Publication Date
7-2-2020
Abstract
JOHNSON CITY (July 2, 2020) – East Tennessee State University conferred over 2,100 degrees and certificates during a Virtual Commencement Ceremony held May 9.
In addition to awarding bachelors, masters, and graduate certificates, ETSU bestowed doctor of education (Ed.D.), doctor of public health (Dr.P.H.), doctor of audiology (Au.D.), doctor of nursing practice (DNP) and doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees on successful candidates.
Doctor of medicine (MD) and doctor of pharmacy degrees (Pharm D) were awarded during separate virtual ceremonies held May 8.
Forty-seven graduates attained a 4.0 grade point average during their college careers:
- Emmalee Katherine Atkins of Morristown, Tennessee
- Shantel Bacon, of New Market, Tennessee
- Brittany Celeste Batson of Dandridge, Tennessee
- Dylan Bednarczyk of Johnson City, Tennessee
- Kristen Alexandra Bennett of Johnson City, Tennessee
- Kassie L. Blevinsof Jonesborough, Tennessee
- Sara Blevins of Meadowview, Virginia
- Brett Michael Blitch of Greeneville, Tennessee
- Benjamin Isaac Burke of Morristown, Tennessee
- Heather Rickman Butler of Knoxville, Tennessee
- Tabatha Alish Campbell of Sevierville, Tennessee
- Yuning Chen of Laiwu, China
- Ethan Wayne Davis of Abingdon, Virginia
- Katie Lynne Diamond of Kingsport, Tennessee
- Andrew Alexander Fuqua of Mount Juliet, Tennessee
- Ruixue Gao Jinan of Changle, China
- Linting Gu of Shandong, China
- Makayla Rae Hardin of Advance, North Carolina
- Tatum Carrie Nicole Harvey of Johnson City, Tennessee
- Shawn Joseph Haugrud of Kingsport, Tennessee
- William C. Haulbrook of Johnson City, Tennessee
- Haley Danielle Henderson of Kingston, Tennessee
- Holly Michaela Hickman of Kodak, Tennessee
- Aaron Scott Hix of Bristol, Virginia
- Andrew Hoekstra of Mountain City, Tennessee
- Mikayla Rae Hutchinson of Sevierville, Tennessee
- Alison Brooke Ickes of New Tazewell, Tennessee
- Rachel L. Kilgore of Gate City, Virginia
- Makenzie Elisabeth Leach of La Follette, Tennessee
- Shaosong Li of Jinan, China
- Brett Michael McFarland of Johnson City, Tennessee
- Jessica Marie McPeek of Surgoinsville, Tennessee
- Sydnee Autumn Merritt of Bluff City, Tennessee
- Millie Gaines Newport of Oneida, Tennessee
- Kathryn Doreen Norsen of Sevierville, Tennessee
- Kayla Nicole Runyan of Ooltewah, Tennessee
- Sarah Abigail Saulsbury of Jonesborough, Tennessee
- Mary Catherine Smith of Murfreesboro, Tennessee
- Emilee Elizabeth Spann of Huntsville, Alabama
- John Davis Sterrett of Martin, Tennessee
- Shaina N. Toler-Camien of Woodlawn, Tennessee
- Ailene Galo Treadway of Aiken, South Carolina
- Joshua Aaron Wampler of Sevierville, Tennessee
- Hannah D. Watson of Seymour, Tennessee
- Samantha Rae White of Greeneville, Tennessee
- Thomas Nathaniel Wolfe of Abingdon, Virginia
- Cassidy Parker Wood of Kingsport, Tennessee
TENNESSEE
Afton: Lauren Olivia King, B.S. in Education; Daniel Earl Ridlen, Bachelor of Science; Mahala Jane Seaton, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Alcoa: Aaron Thomas Barlow, Bachelor of Science; Aaron Javon Gardner, Master of Science; Joseph Andrew Hitchcock, Master of Science
Andersonville: Zoe Miranda Hester, Master of Arts and Certificate; Jacob Andrew Oakes, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Antioch: Kanidanan Mariame Coulibaly, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Clarice Jennings, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Christopher Blake Lannom, Bachelor of Science; Gorreti Oghosa Onaghinor, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Ashland City: Griffin Benjamin Shoemaker, Master of Public Health
Athens: Alison Margaret Dyer, Bachelor of Science; Hannah L. Newman, Bachelor of Science
Bargerton: Roscoe Hunter Bratton, Doctor of Medicine
Bartlett: Logan McLeod Eavenson, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Austin Shemar Treadwell, Bachelor of Science
Baxter: William R. Jarvis, Bachelor of Science
Bean Station: Faith Adell Davidson, Bachelor of Science
Beechgrove: Michael Zachary Brown, Bachelor of Science
Bell Buckle: Caroline J. Bishop, Master of Science
Blaine: Austin Trey McGhee, B.S. in Education
Blountville: Emily N. Brady, Bachelor of Science; Kasey R. Chitwood, Bachelor of Science; Newman Jesse Shane Christian, Bachelor of Science; Samuel Patrick Cooper, Bachelor of Science; Christopher Courtney, Bachelor of Science; Andrew Nathan Jonus, Bachelor of Science; Madison Renae Minga, Bachelor of Science; Adam Nathanael Musick, Bachelor of Science; Kristen Amber Roark, Certificate; Jacob Samuel Roberts, Bachelor of Business Administration; Dane S. Rudd, Bachelor of Business Administration; Chelsea Elizabeth Rushing, Master of Social Work and Certificate; Aaron David Saddler, Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science; Logan M. Salyers, Bachelor of Business Administration; Carrie Katherine Thompson, Bachelor of Science; Kendra Nicole Wilson, Bachelor of Science
Bluff City: Grace Rebecca Anderson, Bachelor of Science; Timothy Adam Baird, Bachelor of Science; April Renay Blevins, Bachelor of Science; Brian William Brummett, Master of Business Admin; Rachael Alyson Buckles, Master of Science; Brock Houston Burgess, Bachelor of Business Administration; Alisha Leanne Burnheimer, Bachelor of Fine Arts; Erin Lorelle Cook, Master of Science; Danielle A. Dahlin, Master of Science; Makenzie Brooke Garrett, Bachelor of Science; Victoria Grace Good, Bachelor of Science; Bethany K. Hagy, Bachelor of Science; Abigail Michelle Hughes, B.S. in Dental Hygiene; Sydnee Autumn Merritt, Bachelor of Arts; Mollie M. O'Dell, Bachelor of Science; Brittany Ashton Osborne, Bachelor of Science; Justin Lester Parks, Bachelor of Science; Ashley I. Pendleton, B.S. in Education; Blakely Somer Poiroux, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Hailee R. Reece, Bachelor of Science; Kelsey J. Tester, Bachelor of Science; Benjamin Robert Weagle, Bachelor of Science; Carson Savannah Widener, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Brentwood: Kaitlin Marie Leonard, Bachelor of Business Administration
Bristol: Nathaniel Frederick Ashley, Bachelor of Science; India Sue Barrett, Bachelor of Science; William Foard Beach, Bachelor of General Studies; Kevin Matthew Bennett, Bachelor of Science; David Paul Beverley, Bachelor of Science; Taylor Lynn Blair, Bachelor of Science; Stacey Erin Bogle, Master of Education; Emily Nicole Burroughs, Bachelor of Science; Christina Renee Byrd, Bachelor of Science; Joseph Franklin Campobasso, Bachelor of Science; Logan Elizabeth Carmody, Bachelor of Science; Jakob Robert Carrier, Bachelor of Social Work; Sara Estelle Case, Bachelor of Social Work; Abigail L. Clark, Bachelor of Science; Kelsey Marie Clifton, Bachelor of Science; Jalen Thomas Cook, Bachelor of Science; Rebecca Jean Cote, Bachelor of Science; Adriana Michelle Cox, Master of Social Work; Jade Elizabeth Blake Crusenberry, Bachelor of Science; Kiersten Noelle Dillow, Bachelor of Social Work; Keely Page Easterling, Master of Arts; Thomas L. Ellis, II, Bachelor of Science; Emily Brooks Estes, Bachelor of Science; Jeremy Skarpness Fahn, Bachelor of Fine Arts; Preston Tyler Fulton, Bachelor of Science; Carly Peyton Gaskins, Bachelor of Social Work; Destenee Kimi-Taylor Gifford, B.S. in Dental Hygiene; Joseph Lee Hatcher, Bachelor of Business Administration; Amanda Rhea Henegar, Master of Accountancy; Justin Thomas Hopkins, Bachelor of Science; Savannah Faith Hutson, Bachelor of Science; Thomas Patrick Jackson, Bachelor of Business Administration; Rachel Lynn Jenkins, B.S. in Dental Hygiene; Celeste Marie Johnson, Bachelor of Arts; Lauren Elizabeth Johnson, Bachelor of Science; Jessica Nichole Jones, Doctor of Medicine; Eric Hardee Lampley, Master of Science; Janit Elizabeth Leonard, Bachelor of Science; Sarai Nicole Lewis, Bachelor of Social Work; Jamie Delle Sprowles Linke, Master of Social Work; Morgan Ann Murray, Bachelor of Science; Evan Conner Myers, Bachelor of Science; Brittany Tyner Oliva-Ramey, Master of Social Work; Molly P. Perry, Bachelor of Science; Kaitlyn Danielle Phillips, Bachelor of Science; Spencer Ryan Pruner, Bachelor of Science; Paul Blanton Glymph Rice, Master of Science; Shayna Marie Richardson, Bachelor of Fine Arts; Miranda Beth Roark, Master of Public Health; Racheal Olivia Roberts, Bachelor of Science; Hannah Elizabeth Mae Rouse, Bachelor of Science; Nicolas Charles Salamone, Bachelor of Science; Randi Cheyanne Shipley, Master of Social Work; Nicholas Allen Shortridge, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Bradleigh Laken Shuler, Bachelor of Science; Logan Alexander Smith, Bachelor of Science; Kaitlyn Marie Vanover, Bachelor of Science; Emily Nicole Williams, Master of Arts in Teaching; Brandi Michelle Wood, Bachelor of Business Administration
Bulls Gap: Nicholas Martin Karig, Bachelor of Science; Kristi Michelle Mathis, Bachelor of Science; Roxy LeeAnna Reed, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bybee: Madeline Grace Dawson, Bachelor of Arts; Cory D. Haggard, Bachelor of Science
Calhoun: Keri Alexis Blair, Master of Arts; Haley Alexandria Lewis, Bachelor of Science; Madelyn Claire Whitlock, Bachelor of Science
Caryville: Bethany Ann Ward, Bachelor of Science
Cedar Hill: Rachel Kathryn Payne, B.S. in Dental Hygiene
Celina: Christopher M. Boles, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Chapmansboro: Griffin Benjamin Shoemaker, Doctor of Medicine
Charleston: Blaire Elizabeth Brooks, B.S. in Environmental Health
Chattanooga: Nina Shyama Appareddy, Doctor of Medicine; Shaina Janel Brice, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Taylor Matthew-Jeong Burgan, Bachelor of Science; Cadence Marie Camp, Bachelor of Science; Julia Clare Cervantes Aguilar, Master of Science in Nursing; Marquiesha Tashion Conyers, Bachelor of Science; Delisha Cemone Davis, Bachelor of Social Work; Kathleen Richey DeMars, Doctor of Medicine; Lauren Elise Dickerson, Doctor of Pharmacy; Wydedra Elexis Foster, Bachelor of Science; Zachary Cade Gilbert, Bachelor of Business Administration; Raven A. Hammonds, Master of Social Work; Jonisha Asha Hawkins, Bachelor of Business Administration; Hannah Grace Howard, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Jessica Laura Humble, B.S. in Dental Hygiene; Amber Denise Lawson, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Nicole Danielle Little, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Samantha Lydia Maffett, Bachelor of Science; Sarah Beth Moore, Bachelor of Social Work; Tekla-Estelle Shew, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Esmond Dermont Sparks, Jr., Bachelor of Science; Ryan David Toth, Bachelor of Science; Sarah Eileen Wall, Bachelor of Science; Arriel Wallace, Bachelor of Science; Alexandra Reid Wills, Bachelor of Fine Arts
Chuckey: Eli Howard Barbour, Bachelor of Science; Jessica Nicole Barron, Bachelor of Science; Edward James Bulinski, Bachelor of Business Administration; Taylor Ann Christy, Bachelor of Business Administration; Sanjeev Kumar Das, Bachelor of Science; Kelsey Nacole Gaby, Bachelor of Science; Casey Allen Gregory, Bachelor of Science; Jared David Grindle, Bachelor of Science; Shenia Diane Johnson, Doctor of Nursing Practice and Certificate; Deidre Renee Johnson, Doctor of Education; Hannah Elizabeth Justice, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Leanna Ruth Murdock, Master of Arts in Teaching; Chance T. Neas, Bachelor of Business Administration; Jeremy Ryan Painter, Bachelor of Science; Miranda Hattie Rasnake, Bachelor of Science; Chloe Isabell Salyer, Bachelor of Science; Isaac James Saults, Bachelor of Music; Mauren Elizabeth Sparks, Bachelor of Science
Church Hill: Arika Lynn Aistrop, Bachelor of Social Work; Hannah Elizabeth Belcher, Bachelor of Science; Tona Danielle Brickey, Bachelor of Science; Michaela Hope Brown, Bachelor of Social Work; Emilee Paige Clinker, B.S. in Education; Taylor W. Cox, Bachelor of Science; Morgan Whitney Bland Elkins, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Kayle Marie Gibson, Bachelor of Business Administration; Peyton Lee Harold, Master of Business Admin; Cynthia Paulette Henley, B.S. in Dental Hygiene; Cody Andrew Horton, Bachelor of Science; Maggie Elizabeth Jennings, Bachelor of Business Administration; Savannah Elizabeth Kerstetter, Master of Science; Amber Nichole Miller, Bachelor of Science; Chloe Paige Morelock, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Luke Samuel Peace, Master of Arts; Wyatt L. Powell, Bachelor of Science; Isaac Vance Price, Master of Arts; Jessie Nicole Rogers, Bachelor of Science; Morgan Elizabeth Rogers, Bachelor of Science; Savannah Leann Schmoldt, Bachelor of Science; Sharon K. Smith, Bachelor of Science; Erin Grace Tipton, Bachelor of Science; Savannah Leigh Vance, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Ashley Nicole Ward, Master of Science in Nursing
Clarksville: Margaret Bailey, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Jasmine Renae Cooksey, Bachelor of Science; Leslie Anne Dowdy, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Jada La'Shay Edelen, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Jordan Daniel Knight, Bachelor of Science; Ankit Harshad Patel, Doctor of Medicine; Vincent Andre Floren Pinkney, Master of Public Health; Elizabeth Malia Radford, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Sierra Mary Sorter, Doctor of Medicine
Cleveland: Tyler Carpenter, Bachelor of Science; Teliyah Anise Cobb, Bachelor of Science; Jonah Ellis DeVaney, Bachelor of Science; Michaela Anne Gobble, Bachelor of Science; Abigail Michaela Harbin, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Haley Rayne Hodgson, B.S. in Education; Caylee Alisha King, Bachelor of Science; Anne Lewis Peters, Bachelor of Science; Madison Leigh Pruett, B.S. in Dental Hygiene; Brittany Scoggins, B.S. in Dental Hygiene; Logan Chancellor Snyder, Bachelor of Business Administration; Olivia Nicole Snyder, Bachelor of Business Administration; Emilee Elizabeth Spann, Bachelor of Science; Abigail Lizzette Suarez, Bachelor of Science; Jessica Marie Taylor, Bachelor of Science; Dajour D. Ware, Bachelor of Science
Clinton: Kimberly Ann Newport, Bachelor of Science; Jessica Lynn Scrudder, Doctor of Pharmacy; Kelli LeAnn Shoopman, Bachelor of Science; Hailey Erin Thompson, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Robert Preston Underwood, Bachelor of Science
College Grove: Julia Grace Hawkins, Bachelor of Arts
Collierville: Jamie Nicole Austin, Master of Social Work; Hannah Elizabeth Bowers, Doctor of Medicine; Billy Wayne Boyd, III, Bachelor of Science; BreAnna Nichole Moran, Bachelor of Science; Lesley Morris, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Tera Marie Tongumpun, Doctor of Medicine
Columbia: Hannah Grace Alford, Doctor of Medicine; Anna Elizabeth Clayton, Bachelor of Business Administration; Kaliyah Miajee Conway, Bachelor of Science; Rebecca Peden Massey, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Sara Beth Mitchell, Bachelor of Science; Elaine Girish Patel, Bachelor of Science
Cookeville: Metab Rashed Almenagam, Bachelor of Science; Matthew Timothy Collins, Bachelor of Science; Leveda Donyelle Dexter, Doctor of Education; William Andrew Fleming, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Madeline N. Hibbard, Certificate; Chase Wilkes Mussard, Doctor of Medicine; William Wade Seagrave, Doctor of Medicine; Jacob Ty Zalewski, Doctor of Medicine
Copperhill: Justin Collier Deal, Bachelor of Science
Cordova: Nicholas K. Garmon, Certificate; Triniti Kiara Holden, Master of Public Health; Lauryn Taylor Lewis, Master of Arts; Justin Alan Pinkston, Doctor of Medicine; Danielle Nicole Pulliam, Doctor of Education; Jessica Michelle Thomas, Doctor of Education
Corryton: Taylor Lee Cox, Doctor of Medicine; Eustacia J. Lindsey, Bachelor of Science; Neel Yogeshbhai Patel, Bachelor of Science; Seth Elijah Walker, Master of Arts
Cosby: David Edward Savard , Master of Arts in Teaching
Crossville: Caroline Mercer Bulger, Doctor of Medicine; Ellie Margaret Burnett, Bachelor of Science; Vera Gail Cox, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Demetra Drainas, Bachelor of Science; Zachary A. Hillabrand, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Nolan Patrick McClain, Bachelor of Business Administration; Amanda Nicole Nations, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Rebecca McKinley Patton, Bachelor of Science; Steven Alex Pribanich, IV, Bachelor of Science; Andrew Thomas Seiber, Master of Science
Culleoka: Briana Lyn Clary, Bachelor of Science
Dandridge: Megan Elise Arvin, Master of Social Work; Kaitlin Suzanne Jerilyn Boatman, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Michaela Angeline Thomasanna Boatman, Bachelor of Science; Tucker Steven Carlson, Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Business Administration; Amber R. Dotson, Master of Public Health; Zachary Twain Finchum, Certificate; Kynlee Jo Hillard, Bachelor of Science; Andrew Michael Edward Lawson, Bachelor of Science; Samuel E. Mellon, Master of Business Admin; Stacie Allison Parker, Doctor of Pharmacy; Emma Summer Smith, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Alexis Taylor Stumbo, Doctor of Pharmacy; Jayde Brianne Vittetoe, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Katelyn McKenzie Wagler, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Xianjie Zhang, Master of Business Admin
Dayton: Briley Alyson Rice, Bachelor of Science; Brett Kendall Turner, Bachelor of Business Administration
Decatur: Tesha Rachelle Wattenbarger, Bachelor of Science
Decherd: Emiley A. Baker, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Del Rio: Ethan Cole Barrett, Master of Arts in Teaching; Stephanie L. Hill, Master of Education; Kellie B. Whitlock, B.S. in Education
Dickson: Katie Elizabeth Alghraiybah, Bachelor of Science; Porter Travis Hoffman, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Kelsey Robin King-Hook, Doctor of Medicine; Justin Meredith, Certificate; Carrie Anne Ptak, Bachelor of Business Administration; Zoie Marie Scott, Bachelor of Science; Gunnison Tell Walker, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Dunlap: Madison Leigh Harmon, Doctor of Medicine; Alexis Karlie Harvey, Bachelor of Science; Kristan Blair Triplett, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Dyersburg: Hayden Trent Alford, Doctor of Medicine
East Ridge: Malikai August-Wade Bass, Bachelor of Science
Elizabethton: Duncan Gordon Arnfield, Bachelor of Science; Jonathan Maison Barnett, Bachelor of Music; Madison Kay Boles, Bachelor of Science; Michael Blake Bowers, Bachelor of General Studies; Shawna Leeann Burrow, Master of Social Work; Aaliyah Ann Bynum, Master of Social Work; Madison Ann Campbell, Bachelor of Science; Bobbye Lynn Carothers, Bachelor of Science; Jamie Lee Clark, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Dorina Jill Coggins, Bachelor of Business Administration; Cameron Harvest Colbaugh, Bachelor of Social Work; Millice
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