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The University of Virginia’s College at Wise
COMMENCEMENT
CLASS OF 2021
May 8, 2021 | Carl Smith Stadium | UVA WiseThe University of Virginia’s College at Wise
COMMENCEMENT
CLASS OF 2021
May 8, 2021
Every attempt is made to ensure the accuracy of this program. The degree candidates in this program
were applicants for degrees as of April 23, 2021. Any necessary changes in the awarding of diplomas
and/or conferral of degrees will be made in the Office of the College Registrar for the official records. In
addition, honors designations in this program are based on coursework completed as of the end of the
Fall 2020 semester and may be adjusted based on all reported college coursework. Final honors will be
published on all official transcripts.Table of Contents Dear Graduates,
Congratulations to you, the Class of 2021, for your
remarkable achievements.
Commencement Ceremony 2
You have just completed the requirements for the
Commencement Procession 4 baccalaureate degree. This is a formidable task in any year,
but especially noteworthy during a pandemic.
Commencement Speaker 5
You reinvented the college experience during the COVID-19
Honorary Class Speaker 6 pandemic. I know it has not been easy. Not only have you
persevered, you have thrived!
Candidates for Degrees 7
You decided that your undergraduate education is non-
History of The University of Virginia’s College at Wise 13 negotiable. You remained hopeful and optimistic about your
future and the opportunities that lie ahead.
Graduation with Academic Distinction 14
The world has changed in the last year, and your UVA Wise education leaves you better
Academic Regalia, Mace and Medallion Information 16 prepared to meet and shape this new world.
Board Information 19 As you embark on your next chapter, be unafraid to express your truest voices and authentic
selves; to brave adversity; and to face challenges with both curiosity and grace.
Alumni Association Letter to Graduates 23
The UVA Wise faculty, staff, boards and your fellow students are honored to have been your
The Alma Mater “Dogwood and Rhododendron” 24 dynamic partners on this journey. We look forward to your continued accomplishments and
success.
Acknowledgements 25
Today you become the College’s newest alumni. Please stay connected to your friends and
Guest Information mentors through the UVA Wise Alumni Association and continue to play a part in the College
and its future.
Again, you have my heartfelt congratulations for fulfilling a long-held goal.
With my very best wishes,
Donna P. Henry, Ph.D.
ChancellorThe Commencement Ceremony
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM “The Star-Spangled Banner” INTRODUCTION OF THE SPEAKER Chancellor Henry
F. S. Key and J. S. Smith
Hannah W. Ryan — Recorded COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Alan Levine
Executive Chairman, President, and C.E.O.,
THE PROCESSIONAL Bagpipes Ballad Health
Randy D. Stanley ’78 — Recorded
Conner D. Stanley ’16 — Recorded PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES Trisha Folds-Bennett
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
“Pomp and Circumstance”
AWARDING OF DEGREES Chancellor Henry
Edgar Elgar, arr. by Clare Grundman
The UVA Wise Highland Winds — Recorded
Richard D. Galyean, Director INDUCTION OF GRADUATES INTO Santana L. Vasquez ’07
THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION President, Alumni Association
WELCOME Donna P. Henry
Chancellor
THE ALMA MATER “Dogwood and Rhododendron”
GREETINGS James E. Ryan T. W. Gibson and G. A. Gurney
President, University of Virginia Hannah W. Ryan, Director
The UVA Wise Concert Choir — Recorded
GREETINGS Marcia A. Gilliam ’82
CLOSING REMARKS Chancellor Henry
Chair, The University of Virginia’s
College at Wise Board THE RECESSIONAL “Alleluia” from “Exultate, Jubilate”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arr. by John Boyd
GREETINGS Anthony Mason Phillips ’21 The UVA Wise Highland Winds — Recorded
President, Student Government Association
REFLECTIONS Madelyn L. Lawrence ’21
Ushers and official Commencement staff are wearing red vests and/or hanging nametags.
Honorary Class Speaker
Please see an usher if you need assistance.
2 3The Commencement Procession Commencement Speaker
GRAND MARSHAL
Alan Levine
Michael E. O’Donnell
Alan Levine, executive chairman, president, and chief executive
officer of Ballad Health, will deliver the keynote address for The
DEPUTY GRAND MARSHAL University of Virginia’s College at Wise 2021 Commencement
Mark W. Clark exercises.
“The Class of 2021 has lived and studied under the rigors of
POOR FARM SOCIETY MACE a global pandemic for more than a year now,” said Chancellor
Joshua T. McCray Donna P. Henry in announcing the commencement speaker.
“It seemed fitting that Alan Levine serve as commencement
speaker since he and the heroes at Ballad Health have been on
THE CLASS OF 2021 the frontlines during the fight against the COVID-19 virus. I could
think of no one more appropriate.”
THE FACULTY With more than 25 years of hospital operations experience,
Levine has served as chief executive officer of hospitals and
CHANCELLOR’S CABINET health systems ranging from a small rural hospital to one of the
largest public systems in America. Prior to his role at Ballad
Health, Levine was the president and chief executive officer of Mountain States Health Alliance.
PLATFORM PARTY
Levine served on Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal’s cabinet as secretary of Louisiana’s Department
of Health and Hospitals and as Governor Jindal’s senior health policy advisor. He also served
FACULTY MARSHALS as deputy chief of staff and senior health policy advisor to Florida governor Jeb Bush prior to
John Mark Adrian his appointment by Governor Bush to serve as secretary of Florida’s Agency for Health Care
Priscilla B. Brame Administration, an agency responsible for administering a $17 billion budget. In these roles, Levine
oversaw the health care response to 12 major hurricanes making landfall in Florida and Louisiana,
R. Jeffrey Cantrell ’78 managed Louisiana’s response to the H1N1 Influenza Pandemic, led Louisiana’s effort to improve
Anthony L. Cashio child immunization rates from ranking 48th in the nation to 2nd, successfully advocated the passage
P. Andrew Cox of major and historic health care reforms in both states and was recognized for his efforts in
combating fraud and abuse in public health care programs.
Teena M. Fast ’90
J. Sanders Huguenin Levine currently serves on the board of governors of the State University System of Florida, the
Benjamin R. Mays ’85 governing body of Florida’s 12 state universities. He serves as chair of research and academic
excellence and has served as chair of Audit and Compliance. He serves as an appointee of
Michael R. McNulty Tennessee Governor Bill Lee on the Tennessee Charter School Commission, the body overseeing
Sabrina Qureshi the approval and governance of public charter schools statewide. Levine has also served as the
Steven Michael Shell ’01 Chair of the Florida Higher Education Coordinating Council, a policy-setting body for public and
private education in Florida.
Walter H. Smith
Jacob P. Somervell ’99 Recognized by Modern Healthcare magazine as one of the 30 Americans likely to have a powerful
impact on health care in the next 30 years, and as an up-and-comer in the health care industry, he
Margie A. Tucker
is widely recognized in the health care industry. Most recently, Levine was recognized as a Junior
Achievement Laureate and named to the Business Hall of Fame in upper East Tennessee.
Levine received a bachelor’s degree in health sciences, a master’s degree in business administration
and a master’s degree in health sciences from the University of Florida, where he is recognized as a
member of the University of Florida Hall of Fame. He is married to his wife, Laura, a nurse, and they
have two grown children, both with careers in health care.
4 5Honorary Class Speaker Candidates for Degrees
Katelyn Brooke Abbott Sydney Elise Bates Benjamin Scott Broyles
Madelyn L. Lawrence Bachelor of Art
Exercise Science /
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
Biology
Sports Management Biology Saint Paul, Virginia
Lynchburg, Virginia Wise, Virginia
Madelyn Lawrence, a resident of Harrisonburg, Virginia, is Scout Wylie Burge
the honorary student speaker for Commencement 2021 William Henry Addington Tierra Faith Bates Bachelor of Science
at UVA Wise. Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science Business Administration
Administration of Justice Business Administration Locust Grove, Virginia
Wise, Virginia Norton, Virginia
Lawrence, a biochemistry major, who has made a Christopher Austin Burke
name for herself on campus for tackling undergraduate Weston William Allen Aleksander Tobias Belcher Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science CUM LAUDE Music
research projects since her freshman year. She has also Psychology Bachelor of Arts Pound, Virginia
presented her research at prestigious conferences, Blacksburg, Virginia History
including the 2019 American Chemical Society National Norton, Virginia Eric Colin Burns
Conference. She was surprised to be published as a first Claudia Jane Alsup Bachelor of Science
CUM LAUDE Autumn Grace Bickert Management Information Systems
year student at UVA Wise, but she credits the faculty for Bachelor of Science in Nursing Bachelor of Science Oakwood, Virginia
encouraging her in her studies and her research. Jonesville, Virginia Biology
Lehighton, Pennsylvania Jessica Fay Caldwell
Bailey Rhianna Anderson Bachelor of Science
She has been published in Inorganica Chimica Acta for CUM LAUDE Morgan Danielle Blair Biology
her research on Binuclear Manganese-Iron Complexes COLLEGE HONORS MAGNA CUM LAUDE Wise, Virginia
Containing Ferrocenyl Thiosemicarbazones: Biological Bachelor of Arts COLLEGE HONORS
Exercise Science Bachelor of Science Zachary Robert Cannon
Activity and Carbon Monoxide-Releasing Properties. She Grundy, Virginia Biology Bachelor of Science
has also researched Glycoconjugation to Ruthenium- Whitesburg, Kentucky Business Administration
Pteridine Complexes: Towards Multifactorial Anticancer Agents. Joseph Ellis McDaniel Bailey Virginia Beach, Virginia
Bachelor of Science Tyler Joseph Blaum
Computer Science Bachelor of Arts Haley Rebecca Caudill
Lawrence plans to attend dental school at Virginia Commonwealth University, so it is not surprising Saint Paul, Virginia Health and Physical Education CUM LAUDE
she conducted a research project called Ethnodentistry in Tonga: A Study of Traditional Healers Mechanicsville, Virginia Bachelor of Science in Nursing
and the Bioactive Properties of Medicinal Plants Used for Dental Treatments. Unfortunately, the Johnathan Robert Baker Chilhowie, Virginia
CUM LAUDE Kaeleigh Lyn Bolling
COVID-19 pandemic prevented her from conducting research in Tonga as international travel was Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts Miranda LeAnne Chafin
halted. She also missed out on a trip to Italy as part of the Peake Honors Program. Health and Physical Education Exercise Science / Bachelor of Science
Woodstock, Virginia Sports Management Sociology
Pound, Virginia Nickelsville, Virginia
Lawrence was born in the small West Virginia town of Greenbank and later moved with her Leah Katherine Baker
family to Harrisonburg. She immediately felt at home when she arrived in Wise and has eagerly Bachelor of Science Cheyenne Elizabeth Boothe Sarah Angeline Chandler
engaged in a variety of community projects during her college career. When she saw the toll the Psychology Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Arts
pandemic was taking on fellow students, she initiated a COVID-19 Student Support Group for Gate City, Virginia Administration of Justice Liberal Arts and Sciences
Elliston, Virginia Big Stone Gap, Virginia
those struggling with mental health difficulties resulting from the pandemic. Sierra Jade Baker
Bachelor of Science Kristen Denae Brickey Starfire Ezekiel Cherrix
A student member of the UVA Wise Board, Lawrence is also a member of several organizations Business Administration Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Arts
Big Stone Gap, Virginia Business Administration Theatre
across campus, including the Darden Society, National Society of Leadership and Success and Wise, Virginia Floyd, Virginia
Pre-Professional Club. Additionally, she is a student justice of the Student Conduct Board, a Burley Walter Ball III
mathematics and chemistry tutor, and a leader on the Highland Cavalier volleyball team. CUM LAUDE Emily Christine Broadwater Andrea Ellen Church
Bachelor of Science in Nursing CUM LAUDE CUM LAUDE
Coeburn, Virginia Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Lawrence looks forward to attending dental school and is still considering plans for specialization Liberal Arts and Sciences Wise, Virginia
in a particular field. Louvina Lora Letha Ball Wise, Virginia
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Evan Spencer Collins
Coeburn, Virginia Shanley Rebekah Brooks Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science Psychology
Haley Alexis Barker Biology Coeburn, Virginia
CUM LAUDE East Stone Gap, Virginia
Bachelor of Arts Joshua Seth Compton
Music Micah Dillion Brown Bachelor of Arts
Saltville, Virginia Bachelor of Arts Health and Physical Education
Health and Physical Education Pounding Mill, Virginia
Portsmouth, Virginia
6 7Ally Christine Connell Logan Daniel Dollarhide Mary Jewel Fuller Emilee Grace Helbert Daniel Rimon Ibrahim Madelyn Leigh Lawrence
Bachelor of Science MAGNA CUM LAUDE Bachelor of Science SUMMA CUM LAUDE Bachelor of Science SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Administration of Justice Bachelor of Arts Psychology Bachelor of Arts Biology COLLEGE HONORS
Big Stone Gap, Virginia History Haysi, Virginia Communication Studies Clintwood, Virginia Bachelor of Science
Whitesburg, Kentucky Lebanon, Virginia Biochemistry
Timothy Justin Conner Taylor Brooke Gardner McKinley Brooke Isaacs Harrisonburg, Virginia
Bachelor of Science Hunter Braydon Dorton Bachelor of Science Kellie Suzanne Henderson Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Computer Science/ CUM LAUDE Accounting Bachelor of Science Saint Paul, Virginia Michael David Laws
Software Engineering Bachelor of Science in Nursing Wise, Virginia Administration of Justice Bachelor of Science
Bassett, Virginia Big Stone Gap, Virginia Newport News, Virginia Conor Nash Jessee Management Information Systems
Andrea Michelle Hayden Gilbert SUMMA CUM LAUDE Big Stone Gap, Virginia
Cameron Bailey Cowan Jackson W. Erb Bachelor of Science in Nursing Shurka La’Mon Henderson Bachelor of Arts
CUM LAUDE Bachelor of Science Chilhowie, Virginia Bachelor of Arts Government Jarrett Mathew Lawson
Bachelor of Arts Software Engineering Communication Studies Fredericksburg, Virginia Bachelor of Arts
Communication Studies / Newport News, Virginia Colleen Elizabeth Gilliam Appomattox, Virginia Health and Physical Education
Foreign Studies Bachelor of Science Kalee Colleen Johnson Coeburn, Virginia
King George, Virginia Opal Elizabeth Evans Psychology Charlotte Jane Hess CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science Big Stone Gap, Virginia Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Arts Tiffany Makayla Ledford
Charles Dylan Cox Psychology Administration of Justice Liberal Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science Blackwater, Virginia Megan Elizabeth Greear Trabuco Canyon, California Elizabethton, Tennessee Business Administration
Computer Science / Mathematics MAGNA CUM LAUDE Johnson City, Tennessee
Rose Hill, Virginia Haley Renee Falin Bachelor of Science Ricky Lyn Hildebrand Ashlyn Nikole Jones
Bachelor of Arts Administration of Justice / Bachelor of Arts MAGNA CUM LAUDE Tehya Nicole Lee
Zoe Grace Crihfield Liberal Arts and Sciences Psychology Government Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science
MAGNA CUM LAUDE Pound, Virginia Coeburn, Virginia Wise, Virginia Biochemistry Business Administration
CHANCELLOR’S MEDAL Wise, Virginia Clayton, North Carolina
COLLEGE HONORS Hunter Wayne Farley Isaac Clay Green Samantha Ann Hill
Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science Aundrea Renee Jones Della Marie Lester
History Health and Physical Education History Biology CUM LAUDE Bachelor of Arts
Wise, Virginia Bristol, Virginia Wise, Virginia Norfolk, Virginia Bachelor of Science History
Biochemistry Swords Creek, Virginia
Madison Lee David Bryce Aleczander Farris Leroy Green III Mitchell Blake Tanner Holbrook Abingdon, Virginia
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts MAGNA CUM LAUDE Margo Denise Lewis
Penhook, Virginia Health and Physical Education Communication Studies Bachelor of Arts Casey Marie Kelly Bachelor of Science
Bluefield, Virginia Newport News, Virginia History CUM LAUDE Business Administration
Kaitlyn Shae Davis Coeburn, Virginia Bachelor of Arts Norton, Virginia
CUM LAUDE Matthew Aaron Felton Andrew Dennis Greene Liberal Arts and Sciences
Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts MAGNA CUM LAUDE Georgia Elizabeth Horne Grundy, Virginia Tanyedah LaNae’ Lewis
Liberal Arts and Sciences Health and Physical Education Bachelor of Science MAGNA CUM LAUDE Bachelor of Arts
Whitesburg, Kentucky San Diego, California Business Administration COLLEGE HONORS Matthew Brennan Kennedy Health and Physical Education
Chapel Hill, North Carolina Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts Midland, Virginia
Alexander Neal Dean Riley Elizabeth Fenster History Sports Management
Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science in Nursing Devin Keyarra Gwynn Wise, Virginia Wise, Virginia Victoria Lynn Locklear
Computer Science Middlebury, Vermont Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science
Big Stone Gap, Virginia Biology Erik Montgomery Howard Gina Carmen Kissell Administration of Justice
Noah McKeithan Fields Harrisonburg, Virginia CUM LAUDE Bachelor of Arts Culpeper, Virginia
Alexandria Brooke Deckard Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science History
Bachelor of Arts Accounting / Business Administration Noah Zachary Hall Management Information Systems Suffolk, Virginia Colton Blake Long
History Norton, Virginia Bachelor of Science Glen Allen, Virginia Bachelor of Science
McClure, Virginia Psychology Samantha Joyce Klug Business Administration
Aislynn Cheyenne Fraley Wise, Virginia Rikki Lynn Hull Bachelor of Arts Castlewood, Virginia
Kreshawn N. Dikes Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts Biochemistry
Bachelor of Science Government Wyatt Carter Hall Liberal Arts and Sciences Abingdon, Virginia Dylan Rece Lowery
Administration of Justice Big Stone Gap, Virginia Bachelor of Science Wise, Virginia Bachelor of Science
Fort Worth, Texas Sociology Terrence Lamar Lambert Jr. Accounting
Caitlin Mackenzie France Ashland, Virginia Shimon Christophe Hunt Bachelor of Science Vansant, Virginia
Lenora Wynn Dingus Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science Psychology
MAGNA CUM LAUDE Sociology John Corbett Hamilton Psychology Virginia Beach, Virginia Audrey Beth Lucas
Bachelor of Arts Wise, Virginia Bachelor of Science Richmond, Virginia Bachelor of Science
Liberal Arts and Sciences Psychology Logan Tyler Lane Business Administration
Nickelsville, Virginia Kristen Blake Freeman Clintwood, Virginia Alexandria Brooke Hutchison CUM LAUDE Gate City, Virginia
Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science
Olivia Claire Dishner Accounting / Business Administration Marquis A. Hamilton Business Administration Management Information Systems Anne Matney Luniewski
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Wise, Virginia Bachelor of Arts Pound, Virginia Hurley, Virginia Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Gate City, Virginia Health and Physical Education Palmyra, Virginia
Jesse Michelle French Washington, D. C. Anamarie Nicole Hylton Raychel Lynn Lapallo
Richard Bronson McCaine Dishner Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts CUM LAUDE Jasmine Brooke Maggard
Bachelor of Science Communication Studies / Reagan Shae Hamilton Art Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Arts
Biology Foreign Studies Bachelor of Science in Nursing Coeburn, Virginia Business Administration / Liberal Arts and Sciences
Big Stone Gap, Virginia Dumfries, Virginia Pound, Virginia Mathematics Norton, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
8 9Demetrius Mann Audrey Catherine Miller Victoria Nicole Mullins Rae Leigh Pond Makenzie Carson Sheets Madison Kate Stiltner
Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science MAGNA CUM LAUDE Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Communication Studies History Computer Science Accounting Bachelor of Arts Grundy, Virginia
Tampa, Florida Charlottesville, Virginia Clintwood, Virginia Roanoke, Virginia Liberal Arts and Sciences
Damascus, Virginia Blake Allan Stinson
Elijah Matthew Marks Makayla Danielle Mitchell Ashleigh Renea Nalls Katherine Grace Pridemore MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts MAGNA CUM LAUDE Chance Lee Sheffey Bachelor of Science
Administration of Justice / Sociology History Biology Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science Business Administration
Culpeper, Virginia Cedar Bluff, Virginia King George, Virginia Psychology Administration of Justice Honaker, Virginia
Pennington Gap, Virginia Staunton, Virginia
Mackenzie Rose Mason Elizabeth Christine Moore Danielle Nicole Nottingham Autumn Brooke Stover-Bailey
MAGNA CUM LAUDE CUM LAUDE Bachelor of Science Christopher Pritchett Alley Caitlin Skidmore MAGNA CUM LAUDE
COLLEGE HONORS Bachelor of Science Business Administration Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science COLLEGE HONORS
Bachelor of Arts Psychology Duffield, Virginia Management Information Systems Accounting Bachelor of Arts
History Dungannon, Virginia Fredericksburg, VA Jonesville, Virginia English
Rocky Mount, Virginia Hanna Leigh Oliver Bland, Virginia
Rian Fitzgerald Moore CUM LAUDE Grayson Chanelle Reece Proulex Anastasia Eden Smith
Skylar Elizabeth Mathieson SUMMA CUM LAUDE Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science MAGNA CUM LAUDE Kaitlyn Danielle Stratton
Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Arts Accounting / Business Administration Biology Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science
Biology Communication Studies Woodbridge, Virginia Wise, Virginia Computer Science Business Administration
Coeburn, Virginia Clintwood, Virginia Gate City, Virginia Wise, Virginia
Georgia Lynn Bolling Opalesky Madison Layne Ray
Bryse Elizabeth Matlock Taylor June Moore SUMMA CUM LAUDE CUM LAUDE Elijah Daniel Smith Caleb Aaron Street
Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Liberal Arts and Sciences Communication Studies Mathematics / Computer Science Biology Sociology Bachelor of Science
Nickelsville, Virginia Wise, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Castlewood, Virginia Wise, Virginia Computer Science /
Software Engineering
Brooke Nicole Matney Jordan Ryan Mullins Kaylee Ryann Osborne Tanner Craig Redinger Erin Renee Smith Honaker, Virginia
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science in Nursing Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts
Fredericksburg, Virginia Liberal Arts and Sciences Glade Spring, Virginia Sports Management Health and Physical Education Kira Alixandrya Rene Sturgill
Rosedale, Virginia Ewing, Virginia Covington, Virginia MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Noah Aaron Maxfield Jake Donovan Osburn Bachelor of Science
CUM LAUDE Alexandria Gale Mullins Bachelor of Science Kathryn Mikaela Rice Devin Morrell Stacy Psychology
Bachelor of Science CUM LAUDE Accounting Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science Wise, Virginia
Administration of Justice Bachelor of Arts Great Falls, Virginia Government Accounting
Castlewood, Virginia Liberal Arts and Sciences Meadows of Dan, Virginia Wise, Virginia Jill Renee Gates Talbert
Wise, Virginia Samuel Joseph Palmer Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Sage Ainsworth McBride Bachelor of Science in Nursing Laura Kay Rogers Peyton Stuart Stallard Saltville, Virginia
Bachelor of Science Bryson Cole Mullins Gate City, Virginia Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science
Business Administration CUM LAUDE Government Administration of Justice Marcus Shemar Tarrer
Stringer, Mississippi Bachelor of Arts Briggs Nathanael Parris Bachelor of Science Norton, Virginia Bachelor of Science
Chemistry Bachelor of Science Administration of Justice Psychology
Dalten Jesse Liam McCoy Big Stone Gap, Virginia Business Administration Covington, Virginia Ada Morgan Stanley Glen Allen, Virginia
CUM LAUDE Boones Mill, Virginia Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts Caleb Zachary Mullins Gary “Trey” Duane Rose Liberal Arts and Sciences Michael Jericho Taylor
Sports Management Bachelor of Science Devin Sean Patrick Bachelor of Science Nokesville, Virginia Bachelor of Arts
Pound, Virginia Environmental Science MAGNA CUM LAUDE Business Administration Exercise Science
Clintwood, Virginia Bachelor of Arts Clintwood, Virginia Cameron Dale Stanley Wise, Virginia
Abigail Leigh McKinney-Odasso Art Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science Makayla Alexandria Mullins Copper Hill, Virginia Jayme Leigh Salyers Computer Science Sierra Nicole Thacker
Management Information Systems Bachelor of Arts MAGNA CUM LAUDE Coeburn, Virginia CUM LAUDE
Dumfries, Virginia Liberal Arts and Sciences Ryan Neal Patrick Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science
Norton, Virginia Bachelor of Arts Sociology Isaac Wells Stanley Psychology
Christopher John McKnight Health and Physical Education Saint Paul, Virginia Bachelor of Science Wise, Virginia
Bachelor of Science Marissa Dawn Mullins Lebanon, Virginia Environmental Science
Accounting Bachelor of Arts Madison Victoria Scott Clintwood, Virginia Kelly Fedell Thompson
Saint Paul, Virginia Foreign Studies Jason Edward Pekala Bachelor of Science in Nursing Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Arts Gate City, Virginia Kevin Franklin Stanley Business Administration
Hannah Syreptia Meade Business Administration History Bachelor of Science Spring Hope, North Carolina
Bachelor of Science Wise, Virginia Franklin, Virginia Kelsey Madison Sexton Computer Science
Psychology CUM LAUDE Duffield, Virginia Maurice John Thompson Jr.
Wise, Virginia Savannah Shae Mullins Hannah Brooke Phelps Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science Liberal Arts and Sciences Sabrina Danielle Stanley Art
Marcus Jerryd Meade Liberal Arts and Sciences Psychology Jonesville, Virginia Bachelor of Science Coeburn, Virginia
Bachelor of Science Wise, Virginia Norton, Virginia Business Administration
Biochemistry Jesse Wayne Shaffer Clintwood, Virginia Nathaniel Allen Thompson
Coeburn, Virginia Sophie Elise Mullins Anthony Mason Phillips Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science
MAGNA CUM LAUDE MAGNA CUM LAUDE Chemistry Kaitlyn Nicole Stapleton Administration of Justice
Joshua John Miklandric Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science in Nursing Bristol, Virginia MAGNA CUM LAUDE Wise, Virginia
Bachelor of Arts English Rosedale, Virginia Bachelor of Science in Nursing
History Pound, Virginia Nickelsville, Virginia
Chesterfield, Virginia
10 11Andrei Sergeyevich Tregubov
CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
John Tyler Webb
CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
The University of Virginia’s
Psychology
Moneta, Virginia
Accounting
Norton, Virginia College at Wise
Nicholas Vinson Trosper Ashley Marie Wells
MAGNA CUM LAUDE Bachelor of Arts The University of Virginia’s College at Wise, founded as Clinch Valley College of the University of Virginia, exists
Bachelor of Arts Government
because of the bold vision of many extraordinary individuals. They dared to dream about bringing higher education
Liberal Arts and Sciences Purcellville, Virginia
Wise, Virginia to the residents of Southwest Virginia by building a college on what had been the Wise County Poor Farm.
Kameo Hannah Wilder
Richard Hugh Turner Bachelor of Science
CUM LAUDE Sociology A division of the University of Virginia, UVA Wise is an example of the determination and perseverance of the
Bachelor of Science Gretna, Virginia citizens of Southwest Virginia. Before the College was established, there were no public colleges in Virginia west
Biology of Radford. Higher education was simply out of reach for most residents of Virginia’s Appalachian Mountains.
Haysi, Virginia Alex Tyler Wilkins
Bachelor of Science
Vlad Undreiu Administration of Justice When local residents Fred B. Greear, William A. Thompson, Kenneth P. Asbury, affectionately known as
Bachelor of Science Petersburg, Virginia
“the three Wise men,” and others made their case to University of Virginia President Colgate Darden for
Administration of Justice
Wise, Virginia William Joseph Williamson III establishing a college in Wise, the Commonwealth of Virginia supported the cause by offering $5,000 to
Bachelor of Arts open, staff and operate the “experiment in higher education” for the first year.
MaryBeth Van Cleave Art
Bachelor of Arts Weems, Virginia
Liberal Arts and Sciences Local supporters donated more than $6,000 to furnish and equip the classrooms. Wise County donated
Jonesville, Virginia Mary Abigail Willis property and the first of two sandstone buildings, remnants of the county’s poor farm, to house the first
Bachelor of Arts
Matthew Robert Van Horn Government classes. All of these events happened in the winter of 1954. The first class of 109 full-time and 116 part-time
Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science students began their studies on September 20, 1954, a mere nine months after the dream of establishing a
Economics Sociology
college originated during discussions on a snowy December 17 evening at The Inn at Wise.
Dumfries, Virginia Richmond, Virginia
John Bryce Varner Alexis Marie Woods Many of the first classes of graduates went on to the University of Virginia or other senior institutions and
CUM LAUDE Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Arts Sociology became some of the region’s most successful professionals. As more graduates of Clinch Valley College
Health and Physical Education Big Stone Gap, Virginia expressed their desire to stay closer to home to complete their baccalaureate degrees, the College began
Bassett, Virginia the process to become a four-year undergraduate institution. The College first granted Bachelor of Arts
Haley Elizabeth Wright
Nathan Edward Vicars CUM LAUDE degrees in June 1970. Bachelor of Science degrees were first awarded in 1973. Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Arts degrees were first awarded in 1996.
Psychology Liberal Arts and Sciences
Wise, Virginia Coeburn, Virginia
Victoria Michelle Villiard Ryan Nathaniel Wright
Bachelor of Arts SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Communication Studies Bachelor of Arts
Wise, Virginia Spanish
Wise, Virginia
Kaitlyn Denise Wagoner
Bachelor of Science Gabriel Joseph Wurtz
Psychology Bachelor of Arts
Chilhowie, Virginia Biology
Deatsville, Alabama
Rachel Alexis Ward
CUM LAUDE Jacinta Yeboah
COLLEGE HONORS Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science Psychology
Psychology Alexandria, Virginia
Wise, Virginia
Tyler Delano Warner
Bachelor of Arts
History
Nickelsville, Virginia
Jayson Carlyle Waters Crockett Hall, part of the former Wise County Poor Farm, was the College’s original building when opened
Bachelor of Science
Computer Science in 1954. It served as a classroom, administration offices, library and a dormitory.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
12 13Graduation with Academic Distinction Graduation with College Honors
Students graduating with honors are distinguished by the wearing of gold tassels with the Honors charm. Students graduating with College Honors have successfully completed the Peake Honors Program,
Grade point averages for honors status include courses completed at The University of Virginia’s College at maintaining a 3.500 grade point average. In addition to their regular major requirements, the program
Wise as well as coursework transferred from other institutions. For purposes of this publication only, honors requires students to take three interdisciplinary honors seminars, attend eight honors cultural events
designations are based on all coursework completed. and produce a capstone project with the faculty mentor of their choice.
Summa Cum Laude (“With highest honor”)
Bailey Rhianna Anderson For her first project, Anderson collected data on the fireflies on High Knob.
3.900-4.000 grade point average
She and Wally Smith were particularly interested in documenting the local mating patterns of Photinus
Magna Cum Laude (“With high honor”) carolinus, famed for its synchronous mating “light shows.” Her second project, under the direction of Cody
3.700-3.899 grade point average Sanders, examined the lower-than-average support for physical education in Southwest Virginia public
schools, and identified administrative strategies that could improve these programs.
Cum Laude (“With honor”)
3.500-3.699 grade point average Morgan Danielle Blair Blair’s first project probed the collaborative roles of XPC proteins and XPA sensors
in the body’s repair of DNA. Her second project examined the bone-setting and massage methods of
traditional Tongan healers and evaluated them in relation to modern medical practices. These two projects
Chancellor’s Medal for were under the direction of Mike Shell and Ryan Huish, respectively.
Undergraduate Research Zoe Grace Crihfield For her first project, Crihfield researched three early twentieth century lynchings
in Wise County and worked with community leaders to document and commemorate these events. Her
second project chronicled the life and career of Miriam Delois Morris Fuller, the first African American
The College recognizes and honors students who have attained a high level of scholarship as student to attend UVA Wise in 1960. Both projects were mentored by Tom Costa.
undergraduates. To that end, the Chancellor’s Medal is awarded annually to a student who has demonstrated
excellence in the pursuit of knowledge beyond the classroom. To be eligible for the Chancellor’s Medal, Georgia Elizabeth Horne Horne’s capstone project conducted a historical analysis of the Church of
a student must have been nominated by a faculty mentor in response to an exceptional project, and Satan, founded by Anton LaVey in 1966. Unlike theistic Satanism or “devil worship,” LaVey’s rationalistic
members of the Undergraduate Research Council must have judged the student’s work to be particularly philosophy sees Satan as an archetype — rather than a literal figure — who is associated with pride,
meritorious and deserving of public recognition. individual empowerment, vital existence, and undefiled wisdom. Her paper explored how theistic and
rational Satanism became conflated by mainstream culture and media and attempted to untangle the two
Zoe Grace Crihfield is the 2021 recipient of the Chancellor’s Medal for Undergraduate Research. She in order to provide a critical analysis of the history and religious philosophy of LaVey’s church. The projects
is an outstanding student who comes to the college from the local community of Wise. A major in History were co-directed by Cindy Wilkey and Anthony Cashio.
with a minor in Women’s Studies, she has become an impressive scholar. She is particularly good at
synthesizing details while also understanding the larger historical framework, and this nice blend always Madelyn Leigh Lawrence Lawrence’s first project explored the potential use of carbon monoxide releasing
makes her work stand out. She is receiving this well-deserved award for her research and publications on molecules (CORMs) in cancer treatments. She synthesized and characterized CORM complexes and then
the three Wise County lynchings. attempted to determine their anti-bacterial and cytotoxicity functions. Her second project examined the
efficacy of medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Tonga for treatments of common dental ailments.
In summer 2019, Crihfield was on a team of three students who worked with Professor Tom Costa on The two projects were under the direction of Floyd Beckford and Ryan Huish, respectively.
researching the three lynchings that occurred in Wise County in 1902, 1920, and 1927. Her work resulted
in the publication of an essay on the lynchings on the “Racial Terror: Lynching in Virginia,” hosted by Mackenzie Rose Mason For her first project, Mason studied historical caricatures of African Americans
Professor Gianluca DeFazio of James Madison University. She is currently working with Professor Costa to and demonstrated the ways in which many of them — including the infamous cartoon of Serena Williams
revise a chapter on the Wise lynchings for a book to be published by the University of Virginia Press. following the 2018 U.S. Open — persist in American culture. For her second project, she interviewed
teachers and students in local high schools in order to determine the strengths and weaknesses of virtual
Crihfield’s research was part of a larger effort, the Wise County Community Remembrance Project, to education during the pandemic (with an eye towards possible improvements for the future). The projects
memorialize the historical injustice of lynching. As a member of the Community Remembrance Committee, were under the direction of Tom Costa and Elizabeth Dotson-Shupe, respectively.
she is part of a group which partnered with the Equal Justice Initiative of Montgomery, Alabama. EJI is
a foundation established by Civil Rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson that addresses the historical roots of Autumn Brooke Stover-Bailey Stover-Bailey’s first project examined the nature of Fortune in Boethius’s
injustices faced by marginalized communities. Consolation of Philosophy and then showed how the medieval Pearl poet both used the classical tradition
and also combined it with providence in order to Christianize the convention. For her second project, she
Crihfield completed several other research projects while engaged with the Community Remembrance wrote an essay in which she analyzed the tension that Chaucer creates between religious and secular
Committee including work on a biography of Dr. Miriam Delois Morris Fuller, the first African American themes in Troilus and Criseyde. Both projects were directed by Ken Tiller.
student to attend what was then Clinch Valley College in 1960.
Rachel Alexis Ward For her capstone project, Ward examined the effects of the pandemic on the
She has presented her work on various projects at regional and national conferences, including the Phi friendship relationship. She worked with Anthony Cashio to identify the philosophical underpinnings of
Alpha Theta History Conference, meetings of the Appalachian Studies Association, and the regional friendship as well as the ways in which these relationships are traditionally maintained. She then looked at
COPLAC conference. She has also presented at UVA Wise for Black History Month and Research Day. the particular challenges posed by COVID-19, including the effects of prolonged social distancing. Finally,
under the direction of Kristina Feeser, she used the principles of social psychology to identify strategies —
communication, listening, nonverbal expression, empathy, etc. — for maintaining meaningful connections.
14 15Academic Regalia The College Mace
The wearing of academic costumes is a custom that originated in the universities of the Middle Ages when The College Mace is a symbol of the authority of the chancellor. It is carried on ceremonial
a warm gown and hood were useful for scholars and clerics in unheated buildings. Patterned after monks’ occasions, most notably during the commencement ceremony, but also during the
robes and made of heavy wool, students and teachers were required to wear the distinctive gowns at all inauguration of a chancellor. University of Virginia President Robert M. O’Neil, on
times. Over time, academic robes evolved to signify degree and rank. behalf of the University’s rector and Board of Visitors, presented the mace to The
University of Virginia’s College at Wise, then Clinch Valley College, in honor of
Until the Civil War, students at most American universities wore caps and gowns daily. These varied in de- Chancellor Emeritus Joseph C. Smiddy, who served as chancellor from 1968 until
sign until a uniform code for academic regalia was adopted in 1895 that is still followed today. his retirement in 1985. This mace was presented on October 14, 1988, on the
occasion of the inauguration of Jim A. Knight as the College’s third chancellor.
At that time it was decided that all robes would be black; bachelor’s gowns with long sleeves; master’s
gowns with longer sleeves, closed at the ends with slits through which the arms may be extended; and the The College Mace is of the short-staffed variety carried during the
doctor’s gown faced down the front with black velvet and three bars of velvet across the long full sleeves. academic processions of universities since the late Middle Ages. Used
In some cases, the color of the gown is that of the university conferring the degree and the velvet may be in medieval times for breaking armor, the mace acquired a ceremonial [caput:]
black or of a color that symbolizes the degree held by the wearer. function in 13th-century France as a symbol of secular authority. Presented to
CLINCH VALLEY COLLEGE
The hood is the most distinctive feature of academic attire. Hoods are lined with the official colors of the The UVA Wise mace is a product of the careful handiwork of
institution from which the wearer earned the degree and the velvet border indicates the academic field of by the
John J. Owen, the University’s vice president for development
the degree. The size of the hood also indicates degree. A master’s degree hood is 3 feet long with a three- RECTOR AND VISITORS
emeritus. Mr. Owen carved the columna, or shaft, of the mace
inch-wide colored border. The doctor’s hood is four feet long with a five-inch-wide colored border. from a length of circassian walnut obtained from a lumber mill
[upper nodus:]
in Alexandria, Virginia. He designed the shaft of the mace to
The head covering most commonly used in the United States is the square “mortarboard.” Some universities mimic the curves of the leg of a Sheridan card table constructed
In Honor of
use berets, while other countries use a variety of styles. Tassels on the caps worn by faculty may be black in Salem, Massachusetts, in the 1800s and fashionable during Chancellor 1968 - 1985
or of a color indicating the degree. Those who hold a doctorate may wear a soft tam or large beret with a the time of U.Va.’s founder, Thomas Jefferson. JOSEPH C. SMIDDY
gold tassel. It is traditional for degree candidates to wear their tassels on the right and for those holding
degrees to wear them on the left. Graduates transfer their tassels to the left after conferring of the degrees Mr. Owen constructed the mace’s caput, or head, from a [lower nodus:]
by the Chancellor. sterling Jefferson Cup. Likewise, the mace’s two nodi and one Excellence in Education
membrum terminale are, respectively, two sterling napkin rings
and a sterling jigger. Text engraved on the sterling portions of [membrum terminale:]
the mace reads as follows: University of Virginia
Disciplines and their Colors
ARTS, LETTERS, HUMANITIES FINE ARTS ORATORY, SPEECH
The Poor Farm Society Mace
White Brown Silver The University of Virginia’s College at Wise has that had been carried for many years. The late
the distinct honor of having two maces. The Edward L. “Buck” Henson Jr., professor emeritus
ACCOUNTING, BUSINESS, COMMERCE FORESTRY, CONSERVATION PHILOSOPHY, POLITICAL SCIENCE
“Poor Farm Society Mace” was presented to of history and founder of the Poor Farm Society,
Drab Russet Dark Blue
the College in 1988 by the Poor Farm Society arranged for the mace to be constructed.
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL PSYCHOLOGY in memory of William B. Cohen, a longtime
COMMUNICATIONS, JOURNALISM
EDUCATION, PHYSICAL SCIENCE Gold benefactor who championed fund-raising efforts Founded in 1982, the Poor Farm Society is
Crimson
Sage Green for the Chapel of All Faiths. It is the College’s the College’s first development organization.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, original ceremonial mace. The group is named for the site on which the
Midnight Blue LIBRARY SCIENCE GOVERNMENT College was established, the former Wise
Lemon Yellow Peacock Blue The Poor Farm Society Mace is carried by the Darden County Poor Farm. The Poor Farm Society was
ECONOMICS Society representative and leads the graduating created to lend support to the organizational
MATHEMATICS PUBLIC HEALTH class in the Commencement procession. It was first efforts of the Alumni Association, promote
Copper
Science Gold Salmon Pink used during the inauguration of former Chancellor the College through personal contacts and
EDUCATION Jim A. Knight on October 14, 1988. community activities, and enhance the
MUSIC SCIENCE
Light Blue Pink Science Gold
cultural and intellectual life at the College.
Crafted by Norton resident William “Butch”
ENGINEERING NURSING SOCIAL SCIENCES Hutchinson, the mace is fashioned from wood Professor Henson, a member of the
Orange Apricot Citron harvested from a black walnut tree that once stood University of Virginia’s prestigious
near the Lila Vicars Smith House. The mace is adorned Raven Society, was also responsible
with two silver rings and a small silver plaque, which for founding the Darden Society at the
bears an inscription in honor of Mr. Cohen. University’s branch campus in 1964.
Membership in the Darden Society, the
Barbara M. Short, who served the College for more oldest honor society at UVA Wise, is
than 30 years, suggested that the institution needed based on high scholarly achievement
an official mace to replace the ceremonial “wand” and intellectual promise.
16 17The Medallion University of Virginia Board of Visitors
The Medallion is worn by the chancellor as a symbol of office during formal academic events.
The current Medallion was commissioned in 2002 and purchased through a gift from the University of 2020-2021
Virginia. First used in the inauguration of former Chancellor Steven H. Kaplan, the Medallion was crafted
to reflect the institution’s name change from Clinch Valley College of the University of Virginia to The
University of Virginia’s College at Wise.
James B. Murray Jr., Rector
The Medallion is a representation of the College Seal struck on oxidized bronze and is worn suspended from
a chain. Each banner link honors the current Chancellor, previous Chancellors, the original college name, Whittington W. Clement, Vice Rector
the years the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Nursing degrees were first awarded,
and undergraduate research distinction. It is formally presented by the University of Virginia Rector to the
Chancellor of the College during his/her inauguration.
Robert M. Blue
Mark T. Bowles
L. D. Britt, M.D., M.P.H.
Frank M. Conner III
Elizabeth M. Cranwell
Thomas A. DePasquale
Barbara J. Fried
John A. Griffin
Louis S. Haddad
Robert D. Hardie
Maurice A. Jones
Babur B. Lateef, M.D.
Angela Hucles Mangano
C. Evans Poston Jr.
James V. Reyes
Ellen M. Bassett, Faculty Representative
Mazzen S. Shalaby, Student Representative
18 19UVA Wise College Board UVA Wise Foundation Board
2020-2021 2020-2021
Don M. Green ’61, President
Marcia A. Gilliam ’82, Chair
Jeffery A. Sturgill ’74, Vice President
Lewey K. Lee ’64, Vice Chair
Christopher M. Basham, M.D. ’95
Michael L. Allen ’81 Brian K. Blanton ’92
Jonette Dixon Carpenter ’01
Jonette Dixton Carpenter ’01
Donald W. Caudill
Katheryn B. Curtis Valeri J. Colyer ’83
Marvin W. Gilliam Jr. Dirk P. Davis ’85
Ron W. Dickenson ’71
James M. Gott ’72
Robert C. England
Don M. Green ’61 Dawn A. Gilbert ’82
Leton L. Harding Jr. ’78 Marcia A. Gilliam ’82
William C. Horne Jr., D.D.S. ’91
George E. Hunnicutt Jr. ’72
Charlie R. Jessee ’62
Fran G. Hunt ’80
Thomas A. Kennedy ’92
Karen S. Mullins ’74 Lewey K. Lee ’64
Ruby W. Rogers ’74 Hasan N. Majied ’00
Kimberly D. Mullins
Joseph F. Smiddy, M.D. ’60
Lawton Mullins ’04
Robert F. Stallard ’76 Rick L. Mullins ’91
Jeffery A. Sturgill ’74 Rhonda M. Perkins ’73
Laura Faye Robinson ’01
J. Michael Thomas
Josephine J. Rodriguez
Roger C. Viers ’64 J. Andrew Scott ’05
Dawneda F. Williams Judy D. Shortt ’79
Jeannie N. Stallard ’80
William A. Thompson III
Elizabeth M. Cranwell, Board of Visitors Representative
Dawneda F. Williams
Joseph R. Carico ’95, Alumni Association Board Representative
Madelyn L. Lawrence ’21, Student Member David W. Martel, UVA Representative
Marvin W. Gilliam Jr., Board of Visitors Representative
Donna P. Henry, Chancellor
Valerie S. Lawson ’87, Vice Chancellor for Advancement & Alumni Engagement
20 21UVA Wise Alumni Association Board Alumni Association Letter
2020-2021
Santana L. Vasquez ’07, President
Jimmy J. Adkins ’04, President-elect
Phillip L. Blevins Jr. ’13 John H. Kilgore Jr. ’85
John H. Brickey III ’86 Kellen M. Larkin ’19
Dear Class of 2021,
Taylor R. Burgess ’95 James R. Lawson ’94
Joseph R. Carico ’95 Luke R. Layne ’07 On behalf of the University of Virginia’s College at Wise Alumni Association, we
Tyler L. McFarland ’18 congratulate you on reaching this important milestone of earning a four-year degree. We
Jessica J. Cox ’06
recognize that this has been an incredibly difficult time for you, your fellow classmates,
Elizabeth Opie Craft ’95 Jonathan E. Mullins ’07 families and friends. While spending the last quarter of your junior year and your entire
Christopher D. Davis ’99 Morgan L. O’Quinn ’06 senior year of college under COVID-19 restrictions was not part of your plans, you can be
proud of this great accomplishment.
Brian D. Falin ’99 Stephen L. Orange ’09
John A. Fansler ’20 Jack C. Phelps Jr. ’75 The Alumni Association exists to support the goals and mission of UVA Wise and to be
Charles W. Hartgrove ’97 Robert H. Sage ’79 a valuable lifelong resource for all alumni. The Alumni Association also hosts a variety
of engagement events for current students and alumni. Please mark your calendar for
Hunter Hess ’19 Corey Sanchez ’13
Alumni Homecoming Weekend 2021 on October 2, 2021. You will find information about
Fran G. Hunt ’80 Madison L. Savarese ’14 other events on the College and Alumni Association Facebook and other social media
Jared W. Stallard ’07 pages, the UVA Wise web page and in the UVA Wise Magazine so please be sure to stay
John W. Jerrell ’97
informed.
Joshua V. Justice ’07 William N. Stokes Jr. ’74
We look forward to each of you becoming an active member of the Alumni Association,
joining your regional chapter and returning “home” to UVA Wise often in the years to
come. Stay in touch by visiting us online at www.uvawise.edu/alumni, @UVaWiseAlumni
Donna P. Henry, Chancellor on social media, by email at alumni@uvawise.edu, or by calling us a (276) 328-0128.
Valerie S. Lawson ’87, Vice Chancellor for Advancement & Alumni Engagement Yours in service,
Marvin W. Gilliam Jr., Board of Visitors Representative
Valerie S. Lawson ’87 Santana L. Vasquez ’07
Anthony Mason Phillips ’21, Student Representative
Vice Chancellor for Advancement 2020-2021 President
& Alumni Engagement Alumni Association
22 23The Alma Mater Acknowledgements
Dogwood and Rhododendron
Commencement is the highlight of the academic year for our entire campus community, more
Music and lyrics by T. W. Gibson and G. A. Gurney so this year than ever before. Although there are heightened safety protocols because of the
concern of COVID-19, we are thrilled to celebrate in-person with our graduates and as many
family, friends, and UVA Wise community members as permissible and through livestreaming
’Mid the dogwood and rhododendron, with many others.
That good land of mine; We appreciate the hard work, dedication and participation of our many faculty, staff, students,
Where the Cavaliers and the Pioneers and volunteers in planning and coordinating this special day for our graduates and families.
Set our college up beside the Lonesome Pine,
There we will, forever, be singing the praise Commencement Committee
Of the dogwood and rhododendron
And Clinch Valley Days.
Huda A. Aden Darlene H. Moore
And the dogwood and rhododendron S. Beau Boggs Susan Mullins*
on good land did thrive, G. Rosa Bott ’05 Michael O’Donnell
As the Cavaliers and the Pioneers
Kasi E. Clifton ’11 A. Mason Phillips ’21
in these mountain lands for better lives did strive.
Christopher D. Davis ’99 Narda N. Porter ’88
So we will forever remember our ties
to Clinch Valley our mother college Trisha Folds-Bennett Hannah W. Ryan
And UVA Wise. Richard D. Galyean Stephanie P. Shell ’92, Chair
Amelia J. Harris Sass S. Sheppard ’16
Chorus:
Dear old Clinch Valley, Donna P. Henry David P. Short ’80*
Around her we’ll rally, Dawn J. Jessee Ronnie L. Shortt*
For dear old Clinch Valley
Joshua V. Justice ’07 John C. Steffey
Our voices we raise.
When we are leaving Genna W. Kasun Kathy L. Still ’84*
Our hearts will be grieving, Joseph B. Kiser ’00 Debra A. Wharton ’78, Chair*
We’ll remember Clinch Valley
Valerie S. Lawson ’87 Whitney E. Wells ’02
The rest of our days.
*Recently retired
24 25Guest Information
As a courtesy to graduates, speakers and guests, please silence
your cell phones prior to the ceremony.
Public restrooms are located on both sides of the field house behind
the stage.
Ushers and official Commencement staff are wearing red vests and/
or hanging nametags. Please see an usher if you need assistance.
Guests must adhere to the Governor mandated COVID-19 protocols
including:
• Wearing a mask at all times while on campus and during
the ceremony.
• Remaining in the seating area for your family pod unless
visiting the restroom.
• Maintaining a 6 foot distance from all other pods at all times.
Once inside the stadium, guests may not leave and return. If a guest
leaves the stadium, he/she will not be allowed to re-enter.
The Commencement Ceremony is being streamed live on the UVA
Wise Facebook page and Commencement website. The video will
be made available after the event on the Commencement website.uvawise.edu/commencement
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