Mid-State Technical College’s fall 2024 graduates were recognized during the College’s biannual commencement ceremony on the Wisconsin Rapids Campus, Saturday, Dec. 14. Out of a class of 417 graduates across the College's four campuses, 130 crossed the stage to receive their diploma.
“As you prepare to begin this next chapter, my hope for you is simple,” said Mid-State President Dr. Shelly Mondeik in her address to the graduating class. “Use the knowledge and skills that you’ve gained, the friendships you’ve formed and the lessons from both your victories and your setbacks to propel forward. Your impact will be profound, reaching far beyond what you can imagine today.”
The celebration highlighted the College’s Nursing program and included a faculty send-off by Kelly Nelson, Nursing instructor and program director. The student address was delivered by Nursing graduate Samantha Hanley, Wisconsin Rapids.
“The mountains we face—whether personal, professional or academic—are waiting for us to climb them, and with the education we’ve received at Mid-State Technical College, we are ready,” said Hanley in her student address. “Mid-State has given us the tools, the knowledge and the confidence to excel in our chosen fields. We have learned more than just facts and figures here. We’ve learned how to think critically, how to problem solve and how to keep moving forward, no matter how steep the climb.”
The event also featured an address from Mid-State’s Board Chairperson Richard Merdan and an alumni address from Mid-State’s 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award winner, Stephen Kage, 1978 graduate of the Civil Engineering program who went on to a long and successful career in the oil and gas exploration industry.
“Just outside those doors, your career is waiting for you,” said Kage in his remarks. “Consider it an empty painter’s canvas and you as the artist. Decades from now, as you look back on your career, may you gaze upon the most beautiful masterpiece your eyes have ever seen.”
“Congratulations and best wishes to today’s graduating class, and a warm welcome to our new alumni members,” Kage added.
Following is a list of Mid-State’s fall 2024 graduates sorted by graduate candidate city and academic program. Cities are in Wisconsin unless otherwise indicated.
Adams - Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement 720 Academy: Victoria Pogorzelski; High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED): Radoslaw Karczmarczyk, Margaret Lamberton, Sean Murray, Summer Murray, Rebeca Ramirez, Alexander Sobek
Almond - High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED): Cody Brewer, Simon Siegel; Nursing Assistant: Alyssa Borski
Amherst - Accounting Assistant Brayden Nelson, Roxana Pinkert; Business Management: Landon Moe; Construction Trades: Gunnar Wierzba; Cosmetology: Kaitlyn Gralla; Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement 720 Academy: Jarrett Lucht; Emergency Medical Technician: Balin Wojtalewicz; Human Resources Assistant: Landon Moe; Nursing Assistant: Allyssa Strunk, Miranda Trebe; Project Management: Landon Moe
Appleton - Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement 720 Academy: Brock Berndt
Arkdale - High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED): Kyler Coe; IT Software Developer: Christopher Cremeens; Nursing Assistant: Theresa Versailles
Arpin - Emergency Medical Technician: Robert Dombrowski, Evan Scholl
Athens - Barber Technologist: Andres Bautista-Carreon
Auburndale - Stainless Steel Welding: Lynn Helmer
Baraboo - Entrepreneurship: Katie Hovland-Holick
Belgium - Medical Coder: Jennifer Loesch
Berryton, Kan. - Human Resources Assistant: Miranda Fleischmann
Birnamwood - Nursing: Jasmin Duranceau
Bismarck, N.D. - Nursing Assistant: Anthony Janes
Black River Falls - Emergency Services Management: Kevin Scholze
Bloomington, Ill. - Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement 720 Academy: Joshua Hoffmann
Brodhead - Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement 720 Academy: Jeshua Fraley-Markley
Chili - Accounting Assistant: Holly Fischer
Clare, Ill. - Nursing Assistant: Emma Stolzman
Clintonville - Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement 720 Academy: Tabitha Breitrick
Colby - Entrepreneurship: Skylar Leffel; High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED): Matthew Weber; Human Resources Assistant: Skylar Leffel
Coloma - Advanced EMT: Rebecca Borud; Construction Trades: Vincent Vistain; Electrical & Instrumentation Apprentice: Jesse Stubbe
Colorado Springs, Colo. - Business Management: Justin Helke
Curtiss - Dental Assistant: Mayra Salazar
Custer - Construction Trades: Ryan Simonis; Entrepreneurship: Jonathan Tritz; Nail Technician: Stephanie Lieske; Nursing Assistant: Morgan Groshek, Melinda Rozek; Elroy - Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement 720 Academy: Alexander Hagemes
Friendship - High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED): Cory Birch, Darian Bowers, Cindy Gast; Human Resources Assistant: Lucie Bitsky, Erica Schlachter; Medical Coder: Jennifer Kester; Nursing Assistant: Darian Bowers, Jordyn Wehinger
Granton - Nursing Assistant: Maelee Strey
Green Bay - University Transfer - Associate of Science: Logan Zajda
Greenfield - Health Information Management: Guadalupe Martinez; Medical Coder: Guadalupe Martinez
Greenwood - Entrepreneur: Michele Zakrzewicz
Hewitt - Accounting: Christopher Edmundson
Iola - Business Management: Jessica Morgan; High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED): Kanyen Dalbec
Janesville - Nursing Assistant: Karlie Zimmermann
Junction City - Accounting Assistant: Stephanie Wille; Entrepreneurship: Emma Behnke; Human Resources Assistant: Emma Behnke; Nursing Assistant: Amber Distasio
Kronenwetter - Nail Technician: Lainey Esker
La Crescent, Minn. - Barber Technologist: Bode Kemmer
Lakeville, Minn. - Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement 720 Academy: David Swanson
Larsen - Nursing: Abby Ruedinger
Lodi - Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement 720 Academy: Dustyn Paulson
Loyal - Emergency Medical Technician: Laray Zimmerman; Entrepreneur: Cortney Schneider
Lyndon Station - High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED): Donna Thompson
Manawa - Medical Coder: Andrea Koschak
Marshfield - Accounting: Darby Cox, Laura Pozega, Jaylee Williams; Accounting Assistant: Kaylan Avila, Darby Cox, Laura Pozega; Arborist Technician: Dana Anderson; Business Management: Saffron Dering, Adam Lease; Cosmetology: Jaci Deva, Mikayla Mercer; Digital Marketing Promotions: Amber Hollatz; Emergency Medical Technician: James Clements, Gabriel Gliniecki, Henry Hilbelink, Nora Mueller, Alexis Post; Entrepreneurship: Saffron Dering, Lexie Dulin, Adam Lease; Human Resources Assistant: Saffron Dering, Lexie Dulin; Medical Assistant: Bharati Tripathi; Nail Technician: Litzy Garcia, Hannah Langreck; Nursing: Kristine Gatlin, Sara Novitzke; Nursing Assistant: Elizabeth Forst, Julie Freeck, Lillian Haffenbredl, Addasyn Hollatz, Teyanna Jensen, Allison Revels-Henderson, Delaney Varsho; Phlebotomy Technician: Tracy Burton; Project Management: Maria Arias, Tanya Barth, Derek Cormican; Stainless Steel Welding: Ryan Johnson
Mauston - Medical Coder: Melodie Parker
Medford - Nursing: Joelle Zuelsdorff
Milladore - Advanced EMT: Lisa Dye; High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED): Trina Mertz; Nursing Assistant: Trina Mertz
Minneapolis, Minn. - Arborist Apprentice: Mariah Sirbasku
Montello - Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning (HVAC) Installer: Lucas Gunderson
Mosinee - Accounting Assistant: Ian Theiss; Business Management: Stephanie Radtke; Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement 720 Academy: Jake Klasinski; Culinary Arts: Melissa Hahn; Emergency Medical Technician: Abram Bouche, Alexei Heiberger; Human Resources Assistant: Stephanie Radtke; Medical Coder: Danyel Stieve
Necedah - Nail Technician: Gianna Van Hoof; Nursing Assistant: Shae-Ella Clark
Neenah - Nursing: Serenity Perkins; Phlebotomy Technician: Jennifer Murphy
Neillsville - Emergency Medical Technician: Jesse Schultz; High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED): Vaughn Millard; Nursing: Chiaki Friemoth; Nursing Assistant: Alissa Kummer
Nekoosa - Accounting Assistant: Holly Gies; Construction Trades: David Ostrum, Lucas Ostrum; Cosmetology: Megan Clary, Alyssa Goodenough; Culinary Arts: Anthony Garcia; Entrepreneurship: Tia Machon, Alyssa Schladweiler; High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED): Dana Cousineau, Leah Lanphear, Madeline Peterson, Nicholas Stillman; Human Resources Assistant: Brandyn Drollinger, Alyssa Schladweiler; Medical Assistant: Michaela Kohnen; Medical Coder: Rachel Ysquierdo; Nursing: Shantel Masonick; Nursing Assistant: Brenna Allen, Kiera Newlun, Autumn Swenson, Talya Wenger; Phlebotomy Technician: Hailee Straight; Stainless Steel Welding: Eric Hernandez
Neshkoro - Construction Trades: Trevor Henke
New London - Nursing: Molly Desrochers
Norwalk - Nursing: Brooke Myher
Oshkosh - Advanced EMT: Paige Smith
Oxford - Nursing Assistant: Victoria Carlton; Phlebotomy Technician: Alexis Lloyd
Pittsville - Advanced EMT: Jessica Kieffer; Emergency Medical Technician: Patricia Arnold; Entrepreneurship: Abigail Knutson
Plainfield - Medical Assistant: Esmeralda Banda; Nursing: Sierra Petrusky
Plover - Accounting Assistant: Rosemary Klemm; Business Management: Ann Kealiher, Jesse Kealiher, Mission Tamang; Construction Trades: Colin Meyers; Digital Marketing Promotions: Alyssa Gethers; Emergency Medical Technician: Michael Kurszewski; Entrepreneurship: Emma Nelson, Mission Tamang; Health Information Management: Julie Vang; High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED): Gabryel Brightman, Shawn Lawrence, Diana Maya, Lyechea Moua, Nathan Trelka-Bunk; Human Resources Assistant: Gracie Maye, Mission Tamang; Industrial Mechanical Technician: Aaron Thorstad; IT User Support Technician: Hayden Menadue; Manufacturing Operations Management: Aaron Thorstad; Nail Technician: Emily Haug, Malerie Sole; Nursing: Julia Lang; Nursing Assistant: Abigail Bemowski, Jackelyn Borjas-Gonzalez, Susan Groom, Autom Hightower, Sarina Lee, Julia Thomas; Phlebotomy Technician: Garrett Davis; Plumbing Apprentice: Darien Terry; Project Management: Hailey Hermanson, Ann Kealiher, Jesse Kealiher, Mission Tamang; Stainless Steel Welding: Whitney Meza; Welding: Ben Richmond
Port Edwards - Business Management: Jade Olson; Construction Trades: Alexander Deptula; Digital Marketing Promotions: Fabian Bogdan; Entrepreneurship: Jade Olson, Trinity Wresch; Human Resources Assistant: Trinity Wresch; Nursing: Celina Stillman; Project Management: Jade Olson; Stainless Steel Welding: Daniel Martinez
Redgranite - Barber Technologist: Fabian Arreola
Reedsville - Dental Assistant: Alayna Peterson
Rice Lake - Accounting: Amber Stewart
Rosholt - University Transfer - Associate of Arts: Rachel Kurszewski
Rudolph - Nursing: Abigail Fuller; Nursing Assistant: Elizabeth Peterson, Melissa Vogler
Schofield - Nursing: Allie Blanchard
Spencer - Dental Assistant: Emberley Hill; Medical Assistant: Marissa Lueth; Nursing: Kylee Scheunemann; Stainless Steel Welding: Ma’niyah Prescott
Stevens Point - Accounting: Jennifer Foss, Kacie Roth, Brandon Stanczyk; Accounting Assistant: Tanya Smith; Agribusiness Science & Technician: Grace Tippman; Business Management: Susan Hurd, Mollie Mckay, Kacey Vicker, Cher Yang, Houa Yang; Construction Trades: Sawyer Beckel, Darius Carr, Graysen Olle, Nicholas Sperkowski, Max Wallner; Cosmetology: Hannah Howard, Nadia Lind; Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement 720 Academy: Ryan Flowerette, Dalton Lebal, Emily Nolan, Bianca Patino, Payton Wright, Ava Zalewski; Criminal Justice-Studies: Ntxuam Vue; Customer Relationship Professional: Spencer Severson; Digital Marketing: Aidan Knudson; Digital Marketing Promotions: Allison Bena, Monique Roberts; Early Childhood Education: Kylie Wilson; Emergency Medical Technician: Phillip Andressohn, George Bond, Emmitt Miller, Analiese Rusch; Entrepreneurship: Joshua Antill, Emily Cisewski, Susan Hurd, Mackenzie Larsen, Alexandra Molski, Lindsey Tate, Kacey Vicker; High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED): Joseph Felske, Ceola Fenner, Tyler Schmit; Hospitality Assistant: Spencer Severson; Hospitality Management: Spencer Severson; Human Resources Assistant: Joshua Antill, Emily Cisewski, Alexandra Molski, Kacey Vicker, Cher Yang; Metal Fabrication: Alec Varney; Nail Technician: Sierra Lech; Nursing: Allison Bertrand, Samantha Cowart, Fiona Gonzalez Pilsner, Samantha Hoch, Mataya Kado, Taylor Modrzewski, Kelsey Strong, Alivia Veres, Abigail Wangen; Nursing Assistant: Saige Fink, Anthony Fischer, Brianna Hall, Ava Heeres, Evan Heise, Carter Higgins, Yasmin Jaimes Patino, Malia McKnight, Elizabeth Schoenecker, Neviah Stacy, Heather Tokarski, Aaliyah Williams; Phlebotomy Technician: Zanica Barlow; Project Management: Joshua Antill, Mackenzie Larsen, Sarah Roser, Kacey Vicker, Cher Yang, Houa Yang; University Transfer - Associate of Arts: Hannah Anderson; Welding: Carter Allen, Nicholas Ott
Stillman Valley, Ill. - Nursing Assistant: Addison Wythe
Stratford - Accounting Assistant: Kacie Hohl; Farm Operation: Keegan Fisher; Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning (HVAC) Installer: Connor Dillinger; High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED): Jasmine Davenport; Human Resources Assistant: Taylor Wussow; Medical Assistant: Penny Turley; Nursing: Logan Multerer; Nursing Assistant: Kelsey Seelow
Suamico - Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement 720 Academy: Adam Joslin
Verona - Nursing: Lucy Bootz
Vesper - Nursing Assistant: Emilee Hood; Phlebotomy Technician: Elizabeth Sankey, Laila Sankey
Warrens - Nursing: Kayla Schladweiler
Waterford - Nursing Assistant: Angelina Schkeryantz
Waupaca - Cosmetology: Allison Wright; Nursing: Maria Salinas
Wausau - Emergency Medical Technician: Riley Wolslegel; High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED): Akora Chaplin, Brianna Slaby
Wautoma - Advanced EMT: Brianna Smiley; Emergency Medical Technician: Melinda Bolar
Westfield - Medical Assistant: Sara Erickson; Nursing: Jonathan Weishaar
Weyauwega - Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement 720 Academy: Katrina Schoenstene
Wild Rose - Barber Technologist: Jonathon Malnory
Windom, Minn. - Construction Trades: Joseph Fundahn
Wisconsin Rapids - Accounting: Kelsey Fox, Travis Hofer, Andrew Johnson, Alivia Meshak; Accounting Assistant: Michael Bender, Kelsey Fox, Amber Kitowski; Agribusiness Agronomy Technician: Zelda Wolfe; Barber Technologist: Lajon Monteen, Ethan Nelson; Business Management: Ger Jerry Khang, Lucas McDonald, Avery Mcmillen, Calsey Menard, Scott Straw, Paige Wegner; Construction Trades: Adrian Cholaku, Jacob Clark, Logan Kipper, Corey Richards, Ben Schmidt; Cosmetology: Victoria Carpenter, Madison Kohnen; Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement 720 Academy: Thomas King, Dylan Saylor, Dolorosa Thomas, Dean Wojcik; Criminal Justice-Studies: Jacob Van Ert; Culinary Arts: Christopher Luddington; Dental Assistant: Sierra Rowe; Diesel & Heavy Equipment Technician: Dylan Haegerl; Digital Marketing Promotions: Haley Epstein, Paetynn Fink, Ryan Vollert; Electrical & Instrumentation Apprentice: Ryan Bullock; Emergency Medical Technician: Amanda Edgerly, Tara Fehrman, Nathaniel Grys, Justin Jinsky, Elizabeth Kulmann, Madyson Lehmann, Justice Littlegeorge, Alex Matecki, Tanya Schulz, Maximus St. Myers, Dao Yang; Entrepreneurship: Annaleigh Hillemeyer, Russell Kuhn, Lucas McDonald, Calsey Menard, Paige Wegner; Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning (HVAC) Installer: Corey Richards; High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED): Olivia Alvarez, Corian Carey, Michelle Flores, Kalob Reyna, Hunter Sipla, Joseph StewartElliston, Dao Vang, Alexander Wachowiak; Human Resources Assistant: Luis Hernandez, Russell Kuhn; Industrial Mechanical Technician: Alek Swan; IT User Support Technician: Vincent Santilli; Medical Assistant: Haili Nelson; Medical Coder: Gina Fuller, Aimee Johnson, Chelsey Weiler, Victoria West; Nail Technician: Pang Yong Khang, Cora Zwicke; Nursing: Ashly Canapa, Caitlin Casey, Nicole Chapley, Samantha Hanley, Mia Iwinski, Ashley Koch, Chloe Theisen; Nursing Assistant: Arianna Amaro, Zayden Dillman, Kang Khang, Jaylin Morman, Kaitlin Olson, Dezirae Schmude, Emily Schnese, Angela Schuh, Renee Seals, John Torres; Paramedic Technician: Garrett Huber; Phlebotomy Technician: April Boucher, Jenilisa Gaspar-Diaz, Chaylee Johnson, Alexa Knuth, Noah Mynheer; Project Management: Calsey Menard, Scott Straw; Renewable Energy Technician: James Wissbroecker; Stainless Steel Welding: Shannon Hammons, Connor Sutphin; University Transfer - Associate of Arts: Faith Bauer, Melissa Graef; University Transfer - Associate of Science: Jasmine Conway
Wittenberg - Emergency Medical Technician: Justin Nueske
