2026 Fall Convocation

Illustration by
Broderick Flanigan

Thursday, December 10, 2016


Akins Ford Arena – 300 N. Thomas St., Athens, GA

Program

Welcome
Denise A. Spangler

Dean

Special Recognition
Jayasri Ghosh

Educational Psychology (M.Ed.’76, Ph.D.’80)

Presentation of Graduates by Department
Nina Santus

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and SpecialEducation

Student Speaker
Dan Triplett

Social Studies Education (B.S.Ed.’26, ◊Summa Cum Laude)

Concluding Remarks
Denise A. Spangler

Communication Sciences and Special Education

B.S.Ed. Candidates

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Riley Elizabeth Anderson,
Cum Laude

Lindsay Ann Baker,
Summa Cum Laude ◊

Farzana Begum Sakib,
Magna Cum Laude

Lane Frances Bertholf,
Cum Laude

Nandita Arunkant Bhat,
with Honors,
Magna Cum Laude
 *

Maria Angela Birozes,
Magna Cum Laude ∆

Sarah Elizabeth Blanks,
Summa Cum Laude

Leslie Anne Bonner,
Summa Cum Laude ◊

Caroline Elizabeth Brubaker,
Summa Cum Laude

Jenna Anne Buchanan,
Magna Cum Laude

Georgia Lee Burton,
Summa Cum Laude

Rylie Claire Cardwell,
Summa Cum Laude

Myra Kathryn Cohen,
Magna Cum Laude

Ethan Stewart Cone,
with Honors,
Summa Cum Laude
 *

Nathan James Coyle,
Summa Cum Laude

Julia Beth Danziger,
Summa Cum Laude ∆

Jenna Morgan Dekich,
Summa Cum Laude ∆

Delaney Grace Easley,
Magna Cum Laude

Ashton George Engram,
Cum Laude

Cecilia Jane Frey,
Magna Cum Laude

Katherine Fowler Fuselier,
Summa Cum Laude

Ann Elizabeth Gloeckner,
Magna Cum Laude

Maggie Elizabeth Grace,
Summa Cum Laude

Madeline Elizabeth Guest,
Cum Laude

Kayleigh Gayle Hammond,
Summa Cum Laude ◊∆

Olivia Ann Hay,
Summa Cum Laude

Julianna Marie Hayunga,
with Honors,
Summa Cum Laude
 ◊*

Melanie Shea Head,
Magna Cum Laude

Sophia Lily Hinchey,
Magna Cum Laude

Erin Grace Hirsch,
Summa Cum Laude

Hannah Elizza Interiano,
Magna Cum Laude

Mali Elizabeth Jones,
Summa Cum Laude ◊

Ashlyn Nicole Joyner,
Summa Cum Laude

Rachel Jurich,
Cum Laude

Julia Dylan Kellerman,
Magna Cum Laude ∆

Maggie Ellen Kemp,
Magna Cum Laude

Ananya Sai Kothapalli

Madeleine Estelle Larsen,
Magna Cum Laude

Taylor Grace Lindberg,
Summa Cum Laude

Margaret Elizabeth Lyon,
Summa Cum Laude ◊∆

Madeline Rose Mayo,
Cum Laude

Amaya Elise McGee,
Summa Cum Laude

Naomi Joy Merritt

Anna Wemberly Miles,
Magna Cum Laude

Olivia Rose Miller,
Summa Cum Laude ◊

Anna Pettit Mincey,
Magna Cum Laude

Kaitlin Grace Minter,
Magna Cum Laude

Olivia Kay Morris,
Summa Cum Laude

Ansley Payton Morrison,
Summa Cum Laude ◊

Katherine Elizabeth Muldrew,
Summa Cum Laude ◊

Caroline Grace Mutter,
Summa Cum Laude

Emma Victoria Ordan,
Summa Cum Laude

Riley Anne Panessa,
Summa Cum Laude ◊∆

Lucia Kieu Ngoc Pham,
Summa Cum Laude

Emma Kathryn Phelps,
Magna Cum Laude

Taryn Nicole Powell,
Cum Laude

Gracie Cole Puckett,
Summa Cum Laude

Abigail Carmichael Richardson,
Summa Cum Laude ∆

Annslee Schoen Rooks,
Magna Cum Laude

Elizabeth Emma Ryan,
Summa Cum Laude

Gabriela Juliana Sanchez,
with Honors,
Summa Cum Laude
 ◊*

Lane Elizabeth Schmidt,
Summa Cum Laude

Linden Ruth Shelton,
Magna Cum Laude

Lauren Elizabeth Smith,
Magna Cum Laude

Kalei Brooke Stanfield,
Summa Cum Laude

Emma Ruth Stratman,
Summa Cum Laude

Olivia Beatrice Strickland,
Magna Cum Laude

Kylie Nicole Taylor,
Summa Cum Laude

Audrey Lynn Thomas,
Cum Laude

Cadence Grace Tyler,
Magna Cum Laude

Brooke Elizabeth Warner,
Magna Cum Laude

Colin Porter Willoughby,
Summa Cum Laude ◊

Helen Sung Ah Yi,
Summa Cum Laude ◊

Special Education

Carlina Audrey Appling,
Magna Cum Laude

Audrey Kaye Peterson Bruns

Leslie Michelle Burton

Ansley Anne Calhoun

Simone Juliette Carr,
Cum Laude

Grace Elizabeth Drury

Alyse Marie English,
Summa Cum Laude

Sophie Payce Greenberg,
Cum Laude

Delaney Jade Hasen,
Cum Laude

Kaylee Rose Helton,
Cum Laude

Chloe Annabelle Horwitz,
Magna Cum Laude

Yun Young Kim,
Summa Cum Laude

Kristin Boling Milne

Mary Frances Sessions,
Magna Cum Laude

Emma Maria Stokes,
Magna Cum Laude

Hannah Stowe

Madison Brooke Tedders,
Summa Cum Laude

Olivia Anne Wingate,
Cum Laude

M.A. Candidate

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Emma Karen Williams

M.A.T. Candidates

Special Education

Shayla Virginia Dean

Amanda Marie Leekley

Catherine Amanda McSeveney

Emelia June Muilenburg

Kayla Jonelle Robinson

M.Ed. Candidates

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Abbi Clair Belflower

Chandler Michelle Brinson

Isabella Maria Coppola

Sarah Elizabeth Corn

Abigail Eileen Craddock

Laura Rose Guth

Lauren Patricia Hendrix

Hannah Emily Johnson

McKinley Marie Jones

Morgan Taylor Kaufmann

Ella Grace Patten

Chloe Virginia Saxton

Kara Jenelle Scoggins

Kaycee Searcy

Sophie Anne Stepp

Rachel Megan Tripp

Abigail Megan Wallace

Gabrielle Beliveau Wheeler

Hannah Cruse White

Mary Blake Whittington

Lydia Margaret Wiedetz

Special Education

Ashlyn Rose Clark

Remi E DeLong

Mia Josee Gratzer

Anastasia Renee Griffing

Saira Christine Gutierrez

Mary Katherine Hobbs

Sarah Ellen Mercer

Therice Kane Spicer

Casey Paul Taube

Nicola Jade Young

M.S. Candidates

Applied Behavior Analysis

Stephen Agyemang-Koehler

Abigail Elaine Allie

Brandon C Banks

Micaela Jean Blumenstein

Rielly Shea Edling

Leslie Anne Farr

Payton Jillian Henry

Angela Ashmitha Ignatius

Abigail Elizabeth Kirkland

Sarah Krivsky

Marlen Maldonado

Isabella Perle Mohatt

Alyssa Cassie Moreno

Caroline Newsome

Kate Madison Patsy

Ayanna Danielle Prather

Vivion Cate Purser

Caroline Sophia Rakoski

Allie Jordan Silbert

Ansley Alicia Simpson

Savannah Marie Lian Young

Ed.S. Candidates

Special Education

Adrianna Lenor Grant

Rita Malouf

◊ First Honor Graduate | * Jere W. Morehead Honors College | ∆ Ambassador


Counseling and Human Development Services

M.Ed. Candidates

College Student Affairs Administration

Joi Victoria Albert

Jordan Leigh Arnold

Marjorie Arantes Baio

Damian Jase Garza

Amy Adeline Gutierrez-Luviano

Avian Jiminez

Abigail Krueger

Ariana Marie Long

Kazrin Terra Novus

Lexie Rouse

Adonis Charles Scott

Nicole Dianne Tahmoosh

Jamison Elizabeth Wood

Yulia Yashina

Mental Health Counseling

Felipe Mario Luba Aggio

Erin Aponte

Jaleah Deasia Brown

Jessica Ann Cook

Stephanie Kamila Doblack-Mellum

Celaret Perez

Austin Torain

M.Ed./Ed.S. Candidates

Professional School Counseling

Samantha Lee Collier

Camila DeSouza

Itzel Franco

Kate Elizabeth Gladinus

Grace Griffin Hall

Emily Teresa Howard

Olivia Clare Lattanzi

Lindsey Ahrens Lee

Rebecca Perro

Jordyn Navaeh Priester

Mira Rosen Ratchev

Nicolas Tobar Davila


Educational Psychology

M.A. Candidates

Sinan Akalin

Maxine Lydia Covello

Anastasia Patricia Kreisel

Ashley Kaye Whitehead

M.Ed. Candidates

Palmer Lee Beck

James Frederick Benton, Jr.

Tania Sultana

Lorenzo James Gerald Vakoutis

Mari Elizabeth Echon Valencia

Ed.S. Candidate

Christen Duncan Salamone


Educational Theory and Practice

B.S.Ed. Candidates

Elementary Education

Meredith Rose Abell,
Magna Cum Laude

Natalie Winters Allen,
Magna Cum Laude

Caitlin Rose Caccavella,
Summa Cum Laude

Taylor Carol Callaway,
Summa Cum Laude

Mercedes Maria Cassidy,
Magna Cum Laude

Sarah Elizabeth Castillo

Anna Elizabeth Castro,
Summa Cum Laude ∆

Lily Madelynn Childs,
Magna Cum Laude

Emma Matilee Cooley,
Cum Laude

Taylor Ryan Cooper,
Summa Cum Laude

Ava Marie Cruz,
Summa Cum Laude

Anabel Kathryn Dale,
Cum Laude

Katherine Wells Dodson,
Summa Cum Laude

Kathryn Eileen Dunphy

Samantha Elizabeth Favreau

Peyton Taylor Gaines,
Cum Laude

Riley Catherine Gallagher,
Cum Laude

Miranda Elizabeth Goodman,
Magna Cum Laude

Ellie Grace Graham,
Summa Cum Laude

Isabella Grace Hale,
Summa Cum Laude

Anna Caitlin Hayworth,
Summa Cum Laude

Chloe Jace Holcombe,
Cum Laude

Mary Leigh Jenkins,
Cum Laude

Morgan Kathryn Keller,
Cum Laude

Katie Nicole Kersey,
Magna Cum Laude

Delia Payne Kitchens

Lauren Elizabeth Lamphier,
Summa Cum Laude

Addison Echo Lee,
Cum Laude

Jenny Valle Leifson

Lucy Elizabeth Linnihan,
Cum Laude

Karen Yutzin Lopez

Caroline Adams Mcbrayer

Rylee Lauren Mccall,
Magna Cum Laude

Abigail Ris Mcilrath,
Cum Laude

Hailey Grace Miller,
Cum Laude

Meghan Elizabeth Miller

Charlotte Julia Mixon,
Magna Cum Laude

Maggie Michelle Morrison,
Magna Cum Laude

Karley Dylan NeeSmith

Kenzie Christina Nunn,
Magna Cum Laude

Miranda Ashley Obrero,
Magna Cum Laude

Laurel Christine O'Brien,
Magna Cum Laude

Carleigh Faith Odell,
Magna Cum Laude

Sterling O'Neal,
Cum Laude

Nina Simone Ouellette

Breianna Leigh Pittman,
Summa Cum Laude

Katherine Grace Poppell,
Magna Cum Laude

Macenzie Lane Poythress,
Summa Cum Laude

Jaslyn Ashley Price,
Cum Laude

Eliza Grace Prochilo,
Summa Cum Laude

Emilianne Evans Rogers,
Magna Cum Laude

Eder Yahir Sanchez-Reyes

Cassidy Brooke Scoggins,
Summa Cum Laude

Emily Nicole Smith

Zoie Lyn Smith,
Summa Cum Laude

Chaislyn Adale Stratton,
Summa Cum Laude

Eva Grace Studdard,
Magna Cum Laude

Harper June Tidwell

Sarah Yoon

Middle Grades Education

Kennedy Hope Andrews

Connor Eric Dotson,
Magna Cum Laude

Felicity Jordan Gill,
Cum Laude

Emily Guadarrama,
Cum Laude

Evelyn Grace Hicks,
Magna Cum Laude

Shanna Sabine Isaza,
Cum Laude ∆

Aminah Muhammad,
Magna Cum Laude

Antoinette Robinson,
Magna Cum Laude

Lillian Claire Sistla ∆

Camryn Abigail Vaughn,
Cum Laude

Anna Jean Weisser,
Summa Cum Laude

M.A.T. Candidates

Middle Grades Education

Krystal Arnez Bailey

William Blake Brown

Aidan Gibson

M.Ed. Candidates

Elementary Education

Grace Anderson

Danielle Wynn Appelgate

Addison Grace Brantley

Sarah Elizabeth Butler

Katherine Grace Cartwright

Catherine Greer Cheney

Emma Grace Crowe

Sophia Lynn Marie Edwards

Brandon James Fineout

Emma Caroline Gabriel

Sarah Catherine Gattis

Madison Taylor Grey

Amelia Grace Hendricks

Kylie Elizabeth Hines

Katherine Elaine Lamb

Sarah Nicole Lang

Katelyn Elizabeth Layfield

Mercedes Carmen Martinez

Grace Campbell Neri

Emma Grace Ollis

Andrea Victoria Prieto

Mecca Niasia Romney

Carson Riley Rountree

Anna Sophie Schukowski

Angela Justine Schwerin

Jordana Marie Sheinman

Katie Anne Sklaire

Serenity Jada Starr

Kelley Rose Walker

Yan Wu

Middle Grades Education

Lana MiShayla Brown

Laura Judith Conway

Catherine Angeline Craig

Isabella Sofía Díaz

Darci Michaela Dillard

Emma-Kate Dunne Elwart

Ella Grace Higgins

Aspen Calli Neilson

Lauren Ashley Pace

Leanna Grace Smith

Megan Taylor Todd

Morgan Bailey Williams

Ed.S. Candidates

Elementary Education

Margaret Frances Hill

Ebony Monique McDonald

◊ First Honor Graduate | * Jere W. Morehead Honors College | ∆ Ambassador