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Augusta University

Spring Commencement

May 30, 2020

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AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY

In 1828, eight ambitious doctors founded a medical academy in the heart of Augusta, Georgia. Little

did they know the school they created, now the Medical College of Georgia, would go on to become

part of a much larger university. Nor could the founders of the Academy of Richmond County have

foreseen the impact of chartering the state’s first junior college, the Junior College of Augusta, in 1925.

Today, the legacies of both institutions continue to develop, grow, and flourish together as one in the

form of Augusta University.

Augusta University is at the forefront of groundbreaking research focused on improving and enriching

the human experience. Offering undergraduate programs in the liberal arts, social sciences, health

sciences, business, education and cybersecurity as well as a full range of graduate programs and clinical

research opportunities, Augusta University is Georgia’s innovation center for education and health

care. With four campuses in Augusta and satellite campuses in Athens, Albany, Rome and Savannah,

the university’s 10 colleges and schools have a truly statewide impact.

Home to the Medical College of Georgia, the nation’s ninth-largest and 13th-oldest medical school, the

university’s Health Sciences Campus is at the forefront of health care innovation. Housing the state’s

largest College of Nursing, the College of Allied Health Sciences, The Graduate School and The Dental

College of Georgia, the Health Sciences Campus also features the state’s only public academic medical

center. Built in and around a former United States arsenal, the historic Summerville Campus is home

to the university’s liberal arts curriculum and Cyber Institute. In the shade of ancient trees, professors

from the Katherine Reese Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; the nationally

ranked James M. Hull College of Business; the College of Education; and the College of Science and

Mathematics prepare students for a lifetime of critical thinking, creativity and entrepreneurial success.

Christenberry Fieldhouse houses 11 of the Augusta Jaguars’ 13 competition sports as well as all

administrative and support staff for the Augusta University Department of Athletics. CFH also houses

the College of Education’s Kinesiology Department. The Forest Hills Campus also houses a full-

size golf course, baseball, softball and soccer fields, and serves as the home of the Jaguars’ nationally

recognized NCAA Division I golf team.

In June of 2017, Augusta University announced the creation of its new School of Computer and Cyber

Sciences to train the next generation of cybersecurity and computer science professionals. The new

school is housed in the Hull McKnight Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center, located on the

Riverfront Campus in beautiful downtown Augusta.

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Jenelle Smeragliuolo

The remarks to the graduating class are given by Jenelle (Jenny) Marie Smeragliuolo, who is earning a

Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene, from Cumming, Georgia.

As an Augusta University student, Jenny has held leadership positions in many student organizations,

including Secretary for the Undergraduate Student Government Association, Director of Philanthropy

and VP of Membership & Recruitment for Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity, Director of Public Relations for

the College Panhellenic Council, and President of the Student American Dental Hygiene Association.

She has also served as a member of She’s The First Augusta Chapter, 1828 Ambassadors, and as a

Leadership Coach for the Student Leadership Challenge. Her leadership has been recognized with the

2016 New Member of The Year Award at the Student Organization Awards and the 2019 Alpha Eta

Leadership & Service Award.

Jenny attended West Forsyth High School and is the daughter of Mark & Kathy Smeragliuolo. Upon

graduation, Jenny plans to obtain her Registered Dental Hygienist license in Georgia, and begin clinical

practice in a private office. She is looking forward to being involved in her professional organization

(American Dental Hygiene Association) and join the Georgia Dental Hygiene Association..

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PROGRAM

Brooks A. Keel, Ph.D., President, Augusta University, and CEO, Augusta University Health System, presiding

PRELUDE

CONVENING OF COMMENCEMENT Provost Gretchen Caughman

NATIONAL ANTHEM Courtney Michenzie Reese

INVOCATION Rev. W. Jeffrey Flowers

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS President Brooks A. Keel

CONFERRAL Provost Gretchen Caughman

COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF ARTS, HUMANITIES, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

JAMES M. HULL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

SCHOOL OF COMPUTER AND CYBER SCIENCES

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

COLLEGE OF NURSING

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS

STUDENT SPEAKER Jenelle Marie Smeragliuolo

CONCLUSION Ringing of the Arsenal Bell

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Executive Leadership

Brooks A. Keel, President, Augusta University and Chief Executive Officer, Augusta University HealthGretchen Caughman, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs & ProvostDavid Hess, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs/Integration & Dean, MCGKatrina Keefer, Executive Vice President for Health Affairs & CEO of AU Medical CenterRussell Keen, Executive Vice President for External Relations & Chief of StaffKarla Leeper, Executive Vice President for Operations/COOChris Melcher, Vice President for Legal AffairsMichael Shaffer, Executive Vice President for Strategic Partnerships & Economic DevelopmentYvonne Turner, Executive Vice President for Finance/CBO

Academic Leadership

Richard Franza, Dean, Hull College of BusinessElna Green, Dean, Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Carol Lefebvre, Dean, Dental College of Georgia Lester Pretlow, Dean, College of Allied Health SciencesAlexander Schwarzmann, Dean, School of Computer and Cyber Sciences Tanya Sudia, Dean, College of NursingJohn Sutherland, Dean, College of Science and MathematicsMitchell Watsky, Dean, The Graduate SchoolJudi Wilson, Dean, College of Education

Other Platform & Program Participants Markus Bacha, Cyber Academic Program Coordinator, School of Computer and Cyber SciencesAshley Gess, Assistant Professor, College of EducationW. Jeffrey Flowers, Director, Pastoral CareAndy Hauger, Professor, Chemistry and Physics

Michenzie Reese, Degree Candidate, Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social SciencesRobert Scott, Vice Chair, University SenateJenelle Smeragliuolo, Degree Candidate, College of Allied Health SciencesJudith Stallings, Associate Dean, College of Allied Health SciencesHubert VanTuyll, Professor, History, Anthropology, and Philosophy

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THE GRADUATE

SCHOOL

Doctor of Philosophy

Brinda Bhatt Dissertation: Role of Ufl1 in CD8+ Memory T Cell

Survival and Function

Shankarappa Devi Prasad Boggupalli Dissertation: Defining the Role of Tropomyosin-1C

in Cargo Transport in Drosophila

Aaron En-Kuang Fan Dissertation: Using peptide-based vaccines to

enhance adoptive cell therapy with genetically engineered T cells

Xing Fang Dissertation: Arcuate AgRP and POMC

neurons modulate depressive-like phenotypes in a chronic unpredictable stress model

Lauren Elizabeth Prusinski Fernung Dissertation: Early life environmental and

hormonal exposure and race-related influence on the human stem cell populations in fibroid and myometrial tissues leads to compromised genomic integrity and increased fibroid tumorigenesis

Watson Pryor Folk Dissertation: The E2F1 corepressor BIN1 is a

novel tumor suppressor RB1-binding cofactor for cell-cycle arrest and genomic instability

Claudia Anne Fulmer Dissertation: Gene Regulation by the Putative

Campylobacter jejuni Diguanylate Cyclase CbrR

Helen Kaiser Dissertation: The role of kynurenine, a tryptophan

metabolite that increases with age, in muscle atrophy

Huiping LinDissertation: Cell drinking: a closer look

at how macropinocytosis drives cholesterol uptake in atherosclerotic vessels

Yujiao Lu Dissertation: Neuron-Derived Estrogen and

Neural Function

Merry Wenlan Ma Dissertation: Role of NADPH Oxidase following

Traumatic Brain Injury

Daley S. Morera Dissertation: Glycosaminoglycans,

Chondroitinase, and Molecular Subtypes in Bladder Cancer

Jing Sun Dissertation: False coverage rate- adjusted

smoothed bootstrap simultaneous confidence intervals for selected parameters

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Kay M. ArgrovesMarissa Kelly ByrdShonkeisha L. ByrdYesenia CastroJessica Lashae CokerCharlaine CongerMichael G. Ehrie

Lauren Eugenia FespermanKayla Sondria FreemanChristian GibbsValerie Renee’ GrenaldKimberly Natson HallTanya Renee HallRobert Adam HardyLacy Elizabeth LallyJennifer LoganTaylor Pegg LogueMelissa Ann LongChristen E. McCabeSteven Allen Moon Jr.De’Monica Swantese NealMaggie NormanLauren NoxselCara OverstreetNicole Reinecke PowellChelsey Elana PyeShanelle L. RaifordMorgan Alese RoweJacey Laine SalleyAkosua Frema SarfoAnnalee SnyderElizabeth Moran TysonErin M. WebbJennifer Erin WoodMelissa Zeagler

Doctor of Education

Educational Innovation

Jeana O’Neill AycockNatalie M. CasonPhyllis Juanita GambleWilliam Blount HamiltonBaria L. JenningsJoe Henry Lott Jr.Carol Willyn MapleFelina Rae McCoyLauren Antoinette Wetherbee OcakKatherine Marie ScogginsHolly A. Townsend

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DENTAL COLLEGE

OF GEORGIA

Doctor of Dental Medicine

Melisa Kaye AdamsAmara AltmanBenjamin Wade AlversonYosef Asmelash AndayJessica R. AndersonMark Henry AtuanColleen BaldreeJohn Clayton BatesMaxwell BilderbackJessilee BrookerBrandon BrownJordan Haley BrownAndrew Michael BuehlerRyan Christopher BuschDaniel Lucien Cassidy Jr.Meaghan Marie ClearyJacob ClineChristopher Derrick ColemanEmily W. ColemanJames Patrick CookMacy Malcom CopelanMelissa CottonRachael CrossMegan DavidsonThu Anh DoanNasim DoroudgarCarly EganKyle EmerHarrison Taylor FarrSusannah Rachel FeltonBailey Jean FisherColton Lawrence FowlkesPhillip Brandon GordonJacob Alan GreeneJennifer Reynaud GulatiAlec HallRachel HancockFatima HassanJacob W. B. HoltzclawHyun Jung HongCindy HuangRocio JacoboJackie Cara JanzenShundericka Nicole JonesYang Eun KimWarren KritsanachaiwanichAdam KurdiDafna LapidotBritney D. LewisMichelle Nicole Lonati

Scott Hansen LowryPhilippe Nabil MansourJulia MargolTreyvon Deshawnte’ MerrittChelsea Elizabeth MiddletonBenjamin John MillerAlan E. MobleyMatthew A. MoreeMyra Monét MorrisElizabeth Waithera MurayaJoseph Keith Nasworthy Jr.Nnenna Chika OgbuehiZachary OsborneRandal OtisAkata Pankajkumar PatelChandni PatelMilen Kumar PatelRicky Bhikhabhai PatelZachary PattersonLindsey QuibeufMaydda QureshiSkyler Brooke Renfroe SimonsLuke Benjamin RobertMary Cameron RobertEmily Lauren RoseDanielle RoweMatthew Joseph SansevereSean SharifaliAbboss J. SharifzadehSteven Wayne SimpsonCaitlyn Elizabeth Stouder LongSamuel Luke ThompsonAsita Jenani VinayagalingamCasandra Yi-Shiuan WangLeo Wheat IIIEmily Holland WilliamsBoyd McKenna WilsonCheol YoonKelli Erin Zudekoff

Master of Science in

Oral Biology

Nicole Widjaja

MEDICAL COLLEGE

OF GEORGIA

Doctor of Medicine

Mary E. AbkemeierFolasade AderibigbeBrandford Kojo Otabil AdobawYasmine AlkhalidDaniel L. Allen Jr.Krystal G. ArcherAvi Geller AronovMeredith Denise ArraZoe Georgia AthensNicholas James AustinModupeoluwa Omolola BabalolaKevin BaiDavid Blake BehrmanChederli Gayle Balbuena BelongilotBayley Jean BennettBriana BennettKatelyn Marisa BirgeDaniel Louis Stark BlumenthalCarley BorrelliCaleb James BottaYasir Hamzeh BouchiBrice Peter BowermanSteven Lloyd BowmanColleen Susan BoyleRobert Taylor BraggTron L. BullardJoshua Wilson ButlerStephanie CedeñoTaylor Ann ChishomJustin Ryan ClayElyssa CohenJohn Lind Collar IIIDeborah Talley CookRachel Elizabeth CorbittMaya Nicolle CrawfordDavid CromerBenjamin Michael DanielZachary J. DattiloCarlton Jarrett DavisRebecca Jean DeCarloMikalyn Taylor DeFoorPaula Esmeralda DelgadoSadiya DhananiDavid Wayne Dukes Jr.Charles L. Eaddy IIMelissa McKinley EasleyLauren Corinne EastJonathon Robert EckMary Ellen Middleton FainIrene Falk

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Aaron En-Kuang FanLauren E. FavorsJakob L. FeeneyTami Mingjing FengCourtney Renee FlemingClara Barrow FormbyWilliam Barritt Gilbert Jr.Nicole Lauren GilreathTaylor Anne GlennCharles GoberHarrison Elliott GraceEmily Morgan GrafQiaochu GuJoan HanHannah Renee HarrisonAbigail HarroverKenneth Franz-Joseph HearnLacy Jean HeberligHannah Katherine HempelAsa Gold HendrickCecilia Allain HernandezStephanie A. HernandezKathleen C. HerringDenise Elizabeth HintonCaitlyn HodgePouria HosseiniHarrison Bruce HoustonNathan HowellNaser IbrahimAlricka Jolynn JacksonJaya Mallika JanadhyalaKatherine JenningsHajun Jason JeongMarjorie Margaret JohnsonValentin JurmaJoshua Andrew KalishVenkatkrish M. KasettyKaitlin Peters KehoeFallon Elizabeth KelleyLayne Elizabeth KelleyConor William KellyChristian Uenseok KimPriyanka Chandroth KrishnanRachel Hammond LatremouilleChan Pyo LeeDaniel Seung Hun LeeElizabeth Ann LeeMolly LeeLisa Suwanna LevineHanzhou LiJiemin Jimmy LiZhijia LiangAbdalnasir LimayKevin Edward LindsayMatthew Xi Luo

Kevin MaMerry Wenlan MaKyle MahoneyMartha Elaine MarksBrian Brewton McCluskeyShian Fay-Maurine McLeishPaul Thomas MenkChristopher George MichasPeter MikhailSandip Kaur MinhasTanner Alexander MobleySilki ModiDanny J. MontenegroJackson Davis MontrymJason Alexander MoraczewskiKurt Christopher MuellerNaureen Nooruddin MullaniDavid Patrick MurrayStephanie Lynn MyersEmily Ann NesbitThomas NgHenssey Tan NgoNzota P. Nsona KoyagialoJennifer Nanda NwokochaIlkyu David OhE’Lexus OkaforRonke OlowojesikuOrnella Adeyanju OluwoleConnor O’SullivanCole James OwensVirgenal Lee Owens Jr.Utkarsh ParwalAakash V. PatelAaron PatelArishna Chetan PatelCherishma PatelJenny Anoj PatelMihir Bharat PatelNeil Ravindrakum PatelSanam B. PatelShivam Krishna PatelTaylor PayneDeeti PithadiaStephanie Wahl PoolLauren Elizabeth Prusinski FernungMichael Tyler QuinetAditya RagunathanAnna Catherine RainesCaroline Cochran RayAriana Alexis ReyesQuinn Adams RhodesJennifer RoLarissa Marie RomanowDorothea Francesca RoweKyle Joseph Royalty

Erika Lynette RuckerAreli Saucedo BazaMatthew Henry SchwartzMichael ScottAlec J. SeatonKathryn SellmanChinmaya SharmaNafiz Kalam SheikhDalton SherwoodSheela ShethSun Hee ShinGabrielle N. SiegelAron Edward SiegelsonNavdeep SinghMiller Paige SingletonLauren Wooten SmithMinhyuk SongSabina Maria SorondoSelena SoviravongCorey Andrew Ernst StackHeather SteckenriderTyler StollmanJames Deal SullivanTimothy Kyle SummersShuborna Bonnie Nath SuwanNoreen SyedYasasvi TadavarthiFarris TahaPrashant Dilip TailorDaniel Thomas TalleyMax TaricaLiniya TauhidulDavid TellaFahim Al-Karim ThawerLee Q. TianIsabella Tondi RestaMatthew Minh-Tung Vo TranSean Michael TrostelDanielle TurnerJosef VenableNitin VenugopalAlexandra Marie WaitsCatherine Esther WallacePatricia Ann WaltersCharlene WaltonYannan Jennifer WangAlexander Burns WarnerArchibald Morris WatsonJesse William WaysonAustin Clay WestEric James WetheringtonW. Andrew WilliamsChristopher John WilliamsonElizabeth Caroline WoodJustin Yeh

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Richard YiCarl K. ZainaldinCatherine ZhangStephanie ZhengJimmy Li Zhou

Master of Science

Biostatistics

Elizabeth Ann Matznick

COLLEGE OF ALLIED

HEALTH SCIENCES

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Zachary S. AganKate AndersonRachel Lauren AuerDaniel Patterson BraschlerJames Tyler CampbellAndrew ChangAnna Morgan CookChristine CookAnthony Michael FrancoKenneth Andrew Haag Jr.Claudia Leigh HolbrookAnsley Abbott Harrison HuttonSonya J. KakaiyaAgnes JooYoung KimAmanda Frances LeeMary Charlotte LeichtMiranda LowmanJaison MajzerNathan MasseyJustin Thomas MathewShelby Ruth McClureAnthony O’NeillMackenzie OskinMack PhillipsCaleigh Lisa PintoMatthew ReuschleCasey Jeanne SchambachJessica Diane SmithKevin SotoMark Russell SteelyCaitlyn Elizabeth SumrellCarla Marie ToddNatalie TorreyKatie TruluckJeffrey Wessel Jr.Hanz Erik WienAlexandra WillisCallan Fisher Windham

Alexandra Young

Master of Health Science in

Clinical Laboratory Science

Melanie K. BelkKendra BufkinEmily Caroline DentonJames HummaAriana Breann IrbyChesley Anne KempNivin A. OmarScott Everett StavelyRebecca L. StratfordChristopher David Venable

Master of Health Science in

Occupational Therapy

Callie BarberAlison Frances BlackMargaret Katharine BloderMelissa BroachHannah BrownSamantha T. CarlsonHayley CarverAriana Celene CheasTaylor CiraMiranda CornwellTaylor Rae CrewsAbigail E. DeckbarMcKenna G. DenmanJulia Carol DupreeEmily Elizabeth FancherJordan Lynn FieldingSara E. GaffneyAllison Layne GallmanCaroline Lubben GouldBentlie Elizabeth GricePierre Giossep Lim GuillermoMatthew J. HerrinTyler J. HuddlestonTori Danielle HutsonBrooke JohnsonJena KellyDelaney Lee KnightMcKenzie LambMarin Grace LandrumKevin LiKatherine MatthewsAnna Kate McCormickMeghan McLeerKristen Taylor MoonShannon Grace MumperMeredith SingerSterling Su

Julie TrawickMolly WareElise WeidnerKatherine WileyHailey WolfeKristen Wood

Master of Physician Assistant

Cristina BaldassarriReshma Thankam BennyAmanda Marie BoydAmielle BurchPayton E. BurrissPhillip Adrian P. FranklinNurin GhazzawiLaura Caitlyn GillenLaura Nicole GillespieJoash Brian HarceyBrandon HenkeErin Elisabeth Hill Lauren HoltzclawMargaret Alexandria HowardJennifer KhongAmanda Marie LauferPaul LeeGilbert Lewis Christian LyleErica Evans MartinKimberly Nicole Edwards McLeanAnthony Scott MicklonRachel MuehlfeldEudiah Linda OchiengMikel OvergaardMelissa Loren PehlingSara Grace PethelKellie Elizabeth PittsVictoria PregibonLacey Nichol PrestonNatalie Alexandra ReedAlli Elaine ReplogleAbigail K. SchwartzKathryn Fitzpatrick SheaEmily Grace SpillaneAllyson SpillersAshton Leigh StallingsKeang Sreng ThaiNhu Ai T. VoAnna Leigh VonckErica Elizabeth WestMary-Kathryn Christine Wilkins

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Master of Public Health

Wesley Allen BlackCarley BorrelliCaroline Wilder CookFrank Joseph CostelloHalima Nana Sayyed GarbaAngela HicksonTara KoehlerAndrew LukasIan NicholsMatthew Paul PriceKaleb White

Master of Science

Allied Health

Hannah Kathleen BiezeHannah BurmanLaycee Renae ClaesChelsea Nicole CotugnoKathryn Elizabeth DoddsIrene Margaret ErichMonica A. FayikMcKinsey FiveashIsabelle FosterEmsley Peyton JonesBailey Anne JoynerYeo Jin Lee

Master of Science in

Medical Illustration

Benjamin M. BrownAnna DeMarioWeston DeWolffKeri Leigh JonesAmanda M. ManowskiVictoria Bailey RogersKatharine Marr ThompsonMegan Ward

Bachelor of Science

Health Services

Brandon T. BrighamAlma Guadalupe Carrillo RoblesDavid M. ClementsShadai EcholsMoneisha S. GoldsboroughShacoria GoodsellJada S. JacksonAmber JohnsonNafeesah Fateema Mauricia McCullusRonisha McDowell*

Kayla MillsAlison Kate MooreStephanie K. Ortiz*Jenna Nicole ScottKenya M. StokesMarques SullivanQua’Dasha Kiambria TaylorBrandi N. ThibodeauAngelica P. TouayKiara Denise TynerJaquel Edward Tyrese WilliamsNyteria WrightGertrude Leigh Zurek

Bachelor of Science in

Clinical Laboratory Science

Keyana A. Cisse


Dental Hygiene

Fatima Dagdoug AbbkarSherina Ann AtchisonShelby Carter Autry*Abbigail Kaye Baker*Tania BarajasBrenna Paige CartledgeAntonisha Bianca ColbertMorgan CorleyErika Latrice CrittendenKristen Delagarza-SiquianHannah Elaine GailerMadison McCall GiacoboneMarissa Shanel HammSaDora VonMary HarmonTiffany Lakeisha JeffersonAbby Rose KinslerTatyana R. KotelnikovAshley Kurowski*Renisha B. LollieElaine M. LoweAlannah B. RudduckSage Olivia SimpsonJenelle Marie SmeragliuoloWakia Jeanne VerdreeMeghan Watkins*Lindsey Sellers WatsonHannah Wolfe


Health Information

Administration

Ashley Allison*Dahlia Pigao AriasNatalie Bien-Aime*Mary Louise CarpenterPatricia G. DavisTracie L. Elam**Courtney HarbertKeli R. Holcombe**Jessica Michelle HolseyCassie E. JonesKatherine NewsomeJessica L. QuattlebaumBria J. RiversKala Denise SandersAmanda Elizabeth SiegnerRyan Thacker


Radiologic Sciences

Nuclear Medicine Technology

Kelsey ChambersKimberly Ann Ernes*Jared Gerard*Marlene HartHira Hassan**Christasia Shyanne JonesAshley Robinson**Claiborne F. Tuggle


Radiologic Sciences

Radiation Therapy

Alexia Addison*Sarah Bass*Emily Jeanne Dufty***Megan JohnsonRyan A. Mitchell**Denitra M. Myers**Andrew Dennis Earl Rogers**Karyssa Joy Salviejo***Brianne Marie Vaught*

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Bachelor of Arts

Art

Connor Barnes Owen

Bachelor of Arts

Communication

Tyler BeattyNicolle Suzanne BrownErin K. BurdittVyvyan Leah CroftCheniqua DickensJeremiah Griffin***Lauren Elizabeth Hudson**Edgar Franklin Miles***Caleb Joseph MillerMary William ShowmanKimberly Ann VickersJacob R. WhiteAllyson Elizabeth Williams*

Bachelor of Arts

Criminal Justice

Princess Areale Ansah**Tiffany R. BakerKeegan MailynDorothy M. BryantSandlyn Goodman**Heather Nicole GuayCarolina Giselle HinostrozaJessica C. KitchensShayla Landra LaRussa*Melina Marie LordThinh Minh NguyenMahiva Patel***Curtis Perry Jr.Carla A. PhilpotJace Marie Rice

Bachelor of Arts

English

Hannah Lynn BertzfieldJustin T. BrownLogan EidsonMorgan Lynn Hunter*Jessica R. RingleTracy Nicole TamplinSarah E. Thomas*Bryana Michelle Vinson


Respiratory Therapy

Ansley Nicole BoettcherMegan Renee CarmichaelDaniel CottyTerri Janiece EdwardsXavier A. FennellAdriana Paige GoldnerJessica Cooper HodgesBrett Michael Feolino OsisEmily PriceHeba M. Saleh**Jordan L. WarnerTerrell Allen Williams

PAMPLIN

COLLEGE OF ARTS,

HUMANITIES, AND

SOCIAL SCIENCES

Master of Arts

Intelligence and Security

Studies

Eric Scott GarrettHellen Taylor HanksChristopher William HenniganElizabeth M. MartinAlexandra Jean MontesclarosRachelle DeAnne O’NeilMichael Wayne Rosier

Master of Public

Administration

Marcus Melvin AllenJohn Christopher Cannon Jr.Jessika Marie DouglasGarrett L. DraganoCarla Louise HamannJunsoung KimAshley Shena LeonardMichael L. SiegnerRuby Parveen SyedGregory George Ulseth IIAshley White

Bachelor of Arts

Anthropology

Madison L. Bearden*Mary Allison McCarthyCharlyse A. PritchettLindsay Nicole Ramos*Kierra Malena Searson

Bachelor of Arts

History

Carolyn B. Cannon Kristen Nicole DearCameron T. Hough*Victoria LevineRobert Earl Thompson IIINicholas Brandon YoungBrandon Wesley Zaltman

Bachelor of Arts

Integrated Studies

Raven Maya AnthonyJahmia Nicole BradleyRavyn LaShon ChatmonJennifer L. HarrisJordan Anthony HerbertEden Marie Mahoney*Nouri Sharisse MooreKristina Michele PackElizabeth Grace SouzaKatelynn Nicole ThibodeauKatlyn Abagail TutenLawana Walker

Bachelor of Arts

Music

Kenneth Aaron JohnsonSamuel H. Donaldson Jr. Deven J. Fernandez Courtney Michenzie Reese*

Bachelor of Arts

Political Science

Ginny J. BouchardLeon Grayson Brown IIIJonah S. Cali IIEmely N. CorreaGillian HaganJoshua Alexander HornsbyScott Daniel KillebrewMary Kathryn Layton*Clayton B. MonroeAarya M. PandyaMahiva Patel Joshua Rutland**Madison Victoria Wolfe

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Bachelor of Arts

Sociology

Princess Areale Ansah Alysha Ryann BaileyMatthew Lewis BigelowAnna Sunghee ChinSandlyn Goodman Kiera R. HenleyDavon Rozell Hill Jr.August Leigh HubertChara’ LittleCassie May Sistare*Diamond Samone SmithChristie E. SpeightsHannah Michele Williams***

Bachelor of Arts in

Foreign Languages

Edward Lee Fulk Jr.Laura Isabel Garza**Johnathan Paul LynnSandra RodriguezSiera Lynn SissonNeika Edween William

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Art

Jamie M. Boquist*Anyely Maria BurgosTalecia Annajoy CistrunkEllen L. GriffinNastassja Merina Heim**Edgar Franklin Miles***Katherine E. Poe

Bachelor of Music

Performance

Catherine Ann Gosey***Christina Page Gosey***

Bachelor of Social Work

Phoebe Nicole BeggsJa’Miracle Chambray BennettMi Leam ChoHannah Davall*Anna E. DunnLaura Isabel Garza**Cheryl Stephanie JoynerSierra Rain MetzKrishell Briana Nicole MotleyAlyssa Thach Thuy Nguyen*Kiana Elise Posey

Antoinette La’Quanna RamosJoshua N. Ramsey*Amber Faithe Reakes*Cara Noelle ThompsonAngelique Nichole VoAmanda Marie Waters

Associate of Applied Science in

Criminal Justice

Hannah Lynn Bertzfield

HULL COLLEGE OF

BUSINESS

Master of Business

Administration

Mohamed Elhosseny AwadRodney S. Ferguson IIAaron Kyle HensonDafna Lapidot

Bachelor of Business

Administration

Taiyuana Symoné Bedford Edward J. BernardEric CalasanzioMarie Amelie Cantenot***Zackary DavisLauren Ashley DukesFallan Nichole FlatowAlejandra Gonzalez Arranz Raven GroppAmmar Faruq JihadRonald J. Koch Jr.Morgan Ciara LukeNoah Wesley McBrideVictoria F. MeadowsClay Irvin Mehrhof IIEva Miralles Miro*Jacelyn Jenise MooreRafael Munford Monteiro***Ryan Daniel O’NeillMorris McCullough Pickens Jr.Naresh P. PunjabiMorsal RazaeeAshley Ann RiceMohamed SultanAbigail Rose Turner Aaron WalkerGrant McKinley WarfNoah C. WellsEmily Rae Yonchak*


Administration

Accounting

Tia Lillian Quenshae AcreeClay Steven AndersonMatthew James AngerJames AvretTanya L. BeasleyJordan Elisha BirdsongJonathan W. BiroMelanie M. ChavezSara ClarkChristina Maree CrookCaihong Dai***Alyssa M. DeeseKailynne DerricotAmber Dinh*James Abraham DresserAmber Skye GarrickBaylen McCombs Julia Gisele MorrisMichael Myers*Christina A. NaomiMatthew Philip Worm*


Administration

Finance

Aaron Andrew Mitchell


Administration

Management

Tyaira N. AllenGustav AnderssonRobert D. Apfel*Caleb Cash Nicholas Aaron CrewsJamal CummingsRaven Ashlee DanielLauren Caitlin Goodenough*David HughesStanley Austin PetroskySean PhillipsBenjamin George TomAshton Leigh Wiley

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Bachelor of Science

Cybersecurity

Bush T. PhamDillon E. Tauscher***Kenneth TuckerEboni Michaela Wright


Information Technology

Kayode AkinrimisiDavid Randolph CarterGarrett T. CollinsCecilio Jose Cunningham*Abdulrahman DaoudiShelby Lynette Fink***Carolyn Ann GlasgowEugene GyakariJacob HuffmanAndrew KimSteven M. LewczykPaul MuldrowMiguel Paul-Gregory PowellMitchell I. ReddSusan B. RedfearnAndre Javon WalkerMiles Waring

COLLEGE OF

EDUCATION

Specialist in Education

Advanced Education Specialist

Laura Burns CartledgeKristin Nicole DeLoachAlison Denise HatchettKathryne Rebecca JonesOlga MalinKirsten PitockJennifer Carole RobertsonMatthew Brendan RyanAimee Elizabeth SmithKatrena SpringsBritton TerrellMeredith Lynn ThomasonLindsey Weidenaar


Curriculum and Instruction

Michael Joseph Buckshaw


Educational Leadership

Angela Rogers

Master of Arts in Teaching

Valerie Michelle BurnetteSamantha S. CarrAustin CochranJuanita LeeAndra CodyLindsey Burnley ConatserJennifer Lowe CrawfordGlynda S. GraceyJustin HornsbyIvy Christine HoyleChristina N. IwanskiJaniequa Deondria KittlesAaron James McCollumLara Olivia MobleyKristy OmanHeather Elise ShepherdJessica Bittle SmithLuiza Mirzhalilovna ThompsonRaquel Tene’ ThompsonHenry E. Tinley Jr.Alexandrea Williamson

Master of Education

Counselor Education

Christopher Chase ColwellTawn Alana Elizabeth FletcherTevin Shaquelle Middleton

Master of Education

Instruction

Khalid AhmedMichael P. BurnsNibras ClappSarah Ashley DowdyMarilyn EastmanBeverly Yvonne FranquiCamille Catherine GeeSameh IbrahimMary Claire JenkinsNassim KoubaMichelle Lynn PetersonSara SharifRebecca Herrity SzyburaFaouzi Touay


Administration

Management Information

Systems

Gaspard MathieuThomas Mathew Mershon


Administration

Marketing

Charlotte Alran*Devin Johnnie BilardelloPayton Leah CunninghamLuke Francis EyrichJason Mitchell Fuller Merye Gobernate*Lauren Caitlin Goodenough*Danae Lee Lawrence***Riley Long*Linda Lundqvist*Kendric J. McIntyreSayvon P. Moore*James Trenton Moore Michael Myers* Mason Dallas RyalsCole Everett SteedAbigail Elizabeth Thompson Samantha Grace Todd

SCHOOL OF COMPUTER

AND CYBER SCIENCES

Master of Science

Information Security

Management

Jasmine Denea BaileyDiamond Charldel DixonNicholas W. EllingtonFengchong KongAlejandro TadeoSandra Griswell TharpeDon Jessie Welch

Bachelor of Science

Computer Science

Jesse Clay KilbyMinh NguyenWilliam Steven PattenSean A. SettgastPoonam Veeral

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Master of Education

Leadership

Hannah P. CrawfordClifton Blakey Stitcher

Master of Science

Kinesiology

Jenna Kate AnsleyLeeann Elizabeth GraysonAndrea Michelle Holloway


Education

Elementary Education

Alyssa Nicole Acosta**Sydney Noelle DuncanAshley Victoria Lease**Elizabeth Anne Phillips***Kaitlyn Michelle RamseyHaley Michelle Shackelford*Courtney SwannChristina Emily TrippKathryn Anne WelmakerKaitlyn Dawn Williams*


Education

Middle Grades Education

Samantha M. Clayborn*Heather Elaine Connelly*Macy Gentile*Victoria Pierce***Lauren Marie SarkisMorgan SwearingenLauren N. ToddEmma Rae Williams


Education

Special Education

Mary Chandler Echols


Kinesiology

Toriana M. BarberSamantha Tanner BrownJessica Camille ColemanJoslyn Marie DixDeandra Montrice FernandoBrenton Dwayne HayesJordan Alexander Hendricks***

Taylor S. Henson*Destinee Angelique HernandezHarold Luther Higdon*Jessica Maria HurtadoBrandon R. JacksonSamantha Nicole JohnsonAustin Alan KohlerOksana Kulyna*Lansing Scott Logan Jr.Brittini Lechel LoweryEdward M. ManerJacqueline Medellin*Allie Renee’ Morgan***Jakob Richard NelsonChasity Dianna NewmanDalanie Nix*S. Kevin Odum*Brittany Nicole OstranderKaela S. PatrickEllie PayneLindsey Taylor PetersonCara Elizabeth PiotrowskiCarrissa N. PrimroseLogan PryMegahn SchulteElizabath Sony ShabuPersiah A. ShipleyMegan SparksPayton Michelle TillisEric UsseryChantal Juanita WilmoreEdrei N’ Kai YatesPeter Yip

COLLEGE OF

NURSING

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Samrawit AddisuKarlie Lynn Albach**Savanna Ansley**Charlton Gabriel Barber*Haley Lynn Barnes***Ashlen Emonica BartleySofia Bartra*John Hunter Bentley*Trevor BlackwellMakenzie Colleen Bohatch*Rachel Brannen**Jazmyne N. BrewerJansen Renee BridgesKeturah Louise BurnsDanielle Cahill

Variah J. CalhounAshley CalleSarah Emory CantrellAshley CauleyAnnie B. Chandler*Millicent Mackenzie ChastainSarah Chastain**Nickolas Tan CheaAmy Grace ChiltonGrace Hua-Chun ChuehCarson Ciamaichelo***Mariah Alyssa CloudAlexis Olivia ComerJames CorasanitiHazael Jane Cortese*Haley Nicole Coulter*Merissa Denise CoxBrianna Olivia CummingsAriane May DeBenedictisJessica DenneyTyler James DickersonAshley Kay DoolittleImonizi EgberiKari Savannah Ellis***Stephanie M. EscamillaAbria R. Evans*Hannah FertigCarson Flake**Bethaney Elizabeth Fortner**Trevor Michael FulenwiderSavannah GabrielMcKenna Nicole Gagne**Christopher D. GaineyKaris Ann GardnerRyan Allen Garrett*Leah Michelle GearingCharles Goble*Mya Nichelle GoinsGenice GomezTaylor Gower**Anna Grace Grahl**Abigail Marie Grandin***Caroline Guy**Nora T. Hadid**Heather HammettElizabeth HandleyMary Sinclair Harding**Jhaimee Elise Harper**Macey Michelle HarrisonChansis Abreyon HatcherKinsella HayesJessica Hedrick**Amber Len HendrixSierra HendrixChristopher Brandon Hensley

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Alexandra Shirley HerbaughKaitlin HoustonJ’hariel Imari HowellSumita Lily HughesGrace HwangMargaret R. Hynes***Kailey Lynn Jaruzel**Erin Elizabeth JohnsonJuanita JosephNaomie Emmanuelle JulesTaeyi KangNatalie Annamarie KeenanBrian KimSamantha Nicole KitchensLindsay Caroline Leggett**Asia LewisTaylor Marie LewisLindsey Knox LollarSusan LoSchiavoRebekah Grace Lott***John Thomas MalishMary Katherine Mann**Eyongogbang ManyitabotDavey Alba MaranaKenia Giselle Martinez*Alicia Romaine Masters*Riley Tetreault Maxwell*Anasia Tylisa MazyckAmy Marie McDonaldMorgan B. McDonaldMegan Ryan McMahon**Elisa Judith McPhersonCody McTeerKaris Danielle MelchiorKennedy Mae MillerAdrianna Louise Minton**Makenna Laurel MitchellSydney Elizabeth Mitchell**Mary Claire Mobley*Jessica Hope Owen MontgomeryKaitlin MoonRuth Ann Moon*Sydney Larsen MooreIan MooresAlyssa Christine MorlePatrick Grant MossJilayne Mrkonich***Danielle Mullis**Payton Amanda MurchieSavannah MyersAlyssa Nicole Nelson*Leonor Patricia NickellLliyah Ariana NixonSydney Nicole NortonAbenaa Tiwaah Oduro

Sarah Elizabeth Orr*Sasha Michelle Parker**Erin Marie Petree***Jonathan Seth PettisAlyssa Hope PierceMadison Elizabeth Pollitt***Bailea RawlingsMitchell Tucker RhodesKirsten Leigh RouseHalle Danae RowlandDanielle RumbaughKennedy Nicole Sams**Alexandra Isabella Saupe***Lauren Nicole Sill**Ashley M. Sink*Leah Frances Smith***Natalie SoucieAmber Elizabeth Spivey*Justine SullivanAshlyn TaliaferroKayla Anne ThompsonAshley Grace Thurman*Alanna Shea TimminsLydia Johnson TordoffAdam TuggleMary Brook Tyndall*Teyana Lashaun VarnerYsabelle Reyes VillasenorAmy Catherine Vincent**Kerry VoMallory Hope Wagaman*Kendricka WalkerKatelyn Scarlet Weatherford*Kiana Denise WestElizabeth WhirleyBailey Marie WilhelmAlexandria Winter**

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE

AND MATHEMATICS

Master of Science

Psychology

Megan BighamNmyia-Imari K. CollinsDeLesha Nikkole GreeneCasey Brooke LewisJamie Elizabeth LoughSkyla Brooke RennerLeigha Christine RestrepoYamil J. SantanaTalyah Shene’ Simmons

Bachelor of Arts

Chemistry

Michael Anthony FickKrista Lorelle Havens**Tia Keyana Shuler

Bachelor of Science

Biology

Jeffery ArcillaTroy Curtis BlevinsPeighton V. Bolt*Jenelly Duran CanelaKeeley Aileen ElliottVictoria Peyton Gaw**Rachel Hammesfahr***Miranda Henderson***Sarah Elizabeth HooksEmily InglettRichard Garrett JohnsonSarah Margaret KenyonHenry John Douglas KnoxKimberly N. KrutsingerMehak R. MananiPornjittra Lohitaya Meyre*Slaine Sinead O’Bryant***Winston Chinonso OnyeaniBenjamin Overlie*Anjali PatelDevin Deon PattersonIan Ristroph*Kendra Ruth WilliamsHunter Adam WoodardAmanda Yeager*

Bachelor of Science

Cell and Molecular Biology Rishabh Agrawal***Anisa Maryam Alam***Mary Elizabeth Bonham**Kanika ChatkaraPatrice Zhane’ Collins***Kesar Kaur Dhillon***Sarah Dickinson*Raquel Esquivel*Wayne Fang*Danielle Marie FulkEmma Rose GeisterKimberly Autumn Gunby***Umasai Kandepu***Arundhati Kumar**Caleb Leung***Aileen Shen Li**Eric W. Lian**

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Elise May Liu***Aaron Mahajan***Anjum Hajera Malique***Omkar N. Mayur***Ananya Selena Munjal**Alisha Jinhee NamKathleen Yooyoung Park**Chandani Devendra Patel**Reeya Bharat PatelBrendan Joseph PayneAparna Pothukuchi**Allyssa Reburiano**Priscila RexSarah RosenbergerDalia SajKrishna Naimish Shah**Arika Shaikh**Saloni Sharma***Karan B. Soni*Michael John SteflikAyesha Syed***Aditi N. Thiru***Amy Thanh Trang***William Chris WhichardColin Shane WilliamsMichael J. Zhou***

Bachelor of Science

Chemistry

Sabrina Carson Dowds*Joanna Michelle Foley*Kristoffer James N. GabrielCaroline Bliss Hammond***Lawrence Hammond III*Esther MiAe KentAlaina Joniece LewisAngelette J. PhillipsKatherine Joy PinkertonAlexander PlotkinPaul A. RomeroJulie Nicole RoperStephon Jonah SmithRonald WilliamsKailey Ann Wyman

Bachelor of Science

Ecology

Junsoo BaeAbigail Bickle***Rachael GonzalezPatricia Anne HobbsRebecca PattersonCaley RentzTravis David Williams

Bachelor of Science

Mathematics

Frederick Jones IVAaron James McCollumAllen Christopher RogersBachelor of Science

Physics

Michael G. LairdKenneth C. Stiwinter

Bachelor of Science

Psychology

Courtney Nicole Adams Samantha AkersAmina Wakili AliyuLa’Chelseia AllenNneka Vivian AnunobiAndrey Meg Y. BacalSarah E. BalentineArianna K. BarnesRebekah J. BreithauptDe’Ja Nicole CreaghSarah DejeneAlicia K. EarlSarah H. GardiManderrious GlennSierra Alexis HarbuckVictoria Leigh HirshensonBari L. HouseSabrina A. HuffRazia Shah HussainiJasmine S. IrvingJaneen JonesVivian Jahmayla LingoRachna V. PatelAnalia PayneJordan Nicole PerryDaniel Mathew PeterMarCody N. PonderAmani Suzanne Rabai*Terryn Amia RossHasia SafiAjeea’ Yasmeene SmalleyHannah Marie Streets*Amber V. SweatNicole Thoms FuentesMaye Stevens Calhoun WeigleEmily Wilson

*** Summa Cum Laude** Magna Cum Laude* Cum Laude

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AUGUSTA

UNIVERSITY

ARMY ROTC

COMMISSIONEES

Graduates who successfully complete the military science program receive commissions as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army upon their graduation. They may be assigned to active duty, Reserve or National Guard.

La’Chelseia AllenJonah S. Cali IIJames Abraham DresserEdward Lee Fulk Jr.Harold Luther HigdonCameron T. HoughSayvon P. MooreCarla A. PhilpotTerryn Amia RossGregory George Ulseth II

HONORS PROGRAM

Honors program graduates are undergraduate students in a variety of majors who have achieved a grade point average of at least 3.3 while completing a program of work designed specifically for honors students.

Leon Grayson Brown IIIRaquel EsquivelWayne FangJoanna Michelle FoleyVictoria Peyton GawEmma Rose GeisterKimberly Autumn GunbyRachel HammesfahrKrista Lorelle HavensJordan Alexander HendricksDanae Lee LawrencePornjittra Lohitaya MeyreAlisha Jinhee NamDalanie NixSlaine Sinead O’BryantConnor Barnes OwenChandani Devendra PatelLindsay Nicole RamosJoshua RutlandDalia SajElizabath Sony ShabuArika ShaikhAmy Thanh TrangTravis David Williams

LEGACY GRADUATES

Generations of families have continued Augusta University’s rich tradition, and we celebrate this unique relationship by listing graduates whose parent or grandparent graduated from Augusta University or one of her legacy institutions.

John Clayton BatesPhoebe Nicole BeggsJohn Christopher Cannon Jr.Daniel Lucien Cassidy Jr.Miranda CornwellMcKenna G. DenmanBailey Jean FisherJoanna Michelle FoleyLauren Caitlin GoodenoughKimberly Autumn GunbyJordan Alexander HendricksElizabeth HooksAugust Leigh HubertJaniequa Deondria KittlesSara Grace PethelKatherine Joy PinkertonKellie Elizabeth PittsAllen Christopher RogersMegahn SchulteKatherine Marie ScogginsArika ShaikhMary William ShowmanAnnalee SnyderAmber Elizabeth SpiveyScott Everett StavelyMichael John SteflikHannah Marie StreetsCourtney SwannAshley Grace ThurmanBenjamin George TomWakia Jeanne VerdreeAmy Catherine VincentLeo Wheat IIIEmily WilsonEmily Rae Yonchak

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The style of academic regalia worn in today’s Commencement originated in medieval European universities and has undergone little modification since the 16th century. As in the Middle Ages, the attire denotes the wearer’s academic accomplishment. In 1895, a code was adopted to specify design and appropriate colors for various degrees.

The modern dress consists of a gown or robe, headpiece and hood. The gown denotes the wearer’s level of education, with the baccalaureate gown being the simplest in design. Usually black, it is distinguished by open, flowing sleeves, which end in a point. The master’s gown is similar to the baccalaureate gown except that it has a closed or glove sleeve that is open at the wrist. The doctoral gown is full flowing and has bell-shaped sleeves. It is trimmed with velvet panels down the front and velvet chevrons on the sleeves. While black is still the predominant color, the color of the gown may denote the wearer’s university. Augusta University follows the guidelines of the Intercollegiate Regalia Costume Code and has adopted the use of black gowns. The color of the trim denotes the wearer’s discipline.

The headpiece in most American universities is a mortarboard. At Augusta University, mortarboards are worn by those attaining bachelor’s, master’s or specialist degrees while a soft tam is worn by candidates receiving doctoral degrees. The color of the tassel denotes the discipline in which the wearer’s degree was earned.

It is the hood that adds meaning to the academic regalia. Changed little since the Middle Ages, the hood is worn falling from the shoulders down the back of the gown in a display of color. It is edged in velvet, which by its color denotes the discipline in which the wearer’s degree was earned. It is lined in two colors of silk, which represent the university from which the degree was awarded. The hood lining of Augusta University graduates consists of blue and silver fields with a red saltire cross superimposed.

A partial listing of colors signifying disciplines as standardized in the 1895 Intercollegiate Code includes:Arts and Letters – whiteCommerce and Accounting – drab Dentistry – lilacEducation – light blueKinesiology – sage greenMathematics – science goldMedicine – kelly green Music – pinkNursing – apricotPhilosophy – dark bluePsychology – goldPublic Administration – peacock bluePublic Health – salmon pinkScience – golden yellowSocial Science – citron

A braided cord, worn draped from the neck on the front of the gown, designates the wearer as an honor graduate. At Augusta University, honor cords are silver and blue. Members of Phi Kappa Phi, an interdisciplinary honor society, are designated by medallions suspended from the neck by ribbon and bearing the society’s insignia. Some disciplines may have their own honor society, which distinguishes its honor graduates the same way. Normally, the color of the ribbon is unique to the honor society.

ACADEMIC REGALIA

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AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY

ALMA MATER

Words by James W. Garvey; Music by Martin David JonesFor Eugenia Toole Glover (in memoriam)

They settled by the river,

They planted built, and bled,

Groping through the darkness,

Seeing light ahead.

Some of them were healers,

With healers’ hands and heart.

Antony began a school

To teach the healer’s art.

We seek the truth that heals,

The truth that sets us free.

We are Augusta University.

They settled by the river,

And in the early light,

Walton dreamed a college,

On the sand hill’s height;

But soldiers with their weapons,

Stood guard and watched until,

The swords were turned to plow-shares

By dreamers on the hill,




Healers in the hollow,

Dreamers on the hill,

We have come together

And together will

Seek the ways of healing,

Make the dream come true;

Augusta has prepared us,

And we have work to do.




THE AUGUSTA ARSENAL BELL

The Augusta Arsenal Bell was cast a century ago – in 1918 – by the famous Meneely and Company, a foundry in West Troy, New York. The bell was part of the U.S. Arsenal property acquired by the Junior College of Augusta in 1955. Many historic Arsenal structures, like Bellevue Hall and the Benet House, still stand today and serve as administrative offices on the Summerville Campus. The Augusta Arsenal Bell weighs 586 pounds and is topped by a hand-crafted wooden cap with an inset of the Arsenal Oak. This miniature version of the storied Oak was created using wood from the original tree. The bell was refurbished and capped by the skilled craftsmen in Facilities at Augusta University. Bells peal at colleges, statehouses, churches, and corporate buildings throughout the U.S. and other countries. They ring for many reasons, and more commonly signal the time of day or announce the start of special occasions and celebrations. The Augusta Arsenal Bell is rung to begin the Commencement Ceremony and as it concludes. The bell and bell tower are part of the modern Augusta University brand, and the Arsenal Bell is part of its history. The ringing of the bell marks a resounding celebration of Augusta University’s past, present and future.

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President Brooks A. Keel is wearing a medallion and chain of office during today’s Commencement Ceremony. The medallion is a symbol of the Office of the President. The chain of office refers to the authority granted to the president by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents to confer degrees and lead the university.

The President’s Medallion

The President’s Medallion of Augusta University is a finely detailed silver medallion that hangs from the Chain of Office. Approximately three inches in diameter, it features the university’s name and the date of its founding, 1828. Oak leaves are used on either side of the founding date and symbolize strength, endurance, eternity and honor. Above the date is the Latin phrase Vivere Discere, which means “live to learn.”

Appearing on the shield are four images: the Arsenal Oak, the Lamp of Knowledge, the Rod of Asclepius and the old Medical College of Georgia building. Atop the shield is the Unity Flame, an element representing the university.

In a circle surrounding the shield are words incorporated in the Vision Statement of Augusta University that denote the university as a destination of choice in health, innovation, discovery, creativity and education.

The Chain of Office The Augusta University Chain of Office symbolizes the authority vested in the Office of the President by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents. The sculpted medallions pay homage to the history of the Summerville and Health Sciences campuses and merge together at the presidential stone. The presidential stone is sapphire crystal quartz, and its color is representative of President Brooks A. Keel’s discipline of philosophy. The stone also represents the president’s role in uniting the legacy institutions.

THE PRESIDENT’S MEDALLION AND CHAIN OF OFFICE

THE UNIVERSITY MACE

A mace is a symbol used to communicate and to designate authority. The era in which the mace came into use is not known, but the first recorded use was during the Middle Ages when maces, made wholly or partly of metal and often spiked, were used for breaking armor. Medieval bishops, who were forbidden to shed blood, carried maces instead of swords. Gradually, maces became ceremonial and were used symbolically as protection for the king. The use of maces extended into America by the middle of the 18th century, and they now are used principally in universities as traditional symbols of the authority of the president.

The Augusta University mace was designed and hand-carved in the spring of 2016. The mace features two medallions. The first represents the official Augusta University seal, and the other represents the seal of Georgia.

The mace and handcrafted wooden seal are made possible through a gift from the foundations.

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