Spring 2019 Commencement

UNIVERSITY OF M O N T E VA L L O

SPRING COMMENCEMENT May 4, 7, 2019 2016

A NOTE TO THE PARENTS AND FRIENDS OF THE SPRING CLASS OF 2019 . . .

Commencement ceremonies are milestones in the life of a university and in the lives of its extended family members. While in the narrowest sense each graduate is celebrating the mastery of a defined curriculum of intellectual skills and content, we know that the meaning of this commencement celebration will be much broader and deeper than that.

Lifelong friendships have been made. Priceless memories will be cherished. New opportunities are within grasp, some of which seemed like mere fantasies just a few short years ago. Excitement is in the air!

For those of us who serve as faculty, staff, alumni, trustees or friends of the University of Montevallo, these commencement ceremonies are a reminder that it is a good thing to include time in our busy schedules to celebrate important achievements and to reflect upon the challenges of tomorrow. Perhaps the greatest gift of a liberal arts education is its power to guide us to wiser decisions during and after those moments of reflection.

On behalf of all of us who comprise the Montevallo “family,” it is my pleasure to welcome you to Alabama’s public liberal arts university. You belong at Montevallo.

We proudly present the May graduating Class of 2019.

John W. Stewart III University President

Schedule of Commencement Activities 7:30 a.m.

Reception

9:00 a.m.

Commencement

King House Lawn Sponsored by the UM National Alumni Association

Flowerhill Lawn

COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM Flowerhill Lawn 9:00 a.m.

Dr. John W. Stewart III, University President, Presiding Dr. Robert Barone, Academic Grand Marshal PRELUDE MUSIC

University of Montevallo Wind Ensemble Conducted by Dr. Lori Ardovino Professor of Music

Washington Post

John Philip Sousa

Suite Francaise I. Normandie II. Ile de France III. Provence

The Phantom of Opera Medley

Darius Milhaud

Andrew Lloyd Webber Arr. Johnnie Vinson

*PROCESSIONAL Pomp and Circumstance

Edward Elgar

WELCOME

Dr. Stewart

*INVOCATION

Ms. Mary Light ’19 Outgoing Student Trustee

*NATIONAL ANTHEM Star-Spangled Banner

Francis Scott Key Led by Ms. Lauren Brown ’19

O say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming?

Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?

And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof thro’ the night that our flag was still there.

O say, does that star spangled banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

REMARKS

Ms. Victoria Cranford ’19 Outgoing Student Government Association President

REMARKS

Ms. Abigail Rothfeldt ’19 Outgoing Senior Class President

*The audience will please stand.

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STATE SONG Alabama

Julia Tutwiler-Edna Gussen Led by Mr. Justice Allen ’19

PRESENTATION OF DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS DEGREE, honoris causa Dr. Stewart assisted by Provost Mary Beth Armstrong, Trustees Tim Lupinacci ’88, Matt Arnold ’93 and Mary Light

Dr. Richard D. Cummings ’74 S. Daniel Abraham Professor of Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School

ADDRESS

Dr. Cummings

SPECIAL MUSIC Star Wars: The Force Awakens

John Williams arr. Jay Bocook

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES Dr. Mary Beth Armstrong, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Ruth Truss, Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Dr. Stephen Craft, Dean, Michael E. Stephens College of Business Dr. Courtney Bentley, Dean, College of Education Dr. Steven Peters, Dean, College of Fine Arts CONFERRING OF DEGREES

Dr. Stewart Assisted by Dr. James S. Day, Professor of History and Ms. Amanda Fox ’04, M.Ed. ’10, Registrar

INDUCTION INTO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Ms. Toni Leo ’80

President, University of Montevallo Alumni Association *ALMA MATER

Virginia P. Figh ’53-Lucy L. Underwood ’54 Led by Ms. Brown and Mr. Allen

Alma Mater ever glorious, Seeking Right and Freedom’s Way Raise a beacon high to guide us Shed thy light afar, we pray.

Sons and Daughters sing thy Praises Steadfast virtues win thee fame May the years be rich and fruitful Truth and honor crown thy name.

*BENEDICTION

Ms. Light

*RECESSIONAL Fanfare

James Ployhar

The Commencement Program is being interpreted for the deaf and hard of hearing by Ms. Avey Jane Lute, NAD, RID and Mr. Kris W. Courson, M.Div., RID/NIC, Ed:K-12. *The audience will please stand.

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The Mission of the University of Montevallo, unique in higher education in Alabama, is to provide to students from throughout the State an affordable, geographically accessible, “small college” public higher educational experience of high quality with a strong emphasis on undergraduate liberal studies and with professional programs supported by a broad base of arts and sciences, designed for their intellectual and personal growth in the pursuit of meaningful employment and responsible, informed citizenship.

The Board of Trustees Hon. Kay Ivey, Governor of Alabama, President, ex-officio Dr. Eric Mackey, State Superintendent of Education, ex-officio Hon. Todd Strange, Chair — Montgomery Mr. Matt Arnold — Guntersville Ms. Beth Chapman — Hoover Mr. Gary Ellis — Gulf Shores Mr. Brian Hamilton — Bessemer Mr. Tim Lupinacci — Birmingham Mr. LeRoy Nix — Maplesville Ms. Libby Queen — Alexander City Mrs. Wynelle S. Sewell — Huntsville Hon. Rodger Smitherman — Birmingham Hon. David W. Wheeler — Birmingham Ms. Mary Light ’19, ex-officio — Enterprise

Seniors wearing medallions are members of Phi Kappa Phi, the highest academic honorary at the University.

The program contains the names of candidates for degrees, but inclusion in the program does not constitute evidence of completion of a degree or of graduation from this institution.

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SPRING 2019

Candidates for Graduation COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Master of Arts Degree Mary Ashley Canevaro......................................................................................................................Birmingham Jessica Ryan Marshall..............................................................................................................................Cullman Candace S. Thompson.......................................................................................................................Birmingham

Master of Science Degree Elizabeth Arnold........................................................................................................................................ Hoover Catherine Grace Autry.......................................................................................................................Birmingham Sarah Dunbar Boone..........................................................................................................................Atlanta, GA Sandra Josee Leora Crompton................................................................................................................Irvington Rachael Elizabeth Edmonson.......................................................................................................... Laceys Spring Lauren Maria Goldman..............................................................................................................San Antonio, TX Katherine Fondren Henderson.................................................................................................................... Selma Krystal Nicole Hunt............................................................................................................................... Alabaster Kelly Elizabeth Hunter.............................................................................................................................. Pelham Lori Celeste Johnson............................................................................................................................ Grove Oak Aimee Celeste Jurjevich.......................................................................................................................Montevallo Margaret Ann Kerns.............................................................................................................................Fort Payne Bailey Addison Mason............................................................................................................................. Fairhope Kristen Nicole Millard.............................................................................................................................. Jemison Michayla Hope Moody........................................................................................................................... Alabaster Lilian Muthoni Mwangi................................................................................................................Nairobi, Kenya Ashley Claire Payton...............................................................................................................................Sylacauga Joan Kathryn Quittmeyer...........................................................................................................................Mobile Braeden Danae Ramey....................................................................................................................... Robertsdale Marina Linea Rockett............................................................................................................................. Alabaster Marisa Jill Schiff........................................................................................................................... Alpharetta, GA April Nicole Sherman...........................................................................................................................Siberia, IN Meredith Hidle Varner...............................................................................................................................Helena

Superior Academic Achievement Donovan K. Cleckley.....................................Summa Cum Laude.......................................................... Clanton

Bachelor of Arts with University Honors Alexander Dolan Coleman.............................Summa Cum Laude........................................................ Alabaster

Bachelor of Science with University Honors Christopher J. Heck........................................Summa Cum Laude........................................................... Hoover

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Superior Academic Achievement (cont.)

Mary Christine Light......................................Summa Cum Laude.......................................................Enterprise

Bachelor of Arts with University Honors Tyler Marcus Updike......................................Summa Cum Laude.............................................Wilkesboro, NC

Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Arts Degree Irfana M. Ahmed.................................................. Cum Laude.............................................................. Allen, TX Sabrina Nicole Amador.......................................................................................................... Pembroke Pines, FL Destiney Nicole Amos.................................... Magna Cum Laude................................................................ Boaz Danielle M. Ashman................................................................................................................................. Pelham Jarrett Caleb Carey.................................................................................................................................. McCalla Aliya Elizabeth Carpenter............................................................................................................ Hawthorne, CA Cashmere Clinton......................................................................................................................................Chelsea Brynne Lee Culverhouse.................................Summa Cum Laude...................................................Birmingham Kadesha Marche’ Fountain..........................................................................................................................Eutaw Stephen A. Gilbert...............................................................................................................................Montevallo Holly N. Grimes............................................. Magna Cum Laude......................................................... Alabaster Casey M. Hanna................................................... Cum Laude................................................................. Warrior Kayla Nicole Hendley...............................................................................................................................Maylene Aryne Elise Hudson........................................ Magna Cum Laude.............................................................Mobile Nabyl Johanna Jimenez..................................................................................................................... Miramar, FL Kayla Marie Johnson................................................................................................................................. Pelham Chad Alexander Langley...................................................................................................................... Hueytown Mary K. McCormick.......................................................................................................................... Homewood Leah N. Munroe................................................................................................................................... Huntsville Jazzlyn Elaine Preston..................................................................................................................................Calera Cindy Jacqueline Gonzalez Rodriguez.................. Cum Laude.................................................................. Pelham Sydney Lee Sims................................................................................................................................Birmingham Benjamin Caleb Smith.............................................................................................................................. Pelham Dominique Kennyette Smith................................................................................................................Harvey, IL Danielle Rose Tetro................................................................................................................................. Fairhope Mallie Elizabeth Tucker.....................................................................................................................Birmingham Camryn L. Vaughan.................................................................................................................................. Hoover

Bachelor of Arts with University Honors Degree Laura Elizabeth Derocher............................... Magna Cum Laude....................................................Spanish Fort Erica Von Proctor Lewis.................................Summa Cum Laude...................................................... Huntsville

Bachelor of Science Degree Nicholas Steven Alagna........................................ Cum Laude................................................................ Gadsden Jack Gregory Atchison....................................................................................................................... Columbiana Ashlyn Brooks Bailey.............................................................................................................................. Alabaster Andrew Jared Barnett..................................... Magna Cum Laude......................................................... Bessemer Justin D. Barrick................................................... Cum Laude................................................................. Clanton Enmanuel Suárez Bejaran..........................................................................Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Julia Elisabeth Berg........................................ Magna Cum Laude............................................. Västerås, Sweden Emily Layne Bowen........................................Summa Cum Laude.......................................................... Daphne Patrick M. Bowen.......................................................................................................................... Pleasant Grove Page 6

Bachelor of Science Degree (cont.)

Travis C. Boyd........................................................................................................................................ Anniston Rebecca N. Brown.......................................... Magna Cum Laude......................................................... Alabaster Senteraca Patrice Brown......................................................................................................................... Alabaster Nicole Casada................................................. Magna Cum Laude....................................................Birmingham Hunter Elizabeth Chavarry............................Summa Cum Laude......................................................Chickasaw Claire Rae Chesnut............................................... Cum Laude................................................................... Centre Dezmond J. Cole........................................................................................................................ Panama City, FL Lindsey Collins......................................................................................................................................... Opelika Elizabeth Minnie Colston............................................................................................................. Pleasant Grove Brianne Lauren Cook........................................................................................................................... Huntsville James C. Cranford.......................................... Magna Cum Laude....................................................... Fultondale Victoria Irvin Cranford...................................Summa Cum Laude.......................................................... Verbena Tatyana M. Crook.............................................................................................................................Center Point Gina Cheyenne Crumpton.................................................................................................................. Wilsonville Kayle Dakota Dawson............................................................................................................................. Pell City Isabel Marie Dixon................................................................................................................................. Alabaster Kesha Maleigh Epperson...................................................................................................................... Albertville Tatum M. Etten-Bohm...................................Summa Cum Laude........................................................... Pelham Joshua A. Evans......................................................................................................................................... Hoover Mary E. Ferguson...............................................................................................................................Guntersville Anitra MaKayleigh Ford................................. Magna Cum Laude........................................................... Decatur Mackenzie Madison Franzel................................. Cum Laude............................................................... Alabaster Jonathan Torres Gonzalez............................... Magna Cum Laude......................................................... Alabaster James Ellis Grammer.............................................................................................................................. Alabaster Morgan Nikole Green.............................................................................................................................Sylacauga Jordan Layne Gregoria.................................... Magna Cum Laude.......................................................Alexandria GeorgiAnna Henninger Griffin............................ Cum Laude........................................................ Seabrook, TX Molly A. Hamilton........................................................................................................................Cumming, GA Jayla Donnae Harper..................................................................................................................... Pleasant Grove Elaina Mackenzie Haugh...................................................................................................................... Huntsville Lauren Patricia Hooper......................................................................................................................... Rome, GA Sumer LeighAnn Hudson............................... Magna Cum Laude...................................................... Centreville Tyon Christopher Hudson........................................................................................................................ Vestavia Amanda Marie Ingram.............................................................................................................................. Elmore Azariah S. Jackson................................................ Cum Laude............................................................... Alabaster Benjamin Demetirus Jackson..............................................................................................................Uniontown Chase Mallory Jackson...................................Summa Cum Laude...................................................Spanish Fort Melanie Beth Jackson..................................... Magna Cum Laude............................................................ Horton Nicole K. Jelley............................................... Magna Cum Laude............................................................ Hoover Madison Rae Jett............................................ Magna Cum Laude.............................................................Corner Hannah Elizabeth Johnson............................. Magna Cum Laude........................................................... Clanton Jesse James Johnson.................................................................................................................................. Jemison Isabella Lenora Kahalley....................................................................................................................... Huntsville Tayler Charleen Kukes..................................................................................................................... Pensacola, FL Daniel Patrick LaSusa............................................................................................................................. Alabaster Shelby Nell Lawrence.....................................Summa Cum Laude.............................................................. Brent Nicholas Taylor Lewis.................................................................................................................................Helena Spangler William Lindqvist........................................................................................................................Mobile Page 7

Bachelor of Science Degree (cont.)

Carter Elliott Martin.................................................................................................................. Mountain Brook Katelyn Renee Martinez.............................................................................................................................Athens Shelby Renea McKinney.......................................................................................................................... McCalla Al Miller......................................................... Magna Cum Laude.......................................................... Elkmont Toy Christopher Morgan................................................................................................................ St. Louis, MO Aryn Ray Mosley.........................................................................................................................................Calera Christopher Lamar Nicholson...........................................................................................................Birmingham Alexis D. Nolen............................................................................................................................................Leeds Terrie Priscilla Palmer.................................................................................................................................Athens Danielle M. Parks..............................................................................................................................Birmingham Jana Mariah Payne................................................................................................................ Rock Hall, Barbados Rachel Pearson................................................ Magna Cum Laude......................................................... Bessemer Morgan Nichole Petelinski................................................................................................................. Robertsdale Brittany A. Phillips......................................... Magna Cum Laude......................................................... Prattville Andrew Joshua Kenneth Pouncey...............................................................................................................Beulah Abbey Marie Pratt..........................................Summa Cum Laude.............................................. Greenwood, IN Walter D. Price IV........................................................................................................................................ Brent Danielle Richardson....................................... Magna Cum Laude............................................................Chelsea Melissa S. Romine................................................ Cum Laude............................................................Montevallo Heather Elizabeth Roque............................................................................................................................ Gurley Abigail Lauren Rothfeldt.....................................................................................................................Montevallo Shady Scott Sherbert............................................. Cum Laude...............................................................Sylacauga Colleen Dion Shifter-Kennedy.................................................................................................. New Orleans, LA Rayne Elizabeth Sinclair................................. Magna Cum Laude............................................. Calgary, Canada Da’Qunaika Da’Sha Smith............................................................................................................... Montgomery Halee Parris Stallings............................................ Cum Laude........................................................... Jacksonville Tara Jean Stanley............................................ Magna Cum Laude..................................................... Blountsville Kalisha B. Steele........................................................................................................................................ Marion Arianna Nichole Swain..............................................................................................................................Lincoln Nathan Isaiah Tabor............................................................................................................................ Centreville Tiffeni Montrice Thomas...................................................................................................................Birmingham Raegan Caroline Thompson................................. Cum Laude............................................................... Anniston Jennifer Je’Nai Toney.........................................................................................................................Birmingham Kirbi Elizabeth Tuck............................................ Cum Laude..........................................................Birmingham Liz B. Vann............................................................................................................................................. Alabaster Madeline Elise Ward.............................................................................................................................. Alabaster Joshua Weeks.......................................................................................................................................Montevallo Alexander H. Weldon................................................................................................................................ Sterrett Preston Blake Whitehead.........................................................................................................................Hartselle Allison Kathleen Whitley..................................... Cum Laude.........................................................Acworth, GA Samantha Hines Wilson................................. Magna Cum Laude............................................................. Pinson Olivia Jane Womack..........................................................................................................................Birmingham Carson McKenzie York................................... Magna Cum Laude....................................................... Huntsville Tristan Edmonds Young................................. Magna Cum Laude.................................................... Bay Minette Carina Alexandra Zegarra.............................. Magna Cum Laude................................... Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

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Bachelor of Science with University Honors Degree Jeffrey Isaac Devine........................................Summa Cum Laude.............................................. Clarksville, TN Ashton K. Irvin............................................... Magna Cum Laude.............................................................Mobile Gordon George Geddes Kennedy......................................................................................................... Huntsville Rebekah E. Koen............................................Summa Cum Laude.................................................. Mount Olive Colton Wayne Vaughn................................... Magna Cum Laude............................................................. Gurley Aden Christopher Ward...........................................................................................................................Hartselle Zachary E. Watkins.............................................. Cum Laude................................................................Ardmore

MICHAEL E. STEPHENS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

Master of Business Administration Degree Mohammed Saeed Alharbi...................................................................................................Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Eugene Fontaine Gilmore III.................................................................................................................... Vestavia Tatum Nichole Harless........................................................................................................................... Alabaster Jonathan Thomas Holmes............................................................................................................................Calera Kaycee Ledbetter.........................................................................................................................................Calera John Bradley McCracken...................................................................................................................Birmingham Murphy Elizabeth Thomalla Reed.....................................................................................................Birmingham Jessica Leanne Russell....................................................................................................................... Mount Olive Madden Eric Saverse............................................................................................................................Montevallo Natalie Ann Shoemaker................................................................................................................... Calhoun, GA Nicole S. Smith....................................................................................................................................Montevallo Richard Alvin Umstead III........................................................................................................................ Hoover Elizabeth Wesley Vaughn................................................................................................................. Montgomery

Superior Academic Achievement Stuart Samuel Andrews..................................Summa Cum Laude........................................................... Pelham

Bachelor of Business Administration Christopher J. Heck........................................Summa Cum Laude........................................................... Hoover

Bachelor of Business Administration Hannah A. Williams......................................Summa Cum Laude..........................................................Maylene

Bachelor of Business Administration

Bachelor of Business Administration Degree Kiara Shonta Anderson........................................................................................................................Greensboro Brieanna Marie Blume.......................................... Cum Laude.................................................. Bloomington, IN Alexis Taylor Bonanno.................................... Magna Cum Laude................................................. Lakeland, TN Jessica Elizabeth Boyd................................................................................................................ Saint Joseph, MI Jill Lauren Brantley..............................................................................................................................Montevallo Anjelica Laneshia Braxton...................................................................................................................Uniontown John W. Buttrey III........................................................................................................................Indian Springs Page 9

Bachelor of Business Administration Degree (cont.)

Sawyer Edward Cahela........................................................................................................................ Sardis City Christian Elisha Caldwell....................................................................................................................... Anniston Yoandra R. Camarillo........................................... Cum Laude................................................................. Jemison Ashlyn D. Chancellor............................................................................................................................... Thorsby Eric Michael Cook......................................................................................................................................... Boaz Alice Mae Copland......................................... Magna Cum Laude...............................Baildon, United Kingdom Jason Bradley Cryar........................................................................................................... Altamonte Springs, FL Jasmyn Simone Echols.................................... Magna Cum Laude......................................................... Alabaster Lady Sarah Deleon Federico............................................................................................................. La Mesa, CA Owen W. Frazier.......................................................................................................................................... Adger Maria Margarita Duran Garcia........................................................................................................... Wilsonville Dakota Robin Goff..................................................................................................................................Hartselle Tyler Christian Guesnard............................... Magna Cum Laude.............................................................Mobile Michael Raymond Hangen...................................................................................................................... Pell City Abigail L. Head..........................................................................................................................................Helena Victoria Henry.......................................................................................................................................... Jemison Tyler Russell Hosmer.............................................................................................................................. Alabaster Zachary Xavier Keith Jackson..................................................................................................................... Pinson Deshawn Lamar Jones..................................................................................................................... Gulfport, MS Preston Michael Jones........................................................................................................................... Northport Gary A. King III............................................................................................................................. St. Charles, IL Akbar Lakhani................................................ Magna Cum Laude............................................ Hyderabad, India Nicholas Cole Leno..........................................................................................................................West Blocton Javisia Lanique Looney.................................................................................................................................Leeds Lizet Jazmin Chavez Martinez........................ Magna Cum Laude............................................................ Pelham Simone Jaeda Maxwell.......................................... Cum Laude........................................................ Marietta, GA Joyce E’Lain Parker............................................... Cum Laude................................................................. Dothan Michelle M. Perez................................................................................................................................Montevallo Austin Petrovich.......................................................................................................................... Brentwood, TN Krista Reilly Poole................................................................................................................................... Pell City Danielle E. Roberts........................................Summa Cum Laude.................................................. Oakdale, CA Erica Wilson Roberts...................................................................................................................................Calera Yurenia Rodriguez.......................................................................................................................... St. Louis, MO Tatiana AlazaÊ Samuel...................................................................................................................... Tomball, TX Bernard Lindley Scott IV.......................................................................................................................Trussville Jessica Nicole Smith.................................................................................................................................Vandiver Margeaux A. Souter............................................................................................................................. Wilsonville Tiffany Paige Tucker............................................................................................................................... Alabaster Brenna Evelyn Washburn............................... Magna Cum Laude.............................................................Helena Samuel J. Wells............................................................................................................................................ Jasper Justin M. Whitley...................................................................................................................................Ohatchee Tiara Miche Williams...............................................................................................................................Irondale

Bachelor of Business Administration with University Honors Degree John Gerrit Janssen.........................................Summa Cum Laude........................................................Flat Rock Jeffrey Ryne Mills....................................................................................................................................... Pinson

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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Educational Specialist Degree Samantha Leigh Bain.......................................................................................................................... Russellville Jessica Clarice Bynum........................................................................................................................Birmingham Celia Dozier............................................................................................................................................... Pelham Brandi Holloway Eades..................................................................................................................Indian Springs Lori Ann Gibson.........................................................................................................................................Athens Amanda A. Harvie....................................................................................................................................Maylene Tracy A. Johns.......................................................................................................................................... Jemison Christi Michelle King..........................................................................................................................Montevallo David A. Sheffield................................................................................................................................... Alabaster Ashley B. Strickland.................................................................................................................................... Selma Jennifer Smith Towles........................................................................................................................Birmingham

Master of Education Degree Daniel Alberto Ballesteros.................................................................................................................... Huntsville Allison Emily Bates................................................................................................................................. Alabaster Rebecca DeAnne Benson........................................................................................................................ Alabaster Jennifer Stewart Boyle............................................................................................................................ Alabaster Stacie L. Brown...................................................................................................................................Montevallo Marlene K. Carver......................................................................................................................................Helena Tanesha Johntae-Ma’Lynn Childs........................................................................................................Tuscaloosa Amber M. Friedman....................................................................................................................................Calera Anna Kathryn Greer...............................................................................................................................Trussville Jonah Nelson Grice................................................................................................................................... Vestavia Krysten Leigh Gunn................................................................................................................................. Clanton Neely Elizabeth Haynes.............................................................................................................................Chelsea Tara Denise Henderson...............................................................................................................................Calera DeAngelo Lamar Hunter..........................................................................................................................Fairfield Talerie Alandra Jackson.....................................................................................................................Birmingham Shane Alexander Lashley........................................................................................................................ Bessemer Rachel Ellison Lawley..................................................................................................................................Calera Zoe Lynn Lewis....................................................................................................................................Demopolis Tanory McBee.......................................................................................................................................... Vestavia Kathryn V. Strickland Morrison................................................................................................................Chelsea Maria Hope Serrano............................................................................................................................Montevallo Heather Allexis Sprowl........................................................................................................................Montevallo Hannah Elizabeth Strength......................................................................................................................Irondale Katherine R. Terino.......................................................................................................................... Montgomery Candace S. Thompson.......................................................................................................................Birmingham Danielle Lynette Tickell....................................................................................................................... Hueytown

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Master of Education Degree (cont.)

Matthew Charles Williams..........................................................................................................................Calera Margaret E. Wiygul.................................................................................................................... Mountain Brook

Superior Academic Achievement Anna Marie Hill.............................................Summa Cum Laude............................................................Helena

Bachelor of Science Rebekah Marie Laurance................................Summa Cum Laude......................................................... Pell City

Bachelor of Science Mara Marie Miller..........................................Summa Cum Laude..................................................Roanoke, TX

Bachelor of Science Duong T. Nguyen...........................................Summa Cum Laude............................................................Helena

Bachelor of Science Katherine Elizabeth Sanders...........................Summa Cum Laude...................................................Dunlap, TN

Bachelor of Science Rachel C. Youngpeter.....................................Summa Cum Laude............................................................Mobile

Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Arts Degree Savannah Ivey Bell..........................................Summa Cum Laude......................................................... Saraland Peyton Marie Lang.................................................................................................................................Trussville Aubrey Denise Mixon........................................................................................................................ Kalaheo, HI

Bachelor of Science Degree Khari Anderson..................................................................................................................................Atlanta, GA Emilee Noelle Blue.................................................................................................................................... Pelham Brittany Mechelle Bristow...................................................................................................................Montevallo Audriannah Kaitlynn Bryant................................................................................................................... Oneonta Shauntece Alera Catlin......................................................................................................................Birmingham Charity Skye Conn......................................... Magna Cum Laude.............................................................Helena Jamesia S. Edmond............................................................................................................................... Huntsville Jesse Kenneth Ellefson........................................................................................................ North Fort Myers, FL Andrew Lamar Givan.................................................................................................................................Helena La’Tavia Re’Nae Grant......................................................................................................................... Hueytown Emily Somer Hall.............................................................................................................................. Columbiana Emmanuel Lewis Higgins....................................................................................................................... Roanoke Lindsey Ann Hohn........................................................................................................................................ Arab Jami Elizabeth Hudak.................................... Magna Cum Laude................................................... Geneseo, NY Mary Beth Hudson............................................... Cum Laude......................................................................Titus Rebecca Ann Joiner............................................................................................................................Monroeville Tamara Denise Jones.........................................................................................................................Dayton, OH Lejylan Jordan...................................................................................................................................... Brundidge Krista Ann Knight.......................................... Magna Cum Laude...................................................West Blocton Aminah Z. Long................................................... Cum Laude....................................................................Calera Marvin McKenzie Jr................................................................................................................................. Jemison Aron McRee........................................................................................................................................... Alabaster Columbia Elizabeth Nave............................... Magna Cum Laude.......................................................... Elkmont Simone LaNae Nelson.......................................... Cum Laude......................................................Tallahassee, FL Abigail Eden Newman................................................................................................................................ Jasper Page 12

Bachelor of Science Degree (cont.)

Molly Christine O’Barr............................................................................................................................Irondale Cody Marc Patillo...................................................................................................................................... Morris Alyssa Mary Peters.................................................................................................................................... Jemison Callie Crowe Pinson.......................................Summa Cum Laude..................................................... Centreville Catherine Ann Renda................................................................................................................................. Pinson Alexandria N. Ried......................................... Magna Cum Laude.........................................................Trussville Katherine Margaret Riley........................................................................................................................ Madison Cali Danae Rodgers................................................................................................................................Sylacauga Kristin Paige Rudell.......................................................................................................................Shreveport, LA Lara Michaelyn Schuetz..................................Summa Cum Laude.............................................. Clear Lake, TX Garrett John Senia................................................................................................................................... Gadsden Marisa Elizabeth Sosa........................................... Cum Laude..............................................................Alvin, TX Kara Elizabeth Swiney....................................Summa Cum Laude.....................................................Montevallo Trevor Lee Tatum...........................................Summa Cum Laude........................................................... Pelham Kayla M. Taylor.................................................... Cum Laude............................................................Montevallo Na’Keysha Anne Taylor..................................Summa Cum Laude...................................................Birmingham Sara Ashley Taylor................................................................................................................................Springville Lauren Alene Van Steenwyk........................................................................................................... Rossmoor, CA Annamarie A. Wallace.................................................................................................................................. Brent Melanie Nicole Whitley....................................................................................................................Acworth, GA Jarrell A. Williams......................................................................................................................................Mobile Taryn Denise Woodgett............................................................................................................................ Oxford Raquel Colston Young............................................................................................................................ Bessemer

Bachelor of Science with University Honors Degree Kayla E. Chambers............................................... Cum Laude............................................................... Bessemer

COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS

Superior Academic Achievement Jasmine Evonne Baxter...................................Summa Cum Laude.................................................. Montgomery

Bachelor of Arts Breanna Erin Earls..........................................Summa Cum Laude................................................... Bay Minette

Bachelor of Fine Arts Mary Christine Light......................................Summa Cum Laude.......................................................Enterprise

Bachelor of Arts with University Honors

Bachelor of Arts Degree Samantha Fair Abney................................................................................................................................ Hoover Allison Nicole Beitzel................................................................................................................. Panama City, FL Shelby Ann Bock.................................................................................................................................... Prattville Page 13

Bachelor of Arts Degree (cont.)

Angel G. Carrillo.................................................................................................................................. Huntsville Lindsey Nicole Dukeminier.............................................................................................................. Union Grove Nicholas Scott Jubeck....................................................................................................................... Mount Olive Olyvia Qynn Kirk................................................ Cum Laude..........................................................Birmingham Ellis Hugh Landers................................................................................................................................... Dothan Brooke Alexandria Lee......................................................................................................................... Adamsville Lauren Brooke Pero........................................................................................................................... Canton, GA Jybria Donae Robinson.............................................................................................................................Irondale Chloé Celeste Scott............................................................................................................................Birmingham Michael Anna Shell................................................................................................................................ Bessemer Jo’Leshia VonShay Simpson...............................................................................................................Birmingham Andriana Geneane Smith.......................................................................................................... New Orleans, LA Ashley Rebekah Stevens..................................Summa Cum Laude................................................ Wartrace, TN Mikala Cheyenne Thornton.................................. Cum Laude....................................................................Calera Alexus Ke’Asia Turner....................................................................................................................... Montgomery

Bachelor of Arts with University Honors Degree Hannah N. Bell.............................................. Magna Cum Laude.......................................................... Fairhope River Steven Dolan.............................................................................................................................. Russellville

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree Alexander J. Belli....................................................................................................................................... Hoover Savannah Lee Cleckler.............................................................................................................................. Clanton Katlyn A. Coley................................................................................................................................. Columbiana Kasaundra Caye Couch........................................ Cum Laude.................................................................Florence J. Dylan Dagnan................................................... Cum Laude.................................................................... Adger Caitlynn Samantha Donnelly.................................................................................................................... Hoover Joanna Blake Edmondson..................................... Cum Laude......................................................... Montgomery Steven Mark Finley............................................................................................................................Birmingham Melissa Erin Hund......................................... Magna Cum Laude.............................................. East Palatka, FL Samantha Skye Keevan......................................................................................................................Spanish Fort Blake Anthony Lovelace......................................................................................................................Montevallo Jo Maya Blue Northen.................................... Magna Cum Laude.........................................Saint Leonard, MD Ashley Rebekah Stevens..................................Summa Cum Laude................................................ Wartrace, TN Jesse R. Warech.............................................................................................................................Pine Brook, NJ Yael Sophia Webster.............................................. Cum Laude........................................................ Franklin, TN Christina Frances Yancy................................. Magna Cum Laude....................................................Spanish Fort

Bachelor of Fine Arts with University Honors Degree Erica Von Proctor Lewis.................................Summa Cum Laude...................................................... Huntsville Ryan Keith Orso Jr.........................................Summa Cum Laude............................................................Mobile

Bachelor of Music Degree Justice L. Allen............................................... Magna Cum Laude............................................. Panama City, FL Lauren Nicole Brown............................................ Cum Laude.....................................................Tullahoma, TN Aaron Christopher Evans.....................................................................................................................Gardendale Hayle Michel Mitchell............................................................................................................................Trussville Mytchell W. Walker................................................................................................................................ Alabaster Page 14

Bachelor of Science Degree Emilie Alfano............................................................................................................................................ Hoover Emily Claire Beatty........................................Summa Cum Laude..........................Craigavon, Northern Ireland Joseph Michael Contorno...........................................................................................................................Helena William Colton Crowe...................................Summa Cum Laude..................................................... Centreville Morgan Lynn Evans....................................... Magna Cum Laude........................................................... Vestavia Austin Webb Gates.............................................................................................................................Thomasville Mary Elizabeth Gray......................................Summa Cum Laude...................................................Birmingham Wyatt D. Hall.............................................................................................................................................Helena Kendall Mitchell Johnson....................................................................................................................Montevallo Lydia Joy Kearley.................................................................................................................................. Huntsville Chase Marie Knapstein.................................. Magna Cum Laude........................................................... Daphne Kristin Lynn Martin.......................................................................................................................... Columbiana Marcus Ian Moore....................................................................................................................................Irondale Senny Nguyen.....................................................................................................................................Gardendale Emily Elizabeth Perry................................................................................................................................. Centre Michael James Schooley............................................................................................................................. Pelham Brock McCallister Schumann............................... Cum Laude..........................................................Birmingham Kohlton Shaffer...................................................................................................................................... Alabaster KaDeisha Samaria Stowes....................................................................................................................... Alabaster Austin Cole Thornton.................................................................................................................................Helena Tristan Edmonds Young................................. Magna Cum Laude.................................................... Bay Minette

Bachelor of Science with University Honors Degree Maggie Jo Benson........................................... Magna Cum Laude.......................................................... Cordova Jamie Amber Haas..........................................Summa Cum Laude.......................................................Enterprise Ashton K. Irvin............................................... Magna Cum Laude.............................................................Mobile Kaitlyn Renae Shehee........................................... Cum Laude.................................................................. Geneva Savannah Beth Willard...................................Summa Cum Laude.......................................... Chattanooga, TN

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Dr. Richard D. Cummings Commencement Speaker, May 4, 2019 The keynote speaker for Spring Commencement is 1974 graduate, Dr. Richard D. Cummings, world-renowned researcher.

Cummings currently works as the S. Daniel Abraham Professor of Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Harvard Medical School in Boston. He is also the director of the Harvard Medical School Center for Glycoscience.

With his broad and deep expertise in the biomedical sciences, Cummings is one of the country’s leading biological chemists. He is a cofounder, among other well-known scientists, of the fields of glycomics and glycobiology. Cummings has more than 300 peer-reviewed publications in the field, along with more than 70 review articles, dozens of book chapters and is the co-editor of the first textbook in glycobiology “Essentials of Glycobiology,” now in its third edition.

This relatively new area is rapidly gaining interest due to the discovery that glycans, or sugars play a role in all aspects of biology, health and disease. This has led to the development of new drugs, diagnostics, and vaccines. His work impacts many areas including cancer biology, innate and adaptive immunity, thrombosis and hemostasis, nutrition and infectious diseases.

Cummings grew up in Isabella, Alabama, and upon graduating from Isabella High School, he entered the University of Montevallo. He earned his bachelor’s degree with a major in biology and a minor in chemistry from the University of Montevallo in 1974. Cummings then attended the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore where he received his Ph.D. in biology/biochemistry.

He conducted his post-doctoral fellowship in hematology/oncology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

His academic career first led him to the University of Georgia where he was quickly promoted to professor and associate director of the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center. In 1992, Cummings accepted a position as the Ed Miller Endowed Chair in Molecular Biology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. While there, he founded the Oklahoma Center for Medical Glycobiology. In 2006, he moved to Emory University School of Medicine as the chair of the Department of Biochemistry, where he also founded the Glycomics Center.

In his current position at BIDMC, he serves as the vice-chair of basic and translational research, chair of the Research Council, and associate director for Drug Discovery and Translational Research. As of 2018, Cummings is also the scientific director of the Feihe Nutrition Laboratory and director of the Cancer Glycomics Program within the Cancer Research Institute.

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