Linn-Benton Community College will award degrees and certificates to 31 individuals from the Philomath-Blodgett area. (File photo by Linn-Benton Community College)

Linn-Benton Community College plans to hold its 54th commencement ceremony Thursday, June 15, the school announced. 

The Class of 2023 features 830 candidates for graduation, including 31 from Philomath and Blodgett. LBCC officials anticipate awarding 988 degrees and certificates. The graduation ceremony is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. on the Albany campus.

The list of 29 graduates showing Philomath as their hometown or city of residence as released by LBCC includes the following:

• Catherine R. Biscoe, Associate of Science Communication Emphasis, Associate of Science Sociology Emphasis, Associate of Science Political Science Emphasis; Melinda B. Brehm, Certificate Phlebotomy; Delayna M. Canon, Associate of Science Liberal Studies Emphasis; Carson Chambers, Associate of Applied Science Welding & Fab Tech (AAS), Certificate – 1 Year Industrial Pipe Trades (1Yr), Certificate – 1 Year Welding & Fab Tech (Cert), Associate of Applied Science Industrial Pipe Trades (AAS); Evan L. Dillon, Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer

• Whitney C. Ellison, Associate of Applied Science Nursing; Thomas S. Eveler III, Associate of Applied Science Mechatronics/Ind Automat Tech; Madison M. Francis, Associate of Science Biological Sciences Emphasis; Rosedel Garcia-Bazan, Certificate – 1 Year Medical Assisting; Jennifer L. Griffin, Associate of Applied Science Non-Destruct Test & Evaluation.

• Jillian O. Hetherington, Associate of Applied Science Nursing; Alydia K. Hollman, Associate of Science Business Administration Emphasis; Devan O. Hunsaker, Associate of Science Business Administration Emphasis; Benjamin T. Kunihiro, Associate of Applied Science Mechatronics/Ind Automat Tech; Noel E. Lundeen, Associate of Science Business Administration Emphasis.

• Sarah C. Mason, Associate of Science Art Emphasis; Brian M. McClelland, Associate of Science Exercise & Sport Sci Emphasis; Miranda N. Mullin, Associate of Science Business Administration Emphasis; Rebecca S. Myers, Associate of Science Mathematics Emphasis, Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer; Nicholas K. Novak, Associate of Science Computer Science Emphasis, Computer Science: Applied Computer Science Option, Associate of Science.

• Ariel A. Ostara, Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer; Taran Pindell, Associate of Applied Science Heavy Equipment/Diesel Tech; Tully Richter, Associate of Applied Science Industrial Pipe Trades (AAS), Certificate – 1 Year Industrial Pipe Trades (1Yr); Jacob J. Rutledge, Certificate – 1 Year Machine Tool Technology (Cert), Associate of Applied Science Machine Tool Technology (AAS), Certificate CNC Machinist; KC A. Snow, Associate of Science Psychology Emphasis, Associate of General Studies.

• Toben R. Stueve, Associate of Applied Science Machine Tool Technology (AAS), Certificate CNC Machinist, Certificate – 1 Year Machine Tool Technology (Cert); Alexandria J. Tipsword, Associate of Applied Science Welding & Fab Tech (AAS), Certificate – 1 Year Welding & Fab Tech (Cert); Victoria Van Laere E. Van Laere, Associate of Applied Science Nursing; Alan R. Wood, Certificate Limited Elect Apprentice Tech.

The list of two graduates showing Blodgett as their hometown or city of residence includes:

• Kylee Galvan, Certificate – 1 Year Medical Assisting; Alex Nyers, Associate of Science English Emphasis.

Twenty-nine local students to earn degrees at Oregon State

Twenty-five students from Philomath and four from Blodgett will receive degrees from Oregon State University Saturday, June 17 at Reser Stadium and Sunday, June 18 at the OSU-Cascade campus in Bend. The schedule for the graduation ceremony in Corvallis shows the gates opening at 9 a.m., the processional beginning at 10 a.m. and entering the…

by Philomath News