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<strong>Valdosta</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>Spring</strong> Commencement<br />
<strong>2013</strong>
West Hall 1917 and <strong>2013</strong><br />
spring <strong>2013</strong> commencement | 1
the Board of regents of the <strong>University</strong> system of georgia was created in 1931 as a<br />
part of a reorganization of georgia’s state government. With this act, public higher<br />
education in georgia was unified for the first time under a single governing and<br />
management authority. the governor appoints members of the Board to a seven<br />
year term and regents may be reappointed to subsequent terms by a sitting governor.<br />
regents donate their time and expertise to serve the state through their governance<br />
of the <strong>University</strong> system of georgia – the position is a voluntary one without<br />
financial remuneration. today the Board of regents is composed of 19 members,<br />
five of whom are appointed from the state-at-large, and one from each of the state’s<br />
14 congressional districts. the Board elects a chancellor who serves as its chief<br />
executive officer and the chief administrative officer of the <strong>University</strong> system. the<br />
Board oversees the 31 colleges and universities that comprise the <strong>University</strong> system<br />
of georgia, skidaway institute of oceanography and the georgia public library<br />
system.<br />
C. dean alford, P.e.<br />
Kenneth r. Bernard, Jr.<br />
lori durden<br />
larry r. ellis<br />
rutledge a. griffin, Jr.<br />
george hooKs<br />
university systeM of georgia<br />
C. thomas hoPKins, Jr.<br />
W. mansfield Jennings, Jr., m.d.<br />
donald m. leeBern, Jr.<br />
William h. nesmith, Jr.<br />
Hank M. Huckaby<br />
ChanCellor<br />
Dr. Houston Davis<br />
exeCutive viCe ChanCellor &<br />
Chief aCademiC offiCer<br />
boarD of regents<br />
doreen stiles Poitevint<br />
neil l. Pruitt, Jr.<br />
sCott smith<br />
Kessel stelling, Jr.<br />
BenJamin J. tarButton, iii<br />
riChard l. tuCKer<br />
rogers Wade<br />
larry WalKer<br />
don l. Waters<br />
PhiliP a. Wilheit, sr.<br />
valDosta state university<br />
Founded in 1906, within the then-georgia Board of regents’ restrictive belief that “good<br />
educational facilities for women can be provided at relatively low rates,” south georgia state<br />
normal college has blossomed into one of georgia’s two regional universities.<br />
<strong>Valdosta</strong> state <strong>University</strong>’s (VsU) mission is to be a dynamic community of scholars focused on<br />
teaching, research, creative endeavors, and service. VsU’s living/learning environment is student<br />
centered, preparing a diverse student body to contribute to an evolving technological and global<br />
society. our university promotes the highest educational and ethical standards while advancing<br />
economic and cultural development. our primary goal is for the quality of our engagement to<br />
transform students’ lives.<br />
VsU has six colleges and one school, including the college of arts and sciences. the college<br />
houses 44% of the VsU’s faculty, 53% of its student body and is comprised of 10 academic<br />
departments and three programs, which offers 23 minors, 18 baccalaureate degrees, eight master’s<br />
degrees, and one doctoral degree. a leader in undergraduate research, the college spearheaded<br />
the university’s first undergraduate research symposium nearly 20 years ago as well as hosts<br />
a lecture series, regular interdisciplinary colloquia, recognition of outstanding alumni, student<br />
presentations, and science saturdays for community children. the college seeks to advance<br />
learning in the liberal arts tradition, promoting free and open inquiry, community engagement,<br />
intellectual flexibility, and personal creativity that prepares students to become independent, selfaffirmed,<br />
and productive citizens.<br />
the college of nursing has expanded to include one associate degree, two baccalaureate<br />
degrees, and graduate programs focusing on advanced nursing practice which include the adult/<br />
gerontology nurse practitioner and Family psychiatric mental Health nurse practitioner tracks<br />
as well as the advanced nurse generalist the clinical nurse leader. in addition to nursing, the<br />
college has developed a growing nutrition minor and coordinates the dental hygiene program in<br />
collaboration with the Wiregrass georgia technical college. current plans include an expansion<br />
of the graduate programs to include the doctor of nursing practice. our nursing programs<br />
are fully accredited by the commission for collegiate nursing education through 2021. From<br />
entry into practice, the college has responded to the nursing shortage by creating curricula and<br />
learning opportunities that facilitate access to higher education that ensures graduates are leaders<br />
in healthcare who anticipate and respond to the ever-changing needs of a global community.<br />
Point of Interest<br />
Students attending the South Georgia <strong>State</strong> Normal<br />
College were informed by the Bulletin that they were<br />
expected to wear an “Everyday Uniform.” The “Everyday<br />
Uniform” was to consist of a “blue serge skirt, white waist<br />
[blouse], Robespierre collar, [and a] blue silk Windsor tie”<br />
and is modeled by Lucille Arnold. The students also had<br />
Winter and <strong>Spring</strong> dress uniforms to be worn on Sunday<br />
and other formal occasions.<br />
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the Harley langdale Jr. college of Business administration has been accredited by the aacsB<br />
international for the past 25 years; this places the college among the top 5% of business schools<br />
worldwide. Highlights within the college include the following: the students in Free enterprise<br />
teams have been regional champions for the past 19 years and have placed in the top four teams<br />
nationally five out of the last 10 years, the small Business development center and the center<br />
for Business and economic research has been instrumental in the economic development of<br />
the south georgia region, and the southeastern Federal credit Union Financial trading center<br />
makes VsU one of only two georgia universities that feature student teams trading with real<br />
funds.<br />
the dewar college of education, with over 60 programs housed in seven different departments,<br />
enjoys one of VsU’s largest enrollments. the college is accredited by the national council<br />
for accreditation of teacher education and is an american association of colleges for teacher<br />
education award winning institution. the college, which includes the sullivan literacy center,<br />
the speech and Hearing clinic, and the <strong>Valdosta</strong> early college academy, is not only a leader in<br />
the preparation of outstanding educational professionals but also in technological innovation and<br />
community engagement.<br />
the college of the arts, including the departments of art, communication arts, and music,<br />
reflects a traditional and continuing commitment to provide cultural enrichment in the lives<br />
of the students and other citizens of georgia. the college of the arts maintains a calendar of<br />
performing arts, including: the <strong>Valdosta</strong> symphony orchestra, peach state summer theatre (the<br />
official musical theatre of the state of georgia), visual arts, and television programming.<br />
the Honors college, whose mission is to stimulate academically motivated students to achieve<br />
their full academic potential, transitioned from a well-established Honors program in 2010.<br />
the college encourages meaningful connections between disciplines, innovative and unusual<br />
approaches to subject matter, and a reliance upon experiential learning and global awareness that<br />
are fully integrated into the course content and lead to opportunities for strong undergraduate<br />
research and creative endeavors. in application of this mission, the Honors certification serves as<br />
an incubator for scholarship, creativity, and innovative approaches. this academic year introduced<br />
the Honors scholars program, which provides stipends for 51 students. With a generous gift<br />
from Jerry and Kay Jennett, the college will launch the Jennett scholars program in <strong>2013</strong>, which<br />
will enable VsU to recruit the nation’s top scholars.<br />
the graduate school houses 56 programs with a strong selection of face-to-face, fully online,<br />
and Web-hybrid graduate degrees. to meet the evolving workforce and economic development<br />
needs of our region, VsU has designed and implemented new offerings such as the Healthcare<br />
administration track in the mBa degree and the certificate in non-profit management in public<br />
administration. our graduate programs provide opportunities for innovative collaboration<br />
with outstanding faculty through research and graduate assistantships. With more than 2,000<br />
graduate students at VsU, a record 350 are receiving graduate assistantships.<br />
a coMMunity coMes togetHer<br />
one of the most remarkable features of <strong>Valdosta</strong> state <strong>University</strong>’s founding is the belief in<br />
the importance of higher education shared not just by a few individuals, but by the entire<br />
city of <strong>Valdosta</strong>. Founded in 1906, by legislation led by colonel William s. West in the<br />
georgia senate and c.r. ashley and e.J. mcree in the House, no funds were appropriated<br />
for the school until 1911. While the state allocated $25,000 for the college, the city of<br />
<strong>Valdosta</strong> knew this amount would not be enough to operate the college. realizing the<br />
positive impact this college would have on the region, the city of <strong>Valdosta</strong> raised $50,000,<br />
and col. West donated the property that is now the main part of campus to the state for<br />
use by the new institution.<br />
soutH georgia state norMal college (1913-1922)<br />
the first president selected for the new institution was richard Holmes powell. His travels<br />
in the american southwest led him to choose the spanish mission style of architecture<br />
for the institution’s buildings. the school opened as south georgia state normal college<br />
(sgsnc) in January 1913, with three college freshmen and 15 sub freshmen. the early<br />
students were required to wear a school uniform and paid $10 per year for tuition and<br />
$12 per month for food and board. most came to be teachers and studied subjects from<br />
literature to physics to agriculture. in 1922, the school became a four-year college and the<br />
legislature changed the name to georgia state Womans college.<br />
georgia state WoMans college (1922-1950)<br />
president powell headed the georgia state Womans college (gsWc) until 1933 when he<br />
was made dean of the coordinate college in athens. dr. Jere m. pound, president of the<br />
georgia teachers college, was sent to <strong>Valdosta</strong>. pound’s tenure at gsWc lasted less than a<br />
year before he had to go on sick leave; he died a year later in 1935.<br />
dr. Frank robertson reade assumed the job of acting president in 1934 and on dr.<br />
pound’s death became president. during his tenure, new deal programs enabled the<br />
school to expand physically from three to seven buildings. the powell library, dedicated<br />
by eleanor roosevelt, was a centerpiece of this construction. during World War ii, gsWc<br />
emphasized politics and science in its curriculum and in 1943, the B.s. degree was added.<br />
moody airfield, located nine miles from campus, provided male participants for many<br />
patriotic parties.<br />
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“<br />
i t<br />
had long been a cause for regret to the more far sighted men and women of south<br />
Georgia, that there was not in the whole southern half of the <strong>State</strong> a single <strong>State</strong><br />
institution of higher learning. It is a well known principle that the influence of a<br />
college, like the light of a lamp, is strongest near at hand, and weakens rapidly with<br />
distance. South Georgia needs a high class college; and it is a cause of great pride to<br />
<strong>Valdosta</strong> that her sons were the leaders of the movement that finally created such an<br />
institution....”<br />
Richard H. Powell, 1913
valDosta state college (1950-1993)<br />
dr. reade served until 1948, he was followed by dr. ralph thaxton, who came from<br />
<strong>University</strong> of georgia, where he had served as professor, dean, director of admissions,<br />
and registrar. soon after dr. thaxton began his service, the Board of regents, acting on<br />
the advice of a committee which had examined the whole <strong>University</strong> of georgia system,<br />
declared that in 1950 gsWc was to become a co-educational - <strong>Valdosta</strong> state college<br />
(Vsc).<br />
programs in pre-medical, pre-dentistry, and pre-pharmacy were added, and the sciences<br />
became more prominent. Business became a popular major after 1950.<br />
in 1953 Vsc acquired the property of the former emory Jr. college, a private all male<br />
school that operated from 1928 to 1953, less than a mile away, and the facilities became the<br />
north campus which now house the college of Business and air Force rotc.<br />
By 1956 men on campus outnumbered the women. greek organizations were formed, with<br />
fraternities leading the way, and inter-collegiate athletics became a part of campus life when<br />
the rebels, an all-male basketball team, was formed.<br />
Under dr. thaxton’s tenure, the college integrated in 1963. over the next decade the<br />
college was pleased to witness an increase in african american students, faculty, and<br />
administrators.<br />
dr. thaxton retired in 1966, and dr. s. Walter martin, former president of emory <strong>University</strong><br />
and Vice chancellor of the <strong>University</strong> system of georgia, assumed the presidency. He<br />
presided over a time of physical expansion of the school, including the construction of<br />
such buildings as the odum library, the education center, the Fine arts Building, the<br />
college Union, a science administration Building and<br />
six dormitories. the student body grew, the school<br />
of nursing was established, and many programs<br />
expanded, including those in graduate education.<br />
Point of Interest<br />
The Hon. William S. West (for whom West Hall is named)<br />
was, according to the December 22, 1914 issue of the<br />
<strong>Valdosta</strong> Daily Times, “the main spirit in bringing the<br />
South Georgia <strong>State</strong> Normal College to <strong>Valdosta</strong>.” West<br />
was the president of the Senate at the time the SGSNC<br />
was created. West was a gifted teacher, lawyer,<br />
politician, senator, and farmer.<br />
valDosta state university (1993-Present)<br />
When dr. martin retired in 1978, dr. Hugh coleman Bailey assumed the post. Under<br />
dr. Bailey, the school had doubled in size from 4,500 to 9,000 students. From 1978 to<br />
1993, numerous programs were added and existing courses upgraded, resulting in the early<br />
1980s endeavor to make Vsc a university. throughout the 1980s the college established<br />
off-campus sites and course offerings and began receiving state and federal grant funds<br />
to develop curriculum and programs. in 1993, all the hard work and planning paid off.<br />
<strong>Valdosta</strong> state college became <strong>Valdosta</strong> state <strong>University</strong> (VsU), the second regional<br />
university in the <strong>University</strong> system of georgia. in fall 1998, <strong>Valdosta</strong> state <strong>University</strong><br />
adopted the semester system, along with other units of the <strong>University</strong> system of georgia.<br />
Under Bailey’s leadership VsU continued to grow with the addition of the 150,000-squarefoot<br />
(14,000 m 2 ) <strong>University</strong> center in the 1995 and a new science building in 2001.<br />
in January 2002, dr. ronald m. Zaccari assumed the post of VsU’s president and during<br />
his time in office VsU updated its infrastructure to accommodate student population<br />
growth, including the construction of four new dormitories, two parking decks, a new<br />
student union, and student health care center. the design and initial planning for the<br />
Health sciences and Business administration Building represents one of dr. Zaccari’s most<br />
significant contributions to the physical transformation of the campus.<br />
dr. patrick J. schloss became the president of VsU in 2008 and was in office during<br />
the opening of a new student Health center, georgia residence Hall, and the student<br />
Union. He secured the funds for construction of the Jerry and Kay Jennett lecture Hall,<br />
the psychology Building, the restoration of ashley Hall, and the addition to the Bailey<br />
science Building. during his tenure as president, VsU’s enrollment increased at both the<br />
undergraduate and graduate levels. dr. schloss also worked with the university’s Faculty<br />
senate to establish university-wide standards for tenure and promotion thereby ensuring a<br />
high-level of academic quality among faculty.<br />
From 2011-2012, dr. louis levy served as interim president and oversaw the completion<br />
of the Bailey science center addition, the restoration of ashley Hall, and the appropriation<br />
of $32 million for the construction of the Health sciences and Business administration<br />
Building.<br />
dr. William J. mcKinney assumed the duties of VsU’s ninth president on July 1, 2012.<br />
While in office, dr. mcKinney has established the Jennett scholars program, a highlycompetitive<br />
merit-based program that covers recipients’ cost of attendance for four years;<br />
has facilitated the development of a new innovative designs for enhancing the academy<br />
(idea) center; was instrumental in VsU becoming the first public university in georgia<br />
to join the aac&U presidents’ trust, placing VsU among a small group of universities<br />
nationwide committed to bridging the gap between economic development and liberal<br />
education; and presided over the groundbreaking for the new Health sciences and Business<br />
administration Building.<br />
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graDuate coMMenceMent convocation<br />
PresiDing:<br />
WilliaM J. Mckinney, PH.D.<br />
President of the <strong>University</strong><br />
oPening of exercises<br />
dr. James t. laplant<br />
Interim Assistant Vice President for<br />
Research & Dean of Graduate School<br />
coMMenceMent MarsHal<br />
dr. Bradley J. Bergstrom<br />
Professor of Biology<br />
Processional<br />
presidential Brass Quintet<br />
dr. Kristin m. Johns, Director<br />
Associate Professor of Music<br />
Please rise, if able, and remain standing.<br />
“tHe national antHeM”<br />
dr. Karl p. paoletti<br />
Assistant Professor of Music<br />
Point of Interest<br />
Please be seated.<br />
WelcoMe anD reMarks<br />
president mcKinney<br />
Presentation of canDiDates for<br />
Degrees<br />
dr. Karla m. Hull<br />
Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs Point of Interest<br />
President McKinney’s regalia marks the<br />
first time a VSU President has worn regalia<br />
developed specifically using the university’s<br />
colors. Jostens’ developed and donated<br />
this regalia to the university in honor of<br />
Dr. McKinney’s investiture.<br />
reaDer of canDiDates’ naMes<br />
dr. dacia charlesworth<br />
<strong>University</strong> Ambassador<br />
conferral of Degrees<br />
president mcKinney<br />
aluMni association greeting<br />
Mr. Gregory A. Voyles<br />
Class of 1991<br />
alMa Mater<br />
dr. Karl p. paoletti<br />
recessional<br />
presidential Brass Quintet<br />
orDer of exercises<br />
Please reMain in Place until tHe<br />
acaDeMic recession is coMPleteD<br />
sign language interPreting<br />
ProviDeD by tHe vsu access office<br />
The VSU Alumni Association commissioned Hollis<br />
Barnett, VSU Professor of Art, to design and sculpt<br />
the mace. It was first used at the June 12, 1994<br />
commencement ceremony presided over by President<br />
Hugh C. Bailey. The design of the mace is based on the<br />
dome of West Hall and was sculpted by hand in wax<br />
and cast in bronze using the lost wax casting process.<br />
Black onyx and red carnelian stones, representing the<br />
<strong>University</strong>’s colors, are set into the bronze; the shaft is<br />
carved in a dark mahogany.<br />
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unDergraDuate coMMenceMent convocation<br />
PresiDing:<br />
WilliaM J. Mckinney, PH.D.<br />
President of the <strong>University</strong><br />
oPening of exercises<br />
dr. James t. laplant<br />
Interim Assistant Vice President for Research & Dean of Graduate School<br />
coMMenceMent MarsHal<br />
dr. Julie m. lee, Professor of Early Education & Special Education*<br />
dr. robert J. Williams, Professor of Management^<br />
dr. Byron K. Brown, Professor of English ¤<br />
Processional<br />
presidential Brass Quintet<br />
dr. Kristin m. Johns<br />
Director & Associate Professor of Music<br />
“tHe national antHeM”<br />
dr. Karl p. paoletti<br />
Assistant Professor of Music<br />
WelcoMe anD reMarks<br />
president mcKinney<br />
PresiDent’s aWarD for acaDeMic excellence<br />
dr. Karla m. Hull<br />
Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs<br />
president mcKinney<br />
recognition of Honors stuDents<br />
dr. Karla m. Hull<br />
Point of Interest<br />
The President’s Chain of Office is based on the<br />
university seal and a rendition of West Hall, the<br />
centerpiece of VSU’s campus. The antiqued<br />
sterling silver medallion, crafted by Medallic Art<br />
Co., made its debut in 2008.<br />
orDer of exercises<br />
coMMissioning of rotc officers*<br />
lt. col. marsha l. aleem<br />
United <strong>State</strong>s Air Force<br />
Presentation of canDiDates for Degrees<br />
dr. Karla m. Hull<br />
reaDer of canDiDates’ naMes<br />
dr. dacia charlesworth<br />
<strong>University</strong> Ambassador<br />
conferral of Degrees<br />
president mcKinney<br />
aluMni association greeting<br />
mr. greg Voyles, Class of 1991*<br />
dr. Barry Harris, Class of 1989 ^ ¤<br />
alMa Mater<br />
dr. Karl p. paoletti<br />
recessional<br />
presidential Brass Quintet<br />
Please reMain in Place until tHe acaDeMic recession is coMPleteD<br />
sign language interPreting ProviDeD by tHe vsu access office<br />
*10:00 am Ceremony<br />
^1:00 Pm Ceremony<br />
¤ 4:00 Pm Ceremony<br />
Point of Interest<br />
The international flags behind the stage<br />
represent each of the 46 countries<br />
VSU’s international students call home.<br />
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Doctor of EDucation<br />
Charla Allen<br />
Doctoral Degrees<br />
Portraits of the Past-Perspectives for the Present: A Study of Segregated and Desegregated<br />
Public Schools in Early County, Georgia 1960-1981<br />
dr. richards W. schmertzing, curriculum, leadership & technology<br />
Tabathia S. Baldy<br />
The Relationship between Organizational Structure and School Performance in Selected<br />
Florida and South Georgia Elementary Schools<br />
dr. robert B. green, curriculum, leadership & technology<br />
Jenny Barnes<br />
The Effects of a Writing Intervention on Fifth-Grade Student Achievement<br />
dr. donald W. leech, curriculum, leadership & technology<br />
Hugh Gibbs<br />
The Effect of Georgia’s Alternative Teacher Certification <strong>Program</strong>s<br />
dr. gerald r. siegrist, curriculum, leadership & technology<br />
Abul Sheik<br />
Clicker Use as an Instructional Strategy: Effects on Student Engagement and Achievement in<br />
a College-Level Digital Literacy Course<br />
dr. James l. pate, curriculum, leadership & technology<br />
Monica Faye Dorsey Sparks<br />
How Families and Schools Together (FAST) Shape Career Development, Reading, and<br />
Behavior of African American Elementary Students<br />
dr. James reffel, psychology & counseling<br />
Heather Bonner Vickers<br />
No Board Left Behind: School Board Chair and Superintendents’ Perceptions of Georgia<br />
School Board Standards<br />
dr. James l. pate, curriculum, leadership & technology<br />
Doctor of Public aDministration<br />
Michael Eskey<br />
The Effect of <strong>State</strong> Merit-Based Scholarship on Academic Quality: An Analysis of the HOPE<br />
Scholarship<br />
dr. James g. archibald, curriculum, leadership & technology<br />
Kristi Brynt Godwin<br />
An Evaluation of the Earn While You Learn <strong>Program</strong> at the Pregnancy Support Clinic/<br />
Options Now of <strong>Valdosta</strong>, Georgia<br />
dr. Viviane e. Foyou, political science<br />
Edith Elaine Placido<br />
Exploring the Intersection of Environmental Regulation and the Public Domain: An Analysis<br />
of the Permitting of a Northwest Coal Export Facility<br />
dr. michael J. Baun, political science<br />
Ewelina B. Gad Sparks<br />
The Affordable Care Act’s Impact on Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Employers, and<br />
Employees: The Case of the Langdale Company<br />
dr. James W. peterson, political science<br />
Diana J. Very<br />
Library Directors are Public Agency Administrators: Graduate Library <strong>Program</strong>s Do Not<br />
Prepare Librarians to Become Public Administrators<br />
dr. Viviane e. Foyou, political science<br />
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eDucation sPecialist Degrees<br />
theresa Vennette Hickey adcock<br />
Jill r. alford<br />
shane andrew anderson<br />
William neal auer<br />
michelle Vincent Bailey<br />
cynthia ann Baxter<br />
angel inez Beal<br />
leslie ann Beal<br />
darkendra Quinece Brooks<br />
Brandi matilda Brown<br />
constance H. Bryant<br />
Katherine montgomery Bullock<br />
elizabeth c. Butler<br />
tammisha shanille Butler<br />
Heather Buchanan carter<br />
sandra nichole chaney<br />
erica ann chatelain<br />
robie ann collins<br />
stephanie Hayes cooper<br />
lara elisa corvera<br />
Kimberly Joyce crumbley<br />
leah Franklin curtright<br />
Haydee louise daniel-Knight<br />
Justin daniel daugherty<br />
rartajah ekeisa davis<br />
Brittany c. demore<br />
robert odis dorch<br />
tanya shorter downs<br />
carla F. duBose<br />
Jennifer Jones dunlap<br />
arin Kirsten edge<br />
James patrick edwards, Jr.<br />
michelle B. Fidalgo<br />
stacey michelle Fisher<br />
amanda emma Forehand<br />
tanya tanae’ geathers<br />
Janet catherine Hasenfelt<br />
Brianna l. Hill<br />
anna saunds Hodges<br />
shannon patrick Jarvis<br />
allison cristine Johnson<br />
roseanna lee Johnson-scurlock<br />
tosha lasha Keaton<br />
Keumele stewart Keown<br />
Helga Kulkarni<br />
dallas Joseph leduff<br />
steve leon lewis<br />
Jennifer adams luckey<br />
alicia elizabeth mcKenzie<br />
Jessica lee sedor mueller<br />
lilly o. osborne<br />
leslie Whittington paradice<br />
Jennifer lynn polk<br />
leslie Wiggins poppell<br />
gordina Bianca porter<br />
amy poulsen<br />
Josh s. purvis<br />
tracy leigh randolph<br />
lindsey K. raulerson<br />
Jenna stanford rhodes<br />
sharon guilford richard<br />
sandra Jean riedesel<br />
ann shipman rodgers<br />
chadwick earl rogers<br />
timothy charles rondeau<br />
Kacee lyn schoening<br />
stephanie lila schuyler<br />
Kirsten Janelle scott<br />
Brandon shaw seigler<br />
charles Kenneth shealy<br />
William morgan shelton<br />
melissa anne sneed<br />
david anthony sokol<br />
gwendolyn Kristy strong<br />
deborah terrell<br />
lamar edward thomas<br />
scott Freeman tilden<br />
melanie ivey tomlinson<br />
Jennifer elise trower<br />
lindsey Kaye tyus<br />
marsha leigh Watson<br />
christopher matthew Williams<br />
sarah lopez Willis<br />
leigh ann Withrow<br />
mastEr of accountancy<br />
richard shawn Boltin, ii<br />
casey Kennedy<br />
Brandon michael mainer<br />
maureen ann pritchett<br />
anna marie sparrow<br />
mastEr of arts<br />
paige tennile anderson<br />
Karen laQuay Bomar<br />
anthony Joseph Brantley<br />
lawrence s. Hedglin<br />
christopher laurence mcguirk<br />
alexandra melick<br />
Masters Degrees<br />
Bree Kissimmee stormant<br />
maurie Hinson tarpley<br />
adam daniel tolle<br />
cameron rashad Williams<br />
mary anne murphree<br />
lori ann paddock<br />
Kent michael pettit<br />
Hillary Whitener ring<br />
Kaci loran West<br />
mastEr of arts for tEachErs<br />
sarah elizabeth akin<br />
suzanne renee mattox<br />
shannon lucius Bragg<br />
amanda lynn maxwell<br />
renata Koretta Brown<br />
Wesley Warren mcdade<br />
tanya tinsley costa<br />
Beverly Jeter palmer<br />
charles matthew crawford<br />
sarah elizabeth parker<br />
Kayla exum evans<br />
pablo rivera-arriaga<br />
dustin Brodie green<br />
Kimberly ann Walden<br />
radonis lamonte grissom<br />
mary olivia Warthen<br />
nicole autrey Kusek<br />
nicole lynn Williams<br />
michael tyrome matchett<br />
charleen a. yuschock<br />
mastEr of businEss aDministration<br />
chantal Wiggins alexander<br />
Bryan thomas lawlor<br />
shelly Bartholomew<br />
John thomas morrison<br />
steven Bernard Bright<br />
lindsey danielle preston<br />
sarah danielle carruthers<br />
Karina siano<br />
chad phillip collis<br />
Hannah geneva spears<br />
sara Josephine grooms<br />
yurline toussaint<br />
Valencia sierra gunn<br />
efomo lucia Woghiren<br />
William donald laing, Jr.<br />
paige sandra Wynn<br />
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mastEr of EDucation<br />
chad d. akins<br />
shepard Woodrow allen<br />
Jeanne ross ames<br />
ashley lauren anderson<br />
callie george Bailie<br />
elizabeth linkenhoker Baker<br />
Jessica leigh Barnes<br />
loren laVette Bass<br />
patrice renee’ Bennett<br />
megan paige Bishop<br />
naomi Hill Bradley<br />
amanda louise Bridges<br />
Jonathan dominique Brinson<br />
ivy carr<br />
teira anne cole<br />
Bethany mccallister conner<br />
angela copeland-mccraw<br />
elizabeth Joan copps<br />
cassandra nicole coronel<br />
Joni ree cox<br />
nicholas Joseph davies<br />
donna dee davis<br />
emily Kay davis<br />
megan mcKenzie day<br />
Brittany Blough de plato<br />
channing elizabeth deen<br />
Henry ira dickerson<br />
sydney rose earley<br />
misty marie eastlake<br />
Jack Kurth Fischer<br />
colleen Fitzpatrick<br />
chase taylor Flowers<br />
Vanassa lynn Flucas<br />
tiffany nicole Frazier<br />
Josh Brock gilbert<br />
rebekah Benianne glosson<br />
Jesseka gooding<br />
anna Kathryn Hardie<br />
Viktoria rundman Henderson<br />
christina Herrington<br />
ricardo orlando Horne<br />
stephanie rachel Howard<br />
anna Wells Huber<br />
Jennifer mae Hutchinson<br />
Kelly elizabeth Jackson<br />
lindsay rachel Jarvis<br />
evonnie tucker Jones<br />
amanda lee Keefer<br />
mary Katherine Kemp<br />
stephanie delia Kirk<br />
melanie murphy Knight<br />
James albert landreau<br />
lera Holden long<br />
nicholas michael long<br />
sarah elisabeth marietta<br />
christan danielle marsh<br />
Johnnie lewis marshall, Jr.<br />
Johnna davis martin<br />
marilyn martinez<br />
sara lynn mccall<br />
ashly danielle mcdaniel<br />
Kelsey leeann mcgahee<br />
autumn Hilary miller<br />
shedra patrice miller<br />
christy lamb mitchell<br />
Brady nicole moon<br />
anita marie o’Berry<br />
remigio padilla-Hernandez<br />
marcela graciela paredes<br />
matthew turner parnell<br />
doel alexander parrilla<br />
miguel esteban pena castel Blanco<br />
stephanie rae perry<br />
cevon nicole rambo<br />
Hope Harrison reese<br />
Kathgret rebecca rentz<br />
nigel ray richardson<br />
Bailey nicole ringer<br />
mary e. robison<br />
Jenna d’ann romanelli<br />
Hannah roth<br />
gwendolyn scott ruttencutter<br />
Holly marie satterfield<br />
pamela lea schmiedeberg<br />
shaleen Flisch scott<br />
mary elizabeth sheeley<br />
elizabeth arbour Kerr simmer<br />
Brian mark smith<br />
Kelley elizabeth smith<br />
monica m. smith<br />
sabrina music smith<br />
tisheika marie snow<br />
Jessica grace spears<br />
melanie elizabeth stawkey<br />
linsey marie sumner<br />
linda marie talley<br />
amy rebecca thomas<br />
meridith Britt thomas<br />
susie amanda thompson<br />
tiffany truc tong<br />
libby lynn trogdon<br />
gregg cornelius Westberry<br />
tami laVerne Williams<br />
Wesley derrell Williams<br />
Jordon matthew yost<br />
Brandi shay Zimin<br />
sarah danielle Zipperer<br />
mastEr of library information sciEncE<br />
amy lynn altherr<br />
richard Joseph Howe<br />
Julie rae Boyd<br />
Kimberly anne James<br />
laura Bowden Braswell<br />
Jennifer rebecca lautzenheiser<br />
Kristina marie canoles<br />
Kristen marian luca<br />
ashleigh Brooke carner<br />
Kelli teresa mcdaniel<br />
Hueijung chen<br />
sarah Heinz middlemast<br />
maryska s. connolly-Brown<br />
simone’ Bahiyyih reichel<br />
leslie ann drost<br />
Brittany taylor richardson<br />
Bokshim Fox<br />
eleanor Kinlaw ross<br />
nelson Harold Fredsell, iii<br />
Harikleia sirmans<br />
Jessica anne Furst<br />
amy renee stalker<br />
melissa leigh glass<br />
shanila sultan<br />
Veronica gomez-gomez<br />
dominique daniel tremblay<br />
Zachary pierce Hardy<br />
cheryl elaine White<br />
Bethany Havas<br />
lauren elizabeth White<br />
dawn catherine Heap<br />
John patterson Wilson<br />
mastEr of music in PErformancE<br />
nancy Virginia davis<br />
dariusz ocetek<br />
nicole diane Kessler<br />
desmond tyrone tarplin<br />
mastEr of Public aDministration<br />
oluwasegun elijah adefope<br />
staci lynn Freeman<br />
Joshua Holmes allred<br />
William John glock<br />
douglas lee Belk<br />
garrett lee grady<br />
sean allistair Brigmond<br />
Jalisa shanice Hardick<br />
tilmon r. clark<br />
michelle lynn Hunter<br />
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daniel richard lohr<br />
Khaleelah nafeesah muhammad<br />
Brad mcglaun ray<br />
Victoria cay roberts<br />
portia marie robinson<br />
mastEr of sciEncE<br />
michael chance Byne<br />
amy elizabeth dickinson<br />
Heidi rae duthoy<br />
alan Beven Fecteau<br />
christa denise Forbes<br />
misty danielle Franklin<br />
shawnay christine giordano<br />
christopher michael griggs<br />
christopher John guay<br />
Hayden rebecca Hamby<br />
Kormasah desiree Karmala<br />
ernest lamar smith, Jr.<br />
sarah c. taylor<br />
William alexander thomas<br />
raimon antonio Williams<br />
Brinshay King<br />
candus dawn Knapp<br />
Kelly marie mcgroarty<br />
elizabeth danielle mercer<br />
Jarrod Keith murray<br />
daina leigh sutton<br />
sara tehrani<br />
abbey louise thompson<br />
chelsea Brooke Wells<br />
Kenya yanette Wiggins<br />
mastEr of sciEncE in nursing<br />
susan elise Bellinger<br />
richard anthony peckham<br />
christine melinda Brown<br />
elizabeth ellen smith<br />
sheila powell Jones<br />
lori gordon tomlinson<br />
Kelley phelps parker<br />
mastEr of social Work<br />
chinwe Jessica anyikire<br />
ashlie leanne avery<br />
teresa Bishop<br />
Kristen duggan Brantley<br />
Brittni sade Brown<br />
stephanie michele carlson<br />
amanda leigh cofield<br />
Kathleen elaine crock<br />
Kim ngan thi dang<br />
shauna marie daniels<br />
nicole elaine deneve<br />
aelred Bernard dean<br />
Willie H. dennard<br />
cynthia liller doss<br />
Biljana djordjevic drake<br />
Breisha Kanyiel dupree<br />
James Knowlan eustis<br />
lindsay elizabeth gainus<br />
tamara shavette green-mack<br />
sarah nunn Hall<br />
Kristina shunté Harris<br />
shaKedra little Harris<br />
courtnee shardae Hawkins<br />
patricia Hayden<br />
Keisha Janeice Hilliard<br />
shondra shantel Holmes<br />
Jessica paige Hood<br />
laquintine nichols James<br />
margaret catherine Karras<br />
Jennifer W. Kenyon<br />
Heather catherine maclachlan<br />
melinda nickles mcstott<br />
natasha yvette mike<br />
rebekah lynn mills<br />
Heather ann murphy<br />
samantha Janay Beatrice napier<br />
christopher l. norman<br />
roseanne ponce-Flanders<br />
K.etta price<br />
matthew gerald reese<br />
shanice rice<br />
Jessica Bettis rich<br />
deidre latashia robinson<br />
september c. rowe Wiggins<br />
rochelle Jordana schube<br />
Jamie daniel swain<br />
nancy ann sweet-Holp<br />
Kellie Jean thomason<br />
danielle a. Walker<br />
Brian K. Warren<br />
carole roberts Wells<br />
christopher stone Wiggins<br />
graDuating With acaDEmic honors<br />
graDuation WitH acaDeMic Honors<br />
Baccalaureate degree recipients with outstanding scholastic records graduate with<br />
academic honors. exceptional students with cumulative grade point averages of<br />
at least 3.9 (where a = 4.0) graduate summa cum laude. students with scholastic<br />
averages between 3.7 and 3.899 graduate magna cum laude. students with cumulative<br />
scholastic averages between 3.5 and 3.699 graduate cum laude. the scholastic<br />
averages are calculated for academic work completed at <strong>Valdosta</strong> state and other<br />
institutions, and students must have earned at least 60 hours from <strong>Valdosta</strong> state to<br />
qualify. since academic honors are computed before all grades are submitted, students<br />
whose final records qualify them to graduate with academic honors, or into higher<br />
honors categories, will ultimately be so designated on their diplomas and transcripts.<br />
if students’ final grades fall below academic honors levels, the honors designations will<br />
be changed or removed.<br />
cum lauDE<br />
abigail emma adams<br />
taylor elizabeth asbury<br />
Joshua lewis autrey<br />
Kelly marie azar<br />
chaz preston Bagwell<br />
robert chadwick Bauer<br />
alyson marie Berndt<br />
mallory paige Brackin<br />
courtney lee Bradford<br />
rebecca Jane Brice<br />
stuart evan Bright<br />
candace Jessica Brown<br />
Jennifer marie Bryant<br />
Kiara montriel-latrice Burke<br />
reed thomas Burkett<br />
siedah Janell cassell<br />
Holly Katherine cericola<br />
Helen elaine chaney<br />
tiffany maurine conley<br />
Jayce Brandon davis<br />
Haley shay diprima<br />
Brittany shontae donaldson<br />
larissa pereira dos santos<br />
Jana Beth duncan<br />
lauren catherine duncan<br />
amanda sherry ehlin<br />
ozioma amarachi enworom<br />
teal Wesley ewer<br />
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graDuation WitH acaDeMic Honors<br />
rodney r. Flucas<br />
James William Foss<br />
david michael Foster<br />
Brittany Jacqueline Fuzia<br />
Brittany may gailey<br />
lindsay carol george<br />
yannick gill<br />
ralph russell griffith<br />
gina-marie a. guyette<br />
Brandi mcmillan Hammond<br />
marie grace Harper<br />
melissa Jean Hedger<br />
nicole marie Hernandez<br />
ashton alexandria Higdon<br />
Brianca Jeanelle Holloman<br />
Hannah elizabeth Holmes<br />
aaron lamar Howard<br />
miesha patrice Jenkins<br />
Juanita John<br />
emmanuel Jerrell Johnson<br />
morgan lane Johnson<br />
sarah lindsey Kirkpatrick<br />
claude milton landrum, Jr.<br />
adelaide lee leach<br />
Barbara ann lee<br />
michelle christine lytle<br />
pamela corbitt majdi<br />
ashley marie mason<br />
michael Jason mccolister<br />
Kimberley elizabeth mcdonald<br />
alyson Brooke mcgowan<br />
philip nathaniel metzner<br />
Hazel roberta moon<br />
alina nagel<br />
magna cum lauDE<br />
tabitha Kaye Barber<br />
diamond lateca Benjamin<br />
elizabeth lauren Brantley<br />
Kathryn michele Butler<br />
emma patricia carey<br />
samantha meyers north<br />
chad alan novack<br />
tochukwu chiara nwokike<br />
maurie lynn o’Brien<br />
Jade anthonia okafor<br />
adriana renee palatto<br />
Benjamin Hugh paulk<br />
sara elizabeth pound<br />
erin rachel powell<br />
shannon rene’ reaves<br />
casey renee rentz<br />
sydni corinne ross<br />
danielle Brooke roush<br />
marchelle sadé sapp<br />
megan leigh schoenberger<br />
sarah margaret sellers<br />
Jessica K. sharp<br />
Hailee d’andrea smith<br />
ashley Victoria steinhilber<br />
sarah Faith suggs<br />
nicole claire summerlin<br />
richard Warren thomas<br />
Kalli mercedes thornton<br />
andrew Justin tumlin<br />
tyler lanier Walker<br />
Jynielle gollar Wells<br />
Frank thomas White<br />
christy darlene Whitson<br />
Kaysie allison Williams<br />
shiree Xaitai Williams<br />
dayshea alexis Wooden<br />
Joy elaine yates<br />
annalese irene Zusack<br />
elizabeth carol carter<br />
Kameron Joshua copeland<br />
cordie madison darden<br />
sarah Joy demott<br />
atiya elliott-semper<br />
tracy marie Foster<br />
daniel Henry Furlan, Jr.<br />
ivan lee Furtado<br />
alexander ross gottlieb<br />
lauren ashley Halifax<br />
phillip Hamner<br />
JerKendra alexus Holloway<br />
Kathryn grace Holloway<br />
Jason charles Howes<br />
sarah caroline Jackson<br />
david marcel Jenkins<br />
angel nadirah Kelly<br />
Katie elizabeth Kimbrell<br />
olivia Kathryn la selva<br />
Joel christopher laws<br />
Hilary Frances lee<br />
stephanie grace lisiecki<br />
ashley lauren luther<br />
Jennifer susanne mclaws<br />
sabrina ivey mcneil<br />
alice lena mendez<br />
Kerry leigh murphy<br />
cassandra nicole nobles<br />
Jarrett Jeroid northcutt<br />
meredith casey nuckols<br />
gabrielle alyse o’Berry<br />
summa cum lauDE<br />
Hannah Bessinger<br />
Jonathan russell Brock<br />
taylor Brooke Butenschon<br />
Brittany nicole Butler<br />
stephanie Byington<br />
mallory shannon clark<br />
tammie lyn cooper<br />
Brockmon carter cyphers<br />
cheryl lynn edwards<br />
Jessica danielle edwards<br />
camille gonzalez-acevedo<br />
laura nicole Hanna<br />
Jonathan Vincent pampalon<br />
John randall patten, Jr.<br />
Kyndall noelle pratt<br />
rebecca arden ragsdale<br />
Bessie christian rentz<br />
Kara nicole rice<br />
leslie anne roberge<br />
emily Hannah robinson<br />
phillip lewis rustin<br />
Kearstin noel skeath<br />
Kasey dyan slappey<br />
Jenny claire smith<br />
lauren elizabeth smith<br />
sara aline smith<br />
Kati gwyn spohn<br />
amanda allison stafford<br />
ariel elizabeth stearnes<br />
Jacob taylor thomas<br />
chelsea marie turner<br />
carolyn elizabeth Wade<br />
emily lauren Wheeler<br />
nikki christian White<br />
rebecca Willis<br />
Jerry daniel young<br />
natalia gurina Zakrzeski<br />
eric richard Hernandez<br />
paul matthew Johns<br />
erin Jenell Johnson<br />
ashlee diana lynn<br />
Hannah Jean mayer<br />
allen Wesley muncy<br />
Kaitlyn Veronica reagan<br />
ralph michael reed<br />
danielle elise reynolds<br />
Jason cole singletary<br />
taylor shea smith<br />
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graDuation froM tHe Honors college<br />
the VsU Honors college offers students who demonstrate superior academic<br />
promise an opportunity to enhance their curricular experiences by enrolling in<br />
uniquely challenging courses sponsored by the college of arts and sciences, college<br />
of the arts, Harley langdale, Jr. college of Business administration, and James l. &<br />
dorothy H. dewar college of education. students graduating with this designation<br />
have successfully completed a minimum of 20 credit hours of Honors core courses<br />
and have taken at least two interdisciplinary seminars while maintaining a 3.0 or better<br />
university grade point average.<br />
shakeria Bonaparte<br />
sasha Booth<br />
candace J. Brown<br />
Brittany Butler<br />
stephanie Byington<br />
mallory shannon clark<br />
Kimberly nicole edwards<br />
camille gonzalez-acevedo<br />
alexander gottlieb<br />
gina-marie a. guyette<br />
lindsey Hagen<br />
laura Hanna<br />
Whitney Hillard<br />
JerKendra alexus Holloway<br />
terrance Jenkins<br />
Jacob Jones<br />
olivia Kathryn la selva<br />
ashlee lynn<br />
praysha malone<br />
Jamie mcclanahan<br />
lindsay mcmullen<br />
Hazel moon<br />
Jarrett northcutt<br />
gabrielle alyse o’Berry<br />
mary Kate rounds<br />
nicholas rouse<br />
Jason cole singletary<br />
marcel smith<br />
amber michelle smith<br />
Jenny smith<br />
ariel stearnes<br />
dayshea Wooden<br />
coMMissions froM Military science<br />
candace J. Brown Goodfellow AFB, Texas<br />
radonis l. grissom Buckley AFB, Colorado<br />
clayton s. Hendrickson Columbus AFB, Mississippi<br />
michael J. mccolister Columbus AFB, Mississippi<br />
alexandra a. melick Vandenberg AFB, California<br />
John e. phifer Vandenberg AFB, California<br />
christopher r. Vanderzanden Vance AFB, Oklahoma<br />
christie l. Vann Goodfellow AFB Texas<br />
annalese i. Zusack Goodfellow AFB Texas<br />
unDergraDuate Degrees<br />
students listed in this program are candidates for the degree indicated; students will<br />
be awarded the degrees once all requirements have been met.<br />
(*Honor Graduate, dm Double Major, dd Double Degree)<br />
associatE of aPPliED sciEncE<br />
courtney ann Brasington<br />
megan alexandria cornelius<br />
Jennifer leigh croft<br />
Kristin leann gill<br />
Kelsey leeann lynn<br />
crystal dianne maloy<br />
Jennifer alicia mcdowell<br />
associatE of arts<br />
shannon marcelle abbey<br />
melany edmondson Batten<br />
Karen lynne Butler<br />
Jennifer rose casteel<br />
seth William ennis<br />
Franchesca naportia griffin<br />
ashley leanne griffis<br />
ethan carthel guess<br />
eric neal gustafson<br />
roberto galvez Hernandez<br />
rickey Bernard cameron Hooks<br />
Jasmin renee’ Johnson dd<br />
bachElor of aPPliED sciEncE<br />
claude milton landrum, Jr.*<br />
Kelsey leeann lynn<br />
bachElor of arts<br />
stephen lanier allums<br />
shelbie monique arnold<br />
david auguste<br />
ronnie glenn averett<br />
corey tyler Barill<br />
Jarrod michael Baskin<br />
lidia esther Batista<br />
raphael rymond miller<br />
elizabeth B. roberts<br />
Karen christine stewart<br />
Kristin grace swanson<br />
tiffany leann tinney<br />
deanna leigh Varnadoe<br />
Jordan marie Williams<br />
edmund Wesom Kugbila<br />
stephanie grace lisiecki dd<br />
allen Joseph mccoy<br />
sheniece ersilee mcmullen<br />
Brandon alexander menner<br />
taylor rae miner dd<br />
andrew ryan pearson<br />
daniel J. staub<br />
shauntae ladawn tyson<br />
James adley Washington dd<br />
Jessica lynn Westmoreland<br />
John asberry taylor<br />
alexander Jozef Bauer<br />
James ray Bell<br />
angela renee Berrian<br />
Hannah Bessinger*<br />
John albert Bickelmann<br />
carolyn Kay Blunt<br />
takira lashell Borden<br />
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Joshua david Brancolini<br />
tyler Burch Brewton<br />
leah ashley Britton<br />
elisabeth Quay Broome<br />
Brittany nicole Brown<br />
candace Jessica Brown*<br />
Jasmine michelle Brown<br />
James david Bruner<br />
arian danorris Bryant<br />
Jannae alexandria Bryant<br />
la’Brit Brenee Bulluck<br />
Brian Humphrey Burdett<br />
Kendall ajani Burton<br />
mecca Butler<br />
tia morgan Butler<br />
KeyWanna nechelle Butts<br />
stephanie Byington*<br />
Jonathan michael capers dm<br />
douglas ray carlson<br />
Brandon Jamal carter<br />
linda marie taliani carter<br />
William carver<br />
caleb micah cates<br />
Zachary Joseph chandler<br />
cantrell anthony chism<br />
Jermaine antwan clemons<br />
Kathleen elise click<br />
Jessica alane coalson<br />
tiffany maurine conley*<br />
Jillian rebecca courson<br />
shavonia esperanza cruz<br />
Brockmon carter cyphers*<br />
dustin tyrell daniel<br />
Brittany lee daughtry<br />
dustin James davis<br />
graham Wade davis<br />
William Hank day<br />
daniel James demersseman<br />
alejandro lloyd depass<br />
sarah Joy demott*<br />
tayla morgan dockins<br />
Brian anthony dodd<br />
Holly d. douglas<br />
melissa alexandra douthit<br />
adam paul dryden<br />
ezekiel rafael duarte<br />
Brian russell elkins<br />
ciara nicole ellison<br />
lauris sharon english<br />
donterrell deWayne evans<br />
davionne l. eversley<br />
Jennifer ashley Faulconer<br />
Benjamin richard Fawcett<br />
Jeremy ryan Felts<br />
david michael Foster*<br />
ronald andrew Foster<br />
Joseph caymon Fowler<br />
stephen dillon Fowler<br />
annisha Je’nae Friall<br />
christopher John gates<br />
elizabeth morgan gilbert<br />
yannick gill*<br />
liam anton gillis<br />
tyberius Bernandis Kirk grant<br />
ashley renee green<br />
Franchesca louise green<br />
Jessica ann griffin<br />
rebecca nichole griggs dm<br />
Katerina grigoriadis<br />
savannah lee griswold<br />
garrett david groff<br />
Joshua Henry grubb<br />
gina-marie a. guyette*<br />
david anthony Hall<br />
patrick Kyle Hamilton<br />
phillip Hamner*<br />
ian maddox Hand<br />
laura nicole Hanna*<br />
yasmin Kalese-shareece Harrell<br />
Kevin Hatcher<br />
amanda e. Hayes<br />
anderson cole Hendley<br />
samantha Joann Henry<br />
eric richard Hernandez*<br />
Brian paul Hill<br />
Whitney antrelle Hilliard<br />
Jazma raqual Hines<br />
Jerry tyrone Hinkle<br />
Hannah carter Hitchcock<br />
William Joshua Hodges<br />
Hannah elizabeth Holmes*<br />
sarah elizabeth Hough<br />
aaron lamar Howard*<br />
Brandon nicholas Hunt<br />
chelsea Julia Hutto<br />
Joseph l. ingram<br />
marissa dionne nicole Jackson<br />
asante-sudani ade Jenkins<br />
caitlin Brittany Jockell<br />
danica nicole Jones<br />
Joshua david Jones<br />
shaun maxwell Jones<br />
Joylan r. Jones-solomon<br />
andjy Joseph<br />
elizabeth marie Kaminski<br />
erica nicole Kelly<br />
alan michael Killingsworth<br />
erin sharese Kimble<br />
Wesley thomas Kostovetsky<br />
alyssa ann Krantz<br />
amanda nicole lampkin<br />
Hilary Frances lee dd *<br />
glen a. lemke<br />
ashley nicole lemmerman<br />
arielle lewis<br />
Keisha Jacana lewis<br />
Kendall g. lewis<br />
stacie renea linton<br />
stephanie grace lisiecki dd *<br />
alesha leeana logan<br />
Whitney renee long<br />
thomas d. lovett<br />
markus Blake lowery<br />
ashley lauren luther*<br />
Kelsey michelle madsen<br />
pamela corbitt majdi*<br />
michael carleton marbut<br />
crystal denise marshall<br />
charles Brett matthews<br />
tiffany mitsuko mccoy<br />
andrew michael mcguire<br />
Jennifer susanne mclaws*<br />
Brittany Zamyra mcleod<br />
austin logan mcnair<br />
sabrina ivey mcneil*<br />
angelina atkinson mcneill<br />
april michelle meeks<br />
Brenda Victoria meeks<br />
alice lena mendez*<br />
philip nathaniel metzner*<br />
anna mcnair mitchell<br />
John c. mitchell<br />
starla deann monroe<br />
larae m. moore<br />
curtis c. morris<br />
erica gail mortonson<br />
richard michael moultrie<br />
misty ann mullis<br />
natasha nicole munoz<br />
maggie mary murphy<br />
ariel Frantashia myers<br />
patricia leigh nargi<br />
robert Wayne newton<br />
Kathryn deann norsworthy<br />
samantha meyers north*<br />
Kevin charlie oglesby<br />
James t. oliver<br />
dina elbia ortiz<br />
adriana renee palatto*<br />
Jonathan Vincent pampalon*<br />
christopher charles parrott<br />
dustin scott patton<br />
Brittany stapleton paxton<br />
yiesha shanquia pendleton<br />
Bernard perry, ii<br />
estella elizabeth marie perry<br />
Kenji Jarrell person<br />
amy logan petrey<br />
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John ervin phifer<br />
John Wesley phillips, ii<br />
la’cecia sa’Kayla phillips<br />
Vanessa ann pinkney<br />
William marlon pope<br />
Harrison michael pratt<br />
erika sharnae’ preston<br />
spencer derrelle prince<br />
cody John prochaska<br />
ratu orisi rabelo<br />
Bailey nicole ragan<br />
crystal nicole ramos<br />
Brett lewis rayner<br />
danielle elise reynolds*<br />
Bryan Brantley riner<br />
lucius eugene roberts, iii<br />
Joshua Kyle roberts<br />
courtney e. robinson<br />
emmie James robinson, iii<br />
James plesant robinson<br />
marquis Jamal robinson<br />
edward scott rollins<br />
terri lynn rose<br />
maurice lenodd rosemond, ii<br />
Quasha lamaya ross<br />
mary Katherine rounds<br />
danielle Brooke roush*<br />
Justin trey rucker<br />
phillip lewis rustin*<br />
stacey nicole santana<br />
stephanie lynne scaffe<br />
lindsey marie schardt<br />
Jana deann scott<br />
Victoria elizabeth sevilla<br />
dawn rebecca shaw<br />
charles neil sims, iii<br />
tanis danielle sims<br />
Jason cole singletary*<br />
Kenneth larome sirmans, ii<br />
Juanita marie smania dm<br />
amber michelle smith<br />
Jennifer lynn smith<br />
Jenny claire smith*<br />
stephanie lorraine smith<br />
Joanna K. spencer<br />
stephanie Brigette’ stafford<br />
Zackary Hugh stanaland<br />
christopher charles stanton<br />
tristan denali steele<br />
ashley Victoria steinhilber*<br />
cecelia allyson stephens<br />
casey colleen stewart<br />
anthony garrett still<br />
Kyle anthony stopek<br />
Jenniffer nichole stream<br />
leslie marie strickland<br />
rebekah elaine strickland<br />
timothy erskin stroud, Jr.<br />
denis lorenzo stuckey, Jr.<br />
chase landon studstill<br />
Jasmine nicole sublett<br />
autumn chantelle sullivan<br />
cieria denise swain<br />
suni tyme taylor<br />
Zachary robert thompson<br />
eugene Joseph thorncroft, iii<br />
mallory lana tinley<br />
darien anthony trent<br />
saadiqa Hadiya trice<br />
Willie B. tyson, iii<br />
samuel david Umberg<br />
amanda marie Usher<br />
leslie Kate Van Kirk<br />
Kacy alease Vance<br />
christie lynn Vann<br />
christopher Blake Wade-Hale<br />
Holli marlowe Wadsworth<br />
Joseph l. Walker, iii<br />
aundrea yvonne Walker<br />
seth morgan Walker<br />
Brittany lacandra Waller<br />
chelsea patrice Ward<br />
Jenny marie Warren<br />
sarah Beth Warrender<br />
shambree nicole Wartel<br />
James adley Washington dd<br />
christina nicole Watson<br />
sharlz elyse Webb<br />
erica latrice Whitaker<br />
amber Williams<br />
ashley J. Williams<br />
marcus pierre Williams<br />
shakira rakal Williams<br />
tiffanie lafay Williams<br />
Zavier lamar Williams<br />
sonny ansley Williamson<br />
latreece nicole Wing<br />
london Quanika Winston<br />
sierra christina Woods<br />
Janay shanice Wright<br />
erika s. Wyatt<br />
cory chee yeung<br />
Jerry daniel young*<br />
annalese irene Zusack*<br />
bachElor of businEss aDministration<br />
casey marie albritton dd<br />
dyeshera latrice anderson<br />
nathan carl anderson<br />
Joshua lewis autrey*<br />
starnishua sade’ Bacon dm<br />
chaz preston Bagwell*<br />
cenetta Victoria Baker<br />
drexcell rodtavis Beavers<br />
diamond lateca Benjamin*<br />
Hannah michelle Bennett<br />
Joshua ryan Bohanan<br />
courtney lee Bradford*<br />
rebecca Jane Brice*<br />
stuart evan Bright*<br />
Brittany marie Brockel<br />
clayton Wesley Brogdon<br />
tracie Butler Burgman<br />
Kathryn michele Butler*<br />
Kyle aaron campbell<br />
nathan andrew cashwell<br />
Horace lochinvar chamberlain, Jr.<br />
John coy chambers, Jr. dm<br />
tabitha dawn coleman<br />
Krystal Kate comer<br />
Kelli diane condict<br />
andrea deanne corbin<br />
melisa elayne cox<br />
Joshua alexander coy dm<br />
chad aaron davis<br />
Jayce Brandon davis*<br />
shaunta terrell dismuke<br />
griffin edward driskell<br />
dallas le’nard evans, Jr.<br />
timothy Joseph Fergus<br />
James William Foss<br />
michael andrew cuneo<br />
duraunte’ Jamal cutts<br />
dm *<br />
andreaus lamar Foster<br />
alexander James Friedl dm<br />
Brantley Jarrod ganas<br />
alexander ross gottlieb dm *<br />
andrew charles grayson<br />
megan elizabeth green<br />
Jennie l. Hadley<br />
Brooke suzanne Hamilton<br />
Brandi mcmillan Hammond*<br />
trevor daniel Hand<br />
Becky denise Hardee<br />
Kaela arianne Hardy<br />
robert ellis Hibbs<br />
ashton alexandria Higdon*<br />
Kelsey Hayden Hill<br />
Brittany lynn Himmelfarb<br />
JerKendra alexus Holloway*<br />
Kathryn grace Holloway dm *<br />
anthony Howard<br />
Blake Justin Howell<br />
Jarmisha renee Hudson<br />
William dean Jewell<br />
Juanita John*<br />
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Jasmine lashanna Johnson<br />
phillip thomas Kearson<br />
Brander m. Krull dm<br />
tyrin Feon lane<br />
adelaide lee leach*<br />
chip cephus lee<br />
michael alexander lee<br />
luke J. leviner<br />
amanda michelle linzy<br />
taylor robinson mack<br />
praysha renee malone dm<br />
emily Winn manken<br />
Jamie ryann mcclanahan<br />
michael Jason mccolister*<br />
allison Quinn mcdearmid dm<br />
octavius emmanuel mcKinney<br />
mary claire mcmullen<br />
elizabeth ann mcmurray<br />
amber Janay merrell<br />
shaun thomas merritt<br />
ishrika Bonett miller<br />
ashley chale’ mitchell<br />
Kyra Jenet modeste<br />
Jordan thomas money<br />
caitlin elizabeth moody<br />
ashton nicole morrison<br />
Janet s. moseley<br />
sarah elizabeth mourad<br />
allen Wesley muncy*<br />
alina nagel*<br />
aman narula<br />
mireille Fon nde<br />
Jessica ann nielsen dm<br />
alisha nicole noland dm<br />
tochukwu chiara nwokike dm *<br />
bachElor of finE arts<br />
ashley Brooke anderson<br />
corey peak anderson<br />
taylor elizabeth asbury*<br />
devon shay Bacon<br />
emily anne martin Bailey<br />
david clayton odom<br />
terry Wayne palmer, Jr.<br />
stanley Kent patrick<br />
maria cari perezdm<br />
Katie melissa perkins<br />
malinda elyse pope<br />
Jeremy davis powell<br />
gwendolyn phyllis Queen dm<br />
loren audria rhyne<br />
sarah elizabeth rice<br />
Jorge sebastian riveros dm<br />
nadia Herminia rosario<br />
megan leigh schoenberger*<br />
travian ashley scott dm<br />
sarah margaret sellers*<br />
Jacqulyne a. sirmans<br />
Haven calloway skeen<br />
Hailee d’andrea smith*<br />
ashley Joseph steed<br />
austin nathaniel taylor<br />
chari latreese taylor<br />
robert trenton taylor<br />
Jacob taylor thomas*<br />
andrew Justin tumlin*<br />
William abram tuten dm<br />
christopher ryan Vander Zanden<br />
michael Jamil White dm<br />
nikki christian White dm *<br />
Kaitlyn ann Wille dm<br />
tyler dean Williamson dm<br />
charmarto Kartez Wilson<br />
ch ng Way Woo dm<br />
tyler Henry Wooten<br />
Zarah a. younossi<br />
ariel nancy Heidi theresa Balla<br />
caitlin grace Barker<br />
nicholas george Bass<br />
Jon eric Benson, iii<br />
ryan timothy Bishop<br />
James asher Brantley<br />
sally elizabeth Briggs<br />
michael Jacob Brown<br />
Jennifer eileen Burgess<br />
reed thomas Burkett*<br />
logan nathaniel Bush<br />
christa lynn Bynum<br />
garland t. Byrd<br />
emma patricia carey*<br />
marcus ethan carlton<br />
siedah Janell cassell*<br />
morgan shea castleberry<br />
tia charmaine chisolm<br />
Kierstin Jenay choice<br />
marlen m. contreras<br />
stephen Benjamin cook<br />
amanda gail cooper<br />
Kameron Joshua copeland*<br />
theodore isaiah cotton<br />
casey Brandon cross<br />
cordie madison darden*<br />
ebone Janay dennis<br />
nicole monique dixon<br />
sheree michelle dumas<br />
Jana Beth duncan*<br />
Kelsey allene dyer<br />
atiya elliott-semper*<br />
evelyn theresa evans<br />
Joanne r. ewell<br />
Kristin nicole Finney<br />
leslie charlotte Flynn<br />
samantha gabrielle garrett<br />
shaheen afzal gilani<br />
Bryan paul glynn, ii<br />
Kelly alexandra Hack<br />
lindsey elaine Hagen<br />
Kyle elizabeth Hamilton<br />
chelsea Brooke Hardy<br />
lawrence n. Hardy<br />
marie grace Harper*<br />
Kelly marie Hessler<br />
sarah Kathleen Hilliard<br />
lindsay allison Hooks<br />
rebecca anne Huguet<br />
Kayla ann ingalls<br />
darius Keshun Jackson<br />
Jennifer lynn Jackson<br />
laura suzanne Jackson<br />
Kimberly daniela Jaimes<br />
Kaneesha matori Jenkins<br />
geri caroline Johnson<br />
Jasmin renee’ Johnson dd<br />
Jharde’ chanel Johnson<br />
tiera lakia Johnson<br />
gena rene’ Jones<br />
Jacob daniel Jones<br />
tracee laine Keels<br />
Joshua lee Knight<br />
olivia Kathryn la selva*<br />
melissa ree lambert<br />
robin sheldon lawrence<br />
darshanna lechae’ loveland<br />
Bryan philip lucas<br />
patricia Jane maignan<br />
claudia Jacqueline manzo<br />
adam douglas marchant<br />
danielle michaela martin<br />
shalonda latess martin<br />
Jessica leigh mathis<br />
david christopher mcarthur<br />
erika yvette mccoy<br />
Jacob daniel mcWhorter<br />
Zachary taylor mickleboro<br />
miracle elizabeth middlebrooks<br />
Japree demariyon miles<br />
taylor rae miner dd<br />
erica nicole mitchell<br />
yolanda michelle mitchell<br />
ashley dianne carol norris<br />
meredith casey nuckols*<br />
maurie lynn o’Brien*<br />
rachael ann page<br />
Kaitlynn Jean passmore<br />
michael sean pate<br />
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John randall patten, Jr. *<br />
Brittney noelle reaves<br />
Kara nicole rice*<br />
Jennifer carri schmidt<br />
arianna elizabeth scott<br />
chris sehested<br />
Jessica K. sharp*<br />
elisheva stephana siegel<br />
Benjamin timothy skender<br />
Kristen anne stappenbeck<br />
chantting sharrod stevenson<br />
sabra noelle stutz<br />
nicole claire summerlin*<br />
logan louise taylor<br />
bachElor of music<br />
nicholas lanning clisby<br />
Kameron tramiane crutcher<br />
larissa pereira dos santos*<br />
teal Wesley ewer*<br />
paul matthew Johns*<br />
emmanuel Jerrell Johnson*<br />
Kerry leigh murphy*<br />
Jamie lee richardson<br />
bachElor of sciEncE<br />
casey marie albritton dd<br />
nancy rachel albritton<br />
yata m. alexander<br />
daniel paulk anderson<br />
michael anderson<br />
thomas lee atkins<br />
Jordan ashley Baker<br />
robert chadwick Bauer*<br />
Kimberly rebecca Bea-myers<br />
martel lenorris Belle<br />
Jeremy allen Biggers<br />
loren ashley Binns<br />
shakeria monet Bonaparte<br />
sasha loren Booth<br />
Jonathan russell Brock*<br />
patrice n. trower<br />
megan danielle turner<br />
tijuana maria Vasquez<br />
melissa ann Venable<br />
abigail lynn Vincent<br />
carolyn elizabeth Wade*<br />
Brent macdonald Wagner<br />
chance michael Wall<br />
gordon Bryan Warnell<br />
clinton thomas Wilson<br />
Jessica lynn Wilt<br />
amy elizabeth Wisenbaker<br />
mesh chizi Wokomaty<br />
Blake andrew rothermel<br />
charles everett stich<br />
tyler lanier Walker*<br />
Joshua B. Weathers<br />
erin Kendall Whalley<br />
shiree Xaitai Williams*<br />
Joy elaine yates*<br />
analisa danity Brown<br />
leilani nicole Burroughs<br />
taylor Brooke Butenschon*<br />
Brittany nicole Butler*<br />
morgan courtney campbell<br />
Jordan ashley carroll<br />
Joseph michael cauley<br />
mallory shannon clark dm *<br />
sidne’ mechelle cleveland<br />
Whitney lynn collier<br />
sean t. connelly<br />
caitlin monica connolly<br />
skyler lee crosby<br />
timothy Jordan daniel<br />
Benjamin lee davis<br />
catherine m. davis<br />
rodrica a. davis<br />
danesha B. deloatch<br />
nikkole Kimberly dombrosky<br />
robyn Haley dowling<br />
Kimberly nicole edwards dm<br />
philemon lynn edwards<br />
amanda sherry ehlin*<br />
Joseph Kameron Farrow<br />
danielle elise Fawaz<br />
christopher dustin Finley<br />
roland Blake Folsom<br />
tracy marie Foster*<br />
amanda Jane Franklin<br />
ivan lee Furtado*<br />
Brittany Jacqueline Fuzia dm *<br />
dezsarae amira gill<br />
nikkia nicole gomez<br />
camille gonzalez-acevedo*<br />
Zachary ryan goodman<br />
Benjamin david graham<br />
rebekah elizabeth graham<br />
marie luise gromotka<br />
melissa Hannah gunter<br />
Jessica marie Hackney<br />
daniel B. Haggerty<br />
Jarvis Kentrell Hambrick<br />
renetta l. Hambrick<br />
Katheryn rose Hearn<br />
levi Franklin Hibbard<br />
reuben council Holliman, Jr.<br />
derek clinton Hon<br />
John Fleming Hunt<br />
anthony Blake Hunter<br />
ashley ryan Hutchison<br />
Whitney l. ingerville<br />
tommy Jabari Jackson<br />
erica aileen Jefferson<br />
david marcel Jenkins*<br />
dustin clyde Jenkins<br />
terrance cordell Jenkins<br />
satilla Brooke Johns<br />
robert colby Johnson<br />
Kyle Jonas<br />
Kuljit Kumar<br />
shelby lyn lamar<br />
anthony scott lee<br />
Hilary Frances lee dd *<br />
thomas Kenneth leggett, iii<br />
renita e. luck<br />
mary elizabeth lupo<br />
derek ryan mayne<br />
danielle marie mcardle<br />
megan elise mccoy<br />
tabitha lashea mccoy<br />
lindsay nicole mcmullen<br />
nadia anwar meghjani<br />
John Walter milam, iii<br />
senja Beth mitchell<br />
Brittany ann mixon<br />
Joseph nicholas moody<br />
Hazel roberta moon*<br />
tonia sebrena moore-lewis<br />
courtney renee morris<br />
trey anthony murray<br />
timothy Jerome newton<br />
chad alan novack*<br />
christa Briana oliver<br />
Hatel rajendra patel<br />
Whitney michelle patrick<br />
Jeffery michael patterson<br />
matthew thomas paulson<br />
Jessica lynn pender<br />
alexander drew peterman<br />
mircaly pierre<br />
Kori madison powers<br />
shenice nicole price<br />
tanisha lashay rambeau<br />
marion ricco ramsey<br />
la’stacia sherrell reese<br />
christopher alvie rice<br />
santeria latrice rome<br />
ian alexander rosado<br />
ivey Joy roubique<br />
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nicholas shelby rouse<br />
William c. rousse<br />
nicole rutledge<br />
Bryan laron sermons<br />
amanda marie shadden<br />
Brian christopher shanken<br />
richard chase sitten<br />
paul Joseph slavik<br />
danny Howell smith<br />
Katie Kathleen smith<br />
lauren elizabeth smith*<br />
marcel thaddeus smith<br />
thomas Briggs smotherman<br />
ariel elizabeth stearnes*<br />
asha chimere stephens<br />
ashleigh lyn stevens<br />
christopher philip strickland<br />
tara shan’tece stripling<br />
Brittany leigh tatum<br />
Kiera nicole thomas<br />
laquisha monae thomas<br />
richard Warren thomas*<br />
tramonte devon thomas, sr.<br />
elena ivanovna tulainova<br />
chelsea marie turner*<br />
sami Ullah<br />
levi Joseph Vedas<br />
Kayla nicole Wall<br />
Jerome alexander Webster<br />
Jessica lauren White<br />
megan renee White<br />
Justin ryan Whitfield<br />
ryan alexander Wildes<br />
Janay danielle Wilkins<br />
dennis russell Williams<br />
Jalesa chante’ Williams<br />
Jatory cordero Williams<br />
Kyle lancelot Williamson<br />
george christopher Worley<br />
Justin terry Wynn<br />
rebecca ann Zimler<br />
bachElor of sciEncE in athlEtic training<br />
samantha adkins<br />
adriana maria logan<br />
gina marie Burger<br />
christopher charles mathis<br />
chelsey reid clutter<br />
Jacquelyn Kate nelson<br />
Katie elizabeth daniel<br />
margaret Helen peterson<br />
amy elizabeth dannaker<br />
Janie marie rainey<br />
adam eugene daum<br />
elizabeth nicole Walsh<br />
ryan scott Hicks<br />
richard Beam Hollar, iii<br />
nathan thomas yost<br />
bachElor of sciEncE in EDucation<br />
abigail emma adams*<br />
erika dawn Beckham<br />
chloe elizabeth adcock<br />
anslie marie Becton<br />
niQuan andre’ alston<br />
alyson marie Berndt*<br />
Kimberly Krystal andrews<br />
Brittany Hanna Blaschke<br />
Blakely cannon arnspiger<br />
Joni amanda Bowen<br />
amber leanne ash<br />
elizabeth lauren Brantley*<br />
Kelly marie azar*<br />
stacey adel Brewer<br />
elizabeth anne Baker<br />
Jamarian Jamar Brown<br />
tabitha Kaye Barber*<br />
James Henry Bruce, iV<br />
mary Kathryn Brundige<br />
callie michelle Buchanan<br />
Jake douglas Burgdorf<br />
Kiara montriel-latrice Burke*<br />
Weston michael Burkhart<br />
Joel douglas cain, Jr.<br />
andrew costen calhoun<br />
courtney lee callahan<br />
Katrina rena cameron<br />
Jessika lynn campbell<br />
Kourtnee’ Janae’ capers<br />
elizabeth carol carter*<br />
Helen Victoria cason<br />
Helen elaine chaney*<br />
samantha michele cooperman<br />
sarah cathrine copeland<br />
Breanna michelle corbitt<br />
Kristina simone crimley<br />
cheston lamar cullens<br />
clayton andrew cumbee<br />
natrice Janaye davis<br />
mariah nicole dewberry<br />
Brittany shontae donaldson*<br />
danielle alanna donaldson<br />
lauren catherine duncan*<br />
Jessica danielle edwards*<br />
chante’l montonia evans<br />
Kimbyatta Vandelisa Farley<br />
chantal antonia Flowers<br />
rodney r. Flucas*<br />
Kaysee alysia Forte’<br />
Brittney dionne Freeman<br />
daniel Henry Furlan, Jr. *<br />
Blake davis Fussell<br />
Brittany may gailey*<br />
marecha latreace gaines<br />
tiera monique gammage<br />
lindsay carol george*<br />
molly christian gervacio<br />
Kimberly ann gore<br />
allen Kenneth grant, Jr.<br />
cortney shijuan green<br />
Kiplyn gill griffin<br />
ralph russell griffith*<br />
lauren ashley Halifax*<br />
lauren elizabeth Hamnett<br />
Wyndell Willard Hamrick, Jr.<br />
tiffany roe Hankla<br />
rolanda n. Harper<br />
Kristen nicole Haynes<br />
savannah lauren Hegwood<br />
Heidi lee Herrin<br />
chelsea elizabeth Hewett<br />
shelly catherine Hobrat<br />
Brianca Jeanelle Holloman*<br />
ashley nicole Holt<br />
Bethany michal Holton<br />
megan elizabeth House<br />
Jason charles Howes*<br />
miriam leigh Jackson<br />
sarah caroline Jackson*<br />
miesha patrice Jenkins*<br />
erin Jenell Johnson*<br />
Kayley rebecca Johnson<br />
michael steward Johnson<br />
shaqysha y’vonne Johnson<br />
stephanie monet Jordan<br />
amela Kadic<br />
angel nadirah Kelly*<br />
Katie elizabeth Kimbrell*<br />
Jeremy cameron Kirk<br />
sarah lindsey Kirkpatrick*<br />
James cleon Knight<br />
Brett austin larsen<br />
Joel christopher laws*<br />
daniel alexander ledee<br />
Barbara ann lee*<br />
lauren michelle leveillard<br />
samantha lyndsey leyse<br />
aris Jade lonon<br />
lesley shay lovett<br />
Kaylee dawn luke<br />
christopher edwin luong<br />
caroline emery lynch<br />
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ashlee diana lynn*<br />
michelle christine lytle*<br />
marie manning<br />
Keirra lynah marrow<br />
alexis rasheedah marshall<br />
amesha shonte’ martin<br />
ashley marie mason*<br />
rebecca lynn mathis<br />
stephanie anne may<br />
Hannah Jean mayer*<br />
John andrew mccall<br />
sandra deneise mcgee<br />
alyson Brooke mcgowan*<br />
J. gregory nicholas mcHargue<br />
anna theresa meisemann<br />
elizabeth maxwell melton<br />
chelsea lynn mento<br />
Jessica morehouse middleton<br />
Heather anne missroon<br />
Haley alexa moore<br />
Kathryn cassidy morgans<br />
amanda young morris<br />
samantha arlene muniz<br />
Justin Franklin nelms<br />
Jazmine rochelle newsome<br />
Jessica ann marie nix<br />
cassandra nicole nobles*<br />
sarah elizabeth norman<br />
Jarrett Jeroid northcutt*<br />
Jade anthonia okafor*<br />
darron taylor patterson<br />
Benjamin Hugh paulk*<br />
Verity paige pearce<br />
cara Fay peavy<br />
morgan leigh posey<br />
anna Wait potter<br />
sara elizabeth pound*<br />
erin rachel powell*<br />
Kyndall noelle pratt*<br />
madeline ann Qurnell<br />
rebecca arden ragsdale*<br />
adriuna danielle ratcliff<br />
Kaitlyn Veronica reagan*<br />
shannon rene’ reaves*<br />
ralph michael reed*<br />
mallory ellen register<br />
grover lamar reid<br />
Bessie christian rentz*<br />
casey renee rentz*<br />
sessceal denise reynolds<br />
eric preston rion<br />
Brittany marchelle robinson<br />
emily Hannah robinson*<br />
shawn Bryce robinson<br />
maggie rodgers<br />
Jessica shelby rolling<br />
sydni corinne ross*<br />
marchelle sade’ sapp*<br />
porchia tanqual seawright<br />
cierra ashley serrano<br />
lindsay Jean sexton<br />
alexandra cherrell shular<br />
meghan siobhan sibert<br />
Kelly elyse sims<br />
Kearstin noel skeath*<br />
caitlyn marie slack<br />
Jasmine Blair slappey<br />
Kasey dyan slappey*<br />
sara aline smith*<br />
taylor shea smith*<br />
allison denise snider<br />
Kati gwyn spohn*<br />
amanda allison stafford*<br />
robert steven steltenpohl<br />
Jessica nicole stone<br />
William troy tallmadge<br />
Katelyn marie tanguay<br />
tramonte devon thomas, sr.<br />
Katherine anne thomas<br />
latasha marie thomas<br />
sharay danielle thompson<br />
genelle ashley thomson<br />
myesha lashay thornton<br />
Francine elizabeth tortorello<br />
rachel Brooke tucker<br />
Jessica ann Wagner<br />
Jordan elizabeth Wainright<br />
ellen rebecca Warren<br />
Jordan Kae Waters<br />
Whitney ann Weatherly<br />
Jynielle gollar Wells*<br />
emily lauren Wheeler*<br />
Brandon eugene White<br />
Frank thomas White*<br />
christy darlene Whitson*<br />
morgan leigh Wiggins<br />
Jonathan charles Wiley<br />
casey Jamal Williams<br />
Kaysie allison Williams*<br />
patricia lewis Williams<br />
rebecca Willis*<br />
dietra B. Windom<br />
lindsey Brook Womble<br />
arkeriya shanqua’ Woods<br />
andrea lavett Wright<br />
lauren Victoria yates<br />
natalia gurina Zakreski*<br />
bachElor of sciEncE in ExErcisE Physiology<br />
christopher chase aurandt<br />
Katie leanne lancaster<br />
amanda Vera Barfield<br />
Victoria martina littlefield<br />
Brandon paul Beard<br />
cole miller maenza<br />
Vanaesha teonna comeaux<br />
christopher leon marrisette<br />
devin preston-major crudup<br />
michael cameron mcKerson<br />
Brittany pernae’ deas<br />
leslie anne roberge*<br />
shalita nicole dickson<br />
adam christopher swindler<br />
James robert garrett<br />
Brittany Jolana Waters<br />
ronald Kaleb Heninger<br />
amanda lynn White<br />
leslie Brooke inlow<br />
Kayla renea Wise<br />
colleen michele Kruep<br />
danny m. Wood<br />
bachElor of sciEncE in nursing<br />
christina dale arrington<br />
ozioma amarachi enworom*<br />
laura renee garbiso Bechtel<br />
ashley louise exum<br />
tyra lashay Bennett<br />
michael shane exum<br />
mallory paige Brackin*<br />
sarah elizabeth Frantz<br />
Jennifer marie Bryant*<br />
malika shontora glover<br />
Holly Katherine cericola*<br />
shakyra lasigna Harley<br />
tammie lyn cooper*<br />
melissa Jean Hedger*<br />
nikkee cowart<br />
nicole marie Hernandez*<br />
taylor nicole crum<br />
nancy Victoria Howell<br />
Brittia denise davis<br />
Julie miranda Hunter<br />
christina lynn deason<br />
alicia michelle Jefferson<br />
Haley shay diprima*<br />
lashunda ellawees Johnson<br />
latashia Kiera douglas<br />
morgan lane Johnson*<br />
camille elysse drummond<br />
terrie lea Jones<br />
cheryl lynn edwards*<br />
nastashia Bree mack<br />
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casey michelle massey<br />
Kimberley elizabeth mcdonald*<br />
azizyah patrice moss<br />
stacey lee musgrove<br />
Jerome emil nelson<br />
gabrielle alyse o’Berry*<br />
priscilla eliza peay<br />
molly Katherine portman<br />
laura eileen powers<br />
Hannah elizabeth reaves<br />
John William roberts, ii<br />
rainmeya samone rogers<br />
michael Keith sanders<br />
lindsey michelle shiver<br />
Kathleen s. stone<br />
sarah Faith suggs*<br />
Kalli mercedes thornton*<br />
Jordan renee Wagner<br />
analicia elaina Wallace<br />
ashley nichole Wiggins<br />
timothy Victor Wilson<br />
dayshea alexis Wooden*<br />
PresiDent’s aWarD for acaDeMic excellence<br />
college of arts & sciences<br />
mallory shannon ClarK, from cordele, ga., is a doublemajor<br />
graduating with degrees in chemistry and biology. she<br />
is the recipient of the Biology senior award, outstanding<br />
senior chemistry award, and a finalist for the annie powe<br />
Hopper award. ms. clark is a member of phi Kappa phi<br />
Honors society, golden Key international Honors society,<br />
american chemical society, and sigma alpha pi national<br />
society of leadership and success. after graduation she<br />
plans to attend the <strong>University</strong> of edinburgh in scotland to<br />
pursue a master’s degree in neuroscience.<br />
JaMes l. & DorotHy H. DeWar college of eDucation<br />
JessiCa danielle edWards, from <strong>Valdosta</strong>, ga., is<br />
an early childhood/special education general curriculum<br />
major. she is the recipient of the 2012-<strong>2013</strong> outstanding<br />
early childhood special education general curriculum<br />
student teacher award, Hope scholarship for 2009-<strong>2013</strong>,<br />
and <strong>2013</strong> Highest academic achievement for the dewar<br />
college of education award. after graduation, ms. edwards<br />
plans to work as an early childhood educator for several years<br />
before entering graduate school to pursue a master’s degree<br />
in special education.<br />
Harley langDale, Jr. college of business aDMinistration<br />
allen Wesley munCy, from <strong>Valdosta</strong>, ga., is a marketing<br />
major. He the recipient of the Harley langdale Jr. college<br />
of Business administration outstanding senior award. mr.<br />
muncy is a member of Beta gamma sigma, president of<br />
the Business student advisory council, and team leader for<br />
the Baptist collegiate ministry. after graduation he plans to<br />
work for a management consultant firm or in the marketing<br />
department of a Fortune 500 company.<br />
college of tHe arts<br />
Paul mattheW Johns, from Bainbridge, ga., is a music<br />
education major. He is the recipient of the VsU department<br />
of music and college of the arts’ outstanding student<br />
award. mr. Johns is a member of the georgia music<br />
educators association all-college Band, alpha lambda<br />
delta Honor society, and pi Kappa lambda music Honor<br />
society. after graduation he plans to begin a career as a band<br />
director and work on a master’s degree in music education at<br />
Florida state <strong>University</strong>.<br />
college of nursing<br />
tammie lyn CooPer, from international Fall, minn., is<br />
a nursing major. she is the recipient of the <strong>2013</strong> college<br />
of nursing outstanding graduate award. ms. cooper is a<br />
member of alpha lambda delta, golden Key international,<br />
and sigma theta tau international. after graduation she<br />
plans to work at a local hospital as a registered nurse and<br />
earn a master’s degree in nursing in the future.<br />
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tHe coDe of acaDeMic regalia<br />
the colorful attire worn by the participants in the academic procession has its<br />
roots in medieval traditions that reach back to the earliest universities in paris,<br />
Bologna, oxford, and cambridge. the precise origins of the various parts<br />
that constitute academic garb are unknown; however, since medieval students<br />
enjoyed the status of clerics during their university years, we assume that their<br />
attire was inspired by the clerical dress of the time. early european universities<br />
required students and teachers to wear distinctive gowns at all times. the<br />
tradition of wearing similar attire was brought to the United states during<br />
colonial times, but the requirement for students to wear academic regalia soon<br />
disappeared and professors only donned their regalia during special occasions.<br />
The Gown<br />
the ceremonial robes—modernized with colors and varying sleeve lengths to<br />
signify degree and rank—began as monks’ robes worn to stave off the cold in<br />
drafty, cloistered monasteries. gowns are generally black, and there are three<br />
basic types. the bachelor’s gown is plain; includes long, pointed sleeves and<br />
may be worn with an elaborate yoke. the master’s gown is similar to the<br />
bachelor’s except that the sleeves are open at the forearms and end with an<br />
extra, square-shaped swatch of cloth that originally formed a pocket to store<br />
reading and writing materials. the doctoral gown, the most elaborate of the<br />
three, is adorned with velvet panels on the closed front and around the neck as<br />
well as three velvet chevrons on each full, bell-shaped sleeve. although black<br />
is the most common color of doctoral gowns, the velvet panels and chevrons<br />
may vary in color.<br />
The Hood<br />
the colors of the hood reveal the level of a degree, the major field of learning<br />
in which the degree was awarded, and the institution that conferred the<br />
degree. the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral hoods are three, three and onehalf,<br />
and four feet long, respectively. the all-encompassing velvet trim that<br />
denotes the field of learning is likewise two, three, or five inches, respectively.<br />
the lining of the hood is worn exposed to show the colors of the school<br />
awarding the degree. most schools have a two-color pattern and the hoods<br />
feature the use of chevrons or bars to differentiate schools whose colors may<br />
be alike or very similar.<br />
Colors Representing Fields of Learning<br />
arts, letters, Humanities White<br />
Business drab<br />
economics copper<br />
education light Blue<br />
engineering orange<br />
Fine arts Brown<br />
law purple<br />
library science lemon<br />
medicine green<br />
music pink<br />
nursing apricot<br />
oratory silver gray<br />
philosophy Blue<br />
public Health salmon<br />
physical education sage green<br />
science yellow<br />
social science citron<br />
theology scarlet<br />
The Cap<br />
generally, the mortarboard or oxford cap is worn with all degrees, although<br />
an elizabethan-style soft cap is used with some doctoral attire. Black tassels<br />
are most often used, but many schools have adopted the practice of using<br />
tassels that match the hood color. doctors and presidents of institutions<br />
frequently wear a gold tassel.<br />
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the 1906 society is a student giving organization that is dedicated to the continued<br />
growth and development of VsU through individual gifts from seniors and graduate<br />
students. graduating seniors who make a contribution of any size to any area of VsU<br />
are recognized at commencement for their participation.<br />
nancy rachel albritton<br />
dyeshera latrice anderson<br />
shelbie monique arnold<br />
taylor elizabeth asbury<br />
ronnie glenn averett<br />
Jordan ashley Baker<br />
ariel nancy Balla<br />
cieanna a Baptiste<br />
Brandon paul Beard<br />
laura renee Bechtel<br />
diamond lateca Benjamin<br />
tyra lashay Bennett<br />
loren ashley Binns<br />
carolyn K Blunt<br />
sasha l. Booth<br />
Julie rae Boyd<br />
James asher Brantley<br />
tyler Burch Brewton<br />
leah ashley Britton<br />
Jonathan russell Brock<br />
Jamarian Jamar Brown<br />
Jennifer marie Bryant<br />
taylor Brooke Butenschon<br />
Brittany nicole Butler<br />
Karen lynne Butler<br />
tia morgan Butler<br />
Katrina rena cameron<br />
Jessika lynn campbell<br />
Kourtnee Janae capers<br />
Brandon Jamal carter<br />
siedah J cassell<br />
Heather e. castleberry<br />
Holly Katherine cericola<br />
Kierstin Jenay choice<br />
mallory shannon clark<br />
tiffany maurine conley<br />
marlen m contreras<br />
tHe 1906 society<br />
tammie lyn cooper<br />
sarah cathrine copeland<br />
danielle Frances cordova<br />
taylor nicole crum<br />
Kameron tramiane crutcher<br />
Brockmon carter cyphers<br />
reginald m daniel<br />
Brittia denise davis<br />
chad aaron davis<br />
Haley shay diprima<br />
danielle alanna donaldson<br />
latoya donaldson<br />
ezekiel rafael duarte<br />
Kimberly nicole edwards<br />
lauris sharon english<br />
chantel m. evans<br />
Kimbyatta Vandelisa Farley<br />
roseanne Flanders<br />
James William Foss<br />
andreaus lamar Foster<br />
sarah elizabeth Frantz<br />
staci lynn Freeman<br />
Brittany may gailey<br />
malika shontora glover<br />
Kimberly ann gore<br />
alexander ross gottlieb<br />
ashley renee green<br />
tamara shavette green-mack<br />
savannah lee griswold<br />
Jessica marie Hackney<br />
lauren ashley Halifax<br />
sarah nunn Hall<br />
Kyle e Hamilton<br />
shakyra lasigna Harley<br />
nicole marie Hernandez<br />
ashton alexandria Higdon<br />
Whitney a Hilliard<br />
Jazma raqual Hines<br />
Jerry tyrone Hinkle<br />
Hannah carter Hitchcock<br />
William Joshua Hodges<br />
Kathryn grace Holloway<br />
Hannah elizabeth Holmes<br />
shondra shantel Holmes<br />
sarah elizabeth Hough<br />
anthony Howard<br />
darius Keshun Jackson<br />
terrance cordell Jenkins<br />
satilla Brooke Johns<br />
Jasmin renee Johnson<br />
tiera lakia Johnson<br />
gena rene Jones<br />
shaun m Jones<br />
Joylan rose Jones-solomon<br />
andjy Joseph<br />
phillip thomas Kearson<br />
Katie elizabeth Kimbrell<br />
Jeremy cameron Kirk<br />
Wesley thomas Kostovetsky<br />
alyssa ann Krantz<br />
shelby lyn lamar<br />
daniel alexander ledee<br />
arielle rachelle lewis<br />
Whitney renee long<br />
darshanna lechae loveland<br />
lesley shay lovett<br />
nastashia Bree mack<br />
patricia J maignan<br />
praysha renee malone<br />
emily Winn manken<br />
shalonda latess martin<br />
ashley marie mason<br />
stephanie anne may<br />
danielle marie mcardle<br />
david christopher mcarthur<br />
megan elise mccoy<br />
Kelly marie mcgroarty<br />
J gregory nicholas mcHargue<br />
Zachary taylor mickleboro<br />
miracle elizabeth middlebrooks<br />
taylor rae miner<br />
ashley c mitchell<br />
erica n mitchell<br />
senja Beth mitchell<br />
yolanda michelle mitchell<br />
amanda Kate morris<br />
courtney renee morris<br />
Kerry leigh murphy<br />
alina nagel<br />
Jazmine rochelle newsome<br />
alisha n. noland<br />
gabrielle alyse o’Berry<br />
Jade anthonia okafor<br />
christa Briana oliver<br />
Kaitlyn p. o’rourke<br />
Hatel rajendra patel<br />
dustin scott patton<br />
maria cari perez<br />
John ervin phifer<br />
la’cecia sa’Kayla phillips<br />
elizabeth W. pirkle<br />
morgan leigh posey<br />
shenice nicole price<br />
cody prochaska<br />
rebecca arden ragsdale<br />
Kaitlyn Veronica reagan<br />
ralph michael reed<br />
casey renee rentz<br />
leslie anne roberge<br />
Victoria cay roberts<br />
emily Hannah robinson<br />
sydni corinne ross<br />
nicholas shelby rouse<br />
nicole regina rutledge<br />
marchelle sade sapp<br />
amanda marie shadden<br />
alexandra cherrell shular<br />
Kelly e sims<br />
Kenneth larome sirmans<br />
richard chase sitten<br />
amber michelle smith<br />
Hailee d’andrea smith<br />
Katie Kathleen smith<br />
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marcel t smith<br />
Kristen anne stappenbeck<br />
Brooke coleen starr<br />
melanie e stawkey<br />
ariel elizabeth stearnes<br />
cecelia allyson stephens<br />
ashleigh lyn stevens<br />
Jasmine nicole sublett<br />
cieria denise swain<br />
desmond t tarplin<br />
Brittany l. tatum<br />
sara tehrani<br />
laquisha m thomas<br />
sharay danielle thompson<br />
Kalli mercedes thornton<br />
saadiga trice<br />
andrew J. tumlin<br />
Willie tyson<br />
Jessica a Wagner<br />
Kayla nicole Wall<br />
chelsea patrice Ward<br />
James adley Washington<br />
Jordan Kae Waters<br />
Whitney ann Weatherly<br />
Kaci l. West<br />
michael Jamil White<br />
Kaitlyn ann Wille<br />
ashley Jeanette Williams<br />
angelique elise Witmer<br />
lindsey B Womble<br />
dayshea alexis Wooden<br />
arkeriya shanqua Woods<br />
andrea lavett Wright<br />
vsu aluMni association<br />
Just as students are urged to become involved in extracurricular activities throughout<br />
their university careers, we would like to remind you that you are just as important to<br />
VsU after you graduate and leave campus.<br />
the <strong>Valdosta</strong> state <strong>University</strong> alumni association strives to promote the welfare of the<br />
<strong>University</strong> and its alumni by increasing the interest of its members in the <strong>University</strong>,<br />
its students, and in each other. the alumni association is composed of more than<br />
46,000 members.<br />
the association has no dues, but urges alumni to participate in the annual Fund<br />
to support VsU and to further the association’s programs and services. the annual<br />
meeting of the association is held during Homecoming each year.<br />
alumni communications include the Voice magazine, the VsU alumni Web site and<br />
online community, and various mailings and e-mail messages throughout the year.<br />
to ensure you receive the most up to date information from alumni relations, be<br />
sure to provide us with your current contact information by calling 1-800-464-3638.<br />
acknoWleDgeMents<br />
PRINCIPAL PLATFORM PARTY<br />
FOR ALL CEREMONIES<br />
Dr. William J. McKinney<br />
President<br />
Dr. Karla M. Hull<br />
Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs<br />
Ms. Sue Mitchell Fuciarelli<br />
Vice President for Finance & Administration<br />
Mr. Russell F. Mast<br />
Vice President for Student Affairs & Dean of Students<br />
Dr. James T. LaPlant<br />
Interim Assistant Vice President for Research & Dean of Graduate School<br />
Mr. Stanley Jones<br />
Registrar<br />
Dr. Karl P. Paoletti<br />
Vocalist<br />
Dr. Dacia Charlesworth<br />
<strong>University</strong> Ambassador<br />
GRADUATE CEREMONY<br />
PLATFORM PARTY<br />
Dr. John C. Gaston<br />
Dean, College of the Arts<br />
Dr. Brian L. Gerber<br />
Interim Dean, Dewar College of Education<br />
Dr. Anita G. Hufft<br />
Dean, College of Nursing<br />
Dr. Connie L. Richards<br />
Dean, College of Arts & Sciences<br />
Dr. L. Wayne Plumly<br />
Dean, Harley Langdale, Jr. College of Business Administration<br />
Dr. Alan M. Bernstein<br />
Director, Odum Library<br />
Dr. Richard J. Vodde<br />
Acting Director, Division of Social Work<br />
Dr. Tracy Woodard Meyers<br />
President, VSU Faculty Senate<br />
Mr. Gregory A. Voyles<br />
President, VSU Alumni Association (Class of 1991)<br />
Dr. Bradley J. Bergstrom<br />
Commencement Marshal<br />
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DEWAR COLLEGE OF EDUCATION/ROTC CEREMONY<br />
PLATFORM PARTY<br />
Dr. Brian L. Gerber<br />
Interim Dean, Dewar College of Education<br />
Mr. Michael P. Savoie<br />
Interim Dean, Honors College<br />
Lt. Col. Marsha L. Aleem<br />
United <strong>State</strong>s Air Force<br />
Dr. Diane C. Holliman<br />
Representative, VSU Faculty Senate<br />
Mr. Ron C. Butler<br />
Representative, Council on Staff Affairs<br />
Mr. Ryan P. Baerwalde<br />
President, VSU Student Government Association<br />
Mr. Gregory A. Voyles<br />
President, VSU Alumni Association (Class of 1991)<br />
Ms. Jessica D. Edwards<br />
President’s Award for Academic Excellence Recipient<br />
Dr. Julie M. Lee<br />
Commencement Marshal<br />
Faculty Marshals<br />
Dr. Shirley P. Andrews<br />
Professor of Early Childhood & Special Education<br />
Dr. Blaine L. Browne<br />
Associate Professor of Psychology & Counseling<br />
Dr. Steven J. Kohn<br />
Assistant Professor of Psychology & Counseling<br />
Dr. Julia M. Reffel<br />
Professor of Early Childhood & Special Education<br />
Dr. Larry P. Wiley<br />
Professor of Psychology & Counseling<br />
COLLEGES OF ARTS, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION,<br />
AND NURSING CEREMONY PLATFORM PARTY<br />
Dr. John C. Gaston<br />
Dean, College of the Arts<br />
Dr. Anita G. Hufft<br />
Dean, College of Nursing<br />
Dr. L. Wayne Plumly<br />
Dean, Harley Langdale, Jr. College of Business Administration<br />
Mr. Michael P. Savoie<br />
Interim Dean, Honors College<br />
Dr. Aubrey R. Fowler, III<br />
Representative, VSU Faculty Senate<br />
Ms. Lauren A. Braun<br />
Representative, Council on Staff Affairs<br />
Ms. Amber S. Worthy<br />
Vice President, VSU Student Government Association<br />
Dr. F. Barrington Harris<br />
Representative, VSU Alumni Association (Class of 1989)<br />
Ms. Tammie L. Cooper<br />
President’s Award for Academic Excellence Recipient<br />
Mr. Paul M. Johns<br />
President’s Award for Academic Excellence Recipient<br />
Mr. Allen W. Muncy<br />
President’s Award for Academic Excellence Recipient<br />
Dr. Robert J. Williams<br />
Commencement Marshal<br />
Faculty Marshals<br />
Dr. Roy W. Copeland<br />
Assistant Professor of Management<br />
Dr. Lynn A. Corbin<br />
Professor, of Music<br />
Dr. Sandra J. Delk<br />
Assistant Professor of Nursing<br />
Dr. Douglas G. Farwell<br />
Professor of Music<br />
Dr. Linda G. Floyd<br />
Assistant Professor of Nursing<br />
Mr. A. Blake Pearce<br />
Professor of Art<br />
Dr. Nancy J. Swanson<br />
Associate Professor of Accounting<br />
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COLLEGES OF ARTS & SCIENCES CEREMONY<br />
PLATFORM PARTY<br />
Dr. Connie L. Richards<br />
Dean, College of Arts & Sciences<br />
Mr. Michael P. Savoie<br />
Interim Dean, Honors College<br />
Dr. Tracy Woodard Meyers<br />
President, VSU Faculty Senate<br />
Ms. C. Regina Lee<br />
Representative, Council on Staff Affairs<br />
Mr. Ryan P. Baerwalde<br />
President, VSU Student Government Association<br />
Dr. F. Barrington Harris<br />
Representative, VSU Alumni Association (Class of 1989)<br />
Ms. Mallory S. Clark<br />
President’s Award for Academic Excellence Recipient<br />
Dr. Byron K. Brown<br />
Commencement Marshal<br />
Faculty Marshals<br />
Dr. Michael J. Davey<br />
Associate Professor of English<br />
Dr. Jane K. Whitehead<br />
Professor of Modern & Classical Languages<br />
Dr. Mark S. Groszos<br />
Associate Professor of Physics, Astronomy, & Geosciences<br />
Dr. Thomas J. Manning<br />
Professor of Biology<br />
Natalie Ajamian<br />
Tullis Beasley<br />
Eric Callaway<br />
Tia Collins<br />
JB Desselle<br />
Amelia Inman<br />
Savannah Justice<br />
VSU AMBASSADORS<br />
Jamie Mauldin<br />
Britney McCrae<br />
Jasmine Posey<br />
Brittany Smith<br />
DaKieya Smith<br />
Jessica Tuggle<br />
PRESIDENTIAL BRASS QUINTET<br />
Dr. Kristin M. Johns, Director & Associate Professor of Music<br />
Mr. Sage Khan, trumpet<br />
Mr. Teal Ewer, trumpet<br />
Mr. Eduardo Farias, trumpet<br />
Mr. Blake Rothermel, trumpet<br />
Ms. Cecelia Stevens, horn<br />
Ms. Taylor York, horn<br />
Mr. Justin Long, trombone<br />
Mr. Zach Jones, trombone<br />
Mr. Greg Kulkosky, tuba<br />
Mr. Curtis Thornton, tuba<br />
Ms. Sage W. Archer, Director<br />
Ms. Mary Jane Doner<br />
Ms. Susanna Dover<br />
Ms. Hannah G. Spears<br />
Ms. Monique M. Tripp<br />
Ms. Chelsea B. Wells<br />
Kiarra Thomas<br />
Taylor Gilliam<br />
Caitlin Noble<br />
Natalie Forbes<br />
Isabella Lugo<br />
Catie Statom<br />
Chandler Crosby<br />
Shannon Mikszan<br />
Becca Clark<br />
EVENT SERVICES<br />
VOLUNTEERS<br />
Michelle Turner<br />
Savannah Dickson<br />
Leanna Reddish<br />
Kim Cain<br />
Kaleigh Humphries<br />
Chelsea Brown<br />
Erynn Folsom<br />
Rachel Scott<br />
Rachel Parker<br />
Ms. Thressea H. Boyd, Assistant to the President for Communications<br />
Creative Design Services<br />
Printing & Copying Services<br />
Ainsley Robinson<br />
Leah Pickle<br />
Kristen Brown<br />
Jessica Pope<br />
Megan Wetherington<br />
Sydney Land<br />
We would like to thank the society for international students and the<br />
center for international programs for providing the international flags.<br />
information featured in “points of interest” was gathered from:<br />
davis, deborah s. <strong>Valdosta</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>: The College History Series.<br />
charleston, south carolina: arcadia, 2001. print.<br />
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alMa Mater<br />
‘Mong the stately pines of Georgia<br />
Glorious to the view<br />
Stands our noble Alma Mater<br />
Basking ‘neath the blue.<br />
Alma Mater, thee we honor<br />
Praises never fail,<br />
For thy fame shall never perish,<br />
Red and Black — all hail!<br />
Alma Mater’s sons and daughters<br />
Ever will be true.<br />
Always to thy heart returning<br />
Dear old V.S.U.<br />
Alma Mater, thee we honor<br />
Praises never fail,<br />
For thy fame shall never perish,<br />
Red and Black — all hail!<br />
Words by Helen allen thomas (’21) and evelyn Brown (’24)<br />
music by dr. John Huxford, professor emeritus of music<br />
arranged for brass quintet by Kenyon Wilson