A NOTE TO THE PARENTS AND FRIENDS OF THE SPRING CLASS OF 2019 . . . Commencement ceremonies are milestones in the life of a university and in the lives of its extended family members. While in the narrowest sense each graduate is celebrating the mastery of a defined curriculum of intellectual skills and content, we know that the meaning of this commencement celebration will be much broader and deeper than that. Lifelong friendships have been made. Priceless memories will be cherished. New oppor- tunities are within grasp, some of which seemed like mere fantasies just a few short years ago. Excitement is in the air! For those of us who serve as faculty, staff, alumni, trustees or friends of the University of Montevallo, these commencement ceremonies are a reminder that it is a good thing to include time in our busy schedules to celebrate important achievements and to reflect upon the challenges of tomorrow. Perhaps the greatest gift of a liberal arts education is its power to guide us to wiser decisions during and after those moments of reflection. On behalf of all of us who comprise the Montevallo “family,” it is my pleasure to wel- come you to Alabama’s public liberal arts university. You belong at Montevallo. We proudly present the May graduating Class of 2019. John W. Stewart III University President Schedule of Commencement Activities 7:30 a.m. Reception King House Lawn Sponsored by the UM National Alumni Association 9:00 a.m. Commencement Flowerhill Lawn DRAFT
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A NOTE TO THE PARENTS AND FRIENDS OF THESPRING CLASS OF 2019 . . .
Commencement ceremonies are milestones in the life of a university and in the lives of its extended family members. While in the narrowest sense each graduate is celebrating the mastery of a defined curriculum of intellectual skills and content, we know that the meaning of this commencement celebration will be much broader and deeper than that. Lifelong friendships have been made. Priceless memories will be cherished. New oppor-tunities are within grasp, some of which seemed like mere fantasies just a few short years ago. Excitement is in the air!
For those of us who serve as faculty, staff, alumni, trustees or friends of the University of Montevallo, these commencement ceremonies are a reminder that it is a good thing to include time in our busy schedules to celebrate important achievements and to reflect upon the challenges of tomorrow. Perhaps the greatest gift of a liberal arts education is its power to guide us to wiser decisions during and after those moments of reflection.
On behalf of all of us who comprise the Montevallo “family,” it is my pleasure to wel-come you to Alabama’s public liberal arts university. You belong at Montevallo.
We proudly present the May graduating Class of 2019.
John W. Stewart III University President
Schedule of Commencement Activities
7:30 a.m. Reception King House Lawn Sponsored by the UM National Alumni Association
9:00 a.m. Commencement Flowerhill Lawn
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COMMENCEMENT PROGRAMFlowerhill Lawn
9:00 a.m.Dr. John W. Stewart III, University President, Presiding
Dr. Robert Barone, Academic Grand Marshal
PRELUDE MUSIC University of Montevallo Wind Ensemble Conducted by Dr. Lori Ardovino Professor of Music
Washington Post John Philip Sousa
Suite Francaise Darius Milhaud I. Normandie II. Ile de France III. Provence The Phantom of Opera Medley Andrew Lloyd Webber Arr. Johnnie Vinson
*PROCESSIONAL Pomp and Circumstance Edward Elgar
WELCOME Dr. Stewart
*INVOCATION Ms. Mary Light ’19Outgoing Student Trustee
*NATIONAL ANTHEM Star-Spangled Banner Francis Scott Key
Led by Ms. Lauren Brown ’19
O say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof thro’ the night that our flag was still there. O say, does that star spangled banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
REMARKS Ms. Victoria Cranford ’19 Outgoing Student Government Association President
REMARKS Ms. Abigail Rothfeldt ’19 Outgoing Senior Class President
*The audience will please stand.
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STATE SONG Julia Tutwiler-Edna Gussen Alabama Led by Mr. Justice Allen ’19
PRESENTATION OF DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS DEGREE, honoris causaDr. Stewart assisted by Provost Mary Beth Armstrong,
Trustees Tim Lupinacci ’88, Matt Arnold ’93 and Mary Light
Dr. Richard D. Cummings ’74S. Daniel Abraham Professor of Surgery at Beth Israel
Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School
ADDRESS Dr. Cummings
SPECIAL MUSIC Star Wars: The Force Awakens John Williams
arr. Jay Bocook
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR DEGREESDr. Mary Beth Armstrong, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dr. Ruth Truss, Interim Dean, College of Arts and SciencesDr. Stephen Craft, Dean, Michael E. Stephens College of Business
Dr. Courtney Bentley, Dean, College of EducationDr. Steven Peters, Dean, College of Fine Arts
CONFERRING OF DEGREES Dr. StewartAssisted by Dr. James S. Day, Professor of History
and Ms. Amanda Fox ’04, M.Ed. ’10, Registrar
INDUCTION INTO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Ms. Toni Leo ’80 President, University of Montevallo Alumni Association
*ALMA MATER Virginia P. Figh ’53-Lucy L. Underwood ’54Led by Ms. Brown and Mr. Allen
Alma Mater ever glorious, Sons and Daughters sing thy Praises Seeking Right and Freedom’s Way Steadfast virtues win thee fame Raise a beacon high to guide us May the years be rich and fruitful Shed thy light afar, we pray. Truth and honor crown thy name.
*BENEDICTION Ms. Light
*RECESSIONAL Fanfare James Ployhar
The Commencement Program is being interpreted for the deaf and hard of hearing by Ms. Avey Jane Lute, NAD, RID and Mr. Kris W. Courson, M.Div., RID/NIC, Ed:K-12.
*The audience will please stand.
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The Board of TrusTees
Hon. Kay Ivey, Governor of Alabama, President, ex-officioDr. Eric Mackey, State Superintendent of Education, ex-officio
Hon. Todd Strange, Chair — MontgomeryMr. Matt Arnold — GuntersvilleMs. Beth Chapman — HooverMr. Gary Ellis — Gulf Shores
Mr. Brian Hamilton — BessemerMr. Tim Lupinacci — Birmingham
Mr. LeRoy Nix — MaplesvilleMs. Libby Queen — Alexander CityMrs. Wynelle S. Sewell — Huntsville
Hon. Rodger Smitherman — BirminghamHon. David W. Wheeler — Birmingham
Ms. Mary Light ’19, ex-officio — Enterprise
Seniors wearing medallions are members of Phi Kappa Phi, the highest academic honorary at the University.
The program contains the names of candidates for degrees, but inclusion in the program does not constitute evidence of completion of a degree or of graduation from this institution.
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.
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SPRING 2019CandidaTes for GraduaTion
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Master of Arts DegreeMary Ashley Canevaro .....................................................................................................................BirminghamJessica Ryan Marshall .............................................................................................................................CullmanCandace S. Thompson ......................................................................................................................Birmingham
Superior Academic AchievementDonovan K. Cleckley ....................................Summa Cum Laude .........................................................Clanton Bachelor of Arts with University HonorsAlexander Dolan Coleman ............................Summa Cum Laude ....................................................... Alabaster Bachelor of Science with University HonorsChristopher J. Heck .......................................Summa Cum Laude .......................................................... Hoover Bachelor of Science
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Superior Academic Achievement (cont.)Mary Christine Light .....................................Summa Cum Laude ......................................................Enterprise Bachelor of Arts with University HonorsTyler Marcus Updike .....................................Summa Cum Laude ............................................Wilkesboro, NC Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Arts DegreeIrfana M. Ahmed ................................................. Cum Laude ............................................................. Allen, TXSabrina Nicole Amador ......................................................................................................... Pembroke Pines, FLDestiney Nicole Amos ................................... Magna Cum Laude ............................................................... BoazDanielle M. Ashman ................................................................................................................................ PelhamJarrett Caleb Carey ................................................................................................................................. McCallaAliya Elizabeth Carpenter ........................................................................................................... Hawthorne, CACashmere Clinton .....................................................................................................................................ChelseaBrynne Lee Culverhouse ................................Summa Cum Laude ..................................................BirminghamKadesha Marche’ Fountain .........................................................................................................................EutawStephen A. Gilbert ..............................................................................................................................MontevalloHolly N. Grimes ............................................ Magna Cum Laude ........................................................ AlabasterCasey M. Hanna .................................................. Cum Laude ................................................................ WarriorKayla Nicole Hendley ..............................................................................................................................MayleneAryne Elise Hudson ....................................... Magna Cum Laude ............................................................MobileNabyl Johanna Jimenez .................................................................................................................... Miramar, FLKayla Marie Johnson ................................................................................................................................ PelhamChad Alexander Langley...................................................................................................................... HueytownMary K. McCormick ......................................................................................................................... HomewoodLeah N. Munroe .................................................................................................................................. HuntsvilleJazzlyn Elaine Preston .................................................................................................................................CaleraCindy Jacqueline Gonzalez Rodriguez ................. Cum Laude ................................................................. PelhamSydney Lee Sims ...............................................................................................................................BirminghamBenjamin Caleb Smith.............................................................................................................................. PelhamDominique Kennyette Smith ...............................................................................................................Harvey, ILDanielle Rose Tetro ................................................................................................................................FairhopeMallie Elizabeth Tucker ....................................................................................................................BirminghamCamryn L. Vaughan ................................................................................................................................. Hoover
Bachelor of Arts with University Honors DegreeLaura Elizabeth Derocher .............................. Magna Cum Laude ...................................................Spanish FortErica Von Proctor Lewis ................................Summa Cum Laude ..................................................... Huntsville
Bachelor of Science DegreeNicholas Steven Alagna ....................................... Cum Laude ...............................................................GadsdenJack Gregory Atchison ...................................................................................................................... ColumbianaAshlyn Brooks Bailey ............................................................................................................................. AlabasterAndrew Jared Barnett .................................... Magna Cum Laude ........................................................ BessemerJustin D. Barrick .................................................. Cum Laude ................................................................ClantonEnmanuel Suárez Bejaran .........................................................................Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicJulia Elisabeth Berg........................................ Magna Cum Laude ............................................Västerås, SwedenEmily Layne Bowen .......................................Summa Cum Laude ......................................................... DaphnePatrick M. Bowen ......................................................................................................................... Pleasant Grove
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Bachelor of Science Degree (cont.)Travis C. Boyd ....................................................................................................................................... AnnistonRebecca N. Brown ......................................... Magna Cum Laude ........................................................ AlabasterSenteraca Patrice Brown ........................................................................................................................ AlabasterNicole Casada ................................................ Magna Cum Laude ...................................................BirminghamHunter Elizabeth Chavarry ...........................Summa Cum Laude .....................................................ChickasawClaire Rae Chesnut .............................................. Cum Laude .................................................................. CentreDezmond J. Cole ....................................................................................................................... Panama City, FLLindsey Collins ........................................................................................................................................ OpelikaElizabeth Minnie Colston ............................................................................................................ Pleasant GroveBrianne Lauren Cook .......................................................................................................................... HuntsvilleJames C. Cranford ......................................... Magna Cum Laude ......................................................FultondaleVictoria Irvin Cranford ..................................Summa Cum Laude ......................................................... VerbenaTatyana M. Crook ............................................................................................................................Center PointGina Cheyenne Crumpton .................................................................................................................WilsonvilleKayle Dakota Dawson ............................................................................................................................ Pell CityIsabel Marie Dixon ................................................................................................................................ AlabasterKesha Maleigh Epperson ..................................................................................................................... AlbertvilleTatum M. Etten-Bohm ..................................Summa Cum Laude .......................................................... PelhamJoshua A. Evans ........................................................................................................................................ HooverMary E. Ferguson ..............................................................................................................................GuntersvilleAnitra MaKayleigh Ford ................................ Magna Cum Laude ..........................................................DecaturMackenzie Madison Franzel ................................ Cum Laude .............................................................. AlabasterJonathan Torres Gonzalez .............................. Magna Cum Laude ........................................................ AlabasterJames Ellis Grammer ............................................................................................................................. AlabasterMorgan Nikole Green ............................................................................................................................SylacaugaJordan Layne Gregoria ................................... Magna Cum Laude ......................................................AlexandriaGeorgiAnna Henninger Griffin ........................... Cum Laude .......................................................Seabrook, TXMolly A. Hamilton .......................................................................................................................Cumming, GAJayla Donnae Harper .................................................................................................................... Pleasant GroveElaina Mackenzie Haugh ..................................................................................................................... HuntsvilleLauren Patricia Hooper ........................................................................................................................Rome, GASumer LeighAnn Hudson .............................. Magna Cum Laude ..................................................... CentrevilleTyon Christopher Hudson .......................................................................................................................VestaviaAmanda Marie Ingram ............................................................................................................................. ElmoreAzariah S. Jackson ............................................... Cum Laude .............................................................. AlabasterBenjamin Demetirus Jackson .............................................................................................................UniontownChase Mallory Jackson ..................................Summa Cum Laude ..................................................Spanish FortMelanie Beth Jackson .................................... Magna Cum Laude ........................................................... HortonNicole K. Jelley .............................................. Magna Cum Laude ........................................................... HooverMadison Rae Jett ........................................... Magna Cum Laude ............................................................CornerHannah Elizabeth Johnson ............................ Magna Cum Laude ..........................................................ClantonJesse James Johnson ................................................................................................................................. JemisonIsabella Lenora Kahalley ...................................................................................................................... HuntsvilleTayler Charleen Kukes .................................................................................................................... Pensacola, FLDaniel Patrick LaSusa ............................................................................................................................ AlabasterShelby Nell Lawrence ....................................Summa Cum Laude ............................................................. BrentNicholas Taylor Lewis ................................................................................................................................HelenaSpangler William Lindqvist .......................................................................................................................Mobile
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Bachelor of Science Degree (cont.)Carter Elliott Martin ................................................................................................................. Mountain BrookKatelyn Renee Martinez ............................................................................................................................AthensShelby Renea McKinney ......................................................................................................................... McCallaAl Miller ........................................................ Magna Cum Laude .........................................................ElkmontToy Christopher Morgan ............................................................................................................... St. Louis, MOAryn Ray Mosley ........................................................................................................................................CaleraChristopher Lamar Nicholson ..........................................................................................................BirminghamAlexis D. Nolen ...........................................................................................................................................LeedsTerrie Priscilla Palmer ................................................................................................................................AthensDanielle M. Parks .............................................................................................................................BirminghamJana Mariah Payne ............................................................................................................... Rock Hall, BarbadosRachel Pearson ............................................... Magna Cum Laude ........................................................ BessemerMorgan Nichole Petelinski ................................................................................................................ RobertsdaleBrittany A. Phillips ........................................ Magna Cum Laude ........................................................ PrattvilleAndrew Joshua Kenneth Pouncey ..............................................................................................................BeulahAbbey Marie Pratt .........................................Summa Cum Laude .............................................Greenwood, INWalter D. Price IV ....................................................................................................................................... BrentDanielle Richardson ...................................... Magna Cum Laude ...........................................................ChelseaMelissa S. Romine ............................................... Cum Laude ...........................................................MontevalloHeather Elizabeth Roque ...........................................................................................................................GurleyAbigail Lauren Rothfeldt ....................................................................................................................MontevalloShady Scott Sherbert ............................................ Cum Laude ..............................................................SylacaugaColleen Dion Shifter-Kennedy ................................................................................................. New Orleans, LARayne Elizabeth Sinclair ................................ Magna Cum Laude ............................................ Calgary, CanadaDa’Qunaika Da’Sha Smith .............................................................................................................. MontgomeryHalee Parris Stallings ........................................... Cum Laude .......................................................... JacksonvilleTara Jean Stanley ........................................... Magna Cum Laude .................................................... BlountsvilleKalisha B. Steele .......................................................................................................................................MarionArianna Nichole Swain .............................................................................................................................LincolnNathan Isaiah Tabor ........................................................................................................................... CentrevilleTiffeni Montrice Thomas ..................................................................................................................BirminghamRaegan Caroline Thompson ................................ Cum Laude .............................................................. AnnistonJennifer Je’Nai Toney ........................................................................................................................BirminghamKirbi Elizabeth Tuck ........................................... Cum Laude .........................................................BirminghamLiz B. Vann ............................................................................................................................................ AlabasterMadeline Elise Ward.............................................................................................................................. AlabasterJoshua Weeks ......................................................................................................................................MontevalloAlexander H. Weldon ............................................................................................................................... SterrettPreston Blake Whitehead ........................................................................................................................HartselleAllison Kathleen Whitley .................................... Cum Laude ........................................................Acworth, GASamantha Hines Wilson ................................ Magna Cum Laude ............................................................ PinsonOlivia Jane Womack .........................................................................................................................BirminghamCarson McKenzie York .................................. Magna Cum Laude ...................................................... HuntsvilleTristan Edmonds Young ................................ Magna Cum Laude ................................................... Bay MinetteCarina Alexandra Zegarra ............................. Magna Cum Laude .................................. Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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Bachelor of Science with University Honors DegreeJeffrey Isaac Devine .......................................Summa Cum Laude .............................................Clarksville, TNAshton K. Irvin .............................................. Magna Cum Laude ............................................................MobileGordon George Geddes Kennedy ........................................................................................................ HuntsvilleRebekah E. Koen ...........................................Summa Cum Laude ................................................. Mount OliveColton Wayne Vaughn .................................. Magna Cum Laude ............................................................GurleyAden Christopher Ward ..........................................................................................................................HartselleZachary E. Watkins ............................................. Cum Laude ...............................................................Ardmore
MICHAEL E. STEPHENS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Master of Business Administration DegreeMohammed Saeed Alharbi ..................................................................................................Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaEugene Fontaine Gilmore III ...................................................................................................................VestaviaTatum Nichole Harless .......................................................................................................................... AlabasterJonathan Thomas Holmes ...........................................................................................................................CaleraKaycee Ledbetter ........................................................................................................................................CaleraJohn Bradley McCracken ..................................................................................................................BirminghamMurphy Elizabeth Thomalla Reed ....................................................................................................BirminghamJessica Leanne Russell ...................................................................................................................... Mount OliveMadden Eric Saverse ...........................................................................................................................MontevalloNatalie Ann Shoemaker .................................................................................................................. Calhoun, GANicole S. Smith ...................................................................................................................................MontevalloRichard Alvin Umstead III ....................................................................................................................... HooverElizabeth Wesley Vaughn ................................................................................................................ Montgomery
Superior Academic AchievementStuart Samuel Andrews .................................Summa Cum Laude .......................................................... Pelham Bachelor of Business AdministrationChristopher J. Heck .......................................Summa Cum Laude .......................................................... Hoover Bachelor of Business AdministrationHannah A. Williams .....................................Summa Cum Laude .........................................................Maylene Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Business Administration DegreeKiara Shonta Anderson .......................................................................................................................GreensboroBrieanna Marie Blume ......................................... Cum Laude ................................................. Bloomington, INAlexis Taylor Bonanno ................................... Magna Cum Laude ................................................ Lakeland, TNJessica Elizabeth Boyd ............................................................................................................... Saint Joseph, MIJill Lauren Brantley .............................................................................................................................MontevalloAnjelica Laneshia Braxton ..................................................................................................................UniontownJohn W. Buttrey III........................................................................................................................Indian Springs
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Bachelor of Business Administration Degree (cont.)Sawyer Edward Cahela ....................................................................................................................... Sardis CityChristian Elisha Caldwell ...................................................................................................................... AnnistonYoandra R. Camarillo .......................................... Cum Laude ................................................................ JemisonAshlyn D. Chancellor .............................................................................................................................. ThorsbyEric Michael Cook ........................................................................................................................................ BoazAlice Mae Copland ........................................ Magna Cum Laude ..............................Baildon, United KingdomJason Bradley Cryar .......................................................................................................... Altamonte Springs, FLJasmyn Simone Echols ................................... Magna Cum Laude ........................................................ AlabasterLady Sarah Deleon Federico ............................................................................................................ La Mesa, CAOwen W. Frazier ......................................................................................................................................... AdgerMaria Margarita Duran Garcia ..........................................................................................................WilsonvilleDakota Robin Goff .................................................................................................................................HartselleTyler Christian Guesnard .............................. Magna Cum Laude ............................................................MobileMichael Raymond Hangen ..................................................................................................................... Pell CityAbigail L. Head .........................................................................................................................................HelenaVictoria Henry ......................................................................................................................................... JemisonTyler Russell Hosmer ............................................................................................................................. AlabasterZachary Xavier Keith Jackson .................................................................................................................... PinsonDeshawn Lamar Jones .................................................................................................................... Gulfport, MSPreston Michael Jones .......................................................................................................................... NorthportGary A. King III ............................................................................................................................ St. Charles, ILAkbar Lakhani ............................................... Magna Cum Laude ........................................... Hyderabad, IndiaNicholas Cole Leno .........................................................................................................................West BloctonJavisia Lanique Looney ................................................................................................................................LeedsLizet Jazmin Chavez Martinez ....................... Magna Cum Laude ........................................................... PelhamSimone Jaeda Maxwell ......................................... Cum Laude ....................................................... Marietta, GAJoyce E’Lain Parker .............................................. Cum Laude ................................................................ DothanMichelle M. Perez ...............................................................................................................................MontevalloAustin Petrovich ......................................................................................................................... Brentwood, TNKrista Reilly Poole .................................................................................................................................. Pell CityDanielle E. Roberts .......................................Summa Cum Laude .................................................Oakdale, CAErica Wilson Roberts ..................................................................................................................................CaleraYurenia Rodriguez ......................................................................................................................... St. Louis, MOTatiana Alazaé Samuel ..................................................................................................................... Tomball, TXBernard Lindley Scott IV ......................................................................................................................TrussvilleJessica Nicole Smith ................................................................................................................................VandiverMargeaux A. Souter ............................................................................................................................WilsonvilleTiffany Paige Tucker .............................................................................................................................. AlabasterBrenna Evelyn Washburn .............................. Magna Cum Laude ............................................................HelenaSamuel J. Wells ........................................................................................................................................... JasperJustin M. Whitley ..................................................................................................................................OhatcheeTiara Miche Williams ..............................................................................................................................Irondale
Bachelor of Business Administration with University Honors DegreeJohn Gerrit Janssen ........................................Summa Cum Laude .......................................................Flat RockJeffrey Ryne Mills ...................................................................................................................................... Pinson
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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Educational Specialist DegreeSamantha Leigh Bain ......................................................................................................................... RussellvilleJessica Clarice Bynum .......................................................................................................................BirminghamCelia Dozier .............................................................................................................................................. PelhamBrandi Holloway Eades..................................................................................................................Indian SpringsLori Ann Gibson ........................................................................................................................................AthensAmanda A. Harvie ...................................................................................................................................MayleneTracy A. Johns ......................................................................................................................................... JemisonChristi Michelle King .........................................................................................................................MontevalloDavid A. Sheffield .................................................................................................................................. AlabasterAshley B. Strickland ................................................................................................................................... SelmaJennifer Smith Towles .......................................................................................................................Birmingham
Master of Education DegreeDaniel Alberto Ballesteros ................................................................................................................... HuntsvilleAllison Emily Bates ................................................................................................................................ AlabasterRebecca DeAnne Benson ....................................................................................................................... AlabasterJennifer Stewart Boyle ........................................................................................................................... AlabasterStacie L. Brown...................................................................................................................................MontevalloMarlene K. Carver .....................................................................................................................................HelenaTanesha Johntae-Ma’Lynn Childs .......................................................................................................TuscaloosaAmber M. Friedman ...................................................................................................................................CaleraAnna Kathryn Greer ..............................................................................................................................TrussvilleJonah Nelson Grice ..................................................................................................................................VestaviaKrysten Leigh Gunn ................................................................................................................................ClantonNeely Elizabeth Haynes ............................................................................................................................ChelseaTara Denise Henderson ..............................................................................................................................CaleraDeAngelo Lamar Hunter .........................................................................................................................FairfieldTalerie Alandra Jackson ....................................................................................................................BirminghamShane Alexander Lashley ....................................................................................................................... BessemerRachel Ellison Lawley .................................................................................................................................CaleraZoe Lynn Lewis ...................................................................................................................................DemopolisTanory McBee .........................................................................................................................................VestaviaKathryn V. Strickland Morrison ...............................................................................................................ChelseaMaria Hope Serrano ...........................................................................................................................MontevalloHeather Allexis Sprowl .......................................................................................................................MontevalloHannah Elizabeth Strength .....................................................................................................................IrondaleKatherine R. Terino ......................................................................................................................... MontgomeryCandace S. Thompson ......................................................................................................................BirminghamDanielle Lynette Tickell ...................................................................................................................... Hueytown
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Master of Education Degree (cont.)Matthew Charles Williams .........................................................................................................................CaleraMargaret E. Wiygul ................................................................................................................... Mountain Brook
Superior Academic AchievementAnna Marie Hill ............................................Summa Cum Laude ...........................................................Helena Bachelor of ScienceRebekah Marie Laurance ...............................Summa Cum Laude ........................................................ Pell City Bachelor of ScienceMara Marie Miller .........................................Summa Cum Laude .................................................Roanoke, TX Bachelor of ScienceDuong T. Nguyen ..........................................Summa Cum Laude ...........................................................Helena Bachelor of ScienceKatherine Elizabeth Sanders ..........................Summa Cum Laude ..................................................Dunlap, TN Bachelor of ScienceRachel C. Youngpeter ....................................Summa Cum Laude ...........................................................Mobile Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Arts DegreeSavannah Ivey Bell .........................................Summa Cum Laude ........................................................ SaralandPeyton Marie Lang ................................................................................................................................TrussvilleAubrey Denise Mixon ....................................................................................................................... Kalaheo, HI
Bachelor of Science DegreeKhari Anderson .................................................................................................................................Atlanta, GAEmilee Noelle Blue ................................................................................................................................... PelhamBrittany Mechelle Bristow ..................................................................................................................MontevalloAudriannah Kaitlynn Bryant .................................................................................................................. OneontaShauntece Alera Catlin .....................................................................................................................BirminghamCharity Skye Conn ........................................ Magna Cum Laude ............................................................HelenaJamesia S. Edmond .............................................................................................................................. HuntsvilleJesse Kenneth Ellefson ....................................................................................................... North Fort Myers, FLAndrew Lamar Givan ................................................................................................................................HelenaLa’Tavia Re’Nae Grant ........................................................................................................................ HueytownEmily Somer Hall ............................................................................................................................. ColumbianaEmmanuel Lewis Higgins.......................................................................................................................RoanokeLindsey Ann Hohn ....................................................................................................................................... ArabJami Elizabeth Hudak ................................... Magna Cum Laude ..................................................Geneseo, NYMary Beth Hudson .............................................. Cum Laude .....................................................................TitusRebecca Ann Joiner ...........................................................................................................................MonroevilleTamara Denise Jones ........................................................................................................................Dayton, OHLejylan Jordan ..................................................................................................................................... BrundidgeKrista Ann Knight ......................................... Magna Cum Laude ..................................................West BloctonAminah Z. Long .................................................. Cum Laude ...................................................................CaleraMarvin McKenzie Jr. ............................................................................................................................... JemisonAron McRee .......................................................................................................................................... AlabasterColumbia Elizabeth Nave .............................. Magna Cum Laude .........................................................ElkmontSimone LaNae Nelson ......................................... Cum Laude .....................................................Tallahassee, FLAbigail Eden Newman ............................................................................................................................... Jasper
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Bachelor of Science Degree (cont.)Molly Christine O’Barr ...........................................................................................................................IrondaleCody Marc Patillo ..................................................................................................................................... MorrisAlyssa Mary Peters ................................................................................................................................... JemisonCallie Crowe Pinson ......................................Summa Cum Laude .................................................... CentrevilleCatherine Ann Renda ................................................................................................................................ PinsonAlexandria N. Ried ........................................ Magna Cum Laude ........................................................TrussvilleKatherine Margaret Riley .......................................................................................................................MadisonCali Danae Rodgers ...............................................................................................................................SylacaugaKristin Paige Rudell ......................................................................................................................Shreveport, LALara Michaelyn Schuetz .................................Summa Cum Laude ............................................. Clear Lake, TXGarrett John Senia ..................................................................................................................................GadsdenMarisa Elizabeth Sosa .......................................... Cum Laude .............................................................Alvin, TXKara Elizabeth Swiney ...................................Summa Cum Laude ....................................................MontevalloTrevor Lee Tatum ..........................................Summa Cum Laude .......................................................... PelhamKayla M. Taylor ................................................... Cum Laude ...........................................................MontevalloNa’Keysha Anne Taylor .................................Summa Cum Laude ..................................................BirminghamSara Ashley Taylor ...............................................................................................................................SpringvilleLauren Alene Van Steenwyk ..........................................................................................................Rossmoor, CAAnnamarie A. Wallace ................................................................................................................................. BrentMelanie Nicole Whitley ...................................................................................................................Acworth, GAJarrell A. Williams .....................................................................................................................................MobileTaryn Denise Woodgett ........................................................................................................................... OxfordRaquel Colston Young ........................................................................................................................... Bessemer
Bachelor of Science with University Honors DegreeKayla E. Chambers .............................................. Cum Laude .............................................................. Bessemer
COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS
Superior Academic AchievementJasmine Evonne Baxter ..................................Summa Cum Laude ................................................. Montgomery Bachelor of ArtsBreanna Erin Earls .........................................Summa Cum Laude .................................................. Bay Minette Bachelor of Fine ArtsMary Christine Light .....................................Summa Cum Laude ......................................................Enterprise Bachelor of Arts with University Honors
Bachelor of Arts DegreeSamantha Fair Abney ............................................................................................................................... HooverAllison Nicole Beitzel ................................................................................................................ Panama City, FLShelby Ann Bock ................................................................................................................................... Prattville
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Bachelor of Arts Degree (cont.)Angel G. Carrillo ................................................................................................................................. HuntsvilleLindsey Nicole Dukeminier ............................................................................................................. Union GroveNicholas Scott Jubeck ...................................................................................................................... Mount OliveOlyvia Qynn Kirk ............................................... Cum Laude .........................................................BirminghamEllis Hugh Landers .................................................................................................................................. DothanBrooke Alexandria Lee ........................................................................................................................ AdamsvilleLauren Brooke Pero .......................................................................................................................... Canton, GAJybria Donae Robinson ............................................................................................................................IrondaleChloé Celeste Scott ...........................................................................................................................BirminghamMichael Anna Shell................................................................................................................................ BessemerJo’Leshia VonShay Simpson ..............................................................................................................BirminghamAshley Rebekah Stevens .................................Summa Cum Laude ............................................... Wartrace, TNMikala Cheyenne Thornton ................................. Cum Laude ...................................................................CaleraAlexus Ke’Asia Turner ...................................................................................................................... Montgomery
Bachelor of Arts with University Honors DegreeHannah N. Bell ............................................. Magna Cum Laude .........................................................FairhopeRiver Steven Dolan ............................................................................................................................. Russellville
Bachelor of Fine Arts DegreeAlexander J. Belli ...................................................................................................................................... HooverSavannah Lee Cleckler .............................................................................................................................ClantonKatlyn A. Coley ................................................................................................................................ ColumbianaKasaundra Caye Couch ....................................... Cum Laude ................................................................FlorenceJ. Dylan Dagnan .................................................. Cum Laude ................................................................... AdgerCaitlynn Samantha Donnelly ................................................................................................................... HooverJoanna Blake Edmondson .................................... Cum Laude ........................................................ MontgomerySteven Mark Finley ...........................................................................................................................BirminghamMelissa Erin Hund ........................................ Magna Cum Laude ............................................. East Palatka, FLSamantha Skye Keevan .....................................................................................................................Spanish FortBlake Anthony Lovelace .....................................................................................................................MontevalloJo Maya Blue Northen ................................... Magna Cum Laude ........................................Saint Leonard, MDAshley Rebekah Stevens .................................Summa Cum Laude ............................................... Wartrace, TNJesse R. Warech ............................................................................................................................Pine Brook, NJYael Sophia Webster ............................................. Cum Laude ....................................................... Franklin, TNChristina Frances Yancy ................................ Magna Cum Laude ...................................................Spanish Fort
Bachelor of Fine Arts with University Honors DegreeErica Von Proctor Lewis ................................Summa Cum Laude ..................................................... HuntsvilleRyan Keith Orso Jr. .......................................Summa Cum Laude ...........................................................Mobile
Bachelor of Music DegreeJustice L. Allen .............................................. Magna Cum Laude ............................................ Panama City, FLLauren Nicole Brown ........................................... Cum Laude ....................................................Tullahoma, TNAaron Christopher Evans ....................................................................................................................GardendaleHayle Michel Mitchell ...........................................................................................................................TrussvilleMytchell W. Walker ............................................................................................................................... Alabaster
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Bachelor of Science DegreeEmilie Alfano ........................................................................................................................................... HooverEmily Claire Beatty .......................................Summa Cum Laude .........................Craigavon, Northern IrelandJoseph Michael Contorno ..........................................................................................................................HelenaWilliam Colton Crowe ..................................Summa Cum Laude .................................................... CentrevilleMorgan Lynn Evans ...................................... Magna Cum Laude ..........................................................VestaviaAustin Webb Gates ............................................................................................................................ThomasvilleMary Elizabeth Gray .....................................Summa Cum Laude ..................................................BirminghamWyatt D. Hall ............................................................................................................................................HelenaKendall Mitchell Johnson ...................................................................................................................MontevalloLydia Joy Kearley ................................................................................................................................. HuntsvilleChase Marie Knapstein ................................. Magna Cum Laude .......................................................... DaphneKristin Lynn Martin ......................................................................................................................... ColumbianaMarcus Ian Moore ...................................................................................................................................IrondaleSenny Nguyen ....................................................................................................................................GardendaleEmily Elizabeth Perry ................................................................................................................................ CentreMichael James Schooley ............................................................................................................................ PelhamBrock McCallister Schumann .............................. Cum Laude .........................................................BirminghamKohlton Shaffer ..................................................................................................................................... AlabasterKaDeisha Samaria Stowes ...................................................................................................................... AlabasterAustin Cole Thornton ................................................................................................................................HelenaTristan Edmonds Young ................................ Magna Cum Laude ................................................... Bay Minette
Bachelor of Science with University Honors DegreeMaggie Jo Benson .......................................... Magna Cum Laude ......................................................... CordovaJamie Amber Haas .........................................Summa Cum Laude ......................................................EnterpriseAshton K. Irvin .............................................. Magna Cum Laude ............................................................MobileKaitlyn Renae Shehee .......................................... Cum Laude ................................................................. GenevaSavannah Beth Willard ..................................Summa Cum Laude ......................................... Chattanooga, TN
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Dr. Richard D. CummingsCommencement Speaker, May 4, 2019
The keynote speaker for Spring Commencement is 1974 graduate, Dr. Richard D. Cummings, world-renowned researcher.
Cummings currently works as the S. Daniel Abraham Professor of Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Harvard Medical School in Boston. He is also the director of the Harvard Medical School Center for Glycoscience.
With his broad and deep expertise in the biomedical sciences, Cum-mings is one of the country’s leading biological chemists. He is a co-founder, among other well-known scientists, of the fields of glycomics and glycobiology. Cummings has more than 300 peer-reviewed pub-
lications in the field, along with more than 70 review articles, dozens of book chapters and is the co-editor of the first textbook in glycobiology “Essentials of Glycobiology,” now in its third edition.
This relatively new area is rapidly gaining interest due to the discovery that glycans, or sugars play a role in all aspects of biology, health and disease. This has led to the development of new drugs, diagnostics, and vaccines. His work impacts many areas including cancer biology, innate and adap-tive immunity, thrombosis and hemostasis, nutrition and infectious diseases.
Cummings grew up in Isabella, Alabama, and upon graduating from Isabella High School, he entered the University of Montevallo. He earned his bachelor’s degree with a major in biology and a minor in chemistry from the University of Montevallo in 1974. Cummings then attended the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore where he received his Ph.D. in biology/biochemistry. He conducted his post-doctoral fellowship in hematology/oncology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
His academic career first led him to the University of Georgia where he was quickly promoted to professor and associate director of the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center. In 1992, Cum-mings accepted a position as the Ed Miller Endowed Chair in Molecular Biology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. While there, he founded the Oklahoma Center for Medical Glycobiology. In 2006, he moved to Emory University School of Medicine as the chair of the De-partment of Biochemistry, where he also founded the Glycomics Center.
In his current position at BIDMC, he serves as the vice-chair of basic and translational research, chair of the Research Council, and associate director for Drug Discovery and Translational Re-search. As of 2018, Cummings is also the scientific director of the Feihe Nutrition Laboratory and director of the Cancer Glycomics Program within the Cancer Research Institute.
