MAY 13 & 14, 2026
Congratulations!
Graduation day has arrived! Congratulations on earning your degree from Georgia’s designated public liberal arts university – and one of the finest universities in the state of Georgia. You should be so proud of this outstanding accomplishment.
Your graduation from Georgia College & State University coincides with the 30th anniversary of GCSU’s designation by the Board of Regents as the state’s public liberal arts university. Accordingly, you join decades of GCSU graduates who have developed the skills, competencies and knowledge to thrive in a complex and technologically-driven society. We hope you find that the value of your education increases every year going forward.
Please be sure to stay connected to Georgia College and stay in touch with our Alumni Office. Thank you for being a part of our campus, our community and our extended family. I look forward to following your continuing success.
You will always be part of the Bobcat Nation, and today we celebrate you!
Sincerely,
Cathy Cox, J.D. President
A HISTORY OF
GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY
For more than 135 years, Georgia College & State University (GCSU) has served as a beacon of academic excellence, transformation and opportunity. The university has evolved to meet the changing needs of Georgia and beyond—remaining true to its core mission of preparing students for lives of meaningful service, leadership and lifelong learning.
Chartered in 1889 as Georgia Normal and Industrial College (GN&IC), the university’s initial mission was to prepare young women for careers in teaching or in industrial fields such as bookkeeping, domestic economy, dressmaking, photography, decorative art, and “occupations which are consistent with feminine refinement and modesty.” At a time when women had limited access to higher education and professional opportunities, the college provided a vital route to independence and self-sufficiency. When classes began on September 30, 1891, 88 students representing 52 Georgia counties were enrolled.
While $35,000 was appropriated by the state to open the college in 1889, additional funds were later allocated to support its growth. Atkinson Hall was constructed in 1896, Terrell Hall in 1908, Parks Hall in 1911, and Ennis Hall in 1920—four historic buildings that still grace the front of GCSU’s campus.
In 1917, GN&IC was granted the authority to offer fouryear degrees, the first of which was awarded in 1921. That same decade saw the college expand its curriculum to include cultural enrichment and liberal arts offerings — an early step toward the broad, integrative liberal arts mission it embraces today.
Reflecting this broadened academic vision, the college changed its name in 1922 to Georgia State College for Women (GSCW). In 1932, the college became part of the newly formed University System of Georgia under the governance of a constitutional Board of Regents. This shift provided greater resources, oversight, and opportunities for expanded growth. By 1958, the institution had launched its first graduate program, the Master of Education, and conferred its first graduate degree in 1959.
A more comprehensive academic identity took shape in 1961 with another name change to The
Woman’s College of Georgia (WCG). In the years that followed, the college took additional steps toward becoming more inclusive. In 1964, Cellestine Hill became the first full-time Black student to enroll at WCG. Three years later, the college admitted men for the first time as full-time students. Reflecting this transformation, the institution adopted the name Georgia College at Milledgeville, later shortened to Georgia College.
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, academic offerings continued to grow. New programs in business administration, public administration, home economics, history, psychology, biology, and nursing reinforced the institution’s status as a robust center for undergraduate and graduate education.
In 1996, Georgia College was granted a new statewide mission by the Board of Regents to serve as Georgia’s designated public liberal arts university. With this distinction came its current name: Georgia College & State University. The mission emphasized high-quality and affordable education for Georgia’s best and brightest students. That same year, GCSU was invited to join the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), affirming its growing national reputation.
Today, GCSU is one of the three most selective institutions in the University System of Georgia and serves more than 7,000 students—98% of whom are Georgia residents. The university offers 34 undergraduate majors and 31 graduate degree programs and, in Fall of 2025, was named the #5 best public university in the 12-state Regional South by U.S. News & World Report. GCSU has also been repeatedly named a College of Distinction, and its student-athletes lead the nation with the highest academic success rate among all NCAA Division II public schools.
The university’s nationally acclaimed GC Journeys program further enriches student learning by connecting classroom knowledge to real-world experience. Through
study abroad, internships, leadership opportunities, mentored research, and community-based engagement, students actively participate in their learning experiences at GCSU, developing the skills and insight necessary to thrive in an ever-changing world.
Though its name and programs have evolved over time, Georgia College & State University has remained steadfast in its purpose: to educate, to inspire, and to prepare students for meaningful lives and careers grounded in knowledge, inquiry, leadership, and service. As a university that values reason, respect, and responsibility, GCSU continues to honor its past while boldly shaping the future.
ACADEMIC TRADITIONS
ACADEMIC REGALIA
Patterned from medieval university customs, today’s academic regalia reflect the status, scholastic achievements, and study disciplines of its wearer. In the United States, the first uniform code for academic regalia was established in 1895. This set of rules governed the appearance of the three basic parts of the academic costume – cap, gown, and hood. This code is still in effect today.
The cap is generally the mortarboard or Oxford style, but a soft cap similar to a beret can be worn. The tassel may be any one of three different colors: black, gold, or the color representative of its wearer's major field of learning in which their degree was earned. The tassel may be worn on either side of the cap.
The gowns are black, may vary in materials and fullness, and are of three basic types. The bachelor’s gown is of relatively simple design but with a fairly elaborate yoke and long, pointed sleeves. The master’s gown is similar to that of the bachelor’s except for the sleeves that open at the wrist. The master’s gown also contains an extra square-ended swatch of cloth that hangs from the sleeve. The doctoral gown is more elaborate than the former two gowns, since this gown is adorned with velvet panels down the front and around the neck. The doctoral gown also has three velvet bars running across each sleeve. University presidents’ gowns are similar to the doctoral gown and have four velvet bars running across each sleeve. These bars, along with the paneling, may be different in color to indicate the major field of learning from which the degree was awarded. The gown itself may also be of various ornamental colors.
THE MEDALLION
The Presidential medallion was created especially for the investiture of Cathy Cox, the twelfth president of the university. The medallion is made of bronze and displays the official seal of Georgia College & State University. The seal features the symbols of a liberal arts education, including the beaker, the laurel leaf, an open book, and oil lamp. The Great Seal of the State of Georgia is emblazoned in the center of the medallion. The outer edge of the seal displays a band of green enamel and includes the names Georgia College & State University and the University System of Georgia. The medallion is worn on the chain of office, also fashioned from bronze, and bears the names and years of service for each of the university’s presidents.
THE HOOD
The hood is the most colorful and symbolic element of the academic attire. The higher the degree, the longer the length of the hood. Within the maze of colors on the hood, one must be able to distinguish the level of degree, the major field of learning in which the degree was awarded, and the institution from which the degree was conferred.
The width of the all-encompassing velvet edging denotes the level of the degree. The color of the velvet edging on the hood represents the wearer’s discipline, while the color of the inside lining represents the wearer’s alma mater.
For all academic purposes, including trimmings of doctoral gowns, edging of hoods and tassels of caps, the colors associated with the different disciplines are as follows:
Agriculture
Arts, Letters, Humanities
Commerce, Accountancy, Business
Dentistry
Maize
White
Drab
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 and Athletic Training Sage Green
Public Administration ................................... Peacock Blue
Public Health Salmon Pink
Science ....................................................... Golden Yellow
Social Work Citron
Theology ................................................................. Scarlet
Veterinary Science Gray
THE MACE
With origins in the Middle Ages, the mace is an ornamental staff that symbolizes the authority of the university president. Georgia College & State University first used the mace at the inauguration of President Edwin Speir in the spring of 1982. The current mace features the university seal cast in bronze.
The mace bearer carries the mace before the president as the academic procession enters and retires from academic convocations. The mace bearer has the symbolic duty of protecting the university, its people, and its processes. Each college selects a member of its faculty to carry the mace at the commencement ceremony. The mace bearer is typically the recipient of a college teaching award or a senior faculty member in the college.
ACADEMIC STOLE
Georgia College & State University undergraduates participating in the ceremony are distinguished by the pendant stoles they are wearing with their gowns.
ACADEMIC HONORS
Georgia College & State University honors undergraduates who have high academic achievement with the designations of cum laude, magna cum laude, and summa cum laude. To obtain these designations, students must obtain the following institutional, Regents’ cumulative, and overall grade point averages:
∫ Cum laude 3.60 to 3.74
‡ Magna cum laude 3.75 to 3.89
§ Summa cum laude 3.90 to 4.00
Students who are expected to earn these honors are wearing blue pendant stoles and are recognized in the commencement program with the symbols listed above. Class valedictorians are also awarded a white satin stole. Final honors designations will be determined and posted on the student’s diploma and transcript following the receipt of final grades.
HONORS COLLEGE GRADUATES
Each year, a limited number of entering undergraduate students are admitted into the John E. Sallstrom Honors College through a selection process based on their high school academic record and extracurricular involvement. Transfer students may also be admitted to the Honors College based on exceptional academic achievement at a previous institution.
Students must maintain a 3.30 GPA at the university and complete 18 semester hours of honors course credit to be recognized as an Honors College graduate. Honors College graduates wear a blue and green honor cord and a medallion, and they are recognized in the program by the ∆ symbol.
PHI KAPPA PHI
Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest and most selective multidisciplinary collegiate honor society. The Georgia College & State University Chapter of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi was chartered on May 23, 1973. Selection for membership is on the basis of scholarship. Members are elected from graduate students, undergraduate students, faculty, administration, and alumni. To be eligible for consideration for membership, graduate and professional students must rank in the top 10 percent of all graduate and professional students in their college. Undergraduate students from the senior class must rank scholastically in the top 10 percent of seniors in their college; undergraduate students from the junior class must rank scholastically in the top 7.5 percent of juniors in their college. Graduates and faculty members of Phi Kappa Phi wear a medallion that bears the badge of the society hanging on a blue ribbon and are recognized in the program by the ◊ symbol.
CORDS, STOLES, AND MEDALLIONS
As the state’s public liberal arts university, Georgia College & State University encourages learning through transformative experiences both inside and outside the classroom, in the local community and abroad. Many bachelor’s degree recipients will wear cords, stoles, or medallions with their academic regalia to indicate their participation in such experiences. These decorations honor students with superior academic achievement, signify affiliation with a particular academic discipline, recognize involvement and leadership in campus organizations, distinguish significant levels of community service, and celebrate inclusion and diversity. Unlike the graduate hood, more than one cord, stole, or medallion may be worn as part of the bachelor’s regalia.
GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY
COMMENCEMENT
CEREMONIES • MAY 13 & 14, 2026
ORDER OF CEREMONY
Processional
National Anthem
Welcome and Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Keynote Address
Introduction of Student Speaker
Student Address
Recognition of Outstanding Students -
Presentation of Candidates for Doctoral Degrees
Conferral of Doctoral Degrees
Recognition of Doctoral Degree Recipients
(College of Health Sciences and College of Education Ceremonies Only) -
Presentation of Candidates for Master’s and Specialist Degrees
Conferral of Master’s and Specialist Degrees
Recognition of Master’s and Specialist Degree Recipients -
Presentation of Candidates for Bachelor’s Degrees
Conferral of Bachelor’s Degrees
Recognition of Bachelor’s Degree RecipientsAlma MaterRecessional
Information on the participants and graduates for each ceremony may be found in the respective college sections of this program.
MACE BEARER
Dr. Krystal Canady, ’02, ‘06
PLATFORM PARTY
Ms. Cathy Cox, J.D.
Dr. Holley Roberts, ‘93, ’96
Dr. Keisha Renee’ Callins
Ms. Alexis Victoria Walker
Dr. Dan Nadler
Dr. Will Evans
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2026, 2:00 P.M.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Keisha Renee’ Callins
Dr. Keisha Callins is dedicated to expanding healthcare access in rural and underserved communities across middle Georgia. An obstetrician/gynecologist with Community Health Care Systems, she provides care to patients in Twiggs and Jones counties. Dr. Callins also serves as the Joy McCann Endowed Professor and a clinical professor in the Department of Community Medicine at the Mercer University School of Medicine, a department she previously chaired. She is the immediate past chair of the National Advisory Council for the National Health Service Corps, a former National Health Service Corps Scholar, a member of GCSU’s College of Health Sciences Leadership Board, and has served on the governing board of the Sandra Dunagan Deal Center for Early Language and Literacy at GCSU since 2017. A committed mentor and advocate, Dr. Callins supports the development of future healthcare professionals and has co-authored numerous publications while presenting to audiences ranging from rural community groups to congressional leaders. She is actively involved in mentorship, translational research, legislative advocacy, and community engagement.
President
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Keynote Speaker
Student Speaker
Vice President for Student Life
Dean, College of Health Sciences
Dr. Josie Doss ........................................................................................ Associate Dean, College of Health Sciences
Dr. Brian Newsome
Dr. Shaundra Walker
READERS
Dr. Shantee Henry, ’18, ‘20
Dr. Joyce Norris-Taylor
HOODERS
Dr. Kevin Hunt
Dr. Mike Martino
FACULTY MARSHALS
Dr. Kevin Bucholtz
Dr. Mandy Jarriel, ’03, ‘04
Dean, John E. Sallstrom Honors College
Dean, Ina Dillard Russell Library
STUDENT MARSHALS
Dr. Tormechi Chambliss, ’18, ‘21
Mr. Clayton Faircloth, ‘14
Dr. Damian Francis
Ms. Katie Gamble
Dr. Brittney Hardin, ‘13
Dr. Kelly Massey
Dr. Angela Queen, ’95, ’96, ’00, ‘22
Dr. Susan Shelton
Dr. Liz Speelman, ‘07
Dr. Jeff Turner, ‘02
GCSU BRASS ENSEMBLE
Trumpet
Guillem Torró Senet
Nickolas Becker
French Horn
Alyssa Radnoczi
Trombone
Yalonda Wright
Noah Darnell
Percussion
Cameron Sparks
Vocalist
Meghan Bennett
DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE
Latonya Michelle Adesunloye
“The Psychological Effects of Teenage Gaming on the Adolescent Population”
Chair: Dr. Angela Queen ’95, ’96, ’00, ‘22
Kimberly Joy Burke
“The Impact of Clinical Education Models on Traditional BSN Students’ Readiness for Professional Nursing Practice”
Chair: Dr. Marshall Smith ’08, ’15, ‘20
Amy Denise Cochran
“Implementing a Physiologic Labor Support Simulation in an Undergraduate Nursing Program”
Chair: Dr. Monica Ketchie
Melanie Paige Hammond
“Implementing a Physiologic Labor Support Simulation in an Undergraduate Nursing Program”
Chair: Dr. Monica Ketchie
Chelsea Sawyer Kitchens
“Implementation of an End of Life/Palliative Care Simulation in Undergraduate BSN-RN Nursing Students to Assess Knowledge and Attitudes”
Chair: Dr. Sallie Coke ‘90
Lura Allison McGrath
“Mental Health Screening for the Military Spouse: Prevention in Practice”
Chair: Dr. Talecia Warren ‘18, ‘20
Jessica Jo-Anne Miller
“Implementation of an End of Life/Palliative Care Simulation in Undergraduate BSN-RN Nursing Students to Assess Knowledge and Attitudes”
Chair: Dr. Sallie Coke ‘90
Roneshia Michelle Rudolph-Meadows
“Cultivating Resilience in Adolescents: Evaluating the Impact of Resilience Training on Coping and Anxiety Reduction”
Chair: Dr. Sallie Coke ‘90
Cavetta S. Tulloch-Lewis
“Nurse Driven Interventions to Address Cesarean Section Rates”
Chair: Dr. Monica Ketchie
Camille Melinda Usher
“Cultivating Resilience in Adolescents: Evaluating the Impact of Resilience Training on Coping and Anxiety Reduction”
Chair Dr. Sallie Coke ‘90
MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING
Kinesiology/Physical Education
Christopher Rashad Anderson
Samantha Ballesteros-Colorado
Isaac Angus Beacorn
Taylor Riley Bowman
Taylor Britt
Madaline Alysee Dobbs
Alexa Marie Geary
Danielle Marie Green
Cavon Cornell Hicks
DiAmaal Carenz Holmes
Morrisa La’Shay Jones
Carlvin Wendell Chimankpa Lewis II
Quintavious Charles Moss
Lauren Maria Neville
Nikki Sims Perkins
Michael Edward Swint II
Chris-Ann Brittney Tarrant
Ginette Grace Trapp
Stephen Zackary Ward
Kenneth Watt Jr.
Kaitlyn Michelle Wetherington
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Health and Human Performance
Hope Danielle Davis
Alexis Renee Figures
Karli Brooke Galloway
Hailey Ann Harrison
Garrett Raymund Johnson
Carlee Alexa Mauldin
Samantha Dawn Orndorff
Scarlett Ann Marie Patton
Justine Maureen Savizon
Bethany Simons
Zachary Armond Taylor
Sierra McKenna Wainer
Haley Ryann Woodaz
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ATHLETIC TRAINING
NiaLania R. Battle
Victoria Nicole Blake
Casey Thomas Gibson
Sydney F. Lawrence
Hunter Christopher Martin
Mackenzie Rylee Modica
Nyla Elizabeth Rose Moore
Owen Parker Nobles
Abigail Ritter
Lindsey Claire Swearngin
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
Katlyn Missouri Allman
Amanda Leigh Bell
Holliann Elizabeth Bolton
Mary Kate Cool
Crystal Wray Crockett
Elizabeth Kirk Crumpton
Jessica Albin Dove
Purelily Mfonma Ekpo
Courtney Nichole Gardner
Lacey Anne Gentry
Chandler Christian Giedl
Vanessa O. Gilbert
Christina Parks Glover
Katherine Elizabeth Houston
Claire Williams Jackson
Jillian Nicole Jackson
Emiline Grace Jeffares
Erin Elizabeth Johnson
Jetta En’Towie Kaimachiande
Holly Agner Kennedy
Breanna Catilin Koonce
Carly A. Krisniski
Lauren Lane
Anna Garcia Leatherwood
Seoyoung Lee ◊
Xing Xing Li
Grace Kathryn McGibbon
Shania Renee Medrano
Ama Anaisewa Mensah
Payton Nichole Miles
Kathryn Nicole Mills
Morgan Reese Montano
Julie Holbrook Murphy
Markesa Neely
Yordi Ranferi Orellana
Romin Brijesh Patel
Tehanya Michelle Peagler
Helen Enanga Quashie
Jessica Jeanell Rembert
Rachel L. Sandell
Jessica Michele Shepard
Macy Ryan Sikes ◊
Lisa Gail Strickland
Amina A. Tarawally
Leigh Light Thigpen
Michelle Denise Turner
Avery Mae Urban
Tyra Zhane Williams
Moya Willis-Adabie
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Kristin Elizabeth Alie §
Laura Almagro Gómez
Katelyn Elizabeth Ard ‡, Δ
Bryce Cullen Arnold
Connor Johnston Askew
Martin Agustin Atal
Mallory Jane Bates ∫
Jacob Ellery Beard
Hanna Kennedi Blackmon
Jarrod Nicolas Boon
Noah Thomas Boyd
Morgan Taylor Bridges
Haley Faith Broadnax
Livy Caroline Brown ∫
Sara Elizabeth Brown
Tylia Jada Brown ∫
Jade Lauren Browning ∫
Sydney Elizabeth Bryant ∫, Δ
Nicholas Joseph Buffo
Sidney Frances Burks
Camryn Olivia Carlton
Marleigh Anne Carson
Callie Rae Carter §
Laney Maria Chesser
Megan Marie Christiansen ∫
Daniel Bud Collins Jr.
Caiden Spencer Curtis
Megan Elizabeth Dagenhart
Shelby Grace Daniel
Austin Teal Davis
Rickey Ian Davis
Janvi Desai
Maura Kathryn Dial
Morgan Elizabeth Dodson
Christian Michael Donaldson
Hope Elise Drummond ∫
David Josiah Duclos
Natalie Grace Suzanne Eydam V, §
Hannah R. Ferrar §, Δ
Gabriella Elizabeth Finamore ‡
Laney Jean Foust
Colby Lee Frashier
Emma Isabella Galysh ‡, Δ
Lilah Delaney Gapp
Aspen Taylor Graham
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Public Health and Psychology
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Public Health
Exercise Science
Public Health
Public Health
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Public Health
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Public Health
Public Health
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Public Health
Exercise Science
Public Health
Exercise Science
Public Health
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Public Health
Public Health
Exercise Science
Grace Suzanne Greer ∫ Public Health
Kaitlyn Marie Hall
Callaway Jan Hartness
Ginger Marie Harward-Grant
Natalie Anne Herrin
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Public Health
Exercise Science
Ava Grace Hinzman
Exercise Science
Brooke Elyse Hoopes §, ◊, Δ Public Health
Khelton Andrew Ingram ‡
Devon Rose Jatcko
Mia Lee Kapczynski
Rebekah Joy Key ‡, ◊
Hunter Kyle Kilgore
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Ana Cristina Ledford Public Health and BA World Languages & Cultures
Maclyn Amelia Lillard
Exercise Science
Madeline Elizabeth Lubniewski ∫ Public Health
Kyle David Magersupp Exercise Science
Anna Marie Marriott Exercise Science
Sarah Anne Mason ∫ Exercise Science
Kaitlyn Renee Mavor Public Health
Russell Patrick McDonel Exercise Science
Mariah Sofia Metros ∫ Exercise Science
Trenae Jendaya Miller Δ Exercise Science
Preston Paul Morgan Exercise Science
Ella Wynn Morris ‡ Public Health
Summer Jade Mulgrew Exercise Science
Rebecca Lynn Myers Exercise Science
Mary Kathryn McCarver Nolan Exercise Science
Sam Norris Riches Exercise Science
Miracle La’Faith Parker Exercise Science
Savannah Rose Patton ∫ Public Health
William Joseph Penn Public Health
Caroline Ray Pollock Exercise Science
Gabrielle Marie Portka Exercise Science
Sarah Elizabeth Richardson Exercise Science
Bailey Lynn Rollins Public Health
Lauren Mackenzie Senior Public Health
Trent David Smith Exercise Science
Aryn Elizabeth Spain ‡ Exercise Science
Sean Padric Stark ∫ Public Health
Benjamin Harrison Stone Exercise Science
Jasmine Elaine Thompson § Exercise Science
Jocelyn Thompson ‡ Exercise Science
Madelynne Elizabeth Thorpe Exercise Science
Julia Marie Tipper ∫ Exercise Science
Carson Mitchell Tom Exercise Science
Tanner Nathan Truesdell Exercise Science
Bailey Blythe Vick Public Health
Sara Abigail Vickers Public Health
Alexis Victoria Walker V, §, ◊ Exercise Science
Alexandria Elise Williams § Public Health
Lindsey Jean Williams Exercise Science
Erin Helene Young Exercise Science
Railey Michele Young Exercise Science
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
Kayla Reese Adler
Tyler Phillip Baker
Caleigh Reese Bassett ∫
Madilynn Christian Bemis
Brooke Elizabeth Berger
Amelia Mae Blankenship
Emily Read Bodamer §, Δ
Alexandra Moosbrugger Boos ∫
Lucas Matthew Bradley
Micah Solomon Bradley
Ashlyn Grace Browning
Ashtyn Merritt Burnaugh ∫
Connor Jacob Cain ∫
Bella-Kate Angelina Caro
Sarah Rose Charney ∫
Caroline Rae Clayton
Kate Elizabeth Craven
Emma Grace Danley
Madison Brooke Davis
Jolie Bey Dement
Claire Marie DeRoth Δ
Ava Brooke Dixon
Nora Elaine Dobbs
Lauren Elizabeth Dukes
Leland Paige Eith ∫
Kelsey Taylor Ellis
Kendall Leigh English ∫
Caylie Lynne Ferguson
Ellie McCook Fitzgibbons
Arrington Gunn Foster
Meredith Emory Franklin
Abigail Grace Galvin
Annie Lynn Gibson ‡
Brenna Elizabeth Gilbert
Bonnie Alexis Girtman
Ben Joseph Globerman §, Δ
Katherine Rein Hamel
Jaylyne Aubre Harris
Caitlin Summer Hayes
Sara Grace Henderson Δ
Molly Grace Herrin
Hannah Lee Hewgley ∫
Hannah Grace Hornemann
Andrew Delaney Hudson
Libby GuangLi Hughes ∫
Bailee Elizabeth Inman
Olivia Katelyn Jaime Δ
Lauren Elise Janos
Mackenzie Taylor Jones
Rachel Ann Kempski
Katherine V. Kennedy Δ
Kayla Marie Kerce
Emma Grace Key
Maja Mikaela Knocke
Alexandra Lorraine Krieger
Emma Marie Laprade V, §, Δ
Sophia Ruth Long
Faith Virginia Lowry
Michelle Ndanu Makau
Ava Josie Martin
Charlotte Grace Martin
Ellison Katherine Martin
Marli Cay McCranie
Mara Ann McCullough
Jessica Lyn McEwen
Megan Deborah McKneely
Breka Shawn Shadeed McLaughlin
Corin Eileen Myers
Kaitlyn Paige Neesmith ∫
Kate Elizabeth O’Rourke §, Δ
Bethany Ann Parks ‡
Samantha Christine Perkins
Abigail M. Prater
Sarah Katherine Ramsey
Megan Marie Reynolds
Emma Kate Riner
Kayla Blake Rouse §
Erica Elaine Rowland
Rylee Ann Royster ‡, Δ
Sophia Lee Seabaugh
Lillie Grace Senter
Sara Alexia Serban
Victoria Carolyn Simmerman
Abigail Elisabeth Smith Δ
Anna Frances Sorckoff V, §, Δ
Hunter David Stephenson
Fiona Jean Sullivan ‡, Δ
Danielle Ysabel Tan Δ
Joanna Lynn Tate ‡
Karmen Amiah Thompson
Katherine Grace Tuten ∫
Emma Grace Walls §
Huntley Chad Ward
Kinsley Ann Watson
Imani Jenaee Williams
Melayna Rae Williams
Haley Grace Wilson
MaKayla Deejiy Winhoven
Alyssa Ryann Zuegel
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2026, 7:00 P.M.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Ms. Holly Witcher, ’01
Ms. Holly Witcher is a special education teacher at Tesnatee Gap Elementary School in White County, Georgia, and was named Georgia Teacher of the Year in 2025. She has more than two decades of experience dedicated to helping students with significant developmental delays build communication and life skills for success beyond the classroom. In her classroom, she emphasizes a language-rich learning environment and focuses on helping students effectively express their needs and knowledge, while also leading monthly community-based instruction outings in partnership with local businesses to provide real-world experiences that strengthen adaptive skills and community connections. A 23-year teaching veteran, Holly previously spent 10 years at Georgia Cyber Academy as a lead teacher and Elementary School Assistant Administrator of Special Programs. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in early childhood education from Georgia College & State University and a master’s degree from the American College of Education. As Georgia Teacher of the Year, she advocated for public education and represented Georgia educators at both the state and national levels.
MACE BEARER
Dr. Chris Greer
PLATFORM PARTY
Ms. Cathy Cox, J.D.
Dr. Holley Roberts, ‘93, ’96
Ms. Holly Witcher, ‘01
Mr. KeShawn Jartavious Hurst
Dr. Dan Nadler.......................................................................................
Dr. Joanne Previts
Dr. Doyin Coker-Kolo
Dr. Brian Newsome
Dr. Shaundra Walker
READERS
Dr. Alexandra Berglund
Dr. Linda Bradley
HOODERS
Dr. Bekir Mugayitoglu
Dr. Stephen Wills, ‘97
FACULTY MARSHALS
Dr. Kevin Bucholtz
Dr. Mandy Jarriel, ’03, ‘04
STUDENT MARSHALS
Dr. Andrea Christoff
Ms. Hiller Crook, ‘18
Dr. Nicole DeClouette
Dr. Brian Gibbs
Dr. Christina Gillespie
Dr. Melissa Martino, ’94, ‘01
Dr. Russ Merritt
Dr. Kim Muschaweck
Dr. Janet Turner
Dr. LaTeshia Warren
President
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Keynote Speaker
Student Speaker
Vice President for Student Life
Interim Dean, College of Education
Associate Dean, College of Education
Dean, John E. Sallstrom Honors College
Dean, Ina Dillard Russell Library
GCSU BRASS ENSEMBLE
Trumpet
Guillem Torró Senet
Nickolas Becker
French Horn
Alyssa Radnoczi
Trombone
Yalonda Wright
Noah Darnell
Percussion
Cameron Sparks
Vocalist
Meghan Bennett
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
Curriculum and Instruction
Grethel G. Pedroarena ◊
“Dual Language Immersion Teachers’ Perspectives and Experiences with Georgia’s Structured Literacy Mandates” Chair: Dr. Suzanna Roman-Oliver
SPECIALIST IN EDUCATION
Jeanne Marie Anderson
John C. Anderson
Emily Beatriz Bahena
Alissa Maurin Baker
Teacher Leadership
Teacher Leadership
Special Education
Teacher Leadership
Rita Leigh Baker Teacher Leadership
Janelle R. Barnes
Brynlee Madison Belk
Tina-Marie Birthisel
Sandy Susan Bozeman
Stephanie Brockmeyer
Teacher Leadership
Teacher Leadership
Educational Leadership
Teacher Leadership
Teacher Leadership
Miranda Carver Teacher Leadership
Jennifer L. Collins
Teacher Leadership
Lauren Nicole Crosby Teacher Leadership
Grace Kuniko Cutler
Truc Thanh Dang
Special Education
Teacher Leadership
Nancy Charlotte Burrell Davis Teacher Leadership
DMageo Dickerson
Rebecca Grace Dokey
Julie Dial Elliott
Joycelyn Michelle Evans
Special Education
Special Education
Educational Leadership
Special Education
Heather Jerren Freeman Special Education
Krystal Amanda Gainous Teacher Leadership
Noah Lawton Harrell
Lacey Gillis Hartley
Amber Higginbotham
Educational Leadership
Teacher Leadership
Teacher Leadership
Christy Nicole Hodges Teacher Leadership
Paige W. Hulsey
Teacher Leadership
Katina Yvette Jackson Special Education
Amanda C. Johnson
Chambray DeShan Johnson
Special Education
Educational Leadership
Patricia Craw Johnson Special Education
Alicia Leigh Jones Teacher Leadership
Hannah Marie Jones Special Education
Constance Ann Letson Teacher Leadership
Crystal Little Educational Leadership
Yashica L. Lyons Special Education
Kimberly Joyner Meeks Teacher Leadership
Ansley Deline Myers-Dean
Linh Anna Nguyen
Devonta L. Osborne
Daniel Ryan Peavy
Brittani Faith Peterson
Monica LaShanda Poole
Melissa Porter
Mandisa Potter
Kristen Rosalie Ragsdale
Teacher Leadership
Teacher Leadership
Special Education
Educational Leadership
Teacher Leadership
Educational Leadership
Teacher Leadership
Educational Leadership
Teacher Leadership
Valerie Ann Riezinger Special Education
Erin Lynne Roberts Teacher Leadership
LaTonia Yvette Robinson Special Education
Cortnie Robison
Teacher Leadership
Nicole Bobie Jo Russell Teacher Leadership
Kristina Lee Sailors Teacher Leadership
Lindsey Hendrix Sconyers Educational Leadership
Edward Allen Shannon III Special Education
Ragen Bozeman Singleton Teacher Leadership
Kristina Putnam Spillers Teacher Leadership
Sydney Lynn Steele Teacher Leadership
Krista Carnes Stuckey Teacher Leadership
Alise Latoya Swinson Special Education
Leon Bragg Thompson Educational Leadership
Haley Allison Underwood Teacher Leadership
Dana Christell Walker Special Education
Shamika Vontrese Washington Special Education
Mariah Emmesha Willis Teacher Leadership
April Carnita Woods Educational Leadership
MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING
Christopher Marcus O’Bryan Allen Secondary Education
Kaitlyn Michelle Anders Secondary Education
Jackie Lynn Anderson Special Education
Diana Clarke Armstrong Special Education
Sydni Alexandria Bacon Secondary Education
Elizabeth Helman Bagley Secondary Education
Chandler Kay Barber Secondary Education
Braven Thomas Biga Secondary Education
Audrey Densmore Borchers Secondary Education
Ashley Nicole Campbell Secondary Education
Tylon Kahlil Chambers Secondary Education
Aubrei Conner Special Education
Kyle Ryan Crocker Secondary Education
Jake Fernandez Secondary Education
Kimberley Anne Fifield Secondary Education
Rebecca Lynn Gardner Secondary Education
Isaiah Channin Goolsby Special Education
Kathy Ashley Gowen Special Education
Lamarshia MiCiera Holley-Hurley Secondary Education
Ja’Measeya QuaTwann Howard Secondary Education
Alison Leah Humphrey Secondary Education
Dustin Dewayne Hutchinson Middle Grades Education
Tiffany Merriweather Jackson Secondary Education
Karla Jeanee’ Johnson Special Education
Kerryn Yvonna Johnson Secondary Education
Brandon Jared Jones Special Education
Christopher Tyrone Jones Jr. Special Education
David Jones III Middle Grades Education
Kamryn Nevaeh Lane Middle Grades Education
Ella Gordon Leach Secondary Education
Jack William Licata Secondary Education
Alexandra Haney Lussi Secondary Education
Dadrian Lyman Secondary Education
Gabriel Dawson Magerkurth Secondary Education
LaraBeth Hope Manning Special Education
Tanya K. Manrow Special Education
Victoria Rae McEwen Secondary Education
Briana Maria Morales Middle Grades Education
Loreon Gabrielle Mosher Secondary Education
Olubunmi Ayobami Oke Special Education
Antoine Andre’ Cle’ment Oriola Secondary Education
Bailey Grace Parker Secondary Education
Bhavishaben Patel Special Education
Leah Naomi Patterson Secondary Education
Sydney Perry Middle Grades Education
Rajeswari Rajasubramanian Special Education
Adrianne Natasha Redding Secondary Education
Charlize Celeste Reynolds Secondary Education
Loren Audria Rhyne Special Education
Courtland Richardson Secondary Education
Vegra Lyn Richburg Middle Grades Education
Colton Tyler Roberts ◊ Secondary Education
Tiarra J’Nae Skinner Secondary Education
Cali Nicole Snodgrass Secondary Education
Malik Latrell Spratling Special Education
Rebecca M. Stinson Special Education
Brittany Stanyonna Storey * Special Education
Tiffanie Stuckey Special Education
Annslee Marie Swann Special Education
Samuel Jacob Targovnik ◊ Secondary Education
Terrika Marjorie Ward Secondary Education
Monteamus Armani Wells Secondary Education
DeJeanette Shalon Westbrooks Special Education
Cynthia Danielle Special Education Whitehorn-Frazier
MASTER OF EDUCATION
Barry Jay Asher
Curriculum and Instruction
Theresa Shunta Ashley Curriculum and Instruction
Kathryn Lee Atkins Library Media
Michelle Denise Beck Special Education
Kensley Gwenyth Bennett Special Education
Haley Rene Boggess Instructional Technology
Jazmine Janay Brown Educational Leadership
Lauren Ashley Bruning Curriculum and Instruction
Nicole Elizabeth Bryan Curriculum and Instruction
Jeannie Nicole Bulloch Curriculum and Instruction
Lindsay Calkins Library Media
Loraine Beth Chastain Curriculum and Instruction
Brianna Christine Collier Special Education
Jessica Durden Conley Special Education
Courtney Alexis Cook Curriculum and Instruction
Samantha Taylor Freeman Special Education
Nicole Marie Cramblett Elementary Education
Andrew Alexander Crosby Educational Leadership
Kristen Davis Curriculum and Instruction
Taylor Faith DeLettre Curriculum and Instruction
Chris David Dills Educational Leadership
Ashley Nicole Dixon Curriculum and Instruction
Avery Nicole Donahoo Special Education
Margaret Elizabeth Dudley Special Education
Emily Nicole During Curriculum and Instruction
Julia Ann Enrriquez Curriculum and Instruction
Tammela Anne Fulleton Curriculum and Instruction
Phylliss Kerney Grane Curriculum and Instruction
Lee Griffeth Special Education
Delia Guy Curriculum and Instruction
Haley Nicole Hall Instructional Technology
Lillian McGalliard Hamilton Special Education
Zoë B’nae Hayden Curriculum and Instruction
Haley Jo Hensley Curriculum and Instruction
Riley Grace Herrick Elementary Education
Katlyn Jean Hobby ◊ Elementary Education
Brandie Melissa Epperson Library Media
Holcombe
Lily Grace Holmes Special Education
Carrie Lyn Howell Curriculum and Instruction
Tyler David Hurlbert Curriculum and Instruction
KeShawn Jartavious Hurst Curriculum and Instruction
Reagan Kenslee Johnson Special Education
Hannah Isabelle Kalter Elementary Education
Molly Keenum Curriculum and Instruction
Zaria Elise Kerr Curriculum and Instruction
Sarah Claire Kreusel Curriculum and Instruction
Leah Isabel Krupczak Curriculum and Instruction
Abigail Stephens Layfield Curriculum and Instruction
Charlotte Nell Lee Elementary Education
Elissa Christina Lotter Elementary Education
Kelli Marie Lunn Instructional Technology
Katelyn Elaine McCain ◊ Special Education
Tarah Currier McKinney Educational Leadership
Kalyn June McMichael Elementary Education
Hannah Faith Miller Special Education
Memory Leigh Murphy Educational Leadership
Christina Antonia Curriculum and Instruction
Nastopoulos
Katherine O’Brien Elementary Education
Hannah Mae Pestell Library Media
Allison R. Ponder Library Media
Harrison Owen-Harold Powell Curriculum and Instruction
Allison Elise Price Special Education
Tiffany Nicole Reed Educational Leadership
Diandre Richardson Educational Leadership
Jennifer Leigh Richardson Curriculum and Instruction
Morgan Robinson Roland Library Media
Emma Kaye Romeo Special Education
Elizabeth Ann Saenz Educational Leadership
Madeline Jade Safoutin Curriculum and Instruction
Beatrice Leilani Samples Elementary Education
Kaci Aldrich Screws Elementary Education
Kinzy Elise Sjogren Elementary Education
Sarah Nicole Smithwick Elementary Education
Lauren Sparks Curriculum and Instruction
Avrie Lee Spivey Curriculum and Instruction
Melissa Barkemeyer Spoon ◊ Special Education
Lonna Katelynn Teal Curriculum and Instruction
Jace Lamar Thompson Curriculum and Instruction
Claudia Rocio Trejo Valenzuela Curriculum and Instruction
Elinor Rose Tropauer Special Education
Alyssa Marlene Waddell Elementary Education
Alexis Jernigan Watts Curriculum and Instruction
Colby Drake Welford Curriculum and Instruction
Emily Broxson Wilder Instructional Technology
Ashley Kay Wilson
Instructional Technology
Taylor Andrew Wright Curriculum and Instruction
Allison Ruth Youmans Elementary Education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Ansley Rollins Abercrombie Middle Grades Education
William Burton Arnold Elementary Education
Haydn Faith Bendall Special Education
Cora Marie Blackford ‡ Special Education
Harlee C. Blasche § Elementary Education
Christina Ashley Brinson Middle Grades Education
Emily Camille Brooks Elementary Education
Taylor Grace Butler ‡ Special Education
Aubrey Grace Byrd ∫ Elementary Education
Sarah Elizabeth Collins § Elementary Education
Stephanie Kathleen Condland Elementary Education
Cara Delaney Cost ‡ Elementary Education
Reilly Elizabeth Deloach Special Education
Kyle Quinn Denney Middle Grades Education
Elizabeth Anne DeRoth ‡, Δ Middle Grades Education
Emmie Sterling Desrosiers ‡ Middle Grades Education
Katelyn Phelps Dixon ∫ Elementary Education
Baylyn S. Dyer ‡ Elementary Education
Madison Ryan Freeman Elementary Education
Aubrey Christine Gerber ‡ Special Education
Karissa Ellen Gilreath Elementary Education
Emily K. Goitia ∫ Elementary Education
Ashley Caroline Hampton ‡, Δ Elementary Education
Anna Grace Harness Elementary Education
Mary Wrigley Harris Elementary Education
Emma Katherine Hayes ‡ Elementary Education
Reagan Elizabeth Higgins ‡ Elementary Education
Sarah Faye Hill Special Education
Makena Anne Hilsmier ‡ Middle Grades Education
Emily Lauren Hobbs ‡ Middle Grades Education
Carli Jane Holland ‡ Elementary Education
Lillian Grace Hornsby §, Δ Elementary Education
Sabrina Rosemary Jones Middle Grades Education
Kylee Raegan Kennedy Elementary Education
Nevaeh Faith Kitner ‡ Special Education
Bethany Klaire Lewis ∫ Elementary Education
Benjamin Robert Lillard Middle Grades Education
Anna Rose Long Elementary Education
Madelyn Claire Lowe § Middle Grades Education
Lauren Elizabeth Loy Middle Grades Education
Kristen Hampton Lyons ∫ Elementary Education
Emily LeAnn Mallett Elementary Education
Makenna Leigh Martin Special Education
Paola Martinez ∫ Elementary Education and BA World Languages & Cultures
Chelsea Desiree Mashburn Special Education
Savannah Claire Mills Elementary Education
Lauryn Renee Moats ‡ Elementary Education
Victoria Michelle Morris ∫ Elementary Education
Cynthia Moss Special Education
Kaylin Bernadette O’Riordan Special Education
Jesslyn Abigail Orr ∫ Elementary Education
Elizabeth Rebecca Ortega ‡ Elementary Education
Pressley Dianne Painter ‡ Elementary Education
Jackson Turner Palmer ‡ Middle Grades Education
Marie Clare Puckett ‡, Δ Middle Grades Education
Grayson Carolina Riggott Middle Grades Education
Ty’Asia LaShawn Risby Elementary Education
Shannon Leigh Rogers Middle Grades Education
Gabriela Giselle Sanacore ‡, Δ Middle Grades Education
Isabella Olivia Sansone Elementary Education
Angelina Faith Saraiva ∫ Elementary Education
Rachel Loren Seay ‡ Elementary Education
Morgan Grace Sewell V, § Elementary Education
Emma Grace Sindersine Special Education
Attalie Hudson Smith ‡ Middle Grades Education
Parker Louise Smith ∫ Elementary Education
Holly Eileen Snook ∫ Elementary Education
Camryn Brianna Stokes Elementary Education
Haley Marie Stover ∫ Elementary Education
Kylie Andrea Totten ‡ Middle Grades Education
Lydia Agnes Wailes § Elementary Education
Preslie Leann Wheeler ‡ Elementary Education
Emily Jude Whittemore ∫ Elementary Education
Heidi Kristine Whitten ∫ Elementary Education
Arrington McKenzie Wickman Elementary Education
Kayla Samone Williamson Elementary Education
Olivia Margaret Wind Special Education
Madison Lauren Wolfe ‡ Elementary Education
Hailey Nicole Zerkle ∫ Special Education
GC THRIVE
At this ceremony, GCSU will recognize Mason Pope and Mikaela Smith, who have completed the GC Thrive program. This postsecondary, non-degree program provides a meaningful college experience to help students build social, academic, career, and independent living skills for a fulfilling life.
GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY’S HISTORIC FRONT
CAMPUS
THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2026, 10:00 A.M.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Mr. Dilanka Seimon ’03
Mr. Dilanka Seimon is Chief Commercial Officer at BKV Corporation, leading the commercial midstream, gas marketing, and new products teams while leveraging BKV’s carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) portfolio. Previously, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at EnLink Midstream, overseeing gathering, processing, transport, storage, and terminal services across oil, gas, NGL, and carbon segments. He also held senior roles at Energy Transfer as Vice President of Alternative Energy and at BHP as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Oil, Gas, Power, and Carbon, managing global logistics, marketing, and energy procurement. He holds an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, completed Harvard Business School’s General Management Program, and earned a Bachelor of Science with a major in Economics from Georgia College & State University and a diploma in Economics from the University of London. Committed to sustainable energy and longterm value in gas, power, and carbon markets, Dilanka also serves on the boards of Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star, CareerSpring Houston, and the Georgia College & State University Foundation.
MACE BEARER
Dr. Adel Almasarwah
PLATFORM PARTY
Ms. Cathy Cox, J.D. .............................................................................. President
Dr. Holley Roberts, ‘93, ’96
Mr. Dilanka Seimon, ’03
Ms. Lauren Christine Decker
Dr. Dan Nadler
Dr. Faye McIntyre ..................................................................................
Dr. Tanya Goette, ‘84
Dr. Brian Newsome
Dr. Shaundra Walker
READERS
Dr. Brent Evans, ‘08
Dr. Steven Elliott-Gower
HOODERS
Dr. Scott Cox, ’05, ‘08
Dr. Eddie Thomas, ‘09
FACULTY MARSHALS
Dr. Kevin Bucholtz
Dr. Mandy Jarriel, ’03, ‘04
STUDENT MARSHALS
Dr. Sina Amiri
Dr. Sanford Dennis
Dr. Bob Duesing
Ms. Jehan El-Jourbagy
Mr. Kent Hill
Dr. Mohammad Jizi
Dr. Mohsen Mosayebi
Dr. Kalvin Mudrow
Dr. Heather Patterson
Dr. Joanna Schwartz
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Keynote Speaker
Student Speaker
Vice President for Student Life
Interim Dean, College of Business & Technology
Associate Dean, College of Business & Technology
Dean, John E. Sallstrom Honors College
Dean, Ina Dillard Russell Library
GCSU BRASS ENSEMBLE
Trumpet
Guillem Torró Senet
Nickolas Becker
French Horn
Alyssa Radnoczi
Trombone
Yalonda Wright
Noah Darnell
Percussion
Cameron Sparks
Vocalist
Meghan Bennett
MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY
Jordyn Louise Bausch
Isabella Aline Bonhomme
John Thomas Carter III
Sydney Lauren Chambers
Lori Christine Eberly
Elliot Joseph Esposito
Jacob David Goodelman
Matthew Allen Griffin
Elijah Darius Harris
Emily Grace Johnston
Nathan R. Parcels
Michael James Roberts
Jonathan Luke Rodgers
Jack McKinley Sawyer
Finn Wilkes Shaw
Caroline Grace Van Norman
Erin Kate Whitfield
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Sarah Elizabeth Catucci
Laura Lee Cross
James Matthew McClure
Linton Harris Smith IV
Oluwayemisi Stephens
Jennifer Lynn Weaver ◊
MASTER OF LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Ja’Mya Latrelle Arnold
Marsha D. Bourdeau
Kelsey Chandler Hodge
Rhonda Jean Mitchell
Blake Harrison Rhineheart
Nimra Wasiq
MASTER OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Blessing Oluwatofunmi Adedokun
Adedayo Michael Adepoju
Charm Alvarez
Tucker Balch
Nicolas Cecere-Benedetti
Abby Rosemarie Clark
Nathaniel Grady Cornn
Leo David Dahlen
Chandler Jordan Davis
Cheyenne Dakota Dixon
William Scott Downs
Madison Noel Duke
Marcel Nji Fomafung *
Alexander Kalani Fricke
Sharon Denise German Westfield
Joseph Bernard Green
Shane Cameron Hendrickson
William Tyler Hill
Jasmine Rene James
Laura Loughran
Sean Henry Lynch
Claire Messer
Ta’Keya Deshelle Miller
Kathleen Anne Mistretta
Michelle Ejiroghene Ogbevire *
Carley Marie Perez
Bailee Kramer Phillips
Marcus Marion Prestwood
Ward Risvold
Kyle Mitchell Spudic
Gracie Lucille Taylor
Dustin Kyle Weathers ◊
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
John M. Aaron Marketing
Cooper James Ahler Marketing
Carlie Ragan Allen Management
Mckenna Allen Marketing
Kenneth Almand Marketing
Louis Michael Alrutz Management
Sean Joseph Ambrose Management
Melissa Gabriela Antrim ∫ Marketing
Kendall Arehart Marketing
Grace Catherine Arp ‡ Marketing
Katherine Michelle Asbell Management
Sarah Suzanne Atkinson ∫ Accounting
Madeline Ann Avery Marketing
Jason Matthew Ball Marketing
Andrea Gail Barnett V, § Management Information Systems
Mia Angela Barone ‡, Δ Marketing
Ryan Alexander Bartling Marketing
Cooper David Baskette Management
Harris Eldridge Bass Management
Owen Thomas Bates Management Information Systems
Christopher Keagan Baxter Marketing
Carter Thomas Bedford Accounting
Gracen Ivy Belin § Accounting
Abigail Leigh Benham Accounting
Halle Christine Bergstrom ‡, Δ Management and BA Rhetoric
Cailyn Lane Berisko Marketing
William Jackson Bertolini Management Information Systems
Kenneth Seyton Billings Marketing
Emmaleigh Grace Bond Marketing
Clayton Young Braswell Jr. Marketing
Charles Parker Bray Management Information Systems
Cal Benjamin Breitbart Management Information Systems
Ethan Michael Brewer Management
Molly Elizabeth Briggs Management
Abigail Elizabeth Brown Marketing
Christian Elizabeth Brown ‡ Management
Evan James Brown *, ∫ Management Information Systems
Hailey Nicole Brown Marketing
Lillie Catherine Brown Accounting
Sophia Kathryn Bryant Marketing
Mulaney Rose Buckman Marketing
Allison Kay Burns Marketing
James Preston Byers III Management
Georgia Claire Campbell Marketing
Andrew Thomas Carey Management
Hensley Clark Carroll Management
Marin Evelyn Carter Management
Keeley E. Casalou § Accounting
Anna Renee Casey Marketing
Misty Leigh Casper Marketing
Palanding Ceesay Accounting
Carlos Llovera Celaya Marketing
Macy Renee Chancey Accounting
Frederick Wilbur Chiverton IV Management Information Systems
Jacob Anthony Clark Management
Nicholas Hunter Clifton Marketing
Sarah Grace Cobb Marketing
Elizabeth Antonia Cochran ‡ Marketing
Adam James Cody Δ Accounting
Peter Nils Cohn Accounting
Mary Margaret Collins Marketing
Landon Jacob Connell Accounting
Tatum Ansley Cook Marketing
Jacob Thornton Cooper Management
Connor Gabriel Coursey Marketing
Carson Ann Courtney Marketing
Kylie Mackenzie Crabtree ‡, Δ Accounting
Anna Grace Cruickshank Marketing
Anna Amelia Cruz Accounting
Nande Bobbi Cuba * Accounting
Thomas Anthony Cupolo ‡ Management Information Systems
Riley Ann Curtis ∫ Marketing
Matthew Keith Daise Accounting
Mark William Daly § Accounting
Hailey Alexus Daughtry Management
Jonathan Patrick Davis Management
Baylee Hollon Dean Marketing
Mitchell Douglas Dean Marketing
Brady Robert Michaels DeCan Marketing
Kenneth Murray Deen Management
Megan Nicole Denton Marketing
Cole Alexander Devenney Management
Boubacar Diallo Management Information Systems
Larson Grant Dingess Accounting
Ethan-Graham Robert Downie Marketing
Soren Simms Dresch ∫ Management
Payton Alexis Dromey Management
William Owen Echols Accounting
George Hutson Fahnestock Management
Michael Gordon Fazio Accounting
Benjamin Elliott Field Marketing
Faith Marie Fitzgerald Marketing
Ella Marlene Foster Marketing
Heishlyn Judith Fuentes Marketing
Caden Lance Funderburk Marketing
Caroline Kinsale Funderburke ∫ Marketing
Garrett Elijah Gaddy Management Information Systems
Deshona L Gaither Marketing
Tanner Grant Gallahair Management
Andrew Michael Gardner Marketing
Avery Victoria Gilder Marketing
Ella Hope Gilder ∫ Accounting
Madison Elizabeth Ginsberg Marketing
Michael Veremundo Gomez Management
Cole Wyatt Grassman Marketing
Brooke Addison Groves Marketing and Management
Ryan Reese Hadden Management
Abigail Faith Hardt ‡ Accounting
Dylan James Harrington Marketing
Harold Michael Harris Marketing
Matthew Philip Harrison Marketing
Rachel Renee Hefner Marketing
Emily Madison Heiler Marketing
Jenna Grace Hemenway Marketing
Walker Myers Hendrix Marketing
Katherine Laine Hicks Marketing
Gracie Ann Hilliard § Marketing
Mitchell Davis Hobbs Management
Matilyn Ryann Hogan Marketing
John Louis Howard Management
William Joseph Howell II Marketing
Olivia Grace Howes Marketing
Maggie Grace Huff ∫ Marketing
Sarah Elizabeth Hunter Management
Tate Charles Hunter Management
Cal Michael Jacchia Management
Brook Lynn Jackson Management Information Systems and Management
Tegan Amber James ∫ Marketing and Management
Benjamin S. Johnson Marketing
Carson Parker Johnson Marketing
Griffin Benjamin Johnson § Accounting and Management Information Systems
Jacob Crawford Johnson Marketing
Cullen Benjamen Joiner Management Information Systems
Henry Alyn Jones ‡ Management Information Systems
Jared Wesley Jordan Marketing
William McRae Joyner Management
Jessica Rachel Kalish Marketing
Griffin Louis Kanelos Management
Joshua Pierce Kelly ‡ Marketing
Grace Alyssa Kemp Accounting
Griffith Maxwell Kerstine Accounting
Hailey Elizabeth Kirkman ‡ Accounting
Thomas Warren Kiser Management Information Systems
Timothy James Kloiber ‡, ◊ Accounting
Sarah Thomas Kreider ∫ Marketing
Matthue Landon Ladd Management
Freja Ladefoged Marketing
Hannah M. Lanoue Management
Thurman Eugene Laughridge III Management Information Systems
John Watson Ledford Marketing
Samuel George Lent Management
McKinsey Ryan Lewis Accounting and BS Finance
Michael-Ann Varner Lewis ∫ Marketing
Rosemary Kristina Lillevik Management
Steven Michael Livingston Management Information Systems
Robert Patterson Long Accounting
Aaron Kyle Longino ∫ Management
Benjamin Russell Lorentz Δ Management Information Systems
Ryan William Lowe Accounting
Colton Aaron Lusk Accounting
Oscar Joseph Lynch V, § Marketing
Chad Everett Mabry Marketing
Lucas James MacFarland ‡, ◊ Management Information Systems
Angelina Lucile Maddox Marketing
David Michael Magrino §, Δ Accounting
Grayson James Malone Management Information Systems
Brandon Paul Marciante Accounting
Michael Owen Markel Management
Walker Pierce Martin Management Information Systems
Madeline Elena Marx Management
Christopher Jayden Matthews ∫ Marketing
Marie Elizabeth Matthews Marketing
Lauren Elizabeth Mattison ‡ Marketing and Management
Bryson Reese Maxwell Management
Ryan Kevin McClary Marketing
Carter Raymond McCollum Accounting
MaKayla Grace McDade Marketing
Joby Reese McDonald Marketing
Jake William McFarland Marketing
Janson Grant Meeks Accounting
Brynlee Noelle Melear Accounting
Daniel Coleman Miller Accounting
Peyton Rae Miller Management and Marketing
Russell John Miller Accounting
Oscar Andre Molina Management
Gavin Lee Moncus Marketing
Logan Allen Moon Management
Jacob Wayne Mooney Marketing
Katie Anne Moore Marketing
Daniel Morales-Oviedo Management Information Systems
Kendall Leigh Morgan Accounting
Megan Elizabeth Morris Marketing
Zachary Lee Moses Marketing
William Ritter Nelson III Management Information Systems
Michael Shay Nesmith Management
Lucy Marie Neumann Marketing
Malik Omar Odeh Marketing
Amelia Clare Osborn ∫ Marketing
Jawad Ibrahim Oudat Management Information Systems
Aden Joseph Pascual Marketing
Ashton Steele Pascual Management Information Systems
Gregory Rock Paul Marketing
Kate Evans Paulin Management Information Systems
Anderson Wells Pee Management
Rodrigo Pérez Crespo ∫ Marketing
Charles Vincent Pero Management
Marisa Judith Perry Accounting
Carson Andrew Phillips Marketing
Camille Jane Phipps Marketing
Dylan Pitts Management
Gabriele Platauna Marketing
George Barry Pratt Management
Michael Ryan Preiser ∫ Management Information Systems
Malina Rose Proctor Marketing
Anna Claire Pruett Marketing
Kene Dane Pugh Management
Olivia Findley Ramsey Marketing
Olivia Grace Ramsey Marketing
Elizabeth Magdalene Reese Marketing
Makenzie Taylor Reese Marketing
Emma Ann Reid Accounting
Emma Rose Richardson Management Information Systems and Marketing
Cruz Garner Ridgeway Management Information Systems
Kimberly Paige Rihner Management Information Systems
Gage Rordan Riley Management Information Systems
Matthew Trice Rogers Management
Clayton Wayne Rowland Management
Justin Christopher Rozier Management Information Systems
Jackson Bateman Rutherford Management
Jackson Kade Rutledge Management
Hattie Alice Bernice Rydinsky Management
Sevanteze D. Sanders Management
Jonathan George Henry Saren *, ∫ Management Information Systems
Mackenzie Day Schmidt Management
Zachary George Schulte Management Information Systems
William Carlisle Scott Marketing
Griffin Thomas Sergot Marketing
Nicholas Dale Serrano Management
Martin A. Sheehan Marketing
Elizabeth Ann Shields Accounting
Graham Gregory Simmon Marketing
Maddox Evan Smith Management Information Systems
Kenleigh An Spence ∫ Marketing
Zachary Graham Steinberg ‡ Management Information Systems
Andrew Michael Stopp Management Information Systems
Ryden Bradford Strother Management
Elle Fairfax Taylor Marketing
Nicholas Bradford Taylor Management
Davis Aaron Templeton Marketing
Allyson Terlep Accounting
Cherokee Ellen Terry Marketing
Chauncey J. Thacker Management
Owen Robert Thomas Management
William Shannon Thomas Management
Caleb Hunter Todd Management
Joseph Theodore Toth Marketing
William Cooper Treadaway Management
Avery Kate Treadwell V, §, Δ Accounting and BA World Languages & Cultures
Noah Stacey Turner ∫, Δ Accounting
Joshua Nicholas Tyre Jr. Management
Justin David Tyre ∫ Accounting
Jack Michael Ulrich Management
Kyle Thomas Van Campen Marketing
Maci Vandermosten §, ◊ Management Information Systems
Lauren Bailey Wachter § Accounting
Karli Elizabeth Wagner Marketing
Nicholas Brooks Ware Management
Ethan Van Waters Management Information Systems
Hannah Logan Watkins Management
Jackson Levi Weaver Marketing
Ethan E. Wells ∫ Management Information Systems
Jacob James Welty Marketing
Eudora Kellogg Wheeler Management
Ethan Cole White Management
Bryson Alexander Whited Management
Brendan Wilson Wiley Marketing
Caleb Mason Williams Management
Jake Wilson Management
Patrick Mitchell Wood Management
Braxton Warner Wright Management
Linkin Christopher Wright Marketing
John Davis Zahradnik ‡ Management Information Systems
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Alexander Christopher Ashman Finance
Ashley Jane Beaty §, ◊, Δ Data Science
Brianna Dawn Beckham Finance
Owen L. Bell Finance
James Randolph Bestermann Finance
Sarah Catherine Blackstone Economics
Cameron Lee Brooks Finance
Bradley Butcher Finance
Anthony Philip Carpio Finance
Andrew Lee Carver Computer Science
Lorena Cazora ∫ Economics and Finance
Bryan Michael Colavecchio Finance
Andrew M. Coleman Finance
Jordyn Lynn Coleman Computer Science
Evan Cowan Finance
Carter Grace Crocker Δ Finance
Kylie Diamonique Dallas Δ Computer Science
Eli John Gunter Daniell § Finance
Lauren Christine Decker ‡ Economics
Jeffrey Christian DiBenedetto ‡ Finance
Michael Turner Edmondson Finance
Tyler Harold England Finance
Morgann Blair Fay Economics
Ryan Alexander Franck Finance
Grant Houston Gaylord Finance
William Carter Gerrick Finance
Cameron Matthew Geyer Finance
Maxwell Joseph Gohn Finance
Andrew Thomas Grothe ∫ Finance
Michael Warren Haynes Finance
Evan J. Hite Computer Science
Jared Fielder Holley Finance
Caden David Johnson Finance
Joshua Caleb Kahrmann Finance
Whitman Davis Kessinger ∫ Finance
Rachel J. Khalon Computer Science
Jacob Henry Koehler Finance
Jacob Casper Kruger Finance
McKinsey Ryan Lewis Finance and BBA Accounting
Tanner Vicente Locsin Finance
Linda Anne Matheny Computer Science
Joshua Tanner McCreless ‡ Finance
Celia Rose McDaniel Economics
Caleb James Mitchem Economics
John Robert Mobley Finance
Ethan James Montgomery ‡ Data Science
Tyler Mullin Finance
Hoa Thi Quynh Ngo ∫ Finance
Emily Noce Finance
Zachary Miles Novo Economics and Finance
Mathias Oscar Peterson Finance
William Robert Phillips Computer Science
Nathan Emerson Porter Finance
Jennings Burke Ray Finance
Ryan Frazier Reichner Finance
Hannah Elizabeth Roberts ∫ Data Science
Alexander Ross-Johnson Finance
Beau Donald Sackman Finance
John Paige Scarborough Finance
Luke Samuel Sheats Finance
Leah Alexander Smith Economics
Matthew Sawyer Spears Economics
Ella Christine Thomas Economics and Finance
Noah Tobar Computer Science
William Terrence Turner Finance
William Cole Vanderpool Finance
Arianell Ilse Viall Economics
Joshua Steven Vidrine Finance
Leilani Kala Watts Economics
Grace Olivia Webb Economics and Finance
Campbell Ann Weeks ∫ Finance
THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2026, 3:00 P.M.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Laurie Peebles
Dr. Laurie Peebles is an Associate Professor of Music Therapy and Coordinator of the Master of Music Therapy program at Georgia College & State University, where she has taught since 2019. Dr. Peebles received her Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy and her Master of Music in Music Education degrees from Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and later earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Music Education with an emphasis in Music Therapy at the University of Miami. She completed her music therapy internship with the Fulton County School System before joining the music therapy team at The George Center for Music Therapy in Atlanta. Dr. Peebles later worked as a music therapist in the oncology unit at Greenville Memorial Hospital in South Carolina, and in the cardiology, neurology, and intensive care units at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami, Florida. She started a music therapy program in Zhengzhou, China, and more recently has been involved in community-based participatory action research with local veterans. In 2025, Dr. Peebles was the Georgia College & State University Excellence in Teaching Award recipient. When not practicing music therapy, she enjoys performing on flute.
MACE BEARER
Dr. Doug Oetter
PLATFORM PARTY
Ms. Cathy Cox, J.D.
Dr. Holley Roberts, ‘93, ’96....................................................................
Dr. Laurie Peebles
Ms. Serena Arela Semere
Dr. Dan Nadler
Dr. Indiren Pillay
Dr. Winston Tripp
Dr. Kristina Dandy
Dr. Brian Newsome
Dr. Shaundra Walker
READERS
Dr. Steven Elliott-Gower
Dr. Jan Hoffmann
HOODERS
Dr. Matt Milnes
Dr. Sam Mutiti
FACULTY MARSHALS
Dr. Kevin Bucholtz
Dr. Mandy Jarriel, ’03, ‘04
STUDENT MARSHALS
Dr. Jamie Downing
Mr. Christopher Jackson, ‘23
Dr. Stephanie Jett
Dr. Kasey Karen
Dr. Al Mead, ‘94
Dr. Michelle Moyer
Dr. Emily Pucker
Dr. Mariana Stoyanova
Dr. Eric Tenbus
Dr. John Trombley
President
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Keynote Speaker
Student Speaker
Vice President for Student Life
Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
Assistant Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
Dean, John E. Sallstrom Honors College
Dean, Ina Dillard Russell Library
GCSU BRASS ENSEMBLE
Trumpet
Guillem Torró Senet
Nickolas Becker
French Horn
Alyssa Radnoczi
Trombone
Yalonda Wright
Noah Darnell
Percussion
Cameron Sparks
Vocalist
Meghan Bennett
MASTER OF ARTS
English
Charlotte Aexel ◊
Phoebe Brooke Barrett
Preston Douglas Brewer
Benjamin Luke Circle
Ridgley Grace Fenters
Daniel Shelton Johnston
MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING
Music Education
D’Andre Nathaniel Chavous
Torrianna Shanice Davis
Mack Ray Keaton
Chance James Passmore
Preston Banks Raburn
Addison Michaela Resh
Vanessa Amanda Smith
Christopher Tard
Dominique Shondriques Walker
MASTER OF FINE ARTS
Creative Writing
Kai Elliot Beck
Christina Noelle Faber
Emma Nicole Garcia
Cornbread Elizabeth Moorman
Michael James Sevcik *
MASTER OF MUSIC EDUCATION
Anthony John Baglio
Ryan Jackson Bratton
Christy Cordell Markette
Kevin Ezequiel Medina
Amelia Kate Parker
Samuel Montgomery Polk II
MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Eric Bruce Bailey
Ariana Mary Bridgett
Bobby Lee Danielly III *
Alicia Ann Hartley
Ta-Mia Briane McGruder
Ashton Mckenna Morrison
Breyana Monae Posey
Brandi Rashay Robertson
Adam M. Stern
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Biology
Hasari Bermudez Soto
Wiley Jane Bundy
Gabe Conner Deen
Evie Jane DePetro
Elizabeth Lindsey Durham
Brenna Jordan Hendrix
Megan Lynn Martin ◊
Logan Lee McCullers
Elise Camille Mirabella
Muzila Nchimunya ◊
Megan Price
Alex Adam Francis Sarran
Amber Alexandra Stubbs
Ansley Megan Whitfield
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Rory-Morris Martin Albrecht
Chad David Helton
Erica Lavonne Miller
Margaret Elizabeth Mullins
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Madelyn Marie-Castro Agostini ‡ Mass Communication
Eowyn Azumi Agullo ‡, Δ History
Cole Ryan Alegria § Art
Lacey Brooke Allen Interdisciplinary Studies
Chloe Brooke Allensworth Political Science
Makilah Deanne Applegate ∫ Criminal Justice and BS Psychology
Montana Brooke Arnold § Political Science and World Languages & Cultures
Kassie Grace Arps V, §, ◊, Δ Mass Communication and Rhetoric
Chai Lydia Avery § Art
Faith Aleese Beamon Mass Communication
Tamara Alice Bean ∫, Δ Philosophy and Liberal Studies
Harley Carmen Beck Criminal Justice and BS Psychology
Brittany Grace Beckwith ‡ Art
Meghan Elizabeth Bennett Music
Halle Christine Bergstrom ‡, Δ Rhetoric and BBA Management
Savannah Jewel Biggers Mass Communication
Alana Jewel Blair-Griffith Criminal Justice
Amy Alexandra Bloodworth ∫ Criminal Justice and BS Psychology
Nevaeh Lyn Bohannon V, §, ◊ Political Science
Natalia Aleece Bolden Mass Communication
Harriette Ann Bowden Mass Communication
Kathryn Colleen Briesemeister Mass Communication
Eve Elizabeth Briscoe §, Δ English
Andrew Marshall Brown Mass Communication
Emily Louisa Brown §, Δ English
Emma Marie Brunner V, §, Δ English
Jacob Isaiah Bryson Music
Riley Elisabeth Burns Political Science and Sociology
Lily Grace Butler ‡ Music
Chloe Grace Butts ∫ Theatre
Anna Justice Carey ‡, Δ Political Science and Rhetoric
Savannah Grace Carley § Art
Jaliya Carter ∫ Criminal Justice and Philosophy
Trinity Nichole Carter ‡ Mass Communication
Jonathan David Caulley English
Colleen Elizabeth Causey ‡ Criminal Justice
Diana Maria Cazacu ‡ Art and Philosophy
Mary Collins Ciucevich ∫ English
Benjamin Ryden Clark Political Science
Lily Rose Cleland Criminal Justice
Ryan Frederick Collins Mass Communication
Kathryn Grace Cooper §, ◊, Δ Political Science and Philosophy
Dawson Correll Cowart History
Makayla Renee Cowart ∫ Mass Communication
Lily Marie Cox §, Δ World Languages & Cultures and BS Biology
Olivia Lorraine Crawford ‡, Δ Interdisciplinary Studies
Caroline McKenna Creasy ∫ Mass Communication
Thomas Stirling Creekmore §, Δ English and Liberal Studies
Elizabeth Leigh Crump Art
James Pierce Currie Liberal Studies
Savannah Tatom Curtis ∫ English
Amanda Reese Damrow Mass Communication
Samuel Nash Darley History
Amelia D. Daws ‡ Art and Liberal Studies
Kerri Elizabeth Deason Criminal Justice and BS Psychology
Allison Jane Decker ‡, Δ English
Taylor B. Doyle §, Δ Music
Devin Thomas Dudek Mass Communication
Thomas McGowan Duke History
Andrew Joseph Earnest Δ Mass Communication
Kaitlyn Reese Edmondson Criminal Justice and BS Psychology
Neva McClary Eidell Mass Communication
Emma Boyd Eslinger ∫ Mass Communication
Erin Elizabeth Finnegan Mass Communication
Silas James Fiorenza History
Alaina Brooke Gaston English
Meghan Elizabeth Gates § History
José I. Genao ∫ English
Hannah Katherine Gilleon V, § Art
Grace Ann Gilmartin §, Δ Mass Communication
Della Emily Goines § Mass Communication
Isabelle Rose Gonzales Mass Communication
Sergio Lucano Gonzalez Criminal Justice
Ryan Hunter Grant ‡ Mass Communication
Laurence Grau Theatre
Ryan Larry Gue Philosophy and BS Psychology
Isabella Annalise Guidera Mass Communication
Ellen Rose Gunji § Art
Kelsey Rose Hall Art
Greer Ellen-Elizabeth Harper ‡ Mass Communication
Lydia Nicole Hayes Mass Communication and Rhetoric
Brianna Heard ‡ Mass Communication
Emily Caroline Heffron ‡ Mass Communication
Abby Elizabeth Helgesen V, § Mass Communication
Joseph Harrison Hensley Theatre
Drew Kayleigh Hill Mass Communication
Annabel Georgina Hirst §, Δ World Languages & Cultures
Avery Carson Holder Art
Jackson Campbell Holt ∫ Political Science and History
Alice Faith Hughes ‡ Sociology
Ruby Elizabeth Emerson Hull ∫ English
Mackenzie Saige Imberman Mass Communication
Mallory Jean Irvin Mass Communication
Isabella Grace Jalbert ∫ Mass Communication
Camryn Danielle James Criminal Justice
Aleksander Moir Jastrzebski ∫ Geography
Julia Grace Jensen §, Δ Art
Joseph Michael Johnson Music
Robert Franklin Johnson III Mass Communication
Dylan Matthew Jones English
Lauren Avery Jones Theatre
Madelyn Elizabeth Jones Sociology
Tucker Lynn Jones English
Sidney Joubert ∫ Criminal Justice
Anthony Lutulu Kabala Political Science
Kara Diana Kahaian Criminal Justice
Tyler Richard Karraker Mass Communication
Alexis Dawn Keeney V, §, Δ Sociology
Samuel Joseph Kelly Geography
Lillee Grace Key Criminal Justice and Sociology
Derek Daejoong Kim ∫, Δ Philosophy, Political Science, and Liberal Studies
Jake Alexander Knight Criminal Justice and Interdisciplinary Studies
Sydney Paige Lancaster History
Olivia Noelle Langston English
Ana Cristina Ledford World Languages & Cultures and BS Public Health
Mia Levy Criminal Justice and BS Psychology
Sarah Walsh Loncon English
Ashley Karina Lopez ∫ World Languages & Cultures and BS Psychology
Coleman Semmes Lowrance World Languages & Cultures
Josey Ann Maddox § Theatre
Tanya Alexis Maddox Mass Communication
Jaylen Lopez Mahayag ‡ Mass Communication
Caroline Olivia Markham Interdisciplinary Studies
Paola Martinez ∫ World Languages & Cultures and BS Elementary Education
Cara JoAnne Mayfield Mass Communication
Naomi Grace McAuley Criminal Justice
Isabelle Claire McClintock Political Science
Isabella Charis McComis ‡ Mass Communication
Savannah Lee McDowell § Music
Caitlin Ann McGarvey Mass Communication
Aidan Oliver McGowan Mass Communication
Rory Elise McInnis Political Science and Interdisciplinary Studies
Jack Robert McKinney §, Δ Rhetoric
Ryan Matthew Merchant ∫ Mass Communication
Juli Anna Minchey Liberal Studies and Philosophy
Annie Grace Mitchell Mass Communication
Jhoana Molina Lopez World Languages & Cultures and BS Biology
Rachel Eden Myers ‡ Mass Communication
Kylie Anne Noles Art
Rebecca Ocampo ∫ Mass Communication
Erik Thomas Oliser Political Science
Kellen Brooke O’Neil § Mass Communication
Veronica Jane Osbon Mass Communication
Teresa Rose Owen ∫ Mass Communication
Laikyn Renee Pangelinan Mass Communication
Kaley Faye Parham Philosophy
Samantha Jordan Paton ‡, Δ Political Science and Criminal Justice
Joshua Griffith Patterson ∫, Δ English
Carolina Teresa Jacqueline Perez Mass Communication
Olivia Hurley Peters Mass Communication
Mia Nikol Phillips Theatre
Charis Joy Philo ∫ Mass Communication
Bradley Hunter Pierce §, Δ English and World Languages & Cultures
Presleigh Paige Pilgrim Mass Communication
Sophie Kimber Powell Sociology
Kathryn Avery Price Mass Communication
Haley Jones Quimby ‡ Mass Communication
Adrin Rafii Criminal Justice
Drew James Rice ∫, Δ History
Ruth Anne Dalila Rodriguez ∫ Theatre
Chloe Brenna Sanders Mass Communication
Sarah M. Savage ∫ Art
Bentley Gray Savelle Theatre
Ty Edward Schneider Criminal Justice
Emma Smith Schruijer Mass Communication
Julia Vita Seeley Mass Communication
Serena Arela Semere Criminal Justice
Amelie Cecile Sengupta Mass Communication
Arya Rajen Sheth § English and Interdisciplinary Studies
Travis Jay Shields Mass Communication
Kelsie Nora Short ‡ Mass Communication and Liberal Studies
Juliana Rachel Simmons ‡ Mass Communication
Daniel Randolph Sims III Criminal Justice
Mary Glen Sinkule ∫ Mass Communication
Molly Claire St. Clair Political Science
Ava Rae Stasney Criminal Justice
Cade Daniel Steel Philosophy and History
Kinsley Price Stevens V, § World Languages & Cultures, Philosophy, and BS Psychology
Aiden Conner Sweeney English
Jaffeth Lorenzo Tequia Mass Communication
Emily Elaine Trapnell Mass Communication
Chloe Rene Traynor World Languages & Cultures and BS Biology
Avery Kate Treadwell V, §, Δ World Languages & Cultures and BBA Accounting
Grace Margaret Tuggle Mass Communication
Gabriel George Wade ‡ Mass Communication
Kate Renee Walker V, §, Δ English
Savannah Leigh Walker §, Δ Mass Communication
Catherine Victoria Wall §, Δ English
Ty Logan Watson Art
Miles Lynden Wegner Geography
Dinah Claire Welch ‡ Mass Communication
Whitney Michelle Welch ‡ Mass Communication
Kennedy Ann Welker V, § English and World Languages & Cultures
Kendall Rae Wheeler Criminal Justice
Ella Caroline Whitener Mass Communication
Caroline Abigail Williams Political Science
Lydia Marie Williams ‡ Mass Communication
Brayden T. Wilson Mass Communication
Drake Taylor Wood § Political Science and World Languages & Cultures
Emily Grace Bethel Wright V, §, ◊, Δ Political Science and Philosophy
Yalonda Sharita Wright Music
Isabella Grace Young ‡ English
Joshua Luke Young ‡ History
Hannah Rose Zdancewicz ‡ Theatre
Piper Rose Zegers ‡ Mass Communication
Virginia Elizabeth Zeh Mass Communication
BACHELOR OF MUSIC THERAPY
Megan Sierra Atcheson ∫
Kelsey Lynn Foster ‡
Shani Chinue Thompson ∫, Δ
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Macey Ann Frances Ainsworth Psychology
Caitlyn Ann Aleck ∫ Psychology
Alexis Haley Allen Biology
Makilah Deanne Applegate ∫ Psychology and BA Criminal Justice
Katelyn Elizabeth Ard ‡, Δ Psychology and Public Health
Odeya Atar Biology
Jordan Reese Aycock Environmental Sciences
Addison Emma Baer Psychology
Caitlyn Brooke Balcom Psychology
Georgia McKenzie Barham-Taylor Biology
Ansley Marie Barker ∫ Psychology
Carter Thomas Barnes Chemistry
Rebecca Ann Barringer ∫ Environmental Sciences
Harley Carmen Beck Psychology and BA Criminal Justice
Macy Lane Beddow Psychology
Brooklyn Victoria Anne Begnaud Psychology
Megan Marie Benson ∫ Psychology
Bria Rae Bentley Psychology
Alanis Bernis Environmental Sciences
Amy Alexandra Bloodworth ∫ Psychology and BA Criminal Justice
Carolyn Rose Bone Psychology
Jamaree Nitrice Brown Psychology
Sarah Kate Brown Psychology
Younger Julia Burton Biology
Elizabeth Campher ∫ Biology
Chloe Amelia Carroll Biology
Madeline Claire Castor Biology
Christian Thomas Chandler Environmental Sciences
Lily Alton Chandler ∫ Psychology
Alexander Leighton Cobb Biology
Katherine Elizabeth Cochran Psychology
Anna Leigh Collins Biology
Victoria Conde Psychology
Lily Marie Cox §, Δ Biology and BA World
Languages & Cultures
Michelle Anna Crumley §, ◊ Environmental Sciences
Bailey Reneé Dassow ‡ Chemistry
Hannah Grace Davidson ‡ Biology
Jasmine Elise Davis ∫, Δ Psychology
Kerri Elizabeth Deason Psychology and BA Criminal Justice
AnnaBelle Lee DeHaas Chemistry
Isaac Branko Dewsbury § Environmental Sciences
Ava Marie DiGennaro ‡ Biology
Elizabeth Frances Dixon Environmental Sciences
Elizabeth Delaney Dyal ∫, Δ Biology
Kaitlyn Reese Edmondson Psychology and BA Criminal Justice
Lauren Renee Ernst-Fortin Psychology
Anne Travis Evans Psychology
Sofia Christine Ferreira Psychology
Noah Emory Ford Chemistry
Griffin Rainier Fox § Environmental Sciences
Dale Witten Fulcher Biology
Sarah McKenzie Galatas ∫ Psychology
Aliyah Paris Garcia Biology
Alexander Benjamin Gerlach V, § Biology
Lauren Ann Gibson Psychology
Raven Aliyah Glover Δ Chemistry
Jacob Alexander Gniadek ∫ Biology
Sara Kathryn Goodfellow Psychology
Bridget Kelly Goodheart Biology
Karyssa Sage Goodwin Environmental Sciences
Emily Claire Granier Environmental Sciences
Jeffrey Ryan Grayson ‡ Chemistry
Kylie Elizabeth Gregg Psychology
Kara Solon Grieve V, §, Δ Psychology
Teodora Grozdanov Biology
Ryan Larry Gue Psychology and BA Philosophy
Jordan Christopher Hall Psychology
Annemarie G. Hanna Mathematics
Emily Nicole Hansen §, Δ Biology
Karly E. Hartzheim Biology
Laura Madeline Harvey ∫ Environmental Sciences
Sophie Ann Hidalgo Psychology
Katherine Grace Hitt ∫ Environmental Sciences
Isabella Marie Hunt Psychology
Kristen Bailey Jenkins Psychology
Bridget Ann Johnson § Psychology
Riese Page Johnson ∫ Biology
Meghan Riley Kay Psychology
Thomas Branton King Biology
Jae A. Kinsey §, Δ Psychology
Matthew Lawrence Kirchner ‡ Biology
Mattingly Isabelle Kossak Psychology
Aidan Bradley Kudlas V, § Biology
Holden Michael Simoneaux Lacour Biology
Abigail Kathleen Lee Psychology
Mia Levy Psychology and BA Criminal Justice
Holly Annabelle Lewis Biology
Maya Joi Lewis Biology
Savannah Kaye Lewis ∫ Psychology
Elizabeth Ashley Loomis Psychology
Ashley Karina Lopez ∫ Psychology and BA World Languages & Cultures
Isabella Rose Lopez ∫ Physics
Carlos Julien Lopez Blackwell Chemistry
Evan Parker Markowitz Psychology
Anna Caroline Marti ‡, Δ Mathematics
Abigail Meadow Martin Psychology
Madeline Victoria Mathews Psychology
Mckenzie Brooke McIntyre Biology
Sophia Kay Meere Chemistry
Hailey Margaret Miller Biology
Madison Elizabeth Miller Biology
Jhoana Molina Lopez Biology and BA World Languages & Cultures
Culver Reese Monroe Biology
Samantha Elizabeth Moore Biology
Audrey Elise Myers Psychology
Amanda Hope Nelson V, § Biology
Joseph Peter Oeland § Environmental Sciences
Emma Caylin Okrent Psychology
Meredith Layne Peyton ∫ Psychology
Hannah Elise Pinnock Physics
Brannon Thomas Polk ‡ Environmental Sciences
Joshua Cameron Pop Psychology
Kristina Laine Price Psychology
Jonathan Edward Pruett Chemistry
Nicolas Javier Ramirez Arnold Biology
Laci Danielle Rawlins Biology
Violet Elaine Ray Psychology
Ella Graceson Reese Biology
Kindle Cassidy Reeves ∫ Biology
Peyton MaKayla Riggott Psychology
Jack Thompson Roach Psychology
Caleb J. Rogers Δ Biology
David Spain Rose Psychology
McKinley Anne Roth § Biology
Joel A. Saucedo Physics
Caroline Louise Schwalbe Biology
Sara Elaina Serrano Biology
Alexis Raine Snyder Psychology
Mia Grace Spencer Psychology
Damien Ward Statham Biology
Samantha Eve Steinman Psychology
Kinsley Price Stevens V, § Psychology and BA World Languages & Cultures and Philosophy
Addison Lillie Stockdale ‡ Psychology
Kora Adaline Strickland V, §, Δ Psychology
Allison Mae Thornton Psychology
Alexandra Shaye Tokos ∫ Chemistry
Karoline Mei Tompkins Biology
Chloe Rene Traynor Biology and BA World Languages & Cultures
Daly Lemuel Tuten Environmental Sciences
Mason Carter Vann Biology
Carly Evelyn Walker §, Δ Psychology
Faith Kathryn Warner Psychology
Haleigh Caroline Weaver Environmental Sciences
Grace Kathryn Webb ∫, Δ Biology
Canna Abigail White Chemistry
Madison Brooke Whitehead ‡ Biology
Wesley Margaret Whitehead ‡, Δ Mathematics
Rylie Patricia Williamson Psychology
Morgan Elyse Wilson § Psychology
Rachel Leigh Witteman Biology
Michael Sean Zindel Psychology
Ethan Pierce Knight was posthumously awarded the Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Geography in a private ceremony on May 1, 2026.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESDIENT OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Dear Graduates:
On behalf of the more than 60,000 Georgia College & State University alumni throughout Georgia and the nation, I extend my heartfelt congratulations and welcome you to our esteemed ranks. When you graduate, you automatically join the GCSU Alumni Association, and we are proud to commemorate your achievements. While this commencement ceremony signifies the conclusion of a significant chapter, it also heralds the beginning of an exciting journey with virtually limitless possibilities. As you embark on your professional and community endeavors, I encourage you to remain connected to your alma mater, ensuring that your legacy becomes intertwined with the rich history of this university.
STAY INFORMED: Effective relationships thrive on regular and consistent communication. Stay updated on events and activities by following the GCSU Alumni Association on social media. Additionally, look out for the Pergola Post email newsletter and the alumni magazine, Connection. Ensure your contact information is up to date at gcsu.edu/alumni, so you never miss any important stories, features, or announcements. Furthermore, Georgia College & State University values recognizing your successes and accomplishments. Share your career advancements, community contributions, personal milestones such as weddings, anniversaries, or new family additions by emailing alumni@gcsu.edu.
GET ENGAGED: The Alumni Association hosts various events throughout the year, both on campus and around the country. We invite you to participate in these opportunities to connect with fellow alumni. There are numerous ways to stay involved on campus, including student mentoring, guest lecturing, panel discussions, or serving on advisory boards. Off campus, you can attend fun family nights, mixers, and more. For more information on these exciting opportunities, see the Event Calendar at gcsu.edu/alumni.
GIVE BACK: The GCSU Foundation is committed to raising philanthropic donations to support the university, our students and GCSU’s mission to provide an expansive educational experience and prepare influential leaders for the future. Please consider contributing to the Foundations of Excellence Fund, which provides essential resources for special projects that enhance the student experience. We encourage you to show your appreciation and support for this remarkable university by donating $26.00, symbolizing your graduation year. Every contribution helps create a significant impact for GCSU students. Donations can be made online at give.gcsu.edu. Congratulations on your outstanding achievement, and best wishes for your future endeavors.
Sincerely,
Brandie Mock, ’07 President
Georgia College & State University Alumni Association
Alma Mater
Alma Mater, Teacher, Friend
Counselor wise and strong
For virtues taught, for visions wrought
We praise thee now in song
For joy of living, for strength in strife
For friendships that will not fail
For love of beauty, of God, of life
Georgia College hail! All hail!
RUTH SANDIFORD GARRARD,
’65 AND MARGARET MEADERS, ’26