LAC COURTE OREILELS OJIBWE COLLEGE CELEBRATES COMMENCEMENT

Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College celebrated their Commencement Ceremony, honoring 58 graduates, on Saturday, May 22, 2021. The class of 2021 is the first class to include bachelor’s degree graduates.

 Congratulatory remarks were offered by Lorraine Gouge, Vice Chair of the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Governing Board and Monica Chase, J.D. Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College Board of Regents Vice Chair. Keynote speaker Sarah Howes, an Anishinaabe artist, designer, teacher, and community organizer from the Fond du Lac Reservation in Minnesota spoke of her experience as an Indigepreneur.

 The student body was represented by two honors students; Lydia DeNasha, representing the Bachelor’s in Business graduates, and Tina Garner, representing the Bachelor’s in Human Services graduates.

 In her comments Garner shared “Now is the moment to step into the possibility of you, you are not defined by the past – your story is created in the present, simultaneously pulling and being pulled by inspiration from the future.  what story are you creating?  You have the opportunity to create the story that you can be proud of – proud to tell your children.”

 An invocation was offered by Dennis White, Cultural Coordinator, Faculty Math and Art for Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College. The Lac Courte Oreilles Veterans presented the Colors, Lac Courte Oreilles School Drum offered a Welcome Song, Flag Song, Veteran’s Song, Honor Song, and Traveling Song.

 Congratulations to this year’s graduates.

 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Business Administration

Lydia DeNasha *                            Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

Christine L. Haling                         Lac du Flambeau Outreach

Lisa M. Schuman                           Lac du Flambeau Outreach

Felicia J. Taylor                              Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

Karen M. Washington                  St. Croix Outreach

     Migizi

  Human Services

Dolores Kuykendall Belille           Lac Courte Oreilles Campus       

     Bidaabinookwe

Crystal M. Brady                            St. Croix Outreach

Gwendolyn Carley                         Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

     Nawegiizhigookwe

Tina E. Garner ***                         Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

Donna J. Jacobson                         Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

Gloria Mustache                            Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

Dena Waquie                                 Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

     Bidaabinookwe

Shane Wilmer                                Bad River Outreach

 ASSOCIATE OF ARTS

Early Childhood Education

Robin F. Powless ***                    Bad River Outreach

 Human Services

Lydia Kessenich                              Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

Leonard Ortiz                                 Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

Charlene M. Pearson ***             Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

Ashley R. Rice    *                           Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

Etta Teschner                                 Red Cliff Outreach

Shawny Young                               Lac du Flambeau Outreach

 Liberal Arts

Kiana-Mae E. Bearheart St. Croix Outreach

     Zhaawaninoodinookwe

Sierra J. Christiansen                    Red Cliff Outreach

Brittany M. Gordon *** Red Cliff Outreach

Julianne M. Houle                         Bad River Outreach

Maelayna Martin **                     Red Cliff Outreach

Bernice K. Mixsooke                     St. Croix Outreach

Mark F. Montano, Sr.***             Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

     Niigaanakwaad

Native American Studies Ojibwe Language

Paula K. Cooper               St. Croix Outreach

     Mashkosi’ikwe

Nicholas R. DePerry *                   Red Cliff Outreach

Zackarion K. LaRonge                   Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE

Accounting

Tom Butler                                      Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

Erin E. Dearbin ***                        St. Croix Outreach

Jaymie L. Hammer                        Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

Megan K. Maulson **                   Lac du Flambeau Outreach

Stacy R. Nelson                              St. Croix Outreach

Agriculture & Natural Resource Management

Michael R.J. Carley, Jr.   Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE

Nursing

Ayan N. Ahmed *                           Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

Lawrence E. Anoke *                     Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

Gladys S. Borbor *                         Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

Faiza W. Farah **                          Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

Desiree R. Fleming                        Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

Misty L. Ganser *                           Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

Amal Gelle **                                 Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

Patricia J. Johnson **                   St. Croix Outreach

Jennifer L. Mike-Trujillo                Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

Haida Nassoma **                        Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

Asha M. Omer                               Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

Sadia M. Osman ***                    Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

Safia Osman ***                           Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

James Runi **                                Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

Tyneesha R. Swagger ** Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

Eric A. Tah                                     Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

 Small Business Administration

Marley H. Corbine                         Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

Megan K. Maulson **                   Lac du Flambeau Outreach

 CERTIFICATE

AODA

Rachael L. Fleming                        Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

Ashley R. Rice                                 Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

Etta Teschner                                 Red Cliff Outreach

Eunice J. Zamora                           Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

 Early Childhood Education— CDA

Dolores Shawinimash                   Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

 Native American Tribal Management

Danita Brisk                                    Lac du Flambeau Outreach

 Ojibwe Language Specialized Certificate

Albany K. Jacobsen Eckert           Bad River Outreach

 GED/HSED

Chelsea Trepania                           Lac Courte Oreilles Campus

 Graduation Honors As of May 20, 2021

*** Summa Cum Laude 3.90 to 4.0 GPA

** Magna Cum Laude                  3.70 to 3.89 GPA

* Cum Laude                                  3.50 to 3.69 GPA