A cowboy stays on top of a bucking saddle bronc during the Bucking Horse Sale. Photo by Steve Allison

 

Wednesday, May 16

Hardin High principal offered super's job

By Don Cogger
Keith Campbell, principal of Hardin High School and assistant superintendent of the Hardin School District, has been offered the position of superintendent of the Miles City Unified School District by the Unified Board of Trustees.
Campbell and Kevin St. John, superintendent of the Choteau School District, were interviewed by the board in a meeting Monday evening. After the interviews, the board voted to offer Campbell the position.
Campbell is now negotiating a contract with the board. An official announcement will be made if and when the contract is signed.
Superintendent Jack Regan is stepping down from his position after the school year. His final day is June 30. This is Regan’s 13th year as superintendent in Miles City, but he’s been in education for almost 40 years.

 

 

United Parts & Supply to build new store

By Elaine Forman
United Parts and Supply LLC is proposing to construct a new building in the city’s Industrial Park that is estimated to cost close to $300,000 and would measure about 55,400 square feet.
The truck equipment and supply business has been housed in the old TireRama building, alongside TireRama, and the new parts building would be located west of its current location.
TireRama is completing a new building east of the old one and preparing to move into it.
The building both currently share will be demolished eventually.
On May 8, the Miles City Council unanimously approved a resolution that would allow United Parts and Supply to enter into a long-term land lease and granted the company an option to purchase.
Resolution No. 3487 also deals with the portion of land that is currently included in the TireRama lease.
The annual city rent for the initial lease for United Parts and Supply will be $1,663, which is consistent with the rent for Industrial Park land facing the highway.
Sam Ohnstad and his son, Doug, of United Parts and Supply LLC, and their attorney, Dan Rice, attended the council meeting.
Rice explained that the corporation would take down an old quonset on the property (that was once a snowmobile repair shop) and immediately construct the new building.
Councilman Mark Ahner said when the Finance Committee reviewed the proposed resolution and lease agreement, one of the considerations was that if the corporation exercised the option to purchase, and the land was annexed into the city, the building would increase the tax base.
Councilman John Uden said the new building would beautify the west and eliminate a fire hazard.
The council also approved Resolution No. 3488, which would modify TireRama’s current lease with the city and remove the land tract for United Parts and Supply, reducing TireRama’s rent proportionately.
Mayor Butch Grenz thanked the Ohnstads for investing in Miles City.
In other news at the council meeting:
— Due to the problems involving campers and people living out of their cars in the oil field development areas, Ordinance No. 1240 was brought before the council but failed by a vote of 2-6. The ordinance would have prohibited parking motor vehicles and campers on private property for sleeping or camping purposes.
Several council members voiced concern that it restricted property owners’ rights.
Citizen Glady Turnquist worried it would prevent her children from coming to visit in their motor home.
Citizen Mary Elizabeth Irion said she has many visitors who come in motor homes and fifth-wheels that park on her property.
Ahner said he is always reluctant to restrict what people can do on their private property, and noted that in Williston, housing was getting so costly that this was the only way some of the business workers could afford to live.
Ahner and Councilman Dwayne Andrews felt the ordinance might be premature.
Councilman Jerry Partridge said the council attempted to do this with large RVs before, and one person came with a lawyer and said it couldn’t be done.
Councilwoman Roxanna Brush felt the ordinance could be molded into what the city needs to target those people who are neglectful, causing neighbors to deal with excess garbage and other problems.
Jack Diebel, owner of RV Park, said he doesn’t like it when he has two campers and Wal-Mart has 10.
He said he doesn’t intend to stop family and friends parking in yards or driveways, but he was concerned with Wal-Mart parking, especially after North Dakota has had many problems with the situation.
Police Chief Doug Colombik said it’s almost impossible to enforce.
— Mayor Grenz said there will be a substantial increase in next year’s police budget. In the other departments, there will be an increase in some and others will be frozen, but he said it is premature to go into details.
— Grenz felt strongly that Tatro Street, scheduled for a major upgrade, should have sidewalks on both sides of the street for the school children, and the council agreed, as long as the funding was available and if the right-of-way could be obtained to do it.
He also mentioned wanting sewer lines to go in at the time the Tatro Street project is underway. He said the homes in the area have septic systems, and being in the flood plain, it’s just a matter of time before they are required to be part of the sewer system.
— The council decided the city will pay the event insurance for the Fourth of July activities at Riverside Park. The organizing committee made the request, saying they are non-profit and take no money. It was thought to cost about $250.
— Ahner announced that the American Legion Post No. 5 will be having a Memorial Day program at 11 a.m. Monday, May 28 at the American Legion building (which houses the ROCKS program) near Connors Stadium. A quartet will perform and food will be provided.
— Councilman John Hollowell praised the cleanup of the dike and thanked everyone involved in the Flood Awareness Day.
— City Attorney Jerry Huss said that in addition to getting an extension from BNSF (on the city’s deadline for an answer on whether to accept the depot building), BNSF also agreed to back off the indefinite term lease and look at a definite term lease, “which will make a huge difference” in people being willing to invest in the building.
Grenz stressed that the city has no interest in the building and is just working to help ownership be transferred to someone else.
— Tyson Jones’s request for a fence encroachment at 1319 N. Strevell Ave. was referred to the Public Service Committee.
— Mikki Jo McFarland of the Bison Bar requested an alcohol variance for Sunday of Bucking Horse Sale weekend, from its sidewalk to the Montana Bar. It has made the same request for the past three years.
McFarland wrote in a letter that the bar would be responsible for the placement and removal of all barriers and for sidewalk cleanup.
The request was brought to the council’s attention, but it is the mayor’s responsibility to approve it or not. He said he would take care of it.
— The dugout design for the Jaycee Park improvements by the Miles Town Community Improvement Corp. Inc. was approved unanimously by the council.
— Resolution No. 3481, to accept the environmental assessment for wastewater improvements, was unanimously approved.
— Resolution No. 3484, an agreement with Laurence R. Martin to handle city labor relations, was sent to the Finance Committee.
— Resolution No. 3485, approving a Mutual Aid agreement with the county, was tabled until the next council meeting on May 22, because the county commissioners may not have had an opportunity to review it yet.
—Resolution No. 3486, designating a bus stop on the north side of the 1000 block of Main Street and restricting parking at certain times, was unanimously approved.
The resolution was amended so that the bus company would have to pay for the signs and the removal of them when the area is no longer used as a bus stop, and parking would revert back to what it was.
— Resolution No. 3489 for a change order for last year’s water main project at Third and Pleasant streets was passed unanimously.

 

 

Tuesday, May 15

Chris Cagle headlines concert

By Josh Samuelson
The 2012 World Famous Miles City Bucking Horse Sale kicks off Thursday evening with plenty of live music at the Eastern Montana Fairgrounds.
Things will get started at 5:30 p.m., with a steak fry provided by Redneck Grill. Cost of the steak fry is $15, which includes a steak, potato, roll and salad.
The music will begin at 6 p.m., with local artist Andy Wemmer kicking off the show. Montana country group Copper Mountain Band will follow, with headliner Chris Cagle wrapping up the evening’s festivities.
Tickets for the show are $25 in advance and $30 at the gate. They are for sale at the Miles City Area Chamber of Commerce and the Texas Club. Stockman Bank is another sponsor.
Cagle rose to country music fame in the 2000s before tiring of the business and retreating to his horse ranch in Oklahoma.
Cagle has returned to the country music stage, releasing “Back in the Saddle” later this year. He is currently touring the country, with dates set through September. He will be performing in Helena on Saturday night.
Cagle bounced around Texas after graduating high school in 1987, eventually working his way to Nashville in 1994. While working odd jobs, Cagle landed a songwriting deal for David Kersh. He was discovered by an agent of the Nashville division of Virgin Records and signed a recording deal with the label in 2000.
Cagle’s first album, “Play It Loud,” was released in 2000, and the first single, “My Love Goes On and On” reached number 15 on the Billboard country singles chart. “Laredo” was also a top-10 hit in 2001 from the album.
Cagle’s first number-one song, “I Breathe In, I Breathe Out” hit number one in early 2002. “Play It Loud” was certified gold.
The follow up to “Play It Loud,” “Chris Cagle” was also certified as a gold album and produced the top-five singles “What a Beautiful Day” and “Chicks Dig It.”
Cagle also had singles “Miss Me Baby” and “What Kinda Gone” reach the charts before pulling away from the music business at the end of 2008.
In 2010, Cagle signed with Bigger Picture Music Group and released the single “Got My Country On” in 2011. It’s the first top-20 hit since “What Kinda Gone.”
The Copper Mountain Band is a Bucking Horse Sale veteran act. They are self-described as a “high-energy, mainstream country music group with family roots that lie deep in the history of Montana.”
The Copper Mountain Band looks to have a big 2012, with an upcoming release of tracks that were recorded in North Hollywood, Calif. They will be touring through the western United States and also in France this summer.
Andy Wemmer is a local musician who has opened at the Bucking Horse Sale concert the last few years and has developed a strong local following.

 

 

Monday, May 14

Mother's Day horse races double '11 take

By Amorette Allison
With the weather cooperating, the attendance at the Mother’s Day Horse Races was well above last year, as proven by the take.
In 2011, on the same weekend, combined admissions, program sales, concessions, and beer and bar sales totaled $11,841. This year, the total take was nearly double, coming in at $22,970. Seven hundred racing programs were printed, and they sold out. Attendance was estimated to be 1,000 to 1,200. Total handle was $33,262.
There were eight races held this year, and the track was fast and dry for all of them.
The Bucking Horse Sale Board of Governors is very grateful to the public for coming out in such large and supportive numbers, according to board member and Director of Racing Don Richard. Richard also called the Mother’s Day races “record setting” and “just great.”
The fastest horses in Sunday’s races will be competing in races on Saturday and Sunday of the Miles City Bucking Horse Sale. The Dan Lockie Derby and the Paint Maturity will be held Saturday. The Quarter Horse Futurity and Paint Futurity will be held Sunday.
Competing in the Dan Lockie Memorial Quarter Horse Derby will be Proud Kinda Effort, Dashinbyecrazyqueen, Miss Country Chicks, Cowgirl Koolaid, Cool Hand Azoom, Rhaulin’ Sis, A Cracking Profit and Midnight Moonlite.
Competing in the Paint Maturity will be Deflash, Sheza Country QDee, Shakin Thunder, Brother Strategy, Jodys Flight, TS Big Boy and Bojangles Special.
In the Quarter Horse Futurity Trials, horses qualified are Let Me Czech, Cathouse Katie, Vvr Corona Jet Fuel, Hutchs Royalprincess, Call Me Raging Hot, Yvettes Vette, Kool Little Dooley, Lil Bronc, and G Town City.
Rureadyforme, Yovanies Gold, Audition for Cash, Gol to Win, Skutter, Manygreycolors, and Don’t Tell will compete in the Paint Futurity.

 

 

Friday, May 11

Trustees must consider ways to trim budget

By Amorette Allison
With nearly 50 people in attendance, the Unified Board of Trustees dealt with several issues that were of considerable interest Thursday. One major concern was the suggestion that, in order to meet projected budget shortfalls, the vice principal position at Custer County District High School be reduced to part time.
In order to gather information on the matter, the school board requested that CCDHS Principal Jamie Ogolin and CCDHS Vice Principal Terry Annalora give the board logs of their daily activities. The logs contain lists of phone and personal contacts, meetings and events attended, disciplinary matters, and other scheduled and unscheduled activities.
The board was facing a $130,000 shortfall for CCDHS next year, and one consideration was to cut the vice principal position to half time. Funding was found through attrition and retirement savings, so there will be no shortfall for the 2012-2013 school year. However, if future shortfalls arise for the next budget cycle, the board may consider changes to the vice principal position.
A number of members of the public attending, including parents and teachers, expressed their opinion that keeping the vice principal a full-time position, especially in light of the loss of the School Resource Officer, was necessary. They cited unexpected discipline problems and other issues.
Trustees explained that the position is secure for the upcoming year, but that various methods of reducing the budget must be examined in light of possible future shortfalls.
Superintendent Jack Regan announced the final candidates for the superintendent position, who will be interviewed on Monday, May 14, at 6 p.m. in the board room. The candidates are Kevin St. John of Choteau, who is currently superintendent there, and Keith Campbell of Hardin, who is assistant superintendent in Hardin.
Dee Sutter and Traci Duffin gave a presentation on the Graduation Matters program, which will be presented to students from eighth to 12th grade on Thursday, May 17. The program’s goals are to increase the graduation rate at CCDHS from the current 78 percent.
When asked by board members what the goal is, Sutter replied, “Our goal is 100 percent.” CCDHS Vice Principal Terry Annalora added that a 90 percent graduation rate is a more realistic goal.
Students will view a program explaining why graduating is important and be given pledges to sign. Every year, random students who signed the pledges and graduate receive $100.
There will also be challenges at the Graduation Matters assembly, including attempting to set world records in thumb wresting and competition in paper clip chain making and chair spinning, in an effort to engage the students. T-shirts and bracelets are also part of the project, which is funded by an $8,600 grant from the state Office of Public Instruction.
The funds for the grant, which is renewable, will be used primarily to pay for tutoring services. The tutoring program will be primarily peer-to-peer tutoring.
There was also a brief, informal discussion on the alternative high school program.
Ogolin said students were coming into CCHDS as freshmen and announcing their intention to attend the alternative school before attempting the regular curriculum. Ogolin hopes that the Graduation Matters program, with its tutoring program, will help alleviate this problem. The alternative school is intended as a safety net, not as first choice for struggling students.
Dee Sutter, CCDHS art teacher, was also announced as receiving the Teacher of the Year award. Ragna Bartholmew, who is an aide at Washington Middle School, was selected as the Employee of the Year. More information on the awards will be featured in a later edition.
Regan announced that Jefferson School received an Academic Achievement Award from OPI for never having missed making Adequate Yearly Progress. The award is for $3,897, which will be used to purchase math textbooks. Regan noted that Highland Park and Lincoln Schools had also met the AYP standards.
Lincoln School held a fund-raiser, selling plastic cups with football teams on them. The project was more successful than anticipated, with $27,000 worth of cups sold, which will earn $10,800 for the Lincoln School endowment account.
Lincoln School was second in sales only to a school in Billings, which sold two more sets of cups than Lincoln. For the record, 299 “Cat” cup sets were sold, as opposed to only 233 “Griz” cup sets.
Board members expressed concern that they were not receiving adequate communication from the schools as to current events at the schools. After some discussion, it was agreed that school principals will make three- to five-minute reports on activities at their respective schools at future board meetings. Invitations were extended to board members to visit schools at any time.
Other routine matters covered during the meeting included the report from student representative T. J. Muggli, which was read by Terry Annalora, as Muggli was practicing for the Womanless Fashion Show fund-raiser. When Muggli arrived later in the meeting, he was presented with a gift in gratitude for his service to the board.
Insurance plans, which were presented to the insurance committee, were briefly discussed. The board will probably change the prescription drug plan to require participants to use the mail order plan for maintenance drugs or be required to pay 100 percent of the drug cost. The new premium schedule should be received by the district in the next week.
Ogolin and Annalora attended a technology conference, which Annalora found very informative.
The agreement between the district and Miles City AAU Wrestling Organization for the Hines Wrestling Complex, which is unchanged from last year, was ratified.
Resignations, transfers, terminations and rehires for the elementary, middle and high schools were approved with little discussion. Teacher Jack Raymond had withdrawn his resignation and requested to be re-appointed, citing union requirements.
Graduation is scheduled for Sunday, May 27. Volunteers were requested and board members were invited to attend.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.

 

 

Thursday, May 10

MCC to host graduation Saturday

By Denise Hartse
Graduating students at Miles Community College will receive their degrees, certificates and diplomas during the 72nd annual Commencement on Saturday, May 12.
The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. in the Kailey Gymnasium in the Centra on the MCC campus.
Following the processional, Kendall Sieler, Campus Ministry representative, will give the invocation.
The welcome and introductions will be given by Stefani Gray Hicswa, MCC president. Lindsey Stewart, MCC Student Senate president, will give the student address. Dr. Barrie Matthews of Miles City will give the Hall of Fame presentation.
Hicswa will introduce Denise Juneau of Helena, Superintendent of Public Instruction, who will give the Commencement Address.
After the address, Hicswa will recognize the honor graduates and present the candidates for degrees, certificates and diplomas.
The introduction of candidates will be by Shelly Weight, vice president of Academic Affairs, and Garth Sleight, associate dean of Academic Affairs, arts and sciences, and career and technical; and Karla Lund, director of nursing, nursing.
Members of the MCC Board of Trustees will present the diplomas. MCC Board of Trustee members are Rusty Irion, chair; Sue Stanton, vice chair; Jeff Okerman, secretary; and Jeff Harding, Garrett McFarland, Mark Petersen and Sharon Wilcox, members.
Megan Jacobsen will give the benediction, which will be followed by the recessional.
After the ceremony, a reception will be held in the Centra’s annex.
Students who will receive degrees, certificates and General Educational Development (GED) diplomas are:

Associate of Arts
Zachary Armstrong, Catherine Banister, Tara Dunning, Taylor Henderson, Jacob Yates, Janine Yates and Brylee Zumpf , all of Miles City.
Cameron Pavlicek of Billings; Heather Notsch of Broadus; Ashley Stewart of Columbus (valedictorian); Chelsey Forster of Ekalaka; Mary Parker of Forsyth; J.T. Zigray of Gillette, Wyo.; Ashante Ross of Las Vegas, Nev.; Tyler Hogen of Newell, S.D.; and Allison Smith of Jordan.
Associate of Science
Melinda Baugatz, Jessica Cremer, Shelbi Dobie, Alisha Flores, Jill Nanini (Phi Theta Kappa); Kasy Treu, Joshua Whicker, Taylor Wickham and Kirsten Kaufman (honor graduate/Phi Theta Kappa), all of Miles City.                  
Sammi Jo McCoid of Buffalo, S.D.; Jacob Mills of Burley, Idaho; Lindsey Stewart of Columbus (valedictorian/Phi Theta Kappa); Bailey Wilson of Columbus; Margo Salsbery of Forsyth (honor grad/Phi Theta Kappa); Abraham Griffith of Great Falls; John Esteves of Helena; Jonathan FitzGerald of Jordan; Padraig Barron of Missoula; Jana Tihista of Nashua (honor grad/Phi Theta Kappa); Tyler Christensen of Nibley, Utah; Clayton Etzkorn of Pierre, S.D.; Caitlyn Moran of Sidney (Phi Theta Kappa); Ivana Domljanovic of Split, Croatia; Christen Lopez of West Jordan, Utah; and Kali Petermann of Wibaux (valedictorian /Phi Theta Kappa).

Associate of Science Registered Nursing
Nicole Brown, Heather Certain (honor graduate/Phi Theta Kappa), Darcy Christopherson, Caitlyn Flotkoetter, Megan Jacobsen, Erika Marmon, Melody Reinhart and Sharon Stein, all of Miles City.
Sarah Bernat, Rayvan Bramble (and associate of arts and associate of science), Christine Chaffin, Tyler Frank, Kimberly Harper, Peggy Parsons, and Parker Williams, all of Billings.
Stephanie Green of Cohagen; Troy Ruff of Custer; Lunette Simbalenko of Dickinson, N.D.; Samantha Murphy of Douglasville, Ga.; Misty Boyer of Forsyth; Jennifer James of Glasgow; Kristine Keltgen, Patricia Olson and Kara Stickel, all of Glendive.
Nichole Benton of Great Falls (honor graduate); Tamber Hannah-Dalton of Lawton, Okla.; Kindra Bragg of New Hope, Va.; Ashley Barnhart of Phoenix, Ariz.; Karen Sticka of Plentywood.
Kira Niece of Portland, Ore.; Chanel Hill of Red Lodge; Lisa Gee of Stanford (Phi Theta Kappa); and Courtney Bickel of Trail City, S.D.

Associate of Applied Science
Xina Niles and Dellia Stockman, both of Miles City.
Taylor Nelson of Baker; Justin Miller of Billings; Travis Schroth of Buffalo Gap, S.D.; Tolby Lehner of Circle; Trace Wilson of Jordan; Morgan Hauge of New Town, N.D.; Lacey Serwat of Rathdrum, Idaho; Adam Mulkey of Whitefish; and Grady Johnson of Crooks, S.D. (and Certificate of Applied Science).

Associate of Arts and Associate of Science  
Carlie Kope and Nicole Loomis, both of Miles City.                                                  
Dylan Lafrentz of Beinfait, SK; Justin Harcharik of Butte; Patrick Blenker of Columbus; Dillon Kunst of Forsyth; Mario Venturini of Kalispell; Ayibakuro Preh of Kano, Nigeria; Jaron Gold of Layton, Utah; Chad Becker of Livingston; Bonny Beth Luhman of Rosebud (Phi Theta Kappa); Kyle Nighswonger of Torrington, Wyo. (honor graduate).

Certificates and Certificates of Applied Science
Heather Fisher, Marrisa Hardy, Justin Lohman, Austin Loomis, David McIntyre and Corey Sibla, all of Miles City.                      
Dillon Schroth of Buffalo Gap, S.D.; Daniel Haag of Fairfield, N.D.; Jesse Reede-Hahne of Forsyth; Randa DeCock of Jordan; Corrine Pekovitch of Malta; Devin Stott of Moccasin; Kendall Sieler of Plevna; Joel Davis of Shepherd; Theresa Mendenhall and William Welsh, both of Terry; and Taylor Nelson of Baker.     

                 
GED Diplomas
Alex Amys, Leah-Rae Bee, Justin Conrad, Crystal Dann, Nicole Fisher, Karen Hardy, Taylor Henke, Benjamin Hoyer, Rebecca Jessop, Shannon Johnson, Casey Kalloch, Elizabeth Leskovec, Evan Mann, AJ Meyer, Katy Morrow.
Michael James Niles, Celissa Palluck, Ilishe Harasymczuk, Joshua Robert, Mandy Schieffert, Carmen Strand, Tawnee Tetschner, Sterling Vold, Lisett Whitaker, Chelsea Wilkinson, Amanda Williams, Sharaya Wilson, Kayla Woelich and Gary Yates.     

                   

 

Nursing Pinning Friday
The Nurses Pinning Ceremony for the Nursing Class of 2012 at Miles Community College will be Friday evening, May 11.
The ceremony starts at 6:30 p.m. in the Kailey Gymnasium in the Centra on the Miles Community College campus.
During the entrance of students in the Nursing Class of 2012, Megan Emily Jacobsen will perform the song “Defying Gravity.”
Stefani Hicswa, president of Miles Community College, will welcoms those attending the ceremony.
Karla Elder, director of the MCC Nursing Program, will present the nursing scholarships, introduce the nursing faculty and present the nursing class of 2012. Mark Ahner will present the American Legion Scholarship.
Elder and families and friends of the nursing students will present pins.
Marlys Eggum, a member of the nursing faculty at MCC, is the featured speaker for the ceremony. Dorothy Zabrocki will give the Blessing of Hands.
Following the 2012 Graduating Nurses Slide Show, the “Nightingale Pledge” will be given.
The recessional will be “Learning to Fly” by Tom Petty.
Following the ceremony, a reception will be held in the MCC gymnasium.

Nurses who will receive their pins during the ceremony and who are graduating with associate of science degrees in nursing are:
Nicole Brown. Heather Certain (honor graduate/Phi Theta Kappa), Darcy Christopherson, Caitlyn Flotkoetter, Megan Jacobsen, Erika Marmon, Melody Reinhart and Sharon Stein, all of Miles City.
Sarah Bernat, Rayvan Bramble (and associate of arts and associate of science), Christine Chaffin, Tyler Frank, Kimberly Harper, Peggy Parsons, and Parker Williams, all of Billings;
Stephanie Green of Cohagen; Troy Ruff of Custer; Lunette Simbalenko of Dickinson, N.D.; Samantha Murphy of Douglasville, Ga.; Misty Boyer of Forsyth; Jennifer James of Glasgow; Kristine Keltgen, Trish Olsen and Kara Stickel, all of Glendive; Nichole Benton of Great Falls (honor graduate).
Tamber Hannah-Dalton of Lawton, Okla.; Kindra Bragg of New Hope, Va.; Ashley Barnhart of Phoenix, Ariz.; Karen Sticka of Plentywood; Kira Niece of Portland, Ore.; Chanel Hill of Red Lodge; Lisa Gee of Stanford (Phi Theta Kappa); and Courtney Bickel of Trail City, S.D.

Members of the MCC Nursing faculty and staff are:
Karla Lund, director; Marlys Eggum, Katrina Luther, Christine Williams, Rachel Finn and Michelle Frank, faculty members; and Diane Grutkowski, administrative assistant.

Pinning Committee members are:
Jennifer James, chairperson; Darcy Christopherson, co-chair; Samantha Murphy, secretary; Caitlin Flotkoetter, program director; Tamber Hannah-Dalton, program publisher; and Troy Ruff, AV coordinator.
Ushers and assistants for the ceremony will be members of the Freshman Nursing Class of 2013.