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
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