Local Students Graduate from UW-Waukesha

Local residents were among 136 students to receive their associate's degree at the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha's spring commencement on Thursday, the largest graduating class in school history.

• Dylan Adler, Waukesha,
• Matthew Ahrens, Waukesha,
• Kelley Baum, New Berlin,
• Linda Cook, Waukesha,
• Ashley De La Paz, Waukesha,
• Evan Fassbender, Waukesha,
• Megan Gerbensky, Waukesha,
• Matthew Gierszewski, Waukesha, business emphasis,
• Aaron Gloss, Waukesha,
• Chelsea Greene, Waukesha, theatre arts emphasis,
• Carmen Gutierrez, Waukesha, pre-nursing emphasis,
• John Isely, Waukesha, cum laude,
• Thomas Jenson, Waukesha, sociology emphasis,
• Desirae Korth, Waukesha, cum laude,
• Nicole Krawczyk, Waukesha, pe-nursing emphasis,
• Natalie Langyel, Waukesha, health sciences emphasis,
• Benjamin Lukes, Waukesha,
• Eric Maas, Waukesha,
• Robin McGuigan, Waukesha,
• Jesse Motiff, Waukesha, history emphasis, cum laude,
• Christopher Napholz, Waukesha, sociology emphasis,
• Matthew Niquette, Waukesha, business emphasis,
• Alicia Povlich, Waukesha, magna cum laude,
• Chayleen Rische, Waukesha, business emphasis,
• Ryan Sallmann, Waukesha,
• Kyle Sipos, New Berlin,
• Shawn Steinbrecher, Waukesha, computer science and mathematics emphases, magna cum laude,
• Daniel Strandt, New Berlin, cum laude,
• Daniel Sweet, Waukesha, summa cum laude,
• Cassandra Torres Adams, Waukesha, anthropology emphasis,
• Ryan Tuler, New Berlin,
• Kyle Tuler, New Berlin,
• Mary Yarcho, Waukesha,
• Marlene Muschelewicz, New Berlin,

The previous high, 107, was set in spring 2002.

"This year's number of graduates is fantastic and gives testimony that we are on track as a campus to achieve the goal of increasing the number of students who begin their higher education academic careers with us to the point of degree completion," said UW-Waukesha Dean/CEO Harry Muir. "It also shows that our faculty and staff are doing everything they can to help our students achieve their personal, career and academic goals."

Students must earn at least 60 college credits in five different areas and maintain a cumulative 2.0 grade point average (on a scale of 4.0) to qualify for a degree. UW-Waukesha confers associate of arts & science degrees and prepares students to transfer to a baccalaureate institution for a bachelor's degree.