The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Commencement
Friday, May 13, 2016
Belk College of Business
College of Computing and Informatics
College of Health and Human Services
The Graduate School
1:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 14, 2016
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
The Graduate School
10:00 a.m.
College of Arts + Architecture
College of Education
The William States Lee College of Engineering
The Graduate School
3:00 p.m.
Dale F. Halton Arena
James H. Barnhardt Student Activity Center
Table of Contents
Greetings from the Chancellor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
The Music Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
James H. Barnhardt Student Activity Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
The Academic Procession. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
The Mace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Student Commencement Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Processional and Certification of Degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Board of Trustees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Explanation of Honors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Levine Scholars Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
The UNC Charlotte Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Alumni Association. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Candidates for Doctoral Degrees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Friday Afternoon Ceremony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Candidates for Master’s Degrees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Candidates for Graduate Certificates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Candidates for Undergraduate Degrees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Saturday Morning Ceremony. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Honorary Degree Recipient. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Saturday Afternoon Ceremony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Honorary Degree Recipient. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Receptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Campus Facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Commencement Ceremony Leaders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Student Marshals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Chancellor Philip L. Dubois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Chancellor’s Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
The Colleges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Commencement Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Greetings from the Chancellor
To Our Graduates:
Commencement is an occasion that marks a major transition for graduates.
You are not the same person you were when you attended your first class or
stepped through the doors of the Student Union and the J. Murrey Atkins
Library for the first time.
During your journey here, your physical appearance may have changed. Lively
classroom discussions and topics of study may have influenced your views on
social, cultural, and political issues. You have had opportunities to interact
with individuals from other cultures and to engage in the greater Charlotte
community. You also have witnessed important developments in the identity
of this institution that will strengthen its future and add to the value of your
degree. Your alma mater will continue to evolve, but we hope you always will
recall fondly your time on campus.
Continuing its trend of growth, UNC Charlotte set a record this year for fall
enrollment with 27,983 students, including nearly 23,000 undergraduates. The
freshmen and transfer students who joined us continued to strengthen the
already stellar academic credentials and diversity of our student body.
Chancellor Philip L. Dubois
As we close out the spring semester, I am pleased to report that it was historic
in many ways:
•
North Carolina voters approved the Connect NC bond package, displaying wide-ranging bipartisan support for higher
education. Of the $2 billion total in the bond package, some $980 million is earmarked for constructing new academic
facilities and other improvements across the UNC system, including $90 million to build a new science building at UNC
Charlotte. With more students choosing science-related majors, the new science building is crucial for the University to
continue the trajectory of growth the campus currently enjoys. The real winners are the students who will come to UNC
Charlotte and the employers who will benefit from their skills and knowledge.
•
Margaret Spellings, the new president of the University of North Carolina system, visited UNC Charlotte as part of a
listening tour to the 17 UNC system campuses during her first 100 days as president. Throughout her visit she praised
Charlotte as a great place to invest and to obtain an education. Her visit included many stops on campus, including
opportunities to engage with students, faculty, staff, and community leaders. I look forward to working with President
Spellings to enhance access to affordable higher education.
•
As the University continues its upward trajectory, its commitment to remain connected to all of Charlotte is physically
taking shape as light rail construction has arrived on campus. The 9.3-mile Blue Line Extension will link UNC Charlotte’s
main campus, students, and faculty with UNC Charlotte Center City and will create economic opportunity by connecting
the city’s financial, high tech, and cultural centers with the thriving UNC Charlotte campus. We look forward to the
light rail drawing college football fans to the region’s only Division I football program, as well as other athletic events,
performing arts, and community activities hosted on UNC Charlotte’s main campus. Light rail service is expected to be
operational in the summer of 2017.
Clearly, there is much to be proud of at UNC Charlotte, and we are happy to share this important day with you. I speak for
all UNC Charlotte administrators, faculty, and staff when I offer congratulations to all of our new graduates and to all of your
steadfast family members and friends who might have thought this day would never come. Graduates, let today commence
a new relationship with UNC Charlotte in which you embrace your identity as a member of our alumni network. Wherever
you go, you will always be a 49er!
Cordially,
Philip L. Dubois
Chancellor
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The Music Program
Pre-Commencement Concert
Musical Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UNC Charlotte Brass Emsemble
Processional
Pomp and Circumstance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edward Elgar
Recessional
Trumpet Voluntary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henry Purcell
The National Anthem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Francis Scott Key / arr. William Santelman
UNC Charlotte Alma Mater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Music by James Sutcliffe
Words by Robert Rieke
Music provided by student soloists Kendall M. Burns, Joey L. Gilewicz, and Ivey Cherry III.
UNC Charlotte Commencement Brass Ensemble conducted by Dr. Shawn T. Smith,
Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Conducting.
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To Our Guests
To help ensure that the ceremony is conducted in a dignified manner, family members and others attending are
asked to remain in their seats during the ceremony. Aisles must be kept clear, and videography and still photography
are not allowed at the railings or on the arena floor. Only graduates, faculty, authorized staff, and news media will
be allowed on the floor before and during the ceremony.
A DVD will be produced by GradImages, showing segments of the commencement ceremony and every graduate
being congratulated. GradImages also will produce still photographs of each graduate. GradImages will contact all
graduates concerning purchases of the DVD and photographs. Graduates may check their UNC Charlotte e-mail
accounts the Tuesday following Commencement to see digital photographic proofs. Photographic proofs will also
be sent to the graduates via the U.S. Postal Service. Further information is available on-line at www.gradimages.com.
James H. Barnhardt Student Activity Center
In the late 1980s, student leaders expressed the desire for a facility where students could go after classes to eat, exercise,
hold meetings, play games, engage in intramural sports, attend concerts, hold dances, and gather to watch indoor
sports. The University responded with plans for a multipurpose student center that would address the campus need
for more recreational space and also enrich student life. Those plans were approved by students, officials of the UNC
system, and the state legislature. The building was to be financed by student fees and gifts from private individuals.
A major gift was made by Robert Hayes and Mariam Cannon Hayes of Concord, who requested that the center
be named for their brother-in-law, the late James H. Barnhardt, a Charlotte textile manufacturer and a long-time
friend of UNC Charlotte. In response to a gift from Pepsi-Cola executive Dale F. Halton, another long-time friend
of UNC Charlotte, the 9,100-seat arena inside the center was named for her.
The building was designed by Odell Associates, built by Lott Constructions, Inc. and Rodgers Builders, and opened
in December 1996.
In case of an emergency, find the nearest campus police officer or Commencement volunteer.
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The Academic Procession
The following information may prove helpful to our guests in identifying the regalia worn in the procession:
The gowns, hoods, and tassels worn in an academic ceremony designate the level of the degree, the academic
discipline in which the degree was awarded, and the institution from which the degree was received. Medallions
may indicate that the wearers have earned recognition for academic honors or that they are members of one of
several student organizations.
Styles of gowns may vary, but the doctoral gown is generally marked by velvet panels down the front, around the
neck, and across the sleeves.
Tassels may be black for any degree or in the color of the discipline in which the degree was awarded. Doctors and
governing officials of institutions may wear tassels of gold metallic thread.
The hood identifies the level of the degree, the discipline in which it was given, and the institution which awarded
it. The master’s hood is three and one-half feet long, and the doctor’s hood is four feet long. The velvet trim on
the hood is three inches wide for the master's and five inches for the doctor's. The design of the hood and color
of its lining designate the discipline in which the degree was awarded. Following is a partial listing of colors used
for the various disciplines:
Architecture . . . . . . . . . . Lavender
Liberal Arts, Humanities. . . . White
Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drab
Economics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copper
Education. . . . . . . . . . . . Light Blue
Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange
Fine Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brown
Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pink
Nursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apricot
Philosophy. . . . . . . . . . . Dark Blue
Public Administration
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peacock Blue
Public Health. . . . . . . . . . . Salmon
Sciences . . . . . . . . . Golden Yellow
Social Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . Citron
The Mace
The mace, carried by the University Marshal, is an ancient symbol of authority dating to 14th-century Europe.
The UNC Charlotte mace includes symbols relating to the institution’s history and its setting in North Carolina
and Mecklenburg County. The base is formed of a gold pine cone, with the lower portion of the staff carved of
native walnut. The upper portion of the staff is formed in silver. Crowning the mace is a hornet’s nest in gold plate
which sits on a large dogwood bloom. The mace was crafted by Barry Merritt of the Penland School of Crafts.
Student Commencement Speakers
Greetings from the graduating class will be given by Ghada J. Ternanni (Friday afternoon), Serena V. Greene
(Saturday morning), and Charles A. Trowell (Saturday afternoon). They were chosen as Student Commencement
Speakers through a competitive process. All graduating seniors are invited to submit applications and speeches for
this honor. The Commencement Speaker Selection Committee consists of faculty, staff, and student representatives.
All speaker candidates must present their speeches to the selection committee. To be selected, a candidate must
be a graduating student of high academic achievement and demonstrate excellent character through leadership,
service, and school spirit. The selected candidate represents his or her peers in an articulate and meaningful way
by reflecting on their experiences and education at UNC Charlotte.
Processional and Certification of Degree
The Universty Marshal will lead the procession, followed by the degree candidates, faculty, department chairs, the
Platform Party, and the Chancellor.
The Commencement program is printed prior to administering final examinations. Therefore, the inclusion of
names of degree candidates in the program is not certification that degree requirements have been satisfactorily
completed.
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UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees
Karen A. Popp, a 1980 cum laude graduate of UNC Charlotte, is the current chair
of the Board of Trustees. Popp is a partner with the international law firm of Sidley
Austin, where she is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and global chair
of the White Collar: Government Litigation & Investigations Group. She has an
expansive practice in corporate criminal defense, internal investigations, corporate
compliance, and commercial litigation. Popp previously served as Associate White
House Counsel to President Clinton; in the Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S.
Department of Justice; as a federal prosecutor in New York; as a Wall Street litigator;
and as clerk to the Honorable Sam J. Ervin III, United States Court of Appeals Judge.
While a student at UNC Charlotte, Popp was the first woman in the UNC System
to be elected student body president. Popp’s student achievements were recognized
with the Alumni Merit Scholarship, the Bonnie Cone Award for most outstanding
student, and the University’s Humanitarian and Woman of the Year awards. Popp
Karen A. Popp
was inducted into the campus leadership fraternity (now Omicron Delta Kappa)
and Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society. She was also
founder and president of the University’s Honor Society (now Phi Kappa Phi) and the founder of the UNC
Charlotte Alumni Ambassador Program.
After graduation, Popp attended Oxford University on a scholarship. She later graduated cum laude from the
University of North Carolina School of Law and was elected a member of the Order of the Coif.
Popp is a frequent speaker at national conferences and has been a legal commentator on CNN, Fox News, and
NPR. She has also written and consulted on books, articles, and the TV show The West Wing. Popp has been
an instructor on legal topics at two universities, and she is Chair of the Chancellor’s Scholars Committee at the
University of North Carolina School of Law, a Board member of the Law School’s Alumni Association, and a
member of the Board of the Kenan Institute for Private Enterprise.
The UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees also includes Joe L. Price, Vice Chair; Michael L. Wilson, Secretary; Catherine
P. Bessant; Sharon Allred Decker; Susan D. DeVore; Theresa J. Drew; David L. Hauser; Dhiaa Jamil; Fred L. Klein;
Mary Ann Rouse; Laura A. Schulte; and Student Body President Fahn K. Darkor.
History of the University
This 1961 photo shows the first two buildings on the Charlotte
College campus. Kennedy (left) and Macy shared space with
an old barn.
UNC Charlotte was one of a generation of institutions
founded in metropolitan areas following World War II.
Created as the Charlotte Center, the institution opened
on September 23, 1946. It offered evening classes to an
initial class of 278 freshmen and sophomores in the
facilities of Charlotte’s Central High School. In 1949, the
city’s pioneering business and civic leaders, aware of the
region’s unmet need for a public institution of higher
education, moved to have the Charlotte Center taken
over by the city school district and operated as Charlotte
College, offering the first two years of college courses.
By 1961, the firmly established Charlotte College was experiencing rapid growth that resulted in the establishment of a
campus of its own. In the same year, Charlotte College leaders moved its burgeoning student population into the first two
buildings on what would become a 1,000-acre campus ten miles from downtown Charlotte. In 1963, the North Carolina
legislature approved bills making Charlotte College a four-year, state-supported institution. In 1965, the legislature
passed bills designating the college The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the fourth campus of the consolidated
state system. Expansion continued as the University began offering master’s degrees in 1969. In 1993, UNC Charlotte
received authorization for its first doctoral programs. Today, UNC Charlotte is the state’s urban research institution and
the system’s fourth largest public university with nearly 28,000 students enrolled in 78 baccalaureate, 61 master’s and 22
doctoral degree programs.
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Explanation of Honors
University Honors Program: The University Honors Program (UHP) offers an interdisciplinary honors curriculum
that complements any major. Students in the program strive to broaden their perspectives while developing as
scholar-citizens. The program consists of a core academic curriculum, honors elective courses, a senior project,
and community engagement. To graduate with university honors, a student must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade
point average, a 3.2 grade point average in honors courses, and receive a senior project grade of "A." www.uhp.
uncc.edu
Department/College Honors: To qualify for graduation with honors recognition in a department or college honors
program, a student must: meet the grade point averages required (overall, in the department/college, and in honors
courses); complete an honors capstone thesis or project and receive an "A" for that course; complete any additional
requirements specified by the program; and be recommended by the program's honors committee for graduation
with honors. www.honorscollege.uncc.edu/honors-programs-and-societies
Dual Honors: Students may complete requirements in both UHP and a department/college honors program, thus
graduating with dual honors.
Graduation with Distinction: Undergraduate degrees are awarded Summa Cum Laude when the graduate’s
cumulative grade point average is 3.9 to 4.0, Magna Cum Laude when the grade point average is 3.7 or above
but less than 3.9, and Cum Laude when the grade point average is 3.4 or above but less than 3.7. To be eligible
to graduate with distinction, a student must have a grade point average computed on at least 48 semester hours
of credit completed in residence at UNC Charlotte. Honor cord colors are green/white for Summa Cum Laude
graduates, white for Magna Cum Laude graduates, and green for Cum Laude graduates.
Because the commencement program must be prepared in advance, notations for honors are based upon student
achievements as of the preceding term and are tentative. Final determination of honors is made upon completion of
the student’s final term.
Levine Scholars Program
The Levine Scholars Program, UNC Charlotte’s most prestigious merit scholarship, was established in 2009 by
benefactors Sandra and Leon Levine. Levine Scholarships are awarded each year to extraordinary high school
seniors from across the country based on scholarship, ethical leadership, and civic engagement. Thanks to a
renewed commitment from the Levines in 2014, the scholarship will continue to accommodate exceptional
student leaders through 2024. Beginning this fall, the program will name 20 Levine Scholars each year, up from
the 15 annual scholarships that were awarded in the past. Sixteen Levine Scholars earned their bachelor’s degree
in Spring 2016:
James W. Budday
Jacqueline C. Chan
Kaitlyn T. Chapman
Heidi L. Cope
Alexander J. Curley
Isabel J. Fee
Christina M. Koehler
Robert J. Lankford
Brandon D. Nixon
James W. Parkhill
Tanner B. Parks
David A. Pesce
Sanjana G. Prabhu
Justin T. Reid
Katie M. Waldroup
Sarah M. Whitmire
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The UNC Charlotte Bell
The UNC Charlotte bell, which for many years hung in the
belfry of the old Elizabeth School at East Fifth Street and Travis
Avenue in Charlotte, was given to Charlotte College in 1960 to
be rung on ceremonial occasions.
On March 2, 1965, when the N.C. Legislature passed a law
making Charlotte College the fourth branch of the University
of North Carolina, the news was greeted on campus by the
ringing of this bell.
On July 1, 1965, when Governor Dan Moore was present
to welcome Charlotte College into the University of North
Carolina, Governor Moore and founder Bonnie Cone rang this
bell.
On March 2, 1990, in marking the 25th anniversary of UNC
Charlotte’s entry into the university system, Bonnie Cone and UNC Charlotte students joined in ringing this bell.
On October 8, 1993, when the UNC Board of Governors authorized UNC Charlotte to offer programs leading to
a Ph.D. degree, Bonnie Cone, Chancellor Emeritus E.K. Fretwell, and then Provost Philip L. Dubois greeted the
news by ringing this bell.
On October 2, 1996, at a convocation celebrating the 50th anniversary of UNC Charlotte’s founding, Bonnie Cone,
Chancellors Emeriti Dean W. Colvard and E.K. Fretwell, and Chancellor James H. Woodward joined in ringing
this bell.
On August 11, 2000, when the UNC Board of Governors designated UNC Charlotte as a doctoral university,
Bonnie Cone, Chancellors Emeriti Dean W. Colvard and E.K. Fretwell, and Chancellor James H. Woodward
celebrated the news by ringing this bell.
On August 11, 2010, Chancellor Philip L. Dubois, Athletics Director Judy Rose, and Student Body President Megan
Smith rang the bell to celebrate clearing the final hurdle to field UNC Charlotte’s football team. The inaugural
game took place on campus in the Jerry Richardson Stadium on August 31, 2013, against Campbell University.
On March 2, 2015, Student Body President Steven S. Serio rang the bell to celebrate UNC Charlotte’s 50th year as
part of the University of North Carolina system.
The student leaders chosen to ring the bell for the Spring 2016 commencement ceremonies are Danielle M. Porter
(Friday afternoon), Christopher D. Dotson (Saturday morning), and Abhimanyu S. Dhone (Saturday afternoon).
Ringing the UNC Charlotte bell is an honorable tradition that recognizes an outstanding graduating student leader
who has demonstrated exemplary 49er spirit through his or her involvement with organizations, voluntarism, and/
or service to others.
Bonnie E. Cone, Our Founder
(1907-2003)
Bonnie E. Cone, the founder of UNC Charlotte, served the institution from its
earliest days in 1946. Beginning as a teacher that year, she become director of the
Charlotte Center of the University of North Carolina in 1947. She persuaded the
legislature to keep the institution alive in 1949 when it was scheduled to close,
resulting in the establishment of Charlotte College, which she served as president.
The college became a four-year, state-supported institution in 1963. Cone was
given her greatest acclaim for leading the successful campaign to convert Charlotte
College into The University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1965. She then
served as vice chancellor for student affairs until her official retirement. Cone died
March 8, 2003. In spring 2004, she was interred in Van Landingham Glen on the
campus she loved and to which she dedicated her life.
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Alumni Association
The UNC Charlotte Alumni Association represents more than 120,000 graduates. They believe that your college
experience does not end upon graduation. Your connection to UNC Charlotte lasts a lifetime and you will always
be part of Niner Nation. Their mission is to build and sustain relationships that connect, engage, and inspire
loyalty, tradition, and pride between the University and its alumni. Upon graduation, all students automatically
become members of the Alumni Association. There are no membership fees or annual dues.
The UNC Charlotte Alumni Association’s top priorities are to involve alumni of UNC Charlotte with the institution
by providing a continuous flow of information on the progress and needs of the University, promoting a spirit of
fellowship and loyalty among our alumni, and encouraging united alumni support of the University’s mission.
The Alumni Association is excited to congratulate the Class of 1966, the first class in the history of UNC
Charlotte to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their graduation.
UNC Charlotte alumni are encouraged to maintain contact with the University through the Office of Alumni
Affairs. The association hosts a wide range of alumni events on campus, around the region, and in many sections
of the country, including football tailgates, Green Tie Gala, Alumni Awards, Homecoming, networking events, and
much more. Most alumni events are also open to family and friends. To stay informed of upcoming events, make
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Dean W. Colvard, First Chancellor
(1913-2007)
In April 1966, Dr. Dean W. Colvard became the first chancellor of The
University of North Carolina at Charlotte. During his 12-year tenure, he
presided over a period of rapid campus growth and development. Under
his leadership, the institution was organized into colleges, residence halls
were built, graduate work was initiated, and long-range planning started.
His accomplishments included the creation of the University Research Park
and the University’s Urban Institute, whose mission is to seek solutions to
the social, economic, and environmental challenges facing Charlotte and its
urban communities. Colvard joined the University from the presidency of
Mississippi State University, and he also served as a dean at North Carolina
State University. Following his retirement in December 1978, Colvard
helped complete Charlotte’s Discovery Place Museum and was the founding
board chair of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. He
also wrote books about his experience at NC State, Mississippi State, and
UNC Charlotte. In 2001, Colvard received the UNC Charlotte Alumni
Association’s Alumnus by Choice Award, and in 2004, he received the Echo
Foundation’s Award Against Indifference. Colvard died in June 2007.
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The Graduate School
Dr. Thomas L. Reynolds, Dean
Candidates for Doctoral Degrees
~ Friday Afternoon Ceremony ~
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREES
Samuel Abankwa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlotte
Major: Business Administration
Dissertation Title: EXCHANGE RATE REGIMES, FX LIQUIDITY RISK, AND CARRY
TRADE RETURNS
Academic Advisor: Dr. Lloyd Blenman
Xianzhe Chen. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wuhan, China
Major: Business Administration
Dissertation Title:
ESSAYS IN INVESTMENTS AND ASSET ALLOCATIONS
Academic Advisor: Dr. Weidong Tian
Rosario Ivetth Corona de la Fuente. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mexicali, Mexico
Major: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Dissertation Title:
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF PROTEIN-DNA BINDING SPECIFICITY
AND ITS APPLICATION TO PROTEIN-DNA DOCKING ASSESSMENT
Academic Advisor: Dr. Jun-tao Guo
Sajedeh Safari. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chaloos, Iran
Major: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Dissertation Title:
EVOLUTION OF FLAVONOID PATHWAY IN LEGUMES
Academic Advisor: Dr. Jessica Schlueter
Cheng Bo. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hangzhou, China
Major: Computing and Information Systems
Dissertation Title: PRIVACY PRESERVATION IN MOBILE COMPUTING AND NETWORKING:
ACCESSING, SHARING, AND BROADCASTING
Academic Advisor: Dr. Yu Wang
Jieyan Kuang. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chenzhou, China
Dissertation Title:
HIERARCHICALLY STRUCTURED RECOMMENDER SYSTEM FOR
IMPROVING NPS
Academic Advisor: Dr. Zbigniew Ras
Felesia A. Stukes. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlotte
Dissertation Title:
COMMUNITIES OF PURPOSE
Academic Advisor: Dr. Mirsad Hadzikadic
Keith James Carnes . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Concord
Major: Health Services Research
Dissertation Title: EPIDEMIOLOGY, COSTS, AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF LOAD-BEARNG
SURFACE CHOICE IN PRIMARY TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY:
CERAMIC-ON-POLYETHYLENE VS METAL-ON-POLYETHYLENE
Academic Advisors: Dr. William Brandon and Dr. Jennifer Troyer
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Jenny Anne Hutchison. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlotte
Dissertation Title: NORTH CAROLINA FREE CLINICS: EFFECTIVE PRIMARY CARE
PROVIDER FOR THE UNINSURED
Academic Advisors: Dr. Jennifer Troyer and Dr. Michael Thompson
Sharon Joy MacKinnon .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Concord
Dissertation Title: THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN RELIGION AND THE CONTRACEPTIVE
BEHAVIOR OF WOMEN WHO OBTAIN ABORTIONS
Academic Advisor: Dr. James Studnicki
Debosree Roy . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kolkata, India
Dissertation Title:
VARIABILITY IN PREOPERATIVE EMERGENCY UTILIZATIONS IS
ASSOCIATED WITH INITIAL PRIMARY PACEMAKER INSERTION
Academic Advisor: Dr. James Studnicki
DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE
Cameron Elgin Carlton.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greensboro
Major: Nursing Practice
Scholarly Project Title: EVALUATION OF HEALTH LITERACY AS A PREDICTOR OF THE NEED
FOR ADDITIONAL MEDICAL CARE
Academic Advisors: Dr. Maren Coffman and Dr. Kathleen Jordan
Patricia Hodge Goble. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belmont
Scholarly Project Title: THE IMPACT OF NURSES’ PROFESSIONALISM FROM AN INNOVATIVE
PEER REVIEW COMMITTEE
Academic Advisors: Dr. David Langford and Dr. Sharon Vincent
Holly Tillman Wahab. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waxhaw
Scholarly Project Title: STRUCTURED INTERDISCIPLINARY ROUNDS AND COMMUNICATION
ON A GEOGRAPHIC MEDICAL UNIT: A PILOT STUDY
Academic Advisor: Dr. Meredith Troutman-Jordan
Lorraine Elizabeth Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raleigh
Scholarly Project Title: EFFECTIVENESS OF THE NURSE DISCHARGE EDUCATOR ON
POSTPARTUM WOMEN’S PERCEPTION OF READINESS FOR DISCHARGE
Academic Advisor: Dr. Ilana Chertok
Katie Scott Wingate . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kernersville
Scholarly Project Title: PREVENTING 30-DAY REHOSPITALIZATION AMONG ELDERLY PATIENTS
THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE TRANSITION OF CARE PROGRAM
BETWEEN ACUTE AND PRIMARY CARE
Academic Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Woods
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~ Saturday Morning Ceremony ~
Huseyin Erturk. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Istanbul, Turkey
Major: Applied Mathematics
Dissertation Title:
LIMIT THEOREMS FOR RANDOM EXPONENTIAL SUMS AND THEIR
APPLICATIONS TO INSURANCE AND THE RANDOM ENERGY MODEL
Academic Advisor: Dr. Stanislav Molchanov
Nezihe Turhan . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Izmir, Turkey
Dissertation Title:
LIMIT THEOREMS FOR ONE CLASS OF ERGODIC MARKOV CHAINS
Academic Advisor: Dr. Stanislav Molchanov
Brian Frederick Zinser. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mint Hill
Dissertation Title:
HIGH-ORDER INTEGRAL EQUATIONS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC
PROBLEMS IN LAYERED MEDIA WITH APPLICATIONS IN BIOLOGY AND
SOLAR CELLS
Academic Advisor: Dr. Wei Cai
Jennifer Lynn Patrick . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cornelius
Major: Biology
Dissertation Title:
TOWARDS THE DRY PRESERVATION OF FELINE SPERM: THE EFFECT OF
DEHYDRATION ON DNA, CENTROSOMAL FUNCTION, AND EMBRYO
DEVELOPMENT
Academic Advisor: Dr. Gloria Elliott
Carol Greer Vestal . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Knoxville, Tennessee
Major: Biology
Dissertation Title:
COMMON DIETARY AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPOUNDS PROMOTE A
LEUKEMIC TRANSLOCATION IN HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS AND
DIFFERENTIATED CELLS
Academic Advisor: Dr. Christine Richardson
Yuhong Zhou. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Franklin, Wisconsin
Major: Geography and Urban Regional Analysis
Dissertation Title:
SPACE-TIME DYNAMICS OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL WATER
CONSUMPTION IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
Academic Advisor: Dr. Jean-Claude Thill
Virginia Anne Johnson .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Urbandale, Iowa
Major: Health Psychology
Dissertation Title:
IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR FAMILIES INVOLVED IN CHILD
PROTECTIVE SERVICES THROUGH AN ENHANCED UNDERSTANDING
OF RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY’S IMPACT ON CAREGIVER-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS
Academic Advisor: Dr. James Cook
Sushant Anil Patil. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thane, India
Major: Nanoscale Science
Dissertation Title:
CHARACTERIZING NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING PLATFORMS
FOR MULTIPLEXED BIOSENSING AND APTAMER DISCOVERY:
G-QUADRUPLEX APTAMERS AS A CASE STUDY
Academic Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Weller
Derek Micheal Peloquin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Carthage, New York
Major: Nanoscale Science
Dissertation Title:
HEXACOORDINATE SILICON COMPLEXES AS CATHODIC COLORANTS
Academic Advisor: Dr. Thomas Schmedake
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Christopher Ryan Wilson .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hillsborough
Major: Optical Science and Engineering
Dissertation Title:
INTEGRATED AND MINIATURIZED ENDOSCOPIC DEVICES FOR USE
DURING HIGH POWER INFRARED FIBER LASER SURGERY
Academic Advisor: Dr. Nathaniel Fried
Oscar Jerome Carnell Stewart IV .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Charlotte
Major: Organizational Science
Dissertation Title:
A MARKET FOR VICE: THE FOUNDATIONS OF CORPORATE STRATEGIC
IRRESPONSIBILITY
Academic Advisor: Dr. Denis Arnold
Samuel Jacob Grubbs. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlotte
Major: Public Policy
Dissertation Title:
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE: ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY OR BARRIER
TO SUCCESS?
Academic Advisor: Dr. Beth Rubin
Jennifer Lynn Wienke . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlotte
Major: Public Policy
Dissertation Title:
THE DETERMINANTS OF HOUSEHOLD VIOLENCE
Academic Advisor: Dr. Stephen Billings
~ Saturday Afternoon Ceremony ~
Cory James Liu . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlotte
Major: Electrical Engineering
Dissertation Title:
SKIN EFFECT IN LARGE BI-MEDIA POWER CONDUCTORS
Academic Advisor: Dr. Valentina Cecchi and Dr. Sherif Kamel
Bikash Poudel . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pokhara, Nepal
Dissertation Title:
FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT ELECTRIC POWER LINE MODELING FOR
STEADY STATE HARMONIC ANALYSIS
Academic Advisor: Dr. Valentina Cecchi
Arun Shrestha. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlotte
Dissertation Title:
DYNAMIC REMEDIAL ACTION SCHEME USING ONLINE TRANSIENT
STABILITY ANALYSIS
Academic Advisor: Dr. Valentina Cecchi
Jacob Joseph Garbini . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Denver, Colorado
Major: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems
Dissertation Title:
MECHANICAL AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF RECYCLED PET
BALES FOR USE AS LIGHTWEIGHT FILL MATERIAL
Academic Advisors: Dr. Kimberly Warren and Dr. Miguel Pando
Jordan M. Gross . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liverpool, New York
Dissertation Title:
MODELING THE EFFECTS OF INVOLVEMENT AND ATTITUDES ON
ENERGY INDUSTRY PURSUIT INTENTIONS: A SYSTEMS ANALYSIS OF THE
UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENT
Academic Advisor: Dr. Patricia Tolley
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Bidong Liu. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zhoushan, China
Dissertation Title:
SHORT TERM LOAD FORECASTING WITH RECENCY EFFECT: MODELS AND
APPLICATIONS
Academic Advisor: Dr. Tao Hong
Alain Senga Miatudila, Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dissertation Title: MODELING THE CRASH INJURY SEVERITY IN WORK ZONE AREAS ON
FREEWAYS
Academic Advisor: Dr. Martin Kane
Tempestt Richardson Adams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enfield
Major: Curriculum and Instruction
Dissertation Title:
VIGNETTES OF SCHOLARS: A CASE STUDY OF BLACK MALE STUDENTS
AT A STEM EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL
Academic Advisor: Dr. Chance Lewis
Katherine Elizabeth Brown.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Costa Mesa, California
Dissertation Title:
EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MONTESSORI READING AND
MATH INSTRUCTION FOR THIRD GRADE AFRICAN AMERICAN
STUDENTS IN URBAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Azure Camille Covington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlotte
Dissertation Title:
APPROPRIATE MEASURES OF EFFECTIVENESS: TEACHER EVALUATIONS
AND VALUE-ADDED MEASURES IN NORTH CAROLINA
Cynthia Jackson Hopper .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlotte
Dissertation Title:
TEACHER CANDIDATES’ EXPERIENCES WITH CLINICAL TEACHING IN
READING INSTRUCTION: A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AND THE NON-PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
Academic Advisor: Dr. Maryann Mraz
Derrick Eugene Robinson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlotte
Dissertation Title: A POST-MODERN TEACHER EDUCATOR: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY
OF TEACHER EDUCATORS WITH SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE IN
HIGH-NEEDS, HIGH-MINORITY URBAN SCHOOLS
Nakeshia N. Williams . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlotte
Dissertation Title:
DIGITAL MIRROR: AN EXAMINATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA’S INFLUENCE
ON LATE ADOLESCENT BLACK FEMALES’ GLOBAL AND ACADEMIC
SELF-CONCEPT
Amy Kemp-Inman . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taylorsville
Major: Special Education
Dissertation Title:THE EFFECTS OF SYSTEMATIC AND EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION WITH SHARED
STORIES ON COMPREHENSION AND GENERALIZATION OF RESPONDING
DURING BOOK CLUB FOR STUDENTS WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES
Academic Advisor: Dr. Fred Spooner
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Luann Lee Ley Davis . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mooresville
Dissertation Title:
EFFECTS OF PEER-MEDIATED INSTRUCTION ON MATHEMATICAL
PROBLEM SOLVING FOR STUDENTS WITH MODERATE/SEVERE
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
Academic Advisor: Dr. Fred Spooner
Jeremy Jon Lopuch. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlotte
Dissertation Title:
EFFECTS OF PROGRESS MONITORING FEEDBACK ON EARLY LITERACY
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
Academic Advisor: Dr. Lindsay Flynn
Jenny Rose Root . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garner
Dissertation Title:
EFFECTS OF MODIFIED SCHEMA-BASED INSTRUCTION ON REAL-WORLD
ALGEBRA PROBLEM SOLVING OF STUDENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM
DISORDER AND MODERATE INTELLECTUAL
Academic Advisor: Dr. Diane Browder
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION DEGREES
Kimberly LaShawn Green Chinnis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indian Trail
Major: Educational Leadership
Dissertation Title:
THE UNDERPERFORMANCE OF GIFTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Academic Advisors: Dr. Claudia Flowers and Dr. Jimmy Watson
William E. Crews . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Huntersville
Dissertation Title:
EXPLORING THE PERCEPTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN ON
HOW DIVERSITY TRAINING HAS IMPACTED THEIR UPWARD MOBILITY
INTO SENIOR LEADERSHIP
Academic Advisor: Dr. Lisa Merriweather
Mark Douglas Little. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stanfield
Dissertation Title:
DELIVERY OF REMEDIAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE MATHEMATICS
INSTRUCTION IN AN EMPORIUM LEARNING ENVIRONMENT: PREDICTING
ACADEMIC SUCCESS, PERSISTENCE, RETENTION, AND COMPLETION
Academic Advisor: Dr. Mark D’Amico
Mary Joan Midgley Speer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terrell
Dissertation Title:
JUST LET HER EAT THE DARN COOKIES: TO WHAT EXTENT WILL
EDUCATION ABOUT THE NATURE AND CONSEQUENCES OF ADVANCED
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INFLUENCE A PERSON'S END-OF-LIFE CARE CHOICES
Academic Advisor: Dr. Lisa Merriweather
Scottie Jane Stamper . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthews
Dissertation Title:
CLERGY SPOUSE WELLNESS
Academic Advisor: Dr. Claudia Flowers
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Friday Afternoon Ceremony
Belk College of Business, College of Computing and
Informatics, College of Health and Human Services,
and The Graduate School
Processional
(The audience will rise for the processional and remain standing for the National Anthem.)
The National Anthem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kendall M. Burns
Voice Performance
Pineville
Call to Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philip L. Dubois
Chancellor
Introduction of Platform Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen A. Popp
Chair, Board of Trustees
Greetings from The University of North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Lampe
Member, UNC Board of Governors
Greetings from the Graduating Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ghada J. Ternanni
Finance
Cramerton
Conferring of Degrees
The Provost, the Deans of the Colleges, and the Dean of The Graduate School
will participate in the recognition of the candidates for degrees.
UNC Charlotte Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joey L. Gilewicz
Voice Performance
Raleigh
Ringing of the Old Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danielle M. Porter
Public Health
Setauket, NY
Turning of the Tassel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gabriel J. Slivka
Mechanical Engineering
Indian Trail
Recessional
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Candidates for Master’s Degrees - Friday Afternoon
MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY
Ibukun Omolola Adewuyi......................Charlotte
Robert Kipkoech Bett.............................Charlotte
Michael Andrew Brinck.........................Charlotte
Curtis Richard Deskus....................... Iron Station
Alan James DuBois......................... Rochester, NY
Madison Carolann Godsell................Mooresville
Daniel A. Hathcock.................................Davidson
Brooke Lisson...........................................Charlotte
Michael J. McMahon...............................Charlotte
Mollie Martin Mitchell..........................New Bern
Dennis Joseph Niesborella, Jr. .......Philadelphia, PA
Jason G. Nottingham..............................Charlotte
Francisco Alberto Rojas-Descalzi.........Charlotte
Barbora Silovska..........Krumlov, Czech Republic
Natalie Carol Wiggins Smith.................Charlotte
Michelle Theron.......................................Charlotte
Allison Marie Williams...........................Charlotte
Lindsey Yingling................................... Swansboro
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Kabul Allakhunov.......................... Bethesda, MD
Diego Alvarez López.............. Monterrey, Mexico
Brandon Clayton Bell..........................Greensboro
Steve Michael Bennett.............................Charlotte
Kimberly Yvette Best-Staton..................Mint Hill
Christopher Michael Buess....................Charlotte
Maria Lynn Cannizzo........................Huntersville
Eduardo Cano......................... Monterrey, Mexico
Mariana Guadalupe Cantu Garza
...........................................Santa Catarina, Mexico
Abbey Michele Dail.................................Farmville
Jorge Alejandro Dávila Alanís.....Monterrey, Mexico
Tyrone Devon Davis.............................Ansonville
Mauricio De Hoyos................ Monterrey, Mexico
Nhut Hong Doan.....................................Charlotte
May Taylor Doherty................................Charlotte
David William Draper II........................... Denver
Ryan Timmons Fedell.............................Charlotte
Kevin Gately.............................................Charlotte
Luis Sebastian Gonzalez........ Monterrey, Mexico
Talal Hadaya................................ Damascus, Syria
Ali Ahmed Hasan....................................Charlotte
Taylor Dale Hussey.............................. Randleman
Ran Jiang......................................Shenzhen, China
Ashley Danielle Jones..............................Charlotte
Nathan Michael Kam..............................Charlotte
Tammy Marie Kaufhold......................Mooresville
Christopher Nelson Kreider...................Charlotte
Robert Bernard Labadorf..................Huntersville
Rodrigo A. Lankenau............. Monterrey, Mexico
Dulce Maria Lopez Valdes.... Monterrey, Mexico
Christopher Bruce Lupfer............ Kissimmee, FL
David Allen May......................................Charlotte
Armando Ramon Y. Mende...... Monterrey, Mexico
Timothy Paul Mesdag......................... Juneau, AK
Meenal Modi.................... Andhra Pradesh, India
Andres Morales.....San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico
Meredith Renee Nall......................Virginia Beach, VA
Andrew David Nemcek..........................Davidson
Vy Phuong Nguyen.................................Charlotte
Francis Hancock Nott, Jr. ......................Charlotte
Preetha Prabhu Pai..................................Charlotte
Christopher Norman Rider......................Huntersville
Daniel Samaniego, Sr. ........................Nagaland, Mexico
Joshua Maurice Smith.............................Charlotte
Justin Cody Smith..............................Huntersville
Melissa West Smith.................................Charlotte
Anthony Lawrence Spencer, Jr. ........................Charlotte
Sona Victoria Spencer.............................Charlotte
Elizabeth Ann Sprenger..........................Charlotte
Zachary Richard Tate..............................Charlotte
Michael Todd........................................ Harrisburg
Andrew James Tyson............................ Jupiter, FL
Vigneshwar Vasuki Murugesan...............Karur, India
Aaron Joseph Wilkens............................Charlotte
MASTER OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
LaKeisha Rochelle Bell........................ Chester, SC
Rick Moryee Brown....................Spartanburg, SC
Kari Anne Dalrymple.............................Charlotte
Elizabeth Danielle Davis........Newport News, VA
Margaret Elizabeth Green................... Clemmons
Conor James Horgan........................ Carnegie, PA
Ruhi Dilip Kathane.................................Charlotte
Randi Marie Kirk.....................St. Francisville, LA
Smit Satish Mamtora.......................Gujarat, India
Tamara Shanice McNeill......................Fayetteville
Dina Patel................................................. Asheville
Miranda Leanna Ricker.........................Lexington
Elly Vabes Salazar................................Jacksonville
Pankti Hitendra Shah..............Ahmedabad, India
Danah Iyad Shuli.................................... Matthews
Kodi Shanntana Smith........................... Norwood
Ryan Michael Taylor...........................Mooresville
Melanie Marie Zacharias..................Fort Mill, SC
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Bioinformatics
Brandon Michael Burciaga.....................Charlotte
Walter Edwin Clements....................... Harrisburg
Matthew Charles Deitz...................Clarkston, MI
Heena Ashokkumar Desai...................Fayetteville
Shelby Sierra Matlock.........................Indian Trail
Seyed Nader Nazemi...............................Charlotte
Nathaniel Sean Rush...............................Charlotte
Laken Danielle Shumate........................ Cornelius
Dahlia Elizabeth Shvets..........................Charlotte
Satya Sravanthi Uppuganti..................Morrisville
Computer Science
Samir Ghanshyam Agrawal...............Wardha, India
Naveen Kumar Ananthu Langaram
..................................................... Tamilnadu, India
William Arokiaraj Arumainathan....Tamilnadu, India
Arunkumar Bagavathi.............. Tamilnadu, India
Chaitanya Bellam............ Andhra Pradesh, India
Aditya Vinod Bhatkar............Maharashtra, India
Akshay Vijay Bodhankar.......Maharashtra, India
Manoj Bompada.............. Andhra Pradesh, India
Saneet Bonde...........................Maharashtra, India
Michael Joseph Brandolini......................Gastonia
Joseph Gabriel Caprino................ Lakewood, NY
Raja Challa....................... Andhra Pradesh, India
Zachary J. Chapman............................Indian Trail
Tarun Chunchu................ Andhra Pradesh, India
Yanghai Cong....................Hebei Province, China
Kriti Daga................................. Uttaranchal, India
Shiv Dhananjay Desai.....................Gujarat, India
Bhadresh Babubhai Dhanani.........Gujarat, India
Deepthi Divakar Shetty............. Karnataka, India
Rohit Kumar Dusari........ Andhra Pradesh, India
Charu A. Gaur.............................Rajasthan, India
Rohit Reddy Gottam....... Andhra Pradesh, India
Dakshinya Bharathi Gudipati
........................................... Andhra Pradesh, India
Bhanu Teja Gummadi..... Andhra Pradesh, India
Qing Guo...........................Hebei Province, China
Bharathram Hariharan.........................Kerala, India
Michael Kevin Hofmeister......... Lake Wylie, SC
Mounika Jaya Chandra..... Andhra Pradesh, India
Abhishek Deepak Kabra........Maharashtra, India
Vamsi Krishna Reddy Kakuru.... Karnataka, India
Raja Kamaraj.............................. Tamilnadu, India
Navjot Kaur.......................................Punjab, India
Vineet Keshav........................Andhra Pradesh, India
Yatin Subhashchandra Kiri.............Gujarat, India
Sampath Sree Kumar Kolluru
Navya Konka..........................................Dallas, TX
Kapil Hemant Kshemkalyani......Maharashtra, India
Sai Sarath Kuchipudi....... Andhra Pradesh, India
Naveen Kurakula.....................Andhra Pradesh, India
Rakesh Balan Lingakumar....... Tamilnadu, India
Prithvi Macherla.............. Andhra Pradesh, India
Stephen Michael MacNeil......................Charlotte
Pranitha Mooli................. Andhra Pradesh, India
Mandar Satishchandra Mulay....Maharashtra, India
Prem Kumar Murugesan.......... Tamilnadu, India
Sachin Madhukar Naikwadi..... Maharashtra, India
Mohan Kumar Nallapareddy
G. N. V. S. Siddhartha Nuli...Andhra Pradesh, India
Haarthi Padmanabhan............................Charlotte
Parameswari Sanghamithra Paladugu
Raja Pavuluru..................... Andhra Pradesh, India
Raja Sekhar Potluri.......... Andhra Pradesh, India
Pragya Rai....................................Jharkhand, India
Tarun Raja........................................... Delhi, India
Ganesh Ramamoorthy.............. Tamilnadu, India
Shyam Mohan Raman................... Chennai, India
Vamsi Vaibhav Ratakonda.......Andhra Pradesh, India
Lance Andrew Rice...............................Laurel Hill
Azim Javedali Saiyed.......................Gujarat, India
Dharma Teja Sajja............ Andhra Pradesh, India
Bhargav Ram Reddy Sanagala
Arun Sai Sangawar Vijay..........Hyderabad, India
Deepak Rohan Sekar................. Tamilnadu, India
Keval Amitkumar Shah..................Gujarat, India
Dnyanshree Sayanna Shengulwar
..................................................Maharashtra, India
Siddharth Uday Shet..................... Mumbai, India
Siva Krishna Sirigineedi.......Andhra Pradesh, India
Srikkanth Murthy Sreeram......Andhra Pradesh, India
Gautham Srikanth..................... Tamilnadu, India
Midhun Mathew Sunny....................Kerala, India
Sloan Michael Sweigart......... Mechanicsburg, PA
Ravina Prashant Teli..............Maharashtra, India
Rohit Uppalapati.............. Andhra Pradesh, India
Swagath Vajjala Kesava........Andhra Pradesh, India
Anusha Vanam................. Andhra Pradesh, India
F.N.U. Vasudevan Niketh.......... Karnataka, India
Michael S. Vitulli...................................... Stanfield
Prakash Manjunath Wagle................. Pune, India
Yanli Xu............................ Shanxi Province, China
Data Science and Business Analytics
Kristine Nicole Baker............................... Waxhaw
Sumanth Charabuddi...... Andhra Pradesh, India
Krunal Bipinchandra Dholakia.....Gujarat, India
Apurva Anil Gaur........................Rajasthan, India
Keerthi Kata.............................................Charlotte
Jithendra Koduru..........Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
Munir Zahir Muhammad...................... Matthews
Jay Priya Rajendran.................................Charlotte
Ume Farwah Raza...................................Charlotte
Kaja Ibramsha Syed Mohamed Buhari
..................................................... Tamilnadu, India
Ryan Scott Wesslen..................................Charlotte
David Michael Wright................. Winston-Salem
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Economics
Mathematical Finance
Konstantin Ekström.......................Borås, Sweden
Shelly Wathen Hayden............................Charlotte
Saeed Mohajeryami..........................Quchan, Iran
Matthew A. Morrill.................................Charlotte
William Britt Nance.......................Fuquay Varina
Manaswini Rao.......................................Singapore
Kristoffer Rask................................ Vaxjo, Sweden
John Adam White....................................Charlotte
David Benjamin Wilson........................ Matthews
Linxi Wu........................... Fujian Province, China
Hemant Pratap Singh Bhadori
......................................... Madhya Pradesh, India
Ching-Yao Chen.........................Taoyuan, Taiwan
Monjer Ahmed Choudhury...................Charlotte
Sonia Nadia Coulibaly
............................... Fada N’gourma, Burkina Faso
Gaurav Datta...........................Maharashtra, India
Henry Thomas Dischinger.....................Charlotte
Nhut Hong Doan.....................................Charlotte
Demetris Jamail Freeman...............Thomson, GA
Joshua John King.....................................Charlotte
Liliya Yulianova Kirova..............Summerville, SC
Kanjui Lo......................................... Taipei, Taiwan
Narjessadat Seyeditabari......................Babol, Iran
Linxi Wu........................... Fujian Province, China
Jindong Zhao................... Shanxi Province, China
Health Informatics
Violet A. Cook................................. Sherrills Ford
Marvette Topping Deese..........................Concord
Sophia Elizabeth Matthews....................Charlotte
Ryan Matthew Taylor..............................Charlotte
Courtny Gabrielle Wiggs........................Charlotte
Information Technology
Ali Saeed Alhamaqi...........Al Qatif, Saudi Arabia
Jessica Clare Ballance..............................Charlotte
Khalia Michele Braswell.........................Charlotte
Vinay Chanchlani............Madhya Pradesh, India
Manisha Rao Dadi...................................Charlotte
Geneva Davis...................................... Boston, MA
Katareena Geller......................... Wilmington, DE
Preeti Harkanth............................... Nagpur, India
Sanika Padmakar Joshi............. Sydney, Australia
Vaibhav Pradip Kamat...........Maharashtra, India
Jin Goog Kim.......................... Seoul, South Korea
Chuqin Li....................... Shaanxi Province, China
Amanda Kaylyn Long............................New Bern
Aalekhya Manchiraju...... Andhra Pradesh, India
Jairus N. Misaki.......................................Charlotte
Scott J. Plybon..........................................Charlotte
Hemanth Kumar Ponnuru......Andhra Pradesh, India
Nandheni Ravikumar...... Andhra Pradesh, India
James William Rodgers, Jr. ............. Hillsborough
LeRoy Xavier Rouse................................Charlotte
Michael Keever Rue...........................Huntersville
Shruti Saumya.................. Andhra Pradesh, India
James E. Scarboro, Jr...............................Charlotte
Ankita Sharma.................Madhya Pradesh, India
JaLisa Marki Stevens..................................Clayton
Akshay Varadachari........Madhya Pradesh, India
Aneesha Velagapudi................................Charlotte
Ravali Vemuganti............ Andhra Pradesh, India
Ganquan Weng.........Guangdon Province, China
Kinesiology
Allison Diane Bolick................................ Conover
Raelyn Alexis Bucy.....................................Clayton
Jason Herbert Cline..................................Concord
Matthew Benjamin Davis........................ Belmont
Ashley Lauren Duncan.............................. Raleigh
Ethan Nicholas Durland............................ Raleigh
Samantha Dawn Dye............ Fredericksburg, VA
Thomas Charles Everett........................Tabor City
Karen Brooke Hardin..............................Charlotte
Megan Elizabeth Hilsin........................... Waxhaw
Adam James Lavis........................ Winston-Salem
Karly A. Moore............................. Thurmont, MD
Bailey Dakota Peck..................................Charlotte
Steven James Pfeiffer...............................Charlotte
Gavin Stuart.........................................Berkley, MI
Pinkie Christopher Lee Surratt..............Charlotte
Lara Cornelia Terry..............................Henderson
Cassandra Pebbles Viola............ Orangeburg, NY
Katie Michelle Wachtler......................Fayetteville
Julia A. Wakefield...................................... Hickory
Real Estate Finance and Development
Tim E. Ferraro..............................Long Beach, NY
Thomas Stuart McCawley......................Charlotte
Shane Seagle................................................ Denver
Emil John Servant IV............... Murrells Inlet, SC
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
Nursing Anesthesia
Nonye Evarista Nwokedi........................Charlotte
Systems and Populations
Layne Barnard Adams..............................Wendell
Patryce Andrea Campbell......................Charlotte
Bobbie Jean Carbonell.......................Wilmington
Tyvonia Delena Mervin..........................Charlotte
Samantha Murray Griffin......................... Monroe
Janel Lee Graham Harding................... Greenville
Danielle Shaw Herbert............................Charlotte
Felicia Ann Hines Hipp................. Rutherfordton
Carol F. Propst-Cottom Hovey...............Concord
Shane Lee Julian..................................Huntersville
Kelly Brooke Kistler............................Mooresville
Judith Senze Kome..............................Greensboro
Lee Ann Long................................................Shelby
Kimberly Keeling Robinson................... Salisbury
Sara Alexis Scott...................................Kannapolis
Shaquana Kenitra Sutton............. Winston-Salem
Ashley Michelle Williams.............Tuscaloosa, AL
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
PUBLIC HEALTH
Melissa Marie Anchia........................ High Shoals
Shree Bathani...........................................Charlotte
Nancy Kristian Lee Belk.....................Mooresville
Devin Linsey Carter.......................................Elkin
Ira Dave...................................................... Durham
Chelsea Caitlin Gill.................................Charlotte
Mackenzie D. Harkey........................Mount Holly
Patrick Aaron Martin............................ Albemarle
Patrick Wesley McConnell......................Gastonia
Arpit Rajeshkumar Mehta..............Gujarat, India
Elizabeth Claudia Metzger.............Elizabeth City
Jasmine Yvonne Mickle..............Indianapolis, IN
Keith Murphy...........................................Charlotte
Fotini G. Politis........................................Charlotte
Gregory Thomas Scarola........................ Rockwell
Elizabeth B. Schob................................Fayetteville
Vivek Shastry............................................Concord
Catherine Venetia Skahen.......................Concord
Charles Wayne Warner-Hillard..............Flint, MI
MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK
Gabriela Abreu...................................... Lincolnton
Claire Marie Alessi.............................. Chicago, IL
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Aayla Chantel Alexander.....................Fayetteville
Rita Jeryl Anderson.................................Charlotte
Jessica Marie Baucom..............................Concord
Mary Chandler Bennett.......................... Salisbury
Edna Reneé Blue.........................................Sanford
Amanda Kathleen Bonan................Allendale, NJ
Laura Elizabeth Brentnell...................Greensboro
Noah E. Brierton..................................... Matthews
Miranda Emaline Brown.......................... Newton
Dana M. Burbridge.................................Charlotte
Jessica Madeline Capers..........................Gastonia
Lemuelle Artemio Claud.................Honolulu, HI
Amelia Claire Coonrod.............St. Matthews, SC
Gerald Danny Covington.......................Charlotte
Sarah Elizabeth Crump......................Wilmington
Rachel Sara Davis....................................Charlotte
Sherelle Renee Dawson.......................Greensboro
Nicole Marie Echeandia.........................Charlotte
Michael Wayne Ferguson, Jr...............Indian Trail
Danielle Elizabeth Finkbiner.............Mooresville
Ashleigh L. Fogg....................................... Durham
Kelsey Erin Forrest.................................. Asheville
Ranndi Marie Fritchen...........................Charlotte
Liat Gabay-Fisher....................................Charlotte
Tabitha Catherine Green......................... Durham
Erika Greene.......................................Wilmington
Trey Lukas Greene...................................Charlotte
Rebekkah Brooke Grossman..................Charlotte
Corey L. Hall............................................Charlotte
Sharon Su Han.........................................Charlotte
Delton Lamar Harris...........................Rougemont
Mary Carson Hemphill..........................New Bern
Danielle Yvonne Hitchcock............ Hampton, VA
Jessica BeiLi Houston......................................Cary
Kamiya Lateshia Jones............................Charlotte
La’Tracia Shar’Nea Jones........................Charlotte
Lenora Ann Jones.................................... Asheville
Lynn Violette Kreiling............................... Monroe
Timothy Sean LaRiche............................Charlotte
Matthew Allan Leach..........................Greensboro
Tara Brooke Leonard..............................Lexington
Lindsay Kathleen Lowery................Rock Hill, SC
Kathryn Larramy Macaruso...................Charlotte
Dana D. Martin.......................... New Orleans, LA
Jazzmire A. McCain-Harris................Fayetteville
Olivia BreeAnn McSwain....................... Salisbury
Jose Eduardo Montoya................... West Jefferson
Natasha B. Moore................................... Matthews
Holly Nicole Nash............................Rock Hill, SC
Malika Danielle Neal.............................. Reidsville
Renee Latasha Newkirk..........................Charlotte
Shawna Pagano......................................... Waxhaw
Samantha G. Palma............................. Randleman
Stephanie Ann Pantschyschak............ High Point
Margaret Grace Peavy.......................... Burlington
Janiece Brianne Peterson........................Charlotte
Laura Madelaine Pierce...........................Concord
Jameya LarNeva Natalia Porter.............Charlotte
Kiana LaNae’ Pratt.................................. Reidsville
Brooke Renée Ramage................. Masonville, NY
Rebecca A. Rolle......................................Charlotte
Jordan Brown Sander...................... St. Louis, MO
Tawana Denise Sanders..........................Charlotte
LaKeysha Marquita Sawyer....................Charlotte
Kimberly A. Scholtz................................Charlotte
Emma Kathleen Sheedy...................... Chapel Hill
Allison Cassidy Smith.............................Charlotte
Deborah Allen Snowdon....................... Cornelius
DNicole Melique Tangen.............. Caledonia, NY
Matthew Joseph Trenery........................Charlotte
Meredith Carolyn Turner.......................Charlotte
Fontasia Monique Wade-Blivens........Fayetteville
Rhonda Lea Walker.................................Charlotte
Justin Masaccio White............................Charlotte
McKenzie Laine Wilson............... Winston-Salem
Sandra Rene Wolfe..................................Charlotte
Shakira M. Woodberry...........................Charlotte
Sara Wright Nilsson.......................Fuquay Varina
Candidates for Graduate Certificates - Friday Afternoon
Joel P. Amick............................................Charlotte
Jessica Clare Ballance..............................Charlotte
Arvind G. Bhat.........................................Charlotte
Keri A. Carver..........................................Charlotte
John Derek Chachere................................. Raleigh
Kristopher D. Cooke...............................Charlotte
Mohammed J. El-Kaabi..........................Charlotte
Boyu Fan........................... Hubei Province, China
Lauren Nicole Gridley............................Charlotte
Samantha Murray Griffin......................... Monroe
Felicia Ann Hines Hipp................. Rutherfordton
Richard Douglas Hofmann....................Charlotte
Mohamed Khiery Ismail.........................Charlotte
Virginia Adele Kern............................... Matthews
Michael William Kohlmeir....................Charlotte
Richard Allen LaLiberté........................ Asheboro
Munir Zahir Muhammad...................... Matthews
Samuel Noel III........................................Charlotte
Jyoti Krishnamurty Nunna.......... Mumbai, India
Rowena Mantilla Palima.........................Charlotte
Janis Kay Patterson..................................Charlotte
Geronda Cunningham Pulliam.........Greensboro
Kaitlyn Nicole Schroeder....................Bayville, NJ
Layla McCall Stafford...........................Baxley, GA
Elizabeth J. Streitenberger
...........................................Hilton Head Island, SC
Ashley Michelle Williams.............Tuscaloosa, AL
Alexander Colin Wright.........................Charlotte
David Michael Wright................. Winston-Salem
Candidates for Undergraduate Degrees - Friday Afternoon
Belk College of Business
Dr. Steven H. Ott, Dean
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Accounting
Asya Abushawriyeh.................................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Sameer Kumar Aery................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Larry Daniel Allen........................................Shelby
Cum Laude
Demitrius M. Avorkliya......................Greensboro
Kyle Anthony Barnhart....................... Randleman
Cum Laude, University Honors
Natalia Barriga.........................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Kristin Marie Brigman........................... Matthews
Lucas Reid Bromir...............................Mooresville
Jonathan Lee Brown............................. High Point
Cum Laude
Michael Duane Brown............................Charlotte
Caitlin Nina Bunzey................................. Waxhaw
Jacob Matthew Burgess............................Concord
Jamie Elayne Caldwell..............................Concord
Summa Cum Laude
Hernesta Campos.................................... Calabash
Lauren Heather Collins........................... Waxhaw
Summa Cum Laude
Hunter Scott Conley...............................Charlotte
Brian Alan Crawford...............................Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
Zachary Allan Currie............................... Catawba
Christopher Jonathan Dahlen........ Scottsdale, AZ
Cum Laude
Judith I. Davis..........................................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Jesse L. Doyle......................................... Rural Hall
Alicia Rydel Driver..................................Charlotte
Megan Michelle Eastergard....................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Gregory Christopher Eckelbecker.........Charlotte
Cameron Lee Embler....................Southern Pines
Magna Cum Laude
Trevon Rashaun Faulkner....................... Advance
Gregory Vincent Fletcher..............Pittsburgh, PA
Oksana Foster..........................................Charlotte
Meaghan Nichole Fowler........................Mint Hill
Magna Cum Laude
Eric Frederick........................................ Harrisburg
Cum Laude
Austin Richard Harris................................ Raleigh
Cum Laude
Denise Anderson Hatcher..................... Statesville
Max Clinton Hattman...................Hendersonville
Kimberly Rachel Hecht............................. Monroe
Alan M. Henson.................................Huntersville
Zachary Scott Johnson............................Charlotte
Theresa Denise Jones..............................Charlotte
Amy Danielle Joye.................................... Belmont
Kevin Kelly...............................................Charlotte
Jessica Erin Kenny...................................... Raleigh
Paula Leigh Kiser...........................Pilot Mountain
Emily S. Letourneau....................... Winooski, VT
Tiffany Tuyen Lieu................ An Giang, Vietnam
Summa Cum Laude
Valerie Kay Lloyd..................................Kannapolis
Cum Laude
Emilie Rachel Long.................................Charlotte
Matthew N. Long.....................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Marisa A. Ludolf........................... Winston-Salem
Charles MacNichol..............................Mooresville
Magna Cum Laude
Andrew York Magee................................Charlotte
Jessica Martin.................................... Modesto, CA
Cum Laude
Blane Ross McElreath................................ Raleigh
Cum Laude
Victoria Ann McWhorter........................Concord
Shyanne Tyler Melton..................... Nashville, TN
Sahil V. Mirani.........................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Hillary Lynne Moore....................................Lowell
Stacy Kay Mroz........................................Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
Niki April Kae Mumpower..................... Waxhaw
Randy Dillon Reid Nesbit........................ Waxhaw
Hamed Mohammed Osman Faiq.......Flushing, NY
Yaneth Padilla-Londono.........................Charlotte
Neil C. Pate...............................................Charlotte
Carson James Pennington................Mount Holly
Austin Phillip Powell.......................................Cary
Emily Amanda Price...............................Charlotte
Lauren Mackenzie Purser..................Huntersville
Mary Peyton Roche.................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Benjamin Campbell Rush.......................... Raleigh
Jordan Paul Schiffmacher.......................West End
Tyler Thomas Sell....................................... Denver
Cum Laude
Amber Noelle Senter................................Gastonia
Brian Robert Shagena........................ Kernersville
Cum Laude
Kathryn Ann Shields...............................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Sean Taylor Simmons............................Claremont
Summa Cum Laude
Manraj Singh................................................. Dallas
Allison Tena Slade..............................Huntersville
Jonathan Anthony Smith....................Greensboro
Nichole Courtney Stephens...................Charlotte
Makayla R. Stiffler...............................Mooresville
Magna Cum Laude
Wesley Sweigart..................................Huntersville
Summa Cum Laude
Thomas Saylor Tillery...........................Goldsboro
Meredith Ashton Timberlake.................Concord
Cum Laude
Eric Heath Tokay................................. Swannanoa
Brandon Brian-James Vaughan
.............................................. East Stroudsburg, PA
David E. Whitaker................................ Harrisburg
Kyle Harlan White........................ Winston-Salem
André Lamont Wilson, Jr.......................Charlotte
Isaiah Gregory Wilson............................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Sydney Rebekah Wilson........................... Mebane
Cum Laude
Hyunjin Woo..................... Bucheon, South Korea
Cum Laude
Nou Xiong................................................. Catawba
Sing Jay Yang............................................Charlotte
Shan Zhan.................................Chongqing, China
Cum Laude
Economics
Isaac Corneilus Bracey III.......... Orangeburg, SC
Asha Vickii Burnette...........................Greensboro
Alexander Scott Chipley.........................Charlotte
Adis Delic..................................................Charotte
Cum Laude
Rex Joel Doss, Jr.......................................Charlotte
Jason Andrew Eury.............................. Harrisburg
Danielle Nicole French...........................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Jonathon Rashon Hines..............Kings Mountain
Ryan C. Hurley......................................... Asheville
Jasmine Raé Jones....................................... Raleigh
Hunter J. Kempton..............................Indian Trail
Bennett Alexander Kobos......................Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
Michael K. Kreager..................................Charlotte
Hannah Kathryn Lacombe...... Yaounde, Cameroon
Summa Cum Laude
Dejan Lazic...............................................Charlotte
Virgil Y. Leung...................................... Clemmons
Cum Laude
Caneshia Arielle Lloyd.........................Hope Mills
Aaron Lowery......................................Greensboro
Lea Marich................................................Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude, Business Honors
Gerson Garzon Marin...................Hendersonville
Magna Cum Laude
Trey C. Mcrae....................................... Laurinburg
Gregory S. Monteleone.........................Marshville
John Kitenge N’Sapo, Sr.
........ Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Kadi Nicole Ostwalt............................... Statesville
Luke L. Phoutinan...................................Charlotte
Logan Rollins...........................................Charlotte
Carla Danielle Ross.......................Annandale, VA
Ryan Shalati..............................................Charlotte
Bener Sokmen..............................Istanbul, Turkey
Cum Laude
David Rigsbee Spain, Jr........................... Asheville
Camden Blake Sprinkle...........................Concord
Caleb Theodros........................................Charlotte
Matney Seth Tipton.................................Charlotte
William C.D. Weber................................. Belmont
Summa Cum Laude
Kedric Maurice Wright............................ Durham
Heron S. Zamarron, Jr.............................Charlotte
Cum Laude
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Finance
Akudo Trisha Abanukam.......................Charlotte
Emilie Rain Adams.....................................Brevard
Sameer Kumar Aery................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Adreese Ahmad Ahmadi................................Cary
Talal M. M. S. Z. Alenezi..... Kuwait City, Kuwait
Rashed Samir Alkhiliwi..... Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Cum Laude
Karla Eve Allen..........................................Graham
Magna Cum Laude
Adriana Lucia Alva..............................Indian Trail
Paul Thomas Andersen............................ Waxhaw
Summa Cum Laude
Bethany Jordan Anglin...........................Charlotte
Mustafa Mohammed Asfar....................Charlotte
Darius D. Ashe....................................Harrellsville
Kerby Wilson Ballard..............................Charlotte
Alexander Phillip Barkley......................Charlotte
Sean Royal Barnes............................... Chapel Hill
Kyle Anthony Barnhart....................... Randleman
Fred Bates III............................................Charlotte
Alina Marie Baugh.................................. Salisbury
Nicholas Cody Bernado......................... Cornelius
Taylor Erin Berry.................................... Lillington
James Betker.............................................Charlotte
Herman Eugene Billips III......................Jonesville
Andrew Cole Binkley.............................. Asheville
Alexandria Felicity Bose.........................Charlotte
Adam Bryce Boyle........................ Winston-Salem
Kaitlyn Elizabeth Brown...................... High Point
Courtland Eugene Buchan.....................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Caitlin Nina Bunzey................................. Waxhaw
Colin E. Burns................................ Colchester, VT
Cum Laude
Holly Elizabeth Busby........................Wilmington
Mary Katherine Canipe....................... Lincolnton
Summa Cum Laude
Hangela Ceesay........................................Charlotte
Jacqueline Che-Ching Chan................. Matthews
Peter Chen.............................................Knightdale
Matthew J. Collins...................................Charlotte
Matthew Colwell......................................... Raleigh
Cum Laude
Stacy L. Connolly................................. Taylorsville
Daniel Robert Cooper............................Charlotte
Deanna Marie Coultry............ Murfreesboro, TN
Marie Regine Isabel Coupet.....Port au Prince, Haiti
Victoria Nicole Crawford.......................Charlotte
Thomas Crilly......................................Huntersville
Matthew J. Crusse................................... Cornelius
Christopher Jonathan Dahlen....... Scottsdale, AZ
Cum Laude
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Anastasia Lindley Davis....................Wilmington
Cum Laude
Imira Danielle Davis..........................Wake Forest
Cum Laude
Kwame J. Davis........................................Charlotte
Catherine Gabriela De Leon.....................Sanford
Daniel Joseph DeFelice............................ Waxhaw
Jacob Paul DiFrank............................. Sarasota, FL
Ndeye Thioro Diagne..............................Charlotte
Spencer Douglas Dickson.......................Concord
Fernando E. Discua, Jr........................... Statesville
Alicia Rydel Driver..................................Charlotte
Brandon Tyler Eller....................................Valdese
Summa Cum Laude
Trevon Rashaun Faulkner....................... Advance
Daniel S. Ferguson..........................................Cary
Jordi Massalle Ferrer.... Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain
Summa Cum Laude
Jesse Ray Feury...................................... Salem, VA
Cum Laude
Alexandria Alexis Fleming................. Seattle, WA
Gregory Vincent Fletcher..............Pittsburgh, PA
Gema Noemi Flete..................................Charlotte
Chelsea Foster................................ New York, NY
Katrina Frizzell........................... Ontario, Canada
Cum Laude
Robert C. Garland..............................Wake Forest
Austin James Gast....................................Charlotte
Matthew Thomas Gauch.........................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Jack Daniel Gibbs................................ Chapel Hill
Daniel Sebastian Gobeille.............. Pawtucket, RI
Cum Laude
Paul Douglas Gosnell II...........................Concord
Paul Christopher Gough..................... Mocksville
Brian Edwin Grainger, Jr......................... Waxhaw
Brandon S. Greene............................Mount Holly
Nicole Lynne Gregory.............................Charlotte
Geneva S. Griffin.....................................Charlotte
Chad Matthew Gunton.............................. Raleigh
Brenda Gutierrez.....................................Charlotte
Austin Richard Harris................................ Raleigh
Cum Laude
Marcus Gregory Hart..............................Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
Rhesa Calvin Hart III................................. Raleigh
Philip N. Hathaway.................................... Raleigh
Max Clinton Hattman...................Hendersonville
Garrett S. Hawkins........................... New London
Lakin Brianna Helms............................Marshville
Magna Cum Laude
Michael Scott Herbert.............................Charlotte
Daniel Herrera......................................... Asheville
Christopher Anthony Heston................... Raleigh
Harper J. Hicks.........................................Charlotte
Parker Alexandria Holland...................... Monroe
Zachary T. Hooker.......................Mount Pleasant
Emily Margaret Huckin...............................Shelby
Vikram Singh Hundal...................Alpharetta, GA
DeVonte L. Ivory........................... Cleveland, OH
Sunny Nitin Jinwala........................Columbia, SC
Brian Atkins Jones...................................Charlotte
Amy Danielle Joye.................................... Belmont
Alexandra Tharon Juda............................Concord
Frederick Wilhelm Julius IV.......................Shelby
Cullen Thomas Kelleher.........................Charlotte
Kevin Kelly...............................................Charlotte
Zane Mcross Kennedy............................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Jessica Erin Kenny...................................... Raleigh
Dillon James Kiker.................................... Monroe
Joshua B. Kinney................................... Burlington
Cum Laude
Samuel Najee Kipuni.................................. Raleigh
Julie A. Kirsch..........................................Charlotte
Timothy W. Knight, Jr............................ Matthews
Bilqees Khan Laghari..........................Mooresville
Magna Cum Laude
Carly Ann Lambeth.................... Browns Summit
Emily S. Letourneau....................... Winooski, VT
Virgil Y. Leung...................................... Clemmons
Cum Laude
Tiffany Tuyen Lieu................ An Giang, Vietnam
Summa Cum Laude
Brandon Patrick Littlejohn.....................Mint Hill
Joseph David Long............................... Harrisburg
Cum Laude
Rebecca Long Cannon............................Charlotte
David Manton Lorenzen.................Holly Springs
Marisa A. Ludolf........................... Winston-Salem
Dylan Jarin Lupton.............................. Wilton, CA
Mamadou Bocar Ly....................... Dakar, Senegal
Charles MacNichol..............................Mooresville
Magna Cum Laude
Dylan Paul Manion..................Grand Rapids, MI
Nina Maodus........................................... Matthews
Lea Marich................................................Charlotte
Rachael Mathieu...........................Mount Pleasant
Jordan Lee McCumbee.................................Alexis
Taylor Suzanna McGinnis..................Mooresville
Cum Laude
Reid Alexander McLeod......................Fayetteville
Cum Laude
Zachary C. McKelvey............................. Matthews
Darnell A. Mckenzie.......................... Queens, NY
Miles Wynn Miller.................................... Monroe
Alexander Reid Mills................................. Raleigh
George Kenneth Mitchell, Jr...............Fayetteville
Brooklyn Dawn Moore................................Shelby
Jenny Abigail Morales............................ Asheboro
Jason R. Moss............................................... Grover
Alaa A. Mubaslat........................................ Raleigh
Niki April Kae Mumpower..................... Waxhaw
James Aaron Nail.................................Greensboro
Ezekiel Bryant Newsom......................Greensboro
Francis Tharao Ngugi................................. Raleigh
Paul Nguyen................................................ Raleigh
Sarah E. Niels...........................................Mint Hill
Brittany Anne Nunn...............................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude, Business Honors
Hamed Mohammed Osman Faiq.......Flushing, NY
Mark Youngwoo Pak...............................Charlotte
William Austin Parkman............. Winston-Salem
Timothy Pererva....................................... Waxhaw
Geovanna S. Perez...................................Charlotte
Louis J. Petersack....................................Ewing, NJ
Natalie Nga Pham....................................Charlotte
Christian James Prather................. Lakeville, MN
Marley Victoria Pritchard.............................. Apex
Lauren Mackenzie Purser..................Huntersville
Alberto Rodrigo Raez........................Huntersville
Lekshmi Rajaram.............................................Cary
Summa Cum Laude
Brisa Del Mar Ramirez...........................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
James Walker Ratchford.........................Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
Brandon James Remedios...............................Cary
Ashley Cheryl Ricci.............................. Burlington
Alexandra Egoshina Rickard..................Concord
Summa Cum Laude
Amanda Marie Risher.............................. Waxhaw
Catarina Vincenza Rispoli....................... Waxhaw
Mary Peyton Roche.................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Brandon G. Roope...................................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Matthew Patrick Ross.................. Winston-Salem
Sophia C. Rowe....................................Indian Trail
Justin Alfred Roy................................Huntersville
Jordan Paul Schiffmacher.......................West End
Brian Robert Shagena........................ Kernersville
Cum Laude
Aqsa Shah.............................................. High Point
Magna Cum Laude
Ryan Shalati..............................................Charlotte
Steven Samuel Shaneyfelt........................ Waxhaw
Tyler A. Sheffield.....................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Blake Elliot Shoenfeld...........................Oak Ridge
Magna Cum Laude
James J. Siminoski..............................Huntersville
Wesley R. Sites........................................... Newton
Magna Cum Laude, University Honors
Hanna Lyn Sjoberg................................... Waxhaw
Allison Tena Slade..............................Huntersville
Darrell A. Slaughter.................................Charlotte
Connor M. Smith............................................Cary
Cum Laude
Jonathan Anthony Smith....................Greensboro
David Henry Storino.................................. Denver
Courtney Lee Strathmann......................Davidson
Cum Laude, Business Honors
Apollo Yau-Ling Suen......................... Chapel Hill
Craig Alan Sutton....................................Charlotte
Bonita D. Taylor..................................... Albemarle
Ghada Jamal Ternanni.........................Cramerton
Magna Cum Laude
Jessica Laine Thompson.....................Mooresville
Rebecca L. Thompson..................................Locust
Matney Seth Tipton.................................Charlotte
Kokouvi Alain Togbe..............................Charlotte
Yifeng Tong......................................................Cary
Cum Laude
Thanh Thuy Thi Truong.........................Charlotte
Joel Oscar Ubri-Cardona.....Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Justin Andrew Upchurch.............. Noblesville, IN
Katherine Vega.........................................Charlotte
Jacob Matthew Vickers.......................Greensboro
Andrew Walker........................................... Raleigh
Cum Laude
David Alexander Walker.........................Concord
James Thomas Wallace....................Mount Gilead
Brandi Elizabeth Wardwell...............Beckley, WV
Kyle Michael Weber............................... Cornelius
William C.D. Weber................................. Belmont
Summa Cum Laude
Christopher Wescott.............................. Matthews
Magna Cum Laude
David E. Whitaker................................ Harrisburg
William Paul Whitford......................Wake Forest
Cum Laude
Cassten S. Wilkins..........................................Elkin
Marisa Lynell Williams.................................. Faith
Preston C. Williams................................... Raleigh
Isaiah Gregory Wilson............................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Sydney Rebekah Wilson........................... Mebane
Cum Laude
Nicholas Leonhard Wolfe IV................... Monroe
Magna Cum Laude
Allison Jeanne Wray.................................Gastonia
Christopher Yanes...................................Charlotte
Sing Jay Yang............................................Charlotte
Judith Ashley Young.................................Gastonia
International Business
Mary Catherine Allen.............................Davidson
Magna Cum Laude
Laura Lea Cole...................................... Lincolnton
Dilan Sara Cucuzza.................................Charlotte
Olivia Elizabeth De Gracia.....................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Fernando E. Discua, Jr........................... Statesville
Armando Moran-Martinez.....................Concord
Kevin Michael Opsal........................... Youngsville
Eddie Pedersen.................................Holly Springs
Jessica Ashley Perez.................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Pamela Rivera Santos................................. Raleigh
Valeriya S. Ryabova.................................Charlotte
Semen Sen....................................... Kesan, Turkey
Cum Laude
Dillon Christopher Simpson..................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Trey Allen Simpson..............................Winterville
Jasmine S. Williams............................. Detroit, MI
Edward Woodrow Wilson III....... Port Chester, NY
Management
Suzanne Elizabeth Abernethy.................Concord
Marianne Rojas Abinader........... Winston-Salem
Sharmaen Shanthal Agudo Lindao.......Charlotte
Hana Ali.................................................. Fargo, ND
Jaden H. Angle...................................... Lincolnton
Joshua Logan Antonious....................... Cornelius
Silvia Estefania Araujo............................Charlotte
Stephen Thomas Avant......................Wilmington
Sean Royal Barnes............................... Chapel Hill
Rebecca Bower....................... Kennett Square, PA
Niki Anissa Braggs.....................Birmingham, AL
Katie Leigh Brantley................................Davidson
Quamir A. Brown.................................Kannapolis
Austin S. Bundy........................................Concord
Claressa Caprino........................... Lakewood, NY
Cum Laude
Steven M. Cavalleiro...........................Mooresville
Michelle Chen..........................................Charlotte
Tanner Jared Chiesa...........................Huntersville
Daniel Harrison Citron............................. Raleigh
Cum Laude
Laura Lea Cole...................................... Lincolnton
Jacob William Collins........................ Mount Airy
Janavia Lavonne Cousins...........................Clayton
Adam Nicholas Cozzolino.................Jacksonville
Dalton Jeffrey Culler............................. Albemarle
Magna Cum Laude
Taylor R. Denson......................................Concord
Samuel Rush Dexter................................Charlotte
Daniel S. Ferguson..........................................Cary
Spencer Morrison Ford............................Concord
Cum Laude
Daniel Christopher Goldson..............Indian Trail
Kira Ayana Gordon........................Kennesaw, GA
Jessica Margaret Grenia..........................Charlotte
Angela Nicole Hansel........................Mount Holly
Courtney Elizabeth Hichman.................Concord
Raven D. Hoff...........................................Charlotte
Taylor B. Hoffman....................................Gastonia
Whitney Nicole Hunter......................... Asheboro
Alexandra E. Jaccard.......Hilton Head Island, SC
Adam S. Jenkins........................................Gastonia
Zachariah Nathaniel Johnston...............Charlotte
Lauren Nicole Kalaw............... Valley Stream, NY
Ashley Christine Kernodle.................. Burlington
Summa Cum Laude
Kevin Fowler Kluttz................................Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
Ashlea Shea Kyker...............................Mooresville
Larson Kirk LaBeau.............................. Sparta, NJ
Magna Cum Laude
Daniel Scott Lamantia......................... Clemmons
Cum Laude
Joseph David Long............................... Harrisburg
Cum Laude
Eric Lopez.................................................Charlotte
Chinelo Joy Maduabuchukwu.................. Raleigh
Thiago Vivone Mafra..............................Charlotte
Zachary J. Manz.......................................Charlotte
Rachel Marino.....................................Wake Forest
Sean Marquez........................................Fayetteville
Kevin Charles McGevna.....................Indian Trail
Madison Nichole McIlwaine................ Albemarle
Marisa Lani McKay.................................... Raleigh
Gabrielle Leigh McKee...........................Mint Hill
Richard Lee McNeill...........................Indian Trail
Summa Cum Laude
Michael O’neil Mellnik........................ Forest City
Alexandra Mendoza................................Charlotte
Joseph A. Mitchell.................................... Belmont
Tatyana Shakyra Montgomery...... Rutherfordton
Devin Ashley Moss..................................Charlotte
Samuel Kalumbu Muhiya...................Mooresville
Brittany Anne Nunn...............................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Priyanka Dipak Patel..........................Williamston
Donald Mark Peabody, Jr......................... Belmont
Nigel X’zavier Peeler................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Morgan Kerri Postell.....................Baltimore, MD
Michael John Potthast.............................Charlotte
Jessica Marie Queen............................Mooresville
Ericka LaShayee Rea............................Kannapolis
Michele Susan Repak.........................Wake Forest
Hannah Joy Rick......................................Charlotte
Darius Da’shawn Rucker.........................Charlotte
Joseph Bradley Scruggs...........................Charlotte
Brandon Matthew Sehen........................Charlotte
Jason Lee Shaw.........................................Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
John W. Short.............................................. Raleigh
Cinthia Silva.........................................Indian Trail
Brooke Michelle Smeltzer.......................Charlotte
Derek L. Smith....................................... Albemarle
Melanie Ann Smith..........................Leesburg, VA
Marley Ann Spencer................................... Sophia
Brittani Gabriella Shardae’ Strickland... Kernersville
Michael Austin Summerour...................Mint Hill
Stephanie Guadalupe Sura.................. Bogota, NJ
Coleman Edward Teofilak......................Charlotte
Jonathan Aaron Tran..............................Charlotte
Addison Rose Aldredge Tyndall........Indian Trail
Blaze Arlen Walker...................................Concord
Cum Laude
Amanda Nicole Wilkins............................Maiden
Allie Marie Wyman.............................Mooresville
Cum Laude
Suzie Yer Yang................................................. Icard
Brittany Nicole Ziehr................................ Hickory
Tamara Nicole Zimmer..........................Charlotte
Management Information Systems
Thierno Mamadou Djelo Bah................Charlotte
Nikita Sudhindra Bangalore................... Waxhaw
Joshua A. Bayliff........................................ Roxboro
Jonathan Paul Belscher.............................. Raleigh
John William Blackwell III............................ Apex
Ivan V. Boyarskiy.....................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Jermacian Bryant....................................... Monroe
Naqash Hasan Choudhery.....................Charlotte
Daniel Robert Cooper............................Charlotte
Michael P. Cross............................ Pennington, NJ
Kwame J. Davis........................................Charlotte
Evan Earl Minguez de Guzman
Cum Laude
................................................Quezon, Philippines
Jarrett Anthony Edney............................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Adam Elmehrath.............................................Cary
Brittany Candice Farley..........................Charlotte
Samuel J. Fleeman III...............................Gastonia
Magna Cum Laude
Grant Gillespie.....................................Greensboro
Cum Laude
Benjamin Michael Goldberg..........................Cary
Kevin Reed Gottlieb................................Charlotte
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Brian Leo Hamilton......................Havertown, PA
William Riley Harrington......................Charlotte
David Hsiang............................................Charlotte
Sana Javed.................................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Michael D. Jones.......................................Concord
Kristianna Kelson-Gallagher..... New Tripoli, PA
Michael Jonathan Lee............................. Matthews
Emilie Rachel Long.................................Charlotte
Zachary Ian Marcus................................Davie, FL
Joshua Isaiah McCray.............................Charlotte
Brian Chuba Okoye.................................... Raleigh
William Jairus Pankey.............................Charlotte
Benjamin Jacob Robson...............................Lenoir
Jesse Tyler Roy....................................Huntersville
Deven Anthony Satchell.........................Charlotte
Michelle Scarano..........................Murrysville, PA
Vikas Singh...............................................Charlotte
Tanu Sisodia.............................................Charlotte
Nehal Tanna............................Maharashtra, India
Cum Laude
Brian Hoan Thai........................... Winston-Salem
Shelby DeHart Veri.................................Charlotte
Logan Christian Walker............................ Denver
Cum Laude
Austin Reid Wellington......................Greensboro
Marketing
Colin Sterling Abercrombie...............Mooresville
Suzanne Elizabeth Abernethy.................Concord
Jordan Taylor Abrams.............................Charlotte
Richard Gray Adams, Jr......................Mooresville
Cum Laude
Ryan Christopher Aebly................ Salisbury, MD
Mary Catherine Allen.............................Davidson
Magna Cum Laude
Emily Lewis Allman.....................Mount Pleasant
Lenny Lawson Anderson........................... Raleigh
Leny Ayala.............................................Fayetteville
Courtney Lynne Bartlett.........................Charlotte
Cameron Miller Baucom........................Charlotte
Ryan J. Bennett........................... Crownsville, MD
Patrick Dailey Blake, Jr............................Charlotte
Mallory Kate Boyd....................... Winston-Salem
Anthony Jared Broadbent........Londonderry, NH
Cameron Parker Brockman.................... Advance
Robert Kye Bunker....................... Winston-Salem
Diarra M. Butler.............Chesapeake Beach, MD
Magna Cum Laude, Business Honors
Carcy Adele Cavanaugh.........................Charlotte
Brandon Shaun Chin-Klinker.................. Raleigh
Madison Leigh Cooper......................Wake Forest
Spencer Thomas Crigler.....................Greensboro
Michael P. Cross............................ Pennington, NJ
Giang Hoang Dao........................ Hanoi, Vietnam
Cum Laude
Margo Nichol Diefenbach.......................Concord
Shayfer Thomas Early............................. Asheville
Sarah Katherine Frawley....................Greensboro
Cum Laude
Faith Alyssa Frazier............................... Rural Hall
Dylan John Freeman.............................. Rolesville
Magna Cum Laude
Nikolaos Andreas Galatas......................Charlotte
Ryan Anthony Gargano....................... Jamestown
Timothy Ryan Gayle................................Bear, DE
Cum Laude
Josiah Smith Goodrum............................ Fairview
Kira Ayana Gordon........................Kennesaw, GA
Ethan Christopher Grimes................Wake Forest
Madison Brookes Guffey.......................... Monroe
Alexis Danielle Hager........................Huntersville
Jonathan Paul Hamilton.......................... Belmont
Magna Cum Laude
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Nicole Gray Hardy.....................................Hickory
Magna Cum Laude
James Shelton Harris...................................... Apex
Taylar Shae Hataway......................... Granite Falls
Cum Laude
Savannah Marie Heath.................... New London
Andrew Johnathon Helms........................ Monroe
Michael Glenn Herring......................Huntersville
Elizabeth Marie Hewett.............................. Supply
Cum Laude
Marisa Camille Hicklen........................... Durham
Ian Thomas Hicks............................................Cary
Amber Dannielle Hill.......................... Mocksville
Summa Cum Laude
Jack Riley Hill...........................................Charlotte
Molly Ann Holbert............................... High Point
Cum Laude
Hayley Grace Hood.................................Charlotte
Mali P. Hosseinzadeh..........................Greensboro
Sania Tanveer Iqbal................................. Archdale
Kristen Nicole Jackson............................ Asheville
Cum Laude
Lauren Nicole Kalaw............... Valley Stream, NY
Parker Harrington Kenney.....................Davidson
Brandon Michael Kersnowski................. Waxhaw
Nicole Jee-Hyun Kim................. Los Angeles, CA
Kasey Nicole Kleu...........................................Cary
Cum Laude
Larson Kirk LaBeau.............................. Sparta, NJ
Magna Cum Laude
Alicia Rose LaBerteaux...........................Charlotte
Cyrina Chantel Levasseur......................Charlotte
Ethan James Lott......................................Charlotte
Aaron Carl Lyles......................................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Justin Kenric MacGregor...........Binghamton, NY
Samantha Marie MacLaren...................New Bern
Stephanie Michelle Maddox...................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Clara Ruby Mathis.....Cape May Court House, NJ
Summa Cum Laude
Erik A. May..............................................Charlotte
Jessica L. McCranie.................................. Waxhaw
Taylor Ann McKillop.........................Huntersville
Cum Laude
Sydney Elizabeth Messmer.........................Stanley
Cum Laude
Alexandra Kathryn Meyers................Oakton, VA
Austin Garrett Miles...............................Davidson
Brett Miles................................................... Marvin
Jeshua P. Morrisette..................................Concord
Garrett Clifton Munday.......................Kannapolis
Cum Laude
Sydney Taylor Niles.................................Charlotte
Rory Noonan........................................... Matthews
Braxton J. Ogbueze..................................Charlotte
Nicole Louise Pacitti......................Pittsburgh, PA
Matthew E. Parlier.................................... Conover
Tyler Steven Parr.................................Greensboro
Neal N. Patel.............................................Charlotte
Joshua Terry Paul..................................Fayetteville
Samantha Kate Penn....................... Sherrills Ford
Cum Laude
Jessica Ashley Perez.................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Mary Catherine Perryman.......... Winston-Salem
Austin Wade Peticca............................Mooresville
Elizabeth Marie Rable...................... Houston, TX
Cum Laude
Melissa Marie Race..................................Charlotte
Jeffrey Allen Rea, Jr................................. Statesville
Clinton Tyrone Rease, Jr...................... High Point
Erica Nicole Redinbo............................. Perry, NY
Cum Laude
Morgan Kara Richards...................Hermitage, PA
Magna Cum Laude
Carrie Suzane Ridenhour...................... Norwood
Summa Cum Laude
Matthew Gregory Robinson....................Gastonia
Cum Laude
Gissel Rojas................................................ Monroe
Mathew Shawn Ryan...............................Charlotte
Sarah Sabir................................................Charlotte
Kadian Sacripanti................................Indian Trail
Cum Laude
Kevin J. Samuels....................................Fayetteville
Grayson J. Schrom............................ Houston, TX
Branden Michael Shaffer................... Franklinton
Shamim Shamsaei...................................Charlotte
Taylor Ashtin Sharpless...........................Concord
Kaleigh Llewellyn Sheedy........................Concord
Cum Laude
Michelle Catherine Slog......................... Brick, NJ
Amanda Nichole Smart...........................Concord
Brooke Michelle Smeltzer.......................Charlotte
Jonathan Tyler Sousa.......................................Cary
Breona Nicole Sowell..............................Charlotte
Madeline Ann Steffey...............................Gastonia
Cum Laude
Garrett Edward Stuart...........................Oak Ridge
Sadie Frances Sutton................................Concord
Brittany Nicole Thompson............... Mount Olive
Martin Jamal Thompson........................... Raleigh
Samantha Paige Timmons......................Charlotte
Ian Toth................................................. Chapel Hill
Addison Rose Aldredge Tyndall........Indian Trail
Vinh Xing Vong.......................................Charlotte
Lindsey Ann Wainscott..........................Charlotte
Brittany Morgan Wakefield....................Charlotte
Caleb Henry Watson.......... North Attleboro, MA
Alysse Jane Weishaar.............................. Cornelius
Jenna Wetmore................................Waretown, NJ
Brittany Janae Wiley Holloway............... Durham
Kenneth Wayne Willis II......Oklahoma City, OK
Cum Laude
Gavin C. Wilson......................................... Raleigh
Crystal Janette Windham........................ Belmont
Summa Cum Laude
Lee Willis Yates...................................Wake Forest
Maria Fernanda Zendejas.......................Charlotte
Operations and Supply Chain Management
Abdulrahman Khalid Alammar
.............................................. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Cum Laude
Talal M. M. S. Z. Alenezi..........Kuwait City, Kuwait
Rashed Samir Alkhiliwi..... Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Cum Laude
Laila Adnan Almajed.............Qatif, Saudi Arabia
Cum Laude
John E. Beltakis, Jr................................Euclid, OH
Mohamed Ali H. Ben Salah...................Charlotte
Herman Eugene Billips III......................Jonesville
John William Blackwell III............................ Apex
Dylan Lee Brown......................................Seagrove
Alexander Rupert Bynum....................... Durham
Jonathan Medley Farb..................................Efland
Grant Gillespie.....................................Greensboro
Cum Laude
Arin Elizabeth Hall.............................Mooresville
Taylor Blake Harvey................................Charlotte
Joshua Leonard Johnson........................ Asheboro
Micheal Cole Leesnitzer.................. Hillsborough
Stephanie Lynne Madji................. Kissimmee, FL
Cum Laude
Richard G. Myer................................Mount Holly
Scott Ramsay........................................... Cornelius
Jonathan Matthew Rasmussen.... Brigham City, UT
Nicholas Burks Richardson.................... Asheville
Cum Laude
Stephen Thomas Rososky...................Greensboro
Joseph Kennerly Spinetto.................. Valle Crucis
College of Computing and Informatics
Dr. Yi Deng, Dean
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Computer Science
Hussain Ali H. Alabdulmuhsin..... Qatif, Saudi Arabia
J. Ryan Alexander......................Staten Island, NY
Lou Alicea.................................................Charlotte
Adam Douglas Austin.............................Charlotte
Christopher Stewart Ballard................... Asheville
Jonathan C. Barley...................................... Raleigh
Cum Laude
Michael Anthony Berthold....................Charlotte
Jennifer A. Bolet..................................... Matthews
Cum Laude
Meredith Lynne Browne.................... Mount Airy
Michael C. Buckner...........................Fort Mill, SC
Carter Alton Craven....................... Greenville, SC
William Cody Dennard....................China Grove
Jessica Michelle Draper................ Charleston, SC
Kendale D. Edwards............................ Chapel Hill
David Tekoue Ekoue...............................Charlotte
Jakeya La-Quan Flood.........................Fayetteville
Jonathan Taylor Fondrie...............Southern Pines
Cameron Francis....................................... Monroe
Summa Cum Laude
Amanda Mae Gonya.......................................Cary
Cum Laude
Ryan T. Haines..................................... Laurinburg
Cum Laude
Malcolm Harris......................Queens Village, NY
Sloane A. Houston...................................Charlotte
Tyler Bailey Izzo....................................... Waxhaw
Edward Jennings Johnson............. Savannah, GA
Cum Laude
Kayla Danielle Johnson.................................. Apex
Cum Laude
Stephen Alex Karpathakis....................... Waxhaw
Michael P. Kerns, Jr...............................Kannapolis
Michael J. Koepke................................ Chapel Hill
Nsungu Tyti Kungu..................................Concord
Stephanie Kaye Lee............................Summerfield
Johnathan Joseph Lemay..................... Jamestown
Dean T. Lippert................................................Cary
David Bruce Mark...................................Charlotte
Devon Marquis Mathis............................ Belmont
Christopher Gerard McCabe..................Concord
Saron Mekonnen.....................................Charlotte
Mark Wesley Menhinick........................... Hickory
Zachary Thomas Miller...................Millers Creek
Kayla Rose Misenheimer........................ Salisbury
Cum Laude
Camila Santos Moreira...........................Charlotte
Clayton David Morgan............................. Monroe
Cum Laude
Samuel Alexander Morris.......................Charlotte
Jose Alejandro Mujica.............................Charlotte
Khanh Hoang Nguyen............................Charlotte
Graham Morgan Overman............Hamilton, VA
Cum Laude
Julia Pecheny......................................... Harrisburg
Kenji William Price..............................Fayetteville
Tyler Patrick Prufer.............................Greensboro
Justin Kenneth Pruitt.......................... Creedmoor
Magna Cum Laude
Ashley Jane Rau........................................ Waxhaw
Oliver Riley............................................Fayetteville
Benjamin Francis Savage........................Charlotte
Joshua Scott Scheerer...... Huntingdon Valley, PA
Megan A. Shehan.............................. Hillsborough
Cum Laude
Benjamin Smith.......................................... Raleigh
Jeffrey Daniel Snow........................ Rochester, NY
Kevin K. Song..........................................Charlotte
Vincent Sparacino.................................. Matthews
Josie K. Stokes............................................ Monroe
Tempestt S. Swinson..............................Goldsboro
Guillermo David Taibo.......................... Statesville
David E. Tonch............................... Northville, MI
Khue Vang.............................................. Albemarle
Tristan Noël Williams.............................Charlotte
Eleanor Anne Wyatt.....................................Drexel
Raymond Nzah-Azinui Yongho............. Waxhaw
Sara Akram Zaben................................ Harrisburg
Summa Cum Laude
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Computer Science
Ghadah Hassan AbuKhamsin......Saihat, Saudi Arabia
Summa Cum Laude
Walter E. Alfaro.......................................Charlotte
Christopher William Anastasi............. Miami, FL
Samuel Ansin...........................................Charlotte
Robert D. Archer, Jr.................................Charlotte
Camlin Renee Ard..............................Weddington
Dylan Carl Bailey.........................................Shelby
Tyler Beck.................................................Charlotte
Austin Beeler.......................................Huntersville
Richard J. Bennett, Jr........................... Gibsonville
Summa Cum Laude
Sharita Marcia Bentley................. Hardeeville, SC
William Scott Bobbitt..............................Gastonia
Korey Adam Boone.................................Charlotte
Marcos Vinicio Brenes......................... Lincolnton
Leif Christopher Brooks......................Fayetteville
Cum Laude
Kimberly Ann Brown................................. Hamlet
James William Budday................................Wilson
Summa Cum Laude
Maybellin S. Burgos............................Greensboro
Joao Paulo Caina.....................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Eric Ryan Camarata................................Charlotte
Marvin David Carr......................Bridgeport, WV
Brandon S. Carter................................ Youngsville
Jeremy O’neil Cass........................ Winston-Salem
Stephanie Nicole Caston.........................Charlotte
Jacob Ryan Cooney.................................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Aaron G. Dahl..........................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Jonathan Forrest DeLong.......................Charlotte
Dev Dinesh...............................................Charlotte
Connor David Doria.................................. Raleigh
Cody A. Eidsness.....................................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Robert E. Ellis.......................................... Salisbury
Cum Laude
Brandi Danielle Falls...................Kings Mountain
Cum Laude
Mohamed Khaled Galal.......... West Lafayette, IN
James T. Getsinger........................................Shelby
Mickeal Deon Gray-Simmons.................. Grifton
Brian Allen Hamilton.....................................Cary
Bryron Ho................................................... Monroe
Joshua Daniel Honeycutt.............................Lenoir
Cole Alan Howell.....................................Gastonia
Magna Cum Laude
Patrick Hung......................................Redding, CA
Thurman Bates Jernigan.................Lexington, SC
Cum Laude
Elijah Dela Cruz Jesalva......................... Matthews
Cum Laude
Peter Micah Jones.................................... Calabash
Zachary Ryan Keplinger.......................... Durham
Summa Cum Laude
Brandon James Kymer................................... Apex
Alex Thorne Lawing...................................Brevard
Cum Laude
Shuzhen Lin.............................................Charlotte
Kevin Ping Liu..................................... Chapel Hill
Philip James S. Lozada............................Charlotte
Andrea Nicole Martin.................. Winston-Salem
Mitchell McClish.....................................Charlotte
Marissa Nicole McLaughlin....................Concord
Cale Gordon Mehaffey........................Mooresville
Cum Laude
Stephanie Erica Metts.......................Mount Holly
Tyler James Miller...............................Mooresville
William Thomas Moll, Jr......................... Waxhaw
Andrew Wesley Murphy........................Lexington
Cum Laude
Dharma Teja Nadendla...........................Charlotte
Huy Nguyen.............................................Charlotte
Joshua Thomas Nielsen...........................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Spiro Nune..................................................... Arden
Cum Laude
Colin Michael O’Brien................................... Apex
Cum Laude
Bryan Ocampo....................................Huntersville
Sergio Ordonez........................................ Siler City
Anish Sunil Patel........................................ Raleigh
Cum Laude
Ronak Shailesh Patel...............................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
James Blaine Pennington.........................Richfield
Summa Cum Laude
Tanner Wayne Polera.......................... Hampstead
Summa Cum Laude
Jaron Noah Potter....................................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Noah S. Putman..........................................Maiden
Naman Manoj Rawal...............................Concord
Jason C. Reynolds..................................... Pineville
Magna Cum Laude
Tyler Walton Robbins............................ Matthews
Summa Cum Laude
Dalton Thomas Robertson........................ Denver
Branden Mikkel Rosenlieb.................. Lincolnton
Sean Daniel Sackowitz........................... Matthews
Andre Zacarias Sanchez...................China Grove
Cum Laude
James Donald Schaffter............................ Waxhaw
Matthew Brian Scola...............................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Juan C. Segoviano...............................Huntersville
Akshay Sharma......................................... Durham
Alan W. Shields........................................Charlotte
Travis Eugene Smith.................................Gastonia
Kevin James Somers............................. Burlington
Summa Cum Laude
Nicholas Aaron Spaugh..........................Charlotte
Austin Everett Stamper.............................. Denver
Cum Laude
Ryan Lee Tadlock......................................Gastonia
Ethan Andrews Thacker.................... Collettsville
Cum Laude
Elizabeth P. Theuamthalaray......Kings Mountain
James Marshall Thomas............................Wingate
Jeth Vang...................................................Charlotte
Maxwell Scott Warren............................ Statesville
Cum Laude
Garrick Thomas White...........................Charlotte
Casey Whiteside............................. Rutherfordton
Kenneth M. Widemon............................Charlotte
Cum Laude
John Michael Williams...........................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Henry George Williamson...................Oak Ridge
Cum Laude
Mychal Aldrich Willis........................Huntersville
Robert Matthew Zeman.........................Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
Yi Ming Zhuo............................................. Monroe
Daniel J. Zielenski....................................... Raleigh
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College of Health and Human Services
Dr. Nancy L. Fey-Yensan, Dean
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Athletic Training
Hannah Claire B. Celemen.....................Charlotte
Cum Laude, Athletic Training Honors,
University Honors
Cody Lee Church.....................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Cadesha Alicia Clarke.................................Garner
Brittany Noelle Freeze.........................Mooresville
Kelby Rae Hurlocker....................Mount Pleasant
Cum Laude
Brandon Michael Kerr.......North Chelmsford, MA
Caragh Bronagh MacDermott...... Woodbine, MD
Cum Laude
Sarah Kaitlyn Nash..................................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Ryan Christopher Rodems.....................Charlotte
Olivia Brooke Sabo.................................. Rockwell
Andrew Jeffrey Schneider...................Greensboro
Lorin Aris Sezer.............................................. Apex
Talia M. Shelton........................................ Waxhaw
Daniel Benjamin Walker......................Goldsboro
Katherine Nicole Watkins........... Winston-Salem
Cum Laude
Sara Elizabeth Weber..............................Harmony
Exercise Science
Tyler R. Abrams.................................... Forest City
Vanessa Maree Aceituno.........................Charlotte
Trevor Louis Albarran............................. Advance
Daniela Nozomi Alegre..........................Charlotte
Anna J. Allison..........................................Gastonia
Ericca Lanell Amos..............................Morrisville
Magna Cum Laude
Eleanor Stacey Andrews...................Summerfield
Edwin Arvelo III......................................Charlotte
Guadalupe Avalos...................................... Hickory
Kevin Scott Baker................................. Harrisburg
Bria Marie Barnes......................... Winston-Salem
James Styler Barry................................ Asbury, NJ
Cum Laude, Kinesiology Honors, University Honors
Tesia Saran Beatty-Lloyd....................Greensboro
Cum Laude
Johnny R. Birchfield...............................Troutman
Maya Alexandra Black.........................Fayetteville
Christopher Anquann Boyd..............Greensboro
Quenisha Boyd........................................Charlotte
Jabari David Kingo Bradford.............Greensboro
Loren N. Bringle..................................Mooresville
Cum Laude
Savannah A. Broderick...........................Charlotte
Alexander Hayes Bronkar......................Charlotte
Jessica Elizabeth Brown............................. Denver
William Marcus Brown.................. Rutherfordton
Casey M. Bruce........................................ Archdale
Cum Laude
Andrew Felipe Ocampo Ceballos......... Statesville
Ismail Bryan Camara..............................Charlotte
Anthony Bernard Campbell II
...................................................... Washington, DC
Michael Austin Campbell.......................Charlotte
India Paige Campfield.......................... Forest City
Cape L. Chappell...................................... Durham
Tommy Chen...........................................Charlotte
Nathan Allen Church..........................Greensboro
Bruce Richard Clark, Jr...........................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Cory Alexander Clark.......................... Lincolnton
Cum Laude
Devin Jamal Clegg................................ Burlington
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Meaghan Elizabeth Collins....................Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
Cori Ann Cook............................. Winston-Salem
Jeffrey M. Decker..............................Norwich, NY
Timothy James DeLong..........................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Taylor McCall Dove................................. Waxhaw
Abby Baity Dunlap................................. Statesville
Summa Cum Laude
Allie Knight Dunn.................................. Asheboro
Bryan K. Ellen II...........................................Locust
Tyler Joseph Fabio................................... Asheville
Cum Laude
Tyler Allen Fay.........................................Charlotte
Alexandria Ferri..................................Mooresville
Ryan Scott Flaherty.............................Mooresville
Michael Ross Fleenor..............................Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
De’pris Brescia Ford.............................. Dillon, SC
Jill Nicole Foster....................................... Salisbury
Cum Laude
William Palmer Furr............................... Salisbury
Colin Warwick Gibson...........................Charlotte
Morgan Alexander Godette..............Huntersville
C. Seth Godleski...................................... Asheville
Courtney Howell Green.............................Crouse
Cum Laude
Spencer Anderson Green.......................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Lauren Claire Gulley...............................Charlotte
Taylor Nicole Gunn......................... Rocky Mount
Kaile Elise Gunter....................................... Raleigh
Tyler J. Gyscek..........................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Matthew Jacob Hacker............................Charlotte
Luke Edward Hager........................ Hawthorn, PA
Cum Laude
Rocky Dylan Hall....................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Brittany Diane Harrill...........................Claremont
Cum Laude
Jerrya Moniqe-Renee Harris..............Greensboro
Cum Laude
Julia Christine Hartman....................Wake Forest
Magna Cum Laude
Lisa Marie Haynes................................Mill Spring
Hunter I. Helms.................................... Lincolnton
Jonathan Mauricio Hidalgo..................... Durham
Summa Cum Laude
Joseph William Hilton............................Charlotte
Alison Blair Hinton........................................ Apex
Kelby Rae Hurlocker....................Mount Pleasant
Cum Laude
Caitlyn Dawn Jackson..............................Lilesville
Zachary Robert Jacobs.......................Wake Forest
Diyaa Jamhour.........................................Charlotte
Rebekah Elizabeth Jarrett...................... Asheboro
Magna Cum Laude
Anna Brooke Johnson..........................Bear Creek
Musa Ademola Olatokunbo Jose......... Greenville
Amy Alyssa Kennelly..............................Charlotte
Brittany Alexandra Kentler................Mooresville
Anyea Latasha King................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Constantine Dimitri Kontos............... Clemmons
Cum Laude
Melanie S. Laurin................................Wilmington
Melissa L. Laurin................................Wilmington
Ross Alden Lippard...................... Winston-Salem
Joseph Scott Little....................................Charlotte
Rachel Christine Loggins.................Summerfield
Erick Ivan Lopez................................. Spring Lake
Timothy Phillip Love...............................Concord
David Michael Maloney........Gloucester City, NJ
Darien Sonte’ Mangiapane................... Greenville
Andrew Terrell McClain.........................Charlotte
Justin Mark McDaniel......................... Cherryville
Cum Laude
Mark Randall McFarland...................... Ellenboro
Cum Laude
Michiko Celine McIntyre....................Fayetteville
Alexandria DeVanne McKinley....... St. Paul, MN
Magna Cum Laude
Golbahar S. Mohseni...............................Charlotte
Taylor Marie Monteith............................Charlotte
Nathan Anthony Mooney.................. Taylorsville
Cum Laude
Brandon James Morgan.......................... Asheville
Kevin M. Murray................................ Snow Camp
Cum Laude
Jeffrey Blake Narron................................Charlotte
W. Ross Owens........................................Lewisville
Cum Laude
Kelly Denise Page..................................... Durham
Vanessa Irene Parker.................................. Raleigh
Ashley Yvonne Parlato............................Charlotte
Shikha Sanjay Patel..................................Charlotte
Lillian R. Pauley.................................... Lincolnton
Brittany O’trice Payne.............................Charlotte
David Brock Phillips............................ High Point
Cum Laude
Casey Lynn Pillaca....................... Winston-Salem
Madison Brianne Poovey...................Mooresville
Danielle L. Prevette........................................Elkin
Teah Chanelle Rawlings........................... Durham
Laura Catalina Alonso Restrepo............Charlotte
Valerie Ann Robles..................................Charlotte
Kyle Michael Rohan.................................Concord
Melvin Roman...................................... Jamestown
Reem Montaser Saed.............................. Matthews
Magna Cum Laude
Amr Mahmoud Saleh.............................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Ryan Michael Scales................................Charlotte
Hayley Lynn Scanlan............................ Geneva, IL
Zachary Connor Scarboro..................... Matthews
Cum Laude
Julia Margaret Scott...................... Winston-Salem
Cum Laude
Lucas Martin Seagroves.......................Kannapolis
Alexis Seger...............................................Gastonia
Alexandra Kathleen Simpson................. Franklin
Brian M. Smith.........................................Gastonia
Cum Laude
Victoria H. Sneyd................................... Matthews
David Lee Spainhour......................................King
Cum Laude
Taylor Robinson Squiric..................... Taylorsville
Meghan Elizabeth Staley.............Mount Pleasant
Lillian McGovern Staudt................. Norwalk, CT
Elizabeth V. Stevenson....................... Iron Station
Magna Cum Laude
Joseph Michael Strandberg..........Toms River, NJ
Kirsten Strickland....................................Charlotte
Mark Washington Strother................ Franklinton
Travis Crawford Sullivan........................Charlotte
Colleen Elizabeth Theissen....................Charlotte
Kirsten Greta Thibault............................Charlotte
Devonte J. Thomas...............................Fayetteville
Cum Laude
Taylor Benton Thomas........................Indian Trail
Cum Laude
Kristen Dale Tingen................................. Roxboro
Cum Laude
Zachary James Trotter............................... Monroe
Trevor Christian Truesdale.....................Concord
Renato Varga....................................................Cary
De’Vaughn Mayo Vaughn.................. Laurel, MD
Christine Alexandra Velez.....................Charlotte
Carl Anthony Walton, Jr. ...................Greensboro
Cheaslei S. Weathers...............................Charlotte
Kaitlin Leigh Weber.....................................Landis
Sarah Nichole Wells.................... Black Mountain
Paige Nicole Whitaker......................... Harrisburg
Kristen Taylor Whitsett........................... Waxhaw
Kristen Michelle Williams..................... Asheboro
Timothy Shane Williams II.....................Stedman
Nikita Kelsley Wilson....................... Hartford, VT
Justin Keith Wood................................ Thurmond
Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science
Tabitha Althoff..............................Wauwatosa, WI
Regina Marie Arocha.....................Santa Ana, CA
Kevin Lee Barnes........................................ Raleigh
Eric Dante D’Amico................................. Durham
Amber Fleming........................................Farmville
Eunmi K. Han............................. Glastonbury, CT
Ashley Phillips Hastings...................... Lincolnton
Kristy Mackell............................................ Hickory
Leko A. Morris-Myers........................... Stoneville
Deborah Kay Panza.................................. Durham
Gurpreet K. Singh............................Elizabeth City
Jeffrey Ryan Spruill...............................Winterville
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
Nursing
Caitlin Brooke Adkins..................Columbus, OH
Lacey Taylor Barrier.................................Newland
Magna Cum Laude
Alyssa Lauren Bonge...........................Mooresville
Magna Cum Laude
Amanda Marris Bradshaw..............Holly Springs
Cum Laude
Cierra Danielle Brown............................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Thomas John Carota.......................... Thomasville
Cum Laude
Shani Kiera-Lasha Clemons...................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Ariana L. Cornielle...................................Concord
Magna Cum Laude
Christina Lynn Cusimano......................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Brooke Lauren Denny.............................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Kayla Diane Edge........................Kings Mountain
Cum Laude
Karley Reece Edwards.........................Mooresville
Cum Laude
Katelyn S. Faucette..................................Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
Hannah Marie Fisher..........................Indian Trail
Cum Laude
Elicia Melton Frye.......................... Bessemer City
Summa Cum Laude
Brittney Gann........................................... Durham
Magna Cum Laude
Kelsey Lynn Hall........................................ Monroe
Cum Laude
Lisbeth Julianne Hanna.......................Wadesboro
Magna Cum Laude
Ashley Ann Hargrove............................ Statesville
Magna Cum Laude
Cortlin Paige Hartness...........................Hiddenite
Cum Laude
Stephanie Violeta Hernandez................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Sophia Holly Hunt..................................... Hickory
Summa Cum Laude
Jessica M. Jimenez................................Fayetteville
Cum Laude
Morgan Brittany Kepley........................Lexington
Cum Laude
Michael George Kirby..................................Shelby
Magna Cum Laude
Christina Marie Koehler....................Arnold, MD
Summa Cum Laude
Ashley Marissa Lecroy............................ Asheville
Summa Cum Laude
Megan Denise Long................................. Midland
Cum Laude
Rachel Michelle Long......................................King
Summa Cum Laude
Elizabeth Lopez.......................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Margaret Apgar Lyman...........................Davidson
Summa Cum Laude
Margaret Mary McElravey.....................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Alyssa Kaitlie Molina.................Ellicott City, MD
Cum Laude
Taylor A. Murphy................................Elkton, MD
Magna Cum Laude
Shelby Lauren Odom............................. Asheboro
Magna Cum Laude
Robin Ann Pariso....................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
RoCheryl Denise Pratt...............Summerville, SC
Cum Laude
Taylor Nicole Prince............................Mooresville
Cum Laude
Timothy James Reed............................... Asheville
Cum Laude
Jensen Taylor Schott............................Mooresville
Magna Cum Laude
Kelly Elizabeth Shemo............................Mayodan
Magna Cum Laude
Brooke Shaw Sierra.................................... Raleigh
Cum Laude
Christian Taylor Smith............................. Monroe
Magna Cum Laude
Nicole Gail Smith....................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Valerie Christine Starr...............................Maiden
Cum Laude
Brittany Taija Strong....................................Shelby
Magna Cum Laude
Anisa Danielle Taylor...........................Fayetteville
Cum Laude
Kailey Lauren Thomas.............................. Monroe
Cum Laude
Abby Susannah Toms............................. Lattimore
Cum Laude
Dia Vang..................................................... Newton
Magna Cum Laude
Jasmine Ciera Vines.............................Fayetteville
Cum Laude
Cody Shane Whitley.............................Marshville
Cum Laude
Samantha Nicole Whitley........................ Stanfield
Magna Cum Laude
Heidi Noel Whyde....................................Newland
Summa Cum Laude
Catherine N. Williams................................Wilson
Cum Laude
Megan Elizabeth Wray............................ Salisbury
Magna Cum Laude
RN to BSN Completion
Kemi Stella Abdul....................................... Raleigh
Clay Corpening Ijams.............................Charlotte
Zara Galen Lyons.................................... Statesville
Courtney Elise Sheehan..........................Charlotte
Nicola Staudinger..................................... Waxhaw
Kellie Valencia........................................... Waxhaw
PUBLIC HEALTH
Bella Yawou Amengonu..........................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Lormina Antoine................................ Orlando, FL
Darius Bazemore..................................Winterville
Magna Cum Laude
Ryan Layton Bovard................................. Midland
Magna Cum Laude
Kristen Brown......................................... Aberdeen
Lucille Saya Connolly...............................Concord
Cum Laude
Amanda Nicole Deese.............................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Laura Danielle Diamond-Williams........ Chapel Hill
Cum Laude
Melanie Elizabeth Evans.........................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Crystal Leanne Harrell.......................Wilmington
Summa Cum Laude
Amira Lynn Kalala..................................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Ashley Loren King...................................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Medjatu H. Kuyateh................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Ra’chela Shari Leonard......................Rockingham
Cum Laude
Rachael Elaine Luck............................Greensboro
Cum Laude
Jasmine Asia Mason................................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Mariah Reagan McNeill..........................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Karen de la O. Medina.................. Fuquay-Varina
Amanda Gail Medlin..............................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Astrid Elizabeth Monar............................Graham
Cum Laude
Obed Ohia...................................... Fuquay-Varina
Cum Laude
Joseph Kerongo Okeiga...................Holly Springs
Magna Cum Laude
Dafe Omerhi....................................... Atlanta, GA
Magna Cum Laude
Estefania Perez...............................Hendersonville
Summa Cum Laude
Krishel Agnes Pileggi.......................... Hampstead
Cum Laude
Danielle M. Porter.................................. Matthews
Cum Laude
Sanjana Ganesh Prabhu..................................Cary
Magna Cum Laude
Eduardo Antonio Quezada................. Lincolnton
Magna Cum Laude
Shanice Khelia Roache.............................Concord
Cum Laude
N. Maressa Rodgers.................................. Durham
Cum Laude
Megan Elizabeth Salzman..................Mooresville
Matthew David Gil Scranton.................Charlotte
Alice Norico Sekimonyo.........................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Chad F. Staples............................................. Trinity
Iryna Tishkina..............................................Garner
Ifeanyi Obunike Umeugo.......................Charlotte
James C. Winters.....................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
RESPIRATORY THERAPY
Brenda Jackson Andrews................ Robersonville
Kirby D. Anthony..........................Pilot Mountain
Sierra D. Baxter.............................. Morehead City
Alisia Ann Bouldin.................................Cameron
Allison Danielle Broddie.............Hephzibah, GA
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Brandy Nicole Brown..................................... Eden
Megan Willard Brown.........................Yadkinville
Walter Lee Bryant, Jr............................Winterville
Seth Riggan Burgess................................Charlotte
Kindra Michelle Carroll.......... Whispering Pines
Alvis Leon Cook, Jr.......................... Hillsborough
Brandi E. Cooper....................................Lexington
Marjory Ann Csatary.............................. Pittsboro
Deborah Lynn Davis....................................Shelby
Robert Edward DeGiosio......................... Kinston
Danielle Marie Dillane........................... Snow Hill
Jason Richard George Folger..... New Orleans, LA
Kristen Sullivan Franks................. Morehead City
Sunil Ranchhod Ghodasara...................Charlotte
Karen Latham Good....................................Shelby
Deanna Lynn Gravely.......................Fort Mill, SC
Amanda Dawn Gregory..............................Locust
Mayci Victoria Griffin............................... Castalia
Tyler D. Harris..........................................Concord
Maria-Lynn Kincel-Hays........ Wesley Chapel, FL
Owen Hays............................... Wesley Chapel, FL
Sheliah Lynn Howell........................... Wilkesboro
Christy Stewart Isenhour............................. Dallas
Angela Marie Johnson............................. Advance
Christina Marie Jourdan........Boiling Springs, SC
Lynda Stallings Kachman.......................Farmville
Regina F. Kent...................................... Youngsville
Amanda Marie Latour......................... Clemmons
Wendy Peacock Madill......................Huntersville
Kaitlin James Mays.............................. Germanton
Chelsea Marie McCollum..................... Reidsville
Lindsay Michelle Moore.......................... Durham
Dana Rae Morris........................................ Denton
Mercy W. Nagi....................................... Greenville
Thomas Jason Nietman........................Fayetteville
Cynthia Carol Pardue..........................Lumberton
Belinda Diane Pike....................... Winston-Salem
Steven Wayne Pinyan...................... Rocky Mount
Erica Nicole Poston............................. Cherryville
Joshua Scott Pruett....................... Winston-Salem
Deborah Lynn Qualls........................... Burlington
Salvador Edward Ramos.......................... Durham
Robert Ripper......................................Indian Trail
Robyn Lynne Shepherd.................Hendersonville
Crystal Garris Spruill...........................Winterville
Joshua D. Stanley.............................Roaring River
Charley Poplin Starnes.................... New London
Sharon S. Stevens..............................Ringgold, VA
Larry Matthew Still.............................. Forest City
Douglas James Thompson................. Kernersville
Jennifer G. Wagner..................................Charlotte
Stephanie Lynn Watts..............................Gastonia
Cum Laude
Janet Redwine Whitaker......................Fayetteville
Summa Cum Laude
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Kari P. White................................................... Eden
Amber Brooke Whitley.............................. Grifton
Valarie A. Williams......................... Rocky Mount
Candace Yow............................................. Stanfield
Yng Zhang........................................Dalian, China
BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK
Carson Marie Allred...........................Greensboro
Magna Cum Laude
Megan Elaine Baker-Brigham................Mint Hill
Magna Cum Laude
Natalie Nicole Beck.................................Charlotte
Michelle Ashley Bowen............................ Monroe
Cum Laude
Rachelle Monique Bridgeforth...........Kannapolis
Catherine Elizabeth Brown................... Matthews
Magna Cum Laude
Ariel Briana Collins.................................. Pinetops
Magna Cum Laude
Laura Elizabeth Conner...........................Gastonia
Magna Cum Laude
Brooke Leigh Dalton........................Eagle Springs
Cum Laude
Chelsea Anne Darida......................................King
Cum Laude
Daniel James Davis...................Mastic Beach, NY
Magna Cum Laude
Courtney Nicole Flack......................... Forest City
Cum Laude
Marcus J. Gaddy......................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Jacoblyn Anna Gardiner......................... Salisbury
Catherine Andrea Gut............................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Alejandra Guzman-Banda.....................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Meredith T. Hanes.................................... Advance
Cum Laude
Christina Henderson......................... Orlando, FL
Magna Cum Laude
Juneisha T. Jackson...............................Fayetteville
Hakim Johnson........................... Philadelphia, PA
Cum Laude
Alexandra Denise Joyner........................... Raleigh
Cum Laude
Latoya D. Juarbe.....................................New Bern
Allegra Gabrielle Knapp........................ Statesville
Cum Laude
Morgan Amber Lail.............................. Lincolnton
Courtney R. Laurer.............................Mooresville
Cum Laude
Deanna R. Lenker....................................Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
Crystal L. Mann....................................Kannapolis
Magna Cum Laude
Kayla Nicole Marsicano..........................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Kristi Leigh McKenzie.......................Wilmington
Cum Laude
Kimberly S. Miller.................................Gilroy, CA
Cum Laude
Matthew Lamar Mills...........................Kannapolis
Summa Cum Laude
Samantha Kay Mills..........Monroe Township, NJ
Cum Laude
Mercedes D. Mitchell..............................Charlotte
Luisa Fernanda Morales..........................Gastonia
India Sierra Muse................................Greensboro
Elizabeth Ann Nymberg....................Huntersville
Shannon Casey O’Hora.................Camp Lejeune
Cum Laude
Dorcas Chesang Osoro...........................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Sharon V. Phelan................................... Jamestown
Magna Cum Laude
Amy Marie Riecken..................................Concord
Summa Cum Laude
Victoria Leeann Roy................................ Asheville
Cum Laude
Emily Concetta Rumrill...........................Concord
Dayna Sheri Scheich................................. Waxhaw
Cum Laude
Ceara Velesa Smith..............................Jacksonville
Cum Laude
Deniesha Danaye Smith................. Rocky Mount
Magna Cum Laude
Fatimah S. Smith.....................................Charlotte
Sarah Jod’Ann Smith................Salt Lake City, UT
Summa Cum Laude
Kelsie Lynn Stanley...............................Oak Ridge
Magna Cum Laude
Judith M. Steverson.................................Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
Tamira Mercedes Sturdivant..................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Chelsey Bre’Anna Thompson..... Orangeburg, SC
Annie Vivian Steele Timmons........... Laurinburg
Summa Cum Laude
Qui Nguyet Vuu.......................................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Jennifer Michelle Walker.........................Gastonia
Summa Cum Laude
Jenna Michelle Webber................................Shelby
Magna Cum Laude
Justin Michael Williamson.........................Stanley
Elizabeth Rene Woody..........................Haw River
Magna Cum Laude
Caitlin Ashleen Zike...............................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Saturday Morning Ceremony
Processional
The National Anthem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ivey Cherry III
Anthropology
Spring Lake
Introduction of Platform Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen A. Popp
Greetings from The University of North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Burris-Floyd
Presentation of the UNC Board of Governors Award
for Excellence in Teaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stanley S. Schneider
Professor of Biological Sciences
Conferring of Honorary Degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Fairchild Zimmern
Doctor of Public Service
Greetings from the Graduating Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Serena V. Greene
Psychology
Freeport, The Bahamas
UNC Charlotte Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ivey Cherry III
Call to Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philip L. Dubois
Chancellor
Ringing of the Old Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher D. Dotson
Political Science and Philosophy
Concord
Turning of the Tassel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gabriel J. Slivka
Indian Trail
Recessional
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Honorary Degree: Doctor of Public Service
Emily Fairchild Zimmern
Emily Zimmern has made lasting contributions to Charlotte’s educational, civic,
and cultural foundations during her 20-year tenure as the executive director and
president of the Levine Museum of the New South.
Under her leadership, active engagement in Charlotte's civic life became the Levine
Museum's hallmark and the institution attracted national attention as a place of
thoughtful dialogue, an advocate for inclusion, and a catalyst for community
outreach. The museum has received numerous accolades, including two Excellence
in Exhibition Awards from the American Association of Museums. At the White
House in 2006, First Lady Laura Bush presented the Levine Museum with the
esteemed National Award for Museum Service.
Zimmern often has pointed to the deep, broad, and sustained partnership with
UNC Charlotte as integral to the museum's success. Collaborative initiatives such
as the New Courage Project, the Center for the Study of the New South's annual lecture, and the Changing Times,
Changing Minds series have strengthened and enriched the museum’s programming.
Emily Zimmern
Zimmern also has served the University as a member of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Advisory Council,
the Crossroads Advisory Committee, and the Provost's Comprehensive Review Committee.
A native of Louisiana, Zimmern earned bachelor’s and master's degrees in American history from Vanderbilt
University and a master's in business administration from Queens University of Charlotte. She is also a graduate
of Leadership Charlotte, the American Leadership Forum - Charlotte Chapter, and the Innovation Institute of the
McColl Center for Art + Innovation. In 2001, she completed the Harvard Business School's executive education
course "Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management."
Long active in community affairs and the nonprofit sector, Zimmern has held leadership positions on the boards of
Community Building Initiative, Planned Parenthood, Crisis Assistance Ministry, Foundation For The Carolinas,
Charlotte Jewish Federation, and United Jewish Appeal. Most recently, she served as vice chair of the City of
Charlotte's Immigrant Integration Task Force, board chair of the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits, and a
member of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' Cultural Competence Framework Task Force.
Honors bestowed upon Zimmern include Charlotte Woman of the Year 2002, the Thurgood Marshall College
Fund Award of Excellence 2011, and Leadership Charlotte's Schley R. Lyons Circle of Excellence Award 2013.
For her tireless efforts on behalf of UNC Charlotte and the citizens of Charlotte, the region, and the state, The
University of North Carolina at Charlotte awards the honorary degree, Doctor of Public Service, to Emily Zimmern.
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UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Stanley S. Schneider
Professor of Biological Sciences
Stanley Schneider from the Department of Biological Sciences in the College
of Liberal Arts & Sciences is a recipient of the 2016 UNC Board of Governors
Excellence in Teaching Award.
Established by the Board of Governors in 1994 to underscore the importance of
teaching and to encourage, identify, recognize, reward, and support good teaching
within the University, the Board of Governors Awards for Excellence in Teaching
are given annually to a tenured faculty member from each UNC campus. Winners
must have taught at their present institutions at least seven years.
Dr. Stanley S. Schneider
The 17 recipients were nominated by individual campus committees and selected by
the Board of Governors’ Committee on Personnel and Tenure. Each award winner
will receive a commemorative bronze medallion and a $12,500 cash prize.
“Stan’s concern for the well-being of students is exemplary, as is his sense of fairness and obligation to give the
students the best possible education,” said Martin Klotz, former chair of biological sciences. “His talents and
interpersonal skills allow him to stay his very self during interactions with students in and outside the classroom.”
Schneider’s goal is to change the way students think about and live on Earth. "I want them to experience awe and
a sense of privilege and responsibility for living on this planet,” he said.
Schneider’s passion for animal behavior, social insects (especially honey bees), and the evolution of social behavior
is infectious, and his students thrive under his guidance.
According to Schneider, teaching is a social interaction. “It is the contagious enthusiasm of the teacher that captures
students’ imagination and helps them dream,” he stated. “Excellent teachers are rigorous, fair, and demonstrate
respect for students by holding them to high standards of performance by providing clear, organized, and relevant
lectures,” he added.
As part of his role as instructor, Schneider exposes students to the process of conducting research as he views this
as the primary means by which students learn how new information is generated and synthesized into an existing
body of knowledge.
This past fall, Schneider was named the recipient of UNC Charlotte’s top teaching award, the Bank of America
Award for Teaching Excellence.
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Candidates for Master’s Degrees - Saturday Morning
MASTER OF ARTS
Anthropology
Philip A. Blattenberger.......................Greensboro
Amanda Rae Carter...............................Easley, SC
Ashley James Hovis..................................Gastonia
Benjamin Earl Johnson........................ Oak Island
Noah Gregory Maximov.........................Charlotte
Jonimay J. Morgan............................... Lorain, OH
Communication Studies
Debra Webb Basalik............................. Lincolnton
Elizabeth Grace Booker..........................Charlotte
Myasia Saitta Burns.................................Charlotte
Emily Elizabeth Crawford...............Danvers, MA
Alicia Lynn Emmons..............................Charlotte
Nicole Sikora Heschong.........................Charlotte
Joseph A. Lamia.......................................Charlotte
D. Jade Myers.......................................Mooresville
Brittany Nicole Wilson............................Concord
English
Zachary Keith Allen.............................. Albemarle
Samaneh Balali.........................................Charlotte
Alexandra L. Batty......................... Hyde Park, UT
Matthew Bullington....................................Shelby
Taryn Ashley Dollings.................. Richmond, VA
Yekaterina N. Dolmatova.......................Charlotte
Charles Tillman Douglas........................Charlotte
Kaneisha LaShay Gaston........................Charlotte
Mary-Elizabeth Greene..........................Charlotte
Tanya Michelle Gusdorf.............................Hubert
Lora Beth Johnson...................Overland Park, KS
Priscila Jovazino Bastos Medrado Costa
...................................................... São Paulo, Brazil
Kamakshi Somnath Kamath............Kerala, India
Michael H. Landers..............................Kannapolis
Amanda Rose Loeffert...................Pittsburgh, PA
Hannah Marie Mayfield.................... Spring Hope
Nancy Jill Morgan....................................Charlotte
Andrea M. Patawaran-Hickman...........Charlotte
Kristen Nicole Reynolds.........................Charlotte
Kailan Smith Sindelar.............................Charlotte
Alexander D. C. Swanston.................. Juneau, AK
Breanne Elaine Weber.............................Charlotte
Joshua Clayton Worsham......................... Candler
Ethics and Applied Philosophy
Timothy James Eyrich.............................Charlotte
Luciano Alejandro Molina................Huntersville
Geography
Latin American Studies
Maria Paula Andrade Diniz de Araujo
............................................................ Recife, Brazil
Denisse Andrea Guzman Arias.............Charlotte
Martha Hernandez................................. Matthews
Gabriela Patricia Lopez De Arcia
....................................... San Salvador, El Salvador
Haley Anderson Nelson..........................Charlotte
Nicholas J. Ortiz..................................Wilmington
Adolfo Franklin Peñaherrera.............Indian Trail
Noel Haynes Sumrall................................... Arden
Koffi Possone C. Yao-Kouame...............Charlotte
Liberal Studies
Christopher Justin Hall...........................Charlotte
Mathematics Education
Danielle Nicole Reed Russell................Lexington
Psychology
Jacqueline Claire Larson.........................Charlotte
Brooke Elizabeth Palmer........West Des Moines, IA
Jacqueline Marie Tynan..........................Charlotte
Psychology - Clinical and Community
Courtney Paige Camp.............................. Jefferson
Mary Caitlin Cook............................. Kernersville
Psychology - Industrial and Organizational
Robert Michael Bickmeier...........Columbus, OH
Shahar S. Gur.............................................. Raleigh
Aspen Janai Robinson............... Douglasville, GA
Haley Jane Woznyj........... Huntingdon Valley, PA
Religious Studies
Julie Ann Bruce........................................ Salisbury
Jason Edward Graham............................Charlotte
Joshua David Williams............................Concord
Matthew Stephen Baber....................Augusta, GA
Kaitlin Mary Colandrea..............Wallingford, CT
Michael Richard Desjardins......... Waterbury, CT
Brian Frey Gerney...................................Charlotte
Meijuan Jia..................Shandong Province, China
Miriam Elizabeth Martin.......................Charlotte
Jacob Donald Schmidt........................Greensboro
Sociology
Ricardo Girodano Bailey, Jr....................Charlotte
Joseph W. Graham, Jr..............................Charlotte
Ashley Lauren Kennedy.........................Charlotte
Dionne Paula Parris........................ Brooklyn, NY
Tremaine Lee Winstead........................... Roxboro
Aaron Stephen Wood............................. Matthews
Gerontology
Spanish
Rebecca Elaine Grimsley........................Charlotte
Travis Hunter Patterson..............Kings Mountain
Liane She.............................................Paris, France
Amanda Christine Swanger..............Huntersville
History
William A. Branch...................................Charlotte
Valerie Ann Freeman..............................Charlotte
Julie Hawks...........................................Indian Trail
Christopher Lee Kinley...........................Mint Hill
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Justin Michael Maxfield..........................Charlotte
Larry Steven McIntyre............................Charlotte
Kyle Leland McLain.................................Concord
Allyson Elizabeth Miller.........................Charlotte
Kate Hillary Moore...................................Concord
Marissa L. Nichols.............................. Adams, MA
Byron Clark Parker.................................Lexington
Donald Ross Smith, Jr.....................................Cary
Michael Charles Sullivan........................Charlotte
Samantha Jo Thompson...............................Shelby
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Applied Physics
Jason Barlow.............................................. Waxhaw
Mark E. Green..........................................Charlotte
Steven Festervand Kitchin..................... Matthews
Timothy Scott Mode...................Kings Mountain
Zeba Naqvi............................Uttar Pradesh, India
Joshua Lee Simpson............................... Cornelius
Biology
Lenora Mosley Crabtree..........................Gastonia
Bradley Andrew Deem...........................Charlotte
Tamara Renee Gaspar..............................Concord
Matthew Thomas Lowder..................... Albemarle
Shayan Shaghayeq Nazari...................... Matthews
Leigh Erin Robertson..............................Charlotte
Chemistry
Corey Blaine Garmon..............................Oakboro
Lizeth Hernandez...................................Charlotte
Billy Ray Johnson..................................Claremont
Jared S. Morse..........................................Charlotte
Criminal Justice
Adam John Duso.................... Charlottesville, VA
Razvan Horatiu Puiu...........................Indian Trail
Earth Sciences
Adrienne Frances Boucher.....................Charlotte
Susan M. Dyer..........................................Charlotte
Ryan J. Hubler...................................... Taylorsville
Brandon Michael Jones............................Gastonia
Alexandra Victoria Shoffner.....Johns Creek, GA
Mathematics
Gordon Black...........................................Charlotte
Meijuan Jia..................Shandong Province, China
Kritika Nagpal................................ Haryana, India
Ann Marie Stewart.......................... Rossford, OH
Optical Science and Engineering
Hamidreza Aryan....................................Charlotte
Mohammad Azari..............................Tehran, Iran
Ravil Bikmetov.........................................Charlotte
Steven Timothy Glass.............................Charlotte
Joseph Allen Peller............................... Clemmons
Geoffrey Glenn Tuttle................... Moravian Falls
MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Samuel Alexander Ascunce................ Vienna, VA
Alyssa Evelyn Brown............................ Clemmons
McKenna Lynn Collins............................Hart, MI
Emma Marie Converse................ Fort Wayne, IN
Gary Alexander Cooley....................... Clemmons
Tracy Stearns Martin...........................Greensboro
Jennifer Elizabeth Melia..........................Gastonia
James Alexander Walker Merrick
.........................................................Columbia, MD
Tonderai Elton Chido Mushipe
................................................ Harare, Zimbabwe
Edson Nayib Ramos................................Charlotte
Jonathan Ian Peebles.....................Springfield, VA
Hannah Sanborn Panicco..................Huntersville
Sharrian Evon-Wilson Taylor..... Winston-Salem
Stephanie Michelle Whitley................ High Point
Candidates for Graduate Certificates - Saturday Morning
Emery Carpenter Clark.................... Beaufort, SC
Jessica Lauren Cope.................................. Monroe
Donna Lynn Davis................................. Norwood
Justin Kent Douthit.................................Charlotte
Liat Gabay-Fisher....................................Charlotte
Kaneisha LaShay Gaston........................Charlotte
Jason Edward Graham............................Charlotte
Yvonne Jones............................................Charlotte
Maryam Kazempour-Esmati..................Concord
Thomas M. LaPorte.................................Charlotte
Hannah Marie Mayfield.................... Spring Hope
Elizabeth Claudia Metzger.............Elizabeth City
D. Jade Myers.......................................Mooresville
Kiana LaNae’ Pratt.................................. Reidsville
Jacqueline Marie Tynan..........................Charlotte
Llatavia Marie Tyson...................... Rochester, NY
Jodi B. Valenstein.....................................Charlotte
Margaret Christine White......................Charlotte
Koffi Possone Charles-Hector Yao-Kouame
...................................................................Charlotte
Candidates for Undergraduate Degrees - Saturday Morning
Dr. Nancy A. Gutierrez, Dean
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Africana Studies
Fatimah Abdus-Salaam...........................Charlotte
Maryann Becker-Masullo...................... Matthews
Alexis D. Beckton....................... Philadelphia, PA
Ahmad Ashon Boney...........................Fayetteville
Arica Moriah Dawkins..................... Danville, VA
Teadra Shron Fisher................................ Asheville
Talesha Ryan Green.............................. High Point
Jalen Khyree Holt................................... Norwood
Brittney Michelle Jones...........................Charlotte
Sheree Lizzie Jones....................New London, CT
Courtney Danielle Mack.................... Gibsonville
Ayron Sadaris McArthur......................... Durham
James W. Middleton, Jr..................... Pineville, SC
Luntaladio Benny Ntomena...................Charlotte
Gerald Palmer.......................................Henderson
Oliver J. Sintim............................ Takoradi, Ghana
Dagmawit Abayneh Tessema.................... Raleigh
Cum Laude
Gerard Antonio Watson.........................Charlotte
Sandra Kay Wilbourn.............................Charlotte
Marefia Surur Yisak............................Wake Forest
Anthropology
Luz Arteaga...............................................Concord
Shannon AnneMarie Bodsford.............Lexington
M. Peregrine Irene Bratschi...................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Eman Husain Bukhamseen
......................................... Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Summa Cum Laude
Phillip A. Cathcart....................................Gastonia
Ivey Cherry III......................................Fayetteville
Lauren H. Cobb....................................Cramerton
Kelsey Kay Cochran.............................Kannapolis
Kelsey Elizabeth Dolman............... Simsbury, CT
Cum Laude
Xeminia Yvette Edwards........................ Statesville
Seth Bradley Grooms........................Rockingham
Summa Cum Laude
James S. Haney..........................................Concord
Emily Nichole Hawkins..........................Charlotte
Rose Alexandra Hunter......................... Matthews
Dawnya Tatiana Little.............................. Midland
Leslie Elizabeth Mackie......................... Cornelius
Zoë Elizabeth Moore...............................Davidson
Magna Cum Laude
Shannon Carol Prigge............................. Asheville
Hannah Elizabeth Rash.......................... Asheville
Cum Laude
Micaela Rae Smith...............................Jacksonville
Kelly Bryana Watkins....................Hendersonville
Sarah L. Willden......................................Charlotte
Gregory Grady Wilson...........................Charlotte
Biology
Charlotte A. Afriyie.................................Charlotte
Brittany Barker..........................................Gastonia
Jenne Khadijah Belton............................Charlotte
Rodriguez Demario Bradley...................Gastonia
ShaMal Alvin Brown...................... Savannah, GA
Glynis Kathlyn Burgess...........................Charlotte
Casandra Lynn Cook................................ Hickory
Sidney Dylan Crawford.........................Troutman
Matthew Danahy.....................................Charlotte
Faty Dieye..............................................Fayetteville
Cum Laude
Eric Frigon.................................................Concord
Evan Earl Jacob Goodrum.................Mooresville
Taylor Grace Hawkins.............................Charlotte
Cum Laude, Biology Honors
Mariah Elise Huffman..............................Hickory
Sofia Kranidioti........................................ Rockwell
Kelly Elise Leonhardt...........................Morganton
Joan Brooke Martin............................. Cherryville
Samuel Charles McGovern............. Mendon, MA
Cum Laude
Ashley Briana Moore............................... Durham
Christian Elizabeth Rankin................. Harrisburg
Chelsea Rae Stevenson...............................Brevard
Rebecca Swayngim.................................. Asheville
Charles R. Thompson.............................Charlotte
Quoc Hung Vo Truong............................. Hickory
Brooke Ellean Walker.......................Rockingham
Cum Laude
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Chemistry
Zachary Branciforte................................Charlotte
Alexis BiJon Brown...................... Winston-Salem
Vananh Bui............................................... Archdale
Taylor Lee Carcella..................Downingtown, PA
James Kennedy Craven...........................Charlotte
Bich Ngoc Thi Dao..................................Charlotte
Britney Alysha David...............................Concord
Natasha Lee Dawson.........................Aultman, PA
Domelia Rochelle Dewitt.......................... Dudley
Liza Danielle Arjonillo Figueroa........Fayetteville
Cum Laude, Chemistry Honors
Akio Fujiwara...........................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Chelsea Joann George............................ Cornelius
Magna Cum Laude
Marvin Adan Grande..........................Indian Trail
Richard Michael-James Horne........... Harrisburg
Taryn Thanh Huynh................................Charlotte
Matthew James Johnson................... Kearney, NE
Kuriaki Kaffes...........................................Charlotte
Citsha Khang.............................................. Newton
Thomas Dongjin Kim.............................Charlotte
Gage Oliver Leighton..............................Charlotte
Eric Laughlin Maestas.............................Davidson
Larry W. Marshall................................. High Point
Kelvin J. McClure....................................Charlotte
Tori Lamont Mosley..................... Winston-Salem
Akashkumar Vinodkumar Patel........Indian Trail
Amisha Patel.......................................Huntersville
Cum Laude
Divya N. Patel........................................ Albemarle
Lee Philip Pulliam....................................Madison
Amanda Joy Reid.....................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Jonathan Lee Steele..............................Indian Trail
Sylvia Trang...............................................Gastonia
Quoc Hung Vo Truong............................. Hickory
David Joshua Wallace........................... Harrisburg
Erin Fitzpatrick Westmoreland.........Mooresville
Meng Xiong..............................................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
UNC Charlotte’s logo has become one of the Charlotte region’s most
distinctive insignia. It symbolizes the University’s links to the UNC system,
the Charlotte metropolitan region, and the discipline of learning. The logo
is suggestive of a “crown,” reminiscent of Queen Charlotte, for whom the
city of Charlotte is named. The “crown” also can be interpreted as a lamp
of learning, a burning bush, an open book, the flowering of a plant or an
individual, or a graduate in cap and gown. The letters “UNC” refer to the
University of North Carolina, which opened in 1795 as the nation’s first
public university. The word “Charlotte” not only refers to the city but also
to the surrounding metropolitan region.
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Communication Studies
Trae L. Alexander..........................North Wilkesboro
Alexis Renee Allen.......................................Shelby
Brittany Janine Allen...................................Garner
Haley Allen............................................ High Point
Jared Douglas Allen............................Mooresville
Anne Marie Anderson............................Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
Natalie Shenae Arrington...........Roanoke Rapids
Luisa Fernanda Avalos........................ Winston-Salem
Meredith Ann Avant...............................Charlotte
Yahav Avraham-Katz..........................Greensboro
University Honors
Olivia Brooks Barber....................................Shelby
Crystal Jane Barnes.................................Charlotte
Megan Elizabeth Bayko..........................Charlotte
Ashley Marie Benard............................ Miami, FL
Joshua Ryan Bost.................................Mooresville
Cum Laude
Lisa Alexa Bourguignon.......................... Durham
David Giovanni Bournazian..........................Cary
Ashley Nicole Brandon.............................. Raleigh
Cum Laude
Taylor A. Braswell................................... Matthews
Robert M. Broadbent..............................Charlotte
Iman Arielle Brown.................... Washington, DC
Samantha Rae Bruner.............................Charlotte
Randi R. Bryant......................................... Monroe
Magna Cum Laude
Katie Michelle Canipe.......................... Forest City
Kaitlyn Elizabeth Cannon............ Morehead City
Lyna My Cao......................................... High Point
Alyssa Rae Chapuis............................. Randleman
Cum Laude
Michael Karl Chupita.............................Troutman
Josh T. Coble......................................... High Point
Cum Laude
Brittany Shanice Collett.......................Morganton
Keena D. Cook.............................. Winston-Salem
Rachel LeeAnn Coston.................Hendersonville
Annie McNair Cotten.......................Winston-Salem
Cum Laude
Carleigh Elise Craparo..........................Naples, FL
Erin Elizabeth Curtis..........................Greensboro
Kierston Teyika Dalton............................Madison
Allison DeJaegher....................................Charlotte
Allison Marie DeLucia................................... Apex
Cory James Dennis..................................Charlotte
Amanda Simone Dews...................... Spring Lake
Anna Claire Dodd............................... Chapel Hill
Jessica Leigh Eudy.................................... Midland
Magna Cum Laude
Nicholas Scott Ewing............................. Asheboro
Cum Laude
Shawn Saif Ferrell.....................................Concord
Heather Anne Fiore....................... Niagara Falls, NY
Meaghan Marie Flanigan................................Cary
Katherine Hannah Fletcher.....................Lexington
Cum Laude
Abby Elizabeth Fox............................Huntersville
Alyssa Marie Fronk............................Wilmington
Thomas Boone Fuller III.........................Concord
Trinity Olivia Furtick............................... Durham
Jillian Rae Glassey............................Bellevue, WA
Lauren A. Gordon.........................Columbus, OH
Sarah Elizabeth Gredlics........Schnecksville, PA
Cilicia Maria Green.................................... Raleigh
J. Quest Green, Jr............................. Brooklyn, NY
Kekilia Marie Green................................... Raleigh
Benjamin Paul Greene........................ Chapel Hill
Evan Taylor Guest...................................Charlotte
Benjamin Brian Gurganus..............................Cary
Samantha Pamela Hagenstein...... Sandwich, MA
Bryce Ashton Hall..............................Wake Forest
Marquita Hall...........................................Charlotte
Debora Cornelia Handolescu........... Lincolnton
Magna Cum Laude
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Rachel Kathleen Hawkins........................ Newton
Elizabeth Anne Hewat............................Charlotte
Conley Anthony Hicks............................ Durham
Joshua B. Hinshaw...................................Charlotte
Alaina Hinson .......................................... Stanfield
Cum Laude
Spencer R. Hodes..................................... Waxhaw
Joyce Minji Hong.....................................Charlotte
Bare’a Angelica Hood..........................Greensboro
Drew Alexander Houston..................... Asheboro
Cameo O. Hoyte......................................... Raleigh
Marissa G. Iannarone..........................Indian Trail
Paula C. Ilonze......................................Knightdale
University Honors
Natalie D. Ingram................................. High Point
Keri Jack............................................................Cary
Aja Bleu Jackson...................................... Asheville
Kaliyah J. Jackson........................ East Orange, NJ
Andrew M. James....................................Charlotte
Daniel Robert Jasinski......................... High Point
Hanna Alane Jennings........................... Pfafftown
Bernard L. Johnson, Jr.....................Columbia, SC
Brooke Leigh Johnson..............................Concord
China Tatyanna Johnson.......................... Raeford
Anna Camille Jones....................................Clayton
Bryana Novel Jones..............................Fayetteville
Nicolas D. Jordano..............................Indian Trail
Sara Karimipour......................................Charlotte
Ezinne F. Keke............................................. Raleigh
Cum Laude
Jaelyn F. Killings.......................................Charlotte
Seneca Lacy...................................Lynchburg, VA
Anna Kathleen Leatherman.................... Belmont
Catlyn Nicole Leavengood................Wake Forest
Tyler Deon Lee.............................. Winston-Salem
Gabrielle Antonia-Sharonne Leeper......Concord
Vincent M. Lella........................... Winston-Salem
Madeline Rose Lemieux..................... Detroit, MI
Kaylee Louise Lewis......................... Madison, CT
Taylor Alyxandra Little......................... Peachland
Andre Ellis Logan....................................Charlotte
Christopher Immanuel Long.................Charlotte
Shaquille Mark Lord...............................Charlotte
Adam Randel Luhrs................................Charlotte
Rakia Mahan...............................Birmingham, AL
Magna Cum Laude
Luke Wyatt Manuel............................ Kernersville
Darnesha Ashauntee’ Martin.................Charlotte
Tierra Lanee’ Matthews............... Winston-Salem
Laura Jane McCorkle..............................Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
D’Erricka LaQuay McGill.......................Charlotte
Maria Josefa McGoldrick.......................Charlotte
Melissa Kelly McHugh.........................Fayetteville
Caitlin Mae McMahon.............................Gastonia
Natalie Rose McNeill................................ Mebane
Elise Katere McSwain............................Goldsboro
Graham Michael McCoy.....................Morganton
Elizabeth Ann Medlin.............................. Waxhaw
Madelayne Stefania Meza Leon.............Charlotte
Nathan Scott Miller.................................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Christopher Mizerak................................Concord
Aysha Mohammed Adnan.....................Charlotte
Josie Craig Moll...................................Greensboro
Danielle Lynn Monahan............... Sicklerville, NJ
Kenneth Allen Moniz............................... Durham
Ansonetta Louise Morris.........Monrovia, Liberia
Brittany Nicole Mosley.............................. Raleigh
Diana Eleanor Mowry.............................Charlotte
Maisie Elizabeth Mraz............................ Carrboro
Scott Eugene Mullich................................. Raleigh
Cum Laude
Brittany Murphy......................................Charlotte
Emily Tanner Murphy............................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Jasmine Laurell Myers.......................Chocowinity
Juliana Marie Norment.............................. Raleigh
Moses Chukwuemeka Odinachi...........Charlotte
Kristina Allison O’Neill...................Lancaster, PA
Hrazo Osman-Faiq................................... Pineville
Valerie Margaret Pandohie.....................Charlotte
Cameron Jamison Pappas................ Hillsborough
Cum Laude
Tanner Beckley Parks..................... Mableton, GA
Magna Cum Laude
Emily Rose Parsons.................West Hartford, CT
Karishma Rajesh Patel............................. Belmont
Cydney Brooke Pearson............... Winston-Salem
Serbia I. Perry........................................... Waxhaw
Taylor Michelle Pingrey..........................Charlotte
Kelly Nicole Pittman............................ Bakersville
Magna Cum Laude
Piera-Sophia F. Pizzorni.........................Charlotte
Lauren Neal Poythress....................................Cary
Morgan Allman Prendergast................. Cornelius
Bria Nicole Priddy....................................Danbury
Kerry Ann Pugh..................................... Asheboro
Katherine Alexis Puryear.................... High Point
Cum Laude
William Kerry Racine, Jr................................ Apex
Courtney Jaden Reese.................. Winston-Salem
Joshua Reichenberg.................................Charlotte
Kristen Nicole Renno...................Northridge, CA
Gabrielle Louise Retcho..................New Windsor
Christian Nicole Richter.........................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Jasmin Keana-Marshai Rivers...........Wake Forest
Travis Joseph Robbins.........................Indian Trail
Austin Lee Robinson................................ Belmont
Andrea Nicole Rocha..............................Charlotte
Candace J. Rogers................................Indian Trail
Chelsea Marie Rose.................................. Waxhaw
JaDora Christina Ross.....................Columbia, SC
Danielle Florence Roy.........................Greensboro
Franklin Ruiz............................................. Monroe
Todd Sterling Sachs.............................Greensboro
Brianne Marie Salgado............................ Salisbury
Brittany Nicole Sanders..........................Charlotte
Antonio Oscar Sangio.............................Charlotte
Joshua Andy Sapu....................................Charlotte
Samuel Luis Schembari-Negroni
.................................................Old Greenwich, CT
K’vonte J. Scott........................Virginia Beach, VA
Daniel Christopher Scozzari..................Charlotte
Jordyn J. Sento........................................... Waxhaw
Cum Laude
Jacqueline Rose Servais....................Larkspur, CO
Cum Laude
Elizabeth Anne Shaffer...... North Kingstown, RI
Cum Laude
Hannah Elizabeth Sharpless.................... Durham
Alissa Diane Smith..................................Charlotte
Caroline Howard Smith.......................... Salisbury
Jordan David Snyder....................................Efland
Summa Cum Laude
Laura Ann Spak............................. Apalachin, NY
Meagan Brooke Speck...................... Baytown, TX
Cum Laude
Megan Kristina Stafford............................... Arden
William Garret Stallard...........................Charlotte
Desmond Stearns.....................................Charlotte
Helen M. Stone....................................Mooresville
Mecedez Leshonta Monique Stroud.....Charlotte
Jamel Edward Summers........................ Rural Hall
Carolyn Szczesny-Pumarada.................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Tia Shanel Tallandier........................Clinton, MD
Akshay Talwar.................................... Penfield, NY
Michael Anthony Tamayo........................ Mebane
Anthony Gager Tapp...........................Greensboro
Halley Marie Theorin..................................... Apex
Octavia Ariel Thomas..........................Fayetteville
Patrick Alston Thornton.........................Charlotte
Clairise Anne Tillman............................Charlotte
Matthias Abolins Tillmann........... Greenville, SC
Cum Laude
Angelica Dominique Cuyugan Tuzon......Charlotte
Giavonna Victoria Urgolo-Castro
...................................................Morris County, NJ
Josaphe’ Al’Tyreek Vance..................... Forest City
Kimberlyn Noelle Wayland...................... Monroe
Tynaiza Mon’e Whitaker....................... Greenville
Magna Cum Laude, Communication Studies
Honors, University Honors
Jana Lia White.....................................Huntersville
Kiera Shanai White................................. Rose Hill
Craig Arthur Williams............................Charlotte
Johnathan Danell Williams....... Los Angeles, CA
Eboni Danielle Wilson..................... Norwalk, CT
Sarah Elizabeth Winget...........................Gastonia
David Bryan Wolf................................ Chapel Hill
Anna Berry Woods..................................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Benjamin Michael Worth....................... Asheville
Sydney Iman Wright............................ High Point
Tiquoya Ne’chae Young............................Concord
Criminal Justice
Dylan Joseph Adkins................................ Hickory
Vanessa Narteki Agbozo..................Accra, Ghana
Alia Aqueeqah Ahmad...............................Garner
Ihsan A. Al-Zouabi..................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Trey Elliott Allen........................................ Hamlet
Maritza Elizabeth Alvarracin.................Charlotte
Nick Anthony Anagnostis.................... Miami, FL
Anthony Joseph Antinucci......................Concord
Cum Laude
Terasia Shacole Elizabeth Arrington.....Charlotte
Brandon Lee Arthur...................................Maiden
Cum Laude
Dereese Leana Atkinson.......................Goldsboro
Tyler Morgan Baker.............................Fayetteville
Caleb Anderson Barnette.................China Grove
Cum Laude
Brian J. Becraft.................................... Kernersville
Cum Laude
Benjamin Leonard Berbiglia..................Charlotte
Laura Faith Bizzell......................................Clayton
Ryan Daniel Black..................................... Newton
Daniel Joseph Book.............................. Harrisburg
Zachary Adam Brack...............................Concord
Ashley Ra’chelle Bradley........................Lexington
Tatiana Jazmin Bravo...............Machala, Ecuador
Cody Alexander Brown............................. Burgaw
Colin Chapman Brown........................... Salisbury
David Anthony Brown............................ Asheville
Hayley Nicole Brown................... Winston-Salem
Riana Anisse Brown................... Los Angeles, CA
Tajmah Diesha Brown.............................Charlotte
Michael Edwin Browne..........................Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
Christopher Nathan Bryson....................Gastonia
Haley W. Bullard..................................... Asheboro
Magna Cum Laude
Jasmine Burns.............................................Clayton
Jared K. Byas............................................Charlotte
Anthony Bynum......................................Charlotte
Brittany Dionne Cain................... Winston-Salem
Shanley Devin Campbell........................Mint Hill
D’Asia M. Carter......................................Charlotte
Alan Wai Chee.....................................Mooresville
Taylor Ann Chick............................ Amherst, NH
John Fletcher Church IV.......................... Hickory
Wesley Hunter Clary...........................Greensboro
Ariel Briana Collins.................................. Pinetops
Magna Cum Laude
Adeca Laurane Zorena Cox..............Huntersville
Lydia Yvette Cozart.................................. Durham
Cum Laude
Geoffrey Colton Cross.........................Morganton
Magna Cum Laude
Keely Aneko Crouch..................... Coatesville, PA
Cum Laude
Sarah Ellen Culler...................................... Mt.Airy
Anthony Joseph Dalcerro...................Indian Trail
Shanequa Marie Davis...........Newport News, VA
Austin Hunter Deheck................. Winston-Salem
Colby Luise DeShields............................... Raleigh
Olivia Monae Dillard................................. Raleigh
Ashley Brooke Distefano.......................... Monroe
Benjamin Clarence Douglas..................Charlotte
Eric Lewis Duncan..............................Murray, KY
Rachel Lindsay Duncan............. Middletown, DE
Rosaura Espinoza....................................Charlotte
Christopher Austin Estrada.................. Woodleaf
Summa Cum Laude
Brittany Rae Eudy.........................Mount Pleasant
Cum Laude
Jason Eudy.....................................Mount Pleasant
Raneisha Jershunda Farrington......... Chapel Hill
Victoria Michelina Fiallos.......................Concord
Summa Cum Laude
Danielle Louise Fix.................................Lewisville
Erin Elizabeth France...............................Gastonia
Choun Sak Gadesugo..............................Charlotte
Alaina L. Garner......................................... Raleigh
Gerson Garzon Marin...................Hendersonville
Magna Cum Laude
Matthew John Grellner...........................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Jieeun Ha...............................................Fayetteville
Amir Nassim Habet.....................................Locust
Lashieka Davonda Hardin........... Winston-Salem
Cum Laude
D’Andre Harris......................................Kannapolis
Garrett Houston Helms............................ Monroe
Haley Brook Hemric................................. Dobson
Melissa Trinidad Hernandez....... Winston-Salem
Aaron M. Hicks............................................... Apex
Cum Laude
Kristen Nicole Hicks.................... Winston-Salem
Russell R. Hicks.................................Mount Holly
Travis Edward Higgs.............. Seoul, South Korea
Cum Laude
Christopher A. Hildreth....................... Albemarle
Lottie Lucille Hill..................................... Havelock
Bradley Lane Hinson................................ Monroe
Kristin Mae Hollifield.................................. Bostic
Talia S. Hood............................................Charlotte
Joshua Keith Huffman.............................Concord
Summa Cum Laude
Kandiss Marie Hunt................................ Salisbury
Holly L. Huskey...............................Yorktown, VA
Stacy Tshilanda Ilunga...............................Clayton
John B. Jarrell................................................Shelby
Rachel Marissa Jenkins...................... Atlanta, GA
Priscila Elizabeth Jimenez......................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Keyondra Niesha Johnson......................Charlotte
Bridget Lynn Jolly................................... Matthews
Cum Laude
Daniel Blair Jolly.......................................Gastonia
Anita Jonae Joseph..................................Charlotte
Laura Grace Kays................................Wilmington
Cum Laude
Marshall Edward Keyes...........................Concord
Ryan Lucas Keziah................................Kannapolis
Joshua Cody Kirkpatrick....................Jacksonville
Justin Matthew Kosobucki.............................Cary
Summa Cum Laude
Kelsey Christina Kramer.............Morristown, NJ
Wan Sande Ksor......................................Charlotte
Clair P. Kunze.............................................. Denver
Ariel Kwah....................................Gloversville, NY
Elizabeth S. Lane...................................Kannapolis
Cum Laude
Johnathan Joseph Lemay..................... Jamestown
Aubrey Erin LiVolsi............................Wilmington
Cordell Lenardo Livingston................ High Point
Emily Joy Long......................................Morganton
Wendy Elizabeth Lopez..........................Charlotte
Jonathan Wells Lowery.............................. Raleigh
John Austin Lundquist......................... Clemmons
Aaron Gordon MacKinnon..................... Durham
Alexander Madejczyk.....................................Cary
Kendall Lynn Mansfield..............Kings Mountain
Oscar Alesi Maravilla.............. Gaithersburg, MD
Dillon Marr..................................................... Apex
Erik A. May..............................................Charlotte
Jeremiah S. McCaffity.............................. Durham
Matthew Nolan McCarthy.................... Matthews
Aaron L. McIntosh.............................. Jessup, MD
Megan Michelle McKinnish..................Lexington
Samekquel McGill.................... Minneapolis, MN
Susana Melendez.....................................Charlotte
Shaileen M. Mercado......Quebradillas, Puerto Rico
Cum Laude
Connor Jacob Merritt...................... Hillsborough
Aurora Dashé Miller............................ Forest City
Mattison L. Miller.....................................Richfield
Chiquita Elaine Moore............................Gastonia
Dustin Matthew Moore.........................East Bend
Magna Cum Laude
Hailey Christine Morelock.................Indian Trail
Cum Laude
Clayton David Morgan............................. Monroe
Cum Laude
Corey M. Morrill......................................Gastonia
Simona Lee Morris..................................Charlotte
Danielle Ann Nicole Myrick...................Concord
Lindsay A. Nall................................... Washington
Mana Neguse............................................Charlotte
Jared Ryan Newton...............................Morganton
Matthew R. Ouellette............................. Matthews
Shane Matthew Padron.............................. Raleigh
Jascara Andrea Palmer.............................. Moyock
Larry Maurice Peaks, Jr............................ Durham
Brianna Shiara Pearson........................ Burlington
Cum Laude
Matthew A. Pennell.................................. Conover
Timothy Perez..........................................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Irene E. Peterson.......................................Gastonia
Kourtney S. Peterson...............................Charlotte
Luke Stephen Petrunich...........................Concord
Taylor James Peyton....................... Rutherfordton
Chereka Danetta Marie Phillip..............Charlotte
Jeffrey Dylan Pinnix.............................Kannapolis
Cum Laude
Mercedes S. Pipkin...............................Hope Mills
Cum Laude
Jordan Zachary Pridgen..........................Concord
Paul Otis Quinichett III......................Greensboro
Ryan Scott Rabenold..........................Huntersville
Alexander Clayton Raye........................... Monroe
Matthew C. Reid................................... Harrisburg
Chelsea Ann Renno................................... Denver
Jamie Lee Robbins................................... Nashville
Robert Benjamin Rogers............................Stanley
Samuel Michael Salvato...................Leesburg, VA
Shana Michelle Scott...............................Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
Rashonda LaKay Shaw............................. Roxboro
Meaghan Elizabeth Shea..............Warminster, PA
Cum Laude
Mark Adam Sifuentes.............................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Gregory Mason Sledge.............................. Monroe
Patrick Richard Smith..........................Fairfax, VA
Brandon Eric Spicer...............................Richlands
Jeffrey Tyler Spock............................Holly Springs
Dwayne L. Stroud, Jr...............................Charlotte
Bernard Harrell Sullivan III....................Gastonia
Grace Morgan Sutphin.......................Greensboro
Daizy Mijares Tec....................................Charlotte
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Samuel Maclean Tobin............................Charlotte
Jonathan Scott Tolley................................. Raleigh
Joseph Khiem Phuoc Tong.................Greensboro
Magna Cum Laude
Michelle Le Torres..................................... Monroe
Tam Tran..................................................Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
Bethany Ellen Vaughn.............................Gastonia
Magna Cum Laude
Alec William Viscount........................... Matthews
Ashleigh Marie Ward...............................Concord
Dalisha S. Ward........................................Charlotte
Mitchell M. Warner.................................Charlotte
Kevin Christopher Washburn................Charlotte
Katherine Elizabeth Watson............... Gibsonville
Cum Laude
Robert E. Williams, Jr..............................Charlotte
Kapri Ashley Womack............................Charlotte
Brittany Katherine Zacharias.... Central Square, NY
Earth Sciences
Grey Sanford Edwards............................Charlotte
James Michael McHenry III.................... Belmont
Long Yang................................................ Statesville
English
Abdallah AlshuliI....................................Charlotte
Wintana Luel Asfaha...............................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Jarred D. Batchelor Hamilton.............Knightdale
Cum Laude
Morgan Rebecca Bernstein.....................Concord
Mary A. Bertram......................................Concord
Cum Laude
Olivia N. Bjerkeset...................................... Grifton
Summa Cum Laude
Summer Danielle Blackstone.................. Stanfield
Cum Laude
Kaitlin Alyssa Booe................................ Matthews
Derik Mitchum Brown...........................Charlotte
Kristin D. Brown......................................Charlotte
James Andrew Burris...........................Fayetteville
Amanda Ashleigh Carmenate.........Holly Springs
Mollie Frances Carroll............................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Leah Caroline Chapman...................... Lincolnton
Cum Laude
Michele Angeline Claudio......................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Nathan James Dilling...................................Lenoir
Andrew Joseph Dittrich......................Mooresville
Margaret Elizabeth Drummond............Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Arjun Bharadwaj Duggaraju.............Huntersville
Rebecca Dunne............................... New York, NY
Summa Cum Laude
Laura Beth Eason..........................................Selma
Cum Laude
Alyse Janet Edwards.................................Concord
Barbara Chennell Ethridge........................ Raleigh
Magna Cum Laude
Katherine Hannah Fletcher...................Lexington
Cum Laude
Rebecca K. Forcellini................Cinnaminson, NJ
Cum Laude
Shanetta Jayana Foster............................Charlotte
Tracy Gaiten.............................................Charlotte
Meesa Ajee Gardner.................................Concord
Cum Laude
Emily Rose Glaubman.......................... Sparta, NJ
Sarah Shelby Gosnell.................................. Canton
Christopher Madison Green.............Wilmington
Emily Ann Green....................................Charlotte
Daniel Isaiah Greer.................................Charlotte
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Chester Boyd Griffin................................Concord
Cum Laude
Keneta Mya Griffin..................................Charlotte
Reyona L. Hammond..............................Charlotte
Destiny Hatley-Wang...............................Concord
Whitney Renee Head...............................Concord
Ryan Alexander Hess..............................Charlotte
Hannah Katherine Hicks................... Iron Station
Summa Cum Laude
Colby James Hopkins..............................Charlotte
Sarah Jacquelyn Hudson.....................Indian Trail
Taylor Catherine Kennedy.............Cohasset, MA
Caitlin TiAnn King............................... Columbus
Richard A. King........................................Concord
Melissa Rose LaFrate..........................Huntersville
Cum Laude
Joshua Don Lagania-Crisp.....................Charlotte
Xavier Alexander Layne.........................Charlotte
Juanita E. Leto..........................................Charlotte
William A. Lindstedt...............................Charlotte
John Jacob Tyler Lineberger...................Mint Hill
Abigail Elizabeth Maxim..................... Harrisburg
Cum Laude
Aaron Shaquille McCain.................. Danville, VA
Chandler Nicole Miller........................Morganton
Ali Christine Monroe........................... Clemmons
Emily Christine Murphy...................... Highlands
Summa Cum Laude, University Honors
Derek McCarthy Nelson....................Oswego, NY
Mary Evelyn Cassandra Pankey.... Fuquay-Varina
Cum Laude
Sarah Elizabeth Pankey................. Fuquay-Varina
Kelly Nicole Pittman............................ Bakersville
Magna Cum Laude
Leanna R. Pitts..........................................Concord
Summa Cum Laude
Megan Angela Ponzo................... Winston-Salem
Cum Laude
Cameron Kaye Bailey Rachels...........Mooresville
Alex Mitchell Rodriguez........................ Cornelius
Cum Laude
Kevin Arodis Rodriguez.......................Hollis, NY
Michael William Rubino....................Mooresville
Joseph Jonathon Saragosa...................Fayetteville
Olivia Simone Scott.................................Charlotte
Bradley Hugh Setzer................................. Newton
Magna Cum Laude
Kendra A. Sharpe................................ Gibsonville
Sydney Laurel Stephens...........................Gastonia
Magna Cum Laude
Sheree Tenice Stowe..........................Mount Holly
Katelyn Marie Sullivan........................... Matthews
Katherine Louise Tallent.........................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Kiara Teasley............................................Charlotte
Sabrina Maude Terry..........................Greensboro
Cum Laude
Lesley Brooke Tucker...............................Madison
Bailey Marie Warner.........................Summerfield
Stacey Maureen Webster.........Michigan City, IN
Jimillia Tashi Wilson............................... Salisbury
Cum Laude
Heather Nicole Woods................ Chesapeake, VA
Environmental Studies
Keith G. Dalbon............................Larchmont, NY
Laura Allison Hendrick...............................Shelby
Jacob D. Petzold...................................... Cornelius
Cum Laude
Matthew E. Reusch..................................Charlotte
Chad Wyly Stephenson....................... Chapel Hill
Taylor A. Sutton.................................Ashland, NY
Magna Cum Laude
Ryan Timothy Wagoner..........................Charlotte
French
Michael R. Corbett.............................. Chicago, IL
Hannah U. Green.........................................Hubert
Brittney Kalogeros.......................... Simsbury, CT
Magna Cum Laude
Zachary Hawk Kruchkow...................... Salisbury
Guerta Menard-Fequiere.........................Concord
Katelyn Marie Morgan............................Charlotte
Bailey Marie Warner.........................Summerfield
Geography
Evelyn Cordero....................................... Asheboro
Cole D. Garde............................................Concord
Quentasia Patience Hickman..... Browns Summit
William Jody Lundy............................... Statesville
Joshua Caleb Manley................. College Park, GA
Jasmine Leshay McLean..........................Concord
Joshua Ryan Webster....................... Hamptonville
German
Wintana Luel Asfaha...............................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Matthew Alexander Brown................Mooresville
Michael James Charles............................Charlotte
Heidi Loren Cope....................................... Raleigh
Summa Cum Laude, Biology Honors
Dilan Sara Cucuzza.................................Charlotte
Dayquan Damas.......................... Harrisburg, MA
Macy Lentz Dunklin...............................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Matthew Joseph Fitzgerald.....................Mint Hill
David B. Hoke.............. Aschaffenburg, Germany
Rachel Lynn Minster...................................... Apex
Eddie Pedersen.................................Holly Springs
Kyle A. Rackliffe.............................................. Apex
Lekshmi Rajaram.............................................Cary
Summa Cum Laude
Cum Laude
History
Justin Michael Annas........................ Granite Falls
Cum Laude, History Honors
Landis McAdams Barber............................ Supply
Ellen Elizabeth Barefoot................... Granite Falls
Julie Renee Bowen...................................Charlotte
Ryan Michael Bradley..............................Gastonia
Daniel Joseph Braese.................................. Denver
Robert Edwin Branan, Jr.........................Charlotte
History Honors
Andrew Hayden Bridges........................Charlotte
Michael Anthony Brunswick.....Kings Mountain
Magna Cum Laude
Amanda Marie Buckley.....................Holmes, NY
Cum Laude
Evin Joshua Burleson............................ Albemarle
Magna Cum Laude, History Honors
James Tyler Burke....................................... Raleigh
Nathaniel M. Butler.................................Charlotte
Vincent Anthony Campagna.................Charlotte
Leila Robin Campbell.............................Charlotte
Kayla Ashton Carrouth...............Indian Land, SC
Magna Cum Laude
Keegan Mackinnon Cary..............Southern Pines
Magna Cum Laude
Mitchell West Caudle, Jr................................Elkin
Nathan Isaiah Clark................................Charlotte
Kelsey Kay Cochran.............................Kannapolis
Neal P. Conner........................................Lexington
Jeffrey Ryan Cook.........................Mount Pleasant
Jacob A. Creed........................................... Dobson
Aden Corinne Crump.................................. Bostic
Raven Symone Cunningham..................Gastonia
Andrew Joseph Dittrich......................Mooresville
Ethan Gregory Duncan......................Huntersville
Hannah Currie English...........................Charlotte
Ryan Douglas Fertakos.................... Chatham, NJ
Yasmin B. Forbes................................Huntersville
Cum Laude, History Honors
Ethan Nicholas Free................................ Salisbury
Brittany Danielle Fugate........................... Monroe
Zachery David Germann..................Wake Forest
Matthew John Grellner...........................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Sean Alonzo Grier................................ High Point
Thomas Eric Grover................................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
John Christopher Harris.........................Charlotte
Hannah Katherine Hicks................... Iron Station
Summa Cum Laude, History Honors
Frank W. Hinchman................................Charlotte
Jennifer Michele Hollmer................... Seattle, WA
Magna Cum Laude, History Honors
Heather J. Hopkins.......................Manchester, CT
Brandon Alexander Horne.....................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Rose Alexandra Hunter......................... Matthews
Daniel Christopher Jarrett......................Charlotte
Christopher Dewanye Jones........................Shelby
Ian Muir King...........................................Concord
Molly Marcell Kinyon............................. Asheville
History Honors
Dylan Wood Lehr....................................Charlotte
Karla Cristina Lopez-Collazo.........Holly Springs
Jacob Aloysious Mandalke...................... Waxhaw
Matthew Everett Mappin....................... Aberdeen
Caleb Thomas McCora........................... Salisbury
Seth James Miller...............................China Grove
Robert Drew Minton..............................Charlotte
Christopher A. Morrow...........................Gastonia
Magna Cum Laude
Gena Lucia Florence Ariana Morton....Charlotte
Cum Laude
Pat K. Mushid............................................. Raleigh
Corey A. Noland..................................... Matthews
Andrew Mark Olsen...................... Watervliet, NY
Dustin Edward Quintana............ Anchorage, AK
Chelsea Jordan Radimer.......................... Waxhaw
Cum Laude
Griffen Manuel Rosado.......................Kannapolis
Charles Tyler Schmitt.............................Charlotte
Kendal Self.............................................Kannapolis
Crystal Ann Simpson..........................Indian Trail
Patrick N. Stepp........................................Gastonia
Summa Cum Laude
James Evan Truelove................................ Polkville
Joshua Gabriel Turner.............................Charlotte
Joshua Vest............................................... Fairmont
Mackenta Vincent....................................Charlotte
Logan Ridge Walker................................ Salisbury
Sarah Ann Walker...........................................Cary
Cum Laude
John B. Weber......................................Mooresville
Sarah Krick Weed.................................. Albemarle
Cole Russell Wilkison.............................Charlotte
Hannah Rose Wilson........................Mount Holly
Kelsey Lynn Wolf..............................Holly Springs
Magna Cum Laude
David Seth Yelton........................... Greenville, SC
Cum Laude
International Studies
Sara Kathleen Banks............................. High Point
Keenan Brooks Benner............................Concord
Cum Laude
Mirage M. Berry................................... Easton, PA
Matthew Alexander Brown................Mooresville
James William Burke...............................Charlotte
Joseph M. Camp....................................Unionville
Cum Laude
Hector Jesus Campuzano...................... Asheboro
Imani Cauthen-Robinson.............Baltimore, MD
Adriana Esmahan Cea......San Salvador, El Salvador
Haley S. Christopher............................... Asheville
Avanel A. Crawford.................................Charlotte
Janelle Day................................................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Caitlin E. Eder....................................... High Point
Benjamin Weston Ewing........................Charlotte
McKenzie Lyn Goff.................................Charlotte
Hannah U. Green.........................................Hubert
Benjamin Paul Greene........................ Chapel Hill
Andrea Karen Nicole Greer...................... Raleigh
Cum Laude
Christina Lee Harris.............................Fayetteville
Samantha Joy Harris............................. Battleboro
Benjamin Kelnhofer.................................Concord
Deborah T. Klimeh..................................Charlotte
Matthew Stephen Kormanek............. Albany, NY
Ashanti L. Lawrence................................Charlotte
Guilherme Haddad Lewandowski
...................................................... São Paulo, Brazil
Jerolyn S. Madina...................... New Orleans, LA
Lombeko M. Meite..............................Greensboro
Jessica Fernandez McIntosh...................Charlotte
Katelyn Marie Morgan............................Charlotte
John Wesley Neal.....................................Mint Hill
Summa Cum Laude
Kristina Allison O’Neill...................Lancaster, PA
Moses Chukwuemeka Odinachi...........Charlotte
Ngozi Bridget Ogburu-Ogbonnaya.....Columbia, SC
Thalia Oyen..............................................Charlotte
Tanner Beckley Parks..................... Mableton, GA
Magna Cum Laude
Cynthia Ann Roman............................Morganton
Erkin Syrgakovich Salmorbekov.........Hillsborough
Mehdi Seqqat....................................Fez, Morocco
Carina Soriano............................................ Raleigh
Cecilio Vera Suarez...................................... Biscoe
Ross Ryan Sumner........................................Lenoir
Dagmawit Abayneh Tessema.................... Raleigh
Cum Laude
Halley Marie Theorin..................................... Apex
Janiece L. Turner......................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Sarah Ann Walker...........................................Cary
Cum Laude
Anna Bronwyn Williford....................... Pinehurst
Rebecca Sue Wooten........................ Beauford, SC
Cum Laude
Japanese
Maybellin S. Burgos............................Greensboro
Charles Patrick Commiskey.................... Pineville
Len J. Crenshaw.......................................Charlotte
Olivia C. Eyring...................................Greensboro
Magna Cum Laude
Micah Fitzgerald Griffin-Lundy............Charlotte
Cum Laude
Kumba Jeng..............................................Charlotte
Eric Christopher Robbian................... High Point
Perri Laine Scott............................Tullahoma, TN
Magna Cum Laude
Trey Allen Simpson..............................Winterville
Ross Ryan Sumner........................................Lenoir
Christian Adam Walton..........................Charlotte
Latin American Studies
Jonathan L. B. Beam................................. Belmont
Emily Nicole Berry............................... Harrisburg
Melissa Castaneda...................................Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
Angelica Estela Gumucio...........................Liberty
Caitlin Lemon............................................ Monroe
Cum Laude
Julissa Ester Nunez..................................Mint Hill
Damian Padron Cabrera...............Pilot Mountain
Nora Brooke Perlman.............................Charlotte
Kevin Christopher Washburn................Charlotte
Jeanna Ashleigh Williams..........................Garner
Mathematics
Caitlin Nelle Barron................................Charlotte
Erin Layne Beck............................ Winston-Salem
Halie Roxanne Blanton......................Mooresboro
Matthew William Bouton...................Greensboro
Logan V. Bruton............................................Lenoir
Marco Antonio Campos-Tapia..................Oxford
Carolina D. Casin-Silva.........Putnam Valley, NY
Kianna Deanae Colson............................ Durham
Anthony C. Davis.................................Morrisville
Tinghao Feng................ Sichuan Province, China
Kelly McKamie Harrison........................ Salisbury
Cum Laude
Michael LaMonte Hollis.........................Charlotte
Allison Rhett Hundley..........Mount Pleasant, SC
Patrick Hung......................................Redding, CA
Desmond Denzel Irby............................. Asheville
Rachel Moriah Jaffe..................................Concord
Fahad Kabir.............................Dhaka, Bangladesh
Chase Preston Lane............................... Albemarle
Thuy Dung Le......................Binhduong, Vietnam
Cum Laude
Brenda W. Lee..........................................Charlotte
Stephen R Leggio.....................................Charlotte
Michelle Evon Martinez.........................Charlotte
Nathan Lee Maxwell.............................Kannapolis
Sheaon J. Mayes....................................Hope Mills
Matthew Morrison......................... Plainedge, NY
Andrew Wesley Murphy........................Lexington
Cum Laude
Elo Sam Ndupu........................................Charlotte
Anish Sunil Patel........................................ Raleigh
Cum Laude
Alexys Renee Perez..................................Charlotte
Sawyer Ian Reid.......................................... Raleigh
Patrick Anthony Killian Reinbold.........Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Brianna Ariel Robertson............................. Bostic
Ashley Nicole Rowe................................Mint Hill
Cum Laude
Bionca Theodosa Shields........................ Calabash
Corey Franklin Simmons.................. Mount Airy
Kevin Kiet Tran........................................Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
Christopher Moore Treadway II...........Lexington
Courtney A. Treadwell..................... Houston, TX
Magna Cum Laude
Erin Elizabeth Van Wagener................... Durham
Joseph Gregory Wolljung...................... Matthews
Ghowntxi Tiffany Yang...................... Merced, CA
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Mathematics for Business
Maya Ashlie Kennedy........................ Atlanta, GA
Brandi Elizabeth Keyes.......................Mooresville
Brittany Nicole Morrow....................... Burlington
Nhu Ngoc Nguyen...................................Charlotte
Chelsea Sierra Rooks.................... Winston-Salem
Alton William Sematoski...........................Stanley
Jasmine Kaiulani Tamanaha...................Charlotte
Iesha Tenea Terry......................................... Ellerbe
Monkendrick LaShawn Williams..............Wilson
Philosophy
Angela Fatana Alimi...................................... Eden
Narcisse Greenway Cicak.......................Charlotte
Kiara Nicole Crockett.............................Charlotte
Christopher D. Dotson............................Concord
Magna Cum Laude
Joshua Joseph Gabriel.............................Charlotte
Sheldon Jalen Gathers.............................Charlotte
Emily Ann Grassett...........................Bedford, NH
Elisa Rebekah MacGoun.......................... Monroe
Gary Alberto Mejia................................ Matthews
Cum Laude
John Wesley Neal.....................................Mint Hill
Summa Cum Laude
Brandon Drew Nixon...........................Fayetteville
Summa Cum Laude
David Carlos Rojas..................... Brookhaven, NY
Colin Peter Trumbull............................... Durham
Samuel Thomas Wilmer.........................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Amanda Jane Wilson..............................Charlotte
Physics
John T. Barker............................................. Raleigh
Rhonie Marie Cooke............................... Havelock
Cody Preston Palmer......................... Mount Airy
Political Science
Karina Elizabeth Acevedo................... Lincolnton
Nicholas Ross Alcalde..........................Fairfax, VA
Sabeeka K. Ali......................... Peshawar, Pakistan
Graham Randall Allen.........Powder Springs, GA
Jarom Allen...............................................Concord
Cum Laude
Justin Michael Annas........................ Granite Falls
Cum Laude
Marcia Lorraine Bacchus......................... Durham
Nicole Denise Bailey...............................Charlotte
Landis McAdams Barber............................ Supply
Jonathan L. B. Beam................................. Belmont
Brian J. Becraft.................................... Kernersville
Cum Laude
Elizabeth Hope Bennett........................Cullowhee
Mirage M. Berry................................... Easton, PA
Joshua Ryan Bost.................................Mooresville
Cum Laude
Kenneth Brock Bost.................................Concord
Sarah Regragui Bouchabchoub.............Charlotte
Edward A. Bumgarner IV...................Morganton
Tina J. Burd..............................................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Hector Jesus Campuzano...................... Asheboro
Blair Lee Carpenter.................................Charlotte
Jordan Kristopher Carson..................Greensboro
Narcisse Greenway Cicak.......................Charlotte
Nathan Isaiah Clark................................Charlotte
Wesley Hunter Clary...........................Greensboro
Nathalie M. Collis....................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Brian Corey Conner............................. Harrisburg
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Robert Caleb Crouch..............................Charlotte
Daniel William Culp........................ New London
Janelle Day................................................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude, Political Science Honors
Christopher D. Dotson............................Concord
Ugochukwu Blake Duru-Iheoma..........Charlotte
Jacqueline Danielle Eddy........... Miller Place, NY
Ryan Douglas Fertakos.................... Chatham, NJ
Sydney Shea Fincher.......................... Bryson City
Teadra Shron Fisher................................ Asheville
James Testa Genna................................. Matthews
Gabrielle Giuseppina Gentile.................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Reid Charles Gillen.................................... Marvin
Belynda Janean Goins.............................Charlotte
Connor Michael Gorman...................Greensboro
Emily Ann Grassett...........................Bedford, NH
Summa Cum Laude, Political Science
Andrea Karen Nicole Greer...................... Raleigh
Cum Laude, Political Science Honors
Angelica Estela Gumucio...........................Liberty
Samantha Joy Harris............................. Battleboro
Shea Nicole Hartley.........................Elizabeth City
Zachary D. Hoagland..............................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Heather Nichole Hoehn........................Ossian, IN
Kayce Lea Honeycutt............................. Norwood
Jacob Justin Hunt................................Huntersville
Cum Laude
Ryan Evan Jennings.................................Charlotte
Jake Hunter Johnson....................................Saluda
Brittney Michelle Jones...........................Charlotte
Sara Karimipour......................................Charlotte
Alexander Xavier Lambert..................Fayetteville
Kyle Matthew LaNasa................................ Marion
Dylan Wood Lehr....................................Charlotte
Ervin M. Lilly...................................Mount Gilead
Dawnya Tatiana Little.............................. Midland
Telecia Shantay Logan.............................. Old Fort
Evan Gregg Lupton................................... Hickory
Magna Cum Laude, Political Science
Zachary Ty McDonald......................... High Point
Sharieff McKay................................ New York, NY
Lance Patrick McNicoll.....................Huntersville
Kimbra Danielle McCargo..................Knightdale
Terry Tywuan Mclendon Jr. ..................Charlotte
Mattison L. Miller.....................................Richfield
Lauren Elizabeth Millsaps.........................Maiden
Cum Laude
Demetrius Emmanuel Monroe........... High Point
Danielle Marie Moore..............................Concord
Andrew John Nakamura.........................Newport
Bianca Elaine Nanje................................. Belmont
Mana Neguse............................................Charlotte
Christopher Newsom............................. Cornelius
Corey A. Noland..................................... Matthews
Summa Cum Laude, Political Science Honors
Chelsea Elizabeth Nowell..................Wilmington
Il-Woong Oh............................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Marcus Allen Orchard.......................Wilmington
Olivia L. Pesterfield................................. Asheville
Cum Laude
Kourtney S. Peterson...............................Charlotte
Brandon Pierce........................................Charlotte
Ryan Christopher Popper..................Wilmington
Yenisel Porro Delgado..................................Shelby
Michael Stephen Przybyl................. Hillsborough
Derrick Edwin Rector........................Wilmington
Dominique Abril Rice.............................Charlotte
Darius J. Ricks............................. Washington, DC
Charles Michael Rigano III....................Charlotte
Jonathan R. Ritchie................................. Statesville
Jamal Troy Robinson.............................. Asheboro
Griffen Manuel Rosado.......................Kannapolis
Jared Alexander Ross.....................Burlington, NJ
Kaci Maraya Sain....................... Connelly Springs
Nathaniel Scripa..................................Mooresville
Meaghan Elizabeth Shea..............Warminster, PA
Cum Laude
Crystal Ann Simpson..........................Indian Trail
Matthew Isaac Smith.....................Newburgh, NY
David Rigsbee Spain, Jr. ......................... Asheville
Timothy Dustin Starnes.......................... Waxhaw
Caleb Theodros........................................Charlotte
Jessie Leigh Thomas...........................Wilmington
Matthias Abolins Tillmann........... Greenville, SC
Cum Laude
Fuyin Nhiatou Vang................................Charlotte
Sydney Elizabeth Way.............................Charlotte
Stephanie M. White............................... Miami, FL
Amber Lee Williams...............................Charlotte
Jeanna Ashleigh Williams..........................Garner
Kendell Rashawn Williams.................Henderson
Cum Laude
Samuel Thomas Wilmer.........................Charlotte
Amanda Jane Wilson..............................Charlotte
Dylan Workley.........................................Charlotte
Psychology
Ashley Elizabeth Alfaro...........................Gastonia
Erika Haylee Bennett......................... Mount Airy
Elizabeth Andreyna Bermudez.................Warsaw
Ashley M. Briggs......................................Charlotte
Felicia Ina Butler......................................Charlotte
Elizabeth Gallagher Cona.......................Charlotte
Andreana Lee Davis........................... Spring Lake
Magna Cum Laude
Ayanna Nicole DeVaughn..................Greensboro
Christian H. Eatman...............................Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude, Psychology Honors
Kylie Elizabeth Grady.............................Charlotte
Serena Vanessa Greene.......Freeport, The Bahamas
TeAsia Monaye Gregory.........................Charlotte
Matthew Wade Hunter...........................Charlotte
Victoria Elizabeth Iffergan.............Bluefield, WV
Alexis Sade Johnson..........................Mount Holly
Destiny Michelle Keel........................... Whiteville
Whitina Anne Kelly...................................Sanford
Brittany Rocelle Kennedy............................ Dallas
Jenna N. Mazziotta..................................Charlotte
Cherkitha Quentasia McKinney............. Durham
Adrian Nyakeh Paila.................... Winston-Salem
Tia Rene` Shelvin.................................Kannapolis
Ralph H. Singletary III.............................. Parkton
Meaghan Louise Smith.................. Uxbridge, MA
Joseph Daniel Turkson........................Greensboro
Nicolas Jose Villacura Saavedra.............Charlotte
Timbre Ann-Marie Wing.................. Spring Lake
Cum Laude
Religious Studies
Sabeeka K. Ali......................... Peshawar, Pakistan
Rhondra Harrison Bacon.......................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Gregory Tyler Blevins............................ Matthews
Cum Laude
Brian Corey Conner............................. Harrisburg
Michael John David................................Charlotte
Kristina Marie Fisher..............................Charlotte
Lauren Nicole Gridley............................Charlotte
Gabrielle J. Haley.....................................Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
Laura Allison Hendrick...............................Shelby
Rodney Stevenson Hildreth................... Rockwell
Amanda Gail Medlin..............................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Mauricio G. Melendez............................Charlotte
Joshua D. Nguyen................................Indian Trail
Elizabeth D’yonna Oliver.......................Charlotte
Francenia D. Ponder...............................Charlotte
Hannah Elizabeth Rash.......................... Asheville
Cum Laude
Max Michael Rivera................................... Raleigh
Timothy Raymond Tetzlaff.................... Asheville
Dakota Raychelle Tuggle....................... Stoneville
Mary Christina White.............................Charlotte
Sociology
Chalea Danielle Adams........................... Durham
Deborah Anne Ardoin......................... Jamestown
Danielle N. Arrington.............................Charlotte
Morgan Faith Auvil...................................Stallings
Magna Cum Laude
Alisha Nicole Baines...................................Wilson
Jamie Nicole Baker................................. Pfafftown
Jarred Barber.................................... Hampton, VA
Leanne Therese Barry.............................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Alexis D. Beckton....................... Philadelphia, PA
Erika Haylee Bennett......................... Mount Airy
Aaliyah Ameerah Diann Bilal Steele...... Charlotte
Cum Laude
Katherine Nichole Black.........................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Shuntia R. P. Black................................Fayetteville
LaQuita Dionne Blackmon................Greensboro
Alanna Jourdan Branch..........................Charlotte
Matthew Clyde Brown......................Alburgh, VT
Riana Anisse Brown................... Los Angeles, CA
Tajmah Diesha Brown.............................Charlotte
Mykel Alexandria Bryant-Moore..........Charlotte
Sararuth Buchanan..................................Charlotte
Sara Ann Caldwell...................................Charlotte
Deedge Cervantes...................................... Newton
Matthew Allen Church...........................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Zachary A. Church..................................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Chanelle Ashley Clayton.......North Chesterfield, VA
Korpu Naideh Coleman.........................Charlotte
Desmond Ashton Cooper............. Fruit Cove, FL
Javontré M. Corbett................................... Mebane
William Lee Creekmore............................ Kinston
Len J. Crenshaw.......................................Charlotte
Hunter Dalton.........................................Charlotte
Eilleen Dianne De Guzman...............Mooresville
Jessica Leigh DeLuca................................. Newton
Symphony Q. Dejesus..................... Brooklyn, NY
Zachary Alan Derrick.............................Charlotte
Mathew Davis Dorvil............... Spring Valley, NY
Markeila B. Ervin.................................Greensboro
Charry Lineal Evans................................Charlotte
Naomi Fedur............................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Kristina Marie Fisher..............................Charlotte
Melissa Dayanara Flores.........................Charlotte
Danielle Flynn..................................................Cary
Shauntel Denise Foulks..........................Charlotte
Zachary William Greth......................Reading, PA
Summa Cum Laude
Raynard Edward Griffin III...............Wilmington
Danee’ N. Guy-Skieczius......................... Waxhaw
Keshawn James Hamilton............. Rutherfordton
Ashley Michelle Hayes............................Charlotte
Jerri Nicole Hayes................................Greensboro
Alexis Heathe-Legette.......................... High Point
Pierria’ Lee-Vaughntay Henry........ Charleston, WV
Rebecca Joy Henry............................Mount Holly
Travis Edward Higgs.............. Seoul, South Korea
Cum Laude
Ardy L. Holmes, Jr...................................Charlotte
Mia Chantal Huff..................................... Salisbury
Kenneth Neal Jackson...........................Clover, SC
Shakela Brianna Jeffries..................................Cary
Priscila Elizabeth Jimenez......................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Channing Ceciley Johnson.......... Winston-Salem
Devon Termaine Johnson......................Aiken, SC
Adam Lee Jones...................................Mooresville
Terri Danielle Jones..............................Fayetteville
Agnes Rose Joseph....................... Winston-Salem
James Mitchell Krohl..........................Wake Forest
Chee Lee....................................................Concord
Nsieme Nyasha Lemvo................Lusaka, Zambia
Shatavia J. Leonard..................................Charlotte
Sarah Ann Lincourt........................................Cary
Aleigha Samone Lockhart.....................Lexington
Karen Tatiana Loor..................................Charlotte
Joshua Levorne Lott.................................Concord
Hayden Marie Love.................................Charlotte
Akshata Achut Malur...........................Winterville
Kendall Lynn Mansfield..............Kings Mountain
Ashlee Monique McCormick.................... Raleigh
Cortes D. McCormick................................Sanford
Terry Tywuan Mclendon, Jr...................Charlotte
Shaileen M. Mercado.......Quebradillas, Puerto Rico
Cum Laude
Danielle Monaé Miles............Mechanicsville, VA
Amber Marie Miller.........................Holly Springs
Preston Thomas Moran..........................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Brittney Nicole Morris.......... Fredericksburg, VA
Summa Cum Laude
Anthony LaSean Mosley.......................... Pineville
Brandon Santanna Moss...........................Hickory
Danielle Nicole Mueller..................Maggie Valley
Shannon Shenicka Murray.....................Charlotte
Shariah Nicole Newson......................Greensboro
Shelby Amber Nichols............................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Cortezz Lamar Nixon..............................Gastonia
Tara Leigh North......................................Concord
Mia Corrin Passmore................................. Raleigh
Krishel Agnes Pileggi.......................... Hampstead
Cum Laude
Christian Nicole Pridgen.......................... Kinston
Stephanie Megan Pruitt......................... Matthews
Cum Laude
Justin Tyler Reid................................. Kernersville
Cum Laude
Maneko D. Reid...................................Greensboro
Savannah Paige Rhead............................Charlotte
Tonya B. Rivers........................................Charlotte
Emily Nicole Robinette.......................... Statesville
Jasmine Chalét Robinson....................Fayetteville
Christian Anthony Rodriguez...............Charlotte
Carol Anne Rogers..................................Charlotte
Cynthia Ann Roman............................Morganton
Hilary Danielle Rowland........................ Salisbury
Byecha Kawanna Scull-Lewis................Charlotte
Dorshia K. Sellers....................................Charlotte
Matthew Shea.............................................. Raleigh
Crystal K. Sherriff....................................Charlotte
Yoori Shin.................................................Charlotte
Genet W. Simie........................................Charlotte
Oliver J. Sintim..............................................Ghana
Gregory Mason Sledge.............................. Monroe
Meaghan Louise Smith.................. Uxbridge, MA
Lindsey Michelle Solesbee......................... Denver
Christine Ann Sorensen...................... Harrisburg
Magna Cum Laude, Sociology Honors
Jenea Nachelle Steele...............................Charlotte
Christopher Donnell Stephenson.......Holly Springs
Stacie Anne Stigall.............................. Kernersville
Caitlin Paige Stone..................................Charlotte
Bernard Harrell Sullivan III....................Gastonia
Dylan Taylor.............................................Charlotte
Michelle Tobar......................................... Siler City
Kelsey Elise Toth.......................................Concord
Kiara Monique Triplett.......................Greensboro
Lesley Brooke Tucker...............................Madison
Karsynn Mckenna Tuttle........................Charlotte
Kelly Janine Ventrola...............................Charlotte
Mai Vue.....................................................Charlotte
Johntavius Carlton Washington............Charlotte
Dominique N. Weathers.........................Charlotte
Kaleigh A. Wells...................................... Matthews
Kiara Shante Wells...............................Indian Trail
Myesha Racquel Whitsett...................Greensboro
Sharon J. Wiggins.........................................Locust
Kandice Wynema Williams.................. Greenville
Brittany JaNae Wilson..........................Fayetteville
Evan Alexander Workman.....................Charlotte
Spanish
Mary Elizabeth Almond........................ Matthews
Cum Laude
Shanice Danielle Alvarez.......................New Bern
Rodolfo Andres Roldos Barcos..............Charlotte
Daisy J. Bejarano-Garavito.....................Charlotte
Helen Natalia Borbor..............................Charlotte
Tatiana Jazmin Bravo...............Machala, Ecuador
Andrea Taylor Brewer............................... Monroe
Victoria Abigail Byers.......................China Grove
Magna Cum Laude
Michelle Marie Collis..............................Charlotte
Nathalie M. Collis....................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Paulette Altagracia Jimenez Espaillat........... Charlotte
Gabriel E. Garcia.....................................Charlotte
Ne’Auzha Ada-Nique Gaskin..............Fayetteville
Desiree Lashay Gleaton..................Columbia, SC
Cum Laude
McKenzie Lyn Goff.................................Charlotte
Karen Cristina Jimenez...........................Harmony
Nadia Elizabeth Jones........................Huntersville
Cum Laude
Zachary Hawk Kruchkow...................... Salisbury
Meliza Marisol Mendoza.......................... Monroe
Kaylee Alaine Miller............................. Harrisburg
Celeste S. Norris...................................... Asheville
Julissa Ester Nunez..................................Mint Hill
Maria Cristina Palacios......................Huntersville
Cum Laude
Estefania Perez...............................Hendersonville
Summa Cum Laude
Nora Brooke Perlman.............................Charlotte
Jenny Paola Rodríguez Contreras..........Concord
Magna Cum Laude
Eryn Elizabeth Smith.........................Wilmington
Janiece L. Turner......................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Svanny Wong...........................................Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Biology
Hussain Ahmed Almuhanna
Cum Laude
......................................... Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Nader Bathich................................Saida, Lebanon
Cum Laude
Quincy P. Bowman........................Southern Pines
Jenna Rebecca Brown........................Weddington
Summa Cum Laude, Biology Honors,
University Honors
Danielle Candice Negra Brunson.......New York, NY
Kristina Maria Burlos.............................Charlotte
Matthew David Caffey......................... Clemmons
Taylor Lee Carcella..................Downingtown, PA
Heidi Loren Cope....................................... Raleigh
Summa Cum Laude
Amanda C. Crouch..................................Concord
Shawn M. Devaney..................................Charlotte
Domelia Rochelle Dewitt.......................... Dudley
Allison K. Dews.......................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
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Brooke Leigh Dunham............................Concord
Magna Cum Laude, Biology Honors
Logan Elise Eiermann..........................Fayetteville
Kayla Elizabeth Fatih............................Marshville
Liza Danielle Arjonillo Figueroa........Fayetteville
Cum Laude
Michael K. Foley.................................. Chapel Hill
Laura May Fox......................................Cramerton
Magna Cum Laude
Rachel Lynn Furst............................................Cary
Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Sarah L. Greene...................................... Fleetwood
Cum Laude
Sarah Dawn Hayes.................................... Durham
Eric Nathanael Headley......................... Matthews
Alison Faith Hooker......................Pilot Mountain
John Robert Humphries.................... Duncan, SC
Ashley P. Jones.........................................Davidson
Magna Cum Laude
William Taylor Jones.......................... Atlanta, GA
Bijal Nikhil Joshi......................................Charlotte
Lauren Claire Keller................................Charlotte
Kaitlin Elizabeth Klotz........................... Matthews
Biology Honors
Kathryn Brooke Long.......................China Grove
Magna Cum Laude, Biology Honors,
University Honors
Jared Chase McCall.................................Charlotte
Adi Mesanovic........................................ Matthews
Erika Brooke Morton....................Hendersonville
Ashley Lauren Mull................................. Asheville
Magna Cum Laude, Biology Honors,
University Honors
Manal Naim..............................................Charlotte
Basil Nasereldeen.....................................Charlotte
Whitney Lee Newton................................Stallings
Julie Nguyen.............................................Charlotte
Vishal Harish Oza............................................Cary
Ian O'Shaughnessy..................................Charlotte
Shirley Patricia Parraga...........................Charlotte
Akshar Patel............................................. Salisbury
Thuy Tran Ngoc Phan.............................Charlotte
Tuan Ky Phan...........................................Charlotte
Cum Laude, Biology Honors
Sonephet Sam Phoumsavath................. Statesville
Jessica Khiet Quach.................................. Belmont
Jude A. Raj............................................. Mooreville
Magna Cum Laude, Biology Honors
Timothy Daniel Renzi.................Haddonfield, NJ
Magna Cum Laude
Narges Riazi............................................... Waxhaw
Kristen Pilkenton Smith................... Granite Falls
Rahma S. Syed....................................... High Point
Khadijah Sharufah Toure-Diabagate
....................................................... Browns Summit
Aaron C. Trautman..................................Concord
Ekemini Aniefiok Udoh......Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Veronica Andrea Ureña.....................Huntersville
Sarah Michelle Whitmire..................Wilmington
Summa Cum Laude
Alexis Michelle Wilson...................... Atlanta, GA
Cum Laude
Meng Xiong..............................................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Jessica Jelapon Yaemmongkol................Charlotte
Cum Laude, Biology Honors, University Honors
Jonathan K. Yang...................................... Conover
Grantham Parker Zaharis...................... Matthews
Mohammed Saleem Zwayyer.............. High Point
Chemistry
Joseph Livingston Franklin.................Morganton
Kahsay Ftwi Gebreyowhance.................Charlotte
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Margaret Kocherga.......................... Kiev, Ukraine
Thuydung Le........................Binhduong, Vietnam
Cum Laude
Roger Alan Lee.........................................Concord
James Brooks Mitchell.............................. Hickory
Emily Elizabeth Schmidt........................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Alexander Brem Smith...........................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Phuong Tran.............................................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Victoria Leigh Wait.................................Charlotte
Sarah Saleem Zwayyer....................Baghdad, Iraq
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Whitney Marie King............................... Pinebluff
Cum Laude, Geography and Earth Science Honors
Kenneth R. Lee................................. Rocky Mount
William Maxwell Ruble............................... Boone
Stephen Scott Skrzydlinski..................Hope Mills
Jessica Ann Wyatt......................................... Sparta
Cum Laude
Earth Sciences
Nicholas Daniel Bennett.........................Charlotte
Cameron S. Farmer.............................Mooresville
Taylor Ann Weigand................................Katy, TX
Geography
Jonathan C. Cagle..................................... Cordova
Jeffrey Alan Chartraw............................ Cornelius
Rashid S. Clifton......................................Charlotte
Daniel Robert Hendry
Cum Laude
................................ Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Wesley Holland Hudson.........................Charlotte
Matthew Robert Johnson.......................Charlotte
Sarah Joan McDonald......................... Seattle, WA
Kelly Renée O’Connor............................Charlotte
Cum Laude, Geography and Earth Science Honors
Glenn Allen Richardson..........................Concord
Bryan David Rowland............................... Monroe
Cum Laude
Samuel Aaron Senter...............................Charlotte
Taylor Davis West...........................................Elkin
Collin Benjamin Wood............................Concord
Geology
Alex Andrew Bobyarchick, Jr. ...........Mooresville
Anthony Michael Gargano.....................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Austin Lewis Johnson................................ Canton
Christopher Michael Kenny.................. Matthews
Brenna Leigh Rodriguez.........................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Nancy Lee Schwartz...................Ellicott City, MD
Clare Bouvy Vincent........................ Lafayette, LA
Mathematics
Nasser Salah Alshikhnasser Sr.
................................................ Saihat, Saudi Arabia
John T. Barker............................................. Raleigh
Sarah M. Borkowski................................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Peter Raiford Eller.................................. Statesville
Magna Cum Laude
Cindy Espino-Salinas.............................. Archdale
Whitney Renee Eudy...................Mount Pleasant
Jason William Godley.............................Charlotte
Daniel Alan Gruszczynski..................Indian Trail
Summa Cum Laude
Laura Jean Guimond....................Marshfield, MA
Cum Laude
Samantha Katelyn Hatley..................... Albemarle
Cum Laude
Charles Edward Hinson...........................Gastonia
Summa Cum Laude
Benjamin Aaron Katz..............................Jonesville
SeHwan Kim............................................Charlotte
Shea Lamb................................................Charlotte
Joshua A. Lorenzo.................................... Durham
Hai N. Ly...................................................Charlotte
Megan Erin Lyons...................................Charlotte
Todd Michael Mendenhall....................... Hickory
Cum Laude
Rachel Lynn Minster...................................... Apex
Summa Cum Laude, Mathematics Honors,
University Honors
Jonathan Harris Murphy..................... Harrisburg
Cum Laude
John Paul Nau............................................. Denver
Diamond K. Nichols..................................Maxton
Stuart Eugene Presson............................. Waxhaw
Cum Laude
Jude A. Raj............................................Mooresville
Magna Cum Laude
Elizabeth Katharina Rodes.................Mooresville
Stephanie Rachel Shepard.......................Concord
Daniel Lee Shepherd...............................Charlotte
Scott Daniel Stowe.............................Mount Holly
Magna Cum Laude
Muqing Yue................Shandong Province, China
Magna Cum Laude, Mathematics Honors
Mathematics for Business
Jason Ryland Eagan........................ Rochester, NY
Austin B. Edwards...............................Greensboro
Elijah Kwasi Flood....................... East Orange, NJ
Yilin Han...........................Hebei Province, China
Stephanie Renee Mims............................. Monroe
Magna Cum Laude
Micah William Nelson............................Charlotte
Samantha Kay Russell...................... Hillsborough
Nathan Peter Schambach.................... Mocksville
Victoria Ciara Tatiana Fae Schultz........Charlotte
William Karabo Thabana.......................Charlotte
Meteorology
Eric Merton John Bunker.................. Stafford, VA
Cum Laude
Jacob H. Edwardson............................ Creedmoor
Cody James Ledbetter.............................. Catawba
Magna Cum Laude, Geography and
Earth Science Honors, University Honors
Heleena Raenelle Tapp.............................. Monroe
Edward M. Tucker.................................... Durham
Kaitlin Marie Wright.............................. Cornelius
Physics
Zakariya Jawad Ayesh.............................Charlotte
Nate Lee Brandl...................................Spruce Pine
Alexander Joseph Curley..................Norfolk, MA
Magna Cum Laude
Thomas J. Forrester............................... Highlands
Jack Daniel Gibbs................................ Chapel Hill
Adam Taylor Kearney.............................Charlotte
Joshua D. Kennedy...............................Fayetteville
Gage Oliver Leighton..............................Charlotte
Physics Honors
Todd Michael Mendenhall....................... Hickory
Cum Laude
Ethan Cole Miller.................................... Pittsboro
John-Richard Papadakis.........................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Patrick Anthony Killian Reinbold.........Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude, Physics Honors
Andrew Thomas Cleve Sutton.................Graham
Cum Laude
Psychology
Ashley Marie Adams................................Concord
Hunter Nikkole Adams...........................Charlotte
Megan Sarah Alderman..........................Flat Rock
Alexis Danielle Alexander............Alpharetta, GA
Mary Elizabeth Almond........................ Matthews
Cum Laude
Kimberly C. Amos...................................Charlotte
Katie Lynn Arcovio.................................Charlotte
Zsakual Akeem Arrington..................Henderson
Taylor Nicole Atwell................................Charlotte
Jesse Alexander Babcock........................Charlotte
Dalia Mahmoud Badr.............................Charlotte
Leanne Therese Barry.............................Charlotte
Cum Laude, Psychology Honors
Aaron Alexander Begley..........................Leicester
Valeria Benitez-Vera.......Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Laurie Bernadel.....................Queens Village, NY
Magna Cum Laude, Psychology Honors,
University Honors
Laura Faith Bizzell......................................Clayton
Rebecca C. Blanchard.............................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Hannah Alyse Booth.......................................King
Magna Cum Laude
Amy L. Borgemeister............................... Midland
Harrison Luke Braun............................. Matthews
Kevin Michael Bretz................................Charlotte
Warren Vincent Brill...............................Charlotte
Charmayne J. Brooker.......................... Harrisburg
Olivia Jean Brouillette.........................Greensboro
Cum Laude
Antavia C. Brown.....................................Gastonia
Emily Elizabeth Brown...................... Waynesville
Cum Laude
Nancy Nicole Brown............................Fayetteville
Tyler Christopher Brown......................Oak Ridge
Richard Steven Brumm......................... Cornelius
Michael Anthony Brunswick.....Kings Mountain
Magna Cum Laude
Audrey Dawn Marie Bostic Brunt...... Lincolnton
Jessica Ann Buchwald....................... Granite Falls
Victoria Scott Buff...................................Mint Hill
Brittany M. Bundy..................................Lexington
Emily Catherine Burk.............................Charlotte
Casey Andrea Butler...............................Charlotte
Meredith A. Butler............................... Jamestown
Summa Cum Laude
Jared K. Byas............................................Charlotte
Cassidy Erin Caddy.........................................Cary
Syeda Michelle Campbell...................Greensboro
Alexa Paige Cannon............................... Matthews
Nicole Briana Clark.............................Jacksonville
Cum Laude
Beoncia Coleman....................................Charlotte
Alissa Kristine Conyer................. Jamestown, NY
Zach Cook.....................................Mount Pleasant
Tre’Sean Khalil Cooks..................... Brooklyn, NY
Janelle Teresa Corley.......................... Milton, MA
Joshua Michael Cornwall...............................Cary
Cum Laude
Danaysha Cosbert.................................... Durham
Adeca Laurane Zorena Cox..............Huntersville
Geoffrey Colton Cross.........................Morganton
Magna Cum Laude
River M. Croteau-Hanson.............San Diego, CA
Cum Laude
Crystal Danielle Cruz..........................Hope Mills
Summa Cum Laude
Anthony Joseph Dalcerro...................Indian Trail
Rebecca Davenport.................................Charlotte
Ronald Lepere Davis.............................. Asheboro
Ejigayehou D. Debela............................... Durham
Connie Delgado...................................... Matthews
Jazming Dentu.........................................Charlotte
Colby Luise DeShields............................... Raleigh
Dmarjai Dominique Devine..........Longview, TX
Alexandria Marie Dickman..................Yuma, AZ
Olivia Monae Dillard................................. Raleigh
Katelyn Rose Drewitt.........................Wake Forest
Devmarie Toni-Ann Drummond
Magna Cum Laude
.............................................St. Catherine, Jamaica
Holley Beth Drye..................................Kannapolis
Magna Cum Laude
Meagan Kate Dugan........................ Brooklyn, NY
Jordan Cody Edwards.................................Liberty
Ekemini Afianwan Ekop................. Elkridge, MD
Angelica Renee’ Matilda England.........Charlotte
Lindsey Kay Enochs....................................Stanley
Naomi Fedur............................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Victoria Michelina Fiallos.......................Concord
Summa Cum Laude
Kelsey Nicole Fish..................................... Hickory
Magna Cum Laude
Danielle Louise Fix.................................Lewisville
Rachel Elizabeth Flohr......................Mount Holly
Caroline Danelle Fourrier..................Greensboro
Tanya Jean Freeman........................................ Troy
Victoria Sotonye Fubara..............Morristown, NJ
Magna Cum Laude
Vanessa N. Gallaspy.................................Flint, MI
Osly Diana Galobardi.........................Mooresville
Cum Laude, Psychology Honors, University Honors
Nina Marie Gann.................................Greensboro
Cum Laude
Daniela Estefania Garrett....................Fayetteville
Madison Nicole Garris................. Winston-Salem
Jessica Elizabeth Garrison...................... Salisbury
Magna Cum Laude
Brandon Christopher Geisler................ Statesville
Magna Cum Laude
Camari Nicole Gilbert............................Charlotte
Meron Gizaw................................Indian Land, SC
Magna Cum Laude
Camille Lenore Glenn.............................. Waxhaw
Rachel Golden..........................................Charlotte
Edward Alexander Gonzalez..................Gastonia
Jessica Margaret Grenia..........................Charlotte
Psychology Honors
Zachary William Greth......................Reading, PA
Summa Cum Laude
Jacqueline Nims Grossman....................... Raleigh
Cum Laude
Bre’Onka Alexis Gunn.................... Rocky Mount
Steven S. Haight...................................Mooresville
Summa Cum Laude
Amanda LeighAnn Hall.........................West End
Peter Thura Maw Han...........................Tampa, FL
Summa Cum Laude
Aminah R. Hardy....................................Charlotte
Margaret Elizabeth Harrelson............... Matthews
Clinton D. Harris........................................ Raleigh
Hayes Sterling Harvey.........................Greensboro
Summa Cum Laude
Furwah Hassan.......................................Lexington
Benjamin Houston Hatley..................Mooresville
Holly M. Hauser........................... Winston-Salem
Summa Cum Laude
Matthew Paul Hayes................................Mint Hill
Cum Laude
Katelyn Alexa Hedrick...............................Maiden
Leighanna Elaine Helms.........................Charlotte
Jenny Her.................................................... Newton
Mack Anthony Herman............................ Newton
Joynai Heyward........................................Charlotte
Dantavious Lee Hicks..........................Henderson
Amanda Grace Hildreth........................... Monroe
Rodney Stevenson Hildreth................... Rockwell
Amber Dannielle Hill.......................... Mocksville
Summa Cum Laude
Son Q. Hoang...........................................Charlotte
Kristin Mae Hollifield.................................. Bostic
Jennifer Michele Hollmer................... Seattle, WA
Magna Cum Laude
Savannah Leslie Holt.......................... Mount Airy
Talia S. Hood............................................Charlotte
Dillon Thomas Hooks.....................................Cary
Magna Cum Laude, Psychology Honors
Maribeth Louise Huss..............................Gastonia
Summa Cum Laude
Heather Rockelle Hybarger....................... Denver
Kenneth Neal Jackson...........................Clover, SC
Nicholas E. Jackson.....................Kings Mountain
Stephanie Victorya Jankie................... Clemmons
Joseph Kemp Johnson..............................Concord
Lakeitha Shakoya Johnson.......... Winston-Salem
Niya Simone Johnson..........................Greensboro
Stormi G. Johnson..............................Huntersville
Bridget Lynn Jolly................................... Matthews
Cum Laude
Daniel Blair Jolly.......................................Gastonia
Embria Presha Jones...................................Enfield
Morgan Amber Jones..................................Wilson
Anita Jonae Joseph..................................Charlotte
Bijal Nikhil Joshi......................................Charlotte
Robert D. Kauffman II............................ Salisbury
Summa Cum Laude
Angela D. King......................................Fayetteville
Sophia Carolina Kline............................. Asheville
Jamie Marie Knox....................................Charlotte
Sofia Kranidioti........................................ Rockwell
Elizabeth S. Lane...................................Kannapolis
Cum Laude
Mary Kathleen Lane................................. Waxhaw
Ericka Denise Lee....................................Charlotte
Ge Lee.......................................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Shannon Ashley-Nicole Lee...................Charlotte
Alexa Danielle Little........................ Sherrills Ford
Cum Laude
Betsy Long................................................ Asheville
Wendy Elizabeth Lopez..........................Charlotte
Kiara Montriece Love..............................Gastonia
Sarah Elizabeth Mahaffey........................ Pineville
Magna Cum Laude
Akshata Achut Malur...........................Winterville
Ashley Helena Latia Mangin..................... Raleigh
Dillon Marr..................................................... Apex
Sarah Elaine Marsh.................................Charlotte
Jeremiah S. McCaffity.............................. Durham
Anthony McDonald, Jr. ..............Kings Mountain
Kiersten Suzanne McDonald
........................................... Huntington Beach, CA
Mariah McKee............................................. Grover
Kaylon M McSwain.............................. Lincolnton
Cum Laude
Samekquel McGill.................... Minneapolis, MN
Ravyn J. McLean......................................Charlotte
Evan Lee Miller....................................Mooresville
Cum Laude
Erika Minutolo.........................................Davidson
Tyler James Mitchell................................Charlotte
Timothy David Moore...................San Diego, CA
Cum Laude
Alexandra Moreno.................................Galax, VA
Summa Cum Laude
Megan Nichole Morris...........................Troutman
Simona Lee Morris..................................Charlotte
Brittany Nicole Morrow....................... Burlington
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Danielle Nicole Mueller..................Maggie Valley
Christopher David Muggler..............Holland, PA
Sheila Waithera Muhia.......................Huntersville
James Patrick Murphy.............................Charlotte
Kendric Ray Murphy.........................Wilmington
Priscilla T. Myers.....................................Charlotte
Vivian Nguyen.........................................Charlotte
Shelby Amber Nichols............................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Bria Shalaya Nixon..................................Charlotte
Tiffany Cherelle Nixon...........................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Blessing C. Nwosu...................................... Raleigh
Jesse Caroline O’Dell....................... Westport, NY
Magna Cum Laude
Charles Carrington Orr....................... High Point
Cum Laude
Maritza Diana Ortiz................................Charlotte
Tiffany Nicole Owen...........................Greensboro
Jessica Lynn Pace.................................... Matthews
Maria Cristina Palacios......................Huntersville
Cum Laude
Darshita Y. Parekh...................................... Raleigh
Wooyeon Park..........................................Charlotte
Krishnaben Patel.................................... Albemarle
Pooja Anil Patel.......................................Charlotte
Brianna Shiara Pearson........................ Burlington
Cum Laude
Briana Nicole Perrett.......................... Kernersville
Cum Laude
Olivia L. Pesterfield................................. Asheville
Cum Laude
Taylor James Peyton....................... Rutherfordton
Anna Elizabeth Plyler............................... Monroe
Chandler Graham Ray....................................Cary
Cum Laude
Alexis Maria Raynor....................Forest Hill, MD
Jorge Eduardo Regalado.........................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Maneko D. Reid...................................Greensboro
Savannah Paige Rhead............................Charlotte
Brian T. Riddle......................................... Salisbury
Summa Cum Laude
Amata Maya Karma Roberts..................Charlotte
Alexis Deshea Robinson...............Hendersonville
Jasmine Chalét Robinson....................Fayetteville
Carol Anne Rogers..................................Charlotte
Angelica Rojas Paredes............................. Monroe
Cameron Mark Rowe..............................Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
Thomas Anthony Rowland
.....................................Consett, United Kingdom
Hannah Elisabeth Ruehle.......................Charlotte
Nina Marie Russell...................................Gastonia
Angela Samuel-Vernon...........................Charlotte
Christina Nicole Santiago....................Yadkinville
Meredith Hollier Schexnayder.............. Matthews
Shana Michelle Scott...............................Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
Katia Semé................................................Charlotte
Cum Laude
Martha Nicole Setliff..................... Richmond, VA
Marianne Ruth Shive...............................Gastonia
Magna Cum Laude
Kayla Nicole Shumate............................ Cornelius
Heather Nicole Shuster............................Gastonia
Mark Adam Sifuentes.............................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Quentin Trayvell Singletary................Fayetteville
Michael Scott Sizemore................ Fuquay-Varina
Magna Cum Laude
Kelsea Lane Smart.................................. Statesville
Magna Cum Laude
Miraha Simmone Smith.......................... Durham
Logan T. Sneed............................................ Raleigh
Summa Cum Laude
Ekaterina V. Solomina............................Charlotte
Trevor S. Sova.................................Fultonville, NY
Jeffrey Tyler Spock............................Holly Springs
Hannah Leigh Stafford............................Charlotte
Michelle Marie Stewart...........................Charlotte
Ashley Nicole Swaim.......................... Thomasville
Cum Laude
Christopher Michael Swyers.............Huntersville
Kirstan Tardiff....................................Augusta, ME
Daizy Mijares Tec....................................Charlotte
Stefanie Nicole Testa......................... Barnegat, NJ
Timothy Raymond Tetzlaff.................... Asheville
Ashley Sherell Thomas........................Greensboro
Jessie Leigh Thomas...........................Wilmington
Erin Sarah Thompson.............................. Waxhaw
Keshia M. Thorne....................................Charlotte
Virginia Glenn Tindall........................ Clemmons
Sarah Lillian Tocman..............................Charlotte
Margaret Toner........................................ Asheville
Asha Hawa Toure....................................Charlotte
Hilda K. Trinh........................................... Belmont
Brittany Morgan Tripp............................Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
Alexandra Leigh Tucker........................ Statesville
Tabitha Carlan Turner.............................Gastonia
Kathryn Collins Upchurch.....................Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Mauricio Vargas........................................Gastonia
Sarah Cook Villarreal........................... Harrisburg
Mackenta Vincent....................................Charlotte
Margaret Allison Vines............................ Durham
Samuel Gene Walker.............................. Pfafftown
Stephanie Jeanne Walsh..........................Charlotte
Kelly Bryana Watkins....................Hendersonville
Rebecca Lynn Weber..........................Wake Forest
Jaleah Nicole Wilder.................................. Raleigh
Jessica S. Wimbush..............................Greensboro
Kelsey Lynn Wolf..............................Holly Springs
Magna Cum Laude, Psychology Honors
Aimee Christine Wood................... Dunkirk, MD
Cum Laude
Heather Nicole Woods................ Chesapeake, VA
Panou Xiong..........................................Morganton
Malika Rose Yovell..................................Charlotte
E.K. Fretwell, U.S. Higher Education Leader
(1923-2012)
Dr. E.K. Fretwell used his national higher education leadership to gain
recognition for UNC Charlotte. He became the University’s second chancellor
in January 1979 after serving as president of State University of New York College
at Buffalo, and before that as assistant commissioner for higher education of the
N.Y. State Education Department. During his career, he led some of America’s
most prominent higher education associations - president of the American
Association for Higher Education, president of the American Association of
State Colleges and Universities, chair of the American Council on Education,
and chair of the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation. In addition, Fretwell
was named one of the 100 most effective chancellors and presidents in the United
States in a national study. After retiring in 1989, he served as interim president
of the five-campus University of Massachusetts, authored several books on
university management, and consulted on higher education around the country
and the world. He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Public Service degree
during UNC Charlotte’s spring 1998 Commencement ceremonies. In 2002, he
received the UNC Charlotte Alumni Association’s Alumnus by Choice Award.
Fretwell died October 18, 2012.
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Saturday Afternoon Ceremony
College of Arts + Architecture, College of Education,
The William States Lee College of Engineering,
Processional
Call to Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philip L. Dubois
Chancellor
Introduction of Platform Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen A. Popp
Greetings from The University of North Carolina
Pearl Burris-Floyd
Conferring of Honorary Degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fannie Flono
Doctor of Public Service
Greetings from the Graduating Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles A. Trowell
Architecture
Durham
UNC Charlotte Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kendall M. Burns
Voice Performance
Pineville
The National Anthem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joey L. Gilewicz
Voice Performance
Raleigh
Ringing of the Old Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abhimanyu S. Dhone
Electrical Engineering
Mumbai, India
Turning of the Tassel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gabriel J. Slivka
Indian Trail
Recessional
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Honorary Degree: Doctor of Public Service
Fannie Flono
Fannie Flono is an outstanding journalist, civic leader, and author who has
championed education, diversity, poverty, and children’s issues in the Charlotte
region and beyond for the past four decades.
In her distinguished 30-year career at The Charlotte Observer, Flono served as
editor at nearly every level, including metro editor, political editor, associate editor,
and public editor, during which time she conceptualized and coordinated yearlong,
citywide race discussions.
Fannie Flono
An award-winning reporter, journalist, and author, Flono served as a vital voice
for the underdog, the disenfranchised, and the aggrieved. Her columns were
syndicated in a number of newspapers, addressing powerful issues that remain
critical – including education, poverty and racism.
Flono steadfastly advocated for what she knew to be right, even when she knew her opinions would “afflict the
comfortable.” She used her thoughtful, elegant voice to speak from the heart, educating her readers and encouraging
them to think and engage in substantive discourse. Her message was direct, yet non-confrontational, and she
always epitomized “grace and equanimity” in her dealings with fans and critics alike.
An active civic leader, Flono has held membership and leadership roles in a number of community and journalism
organizations. She currently serves on the boards of the Charlotte Museum of History and Tomorrow’s R.O.A.D.
youth engagement organization, is a public member of the Mecklenburg Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service
and the League of Women Voters, and co-chairs a committee for the Read Charlotte initiative.
She has received the Maya Angelou Women Who Lead Award and was inducted into the National Black Journalist
Regional Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Charlotte Women’s History Hall of Fame in 2012.
A graduate of Clark Atlanta University with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Flono understands the value of
education. In 2008, she was appointed the Batten Professor of Public Policy at Davidson College. Additionally, she
taught editorial writing annually at the Freedom Forum in Nashville and coordinated a Charlotte Observer teamteaching course at Johnson C. Smith University for four years.
For her unceasing efforts on behalf of UNC Charlotte and the citizens of Charlotte, the region and the state, The
University of North Carolina at Charlotte awards the honorary degree, Doctor of Public Service, to Fannie Flono.
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Candidates for Master’s Degrees - Saturday Afternoon
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE
Maryam Ahmadi Oloonabadi........Esfahan, Iran
Cameron Lyle Baker.................................Waxhaw
Janette Flores Billings............ Virginia Beach, VA
Kuniko Charmaine Bufford.................. Charlotte
Gregory Conary..................................O’Fallon, IL
Cortney Lynet Graham......................Chinquapin
Jason Andrew Hudson...................Greenville, SC
Catalina Jimenez.........................................Raleigh
Joshua C. Kieb.................................... Wilmington
Jin Goog Kim..........................Seoul, South Korea
Paul Lawrence Krynski..........................Matthews
Mason Grey Linkous...................... Bluefield, WV
Erica Renee Miller............ Menomonee Falls, WI
Laurel Ann Nee.........................Eden Prairie, MN
Marc Alexander Remesi......................... Concord
James William Rodgers, Jr. .............Hillsborough
Rebecca Lorraine Schoon.............. Columbia, SC
Elizabeth M. Schwerman........ West Chester, OH
Nathalie Ruth Slobodiuk.....................Harrisburg
Amy Taylor Stewart................Daytona Beach, FL
Jacqueline Marie Stewart...................Kernersville
Heather A. Tarney.................................. Charlotte
Ganquan Weng........ Guangdon Province, China
MASTER OF ARTS
Counseling
Alexis Victoria Bonsall............................ Stallings
Michael Russell Burson.....................Waynesville
Corey Virginia Connelly....................... Charlotte
Stephanie Denise Anderson Davis........ Concord
Benjamin Scott Dinkins...........................Monroe
Danah Michelle Dusch.......................... Charlotte
Kristina Duncan Ellerbe............ Georgetown, SC
Nicole Brittney Ellerbe............ Myrtle Beach, SC
James R. LaChapelle..........................Auburn, ME
Russell Foster LeDonne......................... Charlotte
Adrianne Rogers Noonoo..................Taylorsville
Karen Eileen Perry.................................Matthews
Houston Daniel Truscott Rhodes......... Davidson
Charles Max Rhyne................................ Charlotte
Linsey Elise Robertson.................Kill Devil Hills
Hannah Caroline Rowell......... Myrtle Beach, SC
Angela Kirstie Sirvas...........................Tucson, AZ
Tyler Leigh-Ann Talbert.......................Albemarle
Jessica Marie Wade................................. Charlotte
Amanda Marianne Wells............... Knoxville, TN
MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING
Early Childhood Education
Sondra Fay Banks-Gragg.......................... Maiden
Jolandra Maria Houston............................ Stanley
Monique A. Nicoleau............................Miami, FL
Kathleen O’Connell................................ Charlotte
Pharaah Kourtney Putman.................... Gastonia
Jacqueline Christine Rivera.............. Huntersville
Elementary Education
Lisa Davis Allen.................................. Mooresville
Erin Kacie Bailie.................................... Easley, SC
Ashley Lauren Beatty.............................. Concord
Walethea Devon Bishop........................ Charlotte
Jacklyn Marie Cook...................... Wyandotte, MI
Kristy Renee Coward............................. Charlotte
Chrystal Rebecca Graham..................... Charlotte
Kim Allen Mayfield................................Matthews
Katrina Laverne McCain................... Greensboro
Lauren Ashley Milner............................ Charlotte
Todd Moyer...............................................Durham
Ariel Danyette Watts...................... Columbia, SC
Michelle Marie Wilson........................... Concord
Foreign Language Education
Caitlin Louise Baber.............................. Salem, SC
Landy Eugenia Ramirez De Solorzano.....Charlotte
Rosalyn Breanne Rhodes....................... Charlotte
Megan Christine Seasely Bender.......... Charlotte
Middle Grades Education
Paul Anthony Arnold............................. Charlotte
Tyler Devon Hamrick................................Marion
Mildred Townsend Harden.......................Hamlet
Luana Theresa Lorezca.......................... Charlotte
Andy Michael Shen................................. Gastonia
Holly Jade Sorenson................................Siler City
Rebecca A. Stelfox-Waters..................Gilbert, AZ
Christine Renee Yarussi...........................Waxhaw
Antonio Yelverton.............................. Indian Trail
Secondary Education
Nicholas Jay Allen.............................. Mooresville
Jerica Charnea Brown............................ Charlotte
Rebecca Lynn Johnson................ Morristown, NJ
Robert Thomas Jolley...............................Fairview
Diamond Cymone Kosh.......Upper Marlboro, MD
Melissa T. Ligh.................................... Mooresville
Robert Andrew McCully III................... Gastonia
Tiffany Jean Solod................................... Gastonia
MarQuitta Shamell Sutton.................... Charlotte
David Edward Watson........................... Charlotte
Torie Chantell Wheatley-Washington
...................................................... Landover, MD
Special Education
Dawn Marie Bonen-Clark.....................Cornelius
Kevin Michael Luke............................ Fairfax, VA
Bailey Suzanne Mayer..............................Waxhaw
Melinda Jane Simons.............................. Charlotte
Teaching English as a Second Language
Izabela Pablo Pedro............................. Morganton
Azucena Ramirez................................. Kannapolis
Kelli Suzanne Van Der Hoeven............ Charlotte
La Mui Williamson............................. Mooresville
MASTER OF EDUCATION
Ryan Andrew Gibble...................................Leland
Stephanie Irene Newbrough.................. Concord
Valerie Dene Price........................ Beallsville, MD
Audrey Remkus Benson..................... Kannapolis
Lauren Price Robbins.............................. Concord
Instructional Systems Technology
Terri Jo Mestre.........................................Charlotte
Lindsey Heather Hall Ramsey................ Belmont
Tammy Huneycutt Redmond.................Concord
Megan Renee Staab..............................Harrisburg
Middle Grades and Secondary Education
Priscilla Ann Budzinski.............................. Shelby
Deidra Scoggin Colclough.........................Sophia
Jennifer Danielle Del Castillo................ Gastonia
Jessica Ann Hanes..................................Asheboro
Kelly Ann Kitson................................... Lexington
Nicole Marie Kurzel.............................Harrisburg
Lorna Leigh Musick.....................Cincinnati, OH
Julia Haley Resendez............................... Concord
Reading Education
Elizabeth Bair.......................................... Stow, OH
Megan Leanne Bowles...............................Denver
Lydia Crystal............................................Asheville
Kelly Margaret Delay............................. Charlotte
Marcia Towarnicki Emrich...................... Polkton
Kevin M. Fuehler................................ Greensboro
Tara Pope Gardner........................... China Grove
Hanna Hardwick Gattoni......................Statesville
Debra Anne Grimm............................... Charlotte
Christy Roberts Hamrick........................... Shelby
Kelly Hanna..............................................Asheville
Rachel Lauren Hendrix.......................... Charlotte
Kelly Monka............................................ Charlotte
Amy Caroline Petrow...............................Durham
Pattie Caudill Simmons..........................Salisbury
Special Education
James Patrick Michael Baker.................. Gastonia
Sara Christine Carico............................. Charlotte
Marie Ann Deegan........................ Wesley Chapel
Marietta Howard Floyd........................ Deep Run
Maureen Shay Mensing...................Madison, WI
Teaching English as a Second Language
Chinyere Ngozi Harris........................... Charlotte
MASTER OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
Jonathan William Bealer.....................Lincolnton
Megan Elizabeth Becker......................... Concord
Sherritta Johnson Bell............................ Charlotte
Kristen Edwards Burgin.............................. Alexis
Christopher Cammarano....................Harrisburg
Amelia Heidi Campbell................... Union Grove
Casey Lynne Campbell........................... Concord
Jason Thomas Dellinger.......................... Concord
Kathryn Lynn Earp............................ Indian Trail
Meghan Amanda Frazier.................... Kannapolis
Hilary Jay Gantt.......................................... Crouse
Dwight James Hamrick............................... Shelby
Kaitlyn Alyson Herthel......... East Brunswick, NJ
Laura Elizabeth Ludwig.......................Lincolnton
Richard Dale Money........................... Kannapolis
Corey Shane Nutting.............................. Charlotte
Rebecca Peeler Phillips.......................... Davidson
Rebecca Marie Eidson Rolfsmeyer........Rockwell
Kenneth William Simeone..................... Concord
Kelly Ann Somers.................................Lincolnton
David Michael Toomer.......................... Charlotte
Amy Elizabeth Wagner..........................Cornelius
Karon Mack Wilson, Jr...........................Matthews
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MASTER OF SCIENCE
Applied Energy and
Electromechanical Systems
Brett Mitchell Cockerham..................... Charlotte
Robert Logan Garris.................... Pilot Mountain
Andrew Brattain Paustian..................... Charlotte
David George Vutetakis, Jr.................... Charlotte
Construction and Facilities Management
Christopher J. Albergo........................... Charlotte
Abdullah Alnamnakani......... Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Edward Harrison Blanchard................... Ahoskie
Rohit Reddy Chimmula.....Andhra Pradesh, India
Jordon Stclair Davis..............................Fairfax, SC
Prabal Godha.................. Madhya Pradesh, India
Abhishek Dattatraya Malode
................................................. Maharashtra, India
Sai Sriharsha Namana.......Andhra Pradesh, India
Koushik Narra............................Tamilnadu, India
Amish Racesh Patel.........Andhra Pradesh, India
Dutta Sai Pidikiti.............Andhra Pradesh, India
Austin Michael Riccio.......................... Oak Ridge
Joseph Henry Royer............................... Charlotte
Sruthi Saripudi.................Andhra Pradesh, India
Carl Yates Warwick, Jr................................Denver
Engineering Management
Mohit Pishorilal Arora.......... Maharashtra, India
Tulasi Burle.......................Andhra Pradesh, India
Joseph Bradley Dalton........................ Kannapolis
Bhavya Devineni..............Andhra Pradesh, India
Bhavish Gokul Golla.......Andhra Pradesh, India
Minal Rajeev Gurjar.............. Maharashtra, India
William Putney Horsman..................... Charlotte
Otto Conrad Jakutowicz........................ Charlotte
Leul Negussie Merga.............................. Charlotte
James Robert Miller, Jr....................... Mooresville
Pallavi Mohanty................................ Orissa, India
Zachary Montreuil..................... Quebec, Canada
Devan Yogeshkumar Patel..................... Charlotte
Simon Sebastian Schneider................... Charlotte
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Fahad Ali Alsaqer................. Kuwait City, Kuwait
Kevin Baczynski.......................... Essen, Germany
Erica R. Barber....................................Kernersville
William Anthony Boivin..................... Marshville
Chekeesha A. Corbitt...........................High Point
Lisa Ann Henderson D’Andrea.........Iron Station
Joshua Warren Davis............... Londonderry, NH
Maxwell S. Karr...................................... Charlotte
Swapneel Rao Kodupuganti
........................................ Andhra Pradesh, India
Caleb Martin.................................................Dallas
Lindsay Joyce Matthy............................. Charlotte
Ashley Cate McGovern.......................... Charlotte
Clayton Davis Medlin...............................Monroe
Neal Heber Salas Zamudio.................... Charlotte
Houston Linn Skipper........................ Kannapolis
Maria Beci Yesenia Trejo Juarez.................Ararat
Nina Yordanova...................................... Charlotte
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Ahmed Taha Abd-Elkader.................... Charlotte
Eziani Esso Adake.................................. Charlotte
Abhilash Reddy Adla......Andhra Pradesh, India
Chinmay Kishor Admane.... Maharashtra, India
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Saurabh Agarwal................................Delhi, India
Srividya Ambale.........................Karnataka, India
Pallavi Mahendra Avle.......... Maharashtra, India
Tejas Ashok Badgujar............ Maharashtra, India
Ragavendran Balaji..........................Nagpur, India
Omar Ghassan Baroudi...........................Belmont
Nisitesh Bezawada...........Andhra Pradesh, India
Devendra Bhalchandra Bhangale
...............................................Maharashtra, India
Robin Pratap Singh Bisht..... Maharashtra, India
Jyot Rasheshbhai Buch................... Gujarat, India
Sourabh Sundar Bunnan...........Karnataka, India
Matthew David Conway........................ Charlotte
Vedhas Pralhad Deshpande
Akshaykumar Umesh Dhenge
Abhimanyu Shrikrishna Dhone
Moksharth Hemantkumar Doshi
.........................................................Mumbai, India
Phanendra Gadupudi......Andhra Pradesh, India
Mihir Ganu............................. Maharashtra, India
Saili Manoj Ghavat................ Maharashtra, India
Nishad Nitin Gupte............... Maharashtra, India
Sandeep Hullekerepalya Siddagangaiah
.....................................................Tamilnadu, India
Ayesha Iftiqhar............................Karnataka, India
Dipesh Vitthal Ingawale....... Maharashtra, India
Pradhnya S. Ingole....................... Amravati, India
Apoorva Iyengar.........................Karnataka, India
Prasad Vyankatesh Iyengar
Sudarshan Janardhanan Iyengar
Gagan Jagadeesha....................... Bangalore, India
Tojo Joseph........................................ Kerala, India
Aniket Mohan Joshi.............. Maharashtra, India
Tushar Shirishkumar Joshi........Maharashtra, India
Naren Chakravarthi Kallakuri
...........................................Andhra Pradesh, India
Faria Kamal............................ Dhaka, Bangladesh
Rahul Kasula....................Andhra Pradesh, India
Vinit A. Katariya.................... Maharashtra, India
Sanjay Krishna Katragadda
Sandesh Kesarla Nagaraja Gupta
...................................................Karnataka, India
Kavyasuma Kodanda Pani.........Karnataka, India
Pranay Shekhar S. Kona........ Maharashtra, India
Gautam Konda.................Andhra Pradesh, India
Sowmya Lakshmi Kondapi
��Andhra Pradesh, India
Gautam Anand Korikar......Andhra Pradesh, India
Vinay Rajesh Kotak............... Maharashtra, India
Raghuveer Sampath Krishnamurthy
.....................................................Tamilnadu, India
Kaushik Lalit Makwana................Mumbai, India
Aniket Dilip Marathe............ Maharashtra, India
Balaji Masanamuthu Chinnathurai
.....................................................Tamilnadu, India
Terrill Earl Massey................................Harrisburg
Dhairya Prakash Mehta........ Maharashtra, India
Mohit Maheshkumar Mehta......... Gujarat, India
Swapnil Sanjeev Modak................. Gujarat, India
Swarna Narasimhan................. Hyderabad, India
Shashank Navaratna.............. Maharashtra, India
Haadvitha Nimmagadda......Andhra Pradesh, India
Prasanth Reddy Pallu......Andhra Pradesh, India
Rhythm V. Patel.............................. Gujarat, India
Shyamal Hareshkumar Patel......... Gujarat, India
Sona Rajkumar...........................Tamilnadu, India
Sathyanarayanan Ramesh Babu...Tamilnadu, India
Jabal Udayankumar Raval............. Gujarat, India
Ricardo Alberto Romero Alvarado
............................................... Acarigua, Venezuela
Divya Kiran Teja Sabbineni
Tahirhussain A. Sanglikar.... Maharashtra, India
Rohit Seshadri..................Andhra Pradesh, India
Shreyas Shivalkar................... Maharashtra, India
Ramakrishnan Sivakumar........Tamilnadu, India
Disha Srivastava.............. Madhya Pradesh, India
Harsha Sudanagunta.......Andhra Pradesh, India
Harishankar Suresh...................Tamilnadu, India
Sujay Suryanarayanan............................ Charlotte
Aiman Tarabichi..................................... Charlotte
Vivek Rajesh Thakkar........... Maharashtra, India
Arun Tirumala Setty.................. Bangalore, India
Nikunj Tonthanahal...................Karnataka, India
Arphitha Reddy Vavilala......Andhra Pradesh, India
Rona Ngoc Vo......................................... Charlotte
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING
Civil Engineering
Joseph Raymond Calvo..........................Charlotte
Justine Elizabeth Gleason........... Pennsauken, NJ
Lloyd William Troxler III.......................Salisbury
Austin M. Willoughby....................................Cary
James Andrew Haig.................................Charlotte
Maxwell Lawrence Henry.......................Charlotte
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Arune Dhiren Chellaram..........Karnataka, India
Sanjana Chintalacheruvu
Jerry Lynn Dahlberg, Jr.......................... Charlotte
Samuel Cole DesRocher....... Chapmanville, WV
Christopher DiMarco....................Somerdale, NJ
Srikara Ghooli.............................Karnataka, India
Vinod Gunanjipalli..........Andhra Pradesh, India
Junaid Salim Habeeb.................Tamilnadu, India
Sumanth Kulkarni...........Andhra Pradesh, India
Saurabh Sunil Landge........... Maharashtra, India
Joyson Stany Menezes........... Maharashtra, India
Aneesh Kiran Nabar......................Mumbai, India
Timothy Taehoon No......................Nashville, TN
Vishnu Vardhan Kumar Pajjuri
Harsh Hitesh Patel................. Maharashtra, India
Nikhil Sachin Patil................. Maharashtra, India
Meighan Catherine Read................Bridgeton, NJ
Ajeesh Suresh Babu.......................... Kerala, India
Rahul R. Upadhyay...................... Karaundi, India
Yaso Chandra Tejaswi Uppalapat
................................................Rajahmundry, India
Hilda Varshochi...................................... Charlotte
Shima Ziaei.............................................. Charlotte
MASTER OF URBAN DESIGN
Jaquasha Chanté Colón......................... Charlotte
Paul Lawrence Krynski..........................Matthews
Nathalie Ruth Slobodiuk.....................Harrisburg
MASTERS
Fire Protection and Administration
Mathew Todd Westbrook........................Waxhaw
Wenxu Yang.................Yunnan Province, China
Candidates for Graduate Certificates - Saturday Afternoon
Danielle H. Abbott.................................Statesville
Mariam M. Abdelaziz........................ Greensboro
Rachelle Antoinette Adams.................Harrisburg
Karen Erica Ainsworth...........................Charlotte
Brittney Jaye Alexandera........................Charlotte
Elizabeth Parrish Anderson...................Salisbury
Keith Christopher Andrews..................Matthews
Denise M. Angers....................................Charlotte
Brooke Avery............................................ Gastonia
Jennifer Badalamenti......................................Cary
Reynaldo S. Barron................................Matthews
Andelle Bayard........................................Charlotte
Indira Bhandari...............................................Cary
Karen C. Blaine........................................ Gastonia
Robin C. Borders.....................................Charlotte
Brooke A. Boucher.................................. Oakboro
Trevor James Bourque, Jr......................... Belmont
Desiree Symone Branch.............................Raleigh
Aaron Jon Brant, Jr...................................Concord
Scott F. Braswell..................................Wilmington
Aimee Maynard Brown..............................Garner
Juanita K. Bryan........................................ Waxhaw
Natalie Dineo Buck-Bauer.................Albany, CA
Michael Adam Buczek............................Charlotte
Kristine Clingan Burke...........................Charlotte
Kathleen E. Carosa..................................Salisbury
Jessica Marie Cash................................... Rockwell
Erika Clarke..............................................Charlotte
Jennifer Lynn Cloninger.................. Mount Holly
Walter Alonza Clyburn II.......................Charlotte
Sharon Lynn Cole................................ Kannapolis
Amy O. Collins........................................Salisbury
Patricia C. Collins....................................Charlotte
Patricia Shimura Cordeiro........Sao Paulo, Brazil
Leslie Utley Cosentine.......................Huntersville
Amy Jean Covington............................... Gastonia
Sarah Nicole Cummings.........................Charlotte
Michelle Philomena Davey.................... Carthage
Traci Davis............................................ Kannapolis
Jennifer Danielle Del Castillo................ Gastonia
Tara Jean Distabile...................................Charlotte
Lauren Ashlee Dockery........................... Belmont
La-Kisha Vanderburg Donaldson.... Mooresville
Stephanie K. Durocher..............................Raleigh
Dana Michelle Edwards............................ Mebane
Maria Leigh Fajt.......................................Charlotte
Caitlin Farrell...........................................Charlotte
Catherine Ann Fenton............................Charlotte
Jennifer Helen Kerrick Ford....................Pineville
Margaret Fraley Peak.............................. Gastonia
Kathryn Baker Fulton.............................Charlotte
Abby Cameron Fuquay.......................... Pinehurst
Cynthia A. Germaine..............................Charlotte
Kaitlyn Victoria Goral............................Charlotte
Joseph Paul Guzzio............................. Greensboro
Benna Haas................................................. Monroe
Aisha A. Haggard........................... Louisville, KY
Stephanie Nicole Hahn...........................Charlotte
Amanda Clifton Hale............................... Durham
Kinnie Yaka Harmon..............................Charlotte
Meghan M. Harris...................................Charlotte
Joel Franklin Harward........................ Wadesboro
Jaclyn Mercedes Healy............................Charlotte
Kristin Nicole Helms................................Concord
Elizabeth Henley.....................................Cleveland
Allison Gladney Hensler...................Huntersville
Katherine K. Hightower......................Henderson
Jennifer Lynn Hinson............................Marshville
Sally Rice Hinson......................................Concord
Brandon Jim Hodges.......................... Mount Airy
Mark John Hogan, Jr..............................Matthews
Laura Hopper Ray................................Forest City
Kristal Howard......................................Clemmons
Jenell Hudson...........................................Charlotte
Julia Allison Hujar............................. Greensboro
Deidra M. Jackson...................................Charlotte
Erika Nicole Jones.................................Clover, SC
Nakisha Renee Jones...............................Charlotte
Joshua Grant Justice.....................................Lowell
Ashley Clark Keith...................... Mineral Springs
Desiree Alin Keith..................Chambersburg, PA
Joseph Tanner Kendall......................... Burlington
Laura Ferris King......................................Concord
Tessa Victoria Kluttz................................Concord
Raahna Nivette Knight..........................Matthews
Katherine Ann Koppel-Dobbs...............Charlotte
Elizabeth Mackenzie Landon.............Canton, PA
Denise LaPorta................................................Cary
Erin Emily Large............................... Mount Holly
Miyoshi S. Lawrence Mack.....................Pineville
Mary Louise Layton...............................Richlands
Kimberly Poe Leighty........................ Greensboro
Lissette Lievano....................................... Asheville
Eric Marshall Lockard...............................Raleigh
Kerri Elizabeth Luksa................................... Dallas
Sean Evan Lyons...................................Clemmons
Mark Nicholas Maleck.............. West Seneca, NY
Michael T. Mann................................... Burlington
Pamela Dehcontee Manneh...................Charlotte
Alison Michelle Manuel.........................Charlotte
Christelle K. Marsh................Mountain City, TN
Robert Kyle Martin.................................Charlotte
Amanda Michelle Massey.........................Raleigh
Jennifer L. McKinney..............................Salisbury
Orin C. Metts....................................Spokane, WA
Katherine Irene Miceli............................Charlotte
John Sheridan Michael...........................Charlotte
Andrea Howard Miller............................Concord
Stephanie Lee Miller...............................Charlotte
Sonja Machel Mills.................................Matthews
Carol Buckbee Millsaps.........................Statesville
Lauren Rice Mitchell............................... Archdale
Christine Luanne Moore....................... Aberdeen
Heather Nance.......................................Albemarle
Maudie Andrea Neal...............................Charlotte
Sara Oman...............................................Matthews
Allison Parris Tate................................Forest City
Lauren Nicole Pearce.................................Raleigh
Jordan Elizabeth Peeler...........................Charlotte
Bethany Jean Phillis...................... Hendersonville
Jameya LarNeva Natalia Porter.............Charlotte
Najah Khaleelah Radford........................ Durham
Gregory Arthur Reid, Jr..........................Charlotte
Melody Akhavan Rezaie.........................Charlotte
Janna Ashley Jenkins Rheinson.............. Belmont
Brooke Mullinax Richardson.................. Belmont
Chelsea Ann Rinicella......................Aurora, Ohio
Linsey Elise Robertson.................Kill Devil Hills
Lauren Ruggieri.................................. Mooresville
Lynn Marie Rustay......................................... Apex
Pamela Rainey Rutherford.....................Salisbury
Karlye Rochele Sanner.............................Concord
Trudy Haywood Saunders..............Mount Gilead
Elizabeth Schmidt............................Sunset Beach
Isabelle M. Shanafelt...................Indianapolis, IN
Stacey Wayne Shores........................... Morganton
Esther Marie Simmons..................... Midway, GA
Joshua Lee Simpson...............................Cornelius
Sedrick Singletary............................ Rock Hill, SC
Jennifer K. Sinople.................................... Waxhaw
Caroline Sitzer..................................... Indian Trail
Sarah Bradford Skaff...............................Charlotte
Elizabeth Nugent Smith..........................Charlotte
Irene Yatta Smith.....................................Charlotte
Rhonda Carol Smith........................ Mount Holly
Stephen Dalton Spangler........................Charlotte
Kathleen Spencer................................ Indian Trail
Kelsey Renee Stables...............................Charlotte
Lauren Marie Stefaniak............................ Belmont
Pamela Lynne Steinauer..........................Salisbury
Wendy Mcleod Stephenson...........Willow Spring
Mark Steven Surratt.............. West Columbia, SC
Victoria Lauren Tann......Huntingdon Valley, PA
Kari Lauren Teague..............................Harrisburg
Taffy J. Tyler............................................Matthews
Samantha Jo Vodopia...............................Concord
Jiaoyue Wang................................ Blythewood, SC
Amanda Marie Ward..............................Salisbury
Paige Watkins Covert..............................Charlotte
Kevin Dewayne Wattenbarger................ Zebulon
Amanda Dawn Weinstein................. Mooresville
Nicole Welch............................................Charlotte
Ashley Marie Westlund.........................Cornelius
Kara Suzanna Weyhenmeyer.................Charlotte
Karl Derik Wieland............................. Kannapolis
Ryan Kirk Williams.................................Charlotte
Briana Bradley Wilson................... Bessemer City
Christina T. Wilson...........................China Grove
LeAnne High Wolford.......................Wake Forest
Emmanuel Kofi Boakye Yiadom...........Charlotte
Huader Yiengyouav...................................Hickory
Shakisha Renalda Young.................... Fayetteville
Yuru Zhang................ Shandong Province, China
Margaret M. Zimmermann................ Kannapolis
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Candidates for Undergraduate Degrees - Saturday Afternoon
College of Arts + Architecture
Mr. Kenneth A. Lambla, Dean
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE
Andrea Garcia Astudillo........................ Charlotte
Candace Raynell Brown.................Hamptonville
Brendon David Bryant............................Salisbury
Cum Laude
Ashley E. Damiano............................ Wake Forest
Magna Cum Laude
Rebecca Ann Devlin................. Mount Airy, MD
Cum Laude
Joshua Hardy Douglas................................... Cary
Lakeva Copage Dunston.....................Warrenton
Neil Thomas Edwards..............................Advance
Ashley N. Girth..................................... Oak Ridge
Cum Laude
Chelsea Rae Hansen.............................High Point
Laura Jessica Hemingway......................... Clayton
Magna Cum Laude
Theron R. Hobbs, Jr................................ Charlotte
Cum Laude
Taylor DeNease Jarrell....................... Mooresville
Lauren Ashleigh Lindsey.......North Augusta, SC
Cum Laude
Rafael Javier Lopez.....................................Raleigh
Magna Cum Laude
Ian Scott McIver............................ Lynchburg, VA
Katherine Mary Richard................... Monroe, CT
Anna Leigh Schmitter......................Chatham, NJ
Cum Laude
Benjamin Joseph Sullivan...................... Charlotte
Cum Laude
Ivy Tsai..................................................... Charlotte
Chelsea Amanda Walker................... Greensboro
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Architecture
Alexander William Ancona........Newington, CT
Cum Laude, Arts + Architecture Honors
Andrew J. Ancona........................Newington, CT
Cum Laude
Anna Christine Anklin.......................... Davidson
Magna Cum Laude
Devin Mathew Berrio..............................Belmont
David Nathan Brinn III......................... Pinetown
Phillip Steven Broszkiewicz..................Matthews
Cum Laude
Phillip Roger Chapman II........Chesapeake, WV
Cum Laude
Jorge Humberto Cruz............................ Charlotte
Cum Laude
Isabel J. Fee.............................................. Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Meghan Alyse Garnett........... Downingtown, PA
Adán Granados........................................ Oakboro
Bradford Carrier Guillet..................... Morrisville
Daniel Jonathan Hanlon.................. Summerfield
John Kevin Hargett................................. Charlotte
Michael Andrew Hoppa........................ Charlotte
Caroline Rose Kraft............................... East Bend
Brooke Alicen McGrath............. Ocean City, MD
Matthew Moore.................................. Weaverville
Kayla Marie Nelson.............................Swannanoa
Andrew Mark Olsen......................Watervliet, NY
Nicole Elizabeth Peterson......................Matthews
James John Piper, Jr..................................Advance
Lesley Anne Stephenson......................... Concord
Robert Dale Stubbs, Jr............................... Clayton
Cum Laude
Matthew Alexander Terry.............. Camillus, NY
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Charles Alexander Trowell......................Durham
Maggie McDonnell Will................... Quincy, MA
Cum Laude, Arts + Architecture Honors
Daniel A. Zambrano....................Quito, Ecuador
Cum Laude
Maria Fernanda Zubillaga Gonzalez.... Charlotte
Cum Laude
Art
Thamarah Alborte.................................. Charlotte
Katie Lynn Calabro................................ Charlotte
Dustin Emery Clark............................... Charlotte
Ayanna Nicole DeVaughn................. Greensboro
Connor William Driest.......................... Davidson
Lorna Ashton Duncan..............................Monroe
Rachel Kathleen Hawkins........................Newton
Ashley N. Henricks...................... Columbus, OH
Isaac Roshan Johnston........................... Charlotte
Jarwan Edward Leach................................Raleigh
Julia Anne Mallozzi...................Hillsborough, NJ
Cum Laude
Vergie Dorene McMillian...................... Charlotte
Gregory John Pappas......................... Mooresville
Ashley Kathleen Prendergast............ Mooresville
Brittany Monique Roberts..........Browns Summit
Katelyn Marie Sullivan...........................Matthews
Monica Irene Vega....................................Stanfield
Magna Cum Laude
Kimberlyn Noelle Wayland......................Monroe
Art History
Thamarah Alborte.................................. Charlotte
Michelle M. Borrell................................ Charlotte
Jillian Blair Eilers.....................................Asheville
Susan A. Fredson-Cole........ Freetown, Sierra Leone
Art History Honors
Darian Michel Horner................... Mount Gilead
Magna Cum Laude
Laurie Ellyn Hostler............................... Charlotte
Allison Rose Petrauskas......................... Charlotte
Carly M. Roque..........................................Monroe
Marah-Janae’ Elle’ Shirley....................... Gastonia
Nichole Courtney Stephens.................. Charlotte
Dance
Katherine Jo Allen............................ Rockingham
Katie Rae Allman.......................................Candler
Nicole Gail Billman............................. Fayetteville
Magna Cum Laude
Jasmine Tionne Bunn.............Poughkeepsie, NY
Charae B. Hemingway................Dorchester, MA
Elizabeth Marie Hewett..............................Supply
Cum Laude
Dustin Cole Lail.........................................Hickory
Haley Melissa Morrison..............................Leland
Shannon M. Pancake.................................Raeford
Arlyn Marie Rape................................... Charlotte
Lauren Michelle Robbins.................. Mooresville
Cum Laude
Rachel Ann Taylor.................................. Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Shannon Alyce Thorpe................Forestville, MD
Lauren A. Turbeville..............................Statesville
Summa Cum Laude
Ashley L. Williams.................................... Clinton
Risheen Jamal Williams..................... Jacksonville
Dance Education
Phoenicia Aziza Mena Butler........ Red Bank, NJ
Magna Cum Laude
Katelyn Elizabeth Culp........................... Concord
Summa Cum Laude
Serina Pierce Johnson......................... Fayetteville
Cum Laude
Music
Garrett Christian Guion........................ Mint Hill
Summa Cum Laude
Timothy Tony Singh........................... Indian Trail
Theatre
Ashleigh Noel Adams.............................Salisbury
Clarissa Brooke Allen........................ Weaverville
James Robert Covington III.................. Charlotte
James Testa Genna.................................Matthews
Shawn Maurice Jones, Jr................... Wake Forest
Beth Adele Killion.............................. Indian Trail
Magna Cum Laude
Casey R. King........................................... Concord
Magna Cum Laude
Amber Lynn Matarainen..............Colebrook, CT
Matthew Wade Miller............................ Charlotte
Kineh Sam N’Gaojia............................... Charlotte
Brittany Nicole White............................ Boonville
Aubrey Mackenzie Young......................Matthews
Cum Laude
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
Victoria Abigail Byers...................... China Grove
Magna Cum Laude
Erin Elizabeth Casey...........................Chapel Hill
Cum Laude
Jamie Marie Curtis.................................. Concord
Lukretia Faith Deacon.........................Burlington
Chelsea Rene Eklund............................... Rosman
Joseph W. Hein.............................Ponca City, OK
Brandon David Henrie.......................... Charlotte
Cum Laude
Daniel James Hewat............................... Charlotte
Darian Michel Horner................... Mount Gilead
Magna Cum Laude
Amanda Lee Jones.............................Mahwah, NJ
Jon Taidje O’Hanian Joyner......................Raleigh
Brittney Kalogeros...........................Simsbury, CT
Magna Cum Laude
Alyssa Kimbrough................................ Goldsboro
Tiffany Nicole Lang...................... Columbia, MD
Alexandra Grace Lay....................Winston-Salem
Kristen Lauren Layton........................... Charlotte
Jose Armando Lazaro......................... Kannapolis
Robert Anthony Lopez, Jr.........................Raeford
Cum Laude
Kaitlin Elizabeth McCluskey................. Charlotte
Quoctrung Nguyen................................ Charlotte
Cum Laude
Cecilia Catherine Peake......................... Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Allison Rose Petrauskas......................... Charlotte
Daria Layne Phillips.................................Midland
Jeremy Ryan Rich......................................... Bostic
Veronica Chantel Richardson............ Wadesboro
Megan Evelynn Roberts.......................Forest City
Nathan Bruce Seaman....................... Mason, OH
Danielle Michelle Stemen......Coconut Creek, FL
Magna Cum Laude
Sum Tung Vuu........................................ Charlotte
Sayma Nah Waleh................................... Charlotte
Caroline Mary Waterman...................... Charlotte
Cum Laude
Aerial Larissa White................................ Concord
Magna Cum Laude
Joshua Scott Wood................................. Charlotte
Cayla Audre Woodard........................... Charlotte
Katelyn Marie Zander..................... Sherrills Ford
Magna Cum Laude, Arts + Architecture Honors
BACHELOR OF MUSIC
Music Performance
Music Education
Kendall Maree Burns............................. Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
Faith Alessio Foster...................... Ann Arbor, MI
Summa Cum Laude
Joey Lynn-Marie Gilewicz.........................Raleigh
Tania Aizen Przywara.............San Francisco, CA
Magna Cum Laude
Joseph Anthony Rincon......................... Charlotte
Ashley Brooke Neelands...........................Fletcher
Matthew Dickson Rathbone...........Marietta, GA
Cum Laude
Andrew Charles Schoen........................Matthews
Cum Laude
Mitchell Jonathan Stokes............................... Cary
Summa Cum Laude
College of Education
Dr. Ellen C. McIntyre, Dean
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Child and Family Development
Courtney Elizabeth Brooks............... Grimesland
Magna Cum Laude
Courtney Andréa Byrd....................... Fayetteville
Cum Laude
Catherine Leah Daniels..................... Mooresville
Ashley Nicole Disher.......................... Kannapolis
Shani J. Ford....................................... Huntersville
Ashton Brooke Glover....................... Mooresville
Summa Cum Laude
Chelsea Burnett Gooden....................... Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Jacqueline R. Herring......................... Marion, AL
Allison Paige Ingle............................ Mount Holly
Heeyeong Kim........................................ Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
Keatta Lalita Kinard............................... Charlotte
Cum Laude
Anne Marie Lambert..................... Longview, TX
Sasha Alexia McCluney...................... Fayetteville
JoVonne Kierra Oliver....................... Greensboro
Stephanie Lynn Perry.............................Cornelius
Ericka Lynn Rahman............................. Mint Hill
Summa Cum Laude
Nicole Maria Ramirez....................... Wake Forest
Summa Cum Laude
Laura Katherine Roberts........................ Gastonia
Carlee Ann Schneider..................Winston-Salem
Cum Laude
Sarah Naomi Slazyk....... Saint Helena Island, SC
Magna Cum Laude
Mercedes V. Thomas................... Mount Pleasant
Allison Paige Allen................................. Charlotte
Heather Lee Barnhardt.......................... Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Breana Nicole Barrett.............................Matthews
Cum Laude
Brian Anthony Barrows..................... Indian Trail
Christa Marie Beaty............................... Charlotte
Stephanie Faye Billman....................... Fayetteville
Carrie Jo Boudousquie.................Winston-Salem
Cum Laude
Dawn Marie Bratton.............................. Charlotte
Sarah Brewster.................................... Mooresville
Magna Cum Laude
Asia Alexandra Brown.......................Mount Airy
Magna Cum Laude
Catherine Sarah Brown.......................... Charlotte
Cum Laude
James Tyler Burke.......................................Raleigh
Ivy Christine Cable......................................Trinity
Ashley Janet Callan................... Beavercreek, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Alissa May Carlson................................. Charlotte
Lauren Elizabeth Cloninger..........Bessemer City
Cum Laude
Holly L. Collier.................................. Wilmington
Summa Cum Laude, Education Honors
Sarah Faison Crawford......................... Troutman
Whitney Ashlen Curtis.............................Hickory
Cum Laude
Brandon A. Davis................................... Charlotte
Tiffany Renee Davis.................................Advance
Anna Elizabeth Duplisea.................... Kannapolis
Magna Cum Laude
Kathryn Ann Eisel................................ Oak Ridge
Cum Laude
Stephanie Evans.............................................. Cary
Cum Laude
Katherine Wolfe Fontenot.....................Cornelius
Summa Cum Laude
Alexis Jordan Fox........................................ Locust
Gena Melissa Freeman............................ Concord
Cum Laude
Spencer Nicole Gallant..............................Denver
Summa Cum Laude
Hannah C. Glenn................................... Charlotte
Cum Laude
Dana Ilese Goldman............................Lincolnton
Valeria Del Mar Guerrero...................... Concord
Stephanie Elizabeth Halkovitch
...............................................Westmoreland, NY
Daniel Seth Hardin.............................Waynesville
Cum Laude
Abbie Glen Hardister...........................Clemmons
Lizabeth Bly Hartman...................... China Grove
Magna Cum Laude
Brandon Michael Horton...................... Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
Dawn Ranae Howard...........................Harrisburg
Magna Cum Laude
Ashley Erin Hull.............................................. Vale
Cum Laude
Jai’Eisha Andrea Simone Huntley........ Charlotte
Cum Laude
Adrianna Shatece Jones......................... Charlotte
Cum Laude
Natalie Elizabeth Jones........................... Gastonia
Erin Holt Kinney.................................Chapel Hill
Cum Laude
Katina Cristen Kondilis.........................Matthews
Magna Cum Laude
Kaitlynn Arlene LaPoint........................ Charlotte
Jessica Elizabeth Little........................ Indian Trail
Magna Cum Laude
Brittany Adele MacLeod........................Cornelius
Cum Laude
Bryanna Lynn Mallo......................... Wilmington
McKenzie Alexandria Marshall............ Charlotte
Staci Marie Mayo.................................... Charlotte
Amber Nicole McCaskill...............Foxfire Village
Lindsi Brooke McDaniel..................... Bassett, VA
Cum Laude
Olivia Louise Morgan................................Raleigh
Rikki Leta Mueller............................. Huntersville
Meaghan Anne Murphy....... North Andover, MA
Rebecca Nicole Musante..........................Waxhaw
Kyra Cheyenne Owen............................ Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Kagan Blare Palma.............................. Hope Mills
Magna Cum Laude
Rachael Nan Parrish...........................Snow Camp
Cum Laude
Lauren Marie Pollard................................. Garner
Mary Shuntaya Quarles........................Albemarle
Elizabeth Anne Quick....................... Huntersville
Magna Cum Laude
Grayson Jean Richmond......................High Point
Cum Laude
Katherine Lissett Rivas..........................Matthews
Magna Cum Laude
Sarah Kristene Rososky................... Summerfield
Cassie G. Rowles...................................... Concord
Cum Laude
Lauren Faith Shanks...............................Cornelius
Cum Laude
Amanda Christine Shelton.................... Charlotte
Taylor Brooke Shropshire................ Summerfield
Cum Laude
Laura Faye Smith..............................New London
Cum Laude
Geoffrey B. Smoluk...................................Monroe
Ashley Marie Sorrentino....................... Charlotte
Cum Laude
Nicole Madison Spearman....................Matthews
Cum Laude
Christine Elise Spellman............................... Cary
Cum Laude
Elizabeth Kerr Spink..................................Raleigh
Summa Cum Laude
Leslie Jeanne Sproul..................................Newton
Jennifer Michelle Stephenson.................Waxhaw
Magna Cum Laude
Megan L. Stilwell................................Iron Station
Magna Cum Laude
Carly Strauss.....................................Fair Lawn, NJ
Cum Laude
Markida H. Streeper................. Johnson City, TN
Diane Louise Tarantino.................... Wilmington
Chelsey Lynn Thomas..............................Advance
Joanna Kaitlin Thompson.......................Waxhaw
Teresa Threadgill.......................................Monroe
Magna Cum Laude
Monica Rae Trickett...................................Raleigh
Summa Cum Laude
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Hillary Paige Turner..................................Monroe
Sydney Megan Underwood...........Greenville, SC
Kathryn Westbrook Weathers............... Charlotte
Cum Laude
Kaila Marie Wells................................. Fayetteville
Cum Laude
Lauren Ashleigh West..............................Advance
Amanda R. Wheaton................................Monroe
Summa Cum Laude
April Hanson Whitener............................Monroe
Cum Laude
Jenna Nicole Whitt................................. Charlotte
Summa Cum Laude
Alison Beal Winters.......................................Apex
Cum Laude
Kelly Ann Woodard............................. Oak Ridge
Magna Cum Laude
Kaitlyn N. Young.................................... Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Meghan Scott Young.............................. Charlotte
Natalie Christina Youngs................... Mooresville
Middle Grades Education
John Richard Auman............................. Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Brian W. Bright........................... Orange Park, FL
Summa Cum Laude
Michel Ann Buell................Rockville Centre, NY
Cum Laude
Samantha Nicole Burnett.....................Albemarle
Cum Laude
Trevor Francesco Card...............................Raleigh
Katelyn Mary Casey............................. Stokesdale
Cum Laude
Kelsey Noell Clark................................... Concord
Cum Laude
Nicolette Taylor Galo...............................Waxhaw
Cum Laude
Chelsie Danielle Gardner................. Wake Forest
Magna Cum Laude
David Wayne Hindman................... Fort Mill, SC
Magna Cum Laude
Maggie Caroline Hinson..........................Monroe
Cum Laude
J. Claire Kohler.........................................Salisbury
Summa Cum Laude
Troy Christian Lowden..................... Huntersville
Summa Cum Laude
Gabrielle Nicole Lowder.......................Albemarle
Summa Cum Laude
Alexa Marie Musacchio......................... Mint Hill
Rachel Caroline Page......... Rockingham County
Magna Cum Laude
Jameka N. Parker................................. Fayetteville
Stephanie Sanchez................................ Lexington
Courtney Mae Schellin.......................... Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Sarah Cathryn Thornley........................ Charlotte
Shia Lia Vang............................................ Concord
Cum Laude
Chad Avery Wilson................................. Concord
Cum Laude
Special Education
Lauren Taylor Allen........................... Greensboro
Summa Cum Laude
Melanie A. Allen................................Othello, WA
Cum Laude
Hannah Michelle Anderson.................. Charlotte
Ciara Brielle Banks..................... Stroudsburg, PA
Bryson John Beert................................... Gastonia
Rebekah Jayne Bellai.................................Monroe
Magna Cum Laude
Laura C. Bowden...........................................Wade
Peyton Elizabeth Clark........................... Concord
Summa Cum Laude
Kaitlyne Ann-Marie Cook................. Kannapolis
Alisa René Deloreto..................................Monroe
Magna Cum Laude
Kristen Brooke Dye...................................Monroe
Janie Marie Emory....................................Monroe
Summa Cum Laude
Kaitlyn Elizabeth Giannetti.........................Arden
Cum Laude
Lauren Noel Godwin.............................Matthews
Magna Cum Laude
Chelsea Dawn Heck........................Randolph, NJ
Cum Laude
Macie Kendall Hudson.................... China Grove
Magna Cum Laude
Stacey Lynn Hughes................................ Concord
Cum Laude
Kolby Ryan Hunt................................... Lexington
Olivia Taylor Kowalewski.........................Hickory
Magna Cum Laude
Louis Edward Kraft V.............................Salisbury
Whitni Alexandria Lutz...........................Conover
Bethany L. Mati.......................................Matthews
Magna Cum Laude
Shannon Mashett Michelsen..............Vienna, VA
Magna Cum Laude, Education Honors
Brittany Lee Mode................................Lincolnton
Magna Cum Laude
Leigh Anne Nasri...................................Statesville
Brittany Lynn Overcash.......................... Concord
Magna Cum Laude
Danielle Nicole Ponte................................Raleigh
Silvia Rojas............................................. Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Kara Leighann Smith.............................. Concord
Cum Laude
Jacqueline Mae Styrcula..................St. Louis, MO
Cum Laude
Josie Lynn Young........................... Fuquay Varina
Cum Laude
Special Education Elementary Education Dual
Anna Maria Asprogiannis...................High Point
Summa Cum Laude
Savannah V. Cash....................... Kings Mountain
Cum Laude
Caroline Taylor Chiusano................. Greensboro
Cum Laude
Danielle Marie Crimi......................... Mooresville
Cum Laude
Brianna Elizabeth Faig......................Monroe, NY
Magna Cum Laude
Elise Lillian Frommer.......................... Wayne, NJ
Cum Laude
Mikala Nicole Hines................................. Graham
Magna Cum Laude
Johnny A. Lopez................................. Indian Trail
Cum Laude
Kanah Christeen McDannell................ Charlotte
Cum Laude
Kathleen Morrison.....................Ontario, Canada
Summa Cum Laude
Alexis Anne Neitzey............................... Charlotte
Cum Laude
Tiffany Kristine Romary........................ Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Katie Michelle Waldroup.................... Kannapolis
Summa Cum Laude
Courtney Lauren Williams.................... Concord
Cum Laude
The University Nickname - 49ers
The "49ers" nickname was chosen in recognition of the importance of the year
1949 in the history of the University. UNC Charlotte, which began as an offcampus center of the University of North Carolina, would have died in 1949
had Bonnie Cone and her supporters not convinced the N.C. Legislature that
Charlotte needed a permanent institution of higher learning. Charlotte College
was established that year. It is fortuitous that the University campus is located on
N.C. Highway 49 and that Charlotte has a rich gold mining history.
A bronze statue of the 49er Gold Miner sits in front of the Reese Administration
Building on campus. The statue recalls the region’s history as a gold mining center
and symbolizes the pioneering spirit and determination that has led to UNC
Charlotte’s dramatic growth.
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The William States Lee College of Engineering
Dr. Robert E. Johnson, Dean
CIVIL ENGINEERING
COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Ahmed Saeed Almarhoon.... Qatif, Saudi Arabia
Lauren Alexis Alonso............................. Charlotte
Hussein Ali Yousef Al-Salem................ Charlotte
Ahmad Ramzi Alshamali...................Chapel Hill
Magna Cum Laude
Huda Laith Fadhel Al-Shaboot..... Baghdad, Iraq
Allen C. Ayuninjam.....................Winston-Salem
Erick Arturo Botello............................... Charlotte
Gregory Michael Brill..............................Advance
Chelsey Rebecca Brooks......................Lincolnton
Joshua Mark Byers...........................Chardon, OH
Lance Kent Byrd............................................. Hays
Cum Laude
Jason Carey........................................ Union Grove
Robert Kou Chang.................................Statesville
Kaitlyn Taylor Chapman..........................Raeford
Summa Cum Laude
Travis W. Chrisawn........................West Jefferson
Brice Lloyd Dimitruk.....................Columbus, NJ
Steven Mitchell Dulin...............................Hickory
Magna Cum Laude
Anya Leigh Flowe.....................................Roxboro
Andrew S. Ghaly..................................... Charlotte
Carlos A. Glenny.................................... Charlotte
Dillan Kyle Hartsell................................. Concord
Luke Gregory Johnson.............................Waxhaw
Corey J. Johnston..................................... Gastonia
Jason William Kageorge........................ Charlotte
Robert Kepley..........................................Salisbury
Sara R. Keranakis........................................ Oxford
Michael Logan Kilpatrick...................Horse Shoe
Kevin DongNyon Kim........................... Charlotte
Ashley Nicole Kronstedt........................Matthews
Summa Cum Laude
Robert Jake Lankford................................Monroe
Summa Cum Laude
Kristen Morgan Lewis............................ Charlotte
Hannah Paige Mann.................................Hickory
Taylor-Jayne Gabrielle Mayes...............Matthews
Kyle Brandon McGee...................Winston-Salem
Alexander Tate McMillan......................Cornelius
Cum Laude
Geena Catherine Merkel............. Hendersonville
Rodolfo Monroy, Jr.............................Mount Airy
Jacob Samuel Moore.............................High Point
Magna Cum Laude
Brandon Anthony Napier.....................Miami, FL
Tyler James Neal.................................Mount Airy
Brad Allan Oden......................................Salisbury
James Wellington Parkhill...................... Concord
Summa Cum Laude
Patrick Stuart Timothy Phillips......... Blacksburg, VA
Cum Laude
Dylan Mark Poarch...................................Hudson
Cum Laude
Chelsea A. Radcliff.......................... Waldorf, MD
Ronald Dexter Rice.................................Asheville
Brandon Edward Rountree......................Tarboro
Zachary Thomas Shuler.....................Bryson City
Magna Cum Laude
Ousmane Sidibe...............................Bamako, Mali
Freddie Douglas Silva................ Roanoke Rapids
John Roland Terry.....................................Bahama
Jarrod Christopher Timmons............... Charlotte
Jacob W. Webb......................................... Concord
Clayton Randall West, Jr......................... Concord
Nathan Elliott Wright.......................... Goldsboro
Louis John Zampetti, Jr................Flemington, NJ
Barry Chau.............................................. Charlotte
Jayson Marshall Cleary..................... Tobaccoville
Summa Cum Laude
Babacar Diouf.............................................Raleigh
Jesse Steven Forbes...............................Lincolnton
Cum Laude
Nathan James Johnson.................. Pittsburgh, PA
Kevin M. Kirk..................................... Mooresville
Mark Kue....................................................Newton
Morgan Trent Rogers............................. Charlotte
Chad O’Brien Taylor................................. Sanford
Nicholas Andrew Temple...................... Charlotte
Cum Laude
Ogechi Stella-Pamela Ugonna..... Abuja, Nigeria
William Raymond Wilson........................Monroe
Jason William Logston.......... Mineral Wells, WV
Richard Andrew McCarter.............. China Grove
Phillip Neal Melton....................Washington, DC
Ethan Cole Miller....................................Pittsboro
John-Richard Papadakis........................ Charlotte
Cum Laude
Paul E. Rankin........................................ Charlotte
Killian Kelly Steer.......................................Raleigh
Cum Laude
Charles Robert Summey III................Forest City
Cum Laude
Yasuhira Takizawa............................ Tokyo, Japan
Cum Laude
Abel Embakom Tekie............................. Charlotte
Jonathan Adam Tribble................... Millers Creek
Summa Cum Laude
Miguel Alejandro Vera............................ Concord
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
John Angelesco III................North Reading, MA
Kyle Hilton Everhart..........................Thomasville
Sherman Tyler Gilbert...................West Jefferson
Elmos B. Glay............................ Gbezohn, Liberia
Dixie E. Johnson........................................ Maiden
John Ross King.................................... Mooresville
Justin Karon Mosley............................Taylorsville
Seth A. Spears.............................. Mount Pleasant
Cum Laude
Benjamin Scott Wahab.......................... Charlotte
Cum Laude
Civil Engineering Technology
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Enrique Aguirre De Alba.................... Marshville
Faisal Khder M. Alghamdi.....Albaha, Saudi Arabia
Magna Cum Laude
Mohammad Ahmad Saleh Alhaddad
Cum Laude
................................ Jaber Al Ahmad City, Kuwait
Muhannad Abdulaziz Alhamed
Magna Cum Laude
..............................................Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Mootaz Daghash M. Alqahtani
Josue Uriostegui Bautista......................Smithfield
Cum Laude
Mark Allen Bertagna...................... Memphis, TN
Cum Laude
Nate Lee Brandl.................................. Spruce Pine
Wilson Robert Croft...........................Thomasville
Christopher James Dean.......................Lowesville
Nogmah D. Dennis................................ Charlotte
Thomas Vu Doan........................................Raleigh
Adam Marquis Doyle............................ Lewisville
Matthew Kent Eaton....................Winston-Salem
Cum Laude
Calvin Fleming III.................................. Charlotte
Tanner Austin Hill........................ Hendersonville
Shannon M. Howell.......................Rochester, NY
Theodore Michael Hunt III......................... Bostic
Estefano M. Joniaux............................... Charlotte
Cum Laude
David Matthew Keeler..............................Mebane
Patrick Joseph Kehoe.....................................Apex
Cum Laude
Setthapone Khamphengphet...................Conover
Jacob Kon.................................................Matthews
Joshua LeGrande Anderson....................Durham
John Angelesco III................North Reading, MA
Kyle A. Conrad........................................Bath, NY
Ryan Joshua Currie...................................Raeford
Alex Michael Fitzpatrick................... Greensboro
Sherman Tyler Gilbert...................West Jefferson
Nicholas Stephen Huk................. Toms River, NJ
Dixie E. Johnson........................................ Maiden
Trent Andrew Miles....................................... Hays
Thomas Paul Sands...................................Pinnacle
Andrew Christopher Scott.............Brooklyn, NY
Frank Vazquez..................................... Fayetteville
Jonathan C. Wiggins..................................Raleigh
Electrical Engineering Technology
Matthew Beatty....................................... Charlotte
Churchill Gbeah Beysolow.................... Charlotte
Naman V. Bhatt.....................................High Point
Magna Cum Laude
J. Alex Fisher............................................Salisbury
Gregory E. Gimon....................................Waxhaw
Paul Eduardo Harnisth.............................Monroe
Bobby J. Hinson, Jr................................. Charlotte
Polydor Wa Mbiya Kabengele................ Concord
Isaac Tyree Kuykendall.......................Chadbourn
Nicholas Stephen Matthews....................Belmont
Magna Cum Laude
George Brandon Maxwell.........................Raeford
Yuri Montoya Flores............................... Charlotte
Bhavinkumar D. Patel...........................Albemarle
Snehalbhai J. Patel.......................Ontario, Canada
Cum Laude
Justin Allen-Michael Zemke..................Rockwell
Fire Safety Engineering Technology
Nasser Muhanna Alsayel
.........................................Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Andrew R. Byrd...................................... Boonville
Mitchell Alan Cloninger............ Kings Mountain
Coley William Craft............................Cherryville
Austin James Edwards................................ Shelby
Austin Joseph Elliott..............................Lawndale
William Timothy Florence.................. Oak Ridge
Dylan Keith Garner................................ Mayodan
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Jake R. Jerles............................................Matthews
Jacob Floyd Kadel.................................... Concord
Magna Cum Laude
Colby Wriston Lemmond........................Midland
Chandler James Rogers...................................Elon
Mark Charles Stickles........... Virginia Beach, VA
Matthew James Toadvine...................... Charlotte
Hagen Keith Wheeler......................... Spruce Pine
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Eric Christopher Anderson............ Hibbing, MN
Thomas Scott Beane..................................Hudson
Ian Thomas Black.................................... Oakboro
Jared Allen Books............................. China Grove
David L. Boyd.......................................Clemmons
Nicholas James Caldwell...................Granite Falls
Magna Cum Laude
Jonathan R. Cochran.............................. Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Garrett Lamont Coulter............................Newton
Cum Laude
Mickenzie Grace Dailey.............................Denver
Onyedika Ezenekwe............................... Charlotte
Patrick Michael Fain..............................Matthews
Jose Henrique Falconi............................ Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Brandon Scott Fero............................... Lexington
Joseph F. Fisher................................... Greensboro
Thomas Patrick Frokedal............. Niskayuna, NY
Austin Grady Greeson....................... Greensboro
Jacob Tyler Hindes.................................Cornelius
Cum Laude
Robert Bradford Hinson............ Indian Land, SC
Sam T. Huynh......................................... Charlotte
Johnathan Richard James.......... Pleasant Garden
Joshua David Kadel................................. Concord
Summa Cum Laude
Andrew Lee Kersey.....................................Sophia
Cum Laude
Travis Mitchell Key.......................................Dallas
Garry Eugene C. Loney.............. Springfield, OH
Michael James Mackey...............................Marion
Josiah Donald Martin........................ Indian Trail
Seth Robert McRee.................................... Maiden
Matthew N. Mouncer...............................Waxhaw
Christian Bruce Nyman.................................Apex
Jarad Earl Osterhus.................................Salisbury
Patrick Mitchell Pigg........................... Kannapolis
Katelyn Alexandra Pomer..................... Charlotte
Wesley Stephen Roberts....................Waynesville
Stephen Joseph Rongo....................... Indian Trail
Jon David Rosar......................................Stonewall
Jacob Franklin Stowe................................Belmont
Christopher Randall Taylor.................. Lewisville
Toshiya Lucas Tsujimura...........................Raleigh
Miguel Angel Vargas....................... Crestview, FL
Nolan Edward Watkins.............................. Oxford
Magna Cum Laude
Nicholas Brady Weigold................................ Cary
Cum Laude
Alexander James Wesley........................ Cameron
Aaron Michael Wilkerson................. Greensboro
Evan Paul Yonkers.................................. Charlotte
John David Yoos..................................... Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Nathaniel Allen Akers......................... Fayetteville
Saleh Omar Alabdullatif
...........................................Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Younus Mamdouh Alaidarous
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Abdulrahman Fawaz Albakri
Cum Laude
.............................................Madina, Saudi Arabia
Andrew Thomas Alderfer.....................Alexander
Cum Laude
Abdullah Mansour Alkhalifah
Landon Blake Allen................................. Ramseur
William Erik Allen.......................Annapolis, MD
Seth McKinley Allgood........................ Lewisville
Magna Cum Laude
Mohammad S. Almekhyal
Cum Laude
........................................Al-Farwaniyah, Kuwait
Trent Craig Almond.......................... Huntersville
Magna Cum Laude
Albara Khalid M. Alshammari
......................Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia
Abdulrahman Nasir Alshiha
.........................................Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Zakariya Jawad Ayesh............................ Charlotte
Joshua Delance Blevins.......................... Charlotte
Alexander Hansford Blum.................... Charlotte
Cum Laude
Robert Douglas Boone..............................Hudson
Peter Jackson Burke.......................... Redding, CT
Scott Everest Carpenter......................... Charlotte
John Peter Cetnar, Jr................... Amsterdam, NY
Summa Cum Laude
Douglas Henley Clark........................ Mooresville
William P. Cloos......................................Asheville
Christopher Ryan Conway.................... Charlotte
Brendan P. Cook........................................Mebane
Magna Cum Laude
Ethan David Cooper................................Durham
Jacob Jackson Crace................................Pittsboro
Cum Laude
Douglas Eugene Culbertson.................. Charlotte
Alexander Joseph Curley................. Norfolk, MA
Magna Cum Laude
Jesse Dylan Curry.................................. Lexington
Daniel Mark D’Elia......................................... Cary
Magna Cum Laude
Jacob Mcbryde Dameron...........................Raleigh
Michael Nicholas DeMasi.......................Waxhaw
Cum Laude
Joseph Thomas Deese................................ Stanley
Magna Cum Laude
Nathaniel Thomas Derby.........................Pinetops
Jeffrey Michael Dion...................................... Cary
Brandon Tyler Eanes..............................Reidsville
Cum Laude
Jada Estell Lech’e Edwards........... Baltimore, MD
Wesley Benton Edwards...........................Monroe
Michael K. Erickson...................................Raleigh
Summa Cum Laude
Jeremy S. Ferden................................. Mooresville
Magna Cum Laude
Bryan Foray.............................. Point Pleasant, NJ
Thomas J. Forrester...............................Highlands
Brian Andrew Foster.............................. Charlotte
Cum Laude
Stuart Allen Gambill..................................Raleigh
German Garcia.......................................Statesville
John Paul Gentile.........................South Hero, VT
James D. Giffrow.............................Spirit Lake, IA
Joshua Dale Graham..................Wilmington, DE
Cum Laude
Spencer Hamilton Greer...........................Hickory
Jakob Kristian Grimsrud...............................Apex
Jesse M. Groover................................. Franklinton
Cum Laude
Joseph Wesley Grover............................ Charlotte
Robert Preston Hamby.............................Hickory
Carson C. Hannah...................................Asheville
Kevin Edward Heesacker.....Huntington Beach, CA
Cum Laude
Hobie T. Helbich.................................... New Bern
Joseph T. Henning................................. Sparta, NJ
Charles Devin Hepburn...........................Monroe
Samuel Kenneth Hill.............................. Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Mark Allen Hood.......................................Raleigh
Magna Cum Laude
Michelle Noelle Hovey...............................Raleigh
Summa Cum Laude
Dylan Scott Huegel..............................Youngsville
Omar Adel Juma..........................Hatteen, Kuwait
Faisal Nedal Kaddo................................ Charlotte
Megan Lynn Kelly...................................Statesville
Summa Cum Laude
Eric Michael Kelvington............................Raleigh
Samuel B. Knutson.....................................Raleigh
Michael Karl Koch.................................. Charlotte
Cum Laude
Aaron Blaine Kramer......................... Mooresville
Cum Laude
Evan W. Lechner..................................... Charlotte
Magna Cum Laude
Elizabeth Nicole Looney..............Flemington, NJ
Jesse Aaron Martin............................ Walkertown
Marshall Colton Mayer.......................... Charlotte
Dillon Alexander McAuley.............. Huntersville
Ricky Dale McDaniel II.......................... Concord
James Jude McDonough, Jr................... Charlotte
Cum Laude
Paul Michael McSwain................................ Shelby
Austen Dale Melton..................................Fletcher
Adam Lynn Mills........................................ Garner
Esther Sydney Moallen..................... Cresskill, NJ
Preston Michael Moseley..........................Monroe
Alexandra Hope Murray........Mission Viejo, CA
Cum Laude
Alec Joseph Newell............................. Mooresville
Cum Laude
Kyle Patrick Newell............................ Mooresville
Nathaniel Nieminen................................ Gastonia
Steven Tyler Padgett..................Connelly Springs
Joshua Pannell.................................... Greensboro
Morgan S. Parks..................................... East Bend
David A. Pesce........................ Germantown, MD
Summa Cum Laude
Thomas Thais Pham............................Chapel Hill
Donald Poe............................................. Charlotte
Cum Laude
Christopher Michael Presby.................. Charlotte
Jace Walker Redmond......................Pisgah Forest
Richard D. Reimuller............ East Rockaway, NY
Stephanie Nicole Robertson................. Lexington
Daniel Patrick Ryan....................Bellingham, MA
Cum Laude
Ryan J. Sabin...............................................Monroe
Curtis Andrew Sands....................... Rockingham
Karina Skrypnyk.......................................Pikeville
Cum Laude
Brian Edward Smith....................................... Cary
Daniel McCollough Steel........................ Concord
Andrew Thomas Cleve Sutton................ Graham
Cum Laude
Joshua David Sweezy.................. Kings Mountain
Justin Wiley Tedder................................. Concord
Yonas Kebere Teklearegay..................... Charlotte
Mitran H. Thakor................................... Charlotte
Trevor A. Todd..................................... Kannapolis
Cum Laude
Kyle Robert Tretow........................ West Allis, WI
Jacob Thomas Unell.............................Lincolnton
Magna Cum Laude
Jesse Alan Vannoy.................................. Charlotte
Benjamin Vehabovic
Cum Laude
........................Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Alexandra C. Vignola............................. Charlotte
Lanh N. Vong.......................................... Charlotte
Joel Phillip Warren.................................... Clinton
Matthew Scott Weatherly.......... Southern Shores
Joseph Timothy Weinhofer, Jr............Hampstead
Dane J. Wofford...................................... Charlotte
Ryan Lee Yates..........................Saint Charles, MO
Zane Michael Yates...............................Clemmons
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Fahad Rashed Al Rasheed.......Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Richard A. Alaimo.............................. Indian Trail
Magna Cum Laude
Abdulkarim Ahmed Alamoudi
Nicholas John Aleshin........................ Fayetteville
Sukaina Ali Almaskeen........Saihat, Saudi Arabia
Kristi L. Barnes................................... Mooresville
Derrick Alan Beil.................................... Charlotte
Cum Laude
Rachel Kellen Brazda....................Morehead City
William Douglas Cole, Jr..................Hurdle Mills
Cum Laude
Nicholas Vincent DeRobertis.......................Apex
Justin P. Ervin......................................... East Bend
Cum Laude
Luke Alexander Friedman......Cortlandt Manor, NY
Cum Laude
James Reid Harris.........................................Boone
Magna Cum Laude
Sophia Jasmine Jones...................... Rock Hill, SC
Dane Gabriel Marino.......................Hillsborough
Magna Cum Laude
Caroline Marie Marolf.............................Catawba
Devan Austin McDaniel........................Statesville
Caymen Allen Mills............................... Davidson
Cum Laude
Andrew Douglas Morgan...................... Charlotte
Samuel Mukau............................................Raleigh
Matthew Pfender.................................. Bristol, PA
Maggie Graceann Russell.................. Rougemont
Magna Cum Laude
Hanna Walid Tannous........................... Charlotte
Tiffany Leigh Treadaway.................... Wadesboro
Summa Cum Laude
Kevin J. Wong..........................................Salisbury
Cum Laude
James H. Woodward, Building for the Future
Dr. James H. Woodward became UNC Charlotte’s third chancellor in
1989, immediately establishing himself as one of the leading executives
of the Charlotte metropolitan region. A U.S. Air Force veteran, he worked
in private industry and taught at N.C. State University, the U.S. Air Force
Academy, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he was
a senior vice president for academic affairs, prior to coming to UNC
Charlotte. Under his leadership, UNC Charlotte launched ambitious plans
for both physical and intellectual growth. Woodward built strong support
among the region’s corporate and political leaders, obtained approval to
expand the University’s mission to include doctoral programs, and raised
the University to doctoral/research intensive status. He established UNC
Charlotte Uptown to serve students in the central business district. An
engineer, Woodward generated support to build the James H. Barnhardt
Student Activity Center and the Irwin Belk Track and Field Center,
obtained state funding for doubling the size of Atkins Library, and was
instrumental in garnering public support to pass a $3.1 billion statewide
bond referendum that enabled UNC Charlotte to construct or renovate nearly a dozen buildings. He retired in
2005. Woodward has received numerous honors, including the naming of the science and technology building
in 2005 as James H. and Martha H. Woodward Hall in recognition of his 16 years of service. In May 2011, UNC
Charlotte awarded him an honorary degree, Doctor of Public Service. Woodward received the UNC Charlotte
Alumni Association’s Alumnus by Choice Award in 2012.
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Receptions
The following receptions for graduates and guests will immediately follow the Friday afternoon ceremony:
Belk College of Business - Student Union Third Floor Salons
College of Computing and Informatics - Lucas Room, Cone University Center
College of Health and Human Services - SAC Salons
The following reception for graduates and guests will immediately follow the Saturday morning ceremony:
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Student Union, Room 340 G-I
The following receptions for graduates and guests will immediately follow the Saturday afternoon ceremony:
The William States Lee College of Engineering - Student Union, Room 340 A-F
College of Education - Mary Lynne Calhoun Atrium, College of Education building
The Graduate School's dinner for graduating doctoral students and advisors was held on Thursday, May 12, 2016.
The Air Force ROTC Commissioning Ceremony was held on Friday, May 13, 2016, at Center City.
The Army ROTC Commissioning Ceremony will be held on Monday, May 16, 2016, at Center City.
Campus Facilities
The following UNC Charlotte facilities will be open on Friday and Saturday:
J. Murrey Atkins Library - Friday 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Peet's Café - Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
James H. Barnhardt Student Activity Center Concession Carts (located outside)
Friday 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Botanical Gardens - daylight hours
Cone University Center - Friday 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
McMillan Greenhouse - Friday and Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Prospector Upper Food Court - Friday 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Prospector Lower Level - Friday 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; Saturday 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Student Union - Friday 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.; Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Bookstore - Friday 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Bistro Restaurant - Friday 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Bojangles' - Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Outtakes - Friday 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Starbucks - Friday and Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wendy's - Friday 10:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
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Commencement Ceremony Leaders
Jane B. Neese, College of Health and Human Services
Oscar E. Lansen, History
James M. Conrad, The William States Lee College of Engineering
Richard T. Sanders, ROTC
Debra W. Jizi, University Writing
Program
Celine E. Latulipe, Software and
Information Systems
Elizabeth F. Racine, Public Health
Sciences
Meredith L. Troutman-Jordan,
Nursing
Catherine E. Blat, University Center
for Academic Excellence
Kent L. Brintnall, Religious Studies
Joanna K. Krueger, Chemistry
Carol B. Leeman, Communication
Studies
Lyndon P. Abrams, Counseling
Martin R. Kane, Civil and
Environmental Engineering
Peter T. Tkacik, Mechanical
Engineering and Engineering Science
Patricia A. Tolley, College of
Engineering
University Marshals
Moutaz J. Khouja, Operations
Management
Ryan P. Kilmer, Psychology
David J. Thaddeus, Architecture
Faculty Marshals
Mary Lou Maher, Software and
Information Systems
Lawrence E. Mays, Bioinformatics
and Genomics
M. Taghi Mostafavi, Computer
Science
Per Norander, Economics
Judson W. Russell, Finance
Roger F. Suclupe, Social Work
Jeanette M. Bennett, Psychology
Banita W. Brown, College of
Liberal Arts & Sciences
Robert C. Reimer, Languages and
Culture Studies
Debra C. Smith, Africana Studies
Paul G. Fitchett, Middle,
Secondary, and K-12 Education
Lee E. Gray, College of Arts +
Architecture
Misty C. Hathcock, Reading and
S. LuAnn Jordan, Special
Education and Child Development
Ronald E. Smelser, College of
Engineering
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Student Marshals
Hanna A. Batten
Nidia M. Bermudez
Victoria P. Edwards
Forrest T. Fitch
Lauryn B. Haynes
Kyle W. Henson
Nicholas R. Hunt
Logan Lamb
Sara C. Milam
Elise C. Moo-Young
Carly D. Patterson
Rose N. Reinlib
Mason N. Smith
Blake E. Underwood
Aaron J. Zeigler
Michael Brooks
Zachary H. Cochran
Anna Culbreth
Tayler M. Green
Emma Lea
Lauren A. Lubejko
Austin R. Phillips
Elizabeth N. Roden
Megan N. Shue
Nautica J. Sides-Mccullum
Julia C. Constantinidis
Elizabeth B. Easterling
Halle B. Fessler
Christopher M. Galicki
Christina M. Gullo
Andrew M. Skorupa
Jessica D. Slade
Strahinja Talic
Sophia M. Wilson
Emily C. Young
Timothy S. Hensley
Courtney D. Isom
William G. Jeffreys
Amber R. Jones
Lauren E. Jones
Megan A. Kupsky
Melissa A. Losito
Kelsey Ross
Allysea J. Thompson
Jessica M. Williams
The honor of being a student marshal goes to juniors who have the highest cumulative grade point average
among full time students during the fall and spring semesters. Only students who have completed two
semesters or 24 credit hours at UNC Charlotte prior to the current semester are considered for this honor.
Senior Class President
Gabriel J. Slivka
Student Body President
Fahn K. Darkor
History of the Alma Mater
Creation of UNC Charlotte’s Alma Mater is rooted deep in the University’s history. It is part of the “Academic
Festival March” that was composed for UNC Charlotte by James Helme Sutcliffe, a Charlotte composer and
music critic who lived in Germany at the time.
Dr. Loy Witherspoon, professor of religious studies, commissioned the march in 1965 after he learned Charlotte
College would become a campus of the consolidated UNC system. The march was initially performed in 1967
for the installation of Dean W. Colvard as UNC Charlotte’s first chancellor. Afterward, it was performed as a
recessional at every commencement held during Chancellor Colvard’s tenure.
UNC Charlotte founder Bonnie Cone, upon hearing the march, remarked, “I can hear an alma mater in it,”
referring to a hymn-like final refrain. Dr. Robert Rieke, a professor of history, also heard an alma mater in the
march. During a 1990 trip to Germany, Rieke visited march composer Sutcliffe, where he picked up a recording
of the march. Rieke began writing words to fit the final refrain. On Christmas Eve 1991, Rieke sent Bonnie Cone
the words and music as a Christmas present to her and the University, from which he had retired a year earlier.
Chancellor James H. Woodward approved Rieke’s composition as the University’s Alma Mater in April 1992. It was
sung for the first time at the following May commencement and has been performed at every commencement since.
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Chancellor Philip L. Dubois
On March 18, 2005, Philip L. Dubois was named UNC Charlotte’s fourth
chancellor, and he assumed that role on July 15, 2005. In his first eleven years,
Dubois has focused his efforts on building the University’s visibility and support
in the Charlotte region; long-range planning for an expected enrollment of
35,000 students; completion of key capital construction projects including
UNC Charlotte Center City, the Energy Production and Infrastructure Center,
and the PORTAL building; improvement in the efficiency and effectiveness of
critical business processes; and implementation of an intercollegiate football
program that started in the fall of 2013.
Philip L. Dubois
A native of Oakland, California, Dubois attended the University of California,
Davis, where he graduated in 1972 with an undergraduate degree in political
science, earning election to the Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi honor
societies. He then earned master’s (1974) and doctoral (1978) degrees in the
field from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Dubois began his academic career in 1976 at the University of California, Davis. During the next 15 years,
he rose through the faculty and administrative ranks to full professor and held various administrative posts,
including associate vice chancellor for academic affairs.
In 1991, Dubois was recruited to UNC Charlotte where he spent the next five and a half years as provost and
vice chancellor for academic affairs. Dubois was credited with drafting a strategic academic plan, leading
the development of the University’s first comprehensive campus-wide plan for information technology, and
initiating programs to better serve nontraditional adult students. Under his leadership, UNC Charlotte also
planned and launched its first doctoral programs.
In 1997, Dubois was named president of the University of Wyoming. In that role, he led the development
of comprehensive academic, support services, and capital construction plans for the campus; stimulated
a growing volume of new capital construction projects and building renovations; expanded UW’s role in
statewide economic development; and improved the recruitment and retention of students. During his
tenure, state and federal legislative support increased significantly, while private gifts to the University more
than quadrupled. He served as president for eight years before returning to UNC Charlotte as chancellor.
Recent community recognitions for Dr. Dubois and UNC Charlotte include the World Affairs Council of
Charlotte "World Citizen Award" (2016), the CASE III Inclusion and Diversity Leadership Award (2015), the
Leo M. Lambert Engaged Leader Award (2014), the Belk Innovation in Diversity Award (2013), the Charlotte
Energy Leadership Award (2013), the Charlotte Cornerstone Award (2012, for positive economic impact),
the Creative Thinker's Award (2012, for UNC Charlotte-Center City), and the Charlotte Regional Partnership
"Jerry" Award (2009, for public sector contributions to economic development).
Dubois and his wife, Lisa Lewis Dubois, have three adult children and are the first family to occupy the
chancellor’s official campus residence, Bissell House.
The University wishes to thank the UNC Charlotte faculty, staff, students, Student Alumni Ambassadors,
and volunteers for their assistance with the Commencement activities.
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Chancellor’s Cabinet
Philip L. Dubois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chancellor
Joan F. Lorden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Krista L. Newkirk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chief of Staff
David E. Broome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Michael S. Carlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
Betty M. Doster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Constituent Relations
Shari L. Dunn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Executive Assistant to the Chancellor
Elizabeth A. Hardin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs
Arthur R. Jackson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Judith W. Rose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Athletics
Niles F. Sorensen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice Chancellor for University Advancement
Stephen P. Ward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Executive Director of University Communications
Robert G. Wilhelm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is one of the 17 campuses of the University of North Carolina.
Margaret Spellings is the president.
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is committed to providing equal educational and employment
opportunities for all members of the University community and for all those seeking to join the University community.
The Colleges
Arts + Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth A. Lambla, Dean
Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steven H. Ott, Dean
Computing and Informatics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yi Deng, Dean
Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ellen C. McIntyre, Dean
Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert E. Johnson, Dean
Health and Human Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy L. Fey-Yensan, Dean
Liberal Arts & Sciences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy A. Gutierrez, Dean
The Graduate School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas L. Reynolds, Dean
Commencement Committee
Co-Chairs: Lauren M. Gregg & Jane B. Neese
Jeanette M. Bennett
John D. Bland
Banita W. Brown
Phillip E. Brown
Linda J. Burke
Jon A. Canapino
Joseph E. Cochran
James M. Conrad
M. William Espin
Paul G. Fitchett
Lee E. Gray
Cheri Griffith
James A. Grymes
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Katherine E. Hall-Hertel
Misty C. Hathcock
Bill J. Hill, Jr.
Shannon T. Homesley
Rodger A. Hughes
Natalie C. Huie
Jennifer E. Jones
Joanne M. Kendrach
Moutaz J. Khouja
Ryan P. Kilmer
Christopher B. Knauer
Oscar E. Lansen
Jeffrey B. Leak
Richard A. Lejk
Lawrence E. Mays
Gregory McCambridge
Tina M. McEntire
Stefanie S. McKenzie
Warren D. Monk
Kathryn S. Montie
Robert C. Reimer
David Z. Rutledge
Richard T. Sanders
Laura B. Sharpe
Nina D. Simmons
Ronald E. Smelser
Debra C. Smith
Gena E. Smith
Nancy M. Smith
Shawn T. Smith
Sarah A. Smyre
Roger F. Suclupe
David J. Thaddeus
Alison M. Walsh
Lucian D. Wilhelm
Leeisha D. Williams
Leslie R. Zenk

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