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commencement

EAST
TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
May 5, 2012
COMMENCEMENT
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
Johnson City, Tennessee
Spring
Convocation
2012
Guests are asked to refrain from coming forward to take pictures during the ceremony.
President Noland invites members of the graduating class
and their guests who have cameras to join him
immediately following the Commencement programs
for informal snapshots with graduating students.
Flag Etiquette
All persons present in uniform should render the military salute. Members of
the armed forces and veterans who are present but not in uniform may render
the military salute. All other persons present should face the flag and stand at
attention with their right hand over the heart, or if applicable, remove their
headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being
over the heart. When the national anthem is played or sung, citizens should stand
at attention and salute at the first note and hold the salute through the last note.
The salute is directed to the flag as it is presented.
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THE PLATFORM PARTY
Dr. Brian Noland, President
East Tennessee State University
Dr. Bert C. Bach, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dr. Wilsie S. Bishop, University Chief Operating Officer and
Vice President for Health Affairs
Dr. William R. Duncan, Vice Provost for Research and Sponsored Programs
Dr. David D. Collins, Vice President for Finance and Administration
Dr. Richard A. Manahan, Vice President for University Advancement
and ETSU Foundation President/CEO
Dr. Thomas Schacht, Faculty Senate President
Dr. Gordon K. Anderson, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Linda R. Garceau, Dean, College of Business and Technology
Dr. Rick Osborn, Dean, School of Continuing Studies and Academic Outreach
Dr. W. Hal Knight, Dean, Claudius G. Clemmer College of Education
Dr. Rebecca A. Pyles, Dean, Honors College
Dr. Wendy M. Nehring, Dean, College of Nursing
Dr. Randolph F. Wykoff, Dean, College of Public Health
Dr. Nancy J. Scherer, Dean, College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences
Dr. Cecilia A. McIntosh, Dean, School of Graduate Studies
Dr. Larry D. Calhoun, Dean, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy
Dr. Philip C. Bagnell, Dean, James H. Quillen College of Medicine
Ms. Sheryl L. Burnette, University Registrar
Dr. Chris Dula, Department of Psychology
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THE PROGRAM FOR COMMENCEMENT
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
Saturday, May Fifth, Two Thousand Twelve
Ten O’Clock and Two O’Clock
ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center
Presiding ....................................................................................................Dr. Bert C. Bach
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, East Tennessee State University
Fanfare - Ceremonial Fanfare .................................................................David Lincicome
ETSU Wind Ensemble
Dr. Christian M. Zembower, Conductor
* Processional – “March”
from Second Suite in F for Military Band....................................................Gustav Holst
ETSU Wind Ensemble
Dr. Christian M. Zembower, Conductor
Presentation of Colors .........................................................................ROTC Color Guard
The Star-Spangled Banner ......................................................................Francis Scott Key
ETSU Wind Ensemble and 12BucsWorth
Introduction of Commencement Speaker ..............................................Dr. Brian Noland
President, East Tennessee State University
Commencement Speaker ..................................................................Dr. Richard G. Rhoda
Executive Director, Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Over the Rainbow........................................................................... Harold Arlen/Bob Zwirn
ETSU 12BucsWorth
Dr. Thomas S. Jenrette, Jr., Director
Recognition of Platform Party
Recognition of Special Guests .................................................................Dr. Brian Noland
President, East Tennessee State University
Degree Candidate Host....................................................................Ms. Sheryl L. Burnette
University Registrar, East Tennessee State University
Presentation of Candidates
Dr. Gordon K. Anderson, Dr. Linda R. Garceau, Dr. Rick Osborn, Dr. W. Hal Knight,
Dr. Rebecca A. Pyles, Dr. Wendy M. Nehring, Dr. Randy F. Wykoff, Dr. Cecilia A.
McIntosh, Dr. Larry D. Calhoun, Dr. Nancy J. Scherer, Dr. Philip C. Bagnell
Conferring of Degrees .................................................................... President Brian Noland
Alma Mater ...............................................................................................Audience Singing
Accompanied by ETSU 12BucsWorth
* Recessional – “Fantasia from the Dargason”
from Second Suite in F for Military Band....................................................Gustav Holst
ETSU Wind Ensemble
(The audience is requested to remain by their seats until
the academic formation leaves the auditorium.)
* Audience Standing
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Dr. Richard G. Rhoda
Executive Director
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Dr. Richard G. Rhoda became executive director of
the Tennessee Higher Education Commission in 1997,
and he also serves as executive director of the Tennessee
Student Assistance Corporation.
A native of Allentown, Pa., Rhoda has dedicated his entire career to
higher education in Tennessee. He was educated in the public schools of
Westfield, N.J., and Suffern, N.Y., and went on to earn a B.A. in history, an
M.A. in education, and a Ph.D. in higher education administration, all from
Vanderbilt University.
He joined the staff of the Tennessee Board of Regents as a graduate
student in 1973, and during the next 12 years he assumed a progression of
staff capacities, eventually becoming the executive assistant to the chancellor
from 1980 to 1985. During this time, he contributed significantly to the
development of initial system-wide policies and information systems and
was the chief public information officer. It was also during this time that he
participated in chronicling the early history of Tennessee’s community colleges
and pursued his academic research interests.
In 1985, Rhoda joined the administration of Tennessee State University
where he fulfilled a series of assignments, including leading external relations,
overseeing the university’s downtown campus, serving as chief development
officer, launching the Institute of Government, and recruiting the inaugural
class of Ph.D. students.
Rhoda returned to TBR in 1990 as vice chancellor for administration.
While working for TBR, he served as interim president of Nashville State
Technical Community College and later Austin Peay State University, and as
acting chancellor of the Board of Regents in 1993. Rhoda joined the faculty
of Vanderbilt University in 1995 and was the original assistant director of
the Peabody Center for Education Policy and taught undergraduate and
graduate courses.
In 1997, he returned to the Tennessee Board of Regents as senior vice
chancellor of academic affairs and strategic planning. It was later that year
that he was called upon to lead the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.
Rhoda is a member of a number of state and national boards, including
the TBR, the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees, and the State Higher
Education Executive Officers organization. In addition, he is treasurer for
the Education Commission of the States and chair of the Tennessee Foreign
Language Institute.
He is married to Nancy Chickering Rhoda, a retired career
photojournalist with The Tennessean. They have a daughter and a son.
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2012 ETSU Alumni Association • Golden Fifties Inductees
The Honored Class of 1962
Sonia L. Abernethy
Sami H. Abulhosn
Martha M. Alexander
Wilbur K. Almany
Bobby J. Alvis
Joe P. Anderson
Robert C. Anderson
Roy J. Anderson
Lee R. Arwood
Deanna C. Atkins
Kenneth E. Atkinson
Charles A. Bailey
Dale H. Bailey
Edna P. Bailey
Eddie G. Bailiff
James P. Bailiff
William M. Ballard
Charles E. Barger
Nelson R. Barger
Harriet S. Barkei
James T. Barr
Lloyd G. Barr
Ellen K. Barrett
Jerry W. Baskette
Clarius E. Baumgardner
Paul W. Beazley
Helen K. Begley
Margie A. Beidleman
Bill G. Belcher
James W. Bettis
Bessie H. Birchette
Frank A. Black Jr.
Donald R. Blackburn
Mary A. Blackford
Patricia J. Blair
Ruth M. Blankenship
Sandra B. Blanton
Wilma H. Blanton
Lloyd H. Blevins
Mary Jayne F. Blevins
Dr. Sandra L. Blevins
Joseph E. Boswell
Walter L. Bouldin
Shirley B. Bourne
Rowena S. Bowers
Charles C. Boyer
William B. Boyette
Anne B. Bradford
William J. Brigman
Kirby A. Brock
Charles S. Brooks
Jerry C. Brooks
Hugh W. Broome
Edward H. Brown
F. M. Brown
Johnnie A. Brown Jr.
Patricia M. Brown
Myrtle S. Browning
Melvin J. Broyles
Leo L. Bulson
Vernon R. Burch
Charles F. Burger
Marion E. Burger
Charles F. Burrell
Janet L. Caldwell
B. Jack Campbell
Donald W. Campbell
H. Earlene Campbell
James E. Caraway
Bsh Kenneth L. Carder
Sam A. Carmack
Elizabeth C. Carson
Donald R Carter
Nancy Q. Carter
Juanell R. Cathey
Daniel R. Cecil
Judith M. Chase
Leonard D. Chase
Rosemary D. Cheek
Carole L. Chesney
Dale B. Christian
Gordon L. Christopher
Ellen R. Clark
Virginia B. Clark
Norman L. Clay
Homer H. Clevenger
Marlys C. Clonce
Wilma R. Coffman
Alvin W. Cooke Jr.
Kenneth E. Cooper
Mary R. Copenhaver
Clara P. Counts
Jeanne J. Crawford
Carolyn P. Crigger
Dr. Patricia L. Crocker
Kenneth E. Cross
Charlotte A. Cunningham
Shirley H. Cunningham
Virginia H. Curd
Nell E. Curtis
Patricia A. Dail
Scott Daniel
Johnny W. Davidson
Charles E. Davis Jr.
David C. Davis
Marthanne E. Davis
Thompson E. Davis
Sandra L. Deakins
John Y. Dean
Dewey E. Debusk
Carolyn C. Dibble
Tommy R. Dillow
Dorothy J. Dilmore
Anne Dixon
Canzada A. Dixon
John R. Dorton
Carl W. Doss
J. T. Dougherty
Jane C. Douglas
David L. Drum
Brenda G. Duncan
Gwendolyn R. Eads
Harry R. Eagan
Arby Edwards
Margaret A. Edwards
Wendell L. Edwards
Tommy L. Elam
Charles E. Elder
Joyce A. Elder
Paul J. Elkin
Scott W. Elkins
Jackie R. Elliott
Mack S. Elliott
Jeanette B. Estep
George E. Evans
Toy A. Evans
Elizabeth D. Exum
Wayne W. Fallin
Mary G. Farnsworth
Harrison H. Farthing
Charles L. Faulkner
Fred B. Fields
Cpt. Donald J. Fillers
Jerry B. Fleenor
John C. Fletcher
William C. Foard
Kitty S. Foglesong
Sandra L. Ford
John J. Foster
Frances M. Fowler
Charles E. Fraley Jr.
Marilyn T. Franey
Charles C. Franklin
Donald Freeman
Linda G. Freeman
Fred B. Frye
Warren G. Frye
Arlen L. Fulwiler
Dr. Leonard R. Gallimore
Calvin B. Garland
Nancie A. Garland
Elizabeth N. Garner
Terence E. Garner
William S. Geimer
Marie Y. Geisler
Gwynne C. Glisson
Thomas M. Goforth
Lowell E. Gonce
William B. Goodman
Carl N. Gouge
Sara G. Gouge
Maxine B. Gragg
Bill D. Gray
Douglas M. Greene
Henry L. Gregory
Lloyd F. Griffie
Anthony C. Griffith
Edythe H. Griffith
Vivian J. Griffith
Willis M. Grimm
Emory L. Hale
Geraldine C. Hall
Doris W. Hamed
Mickey R. Hamed
James C. Hamlett
Sena W. Hammond
Margaret D. Hampton
Dr. Norman E. Hankins
Thelma T. Hannabas
George E. Harber
Dr. Walter L. Harber
Thomas W. Harbin
Billy J. Hargis
Ralph R. Harkness
Larry O. Harmon
Marvin H. Harmon
Sandra N. Harper
James T. Harris
Daniel P. Harrison
Kenneth H. Harrison
Linda K. Hartsell
Robert L. Hash
Dorothy H. Hawk
David E. Hawkins
Jimmy D. Hawkins
Carolyn W. Hay
Aliene J. Hayes
Harold L. Hayes
Isabel M. Haynes
Earl L. Hayter
Robert W. Heeter
Gary R. Helbert
Edward H. Helfer
Jerry S. Helfer
Billy W. Hemby
Dr. Donald C. Henard
Jack B. Hendrick
Ann S. Henkel
Robert N. Henley
Caroll Hicks
Jackie L. Hicks
Janie R. Hicks
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Joseph F. Hicks
Louise W. Hicks
Jerry R. Higdon
Doris G. Hightower
Nancy S. Hill
William M. Hodges
Harold D. Holland Jr.
Carolyn B. Hollyfield
Frieda H. Holt
Rollie D. Holtsinger
Col Errol K. Honaker
John D. Honaker
David R. Honeycutt
James D. Hood
Richard E. Hopson
Dan R. Hostler
James M. Houser
Carl B. Housley
Robert A. Howell
Dr. Robert M. Huddle
Ben F. Huff
Jimmy D. Huffman
Janet M. Hughes
Sandra S. Hughes
Jeffrey R. Humphrey
Galen B. Humphreys Jr.
William T. Hunt Jr.
Betty M. Hurley
Linda S. Hurt
Rose Marie Hutches
George E. Hutchins
Betty J. Hyder
Charles E. Hyder
Barbara P. Ingle
William H. Jackson
Doris J. James
Harold J. James
Doris E. Jennings
Ronald J. Jennings
Nelle Jessee
Anna C. Johnson
Doris L. Johnson
Mary L. Johnson
William O. Johnson Jr.
William S. Johnson
David L. Jones
L. M. Jones
Nell P. Jordan
Terry P. Keeble
Franklin D. Kendrick
Elsie B. Kennedy
Louis T. Ketron
Nancy J. Key
Henry E. Kilbourne
Jack R. Kilgore
James C. Kinberlin
Norma J. King
Maurice D. Kistner
Mary E. Knight
Janice M. Knipp
William D. Knisley
Billy L. Knott
Tommas J. Koehler
Donald E. Lance
Tanya K. Lane
John B. Large
Clark J. Laughrun
Francis B. Lawless Jr.
Thomas E. Lawless
Jeff J. Laws
Dee Reece Lawson
Jane W. Lawson
Rev. Kenneth E. Lee
Sarah S. Legg
Golden Fifties Inductees
continued
Bobbi B. Leonard
Ray E. Leonard
Col. William E. Leonard
Thomas B. Levty
B. J. Lewis
Emery W. Lewis
Virginia F. Lewis
Vivien A. Lewis
Clara K. Light
Ronald R. Light
Jimmy K. Lilley
Emory G. Little
Dr. George Litton
Jolene L. Litton
Harriet R. Locke
Farrell D. Long
Freddie E. Long
Janice R. Long
James R. Looney
Jama K. Lori
Margaret E. Love
Wanda D. Lunsford
Bobby L. Luttrell
Elizabeth D. Lyle
John D. Lyle
Vivian R. Lyle
William J. Lyon III
Yvonne F. Lyon
Rebecca M. Lyons
Mary J. MacInnis
Jesse L. Mahone
Parker G. Main Jr.
Norma N. Malcolm
Donnie C. Mann
Mary H. Markland
Phyllis R. Marshall
Jerry L. Martin
Mary B. Martin
Thelma C. Martin
Edwin K. Matlock
Wayne G. McConnell
Delandis McCoy
Carolyn C. McCracken
Mary R. McDaniel
John A. McFadden
Kathern T. McFadden
David T. McFarlane
Hilmey H. McKarem
Peggy J. McLain
Joyce B. McMillan
Ralph McQueary
Eddie J. Miller
Susan Miller
J. W. Miller
Millard D. Miller
Bruce G. Millsap
Richard C. Minnick
Willis R. Mitchell
Janelle N. Mize
George J. Moein
Glenna W. Moore
Harold Moore
Harry Moore Jr.
Sue Moore
Nancy C. Morehead
George A. Morelock
Clara C. Moretz
Clara V. Moretz
William H. Morgan
Dr. William J. Morrell Jr.
Carolyn L. Mowery
Carns W. Mullins
Douglas R. Mullins
James A. Mullins
Katherine B. Munsey
Ellis E. Murphy
James D. Musick
Lawrence Nesbitt
Christine M. Newby
George L. Nichols
Isaac L. Nidiffer
Cpt. Sidney R. Norris
Betsy L. North
Claude E. O'Dell
Samuel R. O'Dell Sr.
Luther M. Odom Jr.
Mary I. Olinger
R. C. Oliver
Marguerite L. Olson
Elizabeth C. Orfield
Dr. Carol A. Osman
Albert D. Parent
James R. Paris
Jackie R. Parker
Phyllis C. Parks
Anne B. Parks-Johnson
Janie A. Partin
James N. Pate
Mary E. Payne
Marion McLain Perez
Ronald J. Perry
Fred H. Phagan
Elizabeth J. Phillips
Linda N. Pierce
Norma L. Pike
Melvin D. Pinkston
Gerald Powers
Linda M. Presnell
Marian E. Preston
G. Douglas Price
Ora Y. Price
Juanita B. Pritchett
Lester O. Quarles
Donald Raines
James R. Ramey
Phyllis M. Ramey
Ltc. Thomas P. Ramey
Eugen K. Randall
Janice A. Randolph
Judith M. Reece
C. Benny Reed
Irma Lee Reedy
Robert L. Reeves
Mary L. Reid
Sandra J. Reyes
Henry T. Reynolds
Michael E. Riddle
Kermit Rife
Warren W. Riggs
Betty R. Roberts
Judith L. Robertson
James R. Robinson
Leo S. Robinson
Robert L. Rodefer
Carolyn J. Rogers
A. Carol Roseberry
Mary A. Roy
Jane S. Ruble
Gayle E. Russell
Phyllis A. Russell
Phillip R. Rust
Edward J. Ryan
Mary A. Ryll
Thomas D. Sain
Carol B. Sample
Gerald N. Sams
Judith S. Sams
McDaniel E. Sams
Sharon O. Sams
Rosie E. Sangid
Naoma C. Seay
James R. Seip
Linda L. Shaw
Elizabeth E. Sheaff
Ruby H. Sheets
Charles G. Shell
James F. Shell
Aldaree Shelton
J. Randall Shelton
Edgar T. Shepherd
Dana S. Shipley
George H. Shipley Jr.
Judith R. Shipley
Ulna M. Short
Najla C. Showker
William T. Siler
Richard V. Simms
Charles A. Simonton
E. Wayne Simpson
William J. Sims
Fred D. Sisk
Carol A. Slocumb
Jimmy L. Smallwood
Barbara R. Smith
Dehanna M. Smith
Dorsey W. Smith
Harlan Smith
Ltg.(R) Hubert G. Smith
Mary L. Smith
M. Sandra Smith
William D. Smith
Jimmy G. Smithson
Tommy H. Smithson
Fannie L. Snapp
Dr. Billy B. Snodgrass
Duane S. Snodgrass
Frank E. Snodgrass
D. William Snyder
Mary S. Soccio
Marvin W. Spangler
Howard Sparks
Rubye P. Sparks
A. Jackson Spurgeon
Donald B. Stacy
Joseph W. Stacy
Dr. D. Elaine Stanberry
Toni A. Stanford
Charles L. Starkey
Harry W. Steele
Jerome J. Stern
Betty W. Stevens
James D. Stevens
Juanita V. Stewart
Eddie B. Story
Chester T. Stout
Kelly D. Sutherland
Joanne J. Sutphin
Judith A. Sutton
Mary E. Swiney
Charles W. Tallman
Freida L. Tate
Monroe B. Taylor
Billie C. Temple
Bonnie E. Templin
Esther M. Thaxton
Dorothy C. Thayer
Jimmy R. Thomason
James C. Tincher III
Andrew C. Tinker
Ted Tipton
Sheila A. Troller
Sheilia T. Trotter
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James N. Tucker
Phyllis L. Tunnell
Jerry L. Updyke
Gary D. Varner
Ann C. Vaughan
John W. Wagner Sr.
Mary L. Wagner
James D. Wallace
Patricia O. Wallace
Delmer H. Wallen Sr.
Cpt. Gordon O. Walsh
Julia N. Wan
Erma L. Ward
Gerald A. Ward
Mary E. Warriner
Earl E. Wassom
James M. Watson
Erma L. Weaver
Roma J. Weaver
Doyle A. Weemes
Tani G. Welker
Coy E. Wells
Fred H. West
Doyle M. Whitaker
Betty G. White
Mary F. White
Robert L. White
John M. Whited
Kenneth Whitehead
Clive M. Whitt
Angeeta B. Whittemore
Sandra A. Wilds
Sylvia S. Wilds
Marilyn G. Wiley
Ruth S. Wiley
Charles E. Williams
Edgar E. Williams
Harold F. Williams
Marvin L. Williams
Timothy H. Williams
Wayne Williamson
Betty C. Wilson
Bob Wilson
Charles L. Wilson
Lester R. Wilson
Betty S. Wilster
Neta C. Winders
Ethel M. Wohlford
Penelope G. Wolfe
Robert F. Wooten
James D. Worley
Mary A. Worley
Toni S. Worley
Donald E. Wright
Donald L. Wright
Robert L. Wyatt
Sandra J. Yates
Ralph Yelton
James W. Yoder Jr.
Aldaree S. Young
Howard W. Young
John L. Young Jr.
Johnny W. Young
Judith W. Younts
Rella S. Zabala
Banner Carrier
Ms. Iqra Ahmad
President, ETSU
Student Government
Association
* Deceased
Candidates for Degrees
Because the commencement program must be prepared in advance, this list of candidates is
tentative. Certification of graduation must come from the registrar of the university.
Academic Honors
See descriptions on pages 34-36
 ‑ cum laude
 - magna cum laude
 ‑ summa cum laude
• 10 a.m. Ceremony •
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Christina Norton Bridges
B.S., Western Carolina University
Dissertation: “Prelamin A Influences a Program of
Gene Expression in the Regulation of Cell Cycle
Control”
Chair: Dr. Antonio Rusinol
Ashley Denise Frazier
B.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Dissertation: “An Investigation of Bacterial
Ribonucleases as an Antibiotic Target”
Chair: Dr. Scott Champney
David D. Gibbons
B.S., Milligan College
Dissertation: “Stabilization of the Cardiac Nervous
System during Cardiac Stress Induces
Cardioprotection”
Chair: Dr. Jeffrey Ardell
Marla K. Perna
B.A., Heidelberg College
Dissertation: “The Effects of Nicotine Administration
on Behavior and Markers of Brain Plasticity in a
Rodent Model of Psychosis”
Chair: Dr. Russell Brown
Trista Haupt Wright
B.S., East Tennessee State University
Dissertation: “Effects of Burn Injury on Biological
Ethanol and Ethyl Glucuronide Concentrations”
Chair: Dr. Kenneth Ferslew
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
E. Rowena Bailey
B.S., University of Southern Mississippi
M.S., University of Southern Mississippi
Dissertation: “Remedial Education: Addressing
Contributing Factors”
Chair: Dr. Pamela Scott
Donna Reneè Clifton
B.A., Emory & Henry College
M.A., Hollins University
Dissertation: “Portraiture of Evelyn Thompson
Lawrence”
Chair: Dr. Catherine Glascock
Joseph Lincoln Combs
B.S., Trevecca Nazarene University
M.S., Christian Brothers University
M.B.A., Christian Brothers University
Dissertation: “The Role of Noncredit Continuing
Education as a Workforce Revitalization Partner”
Chair: Dr. Eric Glover
Heather Jones Cook
B.B.A., East Tennessee State University
M.B.A., East Tennessee State University
Dissertation: “Understanding Philanthropic Motivations
of Northeast State Community College Donors”
Chair: Dr. Catherine Glascock
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Heather Louise Moore
B.B.A., Texas Christian University
M.B.A., University of North Texas
Dissertation: “Ethical Climate, Organizational
Commitment, and Job Satisfaction of Full-Time
Faculty Members”
Chair: Dr. James Lampley
Donna Elizabeth Nelson
B.S., Gardner-Webb University
M.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Dissertation: “Family Satisfaction with Early
Intervention Services as it Relates to Family
Functioning”
Chair: Dr. Jasmine Renner
Melissa Lynn Pannell
B.A., The University of Virginia’s College at Wise
M.A.T., East Tennessee State University
Dissertation: “Relationships Between Reading Ability
in Third Grade and Phonological Awareness in
Kindergarten”
Chair: Dr. Virginia Foley
Deanna Essington Garman
M.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Dissertation: “Student Success in Face-to-Face
and Online Sections of Biology Courses at a
Community College in East Tennessee”
Chair: Dr. Don Good
Crystal Lynn Hurd
B.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.A., East Tennessee State University
Dissertation: “Transformational Leadership in the Life
and Works of C.S. Lewis”
Yi Lin
B.A., North China University of Technology
Dissertation: “Chinese International Students’
Intercultural Communication Competence and
Intercultural Communication Apprehension in the
USA”
Christine Hawk Loveday
M.Ed., East Tennessee State University
Dissertation: “An Analysis of the Variables Associated
with Alumni Giving and Employee Giving to a
Mid-Sized Southeastern University”
Chair: Dr. Terry Tollefson
Sarah Kathryn Cappelmann
B.A., Converse College
Cristine Paige Trivette
B.A., Furman University
DOCTOR OF AUDIOLOGY
Daniel Adam Williams
B.S., Missouri State University
QUILLEN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE
The Doctor of Medicine graduates in the James H. Quillen College of Medicine received their degrees and doctoral
hoods Friday afternoon at their Graduation Ceremony. The hoods were presented to the graduates by Dr. Howard Herrell,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Dr. Thomas E. Kwasigroch, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology. These
faculty members were selected by popular election of the graduating class. Residency positions for the members of the Class
of 2012 are listed below.
Blair Rose Abelson
Internal Medicine
University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, Florida
Katherine Graves Barger
Pediatrics
University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Memphis, Tennessee
Michael Aaron Beckwith
Surgery
University Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio
Bradley Wayne Beeler
Internal Medicine
Jonathan K. Boy
Transitional
Brooke Army Medical Center San Antonio Military
Medical Consortium
Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Jeremy Gilliam Bradley
Pediatrics
East Tennessee State University, James H. Quillen
College of Medicine
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Lesley Blake Bundon
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Greenville Hospital System
Greenville, South Carolina
Isaac William Cline
Internal Medicine
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jessica Lynn Hutchison Crowe
Pediatrics
James Peter Deering, III
Anesthesiology
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
Paige Dudley
Family Medicine
Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Amy Rebecca Duncan
Surgery
College of Medicine
Megan Danielle Edwards
Medicine/Pediatrics
Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, MA
Heather Ann Farley
Surgery
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon
Kesha Linnette Fifer
Pediatrics
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Richmond, Virginia
Vamsi Chandra Gaddipati
Internal Medicine
University Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio
Thomas Ward Gill, Jr.
Orthopaedic Surgery
Marshall University School of Medicine
Huntington, West Virginia
David Joseph Harris, III
Ophthalmology
University of Kentucky Medical Center
Lexington, Kentucky
Stephanie Anne Hart
Surgery
College of Medicine
Sarah Anne Hensley
Anesthesiology
University Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio
Timothy Ryan Hensley
Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio
James Willis Hickerson, Jr.
Emergency Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky
Kevin Brice Jenkins
Pathology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Maleka Shabbir Khambaty
Internal Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, Texas
Rahul Lauhan
Psychiatry
College of Medicine
James August Leinhart
Emergency Medicine
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Vivak Mahendra Master
Internal Medicine
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Louisville, Kentucky
Jon Seth Mather
Radiology
Morristown Memorial Hospital
Morristown, New Jersey
Lindsey Estelle Matthews
Pathology
University of North Carolina Hospitals
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jeffrey Ryan Moore
Internal Medicine
Naval Medical Center
Portsmouth, Virginia
Amber Nicole Mullins
College of Medicine
James Allen Oaks
Internal Medicine
College of Medicine
Mariah Barker Pate
Otolaryngology
Georgia Health Sciences University
Augusta, Georgia
Reema Anil Patel
Internal Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky
Jeremy Andrew Pickell
Pediatrics
Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dustin Michael Price
Orthopaedic Surgery
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Belinda Meredith Jennifer Reardon
College of Medicine
David Scott Reece
Radiology
Justin Carson Eckhardt Reno
Family Medicine
John Peter Smith Hospital
Fort Worth, Texas
Shawn Thomas Robertson
Emergency Medicine
Orlando Health
Orlando, Florida
Jason Howard Ross
Internal Medicine
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Aysha Zara Sabri
Deferred entering residency
Elli Bonnett Saraceno
Internal Medicine
College of Medicine
Erik Joachim Schneibel
Internal Medicine
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Louisville, Kentucky
Robert Christopher Scott
Psychiatry
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire
James Ryan Shea
Pediatrics
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Adam Landon Sipe
Radiology
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, Missouri
Andrew Wyatt Smith
Family Medicine
Self Regional Healthcare
Greenwood, South Carolina
Brian Goff Smith
Family Medicine
Northern New Mexico Family Medicine
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Andrew Brett Sorah
Surgery
Naval Medical Center
Portsmouth, Virginia
Joel Henry Torres
Neurology
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nickolas Tyler Walker
Emergency Medicine
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
Andrew Cooper Warren
Internal Medicine-Preliminary
College of Medicine
Casey Elizabeth Watkins
Dermatology
Timothy Joseph Weatherall
Surgery
University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Memphis, Tennessee
Erin Beth Loggins Winkler
Heather Nichole Wright
Pediatrics
University of North Carolina Hospitals
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Angela Davis Yates
University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
Knoxville, Tennessee
BILL GATTON COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
DOCTOR OF PHARMACY
The Doctor of Pharmacy graduates in the Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy received their doctoral hoods and diplomas
Friday morning at their commencement ceremony. The hoods were presented to the graduates by Dr. Brian L. Odle,
Department of Pharmacy Practice, and Dr. David S. Roane, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. These faculty members
were selected by the members of the graduation class. Undergraduate institution; undergraduate degree, if applicable; and
practice plans for the members of the Class of 2012 are listed below.
Whitney Renee Anderson
Blountville, Tennessee
Practice Plans: Community Pharmacy
Cherice Marie Grace Allison
Waverly, Tennessee
Austin Peay State University, B.S.
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Melanie Brooke Angles
Tazewell, Virginia
Laura Kathryn Asbury
Dungannon, Virginia
University of Virginia’s College at Wise
Daniel Beghab Asongwe
University of Tennessee, B.S.
Emily Brooke Balenovich
Harlan, Kentucky
Southeast Community College
Jameson Tyler Barb
Bristol, Virginia
James Madison University
Melissa Lasch McCowen Bell
Guilford Technical Community College, A.S.
Joshua Ryne Blake
Carson-Newman College, B.A.
Douglas Avery Brooks
University of Tennessee, B.A., M.S.
Crystal Dawn Brown
Albany, Kentucky
Tennessee Technological University, B.S.
Jessica Nixon Buchanan
Bristol, Tennessee
Kealey Suzanne Bundren
Tazewell, Tennessee
Practice Plans: PGY1 Residency
Holston Valley Medical Center – Kingsport,
Tennessee
Ashley Nugent Charfauros
Finksburg, Maryland
Towson University, B.S.
Julie Anne Colbert
Rockwood, Tennessee
University of Tennessee
Justin Dale Connor
Caryville, Tennessee
Roane State Community College
Javan Michael Crockett
Harrogate, Tennessee
Lincoln Memorial University
Anthony Phillip DeGeorge
Marcie Ann Hooven Dingus
Mount Carmel, Tennessee
East Tennessee State University, B.S.
Nathaniel Adam Duncan
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Brevard College, B.A.
Jennifer Corrine Edwards
Gate City, Virginia
University of Virginia’s College at Wise, B.A.
Michael Christopher Gibson
Kingsport, Tennessee
Camellia Jane “Sunny” Groover
West Palm Beach, Florida
Tera Jill Hardin
Elizabethton, Tennessee
Jennifer Marie Hastings
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville Buncombe Technical Community
College, A.S.
Kimberly Nicole Bates Henson
Murphy, North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
B.S.
Brandon Lee Hicks
Gate City, Virginia
Mountain Empire Community College, A.S.
Miranda Lee Ramey Hurley
Sparta, North Carolina
North Carolina State University, B.S.
Brian Christopher Jackson
Northeast State Community College, A.S.
Amira Ali Jaddua
Joshua Edmond Jessee
Wise, Virginia
University of Virginia’s College at Wise, B.A.
Richard Tyler Johnson
Lambsburg, Virginia
Radford University, B.S.
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Sara Miranda Kiselauskas
Kari Marie Kuykendall
Athens, Tennessee
Bobby Wayne Lewis
Ryan Keith Love
Erwin, Tennessee
Joshua Mark McDaniel
Kings Mountain, North Carolina
B.S.
Practice Plans: United States Air Force
Medical Service - Wright-Patterson AFB,
Ohio
Trey Austin McInturff
Church Hill, Tennessee
Joseph Scott McNabb
University of Tennessee, B.S.
Tyler Cody Melton
Sylva, North Carolina
Western Carolina Unversity, B.S.
Practice Plans: Institutional and Community
Pharmacy
Benjamin Reid Michalove
Mars Hill, North Carolina
North Carolina State University, B.S.
Charles George VA Medical Center –
Asheville, North Carolina
Christopher Ryan Mitchell
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, B.A.
Sarah Elizabeth Mollohan
Maysville, West Virginia
Marshall University
Jordan Thomas Morrison
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Catherine Anne Murph
Rogersville, Tennessee
Paul K. “Trey” Nelson, III
Piney Flats, Tennessee
King College, B.S.
Phillip Daniel O’Bourke
Elizabethton, Tennessee
Practice Plans: Indian Health Service
Claudine Nicole O’Steen
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Indian River State College, A.A.
Courtney Joy Parker-Long
Hickory, North Carolina
Campbell University, B.S.
Morgan Hayley Pendleton
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center –
Wesley Lewis Pettit
Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee
YLien T. Phung
Morrow, Georgia
Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S.
Practice Plans: Institutional Pharmacy
Michael Keith Polson
Surgoinsville, Tennessee
University of Tennessee, M.S.
Practice Plans: Managed Care Pharmacy
Daryl Michael David Price
Erwin, Tennessee
Lauren Elizabeth Rader-Myers
University of Tennessee, B.A.
Franklin Delanor Rose
Richlands, Virginia
Southwest Virginia Community College, A.S.
Olalekan O. Shodipo
Riverdale, Georgia
Anambra State University of Science and
Technology, B.S.
Nicholas Cody Smallwood
Delbarton, West Virginia
Pikeville College, B.S.
Amanda Gwynn Smathers
Mills River, North Carolina
B.A., B.S.
Kevin Michael Smith
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Mickey Shane White
Del Rio, Tennessee
Jarrett Tyler Whitson
Stephen Troy Willhoite
Port St. Lucie, Florida
Indian River State College, A.A.
Robert Carl Wood, III
Corryton, Tennessee
Walters State Community College, A.S.
James H. Quillen VA Medical Center –
Mountain Home, Tennessee
Dorothea Jayme Wortley
Rochester, New Hampshire
University at Buffalo, The State University of
New York
Jarrett Edmond Wyatt
Fall Branch, Tennessee
Sondra Leann Wyatt
Abingdon, Virginia
University of Virginia’s College at Wise, B.S.
Katherine Marie Zammit
Wytheville, Virginia
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University, B.S.
Nadine Ngeskebei Zeitler
Beckley, West Virginia
Concord University
Nicolas D. Smith
Powder Springs, Georgia
Kennesaw State University, B.S.
Brandi Gammon Starnes
Blountville, Tennessee
University of Tennessee, B.A.
Michael William Stork
La Junta, Colorado
Colorado State University, M.S.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs,
B.A., B.S.
Patricia Michele Craig Templeton
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Louisiana State University, B.S.
Christan Michelle Thomas
Pendleton, Indiana
Milligan College, B.A.
New York-Presbyterian Hospital – New York,
New York
Hei Man Tsui
Goldsboro, North Carolina
East Carolina University, B.S.
David Scott Turner Jr.
Abingdon, Virginia
Jefferson J. Watkins
Middle Tennessee State University, B.S.
Bristol Regional Medical Center – Bristol,
Tennessee
Sara Rae Weidert
Whitewater, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin at Whitewater
University of Tennessee Medical Center –
MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY
Robert Brian Jackson
Brittany Danielle Osborne
B.S., The University of Virginia’s College at Wise
Benjamin Lee Phillips
B.A., King College
Jennifer Lynn Weeks
J. Andy Williams
Jeremy Lamont Barnett
Lisha F. Bell
B.A., Brevard College
Christina Jayde Briggs
Jessica R. Bruner
Austin Jay Carter
Joshua Stanley Culbert
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MASTER OF ARTS
Amy Catherine Agnew
B.S., Jacksonville University
Bradley Anderson, Jr.
B.S., University of Montana
Meghan Elizabeth Barrow
B.S., Gardner-Webb University
Megan Elizabeth Charles
Tyler L. Cole
B.A., Montclair State University
Courtney W. Combs
M.B.A., King College
Spencer Conco
B.A., University of Kentucky, Lexington
Stacy Lynn Corbett
B.F.A., Boston University
Lyndsay Michele Crabtree
Christy Renee Crick
Shannon E. DeHaven
B.S., Radford University
Lucas Jared Dellinger
B.S., Appalachian State University
Ryan Scott Dunn
B.B.A., Campbell University
Sherry Lynn Egan
Jeremiah William Ellingburg
Kristi Evans
B.S., Oakland University
Jacob Benjamin Fabry
Kristen Gabriel Feemster
Leanne Clare Harkness
B.S., Lincoln Memorial University
Eric C. Hart
B.S., University of North Carolina, Asheville
Ruth Esther Hernandez
B.S., Bob Jones University
Tiffany Ann Herrick
Rachel Elizabeth Hicks
Miranda Anne Hixson
Joseph E. Hood
Clifford Lamont Hudson
B.G.S., East Tennessee State University
Jaime Leigh Kennon
Emily Gayle Key
Anita Sherrill King
Matthew Bryne Landreth
B.S., Lander University
Katherine Whitney Liebers
John Luppe
B.S., Towson University
Patricia Walker McIntyre
Nicholas L. Mendez
B.S., Florida Gulf Coast University
Vincent R. Meninno
Vita Moskaliova
Sarah Beth Parsons
B.S.B.A., The University of Virginia’s College at Wise
Corinne Phillips
David Purser
B.S., University of Texas, Brownsville
Dudley Gray Raye
Rebecca Kelley Reynolds
B.A., Georgetown College
Thesis: “Idea, Energy and Power: Sayer’s Creative
Process Model and the Storytelling of Jay
O’Callahan”
Chair: Dr. Joseph Sobol
Lisa L. Richardson
Steven Keith Scruggs, II
B.S., University of North Carolina, Asheville
Andrew Jason Shumate
B.A., Maryville College
Wayne Joshua Steele, III
B.A., California State University, Fresno
Frederick William Sterchi, V
Lisa A. Stone
B.A., Tennessee Wesleyan College
M.Div., Duke University
Shufang Sun
Julie Marie Tester
B.S.Ed., East Tennessee State University
Kyle Andrew Utne
B.S., Illinois State University
April Vaught
Laura Margaret Walker
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Ashley Diane Weinreich
Ashley Wilder
B.S.Ed., Tusculum College
Jiaju Wu
MASTER OF ARTS IN LIBERAL STUDIES
Emily Marie Carmichael
B.F.A., East Tennessee State University
B.A., East Tennessee State University
Ashley Meredith Cate
Julia Ann Cowart
B.A., Mars Hill College
Cesar O. Gracia
Melanie L. Marquez
B.S., Florida Atlantic University
M.B.A., Florida Atlantic University
Thesis: “Multiple Layers and Flavors: ‘The Death of
the Author’ in Like Water for Chocolate”
Chair: Dr. Katrina Heil
MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING
Jill Thomson Jones
Victoria Lorin Justus
Joshua Keegan Lahr
Kevin James Leonard
Caroline Elizabeth Lowe
Krista Lee Mann
Amanda Pike
B.A., Tusculum College
Emilie Varney Robinette
Robert Chad Roller
B.S., Tennessee Technological University
Jamie Lynn Temaj
B.M., Tennessee Technological University
Johnathan Thacker
Sara Katherine Tribble
Catherine Vaughan-Keen
B.F.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Rachel Victoria Vaughn
Amanda Brooke Walker
Nathan T. West
Norie-Anne K. Young
Jamie Leigh Allen
Dustin Anderson
B.S., University of the Cumberlands
Tony Lynn Anderson
B.G.S., East Tennessee State University
Jeremy Arnold
Joseph Matthew Brewer
Ashley Lynne Burnside
Kathleen Brannon Buttolph
Robert Howard Cantor
B.A., Thomas A. Edison State College
Beverly Lee Ann Caruso
B.A., The University of Virginia’s College at Wise
Misty Bracken Davis
Melissa A. Ervin
B.A., King College
Jennifer M. Fisher
Aaron Gray
Melissa Ali Harden Butler
B.S., Georgia Southern University
Luann Hendren
James Thomas Holt
B.S.B.A, University of Alabama, Huntsville
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MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Warner Kuhl
B.A., Furman University
B.A., Palm Beach Atlantic University
Joshua Robert Leko
Jennifer Dillard Morrison
B.S., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
Ryan S. Moyers
Carlos Josè Fidel Amaya Cea
Bevin Shea Barnett
M.Acc., East Tennessee State University
Dustin Harrison Deakins
Brent Henry Dowling
Kristin Leah Fletcher
Brandi Nicole Forbes
Andrei Ghiultu
B.B.A., University of Charleston
Tugba Ozer Kaya
B.E., Gebza Institute of Technology
Brandon Kenneth Kear
Harold Randolph Riddle
Riley Elizabeth Simpson
Drew Michael Story
Jerime Scott Studer
B.B.A., Tennessee Technological University
Rick L. Triplette
MASTER OF EDUCATION
Emily Monin Ashworth
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University
Amanda Lee Baynes
Jessica Kathleen Boggs
B.S., Campbellsville University
Emily Marie Carmichael
B.F.A., East Tennessee State University
Mary Kathyrn Crider
B.S.Ed., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Rebecca Dugger
Amy Ann Ejma
Connie Garland Fair
B.S., Kennesaw State University
Ashley Elizabeth Geisel
B.S., Campbell University
Jodie Bennett Huskey
Jennifer L. Hutchings
B.S., Carson-Newman College
Amy Lynn Hyder
Beverly Lynn Lucas
Reesa Julianne Maness
Dawn McGehee
Ricky Thomas Oncale
Clynette Buxton Pemberton
B.S., Lee University
Emily Kathleen Samples
Vickie H. Sewell
Christy Gail Shular
B.S., Carson-Newman College
Benjamin Paul Turner
Andrea Valentine
B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Deborah Renee Vineyard
B.B.A., Lincoln Memorial University
LeAnna Marie Webb
B.A., Maryville College
Rebecca W. Wright
Hao Wu
B.A., Shandong Normal University
MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Sharon Hughes Anglim
B.A., Union Institute & University
C. Charles Dunn
Christopher Douglas Fuller
Carshonda Matilla Harris
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Maria Lazcano
B.P.S., Barry University
Charles Michael Wooden, II
B.B.A., Carson-Newman College
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Alicia M. Baptista
B.A., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
Eric Barclay
Scott R. Bergemann
Chandan Biswas
B.S.T., West Bengal University of Technology
Kaylin Jill Carswell
B.A., Bryan College
Holly L. Cheek
B.S., Lincoln Memorial University
M.A., Tusculum College
Jason Tyler Cumiskey
B.S., University of Victoria
Kristopher B. Cunigan
Felicia Dawn Engebrecht
B.A., University of Texas, El Paso
Jonathan Damon Falconnier
Heather Haley Frye
Lisa Nicole Gage
B.S., Lipscomb University
Andrea Lauren Gianniny
B.A., Winthrop University
Sagar Gopanapalli
B.E., Birla Institute of Technology & Science
Benjamin Maurice Harrison, Jr.
B.F.A., James Madison University
Meredith M. Harrison
B.A., Tennessee Wesleyan College
Ada Elizabeth Hickman
B.A., University of Tennessee
Lauren M. Horn
B.H.S., University of Kentucky
Ibrahim M. Ibrahim
B.S., University of Asmara
Maura Ashley Jarnagin
Andrea Elizabeth Jarrett
Keith Matthew Johnson
Kamal Kumar Kafle
B.D.O., Pokhara University
Chad A. Kinley
Thesis: “Healthcare Technology: A Strategic Approach
to Medical Device Management”
Chair: Dr. William H. Blanton
Whitney Chelsea Lamb
Thesis: “End Use Packaging: A Survey of Customer
Perception of Recycling and Environmental Impact
of Packaging”
Chair: Dr. Keith Johnson
Haley R. Maturin
B.S., University of Louisiana, Lafayette
Leah Robinette Meade
James Ronald Miller, III
Howard David Morris
Christopher Timothy Phillippe
Leticia Marie Pickering
Jessica Paige Qualls
Johanna L. Rathbun
B.S., University of Tennessee, Martin
Lori Skinner Raughley
B.S., SUNY College at Brockport
Clara Jane Richards
Reagan Edwards Rogers
Kimberly Marie Simmons
David Harold Simoson
B.S., King College
B.A., King College
M.M.U., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Delia Smeaton
B.S., University of Arizona
B.H.S., University of Arizona
Lori Ann Smith
Aaron M. Stokes
Richard Sykes
B.A., Eckerd College
Thesis: “The Impact on Student Learning Outcomes of
Video When Used as a Primary Teaching Tool in
the Internet Hybrid Classroom”
Chair: Dr. Keith Johnson
Soh Zhi Tan
B.S., Ohio State University
Bernelda Janessa Thomas
B.S., Andrews University
Eden Marie Treadway
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Nicole Leanne Vaughn
Brittany Nicole Vetter
B.S., Western Kentucky University
Nathanael David Webb
Li Hua Wei
Angelica Marie Wiggins
B.S., California State University
Elizabeth Anne Wiley
Elizabeth A. Yeager
B.A., Calvin College
Brittany N. Zarse
B.A., Butler University
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ALLIED HEALTH
Lori Fay Ellington
Thesis: “The Relationship Between Decayed, Missing,
and Filled Teeth (DMFT) and Microbial Screening
in the Oral Cavity”
Chair: Dr. Randy Byington
Laura Jane Teran
BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY
Jessica Andreina Abdelnour
Christopher Kyle Adams
Robin Aksér
Michael Miller Alexander II
Brandi Leighann Allen
Seth Thomas Alley
Christopher Drew Angel
Mark W. Bailey II
Cody Ruble Baskett
Donnie Barnett
Shawn Lyle Beamish, Sr.
Cory E. Betterson
Michael A. Birdsong
Michael Paul Birdwell
Todd Jackson Blevins
Lucas Clay Bohanan
Jeremy Bonnevalle
Constance Faith Booher
Billy Eugene Boone Jr.
Brittany Lynn Bowman
Katelyn Marie Braaten
Maggie Alecia Branch
Ellen Christina Brewer
Layla Mina Godard Bristol
Kristen Nicole Brooks
Christopher Brown
Danielle Nichole Brown
Tyler Ryan Broyles
David Andrew Burke, Jr.
Jessica Denice Burnside
Eric Byas
Chen Cai
Amy Elizabeth Campbell
Bret Michael Carlson
Christopher A. Carpenter
Ashleigh Brooke Carter
Timothy Dwan Carter
James J. Casey, III
Kristopher Shane Caufield
Floradine Allison Chaney
Kevin Wesley Channell
Will Chilcutt
Jill Elizabeth Childress
Preston Cicero
Justin Ryan Clevenstine
Samuel Jacob Cole
Brittany Elizabeth Coleman
Kelley Grace Conerly
Robert Neill Cooper
Wesley Shane Crabtree
Brittany M. Craig
Cyril Eugene Crenshaw
Michael D. Crowder
Leah R. Croxton
Nikola Cuculovski
Brad Anthony Davis
Chad W. Davis
Zachary H. Deaderick
Yingyu Ding
Patrick Donovan
Alexandra Denise Doran
Daniel Duncan
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Derek Dunham
Aria Hope Dunn
Timothy Todd Dunnavant
Raykeith L. Durham
Linzy Ashton Dyer
April Edens
Cory J. Edwards
Chris Eller
David Russell Elliott
Kimberly Meghan Elrod
Calvin Allen Farley
Kevin Paul Fecteau
Caitlin Anne Fenley
Kenny Alan Ferrell
Erin Lindsay Fields
Craig Fillers
Timothy Clay Fillers
Aaron Cole Flannagan
Douglas Lance Fox
Kerry E. Fox
Matthew R. Gallagher
Ran Gao
Darrell D. Garrett-Hudson
Sander Gille
James Christopher Gonzalez
Justin Ray Gooding
Brianne Aleisa Gouge
Neil A. Grande
Conner Elliott Graves
Bradley Allen Gray
Jacob Alexander Gray
Matthew T. Greene
Joshua Andrew Greenway
Kevin Greer
Kerra Duran Groller
Brittany Suzanne Gross
Ran Guo
Joshua Clinton Gwin
Cameron Daniel Hale
Olivia Lauren Haley
Xu Han
Brian Scott Hannah
Ethan Michael Hanny
Elizabeth Brooke Hardin
Matthew Harmon
Colby Hawkins
Toby Allen Hawkins
Erik M. Hazelwood
Mackenzie Allen Hazelwood
Qiao He
John David Henderson, Jr.
Jacob McCay Henley
Blake Hennessy
Mikel Allen Hensley
Bryson T. Henson
Alexander R. Henthorne
Ammi Sarai Hepler
Cameron M. Herwehe
Harrison Scott Hieb
Kristin D. Hobbs
Tommy Gerald Hubbard
Aaron James Hull
Edin Hurem
Laura Nicole Hurst
Latosha Danielle Hurt
Krystina Michelle Irizarry
Paula Jaime-Agramon
William David Jarnagin
Mary Jarratt Leach
Christy Danielle Johnson
Seth Johnson
Lauretta E. Jones
Olivia C. Kammegne-Simo
Hannah Marie Kanipe
Addison Scott Karnes
Karina Kedzo
Patrick Michael Kelley
Otha Andrew King
Turner King
Thomas Kirk
Erin Knapp
Ornella Kouomegne Simo
Jacklyn Kae Lanning
Kermit Richard Largent
Courtney Brooke Larkins
Catherine Laurensongundlach
Jessica Susan Lawler
David Jason Lawson
Jesse Tyler Lawson
Michiala Faylegail Lawson
Christopher D. Layer
Chad Kenton Leedy
Andrea Fay Leonard
Sean Patrick Letterman
John David Long
Cameron J. Loos
Bradley S. Lucas
Chelsea Rae Luttrell
Christopher Dominic Lyttle
Christopher Scott Maness
Shaun Merrill Marquis
Adam G. Marris
Landon Maupin
Caitlin Marie McFadden
Christopher McIntyre
Lauren Paige McKinney
Robert G. McMinn, III
Preston S. McMurray
Matthew M. Medlock
Crista Gray Megee
Daniel Taylor Melton
April R. Menya
Derek Dallas Miller
James Ian Mills
Mikaela Minihan
Jerry Dallon Mitchell, Jr.
Christopher James Moore
Jennifer L. Morehead
John Warren Mullin, Jr.
Eric Walton Mullins
Travis S. Nelson
Tyler Patrick Nicely
Tiffany M. Norris
Danielle Mattea Oglesby
Daniel Mark Ottinger
Michael Owenby
Garren T. Parkins
Zachary L. Parkison
Anooj Ashvin Patel
Ritesh Patel
Mackenzie Alice Payne
Tyler L. Peterson
Yolanda C. Pittman
April Hoit Porter
Michael Tyler Powell
Dylan T. Pratt
Gavin Dean Proffit
Erick Michael Puckett
Kara Marie Raleigh
Jessica Roxanne Randolph
Robert J. Raydo
Brian Alexander Reese
Jillian S. Reynolds
Jared Lee Rhinehardt
William Edward Ridenour
Rachel Rievley
Thomas Warren Roddy
Andrew C. Ross
Caitlin Elizabeth Sanders
Bridget Nichole Sandidge
Krista Robinson Sapp
Andrew Ryan Scarborough
Caleb M. Sexton
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Megan Louise Shelton
Nathan S. Shelton
Rui Shi
John Stapleton Simpkins
Dennis Singleton, Jr.
Donald Brett Sloan
John Finley Smith
Jason Robert Smith
Adam Michael Sollazzo
Joshua Stewart Sorah
Zachary Jordan Stein
Corbin Stewart
Courtney B. Stewart
Julie E. Stewart
Matthew T. Stout
Matthew David Strickler
April Michelle Swearingen
Ashley Brooke Sydes
Zachary Everett Tarwater
Joshua S. Tester
Jamie Leigh Thomas
James H. Thompson, Jr.
Joshua D. Thompson
Xiaolu Tian
John Connor Tillman
John M. Traylor
Stephani Lauren Turner
William Pat Turner
Daniel Chisholm Van Curen
Barry H. VanDelinder, Jr.
Travis Varner
Mayte De Vizcarrondo
Beceiro
William Robert Wagner, III
Jennifer L. Walters
Fuyuan Wang
Wenru Wang
Xiaoxue Wang
Sarah K. Webb
Jaron L. Westbrook
Christopher Dylan Whitman
Stacey James Whitson
David Alexander Widener
Nicholas Jeremiah Wilkerson
Brockton Earl Williams
Jeremy Paul Williams
Timothy E. Williams
Justin Wilson
Peter Bostwick Wilson
Bronson M. Winters
Craig Wayne Wojciechowski
Daniel Rayford Wood
Jordan Alexius Wooden
Lucas Dylan Woodward
Dongyan Xu
Yan Zhang
Xin Zhao
Qing Zheng
Rui Zhou
Yujie Zhou
CLAUDIUS G. CLEMMER COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Amy Akers
Kristina Kaneal Alexander
Liliana Maria Allison
Matthew Alvin Allison
Brittney Nicole Andrews
Jared Alan Anders
Madison Nicole Anstett
Katie Leanne Arnold
Kaitlin Asbury
Brandon L. Ashley
Heather M. Bailey
Heather Roberta Baker
McKayla Rae Barber
Skyler Barnett
April Michelle Barrett
Latisha Nicole Belcher
Amanda Kathleen Bevins
Kaitlin Amy Bevins
Jesse C. Bible
Laketta E. Bingham
Jonathan Dale Blankenship
Tiffany Nicole Blazier
Jordan Bowers
Alisha Marie Bragg
Steven Joshua Bridges
Cameron Britton
Carly Lynn Buchanan
Stephanie Lee Burrell
Justin Wyatt Burton
Elisa Sofia Carbajo
Courtney Brooke Carter
Jessica Victoria Carter
Sara Linsey Carter
Aaron B. Casey
Brittany Leigh Anne Casteel
Kaitlin Grace Chaffin
Megan Brooke Chandler
Jordan Marie Childers
Rachel Chute
Jeffrey Wayne Clawson
Laura Cloud
Nicole D. Coakley
Nicholas Brooks Colbaugh
Sean McNeil Collins
Hongyu Cong
Charles Lee Andrew Conner
Alexa Elizabeth Cooper
Kathryn Ann Cooper
Layne Amelia Cooper
Brittany Nicole SlonakerCopas
Allison Copley
Regina A. Countess
Lindsey Marie Cox
Christopher Crick
Lauren Elizabeth Cross
Danielle Alishia Crowley
Britney Marie Crum
Christie Sorelle Culbertson
Stephanie D. Dalton
Molly Lynn Davis
Mary Ann Dixon
Samantha Lynn Donathan
Rachel Carrie Angel Draper
Samantha J. Driskell
Charlie S. Dugger
Daniel E. Dye
Mary Dykes
Benjamin E. Engle
Samuel Erickson
Crystal Dawn Federow
Lindy Jean Ferguson
Brittany Jessica Fleenor
Jamie Marie Florence
Jonathan David Fox
Cherry Renee Freeman
Ariel Nicole Frisbee
James Michael Galloway Jr.
Cindy LaShae Gates
Rebecca Marie Gifford
Brian William Glover
Amanda Jean Gilliam
Natasha Lee Green
Jamie Juanita Greene
Tiffany Marie Greene
Gerald Quentin Greenlee
Stephanie Denise Greenwell
Derika Allyse Grosser
Christopher Wesley Hafner
Danielle Lachelle Hale
Ashley Amber Hamilton Cook
Connie Christine Hamilton
Jonathan Scott Harmon
Mickela G. Harris
Brittany Lané Hartley
Jessica Nicole Hartline
Beau Alexander Hauldren
Kimberly LeShea Hawk
Lauren Elizabeth Headrick
John David Henderson
Jessica Danielle Hensley
Shelli Elizabeth Hobbs
Catherine Hopper
Heather Renee Hostetter
Ashleigh Dawn Howard
Shannon Joy Howard
Aubryn Alyse Hudson
Courtney E. Huskins
Kristin Ashley Hutchison
Jannie M. Jackson
Brian Keith Jenkins
Brittany Luzenne Jenkins
Sarah Elizabeth Jones
Cynthia R. King
Alexandra Delane Lambert
Cenia Danyelle Lawson
Rochelle Kathleen Crook
Lawson
Whitley Alexandra Lemaster
Christopher Lee Lewis
Elizabeth Anne Light
Samuel Liska
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Jordan Nichole Littleton
Kayla Marie Locke
Darcee Deirdre Luchini
Season Aleis Cates Lusk
Jacqueline Marie Lynn
Abigail Rose Martin
Allissa LeAnn Masoner
Randall Curtis Mathson
Whitney McConnell
Eric Shane McDavid
Meghan Elizabeth McGee
Haley Frances Merrill
Ingrid Kristina Miller
Patricia Hope Miller
Alexandra Lynette Minter
Meredith M. Montgomery
Jennifer Dora Morrow
Diana Navrotska
Shelly R. Negrotto
Rebecca L. Noble
Jeremy Norris
Amanda Dawn Nuckols
Alex Oliver
Garrett Eamonn Patrick
O’Sullivan
Erika Brooke Parker
Kasey Kalina Parker
Casey R. Patterson
Aaron Joshua Payne
Andrea Kristina Perry
Deanna Marie Persons
Lindsey Michelle Peters
Genna Marie Petersen
Sara Naomi Leigh Poole
Jordan Everette Potter
Ashley Luann Ramsey
Jenny Louise Randall
James Denver Range
Lorena Andrade Reynoso
Jennifer Renee Rhoden
Lisa Riddle
Tallitha Susanna Riffey
Darren C. Riggs
Abby Leigh Roach
Lorraine Rudd
Kara Lea Ruffin
April L. Salts
Ryan Clint Salyer
Amber Nicole Sands
Alex M. Savage
Megan Natasha Scott
Derek Ryan Shelton
April Dawn Shumate
Dawn Marie Smith
Erica Danielle Smith
Chelsie B. Snow
Mallory Jayne Spangler
Elizabeth Stamey
Jamie Lynn Stancliff
Ruth E. Stevenson
Crystal Starr Storey
Anne Kathleen Sullivan
Brett A. Trinkle
Lauren Trivette
Matthew F. Tuttle
Melvin Allen Underwood, Jr.
Tiffany Dawn VanDyke
Emily Katherine Veal
Cortney B. Vineyard
Cassondra Dawn Vonglis
Cayla Walker Sherfey
Michaela Alexandria Warner
Sarah Watlington
Alyson Josie Tyler Watson
Brittany Watson
Brenda Nichol Webb-Crick
Kelley LeAnne Weems
Ariel White
Elizabeth L. White
Hannah Elizabeth Williams
Anna Katherine Zucconi
Brittany Ashlynn White
Tiffany J. Whitt
Kara Aileen Williams
COLLEGE OF CLINICAL & REHABILITATIVE HEALTH SCIENCES
Ginger D. Adams
Lauren Nicole Adams
Joseph David Arnold
Nathan Bates
Amanda Lynn Bellner
Amy Bieberly
Lesley Bolden
Christine Michele Bonner
Kristy Nicole Bowers
Amber Lynn Bowitz
Amanda L. Brumfield
Adam Christopher Burnett
Caitlin Mary Carney
Jennifer Marie Carter
Monica Adrianna Cobb
Kelley Marie Combs
Brandi Sue Crawford
Rachael Gwinn DeBorde
Jessica Nicole Depew
Kaley Elizabeth Donahue
Melissa Sue Dratnol
Patrick Dreyer
Mirada Michelle Dunford
Tanya D. Dykes
Kellie A. Eads
Mary Katherine Edgar
Olivia Christine Edwards
Ariel Ann Felts
Laura Elizabeth Fleming
Rayallan Fredericks
Jacob Dakota Farrell Garland
Kristen Brooke Gibson
Zachary W. Glaspie
Joshua Greene
Nikki Alison Gregg
Reynolds Aileen Grice
Becky M. Hammond
Meredith Gale Harris
Cori Lajza Hensley
Hannah E. Hensley
Alysha Kathryn Hester
Regina Meliea Hicks
Amy Elizabeth Hieber
Matthew David Hodges
TeAnna Huff
Pamela Lauren Jurgeluks
Emily Ruth Keas
Michael Patrick Leahy
Jessica Lewis
Megan Leone Lindsey
Nicole S. Litwin
Heather Breanne Lockhart
Olivia Love
Anne Lu
Jeannine Jody Mark
Megan Darlene May
Michelle Lynn McNabb
Rachel Marie McNabb
Keshia K. Meade
Haley Nicole Meredith
Julian Mark Miller
Robert Andrew Modzelewski
Mark Reed Musselman
Jessica Nelson
Francis Jide Nwadiogbu
Shannon Leigh Overcast
Erica Brooke Owenby
Benjamin J. Pelton
Cherita Rose Lyn Peterson
Hayley Shannon Pope
Demi Anne Pulaski
Rachel Dorothy Renee
Pulliam
Autumn Nicole Ray
Brittney Elizabeth Reeder
Aaron Renfro
Sondra Gai Roberts
Lauren Gabrielle Roy
Jessica Runyan
Dessalyn Rachele Sammons
Alicia Danielle Schwenke
Lauren Lea Shaw
Eric Zane Shepard
Jami Leann Smith
Kathryn Ann Smith
Nicole Lynn Smith
Trey Steven Smotherman
Joseph Andrew Sneyd
Susan Sok
Lindsay Jane Marie Steinhauer
Tara Brooke Stevenson
Marion Montague Stiles
Brandon Allen Taylor
Allen Bradley Vittetoe
Jessica Watson
Britney Leigh Werner
Crystal Danielle West
Carrie Westfall
SCHOOL OF CONTINUING STUDIES & ACADEMIC OUTREACH
Ronald William Arnold
Leslie Ashcraft
Khara Renée Ashe
DeCarlos Deon Baker
Marion Joe Baker
Elizabeth C. Minton Barrett
April N. Bell
Lisa Sue Bell
Melissa Faith Bess
Christopher L. Blair
Andrew William Bowman
Denise Marie Garst Bowser
Lakita Jean Boyd
Melani Suzette Boyd
Cadey Lauren Campbell
Julia Lamie Collins
P. Darlene Winters
Constantine
Sheree Noelle Coxton
Ashley Renea Crabtree
Kathryn G. Crum
Thomas M. Cunningham Jr.
Brooke A. Davenport
Dawn Hilarry Davridge
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Erin Lindsay Fields
Mary Elizabeth Fish
Jessica Lynn Fleenor
Jason Lee Floyd
Bradford Thomas Flynn
Scott James Fraser
Janette Gaines
Lou Gallagher
Kelsie Marie Gardner
Tarita Tiffany Gordon
Lisa Renee Lamb Greene
David Michael Hart
Matthew Jason Hensley
Calvin Laurence Hesser
A. Brooke Holland Jones
Lauren Horsey
William Brent Huneycutt
Rene Nolen Huntsinger
Hanna April Huskins
Michelle Dawn Keesee
Stephen Tyrel Kinnard
Suzane Marie Klein
Josephine Anne Lamb
Casie Brooke Laucka
LaShana Leigh
Amy Lynne Young Lester
Dorothy A. May
Cynthia J. Mayfield
Jacob Jackson Wayne McCann
Candace Nicole Miller
Jessica Lynn Miller
Kelly Diáne Miner
Margaret A. Mizwa
Michael L. Moore
Shelley Lynn Morse
Sherri Smith Mosley
Bradley Keith Mullins
Kelly Suzanne Murray
Jean Marie Musick
Brandon Keith Nave
Joshua Keith Nolan
Frances B. O’Connor
James M. O’Connor
Frances Katherine Palko
Thomas B. Patrick
Elizabeth Phillips
Jennifer Adelia Fay Reed
Jeffery L. Robinette
Shawn Seginack
Sharon Renee Shadley
Jake A. Sharp
Jackson A. Shelnutt
Elizabeth Mae Shulas
Pearl Asaka Sim Aomatsu
Laura Lynn Smith
Shane Ashley Smith
Marissa Ann Snead
Haseena Stoss
Bradley A. Stufflestreet
Joshua J. Tanner
Mary Carolyn Talley Tapp
Paige Yvette Church
Thornburg
Katie A. Turner
Tommy Ray van Etteger
William Leslie VanEtten, II
April Lynette Ward
Jenny Racquel Welch
Jay Edward Wheeler
Danny E. Williams, Jr.
Martin Francis Wirtz
Lisa M. Wissing
Kellye Brianne Wood
Mark W. Wyatt
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SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Jennifer Alleen Correll
B.A., Columbia College
Dissertation: “Weight Concerns, Body Image, and
Smoking Cessation in Pregnant Women in Rural
Appalachia”
Chair: Dr. William Dalton, III
Kathryn Wallin Wilhoit
B.S.N., East Tennessee State University
M.S.N., University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Dissertation: “A Measurement of Readiness for
Tennessee Hospitals to Implement “Meaningful
Use” Criteria Resulting from the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 2009”
Chair: Dr. Kathleen Rayman
DOCTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Megan Ashley Quinn
B.A., Wesleyan College
M.S., University of Edinburgh
Dissertation: “Exploring the Unique Characteristics
of Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults in
Tennessee”
Chair: Dr. James Anderson
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MASTER OF ARTS
Kevin N. Allison
Eric James Anderson
B.S., The University of Virginia’s College at Wise
Thesis: “‘Talking’ During Early Romantic Courtship:
An Empirical Examination of Potential Sex
Differences in Self-Reported Beliefs and
Behaviors”
Chair: Dr. Paul Kamolnick
Rex Edward Barber, Jr.
Thesis: “Alternative vs. Traditional News: A
Content Analysis of News Coverage of the 10th
Anniversary of Sept. 11”
Chair: Dr. Robert Dunn
Jacob Owen Bryant
Thesis: “The Invisible Enemy: The Effects of Polio
on the American War Effort during World War II,
1941-1945”
Chair: Dr. Stephen Fritz
Linde Christine Rush Burkey
Thesis: “Reflex of Avoidance in Spatial Restrictions for
Signatures and Handwritten Entries”
Chair: Dr. Larry Miller
Rose Diane Canada
Julie Chartrou
B.A., ISEG Institut Supérieur Européen Gestion
M.S., Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2
Thesis: “How Media Frame Roller Derby Around the
World in 20 Different Countries”
Chair: Dr. John King
Ashley Danielle Dickson
Thesis: “Examining Differences in Stress Symptoms
Based on Sexual Orientation”
Chair: Dr. Stacey Williams
Linda O. Gibson
B.A., University of South Carolina, Columbia
M.Ed., University of Arkansas, Little Rock
Adrienne Leigh Hendon
B.S., West Virginia University, Morgantown
Thesis: “Pick-Up lines: To Use a Neg or a Flippant?”
Chair: Dr. Carrie Oliveira
Chanda Renè Herndon
B.S., Old Dominion University
Eric J. Hunt
Carla Joinson
B.S., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Thesis: “The Perception and Treatment of Insanity in
Southern Appalachia”
Chair: Dr. Emmett Essin
Kari Keeling
B.A., Tennessee Technological University
Thesis: “‘To Make Myself for a Person’: The
Bildungsroman in Modern Jewish-American
Literature”
Chair: Dr. Thomas Holmes
Gina Marie Koratzanis
B.A., Carson-Newman College
Sean Ian Levenson
B.A., West Virginia State University
Thesis: “Translational Wit: Seventeenth-Century
Literary Translations of Selections from Ovid’s
Heroides”
Chair: Dr. Judith Slagle
Benjamin Andrew Martin
Thesis: “Information, Organization, and Target
Perceptions of Student Services for Community
College Students”
Chair: Dr. Joseph Baker
Brandi N. McCloud
Thesis: “Communist Party from the Perspective of the
Rank and File Autoworkers”
Chair: Dr. Emmett Essin
Dustin Robert Melbardis
Thesis: “An Analysis of Restorative Justice in Vermont:
Assessing the Relationships Between the Attitudes
of Citizens and the Practices of the Department of
Corrections”
Chair: Dr. John Whitehead
Shaun L. Michel
B.S., Florida State University
Thesis: “Organizational Strategies of Influence on
American Environmental Policy, 1976-2006: A
Network Exploration of Power Elitism versus
Pluralism”
Chair: Dr. Paul Kamolnick
John Radley Milstead
Thesis: “Party of the Century: Juarez, Diaz, and the
End of the “Unifying Liberal Myth” in 1906
Oaxaca”
Chair: Dr. Daniel Newcomer
Anthony Chase Mitchell
B.A., King College
Thesis: “An Audio-visual Ethnographic Case Study of
International, Rural, Nonprofit Public Relations
Geared Toward Sustainable Development”
Chair: Dr. Shara Lange
Casey Nash
B.S., Austin Peay State University
Hannah Tamar Ruehl
B.A., Lipscomb University
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Eliza Love Shelton
B.A., Carson-Newman College
Thesis: “The Edenton Tea Party, 25 October 1774: A
Patriotic Female Community in Revolutionary
North Carolina”
Chair: Dr. Dale Schmitt
James Benjamin Shupe
B.S., Tennessee Technological University
Thesis: “A Symbolic Prison: A Prisoner’s Story as
Masculinity Crisis Narrative in Bronson”
Chair: Dr. C. Wesley Buerkle
Heidi Laura Smathers
Thesis: “Open Fire: A Portrait of Gun Control in U. S.
and International Newspaper Articles after the 2011
Arizona Mass Shooting”
Chair: Dr. John King
Ryan Smith
Matthew Allen Southerland
Desta Taylor
Thesis: “Psychological Distress as Mediator Between
Perceived Stigma and Relationship Satisfaction
Among Sexual Minorities”
Chair: Dr. Stacey Williams
Nicole Danielle Waddell
Thesis: “Childhood Factors Affecting Aggressive
Behaviors”
Chair: Dr. Larry Miller
Stacey King Wagers
B.A., University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Kalah Wilson
Thesis: “Content Analysis of Sports Illustrated Articles
Depicting Women’s and Men’s College Basketball”
Chair: Dr. Marth Copp
MASTER OF FINE ARTS
Scott Matthew Brown
B.F.A., Appalachian State University
Thesis: “A Search For Balance”
Chair: Ms. Catherine Murray
John Lusk Hathaway, III
Thesis: “wild/life: A Forest for the People”
Chair: Mr. Michael Smith
Jason Sabbides
B.F.A., University of North Carolina, Asheville
Thesis: “Float In Float Out”
Chair: Ms. Mira Gerard
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Billy Brooks
B.A., University of North Carolina, Asheville
Srinivas Challa
B.D.S., The Tamil Nadu Medical University
Deepti Arun Chopra
M.B.B.S., Maharashtra University of Health Sciences,
Nashik
Selina Elizabeth Clark
Brenda R. Darling
B.S., McGill University
D.O., Des Moines University
Ashley Elizabeth Davies
B.S., Stetson University
Delilah Jo Greer
Tracy Holt
M.S., East Tennessee State University
Megan Elizabeth Housenick
B.S., South College
William Daniel Hudson
B.S., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
Cassandra Ivie Igbe
B.S., West Texas A&M University
Jeanna Johnson-Maczka
Sonali Kumari
M.B.B.S., Maharashtra University of Health Sciences
Carl Thomas Meyer
B.S., University of Wisconsin, Superior
B.S., Lees-McRae College
Jenna Middlebrooks
B.A.A.S., St. Petersburg College
B.S.D.H., St. Petersburg College
Shiva Kumar Reddy Mukkamalla
M.B.B.S., NTR University of Health Sciences
Aimee Elizabeth Neely
Ifeoma Doreen Ozodiegwu
B.S., Enugu State University of Science & Technology,
Enugu
Natasha Marie Rutherford
Allison Seidel
B.S., Millersville University
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MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Emily Lance Goepel
Nicole Kelley
B.A., Belmont University
Michael E. Parker
Linda Paternina De La Rosa
B.B.A., Universidad Del Norte
Fanhao Qu
Patricia Ranae Vance
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Nkongho Collins Binda
B.S., University of Buea
Thesis: “Study of Metal Tolerance/Accumulation in
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. from Serpentine Sites
in North Carolina”
Chair: Dr. Dhirendra Kumar
Yasemin Hakat
B.S., Ataturk University
Thesis: “Studies on the Preparation, Immobilization
and Luminescence Properties of Zinc Oxide (ZnO)
Quantum Dots”
Chair: Dr. Chu Ngi Ho
Deborah Hayford
B.S., University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Thesis: “Cloning, Expression, and Biochemical
Characterization of Recombinant Putative
Glucosyltransferase Clones 3 and 8 from
Grapefruit (citrus paradisi)”
Chair: Dr. Cecilia McIntosh
Leigha M. King
B.S.G., Bowling Green State University
Thesis: “Phylogeny of Panthera, Including P. atrox,
Based on Cranialmandibular Characters”
Chair: Dr. Steven Wallace
Martha Liendo
B.S., King College
Thesis: “Preferential Arrangement Containment in
Strict Superpatterns”
Chair: Dr. Anant Godbole
Amukta Mayakoti
B.S., Andhra University
B.S.T., Andhra University
Thesis: “Characterization of Fresh Water Microalgae
from East Tennessee for Biodiesel Production”
Chair: Dr. Dhirendra Kumar
Christopher K. Sterling
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Thesis: “Liar’s Domination in Grid Graphs”
Chair: Dr. Teresa Haynes
Anye Wamucho
B.S., University of Buea
Thesis: “Cloning, Heterologous Expression in Yeast,
and Biochemical Characterization of Recombinant
Putative Glucosyltransferase Clones 9 and 11 from
Grapefruit (Citrus paradisi)”
Chair: Dr. Cecilia McIntosh
Andrew Young
Thesis: “A Consensus Model for Electroencephalogram
Data Via the S-Transform”
Chair: Dr. Jeff Knisley
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
Kimberly J. Burr
B.S.N., Winston-Salem State University
Jean Marie Young Clark
B.S.C.E., Clemson University
Alicia Hill Eifler
B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
B.S.N., Western Carolina University
Amy Michelle Hampton
Karen Gilmer Hathaway
Tina R. Hensley
B.S., Tusculum College
B.S.N., King College
Michelle L. Littleton
Renee Michele Lowe
Kim-Lei Lowery
B.S., Covenant College
Sheri McRae
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Donna Nesmith
B.S.N., Armstrong Atlantic State University
B.A., University of Georgia, Athens
Haley Diane Quillen
B.S.N., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Marsha Gayle Rodgers
Charles Dayton Williams
MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK
Ashton Blake Belcher
B.S.W., East Tennessee State University
Cicely A. Brooks
Krystal Lee Bryant
LaShea Cooks
Cynthia A. Turnbow-Crumley
Michelle Marie Davidson
B.S.W., Western Carolina University
Amanda Brooke Delph
Lea Elwood-Relyea
Lauren Elizabeth Flanders
Benjamin Hunter Garland
Deidra Deanna Gaus
Amy Romeo Herron
Christina H. Jenkins
Mallory B. Morphew Jessee
Sherron D. Kincaid
B.S.W., Mars Hill College
Christina Marie Kunisch
Catherine Moura Lagergren
Kimberly D. Mathes
Tyra Boyd McNiel
Jacquelyn S. Adams
B.A., Colorado State University, Fort Collins
Charles B. Noel
Abigail Rae Phillips
Kelly Irene Ross
B.S.W., Appalachian State University
Jamie Ann Graham Schlemmer
B.A., Argosy University, Phoenix
David Robert Shields, Jr.
Summer Pauline Stuber
Seranie Cassandra Turner
B.S.W., University of North Carolina, Wilmington
Katherine Anne Walters
Christy M. Wickline
B.S., Fairmont State University
Anna Elizabeth Williams
Sarah Brooks Lumpkin Wyatt
B.A., Converse College
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BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
Jessica D. Adams
Justin A. Adams
Veronica Nicole Addington
Mingjiao Ai
Alaina Akens
Matthew Schau Allen
Mahmoud Mohamad Amine
Julieann F. Anderson
Michael Phillips Anderson
Savannah Marie Arwood
Taylor Ashby
Stephen Aaron Ashe
Katie Jessica Autry
Taylor Bachman
Valarie L. Bagwell
Austin Kent Bailey
James Samuel Bailey
Kelsey Christine Bailey
Angela Baker
Courtney Marie Baker
Eliza Anne Hill Ballentine
John August Barcel
Kyle Eugene Barnes
Thom Edd Barry
William Phillips Bass, III
Rachel Michel Bates
Robert Thomas Bayless
Adam Kennedy Becker
Nikita Rachelle Belcher
Harrison James Bell
Sarah Elizabeth Bell
Kelsey Bellamy
Julia Berry
Katherine Jordan Bibee
Joanna D. Bigham
Chelsey Bishop
Tesha Elise Blair
Samuel Aaron Blankenship
Amanda Yvonne Bolden
Bobby L. Bonilla
Tona Mullen Bonilla
Stuart N. Bowen
Hannah Rose Bowers
Chloe Karoline Bremer
Ellen Christina Brewer
Meara Hope Bridges
Jessie Ellen Briggs
Christi Brown
Isiah M. Brown
Jacqueline Alexandria Brown
Ashley Bryant
Nichole Adriana Bryant
Sara Rebekah Bryant
Gregory John Burgess
Megan Sueann Burke
DeVan Leigh Burton
William Andrew Burk
Jason Kyle Butcher
Andrew Lee Butler
Nicholas Butler
David Matthew Byrd
Sharon Marie Cameron
Brandi Nicole Canter
Joshua Ray Carico
Patricia Anne Carpenter
Jamie Carr
Jaime Lain Carroll
Vincent Anthony Carroll
Brian M. Cartwright
Logan Marshall Cash
Laura Lynn Catron
Lori Anne Champion
Karin Marie Gregory Chappell
Hira Bashir Chaudhary
Thomas Wesley Clark
Wesley Coates
Krista Cole
Samantha Diana Colgate
Kristin Faith Collette
Caitlin S. Colley
Dawn M. Collins
Marshall Dalton Collins
Catherine Ellen Connatser
Jerad Wade Cook
Whitney Brooke Cope
Jeanne Kay Nicole
Copenhaver
Aaron Matthew Cornett
Andrew Harrison Cox
Courtney Allison Cox
Rachel Elizabeth Cox
Sarah Elizabeth Cox
Ellen Janine Craig
Ashley Michelle Crawford
Kelley Naraine Cross
Timothy M. Cross
Rebecca Caroline Culp
Marquis Lance Daley
Margaret Anne Darden
Chelsea Daugherty
Aaron Dean Davies
Sasha Leigh Davis
Andrea Lynn Day
Lindsey Alex Decker
Alexandirea A. DeJarnette
Marlina Anne Delisa
Mary Elizabeth DePriest
Danielle Marie Desjardins
Joshua Deyton
Kayla Elaine Deyton
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Kenneth Blaine Dick
Kristy Lynn Dick
Nathan Lee Dinkel
Zachary Canada Dinkins
Joshua Kyle Dishner
Justin David Doak
Melissa Ann Dolen
Christopher R. Dooly
Miranda Nachelle Doss
Daniel Adam Downs
Benjamin R. Dykes
Joshua Cody Edwards
Brianna L. Ellis
Joshua Jarod Ely
Rachel Marie Engle
Caitlyn Epps
Charles Ryan Felty
Gabriel W. Felty
Cecil J. Ferguson Jr.
James Eric Ferguson
John Kennley Fielder, III
Jaclyn Danielle Finney
Tyler James Finocchio
Glenn Patrick Fisher
Ashley Fitzgerald
Jennifer Marie Fitzpatrick
Laynee Lovelace Fleenor
Patrick Wade Fleenor
Ashley V. Floyd
Whitney Leeann Forbes
James Michael Ford
Dwayne Fortner
Geoffrey Steven Fowler
Ashley N. Fox
Rebecca Elizabeth Foxx
Ashley Danielle Francis
Joyce Ashley Frost
Thomas Edward Gambrel
Lois Ari’el Garrett
Caitlin Gaughan
James Lee Gayle, Jr.
Rachel Lee Gentry
Katherine Gill
Justin D. Gillispie
Rachel Michelle Goad
Tilman E. Goins, Jr.
Audrey Mikael Gouge
Taryn R. Grasty
Victoria Jean Graves
Amanda Lauren Greer
Bryan Russell Gunter
Joseph Brian Hackett
Candice Nicole Hackler
Ashley S. Hagy
Timothy Joseph Hall
Kendrick Casey Halsey
Cayce Eugene Harper
Maegan Kathleen Harrell
Amber Michel Harris
Melodie Harris
Theresa C. Harvey
Adam J. Haselsteiner
Jessica Randi Hawley
Jessica Lynn Hayes
Grayson John Heffner
Dedrick E. Helton
Stefanie Arminda Helton
Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson
Taylor Paige Hennessee
Dustin Hensley
Kaleb K. Herbert
Adam Anthony Hernandez
Jacqueline Hillenbrand
Tabatha Rachelle Hilton
Caddy Noahl Hobbs
Karie M. Hodges
Ashley Rae Hoffman
Jonathan W. Holtsclaw
Sarah Joy Hoover
Casey Rebekah Houpt
Jing Hu
Chazz Alden Hughes
David William Hutsell
Jeffery August Hyder
Robert Nickolas Hyduk
Alexandra Paige Ingraham
Arianna Ingram
Jacob Stuart Ingram
Saba Iqbal
James Logan Jackson
Jacob A. Jenkins
Kevin Hart John
Ashley Johnson
Derek Lee Jones
Jared Michael Jones
Kelsie Taylor Jones
Raymond Douglas Jones, Jr.
Khaled Kadah
Gregory Patrick Kaufmann
Jessica Brooke Keasler
Ginger Y. Ketron
Joseph Alexander King
Tracy Danielle Kizer
Meera Bhagvan
Krishnamoorthy
Emily Rose Kyle
Travis Michael Lakin
Revathi Lakkakula
Kristian Ashleigh Lambert
Chelsey Lance
Stacy A. Larson
Casey L. Lawson
Chelsea Lynn Lawson
Allyson Elizabeth Lee
Joseph Lee
Savannah Jo Lewis
Wenfang Li
Xueyi Li
William J. Parrott
Fei Liu
James Eugene Livesay, III
Priyadarshani F. Loess
Paul Allen Loewenkamp
Shelly Elizabeth Lomax
Erin Marie Loncharic
Sean David Long
Anthony N. Lovelady
Keia Loveless
Whitney Lowery
Heather Fay Lucas
Brittany Kristina Lund
Annie Luttrell
Jason Luttrell
Emily Kathleen Mahoney
Hilary Ann Maitlen
Gabriel Dan Manis
Hanif Mansoor
Jeffrey Michael Martin
David Allen Mason
Danielle Kristine Maughon
Tara Layne McDaniel
Christopher H. McDonald
Micah Anthony McFaddin
Wesley Douglas McKinney
Katie M. McKittrick
Alora Kyleen McNutt
Rajiv Manoj Mehta
Connie Rene’ Messer
Sean Cameron Metcalf
Daniel Justin Miller
Heather Leeann Miller
Justin Miller
Abbe Susanne Millsaps
Amanda Nicole Milstead
Allison Brooke Mitchell
Jody Daryell Mitchell
Daryl Joesph Monceaux
Zachary Mitchell Mongan
Justin Moore
Terence Joshua Moore
Eric Lyn Morgan
Chelsey Sujēn Morrell
Christopher Morris
Edwina Michelle Morris
Shelby Jae Morris
David Francis Mowell
Chelsea Lynn Muhlhahn
Kelsey Danielle Mumpower
Andrew Murdoch
Stephanie Leigh-Ann Myers
Andrea Kay Nary
Cody S. Neas
Rachel Ann Nichols
Gregory S. Norris
Kasey Norris
Melanie Kathryn Norris
Savannah Brooke Norton
Molly Belle Noseworthy
Brittany Michele Nugent
Ciara Rose Parker
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Rachel Anne Parsons
Cynthia Catelyn Pate
Anuj Anil Patel
Hima A. Patel
Jay Kishor Patel
Neel Satish Patel
Vini Patel
Christopher Michael Pearce
Ashley Anne Pegram
Kurtis Peladeau
Thomas Lee Pennington
Charles Anthony Perkins
Amythyst Kiah Phillips
Timothy Dustin Phillips
Emily Nicole Pierce
R. Christopher Plaas
Amy Michelle Poole
Christine Elysia Price
James Andy Price
Michelle C. Rai
Rachel Anna Randolph
Donovan Stephen Jackson
Reed
Joshua LeQuire Reed
Lara Kaitlynn Reed
David Justin Reid
Heather L. Rhine
Harold Loyd Ringley, III
James Allen Robb, III
Richard Michael Donald
Roberts
Emily Dawn Robertson
Tony Kent Rodriguez
Anna-Claire Rogers
Courtney Nicole Roller
Daniel Lee Rose
Samantha M. Rosky
Sarah Elizabeth Rowan
Hannah Tess Ruff
Amber Brooke Danielle
Russell
Kayla Michelle Sadler
Randy Jamal Sahyouni
Bradley Micheal Saunders
Joshua W. Sewell
Emily Elizabeth Sharp
Katie Jessee Sheffield
Aisha K. Sheikh
Nicholas Shields
Jordan Shively
Travis Eugene Shumate
Kyle Shute
Joseph Michael Ryland
Sichting
Mindy Melinda Simmons
Andy Slack
Giovanna Chiarella Lima
Smith
Kelci Leanne Smith
Nicole M. Smith
Samuel Stone Smith
Zachary Micah Smith
Peipei Song
Pamela J. Sparks
Thomas Stevan Spence
Susan Kaye Steffey
Maranda Lynn Stephenson
Emma Victoria Sterling
Michael David Stockwell
Timothy A. Strickler, Jr.
Joshua D. Strother
Laurel Elisa Stunkard
Michelle Rene Summers
Rachael L. Sutherland
Jessica Ann Swango
William Keith Swink
Jennie Tan
Chaoyi Tang
Ian Spencer Taylor
Joseph Larry Taylor II
David Emerson Templeton, II
Emily Allyn Thomas
Kendall Paige Thomas
Brigette Prater Thompson
Travis Michael Thompson
Andrew Tyson Thomson
Benjamin Reid Tiller
Jessica Angel Tipton
Christine Ruth Tober
Amanda Dakota Tomlinson
Nicholas Lafoye Treece
Jessica Sarah Michelle Trivett
Damin Lee Truan
Joseph Thomas Tucciarone, Jr.
Kathryn Ellyn Van Antwerp
Amanda Rae Vanhoy
Sarah Elisabeth Vella
Haley P. Wainwright
David William Walter
Amy Renee Townsend Wandel
Austin Wang
Mengyang Wang
Ruoying Wang
Sai Wang
Jaima Suzanne Ward
Brandy Ann Warner
Jimmy Tucker Wayland
Melvin Joseph Weatherly
Jessica LaGrace Webb
Samantha Kelcey Werner
Tanner J. West
Kathryn Ann Westbrooks
Douglas E. Wheeler
Casey Brianne Whitman
Elizabeth Wilks
Jessica N. Williams
Matthew Williams
Tyler Lee Williams
Nicholas Willis
Rebecca Jean Winter
Jodi A. Woods
Sharon Yvonne Woody
Allie Elease Word
Melissa Paige Wright
Kara Alexandria Wyatt
Ferryn Xenakis
Xinyue Xu
Sana Yousuf Yakoob
Cheng Yang
Courtney Marie Yatteau
Elizabeth V. Young
Shuang Zhang
Bingqing Zhao
Ksenia Zhuravleva
COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Kasey Bailey
Julia C. Bennett
Brittany Leigh Borum
Rachel Elizabeth Buchanan
Stephanie Louise Carden
Karie Michelle Castle
Jillian Camille Chafin
Summer Cornett
Erin Leanne Dula
Brandon Tyler Farmer
Amanda Katelyn Goodhard
Margo Lynn Guinn
Michael Shawn Hooker
Lea Christine Hudson
Imaobong Emmanuel Isang
Kayla Renee Jarnagin
Molly LeeAnn Jones
Rajesh Lookose Malikayil
Kensie Colleen McKee
William Tyler McMullen
Michael Franklin Neblett, II
Trusha Patel
Carly Jeannette Payne
Marday Laura Peters
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Brittany Chantel Anderson
Mindy K. Armes
Jacqulin D. Atkins
Shawna Kate Ball
Casey Mae Bates
Micah Lane Beam
Karen Anita Bishop
Sheri Diane Gibson
Pamela Michele Brown
Hester Burns
Bethany Anne Carroll
Christopher Allen
Chamberlain
Shawna Nicole Chaney
Heather E. Click
Steevie Caldwell Connors
Connie B. Cronley
Rita T. Curran
Candice Cutshall
Kacey Rhea Davis
Jeanne Dople
Phyllis Delaine Dyar
Evan Ecklund
Brianna Lyn Edwards
Grace Michelle Elliott
Rebecca Nicole Engle
Aaron Bradley Fleenor
Robin Leigh Freyling
Benjamin Todd Garland
Makenzey Brooke Gonzalez
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Sarrah Melissa Pitman
Eric Gregory Sensabaugh
Kenneth Preston Showman
Kelsey Spencer
April Elizabeth Stanley
Kelsey Taylor
Hayley Elise Templeton
Roger Wayne Thompson Jr.
Zachary P. Thurber
Ashley Nicole Vaughn
Marah Ann Wise
Sara Breanne Greene
Matthew Collins Hackney
Heather Ann Harrison
Deanna Joan Hayden
Lori Mae Helms
Marissa LeAnn Hensley
Hannah Ruth Howell
Renae DeVault Hubbs
Camille Marie Hughes
Kristie A. Harris Jackson
Jordan Michelle Jewett
Christy D. Johnson
Jennifer Leigh Johnson
Kayla Alyse Kelley
J. Lee Kimes
Canaan Grace Lethgo
Brittany Danielle Steele
Shanxin Liang
Stacy Lynn Loy
Cetessa E. Mack
Angela M. Mantooth
Randall Anthony Medley
Robin L. Merritt
Laura Hall Meyers
Samara Nicole Miller
Kimberly D. Moody
Ashley E. Moore
Jeremiah S. J. Moore
John Edward Murray, Jr.
Christopher Ryan Mynhier
Rebecca E. O’Connor
Minata Camara Ouattara
Laura W. Pantoja
Cory Ward Phinizy
Pammela M. Poore
Patricia Newby Pritchett
Lorena Yao Radney
Sandra E. Rainwater
Wendy Nichole Rakestraw
Karen Sue Rauhuff
Alisha Erin Reed
Megan R. Rehme
Heather Michelle Renfro
David Richard
Kecia Renee Riddle
Caitlyn Michelle Rookstool
Melinda Anne Sage
Calla Rose Sanders
Melanie Marie Scott
Traci Sharp
Joseph A. Shatley
Leah Ashley Simms
Amanda Lynn Smith
Megan Elizabeth Smith
Ashley Nicole Spence
Mary C. Stano
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Julia Ann Spires
Patricia Lynn Stinson
Lauren Alexandra Sulzycki
Barbara Ellen Taylor
Brittney Linnette Taylor
Kristin Jean Taylor
Laura E. Taylor
Matthew Martin Taylor
Ophilia Ndi Toh
Elana Hope VanHuss
Maria Voutsina-Kerny
Alissa Warlick
Lesley Ann Whitehead
Debra A. Honeycutt Williams
Kaylan Danielle Williams
Kristy L. Williams
Barbara Elizabeth Wright
Allison Leigh Young
Mace Bearer
Dr. Chris Dula, Distinguished Faculty Award (Teaching), 2011
Department of Psychology
Distinguished Faculty Marshals
Dr. Joel Hillhouse, Distinguished Faculty Award (Research), 2011
Department of Community Health
Ms. Melissa Shafer, Distinguished Faculty Award (Service), 2010
Department of Communication (morning ceremony)
Dr. Roberta Herrin, Distinguished Faculty Award (Service), 2011
Department of Appalachian Studies (afternoon ceremony)
Bearers of University Banners
College of Arts and Sciences..................................Dr. Robert M. Price, Jr.
College of Business and Technology......................Dr. Keith Johnson
College of Clinical and Rehabilitative
Health Sciences..................................................Ms. Shirley Cherry
College of Medicine................................................Dr. Kenneth S. Ferslew
College of Pharmacy...............................................Dr. Peter C. Panus
College of Education...............................................Dr. Michael Ramsey
School of Continuing Studies
& Academic Outreach........................................Dr. Amy Johnson
College of Nursing..................................................Ms. Rebecca Hunter
College of Public Health.........................................Dr. Alan Forsman
Honors College.......................................................Dr. Scott Contreras-Koterbay
School of Graduate Studies.....................................Dr. Jill Leroy-Frazier (10 a.m.)
Dr. Brian Martin (2 p.m.)
University Libraries................................................Ms. Kathy Campbell
ETSU Alumni Association......................................Ms. Iqra Ahmad (10 a.m.)
Ms. Leah Tilson (2 p.m.)
Color Guard
Cadet CPT George Ford
Cadet 1SG David Gazzo
Cadet 1LT Cameron McDonald
Cadet SGT Jie Wei
Cadet 2LT Samuel McNeal
Placement of University Banners
Cadet in Charge
Cadet SSG Brandie Burchfield
Cadet SGT Catherine Hurst
Graduating Students Receiving Army Commissions
*Miranda N. Doss, 2LT, United States Army, Military Intelligence, Active Duty
Geoffrey S. Fowler, 2LT, United States Army, Military Police, U.S. Army Reserves
Christopher W. Hafner, 2LT, United States Army, Medical Service Corps, Army National Guard
Rochelle K. Lawson, 2LT, United States Army, Medical Service Corps, Army National Guard
Jacob J. W. McCann, 2LT, United States Army, Quartermaster, Active Duty
*William J. Parrott, 2LT, United States Army, Infantry, Active Duty
Tyler L. Peterson, 2LT, United States Army, Military Intelligence, Active Duty
Laurel E. Stunkard, 2LT, United States Army, Adjutant General Corps, Active Duty
Brett A. Tinkle, 2LT, United States Army, Adjutant General Corps, Army National Guard
*Designates Distinguished Military Graduates who are selected from the top 20% of Cadets in the nation.
2LT Doss also received the Legion of Valor Bronze Cross and the Pallas Athene national awards.
Trumpet Fanfare
Ushers
ETSU Wind Ensemble
Members of ETSU President’s Pride
Announcement of Candidates
Mr. Fred Sauceman, Senior Writer, Executive Assistant to the President for University Relations,
and Associate Professor of Appalachian Studies
Prelude Music
ETSU Wind Ensemble, Dr. Christian M. Zembower, Conductor
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ACADEMIC REGALIA
The three academic degrees generally recognized are the bachelor’s, the master’s and the
doctor’s. The name of each degree seems to have been determined by medieval university custom.
The bachelor’s degree, the baccalaureate, takes its name directly from the medieval practice of
“bachelors” wearing a garland of bayberries. The master’s degree was equivalent to a license to
teach, and sometimes was followed by the express words Licentia Docendi. The doctor’s degree was
originally a title of respect and a recognition of great learning. Today the doctor’s degree indicates
advanced study and independent research in a specialized field of learning, whereas honorary degrees
are granted for meritorious service and for distinction in public or private endeavor. In the medieval
university, students and teachers wore gowns indicating their status and scholastic achievement.
In 1895, an intercollegiate commission drafted a uniform code for the use of academic caps,
gowns and hoods in the United States. This code is followed by approximately 95 percent of all col‑
leges and universities. In 1932 and 1935 the American Council on Education reviewed and refined
the American academic costume.
Those holding a bachelor’s degree traditionally wear a gown of worsted material, fastened at
the top, and distinguished by long pointed sleeves hanging nearly to the knees. The master’s gown,
worn open, is made either of worsted or silk, and has long closed sleeves with an arc appearing near
the bottom and a slit for the arm near the middle of the sleeves. The doctor’s gown, also worn open,
is made of silk, faced with a broad strip of velvet, and has three bars of velvet on each sleeve.
A hood may be worn with the gown and is made of the same material. The master’s hood is
three and one-half feet long, faced with a three-inch strip of velvet; the doctor’s hood is four feet
long, faced with a five-inch strip of velvet. The color of the tassel or the velvet strip on the hood
indicates the field of study in which the degree was earned or granted, as for example: Agriculture – Maize; Arts, Letters, Humanities – White; Commerce, Accountancy, Business – Drab;
Dentistry – Lilac; Economics – Copper; Education – Light Blue; Engineering – Orange; Fine
Arts including Architecture – Brown; Forestry – Russet; Journalism – Crimson; Law – Purple;
Library Science – Lemon; Medicine – Green; Music – Pink; Nursing – Apricot; Oratory (Speech)
– Silver Gray; Pharmacy – Olive Green; Philosophy – Dark Blue; Physical Education – Sage
Green; Physical Therapy – Teal; Public Administration including Foreign Service – Peacock
Blue; Public Health – Salmon Pink; Science – Golden Yellow; Social Work – Citron; Theology
– Scarlet; Veterinary Science – Gray.
The appropriate cap for all degrees is the familiar black “mortarboard.” A black tassel, or one
of a color signifying the field of specialization, hanging to the left of the face, is appropriate for all
degrees. Those holding a doctor’s degree may wear a soft velvet cap of the color indicating their field
of study, or with the “mortarboard” may wear a tassel in whole or in part of gold thread.
The Presidential Medallion
The presidential medallion is the traditional symbol of office worn at official functions. The
design features a torch symbolizing learning; a wreath, symbol of victory, while the star ruby
symbolizes excellence.
The Mace
The East Tennessee State University mace is an organic design in forged silver with an ebony
handle. The form gives a circular impression, referring to the medieval concept of a heavy armorbreaking club yet losing its warlike appearance by becoming less solid and a more decorative
symbol of the university as it encompasses global thinking. A central staff radiates the thrust of the
rhythmical branches of the tree of knowledge; the heavier branches representing the well-established
disciplines and the more delicate ones the beginnings and growth of the new.
The Flag
The flag of East Tennessee State University is of simple conception, yet representative of the
rich heritage of the area and the aspirations of the university.
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Recent Faculty Retirees
Dr. Lynda B. Anastasia
Department of Social Work
Dr. Marian L. Chamberlin
Department of Internal Medicine
Dr. Thomas Jenrette
Department of Music
Ms. Peggy McConnell
College of Nursing
Dr. Dale Schmitt
Department of History
Dr. Alma L. Watson
Department of Human Development and Learning
Academic Honors
Students wearing medallions on colored ribbons are graduating with honors as follows:
•White ribbon ‑ cum laude
Alpha Sigma Lambda
•Yellow ribbon - magna cum laude
•Blue ribbon ‑ summa cum laude
National Honor Societies
The cream-colored stoles with deep burgundy and antique gold embroidery signify the credo “First in Scholarship and Leadership”
and membership in the Zeta Tau chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda, the Premier National Honor Society for Nontraditional Students.
Gamma Beta Phi
The gold sash worn by some of the graduates signifies membership in the Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society which emphasizes
scholarship, service, and character.
Gamma Sigma Alpha
The cords of red and gold worn by some graduates signify membership in Gamma Sigma Alpha and a commitment to leadership,
academic achievement, and excellence as core values of fraternities and sororities.
Phi Kappa Phi
The blue, gold, and white medallions worn by some of the graduates signify membership in the National Honor Society of Phi
Kappa Phi which recognizes and encourages superior scholarship in all academic disciplines.
Omicron Delta Kappa
The sky blue, black, and white intertwined honor cords worn by some of the faculty and graduates signify membership in Omicron
Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society which recognizes juniors, seniors, and graduate students who exhibit
excellence in one or more of the following areas: scholarship, athletics, community service, campus governance, involvement in
student organizations/publications, or the performing arts.
National Residence Hall Honorary
The blue and white cords worn by some of the graduates signify membership in the National Residence Hall Honorary which
recognizes the top one percent of residence hall student leaders.
Sigma Alpha Lambda
The navy, black, and gold intertwined honor cords worn by some of the graduates signify membership in Sigma Alpha Lambda,
National Leadership, and Honors Organization which recognizes and encourages academic achievement, servant leadership, and
community service.
Tau Sigma
Cords of burgundy and gold signify membership in Tau Sigma, an academic honor society designed specifically to “recognize
and promote the academic excellence and involvement of transfer students.”
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Alpha Psi Omega Lambda Epsilon
College of Arts and Sciences
The amber and sky blue cords represent membership in the Alpha Psi Omega National Theatre Honor Society, designed to recognize
and reward exemplary student participation in Theatre.
Lambda Pi Eta
Students who have attained a standard of excellence in the field of communication wear honor cords of red and white to signify
their membership in Lambda Pi Eta honor society.
Phi Alpha National Honor Society
The blue and gold medallions worn by some of the graduates signify membership in the Phi Alpha National Honor Society which
recognizes and encourages superior scholarship in Social Work as well as all other academic disciplines.
Phi Alpha Theta
The maroon and light blue cords worn by some of the graduates and faculty signify membership in Phi Alpha Theta, an American
honor society established in 1921 for undergraduate and graduate students and professors of history. The society is a charter
member of the Association of College Honor Societies. East Tennessee State University’s chapter, Alpha Epsilon Epsilon, was
chartered in 1989.
Phi Sigma Pi
The purple and gold sashes worn by some graduates signify membership in Phi Sigma Pi, a national co-ed honor fraternity. The
fraternity’s purpose is to bring together some of the brightest and most motivated students on campus and work together in a spirit
of excellence to encourage the three ideals of scholarship, leadership, and fellowship.
Pi Gamma Mu
The blue and white honor cords worn by some of the faculty and graduates signify membership in the Pi Gamma Mu International
Honor Society in Social Science which emphasizes scholarship in the Social Sciences.
Pi Kappa Lambda
The gold and white honor cords worn by some of the graduates signify membership in the National Music Honor Society Pi Kappa
Lambda which recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement and musicianship.
Psi Chi
The gold satin stole worn by some psychology graduates signifies membership in Psi Chi, the Honor Society in Psychology.
Sigma Tau Delta
The red and black honor cords worn by some of the graduates signify membership in the Sigma Tau Delta International Honor
Society which recognizes excellence in English scholarship.
Beta Gamma Sigma
College of Business and Technology
The blue and gold honor cords worn by some of the graduates signify membership in Beta Gamma Sigma, the Honor Society for
schools accredited by AACSB - the International Association for Management Education.
Epsilon Pi Tau
The blue, gold, and white honor cords worn by some of the faculty and graduates signify membership in Epsilon Pi Tau, the
International Honorary for professions in technology.
Kappa Omicron Nu
The crimson and cream honor cords worn by some of the faculty and graduates of the College of Business and Technology signify
membership in Kappa Omicron Nu, the National Family and Consumer Sciences Honor Society.
Upsilon Pi Epsilon
The maroon and white cords worn by some of the graduates signify membership in Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the National Honor
Society for Computer Science.
Alpha Eta
College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences
The intertwined white and light green honor cords worn by some of the graduates and faculty signify the distinction of membership
in Alpha Eta, the national honor society for allied health professionals. Alpha Eta members maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or
greater and have evidenced community and professional service and leadership status, reflected in their motto: “Together We Serve.”
Lambda Beta
The blue and green cords and ribbons worn by some of the graduates signify membership in Lambda Beta, the National Honor
Society for the Respiratory Care profession. Lambda Beta honors scholastic achievement, service, and the character of students,
graduates, and faculty members of the respiratory care profession. These graduates represent 10 percent of the highest academic
achievers in the cardiopulmonary science major.
Kappa Delta Pi
College of Education
The violet and jade green twined honor cords with violet tassels signify membership in Kappa Delta Pi, the International Honor
Society in Education.
Sigma Theta Tau
College of Nursing
The orchid and white honor cords worn by some of the faculty and baccalaureate graduates signify membership in Sigma Theta
Tau, the International Honor Society of Nursing.
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Phi Lambda Sigma
College of Pharmacy
The green and gold honor cords worn by some of the graduates signify membership in Phi Lambda Sigma, also known as the
National Pharmacy Leadership Society. Members of Phi Lambda Sigma are selected by their peers in recognition of service and
leadership in the advancement of pharmacy.
Rho Chi
The purple and white honor cords worn by some of the graduates signify membership in Rho Chi, the Academic Honor Society
in Pharmacy. Membership in Rho Chi is based on academic and professional achievement.
Alpha Eta
College of Public Health
The intertwined white and light green honor cords worn by some of the graduates and faculty signify the distinction of membership
in Alpha Eta, the national honor society for allied health professionals. Alpha Eta members maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or
greater, and have evidenced community and professional service and leadership status, reflected in their motto: “Together We Serve.”
Delta Omega
The black and salmon stoles signify membership in Delta Omega, the National Honor Society for Public Health. Membership
reflects dedication to quality in the field of public health and to protection and advancement of the health of all people.
Epsilon Nu Eta
The gold, green, and sky blue honor cords worn by some of the graduates signify membership in Epsilon Nu Eta, the National
Honor Society for Environmental Health majors. East Tennessee State University is the founding chapter of Epsilon Nu Eta.
Eta Sigma Gamma
The gold and green tassels worn by some of the graduates signify membership in the Beta Iota Chapter of Eta Sigma Gamma,
the National Honor Society for Health Education.
Lambda Beta
The blue and green cords and ribbons worn by some of the graduates signify membership in Lambda Beta, the National Honor
Society for the respiratory care profession. Lambda Beta honors scholastic achievement, service, and the character of students,
graduates, and faculty members of the respiratory care profession. These graduates represent 10 percent of the highest academic
achievers in the cardiopulmonary science major.
Roan Scholars Leadership Program
The purple and gray stoles are representative of the prestigious Roan Scholars Leadership Program. Roan Scholars are selected
based on exemplary leadership, scholarship, character, and physical vigor.
Honors-in-Discipline Programs
The bronze medallions on blue and gold ribbons designate graduates of the Honors-in-Discipline Programs of the ETSU Honors
College. These graduates, selected on the basis of their academic performance, completed a rigorous honors program in their
major area of study.
University Honors Scholars Program
The long stoles of antique gold with blue embroidery designate graduates of the University Honors Scholars Program of the ETSU
Honors College. These graduates, selected on the basis of academic excellence and well-rounded experiences, have participated in
a four-year program of academic challenge and performance at ETSU.
Midway Honors Scholars Program
The long stoles of ETSU blue with gold embroidery designate graduates of the Midway Honors Scholars Program of the ETSU
Honors College. These graduates were selected as academically talented students who transferred to ETSU from other colleges
and universities and who have completed programs of academic challenge and performance at ETSU.
Fine & Performing Arts Honors Scholars Program
The long silver stoles with ETSU blue embroidery designate graduates of the Fine & Performing Arts Honors Scholars program
of the ETSU Honors College. These graduates were selected on the basis of exceptional artistic talents and have particpated in
a four-year cross-disciplinary program designed to educate artists for the 21st century.
International Regalia
Stoles depicting the colors and/or flags of different countries represent the home countries of ETSU international graduates or the
countries where the graduate has participated in a significant Study Abroad experience as part of their degree program.
ROTC
Graduates wearing uniforms of the United States Army are newly commissioned officers.
Student Veterans of America
The Student Veterans of America (ETSU Chapter) is a national student organization, with over 500 chapters nationwide, that
recognizes veterans for their service to our country and their excellence in college. The red, white, and blue cords worn voluntarily
by a select few represent their veteran status while attending college. SVA proudly honors these student-veterans by presenting
them with these cords to signify their achievement on this day. Yesterday’s Warriors, Today’s Scholars, Tomorrow’s Leaders
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BANNERS
ETSU Alumni Association
College of Business
and Technology
University Libraries
College of
Arts and Sciences
Claudius G. Clemmer
College of
College of Education
& Rehabilitative
COLLEGE OF PUBLIC Clinical
HEALTH
Health Sciences
College of Nursing
College of Public Health
Honors College
Bill Gatton
College of Pharmacy
QUILLEN
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
School of
Continuing Studies
and Academic Outreach
School of Graduate Studies
James H. Quillen
College of Medicine
The Star-Spangled Banner
Oh say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,
O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
Alma Mater
In the shadow of the mountains,
Under skies of blue,
Stands our dear old Alma Mater,
Glorious to view,
Sound the chorus, speed it onward;
Thee we’ll never fail!
Hail to thee, our Alma Mater—
Hail to thee, all hail!
In thy halls we formed our friendships,
Dear old college home;
And to thee we pledge our hearts,
Wherever we may roam,
Sound the chorus, speed it onward;
Thee we’ll never fail!
Hail to thee, our Alma Mater—
Hail to thee, all hail!
East Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution and is fully in accord with the belief that educational and
employment opportunities should be available to all eligible persons without regard to age, gender, color, race, religion, national origin,
disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation. ETSU is a Tobacco-Free Campus, where all use of tobacco is restricted to private
vehicles. Designed by ETSU Printing and Publications. TBR 130-105-11 12M

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