123rd Defiance College Commencement
Ceremonies to be held May 9

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College will hold its 123rd commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 9. Two-hundred and thirty-five graduates will be awarded diplomas during the 12 noon ceremony. Following are the 2010 DC graduates:

Associate of Arts: Alyce Caulder, Toledo; Shawna Fowler, Defiance; Sandra Kemerer, Hicksville; Lindsay Lassiter, Oakwood.

Bachelor of Arts: Summa Cum Laude - Jared Erickson, Defiance; Sydney Erickson, Defiance; Samantha Higdon, Waldron, Ind.; Angelina Kirkham, Defiance; Damaris Morales, Stryker; Magna Cum Laude - Saffron Goetschius, Las Vegas, Nev.; Ashton Judis, Livonia, Mich.; Jacquelyn Koenn, Cecil; Jennifer Leininger, Upper Arlington; Grant Phillips, Defiance; Susan Rakes, Defiance; Jennifer Schroeder, Leipsic; Gary Vogelsong, Defiance; Staci Williams, Cecil; Cum Laude - Michelle Butterfield, Napoleon; Laura Derov, North Olmsted; Ann Fether, Archbold; Mike Gritzmaker, Kalida; Nathen Henricks, Edgerton; LaTousha Lewis, Defiance; Victoria McMaster, Sherwood; Daniel Mull, Galion; Azure Dee Patrick, East Liberty; Brooke Shinabarger, Antwerp; Angeline Short, Archbold.

Also: Kristal Alford, Pottstown, Penn.; Amber Bailey, Goodells, Mich.; Gigi Bingaya, Delaware; Alex Bonilla, Cleveland; Lee Brubaker, Holgate; Kaylee Buzard, Dalton; Michelle Carlisle, Oakwood; Shanna Chuenyane, Columbia, Md.; Sara Collins, Port Clinton; Aarika Davis, Canton; Hannah Davis, Sidney; Amanda Demland, Deelta; Joseph DePasquale, Dayton; Peter Dinius, Archbold; Angelia Fahy, Napoleon; Adam Fausey, Napoleon; Jennifer Favourite, Pioneer; Amy Flory, Bryan; Michael Floyd, Toledo; Travis Guisinger, Lima; Matthew Haviland, Defiance; Bradley Hurst, Archbold; Justine Kemper, Ottoville; Christopher Kessler, Pickerington; Timothy Kurtz, Maumee; Brett Maroney, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Jasmine Martin, Monroe, Mich.; Jessica Meyer, Ottawa; Renesha Noel, San Fernando, Trinidad; Katharine Prigge-Link, Napoleon; Vickie Rhodes, Sherwood; Lacy Sager, Ottawa; Chasta Schneider, Stryker; Rebecca Shaver, Defiance; Kyle Shong, Defiance; Kaitlyn Steward, Montpelier; Aaron Stewart, Toledo; Eric Stolly, Lima; Eric Stricklin, Portage, Mich.; Kimberly Taylor, Streetsboro; Bradley Timofeev, Oregon; Christina Urivez, Deshler; Juan Villarreal, Wauseon; Adam Von Deylen, Napoleon.

Bachelor of Science: Summa Cum Laude - Joel Billings, Waynesfield; Sarah Buchhop, Napoleon; Tammy DeGryse, Edon; Austin Kleman, Sidney; Emily Kohout, Defiance; Kathy Smith, Defiance; Elizabeth Tolson-Frankart, Defiance; John Zuber,III, Montpelier; Magna Cum Laude - Erica Deutch, Columbus; Benjamin Gates, Sidney; Jamie Hamilton, Archbold; Bethany Linn, Lagrange; Angela Santo, Defiance; Amanda Tooley, Sycamore; Cum Laude - Jamie Anderson, Pioneer; Adam Baker, Defiance; Kristy Davenport, Austintown; Katie Feher, Oregon; Samantha Grooms, Leesburg; Matthew King, Bellefoutaine; Desiree Mendizabal, Adrian, Mich.; Julie Miller, Horton, Mich.; Darisa Phillips, Bryan; Tana Sappington, Prior Lake, Minn.; Kimberly Zura, Marblehead.

Also: Atem Ajak, Bor City, Sudan; Darnell Allen, Akron; Megan Barber, Defiance; Phillip Bargardi, Ypsilanti, Mich.; Lindsey Beek, Bryan; Melinda Bell, Savannah, Ga.; Matthew Bennett, Ravenna, Mich.; Thomas Bishop, Cincinnati; Joseph Borer, Sheffield Lake; Stacey Bosserman, Goshen; Chuck Bowman, Monroe, Mich.; Jacquline Brown, Defiance; Nicholas Cass, Roseville, Mich.; Nathan Cline, Rittman; Nathan Conley, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Courtney Cooper, Bryan; Sean Danielak, North Adams, Mich.; Emily Darlington, West Jefferson; Jestin Davis, Edgerton; Korey Deidrick, Sullivan; Jarret Ensign, Marblehead; Rachel Flad, Groveport; Zachary Floro, Elmore; Michelle Gee, Bryan; Kristin Goldstein, Oak Harbor; Kristina Goodson, Wickliffe; Dalton Gordon, Antwerp; Jason Grohoske, Findlay; Cherryanne Gunsch, Defiance; Ryan Haughey, Spring Arbor, Mich.; Elisa Hickman, Toledo; Kirk Jesse, Ney; Allison Johnson, Holland; Samantha Kahle, Lyons; Casey Kahsen, Temperance, Mich.; Kristine Kaiser, Bowling Green; Kathleen Keesbury, Mark Center; Andrew Kohls, Columbus Grove; Breeann Lee, Bellville; Bailey Long, Haviland; Raymond Martinez, Wauseon; Chantille, Millender, Lorain; Kalina Moore, Shelby; Jacob Mulinix, Oak Harbor; Kelly Neff, Waynesburg; Nicholas Nicol, Temperance, Mich.; Ryan Nusbaum, Burgoon; Amanda Patrick, Zanesfield; Abigail Perdue, Defiance; Lauren Ranalli, Sunbury; Alfredo Reyes, Amherst; Aida Rodriguez, North Ridgeville; Robyn Rowland, Defiance; Nickolaus Sales, Barberton; Tracy Sauter, Grosse Ile, Mich.; David Sims, Clinton Township, Mich.; Justin Smith, Payne; Amanda Spitnale, Continental; Melissa Stemen, Van Wert; Joseph Stephens, Dearborn Heights, Mich.; Joshua Stuckey, Fremont, Ind.; Justin Suffel, Defiance; Dustin Supan, Medina; Sean Thiel, Edgerton; Deirdre Trujillo, Barnegart, NJ.; Greg Vogt, Willowick; Keith Wade, Wixom, Mich.; Melissa Wagner, Defiance; Kimberly Warner, Bryan; Josh Watson, Cement City, Mich.; Amanda White, Ottawa; Matthew Wilson, Pickerington; Michael Wint, West Bloomfield, Mich.; Jordan Wolpert, Helena.

Master of Business Administration: Casey Gibson, Cloverdale; Timothy Kohart, Defiance; Tammy Schoch, Defiance; Carol Schroeder, New Bavaria; Deborah Anderson, Whitehouse; Janice Arvay, Napoleon; Mary Bailey, Mark Center; Tracy Baughman, Defiance; Zachary Bowling, Sherwood; Colby Carroll, Napoleon; Holly Clegg, Monroe, Mich.; Renee Davis, Napoleon; Susan Hobeck, Edgerton; Annette Hoeffel, Continental; Cathy Keller, Defiance; Kimberly Lammers, Liberty Center; Anne Minic, Defiance; Marcia Mohre, Edon; Jenee Seibert, Defiance; Travis Sheaffer, Napoleon; Stephanie Skylar, Lima; Dodi Thompson, Defiance; Andrew Tipton, Findlay.

Master of Arts in Education: Alexandria Bumb, Wauseon; Angela Knapp, Napoleon; Leah Amstutz, Lancaster; Kathleen Batt, Oakwood; Andrea Bible, West Unity; Debra Carter, Paulding; Jessica Dehnbostel, Napoleon; Kristin Diaz, Bryan; Dirk Doehring, St Joseph; Patrick Dougherty, Kettering; Seth Izor, Germantown; Carole Mathewson, Lima; Heather Merritt, Edgerton; Kara Miller, Napoleon; Cori Niese, Napoleon; Mark Sankovich, Chesterland; Estherlynn Short, Archbold; Daniel Slagle, Bryan; Megan Stambaugh, Defiance; Kara Stechschulte, Fort Jennings; Alicia Tipton, Defiance; Alex Van der Sluijs, Dayton; Jessica White, Valley City; Christine Yenser, Delphos; Amanda Zimmerman, Defiance.

Defiance College, chartered in 1850, is an independent, liberal arts institution in Northwest Ohio offering more than 40 undergraduate programs of study as well as graduate programs in education and business. Defiance College has received national recognition for its educational experience of service and engagement. The college website is www.defiance.edu.

May 5, 2010