Summer 2016 Commencement Program

Arkansas State University

Commencement

Convocation Center Friday, August 5, 2016 • 7:00 p.m.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Arkansas State University — History and Overview............................................................. 2 Arkansas State University — Mission, Core Values, and Vision............................................... 3 Platform Party ............................................................................................................. 4 University Commencement Marshals ............................................................................... 5 The Program............................................................................................................... 6 Letter from the Alumni Association President ..................................................................... 8 Letter from the Governor ............................................................................................... 9 Candidates for Doctoral Degrees .....................................................................................11 College of Agriculture and Technology .............................................................................13 College of Business ......................................................................................................13 College of Education and Behavioral Science .....................................................................15 College of Engineering ..................................................................................................30 College of Fine Arts......................................................................................................30 College of Humanities and Social Sciences ........................................................................31 College of Media and Communication ..............................................................................33 College of Nuring and Health Professions..........................................................................33 College of Sciences and Mathematics ...............................................................................35 University College .......................................................................................................36 Master Theses .............................................................................................................39 Academic Apparel .......................................................................................................43 The Medallion, The Mace, The Seal, Graduation with Academic Distinction/Honors ..................45 Graduating Student Seating (By College) ...........................................................................47

“The listing of degree candidates and the announced honor distinctions are tentative and subject to final certification of graduation.”

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Arkansas State University History and Overview Arkansas State University in Jonesboro enjoys a reputation as an excellent institution of higher education serving citizens throughout Arkansas and surrounding states. It is the only comprehensive public university located in this region. Dedicated to teaching, research and service, the university provides students with the broad educational foundations that help develop critical thinking and analytical skills, decision-making capabilities, and communication skills. Dr. Tim Hudson became chancellor of the Arkansas State University campus on May 1, 2012.

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 73,000 alumni. A-State was designated a tier I Southern Regional institution of higher education by the editors of U.S. News & World Report in the 2015 edition of “America’s Best Colleges.” Military Times Edge magazine listed A-State among the top 10 most veteran friendly institutions of higher education, and the editors of Military Advanced Education listed AState among the top military friendly institutions of higher education in 2015. More information about A-State is available at its web site, www.AState.edu.

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

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

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

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

Enrollment Growth Arkansas State University has grown significantly over the past three decades. The Jonesboro campus enrollment in the fall of 1985 was 8,446; in the fall of 2015, it was 13,410. Today, because of the close partnerships between the campuses, the university reports a combined enrollment for the ASU System. Total ASU System enrollment in the fall of 2015 was 23,277.

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Arkansas State University Mission, Core Values, and Vision Mission Arkansas State University educates leaders, enhances intellectual growth, and enriches lives.

(ASU = e3) 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.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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PLATFORM PARTY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Mr. Howard Slinkard, Chair Rogers, Arkansas

Mr. Niel Crowson Jonesboro, Arkansas

Mr. Ron Rhodes, Vice-Chair Cherokee Village, Arkansas

Mrs. Stacy Crawford Jonesboro, Arkansas

Dr. Tim Langford, Secretary Little Rock, Arkansas

PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM Dr. Charles L. Welch

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY Dr. Tim Hudson Chancellor

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

Dr. Lynita M. Cooksey Provost and Vice-Chancellor

Dr. Len Frey Vice-Chancellor for Finance and Administration

Dr. Jason Penry Vice-Chancellor for University Advancement

Mr. Terry Mohajir Director of Athletics

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

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

Dr. Shane Hunt, Dean College of Business

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

Dr. Jill Simons, Assistant Vice Chancellor Undergraduate Studies

Dr. Carl Cates, Dean College of Fine Arts College of Humanities and Social Sciences College of Media and Communication

Dr. John Pratte, Dean College of Sciences and Mathematics

OTHER CEREMONY PARTICIPANTS Dr. Mike McDaniel President, ASU Faculty Association Mace Bearer

Dr. Gina Hogue Associate Vice Chancellor for Teaching and Learning

Ms. Kaitlin Sellers Graduating Senior

Ms. Margo AufderHeide Kagebein President, ASU Alumni Association

Mr. Clint Brockway Signer/Translator

Mr. Michael Doyle Procession Line Announcer

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UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT MARSHALS Dr. Gil Fowler

College of Media and Communication

Grand Marshal

MARSHALS FOR STUDENT PROCESSION Doctoral Degrees Dr. Gil Fowler

College of Media and Communication

Specialist, Master, Baccalaureate and Associate Degrees Dr. David Agnew

College of Agriculture and Technology

Dr. Jim Washam Dr. David Kern

College of Business

Dr. Kristin Biondolillo Dr. Dixie Keyes

College of Education and Behavioral Science

Dr. Ilwoo Seok

College of Engineering

Mr. Curtis Steele

College of Fine Arts

Dr. William McLean

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Dr. Michael Bowman

College of Media and Communication

Dr. Roy Aldridge Dr. Karen Blue

College of Nursing and Health Professions

Dr. Richard Grippo

College of Sciences and Mathematics

Ms. Nikesha Nesbitt

University College

MARSHALS FOR FACULTY PROCESSION Dr. Edward Salo

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Ms. Jeannean Hall Rollins

College of Nursing and Health Professions

Ms. Amber Wooten

College of Nursing and Health Professions

Dr. Rejoice Addae

College of Nursing and Health Professions

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THE PROGRAM PRE-CEREMONY CONCERT...................................................Dr. Lauren Schack Clark, Pianist Aria ......................................................................................................George Frideric Handel Matrosernes Opsang .............................................................................................Edvard Grieg Sonatina in D Major .........................................................................................Muzio Clementi Sonata in G ...............................................................................................Domenico Cimarosa Sonatina, Op. 55 No. 1 ...................................................................................Friedrich Kuhlau Viennese Sonatina No. 1 .................................................................Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Intermezzo, Op. 118, No. 2............................................................................Johannes Brahms Sonata for the Young ......................................................................................Robert Schumann

ACADEMIC PROCESSION *Processional: Pomp and Circumstance.....................................................................Edward Elgar Order of Procession Mace Bearer Chancellor and Platform Party Marshals Graduating Classes Marshals Faculty of the University

OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM *The Star-Spangled Banner...................................................................................Francis Scott Key Ms. Katherine Richards Rigney Vocalist Dr. Lauren Schack Clark Pianist

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS ........................................................Dr. Lynita Cooksey Provost and Vice Chancellor REMARKS ON BEHALF OF THE FACULTY ASSOCIATION .............................Dr. Mike McDaniel President, ASU Faculty Association REMARKS ON BEHALF OF THE GRADUATING CLASS ...................................Ms. Kaitlin Sellers Graduating Senior

*Please stand for the processional and the anthem.

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PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES .....................................................Dr. Gina Hogue Associate Vice Chancellor for Teaching and Learning CONFERRAL OF DEGREES ......................................................................Dr. Lynita Cooksey Provost and Vice Chancellor INDUCTION INTO ASU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION......................Ms. Margo AufderHeide Kagebein President, ASU Alumni Association

*THE ASU ALMA MATER .......................................................Ms. Katherine Richards Rigney Vocalist Dr. Lauren Schack Clark Pianist

Our Alma Mater A.S.U. Your hallowed halls shall ring With praise by daughter and noble son Who proudly stand and sing.

Mem’ries of your stirring glory And of youthful friends we knew The red and black shall ever wave on high for A.S.U.

ACADEMIC RECESSION **Recessional...................................................................Dr. Lauren Schack Clark, Pianist Pictures at an Exhibition............................................................................Modeste Mussorgsky National Song .......................................................................................................Edvard Grieg Promenade ..........................................................................................Alexander Gretchaninoff Adagio.............................................................................................Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

*Please stand for the Alma Mater. **Please be seated for the recession.

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CANDIDATES FOR DOCTORAL DEGREES

Doctor of Education Angela Dawn Caldwell B.S., Harding University M.S., Arkansas State University S.C.C.T., Arkansas State University DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Dr. Amany Saleh DISSERTATION TITLE: Effectiveness of Arkansas Community Colleges' (ACC) Leadership Institute (LI) in Competency Development DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership Dalia Yasmin Tejada Diaz B.S., University of Sabana M.B.A., Arkansas State University S.C.C.T., Arkansas State University DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Dr. Joseph Nichols DISSERTATION TITLE: Recruiting Hispanic Students by Two Year Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Strategies Used and Their Effectiveness DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Educational Leadership

Doctor of Philosophy Heath J. Carpenter B.A., Harding University M.A., Arkansas State University DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Dr. Deborah Chappel Traylor DISSERTATION TITLE: T Bone Burnett, the American South, and the Ethic of a Contemporary Cultural Renaissance DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Heritage Studies Lisa Brandon Ellington B.S.E., Arkansas State University M.S., Arkansas State University DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Dr. Jerry L. Farris DISSERTATION TITLE: Nutrient Reduction Design for Sustainable Municipal Wastewater Treatment DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Environmental Science Traci Carmen Hudson B.S., Philander Smith College M.S., Arkansas State University DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Dr. Jerry L. Farris DISSERTATION TITLE: Assessing Aquatic System Metabolism Response to Disturbance DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Environmental Science Jessica Patricia Yactayo-Chang B.S., Ricardo Palma University M.S., Arkansas State University DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Dr. Argelia Lorence DISSERTATION TITLE: The Role of the Chloroplastic and Endoplasmic Reticulum Ascorbate Subcellular Pools in Plant Physiology DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT: Molecular Biosciences

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COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY CANDIDATES FOR MASTER DEGREES

Master of Science in Agriculture Erin Jane Kelly B.S., University of Arkansas

Ashley Michelle Thomas B.S., Arkansas State University

Angelia D. Smith B.S.E., Arkansas State University

CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Names of honor students, and their honors designations, appear in boldface italics.

Bachelor of Science James R. Cleveland

Kenneth Lee Crisler

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Jessica Brooke Caldwell Dalton O. Dilldine Andrew Louis Edrington Matthew Millard Hardin

Debbie Elizabeth Hopper Jacob Walker Neal Richard S. Smith William Stephens David Young

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS CANDIDATES FOR MASTER DEGREES

Master of Accountancy Xin Jia B.L., Huanghe Science and Technology College

Nanying Lin B.S., Arkansas State University

Junri Jiang B.E., Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications

Master of Business Administration Sabrina Joy Brock D.P., University of Arkansas for Medical Science

Udodinma Chinenye Ezike B.A., Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Lin Dai B.A., Xizmen University

William Luke Ferguson B.S., Arkansas State University

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Master of Business Administration (continued) Alyssa Rae Giannotti B.S., Tennessee Wesleyan College

Naga Venkata Rama Krishna Neelam B.S., Acharya Nagarjuna University

Priyanka Kadiyala B.S., Osmania University

Obinna Chimaobi Okechukwu B.S.B.A., University of Lagos

Bin Li B.E., Shandong Economic University

Jarrod Anthony Overstreet B.B.A., University of Central Arkansas

Franziska Lincoln B.A., Vocational Academy of Saxony

Lawrence Reeves Smith B.A., Hendrix College

CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Names of honor students, and their honors designations, appear in boldface italics.

Bachelor of Science Kevin Lee Lambert J. Clint LeMay Runhui Liang Mingjun Liu Elizabeth Meghan Logston Carson S. Maynard John C. McClellan Pedro Alberto Moreno Ellen Grace Morris Mary Caroline Moseley Mallory Danielle Mouzy Andrew Ray Nelms Jessica Lynn Oliver Kayla Sergent Bo Shen Xinran Shi Tiffany Renae Smith Blaise Allen Taylor Magna Cum Laude Bo Wang Shudai Wang Richard C. White Jesse Michael Wolf Megan Janay Wright Zhaoyi Yi Hannah M. Zachary Anum Zahid Zeyu Zeng Minghui Zhang Cum Laude Yuanming Zhang You Zhou

Abdullah Mohammed Alanazi Joseph B. Albersman Michelle Theresa Allen Zachary Gray Allen Haitham Fahad Alnufaie Raid Abdullah Alyahya Sr. Garrett Austin Baker Brandon P. Ballard Jingwei Bao Gozde Bayraktar Isaac Martel Blandford Jason Allen Brock Joshua-Allen Patrick Brooks Cum Laude Navid N. Budhwani Susan Linn Crawford Emily E. Davis Michael Anibal Eckert Kevin Ellis Sr. Jordan N. Forrester Korey Thomas Haley Shawna Denise Hamm Heath Lucas Hargraves Cordero Donte Hayes Andrew Cooper Holland Daniel A. Hollis Lewis D. Howell Jr. Qinhan Hu Tori Jo Kaffka Semih Karabulut Zachary Dean Kent Magna Cum Laude Kari Louise Klein

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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE CANDIDATES FOR SPECIALIST DEGREES

Specialist in Community College Teaching Denise L. Caruthers B.A., Arkansas State University M.S., Arkansas State University

Specialist in Education Whitney I. Abdullah B.S., University of Arkansas Little Rock M.S.E., University of Arkansas Little Rock

Monica Conselda Brisbon B.S.B.A., Costal Carolina University M.B.A., Webster University

Hollie M. Adams B.S.E., Arkansas State University M.S.E., Arkansas State University

Stacy Benjamin Bullard B.S., Mississippi State University M.S., Mississippi State University

Clare Agostinelli B.B.A., Mississippi State University M.E., Mississippi College

Brock William Bult B.S., Baker University M.E., William Woods University

Mark Anthony Anderson B.S.E., Henderson State University M.S., Texas Woman's University

Zandra LaTrice Carey B.S., University of Tennessee Chattanooga M.E., Cambridge College

William Michael Bentz B.S., University of Southern Mississippi M.S., University of Southern Mississippi

Lee A. Cheadle B.S.E., Arkansas State University M.S.E., Arkansas State University

Landon Keith Booker B.A., Auburn University M.E., Augusta State University

Rachelle Renee Cintron B.A.E., Florida Atlantic University M.E., Florida Atlantic University

Kendra Rebecca Bookout B.S.E., University of Arkansas M.A.T., University of Arkansas

Debora Denise Cosen B.B.A., University of Arkansas Little Rock M.S.E., University of Central Arkansas

Angela Bos B.S.E., Missouri State University M.A., Lindenwood University

Laura Allison Coughlin B.A., Missouri Western State University M.E.D., University of Missouri Columbia

Matthew Austin Bowser B.S.E., Crichton College M.S.E., Arkansas State University

Valerie Christine Craig B.A., University of Missouri Kansas City M.E., Graceland University

Jason McNeill Bracey B.S., Francis Marion University M.E., Francis Marion University

Nichole Renee Cunningham B.S.E., Arkansas State University M.S.E., Arkansas State University

Willie Arthur Branch B.S., University of Arkansas Pine Bluff M.S.E., Arkansas State University

Andrea Ryan Daffron B.S.E., Arkansas State University M.S.E., Arkansas State University

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Specialist in Education (continued) Deloris Anne Davis B.S., University of Southern Mississippi M.S.E., Arkansas State University

Aaron Wayne Garrison B.S., Missouri State University M.E., William Woods

Matthew Marcus Dawson B.A., Ashford University M.S.E., Kaplan University

Karen S. Gibbs B.S.E., University of Arkansas Little Rock M.E., University of Arkansas Little Rock

Cheryl Ann Dean B.S.M., Kaplan University M.E.S.E., Grand Canyon University

Hanna Michele Gibson B.S., Southwest Baptist University M.S.E., Arkansas State University

Rainey Day Dobbs B.A., Western Governors University M.E., Western Governors University

Justin D. Gilmore B.A., College of the Ozarks M.E., Evangel University

Wesley Alan-Eugene Dobbs B.A., Western Governors University M.E., Western Governors University

Kendal Anne Glomski B.S.E., Henderson State University M.S.E., Henderson State University

T. Roxanne Enix B.S., Arkansas Tech University M.S.E., Arkansas State University

Marcellena L. Gore B.S.E., Cleveland State University M.E., Cleveland State University

Erika Smith Evans B.S., Wiley College M.E., University of Arkansas Pine Bluff

Carrie Wallace Grubbs B.S.E., Delta State University M.S., Mississippi State University

Vickie Feazelle B.A., Millsaps College M.E., William Carey University

Stephanie Estelle Hackney B.S.E., Arkansas State University M.S.E., Arkansas State University M.S.E., Arkansas State University

Amy Christine Fennewald B.A., University of Missouri Columbia M.A., Baker University

Lisa Yvonne Hardin B.B.A., Delta State University M.S.E., Arkansas State University

Korillene Flanigan B.S.I.S., Texas A&M University Texarkana M.E., Harding University

Lauren Canonici Harman B.A., University of Arkansas Monticello M.S.E., Arkansas State University

Traci Erin Franklin B.S., Arkansas State University M.E., William Woods University

Brian Shawn Harvey B.A., West Liberty University M.E., Winthrop University

Daniel Gallagher B.A., University of Texas Arlington M.E., Texas Wesleyan University

Stacy Michelle Havner B.S.E., Arkansas State University M.S.E., Arkansas State University

Daniel Shawn Gannon B.S., Northern Michigan University M.A., Northern Michigan University

Patricia M. Hawkinson B.A., University of Southern Maine M.S.E., Northwest Missouri State University

Leanna Joy Garlock B.A., Graceland University M.E., Graceland University

Joshua David Hawley B.A., Pensacola Christian College M.S., Pensacola Christian College

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Specialist in Education (continued) William Jason Hay B.S., University of Central Arkansas M.S., University of Central Arkansas

Dexter K. Lee B.S., University of Arkansas Pine Bluff M.S.E., Arkansas State University

Jason Michael Hayes B.A., Winthrop University M.E., Converse College

Lizette Padron Lemieux B.S., Barry University M.S., Barry University

Pamela D. Helferstay B.S., Missouri Baptist University M.S.E., Missouri Baptist University

Kaaren Sue Lepper B.S., Friends University M.E., Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Anna K. Henderson B.A., Arkansas Tech University M.S.E., Arkansas State University

Adelia Ann Luke B.S., University of Southern Mississippi M.S., University of Southern Mississippi

Marion Madeline Rimer Hendrickson B.A., Arkansas Tech University M.E., Arkansas Tech University

Amanda S. Lynch B.S.E., University of Arkansas M.A.T., University of Arkansas

Angela Holdiness B.S., Mississippi State University M.E., William Carey University

Jolene Lynn Madison B.S., Bob Jones University M.E., Southern Wesleyan University

Kathryn Lee Horridge B.S., Louisiana State University M.A.T., Louisiana State University

James Pete McBride B.S.E., Missouri State University M.E., William Woods University

Stephenie Williamson Huggins B.S., Meredith College M.E., University North Carolina Charlotte

Kathryn A. McCullough B.S.E., Missouri Western State University M.A.E., Baker University

De'Adriana Latrish Jackson B.S., Alcorn State University M.S.E., Alcorn State University

Brent Aaron Miller B.S., Williams Baptist College M.S.E., Arkansas State University

Anita Louise Johnson B.S., Mississippi Valley State M.A., Jackson State University

Tracy Stokes Miller B.S., University of South Carolina M.E., University of South Carolina

Lindsey Lea Jones B.S., University of Central Arkansas M.S.E., Arkansas State University

Ana Louise Mizelle B.A., University of Arkansas M.S., University of Arkansas

Brooke Lynn Kilian B.S.E., Black Hills State University M.S., Black Hills State University

Melody D. Morgan B.S.E., Arkansas State University M.S.E., Arkansas State University

Denise L. Ladner B.A., University of Southern Mississippi M.E., William Carey University

Charles Wesley Nelson B.S., Arkansas Tech University M.E., William Woods University M.E., William Woods University

Brittany LaShea Lawrence B.S., University of Arkansas M.S., University of Arkansas

Tiffany Amber Nixon B.S.E., Central Methodist University M.A., Lindenwood University

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Specialist in Education (continued) Lisa Johnson-Northup B.S.E., Pittsburg State University M.S., Pittsburg State University

Kathryn E. Stabell B.S., Iowa State University M.S.E., Arkansas State University

Sara Beth Novak B.S.E., State University of New York Cortland M.S., State University of New York Cortland

Angela Steward B.A., Southern University and A&M College Baton Rouge M.E., Grand Canyon University

Jennifer Marie Oesterle B.A.E., Arizona State University M.E., Northern Arizona University

Jennifer Kay Stone B.S.E.D., University of Missouri Columbia M.E.D., University of Missouri Columbia M.E., William Woods University

Danielle Kay Pugsley B.S., Austin Peay State University M.S.E., Arkansas State University M.S.E., Arkansas State University

Alicia Anne Stringer B.A., Graceland University M.E., Graceland University

Edward Eugene Ray B.S.E., University of Arkansas M.E., Arkansas Tech University

Stacia Ann Studer B.S.E., Missouri Western State University M.E., William Woods University

Jennifer Rhodes B.S., Emmanuel College M.E., Cambridge College

Shirley Delores Taylor B.S.E., Arkansas State University M.S.E., Arkansas State University

Ryan Ritchey B.E., Washburn University M.S., Emporia State University

Erica Nichole Walker B.S.E., Missouri State University M.E., William Woods University

Deborah Ann Rodgers B.S.E., Troy University M.S. Troy University

Kevin Watley B.S., South Carolina State University M.A.T., South Carolina State University

Anne Marie Coy Roseberry B.S.E., Northwest Missouri State University M.S.E., Northwest Missouri State University

Misty McCurdy Wells B.S., Mississippi State University M.E.D., University of West Alabama

James Mikel Rowcliff III B.S., Mississippi State University M.A.T. Mississippi State University

Lori J. Whorton B.S., Missouri State University M.S.E., Arkansas State University

Kevin William Ryan B.S.E., Arkansas State University M.S.E., Arkansas State University

David W. Williams B.A., University of Missouri Columbia M.E., William Woods University

April Denise Shrader B.S.E., Jacksonville State University M.A., University of Alabama

Daniel Robert Winkeler B.A., Rockhurst University M.E.D., University of Missouri St. Louis

Mack Allen Skelton B.A., Arkansas State University M.A., Arkansas State University

Penny Ellison Zito B.S.E., Delta State University M.S., Mississippi State University

Kimberly Turner Sloan B.S., Winthrop University M.S.E., Converse College

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CANDIDATES FOR MASTER DEGREES Master of Rehabilitation Counseling Reginald Jermone Chandler B.S., Arkansas State University

Master of Science Stephen L. Abanathy B.S., Williams Baptist College

Jessica Ann Greer B.H.S., University of Missouri Columbia

Jerritt Alford B.S., Mississippi State University

Ashley Harvey B.S., University of Southern Mississippi

Daniel R. Broughton B.S., University of Arkansas Pine Bluff

Jana Lynn Hayes B.A., Harding University

Kristen Leigh Buynar B.S., Arkansas State University

Kenyada M. Heard B.G.S., Southern Arkansas University

Patrick Oneal Carroll Jr. B.S., University of Southern Mississippi

Curtis Patric Howie B.S., Arkansas State University

Logan S. Craghead B.A., Arkansas State University

Cody Gabriel Johnson B.S., University of Wyoming

Cheryl Brown Cross B.S., Arkansas State University

Robert Easton Key B.S., Arkansas State University

Micah Glenn Davis B.S., Delta State University

Joseph Tyler Poole B.S., Mississippi State University

Chelsea D. Dawson B.S., Arkansas State University

Jamal F. Russell B.S., Southern Arkansas University

Danae B. Delfin B.S., California State University Long Beach

Lindsay M. Schrader B.S., Oakland City University

Haley Rachelle Fincher B.S., Arkansas State University

Matthew Paul Schweri B.S., William Baptist College

Justin Michael Freeman B.A., University of Central Arkansas

Jon Andrew Scott B.A.E., University of Mississippi

Jennifer Allyn French B.S.B.A., University of Phoenix

Natalie Maria Smith B.A., Valdosta State University

Master of Science in Education Chaz Reichert Adams B.S., University of South Carolina

Stephen M. Adams B.B.A., University of Mississippi

Michael S. Adams Jr. B.S.E., University of Arkansas

Shanda Smith Addison B.A., Southeastern Louisiana University

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Master of Science in Education (continued) Kelli Bell Allen B.S.E., University of Arkansas Little Rock

Tracy Barnett B.A., William Peterson University of New Jersey

Sarah E. Allison B.A., Oklahoma Baptist University

Kathryn L. Bates B.S.E., University of Central Arkansas

Erin Marie Amlong B.S.E., Missouri State University

Gina Andrews Bayird B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Joseph Paul Anderson B.S., Illinois State University B.S., Appalachian State University

Nathan Bernaix B.S., Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Pamela J. Bianca B.A., Regis University

Christopher Henry Anzano B.S., William Paterson University Amanda Beth Archer B.S.E., Eastern Illinois University

Christie G. Bingenheimer B.S.E., Henderson State University M.S.E., University of Central Arkansas

Erika Arvey B.S.E., Bowling Green State University

Carmen D. Binns B.A., University of Arkansas Monticello

Bridgett A. Asbury B.S., University of Arkansas Fort Smith

Kyle Thompson Bishop B.S., University of South Carolina M.A.E., University of Phoenix

Timothy L. Atkinson B.S.E., University of Arkansas

Ryan Keith Blair B.S., California State University Sacramento

Heidi Dawn Avery B.S.E., Missouri Southern State University

Erin Ralene Blakey B.S.E., University of Central Arkansas

Kathryn Deanne Bachtel B.S.E., Central Methodist University

Carri Ann Bland B.S.E., University of Arkansas Little Rock

Evora Morrison Baker B.S., Northeast Louisiana University

Valerie J. Blankenship B.A., Brigham Young University

Gail Anntoinette Baker B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Jennifer Briscoe Bledsoe B.S.E., Delta State University

Jonathan James Baker B.F.A., Arkansas State University

Kristi Lynn Bliss B.S., Worcester State University

Sharon Malissa Ballard B.S.E., University of Central Arkansas

Melanie Bollinger B.A.E., University of Mississippi

Virginia Blair Ballard B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Kathy J. Bowlin B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Tommie Renee Barnes B.S.E., Henderson State University

Martha Edge Brannan B.S.E., Blue Mountain College

Kellie Keeton Barnett B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Thomas Christopher Bryan B.S.E., Northeastern State University

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Master of Science in Education (continued) Austin Gray Buchanan B.S., Mississippi State University

Kimberly Ann Cooper B.A.E., University of Mississippi

Norvella Faye Calhoun B.S., Southwest Baptist University

Sally Davis Cosgrove B.S., Texas A&M University

Summer Calhoun B.S., Henderson State University

Dennis George Costanza B.S.E., The State University of New York Geneseo

Adam Parker Camp B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Charles Benjamin Couey B.A., University of Mississippi B.B.A., University of Mississippi

Amanda Elizabeth Cash B.S., East Tennessee State University

Benjamin W. Cowart B.A., University of Southern Mississippi

Garrett Anthony Casson B.S., Tennessee Wesleyan College

Kimberly Raneigh Crawford B.S.E., University of Central Arkansas

Emilie Ann Cavolt B.A., California State University Chico

Cody David Crocker B.S.E., Missouri Southern State University

Leigh McElveen Chandler B.S., Belhaven University

Ashton Nichole Cullum B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Amy M. Charles B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Amy Kane Cunningham B.S., Tennessee Technological University

Susan Lynette Claesson B.A., University of Puget Sound

Judy M. Dains B.S.E., Hannibal-LaGrange University M.S., Walden University

April Marie Clark B.S., University of Arkansas Fort Smith

Katie Leigh Dale B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Corinne P. Clark B.S.E.D., University of Missouri Columbia

Charles Michael Darby B.A., Wittenberg University

David Wallace Clayton B.A.E., The University of Mississippi

Ashley Jordan Davis B.S.E., Tennessee Technological University

Tammie Lea Clayton B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Chrystal Nicole Davis B.S., Mississippi University for Women

Sedric Myguel Clemons B.A., University of Tulane

Kara Stirling Davis B.A.E., Central Washington University

Aurelia Elizabeth Colella B.S., University of Central Arkansas

Xochitl Bianca Davis B.S., University of Louisiana Monroe

Aretha Coleman B.A., University of Arkansas Pine Bluff

Michael R. Dease B.S., Newberry College

Jennifer Harper Conner B.S., University of Arkansas Little Rock

Amanda Lee DeJarnette B.A., University of Arkansas Monticello

Bridget L. Cooper B.S., Arkansas Tech University

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Master of Science in Education (continued) Clayton Douglas Dodd B.S., Mississippi State University

Jonathan David Fox B.S., East Tennessee State University

Maggie McKenzie Donaldson B.A., Francis Marion University

Eric Michel France, Jr. B.G.S., University of Louisiana Lafayette

Lauren C. Dorman B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Cynthia M. French B.S.E., Delta State University

Robert S. Dorman B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Bernard Lekeith Friday B.S, Louisiana State University

Sabrina Yvette Doty B.A., Ottawa University

Valerie Ganus B.A., Lyon College

Leslie Marie Durbin B.S., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Kelly Ross Gates B.S.E., Blue Mountain College

James Edward Dziczkowski B.S., University of Findlay M.S., Mississippi State University

Jessica Lacey Gazaway B.S., Arkansas State University B.F.A., Arkansas State University

Sabra Eaton B.S.E., University of Arkansas

Brandi Michelle George B.S.E, Arkansas State University

Kenneth Steven Ellis B.A., University of South Carolina

Jasmine Reche' Davis Geter B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Rachell A. Elmore B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Rachel Anne Gibbs B.S., University of North Texas

Rebecca L. Elms B.S.E., University of Central Arkansas

Cody Brian Gibson B.S., Southwest Baptist University

Nathanael Brian Evans B.M. University of Central Arkansas

Hilary Thea Gillespie B.S., University of Nebraska Lincoln

Catherine Lowery Everhart B.S., Arkansas State University M.S., Arkansas State University

William Grant Goolsby B.A.E., University of Mississippi Darren Todd Gowen B.A., Harding University

Ashley D. Ezell B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Tracy Tran Greenfield B.S.E, Columbus State University

Joshua Federkeil B.S.E., Slippery Rock University

Michael Douglas Gregory B.B.A., Mississippi State University

Sherryl Garner Ford B.S., Mississippi University for Women

Marsha L. Gressett B.S., Mississippi State University

Pamela Copeland Fortenberry B.S., Mississippi State University

Stephanie Jill Grinder B.S., University of Arkansas Fort Smith

Savanna Paige Foster B.S., Arkansas State University

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Master of Science in Education (continued) Aimee L. Hamilton B.S., Mississippi State University

Hope Harmon Hiott B.S., Anderson University

Terri Colleen Hamilton B.S., University of Central Florida

Troy Patrick Hoffman B.S., Southwestern College

Alexander J. Hardin B.A., University of Memphis

Amy Leigh Holt B.S.E., University of Arkansas

Jessica Lyn Hardin B.A.E., University of Mississippi

Lee Allen Holt B.A.E., University of Mississippi

Andrew Lawrence Hardy B.S., Mississippi State University

Kimberly Dawn Hoskinds B.S., Arkansas Tech University

Victoria M. Harmon B.S.E., Williams Baptist College

Jenny Marie Houk B.S.E., Missouri State University

Ja-Lisa A. Harris B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Bridget Diann Hudson B.S., Arkansas Tech University

Timothy G. Harrison B.S., University of Central Arkansas

Justin R. Hutchison B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Matthew Wayne Hartley B.S., University of Arkansas Little Rock

Melissa Ann Huynh B.S., University of Arkansas Fort Smith M.S.E., Arkansas State University

Kayla Nicole Hartsfield B.S.E., Northeastern State University

Frederick Christopher Jackson I B.S., Mississippi Valley State

Amy Muscarnero Harvey B.S., Tennessee Technological University

Keri Michelle Jackson B.E., Athens State University

Wayne Harvey B.S.B.A., Tennessee Technological University

Mona Renee Jackson B.A., Ouachita Baptist University

Lacey Carolyn Hawkins B.S., Henderson State University

Tyrell Alvee James B.S.E., S.C. State University

Amber Nichole Hayes B.S., Union University

Ashley LaVaughn Johnson B.S., Arkansas Tech University

Kristie Gail Head B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Shelly K. Jones B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Amanda Hendrix B.A.E., University of Mississippi

Sara Todd Jordan-Reyes B.A., University of Central Oklahoma

Crystal Blue Hendrix B.S., Arkansas Tech University

Sarah Elizabeth Jumps B.S., Indian State University

A. Michelle Hepler B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Janet Lynn Bostic Justice B.A., Limestone College

Jan Diane Hill B.S., University of Arkansas Monticello

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Master of Science in Education (continued) Aaron Paul Kareus B.S., Northern Arizona University

Trent R. Loyd B.S.E., University of Arkansas

Kristen R. Keller B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Jennifer Hill Mabry B.A., Harding University

Jonathan S. Kent B.S.J., Ohio University

Candace Buchanan Madden B.S., Anderson University

Ella Shont'e Key B.A., University of South Florida

Samantha Danielle Majors B.S.E., Southeast Missouri State University

Kamilla Regania Khoury B.S., University of Arkansas Little Rock

Courtney Jo Mann B.S., College of the Ozarks

Jessie Sue Thacker King B.S., University of South Florida M.E., William Woods University Ed.D., Arkansas State University

Carrie Anne Manning B.S., University of Southern Mississippi Kyle Lynn Manuel B.A., Western State Colorado University

Erica Atchley Lacy B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Andrew Philip Marlowe Jr. B.S., Francis Marion University

Carrie Louise Lair B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Dawn Michelle Martin B.A., University of Arkansas Monticello

Faith Sue Lamb B.S., Henderson State University

Kaitlin J. Mathias B.S., Arkansas Tech University

Blake H. Lambert B.S., Henderson State University

Debbie Lee Maxwell B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Kelly P. Langford B.M.E., Mississippi State University

Sydney Hamilton McCain B.S., University of Arkansas Fort Smith

Schonna Lynn Lesher B.S.E.E., Kansas State University

Laura Kristine McCammon B.S., University of Central Arkansas

Donna Renee Lett B.S.E., East Central University

Jonathan L. McDowell B.A., Harding University

Cindreon Nash Lewis B.S.E., Southern Arkansas University

Amy McFarland B.S.E., University of Arkansas

James Daniel Lewis B.A., University of South Carolina

Mary Ellen McMahen B.S.E., Henderson State University

Anita Carol Lightcap B.S., St. Mary of the Plains College

David Shawn McMahon B.A., Tusculum College

Melissa Elizabeth Long B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Emily Ida Jane McMasters B.S., Arkansas Tech University

Rachel Colleen Loretz B.M.E., Arkansas Tech University

Kimber Blair McMillon B.S.E., Arkansas State University

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Master of Science in Education (continued) Meredith Morgan McRight B.S.G.S., Delta State University

Michael J. Nemeth B.A., Arkansas State University

Veronique Athena Meador B.A.E., University of Mississippi

Shaun Dewayne Nichols B.S., University of North Alabama

Steven Dustin Meek B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Desirae Lauren Niemann B.S., University of Arkansas Fort Smith

Charlotte K. Melton B.S., Lyon College

Meredith Robin O'Donnell B.A., North Carolina State University

Tamara A. Mickens B.S., Philander Smith College

Kristi Nichole Owensby B.A.E., University of Mississippi

Mindi Dawn Mickey-Martin B.S.E., Arkansas State University M.E., Harding University

Torri Palms-Moore B.S.B.A., Louisiana State University Yordany Paneca B.S., Miami Dade College

Polly Ann Mitas B.S., Johnson and Wales University

John Gregory Pappas B.S., New Jersey Institute of Technology

Carissa Michelle Mixon B.S., University of Arkansas Pine Bluff Anna Moates B.A.E., University of Mississippi

James Matthew Parcha B.A., University of Michigan Dearborn M.A., Eastern Michigan University

Julius Samuel Moor B.S., Illinois State University

Alex L. Parker B.S.E., Southern Arkansas University

Leslie Marie Moore-Miller B.S., University of Central Arkansas

Ashley Nicole Parvin B.S.E., Blue Mountain College

Melissa E. Morgan B.S.E., Blue Mountain College

Julie Cain Paul B.A.E., University of Mississippi

Tera L. Morgan B.S.E., Williams Baptist College

Beverly Ann Pearson B.S., Arkansas State University

Christopher William Moss B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Marlee McCullough Pepper B.S., Anderson University

Cynthia LaWanda Mounts B.S.E., Ouachita Baptist University

Katherine M. Petty B.S., Northern Michigan University

Steven Christopher Musial B.S.E., Southeast Missouri State University

Miranda Marlene Pherigo B.S.E., Missouri Southern State University

Whitney Jo Myers B.A., Grand View University

Lisa Loeta Phillips B.S., University of Arkansas Little Rock M.S.E., Arkansas State University S.E., Arkansas State University

Beverly P. Nelson B.S.E., Arkansas State University

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Master of Science in Education (continued) Stacie Lynn Phillipson B.S., Belhaven University

Jeffrey James Rice B.A., Moody Bible Institute

Sherry Caprice Pilkington B.S., University of Southern Mississippi

Justin Wayne Richards B.S., Wofford College

Gildga Willette Pollard B.S., Colorado State University Global Campus

Joseph Angelo Rizzo B.S., Southern Connecticut State University

Gretchen Marie Pontious B.S.E., Kansas State University

LaDonna Rae Robbins B.B.A., University of Central Arkansas

Travis Blake Poole B.S., Arkansas Tech University

Kimberly D. Roberts B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Michael Thomas Poot B.S., University of Delaware M.S., Rutgers University

Charlotte J. Robertson B.S.E., Arkansas State University Febbe Brown Robertson B.A., Louisiana State University and A&M College

Samantha Rogers Porter B.S., Lamar University

Lauren Robertson B.S.E., University of Alabama

Viandra Noir Pryce B.S., Florida Southern College

Kiera Eppedio Roe B.S.E., University of Miami

Amy Elizabeth Randolph B.S., Tennessee Technological University

Devon Elizabeth Rogers B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Sunny Rea B.S., Mississippi State University

Jay L. Rogers B.S.E., Pittsburg State University

Joshua C. Reece B.S., Drury University

Kenneth Bradley Ross B.S., The Citadel

Kayla Brooke Reed B.S., Mississippi State University

Patricia Gail Roush B.S., University of Evansville

Meagan Nicole Reed B.S., Stephen F. Austin State University

Jennifer L. Rowan B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Mindi Anne Reed B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Margaret Ruth Royce B.S.E., Missouri State University

Robyn Leann Reed B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Lindsay N. Rucker B.S.E., University of Arkansas Little Rock

Helen Leenette Rezanka B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Desiree Rutter B.S., University of Central Arkansas

Deidra L. Rice B.S., Mississippi University for Women M.S.E., Arkansas State University M.E., Liberty University E.S., Liberty University

Jordan Lee Ryan B.A.E., University of Mississippi Robbie Neal Sanders B.S., Henderson State University

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Master of Science in Education (continued) Sharon Burk Schaefer B.S., Mississippi State University

Christopher Rashad Spencer B.B.A., Mississippi State University

Margaret Lynn Scherrey B.S., University of Arkansas Fort Smith

Katherine Jamieson Stafford B.A., Mississippi State University

Maegan Sanders Schopper B.A., Louisiana College

Scotty L. Starkey B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Jacqueline Anne Scott B.S., Arkansas State University M.S., University of Arkansas Little Rock

Megan Elizabeth Stockton B.S.E.D., University of Missouri St. Louis Robin Lynn Stokes B.A., Harding University

Melinda Pauline Scruggs B.A., University of Mississippi

Lynnette M. Stoverink B.S.E., University of Central Missouri

John Ryan Settle B.S., Clemson University

Cody Ray Stubblefield B.A., University of Memphis

Kari Ann Shamet B.S., Kansas State University

Elizabeth Jean Sturgeon B.A., California State University Chico

Nickolas Dwayne Sharin B.S.E., Indiana University

Leslie A. Switzer B.S.B.A., University of Missouri Columbia

Angela M. Shelton B.A., Rutgers University

Lisa Thibeaux Sylvester B.A., University of Louisiana Lafayette

Kelly A. Sigel B.A., University of Massachusetts Amherst

Erica Wooten Taylor B.S., University of North Alabama

Laura Kelly Simmons B.A., Lyon College M.S.E., Arkansas State University

Lauren E. Taylor B.S.E., University of Central Arkansas

Kimberly Jean Simon B.A., Lindenwood University

Mark Alan Taylor B.A., Arkansas Tech University

Leandrea Louise Slayton B.A., California State University Bakersfield

Cherie Lynn Taylor-Freire B.S.E., Northeastern University

Kristi Michelle Smith B.A., Harding University

William Stanley Thomas Jr. B.S., Texas A&M University

Theresa Gail Smith B.S., Oklahoma State University

Joan Elizabeth Carr Thomson B.A., Brigham Young University

William Clarence Smith B.S.E., University of Arkansas

Clay Daniel Thrash B.S., Mississippi State University

Deborah Diane Southam B.S., Liberty University

Tracia Lanette Tinzie B.S., University of Arkansas Pine Bluff M.E., University of Arkansas

Jerri Nicole Spann B.S., Mississippi State University

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Master of Science in Education (continued) Kerri Stokes Tisdel B.S., Spelman College B.I.E., Georgia Institute for Technology

Amber Michaelle Weldon B.S.E., Arkansas State University Carmen Renee West B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Kristipher Verl Tolman B.M., University of Wyoming M.A., University of Wyoming

Kristen V. Wheeler B.S., Arkansas Tech University

Kandy Tosh B.S., Arkansas Tech University

Christy Jean Wilcoxson B.E., Athens State University

Miranda Nicole Tucker B.S., Martin Methodist College

Amanda D. Williams B.S., Arkansas Tech University

Amy Denise Turner B.S., University of Arkansas Fort Smith

Audrey Booth Williams B.S.E., Arkansas State University

James Robert Turner B.A., Lyon College

Jennifer Denise Williams B.S., Henderson State University

Yalcin Udun B.S., Ondokuz Mayis Universitesi

J'Meia MarShea Williams B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Angelia Renee Vickers B.S.E., Southern Arkansas University

LaToria Sharrall Williams B.S., Henderson State University

Matthew Ryan Wade B.S., Mississippi State University

Robin Deneise Williams B.S.E., University of Central Arkansas

Linsey Wall B.S., University of Arkansas Little Rock

Tatum Hope Williams B.S., University of Arkansas Fort Smith

Kate Nicole Warner B.A.E., Eastern Michigan University

Shannon Leigh Willis B.S., Mississippi University for Women

Carrie Lorraine Warren B.A., Oklahoma Baptist University M.A., Dallas Theological Seminary

Ashley Nicole Winberry B.F.A., Arkansas State University

Robin Lea Warren B.A.E., University of Mississippi

Leslie Ann Wolfe B.S., University of Arkansas Fort Smith

Brittany Nicole Watkins B.S., Henderson State University

Erin Laurel Wortham B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Marcia Shanea Watley B.S.E., South Carolina State University

Bethany Michelle Wray B.A.E., University of Mississippi

Winfield Lewis Watson B.S.E., University of Arkansas

Harun Yasar B.A., Shenzhen University International

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CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Names of honor students, and their honors designations, appear in boldface italics.

Bachelor of Science MaKenzie J. Alsup Cum Laude Alexis Ayana Betts Lauren Danielle Bowen Matthew David Brandon Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program Dionino Christopher Breda Gavin Thomas Brown Matthew Dallis Burgess Cum Laude Branden C. Carnal Alysia Nicole Chedister Magna Cum Laude Shelby Elizabeth Clark Darriel L. Cleaves Whitney Diane Copeland Stacey Renee Creekmore Daffron Dalton Lee Darrell Brent A. Davis Cum Laude Travekia Charmaine Davis Afton Michelle Devine Kristen Lynnett Dudley Magna Cum Laude Aaron S. Duty Jesse E. Duvall Trent S. Edwards Trenton Gregory Eudaley Corey Marie Green Cum Laude Amy M. Henson Cum Laude Shequira Ashante Holmes Andrew W. Hovis Cum Laude Bryce C. Hudspeth Tarasha Javanlon Hunter Joshua Thomas Jaques Amanda Marie Lee Magna Cum Laude Kevin E. Liddell Kailyn DaShai Loggins

Jacqueline Denise Martin Morgan Elizabeth May Cum Laude Alexis Noel McEntire Jameson Wayne McFadden Cum Laude Cameron Clark McKinney Tyler S. Miller Macey Jordan Morgan Madison M. Morgan Cum Laude Tyler Daulton Morris Carly Anne Nichols Magna Cum Laude Micah Elizabeth Odom Magna Cum Laude/Honors Program Alexandra S. Pevtsova Paige Nicole Riley Magna Cum Laude Makenna Louise Seats Kaitlin A. Sellers Magna Cum Laude Kelly SueAnn Sellers Magna Cum Laude Andrew Jacob Short Cum Laude Adam Robert Smith Jaron S. Snyder Magna Cum Laude Madison Grace Stalnaker Cum Laude/Honors Program Colton Marshall Tate Thomas Dylan Vangilder Salvador Vega Anna Marie Vogt Cum Laude Andre Nehemiah Walker Bethany F. Wilcox Magna Cum Laude Andrea JoLyn Williams Tyler E. Womble Brittany Nicole Wright

Bachelor of Science in Education Whitney Lynn Hall Willie James Hudson Jr. Molly Renee McCall Hannah Grace Patterson

Jaimie L. Patterson Ryan Mitchell Rich Jimmy Don Winemiller III

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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING CANDIDATES FOR MASTER DEGREES

Master of Engineering Management Nirmallikhith Bayapu B.T., Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad

Saividesh Mashetty B.T., Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad

Laxminarasimha Rao Chennuri B.T., Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad

Sai Loukya Potluri B.T., Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad

Anusha Inaganti B.T., Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad

Krishna Chaitanya Velagapudi B.T., Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad

Swathi Inturi B.T., Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad

Sunil Kumar Vennam B.T., Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad

Rahul Kumar Konduru B.E., Osmania University

Master of Science in Engineering Aktaruzzaman Al-Hossain B.S., Khulna University of Engineering and Technology

Mohammed Ziaur Rahaman B.S.C.E., Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology

Rabiul Islam B.S., Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology

COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS CANDIDATES FOR MASTER DEGREES

Master of Music in Education Katherine Richards Rigney B.M.E., Arkansas State University

CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Names of honor students, and their honors designations, appear in boldface italics.

Bachelor of Arts James Paul Coulter Jr.

Vanessa Briana Williams

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Bachelor of Fine Arts Shelby Rachelle Gage Cum Laude

Bachelor of Music Steven T. Montgomery

COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES CANDIDATES FOR MASTER DEGREES

Master of Arts Charles Zenon Baclawski B.S., Brigham Young University M.P.A. University of Texas El Paso M.A., Arkansas State University Ph.D., Arkansas State University

Catherine Johanna Harthorn B.A., Calvin College

Brian Nicholas Cline B.S., Heidelberg University

Elizabeth Elaine Johnson B.A., California State University Long Beach

Zachary W. Deibel B.A., American University

William Drew McNutt B.A., Lyon College

Cory P. Gilbert B.A., Lyon College

Stephen Michael Turner B.A., Arkansas State University

Brennah Faith Hutchison B.A., Arkansas State University

Master of Public Administration Abreya L. Bailey-Higgins B.S., Iowa State University

Barbara Florence Higgins B.S., University of Utah

Jay Alan Boone B.S., Arkansas State University

Morshadul Hoque B.S.S., University of Chittagong

Elroy Brown B.S., Arkansas State University

LaTisha D. Horton B.S., Tennessee State University

Jimmy Ray Brown B.A., Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Titus Edwin Hughes B.A., Arkansas State University

Laura H. Bonds B.S., Arkansas State University

Hannah Erin Keller B.S., Arkansas State University

Taylor M. Gravett B.A., Pittsburg State University

Brooke Paige May B.S., Arkansas Tech University

Gregory Alan Hauburger B.S., Southwestern College

Brenda Erin McNeary B.S., Central Michigan University

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Master of Public Administration (continued) Enrique Miranda B.A., Ashford University

Kimberly Campbell Shumpert B.S., Harding University

Mari N. Naracon B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Brooke Amanda Siegler B.S.E., Arkansas State University

James Eric Newton B.G.S., Northwestern State University of Louisiana M.A., University of Louisiana Monroe

Lauri Channelle Tyler B.S., Southern University and A&M College Pu Wang B.B.A., Jiaotong University

Tanisha Danielle Pressley B.S., Florida A&M University

Eric Anthony Watkins B.S., Western Carolina University

Susan Elisabeth Proctor B.S.E., Northeastern State University

Queen E. Watson B.S., Arkansas State University

Jennifer Arminda Rook B.S.E., Henderson State University

D. Scott Wittmier B.A., California State University Fullerton

Patrick Albert Schmidt B.S., Arkansas Tech University

Melissa Speck Zizmann B.B.A., University of Memphis

Samuel Gregg Settle B.A., Pennsylvania State University

Master of Science in Education Monica Lynnette McCullough B.S.E., Arkansas State University

CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Names of honor students, and their honors designations, appear in boldface italics.

Bachelor of Arts Victoria Marie Barnes John Calip Barron III Courtney Jacole Boone Alexandra Camille Brewington Brenda Deloris Burnett Summer Nicole Capps Michael Jay Cottrell Marissa Leigh Dedner Annette M. Edwards Josalyn Nicole Grice John Marcus Hancock Haley Hardaway Haley Rae Harper Nathaniel Johnson III Temirra Christina Jones

Weston P. Jones Christine N. Kodrich Jitthree N. Kumgade Chase Lane Lettenmaier Ashley D. McKinney James Michael Nowlin Chiara S. Randall Stephanie Michelle Vaughn-Sanford Justin Xavier Sims Kendon W. Smallwood Christina Summer Thomas Gina G. Warhurst RaJhan L. Watkins Keona Jamethea Nakise Williams Jessica Nicole Wilson

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COLLEGE OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION CANDIDATES FOR MASTER DEGREES

Master of Arts Derika Shantrelle Harris B.A., Arkansas State University

Master of Science in Mass Communications Gabrielle R. Crumble B.A., Rust College

Ashutosh Pal B.T., Tribhuvan University

CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Names of honor students, and their honors designations, appear in boldface italics.

Bachelor of Arts Jamie L. Woods

Bachelor of Science Wei Dai Stephanie Grace Dekok Magna Cum Laude Michelle Elizabeth Gould Magna Cum Laude

Kakuya Hatano Vahya' M. Prunty Kimberly Lashawn Williams

COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS CANDIDATES FOR MASTER DEGREES

Master of Science Angelique Meredith Almira Akram B.S., Arkansas State University B.A., Arkansas State University

Elizabeth Montana Jones B.S., Arkansas State University Ashley Wall B.A., Arkansas State University

Kevin Mitchell Hill B.S., University of South Carolina

Master of Science in Health Sciences J. Tyler Carter B.S.R.S., Arkansas State University

Melissa June Counts B.S.R.S., Arkansas State University

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CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Names of honor students, and their honors designations, appear in boldface italics.

Bachelor of Science Jade Leanna Caldwell Cum Laude/Honors Program Geneva F. De Marzo DesaRae Galczynski Denise Alexandra Goldstein Kristin Ann Jacobson Forrest Michael Jones

Ashleigh Elizabeth Lambert Kaily Paulette Nix Magna Cum Laude Richard Caleb Ross Jaclyn Kent Watkins Cum Laude Travis Andrew Wilson

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Carolyn Marie Armstrong Tiffany Raquel Baker Taleena Jade Bishop Amy G. Blount Mersadeze S. Brooks Frances Evonne Butler Andrew Joseph Jay Byford Sarah Catherine Casey Anthony V. Ciaramitaro Shelly Virginia Clark Lesia Nicole Clute Kyle Hamilton Easley Tamara Deann Edgin Chelsey B. Fruhling Leah Marie Dunigan Gathright James Richard Gillean Chelsey Amber Guilliams Jessica Layne Harrison Chelsea N. Hendrix Jennifer Nicole Jackson

Tyler Andrew Jones Grace Louise Lackland Charity A. Lane Taylor Suzanne Long Skyler Brieanne Mankin Anna Lee Mickler Sherri Denise Razor-Milton Kelsey Elise Morgan William Solomon Peek Bethanee Alyson Russell Broderick Allen Sheard Parimal J. Shukla Julie Lynn Taylor Lindsey M. Taylor Kerian J. Trice Tice Umberger Sonya L. Versie Ryan Leo Ware Katelyn Danielle Warrick

Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Science Brant Nolan Arender Stephanie Nicole Bonds Brandi Lee Bowler Cum Laude/Honors Program Kristen Lee Castleberry Stephanie A. Davis-Osborne Megan A. Dennis Maggie L. Hart Magna Cum Laude

Megan A. Klug Taylor S. Parkinson Cum Laude Katlin Mariah Smith Krista Renee Turner German Vasquez

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CANDIDATES FOR ASSOCIATE DEGREES

Associate of Applied Science Maranda Dianne Light Amber Dawn Loveless Nathan H. Maxwell Della McCluskey Emily Renae Miller Shianna Nicole Moiser Hunter R. Nash Jordan D. Reynolds Bethany Denise Rice Leslie Cheyenne Shrable Savanna MaeLynn Smith Zachary S. Smock Lillie Beth Stone Johnny R. Terrell Laura Beth Wade Katelyn Joy Whitlock

Brittany A. Bobbitt Makenzie Brooke Britton Colleen Mary Christensen Lisa Ann Davis Maronda K. Davis Nikki Danielle Dennis Jerrica Thomason Edwards Alexandra Dione Ellington Larry Trey George Taylor Elizabeth Gray Amanda Carlen Harmon Gaylene B. Hoover Katelyn Genice Isbell Wesley D. Jackson Robert Sean Johnson Alexandra Yvonne Jordan

COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS CANDIDATES FOR MASTER DEGREES

Master of Science Brittany L. Crayton B.S., Arkansas State University B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Rohinidurga Kanumuru B.T., Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad

Jay Nitinkumar Dudhwala B.S., Veer Narmad South Gujarat University

Molly Kennon-Lacy B.S., Arkansas State University

Alexandra R. Furr B.S., Arkansas State University

John M. Kilmer B.S., College of the Ozarks

Tulasi Soujanya Gorapalli B.T., Andhra University

John Douglas Konvalina B.S., University of Nebraska Lincoln

Divyasri Chowdhary Gutta B.T., Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad

Wenyi Li B.S., Arkansas State University Reid Allan Martin B.S., Arkansas State University

Surendhar Gutta B.T., Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad

Jay Perritt Mayfield Jr. B.S., Arkansas State University

Brook A. Hale B.S., Arkansas State University

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Master of Science (continued) Blake Russell Mead B.S.E., Arkansas State University

Samuel Andrew Schratz B.S., Illinois State University

Aja Shanae Osler B.S., Arkansas State University M.S.E., Arkansas State University

Christopher Shelton Thigpen B.S., Arkansas State University

Sudheer Kumar Polisetty B.T., Andhra University

Sobhan Sai Varada B.T., Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad

Jeremiah Max Salinger B.S., Arkansas State University

Joey Dewayne Vaughn B.S., Southeast Missouri State University

Master of Science in Education Tara Lynn Starling B.S.E., Arkansas State University

CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Names of honor students, and their honors designations, appear in boldface italics.

Bachelor of Arts Lifeng Li

Bachelor of Science Madison Taylor Adams Kara Elizabeth Allen Marissa LaChelle Ashford Shadee Delshad Adam M. Goins Corey Marie Green Cum Laude

Forrest Michael Jones Jay Perritt Mayfield Jr. Julie Leanne Mullen Elizabeth Danielle Seymore Ne'Cura Shanteria White

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Names of honor students, and their honors designations, appear in boldface italics.

Bachelor of General Studies Sabrina Beth Antimo

Nouhoum Bocoum

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Bachelor of General Studies (continued) Lindsey J. Decker Robert Lawrence Dodd Corbin D. Frost Anthony N. Livingston Taylor J. Machen Christian Hope Paschal

Renee Mignon Todd Loretta Juarez Wilburn DeKeathan Lamond Williams Katie Elaine Wilson Jimmy L. Wooten III

Bachelor of Science Zahra Zaki Almuwilghi Jaylin D. Bridges Cum Laude Jacob Colin Brumley Nola Delene Burney KaLeigh M. Cambron Kevin B. Ellis Mackenzie D. Ellis Katie Mariah Elms Lloyd Edward Fisher Jr. Kaylin Brooke Fugate Melvin Wain Goad Michael D. Gordon Cassie Mechelle Hale Jessica Danielle Jackson Amanda Alise Lawson

Joseph Tyler Lingo Imani Bre'on Mitchell Katrina Nicole Mitchell Thomas Allen Mitchell Hillary Christine Moore Cassandra M. Oakes Jenna Lynn Sandefur Kayla Madison Snyder Lillie J. Thielemier Skiver L. Tribble LaShaley Deona Tubbs Jayna Sue VanWinkle Caroline Grace Wheeler Breanna Diann White-Jones Angela Nicole Winn Travia Denise Wiseman

CANDIDATES FOR ASSOCIATE DEGREES

Associate in General Studies Alexandria Gabrielle Davis Lauren Rae Hunt Mark Andrew Johnson

Whitney L. Nettle Gregory Steven Wood

Associate of Arts Taif Khoran Butler Sarah Elizabeth Boyle

Kalista Kamille Holloway

Associate of Science Katlyn Elizabeth Allred Madison Marie Allred Cody Wayne Anderson Marc Allen Barrett Morgan Alexander Bice Lauren Monique Bradshaw Jordan Ray Brown

Sheldon Lynn Brown Chantelle Louise Burns Madison Jean Carr Tyler Scott Chesser Sarah Elizabeth Childers Jacob Ryan Clifton Hannah Elizabeth Foreman

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Associate of Science (continued) Tamela Ann Foshee Abigail Elizabeth Fowler Kayla Michelle Grimes Drake Hill Breaunna LaShae-Marie Jackson Jeremiah Jacob Jones Kayla Austin Kee Kristin Marie King Harold Edwin Laws Jr. Mikaela Grace Lucy Tyler Daniel Majors Jodi L. Moore Kelsey Mackenzie Moring Mallory Kaye Morris

Holly Elizabeth Noell Amarachi Jasmine Okafor Hannah Michelle Owen Jonathan Blake Powell Maya Gabrielle Reed Megan Renee Sellers Theodis Donzell Shavers James Edward Smallmon Jr. Tristan Lee Sweatt Homerose Sy Uy Sydney Claire Vaught Darrian Scout Warner Logan Austin Wimberley

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MASTER THESES

STUDENT: Aktaruzzaman Al-Hossain THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Ilwoo Seok THESIS TITLE: Fabrication of Nano Patterned Arrays and Optical Applications

STUDENT: Zachary W. Deibel THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Gary Edwards THESIS TITLE: Intellectual Diversity in Revolutionary America: Anarchism, Feminism, Abolitionism, and Classicism Surrounding the Early National Period (1750-1800)

STUDENT: Brook A. Hale THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Tanja McKay THESIS TITLE: Red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, development on rice fractions and oviposition preference

STUDENT: Catherine J. Harthorn THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Rollin Tusalem THESIS TITLE: Sanitation as a Measure of Development: A Rationale for its Use, with Global and Subnational Analyses of its Factors

STUDENT: Morshadul Hoque THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. William P. McLean THESIS TITLE: Administrative Reform in South Asian Countries: Law Enforcement in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh

STUDENT: Brennah Hutchison THESIS ADVISOR: Drs. Kate Krueger and Jason Barrett-Fox THESIS TITLE: “A Tool Knows Exactly How It Is Meant To Be Handled”: Posthumanism and Female Agency in the Works of Milan Kundera

STUDENT: Rabiul Islam THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Kwangkook Jeong THESIS TITLE: Experimental Study and Performance Characterization of a Single-Cell Vanadium Redox Flow Battery

STUDENT: Elizabeth Elaine Johnson THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Sarah Wilkerson Freeman THESIS TITLE: Prejudice, Progress, and Preservation: The "Bertig Dynasty" of Northeast Arkansas, 1870 - 1950

STUDENT: Elizabeth Montana Jones THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Deborah Persell THESIS TITLE: Using Grounded Theory to Discover the Preparation Efforts and Subsequent Resiliency of Populations with Low Socioeconomic Status

STUDENT: Erin Jane Kelly THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Tina G. Teague THESIS TITLE: Spatial and Temporal Variability of Mid-South Cotton Grown On Heterogeneous Soils with Cereal Cover Crops in Northeast Arkansas

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MASTER THESES (continued)

STUDENT: Molly Elaine Kennon-Lacy THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Jennifer L. Bouldin THESIS TITLE: Sentence Case, Water Quality Monitoring at Impaired Sites on the Cache River, AR, USA

STUDENT: John M. Kilmer THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Travis D. Marsico THESIS TITLE: Characterization of Chemical Profiles Produced By Opuntia Humifusa in Response to Herbivory and Exogenous Methyl Jasmonate In Comparison To Hairy Root Cultures

STUDENT: John Douglas Konvalina THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Stanley Trauth THESIS TITLE: Sperm Morphometrics, Spermatogenesis, and Testicular Cycle of the Rough Greensnake (Opheodrys aestivus)

STUDENT: Reid Allan Martin THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Carole Cramer THESIS TITLE: Developing High-Content Screening to Assay Trans-Epithelial Transport of Complex Proteins

STUDENT: Jay Mayfield THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Jeongho Ahn THESIS TITLE: Mathematical and Numerical Approaches to Cracked Euler-Bernoulli Beams

STUDENT: Ashutosh Pal THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Gilbert Fowler THESIS TITLE: Challenges and Potential Solutions to Communication Problems Faced By International Students at Arkansas State University

STUDENT: Mohammed Ziaur Rahaman THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Zahid Hossain THESIS TITLE: Creep and Recovery Behavior of Polymeric and Chemically Treated Asphalt Binders

STUDENT: Jeremiah Max Salinger THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Ronald L. Johnson THESIS TITLE: Aspects of Host Usage of the Chestnut Lamprey (Ichthyomyzon Castaneus) in Arkansas

STUDENT: Samuel Andrew Schratz THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Thomas Risch THESIS TITLE: Presence, Absence, and Roosting Ecology of the Southeastern Myotis and Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat in the Cache River National Wildlife Refuge

STUDENT: Angelia D. Smith THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Paul Armah THESIS TITLE: The Economic Impact of Vegetable Production in Northeast Arkansas

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MASTER THESES (continued)

STUDENT: Christopher Shelton Thigpen THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Stanley Trauth THESIS TITLE: Histomorphology of Cutaneous Glands Associated With Conspicuous Coloration in Selected Arkansas Anurans

STUDENT: Stephen Michael Turner THESIS ADVISOR: Dr. Janelle Collins THESIS TITLE: “In the End We All Come to Be Cured of Our Sentiments”: Violence and Cultural Anxiety in Cormac McCarthy’s Border Trilogy

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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 and Technology Agriculture Agriculture Education

Maize Maize

Business Accounting Business Administration

Drab Brown Drab Brown

Education and Behavioral Science Early Childhood Services Education College Student Personnel Services Exercise Science Mental Health Counseling Physical Education Rehabilitation Counseling School Psychology Sports Administration Teaching

Golden Yellow Light Blue Peacock Blue Sage Green Golden Yellow Sage Green Sage Green Light Blue Sage Green Light Blue

Engineering

Orange

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Fine Arts Music Music Education

Pink Pink

Humanities and Social Sciences Humanities English Education Criminal Justice Political Science Public Administration Social Science Education Heritage Studies — MS/PhD

White Light Blue Golden Yellow Dark Blue Peacock Blue Light Blue White

Media and Communication Communication Studies Journalism Radio-Television

Crimson Crimson Crimson

Nursing and Health Professions Communication Disorders Disaster Preparedness Health Science Nursing Nursing Practice — DNP Physical Therapy Social Work

Gray White Sage Geen Apricot Apricot Teal Citron

Sciences and Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics Education Science Science Education

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The current design of the Arkansas State University seal was adopted by the Board of Trustees in 2013.

The new design incorporates current concepts and goals of the university.

The seal has three distinct characteristics: 1) The Memorial Arch symbolizes a portal or entrance to new life, balance in form and university tradition.

It was given as a gift by the Class of 1927.

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

3) The laurel wreath signifies the high achievement of its attendees.

These three features represent qualities of tradition, authority and integrity of the university.

GRADUATION WITH ACADEMIC DISTINCTION/HONORS Arkansas State University recognizes the academic achievement of graduating baccalaureate-degree students in the following ways: 1. Students graduating summa cum laude (4.00 grade point average) will wear a gold cord.

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

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

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

Students who graduate “In Honors” are awarded the silver medal. Students who complete an honors thesis and graduate “In University Honors” are awarded the gold medal. Students graduating “In University Honors” or “In Honors” will wear blue cords.

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GRADUATING STUDENT SEATING (By College)

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5. Engineering 6. Fine Arts 7. Humanities and Social Sciences 8. Media and Communication 9. Nursing and Health Professions 10. Sciences and Mathematics 11. University College

1. Doctoral 2. Agriculture and Technology 3. Business 4. Education and Behavioral Science

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