Western Nevada College recognizes 387 students who made Spring 2022 Dean’s List

Nearly 400 Western Nevada College students have made the grade of excellence during spring semester.
WNC is recognizing 387 students on the Dean’s List for their outstanding performances in the classroom this spring.

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.

Dean’s List honorees include:

Carson City
Lauren Abbott, Nasser Abdelhady, David Aburto, Valerie Aikins, Brisa Andrade, Elizabeth Ardinger, Scarlett Baeza, Jacob Bainton, Christian Barnard, Gregory Benco, George Berger, Alexander Bevans, Joshua Bowen, Christina Brase, Morgan Bumgardner, Jacob Campbell, Nathan Coffman, Charish Creon, Shiloh Cyphers, Haley Davis, Ryan Defalco, Zachary Domingo, Breanna Elliott, Maximillian Figueroa, Rachel Freeman, Nolan Garrard, Michael Garrett, Litzy Gonzalez, Abby Gould, Maria Graciano Garcia, Raul Granados, Victoria Harnar, Elsa Harrison, Aidan Hernandez, Karla Herrera Valles, Eric Hobbs, Amiya Huber, Amanda Jackson, Oscar Jimenez Montero, Casey Johnson, Jeremiah Johnson, Syeda Khatija, Meagan Kiesow, Luke Konrad, Shelby Lawrence, Diego Lopez, Ashlee Main, Alondra Mata Izquierdo, Gabrielle Mathews, Alan Mayoral Ortiz, Heather McCabe, Kadence McComber, Fiona McDonald, Chelsi McNeill, Annay Mejorado, Anthony Meyer, Memphis Montoya, Kendal Moore, Irma Moreno Martinez, Walker Morgan, Brooke Morris, Ethne Myler, Kaylee Nielsen, Carina Olsen, Christopher Perdue, Estefany Perez Robles, Alexandra Perez-Rojas, Sara Pettay, Lucy Pierrot Rayo, Jennifer Poirier, Bryan Pott, Caleb Potts, Alejandro Ramos, Scott Raty, Jane Read, Dailyn Reeves, Fernanda Rios, Caily Romo, Alexandria Rose, David Sanchez, Andrea Sanchez de Loza, Ashlynn Shehorn, Ryan Shumaker, Stevi Simmons, Olivia Smith, Lucas Stocz, Holly Strasser, Caitlin Strong, Leon Christophe Tarrayo, Manraj Thind, Maxwell Thornley, Austin Tingley, Austin Tucker, Jaspen Tufts, Fatima Uribe, Anthony Viglietta, Tessa Vinson, Nathanial Wakeling, Brooke Walker, David Whilden, Charles Wholey, Adeline Williford, Noah Wilson, Jordan Zamora, Katie Zarate.

Dayton
Bryan Aguilera, William Albee, Alexander Anguiano, Ivan Banuelos, Natalie Barwig, James Clark, Cheyenne Clayson, Casey Clink, Kamailelua Conner, Michael Crabb, Chase Denning, Blanca Duarte, Savannah Dyer, Hailey Estrada, Kendra Gardner, Gessica Gladwill, Riley Glynn, Rachael Griswold, Ava Hansen, Justin Harris, Chloe Henderson, Benit Hensley, Skyler Hester, Jaynie Heusser, Kristen Hoffman, Ethan Kanter, Morgan Kitchens, Kimberlynn Koback, Connor Larkin, Amanda Loberg, Azurine Mandeville, Samuel Matthews, Kassandra Miller, Bethany Moore, Alissa Paterson, Hallie Peterson, Emma Pitman, Ambra Reed, Jaret Reed, Charles Reyes, Sofie Soderborg, Jeslyn Stammer, Clare Stephenson, Callie Sumsion, Joseph Torres, Madysen Torres, Vanessa Westbrook, Steffen Young.

Fallon
Taylor Amezquita, Daniel Andersen, Hunter Arends, Yasmine Barnes, Jelen Rose Bayoneta, Cheyenne Benson, Shivam Bhakta, Amiben Bhakta, Brayden Blea, Josh Bloomfield, Desirae Blunt, Michelle Brown, Zoey Brown, Daunte Ceresola, David Chang, Elvira Correa Chavarin, James Cosman, Kristina Dalton Cates, Nathan Doyle, Corel Escartin, Holden Feest, Samantha Flowers, Victoria Fraatz, Adam Gardner, Nallely Gomez, Paige Green, Grace Griswold, Trevor Halloran, Lauren Halloran, Kaitlyn Hert, Logan Johnson, Kelli Kelly, Corina Laiacona, Samuel Lee, Joseph Mikulak, Sonialynn Natividad, Lisa Nelsen, Tylie Norcutt, Hailey Penfold, Gracie Potts, Lainee Reid, Kiara Riley, Ivy Ross, Nelly Ruiz-Ramirez, Allyson Smitten, Kailyn Sorensen, Madeline Stephens, Arlen Trappen, Gerik Wassmuth, Brooklynn Whitaker, Sierra Williams, Gazille Willis, Mia Willis, Joshua Youles.

Fernley
Page Anderson, Ellie Bassett, Cailynne Bixby, Fayth Burnett, Heaven Conner, Gwyneth Crowe, Donna Dastrup, Isabella Dumont, Brody Garrett, Raveon Harrowa, Skye Hutton, Evven Johnson, Cora Maldonado, Colby Massoth, Allyssa Mathern, Persephone Mulei, Shelby Newman, Khang Nguyen, Sung Rhee, Julie Torres, Scott Vanderkrake, Kari Weitzel, Jaeden Wooldridge.

Gardnerville
Mariah Allison, David Allison, Garett Alvey, Joseph Baker, Cade Ball, Courtney Battcher, Nathaniel Boyd, Dakota Caughron, Steven Chandler, Mackenzie Chatham, Andrew Clutts, Vincent Cole, Camille Dahili, Hannah Denhoff, Jackelyne Diaz, Ryker Eropkin, Alex Flores, Raymundo Garcia Alvarez, Sophia Garedakis, Marcanthony Gassaway, Renee Harrison, Atlas Jantos, Tirza Keating, Steven Kiley, Rylee Kull, Megan LaCost, Danielle Laing, Hailey McCalla, Karl Moe, Isaac Mosby, Gisela Munoz, Juan Ortiz, Carolina Ramos, Emily Roefer, Shannon Russell, Devin Serafini, Ayden Shaffer, Will Stengel, Chanden Tolbert, Alfredo Tortoledo-Serrano, Kaleb Vaughn, Peter Ward.

Genoa
Tasha Garrison

Henderson
Abbey Barry, Rebecca Croswhite, Jaden Grijalva, Keaghen Lloyd, Emma Madrid

Las Vegas
Isabella Cerda, Logan Novero, Lillia Novero, Tania Rose, Erika Segovia, Kayden Segovia, Natasha Shaghoian, Levi Smith, Samuel Solano.

Minden
Elias Benton, Mindy Bleeker, Taylor Bratcher, Emma Carnes, Joseph Castro, Sarah Farnham, Sinjin Fay, Colby Gramelspacher, Shane Green, Haley Hassman, Caroline Jones, Alianna Kent, Christopher Key, Cynthia King, Ashley Melandow, Hayden Morris, Leslie Pozo Guerrero, Ellie Purvance Luce, Monserratt Ramirez, Kate Talia, Rebecca West

N Las Vegas
Nia Williams, Monique Jones, Gabriel Maes

Pahrump
Ryan Sciacca

Reno
Lydia Acosta-Williams, Jeremy Cannon, Gwenyth Fahrney, Aaron Goff, Isaac Griffin, Matthew Grimes, Kendra Macy, Nathaniel Nelson-Barer, Andy Nguyen, Dulce Ordonez, Jarek Paszek, Allison Rank, Anastazia Rudolph, Daniel Ruebusch, Mayra Servin, Rebecca Thompson, Aidan Troska, Berlyn Uken, Jennifer Wolf.

Silver Springs
Madison Enos, David Moore, Zachary Shapiro, Cheyenne Stewart, Joleen Talbott, Demitria Tekelidis

Smith
Kassidy York

Sparks
Brenna King, Eden McKay, Adam Peterson, Douglas Quevedo, Jaeden Sant Singh, Faith Williams.

Stagecoach
Akaya Knowles, Dylan Volkov

Stateline
Luke Purvance

Sun Valley
Daniel Medina Carrasco, Jason Portillo Lopez

Virginia City
Kalia Anchors, Arianna Duffy, Talon Fain

Virginia City Highlands
Skyler Markert

Wadsworth
Tyger Hunter

Washoe Valley
Sarah Blankenship, Kalvin Kimbro, Billianna Lampson, Ryan Sear

Wellington
Katherine Holley, Lori Ramm, Heidi Thompson, Sarah Thran, Colin Unruh, Reese Urton, Aspen Wright, Allyson Wulfing

Yerington
Samantha Lorentz, Richard Conchola, Sunshine Conchola, Karter Conway, McKenzie Eernisse-Hammack, Michelle Eriksen, Alexandra Giron, Elise Jones, Amanda Lidberg, Genevieve Miller, Adrian Pelayo Rios, Avery Spry, Jordyn Stutts

Boulder City, Nev.
Rachel Gu

Colfax, Calif.
Noah Ramos

Fallon, Okla.
Logon Ross

Markleeville, Calif.
Robert Mortimer

San Jose, Calif.
Emma DiGiorgio

Santa Maria, Calif.
Triniti Natividad

South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
Jennifer Wallace

Yuma, Ariz.
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