Congratulations to all Graduates
May 2, 2016
Lakeland’s 154th Commencement Ceremony took place on Sunday, May 1, with the Graduate and Undergraduate ceremonies each held separately.
During each ceremony, the declaration and welcome was given by Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College Meg Albrinck, followed by the invocation by College Chaplain Lex Cade-White and the introduction of the speaker by President of the College Dan Eck.
The Graduate Commencement Ceremony Address was given by Dale Vos, M.B.A ’12, district sales manager at Great Lakes Hybrids.
As he spoke to those receiving their master’s degrees, he emphasized “It is more important to leave a legacy than an inheritance.”
At the Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony, the Commencement Address was given by President and CEO of ACUITY Insurance Benjamin M. Salzmann.
He spoke of his company’s history of hiring Lakeland graduates and, after reminding the audience of the lesson all are taught in kindergarten of not running with scissors, said, “Lakeland grads run with scissors at ACUITY.”
He went on to speak of the eccentricity of himself and his company and he continued his speech, “Instead of competing, you have to innovate,” then said, “ACUITY runs a culture of innovation.”
Salzmann gave the graduates four pieces of advice: “Be intentional about where you’re going, but also respond to life’s surprises;” “Fail by your own action, not by passive fear;” “Be persistent;” and “Have fun.” He added, “It drives creativity, it drives innovation.”
Salzmann concluded his speech with advice to the new graduates: “Run with scissors.”
In both ceremonies, the presentation of degrees was done by Albrinck, and the presentation of the diplomas was done by Eck and Board of Trustees Executive Committee Member & Immediate Past Chair Robert T. Melzer.
At the Undergraduate Ceremony, the Class of 2016 Representative and winner of Clarence H. Koehler Campus Senior Award Callie Olson next spoke to the graduates.
She emphasized how the past four years at Lakeland have brought “Opportunity,” not just to her, but to other student athletes, those in sororities, fraternities, those who have raised families while attending classes and for many others on this campus.
Olson continued her speech and then took a selfie with the entire graduating class from her position at the podium, stating that she could easily post that picture to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for friends and strangers to see in a few second’s time.
She spoke of unity and closeness despite our advancing technologies and vast social networks that can seem to distance us more than bring us together.
In closing, she said, “I wish even more for you to invest in … meaningful relationships” with each other and others you meet.
Please congratulate the 2016 graduates:
Doug Abraham |
Brooke Aiazzi |
Ahmad Akkad |
Ann Alberts |
Melanie Allen |
Jeanna Allen |
Nicole Anderson |
Brian Anderson |
Karissa Anderson |
Austin Anderson |
Mary Anderson |
Demetrius Anderson |
Sarah Andreini |
Colleen Angel |
Erica Appel |
Nidia Aranda Camino |
David Arrowood |
Alejandro Arteaga |
Peggy Artz |
Steven Austin |
Claudia Avila |
Angela Ayala |
Chantal Aytchan |
Luke Bacci |
Stephanie Baciak |
Erin Ball |
Chad Baribeau |
Timothy Barman |
Trista Barron |
Levi Barske |
Jesse Basten |
Marcella Batten |
Matthew Bauer |
Melissa Baumann |
Renee Beck |
David Benson |
Stephanie Berg |
Tammy Beringer |
Cody Berndt |
Kyle Beyer |
Wayne Biddenstadt |
Brett Bilzing |
Melissa Bira |
Rachel Birschbach |
Kyle Bissen |
Jonathan Blaha |
Justin Blauert |
Abbie Blecher |
Erin Blozinski |
Dana Boerner-Mai |
Ashley Boknevitz |
Gregory Boknevitz |
Jane Boldt |
Shannon Bolzenthal |
William Bomm |
Ashley Bonavia |
Doua Bonow |
Ross Bons |
Melissa Born |
Jordan Brennan |
Zachary Bresler |
Sarah Brinkley |
Scott Brinkman |
Catherine Brock |
Erica Brockway |
Cindy Bromberg |
Michael Brookins |
Michael Brown |
Davin Brown |
Christine Brown |
Cassandra Brown |
Jeffrey Bruntjens |
Amy Buchman |
Tara Buchner |
Michelle Bula |
Dionne Bulin |
Stephanie Burgardt |
Debra Burger |
Kevin Burke |
Kendrick Burks |
Daniel Burton |
Dylan Busch |
Brady Callahan |
Amy Capelle |
Gabrielle Cappaert |
D’Angelo Capriglione |
Jeffrey Captain |
Maureen Carey |
Russell Carle |
Erin Carlson |
Shaina Carlson |
Charles Carroll |
Jessica Carter |
Diana Carter |
Kelly Cartwright |
Samantha Casey |
Celene Cendejas Cachu |
Zang Chang |
Nick Chariton |
Jeffrey Charneski |
Jaime Cherney |
Alemekezeke Chitanje |
Mavuto Chiwale |
Anthony Christel |
Judy Christiansen |
Alexander Christman |
Cassandra Christnot |
Alyssa Ciepley |
Cherie Cisewski |
Jon Cisewski |
Conor Clancy |
Breann Clark |
Jennifer Clausen |
Melissa Clough |
Austin Coenen |
Steven Colbert |
Dorin Colcer |
Joshua Cole |
Brittani Collins |
Samantha Colón |
Cameron Colson |
Wesley Colton |
Tina Connors |
Kaz Conrad |
Donna Cook |
Heide Cooper |
Angela Cotto |
Amy Cournoyer |
Jason Covaleski |
Nicole Cox |
Dan Cramer |
Andrew Crivellone |
Garrett Cummings |
Theresa Dahl |
Joy Darrow |
Randi Davis |
Aubrey Day |
Matthew DeBroux |
Libby DeClark |
Julie Degner |
Nancy DeGrave |
Kyle Delahaut |
Maria Dentici |
Landon Derginer |
Matthew Derse |
Kaitlin Deschane |
Emmie Dessart |
Chad Dickenshied |
Kelly Dirkman |
Mary Dittmar |
Rene Domask |
Jeffrey Dotterer |
Tanya Doyle |
John Doyle |
Jennifer Dresen |
Emily DuBois |
Jeffrey Duch |
Michael DuCharme |
Annie Duchek |
Michelle Duckart |
Lucas Dulmes |
Jessica Dunning |
Carey Dwyer |
Edson Dzimwe |
Karen Eclavea |
Scott Eldredge |
Paul Elzinga |
Clay Erb |
Hollie Erdmann |
Carlos Escobar |
Michael Esiobu |
Paula Fahrendorf |
Anna Faust |
Noel Feider |
Marco Feivor |
Stacy Feldbruegge |
Brad Fellin |
Samantha Fictum |
Kelly Field |
Frederick Fielding |
Catherine Fihn |
Stephanie Finke |
Justin Fischer |
Ryan Fisher |
Rebecca Flagstad |
Ryan Forbey |
Megan Foster |
Jennifer France |
Jason Fredrick |
Catelyn Frost |
Sho Sean Fujino |
Miyuki Fukumura |
Francisca Gabriel |
Nicole Galarno |
Karyssa Gallenberger |
Alexis Gallop |
Caleigh Galvan |
Volodymyr Gannik |
Melissa Garza |
Jack Gates |
Aaron Gates |
Dayle Gerber |
David Germain |
Jane Gervais |
Shariety Gibbs |
Rochelle Gietman |
Daniel Gindt |
Jonathan Gischia |
Lawrence Gladney |
Heather Glass |
Jesse Glenz |
JoAnne Goebel |
Gillian Goetsch |
Aiesha Golden |
Megan Gomez |
Emily Gonyo |
Andrew Gove |
Amy Graf |
Julie Grafmeier |
Nicholas Graham |
Amanda Grant |
Daniel Gray |
Mary Greco |
Grace Green |
Alexandra Greenheck |
Elizabeth Gregg |
Zachary Griesbach |
Kim Gropp |
Paul Grosskopf |
Rachel Gruett |
Barry Gruetzmacher |
Hilary Grybush |
Joshua Guy |
Mildred Gwanfogbe |
Tanner Hackl |
Matthew Hafermann |
Charles Hagen |
Brandon Hagenow |
Brandy Hahn |
Deric Hahn |
Danielle Hall |
Demonta Hall |
Ryan Hallberg |
Holly Hamel |
Keith Hampton |
Brianna Hansen |
Danial Hanson |
Joshua Hanson |
Joshua Hardy |
Julia Harris Robinson |
Megan Hartke |
Angelika Hartmann |
Heather Hartmann |
Eric Hasenohrl |
Jessica Hawkey |
Tara Hawley |
Laura Haynes |
Diane Hays |
Ashley Heath |
Jeffrey Hecker |
Ryan Heidenreiter |
Thomas Heiman |
Jacob Heinemeyer |
Marvin Helfman |
Andrew Heling |
Lynn Helmer |
John Henry |
Delight Hensler |
Alisha Herbst |
Sheila Herman |
Francisco Herrera Sanchez |
Thea Hicks |
Aleah Hill |
Jami Hintz |
Scott Hoeft |
Shelley Hoepfner |
Heather Hoeppner |
Sarah Hofkens |
Lana Hoks |
Kellen Holden |
Steven Holmes |
Daniel Holmstadt |
Ashton Holzman |
Lori Hornes |
Leila Hosseini |
Emily Huberty |
Dwight Hughes |
Ashley Huibregtse |
Kyle Hulsebus |
Regina Hunter |
Andrew Hyer |
Shunya Iida |
Lauren Iocca |
Andrew Iwanowski |
Megan Jackson |
Rebecca Jacob |
Matthew Jacobson |
Ashley Jennings |
HeatherAnne Jensen-Wright |
Tamera Jepson |
Laurel Jernt |
Kathleen Jeske |
Kevin Jicha |
Justine Jilla |
Hanako Jin |
Valencia Jines |
Patrick Johnson |
Romain Johnson |
Hannah Johnson |
Josclyn Johnson |
Renee Johnson |
Sally Johnson |
Le’Shay Jones |
Michael Jorgensen |
Joseph Julkowski |
Sara Junion |
Rebecca Kaat |
Sara Kaiser |
Tammany Kakuk |
Elizer Kalilombe |
Sarah Kanzenbach |
Logan Karse |
Daniel Keil |
David Kelley |
Jaclyn Kelley |
Luther Kelly |
Trish Kelm |
Megan Kerscher |
Shana Kettunen |
Yeng Khang |
Jamsheed Khodavandi |
Karyn Kiedrowski |
Taehyung Kim |
Jared Kimball |
Ashley King |
Ashley King |
Hikaru Kinoshita |
Kari Kirkham |
Kendra Kirsch |
Matthew Kittell |
Jennifer Kleschold |
Stacey Klingaman |
Melissa Klump |
Lynn Knutson-Seboe |
Denise Kober |
Ryan Koeberl |
Amanda Kohl |
Marissa Kohlbeck |
Katie Kortz |
Daniel Koski |
Stacie Koskinen |
Deborah Kraemer |
Brandon Krauska |
Candice Kreis |
Mallory Kreutz |
John Krostag |
Jessica Kruger |
Ashly Krumplitsch |
Jon Kuecken |
Tracey Kuhn |
Tyler Kulow |
Mickie Kumwamba |
Jennifer Kwapil |
Jacob La Fleur |
Sandra Laganowski |
James Lammers |
Betsy Lane |
Kandy Lang |
Angela Lawrence |
Jessica Lawson |
Jeremy Lee |
Cindy Lee |
Brandon Lee |
Linda Lee |
Jimmy Lee |
Alexis Lehman |
Joseph Lehto |
Hanna Leisgang |
Amber Leisgang |
Kandace Leitzen |
Scott Lemke |
Bruce LeNoble |
Amber Levanetz |
Beth Lillge |
Ben Lillge |
Shelby Livingston |
Lakyn Lloyd |
Maura Lopez |
Mee Lor |
Andrea Lorenz |
Paulo Lubag |
Sheena Lube |
Peter Ludolph |
Tammy Lueck |
Peri Luedke |
David Maddox |
Lynnette Madison |
Natalie Madison |
Eric Maggio |
Justin Magli |
Tyler Magtanong |
Margret Mandala |
Tori Mandeville |
Barry Marquardt |
Michele Marquardt |
Felesia Martin |
Kiley Martin |
Linda Martin |
Amanda Martinson |
Tyler Mashak |
Kristine Mason |
Logan Massey |
Santipap May |
Rose Mazzara |
Frank Mbwana |
Brenda McCutchin |
Stanley McKenzie |
Kayla McLeod |
Gary Medina |
Jamie Meixensperger |
Daniel Mendoza |
Sadie Menn |
Amy Merow |
Stephanie Metoxen |
Cindy Metras |
Debbie Mews |
Justin Meyer |
Travis Meyer |
Simone Michalski |
Abby Milbrath |
Brian Milinski |
Ryan Miller |
Heather Miller |
Christopher Miller |
DeAnn Miller-Heyer |
Alan Minks |
Aika Miya |
Gabriel Moctezuma |
George Monroe |
Ashleigh Monticello |
Willie Moore |
Jeffrey Morack |
Ian Morton |
David Mosier |
Lukas Mounce |
Skylar Mounce |
Chad Mrotek |
Jeanna Mrozek |
Kurt Mueller |
Michael Mueller |
Cassandra Mueller |
Laura Mueller |
Bryan Murphy |
Jonathan Murphy |
Heather Mushrush |
Mary Mzama |
Raya Nachreiner |
Cara Nagy |
Yuka Nakamura |
Kyoji Nakamura |
Brett Navis |
Gabriele Neese |
James Nemec |
Michael Nett |
Alexander Newman |
Henderson Ngwira |
Audrey Nichols |
Riho Nishimura |
Yowasi Nkhambala |
Kathryn Nondahl |
Angela Nordskog |
Devin Norgaard |
Nancy Nyirenda Mjumira |
Kevin O’Brien |
Jenna Oberthaler |
Aaron Oechsner |
Jeffrey Olsen |
Sherri Olson |
Callie Olson |
Angela Olson |
Jeani Oppeneer |
April Opper |
Kathleen Orminski |
Terri Otto |
Florance Padgett |
Thomas Panzer |
Yolanda Parker |
Matthew Pastorek |
Calvin Pautz |
Janet Paynter |
Madeline Pearson |
Amy Pearson |
Hugues Pehi |
Wanda Pelto |
Xiaoyi Peng |
Sarah Perl |
Adam Petasek |
Sarah Peters |
Amber Peterson |
Kristin Peterson |
Bonnie Philipps |
Sarah Phillips |
Cory Phillips |
Dennis Pierce |
Katie Pierce |
Kelly Pike-Nelson |
Edgar Pino Beltran |
Lynn Pipke |
Christine Plamann |
Kristopher Pluskat |
Patricia Pontow |
Vanessa Popp |
Andrejs Presnakovs |
Jarred Pribek |
Kenneth Prieur |
Hongtao Qu |
Melisa Quaintance |
Jose Quintana |
Kelsey Raasch |
Jessica Rademaker |
Javan Radtke |
Zachariah Radue |
Siera Ramirez |
Donna Raml |
Christina Rank |
Michael Ratto |
Daniel Rauens |
Shannon Reagan |
Jared Rear |
Joe Reinerio |
Robyn Reinhard |
Kim Rennich |
Ashley Revels |
Susan Riley |
Anna Risch |
Julie Ritzman |
William Roberts |
Sarah Robinson |
Natasha Robinson |
Tramaine Robinson |
Jenna Robitaille |
Joy Rockstroh |
Carlos Rodriguez |
Jacqueline Roerdink |
Nicholas Rogge |
Richard Romel |
Tyler Romenesko |
Jennifer Romero |
Heather Ross |
Lonni Rottier |
Robert Rugowski |
Debra Rumpff |
Courtney Russell |
Christine Rustad |
Arthur Sakalowski |
Rachael Salata |
Eric Sallmann |
Heather Salzer |
Scott Santarlasci |
Karie Satorius |
Erina Sawada |
Katelin Sawosko |
Kelsey Schaefer |
Kristine Schaefer |
Michele Schaetz |
Kari Schairer |
Stacy Scheibl |
Devan Scherer |
Norine Scheuers |
Mary Schlagenhaft |
Shannon Schlecht |
Jason Schleker |
Christian Schloss |
Jamie Schmidt |
Adam Schmitt |
Brandon Schmitz |
Alexa Schmitz |
Kevin Schmitz |
Lorie Schmitz |
Andrew Schmitz |
Brooke Schneider |
Abigail Schneider |
Joshua Schneider |
Becky Schofield |
Jordan Schreiber |
Daniel Schrickel |
Paul Schroeder-Haag |
Brittany Schuh |
Kayla Schultz |
Brett Schultz |
Jacob Schultz |
Bradley Schwartz |
Christian Schweitzer |
Craig Scott |
Michelle Seefeldt |
Dana Seflow |
Andrew Selph |
Michelle Servais |
Brenda Servais |
Kimberly Shackleton |
Raina Shah |
Hesham Shehata |
Jena Shew |
Hannah Sholten |
Denise Shower |
Rhonda Shufelt |
Sarah Siebert |
Lavonne Simon |
Scott Simon |
John Simons |
Matthew Skarda |
Bryce Skelton |
Jason Skrepenski |
Margie Sleger |
Alexandrya Smaglik |
Kristy Smart |
Amanda Smith |
Jacqueline Smith |
Dorothy Smith |
Robert Smith |
Cynthia Soffner |
Andrew Solomon |
Kevin Sonnemann |
Britteny Soukhaphaly |
Stephanie Spade |
Tracy Spredemann |
Michelle Springer |
Monique Stacker Williams |
Brian Stammer |
Mark Staniak |
Stephanie Staples |
Mark Stein |
Deylin Steinbruecker |
Rebecca Stemwell |
Vincent Stepney-Willis |
Brooke Stern |
Sara Stewart |
Kyle Stowers |
Emily Stranberg |
Diana Strand |
Thomas Strauch |
Mandy Straw |
Kara Strong |
Carrie Sturn |
Jasmine Suarez |
Amy Sullivan |
Yunlin Sun |
Erika Swansen |
Matthew Taff |
Toru Takeshita |
Masato Tanabe |
Shevonn Tate |
Greg Tatu |
Morgan Tauschek |
Kathryn Taylor |
Lois Taylor |
Shahira Taylor |
Tamara Techmeier |
Abdugafur Temirov |
Rhonda Templeman |
Christopher Teresinski |
Edward Terres |
Crystel Tershner |
Jodi Tetting |
Renee Tews |
Kelly Thebo |
Emily Thomas |
Nico Thompson |
Devin Thorson |
Yun Tian |
Kathryn Tighe |
Eigo Tokuyama |
Javon Toland |
Dina Tolentino |
Joseph Toman |
Tanya Tomlinson |
Elizabeth Torbenson |
Steven Toyne |
Collin Tracy |
Wyatt Tramburg |
MD Ala Uddin |
Leah Ulatowski |
Rachel Vach |
Ryan Van De Loo |
Cory Van Eperen |
Nicole Van Handel |
Jodi Van Hout |
Joseph Van Oss |
Hunter Van Straten |
Eric Vandivier |
Zachary VanEngen |
Panh Vang |
Margaret Veilleux |
Dawn Vertz |
Epiphania Vincent |
Amy Voigt |
Marissa Volling |
Tracy VonMoos |
Grace Vos |
Devon Voss |
AnnaBelle Voss |
Kevin Vosters |
Brandon Vyse |
Amber Wachowski |
Andrew Wagner |
Jeffrey Waise |
DeAnn Wakeley |
Marie Wamsley |
Lindsey Ward |
Jenna Ward |
Marvin Warfield |
Justine Watson |
Barbara Webb |
Elizabeth Weinhold |
Matthew Weller |
Michael Wendt |
Adam Wenzler |
Danielle Werner |
Jody Werth |
Jason Wesolowski |
Annelies White |
Michael White |
Jennifer Wiater |
Darcie Wieck |
Justin Wied |
Brittany Wiedmeyer |
Jeanine Wiegel |
Cindy Wilcox |
Becky Wilke-Herbst |
Darlene Wilken |
Benjamin Wilks |
Tyler Williams |
Regina Williams |
Daniel Williamson |
Daniel Winkler |
Brett Witkowski |
Steven Wodrich |
Daniel Wojtanowski |
Heidi Wolf |
Joseph Wolf |
Amy Wolfe |
William Wright |
Heather Wroblewski |
Meng Xiong |
Payeng Yang |
Ha Yang |
Wenying Yang |
Houa Yang |
Rachel Yang |
Moe Yano |
Shusei Yasuda |
Daphne York |
Annette Young |
Christopher Young |
Chunxia Yu |
Ryan Zadrazil |
Alisha Zamora |
Jeffrey Zerbst |
Katherine Zielsdorf |
Terry Zillmer |
Timothy Zoromski |
Jamie Zoromski |
Heiko Zuerker |
Mark Zwick |