Nearly 1,600 students graduated from the Spring Semester from Des Moines Area Community College’s Ankeny, Boone, Carroll, Newton, Urban and West Campuses.
Those recognized from the local area include:
Levi Anderson, associate degree nursing, of Baxter; Natalie Balek, phlebotomy, of Newton; Shelby Berger, associate degree nursing, of Colfax; Matthew Bleakney, agribusiness and agribusiness-agronomy, of Newton; Kimberly Comstock, liberal arts, of Newton; Rachel Forschler, associate degree nursing, Colfax Adam Halterman, heating ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration technology, of Newton; Lisa Houghton, liberal arts, of Newton; Taylor Layton, liberal arts, of Newton; Zachary Neil, liberal arts, of Newton; Kimberly Pruitt, liberal arts, of Newton; Ashton Sadler, ASSET-Ford, of Baxter; Maraine Slycord, dental hygiene, of Newton; Samuel Supino, production MIG welding and shielded metal arc welding, of Newton; Leah Thomas, liberal arts, of Newton; Gabrielle Wilson, liberal arts, of Newton; and Hannah Wipf, early childhood education, of Newton.