CAES Spring 2021 Convocation Program

Candidates for Graduation

College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences Spring 2021 Convocation

Welcome and Opening Remarks Dr. Nick T. Place Dean and Director

Recognition of Candidates Dr. Josef M. Broder Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Dr. Douglas A. Bailey Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs

Induction into the CAES Alumni Association Caroline Black Lewallen President, CAES Alumni Board

Closing Remarks Dr. Josef M. Broder

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS B.S.A. Candidates Agribusiness James Andrew Akin Chase Everett Blakeley Buck Patten Blalock Cum Laude

Daniel Bryan Bledsoe Courtney Lyn Conine Edith Clara Copeland Magna Cum Laude

Matthew John Dent Jacob Douglas Dickens

Magna Cum Laude Additional Major: Agricultural and Applied Economics

Reagan Lewis Dyer Ivy Catherine English Cum Laude

Ethan Lawrence Faber Lane Ethridge Goodroe

Magna Cum Laude Additional Major: Agricultural and Applied Economics

Garrett Hershel Harrell

Certificate: Leadership and Service

Skylar Claire Ingram Samuel Walter Edenfield Jones Jacob Barrett Kirby Peyton Alyssa Lee

Magna Cum Laude Additional Major: Agricultural and Applied Economics

Davis F. Mathis

Additional Major: Agricultural and Applied Economics

Madison Delaney McCrorey Julia Mae McDonald Ryan Terrell McMichael

Collin Alexander Muliero Maxwell Allen Orr Kevin Brian O'Toole Connor McFarlin Page Owen Garrett Paulk Cum Laude

Riley A. Sims Truxton Herbert Sprott Kenneth Brian Syphoe Mariana Vazquez Certificate: International Agriculture

Anthony Chandler Vismor

Additional Major: Agricultural and Applied Economics

Joe Langford Whalley Magna Cum Laude

B.S.A. Candidates Agricultural and Applied Economics David Benton Conaway Charles Henderson Reinhardt Ansley Stuart Ullius B.S.A. Candidate Food Industry Marketing and Administration William Hunter Callaway B.S.A. Candidates Hospitality and Food Industry Management Jacob Porter Johnson Kenna Marie Newcome Sarah Stephanie Parker Morgan Conoly Weaver

B.S.E.S Candidates Environmental Economics and Management Bethlehem Mesfin Agajyelleh

M.S. Candidates Environmental Economics Julianna Rose Santrock William S. Tomlinson

Isabella Susana Canales Claudio

Ph.D. Candidate Agricultural and Applied Economics Dylan Andrew Turner

Additional Major: Environmental Resource Science

Cum Laude

Tucker Lee Felkins Jenna Catherine Franke Cum Laude

Austin D. Griffin Matthew Thomas Guest Benjamin Franklin Holmes III Anna Grace Houser Summa Cum Laude

Amanda Sarah Howard

Magna Cum Laude with Honors

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION Certificate Candidate Leadership and Service Lauren D. Swenson

Avery Isabel Lumsden Dominic Brian Paonessa Jennifer C. Rogers Elena Marie Vento

B.S.A. Candidates Agricultural Communication William Zachary Clifton

Heather Kay Wright

Caitlin Brooke Cooper

Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude

M.A.B. Candidates Agribusiness Isaac Arriaga William Blake Banks David Victor San Fratello Bailey Joseph Smith Oliver Wood Smith M.S. Candidates Agricultural and Applied Economics Dhiraj Bhatta Jared Benjamin Daniel William Castle Davison, Jr. Tulsi Laxmi Thapa David Williams Wyche

Cum Laude

Magna Cum Laude

Marguerite McDougald David Ashley Nicole Derr Elizabeth Grace Dodds Kristen Ronita Dunning McKenzie Lea Durham Giavanna Angelica Gonsalves Summa Cum Laude with Honors

Caroline Perry Langdale Ben Maxwell Murray Abigail Makayla Sartin

Additional Major: Animal Science

William James Sizemore III Jonathan B. Swan Rebecca A. Wallace Certificate: Agribusiness Law

B.S.A. Candidates Agricultural Education Alyssa Kaitlin Adams Christa Fayth Anderson Magna Cum Laude

Taylor Lynn Casper Abigail Faith Dickerson Kaitlyn Emily Dukes Marlyn Rebecca Grantham Morgan Savannah Johnston Chloe Victoria Lynch Magna Cum Laude

Makenna Cheyanne Mabrey Cum Laude

Shelby L. Merrell Cum Laude

DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL AND DAIRY SCIENCE B.S.A. Candidates Animal Science Madison Ann Breda Cum Laude

Cindy Burciaga

Additional Major: Biological Science

Abigail Anne Carrico Cum Laude

Denise Latisha Carter Margret Erika Collins Andrew Lane Cookston Jennifer Sands Dickerson Magna Cum Laude

Gracie Lee Moon Vyctoria Drew Solomon

Hannah N. Engels

M.A.E.E. Candidates Agricultural and Environmental Education Hannah Bailey Lauren Williams Baker Emily Nicole Courson Ellen Marie Farmer Kristin Elizabeth Gibson Callan Hand Caroline Suzanne Hinton Alexandra Nicole Ikner Catherine Lynn Jones Shelby Leann Key Maria Angelica Martinez Mary Alyssa Maxwell Kennedy Amber MayfieldSmith Savannah Moore Natalie Rose Perkins

Jenna Maria Farmer Nicole Fernandez

Certificate: Sustainable Food Systems

James Eugene Sutherland III Austin C. Swinamer Laura Lee Williams

Additional Major: Biological Science

Cum Laude Additional Major: Biological Science

Ethan Kenneth Frantz Summa Cum Laude

Danielle Walton Gibson Molly Rose Gilbert Francesca Lewis Granberry Cum Laude

Shayna Marie Griswell Magna Cum Laude

Michael Bryce Harrison Alexa Leigh Harvey Kalia Paige Henry

Magna Cum Laude Certificate: Organic Agriculture

Mary Kennemer Hillis Sarah Grace Johnson Cum Laude

Kamryn Lanier Joyce Courtney Suzanne Kaye Summa Cum Laude

Kassandra Lauren Kocan Samantha Katlynn Laurette

Evann Elisabeth Rowland

Jasmine Aliyah Lawrence Emily Kaitlyn Leins Kathleen Rose Mannion Jonathan James McDonald Samantha Rachel McQueston

Jamison Grant Williams

Magna Cum Laude with Honors

Cum Laude Additional Majors: Applied Biotechnology and Biological Science

Mikaela Monique Mooney Chelsea Rae Pusbach Magna Cum Laude

Robert Chandler Rawls Ashley Victoria Richardson Magna Cum Laude

David Paul Rizo Cum Laude

Alyson Jayne Snyder Magna Cum Laude

Sydney Melina Stephens Landon F. Tadich Cum Laude

Madison Blake Walker Lauren Elizabeth Warwick Cum Laude

Alysha Campbell Worden Magna Cum Laude

B.S.A. Candidate Dairy Science Shannon Victoria Gray M.S. Candidates Animal and Dairy Science Yun Chu Chen Mary Kate Hollifield Kristen Lee Pisani Alyssa Renae Plummer

Certificate: Sustainable Food Systems

Ph.D. Candidates Animal and Dairy Science Robert Werner McKee Wenxin Yu, Sr. DEPARTMENT OF CROP AND SOIL SCIENCES B.S.A. Candidates Agriscience and Environmental Systems Kamaya M. Brantley Cole Madison Brown Courtney J. Cameron with Honors

Matthew Chase Copeland Ross Stuart Falkenstein Rebekah Bailey Lawson Cum Laude

Mary Logan Tostenson Cum Laude

Audrey Laine Utley Magna Cum Laude

B.S.A. Candidates Turfgrass Management Brady Scott Blanchard David Kyle Brown Kathryn Allison Dowler

Additional Major: Horticulture Certificate: Plant Health Management

Jesse Luther Ratliff Dalton Anthony Smiley Maxwell Adams Wadsworth

B.S.E.S. Candidate Environmental Chemistry Sydney Heyan Mai

Sara Pelham Studstill

B.S.E.S. Candidates Environmental Resource Science Allison Anne Boss Sarah Grace DiPasquale

B.S.A.B. Candidates Applied Biotechnology Juan Pablo Alvarado Coleman Eugene Benedict Arjun Niraj Bhatt

Cum Laude

Cum Laude

Braxton Lewis Griffin Sierra M. King

Additional Major: Entomology

Adrian S. Robbins Ashley Rae Sorrow

Additional Major: Horticulture

Amelia Margaret Stone Joshua B. Thedford Magna Cum Laude

Christian Curtis Touchet Cum Laude

Certificate Candidates Sustainable Food Systems Whitney Danyelle Barr Paige Marie Weiler Additional Certificate: Agricultural Data Science

M.S. Candidates Crop and Soil Sciences Renee Ann Anderson Steven Brad Davis Camilla Drocco Jonathan William Fox III Matthew Michael Stuart Ph.D. Candidates Crop and Soil Sciences Kayla Marie Eason Lavesta Campbell Hand Lorena Nunes Lacerda

DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY

Summa Cum Laude with Highest Honors

Emma Grace Crumbley

Additional Major: Entomology

Alyssa M. Giardina Cum Laude

Kara Tristan Hardin Kyle Patrick Kelley Anusha Khan Christian Rudolf Lorys

Degree Awarded Posthumously

Austin Shane Norwood Charles Aaron Reed Thomas Wesley Scheyer

Magna Cum Laude Additional Major: Entomology

Allison Leigh Smith Isabella Stephanie Sweat B.S.E.S. Candidates Entomology Tatumn Elaine Behrens

Summa Cum Laude with Honors

Ian Rafael Collins Tristen Haley Dittman Benjamin R. Grady Cum Laude

Daniel Robert Hettesheimer Logan Nicole Johnson Jack P. Memmer Cum Laude

Mark Elliot Swain

Sabrina Patricia Buck

Anthony J. VanDieren

Ariel Tatianna Chester Jera Ann Edmondson

Additional Major: Biological Science

Summa Cum Laude with Highest Honors Additional Major: Biological Science

Zia Valerie Williamson

Summa Cum Laude with Highest Honors Additional Major: Horticulture Certificate: Plant Health Management

Sarah Elizabeth Yount

M.P.P.P.M. Candidate Plant Protection and Pest Management Allison Kathryn Randell M.S. Candidates Entomology Thomas Patrick Dunn Abigail C. Heiney Amy Joy Janvier

Degree Awarded Posthumously

Alejandra Monterrosa Joshua Thomas Washington Ph.D. Candidates Entomology Clesson H. Higashi Pin-Chu Lai Joseph Michael Taylor DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY B.S.A. Candidates Food Science Nicole Ruby Baños

Summa Cum Laude

Cum Laude

James Paul Fountain Anne Nicole Friedman Raul Sergio Garza II Sahana Lakshminarayanan Ansley Lenora Lockett Brianna Josephina Rafferty Kirby Cay Rodriguez Luke S. Vazzano Francisco Villanueva, Jr. James Andrew Widmer, Jr. Cum Laude

M.F.T. Candidates Food Technology Angelyn Marie Blake Rebecca Ann Owens Brickman Keida Denise James Mary A. Kawleski Cory Louis Ortego Nicholas James Shuman M.S. Candidates Food Science Rebecca Ann Campbell Peter George Chiarelli Yaxi Dai Zijin Qin Boran Yang Ph.D. Candidates Food Science Damla Dag Estefania Novoa Rama Peien Wang

DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE B.S.A. Candidates Horticulture Connor Allen Boon Justin Todd Bratcher Abigail Louise Dillon Alana Scott Edwards Summa Cum Laude

Michael A. Gault Madison Taylor Love Magna Cum Laude

Kelly Marie Patterson Eleanor Jane Rager Isabel Christina Rico M.S. Candidates Horticulture Sandra Lynn Begani Ruqayah Hamida Bhuiyan Emma Katherine Dawson

Certificate: Agricultural Data Science

Sakshi Pathania

Ph.D. Candidate Horticulture Yi-wen Wang OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Certificate Candidates International Agriculture Kerstin Glenn Thulé Angela Lily Tsao

INSTITUTE OF PLANT BREEDING, GENETICS AND GENOMICS M.S. Candidates Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics Lovepreet Singh Chahal Gurjot Singh Sidhu Ph.D. Candidates Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics Chandler Maddox Levinson Leynar Eduardo Leyton Naranjo DEPARTMENT OF PLANT PATHOLOGY Certificate Candidate Agricultural Data Science Holly Lynn Munro M.P.P.P.M. Candidate Plant Protection and Pest Management Ryan Oliver Lewis M.S. Candidates Plant Pathology Owen H. Hudson Manuela Alavaren Samaco Ph.D. Candidate Plant Pathology Shaun Philip Stice

DEPARTMENT OF POULTRY SCIENCE B.S.A. Candidates Animal Health Summer Skye Bailey Summa Cum Laude

Faith Jeannette Chamlee Magna Cum Laude

Alisha Muscatwala

First Honor Graduate Summa Cum Laude with Highest Honors Additional Major: Biological Science

Kidus A. Yared

Additional Major: Biological Science

B.S.A. Candidates Biological Science Melissa Grace Ambrose Cum Laude

Grace Elizabeth Best Mackenzie C. Brown Cum Laude

Jesica Sarah Marie Burke Cum Laude

Justin K. Chan

Magna Cum Laude

Allison N. Norton Mary-Grace Katherine Trogdon

Jae Reem Choi Donna Dana Chong

Brian Yee

Caleb Lee Christian

Summa Cum Laude

B.S.A. Candidates Avian Biology Avery R. Adams

Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude

Shakeria Tane Collins Bishop Alexander Dancy Dalton Lee Davis Magna Cum Laude

Additional Major: Biological Science

Naomi Savanna Douglas

Summa Cum Laude

Sarah G. Dubin Zion A. Eberhart

Dana May Bubka

Elizabeth A. Curry Cierra N. Dunham

Magna Cum Laude Additional Major: Biological Science

Camille Rubell Evans Madison T. McClung

Summa Cum Laude Additional Major: Biological Science

Cum Laude

Cum Laude

Karen N. Ezenne Joshua Joseph Fertig Summa Cum Laude

Thomas Emmaus Flowers Chelsea Nana Afrakomah Frimpong Summa Cum Laude

Angel Olvera

Pinkney Henry Gilchrist V Hannah K. Giles

Alyssa Mekayla Rauton Bailie Anne Sorah

Braxton Thomas Gise Tanner N. Graham

Magna Cum Laude

Cum Laude Additional Major: Biological Science

Magna Cum Laude with Honors

Cum Laude

Kailen Reid Harris Jordan A. Henson

Madelyn Anne Herrington First Honor Graduate Summa Cum Laude

Darius Kenneth Jackson, Jr. Erin Elizabeth Jarrett Brian Scott Kelley Grace Ellen Kieffer Jacob Lamar Knight Magna Cum Laude

Chaela J. Lalana Jiahe Li

Magna Cum Laude

Alice Lin

Cum Laude

Kaitlyn Farley Love Julianna Taylor Mallette Cum Laude with Honors

Emily Ann Reger Magna Cum Laude

Logan L. Ruchti

Magna Cum Laude

Matheus Cury Goncalves Sartorato Sarah Lillian Schantz Christopher Griffin Shaw Cum Laude

Noah Edward Shepard Lindsey C. Smith Keona Shakira Stafford Emily Adela Summers

Summa Cum Laude with Honors

Katrina Theresa Rook Watts Kristin M. West Magna Cum Laude

Kayla McKnight Lydia Mekonnen Tristan Luke Melton

Kendall Elizabeth Wilmot

Krystal B. Merrill Victoria L. Morris Carissa Brenda Myers Elise M. Nanista Dominic Bao Anh Nguyen Chidalu Chinanu Ogbuka Leslie Mmachi Okeke Briana Alexis Outlaw

Eduardo M. Zamora

Magna Cum Laude

Magna Cum Laude

Akiera Jenee' Palm Akshar Falguni Patel Cum Laude

Amelia Kathryn Payne Ivey Madalyn Pearson Charles Hunter Perry Noah Christian Pierzchajlo Magna Cum Laude

Taylor E. Powell Rodney Gerard Raiford II Amanda Maria Ramirez Cum Laude

Magna Cum Laude

Justin Spencer Wolozin Magna Cum Laude

B.S.A. Candidates Poultry Science Emily Marie Baethke Magna Cum Laude

Ethridge Paul Chaisson Jacob Glenn Chastain Audrianna Arrilla Crews Whitley Jenna Dale Amelia Frances Hamil Madison Smith Meadows Hayley Marie Parker Dylan Gregory Reagan Thomas Logan Waldrop M.S. Candidates Poultry Science Yi Chen Luo Shravani Veluri, Sr.

Ph.D. Candidates Poultry Science Mary Evelyn Cope Po-Yun Teng Certificate: Agricultural Data Science

Jinquan Wang

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