To the Lander University Class of 2020

Dr. Richard CosentinoPresidentLander University

Dear Lander University Class of 2020,

History will view you as one of the 21st century’s most exceptional classes of college graduates. I dare say you are one of the most exceptional classes of all time.

Since the establishment of the world’s first institutions of higher learning a millennium ago, college life has been disrupted by wars, plagues, political unrest and periods of financial decline. But rarely have we seen the far-reaching turmoil that you have endured.

Between the March 13 announcement to close our campus and today – May 13, the day we planned to honor you and your accomplishments during Lander University’s 161st commencement – you have been enveloped by a pandemic that changed college life around the world. A virus named COVID-19 forced the postponement of many important events, including your own graduation ceremony.

It would be easy for us to focus on the losses of this academic season and what we weren’t able to do. Yet, in these eight weeks of social distancing and remote classes, you have continued to find yourselves in the “win column” of life.

High-touch classes in nursing, science labs, education practicums and the arts unexpectedly became high-tech arenas that forced you to switch gears and adapt to new and innovative ways of learning. And adapt you did, with remarkable ingenuity.

You became emboldened to look beyond adversity toward the future, which may be quite different from the one that you imagined for yourself at the beginning of your senior year at Lander.

Instead of throwing in the towel, although tears and frustrations are excused, you looked for solutions to guide you through a pandemic. While you mourned the loss of saying goodbye to friends as you left campus, you worked to stay connected via technology. The connections weren’t as personal, but you made them possible. You bypassed roadblocks and raced ahead toward your goals.

Each person’s challenges were different and difficult. Some of you juggled classes and essential jobs that put you in the path of danger. Some of you lost employment upon which you relied for college expenses. Many of you returned home to families struggling with their own obstacles. But all of you worked each day to succeed.

While the days ahead remain uncertain, I am heartened by the lessons you have learned beyond the virtual classroom.

A student athlete who was denied the opportunity to play in a coveted NCA A basketball tournament said that, rather than this experience being a loss, “the ‘win’ to the pandemic is that it allowed a vast amount of time to focus on my studies.”

One of our nursing majors, who will soon be on the front lines of health care, said, “I have learned to be patient and calm throughout the unknown.”

I smiled at a student pondering what he might say about this period in history: “I will tell my children to make sure that they wash their hands.”

And, an observation from a Lander Presidential Ambassador is especially poignant. “Appreciate all of the small things. You can blink, and everything can change.”

Lander’s faculty, staff and I wish that we could honor you in person today, but for now, we must celebrate your success from afar. However, we are planning a special on-campus commencement ceremony for our Spring 2020 graduates in mid-December of this year, when we can safely and appropriately honor your achievements, your strength and your perseverance to overcome such great adversity. We will share more details on this celebration with you and your families very soon.

Graduates, I applaud each of you. Our nation now has a new generation of leaders who have braved formidable challenges, and did so with unsurpassed intelligence and commitment.

I will be forever inspired by you as individuals and as the collective Class of 2020. You are true champions in the history of Lander University.

Congratulations,

2020

The Carillon of Laura Lander Hall will ring at 11 a.m. today, in honor of

Commencement Day for the Lander University Spring Class of 2020. Following the Alma Mater,

the tower bells will chime 20 times. The special tribute will air on Lander University’s Facebook page,

www.facebook.com/followlander.

* Denotes Potential Golden L Award Recipient^ Denotes Potential Academic Honors Recipient

The list of names represents a preliminary list of candidates for degrees. The status of some candidates may change following completion of grade calculation; some candidates will not have completed all requirements for their degrees and some will have achieved or lost honors status. Graduates whose names or honors are inadvertently omitted from this list will be included in the official commencement program. The listing of a name in this publication in no way implies an obligation on the part of Lander University to award a given degree or a given honors status. An official, final list of graduates will be retained by the Registrar’s Office.

THE HONORS COLLEGEAmira Khaled Abdelwahab *^ B.S., Political ScienceJulia Brooks Burdette *^ B.S., PsychologyCarrie Anne Floth *^ B.S., PsychologySarah Adrielle Floyd *^ B.A., English B.A., SpanishSarah Elizabeth Grigg *^ B.S., Political ScienceTranisha D. Hardy ^ B.S., NursingEmma Kay Jetty *^ B.S., NursingPeyton Riley Mennetti *^ B.S., Business AdministrationScarlett Nicole Singletary B.S., ChemistryMekensie Nichole Therrien *^ B.A., Spanish B.S., PsychologySarah Elizabeth Williams-Shealy *^ B.A., English

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND HUMANITIESB.A., English Jami Linn Berkebile Kaitlyn Mae Blakley *^ De’Areyes A. Bryant *^ Hongyun Ding Emilee Lynn Fuller Taylor Nichelle Gibson *^ Marie Marjorie Marullo Alison Lee Rodriguez

B.A., Spanish Ravyn Alexis Burgos

B.F.A., 2-D Studio Chloe Margaret Compton *^

B.F.A., 3-D Studio Ashley Marie Dever *^

B.S., Mass Communication and Media Studies Charish F. Cauley Jarryd Anthony Coleman Terrance Jamal Crawford Tabitha Mia Dailey Natalie Caroline Evans Hannah Marie Gallant *^ Oakley William Hanger Jessica L. Harris * Landon Joseph Hornacek *^ Peiyao Lyu *^ Chynna Zaire Mcbride* Elizabeth Gail McCurry *^ Andrew Charles Peter *^ Joseph Seth Plyler *^ Cassie Maiya Patrice Powe William Jeffrey-Hill Smith Nicholas Mignogna Stevenson

B.S., Music Taylor Bethany Baxley *^ Tonya Elaine Hensarling *^ Jacob Roosevelt Mitchell

B.S., Visual Arts Keshana Tierra Briggs Danielle Brene Dowling Jax Gingrich *^ Brandon Hernandez-Flores * Hannah Paige Hipp *^ Stacie Corpuz Lazo *^ Mercedez Nikole Mathis *^ Allison Nicole Mickey Kaylen Nicole Rice Drayton Avery Rowe *^

COLLEGE OF BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCESM.S., Emergency Management Johnny Ronald Cain Michael Alex Conaway Caleb Michael Johnson Garrett Hunter Mason William Scott Silk

B.S., Criminology Avery Jeremiah Johnny Lucas * Kentaisa D. Williams-Hamilton

B.S., History Savannah Ruth Avery Caleb Nicholas Bishop Matthew Lawrence Campbell *^ Cameron Folsom Crawford Sarah Jessica Drake Christopher Scott Nickel Abigail Michal Piper *^ Abby Nicole Silon *^ Robert Wohlfarth

B.S., Political Science Marie Ann Drewno * Mary Graham Targonski Josiah Thompson-Byrd

B.S., Psychology Richelle Lynn Beck Samuel Gordon Bickers *^ Tahlia Alisha Black Brittany Jeanette Brissey *^ Molly Lynne Brunson Hannah Nicole Calloway Lindsey Michele Campbell Eva M. Crowder Abbrea Juliet Dorsey Jaclyn S. Gilliard Jade Alexandria Harris Alicia Ann Holbert Erica Zarney Jones Mary Faith McGukin Taylor Noel McRavin Jasmine Angelica Mickens Tynisha Moody Brianna Antoinette Musgrove Julia Perrin Rickenbaker*^ Kyla Nicole Smith Allison Lee Sutherland Autumn Rose Wofford *^ Julia Genevieve Yonce

B.S., Sociology Fashoda Ijynay Bradley Ruby Lakeesha Brown Madison Elizabeth Collier Dominique Raejean Duck Tyesha Reneè Elder Morgan Paige Foster *^ Heidi Dixon Liverman Maddisyn Felicia Neal Kennae’ Da’Chelle Payne Chamia Abrean Pinckney Patrick Collins Price Mikayla Briona Rivers Reiney S’emorea Sanders Iquir’a Necole Swan’a Washington Tanesha Nicole Young

COLLEGE OF BUSINESSB.S., Business Administration Christa Diana Nichole Addis Amairany Aguirre Anais Aguirre * Carter Michael Albertson *^ Ryan Foxworth Albus Roberto Garagorri Aldeanueva *^ Faith Kendall Alexander *^ Victoria Grace Alexander *^ Erika Nicole Andrews * Beverly Irene Augustine *^ Jessica Darby Boggs *^ Dennis Breyan Brown

Emily Megan Bruns * Ravyn Alexis Burgos Robert Matthew Burke *^ De’Quan Javonte Hutchinson Burroughs Mackenzie Nichole Chapman Madison Elaine Copeland *^ Jennie Rebecca Corley * Diamond Zykia Crawford * Axel Martin Cronje James Allen Dillard Madison Lisanne Dykes * Fraser Ellard *^ Adam Eugene Elliget * Courtney Michelle Ellison *^ Elexis Faye Emery *^ Damaziah Markia Evans-Smith *^ Hampton Lawrence Fallaw * Ryan O’Neal Flores *^ Lauren Elizabeth Frazier Sofia Marie Frick Brookelyn Frances Garner * Glentavious Xavier Gaston Delaney Paige Guerrero Nico Brannon Gunn Katie Michelle Hensley Derrick Terrel Jackson *^ Jessica Lindsey Johnson Michal Kaite Johnson Gabrielle Diamante’ Key Thomas James Knight * Alexander Michael Kolb * Sarah Emily Kolb * Nicholas Jordan Marshall Kelli Christine Mendenhall *^ Jonathan Daniel Meredith *^ Sophie-Jade Miron * Tara Terina Muldrow Caroline Anne Nichols * Jon Lewis Parker Moriah Manquetta Maria Payne Jai’p J. Prupis Lucia Ric * Jasmine Moneshia Rivers *^ Ashley Nicole Roberts * Taylor Elaine-Rae Roberts Kyra Dineen Ross Nathan William Schreckengost Courtney Faith Simmons Jacob Lansing Smith *^ Colby Wyatt Stone * Adam Samuel Taylor Brianna Nicole Taylor *^ Grant Edward Tucker Justin Michael Walker Kailyn Cherise Webber Chelsea Breanna Williams * Katelyn Sheree Witt Colton James Yeager *^ Josee Elise Young *^ T’Nayah ShaReal Young

B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies Nelli Juulia Lius

COLLEGE OF EDUCATIONM. Ed., Montessori Education Brittany Nicole Dorroh Lisa McKinney Goff Amanda Rose Hickey Margarette Younts Hudson Claire Burns Pratt Anna Grey Walters Cheryl Amanda Washington

B.S., Early Childhood Education Lauren Kate Branyon * Anna Catharine Cromley * Sherri Kaitlyn Gentry *^ Patricia Kayla Henderson*^ Amber Nicole Hodge *^ Allie Elizabeth Howell * Emily Lynn Jermstad * Morgan Elizabeth Johnston *^ Reilly Diane Kuenstler *^ Karla Suzette Lopez Courtney Blythe Martin TaMauria Lache Mattison Annie Laurie Farris Mattox *^

Taylor Alexis Padgett Lloselin Guzman Palmerin Shakira Brianna Parks Leah Beth Parrish Virginia Deleary Sarvis * Kelsey Morgan Sharpe *^

B.S., Elementary Education Natalie Nicole Bishop ^ Xavierus Dyvon Brown *^ Katlyn Michelle Coker *^ Larissa Marie Coreas * Rachel Janelle Fox *^ Estefania Vera Gonzalez Maegan Ellise Hamm * Amina Hussein Aly Khadr *^ Hollie Landreth Lindley *^ Erin Catherine Stevens * Patrice Latrell Stevens * Melody Nichole Teal Jennifer Lynn Wooley *

B.S., Exercise Science Samantha Bedoya Jennifer Lynn Brasfield Julissa Orozco Cardenas T’erria Michelle Chandler Cassidy Nicole Dailey *^ Emily Ashtin Davis Eduarda Almeida Ferreira Christine Hannah Fort *^ Ivy Grace Gibson Sydney Catherine Grimes *^ Strom Simpson Hawkins Briana N. Johnson Katelyn Jane Jolley *^ Nekella Tsiporaha Polite Alexandra Elaine Rogers Dale Mildred Rogers Hannah Bailey Sinner *^ Marshall Jacob Thompson *^ William Michael Williams Robbie Young

B.S., Physical Education Sydney Michelle Bachman Brandon Joshua Bowers Peyton Allen Dunn Samantha Caye Ferguson Sonnie Danielle Holliday *^ James Andrew Roberson Nicole Amanda Yaworski

B.S., Special Education Kristen Nicole Aiken Megan Ashley Brocklehurst *^ Alexis Grace Hagood *^ Hannah Marie Pack *^ Anastasia Elaine Price Chandler Russell Thompson Alyssa Nicole Wilson *^

B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies Makayla Elizabeth Black Raven Davonia Williams

WILLIAM PRESTON TURNER SCHOOL OF NURSINGM.S.N., Clinical Nurse Leader Rachel Cleland Cushman Lana Pak Guffey Angela Rhodes Smith Ashley Brooke Taylor

B.S., Nursing Jana Rae Ashley Sylver Pa’Shon Bowman Ashley Dale Brantly * Bailey Makenzie Clark *^ Diamonte C. Commander *^ Veronica Contreras Elizabeth Rhew Cribbs Sydney Marie Daniels Micala Lee Fox Richard Jonathan Harper ^ Morgan Marie Holmes Adrian Suzanne Johnson ^

Hayleigh Elaine Johnson ^ Perrie Shyanne Joye Taylor Christine Kelly *^ Rachel Marie Kibler Taylor Elizabeth Martin *^ Samantha Joy Matthews Jamie Marie Moran Kristen Olinda McKnabb Kaitlyn Alexandria Metts Tymia Alexis Miller Deiondra Latee Mickel ^ Emily Rae Mulholland *^ Shelby Lynn Murphy *^ Noel Rivest Neal *^ Haleigh Gracyn Phillips *^ Carrie Garner Pundt Elizabeth Grace Robertson Ciara Lee Rowe Camila Sanchez Kassidy Logan Sanders *^ Rachel Ann Sorrow Jenna Grace Stewart Ariella Celeste Walton

B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies Alundrea Briera Arnold * Brittany Leigh Brigmon Kristen Chayka Ashley Elizabeth McJunkins Lizzie Ann Singletary Kimberly Sue Sizemore Miranda Lou Willard-Pridemore

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICSB.S., Biology Latashianna Angelic Alexander Elijah Terrell Alston Brooke Renee Bouknight ^ Christopher Alex Colvert *^ Kimberly Nicole Howard Samuel Neal Jones Brice Lewis Kirven *^ Cassidy Ann Lockman Mia Janay McCallum Hunter Allen Merrill Jared Ashley Newsom *^ Karimah LaShadrick Norman Nadja Christine Seymour Braydon Hyatt Stevenson *^ Justin Franklin Taylor Isis K’essa Whitener

B.S., Chemistry Jared M. Burgess Alexander Joseph Caughman Ryan Tanner Eklund Timothy Alexander Lafayette Lybrand Benjamin Lee Miller Cullen Michael Orcutt *^ Rebecca Lynn Popovec Kayla Renee Thompson

B.S., Chemistry Education Wadrian Alicia-Keyontae Miller

B.S., Chemistry/Engineering Kevin Bryan Gheen

B.S., Computer Information Systems Cody Dewayne Barr *^ Matthew Aaron Cox *^ Brandon Ray Eish *^ Christopher Michael Farmer Christina Joy Meakim *^ James Ryan Norris * Timothy Bryant Roach *^ Zachary Thomas Simmons * Peyton Jacob Tolley

B.S., Mathematics Brandon Lee Burkhalter Kaleb Alexander Lodge *^

B.S., Mathematics/Engineering Zhelun Rong *^

Congratulations to Our Spring 2020

Candidates for Degrees