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This Periodical is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives and Special Collections at CCU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Commencement Programs by an authorized administrator of CCU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Alma Mater Coastal Carolina

We come to you to lead our search, and learn to reach beyond ourselves – below the earth, beyond the stars – to form our dreams for better years.

Here, green and bronze in nature, light – sweet pine forest that surround us, ocean waters that sustain us – reflect your standards that prepare us.

May we return in thought and care to share your promise of enrichment, and celebrate and sing our praise for Coastal Carolina.

– Bennie Lee Sinclair 2018 COMMENCEMENT COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

The Coastal Carolina University Alma Mater was written in 1994 by the late Bennie Lee Sinclair, the fifth poet laureate of South Carolina, to commemorate the first year of the institution’s status as a university. The original score for the Alma Mater was written by Coastal Carolina University emeritus professor William R. Hamilton.

ORDER OF EXERCISES Friday, December 14, 2018 • 2 p.m.

E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts HTC Honors College and Center for Interdisciplinary Studies

Processional ~ Pomp and Circumstance Coastal Carolina University Brass Ensemble Sir Edward Elgar Matthew S. White arr. Charlie Hill/Chuck Elledge Director of Ensembles, Associate Professor of Music

Presentation of Colors Coastal Carolina University Army ROTC

The Star-Spangled Banner Coastal Carolina University Brass Ensemble John Stafford Smith/Francis Scott Key Ashton Fowler Junior, Music Major - Teacher Preparation

Invocation John Morello Chaplain Council, Coastal Carolina University

Welcome and Acknowledgments David A. DeCenzo President, Coastal Carolina University

William S. Biggs Chairman, Coastal Carolina University Board of Trustees

University Recognitions David A. DeCenzo

Introduction of Senior Class Representative J. Ralph Byington Provost and Executive Vice President, Coastal Carolina University

Introduction of Speaker D’Andre Fletcher President, Student Government Association

Address Barbara Blain-Bellamy Mayor, City of Conway ORDER OF EXERCISES

Conferring of Honorary Degrees Barbara Blain-Bellamy Doctor of Public Service

Presentation of Candidates for Degrees J. Ralph Byington

Conferring of Degrees in Course David A. DeCenzo Barbara A. Ritter Dean, E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration Daniel J. Ennis Dean, Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts Sara Hottinger Dean, HTC Honors College and Center for Interdisciplinary Studies

Alumni Woodrow Ford III ‘05 Second Vice President, Coastal Carolina University Alumni Association

Alma Mater ~ Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina University Brass Ensemble Ashton Fowler

Benediction John Morello

Recessional Coastal Carolina University Brass Ensemble Triumphal March from Verdi’s “Aida” arr. Holcombe

Faculty Announcer Roger Kenneth Johansen Lecturer, Department of English

Faculty Marshal Megan McIlreavy Bearer of the University Mace, Associate Dean, HTC Honors College and Center for Interdisciplinary Studies ORDER OF EXERCISES Friday, December 14, 2018 • 6 p.m.

Spadoni College of Education College of Science

Processional ~ Pomp and Circumstance Coastal Carolina University Brass Ensemble Sir Edward Elgar Matthew S. White arr. Charlie Hill/Chuck Elledge Director of Ensembles, Associate Professor of Music

Presentation of Colors Coastal Carolina University Army ROTC

The Star-Spangled Banner Coastal Carolina University Brass Ensemble John Stafford Smith/Francis Scott Key Ashton Fowler Junior, Music Major - Teacher Preparation

Invocation John Morello Chaplain Council, Coastal Carolina University

Welcome and Acknowledgments David A. DeCenzo President, Coastal Carolina University

William S. Biggs Chairman, Coastal Carolina University Board of Trustees

University Recognitions David A. DeCenzo

Introduction of Senior Class Representative J. Ralph Byington Provost and Executive Vice President, Coastal Carolina University

Introduction of Speaker D’Andre Fletcher President, Student Government Association

Address Barbara Blain-Bellamy Mayor, City of Conway ORDER OF EXERCISES

Presentation of Candidates for Degrees J. Ralph Byington

Conferring of Degrees in Course David A. DeCenzo Edward Jadallah Dean, Spadoni College of Education

Michael H. Roberts Dean, College of Science

Alumni Todd A. Setzer ‘02 President, Coastal Carolina University Alumni Association

Alma Mater ~ Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina University Brass Ensemble Ashton Fowler

Benediction John Morello

Recessional Coastal Carolina University Brass Ensemble Triumphal March from Verdi’s “Aida” arr. Holcombe

Faculty Announcer Roger Kenneth Johansen Lecturer, Department of English

Faculty Marshal Margaret Fain Bearer of the University Mace, Librarian, Kimbel Library 2018 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

BARBARA BLAIN-BELLAMY Mayor of Conway, S.C. Doctor of Public Service

Barbara Jo Blain-Bellamy, a native of Conway, S.C., recognized at an early age that her life’s work is to serve others. She was sworn in as mayor of Conway on Jan. 4, 2016, having previously served on City Council from 1993-1998 and 2012-2016, and as mayor pro tempore in 1996 and 2015. She also served four years as Conway’s assistant city administrator. In January 2011, she founded Community Legal Services, a private law office providing legal services to low- and moderate-income families.

Blain-Bellamy is chair of the board of directors of the PALM Charter School, an executive board member of the Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development Corporation, and secretary of the board of directors for the Waccamaw Council of Governments. She is the 2011 recipient of Leadership Grand Strand’s Ann Debock Leadership Award, the 2010 Girl Scouts of Eastern South Carolina’s Mary Brewer Women of Distinction Award, the 2009 Zonta International Gold Star Award, the 2009 Omega Psi Phi Community Service Award, and the 2009 NAACP Leadership Award. Blain-Bellamy is a graduate of the inaugural Waccamaw Class of the American Leadership Forum, Leadership South Carolina, Leadership Grand Strand and the Municipal Elected Officials Institute of Government. Blain-Bellamy earned an associate degree from Coastal Carolina University in 1972, when Coastal was a two-year institution affiliated with the University of South Carolina. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s degree in psychology from USC. After earning a juris doctorate from the USC School of Law in December 2000, she was sworn into the South Carolina Bar Association in May 2001. Through substitute-parenting and step- parenting, Blain-Bellamy is the mother of seven and grandmother of five. She and husband Bobby Bellamy are active members of the Friendship Baptist Church.

RETIRING EMERITUS FACULTY

VERONICA DAVIS GERALD Emeritus Professor

The founding director of the Charles Joyner Institute for Gullah and African Diaspora Studies, Veronica Davis Gerald led a distinguished career at Coastal Carolina University as professor of English and renowned Gullah educator and scholar. Born in Mullins, S.C., she is a descendant of African slaves brought to the Brookgreen and Longwood rice plantations in Georgetown County from the grain coast of West Africa in the 17th century. She grew up within the Gullah community, learning about its food, music, lifestyle and history on a daily basis from family members and neighbors. Gerald graduated in the first racially desegregated class from Conway High School and attended the University of Maryland, and Atlanta and Emory Universities. After holding professorships at Illinois State University and Morehouse College, she returned to Conway in 1980 to accept a teaching position at CCU. She served as the director of history and culture at the renowned Penn Center at St. Helena Island, S.C., and was an appointee to the Federal Gullah Geechee Heritage Corridor Commission. She has earned many awards, including the South Carolina Governors Award in Humanities, the Distinguished Teaching Award at CCU and the Jean Laney Folk Heritage Award. She was instrumental in the creation of the Joyner Institute in 2016, and in retirement continues to teach, speak and write about Gullah culture and the African diaspora.

IN MEMORIAM

KAREN MAGUIRE JEFFREY P. LINDER Distinguished Professor Emeritus Emeritus Professor

Karen Maguire (1968-2018) joined the Jeffrey Linder (1946-2018) was born and CCU faculty in 2004. She achieved the raised in a small farm town in Illinois. highest certifications in her specialty After dropping out of college, of accounting, fraud and auditing. he worked in professional theater in After earning her Ph.D. in account- New York and New Jersey for two years. ing from the University of Alabama, He served five years in the military and she became a certified public accountant (CPA); she then enrolled at Illinois State University, where he earned qualified to be a certified fraud examiner (CFE); and a bachelor’s degree in education in 1975. He spent nine she earned the very exclusive recognition as a certified years teaching middle school and high school mathemat- fraud specialist (CFS). In the short span of 13 academic ics, coaching several sports including wrestling, track, golf, years, she produced 42 publications and 11 consult- baseball, football and basketball. He taught for four years at ing services. Her numerous honors include the Baxley Western Illinois University, where he also earned a master’s Applied Impact Award, AVX research awards and the degree in computer science. In 1988, he joined the faculty 2013-2014 Professor of the Year Service Learning in a of Coastal Carolina, where he worked as an assistant pro- 4-Year Institution Award. She loved teaching and urged fessor in the Department of Computing Sciences until his her students to achieve at the highest levels. passing in July 2018.

COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY TRADITIONS

The University Seal The seal of Coastal Carolina University designates the founding year of the institution and associates the campus symbol, the Atheneum, with the coastal locale of the University. Bearing the Latin motto — Ex Libertate Veritas (from liberty, truth) — the seal refers to the Temple of Athene in ancient Athens where professors and students gathered. The Greek temple was named for Athena, the daughter of Zeus, who embodies wisdom and reason. The waves at the foot of the Atheneum acknowledge a diversified coastal environment encompassing a distinctive geography and history, a vital present, and an abundant future. The seal was commissioned by Trustee Oran P. Smith as a gift to celebrate the July 1, 1993, establishment of the University as an independent, public institution of higher education.

The University Logo The identifying symbol of Coastal Carolina University captures the dynamic and traditional commitment of the University to teaching and learning. The Atheneum, constructed on the campus in 1966, is a recognized architectural symbol of a meeting place for persons engaged in literary and scientific pursuits. In the logo, the Atheneum is set against an undulating background that captures the energy and unbounded promise of the institution.

The University Medallion As symbols of events and affiliations, medallions in academic regalia can be traced to religious orders during the Middle Ages. Since many orders, societies and universities used similar designs — a circle, cross or an oval — the detailed artwork in the center of the medallion was adopted to differentiate each affiliation. Colleges and universities traditionally use ceremonial and commemorative medallions for formal occasions such as commencements, convocations and inaugurations, when academic regalia is worn. To commemorate Coastal Carolina’s status as an independent university, the institution’s medallion was commissioned in 1994. The installation of President Ronald R. Ingle on Oct. 22, 1994, was the first time the Coastal Carolina University medallion was publicly displayed.

The University Mace The University mace, the symbol of the Coastal Carolina University community, attaches significance to important events of the academic calendar. Commissioned by the Horry County Higher Education Commission, the mace was designed and crafted by silversmith Alfred D. Ward and presented to the University in the spring of 1997. The mace is carried during official convocations of the University by the senior member of the faculty. When not being used for a convocation, the mace is on display in the boardroom of the E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration. The three-dimensional, 48-inch staff is topped with a 22-karat gold-plate model of the campus symbol, the Atheneum. Modified relief seals of the University and engraved lettering embellish the sterling silver cup. Supported by a base of solid walnut, the stem of the mace is adorned with sterling silver shells, reflecting the coastal location of the University. On the base of the stem is an engraved seal of the state of South Carolina, representing the University’s status as a public institution.

HISTORY OF COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

THE UNIVERSITY’S LEADERS and the Horry County Higher Education Commission have worked in concert to guide the University’s David A. DeCenzo Edward M. Singleton endowment and fiscal policies. President • 2007-present Chancellor • 1963-1983 In 1960, Coastal Carolina became a regional campus in Ronald R. Ingle William C. Casper the University of South Carolina system, the beginning President • 1993-2007 Director • 1961-1963 of a 33-year affiliation. (The deal was finalized at the Chancellor • 1992-1993 George C. Rogers Chat & Chew restaurant in Turbeville, halfway between Ronald G. Eaglin Director • 1955-1961 Conway and Columbia.) The following year, a site was Chancellor • 1985-1992 chosen for a permanent campus. Edward J. Woodhouse Frederick W. Hicks III Director • 1954-1955 The traditional Georgian architecture of the first campus Chancellor • 1983-1985 structure, now the Edward M. Singleton Building, set the style for the new campus when it was completed in 1963. Enrollment was 110 that year, and it increased steadily during the 1960s. The present Clark and Marcia On the evening of July 23, 1954, a group of Horry Parker Atheneum Hall was built in 1966, featuring the County citizens met at the Horry County Memorial trademark symbol of the institution. In 1975, USC Library to discuss a daring proposal — the creation of Coastal Carolina College awarded its first four-year a local college. These civic leaders were determined bachelor’s degrees, and the first residence halls opened to improve the educational and economic profile of the in 1987. area, and in less than two months — on Sept. 20 — Coastal By the end of the 1980s, enrollment had reached Carolina Junior College held its first classes in the old 4,000 and there were 175 full-time faculty members. In Conway High School (enrollment: 53). view of sustained growth and obvious potential, many For its first four years, the new endeavor was sponsored supporters of the college believed that the time had by the College of Charleston. In 1958, Horry County come to consider leaving the USC system. In 1991, the voters approved a referendum levying a three-mill tax Horry County Higher Education Commission voted to to fund the two-year college independently. Members seek legislative approval to establish an independent of the college’s governing board, the Coastal Coastal Carolina University. This bold move, a watershed Educational Foundation, personally pledged funds to event in our history, was officially accomplished in 1993 meet financial shortfalls. when Gov. Carroll Campbell signed the bill on the steps of the Singleton Building. From the beginning, Coastal Carolina has maintained a close, reciprocal relationship with the surrounding Coastal Carolina’s new status as an independent state region, which during the past half-century has advanced university set the stage for a new era of growth and from a primarily agricultural district into a major Atlantic achievement. During the next decade, graduate courses coast resort. In 1959, the state’s general assembly were offered for the first time; new academic and created the Horry County Higher Education Commission, residence buildings were added; the faculty increased a regulatory body to manage the college’s county tax in number and distinction; and the institution began money. For more than 50 years, the Coastal Educational attracting an increasingly diverse and gifted community Foundation, which concentrates on private fundraising, of students. HISTORY OF COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

In September 2003, Coastal Carolina University won its For two years (2012 to 2014), tuition for in-state under- inaugural football game in the brand-new Brooks Stadium. graduates did not increase, even during a significant A founding member of the Big South Conference, the building program. This was achieved as a result of careful Chanticleers (our mascot, derived from The Canterbury long-range planning, augmented by a local 1-cent sales Tales) have a proud history in 19 sports, winning the tax for education-related construction. Enrollment is now conference’s Sasser Cup a total of 11 times. more than 10,600 students.

In 2004, Coastal Carolina University celebrated its 50th In 2014, CCU established its first doctoral program, in anniversary. Enrollment reached 7,000 students, and coastal and marine systems science. The Chanticleer the campus was expanding significantly, with properties baseball team won the NCAA College World Series on now situated across U.S. 501 and S.C. 544 as well as its June 30, 2016, the first national title for CCU. On July 1, splendid 1,105-acre ocean research site on Waties Island. 2016, the Chanticleer athletic programs officially joined the Sun Belt Conference. CCU was named a Purple Heart Under the administration of President David A. DeCenzo, University in 2017, recognizing the University’s long CCU’s leadership has successfully held down costs record of support for the military. A Ph.D. program in while advancing the University’s academic progress. education was approved in 2018. ACADEMIC REGALIA AND PROCESSION

The custom of wearing a distinctive dress for academic Candidates who are eligible to be recognized for ceremonies dates back to the Middle Ages, when people graduation with honors wear the embroidered official dressed in keeping with their class: nobility, clergy or white honor stole with the University Seal at graduation. third estate. The faculties of American universities have Also, students who are members of the University Honors worn distinguishing costumes since the beginning, in Program, the Wall Fellows, the Jackson Scholars, the Dyer 1636, at Harvard University. Fellows, the Swain Scholars or other selected University honors programs are eligible to wear the University stole. Today, academic regalia is worn in the United States by persons taking part in academic ceremonies in general, Recognized honor societies by Coastal Carolina at commencement exercises, at baccalaureate services University are: and at various inauguration ceremonies, such as the installation of a president, the conferring of an honorary • Alpha Kappa Delta: Sociology degree on a distinguished guest or the laying of the • Alpha Psi Omega: Theatre cornerstone of a building. • Alpha Sigma Lambda: Adult Students The institutions awarding degrees, the nature of the • Beta Alpha Psi: Accounting/Finance degrees and the major fields of knowledge represented • Beta Beta Beta: Biology by the degrees can be readily identified by the designs and colors used. • Beta Gamma Sigma: Business • Eta Sigma Delta: Hospitality The baccalaureate gown is the simplest in design. Usually black, it is distinguished by a wide yoke with shirring in • Eta Sigma Gamma: Health Promotion front and back and by open flowing sleeves that end in a • Gamma Sigma Epsilon: Biochemistry / Chemistry point. The baccalaureate gown is worn closed. • Golden Key: International The master’s gown is similar to the baccalaureate gown • Kappa Delta Pi: Education except that it has a closed or glove sleeve that is open at • Omicron Delta Epsilon: Economics the wrist. The master’s gown has no other trim and may be worn either open or closed. • Omicron Delta Kappa: Leadership • Phi Alpha Theta: History The doctoral gown is full flowing and has large bell- shaped sleeves. It is trimmed with velvet panels down the • Phi Eta Sigma: Freshmen front and has velvet chevrons on the sleeves. While black • Phi Sigma Pi: International is still the predominant color for doctoral gowns, the trim • Phi Sigma Tau: Philosophy may be in a color that denotes the wearer’s discipline or the color of the gown may denote the wearer’s university. • Pi Mu Epsilon: Mathematics • Pi Sigma Alpha: Politics The square Oxford cap, or mortarboard, of serge or broadcloth with a stiff crown is traditionally black. • Psi Chi: Psychology Once the baccalaureate degree has been conferred, • Sigma Tau Delta: English the tassel is worn on the left side. The tassel is usually • Triota: Women’s and Gender Studies black, but may be of a color denoting the major field of knowledge for bachelor’s and master’s degrees and gold • Upsilon Eta: Communication for doctoral degrees. • Upsilon Pi Epsilon: Computer Science ACADEMIC REGALIA AND PROCESSION

The greatest degree of symbolism is represented by • Jurisprudence: Purple the hood. The size and shape of the American hood • Library Science: Lemon mark the college degree attained by the wearer. The • Mathematics: Golden Yellow lining of the hood is indicative of the college from which the degree was granted. If more than one color • Marine Science: Golden Yellow is used, one color is generally arranged as a chevron • Medicine: Kelly Green upon the other. The velvet trim of the hood indicates • Music: Pink the major field of knowledge. • Nursing: Apricot • Anthropology: Golden Yellow • Speech: Silver Gray • Business Administration: Drab • Pharmacy: Olive Green • Communication: Crimson • Philosophy: Dark Blue • Computer Science: Golden Yellow • Physical Education: Sage Green • Divinity / Theology: Scarlet • Physics: Golden Yellow • Dramatic Arts: Brown • Political Science: Dark Blue • Economics: Copper • Public Administration: Peacock Blue • Education: Light Blue • Public Health: Salmon Pink • Engineering: Orange • Science: Golden Yellow • English: White • Social Science: Citron • Fine Arts: Brown Most academic ceremonies begin and end with an • History: White academic procession. At Coastal Carolina University, candidates for degrees are first and process in the order • Humanities: White in which the degrees will be bestowed, followed by the • Journalism: Crimson faculty, with senior professors first, and the platform party. DEGREES IN COURSE

SPADONI COLLEGE of EDUCATION E. CRAIG WALL SR. COLLEGE of BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Education Specialist Terry Gwendolyn Farmer Master of Accountancy B.S., East Carolina University, 1985 Terra Faye Johnson M.A.E., East Carolina University, 1992 B.S.B.A., Coastal Carolina University, 2016 Sara Horne Glenn Chanice La Touche M.L.I.S., University of South Carolina, 2011 B.S.B., Midwestern State University, 2016 B.S.E., University of Georgia-Athens, 2005 Brittany Wynne Newman Jessica Ann Hall B.S.B.A., Coastal Carolina University, 2015 B.A.I., Coastal Carolina University, 2014 M.E.D., Coastal Carolina University, 2016 Andrew Michael Rowe B.S.B.A., Coastal Carolina University, 2016 Whitney Nicole Jones B.A.I., Coastal Carolina University, 2014 Holly Diana Stanley M.A.T., Coastal Carolina University, 2015 B.S.B.A., Coastal Carolina University, 2015 Vicki King-Skinner Benjamin Paul Taylor M.B.A., Winthrop University, 2001 B.S.B.A., Coastal Carolina University, 2017 B.S., Francis Marion University, 1992 Shakira Nelson Tillman Patience L. Kotwa B.S.B., Kennesaw State College, 2015 M.A., Bowling Green State University, 1994 B.S., Slippery Rock University, 1998 Master of Business Administration B.A., Coastal Carolina University, 2012 Bianca Avram M.E.D., Coastal Carolina University, 2015 B.S.B., Tiffin University, 2017 Tonya Alisa Melvin-Bryant Theodore Chaplin III B.S., North Carolina State University, 1991 B.S.B.A., Coastal Carolina University, 2016 B.S., North Carolina State University, 1993 M.S., North Carolina State University, 1995 James Padraig DiCroce B.S.B.A., Coastal Carolina University, 2017 Joy Shelley Rohrbaugh B.A., Furman University, 1994 Robert Martin Downes B.M., Syracuse University, 2017 Markeda Sharelle Stuckey M.E.D., Grand Canyon University, 2012 Katelin Leigh Engler B.A., Claflin University, 2005 B.S.B.A., Coastal Carolina University, 2015 Melinda Peart Tavernier Latasha Renell Gause B.S., Winthrop University, 1991 B.S., Waldorf College, 2017 M.E.D., Winthrop University, 1996 James Louis Heft Kelley Wilkinson Vinson B.S.B.A., Coastal Carolina University, 2017 B.A., Catawba College, 1999 M.E.D., Catawba College, 2005 Audreyana Me’shell McBeth B.S.B.A., Coastal Carolina University, 2016 George Herman Warriner III B.A.I., Coastal Carolina University, 2016 Vincent Hale McConnell M.E.D., Coastal Carolina University, 2017 B.S.B.A., Coastal Carolina University, 2017 DEGREES IN COURSE

Trisha Rene’ Moody-Walker Alexandra Leigh Creekmore B.A.I., Coastal Carolina University, 2017 B.S., College of Charleston, 2015 Hailey Priscilla Olson Kristy Kinard Crick B.S., Coastal Carolina University, 2015 B.S., Lander University, 1994 M.E.D., Francis Marion University, 1997 Noah Geoffrey Whitlock B.S.B.A., Coastal Carolina University, 2017 Barbie Gail Earnest B.S., Palm Beach Atlantic College, 1995 Jasmine Nicole Easterlin B.S., Charleston Southern University, 2014 SPADONI COLLEGE of EDUCATION Allison Leigh Elliott B.A.E., Coastal Carolina University, 2009 Master of Arts in Teaching Megan LeeAnn Garrison B.S., Anderson University, 2012 Neal Edward Falvey B.A., Coastal Carolina University, 2015 Nay’toniyan Tavice Green B.A., University of South Carolina-Upstate, 2017 Brittany Marie Stutzman B.A., Coastal Carolina University, 2016 Chelsea Nicole Griffin B.A.E., Coastal Carolina University, 2015 Master of Education Rebecca Simpson Hammond Brittany Ann Albanese B.S., Winthrop University, 2013 B.A., West Liberty St College, 2014 Heather Lynn Harrison Robert Nathan Ashworth B.A.E., Coastal Carolina University, 2011 B.S., University of South Carolina, 2015 Whitney A. Helton Dona Caitlyn Bledsoe B.S., Winthrop University, 2016 B.S., University of South Carolina, 2014 Gianna Marie Jamison Gwendolyn Bruce Burbage B.A.E., Coastal Carolina University, 2014 B.S., College of Charleston, 1995 Joseph Zachary Johnson B.S.B., Charleston Southern University, 2014 Krista Michele Burns M.B.A., Charleston Southern University, 2015 B.S., Frostburg State University, 2011 Teresa Jane Lickfeld Kathleen Marie Cogland B.A., Coastal Carolina University, 2016 B.A.E., Coastal Carolina University, 2014 Tara Floyd Matthews Angela Lynn Coker M.E.D., Coker College, 2015 B.S., Francis Marion University, 2006 B.S., Francis Marion University, 2000 Elizabeth Ann Conn Margaret Alexanderia McLellan B.A.E., Coastal Carolina University, 2013 B.A.E., Coastal Carolina University, 2013 Hannah E. Costner Jason Wayne Medeiros B.S., Anderson University, 2015 B.A.E., Coastal Carolina University, 2011 DEGREES IN COURSE

Staci Nicole Miller Kristen Kelly Vanneman B.S., Francis Marion University, 2005 B.A.E., Coastal Carolina University, 2013 M.E.D., Francis Marion University, 2008 Savannah June Vickery Brittany Michelle Montgomery B.S., Clemson University, 2016 B.A.E., Coastal Carolina University, 2013 Magan Usher Volk Amanda B. Morris B.A., Clemson University, 2007 M.E.D., Cambridge College-Massachusetts, 2012 B.S., Francis Marion University, 2004 James Charles Walters B.S., Union College-Nebraska, 2008 Cameron Ashley Mott B.A., Coastal Carolina University, 2003 Amanda Margaret Woods B.A.E., Coastal Carolina University, 2014 Brook Ann Moyer B.A., Coastal Carolina University, 2016 Alyssa Taylor Naccarato B.A., Coastal Carolina University, 2015 THOMAS W. and ROBIN W. Modestine Pendergrass EDWARDS COLLEGE of B.A.E., Coastal Carolina University, 2004 HUMANITIES and FINE ARTS Mary Elizabeth Perez B.A.E., Coastal Carolina University, 2013 Master of Arts Taylor Brooke Pierce Falicya Danyal Crace B.A., Coastal Carolina University, 2015 B.S., Francis Marion University, 2015 Jamie Michelle Poston Brooke Keenan Dupree B.A., University of South Carolina, 2002 B.A., University of South Carolina, 2016 Lauren Coleman Prosser Maxwell Graham B.S., Coppin State College, 2008 B.S., Francis Marion University, 2011 Jessica Lynn Sanborn Amanda Floyd Hamilton B.A., Ramapo College-New Jersey, 2008 B.A., Coastal Carolina University, 2016 Katherine Charlene Schaade Nancy Valerie McLaurin B.S., Winthrop University, 2016 B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2012 Sarah Guzman Shelley Melissa B. Monolo B.S., East Carolina University, 2004 B.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University, 1998 Jessica Alexandria Taylor John M. Peebles B.A.E., Coastal Carolina University, 2014 B.A., Coastal Carolina University, 2013 Harry Lee Titus Jr. Kaitlyn Mariah Presley B.A.I., Coastal Carolina University, 2016 B.A., Coastal Carolina University, 2017 Abby Alysse Van Loan Kelly Danielle Shelton B.S.E., West Chester University-Pennsylvania, 2013 B.A., Coastal Carolina University, 2017

DEGREES IN COURSE

COLLEGE of SCIENCE

Master of Science Tyler Carter B.S., Coastal Carolina University, 2017

Anthony Filmore Chesley Jr. B.S., Coastal Carolina University, 2017

Ryan Nelson Meyer B.P.S., Cazenovia College, 2017

Clare Julia Nolan B.S., University of Southern Indiana, 2016

Bryan Alexander Patrick B.S., Berry College, 2017

Zola Pieterse B.A., University of South Africa, 2005

Marisa Anne Runyon B.S.E., University of Alabama, 2017

The list of candidates for graduation was prepared before final grades were reported, and inclusion herein summa cum laude does not constitute evidence of graduation. The listing of a name in this program should not be construed cumulative GPA of 4.0 as an indication that the person will, in fact, receive a degree from Coastal Carolina University at this magna cum laude commencement. Conversely, the absence of a student’s name from this list does not necessarily mean that cumulative GPA of 3.75 to 3.999 the person will not be awarded a degree. cum laude Honors for degree candidates are based on the cumulative grade point average on file at the end of the cumulative GPA of 3.5 to 3.749 previous term. Honors to be printed on the diplomas will be based on the final Coastal Carolina University cumulative grade point average. ò dual degree

Where indicated with an icon (ò), the individual has completed all requirements for multiple degrees. ° Trustee Award Where indicated with an icon ( ° ), the individual has received the Trustee Award. DEGREES IN COURSE

E. CRAIG WALL SR. Teague Elizabeth Bush Christopher Engongoro COLLEGE of BUSINESS Pamela Regina Butler Daniela Escobar ADMINISTRATION Shannan Kristin Callahan Addison Cornelius Foster Vincent Albert Cannarozzi Katherine Danielle Francour Bachelor of Arts ~cum laude Jesse Lawrence Gagne Bachelor of Science in Hunter Legrand Chestnut Kaitlyn Theresa Gallagher Business Administration Ashley Clark ~magna cum laude Ryan James Adams Jerome Heyward Coaxum Jr. Carl Alexander Garrett Saif Mohamed Saif Kh Alhameli Jr. Jackson Robert Cogger Contresa Melisa Gause Ryan Kristoffer Allen Marcus Jonathan Coleman Sean Michael Ginley Joshua Blake Anderson Madeline Elizabeth Collins Ronnie Graham Jr. ~magna cum laude Nicholas Joseph Antonini Connor Wesley Haines Maria Louise Costa ~cum laude Nicklaus David Atwell ~magna cum laude Trevor Stewart Hall Chaz Edward Babin Christopher Stephen Cottle ~cum laude Michael Bowen Halpin Brenda Raquel Cruz Drue Annamarie Bacchetta Jade Allyah Harkness Lexie Dayne Culberson Michael Taylor Barbare ~cum laude ~cum laude Eilidh Elisabeth Hasson Robert Devon Barnes Jr. Samantha Lynn Cunningham Carly Rosina Bartell Shantavia Achlice Holmes Makenzie Cora Curtis Darian Lee Bates Jr. Terrence Michael Horan Jr. Haley Rebecca De Vries Johnathan Thomas Bell Zachary Joseph Jamele Morgan Michael Deneen Brandon Taylor Bennett Donnavan Malik Jefferson Kahlim De’Shawn Denmark Jacey Lynne Birch ~cum laude Shannon Lynn Johnsen ~magna cum laude Kevin Amorim DeSa Ja-Mesyn Dacarlien Johnson Michael Christian Bishop Madison Kay Dickman Sabrina Delisa Johnson Zachary Mathias Bolton ~magna cum laude Steven Joseph Kaufmann Sara Jewelieanne Boothe Nicholas Dallas Dobrow ~magna cum laude ~magna cum laude Douglas Woodrow Dowell Seamus Henry Keefe Matthew Christopher Bosco Billie Jean Durkin Kyle Thomas Keis Ryan Francis Boyd ~magna cum laude John Bernard Kelly III Maxwell John Breiner Joshua Drew Dyar Travis Cole King Christian Charles Brown Gabrell L. Eason Jacob Thomas Kirby Samera Nachelle Brown Ciera Joyce Eastman ~magna cum laude DEGREES IN COURSE

Raheem Tyquam Koger Heather Brooke Payne Zachary Jene Small Chandler Arthur Kryst Telvin Alonza Pearson John Benjamin Smith Adam Knox Lawhorn Taylor Brittany Petersen Mitchell Farris Snyder ~cum laude Hunter Stevens Peterson Sarah Nicole Somers Mackenzie Haley Lee Amani Malcolm Phipps Jonathan David Spitz Alan James Lemons° ~summa cum laude Romario Antonio Piggott Shyanne Jackson Spivey ~cum laude Benjamin Tyler Lucas ~cum laude Kenidy McKinsey Springer Alyson Joy Lung Samantha Emily Pinto ~cum laude Reginald Lee Stoddard Devin Richard MacKenzie Justin Howard Pitman Elliott Patrick Struble Ian Joseph Marr ~magna cum laude Peter Anthony Plasters Jalil Tajiddin Abdulfattoh Abdullatifovich Kyle Anthony Potkulski Creighton Jameson Truell Masaidov ~cum laude Jack Elliott Turner Brady Jarvis Mathias Cody Dylan Pusey ~cum laude Harrison Cole Underwood Annalisa Marie Randazzo Jonathan Blake Maull ~cum laude Avery Veitel Kristin Kennedy Maxson Khedene Julian Reid Adam George Walton Robert Daniel McCarthy Darien Nicholas Rexach Anthony Maurice Walton II ~magna cum laude Milagros Estefania Reyes Alvarez Qun Wang Austin Michael McGee ~cum laude Stephanie Elizabeth Roa Renwick Lavan McNeil II ~summa cum laude Carly Marie Ward Jalen Alexander Miller Matthew Thomas Scelfo Mark Jared Weaver Robert Allan Miller Matthew Alan Schneider Andrew David Weiss Blair Alexander Mitchell ~cum laude Eric Nicolas Schroeder Andrew Blake Moran ~magna cum laude Hunter Sterling Wells Jonathan Coby Gray Morris Jasmine Latrice Scott Shevaughn Shevaniece Whyte Henrik Mueller Omar Isaac Serrano Malcolm James Williams ~summa cum laude ~cum laude Timothy Gerald Shackleton° Melissa Renae Neal Kyle Edward Willis ~magna cum laude Mansi N. Shah Spencer Thomas Wilson Tommy Ngo Reilly Nicole Silvestri Dylan Christopher Woodward Bobby David Oakley Jr. Kiana Yvette Singleton ~magna cum laude Blaine Christian Wright Nicholas Ryan Orr ~summa cum laude Sean Michael Sinski Zachary Russell Zahn° DEGREES IN COURSE

SPADONI COLLEGE Robyn Nicole McDowell Peter Matthew Battaglia ~magna cum laude of EDUCATION Alexandria Christine Beatty Ashley Lynn McMillan ~cum laude Bachelor of Arts Kimberly Alexis Melton Lily Rose Belcher Bachelor of Arts in Education Jessica Joycelyn Michaloski Jacob Holden Brine ~cum laude Bachelor of Science in Megan Therese Moxley Physical Education ~cum laude Brandon Lee Brown ~cum laude Madison Brooke Abernathy Kirsten Rachael Piuma Alexis Kiera Brunson ~magna cum laude Iris Allonia Richardson Christopher T. Bruttomesso Kassidy Leigh Branning Raheem Standish Robinson James Wesley Carpenter Mikazha Shydiamond Breeden Tori Logan Smith ~magna cum laude ~cum laude ~magna cum laude Julia Lynn Celestino Tristan Khaleya Gabrian Brown Cailey Anne Tolson Luther Ivry Chaplin Jr. Victoria Lynn Burke Suzanna Kay Trout Taryn Ashley Chepanoske Maria Katherine Clark ~cum laude Erica Leigh Combs Christin Elizabeth Crews Laura Anne Webster Danielle Alex Wooley Shadda Storm Corwin Tori M. Cromley ~summa cum laude ~magna cum laude ~cum laude Caleb Daniel Dadey Rachel C. Fullerton Lauren Elizabeth Yerardi ~magna cum laude Genevieve Susanna Damron Reginald Rashad Graham ~cum laude Kelly Marie Hooks THOMAS W. and ROBIN W. Amy Jennette Danielowich Chandler Foxx Jordan EDWARDS COLLEGE of Angelica Rose D’Antonio ~cum laude Jenna Lynn Labossiere HUMANITIES and FINE ARTS ~magna cum laude Sydney Nicole Dash Ami Linn Lackey Bachelor of Arts Andrew G. Daugherty ~cum laude Bachelor of Fine Arts Ellen Kiera Davis Daniele Christina Lardiere Hanna Gail Davis ~magna cum laude Raquel Dianna Addamo Jerell Antwuan Davis Oniola Lirjoni Charles Alexander Aiken Raven Brooke Dennis Payton Hailey Lookenbill Jolissa Natayna Aldridge ~magna cum laude ~cum laude Allison Paige Andrews Andrew Vaughn Dettra Christina Carlou Lunettaò ~summa cum laude Skyler Andrew Apicella Breanna Lee Dew Brittany Antoinette Marchie Cassandra Nicole Bailey Alexis Marguerite DiMarzo ~summa cum laude ~magna cum laude ~cum laude DEGREES IN COURSE

Madison Nichole Donithan McKenzie Anne Hare Rachel Marie Lopez ~cum laude Steven Reid Hilburn Michael Andrew Lowman Rylie Lorah Doyle ~cum laude ~cum laude William Nathan Marks Brittany Shea Hinesley Nathan David Dyer ~cum laude Madeline MacKenzie Marsengill Ariel Teresa Ellerson Michael Ryan Hollman Jemell Lakevius Lamar Marshall Erin Lillian Martin Josie Grace Epps Kae Christine Huang ~cum laude ~summa cum laude ~magna cum laude ò Zachary Kent Maxwell Dalton James Ewing Erin Elizabeth Hurley ~magna cum laude Montcerrio Deles McCrea Tiffany Alexis Failey Jeffrey Tyler Hyland Jason Michael McEachern Tyler Daniel Ferrero ~cum laude ~summa cum laude Amanda Mary Ferrigno Michael Anthony Iantorno Brendan Jaymes McPherson ~cum laude Caitlin Rose Jackson Alaina Jessica Minor Thomas Edward Fisher ~cum laude Katelyn Lanette Montrief Nicholas James Forlenza Damarius Trevon Jacobs Ashanti K. Moore Frank Robert Galano Brandon Stacy Johnson Kassidy Gail Gabrielle Morton Ashleigh Danielle Garrity Kyle Thomas Johnson ~magna cum laude ~magna cum laude Sara Elizabeth Mulligan Spencer Phillip Gibbs Carole Taylor Jordan Clayton Carl Murdock ~summa cum laude Brandy Lynne Goff Tyrice Aundrea Murray Justin Daniel Joy Veronica James Good Britney Rae Nappe ~magna cum laude ~magna cum laude Isabella Rosalie Nardo Douglas Tyler Key Jr. Emily Grace Gore Madison James Nowlin ~cum laude Crystol Ann King ~magna cum laude Myles Patrick Gough Timberlin Lourina King Hunter McKinley Ofcarcik Asia Monet Graham Connor Reed Kubala Cynthia Daniela Orlandi ~magna cum laude Tanner Cole Kubala Darrah Rose Panzarella Yu Guo Maxwell Reid Kuhns Aaron Presley Parks Britanna Lara-Mildred Haddad ~cum laude Scott Sullivan Passey Hannah Jean Hamelman Amanda Christina Kurfehs ~summa cum laude Shaun Austin Payne Alexandra Lynn Laborte ~magna cum laude Latia Sade' Ham Aaron Clark Lampe Griffin McMillian Paynter Claudia Nicole Hammond Connor Michael Lewis Joseph Elvington Peele Savannah Marie Harden ~magna cum laude Kristopher Le’Thomas Lewis Lindsey Michelle Perritt DEGREES IN COURSE

Michael James Perrotto Jr. Harrison Alexzander Vincent Morgan Hailey Benson Woodward ~summa cum laude Jeannette Josephine Pryor ~cum laude Chelsea Knickole Betcher Joseph Edward Quinn Michaela Ruth Yelle ~cum laude Karen Lou Biegon Evan Sloan Rabon Damla Bilgic COLLEGE of SCIENCE Kama Ranita Reid Davion DeVonte’ Black Maria Daniela Rivenburgh Bachelor of Arts Monika Blackmon ~summa cum laude Sean Richard Rodgers Bachelor of Science Lora Cooper Blackwell Ryan Lee Ross Bachelor of Science in Nursing Paola Blandino Samantha Marie Ruesch Jason Jonathan Acevedo Meredith Ann Boddiford Erin Shea Ryan Juwan Devonte Allen Brittney Lee Botto Patrick James Scott Samuel Michael Allen Derek Marquez Brannon Jeremy Joseph Seitles ~magna cum laude Tavarian Demond’ta Brown Jr. Andrew Joseph Simmons Caitlin Elizabeth Andrews Aisha Johnell Burroughs Logan Connor Skrabak Lauren Rose Angello Octtiana Re’anna Burton Aaron Peter Solari ~cum laude Elena Marie Bustamante Erich Glenn Spetta Rebeckah Anne Atkinson Wesley Larry Butler Jack William Studley Chandler Darren Baldwin Emily Elizabeth Canfield Carlie Savannah Suggs Charles Andrew Banks Mark Xavier Carrubba ~cum laude Journie Nichole Barbour Shane Patrick Sydnor ~cum laude Robert Gregory Castellani Jr. Stephen Nicholas Tafaro Jr. Jessica Mikaja Barnes Brandon Malik Chambers ~magna cum laude Brittany Denise Bartlette Miyoshi Melaki Theodore Nicole Chandler Adam Curtis Baumiller Chance Dillon Thrasher ~summa cum laude Daijah Brianna Chatman Chantin Queron Tolliver Sonja Louise Bayer Scott Joseph Chernoff ~cum laude Karissa Leighann Uhrain Anthony Dierris Beacham ~magna cum laude Nora Elizabeth Childers Jasmine Eboni Beard James Stephen Ward Joshua David Conway Amanda Marie Becker Alyssa Westhaver ~magna cum laude KaDeshia LaShae Shanice Cooper ~cum laude Kathryn Lyn Beem Tasia Lynn Cooper Brenda Carolyn Wood ~magna cum laude Zachary Michael Belessis Alaetra Dorvonne Corley DEGREES IN COURSE

Christina Marie Cozart Calahan Michael Fleming Taylor Elizabeth Herrington Tracy Marie Crawford Christopher James Forget Shannon Claire Hickey Adam Palmer Crist Tyla E. Foster Anthony Shane Hodges ~cum laude Meral Noelle Culver Austin Michael Hord Brad Whitney Fowler Jennifer Laico Davidson Tyler Guy Housand Maddison Angelica Franco Anna Elizabeth Davis Ana Fleming Howe Jenna Elise Gallman ~magna cum laude Tanesha Lanai Davis Zoe Marie Gapinski Kelby Noel Huggins Erin Nicole Dean Jazmin Nichole Garcia ~magna cum laude ~magna cum laude Brooke Alyssa DeMent Jessie Elizabeth Hughes Harley Michelle Dennis Karly Susan Garibaldi Victoria Morgan Hughes Courtney Lynn Dexter Maya Rannell Garrison ~cum laude Sierra Nicole Doherty Sydney Catherine Gemmell Shelby Kathryn Hutto ~summa cum laude Ryan Joseph Hyer Carly Breanne Domanico ò Madison Rose Genevro ò Nicole Marie D’Ottavio Samantha Lynn Ikner Cheyenne Nicole Gifford° Amanda Michelle Doughty Matthew Jozef Ivanov ~magna cum laude Kierra Simone Giles Colton Albert Jackson Tyler L. Downs Trey Michael Giles-Sallazzo Derek Nathan Jackson Abigail Leigh Dyson Cassidy Noelle Gilmore ~cum laude Mariah Susan Ellis Anthony Pio Giracello Jaleesa Monique Jackson Kaley Nicole Goane Liam Elliott Emery Emilee Brooke Janney ~cum laude Madison Alysa Golabek Logan Carl Jarrellò° Alexander James Endler Myles Antonio Gordon ~summa cum laude ~cum laude Satara Alicia Gore Joshua JonMichael Jenkins Angelo Joseph Esposito ~magna cum laude Tyree Lonchevelle Graham Amber Nichole Evans Lionel Debois Jenkins Jr. Rodney Alvin Hancock Matthew Ross Featherston ~magna cum laude Branden Vincent Jervey Jr. ~cum laude Robert Davis Harlfinger Jr. Alia Nicole Johnson Katie Leigh Fender-Davis ~cum laude Hannah Josette Harrelson Christopher Joseph Fetting Katrina Elaine Johnson Erin Marie Hebert John Hooper Finamore ò Kristin Margurite Johnson ~magna cum laude Kyle Ross Heffner Peyton Laine Johnson Casey Jo Fleck Deviosier Trenterious Lam ~magna cum laude Henderson Daniel Kenneth Juers DEGREES IN COURSE

Yuliya Jus MacKensie Ann McHugh James Alexander Patterson Makailla Charmais Kastner Brittany Nicole McKnight Zoe Dawn Peele Olivia Adriana Victoria Kavanaugh Christina Marie Mcleain Joseph Edmund Perison ~cum laude Kayleigh Rachelle Kempa Marquisha Shonquilla Pierce Wesley Jammal McMillan Vartan Razmig Kendirdjian Kyle Willem Post ~cum laude Courtney Anne McPherson Alexandra Leigh Poulos Megan Paige Kilroy Ryan Christopher Meade ~magna cum laude Taylor May Klioze Carley Marie Metcalf Marisa Louise Powell Allyson Iva Koepfler Cameron Andrew Meyers Laura Marie Prestigiacomo Brooke Ashley Kuzma Bryce Trae’Von Middleton Courtney Jo Rapp Autumn Marie Lamp Hailey Marie Miller° ~magna cum laude Kelsey Michelle Largen Brianna Leigh Mixon Noel Victoria Rapp ~magna cum laude Volha Lazarava-Perrella Bailey Cole Modlin Ariana Janay Ravenell Chandler Faye Lee Kristiana Eve Mohr Kelsey Marie Reigel Cory Alexander Leonard Matthew Ryan Monteleone Morgan Elizabeth Rhine Jamila Linnell Lewis Molly Frances Moore Tyi Alexandria Richards Richard Jeffrey Lewis Tiffany Marie Moore Lexi Mikayla Richardson Moriah Karsten Lilly Jasmine Chanae Moorer ~summa cum laude ~cum laude Christopher Anthony Moorman Shaina Charnell Riggins Amanda Carol Lloyd ~magna cum laude Judith Rebecca Roberto Zachery Michael Loveless Jordan Seth Moultrie ~summa cum laude Callie Augusta Loving Evan Kevante Myers Deyonta Janard Robinson William Marcellus Luck Kenzie McKala Nash Joshua David Roper Austen Blair Lum Kin Kathryn Cole Newman Samantha Marie Rozmus Marlene Adriana Martinez Meredith Lehn Nichols ~magna cum laude Faith Nicole Ruska Lucas Ryan Nigro Monica Katelynn Martzò Samantha Leigh Ryan ~cum laude Maria Fernanda Ochoa Christopher Charles Sager Jr. Darien Tyrell McCray Simone O’Dowd ~cum laude Carissa Marie McCumber Nathaniel David Joseph O'Niel Jr. Eric Andrew Santorelli Sean Michael McGurk Tanika Michelle Parson Dominic M. Santoro DEGREES IN COURSE

Pooja Zavraji Saragara Sr. Natalie Lillian Tyran HTC HONORS COLLEGE ~magna cum laude Ashley Beth Schildkraut and CENTER for Macayla Carole Vealey INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES Sydney Morgan Schlappich Maddison Claire Verdecia Bethany Rose Schoppert Bachelor of Arts in ~magna cum laude Valerie Nicole Viscusi ~cum laude Interdisciplinary Studies Blake Jeffrey Schultz Jason K. Wallace Bachelor of Science in Kriston J. Sellers Mary Rose Watson Interdisciplinary Studies Raymond Vincent Sgambatiò ~cum laude Cethlynn Marie Weatherly Amberjean Marie Aaronson Demetrice Tywain Sheard Carmelita Raquel Weatherspoon Adrian Fitzgerald Anderson Amelia Isabel Smith Alex Arthur Werth Cheyenne A. Cunningham ~cum laude Erin Margaret Wesley Ryan Shelton Davis Jazavier Jarvis Smith Kallista Suzanne Wessberg Deanna Latrell Gatling Mary Elizabeth Smith Allura Cheyenne Westberry Bari Leah Goldberg Mickayla Kathryn Smith Darrell Waring Whaley Veronica Spencer Gray Shakera Monae’ Smith Kerry Lynn Wheeler Austin Reed Smothers ~cum laude Melanie Harris Leslie McPherson Starkey Jeramya Johntae White Molly Robyn Heemer Lauren Elizabeth Stevens Paris Denzel White ~cum laude Erik Jon Jonsson Kaminski Stuckey III Zingo Gambrel Wideman Brittenee Dene Mills Tavia Leigh Sturgillò ~summa cum laude Mahaley Jarae Wilkes Katelyn Marisa Montero Cody Lee Sweitzer Gabriella Zena Williams Allison Taylor Morin

Melinda Nicole Tapia Jamie Rose Williams Angelina Marie Nelson ~cum laude Lenford Delonzo Williams ~magna cum laude John Thomas Taylor Marie Jeannine Williamson Allison Elizabeth Plessett Rachel Michelle Teichman ~magna cum laude ~cum laude Mary Kendra Winchester Addison Elizabeth Reis Christopher Seth Terry Tyler Blair Woodson Tevin Jarell Rouse Asiah Nicole Thompson Ashlyn Barrie Woodward Ryann McKenzie Troxell Brandy Simone Worthy Ayanna Elizabeth Suber Ashley Melissa Turner Tyquez Rashad Young Catherine Theresa Sweeney COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY BOARD of TRUSTEES

Henry McMaster Charles E. Lewis William L. Lyles Jr. Dalton B. Floyd Jr. William E. Turner III ’97 Clark B. Parker ’77 Governor of South Carolina, Secretary/Treasurer Third Congressional District At-Large At-Large Trustee Emeritus Ex Officio Chairman Fifth Congressional District Daniel W.R. Moore Sr. Patrick S. Sparks ’95 Gene Anderson ’63 Juli S. Coggeshall ’79 Sherry I. Johnson ’96 John H. Bartell Jr. At-Large At-Large Trustee Emeritus Trustee Emeritus Coterminous with Governor Sixth Congressional District George E. Mullen Eugene C. Spivey ’91 Payne H. Barnette Jr. Samuel H. Fink William S. Biggs Natasha M. Hanna ’94 First Congressional District At-Large Trustee Emeritus Trustee Emeritus Chairman, At-Large Seventh Congressional District Oran P. Smith H. Delan Stevens ’79 Dean P. Hudson ’80, ’11 Robert Rabon ’73 Carlos C. Johnson D. Wyatt Henderson ‘98 Second Congressional District At-Large Trustee Emeritus Trustee Emeritus Vice Chairman, At-Large Fourth Congressional District Samuel J. Swad ’86 James J. Johnson ’56 Keith S. Smith At-Large Trustee Emeritus Trustee Emeritus

COASTAL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Carl O. Falk Merrill T. Boyce Michael F. Hagg Charles B. Jordan ‘64 Joseph F. Singleton James J. Johnson ‘56 Chairman Director Emeritus T. Preston Brown J. Stewart Haskin Jr. Ann Brittain LeMay Robert C. Smith Jr. ‘67 Tony K. Cox ‘80 Frank M. Watts Vice Chairman O. Bartlett Buie Keith C. Hinson ‘69 William O. Marsh ‘86 Christopher St. John ‘01, ‘09 Director Emeritus Dennis L. Wade William S. Biggs Secretary/Treasurer David D. Douglas Hal B. Holmes Jr. James B. Moore Jr. Deborah Vrooman ‘74 ex officio E. Lawton Benton W. Jennings Duncan Chris S. Huggins ‘90 Michael D. Pruitt ‘84 E. Craig Wall III David A. DeCenzo ex officio Franklin C. Blanton ‘65 Edgar L. Dyer Jody C. Hyden ‘88 David F. Singleton Sr. Ronald R. Ingle Director Emeritus Patrick S. Sparks ’95 ex officio

COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL

David A. DeCenzo J. Ralph Byington Matthew L. Hogue Robyn A. Jones Timothy E. Meacham ‘79 Travis E. Overton Bryan Steros President Provost and Executive Director of Athletics Chief Audit Officer University Counsel Vice President for Executive Interim Vice President Vice President Initiatives and Chief of Staff for Philanthropy

HORRY COUNTY HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION

Elizabeth J. Saraniti Tiffany Andrews Mary Beth Heath William H. Alford ’77 David A. DeCenzo Luke A. Rankin Chair Chairman Emeritus ex officio ex officio Rebecca G. Ballard Ruth S. Kearns ’68 Loring L. Ross Vicki W. Blair Jill A. Lovell ’99 E. Lawton Benton Mark Lazarus Renee Smith Vice Chair ex officio ex officio ex officio Ruell L. Hicks ’66 Joseph O. Burroughs Jr. R. Seth Rabon Treasurer William S. Biggs Angie Jones Todd A. Setzer ’02 Janis W. Chesson F. Jarome Randall ex officio ex officio ex officio Travis R. Dannelly ’06 Secretary Lisa B. Colvard ’96 Peter Yahnis D'Andre Fletcher Rick Maxey ex officio ex officio

COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD of DIRECTORS

Brian D. Forbus ‘97 Woodrow Ford III ’05 Tami Springs Brooks ’80 Treda Smith Grayson ’99 Jennifer Page ‘11 Regina Ward ’91 Chairman Second Vice President Amber Campbell ’04 Rachael E. Gregory ’17 Robert P. Spino Jr. ’00, ‘11 Will Garland Todd A. Setzer ’02 Travis R. Dannelly ’06 Faculty Adviser Emeritus President Secretary/Treasurer Kevin Cox ’01 Pete Green Jr. ‘00 Elizabeth Tilley ‘00 David A. DeCenzo ex officio Wayne White ’92 Lynne Andersen ‘84 Heather Eberlin ’06 Scott Hucks ’04 Edward R. Tkacz ’01 First Vice President Bryan Steros ex officio

COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY STUDENT HOUSING FOUNDATION

Daniel J. MacDonald Blair Anderson Nancy Z. Jarrett ‘92 J. Michael Frazier ‘96 Carlos C. Johnson H. Delan Stevens ‘79 Chair Vice Chair Executive Director Kevin Hagen ‘01 Jack L. Springs Jr. David A. DeCenzo ex officio CHANTICLEER ATHLETIC FOUNDATION BOARD of DIRECTORS

Nicolle Gainey ’91 Brittany Biggs ’16 Alan Connie Rebecca Hardwick Blake Kline ‘90 Dorsey Strickland ‘06 President Paige L. Bird ’02 Ronnie Gasque ’97 Todd Helf ‘82 Wren McMeekin ’04 Tom Towns ‘78 Skeeter Nash Robert Blair Neal Hendrick Tim Ricks ’87 Vice President Ricky Grice ‘83 John Vrooman Bob Calliham Joe Hunter Hyman ‘06 John Rutenberg Christopher St. John ‘01, ‘09 Brent Groome David A. DeCenzo Secretary/Treasurer Amber Campbell ‘04 Past President Joe Jarrett David Sage '85 ex officio

E. CRAIG WALL SR. COLLEGE of BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BOARD of VISITORS

Todd G. Woodard W. Pressley Courtney ’93 George H. Goldfinch Jr. Jay Infield Clark B. Parker ’77 Steven Sisney Chair Laura Crowther Tony Grant Daniel H. Isaac Jr. Henry J. Plyler ’05 John F. Smith ’83 Denise Apple ’13 Lisa G. DeVeaux Gary L. Hadwin Thomas J. Johnson Michael D. Pruitt ’84 Samuel R. Spann Jr. Edward J. Barker Jr. ’92 David D. Douglas Keith C. Hinson ’69 Charles B. Jordan ’64 Lisa M. Rachels ’98 Christopher St. John ‘01, ‘09 William R. Benson Jason Ely W. Christman Howard ’98 McKenzie R. Jordan ’00 Charles J. Ray Harold C. Stowe Craig Berkey Jason Flynt ’06 Christopher S. Huggins ’90 Alexander Klaus ’05 Fred R. Richardson Dennis L. Wade Paige L. Bird ’02 John W. Gandy Jr. Melton J. Huggins III ’88 Thomas Loehr ‘80 Mary Jo Rogers Kenan S. Walker Robert M. Clinger III ’00 Theresa Roberts Gebhardt ’83 Batt Humphreys Tony McAfee Jeremy Samatas ’98 E. Craig Wall III Stella Mercado Richard G. Singleton II Judith A. Wall

SPADONI COLLEGE of EDUCATION BOARD of VISITORS

Muriel O’Tuel Shirley Butler Whitney Glenn Kathryn Kenning Rick Maxey David Stoudenmire Chair Randy Dozier Patti Hammel Patricia Kolencik Norman McQueen Joey Trail ‘12 Cheryl Adamson Barbara Allen Sarah Elliott Jennifer Hudson Anita Floyd Lee Tim Ruedy Gwen Ward Deborah Burroughs ‘90 Carolyn Ellis Nathalie Hunt Nora Mason Peg Skalican Brana Williams Robert Stinnett N. Jane Williams

THOMAS W. and ROBIN W. EDWARDS COLLEGE of HUMANITIES and FINE ARTS BOARD of VISITORS

Carly Willeford Richard Trout Johnnie Bellamy Robin W. Edwards Penny Martin Trent Spang Chair Treasurer G. Wayne Canady Henrietta M. Malizia Lineta Pritchard N. Jane Williams Sally Anne Kaiser Catherine E. Battle Vice Chair Greg Rowles Janet Witte

COLLEGE of SCIENCE BOARD of VISITORS

Jonathan L. Dieter Jr. Nancy Cave Rebecca S. Lovelace Darin V. Sutton ’90 Edward Tkacz ’01 J. Edward White Jr. Chair Mark O. Bara Christina Everett ‘08 Dodd Smith Shaunna Szabo Deborah A. Vrooman ‘74 James M. Wooten

HTC HONORS COLLEGE and CENTER for INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES BOARD of VISITORS

Gregory Lloyd Ackerman ’97 Timna Benson ’86 Danny Villacarlos Butler Stephanie M. Foote ’97 Brent Groome Estelle Biddle Shelton ’99 Robert P. Spino Jr. ’00, ‘11 Engrave Your Legacy — Alumni Bricks The Office of Alumni Relations extends sincere congratulations to Coastal Carolina University’s Fall Class of 2018. Recognize your new Coastal Carolina University graduate with a lasting imprint on campus. The Alumni Walk, which leads up to the recently renovated Clark and Marcia Parker Atheneum Hall Alumni Center, is being enhanced with a limited number of special bricks engraved with the names of alumni and friends. Money raised through the brick campaign will support CCU’s Alumni Endowed Scholarship for students. To order a brick, visit ccubricks.com or stop by the Alumni Relations commencement table located in the concourse. For more information, please call the Office of Alumni Relations at 843-349-ALUM (2586).

Stay in touch! Visit coastal.edu/alumni to keep your address up to date, renew your membership and find out about events in your area. CCU alumni are located around the country and are ready to welcome you! The Coastal Carolina Office of Alumni Relations invites you to stay involved through events and programs throughout the year. Be sure you are keeping your information updated any time you relocate. Our goal is to keep you informed of CCU happenings locally and on campus. As you graduate today, your involvement is key to a strong alumni network. Your participation increases the value of your degree from Coastal Carolina. Welcome to Teal Nation! To view today’s commencement, visit the livestream at coastal.edu/commencement.

Hearing Impaired Services An American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter will be on stage to accommodate guests who are deaf or hearing impaired. It is recommended that guests sit in Section 104 in view of the interpreter. Interpreters will not sign while graduate names are being read.

Coastal Carolina University (CCU) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, genetic information, mental or physical disability, or status as a disabled or Vietnam-era veteran in its admissions policies, programs, activities or employment practices. For more information relating to discrimination, please contact the CCU Title IX Coordinator/EEO Investigator, Coastal Carolina University, Kearns Hall 104B, Conway, SC; Title IX email [email protected]; office phone 843-349-2382; Title IX cell phone 843-333-6229; EEO email [email protected]; or the U.S. Dept. of Education Office for Civil Rights at www2.ed.gov/ocr. Alma Mater Coastal Carolina

We come to you to lead our search, and learn to reach beyond ourselves – below the earth, beyond the stars – to form our dreams for better years.

Here, green and bronze in nature, light – sweet pine forest that surround us, ocean waters that sustain us – reflect your standards that prepare us.

May we return in thought and care to share your promise of enrichment, and celebrate and sing our praise for Coastal Carolina.

– Bennie Lee Sinclair 2018 COMMENCEMENT COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

The Coastal Carolina University Alma Mater was written in 1994 by the late Bennie Lee Sinclair, the fifth poet laureate of South Carolina, to commemorate the first year of the institution’s status as a university. The original score for the Alma Mater was written by Coastal Carolina University emeritus professor William R. Hamilton.