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COMMENCEMENT

MAY 9, 2025

Prelude

CSU Commencement Band and Concert Singers

*Processional

CSU Commencement Band

Marshall Forrester and Nicholas Holland, III, directors

*Invocation

Seth Friend Campus Minister

Welcome

Michael S. Wilder Provost

*Hymn

“Lead On, O King Eternal”

CSU Concert Singers, CSU Commencement Band, and Congregation

Special Music

“Easter Song,” Keith Green

CSU Concert Singers

Senior Class Statement

Elizabeth England

Student Government Association President

Introduction of Speaker

B. Keith Faulkner President

Commencement Address

Ashely Teasdel ’05

Deputy Secretary, SC Department of Commerce

COMMENCEMENT

Presentation of Candidates for Degrees

Michael S. Wilder

Provost

Conferring of Degrees

B. Keith Faulkner

President

Commissioning

Adam Glover

Lt Col, USAF, Commander, AFROTC Detachment 772

*Alma Mater

Led by Corey Vanhorn ’25

Hail to thee, O Charleston Southern: Fount of God’s great truth and knowledge. We thy children all sing praises ever more to thee. Source of inspiration, beacon of salvation; Honor, Courage, Faith, and Justice These thou hast taught us day by day. Hail to thee, O Charleston Southern, Alma Mater Hail!

*Prayer of Consecration and Benediction

Michael S. Wilder

Provost

**Recessional

CSU Commencement Band

* The audience will please stand.

** The audience will remain in their places until the faculty and graduates have recessed. Join us for a light reception following the ceremony.

CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

Sydney Michelle Altman *

Hannah Nicole Baldinger †

Felicity Iyhome Angelica Bello-Ogunu

Emma Grace Bennett

Megan Hope Bono *

Tiernan Courtney *

Emily Michelle Cox

Katelyn Lee Gray *

Crystal Amber Hallman

College of Education

Evani Grace Harris *

Ashley Faith Hewett †

Ashtyn Olivia Hock

Daniel Wesley Hood §

Megan Blythe Jacobs

Gabrielle Linnartz *

Tynnley Nicole Lopez §

Elizabeth Grace Lamb Margolis †≈

Macy Hope Pegram *

Hans A. Nielsen College of Business

Amber Elizabeth Rodriguez †

Piper Lou-Ann Shawkey *

Mattie Grace Sires †

Dylan Elliott Stefl *

Emma Joyce Stover †

Reagan Hillary Trantham §

Laura Jo Underwood *

Leandra Diane Watts *

Timothy Patrick Wolfe Jr. *

Hanna M. Ali

Nicole Kitty Arsenault †

Madison Elyse Bailey §

Brooks Cooper Ball §≈

Jonathan P. Bates

Gracen Embrey Beilstein †

Noa Juliana Boyd *

Sarah Elizabeth Brashear

Noelle Bridges

Matthew Bennet Church

Sophia Michelle Cupp †

Kelli Ann Davenport †

Trinity Serena Doctor Shockley

Aliyah K. Dykema

Timothy Keith Ervin Jr.

Kaliana Lauren Fonkert §

Odette Font Garcia *

Madelyn Olivia Gainey †

Jaclyn L. Branch

Mya Clayton

Erika Ann Conway

Kaylee Mae Desler

Timothy John Galunas *

Brady Timothy Goodwin

Jordan Skye Graham

Tyler Paul Henshaw

Abigail Mae Humphreys §

Emma Fay Irish

Skyler Le Jackson †

Brianna Nicole Johnson †

Jake Lee Johnson

Reagan Hope Johnson§

Riley Mae Johnson § Traikon Johnson

Zackary Johnson

Amila Jusufbegovic *

Molly Keane

Taje Kelly

Hannah Elisabeth Lilly §

Alexander Cash Loiacono

Jeffrey Vincent Marshall Jr.

Aidan Lennon McAskie §

Mariana Ortiz López §

David Carlin Osborne

Thomas Ford Ownby

Bryce Joseph Pashke

Juan Fernando Perez Zuniga

Russell Chole Pierce

Ansley Klaudia Prince §

Andrew George Rocci *

Ma'Kayla Cimone Ross †

Keelin Kevonte Scott

Shawn Earvin Michael Simmons ^ Hailey Stanley

Griffin Payn Tarver *

Giao Tran *

Emma Grace Wagner §

College of Adult and Professional Studies

Rinesha LaChelle Grimes †

Ashley Marie Ingram

Lukas Perun *

Emma Elizabeth Reese †

Christopher Singleton

Mandi Marie Smith

Cassidy Adamos Tetrault

Courtney Collins Vereen

CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

Savanna Alexander

Abby Lynne Allen *

Mario Daniel Andrade

Shelby Elaine Attaway

Anna Brooke Baxley

Catherine Paige Bedard †

Ethan Reidy Brown

Makayla Synclair Carson §

Morgan Adaire Catoe

Katie Hope Chace

Anna Davis

Sha'Mya Latrice Dotson

Trina LeiAnn Downs *

Aubrey Lynn Eudy

Caroline Marie Fleming

College of Nursing

Sarah Kathleen Garner

Krystal Eve Babista Guntinas

Rachel Leann Helm

Amanda Joy Ilagan *

Sarah Bell Jacobs

Ugochi Helen Jamison

JaNya Johnson †

Alexis Paige Juricek

Austyn Nicole Koppe

Felicia La Rosa

Emma Grace Lehman †

Chloe Elizabeth McMurray *

Chloe Elizabeth Miller

Melissa Grace Millis †

Shelby C. Moran

College of Science and Mathematics

Erin Ashleigh Murdock

Sarah Elizabeth Nobles

Nathaniel Tyler Post

Breanna Lee Proud

Natalie Sebban

Madison Patricia Shields

Sutton Monroe Swan

Anna Morgan Tadlock †

Isadora Torqui

Margaret Tucker

Sarah Grace Vander Pyl

Sydney Nicole Vowels

Kaitlin E. White

Jared Andraszek

Brighid Allie Ball *

Amelia J. Bartholow §

Olivia Baynham *

Joseph W. Beasley III

Kirk Josiah Winston Bennett †

Ashley Bodden

Jacob Alexander Braddock

Jaiden Makena Brower

Colby Edward Carter * ≈

Wesley L. Cassel *

Emma Allison Caudill

Stephanie DeLaine Churchwell

Stephanie Colon *

Nickolas Davidson

Savanna P. Disher *

Korey E. Downing

Jenna Melissa Durham §≈

Sarah Emily Durham ≈

Tyler Dale Durst

Emma Corynne Farquhar

Josie Marie Victoria Fineran

Daylan Giovati

Aidrien Nichole Goble

Evan Charles Hack

Hannah Grace Hall

Keegan Joseph Hall †

Jacob Hamacher

Thomas W. Hamilton Jr.

Bethany Noel Harrison

Emily Anne Heape §

Draven L. Hinson

Caroline Grace Jacky §≈

Dylan Alexander Kelly *

Brock Joesph Kuehler

Tyson Alexander LeClaire *^

Abigail Leigh Linder *

Reagan Graham Martin †≈

Kristen Strait Mathews

Mary C. McBane *

Grace D. Molloy

Kayla Nicole Morales

Austin Nathaniel Morrow

Zachary T. Murray †^

Emily Nasto †

Zane Edward Nolan †≈

Ryan Nicholas Ortberg

Keilie Alyssa-Kate Perry †

Jonah Ray Petty

Richard K. Price

Peyton Kelley Purvis §

McKenzie Brooke Reed §

Gavin Charles Justin Reis

Bryson Jay Resh §

Hope Emily Catherine Riesebos §

Griffin Rinner †

Kendyl Ava Rogers §

Alessandro Massimo Russo §≈

Corinna Lee Salter §

Mia Elizabeth Simard

Andrew Lawrence Smoak †≈

Zoe L. Soles

Aaron Lane Squires *

Jackson Bryce Steele ≈

Malik Stewart

Kaleigh Swanson †

Jessica Taylor

Gabriel Tirado

Rachel Van Eck §

Ryan Allen Vanvolkenburg *

James Veloz

Joseph A. Ward

Zachary David Weaver †

Zachary Thomas Wedding *

Raymond Joshua Wells

Mackenzie Wessels †

Taylar Elizabeth White §

Cade Anderson Wiles

Ashley Zimmerman

Jessica Miller §

CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Harinath Mookaparambil †

Emily Lya Moreno *

Avery Allen Morris

Christina Marie Morris

Shimei Ameale Muhammad

Cedric Lakeith Nettles Jr.

Keshunti Nichols

Madison Rose Odom

Bryson Oliver

Laura Ortega Mora

Daren Patrick *

Jordan Lee Perdue *

Abigail Marie Phillips †

Allyssa Pierce †

Anya Joy Potts §≈

Taylor Rose Powell

Abigail Grace Rawlings

Frederick Bernard Reese Jr.

Mikah Riley

Abigail Grace Robinson

Luke Holden Rodgers §

Emmy Rollins *

Iris Angeline Salvador *

Carly Denee Searson

Nancy Carolina Segovia Melendez

Abigail Sessoms †

Casek Matthew Shifflett *

Joshlyn Jócia Spann

Natalie Spillane

Claire Elise Stevison §

Hannah Lind Sturdivant

Anh Ngoc Lan Ta †

Nicholas John Timpanelli

Daniel Troncoso

Samuel Joel Troncoso Rodriguez §

Carter Evan Ulmer

Victoria Van Deventer *

Corey J. Vanhorn *

Emma Abigayle Vinson †

Kameryn Anne Walden

Samuel Waldin

Alexander Michael Waldrop §

Kyai Ward *

Ashlyn Nicole Waters †

Harold Lee Watson IV

Madelyn Elizabeth White †

Grace Nichole Whitlock *

Madisyn Anne Young

Haipeng Zou

ACADEMIC REGALIA AND CEREMONY

The history of academic dress dates back to the 14th century. Their use was presumably for warmth in the unheated building during European winters. Now, they are reminders of the years of work required to earn academic degrees. The color and pageantry of the academic regalia prevalent in the United States today was fixed by convention in 1895 and revised in 1932, 1959, and 1986.

There are three basic academic gowns. The gown for bachelor degrees has pointed sleeves and is worn closed. The gown for master degrees has oblong sleeves with slit openings at the elbow and the base hanging down. It is worn with a hood, and the color indicates the discipline of the degree. The doctoral gown is tastefully ornamented with colored velvet down the front and three chevrons on the bell-shaped sleeves. Only presidential gowns have a fourth chevron on the sleeves. Both the master’s and doctor’s hoods have a velvet border, with the doctoral hood being the more elaborate. A gold tassel on the doctor’s cap replaces the black* on the master’s and bachelor’s caps.

The colors lining the hoods worn by the faculty are those of the institution granting the degree and the velvet border indicates the branch of knowledge in which the degree was acquired. The colors for the subjects are:

Arts and Humanities White

Business Drab

Economics Copper

Education Light Blue

Fine Arts Brown

Law Purple

Library Science Lemon

Medicine Green

Music Pink

Nursing Apricot

Philosophy Dark Blue

Physical Education Sage Green

Physical Therapy Teal

Science Golden Yellow

Theology Scarlet

GRADUATION BIBLE

In addition to their diplomas, each graduate will be presented with a CSU Graduation Bible provided through the Frank J. and Brenda B. Johnson Bible Endowment and the Lockman Foundation.