9:30 a.m. Commencement Ceremony
Doctoral Candidates
College of Education
and Health Professions
George W. Donaghey
College of Engineering and
Information Technology
Mustafa Bayraktar
Nathaniel Mark Crabtree
Qian Liu
James A. McGinnis
Reed Harry Petty
Daniel L. Pullen
Sachin Sharma*
Therese Lynn Williams
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Doctor of Education
Muhammed Fatih Bogrek
Li Cao
Frankie Horton James
Keith Allen Pachlhofer
Mia Danielle Maria Phillips*
Joshua Wilson
Doctor of Philosophy
Felecia Shontell Dotson
Jennifer Lynne Richardson*
Doctor of Philosophy
Wissam Muzher Alobaidi
Graduate School
Dr. Abhijit Bhattacharrya, Interim Dean
College of Education
and Health Professions
Educational Specialist
Claudia Crespo
Marian Evette Cunningham
Jennifer Loving
Deborah J. Mooney
Aaron Randolph*
Graduate Certificate
Amy Barger
Rebecca Grumbles Barnard
Rena Elizabeth Comer*
Marian Evette Cunningham
Heather Diles
Stacey Lynn Gregory*
Mary Kathleen Guay
Anetha Jane Hill
Rebecca Ann Lea
Patricia Joanne Lewis
Melanie McCollister Li
Jennifer Loving
Stephanie Lou Maddox*
Deborah Jean Mooney
Denise Marie Phillips*
Aaron Randolph*
Michelle Lynn Young
Master of Arts
Vivian Ann Bolden
Shelby Parker Carroll
Joanna Lee Credeur*
Katrina Renee Curruth
Brenda Lynn Dornbach
Ikechukwu Leo Eweama
Charlanda Ford
Ashley N. Franks
Ka-Nisha Lashun Gray
Elizabeth L. Hall
Jennifer Lynn Hawkins
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Janna Leigh Hawthorne
Terrie Hughes
LaQueena D. Johnson
Alice Faye Jordan
Haley E. Kizziar
Maquisha Shonta Lee
Sarah Christian Lowery
Angela K. McGhee
Christy L. Moore
Glory Deloris Pearsall*
Kelsey Rene Reed
Corrigan Cordell Revels
Rebekah Lee Seljan
Brandon Christopher Shorter
Carolyn Diane Smith
Neile Stevens*
Kimberly Sue Stocks
Matthew Sullivan
Marilyn Wilson
Peggy S. Zini
Master of Education
Lauren Ashley Almond*
Rachael Nicole Bell Armstrong
Marian Krystal Arnett*
Amy Barger
Donna J. Blackwell
Michelle Marie Bond
Leigh Lorraine Nalty Bondurant
Ashtin Nicole Boykin
Sara Elise Cook
Victoria Marie Corrado
Joanna E. Creal
Damitra DeShawn Crow
LaTasha Vontra Dale
Tanushree Dey
Eleanor Louise Dickinson
Misty D. Eoff
Rachel Lynne Ferguson
Ramona Joanne Ford Scott
* Summer 2017 Candidates
Kristen A. Giggleman
Kera Jean Gross
Anita Lawanda Hart-McNair
Dawn M. Hill
Laterika Denise Holley
Heather Michelle Holmes
Natalie A. Jones
Mai Tess Kee
Dustin James Krein
Gulsun Kugu
Samantha Michelle Lamb
Quentin Antonio Lambert
Megan Michelle Landry
Laura Elizabeth Langley
Carrie Beth Lee
Kimberley Anne Gregg Lindsey*
Natasch M. Lindsey-Acker
Erica Elaine Lovell
Larry Don McCallister*
Karen A. McClintock
Latoya S. McGee
Nicholas K. McKinley
Dariane LyJoi Mull
Shaterria Victoria Murrel
Mary Fulton Partlow
Kim P. Passini
Johnny L. Passmore
Elizabeth Ann Reeves
Virginia Elizabeth Rhodes
Nikki Lynn Rice
Jason Roark
Mallory ONeal Roberson
Charles D. Scott
Lesley D. Shields
Aly J. Signorelli
Scott Alan Sikora
Nicholas L. Steele*
Davya Lynn Swaite
Rickey Dornell Thompson, Jr.
Selena Michelle Thompson
Angela LaTrice Turner*
Vanessa R. Vance
Xue Wang
Amberlyn Michelle Warford
Jonathan Paul Watson
Bethany Dian Webb
Sherika Nicole White
Christy Michelle Williams
Andrew Stephen Ybarra
Ting Han
Mubbasher Hasham
Logan G. Holmes
Amy House
Nusrat Jahan
Patricia Ann Kane
Ahmed Salam Mahdi Kashkool
Muhammad Asim Khan
Santosh Khanal*
Blaise Bryan Koch, Jr.
Jyothsna Lankireddy
Thomas Marcoux
Reenacecilia Mathi
Adil Shareef Mohammad
Ahteshamuddin Mohammad
Ghouri Mohammad Saaduddin
Abdul Fattah Mohammed
Atifuddin Mohammed
Sajjad Sabeel Mohammed Abdul
Pooja Mudegowdru Suresh Babu
Munawar Hussain Muhammad
William M. Parsley
Vishnu Sundaran Pillai
Daniel John Richards
LaTisha Maria Sanders-Jones
Fangyu Shang
Sneha Daulatrao Shinde
Idris Syed
Isaac Aaron Wardlaw
Divya Yadav
Esfandiar Yari
Syed Danish Hasnain Zaidi
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Master of Science
Jacob Cazort Cockcroft
Brianna Krista Garcia
Teresa Henson
Jacob Hamilton Hoy
Austin Evan Knight
John Thomas Perry
Tyler DeWayne Raborn
Joe-Agnes Onyilagha
Athena Diane Overton
Rodney H. Owens
Christie A. Parks
Aerielle Khristina Phelps
Victoria Ann Porter
Jennifer N. Reeder
Jessica Rivera
Julia Kathryn Roberson
Cara Roth
Jonathan S. Russell
Emilee Ann Schulte
Geletta Philae Shavers
Taheshia Shuntea Smith
Kimberly Jean Sutterfield
Felisha R. Thomas
Sophie Elizabeth Thompson
Destiny Brianna Alexis Turner
Briana Jalisha Waits
Brooke L. Walker
Leander C. Wells
Catherine Anne Woodrow
Jack Arneze Woods
Laura Wright
Angela Marie Young
Master of Social Work
Susanna Lorraine Aich
Vicky H. Baker
Barbara Ann Beckham
Cristy Benton
Meagan Keely Bowen
Kayla Bradford
Whitney Annette Bradford
Vanessa Perdue Brill
Stephen G. Carnes
Brittany Cox
R. Matthew DeSalvo
Holly J. Desambourg
Kelsey J. Dugger
Richard A. Dwiggins
Christy Leigh Ewing
Kyle Patrick Francis
Audra Nicole Gately
Shelley Sontag Harrison
Elizabeth Michelle Haynes
Airity Caitlin Hesington
Shalae Nicole Hesselbein
Christopher Todd Heverling
DeVonte’ K. Jackson
Mercedes Nicole Jamerison
Christina Marie Jewell
Megan Alexandria Johnson
Victoria Danielle Jones
Mary Ruth Elizabeth Kauffman
Chantal Lynnee Kelsey
Anna Christine Kirkes
Nolan Christopher Kordsmeier
Kelsey Nicole Lillard
Victoria Ann Lowe
Maya Mae Mason
Marisha Renea Mays
Katrina Yvette Mitchell
Helen Marie Mueller
Luanne Shaofay Nelson
J. Drake Oakley
Hilda D. Odor
George W. Donaghey
College of Engineering and
Information Technology
Graduate Certificate
Ismail Assouroko
Ahmed Yahya Awad
Venant Habamungu
Chelsea Ariel Hall
Wenxue Jiang
Venkat Kodali
Vinh Hoang Lu
Brian K. Robinson
Curt M. Thompson
Divya Yadav
Ahmed Jabbar Abbas Zurfi
Master of Science
Akeem Adedipe
Numanoddin Ahmed
Mustafa Mohammed Ali Alassad
Lakshmi Kavya Annapureddy
Dharani Kumar Burada
Derek S. Burns
Michelle D. Butler
Ravi Kumar Challa
Srikanth Chennupati
Venu Gopal Yadav Dandu
Hamzeh Davarikia
Nathan L. Davis
Aziz Eram
Nithin Kumar Gandey
Uddhav Prasad Gautam
Jeremy Allen George
* Summer 2017 Candidates
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College of Education and Health Professions
Dr. Ann Bain, Dean
Bachelor of Arts
Joanne Leah Delasse
Joshua Stephen Gray*
Alecia Renee Mullen, Cum Laude
Ashley Victoria Bentley
Joseph Bierman
Lance Edward Biggers
Emily Faith Bond*
Chelsea Nicole Botley*
Lauren Carter Bradley*
Samantha Fawn Brosch,
Magna Cum Laude
Natalie D. Byars*
Haley Jordan Campbell*
Jennifer Megan Cargile
Ashley Elizabeth Casteel
Michael Caysido*
Christina Lynn Clark
Amber Coble
Jennifer Lyn Coley*
Taylor Samone Collier*
Theresa J. Cooley
Olen Linley Cossey
Kimberly Lashawn Crawford
Ashley Danielle Crow
Katelyn Layne Daniell
Montgomery E. Davis
Sarah Ashton Dillion
Jennifer Marie Dostert
Krista F. Douthit
Taneka Duffin
Dut M. Dut
Pamela Ann Ewell*
Ruairi James Fox
Chandria Raquel Gamble
Jessica Mae Gatling
Gail Gefroh
Karla Alejandra Gilliam*
Ashley Givens*
Marcus O. Greene
Virginia M. Grimes
Stacy Renee Guthro*
Donald Lee Harkreader
Kevin D. Hensley
Katherine S. Hill
April L. Houston
Ty Anthony Humphreys*
Stephanie Ingraham
Brian A. Jackson
Myron Lynn Jackson*
Michelle L. John*
Angela D. Johnson*
Taia Dawn Jones
Patricia Ann Kinder*
Kalyn Janette Klempin
Stacy Knott
Amanda Lynn Kroger*
Trina Terrell Lapsley
Kristy L. Lawson*
Candice Loftin-Marshall
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Bachelor of Science
Emily Marie Acevedo
Chalese Janel Anderson
Shunita N. Arnold
Jennifer M. Baker, Cum Laude
Laterrica LaShea Bland
Tiffany M. Blocker
Lei Ann Brist
Ashley N. Brown
Nicole Ann Clark
Kayla A. Davie*
Ozella M. Demyers
Kristina Deruchie, Cum Laude
Britani Ann Dwyer, Cum Laude
ShaRhonda Latoya Latrice Fox
Michaela Jordan Gardner
Amy Michelle Garner
Terance LaMont Goodwin
Devin Lenard Hall
Teeauna Monet Hill
Hana Rene Hunter, Magna Cum Laude
Iesha James
Amber Nicole Johnson, Cum Laude
Justin Baily Johnson
Kelsey Leeanna Rosha Jones
Michelle Deshien Jones
Talyn N. Jones
Aaron Jerome Kelsey
Keanna Keys
Belkis Maria Kollo
Elizabeth D. Kratz*
Kelly Le
Breonna D’Shalyn Lipscomb*
Hali Moriah Long, Magna Cum Laude
Kiana C. Manning*
Cory J. Martin*
Nastassia Nicole McAdoo
Lorenn Drew McJunkins
Danny Lee McNeely
Josh McNew*
Laporsha Fayelesa Meanus*
Ariel Elizabeth Menzies,
Magna Cum Laude
Chelsea C. Moore*
Ginger C. Morrow*
Antonio Monte’ Mosby
Kristina Lynne Nierstheimer
Tavelyn J. Payne-Allen
Francis Cong Phan, Cum Laude
Sharon Lynn Pool, Cum Laude
Jessica E. Poynter
Vivian Paige Ratliff*
Shara M. Robbins, Cum Laude
Christian Reid Shackelford
William W. Stubblefield
Ashley Victoria Sutton*
Katherine Timm*
Jordan Elizabeth Toler*
Shynethia RoChelle Whitley
Eula Mae Wright
Tamica A. Young
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Bachelor of Science in Education
Rebecca Ann Benton, Cum Laude
Mallory Nicole Berkemeyer
Abbey L. Brannon
Katheryne Yvonne Davidson-Golden
Victoria Renee Golden,
Magna Cum Laude
Brinkley Shae Henson,
Summa Cum Laude
Ava Grace Horton, Summa Cum Laude
Christopher Wayne Jackson,
Cum Laude
Jaci A. James, Summa Cum Laude
Maija Breana Jones,
Summa Cum Laude
Amelia Marie Karren,
Magna Cum Laude
Stephanie Kaye Lauer, Cum Laude
Meghan Caroline McGrath
Paige DeSha Miller
Lydia Annette Robinson,
Magna Cum Laude
Ashley Michelle Roy,
Magna Cum Laude
Emily S. Sample, Summa Cum Laude
Ashley N. Smith
Alexandra Faith Tatera
Taylor Jade Thurman, Cum Laude
Emily Nicole Watts, Cum Laude
Jody R. Williams, Magna Cum Laude
Durashawar N. Yasin,
Summa Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Kirk Allen*
Maricela Resendiz Arias,
Magna Cum Laude
Jessica Arnold
Maria Astifan-Quiroa*
Brittany N. Austin, Cum Laude
Annette A. Bacon, Cum Laude
Kelly Ann Badger, Magna Cum Laude
Ashley Michelle Baker, Cum Laude
Helen A. Baldridge
Jana Beckman
* Summer 2017 Candidates
Renisa R. Williams
Casey Tyson Wilmes
Jessica Louise Yutuc, Cum Laude
Bachelor of Social Work
Jennifer Harness Bean
Winter Bedford, Cum Laude
Casey Nicole Bradley
Sarah Augusta Carter
Anna Belmere Chambers,
Magna Cum Laude
Lauren Leigh Chambless
Kacy Ann Cross
Jessica Diaz Barriga
Trevar Dale Dye
Ashley S. Fair
Sarah Elizabeth Flores
Michael B. Godfrey
Kyle M. Hardison
Jordan A. Hass
Elizabeth Anne Hays
Elizabeth G. Hendrix
Debby Lee-Hopkins
Conique Danielle Howard
Matthew Bryson Hutson
Kibreona Chardé Jarrett
Brea’ S. Jarrett-Kelly,
Magna Cum Laude
Nachosha Rene Johnson
Gisheera J. Jones
Rose G. Jones
Antoinette L. Lee
Darlene Elizabeth Lee
Amy Lesa Luker
Haley Manning, Cum Laude
Rachael Renee Marcum
Kimberly B. Maxwell
Ashston Renae McFarland,
Cum Laude
Kaitlyn A. Pratt
Lisa Gail Reunard
Celina V. Reyes-Vasquez,
Magna Cum Laude
Devon Russell, Summa Cum Laude
Kasidy Lynn Seaton
Shatorya L. Shepard
Asia Ro-Shae Smith
Kaylyn Nicole Tackette
Leandro James Tafoya
Latisha Yvonne Vanderbilt
Justice L. White
Nadia Elizabeth Wiley-Collins
Breyunna L. Williams
Delilah Helen Wright,
Summa Cum Laude
Melissa Brooke Baldwin
Katelin Janette Bell
Robert Dailey Bethell
Tierney Lynn Brady
Jazmine R. Bridges
Mackenzi Ashton Browning
Jaimee Catrice Burnside
Gigi Georgiana Butler
Brandy Marie Clark
Robyn Jones Clark
Victoria Christina Cockrell
Michele Cone
Tammy Ann Cook
Laura M. Coppersmith
Amy Rebecca Crawford
Marie Dahlke
Lorrie Daniell
Karla Diaz-Claudio
Jerusha Mae Diemer
Lukas Dinstbier
Shasta L. Dockery
Brantley Aleece Dorrell
Ashley M. Drake
Nakia Dumas
Jennifer Gayle Dunlap
Leticia Lopez Duran
Larhonda Shanta Edwards
Melanie P. Edwards
Summer Chantal England
Virginia Ann Everhart
Laura Elizabeth Fisher
Elizabeth Casey Fonticiella
Kimberly Michelle Ford
Jennifer Marie Gamble
Falilatu I. Garuba
Kendra Jo Lynn Gilliam
Diana Marie Goulart
Jennifer Marie Grady
Lori Danielle Haller
Skylar Shyanne Hardin
Avion Kendall Hodges
T’Rara Wakima Holt
Deziray N. Jackson
Levi Thomas Jackson
Taylor DeAnn Jackson
Allyson Jeanette Johnson
Bahareh Jones
Domenique S. Jones
Travis T. Kennedy
Andrea Lynne Leighton
Nikita Leonard
Rachael Kristine Lippig
Lani Renae Lovell
Shamirra Matthews
Adrianna S. McCraney
Jordan McGee
Kimberly N. Miller
Brittani Nicole Moffett
Dawn Denise Moline
Ashley Montgomery
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Shannon Chronister Loyd
Heather Michelle Majors*
Meagan Malone*
Michael A. Marshall*
Anicea Mone Martin
Pamela T. Martinez
Tyree Mathenia
Jessica Lynn Mathisen
Kristan M. McCullough*
Autumn Michelle McGaugh
Jamie McMillan*
Tenecia Anne Mills
Dawn D. Moline
Jessica Moncrief
Robin Rae Moody
Sarah Elizabeth Moore*
Brittany K. Morgan
Rachel Ann Nalley*
Rhonda L. Neal*
Whitney Nicole Ochoa
Jennifer Lynn Olmstead
Gabriella Ysabel Owens,
Magna Cum Laude
Angel M. Pacheco*
Carrie Welch Palmer
Pamiela Lee Parsons*
Natalie L. Peterson*
Lorie Beth Proffitt
Rebecca Q. Pryor*
Abby Elizabeth Pyland*
Jennifer Rawls
Angela Hardin Rayford
Caitlin Reid*
Lecreisha Denise Resolme
Sarah Elaine Roberts
Aimee Marie Robertson
Lauren L. Rodgers
Hayley Leighann Rossell
Teresa Dukes Scott
Eric Louis Sessions
Sandy Lynn Singleton*
Sandra Jean Smallwood*
Ann M. Smith
Jalisa A. Smith
Leah Nicole Smith
Shanekia L. Smith
Maryanne Drabik Stansbury*
Chastity Stephens
Ashley Ellen Sweeney*
Bethany Taylor
Eugenia Kay Taylor*
Stephanie Katherine Nicole Taylor
Monica Denise Terrell*
Cassandra Nicole Thomas
Monica K. Thompson*
DeAnn Tucker*
Jozef Andrew Van Duyne*
Macey Leanna Varnell*
Timothy Lambert Vredeveld
Sybille Marianne Wassner
Associate of Applied Science
Kayla Elizabeth Adair
Ashley Danielle Austin
* Summer 2017 Candidates
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Sara J. Stark
Mallory Ashton Stovall
Eric John Strandberg
Haley Marie Thoman
Lynzie Deanne Thoman
Kelly Glenn Thompson-Davis
Kiley Austin Trudeau
Ashton Sutherland Twitty
Ashley Sheree Tyler
Chandler Sloan Voyles
Miriam Alexandria Walls
Lyudmyla Vladimirovna Ward
Natalie M. Wartick
Tabetha Rose Washok
Morgan Haley Wetherington
Polly Ann Whitfield
Amanda N. Wiles
Brandon C. Williams
Ashley Suzanne Womack
Kendyl M. Wulff
Stefanie M. Wynot
Christopher Aaron Yates
Associate of Science
Macie D. Copeland
Mollie Hicks
Briyana M. Isaac
Kara Ann Massengale
Nicholas Taylor Nail
Christen Elise Redding
Jessica Clint Roper
Walter Royals
Stephanie Michelle Sides
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Margaret E. Nalley
Kayla Rene’ Nation
Stephanie D. Nicholas
Lacey Nycole Nyhuis
Chandani Nimesh Patel
Amber LaVonne Pennington
Keyosha Laquarieá Pigram
Phillip W. Primm
Mayra Guadalupe Ramirez Lopez
Carey F. Rau
Shelby Janee’ Reed
Jason Rinehart
Taylor B. Rodgers-Lea
Melissa Martin Roher
Derek David Rooker
Carissa Marie Self
Abby Kathryn Shelton
Tyler Jonel Simpson
George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology
Dr. Lawrence Whitman, Dean
Bachelor of Science
Matthew Joseph Acree
Mohammed Al Hani
Abdulaziz Saeed Alanazi, Cum Laude
Ali Abbas Almashhad
Nasser Hamoud Alosaimi
Abdulaziz Alrowili
Corey Alexander Barger
Spenser Frank Barksdale
Donald Eugene Benton, Cum Laude
Zachery Drew Berryman
Daniel Blackstock
Daniel Nelson Blair
Christina L. Brown
Amit M. Budhwani
Julian David Castillo
Hanzhao Chen, Magna Cum Laude
Jeffrey Don Choate
Kennedy Chumba*
Corey Jarelle De’Andre Coleman
Adam Colton Crider
Michael A. Dial
Robert Matthew Diaz
Patrick Andrew Dinkins*
John Oscar Dotson
William Herbert Duncanson
Joseph Coleman Early
Dillon J. Ecklund
Ronald Glenn Evans
Wesley Robert Ferguson,
Summa Cum Laude
Hector A. Fernandez,
Summa Cum Laude
Gus Flores
Daniel Forero
Kevin W. Gardner*
Jeremy W. Garrett
Charles Richard Graham
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Johnny Earl Graves
Richard Eugene Gregg
Emad Hajeb
Tanner L. Harris, Cum Laude
Chad Joseph Hayden
Ryan Joseph Hefley
Kalan G. C. Horton
Robert A. Hurst
Chloe A. Jerry
Jayron J. Johnson
Autumn Nicole Jones
Jeffrey Andre Jones
Khameron D. Jones*
Marie Fidele Kabera,
Magna Cum Laude
Stephen L. Kassa
Nicholas Lane Ketcher*
Dustin Anthony Kirby
Didier Zazima Kollo
Sarah Alyssa Kuper*
Anthony Cameron Langley
Dillon C. Maxey
Anthony Duane Mayfield
Ayslynn Isabelle McAvoy, Cum Laude
Philip Brent McGehee
John Michael McIntyre*
John Bruce McNeill*
Matthew Jerrick Mitchell, Cum Laude
Joseph Kyle Morrison
Eustorgio C. Nieves
Carlo Angelo Cabantac Ordonez
Jesus Padilla, Magna Cum Laude
Bhavya Jatinkumar Parikh
Sajankumar Ketankumar Patel
Corbin A. Peyton
Patrick Ross Phillips
Drew A. Potter
Joshua O. Price
* Summer 2017 Candidates
T’Neria Lynn Ransom
Christopher A. Reynolds
William A. Rickard, Magna Cum Laude
Trevor Neal Roark
Jonathan Dex Robertson
Richard D. Robertson
Jason Michael Ronza*
Steven J. Ronza
Connor Bjorn Roset,
Summa Cum Laude
Norbert Rungano, Magna Cum Laude
Scott C. Scifres*
Samuel Aaron Shelton,
Summa Cum Laude
Shannon Leigh Shields
Terry Lynn Shipman
Jonathan B. Silen
Dylan Kyle Singleton
Magna Cum Laude
Trent Andrew Smith, Cum Laude
Katrina Smithey
Orin J. Spikes
David Keith Stinnett
Marian Kellum Tate
James Christian Tilley*
Grady J. Tolleson
James Colin Tyhurst
Antonio Villarreal
Jessica Vinson
Jurnee Nicole West
Joshua E. Wheeler
John Christian Williamson,
Magna Cum Laude
Jeffery D. Wooldridge, Cum Laude
Mary Evalyn Wren*
Richard Bryan Young
Spencer Evan Young, Cum Laude
Shouzhe Zhang
Associate of
Engineering Technology
Jawad Alalshaikh*
Glen Thomas Brown
Troy L. Coleman
Benjamin Young Heacox
Robert A. Hurst
Jonathon R. Martin
Ameitrius R. Shelton
Spencer Evan Young
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Associate of Science
Daniel Blackstock
Cory R. Fortson
J’von K. Jackson
Mamane Bachir Mahaman Laouali
Cory Dale Ringsmuth
Aaron L. Robinson
Jena Geneva Laquinn Scott
Caleaha T. Virgil
* Summer 2017 Candidates
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