Congratulations, Lobo graduates!
UNM-Gallup celebrates 326 graduates during Spring 2026 Commencement
The University of New Mexico-Gallup celebrated 326 graduates during its Spring 2026 Commencement at Angelo DiPaolo Memorial Stadium in Gallup, New Mexico, on Saturday, May 16, 2026.
For the 2025-2026 academic year, UNM-Gallup issued a total of 420 awards, including 29 high school equivalency diplomas, 87 certificates, 288 associate degrees, and 16 bachelor’s degrees among the graduating class. During the ceremony, 238 graduates participated.
UNM-Gallup Local Advisory Board members Raymond Calderon, Jvanna Hanks, Rebecca Apel and Connie Liu led the processional along with New Mexico state Rep. Patty Lundstrom. New Mexico state Sen. Shannon Pinto also participated in the ceremony.
The Gallup Fire Department Honor Guard presented and posted the colors. UNM-Gallup student Angela-Faith Sowers sang the national anthem.
Brandon D. Lorenzo, the supervisor of student success for the UNM Veteran & Military Resource Center in Albuquerque and a U.S. Army veteran, was the guest speaker for the commencement address.
Born and raised in Gallup, Lorenzo is a member of the Navajo Nation and a descendant of Acoma Pueblo. He has dedicated more than 10 years of service to supporting student veterans and military-connected students at UNM.
After serving in the Army from 2009 to 2013, Lorenzo used his GI Bill benefits to enroll at UNM-Gallup, where he earned a Bachelor of Liberal Arts with honors in 2015. He went on to earn his Master of Public Administration from the UNM School of Public Administration in 2020.
The following is a list of UNM-Gallup's graduates and their diplomas, certificates and degrees:
HI-SET DIPLOMA
- Larissa Ben
- Raelyn Catron
- Carleton Charley
- Tristin Chicharello
- Molly Duvall
- Kaylynn Etsitty
- Aaralyn Halona
- Kaleb Haswood
- Tyler Henio
- Tai-Chan Jones
- Cyruss Laughing-King
- Johnathan Loos
- Arthur Medicine, Jr
- Hunter Mitchell
- Nikolai Neswood
- Eilaina Natewa
- Keshawn Parker
- Devina Rogers
- Jenovie Smith
- Sylvian Smith
- Eisha Spencer
- Shanely Thompson
- Tash Tracy
- Jamie Veeder
- Keisha Watchman
- Shanisa Whitegoat
- Dylan Willie
- Austin Yazzie, Jr
- Wynette Yazzie
CERTIFICATES
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY
- Dontelle Johnson, Spring
- Elias Lopez, Spring
BARBERING
- Andrew DePauli, Fall
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
- Cordell Charley, Spring*
- Kelly Gonzalez, Spring
- Cory Herbert, Spring
- Carol Lalio, Spring*
- Raysen Livingston, Fall*
- Jonathan Teran, Spring
COSMETOLOGY
- Melanie Bitsilly, Fall
- Monae Bobelu, Fall
- Megan Daniels, Fall
- Johnathon Eriacho, Spring
- Reagan Harlow, Spring*
- Lydia Lambson, Spring
- Jonath Largo, Spring*
- Akeysha Louie, Summer
- Ashley Matkovich, Spring*
- Nayeli Resendiz, Fall
- Cheyenne Tom, Fall
- Shanae Vacit, Spring
- Monica Villanueva, Fall
DENTAL ASSISTING
- Adara Ashley, Summer
- Vivian Delgai, Summer
- Fayre John, Summer
- Amber Lee, Summer*
- Shania Livingston, Summer
- Kalian Mitchell, Summer
- Jesse Smith, Summer
- Shanaeya Thomas, Summer
- Jerriann Tso, Summer
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
EMT-BASIC- Nadine Begay, Fall
- LaVrita James, Fall
- Kaycee Kucate, Fall*
- Amy Lee, Spring
- Autumn Lee, Fall
- Valisha Mariano, Spring
- Dydrianne Martine, Fall*
- Theron Nez, Spring
- McKenzie Sam, Fall
- Preslie Sherman, Spring
- Pamela Williams, Fall
- Caitlin Willie, Fall
HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CODING
- Contance Cabrera, Fall
- Michelle Guillen, Fall
- Arlene Halona, Summer
- Alicia Hosteen, Fall
- Leanna Lastyona, Fall*
- Cheryl Wylie, Fall
- HUMAN SERVICES
- Tara Ashley, Fall
- Hominy Hosteen, Spring
- Bridgette Silva, Spring*
HUMAN SERVICES
- Tara Ashley, Fall
- Hominy Hosteen, Spring
- Bridgette Silva, Spring*
NEW MEXICO GENERAL EDUCATION
- Alyssa Benally, Spring
- Colin Campbell, Spring
- Symphony Martinez, Spring
- Esmeralda Rojas, Fall
- Memphis Smith, Spring
- Braeden Spencer, Spring
- Darren Stevens, Spring*
- Anthony Storch, Spring*
- Tabitha Tso, Spring
- Benjamin Vidales, Spring
- Dean Yazzie, Spring
NURSING ASSISTANT
- Kara Ashley, Fall
- Cecilia Begay, Spring
- Alexandra Belone, Fall
- Tonia Benally, Spring
- Julianne Frausto, Fall*
- Marisol Guerrero, Spring
- Charlene Harvey, Fall
- Diandra James, Fall
- Rolinda John, Spring
- Yosha Lee, Spring*
- Autumn Manuelito, Spring
- Abigail Six, Spring
- Emily Smith, Spring*
- LaNaiya Smith, Spring
- Shynell Yazzie, Fall
WELDING TECHNOLOGY
- Jacob Ashley-Martinez, Spring*
- Frederickson Bia, Fall
- Ekylea Bobelu, Fall*
- Shadow Jansen, Fall
- Kyle Johnson, Spring*
- Joseph Leza, Spring*
- Rachelle Sandman, Summer*
- Shariyah Smith, Spring*
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
- Rose Adakai Clegg, Spring
- Sheila Ahasteen, Fall*
- Tatum Begay, Summer*
- Anthony Billy, Spring*
- Shania Bryant, Summer*
- Orlinda Charleston, Spring
- Olsen Charley, Spring
- Amber DuBoise, Spring*
- Garrett Etcitty, Fall
- Sophia Garcia, Spring*
- Jaxson Jones, Spring*
- Gabriela Lopez, Summer
- Adrianna Lynn, Fall
- Brooklyn Manning, Fall*
- Alexa Martell, Fall
- Michaela McCurtain, Fall
- Aleija Nasafotie, Spring*
- Jace Nez, Spring
- Adriena Pahe, Summer*
- Harshit Patel, Spring*
- Allyson Roanhorse, Spring
- Savanna Robinson, Spring*
- Gabriele Salemi, Spring*
- Katherine Schultz, Fall*
- Ayden Smith, Summer*
- Alfreda Vandever, Spring*
- Devin Yazzie, Fall*
- Elizabeth Yazzie, Fall
- Salina Yazzie, Fall
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
- Tenisha Alonzo, Spring
- Hominy Hosteen, Spring
- Andrietta Joe, Spring
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
- Monique Baca, Spring
- Trishelle Billy, Fall*
- Taylor Cowboy, Spring
- Felicia Douglas, Spring*
- Bryan Howe, Summer
- Joshua Larsen, Fall
- Alizaya Paquin, Spring*
- Adriana Sandoval-Joe, Spring
- Arlene Tracey, Summer
- Evelin Zubia, Spring
- Yoselin Zubia, Spring
HUMAN SERVICES-FAMILY & CHILD STUDIES
- Deanndrea Antonio, Fall
- Mackenzie Ortiz, Spring*
HUMAN SERVICES-SUBSTANCE ABUSE
- Lisa Davis, Summer*
- Antoinette Marianito, Summer
LIBERAL ARTS
- Uday Abdeljawad, Summer
- Winette Atakai-Earl, Fall
- Gabriel Beaudette, Spring
- Cecil Begay, Fall
- Jasmine Begay, Spring*
- Tatum Begay, Spring*
- Tayler Bennett, Spring*
- Taylor Billiman, Spring*
- Jade Buffalohead-Ashcraft, Spring*
- Lyric Burson, Spring*
- Michelle Carter, Spring *
- Sophia Diaz, Spring*
- Gustavo Escobar, Spring*
- Julianne Frausto, Spring*
- Sophia Garcia, Spring*
- Kirsten Gordo, Spring
- William Harmon, Spring*
- Alivia Hayes, Spring*
- Lucas Houston, Spring*
- Josiah Howard, Spring*
- Anahi Huazano, Spring*
- Collin Jimmy, Spring
- Nathan Mangum, Spring*
- Antoinette Marianito, Summer*
- Delilah Nez, Spring
- Zhin Nez, Spring*
- Harshit Patel, Spring*
- Cameron Russell, Spring
- David Sanchez y Chavez, Fall*
- Mel Sanderson, Spring
- Mason Skeets, Spring
- Valencia Smith-Chapito, Fall
- Rihanna Spencer, Spring
- Katherine Starr, Spring*
- Ashleigh Tapaha, Fall
- Laurence Thomas, Spring
- Danielle White, Spring
- Katelynn Wilson, Summer
- Elizabeth Yazzie, Spring
- Jeremy Zarate, Spring*
SECONDARY TEACHER EDUCATION
- Marcella Kee, Fall
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY
- Adrian Begay, Spring
- Alexander Byrum, Spring*
- Dustin Chavez, Spring
- Savanna Largo, Fall*
- Trevor Long, Spring*
- Elias Lopez, Spring
- Dallas Robinson, Fall
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
- Jay Boyd, Fall*
- Rachel Charley, Fall*
- Kelly Gonzalez, Summer
- Cory Herbert, Summer
- Shundeen Tahe, Spring*
GENERAL STUDIES
- Leonardo Acosta-Azumendi, Spring
- Jazliyah Ahiyite, Spring
- Shealea Allison, Spring
- Cheyenne Armijo, Spring
- Tara Ashley, Spring
- Aliana Barreras, Spring
- Gabriel Beaudette, Spring
- Talen Becenti, Spring*
- Celine Begay, Spring
- Colton Begay, Spring
- Dylan Begay, Spring
- Elijah Begay, Spring
- Keira Begay, Spring
- Sajza Begay, Spring*
- Shaylene Begay, Spring
- Anthony Billy, Spring*
- Haedyn Boggs, Spring*
- Mariah Bravo, Spring
- Amilie Burbank, Spring
- Dwight Burbank, Spring
- Sydney Cattaneo, Spring*
- Justin Chee, Spring
- Victor Curley, Spring
- Kaia Dodson, Spring*
- Trinity Francis, Fall*
- Julianne Frausto, Spring*
- Jacelyn Garnier, Spring
- Aaden Gonzales, Spring
- Luke Haley, Summer*
- Ashlee Hazan, Fall
- Dorneah Henio, Spring*
- Lucas Houston, Spring*
- Josiah Howard, Spring*
- Tegan Hudson, Spring
- Joshua Hughbanks, Spring*
- Anthony James, Spring
- Diandra James, Spring
- Hailei Jim, Spring
- Collin Jimmy, Spring
- Adin Johnson, Spring
- Caitlyn Jones, Spring*
- Amanda Juan, Spring*
- Joshua Keeto, Spring
- Jara King, Spring
- Kia Kiyite, Spring
- Jaclyn Krueger, Spring
- Lydia Lambson, Spring
- Abigail Lasiloo, Spring
- Chantel Laughing, Spring
- Autumn Lee, Spring*
- Colton Lee, Spring*
- Breanna Lewis, Spring
- Teagan Lewis, Fall
- Caleb Long, Spring
- Cameron Long, Fall*
- Liani Lopez, Spring
- Keegan Louis, Fall
- Paul Lynch, Spring
- Jonathan Maki, Spring
- Nemah Manassra, Spring*
- Antoinette Marianito, Summer*
- Dydrianne Martine, Spring*
- Tucker Matkovich, Spring*
- Kylie Montano, Spring*
- Amy Murphy, Spring
- Ava Nassrallah, Spring*
- Jordan Nelson, Spring
- Ayden Nevayaktewa, Spring
- Lanell Notah, Spring*
- Zoe Olivas, Spring
- Zachary Parsons, Fall
- Celeste Perry, Spring*
- Caylie Peterman, Spring
- Aryana Peyketewa, Spring
- Ceylem Plummer, Fall
- Nathaniel Ponce, Fall
- Adam Pozernick, Spring*
- Anabelle Prendas, Spring
- Lacee Ramirez, Spring
- Kayley Ray, Spring
- Ciara Regalado, Spring
- Nayeli Resendiz, Spring
- Holly Robertson, Summer
- Lilianna Rojas, Spring
- McKenzie Sam, Spring
- Antoine Sanchez, Spring
- Brooklyn Sanchez, Summer*
- Zerian Santos, Spring
- Isabelle Silentman, Spring
- Mitchell Skeets, Spring
- Faith Swatzell, Spring*
- Ayrton Tagaban, Spring*
- Alexah Tandoy, Spring*
- Laurence Thomas, Fall
- Hadeel Totarro, Spring*
- Cameron Trevor-Smith, Spring
- Lauryn Trimble, Spring*
- Taylie Trujillo, Spring*
- Tobias Turney, Spring*
- Srikar Venigalla, Spring*
- Issac Vicenti, Spring*
- Jazmine Whitehorse, Spring
- Lailah Woods, Spring
- Breana Yazzie, Spring*
- Elizabeth Yazzie, Spring
- Lailah Yazzie, Spring
- Maddux Yazzie, Summer
- Madison Yazzie, Fall*
- Rochelle Yazzie, Fall
- Shauna Yazzie, Spring*
- Kyler Yellowhorse, Spring*
- Maeyah Zavala, Spring*
NURSING
- Uday Abdeljawad, Summer
- Brittany Armijo, Fall*
- Keehara Nielsen Baldazo, Summer*
- Pablita Barber, Spring
- Douglas Benally, Summer*
- Joelynn Benter, Spring
- Reanna Beyal-Platero, Spring
- Sharita Booth, Spring
- Ryan Bracken, Fall*
- Kelli Burnham, Spring*
- Alicia Campos, Spring
- Emilio Chavez, Spring*
- Cheyenne Chee, Spring*
- Preston Chee, Summer
- Roman Herrera, Summer*
- Andrea Lee, Spring*
- Gloria Grace Macapagal, Spring*
- Krystal Martin, Summer*
- Cynthia Mendoza, Spring
- Jerrica Mitchell, Spring
- Jacinth Mae Nunez, Fall*
- Latifa Oliver, Fall*
- Heather Peynetsa, Spring
- Christian Sarracino, Fall*
- Jerrileen Silago, Fall*
- Brandon Sung, Summer*
- Jesus Swatzell, Spring*
- Petervon Tanedo, Spring*
- Deidre Tomlinson, Spring
- Cameron Trevor-Smith, Spring
- Cami Tsosie, Fall
- Danielle Vandever, Spring*
WELDING TECHNOLOGY
- Frederickson Bia, Spring
- Shawn Bia, Fall
- Ekylea Bobelu, Spring*
- Rachelle Sandman, Summer*
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY
- Maggie Beach, Summer
- Holley King, Fall
- Faith Olvera, SPRING
- Cornelia Robinson-Begay, Fall*
- Jotanya Sayetsitty, Fall
- Calista Wallie, SPRING
SCIENCE
- Mennatallah Almasri, Spring
- Cheyenne Armijo, Spring
- Jasmine Begay, Spring*
- Tayler Bennett, Spring*
- Taylor Billiman, Spring*
- Kaiel Blackgoat, Fall*
- Maegan Brown, Spring*
- Jade Buffalohead-Ashcraft, Spring*
- Lyric Burson, Spring*
- Sydney Cattaneo, Spring*
- Solaris Collymore, Spring
- Amanda Crump, Fall*
- Skylar Dabbs, Summer
- Gustavo Escobar, Spring*
- Julianne Frausto, Spring*
- Sophia Garcia, Spring*
- Kirsten Gordo, Spring
- Deana Green, Spring
- William Harmon, Spring*
- Alivia Hayes, Spring*
- Anahi Huazano, Spring*
- Keeya Johnson, Fall
- Caitlyn Jones, Spring
- Aliyah Livingston, Spring
- Nathan Mangum, Spring*
- Shayquan Morgan, Spring
- Zhin Nez, Spring*
- Mel Sanderson, Spring
- Aubrey Smith, Spring*
- Alexah Tandoy, Spring*
- Amy Yazzie, Spring
- Shauna Yazzie, Spring*
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
NURSING
- Uday Abdeljawad, Summer
- Brittany Armijo, Spring*
- Keehara Nielsen Baldaza, Summer*
- Douglas Benally, Summer
- Reanna Beyal-Platero, Spring
- Kelli Burnham, Spring*
- Emilio Chavez, Spring*
- Cheyenne Chee, Spring*
- Preston Chee, Summer
- Roman Herrera, Summer*
- Krystal Martin, Summer*
- Cynthia Mendoza, Spring
- Jerrica Mitchell, Spring
- Brandon Sung, Summer*
- Deidre Tomlinson, Spring
SECONDARY EDUCATION
- Sonny Gene, Summer
* With Honors
