JSU awards degrees to 433

at Summer Commencement

 

Four hundred thirty-three candidates crossed the stage at Paul Snow Stadium on Friday, August 8, to receive their degrees from Jacksonville State University during the 2008 Summer Commencement.

Leading the class were honor graduates Rachel Elise Hulsey of Fruithurst, who graduated summa cum laude with Bachelor of Science degrees in Biology and Exercise Science and Wellness; Amanda M. Miller of Gadsden, who graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing; and Madison Phillips of Southside, who graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. To graduate summa cum laude, one must obtain a grade point average of 3.9 to 4.0 quality points on hours attempted.

The faculty led the processional into Paul Snow Stadium, where the candidates were announced individually, photographed, and presented with a JSU diploma while crossing the stage. President William A. Meehan conferred the degrees.

Guest speaker for the commencement was Mr. Honor M. Bell, president and chief executive officer of Gulf Coast Community Benefits Corporation, which focuses on disaster preparedness and recovery. A recipient of the President’s Award for Volunteer Service, Bell is a 20-year retired Army officer who has extensive background in public relations, public speaking, training management, small business administration, event organizing, non-profit resource management, and teaching at the college level. Bell is a New Orleans native who received his bachelor’s degree in general education from Cameron University in Oklahoma and his master’s degree in public administration from JSU in 1981. He is married to the former Caffey C. Honoré, with whom he has four children and six grandchildren.

The ceremony was televised live via WJXS-TV24 and broadcast regionally on several cable companies. A video stream of the commencement will be available for a limited time on the JSU Television Services website at the following URL:  http://tv.jsu.edu/graduation/gradstream.html.

Students receiving degrees are listed by program level of study completed—Undergraduate/Graduate—and also geographically by hometown/county for Alabama’s in-state students, by state and city for out-of state students, and finally by country for foreign students

 

 

UNDERGRADUATE

 

 

ALABAMA

 

Baldwin

 

Daphne:  Chad Fleming.

 

Blount

 

Cleveland:  Amanda Miller, Summa Cum Laude Special Honors In Nursing.

Hayden:  Rachel Sharp; Sabria Baker, Cum Laude Special Honors In Nursing.

Springville:  Christopher Lowe.

 

Calhoun 

 

Alexandria:  Melinda Trussell; Rachel Pugh.

Anniston:  Alicia Mitchell; Brittany Burrows; Chad Padgett; Christopher Law, Magna Cum Laude Special Honors In Exercise Science And Wellness; Christopher Pittman; Ja Nise Rudolph; Jerome Stokes; Lacee Nisbett; Lakita Varner, Magna Cum Laude Special Honors In Marketing; Larry Lowrance; Maghen Osborne; Margaret Summers, Cum Laude Special Honors In Biology; Maxine Price; Stephen Behel; Stephenie Smith; Tammy Bain; Victoria Burrell; Whitney Thacker.

Eastaboga:  Regina Rowe.

Jacksonville:  Annette Daugherty; Brenda Zarate; Dennis Noah; Heather Parker, Cum Laude Special Honors In Music; Jonathan Gaddy; Katherine Hopes; Nabil Mousa; Quandra King; Robyn Turner; Catalina Alupii, Magna Cum Laude Special Honors In Finance.

Ohatchee:  Marcus Hill, Summa Cum Laude Honors In Criminal Justic Major 1;

Oxford:  Candace Taylor; Elma Stacks; Lynnley Clark, Special Honors In Accounting; Matthew Grizzard; Rebekah Nichols; Terrin McCall; Deborah Douty, Cum Laude Special Honors In Management; Emily Carden, Cum Laude Special Honors English And Sociology.

Piedmont:  Amy Roche; Brian Tyree, Special Honors In Crimal Justice; Dustin Knighten; Julianna McGathy; Marty Spears, Magna Cum Laude Special Honors In Liberal Studies; Sarah Hackney.

Weaver:  Adam Whaley; Christopher Copeland; Crystal Dewey.

 

Chambers

 

Lanett:  Greta Webb; Sabrina Ussery, Cum Laude.

Valley:  London Baker.

 

Cherokee 

 

Cedar Bluff:  Amber Smith; Joshua Lawson.

Centre:  Andrew Pritchett; Deaundrea Dupree; Jami Chapman; Kristin Yates.

Gaylesville:  Mark Smith.

Piedmont:  Amanda Eubanks.

 

Chilton

 

Jemison:  Jon Clements.

Montevallo:  Tiffany Daniel.

 

Clay

 

Ashland:  Colleen Craig-Staples.

 

Cleburne

 

Fruithurst:  Rachel Hulsey, Summa Cum Laude Special Honors In Biology And Exercise Science And Wellness.

Heflin:  Anna Shinn; Regina Sannuti.

 

Cullman

 

Cullman:  Courtney Jordan, Magna Cum Laude Special Honors In Nursing; Cynthia Kimbrough; Randa Duke; Stephen Calvert; Stephen Schlosser; William Dowdy.

Hanceville:  Aaron Ellard, Special Honors In Criminal Justice.

Logan:  Jacqueline Rutherford.

 

Dale

 

Ozark:  Sharon Howatt.

 

Dallas

 

Selma:  Joshua Gardner.

 

Dekalb 

 

Boaz:  Alaina Young;

Crossville:  Jesse Naylor, Cum Laude Special Honors In Exercise Science And Wellness.

Ft. Payne:  Kristie Bray, Special Honors In Nursing; Latonya Nixon; Siovahn Woodall.

Ider:  Barry Camp.

Rainsville:  Lucas Powell; Nicholas Seth Smith.

 

Etowah

 

Altoona:  Christopher Payne, Special Honors In Liberal Studies; Joshua Rogers, Special Honors In Computer Science.

Attalla:  Elizabeth Patterson; Kelly Prickett, Magna Cum Laude Special Honors In Nursing.

Gadsden:  Casilda Zapata; Christi Yancey, Special Honors In Family And Consumer Sciences; Derrick Thompson; Henrietta Morgan; James Brittain; Marcus Wallace; Matthew Jones; Ryan McRae, Special Honors In Art; Steven Hart; Trevia English, Special Honors In Criminal Justice; Twiaina Tolliver.

Glencoe:  Christopher Edmondson, Cum Laude Special Honors In Biology; Emily Baccus, Magna Cum Laude Special Honors In Sociology; Fahd Aldayeni; Jacob Probus; Mary Higginbotham.

Rainbow City:  Billie Beshears, Magna Cum Laude Special Honors In Accounting; Emily Quinn; Gregory Spraley; Lauren Phillips; Whitney Trawick.

Southside:  Bethany Wright; Jason Weems; Keisha Gaskin; Madison Phillips, Summa Cum Laude Special Honors In Accounting; Nelson Medders.

 

Hale

 

Greensboro:  Josephine Brown.

 

Henry 

 

Headland:  Virginia Thomas, Summa Cum Laude Special Honors In Nursing.

 

Jackson 

 

Section:  Christopher Holcomb, Special Honors In Nursing; Christopher Scott.

 

Jefferson 

 

Bessemer:  Monique Campbell; Paula Chavis Parker.

Birmingham:  Kathleen Stansfield; Latonya Freeman; Marcus Cunningham; Mary Nyagah, Cum Laude; Minnie Christian, Honors In Nursing; Natalie Alfano, Special Honors In Nursing; Ronald Hicks; Scott Spears.

Clay:  Whitney Knox.

Gardendale:  Anna Mckenzie, Cum Laude Special Honors In Nursing; Audrey Burnett, Special Honors In Liberal Studies; Marcus Renda, Cum Laude Special Honors In Nursing;

Hoover: Christina Rafferty.

Hueytown:  Carl Riggins.

Trussville:  Nancy Logan, Special Honors In Nursing; Sarah Garner.

Odenville:  Brandon Hollingsworth.

 

Lauderdale

 

Florence:  Joseph Jackson.

 

Lawrence

 

Moulton:  Nicholas Cleckler, Special Honors In Exercise Science And Wellness.

 

Lee 

 

Auburn:   Anne Petroski.

 

Limestone

 

Athens: Brian Thompson; Eric Clanton.

 

Madison 

 

Huntsville:  Amanda Nwosu; Heather Reese; Joel Graydon; Keshaka Heard; Robert Esneault.

 

Toney:  Amy Simpson.

 

Marion 

 

Guin:  Angela Stanford, Magna Cum Laude Special Honors  In Drama And Communication.

 

Marshall

 

Albertville:  Alexander Partin; Allison Ladd; Antonia Perez; Kimberly Miller, Magna Cum Laude Special Honors In Nursing; Lindsey Hunt; Lori Liles; Matthew McCoy; Stephen Chandler.

Arab:  Ellen Morrow.

Boaz:  Jennifer Wood, Special Honors In Accounting.

Douglas:  Matthew Smalley; Chris Lauderdale, Cum Laude Special Honors In Sociology.

 

Mobile

 

Mobile:  Jason Butler.

 

Montgomery 

 

Montgomery:  Claudia Cauthen.

 

Morgan 

 

Decatur:  Eric Bridgeforth.

Eva:  Anthony Drinkard, Special Honors In Health Education.

 

Pickens 

 

Aliceville:  Natalie Hinton.

Millport:  Pamellia Henegar, Cum Laude Special Honors In Nursing.

 

Randolph 

 

Roanoke:  Heather Anthony.

Wadley:  Emily Brown, Magna Cum Laude Special Honors In Nursing.

Wedowee:  Samantha Barker.

 

Russell

 

Crawford:  James Evans.

 

St. Clair

 

Argo:  Lauren Brewer.

Ashville:  Angela Joyner.

Moody: Matthew Browning, Special Honors In Nursing.

Odenville: Tara England, Cum Laude Special Honors In Nursing.

Pell City: Lindsey Wheeler; Marta James; Wonda Benefield.

 

Shelby

 

Alabaster: Raven Andrews, Special Honors In Nursing; Rocky Tejada.

Helena: Sarah Bennett.

Montevallo: Andria Piper.

Vincent: Darla Mims, Summa Cum Laude Special Honors In Nursing.

 

Talladega

 

Alpine: Ramon Randall; Samantha Machen.

Bon Air:            Angela Sims, Cum Laude Special Honors In Nursing.

Childersburg:  April Lylias; Karl Harris; Kenneth Jinks; Michael Wesson.

Eastaboga:  John Fenn, Magna Cum Laude Special Honors In Emergency Management; Lona Bows.

Lincoln:  Sarah Martin.

Sylacauga:  Andrea Battle; Brandon Pitts; Jeannine Whitley, Special Honors In Nursing; John Scott, Special Honors In Nursing; Sherry Gilliland, Special Honors In Nursing; Tammy Oneal, Special Honors In Nursing.

Talladega:  Jessica Sawyer.

 

Tallapoosa

 

Newsite:  Leslie Estes.

Notasulga:  Renetta Gauntt.

 

Walker 

 

Dova:  Jennifer Freeman.

Jasper:  April Vines, Cum Laude Special Honors In English; Wendy Davenport, Cum Laude Special Honors In Nursing.

Oakman:  Bradley Page, Magna Cum Laude Special Honors In Nursing; Pamela Fikes, Magna Cum Laude Special Honors In Emergency Management.

 

 

 

 

OTHER STATES

 

 

CALIFORNIA

 

San Bernardino

 

Rancho Cucamonga:  Jami Sherman.

 

 

CONNECTICUT

 

Fairfield

 

Newtown:  William Halstead, Cum Laude Special Honors In Emergency Management.

 

 

FLORIDA

 

Bay

 

Panama City:  Charles Hardin.

 

Collier

 

Maples:   Lounise Augustin.

 

Lake

 

Sorrento:  Sharon Carr.

 

Walton

 

DeFuniak Springs:  Ralph Jenkins.

 

 

 

GEORGIA

 

Bartow

 

Adairsville:  Megan Willerson.

 

Carroll

 

Carrollton:  Lauren Grisham.

 

Cobb

 

Acworth:  Devin Phillips.

Marietta:  Elizabeth Degaetano; Jonathan Moore; Raymond Snead.

Powder Springs:  Christopher Bunt.

Smyrna:  Philip Goodman.

 

Colquitt

 

Moultrie:  Clinton Knight.

 

Coweta

 

Moreland:  Joshua McCoy.

 

Douglas

 

Douglasville:  Rebecca Watts.

 

Fayette

 

Fayetteville:  Terrence Copeland.

 

Floyd

 

Rome:  Brooke Plunkett; Christopher Sitterding; Steven Hyde; Thomas Calabro.

 

Fulton

 

Alpharetta:  Travis Hussing.

 

Gwinnett

 

Lawrenceville:  Kathryn Walker, Special Honors In Nursing.

 

Jackson

 

Commerce:  Russell Knick.

 

Polk

 

Cedartown:  John Worthington; Jonathan Ray; Michael McGee, Special Honors In Crimal Justice; Sausha Colvin.

Rockmart:  Alicia Boozer; Kendra Talley.

 

Walker

 

Flintstone:  Jessica Bloodworth.

 

 

 

KANSAS

 

Johnson

 

Overland Park:  Jennifer Massey.

 

Sedgwick

 

Mulvane:  Bryan Ellis, Special Honors In Emergency Management.

 

 

 

KENTUCKY

 

Hadin

 

Louisville:  James Bartel.

 

Jefferson

 

Louisville:  Abigail Breit, Magna Cum Laude Special Honors In Chemistry.

 

 

 

MASSACHUSETTS

 

Worcester

 

Leominster:  Daniela Tocci.

 

 

 

MARYLAND

 

Frederick

 

Frederick:  Robert Hiltner, Special Honors In Emergency Management.

 

 

MISSISSIPPI

 

Newton

 

Newton:  Floyd Wade.

 

Rankin

 

Brandon:  Jason Barrett.

 

Tishomingo

 

Belmont:  Delores McClellan, Cum Laude Special Honors In Nursing.

 

 

 

NEBRASKA

 

Douglas

 

Elkhorn:  Eric Beck.

 

 

 

NEW JERSEY

 

Burlington

 

Columbus:  Janet Lowe.

 

Camden

 

Audubon:  Theresa Draves.

 

Cumberland

 

Vineland:  Charles Harris.

 

 

 

NEW YORK

 

Bronx

 

Bronx:  Corey Dansby.

 

Otsego

 

Oneonta:  Cheyenne Basile-Keef.

 

 

 

PENNSYLVANIA

 

Bradford

 

Sayre:  Jan Chilson.

 

Bucks

 

Doylestown:  Paul Mueller.

 

 

TENNESSEE

 

Shelby

 

Memphis:  Babette Lombardo.

 

 

 

TEXAS

 

Lubbock

 

Lubbock:  Harold Crow.

 

 

 

VIRGINIA

 

Fairfax

 

Fairfax: Jessica Summe.

 

Prince William

 

Triangle:  Matthew Page.

 

 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL

 

 

AUSTRALIA

 

John Lee; Jaimie Jeffs.

 

 

BELARUS

 

Yauheni Lazarau.

 

 

EL SALVADOR

 

Paola Rivera, Cum Laude Special Honors in Marketing.

 

 

JAPAN

 

Shogo Mori, Cum Laude Special Honors In Chemistry; Masahito Takahashi.

 

 

JORDAN

 

Amani Alzoubi.

 

 

NEPAL

 

Smrity Silwal.

 

 

NIGERIA

 

Oluwaseyi Hambolu; Omoniyi Hambolu, Cum Laude Special Honors In Finance; Fibisola Songonuga.

 

 

TURKEY

 

Ali Tutak.

 

 

 

GRADUATE

 

 

 

ALABAMA

Blount

 

Oneonta:  Bridget Bothwell.

 

Calhoun 

 

Alexandria:  Charity Deck.

Anniston:  Carl Warlick; Caryn Waugh; Clayton Sprayberry; Cynthia White; Eriica Mallard; Katherine Parks; Kathy Watson; Lara Sisk; Molly Willingham; Rex Stewart; Tia Moore.

Eastaboga:  Candice Dewey; Monique McBride.

Jacksonville:  Barbara Sullivan; Beverly Weaver; Demetrick Thomas; Gresha Thurmond; James Gray; Katherine Brown; Kelly Roper; Lisa Minor; Yashika Fomby.

Oxford:  Donna Turner; Emily Bain; Kimberly Sanders; Lisa Light; Lori Gaddy.

Piedmont:  Aaron Studdard; Andrew Green; Catherine Holbrooks; Harvey Edwards.

Weaver:  Jessica Fair.

 

Cherokee 

 

Cedar Bluff:  Casey Hansard; Steven Herston.

Centre:  Brandie Pollard; Tiffany Rieger.

Leesburg:  Susan Sewell.

Sand Rock:  Erin Butler.

 

Choctaw

 

Toxey:  Demarcus Rodgers.

 

Cleburne

 

Heflin:  Amanda Johnson; Connie Hudgins.

 

Coosa

 

Rockford:  Lindsay Slater.

 

Cullman

 

Garden City:  Anthony Sisk.

 

Dekalb 

 

Ft Payne:  Jennifer Bankston; Melissa Campbell.

Fyffe:  Brandi Selvage.

Rainsville:  Amy Hall; Traci Miller; Nicholas Smith.

Sylvania:  Lindsay Black.

 

Etowah

 

Altoona:  Karen Wise.

Attalla:  Evelyn Bliss; Kaci Rodgers; Katie Stanford.

Gadsden:  Angie Pate; Elizabeth Potter; Eugenie Thornton-Latham; Gina Cameron; Kara Brooks; Jasmine McGinnis.

Hokes Bluff:  Tammy Benefield.

Rainbow City:  Beverly Hilderbrand; Jason Silvey.

Southside:  Jacob Dye.

 

 

Jackson 

 

Scottsboro:  William Stiles.

 

Jefferson 

 

Birmingham:  Cekeita Hopper; Charlie Smith; Irish Horton; Japonica Reed; Julie Price; Nina Clem; Patrice Thomas; Shirley Jones; Tiffany Chandler.

Hoover:   Jalon Ross.

Hueytown:  Lisa Finerty.

 

Limestone

 

Athens:  Matthew Thompson.

 

Lowndes

 

Ft. Deposit:  Cherrite Peterson.

 

Madison 

 

Huntsville:  Devin Lacy; Julie Kimberly.

 

Marshall

 

Albertville:  Barbara Kennell; Erika Wright; Gloria Price; Natalie Floyd; Shawnee Rains.

Boaz:  Andrew Sims; Randall White.

Guntersville:  Misty Turner.

 

Mobile

 

Mobile:  Ethelstine Lett.

 

Montgomery 

 

Montgomery:  Arnise Walker.

 

Randolph 

 

Roanoke:  Amanda Yarbrough; Nikki Taylor.

Wedowee:  Theresa White.

 

St. Clair

 

Pell City:  Aisha Hassan.

 

Shelby

 

Hoover:  H McCary.

 

Talladega

 

Alpine:  Naquisha Calhoun; Stephanie Machen.

Munford:  Cynthia Certain; Kimberly Steele; Michael Brown.

Sylacauga:  Sheretha Hamilton; Vanessa Scott.

Talladega:  Angie Daniel; Jenifer Peters; Joan Truss; Shalonda Gaddis; Sandra Thomas.

 

Tallapoosa

 

Alexander City:  Pamela White.

 

Tuscaloosa

 

Northport:  Joan Bafaloukas.

 

 

OTHER STATES

 

CALIFORNIA

 

Trinity

 

Hyampom:  Daniel Bennett.

 

 

FLORIDA

 

Broward

 

Ft. Lauderdale:  Seddrick Hill.

 

Pasco

 

Dade City:  Jodi Jeffers.

 

GEORGIA

 

Carroll

 

Bowden:  John Mitchell.

Carrollton:  Melinda Walker.

Temple:  Jeffrey Wallace.

Villa Rica:  Christy Gragg.

 

Chatham

 

Savannah:  Kimani Brown.

 

Clayton

 

Riverdale:  Peniel Dany.

 

Coweta

 

Newnan:  Andrew Henderson.

 

Douglas

 

Douglasville:  Matthew Remillard.

 

Fayette

 

Tyron:  Shanequa Sellers.

 

Floyd

 

Rome:  Erin Harris; Sharon Sims.

 

Fulton

 

Atlanta:  Andrea Lee; Ladonna Hightower; Lisa Johnson; Olaniran Fajobi.

College Park:  Candice Williams Hickman; Corey Tinsley.

 

Gwinnett

 

Snellville:  Calvin Scott.

 

Haralson

 

Tallapoosa:  April Warren.

 

Jenkins

 

Millen:  Marcia Drummer.

 

Paulding

 

Dallas:  Kenneth Fagin.

Rockmart:   April Thomas.

 

Spalding

 

Griffin:  Melvin Barrow.

 

Walton

 

Social Circle:  Andrew Dykes.

 

 

ILLINOIS

 

Cook

 

Chicago:  Brittany Becker.

 

 

INDIANA

 

Floyd

 

New Albany:  Miriam Hill.

 

 

LOUISIANA

 

Monroe

 

Monroe:  Sarah Savage.

 

Orleans

 

New Orleans:  Otia Bowie.

 

 

MARYLAND

 

Charles

 

Waldorf:  Erinn Keyes.

 

 

MICHIGAN

 

Genesee

 

Flint:  Kislyn Lewis.

 

Wayne

 

Detroit:  Delores Laster.

 

 

MONTANA

 

Dawson

 

Glendive:  Alecia Parker.

 

 

NEW JERSEY

 

Sussex

 

Vernon:  Joshua Severns.

 

 

OHIO

 

Montgomery 

 

Dayton:   Kimberly Garrick.

 

 

TENNESSEE

 

Davidson

 

Nashville:  Leonard Peterson.

 

 

TEXAS

 

Bell

 

Killeen:  Alex Lumpkin.

 

 

 

VIRGINIA

 

Franklin

 

Union Hall:  Michael Pruitt.

 

Roanoke

 

Roanoke:  Scott Manning.

 

 

WEST VIRGINIA

 

Jefferson

 

Shepherdstown:  Robert McDaniels.

 

Wetzel

 

Littleton:  Leslie Little.

 

 

INTERNATIONAL

 

CANADA

Mario D Angelo.

 

VIETNAM

            Dung Le.

 

BRAZIL

            Layla Abby.

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