Mid-State Technical College Holds Spring 2026 Commencement Ceremony

Wednesday, May 20th, 2026 -- 8:01 AM

Mid-State Technical College’s spring 2026 graduates were recognized during the College’s biannual commencement ceremony on the Wisconsin Rapids Campus, Saturday, May 16.

Out of a class of 780 graduates across the College's campuses, over 250 crossed the stage to receive their diploma. “Now you stand at the threshold of a new chapter,” said Mid-State President Dr. Shelly Mondeik in her address to the graduating class.

“My hope is simple for all of you. Use everything that you’ve gained here, the skills you’ve built, the setbacks that taught you grit, the friendships that shaped you, to power your next step, whatever that next step may be.”

The celebration highlighted the College’s Civil Engineering Technology-Highway Technician program and included a faculty address by Michael Johnson, Civil Engineering Technology-Highway Technician instructor and program director.

The student address was delivered by Civil Engineering Technology-Highway Technician student Sam Jerry, Washburn. “Today is a milestone we’ve all been working towards, but it’s also something bigger than that, it’s a moment to reflect not just on what we’ve learned but on who we’ve become along the way,” said Jerry in his student address.

“No matter what program each of us came from, we all share something in common. We committed ourselves to growth. There were long days, tough assignments and moments when things didn’t click right away, but we showed up anyway, we adapted, we kept going.”

“Ladies and gentlemen, the sun is shining, and you’re graduating from college. It doesn’t get any better than this,” said Johnson in his faculty address.” Your Mid-State diploma is your ticket in the door."

"What you choose to do once you walk through it is entirely up to you. The same grit and determination that you exhibited in the classroom will be critical to your continued success in your field. As your work evolves, so must you, and we have every confidence that you will.”

The event also featured a keynote address from Scott Groholski, co-founder and president of Point of Beginning, Inc. The following list includes students who applied for spring or summer 2026 graduation and are expected to complete all degree requirements by the end of their final term.

Graduate candidates are listed by city and academic program. Cities are in Wisconsin unless otherwise noted. Final graduation status is confirmed after grades are submitted and reviewed by the registrar.

Looking at local and neighboring graduates:

Abbotsford - Advanced Emergency Medical Technician: Veronica Graebel; Kayla Nixdorf; Construction Electrician (ABC) Apprentice: Andrew Venzke

Arpin - Advanced Meat Cutting and Butchery: Adam Yerke; Carpenter Apprentice: Waylon Grimm; Emergency Medical Technician: Jasmine Hebert; Food Service Assistant: Dylan Hart; Health Information Management: Konrad Blaschka; HSED: Stephanie Gaffney; Meat Cutting and Butchery: Mark Allen; Meat Processing and Retail: Adam Yerke; Medical Coder: Konrad Blaschka; Paramedic: Robert Dombrowski; Noah Grimm; University Transfer-Associate of Science: James Binder

Auburndale - Carpenter Apprentice: Michael Retherford; Cosmetology: Morgan Pankratz; Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement 720 Academy: Lucas Kreklau; Nursing Assistant: Robert Thorson; Surgical Technology: Ella Dillinger

Black River Falls - Paramedic: Sawyer Doud; Paramedic Technician: Sawyer Doud

Chili - Medical Assistant: Madison Riemer; Nursing: Jasmine Grell

Colby - Advanced Emergency Medical Technician: Jessica Anastacio Angel

Granton - Diesel & Heavy Equipment Technician: Aydin Sternitzky; Medical Assistant: Randi Garbisch; Nursing Assistant: John Brown; Abigail Schoessow

Hewitt - Business Management: Ryan Will; Human Resources Financial Foundations: Julie Fellenz; Human Resources Foundations: Julie Fellenz; Human Resources Talent Development: Julie Fellenz; Nursing Assistant: Brady Duerr; Hailey Vandeberg; Precision Machining Technician: Ryan Will

Loyal - Diesel & Heavy Equipment Technician Assistant: Hernan Soto Reyes; Welding: Seth Duell

Marshfield - Accounting: David Florida; Accounting Assistant: Katarina Harrison; Advanced Emergency Medical Technician: Riley Arndorfer; Advanced Meat Cutting and Butchery: Amanda Kolbeck; Scott Owen; Jodi Pankratz; Hank Viergutz; Business Management: Leta Gribble; Marvin Lattimer; Michelle Lucek; Jenna Paasch; Carpenter Apprentice: Keagan Cliver; Construction Electrician (ABC) Apprentice: Caden Dennee; Cosmetology: Hailey Baltus; Maya Cournoyer; Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement 720 Academy: Andrew Hale; Cassandra Langfoss; Customer Relationship Professional: Michael Yakaites; Dental Assistant: Vanessa Jennings; Diesel & Heavy Equipment Technician: Landon Bluhm; Wesley Kelly; Trevor Simone; Digital Marketing: Naomi Martin; Emergency Medical Technician: Tamara Blume; Steven Coffey; Ann Hartwig; Josiah Hovendick; Ethan Mahanke; Philip Matson; Kaylee Rose Meindel; Daniel Richmond; Joshua Van Wyhe; Kody Wilson; Entrepreneurship: Tanner Genett; Fire Service Certification: Bryce Grimm; GED: Jose Jaramillo; Health Information Management: Cassandra Mehlberg; Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning (HVAC) Installer: Jaden Herman; HSED: Cody Gerlt; Kathleen Vieth; Human Resources Assistant: Tanner Genett; Information Security Specialist: Jordan Hendrickson; IT Cybersecurity Specialist: Ansen Bell; IT Network Specialist: Andrew Herman; IT Software Developer: Douglas Hoffmann; Kody Weigel; IT User Support Technician: Noah Reading; Benjamin Steevens; Machinist Apprentice: Sara Hoyt; Charles Langreck; Meat Cutting and Butchery: Hannah Viergutz; Wyatt Viergutz; Meat Processing and Retail: Amanda Kolbeck; Jodi Pankratz; Hank Viergutz; Medical Coder: Tyler Frisch; Cassandra Mehlberg; Brittany Sheridan; Millwright/Maintenance Mechanic Apprentice: Gunner David; Cameron Nyseth; Nursing: Nicole Culpepper; Karey Truhlar; Montanna Vopelak; Angela Woodard; Nursing Assistant: Kaitlyn Baer; Naomi Berg; Brody Casperson; Brandee Feltz; Maggie Granger; Oriah Harris; Emily Harrison; Dylan Kohl; Daniel Kolb; Alexandra Kramer; Caitlin Kundinger; Gabriella Niehaus; Cayda Nowaczyk; Riley Pilsner; Kamryn Rank; Mattea Schlafke; Nicholas Spencer; James Stelzer; James Stevenson; Lauren Varsho; Esmeralda Velasco Gonzalez; Gianna Wehrman; Leah Weinfurtner; Amelia Wellens; Eliana White; Emily Williams; Kayla Wolf; Akosua Yeboah; Linda Yeboah; Paramedic: James Clements; Henry Hilbelink; Adrian Kruger; Paramedic Technician: James Clements; Henry Hilbelink; Adrian Kruger; Phlebotomy Technician: Keely Gorst; Plumber Apprentice: Alexander Brost; Precision Machining Technician: Riley Arndorfer; Jessob Cliver; Project Management: Tanner Genett; Paraskoviia Kolisnichenko; QuickBooks & Office Essentials: Kari Lenz; Radiography Foundations: Addasyn Hollatz; Rebecca Zeman; Sales Specialist: Micaiah Kesler; Naomi Martin; Surgical Technology: Allyson Guden; University Transfer-Associate of Arts: Logan Cournoyer; Daniel Gauerke; Savannah Post-Langford

Medford - Construction Electrician (ABC) Apprentice: Kale Klussendorf

Merrillan - Nursing Assistant: Shelley Scherer

Neillsville - Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement 720 Academy: Aiden Smrcka; Criminal Justice-Studies: Aiden Smrcka; Meat Cutting and Butchery: Sherry Cayton; Nursing Assistant: Shalisha Buchanan

Pittsville - Advanced Emergency Medical Technician: Patricia Arnold; Advanced Meat Cutting and Butchery: Daniel Schooley; Automotive Technician: Jay Giese; Carpenter Apprentice: Landen Losievski; Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (Stainless Steel): Jon Mealey; Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning (HVAC) Installer: Timothy Kraus; Information Security Specialist: Mason Peckham; Meat Processing and Retail: Daniel Schooley; Nursing Assistant: Madelynn Kumm; Brilee Luepke; Bailey Smazal; Precision Machining Technician: Logan Foemmel

Spencer - Advanced Emergency Medical Technician: Daniel Wall; Advanced Meat Cutting and Butchery: Tiffany Bain; Cosmetology: Addison Schlagenhaft; Emergency Medical Technician: Steven Brubacker; Carson Kibbel; Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (Stainless Steel): Aiden Lendved; Meat Processing and Retail: Tiffany Bain; Millwright/Maintenance Mechanic Apprentice: Patrick Huebner; Nursing: Allen Thorne; Surgical Technology: Vicki Dekarske

Stanley - GED: Darla Zimmerman

Stratford - Diesel & Heavy Equipment Technician: Lucas Gudgeon; Early Childhood-Lead Teacher: Christine Wilde; Emergency Medical Technician: Jolene Lammar; Health Information Management: Amy Taylor; Medical Coder: Amy Taylor

Tomah - Business Management: Samuel Linzmeier; Digital Marketing: Tara Chapman; Emergency Medical Technician: Amelia Marshall; Nursing: Karoline Sibert

Wisconsin Rapids - Accounting: Angie Higdon; Amanda Kronberger; Accounting Assistant: Angie Osterbrink; Adobe Suite: Caden Weise; Advanced Manufacturing Technology: Drue Christensen; Advanced Meat Cutting and Butchery: Ann Borski; Nicole Fox; Arborist Technician: Nicole Lawson; Automotive Technician: Nicole Dethloff; Kemp Ross; Business Management: Jasmine Conway; Noelle Rozner; Mohamed Sanyang; Business Office Foundations: Crystal Scheibe; Construction Trades: Choua Khang; Cosmetology: Nicole Anderson; Alexa Borek; Macy Goodness; Randi Murch; Alexandra Potts; Kristin Radtke; Tia Thao; Criminal Justice-Corrections & Community Advocacy: Lacey Peck; Brian Piller; Karli Rickaby; Ciera Roberts; Kristi Skelton; Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement 720 Academy: Logan Anderson; Andrew Bohenstengel; Nicholas Sachs; Cameron Stewart; Criminal Justice-Studies: Cassandra Anchor; Logan Anderson; Andrew Bohenstengel; Eric Doerrler; Gabriella Kelly; Hannah Munro; Cameron Stewart; Culinary Arts: Kristen Adams; Becca Rumbley; Culinary Production Line Cook: Cayden Mikolajczyk; Parker Straw; Derek Wolfe; Dental Assistant: Xavier Brooks; Leighton Lambert; Emma Thomas; Olivia Thomas; Diesel & Heavy Equipment Technician: Nolan Hartman; Keston Ripp; Diesel & Heavy Equipment Technician Assistant: Brady Golat; Digital Marketing: Travis Hofer; Sawyer Nelsen; Early Childhood Education: Elizabeth Beicher; Jordyn Placzek; Early Childhood-Lead Teacher: Cassandra Harvey; Vicki Johnson; Virginia Johnson; Christina Livernash; Jasmine Redmond; McKena Smith; Tatiana St Clair; Melissa Strobehn; Emergency Medical Technician: Madilynn Abbott; Makayla Anderson; Jose Costas-Mercado; Jillian Gyura; Ashlyn Overturf; Samuel-Destiny Rosenthal; Entrepreneur: Abigail Michalsen; Jax Pagel; Fire Service Certification: Maximus St. Myers; Foundations of Business Administration: Destini Waddington; GED: Bradley Kurandt; Gunnar Marquard; Mark Reiss; Chrystalynn Shultz; Health Navigator: Brittany Cournoyer; Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning (HVAC) Installer: Corban Borgwardt; Michael Dieringer; John Hilger; Braeden Planer; Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, & Refrigeration (HVAC-R) Technician: Mick Khang; Logan Kipper; Corey Richards; HSED: Kara Davison; Enjoli Hintz; Michael Zeinert; Human Resources Financial Foundations: Amber Kitowski; Human Resources Foundations: Tara Keith; Dehelia Mendoza; Mohamed Sanyang; Patrick Winchester; Human Resources Talent Development: Amber Kitowski; IT Cybersecurity Specialist: Tekken Khang; Cody Russell; IT Software Developer: Aiden Schulz; IT User Support Technician: Richard Gordon; Olivia Russell; Jail Officer Academy: Gabriella Kelly; Leadership Development: Ger Jerry Khang; Maintenance Technician Apprentice: Toby Mirr; Meat Cutting and Butchery: James Hoffman; Meat Processing and Retail: Ann Borski; Nicole Fox; Medical Assistant: Linda Maybee; Shelley Rynish; Starr Sanders; Medical Coder: Catherine Hardt; Amy Schutten; Allison Smallbrook; Kasey Sparby; Nursing: Sabrina Albiter; Tiera Altmann; Margaret Christie; Taylor Krause; Ally Nickel; Miriam Oro; Carolyn Schwandt; Tiffany Totzke; Nursing Assistant: Emma Abbott; Lilianah Arendt; Kayla Becker; Madasyn Brandt; Kelsie Feltz; Sadie Fleisner; Morgan Gormanson; Taylor Grueneberg; Breanna Ingram; Savada Kasun; Emily Khang; Fuabntxhee Khang; Lisa Komatz; Lauren Kuhlka; Trinity Lavoie; Jack Lila; Sierra Matthews; Madeline McChesney; Jasmine Montag; Colby Nelson; Brielle Nolan; Morgan Ostrowski; Josey Ruffalo; Alyssa Sanders; Azailia Skoglund; Nicole Sleeter; Jaymi Smith; Isabella Ward; Layla Zimmerman; Michael Zirnhelt; Paramedic: Alex Matecki; Caden Sengbusch; Payroll Foundations: Lindsay Graumann; Heather Kirkpatrick; Amanda Kronberger; Precision Machining Technician: Mason Jeske; Carter Swen; Austin Young; Process Improvement: Amanda Bowman; John Bowman; Quinn Dalton; Jeremy Wilson; Timothy Zacher; Project Management: Keldon Hagan; John Mortenson; QuickBooks & Office Essentials: Heather Kirkpatrick; Angie Osterbrink; Respiratory Therapy: Emily Krueger; Tristan Lager; Social & Mobile Marketing: Jason Petoskey; Sterile Processing Technician: Kaydence McGregor; Tax Preparation: Lori Cornwell; University Transfer-Associate of Arts: Kyle Koran; Raylei Smith; Hennessy Sturgul; Ryan Worzella; University Transfer-Associate of Science: Jayden Glaza; Welding: Jarrett Kort

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