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Saturday, May 9, 2026 • 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Arkansas State University History and Overview
Dedicated to teaching, research and service, Arkansas State University provides students with the broad educational foundations that help develop critical thinking, analytical and decision-making capabilities, and communication skills. Arkansas State’s status as a Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production institution, as determined under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, was reaffirmed earlier this year. Also known in higher education circles as “R2,” the designation acknowledges the institution’s status as one of the nation’s top public research and teaching universities.
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 110,000 alumni. A-State has received notable rankings in recent years, moving into the “National Universities” category in U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Colleges” rankings in 2019, and being named Best in South by Princeton Review, gold-level Military Friendly Schools by Military Times, and a top online value by a wide range of internet rating groups.
A-State has extended its global reach with the only U.S.-style campus in Queretaro, Mexico. The College of Veterinary Medicine will open in the Fall of 2026 at A-State, which also hosts the first osteopathic medical school in Arkansas, the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine. More information about A-State is available online at 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. In addition, doctoral programs are now offered in environmental science, heritage studies, molecular biosciences, nursing practice, occupational therapy, and physical therapy. Programs at the specialist, master’s, bachelor’s and associate degree levels are available through the various colleges: Agriculture; Griffin Business; Education and Behavioral Science; Engineering and Computer Science; Liberal Arts and Communication; Nursing and Health Professions; Beck Sciences and Mathematics; and University College.
Accreditation
Arkansas State University's commitment to excellence in higher education is demonstrated through its accreditation by The Higher Learning Commission, based in Chicago, as well as 37 discipline-specific accrediting organizations. In addition, the university holds membership in numerous national organizations that support the highest educational standards.
The ASU System
The Arkansas State University System includes the main campus of Arkansas State University, A-State, which is in Jonesboro; the newest addition, Henderson State University, a four-year institution in Arkadelphia; and five two-year institutions: ASUBeebe, ASU-Newport, ASU-Mountain Home, ASU Mid-South, in West Memphis, and ASU Three Rivers, in Malvern. A-State includes Campus Queretaro in the State of Queretaro, Mexico. ASU-Beebe has campuses in Heber Springs and Searcy and an instructional site at Little Rock Air Force Base. ASU-Newport also has campuses in Jonesboro and Marked Tree.
The ASU System was formally established by Board of Trustees resolution effective July 1, 2006, although it had operated as a system much longer. Junior Agricultural College of Central Arkansas joined the system in 1955 as ASC-Beebe, later becoming ASU-Beebe. White River Vo-Tech at Newport became associated with ASU-Beebe in 1992; that institution is now ASU-Newport. The Mountain Home campus officially became ASU-Mountain Home on July 1, 1995. Delta Technical Institute at Marked Tree, which came into the system in 2001, is now an ASU-Newport campus. ASU-Beebe opened a sister campus at Heber Springs in 1999. Foothills Technical Institute was merged with ASU-Beebe on July 1, 2003, and is now the Searcy campus of ASU-Beebe. Mid-South Community College in West Memphis became a system member in 2015 as ASU Mid-South. College of the Ouachitas in Malvern joined the system in 2020 as ASU Three Rivers. Henderson State University joined the system in February 2021. A-State also offers bachelor degree programs, master degree programs and upper level courses through degree centers at ASU-Beebe, ASU-Mountain Home, and ASU Mid-South.
Enrollment
Arkansas State University has grown significantly over the past four decades. A-State’s enrollment in the fall of 2025 was 16,873. Home to the largest online program in the State of Arkansas, A-State also has the largest graduate enrollment, largely through several 100% online programs.
Mission
Mission, Core Values, and Vision
Arkansas State University educates leaders, enhances intellectual growth, and enriches lives.
Core Values
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.
Ms. Carole Farmer Fayetteville
Mr. Price Gardner Little Rock
University Officials
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Mr. Gary Harpole Jonesboro
Ms. Heather Maxey Mountain Home
Mr. Jerry Morgan Jonesboro
Mr. Paul Rowton Harrisburg
Bishop Robert G. Rudolph, Jr. Bryant
INTERIM PRESIDENT OF THE ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
Dr. Robin Myers
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Dr. Todd Shields Chancellor
Dr. Calvin White, Jr. Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
Mr. Christopher Boothman Vice Chancellor for Distance Education and Technology, Chief Information Officer
Dr. Erika Chudy Vice Chancellor for University Advancement
Mr. Todd Clark Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Dr. Mickey Latour, Dean College of Agriculture
Dr. Jim Washam, Dean Neil Griffin College of Business
Dr. Annette Hux, Dean College of Education and Behavioral Science
Dr. Abhijit Bhattacharyya, Dean College of Engineering and Computer Science
Kalayna King
Graduating Senior R.E. Lee Wilson Award Recipient (10:00 a.m.)
Julia Renee Pye
Graduating Senior Distinguished Service Award Recipient (2:00 p.m.)
Dr. Russ Hannah Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer
Dr. Travis Marsico Vice Provost for Research, Innovation and Discovery
Dr. William P. McLean Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Dr. Carlitta M. Moore Vice Chancellor for Access and Institutional Engagement
ACADEMIC COUNCIL
Dr. Cherisse Jones-Branch, Dean College of Liberal Arts and Communication
Dr. Stacy Walz, Interim Dean College of Nursing and Health Professions
Dr. Jennifer Bouldin, Dean Beck College of Sciences and Mathematics
OTHER CEREMONY PARTICIPANTS
Ms. Jo Ann Nalley Honorary Doctorate Recipient
Dr. John Hershberger
President-Elect, Faculty Senate Mace-bearer
Mr. Johnathan Reaves Line Announcer
Dr. Ryan Sullivan Line Announcer
Dr. Amanda Nickerson Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management
Mr. Chris Pezman Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics
Dr. Martha Spack Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Dean of Students
Dr. Fen Yu Vice Chancellor for Institutional Effectiveness, Innovation and Strategy
Dr. Nikesha Nesbitt, Dean University College
Dr. Heidi Banse, Dean College of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Steven Beaupre, Dean Graduate School
Mr. Jeff Bailey, Dean Dean B. Ellis Library
Lt. Col. J. Matt Weeks Professor of Military Science
Dr. Bert Greenwalt Provost’s Medal for Excellence in Instruction
Dr. Zahid Hossain Chancellor’s Medal for Research and Creative Activities
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THE PROGRAM
Processional: Pomp and Circumstance Edward Elgar Arkansas State University Novus Brass Quintet
OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM
*The Star Spangled Banner ................................................................................... Francis Scott Key Arkansas State University Choir Ensemble
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS...................................................................... Dr. Todd Shields Chancellor
REMARKS ON BEHALF OF THE GRADUATING CLASS ................................................ Kalayna King R.E. Lee Wilson Award Recipient (10:00 a.m.)
Julia Renee Pye Distinguished Service Award Recipient (2:00 p.m.)
PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES ....................................................... Dr. Calvin White, Jr. Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
CONFERRAL OF DEGREES ...................................................................................... Dr. Todd Shields
*Please stand for the national anthem
STATE OF ARKANSAS
SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS GOVERNOR
May 9, 2026
Dear Class of 2026,
On behalf of the State of Arkansas, congratulations on your graduation from Arkansas State University. As Governor, I commend your tremendous achievement and join with your friends and family to celebrate your years of hard work and dedication.
e education and lessons you have learned during your time at this university will help unleash new, exciting opportunities for you to leave your mark on Arkansas and our nation. I look forward to seeing the tremendous impact you will have.
I hope you will continue to pursue learning opportunities throughout your life and continually expand your horizons. You will soon be presented with new experiences and challenges that will shape your mind and your character. Work hard, strive to achieve your full potential, and realize the possibilities are endless.
Again, congratulations on your graduation from Arkansas State University and best wishes for a memorable event and continued success. Go Red Wolves!
Sincerely,
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Governor of Arkansas
CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATE!
On behalf of the members of the Alumni Association, congratulations on your graduation from Arkansas State University! Graduation signals the end of one era and the beginning of another as we welcome you to the family of more than 110,000 A-State alumni worldwide. It is our sincere hope that you continue your connection with the university through active membership in the Alumni Association.
You and the members of your class are important to the Alumni Association and the alma mater we serve. Much that you have enjoyed here at Arkansas State has been made possible by the generous support of graduates who have preceded you. As alumni, we are proud of the time, energy and resources we have shared to help provide a quality institution for the current and future students at Arkansas State.
We invite you to continue this tradition by participating in Alumni Association activities such as homecoming, class reunions, recruiting events in your area, and other alumni happenings. The Cooper Alumni Center will be your permanent home on the A-State campus. I invite you to stop by and see this wonderful place.
Most of all stay connected! Visit our website, join us on Facebook and Instagram, and submit class notes to keep us informed of your accomplishments, current email, and mailing address at AStateAlumni.org/ClassNotes. We want to share in your pride and continue to keep you advised of university and Alumni Association events of interest. The friendships and associations you have built while at Arkansas State University will continue to grow through your participation in these activities.
We look forward to serving you and working with you in your new role as alumni of Arkansas State University.
Sincerely,
Natalie Rogers ’10 President A-State Alumni Association
Dean B. Ellis Library
CANDIDATES FOR DOCTORAL DEGREES
Doctor of Education
Melanie Amber Bramlett
B.A., University of Arkansas
M.A., Harding University
M.S.E., Arkansas State University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Jacques Singleton
DISSERTATION TITLE: STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING STUDENT RETENTION AND GRADUATION RATES AT A SMALL, OPEN-ADMISSION PUBLIC UNIVERSITY: A CASE STUDY
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Rosie Valdez Block
B.A., Hendrix College
M.Ed., University of Arkansas Little Rock
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Amany Saleh
DISSERTATION TITLE: If It Doesn't Hurt You Aren't Working Hard Enough: An Examination of Coach Experience in High School Debate
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Tessa Camille Cripe
B.F.A., Arkansas State University
M.S.E., Arkansas State University
E.D.S., Arkansas State University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Dr. Ibrahim Duyar
DISSERTATION TITLE: EXAMINING THE INFLUENCE OF STUDENTS’ SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND AND TEACHERS’ PERCEIVED STRESS ON TEACHERS’ BURNOUT IN A RURAL ARKANSAS DELTA SCHOOL
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Molly Elizabeth Davis
B.A., Ouachita Baptist University
B.S.E., Ouachita Baptist University
M.S.E., Texas A&M University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Bronwyn MacFarlane
DISSERTATION TITLE: Teacher Perceptions on Optimizing Instructional Practices for English as a Second Language Instruction
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Susan Maria Drake
B.S., University of Central Missouri
M.Ed., University of Central Missouri, Missouri State University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Jacques D. Singleton
DISSERTATION TITLE: IMPACT OF EXPANDED CORE CURRICULUM ON COLLEGE AND JOB PLACEMENT FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Amy Christine Erstine
B.A., University of Arkansas Little Rock
M.Ed., Arkansas State University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Carroll Bronson
DISSERTATION TITLE: EXAMINING THE INFLUENCE OF JOB DEMANDS AND RESOURCES ON THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF ARKANSAS TEACHERS
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Barry L. Fargo
B.A., George Washington University
M.S., Southern Connecticut State University, Towson University
M.S.E., Long Island University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Ibrahim Duyar
DISSERTATION TITLE: THROUGH THEIR EYES: UNDERSTANDING AND ENHANCING RETENTION AMONG SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS OF COLOR
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Doctor of Education (continued)
Kristen Hope Fondren
B.B.A., Baylor University
M.Ed., University of West Florida
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Mahauganee Bonds
DISSERTATION TITLE: UNDERSTANDING PRINCIPAL PERSPECTIVES ON WHAT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SUPPORTS SUSTAINED SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS: A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Marco Darnell French
A.S., Grambling State University
B.S., Grambling State University
M.Ed., Arkansas State University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Mahauganee Bonds
DISSERTATION TITLE: Exploring The Barriers That Preclude Black Males From Pursuing Careers In Education
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
George Emmanuel Garrison IV
B.A., Alabama State University
M.Ed., Albany State University
E.D.S., University of West Georgia
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Bronwyn MacFarlane
DISSERTATION TITLE: Exceptional Educators Experiences Collaborating in an Inclusive Learning Environment with General Education Instructors
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Carenzo E. George
B.S., Jackson State University
M.A.T., Jackson State University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Mahauganee Bonds
DISSERTATION TITLE: The Effect of Underrepresentation of Male African American Teachers on African American Students(k-12) Classroom Learning
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Andrew Robbins Gillespie
B.M., University of South Carolina
M.M., Colorado State University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Dr. Bronwyn MacFarlane
DISSERTATION TITLE: LIVED EXPERIENCES OF COMPETENCY-BASED GRADING: IMPLEMENTATION IN THE SECONDARY PUBLIC SCHOOL SETTING
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Felicia Baty Goings
B.S.E., Arkansas State University
M.S.Ed., Arkansas State University
ED.S., Arkansas State University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Bronwyn MacFarlane
DISSERTATION TITLE: AN ANALYSIS OF HOW EDUCATORS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES IMPACT ASSESSMENT SCORES OF STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Obed Guerrero
B.B.A., Texas A&M International
M.B.A., Texas A&M International
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Mahauganee Bonds
DISSERTATION TITLE: COLLEGE SUCCESS COMPARISON BETWEEN FIRST- GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS AND NON-FIRST- GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS IN THE SOUTH TEXAS PLAINS.
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Bethanie Michele Hale
A.A., Southwest Arkansas Community College
B.A., - University of Arkansas at Monticello
M.S.Ed., Arkansas State University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Timberly Baker
DISSERTATION TITLE: The Implementation of Restorative Practices Through the Don’t Suspend Me! Professional Development
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Doctor of Education (continued)
Lynette Monique Hampton
B.S., Southern University A & M College
M.Ed., Louisiana State University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Bronwyn MacFarlane
DISSERTATION TITLE: PRACTICES THAT IMPACT THE READING PERFORMANCE OF ELEMENTARY SPECIAL EDUCATION INCLUSION STUDENTS
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Shelly A. Hardin
B.S.E., Arkansas State University
M.S.E., Harding University
ED.S., Arkansas State University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Bronwyn MacFarlane
DISSERTATION TITLE: Perceptions of Trauma-Informed Trained Campus Leadership
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Mickey Dewayne Jack
B.S., Southeastern Oklahoma State University
M.P.A., Arkansas State University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Lori Sanchez
DISSERTATION TITLE: STRATEGIES AND PRACTICES FOR IMPROVING ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE BY NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS IN AN OKLAHOMA POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUION
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Lesly Jean-Francois
B.A., Florida A&M University
M.A., Florida A&M University
PhD., Louisiana State University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Jacques D. Singleton
DISSERTATION TITLE: Strategies for Improving Student Retention and Graduation Rates at a Small, Open-Admission Public University: A Case Study
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Kaitlyn A. Kaesebier
B.A., Butler University
M.S., Indiana University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Mary Margaret Cunningham
DISSERTATION TITLE: Women Presidents in Higher Education: Navigating the Leadership Labyrinth from Student Affairs to the Presidency
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Angela Rose Anastasia Varholik Larrison
B.S.E., University of Central Arkansas
M.S.E., University of Central Arkansas
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Mahauganee Bonds
DISSERTATION TITLE: RE-ENTERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE AFTER THE PANDEMIC: PERCEPTIONS OF GENERAL EDUCATORS ON TEACHING STUDENTS WITH EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS IN INCLUSIONARY
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Heather M. Mize
A.A., North West Community College
B.A.Ed., University of Mississippi
M.A.Ed., University of Mississippi
ED.S., Arkansas State University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Bronwyn MacFarlane
DISSERTATION TITLE: Examining Educator Knowledge of Special Education Rights and the Impact on Student Outcomes
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Doctor of Education (continued)
Kayla Mae Meaders
B.B.A., Midwestern State University
M.Ed., Midwestern State University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Mahauganee Bonds
DISSERTATION TITLE: THE IMPACT OF ACADEMIC ADVISING MODELS ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
PERFORMANCE: A MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Vernita Ann Morgan
B.S., Louisiana Tech University
M.A., Louisiana Tech University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Mahauganee Bonds
DISSERTATION TITLE: AFRICAN AMERICAN GENEALOGISTS AND FAMILY HISTORIANS: PERCEPTIONS, MOTIVATIONS, AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Angela Lashun Norris
B.A., University of Memphis
M.S.E., Arkansas State University
ED.S., Arkansas State University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Jacques Singleton
DISSERTATION TITLE: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE FACTORS INFLUENCING NOVICE SPECIAL
EDUCATION TEACHERS' CAREER DECISIONS
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Arianne Pait
B.S.E., Arkansas State University
M.A., University of North Carolina-Greensboro
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Mahauganee Bonds
DISSERTATION TITLE STOPPING OUT AT ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY: AN EXPLORATORY CASE STUDY ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS EXITING DURING THE JUNIOR YEAR OR BEYOND
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Melody Sebastian
B.A.E., University of North Carolina Wilmington
M.Ed., Arkansas State University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Timberly Baker
DISSERTATION TITLE: UNDERSTANDING EDUCATIONAL BURNOUT: AN ANALYSIS OF THE PERCEPTIONS OF K-5 ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Shawna K. Shields
A.A., Northwest Arkansas Community College
B.A., University of Arkansas
M.A.T., University of Arkansas
ED.S., Arkansas State University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Bronwyn MacFarlane
DISSERTATION TITLE: ANALYSIS OF INCLUSIVE PRACTICES USING A CO-TEACHING MODEL ON ENGLISH LEARNERS WITH DISABILITIES
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Cilia Renea Smith
B.S., University of North Alabama
M.Ed., University of West Alabama
M.A., University of Alabama
ED.S., University of West Alabama
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Bronwyn MacFarlane
DISSERTATION TITLE: ELECTING OR APPOINTING ALABAMA SUPERINTENDENTS: THE IMPACT OF SUPERINTENDENT SELECTION MODELS ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Doctor of Education (continued)
Genia Elizabeth Smith
B.A., Francis Marion University
M.Ed., Francis Marion University
ED.S., Arkansas State University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Richard Casey
DISSERTATION TITLE: EDUCATOR PERCEPTIONS OF THE IMPACT OF AVID PROGRAM ON MINORITY STUDENTS’ SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Keisha Thom-Spencer
B.S., George Washington University
M.S., Southern Connecticut State University, Towson University
M.S.E., Long Island University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Ibrahim Duyar
DISSERTATION TITLE: THROUGH THEIR EYES: UNDERSTANDING AND ENHANCING RETENTION AMONG SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS OF COLOR
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Evet T. Starks-Holmes
B.S., Arkansas State University
M.S., Arkansas State University
ED.S., Arkansas State University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Amany Saleh
DISSERTATION TITLE: K-12 Interventionists' Perceptions of Their Preparedness to Deliver Instruction in a Virtual Learning Environment
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Crystal M. Tate-Barnes
B.A.E., Grambling State University
M.Ed., Northwestern State University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Jacques Singleton
DISSERTATION TITLE: UNVEILING THE BENEFITS OF EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS IN AN ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SCHOOL CONTEXT: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF LIVED EXPERIENCES
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Jennifer L. Thomas
B.S., Henderson State University
M.S., University of Central Arkansas
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Peter Ghazarian
DISSERTATION TITLE: The Influence of Leadership Styles on Teacher Motivation and School Climate in Urban Schools from Three South-Central Region States
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Christie Dawn Hill Toland
B.A., University of the Ozarks
M.A., University of Central Arkansas
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Amany Saleh
DISSERTATION TITLE: IMPACT OF QUARANTINES ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND PANDEMIC RECOVERY EFFORTS
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Lisa Terri Walker
B.A., Berklee College of Music
M.S.E., University of Arkansas Little Rock
ED.S., Arkansas State University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Amany Saleh
DISSERTATION TITLE: Understanding Barriers to Education for African American Males
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Jenifer Lynn Weaver
A.A., Tulsa Community College
B.A., Northeastern State University
M.Ed., Northeastern State University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Ibrahim Duyar
DISSERTATION TITLE: URBAN TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE INFLUENCE OF THEIR ALTERNATE ROUTE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS ON THEIR RETENTION
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Doctor of Education
Whitney Susan Wells-Corfield
B.A., University of Richmond
M.Ed., Virginia Commonwealth University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Tania Reis
DISSERTATION TITLE: VOICES OF COMMITMENT: UNCOVERING THE LEADERSHIP RESILIENCE DRIVING ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS' LONG-TERM TENURE IN A SINGLE SCHOOL
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Loretta J. Willburn
A.A., East Arkansas Community College
B.A., Arkansas State University
M.S., Full Sail University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Caroll Bronson
DISSERTATION TITLE: EXPLORING ADMINISTRATOR-FACULTY RELATIONSHIPS IN HIGH-NEED ARKANSAS DELTA SCHOOLS: THE ROLE OF RELATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND FACULTY SUPPORT
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Chanda Durham Williams
B.S., Georgia Southern University
M.Ed., University of West Georgia
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Dr. Ibrahim Duyar
DISSERTATION TITLE: EXAMINING THE INFLUENCE OF PRINCIPALS’ TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN PROMOTING CONDUCIVE SCHOOL CULTURE AND SECONDARY ESL TEACHERS’ SELF-EFFICACY BELIEFS
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Katayoun Zadeh
B.A., Azad University, Abhar
M.S.Ed., Indiana University, Bloomington
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Dr. Ibrahim Duyar
DISSERTATION TITLE: EXAMINING THE INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL LEADERS’ EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON PRE-K TEACHERS’ WELL-BEING
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership
Doctor of Philosophy
Oyeronke Oyindamola Afolabi
B.Sc., Ajayi Crowther University
M.A., Arkansas State University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Lauri Umansky
DISSERTATION TITLE: BEYOND COMMEMORATION TO REPARATIONS: A MEDIA REPRESENTATION ANALYSIS OF THE ELAINE MASSACRE OF 1919
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Heritage Studies
Faisal Mohammed
B.F.A., University of Ghana
M.A., Central European University
M.A., Arkansas State University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Lauri Umansky
DISSERTATION TITLE: Heritage as Performative Sovereignty: Situated Agency and Environmental (in)Equity in the Arkansas Delta DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Heritage Studies
Orithea Zephyr Regn
B.S., Miami University
B.A., Miami University
M.S., Arkansas State University
DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Lorin Neuman-Lee
DISSERTATION TITLE: The Ecotoxicological Implications of Switching from Fluorescent to Light Emitting Diode Lighting for Zooplankton Culturing and Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing
DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Environmental Science
Dean B. Ellis Library
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
NEIL GRIFFIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND COMMUNICATION
COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS
BECK COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
CANDIDATES FOR MASTER DEGREES
Master of Science in Agriculture
Saroj Bhattarai
Karson Kellar Covington
Jimmy D. DuVall Sr.
Megha Goyal
Kennon Leigh Harrington
Zackery E. Holloway
Haleigh Caroline Jackson
Hannah Faith Johns
Kamana Kafle
Rupendar Kaur
Nishika
Anubhav Pal
Maheshwari Saddollu
Vikrant Saini
Sowmya Thadisina
CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
Names of honor students, and their honors designations, appear in boldface italics.
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Ashantiera R. Allen
Jadus L. Armstrong
Morgan Julia Beaulieu
Cole Steven Brengard
Magna Cum Laude
David Brian Cart
Gabriel Dority
Cum Laude
Gage Edwin Eldridge
Peyton John Ellis
Cum Laude
Matthew Wade Exum
Kassadee Dianna Gal
Samuel Thomas Garrett
Lexus L. Hagood
Lucy Harris
Allison Diane Hicks
Taylor Marie Hoover
Magna Cum Laude
Chase Jordan Huckabee
Nona Jairu
Magna Cum Laude/Honors
Program
Austin M. Langley
Daniel H. Lester
Jordyn Abigail-Rose Lovett
Garrison D. Martin
Alexis Dawn Mckenzie
Honors Program
Hunter Wayne Mitchell
Magna Cum Laude
Carley Grace Morgan
Magna Cum Laude
Hunter K. Nunnally
MaCayla Henry Overshine
Caroline Grace Pennywitt
Abbigaile M. Phillips
Jake T. Reidhar
Jackson Cole Roddy
Sebastian Rodriguez
Colten Matthew Romines
Jay Bradley Sharp
Jackson T. Shopher
Magna Cum Laude
Joshten Dale Smith
Samantha Stevens
Caleb James Taylor
Garima Thapa
Cum Laude
Gabriel Wayne Thornburg
Ashton Jewel Tumlison
Allie Warren
William D. Weeks
Haylee Brook Williams
Cum Laude
Steve Allen Williams Jr.
Cum Laude
Ella Grace Wise
Magna Cum Laude
NEIL GRIFFIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
CANDIDATES FOR MASTER DEGREES
Master of Accountancy
Nikhil Daswani
Varshitha Kacham
Agnes Mensah
Master of Business Administration
Folajimi A. Akinbi
Tommy L. Baker II
Jessica Ballard
Victor Alexander Banda
Haylee Deon Barnett
Caleb Austin Barrentine
Ann Marie Beck
Madeline Grace Belford
Parker Lee Benson
Baylee Blythe
Biplab Ojha
Hani Piyushkumar Patel
Sangeetha Priya Saravanan
Brock Brown
Megan B. Bruce
Jonathan Paul Buck
Connor Owen Douglas Buckley
Dillon W. Bullard
Jared Tyler Burdett
Jessica Bussey
Ciara Callicott
Caitlin Anne Calvert
Minh Khang Cao
Pradeep Sharma
Shunsuke Yachi
Daniela Carmona
Annie Ruth Carter
Molly Chapman
Zebulun Zebron Chapomba
Victoria Marie Chase
Neha Chillukamari
Lauren B. Conner
Olivia Jewel Cleopatra Crater
Isaac Joseph Cross
Hailey Curtis
Master of Business Administration (continued)
Michael Davis III
Grant Dowdy
Jessica Marie Dunn
Maja Działoszewska
Cassandra Znovia Michele Ecker
Logan Swaney Edmondson
Macy Dawn Elliott
Titon Erler
Payton Simon Fields
Hannah Nicole Figley
Jerrel James Futrell
Jessica Ann Gerrish
Oscar Gilbert
Micah Lee Goff
Addison Michele Goodman
Richard Lawson Grise
Matthias Gruen
Jordan Christopher Hall
Jessica Nichole Harris
Bethany A. Helliwell
Fantaceè Houston
Kylie N. Howell
Tyler James Howland
Tate Hunter Isaacs
Kyle Ivy
Cody Allen Johnson
Keron Jeannett Johnson
Heather Johnston
Cooper R. Jones
Danielle Ashley-Ann Jones
Symone Jones
Simranjit Kaur
Matthew Steven Kendall
Alyson Kennedy
Brian Godness Kileo
Jamey Lea Kinard
Christopher Eugene King
Ryan Alexander Kistner
Master of Science
Aarav Adhikari
Courtney Celestine Amos
Kerilyn Bascle
Meenaz Inayat Bhimani
Gnanni Chandrika Reddy Chavva
Kyra Clemons
Aaron K. Coleman
Arron Scott Cooper
Elizziebeth Jordan Dickerson
Kevin Mitchell Dunlap
Krystal Duong
John S. Firebaugh
Mohnish R. Kumar
Parker Michael Lashbrook
Tyronda Rochell Lewis
Douglas Charles Livesay
Justin Lopez
Raevionna M. Lowery
Jodie Dawn Lucas
Divyajitsinh Pushpendrasinh Mahida
Shanique Tanisha March
Alejandra Marchesano
Rhiannon Martin
Elijah Gage Marx
Sissy Waters May
Heather Michele McCain
Audrey Marundia Miller-Okhiria
Katherine Hites Morehead
Kimberly Diana Morgan
Madison P. Morris
Donna Jo Moses
Brigittte Uwase Mugeyo
Saralyne Nicole Nassberg
Neha
Jennifer Nuno
Catelyn Grace Parker
Harris McKinley Parker
Fenil Parmar
Neel Maheshbhai Patel
Laura Zanelatti Piacenti
Elyse Kathryn Pindell
Kelly Shawn Plunk
Muhammad Jinna Bhuiyan Polash
Amanda Kay Prestidge
Jacob W. Pyeatt
Ethan Banks Ray
Donovan Kyle Reed
Nicholas N. Reiser
MD Asif Hassan Reon
Francesco Evan Ripple
Dana L. Gist
Jacob William Handy
Zayan Hossain
Cashundra Nicole Jefferson
Sravya Kasireddy
Christy Lenderman
Alexandria Lucia Lunn
Dan Richard Mallard
Kyle McDonald
Dana Rae Vinson Mull
Jasmine Parks
Srinith Reddy Pentala
Harley Le Ann Roy
Meagan D. Rush
Juan Daniel Sanchez
Dane Arthur Schrekenhofer
Sophia Marie Seger
Trevor Shawber
Toronsa Mechell Simpson
Divyaranjan Singh
Andrew Chase Smith
Ebyni LaShun Smith
Hallie Elizabeth Smith
Tejaswini Sripathi
Cammara V. Stallworth
Amanda Nicole Stapleton
Megan L. Strawn
Sharneice Lavette Taylor
Mien Thi Thao Tran
Aaliyah Victoria Tucker
Monica Valenzuela
Brandon Luke Vann
Deanna Fay Vann
Nayely Vazquez
Nathan Tyler Vick
Hannah Marie von Hof
Asuman Waganiala
Drake Lynn Wagner
Levon Isaac Walker
Raylee Catherine Wallace
Abigail Layne Warburton
Diamond Alexandria Watson
Hannah E. Williams
Rylee Elizabeth Wills
Anthony L. Wilson
Evan Thomas Wilson
Justice Stone Winberry
David Wofford
Katelyn Nicole Yarletts
Magan Russell
Sandip Shrestha
Benjamin Richard Smith
Chance Ray Smith
Reagan Nechell Smith
Brittanie N. Stinchcomb
Austyn Brooke Turner
Kaden Zane Turner
Ngan Thi Hoai Vo
Tyler Dianne West
Khadijah Williams
CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
Names of honor students, and their honors designations, appear in boldface italics.
Bachelor of Arts
Cheryl Dawn Atkinson
Hunter J. Carlton
Teddy William Hall
Torrance Hendrickson
Kiera U. Jackson
Sakshi Kaura
Magna Cum Laude
Yong Bom Ko
Rita Loner
Tia Marie Wallace
Mary E. Wheeler
Alie Rose Williamson
Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science
Elizabeth G. Alexander
Eric Deshawn Alexander
Kaci P. Andrus
Cum Laude
Gage Ashton Armstrong
Delanie Lee Brooks Atchison
Kaylee Alexia Back
Kandice D. Bailey
Mary Elizabeth Bailey
Summa Cum Laude
Kathryn Anne Barker
Davis Preston Barnett
Chandler Wade Beaton
Jordan Devore Benight
Gracey Renee Benson
Nathan William Berry
Cum Laude
Skylan A. Bizzell
Joshua Seth Bogard
Jacob L. Boyles
Venessa Nicole Brannon
Magna Cum Laude
Chloe Jane Brashears
Halle B. Brewer
Cum Laude
Blaire Brown
Joshua Denson Burke
Cum Laude
Chandler James Carter
Yujeong Choi
Taylor Chyenne Clark
Parker Scott Collins
Christy Lea Cook
Miranda Rae Darnell
Magna Cum Laude
Jashanti Yamaiya Davis
Michael Eric Deckelman II
Summa Cum Laude
Braden M. Deese
Magna Cum Laude
Brandon Tyler DeWolf
Win Do
Carter Holt Dorton
Ravin Bryce Dowdy
Chase A. Duncan
Reid A. Dutton
Honors Program
Damien Nnamdi Ehie
Summa Cum Laude/University
Honors
Christian Matthew Elder
Sara Lauren Elizabeth Elliott
Natnael Scott Enright
Luke E. Ethridge
Vincent Joshua Evans III
Kaneisha R. Finch
Zachary Taylor Fishburn
Dalton Taylor Gatewood
Devin Levi Gatewood
Thomas B. Goldsby IV
Jacob A. Gore
Dawson Wade Greenwall
Luke Allen Griffin
Magna Cum Laude/Honors
Program
Baylor H. Hancock
Abigail S. Harris
Pamela L. Harris I
Nathan Alexander Hartley
Michael Paul Henderson
Levi Henry
Emma Elisabeth Hicks
Cum Laude
Kaylin Nyonia Hill
Eric Hindman
Caiden Tod Hinkle
Magna Cum Laude
Crystal Danielle Holloway
Matthew Chase Holloway
Magna Cum Laude/University
Honors
Brady L. Holt
Colin Dean Hooton
Honors Program
Isaac G. House
Aidan L. Houseworth
Cum Laude
Freddy Travon Hudson
Preston Glen Hunnicutt
Brady Cole Ingram
Magna Cum Laude
Lauren Alexandra Irons
Magna Cum Laude
Alexandria N. Jenkins
Hunter O. Jenkins
William Blake Jensen
Cum Laude
Veronika Belle Jergenson
Andrew Joseph Johnson
Emma Claire Johnson
Jamarious K. Johnson
Korwin C. Johnson
Korwin C. Johnson
Lauren J. Jones
Kenley B. Jordan
Magna Cum Laude
Kohle Miller Kerin
Gretchen R. Kerns
Ashley Michelle Key
Tonda Leigh Keys
Jagger McCabe Kibler
Nicholas Kiki-Charles
William Barrett King
Molly Kate Kinsey
Andie Paige Kruse
Drew Nathaniel Kyzar
Emesha Tionna Kaye Larry
Nathaniel Thomas LeBlanc
Magna Cum Laude
Ridge Christopher Lewis
Katey Anne Little
Logan Christian Locke
Cum Laude/Honors Program
Ian Cole Logan
Karen Lopez
Lucious L. Love
Collin David Maloney
Magna Cum Laude/University
Honors
Lauren Nicole Maness
Magna Cum Laude
Quinton Caleb Wade Marks I
Cady Nicole Marshall
Jarred A. Marshall
Justin William Martin
Nicolas Patricio Mata
Magna Cum Laude
Reese O. McCallum
Summa Cum Laude/Honors
Program
Jenna L. McCann
Braxtyn McCuien
Brandon Alexander McFadden
Caleb A. McGowan
Gail Denise McKillion
Justin D. Miller
McKenzie Marie Miller
Dominic James Mineau
Kaitlyn M. Mitchell
Honors Program
Kailey A. Moody
Thalia Uilani Mullen
Amanda Nelson
Kendall N. Newby
Thu Kim Anh Nguyen
Cum Laude
Thao Anh Nguyen
Shelby J. Norris III
Vu Hoang Ny
Keon Onyeychukwu Okoh Sr.
Tyler Laurence O'Neal
Nicholas Conner Orr
Wiley Gene Osborn Jr.
Cum Laude
Lacie Dawn Pharis
Hayden Louis Pinderski
Cabrina Pope
Cum Laude
Hailey Jean Potter
Michele M. Potts
Keithen James Power
Cameron B. Powers
Md Nahid Rahman
Prasanna Rajbhandari
Brooke Lynn Ray
James Cunningham Reed III
Jessica Lynn Richey
Jett M. Robertson
Jackie Edward Romine
Brinley Diane Rose
Madelyn Claire Russell
Cameron Noah Salo
Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program
Abby Della Schefano
Magna Cum Laude
Christina Schwartz
Caitlyn R. Sevinsky
Ran Shi
Magna Cum Laude
Jin Shimazaki
Cum Laude
Aastha Shrestha
Elijah Otaktay Smallwood
Abby Jane Smith
Garrott Nathaniel Smith
Juliette Grace Smith
Kelby LeighAnn Smith
Zoei Smith
Brandon Solorzano
Tyler R. Somers
Connor I. Stackhouse
Tucker Andrew Starks
Magna Cum Laude
Ryan Sean Steimel
Magna Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science (continued)
Kendyl Grace Stevens
Magna Cum Laude
Lindsey Kate Storey
Cum Laude/Honors Program
Kaylee Marie Stout
Jackson Stovall
Conner Reece Teal
Jasmine Nhu Y. Tran
Summa Cum Laude
Madison Turner
Alexandria R. Tweddell
Blaine C. Van Swol
John Thomas Vance
Kekoa Romeo Villaluna
Jordan D. Vines
Ashley Nicole Vredenburg
Landon Shane Wallace
Magna Cum Laude
Mekhyla Alexis Wallace
Magna Cum Laude
Haley Adison Ward
Landon Brian Webb
Lennon Michael Wheeler
Bailey Whitaker
Emily Michelle Willett
Ava Sloane Williams
Cum Laude
Brandon Paul Williams
Jacob Ray Williams
Tessa M. Wilson
Tyra Jaide Woodruff
Terry Scott Wooten
Beyonca Renee Wren
Cum Laude
LaMirriyah Latrece Wren
Ryota Yamamoto
Magna Cum Laude
Kyohei Yoneta
Cum Laude
Madison Gabrielle Young
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE
Doctor of Education
Rosie Valdez Block
Tessa Camille Cripe
Molly Elizabeth Davis
Susan Maria Drake
Amy Christine Erstine
Barry L. Fargo
Kristen Hope Fondren
Marco Darnell French
George Emmanuel Garrison IV
Carenzo E. George
Andrew Robbins Gillespie
Felicia Baty Goings
Obed Guerrero
Bethanie Michele Hale
Lynette Monique Hampton
Specialist in Education
Brittney Nicole Ammons
Leo Tapia Anguiano
Misty Lynn Bacon
Eva Jolene Baker
Abby Harralson Baker
Jamia Richmond Bentley
Jenise T.R. Best
Rose Williams Bilbro
Mary Binder
Jody Lee Boles
Neely Danielle Boyd
Sarah Chandler Brackin
Frederick D. Brister
Sara Broussard
Melanie Y. Brown
Kristen Ann Brown
Alexus Brunson
Shronda Burton
Leslie Owen Cain
Keira Breanne Cantin
Phillip Chase Clark
Jose' Manuel Contreras
Adam Craghead
Alicia Suann Croney
Melissa Dominguez Curiel
CANDIDATES FOR DOCTORAL
DEGREES
Shelly A. Hardin
Evet T. Starks Holmes
Mickey Dewayne Jack
Lesly Jean-Francois
Emily J. Johnson
Kaitlyn Anne Kaesebier
Angela Rose Anastasia Varholik
Larrison
Kayla Mae Meaders
Heather M. Mize
Vernita Ann Morgan
Angela Lashun Norris
Arianne Pait
Melody Sebastian
Shawna K. Shields
CANDIDATES FOR SPECIALIST DEGREES
Daniel C. Daley
Brody J. Davis
Samuel Thomas Diekevers
Hannah Michelle Dobson
Eric Carlos Durden Jr.
Danielle Rae Durossette
Susan Ann Dyer
Jaylin L. Ealy
Carla Elkins
Lori Francis Elliott
Kayla Embry
Nardine Eryan
RaLeigh Rheuby Evans
James F. Featherston III
Justin C. Funderburk
Mindy Erin Gannon
Frances Sherell Garmon
Brant Ashley Gast
Lorraine L. Gatlin
LuLa Josetta Frierson Geter
Brian Gibson
April Nicole Givens
Kimberly Wilkinson Goforth
Tiffany Ann Gordon
Laura Hope Gowan
Cilia Renea Smith
Genia Elizabeth Smith
Crystal M. Tate-Barnes
Alisa Sierra Taylor
Jennifer L. Thomas
Keisha Thom-Spencer
Christie Dawn Hill Toland
Jenifer Lynn Weaver
Whitney Susan Wells-Corfield
Loretta Juarez Wilburn-Burgess
Chanda Durham Williams
Peyton Michelle Worthington
Katayoun Zadeh
Tasha Nicole Grace
William M. Grafton
Suzanne Elizabeth Guttu
Billy C. Hammond
Emily Nicole Hansson
Miciah Haskins
James Darby Hawes
Brittany Jade Helton
Joshua Edmund Hemmersbach
Laken Whitney McKenzie Henderson
Rachel Amanda Henderson
Candice Maeve Heyward
Madison Grace Hodge
Traci Linn Holland
Joshua Kent Hollandsworth
Anna Hollowell
Shaye L'Herisson Howell
Megan N. Huckeby-White
Jordan Garrett Hunter
Nancy Irvin
Mary Beth Jackson
Tiffany Lorene Jeffers
Misti Beem Jenkins
Derricos R. Jones
Kristen Jones
Specialist in Education (continued)
April Joy Jones
Madelyn Perette Kemp
Rodney Kinder
Nathan Druey King
Lisa Ann Lane
Molly A. Lawhorn
Judy Elizabeth Lawrence
Joan K. Lazzell
Roshanda Lasal Leggins
Quinton James Lindsey
Lisa Olivia Lusk
Lauren Marron
Earnest McDonald
Haley Evelyn Brooke McNabb
LaShundra LaShelle Merriweather
Michael Scott Moore
Cassandra Mae Morgan
Jason Lee Morris
Kayla Elizabeth Morris
Rachel L. Morris
Derrick Murphy
Gerald Nason
Netasha D. Nelson
Grant Christopher Nesmith
Anna Nordmeyer
Susie Ann O'Neal
Master of Arts in Teaching
Kealondria Rayshawn Banks
Michelle Cheri Brewster
Brynn A. Bromley
Latasha Brooks
Whitney L. Brown
Stacey K. Burton
Austin Calvillo
Tayanna Louise Campbell
Robert Samuel Cartwright
Bridget L. Childs
Kaylee Amanda Church
Sadie Coleman
Robert Glenn Cullum
Carlos Armando Rodriguez Dorantes
Savannah Lynn Ellis
Kathryn Faulkner
Ashtin Dae Ferguson
Jesica Nicole Floyd
Angela Adriann Grooms
Master of Science
Dominique Elijah Barber
Cameron Jeffrey Bates
Christie Rae Bavuso
Kristin Love Benn
Tommy Joseph Bentley
Karter W. Bokker
Adam Boswell
Kylene Marie Brewton
JeQuailia Nechelle Burnett
Taylor Burnett
Akalah Burns
Kathleen Causey
Mollie Chambers
Elizabeth Ann Palmer
Melissa Suzanne Patterson
Stephanie R. Phillips
Alysia Vance Pitts
Stacia Polk
Danille N. Pressley
Haylee Price
Kathryn Marie Pruss
Stephanie Bass Racop
Flavia Ramirez
Elise Amber Rasbach
Wayne William Reese Jr.
Dawn N. Rice
Sharonda Ozella Riley
Derek A. Rivera
Brandi J. Robenolt
Ivy James Roberson
Kelly Tisdale Robinson
Jordin Elisabeth Rone
Kristin Young Rosevear
Charles Hunter Scott
Audra Claire Seel
Andrew J. Sills
Earlean Marie Simon
Shatas Smith
Tiffany Anne Smith
CANDIDATES FOR MASTER DEGREES
Courtney Danielle Guerrero
Johnny Ray Hart
Teresa K. Hill
Kennedy LeAnn Holmes
Tracy Lee Howard
Bailey Isbell
Whitney Ivey
Christin Jarrett
Qiana Johnson
Janae Judith Julian
Kristin Deann Lack
Tamara Lynn Long
Sarah Lyons
Daley Marie Miller
Ashley Victoria Morris
Emily Moudy
Stephanie Ann Myers
LaCrisha Lynn Nichols
Mari Mason Norwood
Angela T. Clark
Vincenzo Antonio Costagliola
Robin Criglar-Phillips
Skyler Dennis
Sharie Latrice Donnerson
Jesica M. Drotar
Ann Claire Edwards
Jalen E. Farmer
Kolton Frazier Faulkner
Ethan Joseph Felsing
Ryan William Forbush
Kenyatta Renee Fryer
Jonathan Ryan Ghazal
Melissa Carol Spence
Karah Lynne Summerlin
Alyssa Marie Sunday
Shanna Nicole Sweeden
Rhett William Timmons
Zachary Shane Tippitt
Katie Danielle Towery
Jeffery L. Treadwell
Christopher Turner
Tiara Shatima Turner
Kelli Michelle Ulmer
Stephanie Lashon Varner
Gwendolyn Davis Walker
Veronica Leshaun Walker-Knight
Chanise Warren-Norals
Ashley Young Washam
Anjanette Carol White
TJ White
Andreanna Marie Williams
Mark Patrick Williams
Morgan W. Williams
Patrick R. Wilson
Hannah Marie Wojcik
Jaterrian Wren
Allison Irene Young
Kizzy KaTrina' Young
Uchenna Ofoha
Tiffany Michelle Pittman
Drue E. Prehn
Latasha M. Pye
Jennifer A. Roach
Destinee Rae Shelton
Patricia Stanley
Phillipp S. Staup
Shelby Claire Taylor
Brittney N. Tharp
Kristen N. Vannada
Anthony W. Varnell
Ricky L. Watson
Mary B. Weick
Danielle Wiles
Michael Williams
Autumn Marie Winspear
Shayna Ann Wright
Jordan Elizabeth Wyant
Matthew Stephen Gosa
Austin Malik Green
Aiden Cole Hammock
Eason Patrick Hardouin
Michelle Kay Harmon
Eriya D. Hobbs
Wendy Renee Hollywood
Ainsley Mae Ingels
Kelsey Lynnae James
Tony Ray Jones
Zachary Jordan King
Jessica Michelle Knox
Brian Lawrence Ladner
Master of Science (continued)
Jimekia Lambert-Johnson
David Phillip Lazarus
Royshaun Lee Lewis
Sandra L. Lindsey
Kennedy Shontrelle London
Julie Luu
Brittany Michelle Malloy
Natalie Grace Marciel
Rodrigo Patrick McCarthy-Galvan
Chris McCoy
Tameka Johnson McGlown
Elarge Drake McKenzie
Khairi Mdnor
Abigail Alexandria Middlebrook
Master of Science in Education
Majdey Jawad Ismail Ababneh
Ryan S. Abernathy
Alaa Yahya Abosharah
Dean E. Adams
Heather Nicole Adams
Jill Adams
Stacie Lynne Adams
Hala Younus Alqawasmeh
Nia Jiovani Anderson
Audrey Arnette Atkins
Khaiuna S. Ayetimiyi
Mercedes Barker
Jessica Anne Barnes
Abigail Celeste Bayer
Melanie Beach
Juliana Susanne Bebout
Sherryce Michelle Beck
Josalyn Jenee' Berry
Erin Christine Verdis Berryhill
Melissa K. Bettis-Ritter
Erica Ann Blackford
Cheyenne Rose Blanton
Fred Wallace Bostic IV
Judy Dianne Boyett-Cosby
Breanna Bragg
Angela G. Brewer
Richard Patrick Brown
Tammy J. Brown
Chandra Sonjare Bryant
Sherri Colley Buchanan
Jennifer Nichole Bulkley
Katrina L. Bundy
Matthew Bunge
Carly Rose Burch
Callie Suzanne Byron
Peyton Ashlyn Campbell
Alison Mae Carr
Jeremy Scott Carter
Brianna Lee Castleman
Naima Haroon Chandna
Athalie Cho
Tyler Clark
Lindsay N. Clay
Karla Y. Clay-Alexander
Amanda Kelsey Cleveland
Alyssa Marie Cockrell
Rebecca Diane Collier
Mary Elizabeth Cooley
Miranda T. Cotter
Amanda Lea Cozad
David Eli Mimoun
Audrea Minor
Kimberly Dawn Moody
Bryan Wesley Morgan
Meoshe Michelle Morgan
Alyssa Judith Mulry
Michelle Leeann Pace
Trenton James Passmore
Khiandra Treshae Perry
Vaquela Arrele Pimpton
Evan Joseph Sanford
Kyle Shaffer
LaCamra Simone Sheard-Perry
Jacob Walter Short
Craig William Eugene Crews
Lauren Marie Cunningham
Olajoke Helen Dairo
Cynthia Davenport
Mai Dawood
Kaley Deckard
Ashley Jean DeLeeuw
Janie Lynn Demonbreum
Lecia April Dixon
Jaycie Elaine Dodd
Brian Christopher Dodson
Brenda M. Dominguez
Elizabeth Dominic
Jonathan Michael Doss
Lisa Draheim
Kara Ruth Dudley
Brett Dunn
Alexandra Viola Duplantis
Whitney Erin Edison
Hanna Shay Ellett
Jody Evans
Isabel D. Ewers
Savannah Dawn Ezernack
Jaqueline Felix
Jordan Ashlee Fletcher
Chakira J. Foster
Elaina Hardin Fox
Regena Lashell Freeman
William Charles Frye
Jessica Gaff
Jolene Elaine Garber
Kaiti BreeAn Gentry
Therese Gilbert
Seth T. Glidewell
Kelly Renee Glover
Shawn Lavenia Goff
Carissa Janette Golden
Jaime Heather Goldman-Mendelsohn
Connie M. Gooch
Nikki L. Gordon
Kayla Nicole Graham
Megan Marie Greeson
Taylor Wall Griffin
Katie Lauryn Hague
Alisha Arender Halford
Lynette Hall
Logan Hamer
Lisa Joyce Harris
Michael S. Harrison
Caitlin Hart
Terri Vesta Skinner
Tanreka Mishenia Smith
Whitney N. Stone
Anthony Drumeco Sturrup
Tanner Swicegood
Rashauna Rene Sykes
Brady Tyler Thomas
Carlisha Qunshay Nicole Treadwell
Soraida Vasquez
Aislinn Nicole Waite
Veronica Adele Ware
Jacob M. Webb
A'Dejah Charbrion Williams
Maudann Hawkins Wilson
Lucinda Renee Henderson
Julie Ann Holstrum
Kathryn Horn
Ashlee Hunt
Tabitha H. Hutchinson
Nouralhuda Ismail
Jennifer Lynne Ivy
Corey Matthew Jackson
Amanda Jackson
Julie L. Jaques
Kit Jensen
Haley R. Jewell
Amanda Elaine Johnson
Jaraya Nechelle Johnson
Rebekah Johnson
Alexis Rene Johnston
Jerica Moore Jones
Courtney Elizabeth Jones
Riley Jae Kabance
Daniel Ray Kelley-McAdams
Kylie Ann Kelly
Kylie Jo Kilgore
James Keith Kimery
Joshua Robert King
Sheri L. Kirby-Nash
Fawn Knight
Caitlin Korinek
Jesica Krousey
Charles R. Kyzer
Emily Clover Lamar
Hannah Puckett Lamb
Jesse Alexander Ray Lambert
Milana Lattin
Lauren LeGrand
Kirsten Diana Leisinger
Denise Erin Liddle
Rebecca Autumn Limore
Halle Renee Lively
Tevin Deion Logan
Camryn P. Luckey
Natalie Nichole Lyons
Sadie Mack
Hend Elhami Mahmoud
Micah Rachel Martin
Sara Maureen Masner
Savana Donell Mauer
Akiyah McCrary
Taylor Rex McDonald
Shelby A. McElhaney
Renee L. McFarland
Master of Science in Education (continued)
Amanda Nicole McKee
Samantha Ann McKenna
Tarsha L. McKinney
Stephen Ross McMurray
Caitlyn Hilbun Mears
Reid D. Miller
Rebecca L. Moody
Gracie Claire Morrison
Kamara M. Morton
Katina Murphy
Sarah N. Myers
Zaidita D. Neuendank
Libby Newman
Amber Jeanette Nicholson
Michelle Kimberly Norment
Carol Diane Norton
Mariette Ngalula Nyembo
Margaret Clover Oakley
Gregory Rayburn O'Neal
Shekanah Shaw Palmer
Bobby Gerald Parker
Hannah Maria Noelle Pemberton
Kimberly Allison Penn
Taylor Turcotte Pennington
Megan Briann Perry
Alyssa L. Pinkerton
Wendy Louise Pitts
Julie Renae Posey
Kathryn Dillard Pruiett
Evel E. Colón Quiñones
Maura Alyssa Rabun
Kati Race
Crystal Lynn Ramberg
Magen Rameau
Amber Denise Reynolds
Marissa Rogers
Micah Michelle Rogers
Neil Allen Rutan
Ivelis Schelmetty
Christopher Richard Schroudt
Samantha Dawn Selby
Monica Lane Shields
Andrew Nelson Shirley
Kasey Silvers
Elizabeth Brown Simons
Kelli J. Simpson
Shelby Kathryn Sloan
Shanetra Sneed-Trotter
Derek Tod Southworth
Lauren Collins Spencer
Erin Taylor Spivey
Courtney Jayne Steinhoff
Kristen M. Steinmetz
Sonni Michelle Stevens
Sydney Lee Stone
Lavell Cortrell Strong
Allison Lindsey Stucker
Rachel Ann Swift
Maly N. Tabor
Connar Tadlock
Payton Danielle Taylor-Halter
Joshua Kevin Teague
Makayla Renee Thompson
Jamey Keith Thornton
Luca Tirapelle
Francisco Alfonso Torres
Samantha Towles
Julie DeAnn Treadway
Jessica Marie Tucker
Shyla Renee Tucker
Melissa Valle
Kristin J. Vestal
Angelin Walker
Abigail Keogh Walter
Melanie Dawn Ward
Kena Elizabeth Watts
Jessica Anna Weatherford
Regina Dawn West
Gabriel Hunter White
Darcy R. Whitehurst
Abigail Marie Williamson
Alison Ella Wilson
Jennifer Davis Wilson
Kristin Wood
Taylor Wood
Lisa Young
CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
Names of honor students, and their honors designations, appear in boldface italics.
Bachelor of Arts
Alicia M. Anderson
Genevia LaCole Baker
Kristen Taylor Baker
Magna Cum Laude
Kandi Lynn Bent
Magna Cum Laude
Tyler Wayne Bice
Joshua D. Bird
Tyizia Brown
Cornecia Cordasia Calloway
Brianna Grace Carter
Kaleah Chaffin
Summa Cum Laude
Brett Channon Chapman
Alexis N. Clem
LaTonya Yvonne Cole
Cum Laude
Angelina Nickole Crosby
Pamela Jo Damron
Kathrine Nicole Davis
Honors Program
Lindsey Michelle Davis
Meghan E. Davis
Dawnyel Evette Davis-Bissing
Syreeta Delphene Dawkins
Brandy Dickerson
Magna Cum Laude
Taylor J. Dotson
Jennifer Ann Drent
Ellie G. Duke
Alyssa P. Green
Desaray Hankins
Christian Parker Deacon Henderson
Teagan Drew Hendricks
Piper L. Henson
Cum Laude
Sarea Gwendalyn Hickman
Schwanyse Charmaine Hodges
McKenzie Hunt
Jackson L. Jones
Kayla Jordan
Halle Elise Lewis
Allison Mackenzie Lucas
Mary Kathryn Mashburn
Holly Leigh Peterson
Jade Nicole Pilgrim
Adriana Sarah Ann Pricop
George Calvin Roberson III
Austin M. Roberts
Amy M. Rodrigue
Ashley B. Royal-Grise
Emily S. Rutherford
Hannah Salmonson
Magna Cum Laude
Shirley A. Scoggins
Michael Gray Scroggie
Annalise Blanche Shepherd
Harumi Shibata
Landen Jackson Siler
Cum Laude
Deidra J. Slack
Sheila Spaulding
Rachel Nicole Stracener
Samantha Tubbe
Ashley Brooke Sullivan
Cum Laude
Nicholas Clayton Taylor
Cum Laude
Annebelle Trammel
Kimberla A. Valley
Robrianna G. Wahls
Veronica M. Welty
Cum Laude
Johnny Damon Williams
Magna Cum Laude
Darneisha Tashae Wilson
Tatum Willow Wilson
Corrie Christine Winn
Cum Laude
Chawnea Wise
Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science
Cameron Ambrose
Stephen G. Amos
Bailey B Augustine
Courtney A. Bean
Cum Laude
Hailey Dawn Beasley
Cum Laude/Honors Program
Brandon C. Bennett
Summa Cum Laude/University Honors
Jacqueline Dawn Berckefeldt
Sarah Bess
Gabrielle Bre’Onna Brown
Mattie Claire Burk
Cum Laude
Cally Catherine Chalker
Madison M. Childers
Clark Edwin Coats
Chauncy J'Qwan Cobb
Olivia Coit
Magna Cum Laude
Reagan Elizabeth Counts
Summa Cum Laude/Honors Program
Marissa F. Cowden
Bo Crites
Jacob C. Cupples
Magna Cum Laude
Kristen Jane Drury
Preston Dye
Magna Cum Laude
Antonio Marcel Earl
Madeline Jane Earnest
Carly Kaye Eary
Ethan Thurston Elsberry
Jayden Leann Exum
Ellieny Farelas
Jamy Lee Fears
Christine Fells
Faith Grace Fry
César Martínez Fuentes
Autumn Grace Goforth
Alyssa Breann Goodson
Cum Laude
Payton A. Graeber
Magna Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science in Education
Cameron Adkins
Michelle Grace Austin
Hope Renee Baker
Magna Cum Laude
Whitney K. Barnes
Cum Laude
Devan Lee Bettger
Maggie Beth Blalock
Cum Laude
Paula Marchelle Boyce
Emily D. Brasher
India A. Brooks
Je'lyn Michelle Brown
Magna Cum Laude
Laken Rhea Burford
Nathalia Burgan
Magna Cum Laude
Bailey G. Hall
Cum Laude
Ryo Hayakawa
Cum Laude
Yume Hayashi
Cum Laude
MaKala D. Henderson
Cum Laude
Reed Hester
Ashleigh Scott Hill
Cum Laude
Grace Catherine Hopkins I
Magna Cum Laude
Shota Irie
Magna Cum Laude
Braden R. Jackson
Amaris Nycole Jenkins
Jacob A. Johnson
Magna Cum Laude
Nathan Caleb Johnson
Summa Cum Laude/Honors
Program
Maranda Lea Jones
Tyler S. Kelley
Destini LaShun Lawson
Kiara Ledezma
Reed Thomas Linder
Tyler Anthony Little
Charles R. Lutz
Hailey D. McCloud
Cum Laude
Nya Nicole McLaurin
Sarah Megan Millard
Magna Cum Laude
Hayden Lee Murray
Cum Laude
Jacob Stephen Myers
Magna Cum Laude
Bowen Matthew Naylor
Magna Cum Laude
Madison Jane Neldon
Jack Allen Nelson
Holly L. Nixon
Cum Laude
Brennan Payne
Aaron Chandler Phelan
Sydney Dean Byrd
Cum Laude
Gabriel Edward Calhoon
Cason B. Campbell
Willow Kennedy Carter
Makala Dawn Clayton
Summa Cum Laude
Avery Elise Cook
Cum Laude
Ashlyn Leann Craig
Magna Cum Laude
Lance A. Cunningham
Milan Trinity Davidson
Cum Laude
Leslie Gail Davis
Zhariya Jean Davis
Justin Dinet
Madison Lynn Phelps
Landry Bowden Pitts
Magna Cum Laude/University
Honors
Lynley Juliana Polsgrove
Taylor Brooke Raines
Sophie Claire Robinson
Cum Laude
Alyssa Evelyn Ross
Thomas Georg Schmidt
Jayden Grace Seawel
Cum Laude
Emily Ruth Sechrest
Isaac Edward Sewell
Mason Gregg Sifford
Ashleigh Elizabeth Simpson
Shay Olivia Sims
Magna Cum Laude/Honors
Program
Hanna Marie Smith
Christopher Andrew Somerfield I
Andrew Thomas Sorrows
Cum Laude
Sarah B. Stahl
LaRico Shawntrell Stevenson
Hailey Jordan Talley
Hannah Grace Taylor
Magna Cum Laude
Caroline Elisabeth Teel
Honors Program
Cecily Myranda Tinsley
Micaela N. Velazquez
Garrett Miles Waller
Ana Sophia Wasilewski
Kinsley Weathers
Summa Cum Laude
Demetri T. Williams
Cum Laude
Shanley Williams
Magna Cum Laude
Amber Willis
Magna Cum Laude
Eli Edward Wolz
Laci Danea Worthington
Magna Cum Laude
Ashlie Faith Zuber
Brooke Luella Duncan
Magna Cum Laude
Kennedie De'Len East
Cum Laude
Shelbe Faith Edwards
Ashley Nicole Fischer
Madison N. Forman
Cum Laude
Savannah G. Francis
Jarvis Jaelyn Jarrod Giles
Harris Katherine Hale
Magna Cum Laude
Zoe Giselle Harrington
Cum Laude
Patience M. Harris
Rachel Marie Ivy
Susan M. Johnson
Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science in Education (continued)
Jana E. Jones
Kirsten Eryn Kennedy
Adrian Apollo King
Cum Laude
Malea Grace Lack
Summa Cum Laude
Karen Guadalupe Landers
Lauren Ann Malone
Magna Cum Laude
Lela Michelle Massey
Cum Laude
Ethan Lawerance McGowan
Taliah J. Montgomery-Ellison
Olivia Reese Moore
David J. Murdock
Brandon Lee Myers
Faith Madison Parks
Mallory Aydan Payne
Lauren Grace Phillips
Cum Laude
Kyla Simone Pickett
Sadie M. Pool
Layuania Annyette Powell
Cadence Erin Olivia Ray
Emily Claire Reaves
Trisha Deanne Richardson
Sophia Grace Rogers
Magna Cum Laude
Nicholas A. Schaffer
Alexandria Renee Scott
Elizabeth Amy Shipman
Magna Cum Laude
Hunter Gregory LeRoy Smith
Kasey Renee Smith
Cum Laude
Sydney Joyce Speak
Uriah L. Standridge
Azyah Symmone Stinnett
Katelyn Stump
Cum Laude
H.O.W.L. Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Program
Gianni E. Bunton
Seth M. Milam
Benjamin Max Roberts
Anna Kate Slatton
Megan M. Thiesse
Sydney Danielle Thomas
Faith N. Trammell
Camryn Kate Tucker
Cum Laude
Jenna Sue Uchtman
Magna Cum Laude
Makaila Danielle Usery
Tyler Vonkanel
Bailey Alexis Waddell
Cum Laude
Kayla L. Watson
Remonie Delia Whitelow
Magna Cum Laude
Morgan Mariah Willenberg
Cum Laude
Lyanna Rose Williams
Nikida Marie Williams
Robert Daniel Stucky
Mariah Michelle Watson
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
Master of Science
Irene Na Allen
Mason G. Atkins
Faousiyat Folake Ayandedji
Bakhom Aziz
Gopalbhai Jayanandbhai Bhavsar
Emma Lynn Boeke
Latoysha Bonner
Ramsey A. Brower
Maricela Sie Caballero
Eli N. Casey
Caiden Gregory Chadwick
Arindom Chowdhury
Robert Neil Cole
Michael Danso
Vaishali Gaikwad
CANDIDATES FOR MASTER DEGREES
Hema Sri Galla
Jay Hamilton Harrod
Darius Janos Haskell
Gregory D. Hefley
Tomisha Johnson
MuRim Martin Kang
Ian James Kasten
Mary Kathryn Kennard
Alyssa Kirsling
Chirag Madhavarapu
Jarrod Ryan Mc Millan
Evan Michael McKee
Nana Ama Nyentesemene Mprah
Danielle Badger Murphy
Hani Nasr
Majid Karimi Nejad
Charles Omonfoma Odigie
Kameron Pickens
Claudine Avincia Pinder
Md Motinur Rahman
Muhammad Fahad Raza
Justin Sam
Narendra Sandadi
Andrew Amir Scahill
Joshua Emad Scahill
Jared Nathaniel Seymore
Mohammed Mohsin Sheikh
Jaclyn Taylor Turner
Noah Young
CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
Names of honor students, and their honors designations, appear in boldface italics.
Bachelor of Arts
Justin Paul Coats Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science
Pratik Adhikari
Intekhab Ahmad
Aisha Khalifa Al Khulaifi
Chase P. Curtis
Shouq Adnan Astaneh
Magna Cum Laude
Shradha Bhatta
Kolton L. Smith
Magna Cum Laude
Brock Reed Bigger Jr.
Cum Laude
Nathan Billings
Bachelor of Science (continued)
Trevor James Blythe
Ana Maria Budu
Magna Cum Laude
Kijohn Byanjankar
Brandon Carberry
Aaron Zane Claiborne
John Michael Coats
Faith Virginia Cotton
Joseph Wayne Kadin Cowell
Honors Program
Merrick D. Dycus
Yousif Hossam Fawzy
Gary G. Fletcher
Gabe A. Fowler
Magna Cum Laude
Cory Michael Garrett
Kaylee Corinne Gates
Cade Isaac Goldsmith
Gibson J. Hance
Cum Laude
Joseph A. Harvey
Garrett Vernor Henry
Brandon Howard
Grant Bennett Humphries
Magna Cum Laude
Swarnim Shree Kathayat
YongJun Kim
Magna Cum Laude
Shane M. Lawrence
Magna Cum Laude
Dylan Bradford Loomis
Cum Laude
Thi Thu Phuong Luong
Nishan Mainali
Mason J. Miller
Thomas Benjamin Milligan
Siva Rama Krishna Modepalli
Sara Momen
University Honors
Sujan Naral
Mohamed Ouda
Magna Cum Laude
Cooper Oxford
Angelica R. Pittman
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Sarah Grace Bullen
Cum Laude/University Honors
Andrew Jayden Orr
Summa Cum Laude/University Honors
Fletcher J. Pearson
University Honors
Seth Richard Prunty
Claudia Camila Santiago-Ramos
Logan Daniel Smith
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Tyler Christopher Baugus
Cum Laude
Noah B. Huffman
Andrew Joseph Kueter
Nicolas A. Mata
Levi Joel Persson I
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Mauricio Bautista Aguilar
Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program
Hunter Graham Campbell
Christian Edgardo Lopez Dorador
Magna Cum Laude
Shelby L. Enlow
Luis A. Garcia
Cum Laude/Honors Program
Jalen Raheim Graham
Cum Laude
Associate of Applied Science
Chandler Scott Robinson
Associate of Science
Levi C. Bonham
Imanol Guzman
Justin Aiden Hatch
Mitchell Ross Luyet
Cum Laude
Thang Gia Mai
Jesús Manuel Cortés Martínez
Matthew Michael Mcadams
John Andrew McBroome
Jalen Lavelle Nance
Sam Cooper Robinson
Elchristma Deveaux
Reem Rana
Caleb Wayne Richardson
Cum Laude
Sarah Mbabazi Rutikanga
Surean Shrestha
Rylee M. Sisco
Magna Cum Laude
Sean A. Smith
Luke Thomas Stracener I
Juadon Tabor
Dawson Tabor
Momone Takahashi
Cum Laude
Jacob Kevin Telano
Benjamin Gregory Wertenberger
University Honors
William Spencer Wilson
Nana Yamazaki
Magna Cum Laude
Samuel Robert Ziegler
Grace Elizabeth Wiley Cum Laude
Christopher Glenn Sayers Summa Cum Laude
Gabrielle A. Taunton
Landon Elliot Rogers Summa Cum Laude/Honors Program
Kiefer N. Scott
Cum Laude
Takehito Sezai
Honors Program
Jacob Kamakani-Ioa Tracy
Hunter Lane Wilmes
Andrew Allen Grace
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND COMMUNICATION
Doctor of Philosophy
Oyeronke Oyindamola Afolabi-Faborode
Master of Arts
John Michael Abernathy
Victoria Ochanya Agbo
SkylarLee D. Bobo
Aubrey Susanne Buchanan
Taylor Diane Coffel
Cody Matthew Davis
Aubrey Breanne DeFries
Master of Music
Audrey Lynn Alpha
Victoria Brownhill
CANDIDATES FOR DOCTORAL DEGREES
Faisal Mohammed
CANDIDATES FOR MASTER DEGREES
Holiday Fairchild
Brennen Gipson Grimes
Daidrian Hammond
Raed Abdullah Issa
Lezlie R. Johnson
Arshpreet Kaur
Cloey Sunshine Kelly
Parker W. Long
Carlos Mejia-Marquez
Billie K. Mccoy
Corrina Evette Neal
Rebecca A. Nowlin
Brook A. Panneck
Justin T. Perkins
Jayme N. Rawls
Abigail Reece Wilson
Ethan Cameron Scurlock
Master of Public Administration
Olivia Al-Moukayed
Jose Jesus Amaya
Amy Aslin
Sean Craig Bilby
Lesa N. Byars
Kelly Chan
Isabella Nicole Duarte
Alex Paige Dunn
Ciara G. Fisk
Stephen Woodrow Gardner
Master of Science
Khary Nastasia Amerison
Brooke Elise Anderson
Jill Arnold
Rheanna L. Branscum
Anne Catherine Bryant
Heathyr J. Clift
Matthew Courtney
Kendra Nicole Cray
Gabrielle Raynette Davis
Megan Elizabeth Denison
MaKayla Hewett
Nicole Marcella Iuro
Aous Jarrar
Matthew Jones
Anjali Kothari
Collin Alexander Malmberg
Corey R. Martin
Courtney Paige Mathews
Cara Mead
Aaron Perez
Moira Donohue-O'Sullivan
Abigail Elizabeth Ede
Raymond W. Holder
Danielle Johanna Kreutter
Haley Foster Larson
Elle Victoria Ammiel Martin
Augustine Mensah
Brady Michael
Mallory Mundy
Cassie Mungia
Master of Science Mass Communication
Reace C. Barnett
Rhett R. Crafton
Binyu Nie
Joshua Elliot Roeper
Adriana Adilene Sanchez
Artin Shahverdian
Rebecca Sickbert
Gretchen Smeltzer
Rose Briana Lu Smith
Angela Schanell Thomas
Daisy Odalys Unzueta
Skylar Vance
Scott Murray
Hunter Paige Rainey
Alexander Carlos Ramirez
Victoria Satory
Kylar Katherine Alexis Smith
Tasha Anne Sparks
Meredith Hamlett Spencer
Danielle Marie Vanderlei
Pervis Stanley Walker Jr.
Donna Nicole Williams
Ty Calvin Phillips
CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
Names of honor students, and their honors designations, appear in boldface italics.
Bachelor of Arts
Danielle Arsiaga
Cum Laude
Judith Catherine Bossi
Magna Cum Laude/University
Honors
Connor Z. Brewer
Shanell Ahtziri Brito
Magna Cum Laude
Leora Jeannine May Brown
Saber Skye Jade Brown
Winston James Drae Busselle
Gary Christopher Calvert II
Magna Cum Laude
Luis Carvalho
Magna Cum Laude
Logan Cathey
Cum Laude
Haylie A. Danaher
Teyamarra S. Dawson
Nathan Mackie DeBardeleben
Cian David Deevers
Summa Cum Laude
Emma LeeAnn Dold
Honors Program
Catherine Elise Ford
Ayden K. George
Magna Cum Laude
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Lindsay A. Ainsworth
Emily Bowman
Nathan T. Campbell
Savannah Nicole Campbell
Madison Athena Gentry
Emily Grace Johnson
Victoria Callie Mantz
Andrew C. Mason
Bachelor of Music
Kiri Paterson McMann
Summa Cum Laude
Bachelor of Music Education
Dameon Matthew Brown
Tyler Austin Blake Chamberlain
Charles Dixon III
Sarah R. Ernes
Ryker O. Little
Alex William Pequignot
Gerson Rangel
Kariann Sexton
Bachelor of Science
Chelsey E. Adams
Dalton L. Adams
Cass Ivy Allen
Cum Laude
William Payne Gist
Lillian Addyson Glidewell
Cum Laude/Honors Program
Claudia Gurrola
Magna Cum Laude
Jalen Linell Hampton
Rocco Bruno Hicks
Summa Cum Laude
Emily Gail Hill
B. Irene Hunt
Shandricka Renee' Hurt-Bradley
Maya Melissa Jones
Lucas Garrett King
Bri Laman
Kiri Paterson McMann
Summa Cum Laude
Julien Alexander Mieirs
Honors Program
Shannon Nolden
Shannon Shanice Nolden
Brooke Harper Oaks
Magna Cum Laude
Emily Elizabeth Oden
Cum Laude
Kesley Nicole Pearson
Magna Cum Laude
Lynley Juliana Polsgrove
Daisy Marisol Munguia-Bonilla
Dustyn Kyle Blayke Odom
Alexandria Jaden Pugh
Trinity Reppenhagen
Cum Laude
Megan Grace Smith
Summa Cum Laude
Lydia Lynn Strickland
Lucas B. Pfitzner
Cara Lynn Guadalupe Snelson
Cum Laude
Madeline D. Sumpter
Magna Cum Laude
Charles David Truett
Summa Cum Laude/University
Honors
Ashlyn Drew Walker
Modawi Ahmed Alobaidli
Magna Cum Laude
Genevia LaCole Baker
Tristan Wyatt Bates
Summa Cum Laude
Serenity Carol Justess Sanders
Zyion Nychole Shannon
Sloan H. Sifford
Magna Cum Laude
Caden Roger Solano
Logan R. Stephens
Cum Laude
Clayton D. Stoil
Cum Laude
Misora Sugii
LeslieJo Nicole Sullivan
Magna Cum Laude/University
Honors
Houston Tyler Swan
Tarisha Sharell Taylor
Darrah S. Thompson
Jada Shayhiem Thornton
Raelyn Eve Tinkle
Isabelle Lewis Todd
Colton Treece
John Anthony Volpe
Burgundy Tiana Wellesley
Johnny Damon Williams
Magna Cum Laude
William Kord Woodard
Darla Marie Summers
Elizabeth C. Turner
Sharline Gaile Vanpelt
University Honors
Courtney Rae Wilberton
Miah Sol Wood
Summa Cum Laude
James Paul Jasper Webb
Cum Laude
Nariah Keyonasharay Wilborn
Marc Beyrouthy
Kelsi D. Brown
Magna Cum Laude
Jerry Don Burton
Magna Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science (continued)
Jacob Wade Cater Cum Laude
Jansel Owen Ongoco Cezar
James D. Commuso
Kaylee R. Dickson
Ellieny Farelas
Salina Grace Fitzhugh
Kathleen Isabel Robertos Hines
Riley Lucas Hogan
Alexandra Carol Faith Holland
Magna Cum Laude/Honors
Program
Natalie Christin Horner
Garren Mitchell Jackson
Cum Laude
Haley Elizabeth Jackson
Emma Nicole Lackey
Cademon J. Larmoyeux
Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program
Caton Daniel Marsh
Summa Cum Laude
Damion Martin Jr.
Roscoe Hays Mason
Zoe Elizabeth Mathes
Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program
Bachelor of Science in Education
Gunnar Broady Holden
Zariah Rashaun McDuffy
Usama Jemal Ahmed Mohammed
Cum Laude
Zephaniah Eleazar Mondy
Laura Jo Moore
Michael Joseph Moore
Summa Cum Laude
Jordan Nichols
George Maverick. Noguchi
Olivia Nicole Norton
Magna Cum Laude
Sara O'Dell
Micheal Dylan Owens
Caitlin Joann Palmer
Nausheen Panali
Magna Cum Laude
Emily Reagen Pilkington
Magna Cum Laude
Michelle Niobe Rester-Lee
Jack Walker Roach
Nicté Gabriela Becerra Sánchez
Cum Laude
Johnna Cecilia Shannon
Asher Eslin Snook III
Samuel Dave Moskito Soriano
Cum Laude
Abigail Hatley Spain
Mason J. Sherman
Magna Cum Laude
Andrew T. Stone
Legain Sulyman
Cum Laude
Merrill Stacy Sweet
Ally Madalyn Varner
Summa Cum Laude
Jeremiah Scott Webb
Tara Riley Whisenhunt
Cum Laude
Darrion L. Whitaker
Jakobe Kensignton White
Christian Reed Wilcox
Magna Cum Laude/University
Honors
Abigail Elizabeth Williams
Cum Laude
Kathleen Rachel Wyatt
Firdous Mohamed Yassin I
Amelia Claire Young
Magna Cum Laude
Sara Alam Zakaria
Magna Cum Laude
Sara Adelade Zargari
Cum Laude
Laura A. Wofford
Cum Laude
COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS
CANDIDATES FOR DOCTORAL DEGREES
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Victoria L. Abramowitz
Hendricks Agwu
Oyindamola Stella Akinkugbe
Toyin Kehinde Aliu
Leikasha M. Allen-Dean
Princess Zita Ifunanya Anigbogu
Oben Ethel Assick
Veronicah Banga
Jared S. Barker
Breanna Catrice Bell
Allison Sue Berg
Anna Caroline Blickenstaff
Amy Marie Bortner
Lori Boyd
Shea Brock
JayLa Brown
Stephanie Theresa Campbell
Michelle Horton Cantu
Joseph F. Capucetti
Rachel Cartillar
Macelie Eku Check
Bryan Reed Coleman
Joshua Michael Cook
Christopher A. Cox
Katlin Brooke Daniel
Nina Denchukwu Denchukwu
Evelyn Dumkwu
Carolyn GEE Duncan
Kemisola Lynda Ebietomiye
Jessi-Ann B'Dot Elrod
Sudaneyse Christine Emmanuel
Ediomi Enebong
Sherina Renee Evans
Lauren Michelle Frans
Maria Elizabeth Garcia
Catherine Brooke Gaschen
Rachel Katherine Gibbons
Erica Gillespie
Jason Griggs
Darcee Lauryn Halbrook
Clydea C. Hale
Ashley Lynn Henderson-McDoulett
Lorraine D. Hicks
Colter R. Hinchey
Hannah Adams Hollenberg
Cassie Nicole Huffer
Deanne Hutchens
Ornela Claude Ika
Paulina Irish
Hannah Lorane Jessup
Wesley Allen Johnson
Yaminah Johnson
Sindhu Joseph
Sharon Uchechi Joshua
Rachel Kemp
David Ray Knight
Elizabeth Kitling Lofton
Joanna Lugten-Hysler
An Thai Ly
Chichi U. Markham
Amy Elizabeth Mayes
Griffin Bentley McCowan
Brayton Alexia McFarland
Kimberly Bishop McGlothan
Dawn Denise Moline
Farren Michelle Moore
Shannon Ivey Morgen
Parker Reed Musselwhite
Mary Wambui Mwaura
Doctor of Nursing Practice (continued)
Joshlyn Nicole Neu
Jamie Newman
Stephanie Nsiah
Joy Chibuzor Nwansi-Iro
Doreen Ezinne Nwaogwugwu
Clara Ifeyinwa Odili
Faith Ogala
Chinenye Ijeoma Okafor
Theresa Oahre Okoyomo
Fadekemi Suliat Olude
Funke Florence Osaremwinda
Jennifer Marie Parsons
Sharon Haley Peace
Doctor of Occupational Therapy
Ashlei Monique Aweis
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Whitney Victoria Aitkens
Alison Victoria Allgood
Ryan S. Amador
Mattie Ann Ballard
Allie Kay Barnes
Abby Davenport Cromer
Mackenzie A. Ergle
Chloe Rose Faucheux
Robert Francis-McDonald Faucheux
Mary Caitlyn Fincher
Master of Athletic Training
Marissa Evan Brown
Sara Browning
Dorise Candrell Clark
Sarah Mary Pettyjohn
Breanne Phillips
Kimberly Bridgers Porter
Andrea M. Reyes
Maria D. Rivas
Maria Kareen Rivera-Guzman
Jebin Samuel
Perla Lizbeth Sanchez-Perez
Elissa Luise Saunders
Jillian Micah Scott
Hollan Scrivner
Steven Andrew Shipp
Fairah Lorine Solomon
Tianna Monique Matthews
Olivia Ashley Ford
Isabella Ashley Haley
Christian Halvorsen
Nicholas Lee Haywood
Seth Lyell-James Hehl
Bennett Major Holt
Paige Elizabeth Huff
Aidan Scott Hughes
Sarah Franchesca Ignalig
Mary Kinsley Jenkins
CANDIDATES FOR MASTER DEGREES
Tyler E. Conner
Akira Renee Jones
Dayton Xavier Watson
Master of Communication Disorders
Keelyn Breigh Peacock
Master of Science
Crystal Anthony
Anna Claire Bishop
Kenneth J. Butler
Kathie Renea Frenzel
Master of Science in Nursing
Jillian Alexis Allen
Santosha Latreese Anderson
Abbey Alexandra Barnes
Taylore Rodkelle Batchelor
Ashley Nicole Beecroft
Michelle Nicole Berkley
Dharma Lee Blackwell
Robert Carl Boyd
Amanda Diane Brouhard
Carlyn Thompson Buchanan
Kathryn Burrow
Robert Lawrence Bussman
Chassidy D. Carter
Denisse M. Halford
Gwyneth Elise Hetzel
Stephanie De'Loir Huggins
Jessica Joyous Van Meter
Allyson Jeanette Cheathem
Briana Elise Cook
Kylee Alexis Cook
Alveshea Marie Crockett-Holmes
Apiphinee La'Chedra Monai Davis
Chynethia D. Davis
Michelle Kenison Douglas
Keirstyn Carli Duke
Kaycee L. Dunn
Susan Renee Duvall
Alison L. Eckert
Ashley Marie Evans
Marilee Fitzgerald
Kaonta Spencer
Judy Kay Staley
Kimberley Ann Strong
Hannah Carrie Tadlock
Britney C. Thorne
Mili Vakharia
Kimberly N. Vann
Sarah Jean Whitwell
Anna Williams
Jeffrey Wilson
Lamia Nael Zeidan
Adyson Claire Jones
Zachary Chase Lowery
Gabriel T. Martens
Gracie Nicole May
Alyssa Nicole Peretti
Carly Justine Pujol
Chance Aaron Walls
Connor R. Walls
Holten Davis Watson
Zaneta Shamika Allese Weldon
Amy Elizabeth Voris
Jennifer Youngren
Natasha Renea Foreman
Abby Franks
Shan Montez Geschwind
Tamieka Gilbert
Lindsay Marie Granados
Taylor Elizabeth Gray
Callie Ann Green
Krystina Gullet
Heltina JaCynthia Henderson
Hannah Henington
Sabrina Lynn Hickman
Laterriuna L. Hill
Whitney S. Holman
Master of Science in Nursing (continued)
T'Rara Wakima Holt
Ashley Denise Johnson
Kadraya Charey Johnson
Chera Whitney Jones
Sonih Jordan
Alexander Haddon Kapp
Tori L. Kemp
Jacqueline Lee
Savana Lee
Dong Liang
Alexandria C. Maclin
Haylee Dawn Malone
Jessica D. Mcdonald
Jesse McKenzie
Samantha Maxine Mercer
Morgan Paige Mills
Anna T. Mitchell
Lichelle Denise Monegan
Master of Social Work
Melissa Baddar
Sandra Bonaparte
Emily Eve Briley
Kierra Michelle Brown
Yolanda Sabrina Brown
Christopher Lynn Burkhart
Colton Nicholas Cooper
Tabitia Alicia Copeland
Dacota Khristian Dejesus
Jessica Marie Eckert
Shannon C. Edwards
Marquita S. Fowler
Schaeffer Reaves Gadberry
Rocio Garcia
Araceli Guadalupe Gonzalez
Rebecca Griffin
Jodie Gail Moody
Jaquese Moore
Anna Kathryn Moore
Patrice Lynniece Muldrow
Abbey LeAnn Mullins
Taylor N. Doyle Nichols
Angela Dycell Owens
Kiley Austin Pennington
Carlee Jeanne Peppers
Taylor Yvonne Poirier
Tracy Lynn Cole Price
Angela Michelle Ragsdell
Lecreisha Denise Resolme
Faith Alexandria Rhone
Josie Elizabeth Rieves
Victoria Denise Rodgers
Alesha Lea Rose
Chengjie Zhao Rude
Ashlee Dawn Henning
Becky Holloway
Austin Lee Huber
Rachael Hutcheson
Logan Elizabeth Kassa
Clark D. Kinzler
Keijeria K. Laws
Desiree Marie Leonard-Daniels
Carnecia L. Mays
Alexandria Jordan McCullough
Makayla C. Moore
Taya Ann Nabozny
Breanna E. Nichols
Jaysa McKenzie Pearce
Virginia C. Pharis
Colton Tanner Primm
Marveshia Arrieal Ruffin
DeAnna M. Shannon
Cynthia A. Spencer
Chelsi Brooke Spencer
Ella Faye Taylor
Tori Lee Taylor
Raelynne Putman Terry
Kianna Walker
Willie Anne Walker
Jessica Ward
Lequitta Wells
Anna Kate Wilbanks
Jameaka D. Williams
Marian Yavonne Willis
Devin Ann Wisinger
Mariana Ramirez Zermeno
Faith M. Rice
Michael Kathryn Robinson
Ashleigh Renee Rogers
Amy Claire Shollenbarger
Madison Nicole Smith
Terra Nichole Summers
Kylea Grace Tackett
Ashley Nicole Thomas
Caroline Sylvia Tindall
Iris H. Tran
Siera Quaturah Vail
Jessica L. Waldrupe
Julesscia Ann Williams
Shakeisha G. Williams
CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
Names of honor students, and their honors designations, appear in boldface italics.
Bachelor of Science
Stephanie Kate Anderson
Magna Cum Laude
Teah Kathryn Baker
Cami Elizabeth Bell
Avery Billings
Magna Cum Laude
Courtney Elizabeth Blackerby
Dana Jane Boomer
Kelsey M. Brule
Magna Cum Laude
Kinley Grace Burton
Christina Gladys Byrd
Olivia Dayne Caplinger
Cum Laude
Dillinger J. Carr
Lily Ann Chester
Magna Cum Laude
Stacy J. Clark
Lilli Grace Cockrell
Cum Laude
Garrett M. Cook I
Matthew Cope
Abby Claire Crawford
Cum Laude
Natalie Blair Creasey
Magna Cum Laude
Kristen Nicole Curlett
Malena Dawn Cybak
Magna Cum Laude
Nhut Hoang Dang
Tesaray Diana Duncan
Magna Cum Laude
Makensey Brooke Earwood
Anna Fortenberry
Blair Elizabeth Francis
Summa Cum Laude
Catherine Anne Gallipeaux
Cum Laude
Alison G. Gamso
Laci A. Garner
Grace Olivia Gay
Juan G. Gonzalez Jr.
Lily Elizabeth Gossett
JaKeyria Demesha Grant
Kelsey L. Gray
Mary L. Green
Jessica M. Hamilton
Ashton M. Hamrick
Macie Caroline Hatch
Magna Cum Laude
Chloe A. Hoffman
Audrie Madelynn Holland
DeStiny Star Johnson
Cum Laude
Dani Lee Kasinger
John Joshua Kidwell
Joseph M. Kisel
Sanya J. Lashley
Hannah Marie Leslie
Shacoria Latrice Lewis
Ashley McCann
Magna Cum Laude
Jarvis Ramon McDaniel
Olivia Tate McDonald
Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science
(continued)
Morgan Faith McGowen
Magna Cum Laude
Kadence Kasey Milligan
Carla A. Mitchell
Eden Elizabeth Neal
Cum Laude
Thao Ngoc Phuong Nguyen
Camry Renee Nicholson
Cum Laude
Jade D. Parker
Paige N. Peirpoint
Magna Cum Laude
Andrew H. Phillips
Madison Elizabeth Pickering
Sujaata Ranabhat
Emma Caroline Redd
Cum Laude
Kadence L. Reynolds
Laina Richardson
Magna Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Caroline Adams
Cum Laude
Jin Hee Adams
Kenya Aguilar
McKenzie L. Alfrey
Jayson K. Amankrah
Cynthia Askue
Nathaniel Alexander Ayers
Zachary Ryan Baillie
Cheyenne Aleacia Barnes
Cum Laude
Kaylynn E. Bennett
Summa Cum Laude/Honors Program
Azaria Elise Boggs
Cum Laude
Sammi Bradley
Cum Laude
Madison Abigail Brand
Magna Cum Laude
Emmee Belle Brasher
Alexis Bailee Brewer
Magna Cum Laude
Kathryn E. Brewer
Sydney Brooke Brewer
Courtney Lauren Brocato
Tamia Alise Brown
Gabrielle Rene Bruce
Kendell Lynn Buchanan
Brittany Caruthers
Bailey E. Chandler
Brittany S. Chittenden
Lauren Elizabeth Clark
Cum Laude
Veronica A. Clark
Madison Skye Cleary
Cum Laude/Honors Program
Courtney Shayne Cochran
Magna Cum Laude
Chelsey Danielle Coleman
Cum Laude
Emily Michal Coles
Magna Cum Laude
Josiah J. Conner
Lia Calista Riney
Magna Cum Laude
Kevin M. Rivas
Lanie Elizabeth Robertson
Cum Laude
Macie Robinson
Cum Laude
Abigail Leigh Roper
Cum Laude
Corinne Marie Rudolph
Ellie Jean Russom
Cum Laude
Katherine G. Rutledge
Rojina Sakha
Desiree N. Sawyer
Cum Laude
Kylie Madison Sawyer
Cum Laude
Emma Elizabeth Sinclair
Breanna N. Cowart
April Lynn Davis
Kimberly A. Davis
Zoe Chamad Dean
Cassie Elizabeth Dedman
Cum Laude
Bianca Ellen DeShields
Faren Kherstene Diablo Dumbase
Magna Cum Laude
Madison Nicole Dunavant
Cum Laude
Matthew Ray Dunavant
Madison Faith Eddington
Ethan Jack Edmondson
Magna Cum Laude
John Michael Efird
Addy Grace Ellenburg
Magna Cum Laude/University Honors
Makenzie Taylor Elmore
Kimberly A. Evans
Samuel E. Falcinelli
Cum Laude
Gracie R. Fears
Shameka Rochelle Fielder
Jessica Fitts
Emma Grace Flippin
Sidney Elizabeth Jade Ford
James Alec Foster
Magna Cum Laude
Madison Grace Gargac
Lindsey K. Gazaway
Lauren Elizabeth Golden
Cum Laude
Jadyn Elizabeth Gould
Whitney R. Greer
Jayda Nicole Halfacre
Magna Cum Laude
Haley R. Harper
Beverly Harris
Keona Harris
Magna Cum Laude
Riley Claire Hawkins
Magna Cum Laude
Amelia LeeAnn Sitzer
Magna Cum Laude
Lydia Marie Smith
Magna Cum Laude
Rachel Kay Stephens
Olivia G. Sutherland
Hannah C. Sutton
Magna Cum Laude
Thalyanna Prakaidaun KyAnti
Sysavanh-Landry
Bethan Taylor
Maddox Andrew Trail
Cum Laude
Kenna Rae Vostatek
Cum Laude
Janna Lace Wagner
Makenzie Taylor Waymire
Cum Laude
Runqi Yan
Rachael Elizabeth Hensley
Ava Whitman Hickey
Julianna Grace Hill
Magna Cum Laude
Carleigh Michelle Hollis
Tammy Michelle Hoskinds
Cherish Chidera Iroabuchi
Emma Leigh Ivy
Grace Sandra Evalene Jankoviak
Magna Cum Laude
Kiesha Kyrie Johnson
Magna Cum Laude
Andrea Martina Jones
Haven Larae Jones
Cum Laude
Katherine Nicole Judy
Magna Cum Laude/University Honors
Breanna Marie Kelley
Melissa Kershner
Annodgia Jeanine Key
Cum Laude
Daniel Stephen King
Sierra C. Kirkpatrick
Magna Cum Laude
Isaac Lake
Madison Taylor Langley
Hayli Nycole Lopez
Isabella Katheryn Marino
Marcy Geniece Mays
Brody James McClaren
Sarah Elizabeth McElhaney
Kamryn Blaine Mcentire
Magna Cum Laude
Samantha Ryan Mills
Cum Laude
Kyndal Ashton Missildine
Magna Cum Laude
Jennifer Lynn Mixon
Jeremy M. Moody
Emma Moore
Jamyra Jalice Nelson
Kim MyThien Nguyen
Magna Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (continued)
Edward Francis Oliver
Liam R. Ortiz
Meredith Houston Patterson
Cum Laude
Kate Cotoniel Pinson
Alfred Conway Porter Jr.
Madison T. Prine
Riley Dawn Quiggle
Piper Alexis Raney I
Eliza Mary Read
Abby K. Reed
Magna Cum Laude
Malaya Lamayo Reynado
Summa Cum Laude/Honors
Program
Rasila Rijal
Laura A. Roberts
Jennifer Ivy Rose
Quinlan Elizabeth Rutledge
Selase A. Sampram
Alexia Ciera Sanders
Valarie Renee Sanders
Whitney Sayger
Cum Laude
Hailey Kirsten Schafer
Cum Laude
Emma Elizabeth Schlitz
Cum Laude
Madison Ann Schrader
Summa Cum Laude
Laderykah D. Sea
Andrew P. Sides
Magna Cum Laude
Kinley Nevada Siepert
Magna Cum Laude
Amylena Simmons
Hannah Grace Smith
Tessa Marie Smith
Zellie Cornelia Wallace Smith
Magna Cum Laude
Valentina Renee Smith-Lackland
Marlee Joyce Snyder
Magna Cum Laude
Maurice Spence
Kyleigh Elissa Still
Maddison Lauren Stover
Magna Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Science
Madison Bacardi Gillmore
Magna Cum Laude
Laney Leigh Green
Cum Laude
Madison Taylor Hankins
Kendall M. Hardy
Haley Hart
Margaret A. Holland
Magna Cum Laude
Jamie Arlene Horne
Halie Paige Jordan Honors Program
Bachelor of Social Work
Melanie L. Allen
Sarah Ellen Baker
Cum Laude
Adam Rolf Baumann
Aniyah Da’shay Buckhanan
Magna Cum Laude
JayCee Breelyn Burns
Magna Cum Laude
Brianna Elizabeth Elms I
Cum Laude
Jade Ashley Fallis
Cum Laude
Abby Nicole Kilgore
Cianna Brinae' Knight
Kamryn Nicole Kreeger
Macey McSpadden
Isabella Newingham
Jarah Grace Potter
Alexis Marie Privett
Tracker Creed Robertson Sr.
Matthew Charles Searcy
Carlye M. Shultz
Chelsey Lynn Teague
Magna Cum Laude
Heaven A. Ferguson
Madison Diane Guth
Cum Laude
Brooke Elizabeth Hampton
Jadon Alexandra Haynes
Cum Laude
Teairra L. Howard
I'Karia Lamaria Jones
Lexie Jade Mangrum
Lilly Maria Lupe Perez
Cum Laude
CANDIDATES FOR ASSOCIATE DEGREES
Associate of Applied Science
Gabrielle Alexander
Caitlyn Somer Baker
Carlisha L. Barfield
Danika Ashlyn Birkhead I
Denver Renelle Brooks
Madison Jacey Bryan
Abby G. Callahan
Remington L. Cobble
Mary JoLeigh Collins
Ramsey Catherine Crum
Haley Jo Cude
Dani Davenport
Cassidy B. Sullivan
Cum Laude
Madicin Ann Thomas
Madison Taylor Tucker
Cum Laude
Jaycie L. Turner
Adriana Vaughan
Leah Jayne Vaughn
Josephine N. Walls
Johnna Charnett Warren
William J. Whaley
Madison Brooke White
Elyse Kayelyn Wilcoxson
Olivia Kathryn Wilcoxson
Moses J. Williams
Sherri Denise Williams
Leslye Wilson
Taylor D. Winn
Cum Laude
James Winters
Cum Laude
Sarah Emily Young
Magna Cum Laude
Gisselle Guadalupe Acosta Urias
Eyelaria Moenae Williams
Kori Cheyenne Williams
Cum Laude
Abigail Amy Wood
Magna Cum Laude
Nenet T. Wotengo
McKinley LaChelle Powell
Cum Laude
Grayson Jett Robertson
Ya'Ryah Janae Rone
Nicole Serna
Magna Cum Laude
Jaymee Mychel Simpson
Lauren Elizabeth Skaggs
Magna Cum Laude
Paris Lashawn Thompson
Miarrolve Azariah Vance
Margaret Leighanne Wainwright
Nicholas Allen Deniston
Megan Elyse DiCello
Colbie D. Felty
Baylee Marie Ford
Landon Freeman
Addison Drea George
Associate of Applied Science
Kaleigh Brooke George
Abbey M. Hammons
Sophia Lynne Hill
Ella Marie Holley
Kelby S. Huddleston
Lydia Claire Jiles
Truman A. Jones
Regina T. Joplin
Hannah Jordan
Zachary James Kent
Chloe Allyssa Jean Lawson-Brees
Olivia G. Leipert
Claire J. Lewis
Jackson Leland Majors
Fallon Matthews
Averie Lynn Maynard
Adrian L. McGee
(continued)
Leah Ashlee Mendez
Kylea N. Morgan
Makenzie Morris
Takira Jane Morris
Mardon Cris Ranola Needles
Bailey J. Nicholson
Rebekah M. Perry
Allison T. Poe
Mackenzie L. Powell
Kaelyn Elizabeth Rhynes
Maddi N. Rider
Ruth N. Rodriguez
Alexis Breanne Rogers
Heidi E. Self
Liza K. Shaddy
Rivers Leaira Siler
Lauren Elizabeth Simm
Associate of Applied Science in Nursing
Camarean Dwandria Allen
Vestine Allen
Regan LeeAnn Britt
Kenya V. Caldwell
Kevin G. Coffell
Emilee Raye Frazier
Patrice D. Gammage
Amber Michelle Gargas
Katherine Nacole Green
Sasha Danielle Hicks
Jasmine Erielle Hughes
Kara Lee Johnson
Tamara Jones
Cara Lynne Lansford
Kelsy Lebo
Kristian M. Leyva
Darius Logan
Derius Martin
Kanesha Vonsha McCollough
Natasha Latrice Means
Tiffany Noel Miller
Rakira Lennay Logan Milow
Kira L. Moore
La'Chyna Te'Re Primer-Causey
Autumn Smith
Kamryn Rae Smith
Jennifer Stephens
Rebecca Lou Stevens
Alexis R. Taylor
Haley Brooke Taylor
Kyle M. Toledo
Ali Maddison Towles
Brittany Vivar
Avery Grace Wagoner
Shelby Walters
Grant Stewart Weaver
Claire Elizabeth Whitlow
Gracie Dawn Wilkerson
Madison Elizabeth Williams
Terra S. Williams
Renisha Desiree' Sacks
Kalawati Silwal Sharma
Jakyra Smith
Leslie Erin Smith
Carmeneisha Stalling
Yohance D.K. Stinson
Hannah Marie Treece
Tanisha Trotter
Amy Nicole Vaughn
Tishonna Alexis White
Tapanga Mari Michelle Whiteaker
Christina Williamson
BECK COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS
Doctor of Philosophy
Orithea Zephyr Regn
Master of Science
Colin Kenneth Dobson
Jarna Karmoker
CANDIDATES FOR DOCTORAL DEGREES
CANDIDATES FOR MASTER DEGREES
Ana Karen Solano Morales
Johnathon A. Mullins
Karimot Omotayo Shobowale
Taylor Renee Thomisee
Justin Alexander Vestal
CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
Names of honor students, and their honors designations, appear in boldface italics.
Bachelor of Arts
Salma Isam Abdel-Karim
Summa Cum Laude/University Honors
Ezekiel Gavin Mccain Cum Laude/Honors Program
Dang Hoang Lam Nguyen
Zackery Nathaniel Todd
Bachelor of Science
Salma Isam Abdel-Karim
Summa Cum Laude/University Honors
Austin Shay Bailey
Magna Cum Laude/University Honors
Sebastian J. Barger
Yazmyn Sahara Billings
Garrett M. Britt
Jenna Hope Brown
Summa Cum Laude/Honors Program
Priscilla Nicole Brown Cum Laude
Mason T. Burns
Anna Marie Clark
Cum Laude/Honors Program
Arden Demetrius Tucker Coots
Drew Metheny Curtis
Magna Cum Laude
Ayden B. Cuzzort
Magna Cum Laude
Elizabeth R. Davis
Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program
Emma Katharine Dillon
Mitchell Anderson Dulaney
Chase Everett Felkins
Cum Laude
Anna K. Flaherty
Abrianna Faith Franke
Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program
Brett M. Gardner
Cum Laude
Michael J. Gipson
Lillian Addyson Glidewell
Cum Laude/Honors Program
John Reynolds Griggs
Aiden C. Hamp
Ivanna Hargis
Bachelor of Science in Education
Sebastian J. Barger
Carsyn McKenzie Harris Honors Program
Kevin P. Heang
Lia Paige Hendrix Cum Laude
Samuel Grant Hobson
Luyt Huynh
Mishka Hitesh Jeevan
Paige Leann Jennings
Kyle Miguel Daniel Johnson Honors Program
Joseph Wayne Kadin Honors Program
Kalayna Marie King
Summa Cum Laude/University Honors
Kaylee Marie Leddy
Magna Cum Laude/University Honors
Byunghyu Lee
Emilia Guadalupe Gomez Lopez
Carli Brianne Maguire
Honors Program
Henry Lee Mahan
Magna Cum Laude
Jacob W. Martin
Valdemar Martinez Jr.
Ezekiel Gavin Mccain
Cum Laude/Honors Program
Mollie McClain
Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program
Haley Faith McCormick
Cum Laude/Honors Program
Blake Hunter Moody
Aseel Mraiyan
Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program
Thomas A. Naylor
Cum Laude/University Honors
Hung Thai Nguyen
Samuel Grant Hobson
Sophey J. Pope
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE
Daniela Veronica Flores Ortiz
Cara Elizabeth Pirani
Summa Cum Laude/University
Honors
Victoria A. Poole
Summa Cum Laude/Honors Program
Carson Oneal Potter
Julia Renee Pye
Summa Cum Laude/University Honors
Addyson Elizabeth Ragsdale
Cum Laude
McKinzee L. Rainbolt
Cum Laude/Honors Program
Crystal Michelle Richardson
Zachary Scott Rikard
Aidan Parker Roberson
Cum Laude
Mason Stephen Roland
Brenton Ross
Olivia Ann Sloan
Summa Cum Laude/University Honors
Jacob Grady Smith
Timia Raye Starks
Ethan Reed Stewart
Sydney Diane Summitt
Oshin Thapa
Zackery Nathaniel Todd
Alyson Grace Tuetken
Cum Laude
Jeremy Vidals
Brianna R. Walker
Benjamin Gregory Wertenberger
University Honors
Hunter Pardel Wessel
Gerbrand Francois Wirz
Cum Laude
Gareth Leighton Yarbrough
Summa Cum Laude
Ethan Reed Stewart
DEGREES
Names of honor students, and their honors designations, appear in boldface italics.
Bachelor of Applied Science
Stephen Bryant
Bachelor of General Studies
Angela J. Adams
Katy Elizabeth Adkins
Iman M. Alemara
D'Arrah Allen
Noland Hunter Bryant Asberry
Eric Ashley
Jessica N. Baker
Freda Marie Baker
Renita Ballard
Keana Denise Banks
Crystal Diane Barnes
Cum Laude
Keziah Zhane' Bean
Yelena Najee' Beck
Heather Hope Elizabeth Best
Bachelor of General Studies (continued)
Amanda K. Blair
Emily Veronica Branstetter
Amanda Kaye Brown
Mickayla S. Brown
Bailey L. Butler
Alaysia Shantell Carter
Dalton Cole Cooper
Jalessa Javon Cross
Caitlin M. Crow
Cum Laude
Windy Cummins
Adam Denison
Magna Cum Laude
Brandi Kateria Echols
Joseph Andrew Edwards
Jaxon Ellingsworth
Zachary James Espinoza
Morgan Forman
Magna Cum Laude
Alicia Renee Gardner
Jeremiah W. Green
Wendy Norman Gregory
Giovanna S. Guillotte
Kierstin Scott Haas
Vilesia Hall
Demarkus J. Hamilton
Bachelor of Science
Adrian Donnell Addison Jr.
James Benjimen Carter III
Cum Laude
Rori Nicole Dunlap
Briley Don Finster
Taylor Mackenzie Hammond
Abigail I. Harmon
Brandi D. Harmon
Novella M. Harvey
BrandiJo Lavonne Harwell
Jeffrey Price Jones Jr.
Dustin Kesterson
Kennedy Renee Landry
Madison Marie Monchel Ledwaba
Alicia Lutz
Whitni Doresa Mangum
Adrian Nicole Manor
Ella Grace Marshall
Sydney Martinez
Tiffany Massengill
Zane R. Massey
Lyndsey Reese McCall
Magna Cum Laude
Brittany McCormick
Florence A. Mcdowell
Lakeitha D McKinney
Melissa Renee Meredith
Simeon Harrell Mitchell
Lauren G. Morgan
Jeffery Dane Morton
Shamiya Moye
Margaret Vesta Mooney
Summa Cum Laude
Abigail Leigh Roper
Cum Laude
Taylor M. Seay
CANDIDATES FOR ASSOCIATE DEGREES
Associate in General Studies
Noesha Nicole Anderson
Laura C. Baxter
Cecily Alyn Boyd
Eli Joseph Campbell
Jessica L. DeWitte
Landon D. Francis
Tristan O. Hayes
Associate of Science
Anajah Samara Allgood
Chiara Giovanna Castegnaro Angeles
Asher Grace Faries
Cheyanne R. Green
Trinity J. Hembrey
Kaylei Nicole Hollis
Jaspreet
Praykesha Karki
Anmol Khadka
Trena Davis Noble
Caylyn Oanosha Oliver
Kathlyna Brooke Organ
Mackenzie Rose Pack
Jenna S. Peirpoint
Danielle Peterson
Samuel Peterson
Marcus Jerome Phelix
Gaige M. Pitts
Landon Reed
Austin Cole Rice
Rodney L. Richardson Sr.
Mickayla Lea Russell
Emily Suzanne Shields
Nora Elizabeth Skrdlant
Samantha Jo Stinnett
Chace M Stratford
Margaret Haley Thoma
Linda Lorene Trotter
Ethan Andrew VanDon
Jacob A. Walker
Heather O. Walston
Gage Girdner Watson
Lateshia Vershae Williams
Kearstin Skye Vaughn
Johnnie Warren III
Riley Davis Jett
Jasmine Symone King
Ashley Nichole Love
Kyla Renee Bashay Mamou
Samantha L. Mcclard
Aluana Symone' Millbrook
Casyuna Chantanial Newbern
Melanie Denise Medellin Lara
Leah Delane Miller
Lydia O. Mondy
Jolee B. Morgan
Yasmine Munguia
Tracy Kapemb Musas
Thoa Thi Kim Nguyen
Timothy Thanongsack Phouthavong
Paisley G. Rea
Camille Jonquil Pippins
Gabbie G. Roddy
Nathan Andrew Russell
Chiquita Sigears
Logan A. William Ward
Jacqueline Rivera
Mason Parker Seawel
Gracelyn A. Spohr
Laney G. Stone
Shelby Tacker
Aaron Oliver Van Dyk
EredineWahlquist
Drew Wilson
Dean B. Ellis Library
MASTER THESES
Victoria Ochanya Agbo
THESIS ADVISOR: Dinah Tetteh
THESIS TITLE: SOCIAL MEDIA AND HEALTH INFORMATION SHARING IN NIGERIA: TRENDS IN WEIGHT LOSS AND COSMETIC PROCEDURES
Reace Barnett
THESIS ADVISOR: Dustin Sullivan
THESIS TITLE: "Using A Sledgehammer To Crack A Nut" A Proposal To Re-frame The Media Industry's Perspective on Generative AI.
Kylene Marie Brewton
THESIS ADVISOR: David LaVetter
THESIS TITLE: Influences of Transformational Leadership Mixed with Contemporary Practices Among High School Coaches: A Qualitative Exploratory Study
Colin Kenneth Dobson
THESIS ADVISOR: Than J. Boves
THESIS TITLE: Assessing the Effectiveness of Wetland Reserve Easements as Habitat for Birds in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley of Eastern Arkansas
Kennon Leigh Harrington
THESIS ADVISOR: Jerica Rich
THESIS TITLE: Efficacy Evaluation of an Allopathic & Homeopathic Anthelmintic on Small Ruminant Parasite Loads
Simranjit Kaur
THESIS ADVISOR: William Paulsen
THESIS TITLE: VIBRATIONS OF TAPERED BEAM VIA THE EXTERIOR MATRIX METHOD
Keelyn Breigh Peacock
THESIS ADVISOR: Shanon Brantley
THESIS TITLE: THE PREVELANCE OF DYSPHONIA: A COMPARISON OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ATHLETIC COACHES
Md Motinur Motinur Rahman
THESIS ADVISOR: Md Mahmudul Hasan
THESIS TITLE: INVERTER LESS DC TO AC POWER CONVERSION FOR SMART GRID APPLICATIONS
Kyle Shaffer
THESIS ADVISOR: David LaVetter
THESIS TITLE: Impact of NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Reclassification on Universities
Ana Karen Solano Morales
THESIS ADVISOR: Abrar A. Alam, Robert R. Shields
THESIS TITLE: Characterizing biofilm formation genes in Streptococcus mutans using a novel sequence-defined mutant library
CAMPUS QUERÉTARO
NEIL GRIFFIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
Names of honor students, and their honors designations, appear in boldface italics.
Bachelor of Science
Mario Axel Altamirano Paulín
Eduardo Araujo Jr.
Andrea Jackelyn Arias Perales
Cum Laude
Santiago Arriaga Sanchez
Damian Artezan Araujo
Antje Bedolla Lopez
Magna Cum Laude
Anuar Botello Garcini
Alejandro Cabrera Martinez
Camila Carrillo
Jesus Manuel Carrillo
Fernando De Anda De La Vega
Clara Goretti Erdmann Diaz Barreiro
Cum Laude
Bashir Esteban Lambert Sr.
Jimena Fernandez Cardoso
Jacqueline Flores Castañeda
Jacqueline Flores Villanueva
Cum Laude
Oliver Hilario Garcia Perez
Freddy Anibal Gonzalez Carrillo
Jesus Manuel Gonzalez Mena
Cum Laude
Santiago Herrera Perez
Emiliano Rionda Jimenez
Diego Laffont Moctezuma
Daniela Paola Marmol Palomeque
Yezid Medina Natera
Victor Andres Mendoza Sanchez
Alan de Jesús Morales Hernández
Isaac Mota Alburquerque
Sofia Guadalupe Nogueira Rosas
Magna Cum Laude
Saira Anneth Novela
Magna Cum Laude
Angel Padilla Cataño
Pablo Sebastian Parada Domínguez
Claudia Sofi Ponce De León Ramírez
Cum Laude
Jose Alberto Prieto Zendejas
Aisha Daniela Pulido Carrasquedo
Ana Dara Ramirez Hernandez
Julieta Ramirez Moreno
Cum Laude
Gael Omar Reyes Diaz
Magna Cum Laude
Joshua Rocha Espíndola
Elisa Rocha Mena
Ailton Rodriguez Espejel
Claver O'neill Santillan Rebollo
Rebeca Tobias Ramos
Naomi Enid Vaca Jimenez
Cum Laude
Carlos Gael Valenzuela Garcia
Vallerin Ventura Hernandez
Jacqueline de Maria Verde Martinez
Jesus Santiago Wals Villegas
Magna Cum Laude
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
Names of honor students, and their honors designations, appear in boldface italics.
Bachelor of Science
Jose Juan Avalos Dueñas
Magna Cum Laude
Diego Casas Herrera
Cum Laude
Ivan Contreras Arvizu
Summa Cum Laude
Christian Jesus Espinoza Minjarez
Fernando Flores Resendez
Yara Lizeth Hernandez Brito
Summa Cum Laude
Fernando Alexis Morales Alvarez
Cum Laude
Javier Emiliano Nieto Gonzalez
Luis Enrique Oliveros Wismann
Cum Laude
Diego Eduardo Perez Ponce
Joaquin Daniel Perez Portilla
Axel Ismael Simental Soto
Cum Laude
Christian Soberanes Beruete
Cum Laude
Marco Vancini Romero
Cum Laude
CAMPUS QUERÉTARO (continued)
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND COMMUNICATION
CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
Names of honor students, and their honors designations, appear in boldface italics.
Bachelor of Science
Carlos Rene Cotero Gonzalez
Victoria Jackelyn Dominguez Guajardo
Clara Goretti Erdmann Diaz Barreiro Cum Laude
Daniela Gomez Hernandez
Daniela Paola Marmol Palomeque
Eloisa Piñon Lopez
BECK COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS
CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
Names of honor students, and their honors designations, appear in boldface italics.
Bachelor of Science
Brenda Cristina Acevedo de la Torre
Fernanda Beltran Martinez
Cum Laude
Paulina Geraldine Chichitz Morales
Lizeth Paola Figueroa Robledo
Cum Laude
Tania Gomez Carvente
Cum Laude
Indhira Anaid Gonzalez Gamez
Daniel Alejandro Gonzalez-Mendoza
Cum Laude
Linda Nicole Manzanero Cortes
Magna Cum Laude
Estefani Berenice Marin Lopez
Cum Laude
Diego Alejandro Marquez Cerna
Cum Laude
Diego Medina Escobedo
Juan Jose Medina Reynoso
Daniela Moya Ordoñez
Jose Maria Navarrete Arredondo
Jesus Emiliano Pastrana Lopez
Elena Sofia Resendiz Fascinetto
Cum Laude
Xel Abil Reyes Mañon
Cum Laude
Karla Daniela Reyes Morales Magna Cum Laude
Beida Abigail Reynoso Perez
Karen Rosas Garcia
Magna Cum Laude
Maya Fabiola Vega Gomez
Jennifer Marianne Velasco Ruiz
Cum Laude
Isabela Villa
Campus Querétaro
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
Agriculture
Agriculture Education
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
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
Engineering and Computer Science
Engineering
Computer Science
Liberal Arts and Communication
Art & Design
Communication Studies
Criminal Justice
English Education
Heritage Studies — MS/PhD
Humanities
Orange
Orange
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
Nursing
Nursing Practice — DNP
Occupational Therapy Doctorate
Physical Therapy
Social Work
Sciences and Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics Education
Science
Science Education
Gray
White
Sage Geen
Apricot
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 Arkansas State University mace was designed and crafted by former faculty member Robert Mitchell. It was presented to the university on April 12, 1981 by the men of Arkansas Gamma Chapter, Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, Arkansas State University.
The mace is composed of three parts: the head, the staff, and the finial. The three blades of the head symbolize three diamond-shaped torches, representing teaching, research, and service. The central core supports the seal, surrounded by the blades and protecting them. The contrast of the highly polished and shaped surfaces of the sterling silver blades with the hammered edges magnifies the dual roles of education—refinement of rational thought and strength of hard labor and intellectual work.
The staff is made of rosewood, a material commanding as high a place among woods as silver among metals. The finial, also of sterling, symbolizes the foundation of university excellence: students, faculty, and alumni. It also contains the crest of the donor.
The marks on the finial collar are quality marks of the maker. The sterling stamp attests to the metal's purity, and the “M” is the personal hallmark of the maker.
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 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.