Congratulations, Lobo graduates!
»Æ¹ÏÊÓƵ celebrates 339 graduates during Spring 2025 Commencement
The University of New Mexico-Gallup celebrated 339 graduates during its Spring 2025 Commencement at Angelo DiPaolo Memorial Stadium in Gallup, New Mexico, on Saturday, May 17, 2025.
For the 2024-2025 academic year, »Æ¹ÏÊÓƵ issued a total of 415 awards, including 15 high school equivalency diplomas, 107 certificates, and 293 associate degrees among the graduating class.
»Æ¹ÏÊÓƵ Local Advisory Board members Raymond Calderon and Rebecca Apel led the procession, joined by New Mexico state Sen. George Muñoz, Rep. D. Wonda Johnson, Sen. Shannon Pinto, and Rep. Martha Garcia.
The Gallup Fire Department Honor Guard presented and posted the colors, and Sydney Teran sang the national anthem.
Gallup Police Department Chief Erin Toadlena-Pablo was the keynote speaker for the ceremony. Toadlena-Pablo is an alumna of Window Rock High School in Arizona and earned her associate degree in criminal justice from »Æ¹ÏÊÓƵ. She furthered her professional development by attending Northwestern University Center for Public Safety, specializing in the School of Police Staff and Command. Toadlena-Pablo has worked for Gallup Police since 2011 and became the first female chief of police for the department in 2023.
The following is a list of »Æ¹ÏÊÓƵ's graduates and their diplomas, certificates and degrees:
HI-SET DIPLOMA
- Adara Ashley
- Moniqua Ashley
- Carrie Arviso
- Carlton Begay
- Daniel Chee
- Darnel Cook
- YuuVa'a De Dois
- Jeremy Francisco
- Dorothea Gooden
- Samantha Martin
- Robert Mazon
- Myron McCray
- William Miller-Haven
- Nicole Semallie
- Kimmi Silversmith
CERTIFICATES
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY
- Nathaniel Bia
- LeAdrian Billy
- Jarretta Booqua
- Alexander Byrum*
- Heather Herbert*
- Darold Johnson
- Jeffrey Jones
- Petrulle Largo, Fall
- Savanna Largo*
- Trevor Martin, Fall
- Daryl Padilla, Fall*
- Wilbert Sandoval
BARBERING
- Quincy Largo, Fall
- Calnesto Wallie
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
- Damon Begay*
- Felicia Charley, Fall*
- Rachel Charley*
- Star Chee*
- Zachary Elliott
- Emery Laughing*
- Schyuler Lee
- Joseph Leza*
- Darrell Malone*
- Chei-Ann Manygoats*
- Quentin Richards, Fall
- Shundeen Tahe, Fall*
- Karlyle Todacheenie
- Jasiah Whitegoat
- Melbert Willis
COSMETOLOGY
- Bailey Carling, Fall*
- Chaunice Charleston, Fall
- Tashennia Charley*
- C C Jimenez
- Alexandra Outah
- Danae Ruiz*
- Lake Tsosie
- Mowesha Washington
- Alana Willie
DENTAL ASSISTING
- Fatima Adi, Fall*
- Aylin Andablo
- Mareena Aragon*
- Shaunte Begaye
- Ukia Felson*
- Khaliyah George
- Sedona James*
- Brittany Lee
- Jade Livingston
- Shannon Martinez*
- Charlize McDonald*
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
- Myra Chee
- Patrina Johnson*
- Amber Martine
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
EMT-BASIC- Amanda Baldonado
- Tiara Edaakie
- Dominic Lee
HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CODING
- Marlisa Arviso, Fall
- Vanessa Begay*
- Elaine Bowman, Summer*
- Stephanie Brown
- Ashlee Chavez, Fall
- Faline Eustace, Fall
- Ashley Jackson, Fall*
- Jordan Kellywood, Fall
- Nicole Lasiloo
- Clarisa Najera
- Nicole Uilbarri, Fall*
- Kimberly Yamutewa, Fall
HUMAN SERVICES
- Deanndrea Antonio
- Saundra Paloma
- Joshua Simplicio, Fall
NEW MEXICO GENERAL EDUCATION
- Shaundiin Daniels
- Aiden Ramirez
- Esmeralda Rojas
NURSING ASSISTANT
- Louis Apachito*
- Tiffany Armijo, Fall *
- Fernicesa Bizardie, Fall
- Audriana Brown*
- Lisa Davis
- Arianna Edwards*
- Gustavo Escobar
- Ulrich Etsitty
- Francina Francisco, Fall
- Shoshanna Harvey
- Sheena James, Fall
- Jaclyn Krueger
- Isaac Lucero
- Julius Molinawe, Fall*
- Odith Moore
- Soraya Negale
- Aubrey Ocampo, Fall
- Marissa Paul, Fall*
- Elisha Jaymie Respicio*
- Anthony Strain
- Vanisha Wauneka
- Danielle Yazzie, Fall*
WELDING TECHNOLOGY
- Jose Arreguin, Fall*
- Shawn Bia, Fall
- Henry Charley*
- Ryan Descheny
- Kasandra Dooline, Fall
- Jordan Drennan
- Isaac Emerson, Fall*
- Donald Haswood
- Tee-Jay Jimenez, Fall*
- Gavvon Lee, Fall*
- Aaliyah Livingston*
- Frank Tah*
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
- Lindsay Bautista*
- Andrea Begay, Fall
- Alexia Cordova
- Arianna Edwards*
- Amberlyn Francis
- Isaiah Galaviz, Fall
- Christopher Garcia*
- Nizhoni Harker*
- Gerilyn Haswood*
- Michelle Herrera
- Jessica Hood
- Ethyn Hosteen*
- Ronda Hosteen, Fall*
- Nicole Johnson
- Jyme Livingston*
- Kiera Livingston
- Julian Nassim Matar
- Mallory Montano
- Aleija Nasafotie*
- Leticia Sena*
- Arnianna Willie
- McKayla Yazzie, Fall
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
- Amy Anderson
- Tyler Charleston, Fall
- Jimi Christian*
- Natasha Gene, Fall
- Tristi Jumbo*
- Jodi Kallestewa
- Amya Olguin*
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
- Myra Chee
- Jenn Garcia, Fall
- Erin Gilman
- Karyn Johnson*
- Patrina Johnson*
- Amber Martine
- Elizabeth Nakai, Fall
- Tamera Thomas, Fall*
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & DESIGN
- Cody Francis
HUMAN SERVICES-FAMILY STUDIES
- Saundra Paloma
- Sydney Perkins
- Annik Tabaha*
- Darrel Watchman*
HUMAN SERVICES-SUBSTANCE ABUSE
- Tionne Claw*
- Angel Gonzales
- Laureen Sanchez, Fall
LIBERAL ARTS
- Shelby Buck, Fall
- Erika Chavez
- Anna Flores
- Raedawn Gibson*
- Devyn Harvey
- Kayla Kaamasee
- Mykenzie Laughlin, Fall
- Amiel Isaac
- David Sanchez y Chavez*
- Robert Singer*
- Asher Sloan, Fall*
- Elias Tso, Fall
- Ryanelle Velarde*
SECONDARY TEACHER EDUCATION
- Lolane Halloway, Fall
- Andrew Isabelle*
- Marcella Kee
- Dillon Taylor*
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY
- Nathaniel Bia
- LeAdrian Billy
- Rayshawn Chee, Fall
- Cordell Grey*
- Heather Herbert*
- David Johnson
- Daryl Padilla, Fall*
- Wilbert Sandoval
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
- Christopher Bettelyoun*
- Felicia Charley, Fall*
- Rachel Charley*
- Zachary Elliott
- Kolton Gordo
- Rhonda Herbert
- Darrell Malone*
- Chei-Ann Manygoats*
GENERAL STUDIES
- Adam Abdeljawad
- Jessica Adcock*
- Azara Archunde
- Muhammad Ayesh*
- Athena Josiah Balaghbagan
- Arabela Larsen Balicat*
- Kioko Banteah-Yuselew
- Alexis Begay*
- Cole Begay*
- Kylie Begay
- Shaylene Begay
- Treyshawn Bia
- Tarryn Bitsoi
- Bryar Carling*
- Deja Carrillo*
- Nevaeh Chavez*
- LaRoy Cisco*
- Tionne Claw*
- Sumer Dearnley*
- Arianna Edwards*
- Ukia Felson*
- Alora Francis, Fall*
- Ezekiel Garcia*
- Jordan Gene*
- Toni Gonzales*
- Keanu Grey*
- Raegan Harlow*
- Teshiilyn Henry*
- Raja Hernandez*
- Amariya Hightower*
- Jessica Hood
- Evan Hood-Orillie
- Jasmine Hoskie
- Jordan Hoskie
- Ethyn Hosteen*
- Iyua Cornysha
- Kitana James
- Jeianlyn Mae Jamito*
- Ally Jaramillo
- Isabelle Jaramillo
- Keeya Johnson*
- Nicole Johnson
- Telisha Jones
- Kayla Kaamasee
- Raymond Karpinski*
- Andrea Kee
- Nicole King*
- Alyssa Largo
- Krischelle Largo*
- Alyssia Latone
- Jyme Livingston*
- Jo-cia Long
- Amber Martine
- Madison Martinez
- Tahlya Mason*
- Ashley Matkovich*
- Charlize McDonald*
- Angela Miles
- Brandon Milford
- Aleigha Miller
- Robert Montelongo, Fall
- Nikona Morgan
- Laura Mulvaney
- Yasmine Muslah
- Tehyonna Nakai
- Deion Naswood
- Carlos Napeek
- Kaidin Nez
- Melissa Nicholson
- Nathan Nieto, Fall
- Laveda Nish
- McKenzie Notah*
- Amya Olguin*
- Keona Ortiz*
- Claudio Padilla*
- Michael Padilla
- Renika Padilla*
- Zachary Parsons
- Koby Pino
- Nathaniel Ponce
- Jerome Adrian Rabaya*
- Jessica Resendiz, Fall
- Zoey Richardson
- Amiel Isaac
- Rene Roanhorse
- Victor Rodriguez
- Angelina Romero
- Kaytoinette Ross
- Sheyenne Sanchez, Fall
- David Sanchez y Chavez*
- Attif Sarameh
- Alevia Saucedo
- Robert Singer*
- Janelle Skeets
- Mitchell Skeets
- Emily Smith
- Ezekiel Stewart
- Thedeous Tah*
- Isaac Teller
- Kerrilyn Thomas
- Cole Tietjen*
- Tiana Tom*
- Lauri Tsosie, Fall
- Nicole Ulibarri, Fall*
- Brandon Utley, Fall
- Ryanelle Velarde*
- Alayna Vidal
- Nyomi Vidales
- Iris Viera*
- Briannah Wauneka
- Ayden Wellborn, Fall
- Arnianna Willie
- Nathaniel Wilson
- Alana Yazzie*
- Amy Yazzie
- Dabrielle Yazzie
- Kodi Yazzie
- Madison Yazzie*
- Tyler Yazzie
NURSING
- Ashley Allen
- Talia Begay, Fall*
- Erika Chavez
- Malusha Denetsone, Fall*
- Farrah Deschine
- Monique Flores
- Lillian Gaines
- Jessica Garcia*
- Alyssa Gonzales*
- Shantal Harvey, Fall*
- April James
- Keyla Lopez
- Ma Michelle Mongcupa*
- Shawnia Montano
- Aiden Morales
- Natalie Morris*
- Jacinth Mae Nunez*
- Jasmine Pablo
- Davidson Roan, Fall*
- Maggie Rose*
- Khawla Salameh*
- Christian Sarracino*
- Ariana Tracy
- Shasity Tsosie
- Joletta Tyler*
WELDING TECHNOLOGY
- Jose Arreguin
- Lynette Barton, Fall*
- Shawn Bia
- Zachariah David*
- Ryan Descheny
- Isaac Emerson*
- Tee-Jay Jimenez*
- Aaliyah Livingston*
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
ELEMENTARY TEACHER EDUCATION
- Kyle Detwiler
- Filipina Damielle Pimentel*
MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY
- Olivia Alonzo
- Shaunte Armstrong
- Earlux Clemen
- Diona Daugherty, Fall
- Sherry Francisco, Fall
- Manisha Largo, Fall
- Diondra Lorenzo, Fall
- Dawn Quandelacy
- Robert Suazin
NURSING
- Kevin Bennett
- Haley Herrera
- Andrea Kee
- Renika Padilla*
- Joshua Thompson
SCIENCE
- Jessie Adcock*
- Shantel Bahe
- Arabela Larsen Balicat*
- Cole Begay*
- Lethia Billie, Fall*
- John Vincent Catargo
- Erika Chavez
- Tionne Claw*
- Earlux Clemen, Fall
- Farrah Deschine
- Arianna Edwards*
- David Foley*
- Christopher Garcia*
- Raedawn Gibson*
- Devyn Harvey
- Raja Hernandez*
- Evan Hood-Orillie
- Kitana James
- Jeianlyn Mae
- Raymone Karpinski*
- Nicole King*
- Paige Laughlin
- Mya Lee
- Noah Lovato
- Amariss Lujan, Fall*
- Amber Martine
- Tahlya Mason
- Kaidin Nez
- Dylen Patel
- Roy Phillips
- Filipina Damielle Pimentel
- Brogan Quintana, Fall*
- Jerome Adrian Rabaya*
- Amiel Isaac Rivera*
- Maggie Rose
- Attif Sarameh
- Robert Singer*
- Thedeous Tah*
- Cherin Tewanema*
- Joletta Tyler*
- Nicole Ulibarri*
- Amy Yazzie
- Elizabeth Yazzie
* With Honors
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