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WNC names 373 students to Fall dean’s list, one of largest in years

Submitted by editor on Tue, 01/08/2019 - 4:25pm
Western Nevada College

Western Nevada College is proud to announce one of its largest dean’s lists in years. The Fall 2018 Dean’s List includes 373 students, accounting for 31.1 percent of the college’s full-time students.

To earn the distinction of making WNC’s Dean’s List, students must complete at least 12 units during the semester and accumulate a grade point average of 3.50 or higher. 
Honorees include:

Battle Mountain
Sruti Bhakta, Liliana Chavez, Danny Diaz, Drue Domagala, Nestor Miramontes, Kade Quintana, Julia Ramirez.

Carson City
Abigail Pradere, Erin Abid, Emma Anderson, Veronica Arellano, Neida Arellano, Jayson Artz, Jonathan Barahona, Bailee Barber, Mina Barnato, Charlotte Bennett, Audrey Bertrand, Allicia Blake, Aaron Borecki, Kyle Boshard, Adela Bracamontes, Clair Bridwell, Anthony Burgess, Viridiana Cacho-Alvarez, Jessica Camelon, Gizhe Cardoza, Juan Carrillo, Mariana Chavez Cortes, Syrena Chowanski, Jason Clark, Andrew Cole, Caleb Conover, Aaron Cowee, Stefan Davis, James Deleon-Saenz, Jessica Dotson, Eric Ellison, Sedina Escobar, Gabriella Escobar Ruiz, Mohammad Esmaeilisarbaghi, Teresa Fernandez, Arietis Fisher-Burns, Omar Garcia Cruz, William Gilroy, Jesse Gonzalez, April Gregory, Jonathan Guy, Mark Guzzetta, Elizabeth Heinz, Katrina Henley, Annji Hodorowicz, Arielle Holmboe, Alexandra Hooper, James Horner, Monte Howell, Donald Jenkins, Jose Jimenez, Logan Johnson, Maria Juarez, Kyle Ketten, Naomi Koehler, Haylee Krupp, Tanner Laird, Caitlyn Lee, Nubia Leon-Lozano, Phillip Lopez, Marisol Lopez, Regan Lowe, Chris Luna, Guillermo Mariscal, Marcella Martin, Heriberto Martinez, Heidi Marty, Cheyenne McBride, Tim McComas, Kaleinani Moore, Sailor Mueller, Desmond Muir, Maryn Myler, Jennifer Nguyen, Alejandro Ortega-Avila, Gabrielle Palazzolo, Misty Parsh, Trevor Pastones, Carly Peckham, Christopher Perdue, Alyxandra Perry, Mirian Ponce, Mayela Quintanilla, Derek Redlark, Daniela Rivera-Lopez, Luis Rizo-Rodriguez, Kasandra Roman, Antoinette Rose, Alexandria Rose, Julisa Saenz, David Saldana Isaac, Jenifer Salguero, Jennifer Sanchez, Lesly Sanchez, Blanca Sasso, Branden Schenkhuizen, Brandon Sevilla, Kayla Simmons, Quinn Sinnott, Natalia Smith, Chloe Svensson, Mariana Talamantes, Shalayna Thayer, Ivie Tims, William Toohey, Joshua Turner, Lyric Untereiner, Christian Vargas, Michael Varner, Xitlali Vega Alvarez, Jared Walker, Sara White, Sarah Woods.

Dayton
Annamarie Addington, Bryan Aguilera, Kalee Alexander, Sydney Anderson, Kaeli Barwig, Felicia Berumen, Jeremiah Brown, Alyssah Clements, Katherine Darragh, Natalie Degraw, Dani Evans, Madsen Evans, Nicholas Fonzo, Rhianna Gentry, Jameson Haigwood, Emma Heusser, Grady Hunt, Shanti Johnson, Ryan Johnson, Ian Kanter, Dakota Knight, Timothy Letts, Jason Logan, Tandi Maginnis, Andrew Matthews, Elisio Medina, Giselle Medina, Elora Neep, Makenna Olsen, Kassie Sandstrom, Kirsche Stanton, Laura Staten Sandoval, Levi Thompson, Jana Trudell, Cliff Turnell, Roham Wahabzada, Kimberly Waski, Bion Wells, Caleb Woodruff, Kobey Workman.

Fallon
Megan Behimer, Brianna Behimer, Michelle Collins, Maria Cortes Cervantes, Haley Duke, Kaimani-Lei Feliciano, Karley Frederick, Carey Hack, Joseph Hill, Iliana Hockenberry-Grimes, Aaron Imeson, Sidney Jaques, Conor Keitz, Ivy Kent, Matthew Knight, Keith Mason, Myraflor McNamer, Jordan Moon, Lauryn Mulac, Mary Nash, Abbey Pike, Allie Pysell, Amber Revels, Emily Richards, Savannah Robinson, Allison Ruck, Brooke Shyne, Ashley Sorensen, Elizabeth Stephens, Tanner Stritenberger, Francine Vonhusen, Maria Whitaker.

Fernley
William Adamson, Alyssa Bixby, Ethan Clark, Celeste Condie, Carlie Fagundes, Karlyn Hawley, William Hernandez, Dalton Kinamon, Erin Lett, Alex Lopez Martinez, Kennedy Lyon-Lindersmith, Sabrina McCallum, Kacie Meisner, Emma Parsons, Skyler Payne, Rachelle Rodriguez, Alexandria Schulman, Anwen Starich, Parker Strong-O’Brien, Bryanna Timmsen, Sariah Warren, Tayler Zolyniak.

Gardnerville
Hope Adams, Kaycee Battcher, Shelbilyn Beaty, Allyson Bliss, Sandra Brower, Skyler Bunn, Lauren Byers, Mataello Cota, Tasha Davis, Aurora De la Torre, Grace Fischmann, Danner Hillman, Emily Hillman, Alexandria Horner, Chase Jackson, William James-Chappell, Tyler Kellar, Alexander Kennedy, Sam King, Christine Lear, Tyler Lera, Emilio Magana, Raphael Palisoc, Madison Peters, Mackenzie Peters, Tatianna Petri, Nathaniel Phillips, Charles Pitcock, Robert Pomeroy, Zachary Poole, Noah Poole, Cheila Ramos, Kevyn Reid, Laureiann Rogers, Alexandria Rose, Michael Rubio, Josefina Sigala, Shane Smith, Anthony Stegg, Annie Tewalt, Johnathon Tobias, Chanden Tolbert, Araceli Valadez, Tara Van Patten, Jacob Vanbeuge, Maria Vicente Becerra, Katelyn Wiggins, Darick Zieroth.

Genoa
Anna Graham, Adrianna Voss

Henderson
Symantha Lloyd, Victoria Newsom

Las Vegas
Rhiannon Bree Achong, Samiya Cogmon, Nova Creacy, Brandon Davis, Kelsey Dosch, Daniella Guevara, Ashley Howell, Criskier Ignacio, Jordyn Kenton, William Kenton, Nyla Lee, Alexzah Lopez, Joshua Maranon, Paige Peters, Nhora Quassani, Tara Racut, Hayli Rhoton, Kyler Ryu, Kobe Ryu, Coye Shelton, Aysiah Taylor, Elizabeth Theriot, Cameron Torres, Albert Vandivort, Briana Vega

Lawrence, Kan.
Jayden Ebberts

Marla Bay
Shannon Birnberg

Minden
Cody Bohman, Caitlin Camara, Heather Christensen, Spencer Flanders, Regan Hammond, Carly Johnson, Dallyn Malarchuk, Veronica Marquez, Kallie McDonald, Christina Perry, Joel Potter, Brady Rodina, Madelaine Shek, Nathaniel Shek, Rebekah Swearingen, Jessica Visnovits, Mackenzie Wagstaff, Matthew Wallace

Mound House
Aubrey Garrard, Daniel Ledezma

Nixon
Chayslin Lee

North Las Vegas
Xavier Alvarez, Orquidia Alvarez

Phoenix, Ariz.
Maximos Anchors

Reno
Roberto Appel, David Booth, Andrew Daniels, Camille Fitzgerald-Brown, Emma Gardner, Narinder Lota, Darby Olsen, Scott Payne, Alyena Schmalz, Rachael Seabert, Dania Wahwasuck

Silver Springs
James Garrison, Amanda King, Michael Lamendola, Sara Perez, Leticia Navarro

Smith
Megan Feuerhelm

South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
Kyle Ferguson, Ryan Hock

Sparks
Kyle Boyce, Luis Ordonez, Juan Pino, Krista Poshusta

Stagecoach
Maxine Fernandez, Kelsey Ferrie, Andrea Gonzalez, Christiana Lundeen, Jarod Lyon, Katherine Martin, Noemi Ortiz, Alanna Taylor

Stateline
Patricia Hernandez-Juarez

Verdi
Cassidy Burr

Virginia City Highlands
Cameron Miller

Virginia City
Gary Gamber, Allison Hultberg, Michaela Roth

Washoe Valley
Summer Avissanyx, Damon Fischer, Jessica Fischer, Eduardo Garcia, Logan Jones, Masih Madani, Alexandru Suciu

Wellington
Shawna Anger, Ian Biggs, Kelsey Capra, Melissa Lackore, Emmanuel Lopez, Rosendo Lopez, Karla Sanchez Ramirez, Riley Urton

Yerington
Simone Booth, Brittney Wilkison

Zephyr Cove
Anthony Avalos, Lothel Englekirk

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