ETSU Commencement Program Spring 2023

Commencement

The Platform Party

Dr. Brian Noland, President

Dr. Kimberly D. McCorkle, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academics

Dr. Kate Beatty, 2022 Distinguished Faculty Award in Research (10 a.m. Mace Bearer)

Ms. Ashley Sergiadis, 2022 Distinguished Faculty Award for Service

(2:30 p.m. Mace Bearer)

Mrs. Brenda Mock Brown, Head Coach, ETSU Women’s Basketball

(10 a.m. Commencement Speaker)

Dr. Dennis Depew, Dean Emeritus, ETSU College of Business and Technology

(2:30 p.m. Commencement Speaker)

Dr. Keith Johnson, Vice President for Equity and Inclusion

Dr. Joe Sherlin, Vice President for Student Life and Enrollment

Dr. Nick Hagemeier, Vice Provost for Research and Chief Research Officer

Dr. Thomas N. Donohoe, University Registrar

Mr. David P. Atkins, Dean, University Libraries

Board of Trustees

Dr. Linda Latimer, Chair

Mr. Charles Allen, Jr.

Lt. Allen Archer, Student Trustee

President’s Cabinet

Dr. Brian Noland, President

Ms. Janet Ayers

Mr. Steve DeCarlo

Dr. Joseph Bidwell, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. David Linville, Associate Vice President for Clinical Affairs and Senior Associate Dean, Quillen College of Medicine

Dr. Debbie Byrd, Dean, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy

Dr. Leann Horsley, Dean, College of Nursing

Dr. Christopher Keller, Dean, Honors College

Dr. Sharon James McGee, Dean, College of Graduate and Continuing Studies

Dr. Tony Pittarese, Dean, College of Business and Technology

Dr. Janna Scarborough, Dean, Clemmer College

Dr. A. Lynn Williams, Interim Dean, College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences

Dr. Randy Wykoff, Dean, College of Public Health

Dr. Ginette Blackhart, Faculty Senate President

Mr. Mason Mosier, Student Government Association President

Dr. Virginia Foley, Faculty Trustee

Ms. Dorothy Grisham

Lt. Gov. (Ret.) Ron Ramsey

Ms. Melissa Steagall-Jones

Dr. Kimberly D. McCorkle, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academics

Dr. William Block, Vice President for Clinical Affairs and Dean, Quillen College of Medicine

Dr. Mark Fulks, University Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer

Ms. Christina A. Graham, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President for Business and Finance

Dr. Adam Green, Chief of Staff

Dr. Nick Hagemeier, Vice Provost for Research and Chief Research Officer

Dr. Mike Hoff, Vice Provost for Decision Support and University Chief Planning Officer

Dr. Keith Johnson, Vice President for Equity and Inclusion

Dr. Karen King, Chief Information Officer for Information Technology Services

Ms. Pam Ritter, Vice President for Advancement

Mr. Jeremy Ross, Chief Operating Officer

Dr. Joe Sherlin, Vice President for Student Life and Enrollment

Ms. Jessica Vodden, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer

The Program for Commencement

East Tennessee State University

Saturday, May Sixth, Two Thousand Twenty-Three Ballad Health Athletic Center

*Platform Party Processional ........................................................ Liam Horne, Bagpiper

*The Star-Spangled Banner ................................................................ Francis Scott Key ETSU Bluegrass Pride Band

Presiding Dr. Kimberly D. McCorkle Provost and Senior Vice President for Academics, East Tennessee State University

Message on Behalf of the Board of Trustees .............................................. Dr. Linda Latimer Chair, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University

Student Government Association Remarks ............................................... Mr. Mason Mosier President, Student Government Association

Introduction of Commencement Speaker .................................................. Dr. Brian Noland President, East Tennessee State University

Commencement Speaker (10 a.m.)

Mrs. Brenda Mock Brown Head Coach, ETSU Women’s Basketball

Commencement Speaker (2:30 p.m.) ..................................................... Dr. Dennis Depew

Dean Emeritus, ETSU College of Business and Technology

Light of a Clear Blue Morning ..................................................... ETSU Bluegrass Pride Band

Recognitions and President’s Remarks ..............................................

Degree Candidate Host

President Brian Noland

Dr. Thomas N. Donohoe University Registrar, East Tennessee State University

Presentation of Candidates .......................................................

Dr. Kimberly D. McCorkle

Conferring of Degrees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Brian Noland

Presentation of candidates and conferring of degrees will be in order by college and then by degree type (Doctoral, Master’s, Baccalaureate).

Closing Remarks ....................................................................

President Brian Noland

*Alma Mater ETSU Bluegrass Pride Band

*Platform Party Recessional Liam Horne, Bagpiper

The audience is requested to remain in their seats until the platform party exits the Ballad Health Athletic Center. Guests are not allowed to come forward to take pictures during the ceremony.

* Audience Standing

Dr. Brian Noland

President East Tennessee State University

Dear Class of 2023,

In the blink of an eye, Commencement has arrived. Today represents a milestone moment in your life as you, your faculty, your family, and your friends join together to celebrate the culmination of your hard work and dedication over the past several years. This event also marks the beginning of a new journey in your life – a journey that no matter where it takes you, whether it is into the workforce or continuing your education, will be enhanced by your experiences at ETSU.

On this day, I encourage you to take a moment to reflect upon the journey that led you to the Commencement stage. Your hard work and persistence paved the way for you to achieve this dream. Undoubtedly, your journey also has been enhanced through the support and encouragement of someone close to you: your family members, your classmates, and your loved ones, many of whom are seated in the audience today to celebrate your success. Please remember today to say “thank you” for their ongoing support as you begin this new chapter in your life.

I also encourage you to show your gratitude to the faculty and staff who have stood with you throughout this journey. The ETSU community is so proud of your accomplishments, and we cannot wait to see the many things you will accomplish. I hope you will stay engaged with your alma mater and the National Alumni Association. Also, we invite you to return to campus to take in a performance at the Martin Center for the Arts, cheer for the Bucs at an athletics event, attend Homecoming, or simply walk through our beautiful grounds. This campus will always be a place you can call home.

You have achieved the dream of a college degree. Share that dream with others and talk with them about the importance of higher education. It is through the power of higher education that we can make the greatest difference in the world.

Congratulations on this outstanding accomplishment. Godspeed and go Bucs!

Brian Noland

Mrs. Brenda Mock Brown

Head Coach

ETSU Women’s Basketball

Mrs. Brenda Mock Brown was named head coach of the ETSU women’s basketball program on August 8, 2022. Mock is the 10th head coach in program history. Prior to taking the reins at ETSU, she led the UNC Asheville women’s basketball program from 2012-20.

She completed her first season at ETSU in 2022-23 and wasted no time making an impact with a 25-10 overall record. For her efforts, she was voted by her peers as the 2022-23 Southern Conference Coach of the Year.

Mock’s first season at ETSU was nothing short of historic. She led ETSU to the largest turnaround in NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball in 2022-23, taking the program from a 6-22 record last season to a 25-10 record this season. The improvement is the seventh-best turnaround in NCAA women’s basketball history. Mock is the only coach in NCAA women’s basketball history to guide two programs to 15 or more games improved from season to season, also doing so at UNC Asheville in 2015-16. Her first season at the helm brought much more than a turnaround. Under her watch, ETSU set new school records for wins in a season with 25 and the most non-conference wins in a season with 13, won the program’s first postseason game since 1995 with two wins in the Women’s Basketball Invitational, and achieved the team’s first College Insider Top 25 Mid-Major ranking since 2010. The Bucs were either ranked or receiving votes for 10 straight weeks and were ranked for three of those.

In Mock’s first year, ETSU also set school records for made three-pointers in a single season (228), best margin of victory (69), fewest points allowed in a game (26), fewest points combined (75), and single-game three-pointers (16).

The Bucs accomplished all of this in Mock’s first season while succeeding in the classroom with a 3.39 GPA as a team.

Mock has 19 years of coaching experience, holding assistant coaching positions at Florida, Charlotte, Jacksonville, and Georgia Tech before becoming a head coach. While at UNC Asheville, she earned Big South Coach of the Year honors following the 2015-16 season and was named Division I Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year by HERO Sports. Mock played collegiately at Wake Forest University, where she earned a bachelor of arts in history and sociology in 2000 and a master’s of education in education in 2001. During a coaching sabbatical in 2022, she earned a graduate certificate in biblical studies from Liberty University.

Dr. Dennis Depew

Dean Emeritus ETSU College of Business and Technology

Dr. Dennis Depew’s family history is deeply rooted in East Tennessee and the Appalachian Highlands. After graduating from Elizabethton High School in 1968, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served in Hotel Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines in Vietnam.

He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from East Tennessee State University and a Doctor of Philosophy from Purdue University. From 1985-1999, he served as Professor, department head, and Assistant Dean of the graduate school at Purdue University.

From 1999-2002, he served as Dean of the College of Applied Sciences at Western Carolina University. During his time at Western, the college successfully launched several new academic programs, including the current academic programs in engineering.

In 2002, he returned to Purdue to serve as Dean of the College of Technology. During his tenure as Dean, the college experienced significant growth in graduate education and research funding. In 2011, he was awarded the title of Dean Emeritus and returned to his faculty appointment. In the fall of 2011, he served as a Fulbright Scholar at the Dublin Institute of Technology in Dublin, Ireland. During his 26-year career at Purdue, he was recognized with several teaching awards, including the James G. Dwyer Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award and being included in the “Purdue Book of Great Teachers.”

In 2014, he was provided the opportunity to return to his beloved ETSU as Dean of the College of Business and Technology and Professor of Engineering and Engineering Technology. Returning to his mountain roots and serving where it all began many years ago has been a blessing. He served as Dean until 2021.

As a retired faculty member and Dean Emeritus at ETSU, he continues to teach in the Engineering and Technology Department part time. His teaching interests are engineering economy, technology and society, and technical communications.

He has also served as a senior member of the American Society for Quality, ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education), and Epsilon Pi Tau Honorary Society. During his tenure as Dean, he was an active member of AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business).

Dr. Depew is married to Donna Kay Polk Depew. The Depews are proud parents of three daughters (Amy, Elizabeth, and Kimberly) and enjoy spending time with their eight grandchildren. They reside in Johnson City and are active members of Central Baptist Church.

1911 Society Honorees

East Tennessee State University is proud to announce the members of the 1911 Society, which honors the university’s most notable graduates from undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. Commemorating the year this institution was established, the 1911 Society recognizes students who have distinguished themselves among all graduates for academic excellence, service, and leadership. Members of the Class of 2023 who are being inducted into the 1911 Society are:

Dr. Rhiannon Dunn Clemmer College

Piper Floyd College of Business and Technology

Samuel Alejandro Garcia Olmos College of Arts and Sciences

Katelyn Haun College of Business and Technology

Jeremiah Heyward Clemmer College

Sadie King College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences

Dr. Jarred Millard Quillen College of Medicine

Mason Mosier College of Arts and Sciences

Paulina Ramirez College of Arts and Sciences

Jessica Rodriguez-Potter College of Arts and Sciences

William (Billy) Thompson College of Public Health

Graduating Students Receiving Army Commissions

Eleven cadets in the Army ROTC Program at East Tennessee State University took the oath of office during a special ceremony and were commissioned as second lieutenants. The new officers will serve in various branches upon graduation from ETSU.

Aurelia D. Ballantine, Second Lieutenant, United States Army, Active Duty, Medical Service Corps

Corbin T. Bumgarner, Second Lieutenant, United States Army, Infantry, Active Duty

* Carson Z. Frizzell, Second Lieutenant, United States Army, Armor, Active Duty

William R. Heck, Second Lieutenant, United States Army, Quartermaster Corps, Active Duty

** Connor J. Norton, Second Lieutenant, United States Army, Infantry, Active Duty

** David B. Palmer, Second Lieutenant, United States Army, Aviation, Active Duty

* designates Distinguished Military Graduate

Parker H. Palmer, Second Lieutenant, United States Army, Infantry, Active Duty

Colin A. Russell, Second Lieutenant, United States Army, Corps of Engineers, Active Duty

Connor R. Ruzek, Second Lieutenant, United States Army, Infantry, Active Duty

** Jonathon T. Samples, Second Lieutenant, United States Army, Infantry, Active Duty

Kerry J. Wood, Second Lieutenant, United States Army, Corps of Engineers, Active Duty

** designates Distinguished Military Graduate and top 10% across the nation

Commencement Participants

Mace Bearers

Dr. Kate Beatty, 2022 Distinguished Faculty Award in Research (10 a.m. Mace Bearer)

Ms. Ashley Sergiadis, 2022 Distinguished Faculty Award for Service (2:30 p.m. Mace Bearer)

Banner Cadets

CDT/LT Zackary Browning

CDT/LT Kenton Rowe

CDT/CPL Tyler Schlesinger

CDT/CPL Emmanuelle G. Schwarzen

Bearers of University Banners

College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Thomas Jones

College of Business and Technology

Dr. James Livingston

College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences

Dr. Chaya Guntupalli

College of Graduate and Continuing Studies

Dr. Leslie McCallister (10 a.m.)

Dr. Virginia P. Foley (2:30 p.m.)

Clemmer College

Dr. Jamie Price

College of Nursing

Mrs. Amber Arsenault

College of Public Health

Dr. Taylor Dula

Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy

Dr. John Bossaer

Honors College

Ms. Meaghan Heimbach (10 a.m.)

Dr. Carson Medley (2:30 p.m.)

University Libraries

Mr. Jonathan R. Wilson (10 a.m.)

Mr. Travis S. Clamon (2:30 p.m.)

ETSU National Alumni Association

Ms. Pauline Douglas (10 a.m.)

Ms. Carolina Davis (2:30 p.m.)

ETSU Bluegrass Pride Band

Dan Boner, Program Director – fiddle/vocals

Lydia Hamby – mandolin/vocals

Will Hart – guitar/vocals

Gabriel Hebert – banjo

Steven Ivey – fiddle

Will Potts – bass

Announcement of Candidates

Chad Barrett

ETSU Radio Station Director, WETS-FM

The Honored Class of 1973

Susan R. Abbott

Ann Todd Abel

James J. Abrams

Charles C. Adams

Ervin G. Adams

Rebecca Little Adams

Sharon Proffitt Adams

Maureen A. Adamson*

Gary R. Addison*

Larry J. Addison

Mahdi S. Al-Abed

Sandra Dowell Al-Khaja

Doris Pennington

Allen

Joseph P. Allen

Judy Bradshaw Allen

Agnes D. Alley*

Owen S. Allgood

Martha K. Allman*

John J. Alt, Jr.

John R. Alvis*

Larry W. Ambrose

Anita A. Amburgey

Glenn K. Anders

Linda L. Andersen*

Jimmie D. Anderson

Joan Cable Anderson

Lee D. Anderson

Ronald R. Anderson

Sandra M. Andrews

Ila Fewins Archer*

William R. Archer

Ann Baise Armbrister

Robert W. Armbrister

Beverly H. Armentrout

Opie K. Armentrout, Jr.*

Paul E. Armstrong*

Paulette Armstrong

Michael W. Arnett

Jimmy Y. Arnold

Stephen H. Arnold*

Thomas W. Ashley

J. Doug Atkins

Melody E. Atkinson

Lawrence E. Ault*

Lawrence A. Austin

Mary Swartz Austin

Stephen E. Austin

Ramona Woods Aycock

Stephen R. Ayers

Jerry A. Ayres

Deborah Huff Bacon

Lisa L. Bacon

Carol Stroud Bagwell

Benjamin C. Bailey

Buford T. Bailey*

Paul D. Bailey

Robert S. Bailey

Charles E. Bain

John P. Bakelaar

Charles B. Baker

Cynthia Beavers Baker

Gary L. Baker

James P. Baker

Patricia B. Baker*

Houman E. Bakhtiari

Darrell G. Baldwin

Ashley W. Ball

Johnny T. Ball*

Edna Coffman Ballard*

Michael L. Banner

Jane Cranwell Barbe

Richard D. Barbe

Billy J. Barbour

Helen L. Barker

Donald C. Barnes

Jessee C. Barnes, Jr.

Robert B. Barnes

Virginia Baker Barnes

Mary Hamilton Barnett

Nancy C. Barnett

Peggy Flynn Barnett

Riley Barnett

Ernie W. Barrett

Hoyett L. Barrow, Jr.

Gary F. Bartolacci

Stuart I. Barudin

Ronald C. Barwick

Kay Yancey Bates

Martha A. Bates

David L. Baucom*

Terry D. Baucom

Phyllis W. Baxter

Randy L. Bays

Cassandra C. Beach

Karl E. Bean*

Jack P. Beard

Richard W. Beasley*

Debra M. Becker*

Neil P. Beckerman

James H. Beeler, Jr.

Paul R. Begley

John H. Belcher

Dinah Bradford Bell

Larry J. Bell

Dennis S. Bellamy

Martha Carter Bellamy*

Carl H. Bennett

William D. Bennett

Rebecca Fawver

Benson

Doug Benton, Jr.

Archie D. Berry

Roy W. Berryman

2023 ETSU Alumni Association Golden Fifties Inductees

Carolyn J. Best

Melody Hawkins Bettis*

Rhonda Smith Bettis

William B. Biddle, Jr.*

Dorothy G. Biggar

Joy Bryant Billings

Jennifer G. Birchfield

Mary A. Bird

Lanny C. Bise

Bobby K. Bishop

Creg S. Bishop

Patsy B. Bishop

Don H. Bivins

James E. Black, Jr.

Linda Veio Black

David B. Blackwell

Twyla Price Blair

Walter H. Blair

Diana Smith Blalock

Dennis W. Blankenbeckler

Gwendolyn C. Blankenship

Joseph M. Blankenship

Rosemary Brookman Blaustein

Barbara P. Blevins

Bobby W. Blevins

Claude A. Blevins, Jr.

Deborah Shipley

Blevins

James K. Blevins

John S. Blevins, Jr.

Randall T. Blevins

Barbara C. Bloomfield*

Delbert L. Boggs III

Byron S. Bolejack II

Brenda G. Boling

Charles H. Boling, Jr.

Chuck Bolton

Bette Elderkin Bolus*

Elizabeth S. Bolus

Ban S. Bong

Ronnie L. Booher

Brenda M. Bordwine

John N. Boronkay, Jr.

George H. Bosko

Jerry W. Boswell

Margaret L. Boswell

Larry E. Bowers

Marilyn R. Bowers

Sara L. Bowers

Sharon Payne Bowers

Alan L. Bowery

Beverly Gibson Bowland*

Clara D. Bowlin*

Gladwyn G. Bowlin

Jimmie C. Bowling*

Larry D. Bowling

Sheila T. Bowman

Steven A. Bowman

Nancy K. Boyd

Billy W. Brabson

Ahn Bowman Bradley

Henry B. Bradley

James W. Bradley, III

Mary E. Bradley

Alan B. Bradshaw

Kenneth D. Bradshaw

Patricia E. Bramer*

Anthony L. Brashear

Carol P. Bray*

James B. Breeding

Keith A. Breeding

Roger L. Breeding

Diane C. Brewer*

Thomas M. Brewer

Joyce Weston Brickey

Michael K. Brickey

Nancy Murphy Brickey

Vivian Fraysier Brickey*

Gary A. Bridgeman

Rebecca S. Bright

Kenneth L. Brighton

Kenneth D. Bristol

Becky Britton

James R. Broadfoot, Jr.*

Walter J. Broadwell, Jr.

Janie Cawthon Brock

Milford Brock, Jr.

John P. Brockman*

Thomas R. Broderick

Patsy Ford Brooks

Walter B. Brookshire*

Margaret W. Broome*

Debra Vest Brown

Earl T. Brown

Elizabeth Bruce Brown

Elizabeth B. Brown

John R. Brown

Nancy S. Brown

Penelope Black Brown

Randy C. Brown

Thomas J. Brown

Margaret Hilber

Broyles

Robert A. Bruce

Ronald L. Bruffey

Joseph H. Bryant*

Ann Buchanan Buchanan

Frank R. Buchanan

Joellyn L. Buchanan

John P. Buchanan

Rebecca Buchanan

Thomas C. Buchanan

John R. Bucher

Claude C. Buckles, III

Wilma Curtis Buckner

Jackie G. Bullard, Jr.

Lawrence E. Burdick

Guy R. Burgess, Jr.*

Randolph C. Burgess*

Thomas R. Burgess

Clifford L. Burgner

Patricia A. Burke

Teresa J. Burke

Gary D. Burleson

Nancy B. Burley

Cheryl S. Burnett

Harold E. Burnette

Amy Waddell Burns

Willie B. Bush, Jr.

Johanna Lane Bushey*

Carolyn S. Byrd

Cheryl F. Byrd

James H. Byrd

Kenneth W. Byrd

Larry G. Byrd

James M. Cadmus

Anna Font Cagle*

Phyllis L. Cairnes

Jerry W. Callahan*

Larry K. Calloway

Sammy J. Cameron

Veronica P. Camp

David A. Campbell

Leola N. Campbell

Jerome A. Cannon*

Linda M. Cantwell

Mildred E. Carder*

Judith Burdick Bre Carey

Michael G. Carle

Christine Carlson Carlson

Dorothy Cline

Carmack

Phillip L. Carpenter

Betty H. Carrico

Ann M. Carrier

Michael J. Carrier

Audrey Elkins Carroll

Janice L. Carruth

Josephine C. Carson*

Linda Ogle Carson

Linda Kelley Carson

Barbara R. Carter*

Claire S. Carter

David L. Carter

Georgia Parris Carter*

Lucia Merrell Carter

Rita Wallace Carter

Lester W. Carver

Patricia G Carver

Donald S. Case

Jane Crumley Case*

Mark A. Case

DiAnn Brown Casteel

Mary Sikes Cate

Donald E. Cato

Walter P. Catron

Martha E. Caudill

Marie Tator Cavallaro

Carolyn W. Cerrito*

Louise C. Chamberlain*

William R. Chambers

Geraldine S. Champion

Teresa K. Chandler

Mary Keys Chappelear

Elwood W. Chappell, Jr.

John N. Chappell*

Warren H. Charlton*

Vatanit Charoenpitaks

Randall B. Chase

Wayne L. Chilcote*

Emory R. Childress

Barbara Mullins Chitwood

Shirley J. Christian*

Bill W. Church

Cynthia Williams Church

Zada G. Church

Bobby L. Claborn

Betty S. Clark*

Caroline Shoun Clark

David C. Clark

Ethel Clark Clark

Robert P. Clark

Virginia B. Clark

William H. Clark, Jr.

William J. Clark

William L. Clark

Larry A. Clarke

Kathy Sharber Classen

Carleen K. Claybaker

Gregory S. Claypool

Hobart W. Clements, Jr.*

Larry L. Clements

Michael L. Click

Patricia C. Clifton

Jim Cline

Stephen L. Cloninger

Janice C. Cloud

Sharon Duncan Clubb

Pamela Jennings Cobham

Nicholas A. Cobun

Andrea B. Coffey

Candidates for Degrees

cum laude

magna cum laude

summa cum laude

Because the commencement program must be prepared in advance, this list of candidates is tentative. Certification of graduation must come from the Registrar of the university.

Academic Regalia and Honors - See descriptions on pages 47-50. + Access ETSU Completer

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Dean: Dr. Joseph Bidwell

Master’s Degrees

Bernard Abakah

Chemistry

Thesis: “Non-Destructive Imaging of Phytosulfokine Trafficking in Plants Using Fiber-Optic Fluorescence Microscopy”

Chair: Dr. Robert Standaert

Oluwadare Adebayo Adewale

History

Victoria Konadu Amoako

Brand and Media Strategy

Thesis: “Message Framing for COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake: A Content Analysis of CDC Facebook Communication”

Chair: Dr. Susan Waters

Brad Douglas Beddow

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Abigail Louise Borthwick

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Charles Perry Bruce

Geosciences

Thesis: “First Skulls of Arctomeles dimolodontus (Mustelidae: Melinae) from the Gray Fossil Site (Early Pliocene, TN) Reveal Extreme Intraspecific Variation”

Chair: Dr. Steven Wallace

Matthew Wilson Bushell Geosciences

Thesis: “New Reports of Smilodon and Panthera from North American Cave Sites with Reviews of Taxonomy, Biogeography, and History”

Chair: Dr. Blaine Schubert

Aaron Teye Caesar Chemistry

Thesis: “Spin Trapping Behavior of Some Selected Melatonin Derivatives for Hydroxyl Radicals: A Computational Study”

Chair: Dr. Scott Kirkby

Matthew Ryan Curry

English

Thesis: “Bibliotherapy: A Literary and Linguistic Analysis of Literature”

Chair: Dr. Joshua Reid

Gabriel David Allan Davis

English

Thesis: “Mankind Is Machine: A Monstrous Posthuman Reading of Philip K. Dick’s Selected Works”

Chair: Dr. Scott Honeycutt

Summer Nicole Dean

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Odri Dedolli

Brand and Media Strategy

Thesis: “Big Ballers, Bigger Budgets: An Exploration of College Athletes and University Media Revenues”

Chair: Dr. Robert Dunn

Alexis Rene Doutrich History

Matthew Caleb Gladin

Mathematical Sciences

Thesis: “Eneström-Kakeya Type Results for Complex and Quaternionic Polynomials”

Chair: Dr. Robert Gardner

Tyrese Mykeil Grant Sociology

Maurice Jimill Harris

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Shawn Joseph Haugrud

Geosciences

Thesis: “Identifying Taphonomic Distribution Patterns at the Gray Fossil Site”

Chair: Dr. Steven Wallace

Joseph Tyler Headrick Biology

Thesis: “Inhibiting Survival of Salmonella During Desiccation Through the Use of Naturally Occurring Signals”

Chair: Dr. Erik Petersen

Jacob Michael Brian Higgs

Brand and Media Strategy

Thesis: “T. Hanks for Nostalgia: The Power of Tom Hanks and Film Branding”

Chair: Dr. Mildred Perreault

Molly Rachel Holdway

English

Thesis: “The Hysterical Woman: An Analysis of Trauma in Gothic Women’s Literature and Modern Horror Film”

Chair: Dr. Chelsea Wessels

Michael Shawn Hooker

Biology

Thesis: “The Stringent Response in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Influences the Phenotypes Controlled by the Gac/Rsm System”

Chair: Dr. Bert Lampson

James C. Howard, IV

Communication & Storytelling Studies

Clayton Douglas Huff

History

Thesis: “Japanese Canadians in World War II: Neglected Historiography”

Chair: Dr. Henry Antkiewicz

Ajibola Olaoluwa Ilesanmi

Biology

Thesis: “Comparative Characteristics of Integrin αDβ2 Binding to Native Fibrinogen and Fibrinogen Modified by DHA Oxidation During Inflammation”

Chair: Dr. Valentin Yakubenko

Vianna Opal Isbister

Communication & Storytelling Studies

Thesis: “Polyamory – The Multiple Complexities of Multiple Partners”

Chair: Dr. Andrew Herrmann

Kaleb L. Jenkins

History

Kelletria Shamena Jolly

Communication & Storytelling Studies

Kaleigh Rainn Kemp

Brand and Media Strategy

Janet Akoth Kireta

Mathemathical Sciences

Thesis: “Unsupervised Dimension Reduction Techniques for Lung Diagnosis using Radiomics”

Chair: Dr. Mostafa Zahed

Jennifer Lynn Lauer

Mathematical Sciences

Thesis: “Enhancing STEM Education for East Tennessee in a Post-COVID World”

Chair: Dr. Anant Godbole

Robert Mark Linam

Geosciences

Thesis: “Geophysical, Archaeological, and Geospatial Investigations at Presidio Los Adaes, 18th Century Capital of Spanish Texas”

Chair: Dr. Eileen Ernenwein

Tanner Austin Linkous

English

Thesis: “‘It’s Alive!’ The Birth and Afterlife of the Gothic Genre”

Chair: Dr. Judith Slagle

Claire Marie Liszka

English

Thesis: “Consuming the World: Poetic Appetite, Memory, and Identity in Li-Young Lee’s Food Poems”

Chair: Dr. Scott Honeycutt

Richard Harold Lloyd, III

History

Thesis: “Foundation of Empire in the Tudor Era: Further Explorations of the Northeast and Northwest Passages”

Chair: Dr. John Rankin

Diamond Columbia Meadows

Psychology

Thesis: “Preference for AbstinenceBased Recovery and Public Stigma Toward Substance Use Disorders”

Chair: Dr. Kelly Moore

Cynthia Katherine Millhorn

Communication & Storytelling Studies

Logan Dean Mink

Brand and Media Strategy

Emma Beaty Moore

Biology

Thesis: Co-Flowering Community Effects and the Contribution of Pollen Quantity and Quality Limitation to the Reproductive Success of Four Clarkia Species

Chair: Dr. Gerardo Arceo-Gomez

Abdulafiz Omobolanle Musa

Biology

Thesis: “Cyclic-di-GMP Regulates Salmonella Typhimurium Infection of Epithelial Cells and Macrophages”

Chair: Dr. Erik Petersen

Emily Nicole Napier

Communication & Storytelling Studies

Thesis: “Student Relational Maintenance with Instructors: Scale Development and Validation”

Chair: Dr. Christine Anzur

Abraham Bear Neis-Eldridge

Sociology

Nurudeen Oladipupo Ogundare History

Olalekan Peter Ogunmefun

Mathematical Sciences

Thesis: “Roots of Quaternionic Polynomials and Automorphisms of Roots”

Chair: Dr. Rodney Keaton

Obinwanne Gabriel Okeke

English

Olusegun Oladimeji Olatunji History

Thesis: “Powerful and Powerless: Reconfiguring the Agency and Supremacy of Women in Selected Festivals in the Yoruba Town of Isaga Orile, 1900-1958”

Chair: Dr. Constanze Weise

Omobolaji Fatimoh Olawuyi Geosciences

Thesis: “Assessing a Pandemic: Spatiotemporal Analysis of COVID-19 in Tennessee School-Age Children”

Chair: Dr. Ingrid Luffman

Heather Lynn Osborne

Sociology

Thesis: “Cultural Lag Does Not Exist: An Exposition and Critical Evaluation of W. F. Ogburn’s Hypothesis”

Chair: Dr. Paul Kamolnick

Briar Zealand Pierce Geosciences

Thesis: “Extracting Topography from Historic Topographic Maps using GIS-Based Deep Learning”

Chair: Dr. Eileen Ernenwein

Jake Anthony Regan

Biology

Thesis: “Neuronal or Intestinal Knockdown of C. elegans NADK-1 Decreases Oxygen Consumption and Reactive Oxygen Species”

Chair: Dr. Patrick Bradshaw

Adyson Makenzie Ross

English

Thesis: “Tell the Bees that Transcendentalism is Lost: The Search for the Lost Transcendental Space in the Bee Poetry of Emily Dickinson and Sylvia Plath”

Chair: Dr. David Jones

Matthew T. Rossetti

Brand and Media Strategy

Thesis: “Brand-Funded Documentary Films and Climate Change: An Aristotelian Rhetorical Analysis”

Chair: Dr. Stokes Piercy

Laura Ann Schroeder

Studio Art

Thesis: “Witness, Revival, Testimony”

Chair: Patricia Mink

Colleen Catherine Sharkey

Brand and Media Strategy

Thesis: “Understanding the Persuasive Attributes of Twitch Advertisements: A Study on the Effects of Current Advertisements and Sponsorships”

Chair: Dr. Robert Dunn

Casadie Grace Smith

Communication & Storytelling Studies

Thesis: “’[My Mom] is Just as Scared as I Am’: The Impact of Overturning Roe v. Wade on Mother-Daughter Reproductive Conversations”

Chair: Dr. Christine Anzur

Chelsie Cicely Grace Snipes

Biology

Thesis: “Vibroacoustic Response of the Tympanic Membrane to HyoidBorne Sound Generated During Echolocation in Bats”

Chair: Dr. Richard Carter

Kynah Barton Walston

Psychology

Thesis: “The Reinforcement Enhancing Effects of Delta-9Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in Male and Female Rats”

Chair: Dr. Matthew Palmatier

Kenneth Tyler Wick

English

Thesis: “Führer and Father in Flux: Fascism and Desire in the Works of George Saunders, Don DeLillo, and David Foster Wallace”

Chair: Dr. Mark Baumgartner

Todd Justus Wiley

Public Administration

Monika Cecilia June Williams

Public Administration

Allison Noelle Winters

Brand and Media Strategy

Abdelhadi Zaoui

Mathematical Sciences

Thesis: “The p-Adic Numbers and Conic Sections”

Chair: Dr. Rodney Keaton

Baccalaureate Degrees

Morgan Elizabeth-Gayle Adams Psychology

Cristal Ahmed Psychology

Justin Ross Cole Alexander Bluegrass, Old Time, & Roots Music Studies

Harper Jo Biggs Almen Psychology

Ahmed Almesallmy Biology

 Baylee Armstrong

Psychology

 Madison E. Arnold

Communication Studies

 Adam Raji Badawi

Chemistry

 Makayla Elizabeth Marie Baines

Art

Amber Cheyanne Baker

Psychology

Madison L. Baldwin

Criminal Justice & Criminology

 Aurelia Daniela Ballantine

Psychology

 Austin C. Barrett

Music

Malinda Dana Barton

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Gabriel Haston Bass

Chemistry

Rebecca Annaliese Beets

Media and Communication

Macayla Nicole Benfield

Psychology

 Abbey Noelle Bentley

Media and Communication

Garrett Reid Best

Biology

Ruby Grace Bickerton

Media and Communication

 Eliza Sarah Cass Billings

Biology

 Mickela Kasey Billings

Psychology

Kelsea Danielle-Rose Birchfield

Music

James F. Bishop

Criminal Justice & Criminology

 Cassidy Mae Blackwell

English

Blake Harrison Blevins

Biology

Santricia K. Boima

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Joshua Michael Boone

Media and Communication

Allyson Ruth Boram

Media and Communication

Noah Adam Bowen

Biology

 Chase Anthony Bowery

History

 Chandler Thomas Bowman

Media and Communication

 Thomas Dylan Boyer

Psychology

Rachel Elizabeth Brantley

Political Science

Psychology

Nicholas Ray Bristol

Political Science

 Abigail Lynn Britz

Psychology

 Nicholas Robert Limbaugh

Brock

Mathematics

Sierra Graciela Brown

Biology

 Chad D. Broyles

History

 Micheal Dale Bumgarner, Jr.

Art

Tylor Ray Burchfield

Psychology

Yarima Michelle Burgos

International Affairs

 Garrett H. Burns

Geosciences

 Nicholas Wilson Bushell

Biology

 Brooke Alexandria Buttrum

Media and Communication

Emily Ann Buttry

Psychology

Justin Lane Campbell

Anthropology

 Olivia Christine Campbell

Foreign Languages

 Rachael Lauren Campbell

Biology

Skyler Cannady

Criminal Justice & Criminology

 Tessa Danielle Cavender

Political Science

Kendi Niquole Chadwell

History

 David Mark Chapman

Music

Remi Jean-Bernard Chartier

Media and Communication

 Abbie Ruth Chase

Biology

 Kealy Shaye Childress

Psychology

 Chloe Grace Choquette

Mathematics

Chase Ryan Church

Criminal Justice & Criminology

 Caroline Grace Clark

Psychology

 Katie N. Clark

Psychology

 Lundyn G. Coffman

Media and Communication

Gabrielle Vonda Coggins

Media and Communication

 Zackarias Alexander Coker

Biology

Michael B. Cole

Criminal Justice & Criminology

 Madison Brooke Coleman

Media and Communication

Aaliyah Denise Collier

Criminal Justice & Criminology

 Kaylyn Brooke Collier

Psychology

Samuel Wright Collier

Psychology

Allison Clae Collins

Criminal Justice & Criminology

 Rachel Emma Colwell

Biology

 Emmaline Kate Combs

Music

Mollie Marie Conkin

Psychology

Christopher Bailey Coomer Biology

Matthew Howard Cooper

Sociology

 Whitney Paige Cooper-Grimes

Psychology

Colby Ethan Cox

Physics

 Michaela Louise Crabtree Biology

Angel Bailey Crittenden

Psychology

Alison M. Cummings

Biology

Sarah Marie Cundiff

Biology

 Anna Elizabeth Curtis Chemistry

Aleena O. Dacruz

Music

Sierra Paige Daniel

Criminal Justice & Criminology

 Caroline Ella Daniels

Theatre

Jenna Brooke Davidson

Biology

 Makayla L. Davis English

Madison Rose Dickey

Psychology

Tessa Marie Dickson

Psychology

 Evan Samuel Dunn

Chemistry

Taylor B. Dunn

Psychology

Giovanni Dakota Dyer

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Sandra Dyer

Sociology

 Charity Brianna Hope Earls

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Jennifer D. Emert

Art

William P. Engle

History

 Marcus J. Evans

Media and Communication

 Mason Keith Evans

Music

Maxwell Douglas Evans

Media and Communication

Chad M. Exarhos

Biology

 Porsha Y. Farmer

Psychology

Alexis Patrèce Ferguson

Psychology

 Hayden Blake Ferguson

Chemistry

 Leah Ann Fillers

Biology

Quinn Labron Flanagan

English

Piper Renee Floyd

Foreign Languages

Holly Marie Ford

Art

Kathryn Charlotte Ford

Art  Brooke Alexandria Forster

Psychology

Ariel Jae Foster

Political Science

 Chloe Grace Foster

English

Dakota Cordell Francis

History

Bethany Sue Frazier

English

 Jacob Dylan Frederick

Music

Diavian Raquese Freeman

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Shayla Renea Fritts

Communication Studies

 Carson Zane Frizzell

Political Science

Joseph Fry

Physics

Jaylon Maurice Fudge

Media and Communication  Kevin Matthew Fulmer

Media and Communication

 Katelyn Marie Gabler

Music

 Samuel Alejandro Garcia Olmos

Chemistry

Shelby Lynn Garner

English

Paige Alexandra Garrett

Media and Communication

Alycia Mae Gaston

Media and Communication  Bailey Mckenzie Gates

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Holden Alexander Gaylor

Media and Communication

Emily H. Gilland

Graphic Design

Rebekah Autumn Gobble

Art

Elena Michelle Goldstein

Criminal Justice & Criminology

 Parker B. Gosnell

History

Konstandina Arianna Sotiriou

Grammatikas

English

 Jaeden Indiana Graves

Sociology

Victoria Paige Graves

Psychology

Sarah Rebecca Griffin

Bluegrass, Old Time, & Country

Music Studies

Caleb Michael Guerard

Music

 Albany Rhea Guyer

Psychology

 Natalie Ann Hale

Media and Communication

 Noah Greyson Hale

Biology

Carson Keith Haley

Graphic Design

 Moriah Claire Hall

Media and Communication

Nicklaus Cole Hambrick

Psychology

 Emily Jean Hardy

History

 Aly Marie Hargrave

Biology

Hailey Breana Harless

Psychology

Raven Rhianna Harp

Sociology

 KeiAndra Gayle Harper

Psychology

 Makenna Nicole Harrell

Political Science

Ja’varius Jedidiah Harrison

Communication Studies

 Hannah McKenzie Hart

History

Steven Mark Hathaway

Media and Communication

Cecilia Michelle Hayes

International Affairs

Laura Raylee Heath

Art

 Brittny N. Heatherly-Hoss

Sociology

 Cynthia Day Heavener

Sociology

 Darren Christopher Helton

Art

History

Dawson Thomas Hensley

Art

Erica Nichole Henson

Sociology

Cassandra Maria Hernandez

Psychology

 Abby Grace Herndon

Media and Communication

 Anna Karee Herrell

Sociology

Bracey Elizabeth Lynn Hester

English

Noah Carl Hickerson

Geosciences

 Logen Steven Hickman

Media and Communication

 Wesley David Hicks

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Sydnie Brooke Hines

Biology

 Jaida Mae Hodge

Psychology

 Catherine Morin Holloway

History

 Brooke Marie Hoá Hornberger

Communication Studies

Asia T. Howard

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Darius J. Howard

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Makenzie R. Howd

Psychology

Emily Alison Hughes

Chemistry

 Alexander B. Humbert

Sociology

Thomas R. Hutcheson, II

Psychology

 Samuel E. Hyde History

 Simeon David Ignace Mathematics Physics

Amy Aria Inaba Communication Studies

 Tyler Paul Ingle

History

Music

Steven Christopher Jackson Sociology

 Dalton Gage James Biology

Kacie Lea Jarrett

Psychology

 Rebecca R. Jenkins

Political Science

 Wesley Scott Jenks

Psychology

 Kathryn Alexis Jennings Art

Megan Ann Jepson

Psychology

Isabella Rose Jessee Biology

 Isaac Thomas Johnson Biology

 Dawson Ray Jones

Media and Communication

McKenzie Brooke Jones

Psychology

Emily Marie Kelly

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Isaac Joseph Kennedy

English

Hayden Mathew Kidd

Biology

Mary Katherine Kidwell

Biology

 Kaitlin Elizabeth Kiser

Psychology

 Hayden Lyndsey Kitzmiller

Biology

Elizabeth Morgan Kumar

Psychology  Kailey Beth Kyle

Psychology

Theatre

Sonja Jane Lafollette

Biology

Madison Grace Lasater

International Affairs

 Cynthia Lenea Lasiter

Biology

 Yanik Brunell Lazarov

Biology

James Douglas Leach

History

 Bridget Leary

Media and Communication

 Makayla Hope Lecroy

Sociology

 Tuck Elias Ledbetter

English

 Lauren N. Ledford

Psychology

 Taylor A. Limprevil

Psychology

JarMichael L. Lingo

Psychology

 Elizabeth Hunter Liposky

Psychology

 Melissa Lipscomb

Art

 Elizabeth A. Liss

Music

 Andrew Stephen Litz

History

International Affairs

Emily Elizabeth Livesay

Media and Communication

 Goreti Lopez Rodriguez

Art

 Ellen T. Love

English

Daniel Lee Loveless

Biology

Sarah Leiann Lyles

Media and Communication  Kailey Ann Magiera

Psychology

Milady Jadalis Maldonado

Media and Communication

 Kayla Marie Mandrigues

Psychology

Caleb Michael Marks

Psychology

 Max Christian Marlow

History

 Yesenia Marquez

Psychology

 Alexandria Rochelle Marshall

Chemistry

Marli Simone Martin

Criminal Justice & Criminology

 Mayci Ashlan Mason

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Psychology

 Samantha Joe Matney

English

 Kirsten Linn McCarter

English

Isharah Elise McCracken

Media and Communication

Haydn Chase McCurry

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Bayley Alexis McGee

Psychology

Abby Marie McIver

Biology

Katelyn Rose McMahan

History

Jeffrey Shawn McMurray, Jr.

History

 Laree V. Mcmurray

Art

Sarah Renae McNabb

English

 Alexandria Joyce Meadows

Psychology

 Lily Catherine Milam

Psychology

 Audra Katherine Miller

Graphic Design

 Makayla Yvonne Mitchell

Sociology

 Matthew Timothy Montgomery

Biology

Mahaly Jean Moody

Mathematics

Elijah Christopher Moore

Political Science

Ryan Matthew Moran

Biology

Michael Bert Morelock

Political Science

 Seth Jarvis Morelock

Biology

Veronica Danielle Morelock

Communication Studies

Connor Joseph David Morgan

Biology

 Madison Grace Morris

Music

 Mary Emma Morrison

Criminal Justice & Criminology

 Mason Paul Mosier

Media and Communication

Political Science

 Jackson Wyatt Mullins

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Lindsey Brooke Mullins

Psychology

 Graham Michael Musrock

Art

 Karuna Nathan

Psychology

John Lucien Neely

Mathematics

 Michael Nathaniel Neill

Geosciences

Jazmine Isabelle Neis

Biology

Hannah Joyce Nivens

Psychology

Noah Paul Nordstrom

International Affairs

 Bailey Rose Norris

History

 Connor John Norton

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Logan Chayse Nutter

Psychology

 Saydee Noel Nye-Fox

Graphic Design

Logan Marcus O’Handley

Psychology

Emma Rose O’Neill

Psychology

 Olivia Jane Oakley

Communication Studies

 Cade Clare Oculam

Biology

Bailey Cameron Ogle

Biology

Olga Elena Orozco

Criminal Justice & Criminology

 Jacob Russell Orr

Media and Communication

 Rebeca Isabel Ortiz

Art

Madeline Reese Osborne Biology

 Kole Christopher Owen

Biology

Chemistry

Miranda Ashley Oxendine

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Dawson Craft Padgett

History

 David Benjamin Palmer

Geosciences

Parker Hurst Palmer

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Tyla Warren Parks

Biology

Zachary Carr Peake

Biology

Marion Amelia Pelletier

Biology

Lillie Ana Perez

Geosciences

 Olivia G. Perry

Media and Communication

Tyler Ryan Persichini

Communication Studies  McKenzie Paige Peters

Biology

 Melvin Bryan Peters

Bluegrass, Old Time, & Country

Music Studies

 Presley Isabella Peterson

Biology

Jacob Ethan Phillips

Psychology

Taylor Brook Phillips

Psychology

Taylor Renea Phillips

Theatre

 Chloe G. Philpot

English

 Madison Lynn Phipps

Biology  Jessica Marie Potter

Psychology  Michael Lee Powell

Foreign Languages

Jacob Cody Powers

Media and Communication

Mikael Christian Price

Communication Studies

 Isaiah Jacob Quaintance

Media and Communication

 Janin Rafael Hernandez

Media and Communication

William Dalton Rains

Graphic Design  Paulina M. Ramirez

Biology

Samantha K. Ramsey

Psychology

Luke Marcus Rash

Political Science

Maria M. Raygoza

Political Science

Hayley Lynn Reagan

English  Rachel M. Reid

Foreign Languages

Marvin Glenn Rich

History

Taylor S. Riddleberger

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Ashleigh Kay Rider

Psychology

 Nicki Riffle

Psychology

Drew E. Ripley

English

Tristen D. Robbiano

History

 Charlotte Sierra Robbins

Criminal Justice & Criminology

English

 Bailey LeeAnne Robinson

Theatre

 Cameron Blake Robison

Music

Caroline Elizabeth Rockwood

Biology

Jacob Kyle Rogers

History

 Maggie May Rogers

Philosophy

Psychology

Sociology

Angela Rosales

Art

Kylie Anna Royce

Theatre

Kaysi B. Royston

Biology

Holly Faith Rutherford

Chemistry

Haley Suzanne Sanderson

Psychology

Cameron Philip Schaffner

Foreign Languages

Genevieve Moon Schwarz

Biology

 Caleb Bentley Kix Scott

Media and Communication

Sadie Jade Sells-Mcinturf

Media and Communication

Brandon D. Sexton

Media and Communication

Porshia Jenea Sexton

Sociology

Corey Patrick Shaffer

Political Science

Shannon N. Shelton

English

Christy Michelle Shepard

Criminal Justice & Criminology

 Alexandria Elaine Shepherd

Biology

JonWyatt B. Shepherd

Political Science

Kaitlyn Nicole Sherk

Psychology

Ethan Magness Sherrer

Anthropology

 Shelby L. Shields

Sociology

Ukelele Lynn Shiley

Psychology

 Christopher G. Short

Music

 Jessica Nicole Shumate

Psychology

Jaden Isaiah Siddle

Biology

 Tiannah Bryanne Lee Sigler

Sociology

Vincent Isaiah Simmons

English

Cheyanne Cokelle Tanna Smith

Criminal Justice & Criminology

 Justin Avery Smith

Music

Myranda Dawn Smith

Psychology

 Serena Dominique Smith

Political Science

Psychology

 Amanda Nicole Snead

Media and Communication

Jamison T. Sousa

Political Science

Zebulon Christopher SparksWallace

Biology

 Kylie Ann Spear Biology

Madison F. Spires

Art

Jessica Lachelle Stevens

Psychology

 Jenna Nicole Stewart

Chemistry

 Anastaisa Irene Stockton

Psychology

Brandon Stokely Biology

Ashley Michelle Stokes

Psychology

Allison R. Stoops

Media and Communication

Sierra Nicole Stratton Music

Tristan Dakota Stresemann

Media and Communication

 Samantha Joanne Strickland Biology

 Brett T. Strother

English

Zackery Scott Sturgill Psychology

 Avery Grace Sugg Biology

 Colin P. Suggs

Psychology

 Trinitti Elexis Sylvia Sociology

 Lydia Ann Tankersley History

 Barbara C. Tasker

Psychology

Kevin Taylor

Psychology

William Scott Tew

International Affairs

 Jadan Rani Thomas Psychology

Alexis D. Thompson

Psychology

 Emily LuraKaye Thompson

Psychology

 Holli Victoria Tipton

Sociology

 John Tyler Tipton

Psychology

Jacob Eli Todd

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Corbin Samuel Tomes

Media and Communication

 Luke Eric Tompson

Theatre

Aubrey Chase Toncray

Theatre

 Abbey L. Townsend

Music

 Carolyn Gabrielle Trent

Psychology

 Nathan Alan Turner

Philosophy

 Crosby Tyler

Bluegrass, Old Time, & Country

Music Studies

 Jessica Taylor Upham

Biology

Chloe Alison Van Dyke

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Jada Michelle Vandiver

Criminal Justice & Criminology

 Maggie Marie Wallace

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Carrie A. Ward

Art

Ariana R. Watkins

Art

 Ashley Diane Watson

Biology

 Noah Asher Webb

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Charles Harold Weber

Geosciences

 Cheyenne E. Weems

Psychology

Lucas Elliott Weems

English

 Jonah Estel Welch

Mathematics

Ryan Bailey Wetzel

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Anna Brooke White

Mathematics

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Dean: Dr. Tony Pittarese

Master’s Degrees

Eric Mitchel Abney

Business Administration

Tope Akpeko

Engineering Technology

Wenceslao Albin Martin

Business Administration

Hne Jerome Allison

Engineering Technology

Abdullah Alsugair

Information Systems

Nathan Thomas Ambuehl

Computer Science

Sarah Ann Bailey

Business Administration

Bradley H. Baker

Business Administration

Andrew Caleb Bishop

Business Administration

Rebecca Lynn Bouldin

Business Administration

Andrew Bowen

Information Systems

Thesis: “A Programmatic Geographic Information Systems Analysis of Plant Hardiness Zones”

Chair: Dr. Brian Bennett

Adam Paul Bradtmueller

Business Administration

James Dillon Buchanan

Computer Science

Thesis: “Immersive Learning Environments for Computer Science Education”

Chair: Dr. Chelsie Dubay

Savanna Marie Burnette Accountancy

Michael Brandon Chase Business Administration

Jeremy Paul Collins

Business Administration

Matthew Paul Daniels Digital Marketing

Brooke Haylee Darnell

Digital Marketing

Cooper L. Davis Business Administration

Hugo De Oliveira Lobo Business Administration

MacKenzie Renee Dyson Business Administration

Cheyenne Marlene Eicher Business Administration

Oluwafunmike Olamide Elumilade Business Administration

Lindsay Nicole White

English

 Matthew Donald White

Political Science

 Matthew Bryce Whittiker

Psychology

Taylor Brooke Wiggins

Psychology

 Madison Jean Wilder

Biology

 Brandon Lee Williams

Criminal Justice & Criminology

 Vicki Dawn Williams

Psychology

Emily R. Willis

Sociology

 Brooklynn Nicole Wilson

English

Carter James Wilson

Media and Communication

 Kerry James Wood

Criminal Justice & Criminology

Mary Alice Woodward

Psychology

 Olivia Ann Woosley

Political Science

Destinee Cheyenne Feathers

Digital Marketing

Robert Finkel

Digital Marketing

Jacob Ryan Frazier Information Systems

Lauren Marie Frederick

Digital Marketing

Nicholas G. Gardner

Business Administration

Abdussobur Adebayo Giwa Information Systems

Roger Gonzalez

Business Administration

Ian Lee Grisham

Computer Science

Thesis: “Predicting High-Cap Tech Stock Polarity: A Combined Approach Using Support Vector Machines and Bidirectional Encoders from Transformers”

Chair: Dr. Brian Bennett

Jace David Hamilton

Business Administration

Jared Paul Hedrick

Business Administration

Nicholas Cody Henson

Accountancy

Yaroslav Hnatusko

Business Administration

Jennifer Nicole Honeycutt

Business Administration

Igbafe Paul Isibor

Accountancy

Tomilayo Arinola Iyun Information Systems

Roy Jackson Jenkins, III

Business Administration

Ally Beth Johnson

Business Administration

Nicole Dawn Keller

Accountancy

Kembé Keys

Business Administration

Shirish Khanal

Computer Science

Austin James Kincer

Computer Science

Ruben Maharjan

Computer Science

Jarrett N. McGill

Digital Media

William Stephen Miller, Jr.

Business Administration

Linda Mills

Digital Marketing

Mackenzie Erin Moore-Gent

Digital Marketing

Talia S. Morrison

Digital Marketing

Rebecca Hope Muncy

Business Administration

Samantha Danielle Myers

Business Administration

Joshua Shelby Nida

Business Administration

Abiodun Tobi Ogunnubi

Information Systems

Holger Nelson Olesen

Engineering Technology

Jordan Alexander Osborne

Accountancy

Aakriti Pandey

Computer Science

Parth Gunvantbhai Patel

Business Administration

Daniel Lee Pullon

Digital Marketing

Luke Michael Rambo

Business Administration

Fahad Islam Saleem

Business Administration

Andrea Elizabeth Sarhatt

Digital Marketing

Jonathan Scott Schallon

Information Systems

Molly Cassidy Sharp

Digital Marketing

Maggie Lucille Shelton

Digital Media

Tabitha C. Sineath

Business Administration

Drew H. Smith

Business Administration

Kelly N. Smith

Business Administration

Megan Lorain Smith

Digital Media

Randall C. Stapleton

Information Systems

Erin DeNeale Stephey

Digital Marketing

Emilee Hope Storie

Digital Marketing

Alyssa Rose Sweeney

Business Administration

Megan Danae Turney

Digital Marketing

Esomchi Uwa

Engineering Technology

Kaitlyn Marie Vanover

Business Administration

Alec Christian Waller

Business Administration

Davis Bryant Weise

Business Administration

Derick Vaughn Whitson

Business Administration

Benjamin Anthony Williams

Business Administration

Lyndell Paul Williams

Business Administration

Katie Lynn Wilson

Computer Science

Cheyenne Yokeley

Digital Marketing

Baccalaureate Degrees

Joseph Angelo Acosta Management

Marketing

Hunter W. Adams

Finance

Raekwon Idaa Adams-Rodgers

Computing

Adam Malone Alford Management

Magnus V. Allen Computing

Taylor McKinzie Ambrose

Finance  Jane Frances Anderson

Digital Media

Katelyn Renee Anderson

Marketing

Nathan A. Anderson

Engineering Technology

Mason J. Armstrong

Marketing

 Noah Riley Bailey

Economics

 Laylo Bakhodirova

Management

Marketing

 Heather Nicole Barnes

Management

Jacob Michael Barnett

Finance

Ethan James Barrett

Finance

 Brandon J. Beaudry

Computing

 Alleana Claire Benjamin

Management

Marketing

Shaun Michael Bennett

Computing

 Laney Elizabeth Biggs

Accountancy

Shayna Billington

Marketing

 Jeremy Clinton Bishop

Computing

 Avery Trentham Bohanan

Management  Carly Bolus

Marketing

 Deanndra Madre Bordies

Management

Brandon Scott Bowers

Computing

Nathan Gregory Bradham

Digital Media

Laura Janine Brice

Accountancy

Candace Nichole Brickey

Marketing

Victoria Anne Briest

Accountancy

Riley W. Bright

Interior Architecture

 Jessica Ruth Brooks

Management

 Jonathan R. Browder

Finance

 Austin John Bullis

Marketing

 Corbin Taylor Bumgarner

Management

Phillip James Burdge

Management

Michael Frank Burleson

Computing

Dawson Lee Busby

Computing

Samuel Alexander Byars

Computing

William R. Byrd

Management

 Christian David Calhoun

Computing

 Ella Balou Callebs

Accountancy

 Amberlynn Bree Campbell

Marketing

Caleb James Campbell

Marketing

 Jonathan Carrillo

Marketing

 Sydney Anne Cherney

Marketing

 Brayden R. Christman

Engineering Technology

Christian Keith Clay

Computing

 Joshua Thomas Cloer

Accountancy

Samuel A. Cody

Management

 Jackson Rowland Coffey

Computing

 Tanner Ryan Collins

Computing

Micah Alexander Crawford

Computing

Rachel Elizabeth Crawford

Management

Zachary Ethan Culbertson

Engineering Technology

 Calen Charles Cummings

Computing

 Preston Scott Cunningham

Computing

 Darla June Cusson

Management

Matthew Paul Dailey

Finance

 Adelaide Laura Damrau

Computing

Benjamin K. Darnell

Computing

Alexis Nichole Davis

Digital Media

Colleen Leshay Davis

Digital Media

Seth D. Davis

Engineering Technology

 Janine Nora Day

Computing

 Isaac A. Deel

Marketing

Reagan Elisabeth Dickens

Marketing

Karson Jace Dillard

Management  Victoria Leigh Dixon

Computing

Andrew Prescott Dorris

Computing

 Daniel Raymond Dotson

Computing

Mckensie Danielle Duncan

Management

 Charity Brianna Hope Earls

Finance

 Benjamin T. Eldreth

Engineering

Ethan Jordan Ellis

Management

 Hayden R. Epperson

Finance

Management

Lexi Nicole Ervin

Marketing

 Joseph Z. Estes

Accountancy

 Elizabeth Noelle Evans

Marketing

 Blake Aaron Fannon

Engineering Technology

 Sydney Ann Farmer

Marketing

 Kamryn Schae Faulkner

Marketing

James Brandon Fillers

Accountancy

 Noah Kellan Filson

Finance

Evan Barnes Fitzgerald Management

James Carson Flake Finance

Christian M. Fletcher Engineering Technology

Aeleen A. Flores Marketing

 Piper Renee Floyd Computing

 Bryn Foltz

Marketing

Madison Claire Forbes Finance

Jacob T. Foster

Management

 Jacob Benjamin French Engineering Technology

 Lauren Paige Gardner

Management

Philip Matthew Gaver

Computing

Holden Alexander Gaylor

Marketing

Anthony D. Giglio

Surveying and Mapping Science

Weston J. Gilbert

Management

Levi Cole Gillespie

Accountancy

 Paige Bailey Gleason

Digital Media

Jordan N. Gonzalez

Finance

Dylan Michael Gordon

Digital Media

Noah Jonathan Griffith Finance

 Rylee Nicole Grooms

Management

 Halston McKinney Hale

Finance

Chyanne Marie Haley

Management

 Savannah Kaylee Hall

Economics

Zachary T. Hall

Management

 Austin J. Hamilton

Computing

 Joseph Hancock

Marketing

Benjamin Harrison Hannah, IV

Digital Media

Justin Andrew Hanvey

Management

 Jake A. Hardin

Interior Architecture

 Jennifer Lee Hardin

Accountancy

Katelyn Michelle Haun

Management

Marketing

 Bailey J. Hawkins

Digital Media

 Dante Christopher Hays

Computing

 Thearon B. Hearne

Engineering Technology

Tipton Y. Hembree

Management

Cody Lane Hensley

Management

Kristopher Warren Herrell

Engineering Technology

 Perry K. Hester

Marketing

 Joshua A. Hill

Marketing

 Logan L. Hill

Accountancy

Finance

 Kara Danielle Hillman

Accountancy

 Daniel J. Hodge

Engineering

Weston Case Hooper

Digital Media

 Molli Grace Hopkins

Finance

William Bryce Hopkins

Finance

Logann Victoria Houston

Marketing

 Brett Davis Howard

Surveying and Mapping Science

 Lane Elizabeth Howell

Digital Media

Maxwell Randolph Howell

Marketing

Zachary Todd Hower

Computing

Alexandria Dorothy Hull

Marketing

Jacob Turner Ingram

Surveying and Mapping Science

Jessica Jardinez

Accountancy

Rick Jarrett

Management

Isaiah N. Jayne

Computing

Elizabeth Laurel Jennings

Computing

Kayden Lee Johnson

Management

Wyatt Avery Johnston

Marketing

Brendan Jones

Computing

Kendra Brook Jones

Management

Elliott Dean Kaferle

Computing

Madison Joy Keaton

Management

Joshua Ryan Khan

Digital Media  Susan Lee Kimmel

Management

Ashlyn Sierra King

Accountancy

James Jayden King

Marketing

Colby C. Kledis

Computing

Kyle Jacob Kotowski

Finance

Owen Zachary Kovacs

Finance

Daniel B. Langan

Surveying and Mapping Science

Xander Z. Larkins

Management  Sarah Givens Leo

Accountancy

Daniel Cole Lewis

Digital Media

Ashley Noel Little

Digital Media

Robert Locicero

Computing

Joshua Hunter Lockhart

Engineering Technology

Zoe M. Lonardo

Accountancy

 Henry Allen Lowe

Finance

Seth Allen Lucas

Accountancy

 Ashley Lee Ann Lyons

Management

 Riley Gaines Lyons

Surveying and Mapping Science

Jake Cooper Majors

Management

 Sierra Danielle Malone

Accountancy

 Evan N. Mann

Accountancy

 Ashley A. Marino

Management

Jordan Tad Marsh

Economics

Jonathan M. Martinico

Management

Christian Tyler Edward Masters

Digital Media

Ethan David Maupin

Marketing

Stephen Andrew Maurer

Computing

Jacob Owen Maynard

Digital Media

Ryan M. Mccarthy Management

 Nicholas Clay McClintock

Engineering Technology

 Sarah Grace McCoy

Finance

Olivia Rose McDaniel

Interior Architecture

 Tanner R. McGruther

Management

Hayden Paul McMillan

Marketing

 Grayson B. McMurray

Digital Media

Benjamin McNiel

Engineering Technology

 Kinley Elizabeth Meade

Accountancy

 Natalia M. Mendoza

Digital Media

 Peter Joseph Meredith Management

John Michael Milhorn

Computing

 Jessica Helen Miller

Accountancy

Jonah Wayne Miller Marketing

 Joshua S. Miller

Finance

Logan Joe Miller

Engineering Technology

 Jordan Gabrielle Minton

Marketing

 Jonah S. Mintz

Management

 Sarah C. Moore

Management

 Alyssa Marie Morel

Marketing

 Ethan Ray Morgan

Computing

Joseph Jacob Morrell

Finance

 Hajer Ahmed Morsy

Accountancy

 Morgen Davynne Mowell

Management

Sawyer Ernest Moxley

Surveying and Mapping Science

Reagan Allison Lynn Mullins

Computing

Samuel Ivan Murillo

Engineering Technology

Connor Murray

Marketing

 Lydia P. Myers

Digital Media

Michael Robert Nicholson

Management

James E. Nix

Digital Media

Ryan David O’Connor

Computing

Oluwatofunmi Samuel Olubiyi

Computing

 Hayden James Osborne

Surveying and Mapping Science

Cade Wells Owen

Management

Cade Wellington Ownby

Management

 Jared Ross Paladino

Management

Gerard Charles Pardoen

Surveying and Mapping Science

 Gavin Harrison Parker

Management

Grace Ann Parker

Marketing

 Trevor Neil Parsons

Management

Raj J. Patel

Computing

Carrie Elizabeth Patrick

Accountancy

Aidan Michael Patton

Management

Ben Harrison Patton

Management

Marketing

Brantin Ray Perkins

Engineering Technology

 Amanda Paige Peters

Marketing

Kendalyn Fayth Peters

Marketing

 Robert Allen Pierce

Digital Media

 Samuel Thomas Pinnex

Digital Media

Timothy Joshua Pitts

Computing

 Cayd Steven Pope

Engineering Technology

Joseph Matthew Porter

Engineering

 Adeline Elizabeth Preston

Marketing

 Caleb Hunter Pritchard

Engineering Technology

 Kendal Brooke Quillen

Management

 Teresa D. Ramirez Onate

Interior Architecture  Callin James Randolph

Accountancy

Alec Brenan Ratner

Computing

Ty R. Reeves

Engineering

Hunter Joseph Reid

Management  Christi Marlena Rhinehart

Interior Architecture

Brady Christopher Rice

Finance

Rebecca Ann Richards

Digital Media

 Mia Catherine Rigsby

Digital Media

Amanda Liseth Rivera

Digital Media

Zachary R. Robbins Management

Allan Robinson, III

Management

Kelly Murrell Rodgers

Management

Blaine Allen Rouse

Management  Colin A. Russell

Management

Preslie Jordyn Ryder

Engineering Technology  Jonathon Thomas Samples

Marketing

 Courtney Taylor Sanders

Marketing

Emma Caroline Sanders

Management  Hannah Saulsbury

Accountancy

 Katherine Angelica Schaum

Digital Media

Nathanael Rabon Schofield

Marketing

Ty Hunter Seiber

Computing

Bryson Elliott Senter

Management

Marketing

Joania Paige Settles

Management

Dylan Ray Shaffer

Computing

Heidi Amelia Shanks

Marketing

 Andrew Michael Sheets

Digital Media

Jayla Renae Shelton

Marketing

Creighton J. Shivell

Accountancy

Harrison Andrew Simm

Supply Chain Management

 Cosette Madison Simmons

Digital Media

Aiesha M. Singleton

Digital Media

Katelyn S. Smallen

Marketing

Abigail Leann Smith

Marketing  Blake Lawson Smith

Finance

Brody A. Smith

Finance

Payton Brooke Spencer

Finance

 Timothy John Stayskal

Engineering Technology

 Olivia Grace Stewart

Accountancy

 Barley Isabella Stone

Management

Marketing

 Sydney G. Surface Accountancy

Hunter Xavier Sykes

Finance

 Matthew S. Tallman

Digital Media

 Barbara C. Tasker

Economics

 Hannah Marie Taylor

Computing

Jackson Taylor

Digital Media

Jordan Francis Teague

Accountancy

 Corwin Lee Temple

Digital Media

 Aidan Inis Terry

Digital Media

Aja J. Thomas

Accountancy

 Joshua Richard Thomas

Computing

Tyler L. Thomas Management

 Joshua Luke Thurman

Digital Media

 Randall M. Timbs

Management

Alondra Juliana Tobaldo Management

 Josiah M. Truelove Computing

Caleb Benjamin Turner

Engineering Technology

 Johnathon T. Valdez Management

 Sidney M. Vance Management

 Nichole Brooke VanDusen

Accountancy Management

 Levi Stone Walker Digital Media

 Chase Alexander Walton Computing

Bailey D. Ward Accountancy

 Shanna Ward Marketing

 Bailey Alexis Watkins Marketing

 Andrew Tyler Waycaster Engineering Technology

 Lauren Marie Webb

Interior Architecture

Zachary D. West Management

 Kayleigh Jordan Williams

Interior Architecture

Nicholas Dylan Willson Management

 Andrew Logan Wilson

Finance

Brandon Tyler Wilson

Engineering Technology

 Logan Taylor Wilson

Computing

Zachary Alan Wilson Management

 Cory Jeremy Windham Computing

 Taylor Nichole Wise Marketing

 Kurtis Aaron Woodward

Digital Media

 Katlyn Yeazel Management

CLEMMER COLLEGE

Dean: Dr. Janna Scarborough

Doctoral Degrees

Kristy Lynn Castanon

Early Childhood Education

Dissertation: “Perceptions of Primary Caregivers About Managing Their Child’s Transition to Kindergarten: A Mixed-Methods Study”

Chair: Dr. Carol Trivette

Rhiannon Hartman Dunn

Educational Leadership

Dissertation: “The Modern Classrooms Project: Student Efficacy and Achievement”

Chair: Dr. Virginia Foley

Ehichoya Edokhamhen

Early Childhood Education

Dissertation: “Building Resilience: A Mixed Methods Exploration of Head Start Teachers Coping During the COVID-19 Pandemic”

Chair: Dr. Carol Trivette

Todd B. Emma

Educational Leadership

Dissertation: “Perception of Social Media as Seen by Educational Leadership Online Graduate Students”

Chair: Dr. William Flora

Tallye Wehenkel Gass

Educational Leadership

Dissertation: “Selecting Classroom Grading Practices: A Qualitative Study Exploring Teacher Experiences”

Chair: Dr. Pamela Scott

Kathi LeCroy Horne

Educational Leadership

Dissertation: “Transfer Articulation and Transfer Agreement Success: Student Transfer from Community College to Locally Governed, Public, 4-Year Universities in Tennessee”

Chair: Dr. James Lampley

Dana Beth Johnson

Educational Leadership

Dissertation: “Educator

Understanding of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act”

Chair: Dr. Pamela Scott

Amy Bayless Korstange

Educational Leadership

Dissertation: “Resident Assistants as Students and Personnel During the COVID-19 Pandemic”

Chair: Dr. Jill Channing

Guillermo Ibarra Mendoza

Early Childhood Education

Dissertation: “Examining Teachers’ Referral and Placement Decisions of Hispanic Children for Gifted and Talented Programs”

Chair: Dr. L. Kathryn Sharp

Leslie Dianne Merritt

Educational Leadership

Dissertation: “Student Success Programming, College Academic Achievement Scores, and Retention Rates”

Chair: Dr. Don Good

Alec Ross Perkins

Sport Physiology and Performance

Dissertation: “Weightlifting Team Perception of the East Tennessee State University Athlete Monitoring Program”

Chair: Dr. Michael Stone

JacQuene Marie Rainey

Educational Leadership

Dissertation: “Finding the Path to College Completion: A Qualitative Exploration of the Experiences of First-Generation Students at a Technical College in Rural West Tennessee”

Chair: Dr. Jill Channing

Luis Rodriguez Castellano

Sport Physiology and Performance

Dissertation: “Assessing the Applicability of a Three-Minute AllOut Swimming Test in Collegiate Swimmers”

Chair: Dr. Michael Stone

Victoria Ellen Barnett Street

Educational Leadership

Dissertation: “Advising Minority Pre-Med Students: Perceptions of Pre-Med Advisors at Undergraduate Institutions in the Southeastern Association of Advisors in the Health Professions Region”

Chair: Dr. Don Good

Master’s Degrees and Education

Specialists

Rachel Anne Amescua Education Specialist

Jordan William Anderson

Sport Science & Coach Education

Caroline Grace Andrews School Librarianship

Nikolai James Armstrong-Watts Educational Leadership

Marten L. Baur

Sport Science & Coach Education

Michael John Bischoff Sport Management

Lauren Elizabeth Bond School Librarianship

Kaylin Elizabeth Bradshaw Curriculum & Instruction

Micah Dillon Brown

Sport Management

Deanna Lynn Brown-Reith School Librarianship

Amara Grace Bunten

Teacher Education

Alecia Beth Burleson

Education Specialist

Giovanina A. Cambaz

Teacher Education

Chelsey Rose Carter

Teacher Education

Allison Mary Charleson

Sport Management

Sydney V. Christopher

Sport Management

Julianna Carol Cole

Counseling

Kristin Renae Colson

Teacher Education

Margaret C. Crist

Special Education

Joanna Elizabeth Cyrier School Librarianship

Jacob Thomas Davis Sport Science & Coach Education

Shanteal Emarie Davis

Sport Management

Isabella Kiersten Dunn Sport Management

Rebecca Barbara Edwards Reading

Caitlyn J. Evans

Teacher Education

Tanderius Deshawn Flint

Sport Management

Dylan Thomas Forbes

Sport Science & Coach Education

Katie B. Givens-Martin Education Specialist

Dakoda Elyshia Goodwin

Counseling

Caitlin Mariah Gosnell

Human Services

Allison Paige Hamm

Counseling

Nathan Samuel Hargis

Teacher Education

Alyssa Michelle Hatley

Curriculum & Instruction

Megan Nicole Headrick School Librarianship

Molly Brooke Hembree Human Services

Austin J. Hicks

Teacher Education

Christopher Paul Hinton

Sport Management

Sophia Ann Holcomb

Teacher Education

Earlene Marie Hopkins Teacher Education

Lauren Elizabeth Johnson Curriculum & Instruction

Ellie Katherine Jordan

Sport Management

Ariel Paige Killian Human Services

Wyatt Steven Kohl Sport Management

Reagan Turner Lancaster Teacher Education

Tamara Allexus Langston Sport Management

Haley Alexandra Majors Counseling

Grace Bailey Matney Curriculum & Instruction

Kendra Diane McCuiston

School Librarianship

Ashley Lynn Michelli

Teacher Education

Madison Starr Morton

Early Childhood Education

Jonathon Michael Munsey

Sport Management

Emily Nicole Newcomb Curriculum & Instruction

Kelsey Lynn Oravitz

Early Childhood Education

Sydney Paige Owens Teacher Education

Andrea Pascual Larrinaga

Sport Science & Coach Education

Tiffany Cheyenne Pelekakis

Early Childhood Education

Em Isabella Poff

Teacher Education

Jalese S. Pruitt

Sport Science & Coach Education

Leigh Ellen Ray Reading

Rebecca Ann Reed

Reading

Mary Sue Renner

Counseling

Tanasi Storm Rice

Counseling

Leslie Diana Rodriguez Teacher Education

Ronald Matthew Russ Teacher Education

Amber Elizabeth Rutherford Teacher Education

Breauna N. Salyer School Librarianship

Daniela Sanchez Abril Special Education

Megan Grace Schramm Teacher Education

Robel David Scott-Poe Sport Management

Annie Elizabeth Sheets Curriculum & Instruction

Ashley Marie Shook Early Childhood Education

Annie N. Stanley Human Services

Holly LeNae Stevens Human Services

Shelbie Anne Teaster School Librarianship

Jonathan R. Thompson Sport Science & Coach Education

Hadiya Elaine Tull Counseling

McKenzie Rhea Tyree Curriculum & Instruction

Megan Michelle Unthank School Librarianship

Brandon James Valley Sport Science & Coach Education

Edwina Vanover Education Specialist

Payton M. Vaughn Counseling

Josannah Maria Vazquez Sport Management

Kaitlin Ann Walters

Early Childhood Education

Aleena Marie Weatherly Teacher Education

Kendra NeTreace Whitehurst Sport Science & Coach Education

Emily Margaret Woodard

Early Childhood Education

Ashley Nicole Wright Curriculum & Instruction

Baccalaureate

Degrees

 Emily Diane Adams Kinesiology

 Ellie Leeann Alexander Elementary Education

 Shelby Hope Allred

Early Childhood Development

Katherine Sybil Altemose

Human Services

 Regan Alvey

Elementary Education

 Casey Michelle Anderson

Early Childhood Development

 Megan Grace Artrip

Human Services

Jonathan David Atchley

Kinesiology

 Destiny Lee Ayers

Early Childhood Development

Rachel Danieth Baker

Kinesiology

 Courtney Danielle Ball

Elementary Education

 Morgan Rallie Barger

Early Childhood Development

 Tatjana A. Barnes

Early Childhood Development

 Emily Annette Bauer

Early Childhood Development

 Lauren Bearden

Early Childhood Development

 Tyler Skye Berry

Human Services

 Starla Elaina Bevelheimer

Elementary Education

 Alexis Shianne Bier

Elementary Education

Ashland Kate Bingham

Early Childhood Development

 Tiffany Alexis Binikos

Elementary Education

 Anna Caroline Biumi

Elementary Education

Kelli Noel Bledsoe

Human Services

Sawyer Dale Blevins

Kinesiology

 Kayla Michelle Bolick

Early Childhood Development

 Morgan Serena Boone

Elementary Education

 Laura Elizabeth Bortz

Elementary Education

 Elizabeth Marie Bosse

Elementary Education

William Titus Bowers

Sport and Recreation Management

 Emma Jayne Brewster

Elementary Education

 Katelyn R. Broyles

Kinesiology

 Hannah Nichole Burkhart

Kinesiology

Charlezleigh D. Bush

Elementary Education

 Abigail Claire Butler

Special Education

+ Nicole Anne Byerly

Access ETSU Program

Cade James Carlson

Sport and Recreation Management

 Breanna Bradshaw Carr

Early Childhood Development

 Lauren McKenzie Reece Carter

Early Childhood Development

 Prestine Michelle Carter

Kinesiology

 Kassidy Alexa Carver

Early Childhood Development

 Kevin Castro

Kinesiology

 Allison Renee Chernak

Elementary Education

Morgan Blanche Colley

Elementary Education

 Abigail Grace Combs

Special Education

 Caitlin Till Conner

Special Education

Reid Michael Conner

Elementary Education

 Haven M. Corey

Special Education

 Tanner A. Corum

Sport and Recreation Management

 Caitlin Grace Cross

Elementary Education

Nathaniel Stephen Crowe

Sport and Recreation Management

Shea Lauren Culbertson

Human Services

 Amanda Gail Cunningham

Elementary Education

 Danielle Nikole Dales

Elementary Education

 Vanessa Kathleen Davis

Early Childhood Development

 Ty Frank DeBusk

Sport and Recreation Management

 Kaley Brook Decker

Human Services

 Madison Renae Deroco

Early Childhood Development

Olivia Angelina DeVecchis

Human Services

Jenni Diaz

Elementary Education  Lora Dickerson

Human Services

Stephanie Burke Dillon

Kinesiology

Abigail Grace Doran

Elementary Education

Collin Macain Scott Dorlan

Kinesiology

Courtney Danielle Dotson

Kinesiology

Courtney Lynn Doxey

Elementary Education

Joshua Kyle Dulaney

Sport and Recreation Management  Ashley Sue Eads

Early Childhood Development

 Samantha Marie Eddy

Early Childhood Development

 Judith A. Ervin

Early Childhood Development

 Tyler L. Estep

Kinesiology

 Haley C. Fair

Elementary Education

 Macey Elaine Falin

Elementary Education

Allison Michelle Farr

Kinesiology

 Caleb Dulaney Farris

Kinesiology

 Abby Nicole Faulconer

Human Services

 Joseph E. Fleenor

Elementary Education

Halle Sachi Foley

Kinesiology

 Stefen Knight Fuller

Elementary Education

 Sydni Elise Fuson

Human Services

 McKenzie Jordan Gibson

Early Childhood Development

Gilbert Thomas Gifford

Kinesiology

 Marshall C. Golden

Kinesiology

Lashawna Goodman

Early Childhood Development

Kirsti Layla Graybeal Human Services

 Dakota Brianne Grilli

Human Services

Chloe Shea Hambrick

Human Services

 Lydia Haven Hamby

Human Services

Clayton John Harkleroad

Sport and Recreation Management

 Mark Lee Hartley

Human Services

 Emmalea Paige Harvill

Elementary Education

 Hannah Nicole Hawk

Special Education

 William Robert Heck, III

Kinesiology

 Joseph Bryant Hendrick

Special Education

Aubree Elizabeth Henger

Kinesiology

Madeline Brooke Henry Sport and Recreation Management

 Sydney Blake Herrington

Elementary Education

 Jeremiah Darnell Heyward

Kinesiology

 Rebecca F. Hickman

Elementary Education

William Hicks

Kinesiology

 Alexis Lynn Hill

Kinesiology

Madison Kay Hill

Elementary Education

 Johmar Steven Hinkle

Human Services

Lindsay Jo Holliday

Kinesiology

 Jennifer E. Howell

Elementary Education

Taylor Caitlin Hughes

Kinesiology

Peyton Tyler Humphreys

Sport and Recreation Management

 Cole Steven Hunter

Kinesiology

 Austin Michael Hutchinson

Elementary Education

 Alana Dianne Hybarger

Elementary Education

Christian Mario Inchima

Kinesiology

 Matthew Scott Ingram

Elementary Education

Mary Katherine Irvine

Early Childhood Development

Destinee Faith Jarnagin

Special Education

 Amelia Ann Jarrell

Elementary Education

Nickolas Andrew Jeffers

Kinesiology

 Rivers Francis Jenkins

Kinesiology

Mary Elizabeth Jeudy

Human Services

Leo Jiminian

Sport and Recreation Management

 Nicholas Gregory Johnson

Kinesiology

Patrick Thomas Johnson

Kinesiology

 Brooklyn Hope Jones

Elementary Education

 SandiGlen Robin Jones

Elementary Education

 Corey Lee Kapnick

Elementary Education

 Sailor Ashland Keith

Early Childhood Development

Savannah Sunshine Kern

Kinesiology

Paul Ashton King

Sport and Recreation Management

 Andrew M. Kingston

Human Services

 Sarah Elizabeth Knight

Elementary Education

Brock D. Landis

Sport and Recreation Management

Trent Alexander Lawson

Kinesiology

 Madison Grace Lay

Elementary Education

+ Terrell V. Leeper

Access ETSU Program  Joshua Isaiah Long

Sport and Recreation Management  Clayton Looper

Kinesiology

 April D. Loveday

Elementary Education

 Victoria Lynn Lovell

Elementary Education

 Phelani Contuas Maduwa

Sport and Recreation Management

Peyton A. Malone

Sport and Recreation Management  Emily Elizabeth Manis

Elementary Education

 Marqui X. Manns

Human Services

McKenzie Caroline Martin

Special Education  Marley Ann McCoy

Elementary Education

 Ally Elizabeth McCraw

Elementary Education

 Abbigale C. Mckinney

Early Childhood Development

Rachel Claire Miller

Sport and Recreation Management

Carson Garrett Minton

Sport and Recreation Management

Jalyn Ty Minton

Elementary Education

 Emily Marie Miracle

Early Childhood Development  Lexie Marie Miyares

Elementary Education

Calleigh Jo Moore

Human Services

 Taylor Rene Moore

Elementary Education

Trevion M. Moreno

Sport and Recreation Management

Grace Catherine Morgan

Special Education

 Nathan Alexander Mossholder

Special Education

 Griffin Leigh Mullins

Kinesiology

 Emmaline Joanna Neas

Elementary Education

 Kari Lee Nicholson

Early Childhood Development

Fredrick Bernard Norman, Jr.

Kinesiology

 Adrienne E. O’Dell

Elementary Education

 Kaci Danielle Olinger

Early Childhood Development

 Christa Leann Osborne

Elementary Education

 Katie Lynn Parker

Elementary Education

 McKinzey Brett Parker

Human Services

Zoe Sunshine Paul

Elementary Education

 Ashlyn Dawn Peace

Special Education

 Kathryn Grace Perdue

Kinesiology

 Nicole Marie Perdue

Elementary Education

Ariana Monique Perry

Kinesiology

 Emily Gayle Peters

Elementary Education + Carter Daniel Poland

Access ETSU Program

 Jessica Dawn Ray

Early Childhood Development

Gavin Blake Reece

Kinesiology

 Rachel L. Reynolds

Elementary Education

 Erica-Allyn Rhoney

Human Services

 Dana A. Roach

Early Childhood Development

Matthew Michael Robbins

Kinesiology

Tashanna Lashell Robinson Kinesiology

 Stephanie Marie Romanoski

Elementary Education

 Cameren Danielle Russell

Human Services

 Ashley Preston Rutherford

Human Services

 MacKenzie Brooke Sanders

Special Education + Alaina Patrice Satterly

Access ETSU Program

 Maddison Grace Sayers

Early Childhood Development

 Emma Elisabeth Scott Elementary Education

 Jack E. Self Kinesiology

 Cassidy Paige Selvage

Elementary Education

Samantha Pierce Shafer

Kinesiology

 Taylor Leeann Shanks

Human Services

Lansing A. Shelton Kinesiology

Logan Chase Shelton

Elementary Education

 Seth M. Short

Human Services

 Dylan Celeste Singleton

Elementary Education

Tiarra Alexsis Slover

Special Education

Landon Wyatt Smiddy

Sport and Recreation Management

 Emma Catherine Smiley

Kinesiology

 Torrey E. Smith

Elementary Education

Alexandria Squires-McCartney Kinesiology

 Christopher Allan Stanton Kinesiology

 Hannah Elizabeth Strange

Early Childhood Development

 Daniel Shane Templeton Kinesiology

 Morgan Danielle Townshend Kinesiology

 Gabrielle Lynn Vain

Elementary Education

 Madison Elizabeth Vander Lind

Elementary Education

 Amanda Grace Vermillion

Human Services

 Holly Grace Walters

Early Childhood Development

Jayla Madison Wandell

Elementary Education

 Olivia Grace Watson-Langford

Special Education

Gabriel Wesley Whitaker

Human Services

 Lauren Katherine White

Early Childhood Development

 Sierra Paige Wilkinson

Elementary Education

Madison Elizabeth Williams

Elementary Education

Tiffany H. Williams

Kinesiology

Delvin Eugene Williamson

Kinesiology

 Emaline Hope Willis

Elementary Education  Kaylee Grace Wilson

Elementary Education

Rachel Elizabeth Winfrey

Human Services

 Winter Lisette Wiser

Early Childhood Development

 Corey Peyton Wolfe

Elementary Education

 Ezekiel Alexander Wolfenbarger

Elementary Education

 Jacob Samuel Wright

Kinesiology

Rodney L. Wright

Sport and Recreation Management

 Jessica Maria Yelvington

Sport and Recreation Management

Timothy Mason Zupancic

Kinesiology

COLLEGE OF CLINICAL AND REHABILITATIVE HEALTH SCIENCES

Interim Dean: Dr. A. Lynn Williams

Doctoral Degrees

Allison Cheyenne Boshears Audiology

Pamela Ann Crisp Audiology

Kayla Marcelle DeGeorge Audiology

Karee Jo Diem Audiology

Megan Leigh Gainer Audiology

Rachel Marie Hudson Audiology

Haley Elizabeth Johnson Audiology

Alexandria Michelle Lyons Audiology

Caroline Grace Millsaps Audiology

Sadie Lynn Mussler Audiology

Chantal Monique Quintana Audiology

Sara N. Slingerland Audiology

Breanna Joy Turpin Audiology

Master’s Degrees

Isabella Katherine Adams Social Work

Benjamin Lee Albert Social Work

Rachel Elizabeth Alexander

Speech-Language Pathology

Kayla Leigh Allen Social Work

Veronica L. Andrews

Social Work

Madelyn Grace Bartlett

Speech-Language Pathology

Jemma Battaglia Social Work

Madysan Bentley

Social Work

Robin Lynn Bledsoe Social Work

Casey Caldwell Bonner Clinical Nutrition

Stefani Nicole Boone Clinical Nutrition

Hannah Marie Brokaw Social Work

Haven Crawley Brooks

Speech-Language Pathology

McKayla Fay Cantrell

Speech-Language Pathology

Skyler Anne Carey Social Work

Macy Brook Carmack

Speech-Language Pathology

Casey J. Carter Social Work

Sophie Cathryn Caughman Social Work

Julia Loren Church Social Work

Hannah Paige Collie

Speech-Language Pathology

Camary Denise Cook Social Work

Jessica Hope Crabtree Clinical Nutrition

Kimberly Anne Crowder-Vaughn Social Work

Kenzie E. Davenport Social Work

Grayson Taylor Davis Social Work

Kayla Annise Davis Social Work

Charles Clifford Dawn Social Work

Marissa Lee Dietz Social Work

Brittanee Autumn Dillingham

Speech-Language Pathology

Angela Dawn Dixon

Social Work

Brooklynn C. Dixon

Social Work

Olivia Rose Dixon

Speech-Language Pathology

Sherri L. Dobyne

Social Work

Rebekah Ann Dugger

Speech-Language Pathology

Marci Camille Dupre

Speech-Language Pathology

Holly M. Edmondson

Social Work

Elizabeth Ann Farris

Social Work

Nicholas Anthony Fasciano

Social Work

Kathryn Lee Fleming

Social Work

Kendall Anne Folz

Social Work

Savannah Leigh Forren

Speech-Language Pathology

Amy Smialowicz Fowler

Social Work

Mary Jewel Fuller

Social Work

Aliana Ray Garcia

Speech-Language Pathology

Emily Angel Goddard

Allied Health

Deanna Antonia Golden

Clinical Nutrition

Natalie Renae Grantz

Speech-Language Pathology

Ragen Renee Gregory

Social Work

Lacie Heather Grindstaff

Speech-Language Pathology

Gladstone Samuel Gunn, II

Social Work

Kitty Lynn Hall

Social Work

Anna Lauren Higginbotham

Social Work

Madelyn Sarah Hunt

Speech-Language Pathology

Thesis: “Parents’ Perception of Speech-Language Pathologists in Secondary Transition”

Chair: Dr. Bess Sirmon-Taylor

Kelsey Brianna Hurry

Speech-Language Pathology

Kathryn Morgan Hyder Social Work

Brittany DeAnn Ivory Social Work

Lenzie Faith Jenkins

Speech-Language Pathology

Madison Shea Jenkins

Clinical Nutrition

Morgan Lynn Jenkins

Social Work

Ashley Brooke Jones

Social Work

Megan Elizabeth Jordan

Social Work

Amy Carole Kennedy

Social Work

Megan E. Kent

Social Work

Polina Kopylova

Social Work

Julie Taylor Kromash

Clinical Nutrition

Lindsey Shaye Laughrun

Speech-Language Pathology

Natalie Rayanna Lester

Speech-Language Pathology

Brianna Leah Lisenbee

Clinical Nutrition

Kelly Alexandra Lyons

Social Work

Melanie Lynne MacNeil

Social Work

Caroline Elisabeth McFee

Speech-Language Pathology

Cassie Beth Million

Clinical Nutrition

Megan Alexis Moser

Speech-Language Pathology

Thesis: “Speech-Language Pathologists’ Perceptions of the Severity of Speech Sound Disorder”

Chair: Dr. Brenda Louw

Hannah Neitzey

Social Work

Destiny Jade Newman

Social Work

Melissa Ann Ogle

Social Work

Abigail Marie Phillips

Social Work

Gregory Littleton Phipps

Social Work

Andrew L. Pickwell

Clinical Nutrition

Katie Madelyn Potter

Speech-Language Pathology

Sydney Harper Price Social Work

Chloe Dalton Purser

Speech-Language Pathology

Taylor Kirby Roberts

Social Work

Molly Ann Robinette

Speech-Language Pathology

Whitney Helene Rosenblatt Social Work

Stephen Doren Schaefle Social Work

Bailey Douglas Schneider

Speech-Language Pathology

Avy Rebekah Scott Social Work

Mekayla Brooke Sikes

Speech-Language Pathology

Nicolas Dalton Squirrell

Social Work

Kaylan Nicole Staton

Social Work

Heidi Hamby Stewart

Social Work

Andrew Nicholas Stout

Speech-Language Pathology

Jillian Hope Taylor Social Work

Caitlin Maureen Temme Social Work

Rebecca Lynn Tester Social Work

Kaitlyn M. Thomas Social Work

Taylor Alexandria Thomas

Speech-Language Pathology

Thesis: “A Comparison of the Expressive Language Characteristics in Schizophrenia and Wernicke’s Aphasia”

Chair: Dr. Bess Sirmon-Taylor

Nikita Marie Thompson

Social Work

Stella Chiamaka Uchendu Social Work

Katie Elizabeth Ward Social Work

Allison Grace Watson Social Work

Brianna Werder Social Work

Abigail Katherine Dye Westmoreland

Speech-Language Pathology

Benjamin Dwayne Whitley

Social Work

Mystic A. Whitson

Social Work

Lisa Janelle Williams

Social Work

Kylee Shea Winkler

Speech-Language Pathology

Mackenzie Ryan Woods

Speech-Language Pathology

Jobeth Baxter Wright

Social Work

Lauren Alexandra Wrigley Social Work

Makenzie Tate Yankovich

Speech-Language Pathology

Baccalaureate

Degrees

 Annie Camille Alison Rehabilitative Health Sciences

Ashton Kay Ankrom Rehabilitative Health Sciences

 Morgan Ashley Baker Rehabilitative Health Sciences

 Hadlee Jo Banks

Radiologic Science

Taylor MacKenzie Bare Social Work

 Madison Lee Beaty Social Work

 Alexandra Grace Benson Nutrition

 Carly Roseanna Biddix Social Work

 Camryn Faith Birdwell Radiologic Science

 Bethany Lyn Bridwell Radiologic Science

 Alyne Korinne Brown Radiologic Science

 Katie Elizabeth Brown Social Work

 Philip A. Burgess Radiologic Science

Andi C. Cameron Social Work

Samantha Olivia Campo Social Work

 Veronica Elaine Carpenter Allied Health

 Savannah Shaye Cearley Radiologic Science

 Kayla Danielle Chambers

Nutrition

 Lillian RoseMyra Chicco

Nutrition

 Mackenzie B. Coffey

Dental Hygiene

 Amanda Rose Colbaugh

Dental Hygiene

 Callie Grace Coleman

Nutrition

Olivia P. Conatser

Rehabilitative Health Sciences

 Grace Elizabeth Cook

Radiologic Science

 Shatyrah Aquay Copeland

Rehabilitative Health Sciences

 Anna Casella Corley

Dental Hygiene

Kristen Michelle Cornett

Dental Hygiene

Alexia K. Cox

Social Work

Candi Craig

Nutrition

 Megan Marie Culbreth

Rehabilitative Health Sciences

Laycie Lynn Cunningham

Rehabilitative Health Sciences

 Olivia Marie Cunningham

Radiologic Science

 Caitlin Nicole Cutshall

Rehabilitative Health Sciences

 Emily Kay Darnell

Dental Hygiene

Abbigail Reed Davis

Rehabilitative Health Sciences

Joshua David Deal

Rehabilitative Health Sciences

 Courtney Elizabeth DeLuca

Radiologic Science

 Alicia Marie Diaz

Rehabilitative Health Sciences

 Caroline Dos Santos Medeiros

Nutrition

Matthew Linden Dougherty

Respiratory Therapy

Mattie Rose Elliott

Social Work

Missy D. Fagan

Social Work

 Morgan Payge Farmer

Dental Hygiene

 Melanie Nikole Fischer

Social Work

Morgan Olivia Foran

Social Work

 Jesse Reed Garber

Social Work

 Melissa Gonzalez

Radiologic Science

 Athena Rhea Goodwin

Dental Hygiene

 Cassandra Joy Goodyear

Social Work

 Elizabeth M. Gooslin

Social Work

 Owen Dutcher Graham

Radiologic Science

 Jaden Audrey Greene

Dental Hygiene

Hannah Nicole Greer

Dental Hygiene

Makenna Renee Hallingstad

Rehabilitative Health Sciences

 Elizabeth Louise Hamilton

Radiologic Science

 Braelyn T. Hartman

Radiologic Science

Lauren Nicole Hatch

Rehabilitative Health Sciences

Jennifer Hatkic

Rehabilitative Health Sciences

 Hannah Elizabeth Heath

Rehabilitative Health Sciences  Kemara Malaika Hendrix

Dental Hygiene

 Adrienne Bryanna Henegar

Rehabilitative Health Sciences

 Bryn Faith Hensley

Radiologic Science

 Brian Wesley Higgs

Social Work

 Kelly Leigh Hill

Social Work

 Tangelia L. Hollingsworth

Nutrition

 Vanessa Monique Holton

Radiologic Science  Momoko Mary Horiuchi

Rehabilitative Health Sciences

 Karen Elizabeth Houser

Radiologic Science

Karmen Elizabeth Houser

Respiratory Therapy

Jamie R. Housley

Social Work

 Mikalyn Reece Hunt

Social Work

 Daniela Iacob

Radiologic Science

Jaylin Terrell Jackson

Rehabilitative Health Sciences

 Semi Jang

Dental Hygiene

Caleb L. Johnson Respiratory Therapy

 Landis R. Johnson

Radiologic Science

 Abigail Olivia Kay Jones

Social Work

 Jaylyn Marie Jones

Dental Hygiene

 Olivia Faith Jones

Nutrition

 Julia Anne Karsten

Rehabilitative Health Sciences

 Laura Elizabeth Kelly

Radiologic Science

 Sadie Grace King

Rehabilitative Health Sciences

 Tessa Joye Kistner

Radiologic Science

 Samantha L. Kulikowski

Radiologic Science

 Audra Brynn Larson

Rehabilitative Health Sciences

 Aubrey Maria Lawson

Radiologic Science

 Gabriella Rose Lehmkuhle

Social Work

Autumn Brooke Lingerfelt

Allied Health

 Taylor Rebecca Lodari

Radiologic Science

 Lorenzo Reese Manalili

Rehabilitative Health Sciences

 Mattie Manley

Radiologic Science

Sierra Evonne Mann

Dental Hygiene

 Elizabeth Marie Marlowe

Dental Hygiene

 Olivia Marie Martin

Rehabilitative Health Sciences

 Erika-Sunshine Limbaga

Mayfield

Social Work

 Angela Kay McGhee

Social Work

 Blair LouAnn Medley

Radiologic Science

 Amanda Opalee Mejia

Social Work

 Alfonso Alexander Monroy

Nutrition

 Delainee Renee Mooneyhan

Radiologic Science

 Dyaonna Leatrice Moore

Dental Hygiene

Jamila Gabrianna Moore

Social Work

 Kaci N. Morelock

Dental Hygiene

 Rachel Autumn Morgan

Radiologic Science

 Caroline Grace Musick

Dental Hygiene

Collin Michael Naifeh

Radiologic Science

 Brant Andrew Newcomb

Social Work

 Jina Raelie Newman

Dental Hygiene

 Heather Lynn Norris

Radiologic Science

 Tracy Olide

Social Work

 Alaina Kaelyn Olson

Rehabilitative Health Sciences

Lauren Denise Perkins

Dental Hygiene

Caitlin D. Peters

Rehabilitative Health Sciences

Carmen Cecelia Phillips

Social Work

 Caroline Danielle Phillips

Dental Hygiene

Jacob Ethan Phillips

Social Work

 Kali M. Pipkin

Social Work

 Kari Marie Prabhakar

Nutrition

 Caroline Ruth Pridmore

Dental Hygiene

 Karen Ann Reece

Dental Hygiene

 Daniela Reyes Arellano

Dental Hygiene

 Kristina Danielle Riley

Rehabilitative Health Sciences

 David T. Roberts

Nutrition

 Kaylee Rose

Rehabilitative Health Sciences

 Cheryl Jane Rotenberry

Allied Health

 Jordan Taylor Rountree

Radiologic Science

Hannah Faith Russell

Respiratory Therapy

 Connor Richmond Ruzek

Rehabilitative Health Sciences

Meghan E. Sallah

Allied Health

Andrew Vaughn Samples

Respiratory Therapy  Alexus Brooke Sands

Social Work

Rachel Lynette Saylor

Rehabilitative Health Sciences

 Tara Jade Schoonmaker

Radiologic Science

 Erica Brooke Seal

Rehabilitative Health Sciences

 Scarlett Marie Self

Radiologic Science

 Sandra Ivette Serra

Social Work

 Erika Rae Sessis

Radiologic Science

 Kennedy Scout Shell

Dental Hygiene

 Jayda Marie Short

Dental Hygiene

 Kenzie Nicole Simms

Rehabilitative Health Sciences  Jacy C. Sims Rehabilitative Health Sciences

 Kara Louise Smathers Allied Health

 Alexis K. Smith Nutrition

 Gracie-Raye Hagood Smith Rehabilitative Health Sciences

 Kalei Madison Smith Radiologic Science

Kayce Marie Smith Social Work

 Makenzie Jade Smith Rehabilitative Health Sciences

 Tiyawnah Michelle Smith

Social Work

 Maria Mills Sparks

Social Work

 Miranda N. Sparks

Social Work

 Emily Paige Stapleton

Radiologic Science

 Rachel Nicole Stewart

Social Work

 Courtney Paige Stover

Nutrition

Jacob Robert Street

Social Work

Savanna Rayne Taylor

Social Work

Jeffery Thompson

Respiratory Therapy

 Debbie Lucky Torjilar

Social Work

 Carolyn Gabrielle Trent

Social Work

Michelle Kathleen Tucker

Social Work

 Loren Oliviah Vermillion

Rehabilitative Health Sciences

 Trinity M. Vines

Rehabilitative Health Sciences

 Cheyenne Marie Ward

Radiologic Science

 Charles Austin Weaver

Social Work

Macey Fayth Webb

Nutrition

 Katherine Jane Wells

Dental Hygiene

 Juliet Victoria Winters

Social Work

 Kaylee Rhiann Wittenberg

Dental Hygiene

Chasity Nichole Woolley

Social Work

 Yutian Yang

Nutrition

COLLEGE OF GRADUATE AND CONTINUING STUDIES

Dean: Dr. Sharon McGee

Doctoral Degrees

Javonte Lee Ashford

Global Sport Leadership

Jada Danielle Buckner

Global Sport Leadership

Brian Cameron

Global Sport Leadership

Javier X. Collins

Global Sport Leadership

Betty Reeves Cunningham

Global Sport Leadership

Elizabeth Delane Forbes

Global Sport Leadership

Kerry Lorenzo Gray

Global Sport Leadership

Chandra Toleah Harris

Global Sport Leadership

Matthew Herrera

Global Sport Leadership

Ashley Johnson

Global Sport Leadership

Derek Nyagwai Johnson

Global Sport Leadership

Derrick Antwan Johnson

Global Sport Leadership

Mitchell Parker Miegel

Global Sport Leadership

Nichole Marie Person

Global Sport Leadership

Joseph Rehder

Global Sport Leadership

J. Todd Reid

Global Sport Leadership

Justin Lee Salge

Global Sport Leadership

James M. Sarra, Jr.

Global Sport Leadership

Katherine Little Zink

Global Sport Leadership

Baccalaureate Degrees

Brittany Nichole Adams

Interdisciplinary Studies

Zailes Alexander

Interdisciplinary Studies

 Brianna Nichole Bailey Interdisciplinary Studies

Venture Douglas Baker Interdisciplinary Studies

 Kayla Grace Beaver Interdisciplinary Studies

Rheann Marie-Cassatt Bennett Interdisciplinary Studies

Cristi Lynn Blalock Interdisciplinary Studies

 Ryan M. Bolt Interdisciplinary Studies

Alicia Marie Bynum Interdisciplinary Studies

Emily Rose Carter Interdisciplinary Studies

 Amanda Victoria Collins Interdisciplinary Studies

Boyonoh B. Fahngon Interdisciplinary Studies

 Alec Edwards Gentry Interdisciplinary Studies

 Sophia Carmen Gentry Interdisciplinary Studies

 Zachary David Green Interdisciplinary Studies

Brayden Lee Hamblen Interdisciplinary Studies

Haley Madison Inancsi Interdisciplinary Studies

Michael Shane Kilgore, Jr. Interdisciplinary Studies

Jordan J. King Interdisciplinary Studies

 Kirby Knight Interdisciplinary Studies

 Lucas I. Lane Interdisciplinary Studies

 Wendy Gay Lane Applied Science

 Curtis Ray Lee-Perez Applied Science

Ashley Michelle Miller Interdisciplinary Studies

 Hollie Louise Muse Interdisciplinary Studies

Joanna Marie Patrick Interdisciplinary Studies

Gracie Morgan Peterson Interdisciplinary Studies  Angela Leigh Phillips Interdisciplinary Studies

Diandre Ja’quan Phillips-Davis Interdisciplinary Studies

Tyler Wayne Riddell Interdisciplinary Studies

COLLEGE OF NURSING

Dean: Dr. Leann Horsley

Master’s Degrees

Terry Lewis Armstrong, Jr. Nursing

Jennifer Arthur Nursing

Lauren Alexander Barrett Nursing

Camila Bastas Nursing

Haley Nicole Bradshaw Nursing

Stephanie Alexandra Brickey Nursing

Jenni G. Burch Nursing

Tricia Anne Cannon Nursing

Justine Carreno Nursing

Kyle Jeffrey Charnley Nursing

Casey Richardson Chhut Nursing

Courtney Claybrook Colobro Nursing

Shaylie Suzanne Davis Nursing

Madisen Cheyann Duncan Nursing

Mikayla Bell Duncan Nursing

Brandon Dewayne Edmondson Nursing

Blair Elizabeth Fitzpatrick Nursing

Kathryn Gormley Nursing

Holly Charlotte Hamner Nursing

Jennifer Nicole Hart Nursing

Kimberly Hunt Nursing

Amy Kathryn Lawrence Nursing

Megan D. Lehman Nursing

Leslie M. Lewis Nursing

Emily B. Logan Nursing

Tristin Keith Rivers

Interdisciplinary Studies

Casey Renee Robbins

Interdisciplinary Studies

 Emma J. Roberts

Interdisciplinary Studies

Dwayne Nathaniel Ruff, II

Interdisciplinary Studies

Damien Stephen Scott

Interdisciplinary Studies

 Kenneth Brandt Shipley

Interdisciplinary Studies

Sherrita Annette Spriggs

Applied Science

DeAnthony Keshun Tipler

Interdisciplinary Studies

Jacob Ridge Toombs

Interdisciplinary Studies

Garett Wallace

Interdisciplinary Studies

David Matthew Wilkinson

Interdisciplinary Studies

Isaiah Deion Wilson

Interdisciplinary Studies

Jaclyn Jadwiga Wright

Interdisciplinary Studies

Nicole U. Lovill Nursing

Mary M. May Nursing

David Benjamin McFarland Nursing

Scyron Rose McInturff Nursing

Breanna Danielle Miller Nursing

Maylee Grace Miracle Nursing

Lillie Grace Norman Nursing

Carla Taylor Orsburn Nursing

Ashley Diane Osterman Nursing

Heather Hicks Pippin Nursing

Megan Plotkin Nursing

Casandra Reyes Arellano Nursing

Victoria Danielle Robinson Nursing

Laura Lewis Sparks Nursing

Tori Shaye Stephens Nursing

Megan Ann Stinson Nursing

Abby Cameron Stone Nursing

Delaney Rae Stone Nursing

Sarita Subedi Nursing

Amy Alecia Swaffer Nursing

Jake Milton Trey Terry, III Nursing

Jessica Noel Tiner Nursing

Micah Danielle Truex Kinser Nursing

Brooklyn Marie Volkman Nursing

Kimberly Dawn Wagner Nursing

Robin Suzette Walsh Nursing

Amanda Danyelle Webb Nursing

Hannah Nicole Williams Nursing

Sydney Nicole Wilson Nursing

Zhilong Zhao Nursing

Baccalaureate

Degrees

Shelly Leigh Abbott Nursing

 Sarah Santos Abdel-Maksoud Nursing

Preston Taylor Adams

Nursing

Misty Dawn Agan

Nursing

Jessica Leeann Aiken

Nursing

Brisja Amos Nursing

Kenyah Elizabeth Arnwine Nursing

 Anna Marie Arwood

Nursing

Cavon M. Avery Nursing

Destiny Victoria Baker Nursing

Saxton Delaney Sutherland

Beals

Nursing

Shakeya JoreShaye Bean

Nursing

Kayleigh Elisabeth Berg

Nursing

 Kirkland L. Bice

Nursing

 Misty Biddix

Nursing

Austin J. Bihlmeyer

Nursing

Starlin I. Bognar

Nursing

Lily Anna Booher

Nursing

 Katherine-Olivia Grace Bostic

Nursing

Sydni Faith Bowen

Nursing

 Myriah C. Bright

Nursing

Pamela Gracia Brint

Nursing

Macy Alexandra Brown

Nursing

 Errin Janae Bryant

Nursing

 YeKaterina Bryant

Nursing

Makenzie Victoria Burleson

Nursing

Theodore Samuel Burleson

Nursing

Sandra Maria Evelyn Butler

Nursing

Keri Anne Buttrey

Nursing

Kira Marie Campbell

Nursing

 Latrice Campbell

Nursing

 Ferrari Jaguar Canfield

Nursing

Kristen Paige Carr

Nursing

 Olivia Claire Kyte Carr

Nursing

Alyssa Camille Ceja Pena

Nursing

Ashley Nicole Cheaves

Nursing

 Chelsey Leigh Clendenon

Nursing

 Maci Kathryn Grace Cloninger Nursing

Cheryl Clymens Nursing

Kayla Michele Cole Nursing

Latoya L. Collins Nursing

Nicklas R. Compton Nursing

 Carissa R. Comsa Nursing

Iris Marlene Conley Nursing

 Tamika L. Conner Nursing

 Hansel Theodore Cooper Nursing

Sara Cooper Nursing

Kimberly Stacy Corado Nursing

Julianne Rose Corey Nursing

Taylar M. Coulter Nursing

 Heather Leanne Crabtree Nursing

 Kokeshia Shauncherrea Crosby Nursing

Allison Rheanna Cross Nursing

 Megan Kristen Geneva Cummings Nursing

 Laura Ruth Daffron Nursing

Amanda L. Dalton Nursing

Boahema Atta Panyin Danquah Nursing

 Chelsey DeBord Nursing

Jaida Avonya Dennis Nursing

 Maggie Claire Dennis Nursing

 Macy Ruth Dishner Nursing

Lauren Elizabeth Dougherty Nursing

 Amanda Lee Downing Nursing

 Lydia Mudiwa Dumbujena Nursing

Rodney Mathew Dykes Nursing

 Helen Renee Eldridge Nursing

 Charlsey Breanna Ellis Nursing

 Kaitlyn Irene Estep Nursing

Dorshonda Danielle Evans Nursing

 Amanda Priest Falknor Nursing

 Demiana Faltas Nursing

 Tiffany K. Farley Nursing

 Janelle Fields

Nursing

 Olivia Jannae Fiet Nursing

Sidney Allen Flanary, Jr. Nursing

Kandice Brooke Flippo Nursing

 Carla Mae Foster Nursing

Madison Erin Franklin Nursing

 Kaitlin M. Frazier

Nursing

 Rebecca Grace Frazier Nursing

Brianna Rae Fritts Nursing

 Erika E. Frost Nursing

 Madison Nicolle Garrett Nursing

Schyler Rae Gibbs Nursing

 Meredith Rhea Glover Nursing

Grace A. Green

Nursing

 Naubiya Grimes

Nursing

 Holle Lawrence Guntz

Nursing

Destiny Hadley

Nursing

 Christina Kylie Haig

Nursing

 Austin J. Hale

Nursing

Madelyn M. Hale

Nursing  Nichole Justine Hall

Nursing

Hamidatu Hamid

Nursing

Sophie Alexandra Hamilton Nursing

Felicia Hammonds

Nursing

Haley Nicole Haren

Nursing

 Mallory Harris

Nursing

 Katherine Louise Harrison Nursing  Madison Louise Harryman

Nursing

 Isaiah James Hart

Nursing

Katherine Brooke Hasty

Nursing

Roberta Ross Hatfield

Nursing

Tiffany Raschelle Heaton

Nursing

 Karley Suzanne Herman

Nursing

 Ursula Elizabeth Herrell

Nursing

Tiarah Rebekah Hess

Nursing

 Ian J. Hicks

Nursing

 Kaylen Faith Hill

Nursing

Kennedy Renee Hobbs

Nursing

Arminda Hodge

Nursing

 Morgan Alixandra Holland

Nursing

 Madeline Grace Holt

Nursing

 Zachary Lynn Hubbard

Nursing

 Hannah Sue Hunt

Nursing

 Sylvia W. Hutcherson

Nursing

 Natashia Lashae Jackson

Nursing

 Sydney Leigh Robey Jeter

Nursing

 Amanda Jayne Johnson

Nursing

 Heidi Lori Johnson

Nursing

 Peter Joseph Johnson

Nursing

Heather Leanne Jones

Nursing

 Stephanie Jones

Nursing

Sabina Salice Jonga Nursing

 Jaildes Jordan Nursing

Joseph George Juszak Nursing

Ashley Louise Kanewischer Nursing

 Timberly Cheyenne Kasemeyer Nursing

Hugh J. Keller, II Nursing

 Belinda Kelly Nursing

 Emma Grace Kelly Nursing

Kayla Mariah Kendrick Nursing

Madison Kennedy Nursing

 Lucy Njeri Kiboro Nursing

Lauren Michele Killen Nursing

 Mark A. Kindred Nursing

Emmanuel Kiprotich Kipchumba Nursing

Bailee M. Lane Nursing

 Gabrielle Michelle Lane Nursing

 Jessica Renee Larrazabal Nursing

Ashlan Brooke Layne Nursing

 Sidney Nicole Ledford Nursing

 Telisha R. Lester Nursing

 Kathleen Cecilia Levy Nursing

Ashley Madonna Lewis Nursing

 Elijah C. Lien Nursing

 Mariah Valerie Lien Nursing

Kobe Jamison Tyler Lindsey Nursing

 Emily Louise Luebs Nursing

 Ashton London Lyons Nursing

Frances Marie Manning Nursing

 Kedreelynn Francine Marsh Nursing

Makayley Francesca Marshall Nursing

 Scott Mattox Nursing

 Breanna Michelle Mauk Nursing

 Shanqueleshia R. Mayes Nursing

Adriana L. Mccrory Nursing

 Rachel Karen McFarling Nursing

Brandon Chase McKinney Nursing

 Racheal Miwako McKinney Nursing

Ryan William McParland Nursing

 Shannon Nicole Michael Nursing

Erica Le Miller Nursing

 Tatum Rheann Mills Nursing

Nekitress Shurelle Mitchell Nursing

 Austin M. Monds

Nursing

Makenzie Faith Moody

Nursing

Amanda Kay Moon

Nursing

Elizabeth Kaye Mooney

Nursing

 Hannah Faith Moore

Nursing

 Sheryl A. Moore

Nursing

Erika Morales

Nursing

Lily Caroline Morelock

Nursing

Amanda Renea Moreno

Nursing

Waliat Adejoke Moronkola

Nursing

 Madelyne Faith Morrell

Nursing

 Chrissy LaShea Moses

Nursing

 Carrie Ellen Myers

Nursing

Heaven Leigh Nash

Nursing

Lacey Charlene Neal

Nursing

Calli Ashton Newberry

Nursing

Hoang Khanh An Nguyen Nursing

Megan Nicole Norman Nursing

Agatha Akuabia Nwokeji

Nursing

Sarah Salah Obeid

Nursing

Igbagboyemi Ogunmola

Nursing

 Emem Paul Okpokowuruk

Nursing

 Carey Megan Olson Nursing

 David Ordogh

Nursing

Katlin A. Osborne

Nursing

Trey Alan Osborne

Nursing

Sharniqua Payne

Nursing

Glenna F. Peery

Nursing  Paula Ruth Pelfrey Nursing

Katherine Elizabeth Philips

Nursing

Angelica Hope Phillips

Nursing

Mary Anna Pitts

Nursing

Samantha Marie Pompi

Nursing

Abigail Lea Price

Nursing

Julia R. Price

Nursing

Melinda Price

Nursing

Jasmine Tiarra Pride

Nursing

Ciara Ramm

Nursing

Emily Caroline Ramsey

Nursing

Katelyn Savannah Rash

Nursing

Madison Layne Ray

Nursing

Abigail Elizabeth Reed

Nursing

 Hunter Alexis Reed

Nursing

Porsha Lutece Rice

Nursing

 Alexus M. Riddle

Nursing

Carrie Rigney

Nursing

William Edward Roberts

Nursing

Natalia Nemecia RodriguezPonce

Nursing

Kayla Leann Rovell

Nursing

Molly Elizabeth Rumfelt

Nursing

 Olivia Claire Sacks

Nursing

 Caitlin Rhea Salhany

Nursing

 Abbigail Courtney Leigh Salter

Nursing

Lisa Shirl Sapp

Nursing

Whitney C. Sayers

Nursing

Jennifer Saylor

Nursing

Bethany Lorraine Scalf

Nursing

 Danielle Nicole Schleeter

Nursing

 Urvi J. Shah

Nursing

Emily Grace Sharp

Nursing

 James T. Shell, Jr. Nursing

Amy Jordan Shelton

Nursing

 Samantha Barri Sheppard Nursing

 McKinley Grayce Shockley Nursing

Khadijah Sade’ Sivels Nursing

 Lindsay Caroline Sliwinski Nursing

Elizabeth Hannah Smith Nursing

Erin Elizabeth Smith Nursing

 Sarah Kathryn Stamey Nursing

 Callie Elizabeth Stidham Nursing

 Kaylee Cheyenne Street Nursing

Nicholas Thomas Stuckwish Nursing

Ashton P. Stucky Nursing

Riley Sullivan Nursing

 Jessica Lynn Summers Nursing

Bethany Leigh Sutton Nursing

Alexandra Erin Swafford Nursing

 Emily Michelle Sweat Nursing

Jessica LaSha Swinger Nursing

 Autumn Gayle Taylor Nursing

LaToya Taylor Nursing

Victoria Santrece Taylor Nursing

 Vicki Thao Nursing

 Deja Nasha Thompson Nursing

Tyler Brooke Thompson Nursing

Su Tran Nursing

 Melody Trickett Nursing

Justin J. Vickery Nursing

Tiffani Leigh Vincent Nursing

Brandy Michelle Voiles-Phipps Nursing

Parrish Ivey Vowell Nursing

Samantha L. Wallace Nursing

Ashleigh Joyce Brooke Waller Nursing

Richard Leven Ward Nursing

Sara Elizabeth Janna Watkins Nursing

Felecia Maurtice Webber Nursing

Jason Lewis Wells Nursing

Greyson Sloane Whaley Nursing

Jana Kimberlea Lou White Nursing

Emily Grace Williams Nursing

Brittany Leann Wiser Nursing

Tanner S. Womble Nursing

Andrew C. Woody Nursing

COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Dean: Dr. Randy Wykoff

Doctoral Degrees

Johanna Maria Cimilluca

Public Health

Dissertation: “Key Determinants of Using Telehealth Technologies Among Underserved Populations from the Perspective of Patients and Providers”

Chair: Dr. Manik Ahuja

Kristy Jamesina Gagnon

Public Health

Dissertation: “Cardiovascular Disease in Central Appalachia: An Exploratory Study of Behavioral, Community, and Patient-Centered Care Influences”

Chair: Dr. Deborah Slawson

Jordan Chase Harless

Public Health

Dissertation: “Exploring Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in Central Appalachia Through the Experiences of Transgender and Gender Non-Binary People”

Chair: Dr. Deborah Slawson

Christopher Michael Honeycutt

Public Health

Dissertation: “Profitable, Alternative Income Generation and Improved Quality of Life Among Global Beekeepers”

Chair: Dr. Nathan Hale

Jacob Lee Schultz

Public Health

Dissertation: “Emerging Tick-Borne Diseases in Northeast Tennessee”

Chair: Dr. Megan Quinn

Kristen Nicole Surles Public Health

Dissertation: “Youth-Friendly, Person-Centered Contraceptive Care for Adolescents: Exploring the Capacity of Safety-Net Clinics in Alabama and South Carolina”

Chair: Dr. Kate Beatty

Phoebe Petkeu Daisy Tchoua Public Health

Dissertation: “Exploring the Food Parenting Practices Among Black Immigrant Mothers in Metro Atlanta, GA”

Chair: Dr. Deborah Slawson

Master’s Degrees

Oluwatomilayo Deborah Adeniji Public Health

Adedeji Opeyemi Adenusi Public Health

Sandra Obianuju Anazor Public Health

Deborah Okwuchukwu Aniemeke Public Health

Eugene Narkotey Annor Public Health

Akansha Arewar Public Health

Olamide Ayodeji Asifat Public Health

Meggi Augustosky-Burson Public Health

Olivia Diane Barnes Public Health

Maggie Lee Bentley Public Health

Cameron Elizabeth Berard Public Health

Gladys Ebunoluwa Bolawa Public Health

Mary Christina Brown Public Health

Samuel Hunter Burnette Public Health

Michael James Cassidy Public Health

Stephanie Michelle Castlewhite Public Health

Kassaundra Grace Copas Health Administration

Alyssa Faith Wright Nursing

Kinsley Elise Wykle Nursing

Angelique Sarah Young Nursing

Stephanie Cates Young Nursing

Nicholas Robert Zockoll Nursing

Taylor A. Coston Public Health

Jennifer L. Davis Public Health

Jovana Demonjic Public Health

Jamie Steven Dent Health Administration

Suraj Rameshwar Dhankikar Public Health

Jamal D. Dillard Public Health

Anthony DeShawn Dockery Public Health

Kayla Brooke Dodson Public Health

Andrew Joseph Earnhardt Public Health

Caitlyn Paige Gardner Health Administration

Nicole L. Gardner Public Health

Hannah Grace Gersch Lobo Public Health

Kristen Brooke Glovier Public Health

Isabel Coral Guhde Public Health

Miranda L. Howard Public Health

Harrison James Ihrig Public Health

Arpana Karki Health Administration

Ryan A. King Public Health

Angela Ashaba Kirabo Public Health

Sharon Rose Leone Public Health

Hezborn Marwa Magacha Public Health

LaNaya Alise Martin Public Health

Tabitha Lynn McCauley Public Health

Kshitiz Mishra Public Health

Chyanne Somerlee Morrison Public Health

Madison Skylar Motes Public Health

Valentine Chisom Nriagu Public Health

Chisom Marcellus Nwaneki Public Health

Nneka Nwosisi Public Health

Francis Chibueze Okeke Public Health

Olajide Johnson Olagunju Public Health

Nnamdi Joseph Omenuko Public Health

Francis Akarovyo Onakpoma Public Health

Caitlyn Leigh Patten Health Administration

Laura Taylor Peapenburg Public Health

Alice P. Pham Public Health

Melissa Ramos Chapuz Public Health

Geraldine Rivera Matos Public Health

Donniqua Tara Rolle Public Health

Keigan Dominic Ross Public Health

Elizabeth Marie Rubendall Public Health

Jennifer S. Salazar-Sanchez Public Health

Kwaku Sarfo Mensah Health Administration

Hannah Norton Shelton Public Health

Kristin Martin Smith Health Administration

Elizabeth Grace Stephens Public Health

Yordanos Tezera Tafesse Public Health

Carly Ciara Tucker Health Administration

Margaret Fielding Wagner Health Administration

Anthony J. Wayne Public Health

Alexandra Nina Whittle Public Health

Andrew Allen Wigger Public Health

Gabriel Christopher Erik Wood Public Health

Baccalaureate Degrees

 Hussain Alaseel Public Health

 Abigail Grace Allen Health Sciences

Tatum Elizabeth Amos Health Sciences

Landrey Paige Atkins Health Administration

Anna Marie Ayers Microbiology

Jacob L. Blevins Health Sciences

 Emilie Noelle Bordeau Public Health

Khariah K. Brazelton Health Administration

 Quinn G. Caballero, II Health Sciences

William P. Carpenter Health Sciences

Michael Thomas Carroll Environmental Health

 Kaylee N. Castleberry Health Sciences

 Elayna Renee Chavis Health Sciences

Christian B. Chumbley Health Sciences

Faith Elizabeth Cook Health Sciences

Samantha Jane Cox Health Administration

 Vanessa Lauren Cox Health Sciences

 Nathan Andrew Dockery Health Sciences

Jeri Kennedy Dossett Health Administration

 Maria E. Farmer Health Administration

 Donald Harold Fowler, III Microbiology

 Taylor Nicole France Health Administration

 Holly Bevins Frye Health Administration

 Saul Alejandro Garcia Olmos Public Health

 Jake Matthew Gibson Health Sciences

Khazel E. Gortney Health Sciences

 Matthew Gutierrez Health Sciences

 Lochlyn Ann Hardy Health Sciences

 Courtney Leigh Henley Microbiology

Jacob David Hollen Microbiology

 Abilene Dawn Hollenbeck Health Administration

Jacob Thomas Hoover Health Sciences

 Avery James Hopkins Health Administration

 Mary Claire Huber Health Sciences

 Brayden McKinley Hunt Health Sciences

Dhania Yolanda Jeanty Health Administration

 Derek Thomas Jones Health Sciences

Megan Bailey Kirkland Health Administration

 Lucas Patton Lightner Health Administration

 Brynne Gabrielle Zhang Lucas Health Sciences

Isaac Kingsley Choate Manley Health Sciences

Carole M. Marchant Health Sciences

Madison Marie Marsee Public Health

 Hannah Elizabeth Martin Health Sciences

Sarah M. McCullough Microbiology

Morgan Nicole McDavid Health Administration

Tucker Chaz McKinney Microbiology

 Devonte M. Mitchell Health Administration

Natalie C. Newsome Health Sciences

 Cade Clare Oculam Health Sciences

Jaden Brianna Marie Oliver Environmental Health

 Katie Brooklyn Palmer Public Health

 Aarsh Nalin Patel Health Sciences

 Rylie Nicole Payne Public Health

Nathaniel Christian Plummer Public Health

Joseph Matthew Porter Health Sciences

 Ashley Sarah Raney Health Sciences

 Matthew James Rauhuff Health Sciences

 Sydney Ellen Rowell Microbiology

 Francisco Saucedo Orona Health Administration

Genevieve Moon Schwarz

Microbiology

 Savannah Grace Sprinkle Health Sciences

 Mason Levi Stanley Health Sciences

 Jaykob Benjamin Stephens

Microbiology

Morgan Reese Stokes Health Administration

Alexis Nicole Stone Health Administration

Casey Jean Stophel

Microbiology

William L. Thompson Health Sciences

 Zoe Riley Tolzmann Health Sciences

 Nathan Alan Turner Health Sciences

Morgan B. Way Health Sciences

JAMES H. QUILLEN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

Dean: Dr. William Block

Doctor of Medicine

Michael L. White

Microbiology

Aaron Gabriel Whitfield

Microbiology

Gideon Arthur Williams

Health Sciences

Leonard Nathaniel Williams, III

Health Administration

Patra L. Williams

Health Sciences

 Thomas G. Williams

Microbiology

Brittney Wilson

Health Administration

Keely Alexis Yarbrough

Health Administration

The Doctor of Medicine graduates in the James H. Quillen College of Medicine received their degrees and doctoral hoods Friday afternoon at their Graduation Ceremony. The hoods were presented to the graduates by Dr. Thomas E. Kwasigroch, Department of Medical Education, and Dr. Jason Moore, Department of Family Medicine. These faculty members were selected by popular election of the graduating class. Residency positions for the members of the Class of 2023 are listed below.

Oluwaseun Jessica Ajayi

Anesthesiology

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Stephanie Nwakaego Alu

Obstetrics/Gynecology

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

Evan Michael Baird

Dermatology

University of Louisville School of Medicine

Louisville, Kentucky

Shivan Mateen Berwari

Psychiatry

HCA Healthcare/TriStar

Nashville, Tennessee

Rebecca Lynn Blair

Orthopaedic Surgery

Louisiana State University School of Medicine

New Orleans, Louisiana

Haley Nicole Bradshaw

Pediatrics

East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine

Johnson City, Tennessee

Ryan William Burgess

Internal Medicine

University of Kentucky Medical Center

Lexington, Kentucky

Megan Gaye Burnham

Family Medicine

East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine

Kingsport, Tennessee

Brian Michael Cartwright

Pathology

East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine

Johnson City, Tennessee

Jake Kimbro Cartwright

Otolaryngology

University of Florida College of Medicine

Gainesville, Florida

Stephanie Michelle Castlewhite Psychiatry

East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine

Johnson City, Tennessee

Dalton Matthew Caviness

Internal Medicine

University of Alabama Medical Center

Birmingham, Alabama

Mollee Rose Cohee

Obstetrics/Gynecology

University of Florida College of Medicine

Pensacola, Florida

Makayla Danielle Cornelius Surgery

Ochsner Clinic Foundation

New Orleans, Louisiana

Samantha Nicole Courtney

Psychiatry

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

Karilynn Nicole Craig

Family Medicine

East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine

Johnson City, Tennessee

Stephen Alexander Crockett

Obstetrics/Gynecology

University of North Carolina Hospitals

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Ramsey Alexander Daugherty

Emergency Medicine

University of Tennessee College of Medicine

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Jennifer Lynn Davis

Family Medicine

Texas A&M School of Medicine

Bryan, Texas

Sean Morgan Davis

Family Medicine

Naval Air Station

Jacksonville, Florida

Ahmed Mohamed Elgazzar

Interventional Radiology

University of Alabama Medical Center

Birmingham, Alabama

Sarah Ashley Ferroni

Pathology

University of North Carolina Hospitals

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Nicole Lisabeth Gardner

Pediatrics

University of Virginia School of Medicine

Charlottesville, Virginia

Hannah Grace Gersch Lobo

Pediatrics

Children’s National Hospital

Washington, District of Columbia

Isabel Coral Guhde

Obstetrics/Gynecology

University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Greenville, South Carolina

Kaley Holloway Hankins

Obstetrics/Gynecology University Hospitals

Columbia, Missouri

Devyn Hope Hayes

Pediatrics

East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine

Johnson City, Tennessee

Mary Katherine Gent Herndon

Obstetrics/Gynecology

University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine

Knoxville, Tennessee

Haddon Claude Hill

Surgery

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Blake Anthony Kelley

Internal Medicine

University of Louisville School of Medicine

Louisville, Kentucky

Ryan Alexander King

Obstetrics/Gynecology

Johns Hopkins Hospital

Baltimore, Maryland

Christina Bailey Klouda

Orthopaedic Surgery

University of Tennessee College of Medicine

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Rebekah Black Leach

Internal Medicine/Psychiatry

University of Kentucky Medical Center

Lexington, Kentucky

Morgan Elizabeth Levenhagen

Family Medicine

East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine

Bristol, Tennessee

Yanyan Lin

Internal Medicine

Ascension Medical Group Saint Thomas UT

Nashville, Tennessee

Zachary Edward Lindsey

Family Medicine

Mountain Area Health Education Center

Boone, North Carolina

Margaret Emma Mann

Pediatrics

Children’s Mercy Hospital

Kansas City, Missouri

William Michael McDonald

Anesthesiology

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Ann Ashford McLemore

Pediatrics

Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Saint Louis, Missouri

Ryan Patrick Mihealsick

Family Medicine

John Peter Smith Hospital

Fort Worth, Texas

Jarred Tucker Millard

Emergency Medicine

University of Alabama Medical Center

Birmingham, Alabama

Lyle Houston Miller

Internal Medicine

University of Florida College of Medicine

Gainesville, Florida

William Stephen Miller, Jr.

Emergency Medicine

University of Alabama Medical Center

Birmingham, Alabama

Andrew Conner Moss

Anesthesiology

University of Alabama Medical Center

Birmingham, Alabama

Nneka Mary Joy Nwosisi

Psychiatry

University of Florida College of Medicine

Jacksonville, Florida

Shannon Abigail O’Connor

Internal Medicine

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Chloe Payton O’Dell

Obstetrics/Gynecology

East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine

Johnson City, Tennessee

Matthew Tyler Odom

Family Medicine

East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine

Bristol, Tennessee

Westley Alan Ongtengco

Internal Medicine

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina

Daniel Spencer Oskin

Internal Medicine

Ascension Medical Group Saint Thomas UT

Nashville, Tennessee

Riley Reagan Parr

Internal Medicine

Saint Joseph Hospital SCL Health

Denver, Colorado

Chloe Fisher Paterson

Emergency Medicine

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Dallas, Texas

Christopher Michael Pearce

Radiology-Diagnostic

University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine

Knoxville, Tennessee

Richard Wesley Pectol III

Orthopaedic Surgery

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

Alice Phuong Quynh Pham

Pediatrics

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Stefan Matthew Pienkowski

Family Medicine

HCA Healthcare/TriStar

Nashville, Tennessee

Nina Yong Porter

Radiology-Diagnostic

David Grant USAF Medical Center

Fairfield, California

Alexandra Madsley Rose Proctor

Family Medicine

Womack Army Medical Center

Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Fulton Alan Robinson

Surgery

University of Tennessee College of Medicine

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Madeline Joan Santulli

Pediatrics

Zucker School of Medicine

Northwell Cohen Children’s Medical Center

New Hyde Park, New York

Joshua David Self

Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

University of Alabama Medical Center

Birmingham, Alabama

MacKenzie Hunter Senogles

Obstetrics/Gynecology

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Morgan Nichole Stansell

Internal Medicine/Psychiatry

Charleston Area Medical Center

Charleston, West Virginia

Daniel Jeffers Stokes

Anesthesiology

Louisiana State University School of Medicine

New Orleans, Louisiana

Courtney Breanne Chester Suiter

Pediatrics

Louisiana State University School of Medicine

New Orleans, Louisiana

Marcia Kay Thacher

Family Medicine

Mountain Area Health Education Center

Asheville, North Carolina

Andrew Allen Wigger

Radiology-Diagnostic

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, Tennessee

BILL GATTON COLLEGE OF PHARMACY

Dean: Dr. Debbie Byrd

Samuel Hunter Wike

Internal Medicine

University of North Carolina Hospitals

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Mikaela Dawn Woods

Anesthesiology

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

Coleman Duke Woody

Family Medicine

Elgin Air Force Base

Elgin Air Force Base, Florida

The Doctor of Pharmacy graduates in the Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy had degrees conferred at their Graduation Ceremony. The hoods were presented to the graduates by Dr. David Cluck, Department of Pharmacy Practice, and Dr. Brooks Pond, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. These faculty members were selected by the members of the graduating class. Practice Plans for the members of the Class of 2023 are listed below.

Doctor of Pharmacy

Angela Achiaa Poku

Westerville, OH

Practice Plans: Military Active

Duty Pharmacist

Faisal Maqbool Adam Sylva, NC

Practice Plans: Community Practice  Jacqueline Anne Aramburo

Oak Ridge, TN

Practice Plans: Residency, Fort Sanders Regional, Knoxville, TN

 Dewey Allen Belcher III

Pikeville, KY

Practice Plans: Residency, Kettering Health, Dayton, OH

Regan Elizabeth Bell

LaFollette, TN

Practice Plans: Residency, LeBonheur Children’s Hospital and The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

Aspen Higgins Beverley

Bristol, TN

Practice Plans: Residency, Baptist Health Corbin –Community Pharmacy, Corbin, KY

Magdalena Bielski

Kingsport, TN

Practice Plans: Residency, Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, TN

Veronica A. Blankenship

Roanoke, VA

Practice Plans: Community Practice

Hanah Noel Brumitt

Hampton, TN

Practice Plans: Community Practice

 Patrick Christopher Carnevale Hickory, NC

Practice Plans: Residency, Augusta University Health, Augusta, GA

Krystal Lynn Chavez Bradford, OH

Practice Plans: Other Austin Waylon Corey Corbin, KY

Practice Plans: Institutional Practice

 Taylor Amanda Coston

Florence, AL

Practice Plans: Residency, Prisma Health-Midlands, Columbia, SC

 Candace Beeler Crawford Speedwell, TN

Practice Plans: Residency, Baptist Health Corbin, Corbin, KY

 Stephen Crispi

Spring Hill, TN

Practice Plans: Residency, Cookeville Regional, Cookeville, TN

Madyson Paige Cruse

Franklin, NC

Practice Plans: Residency, Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, TN

Devin Cory Davenport Hulen, KY

Practice Plans: Community Practice

 Sydney Taylor Fields

Jacksboro, TN

Practice Plans: Community Practice

 Dorcas Adobea Frempong

Irvington, NJ

Practice Plans: Community Practice

Matthew Allen Gouge

Johnson City, TN

Practice Plans: Clinic-Based Practice

 Keagan Davis Hackworth

Lake City, TN

Practice Plans: Residency, Baptist Health Corbin, Corbin, KY

 Kendra Lyndsey Hagood

Mount Carmel, TN

Practice Plans: Residency, Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, TN

Donald Buford Herron, III

Big Stone Gap, VA

Practice Plans: Community Practice

 Jonathan Eric Holan

Morristown, TN

Practice Plans: Community Practice

Elizabeth Linn Holder

Derby, KS

Practice Plans: Community Practice

 Evin Mae Hughes

Bristol, VA

Practice Plans: Community Practice

 Caleb S. Jones

Asheville, NC

Practice Plans: Community Practice

 Nitin Joshi

Morganton, NC

Practice Plans: Residency, Mountain Home VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN

Jagroop Kaur

Clinton, MS

Practice Plans: Community Practice

 Benjamin Corum Kennard

Dandridge, TN

Practice Plans: Pharmaceutical Industry, Allucent, Cary, NC

Kembé A. Keys

Brookhaven, MS

Practice Plans: Community Practice

 Hillary Owens Little Hayesville, NC

Practice Plans: Residency, Tennessee Valley VA, Nashville, TN

 Tanesha LaShun Love

Grenada, MS

Practice Plans: Community Practice

Vinh Mac

Phoenix, AZ

Practice Plans: Community Practice

 Savannah Brooke Mackie Russell, KY

Practice Plans: Community Practice

Yuwei Marcarelli

Wuhan, Hubei

Practice Plans: Pharmaceutical Industry

 Abby Rachel McCurry

Dandridge, TN

Practice Plans: Residency, University of Missouri Health Care - Community Pharmacy, Columbia, MO

 Nomathamsanqa Louise

Mgutshini

Columbia, SC

Practice Plans: Community Practice

Ethel Akuabata Ngene

Akwuke, Enugu

Practice Plans: Military Active

Duty Pharmacist, Allenwood, PA

 Joshua Shelby Nida

Morristown, TN

Practice Plans: Residency, Blount

Memorial, Maryville, TN

Kendal Emanuel Ortiz

Dalton, GA

Practice Plans: Community Practice

Jennifer A. Plair

Hampton, VA

Practice Plans: Community Practice

 Emilee Starnes Potter Greeneville, TN

Practice Plans: Residency, Mountain Home VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN

 Meredith Grace Reeder Maryville, TN

Practice Plans: Community Practice  Mikaela Beth Rhodes Girdler, KY

Practice Plans: Residency, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Samuel Lee Richmond Kingsport, TN

Practice Plans: Community Practice

 Joshua W. Ricketts

Tazewell, TN

Practice Plans: Community Practice

 Karly Frye Riddle Chuckey, TN

Practice Plans: Community Practice

Rochelly Rivera Matos

Toa Alta, Puerto Rico

Practice Plans: Community Practice

Riana Naté Roberts St. Louis, MO

Practice Plans: Community/ Specialty Practice  Dakota Rae Rorie Blaine, TN

Practice Plans: Residency, MUSC Pharmacotherapy, Charleston, SC

William Matthew Sanders Memphis, TN

Practice Plans: Community Practice

 Hanna Edith Sigmund San Antonio, TX

Practice Plans: Community Practice

Geoffrey Scott Singleton Morristown, TN

Practice Plans: Community Practice

 Madison Jayde Smith Draper, VA

Practice Plans: Residency, Fort Sanders Regional, Knoxville, TN

Arianne Rose Southall

Ocala, FL

Practice Plans: Community Practice

 Rachel Katherine Stout

Jasper, TN

Practice Plans: Community Practice

 Teri Makay Templin Graysville, TN

Practice Plans: Residency, Beckley VA, Beckley, WV

Brandon Kaelin Tester Nashville, TN

Practice Plans: Residency, Novant Health Forsyth, Winston Salem, NC

 Morgan Alexandra Thomas Johnson City, TN

Practice Plans: Residency, Erlanger Health System, Chattanooga, TN

 Kelsee Rolen Tignor Abingdon, VA

Practice Plans: Residency, South College Community PGY1, Knoxville, TN

Jason Andrew Tummins McEwen, TN

Practice Plans: Community Practice

Henry Russell Whitaker, III Shelby Gap, KY

Practice Plans: Institutional Practice

 Derick Vaughn Whitson Greeneville, TN

Practice Plans: Community Practice

 Kayla Hammer Wilkerson Greeneville, TN

Practice Plans: Community Practice

 Aurelia Tess Willcoxon Sevierville, TN

Practice Plans: Residency, Central Alabama VA, Montgomery, AL

Baccalaureate Degrees

Samira M. Allaf Pharmacy Studies

 Madison May Bradshaw Pharmacy Studies

 Eleanor R. Gilbert Pharmacy Studies

Joshua W. Ricketts Pharmacy Studies

 Rebekah Brooke Skaggs Pharmacy Studies

 Jordan C. Strauss Pharmacy Studies

 Mary Elizabeth Sweeney Pharmacy Studies

Recent Retirees

Mary B. Andrews Dean’s Office Clemmer College

Debbie Berry OB GYN

Carl Cole TRIO Outreach

Daryl Daye Men’s Football

Dinah DeFord TRIO Outreach

Susan Diddle Nursing-Office of Student Services

Mitzi Edwards Sport, Exercise, Recreation, & Kinesiology

Myrna Jones Nursing Office of Practice

Betty J. “BJ” King Business and Finance

Janice Robin King Division of Laboratory Animal Resources

Brenda Louw Audiology & Speech Language Pathology

Rebecca Morrison Nursing Office of Practice

Robert Nielsen, II Computing

Regina Gina Rose Nursing Graduate Programs

Brian P. Rowe Quillen College of Medicine Department of Medical Education

Jeffrey A. Summers Internal Medicine

Mitchell Watts Plant Maintenance Repairs

Meng-Yang Zhu Biomedical Sciences

Thank You

College of Graduate and Continuing Studies

Dr. Karin Bartoszuk

Shella Bennett

Molly Bible

Queen Brown

Rickie Carter

Angela Edwards

Fiona Goodyear

Dr. Scott Kirkby

Dr. Sharon McGee

Aaron Pierce

Emily Redd

Don Rice

Alondra Robbins

Ethan Spann

Jessimine Strauss

Ricardo Tapia

Disability Services

Matthew Gilbert

Patric Hays

Mary Little

Laurel Singleton

Emergency Management / Public Safety

Jeff Blanton

Mason Bowen

Cesar Gracia

Mark Tipton

Facilities

David Austin

Aaron Ayers

Laura Bailey

Teresa Bailey

April Ball

Mark Blevins

John Bryant

Tim Burton

Commencement is the most exciting and anticipated day of the academic year. We greatly appreciate the many individuals who participated in, planned, and coordinated this event.

Chris Cuberson

Lance Dugger

Jason Ervin

Maverick Francis

Tisha Harrison

Jessica Holder

Kim Lewis

Joey McNeil

Bob Montgomery

Sean Morris

David Windsor

Information Technology Services

Brian Bradley

Dr. Karen King

John Paul Lane

Rob Nelson

Marketing and Communications

Chad Barrett

Romario Briscoe

Ron Campbell

Tanner Clements

O.J. Early

Yasmeen Elayan

Vanessa Hawkins

Jennifer Hill

Rachel Howard

Jeanette Jewell

Sherry Martinez

Barbara Mason

Lindsey Mumpower

Melissa Nipper

Jonathan Roberts

Cody Ryans

Fred Sauceman

Larry Smith

Lorraine Vestal

Jessica Vodden

Charles Warden

Briar Worley

Parking Services

Waymond Babb

Vernon Bradley

Dan Carufel

Chikenia Livingston

Mike Murray

Sandra Scott

Marty Story

Office of the Registrar

Jessica Barrett

Makayla Campbell

Dr. Thomas Donohoe

Amber Earp

Cynthia Edwards

Erica Fletcher

Stacie Hill

Dr. LaDonna Hutchins

Nam Le

Jessica Miller

Jamila Moody

Elizabeth Parker

Hannah Benfield

Rhoades

Jennifer Seal

Bobbie Wood

Rebecca Woodring

Sodexo Dining Services

Tracy Mitchell

Bruce Reed

University Events

Jennifer Clements

Joy Fulkerson

Scott Jeffress

Veronica Roberson

Claire Shoun

Academic Regalia

The three academic degrees generally recognized are the bachelor’s, the master’s and the doctor’s. The name of each degree seems to have been determined by medieval university custom. The bachelor’s degree, the baccalaureate, takes its name directly from the medieval practice of “bachelors” wearing a garland of bayberries. The master’s degree was equivalent to a license to teach, and sometimes was followed by the express words Licentia Docendi. The doctor’s degree was originally a title of respect and a recognition of great learning. Today the doctor’s degree indicates advanced study and independent research in a specialized field of learning, whereas honorary degrees are granted for meritorious service and for distinction in public or private endeavor. In the medieval university, students and teachers wore gowns indicating their status and scholastic achievement.

In 1895, an intercollegiate commission drafted a uniform code for the use of academic caps, gowns and hoods in the United States. This code is followed by approximately 95 percent of all colleges and universities. In 1932 and 1935 the American Council on Education reviewed and refined the American academic costume.

Those holding a bachelor’s degree traditionally wear a gown of worsted material, fastened at the top, and distinguished by long pointed sleeves hanging nearly to the knees. The master’s gown, worn open, is made either of worsted or silk, and has long closed sleeves with an arc appearing near the bottom and a slit for the arm near the middle of the sleeves. The doctor’s gown, also worn open, is made of silk, faced with a broad strip of velvet, and has three bars of velvet on each sleeve.

A hood may be worn with the gown and is made of the same material. The master’s hood is three and onehalf feet long, faced with a three-inch strip of velvet; the doctor’s hood is four feet long, faced with a fiveinch strip of velvet. The color of the tassel or the velvet strip on the hood indicates the field of study in which the degree was earned or granted, as for example: Agriculture – Maize; Arts, Letters, Humanities – White; Commerce, Accountancy, Business – Drab; Dentistry – Lilac; Economics – Copper; Education – Light Blue; Engineering – Orange; Fine Arts including Architecture – Brown; Forestry – Russet; Journalism – Crimson; Law – Purple; Library Science – Lemon; Medicine – Green; Music – Pink; Nursing – Apricot; Oratory (Speech) – Silver Gray; Pharmacy – Olive Green; Philosophy – Dark Blue; Physical Education – Sage Green; Physical Therapy – Teal; Public Administration including Foreign Service – Peacock Blue; Public Health –Salmon Pink; Science – Golden Yellow; Social Work – Citron; Theology – Scarlet; Veterinary Science – Gray.

The appropriate cap for all degrees is the familiar “mortarboard.” A tassel, displaying the color signifying the field of specialization, hanging to the left of the face, is appropriate for all degrees. Those holding a doctor’s degree may wear a soft velvet cap of the color indicating their field of study, or with the “mortarboard” may wear a tassel in whole or in part of gold thread.

The Presidential Medallion - The presidential medallion is the traditional symbol of office worn at official functions. The design features a torch symbolizing learning; a wreath, symbol of victory, while the star ruby symbolizes excellence.

The Mace - The East Tennessee State University mace is an organic design in forged silver with an ebony handle. The form gives a circular impression, referring to the medieval concept of a heavy armor-breaking club yet losing its warlike appearance by becoming less solid and a more decorative symbol of the university as it encompasses global thinking. A central staff radiates the thrust of the rhythmical branches of the tree of knowledge; the heavier branches representing the well-established disciplines and the more delicate ones the beginnings and growth of the new.

The Flag - The flag of East Tennessee State University is of simple conception, yet representative of the rich heritage of the area and the aspirations of the university.

Academic Honors

National Honor Societies

Alpha Epsilon Delta

Students wearing a medallion on a colored ribbon are graduating with honors as follows:

White ribbon - cum laude (3.50 – 3.64 GPA)

Yellow ribbon - magna cum laude (3.65 – 3.84 GPA)

Blue ribbon - summa cum laude (3.85 – 4.00 GPA)

Sigma Alpha Lambda

Purple and red cords signify membership in Alpha Epsilon Delta, the national health pre-professional honor society dedicated to the encouragement and recognition of excellence in pre-professional health scholarship.

Alpha Sigma Lambda

The cream colored stoles with deep burgundy and antique gold embroidery signify the credo “First in Scholarship and Leadership.” Membership in the Zeta Tau chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda represents the premier national honor society for nontraditional students.

Delta Alpha Pi International

The blue and gold cords signify the participation in the Psi chapter of Delta Alpha Pi, which honors high achieving students with disabilities.

Gamma Beta Phi

The gold sashes signify membership in the Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society, which emphasizes service, scholarship, and character.

Gamma Sigma Alpha

The cords of red and gold signify membership in Gamma Sigma Alpha and a commitment to leadership, academic achievement, and excellence as core values of fraternities and sororities.

Golden Key International Honour Society

The Golden Key medallion is a round 2” gold sandblast finished medallion with the GK logo attached by a royal blue and gold 30” neck ribbon. The honor stole is a beautiful rich gold satin embroidered material with the GK logo in royal blue. The honor cords have double strands of intertwined royal blue and gold cords with a GK charm attached. The Golden Key regalia signifies membership in the Golden Key International Honour Society and the pillars of academics, leadership, and service for which the society was founded.

Omicron Delta Kappa

The sky blue, black, and white intertwined honor cords signify membership in Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honor society which recognizes juniors, seniors, and graduate students who exhibit excellence in one or more of the following areas: scholarship, athletics, community service, campus governance, involvement in student organizations/publications, or the performing arts.

Phi Kappa Phi

The blue, gold, and white medallions signify membership in the National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, which recognizes and encourages superior scholarship in all academic disciplines.

Phi Sigma Pi

The purple and gold sashes signify membership in Phi Sigma Pi, a national co-ed honor fraternity. The fraternity’s purpose is to bring together some of the brightest and most motivated students on campus and work together in a spirit of excellence to encourage the three ideals of scholarship, leadership, and fellowship.

The navy, black, and gold intertwined honor cords signify membership in Sigma Alpha Lambda, a national leadership and honors organization, which recognizes and encourages academic achievement, servant leadership, and community service.

Tau Sigma

Cords of burgundy and gold signify membership in Tau Sigma, an academic honor society designed specifically to recognize and promote the academic excellence and involvement of transfer students.

College of Arts and Sciences

Alpha Psi Omega Lambda Epsilon

The amber and sky blue cords signify membership in the Alpha Psi Omega National Theatre Honor Society, designed to recognize and reward exemplary student participation in theatre.

Kappa Mu Epsilon

The rose pink and silver cords signify membership in the Tennessee Beta Chapter of the Kappa Mu Epsilon national mathematics honor society, which recognizes achievement in and appreciation of mathematics.

Lambda Pi Eta

Graduates who have attained a standard of excellence in the field of communication wear honor cords of red and white to signify their membership in Lambda Pi Eta honor society.

Phi Alpha Theta

The maroon and light blue cords signify membership in Phi Alpha Theta, an American honor society established in 1921 for undergraduate and graduate students and professors of history. The society is a charter member of the Association of College Honor Societies and ETSU’s chapter, Alpha Epsilon Epsilon, was chartered in 1989.

Pi Gamma Mu

The blue and white honor cords signify membership in the Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in Social Science, which emphasizes scholarship in the social sciences.

Pi Kappa Lambda

The gold and white honor cords signify membership in the National Music Honor Society, Pi Kappa Lambda, which recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement and musicianship.

Pi Sigma Alpha

The red, white, and black honor cords signify membership in Pi Sigma Alpha, the Political Science National Honor Society, which recognizes excellence in the study of political science.

Psi Chi

The silver satin stole worn by some psychology graduates signifies membership in Psi Chi, the honor society in psychology.

Sigma Tau Delta

The red and black honor cords signify membership in the Sigma Tau Delta International Honor Society, which recognizes excellence in English scholarship.

College of Business and Technology

Beta Alpha Psi

The red and black honor cords signify membership in Beta Alpha Psi, the international honor society for accounting, finance, and information systems.

Beta Gamma Sigma

The blue and gold honor cords signify membership in Beta Gamma Sigma, the honor society for schools accredited by AACSB - the International Association for Management Education.

Epsilon Pi Tau

The blue, gold, and white honor cords signify membership in Epsilon Pi Tau, the international honorary for professions in technology.

Upsilon Pi Epsilon

The maroon and white cords signify membership in Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the national honor society for computer science.

College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences

Alpha Eta

The intertwined white and light green honor cords signify the distinction of membership in Alpha Eta, the national honor society for allied health professionals. Alpha Eta members maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or greater and have evidenced community and professional service and leadership status, reflected in their motto: “Together We Serve.”

Lambda Beta

The blue and green cords and ribbons signify membership in Lambda Beta, the national honor society for the respiratory care profession. Lambda Beta honors scholastic achievement, service, and the character of students, graduates, and faculty members of the respiratory care profession. These graduates represent the top 25 percent of their respiratory class.

Lambda Nu

The maroon and forest green cords signify membership in Lambda Nu, the national honor society for the radiologic and imaging sciences. Lambda Nu fosters academic scholarship at the highest academic levels, promotes research and investigation in the radiologic and imaging sciences, and recognizes exemplary scholarship.

Phi Alpha National Honor Society

The blue and gold medallions signify membership in the Phi Alpha National Honor Society, which recognizes and encourages superior scholarship in social work as well as all other academic disciplines.

Sigma Phi Alpha

The purple and gold cords signify membership in Sigma Phi Alpha, the national honor society for the dental hygiene profession. The purpose of Sigma Phi Alpha is to promote, recognize, and honor scholarship, leadership, and service among dental hygiene graduates. These graduates represent the top 10 percent of their dental hygiene class.

Clemmer College

Chi Sigma Iota

The royal blue and white twined honor cords signify membership in the Eta Tau Sigma chapter of Chi Sigma Iota, Counseling Honor Society International, which values academic and professional excellence in counseling.

Kappa Delta Pi

The violet and jade green twined honor cords with violet tassels signify membership in Kappa Delta Pi, the international honor society in education.

Kappa Omicron Nu

The crimson and cream honor cords signify membership in Kappa Omicron Nu, the national family and consumer sciences honor society.

College of Nursing

Sigma Theta Tau

The orchid and white honor cords signify membership in Sigma Theta Tau, the international honor society of nursing.

Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy

Phi Lambda Sigma

The green and gold honor cords signify membership in Phi Lambda Sigma, also known as the National Pharmacy Leadership Society. Members of Phi Lambda Sigma are selected by their peers in recognition of service and leadership in the advancement of pharmacy.

Rho Chi

The purple and white honor cords signify membership in Rho Chi, the academic honor society in pharmacy. Membership in Rho Chi is based on academic and professional achievement.

College of Public Health

Delta Omega

The black and salmon stoles signify membership in Delta Omega, the national honor society for public health. Membership reflects dedication to quality in the field of public health and to protection and advancement of the health of all people.

Epsilon Nu Eta

The gold, green, and sky blue honor cords signify membership in Epsilon Nu Eta, the national honor society for environmental health majors. ETSU is the founding chapter of Epsilon Nu Eta.

College of Graduate and Continuing Studies

Graduate Liberal Studies Programs

The Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs National Honor Society is open to graduate students in liberal studies who have earned a minimum of a 3.75 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale and who have demonstrated leadership in the classroom and in the greater community. AGLSP National Honor Society members at ETSU wear honors cords of blue and gold to signify their distinction.

Additional Programs

Access ETSU

Access ETSU is a two-year, non-degree, inclusive higher education program that provides students who have an intellectual disability with similar college experiences as their same age peers. This experience focuses on the enhancement of academic and career development skills needed for meaningful, competitive, integrated employment.

Center for Academic Achievement

The gold medallions with blue ribbons designate tutors and supplemental instruction (SI) leaders from the Center for Academic Achievement. These graduates were selected based on academic performance, faculty recommendations, and interpersonal skills. Each individual must maintain a 3.0 GPA each semester. After selection and completion of an internationally recognized training program, the tutors and SI leaders work diligently to provide one-on-one and group academic assistance to support the success of their fellow students.

Emerging Leaders Academy

The intertwined royal blue, gold, and silver cords signify completion of The Dr. Brenda White Wright Emerging Leaders Academy. Based on principles of servant-leadership, the Emerging Leaders Academy serves to identify, encourage, and equip emerging student leaders with the skills, knowledge, and experience to effectively lead at ETSU and beyond.

Expedition Leaders

The gold stoles designate graduates who are members of the Expedition Leader organization through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. After selection through a competitive application and interview process, these leaders work to provide an unforgettable on-campus experience for prospective students and guests through the facilitation of campus tours and events. As an indispensable part of our recruitment team, they must maintain at least a 2.5 GPA, uphold the standards of their contract, and meet specific performance objectives.

Fine and Performing Arts Scholars Program

The long stoles of silver designate the Fine and Performing Arts Scholars Program of the ETSU Honors College. These graduates were selected as artistically talented students and have completed a rigorous major or minor in an arts-related field.

Honors-in-Discipline Programs

The bronze medallions on blue and gold ribbons designate the Honors-in-Discipline Programs of the ETSU Honors College. These graduates, selected on the basis of their academic performance, completed a rigorous honors program in their major area of study.

International Regalia

Stoles depicting the colors and/or flags of different countries represent the home countries of ETSU international graduates or the countries where the graduates have participated in significant study abroad experiences as part of their degree programs.

Interprofessional Education (IPE) Program

Graduates who complete the two-year Interprofessional Education Experience offered through the Academic Health Sciences Center are wearing white cords. This experience focused on the four core domains of Interprofessional Education and Practice –Interprofessional Communication, Interprofessional Values and Ethics, Teams and Teamwork, and Roles and Responsibilities. The white color represents the end result when multiple colors of light (representing each profession involved in the experience)

pass through a prism and symbolically blend expertise in the Interprofessional Education Experience.

Midway Honors Scholars Program

The long stoles of ETSU blue with gold embroidery designate the Midway Honors Scholars Program of the ETSU Honors College. These graduates were selected as academically talented students who transferred from other colleges and universities and who have completed programs of academic challenge and performance here at ETSU.

National Residence Hall Honorary

The blue and white cords signify membership in the National Residence Hall Honorary, which recognizes the top one percent of residence hall students who are exemplary residential students in academics, leadership, and service.

National Society of Collegiate Scholars

The burgundy and gold cords signify membership in the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, which recognizes students who earned at least a 3.0 GPA in their first and second years of college. The cord shows that the student is a lifetime member of the NSCS, and is committed to the three pillars of scholarship, leadership, and service.

Pre-Health Living-Learning Community

The gold stoles signify membership in the pre-health livinglearning community, an interdisciplinary undergraduate community focused on the academic, professional, and personal growth of pre-health students.

Preview and Orientation Leader (POLO)

The Preview and Orientation Leader (POLO) emblem is represented on white stoles trimmed in gold. This emblem is a circle of blue surrounded by a laurel wreath. At the center, in a field of white, is a tree, a burning torch, and the ETSU mascot, Bucky. POLO team members represent themselves as leaders to new Buccaneers through transition programming and campus traditions.

Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC)

Graduates wearing military uniforms participated in ETSU’s ROTC program and are newly commissioned officers of the United States Army. These graduates took on the challenge and seized the opportunity to combine world-class leadership and management training with their academic studies here at ETSU.

Roan Scholars Leadership Program

The purple and gray stoles are representative of the prestigious Roan Scholars Leadership Program founded in 1997. Outstanding student-leaders throughout the region are selected based on exemplary character, leadership, intellectual curiosity, physical vigor, and overall leadership potential.

Student Veterans of America

The Student Veterans of America (ETSU Chapter) is a national student organization that recognizes veterans for their service to our country and their continuing excellence in pursuing higher education. The red, white, and blue cords presented proudly by SVA represent the graduate’s veteran status while attending ETSU. Yesterday’s Warriors, Today’s Scholars, Tomorrow’s Leaders.

University Honors Scholars Program

The long stoles of antique gold with blue embroidery designate graduates of the University Honors Scholars Program of the ETSU Honors College. These graduates, selected on the basis of academic excellence and well-rounded experiences, have participated in a four-year program of academic challenge and performance at ETSU.

The Star-Spangled Banner

Oh say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

Alma Mater

In the shadow of the mountains, Under skies of blue, Stands our dear old Alma Mater, Glorious to view. Sound the chorus, speed it onward; Thee we’ll never fail!

Hail to thee, our Alma Mater— Hail to thee, all hail!

In thy halls we formed our friendships, Dear old college home; And to thee we pledge our hearts, Wherever we may roam. Sound the chorus, speed it onward; Thee we’ll never fail!

Hail to thee, our Alma Mater— Hail to thee, all hail!

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