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Delta State University's 88th Commencement May 9, 2015 10 a.m. Walter Sillers ColiseumTRANSCRIPT
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Alan Perry, President ........................................................................................................... Jackson Karen L. Cummins ........................................................................................................... Southaven Thomas Duff ...................................................................................................................Hattiesburg Dr. Ford Dye .......................................................................................................................... Oxford Shane Hooper ........................................................................................................................ Tupelo Dr. Alfred McNair, Jr. ............................................................................................................ Gautier Eddie “Chip” Morgan, Jr. ....................................................................................................... Leland Hal Parker ............................................................................................................................... Bolton Christine Pickering ................................................................................................................... Biloxi Dr. Douglas Rouse, Vice President ................................................................................Hattiesburg C. D. Smith, Jr. ................................................................................................................... Meridian Dr. Glenn Boyce. ................................................................................................................. Jackson
Commissioner of Higher Education
PROGRAM PROCESSIONAL (Audience will please stand)…………………………………………Pomp and Circumstance
Wind Ensemble THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER……………………………..………………………words by Francis Scott Key
Christine Allmon, Soprano Wind Ensemble
INTRODUCTIONS…………………………………………………..……................William N. LaForge, President
ADDRESS......................................................................................................................David Abney Chief Executive Officer, UPS
CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE………………………..……………..William N. LaForge, President PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES……………………………..….William N. LaForge, President
Charles A. McAdams, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
ASSISTED BY……..…………….…………..…....Dave Breaux, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Billy C. Moore, Dean, College of Business
Leslie L. Griffin, Dean, College of Education and Human Sciences Lizabeth L. Carlson, Dean, Robert E. Smith School of Nursing
Beverly M. Moon, Dean, Graduate and Continuing Studies and Research Wayne Blansett, Vice President for Student Affairs
Jeff M. Slagell, Dean of Library Services
DEGREE CANDIDATE ORDER Doctor of Education Educational Specialist Master Degrees Honor Diploma Doyce Stallings Mitchell Honor Diploma Undergraduate Degrees
RECESSIONAL……………………………………………………………………………….…...Trumpet Voluntary
Wind Ensemble
(Audience will remain in their seats until the recessional is complete)
CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATE DEGREES
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION DEGREE
NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN Kaysie Shamell Blunt Professional Studies Greenville
Differences in STAR Early Literacy Scores Among Kindergartners By Head Start Attendance
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Joe Garrison Hooded by: Dr. Cheryl Cummins
Amanda Dickerson Bradley Professional Studies Brandon The Professional Development Training Needs of Special Education Alternative Dispute Resolution
Professionals in the State of Mississippi
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Cheryl Cummins Hooded by: Dr. Cheryl Cummins
Shannon Steadman Lamb Professional Studies Cleveland Student Perceptions of High Stakes Testing in the Rural Mississippi Delta
Dissertation Chair: Dr. John Alvarez Hooded by: Dr. John Alvarez
EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST DEGREE
NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN
LaLita LaTrice Bivins Counseling Memphis, TN
Nekedra Rashun Blockett Counseling Cleveland
Wendy Michelle Boyd Educational Admin & Supervision Southaven
Alquida Mokisha Brown Counseling Cleveland
Note: Latin honors based on Fall 2014 GPA * cum laude All cities in Mississippi ** magna cum laude unless otherwise indicated *** summa cum laude ∞ Honors Fellows + Phi Kappa Phi 1
Chandra Anita Brown Educational Admin & Supervision Greenwood
Tolernisa Ronta Butler Counseling Shelby
Makeda Nicole Catron Elementary Education Southaven
Valeree Ellis-Barnes Educational Admin & Supervision Batesville
Amanda Spiers Garrett Counseling Carriere
Heather Dawn Henry Elementary Education Columbus
Maurice Donte Johnson Educational Admin & Supervision Indianola
Aiyetoro Akilah Roy Educational Admin & Supervision Greenwood
Stephanie Satcher Counseling Ridgeland
Tawanda Shanae Shannon Counseling Charleston
Sonya Anita Skipper Elementary Education Sarah
Caroline Elizabeth Truemper Educational Admin & Supervision New Albany
Ashley Lidell Washington Elementary Education Greenwood
Sharon Denise Williams Educational Admin & Supervision Batesville
MASTER OF EDUCATION DEGREE
NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN
Monica B. Adams Elementary Education Philadelphia
Kathrine E. Ballard Educational Admin & Supervision West Point
Danielle L Brown Special Education Hollandale
Lakeita Antoinette Cary Counseling Sidon
Elizabeth Anne Habermehl Elementary Education Wilmington, OH
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Reuna Monique Hall Elementary Education Cleveland
Brittany Marie Harrell Special Education Starkville
Phaciealeethas Juantrice Hemmingway Counseling Moorhead
Tramainia Fae Hooper Elementary Education Drew
Michael Anthony Hynes, Sr Elementary Education Greenville
Zina C. Kelly Counseling Greenville
Kadijah L. Kinds Special Education Greenwood
Geoffrey Michael Latham Secondary Education Cleveland
Katherine L. Locke Elementary Education Oxford
Anthony Louis Matrisciano Elementary Education Morristown, NJ
Penny M. Morrisson Elementary Education Ripley
Cheryl LaShun Neal Secondary Education Greenwood
Thomas C. Peterson Counseling Tupelo
Chelsa Voss Rash Elementary Education Cleveland
Jaboria Arnetta Rash-Walker Secondary Education Cleveland
Anjelica B. Shepard Elementary Education Cleveland
Christie Garner Sims Elementary Education West Point
Kasondra Ashley Sporbert Elementary Education Westfield, MA
Erica C. Thomas Secondary Education Cleveland
Jennifer Lauren Trussell Counseling Gore Springs
Brittny Leerin Vaughn Elementary Education Rosedale
Tara Lynn Weiss Elementary Education Washington, DC
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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SPORT & HUMAN PERFORMANCE DEGREE
NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN
Nicole L. Balderston Sport and Human Performance Salina, KS
Cristina Ashley Coca Sport and Human Performance Riverview, FL
Dominique Coleman Sport and Human Performance Mound Bayou
Sierra R. Croff Sport and Human Performance Decatur
Tiffany S. Daniels Sport and Human Performance Cleveland
Daniel Jacobus DeWet Sport and Human Performance Robertson, South Africa
Reed Hurdle Falkner Sport and Human Performance Oxford
Caroline George Sport and Human Performance Selmer, TN
Ashton Kerstiens Sport and Human Performance Muscle Shoals, AL
David Gordon McAlister Sport and Human Performance Memphis, TN
James William McBeth Sport and Human Performance Carthage
Cable B. McMinn Sport and Human Performance Cleveland
Philip Jordan Tang Sport and Human Performance Jackson, TN
James Walter Vallone, Jr Sport and Human Performance Tyrone, GA
Brittany Melissa White Sport and Human Performance Hiawassee, GA
MASTER OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE
NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN
Joshua Michael Howell Geospatial Information Technology Madison
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MASTER OF ARTS IN LIBERAL STUDIES DEGREE
NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN
Amanda Courtney Clark Liberal Studies Cleveland
Claire Michie Dean Liberal Studies Boyle
Kevin Scott Edwards Liberal Studies Cleveland
Amy Yount Morris Liberal Studies Clarksdale
Jennifer Lynne Owen Liberal Studies Jackson
Caitlin Dawn Turner Liberal Studies Grenada
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEGREE
NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN
Carolyn Denise Johnson Community Development Hollandale
Jarvis R. Moore Community Development Cleveland
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NATURAL SCIENCES DEGREE
NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN
Malcolm Luther Noland Natural Sciences Cleveland
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SOCIAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY DEGREE
NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN
Chase C. Camp Social Justice & Criminology Oxford
Jessica Haley Hyde Social Justice & Criminology Steens
Latoria Marquita Kerr-Kimble Social Justice & Criminology Vicksburg
Jasmine Yolinjoca Lafayette Social Justice & Criminology Metcalfe
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James M. McMillian Social Justice & Criminology Mendenhall
Crystal Nichole Mercer Social Justice & Criminology Hernando
Tanya Smith Social Justice & Criminology Oxford
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE
NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN
Kazi Raisha Anwar Business Administration Terra Haute, IN
Maristela De Araujo Business Administration Sao Paulo, Brazil
Antonio Wilshun Arrington Business Administration Starkville
Tony L. Bailey Business Administration Jackson
Kenshaun Von'Trell Banger Business Administration Sarah
Christian Reece Barrett Business Administration Stapleton, AL
Arthur Berthiaux Business Administration Saumur, France
Faderricka B. Harvey Business Administration Greenville
Jason Campbell Hawthorne Business Administration Charlotte, NC
Tiffany N. Haymore Business Administration Itta Bena
Sydney E. Hodnett Business Administration Anguilla
Jessica Johnson Business Administration Senatobia
Carmen A. Jude Business Administration Clarksdale
Stefan Lackner Business Administration Baden, Austria
John Wesley Lee Business Administration Madison
Preslie J. Long Business Administration Slidell, LA
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David Earl Paul Business Administration Greenville
Rani Rogers Richard Business Administration Cleveland
Michael Tyson Sherman Business Administration Olive Branch
Youmika VonSha Stanford Business Administration Ruleville
Robert K. Starr Business Administration Madison
Bailey Stewart Tubertini Business Administration Greenville
Steven M. Vinson Business Administration Southaven
Lisa Nicho Washington Business Administration Clarksdale
Shina S. White Business Administration Cleveland
Weldon Douglas Wiggins, II Business Administration Smithville
Adondra Blackmon Williams Business Administration Selma, AL
Cornelius Cortez Winters Business Administration Grenada
Richard Wayne Winters Business Administration Bartlett, TN
MASTER OF COMMERCIAL AVIATION DEGREE
NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN
Garrett Allen Burgess Commercial Aviation Meridian, ID
Malorie A. Ligons Commercial Aviation Tulsa, OK
Jason R. Mendez Commercial Aviation Silverdale, WA
James Ashley Mills Commercial Aviation Brandon
Joseph Carl Philip Commercial Aviation Columbus
Darrell John Pugmire Commercial Aviation Mapleton, UT
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Jason Simpson Commercial Aviation New Smyrna Beach, FL
Megan JoAnn Tutor Penson Commercial Aviation Brandon
Benjamin Matthew Wiford Commercial Aviation Clarksville, TN
Eric Ziessler Commercial Aviation Las Vegas, NV
MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANCY DEGREE
NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN
Ethan Tyler Boatman Accounting Eupora
Faderricka B. Harvey Accounting Greenville
Allison N. Hood Accounting Grenada
Joshua Anthony Morgan Accounting Cleveland
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING DEGREE
NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN
Nicholas David Albonetti Nursing Hernando
Claudia Weir Anthony Nursing Raymond
Charles W. Capps, III Nursing Cleveland
Carrie James Dye Nursing Southaven
McCarley Elizabeth Haynes Nursing Marks
Christopher M. Johnson Nursing Lake Village, AR
Courtney Shay Johnson Nursing Lake Village, AR
Sarah Mattox Powell Nursing Hamilton
Magan Leigh Shipp Nursing Batesville
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Terry Brian Stewart Nursing Baldwyn
Wycondaroga Eletshantay Thomas Nursing Rosedale
Britney Coleman Tucker Nursing Corinth
Melinda Balducci Upshur Nursing Stoneville
CANDIDATES FOR UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE
NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN
Ira Sidney Barger Political Science Isola
Jasmine Ja'Lauren Cleark Comm Studies & Theatre Arts Clarksdale
** + Columba Ekwonna Ferdinand Political Science Willmar, MN
Johanna Lindsey Ford Comm Studies & Theatre Arts Greenville
Stedman M. Hunter Foreign Language Rosedale
Klinton Andrew Keown History Widener, AR
Christian Blake McCollough English Memphis, TN
Stephanie Corrine Messer English Grenada
* Trevor Cortell Spivey English Itta Bena
Alexis D. Stanley Political Science Merigold
Javarious Thigpen Political Science Cleveland
Anne Wynn Weissinger Foreign Language Rolling Fork
* Jessica Rose Woods English Benoit
** + Elisabetta Concetta Zengaro Journalism Cleveland
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BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREE
NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN
Joseph Gerard Accomando Art Chalmette, LA
Cherie C. Clark Art Leland
* Katherine Elizabeth Holbrook Art Greenville
** Celia Bess McHardy Art Rosedale
Taylor Alexandria Pollan Art Grenada
* Kristen Elizabeth Price Art Madison
Lauren Meredith Wilkes Art Bartlett, TN
*** Briana Deshone Williams Art Ruleville
Lawrence Dunlap Yawn Art Memphis, TN
BACHELOR OF MUSIC DEGREE
NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN
Amanda Corkran Music Olive Branch
BACHELOR OF MUSIC IN EDUCATION DEGREE
NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN
Christine Elizabeth Allmon Music Education Southaven
Kimberly Ann Wright Music Education Southaven
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE
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NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN
* Rhandi M. Ball Biology Indianola
Corlencia Jenee Beamon Speech and Hearing Science Cleveland
Derrick Arnette Bean Biology Tupelo
Diamond A. Bell Chemistry Cleveland
Lakendrea Y. Benton Speech and Hearing Science Greenville
Jonathan Roddy Boggus Biology & Environmental Science Mansfield, TX
Aretha Carneicia Bowman Speech and Hearing Science Greenville
*** + Sarah Glenn Burkhalter Speech and Hearing Science Batesville
Whitney P. Crum Speech and Hearing Science Southaven
Joseph Lee Cummins Biology Merigold
Chealease Bianca Davis Biology Cleveland
* Mohamed Diaby Biology Cleveland
John William Downs, IV Mathematics Sumner
Carlee Eva Duhs Speech and Hearing Science Brandon
*** Alaina Paige Fanning Environmental Science Cleveland
Chelsea Ashley Giachelli Biology Indianola
Hannah L. Gordon Speech and Hearing Science Natchez
Darryl Darnell Hall Biology Cleveland
Chantal L. Harris Biology Hollandale
** + Taylor Brooke Holland Biology Grenada
Derrick R. Hughes Social Science Tupelo
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Jeffrey B. Hughes Biology Belzoni
Camissa Shuntaye Jackson Chemistry Greenville
Jamarius Jerome Johnson Chemistry Leland
Ashley Lauren Jones Biology Olive Branch
* Destiny S. Keys Social Science Indianola
Aronechia D. Kimber Biology Indianola
Molly Allene McWhorter Speech and Hearing Science Grenada
Jalisa Melvin Chemistry Cleveland
*** + Damian Lee Mercier Biology Hattiesburg
Danielle Dontavia Morton Chemistry Mound Bayou
Chayteevia Sherez Robinson Biology Mound Bayou
* Marley Anne Schiele Biology Marks
Jordan Elise Simpson Biology Boyle
Jon Tyler Stevens Biology Greenwood
Faizan Tahir Biology & Chemistry Cleveland
Kara Elizabeth Tally Speech and Hearing Science Raleigh
Ellen Ashley Tarrant Biology New Albany
Lamoyne Antonio Taylor Biology Indianola
* Jack G. Tharp Biology Flora
Ralph William Tierce Chemistry Cleveland
Tyler Joseph Toole Biology Crowder
Charnel Williams Biology Belzoni
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Cherae S. Williams Speech and Hearing Science Indianola
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION DEGREE
NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN
Hallye R. Skillion English Education Marks
Collin Lee Stubblefield Social Science Education New Albany
Dominic Joao Veiga Mathematics Education Mexico, NY
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY STUDIES
NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN
Gary Patrick Adams Entertainment Industry Studies Mantachie
Joshua Aaron Langston Entertainment Industry Studies Cleveland
Jacory Levert Pulliam Entertainment Industry Studies Houston
Horace L. Willis Entertainment Industry Studies Arcola
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN
Khristyn L. Baltimore Interdisciplinary Studies Cary
** + Gregory Braggs Interdisciplinary Studies Tutwiler
Tatianna T. Fairley Interdisciplinary Studies Collins
Geoffrey Alan Fowler Interdisciplinary Studies Olive Branch
Deana D. Gibson Interdisciplinary Studies Indianola
* ∞ Kelli Ann Leach Interdisciplinary Studies Brandon
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Crystal Lauren London Interdisciplinary Studies Greenville
La Tia Penn Interdisciplinary Studies Topeka, KS
Stephen Brand Racine Interdisciplinary Studies Burlison, TN
Tom Radford Interdisciplinary Studies Jackson
Antonette Marie Savage Interdisciplinary Studies Cleveland
Clenesta A. Smith Interdisciplinary Studies Brandon
Taylor James Whyte Interdisciplinary Studies Rainbow City, AL
Caroline E. Womack Interdisciplinary Studies Jackson
Steven Barry Womble Interdisciplinary Studies Benoit
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SOCIAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY DEGREE
NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN
Brandon Avant Social Justice & Criminology Maben
Chadisty D. Hickman Social Justice & Criminology Preston
Chyniquia Virginia Johnson Social Justice & Criminology Glen Allan
Rayne Evan Leinart Social Justice & Criminology Cleveland
Joshua Lamar Poe Social Justice & Criminology Pheba
Latoya Deneice Richardson Social Justice & Criminology Charleston
Myiesha B. Stewart Social Justice & Criminology Greenville
Arkeshia Dominique Ware Social Justice & Criminology Tunica
BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK DEGREE
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NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN
Sarah Elizabeth Aulridge Social Work Cleveland
Kendrick Dwane Burnice Social Work Bessemer, AL
Shelnette Denedrick Daniels Social Work Greenville
* Kelsey Jane Elling Social Work San Diego, CA
Andrea Rose Ferretti Social Work Cleveland
Rachel Simone Fipps Social Work Mound Bayou
Leuvervia E. Franklin Social Work Shelby
Leah F. Gales Social Work Greenville
Shanae Govan Social Work Crossett, AR
Sherwanda L. Jackson Social Work Hollandale
Whitney B. Marsalis Social Work Greenville
Laquita Ranieka McBride Social Work Clarksdale
Angela Denise Miller Social Work Grenada
Lacey Ann Moore Social Work Cleveland
* Bonnie Elizabeth Phillips Social Work Greenville
Pamela A. Reynolds Social Work Sumner
Gracie Shavell Robinson Social Work Starkville
Evangela Sharell Roebuck Social Work Tutwiler
Samantha Jo Shirley Social Work Vaiden
Shiquita D. Smith Social Work Greenville
Lauren Elizabeth Stevens Social Work Cleveland
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Jacqueline Thomas Social Work Shaw
Avery Marie Tucker Social Work Madison
Christy L. Underwood Social Work Cleveland
Michelle Renae Wilson Social Work Cleveland
Veronica Renee Wright Social Work Water Valley
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE
NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN
Yvonne Elizabeth Alvarez Marketing Moorhead
Charles Kenton Bounds Marketing Morton
Rebecca J. Brewer Accounting Oakland
Travis Champion General Business Administration Moreno Valley, CA
*** + Sarah Larraine Clark General Business Administration Sidon
Marquitos Rome Cockrell Computer Information Systems Ruleville
Darren J. Collier General Business Administration Charleston
Frances B. Conley General Business Administration Gore Springs
Kyle Allen Davis Insurance and Real Estate Dallas, GA
Joseph Caleb Dodson Accounting Itta Bena
Jacob P. Elliott Computer Information Systems Clarksdale
James R. Few Computer Information Systems Greenville
Douglas Blake Gordon Accounting Avon
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Stephanie Rachell Green Management Cleveland
Daniel Wittenberg Haggard Accounting Meridian
Adrick Lasha Harris Computer Information Systems Jackson
+ Jeremy W. Hughes Accounting Greenville
* Jerry Rashaad Hughley Finance Auburn, AL
Chandler Warren Jackson General Business Administration Vicksburg
Parker D. Janes General Business Administration Anguilla
Gentryell Tyranisha Johnson General Business Administration Cleveland
Brian D. Jones Computer Information Systems Richland
Marilyn Syntay Jones Accounting Sumner
Jared W. Kirk Accounting Walls
Gloria Smith Lee General Business Administration Greenville
Otisha Davonne Lee Accounting Clarksdale
Marquesha Wynette Lewis Computer Information Systems Beulah
Catheia Love Accounting Rosedale
Jamie E. Luke Accounting Greenville
** + Chrisa Doss Mansell Computer Information Systems Lyon
Cody Wade Maxey General Business Administration Indianola
Glenna Andria May General Business Administration Cleveland
** Danielle Gaby Meerholz Management & Marketing Kempton Park Gauteng, South Africa
Stephen Andrew Milligan Marketing Olive Branch
Carla Danner Mills Accounting & Management Clarksdale
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Eric Danele Montgomery Computer Information Systems Clarksdale
Jonathan Brett Moorman Accounting Cleveland
* Cody J. Nance Management Greenwood
* Yvan Marcus Nys Management Noordheuwel, South Africa
Leonard I. Okereke General Business Administration Jackson
Ahmed Amine Rahmani General Business Administration Venissieuz, France
Becky Gilbert Roberson Management Cleveland
Allison J. Roberts Accounting Grenada
* Dexter Lee Russell General Business Administration Florence
David Clyde Rutherford Accounting Schlater
Alyssa Lashell Scott General Business Administration Cleveland
Jerome Stewart Management Bassfield
Quinita R. Stewart Computer Information Systems Leland
Craig Alan Taylor Management Cleveland
Landon James Thibodeaux General Business Administration Greenwell Springs, LA
Markus Lavone Thomas Management Cleveland
Emily Claire Tschiffely Accounting Merigold
*** ∞ + Haley Katherine Turner Accounting & Computer Info Sys Leland
Ricardo Francisco Velez Benitez General Business Administration San Juan, Puerto Rico
Jonathan Ross Webb Accounting Cleveland
Eric Darius White Management Baton Rouge, LA
** + Kevin Wayne White Management Boyle
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John Matthew Wilder Computer Information Systems Byhalia
Brittany Renee Wilson Management Greenville
* Vlad Zinca Computer Info Sys & Gen Bus Admin Pitesti, Romania
BACHELOR OF COMMERCIAL AVIATION DEGREE
NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN
Robert Walter Ivy, II Aviation Management Greenville
Jeremy Ira Lewis Aviation Management Clinton
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE
NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN
Brenda Kaye Cartlidge Psychology Rolling Fork
* Tate Alexander Collums Psychology Marks
Bobbie Unique Hollins Psychology Greenville
Richard Kelly Psychology New Albany
Brittany Kaye Mann Psychology Boyle
Cassidy M. Marsh Psychology Ironton, MO
Ryan Mechell Moore Psychology Moorhead
Terese Marie Moore Psychology Moorhead
Sherman C. Stauffer Psychology Sunflower
Joseph W. Stockglausner Psychology Fenton, MO
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Hannah Marie Williams Psychology Talladega, AL
Tiffany Nicole Winstead Psychology Yazoo City
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE
NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN
Natashia Patrice Bates Family & Consumer Sciences Greenville
Jamiya A. Boddie Health, PE & Recreation Cleveland
Mallory B. Branning Family & Consumer Sciences Anguilla
Meredith Grace Burchfield Health, PE & Recreation Pensacola, FL
Derrick L. Clark Health, PE & Recreation Cleveland
Andrea B. Clay Family & Consumer Sciences Greenville
Katherine Grace Davis Family & Consumer Sciences Meridian
Colton Harris Dunn Athletic Training Pearl
Alexandra Rice Hallmark Family & Consumer Sciences Batesville
Ashaki Joykeia Hayes Family & Consumer Sciences Belzoni
Markevius DeShaun Hoskins Health, PE & Recreation Starkville
Charissa Sade Humphrey Family & Consumer Sciences Mound Bayou
Ebonee Rose Jackson Family & Consumer Sciences Shaw
Karmen Deanna Johnson Family & Consumer Sciences Minter City
Jasmine Delecia Jordan Family & Consumer Sciences Merigold
Katie Elizabeth Kyzar Athletic Training Munford,
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Harrison Lauer Family & Consumer Sciences San Juan Capistrano, CA
Elizabeth Ashley LeMere Family & Consumer Sciences Gulfport
Mason Donavan McAnally Health, PE & Recreation Milton, FL
Tyler Michael Muzzi Health, PE & Recreation Cleveland
Melissa A. Olsen Family & Consumer Sciences Kiln
Alisha Marie Parker Family & Consumer Sciences Morris, AL
Jack Reiss Pilley Health, PE & Recreation Macclesfield, England
Jared Paul Shore Athletic Training Madison
Matthew J. Snyder Health, PE & Recreation Washington, DC
Robert Scot Stine Health, PE & Recreation Olive Branch
Bryan Taylor Health, PE & Recreation Lexington
Michael Carlton Turley Family & Consumer Sciences Greenville
Daniel Taylor Vernon Health, PE & Recreation Southaven
Bobby Joe Wallace Health, PE & Recreation Jackson
Hannah Grace Whitaker Family & Consumer Sciences Oakland, TN
** + Holley E. Whitehead Health, PE & Recreation Greenville
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION DEGREE
NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN
Brianna Leigh Ballard Elementary Education Pearl
Deanna Nicole Boling Elementary Education Brandon
* Garrett Frederick Bouse Health, PE & Recreation Cleveland
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Lauren Elizabeth Bush Elementary Education Clinton
Brittany Coleman Elementary Education Brandon
Presley Katlyn Elkins Elementary Education Cleveland
Stephanie Michelle Evett Elementary Education Glen Allen
Jennifer L. Farrar Elementary Education Pearl
Lauren Bethany Frazier Elementary Education Jackson
Karen Austin Harper Elementary Education Batesville
Emily Rose Hatcher Elementary Education Cleveland
Sara Ellen Hill Elementary Education Cleveland
Heather Dawn Hodges Elementary Education Clinton
Leigh Jones Holmes Elementary Education Newhebron
Elizabeth Ann Langston Elementary Education Cleveland
* Lauri Suzanne Lunn Elementary Education Greenville
* Mary Frances Martin Elementary Education Pontotoc
Shaunna Dianne Myers Elementary Education Pearl
Sunny DeShay Oberto Elementary Education Pearl
Kortnee Leigh Redden Elementary Education Boyle
Alana N. Robinson Health, PE & Recreation Oxford
Jeffrey Brewer Sayle Elementary Education Greenville
Lori A. Shows Elementary Education Richland
Madison Renee Simmons Elementary Education Hernando
Chelsea Megan Talley Elementary Education Tutwiler
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Ashley Elizabeth Walker Elementary Education Vicksburg
SCHOOL OF NURSING
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
NAME MAJOR FIELD HOMETOWN
Sarah Elizabeth Bailey Nursing Byhalia
Della McClenic Biggers Nursing Clarksdale
Bernice Briggs-Jones Nursing Horn Lake
Amy Dawn Brower Nursing Holcomb
Ricardo Miguel Buckner Nursing Merigold
Brady Lamar Collins Nursing Grenada
Domonique RaShon Curry Nursing Vaiden
Matthew Ryan Gore Nursing Anguilla
Kreslyn Leigh Hanlon Nursing Madison
Deana Michel Harmon Nursing Water Valley
Kimberly Dawn Holland Nursing Grenada
Lisa Powell LaFarlette Nursing Memphis, TN
Paige Pittman Patrick Nursing Lake Village, AR
Brooke W Scallion Nursing Tutwiler
Harriet Truitt Sudduth Nursing Oxford
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Ashley Denise Tally Nursing Helena, AR
Mercy Njeri Wanjoeh Nursing Cordova, TN
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BANNERS Each banner is comprised of six colors corresponding to the school colors and the academic disciplines located within each College of the University: Education—Light Blue, Business—Drab, Arts and Sciences—White, Nursing—Apricot, and Graduate Studies—Gold. The banner of each college is bordered on its sides by the color assigned to its discipline by academia, but, in keeping with the unity of the Delta State community, all six colors can be found on each banner. The university exists because of the integral relationships between each college, thus each college is represented by color in each banner.
College of Arts and Sciences
The quill pen denotes the obvious association of literature and art but also serves as a valuable symbol for the role of history, biological and social research, and music composition within this college. The five bold lines denote an unfinished composition but one that higher education can complete. Organic and geometric shapes are transferable symbols which link the arts and sciences. The College of Arts and Sciences banner was donated by the William N. LaForge family in memory of Dr. William F. LaForge, the first Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences.
College of Business The key is symbolic of unlocking the door of knowledge to the world. The light of knowledge passes through the keyhole with the world at its center. The grid lines are associated with columns, charts, flight grids, and matrix patterns, comprising the many aspects of this globally-oriented college. The College of Business banner was donated by Mr. and Mrs. John P. Quon in memory of John C. Gibson and John Yurkow, Jr., for their outstanding contributions to the College.
College of Education & Human Sciences
The philosophy of learning is the foundation from which all knowledge grows. Thus, in the College of Education banner, philosophical quotations serve as the foundation for the tree of knowledge. A ray of sunlight symbolizes educational enlightenment while an opening is left for future learning. The College of Education& Human Sciences banner was donated by the College of Education Administrative Council in honor of the faculty and staff of the College of Education & Human Sciences.
School of Nursing
As the universal symbol for the discipline of Nursing, the Nightingale lamp is used prominently in the foreground, surrounded by the abstracted numbers of 1977, the year the School of Nursing was founded on the Delta State University campus. The light of learning shines brightly from the lamp, lighting the way for the compassion and caring of these graduates. The School of Nursing banner was donated by Joshua, Zachary, and Adam Hilpert in honor of their mother, Patricia L. Hilpert, and her outstanding service as a Registered Nurse.
Graduate and Continuing Studies and Library Services
The pedestal denotes taking learning to a higher level while the sweeping band suggests a pathway to the future. Often associated with the great philosophers, the laurel leaf is used to signify triumph and humanity as well as matriculation and lifelong learning. The book of learning sits atop the pedestal displaying the philosophical principles serving as the foundation of education. The Graduate and Continuing Studies banner was donated by Viking Range Corporation in memory of Ada Mitchell, who was responsible for Viking’s commitment to the education of its employees. Banners designed and made by Mary Catherine Koehler, Adjunct Instructor in Art.
SIGNIFICANCE OF ACADEMIC REGALIA FOR
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Since the Middle Ages, a time-honored tradition of great dignity has been the wearing of academic apparel, which was a survival of still earlier civilian fashions. The academic gown, necessary for a scholar’s warmth, and the hood to protect his tonsured head were apparently first regularly adopted in the thirteenth century at the University of Cambridge (1284). The University of Oxford was soon to follow. The custom was transplanted to this country in colonial times by King’s College in New York, now Columbia University. In 1895 American universities and colleges decided to standardize their academic styles and developed the intercollegiate code of academic costume, following primarily the Cambridge tradition. The characteristic elements of academic regalia are three: gown, cap, and hood. The gown is usually of black material (serge or worsted for bachelors, the same or silk for masters, and silk for doctors). The doctors’ dress gowns of the chief British universities are scarlet. Bachelors’ gowns have pointed sleeves; masters’ have long, closed sleeves, with lunettes at the bottom and slits at the elbows from which the arms protrude; and doctors’ have wide, round, open sleeves. Doctors’ gowns are faced with panels of velvet down the front and three bars of velvet across each sleeve. The cap, the square mortar-board in American universities but a round, soft, flat, velvet hat in British, Canadian, and some European universities, bears a tassel that may be black for all ranks and degrees or may be of gold thread for doctors and the color of the degree for bachelors and masters only. The doctors’ cap may be of velvet. The hood, worn around the neck so as to hang down the back, is the principal emblem of the nature and source of the degree and may be worn only after the degree has been granted. Bachelors’ hoods are three feet long; masters’ are three and one-half feet; and doctors’ hoods have wide panels at the sides. The color edging the hood defines the nature of the degree while the lining of silk bears the colors of the institution that granted the degree. The degree colors are appropriate to the category of the degree rather than to the scholar’s major subject. For example, the appropriate color for degrees in Arts and Letters (B.A., M.A., B.Litt.) is white; in Commerce, drab; in Education, light blue; in Engineering, orange; in Fine Arts, brown; in Humanities, crimson; in Laws, purple; in Library Science, lemon; in Medicine, green; in Music, pink; in Pharmacy, olive; in Philosophy (Ph.D.), dark blue; in Physical Education, sage; in Science, golden yellow; in Theology, scarlet. These colors are used for the edging of all hoods and may be used for the velvet facing and sleeve bars of doctors’ gowns and for the tassels on bachelors’ and masters’ caps.
The institutional colors with which the hoods are lined indicate the university or college granting the degree. Among those hoods you will see worn by Delta State’s faculty are those from Alabama, crimson and white; Arkansas, red and white; Central Missouri, red, white, and black; Columbia, light blue with white chevron; Duke, royal blue with white chevron; Emory, navy blue and gold; Florida, orange and blue; Indiana, crimson with white chevron; Louisiana State, purple with old gold; Michigan, maize and light blue; Mississippi, red with blue chevron; Mississippi State, maroon and white; Missouri, old gold and black; Southern Mississippi, gold and black; Tennessee, white with orange chevron; Texas, white above orange; Tulane, green and white; and Virginia, navy blue with orange. The colors of Delta State University are green and white, adopted in the fall of 1925, the first quarter after opening, by the faculty and administration on the recommendation of an eight-member committee, including local residents William P. Moses and Doyle Garrett. Faculty Marshals: Student Marshals: Banner Bearers: Ellen Green Tim Colbert Ron Koehler - Arts & Sciences Severine Groh Mary Jones Eyad Youssef - Business David Jay Hebert Kalilah Kemp Amy McAdams - Education & Human Sciences Cora Jackson Ronnie Mayers Elizabeth Overstreet - Nursing Antoinette Giamalva - Library Services
Interpreter:
Billie Mays