Durant, Oklahoma -- Southeastern Oklahoma State University will hold its 2025 summer commencement ceremonies on Friday, July 25, and Saturday, July 26, in Durant.
On Friday, July 25, master’s degrees will be conferred at 6 p.m., and Saturday, July 26, baccalaureate degrees will be awarded at 9 a.m.
The summer 2025 graduating class will see 590 total students graduating – 105 baccalaureate degree recipients, 461 graduate degree recipients, and 24 certificate recipients. There are representatives from 40 states and U.S. territories, eight countries, and 17 sovereign tribal nations.
Within the graduating class, 239 graduates have indicated first-generation status, with 24 indicating legacy status – having a parent or grandparent who previously graduated from Southeastern. Over 87 percent of the class is graduating with a degree in Oklahoma’s critical occupation listing.
Both ceremonies will be held in Bloomer Sullivan Arena and will also be available for viewing online at www.SE.edu and on the SE Facebook and YouTube pages.
Candidates for graduation who have agreed to publication of their names are listed below, organized by permanent hometown.
OKLAHOMA
Durant: Braden Michael Bates, Chelsea Brooke Carlock, Jacob Ellis, Marcia Ellison, Candice Renee Fisher, India P. Yandell, Dana Ruth Hammond, Malori DeNae Lawson, Noah N. Morrison, Amber Nichole New, Jessica Deanne Nottingham, Rayne Felson Paris, Austin Gregory Reinecker, Neal E. Spencer, Jacy Kay Springer, Melissa Carol Stevens, Aliyah Brooke Tomlinson, Melody N. Vaughn.
Achille: Tiffany Denese Vail; Ada: Skyler Denise Clarke, Kenley LouAnn Canada, Hunter Stevenson Erwin, Kirby Denise MacCollister, Merrie E. Palmer, Jillian Nicole Presley, Kriston Prince, Taisiya Smith, Jennifer Sunshine Swopes; Adair: Stacy L. Potter; Afton: Kelcee Henry; Allen: Macy L. Peay; Altus: Kayla Denise Baldwin, Krist Marie Camarillo; Alva: Lisa Mary Vermillion; Anadarko: Wilbur Nye Goombi III; Antlers: Railey Beth Burrage, Jaelin Dawn Moore; Ardmore: Christi Anna Garner, Kalee Joy Garner, Ashley N. Hutson, Viviana Arleth Limon, Savanna L. Mann, Christopher Micheal McMahan, Caleb Obrian Pack; Atoka: Patricia Sue Hansen, Barry Wade Hinds; Bartlesville: Sydney Rebecca Potts, Michael Dennis Wood II; Battiest: Cierra Dawn Tully, Shaley Axton; Bixby: Micheal Lloyd Ewing; Blackwell: Sarah Elisabeth Gonzalez-Jack; Blanchard: Jalan T. Daniels, Keeley Nichole Weatherford; Boswell: Jessica Elizabeth Rubio; Broken Arrow: Stacey M. Campbell-Snyder, Joseph Kipketer Chebaibai, Norma Lisvet Guerrero, Michael Lewis Harmon, Patricia McReynolds-Condon; Broken Bow: Jonathan Evan Montgomery, Jessica Lea O'Gorman, Jeremy O'Gorman; Burns Flat: Jacob J. Loftiss; Caddo: Georgina Michelle Hamilton, Kari Dawn Kendrick, Hudson Cornelius Toews; Calera: Geraldine Sheffield; Caney: Cindy Jora Willis; Chandler: Matthew Lakey; Checotah: Jennifer Ann Dismukes, Jessica Lynn Gaxiola; Chickasha: Asia Keael Murdock; Choctaw: Patricia Lynn Dash, Grant Haynes, Donna Michelle Manley; Claremore: Maria Fernanda Almeida Bucheli, Chanel Jade Fields; Clayton: Angela Dawn (Potts) Smith; Coalgate: Rachael Jonette Davis; Colbert: Jared R. Hartwright, Margaret Kelley Copley Herrick; Collinsville: Savannah Pruitt; Comanche: Jeri Donn McCauley; Commerce: Misty Lynn Rhinehart; Coweta: Kristen Elizabeth Rooks; Dale: Kylee Faith Gill; Del City: Ahnte K. Harkey, Christopher Joseph Wheeler; Drummond: Jordana Berit Harrison Boulware; Duncan: Edmond Charles Culberson; Edmond: Tawni Chang, Charles Floyd, Adam James Rogers, Peter Alfred Spencer, Brianna Christine Wietelman, Shahrzad Zahiri; Elk City: Matthew Blake Jones; Enid: Katlyn Elizabeth Anderson, Hayden Halbrook, Leigh Johnson, Courtney Renee Reuss, Logan Vandiver; Eufaula: Erika Lynn Culbreath; Glenpool: Regina Lashon Jerome; Guthrie: Caryn S. Krueger; Mandy Kaye Mize; Guymon: Alyssa Maran Sexton; Harrah: Erin L. Estep, Travis James Orr, Justin Michael Sandlin; Hartshorne: Shala R. Smith; Haworth: Kenzy Dale Edmondson; Headrick: Sara Ann Childers; Healdton: Skylia Renee' Aycox, Kortnee Lynne Gayanich, Reagan Michelle Miller; Hugo: Nathaniel Lee Ellis, Summer Jade Gibson, Justin Embrey Suddeth; Hydro: Morgan Leigh Cox; Idabel: Judzaya Davis; Jenks: Sandra Jolene Powers; Keota: Mariah Gracyn Sanchez; Kiefer: Courtney McCartney; Kingston: Kylin Nicole Brezina, Brady Cole Brister, Danny Lee Cryer, Skyler Trussell, Andy Fulfer Gorrell; Krebs: Jax Anderson Franklin; Lane: Matthew E. Marlow; Lawton: Chandra Hart Barnett, Amber Jo Hedge, Nakisha TaShay Horne, Alan D. Prater, Megan Veldhuizen; Lone Grove: Katlyn Joann Worthington, Bobby James Wrightr; Luther: Kennedy Cox; Madill: Brando Javier Espinosa; Mannsville: Brooklynn Apala; Marietta: Annalilia Perez, Jesenia Sanchez; McAlester: Callie Anne Hignight, Sara Dawn McDowell, Sydney Ann Shelton, Jaclynn Christine Short; Medicine Park: Kylee Montgomery; Meeker: Sarah Mae Bussell; Midwest City: Randi Elliott, Aric Scott Harmon, Tammy McGhee; Moore: Madelyn Estelle Cockrell, Braden Thomas Kade Couch; Morris: Ed Vaughn; Morrison: Autumn Reana Alleen Marshall, Deanna Mays; Muldrow: Michael John Peters; Muskogee: TyReece LaRonn Berry; Mustang: Crystal Duncan, Sheena Marie Gaines, Chaireka Lynn Higgins, Lisa Laredo; Newalla: Mark Anthony Oliver; Newcastle: Ashlyn Leann Vasquez; Noble: Katie Irene Clark, Jing Long Miles; Norman: CharLisa Burgess, Rachel Clark, Heather D. Deatherage, Kristen Marie Gill, Brian Kardokus, Jason Ray Pendley, Dara Marie Webb, Shelby Weddle, Kaylee Faith Woods; Oklahoma City: Jennifer A. Ankrah, Ryan R. Biggers, Forrest J. Champion, Cale Cochran, Jessica Irene Doud, Timothy Allen Emerson, Davin Kohl Ferren, Danielle Foster, Royce J. Gay, Gabrielle Maxine Gildon, Alma Patricia Guevara, Heather Dawn Hale, LaCambris Michelle Hogan, Billy James, Christopher William Jones, Charles Anthony McCurtain II, Kaylee Kelleen McNeely, Melinda Micah, Joshua Moore, Huong Pham, Tito Maurice Tate, Lashae Tucker; Oologah: Georgia Ramsey; Owasso: Travis Kent Biggerstaff, Kenneth Donald Ground, Grace Nicole McLemore, Shelli I. Temple; Park Hill: Kennah Altebaumer; Perry: April Renay Davison; Ponca City: Alexis Jean Eckholt, Kathryn Nicole Mayer, Aaron Scott Morgan; Prague: Dalton Ray Gillispie, Terry Wayne Pope, Jr.; Purcell: Joshua Francis; Quinton: Timothy Hyslop; Ramona: Amber Dawn Odell; Randlett: Vanessa Carol Champion; Ratliff City: Amber Cheyenne Wright; Rattan: Jadyn Brooke Gibbs; Ravia: Nikki Nicole Sneed; Roff: Heather Nicole Grinstead; Sallisaw: David Scott Mayfield; Sand Springs: Victoria Rene Steele; Sapulpa: Taylor Zanca Harris, Kari Peterson; Seminole: Tiffani Sheree Coker; Shady Point: Alisha Leigh Archey; Shawnee: Morgan Brooke Babb, Savannah May Greenwood, Rachel Elaine Hudson, Patricia Wheeler, Samantha Jean Nenaikita, Elizabeth Throckmorton; Skiatook: Danial Jacob Karnes; South Coffeyville: Catherin Ruth Reeves, Catherine Ruth Reeves; Spencer: Kierra R. Williams; Stigler: Brandon Paul Thornton; Stillwater: Abby Michelle Winn Varnum, Jordan Webb; Tahlequah: Jodi Michelle Dougherty; Tecumseh: Taylor Marie Williams; Temple: Baily Spurlock; Texhoma: Maegan Denise Joy; Tishomingo: James Wesley Thomas; Jolee Kay Waitman; Tulsa: Sophia Madelyn Arroyo, Aaron Charles Daniels, Karri Sue Howell, Emerson Jones, April Marie Martin, Asia T. McCaskill, Zachary Noah Osborn, Payton McKinley Rhodes, Nicole Marie Rodriguez, Quenton Tra’quan Velasquez, Rickey L. Washington, Jr.; Tupelo: Dustin Romines; Tuttle: Dawn Leann Lindsey; Walters: Alesha B. Lewis; Warner: Tiffanie Miller; Waukomis: Taryn Nicole Roberts Cue: Weatherford: Edith Rivera Hinojosa; Wilburton: Kristyn Suzanne Singleterry; Wilson: Holly Jeanette Rutledge; Woodward: Stefanie Dixon; Yukon: Shanna K. Proctor-DeJear, Christina Michelle Hicks, Nathan Andrew Hudson, Melanie Brianna Ivie, Alyssa Danielle Miller, Nydasia Pittman, Karen Marie Taylor.
TEXAS
Amarillo: Angel Foster; Ballinger: Jeremy Parker Schwertner; Baytown: Anna Ruth; Bells: Britni Renee' McDonald, Victoria Lynn Overby, Sarah Aline Lee Thomas; Big Lake: Damien Bates; Bluff Dale: Elizabeth Danielle Ware; Burleson: Connor Garrett Hostetler; Callisburg: Landon Parker Condiff; Carrollton: Darian Green; Conroe: Aaron Franklin Breed, Jr.; Crandall: Timothy Adam Kirk; Cypress: Jennifer Constance Davaney, Shelby Joy Williams; Dallas: Kaitlyn Nicole Cedillo, Jennifer Chhy Chan, Melonie Teneha Hopson, Columbus Willis; Dayton: Deion Jorell Jackson; Denison: Haylee Anne Cannon, Carol Lavender, Keisha Leeann Morris, Danna Michelle Nixon, Madalyn Renee Pittman, Timothy A. Zabel; Denton: Bernardo Del Real, Ruthie Forson Oliphant; Desoto: Jordan Foster; Ector: Kellen Paul Murphy; Elsa: Emma Sanchez; Fairview: Yue Chen; Fort Worth: Jesseca D. Brown, Sierra Goldring, Hannah Grace Stephens, Ronnie Eugene Warford III; Garland: Mojisola Anuoluwapo Oshunubi; Georgetown: Sarah Alexandra Haynes; Gladewater: Jermaine Anthony Lewis; Goliad: Ricky Lee Waer; Grand Prairie: Jenny A. Cargill; Gunter: Jennifer Marie Ramirez; Hawkins: Kristen Marie-Parys Walls; Houston: Brittany D. Brown, Colen Skinner; Humble: Joshua Rashad Wells; Hutto: Amy Denise Minton; Ingleside: Travis Chrisman; Iowa Colony: Gabriela Libertad Nunez; Katy: Elle Stanley Copley; Lavon: Allison A. Larrea; Little Elm: Amy Michelle Housley; Manvel: Tigee Rideaux; McKinney: Tassie Jo Scalf, Rebekah Lynn Smith, Anthony Blake Smith; Melissa: Amber Kathryn McMellan, Brooklee Kate Waltrip; Mesquite: Brenden Glenn Gomez; Mineral Wells: Darian Amairany Moya-Rhoads; Palestine: Jazmine N. Hicks; Pflugerville: Avanii D. Allen; Pittsburg: Ananda Bali Garrison; Plano: Michael Christian Harley, Wendy Christine Krell; Port Arthur: Shaquitta Michelle Mea Mitchell; Portland: Mark Ivor Chster; Princeton: Rebecca Rose Dimarco; Rockwall: Chandler Douglas Dickinson; Rosharon: Samuel Scott; San Antonio: Kora Alvarado, Cecilia Alvarado, Rebecca M. Mackey, Brandon Ramon, Danielle Marie Rodriguez, Shannan Denise Rojas, Yvette Sanchez, Jennifer Marie Taylor, John Frank Tomko, Brenden Wilks; San Marcos: Kristina Lisa Stanley; Sherman: Sarah Lynne Matey, Maribel Parra, Chance Thomas Shelton, Aden Daniel Smith; Spring: Koy Wayne Moser; Sunnyvale: Ancy Samuel; Temple: Renaldo Lorenza Ellis; Terrell: Timothy Deon Howard; Van Alstyne: Natalie Mikael Bausell, Mattie Rose Mullenix, Krista Jewell Schnitker; Waco: Christina Marie Johnston, Chase Keeton; Wharton: Leeshad O’Neal; Whitesboro: Charles Christopher Blue, Hollis Wayne Harris III, Mary Faith Mendoza; Wichita Falls: Donald Eugene Hedge.
OTHER STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES
ALABAMA
Montgomery: Jessica Johnson, Jennifer Julius.
AMERICAN SAMOA
Pago Pago: Nicole Lefetutasi Semeatu.
ARIZONA
Phoenix: Nushong Kennedy.
ARKANSAS
Conway: Enjonae Monique Chambers; Gentry: Jaiden Laine Wilmoth; Gurdon: Yanira Harper; Hackett: Julia Margaret Weisenfels; Mountain Home: Shannon B. Beckman; Rogers: Danny Mac Hobson II, Christopher Lewis Sitton; Tontitown: Chasity Magner; Van Buren: Jessica Nicole Smith.
CALIFORNIA
Bakersfield: Maria Elizabeth Ricardo, Oliver Ventura; Daly City: Sheila Renee Tunzi; Del Mar: Amy Kuptz; Fullerton: Jennifer Lynn Hernandez; Glendale: Laura Papikyan; Hanford: Ashley N. English-Hilburn; Loma Linda: Shiloh Force; Los Angeles: Josue Javier Rios; Menifee: Ian Jameel Biyanti Hutchins; Middletown: Carrie Ann Eve-Laubach; Sacramento: Alireza Nasoori, Kaitlin Richards; San Diego: Jennifer Anne Hallock, Jenny Chau Yee; San Jacinto: Christopher James Ourth; San Jose: Paul Chun.
COLORADO
Colorado Springs: Kylie DesBouillons, Angela Marie Miller; Denver: Chan Young Park; Eaton: Amanda Lynn Moerbe; Grand Junction: Hans Christian Snell; Palisade: Amelia Elizabeth Swetnam; Silt: Terena Gross.
CONNECTICUT
Burlington: Rebecca Martin; East Windsor: Rachel J. Sinay; Enfield: Sheron Laval McCallum; Naugatuck: Matthew Bradley; Torrington: Angela Calabrese, Samantha Ann Kissko, Jordan E. Mooney.
FLORIDA
DeLand: Amy J. Kurth; Florida City: Laura Evelyn Fernandez; Fort Lauderdale: Madeline Rose Diamond; Green Cove Spring: Samantha Canova; Orlando: Rashad Lynch, Standley Polexy; Sanford: James Preston Rutherford; Sorrento:
Michael J. Brandon.
GEORGIA
Atlanta: Arianna Chanel Baskett, Cameron Daniels; Augusta: Jillian Farr Toole; Bonaire: Regan Scott; La Fayette: Rachel Morton Brooks; Ringgold: Kaitlyn M. Notabartolo.
IDAHO
Dalton Garden: Nicole Ann Dorame.
ILLINOIS
Chicago: Carey Lynn Johnson; Plano: Connor Jacob Kensel; Troy: Amanda Niedbalski.
INDIANA
Berne: Grant Moser; Greenwood: Kerry A. Keenan.
IOWA
Glenwood: Houston Stephens.
KANSAS
Kansas City: Dondre Cortez Kimbley; Manhattan: Melissa Rose Carson; Sterling: Kamran Blake Jones.
LOUISIANA
Baton Rouge: Aisha Tralova Huggins; Bourg: Candace Bruney; Youngsville: Robin Trim.
MARYLAND
Hagerstown: Shianne Shank.
MASSACHUSETTS
Greenfield: Jillsen Deignan; Pittsfield: Caitlyn Martin.
MICHIGAN
Livonia: Kirk Bradley; Morenci: Destini Kruse; Pontiac: Azinee Taina Rios.
MINNESOTA
Austin: Kathryn Sportsman; Ellendale: Kelsey Pederson; Northfield: Mairin Kathleen Born, Sydney Frances Rodgers; Owatonna: Patrisha Lynn Kroshus; Rogers: Janet M. Manoti; St. Paul: Leontyne A. Sperisen-Boston.
MISSISSIPPI
Jackson: Ashley Harper; Lexington: Kuwaitsha S. Collins; Madison: Angelique Denise Bacon; Southaven: Eric Gardner.
MISSOURI
Cuba: Caleb Earney; Festus: Tia Lynn Pratt; Joplin: Joshua Putman; Kennett: Payton Price Heinley.
NEBRASKA
Bennington: Jess Riffner; Omaha: Ashley Samantha English, Bridget Langin; Winnebago: Alexandrea Lee Walker.
NEVADA
Las Vegas: Gina Piet.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Gorham: Ethan Stump.
NEW JERSEY
Freehold: Syed Hussain Naqvi; Jersey City: Carlos Marin; Mays Landing: Christine Stafford; Seaville: Elizabeth Anne Volpe; Stewartsville: Jessica K. Milstrey; Whitehouse Station: David Lapinsky.
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque: Jennifer Marie Moreno, Te'yana Pugh; Rio Rancho: Wendy Wolfe.
NEW YORK
Bloomingburg: Thomas James Kassel; Buffalo: Antonio Keron Briggs; Garnerville: Christopher Tana; North Collins: Allen Thomas Hornberger; North Salem: Anastasia Pennacchio; Webster: Keith Evers Grams.
NORTH CAROLINA
Denver: Joe Glass; Jacksonville: Catherine Battles Harding; Nakina: Julia Heckathorn; Raleigh: Susan Marie Congdon; Rocky Mount: Rexel John M. Banzon; Washington: Johnathan Christopher Chavez.
NORTH DAKOTA
Williston: Tonia Haney.
OHIO
Maumee: Ross M. Wenzinger; Uniontown: Maria Lyn Wagner.
OREGON
Tualatin: Erik Michael Moen.
PENNSYLVANIA
Drexel Hill: Tajay Renoir McLeod; Philadelphia: Marcia Angella Johnson; Starrucca: McKenzie Rae Rhone; West Chester: Erin Linaberry-Hansell; Wilkes-Barre: Tara Zavada.
RHODE ISLAND
Chepachet: Lauren Jessica Bennett; Cumberland: Alison Kelly.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Chesterfield: Jeremy Lee Sikes; Easley: Kevin Patrick Moore, James Christopher Stanley.
SOUTH DAKOTA
Madison: Abigail Kommes.
TENNESSEE
Bolivar: Grace O'Malley White; Chattanooga: Carter David Griffin; Nashville: Carter David Griffin; Sparta: Alexis S. Swafford.
UTAH
Mount Pleasant: Walter Peyton Leftwich.
VIRGINIA
Charlottesville: Kajesha Taylor; Louisa: Christene Acosta.
WASHINGTON
Ellensburg: Piper Williams; Kelso: Mitchell Christian Margaris; Lynnwood: Devera Lam; Maple Valley: Destany Briggs; Spokane: Jacqueline Michelle Hamby.
WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Logan Faye Griffin
WISCONSIN
Milwaukee: Andrea Maria Anderson, Maia Tranice Harley; Wisconsin Rapids: Benjamin Patrick Dallas Gotz.
OTHER COUNTRIES
Sorted alphabetically by country
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada: Erin Fox; St. George’s, Grenada: Carolyn Fredericka Harris; St. Catherine, Jamaica: Mitsonie Dennis Bonner; Ramban, Nepal: Rajeev Kushwaha; Nueva Ecija, Phillippines: Joan Calilung Hakobyan; Gisenyi, Rwanda: Assinatha Mukantaganzwa; Taiwan: Jou Chen Chen; Maracaibo, Venezuela: Ana Rebeca Urdaneta.
