260 degrees and certificates were confirmed on May 12, 2023, during the 58th annual Colby Community College commencement ceremony at the Colby Event Center.
Hometowns are published as indicated by the student. Kansas residents are arranged
by city, out-of-state residents are listed by city and state, and international students
by country. By request, some names are not disclosed.
Associate of Applied Science
Allen: Nellie Kaner. Arapahoe, Neb.: BarLee Klein. Atwood: Juliann Sis. Belleville: Karlie Strutt. Benkelman, Neb.: Rebekah Fell, Stacy Nichols. Bow Mar, Colo.: Bryson Castillo. Brewster: Candy Aschenbrenner. Cheyenne Wells, Colo.: Kristy Ball. Colby: Marissa Bermudez, Patyn Branum, Samantha Brenn, Sheena Brown, Jersey Carney, Michaela Derickson, Jayla Helus, Shawna Petersen, Wade Rush, Jacob Sack, Morgan Voss, Elizabeth White. Colorado Springs, Colo.: Emily McMurdo. Eskridge: Mary Shults. Fredonia: Jordan Signer. Goodland: Hanna Cepeda, Elena Flores, Sara Salcedo. Greensburg: Tina Banman. Grinnell: Melissa Womack. Hays: Melanie Fisher. Indianola, Neb.: Haylee Adams. Lancaster: Amber Hudson. Lawrence: Jessica Vassar. Leoti: Dora Langdon-Seaton. Lindon, Colo.: Dannica Kalcevic. Long Pine, Neb.: Garrett Hollenbeck. Lyndon: Alyssa Dorr. Madison: Amber Stutesman. Meade: Michelle Alvidrez. Norton: Angela Sorter. Oakley: Wayne Flipse, Brandi Horton. Oberlin: Miranda Stevenson. Osborne: Sarah Seifert. Paola: Selah Hadle. Phillipsburg: Kelly Cote. Plainville: Shandra Griffin. Rexford: Toby Korte. Salina: Ashlyn Bird. Scotia, Neb.: Demi Daniels. Scott City: Jose Garcia, Kaely Zilla. Shoreline, Wash: Anna Elise Lund. Smithfield, Neb.: Cailey Grabenstein. Ulysses: Quentin Pauda. Wichita: Makendra Hunt, Charvelle Robinson.
Associate of Arts
Andover: Malik Watkins. Ashland: Tess Woodruff. Atwood: Sapphira Bailey. Bahamas: Latrell Taylor. Biloxi, Miss.: Abbygail Kinlock. Bird City: Rubie Yost. Blue Springs, Mo.: Jayla Sample. Canada: Blake Harsulla. Cayman Islands: Joshua OGarro. Centennial, Colo.: Kelsi Dominguez. Clearfield, Utah: Kaycee Valencia. Colby: William Bradley, Colin Carroll, Britton Knowles, Britnee McKinney, Kirsten Miessler, Claire Nelson, Lydia Rinehart, Tyler Voss, Elizabeth White. Colorado Springs, Colo.: Taylor Gossage. Coolidge: Erika Valenzuela. Damar: Kirsten Marcotte. Ford: Candace Fry. France: Maelie Chupin, Tom Thierry. Gem: Kylah Smith. Glade: Kylie Solida. Goodland: Valeria Almanza-Chavez. Gove: Kristy Packard. Great Bend: Shailey Clark. Grinnell: Isabella Ostmeyer. Hays: Micah Leibbrandt. Heath Springs, S.C.: Megan Houghtaling. Herriman, Utah: Alexa Wade. Hill City: Stephanie Winn. Hoxie: Emily Diercks. Kansas City, Mo.: Dreasha Talley. Kit Carson, Colo.: Jordyn Weeks. Lake Stevens, Wash.: Peyton Rone. Littleton, Colo.: Matthew Anderson. Marienthal: Zachary Kissick, Elizabeth Kopfmann. Monument: Eric Cain. New York, N.Y.: Abba Wague. Norco, Calif.: Summer Biscan. Norton: Natasha Flores. Phillipsburg: Rylan Hays, Brittany King. Riverton, Utah: Kiley Avery, Addison Christiansen, Mark Rausch. Rolla: Melanie Norton. Smithfield, Neb.: Cailey Grabenstein. South Africa: Sanele Masondo. South Jordan, Utah: Marco Herrera. Stillwater, Okla.: Emma Eldridge. Syracuse, Utah: Abby Sims. Topeka: Austin Van Aalst. WaKeeney: Desiree Littlechild, Sydney Rothchild. Wasilla, Alaska: Jamar Toston. Wichita: Jaxon Olds-Pillich. Winona: Regan Stramel.
Associate of Science
Bahamas: Latrell Taylor. Benkelman, Neb.: Rebekah Fell. Blue Springs, Mo.: Jayla Sample. Bridgeport, Neb.: Amber Dillard. Canada: Blake Harsulla. Cayman Islands: Joshua OGarro. Clearfield, Utah: Kaycee Valencia. Colby: Dante Brown, Colin Carroll, Michaela Derickson, Seth Gundlach, Britton Knowles, Britnee
McKinney, Claire Nelson, Gage Odell, Lydia Rinehart, Isaac Smith, Tyler Voss, Elizabeth
White. Coolidge: Erika Valenzuela. Edson: Aliya Holzmeister. Ford: Candace Fry. France: Maelie Chupin. Glade: Kylie Solida. Goodland: Valeria Almanza-Chavez, Dustin Delgado, Dallin Tew. Gove: Kristy Packard. Great Bend: Shailey Clark. Grinnell: Isabella Ostmeyer. Italy: Alessia Bergesio. Littleton, Colo.: Matthew Anderson. Monument: Eric Cain. Murray, Utah: Ileah Beh. Norton: Natasha Flores. Oakley: Jera Schoenfeld. Parker, Colo.: Griffin Bruder. Riverton, Utah: Mark Rausch. Sharon Springs: Kylie Ryser. Smithfield, Neb.: Cailey Grabenstein. Spain: Claudia Font Torres. Stillwater, Okla.: Emma Eldridge. Topeka: Austin Van Aalst. WaKeeney: Desiree Littlechild, Sydney Rothchild. Wiggins, Colo.: Cael Langford. Winona: Regan Stramel.
Certificates
Ada, Ohio: Alyssa Wince. Allen: Nellie Kaner. Almena: Kristen King, Savannah Rose. Atwood: Juliann Sis. Bow Mar, Colo.: Bryson Castillo. Chapman: Melody Winkel. Colby: Maria Austin, Breon Barton, Kasandra Blackhart, Reese Blatt, Michaela Derickson, Chelsea Goni, Alexis Hancock, Nicole Jansonius, Taitym Knott, Postenea Louisjeune, Nikki Murphy, Brenda Platt, Melissa Reed, Aden Reilley, Wade Rush, Jacob Sack, Elizabeth White. Colorado Springs, Colo.: Emily McMurdo. Crivitz, Wis.: Corrina Haynes. Fredonia: Jordan Signer. Goodland: Elena Flores, Xochitl Rodriguez. Greensburg: Tina Banman. Grinnell: Melissa Womack. Hoxie: Kellie Tice. Indianola, Neb.: Haylee Adams. Kit Carson, Colo.: Jordyn Weeks. Lebanon: Nicholas Lange. Leoti: Madison Gould. Lindon, Colo.: Dannica Kalcevic. Long Pine, Neb.: Garrett Hollenbeck. Lyndon: Alyssa Dorr. Madison: Amber Stutesman. McCook, Neb.: Kayla Borland. Meade: Michelle Alvidrez. Newton: Jordyn Regier. Norton: Hayley Cadwalader, Eden Davis, Destiny Gretzschel, Clint Hammond, Katie Meitl. Oakley: Wayne Flipse. Oberlin: Nicole Irwin. Olathe: Sarah Johnson. Osborne: Helen Carlin, Gabriel Pasilas. Parks, Neb.: Heather Kier. Portland, Texas: Albany McDonald. Quinter: Dayna Beachel. Rexford: Toby Korte. Salina: Dorian Veal-Rodriguez. Scotia, Neb.: Demi Daniels. Scott City: Gabrielle Martinez, Kenlea Stegman. Spearville: Mistilyn Blackburn. St. Marys, Ohio: Amy Kanorr. Topeka: Anna Magill. Tribune: Hannah Brandl, Tiffany Kleymann. Ulysses: Quentin Pauda. Utica: Alisyn Bowers. Wichita: Charvelle Robinson. Yuma, Colo.: Leona Powell.