BOARD OF TRUSTEES INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Alan Perry, President ........................................................................................................... Jackson Karen L. Cummins ........................................................................................................... Southaven Thomas Duff ...................................................................................................................Hattiesburg Dr. Ford Dye .......................................................................................................................... Oxford Shane Hooper........................................................................................................................ Tupelo Dr. Alfred McNair, Jr. ............................................................................................................ Gautier Eddie “Chip” Morgan, Jr. ....................................................................................................... Leland Hal Parker ............................................................................................................................... Bolton Christine Pickering ................................................................................................................... Biloxi Dr. Douglas Rouse, Vice President ................................................................................Hattiesburg C. D. Smith, Jr. ................................................................................................................... Meridian Dr. Glenn Boyce. ................................................................................................................. Jackson Commissioner of Higher Education
PROGRAM
PROCESSIONAL (Audience will please stand)…………………………………………Pomp and Circumstance Wind Ensemble
THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER……………………………..………………………words by Francis Scott Key Christine Allmon, Soprano Wind Ensemble
INTRODUCTIONS…………………………………………………..……................William N. LaForge, President
ADDRESS......................................................................................................................David Abney Chief Executive Officer, UPS
CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE………………………..……………..William N. LaForge, President
PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES……………………………..….William N. LaForge, President Charles A. McAdams, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs ASSISTED BY……..…………….…………..…....Dave Breaux, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Billy C. Moore, Dean, College of Business Leslie L. Griffin, Dean, College of Education and Human Sciences Lizabeth L. Carlson, Dean, Robert E. Smith School of Nursing Beverly M. Moon, Dean, Graduate and Continuing Studies and Research Wayne Blansett, Vice President for Student Affairs Jeff M. Slagell, Dean of Library Services DEGREE CANDIDATE ORDER Doctor of Education Educational Specialist Master Degrees Honor Diploma Doyce Stallings Mitchell Honor Diploma Undergraduate Degrees
RECESSIONAL……………………………………………………………………………….…...Trumpet Voluntary Wind Ensemble
(Audience will remain in their seats until the recessional is complete)
CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATE DEGREES DOCTOR OF EDUCATION DEGREE NAME
MAJOR FIELD
HOMETOWN
Kaysie Shamell Blunt
Professional Studies
Greenville
Differences in STAR Early Literacy Scores Among Kindergartners By Head Start Attendance Dissertation Chair: Dr. Joe Garrison Hooded by: Dr. Cheryl Cummins Amanda Dickerson Bradley
Professional Studies
Brandon
The Professional Development Training Needs of Special Education Alternative Dispute Resolution Professionals in the State of Mississippi Dissertation Chair: Dr. Cheryl Cummins Hooded by: Dr. Cheryl Cummins Shannon Steadman Lamb
Professional Studies
Cleveland
Student Perceptions of High Stakes Testing in the Rural Mississippi Delta Dissertation Chair: Dr. John Alvarez Hooded by: Dr. John Alvarez
EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST DEGREE NAME
MAJOR FIELD
HOMETOWN
LaLita LaTrice Bivins
Counseling
Memphis, TN
Nekedra Rashun Blockett
Counseling
Cleveland
Wendy Michelle Boyd
Educational Admin & Supervision
Alquida Mokisha Brown
Counseling
Southaven Cleveland
Note: Latin honors based on Fall 2014 GPA * ** *** ∞ +
cum laude magna cum laude summa cum laude Honors Fellows Phi Kappa Phi
All cities in Mississippi unless otherwise indicated 1
Chandra Anita Brown
Educational Admin & Supervision
Greenwood
Tolernisa Ronta Butler
Counseling
Makeda Nicole Catron
Elementary Education
Valeree Ellis-Barnes
Educational Admin & Supervision
Amanda Spiers Garrett
Counseling
Heather Dawn Henry
Elementary Education
Columbus
Maurice Donte Johnson
Educational Admin & Supervision
Indianola
Aiyetoro Akilah Roy
Educational Admin & Supervision
Greenwood
Stephanie Satcher
Counseling
Ridgeland
Tawanda Shanae Shannon
Counseling
Charleston
Sonya Anita Skipper
Elementary Education
Caroline Elizabeth Truemper
Educational Admin & Supervision
New Albany
Ashley Lidell Washington
Elementary Education
Greenwood
Sharon Denise Williams
Educational Admin & Supervision
Shelby Southaven Batesville Carriere
Sarah
Batesville
MASTER OF EDUCATION DEGREE NAME
MAJOR FIELD
HOMETOWN
Monica B. Adams
Elementary Education
Kathrine E. Ballard
Educational Admin & Supervision
West Point
Danielle L Brown
Special Education
Hollandale
Lakeita Antoinette Cary
Counseling
Elizabeth Anne Habermehl
Elementary Education
Philadelphia
Sidon
2
Wilmington, OH
Reuna Monique Hall
Elementary Education
Cleveland
Brittany Marie Harrell Phaciealeethas Juantrice Hemmingway
Special Education
Starkville
Tramainia Fae Hooper
Elementary Education
Drew
Michael Anthony Hynes, Sr
Elementary Education
Greenville
Zina C. Kelly
Counseling
Greenville
Kadijah L. Kinds
Special Education
Geoffrey Michael Latham
Secondary Education
Katherine L. Locke
Elementary Education
Oxford
Anthony Louis Matrisciano
Elementary Education
Morristown, NJ
Penny M. Morrisson
Elementary Education
Ripley
Cheryl LaShun Neal
Secondary Education
Thomas C. Peterson
Counseling
Chelsa Voss Rash
Elementary Education
Cleveland
Jaboria Arnetta Rash-Walker
Secondary Education
Cleveland
Anjelica B. Shepard
Elementary Education
Cleveland
Christie Garner Sims
Elementary Education
West Point
Kasondra Ashley Sporbert
Elementary Education
Westfield, MA
Erica C. Thomas
Secondary Education
Jennifer Lauren Trussell
Counseling
Brittny Leerin Vaughn
Elementary Education
Rosedale
Tara Lynn Weiss
Elementary Education
Washington, DC
Counseling
Moorhead
Greenwood Cleveland
Greenwood Tupelo
Cleveland Gore Springs
3
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SPORT & HUMAN PERFORMANCE DEGREE NAME
MAJOR FIELD
HOMETOWN
Nicole L. Balderston
Sport and Human Performance
Salina, KS
Cristina Ashley Coca
Sport and Human Performance
Riverview, FL
Dominique Coleman
Sport and Human Performance
Mound Bayou
Sierra R. Croff
Sport and Human Performance
Decatur
Tiffany S. Daniels
Sport and Human Performance
Cleveland
Daniel Jacobus DeWet
Sport and Human Performance
Robertson, South Africa
Reed Hurdle Falkner
Sport and Human Performance
Oxford
Caroline George
Sport and Human Performance
Selmer, TN
Ashton Kerstiens
Sport and Human Performance
Muscle Shoals, AL
David Gordon McAlister
Sport and Human Performance
Memphis, TN
James William McBeth
Sport and Human Performance
Carthage
Cable B. McMinn
Sport and Human Performance
Cleveland
Philip Jordan Tang
Sport and Human Performance
Jackson, TN
James Walter Vallone, Jr
Sport and Human Performance
Tyrone, GA
Brittany Melissa White
Sport and Human Performance
Hiawassee, GA
MASTER OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE NAME
MAJOR FIELD
HOMETOWN
Joshua Michael Howell
Geospatial Information Technology
4
Madison
MASTER OF ARTS IN LIBERAL STUDIES DEGREE NAME
MAJOR FIELD
HOMETOWN
Amanda Courtney Clark
Liberal Studies
Cleveland
Claire Michie Dean
Liberal Studies
Boyle
Kevin Scott Edwards
Liberal Studies
Cleveland
Amy Yount Morris
Liberal Studies
Clarksdale
Jennifer Lynne Owen
Liberal Studies
Jackson
Caitlin Dawn Turner
Liberal Studies
Grenada
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEGREE NAME
MAJOR FIELD
HOMETOWN
Carolyn Denise Johnson
Community Development
Hollandale
Jarvis R. Moore
Community Development
Cleveland
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NATURAL SCIENCES DEGREE NAME
MAJOR FIELD
HOMETOWN
Malcolm Luther Noland
Natural Sciences
Cleveland
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SOCIAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY DEGREE NAME
MAJOR FIELD
HOMETOWN
Chase C. Camp
Social Justice & Criminology
Oxford
Jessica Haley Hyde
Social Justice & Criminology
Steens
Latoria Marquita Kerr-Kimble
Social Justice & Criminology
Vicksburg
Jasmine Yolinjoca Lafayette
Social Justice & Criminology
Metcalfe
5
James M. McMillian
Social Justice & Criminology
Mendenhall
Crystal Nichole Mercer
Social Justice & Criminology
Hernando
Tanya Smith
Social Justice & Criminology
Oxford
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE NAME
MAJOR FIELD
HOMETOWN
Kazi Raisha Anwar
Business Administration
Terra Haute, IN
Maristela De Araujo
Business Administration
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Antonio Wilshun Arrington
Business Administration
Starkville
Tony L. Bailey
Business Administration
Jackson
Kenshaun Von'Trell Banger
Business Administration
Sarah
Christian Reece Barrett
Business Administration
Stapleton, AL
Arthur Berthiaux
Business Administration
Saumur, France
Faderricka B. Harvey
Business Administration
Greenville
Jason Campbell Hawthorne
Business Administration
Charlotte, NC
Tiffany N. Haymore
Business Administration
Itta Bena
Sydney E. Hodnett
Business Administration
Anguilla
Jessica Johnson
Business Administration
Senatobia
Carmen A. Jude
Business Administration
Clarksdale
Stefan Lackner
Business Administration
Baden, Austria
John Wesley Lee
Business Administration
Madison
Preslie J. Long
Business Administration
Slidell, LA
6
David Earl Paul
Business Administration
Greenville
Rani Rogers Richard
Business Administration
Cleveland
Michael Tyson Sherman
Business Administration
Olive Branch
Youmika VonSha Stanford
Business Administration
Ruleville
Robert K. Starr
Business Administration
Madison
Bailey Stewart Tubertini
Business Administration
Greenville
Steven M. Vinson
Business Administration
Southaven
Lisa Nicho Washington
Business Administration
Clarksdale
Shina S. White
Business Administration
Cleveland
Weldon Douglas Wiggins, II
Business Administration
Smithville
Adondra Blackmon Williams
Business Administration
Selma, AL
Cornelius Cortez Winters
Business Administration
Grenada
Richard Wayne Winters
Business Administration
Bartlett, TN
MASTER OF COMMERCIAL AVIATION DEGREE NAME
MAJOR FIELD
HOMETOWN
Garrett Allen Burgess
Commercial Aviation
Meridian, ID
Malorie A. Ligons
Commercial Aviation
Tulsa, OK
Jason R. Mendez
Commercial Aviation
Silverdale, WA
James Ashley Mills
Commercial Aviation
Brandon
Joseph Carl Philip
Commercial Aviation
Columbus
Darrell John Pugmire
Commercial Aviation
Mapleton, UT
7
Jason Simpson
Commercial Aviation
New Smyrna Beach, FL
Megan JoAnn Tutor Penson
Commercial Aviation
Brandon
Benjamin Matthew Wiford
Commercial Aviation
Clarksville, TN
Eric Ziessler
Commercial Aviation
Las Vegas, NV
MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANCY DEGREE NAME
MAJOR FIELD
HOMETOWN
Ethan Tyler Boatman
Accounting
Eupora
Faderricka B. Harvey
Accounting
Greenville
Allison N. Hood
Accounting
Grenada
Joshua Anthony Morgan
Accounting
Cleveland
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING DEGREE NAME
MAJOR FIELD
Nicholas David Albonetti
Nursing
Hernando
Claudia Weir Anthony
Nursing
Raymond
Charles W. Capps, III
Nursing
Cleveland
Carrie James Dye
Nursing
Southaven
McCarley Elizabeth Haynes
Nursing
Marks
Christopher M. Johnson
Nursing
Lake Village, AR
Courtney Shay Johnson
Nursing
Lake Village, AR
Sarah Mattox Powell
Nursing
Hamilton
Magan Leigh Shipp
Nursing
Batesville 8
HOMETOWN
Terry Brian Stewart
Nursing
Baldwyn
Wycondaroga Eletshantay Thomas
Nursing
Rosedale
Britney Coleman Tucker
Nursing
Corinth
Melinda Balducci Upshur
Nursing
Stoneville
CANDIDATES FOR UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE NAME
MAJOR FIELD
Ira Sidney Barger
Political Science
Jasmine Ja'Lauren Cleark
Comm Studies & Theatre Arts
** + Columba Ekwonna Ferdinand
HOMETOWN
Political Science
Isola Clarksdale Willmar, MN
Johanna Lindsey Ford
Comm Studies & Theatre Arts
Stedman M. Hunter
Foreign Language
Klinton Andrew Keown
History
Widener, AR
Christian Blake McCollough
English
Memphis, TN
Stephanie Corrine Messer
English
Grenada
English
Itta Bena
Alexis D. Stanley
Political Science
Merigold
Javarious Thigpen
Political Science
Cleveland
Anne Wynn Weissinger
Foreign Language
* Trevor Cortell Spivey
* Jessica Rose Woods ** + Elisabetta Concetta Zengaro
English
Greenville Rosedale
Rolling Fork Benoit
Journalism
Cleveland 9
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREE
* **
*
***
NAME
MAJOR FIELD
HOMETOWN
Joseph Gerard Accomando
Art
Chalmette, LA
Cherie C. Clark
Art
Leland
Katherine Elizabeth Holbrook
Art
Greenville
Celia Bess McHardy
Art
Rosedale
Taylor Alexandria Pollan
Art
Grenada
Kristen Elizabeth Price
Art
Madison
Lauren Meredith Wilkes
Art
Bartlett, TN
Briana Deshone Williams
Art
Ruleville
Lawrence Dunlap Yawn
Art
Memphis, TN
BACHELOR OF MUSIC DEGREE NAME
MAJOR FIELD
Amanda Corkran
Music
HOMETOWN Olive Branch
BACHELOR OF MUSIC IN EDUCATION DEGREE NAME
MAJOR FIELD
HOMETOWN
Christine Elizabeth Allmon
Music Education
Southaven
Kimberly Ann Wright
Music Education
Southaven
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE
10
*
*** +
*
***
** +
NAME
MAJOR FIELD
HOMETOWN
Rhandi M. Ball
Biology
Indianola
Corlencia Jenee Beamon
Speech and Hearing Science
Cleveland
Derrick Arnette Bean
Biology
Diamond A. Bell
Chemistry
Cleveland
Lakendrea Y. Benton
Speech and Hearing Science
Greenville
Jonathan Roddy Boggus
Biology & Environmental Science
Aretha Carneicia Bowman
Speech and Hearing Science
Greenville
Sarah Glenn Burkhalter
Speech and Hearing Science
Batesville
Whitney P. Crum
Speech and Hearing Science
Southaven
Joseph Lee Cummins
Biology
Merigold
Chealease Bianca Davis
Biology
Cleveland
Mohamed Diaby
Biology
Cleveland
John William Downs, IV
Mathematics
Carlee Eva Duhs
Speech and Hearing Science
Alaina Paige Fanning
Environmental Science
Cleveland
Chelsea Ashley Giachelli
Biology
Indianola
Hannah L. Gordon
Speech and Hearing Science
Darryl Darnell Hall
Biology
Cleveland
Chantal L. Harris
Biology
Hollandale
Taylor Brooke Holland
Biology
Grenada
Derrick R. Hughes
Social Science
Tupelo
Mansfield, TX
Sumner Brandon
Natchez
Tupelo
11
*
*** +
*
*
Jeffrey B. Hughes
Biology
Belzoni
Camissa Shuntaye Jackson
Chemistry
Greenville
Jamarius Jerome Johnson
Chemistry
Leland
Ashley Lauren Jones
Biology
Destiny S. Keys
Social Science
Indianola
Aronechia D. Kimber
Biology
Indianola
Molly Allene McWhorter
Speech and Hearing Science
Grenada
Jalisa Melvin
Chemistry
Damian Lee Mercier
Biology
Danielle Dontavia Morton
Chemistry
Mound Bayou
Chayteevia Sherez Robinson
Biology
Mound Bayou
Marley Anne Schiele
Biology
Marks
Jordan Elise Simpson
Biology
Boyle
Jon Tyler Stevens
Biology
Greenwood
Faizan Tahir
Biology & Chemistry
Kara Elizabeth Tally
Speech and Hearing Science
Ellen Ashley Tarrant
Biology
New Albany
Lamoyne Antonio Taylor
Biology
Indianola
Jack G. Tharp
Biology
Flora
Ralph William Tierce
Chemistry
Tyler Joseph Toole
Biology
Crowder
Charnel Williams
Biology
Belzoni
Olive Branch
Cleveland Hattiesburg
Cleveland Raleigh
Cleveland
12
Cherae S. Williams
Speech and Hearing Science
Indianola
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION DEGREE NAME
MAJOR FIELD
HOMETOWN
Hallye R. Skillion
English Education
Collin Lee Stubblefield
Social Science Education
New Albany
Dominic Joao Veiga
Mathematics Education
Mexico, NY
Marks
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY STUDIES NAME
MAJOR FIELD
HOMETOWN
Gary Patrick Adams
Entertainment Industry Studies
Mantachie
Joshua Aaron Langston
Entertainment Industry Studies
Cleveland
Jacory Levert Pulliam
Entertainment Industry Studies
Houston
Horace L. Willis
Entertainment Industry Studies
Arcola
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
** +
*∞
NAME
MAJOR FIELD
HOMETOWN
Khristyn L. Baltimore
Interdisciplinary Studies
Cary
Gregory Braggs
Interdisciplinary Studies
Tutwiler
Tatianna T. Fairley
Interdisciplinary Studies
Collins
Geoffrey Alan Fowler
Interdisciplinary Studies
Olive Branch
Deana D. Gibson
Interdisciplinary Studies
Indianola
Kelli Ann Leach
Interdisciplinary Studies
Brandon
13
Crystal Lauren London
Interdisciplinary Studies
Greenville
La Tia Penn
Interdisciplinary Studies
Topeka, KS
Stephen Brand Racine
Interdisciplinary Studies
Burlison, TN
Tom Radford
Interdisciplinary Studies
Jackson
Antonette Marie Savage
Interdisciplinary Studies
Cleveland
Clenesta A. Smith
Interdisciplinary Studies
Brandon
Taylor James Whyte
Interdisciplinary Studies
Rainbow City, AL
Caroline E. Womack
Interdisciplinary Studies
Jackson
Steven Barry Womble
Interdisciplinary Studies
Benoit
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SOCIAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY DEGREE NAME
MAJOR FIELD
HOMETOWN
Brandon Avant
Social Justice & Criminology
Maben
Chadisty D. Hickman
Social Justice & Criminology
Preston
Chyniquia Virginia Johnson
Social Justice & Criminology
Glen Allan
Rayne Evan Leinart
Social Justice & Criminology
Cleveland
Joshua Lamar Poe
Social Justice & Criminology
Pheba
Latoya Deneice Richardson
Social Justice & Criminology
Charleston
Myiesha B. Stewart
Social Justice & Criminology
Greenville
Arkeshia Dominique Ware
Social Justice & Criminology
Tunica
BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK DEGREE 14
*
*
NAME
MAJOR FIELD
HOMETOWN
Sarah Elizabeth Aulridge
Social Work
Cleveland
Kendrick Dwane Burnice
Social Work
Bessemer, AL
Shelnette Denedrick Daniels
Social Work
Greenville
Kelsey Jane Elling
Social Work
San Diego, CA
Andrea Rose Ferretti
Social Work
Cleveland
Rachel Simone Fipps
Social Work
Mound Bayou
Leuvervia E. Franklin
Social Work
Shelby
Leah F. Gales
Social Work
Greenville
Shanae Govan
Social Work
Crossett, AR
Sherwanda L. Jackson
Social Work
Hollandale
Whitney B. Marsalis
Social Work
Greenville
Laquita Ranieka McBride
Social Work
Clarksdale
Angela Denise Miller
Social Work
Grenada
Lacey Ann Moore
Social Work
Cleveland
Bonnie Elizabeth Phillips
Social Work
Greenville
Pamela A. Reynolds
Social Work
Sumner
Gracie Shavell Robinson
Social Work
Starkville
Evangela Sharell Roebuck
Social Work
Tutwiler
Samantha Jo Shirley
Social Work
Vaiden
Shiquita D. Smith
Social Work
Greenville
Lauren Elizabeth Stevens
Social Work
Cleveland 15
Jacqueline Thomas
Social Work
Shaw
Avery Marie Tucker
Social Work
Madison
Christy L. Underwood
Social Work
Cleveland
Michelle Renae Wilson
Social Work
Cleveland
Veronica Renee Wright
Social Work
Water Valley
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE
*** +
NAME
MAJOR FIELD
HOMETOWN
Yvonne Elizabeth Alvarez
Marketing
Moorhead
Charles Kenton Bounds
Marketing
Morton
Rebecca J. Brewer
Accounting
Oakland
Travis Champion
General Business Administration
Moreno Valley, CA
Sarah Larraine Clark
General Business Administration
Sidon
Marquitos Rome Cockrell
Computer Information Systems
Darren J. Collier
General Business Administration
Charleston
Frances B. Conley
General Business Administration
Gore Springs
Kyle Allen Davis
Insurance and Real Estate
Joseph Caleb Dodson
Accounting
Jacob P. Elliott
Computer Information Systems
Clarksdale
James R. Few
Computer Information Systems
Greenville
Douglas Blake Gordon
Accounting
Ruleville
Dallas, GA Itta Bena
Avon 16
Stephanie Rachell Green
Management
Cleveland
Daniel Wittenberg Haggard
Accounting
Meridian
Adrick Lasha Harris
Computer Information Systems
+
Jeremy W. Hughes
Accounting
*
Jerry Rashaad Hughley
Finance
Chandler Warren Jackson
General Business Administration
Vicksburg
Parker D. Janes
General Business Administration
Anguilla
Gentryell Tyranisha Johnson
General Business Administration
Cleveland
Brian D. Jones
Computer Information Systems
Richland
Marilyn Syntay Jones
Accounting
Sumner
Jared W. Kirk
Accounting
Walls
Gloria Smith Lee
General Business Administration
Greenville
Otisha Davonne Lee
Accounting
Clarksdale
Marquesha Wynette Lewis
Computer Information Systems
Catheia Love
Accounting
Rosedale
Jamie E. Luke
Accounting
Greenville
Chrisa Doss Mansell
Computer Information Systems
Cody Wade Maxey
General Business Administration
Indianola
Glenna Andria May
General Business Administration
Cleveland
Danielle Gaby Meerholz
Management & Marketing
Stephen Andrew Milligan
Marketing
Carla Danner Mills
Accounting & Management
** +
**
Jackson Greenville Auburn, AL
Beulah
Lyon
Kempton Park Gauteng, South Africa Olive Branch
17
Clarksdale
Eric Danele Montgomery
Computer Information Systems
Clarksdale
Jonathan Brett Moorman
Accounting
Cleveland
*
Cody J. Nance
Management
Greenwood
*
Yvan Marcus Nys
Management
Noordheuwel, South Africa
Leonard I. Okereke
General Business Administration
Jackson
Ahmed Amine Rahmani
General Business Administration
Venissieuz, France
Becky Gilbert Roberson
Management
Allison J. Roberts
Accounting
Grenada
Dexter Lee Russell
General Business Administration
Florence
David Clyde Rutherford
Accounting
Schlater
Alyssa Lashell Scott
General Business Administration
Jerome Stewart
Management
Quinita R. Stewart
Computer Information Systems
Craig Alan Taylor
Management
Landon James Thibodeaux
General Business Administration
Markus Lavone Thomas
Management
Cleveland
Emily Claire Tschiffely
Accounting
Merigold
Haley Katherine Turner
Accounting & Computer Info Sys
Leland
Ricardo Francisco Velez Benitez
General Business Administration
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Jonathan Ross Webb
Accounting
Eric Darius White
Management
Baton Rouge, LA
Kevin Wayne White
Management
Boyle
*
*** ∞ +
** +
Cleveland
Cleveland Bassfield Leland Cleveland Greenwell Springs, LA
Cleveland
18
*
John Matthew Wilder
Computer Information Systems
Brittany Renee Wilson
Management
Vlad Zinca
Computer Info Sys & Gen Bus Admin
Byhalia Greenville Pitesti, Romania
BACHELOR OF COMMERCIAL AVIATION DEGREE NAME
MAJOR FIELD
HOMETOWN
Robert Walter Ivy, II
Aviation Management
Greenville
Jeremy Ira Lewis
Aviation Management
Clinton
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE
*
NAME
MAJOR FIELD
HOMETOWN
Brenda Kaye Cartlidge
Psychology
Rolling Fork
Tate Alexander Collums
Psychology
Marks
Bobbie Unique Hollins
Psychology
Greenville
Richard Kelly
Psychology
New Albany
Brittany Kaye Mann
Psychology
Boyle
Cassidy M. Marsh
Psychology
Ironton, MO
Ryan Mechell Moore
Psychology
Moorhead
Terese Marie Moore
Psychology
Moorhead
Sherman C. Stauffer
Psychology
Sunflower
Joseph W. Stockglausner
Psychology
Fenton, MO
19
Hannah Marie Williams
Psychology
Talladega, AL
Tiffany Nicole Winstead
Psychology
Yazoo City
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE NAME
MAJOR FIELD
Natashia Patrice Bates
Family & Consumer Sciences
Greenville
Jamiya A. Boddie
Health, PE & Recreation
Cleveland
Mallory B. Branning
Family & Consumer Sciences
Meredith Grace Burchfield
Health, PE & Recreation
Pensacola, FL
Derrick L. Clark
Health, PE & Recreation
Cleveland
Andrea B. Clay
Family & Consumer Sciences
Greenville
Katherine Grace Davis
Family & Consumer Sciences
Meridian
Colton Harris Dunn
Athletic Training
Alexandra Rice Hallmark
Family & Consumer Sciences
Batesville
Ashaki Joykeia Hayes
Family & Consumer Sciences
Belzoni
Markevius DeShaun Hoskins
Health, PE & Recreation
Charissa Sade Humphrey
Family & Consumer Sciences
Mound Bayou
Ebonee Rose Jackson
Family & Consumer Sciences
Shaw
Karmen Deanna Johnson
Family & Consumer Sciences
Minter City
Jasmine Delecia Jordan
Family & Consumer Sciences
Merigold
Katie Elizabeth Kyzar
Athletic Training
Munford,
20
HOMETOWN
Anguilla
Pearl
Starkville
** +
Harrison Lauer
Family & Consumer Sciences
San Juan Capistrano, CA
Elizabeth Ashley LeMere
Family & Consumer Sciences
Gulfport
Mason Donavan McAnally
Health, PE & Recreation
Milton, FL
Tyler Michael Muzzi
Health, PE & Recreation
Cleveland
Melissa A. Olsen
Family & Consumer Sciences
Kiln
Alisha Marie Parker
Family & Consumer Sciences
Morris, AL
Jack Reiss Pilley
Health, PE & Recreation
Jared Paul Shore
Athletic Training
Matthew J. Snyder
Health, PE & Recreation
Washington, DC
Robert Scot Stine
Health, PE & Recreation
Olive Branch
Bryan Taylor
Health, PE & Recreation
Lexington
Michael Carlton Turley
Family & Consumer Sciences
Greenville
Daniel Taylor Vernon
Health, PE & Recreation
Southaven
Bobby Joe Wallace
Health, PE & Recreation
Jackson
Hannah Grace Whitaker
Family & Consumer Sciences
Holley E. Whitehead
Health, PE & Recreation
Macclesfield, England Madison
Oakland, TN Greenville
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION DEGREE
*
NAME
MAJOR FIELD
HOMETOWN
Brianna Leigh Ballard
Elementary Education
Pearl
Deanna Nicole Boling
Elementary Education
Brandon
Garrett Frederick Bouse
Health, PE & Recreation 21
Cleveland
Lauren Elizabeth Bush
Elementary Education
Clinton
Brittany Coleman
Elementary Education
Brandon
Presley Katlyn Elkins
Elementary Education
Cleveland
Stephanie Michelle Evett
Elementary Education
Glen Allen
Jennifer L. Farrar
Elementary Education
Pearl
Lauren Bethany Frazier
Elementary Education
Jackson
Karen Austin Harper
Elementary Education
Batesville
Emily Rose Hatcher
Elementary Education
Cleveland
Sara Ellen Hill
Elementary Education
Cleveland
Heather Dawn Hodges
Elementary Education
Clinton
Leigh Jones Holmes
Elementary Education
Newhebron
Elizabeth Ann Langston
Elementary Education
Cleveland
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Lauri Suzanne Lunn
Elementary Education
Greenville
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Mary Frances Martin
Elementary Education
Pontotoc
Shaunna Dianne Myers
Elementary Education
Pearl
Sunny DeShay Oberto
Elementary Education
Pearl
Kortnee Leigh Redden
Elementary Education
Boyle
Alana N. Robinson
Health, PE & Recreation
Jeffrey Brewer Sayle
Elementary Education
Greenville
Lori A. Shows
Elementary Education
Richland
Madison Renee Simmons
Elementary Education
Hernando
Chelsea Megan Talley
Elementary Education
Tutwiler
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Oxford
Ashley Elizabeth Walker
Elementary Education
Vicksburg
SCHOOL OF NURSING BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING NAME
MAJOR FIELD
HOMETOWN
Sarah Elizabeth Bailey
Nursing
Byhalia
Della McClenic Biggers
Nursing
Clarksdale
Bernice Briggs-Jones
Nursing
Horn Lake
Amy Dawn Brower
Nursing
Holcomb
Ricardo Miguel Buckner
Nursing
Merigold
Brady Lamar Collins
Nursing
Grenada
Domonique RaShon Curry
Nursing
Vaiden
Matthew Ryan Gore
Nursing
Anguilla
Kreslyn Leigh Hanlon
Nursing
Madison
Deana Michel Harmon
Nursing
Water Valley
Kimberly Dawn Holland
Nursing
Grenada
Lisa Powell LaFarlette
Nursing
Memphis, TN
Paige Pittman Patrick
Nursing
Lake Village, AR
Brooke W Scallion
Nursing
Tutwiler
Harriet Truitt Sudduth
Nursing
Oxford
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Ashley Denise Tally
Nursing
Helena, AR
Mercy Njeri Wanjoeh
Nursing
Cordova, TN
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BANNERS
Each banner is comprised of six colors corresponding to the school colors and the academic disciplines located within each College of the University: Education—Light Blue, Business—Drab, Arts and Sciences—White, Nursing—Apricot, and Graduate Studies—Gold. The banner of each college is bordered on its sides by the color assigned to its discipline by academia, but, in keeping with the unity of the Delta State community, all six colors can be found on each banner. The university exists because of the integral relationships between each college, thus each college is represented by color in each banner. College of Arts and Sciences The quill pen denotes the obvious association of literature and art but also serves as a valuable symbol for the role of history, biological and social research, and music composition within this college. The five bold lines denote an unfinished composition but one that higher education can complete. Organic and geometric shapes are transferable symbols which link the arts and sciences. The College of Arts and Sciences banner was donated by the William N. LaForge family in memory of Dr. William F. LaForge, the first Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. College of Business The key is symbolic of unlocking the door of knowledge to the world. The light of knowledge passes through the keyhole with the world at its center. The grid lines are associated with columns, charts, flight grids, and matrix patterns, comprising the many aspects of this globally-oriented college. The College of Business banner was donated by Mr. and Mrs. John P. Quon in memory of John C. Gibson and John Yurkow, Jr., for their outstanding contributions to the College. College of Education & Human Sciences The philosophy of learning is the foundation from which all knowledge grows. Thus, in the College of Education banner, philosophical quotations serve as the foundation for the tree of knowledge. A ray of sunlight symbolizes educational enlightenment while an opening is left for future learning. The College of Education& Human Sciences banner was donated by the College of Education Administrative Council in honor of the faculty and staff of the College of Education & Human Sciences.
School of Nursing As the universal symbol for the discipline of Nursing, the Nightingale lamp is used prominently in the foreground, surrounded by the abstracted numbers of 1977, the year the School of Nursing was founded on the Delta State University campus. The light of learning shines brightly from the lamp, lighting the way for the compassion and caring of these graduates. The School of Nursing banner was donated by Joshua, Zachary, and Adam Hilpert in honor of their mother, Patricia L. Hilpert, and her outstanding service as a Registered Nurse. Graduate and Continuing Studies and Library Services The pedestal denotes taking learning to a higher level while the sweeping band suggests a pathway to the future. Often associated with the great philosophers, the laurel leaf is used to signify triumph and humanity as well as matriculation and lifelong learning. The book of learning sits atop the pedestal displaying the philosophical principles serving as the foundation of education. The Graduate and Continuing Studies banner was donated by Viking Range Corporation in memory of Ada Mitchell, who was responsible for Viking’s commitment to the education of its employees. Banners designed and made by Mary Catherine Koehler, Adjunct Instructor in Art.
SIGNIFICANCE OF ACADEMIC REGALIA FOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Since the Middle Ages, a time-honored tradition of great dignity has been the wearing of academic apparel, which was a survival of still earlier civilian fashions. The academic gown, necessary for a scholar’s warmth, and the hood to protect his tonsured head were apparently first regularly adopted in the thirteenth century at the University of Cambridge (1284). The University of Oxford was soon to follow. The custom was transplanted to this country in colonial times by King’s College in New York, now Columbia University. In 1895 American universities and colleges decided to standardize their academic styles and developed the intercollegiate code of academic costume, following primarily the Cambridge tradition. The characteristic elements of academic regalia are three: gown, cap, and hood. The gown is usually of black material (serge or worsted for bachelors, the same or silk for masters, and silk for doctors). The doctors’ dress gowns of the chief British universities are scarlet. Bachelors’ gowns have pointed sleeves; masters’ have long, closed sleeves, with lunettes at the bottom and slits at the elbows from which the arms protrude; and doctors’ have wide, round, open sleeves. Doctors’ gowns are faced with panels of velvet down the front and three bars of velvet across each sleeve. The cap, the square mortar-board in American universities but a round, soft, flat, velvet hat in British, Canadian, and some European universities, bears a tassel that may be black for all ranks and degrees or may be of gold thread for doctors and the color of the degree for bachelors and masters only. The doctors’ cap may be of velvet. The hood, worn around the neck so as to hang down the back, is the principal emblem of the nature and source of the degree and may be worn only after the degree has been granted. Bachelors’ hoods are three feet long; masters’ are three and one-half feet; and doctors’ hoods have wide panels at the sides. The color edging the hood defines the nature of the degree while the lining of silk bears the colors of the institution that granted the degree. The degree colors are appropriate to the category of the degree rather than to the scholar’s major subject. For example, the appropriate color for degrees in Arts and Letters (B.A., M.A., B.Litt.) is white; in Commerce, drab; in Education, light blue; in Engineering, orange; in Fine Arts, brown; in Humanities, crimson; in Laws, purple; in Library Science, lemon; in Medicine, green; in Music, pink; in Pharmacy, olive; in Philosophy (Ph.D.), dark blue; in Physical Education, sage; in Science, golden yellow; in Theology, scarlet. These colors are used for the edging of all hoods and may be used for the velvet facing and sleeve bars of doctors’ gowns and for the tassels on bachelors’ and masters’ caps.
The institutional colors with which the hoods are lined indicate the university or college granting the degree. Among those hoods you will see worn by Delta State’s faculty are those from Alabama, crimson and white; Arkansas, red and white; Central Missouri, red, white, and black; Columbia, light blue with white chevron; Duke, royal blue with white chevron; Emory, navy blue and gold; Florida, orange and blue; Indiana, crimson with white chevron; Louisiana State, purple with old gold; Michigan, maize and light blue; Mississippi, red with blue chevron; Mississippi State, maroon and white; Missouri, old gold and black; Southern Mississippi, gold and black; Tennessee, white with orange chevron; Texas, white above orange; Tulane, green and white; and Virginia, navy blue with orange. The colors of Delta State University are green and white, adopted in the fall of 1925, the first quarter after opening, by the faculty and administration on the recommendation of an eight-member committee, including local residents William P. Moses and Doyle Garrett. Faculty Marshals:
Student Marshals:
Ellen Green Severine Groh David Jay Hebert Cora Jackson
Tim Colbert Mary Jones Kalilah Kemp Ronnie Mayers
Banner Bearers: Ron Koehler - Arts & Sciences Eyad Youssef - Business Amy McAdams - Education & Human Sciences Elizabeth Overstreet - Nursing Antoinette Giamalva - Library Services
Interpreter: Billie Mays