Honors

• Four area students have been named to the Whitworth University Laureate Society for spring semester.

Selah: Andrew Isom

Yakima: Daria Cooper, Anneliese Immel and Madison Roberts-Haley

 

Scholarships

• Solarity Credit Union has awarded five students with scholarships for their academic and community achievements. The winners are Theresa Barney, Jacob Stucki, Shavali Dave, Sy Ruiz and Diana Tran.

Barney graduated from Wapato High School and will be attending Brigham Young University-Idaho, where she will study nursing.

Stucki graduated from West Valley High School and will be attending Brigham Young. He is interested in specialized nursing.

Dave graduated from the University of Illinois-Chicago and will be attending Heritage University, seeking to work in primary medical care in underserved communities.

Ruiz graduated from Davis High School and will be attending the University of Washington. He is an aspiring business owner and plans to run for a state legislative position someday.

Tran graduated from University of Washington and will be attending Heritage, with plans to pursue a health care career.

For information about the Solarity Scholarship, visit solaritycu.org/scholarship.htm.

 

Graduations

• Diana Ochoa of Sunnyside earned an MBA in Organizational Development Emphasis from Upper Iowa University.

 

• Washington State University spring 2015 graduates include the following area students.

 

Bachelor of Science: BS

Bachelor of Arts: BA

 

Benton City: Amber Bush, BA in Business Administration, cum laude; Claudia Carrasco, BA in Business Administration; Kelsey Evans, BS in Agricultural and Food Systems; Amie McKenna, BS; Drew Thomas, BS in Electrical Engineering.

Ellensburg: Amanda Blackmore, BS in Earth and Environmental Science, summa cum laude; Matthew Bostwick, Doctor of Pharmacy; Bryce Henderson, BS in Agricultural and Food Systems; Sara Sandalow, BS in Nursing, magna cum laude; Sasha Siks, BA in Sport Management; Kristen Travis, BS in Nursing, summa cum laude; Natalie Walker, BA in Education, magna cum laude.

Grandview: Kelsey Arnason, BS in Nursing, cum laude; Nathaniel Gonzales, BA in Business Administration; Kathryn Gordon, BS in Psychology; Areli Lora, BA in Education, magna cum laude; Norma Mejia, BS; Christina Mendoza, BA in Social Sciences; Maria Orozco, BA in Criminal Justice; Jose Rodriguez, BA in English, cum laude; Clinton Schloss, BA in Criminal Justice; Marissa Trevino, BA in Speech and Hearing Sciences; Khadija Zamora, BA in Business Administration.

Granger: Brandon DeVries, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Timothy Woodiwiss, BS in Biochemistry, magna cum laude.

Mattawa: Audiel Sanchez Jr, BA in Criminal Justice.

Moxee: Daniela De Paz-Esquivel, BA in Social Sciences; Kelsey Sybouts, BA in Interior Design.

Naches: Jessica Farris, BA in Education, cum laude; Kelsey Schafer, BS in Psychology.

Prosser: Brooke Adams, BS in Psychology; Rodrigo Bonilla, BS in Agricultural and Food Systems and BS in Economic Sciences; Mitchell Bousquet, BS in Psychology; Leticia Copado-Trujillo, BS in Psychology; Vanessa Delgado, BA in Sociology, summa cum laude; Anthony Dorsett, BS in Biochemistry and BS in Microbiology; Gerardo Garcia, BA in Business Administration; Daniel Martinez, BA in Computer Science; Audra McNair, BS in Nursing, magna cum laude; Shelby Moore, BS in Agricultural and Food Systems; Cheryl Thonney, BS in Agricultural and Food Systems, magna cum laude.

Selah: Jamie Alliston, BS in Mathematics; Scott Blaine, BS in Microbiology, magna cum laude; Glen Chase, Doctor of Pharmacy; Amanda Gutierrez, BS in Nursing, magna cum laude; Wade Helms, BA in Business Administration, summa cum laude; Courtney Hutchins, BS in Nursing, magna cum laude; Caleb Johnson, BA in Criminal Justice, cum laude; Kathryn Kaumheimer, BS in Civil Engineering; Satinder Kaur, BS in Nursing, magna cum laude; Joshua Munson, BA in Communication, cum laude; Briana Rivard, BS in Nursing, cum laude; Adam Shell, BA in Recreation and Leisure Studies; Taylor Swift, BA in Communication; Michelle Underwood, BS in Biology.

Sunnyside: Steve Madrigal, BA in Digital Technology and Culture; Janelle Mendoza, BA in Communication and BA in Social Sciences; Veronica Perez, BA in Education; Kristen Wedam, BS in Animal Sciences, magna cum laude.

Thorp: Gabrial Eddings, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.

Tieton: Chad Brown, BS in Electrical Engineering.

Toppenish: Alejandro Betancourth, BA in Criminal Justice; Bailey Huylar, BA in Education, summa cum laude; America Crystal Lopez, BA in Business Administration; Ismael Martinez Jr., BS in Psychology, cum laude.

Wapato: Tanairi Campos, BS in Psychology; Veronica Lopez, BA in Human Development; Jocelyne Ninatanta, BA in Business Administration.

Yakima: Jacquelin Acevedo, BS in Nursing, cum laude; Miranda Bailey, BA in Business Administration, magna cum laude; Alexis Ballard, BA in Business Administration; Getu Biressaw, BS in Nursing; Martha Cuevas-Ramos, BA in Speech and Hearing Sciences; Breann Dauenhauer, BS in Nursing; Beau Dekker, BS in Mathematics, cum laude; Julie Dezellem, BS in Nursing, cum laude; Amber Fernald, BS in Nursing; Rebekah Fuller, BS in Agricultural and Food Systems, cum laude; Epifanio Galindo, BS in Mathematics; Tyler Gallaway, BA in Political Science; Nathan Gano, BA in Hospitality Business Management; Allen Gonzalez, BS in Nursing; Jaclyn Griggs, BA in Hospitality Business Management, magna cum laude; Daniel Harvey, BS in Computer Engineering; Chad Heflick, BA in History, cum laude; Britney Herron, BS in Nursing, cum laude; Courtney Jaeger, BS in Natural Resource Sciences; Michelle Johnson, BS, magna cum laude; Ryan Kinney, BS in Civil Engineering, cum laude; Ryan Leman, BS, magna cum laude.

John Menard Jr, BA in History, summa cum laude; Austin Miles, BS in Architectural Studies; Moises Morales, BS in Biochemistry, magna cum laude; William Packard, BS in Civil Engineering, cum laude; Shane Reed, BS in Economic Sciences, summa cum laude; Andrea Sagrero, BS in Nursing; Amber Sutton, BS in Nursing; Brian Tee, BS in Integrated Plant Sciences, cum laude; Nemer Tello, BA in Foreign Languages and Cultures and BA in Political Science; Michael Troianello, Bachelor of Music; Daniel Wenker, BA in Business Administration, cum laude; Andrea Wickenhagen, BA in Education, cum laude; Randall Wyatt, BS in Nursing, cum laude.

Zillah: Seth Gibbons, BA in Business Administration; Alexandra Magana, BS in Nursing; Kenly Mitchell, BS in Kinesiology; Cierah Stach, BS in Psychology, cum laude.