FREEPORT- Highland Community College's 45th annual commencement ceremony was held on Saturday, May 17. Area graduates by degree and city include:

Associate of Science: Anthony Bowers, Curtis Goeke, both Dakota; Stephanie Nolan, Marissa White, both Davis; Benjamin Conway, Bradley Edler, Jason Heinrich, Liza Howe, Abby Modica, Daniel Monroe, Ashley Staskal, Erica Yeager, all of Lena; Logan Hoeltke, Orangeville; Tara Mareth, Rock City; Britton Rowe, Stockton;

Associate of General Studies: Rick Retzlaff, Lena; Alan Meana, Monroe;

Associate of Engineering Science: Elizabeth Wohlers, Cedarville;

Associate of Arts: Megan Wand, Browntown; Natalie Huston, Jordan Weiand, both of Dakota; Stephanie Nolan, Brandi Stearns, Brady Stuckey, all of Davis; Kimberlyn Cross, Jason Heinrich, Roseanne Miller, Matthew Todd, all of Lena; Ann Leverton, McConnell; Tarica Jackson, Jennifer King, both of Monroe; Andrew Brownson, Leslie White, both of Orangeville; Gena Ceroni, Rock City; Derek Volling, Stockton; Katherine Baker, Matthew Blakely, both of Winslow;

Associate of Applied Science

Agricultural Management: Matthew Busjahn, Orangeville; Amanda Akins, South Wayne;

Early Childhood Education: Roberta Capp, Lena; Bobbie Trost, Stockton;

Graphic Design: Brandon Seffrood, Monroe;

Nursing: Melinda Cox, Carol Stabenow, both of Cedarville; Pamela Harshbarger, Davis; Valerie Kepner, Janelle Wolff, both of Lena; Nicole Bolotnik, McConnell; Geraldine Briggs, Paula Schroeder, both Rock City; Stefanie Vanderheyden, Stockton; Mark Severson, Warren;

Certificates

Graphic Design: Gena Ceroni, Rock City;

Welding and Fabrication: Shane Lobdell, Michael Zellweger, both Lena.