Spring 2021 Commencement Program

UNIVERSITY OF M O N T E VA L L O

SPRING COMMENCEMENT 8, 2021 May 7, 2016

A NOTE TO THE PARENTS AND FRIENDS OF THE SPRING CLASS OF 2021 . . .

We proudly present the spring 2021 graduating class.

John W. Stewart III University President

COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM Flowerhill Lawn 9:00 a.m.

Dr. John W. Stewart III, University President, Presiding Dr. Robert Barone, Academic Grand Marshal *PROCESSIONAL Pomp and Circumstance

Edward Elgar

WELCOME

Dr. Stewart

*NATIONAL ANTHEM Star-Spangled Banner

Francis Scott Key Led by Mr. Kane White ’21

REMARKS

Mr. Thomas Dillard ’21 Outgoing Student Government Association President

ADDRESS

Representative William S. Poole III Chairman of the House Ways and Means Education Committee

REMARKS

Mr. Solomon Balaam-Reed ’21 Outgoing Senior Class President

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

*The audience will please stand.

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INDUCTION INTO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Ms. Cynthia Todd ’88 President, University of Montevallo Alumni Association *ALMA MATER

Virginia P. Figh ’53-Lucy L. Underwood ’54 Led by Mr. White

*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. Anakate Andrasko ’22, ex-officio — Odenville

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 2021

CandidaTes for GraduaTion COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Master of Arts Degree Jessica Leigh Sullivan .......................................................................................................................... Chunchula Rebekah C. Womble................................................................................................................................... Ralph

Master of Science Degree Rebecca N. Brown ................................................................................................................................. Alabaster Nicole Ann Casada ...........................................................................................................................Birmingham Carlie Bryn Chapman ......................................................................................................................Birmingham Claire Rae Chesnut .................................................................................................................................... Centre Miranda Johnson Davis ................................................................................................................................Tyler Taylor Mae Faust ...................................................................................................................................... Hoover Anitra MaKayleigh Ford .......................................................................................................................... Decatur Bailee Caroline Gist ........................................................................................................................Muscle Shoals Jordan Layne Gregoria .........................................................................................................................Alexandria Michelle Purdy Hanks ...........................................................................................................................Trussville Mary Kathleen Hiller .......................................................................................................................Birmingham Chase Mallory Jackson .....................................................................................................................Spanish Fort Victoria Grace Kacsits.................................................................................................................Hudsonville, MI Lindsay M. Langs ............................................................................................................................... Centreville Hannah Elizabeth Manis........................................................................................................................ Madison Hannah Christian O’Brien .................................................................................................................... Kimberly Abbey M. Pratt ............................................................................................................................ Greenwood, IN Mallory Layne Schmidt ...................................................................................................................... Wetumpka Mary Caitlyn Schultz .......................................................................................................................Birmingham McKenzie Zealand Simmler .............................................................................................................. Homewood Alyssa M. Stephenson ........................................................................................................................... Deatsville Abbey Rose Wagner ............................................................................................................................... Prattville Jocelyn Ruth Williams............................................................................................................................. Decatur Marigrace Katherine Wilson...................................................................................................................... Centre Carson McKenzie York ........................................................................................................................ Huntsville

Superior Academic Achievement Meg Elaine Bowen .........................................Summa Cum Laude ........................................................ Winfield Bachelor of Science

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Superior Academic Achievement (cont.)

Anna Lee Corker ...........................................Summa Cum Laude .............................................................. Boaz Bachelor of Science Alexis Catherine Cortez .................................Summa Cum Laude ..................................................Bonaire, GA Bachelor of Science Savannah Hope Gabrus .................................Summa Cum Laude ....................................................... Prattville Bachelor of Science Sydney Brooke St. Clair .................................Summa Cum Laude .................................................. Hazel Green Bachelor of Science with University Honors

Bachelor of Arts Degree Hannah M. Beaird .................................................................................................................................. Harvest Karli Danette Blankenship ............................ Magna Cum Laude ......................................................... Pell City Tanguy David ...........................................................................................................................Rochefort, France Kamisha Malea Davis .......................................................................................................................Birmingham Shelby Lagrone Davis .......................................... Cum Laude ............................................................... McCalla Natalie Elle Dicken.................................................................................................................... Yorba Linda, CA Matthew James Ezell .......................................................................................................................West Blocton Harley A. N. King .............................................................................................................................Guntersville Holly Katherine Majors ........................................................................................................................ Andalusia Katie A. Martin ................................................... Cum Laude ............................................................Springville Ashlynn Annette Partridge ............................ Magna Cum Laude .............................................................. Brent Katherine Rivera ........................................................................................................................................Helena Byron Kyle Robles.......................................... Magna Cum Laude ............................................................... Arab Emil Hunter Watkins ........................................................................................................................ Phenix City Sarah Michelle Williamson.................................. Cum Laude ................................................................ Dothan

Bachelor of Arts with University Honors Degree William Lawrence Lindbergh ........................Summa Cum Laude ....................................................... Alabaster Laura Catherine Ling.....................................Summa Cum Laude ......................................... Chattanooga, TN

Bachelor of Science Degree Julia Rose Atkinson ............................................. Cum Laude .......................................................... Chicago, IL Faith Elizabeth Ayres ..................................... Magna Cum Laude ....................................................Monroeville Solomon Balaam-Reed......................................... Cum Laude .................................................................Auburn Jillian Abigail Betts ................................................................................................................................ Prattville Mary Elizabeth Biddle ...................................Summa Cum Laude ..................................................... Albertville Kira Love Bochard ......................................... Magna Cum Laude ..................................................Burbank, CA De’Ana Michelle Carr .......................................................................................................................Birmingham Janisia Monae Church ...................................Summa Cum Laude ............................................................ Selma Alexander Phillip Cochran .................................. Cum Laude ............................................................... Gadsden Jonathan Michael de Jesus ............................. Magna Cum Laude ............................................. Collierville, TN Channing Bethany Donaldson .........................................................................................................Birmingham Braylee Janae Duren ...................................... Magna Cum Laude .......................................................... Clanton Sierra Crimson Easterwood ....................................................................................................................Cullman Anna Marie Emery .................................................................................................................................. Altoona Lydia Etheridge..........................................................................................................................................Mobile

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Bachelor of Science Degree (cont.)

Darby Celeste Frederick.................................Summa Cum Laude .....................................................Tuscumbia Clarissa Madison Gable ...........................................................................................................................Satsuma Anabeth Victoria Gilley ....................................... Cum Laude .............................................................Enterprise Justine Bailey Glass....................................................................................................................... Barrie, Canada Jonathan Robert Grimes ................................Summa Cum Laude ........................................................ Lineville Tiarra Nicole Haney ..............................................................................................................................Sylacauga Paul K. Hannon................................................... Cum Laude .................................................................... Cuba Madelen Lacelie Harris ..................................................................................................................... Columbiana Adella Elizabeth Herron ................................ Magna Cum Laude ............................................................Wilton Johnathan Ridley Herron ..............................Summa Cum Laude ....................................................Montevallo Erica Renee Hilyer ................................................................................................................................... Thorsby .

Alexandra Grace Hoag..............................................................................................................................

Hoover Jamie Amelia Holdsambeck ........................... Magna Cum Laude ..................................................... Centreville Jasmine Dolores Hollenquest .................................................................................................................... Hoover Kassi Ingram........................................................................................................................................... Falkville Anneliese Margaret James...............................................................................................................Eatonton, GA Cameron W. Johnson .......................................... Cum Laude .............................................................. Alabaster Janey Simone Johnson ...................................................................................................................Rockledge, FL Bobby L. Lowery Jr. ............................................. Cum Laude ........................................................ Montgomery Milan Philip Ludlage .....................................Summa Cum Laude ............................... Heemstede, Netherlands Sierra Nicole McCrorey ....................................................................................................................... Keller, TX Brianne Y. McElroy ............................................. Cum Laude ................................................................Maylene Mychael Campbell McMillan.............................. Cum Laude ........................................................... Centreville Aleziia Medina..................................................... Cum Laude .........................................................Birmingham Sarah Jane C. Messer ..................................... Magna Cum Laude ........................................................ Alabaster Ashley Elizabeth Miller .................................Summa Cum Laude .................................................... Centreville Phoebe Claire Miller ................................................................................................................................ Decatur Monet Dominique Milligan ................................................................................................................... Madison Lavender Jeannette Moore ...................................................................................................................... Madison Moniko Takia Moore........................................................................................................................Birmingham Sophia Katherine Moreno .................................... Cum Laude ................................................................ Daphne Murugi Susan Mwenja......................................................................................................................Birmingham Mabry Jo Norris.......................................................................................................................................... Jasper Jade Lynn Parr ...............................................................................................................................Rockledge, FL Morgan Alexandria Payne.............................. Magna Cum Laude ........................................................... Hoover Elonica Nicole Perkins .............................................................................................................................. Moody Sarah Caroline Pope ...................................... Magna Cum Laude ....................................................... Southside Emily Cameron Price........................................... Cum Laude ................................................................. Moody Breanna Carol Prince..................................... Magna Cum Laude ........................................................Sylacauga Alma Estrella Quintana-Luna................................................................................................................... Pelham Ariel Barnaé Rivers ...........................................................................................................................Birmingham Harleigh Westbrook Roberts ......................... Magna Cum Laude ........................................................Talladega Annalee R. Ruble .................................................................................................................................... Madison Judd Austin Schlies ............................................................................................................................. Dallas, GA Natalie Elizabeth Seavers ..................................................................................................................... Huntsville Cindy Makaylee Shelton .......................................................................................................................Millbrook

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Bachelor of Science Degree (cont.)

Brianna Shepler............................................................................................................... Panama City Beach, FL Linda M. Silva .............................................................................................................................. Frederick, MD KayeDee Dawn Smith ................................... Magna Cum Laude .................................................. Childersburg Kevin Michael Smith ........................................... Cum Laude ...................................................................Calera Jonathan Sosa .......................................................................................................................................... Clanton Kayla Celeste Travis ................................................................................................................... Calvert City, KY Courtney Carson Turner ...............................Summa Cum Laude .................................................... Wetumpka Sarah Elizabeth Wagner ................................Summa Cum Laude .........................................Holly Springs, GA Garnet Alexandria Warren............................. Magna Cum Laude .....................................................Montevallo William Tyler Wooton ................................................................................................................ Collierville, TN Olivia Anne Wyatt......................................... Magna Cum Laude ......................................................Tuscaloosa Rashelle Lea Young .............................................. Cum Laude ...........................................................Montevallo

Bachelor of Science with University Honors Degree Hannah Nicole Dempsey.........................................................................................................Estill Springs, TN Peri Christine McCoy .................................... Magna Cum Laude ................................ Thompson’s Station, TN Tayla S. Roop....................................................... Cum Laude .................................................................... Brent Nicole M. Sparks ...........................................Summa Cum Laude .................................................. Hazel Green Madeline Alleigh Young ...................................... Cum Laude ..................................................................... Boaz

MICHAEL E. STEPHENS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

Master of Business Administration Degree Alexis Taylor Bonanno................................................................................................................... Lakeland, TN Ashlyn Chancellor ................................................................................................................................... Thorsby Eric Michael Cook ........................................................................................................................................ Boaz Collin Dimitroff ................................................................................................................................Livonia, MI Doug Ford ................................................................................................................................................ Hoover Kate M. Frederick ...............................................................................................................................Montevallo Lizbeth Alejandra Juarez Espinosa ............................................................................................................ Hoover Noah Peter Karst .............................................................................................................................. Canton, GA Javisia Lanique Looney ................................................................................................................................Leeds Jeffrey Ryne Mills ...................................................................................................................................... Pinson Gabrielle Mingus ...........................................................................................................................Greenville, SC Mary Catherine Parker .....................................................................................................................Birmingham Benedikt Schlederer ..................................................................................................................... Vienna, Austria Jacqueline Mumbi Wambua .............................................................................................................Birmingham

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Superior Academic Achievement Kristen Elizabeth Chance ..............................Summa Cum Laude ........................................ Pleasant View, TN Bachelor of Business Administration Caleb Lyle ......................................................Summa Cum Laude .................................................West Blocton Bachelor of Business Administration

Bachelor of Business Administration Degree Bethany Paige Alexander .......................................................................................................................Sylacauga Karley Renea Armstrong.....................................................................................................................Montevallo Asia Khaylia Bender............................................. Cum Laude ....................................................... Marietta, GA Collin P. Booten ........................................................................................................................... Clearwater, FL Logan Vallester Buckley...................................................................................................................... Parker, CO Melissa Yamilet Carranza ...................................................................................................................Montevallo Adam Keith Carroll ....................................... Magna Cum Laude ...............................................Carrollton, GA Jason C. Cory ...................................................................................................................................Birmingham Kyndel Daniele Cunningham ............................................................................................................... Odenville Petter Dahlin ....................................................... Cum Laude ................................................. Kullavik, Sweden Julian Christopher Davis ..................................................................................................................Birmingham Daniel Del Val Del Toro............................................................................................................................. Jasper Noah Matthew Dennis ..........................................................................................................................Trussville Thomas Bryson Dillard.................................. Magna Cum Laude ........................................................... Sterrett Alejandro Dorado ............................................................................................................... Cochabamba, Bolivia Alicia Lauren Easthope ........................................ Cum Laude ................................................St. Albert, Canada Emma Charlotte Echols.............................................................................................................................Mobile Brennan Ferguson.......................................... Magna Cum Laude ..................................... Winthrop Harbor, IL Joseph Scott Foster ................................................................................................................................ Bessemer Kenneth Justin Greene** ..................................... Cum Laude .......................................................Stamford, CT Amanda Pride Guasti-Nugent ....................... Magna Cum Laude ...............................................Cumming, GA Ethan Chandler Hagan ............................................................................................................... Bethlehem, GA Clay Montgomery Holland Jr. ............................. Cum Laude .............................................................. Alabaster Ryan Joseph Howard ..........................................................................................................................Montevallo Chandler Edwin Ingram...................................... Cum Laude ............................................................ Huntsville Candace Marie Jarvis ............................................................................................................................. Alabaster Kyle Raymond Little .............................................................................................................. Newfoundland, NJ Chardonnay Canilla Loadholt ............................. Cum Laude .........................................................Birmingham Emil Martín .................................................. Magna Cum Laude ............................................ Västerås, Sweden Jodi Ann Martin ......................................................................................................................................... Jasper Sergi Martinez Puigdelloses ............................................................................. Sant Andreu de Llavaneres, Spain Ruben Monteiro Carvalho............................. Magna Cum Laude .....................................Wiesbaden, Germany Paul Ilya Murphy ............................................................................................................ Rosslare Strand, Ireland Emma Perier .................................................. Magna Cum Laude ............................................Grenoble, France James Seth Plemons ...................................................................................................................................Helena Ryan P. Shea .....................................................................................................................................Birmingham Daniel Wilson Sheffield ....................................... Cum Laude .........................................................Birmingham Christian Cameron Simon ................................................................................................................. Apopka, FL Caleb Smith ................................................... Magna Cum Laude .......................................................... Jemison **Commissioning as 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps Spring 2021.

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Bachelor of Business Administration Degree (cont.)

Trever Douglas Thompson ....................................................................................................................... Clanton Megan Ann Tolbert ....................................................................................................................................Calera Tameka Twyman ................................................................................................................................ Goodwater Thomas Allan Vaesen ........................................... Cum Laude .................................................. Victoria, Canada Brecht Van Buggenhout ................................. Magna Cum Laude .....................................................Montevallo Wyatt Sky Wakefield ........................................... Cum Laude ........................................................... Wilsonville Hunter Wayne Ward.............................................................................................................................. Rockford Sebastian D. Weih .........................................................................................................................Knoxville, TN Bailey Shae Wright ........................................ Magna Cum Laude ...................................................... Albertville

Bachelor of Business Administration with University Honors Degree Megan Walker Brown ....................................Summa Cum Laude ....................................................Montevallo

Bachelor of Science Degree Andrew Thomas Abbott............................................................................................................................ Pelham Nicholas S. Blozik ...............................................................................................................................Montevallo Steven Darnell Collins ......................................................................................................................Birmingham Eric A. Dolland.................................................... Cum Laude ...................................................................Calera Spencer Seiler....................................................... Cum Laude ...............................................Winter Springs, FL

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Educational Specialist Degree Jenna Daniels Arnold......................................................................................................................... Jacksonville Anthonique Skyi Booker...................................................................................................................Birmingham A. Morgan Chatham ............................................................................................................................. Alabaster Susan G. Colley ..................................................................................................................................Montevallo Eugene Fontaine Gilmore III ....................................................................................................................Auburn Makella Moore Harris ........................................................................................................................... Bessemer Nicole Hoffman ........................................................................................................................................ Pelham Christina Butera Newell ............................................................................................................................Helena LaTasha Robinson Thomas ....................................................................................................................... Hoover Ashley Marie Tilley ............................................................................................................................... Alabaster Susan Robie Zana ..................................................................................................................................... Hoover

Master of Education Degree Zachary Andrews................................................................................................................................Montevallo Jack Gregory Atchison ...................................................................................................................... Columbiana Jasmine Renee’ Burden .......................................................................................................................... Alabaster Rachel Hartley Bush ..................................................................................................................................Mobile

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Master of Education Degree (cont.)

Sean C. Connors.................................................................................................................................... Alabaster James Erich Cousins ...................................................................................................................................Shelby Anne Elliott ............................................................................................................................... Mountain Brook Joshua Alan Evans .................................................................................................................................... Hoover Bethany Rose Robidart Forbus ........................................................................................................... Goodwater Mary Elizabeth Gray ........................................................................................................................Birmingham Alexander Lewis Gregg ............................................................................................................................. Hoover Marcus Harris........................................................................................................................................... Pelham Alicia Dawn Hawley ...........................................................................................................................Montevallo Daniel Patrick LaSusa ............................................................................................................................ Alabaster Lauren A. Liveoak ......................................................................................................................................Calera Laura Borland Moss.................................................................................................................................. Sterrett Whitney Harbin Murchison ..................................................................................................................Sylacauga Traci C. Muse ..................................................................................................................................... Wilsonville Jo Maya Blue Northen ........................................................................................................................Montevallo Elizabeth Ashlee Price ............................................................................................................................. Thorsby Brittani Monique Purifie ........................................................................................................................... Pinson Amanda Thompson Reams ....................................................................................................................Sylacauga Margaret Roberts ............................................................................................................................ Vestavia Hills Jordan Smiley ................................................................................................................................... Harpersville Hannah Bolton Smith ......................................................................................................................Birmingham Taylor Smith ........................................................................................................................................Tuscaloosa Kelli Leigh Stuckey ....................................................................................................................................Helena Nathan Tabor ..................................................................................................................................... Centreville Caroline Grace Thomas ................................................................................................................Cumming, GA Colton Wayne Vaughn .............................................................................................................................. Gurley Jesse Denise Williams ...............................................................................................................................Chelsea Matthew Howell Yerby ..........................................................................................................................Trussville

Superior Academic Achievement Jesse Franklin Anderson ................................Summa Cum Laude ....................................................... Alabaster Bachelor of Science Asha Balaam-Reed .........................................Summa Cum Laude ..........................................................Auburn Bachelor of Science Sadie Louise Bopst .........................................Summa Cum Laude ............................................ Ponte Vedra, FL Bachelor of Science Samara De Freitas Martins Lino ....................Summa Cum Laude .................................... Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bachelor of Science Rachel Jean Fisher..........................................Summa Cum Laude ........................................................ Madison Bachelor of Science Lauren E. Vick ...............................................Summa Cum Laude .................................................... Wilsonville Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Science Degree Adam Thompson Ballard ............................................................................................................................ Jasper Lillian Camille Barth..................................... Magna Cum Laude ........................................................... Pelham Page 11

Bachelor of Science Degree (cont.)

Alissa Abigail Blackwell ....................................... Cum Laude ............................................................. Deatsville James Howard Bloomer ....................................... Cum Laude ................................... Audlem, United Kingdom Brady Scott Carman ............................................ Cum Laude ................................................. Douglasville, GA Claudia Margaret Chisolm ............................................................................................................ Savannah, GA Mary Michael Clark ........................................................................................................................ Montgomery Emily Kate Culver .........................................Summa Cum Laude ......................................................Enterprise Henry Davison Jr. ................................................................................................................................. Evergreen Tatum Lee Eberhart....................................... Magna Cum Laude ...................................................Birmingham Josephine A. Graf........................................... Magna Cum Laude ...................................................Birmingham Sydney L. Haas ...................................................................................................................................... Alabaster Makayla Carruth Hall ...................................Summa Cum Laude .................................................. Columbiana Danielle LaQuan Harrell ............................................................................................................Greensboro, NC Taylor Brooke Helms ............................................................................................................................... Verbena Macie Lynne Hill ................................................. Cum Laude .............................................................. Alabaster Jayme Nicole Hiott .............................................. Cum Laude ........................................................... Centreville DeLashai Destiny Hunter...................................................................................................................Montevallo Shauna B. Ingram ................................................ Cum Laude ............................................................Fort Payne Mary Katelyn Johnson ................................... Magna Cum Laude .......................................................... Clanton Kuster Cooper Kinlecheenie ................................ Cum Laude ........................................................Winslow, AZ Chelsea U. Knight .................................................................................................................................... Hoover Morgan Lane Leonard ...................................Summa Cum Laude ......................................................... Clanton Hayley Nicole Malone .............................................................................................................................. Hoover Antoni Matabosch Montobbio....................... Magna Cum Laude ............................................ Barcelona, Spain Sarah Payton Michael ....................................Summa Cum Laude .......................................................... Hoover Chase Mote............................................................................................................................................... Pelham Carlee Lynn Mullinax...............................................................................................................................Lincoln Rebekah Mae Nation ..................................... Magna Cum Laude ............................................................. Jasper Zachary Ronald Olmsted ..............................Summa Cum Laude ......................................................... Daphne Olivia Faith Owens.................................................................................................................................. Clanton Daniela Dantas Payant ..................................Summa Cum Laude ................................................. Childersburg Sabrina Renee Phillips .................................................................................................Commerce Township, MI Madeline Anne Potts ..................................... Magna Cum Laude ........................................................Sylacauga Kordell Parker Primus.................................... Magna Cum Laude .........................................Kamloops, Canada Madison Ivy Robinson......................................... Cum Laude .................................................................... Foley Jacob Royster .............................................................................................................................................. Jasper McKenzie Elizabeth Sayne................................... Cum Laude ..................................................................Athens Ashley Marie Scoggins ......................................... Cum Laude ..................................................................Helena Ashley N. Scott ...........................................................................................................................................Calera Jillian Maria Sharpe ........................................................................................................................... Phenix City Kayla Marie Shelton ............................................ Cum Laude ..................................................St Petersburg, FL Taylor Anne Shunnarah ............................................................................................................................ Hoover Alyssa Morgan Smith.....................................Summa Cum Laude .......................................................Sylacauga Kourtnie Denise Smith ............................................................................................................................Fairfield Susan Jones Smith ............................................... Cum Laude ................................................................... Adger Madison Kendall-Jeannette Snyder....................................................................................................... Odenville Teri Jones Taylor .........................................................................................................................................Calera

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Bachelor of Science Degree (cont.)

Devin Kyle Tidwell .............................................................................................................................. Jasper, GA Ashlynn Kae Tindell............................................ Cum Laude ........................................................... Centreville Angela Hataway Trantham ............................ Magna Cum Laude ...........................................................Chelsea Elizabeth Ashley Tyler .......................................................................................................... Elmira Heights, NY Kiarra Maree Walters ........................................... Cum Laude ........................................... Morayfield, Australia Miranda Taylor Walton ....................................... Cum Laude ...................................................................Calera Tara Kaitlyn Whiddon ................................................................................................................ Bainbridge, GA Rebecca Michelle White ................................ Magna Cum Laude .....................................................Montevallo Rachel Lauren Williams ...................................... Cum Laude ..................................................................Mobile Taylor C. Williams ...........................................................................................................................Birmingham Triniti JaNay Williams .....................................................................................................................Birmingham Bethany Faye Wilson .................................................................................................................................... Boaz Alexandra Lauren Womack ................................................................................................................Montevallo Christopher James Woodall ..............................................................................................................Birmingham

Bachelor of Science with University Honors Degree India May LaPalme .......................................Summa Cum Laude ........................................................... Loxley

COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS

Superior Academic Achievement Lyric Rowan Letts..........................................Summa Cum Laude ......................................................... Jemison Bachelor of Fine Arts

Bachelor of Arts Degree James Estes Bailey ............................................................................................................................... Wilsonville Karli Danette Blankenship ............................ Magna Cum Laude ......................................................... Pell City Christine Nicole Compton ............................ Magna Cum Laude ............................................................Helena Savannah Lynnora Cook ................................................................................................................... Homewood Granvielle Lecashron Cotton ................................................................................................................... Hayden Sergio Flores Jr. ...................................................................................................................................Gardendale Meghan Noelle Hilley ......................................... Cum Laude ........................................................ Montgomery Matthew Malik Hurt ........................................................................................................................Birmingham Caleb Tyrone Jones ..............................................................................................................................Tuscaloosa J’son Kangethe ............................................................................................................................Los Angeles, CA Ryan Michael McGarty ................................. Magna Cum Laude ...................................................Birmingham Ashley Nicole Miller .........................................................................................................................Birmingham Aubra Leigh Muncher.............................................................................................................................Hartselle Nicholas Kent Reedze ....................................................................................................................Smiths Station Terriana Richardson ................................................................................................................................Fairfield

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Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree (cont.)

Darian Christine Silva ........................................................................................................................Montevallo Joyce Adriel Vinson ................................................................................................................................. Opelika Makenzie Elise Wilson .................................. Magna Cum Laude ........................................................Sylacauga

Bachelor of Arts with University Honors Degree Frances Candler Brown ....................................... Cum Laude .................................................. Mountain Brook

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree Gerald Nathaniel Blakley II................................................................................................................... Bessemer Cason Nicole Cooke ............................................ Cum Laude ............................................................ Northport Ashlyn Elise Dismukes ............................................................................................................... Spring Hill, TN Jonathan Chase Everheart.................................................................................................................... Huntsville Marley C. Hall ..........................................................................................................................................Mobile Maleha McKinzy Larry ....................................... Cum Laude .......................................................... Phenix City Lara Matalka ................................................. Magna Cum Laude ........................................................... Hoover Ryan Ramsey Rorick ..................................... Magna Cum Laude ...................................................... Huntsville Sabrina Alexis Shaw ...................................................................................................................................Helena Lavaun Lloyd Thompson ..........................................................................................................McDonough, GA Cameron Delaney Wasner ............................. Magna Cum Laude ........................................................ Prattville Meagon T. Williams ...................................... Magna Cum Laude ........................................................Sylacauga

Bachelor of Music Degree Jonah Austin Carden .....................................................................................................................Smiths Station Thomas Vincent Frost .................................... Magna Cum Laude .....................................................Montevallo Daniel Glenn Moore...................................... Magna Cum Laude .................................................Ringgold, GA Jahleel M. Walker .............................................................................................................................Birmingham Kane White ......................................................... Cum Laude ........................................................... Wilsonville

Bachelor of Science Degree Kenneth Tyler Allen...................................................................................................................................Mobile Abby Jo Askins .............................................. Magna Cum Laude ...................................................... Huntsville Brett Michael Batchelor .......................................................................................................................... Madison Kameron M. Bruner ......................................Summa Cum Laude ..................................................... Northport AnnaMarie Margarete D’Angelo .................................................................................................................. Arab Camryn Mary Denver ......................................... Cum Laude ..............................................Bowling Green, KY James Tanner Echols ...........................................................................................................................Montevallo Austin T. Frederick .............................................................................................................................Montevallo Eliana Kalinn Fulbright ................................. Magna Cum Laude .....................................................Montevallo Katie Elizabeth Harris ....................................................................................................................... Homewood Jamie Amelia Holdsambeck ........................... Magna Cum Laude ..................................................... Centreville Gavin Clark Jarrad.............................................................................................................................. Wilsonville Cameron W. Johnson .......................................... Cum Laude .............................................................. Alabaster Mary Elizabeth Laatsch ............................................................................................................................ Pelham Emily Louise Langley .................................... Magna Cum Laude ...................................................... Hueytown Carlee Brooke Loyd ................................................................................................................................Cullman Alexis TaShon Martinez ...................................... Cum Laude ...........................................................Montevallo

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Bachelor of Science Degree (cont.)

Jean Eli McLendon ................................................................................................................................... Hoover Kaelan Chenoa Morgan ................................. Magna Cum Laude ...................................................... Albertville Kaleigh Parker ..................................................... Cum Laude ....................................................................Leeds Labrina Riles........................................................ Cum Laude .............................................................. Bessemer Mackenzie Dakotah Rymond ..............................................................................................................Tuscaloosa Bryanna Renae Shumate ............................................................................................................................. Selma Akerah Mone’ Smoot ..................................... Magna Cum Laude ........................................................Talladega Marquise Michael Toyer ..........................................................................................................................Maylene Lucy Erin Waite............................................................................................................................... Montgomery Courtlin Anton Weston ................................. Magna Cum Laude ...................................................Birmingham William Foster Woods** ...............................................................................................................................Guin

Bachelor of Science with University Honors Degree Cassandra Rae Whitt..................................... Magna Cum Laude ...................................................... Albertville

**Commissioning as 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Air Force Spring 2021.

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Representative William S. Poole III Commencement Speaker, May 8, 2021 Alabama Rep. William S. “Bill” Poole of Tuscaloosa was elected to serve House District 63 in 2010 and is serving his third term in the Alabama House of Representatives. His district includes The University of Alabama, portions of both the Tuscaloosa City and Tuscaloosa County school districts and most of the city of Tuscaloosa.

He has been recognized as one of the most thoughtful, forward-thinking lawmakers in the nation. He was selected to the 2016 class of the prestigious Aspen Institute-Rodel Fellowships, and completed a twoyear program alongside fellow rising political stars from diverse partisan backgrounds. The Aspen Institute chooses candidates who demonstrate the ability to build bridges and bring lawmakers of disparate perspectives together. He remains the only person from Alabama who has been selected for the fellowship.

Poole currently serves as chairman of the House Ways and Means Education Committee and chairman of the Tuscaloosa County Legislation Committee. He is a member of the National Conference of State Legislatures Education Committee and the Council of State Governments Committee on Suggested Legislation.

He has been a strong champion of higher education throughout his tenure in the State House.

State funding for UM has risen more than 40% since he has been in office, and he has repeatedly fought to protect the state’s Education Trust Fund.

Last year, he supported the state’s $1.25 billion education bond issue, which directly supported our University in many ways.

Because of the efforts of Chairman Poole and other Alabama legislators, UM has been able to freeze tuition since 2018.

After serving his first legislative session in 2011, Poole was identified by veteran lawmakers interviewed by the Mobile Press-Register as the top member out of 34 new lawmakers in the House of Representatives.

He is involved in several community groups, including the West Alabama Chamber of Commerce, Outback America and is a member of the Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Club of West Alabama.

He is a practicing attorney at the Tuscaloosa firm Watson & Poole Attorneys at Law, is a staff assistant for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, is an international trade analyst for the Washington, D.C., law firm of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg and is a manager in the Federal Affairs Division of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers of America.

Poole is a graduate of The University of Alabama and the UA School of Law. He and his wife, Niccole, are the parents of Sally, William and Whittman Poole. The Pooles are members of First United Methodist Church in Tuscaloosa.

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