Commencement Program | May 2026

Commencement May 2026

Commencement

May 9, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.

Columbus Convention and Trade Center – Columbus, Georgia *Processional.............................................................................Pomp and Circumstance, “March No. 1,” Edward Elgar President’s Welcome........................................................................................................................... Dr. Stacy A. Bartlett President Invocation..............................................................................................................................................Dr. Dedra Woolfolk Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Scripture Reading........................................................................................................................................Dr. Jeff Haverly Interim Dean, Stith College of Business Introduction of Special Music.......................................................................................................... Dr. Jon Ernstberger Chief Academic Officer Special Music......................................“Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me” ..................Point University Singers

by M. Farren, J. Robinson, & R. Thompson Presentation of Honorary Doctorate and Introduction of Speaker......................................... Dr. Stacy A. Bartlett President Commencement Address............................................................................................................Mr. Samuel W. Huxford Dean, College of Biblical Studies and Ministry Special Recognitions....................................................................................................................................Dr. Susan Ryan Dean, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences Dr. Jon Ernstberger Chief Academic Officer Presentation of Candidates for Degrees......................................................................................... Dr. Jon Ernstberger Chief Academic Officer Conferral of Degrees........................................................................................................................... Dr. Stacy A. Bartlett President *Prayer..........................................................................................................................................................Dr. Nathan Jones

Director of Spiritual Formation *Introduction of the Alma Mater.......................................................................................................Ms. Jaunelle White Chief Student Development Officer and Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics *Alma Mater.................................................. L. Motes, D. Glenn, M. Plank............................... Point University Choir Hail to thee, our Alma Mater, cherished gold and blue.

For teaching us to lead and serve, and to God’s Word be true.

Lifting high the cross of Christ, our faithful legacy.

From east to west our song shall be, “We are Point University.” *Recessional...............................................................................Pomp and Circumstance, “March No. 1,” Edward Elgar *Audience please stand

Candidates for Graduation A sso c iate of S c ie nc e

Information Technology

Alexander Mark Flagg Scott Usher Fox^ Roscoe Fraiser Nicholes Adam Gonzales Travis Ivery Moore† Josiah C. Nanda

Marcus M. Allen^ Nash Stuart Blount Steffen Brown George Allen Burke* Matthew Benoit Camille^

A ss oc iate of A rts Accounting

Desiree Calhoun Jesus Alejandro Chavarria† Adam J. Hymel Jr. Jhanae Lee Wendy Molina Gutierrez† Johnathon Ryder Smith*

Business Administration

Quincy S. Andrus* Morgan Leigh Barlock* Bryan Juaken Barlock^ Cristofer Sergio Diaz^ Jacqueline Socorro Dominguez Jacob Edward Dykema† Gerardo J. Fernandez Corbin R. Fowler Lessly C. Guzman Staci Nicole Harper* Jaydean Camil Ireland Ashley A. Kuttner Lakyn Elizabeth Lear* MacKenzie McCaughey† Justine A. Orozco Meghan Renee Parks Alice R. Patterson* Mildred Beverly Pecoraro-Roberts Alyssa N. Phillips Devin J. Poindexter^ Micah John Quick†

Juan P. Quintero Gabrielle Mishelle Redding† Christian A. Rice Joshua M. Segule Kimberly May Smith Emily Speich Diana Lynn L. Sweeney^ Zachary Phillip Vascocu Marshall James Voyles I Matthew C. Webb† Peter Wyatt*

Child Development

Maria De Jesus Arenas^ Jessica Hull^ Laney Lee Robinson† Ayesha Ivanis Santiago Santa*

Jordan Dore* Jennifer R. Entenmann^ Camden Vincent Laverde Andrew J. Sackett† Alejandra E. Taff† Brandi Tamra Tillotson* Dominique Shante’ Walker Tanner Jackson Wingard

Human Relations

Dante Alexander Reyes* Kristina Lynn Walker†

Management and Leadership Jillian L. Gries

Psychology

Criminal Justice

Jackson D. Beatty Rocio E. Brizuela^ Shelly L. Harris^ Raijon E. Hughes-Farley Isabella L. Limoseth Maria Panagakos^ Mark Jae Koo Shultz†

General Studies

Marcus Ryan Coxwell† Katrina B. Jackson*

Christian Ministries

Jacob A. Davis Katrina B. Jackson* Tayla Brianne Wingard^ Elizabeth J. Allen† Natalie Violet Grace Stapleton^ Samantha Bradford^ Hannah Cuneio†

Youth Ministry

Bac hel or of S ci ence Accounting — Forensics and Fraud

Andrew James Bagwell^ Amanda Buice Dorothy Mae Johnson Jessica Shannon Laine† Shannon Rose McGurty^ *

Timothy M. McKelvie Andrew N. Stills

Applied Ministry

Brianna Nicole Benton^ Holley Elise Guest^

Biblical Studies and Youth and Family Ministry Victoria Susan Roberson^

Biology

Zavion Nikolas Anderson Isabel Sanchez Logan Eric Slagle

denotes cum laude graduate; ^ denotes magna cum laude graduate; † denotes summa cum laude graduate

Business Administration

Connor Barnett* Ethan Scott Bertini Emily Bracht* Grace Elizabeth Brown-Crawford^ Justin Chatham Melina P. Cramer Rylee Crisp^ Kyle Colin Davidson D’Ontae Eatmon Justin Abram England Jamie Ann Ford^ Claude Frank Foster IV^ Savannah Wray Frazier^ Gregory Glen Gammon II* David Nathaniel Garrett Daniel Gonzalez Ashley Leonor Hercules Pena† Jonathan O. Hernandez Halle Regan Hewitt† Tanner Higgins* Christian H. Hodgins Grayson Hucks* D’Andre Jefferson Meagan Jeszka^ Derek Juers† Noah S. Kabasakalian† William Daniel Kauffman^ Tiara M. Kennedy* Maxwell Kirkman^ Isaiah Klepke^ Grace Lenge Lorelei Aveline Marie Lewis Nolan Evin Lopez Genesis A. Manrow Jaden Abraham Mazzaferro Susana Ruby Miller* Andrew Jowett Mills† Arrington Wayne Mooney* Kathryn Dasha Murgi^ Sydney Ormsby Gustavo Alexander Paiz Deleon Isabella Rae Petrozza* Leah Grace Prather^ Lauren Hailey Press^ Juan P. Quintero Claire Elizabeth Ruggiero* Aaron Earl Sevar† Barbara Shelfer Shrewsbury Haven Grace Stalcup Logan M. Swain* Jazmyne Michelle Taylor^ Quintravious D. Teasley Cayden Ryan Tomlin^ Diego Adrian Trejo Brianna Marie Walker^ Matthew Michael Walters† *

John D. Ward Alaine Elizabeth White† Ashley Nicole Wright* Seth Christian Young^

Child and Youth Development Martha Castro David Cole Johnson Matthew Moses Sierra Faith Satterwhite Maria Camila Vanegas Roa^

Child Development

Hannah Akbari^ Aubry-Stephens Capps Baker† Natalie Grace Douglas Elias Jared Villasenor

Christian Ministries

Malachi P. Bowen Tere Lamont Bowman* Paul M. D’Agostin^ Garnet Abram Henry^ Kyron Addison Holmes Morgan Taylor Bryant Kantor* Jacob O’Dell Oliver David Shaw^

Communication

Cooper Dane Hack* Taylor James O’Neill Marjorie Rodriguez

Criminal Justice

Austin Garner Arrington* Keeshawn Maurice Butler Elijah Thomas Byars^ Tia Trenae Coleman* Crystal Jean Combs* Kemorion D. Larkin Natalie McCarthy Alexis N. Raiford* Moriah Joy Sanzo† Kimberly Smith† Kere Tristan Thomas

Criminal Justice — Pre-Law Ansley Taylor Lamb

Elementary Education

Kristina Antonette Faison^ Noah Luke Johnson† Alyssa Paige Lowe Zoë McLain Pike† Auburn Thorn†

Exercise Science

Alexandria M. Arter^

Joshua Kyle Castillo Chaiseree Claire Cordell Taylor Lynn Gajdik Hunter R. Godbolt† Isaac Jones Lisa Sophie Kelm-Reeves^ Shaun Tyler McLaughlin Aaron Mordarski Shelby D. Owsley Francisco Baltazar Pacheco* Clayton J. Smith Khaci Victoria Spence*

Human Relations

Natasha A. Beecher Isaiah Timothy Bruce Ernestina Chavez† De’Mar Trevon Glasper Grayson Seth Harwell Amy Hoffmann* Mekyia Keaton^ Kathryn Wade^ Natalie Williams†

Information Technology — Information Systems Security Hannah Rachel Backstrom† Jeffery Lamar Johnson* Ryan Jeffrey Kieffer^ Trevor Edwin Michaelis

Information Technology — Network Administration Andy Fernandez† Wendy Leigh Lane†

Interdisciplinary Studies Silas R. Butler

Management

Kirsten Nicole Berry† Armand T. Border^ Nathaniel Burgess† Daniel Crabtree^ Baker O. Davis Jacob Daniel Franks^ Morgan Gammel† Jacob Gill† Benjamin C. Griffies^ Kristy Marie Jett† Joshua L. Kirkpatrick Marlene Patrice Martin† John Thomas Mitchell† Marisa Maggie Morales† Teegan Johnson Morris* Jacob Miguel Ojeda† Jonathan Romeo Reyes Padilla^ John Garin Siekkinen*

denotes cum laude graduate; ^ denotes magna cum laude graduate; † denotes summa cum laude graduate

Organizational Leadership

Jayvone Deandre Smith† Zachary Turvin

Adalayde Anne Owens* John Matthew Panarello Makenzie Kaelynn Phillian Alexis Pritchett Leah Lanae Ratcliff† Amanda Rae Reading† Paulina Villavicencio* Amelia Villegas^ Skylar C. Watkins^ Samuell Hezekiah Williams

Grant H. Brooking Kaci Marie Weaver^

Management and Leadership

Psychology

Precious Crosby* Jared Cameron Isaacs* Herbie Richard Mann II† Conner Evan Olds* Stefan Eugene Rudman Angela Solange Saunders Aquino

Jessica M. Adams Kobi Nicole Alvarado Eryn Marie Lain Blakeley Brady Bye† Ernestina Chavez† Scott N. Coy† Hunter Friedlander Cuervo^ Jada Ne’Cole Culler Caroline Curran† Jeremiah Ellis† Geovanni A. Fuentes^ Zavion Dejon Gaines^ Sabella Grato† Eli Matthew Hanley† Anaiya Simone Hatchett Caitlyn Rose Heckenast† Rebecca Marie Lee† Chloe Brooke Mitcham Henry Anthony Ortiz

Marketing

Juliana Adams† Jorie Charlene Gentry Macie Ann Houston† Clayton L. Schulze Lydia Marie Stanley* Colm Thornton* Seth Jackson Wages

Music

Daniel C. Stith Truitt Clayton Van Meter

Secondary Education

Ethan T. Binns Dylan Gregory Carden† Lonnie Jackson Flores† Lucas Judson Garner† Rocky Wilson Pemberton^

Youth and Family Ministries Camryn Clarambeau Noah J. Haglund^ Samuel Daren Noone† Charles Dylan Reuss* Sherley M. Vazquez

Bach el o r o f B us ine s s A d m inistr ation Easton Isaiah Harrison^ Bryce W. James* Malyke Sillers

Accounting

Gianna Lindsay Copelli* Reagan Louise Dawson^ Keegan P. Kotsenburg Antwan Cortez Smith^

Accounting and Information Systems

Financial Management

Hannah Marie Delp^ Norman Vincent Graves

Business Administration — Logistics Management

Management

Josiah David Blair Josiah Thomas Burdette Juan Pablo Gonzalez Rul Villa* Duncan Owen Howie Garrett M. Marcin^ Diogo Rocha Palhoto^ Rafael Perez*

Gianfilippo Cappellari^ Jacob M. Joseph* Chris Mancill Diego Andres Matarrita Mora^

Marketing

Kyah J. Campbell Jordon Lawrence Martin

Katherine Maritza Argueta

Bach el or of S oc ia l Wor k Brittiny Louise Blalock Ashley Davis^ Kimberly Nicole Hughes^

Shannon M. Jackson Trinity Diann McDougale* Abigail Renee Willis

Bac h e l or of A rts Biblical Studies and Preaching Ministry Caleb Gabriel Wade^ *

Biblical Studies and English Caraline Elizabeth Jackson†

History

Mi’zya Ke’Asia Blackmon

denotes cum laude graduate; ^ denotes magna cum laude graduate; † denotes summa cum laude graduate

M ast er o f B us ine s s A d m inistr ation Christian Taylor Babb Alexandra Chapman Barnard Peter Barreiro Nicholas Allen Boos McKenna Hope Bowman Luke Boyd Kimberly Michelle Brown Erica Marie Burkhardt Elizabeth Michelle Cannon Maduka S. Coleman Jessica Rachelle Come Colin Douglas Crabtree Gaalon Aleese Dove April England Caleb Josua Fauth Olivia Nichole Fullenwider Brianna Elizabeth Gavin Jeshon Douglas Gawlowski Benjamin Matthew Gohn Joshua Logan Gosdin Joel P. Gray Kennedi Logan Greene Eric Griswold Gustavo Enrique Hadad Alejandro Enrique Hadad Ansley Hames Alexis Lynn Harpel Kyra Sherell Hart Lizbeth Hernandez

Tyler Hewitt Savannah Hindersheid John Gabriel Imhof Bryce Ryan Ingram Benjamin Jason Valerie Jewell Benjamin Avila Johnsen Dakotah Jones Christopher Garrett Kelley Elijah Kennedy Erin Bethany Kilian Caleb Klay Aujanelle Lamar Danielle Lambdin Cynthia Karina Lara Alexis Mariah Lerma William Joseph Mahnken II Chandra Nyia’Cola Manns Steven Kaleb Moody Mikayela Aiyana Moore Joanna Mull Morgan Ashley Neese Wesley Nichols Mya Nichelle Nuton Matthew Nathaniel Owens Christian Penlap Ngouajou Daniella Francia Petrone Jonathon Phelps Jennifer Potts

Kamila Adilah Price Austin Gregory Raynor Toney T. Robinson Leslie Rodriguez Samantha Victoria Rountree Rebecca Claire Salinas Samuel Evan Sanders Carlos Santiago Miguel Anguel Serralde Casey Ervin Smith Destinee Smith Amelia Danielle Sneed Timothy Christopher Spang Dale Spicer J’Maiya Brynee Steward Benjamin Nathaniel Stowell Erick Adrian Torres Alvarado Mackenzie Sue Trinkle Kristin Elizabeth Trudel Lucas Vaughan Juliet Elise Waller Katelyn Brooke Wiggins Kirstie B. Williams Marcquell Williams Megan Wilson Sarah Elizabeth Wishon Peyton Ciara Woody Karen Marie Wurtz Carson Lee Wyatt

M ast er o f Tr a ns f or m ativ e M inistry Jason Bilotti Derrick D. Bryant

Justin W. Heitz Buchanan Jackson Alexander King

Timothy Smith Joshua Lee Smith

The listing of degree candidates in this publication is not an official documentation of actual graduates or honors earned.

The conferral of a degree is by receipt of a diploma or official transcript noting degree completion.

About the Commencement Speaker

Samuel W. “Wye” Huxford is a preacher, professor, University administrator and writer striving to share God’s plan for renewing and restoring His creation. A native of Berkeley County, South Carolina, Huxford is an honors graduate of Atlanta Christian College, now Point University. He earned a master of divinity, also with honors, from Cincinnati Christian University, where his studies focused on New Testament and theology.

He joined the faculty of Point University in 1976, teaching in the areas of New Testament, theology, and biblical interpretation. After eight years as a full-time faculty member, he became the preaching minister at First Christian Church, now located in Tyrone, Georgia. He served that church for 20 years, leading it through a major relocation project. Huxford was later named executive director of the European Evangelistic Society, which has a historic Institute for the Study of Christian Origins in Tübingen, Germany. He remained engaged in academic life as an adjunct professor at the University throughout this time.

In 2006, Huxford was asked to return to what is now Point University in a full-time capacity as a vice president. He served for 13 years as vice president for spiritual formation and dean of the chapel, focused on the spiritual health of the entire University family. He retires this spring as dean of the Point University College of Biblical Studies and Ministry.

Huxford has made more than 30 trips to foreign mission stations, Christian colleges and campus ministries. He served for many years as chairman of the board of Woodland Christian Camp and Retreat Center in Temple, Georgia.

Huxford was married for 48 years to Vicki Kindt Huxford ’73, who was a vital companion in both ministry and life until her passing in 2021. He has two adult daughters, who are both professors at Point, and two sons-in-law.

About Point University

Founded in 1937 as Atlanta Christian College, Point University is preparing students to influence culture for Christ in all spheres of life. Point University’s purpose is to equip students to take their faith into the marketplace in new and culturally relevant ways — to erase the lines between who they are and what they do so that they see life and mission as one and the same.

Graduation Honors

Students who earn a grade point average of 3.500 through 3.699 are graduated cum laude, 3.700 through 3.899 are graduated magna cum laude, and 3.900 through 4.000 are graduated summa cum laude. Associate degree graduates receiving these honors are identified with silver tassels and silver honor cords. Bachelor's degree graduates receiving these honors are identified with gold tassels and gold honor cords. Blue honor cords indicate student-athletes who are graduating with honors. Red, white and blue cords indicate the student is a veteran. Red and green cords denote members of Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society, and silver and navy cords denote members of Omega Nu Lambda Honor Society for online students. Light brown cords indicate students who are part of the Elevate program.

The Hathcock Award is the highest honor Point University awards to a student graduating with a bachelor's degree.

This recognition is based on academic achievement, character, and servant leadership.

Academic Dress

The academic dress worn by the Point University faculty today originated in the Middle Ages and was standardized in 1895. The gown indicates the level of the highest degree held: for bachelors, the black gown with flowing, pointed sleeves; for masters, the black gown with sleeves slit midway for the arms and the sleeve bottom closed flat with a semicircle cut in the side; for doctors, the flowing robe with sleeves closed at the wrist. Sleeve decorates are chevrons of velvet, most often black on black, but occasionally of another color, indicating the general field of study.

Most identification is noted by the hoods. Velvet edging indicates the subject matter in which the degree was earned.

The lining of the hood is a precise code identifying the university of the degree’s origin.

If the highest degree was attained in the United Kingdom or Europe, academic gown and hood styles do not fit a standard pattern and are determined, rather, by the degree-granting university. Generally, these can be identified by an open front and a colored hood which designates the degree earned.