SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY

COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2017

BERNARD G. JOHNSON COLISEUM

The Platform Party enters first; the faculty enter in the Presiding Richard F. Eglsaer, Provost and Vice President following order: for Academic Affairs THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2017 PROCESSIONAL Evening Ceremony 7:00 pm POMP & CIRCUMSTANCE [EDWARD ELGAR] COLLEGE OF EDUCATION SHSU Brass and Percussion Ensemble DEPARTMENT OF NURSING Joshua Bronfman, Conductor Dr. Samuel Sullivan will be Mace Bearer. Deborah Popham, Song Leader Dr. Rick Bruhn will introduce the graduates. The audience will stand for Posting of the Colors and remain standing respectfully until the ROTC Color Guard has exited the auditorium. FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2017 Morning Ceremony 9:30 am POSTING OF THE COLORS COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SHSU ROTC Color Guard Dr. Raymond Teske will be Mace Bearer. THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER [TEXT: FRANCIS Dr. Joan Bytheway will introduce the graduates. SCOTT KEY, MUSIC: JOHN STAFFORD SMITH] Deborah Popham, Song Leader FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2017 Afternoon Ceremony 2:30 pm INTRODUCTION OF THE SPEAKER COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES Dana G. Hoyt, President, Sam Houston State University COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS MAJORS IN GENERAL STUDIES Thursday, Scott McClelland Dr. Jerry Bruce will be Mace Bearer. Friday, Fred McClure Dr. G. Kevin Randall will introduce the graduates. Saturday, Tolbert Chisum SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2017 ALMA MATER [ALLEN R. HIGHTOWER III/ANONYMOUS] Deborah Popham, Song Leader Morning Ceremony 9:30 am COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CONFERRING OF DEGREES Dr. Roger Abshire will be Mace Bearer. Dana G. Hoyt, President, Sam Houston State University Dr. Michael Pass will introduce the graduates. REMARKS TO THE GRADUATES SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2017 Rick Hanna President, Alumni Board of Directors Afternoon Ceremony 2:30 pm AULD LANG SYNE [ROBERT BURNS] COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND MASS COMMUNICATION Deborah Popham, Song Leader COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RECESSIONAL TECHNOLOGY Dr. Jim Tiller will be Mace Bearer. RONDEAU Professor Penny Hasekoester will introduce the graduates. Deborah Popham, Song Leader

Audience seated for Processional and Recessional As a courtesy, please refrain from using noise makers during the graduation ceremony. SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2017 1 CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS TABLE OF CONTENTS MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dana G. Hoyt, PhD, CPA...... President Order of the Ceremony...... 1 Richard F. Eglsaer, PhD...... Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Board of Regents...... 2 Dear Graduate, Carlos Hernandez, EdD, CPA...... Vice President for Finance and Operations Message from the President...... 3 Frank R. Holmes, BA...... Vice President for University Advancement Commencement Speakers...... 4 Heather V. Thielemann, EdD ...... Vice President for Enrollment Management We at Sam Houston State University are pleased and honored to share such a wonderful Frank E. Parker, MA ...... Vice President for Student Affairs Baccalaureate Graduation Mark C. Adams, MS ...... Vice President for Information Technology with Special Recognition ...... 6 milestone with you today. Your degree represents a significant accomplishment in your life, Veterans and Military Members...... 6 and I congratulate you on the attainment of this goal. ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS Honor Graduates...... 7 College of Business Administration.... 10 Richard F. Eglsaer, PhD...... Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs When you first began your college career, I’m sure you had dreams of what you wanted to Mary Robbins, EdD...... Interim Vice Provost for Academic Affairs College of Criminal Justice...... 14 achieve. Your degree is tangible evidence of your success in making those dreams reality, Mitchell J. Muehsam, PhD ...... Dean, College of Business Administration College of Education...... 18 Phillip M. Lyons Jr., PhD ...... Dean, College of Criminal Justice College of Fine Arts and we are happy to have been a part of your education. We hope your association with us Stacey L. Edmonson, EdD ...... Dean, College of Education and Mass Communication...... 23 Ronald E. Shields, PhD ...... Dean, College of Fine Arts and Mass Communication will continue, and as an alumnus you will feel the same pride for our university that you felt College of Health Sciences...... 26 Rhonda Callaway, PhD...... Interim Dean, College of Health Sciences Abbey Zink, PhD ...... Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences College of Humanities and when you were here as a student. Social Sciences...... 29 John B. Pascarella, PhD ...... Dean, College of Science and Engineering Technology Ken Hendrickson, PhD...... Dean, Graduate Studies College of Science and Your graduation is the beginning of a new and exciting journey into a world filled with Engineering Technology...... 32 THE TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM Special Thanks...... 36 glorious opportunities. I urge you to keep alive your love for your alma mater and always

BOARD OF REGENTS remember you are a part of Sam Houston State University, a great name in Texas education. Brian McCall, Chancellor...... Austin AULD LANG SYNE Rossanna Salazar, Chairman...... Austin Sincerely, William F. Scott, Vice Chairman...... Nederland Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never bro’t to mind? Charlie Amato...... San Antonio Should auld acquaintance be forgot, Veronica Muzquiz Edwards...... San Antonio And days of auld lang syne? Jaime R. Garza...... San Antonio David Montagne...... Beaumont Chorus: Dana G. Hoyt Vernon Reaser III...... Bellaire For auld lang syne, my dear, Alan L. Tinsley...... Madisonville For auld lang syne; We’ll tak’ a cup o’ kindness yet, Donna N. Williams...... Arlington For auld lang syne. Dylan J. McFarland, Student Regent...... Huntsville And here’s a hand, my trusty frien’, SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY ALMA MATER And gie’s a hand o’thine; Hail to Sam Houston, Hail, Alma Mater We’ll tak’ a cup o’ kindness yet, School we love best, Hats off to you, For auld lang syne. Mighty in battle, Ever you’ll find us True to the test. Loyal and true; Chorus: Bearkats so loyal, Firm and undaunted, For auld lang syne, my dear, Ever we’ll be. Ever we’ll be, For auld lang syne; Orange and white will lead Here’s to the school we love We’ll tak’ a cup o’ kindness yet, Us to victory! Here’s a toast to thee. For auld lang syne. First verse sung at August 9, 2003 commencement by composer Allen R. Hightower III. Robert Burns Second verse, Anonymous.

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of Former Students and as a member of the Board of Directors of enrolled at SHSU where he graduated with a BBA. Chisum the 12th Man Foundation. McClure is a member of the American spent 27 years with Aetna in the Employee Benefits Divisions, Council on Germany and the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity. specializing in group pensions and financial services. Later, he joined a group of investors to form Wintrust Financial Corporation, Mr. McClure attended Texas A&M University where he graduated a public bank holding company headquartered in Rosemont, IL. in 1976 with a degree in agricultural economics, earned Summa He initially served as bank president and head of marketing. Later Cum Laude honors, was chosen Phi Kappa Phi, elected student he was promoted to Executive Vice President of the Chicago body president and received the Brown-Rudder Outstanding Trust Company. Currently, Tolbert serves as Trustee of the Modern Student Award. He received a Juris Doctor degree from Baylor Group in Beaumont. University in 1981. Tolbert is one of the founders of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential A native of San Augustine, Texas, Fred and his wife, Harriet, have Library Foundation in Springfield, IL. He served on the board of two grown children. the foundation in numerous leadership positions including two SCOTT MCCLELLAND years as Chairman, President and CEO. Chisum negotiated and FREDERICK D. MCCLURE purchased the largest private collection of Lincoln artifacts and McClelland is President of H-E-B’s Houston Division. Scott joined memorabilia in the world for the Lincoln Foundation which is Frederick D. McClure was named Executive Director of The H-E-B in 1990, after a 10-year career at Frito Lay. He served in a presently on exhibit in Springfield. number of Marketing and Operations positions before moving to Leadership Initiative at Texas A&M University in April 2016. Since July 2012, McClure had been the Chief Executive Officer for the Houston and becoming the Division President. Scott is the local More recently, he was appointed by Texas Governor Perry to the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation at Texas A&M face for H-E-B, appearing in TV commercials along with JJ Watt, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs Board where University in College Station, Texas. Craig Biggio and other local notables. he served for two years. Chisum is an active community volunteer and serves on several civic boards. He and his wife reside in Prior to joining the Foundation, McClure acted as the Washington, Under McClelland’s leadership, H-E-B has grown from an 11% to Beaumont, Texas. a market-leading 27% share by opening larger stores with a heavy D.C. managing partner for the international law firm, SNR Denton, emphasis on low prices, locally sourced products and tailored now Dentons US, LLP. He has also served as Assistant for assortment based on the neighborhoods around each store. Legislative Affairs to President George H.W. Bush and as Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs to President Ronald Reagan. Following H-E-B’s example of a good corporate citizen, Scott serves on numerous local boards, including the Greater Houston His previous U.S. government service includes Legislative Director Partnership, where he serves on the Executive Board and chairs the to U.S. Senator John Tower, Associate Deputy U.S. Attorney Education Advisory Committee. He is the former board chair of the General, Chairman of the Board of Visitors of the United States THOMAS TOLBERT CHISUM Naval Academy, and a member of the National Civil Aviation Houston Food Bank and headed their $56 million capital campaign Tolbert Chisum was named Wall Street Journal Award recipient Review Commission and the Secretary of Energy’s Advisory Board. to fund the construction of the largest food bank warehouse in the as the outstanding graduate of the College of Business In 1995, Governor George W. Bush appointed McClure to a United States. Scott spearheaded Houston Super Bowl of Caring Administration from Sam Houston State University. He was six-year term on the Board of Regents of The Texas A&M Food Drive, which is now the largest in the state and annually recognized as a Distinguished Alumni in 1985 and inducted into University System, where he served two years as vice chairman. collects over two million pounds of food for Houston’s hungry. In the College of Business Administration Hall of Honor in 2009. In addition, he sits on the boards of Memorial Hermann Hospitals, addition, he has served on the Alumni Association board for many In 1994, Time magazine named McClure as one of America’s 50 Early Matters and Brighter Bites. years including two terms as president and presently serves on the most promising leaders age 40 and under. In 1991, McClure was board of the College of Business Administration. McClelland received his bachelor’s degree in Business named the 115th Distinguished Alumnus of Texas A&M University and an Outstanding Young Alumnus of Baylor University. He has Administration from the University of Southern California and Upon graduation from Sour Lake High School (now served as Vice President of the Texas A&M University Association graduated from Harvard’s Advanced Management Program. Hardin-Jefferson), Tolbert joined the Marine Corps. He then

4 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2017 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2017 5 BACCALAUREATE GRADUATION HONOR GRADUATES WITH SPECIAL RECOGNITION Numerals Denote Academic Honors as of the 12th Class Day of Spring 2017 1 = Cum Laude 3 = Summa Cum Laude 5 = with Highest Honors/Honors College 2 = Magna Cum Laude 4 = with Honors/Honors College 6 = with Academic Distinction in an Academic Discipline To reflect their achievement, graduates who have earned seniors who accepted membership and have achieved a 3.6 or Elizabeth Marie Adams 2 Mary Elizabeth Chase 3 Justin David Franklin-Jackson 1 Benjamin Alan Jefferies 1 undergraduate academic excellence receive a gold cord at higher grade point average on all college-level course work. Rebekah Hope Adkins 1 Kimberly Blair Chaverria 2 Taylor Anne Franzen 2 Austin Jared Jenkins 3 1 1 3 1 graduation plus an appropriate notation on their academic Megan N. Aftosmes Benita Margarette Chavez Heidi Therese Frazier Miranda Claire Jennings Daniel Pope Agey ll 2, 4 David Carter Christian 1 Ra’Mon Deja-Lee Frazier 2 Alexander Mackenzie Jensen 1 transcript. The gold cord indicates one of the following Participation in the Honors College is based on a competitive Sonali R. Aggarwal 3, 4 Donnell Lamar Colbert 1 Jessica Marie Froelke 3 Melissa Sharie Jenson 2 1 1 2 2 academic achievements: Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum selection process and provides outstanding academic Emily Araceli Aguirre Amy E. Collins Anne N. Galloway Ashley Denise Jessen Yahaira Yanitzi Alcantara 1 Chelsea Joy Collins 1 Johnathan Dewayne Gambrel 2 Alexis Cristina Johnson 3 Laude, Cum Laude, With Academic Distinction, Alpha Chi, opportunities and distinct undergraduate college Isabel Adrian Alejandro 1 Kelsey Paige Connolly 2 Katie Elizabeth Gardner 1 Amber D. Johnson 1 1 2, 4 2 1 and Honors Program. experiences. Upon successful completion of the Alicia Oriana Alvarado Clinton Manson Cooper Lindsey Beth Gee Trevor Wayne Johnson Roberta L. Amidei 1 Andiara Cordero 1 Shelby Hope Genung 2 Martez Kiangelo Jones 1, 4 requirements of the Honors College — twenty-four Katelyn V. Anderson 2, 4 Sydney Elizabeth Counts 4 Jarrell Deon Gibson 1 Sanetra Adawn Jones 3 1 1 1 1 Degrees conferred Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, and semester hours of Honors courses and two special seminars Kori Lynn Anderson Travis Chilton Cowart Patrick Tyrone Giddens Jr. Kaitlyn McNary Jordan Lizette Alejandra Andrade 2, 4 Rachel Cox 3 Daniel Wayne Gillespie 2 Miranda Marie Jordan 2 Summa Cum Laude reflect an outstanding grade point — the student’s academic transcript will indicate graduation Whitney Danielle Arnic 2 Kirkland Shane Crowson 2 Cathi Rayne’ Gillette 3 Spencer Christian Jordan 1 1 1 2 2 average with a minimum of thirty-two semester hours earned “With Honors” and the student may wear an Honors Sarah Michelle Atchley Courtney Ross Cuevas Jonathan Jamal Goff Melissa Ann Jumper Whitlee Michelle Avara 1 Gregory Michael Curatola 1, 4 Daniela Estefany Gomez 2, 4 Cali Nicole Justice 3 in residence (resident classroom instruction). The distinction medallion with academic regalia. To be designated as having John Thomas Aycock 1 Samantha Jo Curry 2 Grace Esther Gomez 3 Jordan Elizabeth Kearney 2 1, 4 3 1 1, 4 and corresponding grade point averages are: Cum Laude graduated “With Highest Honors,” the student must also Allison Leigh Baker Alleshea Dawn Daniel Eric Andrew Gonzales Emily Suzzannie Kefer Mercia Yukiko Praxede Bakouetila 3, 4 Teresa Michelle Daniels 2 Erica Deanne Gonzales 2 Hannah Marie Kelarek 2 3.50 - 3.66; Magna Cum Laude 3.67 - 3.85; Summa Cum successfully complete a special senior project involving Brittany Lee Baldwin 1 Danielle Marie Darby 2 Natalie Gonzales 3 Alicia Ann Kelm 3 1 3, 4 1 2, 4 Laude 3.86 - 4.00. original research and/or an effort of creative expression. Terry Lindsey Anne Ball Christian Arneice Darthard Beatriz Gonzalez Rohnee Lyen Kidd Preston Tyler Balluck 1 Miyanah Eve Davis 2, 4 Philip Ernest Gorin 2 Kathryn E. Kile 1 Serena Barbieri 3 Rachel Michelle Dawson 1 Mariah Lynn Gorom 1 Cynthia Elizabeth Kilgore 2 2 1 1 2 The Department Academic Distinction Program is an NOTE: Semester credit hours earned in correspondence courses are Angelica Maria Barzelay Alex De La Rosa Gabrielle Nicole Greer Claire Nicole Kilpatrick Sarah Nicole Beasley 1 Eduardo De Luna Solis 1 Nancy Guadarrama 1 Kathrine Mae King 2 individualized learning experience that provides qualified not considered “resident classroom instruction” hours and are not Lauren Elizabeth Beauregard 2 Heather Leigh Deel 3, 4 Kimberli Gunnell 1 Kieshia Marqualle Nyja Kizzie 2 3 1 3 2 students with a comprehensive introduction to meaningful used in determining the minimum semester credit hour requirement Adolfo Becerra Nicole Leigh DeHaven Alyssa Tracy Hammond Jordan Alan Klaus Stephen David Bedee 2 Sydney Paige Deiterich 2 Peang Abigail Hammond 3 Dylan Monroe Klovenski 3 research under the guidance of a designated faculty advisor. for academic honors: Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, Summa Cum Laura Elizabeth Beene 3, 4 Gabriayla DeLauri 1 Jessica Anne Hansen 1 Kristen Rene Koci 3, 4 1 1, 4 2 3 Laude, Dean’s List, and President’s Honor Roll. However, the semester Katie Nicole Belinowski Natalie Rebecca Denman Andrew Evan Harding Kyle Edward Kolkhorst Yanessa Berdecia 1 Stefannie Lee Denton 3 Autumn Renee Harms 3, 4 Bradley Michael Korenek 1 Alpha Chi, a national honor society organized to recognize credit hours and grade points earned for correspondence courses are Darius Lamar Bible 1 Lucy Marie Devillier 2 Stephen Andrew Harris 2 Kristi Lynn Korenek 1 2 2 2 2 and promote scholastic excellence, is open to all University included in the calculation of the overall grade point average. Christina Jeanne Blackmon Caelyne Dawn Dial Randy Scott Harrison Rebekah Danielle Krob Anne Marie Bledsoe 1 Edwin Mauricio Diaz 3 Thomas James Hartley 3 Blake Lee Kuempel 3 Dominic Kristopher Bolden 2 Melissa Diaz 3 Sabrina Louise Hegefeld 3 Brittany Rita Kuusisto 3 Joshuah Herbert Boone 3 Kylie Denise Dick 1 Paige Leeann Henderson 1 Janine Mascardo Kuwahara 3, 4 Clayton Bradshaw 3, 5, 6 Yihang Ding 1 Anna Ruth Henson 1 Sydney Michelle Lajaunie 2 Skylar Davis Bradshaw 3 Madison Katherine Dorr 3 Rylee Leeanne Henson 1 Danielle Renee Langlois 2 Lauren Nicole Brandon 2 Brittney Mae Duke 1 Myranda Hernandez 2 Lacey Marie Lehmann 1 VETERANS AND MILITARY MEMBERS Karliegh Morgan Braswell 2 Lindsey Joyanne Duncan 3 Selena Yazmin Hernandez 2 Lauren Marie Lenfant 1 Melanie L. Brega 2, 4 Pamela Rene’ Dunkirk 1 Cassidy Ann Herrera 1 Cameron True Lichnovsky 1 Andrew Don Brenner 1 Joanna Kathleen Eastman 3 Hallie Rachel Hicks 3, 4 Sara Nelson Lindsay 1 Sam Houston State University is proud to recognize graduating Veteran designation on the left. On behalf of the entire Kelva T. Brown 2 Adaeze Jazinta Ekwem 1 Sarah K. Hilburn 1 Celeste Aisien Lo 1 Veterans and military members with a specially designed Sam Houston State University community, President Dana G. Mia Regene Brown 3, 4 Dylan Mark Elliott 3 Megan Elise Hill 2 Ana Maria Lopez Lara 1 Eva Cockrell Broxson 1 Mary Margaret Ellison 2 Isaac Arce Hinojosa 1 Janice Reid Lowery 3 veterans stole. The orange stole features camouflage tips Hoyt and the SHSU Administrative Officers extend their deepest Haley R. Bryant 1 Merri Mikel Embry 3 Stephanie Laurie Hockett 1 Angelique Marie Lucas 2 bearing the SH logo on the right and the American flag with gratitude and congratulations to these distinguished graduates. John Michael Bullock 1 Caroline Noel Engelking 1 William Chandler Hodgson 1 Reagan Marie Lyons 1 Blaire Erica Burkman 3 Abraham Romeo Enriquez 2 Charles James Hopper 2 Kayla Michelle MacCurdy 3 Matthew Christian Caldwell 2 Steven Erb 1 Emily Michelle Hopson 2 Jessica Gay Mackey 3 Madison Courtney Calhoun 2 Colton Joe Escamilla 1 Madison Nicole Hornick 1 Krista Suzanne Malizia-Grzyb 1 GUIDELINES FOR GUESTS Djalia Saran Canty 4 Gabrielle Jane Escamilla 2, 4 Elise Nicole Howard 3, 5 Alexandra Carina Manzano 1 Jamie Lynn Cegelski 1 Christiana Tisara Fakhri 3, 5 Matthew Paul Hromadka 2 Collin Ryan Marcum 3 Commencement is a significant and solemn event, the recognition of years of study. To make it more meaningful to all guests, Megan Marie Chapa 1, 4 Rachel Dianne Farley 2 Jacobi Jamar Hunter 1 Ashley Marie Marsh 2 Jerrica La’Kay Chapman 1 Alexis Ann Farmer 2, 4 Kalee Kristine Myong Irwin 1 Brody Jay Martinez 2 participants are requested to avoid all unnecessary conversation and movement during the exercises. Alyssa Brook Charvet 2 Courtney Kaye Finke 2 Hannah Renae Iverson 3 Journey Martinez 1

Only the official photographer is allowed on the floor by the stage. Academic honors are designated only for undergraduate students completing their baccalaureate degrees. The only honors recognized on-stage at commencement are Latin honors, Honors College, and Academic Distinction in a specific discipline. Candidates will cross the stage as listed in the program. The list includes all students who applied through 3/24/2017. Records protected by Confidentiality are not listed.

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Numerals Denote Academic Honors as of the 12th Class Day of Spring 2017 The academic costume worn at official functions today HOOD TRIM COLORS INDICATE THE FOLLOWING FIELDS: 1 = Cum Laude 3 = Summa Cum Laude 5 = with Highest Honors/Honors College 2 = Magna Cum Laude 4 = with Honors/Honors College 6 = with Academic Distinction in an Academic Discipline originated in the Middle Ages, when a warm gown and MAIZE AGRICULTURE Janovia Latifah Mason 2 Rachel Michele Pipkin 3 London Marie Sneden 3, 4 Savannah Leann Turner 3 hood were useful to university scholars and clerics in WHITE ARTS, LETTERS, HUMANITIES Arthur Lee Mata 1 Ashley Marilyn Platero 1, 4 Troy Wesley Sorrells 2 Justin Hanson Turpin 3 unheated buildings. Through the years, the growth in the Amber Nicole Matt 2 Brenna Kay Pospisil 3, 4 Monica Elizabeth Sorto 1 Mackenzie Lea Unger 1 DRAB COMMERCE, ACCOUNTING, BUSINESS 2 1, 4 2 1 number of universities caused confusion about the proper Michelle Christine Mayes Miranda Prado Morgan Paige Spann Megan Taylor Vaculin LILAC DENTISTRY Wesley Job Mayeux 1 John Quezada 1 Randi C. Speiler 2 Brande Valdez 1 regalia so a Code on Academic Costume was established. Allison Avery McCoard 1 Megan Elyse Rackley 1 Billy David Spellman Jr. 2 Alma Gloria Vargas 1 COPPER ECONOMICS 1 2 Today, The American Council on Education reviews and Brianna S. McCray Sabrina S. Ramjattan 3 Kristen Lea Spratt Bianca Rainey Vargas 2 LIGHT BLUE EDUCATION Dylan J. McFarland 3, 4 Travis Lane Ramos 1 Kourtney Marie Spriggins 1 Mackenzie Leigh Vaughn 3 updates these traditions. 4 2 ORANGE ENGINEERING Rachael Michellle McFarland Zaidy Ompad Rawe 2 Evan Michael Spurlock Derrick Anthony Verdun 3, 4 Georgi Ann McNease 2 Miguel Angel Rayas 2 Jacob Alan Statzer 2 Amber Nicole Verwold 1 BURGUNDY FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES 6 3, 4 Lucelly Mendez Jessica Razo 2, 4 Emily Catherine Stevenson Brandi Marie Villarreal 1, 4 The four-sided mortarboard is recommended for both men BROWN FINE ARTS, INCLUDING ARCHITECTURE Emily Brooke Merdian 2, 4 1 Micaela Lee Steward 3, 5, 6 1 Elizabeth Catherine Reep Amanda Michele Vincent and women. The cap is always black and should match the Monika Layne Messerly 1 Katrina Ragan Reeves 1 Morgan Noelle Stickley 2, 4 Marissa Ann Vinson 3 RUSSET FORESTRY Denisa Laura Micliuc 3, 4 Miranda Marie Rehak 3 Sarah Madeleine Stoecker 1, 4 Sara Kennedy Vogel 1 material of the robe. SAGE GREEN HEALTH AND KINESIOLOGY Lance Nathaniel Miles 2 2 Jessica Mabel Suarez 2 1 Joseph Cody Reneau William Clyde Walden lll CRIMSON JOURNALISM Abigail Miller 5 Susana Resendiz 2 Samara Summy Sultana 1 Lane Allen Walker 1 Brittanie Ann Miller 2, 4 Martha Carolina Reyes 2 Caitlin Marie Surman 1 Nicholas Dale Walker 2 Gowns are generally black. The bachelor’s gown is simple, PURPLE LAW 2 2 Taylor Renee Miller Rachel Elizabeth Reynolds 1 Airen Grace Targonski Jennifer Mary Ward 1 with long pointed sleeves. The master’s gown will have LEMON LIBRARY SCIENCE Lyndon Babe Mishler 2 Jessica Renea Ricciardi 3 Megan Ann Tarver 1 Alayna Mari Waters 3 Lauren Amanda Molina 3, 4, 6 Atlana Paige Richards 2 Briana Alexis Taylor 3 Lauren N. Webber 1 either long sleeves with narrow wrist opening or long GREEN MEDICINE 1 1 1, 4 Melissa Joy Monroe Michayla Regine Richardson 1 Chloe Jeanette Taylor Amy Catherine West sleeves with the hand emerging from the sleeve at elbow PINK MUSIC 2 3 3 3 Nickolas Robert Montez Brittany Alexandra Rickard Corban Shelby Taylor Brittany Nicole Westbrook APRICOT NURSING Cheyenne Mecalla Moore 2, 5 Natalie Piedad Rico 1 Zara Tejani 1 McKenna Danae Wiley 1 length. The doctor’s gown is fullest in cut with velvet panels Clarra Gabriella Moore 2, 4 Kaitlyn R. Riggin 1 Lexie Brooks Terry 1 Breuna Arieon Williams 2, 4 down the front and around the neck, as well as three velvet SEA FOAM GREEN OPTOMETRY Everrett Demetri Moore 2, 5, 6 Savannah M. Riley 2 Francis Cameron Tesoro 1 Joshua Alan Wilson 1 SILVER GRAY ORATORY (SPEECH) Casey Nicole Morgan 1, 4 Dahlia Alexandra Rizk 2 Matthew David Theiss 2 Tiffany Marie Wimberly 3, 4 bars on the bell-shaped sleeves. 3, 4 1 1 OLIVE GREEN PHARMACY Anna Maria Morris Kimberly Annette Roach 2 Aryn Kylie Thomas Savannah Dawn Winship James Robert Morse 1 Sara Brooke Robertson 3 Miranda Lauren Thomas 2 Kristen Nicole Wisenbaker 1 BLUE PHILOSOPHY 2 2 1 2, 5 Length of the hood represents degree level: the master’s Travis Wayne Motl Jonathan David Robinson Olivia Maria Thory Jason Keith Womack PEACOCK BLUE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & FOREIGN SERVICE Vivian Janelle Moyeda 1 Isabelle Alita Rodriguez 1 Charity Elaine Thurman 2 Daniel Alan Wood 1 hood is three and one-half feet long and the doctor’s hood Victoria Michelle Mueller 2 Martin Rodriguez Jr. 1 Samantha E. Tobias 2 Tara Breanne Woodham 1 SALMON PINK PUBLIC HEALTH Ana M. Munoz 1 Alexandria Hope Rogers 1 Susan Michelle Toomes 2 Jared William Zbranek 2 is four feet long. The velvet trim on the edge of the hood GOLDEN YELLOW SCIENCE Cristina Munoz 1 1 Adriana Maria Trevino-Contreras 1 Lixin Zhang 4 Natalie Maria Rojas is three inches wide for the master’s degree and five inches CREAM SOCIAL SCIENCE Eric Michael Murphy 2 Olivia Deann Ross 3, 4 Alexis Jean Tuckerson 4 Melissa Erin Zimmerman 1 Natalie Joann Music 3 Erik Alejandro Saenz 1 Brad Alan Turner 3 wide for the doctor’s degree. The color indicates the field CITRON SOCIAL WORK Alely Nava 2, 4 Kari Breann Sagmiller 1 of study. A color or pattern between theUNIVERSITY trim indicates the SCARLET MACE THEOLOGY Stacey Renea Nava 1 Lauren Nicole Salazar 2 2, 4 university awarding the degree. Hannah Michele Nelson Randall Scott Salazar 2 GRAY VETERINARY SCIENCE Jessica Marie Northam 3, 4 Mitchell Andrew Sanchez 2 Thomas Lee O’Connor 2 Rubin Lorenzo Sandlin ll 4 Ayan Rechelle Octave 2 Noah Jude Santillan 2 Troy Oldham 1, 5 Ivan Leonardo Sarabia 1 UNIVERSITY MACE Kayla Michelle Ordner 1 Mary Kaitlyn Sauter 2 Chaslen Allorhian Osler 1 Christie L. Schendel 2 Matthew Evan Pallini 2, 4 Tiffany Rae Schlagel 3, 4 The University Mace is symbolic of the authority of the Board of Regents, The Texas State University System, and Joshua Alberto Parra 2 Rebekah Jennifer Scholz 3, 4 the Office of the President of Sam Houston State University. The senior tenured faculty member carries it during Claudia Sleany Pasantes 1 Ellen Elizabeth Scott 1 2 academic convocations. It was first used at summer commencement on August 20, 1988. Krystalyn Dawn Patschke Angela Dawn Shackelford 2, 4 Heather Michelle Pearson 1 Sarah Katherine Sherman 3 Dominic Joseph Pecikonis 1 Charles Franklin Simmons lll 2 The mace was designed and hand crafted by the late Charles R. Jedlicka, Associate Professor of Industrial Heather Anne Penatzer 3 Rachel Lydia Skweres 3 Technology. The crown is a circular casting bearing the name of the University and date of establishment, 1879. Christian Michael Perez 2 Saniyyah Tahanee Smalls 1 Danila Piasco 1 Nicole Elizabeth Smith 1 The circle features the lone star, the state emblem, in the center. Names of past University presidents with their Heather Leanne Pickering 1 Sean Austin Smith 3 dates of service are engraved on the brass collar below the crown. Destiny DeAnn Pierpont 3 Wesley Luke Smith 2

Academic honors are designated only for undergraduate students completing their baccalaureate degrees. The walnut staff is bound in brass and has a hexagonal head with inlays of pecan for the state tree, recessed The only honors recognized on-stage at commencement are Latin honors, Honors College, and Academic Distinction in a specific discipline. brass medallions cast with designs for General Sam Houston, Austin Hall, Old Main, Bearkats, and the The list includes all students who applied through 3/24/2017. completion date of the mace. The holder base or stall is six-sided to match the mace head. Records protected by Confidentiality are not listed.

8 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2017 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2017 9 MASTER DEGREES Mayra Sorely Barillas, BBA Blake Alexander Daniels, BBA COLLEGE OF Christopher P. Barrow, BBA Tionne Reshell Daniels, BBA Oluwafemi Sunday Babalola, MBA posthumous award Christian Arneice Darthard, BBA Jennifer Leigh Babcock, MS Angelica Maria Barzelay, BBA Alex De La Rosa, BBA BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Kevin Dean Bass, MBA Nefertiti Lynnette Battle, BBA Jose Leonardo Delgado, BBA Zachery Tyler Boles, MBA Luis Bautista, BBA Natalie Rebecca Denman, BBA DR. MITCHELL J. MUEHSAM, DEAN Sabrina Chapman, MBA Stephen David Bedee, BBA Corey Walker Dennis, BBA James Ervin Crenshaw, MBA Shada Shamsiddin Ben-Ali, BBA Hope Abigail Dibrell, BBA Crystal Shauna Currie, MBA Leigh-Anne Bence, BBA Nicholas Grant Diehl, BBA Ryan Joseph Dach, MBA Aaron Michael Benitez, BBA Yihang Ding, BBA Congratulations. The faculty and staff of the College of Business Keith Adan Edmond, MBA Nicholas James Bieltz, BBA Heath Alan Donica, BBA Ilias Ennaji, MBA Donnisha Nicole Birden, BBA Madison Katherine Dorr, BBA Administration are proud of you and are pleased to welcome you to our family Tevin Devaughn Fitzgerald, MS Clayton Maxwell Bishop, BBA David Nathan Dorsey, BBA of Bearkat alumni. We are confident that the knowledge and skill sets you Sarah Beth Gauteson, MS Dominic Kristopher Bolden, BBA Jake Austin Dowling, BBA Eric Nathan Gonzales, MBA Carlos Eduardo Bolivar Castillo, BBA Trey Breyon Drake, BBA have acquired will serve you well in your future endeavors. Just as important, Sammie Arlene Halley, MBA Cessley Booth, BBA Colby Hunter Dungan, BBA the personal traits that contributed to your success at Sam Houston State Maria Guadalupe Harrigan, MBA Alyssa Marie Bounds, BBA Matthew C. Dunn Jr., BBA Alyse Nichol Horaist, MBA Skylar Davis Bradshaw, BBA William Perry Eaton, BBA University will continue to play a prominent role in your life. Your ability to Nicole Denise Koop, MS Brandi Alexandria Brooks, BBA Christopher Wyatt Edrington, BBA learn, your work ethic, your willingness to be a productive member of a team, Ahmet Kurbanov, MBA Justin Broussard, BBA Matthew David Eller, BBA Paul Michael Laskoski, MBA Kelva T. Brown, BBA Deanna Fae Ellison, BBA your acceptance of constructive criticism, and your communication and Azim Maredia, MBA Thomas Allen Brown, BBA Caroline Noel Engelking, BBA interpersonal skills will serve as a solid foundation for a successful career. Andrew Paul Miller, MS Haley R. Bryant, BBA Andrew William Ertel, BBA Jordan Alexandra Moore, MS Deante Lamont Buckley, BBA Colton Joe Escamilla, BBA Today’s commencement marks the end of one journey and the beginning of Denver Glen Norwood, MBA Grant Aaron Bunyea, BBA Garrett T. Estey, BBA Christian Howard Pierce, MBA Michael James Burcham ll, BBA Christopher Glenn Faison, BBA another. As you pursue your professional dreams, please remember to seek Sarah Rachel Rauschuber, MBA Stephanie Burr, BBA Parker Shea Farley, BBA Daniel Bustamante, BBA Jonathan Anthony Figliola, BBA The globe represents the international a balance in your life and pursue excellence. The pursuit of excellence will Roger Lee Ringhausen, MBA Michael John Roberts, MBA Steven L. Byers, BBA Aaron Clark Flanagan, BBA economy and the development of provide you with many opportunities to position yourself to help your family, Christen Victoria Smith, MS Matthew Christian Caldwell, BBA Anayeli Flores, BBA international trade and exchange. friends, and society as well as gain financial independence. Chelsea Morgan Snider, MS Madison Courtney Calhoun, BBA Carissa Faith Follis, BBA Judith Del Carmen Solis, MBA Joana S. 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12 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2017 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2017 13 COLLEGE OF DOCTORAL DEGREE CRIMINAL JUSTICE Patrick Quinn Brady, PhD Jessica M. Wells, PhD Chief Concerns: Identifying the Personal and Work-Related Factors Individual Differences in the Impact of Stress on Alcohol Use, Binge Associated with Job Satisfaction, Burnout, and Turnover Intentions Drinking, and Alcohol Dependence: The Role of Developmental and DR. PHILLIP M. LYONS JR., DEAN Among Police Chiefs Biological Variation Chair: Dr. William R. King Chairs: Dr. Danielle Boisvert, Dr. Leana Bouffard Committee Members: Dr. Larry H. Hoover, Dr. William (Bill) Wells Committee Member: Dr. Cortney Franklin Congratulations on this important milestone. If credit for this accomplishment Ashley Kay Boillot Fansher, PhD Susan Leigh Wynne, PhD Online Dating and Offline Victimization: Risky Dating Behaviors in Indigent Defense in the United States: An Analysis of State is shared in some way by your parents, spouse, significant other, or children— the Technological Age Frameworks for Ensuring the Effective Assistance of Counsel as so often is the case—congratulations are extended to them as well. As Chair: Dr. Ryan W. Randa Chair: Dr. Michael S. Vaughn Committee Members: Dr. Cortney A. Franklin, Dr. Brittany E. Hayes, Committee Members: Dr. Dennis Longmire, suggested by the term, “commencement,” you are now about to go forth in Dr. Bradford W. Reyns Dr. Victoria B. Titterington the world and begin the next chapter of your life’s journey. Equipped with Hae Rim Jin, PhD Sara Briana Zedaker, PhD Bystander Intervention and Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence: knowledge from your chosen field in criminal justice and your critical thinking Romantic Relationships and Time-Varying Moderators of Desistance: College Students’ Decisions to Intervene A Focus on Adolescence, Emerging Adulthood, and Adulthood skills, you are prepared to chart your own course as 100,000 Sam Houston Chair: Dr. Cortney Franklin Chair: Dr. Leana A. Bouffard Committee Members: Dr. Leana Bouffard, Dr. Brittany Hayes Committee Members: Dr. Cortney Franklin, Dr. Erin Orrick State University alumni before you have done.

You are undertaking that journey at a truly remarkable time. Buckminster Fuller MASTER DEGREES Deborah Lynn Powers, MS Violeta Arreguin, BS determined that, in the early 1900s, human knowledge doubled every 25 Ryan Kristopher Quick, MS Claudia Yamila Arreola, BA Jose Francisco Alaniz, MS Madeline Georgene Roman, MS Elidey Avalos, BA years. Now it doubles every 13 months. Many of the textbooks you purchased Rebeccah Gayle Rosebush, MS Maria Guadalupe Avilez Rodriguez, BA The scale represents the spirit of the Cary Michael Allen, MS when you started your program are already out of date. The earth beneath Nicole Elizabeth Aponte, MS Lauren Janelle Sanchez, MS David Enrique Ayala-Aleman, BS Latin proverb, Jus est ars boni et Geretta Patrice Benjamin, MS Alisa Scheps, MS John Thomas Aycock, BA our feet is spinning at 1,000 miles per hour, but gravity allows us to keep up Kimberly Alexis Setien, MS Martin Azua Jr., BS aequi, Justice the art of the good Robyn Ketner Birkla, MS without effort. The same cannot be said of our understanding of the world Ana Isabel Blanco, MS Britni Nicole Skillman, MS Rebecca Anne Bacon, BS and fair. The oak bough with 16 leaves Ileana L. Bolanos, MS Janey Aspen Smith, MS Briana M. Baker, BA and the people who inhabit it. You should commit yourself to becoming a symbolizes strength, while the olive Karen S. Castiblanco, MS Megan Coleman Stalder, MS Hannah Elizabeth Baker, BS life-long learner. To that end, I hope the College of Criminal Justice will Jason Wayne Childers, MS Pamela Marie Starr, MS Jamie Marie Baker, BS branch with 20 leaves represents Carl Vincent Clark, MS Kalyn Michelle Stephens, MS Alexis Balandran, BA remain an important part of your life. peace. The number of leaves recalls Spencer Alvin Copeland, MS Teresa Westmoreland Stroud, MS Aaron Thomas Ballou, BS Kayla A. Ehring, MS Chad David Topper, MS Jacob Anthony Barrera, BA the year, 1620, when the pilgrims On behalf of the other faculty and staff of the College of Criminal Justice, Erik F. Escobedo, MS Michael Thomas Truver, MS Zachary Andrew Bassham, BS signed the Mayflower Compact, I wish you happiness and success in what lies ahead. We will always consider Kristina Rae Francis, MS Tiffany Marie Twidal, MS Amanda Sanchez Bautista, BS Chelsea Jo Fuller, MS Andy Le Vo, MS Erika Nicole Bell, BS the first American political document, you to be one of ours and hope you will always consider us to be yours. Kristen Elizabeth Gilchrist, MS Michelle C. Walter, MS Tejana Renee Bennett, BS whose purpose was to preserve Dalton Lee Glass, MA Kayla Linda White, MA Alexandra Claire Bland, BS Andrew Stephen Greenwood, MS Alexandria Marisa Boggess, BA order by means of the principle of Leann Michelle Harrel, MS BACHELOR DEGREES Joshuah Herbert Boone, BA rule of law. Debra Moore Harris, MS Zachary Michael Bordelon, BS Dr. Phillip M. Lyons Jr., Dean Mason Lincoln Hathaway, MS Caylie Taylor Abraham, BS Rebekah A. Borden, BS Brandon James Hoel, MS Alyssa Nicole Adams, BS Kelsey Nicole Boyd, BS Michael Randle Huddle, MS Emily Araceli Aguirre, BS Leah Marie Boyd, BS Brianne Alyssa Kane, MA Abrar Ahmed, BA Gregory Peter Brandon, BA Ashish Kumar Khemka, MS Cole Douglas Akard, BA Andrew Don Brenner, BS DEGREES AWARDED IN THE COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE Jennifer Rhea Kiely, MS Jonathan Rene Alaniz, BS Ashley Marie Brown, BS Jerrett Michael Klar, MS Yahaira Yanitzi Alcantara, BA Dejanique Montraniece Brown, BS Criminal Justice BA, BS, MS, PhD Homeland Security Studies MS Tiffany Antoinette Laws, MS Terri Lynn Allison, BS Kaylan Danyelle Brown, BA Criminal Justice and Criminology MA Victim Services Management MS Austin Lee McDaniel, MS Lizette Alejandra Andrade, BA Labrea Shana Brown, BS Senaida Jacklyn Angel, BA Ora-Anna Lee Brown, BS Criminal Justice Leadership and Management MS Victim Studies BA, BS Adrianna Medina, MA Melissa Ann Merritt, MS Alejandra Apreza, BA Jonathan Andrew Long Buchanan, BA Forensic Science MS, PhD Jennifer Vanessa Miranda, MS Efrain Arellano-Garcia, BA Daniel Rey Bustamante, BS Jason Anthony Moreno, MS Raymond L. Armour lll, BS Caleb Mark Calvery, BS Lauren M. Perry, MS Genia Elenora Armstrong, BS Aaron Christopher Campbell, BS

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Stewart, BS Gabriella Nicole Ybarra, BS Melinda Donella French, BS Makenzie Joy Johnson, BS George Colton McDonald, BS Elizabeth Catherine Reep, BS Morgan Noelle Stickley, BS Curtis Kessel Zwahr, BS Daria Monae Fritz, BS Elizabeth Rosalie Jones, BS Steven Earl McDonald, BS Joseph Cody Reneau, BS Heather Lynn Stolze, BS Mayra Alexandra Fuentes, BA Keandra Kneshon Jones, BS Dylan J. McFarland, BA Jennifer Reyna, BA Airen Grace Targonski, BS 16 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2017 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2017 17 COLLEGE OF

EDUCATION DOCTORAL DEGREES Amy Renee Ambrose, EdD Rebecca Maria Novotny, EdD DR. STACEY L. EDMONSON, DEAN Differences in Dropout Rates, General Education Development The Hidden Roles of the School Librarian Recipient Rates, and High School Graduation Rates for Students in Chairs: Dr. Teri Lesesne, Dr. Barbara Polnick Poverty as a Function of School Size: A Texas Multiyear Statewide Study Committee Members: Dr. Frederick C. Lunenburg, Dr. Karin Perry Chair: Dr. George W. Moore Kimberly Marie Priesmeyer, EdD Committee Members: Dr. Cynthia Martinez-Garcia, Dr. John R. Slate On behalf of the College of Education, it is my pleasure to congratulate you Differences in Developmental Education Enrollment and Performance at on your graduation. You have achieved a great milestone, and we applaud Mikia J. Barnes, EdD Texas 4-Year Universities: A Multiyear, Statewide Study Differences in Discipline Consequence Assignments by Ethnicity/Race, Chair: Dr. John R. Slate you for this accomplishment. We recognize the hard work, commitment, and Gender, and Poverty in Texas Middle Schools: A Statewide Analysis Committee Members: Dr. Frederick C. Lunenburg, Dr. George W. Moore discipline that you have put forward in order to reach this point. We also want Chair: Dr. John R. Slate Maureen Neel Selman, EdD Committee Members: Dr. Cynthia Martinez-Garcia, Perceptions of Secondary and Postsecondary Faculty on to thank the parents, friends, and other special people in your life who Dr. George W. Moore College Readiness contributed to this accomplishment. Andrew Christopher Benesh, PhD Chairs: Dr. Patrick Saxon, Dr. Susan Troncoso Skidmore The Relationship Between Dogmatism, Locus of Control, Perceived Committee Member: Dr. George W. Moore As you pursue your career in the field of education, know that you have Counselor Self-Efficacy, and the Theoretical Orientation of Students Barry Matthew Smart, EdD in a Master’s Level Counseling Practicum Comparing Traditional and Online Instruction: Examining chosen one of the most important, impactful professions our country has to Chair: Dr. Richard Watts Developmental Coursework at an Alabama Community College Committee Members: Dr. Richard Henriksen, Dr. Jeffrey Sullivan offer. We commend you on this choice and know that you will have a positive Chair: Dr. Matthew Fuller Sally Greenberg Berkowitz, EdD Committee Members: Dr. Nara Martirosyan, Dr. Patrick Saxon influence on the future of our nation, our communities, and our children. As Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade Teachers’ Descriptions of Methods Danielle Renee Stagg, EdD for Engaging Students Who Have Learning Disabilities to Improve an educator you will face a variety of challenges. You will also possess limitless Differences in Persistence and Graduation Rates of Hispanic Students Reading Achievement in Texas Community Colleges: A Texas Statewide Study The open book and the lamp of opportunities to truly touch the future and to make a difference. Our hope for Chair: Dr. George W. Moore Chair: Dr. John R. Slate Committee Members: Dr. Cynthia Martinez-Garcia, knowledge represent the departments, you as you graduate from the College of Education is that you always dare Committee Members: Dr. Anthony J. Harris, Dr. Frederick C. Lunenburg Dr. Barbara E. Polnick which embody the value of literacy greatly, that you move forward after your graduation celebrations today and Hykeem M. Craft, EdD and education. The yellow represents begin a career marked by caring, service, and integrity. Cultural Responsiveness of U.S. In-Service Teachers on a Study Abroad Experience Library Science. The royal blue at the We challenge you to embrace this responsibility and use the tools and skills Chairs: Dr. Rebecca M. Bustamante, Dr. Paul W. Eaton bottom represents the PhD degree. Committee Member: Dr. Burcu Ates you have developed at Sam Houston State University to give of yourself in the The light blue at the top signifies the Dorothy Brown Dixon, EdD greatest way possible. Be the type of educator that, when the next generation Differences in Student Success as a Function of Dual Credit Enrollment EdD degree, and is the hood color for of students is asked who made a lasting difference in their lives, the person for Texas Community College Students: A Multiyear Investigation education in general. Chair: Dr. John R. Slate they think of is you. The opportunity is yours, and we know you are ready. Committee Members: Dr. Frederick C. Lunenburg, Dr. George W. Moore Enjoy the journey! Scott Robert Godley, EdD Differences in Texas Community College Certificate Completion Rates by Ethnicity/Race, Gender, and Institution Enrollment Chair: Dr. George W. Moore Dr. Stacey L. Edmonson, Dean Committee Members: Dr. Matt B. Fuller, Dr. John R. Slate Angela Lopez Jones, PhD Understanding the Perspectives of the Spouses of Black DEGREES AWARDED IN THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Doctoral Students Chair: Dr. Jeffrey Sullivan Administration MA, MEd Higher Education Administration MA Reading/Language Arts MEd Committee Members: Dr. Yvonne Garza-Chavez, Dr. Amanda LaGuardia Comparative and Global Education MEd Instructional Leadership MA, MEd School Counseling MEd Sheldon G. Moss, EdD Counseling MA Instructional Technology MEd, EdD Special Education MA, MEd Differences in Persistence and Graduation Rates of Black Students in Counselor Education PhD Interdisciplinary Studies BA, BS Teaching MA Texas Community Colleges: A Multiyear, Statewide Study Curriculum and Instruction MA, MEd Library Science MLS TESOL MEd Chair: Dr. John R. Slate Developmental Education Administration EdD Literacy EdD Committee Members: Dr. Anthony J. Harris, Dr. Frederick C. Lunenburg Educational Leadership EdD

18 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2017 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2017 19 MASTER DEGREES Jonathan C. Gardner, MEd Catherine M. Nava, MEd BACHELOR DEGREES Ashley Nicolle Garcia, BS Hannah Marie Kelarek, BS Vanessa Lizette Garza, MEd Yvette Lopez Nguyen, MEd Paige Leeann Garcia, BS Alicia Ann Kelm, BS Tamara Lee Michelle Agimudie, MA Jeremy Deon Gates, MEd Jessica M. Nino, MEd Marquia Shardonnae’ Acy, BS Katie Elizabeth Gardner, BS Rohnee Lyen Kidd, BS Deborah Caroline Ainsworth, MEd John Cyrus Ghazzagh, MEd Bobby J. Oberlechner, MEd Avanta R. Adeleke, BS Kathryn Gates, BS Jennifer Denise Kirkland, BS Kristen Nicole Albritton, MA Meagan Christine Gibson, MEd Marissa Dawn Ocampo, MLS Megan N. Aftosmes, BS Heather Renae Gilbert, BS Jennifer Leigh Kite, BS Jennifer L. Alexander, MEd Stephenie Rene Golden, MEd Maria Fernanda O’Keefe , MEd Jessica Johnnetta Anthony, BS Erica Deanne Gonzales, BA Dylan Monroe Klovenski, BS Cindy Ivette Amador, MA Julissa Gomez, MLS Jorge Ortiz, MEd Laurine Michelle Ashley, BS Justine A. M. Gray, BS Kristi Lynn Korenek, BS Dusanka Armstrong, MA Sarah Elizabeth Gongora, MEd Varisha Ladeana Osby, MLS Sarah Michelle Atchley, BS Kimberli Gunnell, BS Rebekah Danielle Krob, BS Jamie Arriaga, MEd Clara Lynnette Guerra, MEd John Collins Palmer, MEd Whitlee Michelle Avara, BS Jessica Anne Hansen, BS Kalee Marie Kuhl, BS Tanya Ashford, MEd Abdiwahab D. Guled, MEd Keeli Danielle Panter, MA Kassidy Michelle Bailey, BS Amy Karen Henriquez, BS Lacey Marie Lehmann, BS Taylor Marie Baker, MEd Tracey Haggard, MLS Jenneffier Lynn Parke, MEd Brittany Lee Baldwin, BS Madeline Arlene Hensarling, BS Lauren Marie Lenfant, BS Lanay Monique Balli, MLS Kathie Breanne Ham, MA Mandy DeLaine Parker, MLS Brittany Nicole Bartholomew, BS Anna Ruth Henson, BS Jaime Baker Lester, BS Melissa Denise Barker, MEd Terry Lee Hancock ll, MA Layli Desiree Pham, MEd Katie Nicole Belinowski, BS Selena Yazmin Hernandez, BS Alissa Ann Lewandowski, BS Mary Baumgardner, MEd Shannon Renee Hand, MEd Megan Suzanne Phillips, MEd Brittany Lea Benoot, BS Stephanie Laurie Hockett, BS Hannah Louise Lindwall, BS Jennifer Ann Bice, MEd Andrew W. Helminiak, MEd Melanie Kay Plaster, MA Sarah Josephine Beutler, BS Kristina Denise Hoijer, BS Dayna Elizabeth Longnecker, BS Megan M. Bodish, MEd Elka G. Hernandez De Mil, MEd Adriana Esperanza Preciado, MEd Kaylyn Rae Bieschke, BS Lauren Ann Holcomb, BS Caitlyn Nicole Lopez, BS Brittany Lynn Bond Befumo, MEd Jennifer Leann Hill, MLS Katelynne E. Prescott, MA Christina Jeanne Blackmon, BS Erin Elizabeth Hollis, BS Kayla Celeste Loud, BS Megan Alexandria Bork, MA Malin S. Hilmersson, MA Candice Danielle Pyles, MEd Bailey Noel Bodway, BS Alison Amornrath Hongkham, BS Angelique Marie Lucas, BS Margaret Ann Brimer, MEd Melody Ann Hiser, MLS Denny Charles Rambo, MEd Karliegh Morgan Braswell, BS Emily Michelle Hopson, BS Marissa Kay Luchetti, BS Nicole Tierra Brooks, MEd Joseph Charles Hudson, MA Delores Marie Randolph, MA Adria Leigh Brown, BS Loren Karis Howard, BS Kayla Michelle MacCurdy, BS Mistie Denise Broussard, MEd Shemeka Marie Idlebird, MEd Efrine Regino, MEd Lauren Elyse Brown, BS Ashley Denise Jessen, BS Rickeal Tonette Martin, BS Christina Anne Brown, MA Kathryn Ann Jacklitsch, MLS Kyle Charles Reinholz, MEd Eva Cockrell Broxson, BS Amber D. Johnson, BS Jennifer Marie Martinez, BS Brian Ross Burk, MEd Felicia D. Jackson, MEd Maryanne Fernanda Rivera, MA Laura Ann Bullard, BS Gabrielle Laken Johnson, BS Amber Nicole Matt, BS Susy Margarita Cabrales, MEd Justin Jaramillo, MA Daniel Kane Roberts, MEd Jessica Marie Cade, BS Terry Lynn Jones, BS Amber Nicole McDaniel, BS Durst Roland Cage, MEd Kristen Walker Jones, MLS Jill Annette Robillard, MLS Kenice Chrisalyn Cane, BS Rianca Ladepha Cauley, MEd Earl Eugene Juelg, MEd Ashley Elizabeth Rollins, MEd Allison Rae Casstevens, BS Steven Chapa, MA Laura Kahlow, MEd Madysen K. Rydeen, MA Haylie Danielle Chance, BS Lesley Child, MA Kristin Iva Kelly, MEd Sherri R. Schneider, MEd Haily Malyn Charpentier, BS Terrin Nicole Comeau, MLS Amy Renee Kettle, MEd Hilary Schroeder, MEd Alyssa Brook Charvet, BS Davis Benjamin Covin, MEd Kaci Jo Kleypas, MEd Kristine Janes Schrutka, MEd Mary Elizabeth Chase, BS Lauren Lee Crain, MEd Michaela Dawn Krotofil, MEd Lauren Rose Sigmon, MEd Ashlee Ann Cleaveland, BS Lisa Dianne Crum, MEd Donna Theresa Kruszewska, MEd Sequoia K. Simpson, MA Eddie Lee Clemons lll, BS Amanda Lee Cucinotta, MEd Jordan Michelle Kulaga, MA Emily Solis, MA Amy E. Collins, BS Candice Renee Curran, MLS Rosalin Patrice Lambey, MA Leslie K. Sproat, MEd Lisset Jazmin Contreras, BS Rashel Beth Dameron, MA Danielle Adrianna Langemeier, MA Jessica Lee Stoker, MLS Theresa Ann Correll, BS Kari M. Dangler, MEd Patricia Faye Lewandowski, MLS Tyler Ashton Sunwall, MEd Allison Susan Couch, BS Lisa Jeanette Danner, MLS Lindsey Jo Loflin, MA Danielle Elyse Sutton, MA Nicole Justine Coy, BS Gaylon Christopher Davenport, MEd Gloria Melisa Lopez, MLS Dominique Jasmine Tawwab-Towner, MEd Brody Ladon Cunningham, BS Corey Lynn Dossey, MA Sandra Evelia Lopez, MEd Tiffany Dion Taylor, MEd Erin Kristin Dake, BS Lesa Rose Dunbar, MEd Sebastian Lopez Jr., MEd Alfredo Terrazas, MLS Erin Ashley Davila, BS Lauren Michele Dunleavy, MEd Maria Del Carmen Loredo, MLS Daisy Terrazas, MLS Kelsey Elane Davis, BS Alice Michelle Dunn, MEd Lindy Janae Loveland, MEd Andrew Michael Thompson, MEd Kinsi Kaye Dean, BS Jacob P. Elmhorst, MEd Norma Lydia Lucio Vasquez, MEd Teodoro Tovar Jr., MA Nicole Leigh DeHaven, BS Jessica S. Endres, MA Eboni Nicole Lute, MEd Lyndsey Madden Tucker, MEd Sydney Paige Deiterich, BS Katherine Escudero Cavazos, MEd Marisol Maldonado, MEd Tamara Lynn Twidell, MEd Stefannie Lee Denton, BS Isabel M. Espinoza, MEd Angela C. Martinez, MLS Linda Diri Valdivia, MEd Kathryn Scarlett Diaz, BS Jenny Marie Fallaw, MEd Evelyn L. Martinez, MEd Monica Berenice Vilchez, MLS Erinn Elizabeth Ditty, BS Edith Lerma Faltine, MEd Tracy Christina Martinez, MLS Laura Weingand, MEd Alyssa Lynn Drumm, BS Kristine Fielding, MEd Enelda Mata, MLS Rachel Anne Wells, MLS Brittney Mae Duke, BS Jenna Fisher, MEd Buffie Lynn Matthews, MEd Danielle Monique Williamson, MA Pamela Rene’ Dunkirk, BS Katherine Eng Fletcher, MA Sagan K. McClure, MA Amy Wingfield, MEd Merri Mikel Embry, BS Rachel Castillo Flores, MLS Amy Christeen McDonald, MEd Ashley Y. Wright, MEd Kaylee Ann Empfield, BS Candice Young Floyd, MA Kaitlyn Jean McGuire, MEd Michelle N. Wright, MA Gabrielle Jane Escamilla, BS Corinna Nicole Ford, MEd Serjio Medina, MEd Betty Lou Ybarra, MLS Justina Marie Figueroa Esparza, BS Tatum Elyse Frawley, MA Randy Norman Meints, MEd Kory Thomas Zipperer, MEd Miana Evante Flot, BS Elizabeth A. Frnka, MEd Johanna Melissa Menendez, MEd Laurie Peebles Zuehlke, MEd Lisa Fonville, BS Samantha Willene Fullbright, MEd Desha Mills, MLS Jessica Marie Froelke, BS Lindsey Denise Fulton, MEd Vinessa Marie Mundorff, MA Allyson N. Fry, BS Leslivett Flores Garcia, MEd Maria Damares Munoz, MEd Araceli Garcia, BS

20 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2017 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2017 21 Chasity Jean McFarland, BS Jennifer Michelle Rawley, BS Jessica Mabel Suarez, BS Monika Layne Messerly, BS Susana Resendiz, BS Caitlin Marie Surman, BS COLLEGE OF Molena Nicole Minix, BS Carmen Rey Kellums, BS Zara Tejani, BS Marlene Azeneth Morales, BS Gabrielle Lynn Richardson, BS Aryn Kylie Thomas, BS Erica Moreno, BS Michayla Regine Richardson, BS Miranda Lauren Thomas, BS FINE ARTS AND MASS COMMUNICATION Amber Alexandra Mullins, BS Savannah M. Riley, BS Kelly Katherine Thompson, BS Cristina Munoz, BS Enma Lisseth Rivas, BS Charity Elaine Thurman, BS Natalie Joann Music, BS Jessica Anahi Rivera Gomez, BS Savannah Lynne Timperio, BS DR. RONALD E. SHIELDS, DEAN Stacey Renea Nava, BS Irma Rodriguez, BS Yunuen Ugarte, BS Hannah Michele Nelson, BS Kari Breann Sagmiller, BS Krysten Shae Uselton, BS Zachary Alexander Nichols, BS Jackie Leann Salazar, BS Alma Gloria Vargas, BS On behalf of the College of Fine Arts and Mass Communication, I offer a Sarah Melissa Ondrasek, BS Catherine Sanabria, BS Laura A. Vargas, BS Kayla Michelle Ordner, BS Christie L. Schendel, BS Mackenzie Leigh Vaughn, BS hearty congratulations on your accomplishments as a new graduate of Sam Judith Araceli Ordonez, BS Shyanne Rae Schlauch, BS Morgan Danielle Vermylen, BS Houston State University. As graduates you have practiced and sharpened Kelsie Rae Ortega, BS Rowan Mackenzie Shoemaker, BS Amber Nicole Verwold, BS Cameron Jamar Palmer, BS Rachel Lydia Skweres, BS Marissa Ann Vinson, BS your intellect and expanded your understandings of the arts or media in a Natalie Ann Parker, BS Jessika K. Sleiman, BS Victoria Anne Ward, BS global context. You are ready for your future and we challenge you to find William Joseph Patterson, BS Caroline Carson Smith, BS Brittany Nicole Westbrook, BS Heather Michelle Pearson, BS Frances Elicia Smith, BS Kristen Simone Whiting, BS and live your passions. Anne Catherine Peyreau, BS Monica Elizabeth Sorto, BS Ashley Kalyn Whitworth, BS Whitney Nicole Price, BS Amanda Renee Sparks, BS Alecia M. Winebrenner, BS This graduation ceremony, marks a clear transition in your life as you continue Danyel Marie Prioux, BS Cheyenne Lynn Stephens, BS Savannah Dawn Winship, BS your journey towards your life goals—every ending becomes a beginning. Megan Elyse Rackley, BS Sidney Marie Stewart, BS Kristen Nicole Wisenbaker, BS Leigh Ann Rashell, BS Giorgia Nicole Stringer, BS Chelsey Aniece Zardes, BS We urge you to take time today to pause and send thanks to your supportive Mallory Devin Rawleigh, BS Daniel Suarez, BS Nicole Christine Zwernemann, BS family and friends, faculty and staff, those individuals who “went the extra mile” to help you balance your student workload and life responsibilities. The hands hold and present the flame Robert Frost reminds us that life teaches a hard lesson: We have to “learn of human creativity. The blue radiant to let go of the hands” as we move from one stage of life to the next. This circle represents the dissemination graduation marks one of these times of letting go. Fortunately, the poet also of creative endeavor to the world at reminds us that we are never forced to “let go of the heart” as we journey large. In these images the important forward through life. With this sentiment, I urge you to keep in touch. Let us meaning-making functions of the Fine know what life brings as you explore your future and don’t be afraid of new Arts — Visual Art, Music, Theatre and beginnings and challenges. Dance — are merged with the many modes of communication that are Remember you will always have a home at Sam Houston State University and studied and practiced in the field of within the classrooms and stages, rehearsal rooms, production shops, and mass communication. media studios of the College of Fine Arts and Mass Communication.

Dr. Ronald E. Shields, Dean

DEGREES AWARDED IN THE COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND MASS COMMUNICATION

Art BA Digital Media MA Music BA, BM, MM Studio Art BFA Band Conducting MA Film and T.V. Production BFA Music Therapy BM Theatre BFA Computer Animation BFA Graphic Design BFA Musical Theatre BFA Dance BA, BFA, MFA Mass Communication BA Photography BA, BFA, BS

22 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2017 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2017 23 MASTER DEGREES BACHELOR DEGREES Mallorie Marie Giasson, BFA Matthew Brian McCaig, BA Virginia Kay Purswell, BFA Nicole Elizabeth Smith, BA Ross Frederick Gibbs Jr., BA Brianna S. McCray, BFA Eugene Owens Reid Jr., BA Sean Austin Smith, BA Andrea Yazmin Alfaro Enamorado, MA Rebekah Hope Adkins, BFA David Taylor James Gibson, BA Michelle Elizabeth McKay, BFA Nickolas James Reitan, BA Tahirah J. Smith, BA Clara Alonso Tofe, MM Paul Olanrewaju Ajibolade ll, BA Ryan Lyle Goff, BA Katherine Elizabeth McVay, BA Andrew Carlos Renteria, BFA Morgan Paige Spann, BFA Alexandra Nicole Brickley, MM Timothy William Amirault, BFA Grace Esther Gomez, BM Austin Gregory Mendez, BA Martha Carolina Reyes, BFA Kourtney Marie Spriggins, BA Alejandra Burgos Agudelo, MM Katelyn V. Anderson, BFA Magda E. Gonzalez Jimenez, BA Denisa Laura Micliuc, BM Sarah Leigh Richardson, BFA Matthew Alan Stanford, BA Joyce Chun, MM Herbert Ulises Anzora, BM Holly Rachelle Gray, BA Jacob Tyler Miller, BFA Wendy Michelle Rios, BFA Hannah Elizabeth Talton, BM Robert Ashton Clark, MFA Daniela Arevalo, BM Gabrielle Nicole Greer, BFA Laura Suzanne Miller, BFA Jonathan David Robinson, BFA Corban Shelby Taylor, BA Ashley Lynn Clos, MFA Eric Michael Armstrong, BFA Marcus Antonio Grifaldo, BFA Allyssia-Lynn Monique Montalbo, BFA Lauren Nicole Salazar, BFA Francis Cameron Tesoro, BM Christopher Scott Dial, MM Joshua Marcus Arvizo, BFA Kendra Michelle Guillen, BFA Casey Nicole Morgan, BFA Valerie Salazar, BFA Jason Christopher Theriot, BA Joseph R. Dittfurth, MM Geovani Alexander Ayala, BM Dina Elizabeth Gutierrez, BA Anna Maria Morris, BFA Emily Esther Salgado, BA Alexis Pantelia Cheyenne Turner, BA Sorin Frisan, MM Luis Garcia Ayala ll, BM Kelci Monique Hampton, BA Erik Gary Mott, BM Ivan Leonardo Sarabia, BA Mackenzie Lea Unger, BFA Jaime N. Fruge, MFA Sarah Marie Badillo, BA Autumn Renee Harms, BFA Marissa Nicole Nava, BA Mary Kaitlyn Sauter, BA Jonathan Cisneros Villegas, BM Cynthia Anne Garcia, MFA Allison Leigh Baker, BM Stephen Andrew Harris, BFA Bryan Ogbonnaya Okoro, BFA Chance Cody Schoenst, BA Lane Allen Walker, BFA Eduard Alexandru Gavril, MM Emily Jessica Bass, BFA Thomas Mark Harris, BA Jared Lane Oliver, BFA Emily Lynn Schuetz, BFA Ryan John Warren, BA Layne Kay Gilley, MM Adolfo Becerra, BFA Audley Hoban Heath lll, BFA Christian Alejandro Olivo, BA Forrest Logan Self, BA Erin Christine Wiggins, BA Marcus James Hughes, MM Zachary Kyle Bennett, BA Rylee Leeanne Henson, BA Chaslen Allorhian Osler, BFA Cameron Abbott Shaw, BA Katelyn Danielle Willems, BA Margaret Elizabeth Leary, MFA Yanessa Berdecia, BFA Miguel Rufus Hernandez, BFA Ross Edward Owen, BM Taylor Marie Shepard, BA Steven F. Wolek, BFA Ayana Iman McLeod, MA Luis G. Blas Fernandez, BM Salvador Herran Jr., BA Amanda Marie Palacios, BA Courtney Lashaye Sherman Allen, BFA Jason Keith Womack, BM Eleanor Margaret Parker, MM Conner Austin Borne, BFA Faith Alyce Hillis, BFA Madeline Justine Panozzo, BA Suzanne Elizabeth Shillings, BA Jenny Yang, BM Erica Michelle Ponder, MA John Tracy Bounds, BA Cassie Brianne Hobbs, BFA Sydney Mae Parks, BFA Tricia Ann Sims, BA Cristal Yvett Zuniga, BFA Scott Woodrow Stamper, MA Lauren Nicole Bowers, BA Taylor Jaye Holt, BA Dominic Joseph Pecikonis, BFA Chandler Nicole Smith, BA Ashley Ebony Tillery, MA Ashley Paige Breedlove, BA Alana Rushay Huffman, BFA Dominique Alexander Postell, BA Cheree Dyane Smith, BA Anne Elizabeth Vandervoort, MM Gregory Talon Broughton, BA Keyera Monai Hunt, BA Michael Harrison Way, MM Blaire Erica Burkman, BA Jennifer Marie Infante, BFA Ketara Marie Wells, MA Djalia Saran Canty, BA Kalee Kristine Myong Irwin, BFA Feier Xue, MA Diego Castillo, BA Tahirah Ashanti James, BA Jamie Lynn Cegelski, BFA Mikaela Lee Jarnagan, BFA Mark Joseph Chaves, BFA Miranda Claire Jennings, BFA Alyssa Annette Chavez, BA Alexandra Simone Johnson, BA Andrei Chelaru, BM Chancy Yvonne Johnson, BA Kelsey Paige Connolly, BA Patrick C. Johnson Jr., BA Rachel Cox, BFA Zaccheus Henrie Johnson, BA Jenny Nicole Crocker, BA Kelly Marie Johnston, BFA Joe Serpa Daniels, BFA Tory Lasha Josey, BA Alexandria Nicole Davis, BA Ugne Kavoliunaite, BFA Dusharme Dametria Lashae Davis, BA Jordan Elizabeth Kearney, BFA Timothy Ryne Davis, BA Kelsey Anne Key, BA James Earl Debose Jr., BM Cynthia Elizabeth Kilgore, BFA Brittany De’Ann Doss, BM Christopher Joseph King Jr., BFA Michelle Nicole Dudley, BFA Kathrine Mae King, BA Paige Hunter Duke, BA Leanne E. King, BFA Lindsey Joyanne Duncan, BM Jordan Alan Klaus, BM Mary Margaret Ellison, BFA Sydney Michelle Lajaunie, BFA Francesca Marisa Escalon, BA Kayla Hartney Lakings, BA Gerardo Samuel Escamilla, BA Kayley Ann Lantrip, BA Tameara Janise Ford, BFA Cairus Rae Larsen, BFA Jazzmin Lanise Ford-Evans, BFA Jamal Patrick Law, BA Jonae’ Morgan Foxworth, BA April Ann Lawson-Isbell, BA Zachery Marcella Freeland, BA Monica Elise LeBeau, BFA Toni-Maxine Diane Freeman, BA Savannah Nicole Lee, BFA Whitney Allyn Gafford, BFA Ashley Chinenye Lewis, BA Luis Eduardo Gaitan Landaverde, BA Cameron True Lichnovsky, BA Sergio Anthony Gallegos, BFA Laura Nicole Linck, BM Madeline Elise Gangi, BA Sara Nelson Lindsay, BFA Jacqueline A. Garcia, BA Arianna Lopez, BA Jaclyn N. Garza, BFA Danielle Jennia Martin, BA Andrew Gaviria, BFA Annalis Zuniga Mays, BM Jillian Alexis German, BA Christopher McAnally, BFA

24 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2017 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2017 25 MASTER DEGREES Brando Caballero, BS Arianna Miyoko Hernandez, BS COLLEGE OF Djalia Saran Canty, BA Kae-La Leann Heydt, BS Ashley Marie Armbruster, MS Lakiea Janette Carrington, BS Kyle Aubrey Holman, BS Brandi M. Brinkman, MS Chancellar E. Charles-Lewis, BS Breanna Rena Homer, BS HEALTH SCIENCES Brandy Nicole Colvin, MS Benita Margarette Chavez, BS Taylor Marie Howell, BS Taylor Nicole Dusek, MS Irtefa Chowdhury, BS Nathan A. Huff, BSN Anna Marie Groce, MS Selena Diane Christofferson, BS Christiana Ogechukwu Ikedi, BS DR. RHONDA CALLAWAY, INTERIM DEAN Devin Levell Hill, MS Megan Cole, BS Jordan Danielle Janke, BSN Sean Michael Mathews, MS Taylor Leigh Collard, BS Alexander Mackenzie Jensen, BSN Meghan Jeanette Peacock, MS Chelsea Joy Collins, BS Terra Nicole Johnson, BSN On behalf of the College of Health Sciences, I wish to congratulate you for this Rosa Irene Ramirez, MS Desiree Ann Collins, BSN Sophia Jones, BSN David John Schwoegl Jr., MS Connor Austin Cox, BS Kaitlyn McNary Jordan, BSN achievement and significant milestone in your professional life. We are proud Marneikwa Leshett Woods, MS Hilary Lesley Crawford, BS Spencer Christian Jordan, BS of your accomplishment and are confident that the knowledge, skills, habits, Aura Daniela Cruz Neria, BS Cali Nicole Justice, BS BACHELOR DEGREES Jacob Glen Curry, BS Reisharnae Monique Kemps, BA and attitudes acquired at Sam Houston State University will provide you with Roemello T. Davis, BS Joy Megan Kesterson, BSN the foundation necessary for a successful career in the health sciences. Brianna Elaine Abreo, BS Rachel Michelle Dawson, BS Kathryn E. Kile, BSN Christy Acevedo, BS Lucy Marie Devillier, BSN Claire Nicole Kilpatrick, BS Nathan Phillip Do, BS Demetri Rodriguez King, BS The demand for health sciences professionals across our nation and globally Zurine Rachel Acosta, BS Moufadhil Jovite Adebo, BS Shakia Lache’ Dobbs, BSN Derek M. Kloecker, BS continues to rise and the importance of earning a university degree for entry Adeyinka Adeoti, BS Stephanie Donahoe, BSN Kayla Bianca Knight-Papaioannou, BS Antonio Dudley, BS Ashley Nicole Kopps, BS into this dynamic profession has never been greater. You will be entrusted Oluwaseun Ayodeji Ajayi, BSN Isabel Adrian Alejandro, BSN Endia Seleste Dupre, BS Joshua Allan Labay, BS to promote health and well-being to an increasingly diverse population or Jordan Mikal Alexander, BS Adaeze Jazinta Ekwem, BS Kailey Marie Labove, BS provide quality healthcare as a caring and compassionate professional. Your Joy Monique Alexander, BS Kelsey Lee Elam, BS Kristian Devion Lampkin, BS Lindsey Lee Alexander, BS Karley Renee Emmott, BS Jesse Nicole Landry, BS responsibilities will be great, but you are ready! Justin Scott Allmand, BS Jessica Guadalupe Estrada, BA Elyssa Marie Lara, BS Victor Antonio Alvarado, BSN Hillery Lynn Evans, BS Reginal Conrad Lawson ll, BS Commencement marks the end of your formal university education, and Lesle Joann Alvarenga, BA Alexandria Marie Falato, BS Jennifer Lazo, BS Zhane Sade Anderson, BS Courtney Kaye Finke, BS Staci Renee Leitko, BS The simple shape represents a water the beginning of your professional life. That life will be filled with many Nkemailim Cryst Anyasinti Sr., BS Eric Michael Fischer, BS Mickal Nga Diamonique Lewis, BS droplet or the flicker of a flame. When challenges and opportunities to impact the lives of others. Your advancement Cassandra Leigh Armenta, BS Jessica Nicole Fischer, BS Tralana Antwanette Lewis, BS Amanda Rosa Flores, BS Brandon David Loftus, BSN duplicated, the droplet becomes and success will require a lifetime of learning and we believe you are well Jordan Tyler Arnold, BS Danielle N. Ashley, BS Henry Vladimir Flores-Chavez, BS Lindsey Rose Luetge, BS a lotus flower bud symbolizing long prepared for that journey. Nelson Oriola Abiola Ayodeji, BS Cortland Fort, BS Haley Nichole Madden, BS life and purity, while growth is Liceth Baez, BS Brooke Ann Fouts, BS Teresa Nefertiti Magana, BS With Commencement you join the thousands of Bearkats who have come Aishia Kahaya Bahar, BA Heidi Therese Frazier, BSN Deborah Malonga, BS demonstrated by the progression Brian Scott Bain, BS Erica Gallegos, BSN Farjana Jahan Manjur, BSN from small to large. The final mark before you and left their mark on society. The value of your education from Mercia Yukiko Praxede Bakouetila, BS Kelsey Nicole Gauvey, BS Miles Welch Manning, BS Sam Houston State University will be measured not by whether you have Jennifer Marie Barnes, BS Shelby Hope Genung, BS Alexandra Carina Manzano, BS demonstrates the connection of Taylor Mykail Barnes, BS Vanessa Gil, BS Hannah Nicole Marino-Warrington, BS organic and inorganic, moving earned this degree, but how you use the degree to impact our world. We wish Chad Michael Barnhill, BS Anthony Martin Gillespie, BS Monee Victoria Marquez, BSN Andrew W. Barrett, BS Cathi Rayne’ Gillette, BS Ramiro Martinez, BS beyond natural, suggesting science, you great happiness and success and hope to see you again in the classroom. Morgan Kay-Lynn Barton, BSN Destanee Faye Godfrey, BS Billie Nicole Matlock, BSN digital and data. These are all direct Lauren Elizabeth Beauregard, BS Angela Marie Gonzalez, BS Damillah Ayanna Maura, BS Yareli Priscilla Gonzalez, BA Wesley Job Mayeux, BS representations of our mission. Brittany Nicole Bednarczyk, BS Brittney S. Bell, BS Taylor Desiree Gooden, BS Edu C. Mboto, BS Dr. Rhonda Callaway, Interim Dean Devin Mitchell Bennett, BS Aimee Michele Grant, BA Eme Desiree Mboto, BS Megan Justine Bennett, BA Xavier Green, BS posthumous award Keziah Gabrielle Benton, BSN Nancy Guadarrama, BS Allison Avery McCoard, BSN DEGREES AWARDED IN THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES Darius Lamar Bible, BS Nicholas Xavier Gula, BS Shakobie Lakeith McCoy, BS Elizabeth J. Birden, BS Carly Shea Gustafson, BS Aimee Nicole McFarlane, BSN Athletic Training BS Fashion Merchandising BA, BS Kinesiology BA, BS, MEd, MS Michael Juwan Bledsoe, BS Taylor Delynn Guy, BS Traci Lynn Milton, BSN Bilingual Health Care Studies BA Health BS, MA Nursing BSN Coleman Dale Bohannon Jr., BS Samantha Elizabeth Hart, BS Kaitlyn Marie Mitchell, BS Dietetics MS Health Care Administration BS Public Health BS Andrew Thomas Brinson, BS Ryan Comstock Hayes, BS Rosa Elena Molina, BSN John Austin Haynes, BSN Nickolas Robert Montez, BS Family and Consumer Science BA, BS, MS Health Care Quality and Safety MS Sport Management MS Mia Regene Brown, BS Taylor Dyan Brown, BS Paige Leeann Henderson, BSN Robert Allen Monticone, BS Food Science and Nutrition BS Health Sciences BS Wellness Management BS Garrett Reid Burns, BS Untearia Deunzay Henderson, BS Kenia Guadalupe Morales, BS Food Service Management BA, BS Interior Design BA, BS Darius Lesean Burren, BS Megan Kristine Hendrix, BSN Megan Nicole Moreno, BS

26 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2017 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2017 27 Natalie Joy Mouton, BSN Allison Hailey Silva, BSN Bethany Ann Velasquez, BS Amanda Elizabeth Mudge, BSN Mattye Marie Sisk, BS Mayra Vlasac, BSN COLLEGE OF Victoria Michelle Mueller, BS Jordan H. Small, BSN Sara Kennedy Vogel, BS Brenda Ngusye Muema, BS Chanistie K. Smith-Wiley, BS Qwentadria Deon Ware, BS Ashleigh Jarnea Mumphord, BS Courtney Alexandra Srubar, BS JaBria Devon Washington, BSN HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Kayla Marie Munoz, BSN Madiah Zhane Stroupe, BS Taylor Washington-Moses, BSN Grace Nyasha Linda Mwakutuya, BSN Miranda Leigh Sulewski, BS Christina Elizabeth Waters, BS Joan Wangari Mwaura, BS Jordan Nicole Svehla, BS Rachel Alexis Weido, BS DR. ABBY ZINK, DEAN Krystal Ruth Newman, BS Chelsea Ranette Swain, BS Sarah Elizabeth Whitney, BS Sarah Jean Newman, BS Sigalia Mira Tanenbaum, BSN Melissa Ann-Miller Wiles, BSN Stephanie Nguyen, BS Emily J. Taylor, BS Charday Shantell Williams, BS Congratulations! Today is the beginning of the next exciting chapter of Natalie Sang Nhan, BSN Adrienne Shawnae Taylor-Bass, BA Octavia Shacole Williams, BS Lauren Ashley Nichols, BS Christina L. Tep, BSN Courtney Renee Winslow, BS your life. The faculty, staff, students, and administration of the College Joel Chimezie Nnadi, BS Lexie Brooks Terry, BS Kayla Marie Witmer, BSN of Humanities and Social Sciences are proud of you and your Sarah Rebekah Oatman, BS Holly Elizabeth Thibodaux, BS Chaney Brianne Wolf, BS Ejiro Robert Ogbojo, BS Kaitlyn Thibodeaux, BS Ali Shay Wood, BS accomplishments. Cindy Melissa Orellana, BSN Trisha Marie Thornton, BS Alicia Sophia Wright, BS Chisom Ikechi Orji, BS Olivia Maria Thory, BA Jacqueline Elizabeth Yochim, BS Great success in life rarely is a solo effort. Rather, success most often is the Jeffrey Davis Orozco, BS Mikayla Suzanne Tompkins, BA Lixin Zhang, BS culmination of hard work, perseverance, and a strong support network. Maria Del Carmen Ortega, BA Natalie L. Turk, BS Joshua Matthew Zigal, BS Caitlin Amy Osborne, BS Ricardo Jonathan Vargas, BS Dakota Michael Zwernemann, BS As we mark your accomplishments, we also want to recognize your family Parker Scott Osterhaus, BS and friends whose encouragement made the difference along the way. Darian Iesha Page, BS Matthew Evan Pallini, BS Caleb Allen Parisher, BS The academic degree that you earn today will carry you into the future. Karina Pastor, BS As you chart the way forward, we urge you to keep the university’s motto in Kali Delynn Pavelock, BS Christian Michael Perez, BS mind: “The Measure of a Life is its Service.” The quill connotes the importance Nancy Perez, BS McKaylie Nicole Phillips, BSN of creative endeavors while the ruler Again, congratulations! We’re honored to have been your academic Jordan Harrison Pittard, BS along the rooftops illustrates a home at Sam Houston State University and wish you the best with your Ashley Marilyn Platero, BS Jessie Ryan Plumlee, BS concern with the scientific method. The future endeavors. Amber Marie Powell, BS arched lines represent communication Miranda Prado, BS We look forward to staying in touch in the coming years. Guy Scott Rall, BS and its wide-reaching effects, Candice LeAnne Reado, BS hovering over the home, which Tiffany Katrice Reed, BS Tara Michele Restivo, BA emphasizes the importance of human Rachel Elizabeth Reynolds, BSN bonds and of the family’s formative role Kevin Adrian Richards, BS Dr. Abbey Zink, Dean Tiaria Sonique Richardson, BS for the individual. Overlooking all of Aleil Joseph Riley, BS the other symbols are four face profiles Ashley Danielle Robbennolt, BS Kirsten McDermott Rogers, BSN representing the celebration of the Allison Denise Roland, BA diversity that strengthens each of the Robert W. Rossi, BS Bryan Charles Rowlett, BS disciplines within the college. Isidro Pavel Salazar, BS Roxana Salazar, BSN Tyler Ross Samanie, BS DEGREES AWARDED IN THE COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES Hector Sanchez Jr., BS Natalie V. Sanchez, BS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Casey Alexandra Sax, BS Joana Elizabeth Serna, BS Clinical Psychology MA, PhD History BA, BS, MA Public Administration MPA Austin Jefferson Shafer, BS Communication Studies BA, BS, MA Philosophy BA School Psychology SSP Jemimah Susan Shaji, BS Creative Writing, Editing, and Publishing MFA Political Science BA, BS, MA Sociology BA, BS, MA Jalea Mone’ Shakesnider, BS English BA, MA Psychology BS, MA Spanish BA, MA Cameron James Shirley, BS

28 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2017 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2017 29 MASTER DEGREES Cesar Alberto Alcaraz, BA Amy Lee Engelbrecht, BS Carlos Martin Lopez, BA Stephany Pinales, BS Samantha A. Soto, BS Hunter Ryan Alexander, BS Jessica Guadalupe Estrada, BA Lauren Michelle Lopez, BS Erin Nicole Pitts, BS Connie Diane Southernwood, BA Anna C. Abate, MA Ebony Mar’Chay Allen, BS Donelle Nicole Fabian, BS Reagan Marie Lyons, BA Diakira Brianna Powers, BA Jacob Kenneth Sparks, BA Scott Lee Adley, MA Diego Andres Araya, BA Mackenzie Lynn Fitzpatrick, BS Thomas Anthony Mahler, BA Jonathan Charles Prosser, BS Kaitlin Leighanne Springer, BS Mary Pinezich Ahlstrom, MA Nyissa Renee Arroyo, BS Jessica Elizabeth Fleiss, BS Mersedez Shellese Mallard, BS John Quezada, BA Evan Michael Spurlock, BA Tim William Arthur, MA Logan Marcel Tobias Bailey, BS Shannon Leann Flores, BS Nathan Jared Mansfield, BA Roberto Mayo Quintos Jr., BS Karli Marie Stanton, BS Eunice Baca, MA Hannah Elizabeth Baker, BS Kristen Ashley Foster, BS Denise Guadalupe Marquez, BS Spencer Cameron Raney, BA Elizabeth A. Stempuhowski, BA Ericka Michelle Ball, MA Preston Tyler Balluck, BA Courtney Jaliese Franklin, BS Ashley Marie Marsh, BA Miguel Angel Rayas, BA Emily Catherine Stevenson, BA Kristin Mary Balmain, SSP Kerri Chantel Banks, BA Caitlin Jane Frye, BA Danielle Jennia Martin, BA Samantha Denise Razo, BS Robert C. Stray, BA Melissa Danielle Brega, MA Serena Barbieri, BA Kelli Ann Fuller, BS Amanda Leah Martinez, BA Georgiana Orleen Reefer, BA Alexandria Marie Stumbaugh, BS William James Brown lll, MA Jorge Emmanuel Barraza, BS Kathryn Nicole Gadbois, BS Lynda Y. Martinez, BA Elizabeth Catherine Reep, BS Samara Summy Sultana, BA Jordan Renee Bucks, MA McKaylla Baylor, BS Lauren Marie Galley, BS Michelle Lynn Martinez, BS Katherine Lee Reeves, BA Isaac Ray Tamayo, BS Savanna Gentri Conner, MA Sarah Nicole Beasley, BS Anne N. Galloway, BA Rachael Michellle McFarland, BS Katrina Ragan Reeves, BA Amber Tierra Taylor, BS Julie A. Daniels, MA Michaela Danielle Beckham, BS Alejandra Lissette Galvan, BA Ryan Alexander McIlveen-Cross, BS Miranda Marie Rehak, BA Briana Alexis Taylor, BS John Roy Day, SSP Laura Elizabeth Beene, BS Abraham Aaron Garcia, BS James Ryan McKee, BA Bonnie Jasmin Reyes, BS Robert Anthony Teniente, BA Harry Franklin Faulkner lll, MA Megan Danielle Bennett, BS Madison Elizabeth Geick, BS Cameron James Medeiros, BA Jessica Renea Ricciardi, BS Paul Davis Thormer, BS Kollin Earl Fields, MA Modinat A. Bodunrin-Smith, BS Steven Phillip Goldman, BA Lauren G. Meyer, BS Jasmine Renee Richardson, BS Jonathan Fifield Todd, BA Mia Marsala Figueroa, MA Jacqueline Renee Bolden, BA Mariah Lynn Gorom, BA Mindi Renae Michael, BS Brittany Alexandra Rickard, BS Susan Michelle Toomes, BS Donna Maturo Finney, MFA Meagann Nicole Bordelon, BS Dameon Joseph Gray, BS Brittany Leigh Miller, BA Kimberly Annette Roach, BA Jose Angel Torres, BA Brooke Anne Franks, MA Chelsea Evette Boudreaux, BS Dakota Kyle Green, BA Ryan Steven Milstead, BA Abagail Lynn Robb, BA Nikari Kawanza Traylor, BS Jorge Alejandro Garcia, MA Leah Marie Boyd, BS Carly Jean Greenhill, BS Ashley Marie Moen, BS Heather Michelle Robbins, BA Claudia Valle, BA Devin Ashley Gott, MA Michelle Hope Boyd, BA Alexa Kris Grigsby, BA Francisco Javier Moncada, BA Chadwick Roberson, BS Bianca Rainey Vargas, BS Kaitlin Marie Grant, MA Kyssemee Kashanique Bradley, BA Ashton Nicole Guerrero, BS Cheyenne Mecalla Moore, BA Bryan Dillon Rodriguez, BS Victoria Lee Vasquez, BS Emalee Tresa Green, MA Clayton Bradshaw, BA Colton Michael Haas, BA Everrett Demetri Moore, BS Elizabeth Aleke Ross, BS John David Villalobos, BA Brittanie Allyn Hancock, MA Lauren Nicole Brandon, BA Amy Lauren Hall, BA Kenya De’Shae Leona Moore, BA Matthew Acklin Russell, BA Rosa Elizabeth Villalta, BA Jennifer Marie Harmon, MA Melanie L. Brega, BA Kadee Dawn Harper, BA Jasmine Simone Moss, BS Mallory Dievin Ruth, BS Rochelly Villarreal, BS Camden Ellese Hoeffner, MA Kayla Joyce Brown, BS Thomas James Hartley, BA Kelsie Annette Moulder, BS Erik Alejandro Saenz, BS Mary A. Walker, BS Timothy D. Jackson, MA John Michael Bullock, BA Megan Michelle Haverstock, BA Francis Joseph Mullally ll, BS Veronica Alejandra Salazar, BA Alayna Mari Waters, BA Kimberly Curry Jensen, MA Sarah Dalaine Burwell, BS Rylee Leeanne Henson, BA Ana M. Munoz, BS Mitchell Andrew Sanchez, BS Brianna Ashley Waugh, BS Douglas Dwaine Johnson, MA Aaron A. Campos, BA Cassidy Ann Herrera, BA Michael Ryan Murphy, BA Mackenzie Elizabeth Sanders, BA Lauren N. Webber, BS Amanda Ellen Kasowski, MA Luis Alejandro Carreno, BA Alyssa Kaye Hinojosa, BA Cid Wallace Murray, BA Rubin Lorenzo Sandlin ll, BS Patrick Michael Welmer, BA Julian Edward Kindred, MFA Tiresheka Marie Carto, BA William Chandler Hodgson, BS Alely Nava, BS Rebekah Jennifer Scholz, BA Amy Catherine West, BA Thomas Joseph Lane, MA Megan Marie Chapa, BA Megan Michelle Holloway, BS Amber Catherine Neeley, BA Ellen Elizabeth Scott, BS Elyse Michelle Wheeler, BA Allen J. Lowe, MA Kimberly Blair Chaverria, BS Kiana Marie Holmes, BS Brandon Robert Nelson, BA Chelsey Elizabeth Scully, BA Trevor Lee White, BA Kaisa Kristine Marshall, MA Donnell Lamar Colbert, BS Rachel Nichole Huegel, BS Erin Michelle Nichols, BA Haley Cherie Sealy, BA Vinicia M. White, BA Maria Del Carmen Meunier, MA William Garrett Collenback, BA Marvin Lynn Humphreys Jr., BS Haley Diane Novosad, BS Angela Dawn Shackelford, BA Sarah Nicole Wiggins, BS Svetlana Morozovskaya, MA Kathy Renie Collins, BA Tristin Cole Hyden, BS Troy Oldham, BA Sarah Katherine Sherman, BS Da’Lyn Davonte Williams, BS Grace Anne Nicholl, MA Keith X. Collins, BA Hannah Renae Iverson, BS Samantha Marilyn O’Neal, BA Jacolby T. Simmons, BS Derek Thomas Williams, BA Jonnathan Aristides Portillo, MA Harvey Aaron Compton, BA Austin Thomas Jamieson, BS Anthony Blaine Parker, BA Mallory Ann Simmons, BA Kerrigan Andrea Williams, BS Alice Judith Reyes, MA Brittany D. Conkling, BA Benjamin Alan Jefferies, BS Jacob Daniel Parker, BA Whitney McKensie Simmons, BA Tiffany Marie Wimberly, BA Chelsea Nicole Rowlands, SSP Blaine Alexander Cordova, BS Melissa Sharie Jenson, BA Travion Stevonte Payne, BS Letishani Marai Smith, BS Lindsay Alison Wolf, BS Bridget C. Schabron, MFA Ashlyn Jewell Cremeans, BS Anthony Jonathan Jesel, BA Heather Anne Penatzer, BA Shannon Victoria Smith, BA Dakota Raine Woodall, BS Maddison C. Schiafo, MA Tabitha Jo Crow, BS Isel Jimenez, BA Cristal Perales, BS Timesha Annquanette Smith, BA Emily Lynne Work, BA Amanda Denise Silva Jameson, MA Courtney Ross Cuevas, BS Erin Alexandra Johnson, BS Kenneth Ray Pickett, BS Travis Jordan Smith, BA Melissa Erin Zimmerman, BS Catherine Joan Smith, MA Samantha Jo Curry, BS Lauren Elizabeth Johnson, BS Destiny DeAnn Pierpont, BS London Marie Sneden, BS Blanca Patricia Tovar Frias, MA Ethan Truth Sechler Cutrone, BA Trevor Wayne Johnson, BA Justin Andrew Ulassin, MA Bailey Nicole Dallmeyer, BA Gabriel Alexander Juarez-Ortiz, BS Joshua C. Vance, MA Teresa Michelle Daniels, BS Melissa Ann Jumper, BS Asaf Varol, MPA Cora Katherine Davis, BA Justin Wayne Kemp, BS Taylor Lynn Walker, SSP Christopher Dakin Dawson, BA Emil Delano Kettle, BA Savannah Jean Woodworth, MA Caelyne Dawn Dial, BA Kristen Rene Koci, BS Alondra Anabil Diaz, BS Brittany Rita Kuusisto, BS BACHELOR DEGREES Edwin Mauricio Diaz, BA Lauren B. Lariviere, BS Travis Stuart Dodson, BA Malicia Latham, BA Elizabeth Marie Adams, BS Jillian Leontine Dotterweich, BA Cherri Michelle Laughlin, BA Daniel Pope Agey ll, BA Laura Kathryn Driskill, BS Dylan J. Leach, BA Rubina Ahmed, BS Shametreia Wilkerson Ealy, BS Alex Lee, BA Warren Alexander Akrie, BS Joanna Kathleen Eastman, BA Bryan Andre Leturia, BA Andrea Elise Akromas, BA Dylan Mark Elliott, BS Celeste Aisien Lo, BS

30 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2017 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2017 31 MASTER DEGREES BACHELOR DEGREES Cameron John Currier, BS COLLEGE OF Shayna Bernay Daniels, BGS Lavontria Miche Aaron, MS Sharon Eileen Aden, BAAS Christina Darthard, BS Carlos Enrique Abanto, MS Sonali R. Aggarwal, BS Emily Davis, BS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Justin Michael Adami, MS Diana Leticia Aguilar, BAAS Eduardo De Luna Solis, BS Md Nure Alam, MS Joshua Ariel Aguirre, BS Ryan J. Deal, BS Jack Garet Aldridge, MS Osman Nebi Akdeniz, BS Meagan Michelle Dean, BS DR. JOHN B. PASCARELLA, DEAN Alaina Katherine Bell, MS Kimberly Alderson, BGS Quinton Robert Dean, BS Tyler Alan Benson, MS Roberta L. Amidei, BAAS Michelle Marie Deaton, BS Anita Bhandari Sharma, MS Andrew Alexander Anderson, BS Kristin Nicole Debone, BS On behalf of the College of Science and Engineering Technology, I extend Mohammad Akramul Bhuiyan, MS Kori Lynn Anderson, BS Gordon Alexander DeBose, BAAS Brianna Faith Bittner, MS Lauryn Suzzane Anderson, BS Heather Leigh Deel, BS congratulations to you on your significant accomplishment of completing Sulalitha Maduranga Bandara Natalie Jane Angel, BS Gabriayla DeLauri, BS the requirements for graduation. This is a milestone in your life and an Bowala Mudiyanselage, MS Michael David Arroyos, BA Brittany Danielle Dolan, BAAS Kelly Sue Carlson, MS Sezer Arslan, BS Melaine L. Douga, BAAS achievement in which you can always take pride. Larry Eugene Carter, MS Sami Badwan, BS Michael A. Downhour, BAAS Celso Santos Goncalves Catumbela, MS Brandon Laird Baker, BS Korbin Ross Dunn, BS The College of Science and Engineering Technology incorporates the Michael Chase Chaffin, MAg Robert Edward Baker, BS Denise Hydeia Edmondson, BS philosophy of a liberal arts education with the training for a position in the Kasun Tharuka Dewage, MS Terry Lindsey Anne Ball, BS Daquawn Donnell Edwards, BS Elizabeth Erin Evers, MS Wanji M. Banda, BS Drew Ryan Elliott, BS scientific community. Thus, your education provides you with the skills of Rachel Elizabeth Feinberg, MS Kathryn Rene Banks, BS Lariat William Emley, BS critical thinking and the understanding of diverse cultures along with the Feiyang Gao, MS Liliana Barron, BS Steven Erb, BAAS Jose I. Garcia Lizama, MS Brittany Rebecca Bartlett, BS Anita Deleon Evans, BAAS knowledge of your scientific field. You are well equipped to become a Andricus Tavaris Glenn, MS Margaret Anne Bass, BS Christiana Tisara Fakhri, BS valuable professional in our society and take with you the knowledge, Glenda Hazel Grawe, MAg Patrick Kyle Berlan, BAAS Kebur Fantahun, BS Corey Scott Green, MS Alisha Renee Biscoe, BGS Alexis Ann Farmer, BS The three columns represent the experience and history of this University. I am sure that you will use this Amairani Hernandez Garcia, MS Jonathan Levale Bivens, BS James Maxwell Gardner Federbush, BS concept of civilization based on association well and continue to enhance the reputation of our institution. Kenneth Edwin Hill, MS Anne Marie Bledsoe, BS Crystal Lynn Fisher, BAAS knowledge of the sciences, humanities, David Ray Hoffpauir, MS Jonathan Andre Blow, BS Madison Gabrielle Fitzgerald, BGS Haley Cheyenne Flake, BS It is with great pride that the College of Science and Engineering Technology Anuritha Juvvadi, MS Chelbie Lee Jo Boehm, BS and arts. The purple triangles around Sunil Kallepu, MS Chase James Bowers, BS Michael Lee Flake, BS the edge represent the disciplines and Sam Houston State University confer upon you a degree. You are now Adam Khalil Khalil, MS Katherine Christina Boyd, BS Bailye Malone Foltyn, BS Amelia Rose King, MS Ryan Daniel Bradshaw, BS Priscilla Abigail Fraire, BS taught in the College of Science and a professional representative of the College of Science and Engineering Paul Royce Knight, MS Matthew Luel Breeding, BS Mandi Lynn Freeman, BS Engineering Technology. The stepped Technology and I am sure that our reputation is in good hands. Sulani Thakshila Kottal Baddhe Tempest Jrae Brooks, BS Matthias Lee Frost, BS levels represent the bachelor and Vidhanalage, MS Domenic Eugene Brosh, BS Joie Alena Games, BS David Olen Langford, MS Shelby Kirsten Browder, BS Catherine Yvonne Gammons, BA master’s degree programs offered Christina Espindola Lindsey, MS Alexandria Nicole Brown, BS Karissa Suann Gant, BS by the College of Science and Dorothy Chipo Madamba, MS Latisha L. Brown, BS Jeanette Gaudalupe Garcia, BS Bryan Patrick McClean, MS Derrick Michael Bussey, BS Shayla Beth Garcia, BS Engineering Technology. Dr. John B. Pascarella, Dean Elizabeth Frances Miller, MS Jeanette Katherine Byrd, BS Austin Collier Gary, BS Sulaimon Oloyede Abiodun Oyeleye, MS Semih Cal, BS Thomas Justin Gates lll, BS Jillian Elise Parker, MS Chanel Taylor Calhoun, BS Kaitlyn Leigh Gauvey, BS DEGREES AWARDED IN THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND Stephanie Elizabeth Parks, MAg Harrison Jeffrey Cardiff, BS Kayla Leigh Gaylord, BS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Sravan Kumar Reddy Pereddy, MS Morgan N. Carpenter, BS Heather Rochelle Glenn, BS Jacob David Perry, MS Bianka Reneé Castañeda, BS Javier Angel Gomez, BS Agricultural Business BS Computing and Information Science MS Geographic Information Systems MS Dholamulla Kanka Preethika, MS Mandra Darlene Chan, BAAS Anil Mustafa Gonul, BS Agricultural Communications BS Computing Science BS Geography BA, BS Charlie Mac Robinson, MS Benjamin Robert Chandler, BS Juan Jorge Gonzalez, BS Agricultural Engineering Technology BS Construction Management BS Geology BS Melissa Renee Rugeley, MAg Kimberly Ann Childress, BGS Philip Ernest Gorin, BS Agriculture MS Design and Development BS Information Assurance and Security MS Joshua David Sablatura, MS Mason Alexander Chirigos, BS Kacey L. Graham, BS Animal Science BS Digital and Cyber Forensics Engineering Interdisciplinary Agriculture BS Meghan Drew Sealey, MS David Carter Christian, BS Elizabeth Wood Grunshaw, BGS Applied Arts and Sciences BAAS Technology BS Mathematics BA, BS, MA, MS Adam Parker Skeete, MS Katelyn Michelle Conner, BS Ramona A. Hamilton, BAAS Biology BA, BS, MA, MS Digital Forensics MS Physics BS Mark B. Sossaman, MS Allison L. Cooke, BS Peang Abigail Hammond, BS Dallas Wayne Haney, BS Biomedical Sciences BS Electronics and Computer Engineering Plant and Soil Sciences BS Philip Michael Urso, MS Reagan Shayne Cooper, BS Carrie Lee Waltman, MS Brandon Copeland, BS Andrew Evan Harding, BS Chemistry BS, MS Technology BS Statistics MS Shipo Wang, MS Michael Wayne Corley, BS Sydney Nicole Harris, BS Composite Science BS Engineering Technology BS Sustainable Agriculture and Jenifer Marie Wierum, MS Brittany Ann Cornell, BS Randy Scott Harrison, BS Computer Software Engineering Forensic Chemistry BS Food Environment MAg Kristina Renee Yount, MS Sydney Elizabeth Counts, BS Alexandra N. Hathaway, BS Technology BS General Studies BGS Doyle Wayne Cousins, BS Paul Truman Heeth lll, BS

32 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2017 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT SPRING 2017 33 Sabrina Louise Hegefeld, BGS Benjamin Alexander Maxwell, BS Briana Jasminique Ricks, BS Kelsey Nicole Wallace, BS Joshua Lee Willis, BS Ross Douglas Woytasczyk, BAAS Elijah Euin Henly, BS Aubrey Rhea-Ann McDaniel, BS Kaitlyn R. Riggin, BS Tiffany Leanna-Marie Wallace, BGS Joshua Alan Wilson, BGS Michelle Denise Wright, BGS Jaken Chandler Herman, BS Katelynn Rene McDaniel, BS Lauren Ashley Riggs, BS Donald Bruce Wallin Jr., BS Daniel Alan Wood, BS Zachary Anthony Zembo, BAAS Benton E. Hermis, BS Christina A. McGee, BGS Justin Stacy Ringo, BS Natalie Anne Weisiger, BS Kyle Jordan Wood, BS Taylor David Thomas Zobrist, BS Gabriela Ruiz Hernandez, BA Arturo Melendez, BS Uzias Ramsey Rivera, BGS McKenna Danae Wiley, BS Spencer Reed Wood, BS Zachary Lane Zunker, BS Leslie Pamela Herrera, BAAS Alexandra Nicole Melgar, BS Jay Alan Roberson, BS Zachary T. Hickerson, BS Derek Alan Melkus, BS Brittany Nicole Robison, BS Megan Elise Hill, BS Jacob Reece Melton, BS Gisela Sara Rodriguez, BAAS Zachary Aaron Hisaw, BS Lucelly Mendez, BS Irving Rodriguez, BS Jacob Allan Hitchcock, BS Emily Brooke Merdian, BS Jorge Rodriguez, BS Jordan M. Hitchcock, BS Jakyia Nicole Mighty, BS Sarah Elizabeth Rodriguez, BS John Christian Hitzelberger, BS Abigail Miller, BS Dawn Marie Rogers, BAAS Tiffany Sue Ann Hock, BS Brittanie Ann Miller, BS Devin Ryan Rogers, BS Ben David Hoffart, BS Sarah Ruth Mohamed, BS Jordan Scott Rosemeyer, BS Ashley Nicole Holland, BS Lauren Amanda Molina, BS Kiara Danielle Ross, BS Lonna Ann Marie Holland, BS Jakeb Charles Moon, BS Olivia Deann Ross, BS Jennifer May Hollingsworth, BS Jason Kim Moon, BS Avery Eileen Runnels, BS Hayden Alexander Hollister, BS Clarra Gabriella Moore, BS Anjel Sanchez, BS Christopher Michael Hopkins, BS Teague Alexander Moore, BGS Brittany Morgan Sanders, BS Kylie Lynnette Horelica, BS Kymeri Elizabeth Morales, BS Frank Santiago lV, BS George Leroy Horelka, BGS John Ethan Morris, BS Lucrecia E. Santis, BS Kevin Thomas Howington, BS James Robert Morse, BS Emrah Sariboz, BS Bonnie Rachelle Hughes, BS Shyon Nicholas Motlagh, BS Stephen Cody Schroder, BS Kaitlyn Elizabeth Hutson, BS Jason Url Muller, BS Xaviere Diondre’ Scott, BS Darryl Thomas Idle, BS Emily C. Neuman, BS Ibrahim Recep Serpici, BS Burak Ilikci, BS Crystal Josephine Nolan, BS Bradley Austin Sherman, BGS Madeline Laura Janowski, BS Nicholas Joseph Nowak, BS Isaias Silva, BS Jenna Marie Jarnagan, BA Amy Elizabeth Ochsner, BAAS Ecem Simsek, BS Derek Paul Johnson, BS Thomas Lee O’Connor, BS Robert Jeryl Slott, BS Charles Richard Johnston, BS Logan Thomas Oliver, BS Preston G. Small, BS De’Shuntrice Jermaindra Jones, BS Ahmet Oner, BS Cody Allen Smith, BS Sanetra Adawn Jones, BAAS Harper Kay Orts, BS Kevin E. Smith, BS Miranda Marie Jordan, BS Alexia Christine Paschal, BS Mia Dene Smith, BS Nicolas Charles Jordan, BS Krystalyn Dawn Patschke, BGS Tyler Kolby Smith, BS Emily Suzzannie Kefer, BS Kolby Keith Patton, BS Austin Michael Sparks, BS Robyn Leigh Key, BS Michael D. Payblas, BS Alexander Wayne Sperandio, BS Morgan Terryrae Kizziah, BS William Grant Petch Jr., BS Keeley Marie Spoon, BGS Savannah Ruth Koehl, BS Brittany Michelle Pettigrew, BS Patrick Alan Starkey, BS Taylor Renee Kohanski, BS Emily Kathleen Pilgrim, BS Blake Foster Stelzel, BS Kyle Joseph Kolafa, BS Christian Taylor Poradek, BS Micaela Lee Steward, BS Fatih Koseoglu, BS Clara Ann Potts, BS Cameron Keith Stewart, BS Brandon A. Kracht, BS Yudeep Prasad Poudel, BS Jude Taylor Stovall Jr., BS Mustafa Kulac, BS Colleen E. Powell, BS Meaghan Marie Surach, BS Andrea Michelle Lee, BS Travis Allen Presley, BS Terry Dean Tolley, BS Jake Robert Leggett, BS Danielle Nicole Prihoda, BS Kaleigh Celeste Treiber, BS Don J. Lenz, BS Cynthia Vanessa Puente, BS Trevor Yale Trepanier, BS Candace Nicole Levine, BS Sarah Darlene Putirskis, BS Steven Robert Trimble, BAAS Garrett Adam Lewandowski, BS Jennifer Karim Qamruddin, BS Alexis Jean Tuckerson, BS Hannah Elizabeth Lewandowski, BS Peter Hao Tri Quach, BS Shadai Nycole Turner, BS Qizhao Li, BS Samuel Jake Rakowitz, BS Mackenzie Lea Unger, BS Samuel Andrew Liska, BS Dakota Weston Ransdell, BS Megan Taylor Vaculin, BS Jenifer Ruth Long, BAAS Nicole Paige Rathwell, BS Jonathan Hassan Valentin, BS Matthew D. Maddox, BS Kevin Andrew Reck, BS Amanda Francisca Varela, BAAS Krista Suzanne Malizia-Grzyb, BGS Brandy Rachelle Reed, BS Michaella Onolie Vasquez, BS Sarah Elise Marquardt, BS Chad Allen Reynolds, BS Kyle Vincent Vecera, BS Douglas A. Marroquin Mejia, BAAS Maria Rucel Mapaye Reynoso, BS Arlo Orlando Vega, BS Journey Martinez, BS Francisco Javier Reza, BS Jordan Jasso Vega, BS Jackson Maclain Massey, BS Cullen Wayne Rich, BS Kelsey Nicole Vilandre, BS Gabriela D. Mata, BS Atlana Paige Richards, BS Morgan P. Vogt, BS

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CONVOCATIONS COMMITTEE EDUCATION HUMANITIES & Mark Tuttle, Chair Donna Cox SOCIAL SCIENCES M. Douglas Berg, Vice Chair Daphne Johnson Lee Courtney Matt Wagner, Vice Chair Bob Maninger West Gurley Joyce McCauley Bernadette Pruitt BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Melinda Miller Terry Thibodeaux Jonathan Breazeale Diana Nabors Tamara Waggener Kathy Hill Kurt Jesswein FINE ARTS AND SCIENCE AND Hadley Leavell MASS COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING Juliana Lilly Jean Bodon TECHNOLOGY Bala Maniam Kathy Daniel Max Coleman Steve Nenninger Erin Reck Ross Guida Joey Robertson Peter Roussel Joe Muller Lucia Sigmar Willie Williams Dwayne Pavelock Jeff Strawser Nibert Salibus Robert Stretcher HEALTH SCIENCES Laura Sullivan Laura Burleson OTHER MEMBERS Bradley Wesner Patrick Davis Wally Barnes Jennifer Didier Kimberly Bell CRIMINAL JUSTICE Linda James Angela Buckner Joan Bytheway Rosanne Keathley Maria Busby David Gangitano Edward L. Chatal Jurg Gerber Richard F. Eglsaer Sheree Hughes-Stamm Kevin Morris Russell Lundberg Scott Plugge Holly Miller

OFFICE OF ALUMNI RELATIONS

The Alumni Association is your Bearkat connection. Your ability to connect with your alumni network is your most valuable SHSU asset—right up there with your degree. Ultimately, a strong alumni network enhances the value of your SHSU degree. With more than 125,000 living alumni, the best way to stay connected and show your Bearkat pride is to join the alumni association.

In addition to such tangible benefits as the Kat Konnection Newsletter, lapel pin, and automobile decal, one of the primary benefits of membership is knowing that you are making a difference in the lives of students, faculty, and staff here at Sam Houston State University. Each year the association provides financial support for student scholarships.

Advantages of Alumni Association membership:

Invitation to special events Alumni publications Alumni discounts (check alumni.shsu.edu for discount listings) Alumni networking Monthly Sam e-newsletter Regional Alumni Clubs and Special Interest groups

The Alumni Association exists to serve and sustain the Sam Houston State University alumni network. Serving the best interest of our members is a top priority, and it is our hope that you find your membership worthy of continuing for years to come. Whether you become a life member or choose to renew your membership each year, you are important to the Alumni Association and the university. We need your continued support each year to ensure SHSU remains an outstanding public university.

To contact the SHSU Alumni Association, call 800-283-7478. Or visit us online at alumni.shsu.edu.

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