Blackhawk Holds December Commencement Ceremony
December 21, 2022
Emily Hopper, an alumna of Blackhawk's Culinary Arts and Business Management programs and the recipient of Blackhawk's Rising Star Alumni Award, speaks at the ceremony.
About 50 graduates from various programs participated in Blackhawk Technical College’s December 2022 Commencement on Tuesday, Dec. 20.
This is the first time in at least a decade that the college has held a December graduation. The college typically has held only a commencement ceremony in May. Tuesday’s event also was the first time the ceremony was held in the college’s new Conference Center.
“Today is a beginning, not an end. Today, we welcome you into our family of alumni of Blackhawk Technical College,” Dr. Tracy Pierner, Blackhawk President, said to the graduations.
Commencement speakers were Marissa Greuel Hainstock, Staff of the Year, Maram Assaf, Student Speaker, and Emily Hopper, Rising Star Alumni Award Winner.
“Graduating college is just one step on an exciting journey ahead of us – one filled with new experiences, challenges, accomplishments and opportunities that will shape our lives forever,” said Maram Assaf, the student speaker and graduate from Blackhawk’s Criminal Justice program. “As we go on this path together, let’s remember what brought us here: courage, ambition, strength – all traits inherent in each one of us, which can only be amplified by the power of working together towards a common goal.”
Congratulations to all of Blackhawk’s graduates!
AGRIBUSINESS SPECIALIST
Technical Diploma
Ashley K. Letcher
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Associate Degree
Andres R. Beltran
Makynzie F. Gleichauf
Makenna J. Hill
Hailey M. Huffman
Brittney Langer*
Rebeca Rojel
Asia L. Schaitel
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
Technical Diploma
Wendpagnagde S. Gamene
Eric B. Norby*
Evelyn A. Santana
COMPUTER SERVICE TECHNICIAN
Technical Diploma
Dakota Puckett
CRIMINAL JUSTICE STUDIES
Associate Degree
Hector D. Aguirre
German Aquino
Maram M. Assaf*
Kaitlyn M. Butt
Shyann Clark+
Kayla L. Crump+
Lauren Day*
Jake D. Duller+
Megan M. Lunsman
Melissa L. McAdory
Hannah Montefelt*
CULINARY ARTS
Associate Degree
Lisette Castellanos Lavariega*
Christian A. Huston
DIGITAL MARKETING
Associate Degree
Alyssa N. Whaples*
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Associate Degree
Paige A. Gilman
Melinda Tearman
Coreen L. Wittwer
ELECTRO-MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY
Associate Degree
Austin D. Schumann*
HVAC/R
Technical Diploma
Felipe Gonzalez
HUMAN RESOURCES
Associate Degree
Karina D. Moreno-Zarza
Kaylee R. Trawicki*
HUMAN SERVICES ASSOCIATE
Associate Degree
Heather M. Armstrong*
Hannah M. Myers*
Madeline Rose*
Bobbi A. Underdahl*
INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE MECHANIC
Technical Diploma
Sergio Escobar
LABORATORY FOOD SCIENCE TECHNICIAN
Associate Degree
Chad E. Richards*
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Associate Degree
Julie A. Morris
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATIVE CODER
Associate Degree
Amber D. Boll*
Katherine Dunlap*
Emily A. Kingslien
MANUFACTURING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST
Technical Diploma
Jayden K. Fuerstenberg*
NURSING
Associate Degree
Micheala F. Appner
Kathryn Barr*
Alyssia Bartelt*
Matthew J. Bradley*
Kelli J. Butts*
Mackenzie P. Capelle*
Enrique J. Casiano*
Nichole J. Christensen*
Kristina J. Conner*
Cortney R. Cox
Samantha R. Detra
Jenna Dowdy*
Katrina Fraley
Hailey Frazier
Amber L. Golackson
Krystle R. Hubbard*
Teresiah W. Karanja*
Margaret Lowell*
Anastatia M. Maerz*
Morgan M. Melahn
Crystal A. Meyer*
Daisy Ortiz*
Meghan C. Phillips*
Theresa E. Phillips*
Alaxandria J. Quade
Anthony J. Smith*
Alexa K. Suiter
Riley J. Trace
Christopher Van Caster*
Karen R. Vindedahl*
DeAnna T. Wallace*
PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN
Technical Diploma
Denise M. Mireles*
Valerie Oetzel*
Sabrina A. Vasquez
RESIDENTIAL HVAC
Technical Diploma
Rodney P. Burns*
SUBSTANCE ABUSE EDUCATION
Technical Diploma
Chassidy L. Olson*
Shylow J. Prewitt*
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Associate Degree
Austin J. Foust
WELDING
Technical Diploma
Quinlan Dempsey*
Bryce X. Dyer*
*Honor Cord Recipient (3.5 or high program GPA)
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