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Commencement Class of 2021
Central Arizona
College
Commencement
2021
8470 N. Overfield Road
Coolidge, Arizona 85128
1Central Arizona
College
OUR VISION
Central Arizona’s premier choice in
education and career excellence.
OUR MISSION
Central Arizona College serves as a
TRUE Learning community by
empowering our students and staff to succeed.
Teaching.
Reaching.
Understanding.
Empowering.
Learning.
OUR Values
1. Accountability
(internal & external stakeholders)
2. Communities
(students, employees, public)
3. Trust
Governing
Board
David R. Odiorne, M.S., D.C.– Board President
Evelyn Casuga, M.C.P.– Board Vice President/
Secretary
Gladys Christensen, M.S.W.– Board Member
Dan Miller, M.S.– Board Member
Jerry Walker, M.S., M.A.C.E.– Board Member
2Administration
Jackie Elliott, Ed.D.
President/CEO
Brandi Bain, M.B.A.
Vice President of Talent Development/Legal Affairs
Jenni Cardenas, Ed.D.
Vice President of Student Services
Mary Kay Gilliland, Ph.D.
Vice President of Academic Affairs
Chris Wodka, M.B.A., CPA
Vice President/CFO of Business Affairs
Terri Ackland, Ph.D.
Academic Dean
Jani Attebery, Ph.D.
Academic Dean
Tina Berry, Ph.D.
Academic Dean
Jeff Bunkelmann, Ph.D.
Academic Dean
Tramaine Rausaw, Ed.D.
Dean of Student Life
Angela Askey, MAGR
Executive Director of Public Relations
and Marketing
Margaret E. C. Dooley, B.A.
Executive Director of Institutional Development
Sherrie Knop Licón, Ed.D.
Executive Director of Enrollment Services
Dustin Maroney, M.S.
Executive Director of Institutional
Effectiveness and Research
Luisa Ott, CPA, CFE, CGMA, M.B.A.
Executive Director of Accounting Services/Comptroller
Gregory Lee Roberts, B.A.
Chief of Police
Cameron Sanders, B.S.B.A.
Chief Information Officer of Information Technology
Services
Chuck Schnoor, M.Ed.
Director of Athletics
Jody Travis, M.B.A., CPA
Executive Director of Budget & Accounting Services
Kimberlee Verdugo, M.Ed.
Executive Director of Talent Development
3Program
Processional
Pomp and Circumstance
Pre-Recorded Music
Faculty Video/Messages
National Anthem
Performed by Alexis Dubbs
May 2021 CAC Graduate
“You’ve Got a Friend in Me”
Music & Lyrics by Randy Newman
Arranged by Mac Huff
Directed by Rich Martin
Piano by Heather Ruth
Performed by the CAC Community Choir
Stacey Seaman, Choir Director
Welcome and Introductions
Dr. Mary Kay Gilliland
Vice President of Academic Affairs
Introduction of Student Speakers
Dr. Jenni Cardenas
Vice President of Student Services
Sarah Lautzenheiser
Alexsondra Nathan
History of Candidates
Dr. Jackie Elliott
President/CEO
Presentation of Candidates
Ms. Heather Moulton
Faculty Senate President
Awarding of Degrees and Certificates
Dr. David R. Odiorne
President, Board of Governors
Scrolling of Graduate Names
Pre-Recorded Music
4Special
Designation
Students receiving red, white and blue cords are
recognized as veterans. These cords were provided
by the non-profit veteran organization, Honoring/
Hiring/Helping our Heroes of Pinal County. We
proudly salute these men and women and send them
off from Central Arizona College with the knowledge
that they will undoubtedly continue to achieve both
personal and professional success.
Students receiving gold cords are members of
the Honors Program, a program for academically
exceptional students, offers intellectual opportunities
beyond those found in the normal curriculum.
Students receiving gold medallions are Honors
Program graduates who have completed the year-long
Colloquium project and three seminar projects in
academic transfer courses taken for honors credit.
Students receiving gold stoles are members of the Phi
Theta Kappa International Honor Society.
Students receiving red cords are members of TRIO
Student Support Services (SSS). TRIO SSS students
participate in a comprehensive program that provides
mentoring and academic support. Success of students
in the program is attributed to their personal
resiliency and vital connections made with our
faculty members and staff.
Students receiving black/platinum cords are
members of the National Society of Leadership &
Success Program. Their mission is to build leaders
who make a better world.
Students receiving silver stoles are members of the
Student Government Association. Silver symbolizes
the knowledge each student has gained throughout
their years of service at CAC. The stole itself
represents a high level of dedication and commitment
to the greater good of the student body. Each member
of the Student Government Association has worked
to advocate for all CAC students and have helped to
sponsor a variety of programs and activities.
5Honors &
Certificates
* Students earning a degree graduating
with Honors – GPA 3.5 or above
Special Thanks
Central Arizona College’s
Information Technology
and
Pence Center Teams
Avocado Nursery
6Academic
Regalia
The “cap and gown” graduation attire comes
to us from medieval Europe, where they were
commonly worn by faculty and students. These
robes or gowns are more typical of attire from the
time and may have originally provided warmth in
unheated buildings. By the 14th century, some
universities required faculty to wear academic
robes in public places as well as at their university
or college.
In the late 19th century, American universities
formed a commission that prepared a code for
academic costumes. That code has been updated
and today consists of a gown, cap and hood that
indicate the degree, and the college or university
that awarded that degree.
Undergraduate cap and gowns: Our CAC
graduates wear gowns with pointed sleeves.
While these are sometimes simply black, they may
also be in one of the university or college’s colors.
Most undergraduates wear a cap that is also
known as a “mortarboard”.
Masters’ degree cap and gowns: Gowns for a
Master’s degree are typically black and have longer
oblong sleeves that hang below the wrist. Master’s
degree regalia includes a hood draped over the
shoulders, and usually a mortarboard cap.
Doctor’s degree cap and gowns: Gowns for a
Doctor’s degree are very full, with large, full
sleeves and a front trimmed in velvet, with three
velvet bars on the sleeves. Doctor’s degree regalia
also includes a hood, and more recently many
include soft velvet caps instead of a mortarboard.
7Faculty
“Mace”
The Faculty Senate President, who leads the
procession, carries a large wooden staff, based
on a mace, a medieval weapon that symbolized
authority of the king to award titles. While
the mace was once a weapon used to establish
authority of the physically strong, it has been
transformed to a symbol of intellectual authority
and a reminder of the civilizing power of teaching
and learning. It is now representative of the right
of the College and the State to grant degrees.
Our Central Arizona College mace was made by
Mr. Casey Newman, woodworking instructor at
our Aravaipa Campus. It is made of walnut, with
an engraved brass emblem of the college, and
wrapped with copper to symbolize the significance
of copper mining in Pinal County and Arizona.
8Faculty
of the Year
Awards
Central Arizona College faculty hold doctoral and
other advanced degrees, and possess infinitely
varied combinations of real-world experience
which contribute to their ability to provide an
outstanding learning experience to students at
Central Arizona College. CAC is a “learning
college” and inasmuch our faculty are, at their
very core, dedicated to student success.
While their teaching methods may vary, all faculty
members at Central Arizona College hold true to
the mission of our institution. Each year students
are invited to nominate outstanding faculty who
have made a difference in the lives of students
inside and outside the classroom. The selected
faculty should be a role model for students who
not only demonstrates excellence in instruction,
but also leadership and a passion for helping
students learn.
The Faculty of the Year recipient will receive a
commemorative plaque marking their receipt of
this prestigious honor.
2021 Faculty of the Year
awarded to
Wendy Britt
Professor of Nursing
9George Fridell
Awards
Each year Central Arizona College honors its
outstanding educators with the George Fridell
Excellence in Teaching Awards. Unless you are
part of the Central Arizona College community
or had the opportunity to partake in one of his
classes, the name George Fridell becomes just
another adjective describing another plaque
among tens of thousands given out across this
country every year. However, it is as a result of
his common sense and high standards that CAC’s
Faculty Award evolved into the George Fridell
Excellence in Teaching Awards.
1. Joseph Faykosh, Ph.D.
Professor of History,
Superstition Mountain Campus
2. Fotini Sioris, M.S.
Professor of Biology,
Signal Peak Campus
3. Skyla Teel, M.Ed.
Professor of Reading,
Signal Peak Campus
10Graduates
Eric Aguilar AAS *
Salomay Agyei AA *
Michael Alcantar AAS, Cert
Kennie A. Aldridge Cert
Sarah Aldridge AAS
Gregory Q. T. Allen AS *
Jay Almquist AAS, Cert *
Adrian Alonzo AA
Salina Alvarado AS
Kuukua Sompa Amonoo AS *
Joanna Gabriella Andrews AAS *
Anique Monette Anzures AA
Melissa Aragon Cert
Kaylin Neva Armstrong AA, Cert
Vanessa Avila Cert
Margarita C. Ayala AAS, Cert *
Andrew Backman Cert
Matthew Bailey AAS *
Makayla Marie Barraza AS
Aaliyah Venus Bartholomew AS *
Anay Bayles AA
Karina Amanda Beard AA *
Aimee R. Beauregard Cert
Mason Parker Becker AAS *
Amy Marie Beeman AA
Rosa P. Bender Cert
Thomas Gerard Bezaire Cert
Zamaree Bre’Shea Blevins AA, Cert *
Blaine Hunter Blum Cert
Brianna Bobadilla Villegas AA
Angela Bojorquez Cert
Diego Bojorquez AA
Mayra Bojorquez Manzanarez AA, Cert
Jena Lyn Bowers AA *
Makenna Box Cert
Kelly Nicole Breijak AB *
Derek S. Bresee II Cert
Emily Briggs AAS
Danielle B. Brown AB
David C. Brue AA
Adrienne Campbell AA
Ashley L. Campbell AAS
Jennifer Campbell AAS *
Alyssa Camper AA, Cert
Chase Cannon AAS *
Gabriela Elizabeth Canter AAS
Alannah Monique Felix Cantu AA
Paul Jesse Cardenas AAS
Daniel Carpenter AA
Abel R. Castaneda, Jr. AA *
Caitlin Allyson Castillo Cert
Julio Castillo AS, Cert *
Erika Castruita AA
Mariah Cavazos AGS
Vanessa Cerna-Torres Cert
Esperanza I. Chapa AA
Deidra Chase Cert
Rubby Chavez AB
Rashard Chavis AAS
Boumma Chon-Webb AAS *
Alecxander Church Cert
Emily E. Churchill AA *
11Sherry M. Cline AGS *
Burt Allen Cody Cert
Joahnna V. Combs AAS *
Ebony Cooper AA
Destiny Cooper-Petrie AA
Chasta Copeland AS
Cinthia Corral Cert
Ryan William Correale Cert
Elizabeth G. Curtin AAS *
Eric Daily Cert
Chelsey M. Dale AAS
Chelsey Maeanna Dale AA
Briana Dalfrey AA
Ryan Dalton AAS *
Caitlyn Marie D’Amico AAS *
Katelyn Marie Davidson AA *
Alicia Davis Cert
Ashley De la Cruz AA
Jessica De Santiago Cert
Mitchell DeCovich AA
Brandi Elizabeth Deibler AAS *
AJ Delisle Cert
Lashay Deloney AA
Steven G. Denogean AA
Daisy A. Denton AGS
Shaniya Deo AS *
Alexandra Diaz AGS
Jasmin A. Diaz AS
Jasmine Diaz AA
Nadine A. Diaz Cert
Nicole Dillon AA
Bianca Yvette Dominguez AA *
Lindzey Doran AA
Andrea J. Dreger AS, Cert *
Alexis Rose Dubbs AA *
Sierra Violet Dye AA, Cert
Callie S. Edgewater AS *
Katrina Lynn Eldridge AA, Cert *
Ethan Alexander Escarcega-Rodriguez AA
Diana Estrada AA
Liam Evans AA
Peter Preston Everhart AGS
Patience Fosuaa Fenteng AAS
Kenneth Robert Ferea III AB *
Kassie Shay Fischer Cert
Ashton Florea Cert
Ashley Lorenzana Flores AB *
Rosa M. Flores AA *
Michael Andrew Fluit AA *
Jacob Ford AAS
Martha L. Foust AA *
Taylor Marie Fowler AA, AAS
Tyler Joseph Galanis Cert
Alondra L. Gale AS
Alicia Gamez Aguilar AAS
Ana L. Garcia AA
Ann M. Garcia AA
David A. Garcia AAS
Dustin Matthew Garcia AA
Steven Garcia AA
Wilfrieda A. Garcia AB
Jennifer Garcia-Vega AA *
Monique Alyse Garza AAS, Cert
Elena Gasser AAS *
Olivia Elizabeth Gastelo AA, Cert *
12Joanna Gwyn Gavlik Cert
Hanna George AA
Joseph Gibson, Jr. AAS *
Katie Ryan Gillespie AB *
Preston Godfrey AA
Alexis Nevaeh Gomez Cert
Alaina Gonzales AA, AGS
Araceli Gonzalez AA *
Jenna Rae Gonzales AA *
Daisy Aida Gonzalez AA *
Evangelos A. Goodson AAS
Lainey Summer Gottfried Cert
Vanessa Govea Cert
Ryan Grabosch AA *
Shannon R. Greathouse AAS
Maudiana Griego AA *
Tyler Griggs AA *
Nina Guerin AS *
Christopher Douglas Guilkey AA
Colton Dean Guin Cert
Kameron Hall AA *
Leah Marie Hall AA
Annabelle Hampton AB *
Vashti Harer AAS
Kayla Rene’ Harper Cert
Hayden Harrison AA *
Ann Hatch AAS
Marcia R. Hawk Cert
Lydia Monique Heintz AA
Katelyn Hemstreet AA
Rayna Hernandez Cert
Sharenny Hernandez AA
Rhiannon K. Herrera AAS
Mikenna Hillman AA *
Ariel Hogan Cert
Tegan D. Homol AS *
Jacob Ron Hope AAS
Kerry Howell Cert
Samantha Lee Huey AA
Patricia Hughes AAS
Antonia Hugo AA
William H. Hulsey Cert
Gary Hutson Cert
Shaddaia R. Ingram AA
Nanibah James AAS
Jacob Mark Jarvis AA *
Afton Nicole Jensen AA *
Tyler Robert Jensen AA
Alinne Jimenez AA *
Jacob Johnson AB
Jaelynn B. Johnson AS
Clifton Johnson, Jr. AA
Jennifer Johnson-Schroeder AAS *
Danielle Nicole Joyner-Morris Cert
Justin Kalfas AAS *
Jacob Raymond Keating AS *
Jennifer M. Keefover AS
Derek Keenan AAS *
Magen Kelly AA *
Jennifer Louane Kent Cert
Emil Kimble AS
Judith M. Kirkbride AAS *
Rebecca Karen Kleen AA *
Tabitha Renee Klix Cert
Kwanda Knight AA
13Renee Flores Knop AGS *
Megan E. Kochel AA
Wayne J. Koshiway AAS, AGS
Chloe Marie Krason AA *
Nicoletta Ereinee Krinis AA *
Cameron Krueger AB *
Dawson Blake Lackey AAS
Shawn LaFalce AAS *
Tristen Lairmore AA *
Elisa Lara AA
Vanessa Lashinsky AAS *
Sarah Beth Lautzenheiser AA
Brian Paul Ledding, Jr. AAS *
Teresa B. Leslie AAS
Bailey Todd Lindsay AA
Tiahna Lindsey Cert
Naryah Aaliyah Lipford Cert
Meah Little AGS
Martyna Lively AA *
Christopher R. Locke AS
Ana Lizza A. Lombos AAS *
Luke Lomeli AA *
Federico Lopez AS
Jesus Antonio Lopez AAS
Tayden Gealonn Lorayes AB
Angela Lorimer AA, Cert *
Estrella Alicia Lucero AA
Tabetha Luke Cert
Ignatius B. Lupe, Jr. AA
Esteban Macias, Jr. Cert
Valentin Madrigal AS *
Angel Mankel AAS
Marissa Selina Marquez AA
Dylan Martin AA
Misty A. Martin Cert
Ana Francisco Martinez AAS
Aubrey Isabel Martinez Cert
Hallie Martinez Cert
Jade Abrielle Martinez AA
Ashlynn Mathews Cert
Christopher Mayes AB *
Gabriela Maria Lopez McBain AA *
Shonna McBride AB *
Payson Sage McGill AB
Alyssa McHenry AAS
Nicholas Medel AA
Rio Mari Carmen Medina AA
Jessica Marissa Melchor AAS *
Jeremy Melendrez Cert
Zulma Alejandra Mendoza AA
Elizabeth Mendoza-Sosa AAS
Jalen Menzies AA
Shirley Milam AAS
Sabrina Milano Cert
Brigham Milkey AB
Wynona Ava Mitchell AAS *
Dhairya Keyor Modha AS *
Adriana Maria Moncada AAS *
Mariah Kathryn Montgomery AA *
Isabel Montoya AS
Rebecca Montoya AAS
Caitlin Moore AAS
Marshall Morris AAS
Sarah Rachelle Morris AA
Robert Raymond Moya AAS *
14Kimberly Muñoz AA
Carolyn J. Murphy Cert
Shane Mustafa AS *
Alexsondra Nathan AA *
Shannon Neal AAS *
Monique Cheyenne Neely Cert
Armando Nez AS *
Addisyn Jeaninne Nichols AA *
Sarah Norton AB *
Yomara Norzagaray AAS
Joann O’Hare AAS *
Maria O’Hare AAS *
Jodi L. Ohnick Cert
Mathew Olsen AA
Daniel Orona Cert
Ariana Ortiz AA *
Yocelyn Ortiz AA
Maverick O. Oviedo AAS *
Ana Beatris Pagani Cert
Benjamin G. Pape AAS
Mackenzie L. Parker AS *
Kyle C. Partin AS
Ryan Pate AA
Karissa Patefield Cert
Reginald Patterson AA *
Anna-Marie Ofelia Perez AA
Tanya Perez AA
Rikki Pine AAS
Kaylee Marie Poppe Cert
Laurie A. Quay AAS *
Julia Elisabeth Quenzer AA
Shiela Mae Ragasajo AAS *
Daniel Z. Rajotte AAS
Jackeline Ramey AAS *
Lewis E. Ramirez, Jr. Cert
Laura Patricia Ramos Laboy Cert
Joshua Lencio Rapisura AS
Tekeya Redd AAS
Austin Brodie Reeves AAS
Katressa Suzanne Regione Cert
Leslie Rose F. Regoso AGS *
Anthony M. Renna AA
Carissa Reyes AA
Julissa Maria Reyes Gonzalez Cert
Colin Rhode AB *
Mercedes C. Rivera AAS
Carlos Robles AS
Micaela O. Rodriguez AA
Elexis Kijana Rogers AA, Cert
Maria Isabel Roldan Cert
Salma Aziledni Roman Rojo AA
Christy Romero AAS
Enrique Teyechea Romero AA
Mya Elizabeth Rosenau AA *
Scott Anthony Russell Cert
Scott Anthony Russell Cert
Joshua Jeremiah Rutledge AS *
Judith Sainz AS
Amir Salehi AS
Veronica Salinas Cert
Cristian Sanchez AA *
Yasmin Santa Cruz AS
Gisel Arleth Sarmiento AS *
Reata D. Schlosser AA
Amy Allison Schmid AB
15Kalee Schmidt AA *
Michael M. Selling AAS *
Russell Shaffer AAS *
Jena K. Shriver AAS *
Alexandra Shulman AA *
Perla Sierra AA *
Stephan Simon Cert
Noah Smith Cert
Valerie Smith AAS *
Katie Sneed Cert
Sonia Solis AA
Debbie M. Soliz AA *
Sylvia A. Soliz Cert
Stella Sotelo Cert
Clara Soto AB
Monique Soto Cert
Lanese Reyna Stewart AAS
Zack Stewart AA
Mary W. Stiles AGS *
Jada Stratman AAS *
Lauren Kristine Sundblom AA *
Steve Tadeusiak AAS
Abrielle Marie Tagert Cert
Karla Tagliabue AA
Arthur Michael Tapia AAS
Precious A. Tapia Cert
Lindsay Templeton AA *
Ruth Ellen Tenpenny-Womack AAS
April L. Thomas-Jerome AA
Destiny Torres AA
Laritza Maria Traslavina Rodarte AA, Cert *
Charles Trei AA *
Allison Nicole Tucker AAS
Kelly A. Turner Cert
Claudia Urtuzuastegui AAS
George Valencia AA *
Logan Valencia AA
Tara Vance AAS
Ruben Alejandro Vasquez Soto III AS
Denise Vazquez Cert
Alyssa Rose Velarde Cert
Rupert H. Ventenilla AA *
Samantha Lynne Villa Cert
Lucila Villarreal AAS *
Monique Pearl Viola AA, Cert
Justin B. Walker AAS
Katherine W. Wallis AAS
Zane C. Watson Cert
Robert J. Weber AAS *
Rosana West AAS *
Trayvion White-Austin AA
Skylynn Wiles AA
Kimberlyn M. Williams Cert
Lionel D. Williams AA
Savannah Willis AAS *
Brendan Scott Wilson AAS
Phillip Thomas Wilson Cert
Kaylea Nicole Wilsoncroft Cert
McKayla Wright Cert
Jaime Zavala AB
Vanessa Rene Zupancic AGS *
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Congratulations to the
Class of 2021 for your
continued dedication and
perseverance in completing
your certificate and/or
degree path.
We are glad that you chose
to help you achieve your
goals.
We celebrate you!
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