda Blanco † Mai-Khoi Pham Jae Won Park † Dr. Brad Avakian Liam Arthur † Simon Blanco Daniel Rosch † Gunnar Rice † Royalle-Ashley Asprec Jacquelyn Blanton † Vice President of Human Resources Walter Romero † Katelyn Rosch † Carla Asquith † Hailey Boatman Emily Rush † Christopher Rutledge † Vladimir Atanassov Emily Boatright ‡ Kelly Love Tiffany Seher † Christopher Spurgeon † Gracelynn Atkins Earendil Boehm † Chief Communications Officer Korina Swift Courtney Shelley ‡ Nikolas Attebery ‡ Kristina Bogdanov Rose White Olivia Silva ‡ Shirvonne Austin-Hall † Alejandra Bolanos † Valerie Moreno Shane Woodward Marina Solovyeva ‡ Kayley Autrey † Alexia Bolinger † Chief Information Officer Phinthang Yeang Kolby Spicer ‡ Madison Strobel † Anguelica Avila Leal Kamryn Bosch ‡ Dental Hygiene Jennifer Babarina Donielle Bosley Rashida Willard Ashley Tanner ‡ Chelsea Andrade ‡ Kayla Baber Riley Bowen Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Amanda Turley ‡ Cory Barrett † Braelyn Weatherbie ‡ Natalie Baker ‡ Amber Boyles Lauren Bellamy ‡ Allyson Wooner ‡ Cado Banceu Gabriel Braafladt † Sabra Sand Maya Bendtsen † Maxwell Banceu McKenzie Braaten † Interim Vice President of Administrative Services Nicole Berg † Human Services Isaac Bancroft Amelia Brabec † Marley Black ‡ Jodi Evans ‡ Andres Baquero Velasquez Sadie Brackeen † Shaylin Breen † Nicole Hamberger ‡ Sydney Barbour Skylar Brady † Tegan Christianson † The Degree of Angelina Barnes Allison Brandon † Ellie Cohen † Associate in Arts Samantha Barnes Kendall Brandon † Jason Dalziel ‡ Charis Abrahamson † Anastasia Dolan ‡ Ethan Bausch Jason Brannam Jaime Ackley 4 ‡ with highest honors †with honors 5 Associate in Arts Associate in Arts Jacob Branstetter ‡ Tara Christensen ‡ Chloe Curry † Stephanie Duling † Kjell Forland † Audrey Griffitts ‡ Allee Hibbs † Alexis Jindra Nathaniel Branstetter † Elijah Clark ‡ Braden Curtis ‡ Thomas Duncan Carrigan Foster Heather Grimes † Althea Hieronymus † Aiden Jividen Olivia Bray Jocelyn Clark † Emily Dahlen † Blake Dunn Marley Foster Kara Griswold Margaret Higgins † Jeffrey Johansen † Samantha Bredesen † Renae Clark † Ashton Daniels Cat Duque McKelvey Foster Taylor Gudmundsen Elizabeth Higley Ella Johnson † Christopher Breeding Katie Clarke † Brigid Daniels ‡ Maison Durr ‡ Christopher Francis Brianna Guerrero Jasmine Hildebrand Faythe Johnson ‡ Brendon Broer † Raylee Clarke Sharon Dao ‡ Victoria Duvalko Ashlie Frazier † Jocelyn Guild † Holly Hill Kayla Johnson ‡ Trevor Bromley Lana Clayton † Sarah Darby Danielle Duvall Alexandria Fredrickson † Kevin Guinn † Debra Hinesley Kristina Johnson Kayla Brosius ‡ Joseph Cline † Edward Darienzo † Madison Dyer † Emma Free † Jordyn Gutridge † Noah Hoard ‡ Levi Johnson † Cailyn Broten † Devan Cochell ‡ Karyssa Davidson ‡ Jacob Eddings † Joseph Friesen Cole Habersetzer Margaret Hoch-South Grace Johnston Douglas Brouhard Zoie Cochran † Shane Davis † Kaylee Eisenhauer † Athalie Fuentes Jessica Hager ‡ Dmytro Hodarenko Josiah Joner ‡ Allison Brown † Josiah Cochran † Toriana Davis † Cassandra Elizalde † Annalyse Furtado † Yashar Hall Jeremiah Hofschneider Karyn Jones Keaton Brown Peyton Cockerham Ariel Day Lily Ellingson ‡ Liberty Furth Hailey Hall Audrey Holladay † Kyera Jones ‡ Alexis Browning Isaiah Cohen ‡ Keyna Day Cecileu Elliott ‡ Jazmine Galvan-Hughey Christian Halvorson Kellie Hollis Merritt Jones † Susan Bruns Jacob Coleman Ashlyn Deboever † Danielle Elliott Paige Garcia Alyssa Hammers ‡ Kaedric Holt Preshess Jones Hillary Bruton Macayla Taylor Dedrick Madison Ellis † Jamie Garrity Jessica Hammett Jamie Hoover ‡ Savannah Jones Jessica Bryant Coleman-Goins † Hailey Dehaven Isaiah Emerson † Mirabelle Gasa † Ryan Hansen † Brandon Hopkins Sydney Jones Maegan Bundrock † Matthew Condon ‡ Hannah Dekker ‡ Cecelia Engleman Devin Gaughan Cody Hardy Grayson Hoskins Jelonilyn Jorbal † Claire Burch Sol Contreras Weiz De Lira McKenzie English Karina Gavryuk † Paige Harms Mary Hoskisson ‡ Natalia Juarez-Trejo Robin Burdsall Kiara Cook ‡ Kristina Demaray † Kathryn English Jesse Gellatly Klio Harp-Middlebrook Mariah Houston † Zachary Juenger Ashley Burney ‡ Sadiya Corban † Seth Denfeld ‡ Andrew Epling † Anthony Gennaro Ian Harrington ‡ Caleb Howard Evans Kaame ‡ Brianna Burns Bryce Cordon Armaan Deo Audrey Erickson † Eliana George † Jaedyn Harrington ‡ Kaitlin Howard Mia Kankelberg ‡ Kyler Burris Maddie Cordon McKenzie Derheim † Jesse Ervin Jeremy Gibbs Hailey Harris ‡ Gavin Hubler Ezra Karlsen Audrey Buso Braxton Cornett Elizabeth Devenberg † Noemi Espinoza Mackenzie Gilchrist ‡ Jack Harris † Kelston Hubler † Karmia Keffer ‡ Abe Busschau † Tamela Corrigan Sandibel Diaz Linda Estrada Grant Gilmore Todd Harroun † Tyler Hughes Genesis Kelley Payton Butler † Sydney Cortez Emma Dietel Tatumn Eversole Grayson Giltner Madi Harter † Alex Hunt † Elena Kent Caleb Buxton Damaris Costea Brady Dillsworth ‡ Caitlin