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Mississippi University for Women has announced the list of candidates to be conferred with degrees during the Spring Commencement Ceremonies on May 5, 2023.

DEGREE CANDIDATES

| Doctor of Nursing Practice |

| Master of Arts | Master of Arts in Teaching | Master of Business Administration | Master of Education | Master of Fine Arts | Master of Public Health | Master of Science |

| Bachelor of Arts | Bachelor of Applied ScienceBachelor of Business Administration | Bachelor of Fine Arts | Bachelor of Music | Bachelor of Professional Studies | Bachelor of Science | Bachelor of Science in Nursing | Bachelor of University Studies |

| Associate of Science in Nursing |

| Candidates for Degrees with Honors | Candidates with Latin Honors |

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Dr. Dorthy R. Bester
Dr. Foley Davis Graham
Dr. Renea Michelle Hopple
Dr. Heather Kuriger
Dr. Emily Jenkins Stidham
Dr. Hayden Caroline Stokes-Kilgore

Master of Arts

Katie Nelson

Master of Arts in Teaching

Dalton C. Culpepper
Megan C. Cummins
Wesley Bryan Donald
Rebbie Marie Douglas
Mary M. Holcomb
Ashley P. Morgan
Spencer Jones Pittman
Whitney Robbins
Keara Renee Williams
Cameron E. Withers
Cordasha Karmella Woodard

Master of Business Administration

Bret Michael Stanley
Madison Lauren Stephens
Lanika Temple

Master of Education

Kaylyn J. Bolton
Rachel Hester
Rachel Leann Jenkins
Rutchel Johnson
Katelyn Myers

Master of Fine Art

Mary Beth Scherr Babcock
Rachel Kaci Davis
Erin M. Gill
Susan Elizabeth Kelejian
Alexis Landry Marsh
Tiffany McGehee
Edward Reggi
Jordan C. West
Kelsey Wilk
Michelle Carly Wismer

Master of Public Health

Chelsea L. Bebley
Keyarra Blakney
Christina M. Chunn
Anne Grant
Mekenzie Haag
Kierra Hawkins
Tamara Jackeshia King
Alexis Raynee Montgomery
Kendra Williams

Master of Science

Lindy Abel
Christina Anderson
Natalie Baggett
Madeline K. Blair
Marlee Vance Carter
Carly E. Childers
Tiffany Danielle Clarke
Anna Claire Coleman
Christine Crawford
Liza Brett Fletcher
Madison McCleskey Ford
Rachel E. Gordon
Shelby Greenwood
Kathryn Hardin
Callie Holland Lusk
Paige C. Hollingsworth
Carly Carol Jamison
Katherine McCaa Mayo
Bailey R. Miller
Sydney Nelson
Klaire A. Thomason
Allison Cara Topcik
Ashley Clair Trehern
Bailey Warren
Sarah Ann Williams
Anna Page Wolfe

Bachelor of Arts

Donyelle Brown
Sean Alan Carlson
Jada Deanna Clark
Emilee Kate Forrester
Samantha Jordan Gmach
Taylor Madison Hankins
Hannah Moffett
Virginia E. Panter
Amanda Elaine Shinn
Alexandria E. Turner
Anna A. Winter

Bachelor of Applied Science

Cezar Arroyo Torres
Jerlisa Michelle Bell
Ashley Mikala Boles
April Demetres Christmas-Patterson
D’Asheante’ Davis
Stephanie D. Dorr
Amy Emily Doss
Jada Marie Griffin
Alston Lamar Harris
Brittany S. Jackson
Macy Jarrell
Terrell R. Johnson
Marilyn Marie Landrum
Tera Shelonda Maxwell
Kirstin J. Metcalf
Charity Marie Moore
Giselle Pena
Felicia Elaine Poindexter
Carsen Alexis Prince

Bachelor of Business Administration

Megan Renee Akins
Amber Rutland Baeuerle
Jasmine Patrice Bell
Shelbi Michelle Box
Palmer E. Brantley
Christopher Michael Broussard
Collins F. Brown
Keyundrea K. Buggs
Erica Elizabeth Rose Carson
Quintiyus Causey
Kaylee Bowen Coker
McKinley Grace Coleman
Jonathan R. Corpstein
Allison Nicole Dann
Lekresha D. Dilworth
Shalexis A. Ewing
Shara Tootle Fairley
Rachel Lynn Fore
Kalaysha M. Gavin
Tatyana J. Gibbs
James Braylen Greer
John Dylan Hankins
Isola Camelle Hartman
Gracie Denise Harts
Brittany Tait Hughes
Michelle Gilliland Hyland
Charity Grace James
Brandon Edward Jordan
Fannie Kenard
Sidney Elaine Kimble
Christian Samuel Lampkin
Jessica I. Lenoir
Stephen Grant Lowrey
Paulo Eugenio Maues Dias Carneiro
Addie A. McCool
David McCutchen
Bobbie Deanna Belle Mills
Ashley B. Morgan
Macy G. Nordquist
Summer Nicole Porter
Troyquonda Kaneice Roby
Pedro Ortiz Santana
Joao Schroeder
Tammy Elizabeth Stanley
Amber Alarrya Stewart
Lanesha C. Temple
Asia Simone Thomas
Kaitlin Townsend
Tiffany Darlene Waddell
Savana Carrol Waldon
Hilary Noelle Ware
Aleisha Washington
Giana Wilson
Patricia T. Wilson
Milos Zeradjanin

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Grant B. Garrison
Cedric Martrell Malone
Myles M. Moye
Diamond Latrice Spears

Bachelor of Music

Ricarrdo Byrd

Bachelor of Professional Studies

Brittany Nicole Harper
Katie N. Lawrence
Asia Lehaman
Kayla Lafaye Shanklin
Kamillia Genae Sherrod
Wendy K. Townsend
Samiyah Amir Williams

Bachelor of Science

Dasia Allen
Olivia L. Baird
Allan Bryan Bass
Jena L. Bobo
Kelsey Elise Bolden
Sidney B. Bosman
Sara Beth Brown
Richard L. Byars
Hanna Elaine Caldwell
Hallie Chastain
Anna Elizabeth Collums
Gabrielle Hope Rose Courtney
Madison Crosby
Raven S. Davis
Tera Dora
Julissa Duck-Reed
Riley Morgan Edwards
Rachel Michelle Eiynck
Kyauna Ellis
Lillian Ergle
Elizabeth Annalane Eubank
Addie G. Fetcko
Irelyn Sky French
Emily Nicole Garrard
Brendaisha Garrett
Sydney M. Gazaway
Breanna N. Gibson
Jasmine J. Gilmore
Joshua D. Gonsalves
Hallie Nicole Goodwin
Sydney E. Griffin
Kayla Guin
Cassidy Danelle Guy
Roy Z. Hamilton
Alexus A. Harris
Jourdan Cortez Harris
Xavier Leroy Harrison
Sierra Jerice Haynes
Kendis Ryce Hickman
Hanna Elizabeth Higginbotham
Kayleigh A. Hill
Janna Hodges
Garrett Henry Holdiness
Ethan C. Holley
Annie S. Hollis
Catherine Taylor Hudson
Cassidy Hunt
Ashley Megill Imes
Mary Alon James
Sheryl Ann Jefferies
Alliya A. Jefferson
Karli Renee Jenkins
Alaysha Y. Jennings
Elizabeth Brooke Jones
Katie McKellar Jones
Tamera Lakendra Jones
Davon Marquos Kennick
Carlie Marie Kitchings
Allison B. Lee
Sarah Myleea Lewis
Anna Elizabeth Lucius
Isabella G. Luckey
Millie G. Mask
Emily Claire McCarley
Baylee McDonald
Daisie M. McPherson
Alexandria J. Melton
Hannah Renee Middleton
Addison G. Mims
Trinity Anjenae Mosley
Britney Roshell Murphree
Leanna Paige Murphy
Jared Allen Oakes
ZyBrianna B. Overstreet
Rebecca Ruth Owens
Mackenzie N. Pearce
Mary Katelyn Peeples
LaQuesha Porter
Maggie C. Porterfield
Mallory A. Pressley
Taylor Pritchett
Madison C. Pruden
Shakevia T. Purnell
Aliyah Y. Randle
Kayla Redmond
Craig Evan Ruff
Destiny P. Rutledge
Maecy R. Scribner
Monica Trinida Shanklin Fields
Annaleigh Ivy Smith
Brenda Smith
Elizabeth Smith
Laney Grace Smith
Tatyana E. Stanford
Halleigh Alexis Steed
Casey Stevens-Washington
Samantha Swindle
Breauna Tarnisha Taylor
Myeah B. Taylor
Bailey C. Thompson
Shameria Tianna Thompson
Johnay Tillmon
Elizabeth Anita Truelock
Zyanne Turner
Ambreah Waters
Quintavin K. Williams
Loren L. Winters
Charles L. Wise
Ashley N. Woods

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Cody Abel
Ipsha Aryal
James Ashmore
Michael Holt Barlow
Julianna Grace Barron
Kaylin B. Belue
Brooke Aleise Bennett
Melony L. Berryhill
Karlie D. Bolden
Tashi N. Bolton
Natalie Rose Bonner
Lily E. Braddock
Kaylee Jade Chunn
Deja Elizabeth Dailey
Ava Grace Delgado
Dani P. Dixon
Mckenna G. Dudiak
Lacey Evans
Allyson Jian Ferguson
Sydney E. Ferguson
Destiney A. Fountain
John F. Fulwider
Savannah M. Gabriel
Addie Hale
Heather Nichole Harpole
Nickolas Dean Harris
Marlee G. Hemphill
Morgan Hodum
Renae Lynn Holliday
Nichole Ronee Hunt
Alena Katherine Jones
Erika K. Jordan
Marcus Christopher Kennedy
Abby Martin
Madison Christine Miller
William Burks Miller
Hannah Leigh Mohon
Jayla L. Moore
Miranda Mosley
Mary Ashley Nabors
Karla Faith Nash
Jadon C. O’Neil
Lillie K. Pegram
Jakiela Porsha Pegues
Jordan Brianna Perry
Madison D. Pharr
Madelyn Brooke Pilcher
James Lee Pope
Lynn Renea Portis
Addison Elizabeth Priest
Aditi Pyakurel
Olivia Richardson
Savannah Courtney Robbins
Sarah Peyton Roberson
Devyn C. Rossi
Ashley Diane Rounsavall
Clayton A. Sanders
Nichole E. Sanderson
Jenna C. Schaefer
Madalyn M. Schwalenberg
Jayla Danielle Smith
Saylor Smith
Cali Shea Steverson
Shelby Lyn Swain
McKenzie E. Thompson
Jordan Leigh Tillman
Destiny J. Vaughn
Bethany Ruth Vintson
Jayda Symone Williams

Bachelor of University Studies

Amber Renee Virgues

Associate of Science in Nursing

Stephanie Lee Anderson
Maya A. Bogan
Kamara S. Braylock
Georgia Rose Brown
Abbigail Paige Crane
Chaniketha Crockett
Derek Culverhouse
Madison M. Eaton
Alexia T. Ewing
Brianna Denise Fant
Ashley N. Gibson
Martha Gill
Sara Denise Gillespie
William Bryant Godfrey
Malaka B. Harris
Chaslyn Elizabeth Haynes
Brandi N. Johnson
Danielle Ryeisha Johnson
Lacey Aliyah Lucas
Rachael McGrew
Kameron Miller
John Moquin Morris
Penny Renee Myers
Mercedes E. Null
Teddera Patton
Allison Landry Payne
Kaylee Alyssa Perrigin
Kayla D. Pruett
Emma Americus Roark
Diabolique Shaw
Alexia T. Smith
Alexandria T. Turner
Ladoria Tomese Walker
Kenara Webb
John B. Williams
Kyla J. Williams
Taylor M. Wilson

Degrees with Honors

Erica Elizabeth Rose Carson,
Honors in Business Administration – Health Care Management

Lillian Ergle,
Honors in Biology

Destiney A. Fountain,
Honors in Nursing

Taylor Madison Hankins,
Honors in English – Creative Writing

Mackenzie N. Pearce,
Honors in Political Science – Nonprofit Advocacy

Kayla Redmond,
Honors in Biology

Tatyana E. Stanford,
Honors in Kinesiology – Exercise Science Physical Therapy

Jayda Symone Williams,
Honors in Nursing

Latin Honors

Summa Cum Laude (3.95 to 4.0 GPA)

Sara Beth Brown
Sydney M. Gazaway
Taylor Madison Hankins
Millie G. Mask
Hannah Renee Middleton
Laney Grace Smith
Elizabeth Anita Truelock

Magna Cum Laude (3.80 to 3.94 GPA)

Olivia L. Baird
Jena L. Bobo
Palmer E. Brantley
Christopher Michael Broussard
Anna Elizabeth Collums
Madison Crosby
Stephanie D. Dorr
Lillian Ergle
Lacey Evans
Addie G. Fetcko
Sydney E. Griffin
Kayla Guin
Kendis Ryce Hickman
Hanna Elizabeth Higginbotham
Garrett Henry Holdiness
Catherine Taylor Hudson
Cassidy Hunt
Elizabeth Brooke Jones
Carlie Marie Kitchings
Sarah Myleea Lewis
Anna Elizabeth Lucius
Mackenzie N. Pearce
Kayla Redmond
Pedro Ortiz Santana
Lanesha C. Temple
Giana Wilson
Patricia T. Wilson
Anna A. Winter

Cum Laude (3.50 to 3.79 GPA)

Megan Renee Akins
Brooke Aleise Bennett
Tashi N. Bolton
Sidney B. Bosman
Richard L. Byars
Hallie Chastain
Jonathan R. Corpstein
Gabrielle Hope Rose Courtney
Derek Culverhouse
Riley Morgan Edwards
Shara Tootle Fairley
Emilee Kate Forrester
Emily Nicole Garrard
Kalaysha M. Gavin
Breanna N. Gibson
Hallie Nicole Goodwin
John Dylan Hankins
Alston Lamar Harris
Kayleigh A. Hill
Janna Hodges
Morgan Hodum
Charity Grace James
Mary Alon James
Katie McKellar Jones
Erika K. Jordan
Cedric Martrell Malone
Abby Martin
Paulo Eugenio Maues Dias Carneiro
Emily Claire McCarley
Baylee McDonald
Madison Christine Miller
Bobbie Deanna Belle Mills
Ashley B. Morgan
Britney Roshell Murphree
Leanna Paige Murphy
Karla Faith Nash
Mary Katelyn Peeples
Jakiela Porsha Pegues
Jordan Brianna Perry
Taylor Pritchett
Craig Evan Ruff
Nichole E. Sanderson
Amanda Elaine Shinn
Annaleigh Ivy Smith
Diamond Latrice Spears
Tammy Elizabeth Stanley
Casey Stevens-Washington
Cali Shea Steverson
Myeah B. Taylor
Bailey C. Thompson
Jordan Leigh Tillman
Jayda Symone Williams
Charles L. Wise
Ashley N. Woods

Latin honors based on GPA as of April 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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