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Blackhawk Holds December Commencement Ceremony

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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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