Spring 2013 Program - Valdosta State University

Valdosta State University 

Spring Commencement 

2013

West Hall 1917 and 2013 

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the Board of regents of the University system of georgia was created in 1931 as a 

part of a reorganization of georgia’s state government. With this act, public higher 

education in georgia was unified for the first time under a single governing and 

management authority. the governor appoints members of the Board to a seven 

year term and regents may be reappointed to subsequent terms by a sitting governor. 

regents donate their time and expertise to serve the state through their governance 

of the University system of georgia – the position is a voluntary one without 

financial remuneration. today the Board of regents is composed of 19 members, 

five of whom are appointed from the state-at-large, and one from each of the state’s 

14 congressional districts. the Board elects a chancellor who serves as its chief 

executive officer and the chief administrative officer of the University system. the 

Board oversees the 31 colleges and universities that comprise the University system 

of georgia, skidaway institute of oceanography and the georgia public library 

system. 

C. dean alford, P.e. 

Kenneth r. Bernard, Jr. 

lori durden 

larry r. ellis 

rutledge a. griffin, Jr. 

george hooKs 

university systeM of georgia 

C. thomas hoPKins, Jr. 

W. mansfield Jennings, Jr., m.d. 

donald m. leeBern, Jr. 

William h. nesmith, Jr. 

Hank M. Huckaby 

ChanCellor 

Dr. Houston Davis 

exeCutive viCe ChanCellor & 

Chief aCademiC offiCer 

boarD of regents 

doreen stiles Poitevint 

neil l. Pruitt, Jr. 

sCott smith 

Kessel stelling, Jr. 

BenJamin J. tarButton, iii 

riChard l. tuCKer 

rogers Wade 

larry WalKer 

don l. Waters 

PhiliP a. Wilheit, sr. 

valDosta state university 

Founded in 1906, within the then-georgia Board of regents’ restrictive belief that “good 

educational facilities for women can be provided at relatively low rates,” south georgia state 

normal college has blossomed into one of georgia’s two regional universities. 

Valdosta state University’s (VsU) mission is to be a dynamic community of scholars focused on 

teaching, research, creative endeavors, and service. VsU’s living/learning environment is student 

centered, preparing a diverse student body to contribute to an evolving technological and global 

society. our university promotes the highest educational and ethical standards while advancing 

economic and cultural development. our primary goal is for the quality of our engagement to 

transform students’ lives. 

VsU has six colleges and one school, including the college of arts and sciences. the college 

houses 44% of the VsU’s faculty, 53% of its student body and is comprised of 10 academic 

departments and three programs, which offers 23 minors, 18 baccalaureate degrees, eight master’s 

degrees, and one doctoral degree. a leader in undergraduate research, the college spearheaded 

the university’s first undergraduate research symposium nearly 20 years ago as well as hosts 

a lecture series, regular interdisciplinary colloquia, recognition of outstanding alumni, student 

presentations, and science saturdays for community children. the college seeks to advance 

learning in the liberal arts tradition, promoting free and open inquiry, community engagement, 

intellectual flexibility, and personal creativity that prepares students to become independent, selfaffirmed, 

and productive citizens. 

the college of nursing has expanded to include one associate degree, two baccalaureate 

degrees, and graduate programs focusing on advanced nursing practice which include the adult/ 

gerontology nurse practitioner and Family psychiatric mental Health nurse practitioner tracks 

as well as the advanced nurse generalist the clinical nurse leader. in addition to nursing, the 

college has developed a growing nutrition minor and coordinates the dental hygiene program in 

collaboration with the Wiregrass georgia technical college. current plans include an expansion 

of the graduate programs to include the doctor of nursing practice. our nursing programs 

are fully accredited by the commission for collegiate nursing education through 2021. From 

entry into practice, the college has responded to the nursing shortage by creating curricula and 

learning opportunities that facilitate access to higher education that ensures graduates are leaders 

in healthcare who anticipate and respond to the ever-changing needs of a global community. 

Point of Interest 

Students attending the South Georgia State Normal 

College were informed by the Bulletin that they were 

expected to wear an “Everyday Uniform.” The “Everyday 

Uniform” was to consist of a “blue serge skirt, white waist 

[blouse], Robespierre collar, [and a] blue silk Windsor tie” 

and is modeled by Lucille Arnold. The students also had 

Winter and Spring dress uniforms to be worn on Sunday 

and other formal occasions. 

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the Harley langdale Jr. college of Business administration has been accredited by the aacsB 

international for the past 25 years; this places the college among the top 5% of business schools 

worldwide. Highlights within the college include the following: the students in Free enterprise 

teams have been regional champions for the past 19 years and have placed in the top four teams 

nationally five out of the last 10 years, the small Business development center and the center 

for Business and economic research has been instrumental in the economic development of 

the south georgia region, and the southeastern Federal credit Union Financial trading center 

makes VsU one of only two georgia universities that feature student teams trading with real 

funds. 

the dewar college of education, with over 60 programs housed in seven different departments, 

enjoys one of VsU’s largest enrollments. the college is accredited by the national council 

for accreditation of teacher education and is an american association of colleges for teacher 

education award winning institution. the college, which includes the sullivan literacy center, 

the speech and Hearing clinic, and the Valdosta early college academy, is not only a leader in 

the preparation of outstanding educational professionals but also in technological innovation and 

community engagement. 

the college of the arts, including the departments of art, communication arts, and music, 

reflects a traditional and continuing commitment to provide cultural enrichment in the lives 

of the students and other citizens of georgia. the college of the arts maintains a calendar of 

performing arts, including: the Valdosta symphony orchestra, peach state summer theatre (the 

official musical theatre of the state of georgia), visual arts, and television programming. 

the Honors college, whose mission is to stimulate academically motivated students to achieve 

their full academic potential, transitioned from a well-established Honors program in 2010. 

the college encourages meaningful connections between disciplines, innovative and unusual 

approaches to subject matter, and a reliance upon experiential learning and global awareness that 

are fully integrated into the course content and lead to opportunities for strong undergraduate 

research and creative endeavors. in application of this mission, the Honors certification serves as 

an incubator for scholarship, creativity, and innovative approaches. this academic year introduced 

the Honors scholars program, which provides stipends for 51 students. With a generous gift 

from Jerry and Kay Jennett, the college will launch the Jennett scholars program in 2013, which 

will enable VsU to recruit the nation’s top scholars. 

the graduate school houses 56 programs with a strong selection of face-to-face, fully online, 

and Web-hybrid graduate degrees. to meet the evolving workforce and economic development 

needs of our region, VsU has designed and implemented new offerings such as the Healthcare 

administration track in the mBa degree and the certificate in non-profit management in public 

administration. our graduate programs provide opportunities for innovative collaboration 

with outstanding faculty through research and graduate assistantships. With more than 2,000 

graduate students at VsU, a record 350 are receiving graduate assistantships. 

a coMMunity coMes togetHer 

one of the most remarkable features of Valdosta state University’s founding is the belief in 

the importance of higher education shared not just by a few individuals, but by the entire 

city of Valdosta. Founded in 1906, by legislation led by colonel William s. West in the 

georgia senate and c.r. ashley and e.J. mcree in the House, no funds were appropriated 

for the school until 1911. While the state allocated $25,000 for the college, the city of 

Valdosta knew this amount would not be enough to operate the college. realizing the 

positive impact this college would have on the region, the city of Valdosta raised $50,000, 

and col. West donated the property that is now the main part of campus to the state for 

use by the new institution. 

soutH georgia state norMal college (1913-1922) 

the first president selected for the new institution was richard Holmes powell. His travels 

in the american southwest led him to choose the spanish mission style of architecture 

for the institution’s buildings. the school opened as south georgia state normal college 

(sgsnc) in January 1913, with three college freshmen and 15 sub freshmen. the early 

students were required to wear a school uniform and paid $10 per year for tuition and 

$12 per month for food and board. most came to be teachers and studied subjects from 

literature to physics to agriculture. in 1922, the school became a four-year college and the 

legislature changed the name to georgia state Womans college. 

georgia state WoMans college (1922-1950) 

president powell headed the georgia state Womans college (gsWc) until 1933 when he 

was made dean of the coordinate college in athens. dr. Jere m. pound, president of the 

georgia teachers college, was sent to Valdosta. pound’s tenure at gsWc lasted less than a 

year before he had to go on sick leave; he died a year later in 1935. 

dr. Frank robertson reade assumed the job of acting president in 1934 and on dr. 

pound’s death became president. during his tenure, new deal programs enabled the 

school to expand physically from three to seven buildings. the powell library, dedicated 

by eleanor roosevelt, was a centerpiece of this construction. during World War ii, gsWc 

emphasized politics and science in its curriculum and in 1943, the B.s. degree was added. 

moody airfield, located nine miles from campus, provided male participants for many 

patriotic parties. 

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“ 

i t 

had long been a cause for regret to the more far sighted men and women of south 

Georgia, that there was not in the whole southern half of the State a single State 

institution of higher learning. It is a well known principle that the influence of a 

college, like the light of a lamp, is strongest near at hand, and weakens rapidly with 

distance. South Georgia needs a high class college; and it is a cause of great pride to 

Valdosta that her sons were the leaders of the movement that finally created such an 

institution....” 

Richard H. Powell, 1913

valDosta state college (1950-1993) 

dr. reade served until 1948, he was followed by dr. ralph thaxton, who came from 

University of georgia, where he had served as professor, dean, director of admissions, 

and registrar. soon after dr. thaxton began his service, the Board of regents, acting on 

the advice of a committee which had examined the whole University of georgia system, 

declared that in 1950 gsWc was to become a co-educational - Valdosta state college 

(Vsc). 

programs in pre-medical, pre-dentistry, and pre-pharmacy were added, and the sciences 

became more prominent. Business became a popular major after 1950. 

in 1953 Vsc acquired the property of the former emory Jr. college, a private all male 

school that operated from 1928 to 1953, less than a mile away, and the facilities became the 

north campus which now house the college of Business and air Force rotc. 

By 1956 men on campus outnumbered the women. greek organizations were formed, with 

fraternities leading the way, and inter-collegiate athletics became a part of campus life when 

the rebels, an all-male basketball team, was formed. 

Under dr. thaxton’s tenure, the college integrated in 1963. over the next decade the 

college was pleased to witness an increase in african american students, faculty, and 

administrators. 

dr. thaxton retired in 1966, and dr. s. Walter martin, former president of emory University 

and Vice chancellor of the University system of georgia, assumed the presidency. He 

presided over a time of physical expansion of the school, including the construction of 

such buildings as the odum library, the education center, the Fine arts Building, the 

college Union, a science administration Building and 

six dormitories. the student body grew, the school 

of nursing was established, and many programs 

expanded, including those in graduate education. 


The Hon. William S. West (for whom West Hall is named) 

was, according to the December 22, 1914 issue of the 

Valdosta Daily Times, “the main spirit in bringing the 

South Georgia State Normal College to Valdosta.” West 

was the president of the Senate at the time the SGSNC 

was created. West was a gifted teacher, lawyer, 

politician, senator, and farmer. 

valDosta state university (1993-Present) 

When dr. martin retired in 1978, dr. Hugh coleman Bailey assumed the post. Under 

dr. Bailey, the school had doubled in size from 4,500 to 9,000 students. From 1978 to 

1993, numerous programs were added and existing courses upgraded, resulting in the early 

1980s endeavor to make Vsc a university. throughout the 1980s the college established 

off-campus sites and course offerings and began receiving state and federal grant funds 

to develop curriculum and programs. in 1993, all the hard work and planning paid off. 

Valdosta state college became Valdosta state University (VsU), the second regional 

university in the University system of georgia. in fall 1998, Valdosta state University 

adopted the semester system, along with other units of the University system of georgia. 

Under Bailey’s leadership VsU continued to grow with the addition of the 150,000-squarefoot 

(14,000 m 2 ) University center in the 1995 and a new science building in 2001. 

in January 2002, dr. ronald m. Zaccari assumed the post of VsU’s president and during 

his time in office VsU updated its infrastructure to accommodate student population 

growth, including the construction of four new dormitories, two parking decks, a new 

student union, and student health care center. the design and initial planning for the 

Health sciences and Business administration Building represents one of dr. Zaccari’s most 

significant contributions to the physical transformation of the campus. 

dr. patrick J. schloss became the president of VsU in 2008 and was in office during 

the opening of a new student Health center, georgia residence Hall, and the student 

Union. He secured the funds for construction of the Jerry and Kay Jennett lecture Hall, 

the psychology Building, the restoration of ashley Hall, and the addition to the Bailey 

science Building. during his tenure as president, VsU’s enrollment increased at both the 

undergraduate and graduate levels. dr. schloss also worked with the university’s Faculty 

senate to establish university-wide standards for tenure and promotion thereby ensuring a 

high-level of academic quality among faculty. 

From 2011-2012, dr. louis levy served as interim president and oversaw the completion 

of the Bailey science center addition, the restoration of ashley Hall, and the appropriation 

of $32 million for the construction of the Health sciences and Business administration 

Building. 

dr. William J. mcKinney assumed the duties of VsU’s ninth president on July 1, 2012. 

While in office, dr. mcKinney has established the Jennett scholars program, a highlycompetitive 

merit-based program that covers recipients’ cost of attendance for four years; 

has facilitated the development of a new innovative designs for enhancing the academy 

(idea) center; was instrumental in VsU becoming the first public university in georgia 

to join the aac&U presidents’ trust, placing VsU among a small group of universities 

nationwide committed to bridging the gap between economic development and liberal 

education; and presided over the groundbreaking for the new Health sciences and Business 

administration Building. 


graDuate coMMenceMent convocation 

PresiDing: 

WilliaM J. Mckinney, PH.D. 

President of the University 

oPening of exercises 

dr. James t. laplant 

Interim Assistant Vice President for 

Research & Dean of Graduate School 

coMMenceMent MarsHal 

dr. Bradley J. Bergstrom 

Professor of Biology 

Processional 

presidential Brass Quintet 

dr. Kristin m. Johns, Director 

Associate Professor of Music 

Please rise, if able, and remain standing. 

“tHe national antHeM” 

dr. Karl p. paoletti 

Assistant Professor of Music 


Please be seated. 

WelcoMe anD reMarks 

president mcKinney 

Presentation of canDiDates for 

Degrees 

dr. Karla m. Hull 

Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs Point of Interest 

President McKinney’s regalia marks the 

first time a VSU President has worn regalia 

developed specifically using the university’s 

colors. Jostens’ developed and donated 

this regalia to the university in honor of 

Dr. McKinney’s investiture. 

reaDer of canDiDates’ naMes 

dr. dacia charlesworth 

University Ambassador 

conferral of Degrees 


aluMni association greeting 

Mr. Gregory A. Voyles 

Class of 1991 

alMa Mater 


recessional 


orDer of exercises 

Please reMain in Place until tHe 

acaDeMic recession is coMPleteD 

sign language interPreting 

ProviDeD by tHe vsu access office 

The VSU Alumni Association commissioned Hollis 

Barnett, VSU Professor of Art, to design and sculpt 

the mace. It was first used at the June 12, 1994 

commencement ceremony presided over by President 

Hugh C. Bailey. The design of the mace is based on the 

dome of West Hall and was sculpted by hand in wax 

and cast in bronze using the lost wax casting process. 

Black onyx and red carnelian stones, representing the 

University’s colors, are set into the bronze; the shaft is 

carved in a dark mahogany. 


unDergraDuate coMMenceMent convocation 

PresiDing: 

WilliaM J. Mckinney, PH.D. 

President of the University 

oPening of exercises 

dr. James t. laplant 

Interim Assistant Vice President for Research & Dean of Graduate School 

coMMenceMent MarsHal 

dr. Julie m. lee, Professor of Early Education & Special Education* 

dr. robert J. Williams, Professor of Management^ 

dr. Byron K. Brown, Professor of English ¤ 

Processional 


dr. Kristin m. Johns 

Director & Associate Professor of Music 

“tHe national antHeM” 


Assistant Professor of Music 

WelcoMe anD reMarks 


PresiDent’s aWarD for acaDeMic excellence 


Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs 


recognition of Honors stuDents 



The President’s Chain of Office is based on the 

university seal and a rendition of West Hall, the 

centerpiece of VSU’s campus. The antiqued 

sterling silver medallion, crafted by Medallic Art 

Co., made its debut in 2008. 

orDer of exercises 

coMMissioning of rotc officers* 

lt. col. marsha l. aleem 

United States Air Force 

Presentation of canDiDates for Degrees 


reaDer of canDiDates’ naMes 

dr. dacia charlesworth 


conferral of Degrees 


aluMni association greeting 

mr. greg Voyles, Class of 1991* 

dr. Barry Harris, Class of 1989 ^ ¤ 

alMa Mater 


recessional 


Please reMain in Place until tHe acaDeMic recession is coMPleteD 

sign language interPreting ProviDeD by tHe vsu access office 

*10:00 am Ceremony 

^1:00 Pm Ceremony 

¤ 4:00 Pm Ceremony 


The international flags behind the stage 

represent each of the 46 countries 

VSU’s international students call home. 


Doctor of EDucation 

Charla Allen 

Doctoral Degrees 

Portraits of the Past-Perspectives for the Present: A Study of Segregated and Desegregated 

Public Schools in Early County, Georgia 1960-1981 

dr. richards W. schmertzing, curriculum, leadership & technology 

Tabathia S. Baldy 

The Relationship between Organizational Structure and School Performance in Selected 

Florida and South Georgia Elementary Schools 

dr. robert B. green, curriculum, leadership & technology 

Jenny Barnes 

The Effects of a Writing Intervention on Fifth-Grade Student Achievement 

dr. donald W. leech, curriculum, leadership & technology 

Hugh Gibbs 

The Effect of Georgia’s Alternative Teacher Certification Programs 

dr. gerald r. siegrist, curriculum, leadership & technology 

Abul Sheik 

Clicker Use as an Instructional Strategy: Effects on Student Engagement and Achievement in 

a College-Level Digital Literacy Course 

dr. James l. pate, curriculum, leadership & technology 

Monica Faye Dorsey Sparks 

How Families and Schools Together (FAST) Shape Career Development, Reading, and 

Behavior of African American Elementary Students 

dr. James reffel, psychology & counseling 

Heather Bonner Vickers 

No Board Left Behind: School Board Chair and Superintendents’ Perceptions of Georgia 

School Board Standards 

dr. James l. pate, curriculum, leadership & technology 

Doctor of Public aDministration 

Michael Eskey 

The Effect of State Merit-Based Scholarship on Academic Quality: An Analysis of the HOPE 

Scholarship 

dr. James g. archibald, curriculum, leadership & technology 

Kristi Brynt Godwin 

An Evaluation of the Earn While You Learn Program at the Pregnancy Support Clinic/ 

Options Now of Valdosta, Georgia 

dr. Viviane e. Foyou, political science 

Edith Elaine Placido 

Exploring the Intersection of Environmental Regulation and the Public Domain: An Analysis 

of the Permitting of a Northwest Coal Export Facility 

dr. michael J. Baun, political science 

Ewelina B. Gad Sparks 

The Affordable Care Act’s Impact on Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Employers, and 

Employees: The Case of the Langdale Company 

dr. James W. peterson, political science 

Diana J. Very 

Library Directors are Public Agency Administrators: Graduate Library Programs Do Not 

Prepare Librarians to Become Public Administrators 

dr. Viviane e. Foyou, political science 


eDucation sPecialist Degrees 

theresa Vennette Hickey adcock 

Jill r. alford 

shane andrew anderson 

William neal auer 

michelle Vincent Bailey 

cynthia ann Baxter 

angel inez Beal 

leslie ann Beal 

darkendra Quinece Brooks 

Brandi matilda Brown 

constance H. Bryant 

Katherine montgomery Bullock 

elizabeth c. Butler 

tammisha shanille Butler 

Heather Buchanan carter 

sandra nichole chaney 

erica ann chatelain 

robie ann collins 

stephanie Hayes cooper 

lara elisa corvera 

Kimberly Joyce crumbley 

leah Franklin curtright 

Haydee louise daniel-Knight 

Justin daniel daugherty 

rartajah ekeisa davis 

Brittany c. demore 

robert odis dorch 

tanya shorter downs 

carla F. duBose 

Jennifer Jones dunlap 

arin Kirsten edge 

James patrick edwards, Jr. 

michelle B. Fidalgo 

stacey michelle Fisher 

amanda emma Forehand 

tanya tanae’ geathers 

Janet catherine Hasenfelt 

Brianna l. Hill 

anna saunds Hodges 

shannon patrick Jarvis 

allison cristine Johnson 

roseanna lee Johnson-scurlock 

tosha lasha Keaton 

Keumele stewart Keown 

Helga Kulkarni 

dallas Joseph leduff 

steve leon lewis 

Jennifer adams luckey 

alicia elizabeth mcKenzie 

Jessica lee sedor mueller 

lilly o. osborne 

leslie Whittington paradice 

Jennifer lynn polk 

leslie Wiggins poppell 

gordina Bianca porter 

amy poulsen 

Josh s. purvis 

tracy leigh randolph 

lindsey K. raulerson 

Jenna stanford rhodes 

sharon guilford richard 

sandra Jean riedesel 

ann shipman rodgers 

chadwick earl rogers 

timothy charles rondeau 

Kacee lyn schoening 

stephanie lila schuyler 

Kirsten Janelle scott 

Brandon shaw seigler 

charles Kenneth shealy 

William morgan shelton 

melissa anne sneed 

david anthony sokol 

gwendolyn Kristy strong 

deborah terrell 

lamar edward thomas 

scott Freeman tilden 

melanie ivey tomlinson 

Jennifer elise trower 

lindsey Kaye tyus 

marsha leigh Watson 

christopher matthew Williams 

sarah lopez Willis 

leigh ann Withrow 

mastEr of accountancy 

richard shawn Boltin, ii 

casey Kennedy 

Brandon michael mainer 

maureen ann pritchett 

anna marie sparrow 

mastEr of arts 

paige tennile anderson 

Karen laQuay Bomar 

anthony Joseph Brantley 

lawrence s. Hedglin 

christopher laurence mcguirk 

alexandra melick 

Masters Degrees 

Bree Kissimmee stormant 

maurie Hinson tarpley 

adam daniel tolle 

cameron rashad Williams 

mary anne murphree 

lori ann paddock 

Kent michael pettit 

Hillary Whitener ring 

Kaci loran West 

mastEr of arts for tEachErs 

sarah elizabeth akin 

suzanne renee mattox 

shannon lucius Bragg 

amanda lynn maxwell 

renata Koretta Brown 

Wesley Warren mcdade 

tanya tinsley costa 

Beverly Jeter palmer 

charles matthew crawford 

sarah elizabeth parker 

Kayla exum evans 

pablo rivera-arriaga 

dustin Brodie green 

Kimberly ann Walden 

radonis lamonte grissom 

mary olivia Warthen 

nicole autrey Kusek 

nicole lynn Williams 

michael tyrome matchett 

charleen a. yuschock 

mastEr of businEss aDministration 

chantal Wiggins alexander 

Bryan thomas lawlor 

shelly Bartholomew 

John thomas morrison 

steven Bernard Bright 

lindsey danielle preston 

sarah danielle carruthers 

Karina siano 

chad phillip collis 

Hannah geneva spears 

sara Josephine grooms 

yurline toussaint 

Valencia sierra gunn 

efomo lucia Woghiren 

William donald laing, Jr. 

paige sandra Wynn 


mastEr of EDucation 

chad d. akins 

shepard Woodrow allen 

Jeanne ross ames 

ashley lauren anderson 

callie george Bailie 

elizabeth linkenhoker Baker 

Jessica leigh Barnes 

loren laVette Bass 

patrice renee’ Bennett 

megan paige Bishop 

naomi Hill Bradley 

amanda louise Bridges 

Jonathan dominique Brinson 

ivy carr 

teira anne cole 

Bethany mccallister conner 

angela copeland-mccraw 

elizabeth Joan copps 

cassandra nicole coronel 

Joni ree cox 

nicholas Joseph davies 

donna dee davis 

emily Kay davis 

megan mcKenzie day 

Brittany Blough de plato 

channing elizabeth deen 

Henry ira dickerson 

sydney rose earley 

misty marie eastlake 

Jack Kurth Fischer 

colleen Fitzpatrick 

chase taylor Flowers 

Vanassa lynn Flucas 

tiffany nicole Frazier 

Josh Brock gilbert 

rebekah Benianne glosson 

Jesseka gooding 

anna Kathryn Hardie 

Viktoria rundman Henderson 

christina Herrington 

ricardo orlando Horne 

stephanie rachel Howard 

anna Wells Huber 

Jennifer mae Hutchinson 

Kelly elizabeth Jackson 

lindsay rachel Jarvis 

evonnie tucker Jones 

amanda lee Keefer 

mary Katherine Kemp 

stephanie delia Kirk 

melanie murphy Knight 

James albert landreau 

lera Holden long 

nicholas michael long 

sarah elisabeth marietta 

christan danielle marsh 

Johnnie lewis marshall, Jr. 

Johnna davis martin 

marilyn martinez 

sara lynn mccall 

ashly danielle mcdaniel 

Kelsey leeann mcgahee 

autumn Hilary miller 

shedra patrice miller 

christy lamb mitchell 

Brady nicole moon 

anita marie o’Berry 

remigio padilla-Hernandez 

marcela graciela paredes 

matthew turner parnell 

doel alexander parrilla 

miguel esteban pena castel Blanco 

stephanie rae perry 

cevon nicole rambo 

Hope Harrison reese 

Kathgret rebecca rentz 

nigel ray richardson 

Bailey nicole ringer 

mary e. robison 

Jenna d’ann romanelli 

Hannah roth 

gwendolyn scott ruttencutter 

Holly marie satterfield 

pamela lea schmiedeberg 

shaleen Flisch scott 

mary elizabeth sheeley 

elizabeth arbour Kerr simmer 

Brian mark smith 

Kelley elizabeth smith 

monica m. smith 

sabrina music smith 

tisheika marie snow 

Jessica grace spears 

melanie elizabeth stawkey 

linsey marie sumner 

linda marie talley 

amy rebecca thomas 

meridith Britt thomas 

susie amanda thompson 

tiffany truc tong 

libby lynn trogdon 

gregg cornelius Westberry 

tami laVerne Williams 

Wesley derrell Williams 

Jordon matthew yost 

Brandi shay Zimin 

sarah danielle Zipperer 

mastEr of library information sciEncE 

amy lynn altherr 

richard Joseph Howe 

Julie rae Boyd 

Kimberly anne James 

laura Bowden Braswell 

Jennifer rebecca lautzenheiser 

Kristina marie canoles 

Kristen marian luca 

ashleigh Brooke carner 

Kelli teresa mcdaniel 

Hueijung chen 

sarah Heinz middlemast 

maryska s. connolly-Brown 

simone’ Bahiyyih reichel 

leslie ann drost 

Brittany taylor richardson 

Bokshim Fox 

eleanor Kinlaw ross 

nelson Harold Fredsell, iii 

Harikleia sirmans 

Jessica anne Furst 

amy renee stalker 

melissa leigh glass 

shanila sultan 

Veronica gomez-gomez 

dominique daniel tremblay 

Zachary pierce Hardy 

cheryl elaine White 

Bethany Havas 

lauren elizabeth White 

dawn catherine Heap 

John patterson Wilson 

mastEr of music in PErformancE 

nancy Virginia davis 

dariusz ocetek 

nicole diane Kessler 

desmond tyrone tarplin 

mastEr of Public aDministration 

oluwasegun elijah adefope 

staci lynn Freeman 

Joshua Holmes allred 

William John glock 

douglas lee Belk 

garrett lee grady 

sean allistair Brigmond 

Jalisa shanice Hardick 

tilmon r. clark 

michelle lynn Hunter 


daniel richard lohr 

Khaleelah nafeesah muhammad 

Brad mcglaun ray 

Victoria cay roberts 

portia marie robinson 

mastEr of sciEncE 

michael chance Byne 

amy elizabeth dickinson 

Heidi rae duthoy 

alan Beven Fecteau 

christa denise Forbes 

misty danielle Franklin 

shawnay christine giordano 

christopher michael griggs 

christopher John guay 

Hayden rebecca Hamby 

Kormasah desiree Karmala 

ernest lamar smith, Jr. 

sarah c. taylor 

William alexander thomas 

raimon antonio Williams 

Brinshay King 

candus dawn Knapp 

Kelly marie mcgroarty 

elizabeth danielle mercer 

Jarrod Keith murray 

daina leigh sutton 

sara tehrani 

abbey louise thompson 

chelsea Brooke Wells 

Kenya yanette Wiggins 

mastEr of sciEncE in nursing 

susan elise Bellinger 

richard anthony peckham 

christine melinda Brown 

elizabeth ellen smith 

sheila powell Jones 

lori gordon tomlinson 

Kelley phelps parker 

mastEr of social Work 

chinwe Jessica anyikire 

ashlie leanne avery 

teresa Bishop 

Kristen duggan Brantley 

Brittni sade Brown 

stephanie michele carlson 

amanda leigh cofield 

Kathleen elaine crock 

Kim ngan thi dang 

shauna marie daniels 

nicole elaine deneve 

aelred Bernard dean 

Willie H. dennard 

cynthia liller doss 

Biljana djordjevic drake 

Breisha Kanyiel dupree 

James Knowlan eustis 

lindsay elizabeth gainus 

tamara shavette green-mack 

sarah nunn Hall 

Kristina shunté Harris 

shaKedra little Harris 

courtnee shardae Hawkins 

patricia Hayden 

Keisha Janeice Hilliard 

shondra shantel Holmes 

Jessica paige Hood 

laquintine nichols James 

margaret catherine Karras 

Jennifer W. Kenyon 

Heather catherine maclachlan 

melinda nickles mcstott 

natasha yvette mike 

rebekah lynn mills 

Heather ann murphy 

samantha Janay Beatrice napier 

christopher l. norman 

roseanne ponce-Flanders 

K.etta price 

matthew gerald reese 

shanice rice 

Jessica Bettis rich 

deidre latashia robinson 

september c. rowe Wiggins 

rochelle Jordana schube 

Jamie daniel swain 

nancy ann sweet-Holp 

Kellie Jean thomason 

danielle a. Walker 

Brian K. Warren 

carole roberts Wells 

christopher stone Wiggins 

graDuating With acaDEmic honors 

graDuation WitH acaDeMic Honors 

Baccalaureate degree recipients with outstanding scholastic records graduate with 

academic honors. exceptional students with cumulative grade point averages of 

at least 3.9 (where a = 4.0) graduate summa cum laude. students with scholastic 

averages between 3.7 and 3.899 graduate magna cum laude. students with cumulative 

scholastic averages between 3.5 and 3.699 graduate cum laude. the scholastic 

averages are calculated for academic work completed at Valdosta state and other 

institutions, and students must have earned at least 60 hours from Valdosta state to 

qualify. since academic honors are computed before all grades are submitted, students 

whose final records qualify them to graduate with academic honors, or into higher 

honors categories, will ultimately be so designated on their diplomas and transcripts. 

if students’ final grades fall below academic honors levels, the honors designations will 

be changed or removed. 

cum lauDE 

abigail emma adams 

taylor elizabeth asbury 

Joshua lewis autrey 

Kelly marie azar 

chaz preston Bagwell 

robert chadwick Bauer 

alyson marie Berndt 

mallory paige Brackin 

courtney lee Bradford 

rebecca Jane Brice 

stuart evan Bright 

candace Jessica Brown 

Jennifer marie Bryant 

Kiara montriel-latrice Burke 

reed thomas Burkett 

siedah Janell cassell 

Holly Katherine cericola 

Helen elaine chaney 

tiffany maurine conley 

Jayce Brandon davis 

Haley shay diprima 

Brittany shontae donaldson 

larissa pereira dos santos 

Jana Beth duncan 

lauren catherine duncan 

amanda sherry ehlin 

ozioma amarachi enworom 

teal Wesley ewer 


graDuation WitH acaDeMic Honors 

rodney r. Flucas 

James William Foss 

david michael Foster 

Brittany Jacqueline Fuzia 

Brittany may gailey 

lindsay carol george 

yannick gill 

ralph russell griffith 

gina-marie a. guyette 

Brandi mcmillan Hammond 

marie grace Harper 

melissa Jean Hedger 

nicole marie Hernandez 

ashton alexandria Higdon 

Brianca Jeanelle Holloman 

Hannah elizabeth Holmes 

aaron lamar Howard 

miesha patrice Jenkins 

Juanita John 

emmanuel Jerrell Johnson 

morgan lane Johnson 

sarah lindsey Kirkpatrick 

claude milton landrum, Jr. 

adelaide lee leach 

Barbara ann lee 

michelle christine lytle 

pamela corbitt majdi 

ashley marie mason 

michael Jason mccolister 

Kimberley elizabeth mcdonald 

alyson Brooke mcgowan 

philip nathaniel metzner 

Hazel roberta moon 

alina nagel 

magna cum lauDE 

tabitha Kaye Barber 

diamond lateca Benjamin 

elizabeth lauren Brantley 

Kathryn michele Butler 

emma patricia carey 

samantha meyers north 

chad alan novack 

tochukwu chiara nwokike 

maurie lynn o’Brien 

Jade anthonia okafor 

adriana renee palatto 

Benjamin Hugh paulk 

sara elizabeth pound 

erin rachel powell 

shannon rene’ reaves 

casey renee rentz 

sydni corinne ross 

danielle Brooke roush 

marchelle sadé sapp 

megan leigh schoenberger 

sarah margaret sellers 

Jessica K. sharp 

Hailee d’andrea smith 

ashley Victoria steinhilber 

sarah Faith suggs 

nicole claire summerlin 

richard Warren thomas 

Kalli mercedes thornton 

andrew Justin tumlin 

tyler lanier Walker 

Jynielle gollar Wells 

Frank thomas White 

christy darlene Whitson 

Kaysie allison Williams 

shiree Xaitai Williams 

dayshea alexis Wooden 

Joy elaine yates 

annalese irene Zusack 

elizabeth carol carter 

Kameron Joshua copeland 

cordie madison darden 

sarah Joy demott 

atiya elliott-semper 

tracy marie Foster 

daniel Henry Furlan, Jr. 

ivan lee Furtado 

alexander ross gottlieb 

lauren ashley Halifax 

phillip Hamner 

JerKendra alexus Holloway 

Kathryn grace Holloway 

Jason charles Howes 

sarah caroline Jackson 

david marcel Jenkins 

angel nadirah Kelly 

Katie elizabeth Kimbrell 

olivia Kathryn la selva 

Joel christopher laws 

Hilary Frances lee 

stephanie grace lisiecki 

ashley lauren luther 

Jennifer susanne mclaws 

sabrina ivey mcneil 

alice lena mendez 

Kerry leigh murphy 

cassandra nicole nobles 

Jarrett Jeroid northcutt 

meredith casey nuckols 

gabrielle alyse o’Berry 

summa cum lauDE 

Hannah Bessinger 

Jonathan russell Brock 

taylor Brooke Butenschon 

Brittany nicole Butler 

stephanie Byington 

mallory shannon clark 

tammie lyn cooper 

Brockmon carter cyphers 

cheryl lynn edwards 

Jessica danielle edwards 

camille gonzalez-acevedo 

laura nicole Hanna 

Jonathan Vincent pampalon 

John randall patten, Jr. 

Kyndall noelle pratt 

rebecca arden ragsdale 

Bessie christian rentz 

Kara nicole rice 

leslie anne roberge 

emily Hannah robinson 

phillip lewis rustin 

Kearstin noel skeath 

Kasey dyan slappey 

Jenny claire smith 

lauren elizabeth smith 

sara aline smith 

Kati gwyn spohn 

amanda allison stafford 

ariel elizabeth stearnes 

Jacob taylor thomas 

chelsea marie turner 

carolyn elizabeth Wade 

emily lauren Wheeler 

nikki christian White 

rebecca Willis 

Jerry daniel young 

natalia gurina Zakrzeski 

eric richard Hernandez 

paul matthew Johns 

erin Jenell Johnson 

ashlee diana lynn 

Hannah Jean mayer 

allen Wesley muncy 

Kaitlyn Veronica reagan 

ralph michael reed 

danielle elise reynolds 

Jason cole singletary 

taylor shea smith 


graDuation froM tHe Honors college 

the VsU Honors college offers students who demonstrate superior academic 

promise an opportunity to enhance their curricular experiences by enrolling in 

uniquely challenging courses sponsored by the college of arts and sciences, college 

of the arts, Harley langdale, Jr. college of Business administration, and James l. & 

dorothy H. dewar college of education. students graduating with this designation 

have successfully completed a minimum of 20 credit hours of Honors core courses 

and have taken at least two interdisciplinary seminars while maintaining a 3.0 or better 

university grade point average. 

shakeria Bonaparte 

sasha Booth 

candace J. Brown 

Brittany Butler 

stephanie Byington 


Kimberly nicole edwards 

camille gonzalez-acevedo 

alexander gottlieb 

gina-marie a. guyette 

lindsey Hagen 

laura Hanna 

Whitney Hillard 

JerKendra alexus Holloway 

terrance Jenkins 

Jacob Jones 

olivia Kathryn la selva 

ashlee lynn 

praysha malone 

Jamie mcclanahan 

lindsay mcmullen 

Hazel moon 

Jarrett northcutt 


mary Kate rounds 

nicholas rouse 

Jason cole singletary 

marcel smith 

amber michelle smith 

Jenny smith 

ariel stearnes 

dayshea Wooden 

coMMissions froM Military science 

candace J. Brown Goodfellow AFB, Texas 

radonis l. grissom Buckley AFB, Colorado 

clayton s. Hendrickson Columbus AFB, Mississippi 

michael J. mccolister Columbus AFB, Mississippi 

alexandra a. melick Vandenberg AFB, California 

John e. phifer Vandenberg AFB, California 

christopher r. Vanderzanden Vance AFB, Oklahoma 

christie l. Vann Goodfellow AFB Texas 

annalese i. Zusack Goodfellow AFB Texas 

unDergraDuate Degrees 

students listed in this program are candidates for the degree indicated; students will 

be awarded the degrees once all requirements have been met. 

(*Honor Graduate, dm Double Major, dd Double Degree) 

associatE of aPPliED sciEncE 

courtney ann Brasington 

megan alexandria cornelius 

Jennifer leigh croft 

Kristin leann gill 

Kelsey leeann lynn 

crystal dianne maloy 

Jennifer alicia mcdowell 

associatE of arts 

shannon marcelle abbey 

melany edmondson Batten 

Karen lynne Butler 

Jennifer rose casteel 

seth William ennis 

Franchesca naportia griffin 

ashley leanne griffis 

ethan carthel guess 

eric neal gustafson 

roberto galvez Hernandez 

rickey Bernard cameron Hooks 

Jasmin renee’ Johnson dd 

bachElor of aPPliED sciEncE 

claude milton landrum, Jr.* 

Kelsey leeann lynn 

bachElor of arts 

stephen lanier allums 

shelbie monique arnold 

david auguste 

ronnie glenn averett 

corey tyler Barill 

Jarrod michael Baskin 

lidia esther Batista 

raphael rymond miller 

elizabeth B. roberts 

Karen christine stewart 

Kristin grace swanson 

tiffany leann tinney 

deanna leigh Varnadoe 

Jordan marie Williams 

edmund Wesom Kugbila 

stephanie grace lisiecki dd 

allen Joseph mccoy 

sheniece ersilee mcmullen 

Brandon alexander menner 

taylor rae miner dd 

andrew ryan pearson 

daniel J. staub 

shauntae ladawn tyson 

James adley Washington dd 

Jessica lynn Westmoreland 

John asberry taylor 

alexander Jozef Bauer 

James ray Bell 

angela renee Berrian 

Hannah Bessinger* 

John albert Bickelmann 

carolyn Kay Blunt 

takira lashell Borden 


Joshua david Brancolini 

tyler Burch Brewton 

leah ashley Britton 

elisabeth Quay Broome 

Brittany nicole Brown 

candace Jessica Brown* 

Jasmine michelle Brown 

James david Bruner 

arian danorris Bryant 

Jannae alexandria Bryant 

la’Brit Brenee Bulluck 

Brian Humphrey Burdett 

Kendall ajani Burton 

mecca Butler 

tia morgan Butler 

KeyWanna nechelle Butts 

stephanie Byington* 

Jonathan michael capers dm 

douglas ray carlson 

Brandon Jamal carter 

linda marie taliani carter 

William carver 

caleb micah cates 

Zachary Joseph chandler 

cantrell anthony chism 

Jermaine antwan clemons 

Kathleen elise click 

Jessica alane coalson 

tiffany maurine conley* 

Jillian rebecca courson 

shavonia esperanza cruz 

Brockmon carter cyphers* 

dustin tyrell daniel 

Brittany lee daughtry 

dustin James davis 

graham Wade davis 

William Hank day 

daniel James demersseman 

alejandro lloyd depass 

sarah Joy demott* 

tayla morgan dockins 

Brian anthony dodd 

Holly d. douglas 

melissa alexandra douthit 

adam paul dryden 

ezekiel rafael duarte 

Brian russell elkins 

ciara nicole ellison 

lauris sharon english 

donterrell deWayne evans 

davionne l. eversley 

Jennifer ashley Faulconer 

Benjamin richard Fawcett 

Jeremy ryan Felts 

david michael Foster* 

ronald andrew Foster 

Joseph caymon Fowler 

stephen dillon Fowler 

annisha Je’nae Friall 

christopher John gates 

elizabeth morgan gilbert 

yannick gill* 

liam anton gillis 

tyberius Bernandis Kirk grant 

ashley renee green 

Franchesca louise green 

Jessica ann griffin 

rebecca nichole griggs dm 

Katerina grigoriadis 

savannah lee griswold 

garrett david groff 

Joshua Henry grubb 

gina-marie a. guyette* 

david anthony Hall 

patrick Kyle Hamilton 

phillip Hamner* 

ian maddox Hand 

laura nicole Hanna* 

yasmin Kalese-shareece Harrell 

Kevin Hatcher 

amanda e. Hayes 

anderson cole Hendley 

samantha Joann Henry 

eric richard Hernandez* 

Brian paul Hill 

Whitney antrelle Hilliard 

Jazma raqual Hines 

Jerry tyrone Hinkle 

Hannah carter Hitchcock 

William Joshua Hodges 

Hannah elizabeth Holmes* 

sarah elizabeth Hough 

aaron lamar Howard* 

Brandon nicholas Hunt 

chelsea Julia Hutto 

Joseph l. ingram 

marissa dionne nicole Jackson 

asante-sudani ade Jenkins 

caitlin Brittany Jockell 

danica nicole Jones 

Joshua david Jones 

shaun maxwell Jones 

Joylan r. Jones-solomon 

andjy Joseph 

elizabeth marie Kaminski 

erica nicole Kelly 

alan michael Killingsworth 

erin sharese Kimble 

Wesley thomas Kostovetsky 

alyssa ann Krantz 

amanda nicole lampkin 

Hilary Frances lee dd * 

glen a. lemke 

ashley nicole lemmerman 

arielle lewis 

Keisha Jacana lewis 

Kendall g. lewis 

stacie renea linton 

stephanie grace lisiecki dd * 

alesha leeana logan 

Whitney renee long 

thomas d. lovett 

markus Blake lowery 

ashley lauren luther* 

Kelsey michelle madsen 

pamela corbitt majdi* 

michael carleton marbut 

crystal denise marshall 

charles Brett matthews 

tiffany mitsuko mccoy 

andrew michael mcguire 

Jennifer susanne mclaws* 

Brittany Zamyra mcleod 

austin logan mcnair 

sabrina ivey mcneil* 

angelina atkinson mcneill 

april michelle meeks 

Brenda Victoria meeks 

alice lena mendez* 

philip nathaniel metzner* 

anna mcnair mitchell 

John c. mitchell 

starla deann monroe 

larae m. moore 

curtis c. morris 

erica gail mortonson 

richard michael moultrie 

misty ann mullis 

natasha nicole munoz 

maggie mary murphy 

ariel Frantashia myers 

patricia leigh nargi 

robert Wayne newton 

Kathryn deann norsworthy 

samantha meyers north* 

Kevin charlie oglesby 

James t. oliver 

dina elbia ortiz 

adriana renee palatto* 

Jonathan Vincent pampalon* 

christopher charles parrott 

dustin scott patton 

Brittany stapleton paxton 

yiesha shanquia pendleton 

Bernard perry, ii 

estella elizabeth marie perry 

Kenji Jarrell person 

amy logan petrey 


John ervin phifer 

John Wesley phillips, ii 

la’cecia sa’Kayla phillips 

Vanessa ann pinkney 

William marlon pope 

Harrison michael pratt 

erika sharnae’ preston 

spencer derrelle prince 

cody John prochaska 

ratu orisi rabelo 

Bailey nicole ragan 

crystal nicole ramos 

Brett lewis rayner 

danielle elise reynolds* 

Bryan Brantley riner 

lucius eugene roberts, iii 

Joshua Kyle roberts 

courtney e. robinson 

emmie James robinson, iii 

James plesant robinson 

marquis Jamal robinson 

edward scott rollins 

terri lynn rose 

maurice lenodd rosemond, ii 

Quasha lamaya ross 

mary Katherine rounds 

danielle Brooke roush* 

Justin trey rucker 

phillip lewis rustin* 

stacey nicole santana 

stephanie lynne scaffe 

lindsey marie schardt 

Jana deann scott 

Victoria elizabeth sevilla 

dawn rebecca shaw 

charles neil sims, iii 

tanis danielle sims 

Jason cole singletary* 

Kenneth larome sirmans, ii 

Juanita marie smania dm 


Jennifer lynn smith 

Jenny claire smith* 

stephanie lorraine smith 

Joanna K. spencer 

stephanie Brigette’ stafford 

Zackary Hugh stanaland 

christopher charles stanton 

tristan denali steele 

ashley Victoria steinhilber* 

cecelia allyson stephens 

casey colleen stewart 

anthony garrett still 

Kyle anthony stopek 

Jenniffer nichole stream 

leslie marie strickland 

rebekah elaine strickland 

timothy erskin stroud, Jr. 

denis lorenzo stuckey, Jr. 

chase landon studstill 

Jasmine nicole sublett 

autumn chantelle sullivan 

cieria denise swain 

suni tyme taylor 

Zachary robert thompson 

eugene Joseph thorncroft, iii 

mallory lana tinley 

darien anthony trent 

saadiqa Hadiya trice 

Willie B. tyson, iii 

samuel david Umberg 

amanda marie Usher 

leslie Kate Van Kirk 

Kacy alease Vance 

christie lynn Vann 

christopher Blake Wade-Hale 

Holli marlowe Wadsworth 

Joseph l. Walker, iii 

aundrea yvonne Walker 

seth morgan Walker 

Brittany lacandra Waller 

chelsea patrice Ward 

Jenny marie Warren 

sarah Beth Warrender 

shambree nicole Wartel 

James adley Washington dd 

christina nicole Watson 

sharlz elyse Webb 

erica latrice Whitaker 

amber Williams 

ashley J. Williams 

marcus pierre Williams 

shakira rakal Williams 

tiffanie lafay Williams 

Zavier lamar Williams 

sonny ansley Williamson 

latreece nicole Wing 

london Quanika Winston 

sierra christina Woods 

Janay shanice Wright 

erika s. Wyatt 

cory chee yeung 

Jerry daniel young* 

annalese irene Zusack* 

bachElor of businEss aDministration 

casey marie albritton dd 

dyeshera latrice anderson 

nathan carl anderson 

Joshua lewis autrey* 

starnishua sade’ Bacon dm 

chaz preston Bagwell* 

cenetta Victoria Baker 

drexcell rodtavis Beavers 

diamond lateca Benjamin* 

Hannah michelle Bennett 

Joshua ryan Bohanan 

courtney lee Bradford* 

rebecca Jane Brice* 

stuart evan Bright* 

Brittany marie Brockel 

clayton Wesley Brogdon 

tracie Butler Burgman 

Kathryn michele Butler* 

Kyle aaron campbell 

nathan andrew cashwell 

Horace lochinvar chamberlain, Jr. 

John coy chambers, Jr. dm 

tabitha dawn coleman 

Krystal Kate comer 

Kelli diane condict 

andrea deanne corbin 

melisa elayne cox 

Joshua alexander coy dm 

chad aaron davis 

Jayce Brandon davis* 

shaunta terrell dismuke 

griffin edward driskell 

dallas le’nard evans, Jr. 

timothy Joseph Fergus 


michael andrew cuneo 

duraunte’ Jamal cutts 

dm * 

andreaus lamar Foster 

alexander James Friedl dm 

Brantley Jarrod ganas 

alexander ross gottlieb dm * 

andrew charles grayson 

megan elizabeth green 

Jennie l. Hadley 

Brooke suzanne Hamilton 

Brandi mcmillan Hammond* 

trevor daniel Hand 

Becky denise Hardee 

Kaela arianne Hardy 

robert ellis Hibbs 

ashton alexandria Higdon* 

Kelsey Hayden Hill 

Brittany lynn Himmelfarb 

JerKendra alexus Holloway* 

Kathryn grace Holloway dm * 

anthony Howard 

Blake Justin Howell 

Jarmisha renee Hudson 

William dean Jewell 

Juanita John* 


Jasmine lashanna Johnson 

phillip thomas Kearson 

Brander m. Krull dm 

tyrin Feon lane 

adelaide lee leach* 

chip cephus lee 

michael alexander lee 

luke J. leviner 

amanda michelle linzy 

taylor robinson mack 

praysha renee malone dm 

emily Winn manken 

Jamie ryann mcclanahan 

michael Jason mccolister* 

allison Quinn mcdearmid dm 

octavius emmanuel mcKinney 

mary claire mcmullen 

elizabeth ann mcmurray 

amber Janay merrell 

shaun thomas merritt 

ishrika Bonett miller 

ashley chale’ mitchell 

Kyra Jenet modeste 

Jordan thomas money 

caitlin elizabeth moody 

ashton nicole morrison 

Janet s. moseley 

sarah elizabeth mourad 

allen Wesley muncy* 

alina nagel* 

aman narula 

mireille Fon nde 

Jessica ann nielsen dm 

alisha nicole noland dm 

tochukwu chiara nwokike dm * 

bachElor of finE arts 

ashley Brooke anderson 

corey peak anderson 

taylor elizabeth asbury* 

devon shay Bacon 

emily anne martin Bailey 

david clayton odom 

terry Wayne palmer, Jr. 

stanley Kent patrick 

maria cari perezdm 

Katie melissa perkins 

malinda elyse pope 

Jeremy davis powell 

gwendolyn phyllis Queen dm 

loren audria rhyne 

sarah elizabeth rice 

Jorge sebastian riveros dm 

nadia Herminia rosario 

megan leigh schoenberger* 

travian ashley scott dm 

sarah margaret sellers* 

Jacqulyne a. sirmans 

Haven calloway skeen 

Hailee d’andrea smith* 

ashley Joseph steed 

austin nathaniel taylor 

chari latreese taylor 

robert trenton taylor 

Jacob taylor thomas* 

andrew Justin tumlin* 

William abram tuten dm 

christopher ryan Vander Zanden 

michael Jamil White dm 

nikki christian White dm * 

Kaitlyn ann Wille dm 

tyler dean Williamson dm 

charmarto Kartez Wilson 

ch ng Way Woo dm 

tyler Henry Wooten 

Zarah a. younossi 

ariel nancy Heidi theresa Balla 

caitlin grace Barker 

nicholas george Bass 

Jon eric Benson, iii 

ryan timothy Bishop 

James asher Brantley 

sally elizabeth Briggs 

michael Jacob Brown 

Jennifer eileen Burgess 

reed thomas Burkett* 

logan nathaniel Bush 

christa lynn Bynum 

garland t. Byrd 

emma patricia carey* 

marcus ethan carlton 

siedah Janell cassell* 

morgan shea castleberry 

tia charmaine chisolm 

Kierstin Jenay choice 

marlen m. contreras 

stephen Benjamin cook 

amanda gail cooper 

Kameron Joshua copeland* 

theodore isaiah cotton 

casey Brandon cross 

cordie madison darden* 

ebone Janay dennis 

nicole monique dixon 

sheree michelle dumas 

Jana Beth duncan* 

Kelsey allene dyer 

atiya elliott-semper* 

evelyn theresa evans 

Joanne r. ewell 

Kristin nicole Finney 

leslie charlotte Flynn 

samantha gabrielle garrett 

shaheen afzal gilani 

Bryan paul glynn, ii 

Kelly alexandra Hack 

lindsey elaine Hagen 

Kyle elizabeth Hamilton 

chelsea Brooke Hardy 

lawrence n. Hardy 

marie grace Harper* 

Kelly marie Hessler 

sarah Kathleen Hilliard 

lindsay allison Hooks 

rebecca anne Huguet 

Kayla ann ingalls 

darius Keshun Jackson 

Jennifer lynn Jackson 

laura suzanne Jackson 

Kimberly daniela Jaimes 

Kaneesha matori Jenkins 

geri caroline Johnson 

Jasmin renee’ Johnson dd 

Jharde’ chanel Johnson 

tiera lakia Johnson 

gena rene’ Jones 

Jacob daniel Jones 

tracee laine Keels 

Joshua lee Knight 

olivia Kathryn la selva* 

melissa ree lambert 

robin sheldon lawrence 

darshanna lechae’ loveland 

Bryan philip lucas 

patricia Jane maignan 

claudia Jacqueline manzo 

adam douglas marchant 

danielle michaela martin 

shalonda latess martin 

Jessica leigh mathis 

david christopher mcarthur 

erika yvette mccoy 

Jacob daniel mcWhorter 

Zachary taylor mickleboro 

miracle elizabeth middlebrooks 

Japree demariyon miles 

taylor rae miner dd 

erica nicole mitchell 

yolanda michelle mitchell 

ashley dianne carol norris 

meredith casey nuckols* 

maurie lynn o’Brien* 

rachael ann page 

Kaitlynn Jean passmore 

michael sean pate 


John randall patten, Jr. * 

Brittney noelle reaves 

Kara nicole rice* 

Jennifer carri schmidt 

arianna elizabeth scott 

chris sehested 

Jessica K. sharp* 

elisheva stephana siegel 

Benjamin timothy skender 

Kristen anne stappenbeck 

chantting sharrod stevenson 

sabra noelle stutz 

nicole claire summerlin* 

logan louise taylor 

bachElor of music 

nicholas lanning clisby 

Kameron tramiane crutcher 

larissa pereira dos santos* 

teal Wesley ewer* 

paul matthew Johns* 

emmanuel Jerrell Johnson* 

Kerry leigh murphy* 

Jamie lee richardson 

bachElor of sciEncE 

casey marie albritton dd 

nancy rachel albritton 

yata m. alexander 

daniel paulk anderson 

michael anderson 

thomas lee atkins 

Jordan ashley Baker 

robert chadwick Bauer* 

Kimberly rebecca Bea-myers 

martel lenorris Belle 

Jeremy allen Biggers 

loren ashley Binns 

shakeria monet Bonaparte 

sasha loren Booth 

Jonathan russell Brock* 

patrice n. trower 

megan danielle turner 

tijuana maria Vasquez 

melissa ann Venable 

abigail lynn Vincent 

carolyn elizabeth Wade* 

Brent macdonald Wagner 

chance michael Wall 

gordon Bryan Warnell 

clinton thomas Wilson 

Jessica lynn Wilt 

amy elizabeth Wisenbaker 

mesh chizi Wokomaty 

Blake andrew rothermel 

charles everett stich 

tyler lanier Walker* 

Joshua B. Weathers 

erin Kendall Whalley 

shiree Xaitai Williams* 

Joy elaine yates* 

analisa danity Brown 

leilani nicole Burroughs 

taylor Brooke Butenschon* 

Brittany nicole Butler* 

morgan courtney campbell 

Jordan ashley carroll 

Joseph michael cauley 

mallory shannon clark dm * 

sidne’ mechelle cleveland 

Whitney lynn collier 

sean t. connelly 

caitlin monica connolly 

skyler lee crosby 

timothy Jordan daniel 

Benjamin lee davis 

catherine m. davis 

rodrica a. davis 

danesha B. deloatch 

nikkole Kimberly dombrosky 

robyn Haley dowling 

Kimberly nicole edwards dm 

philemon lynn edwards 

amanda sherry ehlin* 

Joseph Kameron Farrow 

danielle elise Fawaz 

christopher dustin Finley 

roland Blake Folsom 

tracy marie Foster* 

amanda Jane Franklin 

ivan lee Furtado* 

Brittany Jacqueline Fuzia dm * 

dezsarae amira gill 

nikkia nicole gomez 

camille gonzalez-acevedo* 

Zachary ryan goodman 

Benjamin david graham 

rebekah elizabeth graham 

marie luise gromotka 

melissa Hannah gunter 

Jessica marie Hackney 

daniel B. Haggerty 

Jarvis Kentrell Hambrick 

renetta l. Hambrick 

Katheryn rose Hearn 

levi Franklin Hibbard 

reuben council Holliman, Jr. 

derek clinton Hon 

John Fleming Hunt 

anthony Blake Hunter 

ashley ryan Hutchison 

Whitney l. ingerville 

tommy Jabari Jackson 

erica aileen Jefferson 

david marcel Jenkins* 

dustin clyde Jenkins 

terrance cordell Jenkins 

satilla Brooke Johns 

robert colby Johnson 

Kyle Jonas 

Kuljit Kumar 

shelby lyn lamar 

anthony scott lee 

Hilary Frances lee dd * 

thomas Kenneth leggett, iii 

renita e. luck 

mary elizabeth lupo 

derek ryan mayne 

danielle marie mcardle 

megan elise mccoy 

tabitha lashea mccoy 

lindsay nicole mcmullen 

nadia anwar meghjani 

John Walter milam, iii 

senja Beth mitchell 

Brittany ann mixon 

Joseph nicholas moody 

Hazel roberta moon* 

tonia sebrena moore-lewis 

courtney renee morris 

trey anthony murray 

timothy Jerome newton 

chad alan novack* 

christa Briana oliver 

Hatel rajendra patel 

Whitney michelle patrick 

Jeffery michael patterson 

matthew thomas paulson 

Jessica lynn pender 

alexander drew peterman 

mircaly pierre 

Kori madison powers 

shenice nicole price 

tanisha lashay rambeau 

marion ricco ramsey 

la’stacia sherrell reese 

christopher alvie rice 

santeria latrice rome 

ian alexander rosado 

ivey Joy roubique 


nicholas shelby rouse 

William c. rousse 

nicole rutledge 

Bryan laron sermons 

amanda marie shadden 

Brian christopher shanken 

richard chase sitten 

paul Joseph slavik 

danny Howell smith 

Katie Kathleen smith 

lauren elizabeth smith* 

marcel thaddeus smith 

thomas Briggs smotherman 

ariel elizabeth stearnes* 

asha chimere stephens 

ashleigh lyn stevens 

christopher philip strickland 

tara shan’tece stripling 

Brittany leigh tatum 

Kiera nicole thomas 

laquisha monae thomas 

richard Warren thomas* 

tramonte devon thomas, sr. 

elena ivanovna tulainova 

chelsea marie turner* 

sami Ullah 

levi Joseph Vedas 

Kayla nicole Wall 

Jerome alexander Webster 

Jessica lauren White 

megan renee White 

Justin ryan Whitfield 

ryan alexander Wildes 

Janay danielle Wilkins 

dennis russell Williams 

Jalesa chante’ Williams 

Jatory cordero Williams 

Kyle lancelot Williamson 

george christopher Worley 

Justin terry Wynn 

rebecca ann Zimler 

bachElor of sciEncE in athlEtic training 

samantha adkins 

adriana maria logan 

gina marie Burger 

christopher charles mathis 

chelsey reid clutter 

Jacquelyn Kate nelson 

Katie elizabeth daniel 

margaret Helen peterson 

amy elizabeth dannaker 

Janie marie rainey 

adam eugene daum 

elizabeth nicole Walsh 

ryan scott Hicks 

richard Beam Hollar, iii 

nathan thomas yost 

bachElor of sciEncE in EDucation 

abigail emma adams* 

erika dawn Beckham 

chloe elizabeth adcock 

anslie marie Becton 

niQuan andre’ alston 

alyson marie Berndt* 

Kimberly Krystal andrews 

Brittany Hanna Blaschke 

Blakely cannon arnspiger 

Joni amanda Bowen 

amber leanne ash 

elizabeth lauren Brantley* 

Kelly marie azar* 

stacey adel Brewer 

elizabeth anne Baker 

Jamarian Jamar Brown 

tabitha Kaye Barber* 

James Henry Bruce, iV 

mary Kathryn Brundige 

callie michelle Buchanan 

Jake douglas Burgdorf 

Kiara montriel-latrice Burke* 

Weston michael Burkhart 

Joel douglas cain, Jr. 

andrew costen calhoun 

courtney lee callahan 

Katrina rena cameron 

Jessika lynn campbell 

Kourtnee’ Janae’ capers 

elizabeth carol carter* 

Helen Victoria cason 

Helen elaine chaney* 

samantha michele cooperman 

sarah cathrine copeland 

Breanna michelle corbitt 

Kristina simone crimley 

cheston lamar cullens 

clayton andrew cumbee 

natrice Janaye davis 

mariah nicole dewberry 

Brittany shontae donaldson* 

danielle alanna donaldson 

lauren catherine duncan* 

Jessica danielle edwards* 

chante’l montonia evans 

Kimbyatta Vandelisa Farley 

chantal antonia Flowers 

rodney r. Flucas* 

Kaysee alysia Forte’ 

Brittney dionne Freeman 

daniel Henry Furlan, Jr. * 

Blake davis Fussell 

Brittany may gailey* 

marecha latreace gaines 

tiera monique gammage 

lindsay carol george* 

molly christian gervacio 

Kimberly ann gore 

allen Kenneth grant, Jr. 

cortney shijuan green 

Kiplyn gill griffin 

ralph russell griffith* 

lauren ashley Halifax* 

lauren elizabeth Hamnett 

Wyndell Willard Hamrick, Jr. 

tiffany roe Hankla 

rolanda n. Harper 

Kristen nicole Haynes 

savannah lauren Hegwood 

Heidi lee Herrin 

chelsea elizabeth Hewett 

shelly catherine Hobrat 

Brianca Jeanelle Holloman* 

ashley nicole Holt 

Bethany michal Holton 

megan elizabeth House 

Jason charles Howes* 

miriam leigh Jackson 

sarah caroline Jackson* 

miesha patrice Jenkins* 

erin Jenell Johnson* 

Kayley rebecca Johnson 

michael steward Johnson 

shaqysha y’vonne Johnson 

stephanie monet Jordan 

amela Kadic 

angel nadirah Kelly* 

Katie elizabeth Kimbrell* 

Jeremy cameron Kirk 

sarah lindsey Kirkpatrick* 

James cleon Knight 

Brett austin larsen 

Joel christopher laws* 

daniel alexander ledee 

Barbara ann lee* 

lauren michelle leveillard 

samantha lyndsey leyse 

aris Jade lonon 

lesley shay lovett 

Kaylee dawn luke 

christopher edwin luong 

caroline emery lynch 


ashlee diana lynn* 

michelle christine lytle* 

marie manning 

Keirra lynah marrow 

alexis rasheedah marshall 

amesha shonte’ martin 

ashley marie mason* 

rebecca lynn mathis 

stephanie anne may 

Hannah Jean mayer* 

John andrew mccall 

sandra deneise mcgee 

alyson Brooke mcgowan* 

J. gregory nicholas mcHargue 

anna theresa meisemann 

elizabeth maxwell melton 

chelsea lynn mento 

Jessica morehouse middleton 

Heather anne missroon 

Haley alexa moore 

Kathryn cassidy morgans 

amanda young morris 

samantha arlene muniz 

Justin Franklin nelms 

Jazmine rochelle newsome 

Jessica ann marie nix 

cassandra nicole nobles* 

sarah elizabeth norman 

Jarrett Jeroid northcutt* 

Jade anthonia okafor* 

darron taylor patterson 

Benjamin Hugh paulk* 

Verity paige pearce 

cara Fay peavy 

morgan leigh posey 

anna Wait potter 

sara elizabeth pound* 

erin rachel powell* 

Kyndall noelle pratt* 

madeline ann Qurnell 

rebecca arden ragsdale* 

adriuna danielle ratcliff 

Kaitlyn Veronica reagan* 

shannon rene’ reaves* 

ralph michael reed* 

mallory ellen register 

grover lamar reid 

Bessie christian rentz* 

casey renee rentz* 

sessceal denise reynolds 

eric preston rion 

Brittany marchelle robinson 

emily Hannah robinson* 

shawn Bryce robinson 

maggie rodgers 

Jessica shelby rolling 

sydni corinne ross* 

marchelle sade’ sapp* 

porchia tanqual seawright 

cierra ashley serrano 

lindsay Jean sexton 

alexandra cherrell shular 

meghan siobhan sibert 

Kelly elyse sims 

Kearstin noel skeath* 

caitlyn marie slack 

Jasmine Blair slappey 

Kasey dyan slappey* 

sara aline smith* 

taylor shea smith* 

allison denise snider 

Kati gwyn spohn* 

amanda allison stafford* 

robert steven steltenpohl 

Jessica nicole stone 

William troy tallmadge 

Katelyn marie tanguay 

tramonte devon thomas, sr. 

Katherine anne thomas 

latasha marie thomas 

sharay danielle thompson 

genelle ashley thomson 

myesha lashay thornton 

Francine elizabeth tortorello 

rachel Brooke tucker 

Jessica ann Wagner 

Jordan elizabeth Wainright 

ellen rebecca Warren 

Jordan Kae Waters 

Whitney ann Weatherly 

Jynielle gollar Wells* 

emily lauren Wheeler* 

Brandon eugene White 

Frank thomas White* 

christy darlene Whitson* 

morgan leigh Wiggins 

Jonathan charles Wiley 

casey Jamal Williams 

Kaysie allison Williams* 

patricia lewis Williams 

rebecca Willis* 

dietra B. Windom 

lindsey Brook Womble 

arkeriya shanqua’ Woods 

andrea lavett Wright 

lauren Victoria yates 

natalia gurina Zakreski* 

bachElor of sciEncE in ExErcisE Physiology 

christopher chase aurandt 

Katie leanne lancaster 

amanda Vera Barfield 

Victoria martina littlefield 

Brandon paul Beard 

cole miller maenza 

Vanaesha teonna comeaux 

christopher leon marrisette 

devin preston-major crudup 

michael cameron mcKerson 

Brittany pernae’ deas 

leslie anne roberge* 

shalita nicole dickson 

adam christopher swindler 

James robert garrett 

Brittany Jolana Waters 

ronald Kaleb Heninger 

amanda lynn White 

leslie Brooke inlow 

Kayla renea Wise 

colleen michele Kruep 

danny m. Wood 

bachElor of sciEncE in nursing 

christina dale arrington 

ozioma amarachi enworom* 

laura renee garbiso Bechtel 

ashley louise exum 

tyra lashay Bennett 

michael shane exum 

mallory paige Brackin* 

sarah elizabeth Frantz 

Jennifer marie Bryant* 

malika shontora glover 

Holly Katherine cericola* 

shakyra lasigna Harley 

tammie lyn cooper* 

melissa Jean Hedger* 

nikkee cowart 

nicole marie Hernandez* 

taylor nicole crum 

nancy Victoria Howell 

Brittia denise davis 

Julie miranda Hunter 

christina lynn deason 

alicia michelle Jefferson 

Haley shay diprima* 

lashunda ellawees Johnson 

latashia Kiera douglas 

morgan lane Johnson* 

camille elysse drummond 

terrie lea Jones 

cheryl lynn edwards* 

nastashia Bree mack 


casey michelle massey 

Kimberley elizabeth mcdonald* 

azizyah patrice moss 

stacey lee musgrove 

Jerome emil nelson 

gabrielle alyse o’Berry* 

priscilla eliza peay 

molly Katherine portman 

laura eileen powers 

Hannah elizabeth reaves 

John William roberts, ii 

rainmeya samone rogers 

michael Keith sanders 

lindsey michelle shiver 

Kathleen s. stone 

sarah Faith suggs* 

Kalli mercedes thornton* 

Jordan renee Wagner 

analicia elaina Wallace 

ashley nichole Wiggins 

timothy Victor Wilson 

dayshea alexis Wooden* 

PresiDent’s aWarD for acaDeMic excellence 

college of arts & sciences 

mallory shannon ClarK, from cordele, ga., is a doublemajor 

graduating with degrees in chemistry and biology. she 

is the recipient of the Biology senior award, outstanding 

senior chemistry award, and a finalist for the annie powe 

Hopper award. ms. clark is a member of phi Kappa phi 

Honors society, golden Key international Honors society, 

american chemical society, and sigma alpha pi national 

society of leadership and success. after graduation she 

plans to attend the University of edinburgh in scotland to 

pursue a master’s degree in neuroscience. 

JaMes l. & DorotHy H. DeWar college of eDucation 

JessiCa danielle edWards, from Valdosta, ga., is 

an early childhood/special education general curriculum 

major. she is the recipient of the 2012-2013 outstanding 

early childhood special education general curriculum 

student teacher award, Hope scholarship for 2009-2013, 

and 2013 Highest academic achievement for the dewar 

college of education award. after graduation, ms. edwards 

plans to work as an early childhood educator for several years 

before entering graduate school to pursue a master’s degree 

in special education. 

Harley langDale, Jr. college of business aDMinistration 

allen Wesley munCy, from Valdosta, ga., is a marketing 

major. He the recipient of the Harley langdale Jr. college 

of Business administration outstanding senior award. mr. 

muncy is a member of Beta gamma sigma, president of 

the Business student advisory council, and team leader for 

the Baptist collegiate ministry. after graduation he plans to 

work for a management consultant firm or in the marketing 

department of a Fortune 500 company. 

college of tHe arts 

Paul mattheW Johns, from Bainbridge, ga., is a music 

education major. He is the recipient of the VsU department 

of music and college of the arts’ outstanding student 

award. mr. Johns is a member of the georgia music 

educators association all-college Band, alpha lambda 

delta Honor society, and pi Kappa lambda music Honor 

society. after graduation he plans to begin a career as a band 

director and work on a master’s degree in music education at 

Florida state University. 

college of nursing 

tammie lyn CooPer, from international Fall, minn., is 

a nursing major. she is the recipient of the 2013 college 

of nursing outstanding graduate award. ms. cooper is a 

member of alpha lambda delta, golden Key international, 

and sigma theta tau international. after graduation she 

plans to work at a local hospital as a registered nurse and 

earn a master’s degree in nursing in the future. 


tHe coDe of acaDeMic regalia 

the colorful attire worn by the participants in the academic procession has its 

roots in medieval traditions that reach back to the earliest universities in paris, 

Bologna, oxford, and cambridge. the precise origins of the various parts 

that constitute academic garb are unknown; however, since medieval students 

enjoyed the status of clerics during their university years, we assume that their 

attire was inspired by the clerical dress of the time. early european universities 

required students and teachers to wear distinctive gowns at all times. the 

tradition of wearing similar attire was brought to the United states during 

colonial times, but the requirement for students to wear academic regalia soon 

disappeared and professors only donned their regalia during special occasions. 

The Gown 

the ceremonial robes—modernized with colors and varying sleeve lengths to 

signify degree and rank—began as monks’ robes worn to stave off the cold in 

drafty, cloistered monasteries. gowns are generally black, and there are three 

basic types. the bachelor’s gown is plain; includes long, pointed sleeves and 

may be worn with an elaborate yoke. the master’s gown is similar to the 

bachelor’s except that the sleeves are open at the forearms and end with an 

extra, square-shaped swatch of cloth that originally formed a pocket to store 

reading and writing materials. the doctoral gown, the most elaborate of the 

three, is adorned with velvet panels on the closed front and around the neck as 

well as three velvet chevrons on each full, bell-shaped sleeve. although black 

is the most common color of doctoral gowns, the velvet panels and chevrons 

may vary in color. 

The Hood 

the colors of the hood reveal the level of a degree, the major field of learning 

in which the degree was awarded, and the institution that conferred the 

degree. the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral hoods are three, three and onehalf, 

and four feet long, respectively. the all-encompassing velvet trim that 

denotes the field of learning is likewise two, three, or five inches, respectively. 

the lining of the hood is worn exposed to show the colors of the school 

awarding the degree. most schools have a two-color pattern and the hoods 

feature the use of chevrons or bars to differentiate schools whose colors may 

be alike or very similar. 

Colors Representing Fields of Learning 

arts, letters, Humanities White 

Business drab 

economics copper 

education light Blue 

engineering orange 

Fine arts Brown 

law purple 

library science lemon 

medicine green 

music pink 

nursing apricot 

oratory silver gray 

philosophy Blue 

public Health salmon 

physical education sage green 

science yellow 

social science citron 

theology scarlet 

The Cap 

generally, the mortarboard or oxford cap is worn with all degrees, although 

an elizabethan-style soft cap is used with some doctoral attire. Black tassels 

are most often used, but many schools have adopted the practice of using 

tassels that match the hood color. doctors and presidents of institutions 

frequently wear a gold tassel. 


the 1906 society is a student giving organization that is dedicated to the continued 

growth and development of VsU through individual gifts from seniors and graduate 

students. graduating seniors who make a contribution of any size to any area of VsU 

are recognized at commencement for their participation. 

nancy rachel albritton 

dyeshera latrice anderson 

shelbie monique arnold 

taylor elizabeth asbury 

ronnie glenn averett 

Jordan ashley Baker 

ariel nancy Balla 

cieanna a Baptiste 

Brandon paul Beard 

laura renee Bechtel 

diamond lateca Benjamin 

tyra lashay Bennett 

loren ashley Binns 

carolyn K Blunt 

sasha l. Booth 

Julie rae Boyd 

James asher Brantley 

tyler Burch Brewton 

leah ashley Britton 

Jonathan russell Brock 

Jamarian Jamar Brown 

Jennifer marie Bryant 

taylor Brooke Butenschon 

Brittany nicole Butler 

Karen lynne Butler 

tia morgan Butler 

Katrina rena cameron 

Jessika lynn campbell 

Kourtnee Janae capers 

Brandon Jamal carter 

siedah J cassell 

Heather e. castleberry 

Holly Katherine cericola 

Kierstin Jenay choice 


tiffany maurine conley 

marlen m contreras 

tHe 1906 society 

tammie lyn cooper 

sarah cathrine copeland 

danielle Frances cordova 

taylor nicole crum 

Kameron tramiane crutcher 

Brockmon carter cyphers 

reginald m daniel 

Brittia denise davis 

chad aaron davis 

Haley shay diprima 

danielle alanna donaldson 

latoya donaldson 

ezekiel rafael duarte 

Kimberly nicole edwards 

lauris sharon english 

chantel m. evans 

Kimbyatta Vandelisa Farley 

roseanne Flanders 


andreaus lamar Foster 

sarah elizabeth Frantz 

staci lynn Freeman 

Brittany may gailey 

malika shontora glover 

Kimberly ann gore 

alexander ross gottlieb 

ashley renee green 

tamara shavette green-mack 

savannah lee griswold 

Jessica marie Hackney 

lauren ashley Halifax 

sarah nunn Hall 

Kyle e Hamilton 

shakyra lasigna Harley 

nicole marie Hernandez 

ashton alexandria Higdon 

Whitney a Hilliard 

Jazma raqual Hines 

Jerry tyrone Hinkle 

Hannah carter Hitchcock 

William Joshua Hodges 

Kathryn grace Holloway 

Hannah elizabeth Holmes 

shondra shantel Holmes 

sarah elizabeth Hough 

anthony Howard 

darius Keshun Jackson 

terrance cordell Jenkins 

satilla Brooke Johns 

Jasmin renee Johnson 

tiera lakia Johnson 

gena rene Jones 

shaun m Jones 

Joylan rose Jones-solomon 

andjy Joseph 

phillip thomas Kearson 

Katie elizabeth Kimbrell 

Jeremy cameron Kirk 

Wesley thomas Kostovetsky 

alyssa ann Krantz 

shelby lyn lamar 

daniel alexander ledee 

arielle rachelle lewis 

Whitney renee long 

darshanna lechae loveland 

lesley shay lovett 

nastashia Bree mack 

patricia J maignan 

praysha renee malone 

emily Winn manken 

shalonda latess martin 

ashley marie mason 

stephanie anne may 

danielle marie mcardle 

david christopher mcarthur 

megan elise mccoy 

Kelly marie mcgroarty 

J gregory nicholas mcHargue 

Zachary taylor mickleboro 

miracle elizabeth middlebrooks 

taylor rae miner 

ashley c mitchell 

erica n mitchell 

senja Beth mitchell 

yolanda michelle mitchell 

amanda Kate morris 

courtney renee morris 

Kerry leigh murphy 

alina nagel 

Jazmine rochelle newsome 

alisha n. noland 


Jade anthonia okafor 

christa Briana oliver 

Kaitlyn p. o’rourke 

Hatel rajendra patel 

dustin scott patton 

maria cari perez 

John ervin phifer 

la’cecia sa’Kayla phillips 

elizabeth W. pirkle 

morgan leigh posey 

shenice nicole price 

cody prochaska 

rebecca arden ragsdale 

Kaitlyn Veronica reagan 

ralph michael reed 

casey renee rentz 

leslie anne roberge 

Victoria cay roberts 

emily Hannah robinson 

sydni corinne ross 

nicholas shelby rouse 

nicole regina rutledge 

marchelle sade sapp 

amanda marie shadden 

alexandra cherrell shular 

Kelly e sims 

Kenneth larome sirmans 

richard chase sitten 


Hailee d’andrea smith 

Katie Kathleen smith 


marcel t smith 

Kristen anne stappenbeck 

Brooke coleen starr 

melanie e stawkey 

ariel elizabeth stearnes 

cecelia allyson stephens 

ashleigh lyn stevens 

Jasmine nicole sublett 

cieria denise swain 

desmond t tarplin 

Brittany l. tatum 

sara tehrani 

laquisha m thomas 

sharay danielle thompson 

Kalli mercedes thornton 

saadiga trice 

andrew J. tumlin 

Willie tyson 

Jessica a Wagner 

Kayla nicole Wall 

chelsea patrice Ward 

James adley Washington 

Jordan Kae Waters 

Whitney ann Weatherly 

Kaci l. West 

michael Jamil White 

Kaitlyn ann Wille 

ashley Jeanette Williams 

angelique elise Witmer 

lindsey B Womble 

dayshea alexis Wooden 

arkeriya shanqua Woods 

andrea lavett Wright 

vsu aluMni association 

Just as students are urged to become involved in extracurricular activities throughout 

their university careers, we would like to remind you that you are just as important to 

VsU after you graduate and leave campus. 

the Valdosta state University alumni association strives to promote the welfare of the 

University and its alumni by increasing the interest of its members in the University, 

its students, and in each other. the alumni association is composed of more than 

46,000 members. 

the association has no dues, but urges alumni to participate in the annual Fund 

to support VsU and to further the association’s programs and services. the annual 

meeting of the association is held during Homecoming each year. 

alumni communications include the Voice magazine, the VsU alumni Web site and 

online community, and various mailings and e-mail messages throughout the year. 

to ensure you receive the most up to date information from alumni relations, be 

sure to provide us with your current contact information by calling 1-800-464-3638. 

acknoWleDgeMents 

PRINCIPAL PLATFORM PARTY 

FOR ALL CEREMONIES 

Dr. William J. McKinney 

President 

Dr. Karla M. Hull 

Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs 

Ms. Sue Mitchell Fuciarelli 

Vice President for Finance & Administration 

Mr. Russell F. Mast 

Vice President for Student Affairs & Dean of Students 

Dr. James T. LaPlant 

Interim Assistant Vice President for Research & Dean of Graduate School 

Mr. Stanley Jones 

Registrar 

Dr. Karl P. Paoletti 

Vocalist 

Dr. Dacia Charlesworth 


GRADUATE CEREMONY 

PLATFORM PARTY 

Dr. John C. Gaston 

Dean, College of the Arts 

Dr. Brian L. Gerber 

Interim Dean, Dewar College of Education 

Dr. Anita G. Hufft 

Dean, College of Nursing 

Dr. Connie L. Richards 

Dean, College of Arts & Sciences 

Dr. L. Wayne Plumly 

Dean, Harley Langdale, Jr. College of Business Administration 

Dr. Alan M. Bernstein 

Director, Odum Library 

Dr. Richard J. Vodde 

Acting Director, Division of Social Work 

Dr. Tracy Woodard Meyers 

President, VSU Faculty Senate 


President, VSU Alumni Association (Class of 1991) 

Dr. Bradley J. Bergstrom 

Commencement Marshal 


DEWAR COLLEGE OF EDUCATION/ROTC CEREMONY 


Dr. Brian L. Gerber 

Interim Dean, Dewar College of Education 

Mr. Michael P. Savoie 

Interim Dean, Honors College 

Lt. Col. Marsha L. Aleem 

United States Air Force 

Dr. Diane C. Holliman 

Representative, VSU Faculty Senate 

Mr. Ron C. Butler 

Representative, Council on Staff Affairs 

Mr. Ryan P. Baerwalde 

President, VSU Student Government Association 


President, VSU Alumni Association (Class of 1991) 

Ms. Jessica D. Edwards 

President’s Award for Academic Excellence Recipient 

Dr. Julie M. Lee 


Faculty Marshals 

Dr. Shirley P. Andrews 

Professor of Early Childhood & Special Education 

Dr. Blaine L. Browne 

Associate Professor of Psychology & Counseling 

Dr. Steven J. Kohn 

Assistant Professor of Psychology & Counseling 

Dr. Julia M. Reffel 

Professor of Early Childhood & Special Education 

Dr. Larry P. Wiley 

Professor of Psychology & Counseling 

COLLEGES OF ARTS, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, 

AND NURSING CEREMONY PLATFORM PARTY 

Dr. John C. Gaston 

Dean, College of the Arts 

Dr. Anita G. Hufft 

Dean, College of Nursing 

Dr. L. Wayne Plumly 

Dean, Harley Langdale, Jr. College of Business Administration 



Dr. Aubrey R. Fowler, III 

Representative, VSU Faculty Senate 

Ms. Lauren A. Braun 


Ms. Amber S. Worthy 

Vice President, VSU Student Government Association 

Dr. F. Barrington Harris 

Representative, VSU Alumni Association (Class of 1989) 

Ms. Tammie L. Cooper 


Mr. Paul M. Johns 


Mr. Allen W. Muncy 


Dr. Robert J. Williams 



Dr. Roy W. Copeland 

Assistant Professor of Management 

Dr. Lynn A. Corbin 

Professor, of Music 

Dr. Sandra J. Delk 

Assistant Professor of Nursing 

Dr. Douglas G. Farwell 

Professor of Music 

Dr. Linda G. Floyd 

Assistant Professor of Nursing 

Mr. A. Blake Pearce 

Professor of Art 

Dr. Nancy J. Swanson 

Associate Professor of Accounting 


COLLEGES OF ARTS & SCIENCES CEREMONY 


Dr. Connie L. Richards 

Dean, College of Arts & Sciences 



Dr. Tracy Woodard Meyers 

President, VSU Faculty Senate 

Ms. C. Regina Lee 


Mr. Ryan P. Baerwalde 

President, VSU Student Government Association 

Dr. F. Barrington Harris 

Representative, VSU Alumni Association (Class of 1989) 

Ms. Mallory S. Clark 


Dr. Byron K. Brown 



Dr. Michael J. Davey 

Associate Professor of English 

Dr. Jane K. Whitehead 

Professor of Modern & Classical Languages 

Dr. Mark S. Groszos 

Associate Professor of Physics, Astronomy, & Geosciences 

Dr. Thomas J. Manning 

Professor of Biology 

Natalie Ajamian 

Tullis Beasley 

Eric Callaway 

Tia Collins 

JB Desselle 

Amelia Inman 

Savannah Justice 

VSU AMBASSADORS 

Jamie Mauldin 

Britney McCrae 

Jasmine Posey 

Brittany Smith 

DaKieya Smith 

Jessica Tuggle 

PRESIDENTIAL BRASS QUINTET 

Dr. Kristin M. Johns, Director & Associate Professor of Music 

Mr. Sage Khan, trumpet 

Mr. Teal Ewer, trumpet 

Mr. Eduardo Farias, trumpet 

Mr. Blake Rothermel, trumpet 

Ms. Cecelia Stevens, horn 

Ms. Taylor York, horn 

Mr. Justin Long, trombone 

Mr. Zach Jones, trombone 

Mr. Greg Kulkosky, tuba 

Mr. Curtis Thornton, tuba 

Ms. Sage W. Archer, Director 

Ms. Mary Jane Doner 

Ms. Susanna Dover 

Ms. Hannah G. Spears 

Ms. Monique M. Tripp 

Ms. Chelsea B. Wells 

Kiarra Thomas 

Taylor Gilliam 

Caitlin Noble 

Natalie Forbes 

Isabella Lugo 

Catie Statom 

Chandler Crosby 

Shannon Mikszan 

Becca Clark 

EVENT SERVICES 

VOLUNTEERS 

Michelle Turner 

Savannah Dickson 

Leanna Reddish 

Kim Cain 

Kaleigh Humphries 

Chelsea Brown 

Erynn Folsom 

Rachel Scott 

Rachel Parker 

Ms. Thressea H. Boyd, Assistant to the President for Communications 

Creative Design Services 

Printing & Copying Services 

Ainsley Robinson 

Leah Pickle 

Kristen Brown 

Jessica Pope 

Megan Wetherington 

Sydney Land 

We would like to thank the society for international students and the 

center for international programs for providing the international flags. 

information featured in “points of interest” was gathered from: 

davis, deborah s. Valdosta State University: The College History Series. 

charleston, south carolina: arcadia, 2001. print. 


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alMa Mater 

‘Mong the stately pines of Georgia 

Glorious to the view 

Stands our noble Alma Mater 

Basking ‘neath the blue. 

Alma Mater, thee we honor 

Praises never fail, 

For thy fame shall never perish, 

Red and Black — all hail! 

Alma Mater’s sons and daughters 

Ever will be true. 

Always to thy heart returning 

Dear old V.S.U. 

Alma Mater, thee we honor 

Praises never fail, 

For thy fame shall never perish, 

Red and Black — all hail! 

Words by Helen allen thomas (’21) and evelyn Brown (’24) 

music by dr. John Huxford, professor emeritus of music 

arranged for brass quintet by Kenyon Wilson

Spring 2013 Program - Valdosta State University

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