Arctic Warriors graduate from CCAF Published Nov. 18, 2008 ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The following Arctic Warriors received their diplomas at a Community College of the Air Force ceremony at the base theater Nov. 14. The following Arctic Warriors are Pitsenbarger Award winners. The Pitsenbarger Award was named after Airman 1st Class William Pitsenbarger, a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor. In his honor, the Air Force Association provides grants of $500 to outstanding individuals in each Community College of the Air Force graduating class. The individuals were selected based on academic achievement, leadership, extra-curricular activities, and enrollment in a baccalaureate degree program. Senior Airman Rosalinda Nelson Senior Airman Benjamin Tackett Staff Sgt. Tia Oshop Staff Sgt. Sarah Glaser Staff Sgt. Justin De Velbiss Staff Sgt. Ravan Worley Staff Sgt. Russell Mann Tech. Sgt. Katrina Haskin Master Sgt. Tarshia Siders Master Sgt. Kenneth May These 395 Airmen earned one or more degrees during 2008. Staff Sgt. Connie Abolos Staff Sgt. Bryan Adams Staff Sgt. Tamra Aguilar Tech. Sgt. Joseph Alberico Senior Airman Ismael Allen Staff Sgt. Christopher Alvarado Master Sgt. Brian Anderson Tech. Sgt. Cody Anderson Staff Sgt. Scotty Andrews Staff Sgt. Crystal Arnold Staff Sgt. Steven Aronson Master Sgt. Sonja Aubert Senior Airman Jessica Augsburger Airman 1st Class Matthew Baca Tech. Sgt. Marc Bailey Tech. Sgt. George Baker Staff Sgt. Matthew Baker Tech. Sgt. Michelle Balagtas Master Sgt. Eric Ballenger Master Sgt. Michael Barksdale Master Sgt. Richard Beal Staff Sgt. Heidi Belec Staff Sgt. Matthew Bell Tech. Sgt. Paul Bennetts Master Sgt. Brian Berg Staff Sgt. Thomas Berry Tech. Sgt. James Bethel Master Sgt. John Bettridge Senior Airman Chad Beutler Master Sgt. Marvin Bias Master Sgt. Phillip Bigham Master Sgt. Jason Bjorkquist Staff Sgt. Scott Blair Tech. Sgt. Vincent Bolden Staff Sgt. Rodger Boles Master Sgt. Edwin Borah Staff Sgt. Robert Bosche Master Sgt. Steven Boutin Staff Sgt. Timothy Bowles Master Sgt. Frederick Boyd Staff Sgt. Katie Briggs Master Sgt. David Brightwell Staff Sgt. Daniel Brinson Staff Sgt. Ronald Brown Staff Sgt. Jonathan Browning Tech. Sgt. Willard Bryant Master Sgt. Rocky Buchanan Staff Sgt. Aaron Bunn Master Sgt. John Burhans Smaster Sgt. Stephen Burris Staff Sgt. Michael Busha Staff Sgt. Daniel Byington Master Sgt. Natalie Cameron Master Sgt. Robert Campbell Master Sgt. Joseph Carlton Master Sgt. Joseph Carlton Staff Sgt. Justin Carr Tech. Sgt. Matthew Cary Staff Sgt. Robert Cash Staff Sgt. Ramiro Castillo Master Sgt. Joseph Cattell Airman 1st Class Dominic Chambers Staff Sgt. Qandeel Chandler Staff Sgt. Maggie Chapman Staff Sgt. Steven Cherry Tech. Sgt. Bobby Chittom Master Sgt. Frank Chut Staff Sgt. Paul Clark Master Sgt. Shayne Coisman Master Sgt. Eric Coleman Senior Airman Luen Compton Master Sgt. Charles Cook Tech. Sgt. Michael Cooper Staff Sgt. Christopher Copley Master Sgt. Marty Cowart Tech. Sgt. Tony Crank Tech. Sgt. Jesse Cripssorger Staff Sgt. Michael Culler Tech. Sgt. Troy Cunningham Tech. Sgt. Philip Cushman Jr. Tech. Sgt. Brandi Dahl Senior Airman Chelsie Davia Senior Airman Christopher Davis Staff Sgt. Michael Dealy Master Sgt. Herschel Deaton Airman 1st Class Michael Defazio Airman Omar Delatorre Tech. Sgt. Todd Delong Tech. Sgt. Christopher Delos Reyes Tech. Sgt. Michael Desmond Senior Airman Brian Desoto Staff Sgt. Justin Develbiss Master Sgt. Andra Dew De Staff Sgt. Brian Dice Senior Airman Jennifer Dieken Staff Sgt. Renee Dixon Master Sgt. Chris Donaldson Master Sgt. Marsali Donaldson Staff Sgt. Akiesha Downing Senior Airman Dmitriy Dryagin Staff Sgt. Kyle Dunlap Tech. Sgt. Ryan Eastlake Tech. Sgt. Ryan Edwards Tech. Sgt. Jerry Efird Staff Sgt. Branden Elliot Tech. Sgt. Bryan Elliot Staff Sgt. Thomas Elliot Staff Sgt. John Engholm Staff Sgt. Robert Erskine Staff Sgt. Israel Espinosa Senior Airman Audrey Ested Staff Sgt. William Evans Senior Airman Bryan Farthing Senior Airman Jennifer Farthing Staff Sgt. Brian Fisher Master Sgt. Brendan Flaherty Staff Sgt. Kelly Floyd Tech. Sgt. Denise Forrest Staff Sgt. Rachel Franklin Senior Airman Carolyn Franzen Tech. Sgt. Angelique French Staff Sgt. Aaron Gagne Tech. Sgt. Brandy Galko Tech. Sgt. Christopher Garrettson Senior Airman Brian Garverick Airman 1st Class Kaleb Gentrup Staff Sgt. Ary German Staff Sgt. Maria German Master Sgt. Michael Gilbert Master Sgt. Robert Gingery Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Glamann Staff Sgt. Sarah Glaser Senior Airman Christopher Golden Senior Airman Edward Gonzalez Staff Sgt. Shannon Gragg Tech. Sgt. Eric Graham Cmaster Sgt. Van Grainge Staff Sgt. Jacob Graves Senior Airman Jason Green Tech. Sgt. Brian Gregaitis Master Sgt. Tiffany Gregory Tech. Sgt. Breeann Gresham Master Sgt. George Gulyas Staff Sgt. Liam Gunst Staff Sgt. Michael Halbrook Master Sgt. John Hall Senior Airman Karijean Hall Airman 1st Class Nathan Hamilton Staff Sgt. Katherine Hardy Tech. Sgt. Shawana Harris Senior Airman Rebecca Harrison Staff Sgt. Cheryl Harvey Tech. Sgt. Katrina Haskin Tech. Sgt. Pattie Hassan Master Sgt. Bruce Henson Staff Sgt. Jessica Hepworth Staff Sgt Michael. Hester Senior Airman Daniel Hill Master Sgt. Dean Hinther Staff Sgt. Stephen Holderness Staff Sgt. Kyle Honeas Master Sgt. Terry Hooten Master Sgt. Jamie House Senior Master Sgt. Karl Howard Senior Master Sgt. Hudson David Staff Sgt. Clint Hunt Staff Sgt. Orelvis Ibarra Master Sgt. Timothy Ingraham Staff Sgt. Merari Jewsome Master Sgt. Timothy John Tech. Sgt. Brian Johnson Tech. Sgt. Dillon Johnson Senior Airman Kenneth Johnson Staff Sgt. Kristina Johnson Staff Sgt. James Joiner Senior Airman April Jones Airman 1st Class Nicholas Jones Staff Sgt. Nicole Jones Senior Airman Caleb Jordan Senior Airman William Kasner Master Sgt. Earl Kast Master Sgt. Daniel Kelley Airman 1st Class James Kelley Tech. Sgt. Joel Ketchum Staff Sgt. Twyla Keyes Master Sgt. Karl Kile Staff Sgt. Brian King Staff Sgt. Bradley Knudson Staff Sgt. Jack Kovachevich Master Sgt. Jeffery Kusz Master Sgt. William Lallish Tech. Sgt. Garrett Langston Tech. Sgt. Spencer Lanier Senior Airman Ryan Laube Staff Sgt. James Lawley Tech. Sgt. Stephen Laws Staff Sgt. Donald Lebeauf Staff Sgt. Peter Leborgne Staff Sgt. Jason Leighton Senior Airman Nicholas Leimenstoll Master Sgt. Clement Lipscomb Master Sgt. Billie Lopez Tech. Sgt. Raul Lopez Staff Sgt. Christopher Lucas Staff Sgt. Kurt Lugar Master Sgt. Richard Lukens Tech. Sgt. Brian Lynch Master Sgt. Glenn Maddox Staff Sgt. Joseph Maestre Staff Sgt. Lisa Mahaffey Staff Sgt. Russel Mann Staff Sgt. Ann Marcellino Staff Sgt. Warren Marcis Senior Airman Erica Martin Staff Sgt. Michael Martin Staff Sgt. Steven Martin Staff Sgt. Jerry Mathis Master Sgt. Brent Maxwell Master Sgt. Kenneth May Master Sgt. Lionel Maybin Tech. Sgt. Edward Mayle Airman 1st Class Nicole Mccants Master Sgt. Scott Mccoy Staff Sgt. Alan Mccutcheon Master Sgt. David Mcdonald Staff Sgt. Chad Mcilheran Senior Airman Melissa Mcilheran Staff Sgt. Christopher Meltz Staff Sgt. Chainda Men Hall Staff Sgt. Angela Merritt Master Sgt. Andrew Meyer Master Sgt. Douglas Meyers Staff Sgt. Gerard Mijares Master Sgt. David Miller Senior Airman Nathaniel Monica Staff Sgt. Michael Moore Tech. Sgt. David Morehead Airman 1st Class David Morris Staff Sgt. Chad Morrison Master Sgt. William Mothersell Staff Sgt. Jason Mouritsen Tech. Sgt. Denise Mumme Tech. Sgt. Matthew Murphy Tech. Sgt. Tracy Myers Staff Sgt. Kyle Naval Senior Airman Rosalinda Nelson Senior Airman Amy Nevins Staff Sgt. Jason Nguyen Master Sgt. William Noland Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Norris Tech. Sgt. Christopher Obrien Staff Sgt. Omar Ogletree Tech. Sgt. Matthew Olday Staff Sgt. Tia Oshop Staff Sgt. Lauren Pasch Master Sgt. Scott Pastor Tech. Sgt. Jeffery Patterson Tech. Sgt. Heather Paxson Master Sgt. David Pearson Senior Airman Nicole Pearson Senior Airman Benjamin Pedersen Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Pendleton Staff Sgt. Matthew Perdew Staff Sgt. Anthony Peterson Master Sgt. Philip Pettaway Senior Airman John Phelps Staff Sgt. Roy Pinkley Senior Airman Adam Pope Senior Airman Michael Raboin Senior Airman Nathalia Ramirez-Bautista Senior Airman Douglas Ransom Tech. Sgt. Raphel Rauer Airman 1st Class Boris Raykhel Staff Sgt. Joshua Reese Staff Sgt. Jonathan Reeves Master Sgt. Michael Reid Senior Airman Adam Rendle Tech. Sgt. Bruce Reno Staff Sgt. Tiffany Rewerts Master Sgt. George Rice Staff Sgt. Marc Richard Master Sgt. Brian Richmond Master Sgt. Steven Riddle Tech. Sgt. Wayne Risinger Staff Sgt. Angela Robertson Tech. Sgt. Christopher Robertson Master Sgt. Lisa Robinson Staff Sgt. Wayne Rocha Tech. Sgt. Durand Rodgers Senior Master Sgt. Timothy Rogers Senior Airman Isaac Roper Charles Senior Airman Candice Ruark Senior Airman Kurt Ruark Staff Sgt. Misa Ruiz Staff Sgt. Benjamin Russell Tech. Sgt. David Ryder Staff Sgt. Michelle Sabala Staff Sgt. Gerard Sabido Staff Sgt. Orlando Salas Staff Sgt. Isabel Sanchez Senior Airman Antonio Santiago Master Sgt. Matthew Scarbriel Staff Sgt. Brian Schiefer Staff Sgt. Pam Schmidt Staff Sgt. Tavares Schoultz Staff Sgt. Robert Seaman Staff Sgt. David Seely Master Sgt. Irene Sharp Tech. Sgt. Frank Shaskan Tech. Sgt. Kelly Shewfelt Tech. Sgt. Christopher Short Staff Sgt. James Shultz Master Sgt. Tammy Shy Master Sgt. Tarshia Siders Senior Airman Charles Simper Master Sgt. Verlon Sims Staff Sgt. Matthew Smith Staff Sgt. Robin Smith Senior Airman Shameeka Smith Staff Sgt. Zackary Smith Tech. Sgt. Jimmy Snow Tech. Sgt. Michael Spencer Senior Airman Adam Stacy Senior Airman Jason Steenbergen Tech. Sgt. Charles Stevens Staff Sgt. Satasha Stewart Staff Sgt. Christopher Stringer Senior Airman Desirae Strybos Senior Airman Eric Stuart Tech. Sgt. Shane Sullivan Staff Sgt. Lee Swaney Tech. Sgt. Marcia Swenson Senior Airman Benjamin Tackett Senior Airman Daniel Teske Staff Sgt. Justin Thibault Staff Sgt. Marcel Thom Senior Airman Jessica Thompson Tech. Sgt. Leslie Torrance Tech. Sgt. Kelly Totten Tech. Sgt. Etienne Tousignant Master Sgt. Gerald Tree Master Sgt. Tracy Try Tech. Sgt. William Turner Tech. Sgt. Cynthia Vetter Staff Sgt. Lee Vice Master Sgt. Julie Vollick Staff Sgt. Allison Walker Staff Sgt. Dennis Walker Staff Sgt. Erin Wallace-Sanders Senior Airman Brant Walton Master Sgt. Chad Watson Tech. Sgt. Richard Watson Staff Sgt. Ryan Watson Master Sgt. Matt Webster Master Sgt. David Wentz Staff Sgt. Joseph Wertz Master Sgt. Stephen Weyrick Master Sgt. Brian Wheeler Staff Sgt. Rebecca Widmer Staff Sgt. Michael Wildt Staff Sgt. Claudia Williams Master Sgt. Robert Williams Staff Sgt. Wilma Williams Tech. Sgt. John Williamson Airman 1st Class Jarvis Wilson Staff Sgt. Christina Winstead Master Sgt. Lawrence Wise Senior Airman Brock Wood Tech. Sgt. Michelle Woodland Master Sgt. Robert Woodland Staff Sgt. Ravan Worley Tech. Sgt. Norman Wyndham Tech. Sgt. Thomas Yingling Senior Airman Brett Yokota Master Sgt. Roberto Zapata Staff Sgt. Wayne Zuiderhof Staff Sgt. Jacob Zwierstra (Information provided by the Elmendorf Education Center)