Fall 2020 Graduation Celebration | Western Technical College

Congratulations Graduates!

Fall 2020 Graduation Celebration

Graduation Fall 2020

Under normal circumstances, December graduates of Western are invited to participate in our spring commencement ceremony in April. With so much uncertainty regarding COVID-19 and restrictions on large gatherings, we are providing December graduates with a special virtual celebration this year.

We encourage graduates to send us a photo via social media or email so we can include you in our online album of graduates on this page.

From all of us at Western, congratulations on this accomplishment!

Commencement Address

To honor your commitment, President Roger Stanford, Alumni Relations Coordinator Stephanie Knutson, Distinguished Alumni Chad Wehrs, and Student Ambassador Abdul Cole have created special video messages. We also have ceremonial music from Paul Molling. Click on the images below to view the videos.


Roger Stanford

Roger Stanford
President
Western Technical College


Stephanie Knutson

Stephanie Knutson
Alumni Relations Coordinator
Western Technical College


Chad Wehrs

Chad Wehrs
Distinguished Alumni
Western Technical College


Abdul Cole

Abdul Cole
Student Ambassador
Western Technical College


Paul Molling

Paul Molling
Musician Performing
Pomp and Circumstance

Western's Fall 2020 Graduates

Here are our Fall 2020 graduates – the people who would have walked across the stage. Congratulations!

Names designated with * have achieved honors status with a GPA of 3.0-3.4. Names designated with ** have achieved high honors status with a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Names in italics received a scholarship from the Western Foundation.

Name

Program

Hannah Noelle Ammann** Agri-Business Science Technology
Riley Jo Anderson* Medical Assistant
Garett C Atteln** Architectural Technology
Cade Charles Badertscher Business Specialist
Tiessa I Baston* Medical Assistant
Brittany Becker* Medical Assistant
Colyn M. Berg Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Lauryn Bohr** Medical Assistant
Andrew Brady Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Allison J. Bragger* Business Management
Dustin Christian Joseph Branton Nursing Assistant
Samantha Bratland Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Rachelle Braun Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Dillan Trent Brimblecom** Basic Welding
June Lurane Brown Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Isaias J Bruggeman Cohen* Architectural Technology
Dawson Bryant** Automotive Maintenance & Light Repair Technician - Level 1
Ellie R. Bush* Nursing
Cassandra Call* Nursing
Emily Casberg* Nursing
Andres Chagala Automotive Maintenance & Light Repair Technician - Level 1
Kyle W Christen Nursing
Adam Clements Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Ainslie M Cleveland** Accounting
Bobbie Close Nursing
Kobi Connor-Steele** Leadership Development
Shamawyah Y. Curtis Human Services Associate
Alexander Dashkov** Automotive Maintenance & Light Repair Technician - Level 1
Tianna R. DeJong* Architectural Technology
Satchel Dockry** Automotive Maintenance & Light Repair Technician - Level 1
Savanna Louise Doerring** Paramedic Technician
Quincy Donkor Central Service Technician
Matthew Scott Dunnum** Automotive Maintenance & Light Repair Technician - Level 1
Amy Elizabeth Dvorak Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Eric Martin Ekern** Industrial Machine Controls
Jaren Jay Ekern Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Jaeden Elwer* Automotive Maintenance & Light Repair Technician - Level 1
Sherilyn Erickson* Hospitality Management
Brooke Evenson Medical Assistant
Sonja L. Everson Business Analyst
Sonja L. Everson* Business Requirements Specialist
Alexandra Fabry* Medical Assistant
Harley Mercedes Filter Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Eli Noah Finch Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Lindsey Fischer Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Tyler T. Fischer* IT-Web & Software Developer
Abby A Fitzgerald* Medical Assistant
Megan M. Fredrickson Leadership Essentials
Rylee A Gabel** Digital Marketing Specialist
Daniel N. Garrett Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Anna Marie Gauthier Criminal Justice
Brandon Robert George Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Sawyer Gibson Manufacturing Systems Maintenance Technician
Elizabeth Anne Glandt Nursing Assistant
Austin Goergen Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Sandra Gotz* Nursing
Alyson Kylie Graef** Criminal Justice
Debbra Ann Grossheim Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Peter Earl Gruendeman** Mechanical Design Technology
Katelyn Gullickson** Associate of Science - Liberal Arts
Nicole N. Hansen** Medical Assistant
Devin Harter** Human Resource Management
Emily A. Hartfiel Nursing Assistant
Jacob Ross Hawes Nursing Assistant
Austin Heath Automotive Maintenance & Light Repair Technician - Level 1
Timothy Henderson* IT-Network Technician
Sheng Her* Nursing
Benjamin Michael Hesch** Digital Marketing Specialist
Stephen Hicks Automotive Maintenance & Light Repair Technician - Level 1
Nicholas J. Hitchler** Manufacturing Systems Maintenance Technician
Emily Grace Hoffman Nursing Assistant
Emily R Holmes** Accounting
Brianna Lea Holt* Digital Marketing Specialist
Mason M. Holzer* Criminal Justice
Renee Elizabeth Horton Foundations of Teacher Education
Kevin Huiss** Business Analyst
Kevin Huiss** Business Requirements Specialist
Mason Nicholas Infield** Architectural Technology
Carsten M. Jahr* Criminal Justice
Gerald Paul Jankowski Leadership Essentials
Felicia Jensen** Medical Assistant
Caresa Jimenez** Medical Assistant
McKenzie J. Jirousek* Nursing
Reagan A. Kalosis Nursing Assistant
Maria Kasberger Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Laura Jean Kelly Accounting
Brian E. Kennedy** Digital Marketing Specialist
Kali Jo Klapperich* Medical Assistant
William P. Koch** Criminal Justice
Miles Koenig Wood Tech
Lane David Koltermann* Criminal Justice
Micaela E Koltermann Nursing
Connor John Kramer** Criminal Justice
Kayla Kroener** Medical Assistant
Jeffrey S. Krueger** Business Management
Jade A. Kurete Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Hannah M. Larson Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Madeline M. Lash Central Service Technician
Casie Ann Lasko** Medical Assistant
Kaden L. Laufenberg Mechanical Design Technology
Hailey R. Lawless** Leadership Development
Hannah Rae Lee Nursing Assistant
Kalia Lee** Foundations of Teacher Education
Pangda Lee* Nursing
Barry Lenser** Digital Marketing Specialist
Mason D. Leppert* Hospitality Management
Lydia Lee Levendoski** Medical Assistant
Caleb Lienhard Digital Marketing Specialist
Michelle Lynn Lietzau Nursing Assistant
Kyle Monroe Livingston Digital Marketing Specialist
Jennifer L. Longmore Nursing
Elizabeth Mary Mack Nursing Assistant
Clayton John Madvig Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Tyler J. Marcou** Criminal Justice
Adelina Anna Mae Martinez Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Timothy Marx** Accounting Assistant
Lucas Christopher Maurina Individualized Technical Studies
Robert McInnes Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Hannah C. McKerchie Nursing
Heather A. Mcnally Nursing Assistant
Jasmine Rhea Mcnally Medical Assistant
Ronald L. McNell** Automotive Maintenance & Light Repair Technician - Level 1
Emily J Medinger** Leadership Development
Antonio Middlebrook* Automotive Maintenance & Light Repair Technician - Level 1
Nicole C Mikula* Architectural Technology
Audra Miller* Basic Welding
Danyelle M Minor** Foundations of Teacher Education
MacKenzie Elizabeth Morris** Foundations of Teacher Education
Michelle Mullen Nursing Assistant
Callan Naleid** Automotive Maintenance & Light Repair Technician - Level 1
Jessica Jo Newlun Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Cody Lee Nicholson* Criminal Justice
Kenneth James Oglesby** Automotive Maintenance & Light Repair Technician - Level 1
Joseph H. Oldendorf** Foundations of Teacher Education
Grace Oliver Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Carina Olvera* Criminal Justice
Carson O'Neil Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Emmaline Audrey Ann Ottenberg** Associate of Science – Liberal Arts
Makayla Overland* Foundations of Teacher Education
Matthew Ozanne Nursing Assistant
Keelyn Palubicki** Digital Marketing Specialist
Vishwa Patel Central Service Technician
Rachel Pechmiller Nursing
Bethany Pertzsch Nursing Assistant
Hannah R Peterson* Accounting Assistant
Kiersten Nicole Popodi Digital Marketing Specialist
Alicia Kathleen Powers Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Jenna Fawn Quackenbush Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Mayra Paola Ramirez Nursing Assistant
Ryan M Rasmussen* Criminal Justice
Cory Jonathan Riley* Criminal Justice
Jordan Michael Ruppelt* Foundations of Teacher Education
Adrian P. Salamonski** IT-Computer Support Specialist
Hannah Schaaf** Medical Assistant
Kira Sabrina Schaitel** Architectural Technology
Delaney Kathryn Schaller Foundations of Teacher Education
Jaelyn E. Schneller Nursing Assistant
Lexus Schroeder Hospitality Management
Paul Douglas Schroeder Nursing Assistant
Daniel Schweitzer Nursing Assistant
Kristin M Servais* Nursing
Addison Sheldon Foundations of Teacher Education
Kandi Mae Shramek Nursing
Marissa E Sime** Medical Assistant
Charles John Michael Smart* Criminal Justice
Shawn Alan Smith Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Amber K Sommerfeldt* Nursing
Amber D. Sommerfield* Nursing
Seth Richard Sousek** Automotive Maintenance & Light Repair Technician - Level 1
Janquan St Junious Central Service Technician
Anthony L. Stagman Automotive Maintenance & Light Repair Technician - Level 1
Amber Diane Steele Nursing Assistant
Michael J. Steiner* Criminal Justice
Nicole Stevens** Leadership Development
Derek James Stickney** Technical Studies – Journeyworker
Mindi Stolle Nursing Assistant
Isaac Allan Strasser* Criminal Justice
Nicole L. Szudy* Nursing
Jennifer L. Tagliapietra Basic Welding
Jennifer L. Tagliapietra** Manufacturing Systems Maintenance Technician
Amy Christine Teadt* Foundations of Teacher Education
Tiffany A Theisen Nursing
Kristal Theobald* Administrative Professional
Mira Theriault Nursing Assistant
Carter Thill Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Emery Thompson** Sales Management
Scott Thorson** Nursing
Dominic Trevino Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Samantha Jean Tunks Nursing Assistant
Sean Valk Financial Services
Sean Valk Financial Services Representative
Emily R Van Voorhis Nursing
Alvin Vang* Architectural Technology
Yue Pheng Vue* Educational Assistant
Yue Pheng Vue* Foundations of Teacher Education
Natalie Waldenberger Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Queto T. Weber Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Jennifer A. Weiker** Leadership & Supervision Professional
Jennifer A. Weiker** Supervisory Management
Siera M. Wiedemann Nursing
Lucas Edward Wieser** Automotive Maintenance & Light Repair Technician - Level 1
Alyssa Jade Winchel* Nursing
Cj Allen Winnie Automotive Maintenance & Light Repair Technician - Level 1
Paige Lee Winterton Nursing Assistant
Tanner Lee Witmer Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Lexi Rae Wohlrab* Medical Assistant
Autumn S. Wooden** Digital Marketing Specialist
Dylan G. Worrell** Criminal Justice
Virginia Ann Yahnke** Agri-Business Science Technology
Aek Yang** Digital Marketing Specialist
Jonathon Scott Yehle Automotive Maintenance & Light Repair Technician - Level 1
Caitlin Theresa Young Nursing Assistant
Juliana C Zolondek** Business Specialist
Cooper D. Zumach* Criminal Justice
Patrick A Zywicki** Leadership Development