UT Tyler Recognizes Highest Academic Achievements Among Fall 2019 Graduates

December 20, 2019

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UT Tyler Recognizes Highest Academic Achievements Among Fall 2019 Graduates

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December 20, 2019

Media Contact: Beverley Golden
Senior Director of Media Relations
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The University of Texas at Tyler
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The University of Texas at Tyler announced its fall 2019 graduates who earned summa cum laude, magna cum laude and cum laude honors.

“We are very proud of the successes of our students. The faculty at UT Tyler bring academic rigor to the classroom, making the achievement of honors at UT Tyler even more noteworthy. We congratulate our fall 2019 graduates who have earned the highest academic honors,” said Dr. Amir Mirmiran, provost and vice president for academic affairs.

A student receiving a baccalaureate degree with academic honors has completed a minimum of 45 semester hours at UT Tyler and has an overall grade point average as follows:

·       Summa Cum Laude              3.9 to 4.00

·       Magna Cum Laude                3.7 to 3.89

·       Cum Laude                             3.5 to 3.69

Candidates for the master’s degree are not eligible. This honor is only official after verification of final grades.

Graduates are listed by hometown with degree earned under honor received.

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

ALLEN – Allyson Brooke Bailey, B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies

ALTO – Ebony Ja'Von Griffin, B.S., Biology

ARLINGTON – Ann-Marie Chelette Smith, B.A.A.S.

BECKVILLE – Madison Taylor Mize, B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies

BULLARD – Anahi Zavala, B.S., Biology

CANTON – Joshua Jack Bennett, B.A., English; and Sarah Stinson and Anthony Michael Trojacek, B.S., Criminal Justice

CHANDLER – Jermaine Adrianna Castillo, B.A., Psychology; and Derrick Cheng Wong, B.S., Biology

CIBOLO – Stefanie Dawne Clark, B.A.A.S.

COMMERCE – Courtney Kaye McCloney, B.S.N.

DIANA – Mikayla Christine Moore, B.A.A.S.

FLINT – Erin Elizabeth Davis, B.A.A.S.; and Kelsi Wade Oldham, B.B.A., Accounting

HALLSVILLE – Stephen Anthony LeBrun, B.A.A.S.

HENDERSON – Esther Kide Mawa, B.S., History; and Cainan Wimberly, B.B.A. Management

HURST – Emma Sophia Snyder, B.B.A., Marketing

LANEVILLE – Tyler Steven Powell, B.S., Criminal Justice

LINDALE – Holly Dyanne Lazarine and Sandra Noemi Viramontes, B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies; and Zoila Mojarro, B.B.A., Accounting

LONGVIEW – Jennifer Lynn Munson, B.A., Psychology; Brooke Danielle Williams, B.B.A., Management; and Courtney Renee Walsh, B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies

MIDLOTHIAN – Taylor D. Skinner, B.S.N.

MOUNT PLEASANT – Kassandra Valeria Martinez, B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies

NACOGDOCHES – Audra Rose Bachus, B.S., Human Resource Development

ROBINSON – Cassie Morgan Price, B.A.A.S.

SCROGGINS – Kendall Nicole Land, B.B.A., Finance

SPRING – Marko Majstorovic, B.S., Economics

TEMPLE – Makayla Ann Hernandez, B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies

TENNESSEE COLONY – Christopher Charles Snell, B.A.A.S.

TROUP – James Jackson, B.A., Political Science

TYLER – Maci Elizabeth Black Rozell and Jessica Evelyn Byard, B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies; Hwimin Kim, B.S., Kinesiology; Ana Kellermann Jiménez, B.A., Psychology; and Rylan Nathaniel Sherrod and Andrew Joseph Windham, B.B.A., Marketing

VAN – Lincoln Yvonne Clayton, B.S., History & Social Sciences; and Caitlann Danielle Peden, B.S., Criminal Justice

WICHITA FALLS – Emily Louise Halverson, B.A.A.S.

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

ALBA – Paige Marie Driskill, B.A., English

ATHENS – Craig Stephen Combs, B.S., Kinesiology; and Macy Elizabeth Williams, B.B.A., Marketing

AUSTIN – Abiola Ayeni, B.S.N.

CHANDLER – Kaci Briann Nichols, B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies

COPPELL – Tara Noreen Bridgeman, B.S., Kinesiology

CROSBY – Dalanna Denise Lovas, B.A.A.S.

DALLAS – Erika Dawn Gooding, B.B.A., Accounting

FLINT – Paula Renee Smithers, B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies; and Kelly Marie Waller, B.F.A.

HENDERSON – Karleigh Rae Foster, B.B.A., Accounting; Isaiah David Key and Sadie Edmiston Key, B.S., General Business; and Keeleigh Verdelle Foster, B.S., Human Resource Development

GEORGETOWN – Samantha Camp Lee, B.S., Kinesiology

GLADEWATER – Gary Keith Akin, B.A.A.S.; and Sarah Nicole Jones, B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies

JACKSONVILLE – Pedro Adolfo Mireles, B.S., Biology

KEMP – Ismael Morales, B.B.A., Management

LEWISVILLE – Alexis P. Hawkins, B.A., Psychology

LINDALE – Bree Alexis Bergbower, B.S., History; and Virginia Gayle Fernandez, B.B.A., Marketing    

LONGVIEW – Karlee Layne Wilson, B.S.N.; Laura Elizabeth Gibson, B.B.A., Accounting; Kaylie Nicole Robbins, B.B.A., Management; and Karin Ann Lindner, B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies

MABANK – Brandy Michelle Laughery, B.A., Psychology

MANSFIELD – Ashton Nicole Peeks, B.A., Wellness

MARSHALL – T. Raylynn Henry, B.S., Criminal Justice

MISSOURI CITY – Nneamaka Okonma, B.S., Political Science

PALESTINE – Melanie Escobar, B.S., History; and  Eric Matthew Johnson, B.S., Kinesiology

PORTLAND – Katie Jo Staton, B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies

RICHMOND – Tomas E. Parra Pozo, B.B.A., Finance

SAGINAW – Hannah Christine Everitt, B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies

SPRINGTOWN – Braelynn Seely, B.S., Criminal Justice

TEXARKANA – Heather Nicole Barkley, B.S.N.

TROUP – Jose Gabriel Leon, B.A., Spanish

TYLER – Ana Maria M. Utley, B.S., Kinesiology; Madelyn Thomsett, B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies; Luke Aaron Smith, B.S., Mathematics; Weston Chase Siemens, B.S.N.; Jada Roberson and Chelsea L. Snow, B.A.A.S.; Sherra Elizabeth Reid, B.F.A.; Krystian Hope Fairchild, B.S., Speech Communication; Diana Hernandez, B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies; John Authur Cantley and Daniel Andrew Hutchins, B.S., Biology; Stephen Arthur Burke, B.S., Industrial Technology; Jarrod Barrow, B.A., English; Christian McCall Mann, Ricarda Natalie Valle and Simone Alicia Taylor, B.S., Human Resource Development; Alejandro Bueno De Lira, Sarah Christine Ledlow and Morgan Andrew Erickson, B.B.A., Marketing; Riley C. Freeman, Hannah McGraw and Katie Lynn Gilbert, B.B.A., Accounting; Martha Josephine Schooley, B.S., Criminal Justice; and Cedric Malloy Brooks, B.B.A., Management

WHITEHOUSE – Caleb Morrison, B.S., Political Science

WILLS POINT – Nicole Kiyoko Rumsey, B.A.A.S.

WYLIE – Kinza Iftikhar Ashraf, B.S., Biology

VAN – Holley Alexis Peden, B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies

LAKEWOOD, COLORADO – Taliana Jeanne Flore Tchipandi Mouissou, B.B.A., Finance

TAMPA, FLORIDA – Jinle Zhang, B.A.A.S.

PORTLAND, OREGON – Jamin Charles Shepherd, B.F.A.

CUM LAUDE

ALLEN – Ryan David Jacobs, B.S.N.

ARLINGTON – Jhonatan Montelongo, B.S., Kinesiology

ARP – Claire Wallace, B.S., Mass Communication

BLOSSOM – Stephanie Taylor Aden Fontenot, B.A.A.S.

BUFFALO – Blaize Alyse Theiss, B.S.N.

BULLARD – Katarina Stadelmann, B.S., Criminal Justice

CANTON – Jodie Celest Bennett, B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies; and Kati Elizabeth Morris, B.B.A., Accounting

CARROLLTON – Irais Zamudio, B.S.N.

CHANDLER – Bethany Renee Wesley, B.B.A., Management; Haley Christine Suggs, B.S., Health Studies; Cole Eric McLain, B.S., Political Science; Joseph Edward Boyd, B.S., General Business; and Katelyn Marie Elias, B.B.A., Accounting

EDGEWOOD – Joseph Harrell Ruark, B.S., Human Resource Development

ELGIN – Theresa Olivia Gonzales and Victoria Renae Gonzales, B.S., Kinesiology

FORNEY – Blake Ann Bennett, B.S., Kinesiology

FORT WORTH – Craig Houston Sisk, B.S., Industrial Technology

GILMER – Cailee Anne Henson, B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies; Veronica Juarez Sanchez, B.B.A., Finance; and Laura Ann Martin, B.F.A.

GLADEWATER – Gerald Michael Allen, B.A.A.S.; and Claudia Michelle Barnhill and Raegan Reann Roberts, B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies

HALLSVILLE – Megan Nicole Bice and Haley Elizabeth Cox, B.S.N.; and Brandon Shay Brister, B.B.A., Management

HARPER – Lauryn Nicole Ahrns, B.S.N.

HASLET – Rachel Annette Elliott, B.A.A.S.

HENDERSON – M'Kayla Rae Vasquez, B.S., General Business

HOUSTON – Yot Tos, B.S.C.E.

JONESTOWN – Matthew Samuel Donahue; B.S., Social Sciences

KELLER – Zane Michael Wilkinson, B.B.A., Finance

KILGORE – Sandra Kelley Crum, B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies; and Charles Allen Dheil, B.S., History

LINDALE – Addison Elaine Simmons, B.S., Kinesiology

LINDEN – Haylee Nicole Smoak, B.S., Health Sciences

LONGVIEW – Karly Elizabeth Branch and Bryanna Louise Schilling, B.S.N.; and Chad Avery Moore, B.S., Biochemistry

MARSHALL – Emily Nicole Weaver, B.A.A.S.; Remington James Hill, B.A., History; and Kevin Torres, B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies

MINEOLA – Ryan Justus Duncan, B.S., Industrial Technology; Cody Don Berry, B.S., General Business; and Stacey Diane Block, B.B.A., Accounting

NEW BRAUNFELS – Kelsy Charlene Haden, B.A., Mass Communication

PALESTINE – Rachel Lynn Arceneaux, B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies; Linda Ofosuhene, B.S.N.; and Jesus Sanchez B.S., Kinesiology

PITTSBURG – Ernando Valdelamar, B.S., Criminal Justice

PROSPER – Kenna R. Emert, B.S., Kinesiology

QUITMAN – Zachary Thomas Finch, B.B.A., Management; and Vanesa Flores, B.A., Spanish and B.S., Criminal Justice

ROUND ROCK – Rachel Clarice Bean, B.S.N.

SAN ANTONIO – Elena Rose Chippie, B.S.N.

SHELBYVILLE – Christasha Johnson, B.B.A., Management

SPRING – Aaron Christian Santellan, B.B.A., Marketing

SULPHUR SPRINGS – Angelica Resendiz Guzman and Kelcie M. Johnson, B.S.N.

TOOL – Dawn Michelle Summerhill, B.S.N.

TYLER – Laci Avalyn Robinson, B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies; Asia Samone Pratka, B.S., Political Science; Kunal Patel, B.S., Health Studies; Destiny Osteen, B.A., English; Caroline Ray McKeithen, B.S., Kinesiology; Vinicio A. Hadlich, B.S.M.E.; Shelby Nicole Frick, B.S., Criminal Justice; Olivia Gean Brandenburg, Mognessoh Kouadio and Al Daniel Ordanes Cornejo, B.S., Biology; Tony Betancourt, Abigail R. Dishner and Natalie Renee Goodspeed, B.S.N.; Ashleigh Nicole Ackroyd, B.S., General Business; Baylee Lane McCurley and Breanna Lekay Randle, B.S., Human Resource Development; Taylor Renée Peimbert, B.B.A., Accounting; Carter Lee Lackey and Sarah Christine Andrea Ledlow, B.B.A., Marketing; and Aron Alonso and Samantha Renee Barker and Phillip Aaron Terrell, B.B.A., Management

WAXAHACHIE – Abigail Estelle Frame, B.S., Biology

WHITEHOUSE – Zackrey Lewis, B.B.A., Accounting; and Cameron Nicole Willmon, B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies

HAUGHTON, LOUISIANA – Mitchell Allen Doran, B.S.N.

SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA – Keaira Nicole Musgrove, B.S.N.

A member of the prestigious UT System, The University of Texas at Tyler focuses on student success and innovative research in the more than 80 undergraduate and graduate degree programs offered to nearly 10,000 students. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News and World Report as a national university, UT Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.