Spring 2018 Commencement Program

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First National Bank Arena

Saturday, May 12, 2018 • 10:00 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.

Arkansas State University

History and Overview

Arkansas State University in Jonesboro enjoys a reputation as an excellent institution of higher education serving citizens throughout Arkansas and surrounding states. It is the only comprehensive public university located in this region. Dedicated to teaching, research and service, the university provides students with the broad educational foundations that help develop critical thinking and analytical skills, decision-making capabilities, and communication skills.

This institution was founded in Jonesboro in 1909 by the Arkansas General Assembly as a regional agricultural training school. It began offering a two-year college program in 1918, then became "First District Agricultural and Mechanical College" in 1925. A four-year degree program was begun in 1930, then A & M College became "Arkansas State College" in 1933. The Arkansas Legislature elevated the college to university status and changed the name to Arkansas State University in 1967. Today, the institution has more than 77,000 alumni. A-State was designated a tier I Southern Regional institution of higher education by the editors of U.S. News & World Report in the 2015 edition of “America’s Best Colleges.” Military Times Edge magazine listed A-State among the top 10 most veteran friendly institutions of higher education, and the editors of Military Advanced Education listed AState among the top military friendly institutions of higher education in 2015. More information about A-State is available at its web site, www.AState.edu.

Degree Programs

Master degree graduate programs were initiated in 1955, and Arkansas State began offering its first doctoral degree, in educational leadership, in the fall of 1992. Additional doctoral programs are now offered in environmental science, heritage studies, molecular biosciences, and physical therapy. Programs at the specialist, master, bachelor and associate degree levels are available through the various colleges which include Agriculture, Engineering and Technology; Business; Education and Behavioral Science; Liberal Arts and Communication; Nursing and Health Professions; and Sciences and Mathematics. Classes also are offered through Undergraduate Studies, The Honors College and the independent Department of Military Science. More information about the various colleges and academic departments is available through the Office of Academic Affairs and Research.

Accreditation

Arkansas State University's commitment to excellence in higher education is demonstrated by its accreditation by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association, as well as 23 specialized accrediting organizations. In addition, the university holds membership in numerous national organizations which support the highest educational standards.

The ASU System

The ASU System includes campuses at Jonesboro (Craighead County), which offers degree programs through the doctoral level; Beebe (White County), Mountain Home (Baxter County), Newport (Jackson County) and West Memphis (Crittenden County), where associate degree programs are offered; and at Heber Springs, Marked Tree and Searcy. Dr. Charles L. Welch is president of the Arkansas State University System, which was created by Board of Trustees resolution, effective July 1, 2006. Arkansas State University-Beebe became part of ASU in 1955. White River Vo-Tech at Newport became associated with ASU-Beebe in 1992; that campus is now Arkansas State University-Newport. The Mountain Home campus officially became ASU-Mountain Home on July 1, 1995. Delta Technical Institute at Marked Tree merged with ASU in 2001 and is now part of ASU-Newport. ASU-Heber Springs operates as a sister campus of ASU-Beebe. Foothills Technical Institute at Searcy was merged with ASU-Beebe on July 1, 2003, and is now ASU-Searcy, a technical institute of ASU-Beebe. Mid-South Community College in West Memphis became a member of the system in 2015 and changed its name to ASU Mid-South.

A-State offers bachelor degree programs, master degree programs and upper level courses through degree centers at ASU-Beebe, ASU-Mountain Home, and three other cities—Blytheville, Forrest City and West Memphis—where partnership agreements have been established in cooperation with the local community colleges. The university also operates instructional sites at nearby Paragould in Greene County and at Little Rock Air Force Base.

Enrollment Growth

Arkansas State University has grown significantly over the past three decades. The Jonesboro campus enrollment in the fall of 1985 was 8,446; in the fall of 2016, it was 14,074. Today, because of the close partnerships between the campuses, the university reports a combined enrollment for the ASU System. Total ASU System enrollment in the fall of 2015 was 23,277.

Mission

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Core Values

Arkansas State University Mission, Core

Values, and Vision

Arkansas State University educates leaders, enhances intellectual growth, and enriches lives.

Arkansas State University values the following as central to our success:

• Student-Centered: We are committed to education, inquiry and service in order to meet students’ changing needs. We foster lifelong learning, civic and social responsibility, leadership, and individual and career growth.

• Learning-Centered: We nurture intellectual flexibility, knowledge and skills by integrating teaching, research, assessment and learning to promote continuous improvement of our scholarly community.

• Excellence: We pursue excellence within the campus community through opportunities for achievement in teaching, research, scholarship, creative activity and service.

• Diversity: We embrace diversity in all of its dimensions realizing that mutual respect for individuality and the inclusion of all are vital for both personal and institutional success.

• Service: We support and recognize service at all levels of the university. We strive to contribute to the benefit of the university, the Delta, the state, the nation and the world.

• Integrity: We hold high standards of character and integrity as the foundations upon which the University is built.

Vision

Arkansas State University aspires to be an academic leader recognized for innovation and quality in teaching and learning, international standing in strategic research areas, and commitment to outreach and service to the Delta and beyond.

Dr. Tim Langford, Chair Little Rock, Arkansas

Mr. Niel Crowson, Vice-Chair Jonesboro, Arkansas

Mrs. Stacy Crawford, Secretary Jonesboro, Arkansas

PLATFORM PARTY

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Mr. Price Gardner Little Rock, Arkansas

Ms. Christy Clark Little Rock, Arkansas

PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM

Dr. Charles L. Welch

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY

Dr. Kelly Damphousse Chancellor

Dr. Lynita M. Cooksey Provost and Vice-Chancellor

Dr. Jason Penry Vice-Chancellor for University Advancement

Dr. Maurice Gipson Vice Chancellor for Community Engagement & Inclusion

Dr. William R. Stripling Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs

Dr. Len Frey Vice-Chancellor for Finance and Administration

Mr. Terry Mohajir Director of Athletics

ACADEMIC DEANS

Dr. Tim Burcham, Dean College of Agriculture, Engineering and Technology

Dr. Mary Jane Bradley, Dean College of Education and Behavioral Science

Dr. Susan Hanrahan, Dean College of Nursing and Health Professions

Dr. Jim Washam, Acting Dean Neil Griffin College of Business

Dr. Carl Cates, Dean College of Liberal Arts and Communication

Dr. Anne Grippo, Interim Dean College of Sciences and Mathematics

OTHER CEREMONY PARTICIPANTS

Dr. Mike McDaniel President, ASU Faculty Association Mace Bearer

Dr. Karen Wheeler Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Dr. Jill Simons Assistant Vice Chancellor for Retention & Completion

Ms. Sarah Eberwein Graduating Senior (10:00 a.m.)

Mr. Michael Doyle Procession Line Announcer (10:00 a.m.)

Dr. Evelyn Taylor Faculty Award—Excellence in Professional Service (10:00 a.m.)

Ms. Keri McPheron Interpreter (10:00 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.)

Dr. Nonie Wiggins President, ASU Alumni Association

Mr. Robert Morris Graduating Senior R. E. Lee Wilson Award Recipient (2:30 p.m.)

Mr. Matthew Carey Procession Line Announcer (2:30 p.m.)

Dr. Kate Krueger Faculty Award—Excellence in Academic Advising (2:30 p.m.)

UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT MARSHALS

Dr. Gil FowlerCollege of Liberal Arts and Communication Grand Marshal

MARSHALS FOR STUDENT PROCESSION Doctoral Degrees

Dr. Gil Fowler

Dr. Bert Greenwalt

Dr. Yeonsang Hwang

Dr. David Kern

Dr. Patricia Robertson

Ms. Brittney Johnson

Dr. Dixie Keyes

Dr. Ruth Owens

Dr. Holly Hall

Dr. Christina Akbari

Dr. Karen Blue

Dr. John Artim

Ms. Nikesha Nesbitt

Dr. Shivan Haran

Dr. Rajesh Sharma

Dr. Nicole Covey

Dr. Loretta McGregor

Dr. Claire Abernathy

Ms. Annette Bednar

Ms. Shanon Brantley

Dr. Travis Marsico

College of Liberal Arts and Communication

Specialist, Master, Baccalaureate and Associate Degrees

College of Agriculture, Engineering and Technology

Neil Griffin College of Business

College of Education and Behavioral Science

College of Liberal Arts and Communication

College of Nursing and Health Professions

College of Sciences and Mathematics

Undergraduate Studies

MARSHALS FOR FACULTY PROCESSION

College of Agriculture, Engineering and Technology

College of Agriculture, Engineering and Technology

College of Education and Behavioral Science

College of Education and Behavioral Science

College of Liberal Arts and Communication

College of Nursing and Health Professions

College of Nursing and Health Professions

College of Sciences and Mathematics

T H E P R O G R A M

PRE-CEREMONY CONCERT.........................The Arkansas State University Commencement Band

Dr. Timothy Oliver, Conductor

Dr. Lauren Schack Clark, Pianist

Ammerland........................................................................................................Jacob de Haan

As Summer Was Just Beginning...............................................................................Larry Daehn

Declaration Overture........................................................................................Claude T. Smith

Flourish for Wind Band........................................................................Ralph Vaughan Williams

Overture for Winds..............................................................................................Charles Carter

Three Ayres from Gloucester..................................................................................Hugh Stuart Toccata for Band.................................................................................................Frank Erickson

ACADEMIC PROCESSION

*Processional: Pomp and Circumstance.....................................................................Edward Elgar

Order of Procession

Mace Bearer

Chancellor and Platform Party

Marshals

Graduating Classes

Marshals

Faculty of the University

OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM

*The Star-Spangled Banner...................................................................................Francis Scott Key

Mr. Quaine Hogan (10:00 a.m.) Vocalist

Ms. Victoria Dryer, Ms. Breunka Kimbrough, Ms. Crystal Kachevas, Ms. Emily Lindley, Ms. Kiera Payne, Ms. Ivory Wells (2:30 p.m.) Vocalists

Dr. Lauren Schack Clark Pianist

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS...................................................Dr. Kelly Damphousse Chancellor of the University

REMARKS ON BEHALF OF THE FACULTY ASSOCIATION...............Dr. Evelyn Taylor (10:00 a.m.) Faculty Award - Excellence in Professional Service

Dr. Kate Krueger (2:30 p.m.)

Faculty Award - Excellence in Academic Advising

REMARKS ON BEHALF OF THE GRADUATING CLASS...............Ms. Sarah Eberwein (10:00 a.m.)

Graduating Senior

Mr. Robert Morris (2:30 p.m.)

Graduating Senior and R. E. Lee Wilson Award Winner

*Please stand for the processional and the anthem.

CONFERRAL OF HONORARY DOCTORAL DEGREE...............................Dr. Kelly Damphousse (2:30 p.m.)

PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES.................................................Dr. Lynita Cooksey Provost and Vice-Chancellor

CONFERRAL OF DEGREES.................................................................Dr. Kelly Damphousse

INDUCTION INTO ASU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.........................................Dr. Nonie Wiggins President, A-State Alumni Association

*THE ASU ALMA MATER....................................................Ms. Kaytie Bagwell (10:00 a.m.) Vocalist

Ms. Victoria Dryer, Ms. Breunka Kimbrough, Ms. Crystal Kachevas, Ms. Emily Lindley, Ms. Kiera Payne, Ms. Ivory Wells (2:30 p.m.) Vocalists

Our Alma Mater A.S.U. Your hallowed halls shall ring With praise by daughter and noble son Who proudly stand and sing. Mem’ries of your stirring glory And of youthful friends we knew The red and black shall ever wave on high for A.S.U.

Dr. Lauren Schack Clark Pianist

ACADEMIC RECESSION

**Recessional.........................................The Arkansas State University Commencement Band

Dr. Timothy Oliver, Conductor

Dr. Lauren Schack Clark, Pianist

Brighton Beach.................................................................................................William Latham

Emblem of Unity.....................................................................................................J.J. Richards

March and Procession of Bacchus...........................................................................Leo Delibes

Military Escort....................................................................................................Harold Bennett

*Please stand for the Alma Mater.

**Please be seated for the recession.

STATEOF ARKANSAS

ASA HUTCHINSON GOVERNOR

Honorary Degree

Doctor of Humane Letters

Mr. F. O’Neil “Neil” Griffin

Mr. F. O’Neil “Neil” Griffin attended Arkansas State and earned his business administration degree in 1948. A native of the Needham Community east of Jonesboro, Neil Griffin served in the United States Navy in the Pacific theater during World War II. Upon his discharge, he utilized his G.I. Bill benefits to enroll at then Arkansas State College. He completed his degree in just over two and a half years, and began a career in professional accounting.

From his base in Texas, he moved into a wide range of business endeavors including investment banking and CEO of two publically held corporations. Now retired and residing in Kerrville, Mr. Griffin is engaged primarily in philanthropy and angel investing with emerging industries.

He and his family foundation have been major contributors to college scholarship programs, the arts and healthcare. Mr. Griffin has lived by the strong principle that good fortune is for sharing.

In the past, Mr. Griffin supported scholarships for Arkansas State students. Recently Mr. Griffin added to his commitment to his alma mater through a $10 million gift for the College of Business. In recognition for the gift, the Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees named the Neil Griffin College of Business. In addition to his own recognition, the university also bestows the first diploma to a graduate of the Griffin College.

In recognition of his lifelong commitment to Arkansas State University, to the life-changing power of attainment of a university degree, and to his desire to uplift and assist the students of his native state, the university bestows upon him the 18th honorary doctorate.

“Education is number one.

Education changes your life.

There is no way to change your life without education.”

-- Neil Griffin, April 3, 2018

CANDIDATES FOR DOCTORAL DEGREES

Doctor of Education

Dava L. Brock

M.S., University of Central Arkansas

B.S., University of Central Arkansas

DISSERTATION ADVISOR:Dr. John A. Beineke

DISSERTATION TITLE:Counseling Staff Perceptions of Visibility of Mental Health Services at Community Colleges in Southeast United States

DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT:Educational Leadership

Brandy Desiree Humphrey

Ed.S., Arkansas State University

M.A., Arkansas State University

B.A., Arkansas State University

DISSERTATION ADVISOR:Dr. Steve Bounds

DISSERTATION TITLE: An Ethnographic Study on a Select Group of Student Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury as They Transition into Higher Learning

DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership

Kimberley Ravonna Johnson

Ed.S., Arkansas State University

M.S., Arkansas State University

B.S., Arkansas State University

B.S., Arkansas State University

DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Dr. Steve Bounds

DISSERTATION TITLE: Counseling First-Year in Higher Education: Institutional Practices and African American Students’ Persistence

DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership

Richard Robert O’Connell

Ed.S., Arkansas State University

M.B.A., University of Central Arkansas

B.S., Harding University

DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Dr. Joseph Nichols

DISSERTATION TITLE: School Leader Perceptions of the Effectiveness of the Danielson Model for Teacher Evaluation

DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership

Martha Brown Spack

M.S., Arkansas State University

B.A., Arkansas Tech University

DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Dr. Joseph Nichols

DISSERTATION TITLE: Understanding the Impact of Student Engagement on the Graduation Rates of Higher Education Institution

DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership

Doctor of Philosophy

Haley Wimpy Fitzgerald

M.A., Arkansas State University

M.A., Arkansas State University

B.A., Arkansas State University

DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Dr. Deborah Chappel-Traylor

DISSERTATION TITLE:  Memoirs of the West Memphis Three: History, Heritage, and Literature

DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Heritage Studies

Doctor of Philosophy (continued)

Bryan James Pierce

M.A., Armstrong Atlantic State University

B.A., Valdosta State University

DISSERTATION ADVISOR:Dr. Lauri Umansky

DISSERTATION TITLE:Revelation of Obscurity in an Empire: Reinterpreting “Outsider Art” as a Preservation Tool in a Rural Alabama Cultural Heritage Site, Museum of Wonder DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Heritage Studies

Carlos Alberto Rosado-Berrios

M.S., Arkansas State University

B.A., University of Puerto Rico

DISSERTATION ADVISOR:Dr. Jennifer L. Bouldin

DISSERTATION TITLE: Water Quality Assessment of the Lower Cache and the Bayou DeView Rivers, Arkansas: An Assessment of Nutrients, Sediment, Lead, and Acute Toxicity of Acephate and Thiamethoxam DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Biological Sciences

Amy Catherine Ulmer

M.A., Arkansas State University

B.A., Hendrix College

DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Dr. Deborah Chappel-Traylor

DISSERTATION TITLE: Fat Shaming the Delta: How Social Issues are Individualized via ‘Delta Obesity Talk’ DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Heritage Studies

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

CANDIDATES FOR MASTER DEGREES

Master of Science in Agriculture

Abdulelah Abdulaziz Alasfour

Omar Alkhateeb

Sarahjane Tollett Beauchamp

Cassandre L. Burdett

Dara Vutha Chan

Fletcher Clark Dowell

Ronnie Lee Hinson

Addison Denae Jacobs

Master of Engineering Management

Ahmed Abdulla Albofalah

Issac Lashawn Bradley

Hector Manuel Castillo

Tarun Vishwanath Chincholi

Cody Hardin

Master of Science in Engineering

Allie Ragan Kendall

Danyel Auburn Nobles

Pruthvi Raj Pola

Caleb Hunter Smith

Shailaja Vemula

Kassy L. Whitener

Kathryn M. Brown-Womack

Thomas Andrew Hatfield II

Aditya Pradeep Kumar

John Robert Mauldin

David Alan Odom

Samia SanjariMohammad Waliullah

CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

Names of honor students, and their honors designations, appear in boldface italics.

Bachelor of Applied Science

Matthew Thomas KellyNick Robertson

Bachelor of Science

Hayden Hunter Blankenship

Verlin G. Cotter

Tonya D. Head

Robert Carlton Ingram Sr.

Todd James Linker

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Zachary Lee Anderson

Blake Gordon Askew

William Howard Ballard

Blake Stephen Rylant

Bobby L. Shipman III

Ryan Darrell Sluder

James Matthew Strange

Avery Coy Bise

Summa Cum Laude/Honors Program

Alec Trevor Brands

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (continued)

Brett Logan Breckling

Blake Alan Brewer

Meagan Elizabeth Bridgeman

Logan Ervin Briley

Dana Drake Brown

Camden Lane Bryant

Makenly Elise Coles

Bethany M. Counts

Cum Laude

Marla Elise Crancer

Olivia Cristine Crisp

Isaac Keith Davis

Stephon Arquel Davis

David Seth Dewitt

Seth Weldon Doremus

Dylan Lane Edrington

Michael Steven Foster

Trevor Alan Garner

Matt Gattis

Yuka Gotani

Cum Laude

Joseph Richard Gothard

Garret Joseph Harlow

Kristi Nicole Houck

Tabitha Lynn Hudspeth

Magna Cum Laude

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Abdul Basith Athlaf Hashim

Amy Beth Johnson

Thaddeus Ryan LyBrand

Emilio Alberto Betanzo Perez

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Mohammad Sami Alshamsi

Hasan Mahdi Alshehab

Mack Douglas Benson

Brandon Dakota Brock

Tyler Blake Cornwell

Magna Cum Laude/University Honors

Thomas Jay Eggenspiller Jr.

Christopher A. Jones

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Ryan Steven Brumwell

Benjamin Jeremiah Bush

Cum Laude/University Honors

John Matthew Charles

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Darryl Dromgoole II

Tierra J. Hughes

Logan Cliff Immel

Emma E. Johnson

Lauren Elizabeth Jones

Dagan Sloan Knoll

Jeremiah James Koetje

Jordan D. Landers

AnnaLisa M. Meredith

Ty Colton Minton

Cum Laude

Austin Kyle Murray

Erica Ashley Nichols

Jonathan Blake Powell

Carson Tyler Priddle

Cum Laude

Alex Michael Riggs

Michael Bryce Sanderlin

Stephen Lynn Shirley

Ryan Andrew Shock

Brock Randall Stimach

William D. Streeter

Shauna N. Taylor

Grant R. Walling

Stormy Eve Weiand

Brianna Sheree Whitley

Jonathan Samuel Winn

Samuel Winfred Slayter Spann

Paul Wayne Turner III

Jesse Shane Ward

Allen B. Kirk

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Joshua B. Lawson

Hannah Leigh Massey

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

Katherine Elizabeth Norton

Colby R. Price

Kayla Ann Wood

Kordell T. Hightower

Hunter Logan Holcomb

Cum Laude

Jonathan Edward Howard

Cum Laude

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (continued)

Lauren Elizabeth Johnson

Magna Cum Laude

Philip M. Kent III

Yasir Al Nagmosh

Aaron S. Price

Patrick Cale Quinn

Magna Cum Laude

Braden M. Reed

Summa Cum Laude/Honors Program

Tanner Wayne Rich

Chase Micheal Rowan

Jacob Earl Sanders

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Littal Sini

Donavon Rashad Tony

Tyler Daniel Upchurch Honors Program

Collin R. Weatherly

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Hanna Lauren Woody

NEIL GRIFFIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

CANDIDATES FOR MASTER DEGREES

Master of Accountancy

Rami Hamdan Aljabri

Salman Sulaiman Almureef

John Colton Hale

Master of Business Administration

Jeremy S. Adams

Kevin A. Cross

Christopher Matthew Curtis

Tamires Rante de Souza

Linh Khanh Doan

Hunter Brooks Eads

Tanner L. Grayham

Justin Albert Hill

Mohammed Abdullah S Bin Khunfur

Puneet Kanwar Singh Mann

Erin Allyssa Howard

Alex Loewer

Karanisha Shanice Murry

Radhika Nitin Parekh

Moroni Teofilo Bento Rodrigues

Michael Brandon Rogers

Oswin Wessel Schlenkrich

Hunter L. Smith

Thao Tran

Stephanie L. Trivino

Yiming Xu

CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

Names of honor students, and their honors designations, appear in boldface italics.

Bachelor of Arts

Ethan Woodson Adams

Jonathan Dean Arrington

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Shodai Kajitani

Tristan L. Sweatt

Cum Laude

Amy Renee Clay-Thomas

John Michael Trowbridge

Bachelor of Science

Yagiz Akkoc

Katlyn Elizabeth Allred

Summa Cum Laude/University Honors

Thomas Joseph Avila

Lindsey Renea Bailey

Amanda Michelle Baker

Katie Miranda Barnes

Jaysa LeAnn Barnett

Cum Laude

Darby Nicole Bouland

Cum Laude

Grant Allen Brazil

Brianna Leigh Brooks

Brian Chance Brown

Haley L. Brown

Nathan Anthony Buie

Evan James Caddy

Johnathan Blake Carlile

Rixin Chen

Austin Wade Cole

Shelby Suzanne Cole

Ashley Nichole Collins

Colin L. Crawford

Richard Donald Crawford

Summa Cum Laude/University Honors

William Cordell Crowley

Tionne LaShe Crutchfield

Hayley Cullison

Kellen Vance Davis

Cum Laude

Bryce William Denker

Cum Laude

Christopher Pete Drennan

Blake Wilson Duhamel

Seth Bradley Eakin

Cullen Bryant Estes

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Maria Angelica Rose Ellaso Etters

Diana DeShawn Eveland

Toni Elizabeth Fink

Daniel Lynn Flanery Jr.

Linda Michele Forbis

Cum Laude

Timothy Michael Forney

Kyle Justin Fouts

Michael Aubrey Freeman

Jacob M. Fry

Britney Michelle Fuller

Honors Program

Sheena Marie Gammon

George Gatewood III

Joshua Raymond Goldsmith

Cum Laude

Holly Renea Gonzales

Jacob Dylan Green

Clayton Woodrow Hales

Morgan Mae Hall

Kaley Erin Hawkins

Magna Cum Laude

Dakota L. Hedden

Hayden Warren Henderson

Allen Jay Henley

Jake A. Hickman

Brady Heath Higgins

Thomas Nathanial Hills

Payton M. Holcomb

Tristan Blake Horne

Clayton Richard Howard

Magna Cum Laude

Gatlin S. Hufstedler

Andrew William Huseman

Cum Laude

Julian Glenn Jackson

Dawid Rickus Jacobs

Cum Laude

Aleksandar Jaksic

Azalea Renee Jenkins

Jordon Williams Jernigan

Holly Danielle Johnson

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

Clay Lawrence Jones

Crystal Hope Jones

Drew Souder Jones

Magna Cum Laude

Jordan Rose Kasza

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

Miranda Alain Keys

Hwi Kim

Caleb Allen King

Cum Laude

Joshua Michael King

Yuta Kinoshita

Matthew Boyd Kirkendoll

Kevin Thomas Kramarski

Amber L. Larkin

Jacob W. Lawrence

Angelina Louise Cearns-Lawson

Yullim Lee

Baylee Ann LeMay

Ethan McCuistion Lewis

Kewei Li

Kristen Breanne Lilly

Summa Cum Laude/University Honors

Melisa Rochelle Logan

Qingleyang Lyu

Justin M. Martin

Christien T. McClaughlin

Hunter Wray McQueen

Michael Craig Meredith

Lauren Blake Mitchell

Summa Cum Laude

Bachelor of Science

(continued)

Trenton Jackson Mullins

Summa Cum Laude

Alexander Ryan Myers

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

Collin Tanner Napier

Cum Laude

Andrew R. Neeley

Holly Elizabeth Noell

Collin John Nord

Arturo Orozco

Ana Sofia Osorio

Brianna Danielle Parsley

Trupti Chiragkumar Patel

Tristan Howell Payne

Honors Program

Jose Daniel Buelto Perez

David Randall Phillips

Brooke Nicole Pinkus

Sarah Grace Pitts

Magna Cum Laude

Victoria Rose Presley

Jeffery Brayden Prestidge

William Dylan Quickel

James F. Rasch

Avery Glenn Ray

Drew Alan Rea

Aaron Bryce Redmond

Austin C. Reed

Summa Cum Laude/Honors Program

Maya Gabriell Reed

Cody E. Reithemeyer

Haley Michelle Richard

Madison Michelle Riley

Nathan Thomas Riley

Kadrianne Michel Roberts

Peyton Haleyann Roe

Leslie A. Rogers

Kelsie Susanne Roland

Josephine D. Rose

Cum Laude

William Gardner Rose

Jacob W. Scott

Courtney Alyce Sears

Joon Won Seo

Kenzy Alysa Shaw

Caleb J. Shipley

Alec Jordan Shourd

Rachel Victoria Simmons

Ella J. Sisco

Payton Cole Sledge

Anthony Quinn Smith

Steven Thomas Smith

Eunjin So

Cum Laude

Melanie Starks

Haley Jorden Starrett

Jerry Lee Stegall Jr.

Grant A. Stevens

Sarah Elizabeth Stone

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Tyler Douglas Stone

Clinton T. Summers

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

Logan Alec Surdam

Jacob Thomas Sutton

Megan Rose Taverna

Taylor Lyndsey Teague

Nathaniel Thomas Tiner

Ervin Eliud Torres

Kaycee Lynn Tucker

Cum Laude

Kristen Jo Vaughn

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Weston Lee Wagner

Johnathon Tucker Ward

Takara Taylor Jordan Warren

De’Airis Nicole Weakley

Preston S. Weigel

Thomas West

Jasmine Shardé Williams

Justin D. Wolfe

Jinmo Yang

Cum Laude

Lie Yang

Jiazhen Yin

Dylan Blaine York

Alexandria Lee Young

CANDIDATES FOR ASSOCIATE DEGREES

Associate of Science

Jessica L. GilbertCynthia Gledhill Green

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE

CANDIDATES FOR DOCTORAL DEGREES

Doctor of Education

Dava L. Brock

Brandy Desiree Humphrey

Kimberley Ravonna Johnson

Richard Robert O’Connell

Martha Brown Spack

CANDIDATES FOR SPECIALIST DEGREES

Specialist in Community College Education

Veronica N. Davis

Specialist in Education

Bryan Wayne Agan

Jason Eugene Agee

Nekeya Felipe Ailsworth

Brooke Nicole Aldridge

Robyn Elyse Aldridge

Kendrick I. Alexander

Casondra Ann Allen

Vantney Denae Alums

Jondavid William Amerson

Bryan Michael Austin

Ruth Ann Banta

J. Lee Barger

Jonathan Curtis Barger

Steven D. Barr

Lance Alden Barrett

Amber Renee Beard

Jonathan Stephen Beard

Rosemary Hooter Bell

Brook Elisabeth Bennett

Sandra Kay Biri

Justin Tolley Blanchard

Brad L. Bland

Lesa A. Blees

Jake W. Boswell

Christina M. Bourbon

Sarah Nicole Brevoort

Brooke Ashley Brewer

Traci Leigh Brewington

Tiffany C. Bridgforth

Courtney Elyse Brown

Lauren Hopkins Brown

Elizabeth Williams Bryce

Bridget Jane Buckley

Emma Caroline Bucy

Joshua A. Buford

Sherri Miller Burgess

Brandy Nicole Burke

Tiffany Hawkins Caldwell

Deshannon L. Smith

Rebecca S. Camp

Mandee L. Carmical

Caitlin Megan Carney

Carl Michael Carney

Caitlan Danielle Chagnon

Amye Beth McAlister Chambers

Jennifer Elizabeth Chrane

Joncarlo Ciccone

Joseph Thomas Clark

Shelly Ann Clayton

Allison B. Clem

Karen Martin Cook

Samantha Sue Crawford

Kimberly Dawn Crumby

Freda Cage Crutchfield

Shanna LaShell Daniel

Gina Lee Day

Brooke Alford Dodd

Charolette S. Duncan

Azeeka Lachet Dunigan

Marissa A. Eskew

Antonio D. Evans

Christopher Ryan Evans

Rebecca J. Evans

Jason W. Evers

Karen Beth Flynn

Trey Forrester

Amy Ellen Forte

Kelly Margaret Gabe

Todd Edward Gates

Lauren Allen Germany

Kellye L. Glidewell

Jeri Lynn Gonzales

Ryan Matthew Goostree

Whitney Brooke Goostree

Melissa F. Gray

Leah Hall

Lauren Suzanne Hanley

Specialist in Education (continued)

Benjamin K. Harp

Samantha Lee Harrison

Kristin Merritt Havens

Emily Jane Hoffman

Helen A. Jennings Hood

Sarah Kathryn Horton

Jason Anthony House

Danielle Renee Howard

Elisabeth Howard

Seth Harmual Howerton

Andrea Ingram

Patrice Dionne Ingram

Alyssa Gail Ishmael

Gary Bernard Jackson

Franklin James Janaskie, Jr.

Amanda Lindsay Johnson

Cody Jordan King

Yolanda Denise Lett-Lambert

Sherrie Denice LeSure

Robert A. Lindley

Danielle Nicole Lutz

Caroline Adele Lynch

Liza Michele Martiniello

Libby Jean Mason

Taylor K. Massa

Jamie Lynn Mathis

Danny Keith Matthews, II

Gabrielle A. Mergist

John R. Milholland

Christopher Michael Miller

Lynette Kuntz Miller

Tyeshail JaNae Miller

Chelsea Raeann Morse

Ashley Nicole Morton

Christy Farris Moss

Steven Michael Moss

Evan Moxie

Monika Chanta Newson

Desirae L. Niemann

Erin Rogers Odom

Trevor S. Olsen

Kara M. Palikij

Eric Hanley Martis Phillips

Stacie DeLynn Phillips

James Stephen Poindexter

Adrienne Elizabeth Raspberry

Kennidi Ramone Ridgell

Dana C. Ritter

Timothy Robert Ritter

Master of Arts in Teaching

Veronica Katryce Robinson

Sara Routh

Mark Alan Rutherford

Carlos Alberto Ceron Sanabria

Matt Sanders

Meredith Lynne Schwendemann

Billy Dean Scott

Amy D. Scroggins

David Mark Sheely

Paulette Suzanne Sherrer

Sarah Lynn Shows

Stephanie Joy Clark-Shutes

Angela Sievers

Erika Raye Simpson

Kelsey LeAnn Sloas

Roxann Shenel Smartt

Britney Michelle Smith

Crystal P. Smith

LaCheryl Camas Smith

Yolanda Teshekia Smith

Curt Dean Sparks

Rachel Rae Stauffer

Jennifer Lee Stevens

Lourie N. Webb-Stivers

Cody J. Strahan

Alexander J. Swenson

Mark Alan Taylor

Morgan Paige Taylor

Vickie Lynn Taylor

Brandi Nicole Tims

Emily Yvonne Tobin

Emily Renee Vallandingham

Joshua Trotter Vest

Anna Beth Viets

Jessica Lynn Wagner

La’Sandria Ward

Aaron White III

York Edwin Wilborn, Jr.

Christopher Robin Williams

Peggy Joan Williams

Anna Marilyn Willoughby

Sarah Suttle Wilson

Wendy M. Winston

Jennifer Lynn Winters

Tabitha Jean Wolfe

Jennifer Jill Woolard

James Matthew Wright

Latonya Wright

Dennis James Yocham

CANDIDATES FOR MASTER DEGREES

Katie Caroline AldridgeKourtnei Alexandria Qualls

Master of Science

James Edward Agnew

John-Thomas Barlow

Faison Earl George Bragg

Tracy Robin Buchanan

Hannah Lucy Dunderdale

Loretta Michelle Dyer

Chance L. Edman

Anthony Eldridge

Emily Nicole Fisher

Nicole Michelle Frushour

Shelly Dawn Funk

Robert Neal Gordon

Matthew G. Johnson

Charlet N. Jones

Ivory Evette Jones

Rachel Anne Lamb

Denika Renea Martin

Jacqueline Denise Martin

Matthew Dendy McCrory

Max Jon McGrail

Master of Science in Education

Jennifer L. Adams

Melissa Thaggard Adams

Ann W. Ahrendsen

Rebecca M. Alexander

Melissa Sue Allen

Matthew L. Allison

Keely Elizabeth Amos

Bonnie S. Anderson

Clarice Nicole Anderson

Sarah Anderson

Tameka C. Anderson

Melissa Dawn Anthony

Shawn C. Arnell

Melissa Elizabeth Atkins

Johnathan M. Atkins

Nathan Glen Atkins

Brittany Jordan Avent

Alicia Michelle Bailey

Veronica Jean Ballard

Katherine Marie Barone

Angela M. Barr

Robin Michelle Barrett

Kerri Leann Baugh

Ryan Allan Beaman

Jamie Lynn Bell

Philicia R. Bell

Kristina Berger

Hailey Elizabeth Bieler

Gloria Sue Blair

Abbi Lanea Blankenship

Bree Michelle Boudoin

Jennifer Nichole Morehead

Laci Nicole Owens

Megan Lynn Oxford

Linzy F. Patterson II

Britney Sharron Phillips

Nicole Lyn Poggendorf

Jessie Lee Porter III

Amanda R. Reed

Jarod C. Roberts

Brett Ashley Scharite

Spencer Lee Shannon

Jeremy Wayne Smith

Olivia Katherine Smith

Robert Earnest Smith

Jenny Tiet

Nathaniel Charles Todd

Elizabeth Anne White

Kourtni Renee Williams

Jordan Nicole Wiseman

Mallory Elizabeth Yarbrough

Angela Marie Bracken

Laura Anne Bradow

Rhonda Brasfield

Daniel Braun

Jordon A. Bright

Andrew Calvin Brown

Karen Sue Brown

Meghan Ashley Brown

Daniel Francis Bryant

Brenda C. Burkhalter

Lynn Bentivegna Burton

Kellee Marie Cagle

Karen Elizabeth Carnley

Vickie Sue Carroll

Amanda Renee Casteel

Crystal Castellanos

Stephanie Caster

Kyle Austin Caton

Noah L. Chagnon

Yolanda S. Charles

Sandra Renee Charlestream

Nikki L. Childers

Carolyn Anne Clark

Ryan Lee Clayborn

Stacy Renee Clayton

Stephanie Lynn Clayton

Karen K. Cleaver

Sylvia Ann Clements

Danna Watson Clemmons

Erin Elizabeth Cline

Christina L. Coffman

Master of Science in Education (continued)

Mary Louise Coker

Emily Colston

Kendra Suzette Colston

Shelli Dyan Conrad

Jamie Caryol Cook

Julie Burchfield Cooper

Melissa Cormier

Kali Maureen Cornell

Laurie Brooke Cothren

Summer Coates Craddock

Olivia J. Crossett

Kellye Ann Cuzzort

Jonathan Davis Dardenne

Kelley Pennington Darr

Sarah Diane Davis

Wyndi Nelson Davis

Amanda Faith DeJournett

Jodi Nicole Delaney

Loukas George Dimitoulis

Theresa Alice Doud

Toni Elaine Dozier

Angela Mynette Drennan

Kevin Andrew Dresser

Jacob Drury

Raelin M. Duck

Amy Elizabeth Dudley

Carl Hollis Duncan

Michael David Dunlap

Alan Ray Dupree

Jade A. Durham

Sheena Veretta Earl

Olivia Rachelle Ehle

Grace Ekwue

Leisa N. Ellison

Brandon Elmore

Kaitlyn Michelle Estlick

Amanda Kay Etter

Susan Marie Farmer

Kyle Grant Fields

Kevin G. Figley

Jason Jerrod Fite

Kimberly Anne Sabbert Fleming

Tyler L. Fletcher

Jennifer Lynne Forbes

Shanna Rickaquel Ford

Kandace Brooke Franks

Christopher Paul Fussell

Quintarus Vandal Gaines

John Koy Garmrath

Rachel Gasaway

Paula Nanette Gentry

Whitley Paige George

Courtney L. Germaine

Erin Rebecca Gibson

Brenda R. Gitter

Stephanie Givens

Cristina Godoy

Christopher Layne Godwin

Jacob Randall Gogan

Ashley Brick Goodbar

Amber Wood Goodman

Matthew Gorham

Jae Katherine Gosney

James Christopher Grace

Russell Wayne Granberry

Ryan Keith Gray

Amanda Leger Greer

Jonathan Hunter Gregory

Daniel Mark Gressett

Jennifer Leigh Grider

Amber Dawn Grimes

John Thomas Hall

Shelley C. Hargett

Velma Denise Harrington

Christina Christodoulos Harrison

Lydia Kathryn Harrison

Courtney Lauren Hart

Kristen Danielle Zadroga-Hart

Aaron Kyle Heard

Ginger R. Hearn

Merrie Kyle Heatherly

Fay Ruth Hendrickson

Tamara Denise Finchis-Henry

Nathan Forrest Hickerson

Rita A. Hilton

Brittany Nycole Hix

Natalie Lane Holmes

Wesley D. Hooper

Jaimee Dalton Hudson

Rebecca M. Hughes

Kayleigh Renee Hutcheson

Tracie G. Ingram

Clifton Lucas Ivy

Cassandra Ramona James

Kylee J. Jernigan

Jordyn P. Johnson

Lindsey Shona Johnson

Kimberly Ann Johnston

Brian Kent Jones

Shayla W. Jordan

Weslyne Joseph

Meagan Nicole Joslin

Carla J. Judd

Tanya Michelle Keck

Tiffany Johnson Ketchum

Sharon Jeanette Kindrix

Mark King

Brandon Hunter Kirk

Lisa Renee Kish

Daniel J. Klein

Master of Science in Education (continued)

Shelly Rose Knapp

Jocelyn Elaine Knuckles

Kimberlee Marie Knutzen

Judy Lynn Lambertus

Crystal R. P. Lampkin

Brandon E. Langer

Carmen Langston

Roshanda Marie-Clark Lavender

Kaleigh Erin Lay

Christy Lynn Lett

Susan Antoinette Lockhart

Calley Lauren Logan

Brenda Michelle Louis

Melody Manley

Leona Joy Martin

Michelle Rene Martin

Tonya Theresa Mason

Laura Simpkins Matz

Lisa Dawn May

Raymond E. Mayer

Monty K. Mayfield

Erin Lea McBride

Kara A. McBroom

Laci McClung

Courtney Brashier McCrory

Jennifer N. McCullough

Matthew Edward McMillin

Kimberly Ann McMullan

Tamela Gillis McRaney

Ashley Melton

Dana J. Menard

Angela Marie Menne

Kevin E. Meythaler

Wendy Grugett Michael

Orice Deneen Miller

Ashia Nicole Mills

Melody Ann Mills

Johanna Nicholas Millsap

Monica Mitchell

Amanda J. Mitts

Alicia D. Mizell

Julianne Rene Moore

Mary Gail Moore

Sarah E. Morphis

Shanna Mounts

Dominic Raymond Mulieri

Brandon Earl Mullins

Bilen Mulugeta

Kelsey Therese Nave

Justin Newman

Rachel Elaine Newman

Kari D. Newton

Katherine Denise Nichols

Olivia Linette Nixon

Frances Leann Clark Padbury

Elizabeth A. Palmer

Ashley Nicole Parks

Nadene Marie Parshall

Wendy Lynn Parsons

Amy Michelle Pembleton

Angela Eldridge Peranich

Zachary D. Petty

Courtney Renee’ Pigg

Samuel Robert Pitlyk

Sarah Ann Pollack

Brooke Nicole Poole

Kellie Williams Poole

Caitlin Elizabeth Preston

Karen Fields Price

Robert Lee Primus Jr.

April Lashay Prunty

Paige Colvin Puckett

Nicole Petrina Racic

Stacey Lynne Randell

Brian David Raney

Skyler David Rawlins

Cynthia Leigh Ray

David Truett Reese

LaTeshia Rhoad

Michelle Alene Richards

Jody Riley

Regina Christine Rizzutto

Ryan Monroe Roberts

Danton T. Robertson

Eric Robertson

Jessica N. Robinson

Lana Gander Rodgers

Kristen L. Rodriguez

Kevin Wade Ross

Danette Kathleen Roth

John S. Rowlett

Pamela W. Ruehr

Jarah Elizabeth Russell

Michael V. Russo II

Tyler Ryerson

John Ryan Sacco

Jeremy R. Sartain

James Lawrence Scarpace

Shana Lynnette Schneider

Brittani L. Schoonover

Kimberly Park Shaeffer

Sarah J. Shamburger

Sanrick O. Shannon

Virginia R. Shikle

Joy Lynne Shinault

Andrew J. Sills

Tara Medling Skelton

Brionne Angelique Smith

Kerry Annette Smith

Kristopher Wade Smith

Master of Science in Education

Salley Hiott Smith

Sandra A. Smith

Ashley Nichole Snider

Carrinna LuAnne Snider

Tina Kay Sorensen

Charity Dianne Spann

Kristopher P. Sperry

Jennifer Lynn St.Germain

Jenny Leigh Stewart

Peter Strandes

Charity F. Strong

Elizabeth Glenn Stuart

David Avila Svensen

Kellina Latishia Swan

Christina Denae Tangman

Alexandria Rachel Tanner

Morgan Brynn Temple

Nathaniel Thomas

Debra Renee Thompson

Kristie Michelle Thompson

Esta Lucille Thurman

Shaley Lynne Tolbert

Britni Danelle Troglin

Thomas K. Upchurch

Lena Elisabeth VanCamp

Leah Kelsey Vandiver

Sandra H. VanMatre

Julie L. Vaughn

Allen Edward Vernon III

Melanie Anne Vulgamott

Jaime LeAnne Watson

Nicole Lynn Webb

Destin Nicole Westmoreland

Carly R. Whitaker

Melissa Ann Wiertzema

Amy Elizabeth Wilbanks

Aaron A. Wilkins

Ana Elise Williams

Ashley Nicole Williams

Brenda Williams

Tracey Diane Williams

Andrea B. Wilson

Julie Wilson

Kristin Channing Wilson

Terrance Kadeem Wilson

Emily Claire Windham

Sebrina K. Winningham

Brandi L. Wise

Elizabeth April Witt

Katherine Abigail Cole Wren

Patricia Marie Wyatt

Amy Elisabeth Zluticky

CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

Names of honor students, and their honors designations, appear in boldface italics.

Bachelor of Science

Brandon Charles Akers

Bryan M. Ayers

Heather Lynn Banks

Daniel Lucas Barber

Ian Christopher Benner

Lauren Monique Bradshaw

Olivia Claire Brown

Cum Laude

Dylan Thomas Bullard

Sara Alise Burchfield

Marva Lynette Burgess

Shawn Michael Canty

Erika Renee Carpenter

Erin Elizabeth Carson

Magna Cum Laude/University Honors

Tayler Madison Carter

Elizabeth Danielle Chapman

JeKayla C. Curtis

Jama Lynn Domerese

Lauren Olivia DuBar

Magna Cum Laude

Kaitlyn Allison Evance

Zacharey J. Garner

Jordan Alexandra Glover

Magna Cum Laude

Kaitlyn Alice Hale

Hannah Rae Hart

Blake A. Higdon

Brandon Jacob Higdon

Heather Denece Hodge

Peyton Holzhauer

Sarah Marie Howard

Anna Grace Hughes

Ashley N. Hurst

Alexandria Gaines Jarrett

Bachelor of Science

Emily Katlyn Johnson

Cum Laude

Brian R. Jones

Shady Marie Jordan

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Ryan Caleb Kalousek

Katelin Lee Ann Kelley

Honors Program

Connor Jay Kern

Cum Laude

Caleb Lincoln King

Hannah Gail Knight

Nicole Marie Knight

Cassandra Koekemoer

Brennan Kyle Koester

Kodi Gabrielle Lands

Hyunsoo Lee

Shelby Marie Leigh

Matthew Thomas Lercher

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Elizabeth Rayna Lewis

Morgan Lyn Malugen

Kristen Kaylee Mangrum

Caitlyn Paige Mans

Magna Cum Laude

Erica L. Masterson

Cum Laude

Jackson Neal May

Emma Kate Miller

Cum Laude

Sierra Marie Mitchell

Erin Marie Nunan

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Bachelor of Science in Education

Leslie Camille Adams

Ryan C. Alexander

Drake Austin Arnold

Regina Astin

Kelsey Cheyenne Banks

Cum Laude

Westley Brooke Beaver

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

Kylee Nicole Beshears

Caroline Elizabeth Bettencourt

Cum Laude

Lauren Taylor Boreani

Brianne Alisabeth Brown

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

James E. Brown

Magna Cum Laude

Kayla Christine Brown

Nicholas L. Brown

Ogochukwu L. Obinabo

Waren Thomas Olmstead

Maki Otsuka

Hannah Grace Pack

Kearra E. Palmore

Bailey J. Pike

Jackson Earl Powers

Kashmoney Monique Pride

Lindsey R. Pruiett

Mariah Elizabeth Robinson

Katherine E. Shelton

Dalton Alan Smith

Cum Laude

Sarah Jayne Smith

Sarah S. Smith

Skyler McKenzie Snyder

Caleb Strain

Cum Laude

Kirsten Ly Swanner

Dominique Leigh Tagupa

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

Dylan C. Thompson

Ana-Liese Torres

Lindsey Grace Trussell

Magna Cum Laude/University Honors

Jessica Chinenye Uke

Ivy Lavern Wallace

Emily Payton Weaver

Joycelynne Denae Williams

Christy Dawn Woodard

Lauren Brooke Yount

Magna Cum Laude

Charlee Jean Dale-Burns

Magna Cum Laude

Megan Michelle Cantrell

Madison Nichole Cate

Caroline Grace Chalupka

Magna Cum Laude/University Honors

Emily Ann Clark

Magna Cum Laude

Samantha Joline Cline

Rachel Ann Colbert

Magna Cum Laude

Aspen E. Copelin

Angelina Breanna Corbit

Cum Laude

Sydney Lynn Creighton

Valeria M Negrón-Cuevas

Nikki Raeann Denning

Cum Laude

Bachelor of Science in Education (continued)

Jessamyn Lee DePriest

Courtney Alaine Dickey

Sarah Lyn Ellis

Magna Cum Laude

Taytem Ruchelle Eudaley

Cum Laude

Sheila Ann Everett

Bayley M. Ferren

Honors Program

Virginia Jackson Freemyer

Vicky Ellen Friend

Magna Cum Laude

Laurissa D. Fritts

Cum Laude

Alexandra Danilie Gleghorn

Melanie Grace Griffey

Richard Alexander Griffith

Garrett N. Haag

Ashley D. Hale

Cum Laude

Garrett Brian Hart

Kailey Shaughn Kelley-Haworth

Lyndi Madison Hodges

Wen W. Hunt

Magna Cum Laude

Wesley D. Hunt

Tanner Mason Jackson

Melinda Paige Johnson

Cum Laude

Zandra M. Johnson

Baylee M. Keller

Cum Laude

Bethany Dawn Kidd

Morgan Elaney King

Craig Ryan Kirkdoffer

Cum Laude

Melody Annette Lynn Laky

Taylor Ashley Lawrence

Magna Cum Laude

Ashleigh Morgan Long

Winona Marie Lovell

Magna Cum Laude

Cheyenne Belle Luster

Brooke Erin Madison

Jenna Elizabeth Mays

Magna Cum Laude

Jessica Anne McDonough

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

Jordan Miller

Sammie Jo Miser

Rhianna Durell Mooney

Jessica Morgan

Magna Cum Laude

Daniel D. Moss

Samantha Beth Nelson

Cum Laude

Brianna Lea Orr

Kathleen Rochelle Otterpohl

Maria LeeAnn Parker

Hannah Grace Paschal

Mackenzie S. Phares

Blake D. Price

Kathleen Taylor Quinn

Magna Cum Laude

Abby Elizabeth Selby Rigney

Cum Laude

Laureal Louise Risner

Mallory D. Ross

Shelbi R. Rowley

Cum Laude

Ezekiel Sanders

Cum Laude

Sophia Ann Scoggin

Bailey Raven Slane

Cum Laude

Courtney Jane Smith

Rachel Erin Stanfill

Alexa Nicole Stockton

Courtney Paige Sullivan

Kristen Paige Sumler

Magna Cum Laude

Molly Elizabeth Taylor

Cum Laude

Olivia Sue Throesch

Magna Cum Laude

Emily Nicole Tilley

Summa Cum Laude

Natalie Juanita Treadwell

Cum Laude

Jonathan D. Underwood II

Cum Laude

Kelsey Lynn Washburn

Summa Cum Laude

Tyre Ezekiel Washington Jr.

Kirby L. White

Magna Cum Laude

Collin D. Wilkerson

Magna Cum Laude/University Honors

Lindsey K. Williams

Haven Saffell Wise

Mackenzie Page Wolverton

Doctor of Philosophy

Haley Wimpy Fitzgerald

Bryan James Pierce

CANDIDATES FOR DOCTORAL DEGREES

Amy Catherine Ulmer

CANDIDATES FOR MASTER DEGREES

Master of Arts

Adebukola Oluwatoyin Afolabi

Chelsea T. Carter

Edward James Harthorn

Natallie D. Jemmott

Bethany Joy Gallimore Seaton

Master of Music

Jessica Nicole Burmingham

Nicholas Paul Graves

Master of Public Administration

Abel Angel Aguilar

Sultan Habib M Almutairi

Fahad Abdulrahman Alowayqil

Hannah Rae Barnett

Alan James Barwick

LaTanya Denise Bennett

Christopher David Blaugh

Brian Blong

Ty Alan Bodden

Blake A. Borecky

Hope Chioma Boyd

Shanrika Attia N’ate Britt

Kent Edward Brown

Alicia Wise Cherry

Ava-Martine Young DeBovis

Crystal Lee Fierro

William Jarrett Free

Abdul Rahman Ghous

Faith H. Graeff

Jeffrey J. Hoffman

Angelica Maria Hoyos

Emily Nicole Hughes

Mickey Dewayne Jack

Cornelius J. Jordan

Nikita Kaganovich

Rachael Summers Thompson

Heather Lynn Watson

Hayley Cheyenne Webb

Baker Weilert

Jordan Thomas Whitman

Breunka Sharmese Kimbrough

Matthew T. Simpson

Brian Edward Koral

Cathryn Elizabeth Krakie

Kristina Latham

Mae A. Lewis

Darryl Scott Main Jr.

Sean Collier McElveen

Michael Thomas McElyea

Dylan Robert Michel

Mary Caroline Moseley

Myla M. Neal

Sue Marie Neal

Stephen Nemeth

Murray Louis Paolo

Genevieve Marie-Antoinette Elvire A. Quenum

Hennessey E. Ranells

Shereen Ejaz Sheikh

Amy Rose Stalls

Marcia Angelica Bruno-Todd

Lindsay D. Underwood

Rachel Vasak

Dalynda June Washington

Ashley Rachelle Webb

Brittany Daeva Willingham

Clifton Hummel-Young

Master of Science

Rachel Marie Washington

Master of Science in Education

Audrey Rhiannon Belton

Master

of

Science in Mass Communications

Kimberely Ann Blackburn

Alex Cody Easley

Ghanem Ayed Elhersh

Ahmed Makharesh

Ryan H. Short

CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

Names of honor students, and their honors designations, appear in boldface italics.

Bachelor of Arts

Zemfira Aghabayova

Cum Laude

Matthew Howard Arnold

William F. Baldwin

Nickaylynn S. Barner

Katie Danielle Barrington

Preston Thomas Bennett

Honors Program

Shane Black

Francis Joseph Boehm V

Tipton L. Boling

Matthew Arnot Bounds

Kyler Garet Brinkley

Patricia Faith Burleigh

Magna Cum Laude/University Honors

Alyssa Rae Burleson

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

Brandon Jerome Byner

Jaime Alexis Clayton

Lane D. Cohn

Delrico Skynisha Coleman

Lana Adrian Crosskno

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Hannah Jane Cummins

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

Dane Taylor Davidson

Megan Renee DeLoach

Patricia Dennis

Brittany Rae Linn Dollar

Andrew R. Duckworth

Samantha Michelle Dunavion

Magna Cum Laude

Anna Catherine Elliott

Miranda Therese England

Amber Jaie Fischer

Jonathan Thomas Foels

Magna Cum Laude

Regonald D. Franklin Jr.

Tyler A. Gillespie

Marion E. Glenn

Brittany N. Green

Magna Cum Laude

Richard Hunter Green

Kimberly Ann Guy

Cum Laude

LaPorcsha N. Haggins

Hannah Alexis Hamilton

Amanda G. Harris

Madison Lee Hart

Brittany Ann Haught

Sara Nicole Helms

Kyron Leeza Henderson

Kalista Kamille Holloway

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

Samantha Jane Holt

Magna Cum Laude/University Honors

Andrea M. Houghtaling

Neil Robert Hudson

Ieisha Monáe Jackson

Cum Laude

Brian R. Jones

Ron Durrell Jones

Kirk J. Kalson

Eric Lane Keasler

Bachelor of Arts

(continued)

Katelin Lee Ann Kelley Honors Program

Cassandra Koekemoer

Gabrielle Alexis H. Laureano

Ian Spencer Lowe

Elishiba W. Maina Honors Program

Patti Anne Mann

Kyle Maurice Martin

Laura J. Martin

Morgan A. Martin

Taylor Ann Matthews

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Jacey Lane McKinley

Gabriel Allen Miller

Jackson Thomas Mixon Cum Laude

Felicia N. Moore

Malorie Paige Musselman

Ryan Gregory Nix Honors Program

Anna Claire Norton

Jared Andrew Orr

Magna Cum Laude

Lauren Elizabeth Owen Cum Laude

Sydney Ferguson Owens

Dante Brandon Padilla

Lance D. Parker

Devin K. Pearson

Kelsey C. Pierce

Cum Laude

Davis James Polston

Cum Laude

Rachel Anne Powell

Tyler Gage Price

Loretta A. Reazin

Cum Laude

Guy A. Riggins

MagnaCum Laude

Nathan S. Robertson

Jamie Rae Rogers

Summa Cum Laude

Claire Elizabeth Rowland

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Robert Alan Belzung

Cum Laude

Jennifer Michelle Cooper

Danielle Elizabeth Cueria

Magna Cum Laude

Lori A. Sanchez

Wesley Scott Sanders

Alexandria J. Smith

Courtney Nicole Spillman

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Spenser Marie Sullivan

Magna Cum Laude/University Honors

Kelly L. Suthrlen

Makayla A. Tadlock

Diamond M. Tate

Irene Ann Taylor

Magna Cum Laude

Brett L. Tharp

John Michael Trowbridge

Antwon Jamon Turnage

Shana’tae LaNae Turner

Nehemiah Keith Wagner

Deanna Renee Walderns

Lauren Brooke Waldrop

Courtney Gene Ward

Levi Allen Warmath

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Emma Claire Watkins

John Kyle Webb

Cum Laude

Kaylianne Mychele Weber

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Chase R. Weller

Kendra Diane West

Linda Berard White

Cum Laude

Jonah Demetrius Wiley

Nicholas Levi Wilhite

Angela Don Willbanks

Summa Cum Laude/University Honors

Jasmine Je’toi Williams

Reagan Faith Williams

Magna Cum Laude/University Honors

Keenan Wayne Wilson

Ashton Lynn Winders

Grant A. Wise

Khalia R. Word

Meng-Fan Jackson Wu

Cum Laude

Stephanie Kay Wyatt

Chance Alan Dickson

Junjie Feng

Rachel E. Goldammer

Holly Shea Johnson

Destani Joy Abney June

Bachelor of Fine Arts (continued)

MaKala Page McIver

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Lauren A. Pace

Bachelor of Music

Warren M. Baxter

Aaron James Fisher

Taylor Nathaniel Gambill

Bachelor of Music Education

Devlin Paige Deveney

Magna Cum Laude

Victoria Kathleen Dryer

Andrew W. Jones

Emily K. Lindley

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

Bachelor of Science

John Frederick Baran

Tori Lynn Bell

Magna Cum Laude

Caleb Alexander Broussard

Michelle Rae Cheesman

Joshua Michael Cleary

Seth Davis Cleveland

Kathryn Elizabeth Connor

Jaylen Karnese Craig

Tucker Douglas Crain

Magna Cum Laude/University Honors

Lauren Michelle Davis

Carly Anne Dibble

Molly Susannah Frakes

Magna Cum Laude

McKenzie Cartee Garrett

Madison Renee Gomez

Monique Nicole Goodroe

Johnathan David Hakenewerth

R. Andrew Hancock

Magna Cum Laude/University Honors

Sydney Rae Hickerson

Gracie Mae Hicks

Magna Cum Laude

Emma M. Hoggard

Cum Laude

Samantha Jane Holt

Magna Cum Laude/University Honors

Katelyn Elizabeth Jordan

Sabina Jeresic

Adam T. Jones

Elizabeth A. Spain

Cody Layne Willoughby

Crystal Ann Kachevas Cum Laude/University Honors

Kiera Louise Payne Cum Laude

Lynlie Diane Simpson

Magna Cum Laude

Ivory Rose Wells

Magna Cum Laude

Christopher James Lee Cum Laude

Christopher Taylor Morgan

Robert Anthony Morris

Magna Cum Laude/University Honors

Shelby Layne O’Brien

Magna Cum Laude

Scarlet H. Pense

Kayla B. Priddy

Jordan Elizabeth Richard

Jammye Lynne Robinson

Johnna Raye Rogers

Carlee Elizabeth Smith

Haley Marie Steele

Haley Annette Stotts

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

Matthew Strack

Magna Cum Laude

Anna E. Teague

Dylan Michael Tedder

Cum Laude

Myah Tyona Thompson

Cum Laude

Katherine C. Vaughan

Magna Cum Laude

Erynn Starr Witt

Katie Elizabeth Woodall

Sydni Nicole Woodard

Jorge Fabian Garcia Zavala

Magna Cum Laude

Bachelor of Science in Education

Spencer Edward Adami

Cum Laude

Jennifer LeAnn Allen

Tyson Daniel Bradley

Cum Laude

Devin Michael Bruetsch

Stephen Christopher Clark

Kirsten Lan Garner

Sawyer K. Johnson

Mary Kathryn Jones

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

Sarah Dawn Moore

Seth David Price

Magna Cum Laude/University Honors

Faunia Veronica Cofre Unnold

Cum Laude

COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS

CANDIDATES FOR DOCTORAL DEGREES

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Jessica Erin Camp

Tammy R. Hawkins

Doctor of Physical Therapy

London Paige Abernathy

Nicholas Alexander Bailey

Brock Randall Barnhill

Darren Michael Bowen

Sandricka Marsha Bowen

Cortni A. Cooper

Tayler Mae Daniels

Cody Bradly Michael Doerflein

Ashley Marie English

Cory S. Fischer

Christopher M. Fletcher

Brandon Garner

Samantha Noel Johnston

Rhonda Lee Hill

Rui Miao

Karinda Nicole Polk

Heather Callen Ray

Hannah L. Richesin

Wilson Samuel Darrell Roegge

Taylor Rene Russell

Kathryn Ann Salamandra

Ashton Delaine Scoggins

Anna Fitzpatrick Sparr

Kyle James Stroup

Kent Mongado Toledo

Cardin Vo

Paul Daniel Warner IV

Master of Science

Jessica Erin Cooper

Lance Richard Wallis

CANDIDATES FOR MASTER DEGREES

Master of Science in Health Sciences

Chasity Dawn McKee

Christopher R. Wilcox

Master of Science in Nursing

Brandy N. Anderson

Jessica Kalen Armstrong

Jennifer Lynne Arnold

Trent E. Arnold

Timothy Aaron Bass

Jessica Ayecock Berry

Laryssa L. McKinney Blunt

Kevin Douglas Bohannon

Matthew Scott Bolding

Whitney Jo Bradford

Lindsey Morgan Bryan

Justin Lee Bryant

Karina Cazano

Terren Chapman

Heidi F. Charton

Dana Kathryn Childress

Justin Michael Coats

Tommie Olen Cornelius II

Sharon Denise Crawford

Jennifer Lynn Crisp

Yolanda L. Davis

Heather Niccole Ditto

Jennifer Paige Dunn

Bobby Joe Easterling Jr.

Shonta Ellison

Kurt Andrew Feringa

David Paul Fraze

Rachel Gibbons Milner

Stephanie M. Gotcher

Charles C. Gothard

Allison Renee Gragg

Benjamin Bruce Griffin

Master of Social Work

Marchell Nakee’ Allen

Katie R. Armstrong

Mary Elizabeth Banks

Amber Bouchard-Clark

Morgan LeAnn Cannon

Nadia Lizbeth Castillo

McKenzie Paige Catt

Shandra A. Clash

Douglas Allan Colton

Ivory Vonshay Crockett

Cassidy L. Day

Shelby Lynn Cooper Day

Shawn Dylan Dennis

Anthoney D. Dickson

Erin Rae Dye

Jordan Elizabeth Eanes

Nathan Harrell Greer

Amber Denise Gschwend

Judith Melissa Halsell

Angela D. Hamill

Tomika Joi Harris

Shawn Alexander Henry

Ross Carlton Hunter

Davis Owen James

Lindsey Blair Johnson

Molly Louise Johnson

Julie Ann Keefer

Vladimir Alexander Kostyurenko

Carla S. Langston

Zachary Teal Mesko

John Fincher Miles

Ajay Kumar Mishra

Adam Joseph George Moon

Jessica L. Moore

James Christopher Myrick

Kenya Nelson

Kikanwa Gloria Osih

James Daniel Oswalt

Lauren Michelle Person

Jessica N. Ratkovic

Samuel Z. Redmon

Bethany R. Roberts

Lindy Marie Sanders

Barbara Crystal Shackelford

Andrew Ryan Smith

Courtney Jean Stewart

Julie Rebecca Taylor

Karrie C. Wells

Mitchel Scott Wyatt

Leah Christine Young

Manuel J. Zarate

T’Keyah Kesiona Holloway

Bridget Lucinda Ingram

Tiffany Nicole Jackson

Theresa Ann James

Alicia Rene Jemison

Ashley Marie Johnson

Amber J. King

LaTroya R. Landon

Shena Dickson Lavespere

Mackenzie Frueh Lee

Jerrod O. Lockhart

Nneka L. Love

Latrice A. McClorn

Rachel Mayson Pillow

Keelee Brielle Rushing

Sara Ann Sanderlin

Kwameka S. Stone

Ashley Nicole Thacker

Ashley Nicole Thomas

Master of Social Work

Taylor Dane Ward

Destiny Francesca Warner

Fredrick Tyrone Webb

Jordan Nicole White

Juliana M. Whitworth

Jenna Leanne Williams

CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

Names of honor students, and their honors designations, appear in boldface italics.

Bachelor of Science

James L. Baker

Abigail E. Ball

Magna Cum Laude

Jacob Aaron Bedsole

Magna Cum Laude

Julia Evelyn-Rose Bell

Christy N. Booth

Jordan Ray Brown

Laura Ann Buralli

Coral Nicole Burke

Cum Laude

Sara Lynn Camp

Hannah E. Carmer

Laura Lynn Chatman

Cathryn Coles

Hannah Marie Colford

Magna Cum Laude

Ryann Cooper Collins

Magna Cum Laude

Ashlyn Blair Cook

Cum Laude

Caitlyn Elizabeth Crowder

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Abigale Elizabeth Crump

Magna Cum Laude

Megan Dianne Dacus

Lesley Brianne Dennis

Cum Laude

Jessica H. Dobyns

Magna Cum Laude

Katlynne Michelle Dunn

Honors Program

Baley Debra-Jean Elkins

Jordan Hunter Jude Ellis

Cum Laude

Dillon M. Fryar

Scott Richard Gann

Magna Cum Laude

Jordan McQueen Gardner

Magna Cum Laude

Lauren M. Gay

Cum Laude

Kyler Daune Gettings

Taylor Elizabeth Gray

Cum Laude

Andrea Dennan Hall

Grace Elizabeth Hall

Hailey Suzanne Hawkins

Magna Cum Laude

Nell G. Holleman

Madison S. Hollister

Summa Cum Laude

Genie Leann Hunt

Jaylin Malik Johnson

Katherine J. Johnson

Jordan Taylor Kalousek

Cum Laude

Hannah Autry Long

Tori Adrianna Mafnas

Andrea Sherie’ Malone

Shayna Ann McMillin

Autumn Denee Mears

Cum Laude

Nicole A. Mikaelian

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Kirsten C. Millsap

Cum Laude/University Honors

Audrey Y. Moore

Meg Elizabeth Morgan

Magna Cum Laude

Celsie D. Morrow

Magna Cum Laude

Angelica Munoz

Tassie Leann Murphree

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

Peyton D. Newlon

Andrew Rogers Nichols

Michelle Popp

Magna Cum Laude

Georgie A. Pulliam

Bachelor of Science

Ashlee Carol Rawls

Mallory Dawn Rorie

Alex C. Sanders

Cum Laude

Haydn Z. Scallon

Ryan D. Scroggins

Magna Cum Laude

Maci Jo Shearer

Alexandria Anita Spain

Sasha Cynthiana Starnes

Magna Cum Laude

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Albert E. Akpotu

Kelsey Ann Baker

Sarah Reagan Barnhart

Cum Laude

Elizabeth Barrera

Gabriel Bass

Hannah Alexis Bauer

Erin Elizabeth Berry

Hayley Lane Bigger

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Lana Renee Blake

Grayson E. Broyles

Hannah Morgan Clark

Cum Laude

Ashley Paige Cleveland

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

Angel Nicole Coldeira

Cara McCall Costephens

Baylee Nicole Daves

Leah Olivia Day

Cum Laude

Victoria Lauren Delancey

Amy Mariah DeMent

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

Deborah Hope Dowdy

Summa Cum Laude

Madison Grace Dulin

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Ashley Carrie Duncan

Ashley J. Early

Cum Laude

Krista Lane Edmonds

Kayla Nicole Eide

Conner Nicole Elfrink

Cum Laude

Jessica Lauren Etheridge

Magna Cum Laude

Melissa L. Eubanks

Sarah Madison Evett

Morgan Danielle Ferren

Honors Program

Morgan LeAnn Stone

Kodi L. Thompson

Haylee Lavonne Whitehurst

Kaitlyn Danielle Wiles

Magna Cum Laude

Kayla S. Williams

Cum Laude

Kristian Nicole Wright

Cum Laude

Mandi Lynn Finley

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

Natasha Renea Foreman

Cum Laude

Kaylie Madison Gamble

Cum Laude

Juan Ramon Garcia

Shanna M. Glidewell

Lauren Elizabeth Gotte

Magna Cum Laude/University Honors

Jessica L. Greaser

Magna Cum Laude

Rachel A. Hawes

Alyson Gwynn Henry

Magna Cum Laude

Madonna A. Hickman

Sonya Hight

Stephanie Rochelle Hill

Kaylie Doggett Holland

Cum Laude

Jedidja Naomi Hoppe

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

Ashley Nicole Hudson

Laura Michelle Hutchison

Cum Laude

Laura E. Junkersfeld

Jacob Christopher Kienbusch

Cum Laude

Nicholas Martin Kitchens

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Karen J. Knight

Hunter Lauren Lewis

Cum Laude

Crystal Mechelle Lockett

Jodi Brielle Long

Cum Laude

Amanda Leigh Marks

Kinsey Beth Marsh

Cum Laude

Taylor K. Massanelli

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (continued)

Tiffany McClelland

Cum Laude

Kristi D. McKay

Sydnie Mohr

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Karley Brooke Moore

Kristie Mullins

Korinna M. Nead

Alexandria N. Nelson

Wesley Ann Nelson

Geneva Marie Nichols

Magna Cum Laude

Beth Ann Noble

Cum Laude

Felicia A. Noel

Cum Laude

Christina Marie Ray

Cassidy C. Reid

Anna Jean Ridge

Kylee Morgan Ridge

Kailee Brooke Rowland Honors Program

Timothy Austin Rush

Samantha Kristine Shaw

Sydney Ashlyn Sheets

Cum Laude

Jacob Donald Showalter

Cum Laude

Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Science

Danny Joe Allgood

Kevin Lee Brown

Chase Aaron Davis

Patricia A. Domineck

Bachelor of Social Work

Elizabeth Nicole Allbritton

Jasmine U. Caines Armstrong

Mily M. Ball

Magna Cum Laude

Sarah Nicole Bayird

Hannah O. Booth

Cum Laude

Jodi Michelle Brownfiel

Julia Annette Chance

Autumn Shepherd Chapman

Tiffany Annette Cloud

Sarah Grace Eberwein

Summa Cum Laude/Honors Program

Aaron Gage Ermert

Eleanor Mae Fondren

Tamela Ann Foshee

Madeline Sarah Sloan

David Scott Smith

Hannah D. Smith

Jenna Briann Smith

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Kaitlin Rena Soderlund

Lauren Taylor Southe

Chad Aaron Stanley

Kaitlin Paige Stewart

Cebrina Lee Swanson

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

McKenLeigh Neriah Terry

Jill L. Thitoff

Erin R. Tovar

Cum Laude

Stefanie Leanne Traigle

Magna Cum Laude

Peter E. Waddell

Madison Celine Wagar

Cum Laude

Marissia L. Watkins

Mary Kristen Weimann

Rachel Mouring White

Peyton Victoria Wiggins

Kiarra Nicole Wilson

Mariana Ramirez Zermeño

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

Clifford B. Ferrell

Rachel Elyse Goad

Audrey M. Jolliff

Angela M. McNutt

Cassondra Nichole Frey

Adriana Garcia

Markey Demonte Griffin

Hannah Marie Hampton

Magna Cum Laude

Savannah Faith Hancock

Amanda Hendrix

Cum Laude

Kayle Jean Holder

Aaron Michael Honeycutt

MaTeshia Che’Taye Hudson

Kaelin Delaine Hutchinson

Magna Cum Laude

Sarah Katherine Jackson

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

Zelda A. Jones

Bachelor of Social Work

Cassidy Jaden Kubli

Sarah Lipsky

Magna Cum Laude

Sharon D. Mamath

Cum Laude

Amber Danielle Manley

Destiny Ciera Mason

Jordan Lucus Masterson

Magna Cum Laude

Meghan Christina McCabe

Summa Cum Laude

Kailey Breiann Milner

Jori Lynne Minnick

Sasha R. O’Guinn

Cum Laude

Nathan Lee Overton

Brooke Nicole Pitcher

Lacey L. Pulley

Teresa Ann Rodriguez

Taylor Evon Russell

Cum Laude/University Honors

Allison Marie Schulz

Trina N. Scrape

Erica Layne Sheets

Magna Cum Laude

Michala D. Shrable

Dorothy Brooke Stoker

Chelsea Elaine Thielemier

Haley L. Trinidad

Kimberly Mercedes West

Cassandra Dalton White

Cum Laude

Mikayla Jasmine White

Latundra N. Wright

Courtney Faith Yerkes

CANDIDATES FOR ASSOCIATE DEGREES

Associate of Applied Science

John Dewitt Allen

Derek A. Birginske

Ashley Victoria Bishop

Courtney A. Brown

Megan Dianne Dacus

Makensey Brooke Earwood

Abby Catherine Edwards

Brittany E. Elliott

Ian M. Ford

Alyssa Dawn Galloway

David Eugene Gann

Ashton Nichole Gill

Malachi Michael Gott

Carlin Dwight Henry

Savannah Irene Hutchinson

Pierce Griffith Jackson

Madison Ciera James

Shana Kaylynn Jennings

Lauren Kristian Jones

Tatanya Arashea Jones

Associate of Applied Science in Nursing

Joe Luis Lucio

Heather M. Martin

Ellissa Lauren Mason

Tifanee Ann McCullough

Ashley Brooke McLeskey

Teresa L. McQuay

Robert A. Merritt

Trey G. Moody

Joshua E. Nelson

Jennifer L. Pannell

Ryan Flynn Ragan

Haley Christine Reynebeau

Edwin Michael Smith

John Colin Smith

Jaron S. Snyder

Robert Layne Stricklin

Shelby Elizabeth Tableriou

Katharine Ann Walker

Chance Aaron Walls

Daniel Alan Watkins

Ettica Cornella EllebbTierney D. King

Doctor of Philosophy

Carlos Alberto Rosado-Berrios

COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS

CANDIDATES FOR DOCTORAL DEGREES

CANDIDATES FOR MASTER DEGREES

Master of Arts

Paula Denise McClain

Master of Science

Jeethender Reddy Beepeta

Nishant Bhardwaj

Lee Cotten Bryant

Aastha Dahal

Macoe Austin Davis

Clay D. Freeman

Anusha Gali

Shiva Kumar Ganji

Irene Sanchez Gonzalez

Bharadwaj Gunturu

Sowmya Jayaraj

Master of Science in Education

Haley D. Widby

William Garrett Jenkins

Nikitha Kanumuri

Ranju Karki

Shiv Kumar

Saideep Kura

Taylor Kristen Lee

Tharun Ponduru

Hitesh Sharma

Sulav Timsina

Sofija Todorovic

CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

Names of honor students, and their honors designations, appear in boldface italics.

Bachelor of Arts

Macy Brook Barnes

Alexander Logan Buhler

Robert Lane Callahan

Patrick Kent Chamberlain

Evan Chistopher Davis

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Kandria Nichole Driskill

Kaleb Lane Dunigan

Morgan Shae Miller

Batool Mraiyan

Magna Cum Laude

Phat Viet Nguyen

Kenzie D. Overshine

Kristin Nicole Price

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Claudia E. Raffo

Bachelor of Arts

(continued)

Gregory L. Szwabowski

Chloe Elizabeth Vaught Honors Program

Bachelor of Science

Aylin Villalpa Arroyo

Alfonso Arteaga

Maxwell Graden Bacot

Brandon Thomas Baioni

Magna Cum Laude

Colton Tyler Batten

Cum Laude

Kyle William Beckley

Jason Edward Bolding

Domonique Amaria Braswell

Stewart Weston Bridger

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Cecily Lorene Brock

Magna Cum Laude/University Honors

A’Shauna D. Brown

Sara M. Brown

Zachary Scott Brown

Robert Lane Callahan

Hilary K. Canada

Taylor Ashlin Canamore

Zachary Hunter Cason

Cum Laude

Patrick Kent Chamberlain

Steven Zane Cooper

Krista Lauren Cortez

Sonali D. Das

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

Evan Christopher Davis

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Taylor Renee Day

Kandria Nichole Driskill

Kelli Madison Elkin

Summa Cum Laude/University Honors

Jordan Christopher Freier

Ricky Lee Gable Jr.

Cum Laude/University Honors

Kelsi Breann Gargaro

Cum Laude

Casey Robert Gilbert

University Honors

Anna Marie Grayson

Cum Laude/University Honors

Emily Denise Green

Trevor Landin Grubb

Spencer Cole Handwork

Abigail Elizabeth Hickam

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

Drake Hunter Hill

Laeken Nicole Waters

Brandyn C. Wilcox

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Abbigail Marie Holman

Savannah Merritt Holman

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

Joseph Seth Inman

Elijah Michael Irvin

Tanner Milam Jarrett

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Emily Diane Johns

Gregory D. Johnson

Rachel Ellen Johnston

Gina Marie Jones

Caroline Sloane Kelley

Audrey E. Kirk

Magna Cum Laude/University Honors

Olivia Clare Loiacano

Kody Douglas Martens

Trent Matthew Masingale

Katie Allison McCoy

Samantha Marie McKnight

Magna Cum Laude/University Honors

Alyssa Faye Miller

Lindi Kathryn Miller

Morgan Shae Miller

Jackson Thomas Mixon

Cum Laude

Jonathan A. Mize

Jon Daniel Moore

German Morales

Allison K. Moss

Magna Cum Laude

Batool Mraiyan

Magna Cum Laude

Alyssa Nicole Nelson

Kayleigh Nicole Nelson

Scarlett Lea Nestlehut

Andrew Porter Newman

Cum Laude

Matthew Parker Newman

Cum Laude

Kei Ohgo

Amarachi Jasmine Okafor

Melodie N. Palmer

Miranda Christine Perry

Summa Cum Laude/University Honors

Cody A. Pigott

Magna Cum Laude

Michaela Rae Pinegar

Spencer James Qualls

Bachelor of Science

Johnathan Bradley Reach

Dustin Thomas Brant Rhoads

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Shelby C. Rhodes*

University Honors

Bo Mackenzie Ritter

Summa Cum Laude/University Honors

Julia Hope Roberson

Cali Denee Rogers

Robert B. Rogers

Colton Tyler Lee Rudder

Dana Elizabeth Sanchez

William Logan Slisher

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Matthew T. Smith

Randi Annette Smith

Darby Townsend Sparks

Summa Cum Laude

Trae Lawrence Staggers

Jacob N. Stephens

Bachelor of Science in Education

Marissa Lee Crawford

Magna Cum Laude/University Honors

Anna Marie Grayson

Cum Laude/University Honors

Meradith Lynn Kalchik

Daranique Capri Love

Makayla Lynn Moody

Summa Cum Laude/University Honors

Scarlett Lea Nestlehut

Gregory L. Szwabowski

Daisuke Takahashi

Patrick David Tribbett

Magna Cum Laude

Caitlin D. VanGinhoven

Magna Cum Laude/University Honors

Chloe Elizabeth Vaught

Honors Program

Nathan D. Keith Walters

Laeken Nicole Waters

Destiny Sarah Watkins

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

Hannah Elisabeth Webb

Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program

Stormy Eve Weiand

Brandyn C. Wilcox

Cum Laude

Sarah Madison Wilcox

Honors Program

William Eric Wright

Ashton Lillian Elisabeth Owen

Magna Cum Laude/University Honors

Miranda Christine Perry

Summa Cum Laude/University Honors

Kortnie Jade Secrease

Megan Renee Sellers

Austin R. Turbeville

Cum Laude

UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

Names of honor students, and their honors designations, appear in boldface italics.

Bachelor of General Studies

Lisa Michelle Allen

Jessica Nicole Beaird

Mary Ann Bellinger

Ashley Brooke Blagg

Lanard Earnesto Bonner

Jordan Alexis Brooks

Taylor Lee Ann Morgan Brotemarkle

Derek H. Caldwell

*posthumously

Tammy S. Cochran

Michael Shane Compton

Sarah Ann Cornish

Emilie Ninon Czarnikow

Jared Royce Dahl

Jenna Brianne Davenport

Cum Laude

Bachelor of General Studies (continued)

Amanda B. DeLong

Cum Laude

Jessica Elenburg

Dajon Maurice Winfield Emory

Annette Danielle Gaskins

Abby Lee Gibson

Magna Cum Laude

Katelyn Brooke Giles

Teresa J. Harrod

Charles Robert Heitman

Kayla Ellen Holder

Clara Lynn Holt

Rebecca L. Holtz

Christy L. House

Ryan Christopher Jernigan

Emily Miran Johnson

Sadie Elizabeth Johnson

Susan Kay Kercheval

Tanner Austin Kirby

Cum Laude

Mysty Chantyle Langley

Coulton Bart Lee

Rashad C. Lindsey

Lucas Cordell London

Holly Renae McCulley

Magna Cum Laude

Tory A. McFadden

Bethany Kay McMasters

Brooke Lynn Midgett

Bachelor of Science

Shane Ray Baldwin

Demaron G. Bass

Samantha Grace Black

Cum Laude/University Honors

Anna Elizabeth Bland

Magna Cum Laude/University Honors

Shannon Dawn Brown

Benjamin Logan Bushong

Ashley Nicole Clark

Magna Cum Laude

Jamie Elizabeth Cope

Cum Laude/Honors Program

John Michael Foster

Kaitlyn Beatrice Frasure

Madison Hawkins

Courtney Elise Hendricks

Richard Lee Luper

Kyla Brooke McCain

Cum Laude/Honors Program

Emily Elise Moran

Cum Laude/University Honors

Ta’Mera La’Shay Miller

Anna Claire Mitchell

Cum Laude

Sabrina R. Morris

Fathom Zane Nance

Nelson Chinedu Nweke

Nemard E. Parnell

Jamil J. Peeples

Sydney A. Randolph

Chloe K. Reeves

Andrew E. Riley

Patricia J. Robb

Cum Laude

Marlana Lucille Robinson

Asha R. Scribner

Deven Daron Simms

Kimberley Hendrix Stewart

Ashley N. Stinson

Alexandria Teague

Christopher James Tilley

Danielle J. Urban

Brittany K. Waidelich

Olivia Clara Walker

Tian Wang

Lesley Kay Webb

Amber Nicole Williams

Melissa Blanche Mason Wilson

Krystal M. Wynne

Stephanie A. Ziller

Bailey Michelle Morgan

Chasity Marie Neal

Robin O’Connor

Lakyn R. Oliver

Magna Cum Laude/University Honors

Adrianna Danielle-Kaye Prince

Janai K. Reynolds

Carly D. Roberts

Tyler David Rooks

Theodis Donzell Shavers Jr.

Jamie Claire Shaw

Hannah N. Speer

Magna Cum Laude

Colin M. Thompson

Rachel Nicole Treece

Cum Laude/Honors Program

McKenzie Leigh Zieman

CANDIDATES FOR ASSOCIATE DEGREES

Associate in General Studies

Gabrielle Krystian Anderson

Dontae M. Brooks

Aja Rena’ Freeman

Mallory Nicole Gulley

Blake C. Haynie

Associate of Arts

Sharon Provenzano Avila

Abigail Marie Barr

Lacietia Nicole Belcher

Adriana Nicole Bell

Allison Danielle Bridges

Adam David Burgess

Phelicia Michelle Burns

De’ Andre R. Campbell

William Ferguson Clancy

Harold Roy “Trey” Dortch III

Rachael Michelle Drummonds

Brittany Nekia Early

Drake Evans French

Allison Jane Graf

Lawren Faye Guthrie

Lindsey Leigh Hart

Tomomi Hashimoto

Chawnta Rene’ Henley

Bryston Charles Hickman

Reece Hickman

Jared Timothy Huffmaster

Reece Kyler Huffty

Christopher Logan Isom

Morgan Lee Johnson Jackson

Natalie Jo Jarrett

Chad Blake Johnson

Whitney Alexis King

Danielle Nichole Kirby

Monica Kay Kuykendall

Bobby Charles Lyles

Meagen Daniele Matuszyk

Associate of Science

Anna Grace Anders

Chineche Lilian Aniemena

Paige Jordan Ashcraft

Victoria Grace Atkinson

Jacob Falton Bailey

Allyson Chaise Ballard

Kayley Nicole Baltz

Andrew James Barker

Cody James Barnett

Cassandra Elizabeth Medley

Aliyah R. Puckett

Daniel Franklin Ritter

Kaitlyn M. Stockert

Matthew Wilson

Sam Allen Meurer

Lydia Gabrielle Mitchell

Bryce Moore

Alyssa Michelle Moses

Erica Rae Nelson

Layeisha Sade Peoples

Betty Lewis Pettus

Ainsley Shannon Pinchback

Jennifer Lynn Reves

Drew Vaiden Roberson

Elijah Ahman Ross

Lindsey Ryles

Alberto Segovia

Casey Marie Anita Sellers

Samantha Nicole Shelley

Keiron Darrell Sims

Caitlynn Paige Smith

Desha Marquis Smith

Jamie Michelle Smith

Sarah Kaitlyn Terrell

Cydney Maya Thompson

Destiney Thompson

Sydney Brooke Turner

Billiza Unique

Kathryn Anastasia Watkins

Tyler Michelle White

Madison Rae Wiedower

Tabitha Gale Williams

Kailee Michelle Wrather

Taylor Jordan Young

Sarah Ellen Bell

Brittany Brooke Bradshaw

Samantha Nicole Brainard

Jackie Ann Brees

Megan Jean Bright

Samantha Leann Brown

Amanda Kaye Burchett

Savannah Marie Candau

Thomas Hayden Carter

Associate of Science (continued)

Jonathan Tyler Caubble

William Lee Chambers

Miranda Mae Chambliss

Shaunasty Monifah-Starr Clark

RaChelle Grace Classen

Sarah Beth Clements

David Marc Cochran

Anna Allison Collins

Cameron Marcell Cooper

Madelyn Danielle Cossitt

Zachary Andrew Couch

Madison Grace Cox

Brianna Elizabeth Coyle

Christopher Stinnett Crawford

Devin Jess Crownover

Clay Hunter Darnell

John Malcolm Davis

Kiarra Danielle Dawkins

Allie Greeson Derryberry

Hannah Elizabeth Dorton

Laura Michelle Easley

Deborah Grace Eberwein

Kaitlyn Nichole Edgin

Mercedes Wadenisha Elliott

Karla May Evans

Katerai V. Finley

William Brent Fisher

Makayla A. Fleming

Alyssa Caroline Foster

Davion Jamon Foster

Emily Ann Foster

Emma Lee Gadberry

Kornishia Danielle Garrett

Erin Bridget Gately

Elizabeth Grace Goad

Brittany Cheyenne Gosha

Kalyn Mackenzie Goshen

Braylon Malik Graves

Briyonna Antoinette Gunnels

William Nathaniel Gutt

Alicia Shea Guziewicz

Hannah Faith Hale

Peyton Drew Haley

Lauren Marie Hart

Joel Deringer Haynes

Hannah Rose Hefner

Lauran Ameliea Hernandez

Moises Abraham Hernandez

Jana Mackenzie Hillman

Jaycee Caraline Hogan

Samantha Donnae’ Hostetler

Britney Nichole Hunt

Christiana Iacampo

Bradley Wayne Isenberg

Jessica Carol Jordan

Paige Morgan Keane

Samantha M. King

Leray Anne Kious

Savannah Ashlynd Kohler

Bronwyn Shea Lamberson

McKenzie Lynn Laughton

Alexus Marie Lawellin

Hannah Marie Lawrey

Eddie Darnell Lee, Jr.

Sandra Lias

Abigail Li Lovell

Tyler Wayne Majors

Emily Marie Mallet

Cora Malone

Morgan Grace McCall

Ryan Andrew McCallister

Branden Cole McMaster

Abigail Sarah McNatt

Kendall Renee Montgomery

Abigale Marie Moore

Jadyn Marylynn Moore

Kolby Rhae Moore

Lance Oltmann

Alyssa M. Pendergrass

Erica Paige Peters

Anna Marie Phillips

Tristan Nicole Pickle

Ashley Nicole Pigg

Kelsey Jade Pitts

Shelby Suzann Powers

Arielle Dashae Price

Dylan Lee Qualls

Caleb Luke Reinhart

Sanitria S. Remus

Austin Cole Rice

Courtney Danielle Roach

Matthew Robinson

Taylor Madison Romine

Laura Beth Shaver

Jordan Emerald Sheets

Hannah Marie Simmons

Sidney Danielle Sizemore

Tameka Loletha Sledge

Ronnie D. Smith

Alyssa Regan Spear

Jerrie Elizabeth Steele

Braden Alexander Stewart

Kayle Callahan Stewart

Brandon Joseph Stuckenschneider

Austin Bryan Sutton

Kennith Robert Swafford

Mackenzie Faith Tate

Rachel Jean Tippitt

Briana Alexi Ursery

Christian Chalmers Vickrey

Alexa Cristina Von Bergen

Hannah Leigh Wakefield

Associate of Science (continued)

Savannah Caroline Wells

Jordan Seth Whitlock

Nicholas Ryan Wolverton

MaKilynn Noel Yates

Cori Lynn Young

Caitlin Woods

Kimberely A. Blackburn

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Mary Jackson-Pitts

THESIS TITLE: Clinton Versus Trump: A Content Analysis of Framing and Gender Stereotypes in Newspaper Coverage of the 2016 Presidential General Election

Lee Cotten Bryant

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Than J. Boves

THESIS TITLE:Evaluating the Impact of Eastern Hemlock Decline on Louisiana Waterthrush Demographics and Behavior in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Hannah Lucy Dunderdale

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Brian Church

THESIS TITLE: Factors Contributing Towards Mental Toughness in Collegiate Athletes

Anthony Eldridge

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Loretta N. McGregor

THESIS TITLE: Parental Education and Perceptions for Personal Self-Efficacy

Ghanem Elhersh

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Mary Jackson-Pitts

THESIS TITLE: The Arabic Animator’s Perceptions of Arabic Animation Film Industry

Irene Sanchez Gonzalez

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Jennifer L. Bouldin

THESIS TITLE: Water Quality and Freshwater Mussel Assemblages in the Strawberry River Watershed, Arkansas

Addison Jacobs

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Steven Green

THESIS TITLE: Influence of Cover Crop Species on Soil Physical Properties in a Corn-Soybean Rotation

William Garrett Jenkins

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Paul C. Sikkel

THESIS TITLE: Preliminary Work on Infestation Dynamics and Stable Isotope Ecology of a Coral Reef Micropredator

Ranju Karki

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Doo Young Kim

THESIS TITLE: Statistical Modeling of Financial Time Series

Taylor Kristen Lee

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Brook Fluker

THESIS TITLE: Analysis of Environmental DNA Methods for the Detection of Small Stream Fishes

Ahmed Makharesh

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Mary Jackson-Pitts

THESIS TITLE: Arab Citizens’ Perceptions of the Investigative Journalism

Sue Marie Neal

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Donna M. Handley

THESIS TITLE: Kittenomics: Modeling Economics and Outcomes in the Municipal Animal Shelter

Jarod Clark Roberts

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Kristin Biondolillo

THESIS TITLE: The Impact of Reinforcement Contingency on Interresponse Time Variability in Rats

Samia Sanjari

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Brandon Kemp

THESIS TITLE: Development of Image Analysis Toolboxes for Biological Imaging

Olivia Katherine Smith

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Christopher S. Peters

MASTER THESES

THESIS TITLE: Jury Decision Making & Graphic Evidence: The Effects of Auditory vs. Visual Presentation

Sofija Todorovic

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Tanja McKay

THESIS TITLE: Potential Vectors of Dog Heartworm, Dirofilaria Immitis, in Arkansas and Seasonal Transmission in the United States

Mohammad Waliullah

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Ilwoo Seok

THESIS TITLE: A Study of Light-Matter Interaction in Nanopatterned Arrays and Biosensing Applications

Baker Weilert

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Myleea Hill

THESIS TITLE: Complex Guilt: Sexual Complexities Relation to Sexual Guilt

Kassy L. Whitener

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Paul Armah

THESIS TITLE: Role of Speculations in 2006-2011 Price Spikes in the U.S. Livestock Futures Markets

STUDENT: Katlyn Allred

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Patricia Robertson

THESIS TITLE: The Gender Wage Gap: Causes and Consequences

STUDENT: Samantha Black

THESIS ADVISOR: Ms. Nikesha Nesbitt

THESIS TITLE: Effectiveness of Health Care Systems in Australia, Canada, and the United States of America

STUDENT: Anna Bland

THESIS ADVISOR: Ms. Jessie Bricker

THESIS TITLE: Integrative Review of Parent-Implemented Intervention for Children with ASD

STUDENT: Cecily Brock

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Karen Yanowitz

THESIS TITLE: Affordable versus For-Profit Clinics: Cultural Adaptation towards Hispanic Patients

STUDENT: Patricia Burleigh

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Veena Kulkarni

THESIS TITLE: Gendered Majoring: Exploring Patterns at National and Regional Levels, 2016

STUDENT: Benjamin Bush

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Shivan Haran

THESIS TITLE: Design of a PLC Based Trainer for Manufacturing Processes

STUDENT: Erin Carson

THESIS ADVISOR: Ms. Hollie Huckabee

THESIS TITLE: Oral Health and Role of a Dentist: A Qualitative Study on Noninvasive Diagnosis and Prognosis of Disease

STUDENT: Caroline Chalupka

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Joanna Grymes

THESIS TITLE: The Effects of Foster Care on Learning and Practical Applications for the Elementary Teacher

STUDENT: Tyler Cornwell

THESIS ADVISOR: Mr. Alan Copelin

THESIS TITLE: Class-D Power Amplifier Design

STUDENT: Tucker Crain

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Ronald Sitton

THESIS TITLE: An Evaluation of Post-Modern Government as Represented in Video Games of the Twenty-First Century

STUDENT: Marissa Crawford

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Lisa Rice

THESIS TITLE: Mid-Level Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions of Mathematics and Their Mathematical Selves

STUDENT: Richard Crawford

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Jim Washam

THESIS TITLE: Does Advertising Influence Firm Value?

STUDENT: Kelli Elkin

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. John Hershberger

THESIS TITLE: Synthesis and Antimicrobial Testing of Novel Dihydropyrimidinone Derivatives

STUDENT: Ricky Gable

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Argelia Lorence

THESIS TITLE: Possible Synergy Between Myo-Inositol Oxygenase and Vacuolar H+-Pyrophosphatase in Arabidopsis

STUDENT: Casey Gilbert

HONORS SENIOR THESES

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Doo-Young Kim

THESIS TITLE: Multivariate Time Series Analysis of Lung and Bronchus Cancer Mortality Rates in the United States

STUDENT: Lauren Gotte

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Susan Snellgrove

THESIS TITLE: The Perceived Effects of Peer Tutoring on Nursing Students

STUDENT: Anna Grayson

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Lisa Rice

THESIS TITLE: Pre-Service Elementary Teachers’ Perceptions of Mathematics and Their Mathematical Selves

STUDENT: Ryan Drew Hancock

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Mary Jackson Pitts

THESIS TITLE: Process of Evaluating Media Needs for City Programs

STUDENT: Samantha Holt

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Tim Crist

THESIS TITLE: From Paper to Disk: The Music Making Process

STUDENT: Crystal Kachevas

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Marika Kyriakos

THESIS TITLE: The Songs of Ben Moore: A Creative Approach to Engaging the Modern Audience

STUDENT: Audrey Kirk

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Hong Zhou

THESIS TITLE: Simulation Study for Some Multiple Testing Procedures Based on the Covering Principle

STUDENT: Kristen Lilly

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Mark Lewis

THESIS TITLE: Capital Punishment: A Deadly Debate

STUDENT: Samantha McKnight

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Tom Risch

THESIS TITLE: Mangroves as Nurseries for Caribbean Coral Reef Fishes

STUDENT: Kirsten Millsap

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Amy Shollenbarger

THESIS TITLE: Nursing Students’ Knowledge on Craniofacial Anomalies

STUDENT: Makayla Moody

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Amanda Lambertus

THESIS TITLE: Pre-Service Secondary Mathematics Teachers’ Perceptions of Mathematicians and Their Mathematical Selves

STUDENT: Emily Moran

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Christopher Peters

THESIS TITLE: Lecture Note Taking Methods for Post-Secondary Students with ADHD Symptoms

STUDENT: Robert Morris

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Shane Hunt

THESIS TITLE: Improving Freshmen Recruitment and Retention Through Marketing Efforts

STUDENT: Lakyn Oliver

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Michael Bowman

THESIS TITLE: A Case Study of Special Events on a Jonesboro Nonprofit

STUDENT: Ashton Owen

HONORS SENIOR THESES

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Amanda Lambertus

THESIS TITLE: In-Service Secondary Mathematics Teachers’ Perceptions of Mathematics and Their Mathematical Selves

STUDENT: Miranda Perry

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Ferebee Tunno

THESIS TITLE: Signal Discrimination Without Denoising

STUDENT: Seth Price

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Jerry Ball

THESIS TITLE: Run Pass Options in Modern Football: Origins, Innovations, and Options

STUDENT: Shelby Rhodes*

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Karen Yanowitz

THESIS TITLE: Retention of Women in STEM

STUDENT: Bo Ritter

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Hong Zhou

THESIS TITLE: Computer Simulation Study: Covering Principle versus the Graphical Approach in Multiple Hypothesis Testing

STUDENT: Taylor Russell

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Evelyn Taylor

THESIS TITLE: The Long-Term Physical Health Consequences of Child Maltreatment

STUDENT: Spenser Sullivan

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. LaQuita Saunders

THESIS TITLE: Women, Motherhood, and Morality: A Tradition of Legal Repression in 19th Century America

STUDENT: Lindsey Trussell

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Brian Church

THESIS TITLE: Physical Therapy’s Role in the Palliative Care of an Aging Population

STUDENT: Caitlin VanGinhoven

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Roy Aldridge

THESIS TITLE: The Effects of Traditional Physical Therapy and Hippotherapy on Gross and Fine Motor Function in Persons with Spina Bifida

STUDENT: Collin Wilkerson

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Blair Dean

THESIS TITLE: The Effects of a Vertical Jump Training Program on High School Students

STUDENT: Angela Willbanks

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Kate Krueger

THESIS TITLE: Gaslighting and Conceptions of Madness in Victorian Literature

STUDENT: Reagan Williams

THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Amy Buzby

THESIS TITLE: Administrative Sexual Assault Management and Rates of Sexual Violence on Campus

*posthumously

R. E. Lee Wilson Award

Robert Morris

Strategic Communication

Chancellor’s Scholars

College of Agriculture, Engineering and Technology

Avery Bise

Agriculture

Braden Reed

Mechanical Engineering

Neil Griffin College of Business

Katlyn Allred

Finance

College of Education and Behavioral Science

Kathryn Pruiett

Elementary Education

College of Liberal Arts and Communication

Nathan Johnson

Communication Studies

Kiera Payne

Vocal Music Education

College of Agriculture, Engineering and Technology

Avery Bise

Agriculture

Braden Reed

Mechanical Engineering

College of Nursing and Health Professions

Deborah Dowdy Nursing

Sarah Eberwein Social Work

College of Sciences and Mathematics

Bo Ritter

Mathematics

Undergraduate Studies

Lakyn Oliver

Interdisciplinary Studies

4.0 Scholars

Neil Griffin College of Business

Katlyn Allred Finance

Richard Crawford Business Administration

Kristen Lilly Business Administration

Lauren Mitchell Business Administration

Trenton Mullins Finance

Austin Reed Business Administration & Finance

Connor Shannon Accounting

4.0 Scholars (continued)

College of Nursing and Health Professions

Deborah Dowdy Nursing

Sarah Eberwein Social Work

Madison Hollister Health Studies

Meghan McCabe Social Work

College of Education and Behavioral Science

Danielle N. Farmer Exercise Science

Kelsey L. Washburn Elementary Education

Hannah Stewart Psychology

Kathryn Pruiett Elementary Education

College of Liberal Arts and Communication

Kiera Payne Vocal Music Education

Nathan Johnson Communication Studies

Angela Willbanks English

College of Sciences and Mathematics

Kelli Elkin Biology/Pre-Professional Studies

Makayla Moody Mathematics

Miranda Perry Mathematics

Bo Ritter Mathematics

Darby Sparks Biology/Pre-Professional Studies

Patrick Tribbett Physics

Fulbright Recipient

College of Liberal Arts and Communication

Edward Harthorn

History

Excellence in Teaching

College of Liberal Arts and Communication Department of English, Philosophy, & World Languages

Dr. Jacob Caton

Excellence in Professional Service

College of Nursing and Health Professions Department of Social Work

Dr. Evelyn Taylor

Excellence in Scholarship

College of Liberal Arts and Communication Department of Communication

Dr. Po-Lin Pan

Excellence in Academic Advising

College of Liberal Arts and Communication Department of English, Philosophy, & World Languages

Dr. Kate Krueger

ACADEMIC APPAREL

The present-day academic costume probably originated at Oxford and Cambridge universities and is a survival of the ecclesiastical garb of the late middle ages. As the universities passed from ecclesiastical control, the academic gown used brighter colors to distinguish it from the totally drab clerical robe. Although colonial American universities used academic gowns based upon the British system, people continued to associate them with the clergy.

Late in the nineteenth century, a student movement centering in New England instigated the establishment of a “senior badge” to improve commencement week exercises and revive the traditions of university life. In the 1890’s, American universities and colleges established a uniform code for caps, gowns, and hoods for the various degrees, thereby standardizing academic styles in this country. The gown, the cap, and the hood are the characteristic elements of academic apparel.

The gown is usually of black material. However, some doctors’ gowns are of the school color. Bachelors’ gowns have pointed sleeves; masters’ have long, closed sleeves, with slits from which the arms protrude; the doctors’ have wide, round, open sleeves. Doctors’ gowns are faced with panels of velvet down the front and three bars of velvet across each sleeve.

The cap, the square mortar-board in American universities, but a round, soft, flat velvet hat in British, Canadian, and some European universities, bears a tassel which may be black for all ranks and degrees, or may be of gold thread for doctors and the color of the degree for bachelors and masters.

The hood, worn around the neck to hang down the back, is the principal emblem of the nature and source of the degree held. It is edged with velvet of the color of the degree, while its lining of silk bears the colors of the institution which granted the degree. Hoods may be worn only after the degree has been granted.

Originally, the hood had three uses: as a head covering, as a shoulder cape, and as a bag in which alms could be collected. When large wigs were in vogue in Britain, the cape part of the hood was split in front and a narrow neckband inserted. The entire cape and hood was allowed to fall back as it is today, and it was never restored to the original style.

The degree colors in the hood are appropriate to the category of the degree, rather than to the scholar’s major subject. Appropriate colors for degrees:

Agriculture, Engineering and Technology

Agriculture

Agriculture Education

Engineering

Business

Accounting

Business Administration

Education and Behavioral Science

College Student Personnel Services

Early Childhood Services

Education

Exercise Science

Mental Health Counseling

Physical Education

Psychological Science

Rehabilitation Counseling

School Psychology

Sports Administration

Teaching

Maize

Maize

Orange

Drab Brown

Drab Brown

Peacock Blue

Golden Yellow

Light Blue

Sage Green

Golden Yellow

Sage Green

Gold

Sage Green

Light Blue

Sage Green

Light Blue

Liberal Arts and Communication

Art & Design

Communication Studies

Criminal Justice

English Education

Heritage Studies — MS/PhD

Humanities

Brown

Crimson

Golden Yellow

Light Blue

White

White

Journalism Crimson

Music Pink

Music Education

Political Science

Public Administration

Radio-Television

Social Science Education

Pink

Dark Blue

Peacock Blue

Crimson

Light Blue

Theatre Brown

Nursing and Health Professions

Communication Disorders

Disaster Preparedness

Health Science

Gray

White

Sage Geen

Nursing Apricot

Nursing Practice — DNP

Occupational Therapy Doctorate

Physical Therapy

Social Work

Sciences and Mathematics

Mathematics

Mathematics Education

Science

Science Education

Apricot

Slate Blue

Teal

Citron

Golden Yellow

Light Blue

Golden Yellow

Light Blue

Black and scarlet tassels are correct for all degrees, but gold metallic tassels may be worn by holders of doctoral degrees or by presidents of universities and colleges. The tassel should be worn draped over the left front quarter of the cap.

THE MEDALLION

Medallions were used as adornments in biblical days and also served as symbols of authority. The Arkansas State University chancellor’s medallion bears the seal of the university. The Arkansas State University president’s medallion bears the seal of the ASU System. The Alumni Association president’s medallion bears a 1924 emblem marking the establishment of the Alumni Association. The medallions are worn at all official academic ceremonies.

THE MACE

Originally a weapon of the Middle Ages, the mace gradually became ceremonial in character. A mace was carried by church officials, guards of kings, and other high officials. Today it is used symbolically in academic ceremonies.

The current mace, introduced in 2015, is the result of a collaborative effort involving students, alumni, faculty and staff. From concept and design to production and assembly, the mace utilizes state-of-the-art technology and equipment to symbolically represent Arkansas State University.

The mace is composed of two parts: the head and the staff. The head is comprised of the Memorial Arch, a globe and two university seals. When dedicated in 1927, the Memorial Arch served as the entrance to A&M College. Now, the oldest structure on campus, the arch is an established icon that symbolizes the opportunities to advance in life through the educational experience offered by Arkansas State. The international impact of the university, her students, faculty and staff is symbolized by a globe suspended in the arch. Seals are attached to the sides of the globe to represent the tradition, authority and integrity of the university.

The staff is made of wenge, a dark-colored, highly durable wood symbolic of the rich experiences students receive when pursuing an education at A-State. The shape of the staff is patterned after the pillars of the Memorial Arch, giving it a distinct look.

The mace rests on a base symbolic of the Memorial Arch. Once the gateway to the institution, the Memorial Arch continues to occupy a prominent position in the heart of the Arkansas State University campus.

THE SEAL

The official seal of Arkansas State University has been designed for the purpose of authentication, and to both represent and build upon the impact of an education at Arkansas State.

The current design of the Arkansas State University seal was adopted by the Board of Trustees in 2013. The new design incorporates current concepts and goals of the university.

The seal has three distinct characteristics:

1) The Memorial Arch symbolizes a portal or entrance to new life, balance in form and university tradition. It was given as a gift by the Class of 1927.

2) The inset date of 1909 is the date the institution was established.

3) The laurel wreath signifies the high achievement of its attendees. These three features represent qualities of tradition, authority and integrity of the university.

GRADUATION WITH ACADEMIC DISTINCTION/HONORS

Arkansas State University recognizes the academic achievement of graduating baccalaureate-degree students in the following ways:

1.Students graduating summa cum laude (4.00 grade point average) will wear a gold cord.

2.Students graduating magna cum laude (3.80-3.99 grade point average) will wear a red cord.

3.Students graduating cum laude (3.60-3.79 grade point average) will wear a white cord.

4. Students who complete the Honors Program or the University Honors program shall be designated as graduating “In Honors” or “In University Honors.” The Honors Medal, developed in 2006, is a means of recognizing undergraduate students who graduate from The Honors College at Arkansas State University. The medal’s design is taken from “The Scholar” character, which is an architectural relief on Wilson Hall, the university’s oldest building. There are two separate medals, gold and silver. Students who graduate “In Honors” are awarded the silver medal. Students who complete an honors thesis and graduate “In University Honors” are awarded the gold medal. Students graduating “In University Honors” or “In Honors” will wear blue cords.

Gone from earth so swiftly, So like a flower in bloom, Our classmates, loved and loving, And called away so soon.

In fond memory …

Abby Pennington 1998 –2017

Shelby Rhodes 1996 –2017

Garrett Soileau 1995 – 2017

Latito Williams 1978 – 2017

GRADUATING STUDENT SEATING (10:00

a.m.)

FIRST NATIONAL BANK ARENA

(By College)

Doctoral

Education and Behavioral Science

3. Nursing and Health Professions

GRADUATING STUDENT SEATING (2:30

(By College)

FIRST NATIONAL BANK ARENA

4. Liberal Arts and Communication

Sciences and Mathematics

Doctoral

Agriculture, Engineering and Technology 6. Undergraduate Studies

Business

Arkansas State University educates leaders, enhances intellectual growth, and enriches lives.

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