Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus (IUPUC) hosted its 45th
annual Commencement Celebration at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 9 in the Columbus East High School gymnasium.
According to the Office of Registrar Services, there are 289 graduates in the Class of 2015, up from 261 in the Class of 2014.
Bree D. Hobbs, an undergraduate student majoring in education is the 2015 Chancellor’s Scholar, an award given each year to a student with the highest cumulative grade point average as determined by their school or division.
The keynote speaker for the commencement celebration is Lieutenant Governor Dr. Sue Ellspermann. As lieutenant governor, Dr. Ellspermann manages six state agencies including the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, the Office of Defense Development, the Office of Community and Rural Affairs, the Office of Tourism Development and the Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. She also serves as President of the Indiana Senate and chairs the Indiana Counter Terrorism and Security Council.
Both Hobbs and keynote speaker Lieutenant Governor Dr. Ellspermann addressed the graduating class.
The type and number of degrees the university expects to award are:
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Bachelor of Science in Business: 47
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Master of Business Administration: 17
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Bachelor of Science in Education: 27
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Associate of Arts in General Studies: 1
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Bachelor of General Studies: 29
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Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts: 19
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Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering: 5
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing: 97
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Bachelor of Arts in Psychology: 19
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Bachelor of Science in Psychology: 18
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Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling: 8
The individual graduates, listed by their hometowns, are:
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Bargersville: Leah Qualls
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Batesville: Halley Katherine Zeigler
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Bloomington: Amanda McCoy, Melanie Wurr
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Brownstown: Sarah Nicole Hughbanks, Melanie Sueann Lehr, Adam Rebber
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Burlington: Charles Cain II
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Butlerville: Christopher Michael Scarritt
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Carmel: Erika Edwards
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Carthage: Kimberley Kay Gaddis
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Columbus: Elom Ayabavi Akibode, Megan Kathryn Albright, Bobbie Lee Allen, Garrhett M. Allen, David Armuth, Crystal F. Arthur, Stephen Nii Aryee, Ruth Bailey, Mikayla Ashley Barnett, Bridgett Anna Barriger, Jessica Dale Beck, Kylie Marie Bennett, Rebecca Christine Bevis, Bonnie S. Bingham, Kyle Kenneth Bishop, Tessa Lynn Bolt, Dennis (DJ) Lee Brock, Danielle Janae Brown, Kimberly Burris, Jason Matthew Chelf, Dustin John Clouse, Chelsey Cooley, Sydney Rose Cox, Taylor Renee Day, Nicholas Dobson, Jamie Elaine Doss, Isaac Russell Dougherty, Kaitlin Rene Downs, Sherri Ann Dunn, Cristina Fernandez Eckert, Jacquelyn Eckles, Kareem El-Refai, Ross T. Elsner, Ashley Nicole English, Christine Foster, Stephanie Gapsiewicz, Gary Ge, Ashley Rachelle Goddard, Kirsten Leigh Hall, Lindsay Lee Hamill, Jeremiah T. Hanner, Melanie L. Hargis, Amanda Hayes, Joseph Hemmelgarn, Donna Henry, Patrick Guy Hubbard, Jason Lloyd Hudson, Frank Husmeier, Amber James, Hannah M. Janes, Stacey Jenkins, Nicholas Theodore Jones, Gregory Kelley, Allison Joyce Kennedy, Brittany Talissa King, Sarah E. Klein, Thomas Kubat, A. Michelle Kunk, Kevin J. Lane, Dawn Lawson, Todd Levine, Brittany Leann Lowe, Peter Nicholas Lustig, Scottie Mahl, Angela Mangum, Joy Diane Marshall, Kylee McCord, Jeannie Moon, Bailey Knicole Moss, David Lee Moss, Darla Newland, Shelby Renee Perry, Zachariah Daniel Rarey, Teresa Ray, Rachel A. Reinbold, Elizabeth A. Renner, Amanda M. Rice, Melinda Sue Rothrock, Makenna Richelle Rushalk, Nazish Saba, Nikita Rose Sanders, Derek Roger Scherer, Linda Laine Schroer, Angela Rae Seaver, Amanda Shehan, Linda Shipley, August Mitchell Shipman, Emma K. Conrad Metz Sipple, Ashley Dale Smalley, Casey Renee Smith, Elsie Louise Smith, Joseph Smith, Emily Dawn Snapp, Mary C. Spalding, Jeremy J. Stamps, Heather Thompson, Angela Lynn Turner, Kerry Walker, Heather Dawn Wallace, Melinda Jean Walsh, Nathan Matthew Walsh, Dianna L. Wardlow, Tracy Lee Weinke, Emily Christine Wilkerson, Emily Jane Yardy
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Commiskey: Zachariah William Short, Kelsey Wilson
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Crothersville: Brianna Johnson
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Edinburgh: Taylor Lyn Ashman, Jeremy Scott Bolduc, Rodney Dean Burton, Kara Elizabeth Denton, Velma Fischer, Sabrina Ruth Johnson, Ashley Melson, Katie Jo Mudd, Cassandra Jean Pendleton, Caitlyn Denyse Ramsey, Kathern Ranea Richards, Tylynn Routier, Anita Stewart
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Elizabethtown: Tyffani Dawn Jewell
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Flat Rock: Mariah Tebryn Minnemann
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Franklin: Katelyn Elise Gardner, Stephanie Marie Heltzel, Shawn William Jarvis, Courtney Taylor Linville, Miranda Ann Meddel, Chelsey Marie Nicodemus, Joshua Rhoades, Austin James Riggs, Seth Lee Shafer, Ashley Elizabeth Smith, Susannah Elyse Weir
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Freetown: Barbara Burton, Dawn Koehler, Gregory Koehler, Nina Gayle Kuhlman
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Greenburg: Kimberly Dawn Gorman, Kelsey Leigh Hatton, Jaclyn Hill-Vanosdol, Cole Louis Lienhoop, Dana Michelle Martin, Robin Dawn Nobbe, Brittany Cheyene Pittel, Karen Derinia Rust, Kelly Lynn Schwering, Ashleigh Shouse, Casey Lynn Smith, Heather Nicole Thomas, Katherine Nichole Weintraut, Elizabeth A. Youngman
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Greenwood: Blake Nicole Buchanan, Kayla Nicole Busack, Rebecca Ann Carpenter, Renee Danielle Kleeberg, Melanie Brooke Peacock, Renee Darlene Rackley, Alyssa Marie West, Trevor Dylan Whipker
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Hanover: Courtney Michelle Scott, John Donald Scott, Lauren Elizabeth Singer
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Hartsville: Jenna Marie Brewer
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Holton: Randel Scott McIntosh
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Hope: Scott Aiken, Sloan Keller Ball, Violet L. Bates, Katherine Ann Frazier, Jessica A. Pate, Amy Smith, Carrie Trotter, Niki R. White
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Indianapolis: Courtney Marie Brown, Elizabeth Shanahan Costa, Jennifer Nicole Hogan, Kandace Jones, Erica McConnell, Titilope Kayinsola Ogunlaja
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LaGrange: Robin Durr
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Lawrenceburg: Crystal Speier
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Madison: Aimee Buchanan, Mackenzie Goodin, Jannetta Reece, Tonya Riley
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Martinsville: Jamie Nechole Howard
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Medora: Kandi Bollinger, Rachel Mitena Cummings
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Mooresville: Kelli Christina Tapp
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Morgantown: Karla Hodge, Sheri Smith, Kendra Rae Weddle
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Nashville: Melinda Marlene Lawson, Stefanie Stackhouse
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New Whiteland: Dawn Johnson-Galbreath
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Nineveh: Kendra Dawn Guinan, Sarah Ann Hudson, Samantha Marie Mitchell, Austin Ray Pierce
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North Myrtle Beach: Desiree Roy
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North Vernon: Monica Anderson, Andrew David Bentz, Marianne Louise Branham, James Bright, Hayley Marie Burnett, Bambi Cardinal, Jessica Diane Carnes, Nicole Ebinger, Kevin Grider, Basile Ridge Hamilton, Jean Ellen Kirchner, Cassandra Marie Lee, Emily Jean Mull, Courtney Nicole Piirto, Kyra A. Randall, Alicia Lynn Robinette, Amber Jo Sharp, JoAnn Nicole Trulock, Katelyn Williams, Amy Wilson
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Osgood: Sally Anna Horan
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Paris Crossing: Linda Harris
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Poland: Jeffery Jack Hurst
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Saint Paul: Lorie Ann Williams
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Salem: Shannon April Prasil
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Scipio: Sandra Kay Condra, Deena Harriman
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Sellersburg: Katie Gardtner
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Seymour: Chase Karleton Ackeret, Elizabeth Adler, Beth Baker, Joel Lynn Berkshire, Trent D. Bohn, Chelsea Bullard, Kristen Nicole Collier, Natalia Ghennadyevna Cox, Shannon Fish, Wesley Ford, Ronald Joseph Hacker, Jennifer S. Hardy, Vivian Ann Haubry, Allison Nicole Horton, Logan Kellner, Dacia Danielle Koop, Kendra Michelle Lambring, Erin Nicole Long, Katelyn Marie Marksberry, Leslie Stephanie Martinez, Lori Ann McDonald, Craig Andrew Montgomery, Carla Mozingo, Lynda Najar, Ashley S. Parker-Bohn, Eric Michael Rhodes, Christoph Rieker, Craig Michael Sweany, Kelsey Lynn Toborg, Cynthia Carol Tormoehlen Toppe, Christa M. Turmail, Michael Jeffery Wright
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Shelbyville: Emily Barbara Aulby, Amber Renee Brown, Michelle England, Chelsea Elizabeth Guerrieri, Sarah A. Harvey, Sandra Moringstar, Melissa Jo Scott, Abigail Rose Taylor, Jennifer Marie Taylor, Cassandra Lee Warren
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Stamping Ground: Amber Lynne Tarpley
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Sunman: Jennifer H. Gindling
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Taylorsville: Tonya Marie Embree
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Trafalgar: Bree Danielle Hobbs, Jenna Carroll Waltz
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Vallonia: John Jamison Martin
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Versailles: Andrea B. Miller, Hannah Leigh Prather
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Waldron: Brenda Lynne Martin
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Westport: Jonathan Bales
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Whiteland: Rachel Nicole Wilson