Southeastern Illinois College held its 62nd annual Commencement Ceremony for the 2024 graduates May 9 in Joseph Deaton Gymnasium. The graduates accepted their certificates and diplomas to cheers and applause from attending family and friends.
SIC has a total of 234 graduates this year, though not all participated in the commencement ceremony. Additionally, there are many students who choose to transfer to a four-year institution without a conferred two-year degree.
SIC President Dr. Jonah Rice provided the welcome remarks and the Charge to the Graduates.
The 2024 Distinguished Alumna Dr. Jennifer Nudo, chiropractor and certified functional medicine practitioner, was the keynote speaker.
Her advice to the graduates included, “No matter what career you chose or where you are in life, strive to learn something new every day…Prioritize giving back… our time, our skills, our knowledge to help those in need…When we give of ourselves, we not only enrich the lives of others, but also our own.”
Dr. Nudo’s final life lesson was a quote from humanitarian Albert Schweitzer, “‘Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.’ I think about that quote every day, and it has not steered me wrong.”
Dr. Karen Weiss, SIC Vice President of Academic Affairs, presented the candidates for degrees. SIC Board of Trustees Chair, Dr. Pat York, conferred the Degrees. Music for the first ceremony was provided by bagpiper Brendan Abernethy from Hopkinsville, Kentucky. A reception in the Harry L. Crisp Student Center followed the ceremony.
Following are the Southeastern Illinois College 2024 graduates. *Denotes graduating with honors. ** Denotes graduating with honors and member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.
Anna: Aden Edward Hopkins (Associate in Arts*)
Attalla, Alabama: Gracyn Willingham (Associate in Arts)
Bedford, Indiana: Grant Haden Dalton (Associate in Arts*)
Benton: Bailee Michelle Braddy (Associate in Arts* and Associate in Science*)
Boonville, Indiana: Carter James Hood (Associate in Arts*)
Bradford, Tennessee: Morgan Elisabeth Hickerson (Information Technology AAS* and Information Technology Certificate*)
Broughton: Colton Inboden (Associate in Arts), Matthew Lee Parsons (Information Technology AAS* and Information Technology Certificate*)
Cape May, New Jersey: Branden Alexander Smith (Outfitter Wildlife Management AAS** and Outfitter Wildlife Management Certificate**)
Carbondale: Conner Alexander Bennett (Associate in Arts*)
Carmi: Kristina Anna Marie Aldrich (Associate in Arts), Karis Joy Carlson (Practical Nursing Certificate*), Madison Rosalyn Paige Helsel (Associate in Arts*), Morgan Alexis Howard (Associate In Science*), Jennifer Lynn Johnson (Practical Nursing Certificate*), Sophie R. Jones (Associate Degree Nursing), Mackenzie Ann Marvin (Associate in Arts), Morgan Mercer (Practical Nursing), Abigail Lacey Rettinghaus (Associate in Arts*), Hannah Mae Sailer (Associate Degree Nursing), Haley Marie Smith (Associate in Arts*).
Carrier Mills: Mackensie Michelle Avery (Practical Nursing Certificate), Kelly Barker (Associate in Science), Arista Jaclyn Benton (Cosmetology Certificate*), Peyton Layne Hunt (Cosmetology Certificate*), Daizha Nicole Locke (Practical Nursing Certificate*), Devon Rene Morales (Associate in Arts** ), Madison Nicole Murphy (Associate in Arts*), Evie Danielle Newcomb (Practical Nursing Certificate), Dashmirh Marie Richardson (Cosmetology Certificate*), Amiya Nichelle Rae Stone (Cosmetology Certificate*), Destanie Renee Ashten Stout (Associate In Arts), Devanie Sierra Aspen Stout (Practical Nursing Certificate), Katie Renate Stout (Practical Nursing Certificate), Bailee Nicole Wright (Cosmetology Certificate*), Lester Birt York IV (Information Technology Certificate*).
Carterville: Connor Miles McCague (Associate in Arts*)
Cave In Rock: Caleb Ryan Darnell (Welding Technology Certificate* and Welding Technology – Level 2 Certificate*), Alexandrea Foster (Associate in Arts)
Creal Springs: Shaylie Jo Arnold (Associate Degree Nursing*)
Crossville: Hailey Dawn Hunt (Practical Nursing Certificate)
Dale: Connor Michael-Scott Fauset (Associate in Fine Arts-Theater Acting* and Associate in Science*)
De Soto, Missouri: Jordan Matthew-Santo Mertens (Associate in Arts)
Delight, Arkansas: Emma Faith May (Corrections Certificate*, Criminal Justice Certificate*, and Law Enforcement Certificate*)
Eddyville: Taylor Madison Gwaltney (Associate Degree Nursing)
Eldorado: Ashlynn Ree Bergman (Associate in Arts), Brittany Casteel (Associate Degree Nursing), Chesney Lynn Cook (Associate in Arts*), William Dallas Deam (Information Technology AAS* and Information Technology Certificate*), Lauren Mabel Marie Hammond (Associate Degree Nursing*), Jerod Hutchinson (Associate in Arts*), Michelle Lynn Hutchinson (Associate in Arts*), Tyana Hutchinson (Associate in Arts), Karis McKenzie Lane (Associate in Arts), Kansas Marie Larson (Associate in Arts), Montana Long (Practical Nursing Certificate), Trevor R. Milligan (Associate in Arts and Associate In Science), Joseph Edward Payne (Associate in Science*), Gabrielle Brianne Russell (Practical Nursing*), Rachel Elaine Stafford (Associate in Arts*), Hannah Sue Wright (Associate in Arts and Associate in Science), Krystle Ann Yarber (Associate in Arts)
Elizabethtown: Calista Conley (Associate in Science*), Brandon Holloman (Information Technology AAS* and Information Technology – Programming AAS* and Information Technology – Security AAS*, Information Technology Certificate*), Cody D. Hopkins (Information Technology AAS, Information Technology – Programming AAS, and Information Technology Certificate), Madeline Kaylor (Associate in Arts*), Kenly Bryne Pickering (Associate in Science*), Amy Lucille Smock (Practical Nursing Certificate)
Enfield: Jaden Keith Simmons (Welding Technology Certificate*), Erin Natalie Wicker (Practical Nursing Certificate*)
Equality: Brylee Chae Bayer (Associate in Arts**), Ashley Crist (Associate Degree Nursing), Layton Edward Glover (Associate in Arts*), Dallas James Johnson (Associate Degree Nursing)
Evansville, Indiana: Bryce P. Cape (Associate in Arts), Jadyn A. McHugh (Associate in Arts), Dillon Marcus Truelove (Associate in Arts and Associate in Science)
Fishers, Indiana: Colin Jacob Gabrielson (PowerSports Technology Certificate*)
Fredonia, Kentucky: Hadlee N. Rich (Associate in Arts and Associate in Science)
Freeburg: Jackson Krieg Phillips (Outfitter Wildlife Management AAS and Outfitter Wildlife Management Certificate)
Galatia: Jamie Joe Anderson (Associate Degree Nursing**), Kayleigh Marie Brantley (Associate in Arts* and Welding Technology AAS*), Walker David Eisenhauer (Associate in Arts**, Associate in Science**), Trevor Bruce Hale (Diesel Technology-Heavy Equipment), Gavin Ridings (Information Technology AAS* and Information Technology Certificate*), Olivia Jeanette Rubright (Associate in Arts), Dylan James Shackleford (Associate in Science), Blade M. Snyder (PowerSports Technology Certificate), Dalton Lee Stallings (Information Technology – Security AAS), Abby Stevens (Associate Degree Nursing), Emma Kate Stricklin (Associate In Arts*), Sierra Nicole Wilson (Associate in Arts), Jaci Jo Wood (Associate in Arts* and Associate in Science*)
Geneseo: Morgan K. Snell (Associate in Science*)
Golconda: Jaron Lee Banks (Associate in Arts*), Travis W. Dukes (Associate in Arts), Benjamin Eugene Flatt (Associate in Science*), Jared Allen Floyd (Associate in Science*), Kalyn-Rae Fritch (Associate in Arts* and Associate in Science*), Hannah Lynn Janssen (Associate in Arts), Tiffany K. Jarvis (Associate in Arts*), Jillian Grace Jones (Associate in Arts*), Alyssa P. Werner (Practical Nursing Certificate)
Goreville: Kyleigh Elizabeth Massey (Associate in Science), Camren Amaya Snell (Practical Nursing Certificate)
Grayville: Nolen Ross West (Welding Technology AAS, Welding Technology Certificate, Welding Technology – Level 2 Certificate)
Greenup: Ian Thomas Sutherland (Outfitter Wildlife Management AAS, Outfitter Wildlife Management Certificate)
Harrisburg: Paige Renee Alice Anderson (Associate in Arts), Timothy Alan Beall, Jr. (Associate in Science and Outfitter Wildlife Management Certificate), Madeline Grace Behnke (Associate in Arts* and Associate in Science*), Ethan Alvarez Bordoy (Associate in Arts*), Timothy James Brown (Information Technology – Programming AAS*), Destiny Jo Childress (Associate in Science), Hailey Nichole Crowell (Practical Nursing Certificate), J. Logan Curry (Practical Nursing Certificate), Mariah Grace Fletcher (Corrections Certificate, Criminal Justice Certificate, Law Enforcement Certificate), Lena Lawson Free (Associate in Arts* and Associate in Science*), Ben Daniel Gulley (Associate in Arts), Megan Elizabeth Hale (Associate in Arts*), Madison Nicole Hall (Associate in Arts*), Phoebe Rose Hanson (Cosmetology Certificate*), Ivie Nikole Harner (Cosmetology Certificate*), Landon Hoh (Diesel Technology-Heavy Equipment AAS*), Abigail Lynn Horn (Practical Nursing Certificate), Langdon Ray Jerrell (Associate in Arts), Julia Brooke Keith (Associate in Arts* and Associate in Science*), Brent Michael Lawrence (PowerSports Technology Certificate), Alexandra Marie Love (Associate in Arts), Faustino Benjamin Mendoza (Welding Technology AAS*, Welding Technology Certificate*, Welding Technology – Level 2 Certificate*), Kelee Jo Mills (Associate in Arts*), Chloe Gabrielle Abigail Morgan (Cosmetology Certificate*), Hannah Elizabeth Murphy (Associate in Arts, Associate in Science), Maycee Elizabeth Murphy (Associate Degree Nursing), Emma Leigh May Odum (Associate in Science), Alayna Michelle O’Hara (Cosmetology Certificate*), Griffin Ray Osman (PowerSports Technology Certificate), Hailey Marissa Potts (Associate in Science*), Adalynn Prather (Associate in Arts), Hunter Dean Price (PowerSports Technology Certificate*), Katrina Quertermous (Practical Nursing Certificate), John Mitchell Quisenberry (Associate in Science*), Andrea L. Renshaw-Tye (Practical Nursing Certificate), Abbie Riden (Associate Degree Nursing), Mallory Lynn Rose (Information Technology Certificate), Caleb Andrew Roski (PowerSports Technology Certificate*), Thomas Jake Seiner (Practical Nursing Certificate), Aidan Doyle Shaw (Information Technology AAS*, Information Technology – Programming AAS*, Information Technology – Security AAS*, Information Technology Certificate*), Keaton Hunter Shepheard (Outfitter Wildlife Management AAS*, Outfitter Wildlife Management Certificate), Cheyenne Rayne Sloan (Associate in Science), Madison Smothers (Associate in Arts), Rhyse Hunter Sutherland (Basic Vehicle Repair Technician Certificate, Diesel Technology Medium Heavy-Duty Truck Certificate, Diesel Technology-Heavy Equipment AAS, Diesel Technology-Medium Heavy Duty Truck AAS), Talon Bass Kapono Thurston (Associate in Arts*), Neva Sylvalena Wasson (Associate in Arts* and Associate in Science*), Javen Wendler (Associate Degree Nursing), Caleigh Jade Whiting (Associate In Science), Chloe Marie Williams (Associate in Arts**), Jonathan Dylan Williams (Welding Technology Certificate, Welding Technology – Level 2 Certificate), Ryan Wilson (Associate in Arts**), Olivia Grace Womack (Practical Nursing Certificate), Klayten Alexander Wright (Associate in Arts), Ashlie Dawn Xolo (Veterinary Assistant Certificate)
Herod: Gracie Jo Ozee (Associate in Science*), Jake Michael Vaughn (Associate in Arts)
Junction: Maryjane Betty Clark (Associate in Arts*), Aniston Elizabeth Price (Associate Degree Nursing)
Kevil, Kentucky: Trinity Anne Higgins (Associate in Arts, Associate in Science)
Louisville, Kentucky: Payton Elizabeth Moeglin (Associate in Arts*)
Mackinaw: Jayden Nicole Theison (Associate in Science)
Marion, Kentucky: Logan Bailey (Associate in Arts*)
Marion, Illinois: Emmylou Haught (Corrections Certificate*), Breeanna Lynne Shaw (Associate Degree Nursing), Hunter Throgmorton (Practical Nursing Certificate)
Mascoutah: Gavin Perry (Outfitter Wildlife Management AAS* and Outfitter Wildlife Management Certificate*)
McLeansboro: Rebecca Marie Jennings (Associate Degree Nursing)
Metropolis: (Isaac Cruz Abell (Outfitter Wildlife Management AAS and Outfitter Wildlife Management Certificate), Justin Tyler Mitchell (Outfitter Wildlife Management AAS and Outfitter Wildlife Management Certificate)
Milan, Tennessee: Jacob Matthew Smelser (Basic Vehicle Repair Technician Certificate*, Diesel Technology Medium Heavy Duty Truck Certificate*, Diesel Technology-Medium Heavy Duty Truck AAS*)
Morganfield, Kentucky: Jacob Ehren Ferrell (Diesel Technology Medium Heavy Duty Truck Certificate), Eli Mackey (Diesel Technology-Heavy Equipment AAS*), Kaylee A. Willett (Veterinary Assistant Certificate)
Muddy: Jarrett Michael Goode (Welding Technology Certificate)
New Baden: Tiffanie Paige Hunt (Associate in Arts*)
New Burnside: Lucas Jacob Slivinski (Welding Technology Certificate* and Welding Technology – Level 2 Certificate*)
Norris City: Gracie Lynn Howard (Cosmetology Certificate*), Jace B. Johnson (Welding Technology AAS*, Welding Technology Certificate*, Welding Technology – Level 2 Certificate*), Addyson Lynn Monroe (Associate in Science), Brock B. Newman (Associate in Arts*), William Lane Thompson (Diesel Technology Medium Heavy Duty Truck Certificate), Nathaniel Joseph Wilson (Associate in Science)
Omaha: Issac Dale Jester (Welding Technology AAS*, Welding Technology Certificate*, Welding Technology – Level 2 Certificate*), Austin James Robinson (Associate in Science*), Eric Juan Carlos York (Welding Technology Certificate)
Ozark: Eva Lehi Corbett (Associate in Arts*), Elijah J. Griesbach (Associate in Arts*, Welding Technology AAS*, Welding Technology Certificate*, and Welding Technology – Level 2 Certificate*), Caitlyn Christine Scruggs (Associate in Arts)
Paducah, Kentucky: Madison Brooke Bolte (Associate in Arts* and Associate in Science*), John Kiebler III (Associate in Arts)
Raleigh: Tabatha Lynne Stevens (Associate in Arts), Maddie Harrelson (Associate in Arts), Sarah Hope Migliore (Cosmetology Certificate*), Terry Lynn Pritchett (Welding Technology AAS, Welding Technology Certificate, and Welding Technology – Level 2 Certificate), Haley Ann Stevens (Associate in Arts*)
Ridgway: Addison Elizabeth Bean (Associate in Arts** and Associate in Fine Arts-Musical Theatre**), Alisha Bonneville (Associate in Science*), Chloe Grace Padget (Associate in Arts*), Braxton A. Raben (Practical Nursing Certificate), Logan Scott Reeder (Welding Technology Certificate), Logan Scott Reeder (Welding Technology – Level 2 Certificate), Ashton Paige Tuttle (Associate in Science*)
Rosiclare: Madalynn Cyndi Dare (Associate in Arts), Malcom Andrew Dare (Welding Technology AAS, Welding Technology Certificate, and Welding Technology – Level 2 Certificate), Maddison Isabelle Hepp (Practical Nursing Certificate*)
Shawneetown: Lilly Mikel Galt (Veterinary Assistant Certificate*), MaKenzie Elizabeth Golden (Associate in Arts*), Whitney Hilburn (Associate Degree Nursing), Chase Allen Holloway (Associate in Arts*), Piper McKenzie Noel Jones (Associate in Arts)
Simpson: Claire Abigail Shires (Associate in Science)
Smithland, Kentucky: Dayanara Alexus Allison (Associate in Arts)
Stonefort: Hannah Marie Craig (Associate Degree Nursing*), Kayley Brianne Milligan (Cosmetology Certificate*), Kayce Marie Stucker (Associate Degree Nursing)
Sturgis, Kentucky: Dominique Terri McDavis (PowerSports Technology Certificate)
Thompsonville: Zane M. Carlile (Basic Vehicle Repair Technician Certificate*, Diesel Technology Medium Heavy Duty Truck Certificate*, Diesel Technology-Heavy Equipment AAS*, and Diesel Technology-Medium Heavy Duty Truck AAS*)
Trenton: Rachel Anne Richter (Associate in Arts and Associate in Science)
Tunnel Hill: Alexis Brooke Goddard (Associate in Arts*), Ellie Renee Maxwell (Cosmetology Certificate*)
Valier: Emma Kellerman (Associate in Science)
Vienna: Savannah Casey (Associate Degree Nursing), Haley Autumn Myers (Associate Degree Nursing), Jacob Terry Snell (Basic Vehicle Repair Technician Certificate*, Diesel Technology Medium Heavy Duty Truck Certificate*, Diesel Technology-Heavy Equipment AAS*, and Diesel Technology-Medium Heavy Duty Truck AAS*), Andrew Rillis Waters (Associate in Arts and Associate in Science), Natalie Faith Webb (Associate in Science)
Villas, New Jersey: Robert Michael Murphy (Outfitter Wildlife Management AAS** and Outfitter Wildlife Management Certificate**)
Waverly, Kentucky: Jordan Paige Hagedorn (Associate in Arts)
