Tusculum College Commencement

Tusculum College Commencement
RECOGNITION OF GOLDEN PIONEERS
Saturday, May 9, 2015
10 a.m.
Dr. Nancy B. Moody, Presiding
*PROCESSIONAL
PRESENTATION OF SENIOR CLASS GIFT
Mr. Ryan Barker
2015 Graduate Philanthropy Council Chairman
Mr. Mort V. Plumb
1965 Golden Pioneer Committee Chairman
Mr. Jon Shell and Mr. Will Clark
Scottish Pipes
TEACHING EXCELLENCE AND
CAMPUS LEADERSHIP AWARDS
*COMMENCEMENT PROCESSION
The Marshal of the College
The Golden Pioneers (Members of the Class of 1965)
Junior Marshals
The Class of May 2015
The Faculty
Members of the Board of Trustees
The President’s Party
*CONVENING OF THE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
*INVOCATION
*ALMA MATER
’Neath oaks that so long have stood watching,
Oh halls of our college, ye stand;
Afar on the distant horizon,
The Smokies rise, lofty and grand.
With beauties of nature surrounded,
Two centuries’ memories thine;
And so, oh our college, we love thee,
Close ’round thee our heartstrings entwine.
Dr. Donal Sexton
Faculty Marshal
Dr. Moody
“All People That On Earth Do Dwell” Ms. Jill Jones
Director of Academic Advising – Residential College
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESSES
Introduction of Guest Speaker
Guest Speaker
Ms. Jones
Oh days in the old Alma Mater
Spent in classrooms, on campus, or track;
Each one full of tasks and of pleasure,
Once gone, they can never come back.
Then sing while the days are still passing,
With voices exultant and free;
Fair Tusculum our college forever!
All hail, Alma Mater, to thee!
Charles Oliver Gray, Jr. ’17, Hon. ’28
Dr. Nancy B. Moody
President
GREETINGS AND COMMENTS
(Please see insert)
Dr. Moody
Dr. May
(Please be seated)
HYMN
Dr. Ronald May
Vice President for Academic Affairs
CONFERRAL OF DEGREES
Mr. Mark Stokes
Tusculum College Chaplain
INTRODUCTION OF THE PLATFORM PARTY
Dr. Moody
Dr. Moody
*BENEDICTION
Mr. Stokes
Ms. Jo Ann Soderquist Kramer ’78
†RECESSIONAL
Mr. Shell and Mr. Clark
Introduction of Student Speakers
Representatives of the Class of 2015
RECOGNITION OF FACULTY
Dr. Moody
Mrs. Anjelica Bolden
Mr. Steven Hutson
Dr. Moody
Faculty Marshal
Accompanist
JUNIOR MARSHALS
Dr. Sexton
Mr. James Winfree
Ms. Emily Cross
Mr. Jesse Harrell
*audience standing
† Please remain standing until the graduates and faculty have left the arena
History and Traditions
In 1794, the Rev. Hezekiah Balch founded Greeneville College. In 1818, the Rev.
Samuel Doak and his son, the Rev. Samuel Witherspoon Doak, established Tusculum
Academy. Greeneville College did not reopen following the Civil War, and it merged
in 1868 with Tusculum College, forming Greeneville and Tusculum College.
In 1908, the College’s name changed again with the merger with Washington
College which had been founded by Rev. Doak in 1780 as Martin’s Academy. The
new name was Washington and Tusculum College. This merger ended in 1912.
Tusculum
College
Tusculum College is thus recognized as the oldest college in Tennessee and
the oldest co-educational college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA).
Tusculum is the 23rd oldest operating college in the country.
The College colors of orange and black are taken from the colors of Princeton
University (College of New Jersey), the institution from which Rev. Balch and Rev.
Doak graduated.
Tusculum was named by Rev. Doak to recognize the home of president of the
College of New Jersey, the Rev. Jonathan Witherspoon – a signer of the Declaration
of Independence. The name Tusculum comes from a community near Rome, Italy,
that was the home of the Roman educator and philosopher Cicero who, along with
others, identified the Civic Virtues that form the bases of the civic republican tradition.
That tradition emphasizes citizens working together to form good societies that in
turn nurture individuals of good character.
The dress of the academic procession reaches back to the Middle Ages. First in
the Church, then in guilds, academic life revolved around the Master of Arts, where
the Bachelor was the apprentice of the Master. When the Academic Costume Code
is followed, it is possible to identify the highest degree which the wearer holds, the
college or university that awarded it, and the course of study. The distinguishing
features are the cut of the gown, the color of the tassel on the cap, and the lengths
and colors of the hood.
The Mace Bearer carries the mace which is a symbol of the College’s authority.
His purpose is to defend the President of the College. The Mace Bearer must always
be in sight of the President. The presence of the mace indicates the college faculty
is present to conduct formal business.
Bachelor’s degree honors recipients wear, in addition to the standard academic
regalia, cords designating grade point average: black for 3.5 to 3.74, orange for 3.75 to
3.94, and gold for 3.95 to 4.0. Graduate students earning a 4.0 GPA wear a gold cord
and tassel. Graduate students earning a 3.95 -3.99 GPA wear a gold cord. Bachelor
of Arts recipients who are members of the Alpha Chi Honor Society wear blue and
green cords. Bonner Leaders wear sage green and silver cords. Members of Iota Tau
Alpha, the national honor society in athletic training, wear a blue, red, and yellow
cord. Members of the President's Society wear cords of orange and silver intertwined.
The Spring
Commencement
10 a.m.
May 9, 2015
Pioneer Arena, Niswonger Commons
Dr. Nancy B. Moody, Presiding
Tracy Marie Leonard
David Carson Mays
David Wayne Morris
Marisa Austin Parkes
Tever Louise Parton
Roe B. Rainey Jr.
Heather Michelle Sanders
Holly Lee Sebesta
Stacie Lorene Smith, Cum Laude
Brenda Sue Voiles
Dylan Gabe Willis
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Gregory Belcher
Matthew Bosse
Ashton Danielle Brannon
Misty Selena Campbell, Cum Laude
Angela Nicole Conner
Stormi Heather Estep
Rockford Evan Estes Jr., Cum Laude
Todd Paul Fairbanks
Robert Shane French, Cum Laude
Kevin Shawn Freudenberger
Haley Lynn Glandon
Michael Harry Hall Jr.
Matthew Joseph Harrell
Robin H. Herbert
Emily Nicole Hodge
Tabbitha Mari Jones
Tammy Louise Jones
Garrett Scott Meek, Cum Laude
Tia Vang Moua, Cum Laude
Amber Brooke Pyle
Lindsay Leigh Robinson
Stephanie Wave Robinson
Evan Joseph Rudd
Jessica Nicole Seals, Magna Cum Laude
Deborah Diane Smith
Christopher Randall Sutton
Joshua Scott Wallace
Aaron Lee Webb
Jordan R. Welch
Jennifer Nicole Whitlock
Degree Candidates
10 A.M., Saturday, May 9, 2015
MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
CONCENTRATION
Elizabeth Ann Anderson
Jennifer Candace Cooper
Kimberly Bond Duncan, Honors
Michael David Hopper
Whitney Nicole Howard
Whitney Claire Idell, High Honors
Alyssa Nicole Jordan
Amber Nicole Justis, High Honors
Jennifer Dawn Leonard
Cindy Garland McAvoy, Honors
Zachary Stephen McCallie
Alicia Singletary Palazzo
Joseph Edward Paysinger
Jordan Tucker Reams
Amanda Renee Vineyard
MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
CONCENTRATION WITH AN
EMPHASIS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION
Tiffany Nicole Blazier
Vanette S.D. Cook, High Honors
Britney Victoria Hodges
Jacqueline Marx O'Toole
Michelle Lynn Thomas-George
Lindsey Nichole Watts
All People That on Earth Do Dwell
All people that on earth do dwell, Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice;
Him serve with mirth, His praise forth tell, Come ye before Him and rejoice.
Know that the Lord is God indeed; Without our aid He did us make;
We are His folk, He doth us feed, And for His sheep He doth us take.
O enter then His gates with praise, Approach with joy His courts unto;
Praise, laud, and bless His name always, For it is seemly so to do.
For why? The Lord our God is good, His mercy is forever sure;
His truth at all times firmly stood, And shall from age to age endure.
MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
CONCENTRATION WITH AN
EMPHASIS IN TEACHING ENGLISH
TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER
LANGUAGES
Wendy Ann Cox
MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
CONCENTRATION
Jeremy Howard Barnes, Honors
Derek Michael Cantrell, High Honors
Christopher Adam Scott Cudmore, High
Honors
Tiffany Marie Greer, High Honors
Patrick T. Holleran, Honors
Angela Michele Horner, Honors
Andrew Logan Kerr, High Honors
Joni Michele Parker, High Honors
Diana Rene' Sieber, Honors
Jo Anne Smith, High Honors
Christopher Byron Webb
MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING
Robert Andrew Bailey
Vicki Reaves Bible, High Honors
Donald James Burchnell
Brittany Lynn Clawson
Julian Martin Cutshall
Wesley Scott Davis
Charity Avale Kitts
Jessica Leigh Martin
Ashlyn Kate Neas
Mark Edward Patterson
Rick Stephen Rogers, High Honors
Amanda Elder Silvers, High Honors
John Michael Trembley
MASTER OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
Kenneth Michael Brown
Beth Anne Collins
Wendy Michelle Floyd
Rosemary Cooper Garland, Honors
Patricia Ann Gentry
Marie Terese Jackson
Megan Deanne Lakins
Annessia Marche' Mathis
Beverly Sue Warren Miller, High Honors
Robert Maxwell Morelock
Brandon Michael Poore
John Harold Ritter
Nancy Renell Southerland, Honors
Norman Weathersby III, Honors
David Lynn Wolfe
BACHELOR OF ARTS
James Lee Abbott, Cum Laude
Corrine Amelia Absher, Cum Laude
Erika L. Allison, Cum Laude
Ian Edwin Allison
Cody Daniel Andreychuk
Lironta Lamont Archie
Nicole C. Arthur, Magna Cum Laude
Ryan Matthew Barker, Cum Laude*
Bradley Cecil Barwick
Elizabeth Ashley Bell
Taylor R. Boone, Cum Laude
Jacob R. Bridwell
Alison Mae Buck
Blakeley E. Burleson, Cum Laude
Justin Burnworth
Paige N. Burnworth, Cum Laude
Terry Matthew Carr
Warren Henry Cheney
Ashley Nicole Coffey
Bridget Marie Conte, Cum Laude
David Wayne Cooper, Summa Cum
Laude*
DeMarcus Kenard Copeland
Mariesha Fredricka Crocker
David Michael Crowder
Alec Cunningham, Magna Cum Laude
Evan Bruce Dansby
Drayson Darquaille Davenport
Joshua H. Davis
Sagnelli Ceraldi Dawson II
Derrian Danielle DeBusk, Magna Cum
Laude*
Johnathan Cye Diliberto
Christopher John Dillon
Ashleigh Rose Dorrbecker, Summa Cum
Laude
Angel Niccole D. El
Joseph William Elphingstone, Magna Cum
Laude*
David Hamilton Fernandes
Vincent J. Ferrara
Kaela Mackenzie Gardner
Sean Michael Gilbane
Kayla Leigh Gillispie
Coleman Thomas Glick
Ashley Danielle Gregg, Magna Cum
Laude*
Megan K. Hasse, Magna Cum Laude*
Joshua Jordan Helvey
Lakesa Ronee Capshaw Hendrix
James Owen Hensley, Magna Cum Laude*
Carol Elaine Hogan, Cum Laude
*Alpha Chi National Honor Society Member
Steven Arlandas Hollingshead, Jr.
Karalea Danielle Hord
Katherine Grace Hutchinson, Magna Cum
Laude*
George F. Jackson III, Cum Laude
Sarah Jessica Jackson
Tyler Lynn Jinks, Cum Laude
Alixandria Kruel
Adam Kulbat
John Landers, Magna Cum Laude*
Dustin Benjamin Lane
Kiera Shanice Langston
Bailey Nicole Lawson
James Matthew Levine
Elvis Gabriel Machado
Chelsea Rene Masters
Joshua Bernard Milinsky
Tyler Robert Moore
Chaz Leon Moulder
Matthew James Moyer
Maria DeShawn Nesbitt
David Nunez
Robert Clayton Owens
Jeffery Steven Peck
Roberto Accordi Porto Pimentel, Cum
Laude
Cody Scott Poarch
Aleta G. Priar
Alisha Jean Pugh, Cum Laude
Leif B. Ratliff, Summa Cum Laude*
Autumn Reynolds
Justin A. Rice
Nicholas Bryan Rodriguez
Brianna Christine Rose
Kathryn Michelle Sadowski
Emily Faye Sapp
Tyler Andrew Schafer
David Braswell Serodino
Jalen-Ryan McKinley Shuffler
Melanie Renee Sigman
Shelby Ann Smith
Stephanie Lynn Smith
Terrence Alexander Smith
Meagan Elizabeth Talley
Terrence Wayne Taxley, Jr.
Jenique Shanté Thombs
Lincoln Forrest Trent
Jeremiah Timberlake Tullidge
Joshua Jamar Tyler
Kassandra Marie Voelker, Cum Laude
George Edward Weber
Christopher Glenn Weems
Bryce Butler Whaley
William Carnes White
Timothy Dwight Whitley
Andrea Len Wilcox, Cum Laude
Marissa J. Williams, Magna Cum Laude*
Lukas Eiko Winkelmann, Summa Cum
Laude*
Travis Steven Winnon
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
Anjelica Ashley Bolden
Chelsey Nicole Burbank
Megan Rene Casteel
Miranda Renay Church
Lydia D. Couch
Shannon Mae Grimes, Cum Laude
Alexandria Lee Harville
Mindy Lee Hirsch, Cum Laude
Katrina Faye Holder
Terri Jean Hooper, Cum Laude
Tracy Ross Morris
Selena Renee Mounger, Cum Laude
Katherine Erica Pearson
Courtney Karyl Sherman, Cum Laude
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN HUMAN
GROWTH AND LEARNING,
ELEMENTARY K-6
Jennifer Renee Reaves
Jeanna Edington Reynolds, Magna Cum
Laude
Charlene Belinda Rizzo
Barbara Lynn Rowntree, Cum Laude
Joshua Cori Smith
Adam Tyler Solomon, Cum Laude
Megan Nicole Starnes, Magna Cum Laude
Jessica Renee Wells, Cum Laude
Monica Pauline Whaley, Magna Cum Laude
Brooke Danielle Wilhoit, Cum Laude
Courtney Lynn Worthington
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN
PSYCHOLOGY, BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH CONCENTRATION
Rena Belle Arwood
Shelly Louise Biddinger, Cum Laude
Stephanie Lynn Cox, Magna Cum Laude
Britney Nicole France
Laura Elizabeth Hurley
Shyista Latoya Leslie
Frances Melissa Patterson, Magna Cum Laude
Candy Denise Pelham
Todd Howard Peterson
Lisa Gail Tankersley
Miranda Brooke Watson
Shaniqua Shauntae Woods
Amanda LeAnn Worley
April Suzanne Floyd, Magna Cum Laude
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES,
ELEMENTARY K-6
Aretha Paige Blizzard
Charlene Susie Clark, Cum Laude
Katie Lee Clendenen
Kody Elizabeth Collingsworth
Lacci Nicole Cox
Michael Adam Cox
Kelsey Danielle Dockery
Carolyn Sue Dudek, Magna Cum Laude
Donna Carol Ewing
Maria Rose Farnham
Emily Rebecca Greenier, Magna Cum Laude
Timothy Andrew Hill
Will Garrett Jones
Gera Michele Lee, Magna Cum Laude
Jessica Boynette Mitchell
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
MANAGEMENT
Kellie Marie Pugh Armstrong, Cum Laude
Samuel Lee Burke, Magna Cum Laude
Barbara Michelle Buxton
Darla Louise Carr
SeongJa Chung, Cum Laude
Casey Renea Cummings
Kelly Frances Davis, Magna Cum Laude
Tresa Rae DiLuzio, Cum Laude
Athena B. Dison, Cum Laude
Stanley Edward Drozdowski
Tabitha Burgner Ellenburg
Tracy Lynn Feist
Christian Andrew Grumbach
Rachel Leigh Harris
Gayla Denese Hatcher
Steven J. Hutson, Magna Cum Laude
Jason David Ledford, Cum Laude