Kaplan University’s Davenport Campus to Host Graduation Ceremony for 158 Students Sunday
DAVENPORT, Iowa, June 15, 2008
—Kaplan University’s Davenport campus will hold a graduation ceremony on Sunday, June 15, for 158 students. The ceremony will take place at 3:00 p.m. at the River Center in Mississippi Hall, 136 E. Third St., Davenport.
Students will be recognized for earning bachelor’s degrees, associate degrees, certificates, or diplomas in one of 18 programs in the business, communications, legal studies, information technology, interdisciplinary, travel and hospitality, and allied health fields. Upon graduation, students may be eligible for entry-level positions in their field of study. According to the State of Iowa Occupational Projections, a report by the Iowa Workforce Development, Policy and Information Division, medical assistant positions are expected to increase by 30.7 percent, medical transcription positions by 23.6 percent and paralegal positions by 29.1 percent from 2004 to 2014.
“Graduation represents the fulfillment of one goal for our students while at the same time represents entering a new chapter in their lives as working professionals,” said Mark Garland, president of Kaplan University’s Davenport campus. “We are very fortunate to be a part of this process and we wish our students much successin their future endeavors.”
The Kaplan University Davenport is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA).
The Kaplan University Davenport campus June 2008 graduates are as follows:
Bachelor of Science
Business
Jeff Teague, Davenport, IA
Kelly Schaubroeck, Rock Island, IL
Bachelor of Science
Management
Paul Andorf, Bettendorf, IA
Cora Beeth, Buffalo, IA
Shelley Behrens, Moline, IL
Nichole Carr, Durant, IA
Christine Christopherson, Long Grove, IA
Roxanne Clayton, Bettendorf, IA
D'Lesia L. Cryer, Davenport, IA
Catanna Dement, East Moline, IL
Helen Dykeman, Moline, IL
Anne Faulhaber, Davenport, IA
Jeanetta Harvey, Rock Island, IL
Kelsey Kitchen, Muscatine, IA
Nichole Kolb, Bettendorf, IA
Heather Lind, Davenport, IA
Ande Miller, Davenport, IA
Tim Moore, Davenport, IA
Alice Schnepel, De Witt, IA
Mary Starks, Bettendorf, IA
Audrey Thayer, Sabula, IA
Marie Thompson, Alexis, IL
John Tigrett, West Branch, IA
Kenneth Van Hook, Moline, IL
Kristina Wailand, Davenport, IA
Amanda Whitcomb, Grandview, IA
Bachelor of Science
Criminal Justice
Mike Bixby, Davenport, IA
Beth Box, Davenport, IA
Jacqueline D. Brooks, Davenport, IA
Richard Buettner, Bettendorf, IA
Jamey Chapman, Davenport, IA
Debbie Coleman, Moline, IL
Elizabeth Froehlich, Davenport, IA
Mary Hubert, Davenport, IA
Stephanie M. Jenkins, Bettendorf, IA
Felicia Johnson, Davenport, IA
Dawn Lawson, Clinton, IA
Deana Lilley, Davenport, IA
George McNeal, East Moline, IL
Adriana Mendoza-Ponce, East Moline, IL
April Nebinger, Davenport, IA
Lanesiua Penny-Austin, Davenport, IA
Kindra Plett, Polo, IL
LaChari Robinson, East Moline, IL
Orlando Rodriguez, Davenport, IA
Claudia SanMartin, McAllen, TX
Justin Wray, Morrison, IL
Bachelor of Science
Information Technology
Dawn Chance, Moline, IL
Darren DeMarr, Davenport, IA
Melissa Easley, Davenport, IA
Steve Engler, Davenport, IA
Erick Jessen, Eldridge, IA
Jeremy Kovinchick, Maquoketa, IA
Laura Murguia, Muscatine, IA
Joshua Schroeder, Davenport, IA
Michael Slagel Jr., Moline, IL
Bachelor of Science
Paralegal Studies
Jason Baraks, Moline, IL
Deontrice Berka, Davenport, IA
Danyell Buford, Clinton, IA
Michaela Colbrese, East Moline, IL
Jennifer Lage, DeWitt, IA
Marci Mylott, Muscatine, IA
Rebecca Sandidge, Centennial, CO
Carlie Shannon, Davenport, IA
Associate of Applied Science
Accounting
Amy Barth, Bettendorf, IA
Associate of Applied Science
Business Administration/Accounting
Adam Grau, Wheatland, IA
Jeffrey Hilligoss, Davenport, IA
Amanda McAreavy, Tipton, IA
Fred Monfeli, Davenport, IA
Shane Wheeler, Muscatine, IA
Linda M. Whitfield, Greenwood, MO
Associate of Applied Science
Business Administration/Management
Komlanvi Afandealo, Moline, IL
Michelle Carlson, Davenport, IA
Justin Cromie, Davenport, IA
Cynthia Gathing, Davenport, IA
Cory L. Gomez, Davenport, IA
Lucus Goodson, Davenport, IA
Amy L. Hansen, Rock Island, IL
William McLaughlin, Rock Island, IL
Reid Minor, Calamus, IA
Kala Mootz, Davenport, IA
Amanda Parsons, Geneseo, IL
Ryan Roberson, Davenport, IA
Alvin Romero, Hampton, IL
Renate Rowell, Milan, IL
Mayra Villalpando, East Moline, IL
Associate of Applied Science
Criminal Justice
Nadia Chumacero, Sterling, IL
Tatra Cox, Rock Island, IL
Bridget Garstang, Davenport, IA
Alicia Gile, Davenport, IA
Stacey Hart, Davenport, IA
Phillip Hoffman, Davenport, IA
Lindsey Newman, Bettendorf, IA
Rochelle Ogden, Durant, IA
Shirley Ross, Rock Island, IL
Christine E. Stevens, Davenport, IA
Melissa A. Thomas, Dixon, IA
Heather Thomas-Hodges, Bettendorf, IA
Tymia Threatt, Davenport, IA
Michael Thune, Bettendorf, IA
Associate of Applied Science
Information Technology
Stephanie Love, Davenport, IA
David McCallum, Moline, IL
Allen O'Key, Port Byron, IL
Kyle Sauter, Moline, IL
Associate of Applied Science
Medical Assisting
Yazmin Acosta, Moline, IL
Denise Blake, Davenport, IA
Kalie Bohannon, Moline, IL
Paula Booth, Eldridge, IA
Kathryn Boyd, Clinton, IA
Amanda Broihier, Davenport, IA
Barbara Bulens, Eldridge, IA
Amanda Davisson, Clinton, IA
Denise Errthum, Bennett, IA
Sidney Fitzpatrick, Walcott, IA
Hollie Giese, Tipton, IA
Kayla Honeycutt, Davenport, IA
Michelle Hunigan, Davenport, IA
Christina Hutchings, Rock Island, IL
Holly Jenkins, Davenport, IA
Nancy Johnston, Moline, IL
Arshmeet Kaur, Davenport, IA
Toni Kelding, Davenport, IA
Kimberly Kendall, Davenport, IA
Rachel Lambert, Hampton, IL
Christine Little, Davenport, IA
Holly Miller, Davenport, IA
Michelle Mitchell, Orion, IL
Tamara Montegna, Davenport, IA
Crystal Mulkey, Davenport, IA
Jered Newberry, Muscatine, IA
Linda Norberg, Bettendorf, IA
Jeremy Peak, Eau Claire, WI
Cindy Rimington, Davenport, IA
Amanda Schepler, Clinton, IA
Mandi Schmitt, Davenport, IA
Shelly Stearns, Camanche, IA
Crystal Stout, Moline, IL
Jamie Theus, Moline, IL
Sara VanOteghem, Cross Plains, WV
Juanita VerVynck, Kewanee, IL
Dhanashri Wade, Bettendorf, IA
Stephanie Weaver, Coal Valley, IL
Associate of Applied Science
Medical Transcription
Christal Buehnerkemper, Davenport, IA
Tamra Dundee, Davenport, IA
Tracie Olsen, Davenport, IA
Associate of Applied Science
Paralegal Studies
Michele M. Bobb, Bettendorf, IA
Billie Rice-Glidewell, Milan, IL
Camilla Torres, Bettendorf, IA
Vicky Whitesell, Davenport, IA
Associate of Applied Science
Travel Business Management
Ashley Guldenpfennig, Davenport, IA
Chris Lopez, Davenport, IA
Debra Miller, Moline, IL
Associate of Science
Interdisciplinary Studies
Cynthia Donald, Moline, IL
Angel Knutsen-Mundschenk, Davenport, IA
Judy Trimby-McKnight, Davenport, IA
Diploma
Medical Assisting
Tammi Daily, Davenport, IA
Certificate
Internet and Website Development
Richard Lowery, DeWitt, IA
Certificate
Travel Associate
Sara Krogmann, Clinton, IA
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