Warner College of Natural Resources Commencement Program
138th Year of
COMMENCEMENT
Spring 2022
Warner College of Natural Resources Commencement
December 17, 2022
Order of Ceremony
Processional ¹ – Big Thompson Brass
National Anthem ² – Ms. Mykayla Fitzpatrick
Introduction of Platform Party – Associate Dean Monique Rocca
Commencement Address – Mr. Edward M. Warner
Recognition of Honors Program Graduates and Honorary Society Initiates –Emily Morgan
Conferring of Degrees – Dr. Jan Nerger
Awarding of Diplomas – Dean A. Alonso Aguirre, Mr. Rocky Coleman, and Department Representatives
Graduating Senior Address – Ms. Clare Ryan
Closing Remarks – Dean Aguirre
Alma Mater ² – Ms. Fitzpatrick
Recessional – Big Thompson Brass
On the Platform
Dr. Janice Nerger, Interim Provost and Executive Vice President
Greg Luft, Interim Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Mr. Brendan Hanlon, Vice President for University Operations/Chief Financial Officer
Dr. A. Alonso Aguirre, Dean, Warner College of Natural Resources
Dr. Monique Rocca, Associate Dean, Warner College of Natural Resources
Ms. Clare Ryan, Graduating Senior, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
Mr. Rob Novak, Alumnus, Warner College of Natural Resources
Emily Morgan, Interim Director, University Honors Program
Dr. Troy Ocheltree, Associate Professor, Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
Dr. Brett Bruyere, Professor, Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
Dr. Rich Conant, Head, Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability
Dr. Rick Aster, Head, Department of Geosciences
Dr. Kathryn Stoner, Head, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
Mr. Rocky Coleman, Master Instructor Emeritus
Dr. Rickey Frierson, Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, Warner College of Natural Resources
Dr. John Sanderson, Director, Center for Collaborative Conservation
Dr. John Moore, Director, Natural Resource Ecology Lab
Dr. Kevin Crooks, Director, Center for Human-Carnivore Coexistence
Marshals
Ms. Ann Randall, Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
Mr. Paul Layden, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
Dr. Wilfred Previant, Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
Dr. Steven Fassnacht, Ecosystem Science and Sustainability
Dr. Jerry Magloughlin, Geosciences
The Mace
The mace, originally a weapon of offense, has long been the insignia of authority. The mace carried in today’s ceremony was presented to Colorado State University by the College of Natural Resources in 1981. The three-and-half-foot black walnut staff, surmounted by a carved rams head, is embellished in silver with the emblems of Colorado State University and the State of Colorado.
Mr. Edward M. Warner, Commencement Speaker
Ed Warner is known for his outstanding volunteer, conservation, and philanthropic work. He received his B.S. in geosciences from Colorado State University in 1968 before earning his M.S. in geology from University of California in Los Angeles in 1971. In 2011 he also received a degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa, from CSU.
In his career as an exploration geologist he discovered and participated in development of the Jonah Field and the first commercial exploitation of the Pinedale Field. Jonah and Pinedale combined are the third largest gas accumulation discovered within the continental U.S.
In 2005, Warner endowed CSU’s College of Natural Resources, which responded by naming the college the Warner College of Natural Resources. His gift established endowed chairs in Economic Geology and Geophysics, funded teaching assistantships, and created the Center of Collaborative Conservation. His donation was the largest gift in CSU’s history at the time, and remains one of the largest still today.
He is a Director of the Sand County Foundation, Director of the Explorers Foundation, past director of the Geological Society of America Foundation, a trustee of the American Geological Institute Foundation, and Board of Trustee member for the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Warner has received Public Service Awards from the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
1 Audience will stand
2 Audience may remain seated
Warner College of Natural Resources
Candidates for University Honors Scholar
Fall 2022
Samuel Bailey, Forest and Rangeland Stewardship major with Forest Fire Science concentration. Thesis title: Post-Wildfire Response and Recovery Methods and Suggested Collaborations: Initial Report and Finding.
Emma Baker, Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology with Conservation concentration and Sports Medicine concentration and Languages, Literatures, and Cultures with Spanish concentration. Thesis title: Impacts of Livestock and Crop Depredation on Human Tolerance for Wildlife in the Ruaha-Rungwa Landscape.
Valerie Carroll, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources major and Environmental Affairs and Diversity and Inclusion in Natural Resources minors. Thesis title: Empowering Communities through Intersectionality: The Bridge Between Climate Justice and Social Justice.
Alexis Hersh, Ecosystem Science and Sustainability major and Ecological Restoration minor. Thesis title: Responses of Colorado’s Spruce-Fir Subalpine Forest to Future Disturbance and Management Implications for Conservation.
Miles Innes, Ecosystem Science and Sustainability major and Geospatial Information Science for Natural Resources minor. Thesis title: Characterizing Vegetative Recovery and Drivers in the Cameron Peak Fire Burn Scar.
Mae Tice, Ecosystem Science and Sustainability major. Thesis title: Using STELLA Architect to Predict the Impact of Climate Change on Soil Bacteria Populations in High Latitude Alpine Tundra Ecosystems.
Warner College of Natural Resources
Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees
Fall 2022
Warner College of Natural Resources
Dean A. Alonso Aguirre
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Ecosystem Science and Sustainability
Barrett, Adam J. *
Brown, Isabel Mable Agape ^
Bruyere, Brianna Nicole
Farrier, Gabriel Kenneth +
Hersh, Alexis Nicole * #
Innes, Miles William * #
Kimball, Seth Wallace
Lehigh, Abbey Katherine
Lenhart, Laura Catherine
Lewis, Paige Delaney *
McLean, Amanda Lauren * ^
Schell, Avery Charles * #
Shadwell, Keana Sky #
Solis Garcia, Miguel *
Tice, Mae Catherine
Weinell, Bryce Patrick *
Fire and Emergency Services Administration
Cloninger, Franklin L.
Coster, Nicholas J.
Manspeaker, Raigen Kessiah Marrie *
Scheibe, Pablo N.
Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
Baker, Emma Kate + ^
Barman, Aarohi R.
Barrientos, Esmeralda Irene
Barron, Emmanuel
Breshears, Riley Jake
Brislan, Jami Marie * ^
Brownfield, Anne Lorriane
Campos, Julio M.
Cessna, Chase Anthony *
Davis, Bryce William
Eheart, Karli Cecilia
Fitch, Stephen
Harris, Kaely J. *
Harroun, Joshua Hunter ^
Holmes, Phedra J. ^
Ingle, Nathaly Ann
Jones, Kalia K.
Keller, Lukas Roberts ^
Kunselman, Zander Noble
Locklear, Megan Leigh
Lopez, Gabrielle Miranda
McAllister, Caitlyn Alexis
McDaniel, Katherine Grace
Mest, David
Miller, Collin J.
Moll, Miranda Mikulich
Moore, Desiree *
Moran, Andrea Nicole
Pattyn, Remi P.J.G.
Pegram, Kenneth Grant *
Pollock, Jordyn Kathryn *
Reid, Lauren Claire
Russell, Andrea Margaret Emily
Ryan, Clare Emily =
Schlander, Kara Wheaton + *
Spencer, Ava Laurel ^
Stahl, Rose G. *
Tarzon, James Joseph
Unsworth, Victoria Helen
Vega, Alexis *
Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
Adler, Steven Philip ^
Bailey, Samuel N. ^
Curley, Christopher Edward *
Espinoza, Malena Lynnette
Jacoway, Lincoln Nathaniel + *
Johnson, Brandon G.
Kelley, Cameron Richard
Leal, Sarah Ann
Olson, Parker Henry ^
Pine, Sean Daniel
Shankar, Kavi Carter
Forestry
O’Neill, Rachael
Geology
Aist, Jedidiah J.
Al Khudhairi, Khalid Khamis
Hensel, Daniel *
Malavarca, Samantha Leigh #
Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
Barrett, Colleen Virginia ^
Bazzo, Eliana Teresa *
Carroll, Valerie Bopha * ^
Drosihn, Kaitlin Elizabeth + *
Hunter, Mya Loe Ann Kamaehu
Klem, Peter Victor
Kohn, Mark Austin *
Krantz, Victoria Georgette
Lewis, Natalie Janine =
Martin, Kirsten Desneiges
Noone, Tess Elizabeth *
Purfield, Melissa Jean *
Smith, Julia E.
Natural Resource Tourism
Annis, Abbey Nicole
Batchelar, Quincy Rose * ^
Carusone, Bryce Raymond
Contreras Salinas, Javier
Foster, Canyon Ryan *
Hayton, Madison Cyanna *
Heutmaker, Matthew Allyn
Hook, Charlton Sanders
Lundburg, Nicholas
Martin, Zackary T. *
Milne, Trevor
Moore, Emily Ann
Nichols, Charles Galloway *
Pender, Maxwell Stone
Sexter, Holly Chrystyne
Soriano, Ross *
Stewart, Dawson Michael
Unger, Jason Eli
Woodyatt, Jacob William *
Natural Resources Management
Ascolese, Anthony Thomas *
Craddock, Hunter S. *
Esquivel, Vicente Macario *
Grosenheider, Eric Leo *
Hoffman, Lydia Vail * #
Holub, Edmund Thomas *
Mainiero, Allison Fern *
Rabideau, Draven Kohl *
Sullivan, John Patrick *
Restoration Ecology
Carlson, Tyler J.
Garnand, Isaac Lee
Gromacki, Isaac
Kairy, Lisa Renee *
Mason, Daniel James
McCartney, Calvin Taylor
Nolan, Hailee Amethyst *
Simescu, Will Austin
Watershed Science
Thompson, Madison Lane
Warner College of Natural Resources
Baccalaureate Degrees Awarded
Summer 2022
Warner College of Natural Resources
Dean John P. Hayes
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Ecosystem Science and Sustainability
Anderson, Cameron Ray
Bao, Yujin
Britton, Samuel Frank
Buhrer, Blake Anthony
Daniels Jr., Mark Steven
Franklin, Aiden P.
Gildea, Brendan C.
Gill, Samantha Margaret
Jussila, Andrew D. *
Mendoza, Leah Rose
Montesanti, Anna Marie
Munson, Minna Elizabeth ^
Sasaki, Brian M.
Sevilla, Isabel Marcella *
Thomas, Sophia *
Fire and Emergency Services Administration
Petau, Keegan Burke
Suazo, Brandon J.
Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
Buhlig, Halley Michele
Henderson, Aislyn A.
Long, Emma Louise
Manjos, Matthew Allen *
Neal, Samuel T.
Paulsen, Joshua L.
Webb, Julia Leigh
Geology
Al Rahbi, Yasir
Byars, Benjamin M.
DeLisa, Emma Grace
Diaz Sanchez, Felix Arturo
Dolliver, Lucas James *
Dudney, Anna Catharin
Fabrocini, William Joseph *
Hollars, Nathan Arthur *
Miller, Megan Bryant
Nelson, John Michael
Piper, Kyle Ryan *
Sanchez Ortiz, Gabriela
Simmonds, Liam Owen
Smith, Bryan E.
Snelling, Kathleen Michelle *
Spawn, Julie Evelyn + * ^
Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
Bryan, Teagan Elizabeth
Couett, Trevor William
Gore, Annie Rae
Johnson, Lindsay Jane
McAllister, Margaret Melissa
Myli, Lauren Lynn
Renfrow, Lucy Olivia
Spendelow, Jaida Faith ^
Natural Resource Tourism
Evans, Alexandra Clarke
Ramirez-Madera, Braulio
Natural Resources Management
Blomquist, Lucas Mark *
Ditzel, Jenna * ^
Reynolds, Jarrod Austin *
Stratton, Sophia Love *
Restoration Ecology
Bankston, Taylar Zolene
* Candidates with minor
+ Candidates with second major
^ Candidates for cum laude
# Candidates for magna cum laude
= Candidates for summa cum laude
‡ Awarded posthumously