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KAPLAN UNIVERSITY’S DAVENPORT CAMPUS TO HOST
GRADUATION CEREMONY FRIDAY
Ceremony to Recognize 161 Students
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Oct. 21 2010— Kaplan University’s Davenport campus will hold a graduation ceremony on Friday, Oct. 22, for 161 students. The ceremony will take place at 6:30 p.m. at RiverCenter, 136 E. 3rd St.
The Davenport-based school will recognize students for earning a bachelor’s degree, associate degree or certificate in one of six fields including allied health, business, criminal justice, information technology, arts and sciences or legal. Upon graduating, students may be eligible for entry-level positions in their field of study.
According to the Occupational Projections, a report by the Iowa Department of Workforce Development, Research and Analysis Division, computer support specialist positions are expected to increase by 14 percent, accounting positions by 22 percent and medical assistant positions by 29 percent between 2008 and 2018.
Kaplan University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA). The HLC is listed as a recognized accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education.
The October 2010 graduates of Kaplan University’s Davenport campus are as follows:
Bachelor of Science
Accounting
Amy Barth, Bettendorf, IA
Janet Collins, Davenport, IA
Jennifer Rempt, De Witt, IA
Bachelor of Science
Business and Management
Katie Brown, East Moline, IL
Rodney Daehn, Wilton, IA
Sharron Ferguson, Rock Island, IL
Amanda Heun, Bettendorf, IA
Preston Johnson, Davenport, IA
Holly Kube, Le Claire, IA
Lora McKeag, Coal Valley, IL
Audrey Naguina, Davenport, IA
Cherie Planthaber, Camanche, IA
Michelle Pleasant, Eldridge, IA
Darcel Shetter, Cleveland, IL
Julia Soe, Fort Wayne, IN
James Tremaine, Davenport, IA
Bachelor of Science
Criminal Justice
Destiny Carnahan, Orion, IL
Jennifer DeCock, Moline, IL
Carrie Hale, De Witt, IA
Kineya Hood, Beltsville, MD
Matthew Kyger, Tampico, IL
Skylar Marland, Bettendorf, IA
Gerald Nicholson, Rock Island, IL
Nicole Riggs, Davenport, IA
Jennifer Ternes, Blue Grass, IA
Alan Traverse, Maquoketa, IA
Jillian VanOpdorp, Geneseo, IL
Jacqueline Walls, Rock Island, IL
Bachelor of Science
Communication
Lisa Miller, Muscatine, IA
Ghaton Ross, Phoenix, AZ
Bachelor of Science
Information Technology
Randall L. Kluever, Davenport, IA
Anita Lopez, Moline, IL
Richard Lowery, De Witt, IA
Elaine Neumiller, Davenport, IA
Tashena Sullivan, Toledo, OH
Bachelor of Science
Legal Studies
Emily Bulman, Davenport, IA
Amanda Hruby-Carstensen, De Witt, IA
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Jessica Craig, Ludowici, GA
Kimberly Miller, Bettendorf, IA
Associate of Applied Science
Accounting
James Grandberry, Davenport, IA
Nicole Pierce, Davenport, IA
Daren Scott, Davenport, IA
Dianne Stanton, Darlington, WI
Associate of Applied Science
Business Administration
Brian Amerine, Davenport, IA
Amber Bormann, Davenport, IA
Kellie Colley, Davenport, IA
Lorene Delagardelle, Maquoketa, IA
Renae Dolen, Associate, Bettendorf, IA
Kristie Ekstam, Coal Valley, IL
Brandon Finley, Wapello, IA
Aldo Gomez, Moline, IL
Keri Graham, Bennett, IA
Jerry Gross Jr., Davenport, IA
Malinda Helm, Tipton, IA
Jennifer Hertner, Davenport, IA
Lisa Little, Davenport, IA
Julie Loose, Bettendorf, IA
Andrea Meek, Muscatine, IA
Joshua Neyens, Rock Island, IL
Jessica Parker, Davenport, IA
Neal Ritter, Bettendorf, IA
Emily Stogsdill, Moline, IL
Deborah Streit, Moline, IL
Lonnie Tague, Davenport, IA
Tiffany Thompson, Davenport, IA
Jessica Vesey, Bettendorf, IA
Miltreen Walls, Davenport, IA
Amanda L. Williams, Davenport, IA
Roshawn Wilson, Rock Island, IL
Associate of Applied Science
Criminal Justice
Kristin Beaderstadt, Park View, IA
Jessica Bekkum, Davenport, IA
Brandi Box, Davenport, IA
Adam Cook, Bettendorf, IA
Charish DeVoss, Tampico, IL
Dennise Escobedo, Muscatine, IA
Jose Guzman, Rock Island, IL
Calvin Harland, Davenport, IA
Stacey Hudgens, Keokuk, IA
Kathy Hunley, Loveland, OH
Dayla Jones, Erie, IL
Amy Long, Fulton, IA
Tiffani Martinie, Davenport, IA
Brandon McCoy-Conger, Milan, IL
Sarah McLellan, Davenport, IA
Kayla Musgrove, Muscatine, IA
Mlyea Nelson, Eldridge, IA
Crystal Roquet, Muscatine, IA
Dawn Scott, Davenport, IA
Amanda Silvia, Milan, IL
Anthony Streit, Moline, IL
Associate of Applied Science
Global Travel & Hospitality Management
Michelle Allers, Wheatland, IA
Sherry Peckenschneider, Moline, IL
Associate of Applied Science
Information Technology
Tarryn Brown, Davenport, IA
Kathleen Henson, Davenport, IA
Marcus Jackson, Rock Island, IL
William Marley, Eldridge, IA
Richard T. Martin, Moline, IL
Chris McCarthy, Eldridge, IA
Charles Murphy, Eldridge, IA
Joe Newcomer, Davenport, IA
Vicki Ossmann, Davenport, IA
Ryan Peters, Davenport, IA
Mark Rankin, Davenport, IA
Kristopher Rodgers, Davenport, IA
Derick Saldivar, Davenport, IA
Associate of Applied Science
Medical Assisting
Stacy Buckwalter, Davenport, IA
Tiqueena Charles, Davenport, IA
Tara Charles-Sersig, Wheatland, IA
Kayla Conklin, Clinton, IA
Deborah Frank, Davenport, IA
Chasity Gilmour, Keithsburg, IL
Barbara Howard, Prophetstown, IL
Sandra Lebs, Davenport, IA
Shanna Lerch, Walcott, IA
Elizabeth McKee, Davenport, IA
Bethany Mier, Muscatine, IA
Tia Minnis, Davenport, IA
Megan Morgan, Wilton, IA
Monica Nickels, Bettendorf, IA
Chelease Parks, Eldridge, IA
Rachel Peeters, Davenport, IA
Christina Peterson, Donahue, IA
Tanya Ramirez, Rock Island, IL
Patti Rife, Muscatine, IA
Michelle Rowland, Davenport, IA
Carole Russell, Davenport, IA
Jennifer Scharer, Rock Island, IL
Julie Skepnek, Savanna, IL
JoAnn Sotelo, Davenport, IA
Michael Stevenson, Clinton, IA
Brooke Swanson, Muscatine, IA
Shannon Syverson, Davenport, IA
Minnie Tanamor, Davenport, IA
Debbie Torrez, Bettendorf, IA
Brandy Webb, New Boston, IL
Yvonne Williams, East Moline, IL
David Wilson, Clinton, IA
Hannah Yeager, Moline, IL
Associate of Applied Science
Medical Office Management
Nikole Cooper, Cambridge, IL
Brandi Holcomb, Davenport, IA
Linda Kirkpatrick, Moline, IL
Tracy Reyes, Hillsdale, IL
Michelle Vollrath, East Moline, IL
Associate of Applied Science
Medical Transcription
Carie A. Berry, Bettendorf, IA
RoxeAnn Ford, Davenport, IA
Robin McNamara, Lowden, IA
Associate of Applied Science
Paralegal Studies
Virginia Brasmer, Viola, IL
Guadalupe Izaguirre, Muscatine, IA
Tara Landers, Bettendorf, IA
Christie Osborne, Davenport, IA
Barbara Stevens, Rock Island, IL
Megan Woods, Mineral, IL
Associate of Applied Science
Interdisciplinary Studies
Edward Bragg, Rock Island, IL
Malinda Burns, Muscatine, IA
Nichole Murphy, Eldridge, IA
Katrina Norton, Muscatine, IA
Rachel Paetz, Muscatine, IA
Certificate
Information Technology
Nancy Graham, Davenport, IA
Ben Thompson, Orion, IL
Megan VanHyfte, Clinton, IA
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