At the three North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) graduation ceremonies on Friday, May 2, nearly 760 graduates were recognized as earning nearly 1060 Degrees, Diplomas, and Certificates during the 2024-2025 academic year. Several honors and awards were also presented. NIACC’S Class of 2025 represents 11 countries, 13 states, and 104 Iowa communities.
Area graduates include:
(*Midyear Graduate)
Alden
*Katie Cearley
Alexander
Liliana McNutt
Algona
Cayden Anderson
Erika Bierstedt
Drew Lappe
Cora Ricke
Jacob Ward
Allison
Toby Arkulari
Carter Miller
Drake Nielsen
Christopher Witte
Aplington
William McCord
Bancroft
*Crystal Ditsworth
Thomas Thilges
Belmond
Courtney Anderson
*Merari Arenas
Victor Bobadilla
Ashlee Diaz
*Kristin Dodge
*Maddison Dougherty
*Corina Gale
Andrew Lamfers-Hill
Jacob McDaniel
Luis Morales-Calles
BrandieLyne Van Maanen
Bristow
McKenzie Bohach
Britt
*Jenna Anderson
Ian Connor
*Kamryn Eckels
*Shelby Goepel
Peyton Hansen
*Andrew Hunt
Logan Kudej
Jacob Larson
Aubrey Madson
Zackary Monson
Charles Prime
*Jaiden Reinking
McKenna Schuknecht
Kaden Wellik
Payton Whipple
Buffalo Center
*Eden Greensky
Gavin Grunhovd
Jamison Kramersmeier
*Leah Kramersmeier
*Aaliyah Wicke
Carpenter
Misty Merlin
Charles City
Nicholas Aikey
Chelsea Apel
*Abby Assink
Justin Babcock
Sheila Beaty
Ryder Biwer
Keegan Bollman
Kylie Crowe
*Alexis Eaves
Alex Fernandez
Patrick Field
Eliza Fields
Carter Haberkorn
Hayden Heyer
Taia Hillhouse
Roush Jaeger
Logan Knapp
Mariah Lines
Drew Martin
*Brooklyn Molitor
Olivia Myers
*Katlyn Parson
Taylor Quade
*Lynn Reams
Jarrett Ritter
Wyatt Schradle
Nathan Stayton
Christopher Stock
RJ Taylor
Isaac Thompson
Emily Usher
Cloey Usher
Brooke Vance
*Alexandra Wright
Clarksville
*Addy Johnson
Cory Kennedy
*Peter Kielman
*Claire Lodge
Clear Lake
*Janelle Alexander
*Dante Armstrong
Ruby Cibrian-Martinez
Weston Conway
Meghan DeLong
*Aubrey Eckhoff
Brylee Eden
Amanda Eden
Blake Enke
Paisley Finstad
Megan Fisher
Andrew Fisher
Chloe Hagenow
Meya Hartman
Patricia Hartwell
Lauren Hein-Watson
Garrett Heller
Faith Henaman
Liberty Henaman
*Avery Herker
Mason Heuton
Tess James
Melissa Jones
Ava Leedom
*Michael Lollar
*Payton McGrath
*Madeline McKenna
*Piper Ollenburg
*Alexa Peters
*Sarah Petersen
*Tammara Peterson
Cal Phouthavongsay
*Taryn Ristau
Annie Schmidt
Titan Schmitt
Jackson Schmitz
Cheyanne Schroeder
*Brooke Slattery
*Bailey Smith
Daniel Starbeck
Ella Warnke
Wesley Wharton
Cresco
Kayla Burke
Amanda Ferch
Callie Holten
Preston Hurd
Crystal Lake
Elizabeth Long
Denver
*Toni Jacque
Dougherty
Austin Altick
Dumont
Leilani White
Elma
Ryder Fair
Fertile
Gabrielle Sifuentes
Floyd
Jared Cook
Cole Jones
*Kassey Kakac
Forest City
Michelle Atinen
Zander Bartling
*Kenadie Betz
Charles Brown
Sydney Burkholder
*Jessica Callow
Dakota Carlson
Jane Carpio
*Janine Carpio
Parker Cox
Kaiden Dirksen
Nicholas Dontje
*Morgan Fosselman
Yurii Havrylenko
Jaden Jerome
Iryna Johnson
*Samuel Kahler
*Markisha King
Josef Kudej
Cesar Lechuga
Noah Lewis
Thomas Miller
Levi Olson
Karrissa Osborn
Melissa Osborn
Gabriel Ramirez
*Alex Schumaker
Riley Smith
*Bailey Sobek
Autumn Sunkle
Trayce Swanson
Shelby Umbaugh
Slayd Willimon
Garner
*Tiffany Allen
Nevaeh Andersen
*Taylor Bahensky
Amy Baxter
Colter Carlson
Ashton Chapin
*Christopher Chute
Aly Derr
Benjamin Eenhuis
*Grace Fenton
Benjamin Fox-Rasmus
Andrew Hook
Dacotah Kehoe
Jordan Klooster
Avery Lackore
Colton Lamfers
Aidan Manemann
Jenna Pringnitz
Nolan Rauk
Roger Rietjens
*Reid Rietjens
Zachary Roberts
Carson Smith
Ryan Thompson
Mark Vieyra
Geneva
Aubreigh Abbas
Goldfield
*Aubrie Fishburn
Goodell
*Shelie Dryer
Grafton
Shannon Grouette
Addison Tabbert
Greene
Clay Anderson
Zane Ascher
Carter Backer
Wendy Burkholder
Emmeliene Dubiel
Lucas Goodrich
Kyler Grummitt
Deejay Leer
Sean Nielsen
Carter O’Dowd
Meredith Shultz
Cassidy Staudt
Emma Wedeking
Hampton
Angalina Arguello
Colin Bird
Thomas Birdsell
Ellyse Boeckmann
Cael Burmester
Jovanny Camarillo-Calles
Cecilia Castaneda
Jasmine Chipahua
Ashley Chipahua-Lopez
Taylor Crow
Judah Dean
America Dominguez-Rincon
*Zandrea Erdman
*Emma Flores
Zeila Gonzalez
Faith Grover
Roy Halter
Carter Heilskov
Alexa Hinders
Alana Johnson
*Amiya Johnson
Kaleb Kelch
Kinsey Lambertsen
Taylor Mahler
*Charlee Morton
Roman Penaloza
*Aiden Polk
*Remington Powers
*Ellianna Ragsdale
Alyssa Ramirez
Fabian Ramirez
Courtney Ringleb
Olivia Steele
Paige Stickelmeyer
Hector Velica
Brianna Viet
Hanlontown
Adrianna Evans
Joice
*Joa Gilbertson
*Hannah Sterrenberg
*Kacie Suby
Kanawha
Madeline Ford
*Brayden Langfitt
Luis Sandoval
Gavin Wunder
Kensett
Dalton Logeman
Benjamin Yezek
Klemme
Max Dietrich
Nathaniel Marshall
*Audrey Overgaard
Caleb Renner
Lake Mills
Susan Abele
Bennett Berger
*Isaac Bergo
Kit Byars
*Mia Forster
Ellie Hanna
Wyatt Hanna
Brady Hanson
Annabella Jensen
Dylan Joynt
Aaron Kelly
*Caden Mattern
*Sophia Nelson
*Kesley Roedel
*Brynn Rognes
Isabelle Schoonover
*Tasha Street-Swanson
Joseph Young
Lakota
*Michaela Dehrkoop
Isaac Hillesland
Leland
Andrew Leitz
Lime Springs
*Kiya Fitch
Kelly Miller
Little Cedar
Madison Swenson
Manly
*Jada Beach
Tyler Beasley
Kolby Engel
Noah Griswold
Ellyan Ryan
Jazmyn Sellers
*Jeremy Sells
Marble Rock
Emma Lindeland
*Anya Ruzicka
Mason City
Ryley Alvarez
Shae Benson
Ava Benson
Kadhafi Bertho
Alex Bird
*Taylor Black
Tyler Bleile
Graceleigh Bolinger
Ashley Brand
Olivia Brandt
*Charles Breeding
*Eleora Brown
*Leah Brown
Lindsay Budach
*Alexa Carrera-Morales
Chance Carter
Emmett Casey
Rylee Cheney
Isabelle Clark
Ava Clausen
Alexander Coleman
*Kobe Coleman
Zariah Cooper
Georgia Cosio
Shane Curry
Addison Dannen
Edgina David
Haley Dobson
Juliana Droll
Madeleine Droll
Logan Eide
Abigail Eilers
*Ella Einertson
Riley Eldridge
Danielys Enriquez Rosario
*Emma Fancher
Harley Faught
Avery Fiser
*Emma Fishburn
Angelina Frank
Addison Fredricks
Jade Funk
Chloe Gangestad
Daelyn Genzler
Makayla Gerlach
Lauren Gilmore
Justin Gilmore
*Michael Goepel
Nayelli Gonzalez
Bailey Graves
Malachi Grillo
Jaden Guillory
Adan Gutierrez
Ciera Haley
*Timothy Hamm
Laura Hardy
Scott Heinselman
Reese Hemann
Jaxon Herker
Brittani Hickey
Trev Hickey
*LaSylvia Higgins
Autumn Hill
Brody Hirsch
*Hannah Hitchcock
Dakota Hjelle
Chase Holloway
Weilun Hsu
Kyra Iles
Alicia Jamaica
Linda Johanns
Logan Johanns
Daltyn Jones
Joseline Juarez-Juarez
*Angelyna Jurado
Abigail Kacer
*Ramatu Karim
Macy Kellar
Ryan Kelly
Brooklyn Kinney
*Arizona Knutson
*Hannah Koenigs
Landon Kohler
*Tessa Kozitza
Nicole Kuntz
*Erin Lacy
Peyton Lamers
James Langley
Sara LaRue
David Legge
Gabriel Lewerke
*Brooke-Lynn Locke
Derek Loeschen
*Madelyn Love
*Lauren Luecht
*Erick Marquez-Torres
Jose Martinez-Santiago
*Madison May
Cassandra McBride
*Bryce McClurg
Mya McWilliams
Emma Mehmen
Jacob Mericle
James Miles
Brayden Miller
Noah Millsap
Donald Moore
Zoey Mulert
Ashlyn Myers
Bryce Nagel
Jenna Nelson
Clayton Nelson
Jada Nganyange
Vo Anh Dao Nguyen
Melissa Nichols
Nicholas Niver
*Justin Nkazi
Elizabeth Nonnweiler
*Akia Northrup
Ariya O’Connell
Emily Opstvedt
*Nancy Ostrander
Leighton Penn
Madeline Petersen
*Kylie Poppy
*Casey Porche
Mason Rabourn
*Zoey Reeves
*Brooklyn Reich
*Mikayla Renchin
Joseph Ringo
Ethen Roberts
Desiree Rodriguez
Jordan Romaine
Addyson Runde
*Katie Saathoff
*Arya Sajadian
Martin Santos-Montanez
*Addison Schmudde
Haley Shinn
Rachel Shipman
Mitchil Smith
Rylee Smith
Schuyler Spiess
*Samuel Svihl
Douglas Taylor
*Jordyn Taylor
Ryan Tepner
Brandi Tilkes
Harlee Trujillo
Noah Vande Weerd
Caleb VanLaere
Alejandro David Vargas Cadena
Broderick Vollbrecht
*Veronica Vonderohe
*Ava Watson
Shay Wellik
Brett Wetter
Charlie Whitehurst
Drew Whitenack
Stewart Williams
*Kierra Williams
Stefinie Wilmarth
*Jordan Wilson
Kate Winters-Davis
*Jenna Witte
Tyler Wolf
Mackenzie Wood
*Macy Wyborny
Gaige Younke
McIntire
Ethan Adams
Meservey
Breckyn Dickman
Lola VonBrown
Mitchell
Ava Voaklander
Nashua
Michael Roeder
New Hampton
Kennedy Huffman
Kirsten Reicherts
Leander Reicks
Benjamin Tenge
Marshall Zeien
Nora Springs
Jordan Abbas
Brittlyn Arthur
*Nathan Carlson
*Ava Hoard
Heidi Howe
*Leslie Jellum
*Madisyn Kelley
Morgan Kelley
Britain Miller
Carly O’Donnell
*Carly Shafer
Austin Shimek
*Trevor Torkelson
Kyle Wyborny
Daniel Young
Northwood
*Addyson Bachtle
Chaz Cummins
Elizabeth Ehrhardt
Teagan Hackenmiller
Nicholas Hanson
Emma Hengesteg
*Teagan Johnson
Brody Paulson
Jasmine Renteria
Kylie Robinson
*Peyton Shoger
Lamonte Sims
Dante Sims
*Nicole Talamantes
MacKensy Tomlinson
*Chloe Wright
Orchard
Keygan Block
Kaegen Buttolph
Jon Thompson
Osage
Andrew Aponte Miranda
*Brianna Bates
Sadie Belz
*William Bielefeld
*Eric Bobinet
*Ashlynn Brock
Elyse Brown
Skylar Cole
Lisa Cordes
Matthew Crowe
Gracelin Donahue
Alexander Donahue
Cully Driscoll
Abygail Evens
*Jadie Frein
Justin Goodale
*Mylie Havig
Parker Huffman
Cole Kuehne
Austin Kukhan
Caleb Levan
Joy Levendusky
Mikaylee Martin
Chad McIntyre
Connor Mehmen
Aaron Meineke
Christian Michels
Gracie Murphy
Abrianna Nicolazzi
Mackenzie Ogden
Brayden Onken
*Ethan Peterson
*Jacob Potter
Brittany Poulin
Kendall Power
*Gabrielle Reinardy
Kailee Rodrigues
Dezerae Rowedder
Ella Schafer
Jenna Scharper
Talia Stangel
*Micah Sullivan
Garrett Tusler
Kailey Tusler
Madden Uhlenhopp
William VanQuathem
Heath Voigt
Emma Wagner
Koby Wagner
Makayla Wagner
Ailey Walsh
Tate Williamson
Parkersburg
Ashlee Bausman
Matthew Truax
Plainfield
*Amberley Gerholdt
*Kristen Lee
Keegan Marlette
Plymouth
*Danika Heiny
Leonardo Velasco
*Justyce Hicok
Rake
Emma Duve
*Sindy Paz Soto
Sabrina Reitz
Riceville
Sarah Anderson
Shane Holmen
Jordan Runde
*Kaelyn Sigler
Kooper Tweite
Rockford
Chet Brunner
Keaton Crowe
Catherine Dow
*Hannah Mahlstedt
*Bria Ott
Caleb Paulus
Rockwell
Carter Behr
*Emersyn Brown
Jordan Demaray
*Grace Ditsworth
Kael Hanig
*Jasper Jones
*Wyatt Schaefer
Levi Ward
Breea Weaver
Madelynn Welbes
Rudd
Wyatt De Buhr
Lucas Dow
Camden Kuhlemeier
Jacob Prymer
Jenna Prymer
Christian Reinke
Scarville
*Kendra Folven
Sheffield
Rafe Arbegast
*Noah Atkinson
Parker Eisentrager
Madisyn Harper
*Michelle Miller
*Ethan Shields
Jacob Swenson
Cannen Vold
Trenton Wise
Shell Rock
Beth Moran
St. Ansgar
Kinsey Anderson
Lucas Benttine
Kirsten Boerjan
Jacob Eberling
*Abby Hemann
Mallory Juhl
Connor King
Kathryn Mayer
Haley Muhs
Drew Powers
Regan Witt
Swea City
Libby Stevens
Thompson
Thomas Flo
Hailie Rombough
Thornton
Stefanie Black
Preslee Dickman
Kacie Fessler
Titonka
Ayden Boekelman
Ventura
Jace Hendrikson
*Samuel Robbins
Waukon
Kaedan Snitker
Wesley
*Eva Tjarks
Heidi Tjarks
Woden
Twila Leonard
Jake Wood
