More Than 500 Students Receive Degrees at UNCA's 71st Commencement

A total of 507 students received degrees during commencement ceremonies at the University of North Carolina at Asheville Saturday, May 13, making it the second largest graduating class in UNCA’s history.  William C. Friday, president emeritus of the University of North Carolina, was commencement speaker.

Advance:

Keelin Mooney, Bachelor of Arts in History, Distinction in Major

Alexander:

Bonni Marie Credle, Bachelor of Science in Management

Apex:

Lisa Ann Kelder, Bachelor of Arts in Drama, Distinction in Major, Distinction as a University Research Scholar

Arden:

Elizabeth Ann Allison, Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Distinction in Major, Cum Laude; Walter Scott Clifton, Bachelor of Arts in Literature, Distinction in Major; Jennie Lorraine Davis, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Carmen Elizabeth Horne-McIntyre, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies; Barry Scott Lance, Bachelor of Arts in History; Melodie Irene McGruder, Bachelor of Arts in History, Distinction in Major; Deana Louise Greer Reid, Bachelor of Science in Management, Distinction in Major; Kenya Michelle Smith, Bachelor of Science in Management; Kristine Marie Wilken, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Asheville:

Mark Steven Ackerman Jr., Bachelor of Science in Management; Melanie Hope Bachmeyer, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Michelle Marie Ballard, Bachelor of Science in Physics; Bridget Suzanne Batting, Bachelor of Arts in German, Distinction in Major; Bethany Evangeline Beasley, Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Distinction in Major, Distinction as a University Research Scholar, Distinction as a University Scholar; Scott Christopher Berchey, Bachelor of Arts in History; Amanda Marriott Berner, Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Distinction in Major, Distinction as a University Research Scholar; Holly Lynn Jillson Beveridge, Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication, Distinction in Major, Cum Laude, Distinction as a University Scholar; Jimmy Dean Blair, Bachelor of Science in Management, Distinction in Major, Distinction as a University Research Scholar; Anna Holleman Boersma, Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Classics, Distinction in Major, Cum Laude, Distinction as a University Research Scholar, Distinction as a University Scholar; Judith Ann Bolinski, Bachelor of Arts in History; Jencey Samantha Brand Bollinger, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Michael Alton Boothroyd, Bachelor of Arts in Music; Victoria Tracy Browning, Bachelor of Arts in Literature, Distinction in Major, Magna Cum Laude; Jenifer Aline Burns, Bachelor of Science in Management; Bonner Spence Butler, Bachelor of Arts in Literature, Distinction in Major, Distinction as a University Research Scholar, Distinction as a University Scholar; Wendy Annette Caudill, Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Science; Alicia Anne Armstrong Chatham, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art, Distinction in Major; Ryan Matthew Chittick, Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Arts and Science; Peter Bo Christensen, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies; Brian William Clossey, Bachelor of Arts in Literature; Elizabeth Anne Cook, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies; Erin Elisabeth Crouse, Bachelor of Science in Accounting; Tracy Warren Dixon, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering Management; Rebekah Louise Tuttle Dodd, Bachelor of Arts in Economics; Gwyneth Rhiannon Dundee, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies; Alicia Dawn Edwards, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Alisen Kortnee Eide, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Brian Robert Fairchild, Bachelor of Science in Management and Economics; Bryan Thomas Farr, Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Science; Heather Marjorie Fell, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Shannon Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Richard Howerd Fox, Bachelor of Arts in Biology; Natalie Renee France, Bachelor of Arts in Biology; Michael Pierce French, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science; Laura Ann Gasperson, Bachelor of Arts in Art; Christine Renee' Geske, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Sarah Suzanne Givens, Bachelor of Arts in Art; Seth David Goodman, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art; Jill Ruth Greene, Bachelor of Science in Management and Psychology; William Bradley Greenhut, Bachelor of Arts in Biology; Jillena Elaine Guthrie, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Niambi Francese Hall-Campbell, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Andrew Hennessey Hauet, Bachelor of Arts in Literature; Sasha Lea Haynes-Lamb, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Davon Jeanette Price Heath, Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication, Distinction in Major; Jaime Michelle Hicks, Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Science, Distinction in Major; Royce James Holden, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science; Ardie Guylene Hollifield, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Charles Edward Hudson, Bachelor of Science in Physics, Distinction in Major, Distinction as a University Research Scholar, Distinction as a University Scholar; Sarah Elisia Hutchinson, Bachelor of Arts in French, Distinction in Major; Steven Rex Ingram, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science; Bethany Leanne Jewell, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Amy Elizabeth Johnston, Bachelor of Arts in Biology; Johanna Luks Jurutka, Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Kjrsten Virginia Keane, Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Stephen Harrison Keebler, Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Science; Hugh Joseph Kelly, Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Distinction in Major; Theodore Allen Kimmel, Bachelor of Arts in Economics; Kirstin Danielle Kiphardt, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Distinction in Major; Stephen Mark Kirbach, Bachelor of Arts in Literature, Distinction in Major, Magna Cum Laude; Julia Marie Kowal, Bachelor of Arts in Literature, Distinction in Major; Marion Christiane Kuehn, Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Distinction in Major, Distinction as a University Research Scholar; Carrie Anne MacKichan, Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Distinction in Major, Distinction as a University Research Scholar; David Douglas Marshall, Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science, Distinction in Major, Cum Laude, Distinction as a University Research Scholar, Distinction as a University Scholar; Jeremiah Marske, Bachelor of Science in Management; Rita DelCarmen Martin, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Christine Carol Maurer, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Distinction in Major, Cum Laude; Matthew David McCoy, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies; India Marie McHale, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Distinction in Major, Distinction as a University Scholar; John Edward McKinney, Bachelor of Science in Music; Timothy Brandon Means, Bachelor of Science in Physics; Mackenzie Kate Miller, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Distinction in Major; Benjamin Michael Milosch, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies; Karen Marie Monaco, Bachelor of Arts in Literature; Sharon Eileen Morales, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Distinction in Major; Alexandra Whiteley Morris, Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy; Shawaka Tilee Mosley, Bachelor of Science in Accounting; Amber Lynn Munger, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies; Patrick Madison Murray, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Matthew Walter Osikowicz, Bachelor of Science in Accounting; Kimberley A. Patterson-Woody, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Amy Joyce Pearson, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies; Ethel Anne Powell, Bachelor of Arts in Literature and Spanish, Distinction in Major; Karen Sue Presnell, Bachelor of Arts in History, Distinction in Major; Patrick Jeremy Ragsdale, Bachelor of Science in Physics; James Chesty Raiford, Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Science, Distinction in Major, Magna Cum Laude; Shanley Beth Rassler, Bachelor of Arts in Art; Kelly Layne Ratterman, Bachelor of Science in Management, Distinction in Major; Lauren Christina Ray, Bachelor of Arts in Art; Janet Lynn Regel,Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Maia Anne Remick, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Distinction in Major; John Morton Risinger, Bachelor of Science in Management; Michele Arlene Robinson, Bachelor of Science in Accounting; Fernando Antonio Robleno, Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Science; Theodore Earl Rogers II, Bachelor of Science in Physics, Distinction in Major, Magna Cum Laude; Norma Lucille Rollinger, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Matthew Louis Rossi, Bachelor of Arts in Drama, Distinction in Major; Peter Marshall Sawyer, Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Carrie Ann Scheffler, Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Science, Distinction in Major; Carolyn Allene Seale, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering Mangement; Heidi Seid, Bachelor of Arts in Drama, Distinction in Major; Jamey Lee Singleton, Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Science; Tracey Susan Teszler Stader, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Jeremy Russell Stafford, Bachelor of Science in Management; Susan Marie Starnes, Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Distinction in Major, Magna Cum Laude, Distinction as a University Research Scholar, Distinction as a University Scholar; Robert Devon Stevenson, Bachelor of Arts in Economics; Susan Kendra Stonebraker, Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics; Troy Thomas Stortz, Bachelor of Science in Management; Kara Colleen Strehle, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art, Distinction in Major; Rebecca Marie Sulock, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Distinction in Major; Patricia Alice Lingerfelt Tait, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art, Distinction in Major; Lisa Kristine Thomes, Bachelor of Science in Management; Colette Simone Rofe' Thornton, Bachelor of Arts in Spanish; Andree Louise Trilling, Bachelor of Arts in Drama; Christopher N. Urbano, Bachelor of Science in Management, Distinction in Major; Adrian Federico Valdivia, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Carly Jane Walker, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Distinction in Major, Cum Laude, Distinction as a University Research Scholar; Jeffrey Alan Walters, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Distinction in Major; Scot Michael Waring, Bachelor of Arts in Biology; Jessica Sara Weiss, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies; Teshania LaShawn Wiley, Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Lewis Allan Winder, Bachelor of Arts in Biology; Amy Ellen Witzel, Bachelor of Science in Management, Distinction in Major; Alexander Mark Zendel, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Distinction in Major, Distinction as a University Research Scholar, Distinction as a University Scholar; Jason Michael Zink, Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics

Bakersville:

Jamie Edward Hughes, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Bat Cave:

Holly Michelle Freeman, Bachelor of Arts in Biology

Bessemer City:

Rebecca Brandy Rollins, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Black Mountain:

Meredith Olivia Begley, Bachelor of Science in Management and Economics, Distinction as a University Research Scholar; Samantha Lynn Cole, Bachelor of Science in Management; Melissa Lunsford Corn, Bachelor of Science in Management; Caroline G. McIntosh Guerry, Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Distinction in Major; Ryan Bradley Jones, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Ashley Rhyan Ledford, Bachelor of Science in Management, Distinction in Major; Terry Dale Guriel Martin, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Distinction in Major; Christina Shook Murrey, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Distinction in Major, Magna Cum Laude, Distinction as a University Research Scholar; Rachel Courtney Sharpe, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies and Chemistry, Distinction in Major, Distinction as a University Research Scholar; Lauren Livingston Wagener, Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Philosophy, Distinction in Major, Distinction as a University Research Scholar

Burnsville:

John Dakoski III, Bachelor of Arts in History

Candler:

Stefan Patrick Brannan, Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy; Denise Lynn Chandler, Bachelor of Science in Accounting; Sherry Lynn Reese Glance, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Jason Edward Hoffman, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies; Tracie Lynnette King, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Distinction in Major; Andy Wayne Pearman, Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Science; Angela Fountain Trantham, Bachelor of Science in Management

Canton:

Kathy Wood Hardin, Bachelor of Arts in Classics; Christina Rebecca King, Bachelor of Arts in Biology; Reagan LaShaine Mason, Bachelor of Arts in Economics; Michele Lee Medford, Bachelor of Arts in History; Reagan Danielle Rodney, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Carolina Beach:

Christopher Ware Martin, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Carrboro:

Richard George Warwick Moss, Bachelor of Arts in History, Distinction in Major, Distinction as a University Research Scholar, Distinction as a University Scholar

Carthage:

Jennifer Lynn Maness, Bachelor of Arts in History

Cashiers:

Jody Bruce Dillard, Bachelor of Science in Management and Economics

Chapel Hill:

Jennifer Lynn Baker, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Mischa Tchen-Chung Irsch, Bachelor of Arts in Biology

Charlotte:

Barbara Sharon Baggett, Bachelor of Arts in History, Distinction in Major, Summa Cum Laude, Distinction as a University Research Scholar, Distinction as a University Scholar; Jason Allan Graham, Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Christy Erin Ramirez Guin, Bachelor of Arts in Economics; Andrew Blakely Hammett, Bachelor of Science in Accounting; Jennifer Lee Jamsky, Bachelor of Arts in Drama, Distinction in Major, Cum Laude; Michael Francis Kozlinski, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Piper Leigh Nieters, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Sara Elizabeth Phillips, Bachelor of Arts in Literature, Distinction in Major, Cum Laude; Jennefer Lauren Pizza, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Ann Roberts, Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Distinction in Major; John Richard Singler, Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Distinction in Major, Magna Cum Laude; Terry Elaine Summers, Bachelor of Arts in Drama, Distinction in Major

Clemmons:

Alixanne Erin Davis, Bachelor of Arts in Literature; Lauren Haley Lawson, Bachelor of Arts in Biology

Cleveland:

Angela Alma Fountain, Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics

Climax:

Kristin Marie Kuhlman, Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Science, Distinction in Major

Clyde:

Laura Suzanne Best, Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Distinction in Major, Magna Cum Laude, Distinction as a University Research Scholar, Distinction as a University Scholar; Gregory William Sessoms, Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Charly DeeAnna Sims, Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Distinction in Major

Connelly Springs:

Regina Darlene Lowman, Bachelor of Arts in Biology

Dallas:

Joseph Michael Holland, Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Denver:

Ryan Dwain Gilliam, Bachelor of Arts in Biology

Durham:

Elizabeth Anne Brendlen, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Mardell Kimberly Wood, Bachelor of Arts in Classics, Distinction in Major, Magna Cum Laude

East Flat Rock:

Deborah Hope Zemek, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Distinction in Major, Distinction as a University Research Scholar, Distinction as a University Scholar

Elkin:

Allison Penland Randleman, Bachelor of Arts in Art

Ellenboro:

Kiki Sheree McEntyre, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Kimberly Michelle Philbeck, Bachelor of Arts in History, Distinction in Major

Enka:

Roberta Leigh Daniels, Bachelor of Arts in Drama, Distinction in Major; Tanya McIntosh Hancock, Bachelor of Arts in Literature

Etowah:

Jacquelyn Kimberly Johnson, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Distinction in Major; Heather Marie Nicholson, Bachelor of Science in Management, Distinction in Major; Dusty Shea McNabb Whitacre, Bachelor of Arts in Drama, Distinction in Major

Fairview:

Andrew Aldo Delpino, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Crystal Leigh Rabiipour, Bachelor of Arts in Biology; Tonya Ruth Rhodes, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Renee Dawn Seigler, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Evin Lee Wierman, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

Fayetteville:

Avery Lenard Smart, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Distinction in Major

Fletcher:

Damion Dascus Brookshire, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering Management; Jason George Halko, Bachelor of Science in Management; Jay Fredrick Pratt, Bachelor of Science in Management and Economics, Distinction in Major; Timothy Robert Southern, Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Distinction as a University Research Scholar; Ryan James Stevens, Bachelor of Arts in Biology

Forest City:

Anitra Jean McKinney, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

Franklin:

Christopher Sawyer Green, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Wesley Joseph Hall, Bachelor of Science in Accounting; Landon Samuel Holland, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Jennifer Dawn Frazier, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

Fuquay-Varina:

Wendy Lynne Hardman, Bachelor of Science in Management, Distinction in Major, Magna Cum Laude

Gastonia:

Matthew Samuel Braxton, Bachelor of Arts in Biology

Goldsboro:

Summer Singleton Carr, Bachelor of Arts in Classics, Distinction in Major; Chad Ashley Pry, Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Arts and Science

Greensboro:

Catherine Elizabeth Brown, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Charles David Hood, Bachelor of Arts in History; Nona Leigh Mitchell, Bachelor of Arts in Literature, Distinction in Major; Meredith Anne Newlin, Bachelor of Arts in French; Gregory Michael Rippin, Bachelor of Arts in Music, Distinction in Major, Cum Laude, Distinction as a University Research Scholar, Distinction as a University Scholar

Havelock:

Marcus Antione Dover, Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Hayesville:

Ryan Andrew Hunter, Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication

Hendersonville:

Holly Price Barker, Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Science; Sheldon Dulles Capps            Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Jennifer Lynn Ernst, Bachelor of Arts in Biology; Angelique Marie Jackson, Bachelor of Science in Management; Cameron Lee Lamb, Bachelor of Science in Management; Clarence James Lane III, Bachelor of Arts in Music; Allison Faith Leider, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science; Nathanael Joseph Peaty, Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Distinction as a University Research Scholar; Jennifer Lynn Peterson, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies; Tiffany Leighanne Rose, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Courtney Diane Skillman, Bachelor of Science in Management; Eleanor Moseley Trollinger, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Distinction in Major, Distinction as a University Research Scholar, Distinction as a University Scholar

Hickory:

Jennifer Leigh Barnett, Bachelor of Science in Management; Malindi Marie Edwards, Bachelor of Arts in French; Alicia Sunyel Gaither, Bachelor of Arts in Literature; Nila Brooke Garriga, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Elizabeth Ann Hegedus, Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics

Hillsborough:

Laura Michelle Thuotte, Bachelor of Science in Management, Distinction in Major, Cum Laude, Distinction as a University Research Scholar, Distinction as a University Scholar

Horse Shoe:

Farah Valarie Marne, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Billy Joe Norman Jr., Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Huntersville:

Ian Jeffrey Jones, Bachelor of Arts in Drama

Icard:

Anna Marie Watkins, Bachelor of Arts in Biology

Jacksonville:

Jennifer Lorain Duffy, Bachelor of Science in Management; Lola Ellen Love, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

Kernersville:

Jonathan Charles Byington, Bachelor of Arts in Literature, Distinction in Major

Kings Mountain:

Erin Elizabeth Lovelace, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering Mgmt.

Lake Junaluska:

Jessica Suzanne Buelow, Bachelor of Arts in Art; Helen June Hannah, Bachelor of Science in Management, Distinction in Major

Leicester:

Robin Dawn Bryant, Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Distinction in Major; Shannon Patricia Cobbledick, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Distinction in Major; David John McCurry, Bachelor of Science in Management, Distinction in Major

Lexington:

Jennifer Elizabeth Fuller, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Distinction in Major; Leigh Ann Henion, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

Lincolnton:

Holly Melinda Spencer, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Distinction in Major, Summa Cum Laude, Distinction as a University Research Scholar, Distinction as a University Scholar

Long Beach:

Roger Wiley Cash Jr., Bachelor of Arts in Literature

Lumberton:

Bess Ann Newton, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Distinction in Major, Distinction as a University Research Scholar, Distinction as a University Scholar

Marion:

Melissa Seagle Blanton, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Jessica Grace Jones, Bachelor of Arts in Biology; Laura Elizabeth Miller, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Meredith Jane Tassin, Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Mars Hill:

Jennifer Taylor Hattaway, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Marshall:

Thomas Alfred Jablonski, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

Marshville:

Shanta Renee Robinson, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Distinction in Major

Morganton:

Edward Jerome Brewer, Bachelor of Science in Management; Stephanie Michelle Adkins Peele, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Shelly Lynette Powell, Bachelor of Arts in Biology

Mount Airy:

Gregory Earl Varney, Bachelor of Arts in Music

Murphy:

Jodi Lynn Kephart, Bachelor of Science in Management

Nebo:

Michael David Elliott, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science; Joyce Marie Creech Suppes, Bachelor of Arts in Art

Newell:

Cynthia Mary Grimsley, Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Mathematics, Distinction in Major, Cum Laude, Distinction as a University Scholar

Newland:

Adam Thomas Wiseman, Bachelor of Science in Management, Distinction in Major

Newton:

Bernd Warren Becker, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Old Fort:

Laura Beth Lavender Vess, Bachelor of Arts in Literature

Penrose:

Alma Valdann Whitley Smith, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Distinction in Major

Pfafftown:

Stephanie Elizabeth Grillo, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

Pikeville:

Samuel Wyatt Flint, Bachelor of Arts in Drama

Raleigh:

Marc Lon Baldwin, Bachelor of Arts in Music; Kyle Barry Carpenter, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art, Distinction in Major; Amanda Joe Gramer, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies; Lauren Exxa Hobbs, Bachelor of Arts in Drama, Distinction in Major, Magna Cum Laude; Christine Aimee' Holcombe, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Laura Leilani Hurley, Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Distinction as a University Research Scholar; Jennifer Katherine LeMoine, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Rachel Allyn Myers, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Charles Kurian Schabel, Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Science; Marla Lisa Stecki, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Alison Christine Winzeler, Bachelor of Arts in Literature, Distinction in Major

Rutherfordton:

Kimberly Anne Cole, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Distinction in Major, Magna Cum Laude; Sarah Lynn Cook, Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Distinction in Major, Distinction as a University Research Scholar; Angela Leigh Harrill, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Myriah Marie Skidmore, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies

Salisbury:

Shawn Kirsten Byrd, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Sapphire:

Selina Michele LaFontaine, Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Management, Distinction in Major

Shelby:

Thea Suzanne Allen, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies; Richard Leon Shelton III, Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication

Smithfield:

Amy Catherine Waldrep, Bachelor of Arts in Art

Sophia:

Spencer Sean Garner, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Distinction in Major

Southern Pines:

Seth Levi Buckley, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Sparta:

Amy Katherine Douglas, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Distinction in Major; William Brooks Hall, Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Distinction in Major, Magna Cum Laude, Distinction as a University Research Scholar, Distinction as a University Scholar

Statesville:

Crystal Denise Byers, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Distinction in Major, Cum Laude; Christine Gisela Karrenstein, Bachelor of Science in Management; Anna Lyndolph Parks, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Swannanoa:

Tara Michelle Garland, Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Distinction in Major; Cheryl Lynnette Smith Garvy, Bachelor of Science in Accounting; Phoebe Amanda Hicks Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication, Distinction in Major

Sylva:

Robbie Lea Holden, Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Distinction in Major, Cum Laude

Thomasville:

Rebecca Dulcie Cook, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Tobaccoville:

Christopher Lee Fenimore, Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Science

Trenton:

Benjamen Bryant Korzeniewski, Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Science, Distinction in Major

Wake Forest:

Mark Andrew Vukovich, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies

Waynesville:

Laura Dawn Cagle, Bachelor of Arts in Drama; Tandy Kinneil Coltman, Bachelor of Science in Management, Distinction in Major; Angela Suzanne Hall, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Eric Samuel Jackson, Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Distinction in Major, Distinction as a University Research Scholar; Lee Lorraine Whiteside, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Distinction in Major

Weaverville:

Jessica Ruth Ball, Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Bonnie Blue Buchanan, Bachelor of Arts in Literature, Distinction in Major, Magna Cum Laude; Brandy Lee Downs Finley, Bachelor of Science in Management, Distinction in Major; Evelyn Marie Kabke, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Melissa Jeannine Mailhiot, Bachelor of Arts in Biology; Robert Kenneth Peck, Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Arts and Science; Robert Isaac Reed, Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics; Jonathan Mitchell Robertson, Bachelor of Arts in Biology; Jonathan Roy Tomberlin, Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Distinction in Major; Susan Dail Wynegar Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art

Welcome:

Rebecca Ellen Keel, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

Wilmington:

Karl Hilary Pierce, Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Computer Science, Distinction in Major; Megan Kathleen Wood, Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication

Wilson:

Mamie Jennifer Smith, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Distinction in Major, Distinction as a University Research Scholar

Winston-Salem:

Gregory Scot McCaffrey, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Christopher Douglas Perryman, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art; William Joseph Stewart, Bachelor of Science in Management; James Marcus Villegas, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies and Economics, Distinction in Major, Cum Laude, Distinction as a University Research Scholar, Distinction as a University Scholar

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