Purdue Polytech graduation Wednesday evening

Purdue Polytechnic Columbus will honor its graduating students Wednesday, May 8th at the Columbus Learning Center.

Organizers say that festivities begin at 4:30 p.m. with a pre-commencement celebration. Weather permitting, the Boilermaker Special will be on-hand to give rides to graduates and their families. Commencement begins at 6 p.m.

Students will receive their Bachelor’s degrees in various areas of study, including mechanical engineering technology, computer information technology and robotics engineering technology. School officials say the three students receiving degrees in Robotics Engineering Technology will be the first to receive this degree at Purdue Polytechnic Columbus.

Purdue Polytechnic Columbus – Class of 2019:

COMPUTER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Isaiah Lee Bowman, Indianapolis
Aaron P. Jones, Columbus
Nathan Michael Lewis, Columbus*
Raul Luciano Mulato, Shelbyville

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Christina Marie Douglass, Shelbyville*
Tobi Levi Ferguson, Nineveh
Matthew Lowry Scott, Columbus
Scott Ryan Stuck, Columbus

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Samuel B. Ayres, Brownstown
Dayne Robert Causey, Needham
Tyler J. Combs, Columbus
Jeremy Scott Fishback, Batesville**
Charles Albert Hendershot, Bargersville
Aubree P. Hilderbrand, Columbus
Levi Dean Johnson, Columbus
Taylor Leslie Johnson, Aurora
Adam Joseph Kurtz, Columbus
Shelby Lynn Kushner, Columbus
Uriel Martin Lopez, Columbus
Leonardo Lua Mendoza, Shelbyville
Paul Robertson Najmon, Brownstown**
Seth M. Niese, Greensburg
Andrew Rediker, Columbus
Jordan Blake Schoenfelder, Seymour
Robert Francis Sullivan, Hayden
Ericka Elizabeth Vega, Columbus
Tristan Andrew Watkins, Columbus

ROBOTICS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Cody Michael Getha, Guilford
David Paul Schroeder, Franklin
Cody J. Speaker, Columbus

*Distinction
**Highest distinction