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SAMFORD UNIVERSITY

Commencement
  DECEMBER 12, 2020
Commencement - Samford University
Commencement - Samford University
Commencement
DECEMBER 12, 2020 / SAMFORD UNIVERSITY

This listing of degree candidates is for ceremonial purposes only and is in no way to be considered an official listing of actual graduates.
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Welcome to Samford University
Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an
array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest
institution of higher learning in the United States. The Wall Street Journal ranks Samford 2nd nationally for
student engagement and US News & World Report ranks Samford 86th nationally for best value. Samford
enrolls 5,729 students from 47 states and 30 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences,
business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy, and public health. Samford fields 17
athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference, and ranks 1st nationally for its
Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.
   Among Samford’s 53,915 alumni have included more than 60 members of the U.S. Congress, eight state
governors, two U.S. Supreme Court justices, one Secretary of State, four Rhodes Scholars, multiple Emmy and
Grammy award-winning artists, two national championship football coaches, and recipients of the Pulitzer and
Nobel Peace prize.
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Contents
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CONGRATULATIONS
From the President                 2
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ACADEMIC HISTORY
History of the Mace                3
Commencement Honors                4
Academic Dress and Honors          4
College and School Gonfalons       4
Speaker                            5
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ORDER OF COMMENCEMENT              6
Degrees                         8-15

Please silence alarm watches and cellular phones. Please hold your applause until after
all diplomas have been presented. Family members are invited to stand in honor as their
graduate’s name is called. Emergency assistance during the service is available in the
lobby.
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Congratulations
                                                   THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT SAMFORD UNIVERSITY to
                                                   celebrate the accomplishments of the Class of 2020. The commencement
                                                   ceremony is the pinnacle of the academic year. All our work and effort
                                                   at Samford leads to this moment. We rejoice in the fulfillment of our
                                                   institutional mission and honor the beginning of a new era in the life of
                                                   each graduate.
                                                       This exercise continues our tradition that stretches to Samford’s
                                                   founding in 1841 as Howard College in Marion, Alabama. Across the
                                                   past 179 years, Samford has granted thousands of degrees; today these
                                                   graduates join more than 52,000 living alumni serving around the world.
                                                   We take pride in their hours of study and preparation required to earn
                                                   their academic degrees. We recognize the sacrifice of the students and their
                                                   families, the work of the faculty, and the dedication of so many who provide
                                                   the financial support necessary to build and sustain a great independent
                                                   university.
                                                       All of us at Samford are especially grateful to those who have loved and
                                                   supported these graduates. We welcome each of you into the fellowship of
                                                   our extended Samford University family as we celebrate this very special
                                                   day. Congratulations to the Class of 2020. We have given you our best; we
                                                   will hold you in our hearts until we meet again.

                                                       Sincerely,

                                                       Andrew Westmoreland, President

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University Mace
There are two maces used at commencement. The oldest mace is from the
1970s, made from wood, and represents the founding of Samford
University. It contains a medallion used in past university presidents’
inauguration ceremonies.
    The new mace—constructed of silver and ebony—comprises eight
elements that symbolize Samford’s history and tradition as a Christian
university. A simple cross resides at the top of the instrument. Beneath the
cross, silver bands embrace a Lucite sphere embedding a computer chip
containing the entire Bible, linking the high-tech world with the timeless
biblical Word. A likeness of columns, reflective of Samford’s Georgian
Colonial architecture, bears the university motto, “for God, for learning,
forever.” A decahedron follows bearing the university seal, logo and
historical scenes. A globe symbolizes Samford’s international mission as an
educational institution devoted to world awareness and ministry. Below the
globe, a cylinder encases actual soil from Samford’s four campuses (two in
Marion, Alabama, and two in Birmingham). The cylinder bears the Shema
(“Hear O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One”). Extending to the
bottom of the mace is an ebony wood shaft inlaid with silver plates bearing
the names of Samford presidents. The mace rests on an acorn base,
reflective of Sherman Oak, symbol of the East Lake campus, and of the fact
that sturdy, strong lives spring from humble beginnings.
    The mace is borne by a faculty representative at the head of all
university academic processions as an ensign of authority. To be the mace
bearer is an honor extended to faculty who have won teaching awards or
who have been recommended for this honor by the dean of their college.

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Commencement Honors                               recognizes exemplary academic             Gonfalons
    Honors at Samford University are                  achievement. These students may           In May 2016, Samford University
    awarded on the basis of all academic              also qualify for summa cum laude,         introduced new gonfalons, the
    work taken at Samford University.                 magna cum laude and cum laude             ceremonial flags that serve as a
    Students who earn at least 70                     designations.                             symbol of each college and school
    credits at Samford and a grade point                                                        that compose Samford University.
    average (calculated on all work                   Academic Dress                            The gonfalons, hand-stitched by the
    done at Samford University) of                    The formal academic dress worn            New England Flag and Banner
    3.500 through 3.749 are graduated                 today originated in the Middle Ages       Company, are displayed only at
    cum laude; of 3.750 through 3.899                 and is modeled after the gowns used       university commencement.
    are graduated magna cum laude;                    at Cambridge University and                   The history of gonfalons goes
    and 3.900 through 4.000 are                       Oxford University in England. Until       back to the time of ancient Rome.
    graduated summa cum laude. Latin                  the Civil War, American university        Roman armies used them to
    honors announced at                               students usually wore their gowns         identify military units and were
    commencement are not official;                    to class each day. Now, gowns are         symbols of pride. In medieval
    they are subject to change once                   typically worn only at                    Europe, gonfalons served
    grading is completed.                             commencement.                             important purposes in commerce.
       Upon recommendation of the                         In general, the gown indicates        Most people could not read, so
    faculty, a candidate for a J.D. may be            the level of the highest degree held:     gonfalons served to advertise
    awarded the degree cum laude if the               for bachelor’s degrees, the black         businesses. Different colors and
    student’s grade point average at the              gown with flowing, pointed sleeves;       symbols on the flags denoted what
    law school ranks the student in the               for master’s degrees, the black gown      each business had to offer. In
    top 15% of the graduating class. A                with sleeves slit midway for the          Renaissance Italy, gonfalons were
    candidate whose grade point                       arms and the sleeve bottom closed         used in religious processions and
    average at the law school ranks the               flat with a semicircle cut in the side;   were often adorned with pictures of
    student in the top 5% of the                      for doctoral degrees, the flowing         the life of Christ or of the saints.
    graduating class may be awarded a                 robe with sleeves closed at the           Trade guilds and city-states used
    J.D. magna cum laude. A candidate                 wrist, decorated with chevrons of         them much as we use national flags
    whose grade point average at the                  velvet, most often black on black,        today.
    law school ranks the student in the               but occasionally with chevrons of             Today, colleges and universities
    top 1% of the graduating class, but               another color indicating the general      mark occasions of special
    no less than two students, may be                 field of study. Occasionally, the         significance with gonfalons. They
    awarded a J.D. summa cum laude.                   entire robe is of another, university-    are a reminder of both the
       Undergraduates receiving a                     specific color.                           solemnness and the celebratory
    degree designated “University                                                               nature of commencement.
    Fellows” have completed the
    rigorous university honors
    program, which requires a two-year
    interdisciplinary core curriculum,
    and provides opportunities for
    international study and academic
    enrichment. As a result, this degree

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Speakers
JANE MARTIN / INTERIM DEAN, MOFFETT & SANDERS SCHOOL OF NURSING
                  In 1996, DR. JANE S. MARTIN was the         opportunities—all of which have
                  first graduate faculty member hired at      enhanced the reputation of Samford’s
                  Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing. As     Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing and
                  a new hire, she quickly developed a         the skillsets of its graduates. Since 2015,
                  legacy of excellence. She began her         Martin has served as senior associate
                  tenure by launching the school’s first      dean and professor, and, in 2020, she was
                  nurse practitioner program. She             appointed as the school’s interim dean.
                  developed curriculum, secured clinical
                  sites and taught the inaugural class of     Still, her reach stems far beyond the
                  just four students. Today, the program      gates of Samford University as her ability
                  has developed into a full department that   to forge relationships is unmatched. She
                  offers a combined twelve pathways,          befriends all she meets and has a true
                  concentrations and certificate options      heart for serving others. In the 90s,
                  and has contributed to the careers of       Martin was responsible for securing
                  nearly 900 nurses.                          Birmingham’s first mobile clinic that
                                                              provided medical care to migrant
                  Over the years, her service has been        workers. She has served as a board
                  instrumental in the growth and              member and committee member for
                  development of the school’s programs        numerous service and nursing
                  and beyond. With a contagious level of      organizations, a consultant for a variety
                  passion, commitment and humility, she       of academic programs and she has
                  enhances the work of all who are around volunteered her clinical skills and
                  her. Martin has volunteered for             knowledgebase for disaster relief and the
                  numerous committee positions and has betterment of populations such as our
                  served students, alumni, faculty, staff and veterans, the physically disabled and
                  the advisory board faithfully. She has      migrant workers.
                  fought for the appointment of faculty,
                  aided in the formation of programs,
                  overseen multimillion-dollar grants, and
                  worked to further develop curriculum
                  and experiential learning

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ORDER OF COMMENCEMENT
    School of the Arts, Howard College of Arts and Sciences,
    Brock School of Business, Beeson Divinity School, Orlean Beeson
    School of Education, School of Health Professions, Cumberland
    School of Law, Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing, McWhorter
    School of Pharmacy, School of Public Health
    Saturday, December 12, 2020, 12 p.m.
    Leslie S. Wright Fine Arts Center

    PRESIDING
    Andrew Westmoreland, President
    .......................................................................................
    INVOCATION
    Rosemary Fisk, Professor, Howard College of
             Arts and Sciences
    .......................................................................................
    WELCOME
    Andrew Westmoreland
    .......................................................................................
    INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER
    J. Michael Hardin, Provost
    .......................................................................................
    ADDRESS
    Jane Martin, Interim Dean, Moffett & Sanders
             School of Nursing
    .......................................................................................
    PRESENTATION OF DEGREES
    J. Michael Hardin, Provost
    .......................................................................................
    ANNOUNCEMENT OF GRADUATES
    Dana Basinger, Assistant Professor, Assistant
              Dean, Howard College of Arts and
              Sciences
    .......................................................................................
    REMARKS
    Andrew Westmoreland
    .......................................................................................
    BENEDICTION
    Jennings Marshall, Professor, Brock School of
         Business

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School of the Arts
    CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
    Madison Rose Cooper                  Meredith Dianne O’Neal         Samantha Marie Solberg     Lillian Mays Welch

    CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF MUSIC
    Cora Faye Elmore                     Kevin Alan James Jr.

    CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF MUSIC EDUCATION
    Rebecca Anne Davis*                  Leah Marie Jones*              David Baxley Roberts*

    CANDIDATE FOR MASTER OF MUSIC
    Savannah Morgan Bracewell

    Howard College of Arts and Sciences
    CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF ARTS
    Nadia Kiley Al-Homoud                Jaleel Joseph Laguins          Katherine Carlyn O’Neal‡   Sarah Grace Watlington
    Audrey LeRene Blount                 Megan Scot Lenoir              Rachel L. Ranieri          Megan Michelle West
    Chase Alexander Cochran              Hannah Nicole Maynor           Julianne Elizabeth Smith   Michael Garrett Williams
    Daniel Benjamin Dodson               Sarah Lillian Naish            Jacob Riley Speights
    Trenton James Hannah                 Jalen Malik Nash               Alexander Jacob Thompson
    Holly May Horsfall                   Christopher Michael Oladokun   Jarece Nicole Tillery

    CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
    Jonathan R. Borden                   Frank Jose Gonzalez            Nicholas Daniel Munoz      Shawn O. Smith
    Merrilea Kay Duke                    Hannah Lynn Harper             Katherine Carlyn O’Neal‡   Kaitlynn Jean Wade
    Nicholas Tyler Dunn                  Carissa Faith Hope             Audrey J. Saunders         Stephanie Brooke Westaway

                                                                                                                    ‡
                                                                                                                        Earning two degrees
                                                                                                        *Receiving teacher certification

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Brock School of Business
     CANDIDATE FOR BACHELOR OF ARTS
     Hannah Elizabeth Florence            Vincent Jon Russo

     CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
     Margaret Linley Beck                 Emily Lane Bryant                  Robert Alexander Gibson   John Curtis Staton IV
     Han Sky Bowers                       Madison Faith Chapman              Emily Lewis Harrell       Arturo Dewalt Vega
     Dominique Brooks                     Jacob Scott Fischer                David Patrick Morris

     CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY
     Sara Elizabeth Asmann                Thomas Jackson Bundy

     CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
     Molly Katherine Chu                  Luke Alan Herline                  Adam Foster Roebuck       Sarah Marie Waller
     Phillip Gavin Doss                   Angela O’Neil Harris               Matthew Justin Sirmans
     Arthur Francis Fisher Jr.            Aniel Emmanuel Oseguera Martinez   Sara Walker Spruiell
     Caroline Collier Harrington          Connor Dylan Radcliff              Tanner R. Tapp

     Beeson Divinity School
     CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF ARTS IN THEOLOGICAL STUDIES
     Daniel L. Blake                      Jamaal L. Hunter                   Adam Everett Marsch       Dalton Hunter Reed

     CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF DIVINITY
     Allison McSwain Davis                Russell Alan Mann                  Jarrod Blaine Reese       Zachary Tyler Wade
     Aubrey Jane Johnston                 Kwabena Okai-Tweneboah             Daniel Tsado Sheshi       Robert Willis
     Reagan Andrew Keith                  Justin Lawrence Poole              DeAnna J. Smith

     CANDIDATE FOR DOCTOR OF MINISTRY
     Gregory Lynn Tippins†

                                                                                                           †
                                                                                                            Degree awarded posthumously

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Orlean Beeson School of Education
CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF ARTS
William David Booker     Allie Golson                   Robert Wayne Millican Jr.              Rachel Anne Rooker
John Lawrence Creed      Kayla Elizabeth Holcomb        Katie Lee Newton                       Ansley Chapple Walker
Lindsey Terney Creed     James Michael Huston Jr.       Anita Renee Peters

CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION

Norman Alan Collins*     Mary Grace DeFrancesco         Genie Natalyn Horne*                    Laney Elizabeth Parks*

CANDIDATES FOR EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST

Gloria Jean Baggett      Burtram Corey Duane Hall       Bianca Lashae Moore                    Sherita Murdock Williams
Arthur DeMario Beard     Elisabeth Jean Henry Lawrenz   Theta Reane Warren

CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION
Courtney Graham Baker*   Rachel Elizabeth Gaw           Margaret T. Laughmiller                Macy Gabrielle Posey*
Julia Ruth Bickley       Erin Nicole Grubb*             Kara Elizabeth Martin                  Caton Lane Reynolds*
Wesley James Carter*     Andrew Jackson King*           Jesse Elijah McCord*                   Haley Reine’ Thornton*
Jenny Liana Cimato       Jonathan Patrick Kresena*      Colin Garrett Miller*                  Maricell Lisa Valenti

                                                                                                     *Receiving teacher certification
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CANDIDATES FOR DOCTOR OF EDUCATION

     Daniel Jackson Birdsong                          Influence on Teacher and Student             Special Needs Programming in Christian       Wendy Jordan Story
        Implementation of and Support For             Learning                                     Churches                                         Exploring Educators’ Lived Experiences
        Comprehensive School Counseling            Catherine Nicole Finkley                     Theresa Diane King                                  of Facility Dogs In Elementary Schools:
        Programs: An Examination of Alabama           Educator Perspectives On The Most            Elementary Educators’ Perceptions of             A Phenomenological Study
        Program Of Distinction Recipient              Useful Strategies For Minority Students      Instructional Efficacy and Factors that      Benjamin Wesley Styles
     Brad Allen Cooper                                In Acquiring Social-Emotional Learning       Impact Instructional Efficacy in Inclusion       Promoting Resilience in Teachers: An
        Instructional Coaches in the High School      Skills In An Urban School Setting: A         Classrooms                                       Examination of a Program Designed
        Setting: Their Role, Relationships, and       Descriptive Qualitative Study             Haley Amanda Nix                                    to Improve Teachers’ Social-Emotional
        Influence on Teacher and Student           Thomasena R. Garner                             Secondary and Post-Secondary                     Competence
        Learning                                      Teachers’ Perceptions of Principal           Instructors’ Perceptions of College          Laura Hawkins Tate
     Janelle Cousins-Billings                         Leadership Styles in Schools with            Readiness in Gateway English                     Exploring Educators’ Lived Experiences
        Teacher Retention in Alabama’s Urban          Effective Character Education Programs    Meghan Patterson Owens                              of Facility Dogs In Elementary Schools:
        Schools: A Quantitative Study              Kenya Martin Hall                               A Case Study Exploring the Mindsets of           A Phenomenological Study
     Eugene Dallas III                                Educators’ Beliefs on Evidence-Based         Those in Residential Group Homes and         Kenneth B. Thornbrough
        Secondary and Post-Secondary                  Problem-Solving Mathematical                 Perceptions of Teachers and Students             A Case Study Exploring the Mindsets of
        Instructors’ Perceptions of College           Practices in High and Low Performing      Dedre Maurice Slater Warren                         Those in Residential Group Homes and
        Readiness in Gateway English                  Urban Elementary Title I                     Teachers’ Perception of Social Emotional         Perceptions of Teachers and Students
     LaTausha Davetta Daniels                      Michelle Brooks Hayes                           Learning: A Qualitative Study of             Edward Williams Jr.
        Teachers’ Perception of Social Emotional      Educator Perspectives On The Most            Academically Successful Middle Schools           Teachers’ Perceptions of Principal
        Learning: A Qualitative Study of              Useful Strategies For Minority Students      with Low Socio-Economic Status                   Leadership Styles in Schools with
        Academically Successful Middle Schools        In Acquiring Social-Emotional Learning    Bradley Thomas Stapler                              Effective Character Education Programs
        with Low Socio-Economic Status                Skills In An Urban School Setting: A         Instructional Coaches in the High School     Jessica James Williams
     Angela L. Day                                    Descriptive Qualitative Study                Setting: Their Role, Relationships, and          Promoting Resilience in Teachers: An
        Teachers’ Perception of Social Emotional   Ann Marie Jemison                               Influence on Teacher and Student                 Examination of a Program Designed
        Learning: A Qualitative Study of              Educators’ Beliefs on Evidence-Based         Learning                                         to Improve Teachers’ Social-Emotional
        Academically Successful Middle Schools        Problem-Solving Mathematical              Robert Montrell Stewart                             Competence
        with Low Socio-Economic Status                Practices in High and Low Performing         Educators’ Beliefs on Evidence-Based
     Mark Allan Edwards                               Urban Elementary Title I                     Problem-Solving Mathematical
        Instructional Coaches in the High School   Johanna Ward Jones                              Practices in High and Low Performing
        Setting: Their Role, Relationships, and       An Analysis of Factors that Impact           Urban Elementary Title I

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School of Health Professions
CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Nathalee L. Andrews           Anna Caroline Covington         Madison Nicole Huff                    Kendall Jess Rhoads
Natalie Louise Armstrong      D’Marcus Rashaun Crawford       Abigail Faith Jones                    John Patrick Rooney
Alaina Nannette Avery         Emily Brierre Davidson          John Michael Kendall                   Morgan Christian Sullivan
Kara Brooke Bellenfant        Madison Rian Dorsett            Abigail Lynn Kessinger                 Zachary Stephen Sutton
Wynne Allison Bracewell       Nathan Wayne East               Kailee Marasco                         Jonaira Tatyana Wilkins
Allison Claire Browne         Kalei Shae Graham               John William McCann
Jeffrey Clayton Buchweitz     Lilli Grace Hardiman            Callie Grace McCaw

Cumberland School of Law
CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF COMPARATIVE LAW
Eduardo Messias Altemani      Jose Wellington B. Costa Neto   Leonardo Tocchetto Pauperio            Paulo Cesar Batista dos Santos

CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF LAWS
Christopher William Clark I   Philip N. Hunt                  Vincent Paul Intoccia                   Kevin Thomas O’Hara

CANDIDATE FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE

Michele Danise Miller

CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF STUDIES IN LAW

Elizabeth A. Beury            Paul Richard Graves             Margaret T. Sarris
Christian Sharpe Cox          Chamekia LaTrice Jones          Vani Kamal Singleton
Aimee Kaitlyn Dykes           Christon Kentel Miles           Grant Michael Urenovitch

CANDIDATES FOR JURIS DOCTORATE

Christopher G. Bales          Derek Chen                      Emily G. Higdon                        Fallyn Allandra Pharr
Lidia Esther Batista          Robert Allen Compton            Ashley Jones                           Richard C. Woods
Caitlin Elizabeth Beard       Blake W. Harper                 Ahamefula Christian Nwosu

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Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing
     CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
     Madeline Grace Ballard                          Mary Quinn Dulaney                              Hollin Radford LeGette                          Jenna Simpson
     Lauren Ashlyn Barnes                            Jacob E. Good                                   Ashleyann Livingstone Leines                    Olivia Anne Sims
     Holland Irene Bayles                            Michal Ashley Graves                            Emily Marie Lerille                             Sabrina Rhea Smith
     Katherine Love Beasley                          Kayleigh Nicole Green                           Anne Elise Lovett                               Amy Kristina Steele
     Arianna Grace Beltrame                          Catherine Leigh Griffith                        Mitra Tabesh Mostowfi                           Kelcey Jo Stivers
     Abbie Elizabeth Brown                           Madison Michelle Hackler                        Abigail O’Neil Nicar                            Kayla Anne Vanderford
     Kaitlyn Brown                                   Harrison Blake Hansard                          Katherine Ivy Paniucki                          Sarah Lindsey Warwick
     Sara Kathryne Brumbelow                         Abigail Grace Hathaway«                         Collin Andrew Reaves                            Alexis Trasha Williams
     Jacklyn Diane Byrd                              Hannah Rachel Hawthorne                         Sierra Elizabeth Reed                           Hannah Leigh Williams
     Sarah Elizabeth Carroll                         Matthew Stoddard Jones                          Caleb Austin Riggs                              David Samuel Wilson
     Sarah Grace Copeland                            Laura Rose Kitten                               Makenzie Michele Roberts                        Melanie N. Wren
     Matthew M. Devine                               Katherine Rose Kurkjian                         Candray Gabrielle Rutledge                      Madison Grace Young

     CANDIDATES FOR DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE—FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
     Amy Suzanne Akel                                Molly Elizabeth Fuehrer                             Asthma and COPD for use on Medical          Amber Nicole Ross
        Promoting and Standardizing Early                 The Utilization of Rapid Strep Test in         Mission Trips to Rural Underserved              Reducing Antibiotic Overuse in Pediatric
        Ambulation in Postoperative Pediatric             the Emergency Department to Reduce             Areas                                           Patients by Educating Parents at Time of
        Patients to Reduce Complications and              Therapeutic Turnaround Time, Door          Morgan Alford Leeth                                 Viral Diagnosis
        Decrease Length of Stay                           to Clinical Decision Time, and Overall         The Impact of Dietary Education on          Lauren Bass Shaw
     Myra Bethany Anders                                  Emergency Room Congestion                      Eczema Exacerbations in the Pediatric           Reducing Postpartum Depression
        Assessment Tool for Early Indications for    Jane-Anne Elliott Garrick                           Population                                      Through Implementation of Postpartum
        at Risk Suicidal Adolescents                      Reducing Postpartum Depression             Tyler M. McBeth                                     Depression Screenings
     Nolan Penn Bauldree                                  Through Implementation of Postpartum           Analysis of Nurses’ Professional Quality    Russell William Smith
        The Impact of Dietary Education on                Depression Screenings                          of Life During a Pandemic                       Development of a Diagnostic and
        Eczema Exacerbations in the Pediatric        Randi Hall Hatton                               Erika Marie Meadows                                 Sustainable Treatment Protocol for
        Population                                        Development of a Diagnostic and                Implementation of a Fall Risk Screening         Asthma and COPD for use on Medical
     Marquissa Brent                                      Sustainable Treatment Protocol for             Tool in Primary Care for Geriatric              Mission Trips to Rural Underserved
        Investigating Primary Care Deficits in a          Asthma and COPD for use on Medical             Population                                      Areas
        Special Needs Population                          Mission Trips to Rural Underserved         Natasha Denise Melton                           April Lynn Thannoli
     Sarah Fite Brooks                                    Areas                                          Assessment Tool for Early Indications for       Development of Emergency
        The Impact of Dietary Education on           Tiffany Rudeseal Hethcox                            at Risk Suicidal Adolescents                    Department Process for Mental Health
        Eczema Exacerbations in the Pediatric             Investigating Primary Care Deficits in a   Haiya Virendrakumar Patel                           Patients That do not Meet Criteria for
        Population                                        Special Needs Population                       A Healthy Diet and its Effects on               Inpatient Admission
     Mary Hannah Bucklew                             Iris Lea Holback                                    Lowering Fasting Blood Glucose in           Elizabeth Melody Yamaguchi
        Reducing Postpartum Depression                    Improving Depression Detection and             People with Uncontrolled Type II                Evaluating the Efficacy of an
        Through Implementation of Postpartum              Intervention Initiation Through the            Diabetes Mellitus                               Educational Intervention for Increasing
        Depression Screenings                             Implementation of Annual Screenings in     Lauren Nicole Roberts                               Pneumococcal Vaccine Compliance
     Tania Deborah Chery                                  Adult Primary Care                             Reducing Antibiotic Overuse in Pediatric        Rates among Hispanic Patients 65 years
        The Use of Gait Belts to Minimize Falls in   Haley Bruce Kirkpatrick                             Patients by Educating Parents at Time of        and Older
        Long-Term Care Facility Residents                 Development of a Diagnostic and                Viral Diagnosis
                                                          Sustainable Treatment Protocol for

                                                                                                                      «Will be commissioned in Spring 2021 as Second Lieutenant,
                                                                                                                                                                    United States Air Force
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CANDIDATES FOR DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE—INFORMATICS
LaDonna Anneka Gaines                      Kelli Gilliland
   Simulation for Poison Center               Modified Early Warning Score Toolkit:
   Telephone Triage: A Model for Quality      Multi-Disciplinary Implications for
   Improvement of Training                    Practice

McWhorter School of Pharmacy
CANDIDATE FOR DOCTOR OF PHARMACY
Wyatt William Burns
  Diabetes Prevention Programs at
  the Community Pharmacy Level: A
  Literature Review

School of Public Health
CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Danielle Grace Hickman                     Lucy Ann Lastovic

CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Tammie S. Brown                            Marleigh R. Selby                          Tristen Turk
Sara H. McAleer                            Sumner R. Stayer                           Hannah Joy VanFossen

CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE
Landon A. Beebe                            Riley Baker Eidson                         Jenna Rose Mabry                      Eliza McCall Petersen
Ashley J. Blackwell                        Hope Marie Etheridge                       Morgan Keenum McGrady
Madison N. Couch                           Brittany Jane Forsyth                      Rohini P. Patel

                                                                                                                            Project titles provided by candidates

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     4.     Jane Hollock Brock Hall                                                         15                                                                                                28
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            Jane Hollock Brock Recital Hall                                                                17                                                                                          28a
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     5.     Hazel P. Boren Courtyard and Garden
     6.     John H. Buchanan Hall (Arts)                                                     15a                                                      12
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     7.     Leslie S. Wright Fine Arts Center                                                                            13
     8.     Bonnie Bolding Swearingen Hall                                                                                                                                                               10
            Benjamin F. Harrison Theatre                                                  15b                                                                                                      9              8       6
            Bolding Studio                                                                                                                           11a                                      7
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            Samford Art Gallery                                                                                                                                                                              4
     9.     Gertha Itasca Earwood Bolding Memorial Garden                                                                                                                                                                          3
     10.    Divinity Hall (Divinity)
     10a.   Andrew Gerow Hodges Chapel
     11.    West Gate Entrance
     11a.   Lower Leslie S. Wright Fine Arts Center
            Parking Lot                                   56a                                                                                                                                                    1
     12.    F. Page Seibert Stadium                                   56
     12a.   Leo E. Bashinsky Press Tower
     13.    Sullivan-Cooney Family Field House
     14.    South Stadium Parking Lot
     15.    West Village
     15a.   Barbara Drummond Thorne Hall
     15b.   West Village Parking
     16.    Joe Lee Griffin Baseball Field
     16a.   Carl E. Miller Jr. Press Box
     17.    J. T. Haywood Field House
     18.    Bulldog Softball Field
     19.    West Parking Deck                            38.    Northeast Parking Deck
     20.    Samford Tennis Center                        39.    Beeson Woods Residence Halls
            Darwin E. Hardison Tennis Courts                    a. James Hall          h. Lucille Hall
            Pat Murphy Courington Tennis Pavilion               b. Luther Hall         i. Treetop Hall
     21.    West Campus Residence Halls                         c. Malcolm Hall        j. Evergreen Hall
            a. Alpha Omicron Pi f. Chi Omega                    d. Wesley Hall         k. Rosa Hall
            b. Mountain View g. Alpha Delta Pi                  e. Ralph Hall          l. Ethel Hall
            c. Residence Hall       h. Zeta Tau Alpha           f. Orlean Hall         m. Marvin Hall
            d. Sigma Chi            i. Tri Delta                g. Dwight Hall
            e. Phi Mu                                    40.    William Self Propst Hall
     22.    Pi Kappa Phi House                           40a.   Conservatory
     23.    Air Force ROTC Detachment                    40b.   Boyd E. Christenberry Planetarium
     24.    Theta Alpha House                            41.    Robert I. Ingalls Sr. Hall (Admission, Arts and Sciences)
     25.    Pete Hanna Center (Athletics)                41a.   Ingalls Hall/Russell Hall Parking
            Thomas E. and Marla H. Corts Arena           42.    Thomas D. Russell Hall                        55. Intramural/Recreation Complex
            Fitness/Wellness Center                      43.    James Horton Chapman Hall                     55a. Alpine Tower
     26.    Bulldog Spirit Plaza                         44.    A. Hamilton Reid Chapel                       56. Track and Soccer Stadium
     27.    Leo E. Bashinsky Field House                 45.    Percy Pratt Burns Hall                        56a. Track and Soccer Stadium Parking
     28.    F. Page Seibert Hall                         46.    Elinor Messer Brooks and Marion Thomas 57. Academy of the Arts
     28a.   University Health Services                          Brooks Hall (Arts and Sciences)               58. President’s Home
     29.    Dwight M. and Lucille S. Beeson Center       47.    Martha F. and Albert P. Brewer Plaza          59. College of Health Sciences Gate Entrance
     30.    Orlean Bullard Beeson Hall (Education)       48.    Memory Leake Robinson Hall (Law)              60. College of Health Sciences (Health Professions,
     31.    Victory Flag                                 49.    Lucille Stewart Beeson Law Library                                       Nursing,
     32.    John D. Pittman Hall                         50.    Harwell G. Davis University Library                 Pharmacy, Public Health)
     33.    Art Lofts                                    51.    Ben Brown Plaza                               61. College of Health Sciences Parking
     33a.   Upper Shop Lot                               52.    Dwight M. Beeson Hall                         62. College of Health Sciences Main Campus Access
     34.    Lena Vail Davis Residence Hall               53.    Ralph W. Beeson University Center
     35.    Mamie Mell Smith Residence Hall                     Dining Hall
     36.    North Parking Deck                                  Bookstore
            Facilities Management                               The Hub (Information Center)
     37.    Cooney Hall (Business)                              Public Safety
                                                         54.    Centennial Walk/University Quadrangle

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