Fall 2024 WVU Parkersburg graduates announced 

Parkersburg, W.Va. (January 24, 2025) — WVU Parkersburg is proud to recognize its December 2024 graduates who have earned certificates, associate degrees and bachelor’s degrees. These graduates exemplify academic excellence, dedication and perseverance.

Graduates achieving a 3.50 to 4.00 grade point average (GPA) have been awarded academic honors, as follows: 3.50-3.749, Cum Laude; 3.75-3.99, Magna Cum Laude; and 4.0, Summa Cum Laude. The December WVU Parkersburg graduates are listed below by county and state:

WEST VIRGINIA GRADUATES

BERKELEY COUNTY — Falling Waters: Madisyn Eller, CERT, Child Development

BOONE COUNTY — Racine: Hannah Stout, CERT, Child Development

CABELL COUNTY — Huntington: Stevy Carte, RBA

Milton: Dakota Bird, AAS, Nursing

CALHOUN COUNTY — Arnoldsburg: Lexi Gregory, AAS, Nursing

CLAY COUNTY — Procious: Mykia Linkinoggor, CERT, Child Development

DODDRIDGE COUNTY — Salem: Julie Blake, AAS, Child Development, Cum Laude

West Union: Jared Harris, BAS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude

GILMER COUNTY — Sand Fork: Montaiginey Linden, CERT, Child Development, Summa Cum Laude

JACKSON COUNTY — Cottageville: Olivia Fitzpatrick, AAS, Business Administration; Tyler Hartley, AAS, Nursing

Evans: Evan Bain, CERT, Digital Media Production; Jessica Ball, AA, General Education, Magna Cum Laude

Given: Jonathan Welling, AAS, Nursing

Kenna: Jason Thomas, RBA

Millwood: Kaley Durback, AA, General Education

Ravenswood: Charles Bowles, AAS Child Development, Magna Cum Laude; Courtney Cavender, AAS, BOG; Haley Dawson, CERT, Criminal Justice; Jenny Dixon, BS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Heather Green, RBA; Chelsey Helmick, AAS, Business Administration; Garrytt Horner, AAS, Business Administration, CERT, Business Administration; Cassandra Lott, AAS, Elementary Education, Cum Laude; Jaleigh Thompson, AAS, Criminal Justice, CERT, Criminal Justice; Anthony Vespucci, RBA, Magna Cum Laude

Ripley: Kyanah Baldwin, AAS, Elementary Education, Cum Laude; Braxton Carpenter, AAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Victoria Cochran, BAS, Criminal Justice, CERT, Criminal Justice, Cum Laude; Stephanie Hernandez, AAS, Business Administration, Abigail Roberts, AAS, Elementary Education, Cum Laude; Zaya Settle, BAS, Communication & Media – Digital Communication, Magna Cum Laude; Jaylyn Sheppard, AAS, Nursing; Stormie Wilkinson, AAS, Business Administration

Sandyville: Christine Borden, AAS, BOG; Anna Salvado, CERT, Digital Media Production, Cum Laude

KANAWHA COUNTY — Charleston: Kayla Davis, AAS, Child Development, Magna Cum Laude; Phillip Jones, AAS, BOG; Emma Meade, AAS, Child Development

Hernshaw: Nicholas McCracken, AAS, Business Administration, CERT, Business Administration

Sissonville: Alyson Thomas, CERT, Child Development

LEWIS COUNTY — Weston: Maggie Wyatt, AAS, Welding Technology, Magna Cum Laude, CERT, Welding Technology, Magna Cum Laude

LINCOLN COUNTY — Branchland: Codey Cantrell, AAS, BOG

MASON COUNTY — Letart: Emma Gibbs, BAS, Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude

 Mason: Kaylee Ferguson, AAS, Child Development; Carrie Hankinson, CERT, Child Development

New Haven: Deborah Miller, AAS Child Development, CERT, Child Development

MERCER COUNTY — Princeton: Summer Goad, AAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude

MONROE COUNTY — Ballard: Andrew Bonnell, AAS, Computer & Information Technology, Cum Laude

NICHOLAS COUNTY — Craigsville: Danielle Milam, BAS, Child Development, Magna Cum Laude

PLEASANTS COUNTY — Belmont: Scott McGraw, AAS, Criminal Justice, Magna Cum Laude

St. Marys: Olivia Birkhimer, AAS, Elementary Education, Magna Cum Laude; Megan Blouir, CERT, Business Administration AAS, Business Administration; Emily Gray, BAS, Criminal Justice; Brendan Miller, AAS, Occupational Development, Cum Laude; Bernadette Occilien, AAS, Computer & Information Technology; Addison Parks, AS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude; Airyell Shultz, AAS, BOG, Magna Cum Laude; Eric Wherry, AAS, Business Administration

PUTNAM COUNTY — Hurricane: Jared Brotsky, RBA

RITCHIE COUNTY — Cairo: Alex Hendrickson, BS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Landyn Jenkins, CERT, Criminal Justice, Magna Cum Laude

Ellenboro: Zoe Butcher, AAS, Elementary Education, Cum Laude

 Harrisville: Haley Nutt, AAS, Business Administration

 Pennsboro: Jaydon Holt, AAS, Elementary Education; Vanessa Patton, AAS, Elementary Education, Cum Laude; Andrea Perrine, AAS, Child Development; Michaela Smith, AAS, Cosmetology, Magna Cum Laude; Emma Stahlman, AAS, Nursing; Casey VanScoy, AAS, Business Administration

Pullman: Evan Napier, BAS, Business Administration

ROANE COUNTY — Looneyville: Tiffany Pokrandt, AAS, Nursing

Reedy: Kelly Hardbarger, BAS, Business Administration; Kalista Williams, CERT, Business Administration, Cum Laude, AAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude

Spencer: Cadin Raines, AAS, Nursing; Cheryl White, AAS, Nursing

TYLER COUNTY — Middlebourne: Aleeah Fletcher, AAS, Elementary Education, Cum Laude; Scott Gorby, BA, Elementary Education; Ryley Vandyne, AS, Business Administration; Mallory Westbrook, AAS, Criminal Justice, Cum Laude

WAYNE COUNTY — Huntington: Joshua Adkins, RBA

WETZEL COUNTY — New Martinsville: Victoria Thomas, AAS, Nursing

WIRT COUNTY — Brohard: Stephanie Williams, AAS, Nursing;

Elizabeth: Madelynn Cogar, BAS, Business Administration; Kylie Cox, BAS, Business Administration; Brandon Foutty, AAS, Business Administration, CERT, Business Administration; Noelle Foutty, CERT, Criminal Justice, AAS, Criminal Justice; Dalton Starcher, AAS, Welding Technology, CERT, Welding; Adam Thompson, AAS, Business Administration

Le Roy: Morgan Cale, BAS, Business Administration

Macfarlan: Elizabeth Perdue, AAS, Welding Technology

Palestine: Trenton Richards, AAS, Business Administration

WOOD COUNTY — Belleville: Logan Bowman, AS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude; Mary Ellen Brown, BAS, Criminal Justice; Jeremy Ellis, AS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Chloe Lott, AAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Rebecca Page, AAS, BOG, Cum Laude

Davisville: Eliza Lawrentz, BA, Elementary Education, Cum Laude

Mineral Wells: Nichole Dellinger, BAS, Criminal Justice; Cami Derenberger, AAS, Cosmetology, Magna Cum Laude; Jessica Ellis, AAS, Nursing; Brianna Fields, AS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude; Quentin Kennedy, BA, Elementary Education; Abigail Lathem, BA, Elementary Education; Michael Meyer, AAS, Computer & Information Technology; Colton Parsons, BAS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude, AAS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude, CERT, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude; Zachary Redmon, BAS, Supervisory Management; Colorado Sampson, AAS, Business Administration; Nathan Schramm, AAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Bryan Smith, AAS, BOG, Cum Laude; Blake Snyder, AAS, Computer & Information Technology; Kimberly Thomas, RBA, Cum Laude; Elizabeth Weaver, RBA, Cum Laude

Parkersburg: Lindsey Adams, CERT, Child Development; Isaac Algmin, AAS, Criminal Justice, Cum Laude, CERT, Criminal Justice, Cum Laude; Natalia Alvarez-Dominguez, Cosmetology, Magna Cum Laude; Madison Batten, AAS, Criminal Justice, Magna Cum Laude; Chad Bennett, AAS, Business Administration; Sara Brace, RBA; David Buchanan, AAS, Business Administration CERT, Business Administration; Makayla Burns, BA, Elementary Education; Heather Caplinger, AAS, Cosmetology; Tesla Carr, AAS, Cosmetology; Payge Clark, RBA; Amanda Conner, AAS, BOG; Hayden Coull, AAS, Multi-Craft Technology; Sandi Deem, AAS, BOG; Sydney Dudley, BA, Elementary Education, Cum Laude; Rachel Echard, CERT, Criminal Justice; Allison Felker, CERT, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Jasmin Frederick, CERT, Business Administration; David Garnes, RBA, Cum Laude, AAS, BOG, Cum Laude; Shayden Gault, CERT, Criminal Justice; Jacob Giffin, AAS, Drafting; Mary Goe, BS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Amber Graham, RBA; Rhylea Graham, BAS, Business Administration; Dewey Greear, AAS, Nursing; Kensley Hager, RBA; Cole Hanshaw, AAS, Elementary Education; Carson Huck, BA, Multi-Disciplinary Studies, Cum Laude; Shaley Hughes, AAS, Elementary Education, Cum Laude; Amy Hupp, RBA; John Johnson, BAS, Supervisory Management; Tonya Johnson, CERT, Criminal Justice; Matthew Joy, AAS, Business Administration; Johnathon Laxton, BAS, Business Administration; Christina Lumeyer, AAS, Criminal Justice, CERT, Criminal Justice; Sophia Mahoney, AAS, Criminal Justice, Magna Cum Laude; Nicholas Marucci, RBA; Kari Miller, AS, Business Administration; Micheal Murphy, AAS, Computer & Information Technology; Madison Newbanks, BAS, Business Administration; Logan Nutter, AAS, Computer & Information Technology; Elizabeth Onuoha, AAS, Nursing; Natasha Ott, AA, General Education; Lyndsey Parish, RBA; Brayden Pfaf, AAS, Business Administration; Abram Poling, BAS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude; Cynthia Poling, AAS, Nursing, Summa Cum Laude; Crystal Proctor, CERT, Criminal Justice; Julie Rhodes, AAS, Computer & Information Technology; Stephanie Riffle, AAS, BOG; Kelly Rockhold, BAT, Cum Laude; Melissa Shutts, BAS, Business Administration; Natalie Slusher, AAS, Elementary Education, Cum Laude; Christopher Smith, BAS, Business Administration, CERT, Business Administration, Sierra Smith, AAS, Nursing; Angel Sprouse, BAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Caitlyn Tallman, RBA; Ashley Tennant, AAS, BOG; Russell Traugh, CERT, Welding; Corbin Valvo, AAS, Computer & Information Technology; Jena Vincent, BAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Lance Walters, CERT, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude; Mackenzie Willis, CERT, Business Administration

Petroleum: Amber Elliott, RBA

Rockport: Toni Brainard, AAS, Nursing; Ryan Kimes, BAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Sharon McCoy, AAS, Elementary Education, Cum Laude;

Vienna: Savanna Channell, AAS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude; Riley Dunbar, AAS, Cosmetology, Cum Laude; Devon Fancher, BAS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude; Hannah Gray, AAS, Business Administration, CERT, Business Administration; Kylie Johnson, AAS, Cosmetology; Daniel Larkin, AAS, Occupational Development; Robert Lincicome, AAS, BOG; Olivia Matlack, AAS, Nursing; Mary Phillips, CERT, Business Administration; Chantel Rader, AAS, Cosmetology; Emily Snyder, AAS, Business Administration

Walker: Meghan Isaacs, AAS, Nursing

Washington: Hunter Brode, AAS, Computer & Information Technology; Heather Ezell, AAS, BOG; Halle Hudson, RBA; Benjamin Kaminski, AAS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude; Timothy Life, AAS, BOG; Kamryn Sallee, AAS, Business Administration, CERT, Business Administration; Tyler Shedd, CERT, Business Administration; Logan Snyder, BAS, Business Administration

Williamstown: Emily Bailey, AAS, Criminal Justice, CERT, Criminal Justice, Cum Laude; Lisa Bell, AAS, Nursing; Mason Deem, AAS, Business Administration, CERT, Business Administration; Gabrielle Kibbe, CERT, Business Administration; Destin Lantz, CERT, Business Administration; Amberlee Miller, AAS, Nursing; Courtney Wood, BAS, Criminal Justice

OHIO GRADUATES

Anna: Jesse Tuente, AAS, Technical Studies, Summa Cum Laude

Belpre: Hannah Burdette, AS, Business Administration, AAS, Business Administration; Lanie Johnson, AAS, Cosmetology, Cum Laude; Samantha McGee, AAS, Elementary Education; Samantha Nay, AAS, Cosmetology; Che’ Venoy, BAS, Criminal Justice, Magna Cum Laude

Coolville: Jonathan Graham, RBA

Glouster: Cheyenne Williams, CERT, Criminal Justice

Guysville: Tiffany Washburn, AAS, Nursing

Little Hocking: Tyler Kerns, BAS, Business Administration, AS, Business Administration; Kelsey Mitchell, RBA

Lowell: Abagail Offenberger, AAS, Elementary Education, Magna Cum Laude

Lower Salem: Savannah Jarvis, AAS, Nursing

Marietta: Tyler Haught, AAS, Occupational Development, Summa Cum Laude; Mariah Parks, RBA, Cum Laude

Mount Victory: Samuel Passwaters, AAS, Technical Studies

Paulding: Stewart Taylor, AAS, Technical Studies, Cum Laude

Vincent: Heidi Lee, AAS, BOG; Rebecca Williams, AAS, Elementary Education, Magna Cum Laude

Waterford: Jonathan Ragan, RBA; Lexie Riley, AAS, Nursing

HAWAII GRADUATES

Honolulu: John Hopkins, AAS, BOG, Summa Cum Laude

TEXAS GRADUATES

Natalia: Ryan Mullins, AAS, Occupational Development

Portland: Jesus Vasquez, AAS, Occupational Development, Cum Laude

VIRGINIA GRADUATES

Strasburg: Billie Stickles, RBA