K e n n e s a w s t a t e U n i v e r s i t y

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May 9, 2018

10 a.m.College of Humanities and Social Sciences

2 p.m.WellStar College of Health and Human Services

College of Science & MathematicsUniversity College

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May 9, 2018 SPEaKER

Tristan DenleyExecutive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

and Chief Academic Officer, University System of Georgia

May 9, 201810 a.m.

W. Ken Harmon, Interim PresidentPresiding

PRELUDE KSU School of Music Brass Ensemble David Kehler, Conductor

The audience is requested to stand as the processional beginsand remain standing throughout the singing of the national anthem.

PROCESSIONAL Ode to Joy Ludwig van Beethoven Bagpiper Tom Crawford

Chief Faculty Marshal Ana-Maria Croicu

NATIONAL ANTHEM The Star-Spangled Banner Claire Pappas JohnStaffordSmith andAudience Francis Scott Key, Lyrics

WELCOME W. Ken Harmon, Interim President COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Tristan Denley Executive Vice Chancellor for AcademicAffairsand ChiefAcademicOfficer, University System of Georgia PRESENTATION OF THE Linda Noble CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES Interim Provost and Vice President forAcademicAffairs College of Humanities and Social Sciences RobinDorff,Dean

CONFERRAL OF DEGREES W. Ken Harmon, Interim President Ana Edwards, Interim Registrar Merle S. King, Narrator

CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES W. Ken Harmon, Interim President

ALMA MATER Gaudeamus Igitur Claire Pappas Anonymous, 18th Century German Melody and Audience Lyrics by Cynthia Parks ‘82 RECESSIONAL Scotland the Brave Tom Crawford, Bagpiper

POSTLUDE KSU School of Music Brass Ensemble David Kehler, Conductor

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Dr. Tristan Denley currently serves as Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer at theUniversity System of Georgia.

Before moving to Georgia in May 2017, he served as Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the Tennessee Board of Regentsfrom August 2013 until May 2017, and Vice President for Academic Affairs at AustinPeay State University from January 2009.

Originally from Penzance, England, Dr. Denley earned his PhD in Mathematics from Trinity College Cambridge, and held positions in Sweden, Canada, and the University of Mississippi before coming to Tennessee. At Ole Miss, he served as Chair

of Mathematics, and Senior Fellow of the Residential College program.

Throughout his career, he has taken a hands-on approach in a variety of initiatives impacting student success. His most recent work has been to transform developmental education and advising at a system scale. His work continues in using a data informed approach to implement a wide variety of system scale initiatives surrounding college completion, stretching from education redesign in a variety of disciplines, to the role of predictive analytics and data mining, cognitive psychology and behavioral economics in higher education.

May 9, 2018 SPEaKER

Tristan DenleyExecutive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

and Chief Academic Officer, University System of Georgia

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COLLEGE of HUMANITIES and SOCIAL SCIENCES

BACHELOR of ARTS

MAJORS: African and African Diaspora Studies, Asian Studies, English, Geography, History, International Affairs, ModernLanguage and Culture, Philosophy

Mustafa Yaseen Abubaker EnglishKatherine Suzanne Adamson** EnglishEthiopia Kebede Adera InternationalAffairsJordan Christopher Alexander HistoryKathryn Elaine Andrews* EnglishEliot Arno InternationalAffairsEmily Elizabeth Barnes InternationalAffairsTrevor Wade Barrow InternationalAffairsHeather Nichole Bearden EnglishJennifer Monique Bennett** EnglishChristian Michael Bozeman HistoryCourtney Elizabeth Bradford EnglishRiah Yvonne Brand Modern Language and CultureAndrew Willis Brandt HistoryAdam H. Brautigam* InternationalAffairsJackson Emmit Breen* PhilosophyBriona Joi Brown Modern Language and CultureCarlesa Buchanan HistoryJessica Noelle Buondono EnglishRachel Burgener* EnglishAshley Nicole Cardenas HistoryTaylor Noelle Carideo* English

Nicole Harley Carper EnglishAmber Dawn Carter EnglishRaymond Chang EnglishSuporna Chaudhuri InternationalAffairsThalia Aaleayah Kassandra Christian Modern Language and CultureHarrison Eduard Clark* HistoryEmily Elizabeth Cloaninger PhilosophyColton Alexander Combs EnglishMackenzy Hope Congdon*** PhilosophySeth Wayne Cross HistoryMegan Moniz DaPonte EnglishOlivia Brooke Dabbs InternationalAffairsChristopher Deonte Dancy** PhilosophyJennifer Michelle Dauphin* EnglishAlondra Delgado InternationalAffairsAllison Margaret Dobo* EnglishJasmin LeeAnn Douglas EnglishAnsley Durden HistoryTrevor Sylvan Dutton HistoryDestinee Amber Easton* EnglishLaura A. Farhy English Michael Brandon Farmer* InternationalAffairsSarah Michelle Fearing* EnglishRachel Alexandra Freeman** HistoryMoeko Furusawa* Asian Studies Dana Lauren Gardner** EnglishAlyssa Rebecca Gilmore English

Meghan Elyse Glasper HistoryKendall Paige Glover** Modern Language and CultureMary Elizabeth Gregory EnglishBenjamin Conor Hadcock InternationalAffairsKeiondra Alyse Halsey EnglishBria Hamm HistoryKahlia Shannon Handy EnglishDaniel James Harris** EnglishTrisha M. Hartman EnglishChristian Isaiah Hernandez InternationalAffairsJenna Michelle Hibbs EnglishAnnie Elizabeth Joy Hill InternationalAffairsIan Thomas Hillyer Modern Language and CultureCaitlin Elizabeth Hollander InternationalAffairsKandace James EnglishTirique Dontae Jameson EnglishAdjoa Abbie Johnson** GeographyCourtney Nicole Kichefski EnglishGwen L. Kirby** Modern Language and CultureStephen Michael Kiss HistoryJacqlynn Nichole Klein InternationalAffairsKatarina Kocsisova* EnglishSteven David Kowalchuk InternationalAffairsKyle Richard Lamb** GeographySaraE.Lafferty InternationalAffairsCandace Jennifer Lewis EnglishHannah Elizabeth Littleton English

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Jasmine Shu’ana Madison Modern Language and CultureKamoliddin I. Madumarov InternationalAffairsLaine Marie Magaletta EnglishDanielle Therese Makamtseu InternationalAffairsDaniel Ian Mathis HistoryOlivia Grace Mazza** EnglishTimothy Michael McGaha II HistorySantiago Meneses** Modern Language and CultureIsabelle Lindsay Merritt EnglishBethany Ann Michael HistoryLolybeth Yolanda Montero** InternationalAffairsShelby Elizabeth Moore EnglishJustin Morris PhilosophyGreta Movsisyan InternationalAffairsGeraldine Lea N’kodia HistoryJulia Ann Nailor* EnglishAna Gabriela Narvaez-Martinez** HistoryKelly Marie Neese** HistoryTrevor P. Nixon GeographyRyan Kenneth Norrigton HistoryChinonye Emilia Nwachukwu EnglishPatrick Ward Oliver HistoryWendy Gissel Organista InternationalAffairsAnnie Louise Patterson* Modern Language and CultureSarah Jessica Powanda EnglishKyle Proshek EnglishAndrea Nicole Putala** English

Victoria Blair Queen HistoryQasim Raza InternationalAffairsLuis Alejandro Rivera HistorySmilie Sandhu InternationalAffairsRachel Marie Schleier* Modern Language and CultureRyan Philip Schrock* InternationalAffairsJames Gordon Sears* EnglishJimmy Sidor EnglishJulianna Elena Smaltz EnglishJacob Smith* Modern Language and CultureLacy Nicole Smith* EnglishCaroline C. Springer** InternationalAffairsRachel Victoria Staley*** HistoryGregorySteffes GeographyJames Michael Summers EnglishJordan Swanson EnglishBlake A. Sydnor EnglishSamiyah Tariq EnglishTashawna I. Thompson InternationalAffairsClayton Irwin Thornbury* EnglishJack Valkey Tiernan HistoryThomas Carson Tuchschmidt, III InternationalAffairsNakeya Jean Tyson Asian StudiesBrandon Christopher Vines** HistorySpenser Kyle Vollmer HistoryNatalie Rose Walker EnglishAustin N. Walters* Philosophy

Arlene Jane White** African and African Diaspora StudiesMarcus R. White* HistoryDamon Niles Wijsmuller InternationalAffairsKathryn Elizabeth Withers InternationalAffairsKatherine Presley Woody* EnglishBryan David Yockey* HistoryTela Young EnglishWing-Him Isaac Yuen History

BACHELOR of SCIENCE MAJORS: Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Geographic Information Science,History Education, Interactive Design, Political Science, Psychology,Sociology, Technical Communication SofiaCarolinaAldridge PsychologyWendy Isabella Alfaro** History EducationBrian Andrew Allen PsychologyTyler Joseph Alter-Okubo Criminal JusticeKyra Chelsey Anderson PsychologySami Andreas AnthropologyLucille Genevieve Chloe Archambault PsychologyHaley Elizabeth Arellano Criminal JusticeJason Andrew Arellano PsychologyHayden Joseph Armistead History EducationZachary Rey Arriola Political ScienceNicholas Eduardo Athanas Political ScienceJogile Steckyte Baker* Criminal JusticeIsla Baldridge Sociology

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LesterJamesBarfield Political ScienceChloe Elizabeth Barner PsychologyTaylor L. Barnett Criminal JusticeMorgan Michelle Barnwell* PsychologyJoseph Barton Political ScienceAmanda S. Bass PsychologyShe’na Lashun Batemon PsychologyLauren Rae Bates* Criminal JusticeBrian Paul Batterton History EducationSarai Nichol Bauguess* PsychologyJasmine Baxter Criminal JusticeEmily D. Beckley English EducationMichael Keith Belote SociologyTania Benavidez Anthropology Robin J. Benham-Stocks Criminal JusticeBethany Michelle Bishop PsychologyCasey Lane Black** English EducationLejla Blagojevic** PsychologyBriana Genya Blanchard SociologyMichelle Gail Blankinship*** History EducationIsabelle Josephine Block* Political ScienceBrittany Nicole Bolden Political ScienceJazmyne Nicole Bonds English EducationMaura Montgomery Bowden*** English EducationTaniesha L. Bowen Interactive DesignJacqulyn A. Boyer Interactive DesignKatie Brackett Interactive Design

Brittany Nicole Brewer* Criminal JusticeBrandon Taylor Bridges*** Political ScienceBailey Rebecca Brown** PsychologyBreannah N. Brown PsychologyDavid Charles Brown, III Criminal JusticeGabriel Brown History EducationTanya Christina Browning* PsychologyGrace Ann Brownlee*** English EducationHaley Gwen Buck PsychologyClayton Timothy Buckner Criminal JusticeSharon LaSha Burden PsychologyEric Taylor Butler History EducationValerie Byrnes PsychologyStephen Thomas Calhoun* Technical CommunicationAlbert Callwood Criminal JusticeHanna Marie Canavan Political ScienceBenito Caraballo, Jr.*** SociologyGordon Thomas Carr* History EducationNoel Byers Carter*** PsychologyLandon Grace Carver*** Criminal JusticeJamie L. Case* SociologyTina Cason PsychologyMarcos A. Castillo Criminal JusticeAustin Taylor Chastain** PsychologyHannah Elizabeth Cheek* PsychologyDarcy Faith Clarke PsychologyChristian Haley Cline Psychology

Teitra A. Cobbs Political ScienceStephanie Michelle Coggins* English EducationChriston Denise Cole* Criminal JusticeAlexis Monea Coleman PsychologyAshley LaTrice Coleman PsychologyLindsay Taylor Connell*** PsychologyKevin Christopher Connolly Criminal JusticeSean Patrick Cooke Criminal JusticeJuan Andres Coppiano Criminal JusticeDanielle Nicole Crump PsychologyJessica Maria Cruz** Criminal JusticeDeidre L. Curry Criminal JusticeAdam Brian Cusick** AnthropologyJessica Daily English EducationDaniel Bryant Dames** Political SciencePeter Daniels* Political ScienceThea Marie Darnell AnthropologyErik Martin Davis* PsychologyZachary Cameron Davison* English EducationMatthew R. Dawson History EducationRyan David DeRoche PsychologyChristopher Andrew Deaton** PsychologyKathryn Leigh Deaton Criminal JusticeMarc David Deguzis PsychologyJustine Inez Delgado PsychologyHaley Brooke Dillard** Psychology Daria Ulana DiResta Psychology

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Jordan Elaine Dixon PsychologyLekelci Camille Dobson Criminal JusticeAnne Colonna Doriscar** English EducationTyra Aliyah Douyon English EducationCourtney Lynn Draper* Criminal JusticeKaitlyn Dudek* PsychologyJordan Elizabeth Dunn* PsychologyDrew A. Durden PsychologyBrittanyMarieEdenfield Criminal JusticeJessicaPaigeEdenfield PsychologyLaMaya Victoria Edmonds Political ScienceMo-Shari Courtenay Ellefson Geographic Information ScienceCatherine Paige Ellis*** PsychologyLauren S. Evans-Williams SociologyTravis J. Farmer History EducationMarcos Anthony Feliciano PsychologyGreer Alexandra Ferguson SociologyKaitlyn Eva Ferguson* English EducationMegan Leanne Fernald Criminal JusticePeter Adrian Finch* PsychologyHolly Flake PsychologyKate M. Fletcher Interactive DesignHayley Brianne Foreman PsychologyBrittney Danielle Fox* PsychologyYesenia Fregoso* PsychologyWinston Alexander Garcia History EducationBrandon P. Garner Political Science

Kristen Marie Garner SociologySavannah Leigh Garrett Political ScienceLavin Gartland Political ScienceAmanda Gergans SociologyErvens Germain Political ScienceValerie Monika Gibson*** PsychologyMeganElizabethGifford Criminal JusticeMelissaAnnGifford Criminal JusticeEsther Gomez PsychologyMorgan Holly Goodrow PsychologyCierra A. Gordon Criminal JusticeChase Wesley Gore Criminal JusticeNicholus Andrew Grant Criminal JusticeKimberly Yavette Graves Psychology Frank Greco*** SociologyJoi Marie Greco*** SociologyKalishaM.Greenfield PsychologyCharles Daniel Greeson Criminal JusticePatriciaChandlerGriffin PsychologyShelbi Lynne Gunter Criminal JusticeLuis Eduardo Gutierrez* Political ScienceIrma Hadziahmetovic** Criminal JusticeKaitlin T. Hammock* PsychologyDavid James Hanberry Technical CommunicationMora Lourean Hardy* PsychologyJustin Khalil Harmon PsychologyXavier Jamal Harper Political Science

Austin Grant Harris* AnthropologyDenver Harris** PsychologyLaCandace Janee’ Harris Political ScienceSierra Dominique Harris PsychologyAlexandria Dianne Hart SociologyAlexandra Elaine Hattemer SociologyPhilecea Jacqueline Hayden Political ScienceWilliamRobertHeflin,III AnthropologyElizabeth Ann Henry AnthropologyRachel Kinsey Hightower* PsychologyJordan Grace Hill** History EducationWesley Boyd Himot Criminal JusticeTroy Joseph James Hiner History EducationJacob Tyler Hitechew* Criminal JusticePatrick Dinh Ho Political ScienceKaceeBrookeHoffman PsychologyKellyReginaHoffman PsychologyLauryn Kathleen Holtzman* Psychology Emily Lauren Hopkins SociologyTyler Trammell Horne Political ScienceJordan Horton English EducationVeronica Elese Howard** PsychologyHannah Abney Howell SociologyKatherine Kendel Howell Criminal JusticeTiffaniNicoleHunnicutt Criminal JusticeMatthew Hutchins PsychologyBriyonna Danielle Ingraham Sociology

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Jaida A. Irvin* Interactive DesignAshli Deidra Isaacs PsychologyBrittany Nkemnati Jackson PsychologyCrystal Brooke Jackson PsychologyO’NajmaJeffries PsychologyZelalem G. Jemere Political ScienceHannah Elizabeth Jenkins PsychologyAlisanne Kristan Jensen PsychologyConnor D’Huy Johnson Political ScienceKemara Alexandra Johnson** PsychologyMaesha Conshanna Johnson Criminal JusticeTianna Ren’ay Johnson PsychologyDarien Macey Jones* PsychologyQwaunzee Shaquille Jones PsychologyAriana Maria Jordan* English EducationHannah Rosalie Jordan** English EducationTrevor Wyatt Juneau History EducationBrittany Shantae Justice SociologySaleka Kabir PsychologyRobin Lynne Kearney English EducationKaitlyn R. Keegan Criminal JusticeJames Joseph Kelleher, Jr. Political ScienceOnika S. Kelly*** PsychologyAidan Michael Kennedy Criminal JusticeBrian Keough Geographic Information ScienceShifa Mehar Khan* History EducationShawyun Khoshneviszadeh Psychology

Grace Jieun Kim* Criminal JusticeAdrien Nicole Kimbrough* SociologyKatie Elizabeth Kiser** English EducationApril Desiree Kress* PsychologyElizabeth Patrice LaBrie Criminal JusticeAbisola A. Ladeloye PsychologyMaxwell Jacob Laguna** Criminal JusticeJonathan Caleb Lang* PsychologyVictoria Dara Latimer*** PsychologyLadonna Lynn Lee SociologyRobert Lee Political ScienceAbigail K. Lehman* English EducationMadison Anna Lesniewski Criminal JusticeLauren Nicole Levy SociologyThomas Jamaal Lewis Criminal JusticeMorgan Lind English EducationElizabeth Paige Lindgren PsychologyChristina Elizabeth Ling** Criminal Justice Hollis M. Loar Interactive DesignAmanda Frances Losito* PsychologyJessica Chantal Sophia Madisetti* PsychologyElizabeth Nicole Madson Criminal JusticeEmilie Faun Mariano PsychologyTyler Marks Political ScienceAubree Raye Martin AnthropologyKiara Lashay Martin*** Criminal JusticeKevin Thomas Mason Political Science

Konner Marie Mattison Political ScienceJ. Austin Maxwell PsychologyDedria DeMeale McClure PsychologyJessica Marie McDaniel PsychologyGabriella McGrath Interactive DesignKelsey Madison McGuire PsychologyDevon Claire McLaurin Political ScienceAmilynne Jean McLeroy** PsychologyJacqueline Christina McMaster** Political ScienceElizabeth Meehan SociologyAlexandra N. Mercado Baez Psychology Lauren-Brooke Audrey Messer Criminal JusticeRyann Emily Miller PsychologySavannah Lynn Miller*** Criminal JusticeMadison Lynn Mincey* English EducationAlissa Joy Mislow History EducationAlexia Rashine Mitchell PsychologyBrandon Steve Mitchell* PsychologyJustin Alexander Mock*** Criminal JusticePrincess Ashanti Mohabir-Browne PsychologyTracy Ndolo Kale Mokake** PsychologyChantell Marie Momin PsychologyPeter Alex Monachelli PsychologyCailie Marie Montalvo SociologyLindsay J. Montgomery* AnthropologyLindsay J. Montgomery* PsychologyChelsea Danielle Moore Sociology

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Jasmine Denise Moore Criminal JusticeAnsley Taylor Morris Criminal JusticeErica A. Morris SociologyTaiyyabah Ijaz Mughal PsychologyJesey Austin Murdock* History EducationCassandra C. Nalazek English EducationMakayla Ann Neighbors PsychologyMeggan Anne Nein Criminal JusticeWindy Francois Nelson PsychologyRebekah Newton PsychologyCarli Ellen Nordholz PsychologyKristen Marie Nunez Criminal JusticeAhamefula Christian Nwosu* Political ScienceJoshua Adam O’Kelley History EducationLillianIfeomaOfili** Political ScienceIye Janet Ogbe Criminal JusticeRebecca Michelle Ogden PsychologyMelissa Lee Oliver* English EducationJasmin Victoria Olivera* English EducationPeace O. Onuzulike PsychologyRegina J. Ordaz* PsychologyAndrea Ortega PsychologyRaven Osborne PsychologyHaley Elizabeth Oubre** PsychologyAimee Ouellet* Criminal JusticeVantasia Chantel Owens PsychologyOlympia Papageorgiou** Psychology

Carmen Parker PsychologyJulia Aphrael Parrott PsychologyCourtney B. Patrick* Technical CommunicationBenz Ahzer Paul English EducationLauren Elizabeth Paul PsychologyKatherine Ellen Peacock PsychologyJalen Hezekiah Pearson PsychologyMandrell T. Perryman* History EducationChandler Renee Peterman Interactive DesignBrian Chase Petersen Political ScienceMadelynn Lisa Phan** PsychologyJoy Phillip PsychologyPeggy Johnson Pimiento*** English EducationJohn W. Piratzky Political Science Samuel J. Plunkett Criminal JusticeNikki Shimarie Polite* PsychologyAbrian Nicole Poole* PsychologySarah Jessica Powanda PsychologyAshton Caroline Powers** PsychologyJustin Maxwell Prather*** History EducationBrian Patrick Preston* PsychologyAustin Nicholas Prewett** PsychologyAntonio Dexter Price Political ScienceHolly Sommer Pridgen SociologyKaitlin Pyke Geographic Information ScienceLeah Michelle Quattrochi*** History EducationThomas Kell Randall, Jr. Political Science

Netanya Yakira Ricki Ray-Clay** English EducationCaitlyn Redwine PsychologyGeorgene Danielle Reid PsychologyDelilahD.Riffle PsychologyKiara Nicole Roberto PsychologyJacob Robinson*** History EducationTravondia Robinson-Perry PsychologyKrystal D. Robles PsychologyAndrew Lewis Roddy Technical CommunicationBritian Alexis Roland PsychologyJohn H. Rose II Criminal JusticeKatherine Renee Rose PsychologyAlyssa Nichelle Ross** Political ScienceMichael Brandon Russell Political ScienceKinsey Stapleton Salisbury** SociologyOlivia Ashely Salomon SociologyNicholas Darin Sameth PsychologyAldo Sanchez Criminal Justice Alexis Nicole Sanders PsychologyKatie Renee Satterlee PsychologyDaniel Nahmue Saylee PsychologySydney A. Saylors** PsychologyJoshua Luke Schulz** Criminal JusticeMarcus Sebastian SociologySydney Segers Criminal JusticeJennifer Alicia Serrano PsychologyJessica Lin Sexton** Psychology

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Hannah Jordan Shelton Criminal JusticeCaitlin Rose Sherry PsychologyHaja Adama Sherry Criminal JusticeDarryl Keith Shields SociologyFilipati Siamomua*** SociologyJacob Austin Simpson Political ScienceBrandon Lamar Smith Criminal JusticeChelsea Smith AnthropologyChristine Smith PsychologyMiranda DeAnn Smith* PsychologyRyan Alexander Smith Political ScienceAdam Smothers PsychologyKathryn Marie Spadafora Criminal JusticeWhitney Aleece Spiva Technical CommunicationHarnelle Chayenne St. Cloud Political ScienceMadison Miller Stallings PsychologyEllie Stanley AnthropologyMarilyn Strickland PsychologyDavaisha Stukes** PsychologyEmily D. Sutherland PsychologyBrittani Katlyn Taylor Criminal JusticeNikita Antionetta Taylor SociologyMeghean Adair Teefy* PsychologyAllice Termure PsychologyAlexa Nicole Thayer PsychologyKori Rashad Thomas PsychologyKennedi Babers Thompson Psychology

Kristina D. Thursby PsychologyJamie Maxwell Tims PsychologyKatrina Townsend PsychologyJeremy Glenn Tripp Criminal JusticeSamantha Anne Turk English EducationOlivia Elaine Tyler** PsychologyAlexis Christine Van Zilen** Criminal JusticeShane A. VanDeCruize PsychologyConnor Allen VanDenbos Political ScienceKimberly Nicole VanTassel Criminal JusticeAmy M. Vandekerkhove** PsychologyPilar Andrea Varela PsychologyKori Vaughan Criminal JusticeAnna Yesenia Vaughn SociologyYira M. Cruz Villaman PsychologyJasel Lynette Villanueva Criminal JusticeMichelle Kathryn Vitale** English EducationMaria Fernanda Vizcaino Garcia** Political ScienceEster Vodovoz PsychologyMary Njambi Wainaina Political ScienceTierney Alicia Waiters PsychologyCasey Wakeford PsychologyAndrew Fitzgerald Walker Interactive DesignKeaton Parker Warner PsychologyCalvin Nikolai Washington** Political ScienceBreana Christine Watson PsychologyZaire Tiara Watt* Psychology

Jamekia Wells PsychologyStephanie Burnell Wiggins Criminal JusticeLauren Wilhite* Political ScienceTaylor Renee Wilkins SociologyBenjamin Dexter Williams Political ScienceHannah Leanne Williams*** PsychologyKirsten Lenee Williams** PsychologyDeeneva V. Williamson SociologyBrandon Lee Wilson** PsychologySamantha Lauren Wilson AnthropologyThomas Allen Wooley Criminal JusticeEmily Kathryn Wynn** English EducationAlex Yanovich Political ScienceMichael Andrew Youssef Political ScienceChazlyn L. Yu PsychologyMaci Zahn*** English Education

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Honors Designations

* Cum Laude - 3.5 grade-point average or above** Magna Cum Laude - 3.7 grade-point average or above*** Summa Cum Laude - 3.9 grade-point average or above+ HONORS GRADUATE - 4.0 Graduate students only

Honors StatementStudents announced as Honors Scholars have completed the requirements of Ken-nesaw State’s university honors program and wear red and gold epaulets on their left shoulder to signify this extraordinary aca-demic accomplishment.

Final Degree AuditsDegree completion and honor designations are contingent upon final degree audits. Because the names must be provided to the printer in final form several days prior to commencement, one or more candidates listed herein may have been unable to complete all requirements for the degree. Inability to remove a name at the last moment from the commencement program does not commit the university to grant the diploma to a person thus listed. Similarly, honor status as printed in this program was determined at the end of the previous semester. Final honor status will be noted on the diploma and on the official permanent record.

Note: This program is provided as a courtesy; it is by no means an official or complete record. Some names may not appear because of timing, production and editing processes, incomplete records or dead-line/editing complications due to extensive lists of frequently changing names.

Beginning with spring commencement 2008, graduation ceremonies are individually numbered.

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May 9, 2018 SPEaKER

Mr. Milton OvertonDirector of Athletics

May 9, 20182 p.m.

W. Ken Harmon, Interim PresidentPresiding

PRELUDE KSU School of Music Brass Ensemble David Kehler, Conductor

The audience is requested to stand as the processional beginsand remain standing throughout the singing of the national anthem.

PROCESSIONAL Ode to Joy Ludwig van Beethoven Bagpiper Tom Crawford

Chief Faculty Marshal Ana-Maria Croicu

NATIONAL ANTHEM The Star-Spangled Banner Claire Pappas JohnStaffordSmith andAudience Francis Scott Key, Lyrics TRUSTEE REPRESENTATIVE Ralph W. Walker, III

WELCOME W. Ken Harmon, Interim President COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Milton Overton Director of Athletics PRESENTATION OF THE Linda Noble CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES Interim Provost and Vice President forAcademicAffairs WellStar College of Health and Human Services Mark Tillman, Dean College of Science & Mathematics Mark Anderson, Dean University College Lynn Disbrow, Dean CONFERRAL OF DEGREES W. Ken Harmon, Interim President Ana Edwards, Interim Registrar Merle S. King, Narrator

CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES W. Ken Harmon, Interim President

ALMA MATER Gaudeamus Igitur Claire Pappas Anonymous, 18th Century German Melody and Audience Lyrics by Cynthia Parks ‘82 RECESSIONAL Scotland the Brave Tom Crawford, Bagpiper

POSTLUDE KSU School of Music Brass Ensemble David Kehler, Conductor

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Milton Overton has been the Director of Athletics at Kennesaw State University since December 2017. He is the fourth individual to hold the position at Kennesaw State.

A 25-year veteran of college athletics administration, Overton previously spent two years as director of athletics at Florida A&M University. Overton guided a remarkable transformation at FAMU. For the first time inmore thandecade, theathleticsdepartment boasted a balanced budget in 2016-17, while achieving three consecutive years of record-breaking fundraising and ticket-sales growth. Florida A&M’s revenue increased by $2 million under Overton’s watch, and fan participation soared with the footballteamfinishingamongthetopfiveinFCS attendance in 2015 and top three in 2016. One of his benchmark initiatives was the establishment of FAMU’s giving program, “Investing in Champions,” that was a key component of the increased revenue.

He also had a six-year stint as senior associate athletics director at the University

of Alabama, and six years prior as associate athletics director at Texas A&M University.

Overton is a graduate of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Pathway Program, which provides senior-level athletics administrators with a rigorous curriculum and mentorship for preparation on becoming a director of athletics.

Afour-yearstarterasanoffensivelinemanat the University of Oklahoma, Overton earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology in 1995. He went on to earn two master’s degrees from OU in 1998, one in higher education and administration and the other in human relations.

Overton was the founder and CEO of Enki System Inc., from 2000-2011, which provided software solutions for athletic and academic support programs across the country, generating over $1 million in gross sales.

A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Overton has two sons — Micaiah and Lebbeus.

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Mr. Milton OvertonDirector of Athletics

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WELLSTAR COLLEGE ofHEALTH and HUMAN SERVICES

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MAJORS: Exercise Science, Health and Physical Education, Human Services, Sport Management, Public Health Education

Christian Almeda Exercise ScienceDanita Ann Austin Human ServicesAlyssa R. Bailly Exercise ScienceSeunghun Baik Exercise ScienceJack Lewis Baker* Public Health EducationKeana Janel Bazemore Human ServicesLauren Nichole Bennett Exercise ScienceKatie Rebecca Bershadsky** Exercise ScienceChase Tucker Black Sport ManagementCarrie Rose Bohn* Human ServicesSavannah Michel Bronson** Human ServicesJasmine Brown Public Health EducationHunter Kyle Bruce* Health and Physical EducationKatlyn Ann Buchanan* Exercise ScienceAnthony Joseph Buda Health and Physical EducationAndrew Burke Sport ManagementStephen Chandler Burks** Sport ManagementTyler Cantrell Exercise SciencePeyton Ansley Card Exercise ScienceAmber Renee Carter*** Human ServicesTomas Jay Chapman-Lopez Exercise ScienceChristina Maria Coats Human Services

Anthony M. Colapinto* Exercise ScienceNadja DaCosta** Human ServicesJennifer Denise Daniel Human ServicesNana Danso-Boafo Exercise ScienceShana LaShara Davis Exercise ScienceTrevor Joshua Denny* Sport ManagementUyen Dinh* Exercise ScienceZachary Donoghue Health and Physical EducationAlicia Marie DuPonty Exercise ScienceLaTastreia Artius DuPree Human ServicesJovan Duhart Exercise ScienceLindsay Suzanne Dungan Exercise ScienceKyle Brennan Durand Health and Physical EducationBlakely Thomas Epperson Exercise ScienceLaura Estefenn Diaz Granados* Sport ManagementAshley Jeanne Fahey Exercise ScienceCaylen Farr*** Human ServicesKimberly Darrien Fincher Exercise ScienceJasmine Shay Fortner Human ServicesJessica Dianne Fosse Human ServicesMichael Tate Frank** Exercise ScienceMatthew Benjamin Fuller Sport ManagementJonathan Isaac Furrh Exercise ScienceJames Russell Gall* Exercise ScienceJordan Joseph Genovese Sport ManagementMaria Alena Gianmoena Exercise ScienceKristi Michelle Gilbert Human Services

Cara G. Gloyd Sport ManagementCourage Gogbey** Public Health EducationLennetta Grace Graham** Human ServicesTaylor Roderick Grant** Exercise ScienceAbigail Joyce Green Exercise ScienceAdreanna Colene Grider** Human ServicesMasonAlexanderGriffin Exercise ScienceKhadijah Haaris Sport ManagementSarah Hammond** Exercise ScienceGannon Hampton* Exercise ScienceJaron Kennedy Hasty Sport ManagementNicholas Chase Heamon Exercise ScienceChace Heath Exercise ScienceTaylor James Henkle Sport ManagementAlison Elizabeth Hultquist** Exercise ScienceSimon Douglas Ibarra* Sport ManagementMatthew William Intili* Sport ManagementRichard Alexander Jabardo Exercise ScienceDavid Jeune** Exercise ScienceLaura Dean Jordan* Sport ManagementShanelle Roshelle Kent* Human ServicesYusuf Khan* Exercise ScienceKennedy Kinsey* Exercise ScienceRyan Thomas Kirby* Exercise ScienceMcKenzie Aaron Kirksey Sport ManagementJulie Nichole Knaga*** Exercise ScienceAshley Kathryn Kraus Health and Physical Education

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Vanessa Lanier* Human ServicesLuis Larrea Exercise SciencePhillippe Paul Lezontier, III Health and Physical EducationKyre N. Lochan Exercise ScienceChido Cheryl Mataba Public Health EducationZachary Michael Mazur* Sport ManagementVictoria Anne McCormick Human ServicesDerreunta Danielle McDaniel Human ServicesJacob Alan McNabb Exercise ScienceCatherine Alisha Metcalf* Exercise ScienceBarclay Michael Miller Sport ManagementGabrielle Nicole Nardone* Human ServicesAshley Thuy Tran Nguyen Human ServicesCharissa Marie Nichols Exercise ScienceBrittany Michele Nixon* Human ServicesOladeji S. Olowojesiku Exercise ScienceYewande Adetorera Oluleye Exercise ScienceAdam Christopher Padgett Sport ManagementMeredith Parry* Exercise ScienceTithi Patel Exercise ScienceDavid Alec Pazmino Exercise ScienceKathleen Rose Pertain Human ServicesStacy Ann Petroski Exercise ScienceJennipher Peyton Phillips Human ServicesKaliegha Karein An’i Pierce* Human ServicesBrinson C. Prince Exercise ScienceMatthew Arthur Provence** Exercise Science

Rachel Psomas Exercise ScienceJacarious Marquis Raines Health and Physical EducationSonam Rama* Exercise ScienceKaleigh E. Raulerson Human ServicesLauren Amanda Reagan Exercise ScienceEva Leilani Rhoads Human ServicesHannah Elizabeth Rich** Sport ManagementCorshae Labronda Robinson Public Health EducationJahiara Robinson** Human ServicesAylisis Rodriguez Exercise SciencePeter Joseph Rohan Sport ManagementDartricia Latia Rollins Human ServicesTyler Lawrence Russell Sport ManagementRoseAnna Faye Schiemer Exercise ScienceAshley Nichole Scotchlas* Human ServicesSumin Seo* Exercise ScienceShanica S. Shepard Human ServicesWesley Bruce Simonton* Health and Physical EducationPatrick Donald Smith Sport ManagementBenjamin James Sparks Sport ManagementEleanor Kathryn Stevenback** Exercise ScienceDesiree Lee Stewart Exercise ScienceEmilee Rose Story** Human ServicesMary Kaitlyn Summers Exercise ScienceMarquise Anthony Swaby*** Exercise ScienceSalehaYasmeenTaufique Exercise ScienceErica Celeste Tibbs Sport Management

Tessa Noelle Todd Exercise ScienceOlivia Alexandra Tomas Exercise ScienceJonathan Twine Sport ManagementShamani T. Tyler* Human ServicesMegan Elizabeth Tymchuk Exercise ScienceReese Cameron Urdialez** Exercise ScienceOlivia Nicole Vanderveer*** Exercise ScienceLeeAnn Vastey* Human ServicesLauren Nicole Vick*** Exercise ScienceRobert Lynn Vose* Sport ManagementAshley Zipporah Whatley Exercise ScienceJeremy Wheeler Sport ManagementAmanda N. White Human ServicesDavid Hunter White Exercise ScienceBre’shan Nicole Williams Human ServicesHaley Michelle Willingham Human ServicesRobertG.Wofford Sport ManagementKimberly Zinkel Health and Physical EducationNorma Zuniga Human Services BACHELOR of SCIENCE in NURSING

Ferida Abdu NursingAi Arai* NursingJackie Maryline Bassong NursingSamuel Joseph Berry NursingAlexis Jade Butler NursingKatherine Chavarria Nursing

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Jennifer Cummings NursingKatelyn Eileen Danbury* NursingAshley Gail Ford NursingAshley Nicole Gialenios* NursingKatieAlexisGifford NursingBrittany Marie Hall** NursingCody Ayn Hicks NursingSarah Nicole Hill* NursingElizabeth LeAnn Johnson NursingChloe Hannah McDaniel NursingEmmanuel Nazaire NursingKurt Richard Nemeck NursingKaralyn Anne Prestwich* NursingMeagan Riordan** NursingRaquel Sandoval* NursingTara Christine Thompson NursingMadeleine Thorne NursingCourtney Irene Torok** NursingMegan Velarde* NursingAllison Leigh Warner NursingCassiopia Amores Whitehead

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COLLEGE of SCIENCE and MATHEMATICS BACHELOR of SCIENCE

MAJORS: Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Computational and Applied Mathematics, Mathematics Education , Mathematics, Physics

John Forrest Abney Biology

Ayo Adekunle BiologyMonica Lynn Albertson** BiologyLana Aleuy*** BiologyDemetrious Dewayne Antwine BiochemistryMatthew Connor Armstrong** PhysicsDavid Sullivan Axford*** BiologyOlatunde Oluwafemi Ayetigbo BiologyFarihah Azam* BiologyNicholas Scott Barland BiochemistryConner Barton*** Mathematics EducationLyndjy Bernard BiologyAndre Dewayne Berry BiochemistryAndre Dewayne Berry BiologyJoseph Zachary Bohler BiologyKaylee Marie Bronson BiologyDejon M. A. Brooks BiologyLorna Marion Bryce BiologyMaica Jillian Calderon** ChemistryJoshua R. Camp BiochemistrySean Patrick Caton*** BiologyEun Sol Chang* BiologyMyesha Choudhury BiologyDino Jake Ciccone BiochemistryShauna Marie Clausen BiologyBrandonLeeCoffey* BiologyJacob James Collier*** ChemistryCurtis Jeremy Collins Mathematics Education

ZaccheusReyesConfiado BiologyAbby Elizabeth Cotney MathematicsMacie Ashton Cutlip BiologyWeston Anderson Del Rio ChemistryGabrielle Sara DePhillips BiochemistryElif Diricanli** BiologyNeil Alexander Dodd*** ChemistryJosiah M. Donn* PhysicsMariana Cadavid Duque BiologyMicah Michelle Evans BiologyCody Joseph Falls*** BiochemistrySerobbi Marie-Theresa Fierro** BiologyAmber Marie Gallimore** ChemistryAndrew Gamel*** BiologyAracely Maria Garcia BiologyAshley Elena Garcia BiochemistryEmily D. Gause BiologyRuth Shyamala Gnanamuttu BiotechnologySavanna J. Godowns BiologyRoza LeAhna Gray BiologyAdela Grcic ChemistryKenneth Griner MathematicsAndrew R. L. Guiste PhysicsDaeja Hamm* ChemistryBenjamin Cameron Harmon BiologySamina Hashmi** BiologyBradley Hazel Chemistry

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Derek Hollenberger ChemistryThomasJeffreyHolmes** Computational and Applied

Mathematics Elizabeth Holmquist* BiologyReagan Xie-Mei Hooper*** ChemistryRoy Max Van Horn, III BiologyChloe House ChemistryRebecca Elizabeth Hyche*** BiologyAmna Jamshaid Mathematics EducationAshley Marie Jennetten BiologyKiara O. Jeter BiochemistryAmanda Nicole Jones*** Mathematics EducationAndrew Michael Jones PhysicsHarrison Mitchell Jones BiologyKassandrea L. Jones BiologyTaylor Kyanna Kierra Jordan Mathematics EducationJae We Jung* ChemistryZerak Kabir BiologyAmanda Celeste Kay*** Mathematics EducationShideh Khorsandi BiologyHelena Chae Ko BiologyOrrionJeffreyKuykendall BiochemistryCarlye Alexis Lapham BiologyJordan Barbara Leddy BiologyVictoria Lee MathematicsSean Lester BiologyDenisse Leyva Mathematics EducationRick Thomas Liebold Biology

JeffreyThomasLong* MathematicsAkshita Maan BiologyAdam John Mallory Computational and Applied

Mathematics John James Malone* ChemistryMianna Taylor Mantooth*** BiologyJohn Andrew Marchant BiologyJasmine Iman Marcial BiologyMariela Martinez MathematicsAlexander Heath Mason*** ChemistryKendy Matassa MathematicsCierra B. McQueen BiologyEvan Mickler Computational and Applied

Mathematics Michale Mercedes Miller BiologyIgbagboleke Adedapo Mobolaji BiologyKira Jean Monell BiologyMichael Edwin Monsees ChemistryMaya Denee Murray MathematicsHenriette Diane N’kodia BiologyChristina Hanh Nguyen ChemistryTam Thanh Nguyen ChemistryAnthony P. Niebank PhysicsKyle Nieland BiologyBenjamin Amarachukwu Nwadike** BiologyOmolola Tolu Victoria Odeyemi BiologyLaura-Maria Oja** BiochemistryOfumere Ebelose Omokhodion* Biochemistry

Emily Nwaamaka Onyekwere** BiologyVictoria Michelle Owens BiologyCatherine Parker* BiologyEmma Katherine Parks*** BiologyVafa Parsa Mathematics Education Kevin K. Patel** BiochemistryPriyanka Amit Patel BiologyJohn Albert Pearson, III* BiologyLeMontāPorter BiologyJohn Conrad Quinn Mathematics EducationLon Adam Quinn PhysicsShafuq Parveen Rana BiologyKevin Isaiah Rejouis BiochemistryAlan Anthony Rice II*** BiologyPaige Roberts Mathematics EducationAbbigail Marie Roth* MathematicsKatherine Elizabeth Ryerse** Mathematics EducationShaila Sabusa BiologyKayla Noelle Sekkat BiologyJiyeon Shin BiologyNattasith B. Siwabut ChemistryKaterina Slavicinska* ChemistryJeramie Monroe Slocombe MathematicsAlexis Kristen Smith BiologyBrady Kevin Maitland Smith ChemistrySpencer Smith Biology Winston Ray Smith Mathematics

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Ida Lee Spence*** MathematicsJan Hendrik Strydom* MathematicsJimmy Tan ChemistryThereshana Tan BiologyChristina La-Venia Taylor BiochemistryJosiah Lanier Teague* BiochemistryJasmine Threadcraft BiologyAdam Matthew Tobin MathematicsLauryn Mucene Tonou Tchuenkam BiologyDana Turley** Mathematics EducationCandace Chidinma Uba BiochemistryErmek Urmanbetov ChemistryWendy Marie Verola BiologyCaleb Mathieu Veselica ChemistryCara Vick** Mathematics EducationDerek Robert Vickery BiologyBrooke Erin Warres BiologyBranden Dennis Weaver BiologyMadison Grace Wheeler Mathematics EducationChamyia L. Williams BiologyOtokini Seleiyi Wokoma** BiologyNicolas Alexander Zemel Chemistry BACHELOR of SCIENCE in ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Miriam Regina Branson Environmental SciencesIan Charles Duncan Environmental SciencesRyan Jordan Nix Environmental Sciences

Nicholas J. Shay* Environmental SciencesAlexandriaNicoleSheffield Environmental SciencesTatiana M. Smithson Environmental SciencesSamantha Mary Swartzendruber Environmental SciencesNicholas Andre Walker Environmental SciencesRebecca Jane Webster** Environmental Sciences

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BACHELOR of SCIENCE MAJORS: Culinary Sustainability and Hospitality, Integrative Studies

Brandon Thomas Ambrose Integrative StudiesOsinachi Wesley Anukam Integrative StudiesJacob Michael Baggs** Integrative StudiesChristian A. Baiamonte Integrative StudiesJahdiel A. Baptiste Integrative StudiesLindsey Ann Barber Integrative StudiesJoshua Tyler Barnard Integrative StudiesJoseph Paul Barrera Integrative StudiesCaroline Day Barth* Integrative StudiesWilliam Malcolm Bice Integrative StudiesJessica Janelle Billingslea Integrative StudiesRosylan Nacole Bivins Integrative StudiesNicholas Bonatucci Integrative StudiesParis Bostick Integrative StudiesForrest Alan Bramlett Integrative StudiesAntionette Nechole Brown Integrative StudiesJavoris D. Bryant Integrative Studies

LaDonis H. Bryant Integrative StudiesMackenzie Ann-Alysse Buttrey Integrative StudiesTiffanyYvonneCalhoun Integrative StudiesHaoua Camara Integrative StudiesChristopher Alan Campaneria Culinary Sustainability and HospitalityElizabeth Ashley Carrico Integrative StudiesCheryse Danielle Carter*** Culinary Sustainability and HospitalityMadison Kay Carter Integrative StudiesKatrina Isabella Caruso Integrative StudiesMindy Chavarria Culinary Sustainability and HospitalityJessica Erin Cheek Culinary Sustainability and HospitalityKarla Maritza Chong Arochi Culinary Sustainability and HospitalityDeanna Kay Cobb Integrative StudiesRonnetta Sheree Coker Integrative StudiesJordan Calvin Cox Integrative StudiesLydia Sharnice Cuyler Culinary Sustainability and HospitalityChristy M. Daniel Integrative StudiesAlexander J. Davis Integrative StudiesDaniele De Benedictis* Culinary Sustainability and HospitalityKaitlin Alyss Delgado Integrative StudiesWakena Apprentice Denton Integrative StudiesDianne DePuy*** Integrative Studies Nicole Ashley DiChiara Integrative Studies

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Annie Disselkoen Integrative StudiesSpencer Hairston Dixon Integrative StudiesJordan Alexandria Dotson Integrative StudiesDylan Todd Downey Culinary Sustainability and HospitalityAlison Elizabeth Duerr Culinary Sustainability and HospitalityRhodis Eason Integrative StudiesMara Edwards Integrative StudiesTheresa J. Erb Integrative StudiesDestinee F. Farmer Integrative StudiesMary Anna Farrar Integrative StudiesAbigail Elizabeth Fitler** Culinary Sustainability and HospitalityMatthew Leonard Foley* Integrative StudiesKatie Bernice Ford Integrative StudiesAllyson Leigh Frazer* Integrative StudiesMatthew Frisina Integrative StudiesDarrin Keith Frye II Integrative StudiesBrittany Futral Integrative StudiesSha’Vonna Talea Garr** Integrative StudiesHayley Morgan Gaunt** Culinary Sustainability and HospitalityMykal A. Gerard Integrative StudiesScott E. Glosson Integrative StudiesFelecia Victoria Glover Integrative StudiesSusan Elizabeth Gordy Integrative StudiesLeighton Eric Graham Integrative StudiesJessica Brianne Grant Integrative Studies

Samisha Shytia Grant Integrative StudiesHannah Jesslin Groce Integrative StudiesKatelyn Marie Hackbarth Integrative StudiesPorter Strickland Hailey Integrative StudiesDaniel Thomas Hammock Integrative StudiesDanielle Dominique-Sciara Harris Integrative StudiesVictoria Ashley Hickom* Integrative StudiesHannah Leigh Hope Integrative StudiesTaylor Alexander Hostetter Integrative StudiesAlexus Hutchinson Integrative StudiesLogan Andrew Hutchinson Integrative StudiesBrandi Marie Ingle Integrative StudiesKathryn Danielle Jackson* Integrative StudiesYoucef Jamili Integrative StudiesAlyssa Katelin Johns Culinary Sustainability and HospitalityDe’Von Michele Johnson Integrative StudiesKatie Anne Johnson*** Integrative StudiesKatie Lauren Jones Integrative StudiesKe’Mari Unique Jones* Integrative StudiesNicole Lee Jones-Tanner Integrative StudiesBailey Marie Katzenstein Integrative StudiesAlexandria Simone King Integrative StudiesCristina Alexa King* Integrative StudiesCandice M. Kitchens Integrative StudiesMargarett Hutton Klein Integrative StudiesRyan Odell Knowles Integrative Studies

Ji-Hyun Koo Integrative StudiesJustin Toy Lee Integrative StudiesAshton Dawn Lego Integrative StudiesJana Bryant Lett* Integrative StudiesTimothy D. Lewis Integrative StudiesAustin Donald Liesener Integrative StudiesStacy Renee Lind*** Integrative StudiesDebra Myles Lindsey Integrative StudiesSavannah Taylor Lubben* Integrative StudiesMeagan Maguire Culinary Sustainability and HospitalityJustin Markel Marcus Integrative StudiesPamela Ellen Martin Integrative StudiesDavid Eduardo Martinez Integrative StudiesAmy Michelle Mathis Integrative StudiesDestini Ikiyah Maynard Integrative StudiesD. Rush McBee Integrative StudiesR. Heath McEachin Integrative StudiesJonathan B. McFarland Integrative StudiesJanet Christine McGovern Integrative StudiesChristina McPherson Culinary Sustainability and HospitalityJeffreyHunterMcWhorter Integrative StudiesRiya Mehra Integrative StudiesMadeline Anne Elizabeth Meinert Culinary Sustainability and HospitalityMallorie Jesire’- Juanita Mickens Culinary Sustainability and HospitalityJimmy David Miller Integrative Studies

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Robert Lucas Miller Culinary Sustainability and HospitalityKourtney Danielle Mills Integrative StudiesLucy Cochran Mills Integrative StudiesThomas Morish, Jr. Integrative StudiesJacob Tucker Morrison Integrative StudiesAnthony A. Mullins Integrative StudiesHoward James Myers Integrative StudiesDeloris Darlene Nixon Integrative StudiesNgozi Favor Nlewedim Integrative StudiesJuliet Nena Okpala Integrative StudiesImani Ore Integrative StudiesColin Wyn Owen Integrative StudiesJohn Devyn Page Integrative StudiesMadison Brooke Palmer* Integrative StudiesErin M. Parkison*** Integrative StudiesGertrude Yoko Mupati Pasi Integrative StudiesDeanna Lea Pearson Integrative StudiesMalorie Penge Integrative StudiesJanie Lee Peterson Integrative StudiesTreasure Emani Pettus Integrative StudiesBriana Pope-Pettis Culinary Sustainability and HospitalityOlivia Celeste Rader* Culinary Sustainability and HospitalityAnna Leigh Rainwater Integrative StudiesJailyn Elizabeth Rambo Integrative StudiesDavid Jonathan Rhone Integrative StudiesTate Edward Rizoti Integrative Studies

Brandon D. Robinson Integrative StudiesLindsay Rohskopf Integrative StudiesKeon Glen Roman Integrative StudiesMarisa Carol Runnals Integrative StudiesRegnault Drake Sanders Integrative StudiesKatherine Elizabeth Saunders Integrative StudiesHannah Schifani Integrative StudiesAlexander Mark Sentell Integrative StudiesAlberta Beatrice Sesay Integrative StudiesBrooklyn Jeanette Shaw Integrative StudiesRobert Benjamin Shaw Integrative StudiesMorgan Briley Sherrod Integrative StudiesJessica Rose Sloan Integrative StudiesMegan Kizer Slocum Integrative StudiesMargaret Lee Slomkowski Integrative StudiesKimberly Diane Snipes Integrative StudiesBrian Alan Spandau** Integrative StudiesKodie Nicole Detroy Stachel Integrative StudiesBrian Scott Stansbury Integrative StudiesTravis James Steel Integrative StudiesJonathan Alexander Stelly Integrative StudiesDanielle Nicole Steward Integrative StudiesJordan Courtney Steward Integrative StudiesAndrea Kristine Strommen Integrative StudiesMykol M. Sutton Integrative StudiesJoseph Gregory Szwec Integrative StudiesMitchell Harrison Szwec Integrative Studies

Caitlyn Elizabeth Tate Integrative StudiesJoel Benjamin Thayakaran Integrative StudiesElandria Thurmond Culinary Sustainability and Hospitality Meghan Troutt Integrative StudiesWillard David Turner Culinary Sustainability and HospitalityNatalie S. Vera Integrative StudiesLynn Julia Von Hagel Integrative Studies Alex J. Weiner** Culinary Sustainability and HospitalityMyles Spencer White Integrative StudiesKristen Elizabeth Wigington* Integrative StudiesAllison Anne Williams* Integrative StudiesCourtney Carrington Williams Integrative StudiesNaKayla Renee Williams Culinary Sustainability and HospitalityTerence Douglas Williams Integrative StudiesLaKameron LaTia Winters Integrative StudiesAustyn Macall Wix** Integrative StudiesCharley Jay Wood Integrative StudiesErin Ann Wylie Integrative StudiesMarisa Lynn Yapko** Integrative StudiesStacey Nigel Young, Jr. Integrative Studies

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THE ACADEMY for INCLUSIVE LEARNING and SOCIAL GROWTH The Academy for Inclusive Learning andSocialGrowthoffersafullyinclusive college experience to studentswithdifferentintellectualor developmental abilities who do not meet the university requirements for admission as a degree seeking student. The program, which is an initiative within the WellStar College of Health and Human Services, involves enrollment as non-degree seeking audit students in typical university courses and includes social integration, career exploration and training resulting inaCertificateofSocialGrowthandDevelopment.

ACADEMIC, SOCIAL and CAREER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM

Katharine Taylor Bagley Culinary ArtsCaroline Blair Berman EnglishDaniel Barry Braun Integrative StudiesLuke Charles Cardon Sport ManagementAdetomiwa O. Coker Technology ServicesAaron Michael Davis CommunicationLaura Elizabeth Funk Theater and Performance StudiesTrevell Ke’shon Grissom Sport ManagementKaelan Roger Knowles International RelationsSpencer Clay Patterson Mechanical DraftingBrandan Eugene Pinkney Criminal JusticeAlexander Stephen Rogriguez Sport ManagementNatalie Nicole Shaw Design ArtsAysiah Monet Simmons Early Childhood Education

Richard Benjamin Skinner Integrative StudiesJonathan David Stander Integrative StudiesAlexander James Withrow HistoryTaylor Nicole Woods Early Childhood Education

ADVANCED LEADERSHIP and CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Daniel Friend Bryant Culinary ArtsAva Frances Cutler Culinary ArtsLaura Kathleen Duren Early Childhood EducationJonathan Michael Hardy Culinary ArtsPhillip James Modesitt SociologyJohn Reilly Wells Integrative StudiesJillian Marie Thérèse Wright Sport Management

Honors Designations

* Cum Laude - 3.5 grade-point average or above** Magna Cum Laude - 3.7 grade-point average or above*** Summa Cum Laude - 3.9 grade-point average or above+ HONORS GRADUATE - 4.0 Graduate students only

Honors StatementStudents announced as Honors Scholars have completed the requirements of Kennesaw State’s university honors program and wear red and gold epaulets on their left shoulder to signify this extraordinary academic accomplishment.

Final Degree AuditsDegree completion and honor designations are contingent upon final degree audits. Because the names must be provided to the printer in final form several days prior to commencement, one or more candidates listed herein may have been unable to complete all requirements for the degree. Inability to remove a name at the last moment from the commencement program does not commit the university to grant the diploma to a person thus listed. Similarly, honor status as printed in this program was determined at the end of the previous semester. Final honor status will be noted on the diploma and on the official permanent record.

Note: This program is provided as a courtesy; it is by no means an official or complete record. Some names may not appear because of timing, production and editing processes, incomplete records or deadline/editing complications due to extensive lists of frequently changing names.

Beginning with spring commencement 2008, graduation ceremonies are individually numbered.

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A P E R S P E C T I V EK E N N E S A W S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y

W. Ken HarmonINTERIM PRESIDENT

Kennesaw State University

W. Ken Harmon began his term as Kennesaw State interim president on February 15, 2018, taking on his latest leadership role at the University.

Prior to his appointment, Harmon served as Kennesaw State’s provost and vice president for academicaffairssince2011.Duringthattime,Harmonwas instrumental in elevating Kennesaw State’s profile and stature through the development of newundergraduate and graduate degrees, establishment of community partnerships, and support of initiatives to strengthen key programs.

Harmon, a professor of accounting, came to KSU in 2006 to lead the University’s accounting program. He was promoted in 2009 to dean of Kennesaw State University’s Michael J. Coles College of Business, the second largest business school in Georgia.

Before joining Kennesaw State, Harmon was the dean of the Else School of Management at Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss., and chair of the accounting departments at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Middle Tennessee State University, and Arizona State University’s West Campus. He also served on the accounting faculties of the University of Missouri and Drexel University.

Harmon holds a doctorate in accounting with a minor in computer science from the University of Tennessee, where he also earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees inaccounting.Heisacertifiedpublicaccountant.

Harmon’s areas of expertise include accounting information systems, internal auditing, leadership development, strategic planning, and business education. He previously was a staff auditor withPrice Waterhouse, was president of his own software company, and has served as a consultant to numerous companies and universities.

ABOUT KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY

Since its founding in 1963, Kennesaw State University has been known for its entrepreneurial spirit and sense of community. Kennesaw State is Georgia’s third-largest university, with more than 35,000 undergraduate and graduate students — nearly 5,200 residing on campus — representing 92 countries. Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Kennesaw State offersmore than150bachelor’s,master’sanddoctoraldegrees.

A comprehensive university, Kennesaw State is dedicated to research, teaching and service and provides a unique blend of academic excellence, vibrant student life and world-class facilities. Kennesaw State has been recognized for its First-Year Experience program and as one of the most innovative universities in the region by U.S. News & World Report. The University’s nursing program is the largest in Georgia. Its nursing students are highly sought-after in the medical community and have some of the highest passing rates on the statewide licensing exam. The Bagwell College of Education is the second-largest producer of teachers in the state, and the Michael J. Coles College of Business boasts one of the top 50 part-time MBA programs in the country as ranked by U.S. News & World Report.

Since 2009, the University has awarded Global Engagement Certifications to graduate andundergraduate students as part of its commitment to expanding the global experience. Kennesaw State competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Atlantic Sun Conference.In2015,theUniversity’sfirstfootballteamtookthefield,competingintheFootballChampionshipSubdivision as an associate member of the Big South Conference.

As one of four comprehensive universities in Georgia, Kennesaw State is poised to become a world-class institution.

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THE COMMENCEMENT

Rather than an ending, commencement –– both the word and the ceremony –– represents a beginning. It is appropriate that an occasion marking the beginning of a new phase of life should be conducted with pomp and circumstance, stateliness and tradition. The ceremony of commencement celebrated at colleges and universities throughout the world has its roots in the scholastic traditions of theMiddleAges. It is anancient,dignifiedandhighly symbolic ritual of conclusion and emergence, a rite of passage into a new life.

MARSHALS/BATONS

Faculty members from each college are chosen to serve as marshals and to assist with the ceremony. These marshals carry KSU batons — created for the inauguration of President Daniel S. Papp — as they lead the processional lines. Like the mace, the baton was originally a war club — though miniature in stature. The four batons, created by biology professor Bowman Davis, are hand-turned staffmadeoutofwalnut, featuringahand-carved,stylized owl, complete with an ebony finish toreflect the styling of the mace. Gold and blacktassels complete the batons.

THE DAIS PARTY

The dais party is the last group in the procession to enter the hall. The group consists of the president, theprovostandvicepresidentforacademicaffairs,cabinet members, the registrar, deans of the colleges and invited honored guests, such as the commencement speaker and recipients of awards. When members of the dais party reach their seats, the processional ends. The chief faculty marshal declares the candidates for graduation to be assembled and the ceremony begins.

THE KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY MACE

The honor of leading the academic procession as chief faculty marshal is given to a distinguished Teacher of the Year. Faculty members from each college are chosen to serve as student and faculty marshals and to assist with the ceremony. The ceremonialstaffcarriedbythechieffacultymarshalof the academic procession is a symbol of the rich traditions of higher education. The practice of carrying a mace dates back to the Middle Ages, when the mace was designed to be used as a weapon. It was carried by a respected senior member of the community who was chosen to protect and guide the leaders as their group traveled through crowded streets. Kennesaw State takes special pride in its mace, which was designed by Patrick Taylor, former chairman of the Department of Visual Arts, and handcrafted on campus. The polished bronze

handgrip is actually a stylized owl. In addition to being Kennesaw State’s mascot, it is the symbol of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom. The globe near the top of the mace represents graduates going out into the world. Topping the globe is the traditional symbol of higher education — a lamp oflearning,withaflamerepresentingthequestforknowledge. A large bronze medallion displaying the university seal is part of the globe and the festive ribbons streaming from the crown that cradles the globe represent the university colors.

THE CHAIN OF OFFICE

The president of the university wears a gold chain and medallion around his neck, denoting the status of president and the presiding authority overtheceremony.Themedallionbearstheofficialuniversity seal. The Kennesaw State University seal is an adaptation of the state seal of Georgia with Kennesaw Mountain in the background. M. Thomson Salter III, professor emeritus of art and a charter member of the faculty, designed the seal.

GONFALONS

The third presidential inauguration at KSU ushered in many new changes, including the academic gonfalons. Banners suspended on a crossbar, gonfalons are another piece of medieval history that have been incorporated into academic tradition. The gonfalons reflect a timeless style,incorporate the university’s colors and represent all 13 colleges at Kennesaw State University.

ACADEMIC REGALIA

The caps and gowns worn at commencement connect contemporary graduates with scholarly tradition that dates back as long as universities have existed. Clerics, ecclesiastics and scholars wore hoods or caps and heavy gowns at European universities during the Middle Ages. Beginning in the middle of the 14th century, scholars at English universities wore an academic costume of “bunge-and sand-colored habits.” A costume for commencement has been a tradition since the beginning of higher education in America. In 1895, the Intercollegiate Bureau of Academic Costume was created and a standard code of academic dress for commencements was adopted. It calls for the existing cap and gown (the traditional bachelor’s gown with long, open, pointed sleeves) and the master’s gown (with its long sleeves hanging down from the elbow) to set apart the graduates. The doctoral gown has bell- shaped sleeves, with three velvet stripes on each sleeve.

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DISCIPLINE COLORS

Agriculture: MaizeArt, Letters and Humanities: WhiteBusiness Administration: DrabChemistry: Red and Gold Construction Management: GoldDentistry: LilacEconomics: CopperEducation: Light BlueEngineering: OrangeFine Arts, Architecture: BrownForestry: RussetHome Economics: MaroonJournalism: CrimsonLaw: PurpleLibrary Science: LemonMedicine: GreenMusic: PinkNursing : ApricotOratory: Silver GrayPharmacy: Olive GreenPhilosophy: Dark BluePhysical Education: Sage GreenPublic Administration: Peacock BluePublic Health: Salmon PinkScience: Gold YellowSocial Work: CitronTheology or Divinity: ScarletVeterinary Science: Gray

HONOR SOCIETIESDuring commencement, students who are members of honor societies at Kennesaw State University are eligible to wear the following approved designations of their respective society

Alpha Kappa Delta, Sociology–Teal CordsAlpha Phi Sigma, Criminal Justice–Royal Blue and Yellow CordsAlpha Rho Chi, Architecture–Sanguine and Azure CordsBeta Alpha Psi, Accounting–Red Ribbon with MedallionBeta Gamma Sigma, Business–Blue and Gold CordsBlue Key National Honor Society, All Majors–Blue CordsDelta Phi Alpha, German–Black, Red, and Gold Cords Gamma Theta Upsilon, Geography–Light Blue StoleGolden Key International Honor Society, All Majors–Gold Medallion with Blue and Gold RibbonsKappa Delta Pi, Mathematics Education–Green, Purple, and Gold CordsLambda Alpha, Anthropology–White stoleLambda Pi Eta, Communication–Red and White Cords

National Society of Collegiate Scholars, All Majors–Burgundy and Gold CordsNational Society for Dance Arts Blue and White Cord; Gold Pin National Society of Leadership and Success, All Majors–Red and Black CordsNu Delta Alpha, Dance–Burgundy and Gold CordsOmicron Delta Epsilon, Economics–Blue and Gold CordsOrder of Omega, All Majors–Gold and White CordsPhi Alpha, Social Work–Gold Cords with MedallionPhi Alpha Theta, History–Red and Blue CordsPhi Beta Delta, International Scholars Society–Medallion with Red and Gold RibbonPhi Eta Sigma, All Majors–Black and Gold CordsPhi Kappa Phi, All Majors–Gold, White, Blue Medallion, Royal-Blue RibbonPhi Lambda Upsilon, Chemistry–Blue and Pink CordsPi Delta Phi, French–Blue, White and Red CordsPi Kappa Lambda, Music–White and Gold CordsPi Mu Epsilon, Mathematics–Violet, Gold, and Lavender Pi Sigma Alpha, Political Science–Red, Black, and White CordsPsi Chi, Psychology–Blue and Gold CordsSigma Delta Pi, Spanish–Gold and Red CordsSigmaIotaRho,InternationalAffairs–PurpleandGoldCordsSigma Lambda Chi, Construction Management –Green and Gold Cords and MedallionsSigma Tau Delta, English–Red and Black CordsSigma Theta Tau, Nursing–Orchid and White CordsTau Upsilon Alpha, Human Services–Gold Stole with Royal Blue Lettering Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Computer and Information Disciplines–Maroon and White Cords

KSU ARMED FORCES VETERAN RECOGNITONWhite and Gold Stole with Red & Blue StripesAir Force–Air Force Insignia Army–Army InsigniaCoast Guard–Coast Guard InsigniaMarines Corp–Marines Corp InsigniaNavy–Navy Insignia

OTHER DEPARTMENT COLORSDepartment of Athletics–Black Stole with gold trim and LetteringCenter for Young Adult Addiction and Recovery –Purple Cord

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UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.BOARD OF TRUSTEES

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEJames P. Dunn, Chair (Temp. Recused)Trenton D. Turk, Vice Chair (Acting Chair)Jo Ann Chitty, Immediate Past ChairHollister A. Hill, Secretary Andre Schnabl, TreasurerWalton C. BrydeSteven I. Cadranel Michael J. ColesW. Ken HarmonClark F. HungerfordJulie B. Kimball Catherine Land WatersSteven E. Nicholson Theodore L. Parrish James Christopher PikeBob M. Prillaman J. Larry Stevens

TRUSTEESMr. Chester A. Austin Mr. Thomas N. Bagwell Mr. Richard A. Bennett Mr. Walton C. Bryde Mr. Steven I. Cadranel Mr. Wesley E. Cantrell, Sr.Mrs. Jo Ann ChittyMr. Charles C. ClayDr. Michael J. ColesMr. Jim CroftMr. Donald E. Davidson Mr. Stephen W. DilsMr. James P. Dunn Dr. Stanley H. Dysart Ms. Connie L. EngelMrs. Jennifer Britt FleckMr. Carl J. Frinzi, Sr.Mr. Kirk M. Gadebusch Dr. W. Ken Harmon (no asterisk)Mr. William M. HayesMs. Hollister A. HillMr. Frank M. Howard Mr. Thomas W. Hughes Mr. Clark F. Hungerford Mr. I. Barry HymanMr. Donald Johnson Mr. G. Donald Johnson Mr. T. Fitz JohnsonMr. Scott C. Johnston Mr. Douglas E. Jones Mr. George W. Kalafut Ms. Julie KimballMr. Lawrence P. Kraska Mr. William G. Lako, Jr. Mrs. Catherine Land WatersMrs. Ellen E. Langford Mr. Harold E. LinnenkohlMr. Shepherd D. Long Mr. Ben L. LooperMrs. Judith Moen Stanley Mr. William T. NelsonDr. Linda Noble*Mr. Steven E. Nicholson

Mr. Hector A. PadillaMr. Nicholas S. Papleacos Mr. Theodore L. Parrish Mrs. Deborah H. Pike Mr. James Christopher Pike (full name please)Dr. Bob M. PrillamanMr. Norman J. Radow Mr. Dan L. Rakestraw Mr. Andre SchnablMr. Charles T. Sharbaugh Mr. Douglas ShoreMr. Richard S. Siegel Mr. R. Terry SmithMr. J. Larry Stevens Mr. Trenton D. Turk Dr. Nnaoke UfereMs. Valery VoylesMr. David R. WalensMr. Ralph W. Walker, III Mr. Robert K. Walsh, Jr. Mr. Mark L. Williams

TRUSTEES EMERITI Mr. Jonathan F. Anderson Mr. Brent D. Armstrong Mr.H.NeilBarfieldMr. Fred D. Bentley, Sr. Ms. Sarah C. BrownMr. Kenneth W. Cannestra Mr. Dennis CooperMr. Stevan H. Crew Mr. Jack A. DinosMr. William B. Dunaway Ms. Jo Ann A. Durham Ms. Nina C. FreyMr. James E. Henderson Mr. Thomas E. Hill Honorable P. Harris Hines Mr. Richard L. Holmes Mr. Mark R. KirkMrs. Janie MaddoxSenator Mack F. Mattingly Ms. Beverly L. McAfee Mr. John H. MooreMs. Malinda J. Mortin Mr. Samuel O’BriantDr. Spencer G. Mullins, Jr. Mr. W. Wyman Pilcher, III Mr. James H. PowellMr. Lee E. RhyantMr. Michael B. Russell Mr. Joseph I. Sewell, Jr. Mr. Kessel D. Stelling, Jr. Mr. Fred E. StillwellDr. D. Arnold Tillman Mr. Matthew Towery Dr. Charles UnderwoodMr. Lawrence D. Wheeler

HONORARY TRUSTEES Former Gov. Joe Frank HarrisU.S. Sen. Johnny H. Isakson

* EX-OFFICIO MEMBER

K E N N E S A W S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y

UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA

Steve Wrigley, Chancellor

BOARD OF REGENTS

C. Dean AlfordChris CummiskeyW. Allen GudenrathErin HamesBárbara Rivera HolmesC. Thomas Hopkins, Jr.James M. Hull, ChairDonald M. Leebern, Jr.Laura MarshNeil L. Pruitt, Jr.Sarah-Elizabeth ReedSachin ShailendraE. Scott SmithKessell D. Stelling, Jr.Ben J. Tarbutton, IIIRichard L. TuckerThomas Rogers WadeDon L. Waters, Vice ChairPhilip A. Wilheit, Sr.

KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY

W. Ken Harmon, Interim President

PRESIDENT’S CABINET* and ADVISORY COUNCIL

Melisa Baldwin Assoc. VP for Advancement, Alumni and Development Danielle Buehrer InterimVPforInstitutionalEffectivenessJim Cooper Asst. VP of Communications for Advancement, Alumni, Development & FoundationDr.JeffDelaney InterimChiefInformationOfficerTammy DeMel Asst. VP for CommunicationJames Dunn* Interim VP for Alumni, Development and KSU FoundationErika Gravett Title IX Coordinator & Director of Institutional Equity Lynda Johnson* Executive Administrator to the President and Chief of Protocol Dr. Ron Koger Special Assistant to the President for Marietta CampusDr. Erik Malewski ChiefDiversityOfficerDr. Don McGarey Interim VP for Research

Alex McGee* VPforExternalAffairs&ChiefofStaffAndrew Newton* ChiefLegalAffairsOfficerDr. Linda Noble* Interim Provost Milton Overton Athletic Director Michael Parkerson Assoc. VP for Government Relations Julie Peterson* ChiefBusinessOfficerBrenda Stopher* Associate VP & Special Assistant to the President Alice Wheelwright Assoc. VP for Marketing & CommunicationDr. K.C. White* VPforStudentAffairs

KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Steven Ellis, President Frank Ziller, Vice President Barbara Lusk, Treasurer(Vacant), SecretaryTeronzo Helm, Immediate Past President Trent Anderson, Chair, Student OutreachStephen Butler, Chair, Governance

DIRECTORS

Greg BarnerBrad BorumJohnny CampRobert GrahamDustin GrauNathan HumphreyTyler IsgettDavid JettTanjalon LewisBetsy MadrerohonDavid McCoyGene MorrisMandy Moyer Ashlie Pendley Mike Russell Reid Wilbourn

EMERITI

Ben PhillipsRay Pinkerton

Alma MaterGaudeamus Igitur

Anonymous, 18th Century German MelodyLyrics by Cynthia Parks ‘82

Kennesaw, dear Kennesaw, Nestled in the Georgia pines, What a special place you hold, Treasured in this heart of mine. For the candles you set burning,

Lighting paths of love of learning, For the gifts you have given me, Kennesaw, I will cherish thee.

Kennesaw, dear Kennesaw,Fairest of the Southland’s fame,

Sons and daughters gathered here, Stand to praise thy lovely name.

For the friendships that were made here, For the dreams we dared to dream here,

Kennesaw, we will cherish thee, Kennesaw, we will cherish thee.