Vibrant Arena at The MARK Thursday, May 18, 2023
Quad-Cities Campus
CLASS OF 2023 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
On Academic Regalia
On at least one solemn occasion during the academic calendar – Spring Commencement – the faculty of the college publicly display their full academic regalia and participate in the ritual of a processional and recessional from the commencement ceremony. The purposes of commencement are well-known, but the reasons for the peculiar dress of the celebrants and the order of the procession are often as confusing to the audience as they are, in fact, to the faculty. This note may help to explain academic costumes.
Today’s academics are descendants of clerical schoolmen in the universities of medieval Europe. Like clergy, members of the bench and bar, and other learned professionals, the medieval scholar clothed himself in heavy robes to keep out the draft from unheated, windowless buildings. Like all members of medieval society, faculty enjoyed the visible symbols of their rank. These outward signs of accomplishment and authority were tailored into the robes. The need for such voluminous garments to keep the scholar from catching a cold is long past, but the use of them to symbolize the dignity of the profession remains.
Caps and gowns worn by our faculty are black. Black was the color adopted by mutual agreement among American colleges and universities at the end of the 19th century. In Europe, each university has its own distinctive gowns, varying in color and cut with each institution. A European commencement is a far more colorful occasion than its American counterpart.
There are four basic academic degrees: the associate degree, the baccalaureate or bachelor’s degree, the master’s degree and the doctorate. Each has a special robe. The associate and bachelor’s gowns are trim, neat and unadorned, as benefits apprentices. The master’s gown is still simple, but fuller, with a hood draped from the shoulders down the back. Once used to keep the shaved heads of medieval clerks from freezing, the hood now is solely a badge of degree of scholarly achievement. The master’s hood is small and narrow, but displays the colors of the institution that awarded the degree. The doctorate robe has a generous cut, is faced with velvet, and emblazoned with velvet stripes on the ample sleeves. Most of the velvet facings and chevrons or stripes are black, but some are other colors. According to personal taste, doctors may display the color of their doctoral degree on their sleeves and facings: for example; royal blue for philosophy, green for medicine, purple for law, scarlet for theology. The doctor’s hood is lined in satin with the colors of the degree itself. All academic costumes include the square cap called a mortarboard. The doctor’s tassels may be either black or gold. Tassels of all other degrees may be black or the colors of the college or department from which the student graduated or is graduating.
Stage party members wearing black, gold and red hoods are members of the Black Hawk College Board of Trustees. Their hoods do not represent academic rank; they indicate the trustees’ public service through their governance of the local college district. The three colors represent an integration of the colors of the college’s Quad-Cities Campus and East Campus.
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Commencement Program
Prelude Music ..................................................................... Black Hawk College Jazz Ensemble
Corey Kendrick, Director
Special Prelude Music “Oberst Zahner”
Johann Kalensky
“The Light Eternal”
James Swearingen
“Orange Bowl March”
Henry Fillmore, ed. Robert E. Foster
Anthony Hernandez, Director
Black Hawk College Community Band
Presentation of the Colors* .................................................................................... Honor Guard
Moline and East Moline Police Departments and Rock Island County Sheriff’s Department
Academic Procession* ................................................. Black Hawk College Community Band
Anthony Hernandez, Director
National Anthem*
“The Star-Spangled Banner”
Francis Scott Key/John Stafford Smith
Arranged by Bill Moffit
Anthony Hernandez, Director Black Hawk College Community Band/Combined Choirs
Moment of Silence*................................................................................... Retiring of the Colors (As the Colors are retired, please remain standing in a moment of silence in respect for our country and in honor of the members of our military.)
“Black Hawk College School Song”* ...........................................
Introduced by Tim J. Wynes
President, Black Hawk College
“Thaxted” melody by Gustav Holst
Arranged by Dr. C. Edgar Crockett
Text by Dorothy Beck and Paul Cioe
Dr. Irene Leites, Director
Black Hawk College Community Band/Combined Choirs
(*Please stand.)
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Welcome ..............................................................................................................Tim J. Wynes, J.D.
President, Black Hawk College
Professor Emerita Presentation Tim J. Wynes, J.D. Fritz W. Larsen
Board Chair, Black Hawk College
Student Remarks ..................................................................................................... Lauren Rogan
Beyonce Gonzalez
Emily Freymann
Abigail Tossou
2023 Black Hawk College Graduates
Presentation of the Class of 2023........................................................... Dr. Amy M. Maxeiner Vice President for Instruction and Student Services
Awarding of Certificates and Conferring of Degrees..............................................................................Tim J. Wynes, J.D.
Board of Trustees
Dr. Paul Lockard Professor
President, Quad-Cities Campus Faculty Senate
Recessional “Fanfare and Recessional” by James D. Ployhar
Anthony Hernandez, Director
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The Black Hawk College Seal
The official college seal was adopted in May 1969. It incorporates some of the oldest symbols known. The “Y,” or fork, is a key sign symbolizing the up reaching spirit, the striving of being. Above the key sign is the flame which represents knowledge, specifically the knowledge of liberal arts and sciences programs. The old chemical sign at right is for basic metals, which represents vocational and technical education. On the left is the philosopher’s sign which describes the nature of human intellect and symbolizes the active intellect present in adults who continue their education. The enclosing circle represents the continuing circle of education. The Latin phrase, Collegium Pro Populo, identifies Black Hawk as the College for the People.
Graduation Honors
Summa Cum Laude graduates are identified by a gold honor cord. (60 hours at Black Hawk College and a 3.95 GPA or higher)
Magna Cum Laude graduates are identified by a white honor cord. (45 hours at Black Hawk College and a 3.85 GPA or higher)
Cum Laude graduates are identified by a red honor cord. (30 hours at Black Hawk College and a 3.75 GPA or higher)
Honors Regalia
l Phi Theta Kappa, Honor Society for Two-Year Colleges
Phi Theta Kappa graduates may be identified by blue and gold cord and/or gold stole.
n Alpha Beta Gamma, International Business Honor Society
Alpha Beta Gamma graduates may be identified by a blue stole with Greek letters or a blue stole with emblem and Greek letters
s Psi Beta, National Honor Society in Psychology for Community and Junior Colleges
Psi Beta graduates may be identified by a blue and gold cord.
v Sigma Kappa Delta, the English Honor Society for Two-Year Colleges
Sigma Kappa Delta graduates may be identified by a green and gold cord.
6 Military Service
Military service members honorably discharged or currently serving may be identified by a red, white and blue honor cord.
o NJCAA Student-Athlete All-Academic First Team
4.0 GPA
9 NJCAA Student-Athlete All-Academic Second Team
3.80-3.99 GPA
H NJCAA Student-Athlete All-Academic Third Team
3.60-3.79 GPA
J Black Hawk College Honors Program
These graduates are identified by a gold, black and white cord.
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CERTIFICATES
A+ PREP
l Michelle E. Hames, Cambridge
Colton R. Minch, Sherrard
ACCOUNTING CLERK
Tammy Jo Hausch, Wheatland, IA
Jenna M. Kitchen, Moline
Kaylee Mae Ortberg, Springfield
ART TECHNOLOGY
Emily M. Fout, Rock Island
ASSISTANT TEACHER
Rebecca Linn Schroeder, Milan
BANKING AND FINANCE
Billy D. Blaser, Moline
nl Kotsikpa K. Dandonougbo, Moline
BASIC NURSE ASSISTANT TRAINING PROGRAM
Sabria A. Abdelbanat, East Moline
Yawa Laure Abotsi, East Moline
Nailah M. Anders, Moline
Gabriella Arizpe, East Moline
Abigail Arreola, Moline
Jendaya K. S. Bailey, Rock Island
Aubrey L. Baze, Prophetstown
Erriea Janiyah Bea, Rock Island
Helana Carrie Bergstrom, Orion
Abby Sue Bindewald, Orion
Aniah H. Black, Carbon Cliff
Tara N. Bomleny, Geneseo
Chloe Glee Bos, Geneseo
Josie J. Bovee, New Windsor
Quinci Taylor Bumgarner, Rock Island
Makenna Brianna Cameron, Milan
Liliana Lisette Cervantes, Silvis
Miranda Clark, Rock Island
Rachel Marie Cottrell, Davenport, IA
Rebecca L. Cramer, Coal Valley
Liberty C. DePorter, Port Byron
Ramla Diasso-Adamou, East Moline
Whitney Renae Dickerson, Kewanee
Hailey Dole, Moline
Tiffany Ann Dunfee, Colona
Sylvie Dzadu, Silvis
Emmalee Noel Farrell, East Moline
Grace Elizebeth Foutch, Rock Island
Elizabeth Samantha Fowler, East Moline
Jaysea Ann Fuller, Coal Valley
Jaylee Madison Galbavy, Moline
Lillian Nicole Goodenow, Port Byron
Angelica Rose Grumadas, Colona
Ashley Marie Herrera, Rock Island
Madison M. Hipkins, Viola
Halen Lee Hotchkiss, Moline
Dah G. Htoo, Rock Island
Rylee Jean Iverson, Sherrard
Alyce Marcelle Jett-Ryan, Rock Island
Carina Ella Johnson, Silvis
Shalome B. Johnson, Moline
Avieyonna Paris Marie Kapua, Moline
Jasleen Kaur, New Windsor
Joy E. Kitterman, Rock Island
Emmalene C. Kongkousonh, East Moline
Ayva Renee Kovacic, New Windsor
Keeton R. Lawrence, Colona
Derick L. Levy, Rock Island
Monica Ann Logan, Rock Island
Rafael Lopez, Rock Island
Haven Andromeda Lynne, East Moline
Hamdala Mama, Silvis
Niang Sian Man, Rock Island
Alexia Martinez, Rock Island
Anna Jayline Martinez, East Moline
Montgomery Lee Matlick, Geneseo
Landyn E. McMeekan, Rock Island
Natalia I. Mendoza, Silvis
Hannah Claire Mohr, Silvis
Mysti J. Moody, Erie
Sirenity Kaylee Morales, Rock Island
Amy G. Munoz, East Moline
Emily G. Munoz, East Moline
Alexis M. K. Newberry, Port Byron
Christina Marie Olson, Moline
Isabella M. Palmer, Colona
Kaelyn Marie Patterson, East Moline
Alex D. Pauley, Geneseo
Cristee Paw, Rock Island
Lillie M. Phillips, Coal Valley
Sarah Marie Phillips, Silvis
Mackenzie Paige Powell, Kewanee
Morgan Alissa Quaranta, Silvis
Laquinntana Daquis Quinn, East Moline
Chloe Jona Radloff, Milan
Zanab Rangel, East Moline
Izabellē Redman, Rock Island
Yasmeen Maite Rodriguez, Silvis
Sonia Gisel Rosales, Moline
Aya Imad Salih, East Moline
Lola G. Sierra, Hampton
Saisha Singh, East Moline
Tara A. Smith, Port Byron
Emma E. Stone, Geneseo
Riley M. Sullivan, Andover
Analia Leoniris Torres, East Moline
Arianna Rexanna Torres, Silvis
Vanessa A. Welbeck, East Moline
l Jasmine Denae Whaley, Milan
Maddison Nevaeh Whitcomb, Taylor Ridge
Olivia Jean Wiese, Rock Island
Ashleigh N. Williams, Colona
Cindy Ely Zannou, East Moline
Leslie E. Zavala, Bettendorf, IA
CNC PRODUCTION MACHINIST
Emma R. Fraser, Moline
CNC PRODUCTION OPERATOR
Emma R. Fraser, Moline
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Ndikumana Helena, Rock Island
Alexa Lee Jade Meraz, Silvis
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR
Rebecca Linn Schroeder, Milan
EMT: PARAMEDIC
Ryleigh J. Clark, Kewanee
Samantha Lynn Watson, Alpha
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS
Reid Lewis Murphy, Silvis
IT SUPPORT TECHNICIAN
Komlan Aziague, Carbon Cliff
MEDICAL ASSISTING
BreAnna Aguirre, Davenport, IA
Laetitia F. Ausborn, Davenport, IA
Kadira Baba Traore, East Moline
l Nicole Lee Blanchard, Moline
JoLicia Ann Cooper, Rock Island
Samah G. E. Gorashy, East Moline
Mackenzie RaeAnn Gustaitis, Moline
Amy Leann Hunt, Moline
l Kurgan Daneck Macias, East Moline
Kibriyaa Ain Millbrook, Rock Island
Jennifer A. Motcho, East Moline
Brenda K. Prather, Milan
MEDICAL CODING SPECIALIST
Samah G. E. Gorashy, East Moline
Carly G. Hancks, Moline
Danyelle Susan Lister, Moline
MEDICAL OFFICE RECEPTIONIST
Ashley Marie Tillman, Rock Island
MUSIC INDUSTRY
Samuel Bermudez III, Moline
NETWORK+ PREP
l Michelle E. Hames, Cambridge
Colton R. Minch, Sherrard
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CERTIFICATES Class of 2023
PRACTICAL NURSING
Afi Amedoha, Moline
Shanique D. Battle, Portage, IN
Mariah May Binion, East Moline
Ciji Diane Burns, East Moline
MaValeria Carmona, Moline
Lori Renae Emery, Moline
Lydia A. Figueroa, East Moline
Cherrell T. Golden, Rock Island
Amanda Marie Hanssen, Davenport, IA
Galen A. Kempin, Kewanee
nl Tamara L. Kempin, Kewanee
Hailey M. Kress, Rock Island
Adriana Gloria Lopez, Rock Island
Tamara Lukac, Moline
Angel Imaini Mitchell, Moline
Chika E. Onyeche, Rock Island
Tiffany Amber Ortiz, Kewanee
Arvis Trinette Quinn, Davenport, IA
Dionna Ardella Reed, Rock Island
Hannah June Reynolds, Kewanee
Angela Marie Ringier, Coal Valley
Alicia L. Ross, Rock Island
Carly Lucille Stead, Aledo
Audry L. Thompson, Rock Falls
SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Ayhan A. Akram, Niles
Billy D. Blaser, Moline
Katelynn A. Johnson, Marseilles
nv Stefie M. Stodghill, Buda
WEB DEVELOPER
Emily Elizabeth Freymann, Moline
GAS METAL ARC WELDING
Dominic Jo Baker, Kewanee
Matthew John Cook, Rock Island
Gavin Kain Gasper, Rock Island
Noah Matthew Keever, Milan
Bryce Christopher Lowry, Rock Island
Kaeden N. Moeding, Rock Island
Benjamin M. Oliver, Rock Island
Rajet Marie Rodriguez, Rock Island
John Robert Rohwer, Rock Island
Christ Hay Soe, Rock Island
Alijah M. Vallejo, Rock Island
SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING
Dominic Jo Baker, Kewanee
Matthew John Cook, Rock Island
ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE
ACCOUNTING
Landon G. Cosner, Moline
Kiley Ann Griffith, East Moline
Jenna M. Kitchen, Moline
Kaylee Mae Ortberg, Springfield
ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING
Jonathan M. Barnhouse, Joy
Elaina Louise Benz, Reynolds
Jessica Bermudez, Port Byron
Jordan J. Bovee, Aledo
slv Christina M. Brown, Morrison
Ashley Jean Chumbley, Moline
Grace Lorainne Dean, Moline
Neal Cameron Eakins, Mishawaka, IN
Sairrah M. Elliott, Wyoming
Madison L. Flippo, Davenport, IA
Kelsey J. Frakes, Peoria
Nicholas W. Gomez, Moline
Shannon K. Honsa, Rock Island
Rachel Joy Hubbard, East Moline
Spencer Marie Hughes, Port Byron
Adisa Iriskic, Moline
Kara Elizabeth Mae Kline, Cordova
l Megan Brianne Krotz, Coal Valley
Kathryn Jeanine Kunkel, Princeton
Ben Peter Mahieu, Moline
Alyssa L. McAnally, Moline
v Piper Rae Nichols, East Moline
Drayson Mitchell Owens, Galva
Josie Marie Pennington, Rock Island
Traigh Caleb Priest, Davenport, IA
Brianne M. Ryckaert, Moline
6 Christina Williams, East Moline
Jordan Kellie Williams, East Moline
Kiara R. Wren, Rock Island
Isabel E. Zayas, Erie
BUSINESS
Ayhan A. Akram, Niles
Billy D. Blaser, Moline
Gavin Kain Gasper, Rock Island
Noah Matthew Keever, Milan
Bryce Christopher Lowry, Rock Island
Kaeden N. Moeding, Rock Island
Benjamin M. Oliver, Rock Island
Rajet Marie Rodriguez, Rock Island
John Robert Rohwer, Rock Island
Christ Hay Soe, Rock Island
Alijah M. Vallejo, Rock Island
WELDING
Dominic Jo Baker, Rock Island
Matthew John Cook, Rock Island
Gavin Kain Gasper, Rock Island
Noah Matthew Keever, Milan
Bryce Christopher Lowry, Rock Island
Kaden N. Moeding, Rock Island
Benjamin M. Oliver, Rock Island
Rajet Marie Rodriguez, Rock Island
John Robert Rohwer, Rock Island
Christ Hay Soe, Rock Island
Alijah M. Vallejo, Rock Island
Class of 2023
CRIMINAL JUSTICE TECHNOLOGY
Alexa Lee Jade Meraz, Silvis
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
l Tabetha A. Lopez, Davenport, IA
Rebecca Linn Schroeder, Milan
EMS-PARAMEDIC
Karah Danielle Howard, LeClaire, IA
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
l Ryland S. Bell, East Moline
Samuel Blaze Martinez, Moline
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Kotsikpa K. Dandonougbo, Moline
Katelynn A. Johnson, Marseilles
Lisa Jean McKinley, Aledo
Stephanie Nuñez, Rock Island
Julianna Christine Reyes, Hampton
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Della N. Welge, Colona
COMPUTER INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
l Michelle E. Hames, Brandon, England
Johnny Antonio Maldonado III, Andalusia
Colton R. Minch, Sherrard
Mason J. Rivera, Coal Valley
H Reid Lewis Murphy, Silvis
GENERAL OCCUPATIONAL & TECHNICAL STUDIES
Tyler James Bennett, East Moline
Tena R. Hughes, Rock Island
Torianna Lasha McCarty, Rock Island
Kyla Nicole McElroy, Coal Valley
Sossi A. Mozingo, Silvis
Brice Reddish, East Moline
Darrin L. Sheets, Bettendorf, IA
Jacob Paul Smith, Hillsdale
l Melissa A. Tatman, Moline
Taylor M. Wassell, Moline
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ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE Class of
HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Terrie R. Chance, East Moline
Holly R. Fttil, Elm Grove, LA
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Mackenzie Jean Wayne, Moline
Kayla M. Willis, Moline
PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT
Carson Elizabeth Boyer, Quincy
Chance W. Cary, Bettendorf, IA
Jared Louis DeFauw, Davenport, IA
Alexandra D. Doran, Kingsport, TN
Sally Dykstra, Clinton, IA
Mackinzie Marie Hamlink, Amboy
Julie A. Harris, LeClaire, IA
Dylan R. Harshman, Dixon
Christian L. Jacobsen, Goose Lake, IA
Samantha Lynn Mallillin, Davenport, IA
Noah D. Northrup, Kirkwood
Elizabeth M. Sandoval, Princeton
Abigail Marie Scheidecker, Mount Morris
Alexa Mae Schmidt, Bettendorf, IA
Tonisha M. Spears, Milan
Jenna A. Stromquist, Cambridge
Kristen Leigh Wegman, Taylor, MO
Gregory Lane Zarvell, Kewanee
SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY
Amber Marie Bausch, Moline
6 Colton G. Cullinan, Bettendorf, IA
Morgan Marin Lundahl, Moline
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Kristina K. Phares, Rock Island
lv Briana Raya, East Moline
l Ella Sabrina Scrutchfield, Moline
VISUAL COMMUNICATION
Koby Ernest Brooks, Prophetstown
Kira N. Finley, Silvis
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS Class of 2023
sl Gracie AbDiel, Hampton, TN
Mariam A. Abdullah, Moline
Iman K. Adam, East Moline
Katelynn E. Agan, East Moline
Alondra Alegre, Moline
Abram R. Anderson, Orion
Xavier D. Anderson, Coal Valley
Garrett T. Atkinson, Dunlap
Moshtaha E. Bakhit, Silvis
Christal Barajas, Moline
Jami M. Barden, East Moline
Trevor J. Beckman, Rock Island
l Blerta Bekteshi, Silvis
l Leonita Bekteshi, Silvis
Destiny A. Ben-Nun, Bloomington
Emily Lynn Bennitt, Geneseo
l Aubry R. Berry, Rock Island
l Olivia A. Bizub, Moline
Morgan G. Bjorkman, Colona
l Lauren K. Bloomquist, East Moline
Logan C. Braun, Rock Island
lv Micah J. Brotzman, Davenport, IA
Diana Kathryn Burrill, Rock Island
Mia J. Burrill, Moline
9 Kenadie Marie Buysse, Colona
l Jenna Brooke Campbell, Moline
Elias Castellanos, Rock Island
Samantha Jean Celestino, Prophetstown
Celia Nicole Cervantes, Moline
Maura D. Chandler, Milan
McKensie L. Chard, Taylor Ridge
David M. Cherrington, Moline
Esther Hniang Tha Chin, Rock Island
o Maverick Anthony Chisholm, Milan
Jae Florence Molina Corales, Colona
Lydia R. Cullett, Moline
Ayla Coulter, New Boston
Jaxon R. Crawford, East Moline
l James Davis Crockett, Atkinson
l Alexander C. Curry, East Moline
Khloe B. Damm, Mason City
Brooke L. Daniels, Reynolds
Lauren Roberta Day, Port Byron
Anysa Junette DeLaRosa, Moline
Kimberly Anne Dietz, Colona
Madalyn M. Dwyer, Moline
l Alexandria E.C. Earnest, Moline
Justin M. Egan, Overland Park
Kylynn Dionna Ellis, Moline
Kendon Xavier Ellwood, East Moline
Hope L. Elmer, Geneseo
Lydia Y. Evu, Moline
Dominic B. Ferrari, Rock Island
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Trevor D. Feurt, East Moline
Gracie N. Forret, Silvis
Nicholas Wyatt Frey, Milan
Alexandra Garcia, East Moline
Ariana M. Garcia, Moline
l Christian Garcia, Rock Island
Spencer E. Gardner, Sherrard
Sara Reilly Gaskill, Erie
Brooke E. Gatter, Geneseo
l Shakira’a Austine Gbenyo, Milan
Taylor C. Glynn, Moline
Henna Rae Griffin, Geneseo
Suveah R. Gritton, Orion
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Alexis P. Grove, Belton, MO
Wylie Joe Halferty, Stockton, IA
Autumn Nichole Hankins, Moline
l Isabella Michele Hart, Geneseo
l Courtney E. Harvey, Oak Forrest
l Jennifer Virginia Hatt Khrapov, Moline
l Charly M. Heber-Spates, Rock Island
Payton M. Henderson, Davenport, IA
Nicholas S. Hernandez, Colona
Rebecca Za Hlei Iang, Rock Island
Christian L. Hobbs, Omaha, NE
Montana M. Hogan, Lynn Center
Shelby C. Holley, Geneseo
l Larissa Renee Horton, Coal Valley
Hillarie D. James, Colona
Trace Michael Jenkins, Davenport, IA
Callie L. Johnson, Rock Island
Corrine T. E. Johnson, Illinois City
l Hailee Marie Johnson, East Moline
Sadie R. Johnson, Port Byron
6 Kayla J. Jones, Louisville, KY
6 Sarah M. Kaha, Milan
l Travis A. Kane, Cambridge
Kaylyn M. Keegan, Moline
Savanna Jade Kern, Moline
Brandie Lynne Marie Kirksey, Moline
nl Nichole J. Kutzman, Rock Island
Chase S. Kwinski, Moline
Paige Michele Laingen, Geneseo
l Renata V. Lara, Moline
l Zoey E. Larson, Cambridge
6 André Lewis, Davenport, IA
Matea S. M. Lira, Sterling
Alexandra N. Lloyd, Aledo
Adriana Gloria Lopez, Rock Island
H Ethan Paul Luzum, Calmar, IA
Ashley Marie Lyon, East Moline
s Roxanne L. Malone, Rock Island
Kaitlyn M. Mandel, Rock Island
Allison P. Maring, Coal Valley
Hailey Marie Martin, Moline
6 Daniela Martinez Hernandez, Rock Island
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ASSOCIATE IN ARTS Class of 2023
Abbie R. May, Rock Island
l Samuel Richard Maynard, Moline
Karlie P. McDonnell, Moline
Amber Lynn Meagher, Ladd
Ava M. Michael, East Moline
Dyonnvia Dezaray Millbrook, Rock Island
Kendra E. Miller, Colona
Alexis Grace Morel, Bettendorf, IA
Kade M. Morse, Hampton
Brendon R. Mosley, Bettendorf, IA
l Dalaina R. Mower, Rock Island
Austin Michael Muller, Rock Island
Jennifer Lyn Murphy, Aledo
Mitchell Prescott Cullen Murphy, Bloomington
Lauren A. Myers, Moline
Lauren Elizabeth Neumiller, Cordova
James Nordstrom, Orion
Kylee Fallon Parker, Springfield
Tyler Michael Parr, Rock Island
Hannah E. Passno, Orion
l Danielle Elizabeth Pement, East Moline
Alejandro F. Peña, East Moline
Hailey Michael Peters, Illinois City
Tyler K. Petersen, Coal Valley
Kailyn E. Peterson, Cordova
Ella M. Pettit, East Moline
Eric Philip Poston, Moline
Renee Price, Tipton, IA
Sidney Lauren Quam, Aledo
Anayeli Ramirez Xique, Moline
Jamal K. Randle, Rock Island
Abbigale I. Rasmussen, Rock Island
Joseph Marc-Tyler Redell, Moline
Allyson R. Reed, Albany
l Landon M. Reed, Coal Valley
Michelle L. Rhodenbaugh, Woodhull
Alexis Rae Robertson, Geneseo
Norma Jean Robinson, East Moline
Jl Lauren Chelsee Rogan, Milan
Mariela Rojo, East Moline
Marco A. Romero Murillo, Colona
Noah M. Ross, Coal Valley
Noah V. Rumpp, Moline
Emma Nicole Saltzman, Aledo
Abigail M. Sandlin, Colona
John D. Savitch, Spring Valley
l Say Say, Rock Island
Ryne P. Schimmel, Moline
Andrew Gerard Schipper, Erie
Ashley M. Schnell, Coal Valley
Gavin M. Sebby, Shorewood
Alejandro Solis, Rock Island
l Maximus Wolfgang Sottos, Geneseo
Tenley G. Sproston, Aledo
o Samuel Thomas Spurgetis, Moline
Devin N. Stanley, Moline
Hannah Renee Staub, Geneseo
6 Griffin Robert Stephenson, Rock Island
DonaVan S. Stewart, East Moline
Briley Elaine Swiger, Aledo
sv Erin E. Teggatz, Rock Island
Ashley Lynn Tharp, East Moline
Leslie Erin Thompson, New Windsor
l Rhyse M. Thompson, Milan
Amber Nicole Thomsen, Bettendorf, IA
Jessica Torres, Silvis
Jacey Marie Upton, Rock Island
Jordan E. VanHoutte, Colona
Jandi L. Varble, East Moline
l Elisabeth Genevieve Wallin, Coal Valley
Regan E. Walston, Cordova
v Eric M. Ward, East Moline
l Mikala R. Warner, Colona
lv Mackenzie Jean Wayne, Moline
Lauren M. Weeks, Rock Island
Samuel M. Wellman, Davenport, IA
Tyler James Wessels, East Moline
l Lennon B. West, Moline
nl Mariah Danielle West, East Moline
Hayley M. Whitten, Silvis
lv Madisson K. Willard, Morrison
Natalie Jayne Wilson, Woodhull
l Rachel Lynn Worley, Moline
Isabella M. Wright, Rock Island
l Logan R. Wyers, Rock Island
Caitlin J. Yeager, Maquoketa, IA
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE Class of 2023
Amadou Bah, Moline
lv Dede E. Barrigah, East Moline
Heaven M. Cunningham, Rock Island
Victoria Catherine DeClercq, Moline
Delaney D. Dixon, Coal Valley
Elizabeth Margaret Fish, Morrison
Madison Claire Fuller, Davenport, IA
Emily K. Gamble, Franksville, WI
Beyonce Gonzalez, Moline
lv Maria Rose Guerrero, Davenport, IA
ol Brooke Larynn Harms, Geneseo
Joseph B. Hennings, Milan
Jonathan Faustino Hernandez, Plainfield
Shania Johnson, Davenport, IA
Lindsey C. Kelley, Des Moines, IA
Cain J. Kilcoin, Reynolds
Alexandra R. Majetic, Moline
l Christian Manzi, Moline
l Sawyer John Mital, Coal Valley
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Nathanael E. Monzon, Orion
o Patrick William Mulcahey, Bloomington
Lindsay Mae Nash, Moline
Tiffany O’Leary, East Moline
Giacomo J. O’Neill, Lombard
Brayan Perez, Rock Island
Aidan James Perry, Moline
Sam E. Petrie, Ophiem
Bryanna L. Petroff, Port Byron
Hl Payton T. Plym, Seatonville
Abigail Kristine Roberge, Aledo
Lydia Lynn Robertson, Moline
Jl Abigail Sancken, Geneseo
Kara B. Schipper, Erie
l Sophia Noelle Slyter, Davenport, IA
Mason J. Smith, Colona
Kwadzo Josue Soglo, East Moline
l Eric R. Thorndyke, Orion
Jl Abigail V. Tossou, East Moline
Maximus Alexander Weston, Rock Island
Joseph A. T. Ziegler, Rock Island
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Black Hawk College Quad-Cities Campus Faculty 2022-2023
PROFESSORS
Paul Lockard, Ph.D.
Matlub Ahmad, Ph.D.
Mary Beth Kwasek, M.A.
Brian Glaser, M.A.
Lisa Miotto, M.A.
Wendy Bock, M.S.
Torria Norman, M.A.
Douglas Davidson, Ph.D.
Jodee Werkheiser, M.S.
Laura Snook, M.S.
Mark Esposito, Ph.D.
Jay Pearce, Ph.D.
Connie McLean, M.A.
Amy Smith, M.B.A.
Marilynn Bartels, M.S.
Galen Leonhardy, M.A.
Valerie Koster, M.S.N.
Traci Davis, Psy.D.
Todd Linscott, Ph.D.
Kathy Dusthimer, M.S.N.
Kenneth Nickels, M.S.
Dianne Abels, M.S.P.T.
Jenni Wessel-Fields, M.S.
Cheryl Ballantyne, B.S.N.
Trudy Starr, M.S.N.
Emily Lehman, Ph.D.
Cynthia Becker, M.S.N.
James Larrabee, M.Phil.
Karin Barrett, M.S.N.
Nicole Banks, M.A.
Nina DeBisschop, M.A.
Kora Smith, Ph.D.
Melette Pearce, M.S.
Brigette Dorrance, Ph.D.
Theresa Bries, M.A.
Allison Beck, Ph.D.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS
Krisann Bergo, M.A.
Christopher Appuhn, M.S.
David Miller, M.S.
Katie Johnson, M.S.
Jody Lindstrom, M.S.N.
Ewelina Bergert, M.B.A.
Darcy Jeffries, M.B.A.
Angela Czubara, M.S.N.
Daniel Garcia, M.S.N.
Jodi Becker, M.S.Ed.
Sarah Nelson, M.A.
Andrew Hoogheem, M.A.
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS
Robyn McVey, M.S.
Michael Staub, M.S.
Marcella Davis, M.S.N.
Seref Onder, Ph.D.
Jacob Winters, M.A.
Annie Oldenburg, M.F.A.
MaryBeth Stopoulos, M.S.
INSTRUCTORS
Irene Leites, D.M.A.
Rachel Duffy, M.S.
Susan Johnson, M.A.
Regina Wilkerson, M.A.
Merriam Jolly, M.A.
F. Paul Smith, A.A.S.
Emily Thomas, M.S.
Corey Kendrick, M.Mus.
Alicia Esposito, P.T.A. – A.C.C.E.
Colin Grennan, M.S.
Kelli Widger, M.A.
Katie Kepler, B.S.
Georgjean Pitsoulakis, M.A.
Jacob Pender, M.I.S. /M.B.A.
Brad Watson, Ph.D.
Mahesh Dawadi, Ph.D.
Sana Harb, D.B.A.
Ian Hutto, M.S.N.
Paul A. Morris, M.A.
Terrance Gray, M.A.
Joshua Bunker, M.S.N.
Faythe Elsbury, M.S.
ADJUNCT FACULTY
Claudia Alonzo
Steven Ames
Steven Banks
Daniel Barwick
Timothy Black
Beverly Bleigh
James Buennig
Mitchell Carter
Terry Clayton
Debra Collins
Jon Debord
Brian Dillie
Logan Eggers
Jill Foster
Janet Francisco
James Fudge
Tamara Fudge
Derek Gottwalt
Denise Haga
Jordan Harris
John Hartman
Anthony Hernandez
Breann Hirst
Dan Hoge
Tasha Huber
Grant Iles
Daniel Jecks
Adam Kruckenberg
Jonathan Lambert
Paul Lange
Jodi Larson
Bruce LeBlanc
Rita Ledbetter
Yolanda Lira
LaVerne Logan
Maria Lucas-Murillo
Sherry Maurer
Tyler Melin
Allison Minicz
Antonio Morgan
Michael Nelson
Kristi O’Brien
Andy Parrott
Gwen Pokora
Rene Powers
Tarah Rayos
Jeanette Scott
Melinda Shelton
Lauren Shuda
Todd Slothower
Lynne Stukart
Johnny Sullivan
Kathrin Thomas
Michael Wallace
Tracy Waytenick
Reginald White
Joel Wilford
Zixuan Yan
Carol Zimmerman
PROFESSOR EMERITA
Michelle Johnson, M.A.
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Board of Trustees
Fritz W. Larsen, Moline, Board Chair
Douglas L. Strand, East Moline, Vice Chair
Christian H. Jackson, Geneseo, Secretary
David L. Dyer, Galva
Samantha J. Gange, Rock Island
Kimberly D. Goodley, Annawan
Jeffrey M. Swan, Colona
Jonwyn Ayres, Student Trustee, 2023-2024
Executive Administration
Tim J. Wynes, J.D., President
Amy M. Maxeiner, Ed.D., PT, Vice President for Instruction and Student Services
Steven J. Frommelt, MBA, Vice President for Finance and Administration
Richard G. Bush, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Economic and Workforce Development
Stacey L. Cary, MBA, Director of Human Resources
Shawn A. Cisna, M.A., Chief of Police
Barb A. Courville, B.S., Associate Dean of Adult and Continuing Education
Sandra J. Cox, B.A., Manager of Administrative Systems and Co-Chief Information Officer
Zenaida Landeros, E.M.N.A., Executive Director, Black Hawk College Foundation
Kathleen M. Malcolm, M.S.W., Executive Director of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
Ryan E. White, B.A., IT Systems Manager and Co-Chief Information Officer
Danielle M. Williams, M.A., Executive Director, Black Hawk College East Foundation and East Campus Community Liaison
Deans
Heather F.W. Bjorgan, M.A., MBA, Dean of Enrollment Management
John W. Castree, M.A., Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Karima T. Gahagan, M.A., Dean of Academic Services
Daniel C. Marvin, Ph.D., Dean of Economic and Workforce Development
Erica Koch Wight, M.Ed., Dean of Health and Human Services
Black Hawk College Quad-Cities Foundation Board of Directors
Greg Ryckaert Chair
Steve Layer Vice Chair
Dave Emerick Treasurer
John Daly
Julie Gelaude
Wes Llewellyn
Rico Navarro
Brian Neff
Lori Pappas
Zenaida Landeros Executive Director, Black Hawk College Quad-Cities Foundation
Tim Wynes President, Black Hawk College Ex-Officio Member
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