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Saturday, August 9, 2014 10:00 a.m. Murphy Athletic Center, Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Middle Tennessee State University has graduated 124,279 students Middle Tennessee State University has graduated 122,148 (1810+321) students since its inception in 1911. These students have received associate, since its inception in 1911. These students have received associate, bachelor’s, master’s, educational specialist, and doctoral degrees. bachelor’s, master’s, educational specialist, and doctoral degrees. Our first Doctor of Arts degrees were conferred on December 22, 1972, Our first Doctor of Arts degrees were conferred on December 22, 1972, the first Educational Specialist degrees on December 20, 1974, the first Educational Specialist degrees on December 20, 1974, and the first Doctor of Philosophy on May 10, 2003. and the first Doctor of Philosophy on May 10, 2003. There have been 399 Doctor of Arts degrees, 1,772 Educational Specialist There have been 399 Doctor of Arts degrees, 1,726 (+46) Educational Specialist degrees, and 169 Doctor of Philosophy degrees awarded. degrees, and 154 (+15) Doctor of Philosophy degrees awarded.

Although degree candidates are listed in this program by academic degree sought, their names are called alphabetically by colleges. The listing of degree candidates and the announced honor distinctions are tentative and subject to final certification of graduation.

1 Program Program

Processional: “Rigaudon” by Andre Campra Audience, please remain standing for the processional, moment of silence, and singing of the National Anthem. Faculty, please remove hats for the singing of the National Anthem and moment of silence.

Moment of Silence

National Anthem

Presiding...... Dr. Sidney A. McPhee President

Commencement Address...... Mr. Scott Boyd ...... Faculty Senate President

Presentation of Emeritus Status

Presentation of Candidates for Degrees...... Dr. Brad Bartel University Provost

Conferring of Degrees...... Dr. Sidney A. McPhee

Alma Mater...... Mr. H. Stephen Smith Professor, School of Music

Recessional: “Hornpipe” from Water Music by G. F. Handel Audience, please remain standing until procession has marched out.

2 Program

Organist...... Mr. Windell Little

Announcing the Graduates...... Mr. H. Stephen Smith Professor, School of Music

Dr. Kevin Donovan Professor, Department of English

Assisting with Diplomas...... Ms. Jaye Kiblinger Executive Aide, Department of Business Communication and Entrepreneurship

Commencement Marshal Dr. Laurie Witherow

Heralds Ms. Pansey Carter, Ms. Allison McGoffin, Ms. Yvonne Elliott, Ms. Janice Benson, Mr. Philip Smith

Commercial photographers will photograph each diploma presentation. These pictures will be available to graduates for purchase. For this reason, no additional photography will be allowed on the floor of Murphy Center.

Alumni Association President

On behalf of the Middle Tennessee State University National Alumni Association, I congratulate you on joining a very special group. With today’s ceremony, you move from being a student to joining more than 100,000 MTSU alumni. As an alum, you are a vital part of the Middle Tennessee State University family. We count on you to represent us to this nation and the world. We hope that your experiences as a student will serve you well in the future. Always be proud of your alma mater, and stay connected to your University. If you would like to be involved in the Alumni Association, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 1-800-533-MTSU (6878) or visit mtalumni.com. Welcome to the future and to your National Alumni Association.

Paula Mansfield ‘82 President, MTSU National Alumni Association, 2014–2015

3 Commencement Speaker

Scott Boyd Faculty Senate President Professor of Speech and Theatre

Mr. Scott Boyd, professor in the Department of Speech and Theatre, is head of design and technology and directs the theatre program. He received his M.F.A. in theatrical design and technical production from the University of North Carolina–Greensboro and a B.A. from Xavier University in Ohio. At North Carolina, he studied under world-renowned designer Andreas Nomikos and four-time Tony Award®–winner Patricia Zipprodt. His extensive design and technical production experience includes work on The Chocolate Soldier for the National Opera Company (Washington, D.C.); Camelot’s Ruby and Empire Gas for the Lost Tribe Theatre Company (NYC); and Shirtwaist and Sus Manos for the Flying Fig Theatre Company (NYC). He has been a consultant for many community, educational, and regional productions across the Southeast. Mr. Boyd is a nine-time finalist for the First Night Award for outstanding design and a three-time winner for his designs of The Tempest and The Tide Shall Cover the Earth. He served as resident designer/technical director for Nashville Children’s Theatre for five years and spent nine years on the faculty of Austin Peay State University before joining MTSU in 2004. He is concluding a year as Faculty Senate president.

4 Platform Party

Dr. Sidney A. McPhee Dr. Michael D. Allen President Vice Provost for Research and Dean of the College of Graduate Studies Dr. Brad Bartel University Provost Dr. Robert U. Fischer, Jr. Dean, College of Basic Mr. Scott Boyd and Applied Sciences Faculty Senate President 2013–14 Dr. Harold Whiteside Mr. Mike Gower Dean, College of Behavioral Associate Vice President, Business and Health Sciences and Finance Dr. David J. Urban Mr. William J. Bales Dean, Jennings A. Jones Vice President for University College of Business Advancement Dr. Lana Seivers Mr. Bruce Petryshak Dean, College of Education Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Dr. Mark E. Byrnes Information Officer Dean, College of Liberal Arts

Dr. Debra K. Sells Mr. Kenneth A. Paulson Vice President for Student Affairs Dean, College of Mass Communication and Vice Provost for Enrollment and Academic Services Dr. John R. Vile Dean, University Honors College Mr. Andrew Oppmann Vice President for Marketing Dr. Mike A. Boyle and Communications Dean, University College

Dr. John Omachonu Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

5 Faculty Emeriti

College of Basic and Applied Sciences Ms. Brenda Parker graduated from MTSU in 1969 with a B.S. in mathematics and became a teacher in Nashville. She earned an M.S. in mathematics from MTSU in 1982 and was subsequently employed as an instructor in the Mathematics Department. When the Computer Science Department was created, she became one of its founding members. She continued her education by earning a master’s in computer science at Vanderbilt University. During her 30 years at MTSU, she coauthored several textbooks in computer science and founded the University’s chapter of Women in Computer Science, serving as its faculty advisor for 10 years. She has been a steady advocate of women’s inclusion and advancement in computer science, math, science, and engineering.

College of Behavioral and Health Sciences Dr. Mark Anshel holds a B.S. from Illinois State University, an M.A. from McGill University, and a Ph.D. from Florida State University. He retired from MTSU in 2014 after a 33-year career in higher education, the last 12 in the MTSU Department of Health and Human Performance (with a joint appointment in the Psychology Department). The MTSU position he applied for was one in which he was asked to conduct research, mentor and advise doctoral candidates, and teach doctoral and master’s courses. Dr. Anshel was advisor for many master’s theses and doctoral dissertations. He has written 17 books, 136 research articles for scholarly journals, 34 professional and practitioner pieces, 17 research grants, and 27 book chapters. He has given 128 conference presentations. He was a keynote speaker at 9 conferences and coordinated 10 conference symposiums. Among his important achievements was the development and validation of the Disconnected Values Model for replacing unhealthy habits with healthy ones, particularly in relation to exercise. Dr. Anshel has been a reviewer for 17 research journals and an editorial board member of the Journal of Sport Behavior for 15 years. He has served on and chaired many department, college, and University committees at MTSU and has received excellent peer and student evaluations. He received the 2008–2009 Research Scholar Award and directed the first faculty-staff wellness program from 2006 to 2008. He has been a wellness and stress management consultant for the Murfreesboro Police Department, a contributor to The Tennessean, and a frequent presence on University television and radio programs.

Dr. Bertha S. Clark holds a B.S. from Tennessee State University, a master’s from George Peabody College, and a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. She worked at the Bill Wilkerson Hearing and Speech Center from 1965 until 1987. She held academic and clinical appointments in speech, language, and hearing at Tennessee State and Vanderbilt School of Medicine from 1970 until 1987. She was a lesson and material contributor to Peabody Language Development Kits and an educational consultant for the American Guidance Company (now Pearson Publishing Company). She was also a National Speech Language Advisory Board member for seven years. She has coauthored eleven publications and five grants. In 1987, Dr. Clark became a member of the Speech and Theatre Department. She was twice a finalist for the Outstanding Teacher Award and the Public Service Award and won the John Pleas Faculty Award in 2003. In 2005, Dr. Clark served one semester as an adjunct professor in the Jackson State University Department of Communicative Disorders in Mississippi. She is now an adjunct assistant professor in Vanderbilt’s Division of Hearing and Speech Sciences and a state-licensed speech-language pathologist. She holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech- Language Hearing Association.

Dr. Cheryl Slaughter Ellis, who worked at MTSU from 1985 to 2013, received a B.S. and M.S.T. in biology from Jackson State University, an M.S. in community health from the University of Southern Mississippi, and a Ph.D. in public health education from the University of Tennessee. As a member of the graduate and Honors faculty, she developed and taught many graduate and undergraduate courses in community and public health. She was coordinator of health education in the Department of Health and Human Performance, chair and second reader for many dissertations and theses, chair of the committee for accreditation of the community

6 and public health education program, member of University search committees, member of the Faculty Senate, cochair of the African American History Month Committee, chair of the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences tenure and promotion committee, and member of all departmental graduate and undergraduate committees as liaison for equity officer. For years, she directed a popular healthy relationships seminar. She received the 2012 John Pleas Faculty Award, the Ebony Achievement Outstanding Teacher Award, and the Outstanding Mentor Award. She presented and published research on bioethics, public health, and minority health issues and served professional organizations as a national and regional officer. She has been president of the governing board of directors of Middle Tennessee Area Health Education Centers; treasurer of the board of directors of the Rutherford County Primary Health Care and Hope Clinic, and member of the Alvin C. York V.A. Hospital human studies committee. She developed an MTSU/Meharry Medical College network that resulted in the presentation of hundreds of health education programs throughout Tennessee. She assisted in implementing and administering the MTSU/National Youth Sports program and the Diabetes in the Faith-Based Community program. Her Just Say No to Drugs grant culminated in a nationally televised Entertainment Tonight program starring Stevie Wonder at Murphy Center.

Ms. Nancy Oxford joined the Human Sciences Department in 1988 as an assistant professor and retired in December 2012. She received a B.S. and M.S. with a major in textiles and clothing from the University of Tennessee. She is president and owner of Textile Fabric Consultants Inc., a manufacturer of swatch kits used in teaching worldwide. The company provides textile training programs for trade organizations and retailers. Her considerable retail, manufacturing, and consulting experience includes working as a buyer and store manager in retail. Ms. Oxford has written and cowritten many articles and has developed textiles educational software. Her research interests include textile flammability, surface design with natural dyes, and fiber arts. She is a member of the Arts in Rutherford Committee and the Murfreesboro Chamber of Commerce and is active in ASTM, AATCC, and the Surface Design Association.

Dr. Sharon Shaw-McEwen, professor of social work, holds a B.S. from Bradley University, an M.S.S.W. from the University of Tennessee, and an Ed.D. from Vanderbilt University. She retired from MTSU in 2012 after 21 years of service. She served for five years as assistant to the vice provost for Institutional Diversity. She is president and CEO of the Centers for Family Life in Nashville. She has provided technical assistance across the country to substance abuse prevention, mental health, and educational programs working with underserved families. At MTSU, she was responsible for the biennial International Conference on Cultural Diversity and directed the Scholars Academy for gifted but underachieving and underserved college students. She is still involved in encouraging college completion and offered scholarships for Scholars Academy students from 2005 to 2010. She was twice a finalist for the Public Service Award, and in 2001, she received the John Pleas Faculty Award. Also in 2001, she attended the prestigious Bryn Mawr Summer Leadership Institute for Women in Higher Education. In 2006, she was invited to present her research on minority achievement gaps in education at Oxford University in England, and in 2006 and 2007 she participated as a researcher in the Achievement Gap Conference at Harvard.

Jennings A. Jones College of Business Dr. E. Dwight Bullard holds a B.S.E. in business education from Arkansas State Teachers College (now University of Central Arkansas). At the University of Mississippi, he earned an M.B.E. in business education in 1965 and an Ed.D. in higher education/business education in 1971. He joined the MTSU faculty in 1965 as an instructor in the School of Business and Industry. His primary assignment was to develop the business communication program. He was tenured and promoted to assistant professor in 1969, to associate professor in 1973, and to professor in 1986. Professor Bullard joined the dean’s office as assistant dean and director of graduate studies in 1982 and associate dean in 1990. He was acting dean in 1988 and interim dean in 1995. He served as associate dean until September 2013, when he returned to the faculty. During fall 2013 he served as advisor to the dean. Dr. Bullard played significant roles in achieving and maintaining business school accreditation and was on the leadership team for the design and construction of the Business and Aerospace Building. He is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, Delta Pi Epsilon, and Phi Delta Kappa honor societies; Theta Xi; and the National Business Education Association. He was a charter member of the MTSU chapter of Pi Sigma Epsilon marketing fraternity.

7 College of Liberal Arts Dr. David Rowe holds a B.A. from Ithaca College and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Virginia. Mace and Chain of Office After a seven-year career in historic preservation in upstate New York, he came to MTSU in 1981, where he taught in the Historic Preservation program until 1985. Then he became a full-time teacher in the History Department focusing on American religious history and research and writing in history while continuing an active participation in local historic preservation. He is the author of several articles and two books on the Millerite movement, including God’s Strange Work: William Miller and the End of the World. He has worked with public school teachers and teacher licensure students, helping them learn how to incorporate Common Core Standards in the teaching of history. He has taught Honors courses for many years and is a three-time recipient of the Outstanding Honors Faculty award.

College of Mass Communication Dr. Mary Nichols received B.S. and M.S. degrees in mass communication from the University of Pennsylvania–Clarion and a Ph.D. in communication research from the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill. She recently retired after teaching video production and media law classes for over 23 years. During her career, she produced several documentaries on Tennessee music traditions, and remote-truck programs at NASA, Music City Roots and the Nashville Symphony. Dr. Nichols has been involved in freelance production ranging from country music award shows and musical performances to working with Media Arts and the deep- sea explorer Dr. Robert Ballard. She is now working to improve her video engineering skills and is in her 16th year of working on projects with Dr. Ballard.

Dr. Robert Pondillo holds a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University, a master’s from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is a professor of mass media history and American culture and also teaches screenwriting classes. He is the author of America’s First Network TV Censor: The Work of NBC’s Stockton Helffrich and many peer-reviewed journal articles on early network TV censorship. His most recent book, American Media and Social Institutions—A Reader, was released in spring 2014. His research interests include media censorship, the interplay of news and American democracy, and issues of media and religion. He is a member of the University Honors College faculty. Dr. Pondillo is also an award-winning filmmaker whose short narrative movies have won dozens of awards from national and international film festivals. My Name is Wallace, which he wrote and directed, was an Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival and was seen at more than 30 festivals worldwide. His latest project, Happy New Year, Mr. Kates!, which is scheduled for release in fall 2014, was honored before production began with the 2012 Best Short Screenplay of the Year Award from the American International Film Festival in Chicago.

Dr. Robert O. Wyatt holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of the South; master’s degrees from Northwestern University, the University of Tennessee, and Vanderbilt University; and a doctorate from Northwestern University. His research interests include support for free expression, public confidence in major public and private institutions, and the nature of political conversation in public and private. He has conducted free expression studies in Mexico, Hong Kong, India, and Russia, and in Israel among Arabs and Jews. He is author of Free Expression and the American Public and a coauthor of Free Expression and Five Democratic Publics. His scholarly work has appeared in the Journal of Communication, the International Journal of Public Opinion Research, Communication Research, and the Journal of International Communication. He has received the Sigma Delta Chi Award for research about journalism from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Worcester Award for best article from the World Association for Public Opinion Research. Wyatt was book review editor for The Tennessean for 15 years and survey research advisor for the Freedom Forum/First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University for five years and has chaired Pulitzer Prize juries four times. He was director of communication research and professor of journalism from 1979 to 2010, including a postretirement position.

8 Mace and Chain of Office

Originally a medieval knight’s weapon, the mace evolved Mace Carrier into a symbol of royal scepters in various crown jewel Dr. Kevin E. Smith completed his B.A., M.A., and collections. Large versions of the scepter have come to Ph.D. in anthropology at Vanderbilt University. He represent the power and authority of institutions such as joined the faculty of the Department of Sociology and our University. The mace measures 50 inches in length and Anthropology in 1994, where he now serves as professor is made of Tennessee cherry wood embellished with solid and director of anthropology. His primary area of sterling silver and lapis lazuli. The Tennessee flower, the iris, research is the archaeology of the southeastern United denotes the public the University serves who, by their States with special interests in late-prehistoric Native loyalty, give it strength and power. The leaves form a crown American cultures of middle Tennessee, the frontier to symbolize the ennobling achievements of our graduates. period of Tennessee, and the archaeology of African Tennessee freshwater­ pearls, the official state gem, suggest American life from slavery through Reconstruction. the inestimable value of inquiring young minds. The Asked to describe this somewhat eclectic mix, he said, streamer on the wood shaft carries the names by which the “My focal interests are in examining how different University has been known since its founding. The finial at people have interacted with the Tennessee landscape the base of the mace is a stylized nut, representing the and each other over the past 1,000 years.” Dr. Smith core, the seed from which springs the mighty tree of those has contributed to over 60 presentations at professional committed to lifelong learning. conferences, invited lectures at universities and The chain of office worn by the president is made of solid museums, and nonprofit organizations and clubs. He sterling silver. The lapis lazuli gems, mounted on scroll has over 40 publications including peer-reviewed shapes, represent the colleges within the University. The books, journal articles, National Register nominations, knotted components depict the interdependence of monographs, and newsletter articles. He has served as knowledge and the various academic programs of MTSU. director or reader in the past five years for over fifteen The sterling and lapis lazuli represent the University colors undergraduate senior and Honors theses, master’s of blue and white. The Great Seal of the State of Tennessee theses, and dissertations at MTSU and three other embellishes the medallion suspended from the chain, universities. Dr. Smith has received honors including representing the University as part of the Tennessee­ Board College of Liberal Arts Outstanding Advisor (twice) of Regents system. and Outstanding Teacher, Outstanding Public Service, and Distinguished Research Awards from the MTSU These unique emblems of authority were designed and Foundation. In addition to teaching and research, he crafted by Professor Klaus Kallenberger, formerly of the Art serves as vice chair of the Governor’s Archaeological Department. The mace and chain of office are a generous Advisory Council and vice chair of the Tennessee State gift to the University from the MTSU Foundation. Historic Preservation Review Board and has held or holds leadership positions in the Middle Cumberland Archaeological Society, the Tennessee Council for Professional Archaeology, and the Society for American Archaeology.

9 Academic Regalia

The black gowns and colorful hoods traditionally worn in Law - Purple Middle Tennessee State University commencement Library Science - Lemon ceremonies have their origins in the Middle Ages. Music - Pink A statute in England in 1321 required that all “Doctors, Nursing) - Apricot Licentiates, and Bachelors” wear gowns. In the second Oratory (Speech) - Silver Gray half of the 14th century, the statutes of certain colleges Philosophy - Dark Blue forbade “excess in apparel” and prescribed the wearing of Physical Education - Sage Green a long gown. Scholars were often clerics as well, and they Science - Golden Yellow adopted costumes similar to those of monastic orders. While the special attire covered rank or social status, thus Social Work - Citrine lending a uniform look to ceremonies, it also served another purpose: warmth in drafty, unheated buildings. The black cap, the mortarboard, is customarily worn. There is no general rule for the position of the tassel. In As the universities began to pass from the control of the practice at Middle Tennessee State University, the tassel is church, colors often were added to the somber robes and worn on the right. It may be shifted to the left after the hoods, eventually signifying the degree and specialization. degree is awarded. Men may remove their caps during prayer, the playing of the alma mater, and during the The cut of the gown, which is usually black, also varies commencement address. with the degree held—pointed sleeves for the bachelor’s degree; long, closed sleeves with a slit in the arm for the Honor graduates are distinguished by the stoles added to master’s degree; and round, open sleeves for the doctoral their gowns: gold for those graduating summa cum laude, degree. While the bachelor’s­ and master’s gowns have no 3.90 to 4.0 (overall grade point average); silver for magna ornamentation, the doctoral gown is faced down the front cum laude, 3.75 to 3.89; and white for cum laude, 3.50 with velvet and has three velvet bars across the sleeves. to 3.74. Graduates with University Honors wear blue and white cords and have completed at least 31 hours with a At Middle Tennessee, hoods are worn by holders of the 3.25 average in the Honors program, a curriculum of master’s and doctor’s degrees, with the latter being longer. special classes designed for superior students. Those who Hoods are lined with the official colors of the university have maintained a minimum average of 3.65 in the which confers the degree; thus holders of degrees from Honors program are graduating with Distinction in MTSU wear hoods lined in blue and white. The velvet University Honors. Honor graduates and persons edging on the hood, and often the velvet edging on the graduating with University Honors, along with those who gown, represents the candidate’s major academic field. have been commissioned second lieutenant in the United Often holders of the Doctor of Philosophy degree (Ph.D.) States Army, are listed in this program after the degree will be seen with regalia in dark blue instead of a color recipients. symbolic of their discipline. This is accepted academic dress. Further, the velvet lining on the gown may be the Some academic honor societies and programs may same color as the discipline color of the hood, or may be provide cords, ribbons, medallions, or lapel pins designat- black. Colors associated with various subjects follow: ing the achievement and involvement of their members.

Agriculture - Maize Since 1993, graduates of the University Honors College Arts, Letters, Humanities - White have received the official Honors medallion in recogni- Commerce, Accountancy, Business - Drab tion of their final thesis defense and completion of special requirements of the college. The medallion itself is a Criminal Justice - Midnight Blue replica of the official seal of the University Honors Economics - Copper College and depicts a lighted torch, three Ionic columns, Education - Light Blue and a lightning bolt. Respectively, these symbolize the Fine Arts - Brown search for truth and knowledge, the stability and Home Economics - Maroon unwavering commitment to pursuing knowledge, and the Journalism - Crimson flash of enlightenment or creative energy.

10 Military veteran students are distinguished by red, white, International students may wear colorful sashes that are and blue cords in recognition of their admirable service representative of their country of origin. Each sash to their country. symbolizes, in color and design, their country’s flag.

Experiential Learning Scholars are distinguished by blue, Most American colleges and universities have adopted a silver, and white cords. These scholars completed uniform code. However, at any academic gathering, EXL-designated hands-on learning courses, an off-campus costumes often are worn that are not described by these service activity, an on-campus service activity, and a guidelines. Some of these may be from foreign portfolio of reflections on their EXL activities. The EXL universities, others from American institutions that have program provides students with opportunities for preferred to remain with the European tradition of hands-on experience, valuable networking, and an allowing each school to determine its own costume. opportunity to explore career paths through real-world Silver medallions worn by faculty denote 15 years of experience. service, and gold medallions represent 25 years.

Academic Banners

The banners carried and displayed at commencement College of Behavioral represent the University; its nine colleges (Basic and and Health Sciences Applied Sciences, Behavioral and Health Sciences, Business, Education, Liberal Arts, Mass Communication, Dr. Melinda L. Richards, associate professor, holds Graduate Studies, University College, and University a bachelor’s in music education (magna cum laude) Honors); and Walker Library. Design and execution of the from Tennessee Technological University and a banners was a collaborative effort among Professor Janet master’s in music and Ph.D. in speech science from Higgins, Art Department; her student Kristi Baughman; the University of Tennessee–Knoxville. After a career and Darrell Callis Burks, designer in Creative and Visual as a commander/conductor in the Air Force, she Services and 2000 B.F.A. graduate. The colors used in returned to her native Tennessee to become a certified each banner represent disciplines within the colleges. The speech-language pathologist (SLP). After being an SLP University seal centers each banner, symbolizing that the for seven years in the schools of Putnam County, she whole is greater than any of its parts. joined the Communication Disorders faculty in 1997. Dr. Richards has taught the Speech and Language Development course to students in the College Banner Carriers of Education and Introduction to Communication Disorders, Communication Problems in Childhood, and Anatomy and Physiology for Speech Pathology College of Basic and Applied Sciences and Audiology to students in the Speech and Theatre major. She has also worked in the Speech and Hearing Mr. Duane Vanhook holds two bachelor’s degrees and Clinic. She pushed for bachelor-level licensure, which an M.Ed. from MTSU and is an assistant professor in the made MTSU the only undergraduate program in the Construction Management program in the Engineering state to offer this credential. Dr. Richards has served in Technology Department. He is on the board of directors the Faculty Senate and is currently on the Academic for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Misconduct Committee. In 2012, she worked with was national director of the Home Builders Association of colleagues in South Africa through the People-to-People Middle Tennessee for 2013–2014. He is state director of Exchange Program. Dr. Richards is past president of the Home Builders Association of Tennessee. He is faculty the Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech- advisor for the Student Home Builders Association and Language Pathologists, past chair of the State Board of took the NAHB Residential Construction Management Communication Sciences and Disorders, and serves as Team to the 2014 International Builders’ Show, where it the Tennessee SLP representative to the Advisory Council placed fourteenth. of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

11 She is also president of the National Association of and she cowrote a grant aimed at increasing retention Pre-Professional Programs. Dr. Richards has written and rates for minority students. Dr. Stevens has been a published internationally on Appalachian English dialect. supervising licensed clinical counselor and has practiced Her current research is on the therapeutic efficacy of music in several mental health agencies, focusing on inner-city in traditional therapies for autistic children. children and their families. Her scope of practice involves providing services in homes, schools, and mental health Jennings A. Jones College of Business settings. She has also provided cognitive behavioral therapy to women at a domestic violence center who Dr. Nita Brooks, assistant professor in the Department were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. of Computer Information Systems, holds a B.B.A. and M.B.A. from the University of Arkansas–Little College of Graduate Studies Rock and a Ph.D. in business from the University of Arkansas–Fayetteville. She teaches undergraduate and Mr. Robert Gordon, assistant professor in the Electronic graduate courses in information systems (IS) security, Media Communication Department, holds a B.F.A. and data communications and networking, and information an M.B.A. from the University of Cincinnati. He has over systems management and applications. In 2011, she 37 years of experience producing shows for Cinemax, was awarded the Bridgestone/Firestone Distinguished PBS, CMT, TNN, GMC, the Family Channel, and RCA Assistant Professorship. Her research interests include IS Records, and for syndication. He has taught multicamera workforce, security and privacy, project commitment, and television production at MTSU for seven years. IS education. She has been published in Communications of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery), College of Liberal Arts European Journal of Information Systems, Journal of Computer Information Systems, IS Education Journal, Dr. David Lavery, professor in the English Department, and American Journal of Business. Additional work is has a bachelor’s degree from Clarion University of forthcoming in Data Base for Advances in Information Pennsylvania, an M.A. from St. Cloud State University, Systems and Information Resources Management and a Ph.D. from the University of Florida, where his Journal. Dr. Brooks is on the board of the Education dissertation on the films of Federico Fellini earned Special Interest Group for the Association of Information him membership in Phi Beta Kappa. He is director of Technology Professionals and is editor of IS Education graduate studies for the English Department and was the Journal. She is a program evaluator for the Accreditation 2006 recipient of the University’s Distinguished Research Board for Engineering and Technology and a member of Award. Author of over 150 published essays, chapters, the Faculty Senate and Graduate Council. and reviews, he has also written, cowritten, edited, or coedited over twenty books, including Joss Whedon, a College of Education Creative Portrait: From Buffy the Vampire Slayer to The Avengers. The coconvener of international conferences Dr. Michelle Stevens, assistant professor in the on Buffy and the work of Joss Whedon and on The Department of Educational Leadership, has a B.A. Sopranos, cofounder of the Whedon Studies Association, from Bowling Green State University and an M.Ed. and and founding coeditor of the journals Slayage: The Ph.D. from Kent State University. She is a specialist in Journal of the Whedon Studies Association and Critical professional counseling whose research interests include Studies in Television, he has lectured extensively on the the effects of service-learning advocacy projects on subject of television and has been a guest/source for the cultural competency of counseling students, the television and radio networks and print publications experiences of minorities at PWIs, and mentoring. She is around the world. From 2006 to 2008, he taught at the advisor for the Minority Graduate Student Association, Brunel University in London.

12 College of Mass Communication University College Mr. Matt Foglia, associate professor in the Department Mrs. Carol Langley earned two degrees from Middle of Recording Industry, holds a bachelor’s degree from the Tennessee State University, a B.U.S. (Bachelor of University of North Carolina and a master’s from New York University Studies) with an emphasis in liberal arts University. He is a 14-year veteran of the New York City and an M.Ed. in administration and supervision with a sound-for-picture industry who joined MTSU in 2008. A specialization in higher education from MTSU. She has former sound engineer for Sony Music Studios and chief worked with the University College Distance Education audio engineer for PostWorks New York, he has mixed and Nontraditional Programs since January 2000. She hundreds of hours of television programming for networks is assistant coordinator for Distance Education Student such as Bravo, Comedy Central, Discovery, ESPN, HBO, Services and a liaison between distance education MTV, PBS, the Sundance Channel, truTV and VH1. He and the Regents Online Degree Program and students has worked on music-based TV and DVD projects for pursuing online degrees. Ozzy Osbourne, My Morning Jacket, Phish, and Coldplay and has two Emmy nominations, including one for a Paul James E. Walker Library McCartney TV special. He was sound mixer for the 2007 Grammy Award–winning Best Long Form Video, Wings Dr. David Nelson, associate professor, came to MTSU for Wheels, which documented the making of Bruce in January 2013 as chair of Collection Development Springsteen’s Born to Run album. Mr. Foglia has worked and Management at Walker Library. He has a doctorate on independent projects and with major studios such as in South Asian studies and a master’s in library science Miramax and Sony Pictures. He has recorded Harrison Ford, from the University of Minnesota. For over 25 years, Liev Schreiber, Kirsten Dunst, Diana Ross, Dave Matthews, he has been involved with the development of library Whoopi Goldberg, Edie Falco, Dave Chappelle, and Oscar® collections and their organization, including work at the winners Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins, among others. Library of Congress and American University in Cairo. He is a voting member of the Academy of Television Arts He fills a critical role in developing and shaping the and Sciences, the Cinema Audio Society, and the Recording academic library collection at Walker Library. Academy. He is also coeditor of the Cinema Audio Society’s journal, CAS Quarterly.

College of University Honors Dr. John D. DuBois earned a B.S. in biology from Baldwin-Wallace College and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in botany from Miami University. He held a postdoctoral fellowship in biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin. He has been a professor in the Department of Biology for 25 years. Before joining the department, he was an assistant professor at Albion College in Michigan. He is the author of 17 journal articles and one textbook and is editor of the department newsletter, BioUpdate. His research has investigated aspects of biological nitrogen fixation in cyanobacteria and legumes, and recently, the photosynthetic efficiency of tall fescue. He joined the Honors College faculty in 2013. Beginning this fall, he will manage the greenhouse at the new Science Building.

13 THE COLLEGE OF Graduate Studies Doctor of Philosophy

Michael Charles House Md Alauddin Majumder B.A., University of the South B.S., University of Chittagong (Major in Economics) M.A., Middle Tennessee State University Dissertation: “Three Applications of Matching (Major in Economics) Estimation in Applied Microeconomics” Dissertation: “Three Essays on the Determination of Hooded by: Dr. Mark Owens Labor Market Outcomes in the United States” Hooded by: Dr. Stuart J. Fowler Manoj Khadka B.S., Tribhuvan University Brittney Dunnae-Najie Oliver (Major in Molecular Biosciences) B.S., Middle Tennessee State University Dissertation: “Biochemical and bioinformatics M.S., Middle Tennessee State University approaches to study the lipids and their biosynthetic (Major in Human Performance) pathways in Chromera velia and Vitrella brassicaformis.” Dissertation: “Bhutanese Refugees’ Health Behaviors Hooded by: Dr. Jeffrey Leblond and Perceptions: A Qualitative Approach to Understanding Bhutanese Refugees’ Post-Resettlement Youngdeok Kim Experiences with Health Care Services in Middle B.S., Soonchunhyang University Tennessee” M.S., Seoul National University Hooded by: Dr. Andrew Owusu (Major in Human Performance) Dissertation: “Toward Improvement of Objectively Rachel Erin Sefton Measured Sedentary Behavior in a Free-living B.S., Middle Tennessee State University Environment” M.S.T., Middle Tennessee State University Hooded by: Dr. Minsoo Kang (Major in Mathematics and Science Education) Dissertation: “A Study of Underprepared College Abhradeep Maiti Algebra Students and Test Anxiety: The Impact of Using B.S., University of Calcutta Expressive Writing on Test Performance” M.A., University of Oklahoma Hooded by: Dr. L. Diane Miller M.A., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Economics) Dissertation: “Essays in Applied Microeconomics” Hooded by: Dr. Joachim Zietz

14 Education Specialist

Melissa Gayle Clark Tonika L. Jordan B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.S., Tennessee State University M.Ed., Middle Tennessee State University B.S., Tennessee State University (Major in Administration and Supervision) M.Ed., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Administration and Supervision) Margaret Sheffield DeLoach B.S., Lambuth University Kelly Audreanna Johnson M.Ed., Arkansas State University B.A., Texas Woman’s University (Major in Curriculum and Instruction) M.A., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Curriculum and Instruction Erin Marlene Dobson in School Psychology) B.S., Middle Tennessee State University M.Ed., University of Louisville Jennifer Krabill (Major in Administration and Supervision) B.A., Ohio State University–Columbus M.A., Middle Tennessee State University James Bridges Dobson (Major in Administration and Supervision) B.S., Middle Tennessee State University M.P.S., Middle Tennessee State University Kandy Gilley Shemwell (Major in Administration and Supervision) B.S., Middle Tennessee State University M.Ed., Middle Tennessee State University Mary Susan Ferrell (Major in Administration and Supervision) B.S., Middle Tennessee State University M.Ed., Middle Tennessee State University Suszane Danniel Stansbury (Major in Administration and Supervision) B.S., Cumberland University M.Ed., Middle Tennessee State University Emily Margaret Green (Major in Curriculum and Instruction) B.A., Case Western Reserve University M.A., Middle Tennessee State University Jerry Lloyd Tackett (Major in Curriculum and Instruction B.A., Georgetown College in School Psychology) B.S., Excelsior College M.Ed., George Mason University (Major in Administration and Supervision)

Master’s Degrees

MASTER OF Benjamin Ross Goodwin Jeffery C. Stanford ACCOUNTANCY B.S., University of Tennessee–Knoxville B.S.B.A., University of Tennessee–Knoxville (Major in Accounting) (Major in Accounting) Allison Nicole Bentley Jessica E. Grimwood William Dustin Taylor B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University B.S., University of Tennessee–Chattanooga B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Accounting) (Major in Accounting) (Major in Accounting) Adam Daniel Brady Stephen M. Johnson Katherine C. Tierney B.S.B.A., University of Tennessee–Knoxville B.S.B.A., University of Tennessee–Knoxville B.B.A., Belmont University (Major in Accounting) (Major in Accounting) (Major in Accounting) Tara Joanna Cooper Scott A. Miller Marcia Louise Wade B.S.B.A., University of South Alabama B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University B.B.A., Belmont University (Major in Accounting) (Major in Accounting) (Major in Accounting) Andrew Greyson Ferris Brittany Faith Rife Jia Wang B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University B.B.A., Cumberland University B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Accounting) (Major in Accounting) (Major in Accounting)

15 MASTER OF ARTS Lauren Ashley Price Rachael Marie Even B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.S.B.A., DeVry University Majed Almozaini (Major in English) (Major in Business Administration) B.S., Qassim University M.S., Murray State University Michael David Pridmore Dalton Ryan Hale (Major in Economics) B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Psychology) (Major in Business Administration) Crystal Nicole Armstrong B.S., Tennessee State University Rebecca Paige Robinson Derek M. Harper (Major in Psychology) B.A., Lipscomb University B.S., University of Tennessee–Chattanooga (Major in History) (Major in Business Administration) Grace Elizabeth Benedict B.S., Middle Tennessee State University Kristen L. Schilling Samantha G. Heastie (Major in Psychology) B.A., Western Kentucky University B.B.A., Lipscomb University (Major in Psychology) (Major in Business Administration) Kaylei Branch B.S., Middle Tennessee State University David Steffensen Nader G. Hobballah (Major in Psychology) B.S., Brigham Young University B.S., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Psychology) (Major in Business Administration) Evan Jackson Buchanan B.S., Belmont University Jessica Lynn Stidham Charles A. Jernigan (Major in English) B.S., Tennessee Technological University B.S., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Psychology) (Major in Business Administration) Melanie Rani Cochran B.A., Vanderbilt University Kevin D. Yeargin Jasmyn J. Killingsworth (Major in History) B.A., Middle Tennessee State University B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in English) (Major in Business Administration) Candace LeeAnn Cupps B.S., Texas A&M University–Commerce Nicholas Scott Levy (Major in History) MASTER OF ARTS B.S., Middle Tennessee State University IN TEACHING (Major in Business Administration) Rebecca Lee Curry B.A., Lipscomb University Dornedria Jarrei Cross Yan Liao (Major in English) B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.S.C.E., Xiang Tan University (Major in Foreign Language) (Major in Business Administration) Katherine E. Ellis B.A., University of Tennessee–Knoxville Casey Lyn McCullum (Major in Psychology) MASTER OF BUSINESS B.A., Middle Tennessee State University Administration (Major in Business Administration) DaJuan Todd Ferrell B.S., Jacksonville State University May Sulaiman Alasim Justin Ryan McKee (Major in Sociology) B.Ed., Princess Nora Bint Abdulrahman B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University University (Major in Business Administration) Tricia Rose Harris (Major in Business Administration) B.A., Kent State University Carmen Kendall McKinney (Major in Psychology) Parvaneh Alibeigi B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Business Administration) Bethany Lynn Hawkins (Major in Business Administration) B.A., Middle Tennessee State University Ashley Renee McReynolds (Major in History) David Michael Barnes B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University B.S., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Business Administration) Amanda R. Johnson (Major in Business Administration) B.A., Middle Tennessee State University Richard C. Milburn (Major in English) Benjamin Thomas Bateman B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.S., University of Tennessee–Knoxville (Major in Business Administration) Jaqulyn Mazie Mallett (Major in Business Administration) B.S., Middle Tennessee State University Robert Eugene Montigue (Major in Psychology) Kelly Bierman B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University B.B.A., James Madison University (Major in Business Administration) Ryan Gooding McMillan (Major in Business Administration) B.A., East Tennessee State University Laura Potter Moran (Major in English) Everette B. Crumpler B.S., Lipscomb University B.S., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Business Administration) Kayla Bridgette McNabb (Major in Business Administration) B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University Paras A. Patel (Major in English) Lauren Langhorne Davis B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Business Administration) (Major in Business Administration)

16 James H. Pilote Serena Thao Vu Jessica Elizabeth Dozier B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University B.B.A., Aquinas College Tennessee B.S., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Business Administration) M.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Curriculum and Instruction) (Major in Business Education) Chad Eric Randall Donald Fann B.S., Eastern Michigan University Candice Leigh Wade B.F.A., University of Memphis (Major in Business Administration) B.A., University of Tennessee–Knoxville (Major in Curriculum and Instruction) (Major in Business Education) Nicole LaTease Roper Jaysen Narvel Gold B.S., Middle Tennessee State University Taurean Rashad Williams B.A., Pennsylvania State University (Major in Business Administration) B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Curriculum and Instruction) (Major in Business Education) Charles Edward Sebolt Laura Dawn Hardy B.A., University of Tennessee–Knoxville B.S., Lambuth University (Major in Business Administration) Master of (Major in Curriculum and Instruction) Criminal Justice Shofurkat Shamansurov Jocelin Oletha Hayes B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University Garen A. Blanchard B.S., University of Alaska–Anchorage (Major in Business Administration) B.S., University of Tennessee–Knoxville (Major in Curriculum and Instruction) (Major in Criminal Justice Administration) Earl Robert Smith, Jr. Ebony S. Isom B.S.I.E., Tennessee Technological University Jessica Leigh Green B.S., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Business Administration) B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Curriculum and Instruction) (Major in Criminal Justice Administration) Waheed Sujjad Jarayon Darnelle Jackson B.S., Middle Tennessee State University Betsy Lee Moon B.A., Spelman College (Major in Business Administration) B.S., Belmont University (Major in Administration and Supervision) (Major in Criminal Justice Administration) Yuyi Tang Rebecca R. Kokubun B.S., Changsha University of Science Brandon Jay Peterson B.A., Metropolitan State College–Denver and Technology B.S., University of Tennessee–Chattanooga (Major in Curriculum and Instruction) (Major in Business Administration) (Major in Criminal Justice Administration) Ciara Chonté Lasley Richard O. Williams B.S.Ed., University of Memphis B.S., Rust College Master of Education (Major in Curriculum and Instruction) M.A., Middle Tennessee State University M.S., Iowa State University Krista Lee Beukema Corey Frances Lazarowicz (Major in Business Administration) B.A., Ball State University B.A., University of Tennessee–Martin (Major in Curriculum and Instruction) (Major in Curriculum and Instruction) John Morgan Wright B.S., Auburn University Brent Daniel Blackwood Taryn LaJune Marks (Major in Business Administration) B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.A., Athens State College (Major in Curriculum and Instruction) (Major in Curriculum and Instruction) Jen-Wei Wu B.A.L., National Taiwan University Jennifer Burks Carolyn Denise Miller (Major in Business Administration) B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.S., Lambuth University (Major in Special Education) (Major in Curriculum and Instruction)

MASTER OF Michael Brandon Bush Jessica Leann Moyer BUSINESS EDUCATION B.A., Middle Tennessee State University B.S., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Administration and Supervision) (Major in Curriculum and Instruction) Amber Kathleen Bollinger B.S., Middle Tennessee State University Sheila A. Carpenter Kristie Diane O’Connor (Major in Business Education) B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.S., Tennessee Technological University (Major in Curriculum and Instruction) (Major in Administration and Supervision) Robert Sean Higgins B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University Hollie Denise Daniel Robert Jeffrey Perry M.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University B.S., Tennessee Technological University B.S.Ed., University of North Alabama (Major in Business Education) (Major in Curriculum and Instruction) (Major in Curriculum and Instruction)

Katie Lynn Patton Amanda Gail Dooley Terri Jo Perry B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.S.Ed., University of North Alabama (Major in Business Education) (Major in Professional Counseling) (Major in Curriculum and Instruction)

Jeremy E. Thomas Sandra Corinne Dowd Jasmine Michelle Piernas B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.F.A., Texas State University–San Marcos B.S., University of Louisville (Major in Business Education) (Major in Curriculum and Instruction) (Major in Literacy)

17 Kelli Lee Rollins MASTER OF Regina K. Danielewicz B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Curriculum and Instruction) PROFESSIONAL STUDIES (Major in Information Systems)

Kerry Elizabeth Shenoha Alexandria R. Keith Rebecca Donaway B.S., Appalachian State University B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University B.A., Florida Gulf Coast University (Major in Literacy) (Major in Professional Studies) (Major in Mass Communication)

Kathryn C. South Jaleesa L. Moore Amber Jenea Dorsey B.A., Rhodes College B.A., Fisk University B.S., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Special Education) (Major in Professional Studies) (Major in Health and Human Performance) Laura Horton Spivey MASTER OF SCIENCE Angela M. Golden B.S., Martin Methodist College B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Administration and Supervision) Jonathan Afugu M.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.S. University of Cape Coast (Major in Professional Science) Justin R. Stefanski (Major in Professional Science) B.S., Middle Tennessee State University Rachael Suzette Hall (Major in Administration and Supervision) Seraj Alamoudi B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.S., King Abdulaziz University (Major in Chemistry) Holly S. Stevens (Major in Professional Science) B.S., Union University Jared H. Hampson (Major in Professional Counseling) Jamie Danielle Avant B.S.B.A., University of Tennessee–Knoxville B.S., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Information Systems) Paula Rae Suratt (Major in Chemistry) B.S., Athens State College Monica Dawn Johnson (Major in Curriculum and Instruction) Claude Adam Baker B.S., Lee University B.S., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Leisure and Sport Management) Denise Michelle Tabscott M.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University B.S., University of Central Florida (Major in Information Systems) Olukemi Gbemisola Jolayemi (Major in Administration and Supervision) B.S., Tennessee State University Rachel Jordan Baldwin (Major in Professional Science) George Dwight Thompson B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.A., University of Alabama–Huntsville (Major in Professional Science) Bala M. Jonnadula (Major in Curriculum and Instruction) B.S., Nagarjuna University Laude Bannerman (Major in Information Systems) Jacob Matthew White M.S., East Tennessee State University B.S., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Professional Science) John Ross Kimberlin (Major in Curriculum and Instruction) B.S., Vanderbilt University Ahmed Baragabah (Major in Information Systems) Emily Ann Williams B.B.A., Stetson University B.S., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Aviation Administration) Heather Ashley Larson (Major in Special Education) B.S., Florida State University Hanan Basfar (Major in Leisure and Sport Management) Jordan Mia Williamson B.S., King Abdulaziz University B.S., Athens State College (Major in Professional Science) Ningyuan Liang (Major in Curriculum and Instruction) B.S., North China University of Technology Mychal Bowling (Major in Professional Science) Whitney Erin Wilson B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.S., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Health and Human Performance) Ashley Blair Lipscomb (Major in Curriculum and Instruction) B.S., Middle Tennessee State University Marianne Dalene Bush B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University Paul Wrather B.S., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Chemistry) B.A., Argosy University M.S., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Special Education) (Major in Information Systems) David Edward Love B.S., Middle Tennessee State University Dean Kevin Wright Liu Chuanlun (Major in Information Systems) B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.S., North China University of Technology (Major in Curriculum and Instruction) (Major in Professional Science) Dimple Murli Mirpuri B.S., Maharaja Sayajirao University Baroda MASTER OF FINE ARTS Casey B. Clark (Major in Professional Science) B.S., Austin Peay State University (Major in Exercise Science) Lakisha Tenae Newby Emily T. Eck B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.S., Louisiana State University– (Major in Mass Communication) Baton Rouge Kara Anne Dawson-Cole (Major in Recording Arts and Technologies) B.S., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Chemistry)

18 Sarah Ann Newton-Cromwell MASTER OF SCIENCE Janeen Michelle Rawlings B.A., Rocky Mountain College B.S.N., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Horse Science) IN TEACHING (Major in Nursing) Blair Elizabeth Parsons Kateryna V. Ogorodnik Kimberly Gean Redfearn B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.S., Middle Tennessee State University B.S.N., University of Tennessee– (Major in Mathematics) (Major in Chemistry) Chattanooga Kyle Matthew Prince (Major in Nursing) Gabriel Owiredu-Boateng B.A., Maryville College B.S., Kwame Nkrumah University of William Todd Vickrey (Major in Mathematics) Science and Technology B.S.N., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Professional Science) (Major in Nursing) MASTER OF SCIENCE Niloufar Pourfarrokh M.D., Shahid Sadoughi University IN Nursing MASTER OF Social Work (Major in Professional Science) Clara M. Buntley Toni Shatell Armstrong Josiah Monroe Redding B.S.N., Middle Tennessee State University B.S.W., Tennessee State University (Major in Nursing) B.B.A., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Social Work) (Major in Information Systems) Mary Melissa Fulghum Carol Ann Beech Kenyia Unique Roberson B.S.N., Middle Tennessee State University B.S., Western Kentucky University (Major in Nursing) B.S., Tennessee State University (Major in Social Work) (Major in Professional Science) Sarah Walton Hearn Abbey Jolene Cook T. D. Schlafer B.S.N., University of North Alabama B.S.W., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Nursing) B.S., Tennessee Wesleyan College (Major in Social Work) (Major in Leisure and Sport Management) Tracey M. Hooper Candice Nicole Hall Scott Louis Simms B.S.N., South University B.S.W., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Nursing) B.S., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Social Work) (Major in Professional Science) Amanda Rose Jackson Chelsea Lanier Curtis C. Stacy B.B.A., East Tennessee State University B.S.W., Harding University B.S.N., King College B.M., Berklee College of Music (Major in Social Work) (Major in Nursing) (Major in Horse Science) Leah Lynn Pastula Sarah E. Tollie Catherine Krips B.S., University of Tennessee–Martin B.S.N., University of Virginia B.A., Virginia Intermont College M.A., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Nursing) (Major in Mass Communication) (Major in Social Work)

James Frank Nicholas Walls Laura Rose Larman B.S.N., Lipscomb University B.A., Harding University (Major in Nursing) (Major in Professional Science)

Alison Nicole Webb Julie Machelle Moore B.S.N., Chamberlain College of Nursing B.S., Middle Tennessee State University (Major in Nursing) (Major in Biology)

Michael Winfree Brittney Sue Murphy B.S.N., University of Tennessee– B.S., Belmont University Chattanooga (Major in Professional Science) (Major in Nursing) Alemayehu Z. Wolde B.S., Addis Ababa University Terry Lee Nunley B.S., Western Carolina University M.S., Addis Ababa University (Major in Nursing) (Major in Professional Science)

Ye Ye Susan Faye Orsbon B.S.N., Middle Tennessee State University B.S., Ningbo University (Major in Nursing) (Major in Mathematics)

Lu Zhang Emily Shidogo Poloji B.S.N., Middle Tennessee State University B.S., University of California–Los Angeles (Major in Nursing) (Major in Professional Science)

19 Undergraduate Degrees

COLLEGE OF Basic and Applied Sciences

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Mohammed Ali Al-Hamdan Amanda T. Fultz Alisha M. Nobbman Hassan Ali Alessa Corey Deonta Geanes Andrew R. Nowlin Ali Mohammed Alhussain Geoshine George Blair T. Offor Ammar Ali Alyamani Kurt Donnell Goethert Samantha Ann Palmore Brett R. Andrews David Matthew Graham Joshua J. Periut Bryan D. Armstrong Lauren Rachel Green Nia R. Perry Ori Michael Armstrong John Robert Griffith Justin Andrew Rateau Michael Attallah Reed W. Hagan Uliana Hatem Rezkalla Rebecca Mae Ball Megan Hahn Danielle Michelle Rios Don Owen Bedwell Donald Frederick Hale Cassie Michelle Roberts Regan J. Best James Michael Hill Raffe Perry Roberts Corey Evan Brant David Joseph Hiller Chasity LaShae Robinson Rachel Brooke Brewington Michael L. Hooper Brooks Davis Russell Josiah James Britton Bradley Thomas Hornick Lalaine S. Shelton Brooke Sibbilynn Burgess Thuy T. Huynh Darryl Smith Faria Asif Chaudhry Molly Catherine Ivey Rachael Marie Starr William Boyd Clouse Aubrey Michelle Jernigan Taylor Nicole Stone Clayton Prichard Cooper David Lemarr Johnson Samuel Benjamin Stradley Tyler P. Costello Kenisha Neshae Johnson Jennifer Elvira Taylor James Austin Crisp Lee A. Jones Angelo Eugene Todaro Holly Elizabeth Crook Jennifer C. King Allison Elizabeth Todd Richard David Crowe Jordan Clay Lee Jeremy Lee Treichel Megan de Roo Teven Tenard Lee Jesse Alejandro Villalpando Matthew Thomas Dravis Timothy C. Martin Brenda D. Warren Sharon Rainey Erisman Chandra Lee Martinez Gabrielle Lee Webb Nermin Nabil Fahim Sherry Monique Mattox Kathryn Elizabeth Wilburn Khalid Yousif Fallata Misti C. Maynard Michael Allen Wilson Mehreen Fatima Mathew William Meath John Thomas Wimpee Kevin Michael Finch Thomas Scott Moore Nicholas David Wisner Kacie L. Finley C. Melanie Morrison Abel Girma Woldetensaye Robert S. Friedman Jameson Blake Newman

20 COLLEGE OF Behavioral and Health Sciences

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Ashlyn Virginia Dyar Jessica D. Mosley Robin Christa Abernathy Anna Eldridge Jennifer Shea Myers Eduard R. Ablaev Reginald L. Farmer Monika T. Nathaniel Ramsey William Akel Victoria L. Farr Michael Minh Tam Nguyen Kaitlyn Danielle Alexander Kathryn Alexandra Ford Jacqueline Marie Niman Brennan J. Amos Mackenzie G. Fox Cody Joe Nolin Mackenzie Grace Anderson Cassandra Marie Gaddis Jessica Osaiyekemwen Odigie Ashley K. Andrews Le’Freida Victoria Gatlin Adanna Uche Omatu Rachel Caitlin Arabis Kathryn Alice Golab Cynthia Akunna Onyebinachi Jasmine Marie Arnold Kathryn M. Gold Danita J. Parker Antonio Derrell Avant, Jr. Hillary Shanae Graves Jason Peak Abigail Ruth Aymett Katelynn-Marie Uselton Griner Tera LaShaun Peet Erin Leigh Azbell Richard J. Haggard Carissa M. Peterson Samantha Renee Bailey Melissa D. Hall Taylor Nicole Pitts Lauren Alexandria Baskin James Hunter Hancock Coryn E. Porter Jalisa Yolanda Bass Isaac D. Harrington Sarah Ellen Primm Paige Allessandra Bass Kayleigh M. Harrison Mollie Ellen Prindiville Brittany C. Bastyr Kelsey Malinda Heathscott Molly Cecile Prosser Heather N. Bay Esther Holguin Shaun Devon Rainone Kristen Joyce Beal Kendsie Jane Hollis Mary F. Reusch Shawnice Monshay Beard Azia N. Horton Austin R. Reyes Benjamin Heath Biles Megan Corrinne Hudgins Brian Carrington Ridge Taylor Brett Binkley Benjamin Hudson Brittany R. Rimer Amy Lynn Bischoff Ryan R. Jennings Katelen Marie Robertson Shana Michelle Blake Shoniqua Darshea Johnson Anna Lee Rosswoods Hannah Claire Bliss Timothy Michael Johnson Christopher Robert Rowcliffe Lee-Amor Bowen Dustin Tyler Jones Jessica Mallery Rushmore Erin Kathleen Brady Citlaly Berenice Juarez Alisa Mari Schum David Zachary Brazzell Hilary R. Kelley Brittany Michelle Sharp Megan Jo Breidenbach Emilee Rose Ketron Tiffani Jenell Shaw Rachel N. Brown Katharina V. Keys Rachel Allison Shepler Stephanie Catherine Brown Kiara La’nette Kirkman Brandy C. Simpson Jordan Nicole Burroughs Sunny Dayle Lavender Jayda Patrice Singleton Lindsay Meghan Butler Mariah Simone Lawler John David Singleton Meagan Victoria Butler Courtney Megan Lee Alyssha D. Smith Nicolette Lea Butler Amy Jo Lincoln Ashley Jenise Smith Ciana D. Calhoun Jordan Paige Lindsay Jamie Diane Smith Lupe Maria Cameron Demarius Keilin Love Precious Faith Smith Wendy Llamilet Carballo Brittany N. Malbrough Nicholas John Sobieralski Laura Leigha Carson Jonathan Eric Mann Carli Morgan Steinhauer Sarah E. Cook Lauren Elizabeth Mansfield Lindsey Brooke Stevens Jordan Bryan Cooper Carlyn M. Mason Lauren M. Stevenson Marlee Claire Cornwell Caroline Ashton McCullough Kevin Steele Sweathomas Brieanna Kathryn Davidson Marina S. Melika Melanie Lynette Sykes Aaron Norval Davis, Jr. Elizabeth H. Mikhail Kendra Faye Taylor Rose Corinne Davis Youstina Magdy Mikheil Rosalyn Renay Terry Miranda Lee Denham Alicia B. Minchey Amanda Rose Toth Nina Brooke Dever Kristi A. Moore Angelica Renee Trammell Kcyrita Dixon Taylor L. Morales Paige Erin Trollinger Rachel Marie Doherty ReBekah Aubrey Morrow Benjamin Madison Tucker

21 Matthew Austin Tucker BACHELOR OF SCIENCE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Nia Calisse Turner IN Nursing IN SOCIAL WORK Dorian Ravonne Wade Geoffrey R. Watkins Virginia Donella Caballero Drew Anthony Peterson Chesley A. Watson Kristie Leigh Caldwell Janani Elisha Webb Nathan Terry Donaldson Marissa Renee Webb Dara Downs Martonyia Keturah Webb Jennifer Candice Dyer Megan Anne Ciccoline White Timothy Wayne French Mary C. Whitnel Laura Elizabeth Greene Evann Nicole Wilson Nicholas G. Harmon Rebecca Elaine Winter Mandy Darlene Howard Ryan Witherspoon Katrena Mariah Jefferies Daniel Craig Worley Brandy Nokes Alyson Kay Wright Cathy Camille Patty Brennan A. Wrinkle Ryan Smokovitz Kristie Ncuab Yang Kelsey Cree Yarbrough Kathryn Elizabeth York

JENNINGS A. JONES COLLEGE OF Business

BACHELOR OF John Fielding Gentry Anthony M. Patnode BUSINESS Syed Ali Kazim A. Gilani Finoy Jordan Perkins Administration Danielle Leigh Goerg Anna C. Petty Zring J. Akrawi Jessica Anne Guerrero Jessica M. Potts Fatmeh W. Al Assaadi Rebecca Gelene Hanvey Brandon Robert Ray Patrick Lane Amans Bradley Kyle Harris Amanda LaVonne Risco William Elliott Anderson Hannah R. Hawkins Anne Louise A. Robertson Zachary Ryan Anderson Holly Camille Hayes Siatta Konah Rogers Raghda Fareed Attar Thomas Matthew Helm William Lawrence Rubenstein Jonathan Agustin Aybar Felicia Georgette Hendon Ryan Thomas Sasse Amber Denise Baldwin Kelsey Rebecca Hendrixson Kailee Marie Scheuermann Ryan Martin Beadle Seth Ray Hendrixson Jordan V. Schwer Jessica Lashay Beasley Brandon Ellis Hill Christopher Michael Scott Melissa Beasley Mallory Brooke Hutton Heather Lynn Sells Karys Bennett Kristina Gay Jackson Ryan A. Shelley John Hardy Brasfield Jordan R. Jennings Patrick Emmanuel Simpson Ashley M. Burkhart Alexis Rochelle Jeup Aaron Douglas Smith Phillip Andrew Cadle Megan Renee Jones Clinton B. Smith Cori L. Caldwell Jimmy Franklin Jordan Joshua Smothers Hannah Caitlin Carter Jeffrey Andrew Kelly Nolen Rutledge Spencer Leela R. Chamlagai Mark Anthony LeFebvre Michael Erick Sudberry Renay M. Chavez Courtney Crumbaugh Lurie Jekeia C. Suggs Angela Renae Choate Lisa H. Lynch Chris Yance Tach Go San Cing Michael A. McDonald Amy Jones Thomas Robert Woodrow Albert Cole Michael R. Miner Laura C. Vongphachanh Tevin A. Coleman Jared R. Mitchell Olivia P. Voravong Yasuary Lidieth Cuevas Tara Nicole Moore Lucas Fraser Watson Kevin Blake Culpepper Lacee Brooke Morgan Hunter Lawerence West Cameron Michael Davis Autumn A. Murray Dustin Alexander Whitaker Heather N. Davis Stephanie B. O’Day Jeffrey Allen Whitely Sharvis Mitchell Dawkins Hansen Obu Wei Zhao Patrick D. Fosbinder Chelsea L. Oden Laura Ann Ziegler Charmel N. Foxx Samuel Olutobi Olayinka 22 COLLEGE OF Education

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Lindsay Michelle Crawford Raven MarShaun Henderson Paula N. Tran

COLLEGE OF Liberal Arts

BACHELOR OF ARTS BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS Jeffrey Scott Laudieri Lacey D. Linck Alexis Marie Aylor Ryann Lorraine Armstrong Jacob Kent Lisemby Simeon Paul Ayton Melissa Abigail Atkins Richard Thomas Lunn Martika Brown Kelsea Gayle Bassham Michelle Rena Maron Kristen M. Casserilla James Earl Case Karissa Janay Marshall Ian Edward Cavnar Christine Kaitlyn Craft James Brian Martorana Cassandra Tye Davis Heather V. Dillinger Alex Joseph McClure Jennifer Susan Dawson Carmen M. Elkins Pauline Jai McGowan Kelah L. Guthrie Kasey Shaun Golden Sarah Kate McKinney Chloé Harris Kelsey Rae Greer Lloyd Blake Meador David Thomas Heath Alexandra Marie Otarola Pamela Christine Miller Preston Hemmerich Taylor Michael Watson Aaron Andrew Morrison Daisy J. Jimenez Noelle Alese Yeargins Laetitia Ingrid Muderhwa Samuel Caleb Joiner Jacobie H. Olin Alexander Paul Jones BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Garrett Michael Page Phylicia Denise Kennedy Elizabeth Campbell Alignamath Edwin S. Pink, Jr. Lacey D. Linck Merideth Kaye Allen Rachael A. Pointer Claud L. McCrory, Jr. Jarrod LeBron Blackwell Ashlee N. Reaves Iris Y. Montes Heather Ann Bowman Lori Ann Reed Ashley Marie Owens Mark A. Bowman Jaimie Linette Riccitelli Dorothy Kathryn Parker Austin Bracci Brian Michael Roberge Jordan A. Perez Kelsey Paige Callahan Amber Michelle Robinson Stephen Reid Porter Dakota D. Dexter Travis Wayne Rollins James Ivan Pritchard Bruno M. DiGiorgi Josh Scheufler Megan Rachelle Rehnborg Laura Jean Dukes B. Davis Seal Uliana Hatem Rezkalla Whitney Rae Fitzgerald Lindsie Denise Sikes Kathryn Roberts Rachel Ann Forlines Rebecca Lee Smith Rachel E. Shepherd David William Randall Foster Janet Lynn Stephens James Wallace Short Mary Lauren Fox Iesha Rochelle Sumerall Gary Scott Smith Raven M. Giddens Shavangi Y. Sutaria Stephanie LaShawn Smith Sara Catherine Helgeson John Jared Taylor April Tiffany Smyth Matthew Spencer Heslep John F. Thomas Alicia Marie Thurman Chelsea Loren Hethcote Carey Glenn Weeks Yosaton Tungmanelatkul Wanching Monica Hii Kathryn Mae Turney Adam Wade Hinds John Aaron Wade Danielle Justine Jackson Phillip Gordon Wennerstrom Candice Noelle Jordan Bonnie Marie Williams Jocelyn Faye Kinzer Mariangel Zumbado

23 COLLEGE OF Mass Communication

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Amira Alkhiyami Steven Andrew Harper Stephanie L. Rollins Andrea Colleen Ayotte Sydney Grodi Holloway Justin B. Rothrock Kimberly W. Barker Greyson Douglas Holmes Emily H. Routon Alexandra Donio-Maria Beecher Kailey Renée Jackson Ashley Elizabeth Russom LaTaevia C. Berry Kaitlyn E. Jones Cody Pemberton Saffel Jennifer Marie Boyd Keith John Koren Aimee Renee Schafer Anais Briggs Kelby Gerard Kraft Kristie Lee Schleicher Keturah Antoinette Brown Darius L. Lewis Christopher A. Scott-Wallace Mackenzie J. Burke Lauren Elizabeth Madewell Kaylia Symone Sharrer Seth J. Caldwell Erin Jorgette Mayes Cecilia Veronica Sinkala Cortland Richard Carmona Devin Michael McClure Charles Doranda Slagle Mayra Alejandra Cervantes Steven Ray McConnell Sean Michael Sparacino Lani K. Choate Emma Heather Morgaine Mitchell Callie St. John Keosha Tinise Christopher Iris Y. Montes Benjamin Hayden Stewart Jermaine Lebron Daniel Christian M. Moritz Shayna Alexis Strong Andrew Duggan Grace Eunhye Park Christopher Dale Sy Robert Christopher Duke Braxton Wade Pearson Miranda C. Troup Jacob G. Estrada Chelby Jeanéa Pickett Michael A. Tufts Camille C. Faulkner Eric Arthur Pio Daniel Malcolm Voltaire, Jr. Alex David Feldkamp Joshua Lyndon Pippin DeMarcus Jamal Waggoner Lucas Graeme Fleming Sona Potosyan Molly Anne Webb Jaron Duncan Guy Mary M. Pyrdum James Ross Wells Logan B. Haire Jessica Morgan Reeves Samuel Andrew West Ariel Buie Ham Kelsie A. Richards Taneshia Dawn Woods Zachary S. Hanni Bailey R. Robbins Mera Emad Youssef

24 University College

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Maria D. Alvarez Lauren Amanda Hooks Larry Wayne Raney Katie Marie Andersen Raven S. Hurdle Jonathan G. Rigsby Christina Joy Arms Kayla Marie Hurt Kenneth Rowland Alicia Ann Marie Barber Benjamin Andrew Hutto Spencer Higgins Rushing Lorraine Hipolita Barbour Amber Lee Jarrell Leslie Michelle Sawyers Martin Paul Bean IV Jeniece Johnson Laura Lynn Senger Jamie N. Brandon Laura Elizabeth Johnson Dustin Serpas Channon Verna Brinkley Benjamin Tyler Jones Jonathan Forrest Simpson Finess Brown II Tanner J. Justice Jared Evan Staples Quendolyn Rachal Brown Injae Kang Sonia Diane Stephens Claire Camille Buchanan Herbert Wayne King, Jr. Brandon J. Strahan Lucretia Karla Burnett Jonathan Bentley King Malachi K. West Taylor Tandra Danelle Caldwell Austin J. Kirkpatrick Contrecia Tanyae Tharpe Miah Raquel Castillo Tangela Coffee Lane Justin Brent Tipton Brenda A. Clark L’Darius D. Litt Richard M. Watkins Lee Norris Clark, Jr. Alexandrea Mishelle Martens Joshua R. Webb Tynethia L. Corbin Momolu William Massaquoi II Todd Joseph Wiencek Daniel Julian Cottone Jennifer Danielle Matheny Erik N. Williams Margarette Ann Dashiell Mary E. McCashin Felicia Marchelle Wilson Susan Bowlin Decareaux Phillip A. Merritt Joshua Bryan Wood Morgan A. Dirube Chelsea K. Moore Vincent R. Yarbrough, Sr. Timothy Joseph Donegan, Jr. Don R. Morrison, Jr. Maggie Lee Emick Briana D. Morrow BACHELOR OF Terri Lynn Eshleman Kurt William Morton UNIVERSITY STUDIES Lucas Everett Natalie Marie Mozingo Briann Vatrice Foster Caitlin B. Nelson Jonathan Taylor Carter Brianne M. Franciscovich Doris Ann Orman Brittani Renee Elaster Lisa Reneé Gaulden Christopher Todd Ozment Regina Leigh Gillespie Christie Pennington Gibbons Amy Feller Partch Ashlei Lynn Hand Alicia Marie Griffin John Clay Perry Kendra Michelle Lancaster Jessica Michelle Hampton Dallas Robert Plattsmier Antoinette Nicole Leake John Fredrick Harvill Michael Edward Pool Mark Allen Logsdon Kenneth Alan Hoff Eben Stone Powell Jason Kyle Robertson

25 Honor Graduates

CUM LAUDE (3.50–3.74 GPA)

COLLEGE OF BASIC JENNINGS A. JONES COLLEGE OF AND APPLIED SCIENCES COLLEGE OF BUSINESS MASS COMMUNICATION Rachel Brooke Brewington Phillip Andrew Cadle Logan B. Haire Faria Asif Chaudhry Leela R. Chamlagai Christian M. Moritz Sharon Rainey Erisman Sharvis Mitchell Dawkins Eric Arthur Pio Robert S. Friedman Patrick D. Fosbinder Bailey R. Robbins Amanda T. Fultz Rebecca Gelene Hanvey Kaylia Symone Sharrer Bradley Thomas Hornick Megan Renee Jones Molly Anne Webb Misti C. Maynard Anthony M. Patnode Jesse Alejandro Villalpando Olivia P. Voravong UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Susan Bowlin Decareaux COLLEGE OF BEHAVIORAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Tanner J. Justice AND HEALTH SCIENCES Paula N. Tran Dallas Robert Plattsmier Kaitlyn Danielle Alexander Sonia Diane Stephens Rachel Caitlin Arabis COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS Samantha Renee Bailey Elizabeth Campbell Alignamath Heather N. Bay Merideth Kaye Allen Hannah Claire Bliss Simeon Paul Ayton Jordan Nicole Burroughs Martika Brown Laura Leigha Carson Jacob Kent Lisemby Kcyrita Dixon Sarah Kate McKinney Nathan Terry Donaldson Laetitia Ingrid Muderhwa Ashlyn Virginia Dyar Jacobie H. Olin Kathryn Alexandra Ford Edwin S. Pink, Jr. Timothy Wayne French Stephen Reid Porter Cassandra Marie Gaddis Lori Ann Reed Kathryn M. Gold Kathryn Roberts Melissa D. Hall Iesha Rochelle Sumerall Kristi A. Moore Alicia Marie Thurman Cathy Camille Patty Yosaton Tungmanelatkul Taylor Nicole Pitts Phillip Gordon Wennerstrom Sarah Ellen Primm Brian Carrington Ridge Brittany R. Rimer Jessica Mallery Rushmore Alisa Mari Schum John David Singleton Lindsey Brooke Stevens Lauren M. Stevenson Amanda Rose Toth Paige Erin Trollinger Mary C. Whitnel Kathryn Elizabeth York

26 MAGNA CUM LAUDE (3.75–3.89 GPA)

COLLEGE OF BEHAVIORAL COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE OF AND HEALTH SCIENCES Laura Jean Dukes MASS COMMUNICATION Mackenzie Grace Anderson Kelsey Rae Greer Emma Heather Morgaine Mitchell Erin Leigh Azbell Aaron Andrew Morrison Kelsie A. Richards Brieanna Kathryn Davidson Megan Rachelle Rehnborg Shayna Alexis Strong Jennifer Candice Dyer Amber Michelle Robinson Miranda C. Troup Hillary Shanae Graves Rachel E. Shepherd Amy Jo Lincoln Shavangi Y. Sutaria UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Drew Anthony Peterson Taylor Michael Watson Maggie Lee Emick Briann Vatrice Foster JENNINGS A. JONES COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Melissa Beasley Jeffrey Andrew Kelly

SUMMA CUM LAUDE (3.90–4.00 GPA)

COLLEGE OF BASIC COLLEGE OF BEHAVIORAL COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND APPLIED SCIENCES AND HEALTH SCIENCES Kelsea Gayle Bassham Regan J. Best Nicolette Lea Butler Jeffrey Scott Laudieri Josiah James Britton Anna Lee Rosswoods Lacey D. Linck Matthew Thomas Dravis Dorothy Kathryn Parker Jeremy Lee Treichel UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Michael Edward Pool

University Honors College

University Honors Jennifer Marie Boyd Faria Asif Chaudhry

r o T C Commissionees

Bradley T. Hornick

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28 Alma Mater words and music by Charles Douglas Williams (B.M. ‘54)

We sing thy prai - ses faith - ful guide of youth;

Through all the a - ges af - firmed and strong in truth.

Al - ma Ma - ter Mid - dle Ten - nes - see

We proud - ly of - fer our hearts in loy - al - ty.