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May
Doctoral and
Master’s
Commencement
First Horizon Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
10 a.m.
Thursday Morning, May 8
Two Thousand Twenty Five
The University of North Carolina
at Greensboro
Doctoral and Master’s
Ceremony Program
Audience: Please remain seated during the processional
Processional
Greetings from the Graduate School
Gregory C. Bell, Dean of The Graduate School
Greetings from the Faculty and Introduction of the Chancellor
Charles Bolton, Chair, Faculty Senate, and Professor, Department of History
Chancellor’s Welcome
Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr., Chancellor
Greetings from the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
George Hoyle, UNCG Board of Trustees
Introduction of the Speaker
Gregory C. Bell
Ceremony Address
Archana Hegde
Conferring of Degrees
Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr.
Presentation of Honorary Degree Candidate
Alan Boyette, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
Connie Hughes Kotis, Doctor of Letters
Presentation of Doctoral Degree Candidates
Gregory C. Bell
for the College of Arts and Sciences, Amy Adamson
for the Joseph M. Bryan School of Business and Economics, Joyendu Bhadury
for the School of Education, Morgan Chitiyo
for the School of Health and Human Sciences, Carl G. Mattacola
for the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, Mitchell P. Croatt
for the School of Nursing, Debra J. Barksdale
for the College of Visual and Performing Arts, bruce d. mcclung
Special Remarks and Recognitions
Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr.
Recessional
Audience: Please remain seated until faculty and graduates have exited the auditorium
Also Assisting in Today’s Ceremony:
Interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Latoya Jordan, Rachyl Petracca
Readers
Dr. Robert Wells
Music
UNCG Brass Quintet
A Brief History of
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro was established by legislative enactment on February 18, 1891, and opened its doors on October 5, 1892.
The institution came into being as a direct result of the efforts of Dr. Charles Duncan McIver on behalf of the education of women. To Dr. McIver, more than any other individual, the university owes its foundation. He became its first president and served until his death in 1906.
Since its founding, the institution’s name has been changed several times: 1891–1919—State Normal and Industrial College; 1919–1932—North Carolina College for Women; 1932–1963— the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina. In the 1963 General Assembly the name was changed to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and by the same Act the institution became co-educational. In the fall of 1964 the first class of male students was admitted. In 1972 the General Assembly in special session merged all state-supported institutions of higher education into the University of North Carolina without changing the names of each campus. Thus, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a member of the 17-campus university.
From a student body of 223 and a faculty of 15 in 1892, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro has grown to a student body of nearly 18,000 students and over 2,800 faculty.
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro includes the following academic units: College of Arts and Sciences, Joseph M. Bryan School of Business and Economics, School of Education, School of Health and Human Sciences, Interdisciplinary College, Lloyd International Honors College, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, School of Nursing, and College of Visual and Performing Arts. With a 17:1 student-to-faculty ratio, the University offers more than 150 areas of undergraduate study and more than 200 master’s and doctoral programs.
The University Flag
As the university has evolved from the State Normal and Industrial School in 1891 to UNC Greensboro today, so has the University Flag. The flag bears the traditional colors of gold and white, which were first used in the Commencement ceremony of 1894, as well as navy, which was added as the third color in 1987. In 2018, the university completed a brand refresh with updates to its colors including new shades of navy and gold as well as adopting a fourth color, grey. In 2020, a revision of the University Flag was completed to include official university colors. The December 2020 Commencement marked the debut of this new flag. The University Seal, depicting the likeness of Minerva, appears on both sides of the flag.
The Academic Banners
The Academic Banners represent the constituent parts of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro: the Graduate School, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the six professional schools—the Joseph M. Bryan School of Business and Economics, the School of Education, the School of Health and Human Sciences, the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, the School of Nursing, and the College of Visual and Performing Arts. The designs are unique to this university; the colors have historical association with the respective academic disciplines. The banners are a memorial to Marguerite Norman Felton, teacher of chemistry at the university from 1956 to 1979.
Over the years, several generations of college and school banners have existed. The current banners made their Commencement debut at the May 2010 ceremony.
University Marshals
The Banner Bearers and escorts for all lines of march during Commencement are provided by the University Marshals, an academic honorary organization composed of full-time undergraduate students with academic averages of 3.65 or greater. These students may be recognized by the gold sashes that they wear during the ceremonies.
Academic Regalia
Academic costumes seem to have originated at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge over 650 years ago. The colors of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro are gold, white, and blue, with gold and white used in the hood.
Archana Hegde
Dr. Hegde is a UNCG alumna who graduated from the Department of Human Development and Family Studies in 2005. Hegde’s career at East Carolina University (ECU), where she is currently a Nancy Darden Endowed professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Science (HDFS), began in August 2005. She is a respected leader in the field of early childhood care and education, with expertise on topics such as quality childcare, professional teacher development, STEM education, early childhood mental health, and other topics salient to the field of human development and early childhood.
In addition to her face-to-face and online teaching, publications and extensive external funding record, she has trained professionals and consulted on various topics in human development and early childhood at the state, national, and international levels. She was invited as a plenary speaker by the National Council of Educational Research and Training with the Government of India to give a talk on “Understanding Early Childhood Care and Education Initiatives in the United States of America and its Relation to Quality,” and currently serves on the National Head Start panel of experts. She is the founding member of the North Carolina Infant and Child Mental Health Association, past chair of N.C. Birth through Kindergarten Consortium, and serves on two of North Carolina’s largest advocacy groups — N.C. Institute for Child Development Professionals and N.C. Coalition. She considers herself a servant leader and her mission is to enhance the lives of children, teachers, families, and communities through meaningful research and service.
Honorary Degree
Connie Hughes Kotis
Doctor of Letters
Constance “Connie” Hughes Kotis ’65, ’77 MM has been a guiding light for music and the arts in Greensboro for decades. In her bio for the 50th Reunion of the Class of 1965, she recalled arriving from Lynchburg, Va., for her freshman year. “Greensboro has been my home since that day,” she wrote.
While at UNCG, Kotis was a trailblazer — the first recipient of a Master of Music in applied music-piano accompanying from the University. As a pianist, Kotis went on to play for the Bel Canto Company, the Greensboro Opera Company, and the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, as well as other organizations across the state including the NC Summer Institute in Choral Arts for ten years. She was staff accompanist for International Workshop with performances in Canada, Norway, Scotland, Austria, and France.
Connie Kotis also used her music education to impact the next generation of musicians and music lovers locally, nationally, and internationally.
She taught choral music at Northeast High School in Greensboro after earning her undergraduate degree at UNCG and taught at NC A&T State University after completing her master’s degree. In 1983, she joined the Greensboro Music Academy, now the Music Academy of North Carolina, as co-founder and chair of its piano division. In 2008, the
Academy established the Constance Kotis Piano Festival and Competition. In 2016, the North Carolina Music Teachers Association named her Teacher of the Year.
She is a motivating, masterful teacher with a generous spirit. During her 15 years at the Music Academy, many of her students succeeded in competitions, such as the National Baldwin Junior Keyboard Competition, Bartok-Kabalevsky Competition, and the Music Teachers National Association competitions.
As a proud alumna, Kotis has enriched UNCG. She gave her first financial gift to UNCG four decades ago. Kotis currently serves on the Board of Visitors of the College of Visual and Performing Arts. She has contributed her time and talent to the UNCG Advisory Board and the CVPA Campaign Cabinet.
From her freshman year in Kirkland Hall, to her wonderful family – husband, Bill Kotis Jr., and son Marty Kotis ’96 MBA – through the impact of the Kotis Music Fund in Piano,
Connie Kotis has strengthened the UNCG community, the greater Triad community, and several continents where her students thrive.
Doctoral Degrees
Doctor of Philosophy
Ndepana Gaya Andrew
Nanoscience
Dissertation: Uncovering Charge Capacitive Signatures at the Biotic-Abiotic Interface of Bacteria and Iron Metal-organic Frameworks Biohybrids
Hemali Rathnayake, Committee Chair
Shamusideen Sunday Ayeni
Geography
Dissertation: Geomorphic sensitivity and resilience of smaller Piedmont Rivers in North Carolina State, USA to climate and land-use changes
Dan Royall, Committee Chair
Raphael Dela Ayivi
Nanoscience
Dissertation: Molecularly Imprinted Polymers as Chemical Sensors for Organophosphate Pesticide Detection and for Environmental Applications.
Sherine Obare, Committee Co-Chair
Jianjun Wei, Committee Co-Chair
Beth Rose Bacon
Kinesiology
Dissertation: Neural Dynamics in High and Low Laxity Females During Anterior Tibial Translation
Randy Schmitz, Committee Co-Chair
Sandra Shultz, Committee Co-Chair
Joy Catherine Birabwa
Human Development and Family Studies
Dissertation: “I Learnt English Online Using My Computer and I’m Learning All Computer Programs”: Exploring Congolese Families’
Digital Literacy in Supporting Children’s Academic Progress.
Linda Hestenes, Committee Co-Chair
Rachel Boit, Committee Co-Chair
Mitra Britton
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Dissertation: Identifying Health-Related Conditions Associated with Tinnitus and Its Subtypes Across Health Phenome: A UK Biobank Study
Denise Tucker, Committee Chair
Keelie S. Butler
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dissertation: Genome Mining Reveals Novel Thif Chemistry in Streptococci
Jonathan Chekan, Committee Chair
William Shane Canup
Geography
Dissertation: Citizenship By Investment: Case Studies of St. Kitts & Nevis and Antigua & Barbuda
Corey Johnson, Committee Chair
Anthony Casamassima
Music Education
Dissertation: The Professional Education Experiences of Musicians Based on the Availability of Capital
Jennifer Walter, Committee Chair
Shareese Danielle Castillo
Educational Studies
Dissertation: Unruly Cartographies: a Poetics of Fissures, Anarchival Resistance, and Decolonial Reimaginings
Leila Villaverde, Committee Co-Chair
Silvia Bettez, Committee Co-Chair
Melissa Catherine Carmona
Counseling and Counselor Education
Dissertation: Undocu-Latines Navigating their Relationship with Food in the United States
Connie Jones, Committee Co-Chair
Kelly Wester, Committee Co-Chair
Terry Chavis
Educational Studies
Dissertation: Do you hear us, or are you listening? A storytelling of the epistemological relationship of Indigenous undergraduate students in STEM environments
Brad Johnson, Committee Chair
Blenda Luize Chor Rodrigues
Human Development and Family Studies
Dissertation: Can Outdoor Time in Preschool Support Children to Thrive in Kindergarten? The Case of Spanish-Speaking Dual Language Learners and English Monolinguals Attending Head Start
Linda Hestenes, Committee Chair
Miranda L. Denham
Human Development and Family Studies
Dissertation: “Whoa. What is This? Let’s Dig It Up!”: Children’s Exploration and Caregiver Support in a Children’s Museum
Jennifer Coffman, Committee Co-Chair
Linda Hestenes, Committee Co-Chair
Derrick Ganye
Information Systems
Dissertation: The Impact of It Capability in Remote Work Environments: Effects on Cybersecurity and Innovation
Rahul Singh, Committee Co-Chair
Franck Loic Soh Noume, Committee Co-Chair
Ashley Heath Gentry
Special Education
Dissertation: The Impact of Intensive Professional Development in the Science of Reading on Teachers’ Practices and Perceptions for Teaching Word Recognition Skills
Christie Cavanaugh, Committee Chair
Whitley E. Grant-Goodman
Educational Studies
Dissertation: You Won’t Break My Soul: Using Sista Circles to Examine the Experiences of Racial Trauma Among Black Women Student Affairs Professionals
Delma Rose, Committee Chair
Kyle Timothy Gray
Music Education
Dissertation: “Sing With Your Brain”: A Case Study of Self-Regulated Learning in the Choral Ensemble
Tami Draves, Committee Chair
Hilary Green
Nursing
Dissertation: Perceptions and Judgments Associated with Actions of Natural Disasters Preparedness in the Older Community-Dwelling Adult Population in North Carolina
Audrey Snyder, Committee Chair
Kristen A. Hagarty-Waite
Nutrition
Dissertation: The Influence of Sex and Strain on Neurobiological Alterations Due to a High Fat Diet
Keith Erikson, Committee Chair
Tammy Faye Hall
Nursing
Dissertation: The Factors Associated with the Perception of Shared Decision-Making Among Rural and Urban Postpartum Patients
Audrey Snyder, Committee Chair
Ashley D. Herring Nicholas
Nanoscience
Dissertation: Ultra-Precise Targeting of Single Nucleotide Variants in Genetic Disorders with CRISPR-Cas9
Eric Josephs, Committee Co-Chair
Dennis LaJeunesse, Committee Co-Chair
Thurman DeLynn Hollins
Music Education
Dissertation: Unveiling the Masque: The lived experience of African American band directors
Quinton Parker, Committee Chair
Stacy Roxane Huff
Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation
Dissertation: Between Empathy and Exhaustion: Exploring Compassion Fatigue in Program Evaluation
Sandra Ayoo, Committee Chair
Benjamin Alexander Kempton
Business Administration
Dissertation: Standing a Chance: How CEO Characteristics Affect an Acquiring Company’s Decision to Engage in Subsequent M&A Bids
Riikka Sarala, Committee Chair
Gabriel Keney
Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation
Dissertation: Mapping the Landscape: An Analysis of University-Based Evaluator Education Programs in Africa.
Aileen Reid, Committee Chair
Samuel Kibildis
Kinesiology
Dissertation: Prospective memory and acute exercise: an event-related potential (ERP) study
Jennifer Etnier, Committee Chair
Dannielle Josephine Kowacich-Swaney
Environmental Health Science
Dissertation: The behavioral effects of host burrow odor sources on Phlebotomus papatasi sand flies: An investigation of the vector-host coupling model
Gideon Wasserberg, Committee Chair
Adam Lehman
Geography
Dissertation: The Geography of Non-Earned Income by U.S. County and Megaregion: The Key Predictors
Keith Debbage, Committee Chair
Agona Lutolli
Human Development and Family Studies
Dissertation: Risk and Resilience among Latina Immigrant Mothers in the United States
Esther Leerkes, Committee Co-Chair
Kierra Sattler, Committee Co-Chair
Changzhi Ma
Computational Mathematics
Dissertation: Estimation of the Long-Range Dependence Parameter in Processes with Stationary Increments
Haimeng Zhang, Committee Chair
Sulianie M. Mertus
Community Health Education
Dissertation: Adolescent Girls and Young Women’s Experience with School-based Sexuality Education: Individual Identity Characteristics and Associations between Sexual Health Behaviors and Representation
Amanda Turner, Committee Chair
Shourya Negi
Human Development and Family Studies
Dissertation: The Impact of Economic Hardship on Maternal Psychological Distress, Parenting, and Child Outcomes
Esther Leerkes, Committee Co-Chair
Kierra Sattler, Committee Co-Chair
Megan Marie O’Brokta
Kinesiology
Dissertation: Classifying Sports-Related Concussions and Repetitive Head Impacts Using EEG and Machine Learning in Female Athletes
Eric Drollette, Committee Chair
Omodolapo Ojo
Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation
Dissertation: Equitable and Inclusive Values Engagement in Evaluation Capacity Building: A Mixed Methods Cross-Examination of Nigeria and the United States of America
Sandra Ayoo, Committee Chair
Teah Chanelle Rawlings
Kinesiology
Dissertation: Best Practices to Promote Career Persistence in an Undergraduate HBCU Kinesiology Program: An Exploratory Case Study
Michael Hemphill, Committee Chair
Marwan Mohammad Sa’ed
Nanoscience
Dissertation: Strategic Design of Nanoscale Materials for Enhanced Microbial Degradation and Chemical Sensing
Sherine Obare, Committee Chair
Mohammed Hisham Sheikh Eldin Jibriel
Community Health Education
Dissertation: Navigating Intersectional Experiences: Minority Stress, Religion, Family Dynamics and Mental Health among Gender-Diverse Muslims Living in the United States.
Amanda Tanner, Committee Chair
John R. Sopper
Educational Studies
Dissertation: Pursuing Equity and Sustaining Cultures: A Multicultural Reform Proposal for US Higher Education
Silvia Bettez, Committee Chair
Louisa Tichy
Kinesiology
Dissertation: Characterization of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Induced Cardiotoxicity and a Low-Intensity Exercise Treatment Strategy
Traci Parry, Committee Chair
Panesun James Tukur
Nanoscience
Dissertation: Multidimensional Framework Towards Guided Engineering of High Entropy Oxide Electrocatalysts
Jianjin Wei, Commitee Co-Chair
Yirong Mo, Committee Co-Chair
Andrew Colton Turner
History
Dissertation: “War is the Business of Youth”: Youth Soldiers, Manhood, and Their Enduring Civil War
Mark Elliott, Committee Chair
Amber E. Westover
Human Development and Family Studies
Dissertation: Children’s Development of Cognitive Strategies: An Exploration of Memory Strategies and Study Skills During Elementary School
Jennifer Coffman, Committee Chair
Chase Anderson Womack
Geography
Dissertation: Otrag, Spaceports, and the Democratization of Space: a Collection of Articles
Corey Johnson, Committee Chair
Doctor of Musical Arts
Cory Stanley Davis
Music
Dissertation: Embracing the Rainbow: Queer Choral Music as a Force for Change
Carole Ott, Committee Chair
Ziteng Guo
Music
Dissertation: Interpreting Chinese Cultural Elements in Wu Xing: A Guide to Cultural Understanding and Performance.
Steven Stusek, Committee Chair
James B. Lane
Music
Dissertation: Selected Trombone Excerpts in Wynton Marsalis’ (b. 1961) All Rise (1999)
Randy Kohlenberg, Committee Chair
Jessica Wai Yan Leong
Music
Dissertation: Introducing the solo piano works of Robert Casteels: A focus on his Suite op.2 and Vijf Palindromen op.121
Esther Leerkes, Committee Co-Chair
Kierra Sattler, Committee Co-Chair
Samantha Grace Levreault
Music
Dissertation: Leveling Up Music History Pedagogy: Creating A Music History Video Game Prototype
Erika Boysen, Committee Chair
Geoffrey McKay
Music
Dissertation: The Trumpet and Symbolism: An Analysis and Method of Subversion
Garrett Klein, Committee Chair
McKayla Joann Phillips
Music
Dissertation: Rumba Morena: Redefining Cuban Gender Norms
Eric Willie, Committee Chair
Kippeum Shin
Music
Dissertation: Vocal Education Across Borders: a Comparative Study of South Korean and United States Music Universities to Foster International Success
Robert Wells, Committee Chair
Joanna McCoskey Wiltshire
Music
Dissertation: Employing Speech Disorder Research to Clarinet Pedagogy
Anthony Taylor, Committee Chair
Lauren A.B. Wright-Harris
Music
Dissertation: A Great Cloud of Witnesses: A Song Cycle Celebrating the Contributions of Black Americans to Music and the Resilience of the Black Family Unity Beyond Trauma
Robert Wells, Committee Chair
Amy Xin Yin
Music
Dissertation: Bringing Qing Luogu To Light Unveiling The Sounds Of Chinese Percussion Ensembles
Eric Willie, Committee Chair
Doctor of Education
Tracy Lynn Bonoffski
Kinesiology
Dissertation: Faculty Perceptions, Attitudes, and Knowledge of Interprofessional Education: Exploring Integration into an Allied Health Learning Community.
Michael Hemphill, Committee Chair
KaTrinka Michelle Brown
Educational Leadership
Dissertation: Experiences of and Supports for African American Beginning Teachers
Craig Peck, Committee Chair
Pierre Benjamin Cobb
Educational Leadership
Dissertation: High School Principals and Data Use: Issues That Exist Related to Black Males and How Principals Address Them
Craig Peck, Committee Chair
Katelyn K. Foley
Kinesiology
Dissertation: Field Work in Exercise Science: Perspectives from Students and Community Professionals.
Diane Gill, Committee Chair
Catherine M. Gold
Kinesiology
Dissertation: Student Perspectives in an Active-Blended Kinesiology Course
Ben Dyson, Committee Chair
Heather Anne McNees
Educational Leadership
Dissertation: What Does Engagement Have To Do With It: How Different Perspectives Shape Engagement
Carl Lashley, Committee Chair
James Jack Popp
Educational Leadership
Dissertation: How School Administrators Reflect on Sustainability Efforts after Exiting a School from Comprehensive Support and Improvement Status in North Carolina
Kathy Hytten, Committee Chair
Christopher Ray Rash
Kinesiology
Dissertation: Perspectives of Exercise Adherence Among Current Exercise Adherers with History of Physical Inactivity
Pam Brown, Committee Chair
Lucas Salles-Cunha
Kinesiology
Dissertation: Understanding Water: Values, Viewpoints, and Behaviors That Influence Swimming Participation in Watsonville, CA
Michael Hemphill, Committee Chair
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Christopher Burroughs
Nursing
Project: Polypharmacy in Long Term Care
Autumn Henson, Project Team Leader
Ethan A. Chanan
Nursing
Project: Bridging the Gap: Initiating Isotretinoin in Primary Care
Cheryl Wicker, Project Team Leader
Demetrica L. Hagler
Nursing
Project: Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screenings in Underserved Minority Populations
Cheryl Wicker, Project Team Leader
Mark G. Hansen
Nursing
Project: Less is More: Empowering Deprescribing with Education and Management
Autumn Henson, Project Team Leader
Lexie Jacobs
Nursing
Project: Implementing Provider Educational Resources To Increase Gout Flare Prevention
Joanna Long, Project Team Leader
Leigha Doxtad Landreth
Nursing
Project: Enhancing Patient Access and Provider Utilization Through Fast Pass Utilization
Elizabeth Poulose, Project Team Leader
Kimberly J. Lusk
Nursing
Project: Unveiling the Impact: A Retrospective Study on Social Determinants of Health in Heart Failure Patients
Joanna Long, Project Team Leader
Samuel James Peickert
Nursing
Project: Evaluating the Impact of the Peri-Care Model in a Skilled Nursing Facility: A Standardized Approach to Perineal Care
Autumn Henson, Project Team Leader
Victoria Mawumenyo Puplampu
Nursing
Project: Reducing Falls in Older Adults: Measuring the Effectiveness of a Fall Prevention Education Program for Staff of Assisted Living Facilities
Crystal Epstein, Project Team Leader
Rachel Ann Rosen
Nursing
Project: Avoiding the Emergency Department: Using SBAR Communication to Reduce Unnecessary Hospital Transfers
Autumn Henson, Project Team Leader
Bethany Ruth Wagler
Nursing
Project: FractureForward: Empowering Movement, Easing Pain
Autumn Henson, Project Team Leader
Tori Young
Nursing
Project: Enhancing Bowel Management for Vulnerable Adults: Implementation of a Nursing-led Bowel Movement Log in an Assisted Living Facility
Elizabeth Poulose, Project Team Leader
Master’s Degrees
Master of Arts
Nicole D. Archie
Elouise Ann-Catharine Arp
William Sharpe Lindholm Atkinson
Alexis S. Bailey
Crystal Kaye Bain
Keyanna Ineal Barnes
Madison Leigh Bathke
Allyson Camille Beatty
James Keith Biggs
Paul F. Blaser
Essence Jonae’ Blye
Olivia Bockenstedt
Alexandra Jane Bolton
Nicollette Ly’Cynthia Boykins
Shirley Ahissa Lopez Branson
Ashley Christina Bratkovich
Lydia Campbell Breedlove
Meriel Isobel Burnett
Shannan Danielle Burton
Madison Maxine Callicutt
Sarah Catherine Campbell
Sidney Ann Cassidy
Melanie Jacqueline Castellon-Lazo
Caroline Nicole Chenoweth
Abigail Leigh Clark
Thomas J. Cohen II
Alexander Manuel Colon Stotz
Jacob Alexander Craddock
Madison Currigan
Jordan Taylor Daly
Richard Vincent Dehm II
Zachary Arik Dellinger
Jada Michelle Denny
Madeline Elizabeth Duvall
Haley Elizabeth Eggers
Faith Mangretta Enloe
Lauren B. Etheridge
Clarice Lee Friedrich
Savannah Rae Gonzales
Sanja Grgic
Gleb Gribovskii
Joanna Danielle Grommeck
Megan Elizabeth Guzman
Alyssa Newton Hannon
Georgiana Claire Heermann
Alyssa Kayla Marie Hernandez
Joanna Ross Hersey
Andre Ramont Hill
Kelsey J. Hiscock
Jasmine Renee Hoeffner
Courtney Lynn Howard
Susan Huynh
Michelle Dianna Isaacs
Anyela Maria Jacome Ceron
Gisele Jaramillo
Charlie M. Jenkins Jr
Shakila Johnson
Jennifer Elizabeth Jones
Miles Xavier Jones
Azariah Rafael Journey
Sophia Kathryn Kahn
Rachel Lynn Kendrick
Catherine Elizabeth Knowles
Kantrell De’Leon Knox
Ariana N. Koivisto
Bree N. Kromah
Matlyne A. Lakey
Chandni Lal
Jacob Ezekiel Lester
Taron Lanice Lilly
Caneshia Arielle Lloyd
Delany Joyce Loonam
Michelle Jazmin Lopez
Hollie Elizabeth Lyons
Cory Ruble MacKenzie
Jack Thomas Marcotte
Amanda Noel Martinez
Mary Kate Mauney
Elliot Walker McLaughlin
Charles Ross Mendys
Megan K. Mieure
Timothy Emmanuel Miles
Michelle Jean Modrzejewski
Yatziry Montiel Rosales
Steven D. Mordarski
Kylie Elizabeth Nifong
Naide Pavelly Obiang
Kristin M. Pappas
Amber Brooke Parks
Alexandria Marie Patton
Chad Holland Phillips
Heather Margie Pike
Aaron Drew Potts
Courtney Puckett
Claudia Annette Riddle
Laura Beth Robards
Janae Lorand Robertson
Boukari Saidou
Khalil Sakho
Kyle Garrison Shawell
Laura Sabel Sheets
Wesley Robert Shelton
Bonnie JoMary Showfety
Mary Grace Smith
Elle Briana Soistmann
Mary Elizabeth Stinson
Caroline Elizabeth Stone
Omar Abdallah Msaoud Sufian
Brittney Megan Stone-Keezer
Heather Michelle Tinney
Matthew Tjalma
Haydn Frances Torres
Abuoma Benjamin Uwakweh
Caroline Randolph Vaughan
Samantha Renee Wagner
Alexia Charmaine Walters
Dominquie Shaquille Walters
Alexcina Marie Wartski
Ashley Lorraine Waterman-Crittendon
Taylor Edward Watkins
Jacara Trinity Wiggins
Master of Arts in Teaching
Wendy Michelle Morrow
Emily Shirley
Master of Business Administration
Anna Louise Bowman
Ashleigh Elizabeth Chavez
Anna Crescentia Downey Chon
Cristina Collins
Praveen Kumar Dagur
Jose Andres Delarosa Castellanos
Nazmul Fahad
Heather Colleen Hooks
Ken E. Gilgeours
Anna Geer Gray
Kimberly Harris Poff
Kaitlin Van Hoy Hawkins
Teagan R. Hiatt
Patrick Holmes
Joshua C. Hutchinson
Autumn Nicole Jones
Bala Durga Sridevi Kesavarapu
Vinay Aditya Koluri
Hugh Dang Le
Corey Holden Lynch
Juliet Mwende Makena
Zin M. Maung
Janavi Devang Mehta
Sai Kiran Naidu
Brooke Barker Neal
Evan L. Newland
Virginia K. O’Neal
Jazmine Sylvia Loretta Phillips
Nicholas Bernard Pickard
James Matthew Riedel
Gina Lee Robbins
Mya Yadira Roseboro-Laboy
Elysia Dawn Taniguchi
Danish Taqvi
Elina Aurora Vänttinen
Stephen Frederick Webber
Amanda Cox Weiner
Kelly Nicole Williams
Hannah Woody
Master of Education
Chelsie Ann Arrowood
Seria Emmanuel Bullen Sata
Heather Compton Darden
Kaoru Kuboki Eddins
Nancy Bryson Evans
Candice Marie Fuentes
Destinee Ja’Neal Goldston
Shaniqua Graham
Antoinette Deja Patricia Gregory
Shannon Cornelia Griffin
Lauren Janae Hall
Brittany Marie Henderson
Madison Bernadette Hyman
Abigail Elizabeth Johnson
Ja’Nylah Lottie Johnson
Shauna Lian Kaplan
Cassie Nycole Karriker
Amy Suzanne Leveille
Sandra Regina Mendoza Holguin
Paul Benjamin Nava
Catheryn Wright Novakovich
Bridget D. Owen
Christina Renae Plummer
Kimberly Wright Smith
Frances Taylor Street
Meredith Sue White
Madison Grace Wilson
Master of Fine Arts
Celena Michelle Amburgey
Elizabeth Rose Bruce
Jennifer Michelle Champagne
Zoia Cisneros
Jenna Dorn
Eliana Rose Franklin
John Frank Haugh
Rachael Jean Hershon
Angelica Kankam
Kevin W. Lawson
Elise Marie LeSage
Paul Stanley Mensah
Margarite Annette Nathe
Nicholas Crea Powell
Shenilla E. Smith
Brianna E. Summey
Victoria C. Williams
Master of Library and Information Science
Rosemary Iberi Agebe
Ashley Nicole Bostian
Jessica Lynne Brown
Liam Caldwell
Mary Louise Boisseau Callaghan
Averie Carlton
Jessica Nicole Clodfelter
Savannah K. Collins
Thomas Drake Davis
Joan Daniel Delgado
Emma Margarette Dingle
Melissa A. Dotson
Annika Louise Driessen
Hunter Miles Edwards
Madison Marie Edwards
Jessica Doris Ellis
Julia Haleigh Estey
Rose Isabella Fanara
Jeffrey Alexander Gianelli
Catherine Guelda Gillman
Andrea Stevette Green
Abigail Bounds Gruchacz
Olivia Marie Haga
Justin M. Hegger
Emily Lynn Hench
Zachary VanBeurden Hibbard
Kaylin Renee Hill
Emily Jacob Houlditch
Laura Katherine Jester
Brandon Antonio Johnson
Devin Rachel Johnson
Chevaria Lael Jones
Savannah Genene Jones
Anna Louise Kallas
Cassidy Lynn Kutzer
Nancy B. Lunsford
Elisabeth Jean Luther
Jabria R. Lyons
Emily O’Neil Maitland
Terea Maria Marcum
Grace Elizabeth McCarthy
Sierra Patricia Mccollum
Margaret Ellen McEnally
Charles Scott McKendree
Kristen Brooke Midgett
Kelsey Renee Moore
Megan Lynn Nunn
Danna Mercedes Oronoz Ruiz
Kaylin Annette Preslar
Mary Catherine Puppo
Kayla Shaye Rankin
Samantha Reale
Katherine Celeste Staiti Rimer
Ethan Lane Robinson
Suruchi Sharma
Caroline Emily Harris
Lindsay G. Shook
Aubrey Jea Stewart
Racheal Louise Sylvester
Diamond Torres-Davis
Tuyen So Truong
Abigail Collene Baker Van Vliet
Wynn Wagenseil
Gail Debra Walker
Karrah Durham Walker
Sydney Raelyn Walterman
Christine Tina Wei
Catherine Elizabeth Wiggins
Stephanie Nicole Wilkinson
Colleen Elizabeth Wyatt
Master of Music
Shelby Elizabeth Hall Adkins
Reyna Blyss Alston
McKinley Baker
Iris Fritzen Andrade
Madalyn Patricia Goss
Kevin Leroy Grant Jr
Dalton M. Guin
William Anthony Hawkins
Westly Thomas Heflin
Caroline Elizabeth Dunmire Heggie
Samuel Cullen Howell
Liwei Li
Benjamin Daniel Matney
Olivya Synclaire Kiara Moore
David Michael Nielsen
Demarcus La’Zelle Oglesby
Emma Caroline Phelps
Lauren Elise Prestifilippo
Zhi Pu
Daisy Margaret Schön
Nicholas Drake Skaggs
Sophia Isabelle Soler
Ka’Shella Emerald Sturgis
Anna Kaye Tschiegg-Baker
Max Alexander John Vitullo
Brandon Ray Winbush
Shitian Ye
Master of Public Affairs
Asia Malena Clark
Gillian L. Doak Hayden
Kasani Ginae Ingram
Magnolia Sunshine Long
Angelica Lovette Lynn
Million Gebrehiwot Mekonnen
Exodus Moon
Michelle S. Slaton
Quentin Xavier Sprauve
Ivy Alison Vance
Lu-Ann Cynthia Wilkinson
Tonya M. C. Williams
Master of Public Health
Kesiena Cordilia Abeke
Jillian Faye Reyes Abiera
Joshua William Baulch
Johnice Calliste-Bartholomew
Shantel D. Campbell
Denisse A. Funes Valencia
Samuel Cuyler Nicolae Goff
Alison Durham Harrison
Curtis Hartley Jr
Yolanda Okhiaofe Ikazoboh
Aliyah L. Keen
Margaret Katherine Lloyd
Carrington Latrice Mack
Savannah Brooke Overman
Keenan Alonzo Phillips
Prathiksha Raghavan
Jasmine Faye Riddle
Rakira Lee Urquhart
Hailey Leslie Annette Vinson
Liliyana N. Weaver
Master of School Administration
Amanda Christy Arnold
Kirstein Elizabeth Childers
Kyle Curry Gilmer
Kayla Gabrielle Hooks
Mischa Jeneen Miles
Jessica Candace Williams
Master of Science
Syeda Naheed Abbas
Paula Lashown Abney
Shawn Marcee Adams Jr
Hope Oluwaseun Adegoke
Bianca Mariko Adkins-Tarlton
Eshaa Ahmed
Isabel Anna Allen
Joseph J. Anello III
Gokulamadhavan Annamalai
Oluchi Joy Nwachukwu Anyaibe
Yubisela Aranda Sandoval
Gregoria Arreola-Meza
Afaf Assaf
Snekha Balamurali
Harsha Vineeth Bangera
Marve Basurto Campos
Jessica Alexandra Baker
Sydni A. Beeley
Maslyn Hope Behler
Lakshmi Manogna Bobbili
Rachel Joshitha Bommanaboyana
Amanda L. Buchanan
Michael Eric Bucknall
Gregory Lawrence Burrows
Minh Nhut Cao
Renée Claudette Caron
Maryellie Summer Carpenter
Cardia Anthony Carroll
Geetanjoli Chaliha
Marie-Claire Mae Charles
Yifei Chen
Indu Reddy Chintala
Emily Jean Christopher
Madeline Diane Claeys
Laura Ashley Clark
Elise Noelle Coffman
Patrick Sinclair Cole
Iyanna Kalia Coleman
Jamie Renee Cook
Andrew S. Cornwall
Jack McKinley Cox III
Nathanael E. Davis
Jessica Devarapalli
Keerthi Devireddy
Prasanna Kaarthi Dhanabalan
Trinity Dominique Dixon
Olivia Janine Dobranowski
Meagan Elizabeth Donovant
John W. Drummond IV
Nicholas Michael Elliott
Sylvie Michaela Essongue Zongo Ilboudo
Mahoganey Hope Frazier
Nichole L. Funderburk
Natalie Fung
Adarsh Gadari
Kristina Ariel Gamble
Mariela Ivette Garcia Cruz
Morgan Josey Glover
Daniel Bruno Grillo
Kpoobari Vika Gumnwee
Patrick Abdullai Nasiru Gyimah
Khyrah Chavon Harding
Denis G. Hart
Howard Vann Harrell II
Hengameh Hashemi Sohi
Kevin Howard Hayes
Viviana Hernandez Sandoval
Melchizedek Lee Herring
Imari Jani Howell
Nikya Leigh Hymes
Maha Alexandra Issa
Kylie Claire Kayser
Laurel Hope Keeling
George E. King Jr.
Searat Khalid
Crystal Khemvisai
Cyril Worlanyo Kwame Klu
Sherilynn Gabriella Knight
Vashista Kulakarni
Lakshmi Kameswari Koneru
Supriya Kottam
LaShonda Bianca Lewis
Emma L. Lilly
Dafne Yosajandy Lopez-Baez
Tiffany Amber Macy
Donather Daudi Magabe
Chandana Priya Magavath
Joshua Ryan Malkemes
Likhitha Mamidi
Diana Lidia Marcos Rosas
Evelyn Marin-Sanchez
Hannah Taylor Martin
William Kirk Matthews III
Kristen Stark McElhenny
Savanah Rose McLean
Selam Tewelde Mebrahtu
Katherine Marie Medlin
Gregory Lewis Miller
Jordan Cannon Miller
Michael C. Miller
Desmond Trey Matthew Moore
Laqueshea Chanel Morning
Morgan Alexis Murph
Eryn Elise Murray
Prathyusha Nannapaneni
Cooper Ryan Neeble
Margaret K. Njomo
Nicholas C. Novakovich
Joseph Seth Nsonwu-Farley
Cameron Jeanne O’Connor
Adekunle Tosin Ogunfiade
Favour Atieno Omondi
Millie Ortiz
Sarah Myers Ortiz
Richard Afriyie Osei
Tori Robin Owens
Jake Z. Papier
Vydehi Paravada
Nisha Laxman Patil
Ashanti Cheryce Pauling
Alexander Moore Pettus
John Loody Jack Pierre
Cynthia Mary Porter
Emily Morgan Postlethwait
Carter Michael Powell
Kathryn T. Power
Glen A. Prozanski
Priyanka Rakhecha
Vivekananthan Ramalingam
Ashley Marie Rattenbury
Neetha Ravva
Amber Lynne Reed
Hunter Allen Rice
Grace Elizabeth Rogers
Michael Anthony Saia
Jessica Haley Schmid
Madison Loudermilt Sell
Lona Khaled Shawakfeh
James Colin Shepherd
Fabiana Cezara Secco da Silva Chiofetti
Koralage Pasindu Ilex Silva
Anna Morgan Sizemore
Emily Rachel Soll
Emily Nicole Spain
Taylor Alyssa Spraggs
Michael Andrew Stichter
Yasir Omari Stroud
Holden G. Surratt
Mikayla Elizabeth Surrette
Alisha Tahirkheli
Jerry Levi Terrell
Candace Chavelle Teague
Dinesh Thapa
Madison Keay Thomas
Darius Devon Thompson
Dionna Tillery
Hemanth Tirumalarajukupam
Daniel Feliciano Torres
Bryce M. Trail
Alliha I. Valentine
Jyothi Vundavalli
Alexus Le’sha Ware
Rachel Alexandra Waxler
Elijah Phelan Weinshilboum
Amanda Elizabeth White
Carson Thomas White
Jeremy Denzill Whitsett
Brittany Nicole Williams
Christopher Oliver Windon
Kristen Paige Wood
Amy Elizabeth Wrather
Dalya Khaled Yadago
Kimberly Renee Yancey
Master of Science in Nursing
Julie Ann Barnes
Harley Nicole Palmer
Cierra Alane Bradley
Kara Slusher Brady
Athena Ragojos Cubar
Che Ayisha Curtis
Hanna Edmiston
Audrey Lynne Foust
Rini John
Kendra Rowland Johnson
Poonam Kushwaha
La’ Diamond Monae Lowery
Yareli Rubi Luna
Sridevi Mareddy
Sarah Elizabeth Martin
Michelle Munley McCarthy
Gaye Ann McLaurin
Hayley Michelle Mitchell
Kaylon Ann Morgan
Thuy Thanh Thi Nguyen
Selina Yanersik Reyes
Jordan E. Scearce
Samantha Nicole Southern
Emily Margaux Toth
Emily Broome Wheeler
Alyssa Brower White
Maria Sergeyevna Withrow
Michelle Zavaleta Moreno
Master of Science in Athletic Training
Lyndsey Ja’Quia Givens
Jimmesia Sade Jones
Ashley Marie Maskeri
Kylie N. McMillan
Destiny Tatianna Middleton
Samiyah S. Muhammad
Megan Christine Tamer
Amber Marie Teffeau
Malissa K. Tickle
Kennedy Brielle White
Zakara Victoria Wright
Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Business Administration
Matthew Richard Benson
Brooke Langevin Price
Kelsey R. Reese
Master of Social Work
Jazmine Simone Bratcher
Ava Lilyan Cox
Blaine Riley Deese
Sara Raquel Droegemeier
La Vern Annette Hayes
Sydney Morgan Kieft
Savannah J. Klischer
Jéda Charlise Lee
Gattis Long
Dionne Aaliyah Malone
Tamarann Grace Marteny
Amber Lynn Nelson
Jennifer Ha Nguyen
Luisa Fernanda Nunez-Uva
Kelly Latrice Oliver
Claudia Martha Patterson
Jennifer Pérez Cruz
Lillian Eva Persinger
Michael Joseph Ponzette Jr.
Annelise Cannon Ross
Jordyn R. Snipes
Brandy Nichole Trulove
Quentin S. Watkins
Margaret H. Webb
Samantha Marie Wilmoth
Recognitions and Honors
Alumni, Excellence, and Hayes Awards
Mohammed Sheikh
Eldin Jibriel
Joanna Wiltshire
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