Commencement | December 2014

DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT

WALTER SILLERS COLISEUM SATURDAY, DECEMBER THIRTEEN TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN AT TEN O’CLOCK

BOARD OF TRUSTEES INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

Aubrey Patterson, President............................................................................................... Meridian Alan Perry, Vice President ................................................................................................... Jackson Ed Blakeslee ........................................................................................................................ Gulfport Karen L. Cummins ........................................................................................................... Southaven Dr. Ford Dye .......................................................................................................................... Oxford Shane Hooper........................................................................................................................ Tupelo Bob Owens .......................................................................................................................... Jackson Hal Parker ............................................................................................................................... Bolton Christine Pickering ................................................................................................................... Biloxi Robin Robinson ...................................................................................................................... Laurel Dr. Douglas Rouse .........................................................................................................Hattiesburg C. D. Smith, Jr. ................................................................................................................... Meridian Hank M. Bounds, Ph.D. ....................................................................................................... Jackson Commissioner of Higher Education

PROGRAM

PROCESSIONAL (Audience will please stand)…………………………………………Pomp and Circumstance Dr. Kumiko Shimizu, Piano

THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER……………………………..………………………words by Francis Scott Key Sarah Green, Soprano Dr. Kumiko Shimizu, Accompanist and Associate Professor of Music

INTRODUCTIONS…………………………………………………..……................William N. LaForge, President

ADDRESS......................................................................................................................Dr. Mary Lenn Buchanan Professor Emeritus of Music

CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE………………………..……………..William N. LaForge, President

PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES……………………………..….William N. LaForge, President Charles A. McAdams, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs ASSISTED BY……..…………….…………..…....Dave Breaux, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Billy C. Moore, Dean, College of Business Leslie L. Griffin, Dean, College of Education and Human Sciences Lizabeth L. Carlson, Dean, Robert E. Smith School of Nursing Beverly M. Moon, Dean, Graduate and Continuing Studies and Research Wayne Blansett, Vice President for Student Affairs DEGREE CANDIDATE ORDER Doctor of Education Doctor of Nursing Practice Educational Specialist Master Degrees Honor Diploma Doyce Stallings Mitchell Honor Diploma Undergraduate Degrees

RECESSIONAL……………………………………………………………………………….…...Trumpet Voluntary Dr. Kumiko Shimizu, Piano

(Audience will remain in their seats until the recessional is complete)

Honorary Degree Honorary doctoral degrees have been a tradition in North American higher education for more than 300 years. These degrees are conferred honoris causa (“for the sake of honor�). An honorary degree serves to recognize both the grantee and the spirit of the granting institution.

Delta State University confers the honorary degree to individuals who have made significant and meritorious contributions to the university, higher education generally, or other areas of society.

Achievements can include, but are not limited to, outstanding creative and scholarly work, distinguished leadership or service, significant accomplishments, or exceptional philanthropic support.

William F. Winter The Honorable William F. Winter, a native of Grenada, graduated from the University of Mississippi with a Bachelor of Arts degree and received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law. He served as Editor-in-Chief of the Mississippi Law Journal.

Governor Winter has a long and distinguished legacy of service to Mississippi. He was elected as the 57th Governor of Mississippi, and he served in that capacity from 1980-1984. During his tenure, he was known for his strong support of public education, racial reconciliation, freedom of information, and historic preservation. Prior to being elected Governor, he served in numerous other official capacities, including Lieutenant Governor from 1972-1976, Mississippi State Treasurer from 1964-1968, Mississippi State Tax Collector from 1956-1964, and Representative in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1948-1956.

Governor Winter was a member of the United States Army from 1944-1946, and he served his country in both World War II and the Korean War. He went on to become a member of the Mississippi National Guard, and served until his retirement in 1958.

Throughout his career, Governor Winter has been recognized for his work on behalf of racial reconciliation. He was appointed by President Bill Clinton, in June 1997, as a member of the National Advisory Board on Race Relations. In 2008, he received the Profile in Courage Award, the nation's most prestigious honor for public servants, from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum for his work in advancing education and racial reconciliation.

Governor Winter has remained active in public life since retiring from politics. He has served on numerous boards and committees, including serving as president of the Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History as well as chair of the National Civic League, the Kettering Foundation, and the Foundation for the Mid-South.

Governor Winter resides in Jackson and practices law as special counsel in the Government Relations Practice Group of the law firm of Jones Walker. He is married to Elise Varner, and they have three daughters.

CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATE DEGREES DOCTOR OF EDUCATION DEGREE NAME

MAJOR FIELD

HOMETOWN

Lacey St Peter Fitts

Professional Studies

Ruleville

Perceptions versus Realities: Exploring Needs and Science Learning Outcomes in the Mississippi Delta Dissertation Chair: Dr. Alline Somlai Hooded by: Dr. Alline Somlai

Donna L. Koestler

Professional Studies

Lake Village, AR

Impact of Academic Appointment on Learning Guide Perceptions of Support Who Teach Undergraduate Nursing Students on a Dedicated Nursing Unit: A Roy Adaptation Model Perspective Dissertation Chair: Dr. Lizabeth Carlson Hooded by: Dr. Lizabeth Carlson

Carla Westberg Rogers

Professional Studies

Grenada

Exploring the Correlation Between Curriculum-Based Measurements in Reading and High-Stakes Assessment Scores Dissertation Chairs: Dr. Joe Garrison Dr. Franco Zengaro Hooded by: Dr. Joe Garrison

Melanie Suzanne Simpson

Professional Studies

Tuscaloosa, AL

Predicting Factors for Success of Master of Education in Counseling and Master of Business Administration Students at State-Supported Institutions in Mississippi Dissertation Chair: Dr. Paulette Meikle-Yaw Hooded by: Dr. Paulette Meikle-Yaw

Note: Latin honors based on Spring 2014 GPA * ** *** ∞ +

cum laude magna cum laude summa cum laude Honors Fellows Phi Kappa Phi

All cities in Mississippi unless otherwise indicated

1

DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE NAME

MAJOR FIELD

HOMETOWN

Bethany Bridges Edwards

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Raymond

Prescribing Behavior and Clinical Decision Making of Primary Care Providers Using the Mississippi Prescription Monitoring Program Scholarly Project Chair: Dr. Shelby Polk Hooded by: Dr. Shelby Polk

Sonya Deshea Goodin

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Madison

Effects of a Healthy Lifestyle Education Program on Nutrition Behaviors, Attitudes, and Knowledge and Physical Activity Behaviors of Fourth and Fifth Grade Students in an Inner-City School Scholarly Project Chair: Dr. Monica Jones Hooded by: Dr. Monica Jones

Nora Cecelia Gough-Davis

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Cleveland

Making Moves in the DELTA: The Effects of Implementing the WE CAN! Energize our Families Parent Program in an Elementary School Scholarly Project Chair: Dr. Monica Jones Hooded by: Dr. Monica Jones

Charles R. Jordan

Doctor of Nursing Practice

North Carrollton

Save a Foot, Save a Life: Implementation of an Evidenced-Based Diabetic Foot Prevention Education Program for Health Care Providers Scholarly Project Chair: Dr. Monica Jones Hooded by: Dr. Monica Jones

EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST DEGREE NAME

MAJOR FIELD

HOMETOWN

Casey Harlow Andrews

Elementary Education

Cleveland

Erica Denise Boyd

Educational Admin & Supervision

Indianola

2

Shiquita M. Brown

Educational Admin & Supervision

Greenville

Ebone Brown Brownlee

Educational Admin & Supervision

Indianola

Velta L. Campbell

Educational Admin & Supervision

Greenville

Kimberly D. Chambers

Educational Admin & Supervision

Guntown

Cathy Louise Coleman-Dancer

Elementary Education

Cleveland

Roshawnda Lanae Dennies

Elementary Education

Cleveland

Hayward A. Farish, Jr

Educational Admin & Supervision

Oxford

Felicia Deneise Flanaghan

Educational Admin & Supervision

Greenville

Ashley Mahalitc Frazier

Counseling

Greenville

Donna Smith Frizell

Educational Admin & Supervision

Belzoni

Nakita J. Goins

Educational Admin & Supervision

Cleveland

Amy Christine Gore

Elementary Education

Duncan

Cedric T. Graham

Educational Admin & Supervision

Jackson

Doris Ann Hall

Educational Admin & Supervision

Shelby

Peggi Ann Hardy

Educational Admin & Supervision

Diamondhead

Tiffany Cavalda Hayes

Counseling

Clarksdale

Tabatha D'Wanda Kenney

Counseling

Ridgeland

Deidra N. Lang

Elementary Education

Jackson

Sheronda Bell Lee

Elementary Education

Winstonville

Karissa Marshall

Counseling

Michelle D. Mathews

Elementary Education

Cary

Valerie McGee

Elementary Education

Renova

Beulah

3

Kelsey Blair McKennon

Elementary Education

Cleveland

Dominique LaShay Miller

Educational Admin & Supervision

Heather Breana Norton

Counseling

Clinton

Rochland S. Porter

Counseling

Wesson

Ashley N. Robinson

Elementary Education

Mound Bayou

Yolanda Sherie Ross

Elementary Education

Cleveland

Hailey Alicia Humphreys Rush

Educational Admin & Supervision

Saltillo

Robert Charles Smart, Jr

Educational Admin & Supervision

Cleveland

Edryce Thompson

Educational Admin & Supervision

Jackson

Taylor Wheatley Walden

Counseling

Madison

Kimberly Sharlea Wilson

Counseling

Southaven

Grenada

MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING DEGREE NAME

MAJOR FIELD

HOMETOWN

Austin Boyce Baker

Teaching

Mooreville

Mark Philip Burgos

Teaching

Boyle

Emmie Strain Daugherty

Teaching

Greenwood

Chandra D. Jennings

Teaching

Indianola

Hannah Johnson

Teaching

Houston

Patrick Cale Johnson

Teaching

Senatobia

Aimee Brandon Manning

Teaching

Cleveland

Brooke G. Nunley

Teaching

Iuka 4

Leigh Whitney Rice

Teaching

Lake Village, AR

MASTER OF EDUCATION DEGREE NAME

MAJOR FIELD

HOMETOWN

Hope Anne Adams

Secondary Education

Rebekah Jo Arant

Elementary Education

Lakeisha Kwashai Bass

Counseling

Shalonda Nikita Billingsley

Special Education

Belzoni

Sheree Vynshay Boclear

Special Education

Grenada

Brittany Bounds

Elementary Education

John L. Campbell

Secondary Education

Stephanie L. Clark

Elementary Education

New Albany

Kristin Rachelle Dees

Elementary Education

Norman, OK

Chiquaisha K. Done

Counseling

Ember LaRee Foster

Elementary Education

Jackson

Mary Elizabeth Hanni

Elementary Education

Greenfield, WI

Jasmine J. Harris

Special Education

Coffeeville

Laterior R. Harris

Elementary Education

Jonestown

Sarah Danielle Irvin

Counseling

Ackerman

Renee Latrice Jackson

Elementary Education

Cleveland

Petrice Jones

Elementary Education

Columbus

Zyneisha Kendreil Lee

Special Education

Greenville

Greenville Greenwood Cleveland

Clinton Cleveland

Clarksdale

5

Madison

Veronica Nicole Love

Elementary Education

Donna A. McDougal

Counseling

Adrian Spidle McHan

Elementary Education

Andrea Nichelle McMath

Counseling

Duck Hill

Idella Lakisha McNeal

Counseling

Indianola

Anna Marie Melton

Elementary Education

Arlena F. Moore

Counseling

Shelby

Katherine Elizabeth Pannell

Elementary Education

Tupelo

Debra L. Payne

Counseling

Marquita Lavette Phillips

Special Education

Ridgeland

Calandra Larissa Porter

Special Education

Oxford

Kabresha Dikembe Powell

Elementary Education

Clarksdale

Madison Roberts Simpson

Counseling

Yazoo City

Jaquandra D. Sprouse

Special Education

Arcola

William Emile Swindol

Special Education

Cleveland

Carlos Thompson

Educational Admin & Supervision

Greenville

Kathryn Elizabeth Walker

Elementary Education

Red Lion, PA

Jennifer P. West

Elementary Education

Senatobia

Melanie Arnessa Williams

Counseling

Clarksdale

Monica Rae Williams

Elementary Education

Lyon

Robin York

Elementary Education

Itta Bena

Clarksdale Daphne, AL

Drew

Lambert

6

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SPORT & HUMAN PERFORMANCE DEGREE NAME

MAJOR FIELD

HOMETOWN

Jordan R. Chovanec

Sport & Human Performance

Jonathan Fletcher

Sport and Human Performance

Cleveland

Keitarus Terell Johnson

Sport & Human Performance

Glen Allan

Robert Lee McClung

Sport & Human Performance

Itta Bena

Jordan Michael Moore

Sport & Human Performance

Calhoun City

Veronica Leshaun Walker

Sport & Human Performance

Indianola

Jesse Peaster Ward

Sport & Human Performance

Louisville

Robert Lee Williams, Jr

Sport & Human Performance

Greenville

Inez, TX

MASTER OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE NAME

MAJOR FIELD

HOMETOWN

Claire Eileen Brown

Geospatial Information Technology

Weaverville, NC

Richard J. Calkins

Geospatial Information Technology

Fort Myers, FL

Conrad Joseph Conterno

Geospatial Information Technology

Portland, OR

Jason Quedell Corbitt

Geospatial Information Technology

Cleveland

Jared Joseph DeLora

Geospatial Information Technology

Provo, UT

Michael Lee Francis

Geospatial Information Technology

Leland

Megan Hicks

Geospatial Information Technology

Columbia, PA

Kurtis Kettler

Geospatial Information Technology

Coralville, IA

Jackie Wayne Lofton, Jr

Geospatial Information Technology

Cleveland

7

Ryan Howard Poe

Geospatial Information Technology

Boyle

Adrien Roth

Geospatial Information Technology

Lone Tree, CO

Thomas Gerard Wilson, Jr

Geospatial Information Technology

New Braunfels, TX

MASTER OF ARTS IN LIBERAL STUDIES DEGREE NAME

MAJOR FIELD

HOMETOWN

John Honey

Liberal Studies

Yorba Linda, CA

Kevin Lyle Tharp

Liberal Studies

Cleveland

Afton Fawn Ussery

Liberal Studies

Rolling Fork

Lisa A. Watkins

Liberal Studies

Greenville

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEGREE NAME

MAJOR FIELD

HOMETOWN

Justin Lee Chandler

Community Development

Water Valley

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NATURAL SCIENCES DEGREE

+

NAME

MAJOR FIELD

HOMETOWN

Doneisha Monique Coleman

Natural Sciences

Mound Bayou

Darrin Lee Hardesty

Natural Sciences

Cleveland

Marsha Ann Lewis

Natural Sciences

Greenville

Sara Elizabeth Little

Natural Sciences

Cleveland

8

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SOCIAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY DEGREE NAME

MAJOR FIELD

HOMETOWN

Jessie Terrell Ballard

Social Justice & Criminology

Greenville

Michael David Veals

Social Justice & Criminology

Walls

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE NAME

MAJOR FIELD

HOMETOWN

Sandy Adams

Business Administration

Elizabeth City, NC

Phillips Ola Ayokunle

Business Administration

Cleveland

Carolyn M. Barefield

Business Administration

Clarksdale

William R. Brown

Business Administration

Meridian

Terenice A. Cary

Business Administration

Sidon

Jerrick La'Quincy Cheeks

Business Administration

Greenwood

Scott Christensen

Business Administration

Greenville

John Morgan Cole

Business Administration

Walls

April Shawonda Crayton

Business Administration

Cleveland

Marquise Durell Dobson

Business Administration

Jackson

Ashley N. Ervin

Business Administration

Greenville

Brittney Eubanks

Business Administration

Vicksburg

Jamie S. Fairlee

Business Administration

Sumner

Tony Foster

Business Administration

Ridgeland

Wilnessa Ann Foster

Business Administration

Cleveland

9

Michael A. Gaul

Business Administration

Vicksburg

Keonna Javon Goethie

Business Administration

Cleveland

Dwana Renae Golliday

Business Administration

New Albany

Sabrina Gray

Business Administration

Jackson

Ashanti K. Greenwood

Business Administration

McComb

Mozel Douglas Griffin, II

Business Administration

Arlington, TN

Richard Chadwick Hampton

Business Administration

Saraland, AL

Jenna M. Harris

Business Administration

Senatobia

Jamie M. Hudson

Business Administration

Goodman

Carmen A. Jude

Business Administration

Clarksdale

Amber E. Kelly

Business Administration

Belzoni

Robert Osby Martin, Jr

Business Administration

Clarksdale

Alexander Barrington Maxwell

Business Administration

Corunna, Ontario

LaShawn Denise McKinley

Business Administration

Greenville

Rhonda Lynn Mitchell

Business Administration

Grenada

Le'Rona Denice Myers

Business Administration

Cleveland

Sakinah T. Parker

Business Administration

Greenville

Megan Johanna Parks

Business Administration

Belzoni

Richard Chad Posey

Business Administration

Grosskrotzenburg, Germany

Trenton Marvin Posey

Business Administration

Meridian

James G. Ragan

Business Administration

Cleveland

Demeco Q. Ricks

Business Administration

Hollandale

10

Neftali Rios

Business Administration

Dublin

Haven Marie Roach

Business Administration

Cleveland

Kelsey Anastacia Roach

Business Administration

Douglasville, GA

Audrey Usery Saia

Business Administration

Cleveland

Wendolyn Sheree' Stevens

Business Administration

Clarksdale

Ivory M. Stuckey

Business Administration

Jackson

Bridgette Marie Taylor

Business Administration

Shaw

Ronnie Tyrone Walker

Business Administration

Vicksburg

Lisa Nicho Washington

Business Administration

Clarksdale

Sharon Lynnette Williams

Business Administration

Rosedale

MASTER OF COMMERCIAL AVIATION DEGREE NAME

MAJOR FIELD

HOMETOWN

Brandon H. Brandt

Commercial Aviation

Springville, UT

Kevin Lee Brown

Commercial Aviation

Broseley, MO

Daniel Quinton Hill

Commercial Aviation

Ridgeland

Justin Joseph Hopman

Commercial Aviation

Titusville, FL

Brad Crismon Kitchen

Commercial Aviation

Kingwood, TX

Monica M. Lopez

Commercial Aviation

Brooklyn, NY

William Woodrow Mason, II

Commercial Aviation

Felton, DE

Travis Michael Orgeron

Commercial Aviation

Sorrento, LA

Robert L. Petty

Commercial Aviation

Thomasville, GA

11

Andrew James Rast

Commercial Aviation

Puyallup, WA

Nathan Scott Redfield

Commercial Aviation

Boyce, LA

Samuel Todd Reed

Commercial Aviation

Lumberton, NJ

Brandy Suzonne Shaw

Commercial Aviation

Solomon, KS

Colby Jordan Smith

Commercial Aviation

Seabrook, NH

MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANCY DEGREE NAME

MAJOR FIELD

HOMETOWN

Allison N. Hood

Accounting

Gore Springs

Michael Kwenin

Accounting

Clarksdale

Bagya Lakshmi Ramaswamy

Accounting

Cleveland

Demeco Q. Ricks

Accounting

Hollandale

CANDIDATES FOR UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE NAME

MAJOR FIELD

12

HOMETOWN

Morrissa Sherece Collins

Political Science

Mound Bayou

Michael Quin-Tereance Fair

Political Science

Mound Bayou

Bruce McCaleb Holder

History

Cleveland

Catherine Jane Kirk

Journalism

Greenville

Katherine Marie Shaman

History

Washington, DC

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREE

** ** +

NAME

MAJOR FIELD

HOMETOWN

Michael Esequiel Cruz

Art

Marengo, IL

Vincent Corvette Hayes

Art

Clarksdale

Aaron Wesley Newcomb

Art

Carlyle, IL

Bianca L. Nolden

Art

Cleveland

Mary C. Pell

Art

Water Valley

Jason H. Poole

Art

Boyle

William Luke Powell

Art

Greenville

Frank William Trantham

Art

Amory

Chase Taylor Tubbs

Art

Amory

BACHELOR OF MUSIC IN EDUCATION DEGREE NAME * Sarah E. Green

MAJOR FIELD

HOMETOWN

Music Education

13

Vicksburg

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE

* *** +

NAME

MAJOR FIELD

HOMETOWN

Aeriel Armstrong

Social Science

Walthena L. Bruce

Biology

Indianola

Kristy M. Burns

Mathematics

Cleveland

Starlett Dominque Cannady

Biology

Kondwani Darkarai Coleman

Social Science

Courtney S. Davis

Biology

Boyle

Ashley DyEisha Goodlett

Biology

Edwards

Clay Tucker Harrison

Environmental Science

Arielle Marie Maffitt

Biology

Southaven

Candace Casey Mason

Biology

Mound Bayou

Danielle N. Olmi

Chemistry

Kenneth Collin Patterson

Environmental Science

Antreshia Gwanaye Russell

Biology

Shelby

Rebecca L. Simpson

Biology

Indianola

Kimla Mason Smith

Speech and Hearing Science

Traci Michelle Tarver

Biology

Boyle

David Hastings Triplett

Biology

Germantown, TN

Porscha R. Tunstall

Social Science

Byhalia

Lorri Rena Williams

Biology

Leland

Princess Gabrielle Williams

Biology

Schlater

Blue Springs

Charleston Merigold

Tunica

Greenville

14

Water Valley

Greenville

Teresa Yvetta Williams

Social Science

Greenville

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION DEGREE

** +

NAME

MAJOR FIELD

HOMETOWN

Matthew Lee Cannon

Social Science Education

Rienzi

Matthew William DeFillips

Social Science Education

Cleveland

Howard Savage

Social Science Education

Grenada

Darius Caleb Smith

Social Science Education

Clinton

Joshua L. Smith

Social Science Education

Leland

Christopher DeWayne Thomas

Social Science Education

Cleveland

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY STUDIES

*** ∞ +

*** *** +

NAME

MAJOR FIELD

HOMETOWN

Jesse Holden Mansfield

Entertainment Industry Studies

Hattiesburg

Jonathon Andrew Smith

Entertainment Industry Studies

Enterprise

James David Still

Entertainment Industry Studies

Senatobia

Susan Harrison Downs Wood

Entertainment Industry Studies

Huntsville, AL

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES NAME

MAJOR FIELD

HOMETOWN

Sara K. Brewer

Interdisciplinary Studies

Clarksdale

Ashley Dionne Chism

Interdisciplinary Studies

Grenada

15

* + ∞

John Charles Dorrough

Interdisciplinary Studies

Ruleville

John Lowrey Hamblin

Interdisciplinary Studies

Southaven

Dana Latrice Jones

Interdisciplinary Studies

Cleveland

Jay Cameron Lloyd

Interdisciplinary Studies

Southaven

Barbara Story McKnight

Interdisciplinary Studies

Cleveland

Gerald R. Milton

Interdisciplinary Studies

Bogalusa, LA

Erika D. Pomerlee

Interdisciplinary Studies

Indianola

Ericka B. Robinson

Interdisciplinary Studies

Clinton

Rodericka O. Robinson

Interdisciplinary Studies

Shaw

Raven R. Thomas

Interdisciplinary Studies

Indianola

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SOCIAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY DEGREE NAME

MAJOR FIELD

HOMETOWN

Chad Neco Jones

Social Justice & Criminology

Jackson

Alesha Renae Jordan

Social Justice & Criminology

Hollandale

Dylan Charles Mangum

Social Justice & Criminology

Mendenhall

Christopher M. Myer

Social Justice & Criminology

Kosciusko

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK DEGREE NAME

MAJOR FIELD

HOMETOWN

Joy Richardson Harris

Social Work

Greenville

Latina V. Morris

Social Work

Southaven 16

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE

**

*

NAME

MAJOR FIELD

HOMETOWN

William Spence Abraham

General Business Admin

Cleveland

Davis Alford, Jr.

Management

Cleveland

Noori Mulchand Bartolome

Marketing

Greenville

Jamiya A. Boddie

General Business Administration

Cleveland

Amber Victoria Brasier

General Business/Ins & Real Estate

Indianola

Robert Walker Brown

General Business Administration

Tylar L. Bush

Management

Leland

Chelesa N. Carter

Finance

Leland

Alex Lea Case

General Business Administration

Jose Daniel Ceja

Accounting

Cleveland

Thomas Tyler Clay

General Business Administration

Yazoo City

Thomas Lee Courtney, IV

Management

Cleveland

Clement Depreeuw

General Business Administration

Lisa Collier Fisher

Management

Douglas Blake Gordon

Accounting

Avon

Lyndsey Rianne Goss

General Business Administration

Boyle

Caleb Gregory Haley

Insurance and Real Estate

Clarksdale

Lydia Payan Haley

Management

Greenville

Boyle

Brookhaven

Mondeville, France Clarksdale

17

*

***

***

Michael C. Haynes

General Business Administration

Yazoo City

Robert Elliot Hendrix

Management

Cleveland

Willie De'Andre Hogan

Accounting

Dante J. Holley

Management

Auburn, AL

David Scott Wilson Ingram

Management

Cleveland

Anthony Jones

General Business Administration

Sharon Marie Krugler

Management

Willard Brandon McCaleb

Accounting

Oxford

Patrick Knox McPherson

General Business Administration

Tupelo

Joel Cary Moor, Jr

General Business Administration

Indianola

James J. Moore

Accounting

Diamond Symone Olds

General Business Administration

Greenville

Steven Patrick Peeples

General Business Administration

Yazoo City

William Edward Reynolds

Insurance and Real Estate

Charleston

Letez L. Roby

Computer Information Systems

Cleveland

Ryan Dion Smith

Finance

Cleveland

Rona Lynnette Strong

General Business Administration

Indianola

Samantha Regan Tackett

Management

Ruthie Box Taylor

General Business Administration

Markus Lavone Thomas

Management

Cleveland

Tobias Tombers

Management

Cleveland

Jon Andrew W. Westerfield

Computer Information Systems

Merigold

Alligator

Greenwood Cleveland

Marks

Greenville

18

Grenada

Eric Darius White

Management

Baton Rouge, LA

Ashton S. Williams

General Business Administration

Holcomb

Kassie Paul Williamson

General Business Administration

Grenada

Haley Brooke Windham

Marketing

Oxford

BACHELOR OF COMMERCIAL AVIATION DEGREE

**

NAME

MAJOR FIELD

HOMETOWN

Stephen Donte' Barksdale

Aviation Management

Garrett Reid Gee

Flight Operations

Austin S. Jenkins

Aviation Management

Laura Elizabeth Morgan

Flight Operations

Trent Patrick Spencer

Aviation Management

Covington, LA

Clinton L. Wallace

Aviation Management

Pearl

Southaven Boyle Philadelphia Blue Mountain

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE NAME

MAJOR FIELD

HOMETOWN

Barbara Ann Beckham

Psychology

Inverness

Logan Cheyenne Callow

Psychology

Merigold

Symone Marshae Cobbs

Psychology

Indianola

Vonnae R. Simmons

Psychology

Vicksburg

19

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE

**

**

**

NAME

MAJOR FIELD

Taylor Rae Addison

Family & Consumer Sciences

Gulfport

Eleanor Steele Aldridge

Family & Consumer Sciences

Hernando

Noori Mulchand Bartolome

Family & Consumer Sciences

Greenville

Jocelyn D. Bays

Health, PE & Recreation

Clarksdale

Jared Michael Bond

Health, PE & Recreation

Denham Springs, LA

Brant Andrew Botill, II

Health, PE & Recreation

Corcoran, CA

Ursula Dakota Burnett

Family & Consumer Sciences

Madison

Mary Katherine Busching

Family & Consumer Sciences

Oxford

Gwen Butler

Family & Consumer Sciences

Cleveland

Terdell Lamar Causey

Health, PE & Recreation

Cleveland

Stanecia Kashannon Curtis

Family & Consumer Sciences

Coffeeville

Kacey Hope Floyd

Family & Consumer Sciences

Itta Bena

Maurice Andretti Funderburg

Family & Consumer Sciences

Greenwood

Rachel Lea Gammill

Family & Consumer Sciences

Philadelphia

Delicsa Diana Green

Family & Consumer Sciences

Hollandale

Joel Robert Head

Health, PE & Recreation

Dubbo, Australia

Brittney Nicolette Holmes

Health, PE & Recreation

Cleveland

Richard D. Howell, III

Health, PE & Recreation

Southaven

Kristin Alyce Johnson

Family & Consumer Sciences

Florence

Marissa Anne Juenger

Family & Consumer Sciences

Columbia, IL

20

HOMETOWN

* +

**

* +

*

William H. Kent

Health, PE & Recreation

Greenwood

William Brent Langston

Health, PE & Recreation

Southaven

Sarah Rene Loper

Family & Consumer Sciences

Cleveland

Kathryn Layne Morgan

Family & Consumer Sciences

Shreveport, LA

Dorothy M. Morris

Family & Consumer Sciences

Cleveland

Heidi K. Nichols

Health, PE & Recreation

Cleveland

Travis Elliott Northern

Health, PE & Recreation

Springfield

Sammuel Ramen Partee

Family & Consumer Sciences

Clarksdale

Erin Kaylee Rochelle

Health, PE & Recreation

Canton

Robert Scot Stine

Health, PE & Recreation

Olive Branch

Lekia Shunta Sutton

Family & Consumer Sciences

Leah Bethany Thompson

Health, PE & Recreation

Boyle

Michael Chad Williams

Family & Consumer Sciences

Shaw

Jasmine Barbresha Williamson

Family & Consumer Sciences

Camden

Kayla B. Wilson

Health, PE & Recreation

Pace

Horn Lake

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION DEGREE

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NAME

MAJOR FIELD

HOMETOWN

Brianna Day Battistelli

Elementary Education

Cleveland

Taylor N. Berry

Elementary Education

Brandon

Chelsea Leann Campbell

Elementary Education

Holly Springs

Ann Shelby Davis

Elementary Education

Wesson

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*

*

Claire Michelle Fortenberry

Elementary Education

Brandon

Elizabeth Mary Frye

Elementary Education

Mt. Vernon, IN

Lisa M. Hemphill

Elementary Education

Brandon

Artidra Janee Hubbard

Elementary Education

Clarksdale

Katina Hunter

Elementary Education

Clinton

Mallory Whatley May

Elementary Education

Yazoo City

Shelby Lynn McGuffee

Elementary Education

Flowood

Morgan Nicole McPhail

Elementary Education

Brandon

Jalysa Janel Merrill

Elementary Education

Greenville

Stacey Maria Moncrief

Elementary Education

Byhalia

Kristin Kadedre' Myles

Elementary Education

Marks

Jennifer Tillman Nichols

Elementary Education

Pearl

Elizabeth Marie Partain

Elementary Education

Clarksdale

Aubree Elaine Ray

Health, PE & Recreation

Horn Lake

Lynn Smith

Elementary Education

Raleigh

Claire Marie Thames

Elementary Education

Magee

Brittany Lee Thompson

Elementary Education

Jackson

Ana M. Vance

Elementary Education

Florence

Holly Marie Wells

Elementary Education

Grenada

Lasonya Michelle Wilson

Elementary Education

Clarksdale

Mary Arlene Wilson

Elementary Education

Pope

Kourtney Danielle Winters

Elementary Education

Moorhead

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Holly Ann Yoakum

Elementary Education

Richland

SCHOOL OF NURSING BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

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NAME

MAJOR FIELD

HOMETOWN

Molly K. Barlow

Nursing

Madison

Jamie C. Barrett

Nursing

Cleveland

William N. Blood

Nursing

Southaven

Anne Howard Cobb

Nursing

Greenwood

Jessica Nicole Davis

Nursing

Glen Allan

Michelle Elizabeth Delahoussaye

Nursing

Cleveland

Benjamin M. Duncan

Nursing

Philadelphia

Mary Lucretia Hodges

Nursing

Cleveland

Ariel Danielle Jordan

Nursing

Grenada

Amanda Dawn King

Nursing

Hernando

Taylor Carraway Knight

Nursing

Cleveland

Alyse Cathryn Malavasi

Nursing

Hernando

Kimberly Marie Patterson

Nursing

Pelahatchie

Kameisha Y. Richardson

Nursing

Charleston

Graham B. Rone

Nursing

Oxford

Kotero Appolonia Russell

Nursing

Drew

Elyse Cleora Thomas

Nursing

Cleveland

23

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Rashemia L. Washington

Nursing

Greenville

John Christopher Williams

Nursing

Winona

24

BANNERS

Each banner is comprised of six colors corresponding to the school colors and the academic disciplines located within each College of the University: Education—Light Blue, Business—Drab, Arts and Sciences—White, Nursing—Apricot, and Graduate Studies—Gold. The banner of each college is bordered on its sides by the color assigned to its discipline by academia, but, in keeping with the unity of the Delta State community, all six colors can be found on each banner. The university exists because of the integral relationships between each college, thus each college is represented by color in each banner.

College of Arts and Sciences The quill pen denotes the obvious association of literature and art but also serves as a valuable symbol for the role of history, biological and social research, and music composition within this college. The five bold lines denote an unfinished composition but one that higher education can complete. Organic and geometric shapes are transferable symbols which link the arts and sciences.

The College of Arts and Sciences banner was donated by the William N. LaForge family in memory of Dr. William F. LaForge, the first Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences.

College of Business The key is symbolic of unlocking the door of knowledge to the world. The light of knowledge passes through the keyhole with the world at its center. The grid lines are associated with columns, charts, flight grids, and matrix patterns, comprising the many aspects of this globally-oriented college.

The College of Business banner was donated by Mr. and Mrs. John P. Quon in memory of John C. Gibson and John Yurkow, Jr., for their outstanding contributions to the College.

College of Education & Human Sciences The philosophy of learning is the foundation from which all knowledge grows. Thus, in the College of Education banner, philosophical quotations serve as the foundation for the tree of knowledge. A ray of sunlight symbolizes educational enlightenment while an opening is left for future learning.

The College of Education& Human Sciences banner was donated by the College of Education Administrative Council in honor of the faculty and staff of the College of Education & Human Sciences.

School of Nursing As the universal symbol for the discipline of Nursing, the Nightingale lamp is used prominently in the foreground, surrounded by the abstracted numbers of 1977, the year the School of Nursing was founded on the Delta State University campus. The light of learning shines brightly from the lamp, lighting the way for the compassion and caring of these graduates.

The School of Nursing banner was donated by Joshua, Zachary, and Adam Hilpert in honor of their mother, Patricia L. Hilpert, and her outstanding service as a Registered Nurse.

Graduate and Continuing Studies and Library Services The pedestal denotes taking learning to a higher level while the sweeping band suggests a pathway to the future. Often associated with the great philosophers, the laurel leaf is used to signify triumph and humanity as well as matriculation and lifelong learning. The book of learning sits atop the pedestal displaying the philosophical principles serving as the foundation of education.

The Graduate and Continuing Studies banner was donated by Viking Range Corporation in memory of Ada Mitchell, who was responsible for Viking’s commitment to the education of its employees.

Banners designed and made by Mary Catherine Koehler, Adjunct Instructor in Art.

SIGNIFICANCE OF ACADEMIC REGALIA FOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

Since the Middle Ages, a time-honored tradition of great dignity has been the wearing of academic apparel, which was a survival of still earlier civilian fashions. The academic gown, necessary for a scholar’s warmth, and the hood to protect his tonsured head were apparently first regularly adopted in the thirteenth century at the University of Cambridge (1284). The University of Oxford was soon to follow. The custom was transplanted to this country in colonial times by King’s College in New York, now Columbia University.

In 1895 American universities and colleges decided to standardize their academic styles and developed the intercollegiate code of academic costume, following primarily the Cambridge tradition. The characteristic elements of academic regalia are three: gown, cap, and hood.

The gown is usually of black material (serge or worsted for bachelors, the same or silk for masters, and silk for doctors). The doctors’ dress gowns of the chief British universities are scarlet. Bachelors’ gowns have pointed sleeves; masters’ have long, closed sleeves, with lunettes at the bottom and slits at the elbows from which the arms protrude; and doctors’ have wide, round, open sleeves. Doctors’ gowns are faced with panels of velvet down the front and three bars of velvet across each sleeve.

The cap, the square mortar-board in American universities but a round, soft, flat, velvet hat in British, Canadian, and some European universities, bears a tassel that may be black for all ranks and degrees or may be of gold thread for doctors and the color of the degree for bachelors and masters only. The doctors’ cap may be of velvet.

The hood, worn around the neck so as to hang down the back, is the principal emblem of the nature and source of the degree and may be worn only after the degree has been granted. Bachelors’ hoods are three feet long; masters’ are three and one-half feet; and doctors’ hoods have wide panels at the sides. The color edging the hood defines the nature of the degree while the lining of silk bears the colors of the institution that granted the degree.

The degree colors are appropriate to the category of the degree rather than to the scholar’s major subject. For example, the appropriate color for degrees in Arts and Letters (B.A., M.A., B.Litt.) is white; in Commerce, drab; in Education, light blue; in Engineering, orange; in Fine Arts, brown; in Humanities, crimson; in Laws, purple; in Library Science, lemon; in Medicine, green; in Music, pink; in Pharmacy, olive; in Philosophy (Ph.D.), dark blue; in Physical Education, sage; in Science, golden yellow; in Theology, scarlet. These colors are used for the edging of all hoods and may be used for the velvet facing and sleeve bars of doctors’ gowns and for the tassels on bachelors’ and masters’ caps.

The institutional colors with which the hoods are lined indicate the university or college granting the degree. Among those hoods you will see worn by Delta State’s faculty are those from Alabama, crimson and white; Arkansas, red and white; Central Missouri, red, white, and black; Columbia, light blue with white chevron; Duke, royal blue with white chevron; Emory, navy blue and gold; Florida, orange and blue; Indiana, crimson with white chevron; Louisiana State, purple with old gold; Michigan, maize and light blue; Mississippi, red with blue chevron; Mississippi State, maroon and white; Missouri, old gold and black; Southern Mississippi, gold and black; Tennessee, white with orange chevron; Texas, white above orange; Tulane, green and white; and Virginia, navy blue with orange.

The colors of Delta State University are green and white, adopted in the fall of 1925, the first quarter after opening, by the faculty and administration on the recommendation of an eight-member committee, including local residents William P. Moses and Doyle Garrett.

Faculty Marshals:

Student Marshals:

Debra Allen Lacey Blessitt Eckward McKnight David Jay Hebert

Corrie Dalrymple Mary Jones Ronnie Mayers

Banner Bearers: Janie Magee - Arts & Sciences Ashley Soliz - Business Jonathan Westfall - Education & Human Sciences Heather Wilkey - Nursing Michael Mounce - Library Services

Interpreter: Billie Mays