Arkansas State announces 2016 Spring Graduation list

Arkansas State announces 2016 Spring Graduation list

Local scholars receive degrees during May 14 ceremonies

news@astate.edu JONESBORO — Arkansas State University has released the list of 2,067 students who were awarded diplomas on the undergraduate and graduate levels during the 2016 spring commencement services May 14. Chancellor Tim Hudson conferred the degrees in a ceremony held in the Convocation Center.

U.S. Senator John Boozman, commencement speaker, encouraged the graduates to use their education and talents to help others.

Spring graduation included a number of local scholars who received degrees across a wide range of fields of study, including:

Earle:

Luchana J. Jackson, Master of Science in Education, Special Education Instructional Specialist P-4; Latrice L. McClinton, Master of Science in Education, Educational Leadership; Jessica LaShaun Wilson, Bachelor of Arts, Criminology.

Marion:

Erica Ann Blackford, Bachelor of Science, Interdisciplinary Studies; Madison M. Brogdon, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Nursing, Cum Laude; Jennifer Lynn Burton, Associate of Science, A.S. En Route; Victoria Whetstone Cado, Master of Science in Education, Educational Leadership; Delaney Chapple, Associate of Science, A.S. En Route; Gregory DeRose Jr., Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences, Cum Laude; Jeremy David DeRose, Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences; Abbey Rebecca Dixon, Bachelor of Science, Interdisciplinary Studies; Cullen Bryant Estes, Associate of Science, A.S. En Route; Alex G. Flake, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Agricultural Business; Casey S. Goode, Bachelor of Science, Interdisciplinary Studies, Honors Program; Brandon Markel Haley, Bachelor of Science, Health Studies, Cum Laude; Jerald Allen Hays, Master of Science in Education, Educational Leadership; Katherine E. James, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Summa Cum Laude; Natalie Renee Nichols, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Nursing, Magna Cum Laude; Abigail Elizabeth Pankey, Bachelor of Science in Education, Early Childhood Education, Magna Cum Laude; Tiffany Lynn Parker, Master of Science in Nursing, Nurse Anesthesia; Emily Anne Peters, Bachelor of Science, Interdisciplinary Studies, Magna Cum Laude, University Honors; Zachary Alan Reynolds, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy; Torey Nigel Rogers, Bachelor of Science, Finance; Darius Rosser, Bachelor of Science, Interdisciplinary Studies; Dyanna Lynne Schwab, Bachelor of Science in Education, Early Childhood Education; Richard Shackelford III, Bachelor of Science, Management; Joseph Bryce Shirley, Bachelor of Science, Wildlife Ecology and Management; Morgan Hope Steele, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Nursing; Urian Weylin Thurman, Associate of Science, A.S. En Route; Siera Quaturah Vail, Master of Science, Early Childhood Services; Taylor Walker-McCorkle, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Animal Science; Sherika Sherrell Williams, Bachelor of Science, Interdisciplinary Studies.

Proctor:

Jose Samuel Flores, Bachelor of Arts, World Languages and Culture; Andrea Danielle Hutchinson, Bachelor of Science in Education, Early Childhood Education; Brianna Simone Long, Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences.

West Memphis:

Kevin R. Bledsoe, Master of Science in Education, Educational Leadership; Timothy Alexander Burks, Bachelor of Science, Psychology; Martello D. Cox, Associate of Applied Science, Physical Therapist Assistant; Monique Bailey Grant, Master of Arts, Communication Studies; Markey Griffin, Associate of Science, A.S. En Route; Leslie C. Jackson, Bachelor of Science in Education, Early Childhood Education; Karly Elizabeth King, Bachelor of Science in Education, Mid-Level Education, Cum Laude; Mindi N. McAlpin, Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, Cum Laude, Honors Program; Jimmy Sloan Jr., Master of Science in Education, Educational Leadership; Carl Jenkins Stephen, Master of Science in Agriculture, General Agriculture; Marqus Anthony Williams, Bachelor of Science, Interdisciplinary Studies; Cortney Marie Winn, Bachelor of Science, Management; Aaron D. Winter, Bachelor of Science, Interdisciplinary Studies.

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