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TUESDAY May 3, 2005

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Editor’s note:

Crossing the stage:

Photographs in this issue represent Optimist photographers’ favorite images from this school year.

This is the 54th and final issue of the Optimist’s 93rd year. We will resume publication the first day of the fall semester, Aug. 22. It has been our pleasure to bring you the news in 2004-05.

For a complete list of students earning graduate and undergraduate degrees May 7, see pages 5-8.

Graduation commences Saturday for seniors Colleges will conduct two ceremonies to accommodate graduates, guests

By EMERALD MCGOWAN STUDENT REPORTER

EYAKEM GULILAT/2004 File photo

About 590 students will collect their diploma covers in Moody Coliseum at Commencement on Saturday.

Commencement will consist of two uncertified ceremonies, meaning students will not actually receive their diplomas as they walk across the stage. The first will be at 11 a.m. for the colleges of Biblical Studies and Business Administration and the School of Nursing. The second ceremony for the College of Arts and Sciences will be at 3 p.m.

ACU does not have a certified graduation because even though commencement is Saturday, final grades are not due until May 10, said registrar Danelle Brand.

“If a student should fail a class and consequently not complete their required hours, it is possible Brand the student will not actually graduate, even though they participated in commencement,” she said.

Students will receive their actual diplomas by mail after grades are finalized.

Commencement awards will include the teacher of the year award and Alpha Kai awards, given to students who have maintained a 4.0 grade point average and have completed at least 64 hours at ACU. The Students' Association executive president, Layne Rouse, also will pass his position on to next year’s president, Justin Scott. In the hooding ceremony, undergraduate students will be hooded by their escorts, and graduate students will be hooded by a faculty member, Brand said.

Commencement activities also will include the traditional charge to the class, an address to the seniors led by Steven Moore, assistant professor of English, said Ruth Traylor, executive secretary in the provost’s office. Moore was nominated and chosen to speak at commencement by a vote only open to the senior class.

This year, 63 graduate students will earn master’s degrees, and four graduate students will earn doctorates, said Kasey Higgins, assistant to the dean of the graduate school.

Students who will earn their Doctor of Ministry degrees are: Wyatt Fenno from Edmund, Okla.; Douglass Hall from Fort Collins, Colo.; Gregory York from New Palestine, Ind.; and John Siburt from Garland.

Seniors in the colleges of Biblical Studies and Business Administration and the School of Nursing will graduate in Moody Coliseum at 11 a.m. Saturday.

The College of Arts and Sciences commencement will be at 3 p.m. in Moody. About 590 students will cross the stage in both ceremonies.

Seniors prepare to finish school As graduation nears, students should check holds, complete papers

By EMERALD MCGOWAN STUDENT REPORTER

With the arrival of warmer temperatures and better weather, most students are looking toward summer, but seniors are looking toward graduation.

Some faculty and staff suggest seniors take care of small things, like completing paperwork or paying outstanding parking tickets, in preparation for graduation.

The first thing seniors should do is make sure they have their package of commencement paperwork filled out, said June Black, graduation assistant in the Office of the Registrar.

Black said most seniors have completed the task, but

some still need to turn in the package.

Next, seniors should check with the Student Financial Services to make sure they have paid their balances and have no holds on their accounts, Black said.

Some loans and grants, such as Stafford or Perkins, require students to complete exit interviews before graduation, said Jackie Clark, student service representative at Student Financial SerBlack vices. The interviews allow students to contact a representative of their lender, learn how much money they owe and how they can manage their loans after graduation.

See SENIORS Page 4

Windy West Texas

Makeover planned for Nelson Hall Contractors will replace windows, carpet, paint, repair plumbing lines

By TIFFANY TAYLOR PAGE 2 EDITOR

EMILY CHASTAIN/Staff Photographer

West Texas is known for the sunsets and windmills found all over the landscape. This one is about two hours from Abilene.

See GRADS Page 4

Summer residence hall construction will focus on Barret and Nelson halls.

Barret Hall should be completed at the beginning of the next school year, and Nelson Hall will be renovated.

Physical Resources, the department in charge of campus maintenance, will complete routine summer maintenance for every residence hall, and on Monday, contractors will begin work on Nelson Hall, said Dr. Mimi Barnard, director of Resident Life Education and Housing.

“Monday morning after students move out, that building is going to be full of con-

tractors,” Barnard said.

They will replace windows, recarpet floors, repair plumbing drain lines, hang new vanity mirrors and completely repaint Nelson Hall, said Eddie McFadden, manager of building maintenance.

For the past few years, the Office of Resident Life Education and Housing has chosen a different residence hall to renovate, but every hall undergoes routine summer maintenance, Barnard said.

“Every summer we either buy furniture, or we paint, or we put on a roof,” Barnard said. “There’s always something that has to be done.”

McFadden said employees of Physical Resources will fix door locks, replace broken blinds and air condition filters, recarpet rooms with ruined carpet and repaint rooms that See NELSON Page 4

CAMPUS NEWS

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Students prepare for research McNair Scholars plan for field-related summer internships

By RACHEL LAU PAGE DESIGNER

Twenty McNair Scholars Program students are preparing for their summer research internships, in which they will perform specific research in their fields of study.

The McNair Scholars Program is a federally funded, nation-wide program that focuses on equipping minority and first-generation college students for graduate school.

It was established in memory of astronaut Ronald E. McNair, the first black person to travel to space.

ACU has an average of 30 students enrolled in the program every year.

The summer research internship is one of the major elements of the program. McNair scholars must design and conduct a research project for their major field in Abilene under the mentorship of a faculty member of their choice before graduation. Twenty students are accepted each summer and receive a stipend of $2,800, said Sean Ridge, assistant director of the program.

McNair scholar Yessi

Flores, senior social work major from Eagle Pass, did her research internship last summer. Her research, titled “Intervening in children’s development in order to reduce the reoccurrence of poverty,” consisted of contacting professionals within the community and interviewing them.

“I had never taken a research class before, and I started this project with a blank,” Flores said.

She said after taking the required Maymester course, Research Methodology, she felt fully prepared to begin her project. Flores will graduate next week and continue her education with a master’s degree in social work at the University of Texas in Arlington.

McNair scholars also receive opportunities to attend team and skill building workshops and seminars throughout the school year.

“McNair gave me the confidence to pick a thesis and dissertation for the master’s level,” Flores said. “It made me aware that there are others out there in the same situation as me; it prepared me and gave me a view of what continuing education consists of.”

Ridge said the biggest fulfillment he gets out of his job

is “helping students develop a vision for what they want to be and do, and equipping them to get there.”

He said some people do not even know that graduate school exists.

“We want to open their eyes to what is out there,” he said. “We want to give the support they don’t receive from their immediate family because it’s unfair to expect them to blindly encourage them in what they do.”

The support is what struck Flores about being a McNair scholar.

“The people in charge really care about you. You won’t find that anywhere else,” she said. “They’re concerned about you and your future. You’re never by yourself.”

The McNair Scholars Program is based on a rolling admission; there is no application deadline.

“If it interests you, let us know. The sooner you begin planning your vision, the easier it is to get there,” Ridge said.

The McNair office is on the lower level of the Brown Library.

A hard goodbye

EMILY CHASTAIN/Staff Photographer

Rep. Charlie Stenholm, D-Abilene, pauses during his speech Nov. 2 after losing the congressional election to Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Lubbock. Redistricting pitted the incumbents against each other in a fight for the newly created 19th District. Stenholm left office after 26 years of service to the Big Country.

Junior Scholars apply for summer High school students take college courses, live on campus

By DANIÈLE NTAHONKIRIYE STUDENT REPORTER

E-mail Lau at: rhl02a@acu.edu

Tuesday, May 3, 2005

About 40 students applied to be Junior Scholars, a program in which juniors in high school attend freshman and sophomore-level summer courses on campus during the summer.

Candidates are required to submit a personal essay, their high school transcripts and résumés and should have high standardized test scores. Scholarship decisions will be made next week, and students will begin to check in on Memorial Day. Corey Patterson, associate director of recruiting, said he expects to have between 35 and 40 students this year.

“We have turned some people down,” Patterson said. “We really want this program for top academic students, those who

were leaders in their high schools.”

Patterson said the program is about more than just coming and taking classes, but it’s for the experience. He said the students learn what college life is like by living in residence halls and participating in activities together. They have church projects, devotionals, out-oftown schedules, summer camps and mentoring sessions.

“They have really that time to bond where if they were to take only classes, it will be just a class experience,” he said.

“But, this is an overall.”

Patterson said they are trying to give the students a good taste of what ACU is like, so they will know what to expect in college.

“We hope most of them choose ACU and most of them do,” Patterson said. “Hopefully, this experience will transform them to be better people no matter where they go to college.”

Patterson said students now are looking at college early.

“There is a group that needs something like this to get that taste to make the final decision,” he said.

He said about 40 percent of junior scholars are from Abilene, and the rest come from a variety of places, adding that they are trying to expand the program and have more students in the coming years.

Patterson said the program is not making any money because it is on a scholarship budget.

“We scholarship a lot of students who qualify,” Patterson said.

He said he’s more excited about this year’s program than he has ever been.

“I talk to every one of these students, [and] they are just exceptional students with great personalities,” he said. “They have the highest ACT scores … we have real leaders who are coming this year.”

E-mail Ntahonkiriye at: optimist@acu.edu

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Students work to understand matter

Just a little bit farther . . .

ACU participates in experiment involving gold-nuclei liquid

BRIAN SCHMIDT/Chief Photographer

Junior second baseman C.J. Goularte dives for a ground ball during ACU's 8-6 victory over Tarleton State April 9. The Wildcats finished the season with a 41-14 overall record, 16-4 in LSC South after taking three of four games from Eastern New Mexico on Friday and Saturday. They will now go on to play a regional tournament May 19-21 where it will be played either at the home of No. 1 ranked team Delta State or in Abilene.

Spring means allergy season for many Pollen, mold and other allergens cause problems in spring

By BRANDON E. COOKS STUDENT REPORTER

The weather is warm, the grass is green, the sun is out, and the sky is blue — all signs that spring has arrived.

You open the door to smell the good clean fresh air, and then suddenly it happens — you sneeze.

Allergy season has arrived along with the spring weather to infect the air, and it affects people around the world.

“Allergies around this time of the year affect my sleep,” said Doug Bongmba, junior business major from Cam-

eroon, Africa. “It’s hard to get a good night’s rest with so much dust and clutter within the air.”

According to Patanol.com, “Allergy season begins to peak as the weather begins to warm and winter comes to a close.

spring weather, but at the same time he hates it because this is the time when his allergies really pick up.

According to About.com, “An allergy is an abnormally high sensitivity reaction to an ordinarily harmless substance.

“As many as 40 to 50 million people in the United States are affected by allergies.” www.allergies.about.com

When allergy season arrives, increased levels of pollen, mold, and other outdoor eye allergens arrive with it. In theory, it lasts all the way through the year, but is at its height during the spring.”

Bongmba said he loves the

The immune system of an allergic person reacts when an allergen is absorbed into their body, treating the substance as a harmful invader, causing the white blood cells to begin producing IgE antibodies, which attach themselves to mast

cells. When this occurs it causes the body to release histamine, which can cause allergy symptoms such as watery eyes, itching, sneezing or a runny nose.”

This is also true for others in the United States.

As many as 40 to 50 million people in the United States are affected by allergies, according to About.com, and at least 35.9 million of those people catch allergic symptoms in the spring season.

To find out more about allergies and allergic symptoms go to http://www.patanol.com/allergy-season or allergies.about.com.

E-mail Cooks at: optimist@acu.edu

up to one trillion degrees Kelvin, is a liquid.

These experiments are playing a major role in helping scientists to understand the matter that holds together

By MITCH HOLT protons and neutrons, scienSTAFF WRITER tists say.

Twenty ACU students have About 23 students and worked on this experiment professors have been during the past five years in involved in a project during many different areas of the the last five years that has project, Isenhower said. Ten created extremely hot liquids of these students are coand is helping scientists authors in the paper being published about this collabounderstand matter.

Scientists from the Brook- ration of scientists in the haven National Laboratory in RHIC experiment.

Rusty Dr. Long Island, Towell, profesN.Y., recently sor in the announced “The world works Department of that experidifferently under Physics, has mental efforts been working at its extreme conditions, on this experRelativistic Heavy Ion so we are trying to iment since before he was C o l l i d e r recreate these hired at ACU. (RHIC) creat“I started ed a state of conditions to better working on this matter that is understand our in 1999 and unexpectedly was hired by a liquid; The world.”

ACU in 2001,” RHIC rapidly Towell said. He moves gold Dr. Donald Isenhower, chair was hired in nuclei around of the Physics Department 1999 as a posttwo 2.5-miledoctoral associwide rings at ate of the Los almost the speed of light and then Alamos National Laboratory where he oversaw the consmashes them together.

“The temperature we are struction of the Muon Trackproducing when colliding ing detector, one of the subgold atoms is about 60,000 systems of the overall experitimes hotter than the sun,” ment.

Isenhower said he enjoys said Dr. Donald Isenhower, chair of the Department of participating in the experiPhysics and participant in ment because of the many questions in physics it this project.

Dr. Dmitri Kharzeevevery, answers.

“Physicists are curious theoretical physicist at Brookhaven, said in a New about the way the world York Times interview that works,” said Isenhower. “The every substance ever known world works differently before this project, when under extreme conditions, so heated to two to three million we are trying to recreate these degrees, would turn to a gas conditions to better underand evaporate; however, the stand our world.” surprise created by the RHIC is that the matter created by the gold nuclei collisions, E-mail Holy at: mah02f@acu.edu which creates temperatures of

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Director still needed for Montevideo Study Abroad Current director moving back to United States with family

By LAUREN WARE STUDENT REPORTER

Administrators in the Study Abroad Office are interviewing potential candidates for the position of on-site director for the Montevideo, Uruguay, Study Abroad Program. The previous director, Dr. Warren Roane, has resigned from the position so he

and his family can move back to the United States.

“His oldest daughter is about to enter high school,” said Kevin Kehl, director of the Center for International and Intercultural Education. “This is a good transition point in their children’s education.”

Roane and his wife, Danna, have lived in Montevideo for about 12 years, Kehl said.

Roane taught Bible classes and international studies, while Danna taught elementary Spanish. Roane also organized group trips and served as a

“Because it’s important we get the right person here, we want to be thorough in our search.”

Kevin Kehl, director of the Center for Intercultural Education

guide to students.

“We will announce the selection of our director or interim director with ample time for program planning,” Kehl said. “It may be that we’ll have someone tomorrow.”

Kehl confirmed that the position has not yet been filled but he said he cannot

reveal who has been interviewed.

“We have some promising candidates,” Kehl said. “Because it’s important we get the right person here, we want to be thorough in our search.”

Lauren Graham, Study Abroad office worker and senior international studies

Seniors: Preparing for the end Continued from Page 1 Seniors should also contact their departmental advisers to make sure they have completed all of their department requirements, Black said.

Seniors will be able to purchase their commencement supplies in The Campus Store, Black said.

Graduation invitations are already on sale, and commencement regalia will go on sale Tuesday.

Students should try on their caps and gowns to make sure they fit correctly.

Hoods are available in colors corresponding to majors, so seniors should make sure they have the correct color.

Students graduating in August or December should

major from Smithville, went to Montevideo in spring 2003 and said the new director will need some knowledge of the culture.

“Once people have traveled, they gain a different view of the world,” Graham said. “They will need a basic knowledge of Uruguay. They will need to be a capable person who speaks Spanish and is excited about the program.”

Graham said Roane went to church with the students and took care of any disciplinary problems that occurred.

“He picked us up from the airport and was with us for the rest of the trip,” Graham said.

She said the next director will need to be able to cope with a challenging job.

“It’s a hard job to have,” Graham said. “He was great, and we want another great person to fill the job. The program will have a different flair to it.”

E-mail Ware at: optimist@acu.edu

Playing keep away

“Seniors should also make sure ACU has a current address at which to reach them after graduation.”

Kacey Higgins, assistant to the dean of the Graduate School

also be preparing for graduation, Black said.

Students are required to apply to graduate, and applications for graduation are due the semester before graduation. In addition, students graduating in August or December should be in contact with their advisers.

Kacey Higgins, assistant to the dean of the Graduate School, also had suggestions.

“Seniors should make sure ACU has a current address at which to reach them after graduation,” Higgins said.

“It’s more of a precaution in

case we need to send transcripts or any money seniors didn’t collect before they left.”

Higgins also said seniors should be sure to finish any final projects, pay any outstanding parking tickets and return books to the Brown Library.

She said 63 masters and doctoral students will graduate as well.

E-mail McGowan at: optimist@acu.edu

Grads: Practice makes perfect Continued from Page 1 The graduate school will give awards to three students in the areas of service, most outstanding thesis, and most outstanding internship or practicum, a type of internship in which the student has a planned project for intervention in a specific area. The award is given out only at May commencement and is open to any student who graduated

within the academic year.

Winning students will be awarded a plaque and a $200 cash award, Higgins said.

Undergraduate students will practice for commencement at 3 p.m. May 6 at Moody Coliseum. Students should bring their hood, mortar board and their escort to practice.

Graduate students will practice for commencement in Gibson, Room 233 one hour be-

fore their ceremony.

A reception will be held immediately following commencement ceremonies for undergraduates and their families in the mall area south of Moody Coliseum. The ceremony will be divided into departments with faculty available for family and friends to meet and visit with.

E-mail McGowan at: optimist@acu.edu

BRIAN SCHMIDT/Chief Photographer

Wildcat junior defensive back Omar Tejada deflects a pass away from Texas A&M Commerce receiver Cedric Patt in the endzone during the 37-17 Homecoming loss October 23, 2004.

Nelson: Renovations planned Continued from Page 1 have been vandalized. Men’s residence hall rooms are more likely be damaged by things like nail holes, but women’s residence hall rooms often have holes from stapling string lights onto the wall or residue from glow-in-the-dark stars.

Although she wants all residence halls to be in good condi-

tion, Barnard said the goal isn’t to make the halls equal.

“It’s kind of unfair to think, ‘Can McDonald, built in 1929, be equal to Barret, built in 2005?’” Barnard said. “They can’t be equal, but they can be as good as they can, given what they are.”

With so much work to be finished throughout the summer, McFadden said he will hire

about 60 college students for tasks like painting, plumbing or planting. Thirty spaces are still open for summer maintenance jobs, and McFadden said if he can’t fill them with college students, he will open up the positions to high school students.

E-mail Taylor at: tat04a@acu.edu

GRADUATES

Tuesday, May 3, 2005

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May 2005 graduates Bachelor of Applied Studies Blackwell, Angie Meleigha Allison; Rogers, Texas Bowe, Valerie R. Tabron; Littleton, North Carolina Brothers, Donald Leroy; Breckenridge, Texas

Bailey, Benjamin L. (Political Science) Abilene, Texas

Morgan, Matthew B. (History) Abilene, Texas

Cohea, Monica Lynn (Art) Irving, Texas

Baldwin, Erin Renee (Political Science) Anchorage, Alaska

Morrow, Kellen Nicole (History) Arlington, Texas

Covington, Carina Joy (Art) Abilene, Texas

Barcroft, Daniel Wayne (Art) Arlington, Texas

Neville, Sara Lynn (Communication) Dallas, Texas

Eason, Kate E. (Theatre) Abilene, Texas

Barlow, Laura Ellen (Graphic Design/Advertising) Eaton Rapids, Michigan

Cadle, Michael James; Abilene, Texas

Binion, Traci Lynn (English) Arlington, Texas

Crosby, Casey; Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Bivins, Analee Clare (English) Pearland, Texas

Hall, Kathryn Jannetta Merket; Snyder, Texas

Brown, Rebecca Jo (Spanish) Franklin, Tennessee

Hall, Precious K.; Huntsville, Texas

Carroll, Michael Edward (History) Fort Worth, Texas

Hathorn, Mark S.; Abilene, Texas Higgins, Karen Elizabeth; Abilene, Texas Johnson, Anne Elaine; Abilene, Texas Johnson, Brandon C.; Granbury, Texas Jones, Deborah (Ruthie); Abilene, Texas Lara, Mona Gayle; Abilene, Texas Lewis, Carmen L.; McKinney, Texas Lewis, Stephanie Marie Jacobsen; Tacoma, Washington Rhodes, Samuel Scott; Clyde, Texas Robinson, Clifford Randall; Abilene, Texas

Carroll, Pamela Jan (Composite Interdisciplinary) Hampton, Virginia Cooper, Courtney Elizabeth (History) Fort Worth, Texas

Holmes, Megan A. (Political Science) Coppell, Texas

Johns, Rachael Kimberly (English) Atlanta, Georgia Kemp, Hannah Elizabeth (Composite Interdisciplinary) Abilene, Texas Mauldin, Jamie Elise (Political Science) Midland, Texas

Wilson, Shara N.; Abilene, Texas

Bachelor of Arts Alvarez, Elizabeth Diane (Political Science) McAllen, Texas

Miller, Michael Sterling (Theatre) Lufkin, Texas

Reyna, Aronica (Political Science) Perryton, Texas

Peck, Christopher Frederic (Theatre) Albuquerque, New Mexico

Richardson, Stacy Rene (English) Waco, Texas

Seo, Eunae Rita (Spanish) Carrollton, Texas

Heiderich, Angela Fe (International Studies, Spanish) Brasilia, Brazil

May, Megan Doreen (English) Bremerton, Washington McCord, Evan James (Political Science) Houston, Texas McDonald, Ian Patrick (English) Garland, Texas Mickler, Adrienne Joy (International Studies) Lewisville, Texas

Kinney, Celeste Janelle (Art) Abilene, Texas

Reid, Hayden Luke (History) Austin, Texas

Garcia, Mercedes Chantal (Political Science) Pflugerville, Texas

Griffin, Kade Allen (History) Baytown, Texas

Jerkins, Nathan L. (Theatre) Nashville, Tennessee

Kiser, Brian Gregory (Art) Palestine, Texas

Savage, Adriane Nina (Art) Abilene, Texas

Gorter, Valerie Irene (English) Grand Rapids, Michigan

Haseltine, Kelly M. (Theatre) Abilene, Texas

Presley, Lori Beth (International Studies) Pensacola, Florida

Farrell, Penni Lyn (History) Nacogdoches, Texas

Scovel, Dawn Angelen; Colorado Springs, Colorado

College of Arts and Sciences

Podzemny, R. Todd (English) Sedan, New Mexico

Rodriguez, Crystal Mijoy (English) Abilene, Texas

Ross, Jennifer C.; Hawley, Texas

Warner, Karen Sue; Abilene, Texas

Oelfke, Andrea Joy (Communication, International Studies) Houston, Texas

Drehsel, Susanne Marie (Political Science) Abilene, Texas

Irons, Laura Malene (History) Greenville, North Carolina

Trueblood, Patricia Ann Munoz; Corpus Christi, Texas

O'Connor, Cassey Ann (English) Belmont, California

Goudeau, Joel Nathan (Art) Cedar Park, Texas

Smith, Anna Grace (Composite Interdisciplinary) Kennedale, Texas Walters, Marissa Mae (Political Science) Bentonville, Arkansas Ward, Leah Marie (Biochemistry) Lubbock, Texas Weathers, Christy C. (English) Abilene, Texas Weed, Paige Allison (History) Kingwood, Texas Weingard, Marsha Christine (Communication) Rockford, Illinois Williams, Benjamin Michael (History) Round Rock, Texas York, Bradley Alan (Political Science) Nashville, Tennessee

Bachelor of Fine Arts Browning, Linde Elissa (Art) Tyler, Texas Bryan, Paul Landon (Art) McLean, Virginia Carter, Kristin Ashley (Art) Rowlett, Texas

Pierce, Branson Daniel (Art) Wheaton, Illinois Stewart, Taylor Brianne (Art) Cleburne, Texas Wiley, Crystal R. (Theatre) Chicago, Illinois Willis, Katrina Marie (Art) Springfield, Missouri Wood, Marjorie Ann (Theatre) Nashville, Tennessee Young, Andrew Dean (Theatre) Lincoln, Nebraska Zamora, Yesenia (Art) Abilene, Texas

Bachelor of Music McDonald, Farron Michael (Music Teaching, Voice-All Level) Abilene, Texas Yates, Jennifer Ann (Music Teaching, Instrument-All Level) Coppell, Texas

Bachelor of Science Adams, Jennifer Kathryn (Communication) McKinney, Texas Adkins, Chanan J. (Communication Disorders) Waxahachie, Texas Aguilar, Erica Vanessa (Communication Disorders) Fort Worth, Texas Alexander, Zachary Cloer (Composite Interdisciplinary) Austin, Texas Amii, Ashley S. (Human Development and Family Studies) Tucson, Arizona Anderson, Amber Lyn (Social Work) Dickinson, Texas Armstrong, Casey Ray (Agribusiness) Abilene, Texas Attang, Idongesit (Biochemistry, Molecular) Lagos, Nigeria Balch, Chandler Scott (Integrated Marketing Communication) Dallas, Texas Barbieri, Nicole Marie (Interdisciplinary Studies, Elementary) Tuscola, Texas

Benham, Bradley Joel (Interdisciplinary Studies, Middle School) Abilene, Texas Bennett, Dianne Elizabeth (Interior Design) Abilene, Texas Biernat, Jeremy Edward (Exercise Science, Exercise and Sport Science) Canandaigua, New York Binkley, Karin Brooke (Composite Interdisciplinary) Irving, Texas Black, Taylor Kaye (Social Studies-Teaching) Boerne, Texas Blacklock, David William (Interdisciplinary Studies, Elementary) Missouri City, Texas Blake, Kylea Melissa (Integrated Marketing Communication) Colleyville, Texas Boone, Kathryn Cary (Industrial Psychology) Plano, Texas Bozeman, Stuart Campbell (Agribusiness) Idalou, Texas Bredemeyer, Lori Michelle (Journalism) Winters, Texas

Barnes, Bridget Marie (Biology) Comanche, Texas

Brewer, Andrea Michelle (Interior Design) Gainesville, Texas

Barnett, Allison Joy (Interdisciplinary Studies, Elementary) Waco, Texas

Brezel, Nichole Marie (Communication Disorders) Fort Worth, Texas

Batiste, Janaye Chanelle ) Interdisciplinary Studies, Elementary) Abilene, Texas

Brown, Jessica Rae (Animal Science) Bayfield, Colorado

Batiste, Janelle Lisette (Interdisciplinary Studies, Middle School) Anchorage, Alaska Baxter,David Richard (Psychology) Oak Park, Michigan Bell, Erin Paige (Psychology) Abilene, Texas

Broyles, Brandon John (Animal Science) Muleshoe, Texas Bruner, Ashley Faye (Interdisciplinary Studies, Elementary) Houston, Texas Bruner, Mark D. (SociologyCriminal Justice) Carbondale, Illinois Continued on page 6

GRADUATES

Page 6 Continued from Page 5 Bryan, Creighton James (Industrial Techlology) Fresno, California Bryan, Larissa Katheryne (Interdisciplinary Studies, Elementary) Mansfield, Texas Bryant, Jessica Anne (Communication Disorders) Bartonville, Texas Caffey, Jessica Lynn (Interdisciplinary Studies, Elementary) Ulysses, Kansas Campbell, Rachael Nicole (Integrated Marketing Communication) The Colony, Texas

Craig, Anslee Brenea (Interdisciplinary Studies, Elementary; Psychology) Abilene, Texas Crawford, Erin Elizabeth (History-Teaching) Abilene, Texas Crocker, Jennifer Nicole (Communication Disorders) Allen, Texas Cutbirth, Jennifer M. (Composite Interdisciplinary) Abilene, Texas Davis, Virginia Louise (Social Work) Martinez, California Dean, Melissa Ann (Exercise Science) Richardson, Texas

Canarsky, Elizabeth Ann (Communication) Waverly, Nebraska

Deming, Catherine Joel (Exercise Science) Abilene, Texas

Caperton, Tamara Joan Pennings (Interior Design) Kalamazoo, Michigan

Dismang, Anna Lucille (Interdisciplinary Studies, Elementary) Littleton, Colorado

Cardot, Amber Rae (Communication Disorders) Abilene, Texas Carmichael, Carrie Neuhaus (Interior Design) Austin, Texas

Doty, Jennifer Dawn Williams (Physical Education) Abilene, Texas Doty, Mitchell Douglas (Exercise and Sport Science) Smithville, Texas

Chadwick, Thomas Neil (Integrated Marketing Communication) Lubbock, Texas

Dowden, Stephanie Stoyko (Social Studies-Teaching) Abilene, Texas

Chaffin, Viktoria N. (Family and Consumer SciencesTeaching) Haslet, Texas

Duncan, Doug (Integrated Marketing Communication) Boerne, Texas

Chastain, Emily Gail (Journalism) Johnson City, Tennessee

Durham, Molly Catherine Colglazier (Environmental Science) North Richland Hills, Texas

Chun, MiNi (Grace) Jo (Biochemistry, Molecular) Longview, Texas Clark, Jillian Marie Rowland (Industrial Psychology) Mesa, Arizona Connally, Erin Nicole (Physics) Lakewood, Washington Contreras, Crystal JulieAnn (Electronic Media) El Paso, Texas

Durham, Sean Raymond (Agribusiness) Hamilton, Colorado Dycus, Lanae Ruth Dowdy (Composite Interdisciplinary) Abilene, Texas Earwood, Tara Lanelle (Composite Interdisciplinary) Belen, New Mexico Ehrke, Maggie Kay (Communication Disorders) Brownwood, Texas

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Hay, Anthony Scott (Physical Education) Abilene, Texas

Larson, Amy Michelle (Exercise and Sport Science)

Falkenstein, Ann M. (Communication) Colleyville, Texas

Helm, Linsey Karla (Social Work) Roscoe, Texas

Dripping Springs, Texas Lee, Julia (Mathematics) Coppell, Texas

Farmer, William Blake (Journalism) Nashville, Tennessee

Henley, Cassie Denae (Communication) Fort Worth, Texas

Ferrera, Jason D. (Communication) Red Oak, Texas

Henry, Karena Martinez (Communication) Carlsbad, New Mexico

Fike, Jeremy Ward (Biochemistry, Molecular) Friendswood, Texas

Hester, Conrad Daniel (Psychology) Abilene, Texas

Dallas, Texas

Fletcher, Lisa Nicole (Psychology) Lockney, Texas Flores, JĂŠssica (Social Work) Eagle Pass, Texas Foster, Vanessa Lauren (Communication Disorders) Abilene, Texas Foust, Jessica Louise (Biology) New Braunfels, Texas

Hicks, Heather Michelle (Exercise and Sport Science) North Richland Hills, Texas Hildmann, Catherine Jeanne (Biology) Corpus Christi, Texas Hines, Jennifer Lynn (Interdisciplinary Studies, Middle School) Belton, Texas Hobson, Suzanne Elizabeth (Psychology) Leander, Texas

Francis, Allyson T. (Electronic Media) Saint Davids, Bermuda

Holloway, Justin Paul (Agribusiness) Abilene, Texas

Fullerton, Jennifer Elizabeth (Communication Disorders) Garland, Texas

Howard, Jessica Dawn Turner (Interdisciplinary Studies, Middle School) McKinney, Texas

Gailes, Trishawna Janae (Psychology) Abilene, Texas Gallaway, Lacy D. (Biology) Abilene, Texas Giddens, Jeffrey Andrew (Communication) Brentwood, Tennessee Gilly, Michael David (Exercise Science) Abilene, Texas Gorsline, Karyn Diane (Social Work) Greenacres, Washington Grant, Benjamin Edward (Sociology-Criminal Justice) Austin, Texas Gray, Nathan Alexander (Biochemistry, Molecular) Collierville, Tennessee Grimsley, Jena Kathlene (Social Work) Friona, Texas Hailey, Amber L. (Psychology) Round Rock, Texas

Corbell, Celena DeLee (Human Development and Family Studies) Decatur, Texas

Ellis, Allison Leigh Humphries (Interior Design) Rowlett, Texas

Hamley, Stacie Nicole (Biology) Florence, Alabama

Cowart, Christine Miller (Communication) Nashville, Tennessee

Ephraim, Therez Patricia (Psychology) Bronx, New York

Hanner, Jennifer Jill (Interdisciplinary Studies, Elementary) Abilene, Texas

Crabtree, Jocelynn S. (Social Work) Angleton, Texas

Etheridge, Micheal Wayne (Social Studies-Teaching)

Hanson, Melanie Elizabeth Brown (Interdisciplinary Studies, Elementary) Gainesville, Texas Hardgrove, Evan Lewis (Biochemistry, Molecular) Granbury, Texas Hardin, William Bradley (Environmental Science) Abilene, Texas Harper, Tracy Delynn (Interdisciplinary Studies, Elementary) Midland, Michigan Harris, Amanda Nichole (Human Development and Family Studies) Cedar Hill, Texas Hastings, Audria Lynn (Interdisciplinary Studies, Elementary) Mansfield, Texas Haws, Brittany Ann (Psychology) Tyler, Texas

Lee, Sarah Kathleen Moore (Biochemistry, Molecular) Arlington, Texas Lemke, Mark Aaron (Integrated Marketing Communication) Burnsville, Minnesota Lemmons, Chris David (Computer Science) Tucson, Arizona Lemmons, Heather Ann (Journalism) Abilene, Texas Lewis, Shane Andrew (Biochemistry, Molecular) Sanger, Texas Lindberg, Chelsey Ann (Animal Science) San Diego, California Lippert, Kristi (Psychology) Cincinnati, Ohio Little, Alicia Dawn (Biology) Denver, Colorado Little, Heather RenĂŠe (Biology-Teaching) Lubbock, Texas

Howey, Paul Elliott (Physical Education) Warrensburg, Missouri

Long, Tracy Leigh (Sociology) Abilene, Texas

Hunton, Michael Jeffrey (Composite Interdisciplinary) Nashville, Tennessee

Macias, Carlos (Composite Interdisciplinary) Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico

Isenhower, Larry D. (Physics) Abilene, Texas

Mahaffey, Misty Lynn (Social Work) Roby, Texas

Israel, Joy O. (Sociology) Portland, Oregon

Main, Jason Taylor (Composite Interdisciplinary) San Diego, California

Jewett, Adriane Kaye (Integrated Marketing Communication) Longview, Texas John, Margaret (Biology) Abilene, Texas Johnson, Benjamin W. (Biology) Abilene, Texas Jolly, Valerie Elizabeth (Sociology) Littleton, Colorado Jones, Brittany Chanelle (Animal Science) Arlington, Texas

Manirakiza, Bernard (Agribusiness) Burundi, Burundi Marr, Jamie Leigh (Biochemistry, Molecular) Plano, Texas Marshall, Addie (Exercise Science) Duncanville, Texas Mathews, Kathryn Leigh (Social Work) Fort Worth, Texas

Norman, Mary Elizabeth (Interdisciplinary Studies, Elementary) Sugar Land, Texas Omiwade, Oluwasoji Omotunde (Computer Science, Physics) Lagos, Nigeria Osborn, Rebecca Ann (Interdisciplinary Studies, Middle School) Spring, Texas Osborne, Brandon M. (Exercise and Sport Science) Fort Worth, Texas Parker, Connor Austin (Chemistry) Tyler, Texas Parker, Kristen Lynn (Psychology) Fort Worth, Texas Partin, Kari M. (Interdisciplinary Studies, Elementary) Long Beach, California Patton, Brandi Diane (Psychology) North Richland Hills, Texas Pennington, Jamie Beth (Mathematics-Teaching) San Antonio, Texas Perkins, Jennifer Christine (Social Work) Austin, Texas Perkins, Leslie Denise Elling (Social Work) Brownwood, Texas Pierce, Jordan Jamison (Biochemistry, Molecular) Allen, Texas Pierson, Tucker (Communication) Corpus Christi, Texas Pittenger, Jamie Lynn (Communication) Belton, Texas Powell, Bethany Dawn (Chemistry) Abilene, Texas Powell, Charles Alan (Exercise Science) Leroy, Texas Prebish, Shawna Marie (Interdisciplinary Studies, Elementary) The Woodlands, Texas

McAlister, Brittany Leigh (Interdisciplinary Studies, High School) Maypearl, Texas

Price, Kimberly Dianne (Integrated Marketing Communication) Sunnyvale, California

McClelen, Keisha Ruth (Food, Nutrition and Dietetics) Glen Rose, Texas

Prude, Marissa Holly (Exercise and Sport Science) Midland, Texas

McCormac, Laressa Ann (Social Work) Glen Rose, Texas

Redden, Stefanie Nicole (Interdisciplinary Studies, Elementary) Burleson, Texas

McDonough, Matthew S. (Biology) Enterprise, Alabama

Reeves, Michael C. (Psychology) Portales, New Mexico

Kindberg, Jane Duty (Interdisciplinary Studies, Elementary) Granbury, Texas

Miles, April Nicole (Sociology) Abilene, Texas

Richmond, Charlotte Erin (Communication Disorders) Rowlett, Texas

Kiser, Andrea Lynn Burton (Social Work) Palm Springs, California

Mock, Paul Ross (Exercise and Sport Science) Abilene, Texas

Riggs, David Allen (Psychology) Spring, Texas

Knight, Jennifer Anne (Fashion Merchandising) Tyler, Texas

Molleur, Kimberly Anne (Interdisciplinary Studies, Elementary) Austin, Texas

Robison, Aaron Douglass (Biochemistry) Midland, Texas

Knox, Bethany Kollette (Interdisciplinary Studies, Elementary) Atlanta, Georgia

Montessoro, Teresa Marie (Interdisciplinary Studies, Middle School) Boerne, Texas

Rolfe, Alexis Anne (Biology) Lubbock, Texas

Lagan, Casey Lee (Biology) Midland, Texas

Moreno, Amanda Lorraine (Interior Design) La Joya, Texas

Jones, Caitlin Lee (Human Development and Family Studies) Lubbock, Texas Kanyamuneza, Annick (Exercise Science) Burundi, Bujumbura Kent, Courtney Dena (Exercise and Sport Science) Early, Texas

Lair, Lauren Ashley (Integrated Marketing Communication) San Antonio, Texas

Mudroch, Hillary Kristen (Sociology-Criminal Justice) Angleton, Texas Murphy, Zach J. (SociologyCriminal Justice) Plano, Texas Nealy, King J. (Communication) Fort Worth, Texas Newbill, Kristin Beth (Communication Disorders) Nashville, Tennessee Nguyen, Thuong Kim (Biology) Fort Worth, Texas

Rouse, Richard Layne (Communication) Midland, Texas Ruiz, David Ray (Electronic Media) Mission, Texas Russell, Amy Elizabeth (Biology) Denison, Texas Russell, Laura Ruth (Biochemistry, Molecular) Boone, North Carolina Sasser, Amanda K. (Communication) Abilene, Texas Schmidt, Sarah Ruth (Physics) Katy, Texas Continued on page 7

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Science) Oplin, Texas

Searcy, Brandon J. (Physical Education) Sulphur Springs, Texas

Taylor, Rachel Leigh (Exercise Science) Chillicothe, Ohio

Shanks, Micah D. (Psychology) Wichita Falls, Texas Sharp, Daniel Ray (Physics) San Antonio, Texas Sheppard, Danna M. (Interdisciplinary Studies, Elementary) Abilene, Texas Shero, Austin J. (Agronomy) Brownwood, Texas Shipley, Lindsay A. (Exercise Science) Allen, Texas Shipley, Michael Ross (Biology) Irving, Texas Shirley, Patricia Kay (Biochemistry, Molecular) Abilene, Texas Shoulders, Anna Lee (Communication) Keller, Texas Shunk, Christopher Blair (Integrated Marketing Communication) Fairfax, Virginia

Tepe, Jason Daniel (Mathematics) Abilene, Texas Thompson, Amanda Leigh (Fashion Merchandising) North Richland Hills, Texas Thompson, Christopher Ross (Physics) Amarillo, Texas Tinsley, Jimmie Rowe III (Physical Education) Canton, Texas Tyndall, Emily Kaye (Social Work) Fort Worth, Texas Varvel, Kyle Reid (Biology) Hearne, Texas Vaught, Alan John (Biology) Odessa, Texas Vick, Amanda Diane (Composite Interdisciplinary) North Richland Hills, Texas Voiles, Jennifer Michelle (Industrial Psychology) Leakey, Texas Wall, Nichelle Monique (Psychology) Abilene, Texas

Yasko, Kami R. (Psychology) Baytown, Texas

Mankin, Grant K. (Christian Ministry) Carrollton, Texas

Zamarripa, Kimberly Diane (Communication Disorders) Harlingen, Texas

McMullan, Dennis Jordan (Christian Ministry) Red Oak, Texas

Zboch, Nicholas R. (Exercise and Sport Science) Trenton, Michigan

Neidel, Joel E. (Youth and Family Ministry) Austin, Texas

College Of Biblical Studies

Newhouser, Aja Ann (Youth and Family Ministry) Houston, Texas

Bachelor of Arts Kahla, Blake Norman (Youth and Family Ministry) Missouri City, Texas Lessly, Michelle Heather (Biblical Text) Plano, Texas McFarland, Michael K. (Vocational Missions) Redwood City, California Pope, Amanda Michelle (Biblical Text) Longview, Washington Shaw, David Isbell (Biblical Text) Tyler, Texas Shearon, Margaret Alene (Youth and Family Ministry) Atlanta, Georgia

Sickles, Bryan Blake (Communication) Amarillo, Texas

Waller, Robin Anne (Journalism) Fort Worth, Texas

Sims, Tiffany ReneĂŠ (Psychology) Abilene, Texas

Watterson, Wendi Nicole (Interdisciplinary Studies, Elementary) Sugar Land, Texas

Wiggins, Charles Michael (Christian Ministry) Abilene, Texas

Watts, Erika Danielle (Interdisciplinary Studies, Elementary) Austin, Texas

Winters, Jennifer Elaine (Biblical Text) Las Cruces, New Mexico

Westmoreland, Shanara Lynlee (Communication) League City, Texas

Wylie, Kelsie Patricia (Biblical Text) Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Singleton, Laura Michelle (Interdisciplinary Studies, Middle School) Abilene, Texas Smith, Crystal Nicole (Communication) Pond Creek, Oklahoma Smith, Lauren Ann (Communication) Kerrville, Texas Soimo, Kipruto (Biochemistry, Molecular) Kapsabet, Kenya

Whiteside, Lauren Caroline (Interdisciplinary Studies, Elementary) San Antonio, Texas

Sojourner, Amy Leigh (Biochemistry, Molecular) Abilene, Texas

Whitfield, Angela Kathleen (Social Work) Nashville, Tennessee

Spies, Lydia Kay (Composite Interdisciplinary) Glen Rose, Texas

Whitlock, Paul Justin (Composite Interdisciplinary) Denton, Texas

Stevens, Whitney Breise (Composite Interdisciplinary) Council Bluffs, Iowa

Whitmire, Caleb Andrew (Physical Education) Edmond, Oklahoma

Steward, Moriah Dawn (Composite Interdisciplinary) Fort Worth, Texas

Whitt, Nancy Dorinda (Interdisciplinary Studies, High School) Waurika, Oklahoma

Stewardson, Meridith Rae (Fashion Merchandising) Beaumont, Texas Stewart, Cody Charles (Psychology) Everman, Texas Stoniecki, Jamie Lynn (Exercise Science) Atlanta, Georgia Studer, Tara Brooke (Biology) Seymour, Texas Swarb, Joshua Lee (Biology) Monahans, Texas Tang, Pik Kwan (Communication Disorders) Hong Kong, China Taylor, Amber Dene' (Exercise

Wiechmann, Kimberly A. (Psychology) Denton, Texas Willcox, Misty Michelle (Interdisciplinary Studies, Elementary) Bedford, Texas Williams, Amy Michelle (Composite Interdisciplinary) Sunray, Texas Willingham, Melody Michelle (Integrated Marketing Communication) Mansfield, Texas

Smith, Philip C. (Biblical Text) Saint Paul, Minnesota

Bachelor of Science Akins, Travis Wiley (Youth and Family Ministry) Arlington, Texas

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Grimm, Lacey Ann (Management, Marketing) Plano, Texas

Brassell, Johnnie George III (Accounting) Nixon, Texas

Gunn, Brady Jay (Management) Stephenville, Texas

Brokaw, Bryan Craig (Marketing) Abilene, Texas Brown, Joshua Cameron (Marketing) Crowley, Texas Campbell, Michael Jason (Management) Temple, Texas

Oliver, Joshua Wade (Christian Ministry) Lancaster, Texas

Carlile, Justin G. (Management) Midland, Texas

Patterson, Stephen D. (Youth and Family Ministry) Kennedale, Texas

Carlstrom, Jamie Kayle (Accounting) Holyoke, Colorado

Peacock, Joshua Matthew (Christian Ministry) Irving, Texas

Cauthern, Kelly W. (Management, Marketing) Kerrville, Texas

Sessions, David T. (Christian Ministry) Issaquah, Washington

Clark, Stefanie Erin (Management, Marketing) Longview, Texas

Speights, Douglas Landon (Youth and Family Ministry) Missouri City, Texas

Cole, Adam (Finance, Management) Ogden, Utah

Vadney, Gabriel M. (Missions) Abilene, Texas Weaver, Shellie Lynn (Youth and Family Ministry) Harper, Texas

College of Business Administration Bachelor of Business Administration Ables, Christopher L. (Management) Tyler, Texas Ables, Cody Shane (Accounting, Finance) Tyler, Texas Adedokun, Ifedolapo Yetunde (Management, Marketing) Katy, Texas

Eggleston, Jack B. (Finance) Arlington, Texas

Hughes, Dustin W. (Accounting, Finance) Fort Worth, Texas

Ellis, Aaron David (Marketing) Baytown, Texas

Hughes, Scott Allan (Management) Abilene, Texas

Epley, Lindsay Marie (Marketing) Midland, Texas

Ivanhoe, Kolby Don (Management) Midland, Texas

Ezzell, Brian William (Accounting, Finance) Abilene, Texas

Johnson, Brian Fred (Accounting) Waco, Texas

Fall, Christopher Anthony (Management) San Antonio, Texas

Davis, Paul Timothy (Youth and Family Ministry) Nashville, Tennessee

Barker, Lindsay Nicole (Marketing) Holliday, Texas

Freeman, Keith A. (Management, Marketing) Flower Mound, Texas

Blackburn, Brandon Michael (Marketing) Houston, Texas

Inwood, Timothy James (Composite Interdisciplinary) Rockwall, Texas

Bohannan, Lance Aaron (Management, Marketing) Valencia, California

Lane, Rashida N. (Christian Ministry) Dallas, Texas

Branen, Nick A.(Management, Marketing) Chino, California

Woodall, Robin (Psychology) Streetman, Texas

Lazcano, Benjamin Ruben (Youth and Family Ministry) The Colony, Texas

Wright, Brittnie Anne (Social Work) Sugar Land, Texas

Lee, Lyndell Bryce (Youth and Family Ministry) Snyder, Texas

Holmes, Wade Louis (Management, Marketing) Arlington, Texas

Howland, Jud L. (Finance) Amarillo, Texas

Forsythe, Adrienne Michelle (Management) Wichita, Kansas

Hildmann, Kyle Robert (Youth and Family Ministry) Barrington, Illinois

Holloway, Brandi E. (Marketing) Houston, Texas

Durham, Sean Raymond (Accounting) Hamilton, Colorado

Alford, Lindsey K. (Accounting) Round Rock, Texas

Bellar, Aaron Todd (Management) Tyler, Texas

Hobson, Bradley S. (Management, Marketing) Olathe, Kansas

Howell, David Andrew (Marketing) The Colony, Texas

Clarkson, Katherine Jean (Youth and Family Ministry) Portland, Texas

Hardwick, Joshua Lee (Youth and Family Ministry) Dimmitt, Texas

Henley, Austin Van (Accounting, Finance) Fort Worth, Texas

Curry, Richard Darren (Marketing) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Alexander, Brentley Bryon (Accounting) Austin, Texas

Bell, Joshua J. (Accounting) Brock, Texas

Hardwick, Joanna Marie (Finance) Swea City, Iowa

Hooper, Jordan Roberta (Accounting) Brentwood, Tennessee

Felts, Monty Morris (Management) Brownwood, Texas

Bearden, Lara Leigh (Management, Marketing) Longview, Texas

Hall, Sarah Suzanne (Management) Franklin, Texas

Copeland, Matthew D. (Accounting) Abilene, Texas

Caffey, Shasta Lee (Youth and Family Ministry) Ulysses, Kansas

Gardner, Jeremy Kyle (Youth and Family Ministry) West Richland, Washington

Gutierrez, Diana (Management, Marketing) Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Frizzell, Ashley Gene (Accounting) Granbury, Texas Fromm, Heidi Edel (Management, Marketing) Midlothian, Texas Gardner, James Chase (Accounting) Fort Worth, Texas Gibson, Branden Ashford (Finance) Houston, Texas Gibson, Mark David (Finance) Herndon, Virginia Gray, Kellee Lynne (Marketing) Keller, Texas

Jones, Jared Daniel (Management, Marketing) Arlington, Texas Jones, Juliana Marie (Marketing) Celina, Texas Keathley, Joseph Matthew (Accounting) Wichita, Kansas Kerby, Clifton Wayne (Marketing) Paris, Texas Kinzie, Robert Scott (Management) Waco, Texas Kirkpatrick, Christopher Allan (Management) Midland, Texas Knight, Bradley Scott (Accounting, Finance) Longview, Texas Kobler, Sarah Elizabeth (Management, Marketing) Nacogdoches, Texas Kreck, Blake Thomas (Marketing) Dallas, Texas Lao, Vitoria S. M.(Accounting, Marketing) Macau, Macao Continued on page 8

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Helping with tsunami relief in her own way

Logue (Management) Abilene, Texas Nelson, Jeremy Lynn (Finance) Colorado Springs, Colorado Paden, Timothy Edsel (Management) Ennis, Texas Painter, Carol Nicole (Management, Marketing) Bedford, Texas Paulino, John Matthew (Accounting) Abilene, Texas

Lawrence, Austin Pool (Marketing) Tulsa, Oklahoma Love, Darin Lee (Accounting) Odessa, Texas

McCormac, Scott Alan (Management) Nashville, Tennessee

McGinn, Garrett Lynn (Finance) Trophy Club, Texas McWilliams, Brenna R. (Marketing) Colleyville, Texas Moilan, Holly Marie (Accounting) McAllen, Texas Morgan, Clayton T. (Accounting) Odessa, Texas Mott, Shannon Michelle (Management, Marketing) Kingwood, Texas Moudy, John Mark (Management) Happy, Texas Nations, Alana Nichole

Sterling, Tamara A. (Management, Marketing) Greeley, Colorado

Ballard, Erica A.; Stephenville, Texas Brinley, Katherine Anne; Orlando, Florida Calvert, Jennifer Denise; Austin, Texas

Conner, Amy Dian; Mansfield, Texas

Phin, Lisa (Management, Marketing) Carrollton, Texas

Tate, Emily Gail (Management, Marketing) Crowley, Texas

Crowe, Allison Michelle; New Caney, Texas

Price, Teresa G. (Marketing) Columbus, Ohio

Templeton, Rebecca Lynn (Accounting) Lubbock, Texas

Rance, Jeffrey Tillson II (Management, Marketing) North Dallas, Texas

Thomas, Adam M. (Marketing) Naperville, Illinois

Rasco, Jeffrey David (Management) Abilene, Texas

Thomason, Trent Wayne (Management) Wortham, Texas

Hutcherson, Suzanne Marie; Edmond, Oklahoma

Reed, Robert D. (Management) Winters, Texas

Timmerman, Mary Beth (Marketing) Abilene, Texas

Jett, Jennifer Erin; Richardson, Texas

Reiff, Jennifer Leigh (Accounting) Saint Louis, Missouri

Tucker, Cody James (Management) Arlington, Texas

Jones, Meredith Lynn; Beaverton, Oregon

Ribera, Celeste Ann (Accounting) Johnson City, Texas

Vega, Araceli (Management) Winters, Texas

Rios, Valerie Denise (Management) San Marcos, Texas

Marshall, Evan Alan (Management) Abilene, Texas

Speights, Douglas Landon (Management, Marketing) Missouri City, Texas

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Stoll, Allison Kay (Marketing) Tucson, Arizona

Rich, Clayton Robert (Accounting, Finance, Management) Abilene, Texas

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Sosebee, Bret Allen (Management, Marketing) Denver, Colorado

Intercollegiate School Of Nursing

Cano, Victoria Monique; Dallas, Texas

Phillips, Bonnie Elizabeth (Marketing) Mesquite, Texas

BRIAN SCHMIDT/Chief Photographer

Smart, Brandon A. (Management) Highland Village, Texas

Stinson, Daniel Ray (Management) Arlington, Texas

Pavlik, Joshua Scott (Management, Marketing) San Antonio, Texas

Bonnie Buchanan, junior fine art studio major from Lubbock, prays while listening to Brent Pennington, missionary in Thailand, speak via phone about the Dec. 26 tsunami during Chapel on January 12.

Tuesday, May 3, 2005

Roper, Paula Kaye (Management) Arlington, Texas Rutherford, Brock Jonathan (Marketing) Amarillo, Texas Salmon, James Casey (Management) Amarillo, Texas Scott, Adrian, Jr. (Accounting) Tuscaloosa, Alabama Sevier, Allison Ferrol (Management, Marketing) Sulphur Springs, Texas Simmons, Joshua Kade (Management) Kingwood, Texas Singleton, Jill Amanda (Marketing) Rolla, Missouri Sjolander, Jessica E. (Marketing) Anacortes, Washington

Voss, Brendan J. (Management) Sugar Land, Texas Walker, Amanda Clarke (Accounting) Sugar Land, Texas

Davis, Laurie Rene; San Antonio, Texas Holloway, Summer Ellyce; Tulsa, Oklahoma Hulcy, Jessica Babbitt; Medford, Oregon

Kanyamuneza, Annick; Burundi, Bujumbura Kizzee, Patrice Nicole; Dallas, Texas McMindes, Sarah Ann; Fort Worth, Texas Nelson, Sammi Lynn; San Antonio, Texas

Walker, Andrew Bryan (Accounting) Sugar Land, Texas

Nix, Traci Michelle; Stephenville, Texas

Walsh, Jennifer Louise (Marketing) Keller, Texas

Noles, Lydia Elizabeth; Paradise, Texas

Washington, Benjamin C. II (Management, Marketing) Saint Louis, Missouri

Patel, Falguni S.; Ahmedabad, India

Wendt, Kelley O'Neal (Management) Houston, Texas Williams, John Michael (Management) Abilene, Texas Williams, Ryan Patrick (Marketing) Colleyville, Texas Wilson, Jessica B. (Management, Marketing) Seagoville, Texas Wilson, Marc Brian (Marketing) Cologne, Germany

Price, Krystal Nicole; Justin, Texas Rhodes, Amanda L.; Arlington, Texas Turner, Jennifer Rene; Abilene, Texas Turner, Joanne Arizona

L.; Tempe,

Ulrich, Wade Garrett; Portland, Oregon