139th Year of
COMMENCEMENT
Spring 2023


Warner College of Natural Resources Commencement

May 12, 2023

Order of Ceremony

Processional ¹ – Big Thompson Brass

National Anthem ² – Mykayla Fitzpatrick

Introduction of Platform Party – Dr. Monique Rocca

Opening Remarks – Dean A. Alonso Aguirre

Commencement Address – Scott Gilmore

Recognition of Honors Program Graduates and Honorary Society Initiates – Dr. Shawn Bingham

Recognition of Commissioned Graduates – Capt Allen Plack

Charge to the Class – President Amy Parsons

Conferring of Degrees – Armando Valdez

Awarding of Diplomas – Dean Aguirre, Rocky Coleman, and Department Representatives

Graduating Senior Address – Melina Takvorian

Closing Remarks – Dean Aguirre

Alma Mater ² – Mykayla Fitzpatrick

Recessional – Big Thompson Brasss

1 Audience will stand

2 Audience may remain seated

On the Platform

Amy Parsons, J.D., President, Colorado State University

Armando Valdez, Vice Chair, Board of Governors

Kathleen Fairfax, Vice Provost for International Affairs

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

Melina Takvorian, Graduating Senior, Ecosystem Science and Sustainability

Scott Gilmore, Alumnus, Warner College of Natural Resources

Dr. Shawn Bingham, Director, University Honors Program

Capt Allen Plack, Air Force ROTC

Dr. Troy Ocheltree, Associate Professor, Forest and Rangeland Stewardship

Dr. Michael Manfredo, Department Head, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources

Dr. Rich Conant, Department Head, Ecosystem Science and Sustainability

Dr. Rick Aster, Department Head, Geosciences

Dr. Kathryn Stoner, Department Head, Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology

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

Susan Panjabi, Research Associate, Colorado Natural Heritage Program

Marshals

Cecilia White, Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology

Paul Layden, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources

Dr. Wilfred Previant, Forest and Rangeland Stewardship

Dr. Steven Fassnacht, Ecosystem Science and Sustainability

Dr. Sara Rathburn, 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.

Scott Gilmore, Commencement Speaker

Scott Gilmore is deputy executive director of Denver Parks and Recreation. Denver Parks consists of 250 urban parks of close to 6,000 acres and the Denver Mountain Parks system made up of 22 parks, 24 conservation areas (14,000 acres total), and 2 bison herds.

Gilmore graduated in 1994 with a B.S. in wildlife biology and minors in fisheries and conservation biology. He was recruited by the Colorado Division of Wildlife to help create a small urban fishing program that would introduce urban youth to the joys of fishing and conservation. In 2004, this program was recognized by the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame as having one of the most innovative and successful urban fishing programs in the nation.

In 1996, Gilmore and his wife co-founded the nonprofit organization, Environmental Learning for Kids (ELK). Through fun educational experiences such as fishing, hiking, and camping, urban youth are inspired to become responsible, engaged citizens and stewards to Colorado’s natural resources.


Warner College of Natural Resources

Candidates for University Honors Scholar
Spring 2023

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.

Andrew Banister, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources major and Business Administration minor and Diversity and Inclusion in Natural Resources minor. Thesis title: Urban Timber: A Truely Sustainable Resoruce?

Alisha Butki, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources major and Diversity and Inclusion in Natural Resources minor. Thesis title: Environmental Justice Toolkit.

Aidan Cruz, Ecosystem Science and Sustainability major and Anthropology minor. Thesis title: Land Cover Change in the Cañón Pintado National Historic Region over a 20-Year Period.

Sabrina Hall, Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology major and Japanese minor with Wildlife Biology concentration. Thesis title: Cuisine Across Cultures: How Diet and Culture Impacts Conservation.

Lauren Hatch, Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology major and Geospatial Information Science for Natural Resources minor with Wildlife Biology concentration. Thesis title: Improving Survey Site Selection for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee (Bombus Affinis), a Federally Endangered Species.

Emma Haugen, Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology major with Wildlife Biology concentration. Thesis title: Is Management of Recovered Hawaiian Monk Seal (Neomonachus Schauinslandi) Populations in the Presence of Humans Possible?

Zoe Lipscomb, Ecosystem Science and Sustainability major. Thesis title: The Bud Bank Response of Two Cold Season Perennials to Drought.

Christina Lucas, Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology major with Wildlife Biology concentration. Thesis title: Evaluating Marine Taxonomic Diversity, Functional Diversity, and Functional Redundancy of Cartilaginous Fishes Through Marxan: A Spatial and Socioeconomic Comparison.

Marin MacDonald, Watershed Science major and Geospatial Information Science for Natural Resources minor. Thesis title: Forest Fire Influences on Snowpack Timing.

Ashlynn Piwowarczyk, Ecosystem Science and Sustainability major and Ecological Restoration and Conservation Biology minors. Thesis title: Understanding Factors Impacting Seedling Success Rates During Post-Fire Forest Regeneration at the CSU Mountain Campus.

Wesley Poole, Forest and Rangeland Stewardship major with Forest Management and Forest Fire Science concentrations and Geospatial Information Science for Natural Resources minor. Thesis title: UAS Stand Inventory Analysis Tool.

Lahrs Quinlan, Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology major with Wildlife Biology concentration and Spanish minor. Thesis title: Activity Patterns of Nectar Feeding Bat Species in Northern Mexico.

Megan Rosser, Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology major with Conservation Biology concentration. Thesis title: As Above So Below? A Comparison of Arthropod Communities in Green Roof and Ground-Level Plots.

Rebecca Rugg, Ecosystem Science and Sustainability major and Watershed Science and Spanish minors. Thesis title: Exploring Scientific Disagreement Surrounding Water Quality in High Alpine Lakes Using Chlorophyll A and Remote Sensing.

Rafael Salinas, Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology major with Wildlife Biology concentration and Leadership Studies minor. Thesis title: A Human’s Eye View.

Abbey Shaneyfelt, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources major and Spanish minor. Thesis title: A Plainsdaughter’s Call Home: An Exploration of Place Through Art and Writing.

Kelley Sinning, Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology major with Conservation Biology and Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences concentrations. Thesis title: Longitudinal Effects of Legacy Beaver-Modified Habitat on Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Burned Mountain Stream.

Grace Taber, Ecosystem Science and Sustainability major and Political Science minor. Thesis title: Analyzing the Life Cycle Assessment of Lithium-Ion Batteries Present in Electric Vehicles.

Melina Takvorian, Ecosystem Science and Sustainability major and Spanish minor. Thesis title: Interactive Tool for Analysis of Chlorophyl A Content in Upper Poudre Lakes in the Cameron Peak Fire Burn Area.

Juniper Vane, Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology major with Conservation Biology concentration and Creative Writing minor. Thesis title: Do Bird Names Affect Conservation Support? Testing the Conservation Impacts of Colorado Grassland Bird Common Names.

Grace Walsh, Natural Resources Management major. Thesis title: Management Proposal for Forest Resilience and Biodiversity in Northern Illinois Through the Lens of Two Key Species.

Brandon Weigand, Ecosystem Science and Sustainability major. Thesis title: A Five Factor Approach to Exploring Cellular Personality.

Eric Williams, Watershed Science major. Thesis title: Revelations from a Diligent Sampling Scheme of a Colorado River: Dissolved Oxygen Changes over Time in the Cache la Poudre River in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Sophia Wissinger, Forest and Rangeland Sterwardship major with Forest Management concentration. Thesis title: Elemen-Tree: An Auditory Exploitation into What Makes up a Forest.


Warner College of Natural Resources

Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees
Spring 2023

Warner College of Natural Resources

Dean A. Alonso Aguirre

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Ecosystem Science and Sustainability

Ahrens, Daria Rose * ^

Brackett, Christopher Paul *

Casey, Veronica Anne *

Chaffin, Grace Marie

Clark, Allison Lois * ^

Coughlin, Grace Elizabeth *

Cruz, Aidan N. * ^

Curlej, Olivia

Denton, Conner West *

Dueñas, Brian Alexander

Flood, Tara * ^

Flynn, Helen Ann * #

Geist-Sanchez, Hunter Myles *

Gillet, Madeline Elizabeth

Gingrass, Kataryna Elizabeth

Grady, Ethan Thomas *

Hall, Bryn Kristina #

Hayward, Erinn McGinty *

Hendry, Mary M.

Hoffman, Blake Richard *

Hollis, Justin R. ^

Hopkins, Hailey Marie ^

Jordan, Emma Julianne * ^

Joyce, Owen *

Juell, Owen Francis ^

Juergensen, Drew A.

Julian, Rose Margaret

Kimball, Seth Wallace

Lipscomb, Zoe C. ^

Matturro, Kyaran Anne *

McGee, Emma Lindsey *

McPherson, Isabel K.

Mitchell, Jordan J. *

Mueffelman, Paige M. *

Pierson, Megan Elizabeth * #

Piwowarczyk, Ashlynn Ann *

Ramos, Jose Norberto

Reilly, Shannon Grace ^

Rode, Daniel T. =

Rose, Catherine Elizabeth

Rugg, Rebecca Joy * #

Rusch, Alexandria Renee *

Sand, Abigail LeeAnn

Schuchart, Stella G.

Smith, Jonah Alexander *

Spirt, Caroline Bleu

Stevens, Cailin Anne *

Taber, Grace Marion * ^

Takvorian, Melina Rose * ^

Thomas, Hayden R. *

Thomas, Leo Alexander *

Traylor, Tallan Theodric *

Warner, Hayden McCall *

Widdowson, Alexandria Gomez *

Winter, Breana Keeley *

Wollesen, Nichole L.

Fire and Emergency Services Administration

Beck, Kaylea Rose

Riley, Mackenzie A.

Simonian, Brenda K.

Stene, Scott J.

Van Slyke, Scott R.

Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology

Boucek, Carter

Boyer-Rosales, Lilliana Rose

Corsale, Maia Karin ^

Cory, Elizabeth Denice *

Cotteleer, Jakob T.

Courson, Aisha Jasmine

Cox, Jonas Braxton

Daniels, Kennedy Kenyon

Dixon, Margaret Grace

Dubas, Aaron J.

Fredrick, Hailey *

Graff, Neal Caudill

Graham, Savannah Bleu *

Gregory, Jackson Robert *

Gurzick, David Anthony

Hanson, Trevor

Hatch, Lauren E. *

Haugen, Emma Rose =

Iral, Shannon Merrill *

Iverson, Zachary J.

Jacobs, Camille Sophia

Jenab, Diego Mohammad

Johnson, Hunter D. =

Jones, Halle Dawn * #

Knott, Brody A.

Krause, Carolyn

Kron, Bryanna

Lamberson, Ali B. *

Liebman, Hannah Marilyn * ^

Lucas, Christina Tem

MacDonald, Katharine Jean Mary #

Machovina, Grace Marie

Martin, Anthony *

Martinovich, Ashley Dawn *

Mason, Noelle Maryann

Monahan, Robert Christian

Moore, Devin C.

Muniz, Lindsey Nicole Amore

Narby, Christian Arthur *

Nichols, Taylor Lind

O’Bannon, Joshua David

O’Connor, Heather Renee

Olbrys, Beckett Leo *

Olson, Dane Matthew

Pattyn, Remi P.J.G.

Perry, Ian M.

Quinlan, Lahrs William * ^

Quinn, Alaine Xiaoxian

Rosser, Megan L. =

Rowland, Anna Louise

Salinas, Rafael Antonio * ^

Schlander, Kara Wheaton + *

Shirmer, Adele Rose *

Sinning, Kelley Aileen ^

Smith, Kaylee Dawn

Sontag, Timothy C.

Sralik, Alan Micahel #

Stephens, Cole Jeffery

Stirling, Troy Morgan

Thomas, Trevor James

Thompson, Annika Marie

Thompson, Olivia Faith

Tien, Stephanie Lynn

Towne, Samuel Oneill

Tudela, Autumn E.

Vane, Juniper Levon Siobhan * =

Velasco Yanez, Litzy Fatima *

Walinchus, Madison Leigh #

Wells, Cierra J.

Wisniewski, Andrew Mark ^

Forest and Rangeland Stewardship

Alexander, Brooke H. *

Anderson, Jacob Allen

Behr, Matthew Willys *

Bleichrodt, Benjamin Parker *

Doran, Camron A.

Eckfield, Esther Elizabeth

Garbani, Jacob R.

Helmer, Angelika Emily + * #

Johnson, Hannah Joelle

Lawrence, Trevor James *

Poole, Wesley Leon * #

Roth, Madison Galey

Vanderwarf, Cabel *

Wissinger, Sophia Esme

Woodley, Jameson Scott *

Geology

Al Hashmi, Usama Salim

Al Shahi, Maather Ibrahim *

Bollschweiler, Mark E.

Fowler, Benjamin M.

Slonkosky, Shea Jane * ^

Stefany, Adam

Human Dimensions of Natural Resources

Barrett, Colleen Virginia ^

Bazzo, Eliana Teresa *

Benham, Hannah Renee

Chavez, Phillip M.

Comcowich, Chloe Murphy

Cosgrave, Travis N. *

Davis, Georgia C.

Dilley, Joelle R.

Evans, Grace Amy Katherine *

Geer, Sean W. ^

Gilburt, Hattie Rae

Glass, Christian Patrick

Lawton, Keith J. *

McInnis, Kiernan Scott

Shaneyfelt, Abbey Dayle * =

Signor, Carly Ciano

Natural Resource Tourism

Bemis, Jordan C.

Brady, Katherine Marie * #

Clark, Ginger Kay =

Costello, Ava Elizabeth

Deetjen, Alexander *

Harmeyer, Evan Foster

Heutmaker, Matthew Allyn

Hook, Charlton Sanders

Johnson, Claire *

McGrath, Kelly Rae

Moore, Lauren Alexandra *

Poskevich, Reagan Olivia

Smith, Gretchen Anne *

Toon, Ashley G.

Ware, Victoria J.

Woodyatt, Jacob William

Natural Resources Management

Bass, Maya Laura *

Bunger-Spiecha, Lucas *

Burriss, Jackson R. *

Costigan II, Matthew Alan +

Creager, David J. *

Eager, William James + * ^

Ebersole, Jamie R. *

Fadness, Mikaela Tomora *

Garvey, Jacob P. *

Germain, Jasper Michael *

Haid, Lauren S. *

Harvey, William Nathaniel Scholl *

Heath, Hudson Elizabeth *

James, Joshua W. *

Lacy, Clinton Alexander *

Lilley, Rachel *

Loberg, Eric *

Lucena, Nico *

Mason, Turner Jacob *

Oliver, Caden E. *

Paist, Jessica A. *

Saliba, Justin Tyler *

Sathe, Sarah Rose * =

Sievers, Nathaniel Eckhart * ^

Stone, Kyle Davis * =

Vermes IV, Andrew Robert *

Walsh, Grace Catherine * ^

Welch, Joseph William *

Wilson, Kaytlin Anna *

Restoration Ecology

Auston, Jake M. *

Beatty, Nevan E. *

Creed, Victoria T. *

Harvey, Sarah Elizabeth ^

Kairy, Lisa Renee *

Mason, Daniel James

Penberthy, Brandon

Salato, Ashlee Marie #

Todd Howell, Lenora Ayame

Watershed Science

Bell, Molly Cathleen *

Choate, Ethan Aaron *

Hunt, Devin T. *

MacDonald, Marin Shane *

Williams, Eric Theodore ^

Zombek, Mitchell Allen


Warner College of Natural Resources

Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees
Summer 2023

Warner College of Natural Resources

Dean A. Alonso Aguirre

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Ecosystem Science and Sustainability

Baker, Shelby Elise *

Brawley, Sean M.

Buck, Scott H.C. *

Castell, Ryan Phillip #

Cole, Ana Elizabeth

Eberly, Alexander C. *

Hayes, Morgan L. *

Hoyberg-Nielsen, Patrik

Nordbrock, Ben * #

Nosek, Noah

Petrova, Darya A.

Ruff, Riley Lynn *

Saoutine, Anastasia

Sharkey, Rylee Nenagh

Weigand, Brandon Richard

Wojcik, Connor M.

Fire and Emergency Services Administration

Oakland, Joseph J.

Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology

Ayala, Kaycey Anthony ^

Berdik, Claire Elizabeth ^

Davis, Bryce William

Gonzalez, Isaiah L.

Hall, Sabrina G. *

Maguire, Serena Anne

Nicholls, Courtney L.

Porter, Ethan M. *

Pressley, McKenna Marie

Reuther, Mikiya Ashley

Spence, Rachel M. *

Steffens, Leah Iris

Wolfe, Troy James

Forest and Rangeland Stewardship

Driscoll, Will

Tilson, Daniel Ernest

Geology

Adams, Atiya Keelin

Auer, Brendan Thomas

Clary, Devin E.

Mannino, Mitchell Tucker

McDonald, Ann Laura

Porter, Joseph Brader

Human Dimensions of Natural Resources

Abrams, Taylor K. *

Anderson, Ashley Jo *

Butki, Alisha R. * #

Etheridge, Tanner Riley-Krebs

Hendrix, John M. *

Matzinger, Sarah * ^

Munson, Noah Michael

Park, Annisa E. *

Reed, McKenna G. *

Shipman, Rylie Mckenna *

Standring, Mason Terrance

Vargo, Haleigh Elizabeth Grace *

Natural Resource Tourism

Leatherman, David Alexander

Maniscalco, Abigail

Marshall, Matthew Keith

Spencer, Maxwell Gilreath *

Natural Resources Management

Allor, Lacey B. * =

Restoration Ecology

Mason, Daniel James

* Candidates with minor
+ Candidates with second major
^ Candidates for cum laude
# Candidates for magna cum laude
= Candidates for summa cum laude
* Candidates with minor
+ Candidates with second major
^ Candidates for cum laude
# Candidates for magna cum laude
= Candidates for summa cum laude
‡ Awarded posthumously