Western Nevada College announces Fall 2022 Dean’s List

Western Nevada College is pleased to announce that 461 students are on the college’s Fall 2022 Dean’s List. 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 for fall semester include:

Boulder City
Rachel Gu, Eva Kauffman

Carson City
Eid Abdelhady, Taelyn Ailes, Nayzeth Alvarez, Laina Joy Aquino, Jessica Artz, Albert Banda, Christian Barnard, Blaise Bonomo, Tyler Borst, Scout Bourgeois, Joshua Bowen, Damian Branco, Christina Brase, Annika Bruketta, Allie Camelon, Sophie Camelon, Kristylynn Campbell, Erandy Cardenas Avina, Jose Castaneda, Jacob Chenoweth, Monica Chiazza, Justin Clark, Andrew Cole, Yazmin Conchas, Nathan Crew, Jennifer Croley, Shiloh Cyphers, Vincent Dao, Monsserrat Davalos, Donica Davis-Deloney, Nicole Denney, Abigail Diaz Varela, Talia Diez, Acacia Dillon, Matthew Doan, Mark Dodd, Melina Duarte, Spencer Duncan, Hailey Dunlap-Martin, Steven Earle, Jeremy Estrada, Angela Fausto Hernandez, Dana Sofia Fernandez Hernandez, Maximillian Figueroa, Jacob Frazer, Nolan Garrard, James Giant, Billy Gilroy, Litzy Gonzalez, Abby Gould, Kevin Gouveia, Raul Granados, Anakin Guzzetta, Gillian Hammons, Jacob Hanson, Esmay Harger, Lexi Harris, Elsa Harrison, Kylie Heckman, Benjamin Hirt, Samantha Hodges, Candace Hoffman, Isaac Hope-Almazan, Lance Hornemann, Barbara Hurst, Dominic Iannacchione, Ivan Iza, Alanah Jackson, Hailey Jeffries, Casey Johnson, Jeremiah Johnson, Matthew Jones, William Jung, Syeda Khatija, Meagan Kiesow, Daniel Kosanovich, Mori Kurland, Jora Kurland, Brandon Larkin, Shelby Lawrence, Angel Leyva, Leo Long, Ethan Lopez, Aiden Lopez, Bryan Lopez Zendejas, Evelyn Manzano, Ella Martin, Anthony Martinez, James Mason, Alondra Mata Izquierdo, Itzel Mata-Jimenez, Tristan McDonald, Jason McKinney, Andrew McMenamy, Chelsi McNeill, Annay Mejorado, Melody Melanaphy, Francisco Mendoza, Anthony Merlin, Emily Messmann, Anthony Meyer, Natalya Miller, Sarah Miller, London Miller, Jocelyn Modesto Morales, Daniel Mondragon, Brenda Monrroy, Memphis Montoya, Edgar Morales, Walker Morgan, Brooke Morris, Omar Munoz, Pinky Nguyen, Eyden Nichols, Kaylee Nielsen, Julia Nolan, Lucas O’Brien, Carina Olsen, Dylan Olson, Jocelyn Olvera Cabral, Pedro Oropeza, Sarah Orput, Abril Ortega-Soto, Emily Patten, Bryan Peralta, William Petersen, Sara Pettay, Angel Piotrowski, Zayza Plante, Kai Lani Quenga, Alejandro Ramos, Kate Read, Rhianna Redwine, Wade Ricketts, Fernanda Rios, Alan Rodriguez, Cristian Rodriguez Contreras, Harold Rugama, Maria Sanchez, Andrea Sanchez de Loza, Rowena Sandoval, Alyssa Saragosa, Luisa Segura-Cruz, Andi Simmons, Ilse Sorenson, Emma Stagliano, Jonathan Summers, David Taylor, Kiersten Terry, Samuel Thompson, April Torok, Austin Tucker, Jaspen Tufts, Fatima Uribe, Josephine Verive-Cain, Brooke Walker, William Webster, David Whilden, Charles Wholey, Catalina Wilson, Rachel Wolz, Paige Yochum, Jordan Zamora, Jahir Zaragoza, Katie Zarate

Dayton
Tyler Acken, Samantha Acosta, Muskan Atrafi, Diana Banuelos Ibarra, Natalie Barwig, Jaelei Bowles, Colton Clark, James Clark, Cheyenne Clayson, Michael Crabb, Kevin D’Alessandro, Chase Denning, Chloe Donnels, Blanca Duarte, Aspen Evans, Susej Fregoso-Ramirez, Ryan Freitas, Kendra Gardner, Riley Glynn, Marbella Gomez, Nicholas Greenhut, Macen Harker, Chloe Henderson, Skyler Hester, Kristen Hoffman, Kenneth Larsen, Gracie Magney, Bradley Miller, Kassandra Miller, Westley Paul, Hallie Peterson, Tyler Pitts, Britney Ramirez, Elizabeth Roman Lopez, Kassie Sandstrom, Mickayla Sharp, Tyler Snelling, Mary Snider, Sofie Soderborg, Suzanna Stankute, Kayla Steele, Theodore Stuart, Cynthia Stuart, Jacob Tinkler, Madysen Torres, Katherine Valverde, Ellie Vaughan, Whitney Winward, Raquel Workman

Fallon
Serenity Achurra, Lexey Akins, Daniel Andersen, Yasmine Barnes, Lydia Bergman, Emily Bird, Shelbi Bracken, Rafe Brown, Ky Brown, Michelle Brown, Daunte Ceresola, Dario Ceresola, Matthew Christopherson, Cameron Christy, Gracie Cosman, Sebastian Escartin, Corel Escartin, Halle Feest, Holden Feest, Jennifer Fisher, Samantha Flowers, Paige Green, Johnanthony Hallberg, Addison Hollister, Sergio Honcoop, Camryn Hook, Reece Hutchings, Lainey Hyde, Kennadee Irving, Natalie Jaques, Jaren Jaquez, Kelli Kelly, Rayna King, Ron Lee, Daniel Madera, Eli Matter, Donovan May, April McCutcheon, Hunter McNabb, Sonialynn Natividad, Cheyenne Nelson, Jason Neumann, Owen Palmer, Anbar Perez, Sarah Polish, Eneyde Rios, Corbin Rollano, Ivy Ross, John Rowe, Aedre Soderberg, Anna Springfield, Gabriella Stiehl, Layla Tanner, Dani Tweedy, Kiley Wallace, Gerik Wassmuth, Casamaro White, Gazille Willis, Ariana Wolf

Fernley
Selena Albarran, Ryan Anderson, Kaitlyn Bailey, Becky Borden, Shelene Bowling, Isabella Dumont, Jyllenna Carlee Fiesta, Alyssa Fry-Reid, Samantha Glasgow, Lesly Gomez, Sebastian Gomez Holguin, Raveon Harrowa, Skye Hutton, Evven Johnson, Roslyn Jones, Krystal Largent, Joshua Luis, Thanh Nguyen, Guadalupe Ortega, Rita Rivera, Leelah Rohrback, Julie Torres, Layla Trujillo, Aubrey Vaughn, Kayla Ward, Christopher Whitehurst, Brynne Wilcox, Emma Woolsey

Gardnerville
Conner Barker, Courtney Battcher, Nathaniel Boyd, Zachary Callihan, Dakota Caughron, Devon Chatham, Vincent Cole, Moises De la Torre, Pamela DeWitt, Ryker Eropkin, Raymundo Garcia Alvarez, Mark Gonzalez, Angel Graciano, Kaitlyn Grove, Charlotte Guerra, Eduardo Gutierrez Luquin, Justin Hendrickson, Haley Kruger, Sarai Lamas Cruz, Vincent Lozada, Ruby Meeden, Tess Nelson, Roland Norris, Ethan Pacak, Elena Phillips, Bianca Pina-Duarte, Amy Rivinius, Norma Ruelas, Amaia Sarratea, Devin Serafini, Ayden Shaffer, Will Stengel, Melanie Telles Robles, Peter Ward, Julia Wilcox, Randal Wilson

Genoa
Saige Gregory

Glenbrook
Jonathan Key

Henderson
Analisa Bates, Malia DeSouza, Jaden Grijalva, Emma Madrid, Brooke McDaniel, Christiana Williams

Incline Village
Hacem Zuniga Ayala

Las Vegas
Kaylen Abao, Crystal Angulo, Dianisel Ayala, Michaela Bornales, Austin Bozman, Katia Carrillo-Nufio, Isabella Cerda, Neveah Cobb, Aiyannah Craddock, Cale Dean, Ellery Diaz, Jazell Espinosa, Brian Fowler, Ashley Garcia-Prado, Victor Granillo, Angel Ibarra, Aaron Klingler, Chloe Nickels, Lillia Novero, Juan Rosales, Erika Segovia, Kayden Segovia, Levi Smith, Chastelynn Suarez Lopez, Brookelynn Thomas, Ella Ungs, Haley West, Simone Weston, Robert Woods

Markleeville
Robert Mortimer, Donna O’Connor

Minden
Kaytlin Calhoun, Shasta DelFiorentino, Minos Dobson, Sarah Farnham, Jocelyn Fazzino, Caroline Jones, Christopher Key, Chelsea Kronenberg, Logan McAlister, Kate Talia, Rosaura Vazquez, Brooke Walter, Devon Watts, Sara Weaver

Mound House
Hannah McCoy, Christopher Bravo

North Las Vegas
Devan Arnson, Monique Jones, Alyssa Lincoln, Dermmell Reed, Samuel Solano

Reno
Sergio Berumen, Emma DiGiorgio, Sovereign Edmands, Matthew Gilbert, Justin Harris, Sarai Jauregui Rivas, Tirza Keating, Rubi Mata, Alexander Mejia Hernandez, Brandon Okuma, Donny Otto, Jose Rayo, Wesley Shaw, Joyana Southerland, Shawn Spurlock, Aidan Troska, Berlyn Uken

Silver Springs
Savannah Dyer, Madison Enos, Breann Lamendola, Josie McMahand, Jessica Mendoza Jaramillo, David Moore, Colt Shackley, Joleen Talbott, Demitria Tekelidis

Sparks
Genesis Cummins, Jacob Fowler, David Gomez, Savannah Lagorio, Karigan McDonough, Eden McKay, Cesar Rivera-Castro

Stagecoach
Kahlil LaCour, Kayla Volkov

Stateline
Marlena Means

Virginia City
Kalia Anchors, Alexander Clough, Ari Duffy, Talon Fain, Josie Hatcher, Skyler Markert

Washoe Valley
Sarah Blankenship, Benjamin Ray, Eric Smith

Wellington
Katie Holley, Johnathan Sayegh, Ava Strickland, Sarah Thran, Joey Wells, Allyson Wulfing, Nicole Zaprzalka

Yerington
Isabelle Bodenstein, McKenzie Eernisse-Hammack, Kambria McDonald, Logan Mushrush, Anette Penaloza, Viola Soukup, Lily Trunk

Phoenix, Ariz.
Valerie Leuchtmann

South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
Alex Reyes

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