Board of TrusTees - Iowa Lakes Community College

MISSION STATEMENT
“To provide opportunities for quality lifelong learning
and promote economic development for our communities.”
Board Of Trustees
Janice Lund, President
Pat Kibbie, Vice President
Arden Kinnander
Mike Prior
Jane Nolan Goeken
David Gottsche
Bob Jennings
District 2, Estherville
District 6, Emmetsburg
District 1, Armstrong
District 3, Spirit Lake
District 4, Spencer
District 5, Milford
District 7, Algona
* * *
Valerie Newhouse, College President

2012 Spring Commencement
Preliminary Music and Processional...................Carol Ayres, Professor
(audience rises during the processional)
May 11, 2012 ~ 7 P.M.
ESTHERVILLE CAMPUS
Brett Fuelberth, Professor
Escorts....................................................................Mary Faber, Director,
Spencer Campus
Scott Stokes, Executive Dean,
Estherville Campus
National Anthem....................................................Iowa Lakes Community College Vocalist
Welcome..................................................................Valerie Newhouse, College President
Acknowledgement of Board of Trustees ...........Janice Lund, President, Board of Trustees
Special Recognition...............................................Mark Gruwell, Executive Dean of
Instruction and Development
Presidential Scholars
Introduced by Ann Wimmer, Professor
Jim Hall Outstanding Alumnus Award
Presented by Jolene Rogers, Executive Director of
Institutional Advancement
Student Address.....................................................Matt Kuehler, Accounting Specialist
Introduced by Lecia Berven, Professor
Commencement Address.........................................Iowa Senator John P. (Jack) Kibbie
Presentation of Candidates...................................Mark Gruwell
Conferring of Degrees and Diplomas..................Pat Kibbie, Vice President, Board of Trustees
Roll Call of Candidates.......................................Laure Egland, Associate Professor
Martha Olson, Associate Professor
Presentation of Diplomas......................................Valerie Newhouse
Iowa Senator John P. (Jack) Kibbie
Closing Remarks....................................................Mark Gruwell
Recessional.............................................................Carol Ayres & Brett Fuelberth
Guests: Please remain seated until the candidates have left the gymnasium.
You are cordially invited to attend a reception in the 4-Plex.
We thank the servers who are from the college staff and the Alumni Association.

Spring 2012 Commencement
Matthew A. Bertrand
Samuel R. Cross
Alex Brian Dirks
Erica Lynn Fehr
Ethan Fehr
Grace K. Gould
Taylor Marie Grabinoski
Kellisha J’nell Hillarine Harley
Brent Harris
Michael Hartsock
Janna Jo Hokinson
John A. Kruckenberg
Michael Steven Logemann
David Movall
Honors
* Cum laude 3.25 - 3.49
** Magna cum laude 3.50 - 3.74
*** Summa cum laude 3.75 - 4.00
Honor students wear a gold tassel
# Presidential Scholar
~ Phi Theta Kappa
+ Fall 2011 candidate
PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS
Erin Marie Patton
Russell A. Powers
Chad Preston
Bryson L. Rezac
Brett Schealler
Luke Andrew Selk
Samantha Lynn Spiker
Karl Swanson
Jordan D. Thomas
Mikaela Weeks
Bryce Widman
Rachel Wooten
Abigail Zwanziger
CANDIDATES FOR THE ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE
Juanita Mae Amdahl
Milford Peter Dennis
Spirit Lake
Jenessa Joy Amundson *+
Spirit Lake Isaac Shea Derner **
Milford
Danielle C. Arp *
Manning Ryann Christine DeYoung
Spencer
Taylor Ask
Trimont, Minn. Taylor Ashton Duncan *+
Milford
Caleb Alan Baruth ***
Estherville Cody Allen Dyhrkopp *
Graettinger
Robin Lynn Baumgarn
Ocheyedan Kayla Mae Eastman **
Riceville
Nicholas Jay Beernink *
Estherville Patrick D. Eaton
Des Moines
Bryce A. Benson
Spencer Skyla Marie Edwards +
Graettinger
Peter Robert Bergum *
Ames Crystal Grace Egdorf **
Paullina
Brady J. Blocker
Bancroft Crystal Elsbecker *
Lake Park
Ruud Gullit Boijseauneau + Fort Worth, Texas Michael Frederick-Fedele +
Emmetsburg
Bart J. Bonnstetter *+
Milford Callie Froendt +
Milford
Suzanne Kay Brownell
Whittemore Jennifer Lynn Geariety
Pemberton, Minn.
Mackenzie Burns *
Estherville Emma-Kate Gibson * Central Coast, Australia
Crystal Lynn Bush **
Ringsted Homar Alejandro Gonzalez Clutterbuck Dorado, Puerto Rico
Tanner Lucas Carlson +
Cherokee C. J. Good * Emporia, Kan.
Melissa Anne Carr
Spirit Lake Julie Good *
Ozark, Missouri
Kourtney L. Clasing
Emmetsburg Jennifer Lynn Graham *
Armstrong
Blaine William Conner
Platte City, Mo. Matthew S. Graves +
Ruthven
Kendall Marie Corley *
Emmetsburg Devon Groen *
Algona
Emily B. Danner +
Estherville Shaela Elise Gross
Spirit Lake

CANDIDATES FOR THE ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE
Taylor James Harris
Graettinger
Sarah Lynn Harson **
Emmetsburg
Alexandria Jean Hawn +
Spirit Lake
Katie Jane Heidner
Algona
Tyler John Henderson
Emmetsburg
Derek Ryan Henkelvig
Emmetsburg
Heather Heser
Jackson, Minn.
Mark Joseph Hodgin ***+
Spencer
Elizabeth Dawn Hoover ***
Spirit Lake
Evetta Hughes
Carbondale, Ill.
Danielle Marie Huse
Milford
Anthony Irby Jr.
Madison, Wis.
Cody Jackson ***
Estherville
Scott Jenson
Algona
Daniel Jones **
Estherville
Justin P. Kibbie
Emmetsburg
Stephanie King +
Algona
Jennifer Lynn Kipfer ***+
Milford
Erin M. Kirchner *
Estherville
Morgan Kirchner *
Estherville
Mak Kloewer *
Spencer
Courtney Paige Kramer
Spencer
Matt Krogman *+
Spirit Lake
Thomas James Kuecker +
Cylinder
Jacobi Lange
Estherville
Nichole Lansing **
Algona
Joelynn Babe Larson
Alta
Xiao Liang **
Tianjin, China
Michael Logemann #
Ledyard
Tina Luehring
Terril
Nichelle A. Mackey
Spencer
Melissa Sue Martin *
Pocahontas
Ben McCain
Emmetsburg
Kelsie McCauley
Estherville
Cassandra K. McCreary ***
Spencer
Le Mi ***
Shan Dong, China
Jordan Elizabeth Miller Cottage Grove, Minn.
Amy K. Milner *
Houston, Texas
Joseph Dean Moore **
Wallingford
Nytasha L. Moore
Emmetsburg
Destiny Munden **
Royal
Ryan W. Naber +
Spencer
Kelsey Anne Nielsen
Spencer
Ashley Ann O’Connor
Buffalo Center
Elizabeth Olson
Estherville
Sydnie Elizabeth Packard **+
Waterloo
Justin R. Pangburn *
Spirit Lake
Erin Marie Patton ***#
Milford
Wendell L. Pelts
Chicago, Ill.
Krista Annabeth Pelzer **
Armstrong
Beth Katie Powell +
Cody J. Prather
Heather Richelle Rein
Bryson L. Rezac **#
Nicole Riley +
Megan Marie Rogers *
Terry L. Roghair ***~
Chelsie Marie Rolling
Aaron Jeffery Rosacker
Winston Rosinger ***
Christianne Saiz
Kayla June Salton +
Nicole Schany
Molli Elizabeth Schmeling
Karlee Schneekloth
Collin G. Schubert
Cory D. Schultes *
Carol Scott +
Lester Earl Sennert II+
Dallas Jay Shumski
Chelsea Sophia Simon *
Cheryl Diane Sparks ***
Paul Stewart Sparks ***
Elice Spencer
Samantha Spies *
Samantha Lynn Spiker **+#
Jacob J. Stubbs
Bethany Julie Suter
Chelsey Teague ***
Elizabeth Thilges **
Michelle Esther Thille
Amber Lynn Thomas ***+
Jordan D. Thomas ***#
Alexander W. Toay
Michael Toebes +
Malisa Vallie **
Alicia Mae Valvick **
Amanda Veit **
Stacie A. VerMeer *
Cayla C. Vimr
Jessica Rae Wallace **~
Taran R. Washington
Mikaela Weeks **#
Sara M. West +
Kari Lynn Wester
Brooke Elizabeth Whiting **+
Aaron Wielenga +
Matthew Wigen *+
Zachary A. Woldruff
Abigail Zwanziger #
Terril
Estherville
Armstrong
Dolliver
Estherville
Estherville
Spirit Lake
Fenton
Ruthven
Estherville
Sylmar, Calif.
Spencer
Emmetsburg
Emmetsburg
Jackson, Minn.
Spirit Lake
Emmetsburg
Estherville
Spencer
Swea City
Estherville
Burt
Estherville
Spencer
Spirit Lake
Armstrong
Emmetsburg
Trimont, Minn.
Emmetsburg
Algona
Santee, Calif.
Round Lake, Minn.
Estherville
Spencer
Spencer
Sioux Rapids
Lakota
Spencer
Spirit Lake
St. Paul, Minn.
Spirit Lake
West Bend
Spirit Lake
Estherville
Larrabee
Spirit Lake
Orange City
Spencer
Alton
Nashua

CANDIDATES FOR THE Associate IN Science Degree
Gunner Drew Batcher-Johnson * Staples, Minn.
Justin Bunkers **
Lake Park
Jayde Elizabeth Cherkas
Maryville, Mo.
Leisa M. Hall +
Superior
Kellisha J’nell Hillarine Harley ***# Lakewood, Colo.
Erin M. Kirchner *
Estherville
Iván Antonio Lebrón Acevedo Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
Michael Steven Logemann #
Ledyard
Melissa Sue Martin *
Pocahontas
Ross McNaughton
Kingsley
Le Mi ***
Shan Dong, China
Sun K. Mudiavita ** Kolwezi, Rep. of Congo
Jacob M. Nase
Milford
Thomas L. Pruitt **
Milford
Bryson L. Rezac **#
Dolliver
Dane Ross +
Estherville
Catessa Jean Stevens
Sioux City
Elizabeth Thilges **
Algona
Jordan D. Thomas ***#
Estherville
Cayla C. Vimr
St. Paul, Minn.
Accounting Specialist
Nicole Beal ***
Terril
Bart J. Bonnstetter *+
Milford
Ricci Booth
Spencer
Bryan R. Cox +
Spencer
Kayla Mae Eastman **~
Riceville
Lori Flynn
Emmetsburg
Heather Heser
Jackson, Minn.
David M. Holmquist **+
Spirit Lake
Matthew R. Kuehler **+
Spencer
Jessica Larson *
Ruthven
Stephanie Peterson
Algona
Becky M. Severeid ***
Royal
Brendan Scott Studer
Emmetsburg
Marie Dawn Thoreson * Lakefield, Minn.
Rose M. Villela *
Thompson
Administrative Assistant
Kendall Marie Corley *
Emmetsburg
Carrie A. Engelkes **+
Spencer
Carly Jo Fletcher **
Royal
Ryan Hemesath
Decorah
Krista Elizabeth Looft **
Bancroft
Catherine L. Peters **
Havelock
Laurie Phillips
Spirit Lake
Kayla June Salton +
Spencer
Keri Lynn Zylstra
Emmetsburg
Aviation/Airport Management
Drew Evan Strom
Fairmont, Minn.
Broadcast Media Specialist
Nicholas James Hemphill
Lake Park
Business Administration & Management
Douglas E. Bradburn ** New Ulm, Minn.
Miranda Gould
Milford
Richard T. Hamilton *
Spencer
David M. Holmquist **+
Spirit Lake
Maria Yamile Lopez
Estherville
Jill K. McPherson +
Estherville
Lola M. Meyer
Ringsted
Carol Ann Miller *+
Humboldt
Nicholas Origer +
Milford
Katelynn E. Rees **
Spirit Lake
Jason C. Salmon
Spencer
Michael Lore Shire **+
Spencer
Travis Stouffer
Spencer
Marie Dawn Thoreson * Lakefield, Minn.
Crystal Titmus
Terril
Amber Nicole Wells
Estherville
Matthew Wigen *+
Spencer
Michelle Woodyard *
Emmetsburg
Computer Programming
Paul Stewart Sparks ***
Estherville
Criminal Justice
Lucas Budrow +
Nicholas A. Chambers *+
Nyron Moore *
Luke Andrew Selk **#
Angela Wise +
Milford
Ankeny
Sanborn
Peterson
Emmetsburg
Early Childhood Education
Danielle C. Arp *
Manning
Rachel Driver
Linn Grove
Crystal Grace Egdorf **
Paullina
Kaitlynn M. Grimmius
Spencer
Devon Groen *
Algona
Danielle Marie Huse
Milford
Nichole Lansing **
Algona
Kari Lynn Wester
Larrabee
environmental Studies
Mark Alfred Aeikens +
Ellsworth
Cory D. Bailey
Laurens
James E. Bainbridge **
Spencer
Shane Robert Bush
Cherokee
Bill Forry
Springfield, Minn.
Todd Michael Goeders
Mallard
Shea Patrick Hemmingsen
Ruthven
Drew Howing
Wallingford
Jessica Jean Allison Kirkland **+ Spencer
Brett Miller ***
Sergeant Bluff
David D. Miller ***
Everly
Mitchell Howard Sangel
Cherokee
Anthony Charles Smith
Emmetsburg
Patricia Lynn Zalabowski *** Arnolds Park

CANDIDATES FOR THE Associate IN Science Degree
Graphic Design & Technology
Amber Marie Anderson *+ Northrop, Minn.
Caleb N. Benna
Ida Grove
Kelsey Joy Deling *
Fairmont, Minn.
Azure L. Ginter ***
Estherville
Mary Goodell ***
Lake Park
Emily Julia Hecht *
Estherville
Trevor Johnson
West Okoboji
Joshua Bryan Naslund
Cherokee
Sirena Marrie Richardson **
Fostoria
Timothy L. Roth ***
Terril
Human Services & Disability Studies
Janna Jo Hokinson **#
Emmetsburg
Jessi Lyn Roberts
Milford
Sarah J. Steffen **+
Ruthven
Information Technology
Kevin Dailey ***
Fort Dodge
David Matthew Nase
Milford
Brett Schealler *#
Sioux Rapids
Jesse Roy Tatman +
Everly
Donald Andy Wiita ***
Mallard
Journalism & Photography
Andrea Renee Schacherer *+ Estherville
Paralegal/Legal Studies
Anna E. Coffin +
Spirit Lake
Crystal Cross *
Lake Park
Beth A. Herke
Spencer
Wallace Forrest Webster **+ Fairmont, Minn.
Recreation & Leisure Management
Christopher A. Regan *+
Spirit Lake
Jacey Soat
Estherville
Sales & Marketing Management
Nolan James Grundy +
Sioux City
Seth Hellinga ***+
Lake Park
Substance Abuse Counseling
Jodee D. Goche ***+
Bancroft
Ryan Lee Hessenius ***+ Asheville, N.C.
Web Development & Design
Elizabeth Eve Hersom **
Emmetsburg
Trevor Johnson
West Okoboji
Megan Odefey *+
Spirit Lake
Joe M. Poyzer
Estherville
Malisa Vallie **
Sioux Rapids
CANDIDATES FOR THE
Associate IN Applied Science Degree
agribusiness Technology
Ethan Wiltsie Cretsinger
Coon Rapids
Aaron Patrick Fay
Glidden
Tyson Daniel Gath
Lake Park
Michael Geitzenauer
Lone Rock
Scott Arnold Golwitzer **
Glidden
Mason John Hoffman
Emmetsburg
Nickolas R. Larsen *+
Ringsted
Adam Leuthold ***
Rock Rapids
Alicia Magg
Spirit Lake
David Movall ***#
Linn Grove
Eric Olson
Ringsted
Kaleb Jordan Reis **
Coon Rapids
Dustin A. Slota
Kingsley
Agriculture Production Technology
James Stetson Badje
Buffalo Center
Andrew Thomas Bainbridge
Kingsley
Nate Beyenhof
Rock Rapids
Chad Evan Borchers **
Holstein
Wraine Marie Flohrs **
Trimont, Minn.
Troy Hess **
Fonda
Kevin Dwayne Luke
Ringsted
Shelby Anne Meyer
Alta
Chad Preston ***#
Swea City
Stanton Safley *
Jefferson
Phillip Edward Schmitt
Graettinger
Doug William Schwaller
Milford
Dustin Schwaller
Milford
Kyler Jon Spykerboer
Rock Rapids
Andrew Stander *+
Sioux Center
Cody Stowater
Cherokee
Jesse James Vander Streek
Rock Rapids
Bryce Widman ***#
Storm Lake
Dennis Eldon Wilken *
Akron
Automotive Collision & Paint Technology
Johnathan Ryan Anderson
Titonka
Michael Ohmart ***
Rolfe
Caleb Reed
Ruthven

CANDIDATES FOR THE
Associate IN Applied Science Degree
automotive Technology
Matthew James Brockman
Laurens
David T. Hill Jr
Estherville
Jessy Ray Hoffmeyer *
Spencer
Brandon Joseph Juenemann Sanborn, Minn.
Benjamin James Schoen
Ida Grove
Shaye Nelson Frazier Thomas * Omaha, Neb.
Landscape & Turfgrass Technology
Matthew K. Baschke
Okoboji
Travis Wayne Goeders **
Mallard
Robbie Harris
Spencer
Jacob Lee Kopaska
Bayard
Nick Leewright
Emmetsburg
Jason Dale Schmit *
St. Peter, Minn.
Construction Technology
Julio A. Ayala Lopez
Sibley
Justin L. Dickson ***
Manilla
Neal William Kramer
Larchwood
Michael Ohmart ***
Rolfe
Ian M. Oliver
Clarion
Eric Olson
Ringsted
Jon Salonek
Springfield, Minn.
Nate A. Samp **
Algona
Adam Ryan Zielstra ***
Ayrshire
Farm Equipment & Diesel Technology
Matthew C. Anderson ***
Webb
Ethan Bakken **
Ruthven
Dirk W. Benson
Fostoria
Henry R. Bosler
Alvord
Luther John Dittman **
Dundee, Minn.
Ethan Fehr ***#
West Bend
Heath D. Golwitzer **
Glidden
Michael Hartsock **#
Laurens
Kyle Hersom
Pomeroy
Casey Louis Jandera
Lakefield, Minn.
Jaimes Duane Looft
Bancroft
Nathan Meyer **
Ruthven
Cody Carl Oeltjenbruns Mountain Lake, Minn.
Clinton Ohnmacht *
Braddyville
Brady Otis
Wesley
Jordan Paulsen
Armstrong
Kyle Raasch
Marathon
Tom Saunders
Manilla
Jeremiah N. Segebart
Manilla
Justin David Stoks **
Spencer
Derek Hale Van Veldhuizen Rock Rapids
Marine Service Technology
Brad Bond *
Marcus
Terry Repp **
Moravia
John Shanley *
Mound, Minn.
Medical Office Technology
Ashlee Noel Averill +
Spencer
Deb Burger
Spencer
Kara Lynne Gerdeman ***
Dickens
Holly Grover +
Spencer
Judith Rohwer
Milford
Rachel M. Saunders
Sioux Rapids
Diane L. Simpson **+
Primghar
Bridget Vanderhoff
Rolfe
Motorcycle & Small Engine Technology
Steven M. Blackwell
Irwin
Calvin J. Brothers Jr***
Jackson, Minn.
Christopher Lloyd Burg **
Ruthven
Corey E. DeHoet ***
Waverly
Andrew Gus Feauto **
Akron
Kyle Gant *
Sioux City
Jarod Knudtson
Forest City
Brandon Minear
Decorah
Matthew Raymond Mulder *** Okoboji
Jaren Kyle Nunnikhoven **
Pella
Trent Park ***
Atlantic
Timothy C. Reilly *
Sioux City
Alex A. Ryherd *
Cherokee
Derek Thompson
Waukon
Hotel & Restaurant Management
Emily Ann Aanonson ***
Estherville
Jacob L. Carlson
Sioux Rapids
Heidi Dollen ***
Fairmont, Minn.
Sean M. Hensen
Hartley
Emily A. Hubbell **
Algona
Craig Andrew Huls **
Hawarden
Hannah Kim ***+
South Korea
Christopher Thomas Mason
Everly
Kylie Marissa Mills *
Madison, Neb.
Kathleen Joy Parker ***
Spencer
Sarah Elizabeth Schumacher ** Whittemore
Sheila Wilson +
Spirit Lake
Heidi Sue Yackle *+
Wallingford

Nursing
Katie Lynn Ahern +
Amy Bauler +
Abby J. Bell +
Brittany A. Borchardt +
Sophia Campbell
Jennifer L. Dau *+
Miranda A. DePyper +
Paige Elizabeth Evans **
Ceara Ewing
Erica Lynn Fehr #
Maggie M. Fliss
Molly Kate Fliss +
Tamra Sue Gilderhus +
Grace K. Gould #
Taylor Marie Grabinoski #
Tonia J. Gunderson
Ashley Elizabeth Hansen +
Lisa Marie Hanson +
Tracie Anne Hardy +
Mikayla M. Hargus
Elizabeth Harms *
Megan Eileen Hildebrand
Charles Richard Huber +
Megan Leigh Johnson
Jayleen E. Kehm +
Amber N. King +
Dawn Deanna Kollasch +
Julie A. Kollasch +
Amanda Kristine Lietz *
Terry S. McGrauth +
Sylvia M. Mellas
Elizabeth Kay Mescher **
Rondi R. Miller *+
Kadee A. Newkirk
Ann Renee Nieland *
Jackie Nicole Olson
Emily Ann Pedersen
Emily S. Penney +
Katherine J. Quiring +
Corrin Nichole Rahm
Christy Anne Rekward
Madison Paige Schimmer +
Jennifer Shadle +
Brittany Spooner +
Morgan Stuckey +
Myranda J. Thoreson
Melissa Mary VonEhwegen
Jacque Rae Wagner +
Emily Anne Wigen *
Rachel Wooten **#
Kylee M. Zinn +
Crystal A. Zwiefel +
Paramedic Specialist
Joseph Lybarger
CANDIDATES FOR THE
Associate IN Applied Science Degree
Spencer
Spencer
Forest City
Fenton
St. Paul, Minn.
Lake Park
Graettinger
Terril
Milford
West Bend
Spirit Lake
Spirit Lake
Spencer
Spencer
Armstrong
Lake Park
Graettinger
Blue Earth, Minn.
Spencer
Jackson, Minn.
Algona
Webb
Okoboji
Estherville
Mason City
Algona
Emmetsburg
Milford
Emmetsburg
Graettinger
Estherville
Spencer
Spirit Lake
Estherville
Estherville
Manilla
Spencer
St. Ansgar
Spirit Lake
Lone Rock
Spirit Lake
Hartley
Spirit Lake
Spencer
Spencer
Spencer
Spencer
Burt
Spencer
Ruthven
Everly
Fairmont, Minn.
Estherville
Surgical Technology
Jenny Johannsen
Spirit Lake
Wind Energy & Turbine Technology
Ali Aceves
Estherville
Nicolas Elijah Acosta
Eau Claire, Wis.
Kory Arndt **
Watertown, Wis.
Matthew Barr
Blaine, Minn.
Matthew A. Bertrand ***#
Hinton
Zane Blanchard *
Decorah
Dustin D. Bloom *
Ashland, Neb.
Jordan J. Boland
Calmar
Etienne M. Caruso ***
Oakland, Calif.
Kelly E. Cook **
Martin, S.D.
Alfred J. Cooper ***
Saginaw, Mich.
Samuel R. Cross ***#
St. Paul, Minn.
Alex Brian Dirks **#
Baxter, Minn.
Brandon J. Elliott *
Spencer
Andrew Thomas Faulkner ** Greenville, S.C.
Garrett Felling *
Cedar Rapids
CJ Good *
Emporia, Kan.
Aaron S. Grote **
Webb
Keegan Wade Halma **
Doon
Brent Harris ***#
Omaha, Neb.
Jesse Hisel **
Lansing
Julian A. Keller **
Cedar Rapids
Justin Kirsch **
Clarinda
John A. Kruckenberg **#
Postville
Paul A. Kuerbitz *** Swansboro, N. Carolina
Andrew C. Lane ***
Loveland, Colo.
Ian J. Link **
Rochester, Minn.
Nicholas R. Machiz ** Cream Ridge, N. Jersey
Robert Eugene Mason ***
Sioux City
Jordan J. Mathies ***
Deloit
Brian R. McLaren **
Emmett, Mich.
Sean Joseph Monahan **
Woodbine
Paul T. Murphy ***
Estherville
Terry Alan Nading ***
Marathon
Russell A. Powers ***# Grand Island, Neb.
Paul S. Sandholdt ***
Spirit Lake
Kevin R. Scherbenske Stewartville, Minn.
Kyle Mitchell Schiefelbein * Fall Creek, Wis.
Bradley Eric Schmidt **
Ceylon, Minn.
Tanner E. Schnur
Ridgeway
Robert Lee Smith **
Strongsville, Ohio
Chanin Sriintravanit ***
Estherville
Michael D. Steele *
Merriam, Kan.
Michael Stellmach *
Milford
Michael T. Stickney ***
Cedar Rapids
Shane Ross Stoneburner
Dayton
Karl Swanson ***#
Iowa City
Mitchell J. Turbes
New Ulm, Minn.
Eric Van Den Top ***
Rock Rapids
Matthew J. Viereck **
Larchwood
Clinton Wemhoff **
Coleridge, Neb.
Eric T. Winter **
Postville
Rudolph Z. Zagar
Perry
Nicholas Ziegeweid *
Winona, Minn.

Accounting
Coleen M. Cooke ***
Kyle D. Erne ***
Child Care
Ashley Cain
Brittany Jo Carter
Katelyn Marie Cheever **
Tabatha Harry
Heather K. Hermstad *
Tori Lea McCurry *
Kirsten T. Worlds
Construction Technology
Nate A. Samp **
Graphic Specialist
Sherrie L. Wagner ***
CANDIDATES FOR A Diploma
Spencer
Lake Park
Emmetsburg
Spencer
Armstrong
Hawarden
Hartley
Algona
Truman, Minn.
Algona
Whittemore
Landscape & Turfgrass Technician
Nicholas Leewright
Emmetsburg
Kaylah VanderWerff +
Sioux Center
Medical Assistant Specialist
Jessica R. Odor ***+
Spencer
Medical Office Technologist Coding
Ramona Fagen *+
Webb
Tonia Sue McGruder *+
Spencer
Medical Office Technologist Transcription
Elizabeth R. Brandt **
Okoboji
Abby Hoffmeyer *
Estherville
Motorcycle & Small Engine Technology
Christopher Lloyd Burg **+
Ruthven
office Specialist
Keri Lynn Zylstra
Emmetsburg
Pharmacy Technician
Juanita Mae Amdahl
Spirit Lake
Brianna Lea Landsness **+ Sioux Rapids
Photography
Jordan Christoffer
Sirena Marrie Richardson **
Andrea Renee Schacherer *+
Secretarial Specialist
Regina Marquez
Welding
Michail Aaron
Dakota J. Bartley
Dennis Dean Brauer
Jason Callenius
Peter F. DeMuth *
Jacob A. Evans
Darrin James Gordon *
Robert Grant Hargrave
Craig Hatland
Ty William Helmke
Colby Jason Mauch
Mark Morrow
Kim Novak *
Taylor Olsen
Caleb Reed
Jeffrey M. Reisch
Rudy Rodriguez **
Miguel Adrian Sanchez
Brandon L. Schechinger
Tyler Schoer *
Benjamin Tammany
Spirit Lake
Fostoria
Estherville
Emmetsburg
Burt
Spencer
Spencer
Hospers
Milford
Ruthven
Glidden
Spencer
Dolliver
Ruthven
Mapleton
Spirit Lake
Emmetsburg
Algona
Ruthven
Howard, S.D.
Coon Rapids
Estherville
Manilla
Jackson, Minn.
Sandown, N.H.
CANDIDATES FOR A CERTIFICATE
Certified Professional Bookkeeper
Nicole Beal ***
Terril
Ricci Booth
Spencer
Coleen M. Cooke ***
Spencer
Michelle Cuklanz
Spencer
Kayla Mae Eastman **
Riceville
Lori Flynn
Emmetsburg
Heather Heser
Jackson, Minn.
Jessica Larson *
Ruthven
Stephanie Peterson
Algona
Becky M. Severeid ***
Royal
Marie Dawn Thoreson * Lakefield, Minn.

Academic Attire
The academic costumes of today have a history which reaches back more than 800 years to the Middle
Ages. In the 12th and 13th centuries education was supervised by the Church, and many of the students
and faculty were members of religious orders. As a result, the academic costume which evolved bore
a distinct relationship to church garb. Medieval guilds for trades and professions also had the right to
organize themselves into a collegium. In medieval Europe, all townspeople—men and women—wore
long flowing robes or gowns. Cold halls and drafty buildings made caps and floor-length capes with
attached hoods a necessity for warmth. The materials and colors of these gowns varied greatly, according
to the wealth and rank of the individual.
In the United States, as a result of our English heritage, caps and gowns have been used from colonial
times. The styles, colors and materials used in academic regalia were standardized in 1894 by adoption
of the Intercollegiate Code.
The Intercollegiate Code provides for three types of gowns. Those for the bachelor’s degree, earned
after undergraduate study, have long, pointed sleeves and are designed to be worn closed. The holder
of the master’s degree wears a gown with an oblong sleeve, open at the wrist. The sleeve base hangs
down and the rear part of its oblong shape is square-cut. The gown is worn open or closed. Gowns
for the doctoral degree may also be worn open or closed, but they carry broad velvet panels down the
front and three velvet bars on the full, round, open sleeves. This trimming may be either black or the
color distinctive to the field of learning to which the degree pertains.
Of the three pieces of academic attire, it is the hood that adds great color to the ceremony and provides
the most readily discernible information about its wearer. The system enables anyone to distinguish at
a glance the bachelor’s, master’s and doctor’s degree, and at the same time recognize the university
which has awarded the degree as well as the wearer’s field of study. The silk lining of the hood bears
the official academic color or colors of the institution conferring the degree. The velvet trim or border
on the hood indicates the major field of study to which the degree pertains. Thus, the Agriculture color
is maize, Arts and Letters is white, Business is drab, Education is light blue, Engineering is orange, Law
is purple, Music is pink, Science is golden yellow, and Theology is scarlet. Doctors of Philosophy wear
hoods trimmed in dark blue. The bachelor’s hood has the same shape as the master’s hood. The doctor’s
hood, however, is both larger and of a different style, having a flat panel at the back.
For Associate Degrees and Diplomas at Iowa Lakes Community College, a cap and gown in the primary
school color of blue has been adopted, without a hood.