Jacksonville State University’s spring commencement was at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 2, in Paul Snow Stadium. Dr. Harvey H. “Hardy” Jackson III, professor of history and chair of the History and Foreign Languages Department at JSU, delivered the address.Distinguished graduates were Julie Marie Frasier of Gadsden, Kathryn N. Greer of Jacksonville, Wendy Dumas Gregory of Altoona, Jade C. Hill of Piedmont, Whittany A. Hodnett of Lanett, Rebekah Fran Holley of Weaver, Bobbie Davis Maddox of Gadsden, Erin Marie Marbut of Gadsden, Astin Leigh Mobley of Ranburne, David Michael Robbins of Boazand Tiffany Renea Tolleson of Boaz. Four of these graduates — Frasier, Mobley, Hodnett and Tolleson — received the Bachelor of Science in education. Three of these four have a major in elementary education. Tolleson’s major is mathematics. Two of the 11 received the Bachelor of Arts degree. They were Rebekah Fran Holley with a double major in communication and sociology and Bobbie Davis Maddox with a major in liberal studies.
The other five top graduates received the Bachelor of Science degree. Of these five, Kathryn N. Greer and Wendy Dumas Gregory graduated with a major in biology. Two others, Jade C. Hill and Erin Marie Marbut, graduated with a major in psychology. David Micheal Robbins graduated with a major in chemistry.
UNDERGRADUATES
• Alexandria: Jamie Bonds, Special Honors in Elementary Education.
• Anniston: Alfreda Alexander; Bentlie Bedford Dodd; Lattisha Burton; Melissa Clark; Scarlett Doby; Dorothy Duncan; Kimberly English; Katherine Finley; Amanda Gonzalez; Rita Harville, Cum Laude, Special Honors in Sociology; Dora Hayes, Magna Cum Laude, Special Honors in Economics; Anisha Heath; David Adam Higdon; Casey Howell, Summa Cum Laude, Special Honors in Physical Education; Tamara Humphries, Magna Cum Laude, Special Honors in Early Childhood Education; Arneke Ivy; Danielle Jones-Pruett, Magna Cum Laude, Special Honors in Psychology and English; Jamie Limbaugh, Cum Laude, Special Honors in Social Work; Brett Macek, Magna Cum Laude, Special Honors in Biology; Philip Mallows; Derek Medders; Lacee Nisbett; Bryan Owens; Jason Smith; Ralph Weaver; Erin Webb, Summa Cum Laude, Special Honors in Psychology.
• Jacksonville: Laurel Beard; Jonathan Chancellor; Vashaunda Chatman; Jessica Dean; Benjamin Faircloth, Special Honors in Economics; Rachel Farmer, Cum Laude, Special Honors in Mathematics; Stephen Fuselli, Special Honors in Biology; Kathryn Greer, Summa Cum Laude, Special Honors in Biology; Charles Hardin; Benjamin Harrison; Lillian Holliman; Cordell Hunt; Karen Jameson; Leann Leathers, Magna Cum Laude, Special Honors in Early Childhood Education; Elizabeth Maxwell, Special Honors in Criminal Justice; Heather McCartney; Krystal McDaniel; Jennifer Moore; Andria Piper; Brittany Price; Hannah Rea, Cum Laude, Special Honors in Art; Dejuan Roberts; Aaron Rush; Natalie Smith; Tracee Smith; Kevin Sudsberry; Laura Underhill; Victoria Young
• Piedmont: Amanda Barbao; Carly Conaway, Summa Cum Laude, Special Honors in Early Childhood Education; Eboney Doss, Cum Laude, Special Honors in History; Susan Fann, Magna Cum Laude, Special Honors in Sociology; Tiffany Farmer, Special Honors in Elementary Education; Patricia Franklin; Jonathan Gaddy; Jade C. Hill, Summa Cum Laude, Special Honors in Psychology; Tasha Holbrook; Lyndzi Ingram-Ward, Special Honors in Elementary Education; Brandi Malsy; Cristen McGatha; Erin Pentecost; Lori Ray; Leslie Schall; Ashley Steward, Magna Cum Laude, Special Honors in Mathematics; Damien Willis.
• Weaver: James Bartel; Jason Boyer, Special Honors in Political Science; Abbie Caffman; LaRoyia Gunter, Special Honors in Elementary Education; Eric Harper; Rebekah Holley, Summa Cum Laude, Special Honors in Communication and Sociology; Bobbie Leach; Michelle Morgan; Susan Niver, Magna Cum Laude, Special Honors in Finance; Kevin Wilson, Special Honors in Physical Education
• Wellington: Davita Arenth; Zachary Williams, Special Honors in Sociology.
GRADUATES
• Alexandria: Jimmy Powell.
• Anniston: Shanquita Boazmon; Deidra Brown; Simonia Cunningham; Tamatha Fields; Christan Green; Brandi Gregory; Christine Hollis; Debra Honer; Brandy Hunley; Phillip Kirsch; Jenny Lambert; Lydia Moore; Tia Moore; Laurie Morgan; Leonard Motz; Timothy Phillips; Todd Prater; Sarah Screven; Lara Sisk; Heather Snider; Heather Stedham; William Stiles; Molly Willingham.
• Jacksonville: Amanda Atchley; Vanessa Bonner; Shannon Carter; Brookelyn Crenshaw; Lacey Deaver; Caroline Godbey; Mary Harper; Thomas Hobgood; Lisa Minor; Matthew Minor, Aubrey Thrasher; Ashley Ward; Richard Watkins; Jennifer Wythe.
• Piedmont: Kisha Mitchell; Christopher Young
• Weaver: Sonya Ware; Manuela Woodruff.
