2023-24 Samford University Spring Commencement

WELCOME TO Samford University

Samford is one of the country’s leading Christian universities and offers undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional programs through 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy, and public health. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. It enrolls 5,791 students from 49 states, Puerto Rico, and 16 countries. Samford is regularly recognized as one of the best Christian universities in the United States, receiving high marks for academic quality and value.

Samford’s 57,062 alumni have included more than 60 members of the U.S. Congress, eight state governors, two U.S. Supreme Court justices, one Secretary of State, four Rhodes Scholars, multiple Emmy and Grammy award-winning artists, two national championship football coaches, and recipients of the Pulitzer and Nobel Peace prizes.

The university fields 17 varsity sports—eight men’s and nine women’s—that participate at the NCAA Division I level in the Southern Conference. Samford’s athletic teams earned a 98% Graduation Success Rate by the NCAA, ranked among an impressive group of peer institutions.

Special Announcements

Please silence watches and cellular phones. Emergency assistance during the service is available in the lobby.

This listing of degree candidates is for ceremonial purposes only and is in no way to be considered an official listing of actual graduates.

Congratulations

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT SAMFORD UNIVERSITY to celebrate the accomplishments of the Class of 2024. The commencement ceremony is the pinnacle of the academic year. All our work and effort at Samford leads to this moment. We rejoice in the fulfillment of our institutional mission and honor the beginning of a new era in the life of each graduate.

This ceremony continues our tradition that stretches to Samford’s founding in 1841 as Howard College in Marion, Alabama. Over the past 183 years, Samford has granted thousands of degrees. Today, these graduates join more than 57,000 living alumni serving around the world. We take pride in their hours of study and preparation required to earn their academic degrees. We recognize the enormous sacrifice of the students and their families, the excellent work of faculty and staff, and the dedication of those who provide the financial support necessary to build and sustain a great Christ-centered university.

All of us at Samford are especially grateful to those who have loved and supported these graduates. We welcome each of you into the fellowship of our extended Samford University family as we celebrate this very special day. Congratulations to the Class of 2024. We have given you our best, and we will hold you in our hearts until we meet again.

Sincerely,

Beck A. Taylor, PhD President

University Mace

There are two maces used at commencement. The oldest mace is from the 1970s, made from wood, and represents the founding of Samford University. It contains a medallion used in past university presidents’ inauguration ceremonies.

The new mace—constructed of silver and ebony—comprises eight elements that symbolize Samford’s history and tradition as a Christian university. A simple cross resides at the top of the instrument. Beneath the cross, silver bands embrace a Lucite sphere embedding a computer chip containing the entire Bible, linking the high-tech world with the timeless biblical Word. A likeness of columns, reflective of Samford’s Georgian Colonial architecture, bears the university motto, “for God, for learning, forever.” A decahedron follows bearing the university seal, logo and historical scenes. A globe symbolizes Samford’s international mission as an educational institution devoted to world awareness and ministry. Below the globe, a cylinder encases actual soil from Samford’s four campuses (two in Marion, Alabama, and two in Birmingham). The cylinder bears the Shema (“Hear O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One”). Extending to the bottom of the mace is an ebony wood shaft inlaid with silver plates bearing the names of Samford presidents. The mace rests on an acorn base, reflective of Sherman Oak, symbol of the East Lake campus, and of the fact that sturdy, strong lives spring from humble beginnings.

The mace is borne by a faculty representative at the head of all university academic processions as an ensign of authority. To be the mace bearer is an honor extended to faculty who have won teaching awards or who have been recommended for this honor by the dean of their college.

Commencement Honors

Honors at Samford University are awarded on the basis of all academic work taken at Samford University. Students who earn at least 70 credits at Samford and a grade point average (calculated on all work done at Samford University) of 3.500 through 3.749 are graduated cum laude; of 3.750 through 3.899 are graduated magna cum laude; and 3.900 through 4.000 are graduated summa cum laude. Latin honors announced at commencement are not official; they are subject to change once grading is completed.

Upon recommendation of the faculty, a candidate for a JD may be awarded the degree cum laude if the student’s grade point average at the law school ranks the student in the top 15% of the graduating class. A candidate whose grade point average at the law school ranks the student in the top 5% of the graduating class may be awarded a JD magna cum laude. A candidate whose grade point average at the law school ranks the student in the top 1% of the graduating class, but no less than two students, may be awarded a JD summa cum laude.

Undergraduates receiving a degree designated “University Fellows” have completed the rigorous university honors program, which requires a two-year interdisciplinary core curriculum, and provides opportunities for international study and academic enrichment. As a result, this degree

recognizes exemplary academic achievement. These students may also qualify for summa cum laude, magna cum laude and cum laude designations.

Academic Dress

The formal academic dress worn today originated in the Middle Ages and is modeled after the gowns used at Cambridge University and Oxford University in England. Until the Civil War, American university students usually wore their gowns to class each day. Now, gowns are typically worn only at commencement.

In general, the gown indicates the level of the highest degree held: for bachelor’s degrees, the navy gown with flowing, pointed sleeves; for master’s degrees, the black gown with sleeves slit midway for the arms and the sleeve bottom closed flat with a semicircle cut in the side; for doctoral degrees, the flowing robe with sleeves closed at the wrist, decorated with chevrons of velvet, most often black on black, but occasionally with chevrons of another color indicating the general field of study. Occasionally, the entire robe is of another, universityspecific color.

Gonfalons

In May 2016, Samford University introduced new gonfalons, the ceremonial flags that serve as a symbol of each college and school that compose Samford University. The gonfalons, hand-stitched by the New England Flag and Banner Company, are displayed only at university commencement.

The history of gonfalons goes back to the time of ancient Rome. Roman armies used them to identify military units and were symbols of pride. In medieval Europe, gonfalons served important purposes in commerce. Most people could not read, so gonfalons served to advertise businesses. Different colors and symbols on the flags denoted what each business had to offer. In Renaissance Italy, gonfalons were used in religious processions and were often adorned with pictures of the life of Christ or of the saints. Trade guilds and city-states used them much as we use national flags today.

Today, colleges and universities mark occasions of special significance with gonfalons. They are a reminder of both the solemnness and the celebratory nature of commencement.

Speakers

KENDELL JNO-FINN ’04 / COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES UNDERGRADUATE

KENDELL JNO-FINN was born in Dominica, West Indies and came to Birmingham from St. Croix in 1999 to attend Samford University. While at Samford, Kendell was a member of the track and field team and earned a Bachelor of Science in Education with a concentration in exercise science. He then attended The University of Alabama in Birmingham (UAB) and received his Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2007. Kendell founded M3 Endeavors, a performance venture in 2015 and in 2018 expanded the company to include physical therapy and services. M3 Performance and Physical Therapy now operates across a few platforms in the Birmingham area. In the clinic, his specialties include injury prevention, Pilates, sports performance, post-operative rehabilitation, neurological

dysfunctions, and manual strategies to improve movement dysfunctions. He has a passion for evaluating movement in those who desire to live active lives and developing programs to improve their skill and performance. When not in the clinic you can find him on the golf course or developing new recipes in the kitchen. Kendell’s community involvement includes mentoring students at Cornerstone School of Alabama and working with the Central Alabama Caribbean American Organization (CACAO), the Alabama Chapter and the Private Practice Section of the American Physical Therapy Association, Samford University, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (Department of Physical Therapy) and Learning Excellence Through Tennis (LETT).

Speakers

JUSTIN K. HARDIN, MDIV ’01 / BEESON DIVINITY SCHOOL

JUSTIN K. HARDIN is vice president for academic Affairs and professor of biblical studies at Ouachita Baptist University. He’s been loving and serving God in higher education for almost two decades. Justin finds great joy in teaching God’s Word and is currently writing a commentary on 1 Corinthians

for Zondervan’s Story of God series. He and his childhood sweetheart Jill have been married for over a quarter of a century and have three nearly grown children.

Speakers

BILL SMITH/ BROCK SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, ORLEAN BEESON SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

BILL SMITH is a Birmingham native and the founder of Landing, which has a mission to make apartment living more flexible and convenient. With a vertically integrated business model, the company provides a network of fully furnished apartments to its members, allowing them to move across the country hasslefree and on any timeline. Prior to founding Landing, Bill was the founder and CEO of Shipt, a membership-based

marketplace, enabling same-day delivery of fresh foods and household essentials across the U.S. Shipt was acquired by Target in December 2017 and operates as an independent subsidiary serving multiple retailers.

Bill is married to Samford alumna Pam Yau Smith ’03, a graduate of Orlean Beeson School of Education and they have three children.

Speakers

BRADY ISBELL, DPT ’19 / COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES GRADUATE

BRADY ISBELL is a graduate of Samford’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program and serves as clinic director of Benchmark Physical Therapy within Upstream Rehabilitation in Moody, Alabama. He has worked with Upstream for five years, four of which spent in leadership roles.

He is passionate about whole wellness within his practice in which he incorporates his faith and advocates for his patients’ physical and mental, emotional, and spiritual health. He acts a liaison for Upstream to Samford’s

Doctor of Physical Therapy program and is on the program's advisory board He is an active member at Church of the Highlands where he serves on the leadership team for his home campus in small groups, men’s ministry and conferences. Brady and his wife Mary Beth reside in Leeds, Alabama, where they enjoy connecting with the community and staying active.

Speakers

ASHLEY GEORGE / HOWARD COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

Ashley George is an associate professor of Communication Studies in Howard College of Arts and Sciences. She joined the Samford faculty in 2014 after earning her PhD at The University of Alabama. She loves teaching and mentoring Samford students and has developed several new courses while at Samford, including a study abroad course in London. She serves as the faculty adviser for the Communication Studies honor society, Lambda Pi Eta, and also as the director of the faculty mentorship program at Samford.

She was honored to receive the “Adviser of the Year” award from the National Communication Association in 2022 related to her work as adviser for Samford’s chapter of Lambda Pi Eta, and she was selected as “Professor of the Game” by student-athletes both in 2016 and 2023.

George’s primary areas of research are in social support behaviors among close family relationships, specifically in a health communication context. She

enjoys exploring the intersection of social support and decision-making processes related to one’s health, as well as supportive networks’ influence on coping in times of crisis or difficulty.

She is an interdisciplinary researcher, both with other scholars on Samford’s campus and with health practitioners in the Birmingham area. George has presented research on social support at national and international conferences and has been published in both communication studies and health sciences journals. She enjoys speaking in the community on topics related to developing communication competence and managing communication apprehension.

Together with their son Elliot and daughter Eliza, she and her husband Thomas love to explore as many hiking trails, libraries and ice cream shops as possible. They are members of Grace Fellowship church in Homewood, Alabama.

Speakers

EVAN JENKINS, JD ’87 / CUMBERLAND SCHOOL OF LAW

EVAN JENKINS has put his Cumberland School of Law education to work throughout his life in a unique blend of leadership positions and professional accomplishments. Born and reared in Appalachia, Jenkins has held the titles of chief justice, congressman, senator, delegate, executive director, and general counsel over the past 35 years.

After graduating from Cumberland in 1987, Jenkins joined Jenkins Fenstermaker, PLLC, a firm his grandfather started over 100 years ago in Huntington, West Virginia.

Jenkins represented West Virginia’s 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives (2014-2018). Before that, he served three terms as a senator in the West Virginia Senate and three terms as a delegate in the West Virginia House of Delegates. Jenkins received numerous awards for his service, including the most pro-jobs legislator for economic development and named to the Children’s Honor Role for his leadership on children’s issues.

Jenkins also served on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (chief justice 2021). Jenkins authored more than 70 majority opinions and was instrumental in establishing the West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals.

Jenkins also served as senior vice

president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and currently serves as general counsel of a publicly traded corporation that is estimated to hold the largest deposits of unconventional rare earth elements in the nation.

Jenkins has served various charitable organizations, including president and board member of Leadership West Virginia, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Tri-State, Ramaco Foundation, and Operation B.E.S.T. (Business and Education Succeeding Together). He also served on the board of the Western West Virginia Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Boy Scouts of America (Area Council). Jenkins was co-founder and initial board president of Lily’s Place, a first of its kind facility to provide loving care for newborn infants suffering the ravages of withdrawal after birth from in utero drug exposure.

Jenkins received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Florida and his law degree from the Cumberland School of Law. He and his wife, Elizabeth, have three adult children: Evan Jr. (Hollin), a captain in the U.S. Marines; Charles, an attorney with Moore & VanAllen in Charlotte, North Carolina; and Olivia, an account manager with Push Digital Group in Alexandria, Virginia.

ORDER OF COMMENCEMENT College of Health Sciences

Undergraduate Programs

Friday, April 26, 2024, 9 a.m.

Pete Hanna Center

MACE BEARER

J. Michael Hardin, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

PRESIDING

Beck A. Taylor, President

PRELUDE

Cathedral Brass, “O God Our Help In Ages Past” by Isaac Watts/William Croft/arr. Dan Boon. ASCAP

*PROCESSIONAL

Cathedral Brass, “Pomp and Circumstance” by Sir Edward Elgar

WELCOME

Beck A. Taylor

INVOCATION

Kim Davey, Associate Professor, School of Public Health

SCRIPTURE READING

Lori Harrison, Associate Professor, Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER

Alan P. Jung, Professor, Dean, School of Health Professions

ADDRESS

Kendell Jno-Finn, DPT ’04 , President of M3 Performance and Physical Therapy

PRESENTATION OF DEGREES

J. Michael Hardin, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

Beck A. Taylor

ANNOUNCEMENT OF GRADUATES

Dana Basinger, Assistant Professor, Assistant Dean, Howard College of Arts and Sciences

REMARKS

Beck A. Taylor

*ALMA MATER

Morgan Soja, Associate Professor, School of the Arts

*BENEDICTION

Whitney White, Associate Professor, McWhorter School of Pharmacy

*RECESSIONAL

Cathedral Brass, “Triumphal March” by Sigfrid Karg-Elert/arr. Austin Ralphson

FACULTY MARSHALS

Patrick Marsh, Assistant Professor, School of Health Professions

Tyler Williams, Associate Professor, School of Health Professions

Amanda Barron, Associate Professor, Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing

Angela Wilson, Assistant Professor, Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing

Georges Adunlin, Associate Professor, McWhorter School of Pharmacy

Greg Gorman, Professor, McWhorter School of Pharmacy

Rachel Bailey, Associate Professor, School of Public Health

Suresh Mathews, Professor, School of Public Health

DEANS

Alan P. Jung, Dean, School of Health Professions

Melondie Carter, Dean, Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing

Michael Crouch, Dean, McWhorter School of Pharmacy

Melissa Lumpkin, Interim Dean, School of Public Health

School of Health Professions

CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Chloe Alexandra Ayscue

Kathryn Adeline Baldwin

Erin Elisabeth Barnes

Andrew Thomas Bennett

Caitlin Rodes Bigelow

Emily Robin Bowman

Amy Catherine Boyd

Elizabeth Grace Bradley

Emma Grace Broach

Brayden Connor Broome

Ana Sofia Brown

Emma Grace Bryant

Emma Isabel Campbell

Jaden Nathaniel Marcus Campbell

Erin Elizabeth Carland

Keaton Wyatt Carter

Jillian Irene Clark

Taylor Elizabeth Cochran

Elizabeth Malone Cowden

Andrew Wade Cox

Talia Leigh Deaton

Jaren Micheal Dildine

Abigail Banks Dorsett

Bailey Grace Dunstan

Elsa Grace Eisenhart

Bethany Grace Forde

Emily Elizabeth Foulk

Mary Ellis Frutchey

Owen Robert Fulton

Dominic Michael Ganley

Layton K. Glisson

Lydia Joy Glover

Angel Nicole Grissom

Shayla Danae Hamilton

William Crawford Hansard

Liliana Nicole Hatch

Alyssa Margaret Hayduk

Anna Rose Honea

Keaton Starr Honeycutt

Hannah-Grace Hoover

Conner I. Hudson

Johnny Elton Johnson III

Summer Catherine Jones

Shelby Grace Justice

Miller Hamilton Karrh

Addison Lanier Kelley

Hannah Lauderdale Kemp

Keeling Wade Kennedy

Kayla J. Keshock

Harper Pelham Kinsey

Madeline Claire Landro

Caitlin Grace Lewis

Tatum Lee Loveless

Samantha Jo Maras

Jermaine LyNear Marshall Jr.

Morgan Taylor Massengale

Si Etheridge Mathison

Reagan Kiera McCooey

Harper Lynne McGowan

Molli A. Mcleod

Sophie McRoy

Henry Wilson Meyer

Yerassyl Murat

Lindsey Karen Nelson

Joshua Bryant Osgatharp

Anna M. Powell

Ashley Tucker Price

Lydia Ruth Pridemore

Virginia Stovall Puckett

Mya J. Ramsey

Tyler Elizabeth Reason

Brooke Kathryn Rhyne

Margaret Elaine Richardson

Lauren Rebecca Ryan

Adrienne Nicole Salemme

Isabella Marie Sarrantonio

Katherine Serna

Carlton Reese Skinner

Danielle Sandra Smith

Madeleine Dawnn Smith

Walker Scott Smith

Jerica Cecile Snowden

Charlotte Elizabeth Spigener

Garrett Clark Staton

Sarah Elizabeth Steib

Brent Taylor

Kelley Anne Topiwala

Meredith Haley Travis

Halle Jean Treace

Annalise Clare Uldrick

Audrey Elaine Vickers

Rachel Marie Vigelis

Margaret Annette Viña

Jacob Collin Walker

Genevieve Tandra Waller

Grayson Guyer Walters

Emma Grace Wasden

Joseph Daniel Waters

Merideth Kate West

Anna Dudley Wetherill

Elizabeth Grace Wilson

Landry Lynn Wirth

Kate M. Wonus

Hannah Faith Wright

Landon Joshua Wright

Molly Catherine Wright

Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing

CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

Emily Grace Alessia

Ashley Claire Armstrong

Ansley Marie Banks

Emma Rose Bell

DeAnna Rae Berry

Arf A. Bhaidani

Molly Ann Boggs

Kennedy Victoria Brock

Presley Caroline Burk

Caroline Grace Carden

Lillian Claire Cascio

Melanie Beth Cawthon

Ella Marquis Collins

Mary Juliana Colson Laroche

Alexis Wynn Cook

Sadie Alexandria Cook

Madeline Grace Daniel

Makenna Rae Dotson

Megan J. Durden

Elizabeth Ann Earp

Natalee Kathryn Emerson

Evelyn L. Ezell

Elizabeth May Chu Friesen

Abigail Jane Gayda

Annalee Grace George

Julia Goncalves De Oliveira

Madison Reid Green

Mackenzie Elise Grimes

Alyssa Ann Haller

Abigail Rose Hendrickson

James Byron Herbert

Josie Ann Jensen

Callie Fenton Jordan

Mary Abbigale King

Grace Hope Kissel

Maicey Kay Lane

Taylor Sydney Lewis

Isabella Lopez

Eliza Sullivan Lucas

Eden Virginia McGee

Christina Joy Nason

Kiersten D. Nelson

Emma Kathryn Ann Nolte

Alexis N. Oliver

Serena D. Patel

Meredith Amelia Pepin

Katelyn Dawn Polak

Scarritt Anne Purdy

Emily K. Rice

Caroline Marie Richardson

Mary Andrew Riddle

Emily Lauren Rogers

Ann Burks Roth

Talley E. Scarbrough

Grace Elizabeth Schultheis

Meagan Rae Setchell

Harrison Thomas Siegel

Emily Hambleton Smith

Autumn Layne Turner

Hannah Elizabeth Vann

Gabrielle Elizabeth Voyles

Emma Kathryn Ward

Emma Julia Wendland

Abigail Christiana White

Christopher Conner Womack

Miranda Alexia Wyatt

Brooke Baker Yelenich

Zoe Brooke Zumovitch

McWhorter School of Pharmacy

CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Jared Lewis Acker

Stephen Thomas Ackerman

Yousef Samer Addassi

Alyia Kiley Al-Homoud

Adriana Alexandra Alonso Salgado

Niya Emmey Alozie

William C. Arrington

Thomas Braden Ashmead

Libby Dayle Baines

Jonah D. Berg

Elizabeth Gayleen Boehling

Juliet Elise Bryant

Anna Paige Burrow

Katelyn Elizabeth Bush

Miranda Louise Carr

Elijah Makis Carswell

Madison Alea Cole

William Trapp Conner

Dionna Semone Davis

Hakeem Mohamed Davis

Bhornpithu N Diggle

Megan Leigh Siddens Doggett

Emily Maye Eustice

Rafael Andres Figueroa Gutiérrez

Chloe Marie Fleming

Diandria Antoinette Fluker

Sarah Emory Frazier

Ashley Michelle Gardner

Carlee Daniell Garrett

Brett Paul Guillet

Holly G. Gunter

Kelci Morgan Guthrie

Logan Arcenio Guzik

Zachary J. Hagedorn

Elizabeth Rivers Haley

Ibrahim Zeyad Hamid

Tyler Ryan Herring

Lily Clarice Hickman

Holly Elizabeth Holcomb

McKenna Nicole Holladay

Madeline Marshall Holmes

Carlee McCay Howard

Jarred Steven Jones

Mya Renee Keel

Sara F. Ladhani

Adeline Grace Lee

Meagan E. Lee

Rachel Vaughn Leese

Hunter Archie Letson

William Andrew Lockridge

Maria Alejandra Lucca Torres

Kaitlyn Nicole Madson

Montanna Rose Mashburn

Katherine Grace McMinn

Ethan Gregory Merrifield

Alaina Nicole Mitchell

Reagan Elizabeth Mize

Paola Cristina Montalvo de la Torre

Lauren Olivia Myrick

Katherine T. Nguyen

Bryan E. Oden

Kruti Bipinchandra Patel

Nicolette Parker Patrick

School of Public Health

CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Sara Grace Clark

Grace Elizabeth Colyar

Hannah E. Futrell

Courtney Lynn Green

Lauren Nicole Gring

Whitney Carr Hebert

Kathryn Elizabeth Ingle

Chloe Elizabeth Johnson

Margaret Ellie Kendrick

Jadyn Mychele Kilgore

Kaleigh M. McFadden

Tess Victoria McNeal

Samuel Lake McWhirter

Laura Grace Presley

Shelby Marie Roal

Jackson Michael Pollard

Banks Reid Presson III

Daveenyah Primm

Tiana Santana Rogers

Gabriela Andrea Román Rivera

Diego Antonio Rosas-Ramirez

Trevor Le Shaw

Ashton Celine Shuman

Hannah Faith Simpson

Kourtney N. Smith

Mary Kate Stough

Jasmine Thomas

Haley Irene Tingler

Makenzie Lynn Toxey

Paola Nicole Valentin Marti

Peeper Blaise Walker

Tyde Kristopher Ward

Dalton Bradley Williams

Anna Grace Yerkes

Annalisa Robertson Younger

Matthew Alexander Zbell

Mary Harper Simmons

Eleanor Joyce Todd

Kathryn Combs Toole

Margaret Anne Treanor

Ansley Grace Whitson

ORDER OF COMMENCEMENT AND SERVICE OF CONSECRATION

Beeson Divinity School

Friday, April 26, 2024, at 11 a.m.

Andrew Gerow Hodges Chapel

PRESIDING

Douglas A. Sweeney, Dean, Beeson Divinity School

PRELUDE

“God of Grace,” Paul Manz Dianne Norton, Organist Emerita Dawson Memorial Baptist Church

*PROCESSIONAL

Hymn No. 529, “For All the Saints”

SINE NOMINE

Emily Snider Andrews, Assistant Professor, Executive Director, Center for Worship and the Arts Samford University

*INVOCATION

Douglas A. Sweeney

*THE APOSTLES’ CREED

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth;

and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God, the Father Almighty.

From thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

INTRODUCTIONS

Douglas A. Sweeney

WELCOME

Beck A. Taylor, President, Samford University

PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES

J. Michael Hardin, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Samford University

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

Beck A. Taylor

PRESENTATION OF DEGREES

Douglas A. Sweeney

REMARKS

Douglas A. Sweeney

THE READING OF HOLY SCRIPTURE

Exodus 3:1-10

J. Michael Hardin

*HYMN NO. 72

“Great is Thy Faithfulness”

Emily Snider Andrews

SERMON

“Who Me?” Exodus 3:1-10

Justin Hardin, PhD

Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, Arkansas

PRAYER OF CONSECRATION

Robert Smith Jr., Charles T. Carter Baptist Chair of Divinity, Beeson Divinity School

BLESSING OF GRADUATES

Beeson Divinity School Faculty

*HYMN NO. 287

“Lift High the Cross”

Emily Snider Andrews

*BENEDICTION

Michael Pasquarello, Professor of Divinity

Beeson Divinity School

*RECESSIONAL

“Finale from Organ Symphony No. 1”

Louis Vierne

Dianne Norton

CRUCIFER

Beeson Divinity School, SGA Chaplain

BANNER CARRIERS

Beeson Divinity School, SGA President and Vice President

GUEST ASSISTANCE

Beeson Divinity School chapel attendants

LIVESTREAM, VIDEO, SOUND

Beeson Divinity School Media Center

*The audience will please stand

CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF ARTS IN THEOLOGICAL STUDIES

Luke Jared Buttram

Caroline Johnson Chong

Caleb Joseph Hallsten

Alex David Long

Yer Thao

Sydney Lynne Tucker

CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF DIVINITY

Hannah Price Adams

John Spencer Adams

Kathleen Elizabeth Bass

Hayden Axon Michael Betsill*

Andrew Scott Bush

Jesse Alan Carr

Hutton Scott Cate*

Morgan Elizabeth Champion

Miranda Joy Cox

Daniel Joel Edwards

Matthew Cole Frier

Jonathan Morris Hartley

Joshua Monroe Hedrick

William Keith Lewis

James-Michael John Pawlik

Leopold Andrew Wenzler

*Receiving Missions Certificate

ORDER OF COMMENCEMENT

Brock School of Business, Orlean Beeson School of Education

Friday, April 26, 2024, 2 p.m.

Pete Hanna Center

MACE BEARER

Joy Buchanan, Associate Professor Brock School of Business

PRESIDING

Beck A. Taylor, President

PRELUDE

Cathedral Brass, “O God Our Help In Ages Past” by Isaac Watts/William Croft/arr. Dan Boon. ASCAP

*PROCESSIONAL

Cathedral Brass, “Pomp and Circumstance” by Sir Edward Elgar

WELCOME

Beck A. Taylor

INVOCATION

Anna McEwan, Dean, Orlean Beeson School of Education

SCRIPTURE READING

Anna-Leigh Stone, Associate Professor, Brock School of Business

PRESENTATION OF HONORARY DEGREE

Doctor of Commerce (honoris causa)

Bill Ira Lyndel Smith

ADDRESS

Bill Smith, Founder, CEO, Landing

PRESENTATION OF DEGREES

J. Michael Hardin, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

Beck A. Taylor

ANNOUNCEMENT OF GRADUATES

Dana Basinger, Assistant Professor, Assistant Dean, Howard College of Arts and Sciences

REMARKS

Beck A. Taylor

*ALMA MATER

Lance Beaumont, Dean, School of the Arts

*BENEDICTION

Monique Witherspoon, Associate Professor, Associate Dean, Orlean Beeson School of Education

*RECESSIONAL

Cathedral Brass, “Triumphal March” by Sigfrid Karg-Elert/arr. Austin Ralphson

HOODERS

Jane Cobia, Professor, Orlean Beeson School of Education

Les Ennis, Professor, Orlean Beeson School of Education

FACULTY MARSHALS

Bill Belski, Associate Professor, Brock School of Business

Steve Jones, Professor, Brock School of Business

Cynthia Lohrke, Professor, Brock School of Business

Karen Birkenfeld, Professor, Orlean Beeson

School of Education

Jonathan Davis, Professor, Orlean Beeson

School of Education

Mandy Hilsmier, Professor, Orlean Beeson

School of Education

DEANS

Chad Carson, Dean, Brock School of Business

Anna McEwan, Dean, Orlean Beeson School of Education

*The audience will please stand

Brock School of Business

CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Ansley Katherine Acree

Mary Kathryn Adams

Colin Michael Ahearn

Molly Rose Allsup

John Bishop Anderson

Bryan Alexander Applefield

Robert Oxford Balogh

Madelyn Ann Baltz

Jack Connor Beacham

Matthew Cole Bearden

Lauren Claire Bielstein

Shelby Marie Blalock

Samuel Paul Boone

Sarah Grace Brady

Russell Warren Briley

Logan Alexander Brown

Tanner R. Brown

William Jack Brown

Kaki Morgan Burleson

Davis Walker Bush

Samuel N. Chance

Taijah Monae Clark

Miles Tipton Clements

Charles David Coleman Jr.

Daniel H. Crump

David Thomas Crump

Aiden Groves Davitt

John Robert Dawson

Abigail Grace Denning

Mary Rylee Dickert

Benjamin Brock Dorr

Charles Alexander Dula

Naomi Brishawn Eaton

William Hughes Edmiston

Dylan Hale Edmonson

Robert Bruce Flowers

Cooper Gant Frazier

Dylan Edward Gadsey

Nathan William Galloway

Grace E. Gamboa

Alisha Marie Geske

Evan Nicole Gibson

Shannon Grace Gillman

Matthew Charles Gooch

Brady Matthew Goodman

Carl Joseph Goodman

Robert Gary Greene

Cameron Renee Grogan

William Spalding Hannah

Benjamin Scott Hardin

Noah Christopher Haworth

Tucker Alderman Heaton

Cameron Davis Hellgeth

Hunter Bentley Hines

Leah Elizabeth Hitchcock

Clayton Reid Holmes

Anthony McNeil Honea

Ryan James Howard

Garrett Mitchell Howe

Erin Nicole Hubbard

James Preston Huddleston

Laura Michele Hult

Dylane Thomas Hurd

Luke Robert Imrie

Olivia Paulina Jablonski

Ryan Daniel Kean

Emma Jettie King

Nicholas James King

Dylan Thomas Knight

Olivia Sloan Lamb

Marilyn Grace Lane

Riann Laux

Amelia Grace Leahy

Dawson H. Lee

Gunnar J. Lenning

Noah James Letcher

Abigail Grace Liddell

Alexis Ann Lopez

Matthew Madden

McKenzie Ashton Manning

Paola Marquez-Valdez

Noah Whitaker Martin

CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY

Frances Grace Bonner

Madison Virginia Carter

Molly Katelyn Drogue

Lauren Terese Dumar

Victoria Jane Elias

Callahan Bianca Jie Xia Field

Jansyn Faith Gordon

Jackson Thomas Howes

Charles Harrison Mathis

Matthew Christopher McCown

Anthony J. Mcinnis

Emma-Kate Elisabeth Means

Jackson T. Merrell

Laura Caroline Miles

Jacob Garrett Mizell

Kaylee Moore

Maria Luna Mora Velásquez

Charles Wayne Morrison

Kathryn Joan Mouchette

Jackson Paul Moyers

Chetachi K. Nchege

Cardwell Grant Newsome

Charles Walter Newton

Audrey Gabrielle O’Brien

Parker Montgomery Onkotz

Mary Ellis Orr

Andrew Michael Osborne

Ashley Douglas Perry Jr.

Kate Branan Perry

Clay Thomas Phillips

Hannah Faith Poenitske

Chloe Abigail Price

Emma Laurel Price

Joseph Callahan Reebals

Madison Ruth Reed

Gabrielle Elisabeth Rice

John Anthony Rogone

Awbrey Harrison Rucker

Joseph Robert Salvo

Craig Allan Sanders

Miriam Helena Sandlin

Harrison Douglas Saunders

Grace Ann Sedberry

Camden Taylor Simons

Andrew William Sinclair-Whitely

Madeline G. Slater

Caroline Grace Smith

Lilly Kathryn Smith

McLendon Gates Smith

Colin Nicholas Hube

Mackenzie Alexandra Kahill

Kaleigh Anne Kwasigroh

Hannah Abigail Lemus

Parker Louise Smith

Sydney Lauren Smith

Luke Anthony Sortino

Ingrid S. Soto Campero

Lily Katherine Springer

David Andrew Sputh

Noah Riley Srulevich

Makinna Grace Starkey

Jacob Michael Starmer

Laura Elizabeth Sumrall

Corbin Alan Tandy

Bryson R. Tayes

Drayton Christopher Tennant

Ethan Michael Thibodeaux

Elizabeth Paige Thompson

Turner Alexander Thompson

Ashton James Thornton

John Scott Timm

Jillian Faythe Tombul

Jonathan Michael Towner

Isaac M. Twit

Benjamin C. Van Zee

Christian Carl Wachter

Lauren Grace Waddles

Maximilian Kilian Waldron

Morgan Alexandria Waters

Dennis Michael Weaver II

Emma K. Weede

Payton Mary Wemert

Caden Luke White

Kathryn Louise White

Clay Austin Wiggins

Summer Logan Wilkins

Aidan Jago Williams

Harrison Major Williams

Luke Haley Williams

Turner Edward Wilson

Johndavid Winton Jr.

Mary Helen Woods

Ansley Summer Yantis

Caroline Michelle Morgan

Bradley Yeikobb Tadeo-Orozco

Levi Chase Thomas

Jackson Daniel Willyerd

CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Drake Randall Anthony

Katherine Christine Arrington ‡

Madison Matthews Barker

Robert Kellerman Black

Christina McGuinness Carrier

Hudson Alexander Chastain ‡

Madelyn Layne Damon ‡

Collin Tate de la Vergne Stafford

Robert Warren Fitzpatrick

Mitchell Gunner Gorman ‡

Neal Wyland Harris III

Stanley Todd Henderson

Amanda Brianna Herrera

James Montieth Horn ‡

Joeseph H. Ingram ‡

Rouxanne Janse van Rensburg

Nathan Johnson

Edwin D. Jones III

Rylan Jack Jones

Connor Burns Koch

Sadler Scott McKeen ‡

John Taylor McLeod III

Joseph Mera

Eboni Richette Mighty ‡

Martin Richard Montgomery

Titus J. Moore

Walter Garrett Morris

Jose Penalver Beltran

Samuel Kelly Reed

Kylie Ballard Reynolds

Erin Danielle Rhynes ‡

Peyton Alexander Ringer

Alexander Kyle Sherrod

Chandler Bennett Smith

Grant Harrison Smith ‡

Stephen Daniel Summerow

BriAnna Caroline Tomlin ‡

Luther Horn Wolff IV ‡

Madelyn Hope Woods

Frank Montague Yerger

Orlean Beeson School of Education

CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF ARTS

Kaylee Grace Anderson

Catherine Michele Bain

Anne Madison Elise Banks

Julia Raquel Beller

Elizabeth Lorraine Borcherding

Caroline Riley Bowman

Sterling Anna Cannady

Kathryne Marie Cataldo

Claire Julia Cline

Elizabeth Ashleigh Dunbar

Harold F. Duncan

Emma Grace Dungan

Mary Claire Elliott

Jardin M. Friedl

Quel Grofman Wenceslau

Adlie C. Green

Ellis Elizabeth Herndon

Candice Acklin Hightower

Mallory Ann Jones

Jordyn A. Keesing

Eva Grace Labine

Hannah Shea McKendree Lynch

Lauren Elizabeth Millage

Robert Alexander Rait

Allison Raymond

Emma Elizabeth Screws

Katherine Elizabeth Sparks

CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION

Ashley Ann Arnold*

Anna Katherine Beaudry*

Caroline Melinda Bechtold*

Lindsey Grace Brewer*

Julie Anne Clevenger*

Micaiah L. Collins*

Olivia Grace Conklin*

Grace Samsel Davis*

Rileigh Hope Dietter*

Marigrace A. Dunn*

Jordan Elizabeth Gaddy*

Haley C. Galbreath*

Eva Louise Goldbach*

Melissa Noel Goolsby*

Grace E. Hemmer

Anna Kaitlyn Hoaglund*

Margaret E. Johnson*

Grace Kimberly Lafave*

Bailey Suzanne Lankford*

Caroline Elliott Lunsford*

Elisabeth Ann Mayfield*

Ainsley Elizabeth McCannon*

Allison Rae Middendorf*

Maya Maria Moers*

Meera Rhiannon Money*

Caroline Moren*

Hallie Grace Mullen*

Madelyn Sue Neas*

Carson Isabella Osborne*

Corrie Elise Parks*‡

Emma K. Stoebner

Susanna Ruth Swicegood

Meredith Leigh Wicktom

Deena Ray Willcox

Grace Jean Patterson*

Hannah McLaine Pulley*

McKenna Lea Ratliff*

Elizabeth Marie Reynolds*

Bailey Lane Rogers*

Margaret Ann Sanders*

Luci Kathleen Sobanski*

Caroline Faye Thompson*

Elizabeth Reed Walker*

Madison Brooke Zeitvogel*

CANDIDATE FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION

Gabriel Austin Carter Williams

CANDIDATES FOR EDUCATION SPECIALIST

Allison Erin Saint Albert

Benjamin Tate

CANDIDATES FOR DOCTOR OF EDUCATION

Arthur DeMario Beard

Contributing Factors Related To Burn Out and Retention Among Male High School Principals In the Southeastern United States

Melanie Antonia Byrd

A Quantitative Study on the Relationship Between Educator Compassion Fatigue and Student Achievement

Shanita Maire Glaspie

Environmental Factors Associated with 5th Grade Reading Success for African American Students

Racheal Elizabeth Haley

The Effectiveness of Attendance Interventions: A Meta-Analysis at the Elementary Level

Burtram Corey Duane Hall

Contributing Factors Related To Burn

Out and Retention Among Male High School Principals In the Southeastern United States

Daniel White

Sonya Adams Hicks

Urban Middle School Math Teachers’

Descriptions of Overcoming Obstacles to Using Best Instructional Practices

Duana Denise Robinson

Urban Middle School Math Teachers’

Descriptions of Overcoming Obstacles to Using Best Instructional Practices

Michael Wayne Wesley

School Factors that Support AfricanAmerican Male High School Students

Cristin Rosemary York

Teachers’ Experiences During Implementation and Sustainment of Character Education in National High Schools of Character

Marissa

Patrick

ORDER OF COMMENCEMENT College of Health Sciences

Graduate Programs

Saturday, April 27, 2024, 9 a.m.

Pete Hanna Center

MACE BEARER

Amy Broeseker, Professor, McWhorter School of Pharmacy

PRESIDING

Beck A. Taylor, President

PRELUDE

Cathedral Brass, “O God Our Help In Ages Past” by Isaac Watts/William Croft/arr. Dan Boon. ASCAP

*PROCESSIONAL

Cathedral Brass, “Pomp and Circumstance” by Sir Edward Elgar

WELCOME

Beck A. Taylor

INVOCATION

Carol Ratcliffe, Professor, School of Public Health

SCRIPTURE READING

Jill Cunningham, Professor, Associate Dean, Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER

Alan P. Jung, Dean, School of Health Professions

ADDRESS

Brady Isbell, DPT ‘19, Clinical Director for Benchmark Physical Therapy

PRESENTATION OF DEGREES

J. Michael Hardin, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

Beck A. Taylor

ANNOUNCEMENT OF GRADUATES

Dana Basinger, Assistant Professor, Assistant Dean, Howard College of Arts and Sciences

REMARKS

Beck A. Taylor

*ALMA MATER

Jonathan Rodgers, Assistant Professor, School of the Arts

*BENEDICTION

Stephen Brown, Associate Professor, McWhorter School of Pharmacy

*RECESSIONAL

Cathedral Brass, “Triumphal March” by Sigfrid Karg-Elert/arr. Austin Ralphson

FACULTY MARSHALS

Andrea Bowens, Associate Professor, School of Health Professions

Anna Webb, Instructor, School of Health Professions

Sherri Chatman, Associate Professor, Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing

Cyndi Cortes, Professor, Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing

Marshall Cates, Professor, McWhorter School of Pharmacy

Mary Worthington, Professor, McWhorter School of Pharmacy

David Cecil, Professor, School of Public Health

Rachel Hagues, Associate Professor, School of Public Health

DEANS

Alan P. Jung, Dean, School of Health Professions

Melondie Carter, Dean, Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing

Michael Crouch, Dean, McWhorter School of Pharmacy

Melissa Lumpkin, Interim Dean, School of Public Health

School of Health Professions

CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Taryn Grace Adams

Annalise Cortlyn Bond

Julia Dawson Brickman

Lauren Cotten Adkins

Alexandra Leigh Lastinger Cruthirds

Madison Elise Darsey

Haleigh Denise Deskins

Faith Parsons Dyas

Courtney Leann Shiflet

Emily Grace Fox

Lucy Elizabeth Gardner

Kaitlin Elizabeth Hennessey

Demi Kristen Hester

Julianne Jane Howard

Adriene Moore Hutchinson

Jennifer Joyce Johnson

Emily A. Jones

Carolyn Adeline Kizer

Holly Marie Koch

Perrin Lee Randle

Elisabeth Grace Seethaler

CANDIDATES FOR DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY

Alec Carlton Beers

EffectsofaPickleballProgramon MotorandNon-MotorSymptomsof Parkinson’sDisease:ACaseStudy

Kara Brooke Bellenfant

EffectsofaPickleballProgramon MotorandNon-MotorSymptomsof Parkinson’sDisease:ACaseStudy

Morayo Ashani Bhadmos

ExploringAccessandBarriers toPhysicalTherapyinMedically Underserved Alabama Communities

Michael Todd Burnette

EffectsofaPickleballProgramon MotorandNon-MotorSymptomsof Parkinson’sDisease:ACaseStudy

Katelynn Shamblin Burns

DownSyndrome,PT,&Me

Brittany Grace Chambers

WhatisSpecialaboutMe:SpinaBifida and PT!

Katherine Alexander Clary

DownSyndrome,PT,&Me

Georgia Delaney Cook

EffectsofLyricalvsInstrumentalMusic on Bench Press Exercise Performance

Luke Wesley Dobbins

WhatisSpecialaboutMe:SpinaBifida and PT!

Alex Joseph Dreisewerd

Asystematicreviewcomparingthe effects of internal vs. external focus of attentiononmovementqualityduring verticaljumpsanddropjumplandings

Jaylyn Felder

ExploringAccessandBarriers toPhysicalTherapyinMedically Underserved Alabama Communities

Briana Hamner

DownSyndrome,PT,&Me

Brianna Hope Johnson

AScopingReview:Determiningthe AppropriatenessofPilatesBased InterventioninthePediatricPopulation

Olivia Johnson

AScopingReview:Determiningthe AppropriatenessofPilatesBased InterventioninthePediatricPopulation

Claire Olivia Laaker

EffectofLSVT-BIGtrainingprogram ongaitandbalanceamongpatients withParkinson’sDisease:asystematic review

Gracie Lauren Lehman

ExerciseforPostmenopausalWomen withOsteoporosis:ASystematic Review of Reviews

Jonathan T. Lehman

RepetitionorApplication:Which Influences Pain Attitudes and Beliefs in PhysicalTherapyStudents?

Carson Benjamin Lindsey

Asystematicreviewcomparingthe effects of internal vs. external focus of attentiononmovementqualityduring verticaljumpsanddropjumplandings

Maria LaShay Mask

WhatisSpecialaboutMe:SpinaBifida and PT!

Sarah Margaret McClure

ExerciseforPostmenopausalWomen withOsteoporosis:ASystematic Review of Reviews

Jackson Thomas Menefee

TheRelationshipBetweenPhysical FunctionandPsychologicalReadiness withReturntoSportPost-Anterior CruciateLigamentReconstruction

Kaitlyn Alexandra Mier

EffectofLSVT-BIGtrainingprogram ongaitandbalanceamongpatients withParkinson’sDisease:asystematic review

Ashlyn Nicole Moody

TheBenefitsofClassicalBalletTraining onBalance,Coordination,andPosture intheGeriatricPopulation

Nicholas Alexander Moyer

Asystematicreviewcomparingthe effects of internal vs. external focus of attentiononmovementqualityduring verticaljumpsanddropjumplandings

Anna-Kate Elizabeth Nelson

AScopingReview:Determiningthe AppropriatenessofPilatesBased InterventioninthePediatricPopulation

McLain Skinner Pabalate

ImpactofOmittedInfantCrawlingon HipandShoulderStabilityinAdults

Joshua Randall Reid

TheRelationshipBetweenPhysical FunctionandPsychologicalReadiness withReturntoSportPost-Anterior CruciateLigamentReconstruction

Shelby Nicole Rogers

DownSyndrome,PT,&Me

Mitchell Collins Rouse

Asystematicreviewcomparingthe effects of internal vs. external focus of attentiononmovementqualityduring verticaljumpsanddropjumplandings

Leigh Ann Russell

ExerciseforPostmenopausalWomen withOsteoporosis:ASystematic Review of Reviews

Alexandra June Brascho Spickard

Logan Suggs Steele

Caroline Rose Tane

Katherine Ballard Thomas

Claire Elizabeth Weathers

Alyssa Suzanne Yager

Sarah Catherine Youngblood

Shealyn Grace Sullivan

Examiningproviderconfidencein identifyingandaddressingthegross motor needs of children with Autism SpectrumDisorderpre-andposteducational intervention

Sarah Catherine Vaughan

ASurveyofDPTStudentswith LearningDisabilitiesintheStateof Alabama

Ellen Catherine Willett

TheRelationshipBetweenPhysical FunctionandPsychologicalReadiness withReturntoSportPost-Anterior CruciateLigamentReconstruction

Waynenecka C Wynn

Examiningproviderconfidencein identifyingandaddressingthegross motor needs of children with Autism SpectrumDisorderpre-andposteducational intervention

Madeline Paige Zimmerman

ImpactofOmittedInfantCrawlingon HipandShoulderStabilityinAdults

Rachel Carothers Zingale

ExploringAccessandBarriers toPhysicalTherapyinMedically Underserved Alabama Communities

Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing

CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING - FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER-ENP

Mona M. Jemison

Edgar E. Null

Haley Brooke Page Palmer

Carolina Wren Russell

CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING - FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER

Jon Logan Aaron

Emily Anne Andrews

Ana Carolyn Bonilla

Selene Delgado Caldera

Ivey Williams Dennis

Tara Suzannah Johnson

Alexandria Katerina Knigge

Serena Borrero Lovelace

Ashley N Rebaza

Amy Bette Wright Salter

Mary Maybell Schuessler

Emmy Rose Swords

Rochelle Wilcox

CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING - FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER/ PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH

Echo Dashawn Favaloro

Jeffrey Allen Stevens Jr.

CANDIDATES FOR DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE - ADMINISTRATION

Stacey Leigh Ash

ImprovingPatientSatisfaction ScoresThroughImplementationof CommunicationTool(AIDET)

Lauren Cassilly Asters

ImprovingNursingKnowledgeThrough theDevelopmentandImplementation ofaHeartFailureManagement Protocol

Cheryl Furdge Berry

ImprovingPatientCareOutcomes ThroughCivilityTraining

Takeitha Chambers

ImprovingPatientCareOutcomes ThroughCivilityTraining

Stacy Annetta Clements

ImprovingDepressionOutcomes throughNutritionandExercise Education

Jessica Lea Coleman

UnderstandingandMitigatingLow CensusChallenges:AnalysisofFactors ImpactingRuralHospitalSustainability

Tara Coody

ImprovingNurseRetentionThrough theUseofStayInterviews

Angela Elmore

Mindfulness-BasedAnxietyReduction inFirst-SemesterNursingStudents

Heather Louise English

Effective Isolation and Barriers to Compliance:CreatingaNurse-led CultureofSafety

Lacey T. Gentry

MeasuringtheEffectsofConsistent LeadershipRoundingonPatient Experience

Regina Gray Goldwire

Effective Isolation and Barriers to Compliance:CreatingaNurse-led CultureofSafety

Cynthia Pulliam Hill

PressureInjuryPreventionPartners (PIPP):CreatingaCultureof Compliance

Donna R. Holmes

ImprovingComprehensivePostpartum Follow-up

Evan Frye Kennedy

InterdisciplinaryRoundsintheCritical CareSetting:ImprovingPatient Outcomes

Caroline Elizabeth Littleton

FacilitatingPatientMobilization andReducingHospital-Associated DeconditioningThrough ImplementationofaMobilityMenu

Kristin Renee Mayatt

ImprovingNurseRetentionThrough theUseofStayInterviews

Courtney Brett McMullen

MeasuringtheEffectsofConsistent LeadershipRoundingonPatient Experience

Dannelle L. Paz

SexTraffickingEducationforNursesin aPediatricEmergencyDepartment

Hannah Sullivan Pope Evidence-BasedNurseEmpathy TrainingtoImpactNurseEmpathy

KnowledgeandSkills

Kristine Michelle Rodriguez

Evidence-BasedNurseEmpathy

TrainingtoImpactNurseEmpathy

KnowledgeandSkills

Angelica Simmons Scoggins

Focused Assessment Tools to Reduce UnnecessaryTransfers:Effectiveness

AmongNursingHomeResidentswith CHF

Angela Renee Scott

Faith-BasedMentalHealthLiteracy ProgramforAdolescentsinaRural CommunityChurch

Tonnie Scott

IncreasingAwarenessoftheAdverse EffectsofMarijuanaUseDuring PregnancyataPregnancyResource Center in Southern Oklahoma

Veronica Anne Smith

PressureInjuryPreventionPartners (PIPP):CreatingaCultureof Compliance

Victoria Lanette Jordan-Smith

PositivelyImpactingtheLevelof CompassionFatigueinNursesThrough theImplementationofaSelf-CareCart onaMedicalSurgicalUnit

Tara Lynette Stephen

BuildingResilienceinNursing

Preceptors:ATrainingModuleto Prevent Burnout

Jessica Rae Sullivan

IncreasingSkin-to-SkinInteractionsina ContinuingCareNurseryUnit

Foua Vang

Mindfulness-BasedAnxietyReduction inFirst-SemesterNursingStudents

CANDIDATES FOR DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE - ADVANCED PRACTICE

Precious Jen’e Baker

Golden Touch: Education to Promote Immediate Skin-to-skin Contact

FollowingCesareanDelivery

Regina Miriam Barukh

An Evidence-Based Protocol for MidwiferyManagementofCategoryII

Fetal Heart Rate

Jordan Tyler Chambers

ImprovingAssessmentofDeepTissue InjuriesinPatientswithDarkSkinTones

Kathleen Elizabeth Danhausen

An Evidence-Based Protocol for MidwiferyManagementofCategoryII

Fetal Heart Rate

Misty Rae Emmons

EncouragingHealthyHabitsfor Wellness and Chronic Disease PreventionintheFaithCommunity

Karen Murphy Hillis

Protocol forUniversalDepression ScreeningsinaRuralClinic

Kelli Lynn McAllister

ReducingUnnecessaryHeadCTs inAdultEmergencyDepartment

PatientswithHeadInjuriesThrough ImplementationofaProviderTraining Initiative

Shaqualyn Keiona Taite

Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease RiskAssessment:RaisingAwareness AmongstHealthcareProviders

Catherine E. Virostko

An Evidence-Based Protocol for MidwiferyManagementofCategoryII

Fetal Heart Rate

CANDIDATES FOR DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE - ADVANCED PRACTICE - FNP

Barbara Lynette Peters

DepressionScreeninginChildrenand AdolescentsonEpilepsyMonotherapy UsingtheModifiedPHQ-9

CANDIDATES FOR DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE - ADVANCED PRACTICE - ENP

Kristin Kay Anderson

ImplementationofaPediatricSedation ProtocolintheEmergencyDepartment

Ashley Lynette Engel

Adult Diabetic Ketoacidosis Protocol

ImplementationintheEmergency Department

Shirline Beverly Johnson

MeasuringtheEffectivenessofan AntibioticStewardshipProgramfor CliniciansPrescribingforRespiratory Tract Infections

Susannah Francis Sitton

ReducingUnnecessaryHeadCTs inAdultEmergencyDepartment

PatientswithHeadInjuriesThrough ImplementationofaProviderTraining Initiative

Ryan Sterling

PharyngitisClinicalPathwayin EmergencyCareSettings

Karen L. Taylor-Fawcett

ImprovingNurseCompetencies throughMockCodesintheEmergency Department

CANDIDATES FOR DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE - ADVANCED PRACTICE - PMH

Jacinta Wanjiru Kimani

WorkplaceViolence(WPV)Awareness andPrevention inHealthcareSettings: A Toolkit for Mental  Health Clinicians

LiJuan Polvadore

WorkplaceViolence(WPV)Awareness andPrevention inHealthcareSettings: A Toolkit for Mental  Health Clinicians

Liane Towle

WorkplaceViolence(WPV)Awareness andPrevention inHealthcareSettings: A Toolkit for Mental  Health Clinicians

CANDIDATES FOR DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE - NURSE ANESTHESIA

James Christopher Billings

AnesthesiaImplicationsofGlucagonLikePeptide-1ReceptorAgonists

Karigan Johnston Bonner

CerebralOximetryMonitoryEfficacy DuringOneLungVentilation

Miriam Boulay

TheImpactofNeuraxialClonidinein the Cesarean Patient

Andrew Christian Bourg

PerioperativeOpioid-Sparing TechniquesinPediatricTonsillectomy

Braden Michael Clark

HypotensionManagementinPatients withPulmonaryHypertension

Nathaniel Earl Tomas Cline

IntraoperativeMethadoneon PostoperativePaininSpineSurgery

Hannah K. Coblentz

IntraoperativeTranexamicAcidfor PediatricPosteriorSpinalFusions

Adriana Elizabeth Comerford

Considerations for the Pediatric Patient withBronchopulmonaryDysplasia

Thomas James Dechant

GastricPOCUSComparedto PreemptiveRSIforGLP-1Receptor AgonistManagement

Mason Thane Easterling

BarrierstoVideoLaryngoscopyinLow to Middle Income Countries

Elizabeth Letzer Haferkamp

SphenopalatineGanglionBlockfor Postdural Puncture Headache

Graham Hanson Herndon

Is Melatonin a Viable Alternative to a BenzodiazepinePerioperatively?

Lindsay Langford Horn

Opioid-FreeAnesthesiainBariatric Surgery

Amanda Nicole Jessen

AspirationRiskwithLong-ActingGLP-1 ReceptorAgonists

Rachel Alexander Land

Catheter-Guided Nasotracheal Intubation and Incidence of Trauma

Linsley Powers Lloyd

IntraoperativeEchocardiographyfor PediatricCardiacSurgery

Sammy Edward Lorino III

Push-DoseNorepinephrineDuring IntraoperativeHypotension

Claudia Lanette Means

Tranexamic Acid for Pediatric Cranial VaultRemodeling

Kathryn Duke Merola

QuadratusLumborumBlockfor AnalgesiaFollowingCesareanDelivery

Anne G. Owusu

Jehovah’sWitnessesandPerioperative BloodManagementStrategies

Thomas Charles Parrish

CryoanalgesiaversusThoracic

EpiduralsforPost-thoracotomyPain

Janki Rashmikant Patel

Opioid-SparingAnesthesiainAdult OrthopedicSurgery

Alexa Pratt

AnestheticManagementforPatients

PrescribedGLP-1Agonists

Lauren Olivia Ranson

DirectversusVideoLaryngoscopyin Infants

Dessiarae Michelle Sanchez

AnesthesiaImplicationsforArnold

ChiariTypeIMalformationParturients

Morgan York Self

EfficacyofEOIPBlocksforUpper

Abdominal Procedures

Daniel Volker Strom

SubmandibularUltrasonographic AssessmentofDifficultAirways

Nicole D’Amico Thomas

Does Ultrasound-Guided Neuraxial Placement Save Time and Trauma?

Madeline Ruth Waddell

Ketamine’sEffectonPostoperative Remifentanil-InducedHyperalgesia

Kimberly Hannah Wendland

PreventingEmergenceDeliriumAfter Anesthesia in Veterans with PTSD

Maekala Grace Williams

PulmonaryAspirationPrevention

UtilizingPoint-of-CareUltrasound

McWhorter School of Pharmacy

DOCTOR OF PHARMACY

Kaile Glein Allen

EvaluatingtheMechanisticPathway forActivatingDendriticCellsusing AdjuvantsinthePresenceofBrefeldinA

Jade Fanese Anderson‡

AComparativeAnalysisofTirzepatide andSemaglutideinFacilitatingWeight LossManagementinType2Diabetes

Leigh Ann Ballard

ClinicalandFinancialOutcomesofa Pharmacist-LedContinuousGlucose MonitoringClinicinaFederallyQualified HealthCenter

Emily C. Barber

SafetyandEfficacyofNon-Benzodiazepine Sedative-HypnoticsversusTrazodoneUse inElderlyforInsomnia

Anna Beth Barton

RoleofOlanzapineinAntiemeticProphylaxis andTreatmentforChemotherapy-Induced NauseaandVomiting

Erin Beasley

AttitudesofPharmacyStudentsTowards PsychiatricMedications:Perceptionsand WillingnesstoUseThem

Letah Elaine Bishop‡

TheRoleofBerberineinPolycystic OvarySyndrome

Jordan Ashley Blackstone‡

DeterminingtheContributoryFactors thatLeadtoDispensingErrorsin CommunityPharmacies

Hannah Braudaway Blevins

Patient-SpecificFactorsAssociatedwith AdherencetoPost-AcuteKidneyInjury Follow-UpAfterHospitalization

Jonathan Lemuel Bolela

ClinicalInertiaBenefitsofAdding aPharmacisttoTheOutpatient CollaborativeCareTeaminPrimaryCare: AFocusonTypeIIDiabetesMellitus.

Gracie Elizebeth Bradford

AReviewofMelanizedFungiand theirPotentialRoleasProtectionfrom RadiationExposure

Owen Christopher Bradford‡

TheRoleofVitaminDinLatent AutoimmuneDiabetesinAdults

‡Receiving two degrees

Project titles provided by candidates

Clare Elizabeth Brewster‡

AnAnalysisofSugammadexUsefor RocuroniumReversalAfterSurgeryat anAcuteCareFacility

Nia Elaine Brooks

BetterTreatments,BetterBonds: NavigatingaBetterPathforPostpartum Depression

Conner Eli Burnham

AReviewoftheMetabolicand TherapeuticDataRegardingPsilocybin

Anna Nannette Byrd

KnowledgeandConfidenceofPediatric PharmacistsRelatedtoDirectOral Anticoagulants

Yongqi Cao

EvaluationofCannabidiolRelease fromVariousFormsofCommercially AvailableTopicalProductsUsingFranz DiffusionCells

Rayney Alyce Caudle

AMedicationUseEvaluationof MelatoninUseinGeriatricPatients WithintheTuscaloosaVAHealthSystem

Christian Garrett Cleckler

PharmacyandEarlyDetectionof CognitiveImpairment

Audrey Elizabeth Cobb

EvaluationofMirvetuximab SoravtansineinCombinationwith StandardAgentsfortheTreatmentof RecurrentEpithelialOvarianCancer:A

SystematicReview

Jakobson Braden Cobb

AComparativeAnalysisof Pharmacogenetic-BasedGuidelinesof WarfarinandDirectOralAnticoagulants

Anthony Clayton Vance Cooper

ComparisonofTherapeuticProfiles BetweenZavzpretandCommonAcute MigraineTreatmentTherapies

Amy Beth Copes

ALiteratureReviewofCostandClinical OutcomesAssociatedwiththeUse ofMulti-ChamberTotalParenteral NutritionBagsversusCompounded TotalParenteralNutrition

Seth Courtad

TheEfficacyandSafetyofLecanemab intheTreatmentofPre-Clinical Alzheimer’sDementia:AReviewof Literature

Chyna Sierra Denson

ExaminingDisparitiesinPain MedicationPrescriptionsthatPrevent PatientsFromReceivingEffectivePain Management

Annelle Langford Drake AssociationBetweenLithiumin DrinkingWaterandMortalityDueto Alzheimer’sDiseaseinAlabama

Graham Allen Driskell

ApplicationoftheMedicationRegimen ComplexityIndex(MRCI)inPediatric Populations:ALiteratureReview

Emem Udoh Etukinoh‡ DoOmega-3FattyAcidsLower InflammationInPatientsWithArthritis?

Maleah Walker Evans

EmpiricAntibioticSelectionforSepsis: RetrospectiveReviewofanInstitutional GuideandImpactonPatientOutcomes ataCommunityHospital

Kayla Kiger Faust

ChemicalStabilityofExtemporaneously CompoundedPreparationsof PromethazineinNormalSaline

Katie M. Fella

TargetingNeprilysinasaModifierof PhysicalFunctioninaPre-ClinicalModel ofAlzheimer’sDisease

William Tucker Franey

TheEffectsofStatinsinWomenwith PolycysticOvarySyndrome

Noah Ryan Gann

UsingEstimatedGlomerularFiltration Rate(eGFR)versusCreatinineClearance (CrCl)inAntibioticTreatment:A

ComparativeAnalysisofPackageInserts

Clint Edward Glaze

ExaminingtheEffectsofCaffeineforthe TreatmentofanAsthmaExacerbation: AReviewoftheLiterature.

Kayla Lauren Glidewell

EvaluatingtheAppropriateness ofCosyntropinDosingfor AdrenocorticotropicHormone

StimulationTestsinNeonatesandInfants

Leeann Christine Gowan

ComparisonofCurricularDesignina DiabetesTherapeuticsModule

Sydney Rae Green

LecanemabSafetyandEfficacyinthe TreatmentofAlzheimer’sDisease:A SystematicReview

Mackenzie Ryann Griffin

ALiteratureReviewonAducanumab, Lecanemab,andDonanemabin Alzheimer’sDisease

Sarah Mackenzie Hanson

UseofCholineSupplementationin ChildrenwithFetalAlcoholSpectrum Disorders

Carter Lee Harrison

GLP-1ReceptorAgonistAdverse Effects:ALiteratureReviewComparing AdverseEffectIncidenceBetween theNon-DiabeticandDiabeticPatient Populations

Madison Taylor Hartley

EvaluationofMentalHealthEffectsin PediatricPatientswithCysticFibrosis

TakingElexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor

James Ransom Henderson

AnalyzingtheEffectivenessofthe SPRINTWeekPracticumAssessments inImprovingStudents’CalculationSkills

Joshua Allen Hines

IsThereaRoleforCannabinoidsin theTreatmentofAcuteorChronic Migraines?

Xariel Irizarry Nazario

ComparativeAnalysisofBloodPressure Modulation:SGLT-2Inhibitorsvs.RAS agentsinPatientswithDiabetesand Hypertension

Cory Jerkins‡

EvaluationofImmunizationDatabases inAlabama,Mississippi,Florida, Georgia,Tennessee,SouthCarolina,and NorthCarolina

Lindsey Alyce Johnson

ImpactofIntrapartumIronSucrose

TherapyonPostpartumHemorrhage

Occurrence:ARetrospectiveChartReview

Grace Emaline Kenley‡

TheSafetyandEfficacyofTerlipressin andAlbumininHepatorenalSyndrome

Kaylee Danielle Kuhlman

AnEvaluationoftheRoleofBerberinein

PatientswithDiabetes

Savannah Joy Laird‡

InVitroDeterminationofPotentialDrugDrugInteractionsBetweenLamotrigine withCannabidiolorIsomeric(Delta-8,9, 10)Tetrahydrocannabinol

Connor Manning Landers

ColchicinefortheTreatmentof Pericarditis:AFocusedLiteratureReview

Emily Elizabeth Leonard

InVitroInvestigationoftheProtective EffectofTHCandCBDonDopamine

Metabolism

Luzmaria Lopez Hernandez

SafetyandEfficacyofInsulinIcodecin PatientswithTypeIIDiabetesMellitus

Gabriel Enrique Martinez Velez

AssessingtheImpactofaSubsetof

NBD1-TargetingInvestigationalCFTR

CorrectorsontheProcessingofF508del CFTRinaHEK293CellLine

Jasmine Rose Martinez

AReviewoftheEfficacyofMyfembree intheUsetoControlHeavyMenstrual BleedingDuetoUterineFibroids

Hunter Gage McAbee

AnEvaluationoftheRoleinTherapyof PembrolizabintheTreatmentofTriple NegativeBreastCancers

Jaemie Grace S Morato

EvaluatingCulturalCompetencyin PharmacyandNursingStudents

Gavin Robert Orr

EfficacyandSafetyofCreatine

Supplementation:AReview

Christian Joseph Reid Palma

EvaluationoftheEffectsofaSubsetof NBD1- TargetingSmall-Molecule CompoundsonF508delModulation

Jonathan Kyle Parker

ImpactofAuvelityfortheTreatmentof MajorDepressiveDisorder

Anand Krushnakumar Patel

TheEffectofCFTRModulatorsin ReducingtheInflammationinPatients withCysticFibrosis

Jessica Leigh Perkins

BreakingBarriersinAdultRespiratory Health:ALiteratureReviewonthe EfficacyandSafetyofthefirstRSV VaccineApprovedforOlderAdults

Joshua Lewis Perkins

AnalysisofStudentPortfoliosAmong U.S.SchoolsofPharmacy

Chanh Duy Nguyen Pham

TheEffectsofReligiosityandPolitical PerspectivesonCovid-19Vaccination

RatesinConservativeChristians

Miley Nhi Phan

Brexanolone:ANovelNeuroactive SteroidAntidepressantasanAlternative TreatmentforPostpartumDepression

Lynden Elizabeth Phillips

EfficacyandSafetyofZuranoloneUseinthe

TreatmentofMajorDepressiveDisorderin AdultPatients:ASystematicReview

Madison Rose Pinke

EffectofGlucocorticoidsonInsulinUse inCOVID-19Patients

Anna Kate Pinkerton

CorrelationofPharmDJointDegrees withImprovedCareerOutcomes

Peyton Wolf Powell‡ VitaminDSupplementationinthe TreatmentofPrimaryDysmenorrhea

Patricia Ramirez de Arellano

AssociationBetweenExerciseand PerceivedStressinUSCollegeStudents

DuringCOVID-19Pandemic

Jonathan J. Ramirez Soto

SubstanceUseinPregnantWomen

DuringtheCOVID-19Pandemic.

John Braden Read

AntibioticSequenceofAdministration inNosocomialPneumonias:DoesOrder HappentoMatter?

Ja’Lexus Richardson White

BehindtheScenesofExpertise:Imposter SyndromeinNursingandPharmacyFaculty

Brian G. Richey

EvaluatingtheUseof3-Dimensional PrintingtoCompoundPromethazine

SublingualFilms

Elise Marie Richoux

AntibioticUtilizationinCOVID-19Patients

Destiny Danielle Rogers

GetPrEP’dAlabama:ANarrativeLiterature

ReviewoftheBarriersFacingAlabama

PharmacistsinInitiatingaCommunity Pharmacy-BasedPrEPService

Destini Benson Rudolph

EvaluatingtheIncidenceofLongCovid inVaccinatedvs.Unvaccinated

Allison Mary Sargeant

AReviewofPatientFamiliaritywith DifferentTypesofContraceptions

Mallory Schubert

ImpactofCommunityPharmacists

DuringPost-DischargeCaretoPrevent HospitalReadmission

Tannah Noel Shadwick

EvaluationofAnticoagulation

MonitoringDiscordanceinPatientson ImpellaSupport

Ramsey Suzanne Shane‡ EvaluationoftheUseofLinezolidin theTreatmentofMulti-DrugResistant TuberculosiswithHIVCoinfection:A SystematicReview

Yashira Marie Sierra Leon EfficacyandSafetyofMolnupiravirto TreatAdultswithMild-to-Moderate COVID-19

Zugeily M. Sierra Prado

TheInfluenceofEatingHabitson AcademicPerformanceAmongCollege Students

Lauren Lynn Sims

TheExpandingRoleofArtificial IntelligenceintheDiagnosisofCOVID-19

Sarah Annie Skaggs

IncidenceofPediatricCannabisExposure AmongChildrenandTeenagersAged0 to19YearsBeforeandAftertheHemp FarmingActof2018inAlabama

Adam Payton Smith

EvaluatingStudentPerception ofClassroomClimateandInterConnectednessAfterCOVID-19

Alexander Whittley Smith

MycophenolateasaPotentialTherapy forHypertension

Grant Harrison Smith‡

AnalysisoftheRelationshipBetween MergersandAcquisitionsinthe PharmaceuticalandBiotechnology IndustriesandFDADrugApprovalsin theUnitedStates

Christopher Andrew Snider ExaminingVitaminBandMagnesium SupplementationforSymptomsof Anxiety,StressandDepression

Samantha Virginia Snyder

TheRoleofthePharmacistinGlobal AntimicrobialStewardship

Christina Belle Spurlin

ALiteratureReviewEvaluatingCrofab andAnavipinNorthAmericanCrotalid Envenomation

John Tyler Stroud

StimulantUseinAdolescentsDiagnosed withAttentionDeficitHyperactive DisorderanditsCorrelationwith SubstanceUseDisorder

Katelyn Elizabeth Swearengin

TheImpactofTirzepatideand Glucagon-likePeptide1Receptor AgonistsonOralHormonal Contraception

Samuel Joseph John Trigillo

NivolumabvsPembrolizumabtoTreat

High-RiskCutaneousMelanoma:A SafetyandEfficacyMeta-Analysisand Cost-EffectivenessAnalysis

Charli Hannah Tyree

AreThereanyPotentialBenefitsof PineBarkExtract,GinkgoBiloba,or MacaRootintheTreatmentofErectile Dysfunction?

Caitlyn Calloway Tyus

Off-LabelUsesofDirectOral AnticoagulantsinLeftVentricular Thrombosis,PeripheralArteryDisease, andRenalDisease

Samantha Rae Wade

ASurveytoMeasuretheConfidence andInclinationofPharmacistsin AlabamaImplementingCollaborative PracticeAgreementsintotheirPractice Sites

Emma Kate Waldthausen

AssessmentoftheEffectivenessof MicafunginProphylaxisinHigh-Risk PediatricPatients

Emily Bryant Webster

Glucagon-LikePeptide-1Receptor AgonistTherapyinAdolescentObesity

Justin Terrell Wallace Williams

EvaluationofGLP-1RAInjectable TechniqueinaSmallCohortofPatients

Andrew Kirklin Willingham

NaltrexoneversusAcamprosatetoTreat AlcoholUseDisorder

Komlan Tsiguini Yenkey

PharmacistEngagementinthe TreatmentofOpioidUseDisorder

‡Receiving two degrees

Project titles provided by candidates

School of Public Health

CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION

Eboni Richette Mighty ‡

Jaylen LaTrice Palmer

CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Jade Fanese Anderson ‡

Letah Elaine Bishop ‡

Jordan Ashley Blackstone ‡

Clare Elizabeth Brewster ‡

Elizabeth Clark Lanier

Prit Mahesh Dhagat

Cory Jerkins ‡

Charesse J. Johnson

Grace Emaline Kenley ‡

Savannah Joy Laird ‡

Joseph S. Paredes

Erin Danielle Rhynes

Katie Helen Riffle

Ramsey Suzanne Shane ‡

Zara H. Siddiqui

CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NUTRITION

Jennifer W. Beall

Whitney Elizabeth Bond

John Richard Stevenson

Keana-Kelley D. Swanner

Owen Christopher Bradford ‡

Emem Udoh Etukinoh ‡

Peyton Wolf Powell ‡

Mary Kellison Thorne

CANDIDATE FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH INFORMATICS AND ANALYTICS

Maura Lowder Eshleman

CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK

Elizabeth Anne Bayles

Susan Caroline Bennett

Christa Amie Chery

Heaven Aleigha Colquiett

Lindsey Allison Dale

Renee Marie DeHart

Taylor Alexandra Fields

Mary Armor Gilbert

Holly Melissa Hancock

Katherine Claire Hultquist

Emma Grace Jordan

Madison Leigh Leatherman

CANDIDATES FOR DOCTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Titilayo O. Adeniran

ExaminingthePrevalenceandRisk FactorsAssociatedwithOsteoarthritis AcrossDifferentSocioeconomicGroups inNewYorkResidents:ASecondary Analysis

Mary Kate Brown

InvestigatingtheEatingSensitivesand AversionsinAdolescentswithAutism SpectrumDisorderandPotentially

IdentifyingCorrelationsbetween FoodIntake,GutHealth,andCognitive BehaviorDeficits

Janie Charleston Clay

ThePredictorsofPostpartum DepressioninPrimiparousMothers

Ginger Ann Dixon

LeveragingCitizenScienceforOne

HealthandEcologicalPublicHealth: AResourcefulSurveillancePlanfor Communities

Lanisha L. Howze

ExaminingtheInfluenceofWellness

InitiativesonCommunityReintegration: AnAnalysisofExistingLiterature

Kassandra O. Lesco

Charis Raeann Lewkowski

Caitlin Anne-Marie Murch

Emma Bjornson Parks

Abigail Jean Ratliff

P. Stafford Smith

Juliah Faith South

Madeline Marie White

Olivia Whited

Deanna M. Kinslow

DiabetesSelf-ManagementEducation ServicesReferralProcess:ANeeds Assessment

Lizette Nkongho

InvestigatingTobaccoUse

DisassociationAmongAfricanAmerican YoungAdultsWhoSmokeBlunts: AQualitativeStudyonPerceptionsof Harm

Lakshika D. Tennakoon

NovelEducationalInterventionto EnhanceKnowledgeandAddress MisconceptionsofDomesticViolence ForResidentPhysicians

Shey Lesley Thorn

FromPassiontoPurpose:Building TransformativeLeadershipinHIV/AIDS ServiceOrganizations

Eric Loid Vaughn

TheDesignandImplementation ofPublicHealthInfectiousDisease SurveillanceDashboardsintheDistrict ofColumbia

ORDER OF COMMENCEMENT

Howard College of Arts and Sciences School of the Arts

Saturday, April 27, 2024, 2 p.m.

Pete Hanna Center

MACE BEARER

Joseph Cory, Professor, School of the Arts

PRESIDING

Beck A. Taylor, President

PRELUDE

Cathedral Brass, “O God Our Help In Ages Past” by Isaac Watts/William Croft/arr. Dan Boon. ASCAP

*PROCESSIONAL

Cathedral Brass, “Pomp and Circumstance” by Sir Edward Elgar

WELCOME

Beck A. Taylor

INVOCATION

Lance Beaumont, Dean, School of the Arts

SCRIPTURE READING

Roy Ciampa, Professor, Chair, Howard College of Arts and Sciences

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER

Tonya Miller, Associate Professor, School of the Arts

ADDRESS

Ashley George, Associate Professor, Howard College of Arts and Sciences

PRESENTATION OF DEGREES

J. Michael Hardin, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

Beck A. Taylor

ANNOUNCEMENT OF GRADUATES

Dana Basinger, Assistant Professor, Assistant Dean, Howard College of Arts and Sciences

REMARKS

Beck A. Taylor

*ALMA MATER

Sharon Lawhon, Professor, School of the Arts

*BENEDICTION

Dawn McCormack, Dean, Howard College of Arts and Sciences

*RECESSIONAL

Cathedral Brass, “Triumphal March” by Sigfrid Karg-Elert/arr. Austin Ralphson

FACULTY MARSHALS

Angela Ferguson, Assistant Professor, Howard College of Arts and Sciences

Michael Janas, Professor, Howard College of Arts and Sciences

Janie Kennedy, Associate Professor, Howard College of Arts and Sciences

Scott Guffin, Assistant Professor, School of the Arts

Steven Potaczek, Assistant Professor, School of the Arts

Geoff Sciacca, Associate Professor, School of the Arts

Morgan Soja, Associate Professor, School of the Arts

DEANS

Lance Beaumont, School of the Arts

Dawn McCormack, Howard College of Arts and Sciences

*The audience will please stand

Howard College of Arts and Sciences

CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF ARTS

James Carter Adams

Luke Nathaniel Adams

Emma Jayne Albritton

Ansley Grace Allen

Holland Gibbs Andrews

Bailey Marie Baldwin

Tyler Barney

Emma Grace Barnhart

Amanda Sofia Barreto-Anez

Maggie Miller Baxter

Sarah Grace Betsill

Anna Hope Bigham

Andrew Barry Bingham

Henry McGeachy Bishop

Grace Nicole Blackwell

Emma Kate Boster

Danielle Louise Brown

William Alexander Brown

Ada Rose Burris

Jayanna Alexis Cameron

Isaiah Jaqualin Causey

Ryan Grace Center

Amelia Grace Chavez

Jarrett Scott Clift

Emma Claire Cobb

James Hildebrand Cochrane

Jackson Bradley Colburn

Carly M. Cole

Katherine Grace Cowger

Megan Marie Crowe

Rebekah Abigail Crozier

Davis Hutton Domescik

Rebekah Ruth Doolittle

Mikiah Jasmine Dumas

Katherine Elizabeth Earnest

Jourdan Kaye Elliott

Ansley Rae Emerson

Ivy Grace Fellers

Eleanor Caroline Gammill

Richard Dee Gann

Hanna Claire Gilmore

Malija Lashanti Goggins

Kate Dawson Gunn

Matthew Thomas Gurley

Hannah Noelle Gusko

Madison Nicole Hackett

Alexander Brown Hall

Mackenzie Grace Hamilton

Harper Wood Harwell

Sidney Catherine Hearn

Preston D. Heim

Virginia Lane Henderson

Jacob Harrison Holifield

Faith Janelle Holley

Abigail Joy Hollingsworth

Allison Day Howard

Joshua Kenneth Howell

Grace Emily Hoyt

Jada Michele Hunter

Leah Nicole Hyche

Avery Hallisan Jimenez

Emily Ann Jimenez

Genevieve Charles Johnson

Ashleigh Genice Jones

Faith Olivia Jones

Lauren K. Jones

Mason Kay

Ellen Ruth Kesler

Samuel David Kuykendall

Angele Elizabeth Lansing

Wesley Joseph Ledbetter

Olivia Hagan Lee

Griffin Levy

Madison Sommer Locke

Allen J. Long

Duncan James Long

Isabella Burnetti Long

Zachary Carter Loy

Connor Andrew Loyd

Baylie Autumn McClafferty

Elizabeth Grace McConnell

Kate Carriger McRae

Mary Elaine McSwain

Lizbeth Medina-Gonzalez

Caroline E. Mikels

Isabelle Grace Miller

Juliana Craige Mink

Taylor El’ana Moore-Jones

Cara Alayne Moyers

Riley Fontaine Murdock

Noelle M. Neader

Elizabeth Claire Neeley

Lauren Elizabeth Nott

Emily Grace Oldham

Allison Francis Paduch

Mary Elizabeth Parker

Corrie Elise Parks‡

Dakota Grace Pasley

Olivia Celeste Peavey

John Roland Porterfield III

Evan Storm Potter

Damien Anthony Rameau

Anna Noel Renner

Jessa Elise Ripley

Anna Grace Rittenhouse

Courtney A. Robeson

Joshua Angelo Rodriguez

Grace Evelin Rosenthal

Jeremy Michael Ryan Jr.

Alston Bryan Sanders

Olivia Claire Sanders

Savannah B. Schmidt

Guinevere Margaret Schumann

Jackson Brelis Scontras

Abigail K. Shepard

Madelyn Olivia Smallwood

Eudora Mauldin Smith

Mollie MacKinnon Smith

Caroline Elizabeth Spikes

Seth David Spry

Jared Bryant St John

Mary Kathryn Stanley

Rylie Kay Stephens

Ashley C. Taylor

Addison Leigh Toy

Rita Sinclair Trammell

Caroline Spenser Vaccaro

Emma Lynn Vanzant

Sarah Elizabeth Wagner

Grace Hannah Watters

Veronica Blanche Weathers

Kristen E. Wheeler

Walker Williams White

Alyssa Grace Williams

Joseph Carlos Williams

Maggie Caroline Williams

Paisley Lorene Williams

Allison Marie Wise

Lucy Ellen Wood

Savannah S. Woodland

Donovahn N Wyatt

Xiran Zhao

Richard Daniel Zimmerman III

CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Lee Ann Marie Ashworth

Christopher Kevin Berggren

Daniel C. Bettis

Brittany Faith Bishop

Lily Catherine Bouldin

Nyah Alexandra Brack

Donald Cameron Bradley

Peyton Elizabeth Buzzell

Caraline Grace Cox

Caitlyn Jo Daniels

Catharine Hoiles Dasinger

John Matthew Erickson

Kyle Galloway

Camden T. Gammicchia

Carlos John Paul Garcia

Nicholas Armand Gibbs

Mather Davis Graham

Matthew David Hall

Robert Walker Hedden

Benjamin Luke Hicks

Sarah Kate Hinkle

Jacob Lee Holley

William Harry Johnson Jr.

Sarah Madison Kovach

Erin Leigh Long

Alejandro Daniel Luna

Ava L. Martin

Logan Daniel May

Cole Holly William McGough

Kayla Louise Milner

Samuel David Moerbe

Leah Mariah Porch

Aubrey Helen Pridemore

Jonah Rosson Rinehart

Wilson F. Rogers

Emily Nicole Rouse

Jed Sisco

William Michael Spanier

John Cooper Sullivan

Adam M. Tamucci

Parker Anthony Tamucci

Joseph Michael Tarnowski

Stephen Polk Thomas

Vanessa G. Trejo

John Dennis Whitlock

Katlyn Irene Zevas

CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Gary Aaron Binion

Latrell Hannah

Saharah M. Lawrence

Julianne Ranis Tharp

‡Receiving two degrees

School of the Arts

CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF ARTS

Zachary Steven Bentley

Emmaline Lee Conn

Bailey Elizabeth Criswell

Madeleine Elizabeth Crow

Jake A. Davenport

Avery Kathryn Flynt

Charlotte Grace Godat

Karalyn Melissa Harper

Cole Jeffery Henderson

Jacob Louis Hery

Joshua Dean Hery

Molly Kathleen Jennings

Mirabella Rose Kugelberg

Hart Douglas Madison

CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS

Madison Bell Barrett

Madison Elizabeth Best

Macy Margaret Boren

Kennedy E. Chastain

Elizabeth Montgomery Collier

Joli Elizabeth Dobbins

Rachel Lorae Eads

Joseph Paul Emerson

Kirsten A. Erickson

Caroline Adams Farr

Rebecca Scout Fleming

Sarah Elizabeth Gentry

Virginia Grace Guerry

Benjamin Elias Harding

Catherine Sarah Harris

Goldie G. Hatch

Anna Kate Hindman

Adelaide Laurence Hudson

Sarah Kathryn Hudson

Cassidy R. King

Erin M. Leist

Emily Paige Lenius

CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF MUSIC

Kayla Irene Magnus

Andreanna M. Pulliam

Sarah Elizabeth Remetich

Samuel Phillip Swiercek

William Elliott Mason

Joshua Nolan McPherson

Hannah Marie Miller

Avery Madison Minotti

Grayson David Macrae Pease

Sofia Alexandra Rosso Benitez

Austin T. Sanders

Peter Coleman Smith

Emmaline Katherine Tane

Taylor Nicole Wilson

Madison Ann McCay

Trevor Austin Miller

Natalie McCrae Myers

Hunter Patrick Newell

Katelyn Joy Ortiz

Adaline Faith Pace

Cole Auburn Petty

Caroline M. Rutledge

Madeline Townsend Schaeffer

Madeline Grace Shebs

Adah Leigh Sprinkle

Olivia Marie Sundberg

Ann Lawton Watson

Katheryn Morgan Williams

Christine Thompson Williamsen

Kollin T. Wilson

Elizabeth Virginia Yates

Rebekah E. Willard

CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF MUSIC EDUCATION

Alexandra Victoria Cook*

Markkus C. Griggs*

Christina Haken Herring*

Kerrig Michael Patrick Kelly*

CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Owen Wright Daigle

Jonathan W. Dunning Jr.

CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF MUSIC

Delee M. Benton

Sebastian Keyes Black

Rachel Rebecca Boone

Jordan Mckenzie Dark

Mary Brook Diamond

Kalyne Grace Henrichsen

Carter Pierce Grice

Lydia Patrice Moore

Camryn Marie Rodrigue

Lauren Kaylee Tinsley

ORDER OF COMMENCEMENT Cumberland School of Law

Saturday, April 27, 2024, 5 p.m.

Pete Hanna Center

MACE BEARER

Michael E. DeBow, Stephen Everett Wells Professor of Municipal Law

PRESIDING

Beck A. Taylor, President

PRELUDE

Cathedral Brass, “O God Our Help In Ages

Past” by Isaac Watts/William Croft/arr. Dan Boon. ASCAP

*PROCESSIONAL

Cathedral Brass, “Pomp and Circumstance” by Sir Edward Elgar

WELCOME

Beck A. Taylor

INVOCATION

Alyssa DiRusso, Whelan W. and Rosalie T. Palmer Professor of Law

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER

Blake Hudson, Professor of Law, Dean

ADDRESS

Evan Jenkins, JD ’87, General Counsel, Ramaco Resources

PRESENTATION OF DEGREES

J. Michael Hardin, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

Beck A. Taylor

ANNOUNCEMENT OF GRADUATES

Jill Evans, Professor of Law, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

REMARKS

Jacari Holt, Class President

CLOSING REMARKS

Beck A. Taylor

*ALMA MATER

Joel Davis, Professor, School of the Arts

*BENEDICTION

Henry C. Strickland III, Ethel P. Malugen Professor of Law

*RECESSIONAL

Cathedral Brass, “Triumphal March” by Sigfrid Karg-Elert/arr. Austin Ralphson

HOODERS

Ramona Carroll Albin, Associate Professor of Law

Henry C. Strickland III, Ethel P. Malugen Professor of Law

FACULTY MARSHALLS

Emily Bonds Davey, Director of Clinics, Externships, and Public Service

Tim McFarlin, Associate Professor of Law

Tracey M. Roberts, Professor of Law

Lane H. Woodke, Assistant Professor of Law

DEAN

Blake Hudson, Dean, Cumberland School of Law

*The audience will please stand

CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF LAWS

Natalie Rose Beckerink ‡

Kushal U. Patel ‡

CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF STUDIES IN LAW

Brandi Nail Hubbard

Elise Morgan Reach Harris

CANDIDATES FOR JURIS DOCTOR

Gavin Alexander Allen

Katherine Christine Arrington ‡

Ohtra R. Awad

Thomas Nicholas Barnes

Virginia Claire Walker Barnes

Frank Johnson Baxley

Christian David Bayas

Adrianna Bayles

Natalie Rose Beckerink ‡

Ryan Eric Behren

Kynsley Rae Blasingame

Alexis Laurence Brinkmeyer

Sarah Ally Brinson

Lauren Alycee Briscoe

Paul M Brock

Thomas A. Brown

Treona Jameelah Brown

W. Jacob Bruner

Chandler A Burleson

Anna Elizabeth Burns

Marilee Lindsey Butler

Benjamin Aaron Byard

Janel Carr

Victoria Emily-Jane Chaplin

Connor Allan Chase

Hudson Alexander Chastain ‡

Zachariah L. Chiepalich

Jonathan Reed Clark

Madelyn Layne Damon ‡

Mercedes Aaliyah Davis

Parker Highsmith Davis

Tamar S. Dennis

Harold Alfred Dickson IV

Hannah C. Dillashaw

Margaret A. Donlon

Charlotte Ellen Dayton

Sarah Abigail Driggers

McKenzie Nicole Driskell

Lamar Anthony Dukes III

Kalen Shemar Early

Ramzi Khalil Farah

Jonathan Essa Farhat

Ashley Elizabeth Feighery

Austin Randolph Foss

Edward Warren Gaal

Robert Anthony Garcia

William Samuel Gaston

Trevor Elliott Gibbons

Elizabeth Walker Gill

Blair Givens

Katherine Grace Goodin

Jordan Nicole Gorman

Mitchell Gunner Gorman ‡

Madison Anne Grant

Jonah Martin Gray

Thomas D. Hannahan

William C. Harvey

Karleigh Cross Heitschmidt

Jackson Taylor Herring

Kendall L. Herron

Sydney Catherine Hicks

Aliah Tamese Hill

Jeffrey Keith Hilliard Jr.

Jacob Hodge

Chotsani J. Holifield

Rachel Skelton Hollingsworth

Delaney Caroline Holmes

Annaleigh Baggett Holt

Jacari Ikarius Holt

James Montieth Horn ‡

Atchison Parker Hubbard

Jonathan Faulkner Hughes

Joseph H. Ingram ‡

Lana Marie Johnson

Leighton Martin Johnson

Paige A. Johnson

Elizabeth Ann Sheaffer

Kelly M. Kelso

Macy C. Kirby

Saharah M. Lawrence ‡

Tara Elisabeth Leahy

Caroline Frances Leak

Lauren Alexa Lester

Joshua S. Lewis

David Lanier Lindsey

Sophia Michelle Marberry

Amelia Louise Marques

Maggie Lynn Martin

Melissa L. Martin

Hannah Nicole Maynor

Cameron C. McCormack

Mae Grayson McCraney

Elisabeth Grace McDonald

Patrick Morgan McGowin

Sadler Scott McKeen ‡

J. Wesley Meidl

English Elizabeth Moseley

Robert Wallace Murray

Katy Nadira

Taylor Kanoelani Moon Neill

Erin Kathleen O’Sullivan

Iasia S. Oden

John M. Paradise

Dylan Jignesh Patel

Kushal U. Patel ‡

Ashlyn Elisabeth Payne

Avery Roberts Phillip

Katherine Elizabeth Philyaw

Bailee Lauren Plemmons

Brianna C. Plott

Courtney Noel Pomeroy

Abby Rene Raber

Jonathan Lamar Reese

Kelsey Allred Richardson

Alexandra Maria Richart

Scott Robinson

Anna Lee Rogers

Brittney Alexxis Sanders

Olivia Grace Schuerman

John Conal Schultz

Alexandra J. Sexton

Harrison B. Shelton

James Porterfield Simpler

Avery Todd Smith

Benjamin A. Smith

Lauryn R. Smith

Destiny Danielle Stewart

Tristan Sulser

Treasure C. Sutton

Ashlee Elizabeth Talbert

Olivia A. Thompson

Alexandria D. Timm

Claire Virginia Tomberlin

BriAnna Caroline Tomlin ‡

Johnathon M. Towle

Michael Tralongo

Rolanda Tina Turner

Sarah Frances Usher

Margaret Julianna Utsey

Vincent Julian Van Deventer

Hannah Marie Walker

Zach Warren

Kearias Tiliah Washington-Poole

Lauren Elizabeth Wasley

Christopher Ford Waters

Macey Allison Weeks

Carlos Antwon Whitaker

Angela Whitlock

Luther Horn Wolff IV ‡

Justin Alexander Wright

Cionni Lauren Yates