Alumnus Magazine | Summer 2020

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John Tyler Graves of Ellisville, MS | BSAlexis Morgan Greene of Murfreesboro, TN | BS, Cum LaudeAshley Lorraine Greene of Starkville, MS | MSBenjamin Haney Griffith of Starkville, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeGregory Heath Grimes of Hartselle, AL | BSJacamria Tonai Gunn of Maben, MS | BSPreston Michael Hahn of Oran, MO | BSDalton Lane Hall of D’Iberville, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeVaughn Addison Hamill of Franklin, TN | BS, Summa Cum LaudeStephanie Nicole Haney of Salina, KS | PHDAmanda Jeane Harfst of Pheba, MS | MSMd Shamimul Hasan of Starkville, MS | PHDSamantha Elizabeth Hawkins of Hattiesburg, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeBailey Sean Herring of Eupora, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeJoseph Andrew-Lee Hester of Kosciusko, MS | BSCharlsie Brienna Hicks of Leakesville, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeCaitlin Michelle Hidalgo of Amory, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeChelsey Raeanne Hill of Gulfport, MS | BSAddie Inez Hitt of Mooreville, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeDalton Clay Hodges of Lucedale, MS | BSHunter Garrett Holley of Nettleton, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeGeorgiana Olivia Hoover of Diamondhead, MS | BSAlexandra Jane Hovan of Savannah, GA | BS, Summa Cum LaudeBailey Ross Howard of Clinton, MS | BS, Cum LaudeZhaoheng Huang of Starkville, MS | MLAAnda A. Hubbard of Starkville, MS | BSMary K. Huff of Lexa, AR | MSDominique Rebecca Hull of Luling, LA | BS, Summa Cum LaudeJenna Michele Hull of Hamilton, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeAlyssa Lynn Hutcheson of Starkville, MS | MSRobert Chaz Ingram of Starkville, MS | BSLauren Madison Irby of Meridian, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeHannah Noel Irwin of Moss Point, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeAdriana Quintel Ivy of Verona, MS | BS, Cum LaudeTessa Rosemarie Jarvis of Delmar, DE | MSMichael Deantonio Jeffries of Memphis, TN | BSAbigail Karren Jenkins of Bush, LA | BS, Summa Cum LaudeKayla Caree Jenkins of Bentonia, MS | BSClinton Paul Jones of Senath, MO | BSHarris Kirtland Kearney of Collierville, TN | BSCurtis Champ Knight of Starkville, MS | BSEmily Morgan Knight of Mobile, AL | BS, Summa Cum LaudeKristen Cathy Kocher of Redding, CT | BSRebekah Rowan Lambert of Iuka, MS | BSNathan Daniel Lambeth of Bay Saint Louis, MS | MLAMeredith Ashley Landis of Porter, TX | BS, Cum LaudeJames Hunter Lane of Franklin, GA | BSJack O’Brien Langford of Lena, MS | BSGrace Elisabeth Layton Langford of Starkville, MS | MSWilliam Curtis Larsen of Tuscaloosa, AL | BSMargaret Elizabeth Lee of Biloxi, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeJacinda Skye Leopard of Oxford, MS | BSMillane Elizabeth Lewis of Brookhaven, MS | BSBrint Alan Lindsey of Bolivar, TN | BSRyann Elizabeth Lipcon of Statesville, NC | BSBrittany E. Lipsey of Leland, MS | PHDMargaret Perry Loftin of Starkville, MS | BSKayley Victoria Loggins of Olive Branch, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeAnna - Elizabeth Loper of Collinsville, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeDavid Figueroa Lopez of Byhalia, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeDavid Robert Mansfield of Columbia, SC | BS, Cum LaudeSamantha Rae Marshall of Starkville, MS | BLA, Summa Cum LaudeAlexandra Elizabeth Martin of Katy, TX | BSMiranda Rene’ Martin of Dayton, OH | MSAlexandra Christina Massaro of Tampa, FL | BSRebecca Anne Mazanec of Saint Louis, MO | BS, Summa Cum LaudeKayla Gracie Leeandra Maze of Arab, AL | BSJoey Tyler McClain of Mathiston, MS | BSAmber Christine McCord of Sugar Land, TX | BS, Summa Cum LaudeHayden Brian McCord of Gurley, AL | BSEva Marie McCormick of Harrisburg, IL | BS, Summa Cum LaudeRachel Hope McDaniel of Brookhaven, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeBrantley Lake McGee of Owens Cross Roads, AL | BSDax Patrick McGriff of Huntsville, AL | BSMolly Elaine McKeown of Mississippi State, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeHaley Dione McLain of Leakesville, MS | BSLuke Edward McNerney of New Hebron, MS | BSAddison Claude Meeks of Halls, TN | BS, Magna Cum LaudeSydney Salone Melton of Meridian, MS | BSMadison Mertz of Mississippi State, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeAbbie Melissa Metcalfe of Germantown, TN | BS, Summa Cum LaudeMakayla A. Minton of Westminster, MD | BS, Summa Cum LaudeReagan Marie Moak of Brandon, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeWesley Gene Moore of Grenada, MS | BSAdam Sharp Morgan of Mcdonough, GA | BSAbigail Lynn Morrow of Perry, GA | BS, Cum LaudeLogan Reed Morton of Rienzi, MS | BSCasey Michelle Moss of Bruce, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeNoah Ruffin Myrick of Hattiesburg, MS | BSRoshumbria Jenee Nash of Kosciusko, MS | BSMichael Paul Nattrass of Starkville, MS | PHDThomas Glendon Nazary of Carthage, MS | MSMacey Andraya Nelson of Tylertown, MS | BSJonah Thomas Neville of Starkville, MS | MSTaylor G. Newman of Helotes, TX | MSJesse Dwayne Newton of Eupora, MS | MSTiffany Kieu-Diem Nguyen of Ocean Springs, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeRoberta Lee Nicholson of Nashville, TN | BS, Cum LaudeTaylor Paige Nix of Southaven, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeHayes Jackson Norris of Madison, MS | BSOlivia Grace Odom of Tomball, TX | BS, Cum LaudeCamden Dawson Oglesby of Starkville, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeHannah Lee Oliver of Stuttgart, AR | BS, Summa Cum LaudeCaitlin Renee Ornatowski of Toney, AL | BS, Summa Cum LaudeJonathan Nicholas Owens of Hamilton, MS | BSAlexia Rose Parker of Madison, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeLauren Abigail Parker of Hattiesburg, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeMary Katherine Parkes of Madison, AL | BS, Summa Cum LaudeWarren Thomas Perry of Rienzi, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeLeelawattie Persaud of Bronx, NY | MSAnna Melinda Persell of Athens, AL | BS, Summa Cum LaudeThompson Parrish Pettway of Lookout Mountain, GA | BSMichael Thang Hong Pham of Byram, MS | BSBethany Rebeccah Pickard of Summit, MS | BS, Cum LaudeBrian K. Pieralisi of Greenville, MS | PHDGraham Davis Pierce of Lexington, MS | BSJesse Thomas Potter of Louisville, MS | BSLevisky Powell of Cane Ridge, TN | BSMarissa Kaytlyn Powell of Guyton, GA | BSCecily Kate Price of Philadelphia, MS | BSKanani Jill Price of Jonesboro, IN | BSLeah Bethany Pylate of Starkville, MS | PHDJacob Edward Rabinowitz of Westfield, NJ | BLAAnna Ryan Ragland of Bentonia, MS | BSSusanna Catherine Ratcliff of Brookhaven, MS | BS, Cum LaudeCourtney Elaine Ray of Starkville, MS | BSTrenton James Ray of Tuscaloosa, AL | BS, Summa Cum LaudeKatie Elizabeth Reed of West Helena, AR | BSCole Thomas Reesman of Dacula, GA | BS, Cum LaudeShelby Nicole Richardson of West Point, MS | BSCameron Paris Roach of Olive Branch, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeKali A. Roberts of Kosciusko, MS | BS, Cum LaudeThomas Cole Robinson of Hamilton, MS | BSAnastasia S. Rogers of Pascagoula, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeWilliam D. Rogers of Corinth, MS | MSMadeline Michelle Roth of Montgomery, AL | BS, Cum LaudeErin Elizabeth Rushing of Silver Creek, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeChristien Brione Russell of Louisville, KY | PHDPeyton Rollins Ryals of Louisville, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeSavannah Renee Saczek of Starkville, MS | BSChase A. Samples of Ashland, MS | PHDAshley Michelle Sanders of Madison, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeClara G. Sanders of Tupelo, MS | BS, Cum LaudeSydney Michelle Savage of Starkville, MS | BSEmilee Abret Sawyer of Morton, MS | BSKody James Schexnayder of Terrytown, LA | BSBlake Louis Schlitt of Oran, MO | BS, Magna Cum LaudePatrick Evan Seal of Wiggins, MS | BSMiriam Grace Seale of Philadelphia, MS | BS, Cum LaudeAndrew Bailey Seals of Madison, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeBrittany Michele Semko of North Chesterfield, VA | BSWilliam Jacob Seward of Hurley, MS | BSKristina Brooke Seyfarth of Woodville, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeMilan Kumar Sharma of Starkville, MS | MSCarson Jakeb Sharp of Water Valley, MS | BSKatie Lee Shearer of Arlington, TN | BS, Magna Cum LaudeBrandon Louis Shelby of Laurel, MS | BSEmma Riley Shinall of Acworth, GA | BS, Magna Cum LaudeMadeline Grace Shirley of Corinth, MS | BSBeth Noelle Shiyou of Diamondhead, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeMark David Sikora of Starkville, MS | BSRylie Caitlin Simmons of Arlington, TX | BS, Summa Cum LaudeSarah Caroline Sims of Montevallo, AL | BS, Summa Cum LaudeBhupinder Singh of Columbia, MO | PHDTaylor Nicole Skeen of Hernando, MS | BSCourtney Renee Slattery of Houston, TX | BS, Summa Cum LaudeJailyn Adrianna Smith of Rosedale, MS | BSNeil Wayne Smith of Walnut Grove, MS | BS, Cum LaudeTaylor Marlow South of Eupora, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeHailey Victoria Spillers of Terry, MS | BSChristian Sudduth Stanley of Mobile, AL | BS, Cum LaudeJamison Loyd Stennis of Trussville, AL | BS, Magna Cum LaudeJames Homer Stevens of Booneville, MS | BS, Cum LaudeSteven Bennett Stoker of Grenada, MS | BSMary A. Stokes of Elba, AL | MSCharles L. Stokes of West Point, MS | PHDLindsay Blake Streiff of Ocean Springs, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeArielle Grace Striplin of Hernando, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeAsher Logan Sullivan of Nokesville, VA | MLAEmily Erin Sykes of Iuka, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeSara Nicole Talley of Corinth, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudePeyton Alyssa Taylor of Irvington, AL | BSAndy R. Taylor of Nettleton, MS | MSHunter Ryce Theunissen of Hollandale, MS | BSKensey Maryssa Thomas of Starkville, MS | BSBrooklyn Paige Thompson of Lagrange, GA | BS, Magna Cum LaudeChandra Samone Thompson of Vicksburg, MS | BS, Cum LaudeLeiana Marie Thornell of Vicksburg, MS | BSBethany Lynn Tillman of Schlater, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeKezia Virellia To of Starkville, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeThien Hong To of Brandon, MS | BSSydney Erin Toler of Collinsville, MS | BS, Cum LaudeNieko Miguel Torres of Riverdale, NJ | MSTyler Breck Towles of Leland, MS | PHDZachary Ray Treadway of Coldwater, MS | MSBrian Michael Tribble of Wilmington, NC | MABMAlexis K. Turnipseed of Mccool, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeElizabeth Paige Usery of Athens, AL | BS, Cum LaudeZachary Thomas Varner of Pelahatchie, MS | BLAZachary Thomas Varner of Pelahatchie, MS | BSBrooklyn D. Waldrep of Steens, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeBlake Evan Waldrip of Southaven, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeJamie Leann Walker of Wynne, AR | BS, Summa Cum LaudeKalli Dawn Wardrop of Waynesboro, MS | BSLauren Marcella Waters of Dothan, AL | BSBrittney Lane Watkins of Forest, MS | BSEmber Lindsey West of Sumrall, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeSadie Ann White of Byhalia, MS | BSRyan J. Whitehouse of Albany, NY | MSWilson Stone Whitener of Columbia, SC | BSLeah Jane Widmer of Philadelphia, PA | BLALeah Jane Widmer of Philadelphia, PA | BSCody Lee Wilhite of Tylertown, MS | BSHeather Diane Williams of Wildomar, CA | MSAnna Elizabeth Wilson of Woodville, AL | BSDakota Lee Wood of Glen Burnie, MD | BS, Cum LaudeLeeza M. Woodard of Rienzi, MS | BSTierra Nichelle Woodard of Jackson, MS | BS, Cum LaudeCourtney Nicole Wynn of Hope Hull, AL | BSSavannah Michel Yonge of Spring Hill, TN | BSWyatt Austin Young of Hernando, MS | BSBrittany Lynn Zapata of Burlington, NJ | BSTony Joseph Zbysinski of Biloxi, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeHaley Kathryn Zetterholm of Starkville, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeCOLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE,ART & DESIGNJustin Cortez Alexander of Meridian, MS | BFAHannah Lee Battey of Brandon, MS | BFARayce Curry Belton of Perkinston, MS | BARCCatherine Alexis Bennett of Columbus, MS | BFA, Cum LaudeCarson Elizabeth Brantley of Pontotoc, MS | BFA, Magna Cum LaudeVeronica Ashley Brashear of Madison, MS | BFA, Magna Cum LaudeHunter Everett Bullock of Nolensville, TN | BS, Magna Cum LaudeJonathon Bryan Burton of Starkville, MS | BSTimothy Lawell Bush of Starkville, MS | BFADavis Linzy Byars of Tuscaloosa, AL | BARCKayla Louise Cauthen of Natchez, MS | BFALaura Kalyn Cole of Pearl, MS | BARCTony Darnell Coleman of Gulfport, MS | BARC, Magna Cum LaudeJohn Colton Cox of Brandon, MS | BSSydney Caroline Cozart of Tuscumbia, AL | BFA, Summa Cum LaudeWesley Cordell Crenshaw of Irwinton, GA | BARCAmelia Grace Dalton of Vicksburg, MS | BFA, Magna Cum LaudeJoey Sanford Deaton of Flowood, MS | BSSteven Craig Dragoo of West Point, MS | BSCarl Stephen Elkins of Lucedale, MS | BSJeremy Blake Farrar of Blue Springs, MS | BARC, Cum LaudeRobert David Fatherree of Brandon, MS | BSTatiana B. Flores of Forest, MS | BFAGregory Reid Goza of Flora, MS | BSBlake Alexander Guthrie of Starkville, MS | BSDamion Savon Hardy of Lawrence, MS | BARCPeyton Anthony Harlow of Pelham, AL | BS, Cum LaudeLindsey Anne Harper of Starkville, MS | BFAJessica Renae Hines of Hazel Green, AL | BARCCaylee Lenay Hubbard of Starkville, MS | BFAMatthew Charles Hudgins of Huntersville, NC | BARCBaleigh Alyssa Hull of Collinsville, MS | BARCRosalind Grey Hutton of Tchula, MS | BFAJoshua Todd Jacobs of Madison, MS | BSRyeley Karsons Jacobs of Ocean Springs, MS | BSKacie Lynn James of Grenada, MS | BSLaura Kay Jones of Laurel, MS | BFAGarrett Bryce Jones of Ocean Springs, MS | BSAustin Lee Keaton of Soso, MS | BARCAmanda Carole Kotecki of Arlington, TN | BARCAlexandra Saba Ladewig of Pelham, AL | BFA, Magna Cum LaudeAnthony S. Lowe of Jackson, MS | BFA, Magna Cum LaudeAmber Necole Mabry of Ridgeland, MS | BFASusan Marie Marshall of Smithville, MS | BFA, Magna Cum LaudeEvan Stocker McElrath of Columbus, MS | BARCRobert Laurence Montoux of Plano, TX | BSJacquelyn Victoria Mullins of Starkville, MS | BFAChristopher Kyle Murphy of Vicksburg, MS | BARCDemarques Terrell Nevels of Olive Branch, MS | BFAAsher Evans Paxton of Murfreesboro, TN | BARC, Magna Cum LaudeCasey L. Pennebaker of Madison, MS | BSRobert Albert Scott of Flowood, MS | BARCGarrett Jackson Seal of Wiggins, MS | BFA, Cum LaudeTyler Ashton Seal of Ridgeland, MS | BSChristopher David Sharp of Waco, TX | BS, Magna Cum LaudeMimi Abbott Sheppard of Starkville, MS | BFA, Magna Cum LaudeJordan Xavier Smith of Jackson, MS | BARCHunter Cade Smith of Starkville, MS | BFALilah Searcy Smith of Florence, MS | BFA, Cum LaudeMason Gregory Smith of Miramar Beach, FL | BSMitchell Jackson Smith of Madison, MS | BSJacob Lee Stovall of Senatobia, MS | BSJulia Elizabeth Thompson of Starkville, MS | BFAVictoria Ann Thompson of Spring Hill, TN | BS, Summa Cum LaudeMark Alexander Todd of Navarre, FL | BSJacob Nathaniel Turner of Memphis, TN | BARCJalyn Rose Wallin of Double Springs, AL | BS, Summa Cum LaudeKatie Noel Ware of Savannah, GA | BFACharles Robinson Warlick of Jackson, MS | BARCJackson Stuart Warren of Hoover, AL | BSDaniel Gerard Wikoff of Bay Saint Louis, MS | BARC, Cum LaudeCase Lawson Woodward of Madison, MS | BSJustin Taylor Wright of Olive Branch, MS | BFACOLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCESSafa Badr Salem Abdulqawi of Starkville, MS | BSAnna Gale Alexander of Laurel, MS | BA, Summa Cum LaudeAvis Aaliyah Alexander of Starkville, MS | BADanielle Alexander of Lake, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeCatelyn Elizabeth Allard of Clinton, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeEmily Elizabeth Allegrezza of Vestavia Hills, AL | BA, Cum LaudeDonielle Desiree Allen of Mccalla, AL | BS, Magna Cum LaudeMaxwell Lee Allen of Noxapater, MS | BS, Cum LaudeArwa Salem Alsaiari of Starkville, MS | MSCarolyn Angelo of Louisville, MS | MAAdrianna Danielle Aponte of Carriere, MS | BAJulia Elizabeth Argroves of Ocean Springs, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeSophia Evans Armata of Birmingham, AL | BSLuke William Armstrong of Flowood, MS | BASarah Chrysten Armstrong of Starkville, MS | BAShelby Kate Arnold of Starkville, MS | BSAmy Elizabeth Arrington of Hattiesburg, MS | BSToni Alexandra Arroyave of Marco Island, FL | BS, Cum LaudeSumudu Ayesha Athukorale of Starkville, MS | PHDMallory Jo Aughtman of Jefferson City, MO | BSW, Cum LaudeMattie Taylor Baker of Bailey, MS | BSMary Webb Ballou of Bailey, MS | BA, Magna Cum LaudeNathan Barclay of Starkville, MS | MSCaitlyn Elizabeth Barger of Gadsden, TN | BSW, Magna Cum LaudeBrantley Aaron Barksdale of Starkville, MS | BA, Cum LaudeDoris Lofton Barksdale of Starkville, MS | BSMae Elisabeth Barnes of Tupelo, MS | BSKevin Matthew Barnes of Starkville, MS | MSChristian Jade Barnette of Starkville, MS | BASamantha Ann Beckham of Meridian, MS | BSWShronda Beeks of Amory, MS | BSTaylor Grace Beerman of Southaven, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeJonathan Belanich of Lindenhurst, NY | PHDBlake Stewart Bell of Lexington, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeMary Elliott Benakovich of Gulf Shores, AL | BA, Summa Cum LaudeTaylor Marie Bendell of Ocean Springs, MS | BSKatherine Jane Bender of Yonkers, NY | BAShaneyra Sharda Bennamon of De Kalb, MS | BSMichael Todd Bennett of Starkville, MS | BSRegan Moore Bernardoni of Walkersville, MD | BS, Summa Cum LaudeBailey Hanna Berry of Madison, MS | BA, Summa Cum LaudeBrooke Elizabeth Berry of Madison, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeEmily Kate Beyea of Brandon, MS | BA, Summa Cum LaudeAvery McKee Billingsley of Saltillo, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeAndrea Marie Black of Kosciusko, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeEthan Eryk Black of Fort Wayne, IN | BS, Cum LaudeRobert Gain Black of Navarre, FL | BS, Cum LaudeTimothy Jordan Blackwell of Brandon, MS | BAKiara Breshawn Davis Blackwell of Starkville, MS | BSSusan Lynn Blackwell of Laurel, MS | BSBentley McClain Blair of West Point, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeDondreia Senia Blanchard of Tupelo, MS | BAMandalin Love Blanton of Starkville, MS | BS, Cum LaudeHeather Blythe of Amarillo, TX | MSTori Ashley Boatner of West Point, MS | BA, Summa Cum LaudeRobert Donald Boles of Rose Hill, MS | BA32 SUMMER 2020Alumnus_Summer_2020.indd 327/31/20 1:48 PM
Akira Shantel Bolton of Columbia, MS | BAJustin Lamar Bond of Allentown, PA | BS, Summa Cum LaudeRachel Annette Bond of Jayess, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeVanessa Katherine Bond of Starkville, MS | BS, Cum LaudeAmanda Elizabeth Boneau of Lake Jackson, TX | BS, Summa Cum LaudeKristopher Ashlock Boone of Watauga, TX | BS, Magna Cum LaudeEmily Morgan Boornazian of Downingtown, PA | BAAmanda Shyann Boothe of Bassfield, MS | BSMary Catherine Boring of Nashville, TN | BA, Summa Cum LaudeLandon Scott Bounds of Union, MS | BA, Cum LaudeJamie K. Bowen of Byhalia, MS | BS, Cum LaudeEmily Grace Box of Jackson, MS | BA, Summa Cum LaudeBrianna Makayla Boyd of Okolona, MS | BA, Cum LaudeWilliam Alan Bracken of Meridian, MS | BA, Cum LaudeLauren Grace Brady of Byhalia, MS | BARachel Ellen Brantley of Brandon, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeCatherine Jaye Bratton of Madison, MS | BSAlyssa Michelle Breazeale of Brandon, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeSydney Laikan Breazeale of Philadelphia, MS | BSW, Magna Cum LaudeKhamaya Janea Brooks of Columbus, MS | BAZofia Tyler Broughton of Livingston, AL | BS, Cum LaudeDominique M. Brown of Starkville, MS | BA, Cum LaudeEdward Calhoun Brown of Starkville, MS | BACaitlin Rose Brown of Safety Harbor, FL | BS, Summa Cum LaudeColton Miller Brown of Hamilton, AL | BSFrederick Dionte Brown of Jackson, MS | BSJasmine Janae Brownlee of Vardaman, MS | BANakayla Nashun Brownlee of Winona, MS | BSWesley Clay Bunch of Sturgis, MS | MPPAMadeline N. Burdine of Houston, MS | BA, Summa Cum LaudeGerry Ann Burford of Camden, AL | BSAustin Jarod Burl of Calhoun City, MS | BSJulianna Hope Burnham of Cullman, AL | BSCasey Leighann Busby of Saint Stephens, AL | BS, Cum LaudeLaura Bess Buskirk of Tupelo, MS | BSWAshli R. Butler of Columbus, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeAshley Nicole Butler of Union, MS | BSWDelaney Lauren Butts of Brandon, MS | BA, Summa Cum LaudeRanda Elizabeth Byars of Steens, MS | BA, Summa Cum LaudeGracie Erin Byrne of Brookhaven, MS | BA, Cum LaudeAubry Skyler Cabaniss of Diamondhead, MS | BSGreyson Mosby Calhoun of Collinsville, MS | BSScott Edward Camilleri of Starkville, MS | BS, Cum LaudeHayden James Campbell of Olive Branch, MS | BA, Summa Cum LaudeMargaretta Campbell of Meridian, MS | BATSydney Dillon Canaday of Maylene, AL | BS, Magna Cum LaudeJulia Ann Canfield-Phillips of Bartlett, TN | BA, Summa Cum LaudeMarissa G. Cannon of Starkville, MS | BS, Cum LaudeMorgan Barrett Cantrell of Aberdeen, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeGrace Anne Carlson of Signal Mountain, TN | BS, Magna Cum LaudeMorgan Paige Carroll of Batesville, MS | BSStephanie Brooke Carter of Ocean Springs, MS | BATyson Gregory Carter of Starkville, MS | BSJohn H. Cartwright of Starkville, MS | PHDCourtney Renee Carver of Lucedale, MS | BA, Magna Cum LaudeEmily Brandon Case of Richmond, VA | BA, Magna Cum LaudeNicholas Kent Casey of Vardaman, MS | BSSarah Camille Caveness of Marietta, MS | BSAnthony Craig Cawthorn of De Kalb, MS | BSChristopher Chatman of Magee, MS | BSJulia Christian of Cordova, TN | BS, Magna Cum LaudeTaylor Elizabeth Churchwell of Hernando, MS | BSW, Magna Cum LaudeStephen Chase Clark of Biloxi, MS | BADavid Quentin Clark of Silver Creek, MS | PHDSarah Elizabeth Claxton of Memphis, TN | BS, Summa Cum LaudeTiara Lynn Clemmons of Starkville, MS | BA, Cum LaudeNathan Ryan Cleveland of Dennis, MS | BATriston Paige Coats of Union, MS | BAKelly Diane Coble of Starkville, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeLauren Nicole Cockrell of Magee, MS | BSJoshua Daniel Coggins of Starkville, MS | BA, Summa Cum LaudeAshea Brianonya Cole of Greenwood, MS | BAZanisha Cole of Lamar, MS | BAAnnabel Lee Cole of Huntsville, AL | BSMyranda Reshea Coley of Olive Branch, MS | BSAmari Ifeanyel Collins of Memphis, TN | BACecilia Catherine Collins of Biloxi, MS | BS, Cum LaudeTiffany R. Collins of Meridian, MS | BSWLucas P. Comfort of Madison, MS | BAIsabelle Nicole Comfort of Cordova, TN | BSJulia Claire Concolino of Fayetteville, GA | BA, Summa Cum LaudeCheyenne Elizabeth Conkin of Madison, AL | BA, Cum LaudeOmarr Shamire Conner of Ridgeland, MS | BSCara Grace Connors of Simpsonville, SC | BS, Magna Cum LaudePaxton Kane Cook of Collinsville, MS | BA, Magna Cum LaudeRashon C. Cook of Starkville, MS | BSAmarrah Nicole Cooks of Columbia, SC | BAHudson Phillips Coombs of Nashville, TN | BAAllie Brooke Cooper of Carriere, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeWilliam Neal Cooper of Jackson, TN | MSJames David Cope of Sacramento, CA | PHDMariah Paige Corbell of Ida, LA | BS, Summa Cum LaudeCharlotte Denise Corr of Franklin, TN | BA, Summa Cum LaudeSkyler Michelle Cox of Meridian, MS | BARobert Paul Craven of Apo, AP | BS, Cum LaudeRay-Vernard Crusoe of Madison, MS | BARichenda Lashay Crutcher of Holly Springs, MS | BSJoshua Quentin Cummins of Flowood, MS | BSShakylan Bernard Cunningham of Starkville, MS | BSKimberly Wayne Curtis of Vicksburg, MS | BSMichael Tyler Curtis of Tiplersville, MS | BSDavid Vincent D’Angelo of Brandon, MS | BSAshley Christine Dafoe of Thornton, CO | MAShannon Christen Dalene of Hixson, TN | BS, Cum LaudeTyler Blake Daniel of Starkville, MS | MAAshlan Brooke Daniels of Cordova, TN | BAJoshua Lashawn Dantzler of Columbus, MS | BSSavon Dewayne Daughtery of Starkville, MS | BSKelsi Michele Davidson of Raymond, MS | BSArielle De’Jahna Davis of Starkville, MS | BSCayla Selena Davis of Starkville, MS | BSVictoria Banks Davis of Starkville, MS | BSDanielle Piper Davis of Fleming Island, FL | MSAna Alicia Dean of Brandon, MS | BSMicah Ray Dear of Madison, MS | BADottie L. Dearen of Mccool, MS | BSJohn Byron Dennis of Brandon, MS | BAEmma Caroline Denson of Decatur, AL | BA, Summa Cum LaudeHaleigh Alece Denton of Morton, MS | BAKrishna Dipakkumar Desai of Ridgeland, MS | BA, Summa Cum LaudeWesley Fox DeVaughn of Tupelo, MS | BA, Summa Cum LaudeBrian Anthony DeVeau of Biloxi, MS | MSDelani Alise Distefano of Franklin, TN | BA, Magna Cum LaudeErica Valentina Dixon of Starkville, MS | BAAutumn L. Dodson of Brandon, MS | BSJulia Anne Domenech of Oak View, CA | PHDCassidy Leigh Doss of Hernando, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeGabrielle Reanna Doss of Fayette, MS | BSWTamoris Vontae Draine of Eupora, MS | BSNathan K. Drake of Starkville, MS | PHDMichaela Ruth DuBose-Schmitt of Huntsville, AL | BS, Summa Cum LaudeGrace Isabel Duggan of Jonesboro, AR | BS, Summa Cum LaudeRenordna Christy Dukes of Meridian, MS | BSW, Magna Cum LaudeKelsey Darnyelle Duncan of Marietta, GA | BAHannah Grace Dunlap of Belmont, MS | BS, Cum LaudeDanny R. DuPree of Amarillo, TX | BSJack Michael Eagan of Wautoma, WI | BSAlyssa Kaye Easterling of Benton, AR | BS, Summa Cum LaudeWhitney Brooke Eddy of Haleyville, AL | BASamuel Paje Edmonson of Ocean Springs, MS | BS, Cum LaudeLauren Nicole Edwards of Madison, MS | BSTunisha Tyia Ellis of Newton, MS | BSClayton Riley England of Arab, AL | BA, Summa Cum LaudeMaryasa Martin England of Hernando, MS | MPPARaana Victoria Esmaeili of Mccomb, MS | BAPhilemon Terrell Evans of Riverdale, GA | BABrian Evans of Powder Springs, GA | BSTorrye Raymond Evans of Jackson, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeLauren Jane Ezzell of Athens, AL | BS, Summa Cum LaudeOlivia Grace Fahrmann of Orange Beach, AL | BA, Magna Cum LaudeHaden Christopher Felsher of Biloxi, MS | BS, Cum LaudeIsidora Rebecca Fereday of Summit, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeAvery Kathleen Ferguson of Starkville, MS | BA, Summa Cum LaudeHannah Frances Feruglio of Germantown, TN | BS, Cum LaudeBrianna Nicole Fields of Tupelo, MS | BSEvan D. Fierro of Madison, AL | BANicholas Joseph First of Starkville, MS | BSMckenzie Kathryn Fish of Dacula, GA | BS, Magna Cum LaudeBrandon Michael Fisher of Vernon Hills, IL | BASavannah Nicole Fleming of Athens, AL | BS, Magna Cum LaudeMia Elizabeth Fontenot of Gulfport, MS | BA, Magna Cum LaudeAdeline Elizabeth Ford of Tuscaloosa, AL | BA, Summa Cum LaudeLaken Gwen Fowler of Eupora, MS | BSAustin Michael Franks of Iuka, MS | BA, Cum LaudeAlexandra Marie Freeman of Birmingham, AL | BA, Cum LaudeJacob Bishop Freeman of Ocean Springs, MS | BSJoseph E. 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Hagel VI of Horn Lake, MS | BSIan Baker Halbert of Starkville, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeChristian David Hall of Butler, AL | BS, Magna Cum LaudeMya Sha’Kira Hall of Courtland, MS | BSW, Cum LaudeSakidra Q. Hamilton of Tupelo, MS | BSMadelyn Claire Hammond of Saltillo, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeAshley Nicole Hannah of Saltillo, MS | BSElizabeth Ashley Hardgrave of Mandeville, LA | BSAlexius Harley Hardin of Meridian, MS | BA, Magna Cum LaudeAlycea Auntryce Hardin of Starkville, MS | BSMaddox Lamar Hargett of Indianola, MS | BSHope Tierre Harrington of Louisville, MS | BSAndrew Dennis Harris of Lauderdale, MS | BABrian Ernest Harris of Memphis, TN | MAMichael Deion Harris of Starkville, MS | MAWesley Clay Harrison of Mathiston, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeJoseph Andrew Harrison of Athens, GA | MPPAJordana Frost Hart of Meridian, MS | BSDavid A. Hatfield of Huntsville, AL | MAAshley Catherine Hatton of Etta, MS | BSRhonda Renee Hearn of York, AL | BSWNicholas Blaine Hebert of Alexandria, LA | BS, Summa Cum LaudeSarah Kathryn Heifner of Huntsville, AL | BS, Summa Cum LaudeTerranecia La’Bria Henderson of Madison, MS | MPPASara Madison Hendrix of Tupelo, MS | BA, Cum LaudeAlexis De’Cheryl Hendrix of Toomsuba, MS | BSW, Cum LaudeAmelia Ruth Henson of Philadelphia, MS | BA, Summa Cum LaudeOlivia Rosemary Hernandez of Phoenix, AZ | BS, Summa Cum LaudeConnor Benton Herring of Starkville, MS | BACharles David Herring of Mount Olive, MS | BS, Cum LaudeDevon Laqua Herron of Greenville, MS | BSAdrienne Nicole Hicks of Starkville, MS | BSDenzel D’Juan Hicks of Columbus, MS | BSKayleigh Ashton Higdon of Pensacola, FL | BS, Cum LaudeDontarious C. 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Holmes of Loganville, GA | BSMelissa Anne Hopkins of Royal, AR | BSBrandon Jermaine Horton of Jackson, MS | BAEmily Jayne Hounshell of Franklin, TN | BA, Summa Cum LaudeKallie Nichole Hubbard of Eupora, MS | BSW, Cum LaudeJessica Nicole Hulsey of Lynn, AL | MPPAClay Matthew Hunker of Fishers, IN | BALauren Elizabeth Hunt of Brandon, MS | BA, Cum LaudeKierstynn Arielle Hunter of Arlington, TN | BS, Summa Cum LaudeCrystal E. Hurt of Coldwater, MS | BSMatthew Ryan Hutchison of Hampton, GA | BSChristopher Lane Hynum of Vicksburg, MS | BS, Summa Cum LaudeAdjoa D. 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Jennings of Meridian, MS | BATDaja Tiara Jennings of Starkville, MS | BSGillian Kaye Jinkins of Mendenhall, MS | BA, Cum LaudeHannah Nicole Johnson of Alpharetta, GA | BAJada Trece Johnson of Starkville, MS | BALacee Deanna Johnson of Crawford, MS | BA, Summa Cum LaudeAmanda Elizabeth Johnson of Rowlett, TX | BSBethany H. Johnson of Walnut Grove, MS | BSCharles Philip Johnson of Tupelo, MS | BS, Magna Cum LaudeJada Quinnise Johnson of Brandon, MS | BSJena Rachelle Johnson of Hattiesburg, MS | BSKarlee Machelle Johnson of Fairhope, AL | BS, Summa Cum LaudeBrad N. 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Long of Dallas, GA | BAKevin Michael Lovell of Starkville, MS | BSLauren Taylor Lucas of Louisville, MS | BAEvan Kenneth Lund of Starkville, MS | BACaroline Nicole MacDonald of Murfreesboro, TN | MSLuke Andrew Mackay of Starkville, MS | BA, Cum LaudeBen Karl Mackin of Starkville, MS | BA, Summa Cum LaudeZadarius D’Anthony Macklin of Jackson, MS | BAYasiru Randika Perera Mahamarakkalage of Starkville, MS | PHDCeolia Griffin Marion of Pheba, MS | BSRandeep Reddy Marri of Kosciusko, MS | BSSadie Katherine Marshall of Dekalb, MS | BSSarah Rae Marshall of Topanga, CA | BSALUMNUS.MSSTATE.EDU 33Alumnus_Summer_2020.indd 337/31/20 1:48 PM
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Page 11 and 12: Giving + Gettingthe most from your
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