May 16, 2016
Note: this is an archived news release. As such, the information provided may no longer apply.
Fort Kent - The University of Maine at Fort Kent graduating seniors received their degrees at the 134th commencement exercises held at UMFK on May 14. University President John N. Short presided over the ceremony that conferred 191 baccalaureate degrees and 27 associate degrees.
In addition to awarding the diplomas to the Class of 2016, President Short conferred Dr. Robert M. Dixon with the honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters degree. Dr. Dixon addressed the graduating class.
Elizabeth Gilman, senior class president, addressed his fellow graduates. Gilman is from Danforth, Maine and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences.
Baccalaureate degrees were awarded to students in Arts and Sciences (9); Behavioral Science (13); Biology (8); Business (20); Computer Applications (3); Elementary Education (5); English (2); Environmental Studies (3); French (2); Nursing (115); Public Safety Administration (9); and Social Science (2).
Associate degrees were awarded to students in Accounting (2); Applied Forest Management (12); Computer Science (1); Conservation Law Enforcement (2): Criminal Justice (6); Information Security (3) and General Studies (1).
Total Number of Graduates: 215
(Graduates listed by their hometowns.)
St. John Valley (Maine)
Eagle Lake
Stephanie Dube
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Mindy L. Morneault
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Brooke Marie Saucier
Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice
Fort Kent
Heather Victoria Albert
Bachelor of Science in Public Safety Administration
Zachery Beal
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Lynne Dianne Beaulieu
Bachelor of Science in Business
Associate of Science in Applied Forest Management
Christina Lynn Beaulieu
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
Amanda B. Blanchette
Bachelor of Science in Business
Curtis T. Bouchard
Bachelor of Science in Public Safety Administration
Taylor Bouchard
Bachelor of Science in Public Safety Administration
Kassandra Nicole Carl
Bachelor of Science in Public Safety Administration
Peggy De-los Rios Carson
Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science
Alex J. Charette
Bachelor of Science in Business
Heather Renee Chasse
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Ashley M. Hafford
Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science
Mollie Anne Hicks
Bachelor of Science in French
Zachary L. Lowry
Bachelor of Science in Business
Associate of Science in Applied Forest Management
Michelle Cara Madore
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Twyla M. Morris
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Zachary Ouellette
Bachelor of Science in Computer Applications
Carissa Emily Pelletier
Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice
Carlee A. Pinette
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
Jessica Plourde
Associate of Arts in Accounting
Lisa Marie Raymond Roy
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences
Ericka Saucier
Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science
Jeremy R. Shapiro
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Associate of Arts in Conservation Law Enforcement
Kirk J. Shively
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Brittany Margaret Theriault
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Paige B. Theriault
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nicole Voisine
Bachelor of Science in Business
Jessica Walker
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Frenchville
Chantel Louise Bernier
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Jennie Ann Charette
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Meghan J. Guerrette
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
Corey Wayne Paradis
Bachelor of Science in Business
Sarah Patricia Paradis
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Grand Isle
Katelynn Beaulieu
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Madawaska
Noella Chasse
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Sandra Aline Cyr
Associate of Arts in Accounting
Jaymes Riley Gagnon
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Maleka Michaud
Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science
Amanda Cynthia Pelletier
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Olivia Ann Pelletier
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Heather R. Picard
Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science
Bryan Roussel
Associate of Science in Applied Forest Management
New Canada
Aurele David Bouley III
Associate of Science in Applied Forest Management
Peyton Lee Hebert
Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science
Saint David
Samuel Beaulieu
Bachelor of Science in Business
Nicole L. Cyr
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Jessica Susan Dube
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Amber L. Gabriel
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies
Shannon Marie Leighton
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
St. Francis
Krista Dubay
Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice
St. John Plantation
Michelle M. Kelly
Bachelor of Science in Business
Van Buren
Erin Joy Madore
Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science
Jonathan Michael O'Hare
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences
Wallagrass
Andrea Lynn Dumond
Bachelor of Science in Bachelor of Science
Brittany L. Levesque
Bachelor of Science in Public Safety Administration
Kaye Paula Lozier
Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice
Aroostook County (Maine)
Ashland
Clint A. DeMusz
Associate of Science in Applied Forest Management
Caribou
Chelsea Lyn Butler
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Lacy Morgan Cyr
Bachelor of Science Public Safety Administration
John L. Kiehn
Associate of Science in Information Security
Elisha M. Madore
Bachelor of Science in Business
Heather Lynn Montgomery
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Casey Mae Nichols
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Jessica Lynn St. Peter
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Ian C. Thibeault
Associate of Arts in Computer Science
Dyer Brook
Jonathan P. Swallow
Associate of Science in Applied Forest Management
Easton
Amber D. Pratt
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Fort Fairfield
Danielle E. Tracy
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Houlton
Ellen Lynn Bartlett
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Lauren Elizabeth Bragan
Bachelor of Science in Business
Lucas Grant
Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice
Cole A. McLaughlin
Associate of Science in Applied Forest Management
Brandon J. Williams
Associate of Science in Applied Forest Management
Island Falls
Christina J. Schmidt
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Limestone
Vessa Jane Villareal
Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science
Mapleton
Kathryn Grace Sharp
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Merrill
Sonja R. London
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Perham
Chelsea V. Sadler
Bachelor of Science in Social Science
Presque Isle
Michael Richard McPherson
Associate of Science in Applied Forest Management
Travis Thomas Powers
Bachelor of Science in Business
Kayla M. Richards
Bachelor of Science in English
Jesse David Rochester
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Maryl Rae Shaw
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Smyrna Mills
Shellie Anita Williams
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Stockholm
Connie L. Akerson
Bachelor of Science in Business
Trina Louise Coffin
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Not Aroostook County Towns (Maine)
Albion
Deanna L. Sawtelle
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Thomas G. Sawtelle
Bachelor of Science Public Safety Administration
Alexander
Whitney Hope Remington
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Appleton
Tyler Barron Jones
Bachelor of Science in Business
Athens
Brian Peter Dougeneck
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
Bangor
Rylee Erin Leighton
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Malachi Jerome Hayden
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences
Berwick
Melissa N. Brauning
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies
Bowdoinham
Margo Meredyth Taylor
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Brewer
Anthony Corbin
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Tiffany Brooke Voisine
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Brunswick
Lindsey Paige Flanigan
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bryant Pond
Cathy Jo Godwin
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Buxton
Faith Ronnie Morneault
Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science
Chester
Michael D. Aikens
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Danforth
Elizabeth Marie Gilman
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences
Dixfield
Roseanne McKeen
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Eddington
Nicole A. Pineo
Bachelor of Science in Business
Fairfield
Meagan Higgins
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Sally A. Melcher-McKeagney
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Lynn M. Noiles
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Falmouth
Sarah Elizabeth Biggs
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Glenburn
Joshua Briscoe
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Gray
Lori Ann Hillock
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Emily L. Kelley
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Greenfield Township
Cody Lee Kochis
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Greenville
Rebecca Amy Knowlton
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Greenville Junction
Colby Drexel-Harmon
Bachelor of Science in Computer Applications
Guilford
Jazzmine Nicole Gray
Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science
Hampden
Brandi Quirk
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Hebron
Nicole E. Swenson
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Holden
Michael Anthony Soucier
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Islesford
Emily Jane Wright
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Jay
Nichol A. Lesperance
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Kingfield
Nancy M. Thomas
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Lee
Peter J. Pelletier, Jr.
Associate of Science in Applied Forest Management
Lewiston
Amy Rousseau
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Lincoln
Kristy Langley
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Lincolnville
Annabelle Schierman
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Isaac Milton Young II
Associate of Arts in Conservation Law Enforcement
Lisbon Falls
Devon Marie Brewer
Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science
Livermore
Kelli A. Gats
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Lyman
Nicole Margurite Derosier
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Medway
Danielle Elizabeth Chiasson
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Millinocket
Christopher Johansen
Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice
Alison Nicole Landry
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Minot
Scott Homes Moulton
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences
Mount Vernon
Kate Laliberte
Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice
New Sharon
Emily M. Gardner
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Norridgewock
Nicole Ross
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Old Town
Ethan Welch
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
Orono
Jamie L. Stiehl
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Oxford
Caldwell Thomas Jackson
Bachelor of Science in Business
Associate of Science in Applied Forest Management
Perry
Kersti L. Ackley
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Peru
Stephany Louise Jacques
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Portland
Michael P. Crowley
Associate of Science in Information Security
Searsmont
Janelle M. Scott
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Scarborough
Dawn M. Callahan
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
South China
Laramie D. Shorey
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Turner
Alison Dawn Newton
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Waterville
Julianna M. Castaneda
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Westbrook
Brooke Linsday Harris
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Melissa Nicole Martin
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Westfield
Fay Kimball
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
West Gardiner
Brian Perkins
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Wilton
Raymond Lewis
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies
Windham
Christine M. Cook
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Winslow
Jocelyn Venable
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Wells
June Ann Gilpatric
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Woolwich
Deborah J. Siegel
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Out of State
Gilroy, CA
Michelle Delgadillo
Associate of Arts in General Studies
Medota, CA
Danielle Lena Carrillo
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences
Suisun, CA
James Derrell Givens
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences
Windsor Locks, CT
Kate Susanna Dorsey
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Glasgo, KY
Holly Rae Thomerson
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
New York, NY
Andrna Erica Christopher
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Salem, MA
Kurt Robert Whisler
Bachelor of Arts in English
Conowingo, MD
Mark Christopher Olson
Bachelor of Arts in French
Warren, MI
Christopher Louis Taylor
Associate of Science in Information Security
Orford, NH
George Edward Dyke
Associate of Science in Applied Forest Management
Whitefield, NH
Patricia Belanger
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Christina L. Morancie
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Grants Pass, OR
Hope Grace
Bachelor of Science in Biology
WILKES BARRE, PA
Orphee Myspa Myriams Essome Bikou
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Warwick, RI
Pamela Dooner
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Canadian Students
Saint Francois, NB
Katie Pinette
Bachelor of Science in Business
Ingersoll, ON
Jesse Warren Roger Shelton
Bachelor of Science in Public Safety Administration
Petawawa, ON
Sarah J. McConnell
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Lasalle, QC
Wilfried Emmanuel Monthe
Bachelor of Science in Social Science
Laval, QC
Nivetha Neminathan
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences
Sainte-Agathe-Des-Monts, QC
Katherine Ferland
Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science
St-Andre D'Argenteuil, QC
Philippe Dionne
Bachelor of Science in Business
International Students
Mutengene, Cameroon
Jacqueline Njonji Njebu
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Kanfanar, Croatia
Mauro Vičić
Bachelor of Science in Computer Applications
Kolonia, Federal State of Micronesia
Berdina Salmon Albert
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Monalisa Benjamin
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Lliseva B. Tara
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Pohnpei, Federal State of Micronesia
Masaly Andon
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nancy-Lynn Jano Edward
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Girlynn A. Gamule
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Stuart Elpel Joel
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Lorlain Gillmede Mikel
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Mary Victor
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Weno, Chuuk, Federal State of Micronesia
Arthur Olap
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
Daniel Tigaana Blackwood
Bachelor of Science in Business
Ebeye, Marshall Islands
Juni Samson
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Delap, Marshall Islands
Bjwij John
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Majuro, Marshall Islands
Darleen Almen
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Delson Benjamin
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Beroni Enne
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Harry Harry, Jr.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Deanechson Bona Kaious
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Normond Kuuj Laiden
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Josephine H. Matthew
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Julynn Menwe
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Annmary Rubon
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Edinburgh, Scotland
Ross Downie
Bachelor of Science Public Safety Administration
Windsor Glen, South Africa
Joshua Rael Kurensky
Bachelor of Science in Business
Damascus, Syria
Amir W. Raad
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Plymouth, Trinidad and Tobago
Kimika Sanell Forbes
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences