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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