President Miller stands at a lectern in regalia

Mississippi University for Women has announced the list of candidates to be conferred with degrees during the Fall Commencement Ceremony on December 1, 2023.

Master of Arts

Kudzai Maurine Munyavi
Mera Ariel Seawell

Master of Arts in Teaching

Kaitlyn Pittman
Jazmin A. Roman
Miriam N. Sanchez
Alexis Tamara Turner

Master of Business Administration

Jackson T. Covington
Blair Ward McCleskey
Hope A. McDonald
Emma Newman
Ronald Mark Stanley

Master of Education

Virginia Winette Jones
Jacqueline L. Mulkey

Master of Fine Arts

Melissa Derechailo
Rebekah M. Devine
Taylor Meng
Kari Smith
Jennifer Spiegelman

Master of Public Health

Cherie Chung-Osler
Barbara Kainz

Bachelor of Arts

Chesney Bailey
Skye Berquist
Toni A. Burkett
Ashley N. Catchot
Alyssa L. Cox
Kelanie D. Frazier
Ethan P. Higginbotham
Joshua Humbers
Terriaua Ickom
Natalie A. Jaunich
Aaron Rishel
Laporsha Dian Storey

Bachelor of Applied Science

Tyler Franklin Beaird
Samuel J. Bertrand
Brandon S. Brown
Mary Beth Cummings
Melissa Herndon Davis
Makayla Savanah Harris
Conesha Sierra Johnson
Terrell R. Johnson
Diamond Jones
Michael Lane Langley
Shelldreonna Matoschia Te’Angela Odoms
Wanda Sue Orr
Kimberly Denise Pearson
Lasha S. Roland
Akash Deep Shaunak
Dominique Nicole Sims
Kaileigh Elizabeth Trichell
Danyelle Antoinette West

Bachelor of Business Administration

Andrew Demontreal Bishop
Melissa C. Buxton
Cristie L. Colbaugh
India Desiray Fears
Mark Furnari
Jazmyne T. Gates
Renee Denise Harris
Sha’Mario Naquaton Jackson
Jahon King
Stephanie M. Long
Ashton Katherine McKinnon
Annabelle Leigh Miller
Alyssa Paige Moses
Samuel D. Richardson
Zachary D. Riley
Ronald Ross
Ava E. Rutherford
Shakymia Loretha Shavers
Brandy A. Simmons
Julia E. Slaven
Carl Thomas Swan
Josh A. Taylor
Jonathan P. Waycaster
Connor Ayers Wilder

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Sarah Robertson Barnes
Makaio Jakada Johnson
Cedric Martrell Malone
Reggi Pech
Diamond Latrice Spears

Bachelor of Music

Shakia Butler

Bachelor of Professional Studies

Lauren Jane Brown
Rachel Lillian Freeman
Carledia C. Jones
Katie Rodgers
Matthew A. Strahan

Bachelor of Science

Crystal N. Adams
Clara G. Allen
Kaylone Nicole Benson
Katelyn Shyanne Bowles
Haley E. Bridges
Monteria S. Brownlee
Isabella Butts
Mary-Grace Smith Chamberlain
Kimia Simone Cole
Destiny L. Dickerson
Satimbria Quenyatta Duff
Emily Brooke Elkins
Kyauna Ellis
Shaderia Fairley
Jacey C. Ferguson
Haley Marie Fisackerly
Kaliel Gardner
Aaliyah S. Gibson
Yucca Glass
Te’aira Grady
Ka’Tanja La’Dora Hall
Rachel A. Harris
Emma Grace Hicks
Cayla LaMeir Hill
Abigale Grace Hurt
Briana Michelle Jackson
Samuel Johnson
Tatyana L. Lenard
Curtisha S. Lenoir
Sydney Linton
Courtney Alexis McAlister
Chadsity DeShay McCaskill
Nathan Wayne McLemore
Daisie M. McPherson
Alexandria Melton
Tyesha L. Metcalf Mabry
Madison Marie Milka
Jaelynn Marie Palmer
Allison M. Potamitis
Ayden B. Richardson
Annah Lauren Smith
Brenda Smith
Annette Michelle Sparks
Jasmine Monea Denise Spires
Samantha Lee Story
Madison L. Suggs
Dana J. Tackett
TiaMiya M. Vance
Parker K. Vancourt
Meaghan E. Vines
Carissa Kayleigh Wallace
Kimberly D. Walls
Christina Z. Ware
Maya Ashley Williams
Loren L. Winters

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Talicia Monica Bell
Angel Leann Moore
Anna Kathryn Moore
Malcolm A. Robinson
Allyiah MykL Smith

DEGREES WITH HONORS

Crystal N. Adams
Honors in Family Science

Alyssa L. Cox
Honors in Psychology

LATIN HONORS

Cum Laude (3.50 to 3.79 GPA)

Skye Berquist
Alyssa L. Cox
Jacey C. Ferguson
Aaliyah S. Gibson
Ka’Tanja La’Dora Hall
Emma Grace Hicks
Ethan P. Higginbotham
Terriaua Ickom
Sha’Mario Naquaton Jackson
Sydney Linton
Nathan Wayne McLemore
Annabelle Leigh Miller
Allison M. Potamitis
Ayden B. Richardson
Aaron Rishel
Carissa Kayleigh Wallace

Magna Cum Laude (3.80 to 3.94 GPA)

Katelyn Shyanne Bowles
Renee Denise Harris
Cedric Martrell Malone
Samuel D. Richardson
Meaghan E. Vines

Summa Cum Laude (3.95 to 4.0 GPA)

Crystal N. Adams
Clara G. Allen
Rachel A. Harris
Madison L. Suggs

Latin honors based on GPA as of November 1, 2023. Some honors may change based on the final GPA.

About The W

Located in historic Columbus, Mississippi, The W was founded in 1884 as the first state-supported college for women in the United States. Today, the university is home to 2,193 students in more than 70 majors and concentrations and has educated men for 40 years. The university is nationally recognized for low student debt, diversity and social mobility which empowers students to BE BOLD.

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