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Commencement AUGUST 7, 2021
Spring Commencement
110th ACADEMIC YEAR
Saturday, August 7, 2021
9:00 a.m.
Murphy Athletic Center, Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Middle Tennessee State University has awarded 170,967 degrees since
its inception in 1911. Students have received associate, bachelor’s, master’s,
educational specialist, and doctoral degrees. Our first Doctor of Arts degrees
were conferred on December 22, 1972; the first Educational Specialist degrees on
December 20, 1974; the first Doctor of Philosophy degrees on May 10, 2003;
and the first Doctor of Education degrees on August 6, 2016.
There have been 392 Doctor of Arts degrees, 2,195 Specialist in Education degrees,
488 Doctor of Philosophy degrees, and 46 Doctor of Education degrees awarded.Program
Saturday, August 7, 2021
9:00 a.m.
Processional: “Pomp and Circumstance” by Edward Elgar
Audience, please remain standing for the processional,
presentation of colors, singing of the National Anthem, and a moment of silence.
Men, please remove hats for the singing of the National Anthem and the moment of silence.
Presentation of Colors...................................................................................ROTC Cadet Color Guard
National Anthem ..........................................................................................................Dr. Will Perkins
Assistant Professor, MTSU School of Music
Moment of Silence
Presiding.............................................................................................................Dr. Sidney A. McPhee
President
Commencement Address .............................................................................................. Dr. Rick Cottle
2020–21 Faculty Senate President
Presentation of Candidates for Degrees .......................................................................Dr. Mark Byrnes
University Provost
Conferring of Degrees.........................................................................................Dr. Sidney A. McPhee
Graduate student listing begins on page 13
Undergraduate student listing begins on page 20
Alma Mater.........................................................................................MTSU School of Music Seniors
Retirement of Colors .................................................................................. ROTC Cadet Color Guard
Recessional: “Hornpipe” from Water Music by G. F. Handel
Audience, please remain standing until the procession has left the arena floor.
Organist .................................................................................................................. Mr. Windell Little
Adjunct Faculty, MTSU School of Music
2Announcing the Graduates ........................................................................................ Ms. Angela Tipps
Instructor, MTSU School of Music
Dr. Jennifer Vannatta-Hall
Interim Director, MTSU School of Music
Assisting with Diplomas..................................................................Ms. Sherry Preston, Legal Assistant
Office of the University Counsel
Commencement Marshal
Dr. Laurie Witherow
Associate Vice Provost for
Admissions and Enrollment Services
Heralds
Ms. Yvonne Elliott, Ms. Anne Ford, Dr. Tyler Henson,
Ms. Allison McGoffin, and Ms. Pat Thomas
Interpreter
Ms. Jaclyn Kollar
Bridges for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Commercial photographers will photograph each diploma presentation. These pictures will be available to
graduates for purchase. No additional photography will be allowed on the floor of Murphy Center.
3Platform Party
Saturday, August 7, 2021
Dr. Sidney A. McPhee Dr. Richard Sluder
President Vice Provost for Student Success and
Dean, University College
Dr. Mark Byrnes
University Provost Dr. Greg Van Patten
Interim Dean, College of Basic and
Dr. Rick Cottle Applied Sciences
Associate Professor, Department of
Human Sciences Dr. Harold Whiteside
2020–21 Faculty Senate President Dean, College of Behavioral
and Health Sciences
Mr. Alan Thomas
Vice President for Business and Finance Dr. David Urban
Dean, Jones College of Business
Mr. William J. Bales
Vice President for University Dr. Robyn Ridgley
Advancement Interim Associate Dean,
College of Education
Mr. Bruce Petryshak
Vice President for Information Dr. Leah Lyons
Technology and Chief Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts
Information Officer
Ms. Beverly Keel
Dr. Debra K. Sells Dean, College of Media
Vice President for Student Affairs and Entertainment
and Vice Provost for Enrollment
and Academic Services Dr. John R. Vile
Dean, University Honors College
Mr. Andrew Oppmann
Vice President for Marketing Ms. Kathleen L. Schmand
and Communications Dean, James E. Walker Library
Dr. Cheryl B. Torsney
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Dr. David L. Butler
Vice Provost for Research and
Dean, College of Graduate Studies
4Board of Trustees
Mr. J.B. Baker Ms. Gabriela Jaimes, Student Trustee
Owner and CEO, Sprint Logistics Undergraduate Candidate,
Communication Studies
Mr. Thomas R. “Tom” Boyd
Investment Advisor Representative, Mr. Stephen B. Smith, Chair
Decker Wealth Management LLC Chair of the Board, Haury and
Smith Contractors
Dr. Rick Cottle, Faculty Trustee
Associate Professor, Department of Ms. Christine Karbowiak Vanek
Human Sciences Retired Chief Administrative Officer,
Chief Risk Officer, Executive Vice
Mr. Pete DeLay President, and Vice Chair, Board of
Principal, Lynwood Ventures LLC Directors of Bridgestone Americas Inc.
Mr. Darrell Freeman Sr. Ms. Pamela J. Wright
Vice Chair, MTSU Board of Trustees Founder, Wright Travel
and Executive Chair, Zycron Inc. President and Managing Partner,
Wright Development
Mr. Joey A. Jacobs
Retired Past Chair and CEO,
Acadia Healthcare
Alumni Association President
On behalf of the Middle Tennessee State University National Alumni Association, I congratulate you on
joining our international network of more than 140,000 MTSU alumni. As a student, you embraced
MTSU’s core values of honesty and integrity, respect for diversity, engagement in the community, and
commitment to nonviolence. As an alum, we hope that you represent our alma mater well throughout the
world, actively contribute to your field, and are civically engaged.
Always be proud of the excellent education you received here and remain connected to your faculty and
fellow alumni. Stay involved with the Alumni Association by following MTSU Alumni on social media,
calling the Office of Alumni Relations at 1-800-533-MTSU (6878), and visiting mtalumni.com.
Take time today to reflect on how your life was changed while at MTSU and celebrate the hard work you
put in to earn your degree. Congratulations again!
Matthew Hibdon (’12, ‘14)
President, MTSU National Alumni Association Board, 2021–22
5Commencement Speaker
Dr. Frederick S. “Rick” Cottle
2020–21 Faculty Senate President
Associate Professor, Department of Human Sciences
Dr. Rick Cottle is a textile/apparel industry veteran turned educator. He earned a B.S.
in Textile Technology from Auburn University in 1984, an M.B.A. from the University
of Phoenix in 2003, and a Ph.D. in Consumer Affairs from Auburn University in 2012.
He spent his 25+ years in the textile/apparel industry in roles like manufacturing
management, industrial engineering, cost accounting, marketing, and sales.
Cottle joined MTSU’s College of Behavioral and Health Sciences in 2013 and teaches
a broad spectrum of topics within the textile/apparel industry. His research focuses on
three-dimensional body scanning as it pertains to the fit of apparel items to the human
body. He is currently serving a two-year term on the MTSU Board of Trustees.
6Mace and Chain of Office
Originally a medieval knight’s weapon, the mace evolved Immediately upon her arrival at MTSU, Gray-Hildenbrand
into a symbol of royal scepters in various crown jewel began developing the Religious Studies program with the goal of
collections. Large versions of the scepter have come to providing students with a religious literacy that is invaluable in
represent the power and authority of institutions such as our diverse society. To that end, she created a General Education
our University. The mace measures 50 inches in length course, RS 2030: Religion and Society. This course utilizes both
and is made of Tennessee cherry wood embellished with in-class activities and site visits to local religious communities
sterling silver and lapis lazuli. The Tennessee flower, the to provide MTSU students firsthand experience of the religious
iris, denotes the public the University serves who, by their diversity in Middle Tennessee. This religious literacy helps
loyalty, give it strength and power. The leaves form a students to better serve their future patients, students, clients,
crown to symbolize the ennobling achievements of our co-workers, and neighbors. Together with Dr. Rebekka King,
graduates. Tennessee freshwater pearls, the official state Gray-Hildenbrand created the B.A. and B.S. programs in
gem, suggest the inestimable value of inquiring minds. The Religious Studies at MTSU. In addition to serving as program
streamer on the wooden shaft carries the names by which coordinator of the Religious Studies program, Gray-Hildenbrand
the University has been known since its founding. The directed student theses, independent studies, URECA research
finial at the base of the mace is a stylized nut, representing projects, and Scholars Week presentations. In 2017, she won
the seed from which springs the mighty tree of those the MTSU Experiential Teaching Outstanding Faculty Award.
committed to lifelong learning. In 2020, she won an Outstanding Teaching Award. Gray-
Hildenbrand is consistently recognized by graduating seniors as
The chain of office worn by the president is made of
a faculty member who makes a real difference.
sterling silver. The lapis lazuli gems, mounted on scroll
shapes, represent the colleges within the University. The In addition to conference presentations and publications, Gray-
knotted components depict the interdependence of Hildenbrand has earned two multiyear, external collaborative
knowledge and the various academic programs of MTSU. grants in support of teaching advancements. The first $30,000
The lapis lazuli and sterling represent the University colors grant, “Building Bridges Across New, Multidisciplinary Religious
of blue and white. The Great Seal of the State of Studies Programs in the South” (2016–2018), aimed to share
Tennessee embellishes the medallion suspended from the intellectual resources among three new Religious Studies
chain, representing the University as part of the Tennessee programs (Clemson, University of North Florida, and MTSU)
higher education system. to cultivate valuable classroom learning experiences that
produce measurable learning outcomes for institutional and
These unique emblems of authority were designed and
regional stakeholders. The second $30,000 grant, “Under
crafted by Professor Klaus Kallenberger, formerly of the Art
Pressure: Teaching Critical Religious Studies” (2019–present),
Department. The mace and chain of office are a generous
is a learning community of 12 undergraduate professors from
gift to the University from the MTSU Foundation.
different institutions seeking to address the needs of our
students in the classroom by bringing disciplinary critiques in
MACE BEARER Religious Studies and the scholarship of teaching and learning
Dr. Jenna Gray-Hildenbrand joined the Department of into dialogue. By doing this bridging, they develop a variety of
Philosophy and Religious Studies at MTSU in fall 2012 teaching techniques that resonate with our students, reflect the
as an assistant professor of Religious Studies and also as disciplinary critiques of our field, and accord with evidence-
a member of the Women’s and Gender Studies faculty. based research on teaching and learning. The results of this
She earned a B.A. degree in both Religion and Women’s research will be published in a forthcoming book under contract
Studies from Western Michigan University, an M.A. in with Bloomsbury Press.
Religious Studies from the University of Colorado–Boulder,
and a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of
California–Santa Barbara. Gray-Hildenbrand’s research
focuses on religion and law in the United States, with a
specialization in the criminalization of religious practice.
So, when she is not in the classroom, you may find
her doing ethnographic research in the mountains of
Appalachia in small Christian churches practicing
serpent-handling.
7Academic Regalia
The black gowns and colorful hoods traditionally worn in Philosophy - Dark Blue
Middle Tennessee State University Commencement
Physical Education - Sage Green
ceremonies have their origins in the Middle Ages.
Public Health - Salmon
A statute in England in 1321 required that all “Doctors, Science - Gold
Licentiates, and Bachelors” wear gowns. In the second half Social Work - Citron
of the 14th century, the statutes of certain colleges forbade
The black cap, either a mortarboard or a tam, is
“excess in apparel” and prescribed the wearing of a long
customarily worn. There is no general rule for the position
gown. Scholars were often clerics, as well, and they
of the tassel. In practice at Middle Tennessee State
adopted costumes similar to those of monastic orders.
University, the tassel is worn on the right. It may be shifted
While the special attire covered rank or social status, thus
to the left after the degree is awarded. Men may remove
lending a uniform look to ceremonies, it also served
their caps during the prayer, the playing of the alma mater,
another purpose: warmth in drafty, unheated buildings.
and the commencement address.
As the universities began to pass from the control of
Undergraduate Latin honor graduates are distinguished by
the church, colors often were added to the somber
the stoles added to their gowns based upon the inclusive
robes and hoods, eventually signifying the degrees
GPA: gold for those graduating summa cum laude, 3.90 to
and specializations.
4.0; silver for magna cum laude, 3.75 to 3.89; and white
The cut of the gown, which is usually black, also varies for cum laude, 3.50 to 3.74.
with the degree held—pointed sleeves for the bachelor’s
Graduating from the University Honors College is
degree; long, closed sleeves with a slit in the arm for the
an additional merit awarded to students who have
master’s degree; and round, open sleeves for the doctoral
completed the Honors program, defended a thesis, and
degree. While the bachelor’s and master’s gowns have no
have a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or higher.
ornamentation, the doctoral gown is faced down the front
Graduates of the University Honors College who have
with velvet and has three velvet bars across the sleeves.
completed at least 29 hours with a 3.25 average in the
At Middle Tennessee, hoods are worn by holders of the Honors program will receive blue and white cords. Those
master’s and doctoral degrees, with the latter being longer. who have maintained a minimum average of 3.65 in the
Hoods are lined with the official colors of the universities Honors program are graduating the University Honors
that conferred the degrees; thus, holders of degrees from College with distinction.
MTSU wear hoods lined in blue and white. The velvet
Since 1993, graduates of the University Honors College
edging on the hood, and often the velvet edging on the
have received the official Honors medallion in recognition
gown, represents the wearer’s major academic field.
of their final thesis defense and completion of special
Further, the velvet bars on the sleeves may be either black
requirements of the college. The medallion is a replica of
or the same color as the discipline color of the hood. Colors
the official seal of the University Honors College and
associated with various subjects follow:
depicts a lighted torch, three Ionic columns, and a
Agriculture - Maize lightning bolt. Respectively, these symbolize the search for
Arts, Letters, Humanities - White truth and knowledge, the stability and unwavering
Commerce, Accountancy, Business - Drab commitment to pursuing knowledge, and the flash of
enlightenment or creative energy.
Criminal Justice - Purple
Economics - Copper Some academic honor societies and programs may provide
Education - Light Blue cords, ribbons, medallions, or lapel pins designating the
Fine Arts - Brown achievement and involvement of their members.
Home Economics - Maroon
Journalism - Crimson Military veteran students are distinguished by specially
designed red stoles in recognition of their admirable
Law - Purple
service to their country.
Library Science - Lemon
Music - Pink Experiential Learning Scholars are distinguished by blue,
Nursing - Apricot silver, and white cords. These scholars completed
Oratory (Speech) - Silver Gray EXL-designated hands-on learning courses, an off-campus
8service activity, an on-campus service activity, and a portfolio Undergraduate Research students graduating with
of reflections on their EXL activities. The EXL program Distinction are wearing a dark blue, light blue, and white
provides students with opportunities for hands-on cord. These students graduating with Scholar Distinction
experience, valuable networking, and an opportunity to are also wearing a medallion to recognize their completion
explore career paths through real-world experience. of a research or creative project, its dissemination to the
MTSU campus and/or a nationally recognized conference,
MT Engage Scholars are distinguished by royal blue, white, and their engagement in promoting undergraduate
and gold cords. These students completed MT Engage- research to the campus.
designated courses that promote active learning and
integrated their learning by reflecting on connections across Most American colleges and universities have adopted a
disciplines and between their academic and cocurricular uniform code. However, at any academic gathering,
experiences. MT Engage students showcased their costumes often are worn that are not described by these
integrative learning in an ePortfolio that documented their guidelines. Some of these may be from foreign universities,
community and campus involvement as well as the with others from American institutions that have preferred
academic knowledge and skills they gained during their to remain with the European tradition of allowing each
time at MTSU. school to determine its own costume. Silver medallions
worn by faculty denote 15 years of service, and gold
International students may wear colorful sashes that medallions represent 25 years.
represent their country of origin. Each sash symbolizes,
in color and design, their country’s flag.
Academic Banners
The banners carried and displayed at Commencement Hong received the 2009 Distinguished Faculty Research
represent the University; its nine colleges (Basic and Applied Award from the MTSU Foundation and has been nominated
Sciences, Behavioral and Health Sciences, Business, for a Career Achievement Award (2018–2020). His research
Education, Liberal Arts, Media and Entertainment, Graduate areas include approximation theory, medical data analysis,
Studies, University College, and University Honors); Walker and computational statistics. His publications include two
Library; and the Faculty Senate. Art Professor Janet Higgins, books and more than 50 research articles in leading journals.
her student Kristi Baughman, and Darrell Callis Burks,
designer in Creative Marketing Solutions and 2000 B.F.A.
graduate, designed and executed the banners. The colors College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
used in each banner represent disciplines within the colleges. Dr. Rebecca Fischer received her bachelor’s degree
The University seal appears in the center of each banner, from Trinity University, her master’s degree from McGill
symbolizing that the whole is greater than any of its parts. University, and her Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. She
joined the MTSU faculty in 1995 as a member of the
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology program,
BANNER CARRIERS where her teaching focuses on phonetics, hearing and
speech science, and audiology. Her research interests
College of Basic and Applied Sciences include the relationship between hearing loss and cognitive
function. Fischer received the Outstanding Teaching Award
Dr. Don Hong, professor of Mathematical Sciences and
in 1998 and 2013.
well-known speaker and researcher, directs MTSU’s award-
winning Actuarial Science program. Hong earned his Ph.D.
in Applied Mathematics from Texas A&M University and Jennings A. Jones College of Business
completed his postdoctoral training at the University of
Texas at Austin in Computational Mathematics. Before Dr. Tom Morgan is an assistant professor in the
moving to MTSU, he was a tenured professor at East Department of Management in the Jones College of
Tennessee State University, where he directed the actuarial Business. He received his undergraduate degree and
mathematics program. He has also been a visiting professor Master of Business Administration degree from Arkansas
in the departments of Mathematics and Biostatistics at State University. He earned the Ph.D. in Business with a
Vanderbilt University as well as an intern at the Texas concentration in Logistics Systems from the University of
Department of Insurance. North Texas in 2018. Morgan teaches Supply Chain
Operations, Distribution, and International Sourcing.
9Morgan’s research interests include supply chain learning At MTSU, Gordon teaches live-event television program
and business relationship building. Morgan has guest production, including sporting events, television concerts,
lectured at Arkansas State University, Indiana State series, newscasts, and awards shows. His students produce
University, and the Air Force Institute of Technology. live, 10-camera football, basketball, volleyball, and
Prior to joining MTSU, Morgan spent nearly 30 years in soccer games for ESPN+ and for broadcast. They have
private industry. After receiving his Ph.D., he was an also produced TV concerts for Bonnaroo, the Nashville
associate professor of Supply Chain Management and Symphony, Capitol Records, and professional acts at the
director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Franklin Theatre such as Sierra Hull, Richard Thompson,
Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania. While at Phil Keaggy, Gretchen Peters, Riders In The Sky, and others.
Shippensburg, he was awarded the Charles H. Diller Gordon is the Faculty Senate president for 2021–22,
Service Award in recognition of his contribution toward program coordinator for the Video and Film Live
growth of the entrepreneurship center. Production degree program, faculty advisor for the
student-run television station MT10, and executive
producer for the student-staffed television production
College of Education company, Media Arts Productions.
Dr. Heather Kaye Dillard is an associate professor in the
Gordon produces and directs the WNPT interview/
Womack Educational Leadership Department. She earned
performance television series The Songwriters for the
her B.S. in Geoscience Education from Middle Tennessee
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and MTSU, which is
State University in 1997. She then began her teaching
hosted by former College of Media and Entertainment
career as a high school Social Studies teacher with Metro
Dean Ken Paulson. This is the first MTSU-based television
Davidson County Schools. She later completed two
series produced for PBS stations.
additional degrees from Middle Tennessee State
University—an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction and Gordon has produced and directed three modern dance
an Ed.S. in Curriculum and Technology. Upon moving to a videos for the professional dance company New Dialect
middle school in the Rutherford County School System, and a series of 4K, 360-degree music videos for multi-
she began working with student teachers. This led her to Grammy winner Mark O’Connor.
complete an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Gordon has taught as an exchange faculty at the University
Tennessee State University so that she would be qualified of Salford at Media CityUK in Manchester England, guest
to continue that work in higher education. Since arriving lectures at the University of Cincinnati, and was selected as
at MTSU in 2013, she has taught undergraduate and a Fulbright Award alternate by the Council for International
graduate courses in the Educational Leadership Exchange of Scholars to teach at the Baltic Film, Media,
Department and in the College of Education’s Assessment, Arts and Communication School at Tallinn University in
Learning, and School Improvement doctoral program. Tallinn, Estonia.
Partnering with local school systems to effectively prepare
Gordon also was also selected as a recipient of the 2017–
teacher candidates and to offer support to current teachers
18 and the 2019–20 Outstanding Experiential Learning
and administrators is a great joy for her. Dillard maintains
(EXL) Faculty Award.
extensive affiliations through national, state, and local
professional organizations and presents at numerous
education conferences. Her main research interest College of Graduate Studies
includes professional learning communities and support
for novice teachers. Dr. Jim K. Rost is originally from Chicago. He was always
very active in the youth sports community and eventually
earned a baseball scholarship to MidAmerica Nazarene
Faculty Senate University in 1990 and lettered there for three years before
an injury cut his career short. While at MNU, he performed
Mr. Robert Gordon, associate professor in the College
athletic training duties in various sports until his graduation
of Media and Entertainment, earned his B.F.A. in
in 1994. He then became a therapeutic exercise specialist
Broadcasting and M.B.A. in Marketing from the University
in two clinical physical therapy settings until 1997. Rost
of Cincinnati.
graduated from San Diego State University with a master’s
Gordon has been teaching multicamera television in Sport Psychology in 1999 and then went on to work
program production at MTSU for the past 14 years. in academic support for student athletes as a counselor
He also has been a national television producer for and administrator at the University of Southern California,
many years, producing a wide range of entertainment Louisiana State University, MTSU, and Auburn University
programming for Cinemax, PBS, CMT, TNN, GMC, The from 1999–2011. Rost left college athletics and returned to
Family Channel, syndication, and home video. MTSU in an administrative post in the College of Education
10as the advising manager for Student Success and Advising Since joining the faculty at Middle Tennessee State
Services and completed his Ph.D. in Human Performance University in 2013, Donham has taught numerous
in 2015. In addition to his administrative post, Rost was an undergraduate and graduate courses including Marketing
adjunct instructor in the Health and Human Performance of Recordings, Digital Strategies for the Music Business,
Department from 2013–2020. Rost completed the Entertainment Branding, and Research in the Music
College and University Teaching Certificate in Higher Industry. She frequently teaches online courses and was
Education Administration in 2020 and was appointed to the recipient of the 2016 Outstanding Achievement in
the position of assistant professor in Educational Leadership Instructional Technology Award. Donham is a graduate of
in August 2020. He is currently the coordinator for the Leadership Music (class of 2012), as well as a member of
Ed.D. in Assessment, Learning, and Student Success the Television Academy and the Country Music Association.
Higher Education concentration at MTSU. Rost resides in
Murfreesboro and enjoys golfing in his spare time.
University Honors College
Dr. Joan E. McRae is professor of French in the Department
College of Liberal Arts of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at Middle
Dr. Arunesh Nadgir is the coordinator of Keyboard Studies Tennessee State University, with degrees from Agnes
and an associate professor in the MTSU School of Music. Scott College (B.A.), Middlebury College (M.A.), and
Nadgir has performed as a soloist and chamber musician the University of Virginia (Ph.D.). She teaches in both
in the United States, South America, Europe, and Asia. He graduate and undergraduate programs in Honors, French,
maintains a private piano studio, frequently adjudicates Humanities, and Liberal Arts, on campus and online. Her
music competitions, and serves on the executive board of research activity includes published books and articles on
the Tennessee Music Teachers Association. He has previously medieval literature and manuscript studies, French film, and
held teaching positions at New England Conservatory’s study abroad; she also edits, creates, and translates articles
Preparatory and Continuing Education departments, the for Wikipedia.
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and the Point CounterPoint
Music Camp. His students have been accepted to music
festivals and college music programs across the country and
University College
have won top prizes at pre-college and college-level music Dr. Vivian Alley is a professor teaching prescribed
competitions. Nadgir holds degrees from the New England mathematics courses in the University Studies Department.
Conservatory of Music, The Juilliard School, and the Eastman She graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with
School of Music. her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in
Mathematics and with her Specialist in Education degree.
She also graduated from Tennessee State University with her
College of Media and Entertainment Doctor of Education. She has made numerous presentations
Ms. Tammy Donham received her Bachelor of Science in at the state and national levels and has published several
Marketing degree from Western Kentucky University and articles in professional journals. She serves as coordinator
her Master of Business Administration degree from Middle over the Mathematics area in her department, as a
Tennessee State University. Donham worked for Fruit member on many committees in her department and for
the University, and as faculty advisor of Alpha Omega (a
of the Loom Inc. in several marketing capacities before
Christian student organization). She is a member of the
moving in 1996 to Nashville where she worked for nearly
Tennessee Association of Student Success and Retention,
17 years for the Country Music Association (CMA).
where she served as membership chair for 11 years and
She held various marketing positions within CMA, as treasurer for six years. She was honored to receive the
ultimately rising to vice-president of marketing. While in Educator of the Year Award from the Tennessee Association
her post as VP, she oversaw all marketing, creative services, for Developmental Education and the NADE (National
and research efforts for the CMA Awards, CMA Music Association for Developmental Education) Award for
Festival, and CMA Country Christmas events and television Outstanding Service to Developmental Education Students.
specials, including broadcast, digital, radio, out-of-home,
and print initiatives. She was CMA’s lead liaison with ABC
Television Marketing, Synergy, and Affiliate teams and
worked closely with these, as well as other event partners,
to maximize promotional and brand-building opportunities
for CMA properties across all platforms.
11James E. Walker Library
Ms. Beverly J. Geckle earned her M.L.S. from the
University of Maryland and an M.A. in Historical Studies
from the University of Maryland–Baltimore County. She is
the Continuing Resources librarian in the Collection
Development and Management Department at Walker
Library. She manages the unit responsible for acquiring print
and electronic information resources. She has been a faculty
member at MTSU since 2006 after several years at the
University of Baltimore Law Library. A few years after
arriving at Walker Library, Geckle initiated and managed a
project to make microfilm copies of the MTSU student
newspaper, Sidelines. This project preserved the newspaper
and has enabled its digitization, making it more accessible
and available to future users. She has presented at national
conferences and is an active member of NASIG, a
professional organization committed to improving the
management of information resources. She served as
treasurer of NASIG from 2013–2016. She also served as
co-chair of the planning committee for the NASIG annual
conference held in Nashville in 2012. Geckle’s current
research interests include the role of learned societies in
scholarly publishing.
12THE COLLEGE OF Graduate Studies
Doctor of Philosophy
Jessica Paz Salita Abarquez-New Nicole Neal Crouch
M.S., Radford University M.Ed., Tennessee Technological University
B.A., Radford University B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University
“From Vague Standards to Qualitative Clarity: “The Effect of a Knowledge-Based Curriculum Using
A Validation Study of the Multicultural Text Science Read-Alouds on Vocabulary, Content, and
Selection Rubric” Listening Comprehension Outcomes with Preschoolers”
Hooded by: Katie Schrodt Hooded by: Eric Oslund
Rawsam Samir Alasmar Atia Ferdousee
M.B.A., Governors State University M.A., Middle Tennessee State University
M.S., Rochester Institute of Technology M.S., Jahangirnagar University
B.S., Rochester Institute of Technology B.S., Jahangirnagar University
“The Effect of the Pendl Training on Balance, Hip “Three Chapters on Electric Vehicle Adoption”
Flexibility, Back Strength and Power in Adults with Hooded by: Michael Roach
Chronic Low Back Pain After an 8-Week Strength
Training Program when Compared to a Control Group” Jennifer Lynn Francois
Hooded by: Sandra Stevens Ed.S., Middle Tennessee State University
M.A., Webster University
John Dale Butwell B.A., Webster University
M.A., Eastern Kentucky University “Effectiveness of Multimodal Feedback and Formulaic
B.A., Indiana University Bloomington Sequences on Fluency in Academic Speaking Tasks of
“Mark Twain’s Ambivalence toward the ‘Tennessee Land’ Secondary School English Learners”
and his Pioneer Roots in Kentucky: The ‘Savage’ Other Hooded by: Mohammed Albakry
and the ‘Sivilized’ Order”
Hooded by: Carl Ostrowski Matthew Stanley Grisnik
M.S., Marshall University
Leonard James Casterline B.S., University of Findlay
M.S., Cumberland University “Bat Microbiome Resistance through Functional
B.S., Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Redundancy in Response to a Fungal Pathogen”
“Online and Virtual Training During the COVID-19 Hooded by: Donald Walker
Pandemic”
Hooded by: Jennifer Caputo Colbi Layne Williams Hogan
M.Ed., Auburn University
Gerald Wayne Christian Jr. B.A., Auburn University
M.Ed., Middle Tennessee State University “Displaced to Save the World: Strategies for Using
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University Historic Preservation and Education to Interpret
“The Pursuit of Sexual Activity for People with Pre-1942 Communities in Oak Ridge, Tennessee”
Quadriplegia and the Surrounding Stigma: Psychological Hooded by: Carroll Van West
and Sociological Determinants Important to the Pursuit
of Sexual Activity” Robert Corbitt Huseth
Co-Hooded by: Angie Bowman and Joey Gray M.S., Middle Tennessee State University
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Rebecca Elizabeth Claypool “The Effects of an Aerobic-Based Conditioning
M.S., Middle Tennessee State University Program on Veterans with PTSD Symptoms and
B.A., Lipscomb University Sleep Deficiencies”
“Trauma-Informed Practice among Exercise Professionals Hooded by: Sandra Stevens
as a Developing Determinant of Exercise Behavior for
Survivors of Sexual Abuse”
Hooded by: Bethany Wrye
The listing of degree candidates and the announced honor distinctions are tentative and subject to final certification of graduation.
13Alysia Ann Jenkins Stephanie Danielle Shelton
M.S., Middle Tennessee State University M.A., University of Arkansas–Fayetteville
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.A., University of Maryland University College
“Physical Education and the Edtpa: Examining ACT, GPA, “Forming Red Clay: The Cultural Landscape History
Praxis Exams, and Coursework as Predictors of Success” of Red Clay State Historic Park”
Hooded by: Tina Hall Hooded by: Carroll Van West
Zhigang Jia Dorothy E. Simmons
M.Ed., Northeast Normal University M.A.Ed., Tennessee State University
B.S., Jilin University B.S., Tennessee State University
“Science International Teaching Assistants’ Development “The Effects of a Plant-based Diet on Self-reported
of Cultural Competence and Teaching Self-efficacy in Prediabetes in Davidson, Hamilton, and Rutherford
U.S. Classrooms” Counties in Tennessee”
Hooded by: Grant Gardner Hooded by: Andrew Owusu
Candice Marie Quinn Leah Claybrook Vallely
M.S., Cleveland State University M.A.Ed., Western Carolina University
B.S., Cleveland State University M.Ed., Auburn University
“Group Testing and Sense of Belonging in Reform-Based B.A., Auburn University
Calculus: Equitable for All Women?” “Cold War Imperatives and the Transformation of Spaces
Hooded by: Jennifer Kaplan in Huntsville, Alabama”
Hooded by: Amy Louise Sayward
Samuel Douglas Reed
M.A., Bowling Green State University Sarah Jo Wanner
B.S., Millersville University of Pennsylvania M.S., University of Southern Mississippi
“Connecting Logic and Proof Techniques: Identifying B.A., University of Jamestown
Learning in an Introduction to Proofs Course” “Narrowing the Gap: The Mediated Field Experience as
Hooded by: Sarah Bleiler-Baxter a Pedagogy to Identify and Build Coherence Between
Mathematics Methods Coursework and
Kelsie Nicole Roberts Field Experience”
M.A., Middle Tennessee State University Hooded by: Alyson Lischka
M.S., Middle Tennessee State University
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
“An Examination of the Physical and Technical Game
Performance of a Division I Women’s Soccer Team across
Varying Rest Periods”
Co-Hooded by: Jennifer L. Caputo and Joey Gray
Specialist in Education
Alicia Bryanne Bonnington Autumn Margaret Lynch
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Briana Nicole Cutliff Jana L. Moon
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Rebecca Erin Lowe Morgan Reavis
Ph.D., Western Michigan University B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
M.A., Western Michigan University Anthony Peterson
B.A., Hope College M.A., Scarritt Graduate School
B.A., Willamette University
14 The listing of degree candidates and the announced honor distinctions are tentative and subject to final certification of graduation.Master’s Degrees
MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY Sarah Anne Graff
B.S., Louisiana State University
Bain Wilkinson Carpenter Jr.
B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University Jocelyn A. Grzybowski
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Evgheni Alexandr Cuzmin B.A., Middle Tennessee State University
B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Haley Hembree
Alexia Nicole Grogan B.S., Mississippi State University
B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Charles C. Hicks
Griffin Stanley Hill B.A., Lee University
B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Abdirahim Ibrahim Hilowle
Adam Luis Juarez B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University
B.S., Brigham Young University–Idaho
Michael Gatwec Joak
Jinshi Li B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
M.S., Peking University
B.S., Shenyang Agricultural University Brent William Larison
B.S., Boise State University
Katherine Nell Moore
B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University Myra A. Pennington
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Clayton Alexander Seaman
B.B.A., Harding University Camila Perez
B.A. Middle Tennessee State University
Samantha Jo Sprayberry
B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University Reed Whitfield Priest
B.S., Belmont University
Nathaniel James Stokely
B.S., North Carolina State University Derek James Robinson
B.A., Columbia College–Chicago
Rustam M. Wadia
B.B.A., Austin Peay State University Victor Morton Sanchez Jr.
B.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Gregory Boyd Silverman
MASTER OF ARTS B.S., University of Alabama
John Neyland Broadwell
Mariyam Sumaiya
B.A., Lipscomb University
B.S., American University of Sharjah
Kelsey Rene Byerly
Sarah Elizabeth Tucker
B.A., University of South Florida
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Lidia Louise Burrows
Megan Kathleen Vazquez
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
B.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Justice Montana Cundiff
Risa Jane Witherow
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Sarah Frances Dean
Heather Nicole Wood
B.S., University of Maryland
B.A., Lee University
Autumn Grace Evans-Wilent
B.A., SUNY at Buffalo MASTER OF BUSINESS
Shelby Elizabeth French ADMINISTRATION
B.A., Western Kentucky University
Jaylon Michael Bachman
B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University
The listing of degree candidates and the announced honor distinctions are tentative and subject to final certification of graduation.
15Chelsey J. Curtis Georgialee Kaitlin Hanks
B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Madeline Sinclaire Deffendall Allison Ela Haslett
B.S., Tennessee Technological University B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Zachary Jackson Edwards Shiloh Bleu Nunley
B.F.A., University of Tennessee B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Sydney Raelene Ricki Glaser Caleb M. Utterback
B.M., University of Idaho B.S., University of Tennessee–Martin
Kevin J. Groogan Jr.
B.B.A., University of Tennessee MASTER OF EDUCATION
Patricia Marie Hassell Sweety Jiten Anand
B.B.A., Austin Peay State University B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Katherine Hickman Ashley Leighann Bija
B.S.B.A., University of Tennessee B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Rachel Elizabeth Hudgins Nicole Eva Browning
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.S., Texas State University
Cynthia Renae Jensen Elsa Louann Davis
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.S., University of Tennessee–Chattanooga
Jonathan David Lawshe Stephen Daniel Dunaway
B.S., Christian Brothers University B.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Daniel Claiborne Leeson Tracy Taylor Dyer
B.B.A., East Tennessee State University M.Ed., Union University
B.A., University of Tennessee
Melissa Limbaugh
B.S., University of Alabama Georgia H. Hemrick
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Matthew Keith Martin
B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University Bethany T. Jacobs
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Yvana Vinicia E. McDonald
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University Jennifer Paige Johannesen
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
James Naron
B.S., University of Memphis Ariel Dawn Jones
B.A., Tennessee Technological University
Daniel Manes Peabody
B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania Ryan H. Locke
B.S., Cumberland University
Taylor Leigh Timmons
B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University Houston Luke Nichols
B.S., University of Tennessee–Chattanooga
Cell Willis Waller III
B.S.Ed., University of Tennessee Amy Joy Redhair
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
MASTER OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE Amy Catherine Royer
B.M., Belmont University
Hezekiah R. Cuffy
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University Brittany N. Waltman
B.A., University of Tennessee
Ikeia U. Gaines
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University Drew Hardison Vannatta
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
16 The listing of degree candidates and the announced honor distinctions are tentative and subject to final certification of graduation.MASTER OF FINE ARTS MASTER OF SCIENCE
Andrew James Bainton Olatunji Oluwabanke Adeyeye
B.A., Whitman College B.S., Federal University of Technology–Akure
Christopher Lippincott Christian Victor Antonacci
B.S., Loyola University New Orleans B.A., Butler University
Kaitlyn Barnett
MASTER OF LIBRARY SCIENCE B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Charles Brooks Benjamin Tomilayo Faridah Bello
M.A.E., Bethel University–Tennessee B.S., Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Iram Benavy
William Clifton B.S.N., Tennessee State University
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Tevry H. Benavy
Kelsey Lynn Dennis B.S.N., Tennessee State University
B.S., Martin Methodist College
Andrew James Bowman
Mary E. Dunbar B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
B.S., Tennessee State University
Michael S. Bull
Alicia Maria James B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
B.S., Martin Methodist College
Ricardo Castillo
Christy Diane Schwab B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
B.S.Ed.,Indiana University–Gary
Zuyu Chen
Ashley Elizabeth Sloniecki B.A.D., Guangxi University
B.S.W., Middle Tennessee State University
Larry Christley
Heather Noel Weerasekera B.S., University of Tennessee–Martin
B.S., Lee University
Amanda Leigh Counce
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Ruoyun Cui
Kori C. Cupp B.A.D., Guangxi University
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Trevor Davenport
Jeremy Griffith B.B.A, Middle Tennessee State University
B.S., Towson University
Evan William Davis
Luisa A. Heifner B.S., University of Louisiana–Monroe
B.A., SUNY at Buffalo
Edward DeMesa
Austin O Ryan Howard M.Ed., Vanderbilt University
B.A., Flagler College B.S., Vanderbilt University
Alexandria Lynn Lamey Michael Delorm
B.S., Tennessee Technological University B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Danario Juwanne Deveaux
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Olivia Claire Robinson Anna Gabriela Dumont
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
The listing of degree candidates and the announced honor distinctions are tentative and subject to final certification of graduation.
17Kami Sharik Dyer Deborah Ngozi Nwadibie
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.S., University of Benin
Jamshid Edward Farzidayeri Jessica Ashton Reece
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
B.B.A., Fort Hays State University
Brandon T. Sadley
James Samuel Fassnacht B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Rymoun E. Said
Trevor Ferguson B.S., University of Tennessee
B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University
B.A., University of Alabama Stephanie A. Saloom
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Juan Jesus Garcia Mendez B.B.A., University of Central Florida
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Alissa Frances Saulk
Joshua Allen Gile B.S., Ithaca College
B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Gianni Joseph Scramuzza
Alissa Frances Sauk Giles B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University
B.S., Ithaca College
Chrystena Kc Smith
Chad Randal Hamby B.B.A., Tennessee State University
B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Ethan Daniel Stacey
Kyra D.S. Hardy B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University
B.B.A., Austin Peay State University
Kayla M. Stiles
Khaled W. Hasan B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
B.S., Al-Balqa Applied University
Ashton Mae Stowe
Christopher Cody Holmes B.S., University of Memphis
B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology
Tingting Sun
Charles Wilcox Johnson B.A.D., Guangxi University
B.S., Belmont University
Christina Tarpey
Michael P. Kramer B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University
Ning Wang
Allison Xiaomin Ladage Ph.D., Fudan University
B.S., Saint Louis University–Missouri
Zhiang Wang
Tom Floris Moonen M.S., Middle Tennessee State University
B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University B.A.D., Guangxi University
Derek Scott Morris Kirsten Nicole Welch
B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Atzimba Macias Motley Spendylove Duncan Williams
B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University B.S., University of Cape Coast
Benaiah Muimui Musangu Jakub Wolfe
B.S., Ufa State Petroleum Technological University B.A., Middle Tennessee State University
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Alexis Myers
B.S., Tennessee Technological University Yingjia Yan
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Katherine Elaine Myers
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University Zhibin Yang
B.A.D., Guangxi University
Parisa Nasrzadeh
M.S., Islamic Azad University North
B.A.D., Islamic Azad University North
18 The listing of degree candidates and the announced honor distinctions are tentative and subject to final certification of graduation.Lara Young Devin Renee Pimentel
B.A., University of Tennessee B.S.N., Middle Tennessee State University
Chuanlong Zhang Tammy Ruddle
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.S.N., University of North Alabama
B.S., University of North Alabama
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING Hunter L. Shrum
B.S.N., Union University
Katherine Atwood B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
B.S.N., Cumberland University
Chelsey Brooke Simerly
McFerrin Sledd Berryhill B.S.N., Middle Tennessee State University
B.S.N., University of Memphis
B.S., University of Mississippi Brittney Sinclair
B.S.N., Marian College
Jacqueline Thomas Clare
B.S., Chamberlain University–Addison Morgan Elizabeth Threlkeld
B.S.N., Western Kentucky University
Kelly Crowley
B.S.N., Indiana University Bloomington Shelby Lynn VanFleet
B.S.N., University of Tennessee–Martin
Cassandra Leigh Curtis
B.S.N., Middle Tennessee State University
MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK
Lily Durias
B.A., Mountain View College Philippines Latika Rochelle Alexander
B.S.W., Middle Tennessee State University
Courtney E. Gabbard
B.S., University of Louisville T’Shina Baker
B.S.W., Middle Tennessee State University
Lauren Alexandra Halprin
B.S.N., Marian College Quontesa LaWanda Chambers
B.S., Florida State University B.S.W., Middle Tennessee State University
Candler Robinson Huddleston Megan Easterling
B.S.N., University of Alabama M.Ed., University of Alabama–Birmingham
B.A.COMM., University of Alabama
Katie Lynn Johnson
B.S., Western Governors University Caitlyn Alexis Febles
B.S.W., Middle Tennessee State University
Debra Faye Landwehr
B.S.N., Middle Tennessee State University Abigail Allison Feyka
B.S.W., Middle Tennessee State University
Lindsey Kelton Lee
B.S.N., University of Tennessee Health Science Center Tytiauna Justice-Jameria Jhzane Ruffin
B.S., University of Tennessee B.S.W., University of Tennessee
Amber Lovelace McLean Linda Dashee Williams
B.S.N., Lincoln Memorial University B.S.W., Middle Tennessee State University
B.A., University of Tennessee
April Christina Porter Mullins MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING
B.S.N., Tennessee State University
Julia Elizabeth Trudel
Meredith VonBieberstein Neale B.A., Millsaps College
B.S.N., Chamberlain University–Addison
B.S., Louisiana Technological University
The listing of degree candidates and the announced honor distinctions are tentative and subject to final certification of graduation.
19Undergraduate Degrees
COLLEGE OF Basic and Applied Sciences
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Benjamin Thomas Fortin Amber Dawn Moreno
Christopher Logan Franzone Christian Jett Newby
Crystal Jennifer Acosta S. Jackson Oakey
Tyler Bradford Freid
Ahmed Mohammed A. Alaqil Mary E. Parsley
Erik J. Gadke
Nia Simone Allen Jarrett Michael Patmore
Kristen C. Gardner
Ahmed Mansour M. Almalki Steven Tyler Perry
Christian David Garrison
Moataz Alqahtani Emily Sophia Peterson
Desmond Giathi
Abdulmoez Arab William Slayton Pettit
Kyle Gilmore
Christopher Ayers McKayla Paige Petty
Kevin R. Gormley
Mina M. Azzab Daniel T. Pollard
Colin McGinnis Gorton
Jordan Nicole Barlog Oxana Sergeevna Puzyreva
Carson Haines
Brandt Austin Bickford Glenn Mitchell Randolph
Aaron Layne Hall
Abdulrahim Mohammed A. Bin Mulayh Ronald Marc Robbins
David Hana
Jimmy David Brindley Jr. Colleen Marie Roberts
Mina N. Hanna
Elijah Len Burks Ramonda Robinson Jr.
Hagir Nagi Hauter
Ashlee Rickel Colebrook Sarah Glynn Saddler
Caleb Scott Hogg
Kaleb Alexander Conner Naimatullah Sakhi
Roisha D. Holmes
John Bowman Craig Thawng Sian Deih Sang
Farilyn Laniece Hurt
James Edward Crosby Jr. Benjamyn Savard
Andrew Michael Jeschke
Zackaree Ryon Croslin Terryn Joel Seaton
Trinite’ S. Johnson
James Baron Cummings III Dalia A. Serna
Nathan Caleb Jones
Kayla May America Cuyugan Alexander D. Shawa
Zachary D. Jones
Ashley Brooke Cyr Jonathan Wayne Smotherman
Kara Mia Joy
Evan Patrick DeMato George B. Spivey
Andrew Jamison King
Miguel Diaz Tristan M. Stuart
Daniel Wayne King
Andrew Bailey Dobbins James Erick Swiderski
Ryan M. Kulaga
Ryan Wiley Doole Brianna Michelle Taylour
Michael A. Kwarteng
Deepti Dulal Mya R. Vader
Trevor Lattimer
Benjamin Clarke Duval Gunnar F. Vantrease
Jake Callan Linville
Collin Dyer Jack Bennie Vardamis
Hayden Paul Locum
Nicole Lidell Dyer Chloe Alexanderia Watts
Austin Lee Lucas
Blaze Christian Eady Jessop Watts
Lance Michael Lucas
Nicholas Harvey Echols Jacob Holden Wells
Samuel D. Ludwikowski
Madison B. Edwards Austen Parker Whelan
Malik Rashad Manciel
Ryan John Elshoff Nathan Jaynes White
John Tyler Mays
Bailey E. Enoch Shalyn D. Willard
John Barclay McAden III
Justin Michael Ernst Cassandra Marie Williams
Dakota Lee McDonald
Peyton Alexander Evans Joshua D. Willis
Dylan Lee McDonald
Philip Dwight Farmer James Jay Wright
Anthony Utah McEntire
Tyler John Firman Joseph James Zimmerman
Kelsey Laine Metcalf
Joseph L. Flemings Jace Brooks Zipp
Jason Nicolas Montoya
20 The listing of degree candidates and the announced honor distinctions are tentative and subject to final certification of graduation.COLLEGE OF
Behavioral and Health Sciences
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Mason Riley Finney Ana Yanira Lewis
Michael Gerard Fitzgibbons Zynaya Camille Lewis
Ashik Abro
Malcolm Carlos Freeman Emily Nicole Locke
Deena Fuad Ahmad
Delaney Shea Freeze Jessica Wynne Loso
Chelsey Nicole Allen
Dynasti Frieson Megan Nicole Lush
Carrie Renay Altizer
Wesley C. Frisbee Daniel Kengo Lyons
Kylee Amelia Alvarez
Alyncia M. Fryer Lateiria Emonie Manuel
Monica Arias-Serrano
Aliana R. Garcia Anthony Wayne Martin Jr.
Claudia LeeAnn Ashford
Jaquisha Lorene Gooch Tascha Lynn Martin
Hilarie Leah Austin
Landon Chance Griffin Camiyah V. Mays
Amber Nicole Baldwin
Jazmin Alexis Griné Madison B. McCormick
Jarod Randall Ball
Veyan Guly Krista Ailene Mellberg
Taylor Nicole Ball
Christina Gelene Hagler Devin Blake Meno
Madison Danielle Barker
Reagan O. Hall Megan Cordelia Mills
Abigail Corrine Baughman
Alessandria Vania Hanson Lillian Sage Mitchell
Hope Aleah Beard
Mekayla Briaun Hartsell Mattison Cherie-Gabriella Moon
Heather Marie Beardsley
Aniyah S. Harwell Jordan Levine Moore
Madilyn Brooke Beddingfield
Clifton G. Hatch Whitney Danielle Moore
Katherine D. Berman
Christian D. Haynes Madeeah Maryam Muhammad
Lynsey N. Berner
Katelin Colleen Henson Daisy Munoz
Tierney N. Blair
Stacey Herndon Ebony Brooke Nelson
Kaitlyn N. Blalock
Keara J. Herrod Idalynn Genevary Nix
Edwin J. Bolden
Marcea D. Herron Misty Onevathana
Dylan Blake Booker
Gracie Rose Holland Natalie Jean Parker
Daniel P. Bridges
William H. Hunt II Cassidy Catelyne Erwin Parrish
Kathryn Marcella Brohm
Lucia Hurtado Escoto Neil Vipul Patel
Heaven Brown
Bailey Nicole Hutchison Bailey Alexandra Peterson
Daniel Christian Ryan Brunner
Kevin James Hyland John Andrew Petty
Jeffrey T. Bryant
Kacie Alexandria Jackson Summer Pritchard
Jelaine Bundren
Matthew J. Jakubosky Valerie Wade Pulk
James B. Butler IV
Kendall M. Jennings Evan Parker Rives
Tanner Luke Campbell
Molly Kate Jennings Valerie R. Schrock
Kimani Shabray Churn
Caitlin Paige Johnson Maegan Ashley Self
Johnathon A. Cleek
Jade Promise Johnson Destiny C. Shaw
Patrick Micheal Cochrane
MiKayla Johnson Scottie Loren Smalls
Brian L. Coffey II
Charlise Nichole Jones Makayla Dyann Smith
Olivia Jo Craker
Jamal L. Jones Mckenna L. Smith
T’Ann A. Crozier
Engy I. Kamal Kelbie Grace Snipes
Kameron M. Crum
Marion Kanipe Abigail Lynzee Spradlin
Jacquelyn E. Davis
Alana M. Kassing Cooper S. Sprouse
Jenna Moore Demonbreun
Shane T. Keene Baine Wymon Stanlick
Sarah Elizabeth Diaz
Kirk Allen Kemp John Boyd Thomas Jr.
Brian Austin Dillingham
Mattison Jaine King Markus A. Thomas
Cyndy Doan
Merissa Hope King Tyler S. Thurman
Abany V. Dugger
McKenna Lorene Kraemer DeNiro Deshun Tillman
Laura Beth Fabick
Zachary James Leinen Kobe Andru Timberlake
The listing of degree candidates and the announced honor distinctions are tentative and subject to final certification of graduation.
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