UG Commencement Program 2026

COMMENCEMENT

CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY

LEBANON, TENNESSEE

10 O’CLOCK A.M., SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026

MEMORIAL LAWN AT CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY

Welcome to the 184th Commencement ceremony of Cumberland University’s 2025-2026 academic year. Commencement is the most important ceremony in the life of Cumberland University. Cumberland extends greetings to the parents, spouses, relatives, and friends who are attending today’s ceremony in person and virtually.

ORDER OF EXERCISES

PROCESSIONAL

Macebearer......................................................................................................BOB AND SUSAN MCDONALD Board of Trust

Honor Guard STUDENT GOVERNMENT OFFICERS 2026-2027

AVALYNN SMULLEN, President

ASHLEE BANKSTON, Vice President

JENNA TOWLES, Secretary

ZACKARY STROEBERT, Student Liaison

ALEX LINVILLE, Treasurer

Announcement of Assembly .............................................................................. C. WILLIAM MCKEE, ED.D. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Invocation............................................................................................................. THOMAS A. WEST, PH.D. First Baptist Church, Nashville “Star Spangled Banner”

CUMBERLAND CHORALE AND UNIVERSITY SINGERS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF

MARY E. BOND, M.M., ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR OF MUSIC AND DIRECTOR OF CHOIRS

THE PROGRAM

GREETINGS AND RECOGNITIONS

Administration PAUL C. STUMB, IV, PH.D , PRESIDENT

Board of Trust J. SAMUEL HATCHER, J.D., CHAIRMAN

Faculty Senate CHELSEA J. STERNE, PH.D., PRESIDENT

Student Government Association ZACKARY C. STROEBERT, 2025-2026 PRESIDENT

Alumni Board................................................................................... PATRICK T. LAWSON, M.A.E., PRESIDENT

AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS

Faculty Award of Student Excellence President’s Award

Algernon Sydney Sullivan Student Awards

Algernon Sydney Sullivan Community Award

President’s Award for Teaching Excellence Faculty Promotions Alumni Awards

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

MICHELE ROLLINS, J.D., LL.M.

Chairman Emeritus of Rollins Jamaica Ltd.

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ONFERRAL

OF EARNED DEGREES

VALEDICTORY AND FAREWELL

PRESIDENT, PAUL C. STUMB, IV, PH.D

THE CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY ALMA MATER

CUMBERLAND CHORALE AND UNIVERSITY SINGERS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF

MARY E. BOND, M.M., ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR OF MUSIC AND DIRECTOR OF CHOIRS

BENEDICTION

UNIVERSITY CHAPLAIN, P. AARON BELLAR, M.DIV

CLOSING OF THE ASSEMBLY

PROVOST, C. WILLIAM MCKEE, ED.D.

The formal academic procession of Commencement begins with music and fanfare. The flags of the United States of America, the State of Tennessee, and Cumberland University are carried. Candidates for the Degrees are led by banners representing each Academic School of the University.

LAURA H. BECHARD, PH.D., ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, BIOLOGY

Edward A. Labry School of Science, Technology, and Business

WHITNEY M. GRAVES, D.A.T., ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, ATHLETIC TRAINING

Jeanette C. Rudy School of Nursing and Health Professions

JENNY E. BALLARD, M.F.A., ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, THEATER

Millard and J.J. Oakley School of Humanities, Education, and the Arts

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MACEBEARER

The Marshall carries the Mace, the official symbol of academic authority, the meaning of which has evolved from medieval weaponry. The Mace is a symbol of the power of knowledge and the significance of a liberal arts education. At the base is a milkweed pod, representing the many directions the seeds of education travel. At the top is a globe, representing the world of lifelong learning. Cumberland University’s mace also displays a representation of the University’s special symbol, the Phoenix. The mythical bird boldly rises from the fire of ideas atop the globe. Phoenix medallions are also found on the staff of the Mace. The Mace was designed and crafted by Mr. Klaus Kallenberger, a craftsman living in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Made of cherry wood, wrought, and cast sterling silver, red jasper, and red enamel, it was a gift to the University from University Trustee Jeanette Cantrell Rudy, who passed away in 2011. It is the tradition of this University to select a person from the Cumberland community to serve as Macebearer. The Macebearer walks with the Faculty of the University and is the first person to enter the commencement chamber before the President. The tradition traces to the Macebearer’s role in protecting the President, but for Cumberland, the meaning is deeper, as it represents the special historical role played by the community in assuring the continuity of this great University.

BOB AND SUSAN MCDONALD

Susan and Bob’s journey began in the fall of 1979 when they met as freshmen at the University of Tennessee, where Susan was pledging Alpha Delta Pi Sorority and Bob was pledging Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. Their relationship blossomed in the spring, leading to their marriage in August 1983 after they graduated. They are the proud parents of two sons: Robert, who is engaged to Mallory Shultz, and Michael, who is married to Kate, and they have one son, Noah.

In 1995, the McDonald family moved from Nashville to Lebanon to advance Bob’s banking career. In 2003, Bob, along with seven other business and community leaders, formed CedarStone Bank. Bob served as Incorporator, Director, President and CEO until its merger with First Financial Bank in March 2026. His local and civic activities include; past president and board member of the Wilson County Community Help Center, past chairman and board member of the United Way of Wilson County, past president and board member of the Wilson County Chapter of the American Heart Association, past chairman and board member of the Lebanon and Wilson County Chamber of Commerce, past board member of the Mt. Juliet Chamber of Commerce, and past Regent and board member of the Andrew Jackson Foundation.

He was the recipient of the 2001 Wilsonian of the Year Award presented by the Mt. Juliet Chamber of Commerce, recipient of the 2004 Businessperson of the Year award, and the 2009 Friend of Education Award presented by the Lebanon and Wilson County Chamber of Commerce. Bob remains a member of the Board of Trust of Cumberland University and is a past Board Chairman. Bob is also a longtime member of the Lebanon Noon Rotary Club.

In addition to serving alongside Bob with the creation of CedarStone Bank and their previously mentioned community activities, Susan’s other professional endeavors include serving in staff positions with three different schools in the Lebanon Special School District, Practice Administrator for Cumberland Skin, and various positions with Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital, including Marketing Coordinator, Manager of Physician Recruitment, and Manager of Outpatient Services.

FACULTY AWARD FOR STUDENT EXCELLENCE

The Faculty Award of Student Excellence is selected by the Faculty Senate. It is based on academic excellence, personal integrity, university and community engagement, as well as personal demeanor.

ELEANOR RUSSELL

Ellie is graduating Magna Cum Laude receiving a Bachelor of Science in Psychology She is a member of the inaugural Honors Program class and is also an Honors Scholar. She is originally from Auburn, ME, and came to Cumberland University as the result of an impromptu campus tour with her grandfather. She works for the Admissions Department as a Presidential Ambassador, runs a Behavioral Statistics lab as Head Tutor, and is the current chapter President of the Psi Chi Honors Society on campus. She is interested in the behavioral health field of psychology and is currently an intern at the Regional Intervention Program in Nashville.

One of her most notable academic works is her independent research study turned Honors Capstone, which she presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association Conference in March. She plans to stay here in Tennessee after graduation and continue working in the behavioral health field.

She is a member of Alpha Lambda Delta, Gamma Beta Phi, and Omicron Delta Kappa honor societies. She received the Excellence in Peer Tutoring Award, the President Ambassador of the Year Award, and she was voted Ms. Cumberland. Her parents are Jennifer and Dennis Russell.

THE PRESIDENT’S AWARD

The President’s Award is presented to the graduate who most nearly embodies the ideals, principles, and spirit of the University. The candidates for this award are judged based on their scholastic attainment, personal bearing, integrity, leadership, moral and ethical conduct, and loyalty to the University.

JACKSON WHITMORE BONE

Jackson is graduating Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration with minors in Accounting, Computational Finance, and Non-Profit Management He is a member of the inaugural class of the Honors program, and an Honors Scholar. His capstone project focuses on Agri-tourism, Farmland Preservation, and Agricultural Entrepreneurship. Jackson is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa honor society and was awarded the Most Outstanding Performance Award in Business Administration this year.

Jackson has been accepted into Cumberland’s Masters of Business Administration program, which will begin this fall with a focus in healthcare administration. Alongside his studies at Cumberland, he currently works full-time and plans to continue in his family’s senior living, real estate development, and farming businesses. He enjoys working alongside his dad, Hal, and hopes to continue that relationship in the same way his dad worked alongside his own father. Jackson’s parents are Cumberland University Trustee Hal Bone and his wife Tracey.

ALGERNON SYDNEY SULLIVAN AWARD

The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award was established by the New York Southern Society in 1925 in memory of Mr. Sullivan, a Southerner who became a prominent lawyer, businessman, and philanthropist in New York in the late nineteenth century. The Society and carefully selected colleges and universities jointly arrange for the issue of medallions which are to be perpetual reminders of Algernon Sydney Sullivan, the memory of whose life has been handed down with loving and grateful admiration as one that was ever encouraging and inspiring; they justify our highest ideals and hopes. These prestigious awards for excellence of character and service to humanity are being presented by Cumberland University at the 2026 Commencement Exercises to the following recipients:

LESLIE ELIZABETH (LIZ) DAVIS

Liz is graduating Magna Cum Laude receiving a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management and Accounting. Liz is a member of the inaugural class of the Honors Program, her capstone project is Campus Operations, Improvements and Project Funding. Liz is a member of Alpha Lambda Delta, freshmen honor society and Gamma Beta Phi, service honor society, Omicron Delta Kappa, Delta Mu Delta, and the Philomathian Society. She served as the Vice President of Student Government 20242025. She is a member of Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority.

Liz was also a student Alumni Ambassador, a member of the JV Women’s Soccer team, and served on the Heifner Martin Speaker Series Committee. She is a recipient of the Calvin and Jean King Foundation Award, the Bass Memorial Scholarship, and the Lancaster-Tubb Memorial Scholarship. Liz is from Alexandria, Tennessee, her mother is Shannon Allison, and her father and stepmother are Whit and Beth Davis.

MADDOX JAMES MARLIN

Maddox is graduating Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in English. He is a member of the inaugural class of the Honors Program. His Capstone project is Research in Southern Literature throughout the last century.

Maddox served on the Student Government Association for four years. He held four different positions including President for the 2024-2025 academic year as well as Vice President during the 2025-2026 academic year. Maddox is the President of the Philomathian Society. He is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa and Sigma Tau Delta honor societies. Maddox has served as a Student Alumni Ambassador and a Presidential Ambassador.

He was voted Mr. Cumberland and was awarded the Presidential Ambassador of the Year, Living Your Ritual for Sigma Chi Fraternity and received the Oakley School of Humanities, Education, and the Arts Award in English. In addition to all these accomplishments he worked to re-establish The Cumberland Chronicle, the student newspaper.

Maddox plans to continue his studies in literature and attend graduate school. He is from Hendersonville, Tennessee. His parents are Carrie and Bryan Marlin.

TERESA CHASTEEN-DUNN, PH.D. AND

LANNY DUNN

Teresa Chasteen-Dunn earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Tennessee and completed a post-doctoral program in education policy and governance at Harvard University.

She worked at Roane State as an assistant professor and later taught at Pellissippi State, Hiwassee College and in the graduate program at Tennessee Tech University at their satellite campus in Roane County.

Teresa started WIN Learning in 1996 and is celebrating 30 years as CEO this year. More than 10 million learners have participated in WIN Learning’s programs. WIN has clients in all 50 states and 10 countries, and the company has won numerous national awards for its education and workforce solutions in recent years.

She is heavily involved in the community and in ministry and nonprofit work, including raising funds for TOMS Shoes which resulted in a Guinness World Record. Teresa climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in 2012 to raise funds for Treasures of Africa AIDS Orphanage. Teresa received the Makers Award in 2023.

Teresa currently is Chair of the Mustard Seed Ranch Board of Directors, a director on the Tennessee Tech University Foundation Board, a Trustee for Tennessee Tech University, and a Trustee for the Board of Trust here at Cumberland University.

William Landon “Lanny” Dunn is a philanthropist and businessman based in Cookeville, Tennessee, and best known for his longstanding involvement in the automotive industry. He was the founder and CEO of Cumberland Auto Center, which has served the Upper Cumberland and Middle Tennessee region for decades.

Originally from Virginia, Lanny graduated from East Tennessee State University with the career goal of becoming a coach. However, upon graduation, he began a career in sales, where he eventually became a prominent local business owner in Cookeville who has contributed significantly to the economic growth of the community by employing thousands of individuals over the last 35+ years. Lanny Dunn is recognized for his philanthropy to many worthy causes such as the Mustard Seed Ranch, Life Church and higher education initiatives including multiple endowed scholarships to institutions in Virginia and Tennessee, as well as the gift of Golden Eagle Golf Course to Tennessee Tech University.

Teresa and Lanny have four children and 7 grandchildren.

The President’s Award for Teaching Excellence is presented each year to a faculty member who has made a significant difference in the lives of our students. Nominations are made by the graduating class.

STUART E. HARRIS, D.A.

Stuart Harris joined the Cumberland University faculty in 1997. Before that, he taught English at Hunters Lane Comprehensive High School in Nashville for 11 years. In addition to both a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Belmont University, Dr. Harris holds a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from the University of North Carolina and a Doctor of Arts degree from Middle Tennessee State University.

His teaching responsibilities at the university include Composition, Sophomore Literature, and American Literature. In the past, he has taught a seminar course on the short stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe and a course on the fiction of William Faulkner and Flannery O’Connor as well as courses on Southern Literature, Writing Fiction, and the American Novel Since World War II. His greatest pleasure as a teacher is helping students discover their own writing voices and being present as they examine their beliefs through the discussion of literature.

Dr. Harris has published poetry in a number of small literary magazines, a story in South Dakota Literary Review, and a story in an anthology of Tennessee writers. He has also published a review of Clyde Edgerton’s novel Where Trouble Sleeps and an article on teaching World Literature in an interdisciplinary context in Tennessee English Journal. He is currently working on a number of short stories and poems, as well as two critical articles one on “Rappaccini’s Daughter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne and another on Wise Blood by Flannery O’Connor.

Dr. Harris has served at Cumberland in several capacities, including Faculty Senate President from 2000-2001 and chair of the Professional Development Committee from 2008-2010. He served as the Program Director for English from 2006-2024.

ALUMNI AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

The Awards of Excellence are presented to Cumberland University graduates who have attained a significant level of achievement in their chosen field. Nominees demonstrate a positive impact on local, state, or national/international level and must be of high integrity and character. These awards are presented in separate categories which represent the three academic schools of Cumberland. These prestigious awards for excellence by the Cumberland University Alumni Association are presented to the following recipients:

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN THE OAKLEY SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES, EDUCATION, AND THE ARTS

ALICE DOROTHY SULLIVAN

Alice is a #1 bestselling Wall Street Journal ghostwriter, New York Times bestselling editor (12 times over), and speaker. She has ghostwritten or collaborated on 70 books and edited over 1,300 titles. Her latest book about the business of ghostwriting, The Definitive Guide to Ghostwriting, with coauthor Alee Anderson, was published on October 14, 2025. She specializes in memoir, business leadership, self-help, and personal growth. Her clients include thought leaders, speakers, educators, entrepreneurs, professional athletes, CEOs, and creatives.

She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Cumberland University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a triple minor in English, Anthropology, and Sociology. She played tennis and soccer all 4 years on scholarship. While at Cumberland University, she received the prestigious Laura Cooke Scholarship and was the 2001 recipient of the Lindsey Donnell Award. Cumberland University has had a profound impact on her life and career.

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN THE LABRY SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND BUSINESS

HEATHER LANDERS

A lifelong resident of Lebanon with a deep-rooted passion for this community. Heather is a 1999 graduate of Lebanon High School. She went on to earn her Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Cumberland University in 2003.

Heather Landers’ journey is a testament to the power of dedication and wellness. In 2017, she combined her business expertise with her passion for health to open Hot Yoga Lebanon. What began as a personal practice has grown into a premier 4,000-square-foot wellness hub for our city. Through her studio, Heather provides her community with the tools they need to be successful and healthy, both mentally and physically.

Beyond her business, Heather has been a devoted supporter of our university. She has spent several years serving on the Phoenix Ball committee, and in 2023, she and her husband, Greg, served as the Phoenix Ball Chairs, leading our signature gala to incredible success for student scholarships.

Heather has been married to Greg for 24 years, and together they have one son, Chadwick Wilson Landers.

MICHELLE ZUERCHER

Michelle Zuercher is a dedicated nurse educator and two-time graduate of Cumberland University, earning her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2014 and her Master of Science in Nursing in Executive Leadership and Administration in 2020. Her commitment to caring for patients and the nursing profession was solidified through her clinical practice; after navigating the challenges of the COVID19 pandemic as a frontline nurse and graduate student, Michelle’s resilience led her to recognize that nursing education was the most powerful way to have a positive impact on healthcare.

Currently a nursing instructor at Cumberland University, Michelle’s leadership has been recognized at the state level. She was named a "Rising Star Nurse Leader" by the Tennessee Hospital Association in 2023 and demonstrates professionalism and integrity through her service as Secretary for her chapter of the Tennessee Nurses Association. Deeply committed to the Cumberland community, she also serves as an officer for the university's chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society. A champion for life-long learning, Michelle holds a Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing Education from Vanderbilt University and is currently pursuing a DNP in Leadership and Innovation at Belmont University.

Beyond the classroom, Michelle embodies the value of service through her work in transcultural nursing. First introduced to medical mission work as a Cumberland student under the leadership of Dr. Beth Chatham in 2014, Michelle has returned to serve the people of Honduras nearly every year since. Honoring the mentorship that shaped her career, Michelle partnered with Dr. Chatham to reintroduce the transcultural nursing course at Cumberland in 2023. Since then, she has mentored nearly 30 students on these missions, providing excellent evidence-based care to over 2,000 patients. Michelle’s career truly exemplifies the vision of the Rudy School of Nursing through her unwavering dedication to excellence and the future of the profession.

RISING PHOENIX AWARD

The Rising Phoenix Award recognizes alumni thirty-five years of age or younger who display outstanding leadership qualities and have exceptional achievement early in their careers, through public service, and/or volunteer activities. This prestigious award is being presented by the Cumberland University Alumni Association at the 2026 Commencement Exercises to the following recipient:

JAMIE FLEMING

Jamie Fleming is a lead writer, editor, and content creator at BrightRay Publishing, specializing in executive nonfiction, industry memoir, and personal growth. Since graduating from Cumberland University in 2021, with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a minor in Creative Writing, she has developed powerful narratives for multimillion-dollar clients and organizations across all industries, including IT, athletics, healthcare, marketing, and self-development, via BrightRay and her own freelance writing company. Her work has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, and Fox News, among other media and news outlets.

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD

The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest honor bestowed by the Cumberland University Alumni Association on an outstanding alumna or alumnus. This award salutes the achievements of outstanding alumni whose personal lives, professional achievements, and community service exemplify the objectives of their alma mater. The Distinguished Alumni Award is intended to recognize both longevity and consistency of accomplishment over one’s professional lifetime and might not be awarded annually. This prestigious award is being presented by the Cumberland University Alumni Association at the 2026 Commencement Exercises to the following recipient:

JOSHUA SEVIER, AU.D.

Dr. Josh Sevier graduated from Cumberland University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. During his time at Cumberland, he distinguished himself through both leadership and scholarship, serving as President of the Theta Prime Chapter of Kappa Sigma Fraternity, President of the PreProfessional Society, and Vice President of the Tri-Beta Society, while also participating in several additional honor societies.

Dr. Sevier received his Doctor of Audiology from Pacific University in Oregon. Today, Dr. Sevier is an assistant professor, cochlear implant audiologist, and Co-Director of the Auditory Implant Program at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. His work focuses on cochlear implants, neuroimaging of hearing loss, and innovative approaches to improving outcomes for individuals with cochlear implants.

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OSTHUMOUS DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD

MAX H. GOLDSCHEIN, J.D.

The late Max H. Goldschein, a lawyer who brought cases against organized crime figures and corrupt justices in a 24-year career in the Federal Justice Department and spanning 8 presidential administrations from Theodore Roosevelt through Lyndon B. Johnson, graduated with his law degree from Cumberland College in 1926

Mr. Goldschein was a special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States from 1942 until 1966. In World War II, he prosecuted clothing manufacturers for fraud under Government war contracts and was passionate about prosecuting corrupt justices. After the war, he handled cases against gangsters in Kansas City, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, and other cities. His storied cases were well documented and profiled in many notable newspapers across the country.

In the late 1940's, he was assigned as counsel to a House of Representatives subcommittee headed by Estes Kefauver of Tennessee, who began the investigations that were to lead to his later inquiries into organized crime as a Senate Investigations Committee chairman.

Mr. Goldschein, who settled in Tennessee after receiving his law degree from Cumberland College, practiced in Nashville and was named Attorney General of Davidson County before going to Washington.

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MICHELE ROLLINS, J.D., LL.M.

Michele Metrinko Rollins graduated from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and Law Center, earning a B.S.F.S, a J.D., and an LL.M. in taxation. While at Georgetown, she became Miss USA and represented the United States in the Miss USA-World contest in London in 1964.

She was a staff attorney at the Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Corporate Regulation, and she did trial tax work at the Department of Justice, Tax Division, in the US Court of Claims. Ms. Rollins went on to join EPA to serve as a Special Assistant to the Administrator.

Following a brief detail to the Federal Energy Office she became the first female “Associate Solicitor for Conservation and Wildlife” at the Department of Interior. She was then Sun Company’s Associate Counsel and Corporate Secretary.

Ms. Rollins has been admitted to the DC Bar, the DC Court of Appeals, the United States Supreme Court, the Pennsylvania State Bar, The Delaware State Bar, and is a member of the Federal Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

She is currently Chairman Emeritus of Rollins Jamaica Ltd., the holding company for Rose Hall Devs. In 2025 she retired as CEO.

She is the Chairman of the Advisory Board of the University of Delaware’s Hotel Restaurant and Institutional Management, and Lifetime Partner of the Horatio Alger Association. She is Chairman of the Board for the Rose Town Foundation, a project to regenerate a drug and violence driven community in collaboration with King Charles and The King’s Foundation.

In 1977, Ms. Rollins married John W. Rollins and had four children. She also has nine grandchildren and has been widowed since 2000.

Her many awards include Catholic Charities, Monsignor Thomas J Reese Award for outstanding service to community. The Jamaican Observer Business Leader Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award for contribution to the Tourism Industry and the very fabric of Jamaica Society, Humanitarian Award, The American Friends of Jamaica, Award of Commander of Number of the Order of Civil Merit, Bestowed by the King of Spain, Juan Carlos I. National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations, Ellis Island Medal of Honor for exemplifying the values of the American way of life. United Way of Jamaica’s Women’s Leadership Initiative Celebrating Philanthropy. Best Buddies Community Leadership Award And CD Commander of Distinction

CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREES

Edward A. Labry School of Science, Technology, and Business

Associate of Arts in Business

August 16, 2025

*● Emma Grace DiVona Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

December 13, 2025

Sarah Elizabeth Bush Lascassas, Tennessee

* Demonte Lebron Cook Lebanon, Tennessee

* Erik Jair Cruz Lebanon, Tennessee

♦ Candace LaRae Dedrick Winchester, Tennessee

*▪ Elena Barbara Geesey Richmond, Virginia

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● Mason Hodge Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Peyton Lester Lebanon, Tennessee

▪ Alexander Hackett Linville Hendersonville, Tennessee

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▪ Allison Luna Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Hunter Mechling Grapevine, Texas

● Madelyn Perry Lebanon, Tennessee

*♦ Cameron Nicole Robinson Lebanon, Tennessee

* Lamontavouis Jaqontez Seay.............................................................................. Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Rylee Faith Skinner Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Marissa Paige Trammel Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Sagrario Cruz Velazquez Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

*▪ Robert Jacob Wilson Hartsville, Tennessee

May 2, 2026

Jackciry Azucena Abarca-Teran Lebanon, Tennessee

* Brandon Jesus Arellano Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

♦ Phoenix Joseph Baker Nashville, Tennessee

* Michaela Faith Barth ........................................................................................... Lebanon, Tennessee

* Kylie Lauren Brooke Benz Lebanon, Tennessee

♦ Sydney Bethards...........................................................................................El Dorado Hills, California

Jacob Brown Laramie, Wyoming

* Macey Olivia Coleman ......................................................................................... Lebanon, Tennessee

Folly Yao Creppy Lome, Togo, Africa

● Briahna Nikole DeCastro Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

*♦ Landon Durbin Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

* Mason Kade Eden Hartsville, Tennessee

♦ Sarah Elizabeth Elgin Nashville, Tennessee

Trisha Lyn Englin Lebanon, Tennessee

● Addyson Elizabeth Freeman Watertown, Tennessee

♦ Joy Ghaly Antioch, Tennessee

♦ Gabriela Gonzalez Lebanon, Tennessee

♦ Alyssa Lynn Greenlee ....................................................................................... Hermitage, Tennessee

Aedan M. Griffith Lacona, New York

Ethan Randall Haliburton....................................................................................... Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Darby Harman Murfreesboro, Tennessee

● Vivien Rae Harris

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

* Haden Elijah Harrison Lebanon, Tennessee

* Nicole M. Hartz Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

*▪ Cooper Donovan Henley Hartsville, Tennessee

Erin Henley Hartsville, Tennessee

♦ Juan Carlos Jimenez Lebanon, Tennessee

▪ William Jordan ..................................................................................................................Dallas, Texas

▪ Keyera Ryman Kaylor

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

* Aiden King Old Hickory, Tennessee

▪ Maripha King Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Rebecca Ann Locke Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Madison Hailey Loftis Lebanon, Tennessee

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● Kennedy Alyse Marshall Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee

▪ Ana Angulo Melendez Arandas, Jalisco, Mexico

Norman Blake Merrifield Madison, Tennessee

Justin Bennett Miller Murfreesboro, Tennessee

● Charlotte Rose Payne Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

* Josiah Phillips Antioch, Tennessee

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▪ Caleb Fernando Primero Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

● Jaleigh Marie Robertson Watertown, Tennessee

Gavin Edward Scott ...............................................................................................

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

▪ Jacob Charles Smart Lebanon, Tennessee

▪ Hailey Madison Smoot Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

* Alyssa Reagan Stebbins Murfreesboro, Tennessee

♦ Alexander Jacob Stoffel Watertown, Tennessee

* Kara Beth Thompson Elmwood, Tennessee

*♦ William Thompson Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

● Jessica Janelle Wolinsky Gilbert, Arizona

* David Wright Dixon Springs, Tennessee

Nicholas York Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

August 15, 2026

* Sebastian Reyes Acuna........................................................................................Nashville, Tennessee

Godfrey E. Afoutou Stone Mountain, Georgia

*● Savannah Grace Bone ....................................................................................... Lebanon, Tennessee

Andrew Jefferson Bramble Spring Hill, Tennessee

* Jack Clinard Lebanon, Tennessee

Catherine I. Doyle Lebanon, Tennessee

Andrew Gustavo Gasca Baldwin Park, California

● Dakota Gray Old Hickory, Tennessee

● Karli Brooke Hicks

▪ Christian Jirik

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Melody Keith Cottontown, Tennessee

Avery Reese Lee Lebanon, Tennessee

Alberto Luna........................................................................................................... Lebanon, Tennessee

MaryJane Joselyn Martinez Westmoreland, Tennessee

Katie Mason........................................................................................................... Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Alicia Lizbeth Padron-Galvan Lavergne, Tennessee

* Razziel Ori Pena Agelvis Bocono, Trujillo

Jaycee Brook Porterfield Lebanon, Tennessee

♦ Riley Schreher Lebanon, Tennessee

*● Sophi Klair Snider Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

* Emma Lea Thompson Gordonsville, Tennessee

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▪ Tate Tidwell Lebanon, Tennessee

Jorge Zuniga ...........................................................................................................Nashville, Tennessee

Associate of Science

December 13, 2025

* Briley Elise Halliburton Pleasant Shade, Tennessee

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● Sawyer James Johnson Thousand Oaks, California

● Rachel C. Kellogg Murfreesboro, Tennessee

* Jadyn Rain McGrew Anchorage, Alaska

*♦ Jiya Dhirajkumar Patel Carthage, Tennessee

*▪ Brooklyn Sowell Lebanon, Tennessee

*♦ Kyla Jay Urell Bethpage, Tennessee

May 2, 2026

* Elena Rosa Alvarado Gallatin, Tennessee

▪ Mario Bahena ..................................................................................................... Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

*▪ Stephen Cooper Bouse Lebanon, Tennessee

▪ Dawson Lee Cannon Westmoreland, Tennessee

* Brandon Druen

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

* Shayla Rene Fetcho Lebanon, Tennessee

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● Logan Garcia Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

*● Ava Catherine Grisham Carthage, Tennessee

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♦ Ryan Christopher Harlin

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

♦ Bailey Rebecca Lackey Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

● Miranda Jean Nix Watertown, Tennessee

▪ Anna Jo Schnicke ................................................................................................ Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

♦ Andrew Smith

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Kai Olgafae Urick ................................................................................................... Hartsville, Tennessee

Karli Sue Walden Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

*○♦ Ava Watson .......................................................................................................Gallatin, Tennessee

Abigail Lorene Williams Carthage, Tennessee

Ryan Thomas Woods Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

August 15, 2026

*Rayan Hussein Ali Duhok, Iraq

Caleb Anthony Bobel Lebanon, Tennessee

* Lauren Noelle Bolmida Lebanon, Tennessee

* Savannah Grace Eady Castalian Springs, Tennessee

Kimberly Jazmine Jimenez-Perez Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Tyson Andrew Moser ...................................................................................Hendersonville, Tennessee

* Jacob Thomas Oakley Lebanon, Tennessee

▪ Candace Elizabeth Phillips .............................................................................Gordonsville, Tennessee

Bachelor of Business Administration

December 13, 2025

* Mitchell Anthony Bare Business Administration

De’Marius Boyd

Hunter T. Brown

Lebanon, Tennessee

Brownsville, Tennessee

Greenbrier, Tennessee

Business Administration

Business Administration

Sarah Josephine Cartwright Accounting

Portland, Tennessee

*▪ Brian Alexander Clifford Business Administration

Atlanta, Georgia

● Ahmed Demerdash Business Administration

Aura Meliza Espinoza Zunun

* Jake Ryan Green

Maadi, Cairo, Egypt

McMinnville, Tennessee

Thomasville, Georgia

Business Administration

Business Administration

*▪ David Hedges Accounting

John C. Isham IV

Dillon Ray Johnson

▪ Zachary Thomas Lee

Decatur, Illinois

Lebanon, Tennessee

Lebanon, Tennessee

Lenoir City, Tennessee

Business Administration

Business Administration

Business Administration

▪ Garrett Thomas Martin Business Administration

*♦ Emma Caitlin McAdoo

Blountstown, Florida

Old Hickory, Tennessee

Business Administration

Zackary Wayne McElhiney Accounting

Lebanon, Tennessee

McLain Gamble Miller Marketing

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

*♦ Andrew Mitchell Marketing

Collin Stihl Nichols

Portland, Tennessee

West Covina, California

Business Administration

Benjamin Nyakudya Accounting

Ashton Scott

* Crista Rose Shockley

Harare, Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe

Hartsville, Tennessee

Hartsville, Tennessee

Business Administration

Business Administration

* Emily Ann Stein Accounting

Jeffrey Dewayne Usrey, Jr.

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Lebanon, Tennessee

Business Administration

* Brady Watts Accounting

Watertown, Tennessee

*▪ Steven Whitlock Business Administration

Lebanon, Tennessee

Robert Quinlan Wiley Business Administration

Newnan, Georgia

Michael Logan Wilson Marketing

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

William John Wright Marketing

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

May 2, 2026

*● Emmitt Wiley Adcock Marketing

Bethpage, Tennessee

♦ Kristen Bian Alverson Management

Lebanon, Tennessee

▪ Zackery Brian Anderson Supply Chain Management

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

▪ Deijanaye Y. Andrews Business Administration

Lebanon, Tennessee

▪ William Grafton Baines Project Management

Lebanon, Tennessee

● Lucrezia Brandini Business Administration

Brescia, Lombardy, Italy

Patrick Javon Beasley Business Administration

Lebanon, Tennessee

♦ Devan Rayne Beutner Accounting

Lebanon, Tennessee

○♦ Jackson Whitmore Bone Business Administration

Lebanon, Tennessee

Matthew Borne Business Administration

Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee

Copeland Bradford Management

Lebanon, Tennessee

▪ Cameron MaeRick Bramble Management

Lowell, Michigan

▪ Sara Brogdon Project Management

Hendersonville, Tennessee

Adam David Brooks Business Administration

Lebanon, Tennessee

● Layla Covington Boggs Business Administration

Lebanon, Tennessee

▪ Zachary Crumpton Marketing

Hermitage, Tennessee

Aiden Cummings Business Administration

McMinnville, Tennessee

Karley Kay Daughtrity Business Administration

Chapel Hill, Tennessee

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● Leslie Elizabeth Davis Accounting & Management

Alexandria, Tennessee

Ryan Lee Deakins Supply Chain Management

Goodlettsville, Tennessee

● Kailen Victoria Donoho Health Care Administration

Hartsville, Tennessee

Isaiah Demond Douglas Business Administration

Lebanon, Tennessee

Hakheme El-Amin Business Administration

Memphis, Tennessee

*

● Jack Joseph Elrod Business Administration Lebanon, Tennessee

Austin Dean Etue Business Administration

Zachary, Louisiana

▪ Ethan Jordan Garcia Management & Marketing

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

● Itziar García Gonzalez Business Administration

Moralzarzal, Madrid, Spain

▪ Isaiah D. Gupton Accounting

Lebanon, Tennessee

▪ Hunter Preston Hall Management

Gallatin, Tennessee

Parker Douglas Harris Business Administration

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Lily Haynes Business Administration

Hartsville, Tennessee

● Alina Jie Hill Accounting

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

● Jess M. Holder Accounting

Hartsville, Tennessee

Zacchaeus Elijah Holzclaw Project Management

Dawsonville, Georgia

○● Rocco Anzelone Horvath Accounting

Slidell, Louisiana

♦ Tiger J. Houston Business Administration

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Azaria Evonne Jones Business Administration

Smyrna, Tennessee

▪ Aiden Wesley Lusk Management

Altamont, Tennessee

▪ Jared Maldonado Management

Jersey City, New Jersey

Samuel Paxton Maness Business Administration

Greenbrier, Tennessee

* Katarina Jacqueline Manuel Business Administration

Lake Charles, Louisiana

Jonathan Alexander Márquez Garvin Project Management

Los Angeles, California

Bailey Corbin Patterson Business Administration

Statesville, North Carolina

Victor Manuel Ramirez Business Administration

Columbia, Tennessee

Audrey Gaile Reeves Marketing

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

*Jaden Michael Robertson Business Administration

Watertown, Tennessee

▪ Greenlee Annalise Russell Marketing

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

▪ Konner Bryan Foster Russell Accounting

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

*▪ Mgeni Sango Marketing

Smyrna, Tennessee

Liyu Scarlassara Marketing

Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

● Hannah Grayce Schroeder Business Administration

Lebanon, Tennessee

Jordan W. Sheridan Business Administration

La Verne, California

♦ Dakota Shipper Business Administration

Watertown, Tennessee

● Samuel Michael Shires II Supply Chain Management

Clarksville, Tennessee

♦ Arne Sohmer Business Administration

Köln, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany

Tevaughn Tate Management

Whithorn, Westmoreland, Jamaica

William Jessee Tate II Accounting

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Sydnee Nicole Tidwell Business Administration

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

William Thomas Vance Project Management

McMinnville, Tennessee

● Dennis West Accounting

Pleasant Shade, Tennessee

● Kierra McKenzie White Project Management

Hartsville, Tennessee

Hunter Glenn Williams Business Administration

Lebanon, Tennessee

Michael Peyton William Project Management

Lebanon, Tennessee

Mattie Delainey Wilson Management

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Vivian Elizabeth Wright Accounting

Gallatin, Tennessee

● Layla Leigh Young Marketing

Destin, Florida

* Jerrett Michael Zollinger Accounting

Fort Wayne, Indiana

August 15, 2026

Annie Grace Blackmon Accounting

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

▪ Madison A. Clayton Management

Douglasville, Georgia

● Mary Emma Drayton Business Administration

Hendersonville, Tennessee

Alex Ford Business Administration

Hartsville, Tennessee

▪ Kyle Henry Niebow Management

Lindenhurst, Illinois

♦ Brianna Nicole Sobo Health Care Administration

Pegram, Tennessee

Savannah Jean Vetetoe Business Administration

Goodlettsville, Tennessee

Bachelor of Science

December 13, 2025

Cassius Alan Thorpe..................................................................................................................... Biology w/Organismal and Ecology emphasis

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

*♦ Daniël Johannes Wessels Mathematics & Information Technology

Heidelberg, Western Cape, South Africa

May 2, 2026

Maria Jose Arbelaez Galindo

Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

Biomedical Science

Reagan Gracie ReAnn Arnemann Biomedical Science

Franklin, Kentucky

Jorge Alfonso Baez Treviño Information Technology

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

♦ Madeline Marie Brillhart Chemistry

Brylee Makenzie Byrd

Knoxville, Tennessee

Old Hickory, Tennessee

Biomedical Science

Abigail Grace Chappell Biomedical Science

Clarksville, Tennessee

Malik Z. Covington-Randolph Information Technology

Hermitage, Tennessee

Alexia Madison Douglas Biomedical Science

Lebanon, Tennessee

Melanie Garcia Biomedical Science

Nashville, Tennessee

● Itziar García Gonzalez Mathematics

Moralzarzal, Madrid, Spain

○

● Estie Caroline Holman Biology w/Organismal and Ecology emphasis

♦ Kseniia Iakovleva

● João Monteiro Infante

Cookeville, Tennessee

Krasnoyarsk, Russia

Cascais, Lisbon, Portugal

Information Technology

Information Technology

*○● Andrew Thomas Kingston ..........................................................................Information Technology

* Vance Hampton Lackey, Jr.

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Information Technology

● Lilah Mohler Biology w/Organismal and Ecology emphasis

Lebanon, Ohio

Rebeca Oliveira de Souza Information Technology

São Paulo, Brazil

○♦ Joseph John Parisi Chemistry

Nanuet, New York

* Astu Patel Biomedical Science

Kalol, Gujarat, India

Layla Jade Pruitt Biology w/Organismal and Ecology emphasis

Lebanon, Tennessee

Kaleb A. Ruhl Information Technology & Mathematics

Norwalk, Ohio

● Kyrillos Saad Biomedical Science

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Beshoy Sherif Sabry Biomedical Science

Cairo, Egypt

William Sanchez Chemistry

Whitesburg, Tennessee

○● James Ryan Schremmer...............................................................................Information Technology

Nashville, Tennessee

August 15, 2026

Spencer Garrett Carlton ........................................................................................... Biomedical Science

Eagleville, Tennessee

Jeanette C. Rudy School of Nursing & Health Professions

Associate of Science in Health Science

December 13, 2025

♦ Alexia Rae Malave

Natalie Shay Brackett

May 2, 2026

Lebanon, Tennessee

Lebanon, Tennessee

Lia Brockman .......................................................................................................... Lebanon, Tennessee

* Kaitlyn Nichole Davenport Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Royia Grizzell Liberal, Kansas

* Addison P. Stowers Clarkrange, Tennessee

August 15, 2026

Kelli Brooke Braswell Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Mylah Fuselier Lebanon, Tennessee

*▪ Cecilia Knaphus............................................................................................... Hermitage, Tennessee

▪ Dim San Nuam Smyrna, Tennessee

Elise Meredith Payne Manchester, Tennessee

* Faith Ritter Lebanon, Tennessee

* Amber Lee Trammell Lebanon, Tennessee

Bachelor of Science

December 13, 2025

● Elisey Kalashnikov..........................................................................................Exercise & Sport Science

Stary Oskol, Belgorod, Russia

▪ Davion R. Moses ............................................................................................Exercise & Sport Science Milwaukee, Wisconsin

▪ Cameron Nesbitt....................................................................................................Sport Management Champaign, Illinois

Nicole Roeder...................................................................................................Exercise & Sport Science

Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Preston Brady Welchel .............................................................................................Sport Management

Cartersville, Georgia

May 2, 2026

Ruth Itzel Aguilar .......................................................................................Exercise & Sport Science 3+2

Brownsville, Tennessee

Logan Cale Baskin.....................................................................................................Sport Management Lebanon, Tennessee

○

♦ Caitlyn Bilham .....................................................................................................Sport Management

Hurlford, East Ayrshire, Scotland

▪ Jayden Nelson Carpenter...............................................................................Exercise & Sport Science Lebanon, Tennessee

Hannah Lynae Daniel........................................................................................Exercise & Sport Science Winchester, Tennessee

Jared Van Dinh..........................................................................................................Sport Management Fort Myers, Florida

Emily Grace Fields ............................................................................................Exercise & Sport Science Carthage, Tennessee

Caleb L. Gregory .......................................................................................................Sport Management Lebanon, Tennessee

Peyton Reid Hardway ...............................................................................................Sport Management Greenbrier, Tennessee

Jacey Anne Hatfield ..........................................................................................Exercise & Sport Science Smithville, Tennessee

Douglas Hooten Sport Management

Nashville, Tennessee

▪ Logan Istre Sport Management

♦ Ella Grace Johnson

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Exercise & Sport Science

▪ Miku Kayama Sport Management

Tokushima, Japan

▪ Celia Martin del Valle Sport Management

Sevilla, Andalucia, Spain

* Grantland Edward Moore Sport Management

Eastpoint, Florida

▪ Leesa Tadiwanashe Mutandwa

Marondera, Mashonaland, Zimbabwe

Exercise & Sport Science

Micah Norris Sport Management

Robert Anthony Polidan

* Kier Formanes Priest

● Cohl Proctor

Anthony Ray Pyron

▪ Terri Nored Reynolds

▪ Carlie Elizabeth Semrau

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Lebanon, Tennessee

Hardinsburg, Kentucky

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Lebanon, Tennessee

Clarksville, Tennessee

Exercise & Sport Science

Exercise & Sport Science 3+2

Exercise & Sport Science

Exercise & Sport Science

Exercise & Sport Science

Exercise & Sport Science 3+2

Benjamin Morris Sills Sport Management

▪ Morgan Lindsey Snead

Lebanon, Tennessee

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Exercise & Sport Science

▪ Seika Ikezoe Stull Sport Management

● Hannah Thornell

Ever Walker

Niamh Jannine Warrender

Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan

Auckland, New Zealand

Clarksville, Tennessee

Newport, Wales

Exercise & Sport Science

Exercise & Sport Science

Exercise & Sport Science

TreJean Watkins Sport Management

Nashville, Tennessee

August 15, 2026

Triston Conger Sport Management

Lewisburg, Tennessee

William LeBron Weir Sport Management

Lebanon, Tennessee

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

August 16, 2025

Joneicea Bond Nashville, Tennessee

December 13, 2025

Hailey Bagsby White House, Tennessee

* Brandon Barber Cross Plains, Tennessee

▪ Taylor Faith Bertotti...................................................................................Hendersonville, Tennessee

Candance Bond Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

River Bottom Hartsville, Tennessee

* Julea Rose Cavazos Temecula, California

* Makayla Madison Crook Hartsville, Tennessee

* ♦ Alicia D. Dillon Lynden, Washington

Mayleigh Caroline Douglas Portland, Tennessee

Amelia Brooke Felts Lebanon, Tennessee

Jeffrey Thomas Hamilton Watertown, Tennessee

* Courtni Taylor Hammers Nashville, Tennessee

*▪ Jennifer Helm Castalian Springs, Tennessee

Shelby Ann Hudson Lascassas, Tennessee

Marissa Delia Juarez Lebanon, Tennessee

Kathleen Teresa Kearney Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Pau Thawn Khai ...........................................................................................Tuithang, Zogam, Myanmar

Faith Ann Kowal Lebanon, Tennessee

* Kris Layfield Jasper, Tennessee

▪ Sydni Rhea Lening Lebanon, Tennessee

* Audrey McClard Milton, Tennessee

McKenzie Shade Pickett Lebanon, Tennessee

Ashley Naomi Rivera Gallatin, Tennessee

▪ Lea Rodgers Hermitage, Tennessee

Sierra Rodriguez Lafayette, Tennessee

* Darrin Silas, Jr. Brownsville, Tennessee

* Natalie Grace Smith...............................................................................................Murrieta, California

* Mariah Lenee’ Sykes Trousdale, Tennessee

* Juan David Velazquez Chavez .................................................................Ixmiguilpan, Hidalgo, Mexico

* Nasir White Murfreesboro, Tennessee

May 2, 2026

Anna Claire Bennett Lawrenceburg, Tennessee

Abbey Benson-Tato Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Jocelyn Brooks Brownsville, Tennessee

Desirae Carter Westmoreland, Tennessee

Ashley Elizabeth Cauthen Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Amanda Cara Graves Milton, Tennessee

Danielle Rae Hazen Lutz, Florida

Vernita Lynn Holmes Memphis, Tennessee

Laci Johnson .......................................................................................................... Lafayette, Tennessee

Nicole Johnson Nashville, Tennessee

Benjamin Thomas Mills ..................................................................................Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Hamda S. Mohamed Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Makenzie Morris

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Rachel Norrod Albany, Kentucky

Samantha Parker Lascassas, Tennessee

▪ Arianna Cherie Primm Nashville, Tennessee

Olivia Paige Ray Murfreesboro, Tennessee

* Cassidy Reed Gallatin, Tennessee

Nesha Lashone Reynolds-Brooks........................................................................Brownsville, Tennessee

▪ Ashton Marie Roach Cross Plains, Tennessee

Manuel Sanchez Rodriguez La Havana, Cuba

Noah Kyle Schwartz Old Hickory, Tennessee

Mason Frederick Smith Hendersonville, Tennessee

Destiny Lynn Tapp Christiana, Tennessee

Alexis Ann Temple Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Liliana Vicente Bristol, Florida

Lexi Clara Walker Lebanon, Tennessee

Millard and J.J. Oakley School of Humanities, Education, and the Arts

Associate of Arts August 16, 2025

* Lydia Katherine Bell Brush Creek, Tennessee

December 13, 2025

Tania Rosmery Alvarenga Ramos ........................................................................Sonsonate, El Salvador

* Joshua Harrison Armistead Lebanon, Tennessee

* Marshall Ashley ...........................................................................................Murfreesboro, Tennessee

♦ Kielie Shae Barrett Pleasant Shade, Tennessee

Mackenzie Grace Byard........................................................................................ Clarksville, Tennessee

* Austin Tyler Davis Memphis, Tennessee

* Molly Deloy......................................................................................................... Hartsville, Tennessee

*♦ Kayla Fry Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

*● Emma Lanee George......................................................................................... Lebanon, Tennessee

McKenzie McKay Guffey Albany, Kentucky

*● Ana Cheree Gupton........................................................................................... Lebanon, Tennessee

♦ Zoi Layna Harris Watertown, Tennessee

* Abumire Horton.................................................................................................. Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Connor Thomas Hughes Carthage, Tennessee

* Hunter Seth Jerrell..................................................................................... Westmoreland, Tennessee

Grace Esmeralda Johnson Lebanon, Tennessee

* Allison Mai Jones .............................................................................................Watertown, Tennessee

* Yoanna Jouny Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

● Camden Rose Lackey.......................................................................................Old Hickory, Tennessee

*♦ Morgan Dawn Mazzanti Lebanon, Tennessee

* Avery Morrison.................................................................................................... Lebanon, Tennessee

* Danielle Nelson Westpoint, Tennessee

▪ Angela Diane Oatman...........................................................................................Fairview, Tennessee

BreAhja Iyana Oliver Lebanon, Tennessee

▪ Jersey Blue Ortiz Hermitage, Tennessee

▪ Leila Page Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

▪ Jadyn Renee Pentell Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

* Lillian MaraDean Pinkerton Castalian Springs, Tennessee

* John Mark Presley Hartsville, Tennessee

*▪ Takoda Raines Hartsville, Tennessee

● Daniel Scherf ....................................................................................................... Lebanon, Tennessee

* Devon Tankersley Lebanon, Tennessee

Landon Robert Thompson Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

● Stacy E. Walker Momence, Illinois

* Evan Nickerson Wilborn Lebanon, Tennessee

Tanner James Willett Kalamazoo, Michigan

* Jayla Breann Wilson White House, Tennessee

Faith Ajanae Wright Hartsville, Tennessee

May 2, 2026

*○● Madyn Belle Adcock Bethpage, Tennessee

♦ Grant Vinson Adkins Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

* Cherriah La’Chea Bassham Nashville, Tennessee

Madilyn Bergset Miers Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

*

▪ Bless Anne R. Bernabe..................................................................................Bicol, Luzon, Philippines

Ethan Brake Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

* Joshua Sawyer Brawner Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

* Chloe Nichole Burns Unionville, Tennessee

▪ Landon Turner Butler Gordonsville, Tennessee

● Ashlyn Taylor Byers Old Hickory, Tennessee

* Hayden Campbell Lakeland, Tennessee

▪ Aaron Clapa Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

♦ Lillian Faith Conrad Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

● Anthony K. Cordero Saint Cloud, Florida

▪ Antonio Miguel Taguinod Covarrubias ....................................................Zamboanga City, Philippines

McKayla Leanne Crowder Lebanon, Tennessee

Melillani Cruz Santiago........................................................................................ Shelbyville, Tennessee

Charleigh Elizabeth Dick Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

▪ Julia Paige Dickerson..................................................................................Pleasant Shade, Tennessee

Benjamin Elias Dimirack Lavergne, Tennessee

* Madison Jene Evetts Gallatin, Tennessee

Chloe Foutch Hazel Green, Alabama

Anahi Garcia Nashville, Tennessee

● Joshua Gutierrez Cano Nashville, Tennessee

* Andrew Gray Hardin Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Laquavia Shanta Holliday Jackson, Tennessee

*♦ Kara Holman Lebanon, Tennessee

* Ayden Jones Smithville, Tennessee

Ember Michele Keeler ........................................................................................... Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Abigail G. Lee Murfreesboro, Tennessee

*● Michelle Anna Leshchenko ............................................................. Thompson’s Station, Tennessee

Landon Locke Watertown, Tennessee

Jabrya Logue Lebanon, Tennessee

Elijah Matthew Lowry Murfreesboro, Tennessee

● Erin Maccagnone Manchester, Tennessee

Julie Grace Martin Murfreesboro, Tennessee

* Jessica Martin-Munson Payson, Arizona

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● Sandra Jeanne McAfee Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

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♦ Parker Ryder McCarter...................................................................................... Lebanon, Tennessee

● Kaylee Elizabeth McFarlin Lebanon, Tennessee

▪ Lauren E. McGee Lebanon, Tennessee

Madilyn Bergset Miers Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

* Aaliyah Rose Moore Bethpage, Tennessee

▪ Khalon Vittorio Moore Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Samantha Mosley Lebanon, Tennessee

Caleb Jackson Keith Newberry Lafayette, Tennessee

▪ Nick Nguyen Lebanon, Tennessee

▪ Nevaeh Nichols Wytheville, Virginia

Andrea Serenity Palma Lebanon, Tennessee

* Jayden Marie Poole Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Bailey Allison Roddy Lebanon, Tennessee

Julian Miller Rodriguez Old Hickory, Tennessee

Clare Jennelle Roemke ...................................................................................Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Topanga Scism Murfreesboro, Tennessee

LaRena Ann Shaw Madison, Tennessee

♦ Hailey Rene Smith Lebanon, Tennessee

*

● Je’Myra Evonne Smith Horn Lake, Mississippi

* Katelynn Smith Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Kendall Smith Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

* Landen Thomas Smith Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

*

▪ Bianca Renee Smitty Fayetteville, Tennessee

Ana Paola Solis-Medina Shelbyville, Tennessee

*● Kyleigh Stewart .................................................................................................Nashville, Tennessee

♦ Katie June Thomas Lebanon, Tennessee

*● Kaitlyn Thompson.............................................................................................Savannah, Tennessee

Sienna Lynn Van Avery Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

● Addison Elizabeth VanWinkle.........................................................................Manchester, Tennessee

Ethan Cole Wakefield Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Haleigh Webb Westmoreland, Tennessee

▪ Lincoln Witt Winchester, Kentucky

● Daniel Dabin Woo Miami, Florida

*▪ Avery Faye Woodard Carthage, Tennessee

August 15, 2026

* Molly Ash Lebanon, Tennessee

*

● Venus J. Ballard Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Emily Savannah Brummett ....................................................................................Bethpage, Tennessee

Victor Canela Nashville, Tennessee

Shelby Faith Chastain ........................................................................................Cottontown, Tennessee

*▪ Leslie Carol Williams Cook Lebanon, Tennessee

Hailey Crandall Lebanon, Tennessee

Jentry Raine Darks Lebanon, Tennessee

*▪ Maggie Ann Davis Savannah, Tennessee

Henry Foster San Antonio, Texas

* Ethan Cole Greenwood Watertown, Tennessee

Kenneth Bjorn Hail Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

*● Matthew E. Hectorne.......................................................................................Memphis, Tennessee

* Hanna Iacob Chicago, Illinois

* Laurel Avery Jones Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Cing Lam Kim Tuimang, Chin State, Burma

* Mattie Elizabeth LaFaye Lebanon, Tennessee

* Nathan Kowalski Wauseon, Ohio

*▪ Savanna Little Madison, Mississippi

* Marcelino Lopez Romero Lebanon, Tennessee

Carson James Mielnik Old Hickory, Tennessee

* Daniela Miranda Perez Lebanon, Tennessee

Garet Monast Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

♦ Meliha Mulaosmanovic Hermitage, Tennessee

Shayla Northcutt Lebanon, Tennessee

* Autumn Parrish Hartsville, Tennessee

Lyndsey Paschall................................................................................................Manchester, Tennessee

Christina Wannapa Phichit Smyrna, Tennessee

* Joshua Lee Reese Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

* Eliseona E. Satterfield Hartsville, Tennessee

Gabrielle Shields Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Kathryn Lorene Beydler Steele Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

* Marley Swafford Old Hickory, Tennessee

Jennifer Swift Portland, Tennessee

* Kaylee Tobitt Lebanon, Tennessee

Landen Mikel Vaughn Lebanon, Tennessee

Emma Mai Vincent ................................................................................................. Lebanon, Tennessee

* Barrett Michael Witt Winchester, Kentucky

* Alissa Leigh Woodard ..........................................................................................Carthage, Tennessee

Ella Brooke Yates Lebanon, Tennessee

Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice

December 13, 2025

* Taylor Diane Devereux Knoxville, Tennessee

May 2, 2026

● Ethan Riley Anderson Carthage, Tennessee

Shelby Elaine Davenport Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

*▪ Carly Katherine Phillips Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Ashley C. Pippin Gallatin, Tennessee

Yaneth Ramirez-Vargas .......................................................................................... Lebanon, Tennessee

○♦ Amé Azora Van Ejik

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

August 15, 2026

Spencer Canfield Old Hickory, Tennessee

Christopher Jordan Lavergne, Tennessee

* Alaina Ramsey Lebanon, Tennessee

Alexandria Lyn Whitlock Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Associate of Arts in Education December 13, 2025

● Skylar Grace Brumbach Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

*♦ Makenzie McElroy Watertown, Tennessee

*

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▪ Chloie Danyelle Smith Gallatin, Tennessee

▪ Emily Nicole Wills Gordonsville, Tennessee

* Aspen Nicole Wiseman Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

May 2, 2026

*

*

● Olivia Grace Bauerle Portland, Oregon

♦ Emily Grace Brown Hartsville, Tennessee

Haile Brooke Brown Lafayette, Tennessee

*

▪ Katherine Grace Davis Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

▪ Bianca Nichole Douglas Lebanon, Tennessee

▪ Jada Liabelle Graves Hartsville, Tennessee

Dylan Green........................................................................................................... Lavergne, Tennessee

Samantha Paige Green Lafayette, Tennessee

▪ Raeanne Elaine Jenkins Lebanon, Tennessee

▪ Hannah Elizabeth Kelley Lebanon, Tennessee

* Savannah Brooke Thompson Watertown, Tennessee

August 15, 2026

Campbell McKenzie Hunt Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

* Ronin Jones Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Shelby K. Lane Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

*♦ Desirae Lewis.......................................................................................................Smyrna, Tennessee

Jada Lynn Owens Lebanon, Tennessee

* Alaina Grace Todd ............................................................................................... Lebanon, Tennessee

Associate of Arts in English

May 2, 2026

* Hannah Grace Crouch Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

*● Jessica Marie Ortiz Dallas, Texas

Associate of Arts in Music

December 13, 2025

Tristan Henry Eric Olsen McMinnville, Tennessee

Bachelor of Arts

December 14, 2024

* Alexa Barba Perez General Studies

Lebanon, Tennessee

Lewis James Covile

▪ Mariam A. Davis

Gallatin, Tennessee

Lebanon, Tennessee

Criminal Justice w/Declared Minor in Sociology

English w/Secondary Education

● Mia Elizabeth Harris English w/Secondary Education

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Isaac Alexzander Johnson Criminal Justice

Lebanon, Tennessee

* Alexa Barba Perez General Studies

Lebanon, Tennessee

▪ Daniel Noah Tidwell Humanities & Social Science

Lebanon, Tennessee

♦ Megan Emily Wilkinson Criminal Justice w/Declared Minor in Forensic Studies

Lebanon, Tennessee

May 2, 2026

Yeniza Agustin-Romero

Gallatin, Tennessee

▪ Parker Eden Arvin ........................................................................................................

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

General Studies

Criminal Justice

Brylee Joye Bartley General Studies

Smyrna, Tennessee

● Carter John Baylog Criminal Justice w/Declared Minor in Forensic Studies

Robbinsville, New Jersey

Ruairi Behan Criminal Justice

Portlaoise, Laois, Ireland

* Maxwell C. Berkey English

▪ Kayden Reid Buck

♦ Richard Patrick Chestnut, Jr.

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Pall Mall, Tennessee

History w/General History emphasis

History w/General History emphasis Athens, Alabama

Jiala Conley General Studies

Memphis, Tennessee

▪ Sarah Grace Conrad Criminal Justice w/Declared Minor in History

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

● James L. Cothron General Studies

Lebanon, Tennessee

Maxwell Stone Crumbley English w/Literature Language emphasis Toledo, Ohio

▪ Brianna Cora De La Maza.............................................................................................General Studies

Santa Clarita, California

Clara Ellen Eck General Studies

Wilmington, Delaware

▪ Maci Marie Ferrell Criminal Justice

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Christopher Geisenhoffer General Studies

Lebanon, Tennessee

Jenna Marie Giordano General Studies

Raleigh, North Carolina

Lanah Hobbs Hale General Studies

Lebanon, Tennessee

Charles Edwinn Hamby General Studies

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Terrence Deonte Harris Criminal Justice w/Law Enforcement Academy

Nashville, Tennessee

▪ Jaxson Riley Henley Criminal Justice

○♦ Emily Claire Hopkins

Hartsville, Tennessee

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Humanities & Social Science

Matthew Timothy Jackson General Studies

Gabrielle Tabitha Dariah Jenkins

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

Humanities & Social Science

▪ Erin Skye Kelley History w/Secondary Education

Gavin Thomas Lamkin

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

History w/General History emphasis

Ana Maria Lopez Rivera Criminal Justice

Nashville, Tennessee

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▪ Maddox Marlin English w/Literature & Language emphasis

♦ Emma Grace Martin

Hendersonville, Tennessee

Liberty, Tennessee

Humanities & Social Science

Lilianna Martinez-Franco Criminal Justice

Carthage, Tennessee

● Leonydes Naomi Matis Creative & Professional Writing

Chicago, Illinois

Lily Beth McPeak Criminal Justice w/Declared Minor in History

Watertown, Tennessee

Andrew Miller History

Portland, Tennessee

● Abigail Elizabeth Montgomery Humanities & Social Science

Lebanon, Tennessee

Fallon Polasek Criminal Justice

Lebanon, Tennessee

Caleb Joseph Royer ........................................................................................................General Studies Volo, Illinois

* Mark Duane Shearer General Studies

Gallatin, Tennessee

● Jonathan Edward Stilts, Jr. Humanities & Social Science

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Shannon Yvonne Strand General Studies

Pequot Lakes, Minnesota

Alexus Grace Turner History

Smithville, Tennessee

* Daveina Watson General Studies

Lebanon, Tennessee

● Ashley Rose Wood Creative & Professional Writing Lebanon, Tennessee

♦ Kathryn Carmen Wright History

Tyler, Texas

● Eric Zalaya Hurtado General Studies

Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain

August 15, 2026

* Rachel Lynn DeVault English w/Creative & Professional Writing emphasis

Sparta, Tennessee

▪ Mark Edward Hanshaw, Jr. .......................................................................................... Criminal Justice

Lebanon, Tennessee

▪ Ethan Joseph McCarter History

Lebanon, Tennessee

Bachelor of Fine Arts

December 13, 2025

*♦ Emma Nicole Freeman Art & Design

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

Zoe Valelia Vlk Art & Design

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

May 2, 2026

Gabriel Paul Antonio Johnson Art & Design

Atlanta, Georgia

▪ Trevor Chance Nichols Art & Design

West Covina, California

▪ Elina Sungatullina Art & Design

Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia

Bachelor of Music

December 13, 2025

▪ Mahailia Jenkins Musical Theatre

Hermitage, Tennessee

● Luke Kristopher Lawson ....................................................................Music Education – Instrumental

Lebanon, Tennessee

♦ Theresa Lloyd Andersen

● Alizea Nicole Boyle

Bachelor of Science

December 13, 2025

Child Growth & Learning Ludington, Michigan

Child Growth & Learning Nashville, Tennessee

▪ Ella Burns Psychology

▪ Christian Carter

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Physical Education & Athletic Coaching White House, Tennessee

Allie Isabel Clark Psychology Lebanon, Tennessee

▪ Ethan Robert Greer

▪ Marisa Rhianna Heckman

▪ Madison Neely Hodge

Physical Education & Athletic Coaching Unionville, Tennessee

Child Growth & Learning Lebanon, Tennessee

Child Growth & Learning

Lebanon, Tennessee

♦ Abby Nicole Howard Psychology Lafayette, Tennessee

* Praise Oghenefejiro Idamadudu Kinesiology

Ughelli, Delta, Nigeria

● Karlie Jenkins Physical Education & Athletic Coaching Westmoreland, Tennessee

● Kaitlyn Elizabeth Rodgers Psychology Lebanon, Tennessee

Fatima Serrano

♦ Connor Timothy Thiessen

▪ Joshua Dustin Wood

Child Growth & Learning Hermitage, Tennessee

Physical Education & Athletic Coaching Arlington Heights, Illinois

Physical Education & Athletic Coaching Lebanon, Tennessee

May 2, 2026

*▪ Ethan Abner Athletic Coaching

Kane D’Ray Burnley

Keenan Elish Burnley

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Hartsville, Tennessee

Hartsville, Tennessee

Homeland Security

Homeland Security

Christian Mark Chase Psychology w/Generalist emphasis

Bakersfield, California

▪ Gabriella Naomi Clapa Psychology

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Sahvanna Rose Clark Psychology

● Mary Grace Connelly

Cookeville, Tennessee

Child Growth & Learning Pelham, Alabama

♦ Paulina Lucia Dziedzic Athletic Coaching

Nowy Sacz, Malopolska, Poland

♦ Megan Edwards Child Growth & Learning

Lebanon, Tennessee

● Alaina Leigh-Ting Heidebreicht Psychology

Lebanon, Tennessee

Madison Blair Hunt Child Growth & Learning

Lebanon, Tennessee

Divine Ingabire Psychology

Lavergne, Tennessee

♦ Carissa Carrigan Lurie Psychology

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Ashnaley Mystal Psychology

Lakeland, Florida

* Kyle Nelson Nyblod Psychology

Marysville, Washington

▪ Emilin Mariana Olivares Rebollar Psychology

Shelbyville, Tennessee

* Jake Leon Parker Athletic Coaching

Cartersville, Georgia

▪ Coy Blayne Porter Physical Education & Athletic Coaching

Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee

▪ Annie Kate Randolph Psychology

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

▪ Tristin Hope Reeves Psychology

Lebanon, Tennessee

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♦ Eleanor Russell Psychology

▪ Steffani Christine Schrader

Auburn, Maine

Somerville, Alabama

Special Education Comprehensive K-12

● Lauren M. Stevison Psychology

▪ Ashley Parker Stewart Tienda

Westmoreland, Tennessee

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Child Growth & Learning

Jade Shea Taylor Child Growth & Learning

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

▪ Hallie Anne Teel Psychology

Lebanon, Tennessee

▪ Melissa Marie Tegos Child Growth & Learning

Nashville, Tennessee

Michael Robert Tirjan Athletic Coaching

Lafayette, Tennessee

♦ Mira G. Van Hooreweghe Psychology

Lebanon, Tennessee

GRADUATION WITH HONORS

The diplomas of graduating seniors will show honors categories based on the following scale:

▪ Cum Laude (with honors): 3.50 – 3.74 GPA

● Magna Cum Laude (with high honors): 3.75 – 3.89 GPA

♦ Summa Cum Laude (with highest honors) 3.90 – 4.00 GPA

These honors categories are based on a student’s cumulative grade point average at the end of the Fall 2025 semester. The honors category is also based on the cumulative grade point average of all Cumberland University course work at the end of the term preceding the graduation semester. Graduating seniors are eligible for honors after completing at least twenty-five percent of credit hours required for the degree in courses at Cumberland University.

All honor students will wear a gold cord with their academic regalia. Names appear in the Commencement Program as Candidates requested they appear on their diplomas.

HONORS PROGRAM RECOGNITION

Graduating students who have earned honors program recognition will be indicated in the program with the symbol: ○

* denotes in absentia

Ɨ denotes delayed participation

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Faculty Promotions

Joseph W. Callis, M.S.N., Instructor to Assistant Professor

Beth Chatham, Ph.D., Associate Professor to Professor

Joshua Klaassen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor to Associate Professor

Julie Phillips, Ph.D., Associate Professor to Professor

Andrew Wiley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor to Associate Professor

Candidate Readers

William R. Richardson, M.S.P., M.B.A. Jenny E. Ballard, M.F.A.

The Program lists the names of candidates who anticipate completing all degree requirements. Inclusion of an individual’s name in the program does not necessarily mean all the degree requirements have been met. This program is believed to be correct as of April 24, 2026.

Yeniza Agustin-Romero

Ethan Riley Anderson

Deijanaye Y. Andrews

Reagan Gracie ReAnn Arnemann

Mario Bahena

William Grafton Baines

Phoenix Joseph Baker

Venus J. Ballard

Abbey Benson-Tato

Kylie Lauren Brooke Benz

Madilyn Bergset Miers

Bless Anne R. Bernabe

Sydney Bethards

Annie Grace Blackmon

Caleb Anthony Bobel

Matthew Borne

Cameron MaeRick Bramble

Ashlyn Taylor Byers

Dawson Lee Cannon

Shelby Faith Chastain

Mary Grace Connelly

Lillian Faith Conrad

McKayla Leanne Crowder

Zachary Crumpton

Melillani Cruz Santiago

Hannah Lynae Daniel

Leslie Elizabeth Davis

Maggie Ann Davis

Mariam A. Davis

Ryan Lee Deakins

Briahna Nikole DeCastro

Candace LaRae Dedrick

Charleigh Elizabeth Dick

Julia Paige Dickerson

Kailen Victoria Donoho

Landon Durbin

Megan Edwards

Sarah Elizabeth Elgin

Amelia Brooke Felts

Henry Foster

Chloe Foutch

Addyson Elizabeth Freeman

Emma Nicole Freeman

Anahi Garcia

Logan Garcia

SCHOLASTIC H

SOCIETIES

Alpha Lambda Delta

First Year Honor Society

Dr. C. William McKee, Sponsor

Graduating Members

Jada Liabelle Graves

Alyssa Lynn Greenlee

McKenzie McKay Guffey

Ana Cheree Gupton

Lanah Hobbs Hale

Ryan Christopher Harlin

Mia Elizabeth Harris

Vivien Rae Harris

Zoi Layna Harris

Lily Haynes

Marisa Rhianna Heckman

Alaina Leigh-Ting Heidebreicht

Alina Jie Hill

Jess M. Holder

Estie Caroline Holman

Emily Claire Hopkins

Matthew Timothy Jackson

Raeanne Elaine Jenkins

Ella Grace Johnson

Marissa Delia Juarez

Ember Michele Keeler

Hannah Elizabeth Kelley

Rachel C. Kellogg

Cecilia Knaphus

Bailey Rebecca Lackey

Camden Rose Lackey

Luke Kristopher Lawson

Sydni Rhea Lening

Peyton Lester

Alexander Hackett Linville

Landon Locke

Madison Hailey Loftis

Allison Luna

Carissa Carrigan Lurie

MaryJane Joselyn Martinez

Leonydes Naomi Matis

Sandra Jeanne McAfee

Makenzie McElroy

Kaylee Elizabeth McFarlin

Lauren E. McGee

Lily Beth McPeak

Aaliyah Rose Moore

Khalon Vittorio Moore

Meliha Mulaosmanovic

Nevaeh Nichols

Miranda Jean Nix

Leila Page

Charlotte Rose Payne

Jadyn Renee Pentell

Lillian MaraDean Pinkerton

Jayden Marie Poole

Arianna Cherie Primm

Layla Jade Pruitt

Anthony Ray Pyron

Takoda Raines

Jaleigh Marie Robertson

Kaitlyn Elizabeth Rodgers

Eleanor Russell

Beshoy Sherif Sabry

Daniel Scherf

Anna Jo Schnicke

Carlie Elizabeth Semrau

Samuel Michael Shires II

Hailey Rene Smith

Je’Myra Evonne Smith

Katelynn Smith

Hailey Madison Smoot

Ashley Parker Stewart Tienda

Alexander Jacob Stoffel

Destiny Lynn Tapp

Melissa Marie Tegos

Katie June Thomas

Sydnee Nicole Tidwell

Kyla Jay Urell

Sienna Lynn Van Avery

Mira G. Van Hooreweghe

Addison Elizabeth VanWinkle

William LeBron Weir

Kierra McKenzie White

Alexandria Lyn Whitlock

Megan Emily Wilkinson

Abigail Lorene Williams

Emily Nicole Wills

Michael Logan Wilson

Robert Jacob Wilson

Daniel Dabin Woo

Avery Faye Woodard

Faith Ajanae Wright

Alpha Chi

Lambda Chapter

Top Ten Percent of Juniors and Seniors Honor Society

Dr. Sheridan W. S. Henson, Sponsor

Graduating Members

Theresa Lloyd Andersen

Madeline Marie Brillhart

Caryn Ganell Clopton

Denisse Nicole Edwards

Summer Cheynne Gilbreath

Jacob Randall Hood

Emily Claire Hopkins

Jerrol Alan Jackson

Carissa Carrigan Lurie

Emma Caitlin McAdoo

Keith Scott McNamara

Lonjezo Ernest Obote

Alpha Phi Sigma

Beta Tau Chapter

Criminal Justice Honor Society

Dr. Suzann Lafferty, Sponsor

Graduating Members

Parker Eden Arvin

Sarah Grace Conrad

Maci Marie Ferrell

Estie Holman

Kyrillos Saad

Arne Sohmer

Lauren M. Stevison

Megan Emily Wilkinson

Lilianna Martinez-Franco

Lily Beth McPeak

Megan Emily Wilkinson

Beta Beta Beta

Pi Sigma Chapter

Biological Honor Society

Dr. Michael Fulbright, Sponsor

Graduating Members

Jadyn McGrew

Delta Mu Delta

Iota Iota Chapter

Honor Society in Business Administration

Dr. Valerie King, Sponsor

Graduating Members

Dana M. Bilbrey

Leslie E. Davis

Manoella Neves Gomes

Kyrillos Saad

Brooklynn Jablonski

Dakota Trace Shipper

Samuel Shires, II

Yeniza Agustin-Romero

Annie Grace Blackmon

Alizea Nicole Boyle

Mariaelena M. Bradley

Hope Marie Britt

Sahvanna Rose Clark

Kaitlyn Braneé Clemons

Mary Grace Connelly

Bailey Mai Cutrell

Leslie Elizabeth Davis

Mariam A. Davis

Ryan Lee Deakins

Lanah Hobbs Hale

Mark Edward Hanshaw, Jr.

Vaibhav Bisht

Hope Britt

Brody Johnson

Theresa Anderson

Bailey Cuttrell

Gamma Beta Phi

Cumberland University Chapter

Honor Society and Service Organization

Dr. Cindy Conley, Sponsor

Ms. Dixie Rury, Co-Sponsor

Graduating Members

Alaina Leigh-Ting Heidebreicht

Estie Caroline Holman

Jacob Randall Hood

Abby Nicole Howard

Matthew Timothy Jackson

Jayden Jobe

Hazel Rae Konkel

Zachary Thomas Lee

Carissa Carrigan Lurie

Leonydes Naomi Matis

Lily Beth McPeak

Leesa Tadiwanashe

Mutandwa

Pacey Najdusak

Iota Tau Alpha

Delta Nu Chapter

Athletic Training Honors Society

Dr. Whitney Graves, Sponsor

Graduating Members

Ronald Ndlovu

Collin Stihl Nichols

Emilin Mariana Olivares

Rebollar

Sydney Pearce

Lillian MaraDean Pinkerton

Robert Anthony Polidan

Bailey Sophia Pope

Anthony Ray Pyron

Kaitlyn Elizabeth Rodgers

Eleanor Russell

Arsheen Shroff

Destiny Lynn Tapp

Melissa Marie Tegos

Hazel Konkel

Ayden Massengill

Kappa Delta Pi

Upsilon Omega Chapter

Education Honor Society

Dr. Whitney Matthews, Sponsor

Graduating Members

Marissa Heckman

Jacob Hood

Staffani Schrader

Fatima Serrano

Yeniza Agustin-Romero

Venus J. Ballard

Jaclyn Faith Biller

Vaibhay Singh Bisht

Jackson Whitmore Bone

Hope Marie Britt

Gabriella Naomi Clapa

Caryn Ganell Clopton

Lillian Faith Conrad

Leslie Elizabeth Davis

Alicia D. Dillon

Cassandra Foret

Danielle Nicole Godin

Lanah Hobbs Hale

Alaina Leigh-Ting Heidebreicht

Haley Hogan

Christopher Michael Holden

Omicron Delta Kappa

Cumberland University Circle

Leadership and Scholarship Honor Society

Dr. Sheridan W. S. Henson, Sponsor

Graduating Members

Jacob Randall Hood

Emily Claire Hopkins

Abby Nicole Howard

Raeanne Elaine Jenkins

Luke Kristopher Lawson

Alexander Hackett Linville

Carissa Carrigan Lurie

Alexia Rae Malave

Maddox Marlin

Keith Scott McNamara

Christopher Trevor Napier

Emilin Mariana Olivares Rebollar

Jessica Marie Ortiz

Zachary M. Plese

Guiselle Marie Quiel de Scott

Tristin Hope Reeves

Nicole Olivia Rose

Order of Omega

National Greek Leadership Honor Society

Dr. Sheridan W. S. Henson, Sponsor

Graduating Members

Andrew Jefferson Bramble

Leslie Elizabeth Davis

Abby Nicole Howard

Kaden Reid Buck

Sarah Grace Conrad

Eleanor Russell

Kyrillos Saad

Daniel Scherf

Arsheen Shroff

Andrew Smith

Harris Morris Smith III

Chelsea Jean Sterne

Nathan Thomas

Alexandria Trull

Amé Azora Van Eijk

Mira G. Van Hooreweghe

Jessica Virginia Ware

Megan Emily Wilkinson

Laura Lynn Williams

Kathryn Carmen Wright

Alexander Hackett Linville

Topanga Scism

Phi Alpha Theta

Altpha Xi Tau Chapter

History Honors Society

Dr. Natalie Inman, Sponsor

Graduating Members

Ethan Joseph McCarter

Andrew Miller

Alexus Grace Turner

Kathryn Carmen Wright

Leslie Elizabeth Davis

Melanie Garcia

Estie Caroline Holman

Parker E. Arvin

Kayden Rein Buck

Gabriella Naomi Clapa

Audrey Alana Gordon

Mark Edward Hanshaw, Jr.

Alaina Leigh-Ting Heidebreicht

Ana Lopez

Gabriella Naomi Clapa

Allie Isabel Clark

Ana Cheree Gupton

Zoi Layna Harris

Alaina Leigh-Ting Heidebreicht

Emily Clair Hopkins

Abby Nicole Howard

Gabriella Clapa

Hannah Crouch

Mariam Davis

Philomathian Society

Dr. Sean McDaniel, Sponsor

Graduating Members

Carissa Carrigan Lurie

Maddox Marlin

Lily Beth McPeak

Pi Gamma Mu

Tennessee Lambda Chapter

Social Science Honor Society

Dr. Tara Mitchell Mielnik, Sponsor

Graduating Members

Carissa Carrigan Lurie

Ethan Joseph McCarter

Aurora Emery Merren

Andrew R. Miller

Ashnaley Taylor Mystal

Emilin Mariana Olivares

Tristin Hope Reeves

Psi Chi

Honor Society in Psychology

Dr. Chelsea Sterne, Sponsor

Graduating Members

Carissa Carrigan Lurie

Tara Mitchell Mielnik

Ashnaley Mystal

Emilin Mariana Olivares

Rebollar

Tristin Hope Reeves

Eleanor Russell

Sigma Tau Delta

Alpha Delta Mu Chapter

English Honor Society

Dr. Sara Hays, Sponsor

Graduating Members

Mia Harris

Maddox Marlin

Jessica Ortiz

Emilin Mariana Olivares

Rebollar

Megan Emily Wilkinson

Chelsea Jean Sterne

Lauren Margaret Stevison

Hallie Anne Teel

Alexus Grace Turner

Kathryn Carmen Wright

Morgan Lindsey Snead

Chelsea Jean Sterne

Lauren M. Stevison

Hallie Anne Teel

Alexandria Trull

Amé Azora Van Eijk

Tristin Reeves

Leonydes Matis

Hailey Alanna Bagsby

Abbey Renee Benson

Taylor Faith Bertotti

Ashley Elizabeth Cauthen

Julea Rose Cavazos

Starlette Cole

Makayla Madison Crook

Alicia Dawn Dillon

Sigma Theta Tau

Alpha Alpha Kappa Chapter

Nursing Honor Society

Dr. Beth Chatham, Sponsor

Graduating Members

Mayleigh Caroline Douglas

Courtni Taylor Hammers

Danielle Rae Hazen

Jennifer Gale Helm

Vernita Lynn Holmes

Laci Nicole Johnson

Marissa Delia Juarez

Kathleen Teresa Kearney

Sydni Rhea Lening

Rachel Elizabeth Norrod

Olivia Paige Ray

Sierra Guadalupe Rodriguez

Mason Frederick Smith

Liliana Vicente

Annitrice Young

2025-2026 UNIVERSITY AWARDS

Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award – Community Dr. Teresa Chasteen-Dunn & Lanny Dunn

Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award – Student...............................Maddox Marlin & Leslie Elizabeth Davis

Faculty Award of Excellence Eleanor Russell

President’s Award..............................................................................................Jackson Whitmore Bone

President’s Award for Teaching Excellence

Alumni Awards

Dr. Stuart E. Harris

Distinguished Alumni Award ........................................................................................ Dr. Joshua Sevier

Rising Phoenix Award

Jamie Fleming

Award of Excellence - Labry School of Science, Technology, and Business...................Heather Landers Award of Excellence - Oakley School of Humanities, Education, and the Arts Alice Dorothy Sullivan Award of Excellence - Rudy School of Nursing and Health Professions ..................... Michelle Zuercher

Posthumous Distinguished Alumni Award Max H. Goldschein

Athletic Awards

Lindsey Donnell Scholar-Athlete Award

Hazel Rae Konkel

President’s Award for Excellence in Athletics João Infante

Student Affairs Awards

Ms. Cumberland..............................................................................................................

Eleanor Russell

Mr. Cumberland Maddox Marlin

Most Outstanding Faculty Member ................................................................................Dr. Valerie King

Most Outstanding Staff Member Que’Asia Berry

Most Outstanding Support Staff Member......................................................................Jimmy Trammel

Holcomb Award Holly Gothard

Student Development Appreciation Award........................................... Aaron Bellar & Kallie Matthews

IMPACT Award Sigma Chi Fraternity

Distinguished Student Award ....................................................... Zackary Stroebert & Raeanne Jenkins

International Student Award (Undergraduate) Arne Sohmer

International Student Award (Graduate).......................................................Giovanna Dos Santos Sena

Multicultural Inclusion Award

Jully Maria Cure Garcia

Outstanding Intern Award...................................................................................................Ethan Garcia

Career Services Award João Infante

Excellence in Peer Tutoring ............................................................Hailey Hawthorne & Eleanor Russell

President Ambassador of the Year Maddox Marlin and Eleanor Russell

Residence Life

Resident Assistant of the Year...........................................................................................Grace Deckert

Residence Life Coordinator of the Year Hope Britt

Resident Assistant Distinguished Service Award ..................................................................Libby Knight

Greek Affairs

Greek Affairs President’s Cup

Kappa Sigma

P. Henry Meadows Award .............................................................Cameron Fuller of Alpha Omicron Pi

P. Henry Meadows Award Hakeme El-Amin of Omega Psi Phi

Greek Community Service Award........................................................................................Kappa Sigma

Greek Academic Award Alpha Sigma Tau

Greek Philanthropy Award

Kappa Sigma

Greek Athletics Award Omega Psi Phi

Greek Recruitment Award Alpha Omicron Pi

Greek New Member of the Year

Phoebe Benton of Alpha Sigma Tau

Greek Olympics Champions Omega Psi Phi

Charles Monty Pope Phoenix Rising Award

Chapter Leader of the Year

Phi Beta Sigma

Cameron Fuller of Alpha Omicron Pi

Chapter Leader of the Year ...............................................................Hakeme El-Amin of Omega Psi Phi

Greek Affairs Honorary Membership

Living Your Ritual Award

Erin Morris-Benson, The Art of Life

Alpha Omicron Pi – Danielle Dunaway

Alpha Sigma Tau – Phoebe Benton

Kappa Sigma – Brad Cullen

Phi Beta Sigma – Tylann Orr

Omega Psi Phi – Hakeme El-Amin

Sigma Chi – Maddox Marlin

Student Organizations

CU Spirit Award Estela Hurtado-Escoto Community Service Award Whitney Simpson & Wesley Fellowship

Best Campus Event Courtyard with the Greeks and Foam Dance Party

Best Community Event Faith Fest Event with BCM, FCA, Wesley, UCAT, and Student Life

Best New Event(s) ......................................................................................... Barn Dance and Color Run

Organization Award for Programming & Participation

Baptist Collegiate Ministry

Rising Phoenix Organization Award Investment Club

Edward A. Labry School of Science, Technology, and Business

Most Outstanding Performance Award Jackson Bone in Business Administration

Most Outstanding Performance Award in Accounting Leslie Elizabeth Davis

Jack E. Forrest Marketing Award Layla Leigh Young

Most Outstanding Performance in Management Jared Justin Maldonado

Most Outstanding Performance Award..........................Kailen Victoria Donoho & Brianna Nicole Sobo in Health Care Administration

Most Outstanding Performance Award..............................................................................Sarai Sanchez by a Freshman in Business Administration

Most Outstanding Award in Project Management.............................................................. Kierra White

William McShain Award Lucrezia Bandini

Most Outstanding Performance in Associate of Arts in Business Juan Jimenez

Wilbur “Pete” Peterson Most Promising Biologist Award Estie Holman

Danny Bryan Outstanding Student in General Biology Marlee Bailiff

Most Promising Performance in Biomedical Science Kyrillos Saad & David Tran

Most Outstanding Performance in Biochemistry Madeline Brillhart

Most Outstanding Performance in Chemistry Carlos Diaz Diaz

J.O. Baird Chemistry Award Joseph Parisi

Outstanding Calculus Student Harley Kaylen Ritter

Robert H. “Bobby” Nichols, Jr. ......................................................................................... Rachel Kellogg

Outstanding General Physics Student

Outstanding Information Technology Student.....................................................................João Infante

Pre-Professional Society Award Melanie Garcia

Most Outstanding Performance Award in MBA Ben Artime

Jeanette C. Rudy School of Nursing and Health Professions Awards

Jeanette C. Rudy Award in Nursing (December) Julea Cavazos

Jeanette C. Rudy Award in Nursing (May) Destiny Tapp

Leadership Award in Nursing (December) Alicia Dillon

Leadership Award in Nursing (May) ................................................................................. Abbey Benson

Outstanding Nursing Clinician Award (December) Courtni Hammers & Lea Rodgers

Outstanding Nursing Clinician Award (May) Cassidy Reed

Horizon Nursing Award (December) Destiny Tapp

Horizon Nursing Award (May) Galileo Zamora Roque

Achievement in Nursing (December) Audrey McClard & David Velazquez Chavez

Fay G. McRady Achievement in Nursing (May) Vernia Holmes & Mason Smith

Outstanding Achievement in Exercise and Sport Science (Undergraduate) Hannah Thornell

Outstanding Achievement in Exercise and Sport Science (Graduate) Bryleigh Yarbrough

Outstanding Student in Sport Management (Undergraduate) Caitlyn Bilham

Outstanding Student in Sport Management (Graduate) Syndey Herman

MSN Distinction Award for Excellence Halle Pavan

Outstanding Student in Athletic Training Hazel Konkel

Nathan Johnson Award for Professional Engagement Boston Follis and Ja’Maria Rutherford

Casey McGee Award for Clinical Excellence .....................................................................Brody Johnson

Excellence in Attitude, Demeanor, Engagement Joseph Moore

Millard and J.J. Oakley School of Humanities, Education, and the Arts Awards

Future Educator Award (Undergraduate) ......................................................................Megan Edwards

Future Educator Award (Graduate) Holly Gothard

Irvin F. Bass Excellence in Education Award........................................Karlie Jenkins & Marisa Heckman

Mary Argo McKee Award (Undergraduate) Theressa Anderson

Mary Argo McKee Award (Graduate)........................................................................... Denisse Edwards

Sam Finch Special Education Award (Undergraduate) Chloe Lemos

Sam Finch Special Education Award (Graduate).............................................................. Joshua Betcher

Future Leader Award

Haley Pitcock Douglass

Outstanding Secondary Educator Award (Undergraduate).............................................Skyla Hall-Black

Outstanding Secondary Educator Award (Graduate) Sean McConnell

Freshman Award in English ....................................................................................................Gabby Orsi

Research Award in English

Max Berkey Award in English ..............................................................................................................Maddox Marlin

Cale Young Rice Award for Poetry Leonydes Matis

Richard and Virginia Lawlor Award for Creative Non-Fiction .............................................Nataya Wade

William Bowen Campbell Award in American History

Andrew Miller

History Associates of Wilson County Award....................................................................Kathryn Wright

Cavett World History Award Tyler Mattone

James P. Dressler History Award ................................................................................ Makena Crumbley

Charlene Kozy Award in Criminal Justice Ruairi Behan & Lilliana Martinez-Franco

John W. Burgess Award in Political Science............................... Summer Gilbreath & Zackary Stroebert

Thomas H. Shriver Outstanding Senior Award in Criminal Justice

Terrence Harris

Carl Rogers Humanitarian Award in Psychology....................Emilin Olivares Rebollar & Gabriella Clapa

William James Psychological Sciences Award Eleanor Russell

Cumberland University Concert Band Award Kayla Whyte

Cumberland University Jazz Ensemble Award Madelyn Leyhew

Instrumentalist of the Year Award Freedom Nash

Vocal Performance Award Ally Barnett

Cumberland Chorale Award Christina Shandor

University Singers Award Alex Sain

Excellence in Theater Performance Award ........................................................................... Braden Bell

Excellence in Theatre Production Taylor Matson

Theatre Leadership Award Alex Sain

Award in Fine Art Sion Agee

Al Ashworth Award in Photography Emily Bell

Alice Hegan Rice Award for Fiction Ashley Wood

The Phoenix Award for Sociology & Social Awareness Ana Lopez, Liliana Martinez-Franco, and Emily Claire Hopkins

The NOVUS Outstanding Editor Award Leonydes Matis

The Mitchell Mielnik Award in Public History Alexis Tomlinson

Aaron S. Crawford Award for Research and Documentary Editing Kathryn Wright

Tommy P. Thompson Award in Criminal Justice Lily McPeak

Resurgam Award in Criminal Justice Fallon Polasek

ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNIVERSITY

Paul C. Stumb, IV, Ph.D. President

C. William McKee, Ed.D.. ............................................

Reggie R. Blair, M.S.

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Vice President for Enrollment Services

Mark E. Hanshaw, Ph.D., J.D......................................................Associate Provost and General Counsel

Ronald P. Pavan, M.A.

Vice President for Athletics and Vice President for Facilities and Services

David A. Runyan, M.B.A Chief Financial Officer

Courtney K. Wheeler-Biggs, J.D. ...........................................................Vice President for Advancement

James D. Shulman, J.D.

Dean, Labry School of Science, Technology, and Business

Jason S. Grindstaff, Ph.D..................................... Dean, Rudy School of Nursing and Health Professions

Jenny L. Mason, Ph.D.

Dean, Oakley School of Humanities, Education, and the Arts

Stephanie R. Davis, M.S.P. ............................................................................................Dean of Students

Virginia H. Bennett, M.B.A.

Joey A. Clark, M.ED

Laurie P. Dishman, Ph.D.

Stephen A. Giordano, M.S.P.

Sheridan W. S. Henson, Ed.D.

Executive Director of Advancement

Executive Director of Marketing and Communications

Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Executive Director of Housing and Services

Executive Director of Academic Support

Beatrice M. LaChance, M.B.A. ..........................................Executive Director Student Financial Services

Abby H. Pitts, Ed.D.

Executive Director of Student Support

William R. Richardson, M.S.P. M.B.A. ...........................Executive Director of Community Relations and External Affairs

Kari E. Smith, M.S.P. ..............................................................

Leslie L. Steele, M.S.P.

Mr. William Joseph Adams

Mr. Matthew Ashwood

Mr. Hal Bone*

Mr. Winstead P. Bone, III*

Dr. André Churchwell

Dr. Teresa Chasteen-Dunn

Ms. Cathy F. Gracey*

Mr. J. Roderick Heller, III

Executive Director of Enrollment Services

Executive Director, Office of the President

THE BOARD OF TRUST

Mr. J. Samuel Hatcher*, Chairman

Mr. Michael Moscardelli, Vice Chairman

Ms. Jessica Fain*, Secretary

Ms. Patricia Hunt

Mr. Jack D. “J.D.” Lowery

Mr. John McDearman

Mr. Robert L. McDonald

Ms. Cecelia Moore

Mr. Thomas P. Pate

Dr. C. Wright Pinson

Mr. Justin Pitt

Emeriti

Honorable Robert N. Clement

Mr. J. Randall Clemons*

*Cumberland Graduate

Chairman Emeritus

Dr. Edward L. Thackston

Mr. Rob E. Porter

Dr. G. Edward Powell, Jr.

Mr. Mark G. Riggins*

Dr. Heather Stafford*

Mr. Marc Suarez*

Mr. Bill L. Vallett

Mr. David A. Vise

Dr. Robert N. Vero

Honorable Albert A. Gore, Jr.

Honorable AC Wharton, Jr.

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Founded in 1842, Cumberland University holds a unique place in American history as one of the oldest liberal art universities in the South. Founded by leaders of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Cumberland established a Law school, the first in Tennessee west of the Appalachian Mountains, a school of Engineering, and a school of Theology during the mid-1800s.

Cumberland was impacted by The Civil War when University Hall was burned to the ground during Union occupancy. After the destruction, a student wrote across a ruined Corinthian column the Latin word Resurgam, which translates to “I will arise.” Thus, from the ashes, the mythical phoenix became Cumberland’s enduring symbol which inspires the university to rise, endure, prosper, and illuminate the world. In 1892, Cumberland moved to its present location.

In 1946, The Tennessee Baptist Convention assumed control of the University, ending a century of operation under the Presbyterian Church. In 1956, the Board of Trust secured an amendment to the Charter, changed the institution to a private, independent corporation, and reopened the College of Arts and Sciences as a two-year institution, known as Cumberland College of Tennessee.

The Board of Trust expanded the academic programs of the Junior College in 1982. This expansion returned Cumberland to a four-year, degree-granting institution known again as Cumberland University. Its alumni include 14 governors, more than 80 members of the United States Congress, two United States Supreme Court Justices, three United States Ambassadors, a United States Secretary of State, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, and founder of the United Nations.

Today, Cumberland continues to evolve to meet the needs of a diverse and expanding community while providing a transformational higher education experience through more than 100 fully accredited academic programs of study in three distinct schools.

Cumberland University draws on its enduring spirit of excellence to provide students from all backgrounds with a rounded education that is intensely personal, intellectually challenging, future focused and dedicated to preparing every individual for a meaningful career and fulfilling life.

The mission of Cumberland University is to provide a personalized, high-quality, value-based educational experience that equips learners to lead, serve, and excel in an ever-evolving world.

The University’s vision is to transform lives through the power of education.