A total of 315 students will be candidates for graduation from Missouri State University-West Plains) during the 2026 commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. today at the West Plains Civic Center.
This includes 282 students who are eligible for associate degrees and 33 who are eligible for certificates.
In addition, 101 students will be candidates for graduation from Missouri State University-Springfield. Several graduate and undergraduate programs are available at the West Plains campus through the Missouri State Outreach program. Two students will be receiving their specialist degrees, 20 receiving their master’s degrees, and 79 will receive their bachelor’s degrees.
The ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. in the civic center arena. It also will be livestreamed. Visit WP.MissouriState.edu/Commencement to access the livestream link.
Members of the 2026 graduating class, their hometowns and the degrees and certificates they will be receiving are listed below.
Degree Key: AA (Associate of Arts); AAS (Associate of Applied Science); AAT (Associate of Arts in Teaching); AS (Associate of Science); BA (Bachelor of Arts); BGS (Bachelor of General Studies); BS (Bachelor of Science); BSW (Bachelor of Social Work); Cert. (Certificate); M.Acc. (Master of Accountancy); MA (Master of Arts); MAT (Master of Arts in Teaching); MBA (Master of Business Administration); MHA (Master of Health Administration); MS (Master of Science); MS Ed. (MS in Education); MSW (Master of Social Work); Spec. (Specialist).
MSU OUTREACH GRADUATES (MASTER’S & SPECIALIST)
Alton: Anthony Collins (Spec. Ed.); Faith Collins (BS, Summa Cum Laude); McKeinzie Infranca (BGS, Cum Laude).
Ava: Abigail Hasley (BS); Karcee McFarlin (M.Acc.); Kennedy Meyer (BS); Grace Reed (MS Ed., Cum Laude); Jadyn Smith (BS); Joseph Swofford (BS, Cum Laude).
Bakersfield: Tristan Morris (MS Cybersecurity).
Birch Tree: Myrtle Pruitt (MS Ed.).
Bucyrus: Jaden Beasley (MS Ed.).
Cabool: Madelyne Aaron (BS, Summa Cum Laude); Sierra Carder (BS, Summa Cum Laude); Jessica Johnson (BS).
Caulfield: Tiffany Harper (MS Counseling); Marc Hubbell (BGS).
Doniphan: Nathanial Patterson (MS Ed.).
Gainesville: Golda Mae Biby (BS).
Hartville: Isaac Boye (BS, Magna Cum Laude); Tera Dunaway (BS).
Houston: Dennis Brown, Jr. (MA History); Sierra Keller (BS, Cum Laude); Madison Reed (BGS, Summa Cum Laude).
Koshkonong: Mary Lenker (MA Religious Studies).
Licking: Samuel Antle (BS); Milissa Kovachik (MHA).
Mammoth Spring, Ark.: Adam Henslee (MA History); Ella Johnson (BS, Magna Cum Laude).
Mansfield: Chassidy Lugeanbeal (BS, Cum Laude); Falisha Neal (BS); Rebekah Owens (MBA); Emily Sinning (BS, Cum Laude); Clemmie Taylor (BS, Cum Laude).
Mtn. Grove: Juli Alsadi (MS Ed.); Justin Davis (BS, Summa Cum Laude); Madison Emery (BS, Summa Cum Laude); Abigail Lawson (BS, Magna Cum Laude); Jason McDermitt (MAT).
Mtn. View: Katie Castello (BS); Kenzie Daniels (BS, Summa Cum Laude); Brittany Dennison (BS, Magna Cum Laude); Wade Marriott (Spec. Ed.); Caitlyn McDaniel (BS); Kevin Robinett (BS); Shelby Rogers (BS, Magna Cum Laude); Jacob Shockley (BS); Valerie Thomas (BSW).
Norwood: Cassie Collins (BS).
Plato: Zackary Collison (BS, Summa Cum Laude); Jayden Echols (BS, Summa Cum Laude).
Pomona: Rebekah Crosser (BS); Jennifer Crowl (BS, Summa Cum Laude); Jared Davis (BGS); Kendra Noakes (BS).
Pottersville: Kelsey Bonham (BS).
Richland: Kendra Badger (BS); Briar Sayer (BS).
Rolla: Callie Harmon (BS, Cum Laude).
Summersville: Emma Keeling (BS).
Thayer: Taylar Bowers (BS, Magna Cum Laude); Erica Millar (BS); Griffin Willison (BS, Magna Cum Laude); Jackson Willison (BS, Cum Laude); Journey Young (BS).
Theodosia: Bailee Garrison (BS).
West Plains: Quintin Adolphson (BS); Kristi Aldrine (MAT); Andrew Barber (BS); Ethan Bunch (BS); Joshua Burgess (BS, Magna Cum Laude); Christina Chambers (BS); Jedidiah Collins (BS); Lathen Coursey (BS, Cum Laude); Tramond Day (BS); Gabriel Dietrich (BS, Cum Laude); Collin Emery (BS); Kebron Ghebreigziabher (M.Acc.); Daphne Graham (BS); Alexis Harris (BS, Summa Cum Laude); Riley Harris (BS, Magna Cum Laude); Lucy Hershenson (BS, Summa Cum Laude); Victoria Howerton (MSW); Ethan Mainprize (BS, Cum Laude); Nicole Meher (BS); Hailie Mongillo (BS); Hannah Nielsen (MBA); Andrea Rivera (BS); Elijah Russell (BS); Scott Salvesen (MS Counseling); Gabriel Sellers (BS); Jordyn Sigman (BS, Magna Cum Laude); Todd Stockton (MS Cybersecurity); Sara Sydow (BS); Madeline Taylor (BS, Magna Cum Laude).
Willow Springs: Brooke Berry (BS, Magna Cum Laude); Jessica Haas (BS, Magna Cum Laude); Emily Scarbrough (BGS); Bethany Waggoner (BS, Summa Cum Laude); Ashley Wilson (BSW).
Winona: Casey Smith (BS).
MSU-WP GRADUATES (ASSOCIATE & CERTIFICATES)
Alton: Draven Joseph Graves (AA); Hudson Brooke Hollis (AS); Jessica Mitchener (AS); Crystal Jeanne Pinson (Cert. Electronic Health Records; AAS Medical Coding; Cert. Medical Coding); Andrea Danae Sisco (AS) .
Ash Grove: Bryce Kelly Davis (AA).
Ava: Deandra Danette Cole (AAT).
Bakersfield: Shaelyn Sue Foster (AA); Taylor Marie Lamb (AS); Gretchen Suzzanne Zastrow (AS) .
Battlefield: Jake William Sage (AS).
Bella Vista, Ark.: Emily K. Sims (AS); Carlee Jo Williams (AS) .
Bentonville, Ark.: Judson A. Guice (AA).
Birch Tree: Monica Lynn Brewer-Thomas (Cert. Electronic Health Records; Cert. Medical Office; Cert. Medical Coding); Harold Eugene Ryan (AAS Community Behavioral Health Support); Yadira Salinas-Rodriguez (AAS Information Science & Technology) .
Blue Springs: Alex Antonio Biermaier (AA); Anna Pauline Wright (AS).
Brandsville: Riley Storme Villavicencio (AS).
Brookline: Kennedy Marie Eckley (AS).
Bruner: Mason Allen Brewer (Cert. Advanced Welding).
Bucyrus: Olivia Pearl Crites (AS).
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe: Elizabeth Jane Phiri (AS).
Bunker: Peyton Ann South (AA); Callie Kaye Sutton (AA) .
Cabool: Trevin Eli Brill (AS); Hannah Maria McCrosky (AA); Gracie Lynette Smith (Cert. Medical Coding).
Campina Grande do Sul, Brazil: Manoela Cristina Bocon Rosa (AA).
Cape Girardeau: Blayne Andrew Harris (AA); Anthony Diondre' Pulliam (AS).
Cartagena, Columbia: Mariana Franco Aldana (AA); Sandra Victoria Antia Mulato (AA) .
Carthage: Lauren Nicole Petticrew (AS).
Cassville: Cody James Rose II (AA).
Caulfield: Khaki Rae Barnett (AS); Sean Isaac Talley (AS Mechatronics); Aidan Christian Jude Tiller (AA); Zoey Ann Williams (AS) .
Chaffee: Karlee Marie Niederkorn (AS).
Chillicothe: Lena Michelle Buhr (AAS Culinary & Hospitality); Eugenia Michele Dyer (AAS Agriculture).
Clever: Shaun Isaiah O'Neil Findley (AS).
Columbia: Connor Thomas Head (AS Agriculture; AS Business); Vanessa Joel Kreyling (AS); Grace M. Wyatt (AS) .
Conway: Isaac Douglas Freeman (AA).
Corning, Ark.: Lexi Olivia Lunsford (AS).
Cottonwood, Calif.: Brandon Seth Mountz-Mahan (Cert. Advanced Welding).
Crocker: Jenna Shelton (AS).
Dardanelle, Ark.: Israel Lee Johnson (AA).
Dexter: Amelia Shay Jenkins (AA).
Doniphan: Jayden Nicole Broyles (AA Criminal Justice/Criminology); Tanner Owen Walters (Cert. Aerial & Geospatial Tech).
Dora: Jeannie Geissinger (Cert. Medical Coding); Raven Ann Hadley (AAT); Chesney Nicole Luna (AAT); Natasha Michelle Slavik (AA Health Professions) .
Elkland: Camryn Jade Elliott (AS Agriculture).
Eminence: Kandra Sue Counts (AA); Tracy Lynn Crider (Cert. Medical Coding); Landen Lee Spoonemore (AA) .
Essex: Aubrey Rhea Anne Hull (AA Health Professions).
Farmington: Jennifer Hope Hill (AS).
Florissant: Erica Marie Byrd (AS).
Fremont: Holden Michael Hills (AAS Business; AS Business) .
Fulton: Amie Johnson (AS).
Gainesville: Elizabeth Autumn Kinworthy (AS).
Goodson: Anah Jailynn Sibley (AS Business).
Granby: Brienna Nicole Black (AS).
Hackett: Prairie Taylor Vaughn (AA).
Harrison, Ark.: Abigail Morgan Fancler (AA).
Hartville: Jenna Lea Kelley (AAT General Ed).
Hazelwood: Alexander Tyler Hobson (AA).
Hermann: Michaela N. Grannemann (AAT Autism).
Highlandville: Bo K. Essick (AA).
Houston: Max L. Bittle (AS Business); Charlotte Michelle Fowler (AA); Kelsey Ann Pritchett (AS); Kamila Lena Yetkin (AA) .
Jackson, MI: Camden A. Odegard (Cert. Viticulture) .
Jackson: Jordan Alizabeth Bourland (AS).
Jefferson City: Joshua Patrick Dunne (AA).
Kansas City: Kevin Daniel Edmonsond (AS); April Lynn Hord (Cert. Healthcare Supply Chain Management); Kanielle S. James (AS) .
Kazanlak, Bulgaria: Violeta Bachvarova (AA).
Kennett: Tara M. Checkett (AS); Alexus Shardae Nelson (AS); Hadley Marie Wilson (AAT Autism) .
Koshkonong: Cody Frank Jedlicka (AAS Agriculture; Cert. Foundations of Business); Dillon Brandt Ward (AAS Computer Graphics & Programming); Alexzandria Dawn Wenger (AS).
Lebanon: Carson James Bugg (AA); Heather Ann LaFon (AS); Trista Renee Simpson (AA) .
Lee’s Summit: Paden Reed Cole (AS Engineering Tech); Ashdon Timothy Martinez (AA).
Licking: Gretchen Genissa Faith Chastain (AA); Summer Sylvia Dawn Lee (Cert. Animal Science); McKinley Rae Satterfield (AA Health Professions); Abigail Sullins (AS); Finley Jane Sullins (AA) .
Long Lane: Maeghan DeAnn Phelan (AS).
Lynchburg: Marshall Dean Breedlove (AS Information Technology); Jayanna Rene Draper (AA).
Mammoth Spring: Julia Michelle Hughes (AS).
Mansfield: Madisyn Faith Morton (AA); Hailey Elizabeth Morton (AAT General Ed); Macie Nicole Tate (AA) .
Marshfield: Kennedy Morgan Ross (AAT General Ed).
Marthasville: Hayden Joseph Burns (AS Business).
McKinney, Texas: Garrett P. Hartman (AS Business).
Mechanicsville, Va.: Valerie Lynn White-Watling (AAS Agriculture).
Medellin, Colombia: Isabella Calle Hernandez (AA).
Milwaukee, Wisc.: Ace Evans (AA).
Moody: Ashley Elizabeth Beach (AA); Jacee Elaine Guffey (AS); Angela Nichole Rouse (AA Child & Family Dev); Brandon Troy Whiteside (AS Pre-Engineering) .
Mtn. Grove: Jessica Raye Arthur (AS); Katharyn Grace Brennan (AAT General Ed); Jase L. Dowden (AA); Tyler Austin Fleetwood (AA Health Professions); Abigail R. Fry (AS); Abigail Grace Jelken (AS Agriculture); KayLee Tate Reed (AA); Katelin Marie Shelley (AS) .
Mtn. Home, Ark.: Meghan Whitney Moore (AS); Aaliyah Jayne Reed (AS).
Mtn. View: Cassidy Suzanne Beavers (AS); Lydia Marie Davis (AAS Community Behavioral Health Support); Melissa A. McAfee (AA; AS Nursing); Bridgette Maureen Porter (AA); Dawn Elizabeth Pulliam (AA); Heaven Leigh-Ann Rosa (AS); Jacob Eugene Shockley (AAT General Ed); Joshua Allan Shockley (AAT General Ed) .
Myrtle: Abbagail Sturgeon (AAT General Ed).
Neosho: Heather Lorraine Hummel (AS).
New London: James Phillip Gipson (AS).
Niangua: Tyler Joe Replogle (Cert. Advanced Welding).
Norwood: Weston Lane Contreras (AA Health Professions); Jadyn Eli Kelley (AA); Natalee Elizabeth Lawson (AA) .
Ozark: Anderson Cole Breth (AA); Quentin Izaiah Combs (Cert. Advanced Welding); Kyle Terak Tucker (AAS Agriculture).
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.: Andres Eduardo de Cardenas (AA).
Paris, France: Elidjah Mabika Marie Lou Abomo (AA).
Peace Valley: Dana Frances Russo (Cert. Electronic Health Records; Cert. Medical Office; Cert. Medical Coding).
Piedmont: Breeana Nicole Phillips (AS).
Plato: Nolan Ryan David Fitzsimmons (AS Information Technology); Joseph Ryan Steinbrink (AAS Technology/Advanced Welding).
Pleasant Hope: Levi Alexander Marshall (AS Business).
Pocahontas, Ark.: Kristen Kimberly Mathis (AA).
Point Fortin, Trinidad and Tobago: Jaylon J. Hyson (AA).
Pomona: Macey Jo Bolander (AAT General Ed); Rylie Alexis Fox (AA; AA Health Professions); Angelina Rae Kelly (AAS Business Management).
Poplar Bluff: Clare Elisabeth Scott (AAT Elementary Ed).
Pottersville: Ania Michele Christopher (AS).
Puxico: Benjamin Silas Jones (AS Agriculture).
Raymondville: Megan LeAnn Elledge (AS).
Republic: Carter Leonard Nation (AS Pre-Engineering).
Richland: Kade Ryan Belshe (AA).
Rogers, Ark.: Taylor Nicole Teel (AS).
Rolla: Carol Ann King (AS Agriculture); Alyssa Jordan McBee (AS Agriculture) .
St. Louis: Wren Andrew McMahon (AA).
St. Robert: Ashley Nicole Calloway (AS); Jennifer Ann Stokes (AS).
Salem: Kyla Lorraine Heard (AAS Child & Family Dev); Makayla Desiree Malone (AAT Elementary Ed); Chezney Richelle Schivitz (AA).
Salina, Kan.: Jett Allan Samuelson (AS Business).
Seymour: Matraca Kathleen Hill (AS).
Siloam Springs, Ark.: Andrew R. Elkins (AA).
Sparta: Walker DD Loveland (AAS Business Entrepreneurship).
Springfield: Andrew James Ellis (AA); Daphne Kerstyn Ansel Heroux (AA); Michelle Irene Hoffman (AS Agriculture); Anthony W. Holt (AS Pre-Engineering); Gabriel Robert Sherman Moore (AA Health Professions); Kearstain Nichelle Sleeth (AAS Agriculture); Tate D. Uchtman (AS Business); Angelyn Lauren Sue Wood (AS) .
Strafford: Autumn Grace Simmerock (AS).
Summersville: Addisyn Mikole Shockley (AA; AS Nursing).
Tampa, Fla.: Tyrell Joseph Smith (AS Business).
Thayer: Bret Spencer Bennett (AS Business); Joshua Alexander Burnett (AS); Vanessa Ann Callahan (AS); Kayla Jo Mackenzie Davis (AA); Madalyn Grace Donahue (AAT Elementary Ed); Colton Jacob Komm (AS); Corwin Neal Mullins (AA); Katie Joleen Poulette (Cert. Horticulture); Ely Jackson Wilson (AS Information Technology) .
Udall: Kurt Allen Watlington (AAT Elementary Ed).
Villa Ridge: Anastasia Kaylee Cox (AAS Agriculture).
Warner Robins, Ga.: Morgan Rose Johnson (AS).
Waynesville: Emma Elise Peterson (AS).
Wentzville: Haley Marie Tucker (AS).
West Henrietta, N.Y.: Damani Nazir Barley (AA).
West Monroe, La.: Shunderrius Br'sean Glass (AA).
West Palm Beach, Fla.: Jaydin Dwayne Archer (AA Health Professions).
West Plains: Gloria LaDawn Adier (Cert. Medical Coding); Courtney Jade Ames (AS); Marcella Lea Bean (Cert. Basic Office Management); Raquel P. Bell (AA); Ian Connor Bivens (AA Criminal Justice/Criminology); Lillian Jade Blagg (AA); Brylee Renee Bonham (AA Health Professions); Audrey Rae Bressler (AS Agriculture); Jeremy Kent Brotherton (AA); Bailey Nicole Bunch (AS); Serah Kay Butler (AAT General Ed); Joel Duane Campbell (Cert. Horticulture; Cert. Plant Science); Emma Leighann Chapman (AA); Mandalyn Ellen Cockrum (AA; AS Nursing); Jessica Tiffany-Lynn Contreras (AA Health Professions); Kelly Lea Cotter (AS); Magen Alisha Cundall (AA); Garrett Wayne Dalrymple (Cert. Medical Coding); William Wesley Davies (Cert. Advanced Welding); Edward Thomas DeCent (AS Technology); Uston Gacis De Los Santos (AAS Computer Graphics); Raigan Avery Denton (AS); Tiffany Alexis Paige Finney (AS); Casey Jane Franse (AA); Summer Dawn Gabriel (AS); Teresa Marie Gelsinger (AA); Jack E. Gillmore (Cert. Advanced Welding); Mia LaRoux Gray (AAS Entrepreneurship); Maxwell Ross Guilliams (AA); Brian Matthew Haish-Davis (Cert. Advanced Welding); Kylan Faith Hall (AAT Elementary Ed); Shawna Leigh Hammon (AA Child & Family Dev); Lydia Malyn Harris (AA); Josiah Andrew Hatley (AS Pre-Engineering); Chloe Isabella Hays (AA); Morgan Christel Henry (AS); Kirsten Amanda Hill Romans (AS Business); Brayden Charles Hindes (AS Business); Payton Jade Hugg (AS); Alexis Victoria Inman (AA Health Professions); Sara Grace Jenne (AAS Business Management); Avery Deann Johnson (AAT General Ed); Kelsey Marie Kenslow (AAS Agriculture; Cert. Equine Studies; Cert. Veterinary Assistant); Tia-Chantel Chrystina LaFevers (AA); Avery Irene Lindstrom (AAT General Ed); Makenna Alexis Locke (AA); Gabriel Orion Martin (AAS Computer Graphics); Linkin Pitt Martin (AS Pre-Engineering); Madison DeAnn Matthews (AA); Audrey Jo Mayo (AA); Brooklyn Laney Mead (AS); Amy Mitchell (AA); Devona Jo Lois Mitchell (AS); Georgia Sue Mackenzie Osborn (AS); Andrew Cole Owens (Cert. Advanced Welding); Justice Gabrielle Pearson (AS); Karsen Renee Pierce (AA); Luke Parker Pitts (AA Criminal Justice/Criminology); Jordan Lynn Pohl (AS); Kylie Marie Quimby (AA); Peyton Walker Reynolds (AA Health Professions); Callista Lanee Russell (AS); Darby Kate Schwien (AA); Lauren Delaney Smith (AA); Micheal James Smith (AA Criminology); Mia S. Taylor (AA); Adrienne Dawn Thompson (AAS Business Accounting); Shaina Nicole Tinsley (AAS Child & Family Dev); Stephanie Nicole Watson (AAS Community Behavioral Health Support); Mason Christopher Webb (AAS Technology/General Tech); Audrey Jane Whitten (AS); Hannah May Hope Williams (AAS Child & Family Dev); Braydon Samuel Lee Wood (AA); Brayden Michael York (AA Criminal Justice/Criminology); Lily Ann York (AA) .
Wildwood: Tripp Johns (AA).
