Nearly 900 students graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater at winter commencement, held Dec. 13, 2025, at Kachel Fieldhouse in the Williams Center.

The following students from our coverage area earned degrees from the UW-Whitewater at winter commencement:

Whitewater, WI 53190: Salaar Akbar graduated Magna Cum Laude with the following degree: Biology – BS

Whitewater, WI 53190: Garrett Allamian graduated with the following degree: Business Administration – MBA

Whitewater, WI 53190: Samantha Beecroft graduated with the following degree: Sociology – BS

Whitewater, WI 53190: Nicole Butry graduated with the following degree: Art – BA

Whitewater, WI 53190: Montserrat Cuevas graduated with the following degree: Spanish – BA

Whitewater, WI 53190: Makenna D’Amico graduated Summa Cum Laude with the following degree: Biology – BS

Whitewater, WI 53190: Jaciel Flores graduated Summa Cum Laude with the following degree: Marketing – BBA

Whitewater, WI 53190: Dawson France graduated with the following degree: Music – BM

Whitewater, WI 53190: Sirena Gomez graduated Cum Laude with the following degree: Early Child Care and Education – BA

Whitewater, WI 53190: Elyse Hansen graduated with the following degree: Elementary Education – BSE

Whitewater, WI 53190: Stephanie Hensel graduated Magna Cum Laude with the following degree: Accounting – BBA

Whitewater, WI 53190: Aidan Impola graduated Cum Laude with the following degree: Criminology – BS

Whitewater, WI 53190: Misynn Jones graduated with the following degree: Art – BA

Whitewater, WI 53190: Caleb Karlson graduated with the following degree: Physical Education – BSE

Whitewater, WI 53190: Andrea Kuhl graduated Magna Cum Laude with the following degree: Biology – BS

Whitewater, WI 53190: Aubrie Malette graduated with the following degree: Associate of Arts and Science – AAS

Whitewater, WI 53190: Elvia Meza Klosinski graduated with the following degree: Business Administration – MBA

Whitewater, WI 53190: Bradley Morris graduated with the following degree: Music – BM

Whitewater, WI 53190: Aiden Murray graduated Magna Cum Laude with the following degree: Physical Education – BSE

Whitewater, WI 53190: Jonah Panning graduated Cum Laude with the following degree: Finance – BBA

Whitewater, WI 53190: Dante Poe graduated with the following degree: Cybersecurity – MS

Whitewater, WI 53190: Pureless Powell graduated with the following degree: Computer Science – BS

Whitewater, WI 53190: Jake Satterfield graduated Cum Laude with the following degree: General Business – BBA

Whitewater, WI 53190: Jazmin Soto graduated Cum Laude with the following degree: Marketing – BBA

Whitewater, WI 53190: Anna VanWormer graduated with the following degree: Management – BBA

Whitewater, WI 53190: Brianna Zimdars graduated with the following degree: Business Administration – MBA

Students crossed the stage to receive their degrees at the ceremony, held at Kachel Fieldhouse in the Williams Center.

The 888-member graduating class included nine international students, 69 military veterans and 154 nontraditional students, defined as undergraduate students who are 25 years of age or older. In addition, 77 self-identified students with disabilities received degrees.

A total of 61 students participated in the university’s Hired Before Graduation campaign, which celebrates students who landed a job, earned a job promotion, were accepted to graduate school, or started their own business before commencement.

Editor’s note: It is likely that a number of these graduates did not reside in Whitewater prior to enrollment in the university. UW-W lists graduates as residing in the city that is shown in their registration.