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CommencementFriday, May 12, 2017

5:00 p.m.

The Graduate School

Saturday, May 13, 2017

9:30 a.m.

Potter College of Arts & Letters University College

2:00 p.m.

College of Health and Human Services Gordon Ford College of Business

6:00 p.m.

Ogden College of Science and Engineering College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

One Hundred Eighty-First

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Order of ExercisesFriday, May 12

5:00 p.m.

President Gary A. Ransdell, Presiding

Grand March Professor Fred Stickle, Chief Marshal (Audience seated) Dr. Marshall Scott, WKU Faculty Brass Quintet

Presentation of Colors WKU Army ROTC Color Guard

National Anthem and State Song Ms. Brittany Carter

Welcome President Ransdell

Recognition of the Faculty Dr. David D. Lee, Provost and Vice President for AcademicAffairs

Recognition of John D. Minton Award Recipient Honorable John D. Minton, Jr.

Outstanding Graduate Students and Dr. Scott Lyons, Dean Presentation of Candidates for Degrees

Conferral of Degrees President Ransdell and Mr. Frederick A. Higdon, Chair, Board of Regents

Reflections President Ransdell

U.S. Army Oath of Commission LTC Thomas MacMillin, Professor of Military Science

Presentation of Ceremonial Diplomas College of Education and Behavioral Sciences Dr. Sam Evans, Dean

College of Health and Human Services Dr. Neale R. Chumbler, Dean

Gordon Ford College of Business Dr.JeffreyP.Katz,Dean

Ogden College of Science and Engineering Dr. Cheryl L. Stevens, Dean

Potter College of Arts & Letters Dr. Lawrence Snyder, Dean

University College Dr. Dennis George, Dean

College Heights Ms. Brittany Carter

Recessional Platform Party and Faculty (Audience seated)

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Order of ExercisesSaturday, May 13

9:30 a.m.

President Gary A. Ransdell, Presiding

Grand March Professor Walker Rutledge, Chief Marshal (Audience seated) Dr. Gary Schallert, WKU Brass Ensemble

Presentation of Colors WKU Army ROTC Color Guard

National Anthem and State Song Ms. Hadley Rouse, Graduating Senior

Welcome President Ransdell

Student Salutation Mr. Jay Todd Richey, President, Student Government Association

Recognition of Honor Graduates Dr. David D. Lee, Provost and Vice President for andOgdenFoundationScholar AcademicAffairs

Odgen Foundation Scholar Remarks Mr. Cade McGavinn Brown

Recognition of the Faculty Dr. David D. Lee, Provost and Vice President for PresentationofCandidatesforDegrees AcademicAffairs

Conferral of Degrees President Ransdell and Mr. Frederick A. Higdon, Chair, Board of Regents

Reflections President Ransdell

U.S. Army Oath of Commission LTC Thomas MacMillin, Professor of Military Science

Presentation of Ceremonial Diplomas Potter College of Arts & Letters Dr. Lawrence Snyder, Dean

University College Dr. Dennis George, Dean

Greetings from WKU Alumni Association Mr. Bryan Baysinger, President, WKU Alumni Association

College Heights Ms. Hadley Rouse, Graduating Senior

Recessional Platform Party and Faculty (Audience seated)

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Order of ExercisesSaturday, May 13

2:00 p.m.

President Gary A. Ransdell, Presiding

Grand March Professor Walker Rutledge, Chief Marshal (Audience seated) Dr. Gary Schallert, WKU Brass Ensemble

Presentation of Colors WKU Army ROTC Color Guard

National Anthem and State Song Mr. Justin Miller, Graduating Senior

Welcome President Ransdell

Student Salutation Mr. Jay Todd Richey, President, Student Government Association

Recognition of Honor Graduates Dr. David D. Lee, Provost and Vice President for Recognition of Faculty AcademicAffairs Presentation of Candidates for Degrees

Conferral of Degrees President Ransdell and Mr. Frederick A. Higdon, Chair, Board of Regents

Reflections President Ransdell

U.S. Army Oath of Commission LTC Thomas MacMillin, Professor of Military Science

Presentation of Ceremonial Diplomas College of Health and Human Services Dr. Neale R. Chumbler, Dean

Gordon Ford College of Business Dr.JeffreyP.Katz,Dean

Greetings from WKU Alumni Association Mr. Bryan Baysinger, President, WKU Alumni Association

College Heights Mr. Justin Miller, Graduating Senior

Recessional Platform Party and Faculty (Audience seated)

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Order of ExercisesSaturday, May 13

6:00 p.m.

President Gary A. Ransdell, Presiding

Grand March Professor Walker Rutledge, Chief Marshal (Audience seated) Dr. Gary Schallert, WKU Brass Ensemble

Presentation of Colors WKU Army ROTC Color Guard

National Anthem and State Song Ms. Hadley Rouse, Graduating Senior

Welcome President Ransdell

Student Salutation Mr. Jay Todd Richey, President, Student Government Association

Recognition of Honor Graduates Dr. David D. Lee, Provost and Vice President for RecognitionofFaculty AcademicAffairs Presentation of Candidates for Degrees

Conferral of Degrees President Ransdell and Mr. Frederick A. Higdon, Chair, Board of Regents

Reflections President Ransdell

U.S. Army Oath of Commission LTC Thomas MacMillin, Professor of Military Science

Presentation of Ceremonial Diplomas Odgen College of Science and Engineering Dr. Cheryl L. Stevens, Dean

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences Dr. Sam Evans, Dean

Greetings from WKU Alumni Association Mr. Bryan Baysinger, President, WKU Alumni Association

College Heights Ms. Hadley Rouse, Graduating Senior

Recessional Platform Party and Faculty (Audience seated)

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8 Two Thousand Seventeen Spring Commencement

Leadership and Governance

University Deans

Neale R. Chumbler College of Health and Human Services

Sam Evans College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Connie Foster Libraries

Dennis K. George University College

JeffreyP.Katz Gordon Ford College of Business

Scott Lyons, Dean The Graduate School

Lawrence W. Snyder Potter College of Arts & Letters

Cheryl L. Stevens Ogden College of Science and Engineering

Board of Regents

Frederick A. Higdon, Chair Lebanon

Gillard B. Johnson, III, Vice Chair Nicholasville

Cynthia Harris, Secretary Louisville

Phillip W. Bale Glasgow

Administrative Council

Gary A. Ransdell President

Marc L. Archambault Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations

V. Lynne Holland Dean of Students and ChiefDiversityOfficer

Gordon L. Johnson Vice President for Information Technology

Barbara G. Burch Bowling Green

Julie Harris Hinson Prospect

Jason L. McKinney Scottsville

J. David Porter Lexington

Jay Todd Richey Glasgow

John W. Ridley Bowling Green

Tamela W. Smith Bowling Green

Brian W. Kuster Vice President for Student Affairs

David D. Lee Provost and Vice President forAcademicAffairs

K. Ann Mead Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration

Brian W. Meredith Chief Enrollment and GraduationOfficer

Bryan B. Russell ChiefFacilitiesOfficer

Todd M. Stewart Director of Athletics

Robbin M. Taylor Vice President for Public Affairs

Deborah T. Wilkins General Counsel

REGIONAL CHANCELLORS

Evelyn Ellis WKUElizabethtown-FortKnox

Sally Ray WKU Glasgow

Gene Tice WKU Owensboro

WKU enrolls more than 3,100 students at regional campuses in Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, Glasgow, and Owensboro. Two of the principal goals for WKU's Regional Campuses are providing access to higher education and enhancing the quality of life in the communities they serve.

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History of WKU

O n March 21, 1906 the Kentucky General Assembly approved legislation to establish two teacher training institutions, or “normal schools,” in the

state. A locating commission chose Bowling Green to be the site of one, and the Western Kentucky State Normal School was created.

Thenewstate-supportedschooltookoverthebuildingand student body of the privately owned Southern Normal School. The owner of the Southern Normal School, Henry Hardin Cherry, had been actively involved in the campaign toestablishteachertrainingschoolsandbecamethefirstpresident. Classes began on January 22, 1907.

On February 4, 1911 the school moved to its present site on “the Hill,” approximately 125 feet above downtown Bowling Green and formerly the site of The Pleasant J. Potter College. Over the next decade, the curriculum focusedon teacher trainingandcertification. Studentsreceived practical experience at the Training School, and amodelone-roomRuralSchoolwasopenedoncampusin 1924. In 1922 the state renamed the institution Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College and authorized ittogrant four-yeardegrees. Thefirstsuchdegrees were awarded in 1924.

The campus expanded in 1927, when it merged with Ogden College, a private young men’s school located on the east side of the Hill. The name was shortened to Western Kentucky State Teachers College in 1930, and the following yearthemasterofartsdegreewasfirstoffered.PresidentCherry died in 1937 and was succeeded by Dr. Paul Garrett.

As the College’s mission broadened, its name was shortened in 1948 to Western Kentucky State College. Dr. Garrett died in 1955, and Kelly Thompson became the third president. In the early 1960’s, Dr. John D. Minton became thefirstgraduatedean.

Under Thompson, both the curriculum and the campus underwentmajorreorganizationandexpansion.InJune1963, the college merged with the Bowling Green College of Commerce, formerly the Bowling Green Business University. Along with the Graduate School, the Bowling Green College of Commerce became a separate college within the administrative structure. In 1965, the Board of Regents approved the formation of three more colleges: the Potter College of Liberal Arts, the College of Education, and the Ogden College of Science and Technology.

On June 16, 1966, Western Kentucky State College became Western Kentucky University. The University’s colleges are now:

• College of Education and Behavioral Sciences • Ogden College of Science and Engineering • Potter College of Arts & Letters • University College • College of Health and Human Services • Gordon Ford College of Business

Since 1969, Dero G. Downing, John D. Minton, Donald W. Zacharias, Kern Alexander and Thomas C. Meredith have served as WKU’s presidents. Our current president, Gary A. Ransdell, was elected on September 12, 1997.

More than a century of growth has made WKU a respectedcenteroflearningwherequalifiedstudentsmayreceivegeneralandspecializedhighereducationat theundergraduate and graduate levels. Our undergraduate curriculum offers seven baccalaureate degrees through101 majors, in addition to 11 associate degree programs and36certificateprograms.Graduatestudyisavailablethrough four doctoral degrees, a specialist degree, Rank IandRankIIprograms,13differentmaster’sdegreesand36 certificate programs. Today, the university proudlyserves the educational needs of 18,695 students from Kentucky, 48 other states and 81 foreign countries.

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10 Two Thousand Seventeen Spring Commencement

Academic TraditionsHistory of Academic Attire

A time-honoredtraditionofgreatdignity,thewearing of academic attire is a survival of the ecclesiastical garb of the late Middle Ages. The academic gown,

necessary for a scholar’s warmth in unheated stone colleges, and the hood to protect his shaven head, were firstadoptedinthethirteenthcenturyattheUniversityof Cambridge.

Academic costume came to America in 1754 with the founding of King’s College, now Columbia University. Styles became quite varied, as they were in Europe, but in 1895 a group of American college and university representatives met to establish a uniform system of academic apparel for this country. This led to the establishment in 1902 of an “Intercollegiate Code of Academic Costume.” The American Council on Education formed a committee in 1932 to review the 1895 code, and it was again reviewed and revised in 1959.

Gown, cap and hood

All candidates for degrees and those who hold degrees, including university officials, faculty and visiting dignitaries, are attired in traditional cap and gown. Recipients of the associate degree and the bachelor’s degree wear black gowns and caps, and recipients of master’s, specialist and doctoral degrees wear black gowns and caps with hoods of various colors.

Bachelors’ gowns have pointed sleeves; masters’ gowns have long closed sleeves with slits at the elbow for the arms; the doctors’ gowns have wide, round open sleeves. Doctoral gowns are faced with panels of velvet down the front and three bars of velvet across each sleeve.

The mortar board is the headpiece most often worn at American universities for formal occasions. It is appropriatelywornwiththeboardflatonthetopofthehead. Degree candidates wear the tassel falling from the right quarter of the board, while graduates wear the tassel on the left. The tassel may be black or the color of the

scholarlyfieldofthedegreeheld,withtheshortgoldtasselreserved for those holding doctoral degrees.

It is the hood which adds meaning and dimension to the academic costume. Changed little since medieval times, the hood is worn falling from the shoulders down the back of the gown in a display of vivid color. The hood is edged in velvet which by its color denotes the academic discipline in which the wearer’s degree was earned, and it is lined in two colors of silk which represent the college or university from which the degree was earned. Hence, the Western Kentucky University hood contains one white chevron onafieldofbrightredandisedgedwiththeappropriatediscipline color.

The following is a partial list of colors adopted by the American Council on Education that represent the various academic disciplines:

Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maize Arts, Letters and Humanities . . . . . . . . . . . . . White Commerce, Accounting and Business . . . . . . . Drab Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold Criminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Golden Yellow Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copper Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Light Blue Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange Fine Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brown Journalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crimson Library Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lemon Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pink Nursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apricot Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dark Blue Physical Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sage Green Public Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peacock Blue Public Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Salmon Pink Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Golden Yellow Social Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Citron Sociology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White Theology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scarlet

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version of the Seal, which was approved by President Paul Garrettandfirstusedin1948.Itwasalteredin1966to include the appropriate wording when university status was attained.

The president’s Medallion

Medallions, as worn in higher education, represent the evolution of a practice arising in the Middle Ages and the very early beginnings of universities in the Western World. The Medallion identifies the wearer as the designated leader of the university. Representing both the authority and the responsibility of the person who wears it, the Medallion is worn by the president of the university at formal academic occasions. The face of the sterling silver medallion is a replica of the seal of the university.

Gonfalons

Another symbol used in commencement ceremonies is the academic banner, or gonfalon.A gonfalon is a flagor banner that hangs from a crosspiece or frame and originated in the medieval states of Italy as an ensign of stateoroffice.

Gonfalons are used in the commencement ceremony to designate the university’s various colleges and academic units. The university seal is prominently displayed on each gonfalon.

The Mace

Originally used as a weapon during the Middle Ages, a mace was carr ied to protect a ruler . Eventually this scepter-like instrument became anemblem of authority and became popular for ceremonial purposes. Maces are now carried at the beginning of academic processions at many universities throughout the world, representing each institution’s authority to confer degrees.

Western Kentucky University’s Mace contains several elements that are symbolic of WKU’s history. Hand-carved from Kentucky cherry, the top portion of the Mace is a representation of the lantern on the dome of Cherry Hall and is a tribute to our founder, Dr. Henry Hardin Cherry. The University Seal contains the University’s motto, and carved bands around the shaft include significant dates in the evolution of theinstitution. Gems embedded in the lower portion of the Mace represent the colors of the academic disciplines offeredbytheUniversity.Theroundballatthebaseissymbolic of WKU’s alumni around the globe.

The Mace, carried by the University’s most senior faculty member, was dedicated to the University on May 7, 1998 during the Inaugural Week activities for President Gary A. Ransdell. It was designed by John Warren Oakes and was crafted by Terry Leeper and Frank Pittman.

The university Seal

The University Seal features our treasured motto “The SpiritMakes theMaster” andour idealdefinedbyDr.Henry Hardin Cherry as “Life, More Life.” First adopted by Dr. Cherry in 1911, the Seal has evolved as the institution grew to university status. WKU’s President Emeritus, Dr. Kelly Thompson, gave leadership to designing the present

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2017 Faculty AwardsTheUniversityannuallyrecognizesoutstandingcontributionsbyfacultymembersintheareasofTeaching,Research/Creativity, Public Service and Student Advisement. The following faculty members have been selected by each of the colleges for awards this year. We are pleased to honor these distinguished faculty.

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCESAward for Teaching Mr. Rico Tyler School of Teacher Education AwardforResearch/Creativity Dr.MonicaBurke CounselingandStudentAffairs Award for Public Service Dr. Susan Keesey School of Teacher Education Award for Student Advisement Dr. Pitt Derryberry Psychology Part-TimeTeachingAward Ms.JuanitaCole SchoolofTeacherEducation

COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESAward for Teaching Dr. Ron Ramsing School of Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport AwardforResearch/Creativity Dr.JillMaples SchoolofKinesiology,Recreation and Sport Award for Public Service Dr. Gayle Mallinger Social Work AwardforStudentAdvisement Dr.AmandaSalyer-Funk SchoolofKinesiology,Recreation and Sport Part-TimeTeachingAward Mr.EdwardSweeney CommunicationSciences& Disorders Part-TimeTeachingAward Mr.CharlesCann PublicHealth

GORDON FORD COLLEGE OF BUSINESSAward for Teaching Dr. Thad Crews Information Systems AwardforResearch/Creativity Dr.TimHawkins Marketing Award for Public Service Mr. Ron Rhoades Finance Award for Student Advisement Dr. Dawn Bolton Management Part-TimeTeachingAward Ms.StaceyGish Management

OGDEN COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGAward for Teaching Dr. Nancy Rice Biology AwardforResearch/Creativity Dr.AmyBrausch PsychologicalSciences Award for Public Service Dr. Paul Woosley Agriculture Award for Student Advisement Dr. Jason Polk Geography and Geology

POTTER COLLEGE OF ARTS & LETTERSAwardforTeaching Dr.MarkoDumančić History AwardforResearch/Creativity Dr.Jean-LucHoule FolkStudies&Anthropology Award for Public Service Ms. Amanda Crawford School of Journalism & Broadcasting Award for Student Advisement Dr. Holli Drummond Sociology Part-TimeTeachingAward Ms.CandiceTope-Phillips Communication

UNIVERSITY COLLEGEAward for Teaching Dr. Alex Olson Honors Academy AwardforResearch/Creativity Ms.TrishJaggers SchoolofUniversityStudies Award for Student Advisement Mr. Tim Brotherton School of University Studies Part-TimeTeachingAward Ms.DianaMcQuady SchoolofUniversityStudies

UNIVERSITY LIBRARIESAwardforResearch/Creativity Ms.NancyRichey LibrarySpecialCollections AwardforPublicService Mr.JonathanJeffrey LibrarySpecialCollections

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Recognition of Academic Achievement

U n d e r g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s w h o m a i n t a i n outstanding scholastic achievement are recognized at commencement according to

the following designations and are indicated in this commencement program with the respective symbols. Determination of the honor status was based upon the academic record in existence at the beginning of the 2017springsemester.Thefinaldeterminationof thosewho actually receive this recognition is made at the conclusion of the term in which degree requirements are met.

Degree candidates who are potential honors recipients wear red and white honor cords during the commencement ceremony. Further recognition of those who actually receive this recognition is made on the diploma and transcript at the conclusion of the term in which all degree requirements are met.

With Distinction-Thehonorgiventostudentswhohavecompleted their associate degrees with cumulative overall andcumulativeWKUgradepointaveragesof3.40-3.69and a minimum of 27 semester hours earned in residence (+).

With High Distinction-Thehonorgiventostudentswhohave completed their associate degrees with cumulative overall and cumulative WKU grade point averages of 3.70-4.00andaminimumof27semesterhoursearnedin residence (++).

Cum Laude - The honor given to studentswhohavecompleted their baccalaureate studies with cumulative overall and cumulative WKU grade point averages of 3.40-3.59andaminimumof45semesterhoursearnedin residence (*).

Magna Cum Laude-Thehonorgiventostudentswhohavecompleted their baccalaureate studies with cumulative overall and cumulative WKU grade point averages of 3.60-3.79andaminimumof45 semester hours earned in residence (**).

Summa Cum Laude - The honor given to studentswho have completed their baccalaureate studies with cumulative overall and cumulative WKU grade point averagesof 3.80 -4.00andaminimumof45 semester hours earned in residence (***).

Honors College Graduates – The Honors College requires students to complete a unique set of enhanced coursework while maintaining at least a 3.2 grade point average. Students completing a minimum of 33 semester hours andaCapstoneExperience/ThesisProjectaredesignated“Honors College Graduates,” those completing 33 hours are designated “Honors Program Graduates,” and those completing 18 hours in their discipline are designated “Honors in the Major Graduates.” Students at all three designations are authorized to wear a gold medallionduring the ceremony and are designated by the () symbol in the commencement program.

The Scholar of the College is the baccalaureate degree student in each undergraduate college with the highest cumulative overall grade point average and a minimum of 60 semester hours earned in residence.

The Ogden Foundation Scholar Award is presented to one graduating baccalaureate degree senior who has demonstrated exceptional academic achievement and outstanding university and civic engagement. The student with the highest grade point average in each college who earned at least 60 hours in residence was invited to apply for the award. The recipient will receive a plaque and a monetary award.

G raduate faculty in each college nominate a n d s e l e c t a n O u s t a n d i n g G r a d u a t e Student representing each of the six academic

colleges. The recipient in each college is designated by ().

The John D. Minton Graduate Student Award for Outstanding Contributions to WKU recognizes agraduate student who has demonstrated an extension and application of discipline knowledge within and beyond the University. This award reflects thebroaderdimensions of scholarship as outlined by Ernest Boyer: discovery, integration, application, and teaching. John D. Minton demonstrated outstanding scholarship by serving asaWKUProfessorofHistory,thefirstGraduateDean, Vice President, and President. The recipient is designated by ().

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The following list of candidates for graduation was preparedbeforefinalgradeswerereported,andinclusionherein does not constitute evidence of graduation. The listing of a name in this program should not be construed as an indication that the person will in fact receive a degree from Western Kentucky University at this

commencement. Conversely, the absence of a student’s name from this list does not necessarily mean that the person will not be awarded a degree. The students whose names appear below made formal application for graduation by the date specified in the AcademicCalendar.

Candidates for Degrees

graduate degree candidates

Dr. Sam Evans, Dean

Educational Leadership

Rita Gale Burnett Dissertation: The Evolution of Women Pastors in Mainline Protestant Denominations Dissertation Chair: Dr. Randall Capps

Pamela J. Decker Dissertation: Think Large and Bring the World to Lyon: A Case Study of IAE Lyon's International Week Program Dissertation Chair: Dr. Randall Capps

Lois Michelle Edwards Dissertation: Early Childhood Educators' Perspectives of Play in Preschool Classrooms Dissertation Chair: Dr. Aaron Hughey

Chika Ejike Dissertation: TheInfluenceofCultureontheUseof Healthcare Services by Refugees in South-Central KY: A Mixed Study DissertationCo-Chair:Dr.RandallCapps DissertationCo-Chair:Dr.GraceLartey

Kristin Froedge Dissertation: TheEffectsofaGrowthMindsetonStudent Achievement Among Students with Disabilities Dissertation Chair: Dr. Antony Norman

Brant von Goble Dissertation: TheGoal-Driven,Resilient,andInfluentialTeens Program in Kentucky High Schools: The Impact on SocialandEmotionalLearningandInfluencingFactors Dissertation Chair: Dr. Antony Norman

DOCTOR OF EDUCATION

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Matthew Lloyd Hunt Dissertation: NonprofitBoardofDirectorTraining:The ExperiencesofChiefExecutiveOfficersinWestern Kentucky Dissertation Chair: Dr. Randall Capps

Jennifer Lynne Jackson Dissertation: FactorsthatInfluencePhysicianstoAssume Leadership Roles: A Focus on Clinical Integration Dissertation Chair: Dr. Randall Capps

Andrew Kester Dissertation: An Analysis of Technical Leadership in Radiology Technology Dissertation Chair: Dr. Randall Capps

KomakoSuzuki Dissertation: Using Collaborative Discussions in College Classrooms Dissertation Chair: Dr. Cecile W. Garmon

Wouter van Alebeek Dissertation: A Case Study of International Student Choice: "Do You Want Kentucky?" "...No Thank You, I'm Not Hungry." Dissertation Chair: Dr. Kristin Bailey Wilson

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SPECIALIST IN EDUCATION

School AdministrationCynthia F. Sage

School Psychology

Krista S. CummingsAndrea P. GreeneHillary Y. JenkinsLeah D. PritchettDaniel L. PulliamCarly A. RentschMary K. RyleJennifer D. ScharkletNatalie J. West

MASTER OF ARTS

Psychology

Callimarie BellTessa L. BreedloveAlexandra M. BuscagliaEmilee A. ClineSarah E. CraveroBrandon P. CvengrosEthan J. EdwardsAmanda N. NewquistCharles S. PayneMichael D. SowardChelsea A. TaylorRachel L. ThompsonSara E. WallaceSarah M. Wilson

MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION

Adult Education

ElizabethM.FinleyJaime Nebbitt

Counseling

Rachel A. ArcherDylan E. CamachoCorrin A. ClemonsMoriah U. CoreyJeffW.EnglishAleia L. GorbettBrandy N. HeavrinBrittany S. McNearCarl A. PuleoMartha G. RawlPatricia A. SatterwhiteAustin L. StethenLinly E. TurnerSamantha F. WathenMegan L. Whitmer

Education and Behavioral Science Studies

Buthaynah I. AlshayaCharles A. ElliottMegan N. GoforthRonn D. KistlerJacqueline L. Pillow

Elementary Education Teacher Leader

Frances R. BrooksDustin L. CannonLori J. DarnellHeather E. HackerHeather N. HaneyMark R. HelitSarah JesseeMemory L. JonesAndrea M. KendallChristopher W. MarcumCourtney D. MartinCarl B. MattinglyNikki L. NicholasAlisa R. NicholsJaime L. PareEric RiemerMorgan W. RobyKellie M. SaundersLindsey M. TomsNicole TschappatSarah L. TuttleNicole M. WebbMelanie A. Williams

Exceptional Education‑LBD

George H. Williams

Gifted Education and Talent Development

Stephanie J. Helton

Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education, Birth to Primary, Teacher Leaders

Martha F. Massey

Literacy Education

Brittanie A. Cannon Lisle M. Hardesty

Middle Grade Education Teacher Leader

Emily B. ThompsonErin M. Trussell

School Counseling

Lauren A. DillbeckRobert A. McDougalAmber N. Phillips

Secondary Education Teacher Leader

Elissa W. BelakTravis L. CoyleAmanda J. DurandElissa M. GagelMelissa H. JonesJames T. Van BussumLisa N. Weedman

Special Education Teacher Leader‑LBD

Ellen L. BuselmeierLauren C. CootsLisa K. MillerRebecca L. Todd

Special Education‑LBD

Ann M. Bolin Jessica L. Early Christine K. Hill Toni L. Scott

Special Education‑MSD

Michelle R. KingChrista M. KustesHannahE.NiemietzBrandi L. ThomisKevin J. Whobrey

Student Affairs in Higher Education

Andrea D. DanielsKaitlinR.FrazierMadelyn O. FrostDanielle R. HawksDanetra A. HodgeZachary W. InmanJessica M. JarrettMiranda L. JohnsonZachary A. JonesAlexandria L. KennedyJulia M. RivasKrista E. RosnerTracy A. TollefsonAnnastasia F. WilliamsGeorge D. Woodard

MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING

Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education, Birth to Primary, Initial Certification

Summer L. Childress

Middle Grades Education, Initial Certification

Benjamin F. Martin, IVCassandraM.Pendergraff

Secondary Education, Initial Certification

Monica R. BeanJessica M. NewportRobert D. Rice

Special Education, Initial Certification-LBD

Amelia G. AbellMelissa M. ParocaiEmily P. Wilk

MASTER OF SCIENCE

Instructional Design

Hargis R. BaileyKurt M. BorneSamantha L. DayChandra C. Ellis‑GriffithTiffany S. MinardCassandra A. RogersRita R. Thomas

Library Media Education

Wendy J. ArnhartDavid D. BrooksKatheryn R. CampbellAmanda N. CarterCarlie P. CroweKristin L. EdwardsJoseph M. GuptonDonna S. JohnsonTeresa A. KennedyAdrian L. LayneJacqueline B. LeMondsLeah M. McMahanMelissa A. PowellElizabethA.RobertsWendy W. SrivastavaLauren V. VenderAdriane C. WattStephanie M. WheeldonKristin M. White

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College of Health and Human ServicesDr. Neale Chumbler, Dean

Lauren Ann Bates Project: Attitudes of Nurses in the Kentucky River Area Development District (KRADD) Regarding Patients with Substance Abuse Project Chair: Dr. Eve Main

Linda Gartland Bragg Project: Congestive Heart Failure Readmissions from the Patient's Perspective Project Chair: Dr. M. Laurie Branstetter

Emiley Wyatt Button Project: A Skin Cancer Educational Program: Knowledge, Behavior, and Attitudes of High School Freshmen Project Chair: Dr. Beverley Holland

Lori Mischelle Sharp Donahoo Project: Addressing Compassion Fatigue and Stress of Special Educators Using Mindfulness and Prayer Project Chair: Dr. Beverly Siegrist

Salita Danise Hogan Project: Educational Intervention to Determine Intent to Receive Herpes Zoster Vaccine: Pilot Study Project Chair: Dr. Lynette Smith

Jennifer Nicole Hughes Project: Nurses' Knowledge, Intent, and Behavior Regarding Smoking Cessation Delivery: A Pilot Study Project Chair: Dr. Lynette Smith

Ruth S. Martin Project: Improving Knowledge of Antibiotic Use in Adults 50 Years and Older Project Chair: Dr. Beverly Siegrist

Jessica Lauren Miller Project: EffectsofCase-ManagementParticipationon Medication Adherence and Primary Care Utilization in Homeless and Precariously Housed Adults Project Chair: Dr. M. Laurie Branstetter

Rebekah Pierce Project: Intrathecal Infusion Devices for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Project Chair: Dr. Beverley Holland

DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE

Kayla Brianne Alvey Project: The Cardiovascular, Physiological, & Musculoskeletal Changes from Hot Yoga in Novice & Experienced Practioners Project Advisor: Dr. Beth Norris and Dr. Donald Hoover

Apurva S. Ambekar Project: MotorProfileofIndividualswithAgenesisofthe Corpus Callosum: A Systematic Review Project Advisor: Dr. Sonia Young

Christopher A. Bidwell Project: TheEffectsofHeatandColdImmersionon Performance Measures During the Wingate Anaerobic Test Project Advisor: Dr. Donald Hoover

Emily A. Bouchard Project: Clinical Decision Making: Orthotic Device Use to Treat Toe Walking in Children Diagnosed with Autism Project Advisor: Dr. Karen Furgal

DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY

Scott William Boudreaux Project: Comparison of Shoulder Force Production in Make and Break Tests as Assessed by DPT Students Using a Hand-Held Dynamometer Project Advisor: Dr. Kurt Neelly

Ashley M. Bower Project: The Cardiovascular, Physiological, & Musculoskeletal Changes from Hot Yoga in Novice & Experienced Practioners Project Advisor: Dr. Beth Norris and Dr. Donald Hoover

Ann-AshleighM.Davis Project: MotorProfileofIndividualswithAgenesisofthe Corpus Callosum: A Systematic Review Project Advisor: Dr. Sonia Young

Jesse T. Espe Project: Comparison of Shoulder Force Production in Make and Break Tests as Assessed by DPT Students Using a Hand-Held Dynamometer Project Advisor: Dr. Kurt Neelly

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Brandon LaBarrius Evans Project: TheEffectsofWholeBodyVibrationonVertical Jump Height, Power, Balance, and Agility in Untrained Adults Project Advisor: Dr. Harvey Wallmann

Gary Kenneth Goss Project: TheEffectsofWholeBodyVibrationonVertical Jump Height, Power, Balance, and Agility in Untrained Adults Project Advisor: Dr. Harvey Wallmann

Jennifer Lee Grothe Project: The Cardiovascular, Physiological, & Musculoskeletal Changes from Hot Yoga in Novice & Experienced Practioners Project Advisor: Dr. Beth Norris and Dr. Donald Hoover

Jennifer Lynn Harrington Project: Clinical Decision Making: Orthotic Device Use to Treat Toe Walking in Children Diagnosed with Autism Project Advisor: Dr. Karen Furgal

Mary Laura Hood Project: TheEffectoftheMELTMethodonPlantar Sensation, Foot and Ankle Range of Motion, Functional Mobility and Balance Project Advisor: Dr. Beth Norris

Adam Alexander Hyman Project: TheEffectsofWholeBodyVibrationonVertical Jump Height, Power, Balance, and Agility in Untrained Adults Project Advisor: Dr. Harvey Wallmann

Samuel K. Knott Project: TheEffectsofHeatandColdImmersionon Performance Measures During the Wingate Anaerobic Test Project Advisor: Dr. Donald Hoover

Emily Ann Krimple Project: Determining Average Time and Confounding FactorsAffectingPediatricWheelchairProcurement Project Advisor: Dr. Karen Furgal

Daniel Le Project: Prevalence of and Risk Factors Associated with Congenital Anomalies of the Nervous System in Kentucky 2000-2010 Project Advisor: Dr. Sonia Young and Dr. Beth Norris

Alexandrea J. Lewis Project: Clinical Decision Making: Orthotic Device Use to Treat Toe Walking in Children Diagnosed with Autism Project Advisor: Dr. Karen Furgal

Benjamin Tyler Mahoney Project: Prevalence of and Risk Factors Associated with Congenital Anomalies of the Nervous System in Kentucky 2000-2010 Project Advisor: Dr. Sonia Young and Dr. Beth Norris

John A. Marlow Project: TheEffectoftheMELTMethodonPlantar Sensation, Foot and Ankle Range of Motion, Functional Mobility and Balance Project Advisor: Dr. Beth Norris

Sarah E. McCandless Project: Prevalence of and Risk Factors Associated with Congenital Anomalies of the Nervous System in Kentucky 2000-2010 Project Advisor: Dr. Sonia Young and Dr. Beth Norris

Corey W. Moore Project: Comparison of Shoulder Force Production in Make and Break Tests as Assessed by DPT Students Using a Hand-Held Dynamometer Project Advisor: Dr. Kurt Neelly

David Ross Murphy Project: TheEffectoftheMELTMethodonPlantar Sensation, Foot and Ankle Range of Motion, Functional Mobility and Balance Project Advisor: Dr. Beth Norris

Adam Michael Paicely Project: TheEffectsofWholeBodyVibrationonVertical Jump Height, Power, Balance, and Agility in Untrained Adults Project Advisor: Dr. Harvey Wallmann

Sarah E. Parks Project: The Use of Lower Extremity Field Tests to Predict Wingate Test Performance Project Advisor: Dr. Donald Hoover

Carrie A. Revlett Project: The Use of Lower Extremity Field Tests to Predict Wingate Test Performance Project Advisor: Dr. Donald Hoover

Katryn Inga Steenbergen Project: Determining Average Time and Confounding FactorsAffectingPediatricWheelchairProcurement Project Advisor: Dr. Karen Furgal

Leah C. Taylor Project: Prevalence of and Risk Factors Associated with Congenital Anomalies of the Nervous System in Kentucky 2000-2010 Project Advisor: Dr. Sonia Young and Dr. Beth Norris

Erica Wilson Vincent Project: The Cardiovascular, Physiological, & Musculoskeletal Changes from Hot Yoga in Novice & Experienced Practioners Project Advisor: Dr. Beth Norris and Dr. Donald Hoover

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MASTER OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

Sai Pavan AdigarlaTia N. AllenJamie N. BittelMonaBourbourShiraziKordiShannon C. CalesTodd M. ChappelSretta T. ClarkPhetsamone O. DolbyAustin P. ForemanJulie G. FussnerKeertana Reddy GadeYagna Roopa KasaraneniNadia F. KhanShirin MahdavihajiloeiLolita S. MillerFaham NehalAyodeji J. OmosuleRachel L. OnanFrederick A. Stine, VITasha L. TackettLauren TuttleColeman P. WestLaura E. WhiteShea M. WilsonHaoran Xu

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Zona J. AscensioMollie M. BergerCasey F. CahillYu-HsuanChenLeslie B. FordOlubusola O. FoworaJasminkumari Anilkumar PatelShamaila SadaqatGauher SaeedSujaya ThogaruAmy E. Thomas

MASTER OF SCIENCE

Communication Disorders

Christina L. ColeAdebiyi O. Jean‑CharlesMiriam KleinNancy LondinLaura R. LupinacciKaren L. PackOrit S. SchmulovichMaryannYanez

Environmental and Occupational Health Science

Naga Venkata Sriharshini AzzarapuRebecca L. Lauth

Bethany N. LuskJoseph F. McCartyMatthew W. ShirleyRamya Thammineni

Kinesiology

Dustin G. FallsDonny W. Gill, Jr.Alyssa A. OlenickRegis C. PearsonNuha ShakerRobert M. Vondy

Recreation and Sport Administration

Tonya N. AdamsMaria C. BackesJoseph R. BaileyAbbie L. BallentineAudrey M. BaricovichCarl M. Biddings, IIIJalynn T. BrittLaysha T. BrownAnton D. CalvinJordan S. ChildressDavid ConsiglioRaquel CuellarLanceF.DozierKristen M. DurossCourtney M. ElrodJared S. EmbryJohn FarmerRyan FascianoJames R. FeldheiserAlfred L. Gilbert, Jr.Donte GivanBriannaM.GuzinskiScott L. Hale, Jr.Samantha J. HarmesonWendell B. Harris, Jr.D'Carlo L. HayesKatie L. HeckerClayton R. HigdonOlivia A. HigginsAnthony R. HoneycuttDeborah M. HowardMarc D. HowardMaria HugginsMalloryA.IzbickiKurt A. JansenAnna M. JohnsonKelsi L. JonesKateriJuszczykKevin KasparAustin KerkhoverCassandra R. KolderMichael A. LewisRyan K. Lewis, Jr.Clifton M. LongMatthew D. McCayTaylor D. McFallJacqueline M. McGill

Ryan MollKenneth M. NamannyBlake H. NolanJacqueline C. NorgrenRay C. OliverLeslie ParkerAdam N. ParksTyler S. PhillipsArthur W. Pollard, Jr.Robricco G. PorterJustin PughE S. RameyCora E. RayNicole R. ReevesSteven J. RickeDaniel J. RiggiRichard B. RussellMatthew K. RymanAndre W. ScottAngelina R. ShadwickEmilyShircliffClayton L. Simmons, Jr.Ronald D. Simpson, Jr.Amanda J. SkinnerPaul J. SmithJacob M. SniderAngelo N. Snipes, Jr.Joshua S. SnyderBenjamin R. SteigKayla J. TatgenhorstRyan J. TaylorHannah R. ThurmanJaclyn T. TurnerParker H. VickJames M. VoylesChristopher D. WareJennifer L. Wilson

Speech‑Language Pathology

Nicole E. AmmonsMoriah S. AshleyAmy B. BeaverErin C. BoydEmily M. BraunwartHeather L. BrownLacey E. BrownRachel D. BurnsLissaJ.Cano-JimenezAudrey E. CastlenKatlyn L. ClaywellKatlyn E. CourtneyShayna M. GlattHannah K. GrimesNatosha GuthrieKristen L. HawesCallie T. HaynesChristie R. JewellErin E. KirtleyHannahB.KuzmaAllison R. LaneEstherLinzerSusan D. Marquess

Gina M. McCurryKimberly D. MintonJodiAnn Morris RaymondHaran M. PeckneyKatelyn M. PendleyValerie P. PerkinsTia L. PetrenkoKelsey J. PhelpsLindsay S. PilgrimAlexander R. PlampAshlee L. PowersAimee Preis ChomskiAishlingM.QuinnNathanee A. RobinsonKelsey J. RoweRebecca V. RussellJeanna L. SmithRyan ThaxtonCatherine E. ThomasLeslie-AnneValienteTrenika N. WashingtonLeah C. WeskampErin E. WhitlockJenna M. WilliamsKellie T. WilliamsBrittany WoehleShawnda Wood

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

Rebecca J. BlakemanStephanie A. BradleyGinger W. ClarkeGarnett R. ConleyKatherine K. DillinghamMelissa A. MarguetErin N. MattinglyLydiaE.McQuinnEmily J. MiracleAmanda R. PiercePamela M. PoghenSavannah B. PryorJames J. RobinsonHeather N. RussellCorinne L. SchaeferWhitney D. ScottKaren E. SlunakerLauren K. TaphornVicki S. ThienemanChristina M. ThomasSky L. ThompsonBrianne TriplittJennifer L. TyreeMegan L. WheetTiffanyA.YocumRaymond O. Young

MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK

Alyxe M. AlexanderSalha Sorour M Alsharri

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LaDella L. AustinFelisha D. BabbAkiloh BakerKaitlin E. BashJasmine R. BaynhamDana BirdKevin R. BlalockEmily A. BostonShaNeeka L. BrewtonJamie J. BucknerKeith A. BurnsHannah M. BurtonMariah S. CastlenJessica L. ClemonsRachel M. CookAnthony C. CooperKedeisha A. DoughertyRaven DrakeKayla N. EhrhardtMark S. FearsSamiraFejzicAmanda R. GadsdenMegan M. GoodbarAshley M. GorrellMelissa J. GraehlerBrittany D. GunterKayce L. GuthrieBridget N. HancockShameka A. HardinScott M. HarganBrenda F. HayesAmyLynne L. HicksMichael K. HowertonSydney N. JonesAlexis N. KennyAbbigail S. LedfordCandace L. LillpopTamara S. LisenbyHeidi A. McCormackDevon M. MountsMartha W. MusaliaLauren P. OlleryTylon J. OxfordPhilip ParsonsHolli A. ParysMallory A. PerkinsSamiraK.PizarroKayla A. StinnettDonovan L. ToddAdam T. TrosperAlexandriaL.VelezNakeisha B. WhitisShelby A. WhittMcKinzeR.WillardSarah A. Worth

Gordon Ford College of BusinessDr.JeffreyP.Katz, Dean

MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY

Taylor E. EstesMegan L. GruenbergRachel L. HanksZane M. RameyMegan R. ScarbroughMarcus D. Ward

MASTER OF ARTS

Applied Economics

Vinh X. DaoOrlandoD.DiazSeth C. HulseyYun JinThomas G. KennedyJoshua D. LeeHang T. NguyenSpencer A. OrlowskiBekka R. RossLucas N. TaulbeeCarlE.Wellendorff,IIIJessica C. Wellman

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Francisco E. Arcos JaramilloBradford L. BanksDavid M. BrownGemonee T. BrownLori A. BrowningMary J. CarrellMinh G. DaoBrian S. DaughertyJohn C. DeatonMark L. ElliottJohn F. Fox, IISarah E. GeorgeJefferyW.GeronLydia R. GilliamJamesC.GriffoRiley K. HallYue JiangKody R. JohannMichaelQ.KelleyKari R. KenyonTimothy D. KeyAmeliaKurtzMichael A. LarkinJessica T. LashbrookNathan R. LeeEbony R. LincolnSamuel J. MartinTeddy D. Mays

Lauren N. McclureSarah M. MillayChristopher M. Neal, Jr.Matthew A. NordVictor F. PageAmanda B. PascoeSarah E. PeeblesWilliam H. PharrisJacob A. PhelpsJacob C. PhelpsDrew ReidSarah J. SandersOwen C. StebbinsNicholas D. StephensonTeran A. SundyKara L. ThomasPhilip T. TivittChasity S. WhitmanCorbin W. WilsonCody A. WomackZhibao YangWei YinAdam W. YoungBohuan Yu

Ogden College of Science and EngineeringDr. Cheryl L. Stevens, Dean

MASTER OF ARTS

Mathematics

Erin BirdLindsey N. BrownAdam E. CrabtreeBetsy C. GrayMichael Z. KernerJohn C. LangleyElizabethA.PaceCassidy R. Williams

MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION

Biology for Teacher Leaders

Heidi C. Smith

MASTER OF SCIENCE

Agriculture

ElizabethA.BlessingerKenneth R. JohnsonNicholas K. PorterPaige A. SmithAnthony B. Trimboli

Biology

Kevin C. Bryan

Aiste DobrovolskaiteMark GarewalLaura C. JonesEmily M. McIntireJesse E. NugentMeghan B. ParsleyMitchell L. SchoolerAmelia L. SmithAndrea S. Tanny MarinoQiannaXu

Chemistry

Ali AbdulrheemJohn R. BertramNicholas A. BlumenbergSaraC.BoteroCarrizosaKathryn E. DudleyElnazJalaliHaleh JeddiAubrey N. PennNathan C. PuckettAdam C. SmithDanming Wei

Computer Science

Saad Z. AhmadMuhammad AliAbhishek BoseSandeep K. DuggiGary W. Hutchinson, Jr.Trung D. HuynhAmani LiaqatChaitanya LollaYi PanJing PengLokesh Reddy PulluruAdithya P. SomarajuSai N. SomesulaGayathri SureshAvinash TheppalaHareen UppalapatiKhurram Waris

Engineering Technology Management

RezaAghaKhanlouNaif F. AlbaijiNasim H. AmiriChirag Ayappa RavishankarFakir S. BokhariBlake CvengrosRobert M. DealQinchuanDuSamantha J. DuncanChristopher N. EatonJustin A. Edwards PageMuhammad U. GhaniBarrett A. HamptonMuhammad Mujtaba HassanLeslieT.HuffmanMuhammad Usama IhsanNing Jin

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Jay Anilkumar JoshiArsalan A. KhanZafar KhanMatthew S. LuckettRonald S. LynchBehzadMontazeriDavid J. PodolakAidaPourshiraziEric RohrHarlin K. SaroyaXiaomeng SunAldious A. WaiteYeni Febriyani M. YaniJiadong Zhu

Geoscience

Brittany G. AustinIndu BhattaraiCollins U. EkeLeah E. JacksonDorothyYemaaNa-YemehAnisha TuladharAutumn B. TurnerZexuan WangThomas G. Woodall

Homeland Security SciencesKelsey N. BullockJulie J. Scott

Mathematics

Aykut ArslanAynur ErVan A. Pham

PsychologyLauren G. BailesJoshua S. BowmanJacqulyn M. CavanaughJaredM.DiazEmma N. FlemingBrittany N. GrohHayley M. LambertEmily M. MartinMichael M. McClayElizabethC.McCraryJoanna K. PearsonConnor E. RogersAndrew W. RowlandSherry E. Woods

Potter College of Arts & LettersDr. Lawrence Snyder, Dean

MASTER OF ARTS

Criminology

Sabina Husic

Brian Mitchell, Sr.Cherl R. RichardsonNathaniel B. Shelton

English

DavidP.GiffordLindsey N. HouchinSusan R. NashRyan T. PaitConor J. Scruton

Folk Studies

Charlotte J. BrindleyClaire E. CaseySamantha G. CastlemanKristen L. ClarkRachel S. HabermanSarahT.ShultzAzadehVatanpourAnita K. Westhues

History

Shane B. BaileyAustin R. BiggsAbby L. CrenshawCasey R. Taylor

Organizational Communication

Scott E. Branton, IIGavin L. KirkwoodEvan M. MannSimone C. PayneMizuhoTatebayashi

Religious Studies

Christopher S. BrughAzadehVatanpour

Sociology

Stacey D. HendershotRachael P. Peters

MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION

Art Education Teacher Leader

Kandice C. Kilcoyne

MASTER OF FINE ARTS

Creative Writing

Allison L. AdamsBrittany L. CheakClinton J. CraigWilliam R. HollisErin SlaughterLena M. Ziegler

MASTER OF MUSIC

Brittany N. CarterMagan L. CollarAngela G. CookBonnie S. HughesNicholas G. JonesJessica M. ManrowBrittany J. RustKelsey D. SmithSteven A. StewartEmily K. VaughnMadison M. WellsErin H. Whitaker

MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Batool M. AlsaghahMohammed M. AlshamsiAshleigh N. BarkerPamela J. BuchananDeanna M. JenkinsShelby L. MilesJennifer B. SmithSimone M. SmithNicole A. ToddBrandon N. White

University CollegeDr. Dennis George, Dean

MASTER OF ARTS

Organizational Leadership

Kelli N. AyersShaun BaileyDavid M. BakerCara BarbaraLucas A. BarnhardDebra M. BentonDena K. BibbAlisa R. BryanMatt L. BryantCabrina L. BuckmanEmily A. CarnallJessica W. CecilYen-LinChenBilly-ClydeChildressAltasia J. ClayShauntezL.ClayKristin M. ConleyAnthony L. Davis, IIWendell B. DavisOgoma O. EgembahMichael S. FontanaApril L. GloverMargaret A. GoodmanJamieD.GuffeyArminHadziomerovicLisa M. Hampton

Regina M. HaugenSamantha J. HelsleyXiaoke HuaTsung-MinHuangCharles R. Jackson, Jr.Angelica S. JohnsonWendi D. KelleyKhaled A. KermanshahaniMegan L. KiddNarges KoohborGuanQiLaiHeather M. LarueHuiya LiChia-YuhLinAnna ManinaSheila K. MitchellTracyA.OffuttLeticiaIfyOfiliSuaibu Olawale OlajuwonAisha T. OlatunjiHeather A. OliverDancan N. OsoroJames E. Paugh, IIIMark J. PetersNatalie M. RaymerJessica ReesRita J. SamarasLindseyN.SchwartzTreva J. ShirleyAmanda N. SmithStephanie SpriglerAnthony W. SullivanJacquelyn D. TaylorChing TsaoGan WangHao WangYan WangVashon S. WellsAndrea D. WoolseyStephanie D. WurthJing YangYunjia YangMary C. YatesRongmiao ZhaiRuilin Zhang

Social Responsibilities & Sustainable Communities

Jessica N. CurtisMegan M. MaddernMatthew MayerSamantha I. PiersonNoresa G. PowellJennifer M. RogersKari J. SimsLeah M. WallgrenTravis E. WillsRodney Wolfenbarger

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undergraduate degree candidates

Potter College of Arts & LettersDr. Lawrence Snyder, Dean

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Advertising

Caroline E. BellAshton S. CallisShari N. Dickerson**Amber N. Fowler*Hampton J. FreemanDonna N. Gross***MackenzieC.Grubbs■***Laura L. Halter**Sydney S. HardestyTravis G. Henson■***Alexa L. HixNathaniel F. Hutcheson*Cora B. LeeJacob D. Leonhardt■***Yen H. Mai*Emma E. NapierCatherine A. Rice■***Leah M. Smith*Jennifer E. Souther*Sabrina D. SticeSara E. Van DorenTianyu Wu***

Anthropology

Hayleigh L. Banks■***Annabeth L. Burke■*Gabrielle H. DurhamBrittany C. Erickson***William E. Gaines, Jr.Jessie R. Norris■DzenitaSofticMollie K. Todd■***Matthew T. Zuccari■*

Arabic

Joshua R. Foust

Art History

Larry S. Kinder

Asian Religions and Cultures

Austin C. Richards■***Ella G. Shipp■**

Broadcasting

Darby A. Beane■***Kayla J. Board*Christy J. BollingerMarquis A. BriggsConnor T. Bright*Monica D. BrownMarcus C. Browning*Amber M. ColemanDaniel S. CummingsChristopher G. DeamCaryn C. EisertDixon J. FletcherMarina E. FraireJerome W. GollnerAlexander T. GreerDagny S. Hamilton■***Drew A. HurtJenessa D. JacksonEmily D. JordanElon B. Justice■***Alissa M. Kendrick**JeffreyK.Lightsy,Jr.Zhock J. Mason, Jr.Shannon R. Novak*Madison J. Ogg**Austin PaulKayla R. PoeTyler N. PoeWilliam K. PuckettAlexis N. Ratterman***Nelson K. ReyesWilliam D. Rutledge, III■*Dakota R. Smith■Nicolas A. SpearmanMatthew E. StewartJames J. Stratman**Vance N. TrueJordan D. Upton■***Allyson C. Wells**Simone T. YoungZachary A. Zimmerman

Chinese

Christopher J. KitchensTrinh T. Ngo

Communication Studies

Sulaiman A. AskarJames Baugh***Christopher T. Begley***Mahkala E. Burden***Mallory R. Burk*

Michael J. CaporaleRachel L. Cato**Patrick J. ClarkMegan K. ColeEvan M. DoschJessica M. FeltsMakayla J. GentryLauren E. Groves■**Caroline E. HaleTaylor G. Hillard■***Kindrick R. JonesWillis L. KeetonTiffanyJ.McLartyMarshall D. Metcalf■*Sharnesa M. MilesAndrew C. PageMatthew E. PetersonMatthew P. RobisonJonathan M. Sahlman***Emily J. SturgillKaitlin B. TalleyRebekah J. ThompsonEmily N. ThorenKaleb M. TookerCourtney D. TuckerPreston J. WatkinsAlex G. WilsonSeth T. WrightVictoriaG.YakimoviczAllie V. Young***

Corporate and Organizational Communication

Sydney P. Bickett**Ali BoydWilliam L. Brandon**Matthew R. ClawsonSarah M. Garrett***Ashley C. Hickman***Brandy D. NeellyJackson W. PeachClaytonM.SchulzJoshua A. StarnesCynthia C. True

Criminology

Crystal G. BelcherBrendan S. BirdSarah E. Burnett■***Jennifer CasasAndreanna Christopoulou***Ryan S. CowlesCourtney A. Cruse■***

Samuel T. DoranAaron J. DreiseJessie A. Key■***Eric M. KissingerMadison E. KristofZacherey L. LondonKyonte M. MasseyDenali H. Mclevaine**Zachary W. McMillenCody D. MeinhardtAshley D. MurphyHannah D. ParkerVictoria B. PinerolaJa'karyus R. RedwineMandy M. SchroaderTyler A. ShawCodyA.Snazelle■***Abbey C. Sorrells***John T. TettertonMichael A. Tincher*Sarah N. Tockstein**Katherine J. Van OrderJacob R. Vaughan**Jessica N. Wash

Dance

Kelby D. Auten■**Laura M. BeaneCharles A. Buckner, Jr.Kaitlyn M. FinkSamantha K. PennellaHannah E. ScottCiara M. Sherrod*

English

Joshua M. Arend■***James D. BuchananAllison J. CallStephanie A. Campbell■** (Degree awarded posthumously)

Joshalynne M. FinchMaelee K. Fleming***Judith K. HansonPage M. Harrison**CandiceN.HuffmanPhilip B. Keltner■**Anna K. LaMure■***Jessica L. Mann*James M. Massa**Rachel M. MayhausElisabeth D. MooreHannah E. Neeper***Samantha R. ParrottDakota L. Phelps

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Kassidy B. Price**John N. Reecer**Natalie M. RickmanElizabethC.ScottRenee M. Stewart**Emily C. SweeneyGrace E. Therrell■***Katherine M. Wilkins■***

English For Secondary Teachers

Sara A. AlexanderCatherine P. Dennis*Logan T. Gilbert*Hannah M. MooreMegan E. Sampson■***Tori R. Wigginton■***

Film

Shaire A. Blythe**Blake R. Bragdon**Tyler J. CobaughBrent A. Coughenour■***Laureen A. FiliatreauJohn W. Garratt, IIIAnn M. HupmanJon R. MeyersCody M. MitchellJohn B. Schilling, Jr.Parker H. SmithHans W. StewartBrandon L. TaylorDanielle R. WilsonAdam S. Winkler*

French

ZoeM.EffNdayiragije Isack

German

Joseph A. Jones■*

History

Aaron D. BradleyAndrew M. CarterRebecca L. ClarkJohnathan R. DodgeKole G. FeinauerSean C. FeoleTaylor G. Gilkison■*Joseph M. HallMarc A. HellmuellerJessica R. Hopper*Joan K. KingEmily S. KirkAlexander A. MillerJohnathan S. Miller**

Jordan C. RiceRobert C. SweeneyRobert M. Ward**

International Affairs

Zachary D. Brown■***Dallas R. Dowell■Rita N. KuanyinEllen B. Linder■*MackenzieL.Mathews*Farris R. Melton***Brandon S. Pruitt■***Kanyawee Skulsillapakorn■Stella S. Treumann■***Kelly E. Tursic■***

Journalism

Andrew T. CritchelowJacob T. Dick*

Mass Communication

JazzmynN.Aldridge

Music

Timothy A. AguilosCaitlin P. BrownJacobQ.CarrNicholas J. ConroyGiuseppe L. DiGiuseppe***Kaleigh B. HailCarrie V. HawkinsGavin G. KniesKevinT.McDuffeeJustin L. MillerWesley B. MillerHadley E. Rouse**

News/Editorial Journalism

Nicole L. Ares**Anna G. LawsonSavannah D. Pennington*Shantel Ann M. PettwayStephen A. Rutland**Katherine M. SprolesAllison G. Thompson***

Philosophy

Jared A. Prince■**

Photojournalism

Ann M. DisalvoJustin C. GillilandHarrison A. HillLeah C. Johnson**Matthew LunsfordCassidy R. Mayo

Joshua K. NewellMichael Noble, Jr.Kendall A. Norwood■*Kathryn T. RobertsSawyer M. Smith■**Nicholas R. WagnerSally J. WegertAlyse YoungJing Zhao

Political Science

Mansour M. AlhussainMark S. Allseits■Bandar D. AlnghaimshiSamuel W. BoswellJoseph D. BotelerMeredith E. Bray■***Cade M. Brown■***Damon L. Brown, Jr.Stephanie A. Campbell■** (Degree awarded posthumously)

LeLand C. CantrellChaseD.CoffeyChristopher D. CostaZachary P. Jones■**Joshua M. Knight■***Nick P. KollerJames F. LineKatlyn T. Milligan***Austin E. MurilloRebeccaA.Orndorff**Jacob T. PeaseSteven H. PeayIndygo S. RaySarah H. Reed■*Jay T. Richey■***Tyler J. Rucker■Caleb J. SandersOlivia J. Sievert***Megan O. Spencer***Rafey S. WahlahNathan M. WilsonTy G. Wilson■***

Popular Culture Studies

Kacie L. HendersonTaylor M. Hodgkins

Public Relations

Stuart E. CookMeredith K. CoomesPayton D. DissKaitlyn A. DoehringCheyenne C. DouglasCurtis T. Edge*Meagan A. HashHuntyr A. Holloran

KyleeA.Kaetzel***Madison I. KellerSaraE.KizerMikaela D. LayerPresliS.Marquez*Kelci L. McDanielMaxwell G. McGehee■***Brandon L. MeridethBenjamin M. NallySusan C. NicholsGeorgia R. O'ConnellKara E. OrangeAngela Petkovic***Sara R. PettitAnthony M. Piedmonte*Merritt P. PowellMeredithB.QueenHolly B. ReynoldsAlexus A. RichardsonAutumn D. Sandlin**Samantha R. TaborMegan E. Thoele***Sophie K. Trent*Kayla M. TrickelShelby N. Vaughan

Religious Studies

Cayla M. Baughn■**Dana B. Ebb■**Katherine M. GillenwaterKenneth B. Nauert, Jr.■***Meghan E. Ryckeley■***Wesley A. Slaughter

Social Studies

Kali D. GunsonJacob S. MantleRobert C. ProctorJacob B. Schwandt

Sociology

Megan N. Brown*Karina A. BruceTaylor M. DeMossTabitha G. DouglasMeagan A. ElineMichael O. FoxLeighAnne C. Franklin***TiffanyR.GarciaJordan D. HarbinKaitlyn L. HeadEvrhett A. HughesVeronica S. KavasErica B. KendrickJade B. KreuserLindsey R. McAllisterVivianaQuiroz

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Amanda K. SandstromNikkole B. SheltonJordan L. SmithDaniel S. StevensJeremy D. StrodeMegan E. Thoele***

Spanish

Amber D. Bishop■**Amanda L. BrownMichael A. Goedde***Lorenn A. KingAllicia R. Lawson■**Nathan P. McClendon■***Maxwell G. McGehee■***Austin C. Richards■***Caleb S. RichardsAmelia M. RootCaitlin L. Scott*MeganE.Seitz■**Hannah M. ShirleyAbigail K. Shockley*

Theatre

Camille M. Acosta**Ellen R. Archer■***Alyshia M. BarteeAustin L. BranninEthan M. Corder*Sydney R. Davis**Jordan L. FrenchOlivia R. Jacobs■**Kelly K. McGee■***ShannonL.QuigleyTszChingTong

Visual Studies

Katie M. Adams*Krista M. Bayer*Romey L. BelilesMarisa M. BellMelissa A. ChristersonAnn L. Games*Jordan A. Harper*TravisJ.HoltzclawClarke A. JamesHannah E. Johnston**Troy A. McGarviePatric M. Peters■***Kelsey A. RenfroeShelby N. RicheyMegan E. Valjien**

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS

Performing Arts

Tyler C. Chandler

Alexa K. Denson*Shalyn E. Grow■**MontanaO.Hatfield**Brett T. HuntCourtlyn G. McCain***Haley M. Moore■***Heather N. Moore■***Rebekah Napier**Lucas C. SmithBailey R. Vincent**

Visual Arts

JeffreyW.CampbellElizabethR.Hoffman***Curtis D. Jackson, Jr.Cassie N. KuligKarly E. ManuelMegan N. Meredith***Kelly E. Rosen**Nicholas J. Smith***Nancy T. SparkmanDuncan C. Underhill**Michael C. Wheatley

BACHELOR OF MUSIC

Music

China R. Brown***Shelly K. BurgessWilliam C. BurgessLandon T. Case■***Andrew J. CookJoseph A. Cummings**CynthiaM.Fernandez*Andrea L. Gray***Kevin M. LeonardXinyu LiuHannah D. Melton***Joshua C. Propst■*** Dahyun Sohn■*Rebecca M. Volk■***Joseph A. Wathen*Alicia C. Yoho**

University CollegeDr. Dennis George, Dean

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Diversity and Community Studies

Heather Bailey**Lauren K. English■Destinee M. GreerNdayiragije IsackMicaela D. RobersonGeorge F. Roundtree

Honors Self-Designed Studies

Macy R. Lethco■***

Paralegal Studies

Zachary T. GregoryAllison Lincoln**Morgan A. McWhorter**Ami N. Wagner**

BACHELOR OF INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES

Christine M. AdamsKelliR.AliffChrissy A. AllenLeon AllenAbdullah A. AlmegrenStanley M. AltfeldTakesha N. AmosBrianna G. ArmerJenifer P. AshbyTaylor A. AshfordElvyonn W. BaileyRachel C. BallRicky L. BarnettTimothy C. Belcher**Kristen J. BellDae'Shawn M. BertramSummer D. BibbAmy M. BlankenshipLindsey M. BoardNicole R. Boliaux■Bethany M. Bottoms**Raven E. BrooksKevin R. BrownTiffinyM.BrownOmarius BryantRheanna D. BryantLaura E. Butler***Benjamin A. CarlisleRebecca A. CecilFlakeisha M. CheeksAmber L. ClementsBrittany F. ColesLydia Copenhaver***Leah G. DeckardNejra DelicKelsey M. DerringerAbigail M. Dupree***Alicia J. EdwardsTheo F. EgbujorEli M. EmbryAlison M. Emmitt*Aleshia N. Farmer*Mandy R. FaustAravia M. Ford

Chloe M. FrenchNicholas G. FuquaMichael J. GarbackBryan L. GeraldsKaylee L. GibsonPhabian S. GlascoJeremiah E. GoochKyvinT.Goodin-RogersAshley R. GravesJada N. Gray***Brandon D. GreenAllison N. HallChris J. HallShannon K. HallKatherine R. HamptonLillian B. HarnedBrian E. HarrellChelsea N. HarrisGrace V. Harris**Regina C. HaydenLatrice B. HayesJustin B. HenleyOlivia M. HessKaitlyn L. HiebertTaylor B. HillWilliam W. HixsonLeAndra V. HoosierTaylor A. HornungTerrence E. HowardJenniferM.HuffTaylor G. HugheyCourtney R. HutchinsAlexandra E. JacksonLinda L. JenkinsBraelyn L. JohnsonJohn R. JonesJudy A. Keith*Bo Y. Kim*Jerryll KnightSarah J. KnoxCaleb S. LehmanMicheleL.Lewis-HamiltonChristina S. Link***CurstainL.LopezSierra N. Louden*Daniel T. LyonsBrent T. MarkhamLacieW.Martinez*Desmond D. MaxwellSarah B. McClanahanAndria M. McCravyMichael W. McDavidMarley J. McfarlinJessica N. McGrewJonathan S. McGuireAshleyN.Mefford**Samuel D. MercerLauren A. Mesplay

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Christina K. MillerKaylena E. MillsTerence Mitchell, Jr.Jennifer L. MooreEricka F. MorrisonMadeline C. MullinsErin L. NealAlec L. NewtonDominicM.NunezMatthew E. NystedtAngela M. Padgett*Wayne A. Penn, Jr.Robert J. Petty, IICaleb M. PeymanLeeman S. PopeEliott T. PottsAmanda L. PoynterSteven L. PriceAnn-MarieN.RaleyBrandon R. RayAshton L. RectorTanner L. ReevesJon G. RichardsonKali G. RigsbyChristopher S. RobinsonHannah E. RowlettLaura T. SchoeppnerPatty M. SeymourLaToya S. ShelbyJessica K. Shrum***William C. SidebottomDe'Andre R. SimmonsMark A. Slaughter, Jr.Molly R. SmithNathaniel N. StewartKatrina N. StocksRobynM.StubblefieldMarcus C. StubbsJeremy S. SullivanMargaret E. SullivanVictoria D. SunleyTaywan M. TaylorTait A. ThomasToby J. TurnerWilliam C. Turner, Jr.Andrea R. VaughnCarrie E. VaughnLatavia A. WalkerAndrea N. WallaceDaniel C. WarrenAnton WatersAndrea R. WebbBritt M. WelchBrandon WestmorelandBenjamin N. WhetstoneJoseph K. WilderRyan D. WilkinsMaci N. Wilson

Ambrosia D. WissmannAllison K. WoodsonEmily L. WoodwardEric D. Woullard**

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Organizational Leadership

Alexandra C. BarmoreRachel O. Bennett*Gabrielle C. Bradley**William C. Clark***John C. CooperAliyah D. DixonMelinda Y. HardinAriel M. Head**Michelle L. HerronJennifer L. HowtonSarah A. HoytAmy M. HurtSean J. JarboeLarry S. Johnson***Sai V. KanaparthiKristie L. LeeCheyenne M. LewisJessie G. Mattingly*Angela MerricksKathryn L. MillerJoshua W. MintonDaniyal MonnooCorey B. Parks, Jr.Jon A. Peterson**Xelpha L. PierceKevin M. Powell■***Xuanyi RenRosa Lee RichardsSierra L. Schetagne*Somula D. Schwoeppe*TylerJ.ShanholtzerHaydenS.Skinner-Fine■**Nolan D. WimsattJustin S. WolfDylan H. Wood

Systems Management

Damon M. BarnesChristie BrownLoretta A. BusseWilliam P. Butler*Autumn D. CarpenterLogan G. CeslerCody L. ClarkMichael J. , III**Janice L. DavisTanita J. DeckerLarry K. DiamondAshley Emmick

LaChristian N. GillKatelyn B. HaganAmy L. HamiltonChasity J. HamptonKaren D. HauschildAlicia G. HaynesAaron K. Jenkins*Edward R. Jury, IIKelsey J. KingNathan A. McDonaldKeith NallFarante A. ParkerDavid C. Smith**Jayauna K. SmithWenter D. StewartNicholas W. WatkinsTodd S. WhiteTerry E. Willis, Jr.Byron L. Wilson

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS

Business

Rachel H. BordenKimberly B. EdwardsJohnP.HoffmanAllison P. JesseeJodie E. RitterRebecca J. Sanders

Office Systems Technologies

Hester M. Likens

Paralegal Studies

Kayla A. BrooksReina A. Lopetegui

ASSOCIATE OF INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES

Kyle T. BlankenshipNicholas B. BowlingSheila A. ButlerNicholas R. Cairo■+Michael W. CarterWilliam C. Clark++KristyL.CoffeyBriley D. CropperMagen M. EstepPhillip E. FreelandNichole M. HudgensAmandaK.HuffKeisha M. JamesHanna E. JobesAndrea K. JonesTyshon M. KirkendollTaylorN.Lawson-Jones

Kayla L. Marcum++Natalie J. MarcumElisabeth McManusShashaank NarayananTaiya M. OrtegaCassidy S. PatriarcaDustin B. PerkinsRoderick M. Rowland+Alexander P. SantosGarrison R. ScottBria J. ShobeAndrew M. ShouseSusan R. VaughnShana G. VincentSebastian L. Wood

College of Health and Human ServicesDr. Neale R. Chumbler, Dean

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Communication Disorders

Megan R. Bruner■***Margaret O. Cartwright***Amber A. Cline***Grace E. Cockrum***Sydney E. Colburn■***Samantha N. Coyle***Megan E. Dowdell***Sierra B. Fields■***Stevie C. Ford**McKenna D. Grant***Kaelin M. Grimes***Miranda K. Kittinger■***Brooke E. Livers**Heather L. Martin***Kennedy E. McAlpin***Madelyn K. Murrell***KellyM.Offutt***Tabatha J. Payne*Ashlenn B. Phelps**Shannon M. Plagge**Josie L. Plummer■***Breanna R. Russell***Kelsay D. Scott***Lauren R. Stevens***Meredith L. Tade**Lakin N. Toon***Lauren M. Ungetheim***DeAnn P. Wallen**Danielle B. Walters***Nicky L. Williams■***

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Dental Hygiene

KelliB.Alford-Miller***Bronda J. Anderson*Amber D. Archey*Caitlin M. BarkerBrittany L. Bird**Kaitlyn E. Blumm**Julia B. Bray*Elexia C. Campbell***Lesley M. ChessorEmily R. Daniel*Kennedy E. Duvall**Mary M. GibsonPaulinaGonzalezKristen B. Johnson**Ellie M. Kandrach*Jessica A. Lawson*Rachel H. Leachman■**Bethany M. McLeanShella B. Thomas*

Environmental Health Science

JefferyH.CrossfieldTaylor N. DuncanShaylin K. McGuire***Christian P. Stephens

Exercise Science

Christi M. ArmstrongAlexandria G. BartleyMadeline L. Baumgartner*Ryan M. Beard**Amanda N. Blalock*Kendra A. BrandensteinShelby J. BriggsDerek L. Brockman**Aaron J. Brown*QuensieJ.BrownHunter B. Carter*Sara A. CarverArnela CavkaLeiffR.ClarksonDylan J. CobbJaredA.Coffell■**Amanda C. ColsonAbby P. Crowe**Joshua M. DentonNathaniel L. DuncansonKolbi L. Edens**Lindsey C. FacklerMeganE.Fitzhugh***Darryl R. GilbertLogan C. HamblinDominique J. HarrisCaitlin M. Hesse■***Bailey C. House

Amber K. JewellAaron D. JohnsonKatie A. Johnson**Keagan I. Keen***Tylor A. KellyJames K. LamarAshley T. Latham■**Jantsen H. Lynn**Thomas J. Machine*Erin D. McNeil■***Chandler H. McPherson***Jake H. MitchellKendra N. MitchellKierra N. Muhammad**Kayla A. Murray**Kathryn M. Noonan*Katie B. Pelle*XzaveionR.PriceGabrielle N. Ringenberg■***Leyna M. Ritter*Monica E. RustJustin SeymourLucas A. ShuttKaila X. SmithMorgan A. Sondergeld**Brandon W. Tucker■Blair H. VaughanCourtney J. WagnerSarah C. Walker*Joseph A. White*Michael D. WoodKristin E. Yoho*

Family and Consumer Sciences

Hannah M. CummingsJamie L. DavisAlivia E. Faris■**Brooklyn L. HaganCarolyn HamiltonAmandaM.HuffJacqueline K. KingMegan M. Lee**Trayetta L. LongSavannah K. SworWhitney M. TallentOlivia T. Thomason■***Taylor D. TinsleyCandice N. Wagner

Health Care Administration

Laura D. Allen■***Ibrahim Yahya A. AlmakramiJennyA.BaltzAbdulazizR.BunjiChelsea D. Conner**Frank K. Copass, II

Amber L. DyeAlexandria M. GlennAllison N. HicksTyler R. JasperRachael R. LeeAmanda J. LogsdonDerrick Y. OlanrewajuAlexandria L. RogersMallory A. RunnelsMichael S. WheelerJudi B. Wright

Health Information Management

Lisette M. Dalton**Cynthia M. Raymer

Health Sciences

Peyton C. Abbott**Ali A. Alsheef*Stacey D. BaackGabriel T. BaldwinLindsey R. BlairAlexa R. Brainard***Taylor J. BruceHannah R. ClemmonsSavannah M. CooperMadison G. FletcherPayton E. GuthrieKayla M. KelleyChristopher O. KentMakenzieL.MastellerJennifer N. MillayCourtney L. Mobley*Andrew W. Patterson*NicoleA.SighokoNdzilaiGenene SmileySarah E. SturgeonChristina A. TalleyDesiree E. TylerJordan M. Webb■**Lauren E. Zambrano

Hospitality Management and Dietetics

Kaitlyn E. Adkisson***Katherine C. ArmstrongDavid C. BantaMary B. BellMorgan B. BeltLumar J. BennettMaliaJ.BizerDaran S. Brady*Ashley M. BurnsSydney A. CordesAmber D. Felts*Leah M. Flora

Kearstin S. ForteLindsay M. Gay***Alyson R. Gomer**Sarah L. GossettVictoria G. Greco**Nikki L. HaganKennedy L. HardenRachel E. HarveyWilliam C. Henderson, IVMakayla A. JosephAsia I. LarkinTabithaL.LauzonMikaela A. LogsdonHannah R. MartinOlivia R. MattinglyHeather A. Nally***Cody M. ReulMelinda M. SterlingEvelyn M. Suter■***Tyler S. Wade*Abigail D. Watkins■***Scarlett R. WheelerMolly R. Willis*Shannon V. Wright*

Interior Design and Fashion Merchandising

Rachel M. BallCarli N. Barr***Jacey D. BostonKetori N. CampbellShelby E. Debettencourt**Katelyn A. GehlhausenMadison A. Gooch*Logan N. HinesMason D. KirbyCourtney R. Knight**Devyn B. LayneChiArra K. LewisLena L. NashKelsey R. PriceCallie A. RothLauren M. RunyonMadison P. ThomasJacqueline A. VossKaitlin A. Ward■***Aaron M. WilsonGabrielle A. Wynn

Physical Education

Jared T. AbellRyan H. BashamClark R. CableMichael D. Chambliss**Taylor A. CounterChason T. RippyMichael D. Talley

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Anne N. WhitsonLexee A. Wilson

Public Health

Brianna L. BaldonSarahJ.BraffordSharon L. Brooks**Lanae E. BrownGrace M. HuddlestonRosa M. JacobLe'Sasha F. JemisonPatrick E. KahnNidaa KhayatAsia I. LarkinTony B. LodgeBenjamin MujcicMelisaMustaficAnna E. Paschall*Cayse L. PerryAustin J. Yurt

Recreation Administration

Mary K. AlveyDondeago M. Bonner, Jr.William L. BrewerCraigQ.CallowayChloerisa J. Carr***Bo ChaCory A. Clemmons■**Nicholas D. ConradDe'Vante D. DuclosJacob D. EvansDanielle A. Higgs*Carrie T. Jacoby Kathryn A. JonesChad D. LawhornBryce M. MahoneyScott MartinNakilah Z. McClendonLaura J. MeccaMackenzieT.MorrisJennifer N. Ottersbach■**Michael G. PophamCody J. RobisonEmily B. ScogginsChristopher J. TysonEmilee R. WoodRebecca E. Woodburn*

Sport Management

Zachary M. ArndtHolly J. BackerDontae T. BeamsAlexandra R. CroweHunter M. DanielsBrandon K. Ellithorpe*Nicholas J. Farmer

Abriunna R. ForrestTyler R. FoustStephen R. HarmonDavidB.HuffmanAmanda L. JohnsonJustin B. JohnsonShaquille JohnsonZachary M. JordanBrett M. LindseyJoshua E. LindseyGlenna M. McCoyWilliam P. McCoySamuel P. MelchiorBrennen L. MilbyHarsh PandyaTaylor PriceEmmalee E. RyanDieter R. Schneider, Jr.Catika B. SlaySeth J. ThompsonJared R. Tichacek***Darrien J. ToddCache T. Tomlinson*Brandon S. VincentMichael WhiteAbigail L. Woosley*

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

Sydney M. Adams*Karis E. Allan■**Kaitlyn N. Allen*Samantha S. AllenSarah B. AllenKayla A. Arnold***Lauren M. Avritt*Julia B. Barnhart*Aeron E. BarrowErinn L. BasistaBarbara J. BellamyKelsey M. BondKaylaM.Bradfield*Lindsey M. Burke■***Randi E. BurkeElijah D. CarterEmily A. CarverAmy K. Cummings**Marieh S. DaviesAlison N. Davis*Morgan L. Davis**Samantha M. Delomas■**Destiny D. Dennis*Heather B. DittoJessicaM.DominguezJeremy D. EadesMichelle D. ElliottAngella N. Farmer■**

FeliciaD.FranzellAudrey N. Garris*Jeanette GoodwinQuentinP.HancockTia S. Hawkins**Caitlin M. Hermanson*Megan K. Houchens*Jessica B. Houchins**Daniel G. IgleheartEric W. JerniganGeneva E. JohnsonDzenanaKadric■***HayleyO.KnifleyPamela J. Knight**LondonB.KutzmanAmanda M. Lawson■***Rosemary G. Lewis*Kim G. Lindquist**Hannah C. Lockhart*LouisaB.MalewitzMalorie M. Mann**Anna M. Marks**Kayla B. Masden*KayleighD.McQuerry***Katelyn P. Meredith***Maegan A. MetcalfeSara B. MillerJordan M. Morgan***Samantha P. Mosher***Christopher T. Neelly■***LindseyM.Neutz***Aaliyah K. ParkerCarl M. PaulusKristin M. Pedley*Nicole M. Pendino*Lauren E. PerkinsFrankie E. Poynter***Andrea P. PurchisKylie W. Ramsey***Stephanie B. RamseyEllen M. Ransdell**Denise C. RichardsonJessica W. RileyAshley M. Scalf*David J. Sheehan*Haleigh R. ShelleyCarrie L. SheppardKelsey L. Shimanek**James B. Simmons*Amanda L. SmithTara M. SmothermanLarryL.StaffordHannahG.Stanfield**AllyL.Sulzer***Kyle T. Taylor*Tana N. TaylorMary A. TravillianMadison N. Trent***

JosueS.Vasquez*Annjanette A. VaughnSean A. VaughnHannah S. WatsonLeighA.Wedding-MooreHeather N. WellsLinsey M. WilkinsMegan J. Wood*Vicki WrightSavannah S. Young***

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SOCIAL WORK

Megan J. AllenTaylor S. AterIesha N. BaileyJeanette S. BakerAshton L. BallardKelsi BeaverTevon N. BoardsSarah L. BowmanKristan G. BucknerEmily A. ButlerVictoria L. ClarkDavidR.CruzKalee R. Culver***Brianna E. Curd*James B. DehartAlexis E. DuncanChelsea G. Erickson*Erica L. FosterBrittany D. Gasaway**Lauren E. GerkinsJena L. Gore**Andre Green**Allison M. HaralsonAshley M. HarrisLoren J. HickmanNatalie A. Higgs■*TracyL.Highley-Jones*Tremesha M. JamesBrittany S. Johnson**Kelly K. JohnstonBrittanyI.Kaatz*Jamie L. KattSadie L. LackAdam R. LeeCassie P. LondonSydney A. MckeeverWilliam L. MillinerKelsey M. Minto*Amanda J. Mitchell*Sarah E. Mortensen**Brodie J. Norris**Delanie M. Puckett***Maria C. Ray***EdwardF.Razo,II***

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Nicole M. ReynoldsRobin L. Reynolds*Jamie L. Ritchie**Heather N. RitterJacendia G. RobinsonWhitney B. RohnerRebecca L. Schroeder**Rachel I. Shelton***Dana R. TackettStephanie L. VincentSian E. WatersKati M. Weedman*Ashleigh R. WhiteSarah E. WildeJanelle R. WilliamsAlisa S. WillisTyler S. Winklepleck**Kendra N. Young

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS

Early Childhood Education

Kristin K. Eng TowAshley N. HonicanMarsha R. Lillpop++Michelle R. Smith

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE

Paramedicine

Stacey D. BaackLogan H. Eckler++Nicholas W. Simons

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE

Dental Hygiene

Abigail G. Borders++Meaghan S. Crowden+Kara N. Fisher++Kennady L. Galofaro++TiffanyN.HeldKelley S. Judge+Mollie R. Mitchell++Keylee D. RainwatersAimee R. SpearsAshton T. Troxler

Health Information Management

Kelly L. Boling+Hannah F. EstesAshtin D. Hancock+

Chelsea W. HodgesDylan L. JosephTaylor R. MontgomeryAshley N. ParkerAinsley C. PiperLaura J. SmithJennifer L. Vincent+

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

Cielita AllenAngelika BondarevaMallory J. BrittainJennifer N. BrookerLatoya ChambersKinsey D. CookAngela D. CopasJennifer J. DeckerNichole M. Demonbreun-GuffeeKimberly M. DevineAmberly D. FishbackWilbert Freeland, Jr.Ashton M. GoldsberryStephanieR.HartzRobinHazardLaTina B. HillAudry HodginLaNett IveyShanon D. KeesCheryl M. LindseyMelody L. MassengaleCourtney N. McKainAshley H. MeeceSamantha M. MillichampMorgan E. MixonAzraMusicAshton H. PhelpsErin PhelpsMarco RiceMegan J. RichardsonJessica L. ScottTamara SextonNatalie N. SimpsonAngela E. SmithBrittany M. SmithDylan F. StephensLindsayJ.SticeHuffSarah A. SturgeonCaroline L. YoungHeather E. Yule++

Gordon Ford College of BusinessDr.JeffreyP.Katz,Dean

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Economics

JesusD.GonzalezGuzmanJasmine L. Hill*Christopher J. Hodges■***Sarah G. HowardBenjamin E. LawsonWilliam A. ParkerKalvin A. RobinsonFaith E. Rowlett■Summer L. RussellKhaingThazinArthur E. Watson

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Accounting

Jacob A. AinSarah E. Alford■**Tessa C. Armstrong**Sarah D. BardMatthew L. Bunnell■***Brooklyn V. Carpenter**Tanner D. ClarkKaitlyn T. Cummins**Kinsley P. Driver***Bryant D. EbelharMichael S. GarmonYanlin GengJessicaM.GiffordRobert N. HicksAxel L. Hollander**Caleb S. HowardVictoria C. Hunley*Cody A. KessingerMadeleine R. LindseyKatelyn E. Miller*Caleb B. MusaliaMatthew B. Pate***Lynn M. PayneCarly S. Raymer**Allie P. RomansKirsti M. Saalwaechter**Samuel T. SharpeJessica L. Sievert**Grant A. SteierChristopher M. StuerzenbergerParke S. TatmanJessica L. TinsleyJessica E. Vinas*Yilin Wang**

Amanda B. WestYing Xu*

Business Data Analytics

Jacob R. Cox

Business Economics

Shelby L. Baldwin*Erin K. Bardin■***Ryan S. BooneBradley C. BostonJonathan R. BrownNicholas A. Cox■***Alex J. EllermannHiginia M. Hatchett■Samantha M. LawsonThanut PradubsilpaSpencer A. Renfro**John Royster, Jr.Lauren E. Sirls**Nicholas A. Smith

Business Informatics

KhalidA.AlmoziniBandar AlmutairiAhmed M. AlqahtaniYazeedS.AlsabtOsama A. AlsaidalaniTurki M. AlsulaimanRyan S. BooneThomas J. Gledhill■*Spencer M. Hansen, Jr.Elena C. LucasAshton K. Smith

Entrepreneurship

Abdulrahman M. Alkharouf**Samantha L. BrownMichael J. SchillingEric J. Thomas

Finance

Marie A. Angeles■**Daniel R. BanksGantulga BayarmaaAlexandra C. Boon*Dustin M. Cartas***Mariah K. Derringer***Simon N. DickinsonWentao DuanRhea A. England***Trent D. Erps■Elijah W. Essa■***Brookelynn D. Garrett*Corey S. Goodwin

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Logan Green*Mengling Hu**Yilin Huo*Andrea L. Johnson**Justin T. Jones*Sara E. LeeJiaxin Li***Paul S. MachilaskiMegan L. MartinJohn R. McKinneyBrian T. Oulay**Buyun Pan*Yash B. ParekhAakash B. PatelHunter S. RayDillon S. Simpson***George C. SimpsonSarahE.StankiewiczDouglas C. Stratton***Patrick R. ThurstonLauren T. WalkerClay D. Watkins*

International Business

ElizabethAnnA.BednarSidney S. EhrenborgDaniela GalassiSalvadorHernandez,Jr.■**Sam J. Hudnall*Joseph A. Jones■*Trinh T. NgoCache T. Tomlinson*Kyle H. Wilson*

Management

Engie AbdelmoatySukainah A. Al ShahabEva A. Alexander**Abdulrahman F. AlfehaidTurki A. AlhaeedhalMishaal S. AlhanakiAbdulrahman R. AlotaibiNazalM.AlotaibiMegan N. Barmantje*Alexandra C. BarmoreAmanda F. BarnesBrett R. BatesCandice N. BeachyAmber N. BetnerMichael A. BirdsongCaleb A. Brand***Sarah B. BrownElisabeth J. BrunerRachel D. BullingtonMyles P. CaliaTitus M. Carter***Mary A. Clark*

Cody W. CoxAinsley C. Crawford■**Kaylee B. Cross OsborneErin A. CurlDavid A. DahlTyler M. DodsonSydney R. DowneyAnna K. ElderCassaundra A. EldridgeTristan C. Evans**Katlyn S. FaulknerTeresa G. FuquaBethany B. Garrett*Ryan S. GentryBrianneE.GoetzingerMegan J. GreenwellTravis C. HardcastleShelby B. HardenHannah L. HardinJustin S. Hawkins*Kristiauna N. HenningJason M. HeplerShelby N. Higginbotham■**Jessica E. HinkleMcKenzieM.Horecny**Richard D. Howden, Jr.Casey G. JohnsonMichael E. JohnsonHannah C. Lamb*YuzhengLiangMatthew D. LoehrBrittany K. Massey***Darrel L. McCormickRhonda J. MitchellJacob D. MoninKaila D. Moore**Carol W. Moseley*Taylor R. MuddAmy M. MurphyMichael W. NelsonLogan M. NewbyAnna M. NixKathryn M. Norman**Ashlee G. O'Brien**John P. O'BrienDavid D. OverbayTharach PradubsilpaAaron C. PylesConner K. RaafRonnie J. Ramsey, III*Dakota Randleman*Keeley K. RogersAustin D. RoutionAmanda M. ShivesMorgan T. StinsonTraceM.StufflebeamAngelia M. SuttonShayne M. Taylor

SteffaniR.TrimbleTanner B. VittitowWeston D. WaltersBonita L. WoodleeChun Man YuenYing ZhaoMicah G. Zielinski

Marketing

Marshal E. AikenBrianna E. Anderson**Kayla A. Bagshaw***Ashley L. BellJacob L. BratcherJacqueline K. BrittLeLand C. CantrellThuy N. Cao**Joel D. CiaccioTrey W. ClancyCody M. CollEric D. CurtisJazzA.FeltonJoseph S. FiliatreauJames C. FlemingShaun C. GoebelHarrisonF.GriffinWesley J. HarpHunter G. HeathBradford L. Higdon■**Samuel D. HiggsDaniel R. Hillenmeyer**Kana Ikegami**Blake C. JohnsonDelaney M. JohnsonTara E. KeithMolly O. LessigCallie E. LuskReese A. Milburn**Kendall E. MuddKatherine J. ParksMcKenziK.PeaceTyler R. PlesslChristian A. ReidAngeloJ.RodriguezWhitney B. RohnerWilliam E. RyanAlexander L. Sajewski**Sarah SejdicMark E. Shipley, Jr.Autumn B. SimmonsAlexis R. SmithKaitlyn N. Snelling*Josh M. StachlerAnnette StrattonRyan D. ThompsonPhoenix D. Turner***Kelli M. Yorlano*John H. Zehnder*

Mathematical Economics

Emalie Criswell***Joseph T. DavidsonAnna E. Durham■***Cassidy P. HelsleyLogan R. Houchens■Graham C. Koch■***Amanda Mauch**Tianxing Xie*

Ogden College of Science and EngineeringDr. Cheryl L. Stevens, Dean

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Mathematics

Krishna C. BemisAlec M. Brown■***William E. Johnson■**Christian R. LoweCarson S. Price**Joshua D. Price■**

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Advanced Manufacturing

Abbas H. AlnakhliRonald AveyMitchell D. HumphreyWilliam B. LuckDonte A. Richards

Agriculture

Brandon C. ArmstrongKirsten M. BanksWyatt J. BentleyChristopher P. BollingerAlyssa M. CampbellJessica L. ClayAllison J. ClineClayton W. CornettAshley R. CottrellLindaA.Cruz■***Robert B. DewsnapCiera S. DinwiddieMary A. Fox■Timothy H. GillenwaterDylan L. GipsonSteven W. Green*Deborah K. HallShelby R. Highbaugh*RachelL.Hoffman**Nathanial I. IrvinWilliam L. Kemper

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Gavin G. KniesCaitlyn B. LogsdonMatthew B. LondonAdam B. MartinAudrea J. MartinGabriel K. MartinMegan N. MastersErica L. MayDestiny M. McCauleyLauren E. MeredithBlake H. MilbyDalton H. MohonThomas H. Murphy***Zachary K. PerryJoanna N. PorterJared W. ScottTyler A. ScudderAlexis L. Skaggs*Landon S. SouthAlexandra N. SpohnAlyssa B. StullKelsey R. WallaceTara N. Watkins■***Katlyn E. WhitworthJared W. WilsonKyle T. WrightMatthew T. Zuccari■*

Architectural Science

Fares M. AlobaidMohammed M. AlqahtaniHamilton R. BrindleyAdam D. ByrdHunter M. Conley**Chris R. CorneliusJustin D. GlasscockJeffreyT.HeinzeThomas J. Hickman*Caitlyn D. JoyceSteven M. Mota**Brent A. O'ConnorStetson D. PendergrassLydia F. RamseyCaleb A. Sloan*Cory S. ValjienQixingYangLei Yao*

Biochemistry

Kevin H. Belt*Dana B. Ebb■**Christopher R. FullingtonMichael A. Goedde***Charles T. Gregory■**DenisHodzic■*Samuel H. Marcum■***Paula F. Stepp**

Allison R. Thompson■**Charles C. Towey■Franklyn K. Wallace■***Tara N. Watkins■***

Biology

Fatimah H. Alowa*Afolasayo A. Aromiwura■***Katie M. BautistaAmber D. Bishop■**ChristinaM.Bozarth■***Connor B. Brown■**Kelvin K. Brown■Adrianne A. Buckles***Kaley R. Burden■*Macey M. BurtonMorgan N. Cash***Krupali U. ChampaneriaHannah C. Chaney■*Katlyn B. Clark■**William M. CraddockJessica A. Crum*Rose Elyse C. Damron*Jasen C. Davis■***Sherah K. Devore■***Emily G. DicksonMichael E. Dudgeon, IIIKristin H. East■***Hosannah Preye Evie■***Jessica R. FulkEricaR.GonzalezKristina C. Gonzalez-Lopez■**LandonM.GriffithScott J. Hall*Emily J. Hamilton■**Brent M. Harney■***Matthew A. HawkinsAbbyM.Huff■***Jessica L. Johnson■*Andrew J. Kerr**Merry E. Krueger■**TroyH.LaffoonJessica S. LasherJacob B. LeeTanner B. Leigh■**Chelsie B. LundyMarissaM.MartinezChristopher M. McDaniel***Bethany A. McNabbDalton H. MohonChristopher T. Neelly■***Sarah M. Parks■**Sarah E. Perkins**Anthony M. Piedmonte*Erica R. Plummer■***Nathaniel A. Powers■***Brenna J. Raisor■***

Davis R. Ranburger*AngelicaD.Reetzke*Connor D. Ross**Meghan E. Ryckeley■***Katherine C. Settle■*Elise B. Shoulders**Roxie B. Simmons■***Hannah M. Smith*Joseph C. Smith■Kamryn P. Smith■Zachariah N. SohneAllison M. SpeerPaula F. Stepp**Isaac L. StevensJared M. Taylor**TiffanyC.TaylorDomnique C. Thayer■*Jason R. Thomas**Lindsey B. Thompson**Ashlee K. Thornsberry■Justin M. Turner■Mallory L. Vaughn■***Madison B. VernonJessica J. Vincent■**Shelby K. Wade■***Lacy E. WalkerKaitlyn E. Wathen■**Nicole K. Williams■***Ted N. Williams*Tristin C. Witham**BonettaF.Wright-SweetZachary A. Young■***

Chemistry

Salman F. AlotaibiZachary P. BerryTyra J. BlairSaraC.BoteroCarrizosa***Alyssa M. CarricoKatlyn B. Clark■**Courtney A. Cruse■***Logan H. Eckler***ElizabethAnnGarrett■**Hannah M. Gossett■***KristenR.Griffin*Joseph T. Harrison*Haleh Jeddi*Adam JonesJae M. KoBlakely E. LanderCatherine M. LangleyAlmedina Mujanovic■***Paul J. MurrayChristian M. Northcutt***Joseph W. Owens**Parth S. PatelAubrey N. Penn**Davis R. Ranburger*

Jordan M. SkieraKamryn P. Smith■Sarah N. Tockstein**Franklyn K. Wallace■***

Civil Engineering

Saad A. AlamriSaadAlbazeiAli M. AlmarqanRakan N. AlmutairiSaad M. AlmutayranAbdullah Alwadai*Jace A. Caldwell**Jacob A. Cornett***Colton L. DorrisMatthewR.GiffeMegan N. HeislerMatthew T. Holder**Jon R. HollomanLogan C. Howe***Clifton D. Hurley■**Megan E. Jones*Jason M. KleinLacey M. MartinDomenickaP.MendozaCevallosBrock L. MilbySeth B. Peay*Collin I. Ray*Kirschten T. Roberts**Eric L. SaasitaCory W. Smith■***Ethan E. SmithJohn R. Spaulding*Price D. Thompson■*Kayla R. WatkinsAllan K. Young

Computer Information Technology

Taylor J. AverdickPaul A. BaileyOva S. BearRyan L. BellRonald E. Bright, Jr.Sjon-PaulC.BrownJesse K. CarterJoshua E. CaudillBill C. ChocheaSamuel E. EverhartMichael A. HorsleyThomas L. Jones, IITerence MartinMark D. Meredith, IIJohn C. SchlegDevon ShieldsFranklin L. Standafer, II

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Chase D. TaulbeeDujuan L. Taylor, Jr.Jimmie D. Thurman**Christopher K. VarneyJustin A. Wagers

Computer Science

Taylor C. AtkinsonConnor M. Brooks■***Brody M. Bruns***Matthew T. ClarkChristopher P. Goulet*Austin C. LittleBlake A. LombardShehane D. NetthisingheAntony D. Norman■***Chisom-AgaCalebOgbonnayaDavid J. OwensMichael W. PolstonJared A. Prince■**Ashhaad R. Sajan

Construction Management

Abdullah A. AlalharithSaleh M. AlamiriMoussa B. AlotaibiYahya M. AlyamiMatthew L. BlackKelley M. Blair***Lindsay N. Blankenship**Thomas S. DooleyJerzeQ.HazlettCody L. Huckaby*Caleb C. LaGrangeAseem MarediaHunter D. MckeeJoshua T. OwenSamuel A. Thomas

Electrical Engineering

Fahad A. AlfahadKumail A. AlsalamAbdulmalek H. AlsharifBrody D. Bagshaw**Alan L. Black***Austin R. Byrd**Aaron F. Hall***Jacob A. Jones**QuocAnhK.NguyenJavier W. Slaton*Patrick K. Stewart

Geography and Environmental Studies

Cayla M. Baughn■**Julia G. Borders■**

Alexis R. Corbin■***Christopher W. HarkinsRachel A. Kaiser***Andrew T. KeithCaleb J. KoostraKatherine J. Love■***James L. McCoy

Geology

Stevon M. Lewis, Jr.Bonnie E. McCallisterBrittiny P. Moore■**Kurtis A. Spears

Industrial Sciences

Byron L. Flowers

Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Turki S. Al HarbiMahdi A. AlawamiMustafa A. AlawamiAhmed AlbalawiSaeed A. AlfakhrAhmed H. AlghefariMohammed AlhabbasKumail A. AlhajariRashed AlmarriBaqer M. AlmoylgiJaredD.BenningfieldKyle S. HennionBrandon V. LiggonsTerrance E. McCagePatrick M. NeumannHarry R. ShanahanMatthew S. Turner

Mechanical Engineering

Abdullah M. AlbuhayriAbdulazizAlolayanDaniel T. BudloveJames C. BullockNicholas A. Carver■***Matthew M. CooperTyler M. CreteauBlake A. Ellis**ColinB.Frizzell***Garrett J. GordonHongxia L. Guthrie**Joshua C. Hicks■**Devin M. HudsonWilliam E. Johnson■**Nathan S. Lasley■**Taylor W. Leigh■Mallory L. Phillips**Kyle L. Price*Colin A. Reece

Timothy L. RyleJoshua R. Steele**Daniel T. ThoeleNick J. ThompsonNicholas K. TuttleAaron D. Waddell*Eric L. Weaver**Joshua P. WellumWilliam D. White■***Michael D. Wood**Skyler K. WrightIan A. Zaleski

Medical Laboratory Science

Hannah J. Wagoner

Medical Technology

Muneera A. Al Najdy**

Meteorology

Isaac C. Bowers■***Carl A. GarnerTori A. Schow*Chi Fai Wong

Middle Grades Mathematics

Christopher T. AppelmanChristine M. Burkeen***Anne C. Feenick**Barry A. HayesAmber R. HoganJohnathan M. JacksonAndrea M. Jenkins***Haley A. KassingerJohn T. PoynterSydney J. Rice*Delilah F. RobertsBonnie J. Rone***Nichole A. Shelton*Katrina N. SherwoodBrittni R. Tichenor

Middle School Science

Aleigha J. Dennis**

Physics

Brian G. LunaAndrewS.McGuffey***Stefan M. Stryker■***Christopher G. Welch

Psychological Science

Mindy L. BlakemanAshley N. Cummins**MeredithL.Cundiff■***Catherine J. Dowell***

Jasmine R. Ernst■***Bret A. HardinJoshuaM.Harvey-BaileyAlexia J. Higginbotham**Jaime L. JonesKeely N. LawrenceCatherine M. Luna■***Rilee P. Mathews***Mandy M. Matsumoto■**Madison N. OsbournMatthew R. PennerRichard J. PorterJeffreyT.PowersLiana K. SandlinLindsey M. Shain■**Whitney K. StarksLevi J. TravisJessica J. Vincent■**

Technology Management

AbdullahA.AlanaziMohammed A. AlharbiAbdullah A. AlmarriMoteb A. AlotaibiAbdulazizS.AlrafiMansour F. AlrowailiBader AlsakakirMazenBanjarThomas A. GarnerSkylerC.HuffmanMohammed MatarTimothy R. MaxwellJames M. MorrisAmro H. RashwanEhab M. SaeediNathan M. Scamihorn

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE

Agricultural Technology and Management

John M. HobdyMichael G. ReynoldsHayden P. Scroggy

Vocational ‑ Industrial and Technical Teacher Education

Julie M. BrownJason T. Sharp++

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College of Education & Behavioral SciencesDr. Sam Evans, Dean

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Psychology

Ethan J. AshbyJordan W. BeanChasity D. Beckner■***Stephanie L. Belt*Emily J. Blair*Richard C. BlantonTokiwa N. BondsKatherine E. Browning*Andrew R. Buckles***Avery A. Buckles***Leslee R. Clan***Adam C. ClarkJustin L. CoakleyEmileeP.CoffmanHollie B. Coleman■**Caroline A. Cook***Kristen D. CourseyMorgan H. CrosslinKaila D. DavisJeremy B. DobbsDarah E. Doss*Erin E. Evans■***Megan E. FolkerCasey R. Ford*Jennifer B. GarrigusMadeline N. GoodwillSkyler P. Green***Alexander T. GreerJerri T. HaaseSara K. Halcomb■***Angela R. HarrisChelsea R. HarveyJacob A. HassAmanda M. HigdonChelsea D. HuntsmanEvan V. JarboeHannah M. JohnsonAdam JonesKalyn D. JonesMckenzieT.KimmelPaige M. Kuegel**Chloe J. Lawson***HizarethA.LinaresShayla B. MacLeod***Elpida Malamou***

Brionna C. MartinSydney I. Meaux■**Jessa M. MillweeAlysha M. NanoukGlendonB.NantzLindsey N. NoltkamperErica M. OsborneKarlissa J. Pollack***Adelyn Reynoso**Olivia A. RodrigueAmber L. RollinsMadeline A. ScherbaMichael W. Schrader■Emilee B. SeamanMichael D. Shelton■**Kylee S. SipesEleanor W. Smith■**Madalyn M. Smith■***Ho Yeung SoDzenitaSofticChelsea C. Spears*Kirstin T. SpillmanDeandra Stinson**Robert W. Weikel**Autumn R. WestCaitlyn E. WilkersonJamie L. Williams■***JeffreyC.Wren■**

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Elementary Education

Haley M. Adams**Makenna N. BarnettKandace B. Baugh**Katelyn L. BaumgardnerAnn R. Bell*Haylee E. Best*LoganL.BillhartzJoshua S. Blankenship***Jennifer BoustaniKelsey L. Bowen*Ashley N. Broady***Laura A. Buchanan**Whitney N. BurnsKatelin B. CarneyMegan K. CarrollMorgan S. ClarkKendra N. Cline***FeliciaM.CoffeyTaylor N. ConradLizettaR.Cornwell■***Lindsey M. DickIesha S. Eaton

Alexandra Y. EskridgeTheresa M. Ford**EmilyK.GiffordLaura E. Gossett*Michaela J. GreyMegan L. GriggsSloanE.Hafling*Chelsea M. Hagan**Natalie A. Hagan**Bethany N. Hall*Cassie D. Harbison■***Heather D. Hatcher*Ashley N. Heady**Ashley K. Holder***Joshua W. Holder*Lillian E. Hoskinson■*Lauryn N. Johnson***Sarah A. Kingkade*Emily M. KrampeMolly K. Lamb**Abigail LancasterMadison L. LancasterKaitlyn D. LevisAmanda G. McGrail**Beulah J. Mosley***Matthew A. MurrayLarrisa L. MyersJessica L. NewbyDrew K. Norwood***Sarah A. PinchotRenee M. Pollard**Darby M. Pugh*Zoe F. Raines*Krystal M. RayChelsey B. Reid**Vickie A. Sallee***Allyson E. SamsLisette D. SantosJessica B. SaundersAnn E. SchaumanAnna R. Schnuck**Cameron R. SchweikertTaylor J. Sevy***Amber E. Smith***Tonya A. ThomasDominique VanoverJamie C. WatermanZachary T. WattsSara K. WhiteKaitlyn A. Wyatt**Paige A. Young**

Exceptional Education ‑ LBD and MSD

Georgia M. ChildersEmily M. ErnwineBritney A. Fightmaster*Alexandra M. Lonnemann***

Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education

Tristen P. MichaelAshley L. ParrottKaleigh A. ThomasRebecca F. Thomas

Middle Level Education Social Studies and Language Arts

Brittany P. Allen■***Edward V. Beahm*Mary R. Cloyd**Cody L. CrimElizabethA.GrantSarah K. Hagan*Derek E. LogsdonSarah N. Murphy*Shelby M. Newton■***Hayley G. OliverMallory A. ProctorCassie M. Sharp*Joshua C. Stone*Brette M. Walsh**Joshua S. Wheat*Alissa L. WilliamsRachel L. Witten***

Military Leadership

William C. Clark***Michael C. Felts

Special Education ‑ LBD and Elementary Education

Brian L. AtnipMicaela I. Atwell*Miranda K. DevoreKatie R. Eaton***Molly D. MarshallRobert A. MorrisonSummer D. RenickRiley L. Robinson*MackenzieS.Terry**Lauren A. Tucker■***Sara M. Vandertoll*

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Commencement StaffUniversity Commencement Committee

TiffanyRobinson,Chair Lucinda Anderson

Production Committee

Marleen Murphy, Chair Chris George Lois Hall

Program Booklet Committee

RheannaPlemons,Co-Chair CherylWhitfield,Co-Chair Joanna Castlen Brandi Fowler

Marshals

Hannah Guy Lois Hall Dana Jones

Greeters

WKU Spirit Masters WKUStaff

Special Assistance

Jennifer Adam Cheryl Beckley Craig Biggs Siera Bramschreiber Amy Cardwell Torie Cockriel Michael Crowe Peggy Crowe Matt Davis Brenda Dickson Laura Dilliha Toni Dye Minnette Ellis

Dana Jones Marleen Murphy TiffanyRobinson

Leslie Vanderpool Marsha Wagoner

Rhonda Jones Megan Meador Janie Pruitt

Mandy Skinner Leslie Vanderpool Marsha Wagoner Lauri Warden

Les Forsythe Ashley Givan Christine Gorman Rachel Goodman Linda Harm MikeHartz AmyHoffman Shelia Houchins Blair Jensen Fang Jiang Christopher Keller Sharon Leone Destiny McCauley

Paige McCord James McCoy Julia McDonald EmilMoffatt Miles Ormon Lauren Ossello Madeline Payne Charley Pride Mike Reagle Steven Rey Mary Lou Romero Ali Skaggs Robert Unseld Wesley Anne Watkins

Cheryl Beckley Rachel Goodman

Marleen Murphy Jay Todd Richey

MikeHartz Megan Meador Rheanna Plemons

TiffanyRobinson CherylWhitfield

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The Star-Spangled Banner Francis Scott Key, 1814

Oh Say! can you see, by the dawn’s early light

What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming

Whosebroadstripesandbrightstars,thro’theperilousfight

O’er the ramparts we watch’d were so gallantly streaming

And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air

Gaveproofthro’thenightthatourflagwasstillthere

Oh,say,doesthatStar-spangledBanneryetwave

O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave

My Old Kentucky Home Stephen C. Foster, 1853

The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home

‘Tis summer the people are gay

The corntop’s ripe and the meadow’s in the bloom

While the birds make music all the day

Theyoungfolksrollonthelittlecabinfloor

All merry, and happy and bright

By’n by hard times come a knocking at the door

Then my old Kentucky home, good night

Weep no more my lady, O weep no more today

We will sing one song for the old Kentucky home

For the old Kentucky home far away

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College Heights Mary F. Bradley, 1930

Verse One

College Heights on hilltop fair with beauty all thine own,

Lovely jewel far more rare than graces any throne.

College Heights, We hail Thee.

We shall never fail Thee.

Falter never, live forever

Hail! Hail! Hail!

Verse Two

College Heights with living soul and purpose strong and true,

Service ever is thy goal, thy Spirit ever new.

College Heights, We hail Thee.

We shall never fail Thee.

Falter never, live forever

Hail! Hail! Hail!

Verse Three

College Heights thy noble life shall e'er our pattern be,

Teaching us trhough joy and strige to love humanity.

College Heights, We hail Thee.

We shall never fail Thee.

Falter never, live forever

Hail! Hail! Hail!

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Congratulations on becoming aHilltopper forever!

Be more than a fan. Be a member of the WKU Alumni Association.All WKU alumni share the deep bond of the WKU experience. The WKU Alumni Association encourages you to continue

to develop strong ties with one another and the University through an engaging mix of programs and activities.

Membership Makes It Happen!The vitality of the Alumni Association depends on support from alumni like you. Membership is the driving force that allows the Alumni Association to provide the resources, programs and activities that keep the WKU family engaged with the University.

Alumni Association programs include:

In appreciation, members of the Alumni Association receive membership rewards and benefits including:

Volunteer opportunities include:

Learn more about how the WKU Alumni Association is an easy way to stay connected to WKU.

• Homecoming• Topper Tailgates• Regional Chapter Activities• Hall of Distinguished Alumni

• Young Alumni Events• Society of African American Alumni• Career Connections

• Alumni College• WKU Reunions• And more!

• Special recognition at WKU functions• Member giveaways at Alumni Association events• Discounts to select Alumni Association events• Exclusive “TopScoop,” a bi-monthly member email• Invitations to WKU Alumni Association special events and programs• Discounts at The WKU Store, online and in-store• Alumni Association membership decal

• Discounted fee for continuing education and lifelong learning classes through DELO (The Division of Extended Learning and Outreach)• Discounted annual membership fees at the Raymond B. Preston Health and Activities Center• WKU Libraries privileges• Pride in providing support that makes all the programs and services of the Alumni Association possible• Plus much more!

• Alumni Association National Board of Directors

• Alumni Ambassador Program• Alumni Interest Groups

• Alumni Chapters• Young Alumni Council

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Congratulations C l a s s o f 2 0 1 7